Download or read book Spaghetti Tree written by Alasdair Scott Sutherland and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From culinary desert to gastro heaven: The Spaghetti Tree shows how the transformation of Britain's food culture was sparked by two extraordinary Italians. Mario and Franco opened La Trattoria Terrazza in London's Soho in 1959. It soon became the most famous and influential restaurant in London, launching a social and gastronomic revolution.
Download or read book A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce written by Massimo Montanari and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprisingly wide-ranging journey into the story of this beloved dish and “an utterly fascinating discourse on food history” (The Daily Beast). Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, this is a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognizable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange. Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds—a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of who we are? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth. Historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically—by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected. As he shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, finding the origin of spaghetti—or anything else—is not as simple as it may seem. By tracing the history of the one of Italy’s “national dishes” —from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the twentieth century—he reveals that in order to understand our own identity, we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions. “Montanari’s research will delight readers and provide plenty of fodder for dinner-table discussion.” —Booklist “Full of delicious details.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Real Or Fake written by Emily Krieger and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "See if the truth triumphs as you encounter suspicious stories, fishy facts, lying lists, and more"--
Download or read book Mobituaries written by Mo Rocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.
Download or read book Found Footage Horror Films written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the horror subgenre du jour, found footage horror's amateur filmmaking look has made it available to a range of budgets. Surviving by adapting to technological and cultural shifts and popular trends, found footage horror is a successful and surprisingly complex experiment in blurring the lines between quotidian reality and horror's dark and tantalizing fantasies. Found Footage Horror Films explores the subgenre's stylistic, historical and thematic development. It examines the diverse prehistory beyond Man Bites Dog (1992) and Cannibal Holocaust (1980), paying attention to the safety films of the 1960s, the snuff-fictions of the 1970s, and to television reality horror hoaxes and mockumentaries during the 1980s and 1990s in particular. It underscores the importance of The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Activity (2007), and considers YouTube's popular rise in sparking the subgenre's recent renaissance.
Download or read book Really written by Steve Elliott and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facts, facts, facts! We are surrounded by facts: some strange, some horrific, some unbelievable, and some funny. Those facts make us who we are. Humans are a curious species and we all want to know the truth. Astronomy, animals, plants, the human body, science, history, people, war, and the Earth are all interesting subjects about which most of us know very little. This book contains many known facts that you probably didn’t know before, but will make you say, “Really!?” Did you know that our galaxy, the Milky Way, and our nearest neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy, are on a collision course? But not to worry, the two galaxies won’t collide for about four billion years. Really!?
Download or read book April Fool s Day Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone written by Amelia LaRoche and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read jokes, limericks, tongue twisters, and knock-knock jokes about April Fool's Day. Also find out fun facts about the holiday"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Seeing Through Internet Hoaxes written by Fiona Young-Brown and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to today's nonstop news cycle and the omnipresence of the internet, the search for facts can be more difficult than ever. A rumor or untruth can be shared at the touch of a button. This volume analyzes the various types of hoaxes that appear online and in the news, providing readers with a comprehensive set of tools to discover whether or not a story, image, or quotation is true. Hoaxes covered range from the historical Piltdown Man to the recent Pizzagate. This book fosters critical thinking and media literacy skills that can be applied to content of all kinds.
Download or read book The Adventures of Dewey the Alien written by Marshall Lefferts and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Adventures of Dewey the Alien, two species, galaxies apart, meet by chance and share adventures neither has ever imagined possible. New characters and unexpected challenges will test every fiber of both Alien and Human as they find themselves in dilemmas way over their heads and struggle to survive the daunting consequences. Book One of this trilogy is a thrilling journey of imagination without boundaries—one that will leave you wanting more from upcoming episodes in the incredible adventures of Dewey the Alien.
Download or read book Where in the World written by Helen Lee and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interesting Facts for Curious Minds written by Benny White and published by Benny White. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Interesting Facts for Curious Minds: Lots of random but amazing facts about history, science, humanity and everything else" Discover an intriguing collection of fun facts that will pique your curiosity and quench your thirst for knowledge. In "Interesting Facts for Curious Minds" we present you with a diverse selection of amazing information from different fields such as history, science, culture and many more. Find out, for example, which country has the oldest existing democracy in the world or which curious inventions mankind has produced. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of science and learn about amazing phenomena and discoveries that amaze us. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge, excel at small talk, or just satisfy your curiosity, this book is an essential companion. With an entertaining writing style and a variety of topics and facts, this is a book that you will return to again and again. "Interesting Facts for Curious Minds" is suitable for readers of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you're a history lover, interested in science, or just have a passion for knowledge, this book has something for everyone. With the purchase of this book you not only get a rich source of fascinating facts, but also a fun reading experience that immerses you in the world of knowledge. Let yourself be surprised by the unexpected and exciting facts and broaden your horizons. So don't hesitate any longer! Order "Interesting Facts for Curious Minds" today and enter a world of wonder and amazing discoveries.
