Les Genies du chocolat, refered to as "the bible" is the most comprehensive work on the highest quality chocolate in the world today. Crafted with great sensitivity with meticulous editing, this pioneering masterpiece unravels an undiscovered territory of French gastronomy.
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By carefully selecting 150 of the most interesting and recognizable symbols of Chinese culture, the six volume Chinese edition of Symbols of China has been condensed into this single hardcover edition of 250 pages containing an impressive 200 pictures. SYMBOLS OF CHINA examines those things that make China Chinese. From chopsticks to calligraphy, the Spring Festival to Shangri-La, Ah Q to Zhong Ku, these icons symbolize the very essence of China. Understanding them gives a deeper understanding of this ancient civilization.
“Your biggest problem,” shouts a sadistic instructor at a confused group of writers, “is that you’re too mass-market!” The first story in Bighead Horse’s How to Write a Worstseller tells of an unusual workshop whose participants learn how to curb their sales appeal. This book generates from this story and fictionalises a writing contest with prize of 30 million RMB. The stories touch upon a rich range of topics and display a diverse spectrum of styles, while the author is concealed in the elaborated stories and hidden behind the different writer identities. This collection of stories demonstrates the author's command of writing novels in different styles and themes.
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Latest collection of short stories by A Yi written during 2012-2015. Eight profound stories about the reality of people from bottom of the society. A Yi is like a magician who touches the urban life, past and present and the vision of ordinary people, and presents modern society’s pain of desire. The illiterate old woman came to the city and lived with her granddaughter together, but they hated each other gradually and died in two days successively; the villagers chased a mysterious old man and showed the extraordinary creativity of brutality after getting the optional disposal right; the prominent writer suffered a lot due to the talented rookie and could not face the judgment of fate since then
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This book presents over 40 cases of bamboo development across 22 major bamboo-industry countries and explores the knowledge gained from their successes and failures. It synthesises experiences and exchanges with country experts from international training courses and consultations, study tours, and seminars. Each case includes observations and summaries of discussions related to the development of bamboo-based industries in a healthy, sustainable way, and the facilitation of strategic and balanced development of bamboo in different global regions. Industrial and artisanal bamboo growing and processing is expanding worldwide and this book brings together key experiences to help inform future developments. This book provides an analysis of bamboo plant features, including strong renewability, fast-growing, and high biomass production. It also reviews important ecological functions of bamboos, such as water and soil conservation, carbon sink and storage, and adaptation to climate change, as well as addressing the diversified culture of bamboo and key issues affecting the sector. Sustainable Bamboo Development: - Is authored by an internationally recognised leading expert in the growth and use of bamboo - Takes a holistic view, covering technical, socio-economic, policy, cultural and business development - Provides practical knowledge to guide the development of bamboo sectors - Gives a clear idea and rich examples of what has been attempted in many countries - Acts as a roadmap for using bamboo as a poverty reduction and environmental security tool Highly illustrated and in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in bamboo, from private sector investors to governmental and development agencies, academic researchers and students.
The Proud Chopsticks tells the origin and tale of Chinese chopsticks with the story of Little Panda and his friends. Little Panda is invited to join Little Dragon’s birthday party; they will eat birthday noodles at the party, which is the tradition of Chinese birthday. But Little Panda don’t know how to use chopsticks. With the help of Little Rabbit, he tried to learn and practice to use chopsticks persistently, though he failed many times. Finally, Little Panda makes a success and enjoy birthday noodles with his friends happily.
Wendy Wu is an ordinary teenager who lives with her parents. She has always been taught about the virtues of peace, tranquillity and respect, always to use spoken word instead of violence.When fate delivers a cruel blow, her life is turned upside down. Mentally and emotionally Wendy struggles to come to terms with the changes and pretends that nothing has happened.Each evening, Wendy hides away in her room and passes time by continuing to make chopsticks for the family restaurant that is no more; the very same chopsticks that are soon to become her weapon for serving justice... A tale of betrayal, adventure and revenge.
Starting with the notion that some traditions—like drinking green tea for health and mental acuity—embody timeless wisdom for living, Toshimi A. Kayaki offers dozens of wise old Japanese ways for improving how you look and feel while respecting nature and the environment. Carry your own pair of chopsticks, wear five-toe socks, eat salty plums, use rice water as floor wax, do “eco-laundry,” and always set aside 10 percent for savings . . . you get the idea. By leading a “green tea life,” you’ll help yourself and the planet.
In each of these lovingly designed little booklets, the great panda bear explains various aspects of the often exotic-looking Chinese culture to his animal friends. He shows his friend the squirrel, what is important about calligraphy or he invites his friend the badger to take part in a tea ceremony. But at times the friends have fun finding out new things to do: chopsticks can not only be used for eating, they are also wonderful for juggling!
