When informed of his wife Kate's impending death, folklorist Tyler Calhoun withdraws from what he sees as a bleak and loveless future. At the front door of his frame house in quiet Port Jefferson, Mississippi, appears a stream of casseroles and condolences from well-wishing neighbors, among them a biracial childhood friend of his dying wife, Olivia Kendall, running from a past filled with adultery, notoriety and murder. Stepping in to manage the Calhoun household, Olivia continues to look in upon the grief-stricken Tyler following his wife's death. Leaves change, seasons pass and before long,...
When informed of his wife Kate's impending death, folklorist Tyler Calhoun withdraws from what he sees as a bleak and loveless future. At the front do...
When New York advertising executive Adam Osborne is exiled to the Deep South, an advertising contract worth millions of dollars is up for grabs. Before long, everyone wants a piece of Adam. His partner wants to kill him, his competitor wants to bury him, the governor wants to drive the stake though his heart and, all the while, his best friend's ex-wife claims she has the inside track to nail down the contract, but that path leads across her rumpled bed. As the stakes get higher and decision day draws near, Adam finds himself falling hard for - a winsome yet unorthodox Presbyterian minister,...
When New York advertising executive Adam Osborne is exiled to the Deep South, an advertising contract worth millions of dollars is up for grabs. Befor...
An old Mafia roadhouse in a swamp. A fried chicken joint in a ghetto. A sassy, campy greasy spoon. A crumbling saloon. And, oh yeah, America's most "Outstanding Restaurant." These aren't the kind of places you'd expect to find in a dining guidebook for one of the world's culinary capitals, but this is New Orleans, the city where the American melting pot is brimming with gumbo. Written for the hungry visitor or the traveling executive, this guidebook whittles over 1,000 restaurant choices into more than two dozen establishments where food, service, room and vibes add up to New Orleans...
An old Mafia roadhouse in a swamp. A fried chicken joint in a ghetto. A sassy, campy greasy spoon. A crumbling saloon. And, oh yeah, America's most "O...
An old Mafia roadhouse in a swamp. A fried chicken joint at the heart of an historic ghetto. The Italian grocery where the original muffuletta was created. A 92 year-old neighborhood oyster bar. A vampy, campy greasy spoon. The Creole bistro that stopped the clock a century ago. These and 25 more places make up the second edition of the only guidebook expressly written for the adventurous New Orleans visitor with more taste than time. Written for conventioneers, traveling executives or just folks coming for a playful weekend, this guidebook whittles over 1,000 restaurant choices into more...
An old Mafia roadhouse in a swamp. A fried chicken joint at the heart of an historic ghetto. The Italian grocery where the original muffuletta was cre...
Find everything from white tablecloth places to six-napkin poor-boy joints in this third edition of the only New Orleans guidebook expressly written for the visiting food lover with more taste than time. Candid, curmudgeonly, occasionally flippant yet always thought-provoking, the book's leisurely essays covering more than fifty local restaurants are designed to steer guests toward the city's best...and away from the rest. "Hicks sifts through savory joints, restaurants and fine eateries without pulling any punches or skimping on the hot sauce." - The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi"
Find everything from white tablecloth places to six-napkin poor-boy joints in this third edition of the only New Orleans guidebook expressly written f...
