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The ArtsNovember 2007So exotic, so homemade
Surrealism, Englishness and documentary photography
by Ian Walker, John Taylor
In his previous book City Gorged with Dreams (2002), Ian Walker challenged established ideas about Surrealist photography by emphasising the key role played by documentary photographs in Parisian Surrealism. Now Walker turns his attention to the arrival of Surrealism in England in 1936. Examining for the first time the surprising relationship between Surrealism and English documentary photography and film, the book shows that some of the most interesting work of the period was made in the ambiguous spaces between them. One of the key themes in this book is the relationship between the 'homely' and the 'exotic', in the innovative mix of poetry and ethnography in Mass-Observation for example, or the shadowed England constructed in the work of Bill Brandt. Based on extensive archival research, interviews and visits to sites where the photographs were made, this book is rich in detailed analysis yet written in an accessible and often witty style. ;
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Children's & YAMachher Jhol
by Richa Jha and Sumanta Dey
When Gopu’s father (Baba) falls sick, the visually impaired Gopu knows he would have to step out alone. He negotiates the crowds, the markets, and the traffic of the city of Calcutta, all by himself, to reach his grandma’s house to get her to cook Baba’s favourite fish curry. Does he succeed in bringing it home to him? In this book, Richa Jha writes as much about the courage of Gopu as she does about the sounds and smells of a bustling metropolis. Sumanta Dey brings alive the city of Calcutta between the covers of this book and makes the readers feel they are walking alongside Gopu.
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Humanities & Social Sciences2020The Rules of Ukrainian Cooking
by Eugenia Kuznetsova
The Rules of Ukrainian Cooking (Cook in Sorrow) is a guide to Ukrainian cuisine written in an entertaining style of ironic ethnography. It is structured into thirty “recipes”, each exploring one aspect of the Ukrainian culinary tradition. From cooking Borsch (which is never perfect) to brewing homemade wine and hosting guests, the book provides an entertaining account of probably the most cherished aspect of Ukrainian culture. The Ultimate Guide to Ukrainian Cooking puts Ukrainian dishes in social context, offering readers insights about complicated relationship of Ukrainians with cooking, eating, their relatives and even uncovers true love to famous Kherson tomatoes, now under the Russian occupation. The book is beautifully designed and illustrated by a cohort of Ukrainian artists, who represent some of the most prominent names in Ukrainian contemporary book design.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2022Die Küstencrew - Das Gold der Walfänger
Ein interaktives Krimi-Abenteuer mit kniffligen Rätsel-Bildern
by Ocke Bandixen
Coast Crew (Vol. 1) - Whaler’s Gold An interactive Crime adventure with fiddly Quiz Illustrations On the rugged North Sea coast, just behind the dike, lies the sleepy little village of Breeksiel. Apart from a few tourists and seagulls, hardly anyone strays there. But appearances are deceptive: the sea washes great secrets, old legends and real crooks into the small coastal town. Solve exciting cases together with Jan, Rocco and Nele and help the three hobby detectives in their investigations! Watching the sunset from the harbor or strolling along the dike and searching the beach for treasures from the sea - Jan and Rocco can't imagine anything better. Together with Rocco's grandpa Hannes, they regularly bring their finds to the Klabauterbude, their secret hiding place in grandpa Hannes' workshop. When the two friends, together with Nele, one day come across a mysterious box in the slack water, a completely different wind suddenly blows in Breeksiel! Three dangerous crooks appear in the small coastal village, who want to get their hands on the box and seem to stop at nothing. Ose, Bernhard and Tolek carry weapons and are anything but harmless. What is the story behind this mysterious find? The three amateur detectives learn about the legend of the whalers: In former times the captured gold was stowed away in such boxes on the whalers' ships. The nasty guys know this too - a race across Breeksiel and against time takes place, in which the children are even held. But Jan, Rocco and Nele are able to arrest the crooks and solve the riddle of the gold in the box. This must be celebrated with a homemade dyke pizza before the next case awaits the coastal crew!
