The Gentleman`s Companion: Being an Exotic Drinking Book Or, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask, Baker Charles Henry
Автор: Baker Charles Henry Название: The Gentleman`s Companion: Complete Edition ISBN: 1626541124 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626541122 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 13460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic food and drink in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. Both drink travelogue and cookbook, The Gentleman's Companion is the summation of Baker's culinary and drinking experiences abroad. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for foods and cocktails that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s.
Baker, a captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines. In this travelogue he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his drinking companions.
At once a culinary guidebook and haughty memoir, The Gentleman's Companion, initially published in 1939, provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the mid-twentieth century. This edition combines both volumes of the original work: The Exotic Cookery Book and The Exotic Drinking Book.
Автор: Baker Charles Henry Название: The Gentleman`s Companion: Being an Exotic Drinking Book Or, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask ISBN: 1626541264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626541269 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 13460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book isn`t about parenting rights or wrongs; it`s about playful, joyous play experiences for childhood that are universal. It boils down the essential play experiences in an accessible, practical, and easy way. The chapters represent an optimal balance among experiences that support learning, provide physical activity, encourage creative expression, and promote social and family connections.
During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. The Gentleman's Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book is the summation of Baker's drinking experiences abroad. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails and other alcoholic beverages that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s.
Baker, a captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines. In this travelogue he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his drinking companions.
At once a drinking guidebook and haughty memoir, The Gentleman's Companion, initially published in 1939, provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the mid-twentieth century.
Автор: Collins-Baker Charles Henry Название: Lely and Kneller (1922) ISBN: 1166963578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781166963576 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 30590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Автор: Baker Charles Henry Название: The Gentleman`s Companion: Complete Edition ISBN: 1626541256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626541252 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 18360.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Maxwell Noemia Название: Tussitala and Me: My Life with Charles Henry Maxwell ISBN: 0993368085 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780993368080 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
He had left London on a cold, gloomy day and although he was flying to S o Paulo, his plane landed in Rio de Janeiro, at Brazil's only international airport. He was wearing a tweed coat and carrying his tennis racket. From the minute he stepped into the heat of the runway and saw the Outeiro da Gl ria church, he had a gut feeling he was going to like Brazil and he did.
Contracted to teach English Literature at St Paul's School
in S o Paulo, he was realizing his dream of flying south
of the Equator to discover South America and
visit the Amazon rainforest.
In this touching memoir, Noemia Mariutti Maxwell
combines her husband's letters with personal reflections,
recalling her childhood in S o Paulo and early teaching
career at St Paul's, to tell the story of how she met her
