Missing Justice (A Samantha Kincaid Mystery)

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eputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid is back at work after an attempt on her life and a promotion into the Major Crimes Unit. When the husband of Portland, Oregon, city judge Clarissa Easterbrook reports her missing and Samantha is called out on the case, she assumes her only job is to make the district attorney look good until the judge turns up. When the police discover evidence of foul play, however, Samantha finds herself unearthing secrets that Clarissa had wanted to stay hidden, the lingering personal tolls of a crime that occurred decades ago. And when those secrets lead to the discovery of corruption at the highest levels of the city's power structure, Samantha realizes that her quest for justice could cost her not only her job but her life. In the skillfully plotted, highly suspenseful follow-up to her acclaimed debut, Judgment Calls, Alafair Burke once again demonstrates that 'she's got what it takes' (Michael Connelly). With its irreverent heroine and seamless blend of squad rooms, street scenes, and courtroom drama, Missing Justice confirms Burke's place among the genre's most talented and exciting newcomers.

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A strong sequel to Judgment Calls.......2007-04-14

It's been a month since the events at the conclusion of Judgment Calls, and Samantha Kincaid has been promoted to the Major Case Unit of the Portland Prosecutor's Office. At four in the morning, she's called by police detectives to come to a house in one of the tonier neighborhoods, to assist in the beginning of the search for an Administrative Court Judge, a woman of some substance in the local community. So starts Missing Justice, the second book in Alafair Burke's Samantha Kincaid series. It's a good book, strong for a second entry in a series.

Burke is, of course, the daughter of James Lee Burke, the author of the Dave Robichaux series. The daughter isn't anything like her father, though, really. The books here are more about the legal system than police work, and while the prose isn't as wonderfully descriptive, the plots are a bit tighter and more straightforward.

I like this second book in the younger Burke's series. The author seems to be getting a feel for how to write a book like this, how to construct the characters and plot, and how to handle a mystery. The actual villain is difficult to separate out from the rest of the bad people in the plot, and the author does a wonderful job of concealing the killer's identity until the last few pages. I enjoyed this book a lot; I would recommend it.

she's improving.......2006-10-18

It's four o'clock in the morning when Samantha Kincaid is called out for her first case since she made the Major Crimes Unit (MCU): Clarissa Easterbrook, an Administrative Law Judge, has been missing for about 12 hours. When her husband, Dr. Townsend Easterbrook, called 911 about his wife, the call "had ripped like a lightning bolt through the power echelon." Duncan Griffith, Kincaid's boss, is making sure that everything is being done, even though the assumption is that Clarissa will turn up shortly.

She does turn up, but she's dead. Killed with a hammer. The investigation does the routine investigation of close family members but soon focuses on someone Clarissa had dealings with through her job. Melvin Jackson has been writing Judge Easterbrook threatening letters, believing that she is responsible for a series of events which will ultimately cost him his three children. The evidence against Jackson accumulates slowly, with that kind of inevitability mystery readers know to distrust. Melvin's mother is convinced that he didn't do it, and that there is a conspiracy in place to set him up for the crime. Her main bone of contention is Melvin's being hired for the job which gave him access to the scene of the crime.

Kincaid believes that Jackson killed Judge Easterbrook, but Jackson's mother raises just enough doubt that Kincaid continues to look into various aspects of the case. Her boss is not happy about this. Neither are some of the other members of the MCU. Her father warns her about messing with people as powerful as those connected to this case. Her boyfriend, Detective Chuck Forbes, presents some possible conflict-of-interest complications. Her good friend Grace has some background information which Kincaid finds helpful. Her ex-husband Roger Kirkpatrick becomes involved in the case when he is hired by Townsend Easterbrook. Can life get any more complicated?

