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Book Title: Moveable Feasts : the History, Science, and Lore of Food
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Gregory Mcnamee
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Plants / General, Sociology / General, History, Specific Ingredients / General
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Nature, Cooking, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