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Biography & True StoriesThe Story of Y
by Yareli Arizmendi
The Story of Y, fits inside the genre of Memoir without being a linear biography or a reflection at a distance. With its first person of the present narrative point of view, it insists in jumping back in time to understand what was brewed there and if it became (or not), a crucial part of what is today. The main character, driven by a tragic event - the death of her father, whom she never saw again since she was nineteen- reluctantly must rearrange the boxes in that closet in which, when she was young, managed to pile the unnecessary and close the door…until today.
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September 2023Manga Cooking Book Japanese 3
by Angelina Paustian
The third part of the popular "Manga Cookbook Japanese" is here! It continues with simple as well as creative Japanese recipes. A brand new feature of this title is that there is a veggie alternative on every recipe page. This makes the book suitable for all lovers of Japanese cuisine. The Manga Cookbook Japanese 3 features mainly everyday Japanese recipes that are quick and easy to cook. In addition, there are many homemade Japanese sauces, so that they no longer have to be bought separately. So Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba and Tonkatsu can be enjoyed at any time. Another highlight are the delicious and smart fusion recipes. Whether it's Teriyaki Burrito, Ramen snack nuts or Gyoza Lasagna, readers can expect some crazy but always delicious ideas and brand new flavor combinations. As always, the two main characters Aya and Daisuke lead the reader through the book with their short stories in Manga Style. They convey Japanese food culture in an accessible way. The different chapters in the book are devoted to main dishes, desserts and snacks. The recipes are suitable for everyday-life as well as for special occasions.
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Food & DrinkBeside the Seaside
by Carolyn Caldicott (author), Chris Caldicott (photographer)
In Beside the Seaside Carolyn Caldicott’s mouthwatering recipes for fish and shellfish, picnics and packed lunches, beachside barbecues, homemade ice-cream - and more - combine with Chris Caldicott’s magical photographs to evoke glowing memories of long, lazy bucket-and-spade days, of crabbing and rock-pooling, sandcastles, seagulls and sunsets.
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General cookery & recipesWorld Street Food
Recipes for Cooking at Home
by Carolyn Caldicott (author), Chris Caldicott (photographer)
The cookbook everyone needs in their first kitchen, World Street Foods revisits the culinary highs of that trip of a lifetime. Beginning at home with the essential basics World Street Food swiftly moves on to simple, yet innovative travellers' favourites that won't break the bank but will have you cooking up a storm even in the smallest of kitchens...and inspire the next big adventure. Be transported back to the Mediterranean as you concoct soupe au pistou and speghetti alle vongole, to a late night Latin American bar as you sip homemade pisco sour.
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Teachers' classroom resources & materialJuly 2012Business Traveling Parent
How to Stay Close to Your Kids When You're Far Away
by Verdick, Dan
Curious kids will delight in the wonder of the creative process with the fifty art-inspiring activities in The Budding Artist! With great ways for you and your budding artist to create beautiful memories together, this book shows parents and kids how to paint with bubbles, create glue webs, make a blooming tablecloth, and construct homemade paper valentines. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to arts and crafts features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help you and your child have as much fun creating art as viewing the finished product.
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Teachers' classroom resources & materialJanuary 2003Busy Classroom
A Preschool Teacher's Monthly Book of Creative Activities
by Claycomb, Patty
Curious kids will delight in the wonder of the creative process with the fifty art-inspiring activities in The Budding Artist! With great ways for you and your budding artist to create beautiful memories together, this book shows parents and kids how to paint with bubbles, create glue webs, make a blooming tablecloth, and construct homemade paper valentines. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to arts and crafts features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help you and your child have as much fun creating art as viewing the finished product.
