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The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, has sol ... Read more

The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It is a household must-have, and a well-thumbed copy can be found in kitchens throughout France. Its author, Ginette Mathiot, published more than 30 recipe books in her lifetime, and this is her magnum opus. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook. With more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes for every occasion, it is an authoritative compendium of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet.Clear, practical and comprehensive, it is an essential guide to the best home cooking in the world: no cuisine is better than French at bringing the very best out of ingredients to create simple, comforting and delicious dishes. The recipes have been carefully updated by a team of editors led by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier, to suit modern readers and their kitchens, while preserving the integrity of the original book. The great reputation of I Know How to Cook has been built over three generations by the fact that it is a genuine cookbook: each recipe has been cooked many times, and because it is used by domestic cooks rather than chefs. And with its breadth of recipes and knowledge of techniques, I Know How to Cook doesn't just teach you how to cook French, it teaches you how to cook, period.In the tradition of Phaidon's other culinary bibles, The Silver Spoon, 1080 Recipes and Vefa's Kitchen, I Know How to Cook offers menus by celebrated French bistro chefs at the end of the book, including recipes by Daniel Boulud and Francois Payard. Minimize

"I found this book brilliant, I had never undertaken anythi ... Read more

"I found this book brilliant, I had never undertaken anything like a dissertation before and this book had everything in it that I needed to know. It is written in 'simple English' which is a bonus as some books are just too hard to understand. Everything you need to know about writing your dissertation is in here. I would recommend this book to all levels." *****Review of the third edition from Amazon.co.uk How to Research is a bestselling, practical book that reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the initial meetings with a supervisor to critically evaluating their ideas, doing the research and finally writing up the project. The book includes vignettes to help readers relate to research examples and provides both methodological and process information. New features in this edition include: Additional coverage on literature reviews New material on changes in research ethics More detailed information on the use of diaries, internet ethnographies and visual methods Increased coverage of mixed methodologies How to Research 4e is an ideal resource for the first-time researcher doing a small-scale research project in the social sciences whether they are at university or in the workplace. It supports its readers as they develop their skills to become more experienced researchers. Minimize

Students of entomology at every level need to be able to id ... Read more

Students of entomology at every level need to be able to identify and classify the insects they study. How to Know the Insects has helped generations of readers learn to do just that. The key to insect orders the largest section of the book uses both written text and myriad illustrations to provide identification details down to the family level as well as for common species of each family. In addition, Bland and Jaques provide accounts of insect natural history, the basic biology of each order and of most families, and extensive material in finding, collecting, and preserving insects. The handbook serves as a valuable learning tool or reference for undergraduate and graduate students of entomology, science educators, insect collectors, and anyone interested in the diversity of insects. Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : You Already Know How to Be Great ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : You Already Know How to Be Great : Hardback : PORTFOLIO : 9781591843559 : 1591843553 : 14 Oct 2010 : Fine reveals his simple and proven approach to achieving breakthrough performance through an amazing process called G.R.O.W. (Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward). Minimize

The best-selling author Deepak Chopra is back with a new wo ... Read more

The best-selling author Deepak Chopra is back with a new work that explores the seven ways we experience God.... Minimize

Prisca Martens's most powerful teacher has been her daughte ... Read more

Prisca Martens's most powerful teacher has been her daughter Sarah. When Sarah at age four responded "I already know how to read" to the suggestion that this was something she would learn in kindergarten, Martens realized children's perceptions of literacy and of themselves as learners may differ from those of adults. Over the three years Martens observed and analyzed Sarah's reading and writing (ages two through five), Sarah helped Martens rethink her notions about literacy: what literacy is, how children learn literacy, and as Sarah entered kindergarten, what teachers can do to support and facilitate that learning in school. In I Already Know How to Read Martens documents how Sarah, through meaningful literacy experiences in her social community, understood literacy and invented reading and writing for herself. Numerous reading and writing samples, organized around broad research questions, present Sarah as an inquirer who actively constructs her understanding of literacy and ways to be literate. Martens recognizes that children's opportunities and experiences with print differ. But by looking closely at one child's literacy development, we learn how to see and understand the literacy development of others. The implications for the classroom are extraordinary-as Sarah taught her mother to see, her story will help practicing and preservice teachers to see as well. Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : I Know How to Cook : Hardback : P ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : I Know How to Cook : Hardback : Phaidon Press Ltd : 9780714848044 : 0714848042 : 15 Sep 2009 : With more than 1,200 recipes for various occasions, this compendium includes different classic French dishes, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. It reveals how easy French cooking really is. Minimize

