book review
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Kitchen Confidential: A Portrait of Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain remains a truly compelling figure. Kitchen Confidential chronicles his voyage through the tumultuous, bloody, murky, and electric waters of the culinary world—as well as human nature. It is the story of an extraordinarily storied life: culinary school, bouts… Continue reading
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The Bookshelf in September: Ultra-Violence, Ultra-Unprocessed Food, and Rational Spirituality
Welcome back, dear friends, to what is now the fourth edition of The Bookshelf. I had somehow not saved the original completed draft of this month’s review and lost it. Scraping the outer echelons of belatedness, I almost couldn’t find… Continue reading
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The Bookshelf in July: Climate Optimism and Soviet Woes
True to my pledge to do so every month, it is with great delight that I share with you my thoughts on the books I have read throughout July. I wholly enjoyed and admired the three books accounted for here,… Continue reading
The Eye of an Archer 