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Food and drink
Taken from the bestselling, The Curry Secret: How to Cook Real Indian Restaurant Meals at Home, these top 10 meals… represent the best Indian curry recipes and accompaniments for you to cook at home, giving you or your guests a truly mouth-watering Indian feast. There is truly no other curry book like this one. The recipes are not the traditional cuisine practiced by Indians at home but the distinctive and well-loved variety served in Indian restaurants worldwide. Since its first publication nearly twenty years ago The Curry Secret has been a bestseller. It has grown, by word of mouth and reader recommendation, into a cult classic it has even spawned internet forums where readers rave about the sauce.
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General fiction
There is truly no other curry book like this one. The recipes are not the traditional cuisine practised by Indians… at home but the distinctive and well-loved variety served in Indian restaurants worldwide. Since its first publication nearly twenty years ago The Curry Secret has been a bestseller. It has grown, by word of mouth and reader recommendation, into a cult classic - it has even spawned internet forums where readers rave about the sauce. Following requests from those readers, Kris Dhillon has now updated the book to include a wider choice of dishes and brand new recipes for even more mouthwatering curries as well as all the established favourites. From Chicken Tikka Masala to Onion Bhajee, Aloo Gobi to Lamb Biryani, everyone's favourite is here.
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General fiction, Contemporary romance, Romance
First Time Available!Following the USA Today bestseller, Lost and Found Sisters, comes Rainy Day Friends, Jill Shalvis’ moving story of… heart, loss, betrayal, and friendship.Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s death, it’s hard to imagine anything could deepen her sense of pain and loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t the only one grieving his sudden passing. A serial adulterer, he left behind several other women who, like Lanie, each believe she was his legally wedded wife. Rocked by the infidelity, Lanie is left to grapple with searing questions. How could she be so wrong about a man she thought she knew better than anyone? Will she ever be able to trust another person? Can she even trust herself?Desperate to make a fresh start, Lanie impulsively takes a job at the family-run Capriotti Winery. At first, she feels like an outsider among the boisterous Capriottis. With no real family of her own, she’s bewildered by how quickly they all take her under their wing and make her feel like she belongs. Especially Mark Capriotti, a gruffly handsome Air Force veteran turned deputy sheriff who manages to wind his way into Lanie’s cold, broken heart—along with the rest of the clan.Everything is finally going well for her, but the arrival of River Green changes all that. The fresh-faced twenty-one-year old seems as sweet as they come…until her dark secrets come to light—secrets that could destroy the new life Lanie’s only just begun to build.
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General fiction, Contemporary romance, Romance
From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women's fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family,… and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins.They say life can change in an instant… After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving family, a dream job in one of L.A.'s hottest eateries, and a gorgeous boyfriend dying to slip an engagement ring on her finger. So why does she feel so empty, like she's looking for a missing piece she can't find? The answer comes when a lawyer tracks down Quinn and reveals a bombshell secret and a mysterious inheritance that only she can claim. This shocking revelation washes over Quinn like a tidal wave. Her whole life has been a lie.On impulse, Quinn gives up her job, home, and boyfriend. She heads up the coast to the small hometown of Wildstone, California, which is just a few hours north, but feels worlds apart from Los Angeles. Though she doesn't quite fit in right away, she can't help but be drawn to the town’s simple pleasures…and the handsome, dark-haired stranger who offers friendship with no questions asked. As Quinn settles into Wildstone, she discovers there's another surprise in store for her. The inheritance isn't a house or money, but rather something earthshattering, something that will make her question everything she thought she knew about herself, about her family. Now with a world of possibilities opening up to Quinn, she must decide if this new life is the one she was always meant to have—and the one that could finally give her the fulfillment she's searched so long for.
