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Product Description: When Danny and his most recent girlfriend rescue Nutmeg from a Long Island animal shelter, there’s no way the middle-aged novelist can surmise to what extent the adorable, rambunctious, stubborn beagle will eventually help to resolve the most difficult crisis in the man’s unstable life...read more

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9781514228470 | Createspace Independent Pub, August 27, 2015, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: When Danny and his most recent girlfriend rescue Nutmeg from a Long Island animal shelter, there’s no way the middle-aged novelist can surmise to what extent the adorable, rambunctious, stubborn beagle will eventually help to resolve the most difficult crisis in the man’s unstable life.

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Product Description: Hush puppies, fried chicken, crab cakes—fried food is the soul of Southern cooking and has only grown in popularity in recent years. Like every one of James Villas’s cookbooks, this one is impeccably researched, with flawless recipes, history, and culture...read more

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9781118130766 | Houghton Mifflin, October 8, 2013, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Hush puppies, fried chicken, crab cakes—fried food is the soul of Southern cooking and has only grown in popularity in recent years.

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Product Description: The definitive Southern cookbook from renowned food writer James Villas—now in paperback! From James Villas comes this definitive Southern cookbook, featuring fascinating Southern lore, cooking tips, and 388 glorious recipes for any occasion...read more

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9781118383582 | Original edition (Houghton Mifflin, August 24, 2012), cover price $22.99 | About this edition: The definitive Southern cookbook from renowned food writer James Villas—now in paperback!

Highlighting the best in Southern regional cookery, an award-winning writer presents a tempting array of nearly four hundred authentic recipes for both traditional and new Southern dishes, including everything from buttermilk biscuits, fried chicken, and pecan pie to innovative creations from some of the region's leading chefs.

Hardcover:

9780470148334 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 12, 2007, cover price $34.95
9780764576010 | Houghton Mifflin, March 6, 2007, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Highlighting the best in Southern regional cookery, an award-winning writer presents a tempting array of nearly four hundred authentic recipes for both traditional and new Southern dishes, including everything from buttermilk biscuits, fried chicken, and pecan pie to innovative creations from some of the region's leading chefs.

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Product Description: In his beguiling and powerful new novel, the award-winning author of Dancing in the Lowcountry serves up a story of friendship, Southern food, dreams, and determination. Loretta Crawford grew up in a family where lives are small and appetites are big, and where the cure for what ails you can usually be found in a plate of hot biscuits or a slice of rich pound cake...read more

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9780758228482 | Original edition (Kensington Pub Corp, November 1, 2010), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: In his beguiling and powerful new novel, the award-winning author of Dancing in the Lowcountry serves up a story of friendship, Southern food, dreams, and determination.

Hardcover:

9780470194010 | Houghton Mifflin, April 26, 2010, cover price $34.95

Miscellaneous:

9780470888841 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, May 14, 2010, cover price $34.95

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Product Description: From award-winning author James Villas comes a warm, witty, and poignant story of passion, friendship, and family set against the lush, mellow backdrop of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Ella Dubose is a Southern lady of a certain age--an age at which memories of youth can rush in at every turn and overwhelm the present...read more

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9780758228475 | Kensington Pub Corp, October 1, 2008, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: From award-winning author James Villas comes a warm, witty, and poignant story of passion, friendship, and family set against the lush, mellow backdrop of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

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The ultimate cookbook for bacon lovers introduces 168 delicious ways to use the flavor of bacon to enhance a variety of tempting dishes, including Authentic Boston Baked Beans with Bacon, French Provencal Bacon Flat-bread, Japanese Braised Pork Belly, and Italian Fennel and Pancetta Risotto.
By Andrea Grablewski (photographer) and James Villas

Hardcover:

9780470042823 | Houghton Mifflin, October 8, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: The ultimate cookbook for bacon lovers introduces 168 delicious ways to use the flavor of bacon to enhance a variety of tempting dishes, including Authentic Boston Baked Beans with Bacon, French Provencal Bacon Flat-bread, Japanese Braised Pork Belly, and Italian Fennel and Pancetta Risotto.

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The author of Crazy for Casseroles introduces 101 delicious, fully tested recipes for a variety of different biscuits, including such classics as Cloud Biscuits, Buttermilk Biscuits, and Indian Cornmeal Biscuits, as well as regional favorites, flavored biscuits, drop biscuits, and biscuits that can be used in main courses and desserts. Good Cook.

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9781558322226 | Harvard Common Pr, January 1, 2004, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The author of Crazy for Casseroles introduces 101 delicious, fully tested recipes for a variety of different biscuits, including such classics as Cloud Biscuits, Buttermilk Biscuits, and Indian Cornmeal Biscuits, as well as regional favorites, flavored biscuits, drop biscuits, and biscuits that can be used in main courses and desserts.

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9781558322233 | Harvard Common Pr, January 1, 2004, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The author of Crazy for Casseroles introduces 101 delicious, fully tested recipes for a variety of different biscuits, including such classics as Cloud Biscuits, Buttermilk Biscuits, and Indian Cornmeal Biscuits, as well as regional favorites, flavored biscuits, drop biscuits, and biscuits that can be used in main courses and desserts.

