![]() ![]() ![]() Such additions detract from what would otherwise be a bittersweet story, making this book far more complicated, and less enjoyable, than it should be. More than thirty appended pages of recipes, including three pet memoriam, supply cheerier resolutions than the story commands. Stimson's story, which concludes with bankruptcy negotiations and a promise never to buy a store again, is fraught with anxiety and missteps. Natural descriptions provide moments of serenity: "There seems to be a whole, separate world just below the snowy, melty surface." Such instances, unfortunately, are often bogged down by repetitive footnoting. Mud Season: How One Womans Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another by Stimson, Ellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Initial visions of a picturesque small-town life are immediately sidetracked by the day-to-day of historic home renovations and management troubles at the "Horrible Quaint Country Store" that Stimson and her husband decide to open. ![]() Stimson's predictable tale of uprooting to Vermont after an idyllic fall vacation has its fun moments, including "choosing the cheese" and experiencing Mud Season, the time in early spring when "the snow opens up the hard, bare ground beneath it," but never enough of them to outweigh the plodding narrative. ![]()
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As a follow-up to my inquiry from a few weeks ago, I finally picked up Eco's book from my local library.īut I have to confess that I am having a HARD time getting through it. ![]() ![]() Her rule is that recipes must work for home cooks, and the results must be delicious. ![]() Alison Maclean has collaborated with chefs, restaurateurs, food writers, and gourmands to develop many bestselling cookbooks. Mouth-watering recipes-from slow-roasted pork shoulder to chia pudding and almond cake-showcase healthy fats, nutrient-dense foods, and low or no carbs. He is the founder of the Intensive Dietary Management program and the author of several books, including The Complete Guide to Fasting (co-authored with Jimmy Moore) The Obesity Code, which is an international bestseller and The Diabetes Code. No Waste Cookbook: More Than 270 Recipes Help Stretch a Food Budget. ![]() Biography: Dr Jason Fung is a medical doctor recognised as one of the world's leading experts on fasting to lose weight and reverse diabetes, and his work has been featured in The Atlantic, the New York Post, Forbes, and on Fox News. The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is. ![]() ![]() 'With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War' – Madeline Miller, author of Circe Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story. Troy has fallen.įrom the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women embroiled in the legendary war. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. This was never the story of one woman, or two. In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective, for fans of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker. ![]() Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction ![]() ![]() During her lunch hour, Dodd would begin reading a romance novel. After graduation, she worked as a draftsman in an engineering firm, designing a sawmill. ĭodd attended college in Boise, Idaho, where she met her husband, Scott. Despite the hard work, she still found time every day to read to her children, instilling in Dodd a love of books. Although her mother had been a housewife with few job skills, after Dodd's birth she found a job and worked diligently to support her children. She is a recipient of the RITA Award.ĭodd is the youngest of three daughters (her sisters are 8 and 10 years older than she is) whose father died before she was born. Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, ParanormalĬhristina Dodd (born July 14, ?) is the best-selling American author of suspense and regency historical romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Molly breaks the essentials of cooking down to clear and uncomplicated recipes that deliver big flavour with little effort and a side of education, including dishes like Pastrami Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Onions and Dill, Chorizo and Chickpea Carbonara, and, of course, her signature Cae Sal. ![]() Cook This Book is a new kind of foundational cookbook from Molly Baz, who’s here to teach you absolutely everything she knows and equip you with the tools to become a better, less stressed, more efficient cook. If you seek out, celebrate and obsess over good food but lack the skills and confidence necessary to make it at home, you’ve just won a ticket to a life filled with supreme deliciousness. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TASTE OF HOMEĪ thoroughly modern guide to becoming a smarter, faster, more creative cook from Molly Baz, featuring fun, flavourful recipes anyone can make. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will doesn't see his father very often because of the hours he puts in at the office. Will's dad works for an international trading company and has to wake up early every morning to commute to his office on the eighty-fifth floor in the south building of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. His father doesn't even have an exciting job like his best friend James's father who is a fireman. As part of a school assignment, all the students in his class will be going to their parents tomorrow, but Will isn't excited about it-he'd rather sleep in and do nothing with his friends. A novel from one of the country's most prolific and popular YA authors, this book, set in New York City on September 11th, shows us how the experiences of that day profoundly changed one teen's life and relationships.- Today is September 10, 2001, and Will, a grade nine student, is spending the day at his father's workplace tomorrow. ![]() ![]() The Silver Spoon - 2005 publication /various /ISBN 0714844675 (9 copies separate) ![]() The Silver Spoon /Phaidon /ISBN 0714862452 (12 copies separate)ĭe zilveren lepel /Crezée, Jantine /ISBN 9047501128 (11 copies separate)ĭer Silberlöffel /ISBN 0714896659 (11 copies separate)ĭe Zilveren Lepel /ISBN 9047501128 (10 copies separate) ![]() The Silver Spoon (Cookery) /Phaidon /ISBN 0714862452 (13 copies separate) The silver spoon /ISBN 0714844675 (16 copies separate)ĭe zilveren lepel /ISBN 9047501128 (15 copies separate)ĭer Silberlöffel /ISBN 0714896659 (13 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Press, Phaidon (16 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Editors of Phaidon Press /ISBN 0714845310 (18 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Contributors, Various /ISBN 0714844675 (26 copies separate) The Silver Spoon (Traditional Italian Home Cooking Recipes) /The Silver Spoon Kitchen /ISBN 0714862568 (30 copies separate) The silver spoon /ISBN 0714845310 (30 copies separate) ![]() The Silver Spoon New Edition /Press, Phaidon /ISBN 0714862568 (37 copies separate)ĭe zilveren lepel /ISBN 9002223218 (37 copies separate)īy Phaidon Press: The Silver Spoon /Press, Phaidon /ISBN 0714844675 (35 copies separate) The Silver Spoon New Edition /The Silver Spoon Kitchen /ISBN 0714862568 (41 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Phaidon Press /ISBN 0714845310 (64 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Various /ISBN 0714844675 (80 copies separate) The Silver Spoon /Press, Phaidon /ISBN 0714845310 (853 copies separate) ![]() ![]() Nora is a passionate literary agent who believes in and fights for her clients. But when it comes to their evolving feelings for one another, not even the best minds in the business can figure out a way for them to both end up with everything they want. They know how stories are built and how they end. Or maybe she’ll find herself thrown together with her professional rival, the brooding, acclaimed book editor Charlie Lastra.įor Nora and Charlie, books are life. Maybe she’ll have a change of heart, maybe she’ll fall in love with a guy who rides horses. She doesn’t get the happy ending.īut when Nora’s little sister Libby drags her to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina to spend a month living out their Hallmark-movie dreams, Nora gets a chance to feel what it might be like to be the romance novel sweetheart. She’s the Patricia Eden, the Vivian Kensington. Nora is the blood-thirsty literary agent who gets dumped for the heroine in the rom-com. ![]() She’s the uptight, waspy, city girl who is dating the leading man when he inevitably throws his life in the city away to manage a failing inn in Vermont with a girl that wears overalls. ![]() Nora Stephens isn’t the heroine in a rom-com. It’s not the most creative but overall, it’s pretty inoffensive. ![]() ![]() This one fits the bill, it’s cute, the main characters look exactly how you expect them to. I guess I can’t really be mad at this cartoon cover, considering that Emily Henry’s books are all variations on a theme. We Need to Talk: A Rom-Com for Rom-Com Lovers ![]() ![]() ![]() Wheen.presents this splendid reevaluation with great wit and verve. ![]() As gripping and as readable as a first-rate thriller. brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of Victorian Gothic that pervades the pages of Das Kapital. Review Quotes exhilarating read, and a healthy corrective to those brought up to think of Marxs work as rigid and doctrinaire. Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood. Wheens captivating, accessible book shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. Lenin, changing the direction of twentieth-century history. But after Marxs death, the book went on to influence thinkers, writers, and revolutionaries, from George Bernard Shaw to V. Born in a two-room flat in Londons Soho amid political squabbles and personal tragedy, the first volume of Das Kapital was published in 1867, to muted praise. Book Synopsis In vivid detail, Francis Wheen tells the story of Das Kapital and Karl Marxs twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. Chapter 6: The Sale and Purchase of Labor-Power. ![]() About the Book In vivid detail, Wheens captivating, accessible book shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. Chapter 1: The Commodity (Section one) Chapter 4: The General Formula for Capital. ![]() |