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Beyond Fine Dining: Unleash Unreasonable Hospitality in Everyday Life
How unreasonable hospitality is a not only a book on fine dining, but everyday life.
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Crying In H Mart: A Memoir on Grief, Family, and Food
Why Crying In H Mart is a powerful memoir exploring themes of grief, family, and food.
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Review: Outpost by Dan Richards
Read this in-depth review of Outpost by Dan Richards, a book that takes you to far-flung places, but leaves you wanting more.
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Historical Fiction Done Right – Beneath a Scarlet Sky
An incredible and almost improbable story about an unsung hero of WWII.
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Thoughts: The Name of the Rose
The dangers of faith and fear, and the only truth we should seek.
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A Gentleman in Moscow – A Lesson in Purpose and Sophistication
A pure joy – that’s the best way I can describe A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Not only will you learn lessons in sophistication, but more importantly, what it means to have purpose.
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The Little Paris Bookshop: A Review
What a delightful read. I purchased this book at an independent bookstore in Austin, Texas (BookPeople). Nothing about it screams Austin, nor does it have anything to do with Texas or the American south. Far from it, in fact. It is a story of a Frenchman who lives in Paris Read more…
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1984
Much has been said about George Orwell’s classic, 1984, as of late. This dystopian novel has recently shot to the top of the bestseller list in the current age of alternative facts and critical thought suppression. The book had been on my reading list for some time, so I thought Read more…
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Anna Karenina and the Contemporary Treatment of Women
Society has been inundated recently with stories of oppressed women. The #MeToo campaign, in particular, gained traction after media outlets publicized sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men (PolisPandit wrote about it here). Stories detailing the plight of women at the hands of powerful male oppressors have Read more…