Booth, Michael
Summary: "From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People, a lively tour through Japan, Korea, and China, exploring the intertwined cultures and often fraught history of these neighboring countries. There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigerscannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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Summary: Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for over ten years. In this thought-provoking, often humorous book he embarks on a journey through all five Nordic countries to discover who these people are, the secrets of their success, and what they think of each other. Along the way a darker picture emerges. If everyone is so happy, why all the pills and booze? When everyone earns...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2015
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Summary: Citing a rise in food-borne illnesses in recent years and the challenges posed to consumers in the form of rapidly rising costs, an analysis of problems in current food-safety standards explains how to make informed decisions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Natl Book Network 2014
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Summary: "Japan is arguably the preeminent food nation on earth, a Mecca for the world's greatest chefs, with more Michelin stars than any other country. The Japanese go to extraordinary lengths and expense to eat food that is marked both by its exquisite preparation and exotic content. Their creativity, dedication, and courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm and octopus ice cream is only now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment [distributor] 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ZULSummary: "When a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive ... and human."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004