English Garden History

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    • A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
    • By: Wayne Curtis
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 339 ratings
    • And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of 10 cocktails....

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    • By: Tom Standage
    • Narrated by: George K. Wilson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-09
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 572 ratings
    • Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • By: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
    • By: Stephane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 490 ratings
    • A witty exploration of the facts and legends surrounding some of the most popular French foods and wines by a French cheesemonger and an American academic, A Bite-Sized History of France tells the compelling and often surprising story of France from the Roman era to modern times....

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    • Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
    • By: Erik Larson
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 05-10-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 9,165 ratings
    • Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power....

    Regular price: $20.25

    • Advice, Wisdom, and History with a Grain of Saltiness
    • By: Caitlin PenzeyMoog
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 08-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
    • You'll learn where spices come from: historically, geographically, botanically, and in the modern market. You'll hear snapshots of life in a spice shop, how the flavors and stories can infuse not just meals but life and relationships. And you'll get straightforward advice....

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    • A World History
    • By: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 12-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3,168 ratings
    • The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance — salt, the only rock humans eat — and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning....

    Regular price: $20.97

    • How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything
    • By: Ruth Goodman
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 115 ratings
    • "The queen of living history" (Lucy Worsley) returns with an immersive account of how English women sparked a worldwide revolution - from their own kitchens....

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    • By: Ian Tattersall, Rob DeSalle
    • Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
    • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 11-10-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
    • An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle....

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    • How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Lizzie Collingham
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
    • In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals....

    Regular price: $18.05

    • Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List
    • By: Hallie Rubenhold
    • Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
    • Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • The Covent Garden Ladies tells the story of Samuel Derrick, Jack Harris, and Charlotte Hayes, whose complicated and colorful lives were brought together by the publication of Harris' List, an infamous guidebook of prostitutes which detailed addresses....

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    • A Short History of Private Life
    • By: Bill Bryson
    • Narrated by: Bill Bryson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,554 ratings
    • A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....

    Regular price: $22.50

    • From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
    • By: David Wondrich
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 170 ratings
    • Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....

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    • An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce
    • By: Hallie Rubenhold
    • Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
    • Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicized divorces in history....

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    • The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
    • By: Amy Stewart
    • Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
    • Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 954 ratings
    • Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub....

    Regular price: $21.04

    • The Past and Future of America's Whiskey
    • By: Reid Mitenbuler
    • Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
    • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 557 ratings
    • Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion....

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    • A Natural History of Four Meals
    • By: Michael Pollan
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 01-01-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,392 ratings
    • "What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....

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    • Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate
    • By: John H. Walton, N.T. Wright
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 06-30-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 345 ratings
    • For centuries, the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature, and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous....

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    • A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    • By: Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Eric Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • Andrew Coe's Chop Suey is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine....

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