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“Larousse Gastronomique is clearly the best cooking encyclopedia ever, but I also love to open it anywhere and just read. The descriptions are clear and the recipes are easy to follow. Anyone who thinks French cooking is daunting will be forever... See more

“Larousse Gastronomique is clearly the best cooking encyclopedia ever, but I also love to open it anywhere and just read. The descriptions are clear and the recipes are easy to follow. Anyone who thinks French cooking is daunting will be forever changed by this book.” —Ina Garten “Larousse has a place of honor on every cookbook shelf in America.” —Martha Stewart “It is critical to have a sound understanding of traditional culinary principles before attempting to push boundaries in cuisine. Larousse Gastronomique helps me execute the progressive cooking we do at Alinea.” —Grant Achatz “The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.” —Anthony Bourdain “Larousse Gastronomique has always been the first and last word on classic European techniques and recipes. I love that it has expanded its reach to cover world cuisines and modern culinary innovations, making it more indispensable than ever.”... See less

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"Desperate Characters," with its bristling, hilarious dialogue and echoey, shadow-splashed silences is a tour de force of ruthless compression. The glimpses of New York life at the peripheries of the Bentwoods' shrinking zone of safety are drawn... See more

"Desperate Characters," with its bristling, hilarious dialogue and echoey, shadow-splashed silences is a tour de force of ruthless compression. The glimpses of New York life at the peripheries of the Bentwoods' shrinking zone of safety are drawn unerringly....I treasure this book. -- Jonathan Lethem, author of "Girl In Landscape" A towering landmark of postwar Realism. . . . A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved. -- David Foster Wallace Desperate Characters is, simply, a perfect short novel. A few characters, a small stretch of time; setting and action tightly confined --and yet, as in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, everything crucial within our souls bared. -- Andrea Barrett This perfect novel about pain is as clear, and as wholly believable, and as healing, as a fever dream. -- Frederick Busch See all Editorial Reviews See less

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Starred Review. SignatureReviewed by Megan Whalen TurnerIf there really are only seven original plots in the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is always mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the good guy never is. Yet we have Fahrenheit 451,... See more

Starred Review. SignatureReviewed by Megan Whalen TurnerIf there really are only seven original plots in the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is always mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the good guy never is. Yet we have Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, The House of the Scorpion—and now, following a long tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future to a specific date, or weighted it down with too much finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world where a replacement for the United States demands a tribute from each of its territories: two children to be used as gladiators in a televised fight to the death.Katniss, from what was once Appalachia, offers to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she is entirely focused on survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the importance of holding on to one's... See less

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Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to... See more

Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose "Dark Passenger" drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment. Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story. Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his "gift," killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so... See less

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Product Description The dead are returning to life as intelligent zombies. Trapped by the undead, escape seems impossible for Jim Thurmond. But Jim’s young son is alive and in dire peril hundreds of miles away. Despite overwhelming odds, Jim vows to... See more

Product Description The dead are returning to life as intelligent zombies. Trapped by the undead, escape seems impossible for Jim Thurmond. But Jim’s young son is alive and in dire peril hundreds of miles away. Despite overwhelming odds, Jim vows to find him— or die trying. Joined by an elderly preacher, a guilt-ridden scientist, and a determined ex-prostitute, Jim embarks on a cross-country rescue mission. They must battle both the living and the living dead. And for Jim and his companions, an even greater evil awaits them at the end of their journey. This is the time of...The Rising. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See less

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Amazon.com Review Book Description With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends most of his time... See more

Amazon.com Review Book Description With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. For company Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele—a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot; his hamster, Joe; and awkward Saturday-night outings to Friendly's with his estranged father and new stepfamily. As much as he tries, Henry knows that even with his jokes and his "Husband for a Day" coupon, he still can't make his emotionally fragile mother happy. Adele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart. But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand.... See less

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Amazon.com Review Book Description Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance... See more

Amazon.com Review Book Description Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance to score that coveted book club endorsement she’s always wanted. Are you there, Oprah? It’s me, Kathy.) Kathy Griffin has won Emmys for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, been nominated for a Grammy, worked and walked every red carpet known to man, and rung in the New Year with Anderson Cooper. But the legions of fans who pack Kathy’s sold-out comedy shows have heard only part of her remarkable story. Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior—the good, the bad, and the very ugly. She recounts the crazy ups and downs of her own career and introduces us to some of... See less

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Amazon.com: Infinite Jest: David Foster Wallace: Books

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Product Description The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is... See more

Product Description The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is happening now. Travel to Munich to see the world's largest science museum, watch Foucault's pendulum swinging in Paris, ponder a descendant of Newton's apple tree at Trinity College, Cambridge, and more. Each site in The Geek Atlas focuses on discoveries or inventions, and includes information about the people and the science behind them. Full of interesting photos and illustrations, the book is organized geographically by country (by state within the U.S.), complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices. Destinations include: Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken The Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester, England The Horn Antenna in New Jersey, where the Big Bang theory was confirmed The National Cryptologic Museum... See less

