What WE Read Last Summer

Seattle Central Community College 2009 What I Read Last Summer: A Sampler

The Library asked Seattle Central employees what they read over the summer, and here is what they shared. Call numbers are included for titles in the Seattle Central collection.

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
“Wacky and humorous tale of a San Francisco shop owner who discovers his new purpose in life as a modern-day grim reaper and father.”
-- JENNIFER SHAVIT, LIBRARIAN

You Have No Rights by Matt Rothschild, Editor of The Progressive Magazine
The End of America by Feminist writer Naomi Wolfe “These two non-fiction books are very good”
1996 by award winning African American Writer and Screenwriter Gloria Naylor
“This book is particularly interesting.”
-- SEANA SPERLING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom by Daniel T. Willingham.
“The brain is designed not to help us think, but rather to help us avoid thinking because it taxes our resources; so how can we encourage thinking?”
--BRYCE WALB, COUNSELOR
STUDENT ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE (TRIO)

Ship of Ghosts by James D. Hornfischer
“The story of the U.S.S. HOUSTON, FDR’s Lost Cruiser. This is the story of her survivor’s unflinching account of heroism and honor in World War Two and the unsung warriors who witnessed one of the most remarkable battles of the war. A great read for all history buffs.”
-- PAUL WEISS
WOOD CONSTRUCTION CENTER

The End of Overeating by David A. Kessler, M.D.
“An examination of the obesity epidemic and what to do to reverse it.”
-- CYNTHIA A. WILSON, FACULTY
SEATTLE CULINARY ACADEMY

The Worst Hard Time by Seattle author Timothy Egan [F595.E38]
“The book describes the personal accounts of those who experienced the era of the Dust Bowl of the Great Plains during the 1930's. Exceptional storytelling and a very readable historical account. (It reminded me of similar tales shared by my dad who lived through this.)”
-- KARLEEN WOLFE, FACULTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey “A crazed and passionate Aussie artist falls hard for a pretty, shady art trader and with his disabled brother in tow they commit a number of crimes, some statutory and some not. Very funny.”

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene “A married woman and a sullen writer have an affair, but she calls it off, to his consternation, when her prayers come true.”

This Gun For Hire by Graham Greene “Political murder, shame, kidnapping, pursuit, suspense, everything you could want.” A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh “The idle rich are destroying themselves and the precious heritage of England, but it’s fun to watch them do so.”

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh [PR6045.A97B76] “Beautiful and sad, the Flyte’s aristocratic world is collapsing on the brink of World War Two, and though Charles Ryder is in love with two of them, he cannot postpone the end.”

American Pastoral by Philip Roth [PS3568.O855A77] “You are the parent of a teenage nihilist, you are also a Jew in the exurbs and a high school football star. All of it drives you to despair, and why shouldn’t it?”

The Burned-Over District by Whitney R. Cross [BR555.N7C7] “In the early part of the 19th century, western New York experienced an unprecedented revival of protestant religion; we are still feeling the repercussions.”
-- TOM LENON, FACULTY, BITCA

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina. “Informative yet funny, with practical suggestions.”
-- LAURA MANSFIELD
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive That Changed the World by Jack Kelly
“It's like a trashy romance for nerds!”
--DYLAN MARTIN
IT SERVICES

The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
“It was great!”
-- RACHEL SEELEY, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST PIO

Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
“ Marcus Buckingham is a credible and gifted author who has created a great resource for women. He shares lots of evident that the woman who are the happiest and most fulfilled are those who don’t “juggle” everything in their lives. Instead, the women who do the opposite, by having a “strong life,” draw in a few important things into them. This book helps woman figure out this life skill of drawing a select few things that are important to them and then draw strength from these. In order to find their strengths, Buckingham shares a Strong Life Test for woman to take to determine their strong life roles. There are nine strong life options that he explores in the book for women to select from. I found the Strong Life Test and strong life information a great way to positively help me focus on what is important in my life.”
-- KRISTINA HAYEK, ED.D, PHR
PROJECT MANAGER- OCPE

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
“The novel is about a librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and his artist wife whose life takes a natural sequential course.”
-- PATRICIA HOWITZ
LIBRARY STAFF

Song For Night by Chris Abani
“A poignant, lyrical novella about a child soldier in Nigeria. (How Abani waxes poetical and lyrical on this subject can only be understood by reading it.)”
-- PORTIA JEFFRIES, FACULTY
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
“A sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but most of all thought provoking memoir detailing a lesbian’s coming of age, her father’s apparent suicide, and her subsequent discovery of, and reaction to, his “hidden” life; told in graphic novel form.”
-- JEFF KEEVER
DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY SERVICES

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson [LC2330.M67]
“One man’s mission to promote peace -- one school at a time”
The Girl From Foreign by Sadia Shepard
“A search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten histories, and a sense of home.”
--BRENDA ARON, FACULTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Radical Evolution by Joel Garreau [GN281.G37]
“ A thought-provoking overview of emerging technologies (Genetics, Robotics, Information Technology, & Nanotechnology) and their impact on what it means to be ‘human.’”

