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July 27, 2022

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr *** (of 4)

There are a lot of layers to this book. On the surface is the retelling of a fragment of an ancient Greek story about a...

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July 27, 2022

To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron *** (of 4)

Mount Kailash in Tibet is a mountain revered and sanctified by Hindus and Muslims. Walking around its base cleanses the soul and brings respect and...

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July 27, 2022

Between Genius and Genocide by Dan Charles *** (of 4)

Fritz Haber may be the most important forgotten man in history. He is responsible for saving more lives than any other human being and, at...

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July 12, 2022

Sourdough Potato Rye Garlic Scape Bread

I’m never quite certain what I should make with garlic scapes, but this year a friend suggested adding them to bread. I boiled potatoes, mashed...

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July 12, 2022

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw *** (of 4)

A series of loosely connected short stories about the inner thoughts and external actions of younger Black women whose wants and desires are not so...

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July 12, 2022

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman *** (of 4)

This is the second book in the series, meaning it is the second set of murders that need to be solved by the four septuagenarians...

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July 12, 2022

The Martian by Andy Wier *** (of 4)

The Martian of this book refers to an American astronaut accidentally left stranded on Mars while his crew, thinking he had died during an intense...

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June 20, 2022

Three Starters, Three Sourdoughs, and a Nephew

My nephew, Dr. Ben Pallant, is an awesome sourdough baker and did me the favor of stopping for a day on his journey from medical...

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June 20, 2022

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan *** (of 4)

As the 19th century was drawing to a close, the photographer Edward Curtis took it upon himself to photo-document and record ethnographic information on every...

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June 20, 2022

State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny *** (of 4)

As the book opens a new President of the United States has just taken office, displacing a hulking, bombastic, ignorant, self-aggrandizing, bloviating, possibly crooked predecessor,...

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