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We could say food from Minas Gerais is “some really good stuff, sir!”  Yes, Minas' cuisine can be simple, but it is very tasty. Our recipes bring out the tradition of the people from the fields, from the country, from the countryside modest people.... More

As the old saying goes: Prevention is better than cure.  And nothing better to prevent diseases than following a diet rich in vegetables, because they have vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber that are fundamental to the proper functioning of our body.  Having said that, how about learning how to ... More

Have you eaten sweet potatoes today?  No!?  But you should. Know that sweet potato is a food rich in carbohydrates and dietary fiber. It has B and C complex vitamins that strengthen the body against colds and flus. Sweet potatoes also accelerate wound healing, produce collagen (fibrillar... More

Deforestation in the Amazon, one of today's top environmental concerns, began during a period of rapid colonization in the 1970s. Throughout that decade, Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida, a Stanford-trained economist, conducted a complex and massive economic study of what was going on in the Amazon, wh... More

This book presents up-to-date information on the general principles of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine in the context of endocrinology. The content is divided into six parts. Section I examines general aspects of radiopharmaceuticals, scintigraphy, single-photon emission computed tomo... More

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like wr... More

"It amazes me that so little has been written about the two foods we eat most often. Here is a book that tells us about these two ingredients-one essential to life, the other the flavor of almost everything we eat. . . . A book like Ms. Jordan’s is long overdue.” -James PetersonSalt is indispensable... More

More than fifty recipes that celebrate the versatility of meatballs, fritters, and other bite-sized rounds of deliciousness!"I love meatballs!" people say around the world.Round morsels of bite-sized savory foods-meat, poultry, fish, grains, and vegetables-have never been more popular. In Turkey alo... More

Round morsels of bite-sized savory foods-meat, poultry, fish, grains, and vegetables-have never been more popular. Cooks in Turkey, alone, choose from more than 150 traditional recipes for meatballs. It's nearly impossible to get a seat in New York City's Meatball Shop, and food trucks that feature ... More

How to Be Party Ready Anytime The Host: Producer, Director, and Star Plan to Have Fun: Party Lists and Timetables Classics with a Twist: Cocktail, Wine, and Cheese Parties Your Signature Dinner Party A Breath of Fresh Air: Outdoor Parties With so many things to think about when hosting a party... More

Emily Post's Classic, Indispensable, and Comprehensive Guide to Your Wedding Now Completely Updated and Expanded in a New EditionToday's weddings are a beautiful blend of traditions, reflecting what matters most to each couple. They are also more complicated than ever, with new customs replacing the... More

For the class play, Charlie is the ship called the Mayflower. He says, "I told how I was thankful that I tossed and rolled, and tossed and rolled some more, but didn't sink in the big waves far out at sea." In this early-picture-book companion to Show & Tell Day and Halloween Day, mother-and-daughte... More

You are formally invited to the Highland wedding event of the year. These four lasses are about to meet their matches in an original digital anthology featuring stories from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sabrina York, Lecia Cornwall, Anna Harrington, and May McGoldrick.HOW A LASS W... More

Millions of Readers, Eighteen Editions, One Trusted Resource From social networking to social graces, the name Emily Post has been the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans. That tradition continues with the 18th edition of Etiquette, which welcomes a new generation of P... More

Your key to professional and personal successCompletely revised and updated, the third edition of the Posts' The Etiquette Advantage in Business is the ultimate guide professionals need to build successful business relationships with confidenceToday, more than ever, good manners mean good business. ... More

Historicizing both emotions and politics, this open access book argues that the historical work of emotion is most clearly understood in terms of the dynamics of institutionalization. This is shown in twelve case studies that focus on decisive moments in European and US history from 1800 until today... More

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops which complemented the 20th Joint European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD, held in September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference and workshops were held online. The 43 pape... More

When it comes to falling in love, nothing beats a tough man with a tender touch. He's sexy, he's intriguing, he's confident, he's loyal, and you'll enjoy every pulse-pounding moment you spend with these heroes after your own heart:Hot Off the Press: Leigh inherits her family's newspaper, but she mus... More

More than a quarter of a million LGBTQ-identified migrants in the United States lack documentation and constantly risk detention and deportation. LGBTQ migrants around the world endure similarly precarious situations. Eithne Luibhéid's and Karma R. Chávez’s edited collection provides a first-of-its-... More

The new edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U. S. policymakers. Editor James M. McCormick has carefully selected two dozen current insightful and somet... More