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http://www.amazon.com/Veganist-Weight-Healthy-Change-World/dp/B0057D8R6Y
Kathy Freston wasn't born a vegan. The bestselling author and renowned wellness expert actually grew up on chicken-fried steak and cheesy grits, and loved nothing more than BBQ ribs and vanilla milkshakes. Not until her thirties did she embrace the...
Mom says:
"I was interested in reading this book after seeing Kathy Freston on Oprah last year. This was an interesting book and she includes some great vegan resources in the back. I would have loved a section with recipes just to try out, but she does provide a list of cookbooks that she recommends. If you are thinking about going vegan I certainly recommend this book."
Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World
I was interested in reading this book after seeing Kathy Freston on Oprah last year. This was an interesting book and she includes some great vegan resources in the back. I would have loved a section with recipes just to try out, but she does provide a list of cookbooks that she recommends. If you are thinking about going vegan I certainly recommend this book.
Kathy Freston wasn't born a vegan. The bestselling author and renowned wellness expert actually grew up on chicken-fried steak and cheesy grits, and loved nothing more than BBQ ribs and vanilla milkshakes. Not until her thirties did she embrace the...
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http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Au-Chocolat-Memories-Restaurant/dp/1594488150
Like Eloise growing up in the Plaza Hotel, Charlotte Silver grew up in her mother's restaurant. Located in Harvard Square, Upstairs at the Pudding was a confection of pink linen tablecloths and twinkling chandeliers, a decadent backdrop for...
Mom says:
"I picked ths book simply based on the title. It sounded so interesting. Although the story was good, and had many fascinating parts, it lacked a bit of depth. Overall if you want a quick, easy read about the restaurant industry and how it impacted a young girl then this book is for you!"
Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood
I picked ths book simply based on the title. It sounded so interesting. Although the story was good, and had many fascinating parts, it lacked a bit of depth. Overall if you want a quick, easy read about the restaurant industry and how it impacted a young girl then this book is for you!
Like Eloise growing up in the Plaza Hotel, Charlotte Silver grew up in her mother's restaurant. Located in Harvard Square, Upstairs at the Pudding was a confection of pink linen tablecloths and twinkling chandeliers, a decadent backdrop for...
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http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output?From the New York Times best-selling author of How We Decide comes...
Mom says:
"This book was fascinating! If you enjoyed reading about Apple and Steve Jobs you'll enjoy this book. "
Imagine: How Creativity Works
This book was fascinating! If you enjoyed reading about Apple and Steve Jobs you'll enjoy this book.
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output?From the New York Times best-selling author of How We Decide comes...
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Catcher-Rye-J-Salinger/dp/0316769177
Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories--particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme With Love and Squalor--will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of...
Mom says:
"I never read this book in high school, and I would like to read all the classics, so this was next on my list. I enjoyed the book but I probably would have liked it better if I had read it as a teenager. "
The Catcher in the Rye
I never read this book in high school, and I would like to read all the classics, so this was next on my list. I enjoyed the book but I probably would have liked it better if I had read it as a teenager.
Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories--particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme With Love and Squalor--will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of...
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Botany-Desire-Plants-Eye-World/dp/0375760393
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan...
Mom says:
"I really liked The Omnivore's Dilemma and thought I would read this Pollan book. It was a bit more academic than Dilemma but the section on potatoes mind blowing! "
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
I really liked The Omnivore's Dilemma and thought I would read this Pollan book. It was a bit more academic than Dilemma but the section on potatoes mind blowing!
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan...
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http://www.amazon.com/Big-Stone-Gap-Novel-Novels/dp/0345438329
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the tiny town of Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan is the town's self-proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a...
Mom says:
"I had read Lucia, Lucia a few years ago and loved the book and thought I would try another one of Trigiani's books. This book was entertaining and a nice easy read."
Big Stone Gap: A Novel (Big Stone Gap Novels)
I had read Lucia, Lucia a few years ago and loved the book and thought I would try another one of Trigiani's books. This book was entertaining and a nice easy read.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the tiny town of Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan is the town's self-proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a...
