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Brazos Book of the Month August 2010

Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

Medium Raw

The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential.

In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain.

Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. 

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First Wednesday Book Club

 

We started the First Wednesday Book Club in 2007, when we realized that we weren't the only ones dying to sit down to talk about books -- our customers were, too!

Still free and open to the public, the book club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the store. At each meeting, we vote on the book for the next month.

We read mostly novels, occasionally short stories or non-fiction, and anyone can make a recommendation. When it formed, the members decided not to elect a leader but rather have the discussion develop organically. That said, we welcome any outside sources (author's biography, historical context, book reviews) which might help us better understand the text or provide a point for discussion.

See the book for the upcoming meeting, as well as some we've read in the past.

Join us!

 


The Palace of Illusions (Paperback)

By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781400096206
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Anchor, 02/01/2009

 

September 2010

Lords of Finance (Paperback)

By Liaquat Ahamed
$18.00
ISBN-13: 9780143116806
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 12/01/2009

 

August 2010

Let the Great World Spin (Paperback)

By Colum Mccann
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780812973990
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 06/01/2010

 

July 2010

How to Escape from a Leper Colony: A Novella and Stories (Paperback)

By Tiphanie Yanique
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781555975500
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Graywolf Press, 03/01/2010
June 2010

Sarah's Key (Paperback)

By Tatiana de Rosnay
$13.95
ISBN-13: 9780312370848
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: St. Martin's Griffin, 09/01/2008

 

May 5, 2010

at 6:00 PM (time changed due to schedule conflict)


Olive Kitteridge: Fiction (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Strout
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780812971835
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 10/01/2008

 

April 7, 2010

at 6:00 PM (time changed due to schedule conflict)


The Age of Innocence (Mass Market Paperback)

By Edith Wharton, Regina Barreca (Introduction by), Judith P. Saunders (Afterword by)
$5.95
ISBN-13: 9780451530882
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Signet Classics, 03/01/2008

 

March 2010

We're using this month's pick as an excuse to take advantage of the MFAH's guided tours for book clubs. We'll use their discussion guide, then we'll visit the museum to look at works of art in the museum’s collection in connection with the book.

On Thursday, March 11 at 7 pm, we'll meet in the lobby of the Law Building (1001 Bissonnet) for the guided tour of the MFAH. If you'd like to join us, please RSVP to claire@brazosbookstore.com so we know how many people to expect. Hope you can make it!


The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Paperback)

By David Wroblewski
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780061374234
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Ecco, 09/01/2009

 

February 2010

The Help (Hardcover)

By Kathryn Stockett
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780399155345
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 02/01/2009

 

January 2010

Old Filth (Paperback)

By Jane Gardam
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781933372136
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Europa Editions, 06/01/2006

 

November 2009

Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Paperback)

By Jennifer Niven
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780452289451
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Plume, 07/01/2009

 

October 2009

Brownsville: Stories (Paperback)

By Oscar Casares
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780316146807
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Back Bay Books, 03/01/2003

 

September 2009

The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Paperback)

By Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson (Translator)
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781933372600
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Europa Editions, 09/01/2008

 

August 2009

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin (Mass Market Paperback)

By Kate Chopin
$4.95
ISBN-13: 9780743487672
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Simon & Schuster, 07/01/2004

 

July 2009

The Secret Scripture (Paperback)

By Sebastian Barry
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780143115694
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 04/01/2009

 

June 2009

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