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Insatiable Written By - Gael Greene Narrated By - Nancy Travis and Gael Greene Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 5 hours Categories : Autobiography Women Journalism Price : $24.98 $17.49 Buy Now... Gael Greene , the highly respected restaurant critic for New York magazine, whose fierce wit and sensuous prose changed the way Americans think about food, and the author of the sensational bestseller Blue Skies , and   No Candy , lifts the lid on her most provocative subject yet— herself. And oh, what a pot-au-feu it is, bubbling over with piquant humor, saucy erotic adventures, and some of the most lovingly described meals in literature {at Le Pavillon, Lutece, Troisgros, Tour d'Argent, La Pyramitle, Girardet, Le Bernardin). From Manhattan's snootiest boites to the gourmand shrines of France and Italy, this is the story of a woman who invented a fabulous career out of dining on someone else's dollar.   With her passion for fine food, her nose for hypocrisy and social humbug, and, above ail, her appetite for love and life, Greene traces her rise from a Velveeta cocoon in the Midwest to journalist wannabe, to powerful critic of New York magazine. What timing: to be un grand fromage in the world of food, just when eating well was becoming a national obsession. Love and food, foreplay and fork play, haute cuisine and social history—all become inextricably linked as the author embarks on what seemed, at times to her, a frivolous quest to satisfy insatiable hunger. Until the specter of hunger on her own street engaged her energy and Citymeals-on-Wheels emerged. Along the way meet the culinary icons of our time—Henri Soule, Andre Soltner, James Beard, jean Troisgros, Michel Guerard, Julia Child, Joe Baum- and revealing dissections of New York's legendary "in" spots and their invisible caste systems -- at The Colony, "21", Le Cirque, and (Odeon. > Other titles you may be interested in Camp Written By - Michael D Eisner Narrated By - Michael D Eisner Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 3 hours Categories : Autobiography Price : $24.98 $17.49 How the life lessons from summer camp shaped Michael D. Eisner into the man he is today. More info... Story of My Life, The Written By - Farah Ahmedi Narrated By - Masuda Sultan Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 5 hours Categories : Autobiography Women World Biographical Price : $29.95 $17.95 When ABC News' Good Morning America asked its viewers to write essays describing true-life experiences, the network never imagined receiving more than twenty thousand pages of inspiring stories.... More info... Just As I Am Written By - William Franklin Graham Narrated By - Cliff Barrows Published By : Harper Collins US Runtime : 6 hours 30 minutes Categories : Autobiography Christianity Biographical Price : $19.95 $16.95 Billy Graham has touched the hearts and souls of millions with his message of faith. Now, for the first time ever, Dr. Graham tells his life story in a momentous work of insight. Hailed as the... More info... Kabloona Written By - Gontran de Poncins in collaboration with Lewis Galantire Narrated By - Grover Gardner Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc Runtime : 9 hours 30 minutes Categories : Adventurers & Explorers Autobiography Travel Biographical 20th Century Price : $34.95 $19.95 This extraordinary classic has been variously acclaimed as one of the great books of adventure, travel, anthropology, and spiritual awakening. In 1938 and 1939, a French nobleman spent fifteen mont... More info... Benn Tapes 1, The Written By - Tony Benn Narrated By - Tony Benn Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 1 hour 55 minutes Categories : Politics Autobiography Price : $13.49 The first volume of Labour MP Tony Benn's behind the scenes revelations first broadcast on BBC radio 4 ... More info...