Imagine Jason Bourne meets an older and grumpier John McClane, both inadvertent players in a top-secret, international arms deal scandal worth billions of dollars. Spice the story with black humor, Chinese cuisine, and secret societies, and you get THE SNIPER – a truly original take on the international thriller, Taiwanese style. Twelve days before retirement, Taipei police detective Wu is given a curious case: A Navy officer’s suicide in his hotel room. He is clearly murdered, Wu thinks, but the military wants to close the case as suicide, with no questions asked. And that is only the first of a series of suspicious deaths. At the same time, a sleeping cell is called to action. Alex is a young Taiwanese sniper, ex-Marine, ex-French Foreign Legion, currently a fried rice chef in Manarola, Italy. Ordered to assassinate a high-level Taiwanese government advisor in Rome, he is soon on the run, hunted by his old brothers-in-arms across Europe. Who is killing Navy officers in Taiwan? And who ordered the kill in Rome? As Wu races against time to solve the mounting cases before retirement, Alex embarks on a journey back to Taiwan, back to his beginning, where a group of war orphans were raised by a benevolent “grandpa” and trained to serve the nation. Based on the biggest military corruption case in Taiwan history – the murder of Navy Captain Yin Ching-feng – THE SNIPER is both a masterclass in thriller writing and a study of the heart of darkness in time of war and peace. Chang is working on the sequel, THE SNIPER AND THE MISSING BULLETS.
Does science give you a headache? Do you find it impossible to get to grips with scientific principles and how to apply them? This book presents 25 essential scientific principles from everyday life, and 75 simple but super-cool scientific experiments and offers children a stress-free way of learning about science. STEAM education is very popular at the moment, but do you tense up at the thought of physics and chemistry? Do you stress when you think about science? Then let Ms. Penny show you how to do amazing experiments and learn basic scientific principles. She’ll show you the most fun ways to enter the world of science. Designed as a 12-month course, this book presents 25 essential scientific principles from everyday life through 75 simple and fun experiments. There are clear diagrams explaining the scientific principles, lists of the materials needed and step-by-step instructions, making it super-easy for readers to carry out the experiments. As all the materials needed can be found at home, there’s no need to spend more money on preparing specially. Interesting scientific facts and phenomena from the world around us are brought in too, making science easy to follow and relevant. Ms. Penny has many years of experience in science education. She has specially designed this collection of experiments to suit the interests of students aged 11 to 15, so they will stop being afraid of science, and want to do experiments every day!
An illustrated little manual teaching the basics of musics, with drawings, games, curiosities and tests for the young musicians!
Jane is a Los Angeles nurse who grew up in a Christian cult that puts celebrities on trial for their sins. Daniel is a has-been actor whose career ended when the cult family members nearly killed him for flirting with her. Eight years after a romantic meet-cute in Battery Park, both search for someone to fill the gap they imagine the other could’ve filled if given the chance. Jane compulsively goes on dates with every self-professed expert in art, music, and food hoping they will teach her the nuances of the culture she couldn’t access in her youth. Daniel looks for a girlfriend who will accept the disabilities left from the cult attack. A loving woman will prove to Daniel’s blockbuster star brother, Steve, that he’s capable of a supporting role in Steve’s upcoming movie and relaunching Daniel’s career. When a chance encounter unexpectedly reunites them, Jane and Daniel not only see another chance at the love they lost, but an opportunity to create the lives they’ve always wanted. The only question is whether their families will let them.
Designed for teaching at Council of Europe language level CEF - B1/B2. Where CEF is Common European Framework. Visuals and exercises at Upper Intermediate Level. Grammar taught includes: Present Perfect / Continuous 2nd Conditional Past Perfect 3rd Conditional Future Perfect Present Continuous Passive Present Perfect Passives Comparing Passives 'Used to' exact CONTENTS are as follows: Pictures (Side A) / Exercises (Side B) 1 Overview of tenses 2 Present Perfect / Continuous 3 2nd Conditional 4 Past Perfect 5 3rd Conditional 6 Future Perfect (and ‘might have’) 7 Present Continuous Passive 8 Present Perfect Passive 9 Comparing Passives 10 ‘Used to’ 11 ‘Must have’ / ‘Should have’ 12 Revision
The story actually starts with Kevin Keegan, the Liverpool forwardwith the extravagant perm who became Campino’s idol during the1970s because he showed him which side he needed to be on.And when Campino became a punk musician, England was the answerto all his questions. He adored full English breakfast, Londonand even the Queen. What could be more obvious than the decisionfor the best football team in the world, Liverpool FC? This earlypassion has summed up all the contradictions of his backgroundas the son of an English mother and a German judge. Didit also have to do with the love for his mother and the austerity ofhis Prussian-bred father? - In his first book, Campino talks aboutall this, his German-English family and his burning passion for LiverpoolFC, which has quite a lot to do with his love of music. In it,a musician shows himself as a narrator who writes about tragedyand comedy, about loyalty and happiness - and about how it feelsto finally, finally be Champions of England.
