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Autor: Anthony Bourdain

Número de Páginas: 307

El nuevo libro de Anthony Bourdain, uno de los cocineros y divulgadores gastronómicos más reconocidos mundialmente. El prestigioso chef de la mítica Brasserie Les Halles de Nueva York concentra más de cuarenta años de oficio profesional y el conocimiento adquirido en sus viajes por todo el mundo para construir en este libro un repertorio de los platos que según él todos deberíamos conocer y saber cocinar. Escrito al más puro estilo incorrecto que tanto le caracteriza y con un gran sentido del humor, las recetas están pensadas para que puedan prepararse en casa sin problema y para impresionar a los invitados.

Confesiones de un chef

Autor: Anthony Bourdain

Número de Páginas: 0

Escritor y cocinero, Bourdain no tiene pelos en la lengua a la hora de explicar todo lo que pasa tras la puerta de la cocina. En este libro delicioso y divertido el autor es fiel a su premisa de que "para mi, la comida siempre ha sido una aventura," y acompana el lector a traves de una vida llena de anecdotas: desde sus modestos inicios trabajando como lavaplatos en un bar de Provincetown hasta la cocina del Rainbow Room en el Rockefeller Center o los traficantes de droga del East Village. En un tono desenfadado, de colega a colega, desgrana las oscuras y reconditas entranas de un restaurante, un mundo que constituye su habitat natural. Sus vivencias, experiencias y anecdotas, tanto con cocineros como con clientes, se relatan con acierto en este libro no exento de un cierto aire de provocacion. Consignas para comer fuera Facil: de martes a sabado. Sitios concurridos. Movimiento. Rotacion. Martes y jueves suelen ser los mejores dias para pedir pescado (en Nueva York y casi en cualquier otra gran ciudad). Las provisiones que entran los martes son frescas, los preparados-base estan recien hechos, el chef viene descansado y de buen humor luego de la relativa serenidad del domingo y el ...

Bourdain

Autor: Laurie Woolever

Número de Páginas: 498

'This unique oral history builds to a comprehensive portrait and an important biography' Observer 'Reveals a vulnerable side to the man and adds remarkable depth to his onscreen persona' Financial Times When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death. Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain's life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain's longtime assistant and confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tony's orbit-from members of his kitchen crews to his writing, publishing, and television partners, to his daughter and his closest friends - in order to piece together a remarkably full, vivid, and nuanced vision of Tony's life and work. From his childhood and teenage days, to his early years in New York, through the genesis of his game-changing memoir Kitchen Confidential to his emergence as ...

Quicklet On Kitchen Confidential By Anthony Bourdain

Autor: Daniel Stern

Número de Páginas: 65

Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. Anthony Bourdain is a television host, author, and chef. A 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Bourdain worked as a professional chef in New York City for nearly twenty years, eventually being named Executive Chef of Brasserie Les Halles in 1998. Though best known for hosting the Emmy-winning television program No Reservations, Bourdain first shot to prominence after his book Kitchen Confidential reached the New York Times Best Seller list in 2000. Bourdain would follow Kitchen Confidential with A Cook's Tour (2001), an account of his travels to many different parts of the world, including Cambodia, Russia and Morocco. A Cook's Tour, which was simultaneously filmed as a television program, first showed the type of passionate and honest commentary on international cuisine that Bourdain would become best known for. Bourdain has written ten books in total (including three fiction books), most recently 2010's Medium Raw which was also a New York Times Best Seller. Kitchen Confidential is an autobiographical account of chef Anthony Bourdain's entry into the professional culinary world of the 1980s and 90s and his experiences within it....

The Joy of Eating

Autor: Jane K. Glenn

Número de Páginas: 476

This volume explores our cultural celebration of food, blending lobster festivals, politicians' roadside eats, reality show "chef showdowns," and gravity-defying cakes into a deeper exploration of why people find so much joy in eating. In 1961, Julia Child introduced the American public to an entirely new, joy-infused approach to cooking and eating food. In doing so, she set in motion a food renaissance that is still in full bloom today. Over the last six decades, food has become an increasingly more diverse, prominent, and joyful point of cultural interest. The Joy of Eating discusses in detail the current golden age of food in contemporary American popular culture. Entries explore the proliferation of food-themed television shows, documentaries, and networks; the booming popularity of celebrity chefs; unusual, exotic, decadent, creative, and even mundane food trends; and cultural celebrations of food, such as in festivals and music. The volume provides depth and academic gravity by tying each entry into broader themes and larger contexts (in relation to a food-themed reality show, for example, discussing the show's popularity in direct relation to a significant economic event),...

