Rosanna Pansino, award-winning YouTube star, baker, entrepreneur, author, and proud dog mom returns with Baking All Year Round, the highly anticipated follow-up to her New York Times bestseller The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook.Baking All Year Round is filled with creative and delicious recipes for celebrating with friends and family throughout the year. There are eighty-six recipes covering holidays and special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, weddings, and more. Recipes include sweet treats like Blackberry Cobbler, Donut Cake, Confetti Pancakes, and BBQ Grill Brownie Cupcakes to savory dishes such as Heart Shaped Ravioli, Baseball Pizza, and cheesy garlic Breadstick Bones. Included in this book are several vegan, gluten free, or dairy free options. It's the perfect cookbook for families to make fun food together and create lasting memories. Whether you're celebrating at home or going to a party, Rosanna's innovative ideas are sure to delight and entertain.
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9781501179822
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Gather
By Brennan, Georgeanne
In this beautifully photographed book, renowned cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan brings a refreshing feeling of seasonal simplicity to the art of entertaining year-round. She invites readers to consider any occasion to gather people to the table: honoring parents in the springtime, Chinese New Year in the winter, a summer solstice party, or Thanksgiving two ways (traditional and vegetarian). For each season Brennan offers four to five complete menus with a tantalizing array of starters, finger foods, entrees, and desserts. In addition to 90 recipes, Gather includes decorating and cooking tips for setting the mood and ideas for saving time. A Book Club Buffet, Movie Night, and A Wedding to Remember are some of the many gather opportunities, each with its custom menu-in this inspiring book.
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9781570615788
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Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations
By Walker, Danielle
This New York Times bestselling cookbook from Danielle Walker, author of Against All Grains and Meals Made Simple, presents 125 recipes for grain-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free comfort food dishes for holidays and special occasions. When people adopt a new diet for health or personal reasons, they worry most about the parties, holidays, and events with strong food traditions, fearing their fond memories will be lost along with the newly eliminated food groups. After suffering for years with a debilitating autoimmune disease and missing many of these special occasions herself, Danielle Walker has revived the joy that cooking for holidays can bring in Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations, a collection of recipes and menus for twelve special occasions throughout the year. Featuring a variety of birthday cakes, finger foods to serve at a baby or bridal shower, and re-creations of backyard barbecue standards like peach cobbler and corn bread, Danielle includes all of the classics. There's a full Thanksgiving spread--complete with turkey and stuffing, creamy green bean casserole, and pies--and menus for Christmas dinner; a New Year's Eve cocktail party and Easter brunch are covered, along with suggestions for beverages and cocktails and the all-important desserts. Recipes can be mixed and matched among the various occasions, and many of the dishes are simple enough for everyday cooking. Stunning full-color photographs of every dish make browsing the pages as delightful as cooking the recipes, and beautiful party images provide approachable and creative entertaining ideas. Making recipes using unfamiliar ingredients can cause anxiety, and while trying a new menu on a regular weeknight leaves some room for error, the meal simply cannot fail when you have a table full of guests celebrating a special occasion. Danielle has transformed her most cherished family traditions into trustworthy recipes you can feel confident serving, whether you're hosting a special guest with food allergies, or cooking for a crowd of regular grain-eaters.
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9781607749424
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Stirring Up Fun with Food
By Gellar, Sarah Michelle
More than 100 fun food-crafting ideas that will engage, delight, and amaze kids-from actress, entrepreneur, and mom, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and former Martha Stewart Living editor Gia Russo. Why stop with making basic brownies? Why not put them on a stick and decorate them? Why not take boring broccoli and turn it into a yummy cheese muffin instead? Sarah Michelle Gellar learned quickly that to get her kids to be adventurous with food, she had to involve them in preparing it. She wanted that process to be fun and help them develop self-confidence, creative thinking, and even math skills So Sarah and co-author Gia Russo came up with more than 100 fun food-crafting ideas that take basic food preparation to a surprising new level. Organized by month, the book offers projects for every occasion and theme, including Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, Shark Week, Halloween, and even a Star Wars Day with licensed Star Wars creations The possibilities are endless
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9781455538744
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks
By Drummond, Ree
#1 New York Times BestsellerRee Drummond - accidental country girl, award-winning blogger, Food Network personality, and #1 New York Times bestselling author - presents The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays, a fantastic collection of recipes, photos, and homespun humor to help you celebrate all through the year.Ree shows you how to ring in your favorite holidays with inspired menus for breakfasts, brunches, lunches, dinners, parties, deliveries, and feasts, accompanied by fun instructions and hundreds of her signature step-by-step photos. Filled with creative and flavorful ideas for intimate dinners, group gatherings, and family meals, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays includes dozens of mouthwatering dishes (with nineteen recipes for Thanksgiving alone!) , helping home cooks create a variety of delights.
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9780062225221
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Celebrate the Seasons
By Arts, Inc. Leisure
Four seasons of over 200 creative recipes, ideas and clever gifts to give! Combining the best from Gooseberry Patch and Leisure Arts, Celebrate the Seasons is filled with Country Friends® illustrations too. Make your own heartfelt valentines with ribbons and tags, serve a summery favorite like my-oh-my peach pie, create jolly Jack-'O-Lanterns and bake candy cane cookies. There's something here for every season! Hardcover, 160 pages. (11-1/8" x 8-3/4")
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9781574862782
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[Martha Stewarts Handmade Holiday Crafts
By Stewart, Martha
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9780307586902
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The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts
By Llc, Crafts Media
Major holidays and all the seasons are the focus of more than 450 paper crafted cards, gift bags, boxes, wall hangings, mini albums, journals, frames, party d'cor and more. This jumbo book from the editors of Paper Crafts magazine has hundreds of ideas for not only Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Halloween, but also Easter, Thanksgiving, and New Year celebrations. Seasonal themes (spring, summer, fall, and winter) are also covered, plus a special section with ideas to show patriotic pride. Holiday paper crafting has come a long way in the past decade, due in large part to the wide variety of themed products available and the development of clever new techniques and paper crafting tools.
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9781609002466
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Crafts for Kids
By Dickinson, Gill
To give a preschooler plenty of crafting fun, just grab some felt, sequins, buttons, bows, beads, paper, and this fabulous collection of international projects. With more than 50 colorful things to create, including holiday cards, gifts, and decorations, there's something to appeal to every child. For Christmas, celebrate with tree bag ornaments or a gingerbread house. Dress up a Thanksgiving table with a cornucopia. Display Easter eggs in a papier-mch bowl. A decorated mug makes a perfect Mother's or Father's Day gift, and a bat and spider chain adds a spooky touch to Halloween. Other projects are inspired by festivities from around the world.
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9780600615064
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Wreaths
By Dowling, Laura
* By the author of Floral Diplomacy at the White House (ISBN: 9789058565587) and A White House Christmas (ISBN: 9789058565754) * As an accomplished speaker, Laura lectures and conducts workshops around the USA throughout the year* Each design offers instructions using every day materials, as well as more difficult elements for those interested in a greater challenge* Illustrated throughout in lavish color* Perfect to keep or as a gift for DIY friendsAs Chief Floral Designer during her six years in the White House, Laura Dowling was responsible for the dazzling floral pieces that stunned visitors, welcomed politicians and diplomats, and added style to holidays throughout the year. Now she shares her years of experience in a new series of practical how-to books, which will make her inspiring pieces achievable for all. Wreaths introduces this new series and features a wide range of designs fit for many occasions and holidays. Each design is accompanied by step-by-step instructions, as well as by anecdotes and stories from her time at the White House. There is also an in-depth technical chapter at the back of the book for those who like to deepen their understanding of the different techniques used in professional floristry.
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9789058566034
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Hardcover
Winter Holidays
Christmas
The Christmas Box Miracle
By Evans, Richard Paul
In 1994, Richard Paul Evans, then an unknown writer, self-published a short book entitled The Christmas Box. That book went on to become an international bestseller, selling more than seven million copies and touching the lives of many more people along the way. The Christmas Box Miracle is the story behind the book that has become a Christmas classic: how a man writes and publishes a book which helps grieving people to heal and lost souls to find their way home. It is Evans's story: his own spiritual journey and stories of people he encountered along the way -- miraculous stories of healing and divinity that often defy explanation. In sharing the story behind The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has given us a story of miracles, hope and healing for all seasons.
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9780743219426
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A Greener Christmas
By Goldsmith, Sheherazade
The only guide to celebrating a greener Christmas shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home décor and entertaining guide, A Greener Christmas lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pinecones. Give heartfelt, environmentally-friendly gifts like homemade herbal teas and mulled wine sachets, all wrapped up in gorgeous, reusable packaging. And set a mouthwatering holiday spread, with the freshest breads, cheeses, meats, and produce, all sourced from local farms.
