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 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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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...
Read More about Vulture Peak by John Burdett *** (of 5) August 27, 2015
Age of Ambition by Edward Osnos *** (of 4)
Pieced together from Osnos’s eight years of reports on China filed with the New Yorker, Age of Ambition comes together as a complete painting of modern...
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The Son by Philipp Meyer **** (of 4)
This history of Texas is told through the lives of four generations of the McCullough family. Eli, the patriarch, is captured by Comanches as an...
Read More about The Son by Philipp Meyer **** (of 4) August 2, 2015
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews *** (of 4)
An American CIA agent, Nathaniel Nash, is sent to Russia to manage a key asset at the same time a Russian intelligence agent, Dominika Egerova,...
Read More about Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews *** (of 4) June 18, 2015
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry *** (of 5)
A fluffy little book with likeable enough characters, a soap-opera plot, and enough references to classic book titles that prove the author not only paid attention...
Read More about The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry *** (of 5) June 14, 2015
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown **** (of 4)
On the face of it an uplifting story of a group of eight hayseeds from Washington state who come together to become the world’s best rowing...
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis *** (of 4)
This first novel captures the bleak experience of Hattie, the black mother of a dozen kids, who has come north as part of The Great...
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The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau (no rating)
Even before WW II came to a close the United States was already preparing to admit Nazis into the country. The horror, of course, is...
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