Google Leaks

Autor: Zach Vorhies , Kent Heckenlively

Número de Páginas: 270

A Story of Big Tech Censorship and Bias and the Fight to Save Our Country The madness of Google's attempt to mold our reality into a version dictated by their corporate values has never been portrayed better than in this chilling account by Google whistleblower, Zach Vorhies. As a senior engineer at Zach watched in horror from the inside as the 2016 election of Donald Trump drove Google into a frenzy of censorship and political manipulation. The American ideal of an honest, hard-fought battle of ideas—when the contest is over, shaking hands and working together to solve problems—was replaced by a different, darker ethic alien to this country's history as wave after of censorship destroyed free speech and entire market sectors. Working with New York Times bestselling author Kent Heckenlively (Plague of Corruption), Vorhies and Heckenlively weave a tale of a tech industry once beloved by its central figure for its innovation and original thinking, turned into a terrifying “woke-church” of censorship and political intolerance. For Zach, an intuitive counter-thinker, brought up on the dystopian futures of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Ray Bradbury, it was clear that Google ...

Eating Fandom

Autor: Carrielynn D. Reinhard , Julia E. Largent , Bertha Chin

Número de Páginas: 167

This book considers the practices and techniques fans utilize to interact with different aspects and elements of food cultures. With attention to food cultures across nations, societies, cultures, and historical periods, the collected essays consider the rituals and values of fan communities as reflections of their food culture, whether in relation to particular foods or types of food, those who produce them, or representations of them. Presenting various theoretical and methodological approaches, the anthology brings together a series of empirical studies to examine the intersection of two fields of cultural practice and will appeal to sociologists, geographers and scholars of cultural studies with interests in fan studies and food cultures.

Best Life

Número de Páginas: 114

Best Life magazine empowers men to continually improve their physical, emotional and financial well-being to better enjoy the most rewarding years of their life.

principios del éxito

Autor: Jack Canfield , Janet Switzer

Número de Páginas: 509

Desde su primera publicación hace una década, la guía práctica e inspiradora de Jack Canfield ha ayudado a miles de personas a transformarse a sí mismo para el éxito. Ahora, ha revisado y actualizado su guía esencial para reflejar nuestros tiempos cambiantes. En este libro, el cocreador de la fenomenal serie best seller Caldo de pollo para el alma, te ayuda a llegar de donde estás a donde quieres estar, enseñándote como aumentar tu confianza, vender retos diarios, vivir con pasión y propósito y darte cuenta de todas tus ambiciones. Lleno de historias memorables e inspiradoras de CEO ́s, atletas de talla mundial, celebridades y gente común, muestra los 64 principios perpetuos utilizados por hombres y mujeres exitosos a través de la historia —principios comprobados y estrategias que pueden adaptarse a tu propia vida, ya sea que quieras ser el mejor vendedor en tu compañía, convertirte en un arquitecto líder, sacar buenas notas en la escuela, perder peso, comprar la casa de tus sueños, tener millones, o simplemente volver a mercado laboral.

Parents and Marginalized Students

Autor: Gerard Giordano

Número de Páginas: 201

Parents worried that their children would be marginalized by their peers at school. They gave examples in which they were singled out because of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, language, religion, or disabilities. They identified others who were picked out because of their family’s income, immigration status, association with the armed services, or attitudes towards medical issues. The parents were assured that changes were in the works to protect marginalized students. They reviewed changes to curricula, instruction, textbooks, disciplinary strategies, counseling techniques, tests, school-sponsored events, school terminology, athletic competitions, restroom policies, dress codes, disability policies, and extracurricular activities. Many parents had confidence in these changes. However, some were skeptical. The two groups argued with each other at local schoolboard meetings. They escalated their arguments after attracting the attention of journalists, scholars, and elected officials.

Michael Pollan Decodificado - Explora La Mente Del Periodista De Naturaleza Y Cultura

Autor: Exito Decodificado

Número de Páginas: 58

MICHAEL POLLAN DECODIFICADO EMPRESARIO, CONFERENCIANTE Y AUTOR ESCRITO POR: EXITO DECODIFICADO (No es escrito por Michael Pollan) Aprende sobre temas como: PSICODÉLICOS Y ALIMENTOS LIBERA TU CUERPO Y TU MENTE CÓMO SER FELIZ A TRAVÉS DE LA DIETA Y LOS PSICODÉLICOS CO-EVOLUCIÓN También aprenderás lo siguiente Aprender a distinguir los alimentos buenos de los malos y los viajes buenos de los malos. Cambia tus hábitos alimenticios, elimina tu ego y accede a tu red de modos por defecto. Descubrir lo que ocurre en tu cerebro y en tu cuerpo cuando comes bien y tomas psicodélicos. Descubrirás sus respuestas a todas estas preguntas: PSICEDÉLICOS ¿Cómo Contribuyeron Los Psicodélicos A La Evolución Humana? ¿Cómo Disuelven El Ego Los Psicodélicos? ¿Pueden Los Psicodélicos Darte Una Mala Experiencia? ¿Cómo Puede Convertirse La Cafeína En Un Psicodélico? ¿Pueden Los Psicodélicos Aumentar La Creatividad? ¿Por Qué Los Psicodélicos Pueden Ayudar A La Gente A Superar Sus Adicciones? ¿Cómo Adquirir Una Nueva Perspectiva? ¿Cómo Evitar Un Mal Viaje Al Tomar Psicodélicos? ¿Por Qué Es Una Buena Idea Tener Orientación Durante Un Viaje Psicodélico? ¿Qué Ocurre En Tu ...

