Lawrence Today magazine, Summer 2005
Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth, by Marcia
Bjørnerud, professor of geology.
Professor Bjørnerud takes the reader along on an eye-opening tour
of Deep Time, explaining in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our
feet.
Both scientist and storyteller, she uses anecdotes and metaphors to
remind us that our Earth is a living thing with lessons to teach and shows
how our planet has long maintained a delicate balance and how the global
give-and-take has sustained life on Earth through numerous upheavals. But,
with the rapidly escalating effects of human beings on their home planet,
that cosmic balance is being threatened — and the consequences may
be catastrophic.
Containing a glossary and detailed timescale, as well as
vivid descriptions and historic accounts, Reading the Rocks is literally
a history of the world.
Westview Press, May 2005: hardcover, 256 pages.
On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years After Allport, Peter
Glick, professor
of psychology, co-editor (with John F. Dovidio and Laurie A. Rudman).
A commemorative edition that examines the current state of research and knowledge
in the field of prejudice and discrimination, the book celebrates the 50th
anniversary of the original publication of The Nature of Prejudice, Gordon
Allport’s seminal work on prejudice.
One reviewer writes: “Even while acknowledging that Gordon Allport
continues to dominate the agenda for prejudice research, this volume’s
contributions reveal many new insights based on the original and wide-ranging
research of the authors — often calling for revision of Allport’s
thinking.”
And another: “The idea of building an edited volume around Allport’s
classic book is brilliant, and the timing could not be better.”
Blackwell Publishers, May 2005: hardcover, 432 pages.