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Fred and Friends Munchstaches Cookie Cutter/Stamps $6.15 Fred and friends munchstaches: cookie cutter/stamps…. |
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Revere Copper Clad Bottom 1-Quart Saucepan $7.99 1033394 Revere high quality stainless steel teakettles feature a copper bottom for quick and even heat distribution. Polished stainless steel exterior is low maintenance while the black phenolic handles are cool to the touch. Features: -Saucepan. -Stainless steel construction. -Copper bottom for quick and even heat distribution. -Capacity: 1 Quart. -Overall dimensions: 11.25” H x 2.75” W x 5.75… |
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Ateco Food Rings Mold Set, 3-1/2-Inch $19.25 The Ateco Round Food Mold Set can be used to make perfectly formed stacked appetizers and desserts. This stainless steel set, including tamper, spatula, and two metal rings, makes it easy to create individual pastries and beautiful stacked desserts. Ateco… |
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Food Stamp Celebrity [Explicit] $8.99 … |
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Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth $7.53 No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: 24-CARATE BLACKTitle: GHETTO MISFORTUNE’S WEALTHStreet Release Date: 02/24/1995… |
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Keepin It Real $3.90 … |
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Organic Rubber Stamp – 24H x 24W – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $30.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
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100% Organic Stamp – 24H x 24W – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $33.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
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Organic Grunge Rubber Stamp – 18H x 18W – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $27.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
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Gnocchi the Critic / George Cleans Up $1.99 … |
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Alaska and Yukon Tokens: Private Coins of the Territories, 3d ed. $49.95 This reference work lists and describes all known tokens (privately issued substitutes for coins) used from the 1890s gold rush through 1959, when Alaska gained statehood. New to this edition are tokens from the Yukon Territory, with extensive coverage of Yukon tokens through 1989. Entries describe individual tokens, are arranged alphabetically, and are divided into seven sections: Traditional Alaska Tokens, Alaska Transportation Tokens, Alaska Food Stamp Change Tokens, Alaska Prison Tokens, Metallic Identification Chits, Yukon Territory Metallic Tokens 1897-1945, and Yukon Territory Plastic Tokens 1946-1989. For each token, information includes the issuer, a physical and historical description, and current value. |
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Ambassadors To South Africa $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: British Ambassadors and High Commissioners to South Africa, Colombian Ambassadors to South Africa, United Arab Emirates Ambassadors to South Africa, United States Ambassadors to South Africa, Carlos Moreno de Caro, United States Ambassador to South Africa, John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud, Edward J. Perkins, Henry A. Byroade, William B. Edmondson, List of High Commissioners From New Zealand to South Africa, Ewen Fergusson, Eric M. Bost, Princeton N. Lyman, List of High Commissioners From the United Kingdom to South Africa, Per Ø. Grimstad, William Henry Clark, Ismaeel Al Ali. Excerpt: Eric M. Bost Eric M. Bost is the former United States Ambassador to South Africa . He was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa by President George W. Bush on July 20, 2006 after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador on June 29. Ambassador Bost presented his credentials to South African President Thabo Mbeki on August 15, 2006. He completed his tour as ambassador on January 20, 2009. Ambassador Bost previously served as Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture . Before his appointment to that position, Ambassador Bost served as Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) for four years.As FNCS Under Secretary, Ambassador Bost was responsible for the administration of the fifteen USDA nutrition assistance programs with a combined budget of over $58 billion, including the Food Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, and the Commodity Distribution Programs.During his tenure at the Department of Agriculture, Ambassador Bost led |
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Archaic Roman Religion $25 When St. Paul and St. Peter reached Rome they encountered a state-sponsored religion that had been established for centuries. Amid the shrines and temples of Rome, the Romans sought to preserve and strengthen a religion especially suited to the ambitious city. But Roman religion had also proved permeable to many influences, from Greece, Egypt, Persia, and other parts of Italy. What then was truly Roman, and what had Romans done with their borrowings to stamp them with Roman character? By exhaustive study of texts, inscriptions, and archaeology of Roman sacred places, Dumezil traces the formation of archaic Roman religion from Indo-European sources through the development of the rites and beliefs of the Roman republic. He describes a religion that was not only influenced by the other religions with which it came into contact, but influenced them as well, in mutual efforts to distinguish one nation from another. Even so, certain continuities were sustained in order to achieve a religion that crossed generations and ways of life. The worship of certain gods became the special concerns of certain parts of society, all of which needed attention to assure Rome’s success in war, civil administration, and the production of food and goods. |
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Budgeting Entitlements $64.95 As budgetary concerns have come to dominate Congressional action, the design and implementation of welfare programs have come under greater scrutiny. This book focuses on the food stamp program to examine how the growing integration of welfare and budgeting has affected both politics and people. Applying insightful analysis to this important policy topic, Ronald F. King looks at the effects on welfare transfers of the kinds of budgetary rules adopted by Congress: discretion, entitlement, and expenditure caps. King uses models based on these forms to interpret the events in the history of the food stamp program up to the welfare reform of 1996, and he shows how these different budget rules have affected political strategies among key actors and policy outcomes. King analyzes tensions in the program between budgetary concerns and entitlement, revealing that budget mechanisms which seek to cap the growth of entitlement spending have perverse but predictable effects. He also explores the broader conflict between procedural and substantive justice, which pits inclusive democratic decision-making against special protections for the needy and vulnerable in society. The food stamp program offers a valuable opportunity for studying the influence of shifting institutional factors. In an era when budgetary anxieties coexist with continuing poverty, King’s book sheds new light on the increasing fiscalization of welfare in America. |
