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The Magnificent Ruins
by Nayantara RoyIn this "rare feast" of a novel, a young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family&’s ancestral home–and their long-buried secrets (Rachel Lyon, author of Self-Portrait With Boy). It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a prestigious New York publishing house. But when she gets a call from her mother in India, informing her that she&’s inherited her family&’s sprawling estate, she must confront the legacy of an extended family that she thought she left behind sixteen years ago. Returning to Kolkata reunites Lila with her mother after a decade of estrangement, and then there are her grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom still live in the house, all of whom resent her sudden inheritance. To make matters more complicated, her first boyfriend seeks her out when she arrives, and her star author—and occasional lover—is suddenly determined to make things serious. As Lila tries to come to terms with both past and present, long-suppressed secrets from her family emerge, culminating in an act of shocking violence, and she must finally reckon with her inherited custom of keeping everything under the surface. Wise, witty, and deeply moving, The Magnificent Ruins is an utterly addictive read and a stunning debut.
The Milk Street Cookbook: The Definitive Guide to the New Home Cooking, with Every Recipe from the TV Show, 2017-2025
by Christopher KimballThe complete Milk Street cookbook, featuring each dish from every episodeof the hit TV show and more -- over 500 dishes in all, including 70+ new recipes from the 2023-2025 season. Christopher Kimball's James Beard, IACP, and Emmy Award-winning Milk Street TV show and cookbooks give home cooks a simpler, bolder, healthier way to eat and cook. Now featuring more than 500 tried-and-true recipes, including every recipe from every episode of the TV show, this book is the ultimate guide to high-quality, low effort cooking and the perfect kitchen companion for cooks of all skill levels. Every recipe is paired with a photograph. At Milk Street, there are no long lists of hard-to-find ingredients, strange cookware, or all day methods. Instead, every recipe has been adapted and tested for home cooks like you. You'll find simple recipes that deliver big flavors and textures fast, such as: Colima-Style Shredded Braised PorkLebanese Baked Kafta with Potatoes and TomatoesBraised Beef with Dried Figs and Quick-Pickled CabbageJapanese-Style Chicken and Vegetable CurryTurkish FlatbreadsBanana Custard Pie with Caramelized SugarSweet Potato Cupcakes with Cream Cheese-Caramel FrostingItalian Flourless Chocolate Torta Organized by type of dish--from salads, soups, grains, and vegetable sides to simple dinners and extraordinary desserts--this book is an indispensable reference that will introduce you to extraordinary new flavors and ingenious techniques.
The Power and the Glory: Life in the English Country House Before the Great War
by Adrian TinniswoodA spirited history of the English country house in its golden age For generations, the great palaces of Britain were home to living histories, noble families that had reigned for centuries. But by the end of the nineteenth century, members of elite society found themselves, for the first time, in the company of arrivistes. Their new neighbors—from chorus girls to millionaire greengrocers to guano impresarios—lacked lineage and were unencumbered by the weight of tradition. In The Power and the Glory, historian Adrian Tinniswood reconstructs life in the country house during its golden age before the Great War, when Britain ruled over a quarter of the earth&’s population and its stately homes were at their most opulent. But change was on the horizon: the landed classes were being forced to grapple not only with new neighbors, but also with new social norms and expectations. An exuberant story, The Power and the Glory offers a delicious, captivating, and often scandalous history of the British country house.
Taboo: Conversations we never had about sex, body image, work and relationships
by Hannah FergusonA vulnerable exploration of modern womanhood that weaves deeply personal stories with opinions and advice on sex, friendship, family, career and beyond.
