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2010 Dinners

 

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For all questions about dinner parties, please contact sheila_rogers@easthamptonlibrary.org

 

 

  1. American Portraits: 100 Countries by Michael Clinton ~ This collection of portraits captures the diverse faces that make up modern-day America. They feature Americans whose bloodlines represent 100 distinct countries of origin reminding us of the essence of American pride.

 

  1. American Portrait Miniatures in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Lori Zabar and Carrie Rebora Barratt ~ This volume catalogues the world’s most comprehensive collection of American portrait miniatures from the early 18th to the 20th century and represents 155 artists. Each of the nearly six hundred works is illustrated and described in detail, and a biography and bibliography are provided for each artist.

 

  1. Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel by Hilary Thayer Hamann ~ This debut novel traces the sensual, passionate, and lonely interior of a young woman artist growing up in windswept East Hampton at the end of the 1970s. Beautiful details and inspired thought make for an insightful, page-turning read.

 

  1. Devotion: A Memoir by Dani Shapiro ~ Dani Shapiro is the best-selling author of the landmark memoir Slow Motion. She has also written five prize-winning books including Black and White, Family History and Playing with Fire. Devotion, her second memoir, has been hailed as “inspiring . . . quietly searing . . . powerful . . . brave and compelling.” 

 

  1. Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 1949 by Richard Reeves ~ More than an eleven month heroic effort to supply the beleaguered Berliners, this was the true beginning of the Cold War and the pre-launch for the ultimate unification of Germany. A wonderful book for World War II history buffs that revives the memory of this consequential cold war confrontation.

 

  1. Flannery O’Connor by Brad Gooch ~ Exhaustive research pays off as the nuances and details of O’Connor’s family, spiritual life, medical conditions, and the joys and difficulties of writing are explored in depth. She is a fascinating woman whose knowledge of her future spurred her into producing unparalleled fiction.

 

  1. Googled: The End of the World As We Know It by Ken Auletta ~ Take a ride on the Google wave, and learn the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses—from newspapers to books, television, movies, telephones, advertising, and Microsoft. With unprecedented access to Google's founders and executives, as well as to those in media who are struggling to keep their heads above water, Auletta reveals how the industry is being redefined.

 

  1. The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs ~ This humorist’s compilation of experiences has dared to venture into fun, and challenging and eccentric behavior in order to capture the essence of how we make choices in life. From choosing the right toothpaste, to on-line dating disguised as his nanny, to outsourcing his life tasks to India, he will keep you fascinated with his experimental creativity.

 

  1. If You Knew Suzy: A Mother, a Daughter, a Reporter's Notebook by Katherine Rosman ~ In her candid and amusing  memoir, this Wall Street Journal writer poignantly longs to find answers to the questions we all wrestle with after losing someone we love. She then does what she does best: opens her notebook and starts investigating.

 

  1. Leo and His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli by Annie Cohen-Solal ~ When New York City became the capital of the global art world, gallery owner Leo Castelli was king. Passionate intensity about the people, places, tragedies and good fortune that shaped Castelli and fed his hunger for cutting-edge art is conveyed with amazing clarity. An invaluable and compelling biography of extraordinary scope, energy, and feeling.

 

  1. Let's Put on a Show!: Theatre Production for Novices  by Stewart F. Lane ~ This four-time Tony award-winning producer will open up the world of theater production and guide you through the process from idea to ovation. Learn from the master how to handle the basic elements and then some.

 

  1. Little Kids, Big City: Tales from a Real House in New York City by Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen ~ Are you faced with the daunting task of raising children in an urban environment? Written with unique and humorous insight into the challenges facing city parents today, Alex and Simon use their own hard-won experience as a springboard to discuss a host of parenting topics. 

 

  1. Lucid Intervals: A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods ~ This is the latest in a long-running best-selling series. Woods’s main character, New York cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington juggles an unwanted new client and a hunt for a former British intelligence operative. This will keep you on the edge of your beach chair.

 

  1. Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro ~ Robert A. Caro, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, describes how Lyndon Johnson mastered the Senate, breaking the power of its conservative Southern bloc, and ramming through it the first civil rights bill to be passed since Reconstruction—and explains what Johnson’s success can show us about the problems President Obama faces today.