This book will really teach you How to Paint without Knowin ... Read more

This book will really teach you How to Paint without Knowing How to Draw a Straight Line How to Do Ukrainian Egg Painting How to Work with Pastels How to Get Started in Acrylics How to Get Started in Oil Painting How to do Scratch Bord Art How to Turn Your Travels into a Sketch Book How to Create Pen & Ink Art How to Use Finishing Sprays and Vanishes How to Use Your Arts and Crafts as Currency to Buy What You Need How to Expand Your Arts and Crafts Sales from Locally to Globally or How to Sell on the Internet How to Experiment with Encaustic Painting How to Try Your Hand at China Painting Why You Should Take Lessons from someone who knows more than you or the Art of fused and slumped glass, Egg Emulsion Painting and other good stuff How to Make Your own Christmas Cards Minimize

How do ordinary people come to know or believe what they do ... Read more

How do ordinary people come to know or believe what they do? We need an account of this process to help explain why people act as they do. You might think I am acting irrationally--against my interest or my purpose--until you realize that what you know and what I know differ significantly. My actions, given my knowledge, might make eminently good sense. Of course, this pushes our problem back one stage to assess why someone knows or believes what they do. That is the focus of this book. Russell Hardin supposes that people are not usually going to act knowingly against their interests or other purposes. To try to understand how they have come to their knowledge or beliefs is therefore to be charitable in assessing their rationality. Hardin insists on such a charitable stance in the effort to understand others and their sometimes objectively perverse actions. Hardin presents an essentially economic account of what an individual can come to know and then applies this account to many areas of ordinary life: political participation, religious beliefs, popular knowledge of science, liberalism, culture, extremism, moral beliefs, and institutional knowledge. All of these can be enlightened by the supposition that people are attempting reasonable actions under the severe constraints of acquiring better knowledge when they face demands that far outstretch their possibilities. Minimize

"How to Photograph Interiors When You Barely Know How to Wo ... Read more

"How to Photograph Interiors When You Barely Know How to Work a Camera" is an exceptional book on interior photography. If you are an interior designer, decorator, real estate agent, builder, home improvement specialist, or anyone who needs to photograph interiors and you aren't a professional photographer, this book is a must-have! Until now, almost every book on photographing interiors was written exclusively for professional photographers, assuming you already own expensive, professional equipment and know how to use it. This book is the first interior photography book written exclusively for people who are not professional photographers and who do not own expensive camera equipment. It is very easy to understand, takes you through the basics and beyond, and is loaded with tips and tricks for taking stunning interior photographs with the camera you may already own. You are certain to learn how to take better looking interior photographs whether you use a digital or film camera. Minimize

A self-made man, Max Siegel, CEO of a major marketing brand ... Read more

A self-made man, Max Siegel, CEO of a major marketing branding firm and business consultant to some of the country's biggest corporations, manages artists and sports teams, singers and Nascar drivers. He's convinced recording artists to experiment with new kinds of music and talked athletes into working for the good of the team over their own individual glory. Few situations daunt him, and in his view, there's hardly a dilemma that can't be solved. The child of an African-American mother and a white, Jewish father, he grew up poor in a climate of divorce and violence. Yet, throughout his life, he has discovered ways to turn disadvantage to advantage. How? The secret, Siegel says, is in knowing what makes others tick. For some it's money, for others more time, a bigger office, more respect, better support. In just nine simple steps he shows how to assess what motivates others, find the right people to help achieve their goals, and establish a mutual realization of these goals as the core component of relationships. Following the universal rules outlined in "Know What Makes Them Tick", readers can get what they need in every area of life, from work and love to spirituality and family. Minimize

This book by a practitioner (not an academic, a government ... Read more

This book by a practitioner (not an academic, a government official, or a pundit) has been written for practitioners and offers fresh thinking on how to do international development work. It combines that thinking with practical guidance, in plain English, on what to do-and perhaps just as importantly-what not to do on the ground. We Do Know How takes buzzwords commonly used in development circles-"demand-driven," "results-oriented," "accountability," and others-and makes them real, spelling out a proven approach for expanding business sales and generating jobs for poor people. Although government has a role to play in development, in the end the actions of businesses drive economic growth and expand people's incomes. We Do Know How shows how to build on the incentives that drive businesses and, in the process, create jobs for the poor. Specifically, it urges development practitioners to support only those business opportunities for which there is market demand, abiding by the maxim, "produce what you can sell," not "sell what you produce." More than that, it cautions practitioners not to become solutions looking for problems but to search creatively for ways to solve the specific problems that stand most in the way of clients meeting buyers' requirements. We Do Know How challenges much conventional wisdom on how to do development work. At the same time, and in contrast to other books on development, it shows how, by maintaining focus and discipline, development practitioners can deliver demonstrable increases in jobs for those who need them. Minimize