Burke does a good job making the reader feel all the various strings pulling at Samantha. She is a complex woman, working in an arena where emotional and psychological strength are necessary tools, but not ones easily conceded by the men who believe that arena belongs to them. Burke manages to make Samantha flawed enough to be believable, gutsy enough to be admirable. Fans of Paretsky, Grafton, D'Amato, and Lanier will find Burke is their kind of author and Samantha Kincaid their kind of woman.

I thoroughly enjoyed MISSING JUSTICE. Burke has improved as a writer since her first novel, JUDGEMENT CALLS. The plotting is tighter, the flow is smoother, the minor characters are less wooden. I found myself not wanting to put MISSING JUSTICE down, which can be a problem if one is reading it on a lunch break at work. I look forward to the next installment in this series. If that book is as much of an improvement as MISSING JUSTICE is over JUDGEMENT CALLS, it should be one hell of a book.

Better than the first but still not a heart stopper........2005-06-10

Deputy District Attorney Sam Kincaid is thrilled with her promotion. Now working with Major Crimes she is under no illusion that she will be tried before being tested with the major responsibilities of the busy unit. Assigned her first case for what she considers to be a hand-hold, Sam is given some fast lessons in political protocol. One of the legal system's own has disappeared and the whole situation must be delicately handled. Sadly it is not long before there is a body found that matches the description of Clarissa Easterbrook.

Working closely with the homicide cops and so awkwardly also with her new boyfriend, Sam isn't keen to accept a slam dunk on her first case so quickly when it all falls together just that little bit too neatly. It's where the body has been dumped that interests her, more than a peeved former offender who became mildly threatening when a decision did not go his way. Clarissa wasn't the saint some thought her to be and had her own secrets that she kept from her husband, sister and best friend. Sam's protective father, once a cop himself, isn't keen for Sam to go up against the big guns on this one so soon in her new position. There's more to his reluctance to see his daughter shine than just fatherly concern, and the reasons behind this lies in his own unhappy past with the police force.

"Missing Justice" is novel number two in the Sam Kincaid series by author Alafair Burke. No doubt drawing on her own legal career Burke has written a more polished novel second time around with a more complicated plot that unfortunately comes together a little too late and too conveniently to be remotely credible. It turns out that a lot of her details are unnecessary but as this also created a trail of effective red herrings perhaps that was deliberate. Too much of the "gush" factor detracts from this read and stylizing the character of Sam Kincaid into junior legal hero doesn't quite work with the ditziness of some of the character's actions. Burke's secondary characters are really only wall paper to the main action but could perhaps be explored in greater depth with some closer attention in later novels. Light legal fiction with a girl hero lead: "Missing Justice" doesn't have the weight of a suspenseful legal thriller but then again, perhaps this less taxing sub category is nurturing a new queen.

Too much legal information.......2005-06-01

I enjoyed the book near the end, the beginning was boring, little dialogue and there was tooooooooo much information on legal procedures. The end of the book was much better, the story finally started to develop, the problem is it took forever.

Author's sophomore effort: complex entertaining plot : A+.......2005-05-29

And so we have here Alafair's second book, "Missing Justice". We agree that whether or not she got published through dad's (James Lee Burke) connections matters not, as this high achiever (Stanford Law School grad, former ADA in Portland OR) obviously herself has what it takes to write a fascinating story. Moreover, the novel is so laced with real life, one learns a lot about workplace issues as a prosecutor, rural land space versus urban growth debates, and the relationship between the cops and the DA's office.

Recently promoted to the Major Crimes Unit, leading lady (and like the author) Portland Assistant DA Samantha Kincaid catches a first case reeling with publicity (and duplicity) when it turns out the missing person turned murder victim, Clarissa Easterbrook, was a sitting local judge of some import in the civil community. It soon enough turns out a black man who had been threatening the judge (due to possibly losing custody of his kids) did the deed, confirmed by plenty of physical evidence. The police get a quick close and the courtroom scenes become little more than a precursor to a plea bargain. But Kincaid smells a rat when too many coincidences start to point to some sort of conspiracy involving land use, permits granted or denied, and unusually generous contributions to a hospital wing her ex-doc husband is trying to fund and build as a legacy. When an affair of the heart between Easterbrook and a small-time politico adds to Kincaid's doubts, our ADA begins plying these nefarious leads into a full-blown alternative to the solution that surfaced so quickly and easily. After many entertaining twists and turns, the truth starts to come out.

