Otherwise Books — Seattle

First title — May 2026

Why the Rent Is Too Damn High

A plain-language argument for land value taxation — why land rents rise, who captures them, and what a different arrangement might look like. Assembled from eight years of writing about housing, cities, and the hidden geometry of wealth.

Author Paul Beard Format Print & ebook PublisherOtherwise Books
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