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Julia Child
Julia Child: A Life | Laura Shapiro
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Author of the forthcoming What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories (Summer 2017) With a swooping voice, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a passion for good food, Julia Child ushered in the nations culinary renaissance. In Julia Child, award-winning food writer Laura Shapiro tells the story of Childs unlikely career path, from California party girl to coolheaded chief clerk in a World War II spy station to bewildered amateur cook and finally to the Cordon Bleu in Paris, the school that inspired her calling. A food lover who was quintessentially American, right down to her little-known recipe for classic tuna fish casserole, Shapiros Julia Child personifies her own most famous lesson: that learning how to cook means learning how to live.
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Pageturner1
Julia Child: A Life | Laura Shapiro
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entertaining audible.

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Pageturner1
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i enjoyed listening to this audible on my drive to and from work. Julia Child was something else. Besides her love for cooking she was into politics, opinions on sexuality. She founded scholarships. i use to like watching her when i as a lot younger and would laugh while she cooked. She was entertaining.
#juliachilds #lovecooking

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CoffeeNBooks
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, and as I do any time I read a book about food, I bought some new kitchen utensils, pulled out cookbooks I haven't used in awhile, and planned some meals. Looking forward to cooking some of Julia's meals soon! Thanks again for sending this book to me @Mitch!
#LitsyAtoZ #J @BookishMarginalia

Schnoebs So happy you liked it! I feel you with that, I definitely get so hungry as I was reading it lol 5y
Leftcoastzen Julia is so interesting and inspiring! 5y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Sunday morning reading ☕📚 #coffeeandabook

hermyknee I‘m drinking Bones Coffee this morning, too! I have their single-origin roasts I‘m trying out. So far, DELICIOUS! 5y
hermyknee Oh did you see the new flavor?? 5y
JenReadsAlot I'm drinking their salted caramel today! 5y
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CoffeeNBooks @hermyknee Yep, and I ordered more coffee so I could buy a bag of the new flavor. 🙄😂☕☕☕☕☕ 5y
CoffeeNBooks @hermyknee I like their single-origin roasts, also, but I didn't care for the Sumatra. I only tried it once and then shoved it to the back of the coffee cabinet, so I'll have to give it another try soon. I love the Colombian roast. 5y
JenReadsAlot Let me know if you like the new flavor 😊 5y
hermyknee So far I‘ve had the Guatemala roast (OMG YUM... loved it so much I sent a full sized bag to @That-Bookish-Hiker ) and the Costa Rica (YUUUMMM) and the Colombian (ALSO SO MUCH YUM)! I haven‘t tried Kenya or Sumatra yet. ♥️ To buy another sampler pack or not to buy... 😳 5y
Soubhiville Julia Child is so nostalgic for me! My Grammy loved to watch her on public television, and often did a silly voice impersonating her while she was cooking. 💕 5y
CoffeeNBooks @Soubhiville What a great memory!! 5y
gradcat There‘s that coffee again! I guess I‘m going to have to buy some ☕️❤️😊 oh, could anyone suggest the strongest version of Bones for me? I love black, strong & unflavored in the morning.... (edited) 5y
CoffeeNBooks @gradcat I'm absolutely addicted to Bones coffee! 😂 I've had so much fun trying all of their different flavors! ☕ 5y
CoffeeNBooks @gradcat I haven't tried the Bones High Voltage, but it's supposed to be extra strong. 5y
gradcat @CoffeeNBooks Thank you for the tip! I‘m going to order some today... 5y
CoffeeNBooks @JenReadsAlot It's really good!! It's one of my favorites now! 5y
JenReadsAlot I'll give it a try on my next order!! 5y
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I'm so excited to be starting this one @Mitch!

Mitch Hope you enjoy! 👏🏼🤞🏼👏🏼 5y
KarouBlue Love Julia Child! 5y
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Schnoebs
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4.25 ⭐️
Listening to this story and how impactful she was in trying to teach Americans to value a cooked meal as well as pushing more women to be chefs was exactly what I needed. It was definitely a surprise to hear the chapter on her homophonic views and how they influenced her relationships with well known gay chefs in America. Being someone who loves a good book on food and the culture surrounding it, I highly suggest taking a listen (or read).

Schnoebs @Birdsong28 I‘m using this for the character with a career you wish you had for #52booksin52 If I wasn‘t going into water policy (and was more talented at cooking) I would have loved to be a chef! 5y
Birdsong28 Loving the progress you are making 😘📚📖 5y
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Eggs Love her story 5y
BeansPage 💖 Julia Child 5y
gradcat Love your whimsical post! 😍👏🏻 5y
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LittleBug
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#QuotsySept18 Day 22: #Party

Add a book and I‘m ready to #party 😜

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Exia
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Oh! This was totally not in My Life in France!

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Exia
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Not in My Life in France either.

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Exia
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TheCanuckReader
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Always love to read about Julia. Fun for foodies and relates the good and the bad. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 #foodie #foodwriting #memoirs