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Inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Weber’s The Little Women tells the story of three sisters (Jo, Meg and Amy) whose disappointment with both their mother’s affair and their father??s dismissive attitude about it lead them to live on their own with Meg acting in as their mother. Free. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge...
Poilane became the CEO of her father??s bread company on Nov. 2 of last year. The date is specific—her parents died in a helicopter accident on October 31, 2002. That same day, Poilane, who discusses the accident with practiced detachment, also acquired her mother’s functional sculpture business. Founded in 1932 by her paternal grandfather, Poilane is a privately held bread company with two stores in Paris and one in London. From her office, which doubles as her dorm room, Poilane presides over the stores, as well as the factory in Paris...
...haven’t been to church in four years, initially because I found the practice constricting, now mostly because I’ve grown fond of sleeping in on Sundays. The result of all this was that my entrance into college last year also meant initiation into my father??s unofficial religious-book-of-the-month club...
...first one came around October, in a box from amazon.com, with a note from my father??something generic, along the lines of “I thought you might find this interesting.” The title was Finding God at Harvard. I remember being vaguely surprised that someone had written a book on such a specific order of spiritual quest, but my thoughts didn’t extend far beyond that. Then, around November came The Search for God at Harvard, evidently the book that predated and inspired Finding God at Harvard. Christmas brought me a copy...
...habits die hard, and in spite of myself I still tend to seek out the academic, university-approved options as I try to learn more about religion. Even as I write this column, I have yet to attend any of the churches in Cambridge. My father??s book-of-the-month volumes continue to sit on the shelf. I am, however, almost certain I will enroll in the class on the King James Bible next year...