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Holiday Picks - The Consummate Host & Hostess
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100 Words for Foodies
By American Heritage Dictionary
This latest book in the 100 Words series presents 100 mouthwatering food terms to be savored by fine diners, cooking fanatics, restaurateurs, and ordinary folks who enjoy what they eat but can't always decipher the menu.
$ 29.95
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Absolutely Chocolate: Irresistible Excuses to Indulge
By Fine Cooking Magazine
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Mmmmm, chocolate! Sexy, sweet, and melty. This cookbook has everything to satisfy the chocolate lover. Indulge in Deep Dark Chocolate Stout Cake or luscious Chocolate Espresso Mousse Tarte. Oh God!Who would love this, beside me? Anyone who has an overactive sweet tooth.
- Suzanne
$ 12.95
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Curious Lists: A Creative Journal for List-Lovers
By Chronicle Books
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This pocket-sized journal is the perfect cure for the easily bored or the ideal companion for the quirky wordsmith on your list. Categories include Lists for When You’re Standing in Line, Lists for Carefree Afternoons, Lists for Friends to Help with, and, my favorite, Lists for When You’re Waiting for the Bath to Fill. Quick, jot down Xylophone Orchestra Names, or Questions to Ask a Pirate, or come up with a list of Vulgar Terms for a Tax-Man.- Karen
$ 40.00
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Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
By National Geographic
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Eat your way around the globe? Make that dream a reality. Let Food Journeys of a Lifetime take you to exotic locales, be it French fries in Ghent or oranges from Mount Etna. Everyone who enjoys travel or every gourmand on your list will love this.- Suzanne
$ 19.99
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Homework for Grown-Ups: Everything You Learned at School and Promptly Forgot
By E. Foley and B. Coates
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You can open this book to any page and say wow I didn’t know that, or oh dear I should have known that. All the stuff that went in one ear and out the other in high school.A great gift for the supposed know-it-all or a hard to buy for uncle.
- Suzanne
$ 45.00
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I Know How to Cook
By Ginette Mathiot
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Sitting next to the bouquet garni and the cassoulet dish, this is the cookbook you’ll find in just about every kitchen in France. Meant to be used for everyday cooking, the recipes are basic, few being longer than one paragraph. And the book is gorgeous. For the cook who wants to put earthy, delicious, easy-to-make French meals on the table.- Karen
$ 17.99
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Parker's Wine Bargains: The World's Best Wine Values Under $25
By Robert M. Parker, Jr.
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Joy to the world indeed. Parker's Wine Bargains offers up great wines, all for under $25.00 a bottle. Reds, whites, you name it - hundreds of recommendations organized by country of origin. The only untouched region is Champagne, where the prices are beyond the $25 limit, but no worries, page 479 lists many excellent sparkling wines to choose from. Anyone who is on a budget (who isn't?) yet loves wine (who doesn't?) will put this book to good use.- Pat
$ 19.95
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Ultimate Book of Card Games: The Comprehensive Guide to More Than 350 Games
By McNeely, Scott
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The ultimate card game bible! This summer I spent four lovely days on the Cape and we played cards every night. We had as much fun learning new games as we did playing them. What a wonderful way to gather the entire family around the kitchen table!- Sharon
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