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  Man Bites Dog - Hot Dog Culture...

  Bruce Kraig, Patty Carroll

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  Whether you call them franks, wieners, or red hots, hot dogs are as American as apple pie, but how did these little links become icons of American culture? Man Bites Dog explores the transformation of hot dogs from unassuming street fare to paradigms of regional expression, social mobility, and democracy. World-renowned hot dog scholar Bruce Kraig investigates the history, people, décor, and venues that make up hot dog culture and what it says about our country.  These humble sausages cross ethnic and regional boundaries and have provided the means for plucky entrepreneurs to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Hot dogs, and the ways we enjoy them, are part of the American dream. Man Bites Dog celebrates the power of the hot dog through a historical survey and profiles of notable hot dog purveyors. Loaded with stunning color photos by Patty Carroll, descriptions of neighborhood venues and flashy pushcarts from New York to Los Angeles, and recipes for cooking up hot dog heaven at home, this book is the u

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  Farts Aren't Invisible -...

  Mick O'Hare

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  Is there an animal that can see farts?
  A mind-bending, brain-expanding cornucopia of facts for curious minds from the bestselling author of Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps?
  Reader Reviews
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Funny and given as a gift for a 10 year old. He loved it'
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fantastic Book'
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful book to spark young minds'
  Own the room with this hilarious collection of fact-tastic myth-busters and jaw-dropping trivia exploring science, history, sport and lesser-known facts from across the universe.
  Did you know that the Moon has a Bishop?
  That ostriches DON'T bury their heads in the sand?
  And that powdered rice was used as cement in the Great Wall of China?
  What do souls weigh?
  What can't 60% of the human population smell?
  And what on earth is rhinotillexomania?
  And the big one...are farts actually invisible?
  The answers to these questions are all here.
  Challenge your brain, turn your world upside down and relish the irresistible mix of wit and wisdom.
  It's also a perfect gift for the brainiac in your life.

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  Quirky Twerky Radio

  Adele Parks

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  For radio shock jock Nancy Neptune, life is just one big promotion.  But when she's sent to work at a radio station near a polygamist compound in Utah, trouble comes in triplicate.  In a land where one good wife deserves another, Nancy Neptune hooks up with a drag queen and a one-armed reporter to rescue a mentally challenged polygamist who is being abused by one of his nine mommies and neglected by the other eight. 
       Quirky Twerky Radio is narrated through a series of news reports with the characters reacting to the events of the day.  Jitters features a cast of 15 actors who tell their stories in first person narratives.  Don't miss this wacky ride through polygamist country, where the local radio station becomes a part of every news story they broadcast!

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  Handling Anger as a Parent - An...

  CLINTON GREENE

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  Every parent loves their child. But not every parent knows what to do when frustration turns into anger. In the quiet moments after shouting… After the slammed doors… After the tears… Many parents are left asking themselves one painful question: "Why did I react that way?" Handling Anger as a Parent is more than just another parenting book. It is a compassionate guide for mothers and fathers who want to break the cycle of anger before it damages the people they love most.

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  The Story of the Big Four...

  Colin G. Maggs

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  GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its beaver tail, and the Southern Electrics, yet three of these companies only enjoyed a life of 25 years.
  Colin G. Maggs, one of the country's leading railway historians, tells the story of how these Big Four companies came into being and their enormous success following the rundown of the railways during the First World War. The remarkable, if surprisingly brief, era of the Big Four saw great changes and achievements, including streamlining, speed records, electrification, diesel power, railway-owned buses and aircraft, and a real sense of cooperation between companies. The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies is a memorable illustrated history of their reign.

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  Provisions - Finding Home...

  Amanda Held Opelt

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  A sensory celebration of Appalachian culinary traditions, and a call to reclaim the lost rituals, recipes, and food folklore of the places you call home. 
  Amanda Held Opelt’s childhood was shaped by the shared, multi-generational table that brought everyone at her Granny’s 100-acre farm to breakfast over buttered biscuits, fried brook trout, wild honey, and blackberry jam. But as she came of age at the peak of the nineties’ diet culture, her relationship with her body became fraught, and she began to resent the culinary culture of her Appalachian heritage. It wasn’t until her own daughter was born that she realized another body depended upon her nourishment. That was when she set out to learn how to cook and reclaim her ancestor’s food traditions. 
  In Provisions, Opelt devotes herself to attending local sorghum boil parties and apple festivals, interviewing farmers, foragers, and herders, and recreating the meals she remembers her Granny serving at her own table. She confronts the false food narratives that dominated the religious landscape of her Southern, conservative roots. Along the way, she rediscovers the joy of eating, and with newfound faith learns to love her body again and the places it calls home. 
  A love letter to Appalachia as much as a corrective to the mountain culture “hillbilly” and “tradwife” tropes, Provisions is a heart-forward exploration of the ways food draws us all into sustenance, healing, community, and delight. Opelt charts our broken relationship with food through body image, consumer culture, political stereotypes, and forgotten history, as well as the vitality that can be ours again as we: 
    
  reconnect with our roots and learn to cook from our ancestors' recipes and table traditions,unlearn our individualism and take our place at the table of nourishing community,and come home to joyful embodiment.

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