The Ancient Eight: College Football's Ivy League and the Game They Play Today
by John FeinsteinFrom an award-winning, bestselling author, a year inside Ivy League Football, unveiling the heart and soul of college football&’s oldest teams as they compete amidst a rapidly changing collegiate sports world. The history of the Ivy League dates back to 1869 when Princeton played the first college football game against Rutgers. The Ancient Eight explores Ivy League football today. To play in the NFL, one must maintain the highest academic standards and be a great football player. The rivalries are as intense, as are the strict rules–but there is also a genuine purity n the Ivy League. Through intimate interviews with players, coaches, and key figures, Feinstein uncovers the unique culture that defines football on the Ivy League gridiron, offering unparalleled access to the remarkable coaching staffs and student-athletes who balance their academic ambitions with their passion for the game. On the field, inside the locker room, and around campus, The Ancient Eight reveals the phenomenal stories of the young men who play in today&’s Ivy League and those who coach them.
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: Staying True to Myself from the Pews to the Stage
by PJ MortonGrammy-winning singer-songwriter, keyboardist for the mega pop band Maroon 5, and founder of Morton Records, PJ Morton details the inspiring journey that led to his unique sound and urges readers to follow their own dreams. The son of pastors and gospel artists, PJ Morton grew up singing gospel music in church. As he was drawn to R&B and pop, PJ experimented in combining genres to create his own sound that record labels struggled to categorize. Despite the pressure to conform, he defied expectations and risked launching his own label, Morton Records, leading to twenty Grammy nominations and awards. PJ Morton is the rare artist who has straddled the tensions of life, whether in music or faith expressions, or in racial and cultural identities, while staying true to his New Orleans and Christian roots. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning captures his powerful journey of combining his two worlds, showing readers how to overcome obstacles as they seek their own dreams.
Love in Bloom
by Lucy EdenFor fans of B. K. Borison and Sarah Adams comes a cheeky, small-town romantic comedy about finding yourself in the weeds . . . only to find love, too. It took exactly twenty-four hours for Atlanta publicist Emma Walters&’s life to go from near-perfect to a monumental disaster. One day to break up with her boyfriend, get fired and inherit a farm. All that&’s left is for her to take the still-smoking remains of her dignity and flee to her new farm in Green Acres, Georgia. However, Emma&’s new country life is anything but peaceful. The quirky locals seem to inexplicably dislike her, and farming proves way messier than she expected. Adding to her frustration is Dan Pednekar, the farm&’s infuriatingly handsome manager, who doubts her ability to handle even the simplest tasks. Emma soon discovers that the farm isn&’t exactly what it seems. It doesn&’t sell anything, making her wonder if it's just a glorified petting zoo or if Dan is hiding something much bigger. With suspiciously named shops like Four and Twenty Blackbirds lining Main Street, it&’s clear that the whole town might be in on a secret. But when the farm—and the livelihood of the townsfolk—is threatened, Emma must come up with a plan to save it. Because when you farm around, it&’s just a matter of time before everyone finds out."A fun, fresh take on the fish out of water trope that will have you laughing out loud! Lucy Eden delivers a punchline with aplomb!" —Farrah Rochon, New York Times bestselling author of Pardon My Frenchie
Liquidate: How Money is Dissolving the World
by Alf HornborgLiquidate: How Money is Dissolving the World examines the emergence of money and its social and ecological repercussions. It views money as a new phenomenon in the evolution of life that has fundamentally transformed ecosystems and human social relations.The appearance of coined money around 600 BCE coincided with the first abstract philosophies and religions. This book shows how changes in human–environmental relations have reflected changes in social relations generated by money. The detached modern view of nature mirrors the socially detached modern individual. However, the abandonment of animism has not diminished the human propensity for fetishism – the perception of artefacts such as money tokens as indexes of what they represent. Market prices obscure the asymmetric global resource transfers that make increasingly advanced technologies possible where there is enough money. Our fetishised understandings of money and technologies cannot deal with the escalating production of entropy underlying climate change. They also drive the dramatic reduction of biological and cultural diversity under globalisation. Given these problems, many people reassess premodern and indigenous societies in search of more sustainable ideas on how to organise exchange.Liquidate: How Money is Dissolving the World will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, sociology, economics, history, semiotics, comparative religions, and indigenous studies.
