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  Hog and Hominy - Soul Food from...

  Frederick Douglass Opie

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  “Opie delves into the history books to find true soul in the food of the South, including its place in the politics of black America.”—NPR.org   Frederick Douglass Opie deconstructs and compares the foodways of people of African descent throughout the Americas, interprets the health legacies of black culinary traditions, and explains the concept of soul itself, revealing soul food to be an amalgamation of West and Central African social and cultural influences as well as the adaptations blacks made to the conditions of slavery and freedom in the Americas. Sampling from travel accounts, periodicals, government reports on food and diet, and interviews with more than thirty people born before 1945, Opie reconstructs an interrelated history of Moorish influence on the Iberian Peninsula, the African slave trade, slavery in the Americas, the emergence of Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. His grassroots approach reveals the global origins of soul food, the forces that shaped its development, and the distinctive cultural collaborations that occurred among Africans, Asians, Europeans, and Americans throughout history. Opie shows how food can be an indicator of social position, a site of community building and cultural identity, and a juncture at which different cultural traditions can develop and impact the collective health of a community.   “Opie goes back to the sources and traces soul food’s development over the centuries. He shows how Southern slavery, segregation, and the Great Migration to the North’s urban areas all left their distinctive marks on today’s African American cuisine.”—Booklist   “An insightful portrait of the social and religious relationship between people of African descent and their cuisine.”—FoodReference.com

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  Europe Travel on a Budget - The...

  Jay Lorin

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  Europe Travel on a Budget: The Ultimate Guide to Traveling to Europe on a Budget

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  Biscuit for Your Thoughts? -...

  Andrew Darlow

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  Discover pearls of human wisdom reinterpreted through the eyes of utterly adorable canines in this book packed with adorable dog photos. 
   
  Your inner dog is calling. 
   
  Take off the leash. 
   
  Dogs have mastered the art of living the good life. Every day is a glorious adventure. Every blade of grass is new, and every squeak from their toy is as sweet-sounding as the last. In Biscuit for Your Thoughts?, these practitioners of canine zen impart their wisdom, cultivated over thousands of years, to help us mere humans better deal with the rigors of our bipedal lives. 
   
  Praise for Biscuit for Your Thoughts? 
   
  “Darlow (CandidCanine.com) offers ninety-five pages of wonderful photos coupled with short thoughts.” —William Hageman, The Chicago Tribune 
   
  “The ultimate dog lover prized possession. . . . Filled with smile-inducing photos and quotes galore, this book is a nicely priced present any time of year.” —Carol Bryant, Editor, FidoseofReality.com 
   
  “Andrew Darlow’s amazing photos instantly elevate your mood along with captions that prove how dogs touch our lives immensely and give us the right outlook on life.” —Sheryl Matthys, The Dog Lovers Matchmaker and Founder & Author of Leashes and Lovers 
   
  “The perfect book for any dog lover’s x-mas stocking!” —Ada Nieves, Co-Chair and Creative Director for the New York Pet Fashion Show  
   
  “Andrew expertly photographed these dogs in their cutest moments.” —Laurel Kate Sittig, Creative Director, Photojojo.com

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  Big Book of BBQ Tricks - 101+...

  Bill West

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  Outdoor Cooking Hacks to Elevate Your BBQ Game to the Next Level 
  Get this book, then grab your tongs, fire up your grill, and dig in to this ultimate, easy-to-follow reference guide for grilling and smoking, featuring audio interviews from butchers, pit masters, and other experts. 
  Rub, mop, chop, and smoke your way to finger-lickin' backyard greatness.  
  Get this book to: 
  ✓ Learn Tips, Tricks & Techniques like how to get a smoke ring every time! 
  ✓ Discover Cool Tools like the one toy that helps you nail the perfect steak temperature every time. 
  ✓ “Talking Chop” Interviews with Pros! 
  ✓ Tips on the best Grills & Smokers (and one to avoid). 
  ✓ The Ten Secret Ingredients including one that is considered nature’s curing salt. 
  The 5th cookbook from American South BBQ author, Bill West, offers timesaving tips and tricks to get smokin’ hot results from your grill. Packed with succulent smoked and grilled meat cooking, sizzling choice fish and seafood, decadent slathering sauces and toppings, plus savory side dishes, herbs, spices, and condiments.Tempting Recipes to Try:★ Barbecued Ribs - The easiest, most unforgettable, method ever!★ Slap Yo Mama BBQ Sauce★ The Baddest Boston Butt★ Ash Kisser T-Bone Steaks - You won’t believe this crazy cooking method!★ Big Beautiful Brisket - Plus a controversial trick to save time cooking it!★ Lowcountry Pork Chops★ Backyard Burgers with Pimiento Cheese★ Hot Grilled Oysters★ Cedar Plank Shrimp★ Chili Powder – The proven recipe and method sure to win your next chili cook off.

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  Nature & Culture - A change...

  Eco-Philosophy The Council for

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  Dalai Lama (2000) believes that seeking happiness "lies in our nature": The desire or need to be happy knows no bounds. It is something that lies in our nature. As such, it needs no grounds and it is justified by the simple fact that it is something we rightly want out of our nature. One has also asked if happiness is as important in all cultures. The answer is that happiness is at the top of the wish-list in every country; It is more important than wealth and to come to heaven, and as important as love (Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2008)...what makes us richer has been costly. The wealth, or what has been the prerequisite for wealth, has reduced a quieter life, close and stable relationships, we are moving apart. A materialistic lifestyle has a negative connection with happiness (Hellevik, 2003). NEF (2016) has calculated values on Happy Planet Index for 140 countries. Highest ranks Costa Rica and a number of other countries in Latin America. The population of Costa Rica has high values for happiness and longevity, and they have low values of ecological footprints. Norway has very high values of happiness and longevity, but also of footprints. In total, Norway is ranked twelfth and therefore highest among European countries, but closely followed by Albania. The United Kingdom is at thirty-fourth place, Canada number eighty-five and the United States number 108.

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  The Daily Show with Jon Stewart...

  John Stewart

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  Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture -- all in a lavishly produced audiobook of approximately 200 minutes.After two weeks of hard work and nights in the recording studio, they had their audiobook. EARTH (The Book) is the definitive guide to our species. With their trademark wit, irreverence, and intelligence, Stewart and his team will posthumously answer all of life's most hard-hitting questions, completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.

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