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The Ascent of George Washington: the Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon by John Ferling
I cannot tell a lie: I liked this biography of the “father of our country.” The book is somewhat long as it covers Washington’s entire life, but this is an excellent read. ...
(November 2009)
Zen and Now : on the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Mark Richardson
In 1968, Robert Pirsig and his son rode a motorcycle from Minneapolis to San Francisco in 12 days. Later, he wrote the groundbreaking Zen and the Art of Motorcycle ...
(October 2009)
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
Julie Powell is a young New Yorker feeling lost in her life. She works at an unrewarding government job and lives in a run-down apartment. The one light in her life is ...
(October 2009)
My Life in France by Julia Child
I read this book so I could discover what was behind Meryl Streep’s portrayal of the famous cook in the movie Julie and Julia. I had already read Julie and Julia by ...
(October 2009)
The Duchess : Lady Georgiana Spencer by Amanda Foreman
-- also available in DVD format -- Born into the Spencer family of Althorp, Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, princess of Wales. The Spencers were possessed of great wealth, but were not of high nobility and ...
(June 2009)
Amarcord, Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan
Whoever said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” found a “taker” in Marcella Hazan. She literally picked up that fork (together with knife and spoon) and ran ...
(June 2009)
Eden's Outcasts : the Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson
This year’s Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography, Eden’s Outcasts, is a story about Louisa May Alcott, her father Bronson and the entire Alcott family. Though Louisa became famous as the author of ...
(November 2008)
My Lobotomy by Howard Dully with Charles Fleming
In 1960 at age 12, Howard Dully became the youngest patient of Dr. Walter Freeman to receive a transorbital – or “ice pick” – lobotomy. What happens to Dully after the surgery ...
(June 2008)
The House of Mondavi : the rise and fall of an American wine dynasty by Julia Flynn Siler
For tourists and frequent Napa Valley visitors, a trip to wine country often includes a stop at beautiful Robert Mondavi winery in Oakville with its California mission-inspired architecture. The story of how ...
(December 2007)
Robert Schumann : Life and Death of a Musician by John Worthen
More than any other books, John Worthen’s biography brings readers closer to Schumann, the man behind a composer and pianist. Without a single music example, this book focuses on various intimate insights ...
(November 2007)
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