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The art of cooking for the diabetic
By Mary Abbott Hess, Katharine Middleton. 1978
Revised edition containing information on diabetes and its management, based on 1994 recommendations of the American Diabetes Association. Includes advice…
on exercise, alcohol, dining out, and eating while travelling; recipes for soups, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, pastas, and desserts. 1996, c1978.Under orders from Queen Elizabeth I, Privateer Martin Frobisher took up the search for a northwestern route to Asia. On…
July 14, 1576, he sighted the most easterly tip of Arctic North America. Over the next three summers the area would be the scene of an adventure involving the fruitless search for a northwest passage, the first attempt by the British to establish a settlement in the New world, and the first major gold-mining fraud in North American history. 2001.The baby's table: over 100 easy, healthy and homemade recipes for the pickiest, most deserving eaters on the planet
By Brenda Bradshaw, Lauren Donaldson Bramley. 2004
More and more of our social, political and religious activities are modelling themselves after the World Wide Web. A committed…
anarchist, Vaidhyanathan shows how the key information structure of our time is the 'peer-to-peer network'. These networks have always existed - gossip is one example, as is word-of-mouth advertising - but with the rise of electronic communication, they are suddenly coming into their own. And they are drawing the outlines of a battle for information that will determine much of the culture and politics of our century. Everything from culture to terrorism and extremist politics to religion will be affected. 2005.The A-Z of conspiracy theories
By Kate Tuckett. 1998
Provides a comprehensive guide to cover-ups extending far back into history, as well as terrifying modern revelations. Topics range from…
the Sphinx to JFK, from life on Mars to Roswell. The A-Z deals with the political, scientific, mythical, historical, and plain wacky. 1998.Presents discoveries about the 9/11 terrorist attack, the emergency response, and insights into the inner workings of the US government,…
including the decision-making process at the top levels, the miscommunication between the FBI and CIA, and the fatal oversights made by the Bush administration before the attacks. It also explores the investigation process itself, placing the 9/11 investigation into historical context, and asks who will be held responsible for the intelligence and leadership failures revealed by the investigations. And perhaps most importantly, will the 9/11 investigation help prevent such a tragedy from happening again? Some descriptions of violence. 2004.The allure of hope: God's pursuit of a woman's heart
By Jan Meyers. 2001
Terms in context (Studies in corpus linguistics ; #1)
By Jennifer Pearson. 1998
This text seeks to demonstrate that corpora can be used for semi-automatic terminography. Metalanguage patterns are a common feature of…
certain types of specialized text and frequently offer clues to the meaning of the terms to which they refer. It describes a methodology for retrieving and manipulating these metalanguage patterns so that they can be used in the formulation of terminological definitions. 1998. (Studies in corpus linguistics ; 1)The 101 most asked nutrition questions: including the 7 steps to eating for energy
By Patricia Chuey. 1999
The author is a certified fitness instructor and running clinic coordinator. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition…
and a Master's degree in sports nutrition. This book focuses on how to achieve the balance between eating purely for pleasure and eating for health and energy. 1999.The 100-minute Bible
By Michael Hinton. 2005
The 100-Minute Bible picks out the principal stories of the life and ministry of its central character, Jesus Christ. The…
social and theological context of these stories is provided by outlining the ups and downs of the history of his nation, the Jews. It then proceeds to record the story of the growth of Christianity during the first century; firstly amongst the Jews themselves; then amongst the other peoples living in Israel and then throughout the eastern Mediterranean, even as far as Rome. 2005.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.The 3-season diet: solving the mysteries of food cravings, weight-loss, and exercise
By John Douillard. 2000
The author presents the results of a decade he spent applying Ayurvedic concepts to the American way of life, including…
exercise, eating habits, and stress prevention techniques. The diet follows nature's harvest: low fat in the spring, high carbohydrates in the summer, and high protein and fat in the winter. 2000.Testimony: the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
By Solomon Volkov, Antonina W Bouis, Dmitry Shostakovich. 1981
The Russian composer looks back over his life, recalling such musicians, artists and writers as Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Glazunov, Meyerhold and…
Anna Akhmatova. His meeting with Stalin was momentous. However, he reserved his deepest scorn for visiting Western liberals like Bernard Shaw who refused to recognise the truth about Stalin's tyranny. 1981.Tempting Faith DiNapoli: A Novel
By Lisa Gabriele. 2002
Faith genuinely wants to be a good Catholic girl and she's pretty sure Jesus loves her, though the evidence is…
sometimes difficult to find. The trouble is, Faith's angry with everyone in her family. She breaks every commandment and finds herself torn between who she wants to be and who she is. 2002.Ten prayers God always says yes to!: divine answers to life's most difficult problems
By Anthony DeStefano. 2007
"Why are some of our prayers answered while some are not? How do we get God's attention? How do we…
get the divine 'Yes'? In a simple, straightforward style, Anthony DeStefano takes on the mysteries of prayer. He casts a wide net to appeal to all Christians everywhere without compromising the gospel one iota. c2007.That used to be us: how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
By Michael Mandelbaum, Thomas L Friedman. 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Friedman and foreign-policy expert Mandelbaum warn against America's "dangerous complacency" in the face of…
global challenges and suggest government policies for increasing prosperity. Bestseller. 2011.The 7 habits of highly effective families: building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world
By Stephen R Covey. 1997
From the author of "The seven habits of highly effective people" (DC30225) and father of nine, a method of achieving…
peace and harmony at home. Recommends simple and practical ways to communicate and to resolve common problems so that "everyone wins." c1997.The accidental guerrilla: fighting small wars in the midst of a big one
By David Kilcullen. 2009
Kilcullen illuminates both the global "War on Terrorism" and its relation to associated "small wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines,…
Indonesia, Thailand, Chechnya, Pakistan and North Africa. He sees today's conflicts as a pairing of contrasting trends: local social networks and worldwide movements; local insurgencies seeking autonomy and a broader pan-Islamic campaign. He warns that America has often misidentified insurgents with limited aims and legitimate grievances (whom he calls "accidental guerrillas") as part of a worldwide terror network. c2009.Sucre, sel et matières grasses: [comment les industriels nous rendents accros]
By Michael Moss, Charles Bonnot. 2014
" À partir de dossiers confidentiels, de notes internes et de témoignages d'anciens cadres de l'agroalimentaire, l'Américain Michael Moss dénonce…
sans détours les industriels qui saturent leurs produits de sucre, de sel et de matières grasses pour nous rendre dépendants dès le berceau. Le journaliste d'investigation dévoile les secrets - pourtant bien gardés - de ces géants prêts à tout pour dominer le marché, exporter leurs produits et imposer leurs stratégies marketing, malgré les graves problèmes sanitaires et sociaux que cela pose, en France notamment, où le taux d'obésité atteint aujourd'hui des sommets. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us.Tant que battra mon coeur
By Charles Aznavour. 2013
" Dans ce livre de réflexions et de souvenirs intimes, lartiste que lon connaît, lhomme plus secret et lArménien de…
cœur viennent tour à tour chuchoter à notre oreille sur le ton de la confidence, dessinant du grand Charles un bel autoportrait. " -- 4e de couv.