books by Harper Perennial     books:     Harper Perennial      Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ... Harper Perennial, 2008 Eat your way to saving the earth I have loved Barbara Kingsolver as an author of fiction, now as someone who has inspired me to change the way I buy food and feed my family. I have started asking questions, purchasing from a local farm and planted garlic! Small steps. This book is entertaining as ...             Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) Anthony Bourdain Harper Perennial, 2007 Good Book Now Even Better For anyone who's ever done any kind of commercial cooking this book, and it's earlier version, is a MUST read. I'm a retired line cook and I can assure all potential readers that Tony knows of what he speaks. For 'civilians', the avid home cook or the addicted ...             The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) Michael Chabon Harper Perennial, 2008 Chabon's imagination is hard to beat This book is simply excellent, I couldn't put it down until read through. Chabon's imagination is hard to beat. Yiddish Policemen is just as good as The Amazing Adventures and Wonder Boys. The characters, plot and setting is great, and now we can only hope for the Coen ...             Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser Harper Perennial, 2005 Unexpected, but enjoyable. I will warn all of you future readers: this is a great book and is rather historical in content. Contrary to my common thought that this whole book was bashing the fast food industry, it really did neither. Instead he really shows how fast food originated, how it ...             The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression Amity Shlaes Harper Perennial, 2008 Five stars with reservations. Overall I enjoyed the book a lot. Shlaes writes well and clearly. Her version of the Great Depression is original, unlike any other I have read; and I have read quite a few books on that subject. The Forgotten Man is mainly about Franklin Roosevelt and his "New ...             Keeping Faith: A Novel (P.S.) Jodi Picoult Harper Perennial, 2006 great read This book is one of my favorites. I thought Jodi did a great job in writing the book. I really believed the story, and to me that is a great book!!             Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Harper Perennial, 1991 Welcome to the Flow! I stumbled upon Flow and was pleasantly surprised. The book, based on extensive research into the nature of happiness and man's most fulfilling moments, promises to provide steps towards enhancing the quality of life. With many examples and concrete suggestions, I ...             Leave the Building Quickly: True Stories (P.S.) Cynthia Kaplan Harper Perennial, 2008 Buy this book... now Cynthia Kaplan is funny. But that's almost besides the point. She's reflective and thoughtful. While you're laughing, in your mind's eye you can picture exactly what she's describing... and why... and how it applies to you and your life. Wise readers would buy ...             The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (P.S.) Debra Dean Harper Perennial, 2007 5 stars doesn't mean perfect..... I've thought about this book repeatedly since I finished it last week, a testament to how deeply it affected me. There is much to ponder, particularly the power of memory and the profundity of its loss. Marina is in her 80s, struggling with the early stages of ...             The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel (P.S.) Dalia Sofer Harper Perennial, 2008 One Of The Most Impressive Literary Debuts of 2007 Young Iranian-American writer Dalia Sofer is one whose ample literary talents offer much promise of a bright career awaiting her, if her literary debut "The Septembers of Shiraz" is any indication. Her debut novel is one of the most fascinating recent literary debuts ...             The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 Saul Friedlander Harper Perennial, 2008 A magnum opus A truly monumental work that simply outpaces many other related literary endeavors appearing over the past 30 years. Reads easily and without the stodgy encumbrances of many history books. A must read for anyone interested in the Holocaust.             The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.) Thrity Umrigar Harper Perennial, 2007 Mumbai This was the first book I read by Thrity Umrigar. Although I have been there on multiple occasions, it gave me insight into the life in Mumbai. It is a very easy and quick read. There are two more books by this author that I have read and enjoyed each one.          products you might be interested in search for books adventures, confidential, depression, experience, extermination, underbelly we recommend Unexpected, but enjoyable. randomly chosen music: Early Venetian Lute Music