Ken Wells
Forfatter af Meely LaBauve
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A Senior writer and features editor for page one of The Wall Street Journal. In 1982, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for The Miami Herald. He lives with his family outside Manhattan. (Bowker Author Biography)
Værker af Ken Wells
Floating off the page : the best stories from the Wall Street journal's "Middle column" (2002) 117 eksemplarer
The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous: Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina (2008) 42 eksemplarer
Herd on the Street: Animal Stories from The Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal Book) (2003) 27 eksemplarer
Grand Prix Team Guide: Lotus, 1983-86 No. 16 (Kimberley's Grand Prix team guide) (1987) 4 eksemplarer
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Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture… af Ken Wells
3/26/22
Meely LaBauve was the first book in the trilogy and I enjoyed reading it. Junior's Leg, the second book, was less interesting, mainly because the character Junior was a bad guy in the first book. Logan's Storm, the final book, was a chore to get through. While the writing is good, the story is way way over padded. I finally resorted to skimming the last 80 pages, just to get through it.
Its hard to believe you could write an entire book on gumbo. This is not that. It involves the chefs (their backgrounds) recipes, habitats of the ingredients and the spread of Louisiana cuisine across the nation. Of course, this is partially a biography of the author and his family. but it goes way beyond this. Frankly, the reason I read this book is that I am in a signed first edition book club. But now I am going to the grocery looking to buy Cajun and Creole products. Good book for a narrow audience.… (mere)
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- Værker
- 22
- Medlemmer
- 680
- Popularitet
- #37,181
- Vurdering
- 3.9
- Anmeldelser
- 18
- ISBN
- 57
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- 1