Pull up a chair and visit the Dordogne (called Parigord by the locals) the way it should be visited: one bite at a time. Walnut Wine and Truffle Groves is a culinary travel book that navigates the back roads -- as well as the menus and markets -- of the southwestern region of France with newfound excitement. Through interviews with local home cooks and chefs, visits to local farms, historic sites and wineries, market tours, and serendipitous detours, Lovato provides a glimpse into this unspoiled wonderland. The alluring recipes and stunning photographs let readers discover the true jewels in France's culinary crown as well as discover the country's most beautiful and less trod-upon provinces. Winner of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbooks Award (USA) for Culinary Travel in the category of Lifestyle, Body and Soul and a Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon International Culinary Academy Award in 2011.

This book is a profusely illustrated interpretation of life along Ohio's 19th-century canal system: the Miami & Erie Canal with its multiple feeders in central and eastern Ohio. Gieck recounts the efforts of people involved in the planning and building of the canal system and draws an admiring yet candid picture of the canalers who made their livelihood upon the canal waters. Designed in an oversized format, this beautiful volume will be welcomed by historians and engineers as well as by all those who find in the surviving canals a fascinating symbol of Ohio's heritage.

This book examines how America's diverse rural communities use their various capitals to address the modern challenges that face them. Each chapter opens with a case study of a community facing a particular challenge, and is followed by a comprehensive discussion of sociological concepts to be applied to understanding the case.

Photograph album containing small format black and white photographs, dated 1928-1945, taken and compiled by Art Vincent, USC Class of 1938. Included are snapshots of Leffingwell Rancho (Whittier); Santa Fe Springs, the oil well fires, and oil tank explosion (1931); Long Beach; Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea; Rose Bowl football games; the Tournament of Roses parade; snow scenes in the San Bernardino Mountains; a rodeo in Prescott, Arizona; walnut and orange groves; family, friends, and pets; fishing expeditions to Huntington Beach and Catalina; Jenk's Lake (San Bernardino National Forest); Easter services at the Hollywood Bowl; the 1932 Olympics, including photographs of American athletes; and 1933 earthquake damage in Compton and Long Beach. Most of the photographs are captioned; some include exposure information, e.g. "Taken at night with tin pan reflector, 3 40 watt bulbs". There are a few loose photographs, 1 ticket to the Olympics, and a letter sent to the members of XII Corps, US Army, by Major General M.S. Eddy on April 20, 1945.