Download or read book A Treasury of Deception written by Michael Farquhar and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We may say that honesty is the best policy, but history—to say nothing of business, politics, and the media—suggests otherwise. In this infinitely citable book, the author of two bestselling treasuries of scandal recounts some of the greatest deceptions of all time. With what forged document did the Vatican lay claim to much of Europe? Who wrote Hitler’s diaries? Why do millions still believe the vague doggerel that Nostradamus passed off as prophecy? Organizing his material by theme (con artists, the press, military trickery, scientific fraud, imposters, great escapes, and more), Michael Farquhar takes in everything from the hoodwinking of Hitler to Vincent “the Chin” Gigante’s thirty-year crazy act. A Treasury of Deception is a zestful, gossipy exposé—and celebration—of mendacity. A Treasury of Deception also includes: Ten tricksters from scripture Ten great liars in literature Ten egregious examples of modern American doublespeak Ten classic deceptions from Greek mythology
Download or read book Whit s End Mealtime Devotions written by Crystal Bowman and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking—and learning—with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.
Download or read book Waterloo Sunrise written by John Davis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an urban history of London during the pivotal years of the 1960s and 1970s, when the metropolis was transformed from an industrial city that the Victorians might have recognised to an embryonic modern 'world city.' Previous work on London in these years has tended to focus upon the 1960s -in particular the 'Swinging London' phenomenon. Mary Quant, Carnaby Street and the King's Road, Chelsea, all appear in these pages, but it is argued that the 'swinging moment' of the mid-sixties was a passing symptom of a much broader transformation from an industrial to a service-based city, and it is that transformation which this book examines. London is too complex and diverse a city to be comprehended in a simple linear narrative; this book adopts instead an innovative approach to urban history, by which London life and London's transformation are examined through a number of case studies looking at specific themes and areas of the city. Consumerism and the 'experience economy', home ownership and gentrification, deindustrialisation and deprivation, racial tension and unemployment, the attrition of public services and the steady loss of confidence in public agencies - national and local - emerge as overarching themes from the individual case studies in this book. Their combined effect, it is argued, was to prepare the ground for the Britain that Margaret Thatcher is usually held to have created after 1979 - without Thatcher herself having anything to do it"--
Download or read book A Side of Murder written by Amy Pershing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is known for seafood, sand, surf, and, now…murder. Samantha Barnes was always a foodie. And when the CIA (that’s the Culinary Institute of America) came calling, she happily traded in Cape Cod for the Big Apple. But then the rising young chef’s clash with another chef (her ex!) boils over and goes viral. So when Sam inherits a house on the Cape and lands a job writing restaurant reviews, it seems like the perfect pairing. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, a lot. The dilapidated house comes with an enormous puppy. Her new boss is, well, bossy. And the town’s harbor master is none other than her first love. Nonetheless, Sam’s looking forward to reviewing the Bayview Grill—and indeed the seafood chowder is divine. But the body in the pond outside the eatery was not on the menu. Sam is certain this is murder. But as she begins to stir the pot, is she creating a recipe for her own untimely demise?
Download or read book Messy Bookshop Mysteries Books 1 3 written by Jessica Brimer and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in 'Messy Bookshop Mysteries', a series of cozy mystery novels by Jessica Brimer, now available in one volume! A Binding Chance: Garnet Stone loves working in Teresa's Bookstore, a cozy little store in East Tennessee. But after a body is found at the bookstore, the new sheriff believes that Jane, the owner's niece, is the killer. Unusual clues point to multiple people, but the suspects all have alibis. Can Garnet solve the perfect crime and save Teresa's Bookstore? Book High And Low: In the East Tennessee bookstore, Bind Me Again, books are piled high and the shelves are fully stocked. After Garnet and Jane find a death certificate tucked inside one of the books, they discover that the deceased is a missing person from twenty years ago. Soon after, freelance editor Jacob Rome is found murdered behind the store. With everyone around them seemingly lying - including the dead man - can Garnet and Jane find the killer? Up On the Bookshop, the Body Fell: During an author signing at Voss-of-Books, Garnet attends to support Leo. But what should be a straightforward plan changes to a murder investigation, as author Yasmin Starr is found dead on the rooftop. Leo is the primary suspect, but Garnet is sure that he's not the culprit. With the victim's list of enemies as long as a tangled strand of Christmas bulbs, can Garnet find the real killer and bring them to justice?
Download or read book Up On the Bookshop the Body Fell written by Jessica Brimer and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-04-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forecast for Christmas in Sevier Oak, Tennessee is rain with a high chance of a humbug. But Garnet Stone won’t let the gloomy weather ruin her first holiday with new boyfriend, Leo Voss, including a storm cloud named Drake. Leo’s grandpa doesn’t approve of his grandson dating his bookstore’s rival. During an author signing at Voss-of-Books, Garnet attends to support Leo and hopes to demonstrate her worth to Drake. What should be a straightforward plan crumbles. Author Yasmin Starr is a shameless flirt and sets her sights on Leo. Shortly into the signing, Yasmin takes a break - and goes missing. Garnet helps with the search, only to find Leo standing over Yasmin’s body on the rooftop. While the police turn to him as their primary suspect, Garnet strives to prove he’s not the culprit. Yasmin made plenty of enemies in her brief visit to Sevier Oak and the suspects list is as long as a tangled strand of Christmas bulbs. Can Garnet bring the real killer to justice?
