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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, |
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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, |
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Peru Dark Roast Whole Bean Bag 8.8 Ounces (250 Grams) $8.95 Peru is known for its rich history, the mighty and mystical Andes mountain ranges, the colorful markets, music, diverse cuisine and superb coffee. Café Britt’s coffee experts work closely |
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Peru Dark Roast Ground Bag 8.8 Ounces (250 Grams) $8.95 Peru is known for its rich history, the mighty and mystical Andes mountain ranges, the colorful markets, music, diverse cuisine and superb coffee. Café Britt’s coffee experts work closely |
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U.s. History; The Facts Condensed $14.4 U.s. History; The Facts Condensed |
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Facts Concerning The Natural History $14.4 Facts Concerning The Natural History |
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The Leading Facts Of French History $22.77 The Leading Facts Of French History |
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The Cardinal Facts Of Canadian History $18.81 The Cardinal Facts Of Canadian History |
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The Leading Facts Of English History… $20.13 The Leading Facts Of English History… |
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The Leading Facts Of English History $30.98 The Leading Facts Of English History |
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The Leading Facts Of American History… $27.68 The Leading Facts Of American History… |
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The Leading Facts Of American History $29 The Leading Facts Of American History |
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The essential facts of American history $30.98 The essential facts of American history |
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The Leading Facts of French History $22.77 The Leading Facts of French History |
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Facts And Fancies Of Family History $17.12 Facts And Fancies Of Family History |
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Forgotten Facts Of Irish History $17.95 Forgotten Facts Of Irish History |
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Book of Scientific Anecdotes, The $11.99 What do the discovery of the coffee bean, the invention of the aqualung, the perception of the importance of the size of the moon, the conquest of smallpox, and supersonic flight all have in common? They are milestones in the history of science, a saga that began before the ancient Greeks and one that will continue for thousands of years to come. These and other fascinating stories about the world’s most important inventions and discoveries are featured in The Book of Scientific Anecdotes. This witty, informative, and highly readable collection includes more than sixty anecdotes chosen and edited by science writer Adrian Berry. Divided into eleven sections, the book covers topics ranging from man’s exploration of the world – and space – to the revolution in communications, scientific martyrs, and “bogus science.” It contains a wealth of fascinating, little-known facts and information, and anecdotes about people who have played crucial roles in the progress of science. You’ll learn about Lucy, the woman who lived more than three million years ago, and J.S. Haldane, the only man to have tested safety in the mines by reciting Shakespeare. The scientific achievements of this century – relativity, quantum mechanics, nuclear power, genetic engineering, space travel, jet aircraft, desktop computers, and the beginnings of artificial intelligence – have swept away most of the predictions of the past. What do these breakthroughs mean for the twenty-first century? The Book of Scientific Anecdotes illuminates some of the inventions and discoveries that have changed the world, and the people who made them.”Fascinating.” -School Library Journal |
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Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul: Celebrating the Perfect Blend $14.95 Is a trip to the local coffeehouse part of your daily routine? Are you transformed by the ritual of selecting and grinding the perfectly roasted bean for a midday treat? Whether you take it black, with sugar, or with cream, the stories in Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul will delight you. This delectable collection of stories is full of interesting facts and anecdotes about coffee’s history and culture, how a bean goes from field to cup, and the many varieties available.From meeting a blind date to sharing quality time with treasured family and friends, any expedrience is better served with coffee. In Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul, you’ll laugh along with others who are obsessed with brewing the “perfect cup.” You might even recognize yourself in the confessions of so many who can’t–or won’t–live without their favorite daily blend! You’ll be reminded of cherished memories when the aroma teased you awake at the crack of dawn or when a thermos full of hot, strong coffee warmed you on a cold winter day. A simple “cup of Joe” now shares the counter with a “grande triple mocha latte” and creative barristers have developed coffee service into an art form, all to the delight of coffee lovers who can’t imagine life without a daily cup. So curl up with a freshly brewed cup of your favorite blend and prepare to indulge your passion for one of the world’s most popular and beloved beverages. |
