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Hazelnut Coffee

$8.49

Our 100% Arabica gourmet coffee is infused with the smooth and nutty tasted of fresh hazelnut. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Decaffeinated Coffee

$6.49

A distinctive and balanced flavor for those who love the richness of a darker roast and the smooth flavor of a lighter roast coffee. Ground 13 oz.

Crescent City Blend® Coffee

$8.49

A tribute to the rich, bold coffee served in New Orleans. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Dark Roast Coffee

$6.49

The rich aroma of our original coffee blend will awaken your senses. Ground 16 oz.

Brazil Santos Bourbon Coffee

$8.49

This delectable gourmet coffee yields an enticingly smooth cup with a rich aroma and mild acidity. Whole Bean 12 oz.

French Vanilla Coffee

$8.49

A truly delectable and luxuriously sweet French Vanilla coffee you are sure to enjoy. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Pecan Praline Coffee

$8.49

Our Pecan Praline flavored coffee is a truly delightful Southern treat. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Fresh-O-Lator® Coffee Canister

$29.95

Our airtight canister will preserve the freshness of your favorite coffee.

Kenya Coffee

$8.49

Bright acidity and fruity flavors combine for a wonderfully aromatic cup with a taste that maintains a refined winey character. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Around the World Gourmet Coffee Sampler

$34.95

Explore four specialty coffees from distinctive coffee-growing regions around the world. Whole Bean Four 12 oz. packages.

Medium Roast Coffee

$6.49

This extraordinarily aromatic and light-roasted blend produces a fragrant and mellow cup. Ground 16 oz.

Kona Blend Coffee

$8.49

Our Kona Blend is light-medium roasted and produces a sweet and mellow floral tone. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Café Special® Coffee

$5.99

Roasted medium-dark to a rich brown color for a distinctive café taste and aroma. Ground 12 oz.

Breakfast Blend Coffee

$8.49

Ease into the day as we do down in New Orleans with the smooth and mellow flavor of our Breakfast Blend. Ground 12 oz.

New Orleans Blend® Coffee and Chicory

$5.49

Indulge in a delicate combination of fine Arabica beans and high quality chicory that is steeped in the traditions of New Orleans. Ground 16 oz.

Louisiana Blend™ Medium-Dark Coffee

$8.49

This blend of gourmet Latin American coffees embodies the distinctive flavor of Louisiana. Whole Bean 12 oz.

Coffee

$5.98

Daniele Rava”s guide to coffee discusses special customs in countries such as India, the USA and Italy, and looks at the physical components of coffee, as well as showing how to make different types of coffee and recipes to accompany them.

Coffee Candy Chews Bag 13.2 Ounces (376 Grams)

$9.95

Between cups of brewed gourmet coffee, you can enjoy the essence of our premium beans with our coffee candy chews. While the majority of coffee candies are artificially flavored, we use only the

Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans Bag 6 Ounces (170 Grams)

$9.95

Both coffee and cacao beans have a long history in Costa Rica. Hundreds of years ago cacao beans were first used as currency by indigenous tribes. Before the introduction of coffee in the early 1700s,

Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans Canister 7 Ounces (200 Grams)

$9.95

Both coffee and cacao beans have a long history in Costa Rica. Hundreds of years ago cacao beans were first used as currency by indigenous tribes. Before the introduction of coffee in the early 1700s,

French Coffee Press 3 Cup French Press Chrome

$16.99

Like many of the best inventions, the French Coffee Press seems to have resulted from an accident. Legend has it that around the mid 1800s, the serendipitous incident happened on a hillside when

French Coffee Press 6 Cup French Press Chrome

$24.99

Like many of the best inventions, the French Coffee Press seems to have resulted from an accident. Legend has it that around the mid 1800s, the serendipitous incident happened on a hillside when

French Coffee Press 6 Cup French Press Gold

$28.99

Like many of the best inventions, the French Coffee Press seems to have resulted from an accident. Legend has it that around the mid 1800s, the serendipitous incident happened on a hillside when

French Coffee Press 3 Cup French Press Gold

$19.99

Like many of the best inventions, the French Coffee Press seems to have resulted from an accident. Legend has it that around the mid 1800s, the serendipitous incident happened on a hillside when