Psychosis, Spirit Possession, and Child Sexual Abuse: A Jungian, Depth, and Liberation Psychology Perspective
by Hazel Da BreoThis distinctive volume examines the psychological claims of spirit possession and psychosis as they are linked to child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and poor mental health.In the context of both clinical complaints and community-based determinants, this book uses Jungian and Fanonian theory, political history, and case study analysis to explore the systems at work in projecting internalized traumas of colonialism and personal powerlessness onto a scapegoated demonic presence affecting victims/survivors of sexual violence. It focuses on populations of the global south but is relevant to victims of oppression worldwide, considering the personal unconscious and cultural complexes that influence a sense of being overtaken and controlled by supernatural or intrapsychic forces, or a desire to be.Psychosis, Spirit Possession, and Child Sexual Abuse offers an alternative framework for understanding mental processes that lead to symptoms such as auditory or visual hallucinations that often get misdiagnosed and mistreated. This is important reading for practitioners and scholars of depth psychology and is of keen interest to academics in the fields of foreign and cultural studies, as well as students and researchers in sociology, religion, or anthropology.
The Prefabricated Interior
by Deborah SchneidermanThough much attention has been given to the prefabrication of architecture, there has been little discussion on the influence and importance of prefabrication within the interior environment.This book does just that, providing a comprehensive investigation into the prefab interior from the 19th century to the present and beyond. Each chapter focuses on a typology of the prefabricated interior, looking at the bathroom, kitchen, workspace, furniture, mobile interiors, the prefab house, textiles, wearables, and the digital realm of printed interiors. Taken as a group, these chapters and illustrations indicate that constructs of the interior have been pivotal in the generation of techniques and processes of prefabrication in architecture and the built environment. Chapters explore a diverse range of examples of innovative prefabricated elements and assemblages within interior environments, illustrating the inherent sustainability, accessibility, building efficiency, and affordability of prefabricated design.The culmination of a decade of research by the leading expert on the topic, this will be the go-to resource on prefabricated interiors and an important read for all students and researchers in interior design.
Violence and Harm in the Animal Industrial Complex: Human-Animal Entanglements
by Gwen Hunnicutt Richard Twine Kenneth MentorThis book grapples with multispecies violent exploitations embedded in corridors of power within the animal-industrial complex (A-IC). The A-IC is a useful framework for understanding how exploitative human-animal relations are central to capitalist relations and profit accumulation. ‘A-IC-related-violence’ – killing animals for economic gain – has a ripple effect which results in profound consequences for humans as well.This collection of international scholarship explores topics as varied as how A-IC-related-violence is reproduced and sustained through rapidly changing discursive strategies, ideological architecture, and particular cultural forms that elide and legitimize animal cruelty. Several chapters expose collusion between governments, corporations, and academia as central to maintaining dominance of A-IC-related-violence. Other scholars explore the trouble with making the conditions of “meat” production visible – of de-fetishizing meat commodities. The scholarship critically explores dynamic components of an apparatus that enables A-IC-related-violence and harm but is situated within the capitalist order and charts A-IC-related-violence as the key profit-generating practice in select domains of the A-IC.The book unmasks inherent cruelties in a proliferation of social forms that ultimately reflect a socioeconomic system that centralizes capitalist life characterized by endless growth, competitiveness, and profligate consumption. This is essential reading for those engaged in critical criminology, green criminology, violence studies, peace and conflict studies, critical animal studies, or animal rights-oriented scholars.
