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	Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1905 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet.(Book review): An article from: The Historian 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On July 15th I gave a book talk at the Pollard library in Lowell MA. I read part of chapter 3 of Dames, Dishes and Degrees which is about clubs at the University of Chicago. In the audience were two good friends who live in the Boston area. Their attendance made the event extra special.

Pollard library is an incredibly old building with an ample collection of Audubon prints and a lot of art pertain

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Amy Mittelman wrote a new blog post Lowell Book Talk On July 15th I gave a book talk at the Pollard library in Lowell MA. I read part of chapter 3 of Dames, Dishes and Degrees which is about clubs at the Read more of this blog post »
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Amy Mittelman rated a book liked it Airy Allies and Enemies (Raina Sun Mystery #11) by Anne R. Tan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Amy Mittelman rated a book it was amazing Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This year I decided to read Shakespeare’s seven major tragedies and listen to Harold Bloom’s lectures about them. The first was Romeo and Juliet, but I read that before I started writing book reviews on Goodreads. Surprisingly, I didn’t like Romeo an ...more
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Amy Mittelman rated a book it was amazing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The House of Mirth is a sad book. Lily Bart, the main character, finds herself trapped. Trapped by her expectations of herself, societal expectations for her, and general constraints that women faced at the beginning of the 20th century. Lily Bart’s ...more
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Amy Mittelman rated a book liked it Fair Cronies and Felonies (Raina Sun Mystery #10) by Anne R. Tan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Amy Mittelman rated a book liked it James, Fabulous Feline: Further Adventures of the Connoisseur Cat by Harriet Hahn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I listen to a podcast called Girls Gone Hallmark. (Don’t judge). They recently announced a book group, and for the first book they chose Paris Is Always a Good idea by Jen McKinlay. Hallmark is making a TV series from the book, so that is why they ch ...more
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