In 1982, Workman published a collection of 350 remarkable recipes from The Silver Palate, the first gourmet carry-out shop in Manhattan - and history was made. Everything about the book, its look, its voice, its quirky sidebars, but especially its recipes, was new and exciting. Home cooks finally had a book that gave them the wherewithal to prepare new cuisine that was, until then, only available in their favourite restaurants. It was the beginning of the food revolution, the chef as superstar. Without a restaurant, without the aid of a television show, Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso and The Silver Palate became household names. Their dishes became classics: Chicken Marbella, Curried Butternut Squash Soup, Brie Wrapped in Filo, Chilli for a Crowd, Marinated Chevres, Raspberry-Sauternes Dessert Soup, and White Sangria. For the millions of fans who have dog-eared copies of "The Silver Palate Cookbook" and the millions more who grew up on Silver Palate food, comes a special anniversary edition that combines the celebrated recipes with gorgeous photographs of the food in full colour.

The Emerald Fairy Book, Volume One in the series Fairy Tales the World Over, is a new and unique collection of stories from places near and far. This first volume contains twenty-five tales from across the globe, ranging from Turkey, China, Germany, France, and Hungary. Stories include "Why the Baby Says Goo," "The Water Kelpie," "The Trolls in Hedale Wood," and "Princess Bluegreen of the Seven Cities." Collected herein are accounts of princes and princesses, enchanted animals, ogres and goblins. A delightful anthology of the strange and charming, The Emerald Fairy Book is sure to fascinate readers young and old.

Creation Myths and Tales of Origin is a wonderful compilation of folk tales, mythology, and religious creation stories. Beginning with the Blackfoot Native American tribe and ending with a Norse Creation Myth, these fascinating tales of floods, language, fire, and the origins of life will enthrall readers. This anthology will also interest scholars and academics, inviting comparisons between cultures and the similarities in tales told continents apart. Every culture from the beginning of mankind has had a need to explain the origins of the world and of life. Herein are collected some of those stories.

Captured by Fairies is a short collection of folk tales from the around the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, and Denmark. All of the tales herein tell of abductions by fairies, trolls, elves, and the like. Sometimes frightening, other times humorous, Captured by Fairies is a fun and engaging read for readers of all ages. Captured by Fairies is also of particular interest for those involved in the study of folklore.

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Paul Bradshaw was orphaned as an infant over fifty years ago. His father, a professional musician, suddenly died of a heart attack when Paul was eight days old. Within a year, his mother was gone, as well; ."died of a broken heart," he was always told. He had always accepted this explanation without question. Now, as a grown man and father of three boys approaching their own tentative adulthood, the rusting, armor of Bradshaw's youthful idealism begins to fail him in mid-life. At the edges of a mental crisis, Paul receives a package offering him tantalizing clues to a past he's long denied. He decides a fuller, deeper reckoning with his true background is clearly overdue. But where do you go to learn truths lovingly kept from you for half a lifetime? Where do you go to find an identity you can't recall? Bradshaw embarks on a journey of discovery that ends in a radical hypnotherapy of many months. He mysteriously crosses the boundaries of time and space to "visit" 1940s Indiana and Culver Military Academy just as World War II is winding down. There he encounters the parents he never knew and the spark of parental love he missed as a child is kindled into a beguiling, fascinating flame. It illuminates Paul's life in new and unexpected ways, not all of them happy or ideal. As Paul interacts with his parents approaching their ultimate fate (and his own looms ahead on the horizon), does he intercede to change their destiny? Can he? Should he? Will he dare to try? What is real and what is fantasy? Ultimately, Paul learns what he is supposed to find in the gift of this "impossible" second chance? For anyone who has ever wanted to reach beyond the here and now to touch what might have been, The Lullaby Lost is a must-read. Here is a love story that breaks all the rules about time and memory, life and death. In the tradition of "Field of Dreams," The Lullaby Lost is an unforgettable story about one man's quest to fill an indefinable emptiness in his life -- transcending the limits of reality. It restores one's faith in the amazing power of love.

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Unqualified hires, abusive nannies, delinquent renters, dishonest contractors . . . in todays dog-eat-dog world, what readers dont know about the people they depend on can definitely hurt them. Written in plain, jargon-free English by Monster.coms reference expert, Reference Checking for Everyone tells managers, business owners, HR professionals, landlords, administrators, and even parents how to find everything they need to know about anyone.

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Much has happened in South Carolina throughout its checkered three hundred year history. It Happened in South Carolina goes behind-the-scenes to tell its story, in over 30 short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Palmetto State. * Discover the escapades of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet, who terrorized the coastline alongside the notorious Blackbeard. * Make the acquaintance of young Eliza Lucas, who changed the course of American history when she took charge of the family plantation at the tender age of sixteen. * Learn about the famous Haile Gold Mine, at one time the most successful producer of gold east of the Mississippi River. * Learn how the Jenkins Orphanage Band originated the dance craze known as the Charleston.