Micro Memoirs "You Did What For A Year?"

Dunlop, Fuchsia - Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China
(641.5951 Dun) Dunlop, an award-winning food writer, recounts one adventurous year in China. From the beginning, she vowed that she would eat everything she was offered, no matter how bizarre it seemed. Dunlop also recalls her apprenticeship at China’s premier Sichuan cooking school, where she was the only foreign student and the only female.

Gilbert, Elizabeth - Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
(800.92 Gil) After a divorce from her husband, Gilbert spends one year recovering in three dissimilar countries. She travels to Rome for pleasure, Mumbai for spiritual searching, and Bali for “balancing”. Gilbert’s honesty and enthusiasm for her quest will engage readers of all types.

Headley, Maria Dahavan - The Year of Yes
(800.92 Hea) At 20, Headley was already frustrated with the dating scene in New York and decided to take drastic measures; for one year, she said yes to every man who asked her on a date. Some of her bad dates make for good reading. A type of witty non-fiction chick lit book.

Jacobs, A. J. - Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
(220 Jac) For one year, Jacobs lives a life of charity, chastity and facial hair. He recounts this interesting time in his life in a lighthearted manner that makes readers chuckle. This book is suitable for readers of any religion as well as and readers who are not religious.

Kingsolver, Barbara - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
(641.0973 Kin) Kingsolver, her husband, and their two daughters spend one year eating food grown from their own garden in Appalachia. What they don’t grow at home, they purchase locally. This unique book also features recipes and morsels of information about industrial agriculture and ecology.

Levine, Judith - Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping
(640.73 Le) Levine buys only what she defines as necessities for one year in an effort to explore American consumerism. She struggles to reduce her own consumerism and to define the line between needs and wants; however she is later exhilarated by her ability to live a more simple life.

Shea, Ammon - Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
(423.09 She) Shea’s obsession with words is untiring and makes for an attention-grabbing read. Shea shares his year inside the OED with wit, disclosing the most obscure and brilliant words he finds.

Smith, Alisa and J.B. Mackinnon - Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
(641.563 Smi) The authors provide an account of the trials and rewards involved during one year eating food grown within 100 miles of their Vancouver apartment. This book is sprinkled with thought-provoking statistics and facts to provide support for their belief that eating local is better for our bodies and our environment.

Wallace, Danny - Yes Man
(921 Wal) After realizing that he’s spent too long as a “no man,” Wallace promises himself that he will reply “yes” to every question he is asked for one year. He finds that saying yes takes him on all sorts of strange adventures. Wallace’s honest account of his adventures and his sense of humor make Yes Man thoroughly entertaining.

Weiner, Eric - The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
(910.4 Wei) Weiner, a self-described unhappy person and NPR foreign correspondent, sets out on a yearlong journey to locate the world’s happiest places. He meets with happiness researchers, local officials, and residents in the unique countries he visits.

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