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    Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

    Laura Shapiro

    In this delightfully surprising history, Shapiro–author of the classic Perfection Salad –recounts the prepackaged dreams that bombarded American kitchens during the 50s.

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    What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories

    Laura Shapiro

    Each of the six women in this … group portrait was famous in her time, and most are still famous in ours; but until now, nobody has told their lives…

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    Julia Child: A Life

    Laura Shapiro

    Written by the award-winning author of Perfection Salad, this biography portrays one of the most beloved figures in 20th-century American culture: Julia Child, the buoyant chef who has taught millions…

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    Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century

    Laura Shapiro

    Features the story of America’s transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. This work investigates a band of reformers at the turn…

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    Uncommon Voyage

    Before becoming a mother, Laura worked in the entertainment business. She helped manage the first national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and produced Slab Boys on Broadway with Sean Penn…

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    Uncommon Voyage

    Before becoming a mother, Laura worked in the entertainment business. She helped manage the first national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and produced Slab Boys on Broadway with Sean Penn…

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    Uncommon Voyage

    Before becoming a mother, Laura worked in the entertainment business. She helped manage the first national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and produced Slab Boys on Broadway with Sean Penn…

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    Looking for Laura

    Ellen Shapiro

    When she gets her first missing-persons case, PI Tracey Marks thinks her luck is improving. But very quickly she realizes just how wrong she was. Entangled in a web of…

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    The First Time I Got Paid for it: Writers’ Tales from the Hollywood Trenches

    Peter Lefcourt,Laura Shapiro

    These essays are linked by the theme of a writer’s first time - usually the first time they got paid for their work but sometimes veering off into other first…

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    My Kitchen Wars: A Memoir

    Betty Fussell

    Although My Kitchen Wars is a war story, this time the warrior is a woman and the battleground the kitchen. Betty Fussell gives voice to a generation of women whose…

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    Looking for Laura

    Ellen Shapiro

    When she gets her first missing-persons case, PI Tracey Marks thinks her luck is improving. But very quickly she realizes just how wrong she was. Entangled in a web of…

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    Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Movie Book: The Official Companion

    Laura J. Shapiro

    This bodacious companion to all three movies features hundreds of photographs, script excerpts and quotes: a most excellent publication.

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    Confronting Public Health Risks: A Decision Maker’s Guide

    Laura C. Leviton,Carolyn E. Needleman,Maurice Shapiro

    The authors of Confronting Public Health Risks provide case examples and specific tools for analyzing and dealing with serious health hazards. The book includes six case studies from the areas…

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