The table comes first family, France, and the meaning of food
Gopnik charts America's transformation from being simply aware of what they eat to being obsessive about it. This culinary journey will transport listeners from 18th-century France and the origin of America's popular modern tastes to the kitchens of the White House and beyond.
| Main Author: | Gopnik, Adam. |
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| Corporate Authors: | Recorded Books, LLC. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Prince Frederick, MD :
Recorded Books,
p2011.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Gopnik charts America's transformation from being simply aware of what they eat to being obsessive about it. This culinary journey will transport listeners from 18th-century France and the origin of America's popular modern tastes to the kitchens of the White House and beyond. |
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| Item Description: |
Compact disc. Title from container. In container (17 cm.) "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. |
| Physical Description: |
9 sound discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette. |
| ISBN: |
9781461807469 1461807468 |
| Author Notes: |
Adam Gopnik is the author of Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate and is a contributor to The New Yorker. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children. His most recent book is Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln and Modern Life, a comparison about how those men changed our nation with their history-making actions. (Bowker Author Biography) |