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Cake Wrecks, the sequel - festive holiday edition! I laughed until I cried! Every page is a gem.
Susannah
A universally acclaimed debut memoir from a celebrity chef with a MFA in creative writing. Hamilton traces her trajectory from hippyish Pennsylvania in the 70's, through the rock n roll urban cowboy 80's in New York, with time spent in Europe in basic country kitchens and in the events catering trade before she opened her restaurant, Prune, in New York. While some of the writing is food porn at its best, you don't have to be a food enthusiast to enjoy her descriptions of the shattered family that she comes from and the new one she creates. Thoroughly enjoyable and equally well written.
Susannah
Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree and he gets very creative trying to get it down again. Oliver Jeffers has great fun making Floyd the modern day Jack and the tree the "house that Jack built". Funny and rollicking writing along with Jeffers' sensational illustrations. A book destined to be read over and over....... and over and over....
Susannah
You've heard of Mother Goose of course. Spinster Goose is her more demanding sister who specializes in ill-mannered children and improving their dreadful behaviors. Did you know that Georgie Porgie was a bully? That Jack and Jilly played hooky? And that Little Miss Muffet was a chalk-eater? These disrespectfully twisted verses are sure to delight and surprise.
Susannah
A wonderful glimpse into the unique genius of Edward Gorey through his correspondence with friend and collaborator Peter Neumeyer. The letters are endearing and philosophical, and accompanied by other delightful tidbits: illustrated postcards to Neumeyer's Meford residence, storyboard sketches, and even a recipe or two.
Jennifer
A writer, teacher, photographer, designer, disc jockey, and avid motorist, James Reeves travelled across America snapping pictures, which he felt would give meaning to his own life. His book is a personal journey, spanning five years, forty thousand miles, twelve speeding tickets and many moments of unexpected kindness through the neon corridors and dark corners of America.
Nathan
Hughes, (Fatal Shore, Barcelona, Shock of the New) is a vastly cultured and perceptive writer with a bracingly pomposity-deflating Aussie attitude. One-time art critic for Time, he's a great match for the great city.
Gary
Toll (author of the superb Six Frigates) starts with a horrific narrative of Pearl Harbor, goes through the savage learning curve of the Battle of the Coral Sea (this was all a new kind of warfare) and climaxes with a spectacular account of Midway. In-depth portraits of the major players add an exciting dimension to the great naval duel.
Gary
For travelers of the world and travelers of the imagination. Lonely Island. Deception Island. Tikopia. Floreana. History, inhabitants, distance, discovery, and beautiful illustrations. Flip through. Linger. Explore.
Josh
A family of wild ruffians teach the other church kids a thing or two about the true meaning of Christmas. This is a delightful, funny and altogether charming story perfect for the holidays. A fun read to share with young and old each year at this time.
Jane D.
A snapshot of the lives of six people on a particular day forms the theme of this debut novel. On June 8, 1968 as Robert Kennedy's funeral train makes its way from Penn Station in New York to Union Station in Washington DC, these six disparate stories are told as each character makes their way to catch a glimpse of the passing train. The sadness and sense of history is beautifully woven into each person's tale, and the heat of the day and the anticipation of the train's arrival is palpable.
Anne
Romance, war, intrigue, romance. What more could you ask of the premier romance writer of the early 20th century!? The story is set in Brussels in the months preceding the famous Battle of Waterloo and is really a novel of that battle with romance attached. An Infamous Army is used by Sandhurst, the British War Academy, to teach about the battle. It has amazing fidelity to formations, movements, and men in all sorts of armies. And, you get to see British high society at their best and worst. Read and come back for more Heyer!
Jane J
Set in ancient Israel, The Dovekeepers tells the story of four extraordinary women; their struggles, secrets, loves and eventual fate while living at Masada in the Judean desert, where nine hundred Jews died trying to fight the Roman army. A thoroughly researched novel, The Dovekeepers is rich in detail and written with Hoffman’s usual grace tinged with a pervasive sense of mystery and unyielding destiny.
Nathan
It seems everybody on a Mississippi river boat was out to cheat, swindle, outright rob or even kill you if you were unfortunate enough to be an innocent pilgrim. It was a wild and raucous bunch who peopled the wild and roiling river, and Sandlin, in addition to painting a vivid picture of the dangerous physicality of the greatest of America's merchantile waterways, packs this flavorful history with river pirates and professional gamblers, rapscallions and adventurers, wrecks and epic Civil War engagements. The title is apt.
Gary
Josh, Gordon and Cody are high-schoolers from a small town in Oregon. Intense watercolor and ink drawings tell their story: their fathers are all serving in Iraq, and each is struggling with being the "man" of their household in their fathers' absence. Ultimately, this violent and bleak graphic novel presents a powerful picture of the sons left behind, as each dreams of following in his father's footsteps and serving in the military.
Jory