![]() ![]() Praise for Elizabeth Peters and Crocodile on the Sandbank Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy-and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Soon their little party is increased by one-one mummy that is, and a singularly lively example of the species. ![]() Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run by the Emerson brothers-the irascible but dashing Radcliffe and the amiable Walter. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. ![]() “If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson.”–Publishers WeeklyĪmelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her debut Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. Meet Egyptologist Amelia Peabody in the first mystery in the Victorian-era set, New York Times bestselling “sparkling series” (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review). ![]()
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Illustrated by Ginnie Hofmann and Beverly WarnerĬondition: Very very good vintage pre-owned condition. The Joy of Cooking - Blue Hardcover with Two Red Ribbon Finders Publication date Topics Cookery by ingredient, Specific Ingredients - Pasta. This edition is a tribute to Irma Rombauer by her daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker. Rombauer Marion Rombauer Becker Ethan Becker. There are 849 pages of delicious recipes, illustrations, black and white plates, a Table of Contents and Index. This 'The Joy of Cooking' cookbook is the August 1973 edition. ![]() Shabbyshopgirls loves collecting vintage cookbooks, perusing through the pages and finding the prior owners little notes of favorite recipes, groceries lists, newspaper clippings and other miscellaneous items tucked within the pages of their loved cookbooks. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s these little clever pictures that adds an element of interactivity to the story, including the dream moments. 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You will receive an email to confirm when your item has been sent. Item: 364141522963 Societies, Networks, and Transitions by Craig A. ![]() ![]() Soon entirely alone, still unfevered, she photographs the eerie, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost.Ĭandace won’t be able to make it on her own forever, though. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. So Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. She’s content just to carry on: She goes to work, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she’s had her fill of uncertainty. An offbeat office novel turns apocalyptic satire as a young woman transforms from orphan to worker bee to survivorĬandace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. ![]() |