Library List


The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff.  Numerous photographs illustrate this guide to finding, harvesting and preparing wild mushrooms from around the world, including comparisons to the poisonous look-alikes for each edible mushroom.

Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English: a novel by Natasha Solomons.  At the outset of WWII, a young German-Jewish couple relocate to London, she anxious to retain her ties to family and culture, he determined to assimilate completely, his aspirations finally expressed by building a golf course for all comers because he has been denied entry to any English golf clubs.

New Twists on Twined Knitting by Laura Farson.  This book, with patterns for socks, hats, mittens, purses and more, features Swedish “twined” knitting, which twists two strands for every stitch and produces a fabric that is strong, warm and hardwearing.

 


September 4, 2010