The Lighter Side

If you have made it this far, enjoy...

CD(s) of the Semester

Spring 1992: "Amused to Death" by Roger Waters
Fall 1992: "Unplugged" by Eric Clapton
Spring 1993: "When I was a Boy" by Jane Siberry
Fall 1993: "Time for Mercy" by Jann Arden
Spring 1994: "Mask and the Mirror" by Lorenna McKennit
Fall 1994: "Beau Dommage (1994)" by Beau Dommage
"Naked by for Lilies" (import only) by Jan Johnston
"Clown in the Mirror" by Royal Hunt
Fall 1995: "Memory of Trees" by Enya
"Sister Drum" by Dadawa
Spring 1996: "Boys for Pele" by Tori Amos
Fall 1996: "Anthology 3" by The Beatles
Spring 1997: "Pieces of you" by Jewel
Fall 1997: "Era" by Era
"Paradox" by Aikawa Namase (Japanese import only)
"Live Bait" by Arrogant Worms
Spring 1998: "Watcher of the Skies - Genesis Revisited" by Steve Hackett
"The Big Apple - Symphony No.2" by Johan de Meij (Amsterdam Wind Orchestra version)
Fall 1998: "The Visitor" by Arena (import only)
Spring 1999: "Visual Audio Sensory Theater" by VAST
Fall 1999: "YesYears (4 CDs Box Set)" by YES
Spring 2000: "Beware of Darkness" by Spock's Beard
Fall 2000: " Giant Tracks " by Various Artists (note: this is eclectic music)
Spring 2001: "Retropolis" by the Flower Kings
Spring 2002: "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Nightwish
Spring 2003: "Scarlet's Walk" by Tori Amos
"Up" by Peter Gabriel
Spring 2004: "Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors" by Fish
Spring 2005: "Human Equation (Limited Edition)" by Ayreon
Spring 2006: "Be" by Pain of Salvation
Spring 2007: "Insekt" by Carptree
Spring 2008: "Doomsday Afternoon" by Phideaux
Spring 2009: "Who's the Boss in the Factory" by Karmakanic

Book of the Semester

Spring 1996: "The Death of Common Sense - How Law is Suffocating America" by Philip K. Howard
Fall 1996: "Silicon Snake Oil" by Clifford Stoll
Spring 1997: "200% of Nothing" by A.K. Dewdney
Fall 1997: "Building the Biggest" in Scientific American December 97 issue
Spring 1998: "Inhumanité - Onze nouvelles qui insultent l'intelligence" by Michel Bruneau
Fall 1998: "Defining Vision : The Battle for the Future of Television" by Joel Brinkley
Spring 1999: "Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water " by Marc Reisner
Fall 1999: " Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country" by William Greider
Spring 2000: "The Big Deal: Hollywood's Million-Dollar Spec Script Market " by Thom Taylor
Fall 2000: " Barbarians Led by Bill Gates " by Jennifer Edstrom and Marlin Eller
Spring 2001: " The Power Broker - Robert Moses and the Fall of New York City " by Robert A. Caro
Spring 2002: " Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age" by Steven Levy
Spring 2003: "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
Spring 2004: "The Culture of Fear: Why Americans are Afraid of the Wrong Things" by Barry Glassner
Spring 2005: "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Spring 2006: "Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic" by John De Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor
Spring 2007: "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris
Spring 2008: "The End of Science" by John Horgan
Spring 2009: "Shaken Allegiances" by Michel Bruneau (to be released in Fall 2009)

DVD of the Semester

Spring 2000: "Yes at the House of Blues "
Fall 2000: "This is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)"
Spring 2001: "Fantasia 2000 "
Spring 2002: "The Concert for NYC"
Spring 2003: "Secret World" by Peter Gabriel
Spring 2004: "The Wall (Live in Berlin 1989) by Roger Waters
Spring 2005: "Play the Videos" by Peter Gabriel
"Symphonic Live" by Yes
Spring 2006: "All You Need Is Cash" by The Rutles
"Castles & Dreams" by Blackmore's Night
"3 Worms and an Orchestra" by the Arrogant Worms
Spring 2007: "Pulse" by Pink Floyd
Spring 2008: "The McCartney Years" by Paul McCartney
Spring 2009: "Why we Fight" documentary