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CSS 2009 grad Karen Thorstensen displays her deliberate, Hopper-esque landscapes in the Library this summer. A must see. So, rise from your chairs and walk on over to the Library for a wonderful visual treat.

This week's featured fiction:  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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Two great food books!
You Eat What Your Are [Ref. GT2850 .B37 1998] - details the foodways of various countries. Read this and you won't be suprised by dining on svid [smoked or fresh lamb's head served boiled] for Sunday dinner in Iceland!

The World Cookbook for Students, 5 volumes [Ref TX725 .A1 J23 2007] - country-by-country survey of traditional foods. And the great thing about this book is it includes the recipes!

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