Saturday, January 14, 2012

A Mighty Heart


Book menu for A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl by Mariane Pearl

ISBN of edition I read: 9781416551249 (paperback)

Food mentioned in A Mighty Heart:
Coffee, 4, 47, 195
Biscuits, 4
Picadillo, 17, 22
Chicken biryani, 18, 65, 94, 136
Pork and manioc, 38
Arroz con pollo, 38
Blood oranges, 40
Chocolates, 43
Fried chicken, 75
Tarte a l'oignon, 85
Quiche Lorraine, 85
Tarte Tatin, 85
Tarte aux poires, 85
Meringues, 85
Chai, 94
Chamomile tea, 130
Screwdriver, 138
Bloody Mary, 138
Brownies, 172
Cucumber soup with mint, 178
Lemon and cardamom pie, 178
Honey roasted almonds, 207
Bread and cheese, 209
Tarte aux pommes, 209
Fruit Juice, 216
Petit Fours, 216
Mangoes, 218
Pumpkin soup, 220

Books/Authors mentioned in A Mighty Heart:
The Kama Sutra, 7
Shah of Shahs / Ryszard Kapuscinski, 39
A Clockwork Orange / Anthony Burgess, 69
Dune / Frank Herbert, 94
What to Expect When You're Expecting / Arlene Eisenberg, 94
The Muslim Marriage Guide / Ruqaiyyah Warris Maqsood, 117
Victor Hugo, 136
Nelson Mandela's autobiography, 152
The Little Prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 170
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner / Alan Sillitoe, 186
Alphonse de Lamartine (French poet), 205
Tantrika: Traveling the Road of Divine Love / Asra Nomani, 228

Music mentioned in A Mighty Heart:
Bruce Springsteen's Live album, 22
"Beat It" / Michael Jackson, 48
"The Harder They Come", 54
"What a Wonderful World", 54
"Love Minus Zero", 54
Led Zeppelin, 54
Cat Stevens, 119
"Sex Machine" / James Brown, 138
"Swan Lake" / Tschaikovsky, 139
"Symphony No. 4 / Bizet's "Farandole" from L'Arlesienne, 139
"Hoedown" / Copeland (Rodeo), 139

Movies mentioned in A Mighty Heart:
 A Clockwork Orange, 69
Over the Top (Sylvester Stallone), 168

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