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Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul: Celebrating the Perfect Blend $14.95 Is a trip to the local coffeehouse part of your daily routine? Are you transformed by the ritual of selecting and grinding the perfectly roasted bean for a midday treat? Whether you take it black, with sugar, or with cream, the stories in Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul will delight you. This delectable collection of stories is full of interesting facts and anecdotes about coffee’s history and culture, how a bean goes from field to cup, and the many varieties available.From meeting a blind date to sharing quality time with treasured family and friends, any expedrience is better served with coffee. In Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul, you’ll laugh along with others who are obsessed with brewing the “perfect cup.” You might even recognize yourself in the confessions of so many who can’t–or won’t–live without their favorite daily blend! You’ll be reminded of cherished memories when the aroma teased you awake at the crack of dawn or when a thermos full of hot, strong coffee warmed you on a cold winter day. A simple “cup of Joe” now shares the counter with a “grande triple mocha latte” and creative barristers have developed coffee service into an art form, all to the delight of coffee lovers who can’t imagine life without a daily cup. So curl up with a freshly brewed cup of your favorite blend and prepare to indulge your passion for one of the world’s most popular and beloved beverages. |
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Coffee Basics $1.49 Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics.Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You’ll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado’s ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today’s coffee explosion. You’ll discover:The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varietiesStep-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee “to taste”A coffee taster’s glossarySimple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristicsThe scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beansSpecialty coffee recipesLists of the best sources for beans and professional equipmentWhether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure. |
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Coffee Basics $18.95 Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics! With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics. Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You’ll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado’s ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today’s coffee explosion. You’ll discover: The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties Step-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee to taste A coffee taster’s glossary Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans Specialty coffee recipes Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure. |
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Coffee Talk: The Stimulating Story of the World’s Most Popular Brew $2.2 What is it about coffee that makes it so popular across so many different cultures? Can it be the caffeine or is there something else about coffee that makes it so alluring?No beverage has broader worldwide appeal. In North America and Europe, the annual amount of coffee consumed is overwhelming. And in China and even in India, the traditional stronghold of tea drinking, the coffee business has grown by leaps and bounds.In this entertaining yet comprehensive book, food expert Morton Satin describes how, in recent times, coffee has become the magnet that draws people together for spirited interchanges of information and ideas. In the intellectual capitals of the world, coffeehouses have been and continue to be the venues where the great minds flock to discuss the latest developments in the arts, sciences, and social philosophies.Satin, moreover, traces the rich and intriguing history of coffee, showing how coffee consumption evolved to fit the social and economic needs of different times. His fascinating narrative dispels common myths and conveys such little-known facts as: the dark coffee bean originated in Africa, not South America, as many believe.Today, of course, it is the indispensable wake-up beverage in most households throughout the West and the East. It is also the mainstay of the Starbucks phenomenon—a chain of coffeehouses whose popularity continues to soar. Satin even goes on to reveal the best techniques for home brewing. And he enlivens his narrative with stories of the fine art of the barista, which includes the World Barista Championship where rival barmen from around the globe display the highest artistry of coffee brewing.Lavishly illustrated, this delightful and informative book is the perfect complement for your next coffee break. |
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Coffee: A Cultural History from Around the World $0.01 Part of the Astonishing Facts About series, Coffee celebrates this widely used beverage in amazing stories, remarkable facts, and with information about its historical uses. Color illustrations throughout. |
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Great Old Fashioned American Desserts $18.95 Desserts have always been a fixture at the American table, inspiring pleasant lingering over a cup of coffee and just one more scrumptious bite. From colonial specialties to old-time country favorites, this book presents a complete collection of more than two hundred mouthwatering delights.Cooking expert Beatrice Ojakangas has researched original sources from across the country to recapture the delicious tastes of Lemon Icebox Cake, Applesauce Crisp, and Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie. Along with each recipe, Ojakangas shares fascinating stories and little-known facts about the history of the dessert. The recipes have been tested and updated for easy preparation with today’s ingredients and techniques, and this book also offers practical advice on buying fresh fruits and cooking pudding. From Yankee Apple Snow to Creole Sweet Potato Pie, Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts provides an enticing tour of the desserts of America’s rich food heritage.Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than twenty cookbooks, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999), The Great Holiday Baking Book (2001), Scandinavian Cooking (2003), Quick Breads (2003), Pot Pies (2003), and Scandinavian Cooking (2003)-all available in paperback from the University of Minnesota Press. |