The Class by Francois Begaudeau
“An autobiographical novel by a Paris middle school teacher. I read it after seeing the movie in which the main character (the teacher) is played by the author. The most realistic movie about teaching I've seen.”

Feed by M.T. Anderson [PZ7.A54395Fe]
“ A novel about the future in which the internet is a device implanted in the brain, connecting everyone to everything...corporations and advertising in particular.”

Skid Road: an Informal Portrait of Seattle by Murray Morgan [F899.S457M67]
“ An interesting book about the city's founders and early history. Reading it you learn quite a lot about the people many of our streets are named after.

The Hill With A Future: Seattle's Capitol Hill 1900-1946 by Jacqueline B. Williams.
“A detailed overview of the history of Seattle Central's neighborhood with a lot of great pictures of things that used to be where other things are now (and some that are still there).”
-- GREG BACHAR, FACULTY
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

East of Eden by John Steinbeck [PS3537.T3234E3]
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
“Both always manage to keep me enthralled and I gain a new insight each time read them.”
-- DENEVA K. FLATH
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SEATTLE MARITIME ACADEMY

Evening Culinary Classes

Seattle Culinary Academy announces the renaissance of Evening Culinary Classes
for those who appreciate cuisine and want to have fun improving their skills.

The First and ONLY Series offered this fall:
“Channeling Julia”
Taught by Chef Sally McArthur

The 4 week series will enhance your abilities to tackle important fundamentals of French cuisine by mastering the centerpiece of each class. The series will encompass techniques that will form or enhance skills to have the freedom to have fun in any cuisine as Julia promised. All who appreciate delicious food and want to learn more about French cuisine in the tradition of Julia Child are welcome.

About Chef Sally
Trained in France in the early 80’s, Chef Sally has been the Executive Chef/Restaurateur for some of Seattle’s most successful restaurants including the Metropolitan Grill, Elliott’s Oyster House, and the entire Anthony’s Group including Chinooks and Pier 66. For five years she owned her own cooking school in France’s Loire Valley at the historically important Chateau du Rivau and in the Skagit Valley, near La Conner, where she furthered her work with local farmers, fishermen and artisans.

Her annual work in France has included working with many of the great master chefs including Michel Peignaud, Christian Gaborit, and Michel Guerard. She represented Washington State female chefs at the James Beard House in New York. Along the way, darling Julia, became part of her coterie and she shares her devotion to the techniques of la cuisine francaise. Educated at the University of California with degrees in history and secondary education, Sally is a passionate teacher with a commitment to hospitality, and the concept of learning as fun.
Series Description

Four classes are offered in the series as listed below. Classes are limited to 16 students, and are offered individually or as a series. Each class is a combination of game plan, stories, principles and hands-on participation. There is an advantage (more than price) to participating in sequence.

Class Details
In addition to the master subjects, we will prepare starters, side dishes, and/or desserts which will further increase your mastery of technique. Classes will begin with a short description of what we will accomplish, why, and how you will get there. Next is hands-on action guided by Chef Sally and her sous chefs to the delicious outcomes which we will enjoy along with an appropriate wine tasting. Fear not, if your French or culinary knowledge is minimal, Chef Sally and her team will guide you to grand new culinary heights as long as you have a willing attitude.

Dates:
November 5, 2009 Boeuf Bourguignon November 26, 2009 No Class/Thanksgiving Holiday
November 12, 2009 Le Grande Bouillabaisse de Marseille December 3, 2009 Cassoulet
November 19, 2009 Coq au Vin

All classes will be held at the Seattle Culinary Academy, located at Seattle Central Community College on Thursday evenings from 6-9 pm, in our demo kitchen, room 2119. Parking is available on the street, various parking lots on Harvard, or the school parking lot on Harvard & Pine for $7 for the evening.

The school address is 1701 Broadway. The best entrance to use is the North entrance across from Bonney Watson. As you walk in the North door, a large Seattle Culinary Academy sign is hanging off to your right (close to the elevators).

Walk up the ramp and continue down the hall, following the Mise en Place evening class signs.
Please bring your knives, apron and be on time; class begins promptly at 6pm.
Class size is limited to 16 students.

Prices:
Each individual class is $50 or $45/each if you sign up for the entire series. If you are unable to attend a class, please notify Chef Sally at chefsally@earthlink.net and send a substitute in your place.

Please make checks payable to Seattle Culinary Academy; or, if you prefer, you can pay by any
major credit card by contacting Joy Gulmon-Huri @ jgulmo@sccd.ctc.edu.
Unfortunately there will be no refunds.