Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy - Sudhir Venkatesh

Sudhir Venkatesh is the William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology and a member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. His most recent book is Gang Leader for a Day , a New York Times bestseller that received a best book of the year award from The Economist . Venkatesh's writings have appeared in the New York Times , the Chicago Tribune , and the Washington Post . He lives in New York City.