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Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts $18.95 Desserts have always been a fixture at the American table, inspiring pleasant lingering over a cup of coffee and just one more scrumptious bite. From colonial specialties to old-time country favorites, this book presents a complete collection of more than two hundred mouthwatering delights.Cooking expert Beatrice Ojakangas has researched original sources from across the country to recapture the delicious tastes of Lemon Icebox Cake, Applesauce Crisp, and Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie. Along with each recipe, Ojakangas shares fascinating stories and little-known facts about the history of the dessert. The recipes have been tested and updated for easy preparation with today’s ingredients and techniques, and this book also offers practical advice on buying fresh fruits and cooking pudding. From Yankee Apple Snow to Creole Sweet Potato Pie, Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts provides an enticing tour of the desserts of America’s rich food heritage. Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than twenty cookbooks, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999), The Great Holiday Baking Book (2001), Scandinavian Cooking (2003), Quick Breads (2003), Pot Pies (2003), and Scandinavian Cooking (2003)-all available in paperback from the University of Minnesota Press. |
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It Takes a Certain Type to Be a Writer: And Hundreds of Other Facts from the World of Writing $13.01 Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo are the Queen and King of trivia, relied upon by game shows including Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and game manufacturers. Millions of people read their daily newspaper column and together they’ve written twenty books. The sixth book in the Totally Riveting Utterly Entertaining (TRUE) Trivia Series puts a magnifying lens on the wacky world of writers. It Takes a Certain Type to Be a Writer will tell you everything you could possibly want, or were afraid, to know about writers, publishing, and the writing life. Bite-sized facts are organized into chapters including Everyone’s a Critic, Stranger than Fiction, From Bad to Verse, Kiddie Lit, A Word’s Worth, and many more. You’ll learn things like: where Proust wrote (in bed with gloves on); what Voltaire drank (70 cups of coffee a day); and how James Cain prepared himself for yet another publisher’s rejection. (The title The Postman Always Rings Twice had nothing to do with the plot of the best-selling novel. It was a private joke of author James Cain. His postman would ring his doorbell twice whenever the many-times-rejected manuscript came back from a publisher.) Before they became the household names they are today, Cynthia Ozick, Dorothy Sayers, and Joseph Heller all wrote advertising copy. Kurt Vonnegut wrote press releases for General Electric. Amy Tan wrote horoscopes. Before her literary career took off, Rita Mae Brown wrote screenplays, most notably for the slasher film Slumber Party Massacre in 1982. Jack Mingo is a featured expert and regularly appears on the History Channel. Mingo and Barrett write a nationally syndicated daily newspaper column called On This Day in History. Erin Barrett and JackMingo’s books have combined sales of more than 525,000. |
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Knopf Guide $28.95 Combines the beauty of a coffee-table tome with the hard facts and compact size of a traditional guidebook. — Vogue A city of incomparable beauty, culture and history, Paris has enchanted writers from Balzac to Hemingway and artists from Monet to Picasso. Paris is the place travelers return to year after year — to revisit favorite cafes, museums, parks and palaces, to take in the art and architecture, fragrance and couture, music and cuisine. Discover the city of lights. Sample the sights and sounds of Paris, from the gloriously restored Marais district to historic Left Bank streets with their irresistible antique shops. Visit the places you have always heard about: the Pantheon, burial site of Voltaire, Hugo and Rousseau; Notre-Dame, masterpiece of Gothic architecture and haunt of the fictional Quasimoto; the Paris Opera, with its glittering chandeliers and resplendent ceiling painted by Chagall. Go underground and explore the famous catacombs or venture out to the celebrated sites nearby, including Versailles, Vaux-le-Viocomte and Chantilly. Discover the romance of Paris with detailed itineraries to guide you through one of Europe’s most beloved cities. |
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Knopf Guide Croatia And The Dalmatian Coast $26.95 Combines the beauty of a coffee-table tome with the hard facts and compact size of a traditional guidebook. — Vogue A city of incomparable beauty, culture and history, Paris has enchanted writers from Balzac to Hemingway and artists from Monet to Picasso. Paris is the place travelers return to year after year — to revisit favorite cafes, museums, parks and palaces, to take in the art and architecture, fragrance and couture, music and cuisine. Discover the city of lights. Sample the sights and sounds of Paris, from the gloriously restored Marais district to historic Left Bank streets with their irresistible antique shops. Visit the places you have always heard about: the Pantheon, burial site of Voltaire, Hugo and Rousseau; Notre-Dame, masterpiece of Gothic architecture and haunt of the fictional Quasimoto; the Paris Opera, with its glittering chandeliers and resplendent ceiling painted by Chagall. Go underground and explore the famous catacombs or venture out to the celebrated sites nearby, including Versailles, Vaux-le-Viocomte and Chantilly. Discover the romance of Paris with detailed itineraries to guide you through one of Europe’s most beloved cities. |
