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  Knead to Know - A History of Baking

  Neil Buttery

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  In Knead to Know: A History of Baking, food historian and chef Neil Buttery takes the reader on a journey exploring the creation, evolution and cultural importance of some of our most beloved baked foods, whether they be fit for a monarch's table, or served from the bakestone of a lowly farm labourer. This book charts innovations, happy accidents and some of the most downright bizarre baked foods ever created. 
   
   
  Everything has a history, but food history is special because it tells us so much about our culture and society, from the role of bread in the birth of human civilisation to the invention of the wedding cake, the creation of the whisk, or the purpose of the fish heads in a star-gazy pie. Food history encompasses it all. 
   
   
  When we think of the evolution of something, we think every step is an improvement, an incremental elevation toward some peak of perfection. This is not always the case. Sometimes things have to become simpler, knowledge is lost and skills are forgotten. As a baker of historical foods, Neil Buttery demonstrates that forgotten recipes and traditional techniques are often worth trying out (and mentions a few that should perhaps be left in the past).

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  Foodist - Using Real Food and...

  Darya Pino Rose

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  In Foodist, Darya Pino Rose, a neuroscientist, food writer, and the creator of SummerTomato.com, delivers a savvy, practical guide to ending the diet cycle and discovering lasting weight-loss through the love of food and the fundamentals of science.  
  A foodist simply has a different way of looking at food, and makes decisions with a clear understanding of how to optimize health and happiness. Foodist is a new approach to healthy eating that focuses on what you like to eat, rather than what you should or shouldn’t eat, while teaching you how to make good decisions, backed up by an understanding of what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. 
  Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting is filled with tips on food shopping, food prep, cooking, and how to pick the right restaurants and make smart menu choices.

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  Diabetes Is Not Always Permanent...

  Kerri Ryan

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  Diabetic symptoms are not always easy to identify. Type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes, all stem from the same cause but the medical community places a subcategory to help them take into consideration other age-related issues that might be present. All these signs of diabetes can be found in this book, and explain the reasons why they are happening, so you can better understand how to respond to this diagnosis. Basically, the pancreas has lost the ability to convert sugars into energy causing the diabetic to often start taking insulin shots. 
    
  Diabetes is a very serious disease that can bring a lifetime of medical issues, including death, so understanding how it got started, how to prevent it, and in some cases reverse it, is vital if you have been diagnosed. Neuropathy, cardio-vascular issues, blindness, and sores that won't heal can often be corrected providing you have the correct information and learn how to reverse existing symptoms. However, under no circumstances should this book be used to replace our doctor's advice. Everyone is unique, and he will have more information about your personal condition than I do, so learn how to respond to diabetes, and once your chemistry is back in balance, reverse symptoms, and let your doctor decide if it is time to discontinue any treatments.

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  Physical Immortality: A History...

  Martin K. Ettington

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  There have been thousands of books written over the centuries on immortality of the soul. Also, thousands of books written on health, diet, exercise, and positive attitudes to allow one to live the longest and healthiest life possible. 
  Numerous books on myths and legends of physically immortal beings exist, and it’s become a popular topic in Science Fiction. 
  I’ve read many books on these subjects; but never one intended to blend all these concepts together in an integrated manner which provides a single holistic approach to life extension beyond the limits accepted by our civilization today. 
  The goals of this book therefore are as follows; to get the reader to first open their mind to the real possibility of a greatly extended life. 
  Second to provide a conceptual framework of why the Spiritual, Exercise, and natural recommendations which really work. 
  Lastly to provide some real guidance about how to go about changing your life to reach your extended life goal. 
   

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  Festive Coffee Shop Drinks - 60...

  Hannah Miles

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  Recipes for an array of coffee-shop style drinks that will bring that festive feeling into your own home.
  
  Who doesn't love a trip to the coffee shop at any time of year, but the excitement and anticipation for the release of the festive-themed drinks menu is legendary. Think gingerbread, pumpkin spice, candy cane, toffee nut, praline, marshmallow, spiced cookie… the list goes on. Festive Coffee Shop Drinks delivers on all fronts, showing you how to prepare and master your favourite festive drinks at home. All the seasonal flavours are covered in inventive, easy-to-follow recipes, all topped off with a section to take your festive faves to the next level by making boozy versions of the usual fare. A section on making your own flavoured syrups is included as well as some legendary ice cold offerings to complete this festive collection.

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  Simple Times - Crafts for Poor...

  Amy Sedaris

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  The New York Times bestselling craft guide that inspired the hit new TV show, At Home With Amy Sedaris It's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In Simple Times, Amy Sedaris sets the record straight and delivers a book that will forever change the world of crafting. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.   You will discover how to make popular crafts such as Pompom Ringworms and Seashell Toilet Seat Covers, all while avoiding the most common crafting accidents (sawdust fires, feather asphyxia, pine cone lodged in throat). You will cook your own edible crafts, from a Crafty Candle Salad to Sugar Skulls, with many more recipes and craft ideas that will inspire you to create your very own hastily constructed obscure d'arts.Praise for Simple Times  "Amy Sedaris is a kookier, kitschier version of Martha Stewart...Simple Times is an ideal gift for the crafter who has crafted everything." - Associated Press"A wildly cheeky guide." -- InStyle  "For anyone who's ever collected hats crocheted together...or simply for fans of Amy Sedaris and her idiosyncratic sense of humor." -- New York Times Book Review

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