The Abstinence Teacher

 

Book menu for The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Lattes, 13, 259, 416
Munchkins, 17-19
Doritos, 39
Alu Paratha, 41
Wine, 226, 340
     Chardonnary, 43
Pizza, 44, 230
Soy Paneer, 46
Chocolate martinis, 48
Manhattans, 48
Ruffles chips, 68
Crème brulée, 78
Apples, 245
     Apple slices, 247
Coffee, 106, 108, 124, 244, 248, 288, 320, 364, 371, 378, 381
Diet Coke, 13, 387
Donuts, 175-176, 356, 371
Beer, 193, 287, 397-398, 429
     Heinekens, 387
Hot chocolate, 215
Lasagna, 230
Chili, 230
Kiwis, 245, 249-250
Grapefruit, 245
Mochaccinos, 283
Burgers, 285
Bagels and cream cheese, 319
Juice, 320
Pringles, 329
Southern Comfort, 332
Gnocchi, 340
Tiramisu, 345
Nachos, 435-436
Champagne, 447, 451

Books/Authors mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret / Judy Blume, 26
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues / Tom Robbins, 64-65
Harry Potter / J. K. Rowling, 138
The Godfather / Mario Puzo,234
J.R.R. Tolkien, 249
The Da Vinci Code / Dan Brown, 275

Music mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Coldplay, 33
"My Favorite Things", 63
Grateful Dead, 187, 400, 432
     "Cassidy", 109-110
     American Beauty, 158
     Workingman's Dead, 158
     "Uncle Tom's Band", 315
Muddy Waters, 137
Agent 99, 137
Bad Company, 139
The Coneheads, 139
Little Richard, 173
"Amazing Grace", 184
Crobsy, Still, Nash and Young, 186
"Stairway to Heaven" / Led Zeppelin, 248
Jimi Hendrix, 250
Cat Stevens, 251, 269
     "Peace Train", 259
Frank Sinatra, 261
George Jones, 261
Sha Na Na, 319
Billy Joel, 369
Pink Floyd, 400-401
Mavis Staples, 423
.38 Special, 432
The English Beat, 432
Allman Brothers, 432
Supertramp, 432
Little Feat, 432

Movies mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Spider-Man 2, 136
Apollo, 153
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, 170
The Breakfast Club, 319
Vertigo, 338-339

TV Shows mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Sex and the City, 43
I Dream of Jeannie, 152
Desperate Housewives, 196
Lost, 271
The Apprentice, 302

Magazines mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
O (Oprah), 78
Martha Stewart Living, 78
People, 222
Playboy, 322

Page numbers refer to the large print edition: ISBN: 9781602850750

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Election

Book menu for Election by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in Election:
Hot dogs, 20
Ice cream, 37
Pretzels, 38
Scotch, 44
Beer, 47, 70-71, 102
Jelly doughnuts, 52
Coffee, 53, 93, 111-112, 156, 158
Pancakes, 87
Cake, 89
Bourbon, 102, 150
Chicken casserole, 105
Cupcakes, 112-115
Champagne, 144
Schnapps, 151
Peanuts, 151
Roasted chicken, 152
Wine, 153
Hot fudge sundaes, 170
Ice cream, 172-173
Stuffed mushrooms, 176

Books mentioned in Election:
John Dewey, epigraph
William Trevor, epigraph
What to Expect When You're Expecting / Hedi Murkoff, 45
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 49
Sweet Valley High / Francine Pascal, 55
Ernest Hemingway, 89
John Grisham, 97
Anna Quindlen, 113

Music mentioned in Election:
Van Halen, 6
Jason Priestley, 76

Movies mentioned in Election:
Truth or Dare, 76

TV shows mentioned in Election:
Oprah, 14, 20
Jeopardy!, 53
Cheers, 149-150
Seinfeld, 153

Magazines mentioned in Election:
The New Republic, 170

Discussable Quote for Election:
p.180 "It's too late to shape [the minds of grown men], to teach them values and a sense of compassion. You have to do that when kids are young, before their personalities harden and they come to love their own ignorance."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780399143663)

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The English Teacher

 

Book menu for The English Teacher by Lily King

Food mentioned in The English Teacher:
Cookies, 5
Cider, 5
Coca Cola, 9
Champagne, 14
Toast, 33, 236
     Raisin toast, 172
Bacon, 33, 236
French toast, 37
Coffee, 37-39,  59, 65-67, 198, 201, 213
Reuben sandwiches, 38
French fries, 38, 63-64
Beer, 38,128,130, 142
Smoked salmon, 59
Croissants, 59
     Chocolate croissants, 61
Muffins, 59-60
     Banana muffins, 61
Fruit, 59
Rum and Cokes, 60
Egg salad sandwiches, 68
Lemonade, 68, 133
Bourbon and soda, 72, 100, 173, 176
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 74
Sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans, 87
Pumpkin pie, 88
Wine, 92
Frappes, 94
Scrambled eggs, 110
Chicken with cashews, 115
Shrimp lo mein, 115
Fried rice, 115
Beef and broccoli, 115
Pizza, 133
Brownies, 134
Cheese popcorn, 146
Shepherd's pie, 163
Wax beans, 163
Sponge cake, 163-164
Martinis, 170
Fish sticks, 180
Hamburgers, 188
Pink coconut cupcakes, 188
Peanuts, 194
Onion rings 198
Doughnuts, 201
Tea, 213
Ice cream sundaes, 218
Bananas, 225, 231
Hard-boiled eggs, 231
Pancakes, 236
Scrambled eggs, 236
Ham and cheese sandwiches, 239

Books/Authors mentioned in The English Teacher:
"The Waves" / Virginia Woolf, epigraph
T.S. Eliot, 176
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 4
William Shakespeare, 66, 154
     King Lear, 14
     Macbeth, 65
     Othello, 108
Thomas Hardy, 109, 153
     Tess of the d'Ubervilles, 35, 37-39, 46-48, 51, 54-59, 68, 84-86, 106, 151
        153, 159-162, 194, 203, 216, 242
     "The Well-Beloved", 105-106, 161
George Eliot
     Middlemarch, 40, 121
     Daniel Deronda, 219
Ernest Hemingway, 48-49
     The Sun Also Rises, 59
Herman Melville, 154
     Moby-Dick, 49
"Innesfree" (poem) / William Butler Yeats, 63
Prometheus Unbound / Percy Shelley, 66
"Annabel Lee" / Edgar Allan Poe, 110
Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen, 113, 138
Leo Tolstoy, 118
     Anna Karenina, 227
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 121
The Thorn Birds / Colleen McCullough, 147, 151, 239
Theodore Dreiser, 154
The Brontës, 154
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 154
Willa Cather, 154
William Faulkner, 154, 226
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 168
James Joyce, 215, 232
     The Dubliners, 178
The Portrait of a Lady / Henry James, 202
Madame Bovary / Gustave Flaubert, 202
D.H. Lawrence, 226


Music mentioned in The English Teacher:
"Beast of Burden" / The Rolling Stones, 8
"In the Gloaming" / Annie Fortescue Harrison, 217

Discussable passages from The English Teacher:
Was this how marriage was, bewilderment giving way to reassurance giving way to more bewilderment? Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion? (Chapter 5, p.105)

The books on the shoulder-level shelf across from them could be found on the shelf of any high school English teacher in any state across the country: Norton anthologies, the Riverside Shakespeare, Melville, Dreiser, Brontë, Hawthorne, Cather, Faulkner. Nothing contemporary, nothing edgy, nothing out of print, nothing in translation. Not even a slight leaning toward a theme, a preference of gender or time period. The passionless shelf embarrassed her. (Chapter 7, p.154)

Instead of shutting you up in classrooms for twelve years, why didn't schools just put you on a bus and show you the world? He'd never known how cramped and ugly New England was until now.
(Chapter 8, p.190)

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 0871138972)

