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Shakespeare's Trollop (The Fourth Lily Bard Mystery)
Charlaine Harris Manufacturer: Berkley Prime Crime ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0425196992 Release Date: 2004-05-04 |
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Shakespeare, Arkansas, is home to endless back roads, historic buildings, colorful residents--and the occasional murder. It is also home to Lily Bard, the local karate expert/cleaning woman with a particular knack for finding skeletons in closets.Customer Reviews:
Lots of fun!.......2006-12-10
Lily Bard Series.......2006-03-01
Its Killing Time in Shakespeare Again...(3 1 /2 stars).......2005-06-25
This series looks very promising!.......2005-04-27
Very well presented issues.......2003-04-25
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Le Morte Arthur, A Romance In Stanzas Of Eight Lines
Douglas J. Bruce Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0766189686 |
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1903. Contents: Manuscript and Editions; Sources; Dialect and Date; Metre; Authorship; Style; Le Morte Author; and Notes. In Olde English.
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Le Morte Arthur: A Romance in Stanzas of Eight Lines
Unknown Author Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0543961591 Release Date: 2001-07-25 |
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Edited by J. Douglas Bruce. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1903 edition by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., London.
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Le Morte Arthur: a Romance in Stanzas of Eight Lines (Hardcover)
J. Douglas Bruce (Editor) Manufacturer: Ams ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LZK1AI |
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Cyberantics. A Little Adventure
Stanislaw and Geary, Rick Mayakovsky Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NULKL0 |
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Cyberantics: A Little Adventure
Rick Geary Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1878574299 |
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Maybe it's because I love ants and artificial life and Russian constructivism and children's books and the art of Rick Geary that I love this book. But then again, what more do you want from a book? This quirky project is a bizarre tie-in to a licensed Aliens comic book, Aliens: Hive. It's written by that clever fellow Jerry Prosser under the pseudonym "Stanislaw Mayakovsky," the name of the main character in Aliens: Hive. Printed in black and white with some flashes of red, this book is worth exploring just for the high quality of the design.Customer Reviews:
Get away from her you.....Well...you little ant I guess........2005-07-09
The coolest book ever written.......2000-04-04
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The Arrows Cookbook : Cooking and Gardening from Maine's Most Beautiful Farmhouse Restaurant
Clark Frasier , and Mark Gaier Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743236734 |
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Located in Ogunquit, Maine, Arrows is a country restaurant owned by Clark Fraiser and Mark Gaier, who are also its chefs. The Arrows Cookbook, written by the pair, offers 150 recipes from the dining spot, contemporary food like Plank-Roasted Salmon with Rosemary-Mustard Vinaigrette, Baby Bok Choy with Chives and Smoked Ham, and Grilled Sea Scallops with Chile Pepper Sauce. These attractive, uncomplicated dishes are suitable for company or "dressier" weeknight cooking. What sets the book apart from similar works is its attention to the "backyard" garden that supplies the restaurant with over 250 varieties of fresh seasonal produce. The authors' garden smarts yields useful advice, including "How to Build Herb Boxes," "14 Easy Seeds," and "Heirloom Gardening."The authors make a larger point. "You don't have to believe in the cosmic wisdom of cooking from the garden," they say. "It's enough that your garden will make you smarter about food." Cooking seasonally from the garden "has kept our culinary experimentation firmly rooted," they add, "and will do the same for you." The message is born out by the book's organization, which presents dishes--soup to desserts--season by the season. The winter section, for example, begins with a brief description of Arrows's cold-weather life ("Hardy herbs like sage, rosemary, and thyme are still thriving in our garden beds at Thanksgiving...") then offers appropriate fare including Maine Shrimp Dumplings with Cilantro, Boiled Dinner Our Way (a particularly good version of the traditional dish), and Kale, Swiss Cheese, and Bacon Casserole. "Winter" desserts consist of the tempting likes of Steamed Pumpkin Pudding with Vanilla Crème Anglaise and Chocolate Carrot Cake with Chocolate-Sour Cream Frosting. As both cooking and gardening guide, the book occupies a special--and engaging--spot. With color photos plus line drawings that particularly capture Arrows' special spirit. --Arthur Boehm
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Part how-to-garden primer, The Arrows Cookbook combines more than 150 delicious recipes with time-tested techniques for growing herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers in a book that reconnects us to the land and the seasons.
