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SPORTS & LIFESTYLE
Create Sustainable Interiors By Susanna Utbul and Jenny Jonsson
An accessible introduction to creating sustainable and beautiful interiors. Susanna Utbult and Jenny Jonsson have adapted the ancient Chinese philosophy feng shui to western homes. You will get practical advice on how to decorate your home without resorting to expensive designs, minimalism or a lot of money. By learning about feng shui, you will decorate your home with mindful awareness, resulting in fewer impulse purchases or improvements that you soon regret. Instead, you will make active choices and spot-on decisions.
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EKEN PRESS Hardback • 9781908233332 • August 2021 • £12.99 96 pages • c. 40 colour illus.
Head to Head
Conversations with a Generation of Horse Racing Legends By Lenny Shulman
Offers insights from men and women who reached the top levels of success in all aspects of horse racing. Award-winning writer Lenny Shulman offers highlights from the best interviews he has conducted throughout his twenty-year career covering Thoroughbred horse racing. Touching on some of the greatest horses and greatest races the sport has ever seen, this engaging book serves as an important oral history of the sport and the industry. At the same time, it will be a guide for new generations of enthusiasts who are interested in learning from some of horse racing's most successful luminaries.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9780813181271 • July 2021 • £21.00 236 pages • 15 b/w illus.
Changing the Game
My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing By Jim Host and with Eric A. Moyen
A memoir of the extraordinary professional life of the pioneer in college sports marketing. Founder and CEO Jim Host was the pioneer in college sports marketing; his prevailing innovation of bundled licensing encouraged corporate partners to become official sponsors of athletic programs across media. This book is the first complete account of Host’s professional life covering everything from his achievements in sports radio to his foray into Kentucky politics. Providing a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of big-time athletics, this memoir offers solutions for current challenges facing college sports.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Paperback • 9780813180427 • August 2021 • £21.00 296 pages • 70 b/w illus. |
on the public's taste. Culinary History and Adventure in Exploring My Collection By Pamela Kure Grogan and Edited by S.P. Grogan
A cookbook with a historic recipe anthology tracks the evolution and modernisation of the cookbook. Pamela Kure Grogan draws upon a vintage selection from her 3,000 volume cookbook collection showcasing the changing palates of those at-home and at-travel epicureans. In it, she visualises the impact of various world wars, financial depressions, expanding transcontinental auto usage, and the technological advancement of utensils and ingredients used in the kitchen
GAUDIUM Hardback • 9781592111176 • November 2021 • £39.99 228 pages
Festive Ukrainian Cooking
By Marta Farley
New in paperback edition of this classic. More than a cookbook, Festive Ukrainian Cooking is also a definitive account of traditional Ukrainian culture as perpetuated in family rituals and lovingly celebrated with elegantly prepared food and drink.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS Paperback • 9780822966784 • November 2021 • £17.00 240 pages
Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon
A Kentucky Culinary Trinity By Albert W. A. Schmid, Jessica Ebelhar and Loreal "Butcher Babe" Gavin
An entertaining cookbook filled with fascinating tidbits and innovative recipes for the modern cook. Award-winning author and chef Albert W. A. Schmid serves up a feast for readers in Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon, sharing recipes and lore surrounding these storied culinary traditions. He introduces readers to new and forgotten versions of favourite regional dishes from the time of Daniel Boone to today and uncovers many lost recipes, such as Mush Biscuits, Kentucky Tombstone Pudding, and the Original Kentucky Whiskey Cake.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Paperback • 9780813154060 • October 2021 • £15.00 200 pages • 19 b/w illus.
Rowing for the Ladies Plate By David Hickey
A light-hearted account of how the 1977 Dublin University Boat Club won the cherished Ladies Plate at the Royal Henley Regatta. Author and crew member David Hickey describes how the 1977 Dublin University Boat Club beat the best university crews in the world to win the cherished Ladies Plate at the Royal Henley Regatta. It includes tales of their prowess on the water and misadventures on land. Hickey also takes an in-depth look at the reality of competitive rowing. Above all, it is a story of discipline, camaraderie, fitness, self-belief, teamwork, student antics and hard work.
LIFFEY PRESS Paperback • 9781838359362 • October 2021 • £17.95 280 pages • 40 colour illus.
Being Irish
New Views on Irish Identity Today Edited by Marie-Claire Logue
Short personal essays by well-known Irish people on Irish culture and heritage. What does it mean to be Irish today? Why do over 70 million people worldwide embrace their Irish heritage? Being Irish gathers a diverse group of 100 people – the famous and not so famous – each trying to give expression to that special something that is more or less recognisable as Irish.
LIFFEY PRESS Paperback • 9781838359348 • October 2021 • £17.95 300 pages • 100 b/w illus.
Food through the Ages
A Popular History By Mike Gibney
Traces the story of food beginning with the early hunter-gatherers and describes the origins of commonplace foods. Written for food aficionados everywhere, this book provides an entertaining look at the development of the key foods we eat every day. It traces the story of food from early hunter gatherers through settled agriculture to the migration across Europe, and examines the influence early trading, imperial conquests and medieval exploration had on the food chain.
