11-27-12: Consider a Book--About the Fork

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The Pratt's Carla Hayden recommends her winter reading list: it includes books about bookstores, the history of food, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson on food.

•    Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
•    The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg
•    Elsewhere: A Memoir by Richard Russo
•    My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop edited by Ronald Rice and Booksellers Across America (forward by Richard Russo)
•    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
•    Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
•    Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves by Henry Wiencek
•    Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America by Thomas J. Craughwell
•    American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop by Caroline de Margerie and Frances FitzGerald