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Simone Beck spent her girlhood in Normandy, and started cooking early in life. Originally a student of bookbinding, her interest in cooking crystallized under the tutelage of private chefs and of Henri Pellaprat at the Cordon Bleu. She lived most of her life in Paris and Provence but became well known in America through Mastering the Art of French Cooking and two books published under her own name.

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Book Cover: Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
By Julia Child & Simone Beck

This is the classic cookbook, in its entirety—all 524 recipes.

'Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere ,' wrote Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child, 'with the right instruction .' And here is ' the ' book that, for more than forty years, has been teaching Americans how.



This is the classic cookbook, in its entirety—all 524 recipes.

'Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere ,' wrote Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child, 'with the right instruction .' And here...

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Published: 13/10/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141048284
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Slipcase
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Slipcase
By Simone Beck

This fabulous slipcase contains books 1 & 2.

This fabulous slipcase contains books 1 & 2.

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Published: 29/03/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780718156855
RRP: $69.95
Book Cover: Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 2
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 2
By Julia Child & Simone Beck

The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking

The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking

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Published: 30/10/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141048345
RRP: $39.95
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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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