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While it’s common to say that the most predictable thing about the next war is its unpredictability, that wasn’t the case in the run-up to war with Japan. From Commodore Matthew Perry’s voyage into Japanese waters in 1853 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States and Japan were on a collision course.
Once every thousand years, dinosaurs from around the world fight tooth and claw for the most prized title on this side of extinction—Prehistoric Games Champion. At the games, the brightest and strongest dinosaurs try their luck at conquering weight-lifting challenges and wrestling matches and dodging hits in the boxing ring. These dinos will do whatever it takes to get to the top, and they’ll use their claws, tails, wings, and teeth to become Jurassic heroes in this uproarious picture book.
When illness strikes we are thrown into a maze of medical consultations, tests, procedures, and pronouncements. Life seems out of control and we feel helpless. However, in Prevention: The Ultimate Cure, Bill L. Little provides the tools to wrestle back control of our health. Little shares successful responses of empowerment drawn from his nine years of research with cancer patients and demonstrates that we all have power over our bodies.
Joey Allaham realized a dream when, in 2000, he opened the first high-end kosher steakhouse in New York. The elegant restaurant, located in Midtown Manhattan, slowly gained fame for its commitment to quality and flavor while maintaining the strictest kosher guidelines. The creativity of offerings exploded with the hiring of Chef David Kolotkin eighteen months later. He and owner Allaham work in tandem to devise and present some of the most innovative kosher dishes to be found in any restaurant. Allaham’s traditional meat preparation has brought national and international acclaim.
Though everybody else has settled down for a long winter’s nap, poor Principal Swell has his hands full. With state-mandated paperwork, computers to fix, bus routes to unknot, not to mention discipline and field trips and all the concerned parents, it seems he’ll never get back home to his own family! Hardcover.
Through his examination of the contribution to the concept of the sovereignty of the people made by John Locke, Warren L. McFerran illustrates the profound impact that the Age of Reason had on the American mind. The author goes on to examine the original American theory of government, which vests political supremacy in the people of each state, and how the rise of the consolidating school throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries determined to undermine the federal Constitution and transfer sovereignty from the people of the states to the federal government.
Fred Osborne was only sixteen when he left his home in Salem, Massachusetts to fight in the Civil War. In this remarkable collection of letters, he describes the privations and hardships of camp life, as well as its excitement and camaraderie. As a member of the Massachusetts 23rd Volunteers, young Osborne saw action at New Bern, Charleston, and Petersburg. His first-hand accounts of the Burnside Expedition, Roanoke Island, and the Second Front against Richmond are particularly enlightening. Paperback.
Have you ever wondered, after marveling over a sumptuous four-star meal in an elegant restaurant, just how those celebrated dishes are created?
This rare and exciting cookbook offers the home chef exactly same recipes as those used in some of the world's most famous restaurants, recipes upon which the fame of those establishments has been built.
Each section of the book contains descriptions of the awards given and short interviews with the winners. These honored members of the cartoon world view their work as far more than entertainment. They describe their role in terms of journalist, opinion maker, secular preacher, provocateur, and visual columnist. In attempting to influence or illuminate the public, each has made a powerful contribution to the art form.
From pot shots at Hugh Hefner and the Catholic Church to moving images of the poor and disenfranchised, the editorial commentary in this collection has been deemed award-worthy in the eyes of the industry. Some of the topics discussed include gays in the military, the Gulf Coast oil spill, the introduction of the iPad, and the war in Iraq. Mike Keefe won a Pulitzer Prize for his body of work, such as “Gridlock,” and “Don’t Spread on Me.” A host of newsworthy and popular figures make an appearance in this collection, such as the Chilean coal miners, Barack Obama, Dora the Explorer, and Jed Clampett.
This collection of photographs and memories documents Professor Longhair’s entanglement in New Orleans music and popular American music in general.
How do you ethically direct others toward your point of view? Understanding precisely what they are thinking is the first step. Using techniques from hypnosis, neurolinguistic programming, the Bible, and the greatest salespeople in history, Kevin Hogan teaches you the skills of persuasion. This knowledge will empower you to improve loving relationships, get the best price on an automobile, save thousands on a home, and increase sales in dramatic fashion!
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The recipes in this book are as bewitching as an off-shore breeze, plumbing the mysteries of native dishes in accurate and easy-to-follow details that assure the success of every recipe-whether it is for Pickled Chicken or Sweet Potato Pudding. In Puerto Rican Cookery, Mrs. Valldejuli traces the development of traditional native cookery and reveals secrets of the essence of Puerto Rican cookery-keymark to fabulous island delicacies. Native Taino petroglyphs illustrate this handsome book.
The recipes in this book are as bewitching as an off-shore breeze, plumbing the mysteries of native dishes in accurate and easy-to-follow details that assure the success of every recipe—whether it is for Pickled Chicken or Sweet Potato Pudding. In Puerto Rican Cookery, Mrs. Valldejuli traces the development of traditional native cookery and reveals secrets of the essence of Puerto Rican cookery-keymark to fabulous island delicacies. Native Taino petroglyphs illustrate this handsome book.