[Vision2020] book recommendation-and more

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One movie, one book:  "Babette's Feast," *The Gastronomical Me.*

Melynda Huskey


> [Original Message]
> From: Michael Curley <curley at turbonet.com>
> To: vision2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Date: 10/13/2005 8:02:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] book recommendation-and more
>
> Pat, Keely, and All:
> I reply because I see that others may share my thought that food, if 
> not the universal language itself, at least shares that distinction 
> with music.  For a visual feast with your reading, I suggest "Eat, 
> Drink, Man, Woman" which is rentable at Howard Hughes, the movie 
> store, and perhaps Bookpeople too.  Of course, if you understand 
> Mandarin, you will not have to read the subtitles and can more fully 
> enjoy the video only...
> Mike Curley
>
> On 12 Oct 2005 at 21:50, Pat Kraut wrote:
>
> It is with trepidation that I post this because we could really clog
> the system with books that are a good read. However, I enjoyed the
> book "Near a Thousand Tables" by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. I also got
> it through Bookpeople and its history of food was fascinating. I will
> be putting in an order for your offering Keely and I thank you.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> To: <kjajmix1 at msn.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] book recommendation
>
>
>
> Oops . . . make that Tom Standage, not Stoddard.  Stoddard is, I
> believe, the wine critic who died in a plane crash a few years ago.
>
> keely
>
> From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] book recommendation
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:05:43 -0700
>
>
>
> On a totally different front, and hoping that it's OK in Visionland 
> to
> recommend good stuff, I would recommend a wonderful book I'm reading
> called "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Stoddard.  It
> traces the history of civilization through beer, wine, spirits,
> coffee, tea and Coca-Cola (I was saddened to learn that my childhood
> favorite, Orange Crush, is significant only to me and has had scant
> little effect on the rest of the world . . . ).  It's well written,
> entertaining, and offers a fascinating take on the importance of what
> people drink, produce, condemn and embrace.
>
> I bet the good folks at BookPeople would be glad to order you a copy
> -- it's well worth it.
>
> Enjoying a nice glass of Pinot Grigio as my salute to history,
>
> keely emerine mix
>
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