Time to stock your shelves with a new cookbook or two. The James Beard Foundation announced its winners May 3 for its annual competition. The International Association of Culinary Professionals also announced their winners recently. Note that there are several overlapping winners from both groups, a sure sign of a must-have for your library.
Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:
Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:
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"The Wyoming Cowboy" by Rebecca Winters; Harlequin ($5.50, paperback)
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"The Kings and Queens of Roam" by Daniel Wallace; Touchstone ($24)
"The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II" by Denise Kiernan; Touchstone Books ($27)
"Lucky Bastard" by Deborah Coonts; Forge ($25.99)
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