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The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Sixties Cookbook
Rodgers, Rick. The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Sixties Cookbook: More than 100 Retro Recipes for the Modern Cook. 2012. (641.5973 ROD).
Do you long to dig into a large dish of mac and cheese (homemade, of course)? Do you dream that some hostess will serve those wonderful piggies in a blanket at the next party you attend? Were you the mom who'd whip up a tuna noodle casserole once a week to give the kids a stick-to-their ribs dinner? Were you the lucky kid who had a mom like that? If you answered yes to any one of those, you are probably going to get a kick out of this retro cookbook that offers favorites of the sixties accompanied by small portions of historic culinary lore about their origins.
Judaism and Enlightenment
Sutcliffe, Adam. Judaism and Enlightenment. 2003. (296.094 Sutcl.A)
Is Judaism (or is any religion) beneath reason, or beyond it? Sutcliffe explores this question in light of the hostility that Enlightenment philosophers felt toward traditional, non-rational Jewish thought. Enlightenment values included Rationalism--obviously hard to reconcile with religious mysticism--but also included Tolerance. To what extent could irrationality be tolerated?
The writings of Baruch Spinoza, himself an irreligious Sephardic Jew, figure prominently, as do the anti-Semitic polemics of Voltaire. Sutcliffe's closing sentence reveals his own moderately "anti-Enlightenment" view: "The mythic resilience of Judaism ... provides a bulwark against univocal rationalist arrogance." It's fascinating to consider the implications of these centuries-old frictions in our own world of competing orthodoxies. (Jeff B., Reader's Services)
13 Things They Won't Tell You
Munson, Marty. 13 Things They Won't Tell You: 375+ Experts Confess the Insider Secrets They Keep to Themselves. 2012. (640.73 Munso.M)
Did you know never to order fish in a restaurant on a Monday? That the electric toothbrush is one of the best things to happen to dentistry? That the more exotic the fruit at your grocery store, the more likely it's been sitting there a long time? That your bartender has the police on speed dial? That premium gas is never worth the money? These juicy bits of advice, gleaned from a bunch of experts, are just a sampling of the great stuff you can find in this easy-to-flip-through book that's laid out in an orderly manner with each group of experts categorized by the area of your life they deal with: the home, your health, your job, and so on.
Single-Handed
Single-Handed. 2011. (DVD 791.4572 Single)
The small Irish community of County Donegal would seem the idyllic travel destination except for the corruption and scandal simmering beneath its beautiful landscape. Police Sergeant Jack Driscoll returns to his seaside home to become head of police (with only one assistant on his team), taking over from his newly retired father. We're introduced to Jack in the first of three feature-length episodes from Series 1 as he tries to discover the cause of death of a beautiful young immigrant, and stirs up decades-old family secrets and lies in the process.
Carry the One
Anshaw, Carol. Carry the One. 2012. (Fiction Ansha.C)
Recently, I scraped the side of my car, turning too closely at the gas station. I just wanted to undo that moment, regret pulling at me, remorse filling me. Imagine if I had hit and killed someone instead. Think of living with that regret, that remorse, wanting a miraculous do-over that will never come. The one who is carried in this intense, lyrically written, easy-flowing novel is a young girl killed in a car accident, who lives on in the memories of the driver and five passengers over the next four decades. How their guilt binds them together and colors their worlds compels this story forward. All are damaged in that moment; some survive.
(Nancy E., North Branch)
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