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Knopf Guide Ireland $25.95 Combines the beauty of a coffee-table tome with the hard facts and compact size of a traditional guidebook. — Vogue A city of incomparable beauty, culture and history, Paris has enchanted writers from Balzac to Hemingway and artists from Monet to Picasso. Paris is the place travelers return to year after year — to revisit favorite cafes, museums, parks and palaces, to take in the art and architecture, fragrance and couture, music and cuisine. Discover the city of lights. Sample the sights and sounds of Paris, from the gloriously restored Marais district to historic Left Bank streets with their irresistible antique shops. Visit the places you have always heard about: the Pantheon, burial site of Voltaire, Hugo and Rousseau; Notre-Dame, masterpiece of Gothic architecture and haunt of the fictional Quasimoto; the Paris Opera, with its glittering chandeliers and resplendent ceiling painted by Chagall. Go underground and explore the famous catacombs or venture out to the celebrated sites nearby, including Versailles, Vaux-le-Viocomte and Chantilly. Discover the romance of Paris with detailed itineraries to guide you through one of Europe’s most beloved cities. |
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Knopf Guide New York $25 Combines the beauty of a coffee-table tome with the hard facts and compact size of a traditional guidebook. — Vogue A city of incomparable beauty, culture and history, Paris has enchanted writers from Balzac to Hemingway and artists from Monet to Picasso. Paris is the place travelers return to year after year — to revisit favorite cafes, museums, parks and palaces, to take in the art and architecture, fragrance and couture, music and cuisine. Discover the city of lights. Sample the sights and sounds of Paris, from the gloriously restored Marais district to historic Left Bank streets with their irresistible antique shops. Visit the places you have always heard about: the Pantheon, burial site of Voltaire, Hugo and Rousseau; Notre-Dame, masterpiece of Gothic architecture and haunt of the fictional Quasimoto; the Paris Opera, with its glittering chandeliers and resplendent ceiling painted by Chagall. Go underground and explore the famous catacombs or venture out to the celebrated sites nearby, including Versailles, Vaux-le-Viocomte and Chantilly. Discover the romance of Paris with detailed itineraries to guide you through one of Europe’s most beloved cities. |
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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”. |
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Paper Pilot $25 Packed with colorful photographs and illustrations, historical facts about famous aircraft, and nostalgic looks at the eternally popular pastime of model plane building, Paper Pilot is aviation history, coffee table cool, and paper plane kit all rolled into one fun package. |
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Paper Pilot: The Paper Airplane Pilots Manual $0.01 Packed with colorful photographs and illustrations, historical facts about famous aircraft, and nostalgic looks at the eternally popular pastime of model plane building, Paper Pilot is aviation history, coffee table cool, and paper plane kit all rolled into one fun package. Experience the majesty of flying your own paper F-15 Eagle, and witness the magic lift of the P-38 Lightning. Build 24 beautifully scaled paper models of the finest and most distinctive planes and jets ever produced. Paper Pilot features 24 paper airplane projects ready for takeoff. Home aviators can select from 12 folded airplane projects printed on the perforated pages, and 12 complex die-cut airplane models ready to be punched out and assembled with glue. With carefully compiled step-by-step instructions, these sleek aircraft can be airborne in no time. With a four-page foldout runway, the aircraft even have a place to takeoff and land! This is a fun, nostalgic, and stylish paper plane book for the home aviator. |
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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 |
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Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture $2.69 7Pleasant Hill Shaker furniture is second to none in it’s design and beauty7The featured technical illustrations are works of art that will instruct and inspire the reader like nothing they’ve seen before7Contains previously unknown facts about Shaker furniture and the Shaker way of lifeWith its beauty and simplicity, Shaker furniture has inspired generations of furniture makers like no other style in the world. This book details the construction and design of some rare and never before seen Shaker furniture created in the village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Painstakingly illustrated with drawings and photos of the furniture, this book reveals the joinery and design secrets that make Shaker furniture timeless. Readers will find full-scale details of the joinery and special details about the furniture as well as a charming history of the village of Pleasant Hill. Put simply, this is a beautiful book — the exquisite measured drawings and nostalgic photography make it a perfect coffee-table book and an inspiration for woodworkers. |
