The Last Tea Bowl Thief

Author : Jonelle Patrick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1645060292
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Tea Bowl Thief written by Jonelle Patrick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three hundred years, a stolen relic passes from one fortune-seeker to the next, indelibly altering the lives of those who possess it. In modern-day Tokyo, Robin Swann’s life has sputtered to a stop. She’s stuck in a dead-end job testing antiquities for an auction house, but her true love is poetry, not pottery. Her stalled dissertation sits on her laptop, unopened in months, and she has no one to confide in but her goldfish. On the other side of town, Nori Okuda sells rice bowls and tea cups to Tokyo restaurants, as her family has done for generations. But with her grandmother in the hospital, the family business is foundering. Nori knows if her luck doesn’t change soon, she’ll lose what little she has left. With nothing in common, Nori and Robin suddenly find their futures inextricably linked to an ancient, elusive tea bowl. Glimpses of the past set the stage as they hunt for the lost masterpiece, uncovering long-buried secrets in their wake. As they get closer to the truth—and the tea bowl—the women must choose between seizing their dreams or righting the terrible wrong that has poisoned its legacy for centuries.

Author : Lisa See
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150116631X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane written by Lisa See and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate—the first automobile any of them have seen—and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition, she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city. After mother and daughter have gone their separate ways, Li-yan slowly emerges from the security and insularity of her village to encounter modern life while Haley grows up a privileged and well-loved California girl. Despite Haley’s happy home life, she wonders about her origins; and Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. They both search for and find answers in the tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for generations. A powerful story about a family, separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.

Author : Stefan Van Eycken
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
ISBN 13 : 1604336978
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whisky Rising written by Stefan Van Eycken and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There isn't another guide on the market like it."--Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book. The first, most definitive guide to the exciting revolution happening in the world of Japanese whisky! "Japanese single malts have achieved cult status around the world," wrote Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Indeed, Japanese whiskies have become some of the most sought after and highly valued whiskies in the world. They have blended and melded traditional Scotch and American methods with new ideas, and imbued the whisky with exotic flavors from local Japanese woods to make a unique and signature product that not only rings true of whisky, but also speaks to Japanese terroir. In international competitions they have bested the traditional producer, and they have become absolutely the object of affection in the distilled spirits world! Now here in Whisky Rising, whisky authority and Japanese whisky expert Stefan Van Eycken takes you on a guided tour to some of the most coveted whiskies in the world. This elegant book includes: *Fascinating interviews and profiles with the most celebrated distillers and blenders *Behind-the-scenes look into past and present distilleries *An insider's guide to the best whisky bars *How to drink whisky properly and cocktail recipes *Tasting notes and reviews of THE best Japanese whiskies

Author : Brian MacDuckston
Publisher : Rockridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781623159160
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ramen at Home written by Brian MacDuckston and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restaurant-quality ramen, made homemade easy. Getting good ramen doesn’t have to mean going out. Ramen at Home makes it easy to create savory, sumptuous, and authentic ramen bowls right in your very own kitchen. Featuring tons of simple and tasty recipes, this book is a must have for anyone interested in the art of making ramen. From stocking ramen essentials to properly topping a piping hot bowl of noodles, Ramen at Home offers you detailed guides―so new and experienced chefs alike can learn the secrets of preparing restaurant-quality ramen. Helpful sidebars show you how to pick the perfect ramen, while also providing interesting insights into Japanese culture and cuisine. Ramen at Home includes: THE COMPLETE BEGINNER’S GUIDE―Learn absolutely everything you need to know to serve up your own delicious bowls of ramen at home. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS―Detailed instructions for each recipe make it easy for even novice noodle chefs to assemble perfect ramen―every single time. OVER 100 RECIPES―Discover amazing recipes for broths, noodles, toppings, bowls, and sides that feature both authentic Japanese flavors and innovative new tastes. Become a ramen master without ever leaving home.

