Tom: 6300 books

Over the last twenty years the camorra of Naples and the surrounding region has risen to a level of strength rivalling that of the Sicilian mafia. This is not a new organization: the Camorra first emerged in the last century, several decades before the mafia. Tom Behan traces the history...

A riveting account of the state of Arizona, seen through the lens of the Tucson shootings On January 8, 2011, twenty-two-year-old Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a Tucson meet-and-greet held by U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. The incident left six people dead and eighteen injured,...

Based on unprecedented access to both Cuban and American officials, a book that offers fresh insight into one of history's most enigmatic relationships between nation-states—from one of America's best-known voices of political and social activism. Listen, Yankee! offers an account of Cuban...

Tom A. Coburn, a congressional maverick who kept his promise to serve three terms and then leave Washington, offers a candid look at the inner workings of Congress-why the system changes politicians instead of vice versa. Breach of Trust shows readers, through shocking behind-the-scenes stories, why...

“A remarkably entertaining and informative look at the male organ down through the ages . . . undeniably funny.” —Booklist   Throughout history, man has revered his penis as his “most precious ornament.” From small to large, thick to thin, smooth to wrinkled, Hickman lets the history...

With a new afterword on the 2016 election Trent Lott and Tom Daschle, two of the most prominent senators of recent time, served as leaders of their respective parties from the 1990s to the current century. Their congressional tenure saw the Reagan tax cuts, the Clinton impeachment, 9/11, and...

Tom Mauser has written a book about his experiences as the father of a victim of the Columbine massacre—everything from his experience of the massacre itself, to his role as a nationally-recognized gun control advocate, to adoption of a child, to leading a campaign to change Colorado's gun laws, to being harassed by gun rights activists, to addressing the issue of forgiveness.

Washington D.C.'s culinary landscape is celebrated in the 14th annual Fall Dining Guide.From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post comes the food critic's essential guide to the D.C. dining scene. For his 14th Fall Dining Guide, Tom Sietsema selects his 40 favorite Washington D.C.-area restaurants,...

Welcome to Cuba's automotive time capsule, filled with classic cars. The story of how Cuba came to be trapped in automotive time is a fascinating one. For decades, the island country had enjoyed healthy tourism trade and American outpost status, and by the 1950s it had the highest per capita automotive...

Essays on the urgency of our global refugee crisis and our capacity as artists and citizens to confront it Tom Sleigh describes himself donning a flak jacket and helmet, working as a journalist inside militarized war zones and refugee camps, as “a sort of Rambo Jr.” With self-deprecation...

An award-winning USA Today columnist makes the case for how a Jesus freed from religion and politics meets the need for meaning and purpose in secular America. Tom Krattenmaker is part of a growing conversation centered at Yale University that acknowledges—and seeks to address—the abiding...

“An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity” (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face of the nation more than fifty years ago, as told through the stories of immigrant families in one suburban county in Virginia. In the years...

Founded in 1834 by a small group of Quakers protesting human slavery in the South, Westfield and Washington Township served as an important home station on the Underground Railroad. Shortly after black emancipation, residents rallied to promote racial equality and harmonious living, helping to curtail...

◆本書獲衛報的評選為2016年最佳食品書。 在戰爭，瘟疫，革命和移民期間，人們也得吃飯。他們吃什麼和怎麼樣吃，引發了世界各地的動盪。 湯姆．尼倫（Tom Nealon）從長久以來被忽略的食物主題來描述歷史，如十字軍東征、黑死病、法國大革命、棕醬以及同類相食，表述飢餓和味道其實是界定文明進程的雙重力量。 晦澀的歷史被記錄在古老的食譜中，顯示了全球食材的進化和傳播。我們將探索食物與社會交叉點的奧秘，並嘗試了解事實與虛構之間趣味橫生的區域。 ．肆虐歐洲的最後一場大瘟疫為何獨獨放過巴黎？追尋了幾百年的原因居然是因為檸檬水？ ．人吃人是一種特殊的迷戀關係？因為禁忌而更彰顯其特殊的魔力？ ．18世紀末的法國餐桌上，隨著食物一起咀嚼的，不僅是鄰家的八卦祕辛，甚至是血腥革命的契機？ 本書圖文對照，大量收錄了大英圖書館收集的精美彩色插圖，一張張在歷史洗滌下而淡褪的圖像，將藉由鮮活的文字重現魅力，共同展演出10章迷人但被遺忘的食物歷史。 【本書特色】 享譽國際的食物文化史傑作，奢華、細膩的文字挑逗著你的味蕾，充滿了不可思議但又絲絲入扣的巧妙推理，請放肆咀嚼。 收錄近250頁大英圖書館珍藏精美插圖，猶如實境探訪古代珍奇彩繪的導覽書，帶您進入神祕的味覺饗宴。 前所未聞的食物史觀將翻轉舊時代的歷史，一齣齣以食物為主角的歷史大劇不僅色味俱全，而且辛辣逼人。 【專業推薦】(依姓名筆畫順序) ★李明璁／台大社會系助理教授 ★謝哲青／作家、知名節目主持人 【國際好評推薦】 「舊時代的烹飪潮流和創新反映了當時人的擔憂和衝突。湯姆．尼倫的《食物、文化、與戰爭》，帶來了許多不同凡響的回饋。他是一位古董書商和飲食史作家，這兩個熱情結合在一起，再透過大英圖書館收藏的豐富插圖來展現，完美的傑作。...