This series of fifteen books - The Food Service Professional Guide TO Series from the editors of the Food Service Professional magazine are the best and most comprehensive books for serious food service operators available today. These step-by-step guides on a specific management subject range from finding a great site for your new restaurant to how to train your wait staff and literally everything in between.

A Last Chance GoodbyeBook Four of The Adventures of Left Eye LazyF. Ryan "Left Eye" De Dominicus has survived a lot in his short life - a mother's absence, a bully turned unexpected ally, a best friend's cancer scare, and the quiet, complicated love of the grandparents who raised him. But nothing prepared him for the week that changes everything.Two days ago, his Gigi - the woman who raised him, fed him, and taught him how to tie a tie stan...

Cyrillic manuscripts are key to understanding the pre-modern cultures of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. This collection, which brings together ten authors from seven different countries, presents a wide range of interdisciplinary viewpoints on the study of manuscripts from the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (from c. 1000 to c. 1600). Themes include language, translation techniques, and scribal and collecting practices. The chapters provide a unique survey of Cyrillic literacy, e...

This collection of three short stories, winner of the Black River Chapbook Competition, is about humans trying to understand themselves and each other, specifically across cultural borders, against the backdrop of war, and within the confines of marriage.

This book examines the political themes and policy perspectives related to, and influencing, climate change adaptation. It provides an informed primer on the politics of adaptation, a topic largely overlooked in the current scholarship and literature, and addresses questions such as why these politics are so important, what they mean, and what their implications are. The book also reviews various political texts on adaptation.

Mr. Tedd Fredd, a curious and clever bat being, leaves his home and family to find out more about humans and discovers a new and exciting world.As he explorers this sometimes dangerous new world, he needs all his wits (and explosive bum bags) to manage to survive.Escaping attempts on his life and a terrifying experience at the gates of Hell, Mr. Tedd Fredd learns his family and friends are now in peril.Returning home, he has to use all his new skills to prevent an a...

Friends to LoversAnna May Robinson has always known that Ric Justice is the only man she'll ever love—even if he considers her just his friend. When she learns she must have a baby now, or risk never having children, she takes the biggest risk of her life: persuade Ric to be the father of her child.Ric Justice’s abusive childhood taught him many hard lessons and now he uses his wealth as a shield between him and the rest of the world. He can only let down h...

IceAs the daughter of a Georgia senator, Holly Aimes is tired of living her life in the spotlight. After her movie star fiancé publicly dumps her for a sultry supermodel, the reserved security firm owner will do anything to keep from getting hurt again. When she is forced to deal with sexy late-night talk show host Michael Williams, sparks ignite. But are they hot enough to melt her icy reserve?FireAs the hunky host of a popular talk show, Michael Williams fought lo...

F. Ryan Ezra De Dominicus - "Left Eye" to his friends - is back for one more wild summer in Woodmont Falls, and this one's about to get complicated. When new neighbor MaggieMay (better known as "Maggie Mayhem") moves in across the street, she brings chaos, cartwheels, and a secret that puts Left Eye's end-of-school-year dance in serious jeopardy. Caught between loyalty to a friend and doing the right thing, Left Eye has to figure out how to make things right - for Maggie, for his best frie...

Innovative spiritual practices that establish the foundation for durable, missional changeMany congregations recognize their need to bring about change in order to become or remain vital, both spiritually and organizationally. They have a sense of what they need, and what might keep them from changing. But they don't know how to change.How Change Comes to Your Church draws on the practical experience, stories, and examples from two experienced church leaders. Patri...

Is it possible for large companies and organizations to stay efficient and successful, year by year, without need for expensive, time consuming, recurring, restructuring programs? Is it possible for large companies and organizations to act in a way that encourages all their employees to fulfill their full potential throughout their careers? The aim of the book is to prove that both questions can be answered with yes. The authors claim that the challenge no longer is about how to succeed in...

Social Judgment and Intergroup Relations: Essays in Honor of Muzafer Sherif is a stimulating collection which paints a crisp and fascinating picture of social psychology during its decades of growth into a mature science. With his important contributions in the study of social norms, attitudes, self concept, group relations, and other areas, Muzafer Sherif was a key figure in the discipline. Each essay in this book illustrates the lasting influence of Muza...