Jonathan Gold has eaten it all. Counter Intelligence collects over 200 of Gold's best restaurant discoveries--from inexpensive lunch counters you won't find on your own to the perfect undiscovered dish at a beaten-path establishment. He reveals the hidden kitchens where Los Angeles' ethnic communities feed their own, including the best of cuisine from Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Burma, Canton, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Midd...

AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again and again for information on every series ever telecast. There are ent...

The Hottest Baby Name Trends, Lists, and ForecastsAn instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2016 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with information and trends, plus thousands of names to browse. Here's a sneak peak at the ideas, forecasts, predictions, and suggestions you'll find:Why some names are more popular than you think (Madelyn, Tristan)The cutting edge names on the rise (Daleyza, Jayce...

British Slang, and Cockney Rhyming slang, presented alphabetically, and humorously.Whether you're researching a novel, you want to be the life and soul of the party, or you just want to have a laugh at us daft Brits... this book is for you!Thousands of references, hundreds of pages and millions of man-hours are in this book, ready for your glimpse into the wacky humor and slang of British life.A great reference tool, and a great laugh.A must for all writers, get...

With over 3000 entries in seven separate listings, this book is a major source of reference which puts a human face on these two defining conflicts. Drawing on family papers, extensive interviews and official records, Padraic O'Farrell gives detailed accounts of the involvement of soldiers, politicians, policemen and civilians, Irish and British alike - most of whom have never appeared in the pages of history. Appendices of casualties and executions, as well as a map and a thorough chronol...

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were ab...

State by state, county by county, city by city, the Guide to Naturalization Records identifies all repositories of naturalization records, systematically indicating the types of records held, their dates of coverage, and the location of original and microfilm records. The Guide also pinpoints the whereabouts of federal court records in all National Archives facilities, and identifies every single piece of information on naturalizations that is available on microfilm through the National Archi...

Word Up!From amusia to xerophagy, from the ephemeral to the vituperative, The Word Lover's Delight is chockablock with words that are not only fascinating and unusual but that you can use in your everyday speech--to jaw-dropping effect. With a wide range of words, from the moderately difficult to the somewhat ostentatious, The Word Lover's Delight gives each word a phonetic pronunciation, a memorable example of ...

A complete guide to the major awards and prizes of the literary world.* An invaluable source of information on awards and prizes world-wide* Covers over 1,000 awards and prizes* Comprehensive background information on each award* Extensive contact details.Contents* Includes internationally awarded prizes along with prestigious national awards* Subject areas covered include adult and children's fiction, non-f...

This volume is truly and doubly a "Treasury." With its easy to read structure of brief entries in alphabetic order, it is a treasure house of observations on life and death, civilization and savagery, the universe and beyond—the Great Topics which have challenged man's thought, whether in passionate public debate or in the lonely stillness of his nights, ever since he first raised his eyes to the stars. At the same time, this is a "personal treasury" of the intimate thoughts of an outstand...

This excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the eighty-three constituent units of the Russian Federation.The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole, focusing on the evolution of the relationship between the central state and the regions, followed by a chronology, demographic and economic statistics, and a review of the Federal Government.The second section comprises territorial surveys, with a chapter on each of Russia’s fede...

• The first of a new series for readers for Mango curated by Books and Books! • . The upward trend for wine consumption in America is positive, and expected to keep growing at a small but steady rate of around 2 to 3 percent per year. • Wine tourism is a fast growing business with people taking vacations for the single purpose of trying new wines. • What beverage has grown continuously in consumption for the past 20 years in America? Wine. The popularity of wine has reached new heights and...