As the season of gathering and gratitude unfolds, our main display this month invites you to explore the heart of the kitchen—cooking books! From timeless classics to modern masterpieces, this curated collection celebrates the joy of cooking and the art of flavor. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginning chef, these books offer more than recipes—they're windows into culture, tradition, and innovation. Discover comforting soups, mouth-watering desserts, and cuisine that inspires connection and creativity. Stop by, flip through the pages, and let your next culinary adventure begin. After all, nothing brings people together quite like good food and a great cookbook. For more resources on cooking and the culinary arts, check out these guides: Cookbooks & Recipes and Culinary Arts. http://dlvr.it/TP5BNl
We the People by Jill Lepore The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, These Truths. Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding--the anniversary, too, of the first state constitutions--We the People offers a wholly new history of the Constitution. "One of the Constitution's founding purposes was to prevent change," Lepore writes. "Another was to allow for change without violence." Relying on the extraordinary database she has assembled at the Amendments Project, Lepore recounts centuries of attempts, mostly by ordinary Americans, to realize the promise of the Constitution. Yet nearly all those efforts have failed. Although nearly t...