Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat
Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat

Author: Barry Estabrook

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2015-05-04

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0393248038

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A Splendid Table Staff Book Pick of the Year "Estabrook, a reporter of iron constitution and persistence, has dug deep into the truth about the American pork industry without losing his sense of humor and humanity." —Christopher Kimball, Wall Street Journal In Pig Tales, New York Times best-selling author of Tomatoland Barry Estabrook turns his attention to the dark side of the American pork industry. Drawing on personal experiences raising pigs as well as sharp investigative instincts, Estabrook covers the range of the human-porcine experience. He shows how these intelligent creatures are all too often subjected to lives of suffering in confinement and squalor, sustained on a drug-laced diet just long enough to reach slaughter weight. But Estabrook also reveals how it is possible to raise pigs responsibly and respectfully, benefiting producers and consumers—as well as some of the top chefs in America. Provocative, witty, and deeply informed, Pig Tales is bound to spark conversation at dinner tables across America.

Pig Tales
Pig Tales

Author: Marie Darrieussecq

Publisher:

Published: 1998-04

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781565844421

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A young woman who lands a position at a beauty parlor enjoys great success until she slowly metamorphoses into a pig

Pig Tales
Pig Tales

Author: Robert Phillips

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2018-09-27

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1532057717

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Who lines up to have people try to shoot them, knife them, blow them up, and threaten them with bodily harm? Everyone who is part of the law enforcement family—that’s who. That includes Robert Phillips, who got his start as a sheriff’s officer in April 1998. When he reported for duty on his first day, the senior day-shift sergeant asked him if he was in the National Guard or the Reserves, and when he said no, he was told he’d be good man for the day shift. He wasn’t long on the job before an inmate—while trying to escape—put a knife to his throat. Another inmate distracted the potential escapee and Phillips was able to call for help. Craving more excitement, Phillips eventually became a “real” police officer. He wanted to take part in car chases, get shot at, go to robbery-in-progress calls, and make drug arrests. Get an insider’s view of what it’s like to belong to the law enforcement family with this no-holds-barred collection of Pig Tales.

Pig Tale
Pig Tale

Author: Verlyn Flieger

Publisher: Hyperion

Published: 2002-09-30

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780786807925

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Near the village of Little Wicken, a baby girl is found abandoned in a field. Unwanted and unloved, the foundling grows up, existing on the grudging charity of the villagers. It is only when they notice her way with animals that the girl is given a permanent place—as a pig herder—and a name: Mokie, meaning “Little Pig Girl.” After a brutal attack by the village boys, fifteen-year-old Mokie flees with her beloved pig, Apple, into the heart of the mysterious Wickenwood. It is there that Mokie meets a trio of Gypsies, who take her under their wing. But she soon discovers that her new friends are more than they appear to be. Could they hold the key to her past. . .and her future? In her debut novel, Verlyn Flieger weaves elements from Celtic mythology into an unforgettable tale that explores universal truths about the human condition—society’s need for scapegoats, the yearning to belong, and love’s transcendent power to make the world anew. Thought-provoking, unflinching, and original, Pig Tale will break your heart, and utterly astonish you.

The Pig: Tales and Recipes from the Kitchen Garden and Beyond
The Pig: Tales and Recipes from the Kitchen Garden and Beyond

