Horseshoe Curve
by David W. Seidel



I don't like this series of books because there's a ton of them and because I suspect the images are in the public domain. I also don't know a goddamn thing about railroads or railroad engineering. Yet, for some magnetic reason, I am pulled towards this title. The photo on the cover makes me nostalgic, and after I get past the nostalgia I want to watch an old Western.

The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests
by James Moltz 



If that fancy European particle-collider fails to rip open a horrific tear in the fabric of space-time that cannibalizes the Earth, the militarization and control of space will become an important issue in the years to come. Unless you want the Chinese to win, I suggest you educate yourselves now, while there's still time. But remember: when you're reading wear tinfoil, so those Asiatic satellites can't scan your brain and extract your intelligence.

Standardized Childhood: The Political and Cultural Struggle over Early Education
by Bruce Fuller 



The Great American Preschool Debate. Is preschool good, should we have it, should the state require it, blah, blah, blah? I'll tell you what preschool does: it keeps children away from us; children are small and irritating; therefore, preschool is good and should be both fully standardized and forcefully implemented with tanks.