The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan

A collection of essays exploring the complex cultural, political and religious forces behind the Taliban's emergence and persistence.

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
edited by Robert D. Crews and Amin Tarzi
Find it in the Library at call number DS371.3 .T354 2009

This Land Was Made for You and Me

A young adult biography of Woody Guthrie that Pete Seeger saw as "The best book about Woody ever written!" Page 99 devotes a brief paragraph to the "old ghost town in the Sierra foothills" that gave it's name to our institution.

This Land Was Made for You and Me
by Elizabeth Patridge
Find it in the Library at call number ML3930 .G88P37 2002

The Land of Green Plums

Nobel Laureate Hurta Muller's novel about life in Ceausescu's Romania known for its striking portrayal of the terror/ennui paradox.

The Land of Green Plums
by Hurta Muller
Find it in the Library at call number PT2673 .U29234 H4713 1998

Bite Me

A scholarly survey of food in popular culture that considers the relationship between what we eat and the world around us.

Bite Me: Food in Popular Culture
by Fabio Parasecoli
Find it in the Library at call numberGT2850 .P274 2008

Blue Gold

Missed last week's showing of Blue Gold? Borrow this award-winning documentary that predicts water will soon be fought over much like oil is today.

Blue Gold: World Water Wars
by Sam Bozzo
Find it in the Library at call number HD1691 .B58 2010

Human Cargo

A critically acclaimed look at refugees and the reasons why people are forced to leave their communities often to face dismal living conditions.

Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees
by Caroline Moorehead
Find it in the Library at call number HV640 .M66 2006

Shane

This classic Western novel gained widespread acclaim for its simplicity and strong characters. Like the movie that followed, its been a genre standard for decades.

Shane
by Jack Schaefer
Find it in the Library at call number PS3537 .C223 S5 1984