Senator Chuck Hagel has long been admired by his colleagues on both sides of the Senate floor for his honesty, integrity, and common-sense approach to the challenges of our times. The Los Angeles Times has praised his "bold positions on foreign policy and national security" and wondered, "What's not to like?" In America: Our Next Chapter, Nebraska-born Hagel offers a hard-hitting examination of the current state of our nation and provides substantial, meaningful proposals...

Long before award-winning chef Michel Richardmade his first côte de boeuf or prepared hisfirst foie gras terrine, he was a pastry chef. InLos Angeles, pastry lovers lined up outside his bakeshopon Wilshire Boulevard, waiting to enjoy the breadsand treats they'd heard were the best in town, maybeeven better than anything in Paris. Now, in this outstandingcollection, the superstar chef returns to hisfirst love, the food that made him famous—desserts.Here are mouthwatering, f...

"A different kind of cookbook . . . original, thought-provoking, and savory." —Award-winning restaurant critic Bryan Miller, from his ForewordChef Gray Kunz has teamed up with food writer Peter Kaminsky to put together a cookbook that looks precisely at what taste is. They have identified fourteen basic tastes in the chef's palate and offer recipes showing how to use these fundamental building blocks.Truly inspired combinations include Halibut with Spring O...

"This collection of varied and delicious suggestions for dressing up basic key recipes is recommended for home cooks looking to add some flair to . . . meals." — Library JournalLearn to cook one thing exceptionally well and you open the door to a multitude of possibilities, with no need for special equipment or fussy techniques.Ned Baldwin, a home cook who taught himself to be an excellent chef, sees no reason why anyone else can't do the same. By sh...

While fishing off Montauk Point one October evening, Peter Kaminsky watched in awe as the moon rose and thousands of striped bass exploded from the sea in a furious feeding frenzy. As he cast his fly into the writhing mass, Kaminsky felt a soul-to-soul connection with the world’s greatest wildlife migration: the annual parade of fish and whales, butterflies and birds past Montauk Point.For twenty-five years, Kaminsky’s daily chronicle of his month in one of fly fishing’s greatest y...

Ben Sargent, the host of Hook, Line & Dinner on Cooking Channel, shares his love of the open waters with adventure stories and seafood recipes that will entice you with their simple flavor.An avid fisherman, home cook, and veteran surfer, Ben Sargent has been mesmerized by fishing since childhood, and he catches almost everything he eats. Whether you fish or not, The Catch is the perfect book for cooking simple, delicious fish and shellfish. These...

For many of us the idea of healthy eating equals bland food, calorie counting, and general joylessness. Or we see the task of great cooking for ourselves as a complicated and expensive luxury beyond our means or ability. Now Peter Kaminsky—who has written cookbooks with four-star chefs (for example, Daniel Boulud) and no-star chefs (such as football legend John Madden)—shows us that anyone can learn to eat food that is absolutely delicious and doesn’t give you a permanently creeping waistl...

The complete fisherman’s friendThe fully updated Fishing For Dummies, 3rd Edition, experienced angler and fishing writer Greg Schwipps shows that while none of us is born to angling, we can all achieve it—and become great at it. Whether you love fishing for fun or sport, this hands-on friendly guide has everything you need to make sure that there need never be such a thing as “the one that got away!”From trout to carp, catfish to bonefish, freshwat...

One of the world's most celebrated bakers in America shares his insider’s secrets to making his delicious, artisanal bread that will have home bakers creating professional-quality products in no time—and inexpensively.Bien Cuit introduces a new approach to a proudly old-fashioned way of baking bread. In the oven of his Brooklyn bakery, Chef Zachary Golper creates loaves that are served in New York’s top restaurants and sought by bread enthusiasts around th...

A celebration of the beauty and grace of flyfishing through lyrical essays and spectacular photography.Here is a beautifully written meditation on the art, grace, and style of fly fishing, presented in a photo-driven package that’s the perfect gift for every angler. Gorgeous visuals of the world’s top flyfishing people, places, and things (from the spring creeks of Montana to the ocean flats of the Bahamas) are interspersed with quotes from the greats and more than...

A love letter of a cookbook that captures the allure of Maine and its iconic food and bounty of ingredients, from Devin Finigan, chef-owner of Aragosta, named one of Food & Wine’s best restaurants in 2024 and 2025.There is an allure to Maine that captures the imagination of so many: it’s a longing for a simpler pace of life, it’s the idyllic small towns, village greens, seaside vistas, and an endless coastline. With Maine’s pristine seafood and seasonal fr...

The former White House pastry chef for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama presents a healthy, delicious collection of dessert recipes.Treat sugar like salt. This is the mantra of Bill Yosses, a former White House pastry chef, and his secret to baking indulgent yet wholesome desserts that truly satisfy. After being tasked by First Lady Michelle Obama to create healthier treats for her family, he discovered that when he dialed back the sugar in his r...