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Science and technology
A comprehensive resource that covers all the aspects of sex control in aquaculture written by internationally-acclaimed scientists Comprehensive in scope,… Sex Control in Aquaculture first explains the concepts and rationale for sex control in aquaculture, which serves different purposes. The most important are: to produce monosex stocks to rear only the fastest-growing sex in some species, to prevent precocious or uncontrolled reproduction in other species and to aid in broodstock management. The application of sex ratio manipulation for population control and invasive species management is also included. Next, this book provides detailed and updated information on the underlying genetic, epigenetic, endocrine and environmental mechanisms responsible for the establishment of the sexes, and explains chromosome set manipulation techniques, hybridization and the latest gene knockout approaches. Furthermore, the book offers detailed protocols and key summarizing information on how sex control is practiced worldwide in 35 major aquaculture species or groups, including fish and crustaceans, and puts the focus on its application in the aquaculture industry. With contributions from an international panel of leading scientists, Sex Control in Aquaculture will appeal to a large audience: aquaculture/fisheries professionals and students, scientists or biologists working with basic aspects of fish/shrimp biology, growth and reproductive endocrinology, genetics, molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and R&D managers and administrators. This text explores sex control technologies and monosex production of commercially-farmed fish and crustacean species that are highly in demand for aquaculture, to improve feed utilization efficiency, reduce energy consumption for reproduction and eliminate a series of problems caused by mixed sex rearing. Thus, this book: Contains contributions from an international panel of leading scientists and professionals in the field Provides comprehensive coverage of both established and new technologies to control sex ratios that are becoming more necessary to increase productivity in aquaculture Includes detailed coverage of the most effective sex control techniques used in the world's most important commercially-farmed species Sex Control in Aquaculture is the comprehensive resource for understanding the biological rationale, scientific principles and real-world practices in this exciting and expanding field.
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General fiction, Contemporary romance, Romance
<p>Crush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey… of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she’s had to learn to settle for good enough. <p>When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom’s arrived, he’s bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. Suddenly Darcy’s considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn’t ruin the cottage’s inherent magic with his penchant for grey and chrome. She’s definitely not staying because of her new business partner’s tight t-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Soon sparks are flying—and it’s not the faulty wiring. It turns out one percent of Tom’s heart might not be enough for Darcy anymore. This time around, she’s switching things up. She’s going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers. <p>This next hilarious romance includes a special PS section with two Happily Ever Afters—one for this novel featuring Darcy and Tom and the other, an epilogue featuring fan favorites Lucy Hutton and Josh Templeman from The Hating Game!</p>
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Historical biography, Biography, Women biography
A poignant, evocative, and wonderfully gossipy account of the two sisters who represented style and class above all else—Jackie Kennedy… Onassis and Lee Radziwill—from the authors of Furious Love. <P><P>When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died in her Fifth Avenue apartment, her younger sister Lee wept inconsolably. Then Jackie’s thirty-eight-page will was read. <P><P>Lee discovered that substantial cash bequests were left to family members, friends, and employees—but nothing to her. "I have made no provision in this my Will for my sister, Lee B. Radziwill, for whom I have great affection, because I have already done so during my lifetime," read Jackie’s final testament. Drawing on the authors’ candid interviews with Lee Radziwill, The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters explores their complicated relationship, placing them at the center of twentieth-century fashion, design, and style. <P><P>In life, Jackie and Lee were alike in so many ways. Both women had a keen eye for beauty—in fashion, design, painting, music, dance, sculpture, poetry—and both were talented artists. Both loved pre-revolutionary Russian culture, and the blinding sunlight, calm seas, and ancient olive groves of Greece. Both loved the siren call of the Atlantic, sharing sweet, early memories of swimming with the rakish father they adored, Jack Vernou Bouvier, at his East Hampton retreat. But Jackie was her father’s favorite, and Lee, her mother’s. One would grow to become the most iconic woman of her time, while the other lived in her shadow. <P><P>As they grew up, the two sisters developed an extremely close relationship threaded with rivalry, jealousy, and competition. Yet it was probably the most important relationship of their lives.For the first time, Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kashner and acclaimed biographer Nancy Schoenberger tell the complete story of these larger-than-life sisters. Drawing on new information and extensive interviews with Lee, now eighty-four, this dual biography sheds light on the public and private lives of two extraordinary women who lived through immense tragedy in enormous glamour. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
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Religious texts
After 10 years of new archeological discoveries and changes in biblical studies, it was time for an overhaul of this… classic reference work. With the guidance of the Society of Biblical Literature, an organization of the best biblical scholars world wide, we have selected Dean of Yale Divinity School, Harold Attridge, to oversee the Study Bible's updating and revision. Including up–to–date introductions to the Biblical books, based on the latest critical scholarship, by leading experts in the field concise notes, clearly explaining names, dates, places, obscure terms, and other difficulties in reading the Biblical text careful analysis of the structure of Biblical books abundant maps, tables, and charts to enable the reader to understand the context of the Bible, and to see the relationship among its parts. In this new revised edition every introduction, essay, map, illustration and explanatory note has been reviewed and updated, and new material added. For instance, There are newly commissioned introductory essays on the archaeology of ancient Israel and the New Testament world, the religion of ancient Israel, the social and historical context of each book of the Bible, and on Biblical interpretation. There are completely new introductions and notes for many of the books in the Bible, plus a full revision and updating of all others.