A Cup Of Coffee

$12.84

John Wilkinson, a successful American entrepreneur, doesn’t know why his first attempt to branch out to the Middle East failed so miserably. Heading home in defeat, John meets Sultan, a chance encounter that changes everything. After hearing John’s story, Sultan recognizes John’s failure didn’t result from a bad business model. Rather, John made the fatal mistake of not understanding and accepting how business is conducted in the Middle East. Sultan invites John back to Oman to try again, this time with guidance, instruction, and proper introductions. With Sultan as his mentor, John quickly learns his hardcharging Western style must surrender to very different values rooted in ancient tribal customs and traditions. Dr. Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED). Before joining OCIPED in 1996, he was the Managing Director of Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) for twelve years, establishing the first industrial estates in Oman. He also serves as a chairman and director in several oil, financial services, and research companies. He has received degrees in Liberal Arts, Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Management, and Philosophy from universities in the United Kingdom and USA. Dr. Al-Ismaily is instrumental in promoting trade relations between Oman and USA. His book, Inside the Omani Corporate Culture – A Research in Management Styles, co-authored with Professor Peter McKiernan of the University of St.Andrews, is the academic foundation of this story. Richard Tzudiker is a freelance writer with a Bachelor’s Degreein English from Colgate University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver. He spent half his childhood in Europe and most of his professional career with multinational minerals companies. He is currently an investment and trust account

A Fairy-Tale of New York

$14.95

A Fairy Tale of New York is a funny, lusty, and sad novel of comic genius. Returning from study abroad, Cornelius Christian enters customs with his luggage and his dead wife. His first encounter in New York is with a funeral director, with whom he reluctantly takes employment to pay for the burial expenses. In the course of his duties he meets the beautiful Fanny Sourpuss over her millionaire husband’s dead body. However, his over-enthusiastic handling of his first corpse lands him in court. Cornelius Christian wanders through the great sad cathedral that is New York, examining the human condition in all its comic pathos and lonely absurdity. Whether lingering in the Automat drinking from half empty coffee cups and stealing baked beans from the plates of customers who go looking for ketchup, or finding love on a street corner only to end up fighting his way out of a hooker’s fists, Cornelius Christian, heroic anti-hero, sings of life’s goodness in the wake of disaster.

A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking

$114.07

Here at last is the first lovingly assembled, comprehensive collection of delicious, fail-proof baked goods–for the Jewish holidays and throughout the year–compiled and interpreted by Marcy Goldman, a professional baker who is also a professional writer on food. Even if we don’t have time to bake on a regular basis, holidays are something different–special occasions that encourage us to pull out the cake pans and present our family and friends with a gift of homemade love. And this is particularly true of the Jewish holidays, which are so centrally focused on special foods–and, of course, special desserts. From the round raisin challah that symbolizes the sweetness and continuity of life for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to triangular, jam-filled hamantaschen for Purim, to a Chanukah dreidel cake, to the best flourless Passover cakes in the world, Marcy Goldman offers recipes that are traditional as well as those with an innovative flair. Jewish or European-style baked goods–coffee cakes, strudels, cheesecakes, rugelach–are so universally popular that they have become as American as apple pie, and now, with A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking, every home baker will have access to the secrets of how to make them. As if she were a mother passing down techniques to her own children, Marcy Goldman’s voice is warm, encouraging, and inviting, as well as authoritative, clear, and knowledgeable. She provides not only detailed instructions that yield delicious baked goods every time, but also a wealth of information on holiday customs and history. Here is, indeed, a treasury to be welcomed by those who grew up with such recipes, those who are seeking to reestablishtraditional holiday celebrations in their own home, and those who simply want to know the secrets for producing a wide range of delicious cakes, pastries, and pies. From the Hardcover edition.

Abita Beer, Cooking Louisiana True: Recipes by Celebrated Chefs plus the History, Culture and Customs of Louisiana’s Favorite Brew

$99.98

The Abita Brewing Company of Abita Springs, Louisiana has published a new cookbook that will have beer lovers everywhere raising their glasses in celebration. Louisiana’s favorite beer, Abita, and Louisiana’s favorite pastime, cooking and eating great food, come together in “Abita Beer: Cooking Louisiana True”.Includes over 60 recipes, each one with beer as an ingredient, from New Orleans most celebrated chefs and restaurants, including:Chef Emeril LagasseChef Susan Spicer, BayonaChef Tory McPhail, Commander’s PalaceChef Paul Prudhomme, K-Paul’sChef Brian Landry, Galatoire’s RestaurantDickie Brennan’s Palace Cafe & Bourbon HouseChef John FolseChef Poppy TookerRalph Brennan’s Bacco & Redfish GrillChef Donald Link, CochonChef Bob Iacovane, CuveeChef Kim Kringlie, Dakota…and dozens more!The 184 page hardcover book includes over 80 photographs by renowned New Orleans photographer Jackson Hill of Southern Lights Photography. Every recipe contains Abita Beer as an ingredient. Marcelle Bienvenu, noted cookbook author and food columnist tasted and tested the recipes in the book and contributed many from her own personal collection.”Abita Beer: Cooking Louisiana True” is also a great coffee table book with chapters about the history of beer in New Orleans, the beer making process and valuable tips on pairing beer with food, selecting proper beer glassware and educating your beer palate. Anyone who enjoys Abita Beer and classic Louisiana cooking will find many delicious reasons to enjoy “Abita Beer: Cooking Louisiana True”.