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Travel & holiday guidesJune 2011Georgia
by Tim Burford
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia unassumingly offers visitors the best of the Caucasus region – beautiful churches, wild and unspoiled countryside perfect for hiking and cycling, welcoming locals, homemade wines and marathon toasting. With up-to-date details on a growing number of ecotourism and adventure-tourism initiatives and the latest on the political situation and break-away states, Bradt's Georgia aids you in avoiding meal-time faux pas, reveals the country's hidden cultural treasures and offers practical details on varied activities from countryside caving, visiting ancient pagan ruins or tackling four litres of wine in a sitting. A land of cultural and natural diversity, Georgia greets you with open arms and an open bottle – or two._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_
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October 2020Ginger Oil
by Claudia Ritter
Versatile plant power for body and soul Essential ginger oil is a true all-rounder in naturopathy, almost an entire medicine cabinet in one. Whether for rubbing in or taking internally, as a bath salt or compress, ginger oil is a natural and easily applied medicine that can be used to treat a wide range of complaints. Pleasingly fragrant ginger oil can be an effective remedy against headaches or stomach aches, nausea or menstrual pain, muscle or joint complaints, stress symptoms, to aid the metabolism, and much more besides. The author, Claudia Ritter, is a naturopath, and has gathered together a wide range of sound applications and formulations for this book. Includes instructions on how to make your very own homemade ginger oil.
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June 2020Pickling and Smoking Meat
by Bernhard Gahm
From succulent ham to spare ribs All homemade – whether from pork, beef, lamb, venison or poultry, with the right recipe, good meat can be not only preserved, but also refined further. In this book, the experienced butcher, Bernhard Gahm, shows you how you can salt, pickle, dry, smoke and cook meats with just a little effort and outlay. The results include delicious specialities in all variations: ham, bacon, spare ribs, dried meat, gammon steak, pickled pork knuckle, shoulder and much more besides. In addition, you’ll find out everything you need to know about the most important equipment, devices and ingredients. To help you implement the tried and true recipes, there are more than 100 vivid photographs and a wealth of tips on how to avoid mistakes.
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Food & DrinkMarch 2019Mother's Cooking
by Joan Roca
A book bringing together typical homemade cuisine with eighty simple recipes for everyone to make at home. Mother’s cooking, traditional cooking, brought up to date, but keeping its ties to the very deeply rooted need to recover and perpetuate the most authentic dishes loved by everyday people. Uncomplicated, non-technical recipes, but with Joan Roca’s special touch. The book contains three types of recipes: our mother’s dishes, the ones we’ve known our whole lives; adaptations for modern palates, with less fat or sugar; others that represent the evolution of traditional recipes with modernized flavors. The book is structured with the classic organization of recipes: starters, fish, meat, eggs, vegetables, sweets. And it will give a brief introduction to basic techniques, with clear, uncomplicated explanations. An homage to all our mothers’ cooking.
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Food & DrinkVINTAGE VEGAN
Recipes from the World’s First Vegan Restaurant
by Mrs Vera Richter
Before Deliciously Ella, there was Mrs Vera Richter, the trailblazing nutritional guru who opened the world’s first ever raw vegan restaurant. From dairy-free ice-cream to egg-free mayonnaise, gluten-free tamales to homemade almond milk, Vintage Vegan collects over 100 of her most mouth-watering recipes for you to recreate at home, so prepare to step away from the oven and back in time. Guaranteed to make you glow from the inside out – while shedding a few pounds in the process – Vintage Vegan provides a tantalizing taste of the Roaring Twenties that’s sure to leave you hungry for more.
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Chasing A Balloon
by Kıymet Ergöçen
It's never too late to chase your dreams… Even if it involves a homemade balloon! Mrs. Star, who had loved traveling all her life, is an old lady now. She’s trying to find new hobbies to spend some time on, but just one thing is always on her mind: Traveling around the world with her animal friends, Caramel the dog and Cico the mice! One day, she decides to make her own balloon and starts to travel by flying, and the story begins. We’ll travel from Istanbul to Paris, Venice to Barcelona, Norway to London, Egypt to Sub-Sahara, India to China… Besides being a book for all ages, this title strengthens the connection with the world around us with its lovely story and inspiring illustrations.
