He is the author of Conflicting Communication Interests in America: The Case of National Public Radio (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1999) and co-author (with Patrick Burkart) of Digital Music Wars: Ownership and Control of the Celestial Jukebox (Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield, 2006). Tom first encountered the story of Drop City more than 30 years ago and has extensively researched its history and significance.