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Emily F. PopekAbout Emily F. PopekPopek is a newspaper editor who moonlights as a bookstore clerk and freelance writer. She received a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Bennington College and worked more than 25 different jobs over a 10-year period. She lives in upstate New York with her husband. Features
We Are United in Our Digital IsolationThe paradox of the new media is that for each face-to-face interaction we sacrifice, we open up the possibility of connecting with thousands of like-minded people. [10 July 2009] Killing for Coal: An Interview with Thomas G. AndrewsAndrews' book distinguishes itself from conventional labor histories by going beyond sociological factors to look at the total physical environment and the role it played in the lives of both labor and management, and how it would lead to the Ludlow Massacre of 1914. [30 January 2009] Reviews
Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress by Candacy A. TaylorTaylor's lavishly illustrated paean to these longtime waitresses, or 'lifers', gives these unsung heroines of Americana the respect they so richly deserve. [1 October 2009] 
The Food of a Younger Land by Mark KurlanskyThis vast project put hundreds of writers to work penning poems, describing barbecues, interviewing American Indians and taking down recipes for everything from soup to nuts, quite literally. [23 July 2009] 
Agitate! Educate! Organize! by Lincoln Cushing, Timothy W. DrescherVivid, striking, colorful, arresting and at times even shocking, these posters speak loudly with voices of sorrow, righteousness, defiance and humor. [9 June 2009] 
The Lonely American by Jacqueline Olds & Richard S. SchwartzSimple acts -- picking up the phone, sending a Christmas card -- can have profound consequences, not only for ourselves, but for our friends and family. [21 May 2009] 
Nice Work If You Can Get It by Andrew RossRoss' prescriptions for the future job market may seem difficult to achieve, but he argues convincingly that we must strive for these goals if we are to have any hope of humane, stable and equitable livelihoods in the future. [6 May 2009] 
The Error World by Simon GarfieldThe reader benefits from this pent-up longing to share his heart's desire, because Garfield's elucidation of the allure of stamps is crystal-clear. [13 March 2009] 
A Ball, A Dog, and a Monkey by Michael D’AntonioD'Antonio's knack for gentle humor enlivens his stories, keeping the unscientific reader engaged through his discussions of satellite trajectories, atmospheric conditions and radio signals. [4 March 2009] 
If Beale Street Could Talk by Robert CantwellThis is, at its heart, a book about folklore that has been stretched to accommodate other outlets for the author's talents, but one that would have been stronger with a more narrow focus. [15 January 2009] 
Ruth Belville: The Greenwich Time Lady by David RooneyBefore radio signals and GMT, one family literally conveyed time itself from the Greenwich Royal Observatory to business people around London who would pay to know exactly where the clock's hands stood. [17 November 2008] 
The Given Day by Dennis LehaneIf there was anyone else living in Boston in 1919 whose life was not wracked by grief, poisoned by personal failure, or splattered with bloodshed, we do not meet them on Lehane's pages. [13 November 2008] 
One Perfect Day by Rebecca MeadIt's hard to know which is more depressing: a church that has to prostitute itself by offering quickie weddings, or a couple to whom this compromise of a ceremony is the best they can do. [24 September 2008] 
Democracy’s Prisoner by Ernest FreebergFreeberg demonstrates, at times chillingly, how a nation caught in the grip of a war, popular or otherwise, can demonstrate shockingly little regard for individual liberties. [25 August 2008] BlogsRe:Print: Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character [11 August 2009] |
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