Cuisine and Culture

Cuisine and Culture
Author: Linda Civitello
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2011-03-29
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0470403713

Cuisine and Culture presents a multicultural and multiethnic approach that draws connections between major historical events and how and why these events affected and defined the culinary traditions of different societies. Witty and engaging, Civitello shows how history has shaped our diet--and how food has affected history. Prehistoric societies are explored all the way to present day issues such as genetically modified foods and the rise of celebrity chefs. Civitello's humorous tone and deep knowledge are the perfect antidote to the usual scholarly and academic treatment of this universally important subject.

Dakota Datebook

Dakota Datebook
Author: David Haeselin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781732841055

Prairie Public's beloved Dakota Datebook radio series is now in book form! The students of the University of North Dakota's Writing, Editing, and Publishing program combed the archives and selected 365 of their favorites for this endearing, compelling, and humorous collection. North Dakota's history includes many strange stories of eccentric towns, unforgettable animals, war heroes, crafty criminals, and various colorful characters. Read all about them with this Dakota Datebook.

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1438109121

Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.

Fire & Blood

Fire & Blood
Author: T. R. Fehrenbach
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1497609739

Mexican history comes to life in this “fascinating” work by the author of Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (The Christian Science Monitor). Fire & Blood brilliantly depicts the succession of tribes and societies that have variously called Mexico their home, their battleground, and their legacy. This is the tale of the indigenous people who forged from this rugged terrain a wide-ranging civilization; of the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec dynasties, which exercised their sophisticated powers through bureaucracy and religion; of the Spanish conquistadors, whose arrival heralded death, disease, and a new vision of continental domination. Author T. R. Fehrenbach connects these threads with the story of modern-day, independent Mexico, a proud nation struggling to balance its traditions against opportunities that often seem tantalizingly out of reach. From the Mesoamerican empires to the Spanish Conquest and the Mexican Revolution, peopled by the legendary personalities of Mexican history—Montezuma, Cortés, Santa Anna, Juárez, Maximilian, Díaz, Pancho Villa, and Zapata—Fire & Blood is a “deftly organized and well-researched” work of popular history (Library Journal).

The Last Yankee

The Last Yankee
Author: Society for American Baseball Research (Sabr)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1999-01-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780910137775

A collection of articles, essays, statistics, and lore on the game of baseball.

Food

Food
Author: Jean-Louis Flandrin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 023111155X

When did we first serve meals at regular hours? Why did we begin using individual plates and utensils to eat? When did "cuisine" become a concept and how did we come to judge food by its method of preparation, manner of consumption, and gastronomic merit? Food: A Culinary History explores culinary evolution and eating habits from prehistoric times to the present, offering surprising insights into our social and agricultural practices, religious beliefs, and most unreflected habits. The volume dispels myths such as the tale that Marco Polo brought pasta to Europe from China, that the original recipe for chocolate contained chili instead of sugar, and more. As it builds its history, the text also reveals the dietary rules of the ancient Hebrews, the contributions of Arabic cookery to European cuisine, the table etiquette of the Middle Ages, and the evolution of beverage styles in early America. It concludes with a discussion on the McDonaldization of food and growing popularity of foreign foods today.

Religion and Social Problems

Religion and Social Problems
Author: Titus Hjelm
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011-01-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136854134

Although students and scholars of social problems have often acknowledged the role of religion, no thorough examinations of the relation between the two have emerged. This book fills this gap by providing a definitive work on the impact of religion on social problems, religion as a solution to social problems, and religion as a social problem in itself.

There's More to Fishing (than Catching Fish)

There's More to Fishing (than Catching Fish)
Author: Tom Alkire
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Fishing
ISBN: 9781571882066

Time spent catching fish is only the kernel of the fishing experience. Surrounding those moments is months of anticipation and years of memories. There's More To Fishing (Than Catching Fish) is about the friendships that grow with the fishing days, about getting to know a home water, traveling to distant waters, about the food and drink at fishing camp, about the workings of the natural world, about fishing as youngsters and as old-timers, about fishing nights in front of the fireplace, about the underlying romantic nature of fishermen and about how the act of fishing leads to the angler's infamous disregard for the truth.There's More To Fishing (Than Catching Fish) reveals to the angler and non-angler alike a natural world that functions according to its own timeless rhythms. It is world of wild western rivers, Florida salt flats, and salmon-choked Alaskan waters. It is a world of thunderstorms, whitewater driftboats and the poignant cycle of salmon returning to their natal waters. It is a world peopled by family, friends, liars and seers. It is a world seen through the eyes of a quizzical angler in search of fish and other mysteries of life. At once perceptive and humorous, it is a book from the heart that is not easily forgotten.

Carried by Faith

Carried by Faith
Author: Sue L Hamilton
Publisher: Live4one Enterprise LLC
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780999363409

Substance abuse tears families apart...especially when the abuser is a teen or young adult. Carried by Faith shares the personal and candid story of Sue's desperate and dangerous journey into drugs and alcohol. Carried by Faith shares the life journey of a typical childhood full of fun escapades on the family farm to a troubled teenager who was destroying her life with drugs and alcohol. Sue shares how she built walls up to hide behind her uncontrolled emotions, battling thoughts, and confused feelings. These destructive behaviors separated her from parents and other adult authorities and deeper into the dark side of life. The walls seemed like protections, but they only led to a dark, destructive life of chemical dependency. Travel through her life from a typical childhood full of fun escapades on the family farm, through her troubled teen years as she was destroying her life with drugs and alcohol, to adulthood when she would question if there was a true, loving God.