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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:YALBII TIBULLI ELEGIAE.I. (LI.)DIVITIAS alius fulvo sibi congerat auro et teneat culti iugera multa soli, quem labor assiduus vicino terreat hoste,Martia cui somnos classica pulsa fugent: me mea paupertas vitae traducat inerti, 5dum meus assiduo luceat igne focus. Ipse seram teneras maturo tempore vitesrusticus et facili grandia poma manu : nee spes destituat, sed frugum semper acervospraebeat et pleno pinguia musta lacu. JNam veneror, seu stipes habct desertus in agrisseu vetus in trivio florea serta lapis : et quodcumque mihi pomum novus educat annus,libatum agricolae ponitur ante deum. Flava Ceres, tibi sit nostro de rure corona 5spicea, quae templi pendeat ante fores : pomosisque ruber custos ponatur in hortis,terreat ut saeva falce Priapus aves. Vos quoque, felicis quondam nunc pauperis agricustodes, fertis munera vestra, Lares. 2Tunc vitula innumeros lustrabat caesa iuvencos :nunc agna exigui est hostia parva soli. Agna cadet vobis, quam circum rustica pubesclamet ' io messes et bona vina date.' lam modo non possum contentus vivere parvo 25nee semper longae deditus esse viae, sed Canis aestivos ortus vitare sub umbraarboris ad rivos praetereuntis aquae. Nee tamen interdum pudeat tenuisse bidentesaut stimulo tard'os increpuisse boves, 3non agnamve sinu pigeat fetumve capellaedesertum oblita matre referre domum. At vos exiguo pecori, furesque lupique,parcite : de magno praeda petenda grege. Hie ego pastoremque meum lustrare quot annis 35et placidam soleo spargere lacte Palem. Adsitis, divi, nee vos de paupere mensadona nee e puris spernite fictilibus. Fictilia antiquus primum sibi fecit agrestispocula, de facili composuitque luto. . 4Non ego divitias patrum fructusque requir... ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name.The information in this book is a compendium of research and data pulled from census records, military records, ships' logs, immigrant and port records, as well as other reputable sources. Topics include:

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Whisperers of LoreLucans Truth, the second book in this series, finds Lucan, a Whisperer of Lore, returning to Storality after being sent away for nearly twenty years. Dack began the process of bringing the island together again in Whisperers of LoreDacks Way, but Lucans return might end any further healing. With Fixx still missing and presumed dead, Dack must rely on his other allies with Theterms guidance. In Whisperers of LoreLucans Truth, Theterm will reveal to Dack that the others he feared would return are indeed on their way. How will the truth about Lucans past and his eminent return change the course of events? Whisperers of LoreLucans Truth is a story about looking past what you believe to be true when the truth is revealed. ... Read more

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This is an excellent work; however, I advise looking at "Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes (Combined edition)" -- as a better binding of the work, and one in which more reviews are available on Amazon. ... Read more

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The Cite de la Musique in Paris (1984-1995) brought Christian de Portzamparc international fame. This complex appeals through the sculptured character of the individual buildings, the love of detail obvious throughout, and the subtle combination of materials. This monograph documents some of the most important recent buildings and projects of the Paris architect. In addition, the urban works of Portzamparc are highlighted, illustrated by projects. ... Read more

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The Decadent Cookbook is not another installment in the seemingly-serialized publication of prosaic cookbooks written by "celebrity chefs," but rather an accessible guide for people with an interest in history, a sense of humor, and a penchant for the unconventional.This is not the hundredth book on Provençal cuisine nor is it the seven hundredth book about Italian dining.Through their own irreverent narrative and selections from the works of others perhaps more wicked, Lucan & Gray take us along on a whirlwind journey -- steeped in myth, mystery, and misadventure -- through the culinary ages while reflecting on the gastronomical quirks, conceits, strange tastes and peculiar table-side manners of the periods’ most outrageous figures.Sure the authors recommend blood, exotic meat (the aye-aye), strange herbs (samphire), and butter statues, but the real shock may be that these guys are serious.

At times useful, at other times surreal, The Decadent Cookbook combines a scholarly temperament with a whimsical passion for the delicious: "Blood makes an excellent basis for a Decadent meal.Dark, heavy, rich and sinister, it combines beautifully with other Decadent themes: vice, corruption, incest and death." Definitely not your grandmother’s cookbook.

The Decadent Cookbook is a guide for the adventurous, the versatile, and frankly, the courageous.From the tables of ancient Rome (Stuffed Sow’s Womb) to the kitchenettes of Victorian England (A Victorian Sausage) this cookbook is a testament to baroque living, and, if you can find "a heifer’s udder" to go with your Andouillettes, practical dining. ... Read more

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Witty, Wicked, and Tasty, too.
If Oscar Wilde or Dorothy Parker are coming to dinner, cook for them from this cookbook. _The Decadent Cookbook_ has something to intrigue, fascinate, repel, and offend everyone; that and its dry, droll tone are itstwo biggest charms, but it has many, from literary selections to recipesthat actually work. One note on the latter, though: the recipies areamusing but, because they are all historical and many of them are quite old(and therefore taken from sources that didn't trouble with measures ortemperatures, or transcribed directly from cooks' dictation), they aresometimes less than precise. Many don't contain measurements, and/or havedirections such as "grill furiously until scorched and crisp";they do require a bit of creativity and experience on the part of the cookto come out well.

I could continue describing the decadent charms of thisbook, half literary compendium, half cookbook, and all outrageous, butinstead I think I'll recommend that, inspired by an Ancient Egyptian menuand a description of a Papal feast, the curious cook try their hand at suchDecadent recipes as Lady's Navels, Soles in Coffins, and Mock Hedgehog. Ifthe cat interferes, promise him the fate of the Cat in Tomato Sauce. ... Read more