The Donut Book

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Summary: NOT a "Sinker" !
Review: An informative, well written and cute "coffee table book" you can place next to a plate of donuts(sinkers)all through the holiday season! A fabulous gift too.

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Summary: All you ever wanted to know about donuts (and then some)
Review: I picked this book up expecting a playful collage of donut history, donut trivia, and donut folklore. And that's what "The Donut Book" tried to be. But the author took her topic a bit too seriously -- and as a result the book vacillates uncomfortably between donut romp and donut dissertation. I enjoyed some of the photography, but all in all I found "The Donut Book" to be devoid of interesting tidbits and humorous narration. What we have here is a book of donut obsession -- and an overly sincere one at that.

Rating:
Summary: It's much better than that!
Review: Perhaps I'm just too much of a donut fancier, but the book does not strike me as serious at all. Rather it is filled with the kind of anecdotal material only someone that close to the action could provide. Ms. Steinberg does not appear to be a professional writer, but she is the granddaughter of the inventor of the donut machine. How could her story not be interesting?

I found the book fascinating and helpful, and the illustrations frequently hilarious. I think you will to.

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Summary: For Everyone Who Loves Donuts
Review: The Donut Book is, quite simply, delicious! Author Sally Levitt Steinberg (the "Donut Princess") is a wonderful historian of popular culture. Through the remarkable tale of her family's business, she tells us about the donut in science, art, philosophy, and 20th century America, and of the American dream come true. Along the way, we are treated to stories about donut shops, donut myths and legends, donut etiquette, and, most temptingly, astonishingly yummy donut recipes. I loved the photos and illustrations - I wanted to take a bite out of this book. It's a perfect book for the holidays, or any time you want to snack.



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Summary: A donut history blending fiction, fact, pictures, and fun
Review: The hole truth and nothing but is revealed in Sally Levitt Steinberg's The Donut Book, a 'bible' of donut history blending fiction, fact, pictures and fun. Yes, there are almost thirty recipes here - but don't buy The Donut Book for its recipes alone; it's the background history and whimsical cultural insights which makes for such a winner.