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A well spent life: A tribute to Texas songster Mance Lipscomb.

"...the intimate, dramatic, in-depth story of Capone, recreating both his private and public life, as well as the world in which he lived. Through interviews, documents, and private papers from archives never before released, [the author] provides a total view of Capone and his g...

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Brazil and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Carnival, Iemanjá, and Saint John's Day. Includes recipes.

Presents highly magnified looks at a variety of food-related objects, including potato chips, garlic, yeast bubbles, salt crystals, and a salmonella bacterium.

Good food honed from great ingredients is the principle at the heart of Cooking. There are sections on the usefulness and frugality of breadcrumbs, black olive crumbs to serve with everything; impromptu puddings like peaches in wine with bay leaves or plum compote with ricotta an...

"Dr. John Polidori's tale The Vampyre burst upon the Regency scene along with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein after that notorious weekend spent writing ghost stories with Lord Byron. A vampire crazy broke out instantly in the haut ton. Now Ian Ashton, the Lord Vampire of London, has...

Edible wild plants have one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth and properly prepared. Edible Wild Plants includes extensive information and recipes on plants from the four categories. Foundation greens: wild spinach, chickwee...

A new Spud book by author, playwright, and actor John van de Ruit, which revisits well-loved characters in this nostalgic reunion ten years from when Spud Milton and his classmates went their separate ways. It is 2003, ten years since Spud Milton's class of 93 matriculated and ...

From the bestselling author comes a beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who discovers her father is a spy (and was the model for John le Carre's George Smiley) and goes to work as a secretary in 1950s MI5. It seems to me now that everyone who came to our house in those day...

"Readers who crave both a classic Regency and a shadowy paranormal will sink their teeth into Ann's tale, with its engaging characters and light touches."-RT Book Reviews First in a witty, sexy paranormal Regency romance series, England's "vampire craze" is causing much vexatio...

The #1 New York Times bestseller answers: What if one simple change could save you from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer? For decades, that question has fascinated a small circle of impassioned doctors and researchers-and now, their life-changing research is making headl...

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