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Spilling The Beans Over Coffee $24.57 Starting the day with a cup of coffee, reading an inspirational book, and focusing on family or friends is a positive way to gather the strength needed to face the challenges ahead. Once a person retires there is more time to spend reflecting on the things accomplished in life, and since the routine schedule changes there is time to finish all those projects on your “bucket list”. Questions surface about whether the relatives in your family really knew you as well as they thought. You wonder if children, spouses, and friends realized the importance they played in your life or knew all the things you learned from them. Writing your stories down is more than just a review of your experiences, but it is a picture of your emotional and spiritual soul. In searching though records, there comes a realization many facts are lost and details missing from family history. There are photos found in file folders without labels, dates, or names. You wonder why someone left this puzzle to be found unless these are special pieces in the mystery of someone’s life. So pour a cup of coffee, sit down with this book, think about things in your own journey on life’s path that you would like to pass on to others, and listen to your heart. |
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Spilling the Beans Over Coffee $9.99 Starting the day with a cup of coffee, reading an inspirational book, and focusing on family or friends is a positive way to gather the strength needed to face the challenges ahead. Once a person retires there is more time to spend reflecting on the things accomplished in life, and since the routine schedule changes there is time to finish all those projects on your “bucket list”. Questions surface about whether the relatives in your family really knew you as well as they thought. You wonder if children, spouses, and friends realized the importance they played in your life or knew all the things you learned from them. Writing your stories down is more than just a review of your experiences, but it is a picture of your emotional and spiritual soul. In searching though records, there comes a realization many facts are lost and details missing from family history. There are photos found in file folders without labels, dates, or names. You wonder why someone left this puzzle to be found unless these are special pieces in the mystery of someone’s life. So pour a cup of coffee, sit down with this book, think about things in your own journey on life’s path that you would like to pass on to others, and listen to your heart. |
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The Cook’s Companion $15 Whether your tastes run to foie gras or french fries, this tasty compilation of the wise, the weird, and the faintly absurd will soon have you asking for more. An essential ingredient in any kitchen, The Cook’s Companion is stuffed with food facts, fiction, science, history, and trivia. with a measure of browsing, you will learn: Who invented the tin can. What an arachibutyrophobiac might be afraid of. Why cannibals consider the French to be more delicious than Spaniards. What to do when your soufflC) won’t rise. Who risked his life to smuggle seven coffee beans. And why rhubarb can be dangerous. A well-stocked larder for the mind, ready for leisurely feasting or a quick midnight snack. |
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The Legend Begins: The Texas Rangers, 1823-1845 $16.95 The Texas Rangers are legendary, but just where does legend end and fact begin? Frederick Wilkins begins his new history of the Rangers, the first major Ranger history in many decades, by using the recently discovered and now much more accessible source materials to separate the facts from the fiction.The Legend Begins is a masterful history of the Rangers from their earliest antecedents in the 1820s, as a defense force against Indian depredations, and continues with their fascinating history and accomplishments through the Texas Republic years up to statehood. The author discusses the changes in the philosophies and in the organization of the Rangers during these early years-changes made necessary as the times changed and as the needs of Texas changed. He describes, for example, the effects of new weapons such as the Colt repeaters on the tactics and abilities of the Ranger forces. This is not a revisionist history, but the author does use his source materials to make judgments based on his studies of the facts. He outlines his reasons for doubting whether the legendary battles of John Coffee Hays and the Rangers at Enchanted Rock and at Bandera Pass actually occurred, but he stresses that the reality of the Rangers’ accomplishments is not diminished by his pointing out the doubtful status of these two legendary battles. The position of the early Rangers is secure enough to withstand carping about a few fights that may not have taken place. An updated history of the first Rangers is long overdue, and this volume will be welcomed by the many individuals and scholars fascinated by the Texas Rangers.The late FREDERICK WILKINS was born in Dallas, Texas, majored in history at Southern Methodist University, and spent twenty-five years with the U.S. Army’s information program. His primary interest was the Texas Rangers and he is the author of the highly acclaimed Defending the Borders: The Texas Rangers 1848-1861 and The Law Comes to Texas: The Texas |
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The Volkswagen Bug Book $9.38 For everyone who ever drove one, crammed into one, or plays Punch Buggy when one drives by, here comes the updated paperbound edition of THE VOLKSWAGEN BUG BOOK. Filled with 200 color and black-and-white photos of everybody’s favorite car, The Bug Book is a high-design trip back to when Beetles filled the highways, Flower Children roamed the streets, and Love and Bug were forever linked. Author Dan Ouellette combed the archives of the official Volkswagen museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, for the best historical photos. Back home, Ouellette collected photographs of the most remarkable vintage VWs in the country as well as some less than pristine but nevertheless lovable models. The Bug Book is filled with personal anecdotes, detailed history and little known facts about the German car that zoomed into America’s heart. For new Bug owners, there’s a chapter devoted to the News Beetle and how it grew. It’s the collector’s most comprehensive Beetle book yet, and for everyone else, it’s the book that coffee tables can’t resist. |
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