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Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology $21.99 Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and experiences as early as pre-Islamic times. These works also speak to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam, mirroring the bustling life of the Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and reflecting the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. All the noises and voices of the Umayyads and Abbasids are here. One can taste the flavor of Abbasid food, witness the rise of slave girls and singers, and experience the pride of state. Reading these texts today illuminates the wide spectrum of early Arab life and suggests the influences and innovations that flourished so vibrantly in medieval Arab society. The only resource of its kind, Salma Khadra Jayyusi’s Classical Arabic Stories selects from an impressive corpus, including excerpts from seven seminal works: Ibn Tufail’s novel, Hayy ibn Yaqzan; Kalila wa Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa; The Misers by al-Jahiz; The Brethren of Purity’s The Protest of Animals Against Man; Al-Maqamat (The Assemblies) by al-Hamadhani and al-Hariri; Epistle of Forgiveness by al-Ma’arri; and the epic romance, Sayf Bin Dhi Yazan. Jayyusi organizes her anthology thematically, beginning with a presentation of pre-Islamic tales, stories of rulers and other notables, and thrilling narratives of danger and warfare. She follows with tales of love, religion, comedy, and the strange and the supernatural. Long assumed to be the lesser achievement when compared to Arabic literature’s most celebrated genre-poetry-classical Arabic fiction, under Jayyusi’s careful eye, finally receives a proper debut in English, demonstrating its unparalleled contribution to the evolution of medieval literature and its sophisticated representation of Arabic culture and life. |
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Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology $31.75 Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and experiences as early as pre-Islamic times. These works also speak to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam, mirroring the bustling life of the Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and reflecting the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. All the noises and voices of the Umayyads and Abbasids are here. One can taste the flavor of Abbasid food, witness the rise of slave girls and singers, and experience the pride of state. Reading these texts today illuminates the wide spectrum of early Arab life and suggests the influences and innovations that flourished so vibrantly in medieval Arab society. The only resource of its kind, Salma Khadra Jayyusi’s Classical Arabic Stories selects from an impressive corpus, including excerpts from seven seminal works: Ibn Tufail’s novel, Hayy ibn Yaqzan; Kalila wa Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa; The Misers by al-Jahiz; The Brethren of Purity’s The Protest of Animals Against Man; Al-Maqamat (The Assemblies) by al-Hamadhani and al-Hariri; Epistle of Forgiveness by al-Ma’arri; and the epic romance, Sayf Bin Dhi Yazan. Jayyusi organizes her anthology thematically, beginning with a presentation of pre-Islamic tales, stories of rulers and other notables, and thrilling narratives of danger and warfare. She follows with tales of love, religion, comedy, and the strange and the supernatural. Long assumed to be the lesser achievement when compared to Arabic literature’s most celebrated genre-poetry-classical Arabic fiction, under Jayyusi’s careful eye, finally receives a proper debut in English, demonstrating its unparalleled contribution to the evolution of medieval literature and its sophisticated representation of Arabic culture and life. |
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Educational Insights Healthy Foods Stamp Set $18.43 EDI1032 Features: Healthy Foods Stamp Set Perfect for student writing and language activities – rebus stories, filling out charts, tracking food choices, and more Perfect for teacher – made games – sorting, matching, bingo, lotto, memory, and more Dimensions: Dimensions: 1.13” H x 6.5” W x 11.6” L |
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Fictional-Language Films (Study Guide) $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Stargate, the Fifth Element, Modern Times, Avatar, the Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy, a Clockwork Orange, Waterworld, District 9, the Hobbit, Alien Nation, King Arthur, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Atlantis: the Lost Empire, the Dark Crystal, Food for the Gods, Titan A.e., the Time Machine, Quest for Fire, the Interpreter, Skywhales, Enemy Mine, Caveman, Nell, the Dove, Princess Caraboo, the Clan of the Cave Bear, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth. Excerpt: Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Graham Baker and produced by Gale Anne Hurd , Richard Kobritz and Bill Borden. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Rockne S. O’Bannon . It stars James Caan , Mandy Patinkin , Terence Stamp , and Kevyn Major Howard in lead roles. The film depicts the integration of aliens from another world settling in Los Angeles, much to the dismay of the local population. Filmed and released in 1988, the motion picture actually takes place a few years in the future, in 1991. The film’s plot revolves around a buddy cop theme, with a deviation into science fiction elements incorporated in the dialogue, as a new rendering on the genre.Attempts were also made to introduce sociological ideas to the film, such as the collective effects of illegal immigration , discrimination and racism ; as the aliens try to interact and fit in with human society. The extraterrestrials are introduced as peculiar humanoids who possess unique qualities and characteristics. Along with enlarged spotty craniums, they are known to have two hearts, consume food generally in a raw state, and are sensitive to seawater which acts as a caustic agent when coming into contact with their skin. Over the course of the film, their troublesome past is alluded to in regard |
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Final Stamp $19.95 From February to the middle of July 1942 a remarkable study was carried out in the Warsaw ghetto, a study of starvation conducted by the Jewish physicians in the two largest hospitals in the ghetto. The results of this study have survived and become a cornerstone of the medical literature on the changes undergone by the human body when not enough food is available. What you are about to read is the story of that study-why it was done, how it was done, who carried it out, what was found, and how it survived.Everything about the study itself is true. Everything about the background of the physicians who took part in the study is as accurate as I could make it. The rest, what motivated them to do the study, how they got the equipment, and how they smuggled the manuscript out is fiction, but is consistent with what little information I had.Thus the story you are about to read is a historical novel in the truest sense. Together the fact and the fiction will give you, the reader, an understanding of an extraordinary scientific event that helped a people define itself during one of the saddest chapters of its existence. |
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Fire & Brimstone $0.85 Chris Desmereaux, college graduate and single mother of two, staring down the food stamp line, looking for love, compassion, and stability, is unaware that she has just been awarded her own personal advanced ghetto degree the day Gayle Evans finds her personal ad in the paper — and answers it. Gayle Evans, toe-tapping, knee-slapping, make-you-wanna-holla Minister of Music with a divine gift from God. “Praise the Lord” is her mantra. Macking women is her game. Destroying every life she touches, Gayle brings more misery than harmony. She has a lesson or two to learn after she uses her “relationship with God” to break up a seemingly happy home. Alternately set in Washington, D.C. and Memphis, Tennessee, Fire & Brimstone is an “in your face” tale that explores lesbianism and Black motherhood as both separate and integrated issues impacting the main character’s role as a single parent, while opening dialogue on same-sex domestic violence, religious beliefs, bisexuality, negligent fathers, economics, and intra-racial caste systems among African-Americans. Depending on one’s beliefs and opinions, Fire & Brimstone leaves no room for “in-between” emotions, leading the reader to ultimately draw his or her own conclusion as to what the ending actually means: Is homosexuality a sin, or does God love us as we are? The author reminds us that gay women are everywhere, even in the African-American church — a place where no one expects to find them. Fire & Brimstone does an excellent job of testing the boundaries of 21st century morality. |
