Bill Smith

An experienced wine maker and judge draws on his life's work and the work of commercial vintners to give his views of methods that will improve on standard winemaking techniques.

In seventh century Northumbria life can be short and death can be violent. Raiders from the sea are terrorising villages along the coast and the king is too concerned with politics and war to worry about the welfare of his people. These pirates will take your possessions, your women and your life. But one man has decided to stand against them; a man from the lowest strata of society. It is doubtful that one man will be able to make a difference but that isn't going to stop him trying.

This book is the first comprehensive print version of this early US (Kinnick) family history incorporating the considerable additional research undertaken over the last 15 to 25 years or so beyond the 1953 Kinnick book. Portions of this research have been published online and in articles in the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. The book includes the first three generations of both the John and Mary Kinnick move to Ohio, Illinois and Iowa and the John and Ann Kinnick move to North Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana. Subsequent books will expand on these families and affiliated families.

Retailing pioneer Fred Meijer comes alive in the pages of this intimate biography, told in part by the people in Fred's life -- from store cashiers to American presidents. Astute businessman, visionary arts patron, homespun philosopher -- Fred is a man of many parts. His story weaves a chronicle of how to succeed in business, how to shape one's life, how to leave the world a better place, and how to have fun along the way. / -Fred, in his unpretentious way, has always been a leader. . . . He is able, he is dedicated, and he's fun.--- Gerald R. Ford / -I have always admired Fred Meijer as the great visionary who first recognized the potential of the supercenter in the United States. As we developed our Wal-Mart model, we learned a great deal by watching what he did.--- Don Soderquist - former Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Wal-Mart / -Fred Meijer's life story is a supersize grocery cart, full to the brim with values that we should live by -- honesty, fairness, and respect for others.--- Mike Lloyd - Grand Rapids Press

A collection of uncomplicated recipes arranged by season comes from the well-known North Carolina restaurant, Crook's Corner, and captures the spirit of one of the South's liveliest and most innovative kitchens in such dishes as Fried Green Tomatoes with Corn and Mustard Beurre Blanc, Tomato and Watermelon Salad, and Honeysuckle Sorbet. Reprint.