Download or read book Sweet Tooth written by Kate Hopkins and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of candy-how it evolved from medicine and a luxury to today's Kit Kat bars and M&M's Told through the Kate Hopkins' travels in Europe and the U.S., Sweet Tooth is a first-hand account of her obsession with candy and a detailed look at its history and development. The sugary treats we enjoy today have a prominent past entertaining kings, curing the ill, and later developing into a billion-dollar industry. The dark side of this history is that the confectionery industry has helped create an environment of unhealthy overindulgence, has quelled any small business competition that was deemed to be a risk to any large company's bottom line, and was largely responsible for the slave trade that evolved during the era of colonization. Candy's history is vast and complex and plays a distinct part in the growth of the Western world. Thanks to the ubiquity of these treats which allows us to take them for granted, that history has been hidden or forgotten. Until now. Filled with Hopkins' trademark humor and accompanied by her Candy Grab Bag tasting notes, Sweet Tooth is a must-read for everybody who considers themselves a candy freak.
Download or read book I ll Be Home written by Jim McGrath and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winner of more awards than any editorial writer in the Albany Times Union's history, Jim McGrath was both an Albany institution and a keen observer of the world beyond his beloved adopted city. When he died in 2013 at the age of fifty-six, the newspaper lost a writer who combined a passionate advocacy for society's most vulnerable people with a scathing disregard for the elite whose actions created an underclass in the United States. His writing was often elegiac, but his take on his adopted home state of New York and his beloved Albany was variously bemused, witty, irreverent, and indignant. He could relate to the plight of the minimum-wage worker as easily as he could talk to a US senator, and he feared no one. His editorials and commentaries charted many of the most critical issues in New York and the country: the death penalty, civil liberties, gay rights, historic presidential campaigns, the economy, terrorism, and more—all with an incisiveness that remains relevant, if not more so, in the present political era. In addition to his editorials and op-eds, I'll Be Home contains essays, critiques, and other writings that have never before been published, as well as appraisals of his work and life by former colleagues Rex Smith, Fred LeBrun, Dan Lynch, and others. The book is both a tribute to a memorable newspaperman and an insider's perspective on politics and life through the lens of an editorial writer, a position that Jim described as "a great seat at a really weird show."
Download or read book I Promise You I ll Be Home written by Al Martinez and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the Ridgerunner. After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the Los Angeles Times where he would earn three shared Pulitzer Prizes. Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career, his letters home capture his experiences eloquently and with depth of understanding as they express the dangers, hardships, fear, friendships, and even humor of life at the front. His vivid, often humorous pen-and-ink drawings portray scenes from the front lines.
Download or read book I ll Be Home for Mischief written by Jacqueline Frost and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innkeeper Holly White is decking the halls this Christmas season, but someone is on the naughty list when a body is discovered in the fifth installment in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost. It’s Christmastime in Mistletoe, Maine, and the Historical Society has launched a widespread campaign to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary. Descendants of the founding family, the Snows, have returned for the first time, and Holly is determined to make the family’s visit magical. In an attempt to put Mistletoe on the map, Holly’s mother, a respected local baker, attempts to break a record by baking the world’s largest gingerbread man, but her plans are whisked away when Mr. Snow’s body ends up in the batter. When Mr. Moore, the local mistletoe farmer, is accused of the crime, Holly reprises her role as amateur sleuth to protect the sweet older man. Between hosting the inconsolable Mrs. Snow and other guests at the inn, receiving threatening messages telling her to stop her investigation, and preparing for her first wedding anniversary with Sheriff Evan Gray, she might need a Christmas miracle to survive. When someone breaks into Holly’s office and scratches a warning into her desk, she knows she has little time left. Can Holly uncover the killer before someone else gets burned, or is her involvement a recipe for trouble?
Download or read book Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween written by Jerry Pallotta and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Halloween night. While a mother is upstairs getting her daughter's costume ready, lots of trick-or-treaters stop by the house -- from werewolves, ghosts, and zombies to witches, bats, dinosaurs, and more! But are they really real? Jerry Pallotta and David Biedrzycki team up again in this spine-tingling story that's as giggle-inducing as Who Will Help Santa This Year and Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?
