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Southern Belly: Food Lover's Companion to The South
July 11, 2007
John T. Edge writer, correspondent, Atlanta Journal Constitution [homepage]

John T. Edge, writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talks about his new book: Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South. The book features Atlanta institutions such as Mary Mac's Tea Room, The Varsity and Sweet Auburn Curb Market.

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Barbara Lynch
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Three food writers discuss their craft. James Beard Award-winning superstar chef-owner Barbara Lynch runs seven Boston restaurants including No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters. She is the author of the new cookbook Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition.
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet
Anna Lappe
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Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe, a mother and daughter pair who have revolutionized the way we think about food, hunger, and climate change discuss Anne Lappe's new book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It.
Amy McCoy: Poor Girl Gourmet
Amy McCoy
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Learn a lesson in eating well, but frugally, from blogger and now cookbook writer Amy McCoy.
Sherry Turkle: Expecting More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Sherry Turkle
00:52:57
MIT professor of technology and society Sherry Turkle discusses the effect our technology has on our social relationships and her new book, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.
Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe: The Great God Debate
Christopher Hitchens
01:31:00
The polemic "anti-theist" writer Christopher Hitchens engages in "The Great God Debate" with Conservative Jewish leader Rabbi David J. Wolpe. Does God exist? Is religion a force for good or evil in the world? Can ancient texts be squared with modern science? Can morality be divorced from religion?
Belinda Rathbone: Tea with Miss Rose
Belinda Rathbone
00:35:31
Belinda Rathbone, co-author of Tea with Miss Rose, talks about the life and times of Rose Nichols, the Bostonian spinster who gathered a regular crowd at her townhouse on Beacon Hill in the 1950s to discuss art, politics, and world affairs over a cup of Hu-Kwa.
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Publisher: Putnam Adult (2005)
Binding: Hardcover, 208 pages
Image of Fried Chicken: An American Story
Author: John T. Edge
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2004)
Binding: Hardcover, 192 pages
Image of Apple Pie: An American Story
Author: John T. Edge
Publisher: (2004)
Binding: Hardcover, 162 pages
Image of Donuts: An American Passion
Author: John T. Edge
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2006)
Binding: Hardcover, 192 pages

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