books by Bloomsbury USA     books:     Bloomsbury USA      Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking Anthony Bourdain Bloomsbury USA, 2004 If You Must Have Only One Cook Book Then This Must Be It That's a big statement but I can tell you with all honesty. This is the best cookbook I've ever read, more importantly it is the best cookbook I've ever USED. And, do I use it often, YES! Here Tony Bourdain shines not only as an amusing and talented writer but exposes ...             Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It Elizabeth Royte Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Absolutely the Best Book on Nestle and the Predatory Bottled Water Industry Elizabeth Royte has written the best book available on the bottled water industry. Focusing on Nestle Waters North America and its Poland Spring operations in Maine, Royte's writing is knowledgeable, even-handed, and hip, and has none of the hyperbolic mewling that ...             A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano Katie Hafner Bloomsbury USA, 2008 A Story That's Never Been Told A Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner is a masterfully written story about Glenn Gould and his love for a Steinway piano called CD318. He found the love of his life long after he had become one of the most revered concert pianists and interpreters of Bach. Hafner ...             The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones Anthony Bourdain Bloomsbury USA, 2007 A culinary view all should read Good old Anthony, he is straight and to the point, but after being around restaurants for 35yrs, I wouldn't want it any other way. Few people have a real clue to what goes on in food service. Now is the time to read, find out, and pay respect.             Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood Taras Grescoe Bloomsbury USA, 2008 excellent and practical guide as well as a great read If you are a junkie for food politics and ethical and healthy food choices this book stands with Pollan, Nestle, Schlosser and Shiva. The book takes the reader up and down the food chain as both a diner and a social/environmental critic. even for the well ...             A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry Sharon Weinberger, Nathan Hodge Bloomsbury USA, 2008 At times fascinating but not perfect As the whimsical title indicates, this is sort of a radioactive version of P.J. O'Rourke's "Holidays in Hell." The authors, a husband and wife team of journalists, spent several years touring the nuclear weapons archipelago of the United States and made side trips to ...             Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday ... Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Useful even for the graduate student I must confess that I worked with one of the authors (S. Wang) several years ago. This book is a great resource to get a big picture view of the brain. As a grad student, the book has expanded my knowledge outside of my field of interest. It's an appealing and ...             My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Chelsea Handler Bloomsbury USA, 2005 She's so wrong, but so funny! Some of the stuff she writes about is so not right, but so damn hilarious!             Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis Bloomsbury USA, 2008 One Drunk Englishman If you're interested in reading about the drinking life, where better to start than with a collection of writings on drink by Kingsley Amis, introduced by Christopher Hitchens? Though it weighs in at a mere 3.2 ounces, "Everyday Drinking" offers up enough drinking ...             I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, ... Bloomsbury USA, 2007 all the lebowski you can eat, man all I have to say is, they track down the origin of the whole film. Little Larry's homework.             The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East Sandy Tolan Bloomsbury USA, 2007 A Courageous Friendship The Lemon Tree is a true gem amid the harsh cacophony of literature surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This compelling true story weaves together two histories--at once the histories of two families and two peoples--connected to the same house and the same ...             My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes Melanie Dunea Bloomsbury USA, 2007 GREAT BOOK AND GREAT CONVERSATION STARTER I enjoyed reading this book and looking at the photos. The photos are great of many great chefs. I enjoyed reading that many of the great chefs wanted simple meals from their youth as their last meal, not some fancy gourmet dish. I enjoyed the recipes in the back of ...             Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change Elizabeth Kolbert Bloomsbury USA, 2006 Compelling Scientific Evidence, Engaging Human Stories A masterful work of science and nature writing. In clear, sensible prose, Elizabeth Kolbert presents the undeniable evidence that human-controlled emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere is destroying our climate and ecosystems. Despite this grim fact (and the Bush ...             Paris: The Secret History Andrew Hussey Bloomsbury USA, 2006 Not "Secret" but "Fun" History of Paris I read this book two years ago. Out of the blue, I decided to write a review. It is the first time I read the reviews on this book on Amazon. I must say that I am surprised at how many don't like this book. Not everyone have time to read a dry 800 page book of ...             Austenland: A Novel Shannon Hale Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Somewhere in Time This was one of the funnest, frothiest books I've read this year (along with the Shopoholic series). Despite how far-fetched Jane's Adventures in Austenland might seem to the realist, I loved the premise, plot, and fairytale ending. There are so many witty ...          products you might be interested in search for books austenland, bottlemania, bottomfeeder, catastrophe, strategies, techniques we recommend She's so wrong, but so funny! randomly chosen book: Lugares de memoria de la Guerra Civil y del franquismo. Representaciones ...