 

  1. Mortal Friends: A Novel by Jane Stanton Hitchcock ~ This savvy social satire mixed with power, seasoned with adultery, deception, and the wealthy, takes place in the political and social arena of D.C. You’ll be captivated by this all-to-real, complicated, sexy and intriguing murder mystery.

     

  1. Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations: Entertaining at Home with New York's Savviest Hostesses by Florence Fabricant and Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering ~ This is an invitation to a year’s worth of fabulous fetes hosted by New York’s most celebrated party-givers and fund-raisers, taking you in to some of the most glamorous private homes in Manhattan.

 

  1. A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce by Alec Baldwin ~  An important, informative, and personal book on a contentious subject that offers hope of finding a better way. Baldwin makes a powerful case for re-examining and changing the way divorce and child custody is decided in this country.

 

  1. She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother: A Memoir by Bryan Batt ~ This vivid memoir of the actor who plays Sal Romano on the Golden Globe Award–winning Mad Men, chronicles his life—and his mother’s supportive presence in it. Bryan’s account of his family, his New Orleans childhood, and his career are hilarious, beautifully observed, and touching.

 

  1. The Summer We Read Gatsby: A Novel by Danielle Ganek ~ A delightful comedy of manners about two sisters who must set aside their differences when they inherit a house in the Hamptons. This novel, filled with fabulous parties, eccentric characters, and insider society, will be the Hampton’s beach read of 2010.

 

  1. The Road from the Past: Traveling Through History in France by Ina Caro ~ This book will be your personal historical guide through the renaissance art, architecture, and landscapes of pre-19th century France. History buffs and armchair travelers alike will enjoy this captivating guide to French civilization.

 

  1. When Did I Get Like This?  The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget Buyer and Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be by Amy Wilson ~ A funny, heartwarming account by a frazzled young mother of three. This book will help mothers remember that the worst day with children is better than the best day without them.

 

  1. Why Architecture Matters by Paul Goldberger ~ This beautifully written tome on the art of building is a “must read.” Goldberger presents his views on the esthetic importance of the best architectural forms and points the way to being able to build more of it in the world today.

 

  1. Jack Lenor Larsen’s LongHouse by Molly Chappellet, Francis H. Cabot, Edward Albee, & Jack Lenor Larsen ~ In this celebration of LongHouse, photographer, Molly Chappellet provides lush images and meditative text that highlights the interaction of art and nature both inside the house and throughout Larsen’s East Hampton gardens.

 

  1. Fashion for Dummies by Jill Martin & Pierre A. Lehu ~ Take the guesswork out of dressing with a full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe. The perfect book for novice fashion-hunters. It is your key to always dressing your best!

 

  1. Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor by Tad Friend ~ This winning family chronicle, heartwarmingly comic, looks at the decline of the “most American of People” who failed at the American necessity of assimilation. It portrays a fascinating mix of cultural, family and personal history.

 

  1. One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell ~ Peek into the world of chic NY lifestyle and the vicious scramble for real estate in one of Manhattan’s premiere buildings. You’ll surely be amused by this account of all’s-fair-in-the-real-estate-world with no holds barred and as conveyed by the author in her satirical writing style.

 

  1. How It Ended: New and Collected Stories by Jay McInerney ~ The critics are raving that the story-teller’s gift in this book of short stories keeps on giving. In this not-to- be-missed compelling collection, the reader will experience a range of emotions that will be reflected upon long after the cover is closed. This is a literary festival for diehard New Yorkers.

 

  1. How to Never Look Fat Again: Over 1,000 Ways to Dress Thinner-Without Dieting! by Charla Krupp ~ Learn from expert Glamour Magazine writer who shows you the way. Revealed here are the secrets that we’ve all been waiting for, with tips on how to look ten plus pounds thinner simply by the way you dress.  This is the ultimate personal reference book.

 

  1. Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East by Isobel Coleman ~ As a Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, Coleman focuses on the Middle East and South Asia.  Reaching across two continents, this book discusses feminism and Islam. She sheds light onto the social and political conflicts of the greater Middle East with great insight and sensitivity.

 

  1. Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross ~ Gripping and dark, and yet at times disturbingly funny, this is a remarkably poignant tale of love, hate, murder and marriage.  Stephen King  described Mr. Peanut as “the most riveting look at the dark side of marriage since Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?…“  Described as mesmerizing, exhilarating, and profoundly moving, Mr. Peanut is a poignant investigation of the relentlessly mysterious human heart—and a first novel of the highest order.

 

 

 

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