false 374963 0 0 1007810 0060959207 9780060959203 16 <![CDATA[From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180188313m/1007810.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180188313s/1007810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1007810.From_Here_You_Can_t_See_Paris_Seasons_of_a_French_Village_and_Its_Restaurant 3.68 50 From Here,You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy began its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Noëlle, whose bustling restaurant -- the village's sole business -- has helped ensure Les Arques's future.

Sanders set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling into a much richer world. Through the eyes of the Sanders family, one discovers the vibrant traditions of food, cooking, and rural living, and comes to know the village's history. Whether uncovering the darker secrets of making foie gras, hearing a chef confess his doubts about the Michelin star system, or absorbing the lore of the land around a farmhouse kitchen table after a boar hunt, life in Les Arques turns out to be anything but sleepy.

]]> 374963 3.54 70 21 2003 1076523 0060929634 9780060929633 2 <![CDATA[The Yard: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Iron Works]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180784469m/1076523.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180784469s/1076523.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1076523.The_Yard_Building_a_Destroyer_at_the_Bath_Iron_Works 3.60 10 Donald Cook was "assembled over four years piece by piece, steel plate by steel plate, from the first half-moon slices of keel to topmost radar mast, almost by hand." The Yard is a land-based tale focusing on the thousands of men and women in Bath, Maine, who practice the old craft of shipbuilding. Their business has adapted itself to modern ways, but Sanders intriguingly shows how ancient Phoenicians would nevertheless recognize important parts of today's construction process. Sanders spends plenty of time explaining what goes into making a ship: the engineering, the materials, and the labor. He also tells of an industry in peril, as American shipyards compete against foreign builders whose governments subsidize their work. Yet The Yard is ultimately about ordinary people who build: "electricians, pipefitters, welders, braziers, tinknockers, riggers, anglesmiths, straighteners, blasters, and shipfitters" plus "legions of naval architects, draftsmen, and marine engineers." The Yard may lack the dazzle of Blind Man's Bluff and its stories of submarine espionage, but it will hold a similarly strong attraction for readers drawn to human endeavor on the open sea and what makes it possible. --John J. Miller ]]> 374963 3.54 70 21 1999 702582 0060559659 9780060559656 2 <![CDATA[Families of the Vine: Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177427430m/702582.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177427430s/702582.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/702582.Families_of_the_Vine_Seasons_Among_the_Winemakers_of_Southwest_France 2.83 6 Author Michael Sanders spent two years in the vineyards of southwest France with three families whose destinies are determined each year, every year, by the soil, the weather, and the quality of the grape, and shared with them the hopes of spring, the anguish of summer drought, and the mad rush of the fall harvest. In Families of the Vine, he offers a vivid, heartfelt portrait of these authentic winemakers in a fascinating, intensely human saga of strength, dedication, and savoir faire. Though their wines may differ, they all share a powerful, uncompromising passion for the timeless craft that defines them.

]]> 374963 3.54 70 21 2005 6580839 0965446069 9780965446068 0 <![CDATA[Yard, the: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Iron Works]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6580839-yard-the 0.0 0 374963 3.54 70 21 1999