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The Time Traveler's Wifeby Audrey Niffenegger List Price: $14.00 Available from Amazon $8.40 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly This highly original first novel won the largest advance San Francisco-based MacAdam/Cage had ever paid, and it was money well spent. Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes, and one that skates nimbly around a huge conundrum at the heart of the book: Henry De Tamble, a rather dashing librarian at the famous Newberry Library in Chicago, finds himself unavoidably whisked around in time. He disappears from a scene in, say, 1998 to find himself suddenly, usually without his clothes, which mysteriously disappear in transit, at an entirely different place 10 years earlier-or later. During one of these migrations, he drops in on beautiful teenage Clare Abshire, an heiress in a large house on the nearby Michigan peninsula, and a lifelong passion is born. The problem is that while Henry's age darts back and forth according to his location in time, Clare's moves forward in the normal manner, so the pair are often out of sync. But such is the author's tenderness with the characters, and the determinedly ungimmicky way in which she writes of their predicament (only once do they make use of Henry's foreknowledge of events to make money, and then it seems to Clare like cheating) that the book is much more love story than fantasy. It also has a splendidly drawn cast, from Henry's violinist father, ruined by the loss of his wife in an accident from which Henry time-traveled as a child, to Clare's odd family and a multitude of Chicago bohemian friends. The couple's daughter, Alba, inherits her father's strange abilities, but this is again handled with a light touch; there's no Disney cuteness here. Henry's foreordained end is agonizing, but Niffenegger has another card up her sleeve, and plays it with poignant grace. It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves a reader with an impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills. Copyright 2003 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From AudioFile Although the title suggests that this is science fiction, Niffenegger's charming, emotionally charged novel is much more a love story. Told alternately from the viewpoints of time traveler Henry and his wife, Clare, it's highly enjoyable on audio. Readers Christopher Burns and Maggi-Meg Reed blend their respective chapters seamlessly. Each reader characterizes all roles within a chapter, and the depictions mesh beautifully. Both narrators characterize Korean friend Kimmy in a charmingly amusing voice and lend a light mood to the couple's daughter, Alba. Burns portrays the emotional chaos of Henry's life so genuinely as to cast the listener directly into his pain and joy. The abridged recording leaves one longing for more. J.J.B. 2004 Audie Award Finalist © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. |
In Cold Bloodby Truman Capote List Price: $14.00 Available from Amazon $8.40 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review "Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If all Truman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with the language and structure of literature--this "nonfiction novel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by two would-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experiment that has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more than that. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The images of this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old Nancy Clutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock's black '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreams of gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final "thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks. The New York Times Book Review, Conrad Knickerbocker The resulting chronicle is a masterpiece--agonizing, terrible, possessed, proof that the times, so surfeited with disasters, are still capable of tragedy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Everything Kids' Cookbook: From Mac ' N Cheese to Double Chocolate Chip Cookies-All You Need to Have Some Finger Lickin' Fun (Everything...by Sandra K. Nissenberg Available from Amazon $6.95 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Make fun and delicious creations with your family! Packed full of recipes, cooking tips, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything® Kids’ Cookbook serves as an entertaining-and safe-introduction to the sumptuous world of cooking. Dietitian Sandra K. Nissenburg provides tasty recipes that will help you learn the art of cooking-and keep you healthy! The Everything® Kids’ Cookbook includes information on safety tips, basic cooking tools and terms, and healthy eating to help young chefs of all ages. From fresh blueberry muffins to parmesan chicken fingers, The Everything® Kids’ Cookbook inspires you to be creative and experiment in the kitchen-making meals you can share with the entire family. The Everything® Kids’ Cookbook is filled with recipes for all occasions including: -Bananaberry smoothies -Chocolate peanut butter pudding -Cinnamon breakfast cake -Creamy corn chowder -Mexican quesadillas -Nutty caramel corn -Tuna noodle casserole -Waldorf salad Also featuring practical cooking tips and nutritional information, The Everything® Kids’ Cookbook will have you-and your parents-licking the bottoms of the bowl in no time.
