The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.  Michael Pollan.   New York: Penguin, 2006.
Read this book, and you may never look at food in quite the same way again.  Michael Pollan has looked very closely at our food, and sees extensive health, environmental, and ethical implications in our food-production system, and in our food [...]

Dictionary of American Regional English

Dictionary of American Regional English, Frederick G. Cassidy, ed. (1985—2002).
Few aspects of language are more interesting than its relentless changeability—its capacity to grow ever more nuanced and particular with humanity’s highly situational, episodic efforts to make reality represent-able. As a result, we have all heard words that were spoken—seemingly in American English, our native [...]

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How It Can Renew America

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How It Can Renew America. Thomas L. Friedman. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Is there a green revolution underway, now that we are replacing our light bulbs and schlepping reusable shopping bags to the supermarket? Not yet, according to the [...]

Almanac of American Politics

The Almanac of American Politics serves as a ready reference source for basic political information. The Almanac includes photographs and profiles for state governors and for members of Congress. Also provided are election results, key votes, and committee memberships. So, for example, if a researcher wanted to locate information on Nevada’s junior senator, Republican John [...]