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9780756636937
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Gooseberry Patch Christmas All Through the House
By Patch, Gooseberry
This hefty Christmas All Through the House is the largest Christmas book ever published by Gooseberry Patch, the homestyle, family-friendly company famous for its 13-year annual series of Christmas books. Three times larger than their other Christmas books, this collector's edition pulls the best of their reader-shared homespun ideas for food, fun, easy crafts, and gifts into one easy-to-use collection. The book's grand size and bountiful content put this all-in one Christmas book in a league by itself. And the softcover binding makes it highly affordable and the best value around in Christmas books.Over 400 tried and true reader recipes for meals, desserts, snacks, drinks and more, plus over 200 gifts from the heart, Gooseberry Patch styleOver 200 craft ideas that include patterns and step-by-step instructions allow the brand's crafty customers to stitch, glue, and paint to their hearts' contentOver 400 see-and-do color photos make the crafts and recipes easy to create at home .
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9780848734541
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Amazing Peace
By Angelou, Maya
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace."Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou's celebration of the "Glad Season" is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.
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9781400065585
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The World Encyclopedia of Christmas
By Bowler, Gerry
At last, a truly comprehensive look at Christmas and all of its customs with its long history around the world. The World Encyclopedia of Christmas contains articles on the history of Christmas baking, drinking, and merrymaking, and Christmas dramas, music, literature, art, and films. It includes entries on the evolution of the Christmas tree and the Christmas card, gift-giving, and decoration of church and home. There are profiles of the many gift-bringers, from Santa Claus to Babouschka, and miraculous tales of the numerous saints associated with the season. And there are histories of seasonal celebrations and folk customs around the world, from the United States to Japan, from Egypt to Iceland.Who, for example, knew the links between the Punch and Judy show and Christmas? That the medieval Paradise tree hung with tempting apples was the forerunner of the Christmas tree? About the Peerie Guizers, who terrorized the Shetland Islands, going door-to-door for Christmas charity? Or what Freudians make of our interest in Christmas stockings and Santa’s entrance through the chimney? There are detailed accounts of Wren Boys and Star Boys, mumming and wassailing, the Feast of Fools and the origins of eggnog.
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9780771015311
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Christmas Cookbooks
Quick & Easy Christmas
By Patch, Gooseberry
Spend more time celebrating and less in the kitchen! Quick & Easy Christmas, a new book in the best-selling Gooseberry Patch series, is filled with easy, inexpensive recipes. They're quick to fix since each is ready in under 30 minutes or starts with just 8 ingredients or less...so simple! Heartwarming holiday memories and clever tips for easy-to-make gifts are also included...features for which Gooseberry Patch holiday books are known.
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9781936283781
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Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies
By Brown, Ellen
Eating during the holidays is tough enough without having to watch your wheat intake. Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies takes the worry out of indulging in the season's favorite snack!Who knew gluten free could be so yummy? Whether you're one of the 3 million Americans with celiac disease or just looking for more healthful food choices during the holidays, Gluten Free Christmas Cookies fits the bill! Along with 125 delicious recipes, including chocolate chip, butter cookies, classic peanut butter, this book gives information on gluten-free basics, creating a gluten-free kitchen, information on gluten-free flours, and more. Celiac disease, which occurs when sufferers eat products containing wheat, rye, or barley, is one of the most common chronic health disorders in western countries.
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9781604332391
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Debbie Macombers Christmas Cookbook
By Macomber, Debbie
We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas" - but Debbie Macomber is more than that. Shes someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. Youll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping - everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday.What makes this cookbook unique is Debbies personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. Theyre about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether its a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts.
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9780373892396
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Nigella Christmas
By Lawson, Nigella
"Nigella covers just about all the quick bases in Express . . . this is a recipe collection that could get you through the holidays."--The Washington Post"The recipes are a mix of dishes that are quick to prepare and cook--so you can have your dinner out of the grocery bag and on to the table in half an hour or so--and dishes that are easy to prepare early in the day and then are simply left to simmer slowly."--Good Housekeeping"Nigella Lawson has conjured up a voluptuous volume of what she called `fast food for those who love eating.' . . . it's a Nigella-style feast . . . A perfect choice for cooks who would rather sip wine than labor over a hot stove, Nigella Express is, as the British say, brilliant."--People"A fast feast may seem like a concept at odds with itself, but the goddess of easy extravagance, Nigella Lawson, has figured out how to put together a lavish party menu in ultrashort order .
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9781401323363
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Christmas Crafts
Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 13
By Patch, Gooseberry
Every year holiday enthusiasts, home decorators, crafters, cooks, and scrapbookers alike eagerly await the newest edition of Gooseberry Patch's popular annual Christmas series. Reflecting the latest trends in decorating and entertaining-while keeping a close eye to tradition-the pages brim with over 100 all-new ideas for handcrafted decorations, projects, and gifts, plus over 65 scrumptious recipes from Gooseberry Patch's family and friends. This year, cooks will enjoy whipping up giftable goodies, such as Cranberry Scones and Marshmallow Popcorn Balls; 5-ingredient holiday wonders, such as Autumn Pork Chops and Chocolate Eggnog; and Christmas dinner classics, such as Roast Turkey with Sage Butter and Maple-Pecan Pie. Readers will be inspired by the beautiful photography throughout, and the simple step-by-step instructions for every recipe and craft will make it easy to recreate the magic at home.
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9780848734275
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Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 12
By Patch, Gooseberry
A book with more than 300 color photos includes simple instructions for 100 all-new Christmas ideas for handcrafted decorations and gifts, keepsakes, activities and more than 65 recipes as well as user-friendly recipes and craft indexes.
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9780848733230
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Christmas Crafting With Kids
By Woram, Catherine
The festive season is the perfect time for crafting--getting busy with glue, paper, and scissors will fill kids with anticipation and excitement. Christmas Crafting with Kids is packed with more than 35 fun and imaginative seasonal projects for both boys and girls. There are dozens of achievable ideas for decorations, gifts, cards, and even handmade gift wrapping. Little crafters will enjoy making festive decorations such as paper chains, crackers, and handstitched stockings, as well as perfect gifts like cute snow shakers, decorated photoframes, and delicious chocolate brownies! All the classic crafting techniques are covered, from potato printing to sewing, baking, decoupage,modelling, stencilling, and more. * 35 funky projects clearly illustrated with step-by-step instructions * More than 60,000 copies already sold.
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9781849751414
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Make Me I'm Yours...Christmas
By Various,
This is a festive collection of more than 25 fantastic projects that are modern and stylish, but simple enough to make for the busy Christmas season. It covers a wide range of crafts, from sewing and beading, to card making and cake decorating - everything you will need to create your best Christmas ever. It is packed with step-by-step instructions, beautifully illustrated techniques and handy tips from top designers to make it fun and easy for craft experts and beginners alike. With ideas for festive decorations for your home and pretty gifts for family and friends, each project is simple to make but will be treasured forever.
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9780715338964
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Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Christmas and Hanukkah
By Dice, Elizabeth A
In the modern era, Christmas and Hanukkah have become widely popular holidays worldwide. The Christian festival of Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, while Hanukkah celebrates a miracle that took place during biblical times. Although the events recalled in these holidays are unconnected, Christianity and Judaism spring from common traditions and holy books. In fact, their origins are so closely linked that people often refer to a Judeo-Christian tradition or heritage. Both Hanukkah and Christmas take place close to the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year. Each celebration, closely associated with light, provides a source of comfort during the dreary winter months and encourages celebrants to look to the future. Following a description of the origin, history, and customs, "Christmas and Hanukkah" looks at the unique ways people in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania celebrate these holidays.
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9781604130928
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Holiday Inspirations
By Gardens, Better Homes And
The ultimate holiday book with chapters devoted to decorating the home, cooking fabulous holiday goodies and meals, and creating make-it-yourself gifts for kids and adults.
