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Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain — WisdomDeck honest review
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Medium Raw

by Anthony Bourdain

Bourdain a decade later: fatherhood, fame, the food world's heroes and villains, and a chapter on what every person should know how to cook. Sharper and sadder.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Success changes you; notice how.
  2. Learn the fundamentals.
  3. Keep your taste honest.

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Read the chapter on being a 'selling out' television personality.

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Bourdain, older.

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