Art Reproduction Oil Painting – Romantic: The Dream with Verona Cafe – Coffee Brown Patina Finish – 28 X 40 – Hand Painted Framed Canvas Art

$337

Enjoy Henri Rousseau’s beautiful display of naive jungle themes, The Dream , originally created in 1910, today it has been hand painted on canvas, color for color and detail for detail. Henri Julien Felix Rousseau was a French Post-Impressionist painter. Also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), he was a tax collector. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius. Frame Description: Verona Cafe – Coffee Brown Patina Finish

Cooking in America, 1590-1840

$18.35

There are no recipes for what the Indians ate in Colonial times, but this cookbook uses period quotations to detail what and how the foodstuffs were prepared. The bulk of the cookbook is devoted to what the European immigrants cooked and what evolved into American cooking. The first colonists from England brought their foodways to America. The basic foods that Americans of European descent ate changed very little from 1600 to 1840. While the major basic foods remained the same, their part in the total diet changed. Americans at the end of the period ate far more beef and chicken than did the first colonists. They used more milk, butter and cream. They also ate more wheat in the form of breads, cakes, cookies, crackers and cereals. The same was true with fruits. Over time the more exotic vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and numerous root vegetables including both sweet and white potatoes became common vegetables. By the end of this period, many Americans were even eating foods like tomatoes, okra, and sesame, which were unknown to their ancestors. In addition, Americans, like their relatives in Europe, incorporated coffee, tea, and chocolate into their diets as well as more sugar. Along with them came new customs, such as tea time, and, for men, socializing at coffeehouses. Also, distilled beverages, particularly rum, which was often made into a punch with citrus juices, were increasingly used.Basic cooking technology also remained the same throughout the period, and the cookbook gives a sense of how meals were prepared. The open hearth provided the major heat source. As time passed, though, more and more people could afford to have wood-fired brick ovens in their homes. Although the recipes presented here from the first century of colonization come from cookbooks written for people of upper status, by the end of the time period, literacy rates were much higher among men and women. European and American authors published numerous cookbooks

Cooking in America, 1590-1840

$26.36

There are no recipes for what the Indians ate in Colonial times, but this cookbook uses period quotations to detail what and how the foodstuffs were prepared. The bulk of the cookbook is devoted to what the European immigrants cooked and what evolved into American cooking. The first colonists from England brought their foodways to America. The basic foods that Americans of European descent ate changed very little from 1600 to 1840. While the major basic foods remained the same, their part in the total diet changed. Americans at the end of the period ate far more beef and chicken than did the first colonists. They used more milk, butter and cream. They also ate more wheat in the form of breads, cakes, cookies, crackers and cereals. The same was true with fruits. Over time the more exotic vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and numerous root vegetables including both sweet and white potatoes became common vegetables. By the end of this period, many Americans were even eating foods like tomatoes, okra, and sesame, which were unknown to their ancestors. In addition, Americans, like their relatives in Europe, incorporated coffee, tea, and chocolate into their diets as well as more sugar. Along with them came new customs, such as tea time, and, for men, socializing at coffeehouses. Also, distilled beverages, particularly rum, which was often made into a punch with citrus juices, were increasingly used. Basic cooking technology also remained the same throughout the period, and the cookbook gives a sense of how meals were prepared. The open hearth provided the major heat source. As time passed, though, more and more people could afford to have wood-fired brick ovens in theirhomes. Although the recipes presented here from the first century of colonization come from cookbooks written for people of upper status, by the end of the time period, literacy rates were much higher among men and women. European and American authors published numerous cookbooks that were

Damanhur: Temples of Humankind

$50

Nearly three decades ago, Italian spiritual leader Oberto Airaudi had a vision of sacred temples built inside a mountain near Turin. As artists, artisans, and builders excavated the equivalent of a five-story subterranean building, it remained a secret from even its closest neighbors. Twenty years after the project began, the Italian government received word of the burgeoning community and became suspicious. Threatened by a full-scale military invasion, Damanhur revealed itself to local officials and the world. This handsome coffee-table book offers a guided tour of the village, whose stunning murals, sculpture, mosaics, and stained glass draw from all sacred traditions to celebrate universal spirituality. Merging ancient mystic customs and contemporary consciousness, intensive labor and visionary artistry, the story of this remarkable underground community appeals not only to spiritual seekers, but to artists and idealists from all disciplines.