Islamic Finance, Governance and Regulation: Global Perspectives (Islamic Business and Finance Series)
by Hakimah Yaacob Razali Mat Zin Qaisar AliIslamic financial institutions (IFIs) are often criticized due to insufficient regulatory provision, thus lowering clients’ confidence in them. Additionally, few countries have well-established legislation relating to the Islamic finance industry, while others are only now developing preliminary regulations to incorporate Islamic finance within their own financial systems. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Islamic financial regulation, outlining the regulatory landscape in various jurisdictions, examining how it supports the development and foundation of IFIs and addressing the regulation and supervision of IFIs from a global perspective. The book begins by introducing Islamic finance and its current position in the international banking system, then goes on to review the historical developments of the field. It discusses the key financial regulators, their functions, and the regulations that have been implemented to foster the growth of Islamic finance. It includes cases from both Eastern and Western countries. It thoroughly examines how Shariah principles are integrated into the regulatory framework of Islamic finance. Specifically, the book examines the laws and arrangements established in different countries regarding the governance of the Islamic finance industry as well as the legal criteria for setting up and governing IFIs. The focus is on exploring diverging laws and their impact on developing Islamic Finance. This will serve as an academic and practitioner guide to understanding the preliminary regulations required for the establishment, governance, and management of IFIs. Also, it offers practical insights and guidance for professionals working in the Islamic finance industry, including bankers, lawyers, regulators, and policymakers.
Foundations of Quantitative Finance, Book VI: Densities, Transformed Distributions, and Limit Theorems (Chapman and Hall/CRC Financial Mathematics Series)
by Robert R. ReitanoEvery finance professional wants and needs a competitive edge. A firm foundation in advanced mathematics can translate into dramatic advantages to professionals willing to obtain it. Many are not—and that is the competitive edge these books offer the astute reader.Published under the collective title of Foundations of Quantitative Finance, this set of ten books develops the advanced topics in mathematics that finance professionals need to advance their careers. These books expand the theory most do not learn in graduate finance programs, or in most financial mathematics undergraduate and graduate courses.As an investment executive and authoritative instructor, Robert R. Reitano presents the mathematical theories he encountered and used in nearly three decades in the financial services industry and two decades in academia where he taught in highly respected graduate programs.Readers should be quantitatively literate and familiar with the developments in the earlier books in the set. While the set offers a continuous progression through these topics, each title can be studied independently.Features Extensively referenced to materials from earlier books Presents the theory needed to support advanced applications Supplements previous training in mathematics, with more detailed developments Built from the author's five decades of experience in industry, research, and teaching Published and forthcoming titles in the Robert R. Reitano Quantitative Finance Series:Book I: Measure Spaces and Measurable FunctionsBook II: Probability Spaces and Random VariablesBook III: The Integrals of Riemann, Lebesgue and (Riemann-)StieltjesBook IV: Distribution Functions and ExpectationsBook V: General Measure and Integration TheoryBook VI: Densities, Transformed Distributions, and Limit TheoremsBook VII: Brownian Motion and Other Stochastic ProcessesBook VIII: Itô Integration and Stochastic Calculus 1Book IX: Stochastic Calculus 2 and Stochastic Differential EquationsBook X: Classical Models and Applications in Finance
Dreams: The Basics (The Basics)
by Dale Mathers Carola MathersDreams: The Basics presents introductory and accessible information about what dreams are, where they come from, what they do, and how to understand and work with them.This book demythologises dream interpretation, with each chapter inviting the reader to ask questions about their own dreams and try exercises. Chapters explore social dreaming, how culture impacts dreams, and their use in counselling, therapy, and analysis. They offer suggestions about how to engage with and develop a skill set to work with dreams. This book summarises the latest thinking and research in this subject, as well as exploring key analytic theorists such as Freud, Jung, and their successors. A glossary is included, along with useful diagrams and images.The book is aimed at high school and A-level students, undergraduate students, and anyone interested in dreams.
Roads Not Taken: Progressive Populism in Historical Perspective
by Michael KimmelUsing a range of in-depth historical case studies, this timely work excavates the oft-forgotten tradition of progressive populism and highlights the relevance of such movements to our own tumultuous times.Populism in its 21st-century guise is often centered around exclusionary notions of nationality and the exultation of an authoritarian leader. Yet, as this book demonstrates, this has not always been the case. As demonstrated by the Levellers in the English Civil War and the Sans-Culottes in the French Revolution, the ideas of progressive populism have often surfaced in the midst of revolution where they have sought to ensure that revolutions do not deviate from their lofty ideals. Progressive populism has also emerged during periods of crisis and social dislocation, reasserting conceptions of the “moral economy” and a romanticized view of the past in support of their goals. By looking at the trajectories of past iterations of these ideas, Michael Kimmel retrieves a different populism, based not upon the illusory entity of “the people,” but something more concrete: the capacity of real people, living their lives with a sense of both autonomy and community.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in disciplines including sociology, history, and political science.
Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World
by Kjell BrataasBringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World presents a wide-ranging understanding and exploration on memorials and monuments built in the aftermath of accidents, natural disasters and acts of violence.Disaster management expert, Kjell Brataas, provides a compassionate voice to difficult and complex situations as well as practical advice based on lessons learned through academic research, site visits and personal experience. Brataas illustrates a wide range of monuments and memorial projects from all over the world and explains the process of their creation and the challenges that occur in memorialization processes. He further proposes strategies for dealing with trials and controversies in similar future developments.Features include: Personal interviews with key stakeholders in the field of memorializing, psychology and victim support, who have first-hand experience with memorial projects Insights, lessons learned and advice from scholars, professors, politicians, support group leaders, survivors, bereaved, community leaders and neighbors Reporting on more than 80 memorials from around the world, including New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Sahara, Chile, Japan and South Korea Suggested reading, including books, reports and presentations on the topic Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World is important reading for all practicing professionals, for those who study and teach the importance and the process of developing memorials and monuments and for everyone interested in crisis management and the aftermath of disasters.
Dissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology)
by Catherine LambertDissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority focuses on the responses of a group of twenty-first-century women to the lives and writings of thirteenth-century beguine mystics, and reveals how the struggle to discover their own inner spiritual authority connects two groups of women across centuries. For contemporary women who are disenchanted with the institutional church and who seek spiritual direction, models deeply rooted within the tradition may not be the most helpful. The author explores the value of exemplars from the fringes, ushering Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete into the spotlight. The contemporary women studied developed a relationship with the beguines that transformed and influenced their own journeys. Their encounters underline the importance of re-membering the beguine mystics, the value of contemplative engagement with historical mystics, and the need for explicit validation of the richness of the edges of tradition within spiritual direction.Dissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority will be of particular interest to scholars of mysticism and spirituality as well as practical, pastoral, and feminist theology.
Code: An Esoteric Guide to British Sitcoms
by Sophie Sleigh-JohnsonAn alternative occult and esoteric history of England told through one of its most popular cultural forms: the comedy sitcom.Code: Damp is a sometimes-comedic field report that charts an esoteric code hidden within the twin poles of 1970s sitcoms Rising Damp and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Outlining how past cultural patterns condensate and repeat through technology, time is shown to be a damp condensation seeping through the centuries and out onto the telly. Interspersed with the author&’s own photographs, prints, Holsten Pils cans, local newspaper entries and carrier bags, as well as a whole host of other characters, the work seems an antiquarian&’s conceit that takes time travel as a metaphoric methodology. This is not media studies; more an allegory of all reality as (tele)visual recorded history, excavating the strata of haunted technology from which the fragile band of code comprising our sense of time is briefly emitted. Drawing connections between incidents of ancient and popular culture, from Mark E. Smith&’s lyric— &“They say damp records the past&”—to Rising Damp&’s (meta)physical structure of decay, the book finds damp&’s temporal power manifest in everything from alchemy, mysticism, and parish folklore to pulp, Time Team, darts, the local newspaper and, of course, the sitcom. Merging the vast with the parochial, the occult with the comedic, Code: Damp tunes into the weird demands of damp as a time-traveling material at the intersections of comedy, myth and technology, taking all three as serious resources to better (dis)orient the ground we stand on.
