The Mountain that Eats Men 1786994550, 9781786994554

Perched high in the Andes, the city of Potosí has spent its tempestuous history in the shadow of the Cerro Rico--a mount

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The Mountain that Eats Men
1786994550, 9781786994554

From the 16th century, the mines of Potosí, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years

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Samuel H. Yamashita’s Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine: The Food Movement That Changed the Way Hawai‘i Eats is the first in-dept

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Once you date a Russian woman – you’re hooked for life. Arrogant? Yes. True? Definitely! And don’t just take my word for

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For over thirty years, from the time of Lewis and Clark into the 1840s, the mountain men explored the Great American Wes

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This quintessential food-science-and-cooking-technique title is now available in ebook! This version is best viewed on y

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Who says cooking is for homebodies? Veteran Texas food writer Robb Walsh served as a judge at a chuck wagon cook-off, wo

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Upon that Mountain is the first autobiography of the mountaineer and explorer Eric Shipton. In it, he describes all his

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Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo helped inaugurate the midnight movie phenomenon. Its success spawned The Holy Mounta

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