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Phil Calvin

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Joined 2 years, 8 months ago

old geezer with broad interests

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Phil Calvin's books

To Read (View all 41)

Cheryl Strayed: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012, Random House)

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Between the World and Me (Hardcover, 2015, Spiegel & Grau)

Edward Abbey: The Serpents of Paradise (Paperback, 1996, Holt Paperbacks)

Currently Reading (View all 10)

Steve Hagen: Buddhism Plain and Simple (1998, Broadway Books)

Bessel A. Van Der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score (2014, Viking)

Ari Shavit: My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (2013)

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Brooks, Arthur C.: From Strength to Strength (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders (2022, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

Cal Newport: A World Without Email (2021, Portfolio)

User Activity

Phil Calvin rated The Dhandho Investor: 5 stars

No cover — Mohnish Pabrai: The Dhandho Investor (2007, Wiley)

The Dhandho Investor by Mohnish Pabrai

A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investor In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out …

Phil Calvin rated The Way to Cook: 3 stars

Julia Child: The Way to Cook (Paperback, 1993, Knopf)

The Way to Cook by Julia Child

Phil Calvin rated Rick Bayless's Mexican kitchen: 5 stars

Rick Bayless: Rick Bayless's Mexican kitchen (1996, Scribner)

Rick Bayless's Mexican kitchen by Rick Bayless

Chef and teacher Rick Bayless provides the inspiration and guidance that home cooks have needed, from essential recipes and explorations …

Phil Calvin rated Authentic Mexican: 5 stars

Rick Bayless: Authentic Mexican (1987, W. Morrow)

Authentic Mexican by Rick Bayless

Phil Calvin rated Zarela's Veracruz: 4 stars

Anne Mendelson, Zarela Martinez: Zarela's Veracruz (2004, Houghton Mifflin)

Zarela's Veracruz by Anne Mendelson, Zarela Martinez

Phil Calvin rated A year in a vegetarian kitchen: 4 stars

Bishop, Jack: A year in a vegetarian kitchen (2004, Houghton Mifflin)

A year in a vegetarian kitchen by Bishop, Jack

Phil Calvin rated Marcella Cucina: 4 stars

Marcella Hazan: Marcella Cucina (Hardcover, 1997, Macmillan)

Marcella Cucina by Marcella Hazan

Phil Calvin rated Moosewood Restaurant cooks at home: 3 stars

Moosewood Collective: Moosewood Restaurant cooks at home (1994, Simon and Schuster)

Moosewood Restaurant cooks at home by Moosewood Collective

Phil Calvin rated The food and life of Oaxaca, Mexico: 4 stars

Zarela Martínez: The food and life of Oaxaca, Mexico (1997, Macmillan)

The food and life of Oaxaca, Mexico by Zarela Martínez

Phil Calvin rated Sauces: 4 stars

Sauces by James Peterson

Phil Calvin rated Charmaine Solomon's encyclopedia of Asian food: 3 stars

Charmaine Solomon: Charmaine Solomon's encyclopedia of Asian food (1998)

Charmaine Solomon's encyclopedia of Asian food by Charmaine Solomon

Phil Calvin rated The complete Asian cookbook: 5 stars

Charmaine Solomon: The complete Asian cookbook (1992, C.E. Tuttle Co.)

The complete Asian cookbook by Charmaine Solomon

Phil Calvin rated Le Cordon bleu at home.: 5 stars

Cordon bleu (School : Paris, France): Le Cordon bleu at home. (1991, Hearst Books)

Le Cordon bleu at home. by Cordon bleu (School : Paris, France)

Phil Calvin rated The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating: 5 stars

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating by Fergus Henderson

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating is a 2004 book by Fergus Henderson that deals with how to cook …