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Pie in the Sky Successful Baking at High Altitudes: 100 Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Breads, and Pastries Home-tested for Baking at Sea Level,...by Susan G. Purdy List Price: $29.95 Available from Amazon $18.87 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Do your cakes collapse, soufflés slump, cookies crumble, and fruit pies fail? For those living at high altitude, baking can be a challenge at best, or a total disaster. More than thirty-four of the fifty United States, plus many Canadian regions, have cities and towns at altitudes of more than 2,500 feet, yet there are hardly any cookbooks that address the special needs of these local bakers. Until now. Award-winning cookbook author Susan G. Purdy has finally written the first-ever foolproof guide to high-altitude baking. Purdy has actually "gone there and done that," staying as long as it took to bake these recipes to perfection at five different locations -- and elevations -- across thecountry. In Pie in the Sky, Purdy leaves behind old conversion tables, disproves many oft-repeated calculations and adjustments, and presents reliable recipes in their entirety for each altitude. She takes out the tinkering and guarantees success at any height. In addition, she explains the hows and whys, gives tips and hints for problems specific to every altitude, and generally demystifies the subject of atmospheric obstacles that cause favorite recipes to flop. Whether they live in the eastern mountains or the far west, in Boston, Massachusetts; Boone, North Carolina; or Santa Fe, New Mexico; home bakers as well as experienced chefs will love the wide range of easy-to-make treats including Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie, Coconut Cake with Coconut Icing, Paradise Peak Chocolate Soufflé, Vail Lemon-Poppy Seed Loaf, Celestial Challah, and Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake. Every recipe was tested at sea level (Connecticut), 3,000 feet (North Carolina and Virginia), 5,000 feet (Idaho and Colorado), 7,000 feet (New Mexico), and 10,000 feet (Colorado) and can be used at these elevations or any points in between. About The Author
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Cake Mix Cookies: More Than 175 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin With a Box of Cake Mixby Camilla V. Saulsbury List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.53 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Imagine a kitchen warm witih the smells of sweet vanilla, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh butter. On the kitchen counter is a cooling rack piled high with fresh-from-the-oven delights filled with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans. Ah, the age-old comfort of cookies. Next imagine that each of the yummy treats began with a convenient box of cake mix. That's right, a standard 18.25-ounce box of cake mix is the secret to some of the tastiest, simplest, and most irresistable cookies imaginable. With a few extra ingredients, turns of a spoon, and whirrs of a mixer, cake mix can make anyone a prize cookie baker. Like Cookie Dough Delights and Brownie Mix Bliss, Cake-Mix Cookies is the first cookbook of its kind. Although several cake-mix cookbooks exist, including the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor books and 101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix, they offer only a small number of cookie and bar recipes and overlap one another. By contrast, Cake-Mix Cookies is filled with an array of more than 175 drop, shaped, filled, and bar cookie options for every occasion. Numerous all-American favorites are used as starting points: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, jam thumbprints, and dark chocolate brownies. There are also new takes on classic European cookies; for example, crunchy Italian biscotti, tender French madeleines, and rich Viennese teacakes. Finally, a healthy dose of new cookies has been created for the book: blackberry-lemon buttermilk bars, triple chocolate chess squares, and chocolate blackout. Cake-Mix Cookies contains the broadest range of new recipes for cookies and bars that is unavailable elsewhere. And while it capitalizes on the popularity of baking with cake mixes, it has its own unique niche on the home cook's shelf.
