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Library Showcase: Last of the Summer Reading

The summer days grow inexorably shorter and shorter, and very soon another fall semester will be upon us. But before you dive into a new academic year, why not enjoy some light summer reading? We are showcasing some good fiction and non-fiction books to gently carry you through the end of the summer: Non-Fiction: Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World , by Dan Koeppel  -- The banana: not as humble as you may have thought. Cooking for One , by Mark Erickson and Lisa Erickson  -- Dining alone is no reason to deprive yourself of a gourmet dinner. Bring out the candles and the soft music, too! Cooking Secrets of the C.I.A. , by the Culinary Institute of America  -- What's cooking at the other C.I.A. The Devil's Cup: a History of the World According to Coffee , by Stewart Lee Allen  -- Are you a coffee lover? Then you will not be surprised at coffee's place in history. Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the History of Golf , by Mark Frost  -- In 1930