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Summary: "A memoir of living with OCD before and after diagnosis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COOBuckley, James
Summary: African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASBard, Elizabeth.
Summary: This a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Bard packs her bags to begin a new life in the most romantic of cities. She finds that the deeper she immerses herself in French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 944.361 BARDEpstein, Jason.
Summary: Editor and publisher Jason Epstein takes us on a culinary tour of his life, presenting recollections of chefs and restaurants, along with recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 EPSMarchese, C. Marina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.10 MarCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home MarcheseGourley, Robbin.
Summary: From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE GouVetri, Marc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5945 VETSunee, Kim.
Summary: Traces the South Korean author's personal quest for identity and belonging after being abandoned at the age of three and subsequently adopted by a New Orleans couple in a non-Asian community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food SuneeJones, Judith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 MACPowell, Julie.
Summary: The author recounts how she escaped the doldrums of an unpromising career by mastering every recipe in Julia Child's 1961 classic, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," a year-long endeavor that transformed her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Forty of the world's greatest chefs relate outrageous true tales from their kitchens. From hiring a blind line cook to flooding the room with meringue to being terrorized by a French owl, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as entertaining as they are revealing. A reminder that even the chefs we most admire aren't always perfect.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 DONSlater, Nigel.
Summary: A memoir by a noted food writer and cookbook author shares the story of growing up in 1960s suburban England, remembering his childhood through the food in his family's pantry and the development of his own culinary talents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 SLABastianich, Lidia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 BASOpincar, Abe
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 OPITrillin, Calvin.
Summary: In a compilation of eating adventures around the United States and the world, the author chronicles his search for great meals in different locales, from posole in northern New Mexico and boudin in Louisiana to pan bagnat in Nice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 TRIReichl, Ruth.
Summary: In the author's latest book, one that will delight her fans and convert those as yet uninitiated to her charming tales, she brings to life her adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company. Picking up where Tender at the Bone leaves off, this book recounts her transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.509 REIVolk, Patricia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 VOLGussow, Joan Dye.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.0484 GUSSeton, Susannah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 SETMayes, Frances.
Summary: Now in paperback, the #1 San Francisco Chronicle bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spirit of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. Frances Mayes entered a wondrous new world when she began restoring an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. There were unexpected treasures at every turn: faded frescos...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.5 MAYBull, Debby
Summary: Irreverent and very funny, a former Rolling Stone writer takes readers on a not so metaphorical journey, during which, in the process of canning, she apparently discovers important truths. Having fled New York for Montana (and another abode in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, her childhood home), she found that the method to Bull's madness, or rather the way to relieve the depression following a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 BULMayes, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.5 MAYCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.5 MAYScorsese, Catherine.
Summary: "One evening at a prestigious film-award ceremony, Catherine Scorsese turned to her son director Martin Scorsese and said, "If anyone ever told me that we'd have a life like this, I would never believe it." Italianamerican tells the story of this extraordinary life through cooking, following three generations as they move from Sicily to New York's Little Italy to Hollywood."--BOOK JACKET. "For...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1996