Download or read book Pinot Girl written by Anna Maria Ponzi and published by Bristol Press. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate memoir by the daughter of one of Oregon's earliest wine families. In 1968, California cabernet and French wines ruled the world. That was, at least, until the Ponzis and a handful of other determined visionaries dared to consider winemaking in Oregon. Dick and Nancy Ponzi were among the first to grow and process Pinot Noir grapes in the then undiscovered Willamette Valley. They were neither farmers, winemakers, nor businesspeople, but they were motivated by their passion and were determined to realize their dream. With their three children in tow, the young couple helped the valley to expand into a world-class wine region with an international reputation for revolutionizing American Pinot Noir. Through intimate and candid prose, Anna Maria Ponzi shares an insider's view of this humble beginning--how a scrappy piece of land developed into a world-renowned wine business. Pinot Girl is an unforgettable, heartfelt account of the hard work, persistence, ingenuity, and collaboration it took to help establish this now famed wine region, told through the eyes of a young girl who grew up among the vines.
Download or read book Fashion written by Camilla Nickerson and published by Scalo Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion: Photography of the Nineties is a compilation of over two hundred images culled from the worlds of art and fashion. A chronicle of the fashion iconography of the Nineties, it places images familiar from magazines and style journals alongside their wilder, darker counterparts, many of which are published here for the first time. In these photographs the body and its gestures report on the defining characteristics of a decade. Postures of anxiety, insecurity and sexual uncertainty co-exist with fashion's more traditional celebrations. The ambiguity of gender and beauty lays bare our secret desires, dissolving the boundaries between what is worn and the way we wear it. Elegance and vulgarity, femininity and masculinity, art and fashion meet in the spaces separating the raw, the beautiful, the unkempt and the subversive. Out of the collision between style and the subconscious emerges a portrait of our time.
Download or read book A City Girl s Guide to the Kitchen written by Hillary Lynn Christman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, you will find easy, healthful, tantalizing recipes for every occasion that will hit the spot AND impress. Intertwined with funny anecdotes and real stories, A City Girl's Guide to the Kitchen offers not only step-by-step culinary lessons, tips, and wine pairings, but a recipe for young women making it on their own through all of life's trials and tribulations. Complete with an easy to understand wine guide as well as an index of cooking tips and pantry essentials, A City Girl's Guide to the Kitchen turns even the most complex cooking into an everyday affair.
Download or read book The Wine Lover s Daughter written by Anne Fadiman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Wine Lover’s Daughter, Anne Fadiman examines—with all her characteristic wit and feeling—her relationship with her father, Clifton Fadiman, a renowned literary critic, editor, and radio host whose greatest love was wine. An appreciation of wine—along with a plummy upper-crust accent, expensive suits, and an encyclopedic knowledge of Western literature—was an essential element of Clifton Fadiman’s escape from lower-middle-class Brooklyn to swanky Manhattan. But wine was not just a class-vaulting accessory; it was an object of ardent desire. The Wine Lover’s Daughter traces the arc of a man’s infatuation from the glass of cheap Graves he drank in Paris in 1927; through the Château Lafite-Rothschild 1904 he drank to celebrate his eightieth birthday, when he and the bottle were exactly the same age; to the wines that sustained him in his last years, when he was blind but still buoyed, as always, by hedonism. Wine is the spine of this touching memoir; the life and character of Fadiman’s father, along with her relationship with him and her own less ardent relationship with wine, are the flesh. The Wine Lover’s Daughter is a poignant exploration of love, ambition, class, family, and the pleasures of the palate by one of our finest essayists.
Download or read book Walk Of Fame written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curvy Girl Romance Series - USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author One night with a stranger… Kicking herself for letting her guard down and actually connecting with the sexy man whose name she doesn’t even know, Katherine misses the news that her toxic ex is back, and looking for her. She can’t let him find her, so she doesn’t think, she just runs. He never thought he’d see her again… Dillon doesn’t know what to think when his one night stand shows up on his doorstep. He starts to turn her away, but the terrified look in her eyes triggers all his protective instincts, and he knows he can’t let her leave. Time is against them… Dillon and Katherine grow closer every day. As her real life calls, they both know what’s happening won’t last, but that doesn’t stop them from wanting it to.
