Trillin is just as serious about food as some of the more earnest writers on this list, but also hysterically funny. His main thesis is that the local food usually…gs — a delectable three-course meal, all in our collection….
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Delights and Prejudices
This American culinary icon began life on the Oregon coast, where his mother ran a high-class boarding house renowned for the quality of its food. Beard’s was not a happy…ere incomparable and the dishes were international in flavor and epicurean in quality. Beard would learn to transform these experiences into the basis of a long and successful career writing cookbooks, teaching at his own cooking school and, later, on his own television shows, and helping establish notable New York restaurants….
American Theocracy
This book offers useful insight into American hubris. Fascinating background on the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) and the intertwining of oil, religion and debt….This book offers useful insight into American hubris. Fascinating background on the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) and the intertwining of oil, religion and debt….
Letters to a Young Contrarian
If you often find yourself at odds with conventional wisdom or society this book is a worthwhile read. Hitchens offers useful advice on how to think about this condition. There…If you often find yourself at odds with conventional wisdom or society this book is a worthwhile read. Hitchens offers useful advice on how to think about this condition. There is no better purveyor of erudition….
The poet of Tolstoy Park
In 1925, given only a year to live by his doctor, Henry Stuart leaves his home and grown sons in Idaho to move to the woods on the eastern shore…In 1925, given only a year to live by his doctor, Henry Stuart leaves his home and grown sons in Idaho to move to the woods on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, Alabama, where he builds a round house and lives for more than two decades, while visitors make a pilgrimage to visit him on the property he names after Leo Tolstoy. Very quirky, yet lovable character….
Coffee Will Make You Black
April Sinclair’s young adult novel tells the story of Stevie, a young black girl, living in Chicago in the late 60s/early 70s. Stevie has to deal with other people’s ignorance…nclair’s young adult novel tells the story of Stevie, a young black girl, living in Chicago in the late 60s/early 70s. Stevie has to deal with other people’s ignorance about race and sexuality as she comes into her own identity. Her mother wants her to use bleaching cremes to lighten her skin, but she’s becoming involved in the Afro-American Club at school and she begins to wear her hair natural. Stevie’s Grandma and her mama are strong influences…
Winter’s Bone
Set in the Ozarks in the unforgiving winter. Ree Dolly, a 16-year-old who is the de facto head-of-household, has taken on the responsibility of raising her two younger brothers and caring for her mentally withdrawn mother. A knock on the door informs her that her father has skipped bail, and she will lose the house that has been in her family for generations unless he is found, dead or alive. This book is very atmosopheric, with the winter hangin…
The Book Thief
Liesel Meminger lives with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, in Munich, Germany. It’s 1939 and Liesel and her family are living under Nazi rule. Despite tremendous risk the…sa Hubermann, in Munich, Germany. It’s 1939 and Liesel and her family are living under Nazi rule. Despite tremendous risk the Hubermanns house a Jewish man, Max. After Liesel endures her first tragedy books become a way of life for her. Zusak writes beautifully with hints of surrealism that make this story quite extraordinary. “Together, they would watch everything that was so carefully planned collapse, and they would smile at the beauty of destr…
The Alchemist’s Daughter : a novel
A student of Isaac Newton, John Selden believes he can turn his daughter into a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. Secluded in their ancient house, with only two servants for…nstead unravels a shocking secret that sets her on her true journey to enlightenment….
Keep Cool-idge
June 10, 2008 — This sticker and slogan was used during the 1924 Presidential campaign. This artifact is a great representation for the heat wave sweeping most of the nation this week. Today…tion this week. Today in Northampton, MA it is 97 degrees with over 50% humidity (feels like 101). The Forbes Library’s AC is running beautifully so if you don’t have AC at home, it is a great time to come in and cool down while reading some Coolidge materials! The changes in New England weather are hard for any HVAC system to keep up with and I am happy to report that the Coolidge collections are happily residing at about 68-70 degrees with just…
The Importance of Character
January 4, 2009 — If you’re feeling low on cash after your holiday spending, remember that money is not everything: “…Keep in mind that wealth is not an end but a means. We need…If you’re feeling low on cash after your holiday spending, remember that money is not everything: “…Keep in mind that wealth is not an end but a means. We need it only for the use we can make of it. The real standard of life is not one of quantity but of quality; not of money, but of character.” From “Calvin Coolidge Says” a syndicated newspaper column August 8, 1930…
100th Anniversary of Coolidge as Mayor
January 15, 2009 — Calvin Coolidge was elected Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts on December 7, 1909 beginning a continuous course of public service until he left the White House on March 4, 1929. The…Calvin Coolidge was elected Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts on December 7, 1909 beginning a continuous course of public service until he left the White House on March 4, 1929. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum is planning special events, programs and exhibits later this year to mark the 100th anniversary of his election as Mayor. Stayed tuned to this blog for more information in the coming months….
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