The Making of a Chef–Ruhlman Recommended by Laura of Lines in Pleasant Places. I’ve never wanted to be a chef; I don’t even like to cook that much. Everything you worked so hard to do disappears so quickly. Nevertheless, this book sounds fascinating. What would it be like to attend The Culinary Institute of America?

The Case Against Adolescence–Epstein Recommended by MatthewLee Anderson at Mere-O. Actually, I found this one in last Saturday’s Review. I am already attuned to what I think is the thesis of this book: that American adolescence is both artificial and prolonged. I must read it and see if my preconceptions are confirmed or challenged.

The Chequer Board—Shute. Recommended by Will Duquette at View from the Foothills. I added Mr. Duquette’s link to the Saturday Review of Books myself. I do that sometimes when I want to be sure I have a link back to a review I want to remember. I’ve read a couple of Neville Shute’s books (A Town Like Alice, On the Beach), and I want to read more. Semicolon reviews of the two I read last year here.

Me and Emma by Elizabeth Flock sounds like a book I would like. At least, Becky’s review made me curious —especially about the ending.