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Recent Reviews
Editor’s Note: Our book reviews can not be bought. We only review books that we and other tomatoes have read and think you’ll enjoy. And while this section may occasionally be sponsored by a publisher or author, it does not guarantee that the book will be reviewed here, unless it stands on its own merits.
Books make great gifts.
Here are a few for everyone on your list.
Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook: We love this book and it’s a great cookbook to share with your family. It’s a collection of recipes from Paula’s family including my favorites--a delicious Meatloaf from Paula’s Aunt Peggy, Hoppin’ John Salad, Tomato Basil Soup and Brussel sporouts that even my kids love. There's plenty of butter, bacon, and mayonnais but there’s some lighter recipes too!
The Ladies and Sons Just Desserts. These are the classic down-home recipes that have made Paula beloved to her fans everywhere, from her signature Gooey Butter Cake and Key Lime Grits Pie to Pecan Shortbread Bars, Hidden Mint Cookies, and Iron Skillet Brownies. Whether you're whipping up an Old South Jelly Roll Cake for a weekday treat or baking the Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie or Christmas Nut Pie for a holiday celebration, these treats are as easy to create as they are to enjoy. Mr. Tomato made the chocolate ribbon cake - it was awesome.
For the Cooks
The Southern Italian Table - We love Arthur Schwartz's new cookbook. It covers the gamut from antipasto to dolce in a very well organized manner. And the photos are mouth watering. Each recipe has a great story about where the recipe originated and its history. It will have you yearning to hop on the next flight to Italy. But in the meantime, whip up a few of these dishes, listen to some Pavoratti on your iPod, and open up a lovely bottle of wine from southern Italy. It will be almost like being there.
Memoirs and Biographies
True Compass - We’ve just finished Ted Kennedy’s memoir True Compass. It’s not only a terrific personal look inside the Kennedy family, but his behind the scenes recollections and insights into the major political, historical, and social changes the last half of the 20th century are riveting.
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother, Gladys Baker, was either dead or simply not a part of her life — depending on the publicity campaign of the moment. However, that was not true. The author also tells for the first time the potent story of Marilyn's closely guarded friendship with Pat Kennedy Lawford, sister of President John Kennedy; he sheds new light on Marilyn's so-called affair with JFK; and he reveals shocking information about Marilyn's relationship with Robert Kennedy.
Annie Leibovitz At Work by Annie Leibovitz got raves from our tomato reviewers. In “Annie Leibovitz At Work”, we get a book-length take of this photographer’s rise to the top of her field that is not only riveting but is accompanied by those mesmerizing photographs, many familiar, that chronicle the last 30 years of this country’s cultural life and for which she is famous.
New York City Books
New York's Unique and Unexpected Places by Judith Stonehill, Alexandra Stonehill, Ethan Hawke (Foreword by)
New York’s Unique & Unexpected Places is written for adventurers and dreamers who want to explore the city’s uncommon, but fascinating, less familiar sites. This beguiling book will delight urban enthusiasts, New Yorkers, and the countless tourists determined to discover—and sometimes rediscover—these fifty memorable destinations. Visit a cutting-edge center for architecture, a Dutch farmhouse surprisingly perched on Broadway, the sublime chapel designed by Louise Nevelson, idiosyncratic museums dedicated to finance and firefighting and subway cars, the historic home of Louis Armstrong, and a spectacular garden overlooking the Hudson.
Park It! NYC: Complete Guide to Parking Garages
This unique and handy guidebook is the perfect solution for hassle-free parking. Park It! NYC’s twenty-four maps and comprehensive coverage of the nearly 1,100 off-street parking garages and outdoor lots in Manhattan helps you easily navigate to the perfect garage for you. Learn from an insider who has visited each garage three times – how much to tip, why rates change, and where to find a safe garage. Buy it now.
New York: The Big City and Its Little Neighborhoods by Naomi Fertitta, Paul Aresu (Photographer), The NYC & Company Foundation
Both an official NYC guide and a celebration of the city, this book is the ideal travel companion for both tourists and resident tourists. Complete "how-to" information shows where to eat and shop, as well as how to get there. More than 20 neighborhoods are covered in full detail, including Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Odessa, Little Senegal, Little India, Little Poland, and Koreatown, among others. A comprehensive travel guide to the worlds within New York City, this book includes photographs, maps, and a historical background of the ethnic neighborhoods within the five boroughs.
Fun Little Books
OBSOLETE An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us
By Anna Jane Grossman/; Illustrated By James Gulliver Hancock
Thanks to rapidly advancing technology and shifting mores, the amount of change we experience in our lifetimes is unprecedented. Anna Jane Grossman, author and social commentator, has written a witty collection of short essays on objects, ideas and behaviors which are quickly disappearing: or have already left the building.
I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School By Carol Taggart, the first of the trio, will trigger your memory with fun facts you learned in school – from adverbs to the Pythagorean Theorem. Witty, engaging, entertaining; the information is presented in east-to-retain, bite sized chunks. Read Carol's article 12 Days and 12 Facts for This Holiday Season.
Books for Kids
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, #4
Age Range: 8 to 12
It's summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn. Greg, a self-confessed "indoor person," is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different vision for an ideal summer…one packed with outdoor activities and "family togetherness." Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything?
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator)
For infants or children in preschool
Part of a delightful series of books that will entertain the wee ones.