The Stupendous Switcheroo #3: Can't Go Home Again (The Stupendous Switcheroo #3)
by Mary Winn Heider Chad SellThe heroic cast of rag-tag, superpowered kids are back! In this third installment of the highly illustrated series, can the Stupendous Switcheroo change his fate from #1 undesirable prisoner to top student at the Valor Innovations Academy?When the Stupendous Switcheroo—Switch, for short—set out to rescue his mom from supervillain jail, he never imagined he could be captured instead.Now, Switch is plotting his escape—but a failed attempt quickly proves it&’s an impossible mission. But then, mastermind Vin Valor offers Switch a bargain: he can remain a prisoner… or he can join the Valor Innovations Academy instead.Switch is reluctant to choose between two evils—but maybe the resources at VIA will help him finally find a way back home. What he finds instead is a web of sinister secrets—and the family robot, Al, who has snuck into VIA to be Switch&’s sidekick in disguise!It turns out reclaiming his freedom isn't the hardest mission—but figuring out where to go next sure is....
When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers
by America's Test KitchenA first-of-its-kind Southern cookbook featuring more than 300 Cook's Country recipes and fascinating insights into the culinary techniques and heroes of the American South.Tour the diverse history of Southern food through 200+ stories of women who've shaped the cuisine!Shepherded by Toni Tipton-Martin and Cook's Country Executive Editor and TV personality Morgan Bolling, When Southern Women Cook showcases the hard work, hospitality, and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today. 70+ voices paint a true picture of the South: Emmy Award–winning producer and author Von Diaz covers Caribbean immigrant foodways through Southern stews; food journalist Kim Severson delves into recipes' power as cultural currency; mixologist and beverage historian Tiffanie Barriere reflects on Juneteenth customs including red drink. Consulting food historian KC Hysmith contributes important—and fascinating—context throughout. 300 Recipes—must-knows, little-knowns, and modern inventions: Regional Brunswick Stew, Dollywood Cinnamon Bread, Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi, and Oat Guava Cookies bridge the gap between what Southern cooking is known for and how it continues to evolve.Recipe headnotes contextualize your cooking: Learn Edna Lewis&’ biscuit wisdom. Read about Waffle House and fry chicken thighs to top light-as-air waffles. Meet Joy Perrine, the "Bad Girl of Bourbon."Covering every region and flavor of the American South, from Texas Barbecue to Gullah Geechee rice dishes, this collection of 300 recipes is a joyous celebration of Southern cuisine and its diverse heroes, past and present.
Get Your Spirit Back: Break Free of Negative Self-Talk and Step Fully Into Your Calling
by Earl McClellanIn this bold call to find your purpose, a sought-after speaker and devoted pastor inspires you to show up to your life with God-given confidence by moving beyond insecurity and negative self-talk.&“In a world focused on the exterior, Earl McClellan reveals that real transformation always begins within.&”—Rich Wilkerson, lead pastor of VOUS ChurchWhat if the main thing holding you back in life is . . . you?Pastor Earl McClellan knew he&’d been given a gift for leadership, yet too often whenever the time came to speak up, he would shy away. He passed the spotlight to others until God challenged him to stop sidestepping his calling. Now a speaker and church founder, McClellan shares how he learned to break free from the prisons of insecurity, negativity, and confusion.In this manifesto of courage and purpose, McClellan draws fresh insights from the life of the unlikely biblical hero Gideon to help you do the same. Discover how to• identify when God is speaking and when you&’re overthinking• replace insecurity with God-given confidence• follow God&’s call with bold humility• engage God&’s presence, power, and favor wherever you goIf you&’ve ever felt you had more to give—leadership, courage, kindness—but have struggled to fully unleash these qualities, Get Your Spirit Back is the catalyst you need. Liberate yourself from the mindset holding you back and stand in the confidence of who God made you to be.
