Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher. When a colleague teased Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up his supply of organic vegetables ("Ewww, that's so lefty"), he started thinking about the ways he and his conservative family lived that put them outside the bounds of conventional Republican politics. In this book he describes the "Small is Beautiful" style of conservative politics that sometimes finds him in the same camp as lefties outside the Democratic mainstream. Reher reports on the amazing depth and scope of this phenomenon, which is redefining the taxonomy of America's political and cultural landscape. At a time when the Republican party, and the conservative movement in general, is bitterly divided over what it means to be a conservative, Dreher introduces us to people who are pioneering a way back to the future by reclaiming what's best in conservativism - people who believe that being a truly committed conservative today means protecting the environment, standing against the depredations of big business, returning to traditional religion, and living out conservative godfather Russell Kirk's teaching that the family is the institution most necessary to preserve. Hardcover, 6"x9", 259 pages. To order by phone call toll-free: 866-596-9982. Free Shipping!