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Whiskey Master Class

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More

By: Lew Bryson

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Whiskey Master Class

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More

By: Lew Bryson

Go beyond the glass and discover the secrets behind your favorite style of whiskey. Over the past three decades, Lew Bryson has been one of the most influential voices in whiskey—a longtime editor of Whisky Advocate and author of the definitive guide Tasting Whiskey. In this book, Lew shares everything he's learned on his journey through the worlds of bourbon, Scotch, rye, Japanese whiskey, and more (yes, there are tasty Canadian and Irish whiskeys as well!). In this book, you'll find it all: An overview of the different types of whiskeys, including the rules and identities of each. He also includes information on craft whiskeys, which tend to be more creative and freewheeling than the styles made by traditional producers. Exploration of the key whiskey ingredients, with a close look at the flavor contributions of malt, peat, corn, rye, wheat—even water matters. Distillation for non-distillers and the beauty of barrels: Whiskey is both an art and a science, and what's in the glass is affected by things like pot stills vs. column stills, barrel char, and of course, time. Numerous interviews with master distillers, still makers, and other artisans at the top of their field. Tasting notes throughout so you can identify the whiskeys you might want to try next. Every chapter contains a variety of unique, often behind-the-scenes photography. And with whiskey as the subject, this is a class where you'll want to do the homework!

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1558329811

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New York Breweries

2nd Edition

By: Lew Bryson,Don Cazentre

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New York Breweries

2nd Edition

By: Lew Bryson,Don Cazentre

Revised and updated, this second edition features information for visitors to 89 breweries and brewpubs across the Empire State. • Each profile includes the brewery's story, styles of beer brewed, tours, food served, and special features • Author's "Pick" on the best beer to try at each site • Features on the brewing process, craft brewing, ales vs. lagers, local ingredients, and more

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Stackpole Books

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081171229X

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Pennsylvania Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

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Pennsylvania Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

New and updated edition of the bestselling guide to Pennsylvania's 73 breweries and brewpubs History of brewing in the state Full information for travelers, such as lodging, nearby points of interest, and recommended bars in the area Each profile includes types of beer brewed at the site, available tours, food served, and the author's "Pick" of the best beer to try Includes special sections on hotel bars, brewing beer, beer traveling, regional foods, and beer festivals

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0811736415

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Tasting Whiskey

An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits

By: Lew Bryson

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Tasting Whiskey

An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits

By: Lew Bryson

Pour a stiff drink and crack open this comprehensive guide to everything there is to know about the world’s greatest whiskeys. Exploring the traditions behind bourbon, Scotch, Irish, and even Japanese whiskey, you’ll discover how unique flavors are created through variations of ingredients and different distilling techniques. With advice on how to collect, age, and serve whiskey, as well as suggestions for proven food pairings, you’ll be inspired to share your knowledge and invite your friends over for a delicious whiskey tasting party.

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Whiskey Master Class

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More

By: Lew Bryson

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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More

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New Jersey Breweries

By: Lew Bryson,Mark Haynie

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New Jersey Breweries

By: Lew Bryson,Mark Haynie

This is a guidebook to 23 breweries and brewpubs across the Garden State, from corporate giants to the newest brewpubs. Each entry contains information on types of beers brewed at the site, available tours, nearby points of interest, and an author's pick for the best beer to try. Also included is a history of brewing in the state, a primer on the brewing process, and a section on favorite regional foods.

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0811735044

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Bent Pins to Chains

Alaska and Its Newspapers

By: Evangeline Atwood,Lew Williams Jr.

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Bent Pins to Chains

Alaska and Its Newspapers

By: Evangeline Atwood,Lew Williams Jr.

This book began in the mid 1970s, after historian and author Evangeline Atwood finished her sixth book on Alaska. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner executive Charles Gray and Ketchikan Daily News publisher Lew Williams Jr. urged her to write a history of Alaska newspaper. She finished a manuscript, "A History of One Hundred Years of Newspapering in Alaska, 1885-1985," but dies of cancer in 1987 before it could be published.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469120860

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Baseball's Funnymen

Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers

By: Lew Freedman

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Baseball's Funnymen

Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers

By: Lew Freedman

From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball.

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McFarland

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1476624933

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Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts

An Integrated Approach

By: C. Michael Hall,Alan A. Lew

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Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts

An Integrated Approach

By: C. Michael Hall,Alan A. Lew

As one of the world’s largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been challenged. There is a clear and growing body of evidence that suggests that the effects of tourism development are far more complex than policy-makers usually suggest and that the impacts of tourism occur not just at the destination but at all stages of a tourist’s trip. Furthermore, tourism does not exist in a vacuum. Broader social and environmental changes also shape the form, growth and experience of tourism development. This text provides a clear, accessible and up-to-date synthesis of tourism’s role in our contemporary world, both as an agent of change, and as a response to it. Tourism-related change is approached from a framework that illustrates the changing environments in which they occur, including the spatial scale of such impacts and the effects of these impacts over time. This framework is then applied to the economic, socio-cultural and physical dimensions of tourism. After examining the different forms of tourism-related impacts, the book then discusses the role of planning as part of an integrated approach to the mitigation of undesirable impacts and the maximization of the desirable benefits of tourism development. Case studies and illustrations from a variety of locations from around the world are used throughout the book to exemplify key themes and issues; additionally figures and tables serve to elucidate statistical data. Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts illustrates that when well managed tourism can make a positive contribution to destinations. The books use of issues of scale, time and form to illustrate the effects of tourism provide an accessible and significant reminder that tourism’s impacts vary over time and space, affects both the visitor and the host community, and can be unpredictable in its consequences. Chapter objectives, recommended readings, and links to web-based material help students, practitioners and researchers to grasp the broader implications of tourism development in today's world. With tourism increasingly being implicated as a factor in climate and environmental change, and with the benefits and costs of tourism as a form of economic development being examined more closely than ever, this book provides a timely contribution to help clarify the potentials and pitfalls of contemporary tourism.