Everybody Loves Chocolate: Delicious recipes from around the world
by Jennifer DonovanThe only chocolate-themed cookbook to offer recipes from all over the world in a beautiful hardback with color photographs – the perfect gift for chocaholics! Over 90 decadent chocolate recipes from around the globe.Whether you want to bake homemade cakes or brownies, create spectacular desserts for a party or craft mini chocolate treats, you&’ll find something to love here. Take a tour around the globe and learn the best chocolate recipes from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia–Pacific and Africa. ♥ Perfect familiar favourites such as the American classic Chocolate Fudge Cake. ♥ Discover Mexico&’s famous fried donut treat: Chocolate Sopapillas. ♥ Experiment with flavour with Japan&’s Matcha & White Chocolate Blondies. ♥ Get a taste of Italy with the Chocolate Tiramisu or Chocolate & Pistachio Biscotti. ♥ Put an Irish spin on meringue with the Coffee Liqueur Meringue with Chocolate. ♥ Craft a gift inspired by the Middle East with Marzipan-stuffed Chocolate Dates.A one-stop bible for chocoholics, this book offers everything you need to quench your sweet tooth cravings.
Princeton Review AP U.S. History Premium Prep, 24th Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Digital Practice Online + Content Review (College Test Preparation)
by The Princeton ReviewPREMIUM PRACTICE FOR A PERFECT 5! Ace the new Digital AP U.S. History Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 6 practice tests with answer explanations, timed online practice, and thorough content reviews.Techniques That Actually Work• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test• Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically• Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harderEverything You Need for a High Score• Updated to address the new digital exam• Detailed coverage of the short-answer and source-based multiple-choice questions• In-depth guidance on the document-based and long essay questions• Access to digital flashcards for core content, study plans, a key terms and concepts list, and more via your online Student ToolsPremium Practice for AP Excellence• 6 full-length practice tests (4 in the book, 2 online) with complete answer explanations• Online tests provided as both digital versions (with timer option to simulate exam experience) online, and as downloadable PDFs (with interactive elements mimicking the exam interface)• Pacing drills to help you maximize points
Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination
by Carole Boston WeatherfordTake a journey through the creative process that led folk artist Vollis Simpson to create his wonderful and whimsical wind-powered whirligigs and more in this STEAM/STEM picture book.Vollis Simpson was a man with a curious mind—always eager to know how things worked and how to fix them. Growing up on a farm in North Carolina, he loved to tinker with machines. And when he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Vollis kept right on tinkering. His ingenuity allowed him to build things no one would have thought to create from scraps—a washing machine out of airplane parts and a motorcycle out of a bike. After the war, his passion for metal creations picked up speed—turning into a whirlwind of windmills as far as the eye could see. Luckily, Vollis&’s fanciful and colorful windmills have been preserved at a park in Wilson, NC, where visitors can behold his magnificent and towering creations forever whizzing in the air.
The Fermentation Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, and Science for Everyday Preserving
by Sam CooperThe Fermenter’s Almanac is a comprehensive guide that explores the fascinating world of fermentation, showcasing a wide range of authentic and adapted techniques using seasonal and homegrown ingredients.This book aims to bridge the gap between professional kitchens and home kitchens, providing readers with practical knowledge and inspiring recipes to unlock incredible flavors, enhance nutrition, improve gut health, and foster a deeper connection to food.The health benefits of fermented foods have long been celebrated, and this title provides an introduction to wild cultures and how to harness them in your home kitchen. Delving into the historical roots of fermentation, The Fermenter’s Almanac will explore traditional methods from across cultures and continents.With step-by-step instructions and photography, this practical guide to fermentation takes a seasonal approach, ensuring that your cabinets are stocked with gut-boosting bacteria all year round, along with recipes on how best to utilize them in your everyday.