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http://www.amazon.com/Talking-My-Mouth-Full-Professional/dp/1401324509
When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some...
Mom says:
"I truly enjoyed this book! It was a fun read and it provided so many interesting views into the world of food critics, reality tv food shows, and how the top kitchens work. Her life is so interesting and I ould totally see myself as friends with Gail. Pour yourself a nice glass of wine and dig into this book!"
Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater
I truly enjoyed this book! It was a fun read and it provided so many interesting views into the world of food critics, reality tv food shows, and how the top kitchens work. Her life is so interesting and I ould totally see myself as friends with Gail. Pour yourself a nice glass of wine and dig into this book!
When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some...
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The first complete account of these extraordinary women and, incredibly, over 60 years later we are still learning new and terrible truths about the Holocaust.
Mom says:
"I had read that this book was remarkable. That is true, but it completely and utterly sad. I didn't realize how indepth it would get regarding the concentration camps. I don't actually recommend the book unless you want to read about the Nazi treatment of captives. The book left me sad and amazed that people made it though."
A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France [Hardcover]
I had read that this book was remarkable. That is true, but it completely and utterly sad. I didn't realize how indepth it would get regarding the concentration camps. I don't actually recommend the book unless you want to read about the Nazi treatment of captives. The book left me sad and amazed that people made it though.
The first complete account of these extraordinary women and, incredibly, over 60 years later we are still learning new and terrible truths about the Holocaust.
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http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Starbucks-Fought-without-Losing/dp/1609613821
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadershiplessons behind the global coffee company’s comeback In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its financial health...
Mom says:
"I loved this book! It was so interesting to read about Starbucks trials. I haven't had a cup of their coffee in many, many years, but am thinking I need to stop into my local shop and give their Pike Place brew a try. "
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
I loved this book! It was so interesting to read about Starbucks trials. I haven't had a cup of their coffee in many, many years, but am thinking I need to stop into my local shop and give their Pike Place brew a try.
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadershiplessons behind the global coffee company’s comeback In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its financial health...
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http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Secret-President-Aftermath/dp/1400069106
In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had reinvigorated the capital and the country—and Mimi was eager to...
Mom says:
"I saw the interviews Mimi gave on NBC and thought the book sounded interesting. It really didn't add anything new, so if you have seen the interviews you basically read the book. It was interesting, and short (just less than 200 pages) and would make a good, quick beach read."
Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath
I saw the interviews Mimi gave on NBC and thought the book sounded interesting. It really didn't add anything new, so if you have seen the interviews you basically read the book. It was interesting, and short (just less than 200 pages) and would make a good, quick beach read.
In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had reinvigorated the capital and the country—and Mimi was eager to...
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https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6e4cDvhrKhgC
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS. Based on more than forty interv...
Mom says:
"This was a fascinating look at a company and man that I didn't know that much about. After reading this I truly realized what a treasure we lost when he died. Think Different!"
Steve Jobs - Books on Google Play
This was a fascinating look at a company and man that I didn't know that much about. After reading this I truly realized what a treasure we lost when he died. Think Different!
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS. Based on more than forty interv...
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http://www.amazon.com/Anthropology-American-Girl-Random-Readers/dp/0385527152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332099144&sr=8-1
Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Eveline Auerbach, the heroine of Anthropology of an American Girl, observes at one point that "pain becomes its own story." That may be the best way to begin talking about Hilary Thayer Hamann's arresting...
Mom says:
"I had read a great review of this book, and the book took me back to those teenage days when you had intense emotions. I enjoyed the book, although it was a little long at times."
Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle) [Paperback]
I had read a great review of this book, and the book took me back to those teenage days when you had intense emotions. I enjoyed the book, although it was a little long at times.
Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Eveline Auerbach, the heroine of Anthropology of an American Girl, observes at one point that "pain becomes its own story." That may be the best way to begin talking about Hilary Thayer Hamann's arresting...
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http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Bebe-Discovers-Parenting/dp/0449806979/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330349803&sr=1-1
Pamela Druckerman is a former staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered foreign affairs. She has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Marie Claire. Her previous book, Lust in Translation, was translated...
