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    <![CDATA[Oh, Say Did You Know?: The Secret History of America's Famous Figures, Fads, Innovations &amp; Emblems]]>
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    <![CDATA[With wit and charm, Oh, Say Did You Know? gives readers 300 interesting ideas and events that helped shaped the United States. Gain valuable insight into the intricacies of every period of American history, from the colonial days up to the historic election of the first African American president. Each chapter covers a variety of topics, including government, politics, economy, commerce, science, education, innovation, medicine, daily life, and arts and entertainment. Myth-debunking sidebars are dispersed throughout the book, in addition to fun tidbits about lesser-known historical figures, and lists such as &quot;Occupations of the Presidents&quot; and &quot;America's All- Time Favorite Movies.&quot; Whether you're a history buff or a lover of miscellany, you won't be able to get enough of these fascinating anecdotes. You'll find engaging tales and facts, including these examples: *	Question: What four colleges have produced both Superbowl-winning quarterbacks and U.S. presidents? Answer: University of Michigan (QB: Tom Brady; President: Gerald Ford), Stanford University (QBs: John Elway, Jim Plunkett; President: Herbert Hoover), United States Naval Academy (QB: Roger Staubach; President: Jimmy Carter), and Miami (OH) (QB: Ben Rothlesberger; President: Benjamin Harrison) *	GENERIC SIDEBAR: A Mayflower Mystery-Dorothy May Bradford, wife of the Pilgrim leader William Bradford, fell-or did she deliberately jump?-to her death from the deck of the Mayflower as it lay at anchor off Cape Cod *	DIDN'T HAPPEN SIDEBAR: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Pleads Innocent-While the Chicago fire started in the O'Leary's family barn, a Chicago newspaperman made up the story of their cow kicking over a lantern some two decades later *	OUR NATIVE TONGUE SIDEBAR: Words from Native American languages-Borrowings include chipmunk, hooch, hominy, skunk, and tobacco *	LIST: Ten Grooviest Acts at Woodstock-Faves of the zoned-out crowd included Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Santana, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, and Crosby, Stills, Nash &amp; Young REVIEW AUTHORBIO Fred DuBose, a native Texan, is a writer, editor, and book developer based in New York City. He served as an editorial director of Reader's Digest Illustrated Reference Books and is the author of an eclectic collection of books with subjects as varied as tomatoes, grandparents, cooking, and wine. Martha Hailey, a journalist who has lived and worked in Belgium and Australia, is a former film critic and advertising executive. Now living in her native Tennessee, she is the author of a number of books, including an Edgar-nominated critical history of women writers of detective fiction.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Total Tomato: America's Backyard Experts Reveal the Pleasures of Growing Tomatoes at Home (Harper colophon books)]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Ultimate Wine Lover's Guide 2006: Over 1000 Great Wine Selections]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<strong>The wine guide with more than 1,000 wine selections, as well as useful directories and special indexes to increase your appreciation of the fruit of the vine.</strong><br/><br/>Whether a wine lover or casual sampler, you probably know which kind of Chardonnay or Merlot you prefer--but still have the thirst to know more. With more than 1,000 descriptions of different varieties, this ultimate guide will expand your horizons. It offers suggestions for wines you've heard of but never tried; inexpensive wines to have with pizza or pasta; unusual and rare wines; and hard-to-find must-haves (along with advice on locating them). The easy-to-follow chapters group red and whites by grape, then by price, and you'll also enjoy the features on wine tasting, letting wine breathe, chilling wine, and wine storage. Best of all, each entry comes with a list of suggested food pairings. <br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Ultimate Bartender's Guide: 1000 Fabulous Recipes From the Four Seasons Restaurant]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Complete Directory of Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Grandparent's Book of Shared Memories: Keepsake Album &amp; Genealogy Instruction Book]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Document your life and celebrate your heritage with this beautifully illustrated keepsake album to record special moments and memories.</strong><br/><br/> One of the most precious legacies you can leave your grandchildren is the unforgettable, totally unique story of your life. Here is an opportunity to commit to writing all of your past so that future generations can read about their heritage. This practical, beautifully illustrated journal offers a place to write your wonderful recollections, record the facts, incidents, family tree, and memories that make up your treasured tale of family love. <br/><br/> The exquisite 128-page keepsake journal offers plenty of space to write as much information as possible and in the format you prefer—devoting four pages to one particular ancestor or family about whom much is known or small bits of information about everyone in the family. The 32-page instruction book—placed in a pocket at the back of the book—will give you all the information you need to research, document, and preserve the history of your family, including where to find government or other records, computer research, minority-group research, Mormons’ Family History Library, and much more. A printed family tree designed around a gift plate makes this is a great gift for any occasion.<br/><br/> Every grandparent has a story to be told and here is the perfect place to tell it. Creating this book will bring floods of precious memories and when complete, will become an heirloom that can be passed down to for generations.]]>
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