The Gopher Wars is a trilogy that happens in the countryside far north of Toronto. It takes place in an open field, where a little gopher named Chuck lives. One day a businessman called Peter Crowe finds the open field and wants to build a country club over it. The problem is that if he does the gopher will lose its home. As a result the gopher is forced to go to war against the humans in order to prevent its home from being destroyed. Part two happens a few years later where the gopher Chuck is dead and his five offspring live in the open field. One day a Catholic elementary school is built over the front half of the field and is run by a bunch of really mean nuns. One day, a child is scaring one of the gophers and the gopher bites the student in order to defend itself. The nuns running the school are afraid that the gophers might have rabies or something. As a result they try to have the gophers killed off in order to protect their students. As a result the gopher family is forced to go to war with the humans again in order to prevent themselves from being destroyed. Part three happens a year later. Where the gopher family lives in peace in the open field. One day a family of evil gophers moves in and wants the open field for themselves. Which results in a power struggle between the two families for control of the open field.

Previous studies of the American Navy's role in World War I have emphasized the combat and logistical tasks such as anti-submarine warfare, convoy protection, and the transportation of military supplies and troops to Europe. While these activities were of crucial importance in winning the war, the effort that involved the largest number of men was training. The Navy increased in size from about 59,000 men in late 1916 to nearly 530,000 by the end of the war in November 1918. In a brief 19 months, the Navy trained over 400,000 men. This story covers the three main divisions of enlisted training: the training stations, the reserve training camps, and the advanced or specialty schools, as well as an account of the building of the bases and changes in the curriculum. Besch goes to great lengths to convey a sense of what life was like in the camps, stations, ships, and bases. In addition to all the major training locations, topics include: fleet, submarine, officer, and aviation training. Colleges and universities also played an important role in naval training. Sources for the study include archives from around the country, while stories drawn from diaries, letters, and oral histories add a personal element to the account.

An industry insider offers a dramatic yet scientific look at the politics and reality surrounding global warming, the oil, gas, and auto industries' attempts to downplay the threat, and the progress of international legislation to change the course of global warming. The author, formerly a professor at the Royal School of Mines, became concerned about environmental issues and joined the international environmental organization Greenpeace. First published in 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd. c. Book News Inc.