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Food Stamp Program: Information on Trafficking Food Stamp Benefits $14.75 Created by United States Government Accountability,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by BiblioGov |
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Food Stamp Trafficking: Fns Could Enhance Program Integrity by Better Targeting Stores Likely to Traffic and Increasing Penalties $15.75 Created by United States Government Accountability,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by BiblioGov |
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Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks $32.5 Edna Lewis–whose The Taste of Country Cooking has become an American classic–and Alabama-born chef Scott Peacock pool their unusual cooking talents to give us this unique cookbook. What makes it so special is that it represents different styles of Southern cooking–Miss Lewis’s Virginia country cooking and Scott Peacock’s inventive and sensitive blending of new tastes with the Alabama foods he grew up on, liberally seasoned with Native American, Caribbean, and African influences. Together they have taken neglected traditional recipes unearthed in their years of research together on Southern food and worked out new versions that they have made their own.Every page of this beguiling book bears the unmistakable mark of being written by real hands-on cooks. Scott Peacock has the gift for translating the love and respect they share for good home cooking with such care and precision that you know, even if you’ve never tried them before, that the Skillet Cornbread will turn out perfect, the Crab Cakes will be “Honestly Good,” and the four-tiered Lane Cake something spectacular.Together they share their secrets for such Southern basics as pan-fried chicken (soak in brine first, then buttermilk, before frying in good pork fat), creamy grits (cook slowly in milk), and genuine Southern biscuits, which depend on using soft flour, homemade baking powder, and fine, fresh lard (and on not twisting the biscuit cutter when you stamp out the dough). Scott Peacock describes how Miss Lewis makes soup by coaxing the essence of flavor from vegetables (the She-Crab and Turtle soups taste so rich they can be served in small portions in demitasse cups), and heapplies the same principle to his intensely flavored, scrumptious dish of Garlic Braised Shoulder Lamb Chops with Butter Beans and Tomatoes. You’ll find all these treasures and more before you even get to the superb cakes (potential “Cakewalk Winners” all), the |
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Goodbye Harry – Food Stamp B-B-Q [CD] – Used $2.07 Food Stamp B-B-Q |
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Hardys Stamp of Australia Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 $44 Hardys Stamp Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon is an Australian star, a rich yet fresh red wine that displays mulberry cherry fruit and integrated vanillin oak. It offers a soothing, soft finish. Harvest year: 2008 Country: Australia Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz Capacity: 75cl |
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Hindi-Bindi Club $9.99 For decades they have remained close, sharing treasured recipes, honored customs, and the challenges of women shaped by ancient ways yet living modern lives. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their American daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew—daughters now grown and facing struggles of their own.For Kiran, Preity, and Rani, adulthood bears the indelible stamp of their upbringing, from the ways they tweak their mothers’ cooking to suit their Western lifestyles to the ways they reject their mothers’ most fervent beliefs. Now, bearing the disappointments and successes of their chosen paths, these daughters are drawn inexorably home.Kiran, divorced, will seek a new beginning—this time requesting the aid of an ancient tradition she once dismissed. Preity will confront an old heartbreak—and a hidden shame. And Rani will face her demons as an artist and a wife. All will question whether they have the courage of the Hindi-Bindi Club, to hold on to their dreams—or to create new ones.An elegant tapestry of East and West, peppered with food and ceremony, wisdom and sensuality, this luminous novel breathes new life into timeless themes. |
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How to get Food stamp in Florida $0.99 PIERRE,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by keevens pierre |
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I Like Food, Food Tastes Good: In the Kitchen with Your Favorite Bands $17.95 What happens when indie bands hit the road They get hungry!Food writer Kara Zuaro knows a lot of musicians, and she’s found they all share one obsession (besides music, of course): eating. Whether theyre on the tour bus reminiscing about meals past or at home in their own kitchens, theyve all got favorite recipes — and theyre willing to share. This uniquely irresistible cookbook collects contributions from more than 100 artists, including indie icons like the Violent Femmes, Belle & Sebastian, and They Might Be Giants; current favorites like Franz Ferdinand and My Morning Jacket; and up-and-coming acts like Catfish Haven and Voxtrot.Some recipes are inspired by a particular song in the band’s repertoire, others are taken from real-life experience. Each one bears the often quirky stamp of its source — while these are thoroughly tested, cook-from-me recipes, Zuaro has left the musicians wording and instructions intact, which makes for a collection that’s as much fun to read as it is to use. For example, from Devendra Banhart’s contribution:RIGHT ON!!!!!!here is my favorite recipe for: AFRICANAS RICAS! you shall require! many bananas! a box of graham crackers!!! two eggs!!! SOUR CREAM!! HONEY!You get the idea. Part indie music discovery guide, part foodie fantasy, and all fun, I Like Food, Food Tastes Good is a cookbook for anyone whose iPod is always on. |
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In the Open: Diary of a Homeless Alcoholic $15 Compelling, raw, and painfully self-aware, In the Open describes an existence most people can barely imagine. A first-hand account of one man’s struggle with homelessness and alcoholism, this diary records a world full of physical degradation and despair that is not without unpredictable moments of striking beauty.Donohue’s experiences are brutal, but his perceptions are poetic. This account of an intelligent and sensitive man in the grip of alcoholism and homelessness challenges our perceptions of those on the margins of American contemporary life.”Donohue recorded this often-moving account during a four-year period of homelessness caused by his alcoholism. . . . There are many brilliant observations here on a range of topics, including human nature, technology, and capitalism. . . . Donohue’s life on the fringe also provides an inside look at the homeless system of overnight shelters, labor offices, and food stamp providers. But, somehow, in spite of all the negatives, a hopeful book emerges.”–Booklist”A startlingly original book. In this confessional age, Donohue’s diary becomes a different sort of tell-all, a palimpsest that forces us to extract the author from his own writing. . . . Donohue comes to resemble Swift’s Gulliver”–Nicholas Nesson, Boston Phoenix “Donohue punctuates his account of ‘domiciling within the black walls of a mosquito-infested night’ with rambling metaphysical asides in the style of an eighteenth-century philosophe.”–Molly McQuade, Lingua Franca”Despite hunger, homelessness, dead-end jobs and abusive drinking, what is most striking about Donohue is his amazing optimism and endurance.”–Patrick Markee, Nation”Donohue is a gifted writer. . . . But what gives [his diary] the breath of life is that it is written by an artist.”–Alec Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Book Review |
