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  A Pattern of Islands

  Arthur Grimble

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  Arthur Grimble was sent to the Gilbert and Ellice islands as a colonial administrator in the twilight of the Edwardian era. He lived there for the next twenty-five years and developed a rare passion for the language, life and landscape of the place. Fortunately his island neighbours, a fascinating cast of fishermen, sorcerers, poets and fighters, began to trust this charming, happy and energetic young man, and shared with him their treasury of stories from the days when warfare was endemic and magic an essential part of everyday life. A Pattern of Islands is a rich and complex cultural history of the dances and legends, rituals, spells and way of life of the islands. It is also a riproaring adventure story. Grimble learns to spear hungry sharks, to negotiate fearsome reefs and, on one terrifying day, is used as human bait to catch a giant squid.

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  Manly Meals and Mom's Home...

  Jessamyn Neuhaus

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  A study of what American cookbooks from the 1790s to the 1960s can show us about gender roles, food, and culture of their time. 
   
  From the first edition of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook to the latest works by today’s celebrity chefs, cookbooks reflect more than just passing culinary fads. As historical artifacts, they offer a unique perspective on the cultures that produced them. In Manly Meals and Mom’s Home Cooking, Jessamyn Neuhaus offers a perceptive and piquant analysis of the tone and content of American cookbooks published between the 1790s and the 1960s, adroitly uncovering the cultural assumptions and anxieties—particularly about women and domesticity—they contain. 
   
  Neuhaus’s in-depth survey of these cookbooks questions the supposedly straightforward lessons about food preparation they imparted. While she finds that cookbooks aimed to make readers—mainly white, middle-class women—into effective, modern-age homemakers who saw joy, not drudgery, in their domestic tasks, she notes that the phenomenal popularity of Peg Bracken’s 1960 cookbook, The I Hate to Cook Book, attests to the limitations of this kind of indoctrination. At the same time, she explores the proliferation of bachelor cookbooks aimed at “the man in the kitchen” and the biases they display about male and female abilities, tastes, and responsibilities. 
   
  Neuhaus also addresses the impact of World War II rationing on homefront cuisine; the introduction of new culinary technologies, gourmet sensibilities, and ethnic foods into American kitchens; and developments in the cookbook industry since the 1960s. More than a history of the cookbook, Manly Meals and Mom’s Home Cooking provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America. 
   
  “An engaging analysis . . . Neuhaus provides a rich and well-researched cultural history of American gender roles through her clever use of cookbooks.” —Sarah Eppler Janda, History: Reviews of New Books 
   
  “With sound scholarship and a focus on prescriptive food literature, Manly Meals makes an original and useful contribution to our understanding of how gender roles are institutionalized and perpetuated.” —Warren Belasco, senior editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink 
   
  “An excellent addition to the history of women’s roles in America, as well as to the history of cookbooks.” —Choice

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  Whispers in the Wilderness

  Erik Stensland

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  Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious. 
  In this book Erik Stensland, a professional landscape photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado, explores this longing we have for the wilderness and suggests that it is the trailhead for a journey to wholeness. Through short daily reflections on the natural world paired with his gorgeous photos from Rocky Mountain National Park, he encourages us to go deeper within ourselves and discover the healing that nature is offering.

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  The Monkey Wrench Gang

  Edward Abbey

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  Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke has returned from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D., Hayduke is ready to fight the power—taking on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are threatening the natural habitat. The Monkey Wrench Gang is on the move—and peaceful coexistence be damned!

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  Gardening and Orchids Bundle

  Mark C. Smith, Tom J. Hill, Mary...

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  Have you decided to get healthy and start growing your own fruit and vegetables?Do you see organic gardening as something that is worthwhile, delivering the best in taste and quality?This book is designed to get you started!Many people enjoy gardening, whether they just grow flowers and plants for the beauty they provide or food they can eat without going to the shops. Recently organic produce has become increasingly popular, as it cuts out many of the harmful pesticides that are used by mass producers. This three-in-one bundle series includes the following audiobooks: 1.	Organic Gardening: The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Healthy Garden2.	Lawn Care: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Best Lawn Ever With Proven Tips To Grow and Maintain a Perfect Lawn3.	Orchids: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Beautiful Orchids Get your copy Gardening and Orchids Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle today!

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  Abbott and Costello: Abbott...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Lou was at the racetrack. He was out last night with Susan Miller. A man enters who tries to sell Lou all kinds of stuff. Lou says he must have made a mistake on his income tax last month. Bud wants Lou to get a job. Bud tries to get Lou a job as a babysitter. Bud winds up doing the babysitting for a pretty girl.

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