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Sweet, Tart, and Golden

Apples in the Midwestern Imagination

by Lucy M. Long ...

Series series Heartland Foodways
Whether Jonagolds or Ida Reds, the apple provides Midwesterners with both a versatile food and a powerful archetype of their culture and heritage. Lucy M. Long examines the ubiquitous fruit’s place in regional culture and its role in how people in the Midwest think of themselves and the wider world. Long guides readers to festivals and introduces them to orchard owners while tracing the history of ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Whether Jonagolds or Ida Reds, the apple provides Midwesterners with both a versatile food and a powerful archetype of their culture and heritage. Lucy M. Long examines the ubiquitous fruit’s place in regional culture and its role in how people in the Midwest think of themselves and the wider world. Long guides readers to festivals and introduces them to orchard owners while tracing the history of
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Honey

A Global History

by Lucy M. Long ...

Series Book 65 - Edible
Honey is now thought of mostly as a sweetener, but in its long history around the world, it has been treated as a food, tonic, medicine and preservative. It was also used in religious rituals as a sacred food from the gods. And its creators – bees – are vital to the pollination of wild plants as well as many domesticated crops.Lucy M. Long explores the fascinating history of honey, tracing its use ... Read more

$16.39 USD

Honey is now thought of mostly as a sweetener, but in its long history around the world, it has been treated as a food, tonic, medicine and preservative. It was also used in religious rituals as a sacred food from the gods. And its creators – bees – are vital to the pollination of wild plants as well as many domesticated crops.Lucy M. Long explores the fascinating history of honey, tracing its use
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Culinary Tourism

by Lucy M. Long ...

Series series Material Worlds
"Well-researched and original" essays on the intersection between food and adventure ( Publishers Weekly).Culinary Tourism is the first book to consider food as both a destination and a means for tourism. The book's contributors examine the many intersections of food, culture, and tourism in public and commercial contexts, in private and domestic settings, and around the world.The contributors ... Read more

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"Well-researched and original" essays on the intersection between food and adventure ( Publishers Weekly).Culinary Tourism is the first book to consider food as both a destination and a means for tourism. The book's contributors examine the many intersections of food, culture, and tourism in public and commercial contexts, in private and domestic settings, and around the world.The contributors
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Ethnic American Cooking

Recipes for Living in a New World

by Lucy M. Long ...

Ethnic American Cooking: Recipes for Living in a New World is much more than a cookbook. It contains recipes from almost every nationality or ethnicity residing in the US and includes a brief introduction to understanding how those recipes represent that group’s food culture. It illustrates the ways in which recipes, like identities, are fluid, adapting to new ingredients, tastes, and ... Read more

$44.59 USD

Ethnic American Cooking: Recipes for Living in a New World is much more than a cookbook. It contains recipes from almost every nationality or ethnicity residing in the US and includes a brief introduction to understanding how those recipes represent that group’s food culture. It illustrates the ways in which recipes, like identities, are fluid, adapting to new ingredients, tastes, and
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Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia

2 Volumes

by Lucy M. Long ...

Ethnic American Food Today introduces readers to the myriad ethnic food cultures in the U.S. today. Entries are organized alphabetically by nation and present the background and history of each food culture along with explorations of the place of that food in mainstream American society today. Many of the entries draw upon ethnographic research and personal experience, giving insights into the ... Read more

$206.59 USD

Ethnic American Food Today introduces readers to the myriad ethnic food cultures in the U.S. today. Entries are organized alphabetically by nation and present the background and history of each food culture along with explorations of the place of that food in mainstream American society today. Many of the entries draw upon ethnographic research and personal experience, giving insights into the
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Get It While It's Hot

Gas Station, Roadside, and Convenience Cuisine in the U.S. South

by Autumn Arnett, Bailey Benson, Peter Jay Ingrao, Jaime Cantrell, Joseph T. Carson, Bruce A. Craft, Khirsten Doolan, Na'Imah Ford, Mystery Harwood, Lucy M. Long, Emily Whittington, Psyche A. Williams-Forson ...

Get It While It’s Hot brings together scholars, food writers, influencers, and even a CEO to discuss the phenomenon of eating by the side of the road. This innovative collection examines an increasingly commonplace belief across the U.S. South—that some of the best, most enjoyable food comes from places you would not expect: a gas station, the back of a pickup truck, or a ramshackle building made ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Get It While It’s Hot brings together scholars, food writers, influencers, and even a CEO to discuss the phenomenon of eating by the side of the road. This innovative collection examines an increasingly commonplace belief across the U.S. South—that some of the best, most enjoyable food comes from places you would not expect: a gas station, the back of a pickup truck, or a ramshackle building made
... Read more
Understanding Parent Blame

Institutional Failure and Complex Trauma

by Andy Bilson, Vivien Cooper, Kaydence Drayak, Louise Parker Engels, Lucy Fullard, Cathleen Long ...