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General fiction
El autor de Locos, ricos y asiáticos nos deleita de nuevo con una enloquecida comedia donde se dan cita trepas… sociales, e-mails secretos, escándalos del mundo del arte, multimillonarios enamorados y la extravagante historia de lo que ocurre cuando Rachel Chu, prometida del soltero de oro de Asia, descubre quién es su padre. La víspera de su boda con Nicholas Young, heredero de una de las grandes fortunas asiáticas, Rachel debería sentirse feliz. Tiene un diamante sin igual, un vestido de novia de ensueño y un novio que está dispuesto a ignorar a sus entrometidos familiares y a renunciar a su fortuna con tal de casarse con ella. Sin embargo, a Rachel le entristece la ausencia de su padre biológico, al que nunca conoció. Cuando un fortuito accidente le revela su identidad, Rachel se ve inmersa de repente en el fastuoso esplendor de la alta sociedad de Shanghái. En ese mundo de lujo desmedido conocerá a Carlton, un chico malocon tendencia a estrellar Ferraris; a Colette, una celebrity de las redes sociales perseguida por enfervorecidos paparazzi, y al hombre al que Rachel ha estado esperando toda su vida: su padre. La crítica ha dicho...«Mordaz... Genial... Divertida.»The New York Times «Coge una novela de Jane Austen, combínala con el estilo de vida de los ricos y famosos y sitúala en las deslumbrantes capitales de Shanghái, Hong Kong y Singapur. ¿Y qué obtienes? Esta novela deliciosamente divertida que continúa la historia del best seller Locos, ricos y asiáticos. »People «Es incluso más espectacular y excesiva que su predecesora, que ya es decir mucho.»Entertainment Weekly «Me encantó... Es como Gossip Girl, Dinastía y la familia real británica todo mezclado. Los personajes de Kwan se portan fatal... y es divertidísimo.»Flare «Efervescente... Muy entretenida.»The Washington Post «Hacía mucho que no me lo pasaba tan bien leyendo un libro.»BookPage «Maravillosas descripciones, diálogos siempre fantásticos y lleno de subtramas fascinantes... A los lectores a los que les gusta disfrutar de una escritura espléndida y asomarse a las vidas de los más privilegiados les encantará este libro.»Library Journal «Un torbellino de novela.»The Miami Herald
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Historical fiction
Descubre el misterio del tesoro azteca en el año del V Centenario de la llegada de Hernán Cortes al Valle… de México. El relato de la vida Ocelotl, un príncipe mexica que es protagonista de uno de los momentos claves de la historia de la humanidad, nos permitirá conocer las costumbres del imperio zteca durante la época precolombina, así como su crecimiento como guerrero y su primer amor. Seremos testigos de primera mano de la llegada de la expedición de Hernán Cortes al continente americano y las confrontaciones que surgen con las gentes de allí. Veremos caer el imperio azteca y a Ocelotl estar presente en la ocultación del secreto mejor guardado del imperio. También seguiremos las aventuras de Cortés en el continente, y finalmente, el viaje y las impresiones de Ocelotl cuando llega a España, así como las amistades y los amores que vive allí. Déjate sumergir en la apasionante historia del imperio azteca, de su declive y de la llegada de Hernán Cortés al Nuevo Mundo de la mano del príncipe Ocelotl. Revive su infancia, sus amores, sus pérdidas y la confrontación entre conquistadores y conquistados.
General non-fiction, Science and technology
This book explains how Taylor’s University implemented a curriculum in their engineering program that prepares students to address challenges facing… the world. Aim is to enable Engineers put their knowledge into application to meet the 14 challenges of the century as outlined by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the United States. The research groups are organized around the 14 grand challenges for engineering The structure of their syllabi is organized in a way that they address the 5 core competencies: Research Experience, Entrepreneurship, Service Learning, Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Global Dimension. It uses the CDIO educational framework, a project-based learning approach that provides students with the big picture of engineering. Through this method, students are able to: Master a deeper working knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering Lead in the creation and operation of new products and systems Understand the importance and strategic value of research work As the only programe of its kind outside North America, it offers the brightest minds the opportunity to face real-world issues and places them on the cutting edge of the engineering world.
