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Round the World in 80 Dishes

Lesley Blanch

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This charming little book was first published in 1956 when people in England were still enduring...

Sicilia: Sicilian Traditions, Food and Wine

Elisa Menduni and Adriano Brusaferri

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With over ninety classic recipes for appetizers, main courses, and desserts, this cookbook takes...

Great Victorian Inventions: Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions

Caroline Rochford

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Who invented the flying machine? Was the Titanic really the first 'unsinkable' ship? How would one...

Steve Gunn recommended Vive le Tour (1962) in Movies (curated)

Vive le Tour (1962)

1962 | Documentary, Sport

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"I came across this at a time when I was obsessed with Louis Malle and purchased the box set of films that he made between his features. Vive le Tour shows his passion as a camera operator and cycling fanatic. Malle really gets in the mix with these guys, driving alongside the riders and capturing the race at another time. You can see Eddy Merckx swing into a café for a beer, stuffing a can in his jersey on the way out. Nuns, priests, cats, dogs, and the rest of the population of France gather on the roadside and cheer the racers through the villages on this seemingly national holiday. The film is a poetic series of candid snapshots from one of the best eyes in cinema."

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Neil Tennant recommended Cracked Actor (1975) in Movies (curated)

Cracked Actor (1975)

1975 | Biography, Documentary, Music

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"As a huge David Bowie fan who was at the last Ziggy Stardust gig – when he said he was quitting, I remember turning round to my friend and saying, “As if!” – this BBC documentary from a couple of years later felt very special. And very new. It’s the document of Bowie in America, and gets you so close. He’s so vulnerable, sniffing – obviously taking cocaine – and looks like an alien; but when talking Alan Yentob through his old tour outfits, he’s still something of a chirpy cockney lad. The film also shows the sharpness and originality of his musical mind, especially when he’s directing his amazing backing singers through their parts. It’s fascinating to see him at work as a musician"

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