My Favorite Things I was the lucky and grateful recipient of two terrific books this holiday season. I'm sharing this with OWA members because I think you might enjoy them as much as I did. The first gift book is almost 500 pages of photographs by the inspiring Annie Leibovitz, A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005, Random House, NY. If you haven't seen it or read a review these photographs tell a personal and individual story. I have "read" this book at least three times in the last month. I strongly recommend reading the introduction by Ms. Leibovitz It's as revealing as her photographs. She leads an unconventional and non-conformist life. Good for her. The second book I received and read which left an imprint on me was, The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.The Penguin Press Without a clue to the contents and having not read reviews prior after reading this "expose" I was delighted, repulsed, and changed. I am thinking about food purchasing and food consumption in an awake state now. The book is not about not eating meat; it's about meat production, vegetable production, and dairy production. Organic or not, all that glitters is not gold. Movies. If I harbor any holiday traditions movies would be it. After returning from Sundance I was looking for a Redford movie (DVD) I hadn't seen. I found a good one: The Clearing. It also stars Helen Mirren and Wilhem Dafoe. I would say it's compelling and unexpected. Another good "under the radar" film I recently watched was Stranger than Fiction with Emma Thompson, Will Farrell, and Queen Latifah. Miss Thompson plays an author with a terrible case of writer's block, Mr. Farrell plays a CPA with the IRS who falls for one of his "clients", and Ms. Latifah plays the assistant we all need from time to time. |
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Newsletter | Jan/Feb 2007