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Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover’s Treasury of Classics and Improvisations $5.18 “Food is truly magical. Through the simple act of eating, Jews partake of a mystical but very real communion with their families, their traditions,and the world itself.” —Jayne Cohen Jewish holidays are times for worship, family, and, of course, food. Favorite dishes handed down through generations of bubbes are often mainstays on the menu. But whether you need help re-creating a fondly remembered family dish or you’re looking for ways to put your own stamp on holiday celebrations, you’re new to the traditions or you simply want to reconnect with your roots, this book offers you a world of intriguing possibilities. From traditional Ashkenazi fare and tempting Sephardi choices to inspired contemporary variations, Jewish food maven Jayne Cohen has collected more than 200 soul-satisfying kosher recipes for the holidays—dishes that are guaranteed to create indelible memories and become new family favorites. You’ll find superb renditions of venerable Eastern European Jewish dishes here: kugels, latkes, rugelach, briskets, blintzes, matzoh balls, and more. Cohen also brings you mouthwatering dishes from Jewish communities throughout the diaspora, including Classic Hummus with Toasted Sesame-Cumin Matzohs, Moroccan Fish with Chickpeas and Saffron-LimeAioli, Fesenjan (Duck with Pomegranate and Walnut Sauce), Syrian Stuffed Zucchini in Tomato-Apricot Sauce, and Iranian Grilled Chicken Thighs with Sumac. To give you even more choices, Cohen reinterprets dozens of traditional Jewish dishes for today’s palates, offering recipes such as Smoked Whitefish Gefilte Fish with Lemon Horseradish Sauce, New Mexican Sweet Potato Latkes with Lime–Sour Cream Sauce, Braised Brisket with Thirty-Six Cloves of Garlic, and Upside-Down Caramel Cranberry Pecan Noodle Kugel, to name just a few. Her recipes emphasize fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs, and use them in creative new ways: mint tea becomes the base of a chilled cucumber soup and meltingly tender |
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Life-Size Reptiles $0.01 Starting with the mega-hit Life-Size Dinosaurs (more than 300,000 copies sold), this awesomely illustrated and informative series has proven a consistent success. Kids can now embark on another fantastic visual exploration, this time to discover one of the most ancient of animal families on Earth: reptiles. This eye-catching volume answers all of a child’s questions: What is a reptile? How did these creatures evolve? Where are their habitats? What do they eat? How do they get their food? Amazing images of snakes and lizards, alligators and crocodiles, turtles and tortoises fill the pages, including the four 3-page gatefolds, three 4-page gatefolds, and a poster on the reverse of the jacket. A life-size stamp indicates which illustrations are actual size—and many are. Emerging in full body plans and close-ups are snakes coiling themselves around prey, lime-green veiled chameleons, snapping alligators, plus thorny devils, frilled lizards, and komodo dragons. Of course, you’ll find dinosaurs here too, with an explanation of what characteristics these prehistoric beasts share with their present-day descendants. |
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Lucinda’s Authentic Jamaican Kitchen $9.95 If you’ve ever strolled down Jamaica’s Boston Beach and enjoyed jerk chicken fresh from the grill, crispy festival bread, and a Red Stripe beer…or stopped at a street corner stand in Kingston for a spicy beef patty and a ginger beer…or sat down to a meal of ackee and salt cod in Port Royal…then you know what real Jamaican cooking is all about.This beautiful little cookbook lets you re-experience the authentic flavors of Jamaica-or taste them for the first time if you’ve never been lucky enough to visit the island yourself. Lucinda Scala Quinn first went to Jamaica when she was two years old and has been returning ever since to sample the food and discover the secrets of real Jamaican cooks-the jerk pit masters, the roadside chefs, and the fish shack proprietors who preserve the true traditions of the Jamaican kitchen.In this book, Quinn shares more than fifty real Jamaican recipes for snacks, main dishes, desserts, and drinks-everything you need to create an authentic Caribbean feast in your own kitchen. You can start off with Coconut Shrimp and spicy dipping sauce, delicious Codfish Fritters (a.k.a. Stamp and Go), or a rich Pumpkin Soup served with dumplings called spinners. Then settle down to a soul-satisfying plate of Jerk Pork and Johnny Cakes, Curry Chicken with Mango Chutney, or Steamed Fish with yellow yam and bammy. You can wash it all down with Rum Punch, Pineappleade, or homemade Ginger Beer-and finish up with heavenly Coconut Cream Pie, Baked Bananas, or Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce.Throughout the book, Quinn interweaves anecdotes of memorable Jamaican meals and the fascinating people who prepare them. She includes evocative black-and-white photographs of Jamaican life to get you in an easygoing, island frame of mind, along with dozens of gorgeous color photographs to whet your appetite. With her authentic recipes, a banana daiquiri, and a little reggae music, you’ll be off to Jamaica in no time. |
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Measuring street-level bureaucrats’ use of behavioral discretion over information, transaction costs, and stigma in U.S. welfare policy implementation: A comparative analysis of public management in state and local government. $69 This study uses content analysis to investigate caseworkers’ use of discretion during application interviews for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Stamp (FS), or Medicaid (MA). One hundred twenty two application interviews were observed in 2000 for three local offices in both Michigan (1 metropolitan, 1 suburban, and 1 rural office) and Texas (2 metropolitan and 1 suburban office). Previous literature suggested that caseworkers had discretion in three areas—(1) manipulating information, (2) distributing transaction costs, and (3) stigmatizing clients.;The results of this study show that systematic variations came from only manipulating information including both providing and collecting information. First, I compared workers’ use of discretion between Michigan and Texas using a similar number of interviews from urban and metropolitan offices for clients with similar racial composition. Working in a liberal political context with an investment in human resources (recruiting experienced staff and training them), Michigan workers explained available benefits and services more frequently than Texas workers working under a conservative political culture with a computer-based application procedure. Texas workers spent most of their time collecting routine information for the eligibility determination and emphasized clients’ responsibilities rather than explaining benefits. Second, in Michigan, the rural office had funding through Project Zero and small caseloads, and data shows that rural workers provided more information about education, supportive services, nonprofit organizations and encouraged clients to seek jobs as well as education compared to other Michigan workers. In both Michigan and Texas, suburban workers provided more information than metropolitan workers. I argue that street-level bureaucrats’ use of discretion could be associated with their political contexts, management system like the adoption of computer systems or human resource |
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New York Restaurant Cookbook: Recipes From the Dining Capital of the World $2.24 The New York Restaurant Cookbook presents recipes for the signature dishes from 100 of the city’s best restaurants, all selected and adapted by respected food journalist Florence Fabricant. From the timeless elegance of The Four Seasons to the downtown edginess of wd50, from the romance of Café des Artistes to the flair of Calle Ocho, the reader can re-create the distinct approach to the culinary art each restaurant offers. Also included are chef’s tips, expert sommeliers’ advice, and a full directory of addresses. Produced in conjunction with NYC & Company, the city’s official tourism marketing organization, this book has a trusted stamp of approval and the participation of the city’s best restaurants. Whether you’re a native New Yorker, or one of the more than 35 million tourists who visit the city each year, The New York Restaurant Cookbook offers a spectacular tour of the most cutting-edge culinary city in the world.”This book is a delicious tribute to the wonderful spirit of these restaurants, and to everyone from the dishwashers to the cooks, chefs, and restaurateurs who make these restaurants possible.”—Tim Zagat |
