Controversial Books for michaelwlong

This page shows the most "controversial" books in this library, as measured by the highest standard deviation of members' star ratings.

Standard Deviation Avaliação média Your Rating Título
1.15 3.89 Nancy Silverton's Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur de Nancy Silverton
1.108 3.64 The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark de Meryl Gordon
1.085 3.06 Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess de Gael Greene
1.079 3.72 The White Road: Journey into an Obsession de Edmund De Waal
1.076 2.86 The Art Thief de Noah Charney
1.074 2.97 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building de Michael Gross
1.046 3.8 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother de William Shawcross
1.032 3.1 Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine de Maximillian Potter
1.008 3.61 In My Father's House: Elegy for an Obsessive Love de Miranda Seymour
1.003 3.87 The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace de Lucy Worsley
0.984 3.58 The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris de Tilar J. Mazzeo
0.978 4.22 The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook de Niki Segnit
0.963 3.72 The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power, and Intrigue in an English Stately Home de Natalie Livingstone
0.959 3.7 A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire de Amy Butler Greenfield
0.956 3.75 I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats de Francesco Marciuliano
0.952 3.81 Chez Panisse Café Cookbook de Alice L. Waters
0.95 3.63 Spice: The History of a Temptation de Jack Turner
0.946 3.45 The Great Stink de Clare Clark
0.945 3.68 Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt de Amanda Mackenzie Stuart
0.942 3.61 500 Cupcakes: The Only Cupcake Compendium You'll Ever Need de Fergal Connolly
0.94 3.68 Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria de Julia P. Gelardi
0.936 3.49 In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food de Stewart Lee Allen
0.932 4.15 The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery: For Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures Complete With 2973 Recipes de Auguste Escoffier
0.932 4.21 The Pie and Pastry Bible de Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.927 3.6 Craze: Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason de Jessica Warner
0.927 3.85 Think Like a Chef de Tom Colicchio
0.924 4.02 M : The Man Who Became Caravaggio de Peter Robb
0.919 3.45 Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir de Wendy Burden
0.918 3.59 Blue: The History of a Color. de Michel Pastoureau
0.915 3.07 17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis, and the Biggest Cover-Up in History de Andrew Morton
0.914 3.75 Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's de R. A. Scotti
0.907 3.19 Amor, curiosidad, prozac y dudas de Lucia Etxebarria
0.903 3.83 Jewels: A Secret History de Victoria Finlay
0.901 4.02 Momofuku Milk Bar de Christina Tosi
0.898 3.99 A lebre com olhos de âmbar de Edmund De Waal
0.894 3.42 Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece de Hugo Vickers
0.891 3.34 A Charmed Life: Growing up in Macbeth's Castle de Liza Campbell
0.888 3.27 Eating My Words: An Appetite For Life de Mimi Sheraton
0.888 3.62 Orchid Fever de Eric Hansen
0.887 3.74 Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World de Aja Raden
0.885 3.77 Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster de Dana Thomas
0.877 3.69 The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery de Catherine Bailey
0.873 3.69 Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft de Simon Houpt
0.872 3.78 The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day de Martha Stewart
0.872 4.11 Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book de Better Homes and Gardens
0.869 3.93 The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History de John M. Barry
0.868 4.15 Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family de Ina Garten
0.865 4.2 England's Thousand Best Churches de Simon Jenkins
0.865 3.48 The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine de Benjamin Wallace
0.861 3.92 It Must've Been Something I Ate de Jeffrey Steingarten
0.86 3.7 Wait for Me! Memoirs de Deborah Devonshire
0.86 4.33 Four Quartets de T. S. Eliot
0.859 3.93 The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home de George Howe Colt
0.858 3.59 Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World de Simon Garfield
0.855 3.72 Alexandra: The Last Tsarina de Carolly Erickson
0.855 4.1 Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague de Rick Rodgers
0.852 3.89 Food in History de Reay Tannahill
0.852 3.67 Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor de Rosina Harrison
0.851 4.42 The Cake Bible de Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.85 3.92 Klimt de Gilles Néret
0.849 3.79 Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens de Jane Dunn
0.842 4.4 Larousse Gastronomique de Prosper Montagné
0.841 3.96 Jamie's Italy de Jamie Oliver
0.841 3.65 Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai de Ming Tsai
0.838 4.03 Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal de Margaret Visser
0.834 3.66 Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul de Karen Abbott
0.833 3.54 An Edible History of Humanity de Tom Standage
0.832 3.81 Caravaggio, 1571-1610 (Taschen) de Gilles Lambert
0.827 3.92 Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes de Giada De Laurentiis
0.825 4.14 Steve Jobs: a Biografia de Walter Isaacson
0.82 3.16 Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor de Tad Friend
0.817 4.03 Provenance: how a con man and a forger rewrote the history of modern art de Laney Salisbury
0.815 4.29 How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food de Mark Bittman
0.814 3.6 Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook de Sheila Lukins
0.812 3.63 Tulipomania : The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused de Mike Dash
0.807 3.27 Some Girls: My Life in a Harem de Jillian Lauren
0.806 4.02 The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, And More de Bruce Weinstein
0.805 4.21 The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals de Michael Pollan
0.805 3.86 Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure de Donald Kladstrup
0.802 3.57 Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures de Robert K. Wittman
0.799 4.14 The Secret Lives of Color de Kassia St Clair
0.796 3.55 Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness de Donald L. Barlett
0.794 3.91 Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty de Catherine Bailey
0.789 3.85 Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise de Ruth Reichl
0.786 4.04 The American Way of Death Revisited de Jessica Mitford
0.781 4.03 The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners de Margaret Visser
0.767 3.35 Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Cooks and Chefs de Kimberly Witherspoon
0.767 4.3 Joy of Cooking [1997] de Irma S. Rombauer
0.751 4.37 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking de Samin Nosrat
0.751 4.42 The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs de Karen Page
0.75 3.21 When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age de Justin Kaplan
0.749 3.78 Great Granny Webster de Caroline Blackwood
0.749 3.76 The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer de Anne-Marie O'Connor
0.746 3.85 History of the World de J. M. Roberts
0.745 3.78 Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants de Wolfgang Schivelbusch
0.744 4.53 Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Volume 1] de Julia Child
0.74 3.5 Mrs. Astor Regrets de Meryl Gordon
0.738 4.25 James Beard's American Cookery de James Beard
0.734 4.53 Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two de Julia Child
0.724 4.09 Mexico One Plate At A Time de Rick Bayless
0.722 3.5 Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar de Jay McInerney
0.708 3.97 High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America de Jessica B. Harris
0.692 3.62 The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom de Nancy Goldstone
0.69 3.29 The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume de Tilar J. Mazzeo
0.69 3.04 The Astor Orphan: A Memoir de Alexandra Aldrich
0.678 3.78 The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe de Angela Kelly
0.676 4.62 Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood de J. Michael Straczynski
0.659 4.1 Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History de Mark Girouard
0.65 4.41 England's Thousand Best Houses de Simon Jenkins
0.632 4.17 James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking de James Beard
0.619 4.64 I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark de Debbie Levy