DROP COOKIES Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies Ginger Chocolate Chippers Tart Cherry Milk Chocolate Chippers Chocolate Mint Chocolate Chippers Mocha Chocolate Chippers Toffee Chocolate Chippers Big Fat Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Cookie Tropical Oatmeal Cookies Premium White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Coffee & White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Lemony White Chocoalte Cookies Bittersweet Chocolate Blackout Cookies Black & White Blackout Cookies Apple-Cranberry Harvest Cookies Gingerbread Softies Toasted Almond Cookies Praline Cookies Pina Colada Cookies Neopolitan Cookies Peanut Butter Cookies Walnut-Date Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunkers "I Love Lime" White Chocolate Cookies Rum Raisin Cookies Brandied Apricot Cookies Fresh Pear Cookies with Browned Butter Icing Fresh Cranberry Cookies Fresh Apple Cookies Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies Granola Chocolate Chunkers Iced Maple Pecan Cookies Caramel Loaded Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies Pine Nut Cookies Pineapple Softies Chai Spice Cookies Ricotta Cookies Eggnog Cookies Brandied Fruitcake Jumbles Orange Dreamsicle Cookies Butterscotch Pecan Cookies Carrot Cake Jumbles with Cream Cheese Frosting Lemon Poppyseed Cookies Mandarin Orange Cookies Kahlua Cookies Orange Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Drops Apricot Chews Black Forest Oatmeal Cookies Cashew Brickle Cookies Dried Apple Cider Cookies Mint Julep Cookies Bananarama Softies Pumpkin Spice Softies Texas-Sized Red Velvet Softies with Cream Cheese Frosting Coconut, Cashew & White Chocolate Chewies Lemon-Ginger Cream Cheese Softies Jumbo Jumble Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Caramel Apple Cookies Cinnamon Chip Chews Ranger Cookies Old-Fashioned Hermits Applesauce Cookies Ginger-Jeweled Butter Cookies BAR COOKIES Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars Best Butterscotch Bars Rocky Road Bars Cherry Pie Bars Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars Cranberry Caramel Bars Dark Chocolate Bars with White Chocolate Raspberry Filling Caramel Mallow Butterscotch Bars Chocolate Truffle Crumb Bars Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Bars Sacher Torte Bars magic Cookie Bars Maui Wowie magic Bars Salty-Sweet Peanut Chewy Bars Buttery Gooey Chess Squares Cookies & Cream Gooey Chess Squares Pumpkin Gooey Chess Squares Pineapple Gooey Chess Squares Banana Bliss Gooey Chess Squares Peanut Butter-Chocolate Gooey Chess Squares Lemon Blueberry Gooey Chess Squares Fresh Cranberry Orange Chess Squares Triple Chocolate Gooey Chess Squares Banana Monkey Bars Tennessee Jam Cake Streusel Bars Viennese Almond Teacakes Double Chocolate Brownies Espresso Ganache Brownies White Chocolate Candy Cane Brownies S’mores Brownies Chocolate Caramel Brownies Snickery-Good Brownies Peanut-Butterscotch Layered Brownies Carrot Cake Bars Baklava Bars Pecan Pie Bars Fresh Blackberry-Lemon Crumb Bars Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bars White Chocolate Lemon Cheesecake Bars White Chocolate Latte Cheesecake Bars Irish Cream Milk Chocolate Cheesecake Bars Tiramisu Bars Mandarin Orange Cheesecake Bars Ginger Lime Cheesecake Bars German Chocolate Bars Lemon Macaroon Bars Vanilla Macaroon Bars Premier Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars Peanut Brittle Bars Spiced Apple Butter Bars with Apple Butter-Cream Cheese Frosting Lemon Buttermilk Bars Deep Dark Chocolate Sour Cream Bars Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Double Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Bars Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge Bars Pumpkin Pie Bars Deluxe Chocolate Caramel Candy Bars Key Lime Bars Creamy Lemon Bars Orange Burst Bars Spicy Chocolate Aztec Bars Butter Rum Bars with Coconut & Macadamia Nuts Chocolate Revel Crumble Bars Spiced & Iced Pumpkin Snack Bars Apple-Cranberry Snack Bars Black Bottom Banana Cheesecake Bars Carmelitas Mother Lode Chocolate Toffee Caramel Bars Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bars Coconut Pecan Chocolate Fudge Bars Tri-Level Mocha Cheesecake Bars Raspberry Swirl Sour Cream Bars Peppermint White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars New York Cheesecake Bars Brown Sugar-Milk Chocolate Meringue Bars Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Meringue Bars Date Bars Deluxe Lemon