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  Sweet Land of Liberty - A...

  Rossi Anastopoulo

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  A delicious and delightful narrative history of pie in AmericaFrom pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving to apple pie on the Fourth of July, nearly every American shares a certain nostalgia for a simple circle of crust and filling. But for centuries, pie has been a malleable icon, equally enjoyed at the table and coopted for social and political purposes. After all, it was a slice of cherry pie denied at the Woolworth’s lunch counter that ignited a wave of anti-segregation protests across the South during the civil rights movement. Molasses pie, a Southern favorite, captures the legacies of racial trauma and oppression passed down from America’s history of slavery, and Jell-O pie exemplifies the pressures and contradictions of gender roles in an evolving modern society. We all know the warm comfort of the so-called all-American apple pie … but just how did pie become the symbol of a nation?In Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies, food writer Rossi Anastopoulo cracks open our relationship to pie with wit and good humor. She traces the pies woven into our history, following the evolution of our country across centuries of innovation and change and examining how America’s relationship with this iconic dessert impacted culture across eras—and vice versa. With corresponding recipes for each chapter, Sweet Land of Liberty is an entertaining, informative, and utterly charming food history for bakers, dessert lovers, and history aficionados alike. Ultimately, the story of pie is the story of America itself, and it’s time to dig in.

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  Never Mind the Quantocks - How...

  Stuart Maconie

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  In this hilarious and heart-warming collection of essays, the bestselling author reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. 
   
  From the splendor of the Pennines and the Lake District to the drama of the Dorset coast; from the canals of the Midlands to wildest Scotland, this book is an attempt to explain a passion for walking and the delights it can bring. 
   
  Culled from Stuart Maconie’s monthly column in Country Walking, it’s full of the beautiful places, magical moments and wonderful characters he has encountered on his travels. It discusses such intrepid adventures as taking on the famous “Wainwright” fells of the Lake District, walking Hadrian’s Wall with colleague Mark Radcliffe, and why the most important things to carry in a rucksack are a transistor radio and a small bottle of red wine. 
   
  Praise for Stuart Maconie 
   
  “Maconie makes a jovial, self-deprecating narrator. Sharp and funny.” —The Guardian 
   
  “He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell.” —The Observer 
   
  “Stuart Maconie is the best thing to come out of Wigan since the A58 to Bolton.” —Peter Kay 
   
  “An heir to Alan Bennett . . . stirring and rather wonderful.” —The Sunday Times

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  WEDDING PERFECTION - The Art of...

  Scott Messina

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  Whether you know someone who is getting married, or in the middle of planning your own wedding, Wedding Perfection is for you. This audiobook clarifies uncertainties and answers many questions every couple has about their big day. Wedding Perfection is an on-the-go reference guide, wedding planner, and therapist rolled into one. There is no reason why the most important, fun, special day of someone’s life should be tainted by uncertainty, stress, or uninformed decisions. Some of the issues addressed in this book include:TIPS FOR SELECTING YOUR DATETIME, AND LOCATIONHOW TO PROPERLY RESEARCH AND HIRE VENDORSTHE PERFECT WEDDING ITINERARY (EXCLUSIVE)HOW TO DEAL WITH WEDDING STRESSTRUE WEDDING HAPPENINGS (& NIGHTMARES)COLORFUL PICTORIALS & CELEBRITY WEDDING RECAPS 
  Brides, this audiobook is your roadmap. It will guide you down the path to the wedding of your dreams with sage advice and some much-appreciated humor. For all you grooms, this audiobook is your trusted wedding cliff notes that will help you understand the psychology of a wedding so you can support your lovely bride-to-be! As you listen along, you will probably wonder how Scott Messina has taken numerous years of planning wisdom, and consolidated it all into one audiobook. The answer is simple: direct, honest, full disclosure, and narrated from the perspective of an experienced wedding professional who tells it like it is... for better or worse! Wedding Perfection is a distillation of two plus decades of research. Armed with Wedding Perfection, you will gain confidence and learn about both the right and wrong way to proceed on this memorable journey.

