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Laura Shapiro was an award-winning writer at Newsweek for more than fifteen years. The author of Perfection Salad, she has written for many publications, including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Granta, and Gourmet. She lives in New York City

Inkluderar namnen: Laura Shapiro, Laura Schapiro

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Verk av Laura Shapiro

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Granta 52: Food : The Vital Stuff (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 146 exemplar
Best Food Writing 2004 (2004) — Bidragsgivare — 65 exemplar
Best Food Writing 2002 (2002) — Bidragsgivare — 58 exemplar

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Allmänna fakta

Födelsedag
1946
Kön
female
Nationalitet
USA
Yrken
journalist
food historian
Agent
Amanda Urban

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The author examines the writings or memoirs of Dorothy Wordsworth, Rosa Lewis, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eva Braun, Barbara Pym, and Helen Gurley Brown. I feel sorry for anyone asked to dine with the Roosevelts, and I think I'd rather die of hunger than eat some of the things Helen ate to keep her figure. I don't think the book was particularly well-written. The prose did not always flow, and I lost interest quite often. I enjoyed Dorothy Wordsworth's chapter because we learn a lot about her care for her more famous brother William. Much of Pym's narrative was taken from her books--a treat for her fans. The book was definitely written for a popular audience, and it uses the "hidden endnotes" scheme where one doesn't know sources until they happen to look in the back. (Did I mention how much I detest this modern publisher practice?) I think the book will provide an interesting discussion for the book club for which I'm reading it.… (mer)
 
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thornton37814 | 8 andra recensioner | Nov 12, 2023 |
Interesting, BUT it could have used an editor. For example, there were lots of opportunities for more photographs, but the density of the text and the size of the print made the book more difficult to read. Looks matter. There is one illustration of the first Betty Crocker, but none showing how she changed through the ages. There is a discussion of how much fruit and vegetables Americans ate in the 40's, but not information on how much they consume now and how that has changed. However, it was still an interesting look at the role of women in the kitchen over the past 50 years.… (mer)
 
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PattyLee | 12 andra recensioner | Dec 14, 2021 |
I'm giving this four stars because I really enjoyed Laura Shapiro's writing. Clear, precise, easy to read, storytelling. The subject matter was interesting. There was a nice push and pull between the home-cooking aspect vs. The packaged foods aspect. The marketing of these convenience foods was interesting too. It gives one a lot to think about seeing how the convenience food revolution has reverberated down through the years.
 
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JessicaReadsThings | 12 andra recensioner | Dec 2, 2021 |
Excellent fun historical spicy (in all its meanings)... and an excellent narrator
 
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marshapetry | 8 andra recensioner | Dec 18, 2020 |

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Verk
7
Även av
3
Medlemmar
1,191
Popularitet
#21,589
Betyg
½ 3.5
Recensioner
34
ISBN
26

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