Friday, April 06, 2018

NonFiction: Food, War, Poetry, Money

NonFiction

Secrets of the Human Body by Chris Van Tulleken, Xand Van Tulleken, and Andrew Cohen. British doctor guys write about the human body.

Partially Excited States by Charles Hood. Hood won the Felix Pollak Prize and writes poems about stuff. Hood's poems are split into three sections, the third section is entitled Escape Velocity and that reminded me of this Johnny Marr tune.


Don't Call Me Princess: essays on girls, women, sex, and life by Peggy Orenstein. According to the dust cover Orenstein lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, and a hairy dog. Page 109 says, "My dad, who was a lawyer, once defended a back-alley abortionist in a criminal case."

Eat The Apple: a memoir by Matt Young. Drunk teenager wrecks his car, joins the Marines, takes three working vacation with guns to Iraq. No photos but there are some simple drawings.

Achtung Baby: an American mom on the art of raising self-reliant children by Sara Zaske.  Page 105 says, "American kids don't have as many opportunities to conquer a dragon - at least outside of a video game - because our kids spend much more time indoors than their German peers do."

Your Score: an insider's secrets to understanding, controlling and protecting your credit score by Anthony Davenport with Matthew Rudy. I figured this would circ.

You Need A Budget by Jesse Mecham. This has a real long subtitle.

Paying For College Without Going Broke, 2018 edition by Kalman A. Chany. Page 173 says, "You have to ask questions 95-102 only if you are an independent student."

Dinner: changing the game by Melissa Clark. This had a fantastic review. Page 223 says, "In a large bowl, toss the kale with the olive oil and fine sea salt to taste."

The Best of America's Test Kitchen by the editors at America's Test Kitchen. Recipes to make food.

Built: the hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal. I bought this because it looked neat. Ms. Agrawal grew up in the States and India and lives in London.

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