Download or read book I ll Be Home For Christmas written by William J. Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Carol Anne Smith is the quintessential "Daddy's Girl", who not only looks up to, but idolizes her father; an author of the best-selling Skippy McCracken series of novels, about a wise-cracking detective.Carol Anne's father's book-agent, Martin Fendlestein sets up a 6-city,3-week tour in December of 2024, the tour running right up to Christmas Eve, which forces him to rush home, but then a snowstorm in the middle of the country throws a monkey-wrench in those plans, so will Carol Anne's Daddy get home in time for Christmas?
Download or read book I ll Be Home for Christmas Movies written by Brandon Gray and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies is the unofficial fan guide to Hallmark holiday movies, from the creators of the wildly popular Deck the Hallmark podcast. Hosts and best friends Brandon Gray, Daniel "Panda" Pandolph, and Dan Thompson share reviews that make you feel like you're watching these holiday favorites with your best buds, discussing warm Christmas feelings and absolutely bonkers plot twists with equal enthusiasm. And thanks to original interviews with the movies' stars and creators, fans will find out insider information on the making of the movies and learn answers to pressing questions: Why do the lead characters keep coming down with amnesia? Why do so many female stock brokers and lawyers find themselves forced to plan parties? And do all of the stories take place within something called the "Kennyverse"? To complete the perfect Christmas package, the book is also chock-full of ideas for hosting your own holiday movie-watching party, complete with delicious recipes. Featuring dozens of full-color photos throughout, I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies is as cozy and sparkly as the movies themselves.
Download or read book If You Lived Here You d Be Home Now written by Claire LaZebnik and published by 5 Spot. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the well-loved author of Knitting Under the Influence and The Smart One and the Pretty One comes a new novel about a young single mother trying to move out of her family's shadow. Rickie left home a long time ago-so how is it that at the age of twenty-five, she's living with her parents again, and sleeping in the bedroom of her childhood home? At least one thing has changed since high school: She now has a very sweet but frequently challenging son named Noah, who attends the same tony private LA school she herself attended. Rickie fit in fine when she was a student, but now her age and tattoos make her stand out from all the blond Stepford moms, who are desperate to know why someone so young-and so unmarried-has a kid in first grade. Already on the defensive, Rickie goes into full mother-tigress mode when her small and unathletic son tells her that the gym teacher is out to get him. She storms the principal's office, only to discover that Andrew Fulton, the coach, is no dumb jock. As her friendship with Andrew develops, Rickie finds herself questioning her assumptions-about motherhood, being a grown-up, and falling in love.
Download or read book I ll Be Home for Christmas written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects four stories about the Christmas season, including a businessman planning to buy a woman's family property out from under her, and a gift wrap business owner and her manager at odds during the holiday season.
Download or read book A Question of Identity written by Jonathan Rowe and published by Nelson Publishing&Marketing. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tabloid reporter David Fisher, an overeducated, underachieving scofflaw, is wasting his talent and wallowing in a mid-life crisis. That is, until the day he stumbles upon the story of a fugitive radical hiding in his hometown. Fisher becomes obsessed with uncovering her true identity. At the same time, he becomes hopelessly bewitched by the sexy and mysterious Janet Fickle. Fisher desperately pursues these women and soon the question of identity takes on a more mysterious and pressing relevance. This is a clever, funny and gritty book!
Download or read book Soup Day A Board Book written by Melissa Iwai and published by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in board book A young girl and her mother shop to buy ingredients for vegetable soup. At home, they work together--step by step--to prepare the meal. A little later, the family sits down to enjoy a special dinner. Melissa Iwai's Soup Day celebrates the importance of making a nutritious meal and sharing in the process as a family. A Christy Ottaviano Book
Download or read book You d Be Home Now written by Kathleen Glasgow and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Girl in Pieces comes a stunning novel that Vanity Fair calls “impossibly moving” and “suffused with light”. In this raw, deeply personal story, a teenaged girl struggles to find herself amidst the fallout of her brother's addiction in a town ravaged by the opioid crisis. For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was. Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all? Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be "cured," the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many "ghostie" addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself. A journey of one sister, one brother, one family, to finally recognize and love each other for who they are, not who they are supposed to be, You'd Be Home Now is Kathleen Glasgow's glorious and heartbreaking story about the opioid crisis, and how it touches all of us.