Everyday Life and Consumer Culture in Eighteenth-Century Damascus

$70.48

Damascus was for centuries a center of learning and commerce. Drawing on the city’s dazzling literary tradition-a rich collection of poetry, chronicles, travel accounts, and biographical dictionaries-as well as on Islamic court records, James Grehan explores the material culture of premodern Damascus, reconstructing the economic infrastructure, social customs, and private consumer habits that dominated this cosmopolitan hub in the 1700s. He sketches a lively history of diet, furniture, fashion, and other aspects of daily life, providing an unusual and intimate account of the choices, constraints, and compromises that defined consumer behavior. Coffee, tobacco, and light firearms had arisen as new luxury items in preceding centuries, and Grehan traces the usage of such goods in order to get a picture of the overall standard of living in the premodern Middle East. He looks particularly at how wealth and poverty were defined and how consumption patterns expressed notions of taste, class, and power, illuminating the prominent role played by Damascus in shaping the economy and culture of the Middle East. In assessing the magnitude of social change in modern times, we have few benchmarks from the period preceding the onset of modernity in the nineteenth century. This informative study will make possible more precise cultural and economic comparisons between different parts of the world as it stood on the brink of a radically new economic and political order. The book’s focus on a little-examined period and region will appeal to scholars and students of urban social history and Arab popular culture.

Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking

$1.99

Foods help to identify uswho we are, where we come from, what customs we observe. Maybe Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be the same without Grandma’s candied yams, or the Fourth of July just couldn’t happen without those deviled eggs that you love. Unfortunately, when you have to consider calories and exchanges, some of those foods that meant the most to you suddenly become forbidden. This book was written to help you reclaim your favorite foods.Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking features 150 new recipes for the foods that you love. Learn how to create healthy versions of:NachosChicken Pot PieFettuccine AlfredoSausage PizzaButtermilk BiscuitsCinnamon Coffee CakeCheesecakeBoston Cream PieStar-Spangled Cherry PieChocolate MousseDevil’s Food CakeMany othersBest of all, authors Maggie powers and Joyce Hendley have found inventive ways to prepare these foods with all the great taste of your traditional recipes. Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking will also teach you how to modify your own family recipes to make them healthier without losing the flavor you enjoy. So, next time you’re faced with cooking for a family gathering, don’t feel guiltymake a dish you love and rest assured that your meal choices are always welcomed, never forbidden.Margaret Powers, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., has specialized in diabetes care and education for almost 20 years. She is the author of the Handbook of Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy, 2nd Ed. Joyce Hendley is a former food editor for Weight Watchers magazine and has developed recipes for many of the Weight Watchers cookbooks.

Impassioned Stranger

$5.99

Travis Conley has had to cope with the fallout of his older brother’s dangerous bounty hunter profession. Unlike Rafe, Travis has no interest in deliberately seeking out danger and excitement. Travis has roots–running his own cattle spread, courting a steady gal, his personal future all mapped out. Life at Crockhead Rest is nice and orderly and Travis likes it that way. But one afternoon that well-ordered existence is turned upside down. Two women seemed determined to march him to the altar?one a total stranger! He knows when he catches his first glimpse of the exotic female standing at his front gates beside a mound of luggage and a yowling crate, he’s suddenly in big trouble. Lucia Montessano hasn’t come looking for turmoil. She just seems to find it, maybe because she doesn’t understand English very well, let alone the peculiar customs and sayings on the frontier. When she learns she’s come to the wrong ranch replying to an ad for a mail-order bride, she doesn’t dissolve into hopeless tears. She starts rethinking her options. For Lucia’s on a sacred mission. She hasn’t come west with everything she owns in trunks and crates on a mere whim. Perhaps the answer to her prayers is the flint-eyed young cattle boss with a weakness for sweets and a decent cup of coffee. He needs a new cook; she needs a husband and Travis Conley might be the perfect candidate?even if he doesn’t realize it yet.