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Nixon: Acclaim and Shame $20.56 “Nixon: Acclaim and Shame” romps through Richard Nixon’s family history, early schooling, university education at Whittier College and Duke University Law School, service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and small town practice of family law to his entry into national politics in 1946. The pace then slows to describe in some detail his ascent the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Vice Presidency, to his failed campaign for the Presidency of the United States of America in 1960, on to his first successful campaign for the Presidency in 1968. His organization and re-organizations of the Office of the Presidency and the functioning of the U.S. government are then described at some length. Nixon’s triumphs in foreign affairs, particularly rapprochement with the People’s Republic of China and detente with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and his enthusiastic endorsement of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration receive well-deserved praise. His success on the domestic front, particularly school desegregation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Supplemental Security Income and the Food Stamp program are applauded. These accomplishments are followed by Nixon’s strivings for a second term as President, seeking not simple re-election, but landslide victory. This lofty ambition launched as inept campaign of “dirty tricks” finally leading to the disastrous break-in to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee on June 17, 1972. After the bunglers were arrested, President Nixon and his senior staff, apparently without due consideration of the consequences, embarked on a lengthy “cover-up.” Eventually, the Supreme Court of theUnited States ordered release of the tape-recordings of the deliberations of the Nixon Administrations into the public domain. These exposed to the world criminality from the Presidency on August 9, 1974. After his resignation, Nixon pursued a wide-ranging strategy to mitigate his shame |
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Old Faith and the Russian Land: A Historical Ethnography of Ethics in the Urals $24.95 The Old Faith and the Russian Land is a historical ethnography that charts the ebbs and flows of ethical practice in a small Russian town over three centuries. The town of Sepych was settled in the late seventeenth century by religious dissenters who fled to the forests of the Urals to escape a world they believed to be in the clutches of the Antichrist. Factions of Old Believers, as these dissenters later came to be known, have maintained a presence in the town ever since. The townspeople of Sepych have also been serfs, free peasants, collective farmers, and, now, shareholders in a post-Soviet cooperative. Douglas Rogers traces connections between the town and some of the major transformations of Russian history, showing how townspeople have responded to a long series of attempts to change them and their communities: tsarist-era efforts to regulate family life and stamp out Old Belief on the Stroganov estates, Soviet collectivization drives and antireligious campaigns, and the marketization, religious revival, and ongoing political transformations of post-Soviet times.Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork and extensive archival and manuscript sources, Rogers argues that religious, political, and economic practice are overlapping arenas in which the people of Sepych have striven to be ethical-in relation to labor and money, food and drink, prayers and rituals, religious books and manuscripts, and the surrounding material landscape. He tracks the ways in which ethical sensibilities-about work and prayer, hierarchy and inequality, gender and generation-have shifted and recombined over time. Rogers concludes that certain expectations about how to be an ethical person have continued to orient townspeople in Sepych over the course of nearly three centuries for specific, identifiable, and often unexpected reasons. Throughout, he demonstrates what a historical and ethnographic study of ethics might look like and uses this approach to ask new questions of |
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On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America $9.55 “On a Dollar a Day” examines how Americans eat and at what cost. Sections on eating the food stamp diet, what it really costs to eat healthfully and organically, and how to find the best buys at the grocery store make it an ideal book for these challenging economic times. |
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On a Food Stamp Budget: Guide to Affordable Mixed Cuisine $19.95 On a Food Stamp Budget is a cookbook that appeals to all people. This cookbook lets people know that just because you may have a low budget when it comes to food does not mean that you cannot cook and enjoy fabulous meals. The meals are time-saving, very delicious varieties of food, and best of all on a food stamp budget. I give time-saving tips, money-saving tips, and tips that let you know what you should keep in your pantry to save you even more money. On a Food Stamp Budget appeals to college students, professionals, stay-at-home moms, etc. With this cookbook you can eat meals like: seared saffron chicken, pepper and onion steak, and BBQ salmon without worrying about putting a dent in your wallet. Knowing that you can have delicious, nutritious, time-saving meals all On a Food Stamp Budget is a plus for everyone. I found a way to cook like this and, as they say, when you find something good, spread the knowledge. |
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Ranching for Sylvia $0.99 General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1912Original Publisher: Stokes Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER IV GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS IT was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start. George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason. The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars; it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snowcapped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls. An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room. They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls’ light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture. Rows of artistic seats ran here and there, and each was occupied by jaded immigrants, worn out by their journey in the sweltering Colonist cars. Piles of dilapidated baggage surrounded them, and among it exhausted children lay asleep. Drowsy, dusty women, with careworn faces, were huddled beside them; men bearing the stamp of ill-paid toil sat in dejected apathy; and all about each group the floor, which waswet with drippings from the roof, was strewn with banana skins, crumbs, and scraps of food. There had been heavy rains, and the atmosphere was hot and humid. It was, however, the silence of these newcomers that struck George most. There was no grumbling among them — they scarcely seemed |
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Ranching for Sylvia $0.99 General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1912Original Publisher: Stokes Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER IV GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS IT was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start. George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason. The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars; it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snowcapped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls. An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room. They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls’ light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture. Rows of artistic seats ran here and there, and each was occupied by jaded immigrants, worn out by their journey in the sweltering Colonist cars. Piles of dilapidated baggage surrounded them, and among it exhausted children lay asleep. Drowsy, dusty women, with careworn faces, were huddled beside them; men bearing the stamp of ill-paid toil sat in dejected apathy; and all about each group the floor, which waswet with drippings from the roof, was strewn with banana skins, crumbs, and scraps of food. There had been heavy rains, and the atmosphere was hot and humid. It was, however, the silence of these newcomers that struck George most. There was no grumbling among them — they scarcely seemed |
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Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening: How to Grow Like a Pro, Save Money, and Eat Well by Turning Your Back (or Front or Side) Yard Into An Organic Produce Garden $9.11 Are you tired of throwing away time, energy, and money on a perfectly manicured, water-guzzling, weed-producing lawn? Are you longing to feed your family in more healthful and eco-friendly ways but shocked by organic produce prices at the grocery store? Do you fantasize about growing your own food but hesitate to take on more than you can manage?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s time for you to get down and dirty—and take the plunge that will please your taste buds and your pocket-book! In Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening, Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan will help you turn your sprawling suburban acreage or postage stamp–sized plot into a low-impact, all-organic, totally sustainable produce garden.  You’ll learn about the most effective natural fertilizers, drought-resistant cultivation methods, pest-repellent companion plantings, trends in heirloom herb and vegetable varieties, and raised-bed techniques for achieving maximum productivity in a limited space. You can even add a cutting garden so you’ll always have fresh flowers on a kitchen table that’s groaning under the weight of incomparably fresh vegetables seasoned with a variety of home-grown herbs.  Whether you’re filling a 10’ x 10’ sandbox or digging up your 3,000-square-foot tennis court, any yard has the potential to produce a multi-crop bonanza. And anyone with a little soil and a lot of heart can do it! |
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Special Forces: The Ultimate Guide to Survival $14.95 When you have been taken hostage or prisoner of war; when you have crawled out of a downed helicopter behind enemy lines and the enemy is coming at you; or when your team has been killed in a firefight in bandit country—this is the survival guide you want to have read If anything is put over your mouth, it is likely to be chloroform or a similar drug to put you out. You have until you need to breathe to do something about this . . . If someone grabs you from behind, slouch down, then head-butt with the back of your head and stamp on their instep. Turn and strike with your fist to the jaw, knife to the belly or draw and fire . . . This is not a book about eating bugs and mushrooms. There are plenty of those around if you want to become a boy scout. If you are, or want to be, a soldier—particularly a Special Forces soldier—then this is the book you need to survive. Soldiers, undercover operatives, security services, and even those backpacking or exporting goods into some parts of the world could find themselves in serious trouble. Here, you will learn how to avoid being killed or captured when things go wrong; escape if you are caught; steal food; steal transportation; find your way home; and fight to kill in the dirtiest ways you can imagine. |
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Sugar Snaps and Strawberries: Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small-Space Edible Garden $19.95 Imagine savoring fresh-picked strawberries on a weekend morning, plucking plump figs from your mini-orchard to quarter and serve at a farm-to-table meal with friends, or harvesting and sautéing the edible stalks of garlic bulbs. If the size of your space is bringing you back to reality, here’s the best part: you don’t need a big backyard to grow your own food. In fact, you don’t need a yard at all. Andrea Bellamy, founder of the acclaimed blog Heavy Petal (HeavyPetal.ca), gives you the dirt on growing gorgeous organic food with very little square footage. Simple, straightforward, design and growing advice can help you transform just a snippet of space into a stylish and edible oasis. Bellamy goes beyond the surface and shows you how to create and maintain healthy soil, decide what and when to plant, sow seeds and harvest, and most importantly, enjoy the process. So go ahead, picture that tiny nook, corner, strip, porch, alley, balcony, or postage-stamp-sized yard overflowing with fingerling potatoes, fragrant herbs, sugar snap peas, French breakfast radishes, and scarlet runner beans. Armed with luscious photography, encouraging tips, and sophisticated designs, you’re sure to be inspired to join the grow-your-own revolution. |
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Sugar Snaps and Strawberries: Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small-Space Edible Garden $1.62 Imagine savoring fresh-picked strawberries on a weekend morning, plucking plump figs from your mini-orchard to quarter and serve at a farm-to-table meal with friends, or harvesting and sautéing the edible stalks of garlic bulbs. If the size of your space is bringing you back to reality, here’s the best part: you don’t need a big backyard to grow your own food. In fact, you don’t need a yard at all. Andrea Bellamy, founder of the acclaimed blog Heavy Petal (HeavyPetal.ca), gives you the dirt on growing gorgeous organic food with very little square footage. Simple, straightforward, design and growing advice can help you transform just a snippet of space into a stylish and edible oasis. Bellamy goes beyond the surface and shows you how to create and maintain healthy soil, decide what and when to plant, sow seeds and harvest, and most importantly, enjoy the process. So go ahead, picture that tiny nook, corner, strip, porch, alley, balcony, or postage-stamp-sized yard overflowing with fingerling potatoes, fragrant herbs, sugar snap peas, French breakfast radishes, and scarlet runner beans. Armed with luscious photography, encouraging tips, and sophisticated designs, you’re sure to be inspired to join the grow-your-own revolution. |
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The Foods of the Greek Islands: Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean $7.98 Stretching from the shores of Turkey to the Ionian Sea east of Italy, the Greek islands have been the crossroads of the Mediterranean since the time of Homer. Over the centuries, Phoenicians, Athenians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Ottoman Turks, and Italians have ruled the islands, putting their distinctive stamp on the food. Aglaia Kremezi, a frequent contributor to GOURMET and an international authority on Greek food, spent the past eight years collecting the fresh, uncomplicated recipes of the local women, as well as of fishermen, bakers, and farmers. Like all Mediterranean food, these dishes are light and healthful, simple but never plain, and make extensive use of seasonal produce, fresh herbs, and fish. Passed from generation to generation by word of mouth, most have never before been written down. All translate easily to the American home kitchen: Tomato Patties from Santorini; Spaghetti with Lobster from Kithira; Braised Lamb with Artichokes from Chios; Greens and Potato Stew from Crete; Spinach, Leek, and Fennel Pie from Skopelos; Rolled Baklava from Kos. Illustrated throughout with color photographs of the islanders preparing their specialties and filled with stories of island history and customs, THE FOODS OF THE GREEK ISLANDS is for all cooks and travelers who want to experience this diverse and deeply rooted cuisine firsthand. |
