THICKER THAN WATER: A MEMOIR
Little, Brown Spark
Kerry Washington
In this memoir by Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist, Kerry Washington learns about a moment that will change what she knows about her life forever. Thicker Than Water takes us on a journey that she navigated about her self, her place in the world and what identity means when it is questioned.
She re-examines how her life's work and path led to where she is now and how this new knowledge effects her new truth.
FIRST GENERATION
Ten Speed Press
Franklin Gaw
Identity focuses on how you place yourself in the world and what you're connected to. But you can also explore it in food as well!
In Franklin Gaw's First Generation: Recipes From My Taiwanese-American Home, he presents 80 recipes that are from where he grew up in the Midwest as a first generation Taiwanese American. Recipes include those that are passed down from generation to generation in his home. He also shares an essay on his multicultural experience and how the melding of flavors of the American suburbs have joined those of his heritage. He talks about the ingredients as well as the techniques to make the dishes.
In this book, you'll learn how to make bao, dumplings, scallion pancakes, and more with step-by-step instructions and photography. There are also dishes that merge his worlds together from Cincinnati Chili with Hand Pulled Noodles, Bao Egg and Soy Glazed Bacon Sandwich, and Milk Tea Rice Krispies Treats. A twist on classics is defintiely something that we'll enjoy when we're looking for comfort foods as we continue further into the fall.
CODE RED: A MITCH RAPP
NOVEL
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Kyle Mills
The Mitch Rapp saga continues in Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel and we find that he owes a favor to the world's most powerful crime lord, Damian Losa. As much as he hates owing favors, when he receives the call he is bound to do so.
He learns that the Syrian government seems to have created a highly addictive narcotic with plans to distribute it throughout Europe. Doing so would put Damian's business at risk and he wants Mitch to ensure that this will not be a problem. With Mitch's knowledge of the Middle East and being someone that could be expendable, he is the perfect choice for this mission.
As Mitch makes his way to Syria, he realizes that the drug is not at all what it seems and that it's purpose is more serious than previously thought and is actually a weapon with extensive repercussions if used. He must now come up with a new plan that mitigates risks without the details being made known to the parties involved.
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