Writing the War: Chronicles of a World War II Correspondent
by Anne Kiley and Thomas Pellechia
with David Kiley
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This chronicle of World War II is a firsthand account by a journalist and the woman he would marry, of the dramatic events that engulfed the world in the middle of the twentieth century. Correspondence between Charles Kiley
and Billee Gray also tells the poignant tale of two young people in love but forced apart by the circumstances of war. Charles was a soldier-journalist for the U.S. Army’s Stars and Stripes newspaper; he reported on the war from London, Normandy, Paris, Reims, Belgium, and Germany. As the sole reporter allowed direct access to Eisenhower’s staff during the last months of the war, he was the only reporter to witness the German high command’s negotiation of its unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945. Derived from over 800 letters the couple exchanged between 1942 and 1945, peppered with fascinating details about soldiers’ and civilians’ lives, and including Stars and Stripes articles and personal photographs of the era, Writing the War is both important history and a tribute to two remarkable people as well as their extraordinary generation.
“Writing The War is a superb and important contribution to WWII history. Charles Kiley was a crack reporter on the biggest story of the twentieth century.” Tom Brokaw
Over a Barrel
The Rise and Fall of New York’s
Taylor Wine Company
by Thomas Pellechia
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How a small family company in the Finger Lakes became one of the most important wine producers in the United States, only to be taken down by corporate greed and mismanagement.
Drawing on archival research as well as interviews with many of the principal players, Thomas Pellechia skillfully traces the
economic dynamism of the Finger Lakes wine region, the passion and ingenuity of the Taylor family, and the shortsighted corporate takeover scenario that took down a once-proud American family company. In addition to providing important lessons for business innovators, Over a Barrel is a cautionary tale for a wine region that is repeating its formative history.
Timeless Bounty
Food and Wine in New York’s Finger Lakes
by Thomas Pellechia
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This book chronicles the beauty and bounty of the Finger Lakes
region, including its historical inhabitants, its natural bounty, and the modern incarnation of those attributes as it pertains to local food and wine. The story is told through the wisdom of the people who have been and still are in the Finger Lakes region, from Reverend William Bostwick, who planted the first grape crop in Hammondsport in 1829, to Dr. Konstantin Frank, who
revolutionized the wine industry in New York State by successfully growing vinifera grapes in the Finger Lakes, spearheading a significant American wine region.
With color photographs featuring the people, food and wines of the Finger Lakes, Timeless Bounty will appeal to anyone who lives in or visits this culinary paradise.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to
Starting and Running a Winery
by Thomas Pellechia
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You’re no idiot, of course. Like many people, you have a dream of running your own winery. But knowing how to transform the dream into a successful winery has your head spinning…
Don’t let your dream get crushed!
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting and Running a Winery helps you plan, build and nurture your business into a working winery that suits your style.
Wine
The 8,000 Year-Old Story of the Wine Trade
by Thomas Pellechia
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Shows how the historically powerful wine trade has been a catalyst in many important developments throughout the ages, such as sea mercantilism, early glass blowing, cooperage and cork production, trade fairs and festivals, advertising and promotion, the survival of civilization during the so-called Dark Ages, war financing, placating or pacifying troops, tranquilizing marauders, politics, literature and more. This is a book about wine from a commercial perspective, beginning with its believed known origins and ending with a glimpse into the future of the modern wine world.
The book includes many side facts and quotes pertinent to the story, plus an extensive bibliography.
“Ambitious….Pellechia has done his research, packing a lot into a short book about a large subject, and…his effort and enthusiasm come through. The story comes to fuller life the closer it gets to the present day; maps and parenthetical observations offer additional touches of color.”
(Publishers Weekly-June 5, 2006)
Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil
Historical Anecdotes and Recipes
by Thomas Pellechia
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With historical facts and quotes, personal memoir, and both ancient and modern quick and easy recipes, Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes describes how reverence for these three foods developed and what keeps it going, from the land of Ur to the contemporary kitchen. Known in some circles as “the holy trinity of food” this book covers the origins, cultivation, healthful attributes, and culinary preparations of garlic, olive oil, and wine that have been integrated into international cuisines from the Old World to the New.
The book also includes many quotes and a cross-reference list of suggested pairings of meals with wines, plus a helpful bibliography.
