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1) Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History of Mythology, Allure, and Absessions,Perils, Taboos of an Ordinary Meal
Visser, Margaret

John Wiley & Sons Inc. 10/01/1988. Reprint. Food historian Margaret Visser takes a meal of corn on the cob with butter and salt, roast chicken with rice, salad, and ice cream, and wittily deconstructs it, providing a wealth of information about the history, anthropology, and philosophy of one of life's great pleasures. When it was first published in 1986, MUCH DEPENDS ON DINNER was named a Best Book of the Year by both Publishers Weekly and The New York Times. Originally published at $14.00 You save 89% off the cover price!

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Macmillan Pub Co. PAPERBACK. 0020088515 Minor overall wear. Unmarked text. Item is in very good condition. Sent within 24 hours . Very Good. (more information)

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2) Food & Feasts With the Vikings (Food & Feasts)
Hazel Mary Martell

Silver Burdett Pr. 08/01/1995. Originally published at $21.00 You save 92% off the cover price!

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New Discovery. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1995. Hardcover. 1st. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. (more information)

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3) In Ancient Rome (Food and Feasts)
Philip Steele

Silver Burdett Pr. 04/01/1994. Originally published at $21.00 You save 95% off the cover price!

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a nice exlibrary copy. book is bowed. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding is solid and tight.no dustjacket.. No creases. (more information)

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4) Eating the Plates: A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners
Penner, Lucille Recht

Simon & Schuster. 09/01/1997. Reprint. An exploration of the food, customs, and manners of the Pilgrims. Readers will also learn about the difficulty of day-to-day life in the 1600s, when people had to endure insects living in their hair, beds, and food, and the deadly ravages of diseases that are today considered manageable. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings and lithographs. Originally published at $6.99 You save 86% off the cover price!

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Aladdin. Trade PaperBack. 0689815417 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1997 Aladdin Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1997. (more information)

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5) All You Can Eat a Feast of Great Food Cartoons
Gross, Sam

Harpercollins. 10/01/1987. Originally published at $10.95 You save 91% off the cover price!

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New York: Harper & Row. Good with no dust jacket. 1987. 0060158077 . Text with cartoons is clean, first few pages (end papers and title page) have some foxing, boards in good shape with some edge wear . (more information)

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6) From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
Michael S. Sanders

Harpercollins. 10/01/2003. Reprint. 352 pgs. The tiny village of Les Arques, including an account of its sole restaurant's struggle to survive, is profiled here by an American Francophile. Originally published at $13.95 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Harper Paperbacks. Used - Good. GOOD with average wear to cover, pages and binding. We ship quickly and work hard to earn your confidence. Orders are generally shipped no later than next business day. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. (more information)

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7) American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Back Roads
Pascale Le Draoulec

Harpercollins. 05/01/2002. Illustrated. 353 pgs. The author of this traveling memoir sets off in her Volvo for a backroads crosscountry trip, looking for the perfect pie. What she finds is that pie in all its variety is alive and well in America, and she gives plenty of recipes that she picks up on her travels Originally published at $23.95 You save 96% off the cover price!

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HarperCollins. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 2002. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER;. Dust jacket: Good. (more information)

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8) Food, Food, Food: a Feast of Great Cartoons
Gross, S. (Ed)

Harpercollins. 08/01/1989. Reprint. Originally published at $7.95 You save 87% off the cover price!

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1989. Soft Cover. Very Good. Very Good 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall.. (more information)

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9) The Seven Secrets of Slim People
Vikki Hansen; Shawn Goodman

Harpercollins. 01/01/1999. Originally published at $6.99 You save 76% off the cover price!

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HarperTorch, 1999-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good . Some marking, numerous corner creases. Covers show some light rubbing and light wear at corners. Spine lightly creased. (more information)

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10) Food for Thought (Spectrum Book)
Saul Miller

Simon & Schuster. 11/01/1979. Originally published at $7.95 You save 87% off the cover price!

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Prentice Hall. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1979. Softcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS SOFTCOVER; Some rubbing on cover.Price or other sticker on cover. Cover/spine has minor creases and/or small tears. Cover has some wear on edges. (more information)

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11) The Food Fix
Stoltz, Sandra

Simon & Schuster. 10/01/1983. Originally published at $7.95 You save 89% off the cover price!

