Staten has woven dozens, if not hundreds, of Dizzy Dean stories into a colorful biography of the great St. Louis pitcher who went on to a long and successful broadcasting career. With six appendices, and 16 pages of b&amp;w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Ol' Diz: A Biography of Dizzy Dean

Staten, Vince

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

Describes the one hundred best barbecue restaurants across the U.S., shares recipes for barbecue sauces, side dishes, and desserts, and discusses festivals, grills, and barbecue history

Real Barbecue: The Only Barbecue Book You'll Ever Need : A Guide to the Best Joints, the Best Sauces, the Best Cookers-And Much More

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Johnson, Greg

Outdoor Cooking

Lists unconventional tourist spots in America, including the sites of famous murders, seductions, fights, and scandals

Unauthorized America: A Travel Guide to the Places the Chamber of Commerce Won't Tell You About

Travel

An informative tour of the grocery store answers questions about history, sociology, marketing, economics, chemistry, and nutrition of modern food. By the author of Real Barbecue.

Can You Trust a Tomato in January: Everything You Wanted to Know (And a Few Things You Didn't About Food in the Grocery Store)

Reference

Consumer Guides

Simon&Schuster

Here is the great American ritual of supermarket shopping in all its Muzak-drenched, fluorescent-lit, coupon-clipped glory. In this fascinating expedition through the world of polished linoleum-tiled aisles, find out why peanut butter doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth anymore, discover the lost connection between graham crackers and sex, and learn what's really in the mysterious stuff they call Cool Whip. Join author Vince Staten on his humorous and revealing journey through the secret life of our favorite supermarket items, as he uncovers the hidden histories and fascinating folklore behind the foods we take for granted. The results are truly amazing and reveal the answers to such questions as: Which has more lemon in it, Lemon Pledge or Country Time Lemonade? What is Spam- and why is it so darn popular? What happened to the vanilla in Nabisco Nilla Wafers? Who thought of putting American cheese in an aerosol can, and is it really cheese, anyway?

Can You Trust a Tomato in January?

Cooking Education & Reference

Atria

A historical and anecdotal tour of an American institution turns up details about the origins of common tools and gadgets, their past and present uses, and stories connected with them

Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench?: Hardware Stores and Hardware Stories

Did Monkeys Invent The Monkey Wrench

A nostalgic, witty recreation of the halcyon days of the corner drugstore gathers anecdotes and curious facts about the drugstore's evolution, the nostrums, salves, and patent medicines it once dispensed, and the people it employed. 30,000 first printing. Tour.

Do Pharmacists Sell Farms?: A Trip Inside the Corner Drugstore

A nostalgic, witty recreation of the halcyon days of the corner drugstore gathers anecdotes and curious facts about the drugstore's evolution, the nostrums, salves, and patent medicines it once dispensed, and the people it employed. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Did Trojans Use Trojans?: A Trip Inside the Corner Drugstore

The author of Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench? visits classic barbershops across the country to explore the tradition of the American barbershop and its enduring role in small-town life. 25,000 first printing.

Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts?: In Search of America's Great Barbershops

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

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