Download or read book I d Rather Be with You written by Mary B. Morrison and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nursing wealthy businessman Chicago DuBois back to health was the least Loretta Lovelace figured she could do. After all, it was her bet that set off Loretta's stalker--and put Madison's husband at death's door. And with Madison out of the country, Loretta couldn't resist looking after Chicago's interests and reigniting his passion for life--in and out of bed. But now Madison wants to take back what's no longer hers, and that's a mistake Loretta plans to make her regret"--Amazon.com.
Download or read book The Curse of the Werepenguin written by Allan Woodrow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young Frankenstein meets The Princess Bride in the most hysterically hilarious book I've read in years."--Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author All orphan Bolt Wattle has ever wanted was to find his true family. When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for Bolt, he wonders if he's getting closer to finding his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt from asking questions. Things couldn't get any worse . . . until midnight, when the Baron bites Bolt and turns him into a half boy, half penguin. Then things really couldn't get worse-- nope, wait, they get a lot worse. With the help and hindrance of a plucky girl who just might be the world's greatest bandit, a whale cult led by a man whose weapon is a stale loaf of French bread, and a sinister but friendly fortune-teller who can't stop cackling, Bolt's on a quest to reverse the curse, return to human form, and stop the Baron from taking over the country of Brugaria with his army of mind-controlled penguins in what might be the weirdest--and funniest--middle-grade novel you've ever read.
Download or read book All My Halloweens written by Elizabeth Myles and published by Eight Oh Six/Tangential Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Hillingham Hollow, Texas, the wholesome Houston suburb where romance abounds, and magic is rumored to be in the air… A Pumpkin Princess for the Vampire King. She’s the 20-year-old hometown sweetheart of tiny Hillingham Hollow, Texas. He’s a 28-year-old Gothic rock singer rumored to be part vampire. Their upcoming wedding has entranced the Hillingham Hollow locals, but how did they meet, and what happened to make them fall desperately in love? Find out in this sweet and humorous paranormal holiday romance. Book 5: All My Halloweens Twenty-year-old Autumn Joy Alejandro is getting married. Somehow, the former Hillingham Hollow High homecoming queen and recent Harvest Festival Pumpkin Princess has managed to land one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, twenty-eight-year-old Gothic rock singer Corvin Covarrubias. When the tall, dark, and extraordinarily handsome star escorts his new bride-to-be back to the suburbs for their highly publicized wedding, all of Hillingham Hollow is immediately entranced. Autumn Joy is sweet and friendly, known for her almost angelic levels of kindness and generosity. Corvin is just the opposite, a worldly international celebrity with a dour image and devilish reputation, rumored to be a real-life vampire. The unusual pair captures the locals’ imaginations, and soon speculations about their alliance are swirling. According to many hopeful Hillingham singles, the “marriage of light and darkness” taking place in the heart of their community will be a charmed event, guaranteeing every guest their own happily-ever-after. But how did this special event come to be in the first place? What happened when Autumn Joy and Corvin met, and how did they fall so desperately in love? Read their story in All My Halloweens. Content advisory for Book 5: All My Halloweens: sexual references, sensual kissing, and one closed door wedding night scene
Download or read book Upstate New York written by Elizabeth J. Cockey and published by BookPros, LLC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upstate New York is an illustrated history of the countryside in the Upper Hudson River Valley, including six towns that played an important role in the American Revolution. It is a ¿travel¿ book that discusses the life and times of the people who live there now and who lived there in days gone by.
Download or read book A Night in Halloween House written by Elyse Willems and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Halloween night, the spookiest night of the year. Billy and his friends are trick-or-treating without parents for the first time ever! But things take a turn for the frightful when a series of escalating events force the kids inside Bryerwood House, the rundown and ramshackle residence that locals claim to be haunted. Can this rag-tag group of misfits navigate bullies, the weird new girl at school, and survive A Night in Halloween House? Brimming with nostalgia, A Night in Halloween House harkens back to Halloweens of youth. A time before cell phones and the Internet, where candy ruled supreme, kids played outside until the streetlamps came on, and campfire ghost stories were accepted as fact.
