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Lessons in chemistry

Garmus, Bonnie (author.).

Summary: "Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with--of all things--her mind. True chemistry results. Like science, though, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother but also the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ("combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride") proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593556674
  • ISBN: 9780593556672
  • Physical Description: 545 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: [New York, NY] : Random House Large Print, in association with Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, ©2022.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
    • Circulation Count: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

General Note:
"The Good Morning America Book Club. A GMA Book Club pick!"--Cover.
Subject: Historical fiction
Nineteen sixties Fiction
Sexism Fiction
Sex role Fiction
Television cooking shows Fiction
Single mothers Fiction
Women scientists Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 6 of 53 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 28 current holds with 53 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE GARMUS (Text) 50686016169364 Adult Fiction Checked Out 05/06/2024
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE GARMUS (Text) 50686016273380 Adult Fiction Checked Out 05/30/2024
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE GARMUS (Text) 50686016298858 Adult Fiction In Transit -
Altoona Area Public Library LP GAR (Text) 33240005385904 Adult Large Print Fiction Checked Out 05/16/2024
Annie Halenbake Ross Library LP F Gam (Text)
Memorial: In Memoriam of Rita Stabley by Barb & Lew Santonico
00158692 New Large Print Checked Out 06/24/2024
Boyertown Community Library GAR (Text) 33249024856746 Large Print Fiction Checked Out 05/16/2024
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults GAR Large Print (Text) 34001001417359 Adult Area Checked Out 05/03/2024
Dover Area Community Library Adults GAR Large Print (Text) 34217000858431 Adult Area New Checked Out 05/15/2024
Exeter Community Library FC GAR BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) 33249025309018 Large Print Fiction Checked Out 05/16/2024
Exeter Community Library GAR (Text) 33249025340260 Large Print Fiction Checked Out 05/16/2024

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