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  • Esther Through the Centuries

    by Jo Carruthers ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
    This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God.Unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story’s relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile, genocide and ‘multiculturalism’Reveals the various ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

  • The Politics of Purim

    Law, Sovereignty and Hospitality in the Aesthetic Afterlives of Esther

    by Dr Jo Carruthers ...
    Series series Scriptural Traces
    This book approaches the holiday of Purim as profane, freed to human use and ends, in order to consider the political legacy of the biblical story of Esther in festival and art works. Jo Carruthers explores carnival and synagogue practices, the purimshpil (Purim's own dramatic genre), illuminated Esther scrolls, as well as artworks by Botticelli, Millais and Jan Steen. The complex and astute ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Young Children’s Experimental Cookery

    by Elizabeth Carruthers, Carole Keane, Jo Ingleby ...
    Young Children’s Experimental Cookery encourages Early Years practitioners and teachers to take an innovative and creative approach to introducing young children to food and cooking. The book addresses wider issues such as healthy eating and food preparation skills, but also moves beyond the concept of traditional cookery lessons to celebrate food as a creative medium, offering immense scope for ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Anticipatory Materialisms in Literature and Philosophy, 1790–1930

    Edited by Jo Carruthers, Nour Dakkak, Rebecca Spence ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Anticipatory Materialisms explores nineteenth and early twentieth-century literature thatanticipates and pre-empts the recent philosophical ‘turn’ to materiality and affect. Critical volumes that approach literature via the prism of New Materialism are in the ascendence. This collection stakes a different claim: by engaging with neglected theories of materiality in literary and philosophical works ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Sandscapes

    Writing the British Seaside

    Edited by Jo Carruthers, Nour Dakkak ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Sandscapes: Writing the British Seaside reflects on the unique topography of sand, sandscapes, and the seaside in British culture and beyond. This book brings together creative and critical writings that explore the ways sand speaks to us of holidays and respite, but also of time and mortality, of plenitude and eternity. Drawing together writers from a range of backgrounds, the volume explores the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Virtues of the Table

    How to Eat and Think

    by Julian Baggini ...
    How we eat, farm and shop for food is not only a matter of taste. Our choices regarding what we eat involve every essential aspect of our human nature: the animal, the sensuous, the social, the cultural, the creative, the emotional and the intellectual. Thinking seriously about food requires us to consider our relationship to nature, to our fellow animals, to each other and to ourselves. So can ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • First Bite

    How We Learn to Eat

    by Bee Wilson ...
    We are not born knowing what to eat; as omnivores it is something we each have to figure out for ourselves. From childhood onward, we learn how big a "portion" is and how sweet is too sweet. We learn to enjoy green vegetables -- or not. But how does this education happen? What are the origins of taste?In First Bite, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson draws on the latest research from food ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • How to write great restaurant menu descriptions

    by Steve Bareham ...
    Vital information for food and beverage managers charged with creating effective restaurant menus.A thoughtfully conceived food and beverage menu can boost restaurant revenues by more than 25% according to university research in the U.S., and a CBS report says restaurant menus and their descriptions are “everything.”Well written restaurant menus can drive diners to menu items that you want to get ... Read more

    $3.63 USD

  • The Ten (Food) Commandments

    by Jay Rayner ...
    Britain's culinary Moses brings us the new foodie rules to live by, celebrating what and how we eatThe Ten Commandments may have had a lot going for them, but they don't offer those of us located in the 21st Century much in the way of guidance when it comes to our relationship with our food. And Lord knows we need it.Enter our new culinary Moses, the legendary restaurant critic Jay Rayner, with a ... Read more

    $7.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • How To Make Your Own Ice Cream (Short-e Guide)

    by Ben Vear ...
    Series series Short-e Guides
    Product DescriptionIn this short-e guide you will find everything you need to make your own ice cream. What certain terms mean, what equipment you will (and won't) need, essential ingredients, and step-by-step instructions on the fundamental methods plus some recipes for the basic flavours.Making your own ice-cream is very satisfying and straightforward: it is something for which you don’t need ... Read more

    $1.33 USD

  • 99 Journal Writing Prompts And Ideas: Your Secret Checklist To Journaling Like A Super Pro In Five Minutes!

    by The Blokehead ...
    Series series The Blokehead Success Series
    I want to thank and congratulate you for downloading the book “99 Journal Writing Prompts and Ideas: Your Secret Checklist to Journaling like a Super Pro Today!”Sometimes, you just want to write—but you have no idea where to start.With the help of this book, you’ll be treated to a bevy of writing prompts and ideas that you could use on your own. This way, even if you feel like your mind is just ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Artful Eating

    The Psychology of Lasting Weight Loss

    by Karina Melvin ...
    This book can change your life forever!Rediscover the magic of eating for pleasure and enjoy a life of balance with the freedom to eat the foods you want without dieting.Artful Eating will take you on a journey filled with stories, life lessons, practical tools and strategies all rooted in the most up to date scientific and psychological research. Learn how to reprogram your mind to lose weight ... Read more

    $9.59 USD