Pase entre Bastidores al Otro Lado 3

Autor: Richard Martini

Número de Páginas: 409

Este es el tercer libro de nuestras investigaciones continuadas, con personas que ya no están en el planeta. Los volúmenes uno y dos incluyen numerosas entrevistas con amigos, conocidos, amigos de amigos, con la ayuda de Luana Anders, actriz y canal para con Jennifer Shaffer, médium intuitiva, quien tiene acceso a la información directamente desde el más allá mientras el autor Richard Martini formula preguntas. Aquí hay entrevistas muy variadas con personas consideradas “celebridades”, personas que fueron “científicos” en su vida, actores y amigos que el autor conoció en vida (de manera que él puede verificar los detalles de lo que se está diciendo) así como también íconos y personas que parecería imposible de contactar para hablar con ellas. Algunas entrevistas fueron pautadas por los mismos sujetos con la idea de “transmitirles información a sus seres queridos”. En algunos casos, los seres queridos dijeron que las “entrevistas” fueron increíblemente exactas, otros dijeron que no creían que sus familiares estaban comunicándose con ellos. En todos los casos, el autor intenta verificar forénsicamente todos los detalles posibles. (Nota: Nadie...

Simon Sinek Decodificado - Explora La Mente Del Autor Y Orador Inspirador

Autor: Exito Decodificado

Número de Páginas: 55

SIMON SINEK DECODIFICADO AUTOR Y ORADOR INSPIRADOR ESCRITO POR: EXITO DECODIFICADO (No es escrito por Simon Sinek) Aprende sobre temas como: CÓMO ENCONTRAR EL PROPÓSITO CÓMO CONVERTIRSE EN UN BUEN LÍDER CENTRARSE EN LO QUE UNO QUIERE JUEGOS INFINITOS También aprenderás lo siguiente: Aprender a ser coherente, apasionado y servicial. Descubre qué tipo de persona eres, cómo ser tu mejor yo y cuál es tu máximo rendimiento. Encuentra tu por qué, conviértete en un gran jugador de equipo y alcanza tus metas. Descubrirá sus respuestas a todas estas preguntas: LIDERAZGO ¿Cómo Ser Un Gran Líder? ¿Caliente Para No Defraudar A Nadie, Ni Siquiera A Uno Mismo? ¿Por Qué La Constancia Conduce A La Pasión? ¿Cómo Ayudar A Una Empresa A Ser Realmente Innovadora? ¿El Objetivo De Una Empresa Es Ganar Dinero? ¿Cómo Ser Un Visionario? ¿Cómo Hacer Que Un Mensaje Sea Claro? ¿Cómo Compartir Tu Visión Con Los Demás Puede Ayudarte A Encontrar Tu "Por Qué"? ¿Qué Distingue A Los Mejores Equipos Del Mundo? HÁBITOS ¿Eres Adicto A Tu Móvil? ¿Por Qué Deberías Ayudar A Los Demás? Herramientas Para El Desarrollo Personal ¿Cómo Centrarse Realmente En Lo Que Uno Quiere?...

Apaga el celular y enciende tu cerebro

Autor: Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta

Número de Páginas: 305

El premiado filósofo, conferenciante internacional y académico Dr. Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta nos trae un manifiesto filosófico que pretende animar a los lectores a aprender a pensar por sí mismos y no permitir que la tecnología domine y controle su vida. En un mundo de servicios de streaming a la carta y de interminables contenidos de TikTok, no es ningún secreto que la tecnología está dominando nuestras mentes y comportamiento, lo que en última instancia conducirá a una dominación social y del pensamiento mundial. Eso, si no lo detenemos ahora. Apaga el celular y enciende tu cerebro es una llamada a vivir la realidad como los seres humanos de pensamiento libre que somos y a evitar caer en el engaño de un mundo virtual que se muestra como una vía de escape fácil de las dificultades de la experiencia humana. En este libro, el Dr. Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta presenta los problemas, la gravedad y los efectos de estar dominado cerebralmente por la tecnología, a la vez que presenta como solución un mundo en el que estos problemas se evitan mediante el control personal sobre la tecnología y la mente. Este libro aborda temas como: Cómo sobrevivir sin tecnología en un mundo...

