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Steven Spurrier: A Life in Wine (unabridged)
Author: Steven Spurrier
language: en
Publisher: Académie du Vin Library
Release Date: 2022-05-25
Steven Spurrier is one of the wine trade's most important figures. Over the years he took the role of wine merchant, buyer, wine educator and lecturer; he wrote books, wine courses and over 300 columns for Decanter magazine. He set up the breakthrough 'Judgement of Paris' in 1976 - a tasting in which outsider wines from California were pitched blind against Bordeaux' finest, and won - which still sends reverberations through the wine trade today. Steven's message from it remains clear: don't judge until you've tasted - quality in wine can be found where you'd least expect it. The moment he was handed a glass of Cockburn 1908 vintage port by his grandfather at 13 years old, Steven Spurrier knew there was no turning back. Family holidays to France and Italy, and a first job working for Christopher's - London's oldest wine merchant - only confirmed that no other career would do. So, after learning the ropes by travelling France in his red sports car (fitted with a compact wine fridge in the boot), working the vintage in Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne, Steven's first extraordinary move was to set up shop and sell wine to the French. As an Englishman in the heart of Paris, this seemed a remarkably bold (if not foolish) project, but the plan worked, and he went on to set up the Académie du Vin and to teach them about it too... This audio edition is recorded by Richard Avery. Averys of Bristol have been wine merchants since 1793 and Richard is one of the fifth gemeration to be involved. Under the stage name of Alex he is also an actor and has combined these areas of interest to start producing audiobooks which have wine as a central topic.
Working as Indigenous Archaeologists
Working as Indigenous Archaeologists explores the often-contentious relationship between Indigenous and other formerly colonized peoples and Archaeology through their own voices. Over the past 35-plus years, the once-novel field of Indigenous Archaeology has become a relatively familiar part of the archaeological landscape. It has been celebrated, criticized, and analyzed as to its practical and theoretical applications, and its political nature. No less important are the life stories of its Indigenous practitioners. What has brought some of them to become practicing archaeologists or heritage managers? What challenges have they faced from both inside and outside their communities? And why haven’t more pursued Archaeology as a vocation or avocation? This volume is a collection of 60 autobiographical chapters by Indigenous archaeologists and heritage specialists from around the world—some community based, some academic, some in other realms—who are working to connect past and present in meaningful, and especially personal ways. As Archaeology continues to evolve, there remain strong tensions between an objective, science-oriented, evidentiary-based approach to knowing the past and a more subjective, relational, humanistic approach informed by local values, traditional knowledge, and holistic perspective. While there are no maps for these new territories, hearing directly from those Indigenous individuals who have pursued Archaeology reveals the pathways taken. Those stories will provide inspiration and confidence for those curious about what lies ahead. This is an important volume for anyone interested in the present state and future of the archaeological discipline.
Angels Take All Forms
Author: Nancy Peterson Gibbs
language: en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date: 2019-12-05
No family is perfect...they only pretend to be... Angels Take All Forms, sequel to Surrender, highlights unstable relationships that develop due to abuse and addiction. Continue on the journey with the Walls and Finnegan families as they face the painful losses of loved ones and real-life trials that bring us to our knees; but make us stronger in the end. The twists, turns, and new characters will have adult readers engrossed throughout. It is a story of finding your worth, running the race set before you and trusting in the One who is always with you; even in the worst of times. Through a whole lot of laughter and tears, the book promises to leave you gratified and reflective at the close...anxiously awaiting the final book of the trilogy.