In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinera...
SUMMARY: The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodges fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon...
From School Library JournalGr 8 Up–The catastrophic wildfires that ravaged Southern California in 2007 serve as the backdrop for this compelling story of a forbidden romance with t...
From Publishers WeeklyBestseller Kellerman serves up all the elements his fans have come to love in the 22nd entry in his Alex Delaware series (_Obsession_, etc.), including an int...
SUMMARY: Provides step-by-step instructions on canning and preserving a variety of fruits and vegetables, and includes one hundred recipes for such items as pear-raspberry jam, chi...
Molly Ivins¿s column is syndicated to more than three hundred newspapers from Anchorage to Miami. A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, she is the former co-editor of The Texas Obs...
From Publishers WeeklyIn 1935, Spokane, Wash., was in the sixth year of the Great Depression. Unemployment was high. Civilian Conservation Corps workers were arriving in droves fro...
Amazon.com ReviewThere's a lot more going on in Bones than the glorification of beef marrow. True, you will want to serve roasted marrow bones after even a casual reading. Je...
From Publishers WeeklyFirst-time author Bourdain presents a savory portion of gangster tartare spiced with salty mobspeak, coked-up chefs, wild entrepreneurs and foul-mouthed feds,...
Carl Safina has been hailed as one of the top 100 conservations of the 20th century (_Audubon Magazine_) and A Sea in Flames is his blistering account of the months-long manmade di...