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Appetite for Murder:
A Mystery Lover's Cookbook
by Kathy Borich

A tantalizing slant on cooking and crime. Relive your favorite classic detective stories and then whip up the food that caught the culprit.

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An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship: Concepts and Skills from A to Z
by Gary Borich

A comprehensive resource in a succinct alphabetical format that brings the beginning rider through every aspect of learning to train and ride for show and trail.

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Classic & Crime

Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review.

Entries in Classic & Crime (175)

Thursday
Sep122013

Ashes of Time Redux: Egg Drop Soup

A happy contradiction that promises more than it delivers, this mystic film conversely delivers more than it promises as well. The western Chinese desert is a haunting dreamscape of mythic characters that astound, bemuse, and confound as they drift through the shifting sands of this ancient, windblown wasteland.

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Wednesday
Aug282013

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Chinese Walnut Chicken

Sent to the country as part of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, two enterprising teenagers manage to relieve the daily drudgery of their lives with the help of a saucy little seamstress and a suitcase full of forbidden novels.

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Thursday
May232013

The Great Gatsby: West Egg Punch

The saxophone wails. A polished Rolls Royce sidles up to the sparkling pool to deliver a bevy of bobbed flappers. Shimmering dresses dazzle only to be outdone by the jeweled tiaras on these self-anointed queens of the Jazz Age.

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Thursday
Apr252013

War of the Worlds: Humus

War of the Worlds is a lot like our favorite summer pastimes -- the heart in your mouth freefall of a roller coaster ride, the sweet but insubstantial joy of cotton candy. Thrills and delights, but not much more.

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Thursday
Apr182013

Trance: An English Breakfast

You won’t sleepwalk through this slick and sexy thriller. But you may get dizzy from the unexpected plot twists and character reversals, not to mention a disquieting glimpse into an amoral world.  

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