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  Stories in Stone Paris - A Field...

  Douglas Keister

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  The intrigue of death in the City of Love 
  Paris, city of  lights, city of love, city of magic, city of art, city  of death. Around  twelve million people call the Paris metropolitan area  home, and  millions more call it their permanent home, including upwards  of seven  million in the catacombs in the Montparnasse district. 
  The  cemeteries and monuments in Stories in Stone Paris cut across a  wide  swath of the last two hundred years of Paris history. With this  field  guide in hand, discover the funerary architecture, memorials and   symbolism within twenty-eight of Paris’ notable resting places,   including GPS coordinates for many gravesites. 
  Douglas Keister has  authored more than thirty-five critically  acclaimed books. His wealth  of books on architecture has earned him the  title “America’s most noted  photographer of historic architecture.” His  book Stories in Stone: A  Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism has garnered a  number of glowing  reviews. Keister has also authored additional  cemetery guides titled  Forever Dixie, Forever L.A., and Stories in Stone  New York. He lives in  Chico, California.

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  Vino Business - The Cloudy World...

  Isabelle Saporta

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  “This sharp critique of French winemakers, and Bordeaux’s Saint Emilion region in particular, caused quite a stir when it was published in France in 2014” (Publishers Weekly).   Already provoking debate and garnering significant attention across France and within the wine world, Vino Business is a “truly eye-opening exposé” of the dark side of French wine by acclaimed investigative journalist Isabelle Saporta (Booklist).   In recent decades, Bordeaux has come under the influence of large-scale international investors. Unafraid to name names, Saporta sheds a harsh light on how this influence has corrupted the region’s centuries-old traditions of winemaking excellence. She uncovers how the classification system was manipulated in 2012 to ensure that the wines of Saint-Émilion—Bordeaux’s most prestigious appellation—were certified premier grand cru classé A. Giving extra points to a chateaux for the size of its parking lot, the quality of the wine itself counts for only thirty percent of that coveted rank.   In other chapters, Saporta investigates issues of wine labeling and pesticides, and draws comparisons to Champagne, Burgundy, and the rest of the wine world. “This fast-paced, provocative read” is a cri de coeur for the lost values of traditional winemaking (Dave DeSimone, Pittsburgh Tribune Review).

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  Eye to the Hills An

  Cameron McNeish

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  For over four decades, Cameron McNeish has chronicled Scotland's majestic landscapes and the outdoor communities who inhabit them. While much has changed, especially in terms of conservation and access, the hills themselves remain little altered, as do the reasons people visit them. In this collection of essays and diary entries, Cameron shines the light of experience on memory, and renews his vision, keen to share his insights with the many people who love Scotland's outdoors.

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  The Everest Years - The...

  Chris Bonington

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  Sir Chris Bonington is a household name as a result of his distinguished mountaineering career during which he has lead pioneering expeditions to the summits of some of the most stunning mountains in the world. The Everest Years shares the story of his relationship with the highest and most sought-after peak on the planet, Everest, and his ultimate fulfilment upon finally summiting in 1985 at age fifty.
  Bonington chronicles four expeditions to the Himalaya and Everest, including the 1975 South-West Face expedition on which he was leader and on which Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to summit the mountain. Bonington also recounts expeditions to K2 and The Ogre (Baintha Brakk) in the Karakoram, and Kongur, in China, describing passionately each attempt: the logistics, glory, and tragedy, seeking to explain his perpetual fascination with the highest points on earth, despite repeatedly enduring the trauma of losing friends, and often placing huge responsibility upon anxious loved ones left at home.
  The Everest Years reveals Bonington's love and appreciation for his ever-supportive wife Wendy, the loyal Sherpas, the companions sharing his mountain memories including Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker and Mo Anthoine, and of course the glorious peaks of the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges. Following I Chose to Climb and The Next Horizon, this final instalment of Bonington's autobiography will take you through a huge spectrum of brutally honest emotions and majestic landscapes.

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  Tex-Mex Takeout Recipes -...

  Darren Ray

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  Make the Best Tex-Mex Takeout Recipes at home and enjoy the authentic tastes of Tex-Mex cuisine. 
  The classic dishes of Tex-Mex cuisine include chili con carne, fajitas, tacos, and nachos. 
  These are well-known foods that many people regard to be comfort food. 
  Tex-Mex, short for Texan-Mexican, is an exciting blend of tastes and spices from Mexican, Spanish, Native American, and Berber influences handed down via tradition over many centuries, similar to other cuisines integrated into American society. 
  It is a dynamic cuisine that constantly grows and adds new flavors, gracefully adapting to changing preferences and demands. 
  This book has the following contents: An introduction to Tex-Mex takeaway cuisineTex-Mex cooking ingredientsCooking techniques and instruments required to produce authentic Tex-Mex meals 
  50 delicious Tex-Mex takeaway meals, including: Delicious appetizers, snacks, and dips like the Queso Dip, Bean & Cheese Nachos, and Chili Cheese FriesQuick sandwiches and wraps like the Beef Quesadilla, Shredded Chicken Burrito, and Santa Fe WrapHeartwarming soup dishes like the Caldo de Res or the Tortilla SoupSatisfying rice, salad, and bowl meals like the Chili Bowl or the Avocado Chicken Salad Classic taco dishes such as Carne Asada Tacos and Fish Tacos Favorite main dish dishes such as Picadillo or Tex-Mex Pizza 
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  History of Scotland -...

  Kelly Mass

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  Lucky you! You found a bundle! This is a combo book with multiple titles, which are the following: 
  Ghosts of Scotland: Whether you believe in the supernatural elements or not, it is fascinating to see how the idea of ghosts happened, and how it developed over the ages. Even if they're really there, it can be said that many individuals have been totally wrong about them. And so, it is pretty much up to us to study them and sort out what the most credible, spiritual truths could be, based upon our own beliefs blended with the stories and testaments of others. 
  Scottish History: Scotland is an old country with an ancient history. There is no doubt about that. Many traditions, words, symbols, and other cultural aspects we see as normal today, originate from Scotland. With all of this history and more in the past few centuries, when things got really interesting, let’s take a look at some of the best-known, most important factors of Scotland’s history, and what we can learn from them. 
  Wars of Scottish Independence: Knowing everything we do about siege warfare and the medieval way of conquering and being conquered, this book sheds more light on the series of wars that formed the initiative to become independent as a Scottish nation. There is much confusion about the Scottish wars of independence, and in this book, we will clarify some of that. 
  William Wallace: The Film "Brave Heart" has it right on some points but does a bad job with historic precision with others, most likely because they're just attempting to dramatize a Hollywood film, not promoting dull precision. Let's see what info we can learn from history about the real William Wallace. William Wallace was a Scottish knight.

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