This story is well-conceived and well-written, and Kincaid is a very believable and likable character. In our minds, the only thing preventing a fifth star was perhaps a little too much axe-grinding wrought by our ambitious protagonist over the men, including her dad, who are trying to steer or control her life. We are familiar with the difficulties of a woman in supposedly male turf, and felt that Burke's treatment, while subtle enough, was just overdone by quantity. Other than that, we have no difficulty recommending this fine novel; we'll look for her first to catch up on the earlier Kincaid, as well as await her adventure number three due out soon. Like father, like daughter ?!?!

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Shadows In Woodend, by Peter Dudek

Legends of Arvalast: Shadows in Woodend
Legends of Arvalast: Shadows in Woodend
Peter J. Dudek
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
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ASIN: 1413760740

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The days are growing dark. The light of the King is fading throughout the land of Arvalast. The great enemy is focusing all his strength on one last region of power, a place he knows all too well to be sacred-Woodend, a town in the northern forest of Arvalast. Already he has sent his hideous servants to torture its people and make the forest ripe for his armies. But he knows it will not be easy. The King of Arvalast is aware of his plans and has sent two of his heralds to hinder him. Another has also come, someone the enemy greatly fears-someone who could bring to fruition an ancient prophecy promising the decimation of the enemy. So begins the first part of the Legends of Arvalast, an epic tale of good versus evil. In the end, who will stand? The servants of the King or the armies of Wrathar, great enemy of Arvalast?

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Shadows In Woodend, by Peter Dudek.......2006-09-22

The days have grown dark in the lands of Arvalast. The people have forgotten about their King, and the light is fading from the countryside. As the stories of the King of Arvalast and His long ago holy rule passes into the annals of myth and legend, dark things prowl the woods, and shadows grow long.There is evil afoot, as the last days descend upon Arvalast.

The light of the Illumina, magical flasks of holy, pure light that all Arvalast citizens carry with them, is dimming, as their collective faith in their King becomes trite, ritualized. Woodend, a great walled city in the Northern Regions of Arvalast, is a last bastion of light and good, holding true to the stories of their once and forever High King. However, the shadow wraiths of an ancient enemy are returning, and the baser emotions of mankind; sloth, envy, hatred, are spilling over as these wraiths worm their way into the hearts of the people.

Enter a mysterious stranger on a dark, windblown night, astride a mighty steed. Gildareth has come at last; a long-awaited herald of the long absent King of Arvalast; so long awaited that none expect his arrival, nor heed it. He comes to warn of a growing evil in the lands of Arvalast, and he brings with him the full light and power of the Illumina.

On the inside of Woodend, Willerdon, a tired, exhausted town governor who fears for his family and his people sits paralyzed by his own lack of faith, unaware that his son Tarin sits on the very edge of the epic conflict of good and evil. All the while, the forces of the enemy draw closer, as the hour becomes desperate.

In his first novel, Dudek has created an epic fantasy reminiscent of The Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis's classic Narnia series, with many key plot elements in common. Like Tolkien's tale; the future rests in the hands of a simple boy, Tarin, (who is perhaps not as noble as Frodo Baggins but is not a needlessly idealized hero either), and Gildareth, as the Kind's Herald, evokes images of Tolkien's Aragorn.

With the shadow wraiths, Dudek plays with the subtle influences of evil on those who lack faith, and the Illumina as a talisman symbolic of faith is a nice twist, serving as almost an `anti-ring'.

