But if you live or have resided in the detroit area this book will be a reminder of life in the d 313 life in the motor city mi read more 9 people found this helpful helpful report abuse ruth 50 out of 5 stars met the author of this book reviewed in the united states on march 21 2013. 313 life in the motor city by john carlisle 443 rating details 28 ratings 8 reviews since 2007 john carlisle has fascinated readers with his untold stories of detroit in his detroitblogger john column for the metro times his words and photographs shed light on the overlooked and forgotten while bringing life to neglected far . A native of detroit john carlisle has written about and photographed the city for the metro times for four years under the name detroitblogger john a pen name based on his long standing web project detroitblog he has also been a contributor to hour detroit magazine and an editor at the cg newspapers chain. Get this from a library 313 life in the motor city john carlisle since 2007 john carlisle has fascinated readers with his untold stories of detroit in his detroitblogger john column for the metro times his words and photographs shed light on the overlooked and