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.
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.
It’s still as lean and mean as those dark and dirty streets of New York City some 40 years ago. This landmark 1971 “cop and caper classic” was a commercial and critical success, earning a slew of Oscars -- Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor to name a few.
When are the grown ups returning to Hollywood? The collective cult of the Academy is currently fainting in the aisles over Birdman like adolescent girls at a rock concert. It’s like sending your first born to the university and having her traipsing home for semester break with some interesting but unkempt weirdo in tow.
Thor's Chris Hemsworth as a MIT dropout super hacker whose elegant cyber code is almost as beautiful as his chiseled jaw and body? Actually the film is much better than its unlikely premise and certainly a great antidote for the winter blahs.
Those of you who liked the quiet dignity that Morgan Freeman brought to Million Dollar Baby, should catch his earlier work in The Shawshank Redemption, where his mournful voice fits the raw prison setting and provides a touch of class even in this bleak world.
“Crouching Tiger meets Sherlock Holmes.” Throw in a little Harry Potter style magic, along with some James Bond action and pyrotechnics and you are in for a two-hour thrillathon. This exotic hybrid takes its craft but never itself quite seriously. And that’s a good thing.
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