Download or read book Go On Girl written by Hilary Grossman and published by Hilary Grossman. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Little Lies meets Class Mom! Executive, wife, and mother of an outgoing first-grader, Sydney Clayton crushes her day-to-day obligations at work but flounders in the cutthroat world of parental politics. She manages to avoid the local drama until she’s faced with an ultimatum: join the Forest River PTA or risk her daughter becoming a social outcast. Sydney reluctantly becomes treasurer, and takes the recently vacated position of the president’s sidekick. If protecting the children’s freedom of speech, one best friend ban at a time, isn’t complicated enough, Sydney and her husband receive an unexpected offer for their house they don’t think they can refuse. Embroiled in the deception and manipulation rife among the elementary school moms, Sydney struggles. Should she sell the home she worked so hard to build in a town where betrayal runs rampant? Or should she stay put to avoid the fallout from uprooting her child? As Sydney focuses on what is best for her daughter, and lets go of her judgments, she finds friendship can develop in very unexpected ways. Warm, witty, and wise, Go On, Girl dramatizes the dilemmas of life in the suburbs and the bonds shared by women. "Hilary Grossman knocked it out of the park with her fourth novel. Go On, Girl is filled with humor and heart." - Meredith Schorr - Best Selling Author of The Boyfriend Swap and The Blogger Girl Series
Download or read book The Road to Burgundy written by Ray Walker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgundy Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion he couldn’t stifle. He quit his job and moved to France to start a winery—with little money, limited command of the French language, and no winemaking experience. He immersed himself in the extraordinary history of Burgundy’s vineyards and began honing his skills. Ray shares his journey to secure the region’s most coveted grapes. The Road to Burgundy is a glorious celebration of finding one’s true path in life and taking a chance—whatever the odds.
Download or read book Temple Dancer written by Amy Weintraub and published by Tumamoc Press. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEMPLE DANCER is a spiritual enigma that, like a double helix, entwines the lives of two women from disparate times and cultures. Wendy, a contemporary American artist turned therapist, and Saraswati, an Indian temple dancer in 1938, mirror each other's shame, loss, passion for their art and ultimate triumphs in love.
Download or read book The Neighbor written by Joseph Souza and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two neighboring couples are caught in a dangerous tangle of betrayal and deception in this “taut, twisty psychological thriller. Totally riveting” (James Hayman, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Bridge). When Leah and her husband, Clay, move from Seattle to Maine, she envisions a vibrant new neighborhood packed with families—playmates for the twins and new couple friends to bond with. But while Clay works long hours to establish his brewery, Leah is left alone each day in a nearly deserted housing development where the only other occupants prefer to keep to themselves. Bored and adrift, Leah finds herself watching Clarissa and Russell Gaines next door, envying their stylishly decorated home and their university careers. But Leah’s obsession with the intriguing, elegant Clarissa grows until she’s not just spying from afar but sneaking into their house, taking small objects…and reading Clarissa’s diary. It contains clues to a hidden turmoil Leah never guessed at—and a connection to a local college girl who’s disappeared. “Scary and disturbing with dark psychological twists and turns, it horrifies while it fascinates. I couldn’t turn away!”—Lisa Jackson, # 1 New York Times bestselling author
Download or read book The Spice Trader s Daughter written by Fran Orenstein and published by Saguaro Books, LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1685, sixteen-year-old Jean-Claude Dubois and his younger brothers escape from the violent terror against the Huguenots in France, sailing to his uncle, a spice trader in Prussia. On the voyage, Jean-Claude falls in love with Marie and they eventually marry and have a daughter, Katy. At thirteen, fluent in French, Katy is sent away to be the companion of spoiled, aristocratic Charlotte, daughter of the margrave of Königsberg to teach her French for her marriage into French nobility. A frightened Katy must accompany her to France, where she meets the blacksmith’s apprentice, Gilles. Their love appears doomed, when the family takes her to Versailles for the wedding. There, Katy meets her father’s enemy, King Louis IV, who charms her. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s dangerous brother, Franz pursues Katy to become his mistress. Although terrified of him, Katy is powerless. Drunk, Franz disgraces the family and the king banishes them from Versailles. Humiliated they return to the Chateau where Katy pledges her betrothal to Gilles. Franz, enraged at Katy’s stubborn refusal, frames Gilles for an attack on the margrave, sending the young couple fleeing for their lives across the French countryside.
Download or read book How to Walk in High Heels The Girl s Guide to Everything written by Camilla Morton and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From appreciating wine to understanding modern art, placing a bet to playing poker, wearing a hat to finding the mains, HOW TO WALK IN HIGH HEELS helps you navigate life's challenges with style. Funny and informative, filled with great quotes and fascinating facts, this will transform your approach to everything from getting dressed to hanging wallpaper. Turn your exasperated aaaaarrrrghs into confident ahhhhs!
