An illustrated, practical guide to everything you need to know about using knives in the kitchen.As the number of gourmet home kitchens burgeons, so does the number of home cooks who want to become proficient users of the professional-caliber equipment they own. And of all kitchen skills, perhaps the most critical are those involving the proper use of knives.Norman Weinstein has been teaching his knife skills workshop at New York City's Institute of Culinary ...

Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing—and the strains playing places on the body—by focusing on body mapping to increase awareness of the body's function, size, and structure. Ways in which piano, organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and digital keyboard pla...

'Good fences make good neighbours, but what about bad ones?'The Israeli separation barrier is probably the most iconic divider of land since the Berlin Wall. It has been declared illegal under international law and its impact on life in the West Bank has been enormous.Mark Thomas - as only he could - decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map, to 'walk the wall', covering the entire distance with little more in hi...

If you see me on the watershed, I'll probably be smiling. Come over and say hello. I won't bite.George Tripko, long-time leader of the family crime and business empire, has just died, and there isn't nearly as much money in the estate as there should be. Surviving organization members realize they are victims of a complex fraud, and openly suspect each other. But they are also certain that the family arsonist and enforcer, Peter Jarry, mus...

Sometimes life falls apart. Sometimes it's worth running away; running to something, however, is far better. Inspired by the likes of Donald Miller, John Steinbeck, and Jack Kerouac, Tom Zuniga hit the road in his Mitsubishi Galant, criss-crossing the continent in search of "home" — an elusive concept unrealized since his youth. After publishing his first book of "messy memoirs," Tom received countless emails from readers around the world saying two things: "me too" and "come visit." He se...

Yard waste makes up 20–30 percent of the solid waste of most municipalities throughout the United States, while food waste makes up another 8–9 percent. It is also a major factor in the production of methane gas and acid-liquid drainage in landfills. Incinerating yard wastes is a major source of air pollution. Fortunately,compost has many uses in the home garden and it's easy! We show you how!

A hot summer. The countryside around Manchester is ablaze. Ethan Mallam is fresh out of prison and finds his old gang locked in a brutal civil war. Against his wishes, he is quickly drawn into a hellish world of fire, blood, greed, and Billy Bear Ham. Trevor Mark Thomas's follow up to the sensational, and sensationally gripping, The Bothy.

A revised new version of the WJEC/Eduqas Computer Science student book, specifically written for AS Level. This student book helps student build their knowledge and master underlying computing principles and concepts, and develops computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills.

Tom is grieving for his girlfriend. Her powerful family, convinced he is responsible for her death, place a bounty on his head. On the run, Tom seeks refuge in the Bothy, a dilapidated moorland pub run by ageing gangster Frank. Tom tries to keep the bounty a secret, but news travels fast, even in the middle of nowhere.Trevor Mark Thomas's first novel is a tense, violent drama involving desperate characters with little to lose apart from their lives. Amid moments of black humour and...

Half a Century for Love is a raw and emotional true story of heartbreak, survival, rejection, and hope. From a troubled childhood, bullying, abuse, and near-death experiences to discovering love later in life, Mark Thomas Kelly shares his unfiltered journey of pain, resilience, and the belief that love is worth waiting for—even if it takes fifty years. A powerful memoir for anyone who has been broken, underestimated, or searching for a second chance.

"Lovemaking's Six Pack" is a treasury of love songs that expresses the deep feelings and desires a man has for the woman he loves. These love songs are created with caresses and kisses that combine to make a song that the woman responds to with her deep feelings and desires.There are six styles of kisses (glide, brush, curl, press, wave and slide) that are combined across the face and body area. These are caresses and kisses on a favorite spot for the duration of the caress or kiss...

Scotland, 1585. Lord Warden is leading a troop of his clansmen back home. Pursued by Lord Maxwell, a battle of survival is about to commence. Meanwhile, Lady Margaret and her son, James eagerly await, looking out over the battlements of Lochwood Castle.The ensuing battle leads to a sequence of events that would reverberate down the ages through history. Referred to previously as border clans, The Border Reivers would be used throughout the world as mercenary soldiers because of the...