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by Calista Plummer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Chief Joseph was the name given to the leader of the Nez Perce Indians by the white men who couldn't pronounce Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht (Thunder Rolling in the Mountains).
Inheriting the leadership of the Wallowa Band from his father Tuekakas in 1871, Joseph led his people in the Nez Perce war of...
Children of the Tipi
Life in the Buffalo Days
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
What was it like to grow up in the world of the pre-reservation Plains Indians before the coming of the white settlers? Prior to our modern era of television, video games, and computers how did American Indian children live, learn, and play? In this beautifully illustrated book, award-winning author,...
Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose
Growing Up On Mount Rushmore
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Growing up in the shadow of Mount Rushmore
Lincoln Borglum was a young boy when his father, the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, suggested to a group of South Dakota businessmen that he should carve the faces of four presidents into a side of a mountain as an attraction for tourists. But Mount...
by Russell Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Alicia Keys has dominated hip-hop and R&B music since first bursting onto the scene in 2001. She has released four hit albums, several number one singles, and thrilled fans throughout the world with her live performances. This one-woman dynamo is also a best-selling author, an actress, and a tireless...
Fix-It and Forget-It Cooking for Two
150 Small-Batch Slow Cooker Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
You want wholesome and delicious meals but you just don’t have the time to prepare them after a long day at work. Most slow cooker cookbooks offer recipes for a crowd and there are only two of you, or maybe the two of you plus a baby or toddler, and you don’t want a whole week’s worth of leftovers...
The Reach of a Chef
Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
The author of The Soul of a Chef looks at the new role of the chef in contemporary culture
For his previous explorations into the restaurant kitchen and the men and women who call it home, Michael Ruhlman has been described by Anthony Bourdain as ?the greatest living writer on the subject of...
Fix-It and Forget-It Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook
150 Whole Food Recipes for Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Diabetic-Friendly Diets
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Here are the best-loved healthy slow cooker recipes all in one place. Whether your body responds best to a gluten-free, vegan, paleo, low-fat, or low-sugar diet, you will find dozens of easy and delicious recipes that will make dinner a snap.
You can trust these recipes because they are:
Collected...
Taste & Technique
Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
James Beard Award-winning and self-made chef Naomi Pomeroy's debut cookbook, featuring nearly 140 lesson-driven recipes designed to improve the home cook's understanding of professional techniques and flavor combinations in order to produce simple, but show-stopping meals.
Naomi Pomeroy knows...
American Presidents Series: George Washington for Kids
A Children's biography of George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Children's History Press proudly presents: George Washington (American Presidents Series) ** George Washington is considered to be the father of our country. This book tells why! ** This first book in the American Presidents Series covers the amazing life of America's first president,...
Thomas Jefferson
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Renowned artist Maira Kalman sheds light on the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president.
Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence—but there’s so much more to discover. This energetic man was interested in...
by Tish Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Some of them were elementary school dropouts. Others became medical doctors or college professors. Some were famous, while some toiled in obscurity. Some became rich. Others remained poor their whole lives. But the African-American scientists and inventors profiled in this book had one thing in common:...
The Edible South
The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
In The Edible South, Marcie Cohen Ferris presents food as a new way to chronicle the American South's larger history. Ferris tells a richly illustrated story of southern food and the struggles of whites, blacks, Native Americans, and other people of the region to control the nourishment of their bodies...
by Ken Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Become a presidential pro with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings.
With this book about U.S. Presidents, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs...