William Alexander is determined to bake the perfect loaf of bread and his often hilarious quest takes our (anti)hero through dangerous back alleys of Morocco, where he bakes his loaf in an ancient communal oven; to Paris, where he enrolls in the "cours de boulangerie" at the famed Ecole Ritz Escoffier; to a monastery in Normandy, where (his lack of French and faith notwithstanding) he becomes bread baker to the monks; and finally to his own backyard, where he builds a lopsided brick oven and learns that perfection is just a state of mind.

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52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust (Hardcover)

By William Alexander

$23.95

ISBN-13: 9781565125834
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Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 5/2010

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