Distinction


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Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension.




That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life


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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A how-to guide for crafting beautiful and delicious cheese boards for entertaining and self-care, from the creator of the Cheese by Numbers method and the Instagram phenomenon That Cheese Plate “[Marissa Mullen] takes the guesswork out of the coolest, most solid thing to bring to any party or potluck: the cheese platter.”—Rachael Ray With her gorgeous, showstopping cheese and charcuterie boards, Marissa Mullen takes cheese to a whole new level. Her simple, step-by-step Cheese by Numbers method breaks the cheese plate down into its basic components—cheese, meat, produce, crunch, dip, garnish—allowing you to create stunning spreads for any occasion. This beautifully designed book goes beyond preparation techniques. According to Mullen, cheese plates can be an important form of artistic self-care, like flower arranging or meditative coloring books—but you can eat the results! That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life celebrates the ways in which cheese brings people together, and how crafting a cheese plate can be a calming, creativity-bolstering act. With fifty exquisite, easy-to-make cheese and charcuterie plates, this book will teach you how to relax, enjoy, and indulge— to find your cheesy bliss.




Tales of Unspeakable Taste


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For fans of the deranged, the utterly weird, and most certainly the unspeakable... Bizarro Pulp Press brings you a buffet of curdled imagination and warped creativity of John Bruni. 21 stories ranging from monstrous genitalia and violent retirees, GG Allin, and Jesus Christ. Brian Keene, says, "Stylistically, he's a blend of Edward Lee and Jeremy Robert Johnson." You've been warned.




Safe Cycling in the City


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This is an urban and commuting cyclist's handbook, both inspirational and practical, showing us how to live safer, more enjoyable and healthier lives, both physically and mentally, while reducing our impact on the planet. Author of numerous bestselling bike books, Chris Sidwells, begins with a brief introduction which shows how cycling is already forming a crucial part of future urban transport, good for the environment as well as our health. Current urban transport models, heavily dependent as they are on cars, are unsustainable both in terms of our health and the environment. Cycling offers the perfect mass transport, health and wellbeing solution. As well as being an easy way to improve the fitness of the whole family, with some simple know-how, which Chris shares in this book, it can be perfectly safe even in busy cities. Increasingly, local authorities are seeing the essential role that cycling has to play in transport infrastructure; Chris looks at the many different schemes, both financial and infrastructural, to encourage people onto bikes. Commuting by bike also offers a financial benefit to individuals and societies. Chris shows how to get the right bike for you for commuting and urban cycling, whether that's an electric-assisted bike or pedal-powered only, and how to adjust it properly for your unique build. He looks at cycling clothing and accessories, including helmets, masks, locks and safety equipment. Chris explains how to keep cycling safely despite inclement weather and the different ways to transport what you need to and from work. A chapter on bike care and maintenance shows how to carry out basic repair jobs like adjusting gears, mending punctures and adjusting brakes. Chris explains cycling skills to give you confidence when cycling, including bike control, braking and how to make the most of your gears. He shows when and how to use the extra power provided by an electric bike and offers encouragement to new and returning cyclists. An extended chapter covers road safety, perhaps the biggest barrier to people commuting by bike. Chris shows how to co-exist safely with other road users and the potential hazards that every cyclist should be aware of. He explains the rules that every cyclist must follow and gives step-by-step guidance on how to carry out manoeuvres on the road. Chris shows how to choose the best route to and from work. He gives details of the various schemes to encourage commuting by bike, including insurance and where to find information. Cycling is regarded by many as the best way to regain and maintain fitness. As well as improving both physical and mental wellbeing, cycling can boost our immune system. Cycling also gives self-sufficiency and enhances self esteem.










Safe Harbor


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When Cassie Meyers got married nine years ago, she never imagined the relationship might turn abusive. Now, she's married to a monster with no way out. But there's a knight and shining armor in her midst, ready to do anything to save her. Even if it means selflessly losing her altogether. Can Cassie recognize true love and find the courage she needs to save herself? Safe Harbor is the third and final installment of the small town, beach romance trilogy Bayshore Beach.




Microbiologically Safe Foods


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This book concentrates on cutting edge innovations to create microbiologically safe nourishments for our worldwide supper table. Every section outlines the latest logical advances, especially regarding sustenance preparing, pre-and post-reap nourishment security, quality control, and administrative data. The book starts with a general talk of microbial perils and their general wellbeing implications. It at that point proceeds onward to overview the generation procedures of various sustenance sorts, including dairy, eggs, hamburger, poultry, and products of the soil, pinpointing potential wellsprings of human foodborne infections. The creators address the developing business sector in handled nourishments also novel mediations, for example, inventive sustenance bundling and innovations to lessen waste life forms and drag out time span of usability. Every part additionally depicts the ormal greenery of crude item, waste issues, pathogens of concern, wellsprings of tainting, factors that impact survival and development of pathogens and deterioration life forms, pointer microorganisms, ways to deal with keeping up item quailty and lessening destructive microbial populaces, microbial guidelines for finished result testing, regular microbiological and sub-atomic techniques, and administrative issues. Other essential themes incorporate the security of hereditarily altered living beings (GMOs), prescient microbiology, rising foodborne pathogens, great horticultural and assembling forms, avian flu, and bioterrorism.







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