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There's a lot more to wine and food pairing than memorizing a few simple rules. The true connoissuer knows the subtleties...and in this book, a wine expert shares his secrets. What wines accompany which foods - and how to choose. Essays, advice, and comments from award-winning chefs. Covers each course - from entree to dessert, from simple meals to exotic favorites. Interviews with famous wine connoisseurs on understanding and appreciating wines. Information on wine-making and maps of the world's major wine regions. Resource guide to finding the best wine-speciality shops. Glossary of wine/food terms and advice on how to 'read' wine lists. A primer on the complete history of wine. Making sense of labels, vintage years, and the best regions.

CJ is Joe's only friend. So Joe isn't happy when Death visits CJ's house. Tony O'Neill once more digs down into the dirt and brings up gems.

Mrs. Stout looks all over the house, barn, and yard for her son Tommy. She eventually finds him asleep on the bed.

On a remote French-settled island, now under British rule, the discovery of living dodo birds and the onslaught of a plague prompts a desperate, cult-centered struggle to avoid extinction

This is the story of Bocelli's life. He talks frankly about his blindness, the importance of his family, his stage fright and the pressures of international stardom.

The book is about Chihuahuas, humor and history.

"Ted's been on a journey all his life, and if he thought it might get easier, he was wrong. It may have shifted platforms, but it has not let him off the ride. And so, mostly, or thereabouts, this story of the last summer is a look at life through the eyes of an intrepid, albeit sometimes befuddled traveller; the insights are those that permeate the lives of most. As for love and romance, well, it seems to be an even more fickled journey, one Ted is trying his best to navigate"--Back cover.