Lisa here, your OBOC webmaster and committee member. Instead of posting about my favourite fiction title of the year, I’ve compiled a list of the cooking books I enjoyed in 2011. In no particular order: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook Fresh: New Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes The Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition The China Study [...]
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Reading Roundup 2011: Cooking Edition
Posted in best of 2011, tagged book review, cooking, cook books, vegan, vegetarian, food network on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reading Roundup 2011: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Posted in best of 2011, tagged amor towles, book review, Manhattan, new york, one book one community, rules of civility, words worth books on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Bronwyn, Words Worth Books staffer and OBOC committee member, recommends Rules of Civility by Amor Towles as her best read of 2011: Rules of Civility is the quintessential snapshot of a magical Manhattan in the thirties, a love letter to a forgotten time and different place. This novel is totally fulfilling: the characters are dynamic, [...]
Reading Roundup 2011: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Posted in best of 2011, tagged amazon, ann patchett, book review, fiction, harper collins, one book one community, state of wonder on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Maureen, Kitchener Public Library staffer and OBOC committee member, recommends State of Wonder by Ann Patchett as her best read of 2011: Patchett crafts a moving tale of obsession, relationships and primal urgings deep in the Amazon. Her delicate craftsmanship suspends disbelief drawing the reader into a wondrous metaphysical and spiritual journey with ever surprising [...]
What’s OBOC Reading? Retreat: Hitler’s First Defeat by Michael K. Jones
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged book review, hitler, Michael K Jones, one book one community, Retreat: Hitler’s First Defeat on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Phil, OBOC committee member and Cambridge Public Library staffer, has been reading Retreat: Hitler’s First Defeat by Michael K. Jones. There are many excellent books describing the German-Russian WWII battlefields on the Eastern Front. Where this book excels is not in the re-telling of the overall battle structures and such, but rather the varied personal [...]
What’s OBOC Reading: 33 Revolutions Per Minute by Dorian Lynskey
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged 33 revolutions per minute, book review, dorian lyskey, occupy wall street, one book one community on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Phil, OBOC committee member and Cambridge Public Library staffer, has been reading 33 Revolutions Per Minute by Dorian Lynskey. Lynskey surveys the vast history of protest songs in 33 chapters, starting with Nina Simone and ending with Green Day. By examining the cultural milieu in which each song was created, Lynskey brings a larger context that makes for [...]
What’s OBOC Reading? The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged book review, mystery books, one book one community, reginald hill, the woodcutter on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sharron, OBOC committee member and Kitchener Public Library staffer, has been reading The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill. Perhaps best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries, Hill has crafted a compelling standalone thriller with great plotting, vivid characters and a weaving, intricate narrative that draws you into the story. The fairytale-like life of Wolf Hadda, a [...]
What is OBOC Reading? Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged annie jacobsen, area 51, book review, one book one community on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Phil, OBOC committee member and Cambridge Public Library staffer, has been reading Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen. Jacobsen culls through mountains of recently declassified documents and interviews scientists, pilots and others who have all worked in Area 51, the conspiracy theorists ground zero. What follows, is a heavily annotated and levelheaded piecing together of the [...]
What is OBOC Reading? The Elephant’s Journey by Jose Saramago
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged book review, jose saramago, one book one community, the elephant's journey on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Phil, OBOC committee member and Cambridge Public Library staffer, has been reading The Elephant’s Journey by Jose Saramago. Saramago likens the past to an immense stony ground and if we pay attention to the details (under the rocks), you never know what you will find. In this novel, Saramago re-tells a story of an elephant’s journey from [...]
Top Book Club Books in October
Posted in bookclub, tagged book club, book movement, book review, bookclub on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following are the most popular book club books during October, based on votes from readers and leaders of more than 32,000 book clubs registered at Bookmovement.com. Have you read any of these books, alone or with your book club? 1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 2. [...]
What’s OBOC Reading? The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Posted in what is OBOC reading?, tagged book review, doubleday, erin morgenstern, one book one community, the night circus on October 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sharron, OBOC committee member and Kitchener Public Library staffer, has been reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. In this almost dreamlike novel, a magical circus disappears only to suddenly reappear in another place entirely. Those who visit leave feeling that, more than just seeing a circus, they are awakening from a dream. Behind the [...]
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