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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.

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Sunday
Apr222018

Sully: The Sully Cocktail Recipe

Director Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, two American treasures, are at the top of their game in this film about Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger's miraculous Hudson River Landing in 2009. And the retelling of the story is as unconventional as the landing itself.

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Monday
Apr162018

The Painted Veil: Shanghai Chicken Wings

All the more romantic because it tries so hard not to be, this film focuses on the careless treachery and deliberate cruelty we inflict upon each other for love’s sake. It is a bleak and dangerous journey that strips the soul bare but also unmasks its secrets.

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Sunday
Apr082018

The Lives of Others: Schnitzel with Lemon-Caper Cream

Rarely has there been such a perfect film, and increasingly rarer yet, one that Hollywood has had the good sense to recognize. Though it is interlaced with references to the plays of Bertolt Brecht and the music of Beethoven, to me this exquisite German film shines with the spare beauty of a Petrarchan sonnet.

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Monday
Apr022018

The Theory of Everything: Grand English Plum Pudding Recipe

This exquisite film is as brilliant as the mind of Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and heir to Einstein. And it does something that far too few films currently do. It inspires us.

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Sunday
Apr012018

The Passion of the Christ Recut: My Mother's Easter Pizza Recipe

This 2005 film was a courageous departure from the cynical, anti-religious bent of current Hollywood. If you missed this epic the first time around, this may be just the right time to see it.

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