Icons of American Cooking

Autor: Elizabeth S. Demers Ph.d. , Victor W. Geraci

Número de Páginas: 333

Discover how these contemporary food icons changed the way Americans eat through the fascinating biographical profiles in this book. Before 1946 and the advent of the first television cooking show, James Beard's I Love to Eat, not many Americans were familiar with the finer aspects of French cuisine. Today, food in the United States has experienced multiple revolutions, having received—and embraced—influences from not only Europe, but cultures ranging from the Far East to Latin America. This expansion of America's appreciation for food is largely the result of a number of well-known food enthusiasts who forever changed how we eat. Icons of American Cooking examines the giants of American food, cooking, and cuisine through 24 biographical profiles of contemporary figures, covering all regions, cooking styles, and ethnic origins. This book fills a gap by providing behind-the-scenes insights into the biggest names in American food, past and present.

Cómo no acabar con todo

Autor: Clancy Martin

Número de Páginas: 426

La última vez que Clancy Martin intentó suicidarse fue en el sótano de su casa, con una correa de perro. Era su décima tentativa. Pero fracasó y, como muchas personas que tratan de quitarse la vida, ocultó lo sucedido a su esposa, sus compañeros de trabajo y sus estudiantes. Reanudó su rutina diaria con la voz ronca, el cuello en carne viva y explicaciones difusas. Este ensayo se propone la delicada tarea de realizar un análisis racional, minucioso y radicalmente honesto de la mente suicida. La gran mayoría de los suicidios no surgen de la nada, sino que son la culminación de un proceso que hunde sus raíces en el pasado. ¿Cómo nos convertimos en potenciales suicidas? ¿Existe una pulsión de muerte? ¿Qué se le puede decir a una persona que se halla al borde del precipicio? Martin aborda estas y otras cuestiones acuciantes apoyándose en una gran variedad de fuentes: su propia experiencia y diversos testimonios, desde reputados psicólogos clínicos hasta escritores suicidas como Akutagawa, David Foster Wallace y Nelly Arcan, y también incorpora las enseñanzas del budismo y de los grandes filósofos occidentales, como Séneca y Albert Camus. Cómo no acabar con...

Forensics Ii

Autor: Harry A. Milman Phd

Número de Páginas: 399

George Washington, the former first president of the United States, lay in his bed suffering from a high fever, a raw throat, and labored breathing. His three physicians milled around his bed, treating Washington with blisters of cantharides, tartar emetic, and bloodletting, removing nearly 40 percent of his total blood volume and causing excruciating pain. When Washington finally was relieved of his misery and died, the three doctors could not agree what caused his death. Forensics II: The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous and Infamous People reads like a mystery novel, presenting biographical and scientific information that helps readers understand how medical examiners-coroners utilized forensic analysis to determine the causes and manners of death of thirty-six famous and infamous people, including Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military leader and politician; Charles Whitman, the University of Texas tower shooter; Bruce Lee, an actor and martial artist; Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana; Jim Jones, a key figure in the Jonestown massacre; Aretha Franklin, a singer-songwriter; Alexander Litvinenko, a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service; Jeffrey Epstein, ...

Andar y ver

Autor: Jesús Silva-herzog Márquez

Número de Páginas: 355

"Hallazgos de la poesía, revelaciones arquitectónicas, mensajes del pincel o la batuta, sabiduría del bisturí."

Crudo

Autor: Anthony Bourdain

Número de Páginas: 353

Un relato provocador y revelador en el que Bourdain explora las dudosas prácticas de los restaurantes y la controvertida industria gastronómica. Después de que su clásico Confesiones de un chef nos alertara de las particularidades y los riesgos que nos acechan cada vez que comemos fuera de casa, desde el pescado de los lunes hasta la conspiración de la cesta del pan, muchas han sido las cosas que han cambiado en el mundo de los chefs y los restaurantes. Crudo explora estos cambios saltando entre el presente y el pasado, entre los oscuros comienzos del autor y nuestros días. En su relato del inesperado viaje que convirtió a un vulgar de la cocina en un gran profesional y trotamundos de la degustación y la cata, Bourdain disecciona todo cuanto pasó frente a sus ojos sin dejar títere con cabeza, deteniéndose para sembrar confesiones, ataques, investigaciones y dudas sobre algunas de las figuras más polémicas del mundo gastronómico. Empezando por una secreta, ilegalísima e intempestiva reunión de poderosos de la alta cocina que Bourdain compara con una cumbre de la mafia, descorre sin escrúpulos, y como solo él sabía hacerlo, el velo de la moderna revolución...