Blame the parents. It’s a common reaction to any failure in children’s behaviour or to their safety, and yet so many issues – from education and economic to social care and mental health – arise from the failure of the state to provide adequate support to children and their families.This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners and activists along with contributions from parents ... Read more

$35.09 USD

Blame the parents. It’s a common reaction to any failure in children’s behaviour or to their safety, and yet so many issues – from education and economic to social care and mental health – arise from the failure of the state to provide adequate support to children and their families.This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners and activists along with contributions from parents
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The Book of Witty Women

15 new laugh-out-loud stories by women writers

by Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Josie Long, Lucy Vine, Paula Lennon, Kimberley Adams, Annemarie Cancienne, Kim Clayden, Jean Ende, Wendy Hood, R. Malik, J.Y. Saville, Clare Shaw, Kathryn Simmonds, Julia Wood ...

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more.It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more.It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a
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The Best Days of Our Lives

The heartwarming book you won't be able to stop thinking about from bestselling author Lucy Diamond

by Lucy Diamond ...

Narrated by Heather Long ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

'Deeply moving' KATIE FFORDE'Compelling and beautifully written' SARAH MORGANWhen 35-year-old Leni McKenzie is knocked off her bike, her family's world is turned upside down.Leni and her sister Alice were best friends as well as siblings. But did they know each other as well as Alice thought? In the hope of coming to terms with her grief, she tries to piece together Leni's last weeks - but her ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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'Deeply moving' KATIE FFORDE'Compelling and beautifully written' SARAH MORGANWhen 35-year-old Leni McKenzie is knocked off her bike, her family's world is turned upside down.Leni and her sister Alice were best friends as well as siblings. But did they know each other as well as Alice thought? In the hope of coming to terms with her grief, she tries to piece together Leni's last weeks - but her
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Comfort Food

Meanings and Memories

Edited by Michael Owen Jones, Lucy, Long ...

With contributions by Barbara Banks, Sheila Bock, Susan Eleuterio, Jillian Gould, Phillis Humphries, Michael Owen Jones, Alicia Kristen, William G. Lockwood, Yvonne R. Lockwood, Lucy M. Long, LuAnne Roth, Rachelle H. Saltzman, Charlene Smith, Annie Tucker, and Diane TyeComfort Food explores this concept with examples taken from Atlantic Canadians, Indonesians, the English in Britain, and various ... Read more

$21.59 USD

With contributions by Barbara Banks, Sheila Bock, Susan Eleuterio, Jillian Gould, Phillis Humphries, Michael Owen Jones, Alicia Kristen, William G. Lockwood, Yvonne R. Lockwood, Lucy M. Long, LuAnne Roth, Rachelle H. Saltzman, Charlene Smith, Annie Tucker, and Diane TyeComfort Food explores this concept with examples taken from Atlantic Canadians, Indonesians, the English in Britain, and various
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The Sunrise Sisterhood

The perfect uplifting and joyful book from the Sunday Times bestselling storyteller

by Cathy Bramley ...

Narrated by Lesley Sharp ...

Unabridged

11 hours 21 min

'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly pieced me back together again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my!!!!!! Cathy Bramley has done it again, a fantastic read and I could not stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book - I absolutely adored it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them.The holidays are ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly pieced me back together again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my!!!!!! Cathy Bramley has done it again, a fantastic read and I could not stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book - I absolutely adored it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them.The holidays are
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Thirty Days in Paris

The gorgeously escapist, romantic and uplifting new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

by Veronica Henry ...

Narrated by Emilia Fox, Tuppence Middleton ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

'Magical, romantic, fantastique' MILLY JOHNSON'A perfect Parisian fantasy every woman will love' KATIE FFORDE'Wow, wow, WOW. Her best and most perfect book yet. I adored every word. Sublime, as always' JILL MANSELL'The perfect weekend read. I was so captivated I didn't notice I was turning the pages' FANNY BLAKEBecause Paris is always a good idea.... ... Read more

$37.99 USD

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'Magical, romantic, fantastique' MILLY JOHNSON'A perfect Parisian fantasy every woman will love' KATIE FFORDE'Wow, wow, WOW. Her best and most perfect book yet. I adored every word. Sublime, as always' JILL MANSELL'The perfect weekend read. I was so captivated I didn't notice I was turning the pages' FANNY BLAKEBecause Paris is always a good idea....
... Read more

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