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  Healthy Habits Happy Life -...

  Brian Gibson

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  Maintaining healthy habits is critical for leading a happy, productive, and fulfilling life. A healthy lifestyle encompasses a range of practices that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being, including regular exercise, a nutritious diet, adequate sleep, stress management, and a positive mindset. These healthy habits help individuals to stay fit, feel good, and perform at their best. 
  Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise helps to build muscle, burn fat, and improve cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Exercise also releases endorphins, which improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. A sedentary lifestyle, on the other hand, can lead to a range of health problems, including weight gain, decreased flexibility, and poor cardiovascular health. 
  A healthy diet is also crucial for maintaining good health. A nutritious diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats provides the body with the necessary nutrients to function optimally. Conversely, a diet high in processed foods, sugar, and saturated fats can lead to weight gain, inflammation, and a range of health problems. 
  Getting adequate sleep is another essential aspect of a healthy lifestyle. Sleep is critical for overall health and well-being, allowing the body to rest and recover. Lack of sleep can lead to fatigue, irritability, and a weakened immune system, making individuals more vulnerable to illnesses. 
  Stress management is also crucial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Chronic stress can lead to various health problems, including anxiety, depression, and high blood pressure. Stress management techniques such as meditation, yoga, and deep breathing can help reduce stress and improve mental and emotional well-being.

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  Gin Tonica - 40 recipes for...

  David T. Smith

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  Aromatic, refreshing, delicious and a FEAST FOR THE EYES, the generously-sized and creatively garnished 'gin tonica' Spanish-style drink has taken the COCKTAIL WORLD by storm.
  
  This simplest of drinks – just GIN, TONIC, ICE and a garnish – is considered the national drink of Spain.
  
  With more gin brands and styles of tonic available than ever before, and 40 INSPIRED RECIPES here to try at home, there has never been a better time to discover the joy of the gin tonica – saludos!
  
  Spaniards love their gin and tonics. In Spain, the bartender doesn't ask you what you want to drink, he asks you how you want your gin and tonic prepared! The trend started in the north of Spain, in Basque country, where you can walk into a bar and upon ordering you are presented with a cart teeming with gin and tonic options to create your very own bespoke drink. A beautiful cocktail with a variety of herb and flower garnishes, a Spanish-style gin and tonic or 'gin tonica', is made with a premium gin and the best quality tonic water, combined with bitters and various herbs, spices, flowers and fruits that will complement the botanicals of a specific gin. It is served over ice in an oversized balloon glass – the idea being that the shape enables the drinker to enjoy all the lovely aromas their drink gives off. For a cocktail with only two ingredients, the flavour potential is staggering!

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  Sweet Land of Liberty - A...

  Rossi Anastopoulo

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  A delicious and delightful narrative history of pie in America 
   
  From pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving to apple pie on the Fourth of July, nearly every American shares a certain nostalgia for a simple circle of crust and filling. But for centuries, pie has been a malleable icon, equally enjoyed at the table and coopted for social and political purposes. After all, it was a slice of cherry pie denied  
  at the Woolworth’s lunch counter that ignited a wave of anti-segregation protests across the South during the civil rights movement. Molasses pie, a Southern favorite, captures the legacies of racial trauma and oppression passed down from America’s history of slavery, and Jell-O pie exemplifies the pressures and  
  contradictions of gender roles in an evolving modern society. We all know the warm comfort of the so-called all-American apple pie … but just how did pie become the symbol of a nation? 
   
  In Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies, food writer Rossi Anastopoulo cracks open our relationship to pie with wit and good humor. She traces the pies woven into our history, following the evolution of our country across centuries of innovation and change and examining how America’s  
  relationship with this iconic dessert impacted culture across eras—and vice versa.  
   
  With corresponding recipes for each chapter, Sweet Land of Liberty is an entertaining, informative, and utterly charming food history for bakers, dessert lovers, and history aficionados alike. Ultimately, the story of pie is the story of America itself, and it’s time to dig in.

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  Food for Free: 50Th Anniversary...

  Richard Mabey

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  This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species. 
  Originally published in 1972, Richard Mabey’s classic foraging guide has never been out of print since. Food for Free is a complete guide to help you safely identify edible species that grow around us, together with detailed field identification notes and recipes. 
  In this stunning 50th anniversary edition, Richard Mabey’s updated text is accompanied by a wealth of practical information on identifying, collecting, cooking and preparing, as well as history and folklore. Informative illustrations of key species by expert botanical artists are included in a colour plate section. Beautifully written and produced in a new, readable format, Food for Free will inspire us to be more self-sufficient and make use of the natural resources around us to enhance our lives. 
  Richard Mabey's Food for Free is a testament to the beauty of nature and the science of botany. It is a top reference for those interested in outdoor recreation and foraging, providing specific skills and knowledge about the plants that surround us. 
  For fans of Chloe Dalton (Raising Hare), John Lewis-Stempel (Six Weeks), Robert Macfarlane (The Gifts of Reading), Dave Canterbury (Bushcraft First Aid), and Roger Deakin (Waterlog). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  The Kingdom of Rye - A Brief...

  Darra Goldstein

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  Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes listeners on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. 
   
   
    
  The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers listeners a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food—and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.

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  The Cocktail Parlor - How Women...

  Nicola Nice, Robert Simonson

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  Meet the hostesses who have shaped cocktail history, and learn how to make the drinks they loved. 
   
   
   
  Throughout American history, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails—the Martini, the Manhattan, the Old-Fashioned, and more—into popular culture. But, often excluded from private clubs, women exercised this influence from the home, in their cocktail parlors. In The Cocktail Parlor, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist and spirits entrepreneur, gives women their long-overdue spotlight in cocktail history and shows how they still impact cocktail culture today. 
   
   
   
  Journeying through the decades, this book profiles a diverse array of influential hostesses. With each historic era comes iconic recipes, featuring a total of forty main cocktails and more than 100 variations that listeners can make at home. Whether its happy hour punch a la Martha Washington or a Harlem Renaissance-inspired Green Skirt, listeners will find that many of the ingredients and drinks they're familiar with today wouldn't be here without the hostesses who served them first.

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