Business and economics, Economics, Politics and government, Science and technology
The main focus of this book is innovation for developing countries: what is the innovation for, what are the current… conditions of the innovation, and how to effectively innovate in developing economies. It contains the latest insights and analyses of innovation based on intensive interviews as well as primary and secondary data of manufacturing firms in developing countries, Vietnam and Laos in particular. Innovation requires something new. Integration of deep understanding of innovation and econometric analyses are a “new combination” in this book, which contrasts with other, similar books in the field. This new approach may benefit policy makers as well as scholars and firms in poor countries. The main points of the book are summarized as follows: First, for most poor countries “learning innovation” is considered the key to economic growth rather than “leading-edge innovation”, which is a more popular theme in similar books on innovation. Second, an overwhelming majority of innovations currently used in poor countries are developed in advanced countries, so technology transfer and learning from the latter are a fundamental source of innovation in the former. Third, a surprisingly high rate of firms (around 50%) reported that they introduced new or significantly improved products or processes in poor countries, and this high innovation rate is a great benefit to be enhanced by government policies. Fourth, the common factors driving innovation of manufacturing firms in Vietnam and Laos are (1) human capital, (2) social capital, and (3) innovation in the past. Fifth, the impact of innovation on firm performance is found to be mixed in these countries. Sixth, so far almost all studies on innovation have focused on product or process innovation, but additional light is shed here on organizational innovation.
Medicine
This book thoroughly covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension, and introduces novel information for the treatment of patients. Individual… chapters address the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options available for the complications induced by portal hypertension. The book fosters practical understanding and provides more evidence-based treatment options in order to improve physicians’ ability to select optimal treatment methods for their patients. Further, it offers readers the latest information concerning developments of the disease such as esophaogastric varices, ectopic varices, portal thrombosis, refractory ascites and hepatic encephalopathy. Clinical Science of Portal Hypertensions is an indispensible resource for both beginning and experienced gastroenterological physicians, endoscopists, liver physicians, radiologists, gastroenterological surgeons, liver surgeons, etc. who treat patients with portal hypertension on a clinical or research basis.
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Family stories, General fiction
Llega el libro de Fernando Jaso, el influencer más auténtico de YouTube. Mis tatuajes son historias. Recuerdos que aparecen en… mi piel cuando algo me marca de forma intensa. Cada tatuaje esconde una historia estrechamente ligada a mí, un momento que supuso un antes y un después en mi vida. ¿Te atreves a descubrirlos? «¿No ha acabado?», preguntó Fernando. Le parecía de lo más normal estar hablando con un tigre. «No. Nunca acabará. Volverán a intentarlo», respondió el felino. «Tratarán de cazarte, de meterte en una jaula. Y, si les dejas, lo conseguirán.» El tigre dio media vuelta y, caminando con elegancia, se internó en la jungla. «¿Pero cómo voy a impedirlo? Ellos son más, son más fuertes. Y yo, yo soy...» El tigre le miró. Desde donde estaba, apenas podía distinguirle de las sombras. Solo podía ver el brillo de sus ojos fieros y salvajes, dos luces vibrando como fuego en la oscuridad. «Son cobardes, por eso siempre van en manada. Así que, cuando vengan a buscarte, haz que lo sepan. Haz que sepan que eres un tigre.»
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Psychology, Self help
Scientific evidence has proven that kindness changes the brain, impacts the heart and immune system, is an antidote to depression,… improves relationships and even slows the ageing process. Yet, more than this, kindness can power real and lasting change in the world.This little guide shows how the practice of kindness can increase our happiness, improve our health, help us to forge stronger connections with others and positively affect the world we live in.In The Little Book of Kindness, kindness expert Dr David R Hamilton reveals the science of kindness and teaches us how, by using easy-to-follow tools, strategies and exercises, we can harness its power to improve all aspects of our lives and the lives of the people around us.
Business and economics, Economics, Politics and government
This book assesses the changes that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could produce by boosting the competitiveness of firms… in India and Korea. It evaluates the CEPA in terms of its effects on the environment and natural resources of the importing and exporting countries alike. Further, it employs the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and relative trade advantage (RTA) methods of analysis to gauge the influence of the CEPA on industrial competitiveness in both host and receiving countries. While the CEPA would increase trade between India and Korea in their respective strong domains, the book argues that, given the nature of the exported and imported goods and products, India would be more susceptible to serious environmental impacts than would Korea. The book subsequently presents these impacts in a qualitative framework and stresses the need for a comprehensive valuation of not only environmental impacts, but also the losses due to tariff cuts and the gains due to increased trade between the two countries.
