This book stands as a manual and ready reference for the range of professionals involved in industrial drying. It addresses problems connected with most industrial drying systems, too often designed by those with limited formal engineering training in an environment of minimal regulatory oversight. The author explains how many existing drying systems are dangerous and pose fire hazards, create unhealthy working conditions, are highly energy inefficient, and have very little to no primary m...

A collection of winning chicken dinners, for any day of the week.Peckish is a compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from, Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs.In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that will have you coming back for more. Arranged by the different cuts of chicken (drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, etc), as well the whole bird, recipes include...

**'So many great ideas and a lot of brilliant egg 'accessorising'. I can’t think of anyone whose life wouldn’t be improved by having this book. It's a triumph!' – Diana Henry'I love the recipes, writing, photography and ethos – flavour-packed, globally inspired egg dishes, on the table in minutes. This will be very well used in my kitchen and in yours too! An instant classic.' – Rukmini Iyer, author of The Roasting Tin series**A compendium and celebration o...

Winning takes many forms. For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making – rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success. And to help us all win more.‘An absolutely fascinating book’ THE GAME, The Times football podHow do you spot the opportunities that others miss?How do you turn a team’s performance around?How do...

*'*Like the market, the book is exciting, instructive, seductive and inspirational.' -Claudia Roden_____________An essential gift for the keen cook in your life.Borough Market is the beating heart of London's food scene. Every year millions of locals and tourists flock to Borough Market to soak up the unique atmosphere, interact with the expert traders an...

Humor writer Ed Smiths inspiring story of his struggle to come to grips with quadriplegia after a motor vehicle accident.

There is a huge category of sports fan: people who love a bloody good argument. Sport makes them think, engage and argue. Given that people already take sport so very seriously, and at such an intense level of enquiry, then Ed Smith concludes we should draw out some of sport's intellectual lessons and practical usesWhat Sport Teaches Us About Life gives us a rare glimpse into the world of sport as seen from an extraordinarily keen, and closely-involved observer. In one cha...

For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Like his childhood hero, Geoff Boycott, the tough, flinty Yorkshireman, the young Ed knew that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident at the crease at Lords prematurely ended Ed Smith's international cricketing career, it changed everything - and prompted him to look anew at his own life through the prism ...

Winning takes many forms. For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making – rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success. And to help us all win more.‘An absolutely fascinating book’ THE GAME, The Times football podHow do you spot the opportunities that others miss?How do you turn a team’s performance around?How do...

THE POWER OF LOVE is an award-winning chronicle of the soul's quest. Dr. Fran Grace, a professor of religion, narrates her life journey and describes her personal encounters with some of the century's most memorable spiritual figures. Reviewers say it "is a masterpiece," "splendid and moving narrative," "reveals love in its many facets," "feeds the heart and soul," "awakens the mind." At age 15, the author had a mystical experience that nearly shattered her. She joined a fundamentalist sec...

Cats distract us. Cats make us think of things outside of ourselves. And cats love to involve themselves in human affairs.In this omnibus volume of WMG Publishing's notable series, The Year of the Cat, felines of all stripes pounce and play and stalk through 100 cat stories in genres ranging from light romance to dark crime and everything in between.Entertaining cats, loving cats, even super-talented and time-traveling cats grace the pages of these twelve volumes edited by ...

Cats find themselves in all sorts of situations, sometimes comic, sometimes scary, sometimes just plain headshaking. In fact, for some reason, cats tend to draw crazy situations to themselves like the old cliché, moths to a flame.But nothing attracts cats like a good mystery, particularly of the cozy kind. Cats love crime; they love to solve crimes, to observe humans trying to solve crimes, and occasionally even to commit crimes, because, you know—cats.The felines in this v...