Review: Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life by Sarah Ban Breathnach
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: She Persisted: Temple Grandin

She Persisted: Temple Grandin by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: A Wish for Winter

A Wish for Winter by Viola Shipman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Dickens and Christmas

Dickens and Christmas by Lucinda Hawksley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The G Ring: How the IUD Escaped the Nazis

The G Ring: How the IUD Escaped the Nazis by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Murder in Studio One

Murder in Studio One by Norman Corwin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: She Persisted: Helen Keller

She Persisted: Helen Keller by Courtney Sheinmel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Big Shot

Big Shot by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake

Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Searching for Coach Taylor

Searching for Coach Taylor by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Secrets of a Christmas Elf

Secrets of a Christmas Elf by Ben Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Diary of a Christmas Elf

Diary of a Christmas Elf by Ben Miller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: A Famous Christmas Memory: The Pumpkin Bread Recipe Fiasco

A Famous Christmas Memory: The Pumpkin Bread Recipe Fiasco by Alexis Anicque
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale

The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale by Philip Van Doren Stern
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: I Choose Darkness

I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa by Fran Osseo-Asare
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The House Servant's Directory: An African American Butler's 1827 Guide

The House Servant's Directory: An African American Butler's 1827 Guide by Robert Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: A Sugarplum Christmas

A Sugarplum Christmas by Viola Shipman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Help Is On the Way

Help Is On the Way by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries by Greg Melville
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: What Mrs. Fisher Knows about Southern Cooking

What Mrs. Fisher Knows about Southern Cooking by Abby Fisher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mrs. Fisher was the second African-American free woman to write a cookbook. Originally published in 1881, the reprinted book includes 160 recipes over 72 pages. They are written in prose and were recipes she used when living on a plantation. She dictated her recipes orally to writers who composed them into this book.

Many recipes are for large amounts of people or for a large amount of food to be canned for later use. She also includes receipts for home remedies for various ailments. This is an interesting book on the foodways of the mid-nineteenth century.

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Review: Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure

Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure by Jimmy Fallon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Carla and the Christmas Cornbread

Carla and the Christmas Cornbread by Carla Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Dr. Rick Will See You Now

Dr. Rick Will See You Now by Dr. Rick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Three Monarchs

The Three Monarchs by Anthony Horowitz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning

Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning by Rafia Zafar
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America

Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America by Frederick Douglass Opie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Buttermilk: a Savor the SouthTM cookbook

Buttermilk: a Savor the SouthTM cookbook by Debbie Moose
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Clothing of Books

The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Switchboard Soldiers

Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Jew[ish]

Jew[ish] by Matt Greene
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Edge of Summer

The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Goldsmith's Treasure

The Goldsmith's Treasure by August Šenoa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives

What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives by Herbert C. Covey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Please Like Me

Please Like Me by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Plantation Row Slave Cabin Cooking: The Roots of Soul Food

Plantation Row Slave Cabin Cooking: The Roots of Soul Food by Patricia B. Mitchell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook

Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook by Michael W. Twitty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Oral History Reader

The Oral History Reader by Robert Perks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Hemingses of Monticello

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Fires in the Mirror

Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Simon the Fiddler

Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences

Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences by Cherstin M. Lyon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Oral History and Digital Humanities: Voice, Access, and Engagement

Oral History and Digital Humanities: Voice, Access, and Engagement by Douglas A. Boyd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older

Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older by Douwe Draaisma
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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