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Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
The list predominantly featured works published in the early decades of the 21st century, suggesting that literary significance is often established over time. While various genres were represented—including novels, memoirs, and historical narratives—specific categories, such as poetry and speculative fiction, were underrepresented.
The series combined recipes with food-themed travelogues in an attempt to show the cultural context from which each recipe sprang. Each volume came in two parts—the main book was a large-format, photograph-heavy hardcover book, while extra recipes were presented in a spiralbound booklet with cover artwork to complement the main book.
If you talk about food just as much as you eat it, you're in good company. We've got famous chefs and stars— Julia Child , Sophia Loren, Virginia Woolf—to thank for some of the greatest food ...
A satisfying and often humble economic mainstay of the masses, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was once a decidedly fancy treat for elites in the early 20th century.
In travel news this week, how Japan led the world’s high-speed rail revolution, the couple who rode motorcycles round the world with three rescue dogs, plus we put the spotlight on America’s ...
Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [14] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
In addition to their early work with regional American food the Sterns' book Square Meals (Knopf 1985) put "comfort foods" like mac and cheese, meatloaf, and mashed potatoes on the culinary map. Square Meals did an audacious reverse spin on the tricked up and precious nouvelle cuisine that was beloved by food critics at that time. Jane Grossman ...