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When the hijacking of an aircraft carrying a top-secret Defense Department computer program is bungled en route to Communist China, the surviving passengers try to land the crippled plane

Argues that a preventive strategy is the only solution to environmental problems

Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interview material & trial transcripts, Earley reaches behind the newspaper headlines into the innermost world of Jeffrey Don Lundgren -- husband, father, preacher and killer.

Three extraordinary women--friends since childhood--who have struggled and schemed their way to becoming the second wives of America's unseen powerbrokers fight privately to hold onto the husbands they have won. Reprint.

Contains more than seventeen thousand entries, including silent and foreign films, listing cast, credits, synopsis, and review excerpts

Product Description: C'est trés magnifique! Go behind the scenes at the French wine harvest, meet the families and individuals who lovingly produce some of the world's most famous vintages, and take a taste of authentic French family cooking. A delectable feast of sustaining soups, hearty stews, ample roasts, and rich desserts come from the great wine areas, and often the recipes have been in the same family for generations...read more

Presents the author's collection of more than ninety-five recipes inspired by her bicycle tour through Provence and includes anecdotes of her travels through the French countryside

Product Description: Millions know Simone “Simca” Beck as Julia Child’s French partner in creating the two unforgettable volumes of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Simca’s Cuisine offers the delectable recipes that Beck personally treasured most...read more

Contains more than seventeen thousand entries, including silent and foreign films, listing cast, credits, synopsis, and review excerpts (view table of contents)

Product Description: Rhone Valley: The 90 Greatest Wines (Grandeur Nature Collection)

When Erasmus Kloman and his family chartered a barge and piloted it themselves down along the lovely Burgundy and Nivernais canals in France, a delightful adventure awaited them. Ras and his wife had taken two previous barge trips before this one, both in floating hotel barges, with the amenities, staff, and higher prices associated. Now they were ready to venture out on their own and convinced their daughter and her family to join them on a “bare barge,” which they piloted themselves. Their son-in-law enjoyed the challenge of guiding the barge along the waterways; the granddaughters enjoyed handling the lines and helping to maneuver the 67 locks on the route; and Sue and her daughter enjoyed their not-too-demanding culinary roles, shopping for breakfast and picnic lunch on board and selecting the most promising restaurants for dinner in the small villages where they tied up for the night. Best of all, they all agree, was the rare opportunity to spend unhurried time in conversing, exploring the countryside, and wining and dining together. Now you can enjoy Ras’s lyrical descriptions of this romantic form of travel through one of France’s richest cultural and historical regions. First, you’ll learn how the trip was planned and the route plotted, how they decided on the bare barge and where they rented it, some practical tips about boating and the kind of costs you can expect. Then you’ll journey back into the unique history of Burgundy and discover how it might well have been the ruling region of France. With your trip planned and history learned, you’ll be ready to embark on the day-to-day account of the Kloman’s trip – from St.–Florentin to Chitry-les-Mines in a week. Enjoy each town they passed by, the locks (and lockkeepers) they encountered, the restaurants they ate in and some of the favorite recipes they gathered from them. You’ll be introduced to the culinary treats of the region – from Burgundy Beef, to cheeses, escargots, mustards; and, of course, the wines. While the rest of the family was piloting the barge, Ras spent his time drawing and painting, so the book is illustrated with his beautiful pen and ink washes to help you “see” the sights as he did. Also included are a list of sites worth a visit, restaurants and hotels, emergency numbers, a bibliography of travel guides, charter companies, and practical travel advice.. Bare Barging in Burgundy is a wonderful resource guide for both adventurous travelers contemplating a barge trip or readers who just want to experience the “perfume of the woods” of Colette’s childhood home. For adventurous travelers who like boating, good eating, the French countryside, and history – this practical and lyrical guide to bare barging – piloting your own barge – takes you on a delightful voyage to some of the most beautiful waterways of France.

Product Description: Dessert recipes, with hand-drawn diagrams, from Michel Bras, a three-star Michelin chef 203 pages Hardcover (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A James Beard Award-winning journalist presents a combination memoir and cookbook in which she describes growing up in French colonial Egypt and presents a richly exotic collection of recipes that blend a variety of cultural influences. Originally published as Memories of a Lost Egypt. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Publisher review: Michel Bras is a three star Michelin chef, the owner of an extraordinary inn located in one of the most beautiful spots in France, but he is much more than that. He is the author of a cuisine filled with fres emotions...read more

Explains how to achieve simple and pleasurable living through French cooking, including recipes, vegetable gardening techniques, and strategies for unique dinners and parties.

Product Description: Have you ever read a recipe that called for artichokes and wondered just how to trim them, or wanted to learn the proper way to use a pastry bag? While most cookbooks provide home cooks with only recipes, The Tante Marie's Cooking School Cookbook provides recipes and detailed cooking techniques -- it's like going to cooking school without ever leaving your home...read more