Summary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Fein, Judith (Judith Lynn)
Contents: Introduction -- His way or the highway, on the road with a Maori elder -- Yes, you can : a very special Newfie -- Never say never: the recipe for success from a Maya woman in Guatemala -- The last judgment on Mog Mog in Micronesia -- Searching for forgiveness in Vietnam -- The high priest and the camel eater on the holy mountain of blessings -- In a Mexican prison -- Meeting Maximon in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spirituality & Health Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.41 FEISummary: "In a village hidden in the mist-shrouded Northwest Vietnamese mountains resides an indigenous Hmong community, home to 12-year-old Di, part of the first generation of her people with access to formal education. A free spirit Di happily recounts her experiences to Vietnamese filmmaker Diễm Hà Lệ, who planted herself within Di's family over the course of three years to document this unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: My Vietnamese Kitchen is a collection of recipes passed down through Uyen Luu's family. Every recipe in this beautiful book is accessible and tells a story - about Uyen's family, about the culture of her heritage, about the rising popularity of this cuisine around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ryland Peters & Small 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 LUUSachs, Dana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7 SACChinn, Bobby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barrons Educational Series, Inc 2008
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Summary: Vietnamese Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Vietnam in a fun age-appropriate way. Students with Vietnamese heritage are a significant and important part of the fabric of America and this book helps foster empathy in all students and a multi-cultural community in the classroom. Glossary, index, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018