Ruby Sisson Library

What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us--whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed--he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.

Father Timothy Kavanagh, married for the first time at the age of sixty-something, struggles to deal with the upheaval and delight of having a wife, while also presiding over the triumphs and troubles of the people of the small town of Mitford, North Carolina.

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations, and giving them...

This book provides a brief explanation of the form and function of light and simple examples of it's use in the world around us.

The effects of irregular particles on scattering of radiation are considered using theoretical methods.

Automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), automatically detect a violation of a traffic regulation and simultaneously record a photograph of the vehicle, its operator, and the license plate.

Explores the topics of physics, light and color, sound, and space, covering such topics as sonar sound, the speed of light, exploding stars, and the basics of quantum physics.--

The Southeast Corridor Multimodal Project was created to improve transportation throughout the booming south I-25 and I-225 corridors. This project will introduce light rail transit along side highway expansion. And for the first time, an effort will be made to look at pedestrian and cycling improvements throughout the entire corridor as a part of the transportation solution.

In what are billed as "culture wars," people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program--He was far more radical than that. It is only by dodges and evasions that people misrepresent what Jesus plainly had to say against power, the wealthy, and religion itself. Jesus came from the working class, and he spoke to and for that class. This book will challenge...