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Giveaway (Over): Pepper: A History of the World’s Most Influential Spice Paperback by Marjorie Shaffer

A few months ago I read Pepper by Marjorie Shaffer and liked it very much, who thought the history of a spice could be so interesting. The publisher contacted me this week, offering 1 copy to coincide with the release of the paperback.

  • Give­away ends: August 13, 2014

  • US Ship­ping Addresses Only

  • No PO Boxes

  • Win­ners will have 24 hours to write back with their address, oth­er­wise an alter­nate win­ner will be picked

Congratulations: kateivan@

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