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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
'MARTINA COLE FANS WILL LOVE THIS FAST-PACED THRILLER' SUNDAY MIRRORGangster Kerry Casey has fought her way to the top of… the Glasgow crime scene. But can she stay there?Kerry Casey is now a fully-fledged gangland boss. With her business partner Sharon and her wily lawyer Marty at her side, she is busy ridding her organisation of the drug-dealing, people-trafficking scum her dead brother Mickey got them involved with. But her great dream is still to take the Caseys straight.Her plan to turn her organisation around hinges on building a property empire in Spain. But Kerry has some deadly rivals - in Glasgow, on the Costa del Sol, and even further afield. They will never believe she has what it takes to defend her turf, and they won't rest until the Caseys are destroyed.When her enemies strike at the heart of the Casey family, Kerry must prepare for the fight of her life - for her business, her friends and her own survival.
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General fiction
La nueva novela del autor que enamoró a tres millones de lectores con La delicadeza y ganó el Premio Renaudot… con Charlotte. «Dentro de la literatura francesa, me gusta mucho Foenkinos, porque se sale de lo convencional y es capaz de reinventarse a sí mismo con cada libro.»Joël Dicker Antoine Duris es profesor en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Lyon, pero, de un día para otro, decide dejarlo todo para convertirse en un guarda del Museo de Orsay; en concreto, de la sala que alberga el retrato de Jeanne Hebuterne, de Modigliani. Mathilde, su jefa en el museo, se encuentra tan perpleja como atraída por su extraña personalidad y el enigma de su vida. Algo terrible le ha sucedido, pero ¿qué? De momento, para sobrevivir, Antoine solo ha encontrado un remedio: dirigirse hacia la belleza. Con ecos de la comedia romántica que lo consagró entre los lectores, La delicadeza, y también de la extraordinaria proeza literaria de Charlotte, ganadora del Premio Renaudot y el Renaudot des Lycéens), Hacia la belleza es una novela al mismo tiempo luminosa y oscura, llena de momentos y frases memorables, que nos invita a acercarnos, nosotros también, a la belleza. La crítica ha dicho...«Como en Charlotte, de este relato se desprende algo luminoso, algo vital.»Mohammed Aïssaoui, Le Figaro Littéraire «Del horror del crimen a la belleza pictórica, este libro de David Foenkinos es una novela muy lograda sobre el saqueo de las almas y sobre la revancha del arte.»Bernard Pivot, Le Journal du Dimanche «Una historia que nunca nos va a abandonar, que nos aturde, que nos trastorna.»Bernard Lehut, RTL «David Foenkinos firma un elogio de la pintura y de los artistas y subraya con gran sensibilidad que se puede volver a la vida a través del arte. Magnífica.»Anne Michelet, Version Femina
Medicine, Psychology, General non-fiction
This book offers an introduction to the fundamentals of neurosociology and presents the newest issues and findings in the field.… It describes the evolution of the brain and its social nature. It examines the concept of knowing and what can be known, as well as the subjective sensations we experience. Next, it explores the ubiquitousness of New Unconsciousness and the latest conclusions about mirror neurons. Additional themes and concepts described are sex differences in the brain, imitation, determinism and agency.The book brings together neuroscience and sociology, two fields that are very different in terms of method, theory, tradition and practice. It does so building on the following premise: If our brains have been forged evolutionarily over the many centuries for social life, sociologists should have the opportunity, if not the duty, to know about it whatever the reservations of some who think that any approach that includes biology must be reductionistic.
Economics, Politics and government, General non-fiction
This book delves into the limitations of Singapore’s authoritarian governance model. In doing so, the relevance of the Singapore governance… model for other industrialising economies is systematically examined. Research in this book examines the challenges for an integrated governance model that has proven durable over four to five decades. The editors argue that established socio-political and economic formulae are now facing unprecedented challenges. Structural pressures associated with Singapore’s particular locus within globalised capitalism have fostered heightened social and material inequalities, compounded by the ruling party’s ideological resistance to substantive redistribution. As ‘growth with equity’ becomes more elusive, the rationale for power by a ruling party dominated by technocratic elite and state institutions crafted and controlled by the ruling party and its bureaucratic allies is open to more critical scrutiny.