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End of the
Beginning
Item code: 62242
ISBN: 0340766808
Authors: Tim Clayton & Phil Craig.
Pages/Length: 438
Publisher: Hodder
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Import: Yes
Date Added: 6/16/2007
Price: $27.50
Spring 1942. Throughout the world, the Allies were in retreat before the march
of Fascism. In part, this is the story of the pivotal battles between Erwin
Rommel's Afrika Korps and the British Eighth Army in North Africa's Western
Desert, including General Montgomery's destruction of the Afrika Korps. "This is
not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the
end of the beginning," appraised Winston Churchill of the victory. But this book
also zooms in to focus on the experiences of those on the ground—from a British
intelligence officer to a Maltese nurse, and a Ranger volunteering with the
Canadian forces—and tells their stories in the detail of an epic novel.
Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834
Item code: 60449
ISBN: 1840675357
Authors: Robert Malcomson.
Pages/Length: 160
Publisher: Caxton
Publication Date: 2001
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Import: Yes
Date Added: 6/30/2007
Price: $12.98
While the great fleets battled for international dominion on the oceans, the age
of fighting sail also evolved in the interior of North America that was, for 80
years, home to warships that ranged in size from simple gunboat to a First Rate
that could have held its own in Nelson's line of battle. Although sailing ships
first appeared on the Great Lakes in the 1670s as the French consolidated their
colony along the St. Lawrence River and holdings to the west, this illustrated
history begins at about the time that the British Admiralty issued instructions
to begin building a naval presence on the lakes; it ends in 1834, when the
British closed the last of the establishments where warships under sail were
operated. It provides a description of the warships, their design and
construction, and their use during war and peace; in addition to woodcuts and
diagrams, some 46 tables include such information as hull dimensions, total
guns, and dates of launch.
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No Clue
at the Inn
Item code: 62891
ISBN: 0425191885
Authors: Kate Kingsbury.
Pages/Length: 309
Publisher: Berkeley
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: Fiction
Date Added: 12/7/2006
Price: $13.00
In this special holiday episode from Kate Kingsbury, revisiting her retired
Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery series, Cecily Sinclair Baxter and her husband Hugh
return to the hotel at Badger's End, which they haven't seen since they sold it
two years earlier, in 1910. Now a country club, the Pennyfoot is under a cloud.
The manager was found at the bottom of an abandoned well, so the new owner has
called in the Baxters to help him run the club through the busy holiday season.
Once Cecily has assembled as much of her old staff as she can enlist, she sets
about investigating the death, much to the unease of her husband, who doesn't
want to meet a similar fate.
SEE MYSTERY
Baking in America: Traditional and Contemporary Favorites from the Past 200
Years
Item code: 71732
ISBN: 0618048316
Authors: Greg Patent.
Pages/Length: 552
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: food & wine
Date Added: 6/30/2007
Price: $35.00
Both sweet and savory favorites fill this James Beard Award-winning cookbook:
yeast breads and quick breads, layer cakes and loaf cakes, doughnuts and fruit
desserts, pies and simple pastries. Taking 1796 as a starting point (the year
the first American cookbook was published) Greg Patent has mined sources from
across the country for exemplary baking recipes by and for home cooks. Here are
historical finds—the original Parker House Rolls, and a sensational-but-easy
butterscotch cake that won a national baking contest in 1954—as well as classics
like Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie and Cranberry Muffins from Nantucket.
SEE BAKING
Blood and Iron: The German Conquest of
Sevastopol
Item code: 71640
ISBN: 1574887971
Authors: C.G. Sweeting.
Pages/Length: 201
Publisher: Potomac
Publication Date: 2004
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 6/29/2007
Price: $19.95
A former curator of the National Air and Space Museum, C.G. Sweeting tells the
story of the German conquest of the Crimean Peninsula and the port of Sevastopol
in 1941-42. It was the world's most fortified city and home of the Soviet Black
Sea fleet. After a series of daring and bloody battles, Colonel General Erich
von Manstein eventually outfoxed his Soviet opponents, and the campaign
culminated in the epic siege of Sevastopol, made possible by weapons like the
"Dora," the most massive cannon ever built, which could hurl a shell as heavy as
an army truck 25 miles.
SEE: GERMAN MILITARY
Brassey's D-Day
Encyclopedia
Item code: 71645
ISBN: 1574887610
Authors: Barrett Tillman.