Italianissimo: The Quintessential Guide to What Italians Do Best

$19.95

What is it about Italy that inspires passion, fascination, and utter devotion? This quirky guide to the Italian way of life, with its fifty witty mini-essays on iconic Italian subjects, will answer that question as well as entertain and delight both real and armchair travelers. Topics range from expressive hand gestures to patron saints, pasta, parmesan, shoes, opera, the Vespa, the Fiat 500, gelato, gondolas, and more. History, folklore, superstitions, traditions, and customs are tossed in a delicious sauce that also includes a wealth of factual information for the sophisticated traveler:• why lines, as we know them, are nonexistent in Italy• why a string of coral beads is often seen around a baby’s wrist• what the unlucky number of Italy is (it’s not thirteen, unless seating guests at a table, when it IS thirteen–taking into account the outcome of the Last Supper)• why red underwear begins to appear in shops as the New Year approaches In addition to the lyrical and poetic, Italianissimo provides useful and indispensable information for the traveler: deciphering the quirks of the language (while English has only one word for “you,” in Italy there are three), the best place to find balsamic vinegar (in Modena, of course), the best gelato (in Sicily, where they first invented it using the snow from Mount Etna). There are also recommendations for little-known museums and destinations (the Bodoni museum, the Pinocchio park, legendary coffee bars).This is a new kind of guidebook overflowing with enlightening and hilarious miscellaneous information, filled with luscious graphics and unforgettable photographs that will decode and enrich all trips to Italy–both real and imaginary.

My Mexico / Mexico Mio

$6.71

Sway to the sounds, reach for the colors, dance to the rhythms, and you will find your own Mexico in these poems in both English and Spanish. “Johnston regales the senses with idyllic scenes of streets lined with a rainbow of adobe houses, with the scent of roses growing in coffee cans and lilies in chile jars, and with the sounds of fields of corn shaking quietly in the warm wind. The overall impression is one of sunbaked cheerfulness, warmth, and color ably reinforced by Sierra’s pastel-tinted artwork”. –”The Horn Book”.

Paris: Wish You Were Here

$5.48

Paris: Wish You Were Here! is the ultimate postcard from the most romantic and glamorous city in the world. Filled with writings, facts, and trivia about this most sought-after destination for lovers, writers, artists, fashionistas, and travelers, Paris captures the best of the City of Lights. Exquisitely illustrated with vintage and fine art, Paris offers up the following treasures and pleasures:- Excerpts from FICTION and TRAVEL WRITING from the likes of David Sedaris, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Colette, and many others- FOOD customs–how, what, and when to eat–regarding cheeses, breads, meats, wine, coffee, chocolate, street food, and markets, including where to find the best of everything- MONUMENTS and famous DESTINATIONS including Cafe Flore, Shakespeare & co., La Coupole, and more- Parisian MUSEUMS–everything from the must-see to the hidden treasures- POETRY from famous Parisian bards including Baudelaire, Apollinaire, and Mallarme- GOSSIP and interesting TIDBITS about Paris’s most famous inhabitants and visitors throughout history, including Briggitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Coco Chanel, Macel Marceau, Marie Antoinette, Pable Picasso, and Napoleon- ARCHITECTURE–the styles that dominate and why- City HISTORY from Gaul to Gaultier – AMERICANS in Paris, including Josephine Baker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, James Baldwin, and Nina Simone- Parisian POPULAR CULTURE including fashion, jazz, and cinema- The best of Paris SHOPPING, from flea markets to Avenue Montaigne

The Book of Tea

$9.73

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Putman”s sons in 1906 in 182 pages; Subjects: Tea; Cooking / Beverages / Coffee & Tea; History / Asia / Japan; Philosophy / Eastern; Religion / Buddhism / General; Religion / Buddhism / Zen; Social Science / Customs & Traditions;

The Social Life Of Coffee

$45

What induced the British to adopt foreign coffee-drinking customs in the seventeenth century? Why did an entirely new social institution, the coffeehouse, emerge as the primary place for consumption of this new drink? In this lively book, Brian Cowan locates the answers to these questions in the particularly British combination of curiosity, commerce, and civil society. Cowan provides the definitive account of the origins of coffee drinking and coffeehouse society, and in so doing he reshapes our understanding of the commercial and consumer revolutions in Britain during the long Stuart century.Britain’s virtuosi, gentlemanly patrons of the arts and sciences, were profoundly interested in things strange and exotic. Cowan explores how such virtuosi spurred initial consumer interest in coffee and invented the social template for the first coffeehouses. As the coffeehouse evolved, rising to take a central role in British commercial and civil society, the virtuosi were also transformed by their own invention.

