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A hilariously funny cookbook–cum–how–I–did–it memoir by the chef/restaurateur who created New York's dazzling Ápizz restaurant. At the age of thirty–seven, John LaFemina left a lucrative career as a jeweler to become a chef. Instead of going back to school, or getting on–the–job training, he did it the hard way: he bought the restaurant and then taught himself to cook. Today he owns two of New York's great Italian restaurants–Ápizz...

A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that "there's one Virgilian journey that has...

"Les Pensées philosophiques" furent composées, dit-on, du Vendredi saint au Lundi de Pâques 1746.

Bring the Rich, Robust Flavors and Mouthwatering Aromas from the Heart of Italy Directly to Your Dining Table with the Ultimate Italian Cookbook! Have you always wanted to try your hand at Italian cooking, but have no idea where to begin? Do you want to enjoy luxurious Italian meals without paying exorbitant amounts of money in fancy restaurants? Are you looking for Italian recipes that are easy to make and packed with loads of flavor? If any of the...

“Welsh Periodicals in English” celebrates the contribution of English-language periodicals to the careers of Welsh writers (from Lewis Morris to Owen Sheers) and to the practice of their editors (from Charles Wilkins (1882) to Emily Trahair (2012)). These periodicals have helped to create an active Anglophone public sphere in Wales and continue to stimulate discussion on a wide range of topics: tensions between tradition and continuity; the role...

Ireland is in the news and a center of international attention in this decade. This book is an instructive, opinionated, annotated list of books that anyone in America who is Irish or interested in the Irish ought to read. Morgan Llywelyn has chosen these books for their accuracy and their pleasures, and describes them in clear, concise language that is in itself a pleasure. It does not summarize the contents but rather tells you what experiences...

"Zemio" narre le combat d'un jeune homme pour sa survie, oscillant entre désespoir et pulsions. Zemio se trouve pris dans une spirale infernale, accusé à tort du meurtre de son amante qui l'ensorcelle. Alors qu'il est détenu par le Lieutenant, soutenu par ses proches, il doit faire un choix… Cette pièce de théâtre représente la tragédie de Zemio, mais aussi celle de tous ceux qui luttent pour leur volonté de vivre. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Fasciné...

The thinking and suffering of the author of Remembrance of Things Past are intimately exposed in these letters to Mauriac.

Extrait : "GERONTE : Mais que diable allait-il faire à cette galère ? SCAPIN : Oh ! que de paroles perdues ! Laissez là cette galère, et songez que le temps presse, et que vous courez risque de perdre votre fils. Hélas ! mon pauvre maître, peut-être que je ne te verrai de ma vie, et qu'à l'heure que je parle, on t'emmène esclave en Alger. Mais le Ciel me sera témoin que j'ai fait pour toi tout ce que j'ai pu ; (...)"

A writer described as a "Jew in search of a fatherland" and a "wanderer in flight toward a tragic end," the Austrian writer Joseph Roth (1894–1939) spent his life in pursuit of a national and cultural identity and his final years writing in fervent opposition to the Third Reich. In this introduction to Roth's novels, which include Job and The Radetzky March, Sidney Rosenfeld demonstrates how the experience of homelessness not only shaped Roth's...