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Food & DrinkSeptember 2021Learn to Cook with Neven
by Neven Maguire
With many aspiring young chefs getting into the kitchen, it's clear that children can cookand love to cook! Learn to Cook with Neven is the perfect first cookbook for kids of all ages. It will give them their first 80 step-by-step recipes, accompanied by colourful photography and basic kitchen how-tos. Whilst creating favourites from eggy bread to salmon parcels, fluffy pancakes to homemade pizza, kids will also learn culinary techniques as they go along -- with explanations for chopping, beating, whipping and baking -- ensuring they learn the right way from the get go. Learn to Cook with Neven will become a treasured family favourite as it helps children of all ages to discover the endless fun to be had in the kitchen and to learn skills which will stay with them for life.
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Self-help & personal developmentMillionaire's Message, The
The Homemade Millionaire’s Secrets of the Rich and Free
by Bryan James
The Millionaire’s Message: Read in an Hour. Reap for Life. Meet Michael Zors. The “Homemade Millionaire.” A man who began with nothing and now has a lot. He has a message for you — a message that will make you one of the elite, one of the rich and free. That’s right, you can enjoy a life of success and happiness, a life that is just a dream for most people no matter how hard they work, a life where you are the boss and you reap the rewards. What does it take? Only the willingness to learn the simple secrets and processes that people like Zors — the rich and free— use to accomplish anything. “Start using the life-changing ideas in this great little book to build a better life for yourself and your family — you’ll be glad you did. Remember, life is tremendous when you seize a good opportunity and make the most of it.” –Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
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Defence strategy, planning & researchDecember 1998Black and Smokeless Powders
Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers
by Committee on Smokeless and Black Powder, National Research Council
Some 600 pipe bomb explosions have occurred annually in the United States during the past several years. How can technology help protect the public from these homemade devices? This book, a response to a Congressional mandate, focuses on ways to improve public safety by preventing bombings involving smokeless or black powders and apprehending the makers of the explosive devices. It examines technologies used for detection of explosive devices before they explode--including the possible addition of marking agents to the powders--and technologies used in criminal investigations for identification of these powders--including the possible addition of taggants to the powders--in the context of current technical capabilities. The book offers general conclusions and recommendations about the detection of devices containing smokeless and black powders and the feasibility of identifying makers of the devices from recovered powder or residue. It also makes specific recommendations about marking and tagging technologies. This volume follows the work reported in Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings (NRC 1998), which studied similar issues for bombings that utilize high explosives.
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September 2021Madame Red Beet and her Genius Country Cuisine
Vegetarian - Regional - Seasonal - Wholefood
by Sigrid Schimetzky
Sigrid Schimetzky's vegetarian country cuisine is wonderfully colorful and varied. The blogger known as "Madam Rote Rübe" uses regional and seasonal ingredients - no one will miss meat in these dishes. Whether it's a crunchy salad, a hearty stew, aromatic delicacies from the oven or dessert: Here, the belly is filled in the most pleasant way. And with nothing but healthy ingredients that contain a maximum of vitamins and minerals thanks to gentle preparation. The trained home economist reinterprets classics in a charming way, creatively incorporating Mediterranean or Far Eastern flavors. Sophisticated but not fancy, hearty but light - such recipes are close to Sigrid Schimetzky's heart. Her first test eater is always "Herr Rote Rübe," whose critical tongue has to be convinced and whose replicas she always incorporates with a certain wink. * Salads are always cool* Stews - soul food for your body * The classics of country cooking, newly interpreted * All you want to know about potatoes * The magic of spelt flour* Good old butter* Vegetables - the foundation of healthy cooking* Greens - always in stock, homemade* Honey - sweetener made by bees
