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I'll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine
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The remarkable saga of the wine and people of Beaujolais and Georges Duboeuf, the peasant lad who brought both world recognition.
Every third week of November, wine shops around the world announce “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé” and in a few short weeks, over seven million bottles are sold and drunk. Although often scorned by the wine world’s snob set, the annual delivery of each year’s new Beaujolais wine brings a welcome ray of sunshine to a morose November from New York to Tokyo. The surprising Cinderella tale behind the success of Beaujolais Nouveau captures not just ...
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The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine
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A riveting behind-the-scenes look at the world of three-star French haute cuisine as revealed through the biography of one of France’s most celebrated chefs, The Perfectionist is an unforgettable portrait of Bernard Loiseau, and the sophisticated, unforgiving world of French gastronomy. Loiseau was one of only twenty-five French chefs to hold Europe’s highest culinary award, three stars in the Michelin Red Guide, and only the second chef to be personally awarded the Legion of Honor by a head of state. Despite such triumphs, he shocked the culinary world by taking ...
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The Chelminski Name in History
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This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name. The information in this book is a compendium of research and data pulled from census records, military records, ships' logs, immigrant and port records, as well as other reputable sources. Topics include: - Name Meaning and Origin
- Immigration Patterns and Census Detail
- Family Lifestyles
- Military Service History
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Chelminski's Army of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in the Napoleonic Wars, Vol.1.
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This new series of uniform books features with descriptions and introductory text from many of the finest military artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Each title is paper covered, printed on 100 lb archival paper with 145 lb paper covers, size 7 x 8 1/2, each title features a varying number of color plates from famed military artists. and a varying number of pages from 48 to 60
.28 Pages of text, 19 color plates and one in black and white.
, .general officers, general staff, aides de camp, artillery, horse artillery, medical corps, academics, Commissaire de Guerres, Commandant du Place, ...
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Prisoner of Mao
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While admitting that this is really a good book, one point has to be given that - what the author described might be too optimistic, and reality is more heavy.
I mean, those who read only this book without reading more might get a partial impression. For example, I remember the author said, political prisoners are seldom killed. But 1. they really are, without even a symbolistic trial - this happened sooner after 1949, and the victims are Mr Chiang Kai-shek's party members and government workers. 2. Political prisoners are killed at selected time when needed in order to serve some ...
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