Download or read book Wine written by Brittany Deal and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's hard to imagine a world without wine; I mean what else would we use to help us decipher the meaning of life, cope with dating mishaps, or get through an episode of The Bachelor? But do you know what makes great wine better than good wine? Or why one Chardonnay can taste totally different from another Chardonnay? How about why restaurants put us through the whole wine-pouring ritual? Savvy Girl: A Guide to Wine leaves out the boring details and gets straight to what you really want to know about wine: how to taste, talk about, buy, and enjoy it. We know that you don't need to be an expert on wine, you just want to be savvy. So get this five-hour read, get savvy, and then get back to your fabulous life.
Download or read book Make Every Girl Want You written by John Fate and published by Ajackal Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the complete guide to meeting women, approaching them, getting their contact information, asking them out, planning a first date, having great sex, and building a stronger relationship. The authors, 2 average guys who were pathetic with women utnil they set out on a mission to better understand women, share everything they learned on their journey. They became friends with numerous girls and now understand everything - from how women want to be appraoched to what they are looking for on a first date, from what makes them sleep with a man to what makes them stay in a relationship. Fate and Reil, co-founders of the successful personal advice website, Make Every Girl Want You, have taught thousands of men how to meet more women, have more sex, and build stronger relationships.
Download or read book The Bubbly Bar written by Maria C. Hunt and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing creative recipes the home bartender can make to impress friends--from classics like the Kir Royale to more contemporary pairings like the Ginger Snap--"The Bubbly Bar" also explains how to choose the best champagne in every price range.
Download or read book The Fabulous Girl s Code Red written by Kim Izzo and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling Fabulous Girl returns with more advice for the modern woman. Building on the enormous and continuing international success of their first book, The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum, Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh are back with more invaluable advice on how to travel with grace over the rocky terrain of work, relationships, sex and friendship. Code Red is a modern woman’s survival guide to managing the often delicate and extreme moments of her sophisticated life. Witty and frank, Code Red offers etiquette guidance on subjects relevant to the evolving Fabulous Girl, such as dating men with kids, ending affairs, surviving corporate mergers, changing careers mid-stream, or finding your husband in bed with another woman. In addition to the playful but frank advice Marsh and Izzo provide, they also reacquaint readers with the unforgettable Fabulous Girl, a character who vividly brings to life the etiquette lessons of Code Red. A beautifully designed original trade paperback, with spot illustrations throughout, Code Red is a wonderful graduation and friendship gift, a valuable handbook, and an engaging read.
Download or read book Tasting Victory written by Gerard Basset and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This the memoir of Gerard Basset, OBE, the greatest wine professional of his generation. A school dropout, Gerard had to come to England to discover his passion. He threw himself into learning everything he could about wine, immersing himself in the world of Michelin star restaurants and beginning the steep climb to the top of the career ladder. Tasting Victory charts his business successes: co-founding and selling the innovative Hotel du Vin chain and founding, with his wife Nina, the much-loved Hotel TerraVina. It recounts in detail just how he managed to earn his unprecedented sequence of qualifications; Gerard is the first and only individual to hold the famously difficult Master of Wine qualification simultaneously with that of Master Sommelier and MBA in Wine Business. But it is his pursuit of the most important award of all that forms the core of this book – how, at his seventh attempt, and after a training regime that would shame most Olympic athletes, the fifty-three-year-old Gerard Basset was finally crowned the Best Sommelier of the World, and acknowledged as the greatest sommelier of his generation. Gerard's memoir is not only the story of how a champion is made, but also a record of how fine dining and hospitality changed in England, going from stale and unexciting to the world-leading sector it is today. Above all, it’s a book about succeeding against great odds: in typical fashion it was when he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus that Gerard responded by deciding to write Tasting Victory, which he completed shortly before his death in January 2019.
Download or read book Keto Your Way written by Julie Smith and published by Victory Belt Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her new book, Keto Your Way, Julie Smith shows you how to create a customized plan for adopting a ketogenic lifestyle tailored to your specific needs, taste buds, and budget. With so many ways to approach keto, this book provides you with the information and tools you need to find the approach that matches your lifestyle and to make informed food choices that satisfy your unique nutritional needs. Julie also teaches you how to eat intuitively and to listen to your body in a way that takes the “diet” out of keto and makes it about living a life that is sustainable for you. With a keto template and Julie’s guidance, you can lose weight and become your healthiest you! As a busy mother of four, Julie knows the value of time and the realities of needing to stick to a budget. In Keto Your Way, she presents more than 140 simple and easy family-friendly recipes made with budget-friendly ingredients that can be found in just about any grocery store. She also offers tips and tricks for overcoming hurdles to achieve lasting success. Leave behind the one-size-fits-all approach and embrace keto—your way.