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  Still Life - Adventures in...

  Melissa Milgrom

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  After her curiosity is piqued by a safari gone awry, a journalist delves into the curious world of taxidermy and shares her findings. 
   
  It’s easy to dismiss taxidermy as a kitschy or morbid sideline, the realm of trophy fish and jackalopes or an anachronistic throwback to the dusty diorama. Yet theirs is a world of intrepid hunter-explorers, eccentric naturalists, and gifted museum artisans, all devoted to the paradoxical pursuit of creating the illusion of life. 
   
  Into this subculture of passionate animal-lovers ventures journalist Melissa Milgrom, whose journey stretches from the anachronistic family workshop of the last chief taxidermist for the American Museum of Natural History to the studio where an English sculptor, granddaughter of a surrealist artist, preserves the animals for Damien Hirst’s most disturbing artworks. She wanders through Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities in the final days of its existence to watch dealers vie for preserved Victorian oddities, and visits the Smithsonian’s offsite lab, where taxidermists transform zoo skins into vivacious beasts. She tags along with a Canadian bear trapper and former Roy Orbison impersonator—the three-time World Taxidermy Champion—as he resurrects an extinct Irish elk using DNA studies and Paleolithic cave art for reference; she even ultimately picks up a scalpel and stuffs her own squirrel. Transformed from a curious onlooker to an empathetic participant, Milgrom takes us deep into the world of taxidermy and reveals its uncanny appeal. 
   
  “Hilarious but respectful.” —Washington Post 
   
  “Engrossing.” —New Yorker 
   
  “[A] delightful debut . . . Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers.” —Chicago Tribune 
   
  “Milgrom’s lively account will appeal to readers who enjoyed Mary Roach’s quirky science books.” —Library Journal

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  Fifty Places to Hike Before You...

  Chris Santella

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  A breathtaking guide to fifty of the world’s greatest locations to hike, as selected by the experts who have been there. 
   
  Fifty Places to Hike Before You Die is the latest offering in the bestselling Fifty Places series. Chris Santella, along with top expedition leaders, explores the world’s greatest walking adventures. Some, such as the Lunana Snowman Trek in Bhutan and the Kangshung Valley Trek in Tibet, are grueling multiweek adventures at high altitudes. Others, such as Japan’s Nakesando Trail, move leisurely from village to village, allowing walkers to immerse themselves in the local culture. Whether it’s climbing the Rwandan mountains to view mountain gorillas or strolling through bistros along Italy’s Amalfi Coast, there’s a memorable hike at everyone’s level within these 50 chapters. With commentaries from expert trekkers and insider tips that lead the reader off the beaten path, Santella has again captured the special characteristics that make these must-visit destinations.

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  Caesar's Great Success -...

  Alexander Merow, Agostino Von...

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  An in-depth look at the world’s first ever military logistical supply system and how it fed Caesar’s armies in the field. 
   
  Logistics have become a principal, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied, and the larger the army, the greater the logistical difficulties that have to be overcome. Two thousand years ago, when communications were far more primitive, the size of armies was limited by the difficulties of supply. It was because the Romans developed a sophisticated supply system that they were able to maintain large armies in the field—armies that conquered much of the then known world. 
   
  In Caesar’s Great Success, the authors examine and detail the world’s first ever fully-developed logistical supply system—the forerunner of today’s complex arrangements. This includes an examination of the sea, river, and land transportation of food while on campaign, and of how the food was assembled at the operational bases and subsequently distributed. 
   
  The defense of the Roman food supplies, and especially of lines of communication, was an important factor in Caesar’s operational planning, as was interdicting the enemy’s supplies. 
   
  The eating habits of Caesar’s men are considered and what items could be obtained locally by forage and which were taken by requisition—and how much food a legionnaire was expected to carry on campaign. 
   
  With this, the nature of the actual food consumed by the legionnaires is therefore examined and sample recipes are provided with each chapter of the book to enable the reader to relive those momentous days when Caesar and Rome ruled the world.

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