Interesting. Amusing. It definitely makes me want to read his other memoir "The Know-It-All" which is about the year he spent reading all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
I was disappointed on two points, however. He took much too kind a stance towards the idiocy of the bible and he started the project with a false dil
Snagged this off of some site that I couldn't be bothered to burrow enough to find out exactly what the site is or what it's about but it seems like a lovely exercise so what that hell.
There may or may not be books involved.
In no particular order:
1. Being able to buy a book rather than borrow it from the library. 2. Having a hold available at the library. 3. My mom's hand
“Many chefs try to counter the deadening effect [of eating a large serving of one food] by putting a lot of different flavors on the plate to keep interest alive. But then the diner can’t focus on anything because it’s confusing.
“What I want is that initial shock, that jolt, that surprise to be the only thing you experience. So I serve five to ten small courses, each meant to satisfy your appetite and piq