Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ruth Reichl, famed restaurant critic, writer, and former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, shares the stories from her childhood and young adulthood that shaped her taste and understanding of great food. Her mother also happened to be manic-depressive/bi-polar. She writes very well, and leaves the reader with the sense that even our most difficult challenges open doors of opportunity that don't seem apparent at the time. Another interesting and wonderful food book!

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Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm glad that Jon Krakauer took the time to provide this short but informative book. It does a great job of exposing Greg Mortenson's abuse of the public trust, and reminds us to be a bit skeptical.

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