STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS
To join together, as with 2 pieces of film or segments of DNA
splice
It's the 1902 tale of a trip up the Congo River in search of an ivory trader
Heart of Darkness
A single unit of hereditary information
gene
A book from Princeton Univ. Press is titled his "Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics"
Einstein
It claims the title of the "world's favorite cookie"
Oreo
An album of clippings & photos; a fan may have one dedicated to a celebrity
scrapbook
This American gained fame in 1878 with his novella "Daisy Miller"
Henry James
Organs found behind the head in certain aquatic animals & specialized for oxygen exchange
gills
"The Valachi Papers" collects testimony by Joe Valachi of the Genovese family against this organization
the mafia
You don't have to go to Denver to enjoy a Denver one of these made with eggs, ham & green pepper
omelet
It's a piece of wood or stone at the base of a doorway; a bride is sometimes carried over it
threshold
The Socs are the rich kids from the west side of Tulsa in this 1967 S.E. Hinton novel
The Outsiders
Positive geotropism is the effect of this force on plants causing their roots to grow downward
gravity
77 of these essays defending the Constitution appeared in book form in 1788
the Federalist Papers
I just love the manzanilla type of these stuffed with blue cheese; I can eat a whole jar in one sitting
olives
It's a grant of financial aid awarded to a student for the purpose of attending college
scholarship
The first book in George R.R. Martin's epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire" became this HBO series in 2011
Game of Thrones
From the Greek for "stomach", this 7-letter adjective means pertaining to an organism's stomach
gastric
The full title of a Dickens novel is "The Posthumous Papers of" this club
the Pickwick Club
At Antoine's in New Orleans, try these a la Rockefeller or fried on toast with pate de fois gras
oysters
As a verb, it means to oppose & defeat a plan or effort; as a noun, it's a seat across a boat on which a rower may sit
thwart
"The House of the Dead" is a fictionalized version of this 19th c. Russian's prison experiences
Dostoyevsky
In plants, it's the initial development growth stage from a seed or spore
germination
Microfilm called the Pumpkin Papers was evidence against this State Department official who was pursued by Richard Nixon
Alger Hiss
The "French" type of this soup with a broth base is often topped with croutons & melted cheese
onion soup