This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.

Dovetail Mysteries: The Lost Treasure is about two Christian women who set out to solve an old high school mystery. But when Sylvia, the fiancée of a friend of a brother in the Lord, goes missing, they set out to find out why. Things escalate when the two women are hunted by a sniper. Then the women go camping in the picturesque mountains of the Hebrides and meet up with two sisters in Christ and a midget couple. Sylvia makes things worse by getting into trouble with the local sheriff. Sylvia then states, “People tell stories about a man-eating plant that lives in a cave just like the one we are looking for, so for our own safety and peace of mind, I’d say we stop looking for the lost treasure, and for God’s sake, move away from that cave!”