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Tender at the Bone:... 06/24 Bob is currently reading:
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl
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I'm a Stranger Here... 06/21 Bob is currently reading:
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson
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June 29
Bread: A Baker's Boo... Bob gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes (Hardcover)
by Jeffrey Hamelman
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read in June, 2009

Bob Bob said: "You basically have to be a hard-core breadmaker to make sense of this book. I'm a home cook that wanted good info on making bread and learned quickly that this book is really intended more for people who are commercially making bread, not for people...more "
June 24
Tender at the Bone:... Bob is currently reading:
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl
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June 21
I'm a Stranger Here... Bob is currently reading:
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson
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Fast Food Nation Bob gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Fast Food Nation (Paperback)
by Eric Schlosser
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read in June, 2009

Bob Bob said: "This book has a huge reputation and, in my option, it's well deserved. A fantastic look at the fast food industry which forces the reader to a place where they can no longer claim ignorance about what their dollars are supporting when they buy a Big...more "
June 12
Good Calories, Bad C... Bob gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight, and Disease (Vintage)
by Gary Taubes
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read in June, 2009

Bob Bob said: "I'm not a 'scienc-y' kinda guy. If you're anything like me, this book is a dense and trying read...But it interested me and for some reason I stuck with it.

Some people might try and turn this into a 'diet book', but thankfully I don't th...more
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May 27
The Graveyard Book Bob marked as to-read:
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author)
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May 18
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Bob read and liked Belinda's review of Good Calories, Bad Calories:

"Holy RESEARCH, Batman. Wow. It seems like Gary Taubes maybe took a lot of guff after his controversial piece in the New York Times, and decided to just let all his critics have it by burying them in tons and tons of data.

I have read abo...more
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May 11
The Soul of a Chef:... Bob marked as to-read:
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection (Paperback)
by Michael Ruhlman
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
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