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and a proven excellence in other professional pursuits.
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Pescadero: a novel
by Hollis Brady
What compels someone to cross a brutal and unforgiving desert in search of a better life?
In this deeply moving novel, a Midwest girl becomes entangled in the lives of two migrant brothers caught on opposite sides of an implacable U.S./Mexico border.
Fourteen-year-old Hilde, raised on a family farm in Wisconsin, is dragged to the northern California coastal town of Pescadero by a mother fleeing a bad marriage.
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But Pescadero is worlds away from the conservative Midwest, and Hilde finds herself adrift in a community where every attitude she has absorbed growing up seems oddly off-key.
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When her mother hires an undocumented farmworker to tend the goat farm the family is trying to revive, Hilde strikes up an unlikely friendship with him and soon learns of his plan to bring his brother across the border. But the brother’s journey turns calamitous, and Hilde soon finds herself entangled in its harrowing aftermath.
Mastering Classic Cocktails:
Recipes & Techniques for the Home Bartender
by C. Townsend Brady
Captivated by the current craze for craft cocktails?
Most every home bartender can make a cocktail or two--a Gin & Tonic, a Martini. But what if you want to be able to make a wide variety of cocktails that rival the best you or your guests can order at your favorite bar?
Mastering Classic Cocktails is for the home mixologist who wants to know more and do better. This book tempts you with lush, full-color photos of the best classic cocktails, with clear steps to follow in the making. Brands of spirits, aperitifs and liqueurs are recommended. And each cocktail comes with a short history of how it was created, comprising a wonderful set of stories to share as you pass around your handiwork.
Mastering Classic Cocktails is the perfect gift for those who love food and drink--or for the host who always offers you a Gin & Tonic, when what you really want is a Boulevardier.
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Making Poldark:
Memoir of a BBC/Masterpiece Theatre Actor
by Robin Ellis
The NEW edition of the memoir of BBC/Masterpiece Theatre actor
Robin Ellis, the original Captain Ross Poldark
in the BBC classic television series.
This expanded edition includes an all-new chapter with recent photos documenting Robin’s return to television as part of the 2015-16 series produced by Mammoth Screen on behalf of the BBC and Masterpiece/PBS, with Aiden Turner as the new Poldark. First broadcast in the 1970s, this saga of thwarted love, passion and swashbuckling adventure set against hard times in 18th century Cornwall became an international sensation, popular in over 40 countries around the world.The memoir also describes the behind-the-scenes story of the original BBC/Masterpiece Theater series, the ongoing effect of ‘Poldark perks’ on Robin’s life, and his transformation into a cookbook author.
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Healthy Eating for Life
Over 100 Simple and Tasty Recipes
by Robin Ellis
Actor Robin Ellis’ newest passion is for cooking, and his recipes—developed in his home kitchen in Lautrec, France—have become favorites of Poldark fans everywhere.
This collection of recipes, based on a Mediterranean way of cooking, proves that healthful eating can also be easy and scrumptious. The collection includes such recipes as Chilled Curried Apple Soup; Sweet Potato, Fennel and Smoky Bacon; Cauliflower Roasted with Garlic and Coriander Seeds; Turkish Spinach with Rice; Smoky Spanish Fish Stew; Chicken and Leeks with Lemon; Pork Chops Braised with Rosemary, Garlic and Thyme; Hazelnut Pasta; Chickpea, Leek and Fennel Curry; Peaches in Honey and Lime; and more.
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