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April 14, 2015

Mary Coin by Marissa Walter *** (of 4)

On the surface this is a fictionalized account of two women who made one another famous during The Great Depression: Dorothea Lange, a government employed...

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April 5, 2015

On Immunity by Eula Biss **** (of 4)

Every once in a long while you read a book by an author you recognize is much, much smarter than the rest of us. Christopher...

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April 5, 2015

5-Grain

I know it’s Pesach so no I did not make this bread this weekend. Made these two a couple of weeks ago: oats, flax, whole...

Sourdoughs and SCOBYs

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March 22, 2015

The Property by Rutu Modan **** (of 4)

Modan is part of the first generation of Israeli graphic novelists. In The Property, an elderly Israeli grandmother returns to Poland with her granddaughter to...

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March 22, 2015

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson **** (of 4)

After a couple of decades of living in Britain, Bill Bryson decides to journey around the country one last time before moving with his family back...

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March 22, 2015

Swim by Lynn Sher ** (of 4)

Includes everything you ever wanted to know about swimming: Greek mythology; the history of swimsuits and swimming pools; the beauty of open water swimming and...

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March 15, 2015