Fans of Arthurian legend will appreciate the "absentee king who promises to return" theme, and surely all Christians can recognize the symbolism of Christ. Dudek has also shown the same attention to detail in creating his world as both Tolkien and Lewis, starting the novel with diaries and historical accounts, setting the foundation for the story.

Shadows of Woodend finishes off with a cliffhanger ending, leaving the reader wanting more, and though this is Dudek's first novel, he crafts his story well enough for it to be engaging. A major plus of this new fantasy series is that, like LOTR and Narnia¸ parents can be sure their children are reading something that is edifying and pure, as well as a creative and imaginative.

Shadows In Woodend can be purchased through Amazon.com, or at the author's website at: www.arvalast.com Peter Dudek is currently wrapping up the final stages of the longer, more fully fleshed out sequel, Crimson Light. Excerpts and concept art are available on his website, and he also responds regularly to questions and comments from his readers on his writing forum.

Legends of Arvalast: Shadows in Woodend.......2005-07-30

`If the light grows dim, and Shieth again awakens, look to the green sea over the hills and beyond the plains. Three will arise- servants of the King. Three more will follow- warriors of the light.'

The days grow dark in the land of Arvalast, people have forsaken the King and the prophesy has been forgotten by most. Blinded by ignorance, the town of Woodend is unprepared by the assault of evil. Yet despite their grave danger, the people of Woodend seem oblivious of what is exactly happening or how pivotal the survival of their small town truly is. Once before they had fought against evil and gained a partial victory, but the enemy has amassed itself and is striking again. The enemy, the Shieth, know that the prophesy must not be allowed to be fulfilled in order to defeat Woodend.

Woodend's governor, Willerdon, is on the verge of resigning and the townspeople are becoming increasingly restless and agitated. It seems unlikely that anyone will arise with the strength and courage to resist the enemy as the Shieth lord, Wrathar, sends his evil servants to take over the town. However, in these troubled times, the King of Arvalst has sent his messenger, Gildareth, to Woodend to aid the town and its inhabitants.

Shadows in Woodend by Peter Dudek was a well-written book. I thought it was sort of a cross between a Frank Peretti novel, with the spiritual aspect, and a fantasy novel. The story ends at a climatic spot, promising an exciting second book. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series.

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In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson manages to create a career book that is a page-turner. His 50 vivid profiles of people searching for "their soft spot--their true calling" will engage readers because Bronson is asking himself the same question. He explores his premise, that "nothing is braver than people facing up to their own identity," as an anthropologist and autobiographer. He tackles thorny, nuanced issues about self-determination. Among them: paradoxes of money and meaning, authorship and destiny, brain candy and novelty versus soul food. Bronson's stories, limited to professional people and complete with photos, are gems. They include a Los Angeles lawyer who became a priest, a Harvard MBA catfish farmer turned biotech executive, and a Silicon Valley real estate agent who opened a leather crafts factory in Costa Rica.

Bronson is a gifted intuitive writer, the bestselling author of The Nudist on the Late Shift, whose thoughtful, vulnerable voice emerges as the book's greatest strength and challenge. He describes his subject's lives along with the ways they annoy, puzzle, and worry him. He frets about meddling with his questions, yet once, memorably and appropriately, he offers a talented man a top post in his publishing company. While this creates the juiciness of his portraits, it also can make Bronson the book's most memorable character and the only one whose story is not resolved. Even so, this remarkable career chronicle sets the gold standard for the worth of the examined life. --Barbara Mackoff

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In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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What should I do with my life?

It's a question many of us have pondered with frequency. Author Po Bronson was asking himself that very question when he decided to write this book -- an inspiring exploration of how people transform their lives and a template for how we can answer this question for ourselves.

Bronson traveled the country in search of individuals who have struggled to find their calling, their true nature -- people who made mistakes before getting it right. He encountered people of all ages and all professions -- a total of fifty-five fascinating individuals trying to answer questions such as: Is a career supposed to feel like a destiny? How do I tell the difference between a curiosity and a passion? Should I make money first, to fund my dream? If I have a child, will my frustration over my work go away? Should I accept my lot, make peace with my ambition, and stop stressing out? Why do I feel guilty for thinking about this?