`-Death Ciphers/Cyphers for Life & Death!!!~’

Autor: Dwayne W. Anderson

Número de Páginas: 210

DEATH CIPHERS/CYPHERS for LIFE & DEATH!!!~’ To be Certain there are Patterns in OUR LIVES & OUR DEATHS!~’ Patterns so obvious that the Mind cannot Escape Them!~’ These Patterns lead down a Narrow Path to an Awakening of an Understanding that will Illuminate Mankind’s Existence for the Rest of GOD’s Current Creation’s Existence of Time!!!~’ This Book Unlocks the PATTERNS and FORMULAS to All of these Eventualities with their `-CERTAINTIES `-INDEED of these `-LIFE/DEATH (`-PENDULUM `-FLOW `-CALCULATIONS) with and of (`-TIME) that comes along with the Help of Aids from My Previous (`-3) /|\ (`-3) Books in Series of the REAL PROPHET of DOOM (Dwayne W. Anderson)!!!~’ Enjoy the READS!!!~’

The Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism

Autor: Elizabeth Fakazis , Elfriede Fürsich

Número de Páginas: 169

Interrogating the intersections of food, journalism, and politics, this book offers a critical examination of food media and journalism, and its political potential against the backdrop of contemporary social challenges. Contributors analyze current and historic examples such as #BlackLivesMatter, COVID-19, climate change, Brexit, food sovereignty, and identity politics, highlighting how food media and journalism reach beyond the commercial imperatives of lifestyle journalism to negotiate nationalism, globalization, and social inequalities. The volume challenges the idea that food media/journalism are trivial and apolitical by drawing attention to the complex ways that storytelling about food has engaged political discourses in the past, and the innovative ways it is doing so today. Bringing together international scholars from a variety of disciplines, the book will be of great interest to scholars and students of journalism, communication, media studies, food studies, sociology, and anthropology.

Pase entre bastidores al otro lado: Charlas con el más allá con Jennifer Shaffer, Segunda parte.

Autor: Richard Martini

Número de Páginas: 344

El segundo volumen de Pase entre bastidores al otro lado: Charlas con el más allá con Jennifer Shaffer explica el proceso de obtención de las «entrevistas con personas que están en el otro lado». Jennifer Shaffer es una médium/intuitiva de renombre mundial que trabaja con la policía en los Estados Unidos en casos de personas desaparecidas. Richard Martini es un autor de éxito que generalmente conoce a las personas a quienes se dispone a entrevistar, aunque en algunas ocasiones es Luana Anders quien está familiarizada con ellas y quien, desde el otro lado, ayuda a moderar las discusiones. Cada capítulo es una exploración de lo relatado, sobre lo cual se realizan observaciones e investigaciones para comprobar los datos aportados. A continuación, se incluye un breve resumen de algunas de las personas a quienes se ha accedido a través de este proceso. Entrevistas del libro Pase entre bastidores al otro lado: Charlas con el más allá con Jennifer Shaffer, SEGUNDA PARTE: 1 – «Ed Taylor, Robert y el perro nominado para los Oscar». Entrevista con Robert Towne y dos amigos en el otro lado. 2 – «Estar aquí es divertido». Entrevista con Sydney Pollack, director...

El dinero no compra la felicidad

Autor: Adriano Leonel

Número de Páginas: 392

El dinero no compra la felicidad Descubra el secreto para una vida plena y significativa en "El dinero no puede comprar la felicidad" ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué incluso con todas las riquezas del mundo, todavía hay un vacío que el dinero no puede llenar? En este libro transformador, exploraremos las verdades que a menudo pasamos por alto en la búsqueda de una felicidad duradera. Sumérgete en historias inspiradoras de personas que, a pesar de vivir con sencillez, encontraron la verdadera alegría. Aprenda de las profundas enseñanzas de Salomón y Jesucristo sobre el valor de una vida sencilla y con propósito. Ponte a prueba con ejercicios prácticos y reflexiones que cambiarán tu perspectiva sobre lo que realmente importa. El dinero no puede comprar la felicidad es un llamado para todos los que desean vivir una vida rica en significado, llena de relaciones auténticas, verdadero propósito y paz espiritual. Este libro es una guía poderosa que le mostrará cómo encontrar alegría en las pequeñas cosas y en las conexiones profundas que construimos a lo largo del camino. No pierdas la oportunidad de transformar tu vida. Lee, reflexiona y permite que las palabras ...

Write to TV

Autor: Martie Cook

Número de Páginas: 402

Learn to craft smart, original stories and scripts for a variety of television formats and genres, including comedy, drama, pilots, animation, made-for-TV movies, late night, and reality television. Hear directly from studio and network executives, agents, and managers on what they’re looking for in new writers and how to avoid common pitfalls. Gain access to sample outlines, script pages, checklists, and countless other invaluable resources that will help you break into the industry and put you on the path to immediate success. In Write to TV, Second Edition industry veteran Martie Cook offers practical advice on writing innovative television scripts that will allow you to finally get that big idea out of your head and onto the screen. This new edition has been updated to include: Tips and techniques from industry vets Jay Leno, Norman Lear, Paul Haggis, David Magee, Susan Rovner, Tal Rabinowitz, Jonathan Littman, Peter Jankowski, Steve Stark, and Doug Herzog that you can immediately apply to your own projects Expanded coverage of writing pilots, pitching, writing webisodes, writing for tweens, writing for late night, and rewriting Useful advice for navigating the confusing...

