These are some of the resources that I used in the development of HEAT:05 and that I continue to use as I make performances that deal specifically with the ideas of social isolation and heat wave deaths.

If you have suggestions for materials or links, please e-mail me.

The book that got me thinking: Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

Dead Heat: Why don't Americans sweat over heat-wave deaths? by Eric Klinenberg. Slate Magazine.

Dying Alone: an Interview with Eric Klinenberg

The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave on Wikipedia

For the Time Being by Annie Dillard

Global Warming information from the National Resources Defense Council: deadly heat waves and the spread of disease.

A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that many of the 1995 heat wave deaths were preventable.

Chicago's Heat Island according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.