Wilbur takes readers behind the scenes of big-name restaurants like Olive Garden, Applebee's, and Outback Steakhouse, revealing the key ingredients and tricks of the trade they use to keep diners coming back for more. 150 recipes.--From publisher description.
Eleven-year-old Clare Hobbes takes her life into her own hands after her mother disappears, and sets out to find her estranged father, befriending Cornelia, a coffee shop waitress struggling to realize her dreams, along the way.
"When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs?eleven years old and abandoned by he…
Thirty-one-year-old Cornelia Brown adores classic romantic films. Anything starring Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant will do nicely, especially The Philadelphia Story. Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia appears to catch the break of a lifetime when the dashing Martin Gr…
Thirty-one-year-old Cornelia Brown adores classic romantic films. Anything starring Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant will do nicely, especially The Philadelphia Story. Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia appears to catch the break of a lifetime when the dashing Martin Gr…
Traces the author's recreation of Hiram Bingham III's discovery of the ancient citadel, Machu Picchu, in the Andes Mountains of Peru, describing his struggles with rudimentary survival tools and his experiences at the sides of local guides.
"No one has landed on the cinematic map with more explosive force than Robert Rodriguez, director of El Mariachi [and Once upon a time in Mexico]. Just how did this amateur filmmaker from Texas--with only one camera, no crew, and a budget largely raised by subjecting himself to …
Describes the making of "El Mariachi" and distribution negotiations.
In his own exceptionally witty and straight-shooting style, Robert Rodriguez discloses all the unique strategies and innovative techniques he used to make El Mariachi on the cheap - including filming before noon so he wouldn't have to buy the actors lunch. You'll see firsthand R…
Just how did this amateur filmmaker from Texas -- with only one camera, no crew, and a budget largely raised by subjecting himself to medical experimentation -- manage to complete a feature film for $7,000 and get himself wined and dined by Hollywood's biggest movie moguls? Now,…
Delia Byrd packs up her old Datsun and her daughter Cissy and hits the road for Cayro, Georgia, to reclaim her life--and the two daughters she left behind. "Cavedweller" is a sweeping novel of the human spirit, the lost and hidden recesses of the heart, and the place where viole…
Rockzanger Randaal, vader van Delia Byrds jongste dochter, komt om bij een motorongeluk. Delia besluit terug te keren naar haar geboortedorp Cayro, om de confrontatie met haar verleden aan te gaan, met haar gewelddadige ex-man en haar twee oudste dochters die ze tien jaar gelede…
