Trajectory

Book menu for Trajectory by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9781101947722 (hard cover)
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Food mentioned in "Horseman":
Brandy and eggnog, p.10
Beer, p.13, 18-19
Grilled cheese sandwich, p.20
Pizza, p. 31-32, 34-35, 38
Turkey, p.33
Yams, p.33
Cranberries, p.33
Mincemeat pie, p.35, 38
Pumpkin pie, p.35

Books/Authors mentioned in "Horseman":

"Windy Nights" (poem) / Robert Louis Stevenson, p.3, 9, 36  

Whenever the moon and stars are set,   
  Whenever the wind is high,   
All night long in the dark and wet,   
  A man goes riding by.   
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?   
   
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,   
  And ships are tossed at sea,   
By, on the highway, low and loud,   
  By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then   
By he comes back at the gallop again.

Henry James, p.10
John Dos Passos, p.14
Leo Tolstoy, p.19
James Joyce p. 19, 30
   The Dubliners, p. 23
Ulysses / Alfred Tennyson, p.25
"Kubla Khan" (poem) / Samuel Taylor Coleridge, p.36

Music mentioned in "Horseman":
"Somebody to Love" / Jefferson Airplane, p.35

Magazines/Journals mentioned in "Horseman":
American Literature
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Food mentioned in "Voice":
Red wine, p.46, 86, 121
   Chianti, p.46, 51
Cappuccino, p. 73, 77, 83
Prosecco, p.77
Pasta, p.77, 122
Saffron risotto, p.83, 120
Grilled branzino, p.86
Port, p. 105
Grappa, p.109
Bacon, p.113
Barbaresco, p.123
Coffee, p.132
Squid ink pasta, p.125

Books/Authors mentioned in "Voice":
Henry James, p.44
Rushkin, p.44
Death in Venice / Thomas Mann, p.44, 47, 124
Jane Austen, p.45, 63, 71, 87, 101, 115, 117, 119,122
   Northanger Abbey , p. 102, 115
e.e. cummings, p.71
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Food mentioned in "Intervention":Lemonade, p.143
Cheese sandwich, p.151
Clams, p.153
Chicken wings, p.156, 159-160
Chinese spareribs, p. 156
Beef Broccoli, p. 156
Egg Drop Soup, p. 156
Pina Colada, p. 161-162, 166
Oysters, p. 162
Club soda with lime, p.162
Napoleon brandy, p. 166
Red wine, p. 173
Beer, p. 161-162
Tacos, p.166
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Food mentioned in "Milton and Marcus":
Margaritas, p.182-185, 204-205, 207-208,
   221, 234-235, 241, 243
Red wine, p. 204
Club soda, p.201
Biscotti, p.215-216, 218
Coffee, p. 215, 234
   Mocha latte, p. 215, 217
Fruit smoothie, p.225
Coke, p.225
Sandwich, p.234
Beer, p.218

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The Risk Pool

Book menu for This Risk Pool by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 0394565274 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Risk Pool :
Martinis, 3, 309, 311
Hamburger steak, 7, 108, 173, 212, 222, 228, 331, 498
Ice cream, 14, 18, 462
Macaroons, 17, 43
Chili and beans, 22-23
Bacon, 27, 48
Eggs, 27, 48, 360
Beans and hot dogs, 44-45
Sugar Doughnut, 48
Buttered graham crackers, 48
Pancakes, 48
Sausage, 48, 322
Ham,48
   Spiced ham, 56
Fruit, 48
   Grapefruit, 48-49, 446
   Fruit salad, 326
   Apple, 454
Lasagna, 49
Salami, 56
Wedding Soup, 56, 58, 60
Oreo cookies, 76-78, 126
Hamburgers, 79, 118, 445
7 Up, 85, 136-137
Coffee, 101, 177, 179, 219, 226, 311, 314, 322, 398
Pork chops, 110, 391
Mashed potatoes, 110-111
Creamed corn, 110-111
Cokes, 118
Turkey club, 118
French fries and gravy, 119, 174
Pickles, 145
   Sweet pickles, 282
Olives, 145
Pepperoni, 146
Maraschino cherries, 147, 168
Roast pork and mashed potatoes, 147
Asparagus, 147
Parker House rolls, 147
Frozen Daiquiris,160
   Banana daiquiris, 425
Grilled Rib Steak, 227, 234
Campari & soda, 244
Boilermakers, 245, 316
Pate, 255, 316
Hershey bars, 273
Pretzels, 283
Manhattans, 299, 317-318, 341, 344-345
Filet mignon, 310, 312
Crab legs, 311-312
Amaretto, 311-312
Spaghetti, 315, 331, 370, 372, 436
Veal & peppers, 319
Cornbread muffins, 322
Orange juice, 324-325
Champagne, 324-325, 459
Eggs in Hollandaise sauce, 328
Pizza, 344, 347, 350-351- 407
Cherry Kool-Aid, 350
Seven & 7, 380, 382
Pina coladas, 425
Iced tea, 432-433
Buffalo wings, 436
Napoleon brandy, 479

Books/Authors mentioned in The Risk Pool:
Cannery Row / John Steinbeck, epigraph
Rick Brant, 95
Karl Marx, 152
Gone with the Wind / Margaret Mitchell, 256-257, 328
Heart of Darkness / Joseph Conrad, 274
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 284

Music mentioned in The Risk Pool:
Elvis, 43, 135, 249
   "Hound Dog", 160
Duane Eddy, 135-136, 168, 296-297
"Moon River", 280
Fleetwood Mac, 478

Television programs mentioned in The Risk Pool:
Bonanza, 208

Movies mentioned in The Risk Pool:
It's a Wonderful Life, 174

Some of my favorite Risk Pool passages:p. 16: "I was forbidden to climb the tree after the day my mother came out onto the back porch, called my name, and my voice drifted down to her from the second story level, at the very top of the tree's dwarf side. I swung down from branch to branch to show off my dexterity. My mother wasn't impressed. 'If I ever catch you in that tree again...' she said. She either liked unfinished sentences or couldn't think of how to finish them, and I resented her unwillingness to spell out consequences. It was impossible to weigh alternatives without them."

p. 25: "At the water's edge, [Wussy] attached the spinning reels to the rods and ran line through the eyelets all the way to the tips. I watched, full of interest. "Ever fish before?"

I shook my head.

It's about the best thing there is until you're older and can do some other stuff, and it's better than most of the other stuff too."

p.88: "How could you be sure something wouldn't work until it didn't?"

p. 176: "I read some good books that summer...I'd realize I'd understood more than I thought. If I was feeling energetic, I'd look up words I didn't know, but more often I'd be content to wait for the word to crop up again in another context, and by its second or third appearance I'd know what it meant. I began to develop a firm conviction that most efforts to teach people things were wasted. All they needed was to go off some place quiet and read."

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