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If Youre Lucky Is a Theory of Mine
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Matt Mauch
KristinaMN
, May 26, 2013
In his second collection, If You're Lucky is a Theory of Mine, Matt Mauch's poetry occupies the territory where the familiar meets the surreal, illuminated by strong imagery and a voice both familiar and deft. The collection's sections are based on quotations from a research subject in the 1950's who was participating in a study of how LSD affected humans. From declarations that encourage rumination, such as "Realizing your potential is controlled by a switch on the wall/It's a standard on/off switch" ("from the owner's manual") to elegant descriptions like "Smoke, I'm sure,/is what the moon is made of,/rising and gathering/there like we do/in the body." (It's a planet, we've an age"), Mauch's poems both delight and challenge the reader to reconsider the idea of chance, luck, and happenstance.
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It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great
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Paltrow, Gwyneth
KristinaMN
, May 25, 2013
As someone who has never bought a celebrity-written cookbook before, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this one had substance, and will likely be one that I use frequently. Paltrow and her co-author Julia Turshen focus on creating healthy, easy, and appealing meals that both kids and adults like. The beginning of the book explains the philosophy behind the recipes, which rely on ingredients that may not always be familiar to the reader, such as harissa (a spice blend from North Africa) and Manuka honey, to create mostly gluten-free, dairy-free, and peanut-free meals. From savory to sweet and everything in between, these recipes are easy on the body and more tasty than I expected, thanks largely to the spices and combinations of flavors that make salt and other condiments totally unnecessary. The book also makes it easy to shop and plan meals; Paltrow has included a pantry/shopping list, as well as some weekly menus for different purposes: detox/cleansing, bodybuilding, and family-friendly. While her kids definitely have more developed palates than most, I'm looking forward to serving my kids more of the wholesome options included in It's All Good. And if they don't eat it, I sure will!
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Wild
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Cheryl Strayed
KristinaMN
, January 15, 2013
I found this book to be one of the most moving, artfully written memoirs I've ever read, and it's been a big hit in my creative writing and composition courses as well.
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Even So: New and Selected Poems
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Gary Young
KristinaMN
, November 12, 2012
Gary Young's poetry is inspired by ordinary things -- a flock of birds, a comment from a loved one, or a cloud at sunset -- but takes these ordinary images and turns them into breathless insights. Individually, the poems invite the reader to stop and think, to reread and ponder; as a collection (or in this case, a collection of collections), they weave a complex fabric of life's dimensions, and how we choose to view those dimensions. Mostly a writer of prose poems, Young does not depend upon the line for music, but still achieve music through the structure of the sentence and careful choice of words.
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To find a new beauty
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Andrea Witzke Slot
KristinaMN
, June 18, 2012
In her debut poetry collection, To Find a New Beauty, Andrea Witzke-Slot delivers poetry that may seem quiet on the surface, including everyday objects and occurences, but under that calm surface strong undercurrents of passion and intensity pull at the reader. A sequence of poems frames the collection, recurring throughout, and centering on the sea, and in particular a found object, as a metaphor for the creative process and the role of the artist, adding another layer to the effect of the total collection.
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What the Raven Said
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Robert Alexander
KristinaMN
, April 21, 2012
This contemplative book of prose poems is a perfect companion for a weekend alone on a northern lake. A chronicle of both interior and exterior landscapes, and how they reflect each other, What the Raven Said combines the rich description of nature reminiscent of the poetry of Mary Oliver and William Stafford with the sensibilities of Thoreau.
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84 Charing Cross Road
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Helene Hanff
KristinaMN
, December 11, 2011
This very readable collection of letters between a broke playwright and screenwriter and a small bookshop in London, bridging two decades (1949-1969), will appeal to bibliophiles everywhere. Historical references to rationing in England after WWII and other details ground the letters in the time period, but they actually resemble an email correspondence of today in many ways. Hanff's humor and warmth, and the friendships she develops with the booksellers she has never met, remind us that books have the power not only to inform, entertain, and persuade us, but to connect us to each other, as well.
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News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist
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Laurie Hertzel
KristinaMN
, October 30, 2011
Laurie Hertzel's journey into journalism occurs at the "end of an era" for both the Northern Minnesota town where she begins - Duluth, Minnesota - as well as for the field of journalism itself. As Duluth loses its industry and the population contracts, journalism slowly transitions from paper and wire services to computers and disks. In the meantime, Hertzel, who begins as a receptionist at the newspaper, works her way into reporting, and finds her voice and vocation. A fascinating chronicle of a career and self-realization.
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In Caddis Wood
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Mary Francois Rockcastle
KristinaMN
, October 30, 2011
Mary Francois Rockcastle's In Caddis Wood is a novel that explores the underpinnings of a long marriage, from the vantage point of a wife who, when faced with a life-changing crisis, is forced to face her past choices. Sometimes romantic, sometimes tragic, but always intense, the story of this family is compelling and cathartic.
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