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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"One of the most acclaimed travel writers of our time turns his unflinching eye on an American South too often overlooked. Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the far away. Now, for the first time, in his tenth travel book, Theroux explores a piece of America--the Deep South. He finds there a paradoxical place, full of incomparable music, unparalleled cuisine, and...
82) Oil!: a novel
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English
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First published in 1927, "Oil!" is an unflinching portrayal of greed and betrayal by Pulitzer Prize winning author Upton Sinclair. Famous for his groundbreaking work "The Jungle", which exposed the horribly unsafe conditions in the American meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his critical eye toward the immorality of the emerging oil-drilling business. Set in Southern California and inspired by the Teapot Dome Scandal, "Oil!" follows the fortunes...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A recipe collection celebrating the culinary traditions of the American South, featuring appetizers and beverages from the menu of Tupelo Honey restaurant.
The South loves to drink; this is no revelation. But understanding the rich traditions behind why southerners drink, what they drink, and when they drink is critical to learning the art and fashion of southern imbibing. They certainly know their spirits, artisanal distilleries, and prolific craft...
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English
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From the day that Morgan-Lee is born, her extraordinarily beautiful and withdrawn older brother, Ginx, is obsessed by her. Inhabiting their own parallel world, the two communicate through a secret language and make-believe stories; when Morgan-Lee begins to explore friendships beyond their closed circle, however, Ginx becomes increasingly disturbed. In luminous prose, Martha Witt explores the intense and private world inhabited by these siblings and...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Honey, if cookin' is a chore, then you ain't been doin' it right."--author and Lord Honey chef Jason Smith From Kentucky 'Nanners Foster Waffles to 'Lasses-Glazed Carrots to Sweet Tea and Bourbon Fried Chicken, celebrate the art of "Country Bling" cooking with recipes that will have you digging out the cast-iron skillet and running to the store for some butter. Complete with colorful descriptions, accessible ingredients, simple directions, and helpful...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Traditional Southern tastes. Modern air-fried convenience.
There's a smarter, easier way to combine generations of delicious Southern tradition with the ease of modern cooking. The Southern Air Fryer Cookbook shows you how you can cook up authentic-and lighter-takes on the heart and soul of down-home cooking with your air fryer.
It might not be just like Grandma made, but it is just as good. Find out how air frying not only makes cooking simpler,...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Learn how to navigate life with the effortless savior faire of a true daughter of the South with The Southern Belle's Handbook. Sissy LeBlanc's rules to live by will teach you how to hook, hold on to, and handle any man as well as conquer any personal situation with the poise and confidence of a sophisticated southern stunner. And because every woman possesses her own sassy instincts, you can also record your own rules for unstoppable fabulousness...
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club comes a hilarious story of marriage and love and second chances
When Elizabeth Mooney escaped the shame of her "white trash" family to marry the crown prince of her small town, Howell Whittington, she never dreamed that thirty years later, she'd end up trapped in a loveless marriage to the cruel banker who's foreclosing on all her friends. Then Howe has a stroke sitting up in church,...
Author
Publisher
IPG Publishing & Licensing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Southern Cocktails raises a glass to the South page after page in Southern Living's homage to quenching craft cocktails and quintessential quaffs born of the crusty characters, storied places, and the historic watering holes of the country's most spirited region. From the Sazerac and Mint Julep to the Bushwacker and Yellowhammer, readers can mix up the best from the South's taverns, taprooms, cantinas, and cocktail lounges, be they elegant establishments,...
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Heirloomed Kitchen is a beautiful, inspiring cookbook marked by warm Southern hospitality and nostalgia for days gone by."-- Foreword Reviews Ashley Schoenith's The Heirloomed Kitchen: Made-from-Scratch Recipes to Gather Around for Generations takes us back to our grandmother's kitchen with enticing aromas and made-from-scratch meals cooked with love. Ashley Schoenith's The Heirloomed Kitchen is a carefully curated cookbook with nostalgic-style...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A love letter to the Southern biscuit, honoring its place in Black culinary culture and beyond with over 50 delicious recipes and a striking story to tell. Part cookbook, part cultural history, part memoir, Still We Rise is a tribute to the glories of flour, butter, and buttermilk baked tall, tender, and flaky. Erika Council is the founder and head baker of the renowned Bomb Biscuit Company in Atlanta, Georgia. The granddaughter of legendary soul...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Recipes and stories of the modern South In Secrets of the Southern Table, award-winning chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis takes you on a tour of today's South -- a region rich in history and cultural diversity. With her signature charm and wit, Virginia shares many well-known Southern recipes like Pimento Cheese Tomato Herb Pie and Cathead" Biscuits, but also some surprising revelations drawn from the area's many global influences, like Catfish...
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
You know how those Southern dessert recipes goa cup of sugar here, a stick of butter there, eight squares of baking chocolate, or a pint of the seasons juiciest fruit. That recipe for blueberry cream pieits been passed around the church for so long nobody can quite remember who made it first. Or how about the one for red velvet cheesecake youve been trying to coax out of your sister-in-law for years? She serves it every Christmas Eve, but so far her...
99) Pepper's Ghost
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English
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BEHOLD THE GORILLA-GIRL! Charlotte Alexandra Long is determined to leave all she knows: her ill-fitting office job, her unreliable boyfriend, and the city she has lived in since adolescence. But leaving that life requires leaving her haunted father who wants nothing but the best for her yet reminds her of a past he's not ready to let go. After joining a traveling amusement company as a sideshow performer, where an old theater trick blurs illusion...
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English
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Dalton Adams has been skipping church. Onion Taylor has a drinking problem. Sissy McClendon has been on a diet since the seventies. Never fear because Clemmie, the self-appointed relationship expert, is here! Whether it's the local yoga instructor or the town mayor, no one is safe from Clemmie's advice. Quirky southern characters are served up with some delicious recipes, including Scottlee's fried bologna sandwiches and Lurlene's chicken and rice...
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