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  • Sinatra's Tailor

    An Italian Immigrant's Story

    A "captivating" account of an Italian immigrant's journey from World War II orphan in Italy to celebrity tailor for Hollywood's finest ( Italian America, magazine of the Sons and Daughters of Italy).With Italy ruptured by conflict during the Second World War, a young boy is sent off without explanation to a Roman Catholic orphanage by his beloved grandfather. Umberto Autore would not return to ... Read more

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  • Richmond Beer

    A History of Brewing in the River City

    The story of beer and brewing in Richmond is a reflection of the well-documented and revered place the River City holds in the nation's history. English colonists imbibed together on the banks of the James River. During the Civil War, a brewery was adjacent to a hospital. Beyond historical brews such as the Krueger Brewing Company and Richbrau beer, Richmond is no stranger to the vibrant craft ... Read more

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    Sinatra's Tailor

    An Italian Immigrant's Story

    Narrated by Alan August ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 37 min

    Sinatra’s Tailor is a biographical novel based on Umberto Autore’s coming-of- age story about a young boy, orphaned in Italy during World War II, raised by “nuns and Nazis,” who immigrates to America as a teenager and eventually becomes Frank Sinatra’s tailor. ... Read more

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  • The Craft Beer Revolution

    How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink

    by Steve Hindy ...
    Over the past 40 years craft-brewed beer has exploded in growth. In 1980, a handful of "microbrewery" pioneers launched a revolution that would challenge the dominance of the national brands, Budweiser, Coors, and Miller, and change the way Americans think about, and drink, beer. Today, there are more than 2,700 craft breweries in the United States and another 1,500 are in the works. Their ... Read more

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  • Travels with Barley

    A Journey Through Beer Culture in America

    by Ken Wells ...
    Do beer yeast rustlers really exist? Who patented the Beer Goddess? How can you tell a Beer Geek from a Beer Nazi? Where exactly is Beervana? Does Big Beer hate Little Beer?Ken Wells, a novelist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and longtime Wall Street Journal writer, answers these questions and more by bringing a keen eye and prodigious reportage to the people and passions that have propelled beer into ... Read more

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  • The Good Left Undone

    A Novel

    **AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[An] immersive saga. . . . A celebration of family and a paean to the power of storytelling.”—People, "Book of the Week""Trigiani conveys the beauty of Italy, the hardships of war, the taste of family recipes, and the enduring love of family."—Library Journal (starred)“The beauty of any book by Adriana Trigiani is her ability to interweave life and fiction. . ... Read more

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  • The Man Behind The Brand - Beer and Wine

    by Doug Gelbert ...
    Open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Kellogg, Gerber. Nowhere to be found. How many names are more famous than Howard Johnson? Milton Bradley? Oscar Mayer? But who were these folks? Let's take a look behind the names on our bottles of beer and wine... ... Read more

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  • Home to Italy

    In this delightful, moving novel, Peter Pezzelli brings to life the earthy sensuality of Italy's Abruzzo region— the smell of just-baked bread wafting through the village piazza; the shopkeepers sweeping the sidewalks first thing in the morning; groups of cyclists dotting the mountain roads—and spins a story of May-December romance as sharp and delicious as the olives of Villa San Giuseppe. . ... Read more

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  • The Whiskey Bible

    A Complete Guide to the World's Greatest Spirit (The History, Secrets, and Lore Behind the Best Scotch, Bourbon, Irish, Rye, Canadian, Japanese, Single Malt, and More)

    by Noah Rothbaum ...
    Series series The Workman Bible Series
    * Nominated for a Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Award * Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or SpiritsA staggeringly comprehensive, entertaining, and approachable deep dive into the world of whiskey from an aficionado.The Whiskey Bible is a user's guide to all things whiskey (including, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, single malts, and blends). Author Noah Rothbaum has spent 25 years resear... ... Read more

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  • A Kiss from Maddalena

    A Novel

    It is 1943, and Santa Cecilia has become a village of women. All the young men are away at war, except for Vito Leone, his best friend, and the shopkeeper's son. When Vito falls in love with Maddalena Picinelli, the shy and beautiful daughter of the town's most powerful family, a few obstacles appear in his path. Maddalena's sassy, iron-willed sister Carolina thinks he's a penniless fool. Her ... Read more

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  • Dead Distillers

    A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits

    Founders and award-winning distillers of Kings County Distillery Colin Spoelman and David Haskell follow up their successful Guide to Urban Moonshining with an extensive history of the figures who distilled American spirits.Dead Distillers presents 50 fascinating—and sometimes morbid—biographies from this historic trade’s bygone days, including farmers, scientists, oligarchs, criminals, and the ... Read more

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