Pages/Length: 288
Publisher: Potomac
Publication Date: 2004
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 6/29/2007
Price: $18.95
From the A-20 Havoc bomber to the Zeppelin Plan, the cross-referenced entries in
this overview of the Normandy invasion in World War II give detailed
descriptions of weapons, equipment, divisions, air and naval units, geography,
terminology, personalities, and more. Every Allied division that crossed the
English Channel has its own listing, as do the major Axis divisions that fought
them. Brief biographies of military and political leaders on both sides provide
a handy "who's who" of the campaign. Here too are entries for GI slang, movies
about D-Day, and chroniclers like Stephen Ambrose and Cornelius Ryan.
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Choppers
Item code: 70850
ISBN: 0760313393
Authors: Mike Seate.
Pages/Length: 144
Publisher: Motorbooks
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Laminated Cover
Primary Subject: Transportation
Date Added: 6/13/2007
Price: $26.95
Recognized by their long front forks and their stripped-down frames, choppers
were largely outlawed in the 1960s and 70s. But manufacturers and custom
builders have found a timeless appeal in the chopper's radical design, and a
real renaissance for the bike has taken hold all over the world. This book by
motorcycle journalist Mike Seate provides a colorful look at how choppers
originated in the disaffected biker culture of the 1950s and evolved into an
extreme counterculture symbol. Throughout, large color photos and archival
images celebrate the style of old and new choppers
SEE: TRANSPORTATION
CookSmart: Perfect Recipes for
Every Day
Item code: 71742
ISBN: 0618091513
Authors: Pam Anderson.
Pages/Length: 336
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: food & wine
Date Added: 6/26/2007
Price: $28.00
Cooking smart means reducing the time and effort that go into a dish—without
sacrificing flavor—and Pam Anderson's recipes in CookSmart eliminate the
unnecessary steps and troublesome quirks that may keep you from making your
favorite dishes. In the CookSmart world, barbequed spareribs can taste like you
slaved all day—but didn't. Caesar Salad may be almost as simple as ordering one
in a restaurant. And cinnamon buns made from scratch are absolutely possible.
"Pam Anderson gives cooks the clues they need to get a meal on the table without
dizzying themselves between book and stove."—NYTimes
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The Decorated Kitchen: Creative Projects from
Leslie Beck
Item code: 50633
ISBN: 1564773507
Authors: Leslie Beck.
Pages/Length: 127
Publisher: Martingale
Publication Date: 2000
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: crafts
Date Added: 6/28/2007
Price: $27.95
Create a brand-new kitchen—without remodeling. A warm and welcoming kitchen is
just a few stitches and paint strokes away with these simple projects—quick
place mats and napkins, painted furniture, chenille rugs, tea cozies, curtains
and valances, a painted picnic basket, and more. The Decorated Kitchen presents
more than 30 projects that are simple and practical, in four distinctive themes:
Vintage, with lots of red and white checks; Koffee Klatch, featuring lots of
bright and cheerful primary colors; Antique Fruit, with subtle and calming
colors; and Folk Art Rooster, for American primitive arts fans. Basic painting
instructions for new painters and basic sewing instructions for new stitchers,
with clearly illustrated, step-by-step directions for each project are included.
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Dying for Love
Item code: 62481
ISBN: 0786715030
Authors: Gwen Moffat.
Pages/Length: 221
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: Fiction
Date Added: 6/18/2007
Price: $25.00
The English village of Culchet is the picture of Lake District charm, with geese
on its shady green and friendly residents going quietly about their business.
Bart Milburn is doing up the Old Hall; gourmet pub chef Win Langley is preparing
for an anniversary party; her housemate Alice Potter is in the back garden,
reviewing a crime thriller for publication. Then two deaths occur within a short
space of time, both too sudden and unusual to be accidental, and five-year-old
Kim Butler disappears. With a shock everyone realizes there is a kidnapper—or
worse—living in their midst, and idyllic Culchet erupts in panic.
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End of the
Beginning
Item code: 62242
ISBN: 0340766808
Authors: Tim Clayton & Phil Craig.
