This is a collection of short, informally written, musings on issues regarding cultural resource management (CRM) in the US. If you've ever read any of his writings, you'll probably be familiar with the gist of this book, in that he emphasizes a holistic culturally-focused approach that sometimes gets into seemingly contradictory semantic issues. By collecting these essays together, it becomes obvious that his emphasis is not on history (which should concern preservationists) or potential (which should concern some research-oriented archaeologists), but how people today view these resources. This is an approach not usually taken by people in the CRM world.

Overall, I'd say this a thought-provoking book, which is excellent for those of us who practice CRM in some form to use as a launching point in developing our own philosophy in how we should approach cultural resource management. ( )