18 books like Icarus

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Autobiographie de ma mère Jamaica Kincaid · 1996 · ★ 3.8 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The West Indian narrator vents her bitterness at the unhappy life fate dealt her--mother died in childbirth, father ignored her, stepmother tried to kill her, at school she had an abortion. Finally, she married a white doctor, but it was impossible for her to love him because he was a colonialist. She draws parallels with the despair of her country--Dominica--attributing it to the legacy of… Shares: Widowers, Belletristische Darstellung

Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 297p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "It's challenging enough to be a good chef, but to be a fine writer as well is an even more remarkable feat. Gabrielle Hamilton approaches storytelling the same way she does cooking - with thoughtful creativity that delights the senses. The stories she tells here are every bit as enjoyable as the wonderful food she cooks daily at [Prune][1]." - Daniel Boulud [1]: http://www.prunerestaurant.com/ Shares: Restaurateurs, Cooking

Glutton for punishment Cecile Lamalle · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Sleuth and master chef Charly Poisson is back in this followup to Appetite for Murder. The winter holidays are over, and Charly and the staff of La Fermette are settling down for a quiet season when a ring of antique thieves terrorize their wealthy, weekend patrons. Things get worse when Charly finds the corpse of a local antiques dealer in the freezer. Despite warnings from the police chief,… Shares: Restaurateurs, Cooking

Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners Elizabeth Hiller · 2016 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Years ago nothing but butter or lard were used for shortening and frying; to-day the visible supply of these two products is insufficient to supply the demand, taking into consideration the amount of butter required for table use. Furthermore, as the demand increased it outgrew the supply of butter and lard, with the result that prices were materially advanced; and, incidentally, the quality has… Shares: Cooking

Weight Watchers Mini Series Weight Watchers · 2015 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate To celebrate the upcoming publication of the Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook, we have selected some of the book's most scrumptious, share-able foods for one unbeatably priced e-book: Weight Watchers Party Favorites, the ultimate roundup of bites and drinks for a "Who knew it was healthy?" get-together. This e-book offers exclusive cocktails (like a caipirinha and a twist on a Bellini)… Shares: Cooking

The Supernatural Kids Cookbook Nancy Mehagian · 2011 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares: Cooking

Breakfasts and teas Paul Pierce · 1907 · 88p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions. In appreciation of the many favorable press notices and high editorial comment given to my previous efforts in the compilation of books on suggestions for entertaining and in the publication of my magazine, What To Eat, this book on Breakfasts and Teas, is inscribed. Full well I realize the difficulties under which most Women Editors… Shares: Cooking

Maccabee meals Judyth Saypol Groner · 2012 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Provides instructions for preparing Hanukkah meals, including how to light the candle, how to play dreidel, and make table and Hanukkah decorations. Shares: Cooking

Lectin Free Cookbook Clarissa Fleming · 2018 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Ask yourself these questions:It is never too late to adopt a diet change that will vastly improve your quality of life. Whether your goal is to...- Eliminate the discomfort of mystery digestive issues- Stop unexplained bloating- Achieve or maintain your ideal body shape- Reduce general inflammation- Have a better idea of what is in your food- Control the symptoms of an autoimmune disorder- Or… Shares: Cooking

Meal Prep Mark Evans · 2019 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Discover How You Can Become Finally Fit Again and Never Look Back Ever!The first step is also always the easiest, however, which is why the information you find in the following chapters is so important to take to heart as they are not concepts that can be put into action immediately. If you file them away for when they are really needed in the gym, however, then when the time comes to use them,… Shares: Cooking

How to Cook Everything - The Basics Mark Bittman · 2003 · ★ 4.0 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with youMark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With How to Cook Everything The Basics he reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads,… Shares: Cooking

Gabi's Fabulous Functions Caroline Karanja · 2018 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Computer coding in the kitchen? Yes! Best friends Gabi and Adi are baking a special birthday treat-and making a recipe is a lot like creating a function in a computer code. These scientifically minded junior programmers are always on the lookout for ways to work coding concepts into their day with Code Play! Shares: Cooking

מיכאל שלי עמוס עוז · 1968 · ★ 3.6 · 279p · ≈ 9h · Moderate One should present the great and simple things, like desire and death.' These are the words of Amoz Oz who, in his early thirties, is one of the most original and highly regarded of the new Israeli writers. And nothing has done so much to establish his reputation as My Michael, his latest and most impressive novel. Set in modern Jerusalem, the story is narrated by Hannah Gonen, the wife of a… Shares: Belletristische Darstellung, Cooking

Das Ende einer Affäre Graham Greene · 1951 · ★ 3.9 · 193p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "This is a record of hate far more than of love," writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, of which he is the narrator. And it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous love affair with Sarah Miles - a hate bred of a passion that ultimately lost out to God. Now, a year after Sarah's death, Bendrix seeks to… Shares: Belletristische Darstellung, Male friendship

Tell No One Harlan Coben · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 345p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. For the next eight years Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous e-mail telling him to log on to a certain web-site at a certain time, using a code that only he and his wife knew. The screen opens… Shares: Murder victims' families, Mystery

The King of Lies John Hart · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack. Shares: Murder victims' families, Mystery

The music of the spheres Elizabeth Redfern · 2001 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In 1795 London, Jonathan Absey of the Home Office pursues dual investigations into French espionage in Britain and the still unsolved murder of his teenage daughter, a pursuit that leads to a bizarre society of astronomers called the Company of Titius whose quest for a long-lost star leads ever closer to his own probe. Shares: Murder victims' families, Mystery

Mystic river Dennis Lehane · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave is trying to… Shares: Male friendship, Mystery

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