From their efforts to answer these questions, the universal truths in this book emerge. Each story in these pages informs the next, and the result is a journey that unfolds with cumulative power. Here are the stories of people who found meaningful answers by daring to be honest with themselves. Among them:

The Pittsburgh lawyer who decided to become a trucker so he could savor the moment and be closer to his son.
The toner-cartridge queen of Chicago, who realized that her relationships with men kept sabotaging her career choices.
The Cuban immigrant who overcame the strong disapproval of her parents and quit her high-paying job to pursue social-service work in Miami.
The chemistry professor who realized, quite late in life, that he would rather practice law.
The mother torn between an Olympic career and her adolescent daughter.
The seventeen-year-old boy who received a letter from the Dalai Lama and was called to a life of spiritual leadership.
The creator of St. Elmo's Fire, who wasn't sure he could quit his successful Hollywood life for the deeper artistic life he had always wanted to pursue.
The author himself. Po Bronson has worked as a bus-boy, cook, janitor,sports-medicine intern, bus-lift assembly-line technician, aerobics instructor, litigation consultant, greeting-card designer, bond salesman, political-newsletter editor, high school teacher, author, and book publisher.

Reading this book is like listening in on an intimate conversation among people you care about and admire. Even if you know what you should do with your life, you will find wisdom and guidance in these stories.

"Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will support anyone pondering a major life choice or risk without force-feeding them pat solutions."
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Thought-Provoking, Artfully Written.......2007-09-24

I've heard it said that you can tell by how someone writes whether they genuinely like people. Po Bronson clearly likes people, and it shines through in this book. I highly recommend it for anyone seeking to set foot in others' shoes, whether you are in the midst of self-examination (and shouldn't that be a constant for all of us, really?) or not.

Sent as a gift.......2007-09-22

I sent this as a gift to my daughter who is very pleased with the book

Good concept, never follows through.......2007-09-13

The idea for a book addressing the question "what should I do with my life?" is a good one. It's something everyone faces at some point, and many struggle with. So I was looking forward to reading this book.

Unofortunately, all it amounts to is a series of vignets or snapshots of different individuals interviewed by Bronson and the choices they made in their careers and lives, without any other real deeper insight or conclusions offered. It's interesting to read people's different stories, and the pool Bronson drew from is certainly varied/diverse. Yet Bronson sounds just as confused as the reader when addressing these stories, and just as unsetted about that basic question. And by the end of the book, Bronson AND the reader is left no further off then where we started. If anything, this book leaves you feeling more confused and conflicted then when you started reading.

I kept hoping Bronson would get at some overarching theme that ties the stories together, or offer up some reasonable conclusions, however broad by the end of the book, but he doesn't. It's as if he interviewed these folks, wrote down their stories and just left it at that. I think it's intended to be thought provoking for the reader, and it is on some levels. But if you're picking this book up, chances are you've already been pondering this question, and don't need to be reminded to think about it.

This book had potential, and it's a good concept, but Bronson just never follows through. While interesting in parts, it leaves you hanging and is ultimately unfulfilling. I was hoping this book would inspire some insight, and it just doesn't. Disappointingly shallow.

Stories of idealistic elitists.......2007-08-25

I wanted to love this book, I really did. I work a little in career counseling, have changed careers, and believe the career search and finding what we enjoy is one of the most challenging, demanding and rewarding journeys in life. Bronson's idea for the book was outstanding; his choice of people to feature was narrow.

Before reading this book I read the reveiws here and was surpised at some of the anger. After reading the book, now I understand it. By page 200 (or earlier) I was already tired of the words, "Stanford," "Yale," "stock broker," "venture capitalist," and "Hollywood," (he has two stories of disgruntled Hollywood scriptwriters, who go back to la-la land).