Curd Swirl Cheesecake Bars Toffee Cream Cheese Streusel Bars Caramel Rocky Road Bars Fresh Cranberry-Caramel Streusel Bars Butterscotch Blondies Apple Blondies with Caramel Icing White Chocolate Blondies Peanut Butter Blondies Irish Cream Swirled Bars Chocolate Whiskey Swirl Bars Peanut Butter Cup Caramel Bars Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bars Toasted Almond Buttermilk Bars Rosemary-Walnut Shortbread Squares Orange-Almond Shortbread Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread Blueberry Sour Cream Kuchen Bars Double Berry Streusel Bars Caramel Apple Streusel Bars Peachy Keen Streusel Bars SHAPED AND FILLED COOKIES "Have it Your Way" Cake Mix Cookies Lemon-Lime Sugar Cookies Lemon-Thyme Sugar Cookies Orange Sugar Cookies Vanilla Sugar Cookies Pecan Sandies Almond Sandies Peanut Brittle Sandies Marbled Chocolate & Vanilla Lemon Macadamia Marble Cookies Snickery Hidden Treasure Cookies Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Strawberry Cream Cheese Thumbprints Pineapple Coconut Thumbprints Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints Old Fashioned Blackberry Thumbprints Nutty Thumbprints Gloreo Cookies Lollipop Cookies Pumpkin Whoopies with Cinnamon Fluff Filling Devil’s Food Whoopies with Cocoa Fluff Filling Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Thumbprints Peppery Pecan-Chocolate Crackles Vanilla Dream Cookies Super Butterscotch Cookies Triple Chocolate Bliss Cookies Peanut Butter Bliss Cookies Coconut Macaroons Chocolate Chip Macaroons Snow-Capped Chocolate Crinkles Gingersnap Crinkles Butterscotch Crispy Cookies Maple Sugar Cookies Chocolate-Vanilla Pinwheel Cookies Molasses Spice Cookies Sesame Honey Crinkles Mocha Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies German Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Pastel Mint Meltaways Dulce de Leche Crisps Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies Snickerdoodles Classic Madeleines Florida Citrus Madeleines Mint Chocolate Chip Madeleines Chunky Chocolate Walnut Biscotti Orange Poppyseed Biscotti Pistachio-Lemon Biscotti Apricot Almond Biscotti Café Brulot Biscotti Bahamas Biscotti Nutty Coffee Toffee Biscotti White Chocolate Dried Cranberry Biscotti Ginger Lover’s Biscotti Buttery Cut-Out Cookies Gingerbread People Moravian Lemon Cookies Slice & Bake Coconut Cookies Cinnamon Slices Santa’s Whiskers Cookies Orange & Honey Cutouts
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No-bake Cookies: More Than 150 Fun, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Cookies, Bars, And Other Cool Treats Made Without Bakingby Camilla V. Saulsbury List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.02 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Flavors worth splurging for with little effort. Readily available ingredients. Perfect results time and again. These are the principles behind No-Bake Cookies. It may be a surprise to learn that some of the best-tasting cookies and bars can be made without turning on the oven. No magic is involved, just a few time-honored techniques for producing irresistible goodies while the kitchen—not to mention the cook—remains cool. With an assortment of cereals, crushed graham crackers, cookie crumbs, butter, nut butters, cream cheese, and chocolate (and some delicious options for adding flavor such as dried fruits, nuts, toffee, coffee, vanilla, spices, and more), no-bake cookies are a matter of mere minutes in the making. The recipes in No-Bake Cookies are a boon for busy home cooks with a penchant for sweet treats. They make "first time" cooking fun for kids, too. Even the youngest of children can help with measuring and stirring the ingredients while Mom, Dad, or big brother handle more demanding tasks such as chopping nuts and melting butter on the stovetop. Most people are familiar with Rice Crispy treats, peanut butter bars, and chocolate-oatmeal no-bakes. No-Bake Cookies expands the horizon with such mouth-watering treats as Maple Praline Drop Cookies, S'Mores Clusters, Quick Caramel Delightfuls, Mixed Fruit, Seed & Nut Energy Bars, PB&J Bites, Maui-Wowie Macadamia Bars, Irish Creamy Mousse Bars, Key Lime Squares, Butterscotch Pudding Bars, Blackberry Mascarpone Bars, and dozens more. So whether one is looking for a fun-time treat for the kids, a healthy snack for the lunchbox, a dreamy chocolate indulgence, or a creamy-cool summery icebox bar, a recipe from No-Bake Cookies cookbook always fits the bill.
