Charles Austin Fosdick (September 6, 1842 - August 22, 1915), better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.

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From Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston to Lionel Trilling and Lou Gehrig, Columbia University has been home to some of the most important historians, scientists, critics, artists, physicians, and social scientists of the twentieth century. (It can also boast a hall-of-fame athlete.) In Living Legacies at Columbia, contributors with close personal ties to their subjects capture Columbia's rich intellectual history. Essays span the birth of genetics and modern anthropology, constitutionalism from John Jay to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Virginia Apgar's test, Lou Gehrig's swing, journalism education, black power, public health, the development of Asian studies, the Great Books Movement, gender studies, human rights, and numerous other realms of teaching and discovery. They include Eric Foner on historian Richard Hoftstader, Isaac Levi and Sidney Hook on John Dewey, David Rosand on art historian Meyer Schapiro, John Hollander on critic Mark Van Doren, Donald Keene on Asian studies, Jacques Barzun on history, Eric Kandel on geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan, and Rosalind Rosenberg on Franz Boas and his three most famous pupils: Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, and Zora Neale Hurston. Much more than an institutional history, Living Legacies captures the spirit of a great university through the stories of gifted men and women who have worked, taught, and studied at Columbia. It includes stories of struggle and breakthrough, searching and discovery, tradition and transformation.

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Great recipes to go with that perfect glass of wine!The first in a set of two books on wine, Vine Dining- White is a book that will appeal to those who enjoy entertaining with a good glass of wine. Vine Dining- White provides information about eight different grape varieties and provides recipes to go with these wines, bringing out the best from both. The eight grape varieties featured are Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Rielsing, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Viognier. A detailed introduction and ten newly created recipes accompany each grape variety. Beautiful and artistic photographs of the wine and dishes fill the book - making it a fest for the senses! Chef Emmanuel Stroobantbegan his apprenticeship at Hostellerie St. Roch, Belgium, a member of the Relais & Ch�teaux Association. From there, he was seconded to a number of Michelin establishments to train under various master chefs, including Chef Pierre Romeyer at the Pierre Romeyer Maison de Bouche, Chef Alain de Luc at the Barbizon, Chef Laurent Trignon at the La Roseraie and Chef Alain Bleys at the Chene Madame. In 1987 and 1988, he was awarded 'Best Apprentice Chef of Belgium'. Upon completing his apprenticeship, Chef Stroobant worked at various restaurants in Liege, Belgium, including Hostellerie Du Comte de Mercy and Le Bal Restaurant, before moving to work in various fine-dining establishments in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. Chef Stroobant's passion and commitment to culinary excellence continues to be recognized. He was awarded 'Best Expatriate Executive Chef' by World Asia Media, Malaysia in 1999 and 'Chef of the Year' at the World Gourmet Summit 2002. His restaurant in Singapore, St. Pierre, for which he is Executive Chef was also awarded 'Best New Restaurant of the Year' and 'Most Innovative Menu' in 2002 by Wine &magazine, Singapore, plus 'Best New Restaurant of the Year' at the World Dine Gourmet Summit 2002.