Somebody's Fool

 

Book menu for Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo

Food mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Pizza, 8, 164
Burgers, 8, 80, 164, 184, 265-266, 268
Coffee, 10-11, 24-25, 27, 55, 59, 87, 269
     Latte, 347
     Espresso, 374
Beer, 11, 80-81, 165, 167, 169, 248, 278, 577
Wine, 12, 197, 594, 598
     Syrah, 197, 205
Martinis, 12, 198, 205, 208
Donuts, 85-88, 92, 469
Coke, 165, 165, 584
Chicken wings, 164, 171-172, 184, 266-267
Prime rib, 210
Brandy, 224
Tequila, 248, 307, 577
Jack Daniels, 278-279
Spinach omelet, 310
Crumb cakes, 330
Cheetos, 330, 564-567, 572
     "Not an hour ago he'd learned he was not above eating a dead man's Cheetos,
     which struck him as a moral failing, though perhaps not serious enough to be
     disqualifying, parent-wise." (p.572)
Diet Coke, 330, 566

Books/Authors mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens, 37, 98, 382, 434-435, 506-507
     588-589, 643, 649
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 195
Langston Hughes, 433, 435, 440, 448, 641
Zora Neale Armstrong, 433

Music mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
"Just One Look" / Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll, 122
Bob Seger, 253
Hank Williams, 278
Waylon Jennings, 278
Merle Haggard, 278
Paul Robeson, 433
Josephine Baker, 433
Count Basie, 433
Duke Ellington, 433
Billie Holiday, 433-434
Fats Waller, 434
Jelly Roll Morton, 434
"It's Too Late" / Carole King, 603

Movies mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Coraline, 200
Pulp Fiction, 431
Saving Private Ryan, 592

Page numbers are from the large print edition (ISBN: 9780593744215)


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Home Town

 

Book menu for Home Town by Tracy Kidder

Food mentioned in Home Town:
Penny candy, 9
Ice cream sodas, 9
Cherry cokes, 9
Coffee, 17-18, 47, 103, 133, 140, 151, 179, 193, 233
     266
Tuna melt, 18
Chocolate milk, 18, 321
Fruitopia, 2
Ice cream, 53, 233
Beer, 75, 191, 200, 229
     Guinness, 296
Vodka, 75, 89
Godiva chocolates, 92
Fruit basket, 92
Candy canes, 134-135
Popcorn, 163, 244
Danish, 175
Rum, 179
Graham crackers, 182
Diet soda, 200
Sandwiches, 200
Champagne, 232
Cookies, 274
Coffee cake, 281
Sushi, 299
Cotton candy, 299
Pizza, 335

Books/Authors mentioned in Home Town:
Charles Dickens, xiii
Henry James, xiii, 332
Sylvia Plath, xiii 90
Manchild in the Promised Land / Claude Brown, 58
Herman Melville / Newton Arvin, 70
Paradise Lost / John Milton, 85, 285-287
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon, 87
Leviathan / Thomas Hobbes, 88
James Joyce, 121, 131
Sojourner Truth, 166-167, 271
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 182
Ernest Hemingway, 199, 285
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 201
T.S. Eliot, 269, 335
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 271
The Odyssey / Homer, 284

Music mentioned in Home Town:
Vivaldi, 31
"Tuba Polka", 44
"Angel Baby" / Rosie and the Originals, 174-175
Liz Phair, 181
"Danny Boy", 248
"Evil Woman" / Electra Light Orchestra, 260
Engelbert Humperdinck, 320

Movies mentioned in Home Town:
Stand By Me, 52
Love Story, 122

Magazines mentioned in Home Town:
Playboy

TV shows mentioned in Home Town:
Columbo, 218
Sesame Street, 255

Discussable Quotes from Home Town:
p. 88: [Alan said], "But I think people are much more focused on themselves than on relations with other people nowadays." He wasn't sure, but sometimes it did seem as if he could glimpse connections between the decline of manners, and maybe even the fall of the Northampton real estate market, to the grand, tragic story of civilizations past."