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Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall Direct, 1983. Cover crease and bumping. Has seen wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Your purchase helps to support a kindly, old, sometimes crusty, truly independent book seller. He thanks you. His creditors thank you as well. . Perfect Bound Paper. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Trade Paperback. (more information)

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12) We Are What We Ate: 24 Memories of Food ,A Share Our Strength Book
Mark Winegardner

Harcourt. 10/01/1998. 224 pgs. Originally published at $15.00 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Harvest Books. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1998. Softcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. (more information)

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13) What Is America Eating Proceedings of a Symposium

Natl Academy Pr. 12/01/1985. Originally published at $19.95 You save 90% off the cover price!

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Natl Academy Pr. Very Good 1985. Paperback. Nice clean pages. Excellent cover with some light edge wear, small corner curl. Very slight to no spine wear.; Trade PB; 173 pages . (more information)

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14) French Fried: The Culinary Capers Of An American In Paris
Harriet Welty Rochefort

St Martins Pr. 01/01/2001. 292 pgs. An American woman who has lived for 30 years in Paris writes amusingly about the food scene there and her experiences with it. Originally published at $23.95 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Thomas Dunne Books. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 2001. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Dust jacket: Good. (more information)

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15) Food and Culture in America: A Nutrition Handbook
Pamela Goyan Kittler

West Group. 05/01/1997. 535 pgs. Originally published at $53.95 You save 98% off the cover price!

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West Group. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1997. Softcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS SOFTCOVER; Cover has some wear on edges. (more information)

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16) Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books. 11/01/2002. 473 pgs. This selection of food writing includes the work of Pliny (on bees and honey), Brillat-Savarin, Colette, Orwell, James Beard (on radishes), Alice B. Toklas, and many more, some expected and some decidedly not. Originally published at $26.95 You save 95% off the cover price!

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A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding is a little loose. Some pages have a little moisture wrinkling. No creases. Purchasing this item supports the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. (more information)

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17) Gatherings and Celebrations
Burt Wolf

Bantam Dell Pub Group. 12/01/1996. Originally published at $35.00 You save 96% off the cover price!

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Broadway. L13. H Hardcover With Dust Jacket. Good. Hardcover With Dust Jacket, Condition: Good/Good; heavy bumping to the boards, Dust Jacket is worn, other light wear to the book. (more information)

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18) Act Thin, Stay Thin: New Ways to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Stuart, Dr. Richard B

W W Norton & Co Inc. 12/01/1977. Originally published at $12.95 You save 92% off the cover price!

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W.W. Norton, 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. DJ corner clipped.. (more information)

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19) Permanent Weight Control: A Total Solution to the Dieter's Dilemma
Michael J. Mahoney

W W Norton & Co Inc. 05/01/1985. Originally published at $5.95 You save 83% off the cover price!

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W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Published: 1976. Hardcover. Dust jacket: Acceptable. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Minor small bends/tears to edges of dust jacket. (more information)

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20) Junk Food, Fast Food, Health Food: What Americans Eat and Why
Lila Perl

Houghton Mifflin. 10/01/1980. Originally published at $14.95 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Houghton Mifflin (Juv), 1980-10. Hardcover. Good. Jacket shows wear. Ex library. (more information)

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21) Feast Here Awhile: Adventures in American Eating
Brans, Jo

Houghton Mifflin. 05/01/1993. Originally published at $18.95 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Ticknor & Fields, 1993. HARD COVER 8vo | VERY-GOOD+ | Jacket NEAR-FINE: minor rubbing, light edge wear and minor creasing. Boards: minor rubbing and minor edge wear. Binding: slightly rolled and minor end bumping. Text: bright, unmarked pages. {Keywords} GASTRONOMY COOKERY AMERICAN FOOD HABITS. ISBN: 0395615933. Hard Cover. Very-Good+/Near-Fine. 8vo. GASTRONOMY COOKERY AMERICAN FOOD HABITS. (more information)

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22) America's Favorites

Book Sales. 04/01/1982. Originally published at $9.98 You save 90% off the cover price!

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Putnam Pub Group (T). Used - Good. Published: 1982. Media: Hardcover. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. (more information)

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