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As I may have mentioned before, I work in a college library. In the course of my (limited) duties, I sometimes see some ridiculous titles pass across the circulation desk--meaning these are books that were purchased by us, catalogued, checked out, and, presumably, read. As a public service, I shall present to you the title and a telling excerpt from the silliest, most ridiculous waste of perfectly good pulp that crosses my path each shift.

Today's winner:

Feminist Science Studies
Edited by Maralee Mayberry, Banu Subramaniam, and Lisa H. Weasel
2001 Routelidge Publishing, New York, New York

Cover blurb: Feminist Science Studies: A New Generation brings together new and original work in the burgeoning field of feminist science studies. The essays collected here represent a new scholarship by scientists and scholars who are well established as well as those new to the field, from autobiographical narratives, to experimental and theoretical projects, to teaching tools and course outlines, and to community-based projects. Building on the work of the past, these essays chart the future of feminist science studies.

Telling excerpt: "Although dismantling science's claim to objectivity was a philosophical move established long ago, Keller's unique slant on the scientific endeavour was to critique the discipline's alleged objectivity on feminist grounds" ("Towards a Feeling for the Organism", by Elizabeth Henry. Page 87).