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The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread

The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread

by M Balinska (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Now in paperback: Maria Balinska's captivating cultural history of the bagel and its journey through the centuries. Balinska gives readers plenty to chew on. . . . Thoroughly entertaining. -Dara Horn, Wall Street Journal

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 0300158203
ISBN 13: 9780300158205

Media Reviews
'Maria Balinska combines stories, history and hands-on experience with a style as brisk and toothsome as the crust of a freshly baked bagel and content as dense and flavourful as its skilfully handled dough.' Gillian Riley, author of The Oxford Companion to Italian Food
Author Bio

Maria Balinska is editor of BBC Radio's World Current Affairs department, and a journalist and documentary maker specializing in Eastern Europe and the United States. She lives in London.