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	How to Cook a Wolf by Fisher, M. F. K. Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.00 Published: North Point Press, 1988 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartimes shortages, "How to Cook a Wolf" continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. M. F. K. Fisher knew that the last thing hungry people needed were hints on cutting back and making do. Instead, she gives her readers license to dream, to experiment, to construct adventurous and delicious meals as a bulwark against a dreary, meager present. Her fine prose provides reason in itself to draw our chairs close to the hearth; we can still enjoy her company and her exhortations to celebrate life by eating well.
	Jack London's Golden State: Selected California Writings by Haslam, Gerald, London, Jack Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.95 Published: Heyday Books, 1999 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability For nearly a century, Jack London been an international icon, more widely read and translated than any other American author. First and foremost, however, he has always been a Californian, the first major writer to use the Golden State as his base. Even his famed Alaskan novels are solidly rooted in California. In this exciting and original anthology, editor Gerald Haslam has selected from the best of London's writings, including Valley of the Moon, John Barleycorn, Martin Eden, Star Rover, and other classic works, along with letters, short stories, and journalism. Together, these writings display the supreme skillfulness of London's prose, his political and social passions, his unsurpassed ability' to render emotional states and physical landscapes. For those who may not have read London in recent years, this anthology offers an opportunity to rediscover a truly great writer. Jack London's Golden State also allows readers to rediscover California. Many of the themes covered by London a century ago are amazingly fresh and relevant today: urban poverty and decay, the call of the countryside, the arrival of recent immigrants, environmental degradation, the existence of youth gangs and the homeless, the chronic wanderlust and restlessness of Californians, the mixture of defeat and opportunity that still marks California life. By publishing this outstanding selection and by reclaiming London as a Californian, we are proud to present to older and younger readers alike a great writer in all his power, beauty, tenderness and -- yes, after nearly a century -- all his remarkable relevance.
	The Bungalow by Freed, Lynn, Frank, Ruth S. Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $14.00 Published: Story Line Press, 1999 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability   See all editions of this title. Selected 1993 Notable Book of the Year by "The New York Times Book Review" Narrator Ruth Frank continues the fascinating story of her Jewish family and its privileged circle begun in the celebrated novel "Home Ground. The Bungalow" is set in a "glorious South African landscape in which bats swoop and squeal, monkeys steal bananas, flying ants cloud the light bulbs and people carry on their regular lives within smaller and smaller circumferences." "Ms. Freed portrays the theatrical atmosphere in which class and taste are assessed and sustained through clothes, food, hairstyles and interior decoration, while the black servants vacuum and cook, argue and laugh, until they are finally sent off duty to the back of the house, leaving the whites a fragile privacy at the end of the day, when sherry is poured from cut-glass decanters... Ms. Freed avoids simple labels of good and bad, and that is what makes her novel so arresting."-"The New York Times Book Review" "Time, memory, identity, continuity and exile: Freed is caught up in a white South African version of expatriation in which one never finally leaves home... The refreshing aspect of her account, however, is how these deeper themes are enmeshed with a positively wicked sense of humor."-"The Boston Sunday Globe" Lynn Freed is the author of "The Mirror, The Bungalow," and "House on a Good Street" (formerly, "Heart Change"). Ms. Freed's short stories and essays have appeared in "Harper's, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Story, The New York Times, The Washington Post," and elsewhere. She grew up in Durban, South Africa, and now lives in California.
	From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine by Cox, Jeff Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $18.95 Published: Storey Publishing, 1999 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Here, in one convenient reference, is everything readers need to know to make fabulous homemade wines -- from planting vines to pulling the cork. Jeff Cox covers such topics as choosing a perfect vineyard site, constructing trellises, planting, pruning, harvesting, pressing, fermenting, bottling, and aging. He also includes new techniques in winemaking and wine-tasting tips. This book is truly a complete home winemaking education.
	New Cooks Tour of Sonoma (Tr) by Jordan, Michele Anna Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $21.95 Published: Sasquatch Books, 2000 Inventory Status: Out of Print Sonoma County stretches from the fog-cooled coast of Northern California to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east; it hangs like a plump grape cluster west and northwest of its neighbor, Napa. Less than an hour away from San Francisco, this celebrated region has become synonymous with good taste, high-quality culinary ingredients, and the best food in the world. Originally published in 1990 by Addison-Wesley, The New Cook's Tour of Sonoma includes 200 recipes, extensive sections on wine and the burgeoning olive oil industry, and engaging portraits of the region's cheesemakers, dairymen and women, breadmakers, farmers, and chefs. With sixteen pages of spectacular color photographs, this gorgeous cookbook shows how the place, its people, and its food are inextricably linked.
	Good Family by Gamble, Terry Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.95 Published: William Morrow & Company, 2005 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability   See all editions of this title. The acclaimed author of The Water Dancers, Terry Gamble uses lush, evocative prose in her new novel to bring to life a place of secrets and dreams. She explores the complex relationships within a powerful, conflicted family and the nostalgic ache of riotous, heartrending summers past...
	Napa Valley: Land of Golden Vines (Napa Valley: A Food & Wine Lover's Guide) by Hill, Kathleen Thompson, Hill, Gerald Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.95 Published: Globe Pequot Press, 2005 Inventory Status: Out of Print Discover fine dining, wineries, and specialty shops in this guide designed for sophisticated visitors to the Napa Valley. Also included are recipes from the region's top chefs, lists of festivals, and recommended accommodations.