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Mortality by Christopher Hitchens

September 7, 2012

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This is the first time (and I hope the last) that I am reviewing a book published posthumously. Christopher Hitchens was a British writer, journalist and public speaker; a highly intelligent man with very strong opinions. As an atheist, he offended a large number of people with his opinions but while you may not have agreed with him, he never wrote out of emotion but used ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: memoir, Twelve

Yes, Chef: A Memoir

September 1, 2012

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The odds that Marcus Samuelsson would survive infancy were slim. That he would not only survive but would go on to become a world famous chef is almost beyond reckoning. And yet, he did. In his memoir Yes, Chef, he writes of his life, not just in the kitchen but from his childhood as the adoptee of a Swedish family to the pinnacle of his career, cooking at the White House for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, chefs, food, memoir, Random House

Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride

August 24, 2012

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Alyssa Harad is a 30-something, self-proclaimed feminist and scholar who finds herself at loose ends when a PhD in English and teaching do not work out the way she thought they would. She fills her time as a freelance writer until discovering a perfume blog that piques her interest. Soon, she is consumed by these blogs and anything to do with fragrance. Coming to My Senses is a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, memoir, perfume, Viking

Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House into Our Home Sweet Home

July 22, 2012

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“When looking for a house, you’re not looking for mere lumber and plumbing but rather for spirit and community. You’re not looking for a location but a locus, a place that will be your center.” Before I begin this review I need to issue a disclaimer. I don’t know Matthew Batt but as one non-Mormon living in Salt Lake City, UT, to another, I do. In fact, we lived there at the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, humor, Mariner Books, marriage, memoir

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