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Product Description: Praise for Between Bites Memoirs of a Hungry Hedonist"An incredible journey of gastronomy by one of America's greatest journalists. Wow!"--Chef Emeril Lagasse"For anyone interested in disciplined hedonism, this gripping book reminds us where real style comes from and how it is sustained...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780471214205 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 18, 2002, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: With a mixture of narrative and popular recipes, the author reflects upon his life as a culinary expert as he attempts to find the origins of favorite dishes.

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9780471448273 | Reprint edition (John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 1, 2003), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Praise for Between Bites Memoirs of a Hungry Hedonist"An incredible journey of gastronomy by one of America's greatest journalists.

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Filled with advice on preparing authentic, regional American dishes, this collection of casserole recipes from the American heartland features advice on preparing one-dish meals using meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables.

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9781558322165 | Harvard Common Pr, February 1, 2003, cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Offers over two hundred recipes for dishes that are prepared and served in casserole cookware, including appetizers, breakfast dishes, meats, poultry, seafood, side dishes, and desserts.

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9781558322172 | Harvard Common Pr, February 1, 2003, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Offers over two hundred recipes for dishes that are prepared and served in casserole cookware, including appetizers, breakfast dishes, meats, poultry, seafood, side dishes, and desserts.

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Offers more than 150 true Southern recipes for parties and other get-togethers, organized by holiday and event, and includes accompanying anecdotes, Southern lore, and historical tidbits.

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9780688171841 | 1 edition (William Morrow Cookbooks, May 1, 2000), cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Gathers menus and recipes for appetizers, drinks, main dishes, and desserts suitable for each season of the year, and includes serving and entertaining tips.

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Gathers Southern-style recipes for appetizers, soups, stews, salads, meats, poultry, game, seafood, casseroles, vegetables, breads, and desserts

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9780026220156 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, December 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Gathers Southern-style recipes for appetizers, soups, stews, salads, meats, poultry, game, seafood, casseroles, vegetables, breads, and desserts

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This charming cookbook, complemented by full-color photographs, offers more than two hundred dessert recipes to suit any occasion, including Trump Toffee Cookies, Caramel Chewies, Coconut Igloos, and Blueberry Flummery.

Hardcover:

9780688156954 | 1 edition (William Morrow Cookbooks, October 1, 1998), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Offers more than two hundred dessert recipes to suit any occasion, including trump toffee cookies, caramel chewies, coconut igloos, and blueberry flummery

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Product Description: Representing the cream of James Villas' writing about food and drink, including his first piece for Town & Country, this book is filled with recipes, literate explications of the origins of ingredients and dishes, trenchant critiques of restaurants, and exhortations to excellence...read more

Hardcover:

9780060159955 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1988, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The author shares his experiences on food and eating, and supplies philosophical background for his recipes

Paperback:

9781558217065 | Lyons Pr, July 1, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Representing the cream of James Villas' writing about food and drink, including his first piece for Town & Country, this book is filled with recipes, literate explications of the origins of ingredients and dishes, trenchant critiques of restaurants, and exhortations to excellence.

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Introduces a collection of more than 150 simple, savory, and satisfying recipes for homey, comforting stews that demand a place at any table, from home cooks around the country.

Hardcover:

9780688152536 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1997, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Introduces a collection of more than 150 simple, savory, and satisfying recipes for homey, comforting stews that demand a place at any table, from home cooks around the country.

Hardcover:

9780028610139 | Macmillan General Reference, October 1, 1997, cover price $27.50

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Product Description: “A landmark. [American Taste] encompasses an admirable range of thoughts on food ranging from fried chicken and barbecues to Bourbon to game and caviar. A banquet for your library.”―Craig Claiborne “American Taste makes us savor the thought of good food, good living, and the joys of the good life...read more

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9781599219288, titled "American Taste: A Celebration of Gastronomy Coast to Coast" | Lyons Pr, March 23, 2010, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: “A landmark.
9781558215726 | Reprint edition (Lyons Pr, March 1, 1997), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A survey of the best of American cuisine offers a wide variety of original recipes for delicious dishes from around the United States

Brings the lusty cuisine of the French countryside to American tables with more than 175 recipes--from seafood stews to chocolate mousse--collected during the author's thirty years of extensive travels through France. 25,000 first printing.

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9780553076646 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, May 1, 1992, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Brings the lusty cuisine of the French countryside to American tables with more than 175 recipes--from seafood stews to chocolate mousse--collected during the author's thirty years of extensive travels through France.

Suggests menus for breakfasts, brunches, and dinners, includes advice on entertaining, and provides recipes for vegetables, salads, soups, seafood, meat, poultry, breads, and desserts

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9780316903028 | Little Brown & Co, February 1, 1991, cover price $4.98 | About this edition: Suggests menus for breakfasts, brunches, and dinners, includes advice on entertaining, and provides recipes for vegetables, salads, soups, seafood, meat, poultry, breads, and desserts

Hardcover:

9780517632536, titled "James Villas' the Town and Country Cookbook" | Reprint edition (Little Brown & Co, November 1, 1988), cover price $4.99

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