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  • The Beckoning World

    A Novel

    by Douglas Bauer ...
    The Beckoning World is set in the first quarter of the twentieth century and follows Earl Dunham. His weeks are comprised of six days mining coal, followed by Sundays playing baseball. Then one day a major-league scout happens on a game, signs Earl, and he begins a life he had no idea he could even dream.But dreams sometimes suffer from a lovely abundance, and in Earl’s case her name is Emily ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Death by Pad Thai

    And Other Unforgettable Meals

    Edited by Douglas Bauer ...
    In this collection of 20 essays—including a number of recipes—by some of the country’s finest writers, food is the central player in memories both exquisite and excruciating.Food isn’t just a gustatory pleasure; it is the stuff of life. At its best and most memorable, a meal becomes a story—and a story becomes a feast. In this anthology, Richard Russo relates the celebratory day he and his wife ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Stuff of Fiction

    Advice on Craft

    by Douglas Bauer ...
    In this book, prizewinning novelist and popular creative writing instructor Douglas Bauer (The Book of Famous Iowans) shares the secrets of his trade. Talent, as Bauer acknowledges, is the most crucial element for a writer and cannot be taught. But without a regular habit of work, and a perseverance of effort, no amount of talent can come forward and be recognized. His lively and candid essays on ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • What Happens Next?

    Matters of Life and Death

    by Douglas Bauer ...
    Series series Iowa and the Midwest Experience
    What is life about but the continuous posing of the questions: what happens next, and what do we make of it when it arrives? In these highly evocative personal essays, Douglas Bauer weaves together the stories of his own and his parents’ lives, the meals they ate, the work and rewards and regrets that defined them, and the inevitable betrayal by their bodies as they aged.His collection features at ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    The Chocolate Lover's Guide with Recipes [A Baking Book]

    by David Lebovitz ...
    A compact connoisseur's guide, with recipes, to today's cutting-edge array of chocolates and chocolate makers from former Chez Panisse pastry chef David Lebovitz.In this compact volume, David Lebovitz gives a succinct cacao botany lesson, explains the process of chocolate making, runs through chocolate terminology and types, presents information on health benefits, offers an evaluating and buying ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Queen of the Road

    The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own

    by Doreen Orion ...
    A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir.Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She’s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He's an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When ... Read more

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  • Beaten, Seared, and Sauced

    On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America

    by Jonathan Dixon ...
    Millions of people fantasize about leaving their old lives behind, enrolling in cooking school, and training to become a chef. But for those who make the decision, the difference between the dream and reality can be gigantic—especially at the top cooking school in the country. For the first time in the Culinary Institute of America’s history, a book will give readers the firsthand experience of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The New Sugar & Spice

    A Recipe for Bolder Baking

    by Samantha Seneviratne ...
    A 2016 James Beard Award nominee featuring more than eighty recipes from New York-based food writer and author of the popular dessert blog Love, Cake.Raise your desserts to a whole new level of flavor with The New Sugar & Spice, a collection of more than eighty unique, unexpected, and uniformly delicious recipes for spice-centric sweets. Veteran baker Samantha Seneviratne’s recipes will open your ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Meat Lover’s Slow Cooker Cookbook

    Hearty, Easy Meals Cooked Low and Slow

    by Jennifer Olvera ...
    Calling all lovers of shanks and shoulders, rumps and roasts! Bring everyone to the table with The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook for meals featuring delicious, tender meat—even on your busiest days.For years, food writer and recipe developer Jennifer Olvera dedicated her weekends to making stovetop meals for the week—until the slow cooker revolutionized her weeknight dinners. She began ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Soup & Comfort

    A Cookbook of Homemade Recipes to Warm the Soul

    by Pamela Ellgen ...
    The answer to your dinnertime dilemma. Family-friendly soups to satisfy your soul—and stomach.To close the coldest, bone-chilling day or soothe the roughest afternoon, turn to Soup & Comfort for hearty classics, international favorites, and inventive updates.Packed with pages of nourishing, emotionally satisfying soups and stews using affordable, fresh, easy-to-find ingredients (No bouillon cubes ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inside the Test Kitchen

    120 New Recipes, Perfected: A Cookbook

    by Tyler Florence ...
    Join Tyler Florence as he perfects, simplifies, and totally re-invents your favorite comfort dishes in surprising, spectacular ways.Have you ever wondered which cheese, exactly, will make the stretchiest, cheesiest mac and cheese? Or if you can make Hollandaise sauce without fear, a double boiler, or even a whisk? Or if, instead of having to choose between onion rings or French fries, you can make ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Broad Fork

    Recipes for the Wide World of Vegetables and Fruits: A Cookbook

    by Hugh Acheson ...
    From James Beard Award winner Hugh Acheson comes a seasonal cookbook of 200 recipes designed to make the most of your farmers' market bounty, your CSA box, or your grocery produce aisle.In The Broad Fork, Hugh narrates the four seasons of produce, inspired by the most-asked question at the market: "What the hell do I do with kohlrabi?" And so here are 50 ingredients—from kohlrabi to carrots, beets ... Read more

    $9.99 USD