The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse

$40

What induced the British to adopt foreign coffee-drinking customs in the seventeenth century? Why did an entirely new social institution, the coffeehouse, emerge as the primary place for consumption of this new drink? In this lively book, Brian Cowan locates the answers to these questions in the particularly British combination of curiosity, commerce, and civil society. Cowan provides the definitive account of the origins of coffee drinking and coffeehouse society, and in so doing he reshapes our understanding of the commercial and consumer revolutions in Britain during the long Stuart century.Britain’s virtuosi, gentlemanly patrons of the arts and sciences, were profoundly interested in things strange and exotic. Cowan explores how such virtuosi spurred initial consumer interest in coffee and invented the social template for the first coffeehouses. As the coffeehouse evolved, rising to take a central role in British commercial and civil society, the virtuosi were also transformed by their own invention.

The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse

$30

What induced the British to adopt foreign coffee-drinking customs in the seventeenth century? Why did an entirely new social institution, the coffeehouse, emerge as the primary place for consumption of this new drink? In this lively book, Brian Cowan locates the answers to these questions in the particularly British combination of curiosity, commerce, and civil society. Cowan provides the definitive account of the origins of coffee drinking and coffeehouse society, and in so doing he reshapes our understanding of the commercial and consumer revolutions in Britain during the long Stuart century. Britain’s virtuosi, gentlemanly patrons of the arts and sciences, were profoundly interested in things strange and exotic. Cowan explores how such virtuosi spurred initial consumer interest in coffee and invented the social template for the first coffeehouses. As the coffeehouse evolved, rising to take a central role in British commercial and civil society, the virtuosi were also transformed by their own invention.

Victoria Goes to Brazil

$4.19

Victoria’s mother was born in Brazil, but she and her daughter live in London. Now it’s time for a visit to the country where Mom grew up. From a coffee farm to a saint’s day procession, from a street children’s shelter to a huge family barbeque, Victoria learns about her mother’s country and enjoys getting to know her large Brazilian family. Using vibrant photographs and a first-person narrative based on the fresh perceptions of a child, Victoria Goes to Brazil stimulates young imaginations by showcasing the unfamiliar yet fascinating food, clothing, customs, and culture of this colorful and diverse country.

Victoria Goes to Brazil

$14.41

Victoria’s mother was born in Brazil, but she and her daughter live in London. Now it’s time for a visit to the country where Mom grew up. From a coffee farm to a saint’s day procession, from a street children’s shelter to a huge family barbeque, Victoria learns about her mother’s country and enjoys getting to know her large Brazilian family. Using vibrant photographs and a first-person narrative based on the fresh perceptions of a child, “Victoria Goes to Brazil” stimulates young imaginations by showcasing the unfamiliar yet fascinating food, clothing, customs, and culture of this colorful and diverse country.

Yellow Jacket Football in Hard Times and Good

$9.99

Ray Golarz paints a revealing pathway into the lives of a Depression era immigrant community. He takes the reader aboard a journey via the very early American game of football. Once aboard, the reader is introduced to a team of young semi-pro Polish football players, along with their friends, families, ethnic customs, and religious ways, then drawn into a community struggling to survive the Depression’s challenges and maintain their unique identity in this newly-adopted country. This account has it all: football games filled with action, emotion, strategizing, and gritty determination. And like those who actually came to see the games, you will find it delightfully easy to walk along with family and friends, coming from all over their neighborhood, to stand or take a seat on a make-shift bench. Join in the singing of the National Anthem, agonize over plays gone wrong, and walk with them over to Wusic’s gas station to gather and celebrate after game victories. Ah, but stick around. There’s more. Before, during and between games and seasons, you can come to team meetings, share a Christmas Eve ethnic meal, and attend a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. If you can wake up at two o’clock in the morning, you will be taken on a night trip to collect coal along the railroad tracks. Then in early morning, go off to Wusic’s for coffee and a log in the pot-bellied stove. And you can get a close look at the Depression on a national level as you join Lefty who goes “on the bum” hitting the rails, driven by curiosity and want for food at home. Meet World War I vets on their way to Washington for promised bonuses, walk to Niagara Falls, and take a cot in a New York City mission.