"Lost Causes": The Romantic Attraction of Defeated yet Unvanquished Men and Movements, by George and Karen Grant, is a thoughtful look at several causes that captured the hearts of people, survived defeat, and ultimately out-lived their foes.

Alaina can read the Record, an occult rendering of all that has ever occurred on Earth. She tells the story of Bethanne, a field anomaly, discovered by an advanced method of surveillance in a world already covered with cameras and a society numbly allowing each new incursion into the private lives of its members. Jeff, the tech wizard responsible for the surveillance, and his best friend, Morgan, embark on a road trip to interview the other field anomalies, but after each encounter, disaster strikes. As Jeff and Morgan advance toward Bethanne, she leads them across the country as she races to save her daughter from the Rival, who plans to undermine mankind's free will for all of time.