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From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Essayist and public radio regular Vowell (Assassination Vacation) revisits America's Puritan roots in this witty exploration of the ways in which our country's present predicaments are inextricably tied to its... See more

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Essayist and public radio regular Vowell (Assassination Vacation) revisits America's Puritan roots in this witty exploration of the ways in which our country's present predicaments are inextricably tied to its past. In a style less colloquial than her previous books, Vowell traces the 1630 journey of several key English colonists and members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Foremost among these men was John Winthrop, who would become governor of Massachusetts. While the Puritans who had earlier sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower were separatists, Winthrop's followers remained loyal to England, spurred on by Puritan Reverend John Cotton's proclamation that they were God's chosen people. Vowell underscores that the seemingly minute differences between the Plymouth Puritans and the Massachusetts Puritans were as meaningful as the current Sunni/Shia Muslim rift. Gracefully interspersing her history lesson with personal anecdotes, Vowell offers... See less

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Amazon.com: English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French: Jacqueline Morton: Books

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Amazon.com: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite: David Kessler MD: Books

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Amazon.com: English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French: Jacqueline Morton: Books

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Amazon.com: The Tassajara Bread Book: Edward Espe Brown: Books

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Amazon.com: In Search of Lost Time: Proust 6-pack (Proust Complete): Marcel Proust: Books

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Amazon.com: The Scavengers' Manifesto: Anneli Rufus, Kristan Lawson: Books

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Sometimes a clever idea comes along that makes you wonder why nobody's thought of it yet. These P-Hook Bookmarks fit into that category, serving as placeholders in your reading materials, and providing small handles to pull those books and mags out... See more

Sometimes a clever idea comes along that makes you wonder why nobody's thought of it yet. These P-Hook Bookmarks fit into that category, serving as placeholders in your reading materials, and providing small handles to pull those books and mags out of a tight stack. So for those who've completely eschewed the Amazon Kindle and its offspring, the Kindle 2, there's still hope for innovation, even in a technology that's eons old such as oldy-moldy books made of paper and cardboard. And these little bookmarks will only set you back $7 for a 12-pack. See less

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Amazon.com: In the Merde for Love: Stephen Clarke: Books

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Amazon.com: Run with the Horsemen (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series): Ferrol Sams: Books

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Amazon.com: The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary: Simon Winchester: Books

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"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action. About the Author JANE AUSTEN is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and... See more

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action. About the Author JANE AUSTEN is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature. SETH GRAHAME-SMITH is the author of How to Survive a Horror Movie and The Big Book of Porn. He lives in Los Angeles. See less

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Amazon.com: Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life: Susan Forward, Craig Buck: Books

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From Publishers Weekly Slaughtering hogs, making butter and telling time by the sun are all chronicled in the life of a pioneer family. PW said in a starred review: "As a resource, it's a must-have for anyone with even the remotest interest in this... See more

From Publishers Weekly Slaughtering hogs, making butter and telling time by the sun are all chronicled in the life of a pioneer family. PW said in a starred review: "As a resource, it's a must-have for anyone with even the remotest interest in this period of American history." Ages 8-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Grade 5-8?Greenwood introduces the fictional Robertsons and, through the family's activities, describes the details of everyday life on the frontier circa 1840. This mix of story and information makes the book a natural for use in whole-language classrooms. Report writers in traditional programs will find useful facts and diagrams tucked in between the fictional segments. Food, clothing, schooling, social life, household equipment, building, and more are covered in the wide-ranging text. The detailed black-and-white drawings are both decorative and informative. Edwin Tunis covers a wider range of topics in Frontier Living... See less

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<p> </p> <p> We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point.... See more

<p> </p> <p> We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love. </p> <p> Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. <i>In Praise of Slowness</i> traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the... See less

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From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Lutz eases readers into this sparkling cultural history of stylish American torpor with an anecdote about his 18-year-old son, Cody, moving into his house and bivouacking on the couch—perhaps indefinitely. Lutz... See more

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Lutz eases readers into this sparkling cultural history of stylish American torpor with an anecdote about his 18-year-old son, Cody, moving into his house and bivouacking on the couch—perhaps indefinitely. Lutz himself spent a decade before college "wandering here and abroad," so his intense anger at Cody surprised him—and inspired him to write this book about the crashing fault lines between Anglo-America's vaunted Calvinist work ethic and its skulking, shrugging love of idling. An English professor who admits to being personally caught between these warring impulses, Lutz (Crying) has a gimlet eye for the ironies of modern loafing: that the "flaming youth" of the 1920s were intensely industrious; that our most celebrated slackers (Jack Kerouac, Richard Linklater) have been closet workaholics; that our most outspoken Puritans (Benjamin Franklin, George W. Bush) have been notorious layabouts. Lutz's diligent research on a range of lazy and... See less

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Warning, this is not a book about time management. I'm often skeptical of books with titles like this because what they promise is so far outside the likelihood of reality that they just feel like hype. Ferriss on the other hand has taken a concept... See more