When you listen to this audio, you'll find that you aren't ... Read more

When you listen to this audio, you'll find that you aren't just listening.  No, you are being remade, reoriented, restored from the frustration of what you may have known as stale religion.  Captured not by a concept, but by your Creator, reborn in relationship.  Here's the Experiencing God that has already impacted millions of people.  Only it's bigger, and better, and ready to lead you again - or for the very first time - into an experience with God.  Carefully listening to His voice will anchor you in His plan, and set you free to live it with boldness and freedom.  After a thorough revision, this landmark volume returns with seven new chapters, as well as dozens of true stories from people who, through this book, have experienced God. Minimize

Students of entomology at every level need to be able to id ... Read more

Students of entomology at every level need to be able to identify and classify the insects they study. How to Know the Insects has helped generations of readers learn to do just that. The key to insect orders the largest section of the book uses both written text and myriad illustrations to provide identification details down to the family level as well as for common species of each family. In addition, Bland and Jaques provide accounts of insect natural history, the basic biology of each order and of most families, and extensive material in finding, collecting, and preserving insects. The handbook serves as a valuable learning tool or reference for undergraduate and graduate students of entomology, science educators, insect collectors, and anyone interested in the diversity of insects. Minimize

Don't be another real estate victim! Get the know-how and t ... Read more

Don't be another real estate victim! Get the know-how and tools you need to select, negotiate, and purchase a home on your terms Did you know that most buyers unwittingly pay thousands more for their homes than they should? Written by a nationally celebrated consumer advocate and former real estate broker, Not One Dollar More! tells you what you should know, do, and say to protect your hard-earned cash. The author takes you inside the maneuverings of the industry and explains in jargon-free English how to avoid paying top dollar for your new home. You'll learn how to arm yourself with simple tools and techniques to guard against real estate tricks and traps. And you'll discover the secrets to invisible negotiation, guaranteed to win you the best deal possible on your next home purchase--and save you a small fortune!* Packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies* Includes the questions you should always ask, with advice on inspecting homes, making offers, unearthing facts and hidden problems, and homebuyer mistakes* Shows you how to obtain the best home loan possible* Helps you find an agent who will represent your interests exclusively* Includes a comprehensive online mortgage shopping section"One of the great books on personal finance. Shows how to get a great deal and reads like a novel.. Five stars!" --James Scoff Tiernan Jr., Executive Director, American Consumers Association "Certainly the best and most enjoyable book on homebuying. Inspiring!" --Bruce Hahn, President, American Homeowners Foundation "Shows how to hold on to your money--with GREAT anecdotes." --Andrew Tobias, author, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need Minimize

Integrating new research and examples throughout, the secon ... Read more

Integrating new research and examples throughout, the second edition of The Knowing Organization links the broad areas of organizational behavior and information management. It looks at how organizations behave as information-seeking, information-creating, and information-using communities and introduces a unifying framework to show how organizations create meaning, knowledge, and action.The book provides a model of how organizations use information strategically to adapt to external change and to foster internal growth. This model examines how people and groups within organizations use information to create an identity and a shared context for action and reflection; to develop new knowledge and new capabilities; and to make decisions that commit resources and capabilities to purposeful action. The second edition features new and expanded chapters on information failures, organizational learning, knowledge creation, and information-seeking behavior.The Knowing Organization, Second Edition, is ideal for graduate courses in information science, organizational behavior, organizational communications, and management information systems. Minimize

The complete A to Z guide for freezing almost any food. Inc ... Read more

The complete A to Z guide for freezing almost any food. Includes tips on freezing management for maximum enjoyment from your frozen foods. Contains instruction on food preparation, packaging suggestions, storage times, defrosting techniques, hygiene, and food safety. Minimize

