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