Warning, this is not a book about time management. I'm often skeptical of books with titles like this because what they promise is so far outside the likelihood of reality that they just feel like hype. Ferriss on the other hand has taken a concept that is hard for must of us to even consider and made it possible. Now, it is unlikely that I'll live like the New Rich that he talks about in his book in terms of the hours that I'll spend in my business . . . but even as I write this I have to ask myself why not? Tim's focus on getting your information under control is cutting edge and frightening. If the idea of only checking your email two times a day scares you, this book will terrify you. My only criticism of the book is that it doesn't spend enough time helping people who probably forgot what it was that they'd like to do because they've spent so much time buried in their 60 - 80 hour work weeks, rediscover that passion and sense of exploration. Even though he says in the book that it... See less

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While definitely a new twist on an old subject, this is considerably more than just another book about leadership. Here, Snyder carefully documents the evolution of what he calls "G Quotient Leadership" and why it matters to all of us. Extremely... See more

While definitely a new twist on an old subject, this is considerably more than just another book about leadership. Here, Snyder carefully documents the evolution of what he calls "G Quotient Leadership" and why it matters to all of us. Extremely comprehensive, this book foreshadows where the "art" of leadership is headed more than most. Anyone who might think this is a business book just for gay professionals is way off target. As a straight executive who manages a variety of diversity initiatives for my employer, I was pleasantly surprised by Snyder's mainstream approach to presenting this book's timely findings. Given that gay executives are more apt to practice what Snyder has identified as a "new leadership paradigm" makes justifiable and sociological sense after reading the Introduction and Case Studies. I found the chapter on "Ten things every manager needs to know" about why 1,000 employees reporting to gay executives in some of the largest companies around are more engaged and... See less

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Conn and Hal Iggulden are two brothers who have not forgotten what it was like to be boys. Conn taught for many years before becoming one of the most admired and popular young historical novelists with his Emperor series, based on the life of Julius... See more

Conn and Hal Iggulden are two brothers who have not forgotten what it was like to be boys. Conn taught for many years before becoming one of the most admired and popular young historical novelists with his Emperor series, based on the life of Julius Caesar, and his newly embarked series on Genghis Khan, while Hal is a theater director. We asked Conn about their collaboration. Amazon.com: It's difficult to describe what a phenomenon The Dangerous Book for Boys was in the UK last year. When I would check the bestseller list on our sister site, Amazon.co.uk, there would be, along with your book, which spent much of the year at the top of the list, a half-dozen apparent knockoff books of similar boy knowledge. Clearly, you tapped into something big. What do you think it was? Iggulden: In a word, fathers. I am one myself and I think we've become aware that the whole "health and safety" overprotective culture isn't doing our sons any favors. Boys need to learn about risk. They need to fall... See less

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From Publishers Weekly Hitchens, one of our great political pugilists, delivers the best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos. The same contrarian spirit that makes him delightful reading as a political commentator, even (or especially) when he's... See more

From Publishers Weekly Hitchens, one of our great political pugilists, delivers the best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos. The same contrarian spirit that makes him delightful reading as a political commentator, even (or especially) when he's completely wrong, makes him an entertaining huckster prosecutor once he has God placed in the dock. And can he turn a phrase!: "monotheistic religion is a plagiarism of a plagiarism of a hearsay of a hearsay, of an illusion of an illusion, extending all the way back to a fabrication of a few nonevents." Hitchens's one-liners bear the marks of considerable sparring practice with believers. Yet few believers will recognize themselves as Hitchens associates all of them for all time with the worst of history's theocratic and inquisitional moments. All the same, this is salutary reading as a means of culling believers' weaker arguments: that faith offers comfort (false comfort is none at all), or has provided a historical hedge against fascism... See less

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<blockquote> <p> The crime-solving doyenne of the Dewey Decimal System, Miss Zukas is back in circulation! </p> </blockquote> <p> Librarian extraordinaire Miss Wilhelmina &quot;Helma&quot; Zukas wakes up on the morning of her forty-second birthday in... See more

<blockquote> <p> The crime-solving doyenne of the Dewey Decimal System, Miss Zukas is back in circulation! </p> </blockquote> <p> Librarian extraordinaire Miss Wilhelmina &quot;Helma&quot; Zukas wakes up on the morning of her forty-second birthday in the throes of more than one midlife crisis. Her championing a collection of local authors' works ignites a dangerous firestorm of jealousy and anger in tiny Bellehaven. She's blackmailed by her conniving boss, library director May Apple Moon, into attending group counseling sessions -- and two of the participants turn up dead. An obnoxiously bubbly new librarian is turning the head of Helma's longtime admirer, Police Chief Wayne Gallant. And worst of all, her uncuddly feline companion, Boy Cat Zukas, disappears. </p> <p> Though she's been expressly forbidden to investigate (by the scheming Ms. Moon), it's Helma's nature to delve and research, and she figures there's nothing else now that she can lose. But <i>too</i> much nosing around in... See less