Cooking food from the backyard garden or farmers' market -- or even using herbs grown in pots in a sunny window -- goes beyond a passion for freshness. On an elemental level, the process reawakens the cook to a cycle of nature that our ancestors understood intuitively but that, for most of us, has been lost in the modern world.
When chefs Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier left northern California to open their dream restaurant in southern Maine, they had no intention of becoming culinary pioneers. But in 1988 in Ogunquit, Maine, finding enough fresh vegetables and herbs to power a sophisticated restaurant was indeed a challenge.
So, like all can-do Americans, they did something. A ragged field of witchgrass behind the restaurant was turned into a garden where they learned to coax a nine-month growing season out of the chilly earth. They built raised beds, saved seeds, researched heirlooms, consulted experts, and started seedlings.
Today, that acre of Maine yields 270 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and edible flowers that provide 90 percent of the produce served at Arrows. Born of great necessity, the garden is the soul of this destination restaurant.
In The Arrows Cookbook, Frasier and Gaier tell us how they do it, charting the timeless journey from seed to supper. Recipes celebrate each season -- Asparagus with Mizuna and Blood Orange Vinaigrette and English Pea Soup in spring; Grilled Antipasto Platter and Rib-Eye Steak with Herbs and Caramelized Onions on a summer evening; Napa Cabbage and Apple Cole Slaw and Roast Pork Loin with Rosemary and Garlic for fall; and Escarole and White Bean Soup and Winter Greens with Pink Grapefruit and Red Onion for the chilly, short days of winter. They also offer new takes on such New England classics as Boiled Dinner, Our Way to Steaming Lobster -- Southeast Asian Style, as well as a glorious Thanksgiving feast complete with Roast Turkey with Gravy.
The book is full of clear advice and instructions that will make you elegantly self-sufficient in both kitchen and garden: how to smoke a trout, preserve herbs, use raised beds to extend the growing season, make your own prosciutto, start seeds indoors, roast salmon on a plank, maximize garden space, freeze berries, select edible flowers, grow heirloom tomatoes, pickle hot peppers, find local farmers and fisherman for fresh meats and seafood, and more.
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Go to cookbook.......2005-09-29
Food, Gardening, and Inspiration wrapped up in one book.......2003-11-29
The tone of the book is heavily oriented to their rural Maine terroir in style and content. In Maine, the seasons play a much greater role in daily life than they do in California or even in Manhattan. Therefore, the book's attitude toward its product has neither the mystical reverence of Paul Bertolli or Alice Waters nor the high maintenance, high craftsmanship of Daniel Boulud or Eric Rippert. Even though there is considerable respect for ingredients and home brewed food making here in both the gardening in the Spring and Summer and ham curing done in the Winter. There is also no evidence of high tech houte cuisine (there are no prep or cook times or difficulties ascribed to the recipes) or of Napa Valley chic wine recommendations. This is Maine! This is boiled lobsters, boiled meat, and wild apple country.
The asking price of $0.26 a recipe is a relatively high price for the average cookbook. Many very good books average out at $0.10 to $0.20 a recipe, list. What would make you willing to pay the extra toll for this book aside from the celebrity status of the venue?
1. The recipes are good, simple preparations. Of the 156, there are:
Appetizers 27
Salads 22
Main Courses 26 11 of which are for seafood
Sauces 21
Side Dishes 36
Desserts 24
The relatively high proportion of appetizers, salads, and side dishes to main courses is explained by the fact that the menu is different for each of the four seasons, based on what produce is available in that season. There are few or no tomato dishes in Spring and few strawberry dishes in Winter. The up side to this picture is that this book is a very good source for seasonal salads, appetizers, and side dishes. If one's limited cookbook budget was aimed at either seasonally or vegetarianism, this is a very good book. The attention to edible flowers is especially noteworthy.