Pages/Length: 438
Publisher: Hodder
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Import: Yes
Date Added: 6/16/2007
Price: $27.50
Spring 1942. Throughout the world, the Allies were in retreat before the march
of Fascism. In part, this is the story of the pivotal battles between Erwin
Rommel's Afrika Korps and the British Eighth Army in North Africa's Western
Desert, including General Montgomery's destruction of the Afrika Korps. "This is
not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the
end of the beginning," appraised Winston Churchill of the victory. But this book
also zooms in to focus on the experiences of those on the ground—from a British
intelligence officer to a Maltese nurse, and a Ranger volunteering with the
Canadian forces—and tells their stories in the detail of an epic novel.
It's
All American Food: The Food We Really Eat, the Dishes We Will Always Love
Item code: 62801
ISBN: 0316159204
Authors: David Rosengarten.
Pages/Length: 487
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: food & wine
Date Added: 6/13/2007
Price: $18.95
American food is hardly just steak, potatoes, and apple pie. In this James Beard
Award-winning compendium, one-time Food Network host David Rosengarten revels in
the way American cuisine, like the country itself, is a melting pot of
once-exotic foods that have become essential parts of the national menu.
Rosengarten places authentic Cajun recipes alongside the sizzling Cuban
specialties of Miami. He unveils the mystery behind Philly cheesesteak
sandwiches and Maryland crab cakes. He retrieves American classics like Chicken
Pot Pie and Tuna Melt from Junior League cookbooks, and gives the secrets for
perfect scrambled eggs, bacon, and hash browns.
"Rosengarten wants his book to function as a sort of national recipe box,
stuffed with every possible recipe he's collected—from 1900 Brunswick Stew to
1950s egg foo yung to 21st-century Seared Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado Sauce....
His recipe directions are golden. They're detailed and descriptive, so that the
cook knows exactly what to do and what to expect.... Even better, his recipes
work."—Washington Post
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Knits for Children and
Their Teddies
Item code: 70938
ISBN: 1564774856
Authors: Fiona McTague.
Pages/Length: 96
Publisher: Martingale
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: crafts
Date Added: 6/23/2007
Price: $27.95
Little ones whose teddy bears' outfits match their own—what could be more fun?
The fifteen projects included here show you how to create pieces that fit babies
and children up to age three, and to adapt coordinating teddy-bear wearables to
a range of bear sizes. Knitwear projects include a Scandinavian sweater, a
ballerina wrapover, a Christmas stocking, and a striped hoodie.
SEE: TEDDY BEARS
Mallets Aforethought: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery
Item code: 53255
ISBN: 0553803085
Authors: Sarah Graves.
Pages/Length: 294
Publisher: Bantam
Publication Date: 2004
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: Fiction
Date Added: 7/3/2007
Price: $21.95
Named for disgraced politician Chester Harlequin, Eastport's Harlequin House was
used as a hideout for gangsters and their molls during Prohibition. Now
fixer-upper enthusiast Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and Harlequin's only living
descendant, Ellie White, are refurbishing the mansion. But when stripping
wallpaper reveals a door to a room containing not one but two corpses, Jake and
Ellie—in this seventh outing for the amateur sleuths—again find home repair
leading to homicide. One of the bodies is a skeleton of a 1920s flapper, but the
other is that of contemporary real-estate mogul Hector Gosling. The tycoon has
been poisoned—by a substance that Ellie's husband George has been using to kill
red ants. Furthermore, George had recently accused Gosling of a scheme to
swindle George's elderly aunt out of her life savings—and George out of his
inheritance. How will Jake and Ellie clear George and find the real killer?
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Quick and Easy
Snacks: Flick Tops
Item code: 63666
ISBN: 1845105826
Publisher: Top That!
Format: Box
Primary Subject: general non-fiction
Date Added: 6/26/2007
Price: $5.99
Whether you're a bit peckish at midnight, or want to whip up something a little
different for a Saturday morning, this collection of mini recipe cards offers a
wide variety of mini meals. From basic bagel sandwiches to spaghetti with pesto,
fruit smoothies to classic popcorn on the stovetop, there are snacks here for
all ages and levels of kitchen competence. About the size of a standard deck of
laminated playing cards, the card sets in this series are packed in colorful
flip-top boxes, and make ideal small gifts.
SEE: FOOD
Richthofen: The Red Knight of the Air
Author: SYKES CLAUD W.
