Michael Turback trains a connoisseur's eye on the origins of the Banana Split and its status in the social chronicle of an entire century. In this surprising and entertaining book, the award-winning author offers fascinating facts, astounding trivia, and fabulous formulas for what he calls "the Liberace of desserts." He casts a wide net to collect over 150 versions of the heterogeneous dessert--ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. 
"The Banana Split is not only American by birth," says Turback. "It also reflects our genius for invention, passion for indulgence, and reputation for wackiness. It's like no other dessert in the world--a grand idea that could only be conceived in a place as grand as America."

The Banana Split Book: Everything There Is to Know About America's Greatest Dessert

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Turback, Michael

Desserts

Camino Books, Inc.

The original Ice Cream Sundae bible with great soda fountains of the past and present, historical nuggets, sprinkles of insight and over 150 recipes.

A Month of Sundaes: Plus 150 Recipes

Travel

Red Rock Pr Inc

The North Market Cookbook celebrates the food, the people, and the mission of Columbus, Ohioâ€™s historic public market. Readers will be able to re-create many of the stand-in-line offerings and farmstead-inspired dishes that showcase the bounty and enterprise of the city and the region. In addition, forward-looking local chefs with a reverence for the Market transform seasonal offerings into home kitchen-friendly dishes. With vivid photographs that bring the cityâ€™s oldest tradition to life, The North Market Cookbook is a timeless treasure. "The North Market Cookbook is fun to look at, fun to read, and filled with eclectic recipes that reflect the diversity of the Market and the unexpected bounty of central Ohio. Recipes include heartland-grown popcorn, market-inspired Pad Thai, a "Buckeye Banana Split" made with Jeniâ€™s locally-churned ice creams, and even a champagne cocktail made with local blackberries. Recipe by recipe, Michael Turbackâ€™s cookbook captures the epicurean ambiance of this historic market."â€”Molly O'Neill, Columbus native and former New York Times food columnist "The North Market Cookbook is a remarkable testament to both the abundant local food products and the culinary talent in Central Ohioâ€”a 'must have' book to add to your collection."â€”Betty Rosbottom, Columbus culinary pioneer "An entirely suitable tribute to its namesake, the North Market Cookbook is filled with all manner of delicious foods, colorful characters and culinary inspiration."â€”Bethia Woolf, Columbus Food Adventures "This cookbook represents the wide variety and unique character that is the North Market. The merchants' personal stories interwoven within its pages create a special connection between the people and the recipes to be prepared and enjoyed."â€”Cameron Mitchell, President and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

North Market Cookbook: Recipes & Stories from Columbus, Ohio's Historic Public Market

Regional & International

History Co Llc

Chronicling the history of an original, enduring, and authentically American dessert, this history and recipe collection of sundaes covers the treat from its creation in 1892 to the present day, where it continues to pleasure our collective senses. For well over a century, the ice cream sundae has been a symbol of America’s abundance, appetite, ingenuity, and never-lost youth. From the 1929 stock market crash through World War II and beyond, this dessert has been there to lift spirits for people across the country and across the social spectrum.

Ice Cream Sundae: 100 Greatest Fountain Formulas

Beverages & Wine

History Company

Updated and revised, this edition of THE JOHN WAYNE CODE presents a post-Bush perspective of Conservatism, contrasting wisdom and grit from an icon of the Old Right with a movement that's lost its soul. It's not an exaggeration to say that the modern Conservative movement in this country is dominated by propagandists and charlatans, people without intellectual integrity. Conservatives have been fleeced and exploited and lied to by the "Conservative Entertainment Industry." While they have been entrusted to lead the flock, they've led much of it far away from anything that resembles its core values. It will take John Wayne, an Elder of the Republican village, to put Republicans back in the saddle again. "Words are loaded pistols," wrote Jean-Paul Sartre. John Wayne's words were as powerful as the six-guns he wore on his hips. THE JOHN WAYNE CODE is a must-read for every Republican and a valuable reference regardless of the reader's political ideology.