“Hitmen don’t worry about what their underwear’s like, but then proper hitmen don’t poo in their pants.” When Tom White’s dead-end life is blighted by his neighbour’s parties Tom’s aversion to face to face confrontation leads him to an unusual action: he kills the noise pollutant. Unknown to Tom, the neighbour was a target for Stan Costanza, head of a powerful criminal enterprise. Costanza’s heavies are more adept than the police at tracking Tom down and in a farcically comic meeting become convinced that Tom is a skilled lone assassin “one of them ones with the eastern mystical influences”. They offer him another hit and Tom, too scared and perhaps too flattered to decline, takes the job, and the next. Colin, Tom’s best friend, shares Tom’s macabre moral compass and rides shotgun on his assignments, leading to a series of comedy set-pieces but inevitably into darker waters as the reality of their actions takes hold, causing the pair to fall out. Tom catches the interest of Laura, the barmaid in his local pub, and becomes torn between his desire for the long-term object of his affections and the need to keep his nefarious activities from her. When the impossibly beautiful Stephanie arrives, Tom assumes she is a high-ranking member of Costanza’s operation and takes the contracts she assigns. Stephanie doesn’t tell him that her father was murdered by Stan Costanza in a criminal coup d’etat. Stephanie is orchestrating a turf-war between two rival gangs using Tom, along with some of Costanza’s own people, as a key piece in her game to avenge her father’s death and regain her birthright. By the time he realises that he is an unwitting double agent, Tom is being pursued by two police forces and both gangs. As the net closes around him he has no option but to ‘fess up to Laura, make peace with Colin and leave his fate in the hands of Stephanie. Costanza meets his arch-rival, Joe Barrett, for a sit-down to discusstheir mutual problem - namely Tom White - but this is actually Stephanie’s final push. She shows her cards to the hapless crime-lords, including the fact that she has turned most of their own men against them. In a final showdown, Stephanie kills both men and takes what is rightfully hers. But what of Tom? Wanted for murder he badly needs a fresh start. Stephanie uses her valuable connections to set up a new life for him, Laura and Colin under the cloak of the witness protection program in the USA. They have a new home, new names and Tom has a new job, one that makes good use of his talents and protects his anonymity: an executioner for the state of Texas. Accidental Hitman is a thriller but features large doses of comedy in the rapport between the characters, the first-person narrator’s musings on modern life and the farcical situations Tom and Colin bumble into as they carry out their murders-to-order. All rights are available.
Photocopiable resource to introduce, recycle, practice and test vocabulary at Elementary level Book A is the first of 3 books Twenty topic-based units in each book with revision pages Teaching notes provide dozens of creative ways to promote interest and commit vocabulary to long-term memory Designed for teaching at Council of Europe language level CEF – A1. Where CEF is Common European Framework. Individual units have topics which include ... My Family My Town My Home People Parts of the body In the street 1 In the street 2 In the country At the seaside The weather Jobs 1 Jobs 2 Hobbies Holidays Places to stay Food and cooking 1 Food and cooking 2 Restaurants Review 1 - 9 Review 10 - 18 Each topic lessons is self-contained and is designed to be photocopied for immediate use. Wonderful lively illustrations of the target language
A conspiracy to take over the USA has been in development since soon after WWII, led by two mega-rich industrialists and a team of powerful interests in the Pentagon, Politics, the Church, Big Crime and Law Enforcement. But none of the team members knows the full intent of the leaders which is far more murderous and comprises a threat to the security of the whole world.
One day, a soothsayer on the shore of Lake Baikal, Siberia, told Alberto Giuliani that he would die a violent death sometime between 2020 and 2021. He never fully believed the prophecy, until it was confirmed by a shaman in Vrindavan, India. The shaman told him to always wear a yellow sapphire on his right index finger. The stone would help him choose between life and death, when the fateful day would come. The two prophecies have left Alberto with a hunger to know what the future of humanity will look like – because he may not be here to witness it firsthand. And so, he started travelling, in search for an answer.
The novel consists of a kind of dialogue between a man who remembers his youth (Fandelli) and a ruthless and cruel critical voice that is born or comes from the tormented or tragic consciousness of Fandelli himself. In this story, as part of the scenography, the reader finds the poverty of some marginal neighborhoods, the architecture of “Colonial” and modern Mexico, the public Mexican university strike in 1986, and the intimate story of the main character’s family.The novel is brief, intimate, sharp and insolent. The rhythm of the narration is vertiginous. We could say that it’s a prose poetry book. It has been published only in Mexico in 2019. But it has free rights outside of this country. guillermofadanelli.com
It is 2004. Ireland, the ancient land of saints and scholars, has changed. Corruption is endemic in high places. Irish society thrives on the twin pillars of institutionalized greed and organized crime. Church steeples are outnumbered by the tower cranes of avaricious developers and the cities resonate to the sounds of police sirens. Detective Inspector Ben Jordan of Ireland’s Organized Crime Unit focuses on crimes of violence involving firearms and terror. His nemesis, Aloysius Lafferty, specializes in bank and building society heists, cash-in-transit robberies, and “tiger” kidnappings. The two men face off in a deadly game that only one can win. Lafferty fights dirty, murder and deception his weapons of choice. Jordan is determined to work within the law, whatever gets thrown at him. But then Lafferty drags Jordan’s family into the battle...
