The Food History Reader

A definitive reader for all students of food history, comprised of primary source extracts spanning the globe from classical antiquity to the prese...

Reducere. DescriptionThis gem is more than just a cookbook. Walk through history with Pomp and Sustenance author Mary Taylor Simeti as she shares the secrets...

From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation a...

A sumptuously presented personal history of English food, from medieval times to the present day, by a beloved food writer of the Two Fat LadiesIn ...

The first volume in a new 6 part history of England, now in paperback takes the reader from the country's first settlement to the death of the firs...

Reducere. WINNER OF THE GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD 2019The way we look at our food has changed a lot in the last few years. With a slow-growing awareness ...

Contributor(s): Author: Eric Holt-GimenezCapitalism drives our global food system. Everyone who wants to end hunger, who wants to eat good, clean, ...

Contributor(s): Editor: Carolyn KorsmeyerEditor: David HowesTaste is recognized as one of the most evocative senses. The flavors of food play an im...

Reducere. Romania is a true cultural melting pot, its character rooted in many traditions from Greek, Turkish, and Slavic in the south and east, to Austrian,...

Reducere. This book shows history in the making with the German and Soviet forces of World War II cooperating and then competing in the invasion and occupati...

Reducere. The Polite Society School of tiquette presents Volume IV, The Art of Timeless tiquette, Graceful Dining Manners, & Afternoon Tea, featuring Social ...

Reducere. "As a Syrian who has had, due to the devastation of war, to spend most of his life outside Syria, Atassi presents the food that creates the feeling...

It's said that New Orleans' "culture doesn't come down from on high, it bubbles up from the streets." It is a proud city with interwoven stories of...

Reducere. Thoughts on People, Planet, & Profit is a collection of essays about responsible investing from the field's pioneer. It's also a book about hope. T...

Reducere. "Talia Carner is a skillful and heartfelt storyteller who takes the reader on journey of the senses, into a world long forgotten."--Jennifer Lauck,...

Reducere. The Book of Bizarre Truths is a 708-page collection of answers to hundreds of provocative questions covering a vast range of topics. The book s wri...

Reducere. On August 26, 1835, a fledgling newspaper called the Sun brought to New York the first accounts of remarkable lunar discoveries. A series of six ar...

Reducere. Imagine a place in the 21st Century that has remained only moderately fazed by the passing of time. In the heart of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mou...

About DKfindout! RubbishDiscover the key facts about waste and how we can produce less to help protect our planet.Waste management is an issue huma...

Reducere. DescriptionBest known for his bestselling book "Never Binge Again" (2, 000+ reviews and hundreds of thousands of readers) which makes the outrageou...

..".A delightful book about kindness, family, Christmas miracles--and ponies." - Kirkus Reviews Winner, LYRA Award, Best Novella, Bookstores Withou...

Reducere. For over a half century Olympia Stadium was THE entertainment venue in Detroit. Almost every major sports and entertainment event was played there....

Reducere. Trapped in the Sierra Nevada without food, The Donner Party are led to the slaughter. After being manipulated and coerced into a string of bad deci...

Reducere. DescriptionH. G. Wells is often referred to as 'the father of science fiction' and this compendium of his stories contains two of his most well-kno...

One of the world's foremost writing teachers invites readers on a joyful journey into the reading and origins of haiku A haiku is three simple line...

Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play...

Reducere. DescriptionThis work tells the story of the common dandelion, that remarkably widespread plant that is known, for better or worse, by just about ev...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1927, Charley Braggs arrived home to find two of his children dead. The doctor who observed the children in their last moments diagno...

Reducere. Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis volume illustrates that, while as the saying goes, history is written by the winners, or at least predominantly by the successful, ...