p. 287:  [Laura said], "Literature is an alternative to self-destructive things. I think literature is the way out. I mean, books saved my life."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition: ISBN  0679455884

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Among Schoolchildren

Book Menu for Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder

Food mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Applesauce, 24
Apples, 29
Coffee 46, 48, 70, 198, 243
Birthday cake, 92
Apple juice, 130
Candy canes, 130
Boxed candy 142
Gingerbread, 142
Crackers, 185
Funions, 197
Cheese puffs, 197
Corned beef and cabbage, 219
Kielbasa, 219
Chocolate bunnies, 227
Chocolate Easter eggs, 227
Roast pork and beans, 235
Yams, 235
Plantains, 235
Chicken stew, 235
Pastelillos, 235
Tollhouse cookies, 264
Wine jelly, 270
Ice cream, 279

Books/Authors mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 8
Willard Waller, 49
Make Way for Ducklings / Robert McCloskey, 151
My Brother Sam is Dead / James Lincoln Collier, 163
Judy Blume, 257
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 257
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 257
To Be a Slave / Julius Lester, 289
W.E.B. DuBois, 299
Deschooling Society / Ivan Illich, 301
Death at an Early Age / Jonathan Kozol, 302
Langston Hughes, 302
The Lives of Children / George Dennison, 302
"The Runaway" / Robert Frost, 320-321

Movies mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Cobra, 40
Friday the 13th, 191

Music mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", 57
Michael Jackson, 133
"Da Doo Ron Ron" / The Crystals, 150
"Walk Like an Egyptian" / The Bangles, 284
Beastie Boys, 328
"Talk Dirty to Me" / Poison, 328

Magazines mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Time, 32

Discussable Quote:
The problem is fundamental. Put twenty or more children of roughly the same age in a little room, confine them to desks, make them wait in lines, make them behave. It is as if a secret committee, now lost to history, had made a study of children and, having figured out what the greatest number were least disposed to do, declared that all of them should do it. p.115 

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0395475910)

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When He Was Wicked

 

Book menu for When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in When He Was Wicked:
Whiskey, 6, 41, 56, 140, 190, 228
Coddled eggs, 79, 143
Ham, 79
Bacon, 79
Sausages, 79
Toast with butter & marmalade, 79
Broiled mackerel, 79
Yogurt, 80
Dosas, 80
Tea, 8, 83, 128, 14, 299-300, 305
Curries, 85
Muffins, 128-130, 342
Gin, 140
Eclairs, 150, 155
Biscuits, 237, 301-302, 304
     Chocolate biscuits, 155
Almond cake, 156
Brandy, 181-182, 185
Champagne, 197
Raspberry jam, 219
Chocolates, 237
Peppermint candy, 374

Books/Authors mentioned in When He Was Wicked:
William Shakespeare, 174, 192

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 9780062353788)

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To Sir Phillip, With Love

 

Book menu for To Sir Phillip, with Love by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in To Sir Phillip, with Love:
Whiskey, 2, 15
Blood pudding, 31
Muffins, 43, 62, 360
Tea, 44
Ham sandwiches, 62, 72, 74
Turtle soup, 90
Coddled eggs, 112
Lemon drops, 123
Steak, 142
Wine, 173, 203, 206, 212
Asparagus, 188
Lemonade, 207, 213, 224
Scones, 222
Peppermint drops, 269
Biscuits, 312
Marzipan, 322

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback edition (ISBN: 980062353733)

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An Offer From a Gentleman

Book menu for An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in An Offer From a Gentleman
Shortbread, 7
Biscuits, 16-17, 19, 70, 150-152, 290, 372-375, 377, 379, 384
     Ginger biscuits, 152
Tea, 16, 70, 150, 153, 229, 236, 268-269, 320, 371
Brandy, 31, 33, 149, 287
Lemonade, 32-33
Eggs, 135-136, 143
Bacon, 136, 140, 143
Ham, 136, 140
Toast, 136
Beef pie, 136
Scones, 151, 229, 236-237, 266
Beef stew, 151, 156, 158