Happy Meat

Autor: Shyon Baumann , Emily Huddart Kennedy , Josee Johnston , Merin Oleschuk

Número de Páginas: 405

North Americans love eating meat. Despite the increased awareness of the meat industry's harms–violence against animals, health problems, and associations with environmental degradation–the rate of meat eating hasn't changed significantly in recent years. Instead, what has emerged is an uncomfortable paradox: a need to square one's values with the behaviors that contradict those values. Using a large-scale, multidimensional, and original dataset, Happy Meat explores the thoughts and emotions that underpin our moral decision-making in this meat paradox. Conscientious meat-eaters turn to the notion of "happy meat" to make sense of their behaviors by consuming meat they see as more healthy, ethical, and sustainable. Happy meat might be labeled grass fed, free-range, antibiotic free, naturally raised, or humane. The people who produce and consume it, together, make up the complex landscape of conscientious meat-eating in modern Western societies. The discourse of happy meat ultimately may not be a sufficient response to all the critiques of meat eating, rife as it is with contradictions. However, it offers a powerful case for understanding how moral boundaries and notions of the...

The Gravity of Joy

Autor: Angela Williams Gorrell

Número de Páginas: 247

“My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.” Shortly after being hired by Yale University to study joy, Angela Gorrell got word that a close family member had died by suicide. Less than a month later, she lost her father to a fatal opioid addiction and her nephew, only twenty-two years old, to sudden cardiac arrest. The theoretical joy she was researching at Yale suddenly felt shallow and distant—completely unattainable in the fog of grief she now found herself in. But joy was closer at hand than it seemed. As she began volunteering at a women’s maximum-security prison, she met people who suffered extensively yet still showed a tremendous capacity for joy. Talking with these women, many of whom had struggled with addiction and suicidal thoughts themselves, she realized: “Joy doesn’t obliterate grief. . . . Instead, joy has a mysterious capacity to be felt alongside sorrow and even—sometimes most especially—in the midst of suffering.” This is the story of Angela’s discovery of an authentic, grounded Christian joy. But even more, it is an invitation for others to seize upon this more resilient joy as a counteragent to the...

Rogues

Autor: Patrick Radden Keefe

Número de Páginas: 386

From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing (now streaming on Disney+) and Empire of Pain, twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time. ‘A new book by Keefe means drop everything and close the blinds; you’ll be turning pages for hours . . . Highly entertaining’ - Los Angeles Times Patrick Radden Keefe’s work has been recognized by prizes including the Orwell Prize and the Baillie Gifford for his meticulously reported and engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from the New Yorker. As Keefe observes in his preface: ‘They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies'. Keefe explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines; examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a liar; spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain; chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black-market arms merchant; and profiles a passionate death-penalty attorney who represents the ‘worst of the worst’, among...

Far from the Cliff

Autor: Ray Moisa

Número de Páginas: 177

Ray should have died on three separate occasions when he was in the ICU. But sheer tenacity, an almost delusional belief that COVID would not kill him, and the prayers of family and friends kept Ray alive for five weeks throughout his near-fatal COVID ordeal. Ray emerged from the hospital suffused with a renewed joy for, and love of, life. He set out in his recovery to regain his former vigor and complete the memoir he had been writing for years. This memoir is more than about surviving COVID. It is the story of how one man came to realize how blessed he has been throughout his life. It is the story of an unshakeable faith in God despite the setbacks, dangers, and trauma that life brings. Far from the Cliff is one man’s prayer of thanksgiving for the beauty, love, and happiness that can be ours, even as we face endless trials, an uncertain future, and our own looming mortality.

Maleantes

Autor: Patrick Radden Keefe

Número de Páginas: 544

Tras No digas nada y El imperio del dolor , Patrick Radden Keefe explora los límites, a menudo imperceptibles, entre lo legal y lo ilegal, a través de doce retratos reales protagonizados por maleantes de medio mundo «Simple y llanamente una lección magistral de periodismo. [...] Adictivo a la par que riguroso, consigue aunar el nuevo periodismo de Tom Wolfe y Gay Talese con el talento de Truman Capote». Quim Barnola, El Periódico - Abril «Keefe regresa con su altísimo rigor periodístico y la misma pasión de siempre por desvelar misterios, con un resultado inconfundible». New York Times Book Review Con el fascinante estilo que le caracteriza, Patrick Radden Keefe ofrece en este libro una compleja panorámica del lado oscuro del ser humano. Aquí retrata, entre otros personajes, al traficante de armas Monzer al-Kassar, apodado «el príncipe de Marbella» y perseguido incansablemente por un agente de la D.E.A., a la controvertida «abogada del diablo» que lucha contra la pena de muerte representando a los peores criminales, al Chapo Guzmán y su vida tras huir de una prisión de alta seguridad, o al célebre delincuente holandés William Holleeder y los esfuerzos de su...

