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Books  |  Blue Dog
	Art of George Rodrigue This long overdue retrospective features 265 paintings spanning Rodrigue's 40-year career. With a text by art historian and former ARTnews correspondent Ginger Danto, this is the first outside view and analysis of Rodrigue's paintings in book form. In addition to his best known Cajun and Blue Dog paintings, it covers all the distinct phases of his work, beginning with his college Pop and Abstract canvases, followed by oak trees and Cajun folklife, and ending with his increasingly conceptual Blue Dog works and recent Hurricane paintings. Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Harry N Abrams; (November 2003) ISBN: 0810946270 PRICE: $50.00		Blue Dog 2010 Desk Calendar A perennial favorite, this calendar features silkscreen prints by superstar George Rodrigue, the Big Easy's most popular artist. The creator of the iconic Blue Dog, Rodrigue is internationally known and admired. This calendar includes the dates and locations of the most popular Cajun festivals and parades held in Louisiana throughout the year. PRICE: $15.99
	Blue Dog Book The enchanting, inspiring story of how Tiffany, George Rodrigue's beloved terrier/spaniel, became the world-famous Blue Dog. Originally published in 1994, Blue Dog has sold close to 150,000 copies; now this masterful book is back by popular demand. Hardcover - 96 pages Slipcase edition (October 2000) Stewart Tabori & Chang; ISBN: 1584790253 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.77 x 11.19 x 9.88 PRICE: $50.00		Blue Dog Love Love springs forth from the most curious places, and for George and Wendy Rodrigue, love came, quite literally, from out of the blue. From the words and images in this colorful collection of all new blue dog paintings emerges a love story for the ages: of how a painter found his muse, and of how one woman found her way into the heart and soul of the Blue Dog Man. Hardcover - 112 pages (September 2001) Stewart Tabori & Chang; ISBN: 1584790881 PRICE: $35.00
	Blue Dog Note Cards An irresistible keepsake box holds attractive cards of George Rodrigue's most popular Blue Dog paintings, from both his earlier Cajun oeuvre and his pop-infused universe of today. 15 note cards with envelopes 3 each of 5 subjects Reuse this box for keepsakes PRICE: $14.95		Blue Dog Speaks When Cajun artist George Rodrigue began his series of Blue Dog paintings in 1984, he had no idea that they would consume the greater part of his life for over two decades, and that the mysterious Blue Dog?inspired by his studio dog?turned-model, Tiffany, and the Cajun loup-garou folk legend?would become a wildly popular international icon as well. Blue Dog Speaks is the first book to prominently emphasize Rodrigue?s painting titles, one of the most important elements in the creation of a Blue Dog painting, alongside the works. Rodrigue uses Blue Dog painting titles to provide insight?whether humorous or nostalgic or sad?into the human condition. Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Sterling; First Printing edition (October 7, 2008) PRICE: $24.95
Books  |  Cookbooks
	Best of Best From LA CkBk 2 Louisiana is a special place for a lot of reasons, one of which is the tradition of preparing and serving delicious food. Best of the Best from Louisiana has gathered together a selection of recipes that captures this truly unique culinary heritage. Regional favorites such as Crawfish Etouffee, Cajun Red Beans and Rice, King Cake, Hurricane Punch, and Creamy Smooth Pecan Pralines are just a sampling of the over 400 or so recipes included in these pages. Plastic Comb: 285 pages Publisher: Quail Ridge Press; Lslf edition (August 1998) PRICE: $16.95		Best of the Best From LA CkBk From Monroe to Morgan City, Natchitoces to New Orleans, Lake Charles to Lake Pontchartrain, fifty of the leading cookbooks from Louisiana have contributed their favorite recipes to create this remarkable collection. PRICE: $16.95
	Cooking NO Style Cookbook More than 170 additional recipes from the people who publish La Bonne Cuisine with more photographs and information about the history and traditions of New Orleans and its food. Includes recipes from some of New Orleans' finest chefs. More than 30,000 in print. Paperback: 124 pages Publisher: Episcopal Churchwoman of All Saints, Incorpor (November 1992) PRICE: $11.95		Cooking up a Storm After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans thousands of people lost their keepsakes and family treasures forever. As residents started to rebuild their lives The Times-Picayune of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm. The newspaper has compiled 250 of these delicious authentic recipes along with the stories about how they came to be and who created them. Cooking Up a Storm includes the very best of classic and contemporary New Orleans cuisine from seafood and meat to desserts and cocktails. But it also tells the story recipe by recipe of one of the great food cities in the world and the determination of its citizens to preserve and safeguard their culinary legacy. Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 29, 2008) PRICE: $24.95
	Gumbo Shop Cookbook A cookbook featuring over fifty traditional and contemporary Creole recipes from the venerable French Quarter restaurant, authored by Gumbo Shop president and executive chef Richard Stewart. The foreword, by acclaimed New Orleans historian Peggy Scott Laborde paints a broad picture of the city's history, including how and why food plays such a big part. Bits of local lore accompany each recipe, and there are 25 beautiful color photographs, A glossary ans list of mail order food sources are included. Paperback: 120 pages Publisher: Gumbo Shop (March 22, 1999) PRICE: $17.95		River Road I Cookbook River Road Recipes is the nation's #1 best-selling community cookbook series. This cookbook features classic creole and cajun cuisine. These 650 recipes include the basics like "how to make a roux". This is the "Textbook of Louisiana cooking". Plastic Comb: 272 pages Publisher: The Cookbook Marketplace (September 15, 1959) PRICE: $17.95
Books  |  Kids
	Alex Aligator Snap Book Young readers will get a kick out of snapping open the mouth of the plastic animal head attached to each book, then letting it close with a SNAP! In Alex Alligator and his Fearsome Jaws, Alex Alligator is proud -- as any alligator would be -- of his fearsome jaws and big teeth. He doesn't understand why the other creatures along the riverbank don't admire them too! Children can SNIP-SNAP along with the story and discover how Alex finally finds some friends. Reading level: Baby-Preschool Board book: 12 pages PRICE: $4.99		Beignet That Almost Got Away Tale of two roaches chasing a bag of "New Orleans famous-Cafe du Monde" beignets around the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: P and J's Creative Days, LLC; 1st edition (October 1, 2006) PRICE: $9.95
	Crocodaddy Book Celebrate the imagination?and the love between father and son?with a fun, rhyming, and totally original picture book. On a hot summer?s day, a young boy playfully sets out on a ?crocodaddy hunt? in the lake. Following the creature?s shadow, dark and wet, he?s soon taking a wild ride on the grinning croc?s back. And when they leave the water, something wonderful happens: Crocodaddy transforms into?just DADDY. Bright, energetic illustrations (complete with wily crocodile in Dad?s swim trunks) highlight the story?s humor and warmth. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages PRICE: $14.95

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