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My Life in France

by Alex Prud'homme, Julia Child

In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found ‘her true calling.’ From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigné meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the... (more)

The Country of the Pointed Firs

by Helga Hiller, Sarah Orne Jewett

Modeled in part on Flaubert's sketches of life in provincial France, this collection of stories offers a richly detailed portrait of a seaport on the Maine coast as seen through the eyes of a summer visitor. Against evocative imagery of the sky, the sea, and the earth itself, Jewett celebrates the friendships shared by the town's women, capturing the spirit of community that sustains the declining town.

Sea of Poppies

by Amitav Ghosh

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2008 A Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2008 A Washington Post Best Book of 2008 An Economist Best Book of 2008 A New York Best Book of 2008 A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2008 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008 Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis . Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage... (more)

Alice, I Think

by Susan Juby

Life Goals List: Decide on a unique and innovative career path. Increase contact with people outside of immediate family. Learn to drive a car. Some sort of boy-girl interaction? (Possibly best left until after high school. Maybe best left until middle age.) Publish paper comparing teenagers and chicken peer groups. Read entire Lord of the Rings series.

Miss Smithers

by Susan Juby

In spite of the premature publication of my 'zine and resulting renewed social ostracism, things are happening for me! I've been stood up by the coolest girl in school, I have a Jesus bracelet, I ate dinner at a steak restaurant and lived to tell, I may be a virgin until I marry, I'm a Miss Smithers candidate, and I HAVE LEATHER PANTS! I even feel ready for the first official event of the pageant, the Etiquette... (more)

Watching the English : The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

Watching the English : The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

by Kate Fox

Behind Adobe Walls: The Hidden Homes and Gardens of Santa Fe and Taos

Behind Adobe Walls: The Hidden Homes and Gardens of Santa Fe and Taos

by Landt Dennis

At last, a beautiful, affordable style book that offers a rare insider's look at the highly personal and innovative aesthetic for which the Southwest is famed. Santa Fe residents Lisl and Landt Dennis have documented eighteen of the most unusual and awe-inspiring homes and gardens of the Santa Fe and Taos area. Meet the owners and designers, tour their homes, and witness the grand vision and loving detail they... (more)

Rampart Street

by David Fulmer

As the third Storyville mystery begins, Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr has just returned to New Orleans. Having only recently solved the case of the jass murders, he is drawn reluctantly into the investigation of a new murder—that of a well-to-do gentleman on seedy Rampart Street. When another wealthy society man turns up dead, the detective learns that the two victims were acquainted years ago. In a spider’s... (more)

Demonkeeper

by Royce Buckingham

Demons are all around us—most of them are relatively harmless, like the ones that go bump in the night or make you stub your toe. But some are dangerous—some can kill. Since he was orphaned as a boy, Nat has been trained by his aged mentor Daliwahl to be a demonkeeper, controlling a menagerie of demons in their old, rickety house in Seattle. But now Dahliwahl is gone and Nat is on his own. Keeping demons... (more)

A Window on Sedona, Living in the Land of the Red Rocks

A Window on Sedona, Living in the Land of the Red Rocks

by Dottie Webster, Pamela Morris, Carol Haralson

If eyes are the "window of the soul," then windows are the eyes of our houses. In Sedona, those windows look out at some of the most astonishing and dramatic landscapes in North America. A new book from Cinnamon Stone Publishing, LLC, Sedona, opens a luminous window on one of nature's most unusual works of art, the red rock country of northern Arizona. This book contains much more than beautiful scenery,... (more)

Stephanie Plum: Book 15

Lean Mean Thirteen

by Janet Evanovich

New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet! MISTAKE #1 Dickie Orr Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her archnemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping never to see either one of them again. MISTAKE #2 Doing... (more)

Travelers' Tales San Francisco (Travelers' Tales Guides)

Travelers' Tales San Francisco (Travelers' Tales Guides)

by Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly

Only about 220 years old, San Francisco is spoken of with the same wonder as Paris, Venice and Rome. This unique book written for travelers as well as lovers of literature, compliments the traditional guidebook.

Tales from the Oldest City: ST. Augustine

Tales from the Oldest City: ST. Augustine

by Randy Cribbs

The author's affecti0n for the Ancient City and Old Florida is depicted in this colorful short story collection. His ability to weave fact and fiction, sprinkled with fesh humor enables the reader to visit and revisit the unique places and colorful characters of St. Augustine, and surrounding area. A fun read. Illustrations.

Reiki: A Beginner's Guide (Headway Guides for Beginners)

Reiki: A Beginner's Guide (Headway Guides for Beginners)

by Michael Willis

A fresh appraisal of this region's cultural legacy, Tibet is a treasure of images set against the broader background of Tibetan wisdom, spirituality, and mythology. With a wealth of specially commissioned artworks and magnificent full-color photographs, Tibet is a superb pictorial record of one of the world's most fascinating cultures. It reveals the broad repertoire of Tibetan symbols and motifs and presents... (more)

No Reck'Ning MadeJoanne Greenberg

No Reck'Ning Made

by Joanne Greenberg

Raised in the poverty-stricken world of rural Colorado, Clara Coleman finds salvation in education, striving to become a respected teacher, principal, wife, and mother who could offer hope to other children whose background matches her own. 12,500 first printing.

Recipes from Sedona's Heartline CafeCharles Cline

Recipes from Sedona's Heartline Cafe

by Charles Cline

Collard Greens, Watermelons & "Miss" Charlotte's Pie

Best of the Best from Ohio: Selected Recipes from Ohio's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best)

Best of the Best from Ohio: Selected Recipes from Ohio's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best)

by Gwen McKee, Barbara Moseley

What do Ohioans like to eat? What are their favorite recipes? How do they prepare them? Do you know the history behind Cincinnati Chili? The way to make your own sauerkraut? the best recipe for Wedding Soup? The answers to these questions, plus favorite short-cut recipes, low-fat recipes, make-in-advance recipes, old handed down favorite recipes and more, are all included in Best of the Best from... (more)

Tibet

by Kazuyoshi Nomachi

The Japanese photographer Kazuyoshi Nomachi traveled to Tibet to learn firsthand about the land and its people and to chronicle his experiences with skillful, penetrating photographs that would portray Tibetan identity to outsiders. Includes an Introduction by one of America's most prominent spokesmen for Tibetan Buddhism. 180 color photos.

Julia Morgan, Architect

by Sara Holmes Boutelle

Morgan (1872-1957) was William Randolph Hearst's favorite architect, and the theatrical Hearst Castle perched on a hilltop in San Simeon, Calif., might be considered a monument to her client's pretensions and her own pliabiity. Fortunately, this reclusive woman, who shunned publicity, left behind 700 other buildings in a medley of styles. In cottages, schools, churches, houses and civic projects, she swung... (more)

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by Alex Prud'homme, Julia Child

by Helga Hiller, Sarah Orne Jewett

by Amitav Ghosh

by Susan Juby

by Susan Juby

by Kate Fox

by Landt Dennis

by David Fulmer

by Royce Buckingham

by Dottie Webster, Pamela Morris, Carol Haralson

by Janet Evanovich

by Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly

by Randy Cribbs

by Michael Willis

by Joanne Greenberg

by Charles Cline

by Gwen McKee, Barbara Moseley

by Kazuyoshi Nomachi

by Sara Holmes Boutelle