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December 31, 2015

The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret **** (of 4)

Somewhere near the end of Keret’s memoir covering the seven years between the birth of his son and the death of his father, Keret writes...

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December 24, 2015

Dead Wake by Erik Larson *** (of 4)

In 1915 the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship on the ocean was the Lusitania. Crossing the Atlantic by ship was the only way to...

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December 1, 2015

Ginger Beer

I’d be remiss if I did not post pictures of my adventures in making ginger beer. In my first attempt to launch a ginger bug,...

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December 1, 2015

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett ** (of 4)

As these things go, not too bad. Consider it everything you ever wanted to know about the hydrological cycle (there are similar books on coffee,...

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November 22, 2015

Safekeeping by Jessamyn Hope ** (of 4)

Safekeeping is a description of common characters residing on an Israeli kibbutz in the late 1990s. At the center of the story is Adam, a drug addict...

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November 22, 2015

Fougasse

A sourdough Fougasse is a flatbread baked into the shape of a leaf. This one was stuffed with olives and sprinkled with oregano and thyme....

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October 26, 2015

Bread and Granola

In the foreground a sunflower boule made with King Arthur Special Bread flour. I stumbled across King Arthur Special Bread flour when I ran out...

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October 21, 2015

Gold by Matthew Hart ** (of 4)

Matthew Hart purports to answer all your questions about gold. Why does it have value? How is it mined? What is the historical significance of gold?...

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October 21, 2015

Vulture Peak by John Burdett *** (of 5)

The fifth in the series for Royal Thai Police Detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep. The crime this time takes place on the exclusively wealthy hilltop above Bangkok of...

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October 14, 2015