Non-fiction Recommendations from the Hizzy
I'm not a big non-fiction fan. But these three books have been recommended by many in the Hizzy and enjoyed by even more. I've read the first two & have purchased the third, which I hope to read soon. All apologies to those who originally recommended these books - I can't remember! I'm senile! Email me & I'd be happy to update and properly credit you. (Erm, this is Britomart for anyone who hasn't recognized the babble.)
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Absolutely fascinating book about the real, day-to-day adventures to be found in a restaurant kitchen. Bourdain's revelations are shocking, amusing and intriguing by turns. The book is also packed with all sorts of helpful information: you'll never order fish on a Monday again; when vacationing in a city, you'll go to your dream restaurants Tuesday-Thursday; how you purchase your knives, pots and pans might drastically change. Even if you're not much into cooking, it's likely you'll enjoy this book. Who knew chefs so closely resembled rock stars and lived such a heady sex, drugs & rock 'n roll lifestyle?
Hotel Babylon by Anonymous
Before you get too far into this book, you'll fully understand why the author chose to be anonymous. This book is shocking, scintillating and fascinating. It's hard to put down & you'll never look at the hotel industry the same way again.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
This is the one I haven't read yet, so I can't offer any little review. A couple people recommended this highly; I'm just too much of an idiot to remember who they were. Here's a little excerpt from an Amazon review: "Uproariously funny" doesn't seem a likely description for a book on cadavers. However, Roach, a Salon and Reader's Digest columnist, has done the nearly impossible and written a book as informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty.
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Absolutely fascinating book about the real, day-to-day adventures to be found in a restaurant kitchen. Bourdain's revelations are shocking, amusing and intriguing by turns. The book is also packed with all sorts of helpful information: you'll never order fish on a Monday again; when vacationing in a city, you'll go to your dream restaurants Tuesday-Thursday; how you purchase your knives, pots and pans might drastically change. Even if you're not much into cooking, it's likely you'll enjoy this book. Who knew chefs so closely resembled rock stars and lived such a heady sex, drugs & rock 'n roll lifestyle?
Hotel Babylon by Anonymous
Before you get too far into this book, you'll fully understand why the author chose to be anonymous. This book is shocking, scintillating and fascinating. It's hard to put down & you'll never look at the hotel industry the same way again.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
This is the one I haven't read yet, so I can't offer any little review. A couple people recommended this highly; I'm just too much of an idiot to remember who they were. Here's a little excerpt from an Amazon review: "Uproariously funny" doesn't seem a likely description for a book on cadavers. However, Roach, a Salon and Reader's Digest columnist, has done the nearly impossible and written a book as informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty.
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