Ann Powers

With today's busy lifestyles, we all find it difficult to put together meals that are both nutritious and tasty. Who wouldn't want to literally add some spice to everyday meals and special ones? Ann Powers made dietary changes to try turning around a puzzling set of health problems, and in the twenty-eight years since making those changes, she's studied a wide variety of cuisines that have a focus on the often mysterious key ingredients of herbs and...

"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race."--Provided by publisher.