Reviews of business, biography, current events, self-help, memoir, and lifestyle books.
Nonfiction Reviews: 6/29/2009 06/29/2009
Starred reviews for: Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World, John Franklin's The Wolf in the Parlor, Graham Farmelo's The Strangest Man, and The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh. More
Books on Michael Jackson Gain Little Traction By Rachel Deahl - 06/29/2009
While Michael Jackson singles shot up to top perches in the iTunes store over the weekend, after celebrations of the King of Pop's life took hold in the wake of his sudden death late last week, the run on MJ books has been, well, less noticeable.
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Alexander Street and Arcadia Publishing Launch Online Local History Collection By Lynn Andriani - 06/25/2009
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press and local history book publisher Arcadia Publishing are collaborating on a research website that will collect images and text from every region and state in the U.S. and many areas of Canada. The site will eventually contain more than one million searchable images, including photos, postcards and maps.
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Gotham Buys Achatz Memoir By Lynn Andriani - 06/25/2009
Gotham Books has acquired rights to chef Grant Achatz’s memoir, Life, On the Line. The deal was for North American rights and was brokered by Pilar Queen and David McCormick of McCormick & Williams. Rachel Holtzman will edit.
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Review: Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies and Other Sweets That Taste as Good as They Look 06/22/2009
We were first taken with this book's photo of "Goldies," organic Twinkies dusted with gold metallic powder. But there's much more to this lively new collection of wholesome, sophisticated baked goods from cake maker Sarah Magid. In 60 recipes, Magid offers up crowd-pleasers like oatmeal raisin cookies and flourless chocolate almond cake, as well as homemade variations on childhood all-stars like Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies and Hostess Sno-balls.
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Recipe Report: June 22 By Lynn Andriani - 06/22/2009
This week, a recipe from Anne Byrn, aka the Cake Mix Doctor, for Chocolate Espresso Pound Cake. The recipe comes from The Cake Mix Doctor Returns, which Workman will publish in October.
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