Mom says:
"This book provides insight in the typical French family and the secrets to how to raise well behaved children. A must for any mom out there."
Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio...
This book provides insight in the typical French family and the secrets to how to raise well behaved children. A must for any mom out there.
Pamela Druckerman is a former staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered foreign affairs. She has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Marie Claire. Her previous book, Lust in Translation, was translated...
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http://www.amazon.com/Sparks-Nicholas-Last-Hardcover-September/dp/B004C4GHUW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1330349310&sr=8-7
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Mom says:
"I got hooked on Nicholas Sparks when I read The Notebook. This book came out a few years ago, and I never read it so I needed to read this to keep up. As always, I got a bit emotional in this coming of age, family relationship, drama. It was entertaining and an easy to read book."
by Sparks, Nicholas The Last song the last song (Hardcover) on September 08, 2009 [Unknown Binding]
I got hooked on Nicholas Sparks when I read The Notebook. This book came out a few years ago, and I never read it so I needed to read this to keep up. As always, I got a bit emotional in this coming of age, family relationship, drama. It was entertaining and an easy to read book.
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
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http://www.amazon.com/Some-Sort-Epic-Grandeur-Fitzgerald/dp/1570034559/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329743273&sr=8-1
Mom says:
"I love the jazz age and enjoy reading books about this time. This book is a very indepth review of Scott's life and marriage to Zelda and provided some interesting facts about their way of life. "
Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli
I love the jazz age and enjoy reading books about this time. This book is a very indepth review of Scott's life and marriage to Zelda and provided some interesting facts about their way of life.
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http://www.amazon.com/SuperFreakonomics-Cooling-Patriotic-Prostitutes-Insurance/dp/0060889586/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328792342&sr=8-1
Mom says:
"Levitt and Dubner do it again in this witty, fascinating, economic read. Who else could compare prostitutes to dept store Santa Clauses, or pimps and real-estate agents? "
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitues, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Levitt and Dubner do it again in this witty, fascinating, economic read. Who else could compare prostitutes to dept store Santa Clauses, or pimps and real-estate agents?
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http://www.amazon.com/Unaccustomed-Earth-Stories-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307278255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328459305&sr=1-1
Mom says:
"I loved her first book, The Namesake, and wasn't as keen on her second (a number of short stories), but this short stories book was very good! I found myself wishing that there was more to come on some of these stories, and I was entranced with a number of the characters. "
Unaccustomed Earth: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
I loved her first book, The Namesake, and wasn't as keen on her second (a number of short stories), but this short stories book was very good! I found myself wishing that there was more to come on some of these stories, and I was entranced with a number of the characters.
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http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-There-God-Margaret/dp/0385739869/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328458827&sr=8-1
Mom says:
"I read a love of Judy Blume when I was little, but never this one, so I thought it would be fun to read this classic tween book. It made me relive that moment in time and also cringe at the thought of my own daughter doing through puberty in the future! "
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. By Judy Blume
I read a love of Judy Blume when I was little, but never this one, so I thought it would be fun to read this classic tween book. It made me relive that moment in time and also cringe at the thought of my own daughter doing through puberty in the future!
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http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Civility-Novel-Amor-Towles/dp/0670022691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328098294&sr=8-1
Mom says:
"This book is one of my new favorites, and it was so hard to put it down! It is a wonderful story set in 1938 NYC full of the charms and whit of that era. "
Rules of Civility; A Novel by Amor Towles
This book is one of my new favorites, and it was so hard to put it down! It is a wonderful story set in 1938 NYC full of the charms and whit of that era.
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http://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Novel-Nancy-Jensen/dp/0312542704/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327627537&sr=8-1
Mom says:
"I had read a review of the book that suggested this book as "the next" The Help, which I absolutely loved. It took me no time to read; it was a total page turner. Although at the times the story was very sad, Nancy Jensen weaved an intriguing family web. "
The Sisters: A Novel by Nancy Jensen
I had read a review of the book that suggested this book as "the next" The Help, which I absolutely loved. It took me no time to read; it was a total page turner. Although at the times the story was very sad, Nancy Jensen weaved an intriguing family web.