Recommendations
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Juvenile FictionA great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum. “A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible . . . All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.” – New York Times Book Review
“It was an important book to me.”
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Kitchen Confidential
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
CooksAfter twenty-five years of 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine', chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain has decided to tell all. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown; from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable, as shocking as they are funny.
“great book”
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It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here
It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here
Charles Grodin
ActorsThe pitfalls and pleasures of an actor's life are discussed candidly by a talented actor, who recounts the highlights--and not so great moments--of his more than thirty years in show business
“Recommended on Tim Ferriss's podcast”
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“Recommended on Tim Ferriss's podcast”
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“Recommended on Tim Ferriss's podcast”
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