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Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders

by Dick Lehr, Mitchell Zuckoff

Published: 2004-09-01

Paperback: 448 pages

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A riveting investigation of the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors -- a book that, like In Cold Blood, reveals the chilling reality behind a murder that captivated the nation. On a cold night in January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discover...

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Julia Child: A Life (Penguin Lives)

by Laura Shapiro

Published: 2009-07-28

Paperback: 208 pages

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The delicious life of one of the most beloved figures in twentiethcentury American culture-soon to be played by Meryl Streep in a major motion picture With a swooping voice, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a passion for good food, Julia Child ushered in the nation's culinary renaissan...

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Julia's Cats: Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats

by Patricia Barey, Therese Burson

Published: 2012-08-01

Hardcover: 145 pages

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The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there's one aspect of her life that's not so familiar. Soon after the Childs arrived in Paris in 1948, a French cat appeared on their doorstep, and Julia recalled, ?Our...

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Julia's Chocolates

by Cathy Lamb

Published: 2007

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking

by Julia Child

Published: 2009-06-23

Paperback: 160 pages

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How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?How do you skim off fat?What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questions?and so many more?in the ...

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* * * * Beautiful,
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Julie & Julia

by Julie Powell

Published: 2007-01-31

Paperback: 0 pages

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Julie & Julia - 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen - How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, And Her Sanity...

by Julie Powell

Published: 2009

Paperback: 352 pages

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Julie & Julia, 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen [[Paperback] 2005]

by Julie Powell

Published: 2005-09-28

Paperback: 309 pages

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Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell reclaims her life by cooking every single recipe in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking in the span of one year. It's a hysterical, inconceivable redemptive journey - life rediscovered through aspics, calves' brains...

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Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously. Julie Powell

by Julie Powell

Published: 2009-08

Paperback: 320 pages

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Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage...

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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

by Julie Powell

Published: 2005-09-28

Hardcover: 320 pages

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With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs, Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Childs Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial...