Rebuilding by the book

On a recent hot day, the new phone book landed with a thud on the stoop of a house that one year ago lay underwater, a notable sign of normalcy.

The phone book's arrival is a mark of progress here, but it's also a window into how much has changed. With nearly half the city's population gone, two swollen books have shrunk to one, after a decision by the phone book's editors to fold the white pages into the rest of the book.
from The Houston Chronicle