Book Description: A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for serious readers, language lovers, and ESL students.
BEER: Tap Into the Art and Science of Brewing
Charles Bamforth, who has been described as one of the two or three
brewing scientists of his generation, here gives us a revised and
updated version of his definitive guide to brewing. Convenient, useful
information on brewing all in one well-priced volume Updated edition
includes industry information on global brewing processes, to help
breweries and microbreweries keep pace in today's competitive market
Ideal for the professional and novice alike, Beer: Tap into the Art and
Science of Brewing is the ideal one-volume handbook on brewing beer.
This book describes 14 surefire strategies, as well as dozens of techniques and tips for charting a course through today's work environment and coming out at the head of the pack.
United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 8593
Taught by Salim Yaqub University of Chicago Ph.D., Yale University
Format: MP3, 64 kbps, Stereo, ~320 MB
This lecture series is a narrative history of U.S. political involvement in the Middle East from World War I to the present day. Presented from a historian's perspective, it is meant to strengthen your ability to place today's headlines into historical context, evaluate what is most likely to happen next, and understand those oncoming events when they do occur.