Thanks to an increasing interest in cultivating health-conscious habits, salads have never been more popular. This vintage recipe book from the early 20th century presents 200 fast and easy-to-follow suggestions for preparing salads and dressings that will jazz up any meal. No special culinary skills are required, and the fixings are all easily obtained from any supermarket or grocer.Organized by ingredient, the recipes include green and vegetable salads; meat, poultry, and game sal...

Gallons of ink have been used analyzing Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s thoughts, his naval theories, and his contribution to sea power. One vital aspect of his life, however, has been ignored or misunderstood by many scholars: his religious faith. Mahan was a professing Christian who took his faith with the utmost seriousness, and as a result, his worldview was inherently Christian. He wrote and spoke extensively on religious issues, a point frequently ignored by many historians. This is a fun...

C’était au foyer de l’Opéra, en plein carnaval, un samedi soir, ou plutôt un dimanche matin. Trois heures venaient de sonner à l’horloge près de laquelle ont lieu tant de rendez-vous. La foule était nombreuse. On se marchait sur les pieds : c’est un des plaisirs du bal masqué... Plus d’un petit domino bleu, rose ou noir, vagabond jusque-là, se fixait au bras de quelque habit noir. Mainte vertu de circonstance, rebelle depuis minuit aux sollicitations les plus pressantes, commençait à s’att...

De l’époux bien-aimé n’entends-je pas la voix ?Oui, pareil au chevreuil, le voici, je le vois.Il reparaît joyeux sur le haut des montagnes,Bondit sur la colline et passe les campagnes.

A literary guide to Argentina by its most famous writerJorge Luis Borges wrote about Argentina as only someone passionate about his homeland can. On Argentina reveals the many facets of his passion in essays, poems, and stories through which he sought to bring Argentina forward on the world stage, and to do for Buenos Aires what James Joyce did for Dublin.In colorful pieces on the tango and the gaucho, on the card game truco, and on the