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Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine

by George M. Taber

Published: 2006-11-21

Paperback: 336 pages

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The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976—a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France’s best—for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this histo...

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Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders

by Dick Lehr, Mitchell Zuckoff

Published: 2004-09-01

Paperback: 448 pages

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A riveting investigation of the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors -- a book that, like In Cold Blood, reveals the chilling reality behind a murder that captivated the nation. On a cold night in January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discover...

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Julia Child: A Life (Penguin Lives)

by Laura Shapiro

Published: 2009-07-28

Paperback: 208 pages

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The delicious life of one of the most beloved figures in twentiethcentury American culture-soon to be played by Meryl Streep in a major motion picture With a swooping voice, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a passion for good food, Julia Child ushered in the nation's culinary renaissan...

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Julia's Cats: Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats

by Patricia Barey, Therese Burson

Published: 2012-08-01

Hardcover: 145 pages

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The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there's one aspect of her life that's not so familiar. Soon after the Childs arrived in Paris in 1948, a French cat appeared on their doorstep, and Julia recalled, ?Our...

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* * * * Fun,
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Julia's Chocolates

by Cathy Lamb

Published: 2007

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking

by Julia Child

Published: 2009-06-23

Paperback: 160 pages

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How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?How do you skim off fat?What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questions?and so many more?in the ...

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* * * * Beautiful,
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Julie & Julia

by Julie Powell

Published: 2007-01-31

Paperback: 0 pages

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Julie & Julia - 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen - How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, And Her Sanity...

by Julie Powell

Published: 2009

Paperback: 352 pages

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Julie & Julia, 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen [[Paperback] 2005]

by Julie Powell

Published: 2005-09-28

Paperback: 309 pages

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Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell reclaims her life by cooking every single recipe in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking in the span of one year. It's a hysterical, inconceivable redemptive journey - life rediscovered through aspics, calves' brains...

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Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously. Julie Powell

by Julie Powell

Published: 2009-08

Paperback: 320 pages

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Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage...