Word: mediterraneans
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...termite's view of the adventures of Noah and his ark. (Noah, it turns out, was not a particularly nice fellow, and his epic voyage was less than heroic in its details.) Matters then proceed through a number of other diverting incidents, among them the hijacking of a Mediterranean cruise liner by Arab terrorists, Jonah's sojourn in the belly of the whale, the historic wreck of a French ship and the religious experiences of an American astronaut. The localized pleasures in each chapter -- Barnes is both erudite and witty -- are somewhat diminished by the suspicion that the end design...
There is an explosion that occurs when freedoms are granted after a dictatorial regime. On the other hand, Spain is a Mediterranean society that lives a lot in the streets. At 3 in the morning, Madrid streets are still full of people coming out of restaurants, having a drink...
...lunchtime, when the famous New York pace slows to idle, the "suits" from the World Financial Center loosen their ties and go down to the river to join couples, amazed tourists and mothers with strollers. On a sun-splashed October day, this new way-downtown nook hints of the Mediterranean...
...felt something had to be done" was the way Gerald Ford explained his recapture of the cargo ship Mayaguez in the Gulf of Thailand in 1975. "Let's do it" was Reagan's simple command that sent F-14 pilots aloft on a risky mission in the Mediterranean that apprehended and forced down the Egyptian airliner carrying the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro...
...definitive textbook on Italian cooking in America. Craig Claiborne once proclaimed her a "national treasure," and Julia Child calls her "my mentor in all things Italian." James Beard traveled to Italy for Hazan's cooking class. She preached the virtues of extra-virgin olive oil long before the Mediterranean diet became a health fad, raved about pearly risottos before they became trendy, and opened up spaghetti-and-meatball mentalities to light, delicate radicchio sauces. Her three cookbooks have sold 1 million copies. Her cooking workshops in Venice have drawn students from 28 countries, including ordinary housewives, professionals and celebrities like...