Parchment, Paper, Pixels: Law and the Technologies of Communication

Technological revolutions have had an unquestionable, if still debatable, impact on culture and society—perhaps none more so than the written word. In the legal realm, the rise of literacy and print culture made possible the governing of large empires, the memorializing of private legal transactions, and the broad distribution of judicial precedents and legislation. Yet each of these technologies has its shadow side: written or printed texts easily become static and the textual practices of the legal profession can frustrate ordinary citizens, who may be bound by documents whose implications they scarcely understand. 

Main Street

Main Street is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis, and published in 1920.

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.

Written in Bone

On the remote Hebridean island of Runa, a grisly discovery awaits the arrival of forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter. A body - almost totally incinerated but for the feet and a single hand - has been found. The local police are quick to record an accidental death but Hunter's instincts say otherwise: he's convinced it's murder. In fact Runa is far from the peaceful community it first appears - and a burned corpse is only one of its dark secrets.

Then an Atlantic storm descends, severing all power and contact with the mainland. And as the storm rages, the killing begins in earnest...

Seven Wonders of Transportation

Ron Fridell has written for radio, television, and for newspapers. He has also written books about the Human Genome Project, including Decoding Life: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Genome, and the use of DNA to solve crimes. In addition to writing books, Fridell regularly visits libraries and schools to conduct workshops on nonfiction writing.