What happened to transform American tastes from Wonder Bread and Shake 'N Bake to sushi and balsamic vinegar? How did Epicureanism evolve from an elitist pursuit to an everyday practice and mindset of the masses?
David Kamp, author of The United States of Arugula: How we Became a Gourmet Nation, is joined by a panel of connoisseurs to explain the American food revolution. Mario Batali is the star of the Food Network's Molto Mario and one of the Iron Chefs on Iron Chef America. Winner of numerous awards for his restaurants, Batali is the recipient of the 2005 James Beard AllClad Outstanding Chef Award.
What is true freedom? Is lasting peace only a dream? To find the answers, we must contemplate the issues implicit in these questions....
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What really happened between the Jews and Jesus at the time of the Passion? How is modern day Judaism shaped by its relationship with Christianity? These questions and more are tackled....
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Lisey's Story is Stephen King's most personal and powerful novel. In this special event, recorded live at Symphony Space in New York, King is interviewed by Irish novelist John Connolly.....
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One in every 100 people in the United States is affected by the autoimmune condition called Celiac Disease. And 97 percent of them are undiagnosed....
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Mr. Bill Boyarsky, Mr. John Buntin, Mr. Richard Rayner
Narrator
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Ms. Carolyn Kellogg
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Los Angeles Times
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$ 4.19
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$ 2.93
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them....
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Here are worldfamous explorer and national treasure Ranulph Fiennes' stories of a life lived to the very limits, recorded in front of a live audience....
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Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, and Gabrielle Hamilton
Narrator
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Michael Ruhlman
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92nd Street Y
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$ 1.95
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$ 1.95
Anthony Bourdain, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Eric Ripert are all well established, accomplished chefs. Here, they share their early cooking experiences and what made them want to be chefs forever....
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Meet double Oscarwinner and British actress Emma Thompson, who stores her trophies in her bathroom and nearly gave up hope that she would ever get married....
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Teolinda Gersao, Kim Edwards, Allan Gurganus, David Haynes, D. H. Lawrence, Richard Russo
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Kathleen Chalfant, Holly Hunter, Marian Seldes, Michael Genet, Jon DeVries, Harold Gould
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Symphony Space, Inc.
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$ 28.00
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$ 19.60
Strong female protagonists grace this collection of passionate stories dedicated to mothers, daughters, wives, and lovers....
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A discussion of the aftermath of September 11: the Bush Administration's war on terrorism, the invasion of Iraq, the prison abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib, and what comes next....
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French philosopher BernardHenri Levy joins Sam Tanenhaus, senior editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about his most recent book, Left In Dark Times....
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Find out everything you need to know about barbecue: where it comes from, why we love it, who makes it best and where to get it....
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