#BlueStarBrief August 2021 – Summer Tips & Recommendations, What we’re reading, Destinations & Dining...

L’art de perdre, by Alice Zeniter

A Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series, by Cheryl A. Head

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith

America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s, by Elizabeth Hinton

Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War, by Jeff Shesol

The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

Foundation, by Isaac Asimov

The Wind in My Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran, by Masih Alinejad

Kvachi, by Mikheil Javakhishvili

The Devil May Dance: A Novel, by Jake Tapper

Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, by Niall Ferguson

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein

Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire, by Hans Greimel

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, by Bill Gates

Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles for Pivoting Through Disruption, by Will Page

When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids, by Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski

Aragosta, named "Best Waterfront Restaurant in Maine"...in Deer Isle, Maine

Elcielo D.C., contemporary Colombian cuisine...in Washington, DC

Restaurant Caché...in Paris, France

Utopia Café, stunning views of the Aegean Sea...in Milos, Greece

Bambini, new Italian restaurant at Palais de Tokyo...in Paris, France

Sumela Monastery...in Trabzon, Turkey

Restaurant Saint Sophia, traditional Macedonian food...in Ohrid, North Macedonia

Cinecitta' Osteria Italiana...in Sofia, Bulgaria

Sud 777...in Mexico City, Mexico