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We Are What We Ate: 24 Memories of Food, a Share Our Strength Book
Contributor(s): Winegardner, Mark (Author)

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 ISBN: 0156006235     ISBN-13: 9780156006231
Publisher: Harvest Publications
OUR PRICE: $18.04  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 1998
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Annotation: Some of America's best writers recall how food has defined their families, changed their lives, and made them what they are today. Whether by gourmets or gourmands, those blessed with a heritage of taste or those with a white-bread tradition, these essays tell about the spiritual substance of the sustenance in our lives.
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BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Essays & Narratives
- Literary Collections | Essays
Dewey: 641.013
LCCN: 98018032
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.7" W x 8.44" L (0.68 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
From Paul Auster on a Proven al onion tart to Lorrie Moore on a Chinese take-out Christmas dinner, these delectable essays by well-known american writers explore the meaning of food in our lives and our culture. With contributions by Julia Alvarez, Madison Smartt Bell, Gish Jen, Bobby Ann Mason, Richard Russo, Lee Smith, and many others.

Contributor Bio(s): Winegardner, Mark: - Mark Winegardner is the author of the novel The Veracruz Blues and three books of nonfiction. A regular contributor to GQ, he has also published work in the New York Times Magazine, Playboy, Esquire, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Doubletake, and other magazines. He is a professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he lives with his wife and daughter.Winegardner, Mark: - Mark Winegardner is the author of the novel The Veracruz Blues and three books of nonfiction. A regular contributor to GQ, he has also published work in the New York Times Magazine, Playboy, Esquire, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Doubletake, and other magazines. He is a professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
 
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