The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Polland From The Washington Post In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan writes about how our food is  grown –  what it is, in fact, that we are eating. The book is really three in one: The first section discusses industrial farming; the second, organic food, both as big business and [...]

People of the Book By Geraldine Brooks – 2008 – 384pp This wonderfully rich and complex historical fiction novel moves around the world from Australia to Boston to Bosnia to the Middle East, as it alternates between past and present. Hanna, a rare book expert, is asked to examine the Sarajevo Haggadah. Her findings unravel [...]

Readings and More PikePOD (People in Open Dialogue) is a group sponsored by the Diversity Committee at The Pike School and is open to faculty and staff. PikePOD seeks to expand awareness of all those issues that divide us.  Books (fiction, non-fiction, young-adult) and videos about race, culture, sexual orientation, and physical or mental differences [...]