ON FOOD AND MEMORY

A Bowl of Olives is a treasure from the author and artist of the international bestseller In and Out of the Garden, and the wondrous sketchbook Sara Midda’s South of France. Drawn from her wealth of impressions and memories, it is a book for anyone who, upon arriving in a new town, seeks the local market, or who believes the best thing to do on a given night is to share a well-dressed table with friends and family. Sara Midda’s new book is a work of pure enchantment, rich with lore, history, recipes, quotes and the tastes and flavors of different cultures and countries.

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BASICS OF KNITTING

How to Knit, by Leslie Ann Bestor, is perfect for anyone learning the craft. Bestor’s friendly and authoritative voice, accompanied by clear how-to drawings, gives new knitters the confidence they need to succeed in choosing needles and yarn, casting on, executing stitches, and binding off. Bestor also explains how to read a pattern and demonstrates methods for increasing, decreasing, and repairing mistakes. How to Knit is the best introduction for beginners seeking to learn knitting and improve brain function at the same time.

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SPORTS AUTHORITY

Infographic Guide to Sports, by Daniel Tatarsky, provides a unique overview of all your favorite sports, boasting over 100 ingenious original artworks and illustrations and at-a-glance facts to amaze. It presents witty and surprising facts about every type of sport, from badminton to karate, cricket to ice hockey, football to gymnastics. With fascinating stats and all the facts on your favorite sporting legends, it features infamous tales from behind the scenes of the sporting world. More than just graphs and charts, this book offers a stunning presentation of sports in a whole new way.

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FOUNDATIONS OF CROCHET

With this new book, The Crocheter’s Skill-Building Workshop, Dora Ohrenstein helps crocheters broaden their range of yarns and techniques to increase their versatility and ability to create their own designs. She integrates traditional techniques with new discoveries to keep up with contemporary materials and styles. Organized by technique, the book features patterns for 75 swatches, each designed to teach a specific technique, and gives readers the opportunity to learn by doing. Included are skills like choosing yarns and tools, controlling tension, and fundamental techniques such as insertion points, shaping, crochet in the round, and more.

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FOOD AND FUN

In The Delicious Mischief Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes from 25 Years of Eating and Drinking on the Radio, John DeMers, Texas’ favorite food writer and radio show host serves up the top recipes he’s learned how to make for his own friends and family from interviewing, cooking and tasting alongside chefs like Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse in New Orleans, Robert del Grande in Houston, and many others. DeMers also recounts how he shifted from writer to radio host of a high-energy, irreverent food and wine show called Delicious Mischief. He has authored more than 50 books on food, drink, travel, history and religion. He lives in Houston and Marfa.`

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SPIRIT-FILLED

Dave Broom’s The World Atlas of Whisky has been hailed as a classic and one of the greatest books ever written on the subject. This all-new second edition is a beautifully illustrated, in-depth, visually detailed and comprehensive journey through the history, process, distilleries and expressions of world whiskies from one of the most lauded whisky writers, featuring 28 detailed maps, 250 new tasting notes and profiles of 50-plus new distilleries. Broom explains the world of whisky through flavor, introducing five “flavor camps” to provide the perfect one-stop guide to selecting the right one for your preference and palate.