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Routledge

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1135983860

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The Social Executive

How to Master Social Media and Why It's Good for Business

By: Dionne Kasian-Lew

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The Social Executive

How to Master Social Media and Why It's Good for Business

By: Dionne Kasian-Lew

Social media is not about social media. It's about leadership and connections. Billions of conversations are taking place in social networks every day. But for busy executives and business owners, time constraints make it hard to dedicate time to demystifying these communication opportunities. In The Social Executive, readers are given evidence-based, data-driven strategies for mastering social media, and using it to enable business success. This book's easy, straightforward, practical style ensures that you will gain a solid working platform in the shortest amount of time possible. The focus is on the reasons why social media is important for executives, and how it aligns perfectly with business strategies. The Social Executive is for analogue people who know they need to be digital but need a guiding hand - the book is a safety net - it's saying - we will guide you there - we will tell you why - we will tell you how - let us help you to remain relevant and become more influential - it's about human communication. It gives the tips and tools to adapt to new online environments, and the confidence to use them to build credibility, authority deeper and new business relationships. Written by Dionne Kasian-Lew, an expert who has advised many executives on the topic of corporate social media use, this resource also helps professionals pinpoint the most important social networks to invest time in, and explores which platforms are best suited for various communication goals. Brings together strategy and concrete actions, so can learn not only the most rewarding approaches, but how best to carry them out Delves into the benefits of a strong presence on the most popular social networks, including Twitter, LinkedIn, SlideShare, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ and YouTube Presents hard evidence that shows the positive results of investing time and energy in social networks Focuses on the most important aspects of social networks that can be learned in a short period, and is designed for busy professionals Social networks represent a powerful way to make connections and draw attention and interest to your company. This resource can help you hit the ground running and become social media savvy efficiently and effectively.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0730312909

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Deadly Times

The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror

By: Lew Irwin

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Deadly Times

The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror

By: Lew Irwin

Between 1907 and 1911, the United States was hit by the longest period of sustained terrorism in its history. Of more than 200 bombings that were carried out during this period, the most shocking was the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building on the morning of October 1, 1910, which killed twenty-one people. Deadly Times tells the fascinating story of the bombing, the search to apprehend the bombers, the issues that polarized the nation, and the dramatic trials that ensued. The magnificent cast of characters includes: General Harrison Gray Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times, whose proposal to de-unionize San Francisco and Los Angeles led to its being singled out as a bombing target. William J. Burns, who tracked down the bombers and would eventually become the first director of the FBI. Earl Rogers, the brilliant criminal attorney, drinking companion of Jack London, who became the model for Perry Mason. The legendary Clarence Darrow, who defended the bombers And the bombers themselves, the brothers J.J. and J.B. McNamara, who on their arrest became symbols of capitalist treachery to the working class.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762795247

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Knuckleball

The History of the Unhittable Pitch

By: Lew Freedman

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Knuckleball

The History of the Unhittable Pitch

By: Lew Freedman

“It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike.” This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball’s most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball know where it is going most of the time. As a pitch that floats and comes into the plate in what appears to be slow motion, it is miraculous that those who employ the pitch don’t get creamed all over the park by batters who seem to know that it’s coming. Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman (Clouds over the Goalpost, A Summer to Remember), breaks down the history of this infamous pitch, which it seems can be traced back to Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte, as well as its effect on baseball as a whole. With pitcher R. A. Dickey, who rejuvenated his career from castoff to 2011 Cy Young Award winner, the knuckleball is still a topic of conversation in the sport, and it continues to be one of the many marvels of our national pastime. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1613217943

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Tasting Whiskey

An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits

By: Lew Bryson

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An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits

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New York Breweries

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By: Lew Bryson,Don Cazentre

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NFL Head Coach

Prima Official Game Guide

By: Jim Boyd,Lew Halboth

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NFL Head Coach

Prima Official Game Guide

By: Jim Boyd,Lew Halboth

NFL Head Coach Draft scouting and depth charts for every team. Complete team analysis. Analysis of every team's personnel needs and draft recommendations for each. Details on the offensive and defensive Money Plays for each franchise. Don't know a 3-4 from a 4-3? The Football 101 section will make sure you're a coach who knows the game inside and out. Learn the day-to-day tasks you need to complete to earn your players' and coaches' trust, impress the owner, and keep your job.

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0761553398

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Pennsylvania Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

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Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

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Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

Includes Washington D. C. Lively descriptions of 57 breweries and brewpubs in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., with a history of brewing in the area and information about the types of beer produced at each site, tours, food served, and nearby lodging and attractions, along with the author's pick of his favorite beer for each brewery.

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