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9780696213755
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Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids
By Strand, Jessica
Kid-friendly crafts and recipes for traditional holiday festivities - from an autumn wreath to paper snowflakes, matzo bark to a popcorn Kwanzaa collage. Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids will bring the whole family together for some good holiday fun. Children ages four and up will love selecting their own materials and digging into these cheerful projects. There is something here for everyone and every winter occasion Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Years, and Boxing Day! Step-by-step instructions, helpful templates, and color photos make it a cinch for little ones to follow along. Best of all, the materials and ingredients for these projects are inexpensive, easy to find, and even easier to turn into amazing gifts, decorations, and treats."Such a wonderful holiday catch-all." - In the Know Mom"Enjoy some family bonding time with the young ones, using these easy to follow and inexpensive suggestions for holiday treats." - Kirkland Reporter
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9781452101095
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The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen
By Saltsman, Amelia
Here, at last, is a fresh, new way to think about Jewish food. In The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Amelia Saltsman takes us far beyond deli meats and kugel to a world of diverse flavors ideal for modern meals. Inspired by the farm-to-table movement, her 150 recipes offer a refreshingly different take on traditional and contemporary Jewish cooking.. Amelia traces the delicious thread of Jewish cuisine from its ancient roots to todays focus on seasonality and sustainability. Guided by the Jewish lunar calendar, she divides the book into six micro-seasons that highlight the deep connection of Jewish traditions to the years natural cycles. Amelia draws on her own rich food history to bring you a warmly personal cookbook filled with soul-satisfying spins on beloved classics and bold new dishes. From her Iraqi grandmothers kitchri - red lentils melted into rice with garlic slow-cooked to sweetness - to four-ingredient Golden Borscht with Buttermilk and Fresh Ginger and vibrant Blood Orange and Olive Oil Polenta Upside-Down Cake, Amelias game-changing approach is sure to win over a new generation of cooks. Youll find naturally vegan dishes, Middle Eastern fare, and new ways to use Old-World ingredients - buckwheat, home-cured herring, and gribenes - in fresh, modern meals.. Whether youre Jewish or not, observant or not, Ashkenazic or Sephardic, this yearlong culinary journey through the Diaspora will have you saying, "This is Jewish food? Who knew?"
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9781454914365
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FamilyFun homemade holidays
By Cook, Deanna F
95 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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9781402763588
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Seminarian
By Parr, Patrick
Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious 19-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia, to attend seminary up north. At Crozer Theological Seminary, King, or "ML" back then, immediately found himself surrounded by a white staff and white professors. Even his dorm room had once been used by wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Young ML was a prankster and a late-night, chain-smoking pool player who fell in love with a white woman while facing discrimination from students and the locals in the surrounding town of Chester, Pennsylvania. In class, ML performed well, though he developed a habit of plagiarizing that continued throughout his academic career. In his three years at Crozer between 1948 and 1951, King delivered dozens of sermons around the Philadelphia area, had a gun pointed at him (twice) and eventually became student body president. These experiences shaped him into a man ready to take on even greater challenges. The Seminarian is the first definitive, full-length account of King's years as a divinity student at Crozer Theological Seminary. Long passed over by biographers and historians, this period in King's life is vital to understanding the historical figure he soon became.
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9780915864126
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April 4, 1968
By Dyson, Michael Eric
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prophet for racial and economic justice in America, was fatally shot. Only hours earlier, he had ended his final public speech by promising that "we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Now, at the 40th anniversary of Kings assassination, acclaimed public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson gives a comprehensive reevaluation of the fate of America, specifically Black America, since that date.Ambitiously and controversially, he investigates the ways in which we as a people have made it to that Promised Land King spoke of, and the many areas in which we still have a long way to go.April 4, 1968 takes a sweeping view of Kings death, remembering all the toil, triumph, and tribulation that led to that fateful date while anticipating the ways in which Kings legacy will affect the future of the United States.
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9780465002122
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Why We Can't Wait
By Jr., Martin Luther King
Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963"Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, 'Wait.' But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim ... when you see the vast majority of twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky .
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9780451527530
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He Had a Dream
By Schulke, Flip
As a young photojournalist in the early 1950s, Flip Schulke began covering social issues. In 1958, while working as a freelancer for "Jet and Ebony", he was assigned to photograph Martin Luther King for the first time. After that, at King's invitation, he began photograp
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9780393037296
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Chinese/Lunar New Year
Good Luck Life
By Gong, Rosemary
Good Luck Life is the first book to explain the meanings of Chinese rituals and to offer advice on when and how to plan for Chinese holidays and special occasions such as Chinese weddings, the Red Egg and Ginger party to welcome a new baby, significant birthdays, and the inevit
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9780060735364
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China A to Z
By Chai, May-lee
A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing culture Perfect for business and armchair travelers alike, China A to Z explains the customs, culture, and etiquette essential for any trip or for anyone wanting to understand this complex country. In one hundred brief, reader-friendly chapters, alphabetized by subject, China A to Z introduces a general audience to contemporary Chinese society, as well as its venerable history. Discover: ? Why Chinese names are written in reverse order ? What to bring when visiting a Chinese household ? What the current relationship is between Japan and China ? Why you should wrap gifts in red or pink paper, and never send white flowers With the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing, thousands of Chinese adoptions occurring each year, and China becoming the fourth most popular international destination, the need for information about this complex country is greater than ever.
Provides readers with illustrated instructions for making traditional paper crafts for the Chinese New Year, including shadow puppets, a Chinese lantern, special "lai see" envelopes, and more!
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February 1
President's Day
Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents
By Davis, Kenneth C.
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president? From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king," to the creation of the presidency, and on through rich profiles of each man who has held the office, New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis takes readers on a guided tour of American history. Examining each chief executive, from the low lights to the bright lights, the memorable to the forgettable and the forgotten, Davis tells all the stories, offering rich anecdotes about real people. He also charts the history of the presidency itself, debunking myths and grading the presidents from A+ to F. For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining book may change your understanding of the highest office in the land throughout more than two hundred years of history.
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9781401324087
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The Presidential Book of Lists
By Strock, Ian Randal
An entertaining and informative compendium of facts and trivia about the U.S. presidents ranges from George Washington to the results of the 2008 presidential election in a volume organized into more than one hundred different categories.
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9780345507365
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Spring Holidays
St. Patrick's Day
A Taste of Ireland
By Lennon, Biddy White
This beautiful book provides an authentic taste of the country's cuisine, with a selection of more than 30 of the very best recipes. Ranging from enticing breakfasts, hearty soups and delicate appetizers to substantial main courses and mouthwatering desserts and cakes, the dishes embody the ethos at the heart of Irish cooking - good-quality seasonal ingredients cooked simply and with care.
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9780754819257
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Irish Pantry
By Hulsman, Lynn Marie
For those times when you need a snack—or a dessert after a good meal, or a homemade food gift, or a way to preserve the season—you need only to stock an Irish pantry to be prepared for any occasion. From jams and jellies to cakes, breads, condiments, and cured meats, this traditional look at feel-good foods bursting with nostalgia will satisfy your longing for something special.Chef and restaurateur Noel McMeel has spent a lifetime first learning in the kitchen, then working there himself. His recipes are generations old: passed from his grandmother to his mother, and to Noel and the next generation. They celebrate a culture of thrift and good eating, the original “eating local” and “whole foods” movements. Noel offers ways to pack the heat of summer into jars with recipes like Blackberry and Lime Jam and Orange Confit, and his Traditional Irish Christmas Cake might become a regular at your holiday table.
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9780762445752
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The Irish of New Jersey
By Quinn, Dermot
Since Irish immigrants began settling in New Jersey during the seventeenth century, they have made a sizable impact on the states history and development. As the budding colony established an identity in the New World, the Irish grappled with issues of their own: What did it mean to be Irish American, and what role would "Irishness" play in the creation of an American identity? In this richly illustrated history, Dermot Quinn uncovers the story of how the Irish in New Jersey maintained their cultural roots while also laying the foundations for the social, economic, political, and religious landscapes of their adopted country. Quinn chronicles the emigration of families from a conflict-torn and famine-stricken Ireland to the unfamiliar land whose unwelcoming streets often fell far short of being paved with gold. Using case histories from Paterson, Jersey City, and Newark, Quinn examines the transition of the Irish from a rejected minority to a middle-class, secular, and suburban identity. The Irish in New Jersey will appeal to everyone with an interest in the cultural heritage of a proud and accomplished people.
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9780813534213
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Rick Steves' Ireland and Scotland DVD 2000-2007
By Steves, Rick
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Passover
The New York Times Passover Cookbook
By Amster, Linda
A perennial favorite with more than 200 holiday recipes from top chefs and writers, The New York Times Passover Cookbook includes beloved family recipes and innovative kosher cuisine that will make your holiday particularly savory and festive. Compiled by Linda Amster and featuring mouthwatering contributions from Craig Claiborne, Mimi Sheraton, Wolfgang Puck, Alice Waters, and many others, The New York Times Passover Cookbook offers a cornucopia of delights to add magic to your Seder meal ... and to any family gathering thereafter!
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9780688155902
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Easter
All New Crafts For Easter
By Ross, Kathy
Presents twenty simple craft projects for springtime and Easter that can be made from everyday materials.
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9780761329213
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Easter Origami
By Owen, Ruth
Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Easter OrigamiAuthor: Owen, RuthPublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/10Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012009640
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9781448878611
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Library Binding
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
Islam
By Alkouatli, Claire
Provides an overiew of the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, societal influences, and modern-day impact of Islam.
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Islam
By Stone, Caroline
Discover the faith, culture, and history that has shaped the modern Islamic world. Explore the traditions, culture, and history of Islam with this stunning in-depth look at the complex world of one of the world's greatest religions. Artifacts, sacred objects and modern-day photographs combine to provide the dramatic level of detail for which the Eyewitness series is known.
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9780789488701
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The Oxford History of Islam
By Esposito, John L.
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world. John L. Esposito, Editor-in-Chief of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam--its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts. Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, the chapters range from the story of Muhammad and his Companions, to the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, to the influence that Islam has on today's world.
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Hardcover
Middle Eastern Crafts Kids Can Do!
By Hartman, Sarah
Learn how to make hieroglyphic wrapping paper and bags, a dreidel and Ramadan hanging ornaments.
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9780766024564
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January 1
Summer Holidays
Independence Day
American Dialogue
By Ellis, Joseph J
The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation on the often-asked question "What would the Founding Fathers think?" He examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and, in turn, to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the disturbing impasse of today's political conflicts. He discusses Jefferson and the issue of racism, Adams and the specter of economic inequality, Washington and American imperialism, Madison and the doctrine of original intent. Through these juxtapositions--and in his hallmark dramatic and compelling narrative voice--Ellis illuminates the obstacles and pitfalls paralyzing contemporary discussions of these fundamentally important issues.
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9780385353427
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Hardcover
Revolutionary Summer
By Ellis, Joseph J.
Pulitzer-winning American historian Joseph Ellis tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history converged around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain's Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe.
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Hardcover
America
By Schreiber, Liev
With 12 chapters spread out over three discs and a total running time of more than nine hours (not including bonus material), the History Channel's America: The Story of Us is a sprawling primer on the history of the country and its people. Starting about 100 years after Columbus with the arrival of the earliest white settlers from across the Atlantic and finishing in the present day, the series can boast episodes devoted to major conflicts like the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II; the more gradual but still significant developments that helped shape the nation (like western expansion and the mass migration to major cities); and the various elements and forces (the discovery of oil; the growth of industry, engineering, and infrastructure; the development of the automobile and other means of mass transportation, and, of course, the accumulation of vast economic and military might) that combined to make the United States the world's dominant superpower in the 20th century and beyond.
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9781422982198
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Fall Holidays
Halloween
Gooseberry Patch Halloween
By Patch, Gooseberry
Gooseberry Patch Halloween has over 100 ways to celebrate your most fun Hallows Eve ever, including kidfriendly ideas for decorating pumpkins, projects for devilish decor, menus for ghoulish gatherings, tantalizing treats with creepy twists, and quick tricks for easy costume creations, snack, crafts, and more. Whether you're pining for a plate of Monster Eyes or yearning to throw the freakiest party on the block, rest assured Gooseberry Patch Halloween will fulfill your ghastly cravings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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9780848733919
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Paperback
Matthew Mead Halloween Tricks and Treats
By Mead, Matthew
Deceptively simple Halloween projects - from pumpkin treat holders and personalised candy boxes to black cat cupcakes and cutie-jack-o-lantern-pies to scary black duct tape stencils - all include step-by-step directions and photographs.,
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Hardcover
The Halloween Handbook
By Clark, Bridie
It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween . . . plus dozens of other ideas for enjoying the holiday.Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd are the dynamic duo, in or out of capes. For every level of interest, time--and irony--they offer suggestions. There's the ultra-quick: Pin several pair of underwear to a shirt, and voilà, A Chest of Drawers. With a bit more time, wrap yourself in aluminum foil and don a beret--mmm, French Kiss. There are Angels and Devils, all with variations (add roller skates to your Satan costume, and go as Hell on Wheels). Come Hither costumes--Lady Godiva, Chippendales Dancer, Stripper Emerging from a Cake.
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9780761129875
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Halloween Howls
By Dempster, Megan
Featuring the most terrifying, ghoulish stories in text and on audio, songs, creepy sound effects, decorations, costumes, games, recipes and other brainstorms, Halloween Howls serves up all the spooky fun you need to celebrate this haunted holiday.. Stories about ghosts, monsters, possessed creatures and other assorted nasties are perfect to read on your own or listen to with the lights turned down low. The spooky sound effects-which can be played for trick-or-treaters or to set the mood at Halloween parties-and the silly songs in the text ("We Three Ghosts" and "The Hearse Song") , as well as on the audio CD ("The Addams Family" theme) , are guaranteed to bring a smile. Fun for all ages and members of the family, Halloween Howls will become an indispensable part of your Halloween celebration.
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9781402201936
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Audiobook
Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor
By Publishing, Editors Of Creative
The all-in-one Halloween book!Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots of headwear are also included. Details like collars, gloves, spats, and face painting instructions offer lots of ideas for personalizing costumes.The decor section includes 30 unique projects for decorating your house inside and out, along with special projects for throwing a Halloween party. The projects use common household products plus lots of craft-store items like wood pieces, paints, papier mache, felt, craft foam, floral materials, and polymer clay. Elaborately propped beauty photos and step-by-step instructions with photos of every step make the projects-both costume and decor-easy to understand.
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Halloween Fun
By Dahlstrom, Carol
Master everything from festive decorations and costumes to yummy recipes for little goblins with 101 ideas to get in the spirit with Halloween Fun, published by Better Homes and Gardens (R).
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Paperback
Election Day
The Embattled Vote in America
By Lichtman, Allan J.
Americans have fought and died for the right to vote. Yet the world's oldest continuously operating democracy guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. In this rousing work, the best-selling author of The Case for Impeachment calls attention to the founders' crucial error: leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states.For most of U.S. history, America's political leaders have considered suffrage not a natural right but a privilege restricted by wealth, sex, race, residence, literacy, criminal conviction, and citizenship. As a result, the right to vote has both expanded and contracted over time, depending on political circumstances. In the nineteenth century, states eliminated economic qualifications for voting, but the ideal of a white man's republic persisted through much of the twentieth century. And today, voter identification laws, political gerrymandering, registration requirements, felon disenfranchisement, and voter purges deny many millions of American citizens the opportunity to express their views at the ballot box.We cannot blame the founders alone for America's embattled vote. Allan Lichtman, who has testified in more than ninety voting rights cases, notes that subsequent generations have failed to establish suffrage as a universal right. The players in the struggle for the vote have changed over time, but the arguments remain familiar. Voting restrictions impose a grave injustice on the many disenfranchised Americans and stunt the growth of our democracy.
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Hardcover
Give Us the Ballot
By Berman, Ari
Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. Give Us the Ballot tells this story for the first time.In this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power, with lawmakers devising new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth and with the Supreme Court declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
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Hardcover
Suffrage
By Dubois, Ellen Carol
Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth as she explores the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, Congress granted freed African American men the right to vote but not white and African American women, a crushing disappointment. DuBois shows how suffrage leaders persevered through the Jim Crow years into the reform era of Progressivism. She introduces new champions Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul, who brought the fight into the 20th century, and she shows how African American women, led by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, demanded voting rights even as white suffragists ignored them. DuBois explains how suffragists built a determined coalition of moderate lobbyists and radical demonstrators in forging a strategy of winning voting rights in crucial states to set the stage for securing suffrage for all American women in the Constitution. In vivid prose DuBois describes suffragists' final victories in Congress and state legislatures, culminating in the last, most difficult ratification, in Tennessee. DuBois follows women's efforts to use their voting rights to win political office, increase their voting strength, and pass laws banning child labor, ensuring maternal health, and securing greater equality for women. Suffrage: Women'sLong Battle for the Vote is sure to become the authoritative account of one of the great episodes in the history of American democracy.
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9781501165160
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Hardcover
Diwali
Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India
By Miller, Dean
Learn about India's fascinating religions, history, and folklore from Ganesh to Gandhi in this illuminating text.
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9781627126724
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Gourmet Indian In Minutes
By Bharadwaj, Monisha
Delicious and modern recipes by one of India's most stylish hosts, with stunning photography by award-winning Gus Filgate and stills from Bollywood movies of the 50s and 60s.
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9781904920731
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Paperback
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 101
By Rodgers, Rick
100 Thanksgiving recipes so good you'll use them throughout the year!On the fourth Thursday in November, 75 million American families sit down to the hearty feast known as Thanksgiving dinner. But earlier in the week, someone in the house has been worrying about doing that dance between mashing potatoes and mixing stuffing; about basting fourteen pounds of turkey and baking that pumpkin pie; and about getting it all on the table at just the right moment.One of the most popular cooking teachers in America, Rick Rodgers has taught his Thanksgiving 101 classes for years, and now he's collected all of his know-how, recipes, menus, and trade secrets. Rick is with you every step of the way, from shopping through chopping, from choosing the best recipes to selecting the right wine.
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The Thanksgiving Table
By Morgan, Diane
Sometimes the only thing Thanksgiving hosts have to be thankful for is putting their feet up at the end of the day. For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it's a bit of a challenge. Enter The Thanksgiving Table: the lowdown on the how to. Everything from the foolproof secret to a moist bird and how to truss and carve it to menu suggestions and simple, elegant table settings. Plus, recipes for classics like cranberry relish as well as more innovative dishes--and a whole section devoted to vegetarians. And maybe best of all, do-ahead tips and plenty of food and technique photographs to make planning in advance a breeze. The Thanksgiving Table is a kitchen essential--a book for which every home cook can give thanks.