I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying

Autor: Youngmi Mayer

Número de Páginas: 233

San Francisco Chronicle's Best New Books of Fall 2024 From standup comedian Youngmi Mayer, an unforgettable memoir written with “raw, enviable freedom that simply floors you,” interrogating whiteness, gender, and sexuality in America, navigating a tumultuous childhood in Korea and Saipan, and coming to terms with her parents’ shortcomings (Michelle Zauner). “Do you know what happens if you laugh while crying? Hair grows out of your butthole.” It was a constant truism Youngmi Mayer’s mother would say threateningly after she would make her daughter laugh while crying. Her mother used it to cheer her up in moments when she could tell Youngmi was overtaken with grief. The humorous saying would never fail to lighten the mood, causing both daughter and mother to laugh and cry at the same time. Her mother had learned this trick from her mother, and her mother had learned this from her mother before her: it had also helped an endless string of her family laugh through suffering. In I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Youngmi jokes through the retelling of her childhood as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan, a place next to a place that Americans might know. She jokes through...

Travel Journalism

Autor: F. Hanusch , E. Fürsich

Número de Páginas: 283

Contributors from diverse backgrounds explore a range of issues in relation to the media and journalism's role in ascribing meaning to tourism practices. This fascinating account offers a thoroughly international and interdisciplinary perspective on an increasingly important field of journalism scholarship.

StarTalk

Autor: Neil Degrasse Tyson , Jeffrey Simons , Charles Liu

Número de Páginas: 308

This illustrated companion to the popular podcast and National Geographic Channel show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about our universe, space, astronomy and the complexities of the cosmos. For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with a combination of brainpower and charm that resonates with fans everywhere. This pioneering, provocative book brings together the best of StarTalk, his beloved podcast and television show devoted to solving the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and what it means to be human. Filled with brilliant sidebars, vivid photography, and unforgettable quotes from Tyson and his brilliant cohort of science and entertainment luminaries, StarTalk will help answer all of your most pressing questions about our world—from how the brain works to the physics of comic book superheroes. Fun, smart, and laugh-out-loud funny, this book is the perfect guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the universe—and beyond.

The Matrix & The Forbidden Knowledge

Autor: Malik Bade

Número de Páginas: 1204

The most important secrets that have been kept from the general public will now be exposed in this book. In this publication, I uncover a myriad of mysteries and uncomfortable truths about the world we live in. It's time to get up and do something revolutionary to stop the evil that has been torturing us for decades! This book tells you everything you need to know about the universe, from secret societies and hidden agendas to extraordinary phenomena, in the most in-depth and evidential way possible. It also gives you warnings about both upcoming and past events. We now live in a period when "The truth is more disturbing than a lie!"

Comer, viajar, descubrir (Edición mexicana)

Autor: Anthony Bourdain

Número de Páginas: 499

Una celebración de la vida y el legado de uno de los escritores gastronómicos más importantes. Anthony Bourdain vio más mundo que nadie. Sus viajes lo llevaron desde los rincones más secretos de su Nueva York natal hasta una comuna tribal en Borneo, isla del Sudeste Asiático, pasando por las cosmopolitas Buenos Aires, París y Shanghái, la impresionante belleza de Tanzania y hasta la inmensa soledad del desierto arábigo de Omán. Este es el libro que Bourdain dejó esbozado en el momento de su muerte y ahora ve por fin la luz. Reúne sus experiencias vitales alrededor del mundo con un tono honesto y mordaz. Con consejos imprescindibles sobre cómo llegar, dónde comer, dónde alojarse y, en algunos casos, qué evitar, esta irreverente guía de viajes ofrece todo los necesario para que el lector comprenda las razones por las que Bourdain describía un lugar como cautivador y memorable, y ofrece una inmersión deslumbrante y práctica a algunos de los sitios que más le fascinaban. Para viajeros veteranos, turistas de sillón o exploradores de tiempo parcial, Comer, viajar, descubrir ofrece la oportunidad de experimentar y conocer el mundo tal como lo hizo el gran Anthony...

Nadar con atunes

Autor: Pau Arenós

Número de Páginas: 230

Una colección de aventuras gastronómicas de la mano de Pau Arenós, Premio Nacional de Gastronomía. Nadar con atunes y otras aventuras gastronómicas que no siempre salen bien combina las cocineras y los cocineros top con las carreteras secundarias. Restaurantes que los críticos desprecian o infravaloran y que son, la mayoría de las veces, fenómenos sociales. Dolor, enfermedad, muerte: la vida es así. La gastronomía es así, llena de aciertos y de desastres, de viajes que acaban mal o de placenteras experiencias que impulsan a una nueva dimensión. El escritor y periodista Pau Arenós, autor de libros gastronómicos fundamentalescomo Los genios del fuego, La cocina de los valientes o ¡Plato!, escribe sobre el joven elaborador de dim sum que perdió a sus padres en un atentado aéreo, la mujer que inventó la alta cocina en Eslovenia, el intento de suicido del cocinero japonés más influyente del momento, el chef que se tatúa los anhelos gastronómicos, la aldea con un biestrellado en la que hay más vacas que personas, el sándwich de 150 euros, la carne madurada durante dos años o la inmersión con atunes, una actividad que, precisamente, no salió bien. Aunque el...