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The Future of Animal Farming: Renewing the Ancient Contract $44.95 Does animal welfare have a place in sustainable farming, or do the demands of a rising human population and the threat of climate change mean that the interests of animals must be put aside? Can we improve the way we keep animals and still feed the world – or is it a choice between ethics and economics?The aim of this book is to challenge the “them-and-us” thinking that sets the interests of humans and farm animals against each other and to show that to be really “sustainable,” farming needs to include, not ignore, animal welfare. The authors of this remarkable book come from a diversity of backgrounds: industry, animal welfare organizations, academic institutions, and practical farming. They are united in arguing that farm animals matter and that sustainable farming must have animal welfare at its ethical core, along with the production of healthy, affordable food and care for the environment. |
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The Future of Animal Farming: Renewing the Ancient Contract $22.74 Does animal welfare have a place in sustainable farming, or do the demands of a rising human population and the threat of climate change mean that the interests of animals must be put aside? Can we improve the way we keep animals and still feed the world – or is it a choice between ethics and economics?The aim of this book is to challenge the “them-and-us” thinking that sets the interests of humans and farm animals against each other and to show that to be really “sustainable,” farming needs to include, not ignore, animal welfare. The authors of this remarkable book come from a diversity of backgrounds: industry, animal welfare organizations, academic institutions, and practical farming. They are united in arguing that farm animals matter and that sustainable farming must have animal welfare at its ethical core, along with the production of healthy, affordable food and care for the environment. |
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The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks $19 Edna Lewis–whose The Taste of Country Cooking has become an American classic–and Alabama-born chef Scott Peacock pool their unusual cooking talents to give us this unique cookbook. What makes it so special is that it represents different styles of Southern cooking–Miss Lewis’s Virginia country cooking and Scott Peacock’s inventive and sensitive blending of new tastes with the Alabama foods he grew up on, liberally seasoned with Native American, Caribbean, and African influences. Together they have taken neglected traditional recipes unearthed in their years of research together on Southern food and worked out new versions that they have made their own. Every page of this beguiling book bears the unmistakable mark of being written by real hands-on cooks. Scott Peacock has the gift for translating the love and respect they share for good home cooking with such care and precision that you know, even if you’ve never tried them before, that the Skillet Cornbread will turn out perfect, the Crab Cakes will be “Honestly Good,” and the four-tiered Lane Cake something spectacular. Together they share their secrets for such Southern basics as pan-fried chicken (soak in brine first, then buttermilk, before frying in good pork fat), creamy grits (cook slowly in milk), and genuine Southern biscuits, which depend on using soft flour, homemade baking powder, and fine, fresh lard (and on not twisting the biscuit cutter when you stamp out the dough). Scott Peacock describes how Miss Lewis makes soup by coaxing the essence of flavor from vegetables (the She-Crab and Turtle soups taste so rich they can be served in small portions in demitasse cups), and he applies the same principle to hisintensely flavored, scrumptious dish of Garlic Braised Shoulder Lamb Chops with Butter Beans and Tomatoes. You’ll find all these treasures and more before you even get to the superb cakes (potential “Cakewalk Winners” all), the hand-cranked ice creams, the flaky pies, and homey custards and puddi |
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The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks $16.99 Edna Lewis–whose The Taste of Country Cooking has become an American classic–and Alabama-born chef Scott Peacock pool their unusual cooking talents to give us this unique cookbook. What makes it so special is that it represents different styles of Southern cooking–Miss Lewis’s Virginia country cooking and Scott Peacock’s inventive and sensitive blending of new tastes with the Alabama foods he grew up on, liberally seasoned with Native American, Caribbean, and African influences. Together they have taken neglected traditional recipes unearthed in their years of research together on Southern food and worked out new versions that they have made their own.Every page of this beguiling book bears the unmistakable mark of being written by real hands-on cooks. Scott Peacock has the gift for translating the love and respect they share for good home cooking with such care and precision that you know, even if you’ve never tried them before, that the Skillet Cornbread will turn out perfect, the Crab Cakes will be “Honestly Good,” and the four-tiered Lane Cake something spectacular.Together they share their secrets for such Southern basics as pan-fried chicken (soak in brine first, then buttermilk, before frying in good pork fat), creamy grits (cook slowly in milk), and genuine Southern biscuits, which depend on using soft flour, homemade baking powder, and fine, fresh lard (and on not twisting the biscuit cutter when you stamp out the dough). Scott Peacock describes how Miss Lewis makes soup by coaxing the essence of flavor from vegetables (the She-Crab and Turtle soups taste so rich they can be served in small portions in demitasse cups), and heapplies the same principle to his intensely flavored, scrumptious dish of Garlic Braised Shoulder Lamb Chops with Butter Beans and Tomatoes. You’ll find all these treasures and more before you even get to the superb cakes (potential “Cakewalk Winners” all), the |
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The Hindi-Bindi Club $0.01 For decades they have remained close, sharing treasured recipes, honored customs, and the challenges of women shaped by ancient ways yet living modern lives. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their American daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew—daughters now grown and facing struggles of their own.For Kiran, Preity, and Rani, adulthood bears the indelible stamp of their upbringing, from the ways they tweak their mothers’ cooking to suit their Western lifestyles to the ways they reject their mothers’ most fervent beliefs. Now, bearing the disappointments and successes of their chosen paths, these daughters are drawn inexorably home.Kiran, divorced, will seek a new beginning—this time requesting the aid of an ancient tradition she once dismissed. Preity will confront an old heartbreak—and a hidden shame. And Rani will face her demons as an artist and a wife. All will question whether they have the courage of the Hindi-Bindi Club, to hold on to their dreams—or to create new ones.An elegant tapestry of East and West, peppered with food and ceremony, wisdom and sensuality, this luminous novel breathes new life into timeless themes. |
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The Iowa State Fair In Vintage Postcards (Postcard History Series) $21.99 Each August, the Iowa State Fairgrounds, home to America’s quintessential state fair, becomes 400 acres of sights, sounds, and aromas. More than just a showcase for farm machinery, the fair has one of the world’s largest livestock shows, hundreds of competitive events, first-class entertainment, and ever imaginable food-on-a-stick. The first Iowa State Fair, held in 1854 at Fairfield, drew 10,000 visitors, and attendance now tops one million each year. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has been held at its present location in Des Moines since 1886. In the early 1900s, fairgoers could choose from a large selection of postcards, stick on a penny stamp, and mail them to friends to describe their blue ribbon, an exciting midway ride, or the great entertainment. Over 190 vintage postcards provide glimpses of the fair from the 1890s to the mid-1950s in The Iowa State Fair. |
