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What to Cook & How to Cook It" is the ultimate cookbook for beginners showing how to cook easy delicious meals for every day of the week. With a winning combination of clear step-by step-photographs & authoritative foolproof recipes it takes 100 favourite everyday dishes & guides the reader through every step of the cooking process with recipes that absolutely anyone can follow. Each ingredient & stage of the cooking process is illustrated with a clear colour photograph & the striking simple design will encourage anyone who lacks confidence at cooking to have a go at producing nutritious home-cooked food for their family & friends. Every stage is clearly explained with no prior knowledge taken for granted. Even common terms such as 'finely chopped' are explained in an illustrated glossary. The recipes are written by a highly experienced food writer with many years of expertise in creating simple foolproof recipes & each one has been tested several times to ensure that it is easy to follow. Additional hints & tips are provided on how to choose ingredients how to rescue a recipe if things go wrong & how to adapt the dish with different ingredients. Unlike most beginners' cookbooks this one does not attempt to teach techniques such as pastry & breadmaking: it focuses purely on creating straightforward enjoyable meals that are easy to cook. The recipes are extremely practical using ingredients available in any market or supermarket do not require specialist equipment & are economical & nutritious. To make it simple to decide what to cook the recipes are divided into chapters on breakfasts & brunches light weekday meals & lunches dishes for sharing quick & easy suppers weekend main meals that take longer to cook & desserts & baking. What to Cook will equip any novice cook with a repertoire of simple crowd-friendly dishes that they can cook to perfection with complete confidence." ...

A consistent bestseller What To Do When Someone Dies presents the practical considerations of dealing with a death in a clear & logical manner. From registering a death & arranging a funeral to applying for probate & completing the administration this book arms the reader with the necessary information to make the right choices at a difficult time. ...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the number one cause of irregular periods & infertility in women. It affects 10 per cent of women worldwide. PCOS is a condition of overproduction of androgens by the ovaries. In essence the ovaries produce too much testosterone causing abnormal hair growth irregular or absent menstruation/ovulation acne & small benign cysts on the ovaries. If left undetected PCOS can lead to cancer heart disease & diabetes. While researchers havent determined the cause of PCOS they know it is linked to insulin resistance which causes obesity. This book contains information about PCOS & a diet to help combat it. ...

What to do when you get promoted to management level & in particular how to manage people. Most new managers get very little initial training on how to manage. Generally new managers are promoted or selected for the role because of their excellent technical or professional expertise. It is assumed therefore that they will also be experts at people management but this is often not the case. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU BECOME THE BOSS is a complete how to guide for first-time managers. Simple & practical you'll discover how to: Become an effective leader & get the best out of yourself & be recognised throughout the organisation; Allocate your time effectively between leading managing & operating; Manage your boss; Manage team performance including setting standards coaching motivating & appraising performance; Delegate make effective decisions & run motivating meetings; Choose the right person for the job using a proven method. ...

This book guides children & their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger. Engaging examples lively illustrations & step-by-step instructions teach children a set of anger dousing" methods aimed at cooling angry thoughts & controlling angry actions resulting in calmer more effective kids. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating motivating & empowering children to work toward change." ...

This is the definitive healthy eating guide for pregnancy providing you with an instant checklist of what foods are safe & what foods you should steer clear of. In this fully revised new edition expert nutritionist & pregnancy specialist Dr Rana Conway provides all the facts & everything you need to know to give your baby the very best start in life. ...

Marrying the reassuring authority & trust of all the WHAT TO EXPECT books with a lively accessible voice THE WHAT TO EXPECT BABYSITTER & NANNY HANDBOOK contains everything a childcarer needs to know when minding a child from newborn to toddler. Packed with information it covers all the basics & so much more. Topics include: how to keep a child safe & what to do in an emergency; the top five reasons babies cry & eleven surefire ways to calm them down; taming temper tantrums & tempting the fussy eater; how to talk to a baby & how to get a toddler talking; bathing potty training sibling disputes; rainy-day activities & how to comfort a child; & how to build a happy & healthy relationship with the childs family. ...

With over 7 million copies sold worldwide WHAT TO EXPECT THE 1st YEAR is one of the world's bestselling books on infant care
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Were expecting again! Announcing the COMPLETELY REVISED & UPDATED FOURTH EDITION of this bestselling pregnancy book. This is a cover-to-cover chapter-by-chapter line-by-line revision & update. Its a new book for a new generation of expectant mums featuring a fresh perspective & a friendlier-than-ever voice. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book answering dozens of new questions & including loads of new asked-for material such as a detailed week-by-week foetal development section in each of the monthly chapters an expanded chapter on pre-conception & a brand new one on carrying multiples. The Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics & addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing & belly piercing to Botox & aromatherapy). Theres more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns) physical (with more symptoms more solutions) emotional (advice on riding the mood roller coaster) nutritional (from low-carb to vegan from junk food-dependent to caffeine-addicted) & sexual (whats hot & whats not in pregnant lovemaking) as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting the dad-to-be. Overflowing with tips helpful hints & humour (a pregnant womans best friend) this new edition is more accessible & easier to use than ever before. Its everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect...only better. ...