Claire picks:White on White: Churches of Rural New England

Gorgeous. If the stunning simplicity of the architecture of New England's churches isn't enough for you, the beautiful photography of this over-sized gift book will win you over. Featuring churches from all over New England, including 8 in Vermont, this is a lovely reminder of the importance of simple elegance in our lives. Vermont churches include: Calais Christian Church (1866), Corinth Bible Church (1800), Presbyterian church of Barnet (1849), and the Stannard-Gnsboro Bend Methodist Church (1888)

Lynne picks: The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond

A lush, visual foray into ranch life, The Pioneer Woman Cooks is a cookbook with a huge heart. Ree Drummond shares not only mouth watering recipes for cowboy classics such as chicken fried steak, simple perfect chili and pineapple upside down cake, but through gorgeous photographs she shares her family and their life on a working Oklahoma ranch as well. Each recipe is lavishly illustrated with step by step pictures and Ree's down-home wit.

Pat L-S picks: Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne(of the Talking Heads)

A cyclist for many years in NYC, Byrne discovered the folding bike a few decades ago and started taking it on tour with him. Part travelogue, part journal, part photo album, Bicycle Diaries is an eye- opening celebration of seeing the world from the seat of a bike.

Suzanne picks: Still to Mow by Maxine Kumin

Maxine Kumin reflects on many themes in her most recent poetry collection: land and nature, as well as politics and aging. In "Mulching" she jabs us with her prose "in this stack of newsprint is heartbreak, my blackened fingers can only root in dirt, turning up industrious earthworms...wanting to ask the earth to take my unquiet spirit, bury it deep, make compost out of it In another she wonders about her path not taken to marriage but, remembers in intimate tones "marriage dizzied us. Hand over hand...we tugged our lifeline through limestone and sand, lover and long-legged girl." In this collection, Kumin helps us remember history, both her personal history and ours.

Manda picks: Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray

Stunning photography, informative and funny accompanying text and an elegant layout makes this book perfect for the ten year old just getting into science or for the grown- up geek who loves the elements. This book is filled with information like the crystal structure, atomic emission spectrum, and general uses of every element and fun facts. For example, did you know that there is only about an ounce of Astatine on Earth at any given time, but because of its very short life it is never the same ounce?

JUDITH JONES/THE PLEASURE OF COOKING FOR ONE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 7PM

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Judith Jones is the legendary editor of some of the world's greatest cooks--including Julia Child and James Beard. Now she follows up her recent food memoir, The Tenth Muse, with a passionate and practical book about the joys of cooking for one.