Since the term "standard" met the term "movement" well over ... Read more

Since the term "standard" met the term "movement" well over a decade ago, the phrase "what students should know and be able to do" has increasingly come to determine classroom practice. Now, fixed, absolute end-point measures dictate what we know about our students-grade level by grade level, subject area by subject area, school by school. Worse, our students have been backed into marginal, nonparticipatory roles in their own education: their voices no longer heard; their capacity to assess their knowledge no longer recognized. The Portfolio Standard provides an antidote to our current national mania for measuring, proposing instead that today's standard setters learn from the students they are so anxious to assess. Without our students' active participation in reflecting on their own learning, the authors argue, we are left with static, outdated, arbitrary notions of "what [our] students should know and be able to do." Without such active partnerships, our roles as teachers wither. This book, by contrast, offers thoughts, projects, and first-hand accounts of portfolio keeping in the voices of the keepers themselves. Minimize

Which few decisions or activities, if done incorrectly, alm ... Read more

Which few decisions or activities, if done incorrectly, almost always negatively affect performance, even if most other things go right? And which decisions or activities, done correctly, will almost always deliver disproportionately positive effects on performance? People working in the financial markets and businesses linked to the financial markets, such as HR, IT, credit or legal departments are expected to understand a range of ever-changing financial concepts, products and practices. Yet too often there is no direct experience upon which to draw, or practitioners have become over-specialised. For example, the bond marketer will only have a sliver of knowledge about FOREX markets, or the marketing relationship manager who only has a fleeting acquaintance with derivatives, or the high-flying graduate entrant who is feeling daunted by all the terminology and market jargon. Market Know-How: Finance and Markets is an exciting and targeted training book written for anyone who feels that they may not have all the facts, or for those wanting an authoritative introduction to the financial markets. It brings together experts in securities trading, derivatives, foreign exchange traders and IT consultants to provide explanations and advice on situations, conditions and market uses and applications. This book will be the difference between success and failure - it is from the markets, for the markets. The following people have contributed to the book: Tony Blunden, Chase Cooper Sue Cooper, Enigma Management Development Bill Hodgson, Sapient Richard Moore, ex-Citigroup and FX market legend Mike Simmons, Independent trainer and author Minimize

"Millions of people want to know the origin of the words th ... Read more

"Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books attempt to satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like pills: the user is interested in getting well, not in the chemistry of the prescribed medication. Those who send letters to the Editor also want a straight answer without bothering about how "editors" come by their knowledge. Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting. Perhaps if someone explained to them that, compared to the drama of words, Hamlet is a light farce, they might develop a more informed attitude toward philological research and become students of historical linguistics rather than gullible consumers of journalists' pap."--Anatoly LibermanWord Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words.Part history, part how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work. Minimize

Praise for How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of In ... Read more

Praise for How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business"I love this book. Douglas Hubbard helps us create a path to know the answer to almost any question in business, in science, or in life . . . Hubbard helps us by showing us that when we seek metrics to solve problems, we are really trying to know something better than we know it now. How to Measure Anything provides just the tools most of us need to measure anything better, to gain that insight, to make progress, and to succeed."-Peter Tippett, PhD, M.D.Chief Technology Officer at CyberTrustand inventor of the first antivirus software"Doug Hubbard has provided an easy-to-read, demystifying explanation of how managers can inform themselves to make less risky, more profitable business decisions. We encourage our clients to try his powerful, practical techniques."-Peter SchayEVP and COO ofThe Advisory Council"As a reader you soon realize that actually everything can be measured while learning how to measure only what matters. This book cuts through conventional clich?s and business rhetoric and offers practical steps to using measurements as a tool for better decision making. Hubbard bridges the gaps to make college statistics relevant and valuable for business decisions."-Ray GilbertEVP Lucent"This book is remarkable in its range of measurement applications and its clarity of style. A must-read for every professional who has ever exclaimed, 'Sure, that concept is important, but can we measure it?'"-Dr. Jack StennerCofounder and CEO of MetraMetrics, Inc. Minimize

Managers can deploy and manage economic capital more effect ... Read more

Managers can deploy and manage economic capital more effectively when they understand how their decisions add value to their organizations. Economic Capital: How It Works and What Every Manager Needs to Know presents new ways to define, measure, and implement management strategies by using recent examples, many from the sub-prime crisis. The authors also discuss the role of economic capital within the broader context of management responsibilities and activities as well as its relation to other risk management tools that are available to the modern risk manager. Explains ways to use economic capital in balancing risk and returnEvaluates solutions to problems encountered in establishing an economic capital framework Emphasizes intuition Draws special attention to embedding risk modelling approaches within economic capital frameworks Minimize