Even the catfish farmer is an Ivy Leaguer/Wall Street guy who goes back to the big business world. So many dislikeable people, like the "Phi Betta Slacker" who bemoans a $1,500 a day runway model job; one Hollywood scriptwriter (Stanford or Ivy League alum, of course) who can't believe that going into the medical field requires having to deal with sick people, and that very ill people are actually in hospitals. Horrified, she runs back to Hollywood. Guess that high-priced education didn't pay off. And then there's the guy from Oregon living in the bay area who thinks he's just a goofball who got lucky making $160,000 a year, and is somewhat upset about it.

Please.

This book does not cross all economic levels, it's about elitists who just don't seem happy making those six figures. For someone not from that stratosphere, it's maddening to read time after time. I was hoping I'd hit a chapter where a middle or lower class person actually changed careers and liked it. Of course Bronson himself is a Stanford alum, high finance guy, so this is the prism in which he views life.

On the bright side, there are some good insights in this book on how people make changes and take leaps of faith. But when I hit a guy with $9 million in the bank (and oddly sharing a small two-bedroom apartment) and Bronson tells us, "not to feel sorry for him" and then we hear how this guy's life isn't fulfilling. Of course he goes back to where? Stanford.

I'm sure the Stanford and Ivy League alumni chapters love this book, but it's really not for the common man.

Cool concept, poor execution.......2007-08-16

While this book surely contains a few interesting stories, I just couldn't get over the arrogance and ego of the author. In way too many stories Bronson writes about how his own genius suggestion or question to his subject suddenly makes them have an amazing epiphany, like they've just been hanging out for 20 years waiting for a rich white guy to tell them to what to do. If Bronson stepped back out of the action and let the subjects themselves remain the story, this book would have been much stronger.

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What Should I Do with My Life?

Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0965752658

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Believing You Receive
A Kenneth Copeland Ministries Study Series
Manufacturer: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 0881147451

Dwelling in the Secret Place: Knowing Your Angels

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Dwelling in the Secret Place: Knowing Your Angels
Gloria Copeland
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I Will Follow You: Meditations on Jesus, the Divine Master, the Way, the Truth, and the Life

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I Will Follow You: Meditations on Jesus, the Divine Master, the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Fedele Pasquero
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Que Debo Hacer Con Mi Vida? / What Should I Do With My Life

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Que Debo Hacer Con Mi Vida? / What Should I Do With My Life
Po Bronson
Manufacturer: Grupo Editorial Norma
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Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know

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Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know
Jim Barbarossa
Manufacturer: ACW Press
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ASIN: 0967638097

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A book filled with hope that will be an encouragement to all who read it.

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Twenty Times a Lady
Karyn Bosnak
Manufacturer: Corgi Adult
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0552153737

Wending Our Way: Reflections on the Journey

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Wending Our Way: Reflections on the Journey
David Owen
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What Should I Do With My Life
Po Bronson
Manufacturer: Random House
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Martin Yan's Asian Favorites: From Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand
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Martin Yan's Asian Favorites: From Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand
Martin Yan
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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ASIN: 1580083706

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Join Chef Martin Yan as he visits Asia on an insider's tour of three of the continent's most dynamic culinary traditions. Collecting recipes from top hotels and restaurants, food stalls, and home kitchens, Martin provides a definitive look at Asian cuisine in all its diversity. He first visits Hong Kong to explore the creative wonders of this culinary crossroads. Martin then heads to Taiwan, where he uncovers a microcosm of all of Chinese cuisine, with elements derived from every region and style found on the mainland. Finally, Martin takes his inaugural tour of Thailand, experiencing the many facets of the country's cuisine, from the seaside villages of the south to the bustling streets of Chiang Mai in the north. The companion book to his latest public television show, MARTIN YAN'S ASIAN FAVORITES continues Chef Yan's fascinating exploration of the cultures and cuisines of Asia.

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