Mark Bailey
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True tales of celebrity hijinks are served up with an equal measure of Hollywood history, movie-star mayhem, and a frothy mix of forty cocktail recipes.
Humphrey Bogart got himself arrested for protecting his drinking buddies, who happened to be a pair of stuffed pandas. Ava Gardner would water-ski to the set of Night of the Iguana holding a towline in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Barely legal Natalie Wood would let
3) Tiny pie
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Ellie the elephant is the only kid at a party, where the food meant for the grown-ups is out of reach--but she spies a tiny chef in his mouse hole baking a small apple pie that is just the right size for her. Includes a recipe by Alice Waters for a child-size apple pie.
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April, 1975. During the chaotic final days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon, South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. City after city and village after village fell to the North while the U.S. diplomats and military operatives still in the country contemplated withdrawal.. With the lives of thousands of South Vietnamese hanging in the balance, those in control faced an impossible decision—who...
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"Through the battles they fought, the cases they argued, the words they wrote, and the lives they touched, the nine Irish men and women profiled in these pages left behind something greater than their individual accomplishments--they not only became American but also helped make our nation what it is today. Inspiring, intimate, and timely, Nine Irish Lives serves as a reminder of America's shared values as we debate issues of immigration and compassion...