Author : Pnina Jacobson
Publisher : One Egg Is a Fortune
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,1 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780987157706
A stunning cookbook, One Egg is a Fortune - featuring recipes, stories and biographies from fifty well-known Jewish people from around the world - showcases the diversity of Jewish life. While each person tells a unique story, their anecdotes reveal that the enjoyment of food is the common thread that binds all people together. This timeless book presents over 100 delicious recipes with clear, easy-to-follow instructions.
Author : Jennifer 8 Lee
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0446511706
If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.
Author : Colette Brown
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1780998384
You've tried the tarot, ruminated with the runes and are all angel-carded out! Now try the less well known, the tribal, the forgotten and the truly bonkers! Divination, the art of prediction or psychic insight by use of supernatural means, can be accurate and fun! ,
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Page : 966 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
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Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
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Author : David Blixt
Publisher : Sordelet Ink
Page : 1057 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1944540059
"Blixt is a man of many talents - actor, director, author. In his hands, history comes to bright, blazing life." - Sharon Kay Penman, author of Lionheart and The Sunne In Splendour Prepare to be swept away by the thrilling epic of love, destiny, and treacherous adventure with the third book in David Blixt's mesmerizing Star-Crossed Series! In the turbulent world of Renaissance Italy, 'Fortune's Fool' continues the saga of Romeo and Juliet like you've never seen before. Italy, 1326. Cesco, the mercurial heir to Verona, is thrust into a deadly game of politics under the stern guidance of a relentless master. Meanwhile, Pietro Alaghieri embarks on a treacherous journey to the heart of the Papacy in Avignon, fighting for Cesco's rightful place and battling excommunication. Little does he know that a cunning enemy, long in the shadows, is poised to shatter his life and seize Verona's throne. As Cesco faces trials of wit and courage, he finds himself pitted against a power-hungry cousin, an enigmatic assassin, and even the formidable Holy Roman. Separated from his allies, Cesco's fate hangs in the balance as a harrowing series of adventures reveal a secret long hidden, one that threatens Cesco's only chance for true happiness. Inspired by Shakespeare, Dante, and Petrarch, this Renaissance novel of intrigue and passion reflects the heights of drama, exploring the capricious whims of lady Fortune, who has her favorites—and her fools. Replete with swashbuckling adventure, unrequited love, and brutal treachery, this epic journey recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, and Dorothy Dunnett.
Author : Max Brand
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 12,43 MB
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8027301467
Anthony Hazzard is a brute money lender with a dark secret. On Christmas Eve, he finds a young man half-frozen in the snow and recognizes him as escaped convict Harry Fortune. Hazzard rescues him and takes him home, intending to turn him in for the reward, but both Harry Fortune and Hazzard's warm-hearted niece mistake his action for one of kindness. As Hazzard cunningly maneuvers so as to realize how to make the largest profit possible for his planned betrayal, his selfish acts keep on being misinterpreted as more kindness and benevolence. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more.
Author : Bruce Coville
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1497668565
On the Oregon trail, a theater troupe strives to reach California After months in the cramped confines of a Conestoga wagon, Fortune Plunkett is dreaming of the life she left behind in Charleston. It was her father’s dream to lead his band of actors to California, but he died on the trail. Fortune’s only inheritance is a trunk of old costumes, a handful of plays, and a passionate drive to reach the Pacific Ocean, no matter what hardships she might endure along the way. At the time of her father’s death, the actors were heading toward an engagement in the little town of Busted Heights—a place that held a fascination for Fortune’s father that he never explained. There Fortune meets the greenhorn Jamie Halleck, a naive young man who convinces her to let him join the group. With Jamie onboard, they hit the trail again, ready to reach California and find their destiny. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville including rare images from the author’s collection.
Author : Judith E. French
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1601830947
An outlaw Scotsman and a manor's independent young mistress form an unconventional partnership--in adventure and in love. . . Pirate, convict, and runaway bond servant, Kincaid is just the man Lady Elizabeth Lacy Bennett has been searching for. Now he's found, and as far as Bess is concerned, hanging is too easy an escape for the scoundrel who stole her beloved horse--and dared to repay her with a searing kiss. For despite his crimes, Kincaid is a valuable worker--worth every penny she has paid for his indenture--and the ideal guide to help find a lost treasure that could save her Maryland plantation from ruin. She may be mad to trust the charismatic Scotsman, for it's clear he desires more from her than freedom, but Bess was raised to finish what she starts, and to follow her heart--even if she may lose it. . . "A superb storyteller. . .I loved it!" --Linda Ladd 150,000 Words
Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 46,23 MB
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786459956
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