Holiday Compilations
Baking All Year Round
By Pansino, Rosanna
Rosanna Pansino, award-winning YouTube star, baker, entrepreneur, author, and proud dog mom returns with Baking All Year Round, the highly anticipated follow-up to her New York Times bestseller The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook.Baking All Year Round is filled with creative and delicious recipes for celebrating with friends and family throughout the year. There are eighty-six recipes covering holidays and special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, weddings, and more. Recipes include sweet treats like Blackberry Cobbler, Donut Cake, Confetti Pancakes, and BBQ Grill Brownie Cupcakes to savory dishes such as Heart Shaped Ravioli, Baseball Pizza, and cheesy garlic Breadstick Bones. Included in this book are several vegan, gluten free, or dairy free options. It's the perfect cookbook for families to make fun food together and create lasting memories. Whether you're celebrating at home or going to a party, Rosanna's innovative ideas are sure to delight and entertain.
Gather
By Brennan, Georgeanne
In this beautifully photographed book, renowned cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan brings a refreshing feeling of seasonal simplicity to the art of entertaining year-round. She invites readers to consider any occasion to gather people to the table: honoring parents in the springtime, Chinese New Year in the winter, a summer solstice party, or Thanksgiving two ways (traditional and vegetarian). For each season Brennan offers four to five complete menus with a tantalizing array of starters, finger foods, entrees, and desserts. In addition to 90 recipes, Gather includes decorating and cooking tips for setting the mood and ideas for saving time. A Book Club Buffet, Movie Night, and A Wedding to Remember are some of the many gather opportunities, each with its custom menu-in this inspiring book.
Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations
By Walker, Danielle
This New York Times bestselling cookbook from Danielle Walker, author of Against All Grains and Meals Made Simple, presents 125 recipes for grain-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free comfort food dishes for holidays and special occasions. When people adopt a new diet for health or personal reasons, they worry most about the parties, holidays, and events with strong food traditions, fearing their fond memories will be lost along with the newly eliminated food groups. After suffering for years with a debilitating autoimmune disease and missing many of these special occasions herself, Danielle Walker has revived the joy that cooking for holidays can bring in Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations, a collection of recipes and menus for twelve special occasions throughout the year. Featuring a variety of birthday cakes, finger foods to serve at a baby or bridal shower, and re-creations of backyard barbecue standards like peach cobbler and corn bread, Danielle includes all of the classics. There's a full Thanksgiving spread--complete with turkey and stuffing, creamy green bean casserole, and pies--and menus for Christmas dinner; a New Year's Eve cocktail party and Easter brunch are covered, along with suggestions for beverages and cocktails and the all-important desserts. Recipes can be mixed and matched among the various occasions, and many of the dishes are simple enough for everyday cooking. Stunning full-color photographs of every dish make browsing the pages as delightful as cooking the recipes, and beautiful party images provide approachable and creative entertaining ideas. Making recipes using unfamiliar ingredients can cause anxiety, and while trying a new menu on a regular weeknight leaves some room for error, the meal simply cannot fail when you have a table full of guests celebrating a special occasion. Danielle has transformed her most cherished family traditions into trustworthy recipes you can feel confident serving, whether you're hosting a special guest with food allergies, or cooking for a crowd of regular grain-eaters.
Stirring Up Fun with Food
By Gellar, Sarah Michelle
More than 100 fun food-crafting ideas that will engage, delight, and amaze kids-from actress, entrepreneur, and mom, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and former Martha Stewart Living editor Gia Russo. Why stop with making basic brownies? Why not put them on a stick and decorate them? Why not take boring broccoli and turn it into a yummy cheese muffin instead? Sarah Michelle Gellar learned quickly that to get her kids to be adventurous with food, she had to involve them in preparing it. She wanted that process to be fun and help them develop self-confidence, creative thinking, and even math skills So Sarah and co-author Gia Russo came up with more than 100 fun food-crafting ideas that take basic food preparation to a surprising new level. Organized by month, the book offers projects for every occasion and theme, including Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, Shark Week, Halloween, and even a Star Wars Day with licensed Star Wars creations The possibilities are endless
The Pioneer Woman Cooks
By Drummond, Ree
#1 New York Times BestsellerRee Drummond - accidental country girl, award-winning blogger, Food Network personality, and #1 New York Times bestselling author - presents The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays, a fantastic collection of recipes, photos, and homespun humor to help you celebrate all through the year.Ree shows you how to ring in your favorite holidays with inspired menus for breakfasts, brunches, lunches, dinners, parties, deliveries, and feasts, accompanied by fun instructions and hundreds of her signature step-by-step photos. Filled with creative and flavorful ideas for intimate dinners, group gatherings, and family meals, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays includes dozens of mouthwatering dishes (with nineteen recipes for Thanksgiving alone!) , helping home cooks create a variety of delights.
Celebrate the Seasons
By Arts, Inc. Leisure
Four seasons of over 200 creative recipes, ideas and clever gifts to give! Combining the best from Gooseberry Patch and Leisure Arts, Celebrate the Seasons is filled with Country Friends® illustrations too. Make your own heartfelt valentines with ribbons and tags, serve a summery favorite like my-oh-my peach pie, create jolly Jack-'O-Lanterns and bake candy cane cookies. There's something here for every season! Hardcover, 160 pages. (11-1/8" x 8-3/4")
[Martha Stewarts Handmade Holiday Crafts
By Stewart, Martha
The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts
By Llc, Crafts Media
Major holidays and all the seasons are the focus of more than 450 paper crafted cards, gift bags, boxes, wall hangings, mini albums, journals, frames, party d'cor and more. This jumbo book from the editors of Paper Crafts magazine has hundreds of ideas for not only Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Halloween, but also Easter, Thanksgiving, and New Year celebrations. Seasonal themes (spring, summer, fall, and winter) are also covered, plus a special section with ideas to show patriotic pride. Holiday paper crafting has come a long way in the past decade, due in large part to the wide variety of themed products available and the development of clever new techniques and paper crafting tools.
Crafts for Kids
By Dickinson, Gill
To give a preschooler plenty of crafting fun, just grab some felt, sequins, buttons, bows, beads, paper, and this fabulous collection of international projects. With more than 50 colorful things to create, including holiday cards, gifts, and decorations, there's something to appeal to every child. For Christmas, celebrate with tree bag ornaments or a gingerbread house. Dress up a Thanksgiving table with a cornucopia. Display Easter eggs in a papier-mch bowl. A decorated mug makes a perfect Mother's or Father's Day gift, and a bat and spider chain adds a spooky touch to Halloween. Other projects are inspired by festivities from around the world.
Wreaths
By Dowling, Laura
* By the author of Floral Diplomacy at the White House (ISBN: 9789058565587) and A White House Christmas (ISBN: 9789058565754) * As an accomplished speaker, Laura lectures and conducts workshops around the USA throughout the year* Each design offers instructions using every day materials, as well as more difficult elements for those interested in a greater challenge* Illustrated throughout in lavish color* Perfect to keep or as a gift for DIY friendsAs Chief Floral Designer during her six years in the White House, Laura Dowling was responsible for the dazzling floral pieces that stunned visitors, welcomed politicians and diplomats, and added style to holidays throughout the year. Now she shares her years of experience in a new series of practical how-to books, which will make her inspiring pieces achievable for all. Wreaths introduces this new series and features a wide range of designs fit for many occasions and holidays. Each design is accompanied by step-by-step instructions, as well as by anecdotes and stories from her time at the White House. There is also an in-depth technical chapter at the back of the book for those who like to deepen their understanding of the different techniques used in professional floristry.
Winter Holidays
Christmas
The Christmas Box Miracle
By Evans, Richard Paul
In 1994, Richard Paul Evans, then an unknown writer, self-published a short book entitled The Christmas Box. That book went on to become an international bestseller, selling more than seven million copies and touching the lives of many more people along the way. The Christmas Box Miracle is the story behind the book that has become a Christmas classic: how a man writes and publishes a book which helps grieving people to heal and lost souls to find their way home. It is Evans's story: his own spiritual journey and stories of people he encountered along the way -- miraculous stories of healing and divinity that often defy explanation. In sharing the story behind The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has given us a story of miracles, hope and healing for all seasons.
A Greener Christmas
By Goldsmith, Sheherazade
The only guide to celebrating a greener Christmas shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home décor and entertaining guide, A Greener Christmas lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pinecones. Give heartfelt, environmentally-friendly gifts like homemade herbal teas and mulled wine sachets, all wrapped up in gorgeous, reusable packaging. And set a mouthwatering holiday spread, with the freshest breads, cheeses, meats, and produce, all sourced from local farms.
