Stuffed: Adventures Of A Restaurant Family

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Stuffed: Adventures Of A Restaurant Family
In this wildly funny and charming memoir, Patricia Volk entertains with a unique perspective of New York in the mid to late twentieth century and of a bigger-than-life family that owned fourteen restaurants, including Morgens in the garment district. She credits her family with opening the first Jewish deli in the Big Apple. Sharing life and good food for three generations, the family exhibited a voracious appetite for life.

Patricia Volk is the author of the novel White Light and two collections of short stories, All It Takes and The Yellow Banana. She has published stories, book reviews, and essays in numerous publications, including Atlantic Monthly, New York Times Magazine, New York Times Book Review, New York, New Yorker, Playboy, Redbook, GQ ,and O, the Oprah Magazine. She was a weekly columnist for New York Newsday, and she lives in New York City.

Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded and popular narrators in the country, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the “Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century.” She is a three-time recipient of the coveted Audie Award and has earned twenty-six Earphones Awards. She has appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Patricia Volk
Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat
ISBN: 0-7861-3222-1
Normal Price: $44.95
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Cold Pursuit

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael’s grandfather in a dispute over a paycheck; soon thereafter Braga’s son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar - legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael’s father.

McMichael must put aside the old family blood feud, and find the truth about Pete Braga’s death. Braga’s beautiful nurse is a suspect - she says she stepped out for some firewood, but key evidence suggests otherwise. The investigation soon expands to include Braga’s business, his family, the Catholic diocese, a multimillion dollar Indian casino, a prostitute, a cop, and, of course, the McMichael family.
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Inc
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
Narrator: Patrick G. Lawlor
ISBN: 159710146X
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