2. The gardening information is fairly complete for the straightforward vegetable garden. Its primary value is inspirational and getting one started in the right directions. A good bibliography of gardening texts is included. The supplementary books are needed, because these authors are amateurs. I found at least one botanical mistake, but it wasn't serious. The book's value drops off the further you live from the Southern Maine growing zone and the less space you have available to grow stuff. The greatest value of this part of the book is the inspiration it can give to save money by growing your own. I believe the frugality of restaurant operations and the way they treat their prima materia is one of the most useful inspirations for home chefs. The growing of herbs alone in a Manhattan apartment can probably save someone over $100 a year with a commensurate improvement in their cuisine. Check out the price of fresh basil the next time you are in the tomato aisle of your megamart.
The photographs in this book are very gratefully limited to special sections and are of a reasonable quality. I have given up assigning demerits for photos, which have the center of a plate in focus and the front and back out of focus. All are about the food. No sous chefs hamming it up for the camera. Very commendable. One regret I have about the photography is that the book gives special attention to a very large arrangement at the restaurant entrance which changes at least seasonally, yet they give not a single photo of this great work, even after giving a detailed description of how to construct one. There are also many small black and white photos related to the text, but with no caption. Occasionally disorienting. Lastly, I miss a few more photos of their extensive garden and greenhouse(s). I start to get the sense that, like Emeril's recent cookbook, this book is aimed at being an elaborate advertisement for the restaurant.
This is good and more than commonly useful book. At a discounted price of $30 or less, I recommend it.
Not just another cookbook.......2003-11-15
a good customer ny.......2003-09-25
A Cook's Inspiration.......2003-06-23
The owners' first book reflects this with a balanced presentation of recipes, gardening advice and personal details. Organized seasonally, the authors showcase Maine staples such as lobster, Maine shrimp and cod and halibut, fiddleheads and blueberries. But the fiddleheads come served in brown butter with Bundnerfleisch, a German cured beef (you could also substitute prosciutto or smoked salmon); the lobster comes in an Asparagus Soup with Lobster, Morels and Chervil, and the lobster salad is served, not with mayonnaise, but with Tomato-Tarragon Vinaigrette.
The authors cross cultures freely and do not mind a little extra effort for a spectacular result. The skewers for the Chinese-inspired Grilled Lamb Brochettes on Basil Skewers with Spicy Basil-Cilantro Marinade, for instance, are basil stems left to dry over the winter.
Each chapter opens with a short essay on the season and state of the garden (which provides 90 percent of the restaurant's produce) and business, then moves on to feature appetizers, main and side dishes, sauces and desserts. Recipes are prefaced with short, useful notes on growing (even in Maine, "tomatillos grow like weeds"), selecting (the best piece of bluefin tuna, for instance), variations, accompaniments, and cooking tips.
Interspersed with the recipes are short gardening pieces - how to grow tomatoes or peppers, growing and using herbs, watering with soaker hoses, using up zucchini, making the most of a small space, edible flowers, saving seeds and lots more.
But the food is what Arrows veterans are looking for here. For a tantalizing taste of summer, try a Sweet and Sour Fennel Salad or a simple plate of Marinated Tomatoes or a Sugar Snap Pea and Rock Shrimp Salad. Then maybe some Maine Sweet Clams with Risotto and Arugula, or Grilled Rib-Eye Steak with Herbs and Caramelized Onions. Accompanied perhaps by some Thai-Style Corn-on-the-Cob (soaked in coconut milk, grilled), or Yam and Leek Gratin, and your own Onion and Rosemary Focaccia. Topped off with Cinnamon Basil Shortcakes with Peaches or Blueberry Ice Cream or Steamed Raspberry Pudding.
This is an attractive, personable, conversational book, as much fun to cook from as to browse. The recipes are not difficult, though some are time consuming and many feature ingredients you can find, but not necessarily at the local supermarket (but isn't a new discovery half the fun?). A delightful book and a kitchen inspiration.
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Communicating With Animals : The Spiritual Connection Between People and Animals
Arthur Myers Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0809231492 |
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Most people have told their dog to "sit" or heard the insistent meows of a cat at dinnertime, but thousands are discovering that they can actually carry on meaningful, nonverbal conversations with animals. In Communicating with Animals, veteran reporter Arthur Myers explores the phenomenon of human-animal communication in hundreds of case studies. Readers will learn the history of animal communication, compelling evidence of animal reincarnation, and how to use their untapped mind power to form psychic links with animals.
