Joy of Cooking: All About Party Foods & Drinks
A party menu differs, of course, according to the party-one would hardly serve the same food at a bridal shower as at a Super Bowl gathering. But this volume, part of the "All About" series, adapted from the Joy of Cooking cookbooks, provides drinks and snacks for just about any occasion. The choices span the map, encompassing Vietnamese Summer Rolls, Buffalo Chicken Wings and Lamb Brochettes with North African Spices. What remain consistent throughout are the lovely photography, the clear, competent directions and the useful sidebars. Becker, the grandson of the founder of the Joy of Cooking enterprise
Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. The time-tested secrets the book discloses include Cicero’s three-step strategy for moving an audience to action as well as Honest Abe’s Shameless Trick of lowering an audience’s expectations by pretending to be unpolished. But it’s also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians’ use of “code” language to appeal to specific groups and an eye-opening assortment of popular-culture dodges.
The Seven Challenges: A Workbook and Reader About Communicating More Cooperatively features a structured, intensive exploration of seven challenging skills for a lifetime of better communication in work, family, friendship & community. This workbook proposes seven ways to guide your conversations in directions that are more satisfying for both you and your conversation partners.
Ron Fridell has written for radio, television, and for newspapers. He has also written books about the Human Genome Project, including Decoding Life: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Genome, and the use of DNA to solve crimes. In addition to writing books, Fridell regularly visits libraries and schools to conduct workshops on nonfiction writing.
Modernist Myth: Studies in H.D., D.H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf (Cultural Studies Throught Literature)
The writers in this study were living at the edge of change, in a world severely rocked by world conflict -- a 'maelstrom' of upheaval of values, of community standards, and of philosophical visions. Their task was to "give [themselves and others] the power to change the world that is changing them, to make their way through the maelstrom and make it their own." Their response was not to embrace the chaos, but to move through it and re-establish limits in the broader beyond.