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Fear of Falling

Book Menu for Fear of Falling by Hannah R. Goodman

ISBN of edition I read: 9781508648550

Food mentioned in Fear of Falling (The Maddie Chronicles Book 3)
Crusty bread, 14
Chicken soup, 14, 85
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, 15-16 31, 58
Turkey on honey whole wheat, 15
Dr. Pepper, 16-17, 29, 30, 49
Cheese Doodles, 16
Baked ziti, 16
Strawberry shortcake, 17, 29
Turkey & cheese sandwich with mustard, 31
Goldfish crackers, 33
Sour cream & onion chips, 33
Dark chocolate, 33
Gummy Bears, 33
Diet Coke, 33
English breakfast tea, 42, 107
Scrambled eggs, 46
Raspberry scone, 46
Chicken salad, 47
Popcorn, 49-50, 110
Pizza, 49
Red snapper & gnocchi, 49
Turkey & gouda sandwich, 57
Pretzels, 58
French vanilla lattes, 58-59
Black raspberry biscotti, 58
Lox & cream cheese on bagels, 68
Hot & sour chicken, 134
Seltzer, 135

Books/Authors mentioned in Fear of Falling:
The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger, 16, 35, 66
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Stephen Chbosky, 24
MacBeth / William Shakespeare, 27
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzergald, 38
Eats, Shoots & Leaves / Lynne Truss, 96
The Confessions of Max Tivoli / Andrew Sean Greer, 126

Movies mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Freaky Friday, 12
Mission Impossible IV,13, 31
Terms Of Endearment, 13
Top Gun, 17
Magnolia, 28
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, 41
The Princess Bride, 48
Pretty in Pink, 48
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 86
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, 110
Do the Right Thing, 118

Music mentioned in Fear of Falling:
"She's Always a Woman to Me", 42
Indigo Girls, 42-43
Mozart, 43
"Shake it Up Baby", 86
"Stand up for your rights", 118

Television program mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 43
Get Smart, 90

Magazines mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Maxim, 53
Redbook, 68
Vogue, 68
Cosmo, 68
The New Yorker, 69
Ms. Magazine, 118

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11/22/63

Book menu for 11/22/63 by Stephen King

ISBN of edition I read: 9781451627282 (hardcover)

This is long post for a looong book!  Here is a big shout out to Mr. King for putting a librarian front and center. This reader anxiously, if not patiently, awaits  the film adaptation!

Food mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Hot cocoa, 4                                                     Fried clams, 254
Burgers and fries, 13                                         Orange Crush soda, 274
Milkshakes, 106, 254, 304, 686                       Tuna sandwiches, 275
   Strawberry milkshake, 13                              Tomato soup, 275                       
Egg salad sandwich, 29                                       Beans and hog dogs, 276
Apple pie, 29, 120 452                                    Apple cobbler, 276
Moxie ,35, 37, 39-41, 49-50, 84                      Doughnuts, 277
Salt & vinegar chips, 35                                    BBQ Cheeseburgers , 304
Oranges, 37, 106                                             Strawberry shortcake, 309                                
Apples, 37                                                       Iced coffee, 329, 332
Rootbeer, 37-9, 41-2, 45, 47, 51, 101             Shrimp cocktail, 337
   103-5, 113, 153, 171                                   Hot dogs, 348
Bananas split, 45                                             Chili dog, 350
Stir-fry, 49                                                      Ginger ale punch, 365, 408, 527
Iced tea, 54, 56, 59, 380, 476, 644                 Lemon snap cookies, 365
Sweet rolls, 88                                                Red velvet cupcakes, 365-6
Pancakes and bacon, 119                                Poundcake, 377-8, 380, 386, 411
Meatloaf dinner, 120                                       Chicken salad, 378, 380                     
Shore dinner (clams and lobster), 126              Cucumber & onion salad, 380
Miller Lite, 127                                                Ham steaks & okra, 387
High Life beer, 127                                          Chef's salad, 441
Coke, 127-8, 153, 19, 348, 350, 759             Peach pie, 443
Whiskey sour, 128                                           Zharkoye, 473
Chocolate pie, 153                                          Cherry cobler, 541
Fried lobster, 163-4                                        Chop suey, 593, 595, 597
Pickled eggs, 189                                            Ensalada rusa, 713
PayDay candy bars, 190-192                          Guiso stew, 713
Jello with Dream Whip, 198                             Sno-Cones, 739
Ritz cracker pie, 198                                        Tuna on rye, 762
Pot roast, 209                                                  Custard pudding, 763
Whoopie Pie, 217                                           Moet and Chandon Champagne ,772-3, 778
Chocolate pudding, 237                                     782
Popcorn, 247                                                   Glenfiddich, 807
Pepsol, 247                                                     Tuna casserole, 834
Narragansett beer, 250                                    Bread pudding, 834

