Nonfiction Suggestions
#1 Recommendation – The Joy of Seafood – Barton Seaver
Dedicated to “everyone who has said ‘I’d love to eat more seafood, but I don’t know how to cook it,” Seaver’s delightful book presents clearly-worded recipes for nearly 100 fish species. Do you have a yen for “broiled halibut with blistered tomatoes” or “stir-fried tilapia with red onion and ginger?” The author’s writings direct you on a clear path toward creating those delicacies – and hundreds more. Detailed grilling instructions, combined with succulent sounding recipes, open a gateway to magnificent summer repasts. Bon Appetit!
Biography
What is a Girl Worth?: My Story About Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth About Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics – Rachael Denhollander
Plagued by Fire: the Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright – Paul Hendrickson
Kindness and Wonder: Why Mr. Rogers Matters more Now than Ever – Gavin Edwards
Controversy 101
Deep State: Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law – James Stewart
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America – Beth Macy
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans – David Shulkin
Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover – Ruth Marcus
History
Fire and Fortitude: the U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 – John McManus
Franklin and Washington: the Founding Partnership – Edward Larson
Gettysburg: the Last Invasion – Allen Guelzo
Lakota America: a New History of Indigenous Power – Pekka Hamalainen
The Darkest Year: the American Home Front, 1941-1942 – William Klingaman
The World of the Crusades: an Illustrated History – Christopher Tyerman
A Potpourri of American Topics
American Made: the Enduring Legacy of the WPA – Nick Taylor
The Day After: Why America Wins the War but Loses the Peace – Brendan Gallagher
The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care, and How to Fix It – Marty Makary
Plants Go to War: a Botanical History of World War II – Judith Sumner
Reading about Our Pastimes
Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces – Jan Johnsen
Golf’s Life Lessons: 55 Inspirational Tales about Jack Nicklaus, etc. – Richard Allen
Joy of Cooking (Most recent edition – 600 new recipes, 4,000 revisions) – Irma Rombauer and others
Why We Quilt: Contemporary Makers Speak Out – Thomas Knauer
Russian Studies
Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia – Joshua Yaffa
Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War – Duncan White
Stalin and the Fate of Europe: the Post-war Struggle for Sovereignty – Norman Naimark
The Russian Job: the Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin – Douglas Smith