An authoritative resource on making delicious, healthy vegan meals and dishes
Veganism is more than just not consuming and using animal–derived foods and products. It's about changingyour lifestyle — whether for better health or as a personalstatement. The perfect companion to Living Vegan For Dummies, this ultimate cookbook gives you more than 160 healthy and hearty vegan recipes for every meal of the day.
Move over, meat — discover the benefits of avoiding animal products and get the know-how to safely and confidently make the switch to a vegan lifestyle

"Tim Patterson is one of the best contemporary writers on wine in the United States. His easy-to-read, engaging prose transforms even the most complicated aspect of making wine and makes it comfortable and understandable. Reading Home Winemaking For Dummies – like having Patterson by your side as a personal mentor-is the absolute best way to tackle the very satisfying process of making your own wine." –Karen MacNeil, Author, The Wine Bible "A thorough, practical, and entertaining guide, this text takes tips from the pros and brings common sense and approachability to the art of winemaking. Mr. Patterson's vast experience and contagious passion for the subject make Home Winemaking For Dummies an enjoyable read while the format makes it an excellent reference and allows the reader to delve as deep into the subject matter as he or she wishes

Mark Bitterman is a man truly possessed by salt. As “selmelier” at The Meadow, the internationally recognized artisan-product boutique, Bitterman explains the promise and allure of salt to thousands of visitors from across the country who flock to his showstopping collection. “Salt can be a revelation,” he urges, “no food is more potent, more nutritionally essential, more universal, or more ancient. No other food displays salt’s crystalline beauty, is as varied, or as storied.”

Companies invest fortunes on innovation and product strategy. But, by some estimates, 80% of new products fail or dramatically underperform every year, though a few rare products succeed brilliantly. Why is this the case? Their creators have seamlessly integrated corporate strategy with design. They don’t deliver utilitarian objects: they craft rewarding, empowering experiences. To outsiders, this looks like magic: incomprehensible, and impossible to reproduce. But it isn’t. Predictable Magic presents a complete design process for making the “magic” happen – over and over again. Veteran industrial designer Ravi Sawhney and business strategist Deepa Prahalad introduce Psycho-Aesthetics, a breakthrough approach for systematically creating deep emotional connections between consumers and brands.

Being saddled with a terrible supervisor can turn even the best job into a nightmare. Unfortunately, not every boss is the great symbol of managerial perfection one would hope for. In fact, more people than not consider themselves stuck with a "bad boss." But short of remaining miserable or quitting a job, what can be done about it?
A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses provides readers with savvy, practical advice for coping with managers and supervisors who are mean, incompetent, unethical, and worse.
The book includes powerful strategies for not only working with – but thriving under – such bad boss types as:

This topic-centered course covers key computing functions while developing the four skills.

The perfect cookie for every occasion.
Cookies are the treat that never disappoints. Whether you’re baking for a party or a picnic, a formal dinner or a family supper–or if you simply want something on hand for snacking–there is a cookie that’s just right. In Martha Stewart’s Cookies, the editors of Martha Stewart Living give you 175 recipes and variations that showcase all kinds of flavors and fancies. Besides perennial pleasers like traditional chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin, there are other sweet surprises, including Rum Raisin Shortbread, Peppermint Meringue Sandwiches with Chocolate Filling, and Lime Meltaways.

The Complete Book of Hot & Spicy Asian Cooking is a wonderful guide to the incredible variety of chili peppers and Asian herbs and spices used to create the luscious, highly sought-after flavors of Eastern cuisine. Whether you are a fan of hot, fiery flavors or of more subtle, tangy aromas, this book provides recipes you'll love from Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Burma and Indonesia, among others.

In preparation for those cold weather get-togethers of close friends and loved ones comes Winter Gatherings, the third volume in the popular Seasonal Gatherings series. The creator of more than twenty-five bestselling cookbooks—including Thanksgiving 101, Barbeque 101, and other popular 101 books—Rick Rogers brings us extraordinarily tasty dishes for all our winter gatherings, from Christmas and Hanukah to Super Bowl Sunday and Mardi Gras. With recipes utilizing local, sustainable ingredients, Winter Gatherings offers a wealth of seasonal delights, traditional dishes as well as delectable and surprising twists for the party table.