Finding Fortunato

Autor: Adam Pearson

Número de Páginas: 241

Embark on an up-close and personal journey into the northern Peruvian jungle as last-chance entrepreneurs accidentally stumble upon a variety of cacao thought to be extinct, in this chocolate-rich business adventure memoir. Take a front row seat to a family of entrepreneurs searching relentlessly for a sustainable competitive advantage in the wake of many failed attempts at starting a family business. When they inadvertently discover the legendary Nacional white cacao bean in a remote canyon of the Peruvian jungle, the USDA calls it “an unprecedented discovery.” The cacao is so rare that even acclaimed author and travel host Anthony Bourdain and chef Eric Ripert trek to this particular jungle to film a segment for Bourdain's "Parts Unknown." With no job and no other way to earn a living, the author’s brother, Brian, moves to the jungle to live with cacao farmers—and Fortunato Chocolate is born. The family soon realize that their chocolate dream will only work if they reconceive and disrupt the supply chain. Instead of middlemen hoarding profits and keeping farmers in relentless poverty, they trade directly with them and produce what the BBC hails as "the Rolex of...

MUNCHIES

Autor: Jj Goode , Helen Hollyman , Editors Of Munchies

Número de Páginas: 266

This cookbook, based on the game-changing web series Chef's Night Out, features stories of the world's best chefs' debauched nights on the town, and recipes for the food they cook to soak up the booze afterwards. MUNCHIES brings the hugely popular show Chef's Night Out (on VICE Media's food website, MUNCHIES) to the page with snapshots of food culture in cities around the world, plus tall tales and fuzzy recollections from 70 of the world's top chefs, including Anthony Bourdain, Dominique Crenn, David Chang, Danny Bowien, Wylie Dufresne, Inaki Aizpitarte, and Enrique Olvera, among others. Then there are the 65 recipes: dishes these chefs cook when they're done feeding customers, and ready to feed their friends instead. With chapters like "Drinks" (i.e., how to get your night started), "Things with Tortillas," "Hardcore" (which includes pizzas, nachos, poutines, and more), and "Morning After" (classy and trashy dishes for the bleary-eyed next day), MUNCHIES features more than 65 recipes to satisfy any late-night craving and plenty of drinks to keep the party going. Chefs include: Shion Aikawa Jen Agg Iñaki Aizpitarte Erik Anderson Sam Anderson Wes Avila Joaquin Baca Kyle Bailey...

A Good Day to Die: Inside a suicidal mind

Autor: Mahita Vas

Número de Páginas: 151

In 2019, Singapore had 400 reported suicides, with an increasing number of young people choosing to take their lives. Synopsis It is estimated that 800,000 people globally kill themselves every year. Our post pandemic world, with its numerous disruptions, has also forced more people to seek help for mental health issues. While much has been said about the toll on mental health, there is little understanding of why people choose to kill themselves, especially when many, like celebrities Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade had so much to live for. Author Mahita Vas has battled suicidal thoughts for all her adult life. She even lost one of those battles and tried to kill herself, only to be rescued within seconds of breathing her last. It is difficult for those left behind to understand why their loved one would choose to die. A Good Day to Die offers readers an intimate exploration of an anguished mind, weaving personal experience with academic reports.

Teaching the Literature of Today's Middle East

Autor: Allen Webb

Número de Páginas: 241

Showing how to teach the literature of today’s Middle East, this book offers teachers a powerful resource for helping students to think deeply and critically about the politics and culture of the Middle East through literary engagements.

The Bizarre World of Reality Television

Autor: Stuart Lenig

Número de Páginas: 433

How do reality television programs shape our view of the world and what we perceive as real and normal? This book explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications. In recent decades, reality television shows ranging from Keeping up with the Kardashians to Duck Dynasty have become increasingly popular. Why are these "unscripted" programs irresistible to millions of viewers? And what does the nearly universal success of reality shows say about American culture? This book covers more than 100 major and influential reality programs past and present, discussing the origins and past of reality programming, the contemporary social and economic conditions that led to the rise of reality shows, and the ways in which the most successful shows achieve popularity with both male and female demographics or appeal to specific, targeted niche audiences. The text addresses reality TV within five, easy-to-identify content categories: competition shows, relationship/love-interest shows, real people or alternative lifestyle and culture shows, transformation shows, and international...