Gooseberry Patch Christmas All Through the House
By Patch, Gooseberry
This hefty Christmas All Through the House is the largest Christmas book ever published by Gooseberry Patch, the homestyle, family-friendly company famous for its 13-year annual series of Christmas books. Three times larger than their other Christmas books, this collector's edition pulls the best of their reader-shared homespun ideas for food, fun, easy crafts, and gifts into one easy-to-use collection. The book's grand size and bountiful content put this all-in one Christmas book in a league by itself. And the softcover binding makes it highly affordable and the best value around in Christmas books.Over 400 tried and true reader recipes for meals, desserts, snacks, drinks and more, plus over 200 gifts from the heart, Gooseberry Patch styleOver 200 craft ideas that include patterns and step-by-step instructions allow the brand's crafty customers to stitch, glue, and paint to their hearts' contentOver 400 see-and-do color photos make the crafts and recipes easy to create at home .
Amazing Peace
By Angelou, Maya
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace."Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou's celebration of the "Glad Season" is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.
The World Encyclopedia of Christmas
By Bowler, Gerry
At last, a truly comprehensive look at Christmas and all of its customs with its long history around the world. The World Encyclopedia of Christmas contains articles on the history of Christmas baking, drinking, and merrymaking, and Christmas dramas, music, literature, art, and films. It includes entries on the evolution of the Christmas tree and the Christmas card, gift-giving, and decoration of church and home. There are profiles of the many gift-bringers, from Santa Claus to Babouschka, and miraculous tales of the numerous saints associated with the season. And there are histories of seasonal celebrations and folk customs around the world, from the United States to Japan, from Egypt to Iceland.Who, for example, knew the links between the Punch and Judy show and Christmas? That the medieval Paradise tree hung with tempting apples was the forerunner of the Christmas tree? About the Peerie Guizers, who terrorized the Shetland Islands, going door-to-door for Christmas charity? Or what Freudians make of our interest in Christmas stockings and Santa’s entrance through the chimney? There are detailed accounts of Wren Boys and Star Boys, mumming and wassailing, the Feast of Fools and the origins of eggnog.
Quick & Easy Christmas
By Patch, Gooseberry
Spend more time celebrating and less in the kitchen! Quick & Easy Christmas, a new book in the best-selling Gooseberry Patch series, is filled with easy, inexpensive recipes. They're quick to fix since each is ready in under 30 minutes or starts with just 8 ingredients or less...so simple! Heartwarming holiday memories and clever tips for easy-to-make gifts are also included...features for which Gooseberry Patch holiday books are known.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies
By Brown, Ellen
Eating during the holidays is tough enough without having to watch your wheat intake. Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies takes the worry out of indulging in the season's favorite snack!Who knew gluten free could be so yummy? Whether you're one of the 3 million Americans with celiac disease or just looking for more healthful food choices during the holidays, Gluten Free Christmas Cookies fits the bill! Along with 125 delicious recipes, including chocolate chip, butter cookies, classic peanut butter, this book gives information on gluten-free basics, creating a gluten-free kitchen, information on gluten-free flours, and more. Celiac disease, which occurs when sufferers eat products containing wheat, rye, or barley, is one of the most common chronic health disorders in western countries.
Debbie Macombers Christmas Cookbook
By Macomber, Debbie
We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas" - but Debbie Macomber is more than that. Shes someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. Youll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping - everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday.What makes this cookbook unique is Debbies personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. Theyre about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether its a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts.
Nigella Christmas
By Lawson, Nigella
"Nigella covers just about all the quick bases in Express . . . this is a recipe collection that could get you through the holidays."--The Washington Post"The recipes are a mix of dishes that are quick to prepare and cook--so you can have your dinner out of the grocery bag and on to the table in half an hour or so--and dishes that are easy to prepare early in the day and then are simply left to simmer slowly."--Good Housekeeping"Nigella Lawson has conjured up a voluptuous volume of what she called `fast food for those who love eating.' . . . it's a Nigella-style feast . . . A perfect choice for cooks who would rather sip wine than labor over a hot stove, Nigella Express is, as the British say, brilliant."--People"A fast feast may seem like a concept at odds with itself, but the goddess of easy extravagance, Nigella Lawson, has figured out how to put together a lavish party menu in ultrashort order .
Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 13
By Patch, Gooseberry
Every year holiday enthusiasts, home decorators, crafters, cooks, and scrapbookers alike eagerly await the newest edition of Gooseberry Patch's popular annual Christmas series. Reflecting the latest trends in decorating and entertaining-while keeping a close eye to tradition-the pages brim with over 100 all-new ideas for handcrafted decorations, projects, and gifts, plus over 65 scrumptious recipes from Gooseberry Patch's family and friends. This year, cooks will enjoy whipping up giftable goodies, such as Cranberry Scones and Marshmallow Popcorn Balls; 5-ingredient holiday wonders, such as Autumn Pork Chops and Chocolate Eggnog; and Christmas dinner classics, such as Roast Turkey with Sage Butter and Maple-Pecan Pie. Readers will be inspired by the beautiful photography throughout, and the simple step-by-step instructions for every recipe and craft will make it easy to recreate the magic at home.
Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 12
By Patch, Gooseberry
A book with more than 300 color photos includes simple instructions for 100 all-new Christmas ideas for handcrafted decorations and gifts, keepsakes, activities and more than 65 recipes as well as user-friendly recipes and craft indexes.
Christmas Crafting With Kids
By Woram, Catherine
The festive season is the perfect time for crafting--getting busy with glue, paper, and scissors will fill kids with anticipation and excitement. Christmas Crafting with Kids is packed with more than 35 fun and imaginative seasonal projects for both boys and girls. There are dozens of achievable ideas for decorations, gifts, cards, and even handmade gift wrapping. Little crafters will enjoy making festive decorations such as paper chains, crackers, and handstitched stockings, as well as perfect gifts like cute snow shakers, decorated photoframes, and delicious chocolate brownies! All the classic crafting techniques are covered, from potato printing to sewing, baking, decoupage,modelling, stencilling, and more. * 35 funky projects clearly illustrated with step-by-step instructions * More than 60,000 copies already sold.
Make Me I'm Yours...Christmas
By Various,
This is a festive collection of more than 25 fantastic projects that are modern and stylish, but simple enough to make for the busy Christmas season. It covers a wide range of crafts, from sewing and beading, to card making and cake decorating - everything you will need to create your best Christmas ever. It is packed with step-by-step instructions, beautifully illustrated techniques and handy tips from top designers to make it fun and easy for craft experts and beginners alike. With ideas for festive decorations for your home and pretty gifts for family and friends, each project is simple to make but will be treasured forever.
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Christmas and Hanukkah
By Dice, Elizabeth A
In the modern era, Christmas and Hanukkah have become widely popular holidays worldwide. The Christian festival of Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, while Hanukkah celebrates a miracle that took place during biblical times. Although the events recalled in these holidays are unconnected, Christianity and Judaism spring from common traditions and holy books. In fact, their origins are so closely linked that people often refer to a Judeo-Christian tradition or heritage. Both Hanukkah and Christmas take place close to the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year. Each celebration, closely associated with light, provides a source of comfort during the dreary winter months and encourages celebrants to look to the future. Following a description of the origin, history, and customs, "Christmas and Hanukkah" looks at the unique ways people in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania celebrate these holidays.
Holiday Inspirations
By Gardens, Better Homes And
The ultimate holiday book with chapters devoted to decorating the home, cooking fabulous holiday goodies and meals, and creating make-it-yourself gifts for kids and adults.
Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids
By Strand, Jessica
Kid-friendly crafts and recipes for traditional holiday festivities - from an autumn wreath to paper snowflakes, matzo bark to a popcorn Kwanzaa collage. Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids will bring the whole family together for some good holiday fun. Children ages four and up will love selecting their own materials and digging into these cheerful projects. There is something here for everyone and every winter occasion Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Years, and Boxing Day! Step-by-step instructions, helpful templates, and color photos make it a cinch for little ones to follow along. Best of all, the materials and ingredients for these projects are inexpensive, easy to find, and even easier to turn into amazing gifts, decorations, and treats."Such a wonderful holiday catch-all." - In the Know Mom"Enjoy some family bonding time with the young ones, using these easy to follow and inexpensive suggestions for holiday treats." - Kirkland Reporter
The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen
By Saltsman, Amelia
Here, at last, is a fresh, new way to think about Jewish food. In The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Amelia Saltsman takes us far beyond deli meats and kugel to a world of diverse flavors ideal for modern meals. Inspired by the farm-to-table movement, her 150 recipes offer a refreshingly different take on traditional and contemporary Jewish cooking.. Amelia traces the delicious thread of Jewish cuisine from its ancient roots to todays focus on seasonality and sustainability. Guided by the Jewish lunar calendar, she divides the book into six micro-seasons that highlight the deep connection of Jewish traditions to the years natural cycles. Amelia draws on her own rich food history to bring you a warmly personal cookbook filled with soul-satisfying spins on beloved classics and bold new dishes. From her Iraqi grandmothers kitchri - red lentils melted into rice with garlic slow-cooked to sweetness - to four-ingredient Golden Borscht with Buttermilk and Fresh Ginger and vibrant Blood Orange and Olive Oil Polenta Upside-Down Cake, Amelias game-changing approach is sure to win over a new generation of cooks. Youll find naturally vegan dishes, Middle Eastern fare, and new ways to use Old-World ingredients - buckwheat, home-cured herring, and gribenes - in fresh, modern meals.. Whether youre Jewish or not, observant or not, Ashkenazic or Sephardic, this yearlong culinary journey through the Diaspora will have you saying, "This is Jewish food? Who knew?"
