Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:22 AM Thaths via Silklist wrote: > Fourteen Years with Boss by Ashokamitthiran > A brisk read. Popular modernist Tamil writer's memoir about his years working > in PR for Chennai's Gemini Studios in the 50's and 60's. I note that this has been translated by former silk

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

Hi Radhika, On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 8:39 AM Yeddanapudi Radhika wrote: > Here are some of the books from this year in no particular order: > > > 1. The Liberation of Sita - Refreshing take rescuing Sita from remaining > forever enshrined as the most boring, most submissive character in world > m

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

Also, I don't keep track of my reading in a systematic fashion, but one book that stands out in my memory this year is "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution" by Cat Bohannon. Udhay -- Silklist mailing list Silklist@lists.digeratus.in https://mailman.panix.com/listin

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

I don't keep track of my reading in any systematic way (or any way really) but I'm right in the middle of reading "The Food of Northern Thailand" which is half cookbook half culinary exploration. Northern Thai food is very different from central (Bangkok) and North Eastern (Issan/Esarn [think green

[Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

It is coming up on Thanksgiving week in the US. And that means it is time for Silklist's annual tradition of sharing book recommendations. Please share your top reads of the year in this thread. Here are mine: *Other Rivers: A Chinese Education by Peter Hessler* Hessler weaves many threads (His

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

> > Here are some of the books from this year in no particular order: 1. The Liberation of Sita - Refreshing take rescuing Sita from remaining forever enshrined as the most boring, most submissive character in world mythology. It takes a Telugu woman! 2. To the Lighthouse - I don't think I can h

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

If a highly entertaining rural Telangana dialect video will do .. https://youtu.be/FWKNGUeIX7w?si=rP_zzomDU3qV2o4z --srs From: Silklist on behalf of Yeddanapudi Radhika via Silklist Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 12:30:58 PM To: Intelligent conversation Cc: Y

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

I really want to learn how to make Hyderabadi Biryani...and generally more Hyderabadi dishes. Any suggestions on good books? > -- Silklist mailing list Silklist@lists.digeratus.in https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

Yes, that's it! On Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 1:17 pm Thaths, wrote: > Charles, is it this one > ? > > Thaths > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM Charles Haynes via Silklist < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > >> I don't keep

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

Charles, is it this one ? Thaths On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM Charles Haynes via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > I don't keep track of my reading in any systematic way (or any way really) > but I'm right

Re: [Silk] SIlkist's Annual Book Recommendations Thread (2024 edition)

Hyderabadi here. With a mum who my father called “an artist in the kitchen”. It took me ten years to squeeze the biryani recipe out of her. But I have a question for you. What flavours/textures did you single out as particularly Hyderabadi, that you want to learn to cook? I ask because there are m