This “sophisticated collection of 100 cookie recipes” from the legendary pastry chef will take you “well beyond the basic chocolate chip cookie” (Publishers Weekly).For three generations, François Payard’s family has been pleasing palates with mouth-watering pastries and confectionaries. Now, the renowned chef shares his favorite recipes for one of the most beloved desserts in the world: cookies.Filled with family recipes, elegant showstoppers, and...

When it comes to sweets, the French do it best!If you love macarons, sablé petit fours, and madeleines, you're in for a sweet treat. This delicious cookbook is full of recipes for bite-size French desserts that pack a sweet punch. With the tiny desserts featured in Les Petits Sweets, you can taste more than one, or have a dessert-tasting party to try them all. And try them you must. With flavors like:Earl Greylavendercassi...

The ultimate, easy-to-follow guide to making delectable, bakery-quality macarons at home!With their dazzling colors, bright flavors, and Parisian elegance, macarons have become a worldwide sensation. These little delights may seem daunting for home bakers, but authors Kathryn Gordon and Anne E. McBride are here to demystify macarons.With detailed instructions and a convenient Troubleshooting Guide, Les Petits Macrons features dozens of flavor combina...

Turn a passion for food into the job of a lifetime with the insider advice in Culinary Careers.Working in food can mean cooking on the line in a restaurant, of course, but there are so many more career paths available. No one knows this better than Rick Smilow—president of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), the award-winning culinary school in New York City—who has seen ICE graduates go on to prime jobs both in and out of professional kitchens. Tapping into that va...

Pearl is afraid of the Orange Monsters in the woods that Jack told her about.

This title was first published in 2001. Detailed interviews with activists and case studies of decision-making bodies show how different membership groups exploit equal opportunities strategies to facilitate or impede women. These case studies expose the conundrum of understanding women as a differentiated but distinct membership group. They illustrate why women activists need to be understood in their diverse and multiple roles of being low paid workers, black women, lesbians and members ...

This title was first published in 2001. Detailed interviews with activists and case studies of decision-making bodies show how different membership groups exploit equal opportunities strategies to facilitate or impede women. These case studies expose the conundrum of understanding women as a differentiated but distinct membership group. They illustrate why women activists need to be understood in their diverse and multiple roles of being low paid workers, black women, lesbians and members ...

Dixie, a dachshund, goes looking in search of her first squirrel.

With millions of books screaming for readers’ attention, authors must find ways to win readers through—you guessed it—social media! This book helps navigate the social media overload and makes it possible for authors at all tech-savvy levels to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blog tours, and more online avenues to market and sell books. Understand social media and sell more books than you thought possible!

Leanne Rose is a thirteen-year-old, smart, knowledgeable of history and its truth. Whose challenged to find the pieces of Merlin's staff, to save her parents. Leanne, with the help of her two older brothers, are on a journey across the United Kingdom. Where their father's journal helps them solve riddles to finding the missing pieces of Merlin's staff. Leanne Rose is a 'Indiana Jones' meets Merlin type of story. Taking place in Modern UK. Just like 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.' Lea...

Rabbits are now the third most popular pet in Britain, but few owners truly understand their behavioural issues. Many of the problems rabbits demonstrate can be avoided if their living conditions are adapted to follow their natural instincts, and Dr Anne McBride shows readers how best to do this. From clarifying how rabbits live and breed in the wild to detailing the instincts your pet rabbit has inherited, Dr McBride explains what makes your rabbit act in certain ways.Authoritativ...

Across the country, communities rely on their planning commissions for guidance. But who guides the planning commissioners?This step-by-step guidebook gets new commissioners off on the right foot and helps experienced commission members navigate their roles. The authors, all practicing planners, have worked extensively with planning commissions for decades. They have watched commissioners scramble up a steep learning curve, sit in the hot seat of controversy, and strive to make sou...