The John Wayne Code: An American Conservative Manifesto

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

There is a popular bumper sticker in this Upstate New York town that reads, "Ithaca: 10 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality." The sentiment surely has something to do with the compelling history, eccentric characters, and quirky charm of this intellectually advantaged, culturally progressive, geographically isolated place. After you've browsed through this little book, you will better understand the bumper sticker's message - Ithaca is almost too good to be true. Surrounded by Reality offers readers fascinating tidbits and trivia in purposely random sequence (with generous cross-references) to create a ready-to-explore trail of knowledge about Ithaca and its environs, informing and entertaining, correcting myths and misconceptions, mostly revealing an unexpected treasure trove that brings a culture and a place into sharp focus.

Surrounded By Reality: 101 Things You Didn't Know About Ithaca, NY

United States

Engaging and complex, sophisticated and quirky, gin has become a vital component in the mixing cups of a new breed of artisan drinksmiths. Its title an homage to Humphrey Bogart's lament in the 1942 film "Casablanca," offered is the guide to a journey around the upper echelon of the bartending profession in one-hundred-and-one recipes – exploratory gin-based concoctions developed in the progressive cocktail laboratories of American “gin joints,” often bringing methods and flourishes of the kitchen to the glass with fresh juices, muddled fruit, infused syrups, earthy spices, and leafy herbs. With this volume as trusted companion, you’ll be able to re-create their remarkable formulas with precision and authenticity. With each raised glass, offer a toast to gin – invented by the Dutch, refined by the British, and glamorized by Americans. Borrowing once again from Bogart, “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

All the Gin Joints: New Spins on Gin from America's Best Bars

It was a mythological New York, a smoke-filled era in which men were men and women were dames, a period when getting properly inebriated was a sign of character and top shelf was the elixir of life. Between World War II and the end of the Eisenhower era, Manhattan’s place to be and to be seen was Toots Shor’s, and for those who were part of the inner circle, it sure was fun while it lasted. Toots Shor was a stout, gregarious palooka who reigned over his men’s club and served up food and strong drink with a heaping side of insults and put-downs. His gin joint exerted an almost tidal pull on athletes, writers, radio men, fight promoters, bookies, not to mention actors, pols and Broadway brokers. Like survivors clinging to the same life raft, they became inseparable, hanging out with boldface names including Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Jack Dempsey, Frank Gifford, Walter Cronkite, Yogi Berra, Mike Wallace, Edward R. Murrow, Earl Warren, Frank Costello, and Jimmy Hoffa. Shor’s became the mother lodge for assembling after the big prize fights, baseball, basketball and hockey games. There athletes and fans argued and reminisced until the early hours of the morning. It all had to end, of course. And it did. But the compilation in "Saloonkeeper: Toots Shor in His Own Words and in the Words of Those Who Knew Him" offers a snootful of nostalgia, a booze-stained portrait of those dear dead days. His contemporaries as well as subsequent observers have plenty to say about Toots and his legendary saloon while the big guy’s own words provide his reflections on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No kidding.

Saloonkeeper: Toots Shor in His Own Words And in the Words of Those Who Knew Him

Humor & Entertainment

The college one attends often shapes the way he or she engages the world, and Cornell has always semed to attract confident, independent-minded men and women, unafraid to venture where others are reluctant to tread, to a setting where they prepare to shape the conditions in American thought and action. Cornellians who have scaled the heights of achievement and/or notoriety include current and past innovators, reformers, and pioneers – world leaders, celebrated artists, gifted athletes, renowned academics, innovative scientists, and captains of industry. Their adventurous spirit and endless curiosity represent distinction in every area of public, professional, and corporate life. In The Cornell University Who’s Who, author Michael Turback (Class of '66) has assembled over 250 life sketches of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, not meant to provide a comprehensive nor complete reference, but rather an entertaining, drive-thru compendium that is as wonderfully unclassifiable as it is impossible to put down. Within these pages you’ll find a wealth of entertaining details – everything you will ever need to know about the accomplished, the iconic, the famous (and sometimes infamous), the noble and ignoble who once roamed the corridors of this remarkable institution.

The Unofficial (and Slightly Irreverent) CORNELL University Who's Who

Biographies & Memoirs

Author Michael Turback takes an inside look at the higher wisdom of 100 extraordinary coaches and their approach to winning. This rousing compilation of pragmatic counsel displays a dedication to values, purpose and beliefs, aspirations and philosophy - relevant to both sports and life. It offers valuable lessons in selfless teamwork, overcoming adversity, and the joy of victory from a remarkable group of accomplished men and women.

Winning: Pep Talk on Sports and Life from 100 Greatest Coaches

Sports & Outdoors

Coaching

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