The American order reveals a method that was largely the outcome of material necessity, as exemplified by the Colonial style and the grid.
I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.
The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.