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Naturally, I find yer' page after me' first visit to the nation's capital. The GSC library was mecca for this mohammed. Other than that, I dinna' hae' much luck finding a good local bookstore, whilst beetling around, temporally-challenged, to a few of many places listed on L-T's map. Missed out on your recommended Perfect Books too, dern. Perhaps you can suggest a few stops for my next time thru?
And after making note of your "Perfect Chef", may I recommend the "Northern Cookbook"?
cheers,
mb
posted by subarcticmike at 5:56 pm (EST) on Oct 3, 2009