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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & Recipes of the World - Volume 1
U·X·L | ISBN: 0787654248 | 177 pages | PDF | 11.5 MB
This 4-vol. set provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide — from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group’s nutrition and health. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries also describe both traditional and modern methods of preparation and cooking foods. For each country/group, the Encyclopedia covers:
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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & Recipes of the World - Volume 2
U·X·L | ISBN: 0787654256 | 182 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This 4-vol. set provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide — from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group’s nutrition and health. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries also describe both traditional and modern methods of preparation and cooking foods. For each country/group, the Encyclopedia covers:
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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & Recipes of the World - Volume 3
U·X·L | ISBN: 0787654264 | 177 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This 4-vol. set provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide — from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group’s nutrition and health. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries also describe both traditional and modern methods of preparation and cooking foods. For each country/group, the Encyclopedia covers:
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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & Recipes of the World - Volume 4
U·X·L | ISBN: 0787654272 | 240 pages | PDF | 13.5 MB
This 4-vol. set provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide — from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group’s nutrition and health. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries also describe both traditional and modern methods of preparation and cooking foods. For each country/group, the Encyclopedia covers:
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Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
Brad and Sherry Steiger | U.X.L Gale Group | PDF | 20.38 MB | 1121 pages | 2003 | ISBN: 0787653837
The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained (GEUU) presents comprehensive and objective information on unexplained mysteries, paranormal abilities, supernatural events, religious phenomena, magic, UFOs, and myths that have evolved into cultural realities. This extensive three-volume work is a valuable tool providing users the opportunity to evaluate the many claims and counterclaims regarding the mysterious and unknown. Many of these claims have been brought to the forefront from television, motion pictures, radio talk shows, best-selling books, and the Internet.

There has been a conscious effort to provide reliable and authoritative information in the most objective and factual way possible, to present multiple viewpoints for controversial subject topics, and to avoid sensationalism that taints the credibility of the subject matter. The manner of presentation enables readers to utilize their critical thinking skills to separate fact from fiction, opinion from dogma, and truth from legend regarding enigmas that have intrigued, baffled, and inspired humankind over the centuries.
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The Mafia Encyclopedia
Publisher: Facts On File | 3rd Edition - 2005 | ISBN 0816056943 | PDF Version | 529 Pages | 20.71 MB

They’re all there, starting with Anthony Joseph Accardo (1906-1992), the Chicago mob leader known as Tony to crime pals, Mr. Accardo to underlings, Joe Batters to his subordinates, and as “having more brains before breakfast than Al Capone had all day” to syndicate supporters, and working through the alphabet to Abner “Longy” Zwillman (1899-1959), a crime-syndicate founder and New Jersey boss, one of the most feared of the Jewish Mafia, known as the “Al Capone of new Jersey,” and much revered for his love affair with Jean Harlow.

Between Accardo and Zwillman, Carl Sifakis explores the lives, reputations, exploits, and subcultures of more than 450 Mafia perpetrators and personalities. Sifakis describes the individuals, codes of behavior, misdeeds, legal scrapes, rivalries, and flamboyant lifestyles associated with the world of organized crime–an entity whose existence J. Edgar Hoover denied for 30 years. Sifakis’s research is thorough, and his subjects are nefarious and riveting. It’s his feel for storytelling, however, that makes his encyclopedia so enjoyable. He writes about infamous characters such as Al Capone (who felt his bootlegging was merely a public service) and John Gotti (a.k.a. the Teflon Don, who’s now serving a life sentence) as well as the Mafia Social Clubs, Donnie Brasco (the FBI agent who infiltrated the mob and sent more than 100 mobsters to prison), and the importance of slot machines to the post-Prohibition welfare of organized crime.

With nearly 100 pictures and illustrations, Sifakis’s mob opus is required reading for Mafia buffs, and a remarkably engaging guide for anyone interested in a factual report on organized crime. –Stephanie Gold –This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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