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The president's house: a first daughter shares the history and secrets of the world's most famous home
Par Margaret Truman. 2003
The daughter of president Harry Truman describes the history and architectural features of the White House and shares tidbits about…
its former occupants. Includes anecdotes about past commanders in chief and their families, pets, servants, and distinguished guests. 2003I'm not slowing down: winning my battle with osteoporosis
Par Ann Richards. 2003
Former Texas governor describes her battle to arrest osteopenia, an early stage of osteoporosis often triggered by hormonal changes in…
postmenopausal women. Along with coauthor and physician Richard Levine, she describes dietary measures, medication, and exercise aimed at controlling the condition. Also includes information on hormone replacement therapy. 2003Les populations des pays industrialisés mangent mal, on se plaît à le répéter; ce fait est la cause de nombreuses…
maladies qui les affligent. L'auteur de cet ouvrage, formé à l'école de sa grand-mère, présente les fiches techniques des aliments, propose des régimes appropriés à l'âge et au genre de travail et donne quelques recettes gastronomiques. [SDMBaking by flavor
Par Lisa Yockelson. 2002
More than 250 recipes designed to accentuate eighteen flavors--among them chocolate, vanilla, caramel, lemon, and apricot--in a variety of cakes,…
cookies, and pies. Contains introductory headnotes, easy-to-follow instructions, and lots of special baking tips. Also includes sections on equipment, pantry staples, and freezing baked goods. 2002That man: an insider's portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Par Robert Houghwout Jackson. 2003
Nineteen-fifties memoir of President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Supreme Court justice Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954). Under FDR Jackson also held…
the positions of solicitor general, attorney general, U.S. chief prosecutor of the Nazi war criminals, as well as confidant and friend. Introduced and edited by John Q. Barrett. 2003Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: a Penguin life
Par Kathryn Harrison. 2003
Portrait of a French Carmelite nun sanctified in 1925, only eighteen years after her death at twenty-four in the "fastest…
canonization to date in the history of the Catholic Church." Discusses her parents, childhood influences, character and personality, and her religious fervor. 2003Rachael Ray: 30-minute meals 2
Par Rachael Ray. 2003
In this companion book to her Food Network television show, Ray offers recipes that are full of flavor yet use…
easy-to-find ingredients and are simple to make. Topics include making your own takeout, family-style suppers, double-duty meals, and healthy hunger busters. Includes menu suggestions. Bestseller. 2003A flash in the pan: fast, fabulous recipes in a single skillet
Par Brooke Dojny. 2003
Bon Appétit magazine columnists' top one hundred main course skillet recipes. Instructions for sautés, braises, stews, and other "one-pot wonders"…
that can be cooked in thirty minutes or less specify new, high-quality, shortcut ingredients. Includes tips on choosing the right skillet, cooking basics, and serving suggestions. 2003Wide-ranging collection of multiethnic, kosher recipes influenced by the cuisines of western and eastern Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa,…
and the U.S. Includes sections on appetizers, soups, fish, poultry, meat, vegetables, light fare, trimmings, breads and matzohs, desserts, holiday dishes, and more. Introduction by food writer Mimi Sheraton. 2003From Love Field: our final hours with President John F. Kennedy
Par Nellie Connally. 2003
Widow of former Texas governor John Connally recalls the fateful Dallas ride in the presidential limousine on November 22, 1963,…
when JFK was fatally shot and the governor severely wounded. Nellie Connally describes the chaos of the scene, her husband's long recovery, and the assassination's effect on her and her three children. 2003Calories, protéines, hydrates de carbone et sels minéraux
Par Charles Bordeleau. 1979
Liste d'aliments et boissons avec indication des protéines, calories, sels minéraux et hydrates de carbone contenus dans chacun. Cette liste…
est précédée de tables indiquant les calories nécessaires chaque jour aux femmes et aux hommes, de même que le poids idéal pour chaque catégorie de personne suivant sa taille. [SDMThe clueless vegetarian: a cookbook for the aspiring vegetarian
Par Evelyn Raab. 2000
Describes different types of vegetarian diets and the nutritional information necessary for optimum health. Provides easy recipes that would appeal…
to teenagers interested in a meatless lifestyle. For junior and senior high readers. 2000To begin the world anew: the genius and ambiguities of the American founders
Par Bernard Bailyn. 2003
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian analyzes the contradictory nature of key figures and documents of the American Revolution. Bailyn's five essays discuss…
cultural influences on political creativity, different sides of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin's idealism and realism, and the Federalist papers. 2003Collection of favorite family recipes from the best cooks in churches and neighborhoods across America, handed down from generation to…
generation. Provides family-size recipes for meats and seafood, soups, salads, vegetables, breads, cakes, pies, and cookies. Includes section on cooking for big crowds. 2001Martha Washington: first lady of liberty
Par Helen Bryan. 2002
Presents the life of the first United States president's wife, Martha Washington (1731-1802), in the social, political, and economic context…
of early America, especially colonial Virginia. The chronicle depicts Martha as her husband's "active, indispensable partner," who "commanded respect in her own right," and reflects her instrumental role in George's success. 2002Collection of three hundred recipes for one-pot meals gathered from around the world. They include stews--dishes cooked gently for hours--made…
from beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, rabbit, fish, shellfish, and vegetables. Includes certain recipes' origins, such as octopus stew from the island of Djerba once thought to be the lotus-eater land Homer made famous. 2002Cuisiner les légumes oubliés du Québec
Par Anne Samson. 2008
"Il existe plusieurs variétés de légumes oubliés. Les connaissez-vous toutes? Sauriez-vous comment apprêter ces légumes pour mieux les déguster? Anne…
Samson vous invite à la découverte de la courge, du topinambour, du panais et d'autres légumes mal connus. Elle vous explique tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur ces légumes et vous propose plusieurs recettes savoureuses afin de mieux apprécier et déguster ces petites merveilles oubliées". -- 4e de couvTraces the post-Civil War presidential election, which in America's centenary year pitted Ohio Republican governor Rutherford Hayes against New York…
Democratic governor Samuel Tilden. An electoral commission declared Hayes the winner after disputed southern returns and four months of backroom political intrigue by both parties. 2003General Ike: a personal reminiscence
Par John S. D. Eisenhower. 2003
The son of General Dwight D. Eisenhower draws on his own observations and research as a military historian to describe…
his father's relationships with World War II associates. Essays portray Ike's interactions with George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Charles de Gaulle, and Winston Churchill, among others. Some strong language. 2003