Author: Robin Hutson

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1784726230

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The Pig is a collection of restaurants with rooms in Hampshire, Devon, Dorset and Somerset - and soon in Kent, West Sussex and Cornwall. Now, everyone can enjoy The Pig from the comfort of their own homes. Among the pages of The Pig you will find an idiosyncratic, seasonal approach to the good life, with delicious recipes, how-to guides, tips, tricks and stories. Inside the pages of The Pig you will find: Classic recipes from Nan's rice pudding to proper fish pie, porchetta, gammon with parsley sauce, devilish devilled kidneys on toast, a right old eton mess and even a pink blancmange bunny. The Pig's Guide to Pigs from identifying different breeds and selecting the best cuts of meat to making your own sausages, crackling and charcuterie. How to pickle, forage and identify edible flowers and suggestions on how to bring the weird and wonderful vegetables, fruits and salads from the garden into the kitchen. Noble wine, simple food from classic cocktails to modern twists and all the best accompaniments. Interior design recreating the comfort and elegance of The Pig at home. Setting the scene, The Pigs top tips on hosting your own festivals, summer feasts and winter gatherings, including creating the perfect playlist to the best recipes to cook outdoors. Praise for the book: 'For us at home, the cookbook provides the perfect inspiration.' The Telegraph Magazine Praise for The Pig Hotels: Rick Stein: 'Dinner, bed and breakfast at The Pig, any Pig, is a comforting thought of some lovely flavoured pork, a British abundance of vegetables and some fabulous red wine.' The Sunday Times: 'There isn't a trace of cynicism here - just enthusiasm, craft and people who love what they do, creating a place you really, really don't want to leave.' The Financial Times 'Some inherited memory of a weekend with grandparents I never had... a little bohemian, and unbelievably good at cooking.' Tom Parker Bowles: 'The Pig revolutionised the country house hotel, creating a true home away from home. No pomp or pretence, just beautiful rooms and magnificent food with produce from their own kitchen gardens. Where The Pig goes, the others follow.'

Pig Tale
Pig Tale

Author: Helen Oxenbury

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781442421530

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A warm sty to lie in and cool mud for a wallow are not enough to satisfy two bored pigs named Bertha and Briggs. Their minds are bent on money and riches. So when they find a treasure chest, they head straight for town. They buy dresses and suits, an expensive new car, and a house filled with gadgets. Now they'll live the good life. But the gadgets cause a lot of trouble. The car breaks down; the washer overflows; the TV goes on the blink. Bertha and Briggs are working so hard, they have no time to play! Soon their new clothes are thrown to the wind, and two happy pigs head back to the country for a carefree roll in the mud. Helen Oxenbury gleefully illustrates Bertha and Briggs bumbling their way through a life of luxury. And kids will agree that romping and playing beat mowing the lawn any day!

The Hutchinson Book of Pig Tales
The Hutchinson Book of Pig Tales

Author: Random House

Publisher: Hutchinson Radius

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780091769345

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In England once there lived a bigAnd wonderfully clever pig.From Roald Dahl's canny pig in Dirty Beasts to Colin McNaughton's Preston Pig the Masked Avenger, this wonderful collection brings together a remarkable selection of pig tales and poems from some of children's books finest authors and illustrators. There's Jon Blake and Susie Jenkin-Pearce's Wriggly Pig, the pig with Fidget-itis; Holly Keller's Geraldine trying to come to terms with the arrival of her baby brother; the Finnish tale, Alfred the Small; Tony Ross's brilliant re-telling of a classic fairy tale in The Three Pigs; Nicholas Allan's popular pig, Claude Curlytail from A Pig's Book of Manners; Inga Moore's truffle hunter, Martine; Susanna Gretz's inimitable Roger, getting himself into trouble once again in Roger Mucks In! and many more.

A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa
A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa

Author: Treive Nicholas

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2021-07-15

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 139810678X

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Heartwarming story of the year Treive Nicholas spent in a forgotten corner of apartheid South Africa, where humour and kindness flourished amid grinding poverty and brutal racism. Funny and shocking in equal measure, tale of a British teenager far from home - and his unlikely friendship with a local nun - is one of adventure, ambition and hope.

The Year of the Dog
The Year of the Dog

Author: Oliver Chin

Publisher: Immedium

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1597020028

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Describes the qualities of people who are born in the Year of the Dog through the story of a puppy who is born under the sign.

Pig Tales from Across the Pond
Pig Tales from Across the Pond

Author: Robert J. Drew

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2011-08-17

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1463423144

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Author, Robert J. Drew has relived his many years of experience in England and America dealing with both pigs, and the people that care for them, in this humorous and educational read Pig Tales From Across the Pond. Both countries have elements that are undoubtedly unique. There are however many similarities, and it is these, along with the subtle differences in cultures and paradigms that are observed and then drawn upon by the author that are sure to make you laugh. Wild Boars and Wild Bulls Cowboys and Indians Tornadoes and Blizzards Snakes and Snapping Turtles Marijuana and more. Whether you use the word hog or pig, drive on the left hand side of the road or the right, smoke cigarettes or fags, or have ever been asked by a complete stranger . . . Do you know how to shag? There is something within Pig Tales From Across the Pond that will make you want to tell your family and friends.