ISBN10: 1841450308
ISBN13: 9781841450308
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 6/30/2005
Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
$15.95
The name of the legendary Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen – the ‘Red Baron’ –
still lives on. At a time when aviation was in its infancy and the ancient
tradition of martial chivalry was in its final decline, when warfare on land had
become a human hell and only the skies remained for nobility in combat, he was a
symbol of honor and deadly skill.
Even in death Richthofen has created a myth not least in the way he met his
final end. Many stories have been written concerning this event with a number of
people claiming the credit for shooting him down. Extensive research has amassed
convincing evidence that should provide the final word.
This is the superbly, indelibly thrilling story of the ‘Knight of the Air’ – the
man he was, the life he led, the kills he made, the strange controversial fate
he met, and the legend he has left for all time.
The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the
Western Desperado
Item code: 71043
ISBN: 0815411685
Authors: Emerson Hough. Larry D. Underwood, intro.
Pages/Length: 400
Publisher: Cooper Square
Publication Date: 2001
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: history
Date Added: 6/26/2007
Price: $18.95
Popular Western writer Emerson Hough (1857-1923) was a friend of legendary
lawman Pat F. Garrett, whom he accompanied on a long horseback trip in New
Mexico while gathering material for this 1905 history. Often told in the actual
words of outlaws and eyewitnesses, Hough's history explores the lives, exploits,
and fates of criminals like Billy the Kid, William Clarke Quantrill, Cole
Younger, and the Dalton Gang; lawmen like Garrett and "Wild" Bill Hickok; and
also lesser known figures like Henry Plummer, a sheriff who robbed and murdered
those he was elected to protect.
"Hough lived during the time of the settling of the West ... and knew several of
the figures profiled in the numerous books both fiction and nonfiction he wrote
on the subject. Though the exploits of Western bad men have been greatly
exaggerated in novels and films, many of these guys were pretty nasty
characters, killing and stealing without remorse. This 1906 title profiles many
of the real baddies and the legendary lawmen who brought them to justice. The
text is illustrated throughout; the book contains an updated introduction by
historian Larry D. Underwood."—Library Journal
SEE: WESTERN BOOKS
The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy
Station, 1863
Item code: 71648
ISBN: 1574886509
Authors: Eric J. Wittenberg.
Pages/Length: 390
Publisher: Potomac
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 6/29/2007
Price: $21.95
"Eric Wittenberg has written one of the most perceptive and useful studies of
Union cavalry operations to appear in years. He shows quite convincingly how and
why Union horsemen in the Eastern theater were transformed from a
none-too-reliable appendage of the army into a powerful combat arm that
ultimately played a crucial role in winning the [Civil War]. In addition, he
skillfully integrates his deft analysis of the strategic administrative issues
being discussed by generals and politicians with the day-to-day experiences of
troopers in the field."—Daniel E. Sutherland
SEE: CIVIL WAR
War Book of the German General Staff
Item code: 71793
ISBN: 0811701476
Authors: J.H. Morgan, ed. & trans.
Pages/Length: 138
Publisher: Stackpole
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 6/28/2007
Price: $16.95
Just before World War I, the German armed forces had a manual distributed to the
general staff describing what was and was not "fair" in warfare. Based on
articles of the 1864 Geneva Convention and the 1899 Hague Convention, their
interpretation by Germany somewhat cynically remarked on the French conduct of
the Franco-Prussian War decades earlier, yet by and large it is a remarkable
document that at least hopes for a noble and civilized law of war among modern
countries. Translated into English in 1914 for propaganda purposes, this edition
includes commentary from both German and English arbiters.
SEE: GERMAN MILITARY
The Way We Cook: Recipes from the New
American Kitchen
Item code: 71772
ISBN: 0618171495
Authors: Sheryl Julian & Julie Riven.
Pages/Length: 388
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: food & wine
Date Added: 6/24/2007
Price: $27.00
In their wildly popular cooking columns, Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven have long
provided recipes home cooks can depend on. In this collection they present 250
of their favorites—easy meals for times when the cook is most exhausted;
impressive yet relaxed dinners for company; simple side dishes; slow-cooked
suppers served straight from the pot; weekend breakfasts that leave plenty of
time for reading the paper; and desserts anyone can master. From Spring Garden
Stew to Orange-Marinated Turkey Breast, Roast Side of Salmon to Creamy Chocolate
Tart, each dish is straightforward, contemporary, and elegant.
SEE: FOOD
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