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BOOKS
Mitchell's Book Corner
54 Main Street, 228-1080
          "Nerve Damage"
          by Peter Abrahams
MBC recommends Cape Cod resident Peter Abrahams' new thriller "Nerve Damage" ($25). A man hunts for the secrets behind his wife's death in this psychological novel. Although the author has written dozens of mysteries, "End of Story," "Oblivion" and now "Nerve Damage" have put him on the map.
- Mimi Beman, owner,
Mitchell's Book Corner

Nantucket Bookworks
25 Broad Street, 228-4000
      "Arabesque: A Taste of
        Morocco, Turkey and
                  Lebanon"
          by Claudia Rhoden
The very first couscous recipe I ever used back in the 1970s came from a Claudia Rhoden book. Rhoden, Elizabeth David and Tatti Clafin were my Mediterranean food gurus. In her new book, "Arabesque: ATaste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon" ($35), Rhoden invites us to sample 150 recipes from the Levant and North Africa. This array provides a great introduction to the wonderful variations of old standbys and lesser-known specialties: tagine to couscous, kisir to mette, including recipes Rhoden has recently discovered. Throughout the book are brief essays on ingredients, customs and culinary history, including the story of how recipes have traveled with emigrating people, enriching the cuisines of Europe and the Americas. One of the most appealing of recent cookbooks.
          - Dick Burns,
Nantucket Bookworks

VIDEOS
Camera Shop & Nantucket
Video
32 Main Street, 228-0101
          "Blood Diamond"
(Rated R for strong violence and
                  language.)

Directed by Edward Zwick, this gripping thriller is set in the late 1990s and is about the smuggling of diamonds from Sierra Leone to Liberia and the chaos that overtakes Sierra Leone. The story unfolds around the lives of two men and their quest for a hidden rare pink diamond that will change both of their lives forever. (Dun, dun, dun . . .) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou - both Oscar nominated roles - and Jennifer Connelly.

- Laurie Donovan, manager, Camera Shop & Nantucket Video - Laurie Donovan, manager, Camera Shop & Nantucket Video
Orange Street Video
117 Orange Street, 228-5806
            "Rocky Balboa"
  (Rated PG for boxing violence
          and some language.)
Years after Rocky has retired, a sports website hypothesizes about the outcome of an imaginary fight between the young Rocky and the current champion, Mason "The Line" Dixon. When "The Line" invites Rocky for a real-life fight, Rocky accepts and recruits the help of his old trainer and his son to help him prepare for the unlikely match-up.

- Kate O'Brien, manager,

Orange Street Video