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My Berlin Kitchen: A Love StoryLuisa Weiss2012, 320 pagesNonfictionLuisa Weiss is the daughter of a mathematician from Boston and an interpreter from Rome. She has always been fascinated with cooking. Her parents porce when she is a child, and she is bounced back and forth from her father’s apartment in Boston to her mother’s home in Berlin. As an adult she settles in New York, but she doesn’t feel at home and wonders if she is...
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How Music WorksDavid Byrne2012, 345 pagesNonfictionAlternative-rock legend David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) has written a philosophical – historical – sociological – biographical treatise on music, which I found quite thought-provoking. Most interesting to me were the chapters exploring various influences on the creation of music, such as technological constraints or advances, available performance venues, and skill level of...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Under the Isles of Shoals J. Dennis Robinson 2012, 156 pages Nonfiction With numerous current and historical photos and illustrations, this book recounts the lengthy history of the Isles of Shoals as revealed from the written records and the archaeological digs on the Isles, particularly at Smuttynose during the last four years. Robinson was a...
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Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon GreatnessScott Jurek2012, 272 pagesNonfictionHave you ever dreamed of being the best in your field? If so, you may understand what drives Scott Jurek to be the best ultramarathoner in the world. And there is no question that he is the best. This book provides a great deal of insight into what makes him tick and how he manages to run 165 miles at a time (and set records) on a...
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Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls – One Flying Disc at a TimeJim Gorant2012, 261 pagesNonfictionWallace, an abandoned pit bull puppy, is rescued twice in his early life. But he ends up in a shelter, unwanted. Andrew “Roo” Yori and his girlfriend Clara Setzer befriend Wallace and fight for a chance to adopt him. Roo discovers the sport of disc throwing for dogs, and an amazing...
