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The ghost orchard: the hidden history of the apple in North America
Par Helen Humphreys. 2017
Delving deep into the storied past of the apple in North America, Humphreys explores the intricate link between agriculture, settlement,…
and human relationships. She brings light to such varied topics as how the apple first came across the Atlantic Ocean with a relatively unknown Quaker woman long before the more famed “Johnny Appleseed”; how bountiful Indigenous orchards were targeted to be taken over or eradicated by white settlers and their armies; how the once-17,000 varietals of apple cultivated were catalogued by watercolour artists from the United States’ Department of Pomology; how apples wove into the life and poetry of Robert Frost; and how Humphreys’ own curiosity was piqued by the Winter Pear Pearmain, believed to be the world’s best tasting apple, which she found growing beside an abandoned cottage not far from her home. 2017.The great American chili book
Par Bill Bridges. 1981
The great big book of guys: alphabetical encounters with men
Par Erika Ritter. 2004
Writer Ritter has been observing men for as long as she can remember, and has come into direct or imaginary…
contact with a fair few of them. Her alphabetical itinerary starts with Amigos and ends with Zealots, travelling via Dads, Heroes, Non-Committals, Outlaws, and many others. A collection of stories about good and bad relationships, family conflicts, love affairs, and Catholicism, which is part memoir, part comedy, and part inspirational handbook for the cynical. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004.The G.I. diet cookbook: [200 easy, delicious recipes for permanent weight loss]
Par Rick Gallop. 2006
Offers two hundred nutritious, low-G.I. recipes for breakfasts, lunches, snacks, appetizers, dinners and desserts. There are simple-to-prepare dishes for weekday…
meals, simmers and roasts for leisurely weekends, and elegant fare for entertaining friends. Includes recipes for Crunchy Granola, Creamy Seafood Chowder, Spinach-stuffed Chicken Breasts and Chocolate Cake with Ganache Icing. 2006.The frigate Pallada
Par Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov. 1987
The 19th century Russian author's account of an 1852-1853 journey from St. Petersburg around the Cape of Good Hope, up…
to Japan on the frigate "Pallada", concluding with an overland trek across Siberia. c1987. Uniform title: Fregat "Pallada".The family cookbook: More Than 200 Favourite Tried, Tested And Trusted Recipes
Par Good Housekeeping Institute (Great Britain) Staff. 2006
This book contains over 120 recipes and is divided into chapters including Stocking the Storecupboard, Cooking for One or Two,…
Cooking with Children, Quick Weekday Meals, Weekend Recipes and Cooking Family Meals for Special Occasions. Recipes range from the simple, such as pork and noodle stir fry, to encourage non-cooks into the kitchen, to Thai chicken curry and Moroccan spice poussin for the more experienced cook. At the beginning of each chapter there is helpful and practical advice about where to buy key ingredients, how to plan your meals in advance and build up a collection of recipes that you can have on standby whatever the occasion. 2006.The family table: recipes & moments from a nomadic life
Par Jazz Smollett-Warwell, Jake Smollett, Jussie Smollett, Jurnee Smollet-Bell. 2018
Growing up, Hollywood's Smollett siblings car-tripped between America's coasts thirteen times. With each new home, their mother would transform a…
long piece of butcher block into a smooth varnished table. That table would become the heart of the Smollett clan, where they gathered each night. Filled with personal stories and over 125 recipes, this book will bring you and your family to the dinner table. 2018.The Ferrari in the bedroom
Par Jean Shepherd. 1972
The fight
Par Norman Mailer. 1975
The everyday diabetic cookbook
Par Stella Bowling, British Diabetic Association Staff. 2001
This diabetic cookbook contains over 200 specially created recipes which provide healthy, balanced meals. Each recipe lists calories per serving,…
fat, protein and carbohydrate content. The book also contains a section on diabetes and a healthy lifestyle. 2001.The comfort food cookbook
Par Johanna Burkhard. 1997
The diving-bell and the butterfly: A Memoir Of Life In Death
Par Jean-Dominique Bauby. 1997
The end of the river: dams, drought and déjà vu on the Rio São Francisco
Par Brian J Harvey. 2008
A biologist searches for a solution that will save many fish species from life-threatening dams. His adventures take him from…
a fisheries patrol boat on the Fraser River to the great Tsukiji fish market in Japan, with stops in the Philippines, Thailand, and assorted South American countries. Portrays fishermen, fish farmers, and even fish cops in a new light, as well as scientists, shysters, and some very drunk, hairy Brazilian men in thongs. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2008.The complete Tassajara cookbook: recipes, techniques, and reflections from the famed Zen kitchen
Par Edward Espe Brown. 2009
This compilation of Edward Brown's previous books emphasises his Zen approach to cooking. Focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredients and whole…
foods, the recipes include soups, salads, sauces, spreads, entrees, desserts, pastries and breads. 2009.The clothes make the girl (look fat)?: adventures and agonies in fashion
Par Brittany Gibbons. 2017
A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, Internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives…
into the world of the plus-size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with fashion. 2017.The courage to compete: living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams
Par Elizabeth Kaye, Abbey Curran. 2015
Abbey Curran lives by the motto "If you can dream it, you can do it." She was born with cerebral…
palsy, but early on she resolved to never let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA. Growing up on a hog farm in Illinois, Abbey competed in local pageants despite naysayers who told her not to. After realizing her own dream, she went on to help other disabled girls achieve their goals by starting Miss You Can Do It, a national nonprofit pageant for girls and women with challenges and special needs. In this uplifting memoir, Abbey tells a story of overcoming the odds, fulfilling her life's goals, and finding in herself the courage to compete, even as she continues to inspire the same spirit in others. For junior and senior high readers. 2015.The elk hunt
Par Alan Edward Nourse. 1986
At age 52, the author was stricken by a massive heart attack while hunting elk. He reveals his torturous recovery…
and the strains his illness placed on himself and his family. 1986.The Harrow Fair cookbook: prize-winning recipes inspired by Canada's favourite country fair
Par Moira Sanders, Lori Elstone, Beth Goslin Maloney. 2010
These recipes reflect the author's belief that when food is made from scratch, with wholesome, natural ingredients, it can't help…
but be delicious. The Harrow Fair Cookbook will inspire you to cook with what's local and seasonally available. Includes recipes for sour cherry jam, bread and butter pickles, peaches and cream pie, and lemon shake-ups. 2010.The horizontal Everest: extreme journeys on Ellesmere Island
Par Jerry Kobalenko. 2002
Ellesmere Island lays a mere 450 miles from the North Pole and has the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere…
east of the Rockies. For more than a decade, Kobalenko has traced the routes of explorers and Inuits, and broken many new trails across the frozen terrain of Ellesmere Island. He investigates the motives and mistakes of the island's first explorers, searches for clues to the mysterious disappearance of scientist-explorer Dr. Hans Kruger and the murder of an Inuit guide. 2002.The Hottentot Room
Par Christopher Hope. 1987
A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish…
refugee from Nazi Germany. Frau Katie is dying and her daughter has plans for the club which terrify the members. A satire which draws parallels between Nazi Germany and contemporary South Africa. 1987.