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If only they could talk........2006-12-01
A must have for animal lovers.......2003-04-10
Thank you Art!
Should be on every animal lover's wish list.......2003-03-01
This is a MUST HAVE........2003-02-01
Let the spirit be with you!.......2002-09-03
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Collecting the Space Race: Price Guide Included
Stuart Schneider Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0887405355 |
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The desire to travel into space is as old as mankind itself. But it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the idea became anything more than fiction. Although hot air balloons large enough to carry a person lifted off the ground in the late 1700s, it was the invention of powered flight-the airplane-that gave man hope of controlling his ascent into the skies and beyond. Once man was headed up, he could never again be satisfied being tied down to the earth's surface. The space age gave man hopes and dreams of a future in the exploration of the universe. These dreams were translated into souvenirs, toys, games, entertainment, and every-day items with the space theme. They are the artifacts of the space age. Collecting the Space Race explores these artifacts, beginning with the start of the 20th century. Included are first man on the moon items, the original Mercury astronaut items, Sputniks and satellites, fantasy items (Buck Rogers, Captain Video, Flash Gordon, Star Trek, etc.), UFOs, Ray Guns, space-theme postage stamps, mission patches, autographs, and space toys and robots. This book will inspire and answer some of the questions about the items that have been saved or collected as it exposes a broad field of things to collect.Customer Reviews:
The Space Race and the impact on Society.......2000-04-15
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Coxcomb Variations
Anita Shackelford Manufacturer: American Quilter's Society ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 157432747X |
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Discover the incredible variety of quilts that can be created from one set of templates! Award-winning quilter, author, and teacher Anita Shackelford challenged 12 people to create quilts based on a magnificent nineteenth-century Coxcomb applique quilt. The result is 11 new quilt projects for you to sew and enjoy. Each one contains full-sized templates and detailed instructions, along with the maker's description of how the quilt was designed and what makes it unique. You can sew one of the beautiful quilts as shown or play with the pattern pieces to create your own Coxcomb variation. Introducing 11 new quilt projects based on one magnificent antique pattern. 30 distinctive design elements for unlimited quilt design possibilities. 16 cookie-cutter motifs for background quilting. AUTHORBIO: Anita Shackelford has been quilting for 35 years. Her quilts have been exhibited across the United States and in Australia, winning 12 Best of Show awards. A resident of Ohio, she has traveled extensively, teaching and lecturing for shops, guilds, and quilting conferences.
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Coxcomb Variations: Aqs Legacy Collection
Anita Shackelford Manufacturer: Education Research Laboratories Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 157443747X |
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Increasing Productivity and Profit in the Workplace: A Guide to Office Planning and Design
M. Glynn Shumake Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471558931 |
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Offers invaluable and accessible guidance for designing workspaces in order to increase productivity and efficiency and reduce operating costs. After reviewing an existing situation, the author presents a variety of approaches that include instruction and direction to enact changes. Identifies specific deterrents in the workplace, providing new techniques and other methods to solve them. Details the Shumake Beta Module, created by the author, which supports maximum productivity by an individual worker at any company's level. All the material in the text has been successfully tested.
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All Riot On The Western Front
Winston Smith , and Ralph Steadman Manufacturer: Last Gasp ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0867196165 |
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Smith's work has been featured in Playboy, Spin, and The New Yorker, as well as on album covers for Dead Kennedys, Green Day, DOA, George Carlin, etc. Dinosaurs ravage suburbia while dodos frolic with Gibson girls. Guaranteed to shock and awe!
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The Crucible of Race: Black-White Relations in the American South since Emancipation
Joel Williamson Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195033825 |
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This landmark work provides a fundamental reinterpretation of the American South in the years since the Civil War, especially the decades after Reconstruction, from 1877 to 1920. Covering all aspects of Southern life--white and black, conservative and progressive, literary and political--it offers a new understanding of the forces that shaped the South of today.
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The Crucible of Race: Black-white Relations in the American South Since Emancipation
Joel Williamson Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N64TWG |
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