Particular Passions

Particular Passions: Talks with Women who Shaped our Times

Chanukah

HAPPY CHANUKA - 6th night

Tatyana GrosmanLynn GilbertComment
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"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." — Buddha

On the 6th night of Chanukah, I'd like to share with you a gift that will enrich your soul. Read the chapter of Tanya Grosman, from Particular Passions: Talks with Women who Have Shaped our Times, the story of a Jewish woman, who came from wealth and privilege but lost everything when her family fled Russia. With imagination, courage and doggedness, she learned about lithography, developed a business with techniques that noone had been using in America, drew artists like Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg,  Jim Dine to her atelier, collaborated with them, and nurtured news skills.  They went on to became icons in the world of art.

The chapter is part of Particular Passions, which got wonderful reviews:

"One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction."   —K.T. Maclay

Try it, you wont be disappointed.

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COOKING WITH JULIA CHILD FOR CHANUKAH

Julia ChildLynn GilbertComment
Eldridge Street Synagogue in NYC
Eldridge Street Synagogue in NYC

"In all kitchens: cakes get stuck, mayonnaises break, chickens catch fire. But Child was unflappable in the face of culinary disaster... It was Julia’s basic course in good conduct: she stayed calm and learned to laugh about mistakes rather than getting angry or frustrated." — NY Times, August 15th, The Gifts She Gave

Read the chapter on Julia Child, in her own words, from Particular Passions: Talks with Women Who Shaped our Times — how she became unflappable. When you go into the kitchen for the holidays to prepare Potato Latkes, and other special dishes, you will be inspired to be unflappable too.. hopefully!

"Every woman owes it to herself to look up Particular Passions — borrow the volume from your public library. Or, better still, buy it and put it with your favorite novel or poetry collection to sustain you. Every story in the book is an inspiration. This book is a joy and a tonic." — Pioneer Press and Dispatch

Enjoy this chapter on your favorite electronic device for 99cents -- Amazon,  Apple.

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