by Michael Tucker ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 5, 1996
Portrait of the actor as a young gourmand. Tucker, a.k.a. Stuart Markowitz on LA Law, recalls the savory brisket sandwiches he ate the summer he worked for his Uncle Benny in the jewelry business; the meal he thought would be his last when the Cuban missile crisis broke out: a lavish steak dinner with all the trimmings; and his cheesesteak romance with wife Jill Eikenberry (``a sordid tale that mixes some of the worst aspects of lust and gluttony''). Along the way is a generous smattering of recipes, Tucker's own and those of friends, from Maryland crab cakes to chicken marengo to a ``labor-inducing hoagie'' (it worked for his first wife) and ``David's Duckies'' (from cookbook author David Liederman). A charming ramble through Tucker's life and career as actor, eater, and chef, that offers these words of wisdom: ``There are only a finite number of meals left in life—don't waste one.''
Pub Date: Jan. 5, 1996
ISBN: 0-316-85625-8
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Little, Brown
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1995
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by William Strunk & E.B. White ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1972
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
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by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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