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Book Review: Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes by Tessa Kiros
A lush food memoir told through over 170 family recipes, from a global family's travels.
Read More »Book Review: The Allure of Chanel by Paul Morand
“I’m going to dress them in black.”
Read More »Book Review: The Story About the Story: Great Writers Explore Great Literature, edited by J.C. Hallman
"Criticism should limit its concerns to what a writer has attempted to express and how he has attempted to express it."
Read More »Book Review: Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene – The Photographs of Raeburn Flerlage edited by Ronald D. Cohen and Bob Riesman
Documenting Chicago’s folk music scene in the 1960s.
Read More »Book Review: Thames: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
The Thames: Its history as a highway, frontier, and both a public river and a scene of deep private contentment.
Read More »Book Review: Sisters: An Anthology edited by Jan Freeman, Emily Wojcik, and Deborah Bull
The unique bond of sisters takes many forms in this rich collection from Paris Press.
Read More »Book Review: Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe by National Geographic
An ambitious premise for even the most devoted foodie: Travel the world to eat.
Read More »Book Review: Windows 7: The Definitive Guide by William R. Stanek
With Windows 7, it looks like Microsoft finally got it right: flash, substance and speed.
Read More »Book Review: Vancouver Encounter by John Lee
Get more serious vacation time in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics or summer fun with this pocket-sized insider’s guide.
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