"I remember exactly when I decided to kill Jim Knipfle. It was a Tuesday morning after a long Columbus Day weekend. I celebrated Columbus with three days of drinking , weaving and cursing and pissing on my shoes. By Tuesday I was way past drunk and well into poisoned; if Congress had declared Columbus Week instead of Columbus Day, I would have been dead."This is the first paragraph of Killers, a novel narrated in English by Emanuel Cardoso.Cardoso is a food writer who has co...

A book for smart people in a hurry,this book gives an intelligent reader a succinct, college level course in wine in the minimum amount of time. Every effort has been made to respect both the subject matter and the reader's intelligence.

A book for the legions of people who are discovering that beer is a delicious, highly affordable drink that's available in an almost infinite variety. At last, a beer course for smarties.

The Bachelor's Cat is the story of an artist, a difficult and romantic man. The artist brings home a stray cat and the cat teaches him some things about love.

This book follows the journey of one highly curious and questing therapist from an instrumental, causal approach to family therapy to a collaborative, communal one.Because Lynn Hoffman has been in the field for almost forty years and has worked with so many of its influential thinkers, the book is also a history of family therapy's evolution. Her knowledge of family therapy is intimate and deep; her perspective is clear-eyed and often wryly humorous.Readers...

For this book, the author has not only compiled her writing for the last ten years, but she has written her own commentary about the personal and intellectual journey which led her from one paper to the next. The papers themselves read like a chronicle of the major ideas of the past ten years, but her commentary sheds a new light on the process of learning. It enables the reader to understand the way one woman has listened to the voices of a changing environment, and listened to the change...

This multi-book file includes: Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by W. Carew Hazlitt, 1902; The Forme of Cury, a Roll of Ancient English Cookery, complied about 1390 by the master-cooks of Richard II; Chocolate of an Indian Drinke by Captain James Wadsworth, 1652; The Compleat Cook, 1658; The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened, 1669; A Queens Delight or The Art of Preserving Conserving and Candying, 1671; The Queen-Like Closet or Rich Cabinet Stored with All Manner of Rare Receip...

This collection, first published in 1868, includes: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, c. 1460 Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, 1513; The Boke of Curtasye, c. 1460; R. Weste's Booke of Demeanor, 1619; Seager's Schoole of Vertue, 1557; The Babees Book, 1475; Aristotle's ABC, 1430; Urbanitatis, c. 1460; Stans Puer ad Mensam; The Lytylle Childrenes Lytil Boke, c. 1480; For to serve a Lord; Symon's Lesson of Wysedome for all Maner Chyldryn; The Birched School-Boy, c. 1500; plus short related i...

This top 50 of amazing smoothie recipes is based on an internet poll.Try them all and read about their health and nutritional benefits.These smoothies are so good, you will surely be overwhelmed by theirgorgeous taste. These smoothies are delicious at anytime of the year!Easy to follow steps so anyone can make and enjoy them!Each of the recipes have easy to follow steps allowing anyone to makethem in no time at all.Understand the health & ...

I first became a vegetarian when I was 16 years old. When I was a teenager the only vegetarian foods around were boring iceberg lettuce salads, Morning Star Basic, and tasteless veggie burgers. Vegetarian pre-made meals have come a long way since then and there are a variety of meat substitutes to choose from that make meatless meals easier to prepare and enjoy. Over the years I have come up with all sorts of concoctions for making vegetarian meals from a mixture of cultures. Best Vegetari...

Texas Backyard BBQ is a collection of 117 recipes and 62 color pictures. There are recipes for Rubs & Sauces, Red Meats, Pork, Poultry, Seafood, Vegetarian, Side Dishes, Desserts, and Drinks. This is not just a cookbook for grilling meat - it includes everything you might want to serve at a backyard BBQ party.Each recipe was personally prepared by me and tasted by many hungry friends.

Are you tired of never achieving your dreams and goals and watching opportunities pass you by?Are you tired of living on the edge because of all the stress you have in your life from procrastinating?"Procrastination is the process by which people intentionally or habitually delay a task by finding excuses to avoid it, or ignoring it altogether."Everyone procrastinates from time to time. For some people, procrastination is a nuisance slowing down the inevitable. But ...