Staff Picks December 2010 |
The December 2010 Staff Picks can also be viewed or printed as a PDF Staff Picks December 2010 (1MB) |
THE NORTHSHIRE STAFF'S
PERSONAL HOLIDAY WISHLIST
|
Karen M. Frank
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, new translation by Lydia Davis . I do not need it, but I want to own this new translation (really just an excuse). The Country Cooking Of Ireland by Colman Andrews. As much for the history and the marvelous photography as for the recipes.
Stan Hynds
|
Nancy Scheemaker
Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by David Eltis and David Richardson. One can hardly begin to understand the unfolding history of humanity without understanding the cruel "story of greed" that shaped the developing world - the 350 year trans-Atlantic slave trade. This volume is receiving the highest praise as a definitive and essential text on the subject. The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis What would I do in my busy life without short stories? I just know this smart little volume is loaded with many hours of sharp, surprising, delightful reading. I just know it!
Jon Fine
|
Charles Bottomley
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa. Some books you need to own more than once. Vargas Llosa's epic tale of a holy war between fanatics and Brazilian overlords is as timely now as it was in 1981. Can't wait to be rocked again! The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard. The late Ballard was always five minutes ahead of reality. His tales are a wonderful introduction to a surreal, even sexy, mind that imagined our present into being. |
THE NORTHSHIRE STAFF'S
PERSONAL HOLIDAY WISHLIST
|
||
Cheryl Cornwell
Krysta Piccoli
What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets by Faith D'aluisio. The differences in food culture around the world have always fascinated me. After reading and loving What the World Eats I have flipped through this one a few times. A beautiful and startling book. Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight about Animals by Hal Herzog. People have the wackiest relationships with animals! A fun read that will really get you thinking about why we feel the way we do about them. |
Louise Jones
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, & the Genius of the Royal Society edited by Bill Bryson. This looks like the perfect companion to The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes, one of my favorite books of 2009. Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share by Paula Wolfert. I love the food of the lands bordering the Mediterranean, and I love Wolfert's recipes. Now all I need is a nice clay pot.
Alden Graves
|
Sarah Knight
Bill Lewis
The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages, 1851-2009 . Facsimile reproductions of 300 front pages for especially important dates plus 3 dvd-roms that contain every front page from 1851 onward (fully indexed) and links to every front page article story in full. |