The measure of my powers : a memoir of food, misery, and Paris
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Published
[Vancouver, B.C.] : Appetite by Random House, [2017].
ISBN
9780147530394, 0147530393
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Appetizers.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Biography.
Canadians -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Confectionery.
Cooking -- France -- Paris.
Cooking -- Psychological aspects.
Cooking, French.
Cooks -- Canada -- Biography.
Cooks -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Depression in women.
Food writers -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Biography.
France -- Biography.
Kai Ellis, Jackie.
Paris (France) -- Biography.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs.
Pastry.
Successful people -- Biography.
Women cooks -- Canada -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Biography.
Canadians -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Confectionery.
Cooking -- France -- Paris.
Cooking -- Psychological aspects.
Cooking, French.
Cooks -- Canada -- Biography.
Cooks -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Depression in women.
Food writers -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Biography.
France -- Biography.
Kai Ellis, Jackie.
Paris (France) -- Biography.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs.
Pastry.
Successful people -- Biography.
Women cooks -- Canada -- Biography.
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Published
[Vancouver, B.C.] : Appetite by Random House, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
277 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780147530394, 0147530393
Notes
Description
This is the story of how, armed with nothing but a love of food and the words of the great 20th century food writer M.F.K. Fisher, Jackie Kai Ellis begins a journey - from France to Italy, then the Congo and back again - to find herself. Along the way, she goes to pastry school in Paris, eats the most perfect apricots over the Tuscan hills, watches a family of gorillas grazing deep in the Congolese brush, has her heart broken one last time on a bridge in Lyon, and, ultimately, finds a path to life and joy. Includes several recipes.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kai Ellis, J. (2017). The measure of my powers: a memoir of food, misery, and Paris (First edition.). Appetite by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kai Ellis, Jackie. 2017. The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery, and Paris. Appetite by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kai Ellis, Jackie. The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery, and Paris Appetite by Random House, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kai Ellis, Jackie. The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery, and Paris First edition., Appetite by Random House, 2017.
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