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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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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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Tuesday
Jul282015

Volver: Spanish Pork Tenderloin in Orange Sauce

Perhaps Pedro Almodovar is the Spanish version of Alfred Hitchcock, who always ended his weekly televised presentation of murder and mayhem with an acidly ironic maxim. With an equally insouciant style, Almodovar sugarcoats dark deeds with a vibrant palette, a practical veneer, and a comic brush.

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Friday
Jul242015

Jean de Florette: French Rabbit Stew

Don't pass over this flawless French classic featuring the great Yves Montand and Gerard Depardieu. We’re in Provence, where delicious irony flows as freely as red wine, men’s hearts are as wizened and cracked as the dry earth, and dreams intoxicating as the scent of wild rosemary.

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Wednesday
Jul152015

District B13: French Beer-Braised Sausages

Forget your stereotype of the cigarette smoking Frenchman who wiles away his day sipping coffee and spewing anti-American vitriol at the local café. These Parisians, as well as the actors who perform all their own stunts, are clearly cut from French Foreign Legion cloth.

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Wednesday
Jul082015

Apocalypto: Mayan Grouper in Banana Leaves

The Maya were a great people. They built pyramids to rival those in Egypt. They created the notion of zero. And they were efficient and ruthless practitioners of human sacrifice. Mel Gibson explores this darker side of zero in his visually stunning epic.

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Monday
Jun082015

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Swedish Meatballs

A disgraced journalist and a troubled computer hacker find more than they bargain for as they explore a forty-year-old disappearance. Each clue leads them into a darker realm in this finely plotted, stark vision of power, violence, and depravity.

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