Book Reviews by Sid

Here are some book reviews about government, FDA, food, and drugs by Sid Olufs, a professor at Pacific Lutheran University- and don’t forget to check out Sid’s webpage on the Blogroll for “FDA, Food Safety, and Related Topics.”

Paul L. Conkin, A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture Since 1929 (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2008).
conkin_revolution

“Doubt is Their Product,” by David Michaels
David Michaels, Doubt Is Their Product (NY- Oxford, 2008)

“Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America’s Drug Supply
rt, 2005), by Katherine Eban

Katherine Eban, Dangerous Doses-

The Waxman Report-
Henry Waxman, with Joshua Green, The Waxman Report-

A Question of Intent by Dr. David Kessler-
kessler_review

Genetically modified foods
Lisa H. Weasel, Food Fray- Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food

The Unhealthy Truth: How Food is Making us Sick-
Review_Rachel Kranz, The Unhealthy Truth- How Our Food Is Making Us Sick

Three short reviews: Protecting America’s Health by Philip J. Hilts; Poison Pills: The Untold Story of the Vioxx Drug Scandal by Tom Nesi; and The Truth About the Drug Companies by Marcia Angell, (NY: Random
House, 2004):

Philip J. Hilts, Protecting America’s Health