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The Old Faith and the Russian Land: A Historical Ethnography of Ethics in the Urals $73.5 The Old Faith and the Russian Land is a historical ethnography that charts the ebbs and flows of ethical practice in a small Russian town over three centuries. The town of Sepych was settled in the late seventeenth century by religious dissenters who fled to the forests of the Urals to escape a world they believed to be in the clutches of the Antichrist. Factions of Old Believers, as these dissenters later came to be known, have maintained a presence in the town ever since. The townspeople of Sepych have also been serfs, free peasants, collective farmers, and, now, shareholders in a post-Soviet cooperative. Douglas Rogers traces connections between the town and some of the major transformations of Russian history, showing how townspeople have responded to a long series of attempts to change them and their communities: tsarist-era efforts to regulate family life and stamp out Old Belief on the Stroganov estates, Soviet collectivization drives and antireligious campaigns, and the marketization, religious revival, and ongoing political transformations of post-Soviet times.Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork and extensive archival and manuscript sources, Rogers argues that religious, political, and economic practice are overlapping arenas in which the people of Sepych have striven to be ethical-in relation to labor and money, food and drink, prayers and rituals, religious books and manuscripts, and the surrounding material landscape. He tracks the ways in which ethical sensibilities-about work and prayer, hierarchy and inequality, gender and generation-have shifted and recombined over time. Rogers concludes that certain expectations about how to be an ethical person have continued to orient townspeople in Sepych over the course of nearly three centuries for specific, identifiable, and often unexpected reasons. Throughout, he demonstrates what a historical and ethnographic study of ethics might look like and uses this approach to ask new questions of |
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Three Weeks With Gustav $14.99 Three Weeks with Gustav is a nonfiction adventurous and historical novel. It chronicles the day-to-day activities of my life with Hurricane Gustav for three weeks. It starts on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 and proceeds through Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Each day is a separate chapter. Each chapter starts when I wake up in the morning until I go to bed at night. The book deals with individual and State preparations for the storm, the storm itself, and our struggle for survival after the storm. We had a number of harrowing experiences during those three weeks. It includes the problems our teenagers gave us and how we relied on our Catholic faith to deal with those issues. It includes my experiences working at a critical needs storm shelter and the disaster food stamp distribution sites. It also includes historical information about Louisiana, descriptions of places and comparisons to other storms including Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I wish to involve readers in Louisiana, its fascinating history, and the hardships its citizens face living on the Gulf Coast. An underlying theme addresses the lack of respect today’s teenagers have for their parents, but the book blossoms into the devastating toll the storm took on my wife and me, our neighbors, and the City of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. It concludes with the idea that families, neighbors, communities, and countrymen always come closer together during times of crisis. |
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Three essays in health economics. $49.99 This essay examines topics in health economics. The first study uses data obtained from the Rand version of the Health and Retirement Study, to examine the relationship between retiree health insurance (RHI) and the decision to leave one’s career job. This paper a Cox Proportional Hazard Model and estimates the probability that an individual disengages from their career job. Results indicate that access to RHI are significantly increases the probability of disengagement occurring.;The second and third essays examine the relationship between Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation and obesity in women and children. There are two main bodies of literature that examine the effect of FSP participation on obesity, the first focuses on adults and the second on children. The literature focusing on adults finds that FSP participation is positively related to obesity in women, while no similar effect is found for children. This creates an interesting economic puzzle. The second chapter of this dissertation focuses on children and considers weight accumulation as dynamic process. To measure obesity, a child’s BMI is compared to their medically ideal BMI; if FSP increases this deviation then FSP is found to increase childhood obesity. Results suggest that FSP participation does not significantly contribute to childhood obesity.;The third essay considers the relationship between FSP participation and obesity in mothers. Three estimations are performed and evidence that mothers are not at an increased risk for obesity is found. I first consider a women’s weight growth in the same framework employed in chapter 2 and find no significant relationship. Next, I consider how FSP participation affects the probability a mother becomes obese. Finally, I estimate the nutritional value of foods brought into FSP households controlling for the presence of children. Results from these estimations suggest that mothers are not at an increased risk for obesity due to FSP participation. Thus, it |
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Top Paw Stamped Ceramic Dog Bowl $5.99 There’s no question as to who gets dibs on the treats in this Top Paw Stamped Ceramic Dog Bowl, thanks to the cute, dog-themed medallion stamp. A little paw print branded in the center seals the deal to claim this bowl for your 4-legged friend. The bowl is durably crafted from ceramic material for safe, lasting use and charming style. For dogs 3 weeks and older, up to 15 lb. Ceramic construction ensures lasting good looks and safe use “Dog” medallion stamp with a cute paw print insignia designates the dish as your pup’s very own Creamy white background tastefully complements your home d?cor Available in a 21-oz. capacity Available in a 6″L x 6″W x 2-5/8″H size Available in creamy white with a red or black medallion stamp. Please allow us to choose a color for you. |
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Velvet Glove, Iron Fist $25 Spain, 1493 – Europe’s first smoker imprisioned by the Inquisition England, 1604 – Massive tax rise on tobacco in a bid to discourage smoking Canada, 1676 – Smoking is banned in the street United States, 1899 – Anti-smoking campaigners call for the eradication of tobacco Germany, 1944 – Smoking banned on public transport to protect workers from secondhand smokeIn this revealing and meticulously researched account of an untold story, Christopher Snowdon traces the fortunes of those who have tried to stamp out tobacco through the ages. Velvet Glove, Iron Fist takes the reader on a journey from 15th century Cuba to 21st century California, via Revolutionary France, Victorian Britain, Prohibition Era America and Nazi Germany. Along the way, the author finds uncanny parallels between today’s anti-smoking activists and those of the past. Today, as the same tactics begin to be used against those who enjoy alcohol, chocolate, fast food, gambling and perfume, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist provides a timely reminder that once politicians start regulating private behaviour, they find it very hard to quit. |
