„The bible for all chefs.“ -Paul Bocuse Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills ..

This second volume presents the divisions of the Waffen-SS, from the 9th to the 38th, accompanied by historical overviews, their organizational structure, Knight's Cross recipients, along with significant illustrations for each division.

The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Tayl ..

This work focuses on the explanation and the origins of the most common terms in the field of tsuba, kodôgu, and tôsôgu. Terms from all areas are explained in detail, like zôgan (inlay), hori (carvings), iroe (colouring), sukashi (openings), dôgu (to ..

This vintage book contains Karel Capek's delightful children's tale „Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy“. It is a heart-warming story about Dashenka the fox terrier who grows before the reader's eyes in a series of cartoons and photographs. Dashenka re ..

The American Ephemeris 1950–2050 at Midnight, The Trans-Century Edition, is published in response to multiple requests for a one hundred year ephemeris covering these „most useful years.“ With the years 1950 through 2050, only one ephemeris needs to be at

One of America's greatest military aviation historians relates the astonishing–and true–story of the only American warplane to fight in every operational theater in World War II from Pearl Harbor to Alaska and North Africa to Northern Europe.

Exploring the scientific principles behind everyday recipes, this informative blend of lab book and cookbook reveals that cooks are actually chemists. Following or modifying recipes is shown to be an experiment with acids and bases, emulsions and sus ..

Expert and stunning illustrations show in painstaking detail the uniforms and their developments for all the major nations involved in World War I.

Barabsi, the award-winning author of „Linked“ explains how the digital age has yielded a massive, previously unavailable data set that proves the daily pattern of human activity isn't random, it's „bursty.“

In the 20 years since publication of the first edition, the number of freshwater fish species has risen by almost 150. This second edition incorporates all of these new species, plus all-new maps and a collection of new and revised plates.

Now in its seventh edition, Wheelock's Latin retains its signature core of authentic Latin readings, taken not only from classical literature, drama, and poetry, but also from inscriptions, artifacts, and even graffiti showing the ancient Romans' everyday use of Latin: Latin as a living language.