DIY fever + quality meat mania = old-school butchery revival! Artisan cooks who are familiar with their farmers market are now buying small farm raised meat in butcher-sized portions. Dubbed a rock star butcher by the New York Times San Francisco chef & self-taught meat expert Ryan Farr demystifies the butchery process with 500 step-by-step photographs master recipes for key cuts & a primer on tools techniques & meat handling. This visual manual is the first to teach by showing exactly what butchers know whether cooks want to learn how to turn a primal into familiar & special cuts or to simply identify everything in the case at the market. ...

We all experience some degree of stress & anxiety in our day-to-day lives & this book provides a wide range of treatments & techniques to soothe tone & relax the body. Special routines for specific problems are included from headaches to indigestion as well as a host of pampering treats. The book features traditional & new influences from East & West including deep tissue massage aromatherapy reflexology acupressure & Indian head massage. There are massage sequences for people of all ages from babies to the elderly. Also included are routines for self-massage quick-fix instant massages & sensual massage for partners. Packed with hundreds of colour photographs this excellent book is the perfect guide for everyone wishing to develop their massage skills. ...

'I need a war.. .' Nicolas Creel a super-rich arms dealer decides that the best way to boost his business is to start a new cold war -- & he won't let anything or anyone get in his way. As international tensions rise & the superpowers line up against each other the lives of three very different people will never be the same again. As intelligence agent Shaw academic Anna Fischer & ambitious journalist Katie James are all drawn into Creel's games can anything stop the world from spiralling out of control? This terrifying global thriller delivers all the twists & turns emotional drama unforgettable characters & can't-put-it-down pacing that Baldacci fans expect -- & still goes beyond anything he's written before. ...

Thirty years since the publication of The Female Eunuch" Germaine Greer returns to the subject of feminism
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In this pioneering practical book for parents neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel & parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired & how it matures. Different parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds & understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst argument or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain & raise calmer happier children. Featuring clear explanations age-appropriate strategies & illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child The Whole-Brain Child" will help your children can lead balanced meaningful & connected lives using twelve key strategies including: Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling appealing to the left brain's affinity for words & reasoning to calm emotional storms & bodily tension; & Engage Don't Enrage: Keep your child thinking & listening instead of purely reacting. It also
Includes:: Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child's emotional state; Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Guide your children when they are stuck on a negative emotion & help them understand that feelings come & go; SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations Images Feelings & Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions & be more flexible; & Connect Through Conflict: Use discord to encourage empathy & greater social success."
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David Bohm was one of the foremost scientific thinkers & philosophers of our time. Although deeply influenced by Einstein he was also more unusually for a scientist inspired by mysticism. Indeed in the 1970s & 1980s he made contact with both J. Krishnamurti & the Dalai Lama whose teachings helped shape his work. In both science & philosophy Bohms main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general & of consciousness in particular. In this classic work he develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as an unbroken whole. Writing clearly & without technical jargon he makes complex ideas accessible to anyone interested in the nature of reality. ...

Baby food doesnt need to be tasteless processed & in a jar. It can be fresh vibrant & delicious. In THE WHOLESOME BABY FOOD GUIDE Maggie Meade will show you how easy it is to feed your baby homemade goodness. Based on the top-rated baby food website THE WHOLESOME BABY FOOD GUIDE is filled with carefully researched information on nutrition allergies myths & the best practices for introducing foods to your little ones. With more than 150 recipes as well as storage tips & allergy alerts Meade reviews the three major stages of a babys learning to eat: 4-6 months 6-8 months & 8 months & up. With courage humor & gentle motivation this book will show parents that their babys food doesnt have to come from a jar to be healthy & safe. In fact the healthiest safest & tastiest (not to mention least expensive!) foods for babies are those cooked from real ingredients in the kitchen at home. This book sets the stage for a childs lifelong love of healthy & wholesome foods. Move over Gerber-- parents are getting into the kitchen! ...

If I use a tampon am I still a virgin?" " How drunk am I?" " Can I catch herpes from my cat?" " Is it bad to make yourself throw up?" Theres strange & then theres Google strange. People turn to Google to ask the questions they dont dare ask anyone else. This collection of unbelievable Google searches reveals the bizarre ill-informed & sometimes sick nature of everyday people. Whether its researching how to manually force poop out of their body or wondering if jail is really that bad this book proves that the truth really is stranger than fiction." ...

John Lanchesters Whoops! Why Everyone Owes Everyone & No One Can Pay" is the unbelievable true story of the economic crisis. We are to use a technical economic term screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyones money & now were all paying for it. What went wrong? & will we learn our lesson
- or just carry on as before like celebrating surviving a heart attack with a packet of Rothmans? John Lanchester travels with a cast of characters
- including reckless banksters snoozing regulators complacent politicians predatory lenders credit-drunk spendthrifts & innocent bystanders to understand deeply & genuinely what is happening & why we feel the way we do. " Devastatingly funny.. .the route map to the crazed world of contemporary finance we have all been waiting for". (Will Self). " Bang on the money". (" Independent"). " Explains the crisis in a way that actually sticks.. .to my amazement I finally grasp it". (Janice Turner " The Times"). " Endlessly witty.. .will turn any reader into an expert within the space of 200 pages". (Jonathan Coe). " Terrific.. .there is no better guide to the crazy world of high finance". ("GQ"). John Lanchester is a journalist novelist & winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award. His fiction

Includes:: " Mr Philips" " The Debt to Pleasure & Capital". He is a regular contributor to the " London Review of Books" & the " New Yorker" with a monthly column in " Esquire"."



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Whoosh Around the Mulberry Bush starts with children dancing round the mulberry bush & then sets off around the world to show all sorts of animal capers including hens pecking around the chicken coop monkeys swinging around the jungle vines polar bears & arctic hares sliding around the icicles & zebras kicking their heels around the waterhole. The text can be sung to the rhythm of Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. Children will love copying the actions & noises that the animals make & while theyre enjoying all the fun of joining in they will have the opportunity to learn something of world habitats & wildlife. ...