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a THE ART OF WOK COOKING FROM WEST BEND
IDEALS PUBLISHING CORPORATION January 1, 1984 0824900146 / 9780824900144 Paperback
Editorial Reviews&newline;Product Description&newline;Wok cookery is a fun and easy way to prepare delicious, creative and healthful meals. There are over 135 recipes in this cookbook.
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Albom, Mitch For One More Day
New York Hyperion September 26, 2006 1401303277 / 9781401303273 Hardcover
From Barnes & Noble&newline;&doublequote;This is a story about a family and, as there is a ghost involved, you might call it a ghost story. But every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.&doublequote; So begins For One More Day, a novel by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. This slender fable poses a simple yet almost infinitely resonant question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one? Charley Benetto's miraculous reunion with his deceased mother offers him -- and us -- a springboard into possibilities. A fiction that seems palpably real.&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;From the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie, a new novel that millions of fans have been waiting for.&newline;&newline;&doublequote;Every family is a ghost story . . .&doublequote;&newline;&newline;Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.&newline;&newline;For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one? &newline;&newline;As a child, Charley &doublequote;Chick&doublequote; Benetto was told by his father, &doublequote;You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both.&doublequote; So he chooses his father, only to see the man disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence. &newline;&newline;Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding. And he decides to take his own life.&newline;&newline;He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. His mother-who died eight years earlier-is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened.&newline;&newline;What follows is the one &doublequote;ordinary&doublequote; day so many of us yearn for, a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain the family secrets, and to seek forgiveness. Somewhere between this life and the next, Charley learns the astonishing things he never knew about his mother and her sacrifices. And he tries, with her tender guidance, to put the crumbled pieces of his life back together.&newline;&newline;Through Albom's inspiring characters and masterful storytelling, readers will newly appreciate those whom they love-and may have thought they'd lost-in their own lives. For One More Day is a book for anyone in a family, and will be cherished by Albom's millions of fans worldwide.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;In Albom's, second novel, retired baseball player Charley &doublequote;Chick&doublequote; Benetto-facing the pain of unfulfilled ambitions, alcohol abuse, divorce, and estrangement from a grown daughter-returns to his abandoned childhood home and attempts suicide in a bungling fit of rage. He encounters the spirit of his deceased mother, Pauline &doublequote;Posey&doublequote; Benetto, who Chick thoughtlessly took for granted during both his formative years as cocky athlete and his booze-soaked adulthood. Miraculously, Chick can now apologize to Posey for his ingratitude concerning the sacrifices she made as a single, working mother. Albom narrates with finesse, particularly in Chick's wistful litany of his mother's pearls of wisdom, &doublequote;A child embarrassed by his mother is just a child who hasn't lived long enough.&doublequote; If Posey's truisms may not necessarily break new literary ground, Albom deserves credit for giving her depth and complexity that transcend familiar pop culture notions of motherhood in '50s America. The gentle strumming of musical accompaniment befits Albom's brand of writing. This &doublequote;ghost story&doublequote; provides an affirming tale of moral instruction and emotional catharsis. Simultaneous release with the Hyperion hardcover (Reviews, Aug. 28). (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. 4.0 Stars
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Baldacci, David The Collectors
Grand Central Publishing September 1, 2007 0446615633 / 9780446615631 Mass Market Paperback
From Barnes & Noble&newline;Two plots intertwine in this Camel Club thriller. One thread follows Annabelle Conroy, a seductive con artist who is skillfully planning the casino heist of the century. Meanwhile, assassin Roger Seagraves has set his sights on high-echelon federal officials. Fortunately, the informal Camel Club of crime sleuths reconvenes to stop these dangerous shenanigans. The allure of the story resides in how they do it. A crisp action thriller.&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;People are dropping dead in Washington, D.C., and the Camel Club must unravel a secret that threatens to bring America to its knees. In &doublequote;The Collectors,&doublequote; #1 &doublequote;New York Times&doublequote; bestselling author Baldacci once again demonstrates why he is one of the world's favorite writers.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;In bestseller Baldacci's entertaining if overly long sequel to The Camel Club (2005), renegade CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of freelance assassination and selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder. The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional crime solvers headed by ex-CIA assassin Caleb Shaw, becomes involved with Seagraves through a killing at the Library of Congress, where one of the club members works. Meanwhile, an enigmatic young woman, Annabelle Conroy, is assembling a team to engineer a &doublequote;long con,&doublequote; a $33 million scam targeting Jerry Bagger, the sleazy owner of an Atlantic City casino. This time around, Baldacci wisely tones down the wackiness of the club members, focusing instead on bringing Seagraves to justice while Annabelle works her ingenious scam. The splicing of the two plots is problematic, but Baldacci sacrifices a bit of believability to cobble together a new cast of characters destined to continue fighting the forces of evil in the next installment. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;After several dramatic deaths in Washington, DC, the Camel Club (first introduced in Baldacci's most recent novel) is whipped back into action. Look for the TV ads. