books by North Point Press     books:     North Point Press      Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris A. J. Liebling North Point Press, 2004 Makes you long for the good old days... This is a fantastic book, but if you've never cracked The New Yorker open before, you might not like the style. Very in the moment and tongue in cheek, Liebling is a master wordsmith leaving no offense done to him by the onset of modernity unheckled. Some of the ...             Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France Kermit Lynch North Point Press, 1990 A wine classic Kermit Lynch is an institution on the US wine scene, and his retail shop is a must visit for any serious wine lover. He made his reputation importing wonderful wines and in particular writing this often reviewed book. Rather than summarizing, or relating how much it's ...             Hard Laughter: A Novel Anne Lamott North Point Press, 1979 love the brutal honesty How could anyone not love this book (and the author)?!? Never have I read such a brutally honest account of ones life. Anne Lamott's writing is so refreshly sincere. All believers in Christ should rally around Ms. Lamott and encourage her to continue to bare her ...             Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things William McDonough, Michael Braungart North Point Press, 2002 solutions for a future this book introduces one to a new way of making things and eliminating the worry about pollution and garbage. It should be read by every manufacturer, politician, teacher, parent... in short by everyone who lives on this planet!!!!! it shows the right approach to ...             Yoga Mala Sri K. Jois, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois North Point Press, 2002 Necessary for anyone practicing Ashtanga yoga This book is a must for any Ashtanga practicioner. The beginning of the book describes the philosophy. The rest shows pictures of Jois and grandson Sharath in the poses as well as detailed explainations.             What Are People For?: Essays Wendell Berry North Point Press, 1990 If Only More People Listened I do not agree with everything Berry says in this book, but I must confess that he changed the way I see the world. His lucid dissections of American culture and economical practices, his bottom-up solutions to the problems facing us today, and his unselfish, honest ...             What to Eat Marion Nestle North Point Press, 2007 "Eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, go easy on junk foods." Marion Nestle's What to Eat is a scientific examination of the health claims that food manufacturers and marketers use to move products. Organized by supermarket aisle, the book covers every food product in the produce, diary, meat, fish, frozen, processed, baby and ...             West with the Night Beryl Markham North Point Press, 1982 Far far better than I anticipated. Great writing. Absolutely captivating personal account of times and places long gone. As a fan of "Heat of the Sun," this book was a treasure.             Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, ... North Point Press, 2001 The Suburbia Style In Its Worst - And Real - Perspective + Solutions For The Future Ahead It's no wonder that the suburbia style brought so much finance and - why not - mental damage to our everyday lives. We gave up living smartly for living in beautifulness. I believe that the sense of ownership prevails in suburbia much more than the sense of ...             Son of the Morning Star: Custer and The Little Bighorn Evan S. Connell North Point Press, 1997 Totally Entertaining Being a longstanding, confirmed student of the frontier Indian War era, Custer and his likes, etc., by now I must have read and collected several hundred books on these topics. In my opinion, Connell's is one of the very best and most entertaining, compelling, witty, ...             The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History Katherine Ashenburg North Point Press, 2007 hygiene history An excellent history on human behavior related to hygiene over the centuries. Very well written, plenty of references.             The Sweet Science A.J. Liebling North Point Press, 2004 Boxing as culture When asked which is the best book on boxing ever written, anyone with any inclination towards the literary side of The Manly Art will instinctively site Liebling's classic collection of essays written in the early '50s collected in this volume. On the evidence here, I ...             French Cooking in Ten Minutes: Adapting to the Rhythm of Modern Life (1930) (1930) Edouard de Pomiane North Point Press, 1994 The most delightful cookbook in my collection! Extremely useful as well. I read it cover to cover the day it arrived (just last week) -- and I can't say that about ANY other cookbook! It is written (and translated) in a graceful and witty style, and is as enjoyable for the historical and cultural perspective it ...             The Collected Poems of Wendell Berry, 1957-1982 Wendell Berry North Point Press, 1987 The book that stays on my nightstand Like a river I love to swim in             Consider the Oyster M. F. K. Fisher North Point Press, 1988 Consider it a classic I am not a great fan of oysters, but I am a very great fan of M.F.K. Fischer, and she makes an extraordinarily convincing case for the humble bivalve. In her sensuous, intelligent, witty and charming prose, she tells tales and relates recipes and historical trivia ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1957-1982, adventures, collected, laughter, suburban, unsanitized we recommend solutions for a future randomly chosen book: Mentalnye lovushki.Gluposti,kotorye delaiut razumnye liudi,chtoby isportit ...