FamilyFun homemade holidays
By Cook, Deanna F
95 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Seminarian
By Parr, Patrick
Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious 19-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia, to attend seminary up north. At Crozer Theological Seminary, King, or "ML" back then, immediately found himself surrounded by a white staff and white professors. Even his dorm room had once been used by wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Young ML was a prankster and a late-night, chain-smoking pool player who fell in love with a white woman while facing discrimination from students and the locals in the surrounding town of Chester, Pennsylvania. In class, ML performed well, though he developed a habit of plagiarizing that continued throughout his academic career. In his three years at Crozer between 1948 and 1951, King delivered dozens of sermons around the Philadelphia area, had a gun pointed at him (twice) and eventually became student body president. These experiences shaped him into a man ready to take on even greater challenges. The Seminarian is the first definitive, full-length account of King's years as a divinity student at Crozer Theological Seminary. Long passed over by biographers and historians, this period in King's life is vital to understanding the historical figure he soon became.
April 4, 1968
By Dyson, Michael Eric
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prophet for racial and economic justice in America, was fatally shot. Only hours earlier, he had ended his final public speech by promising that "we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Now, at the 40th anniversary of Kings assassination, acclaimed public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson gives a comprehensive reevaluation of the fate of America, specifically Black America, since that date.Ambitiously and controversially, he investigates the ways in which we as a people have made it to that Promised Land King spoke of, and the many areas in which we still have a long way to go.April 4, 1968 takes a sweeping view of Kings death, remembering all the toil, triumph, and tribulation that led to that fateful date while anticipating the ways in which Kings legacy will affect the future of the United States.
Why We Can't Wait
By Jr., Martin Luther King
Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963"Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, 'Wait.' But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim ... when you see the vast majority of twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky .
He Had a Dream
By Schulke, Flip
As a young photojournalist in the early 1950s, Flip Schulke began covering social issues. In 1958, while working as a freelancer for "Jet and Ebony", he was assigned to photograph Martin Luther King for the first time. After that, at King's invitation, he began photograp
Chinese/Lunar New Year
Good Luck Life
By Gong, Rosemary
Good Luck Life is the first book to explain the meanings of Chinese rituals and to offer advice on when and how to plan for Chinese holidays and special occasions such as Chinese weddings, the Red Egg and Ginger party to welcome a new baby, significant birthdays, and the inevit
China A to Z
By Chai, May-lee
A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing culture Perfect for business and armchair travelers alike, China A to Z explains the customs, culture, and etiquette essential for any trip or for anyone wanting to understand this complex country. In one hundred brief, reader-friendly chapters, alphabetized by subject, China A to Z introduces a general audience to contemporary Chinese society, as well as its venerable history. Discover: ? Why Chinese names are written in reverse order ? What to bring when visiting a Chinese household ? What the current relationship is between Japan and China ? Why you should wrap gifts in red or pink paper, and never send white flowers With the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing, thousands of Chinese adoptions occurring each year, and China becoming the fourth most popular international destination, the need for information about this complex country is greater than ever.
Chinese New Year Crafts
By Bledsoe, Karen E.
Kindergarten-Grade 5–Aesthetically pleasing with their bright colorful pages, clear concise instructions on the left side and photographs of various stages of the final product on the right, these books include 10 crafts each. Introductory pages offer brief information about the holiday. New Year includes directions for making a dragon-streamer puppet, a ribbon lantern, Chinese zodiac pictures, and more. In Cinco de Mayo, children learn how to make a peace votive, sombrero, and paper poncho, among other things. Use of everyday items such as paper cups, cupcake liners, and construction paper makes these activities practical for both students and teachers.– Tanaz Sutaria, John Gomes Elementary, Fremont, CA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
Paper Crafts for Chinese New Year
By Mcgee, Randal
Provides readers with illustrated instructions for making traditional paper crafts for the Chinese New Year, including shadow puppets, a Chinese lantern, special "lai see" envelopes, and more!
President's Day
Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents
By Davis, Kenneth C.
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president? From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king," to the creation of the presidency, and on through rich profiles of each man who has held the office, New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis takes readers on a guided tour of American history. Examining each chief executive, from the low lights to the bright lights, the memorable to the forgettable and the forgotten, Davis tells all the stories, offering rich anecdotes about real people. He also charts the history of the presidency itself, debunking myths and grading the presidents from A+ to F. For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining book may change your understanding of the highest office in the land throughout more than two hundred years of history.
The Presidential Book of Lists
By Strock, Ian Randal
An entertaining and informative compendium of facts and trivia about the U.S. presidents ranges from George Washington to the results of the 2008 presidential election in a volume organized into more than one hundred different categories. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
Spring Holidays
St. Patrick's Day
A Taste of Ireland
By Lennon, Biddy White
This beautiful book provides an authentic taste of the country's cuisine, with a selection of more than 30 of the very best recipes. Ranging from enticing breakfasts, hearty soups and delicate appetizers to substantial main courses and mouthwatering desserts and cakes, the dishes embody the ethos at the heart of Irish cooking - good-quality seasonal ingredients cooked simply and with care.
Irish Pantry
By Hulsman, Lynn Marie
For those times when you need a snack—or a dessert after a good meal, or a homemade food gift, or a way to preserve the season—you need only to stock an Irish pantry to be prepared for any occasion. From jams and jellies to cakes, breads, condiments, and cured meats, this traditional look at feel-good foods bursting with nostalgia will satisfy your longing for something special.Chef and restaurateur Noel McMeel has spent a lifetime first learning in the kitchen, then working there himself. His recipes are generations old: passed from his grandmother to his mother, and to Noel and the next generation. They celebrate a culture of thrift and good eating, the original “eating local” and “whole foods” movements. Noel offers ways to pack the heat of summer into jars with recipes like Blackberry and Lime Jam and Orange Confit, and his Traditional Irish Christmas Cake might become a regular at your holiday table.
The Irish of New Jersey
By Quinn, Dermot
Since Irish immigrants began settling in New Jersey during the seventeenth century, they have made a sizable impact on the states history and development. As the budding colony established an identity in the New World, the Irish grappled with issues of their own: What did it mean to be Irish American, and what role would "Irishness" play in the creation of an American identity? In this richly illustrated history, Dermot Quinn uncovers the story of how the Irish in New Jersey maintained their cultural roots while also laying the foundations for the social, economic, political, and religious landscapes of their adopted country. Quinn chronicles the emigration of families from a conflict-torn and famine-stricken Ireland to the unfamiliar land whose unwelcoming streets often fell far short of being paved with gold. Using case histories from Paterson, Jersey City, and Newark, Quinn examines the transition of the Irish from a rejected minority to a middle-class, secular, and suburban identity. The Irish in New Jersey will appeal to everyone with an interest in the cultural heritage of a proud and accomplished people.
Rick Steves' Ireland and Scotland DVD 2000-2007
By Steves, Rick
Book by
Passover
The New York Times Passover Cookbook
By Amster, Linda
A perennial favorite with more than 200 holiday recipes from top chefs and writers, The New York Times Passover Cookbook includes beloved family recipes and innovative kosher cuisine that will make your holiday particularly savory and festive. Compiled by Linda Amster and featuring mouthwatering contributions from Craig Claiborne, Mimi Sheraton, Wolfgang Puck, Alice Waters, and many others, The New York Times Passover Cookbook offers a cornucopia of delights to add magic to your Seder meal ... and to any family gathering thereafter!
Easter
All New Crafts For Easter
By Ross, Kathy
Presents twenty simple craft projects for springtime and Easter that can be made from everyday materials.
Easter Origami
By Owen, Ruth
Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Easter OrigamiAuthor: Owen, RuthPublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/10Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012009640
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
Islam
By Alkouatli, Claire
Provides an overiew of the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, societal influences, and modern-day impact of Islam.
