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C.P. Cavafy - Constantine Petrou Cavafy (1863-1933) may be one of the greatest poets of the last century, but he's mostly known for one poem. It was the favorite of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
C’est La Vie - Mike Gershman was in the final stages of lung cancer before the doctor discovered he was sick. Every night after that, his wife of 25 years lay in his arms
California Cooking and Southern Style: 100 Great Recipes, Inspired Menus, and Gorgeous Table Settings - Carolyne Roehm introduced me to Frances Schultz, who sent me a copy of The Bee Cottage Story: How I Made a Muddle of Things and Decorated My Way Back to
Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life - I have read my share of cancer memoirs, and I’m quite sure I have never encountered a woman whose reaction to the diagnosis of breast cancer --- a friend’s, not
Camp Camp - The kid freaked out, ran off the bus. Much screaming from other kids --- it was time to leave. The kid’s parents told their daughter they’d follow the bus ---
Camus, A Romance - On January 4, 1960 --- exactly fifty years ago --- Albert Camus had a train ticket to Paris in his pocket. But he chose to travel with a friend who
Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant? - "What sort of person calls after midnight?” New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast asks herself that question twice in her memoir. The answer is obvious. Your aged parent. Or, worse, the hospital. I’ve
Canal House Cooking Number 8: Pronto - Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton went to Italy, and all I got is this terrific cookbook. For those who are new to Canal House, a quick history. They call themselves “home
Canal House Cooking Volume 4 - “A beautiful woman is an invitation to a happiness she alone can fulfill.” Proust said that. And without bastardizing the master, I think that can be said about beauty in a
Canal House Cooking Volume 6: The Grocery Store - Everything’s “authentic” now. That is, we’re seeing more and more “real” people in advertising. Men who look like Sam Shepard. Women with the grit of Edie Falco. Not hard to understand
Canal House Cooking Volume N°5: The Good Life - I recently flipped through a new book about New York dinner parties. It’s a visual treat --- there’s nothing like a penthouse duplex done up by one of the kings
Canal House Cooking Volume No. 7: La Dolce Vita - I’m often asked, “What’s the best book you’ve read recently?” Right now, the answer is: “Canal House Cooking Volume No. 7: La Dolce Vita.” This causes confusion. A cookbook has no plot,
Canal House Cooking, Volume 2 (Fall & Holiday) - When last we left Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, they had triumphantly self-published Canal House Cooking Volume No. 1 --- and we had adopted it as our never-fail summer cookbook.
Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 1 - Remember May? You can't forget it --- it was the warmest May on record in our hemisphere (and the 327th consecutive month in which global temperatures exceeded the global average). Remember June? Warm,
Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 2 - When last we left Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, they had triumphantly self-published Canal House Cooking Volume No. 1 --- and we had adopted it as our never-fail summer cookbook.
Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 3 - Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 3 arrived the other day, and we greeted it like a visit from an old friend who shows up just as you’re starting to miss
Canal House Cooks Every Day - We were giving a dinner for an Important Person, so we made up a guest list of friends we regard as Important. Of course we invited Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer,
Canal House: Cook Something: Recipes to Rely On - We were giving a dinner for an Important Person, so we made up a guest list of friends we regard as Important. Of course we invited Melissa Hamilton and Christopher
Carl Jung: Memories, Dreams, Reflections - Carl Jung’s writing is for the professional --- it’s not particularly readable for the likes of me. But then there’s “Memories, Dreams, Reflections,” the book he wrote and dictated when
Carlo Scarpa - The Italian architect Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) isn't widely known. With good reason. Name a celebrated contemporary architect and you immediately think of his/her signature style. Scarpa’s work is harder to
