The Nutritionist’s Kitchen by Carly Knowles, MS, RDN, LD Overview Learn to transform food into medicine with awareness, whole foods, and organic changes that will overhaul your diet one step at a time. Carly Knowles, a registered dietician nutritionist, is an able guide through this approachable collection of science and body wisdom. I was surprised
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Overview At the outset, I found Baskets by Tabara N’Diaye riveting. This is a handcraft unknown to me, and N’Diaye begins delving into her craft with historical information. The history section explores who traditionally made baskets, what materials they used, and why the different types and styles of baskets were made. Throughout the book, the
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Overview Pithy, straight-to-the-point sayings from guru Pema Chödrön in a compact format. Best-selling author Pema Chödrön is renowned for her straightforward translation of Buddhist thought for seekers around the world. This small book, easy to tuck in a purse or laptop bag, makes it easy for those who’ve read her to remember the gist of
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Overview I’ve never seen tofu used with such versatility, sometimes as shining star and others as a side note. Twist on Tofu presents tofu as a cheap protein addition to any diet, and the way Trang uses tofu with clear expertise, even love, makes it dead simple to want to eat more of it. As
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I’m delighted to have a copy of Fitness Running and have already dog-eared several sections. From speed drills with photos to completing your own health assessment, this book is the runner’s instruction manual. If you, like myself, are trying to figure out how to improve your running, this book will help. I used to run,
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Beautifully written story of how the Bradley family copes following the loss of its youngest member, 4-year-old Issy. I loved the mixed perspectives of all the family members and how the stories weave together as the book culminates, forming a full view. Bishop Ian Bradley begins as a one-note Mormon witness, passing off verse and
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New paperback cover for 2015 Billie Breslin is just the kind of girl I’d befriend: hungry and bookish. Always agog and somewhat bumbling, this romantic comedy lead stumbles onto the foodie magazine scene in an enviable scenario (somewhat reminiscent of Reichl’s own haphazard trajectory), where she endures bullying and a repeat caller who comically messes
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A thrilling, ominous story of girlhood that calms one science fiction scenario into an unexpected, daily extension of current global warming predictions. Meet 11-year-old Julia, a lonely preteen entrenched in a typical suburban life. When the world’s rotation begins to slow and the extra minutes caught in a day bloom, the life she’s managed so
Read More >>Ah, you’re back. I know, I know. My caffeine high wore off and I couldn’t focus properly on your fuzzy green sweater anymore. I wonder where you go when I’m not paying attention to you…. Oh, but I don’t mean to interrupt. You’re leaning forward like you want to ask me something, tucking that wayward
Read More >>Crafters are a genial bunch, helpful at the core. So who better to ask for business advice than several dozen of your crafting peers? The Handmade Marketplace is a commonsense guide to beginning a craft business given in an organized, start-to-finish format with pop-in tidbits from more than 20 craft-friendly neighbors. Written nearly as informally
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