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Destinations: Monte Carlo, Paris, London Book: White Truffles in Winter (a novel) by N. M. Kelby This fictionalized biography of the great French chef, Auguste Escoffier– – is delicious, scandalous, lascivious, luscious… The writing is lush. The author, N. M. Kelby, paints the portrait of a man obsessed with luscious food and delicious women. But [...]
PDF Something a little different today, and a spectacular prize book that matches. See below. These imposing gentlemen–with their fierce-looking tattoos and exotic costumes composed of a mixture of native American materials like deer skin pants and the latest borrowings from European civilization, like pajama tops– were an anti-war movement. Print PDF
Destination: London Book: Comfort and Joy (NEW October 2011) by India Knight Cheeky! The little book just elbowed its way up in front of a stack of other books waiting to be reviewed. I could not resist the cheerful red cover festooned with Christmas lights, so after reading a few more serious books, I picked [...]
Destination: England Book: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (2003) It’s a cozy, or is it? A mystery novel that sidesteps blood and merciless beatings for a more measured and intellectual approach to solving crimes is called a cozy. Maisie Dobbs, the first in a series of (so far) seven novels written by Jacqueline Winspear, introduces [...]
Destination: 17th Century Paris and London Book: Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution (NEW 3/2011), by Holly Tucker Although I love to read about history, I do not think of myself as a fan of scientific history–and to say that a book is about blood transfusions is enough to [...]
Destination: London Books: Loathsome London by Terry Deary from the Horrible Histories Various Titles from the You Wouldn’t Want To Be… series for children “Horrible” History Makes Traveling to Britain with Kids Fun A GUEST POST by Mara Gorman Grownups tend to think that castles, suits of armor, and ancient towers are automatically interesting [...]
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Destination: England Book: The Red Queen (NEW: August 2010) by Phillipa Gregory Boy, for a small island, and a relatively brief history (after all we don’t know much about them before the Romans) the British sure have had a lot going on. For all those who despair of ever figuring out all those branches of [...]
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Destination: London Movie: Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey, Jr. On Christmas day, the latest of many movie versions of the adventures of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes debuts. The new Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr. as the brooding, sexy, young sleuth with a 21st century 3-day growth of facial hair. Print PDF
Disney Studio’s new version of Christmas Carol inspires travel to Dickens’ London.