Author : Cormac McCarthy
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307267458
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Road written by Cormac McCarthy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Author : Julia Buckley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984804820
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death in a Budapest Butterfly written by Julia Buckley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hana Keller serves up European-style cakes and teas in her family-owned tea house, but when a customer keels over from a poisoned cuppa, Hana and her tea-leaf reading grandmother will have to help catch a killer in the first Hungarian Tea House Mystery from Julia Buckley. Hana Keller and her family run Maggie's Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family's Hungarian heritage and specializing in a European-style traditional tea service. But one of the shop's largest draws is Hana's eccentric grandmother, Juliana, renowned for her ability to read the future in the leaves at the bottom of customers' cups. Lately, however, her readings have become alarmingly ominous and seemingly related to old Hungarian legends... When a guest is poisoned at a tea event, Juliana’s dire predictions appear to have come true. Things are brought to a boil when Hana’s beloved Anna Weatherley butterfly teacup becomes the center of the murder investigation as it carried the poisoned tea. The cup is claimed as evidence by a handsome police detective, and the pretty Tea House is suddenly endangered. Hana and her family must catch the killer to save their business and bring the beautiful Budapest Butterfly back home where it belongs.

Author : Melissa Macgregor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101612681
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Curious Steambox Affair written by Melissa Macgregor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating debut novel in a steampunk mystery series featuring a physician’s assistant who is particularly adept with cases of murder. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED The year is 1827, and Alistair Purefoy, a young physician’s assistant, moves to Edinburgh to take a position with one Dr. Hyde. His colleagues call him a monster, while Hyde himself claims to have invented a Steambox that harnesses the human soul. Undaunted by these peculiarities, Alistair proves his mettle with the infamous Doctor, but he soon finds himself occupied outside the Operating Theatre as well… When someone in his rooming house is murdered, Alistair is unnerved by the lack of interest from the police. He begins to investigate on his own, discovering a string of gruesome murders that appear to be connected, not only to each other, but also to him. Now Alistair can use all the help he can get, and with the aid of a secret society known as The Merry Gentlemen, he’s about to uncover a deadly experiment more monstrous than anything of Dr. Hyde’s imagining.

Author : Robert Antoni
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617751561
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As Flies to Whatless Boys written by Robert Antoni and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1845, British engineer John Adolphus Etzler invented machines to transform the division of labour and sent Londoners to form a utopian community in Trinidad. One recruit is a young boy, Willy, who helps build the society's future home in a remote swamp. Far from realising Etzler's dream of paradise, most are stricken with the 'Black Vomit'. Willy and his father make a final attempt to fix a wrecked boat, but Willy's father falls ill and dies. Willy must decide whether return home with Marguerite, who he loves, or become the head of his family in their new home.

Author : Laura Joh Rowland
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466847433
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iris Fan written by Laura Joh Rowland and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riveting and richly imagined, with a magnificent sense of time and place, The Iris Fan is the triumphant conclusion to Laura Joh Rowland's brilliant series of thrillers set in feudal Japan. Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichiro has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. His relationship with his wife Reiko is in tatters, and a bizarre new alliance between his two enemies Yanagisawa and Lord Ienobu has left him puzzled and wary. Sano's onetime friend Hirata is a reluctant conspirator in a plot against the ruling regime. Yet, Sano's dedication to the Way of the Warrior—the samurai code of honor—is undiminished. Then a harrowing, almost inconceivable crime takes place. In his own palace, the shogun is stabbed with a fan made of painted silk with sharp-pointed iron ribs. Sano is restored to the rank of chief investigator to find the culprit. This is the most significant, and most dangerous, investigation of his career. If the shogun's heir is displeased, he will have Sano and his family put to death without waiting for the shogun's permission, then worry about the consequences later. And Sano has enemies of his own, as well as unexpected allies. As the previously unimaginable death of the shogun seems ever more possible, Sano finds himself at the center of warring forces that threaten not only his own family but Japan itself.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0552154261
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thief of Time written by Terry Pratchett and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time isn't a toy to be played with. It's bigger than all of us. It exists outside the artificial and arbitrary divisions into which humankind has presumptuously shoehorned it. It needs to elastic. To understand truly, you have to see time as the most important resource we have. You mess with it at your peril.