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Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook: The Best Recipes from Southampton's Favorite Bakery for Home-Style Cookies, Cakes, Pies, Muffins, and Breadsby Kathleen King and Ina Garten List Price: $24.95 Available from Amazon $15.72 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly King's previous book, Kathleen's Bake Shop Cookbook, is one of the most solid baking books out there; its no-frills—and no-fail—recipes were inspired by the mouthwatering fare served at the author's old Southampton, N.Y., bakery, Kathleen's Bake Shop. Now that King has moved on to Tate's Bake Shop, the treats she's whipping up haven't much changed, as the 100 recipes in this solid work demonstrate. The two books have a lot in common (including identical subtitles); standards like Orange–Poppy Seed Muffins, Ginger Hearts, Chocolate-Chip Cookies and Peanut Butter Squares appear in both. This new work includes some slightly fancier recipes, like Nutella Shortbread Sandwich Cookies, Warm Individual Chocolate Cakes, Mocha Pecan Muffins and Fresh Blueberry and White Chocolate Tart. Of course, simplicity is paramount: "All the recipes in this book should take less time to make than it would to go to a store to buy a commercially prepared baked good," King says. Her fans have come to rely on her standards, and for the most part, that's what they'll get: Lemon Pound Cake, Raspberry Squares and Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies are exactly the sort of time-tested delights King's loyal customers clamor for. (July) Copyright © Reed business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Book Description 125 recipes for delectable baked goods from the Hamptons’ most beloved baker |
Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasionsby Peggy Porschen List Price: $30.00 Available from Amazon $19.80 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description A romantic Three-Column wedding Cake adorned with fresh roses; eye-catching Kalei-doscope Cakes iced in geometric designs; glittering Bollywood-inspired lollipop cookies—you don’t have to go to a high-end bakery to be able to serve these beautiful desserts at your next party. Master cake decorator Peggy Porschen shares her designs for the gorgeous cookies, cupcakes, and cakes that have graced some of the world’s most discriminating tables—and they’re as easy to create as they are spectacular. Written for everyone from beginning bakers to seasoned pros, each design in Pretty Party Cakes is broken down into basic steps that turn even complicated cake sculptures into rewarding, accessible creations. Pretty Party Cakes is brimming with dozens of innovative designs that are all based on fundamental recipes provided in Porschen’s introduction to the basics. This section also covers the equipment and techniques needed to make her luscious creations. Once you’ve mastered the key skills, you can confidently move to chapters on cookies, cupcakes, miniature cakes, and large cakes. Designs range from sparkling heart cakes and butterfly-topped pastel cupcakes to enchanting, edible Treasure Boxes that can be used to present gifts. Ambitious bakers can create stunning desserts such as the Romantic Rose Tower cake and Gift Box Cake, and even simpler sweets such as Alphabet Cookies and Chocolate Canapés will wow your guests with their alluring presentation. Packed with tips, step-by-step images, and striking photographs to accompany every design, Pretty Party Cakes brings together everything you need to re-create Peggy Porschen’s delicious masterpieces. Whether you’re preparing a wedding cake for dozens of guests or creating a showstopping dessert for an intimate dinner party, these stunning designs will be sure to rival the cakes that line the windows of the chicest designer bakeries. An all-encompassing guide to creating shockingly simple—yet stunning—cakes, cookies, and cupcakes that rival those from even the most fashionable designer bakeries. About The Author Peggy Porschen began her career as a pastry chef at London’s Lanesborough Hotel. Quickly developing a highly individualized style, she began making cakes and cookies for celebrity events such as Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball, Stella McCartney’s wedding, and movie premieres and parties for stars like Gwyneth Paltrow. Her cakes have been featured by Fortnum & Mason as well as in magazines and newspapers as diverse as You and Your Wedding, Cosmo Bride, and Brides. Peggy grew up in Germany and currently resides in the U.K. |
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