Books/Authors mentioned in 11/22/63 :
John Irving,4
Archie (comic book), 37, 286
Batman (comic book), 37
Captain Marvel, 37
Plastic Man (comic book), 37
Tales from the Crypt (comic book), 37
"The Summer People " (story) / Shirley Jackson, 39-40, 43, 87, 105
John Steinbeck, 43
   Of Mice and Men, 319, 324, 354, 358, 398, 415, 445
   The Grapes of Wrath, 326
William Shakespeare ,43
Alice in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll, 45, 819-20
Thomas Wolfe,57
Thomas Hardy, 58
   Jude the Obscure, 644, 675
   Tess of the D'Ubervillles, 675
Charles Dickens, 112
   Oliver Twist , 87
   Bleak House ,599
Ray Bradbury, 155, 652
   "A Sound of Thunder " (story), 648
Paul Bowles,178
Ed McBain,270
John D. Macdonald,270
Chester Himes,270
Richard S. Prather, 270
Peyton Place / Grace Metalious, 270
A Stone for Danny Fisher / Harold Robbins, 270
The Lincoln Hunters / Wilson Tucker, 270
The Disenchanted / Budd Schulberg, 282
The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger, 285, 309-10, 344, 493
The Chapman Report / Irving Wallace, 290
Alexander Pope, 329
A Reliable Wife / Robert Goolrick, 342
The Bible
   345 Proverbs 31, 353
Twelve Angry Men / Reginald Rose, 353, 388 398
Last Exit to Brooklyn / Hubert Selby, Jr., 382
Norman Mailer, 414-5
Irwin Shaw, 414-5
Arsenic and Old Lace / Joseph Kesselring, 415
Leo Tolstoy, 472
Jonathan Franzen,472
The Condition of the Working Class in England / Frederick Engles, 482
Ayn Rand, 495-499, 590
   Atlas Shrugged / 492
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 527
Karl Marx, 590
Zane Grey, 590
The Spy Who Loved Me / Ian Fleming, 601
Victims of Duty / Eugene Ionesco, 630
The Group / Mary McCarthy, 644
John D. MacDonald, 711, 713
   Slam the Big Door, 712
"The Open Window" (story) / Saki (H.H. Munro), 776

   FROM THE Afterword
      Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assissination of JFK / Gerald Posner, 845
      Legend: the Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald / Edward Jay Epstein, 845
      Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery / Norman Mailer, 845
      Mrs. Paine's Garage: and the Murder of John F. Kennedy / Thomas Mallon, 845
      The Death of a President / William Manchester, 845
      Marina and Lee / Priscilla Johnson McMillan, 846
      Invasion of the Body Snatchers / Jack Finney, 849
      Time and Again / Jack Finney, 849

Movies mentioned in 11/22/63:
Dragstrip Girl, 49, 112 114
The Graduate,62
JFK / Oliver Stone, 63
The Empire Strikes Back , 82
Vertigo ,116, 247
The Long, Hot Summer,116, 247, 826
Deliverance,121
Machine-Gun Kelly, 153
Reform School Girl, 153
Thunder Road,162-3
The Vikings (with Kirk Douglas), 162
The Godfather ,263
The Day the Earth Stood Still,335, 355
12 Angry Men, 354
Love in the Afternoon,387
Rear Window ,448
The Bride of Frankenstein ,530
Casablanca , 651
The Bridge on the River Kwai, 826
South Pacific, 826
The Fly, 826
The Blob , 826
Macabre, 829
The Tingler, 829
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 849