Books/Authors mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
William Shakespeare, 31
Lord Byron, 31
William Blake, 31

Music mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
Handel, 48

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 978062353658)


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Five Tuesdays in Winter

Book menu for Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King

Food mentioned in "Creature"
Saltines and cheese, 4
Apples, 4
Ice cream sundaes, 9
Chocolate pudding, 25
Salmon, 29
Soft-boiled eggs, 34

Books/Authors mentioned in "Creature"
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte, 3, 7, 9, 26

Movies mentioned in "Creature"
The Sound of Music, 2

Music mentioned in "Creature"
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen", 2
"Mother's Little Helper" / The Rolling Stones, 12
"Here Comes the Sun" / The Beatles, 22
"Feed the Birds" / The Sherman Brothers, 25
"It's a Small World" / The Sherman Brothers, 25, 40

TV shows mentioned in "Creature"
That Girl, 6-7, 9
...............

Food mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Pasta puttanesca, 45
Mushroom soup, 55-56, 59
Burritos, 61
Chocolates, 63
Lasagna, 63, 67

Books/Authors mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
The Leopard / Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 44
The Go-Between / L. P. Hartley, 44
Joaquim Machodo de Assis, 44
Jane Austen, 44
Dostoeyevski, 44
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 56
Middlemarch / George Eliot, 57
Stephen Jay Gould, 58
Thomas Pynchon, 58
Henry James, 62

Plays mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Annie, 60
...............

Food mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
Martinis, 69
Iced tea, 70
Chicken noodle casserole, 71, 74
Crinkled fries, 71
Schlitz beer, 71, 78-79
Blueberry pie, 75
Cookies, 79
Snickers bars, 85
Soda, 85
Popcorn, 90-91

Books/Authors mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
W.B. Yeats, 74
Hermann Hesse, 74
Thomas Mann, 74
The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky, 89
...............

Food mentioned in "North Sea"
Mustard sandwiches, 98-99
Fresh bread, 107
Sausage,  107
Coffee, 110-111
Waffles and strawberries, 111
Tea, 112
Ham, 118
Cinnamon toast, 121

Music mentioned in "North Sea"
"Osmin's aria" (Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail) / Mozart, 119
...............

Food mentioned in "Timeline"
Wine, 132
Gimlet, 132
Coffee, 132
Nonpareils, 136
Peanut butter cups, 136

Books/Authors mentioned in "Timeline"
Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton, 126, 128, 144
Ralph Ellison, 133

Music mentioned in "Timeline"
"Norwegian Wood" / The Beatles, 128
Jim Hendrix, 136
"Psycho Killer" / Talking Heads, 143
...............

Food mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Doritos, 150-151
Coffee, 150
Madeleines, 151
Campari, 159
Wine, 159
Scotch, 159
Flavored martinis, 159, 163
Welsch rarebit, 160
American chop suey, 160
Pink sponge cake, 160
Osso buco, 160
Grilled salmon, 160

Books/Authors mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Bret Easton Ellis, 151

Music mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" / Barbra Streisand, 157
...............

Food mentioned in "Mansard"
Tomato and cream cheese sandwiches with chives, 181
Coffee, 182, 185

Books/Authors mentioned in "Mansard"
Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans, 184, 189
Graham Greene, 189
...............

Food mentioned in " South"
Peaches, 191, 200
Sourballs, 197
Cherries, 200
...............

Food mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Gin martinis, 210-212, 215-217
Coffee, 210
Seltzer, 210
Orange juice, 210

Books/Authors mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Walt Whitman, 210
Thomas Hardy, 217
Shirley Hazzard, 217
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 217
Moby Dick / Herman Melville, 218
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 218
Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf, 218
Jane Austen, 219
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain, 219
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 225
Norman Mailer, 228

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN:9780802158765)

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