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THE CAMPAIGN OF THE CENTURY: Upton Sinclair's Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics by Mitchell Greg
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-12-04 | Author:Mitchell, Greg [Mitchell, Greg]

One task completed, Albert Parker turned to unfinished business. United for California's investigation of Democratic vote fraud had turned up a number of illegal registrants, but nowhere near enough to ...
( Category: Elections June 11,2015 )
Fannie's Last Supper: Re-Creating One Amazing Meal From Fannie Farmer's 1896 Cookbook by Christopher Kimball
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2010-10-05 | Author:Christopher Kimball

FRIED BABY ARTICHOKES The secret to this recipe is forcing the artichokes open so that they produce a fan of crisply breaded leaves. When done just right, you get a ...
( Category: State & Local June 11,2015 )
The Kingdom of New York: Knights, Knaves, Billionaires, and Beauties in the City of Big Shots by The New York Observer
mobi, epub |eng | 2009-10-23 | Author:The New York Observer

APRIL 17, 2000 BY ALEXANDRA JACOBS The Observatory; Remember the Royalton? Illustrated by Barry Blitt THE CONDÉ NAST CAFETERIA has only been open a week, but it’s already clear which ...
( Category: State & Local June 11,2015 )
Fugitives & Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahniuk
mobi, epub |eng | 2003-07-08 | Author:Chuck Palahniuk

(a postcard from 1991) When I first got beat up, Gina asked if any of the attackers was named David. She was blaming everything on what she called "the Curse ...
( Category: State & Local June 11,2015 )
High Steel by Jim Rasenberger
mobi | | 2004-06-10 | Author:Jim Rasenberger

A few weeks after the McNamaras’ arrest, a tall, stooped, unkempt figure walked into their prison cells and introduced himself. The man did not look much like a beacon of ...
( Category: State & Local June 11,2015 )
Long-Ago Stories of the Eastern Cherokee (H) by Lloyd Arneach
epub |eng | 2013-04-10 | Author:Lloyd Arneach [Arneach, Lloyd]

The Rabbit agreed and he said, “Possum we’re going to have a great dance, and everybody will be singing their songs and doing their dances.” The Possum said, “You will ...
( Category: State & Local June 7,2015 )
Birds of the Lake Erie Region by Carolyn V. Platt
epub |eng | | Author:Carolyn V. Platt

Reduced to fewer than 1,500 pairs outside Alaska in 1982, bald eagles have rebounded in the last decade thanks to banning of DDT and strenuous efforts by wildlife managers. The ...
( Category: State & Local June 7,2015 )
Kentucky Bourbon Country by Susan Reigler
epub |eng | | Author:Susan Reigler

The Bourbon Town Branch is unusual among bourbons, in that it uses more malted barley than rye. The mash bill is 72 percent corn, 13 percent malted barley, and 15 ...
( Category: Whiskey June 5,2015 )
The Building of Manhattan by Donald A. Mackay
epub |eng | 2012-10-12 | Author:Donald A. Mackay

THE ARCHITECT: CONCEPT AND DETAIL The architect is responsible for the design concept and the procedures to be followed in the construction of the building. It is his or her ...
( Category: Design & Construction June 4,2015 )
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster
epub, pdf |eng | 2008-09-20 | Author:Donald Worster [Worster, Donald]

Muir gravitated toward idealistic people like the Strentzels, Carrs, and Bidwells who shared his disapproval of the naked pursuit of money. They also shared his passion for the outdoors, loved ...
( Category: State & Local June 3,2015 )
Moon Maine by Hilary Nangle
epub |eng | 2014-06-02 | Author:Hilary Nangle

HIGHLIGHTS LOOK FOR M TO FIND RECOMMENDED SIGHTS, ACTIVITIES, DINING, AND LODGING. M Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge: More than 300 birds have been sighted at Petit Manan Point, ...
( Category: New England June 3,2015 )
When Day is Done
mobi |eng | | Author:Guest, Edgar A. [Guest, Edgar A.]

Produced by Ted Garvin, Ginny Brewer and PG Distributed Proofreaders Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions ...
( Category: State & Local May 30,2015 )
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
mobi |eng | | Author:Bird, Isabella L. [Bird, Isabella L.]

* * * End Project Gutenberg Etext of A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains * * * * * * A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains from http://manybooks.net/ ...
( Category: State & Local May 29,2015 )
NUTS AND BERRIES OF CALIFORNIA by Nyerges Christopher
epub |eng | 2015-05-14 | Author:Nyerges, Christopher

Sometimes called husk tomato; one species (cultivated) is the popular tomatillo. The ripe fruits were eaten by the native peoples living in the desert near the Colorado River. The fruits ...
( Category: State & Local May 28,2015 )
Billy Martin by Bill Pennington
epub |eng | | Author:Bill Pennington

31 GRUDGE MATCHES ARE RARE and often overstated. When it came to the Yankees and Royals of the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was no need to exaggerate. The ...
( Category: State & Local May 27,2015 )

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