Television shows mentioned in 11/22/63 :
The Howdy Doody Show, 83
The Adventures of Ellery Queen, 185, 190, 206, 208, 644
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 117
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Series, 142
The Steve Allen Show, 157
Love of Life, 266
77 Sunset Strip, 496
Dancing with the Stars, 366
Dennis the Menace,382
Ed Sullivan Show, 386, 735
The Amos & Andy Show , 416
The Untouchables , 49, 758
Car 54 Where Are You?, 499
Rocky & Bullwinkle , 517
Gunsmoke , 570, 668
Maverick, 570
The Secret Storm, 599, 759
Young Doctor Malone, 599
From these Roots, 599
The Edge of the Night, 599
Route 66, 614, 644
Rawhide , 644
Ben Casey, 644
The Beverly Hillbillies , 675
Combat , 676, 678
Bourbon Street Beat, 736
As The World Turns , 759
The Fugitive, 779

Magazines mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Man's Adventure, 110
Confidential, 120
MAD, 328
Grit, 481-2, 705
Dixie Dugan, 481
Life, 508
Look, 508

Music mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Connie Francis, 13
"There is a Mountain" / Donovan, 32
"Rock 'n Roll is Here to Stay" / Danny And The Juniors, 51
"Lucille" / Little Richard, 51
"Mother-in-Law" / Ernie K Dow, 51
"Screw you. We're From Texas" / Ray Wylie Hubbard, 53
"Hang on Sloopy" / The McCoys, 80
"Y.M.C.A." / The Village People, 80
"Great Balls of Fire " / Jerry Lee Lewis, 107
Xavier Cugat, 111, 558
"Sugartime" / McGuire Sisters, 115
"Bird Dog" / Everly Brothers, 115
"Purple People Eater" / Sheb Wooly, 115
"In the Mood" / Glen Miller, 136, 143, 145, 370, 420-1, 615, 841
"Boogie Shoes" / K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND, 137
"Splish Splash", 141
"That's Amore", 164
Conway Twitty, 188
Ferlin Husky, 188
   "Wings of a Dove", 299
"My Girl" / The Temptations, 241
"Just My Imagination", 241
"The Old Rugged Cross", 279
Chuck Berry, 296
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", 299
Muddy Waters, 299, 574
"This Time" / Troy Shondell, 317
The Beatles, 336, 817
   "I Want to Hold You Hand", 825
"Love Is Strange" / Mickey and Sylvia, 336
"Ooh! My Head ", 338
Sir Douglas Quintet
   "She's About a Mover", 338
   "Mendocino", 338
The Dovells, 359
Johnny Burnette, 359
Lee Dorsey, 359
Chubby Checker, 359
"At the Hop", 366, 839
"Hit the Road Jack", 366
"Quarter to Three", 366
"The Stroll "/ The Diamonds, 369
Kim Novak, 403
Rolling Stones , 511
   "Honky Tonk Women", 426, 430
"Palisades Park", 440
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", 508, 535
"Auld Lang Syne", 528
"Camptown Races", 605
"Clinch Mountain Breakdown" / Gene Autry , 605
"Back in the Saddle Again" / Gene Autry, 605
"My Boyfriend's Back", 619
John Lennon, 635, 638
"Earth Angel", 677
"Hail to the Chief", 700
"Beer Barrel Polka", 700
"Mickey's Monkey" / The Miracles, 788
Alan Jackson, 839

Libraries/Librarians mentioned in 11/22/63:
Pages: 71, 75, 133-5, 138, 171, 234, 281, 283, 290
           305, 309, 329, 345, 383, 390, 392, 435, 475
           486, 523, 526, 529, 566, 578, 590, 597, 643
           687, 803-4

 

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