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;Helped by a beautiful grifter, the &doublequote;Camel Club&doublequote;-the four-man band of conspiracy theorists-returns to battle a threat to national security. Annabelle Conroy is con-artist extraordinaire; Jerry Bagger, mobster and mark; and Roger Seagraves, master assassin. All come straight from central casting. Seagraves is killing high-level government officials, and Conroy is putting together the con of the century, with Bagger as the target. The mysterious death of a rare-books expert at the Library of Congress launches the story, which splits off at first into two different plotlines. In one, Conroy and her team work their way up to their major score. In the other, the Camel Club investigates the mysterious death of a close friend. Things are slightly more exciting in Conroy's world. She's assembling her team, eager to settle an old score by taking down Atlantic City's most notorious and ruthless casino owner. After a series of capers out west to build their bankroll, the team heads back east. There's little drama Players act out their part; marks fall. The big score comes off without a hitch. The two plots intersect halfway through. Annabelle arrives in D.C., thanks to an awkward development, along with a new piece of unfinished business. Seagraves and the Camel Club are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, and Annabelle Conroy is the special guest star. The merged stories reach a predictable conclusion. An obvious conflict remains unresolved for much of the way, setting up the next chapter in the saga. A tepid follow-up to The Camel Club (2005), with few surprises. 3.5 Stars
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Baldacci, David The Collectors
Grand Central Publishing September 1, 2007 0446615633 / 9780446615631 Mass Market Paperback
From Barnes & Noble&newline;Two plots intertwine in this Camel Club thriller. One thread follows Annabelle Conroy, a seductive con artist who is skillfully planning the casino heist of the century. Meanwhile, assassin Roger Seagraves has set his sights on high-echelon federal officials. Fortunately, the informal Camel Club of crime sleuths reconvenes to stop these dangerous shenanigans. The allure of the story resides in how they do it. A crisp action thriller.&newline;&newline;From the Publisher&newline;People are dropping dead in Washington, D.C., and the Camel Club must unravel a secret that threatens to bring America to its knees. In &doublequote;The Collectors,&doublequote; #1 &doublequote;New York Times&doublequote; bestselling author Baldacci once again demonstrates why he is one of the world's favorite writers.&newline;&newline;Publishers Weekly&newline;In bestseller Baldacci's entertaining if overly long sequel to The Camel Club (2005), renegade CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of freelance assassination and selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder. The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional crime solvers headed by ex-CIA assassin Caleb Shaw, becomes involved with Seagraves through a killing at the Library of Congress, where one of the club members works. Meanwhile, an enigmatic young woman, Annabelle Conroy, is assembling a team to engineer a &doublequote;long con,&doublequote; a $33 million scam targeting Jerry Bagger, the sleazy owner of an Atlantic City casino. This time around, Baldacci wisely tones down the wackiness of the club members, focusing instead on bringing Seagraves to justice while Annabelle works her ingenious scam. The splicing of the two plots is problematic, but Baldacci sacrifices a bit of believability to cobble together a new cast of characters destined to continue fighting the forces of evil in the next installment. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Library Journal&newline;After several dramatic deaths in Washington, DC, the Camel Club (first introduced in Baldacci's most recent novel) is whipped back into action. Look for the TV ads. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.&newline;&newline;Kirkus Reviews&newline;Helped by a beautiful grifter, the &doublequote;Camel Club&doublequote;-the four-man band of conspiracy theorists-returns to battle a threat to national security. Annabelle Conroy is con-artist extraordinaire; Jerry Bagger, mobster and mark; and Roger Seagraves, master assassin. All come straight from central casting. Seagraves is killing high-level government officials, and Conroy is putting together the con of the century, with Bagger as the target. The mysterious death of a rare-books expert at the Library of Congress launches the story, which splits off at first into two different plotlines. In one, Conroy and her team work their way up to their major score. In the other, the Camel Club investigates the mysterious death of a close friend. Things are slightly more exciting in Conroy's world. She's assembling her team, eager to settle an old score by taking down Atlantic City's most notorious and ruthless casino owner. After a series of capers out west to build their bankroll, the team heads back east. There's little drama Players act out their part; marks fall. The big score comes off without a hitch. The two plots intersect halfway through. Annabelle arrives in D.C., thanks to an awkward development, along with a new piece of unfinished business. Seagraves and the Camel Club are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, and Annabelle Conroy is the special guest star. The merged stories reach a predictable conclusion. An obvious conflict remains unresolved for much of the way, setting up the next chapter in the saga. A tepid follow-up to The Camel Club (2005), with few surprises. 3.5 Stars
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Baldacci, David True Blue
Grand Central Pub Oct 2009 0446195510 / 9780446195515 Hardcover
Synopsis&newline;Mason &doublequote;Mace&doublequote; Perry wants nothing but to be a cop. But that's not so easy for someone who has already lost her badge and spent time in jail for a crime she didn't commit. But when a young idealistic lawyer who works at a major D.C. firm comes to her after finding the dead body of a woman he works with, Mace thinks this might be her break. If she can get to the bottom of this odious crime, she might be able convince the powers that be to let her back on the force. Unfortunately the crime is more diabolical than it first appears, as are the consequences for those who try to interfere.
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