Islam
By Stone, Caroline
Discover the faith, culture, and history that has shaped the modern Islamic world. Explore the traditions, culture, and history of Islam with this stunning in-depth look at the complex world of one of the world's greatest religions. Artifacts, sacred objects and modern-day photographs combine to provide the dramatic level of detail for which the Eyewitness series is known.
The Oxford History of Islam
By Esposito, John L.
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world. John L. Esposito, Editor-in-Chief of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam--its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts. Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, the chapters range from the story of Muhammad and his Companions, to the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, to the influence that Islam has on today's world.
Middle Eastern Crafts Kids Can Do!
By Hartman, Sarah
Learn how to make hieroglyphic wrapping paper and bags, a dreidel and Ramadan hanging ornaments.
Summer Holidays
Independence Day
American Dialogue
By Ellis, Joseph J
The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation on the often-asked question "What would the Founding Fathers think?" He examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and, in turn, to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the disturbing impasse of today's political conflicts. He discusses Jefferson and the issue of racism, Adams and the specter of economic inequality, Washington and American imperialism, Madison and the doctrine of original intent. Through these juxtapositions--and in his hallmark dramatic and compelling narrative voice--Ellis illuminates the obstacles and pitfalls paralyzing contemporary discussions of these fundamentally important issues.
Revolutionary Summer
By Ellis, Joseph J.
Pulitzer-winning American historian Joseph Ellis tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history converged around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain's Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe.
America
By Schreiber, Liev
With 12 chapters spread out over three discs and a total running time of more than nine hours (not including bonus material), the History Channel's America: The Story of Us is a sprawling primer on the history of the country and its people. Starting about 100 years after Columbus with the arrival of the earliest white settlers from across the Atlantic and finishing in the present day, the series can boast episodes devoted to major conflicts like the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II; the more gradual but still significant developments that helped shape the nation (like western expansion and the mass migration to major cities); and the various elements and forces (the discovery of oil; the growth of industry, engineering, and infrastructure; the development of the automobile and other means of mass transportation, and, of course, the accumulation of vast economic and military might) that combined to make the United States the world's dominant superpower in the 20th century and beyond.
Fall Holidays
Halloween
Gooseberry Patch Halloween
By Patch, Gooseberry
Gooseberry Patch Halloween has over 100 ways to celebrate your most fun Hallows Eve ever, including kidfriendly ideas for decorating pumpkins, projects for devilish decor, menus for ghoulish gatherings, tantalizing treats with creepy twists, and quick tricks for easy costume creations, snack, crafts, and more. Whether you're pining for a plate of Monster Eyes or yearning to throw the freakiest party on the block, rest assured Gooseberry Patch Halloween will fulfill your ghastly cravings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Matthew Mead Halloween Tricks and Treats
By Mead, Matthew
Deceptively simple Halloween projects - from pumpkin treat holders and personalised candy boxes to black cat cupcakes and cutie-jack-o-lantern-pies to scary black duct tape stencils - all include step-by-step directions and photographs.,
The Halloween Handbook
By Clark, Bridie
It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween . . . plus dozens of other ideas for enjoying the holiday.Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd are the dynamic duo, in or out of capes. For every level of interest, time--and irony--they offer suggestions. There's the ultra-quick: Pin several pair of underwear to a shirt, and voilà, A Chest of Drawers. With a bit more time, wrap yourself in aluminum foil and don a beret--mmm, French Kiss. There are Angels and Devils, all with variations (add roller skates to your Satan costume, and go as Hell on Wheels). Come Hither costumes--Lady Godiva, Chippendales Dancer, Stripper Emerging from a Cake.
Halloween Howls
By Dempster, Megan
Featuring the most terrifying, ghoulish stories in text and on audio, songs, creepy sound effects, decorations, costumes, games, recipes and other brainstorms, Halloween Howls serves up all the spooky fun you need to celebrate this haunted holiday.. Stories about ghosts, monsters, possessed creatures and other assorted nasties are perfect to read on your own or listen to with the lights turned down low. The spooky sound effects-which can be played for trick-or-treaters or to set the mood at Halloween parties-and the silly songs in the text ("We Three Ghosts" and "The Hearse Song") , as well as on the audio CD ("The Addams Family" theme) , are guaranteed to bring a smile. Fun for all ages and members of the family, Halloween Howls will become an indispensable part of your Halloween celebration.
Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor
By Publishing, Editors Of Creative
The all-in-one Halloween book!Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots of headwear are also included. Details like collars, gloves, spats, and face painting instructions offer lots of ideas for personalizing costumes.The decor section includes 30 unique projects for decorating your house inside and out, along with special projects for throwing a Halloween party. The projects use common household products plus lots of craft-store items like wood pieces, paints, papier mache, felt, craft foam, floral materials, and polymer clay. Elaborately propped beauty photos and step-by-step instructions with photos of every step make the projects-both costume and decor-easy to understand.
Halloween Fun
By Dahlstrom, Carol
Master everything from festive decorations and costumes to yummy recipes for little goblins with 101 ideas to get in the spirit with Halloween Fun, published by Better Homes and Gardens (R).
Election Day
The Embattled Vote in America
By Lichtman, Allan J.
Americans have fought and died for the right to vote. Yet the world's oldest continuously operating democracy guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. In this rousing work, the best-selling author of The Case for Impeachment calls attention to the founders' crucial error: leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states.For most of U.S. history, America's political leaders have considered suffrage not a natural right but a privilege restricted by wealth, sex, race, residence, literacy, criminal conviction, and citizenship. As a result, the right to vote has both expanded and contracted over time, depending on political circumstances. In the nineteenth century, states eliminated economic qualifications for voting, but the ideal of a white man's republic persisted through much of the twentieth century. And today, voter identification laws, political gerrymandering, registration requirements, felon disenfranchisement, and voter purges deny many millions of American citizens the opportunity to express their views at the ballot box.We cannot blame the founders alone for America's embattled vote. Allan Lichtman, who has testified in more than ninety voting rights cases, notes that subsequent generations have failed to establish suffrage as a universal right. The players in the struggle for the vote have changed over time, but the arguments remain familiar. Voting restrictions impose a grave injustice on the many disenfranchised Americans and stunt the growth of our democracy.
Give Us the Ballot
By Berman, Ari
Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. Give Us the Ballot tells this story for the first time.In this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power, with lawmakers devising new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth and with the Supreme Court declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
Suffrage
By Dubois, Ellen Carol
Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth as she explores the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, Congress granted freed African American men the right to vote but not white and African American women, a crushing disappointment. DuBois shows how suffrage leaders persevered through the Jim Crow years into the reform era of Progressivism. She introduces new champions Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul, who brought the fight into the 20th century, and she shows how African American women, led by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, demanded voting rights even as white suffragists ignored them. DuBois explains how suffragists built a determined coalition of moderate lobbyists and radical demonstrators in forging a strategy of winning voting rights in crucial states to set the stage for securing suffrage for all American women in the Constitution. In vivid prose DuBois describes suffragists' final victories in Congress and state legislatures, culminating in the last, most difficult ratification, in Tennessee. DuBois follows women's efforts to use their voting rights to win political office, increase their voting strength, and pass laws banning child labor, ensuring maternal health, and securing greater equality for women. Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote is sure to become the authoritative account of one of the great episodes in the history of American democracy.
Diwali
Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India
By Miller, Dean
Learn about India's fascinating religions, history, and folklore from Ganesh to Gandhi in this illuminating text.
Gourmet Indian In Minutes
By Bharadwaj, Monisha
Delicious and modern recipes by one of India's most stylish hosts, with stunning photography by award-winning Gus Filgate and stills from Bollywood movies of the 50s and 60s.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 101
By Rodgers, Rick
100 Thanksgiving recipes so good you'll use them throughout the year!On the fourth Thursday in November, 75 million American families sit down to the hearty feast known as Thanksgiving dinner. But earlier in the week, someone in the house has been worrying about doing that dance between mashing potatoes and mixing stuffing; about basting fourteen pounds of turkey and baking that pumpkin pie; and about getting it all on the table at just the right moment.One of the most popular cooking teachers in America, Rick Rodgers has taught his Thanksgiving 101 classes for years, and now he's collected all of his know-how, recipes, menus, and trade secrets. Rick is with you every step of the way, from shopping through chopping, from choosing the best recipes to selecting the right wine.
The Thanksgiving Table
By Morgan, Diane
Sometimes the only thing Thanksgiving hosts have to be thankful for is putting their feet up at the end of the day. For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it's a bit of a challenge. Enter The Thanksgiving Table: the lowdown on the how to. Everything from the foolproof secret to a moist bird and how to truss and carve it to menu suggestions and simple, elegant table settings. Plus, recipes for classics like cranberry relish as well as more innovative dishes--and a whole section devoted to vegetarians. And maybe best of all, do-ahead tips and plenty of food and technique photographs to make planning in advance a breeze. The Thanksgiving Table is a kitchen essential--a book for which every home cook can give thanks.