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Non-Fiction Recommendations
A few titles selected by Hema Parthasarathi and Margaret Pilaroscia, Adult Services librarians:
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
Carhart, Thaddeus, 2001
786.2092 GAR
An American writer living in Paris discovers a piano shop
where used pianos are repaired, rebuilt, and sold to select customers. At
first the owner refuses to admit him, but he gradually finds his way in through
an introduction from another client and the help of the owner's
assistant. He rediscovers his childhood passion for the instrument and
ends up studying the history and construction of the piano. A charming
book, even for those who aren't passionate about pianos.
My Life as a Traitor: An Iranian Memoir
Ghahramani, Zarah and Robert Hillman, 2008
NEW B Ghahramani
The
second-year Iranian college student in 2001 knew that making that speech meant
trouble, but she had no real expectation of being kidnapped in the heart of
Tehran and hustled off to the notorious Evin Prison. Ghahramani has had
time to reflect. In this memoir, she does so, evoking both the beauty of her
culture and the horror of its regime.
Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can
Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!
Zinczenko, David and Matt
Goulding, 2008
NEW 613.2 ZIN
This
book sorts through good and bad foods and explains it all using great pictures.
It's easy to read, and compact enough to go with you to the store or
restaurant.
Letters
from the Dhamma Brothers
Phillips, Jenny and Robert
Coles, 2008
NEW 365.66 PHI
Through
intimate letters, interviews, and stories, this narrative reveals the impact
that a life-changing retreat had on a group of inmates at the highest level
maximum-security state prison in Alabama.
Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and
Filmmaking
Saltzman, Devyani, 2006
791.4302 SAL
The
highly acclaimed debut novel is Devyani Saltzman's remarkable story of reconnecting
with her mother, award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta, in India and Sri Lanka,
during the production of the Oscar®-nominated film Water.
Tea Bliss: Infuse Your Life with Health, Wisdom, and Contentment
Cheung, Theresa, 2007
641.3372 FRA
Illustrated
throughout with four-color photographs, Tea Bliss is a warmhearted, comforting
book that describes the arts of blending and brewing tea as well as the
performance of ritual tea ceremonies.
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We
Do and What That Does to Our Planet
Kostigen, Thomas M.
2008
NEW 363.7 KOS
Thomas M.
Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we
as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet.
Climbing the Mango Trees
Jaffrey, Madhur, 2006
B Jaffrey
Jaffrey, an authority on the
food of India, shares her early memories of growing up as part of a well-to-do
extended family in Delhi.
Dances with Luigi: A Grandson's Determined Quest to Comprehend Italy and the Italians
Paolicelli, Paul, 2000
945.092 PAO
Veteran TV journalist
Paolicelli moved to Italy to search for family and family history in order to
better understand his Italian heritage.
Indian Summer: The Secret
History of the End of an Empire
Von Tunzelmann, Alex, 2007
945.0359
VON
An account of the hasty
partition of India that will change our understanding of the individuals
involved, Gandhi, Jinnah, the Mountbattens, and Nehru, and their impact on the
history of the end of empire.
Last Jews of Kerala: The
2,000 Year History of India's Forgotten Jewish Community
Fernandes, Edna, 2008
NEW
954.83 FER
The history of a Jewish
community in southwest India which lived in peace with their Christian, Hindu,
and Muslim neighbors for centuries, but was plagued by division from within
over the issue of who arrived first in India.
O Come Ye Back to Ireland:
Our First Year in County Clare
Breen, Christine and Niall Williams, 1987
941.93
WIL
A young American woman and
her Irish husband give up good jobs in Manhattan to live and farm in the west
of Ireland.
The Road to Home: My Life
and Times
Gregorian, Vartan, 2003
B
Gregorian
The very human story of the
former director of the New York Public Library who grew up in the poor Armenian
quarter of Tabriz, Iran and his subsequent successful life in America.
The Spy Wore Red: My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II
Aline, Countess of Romanones, 1987
B Aline
The author was a model who
joined the OSS during World War II. Stationed in Spain, where she met and
married a Spanish Count, Aline Romanones shares stories of society parties and
opulent estates at which she spied in wartime Spain.
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
Moehringer, J. R., 2005
B Moehringer
An homage to the culture of
the local pub by a Pulitzer Prize winning Los Angeles Times reporter.
Tommy Makem's Secret
Ireland
Makem, Tommy, 1997
941.5 MAK
A wonderfully personal guide
to Ireland, by the beloved late folk musician.
Included are memories of some of his favorite places and the legends and
history.
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Until next time.....
Tori Reilly
Fairport Public Library
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of one of these books,
visit our web page at
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and search the catalog.
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