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YEAR IN REVIEW December 21, 2020Untamed, by
Glennon Doyle ($28;
Dial Press)
Wells Fargo’s Mack
calls this inspirational
memoir “an authentic
and empowering kick
in the tail. Glennon
Doyle takes us through
her own candid journey
of self-discovery in a
way that makes you
laugh and at the same
time really think about
who you are, who you
can be, and the impact
you can have if you so
choose.” Allison Dew,
chief marketing officer
at Dell Technologies
Inc., endorsed the book
as well. “One of the
era-specific benefits
is its short-vignette
format. They let me
focus and absorb the
narrative.”
Dirt: Adventures in
Lyon as a Chef in
Training, Father, and
Sleuth Looking for
the Secret of French
Cooking, by Bill Buford
($28.95; Knopf)
“It enabled me to see my
hometown and culinary
craft in a different light,”
says restaurateur Daniel
Boulud. “His portrayal of
being a chef in France
was heartwarming,
upsetting at times, and
uplifting, but I must say
that his observations
were truthful. It took
real guts for Bill to be an
apprentice. Nobody has
written about cooking in
a French kitchen like Bill
did, and it brought back
a lot of memories as a
young chef in France.”
The Ride of a Lifetime:
Lessons Learned From
15 Years as CEO of the
Walt Disney Company,
by Robert Iger ($28;
Random House)
“Engaging, entertaining,
interesting, and
inspiring,” says John
Foley, co-founder
and CEO of Peloton
Interactive Inc. “Bob
Iger is one of the
few leaders I truly
look up to, and this
book highlights why.
High-integrity, low-
ego, truly caring, and
hardworking.”Behind the
scenes
of cuisine