National Bestseller Winner of the National Book Award Updated with a New Chapter Author of "The World Is Flat "and "That Used to Be Us "One of the most thought-provoking books ever written about the Middle East, "From Beirut to Jerusalem" remains vital to our understanding of this complex and volati[...]
The evocative story of James Blake, the higest-ranking American tennis player, who broke his back on the court in May 2004 and shortly thereafter lost his father to stomach cancer, only to return to tennis and become one of the world's top players. In the spirit of Lance Armstrong's "It's Not About [...]
Having won or been nominated for just about every known prestigious culinary award, Michael White is hailed by food critics as the next great hero of Italian gastronomy. His reach extends around the globe with a clutch of acclaimed fine dining restaurants, including Marea, Ai Fiori, Osteria Morini, [...]
In this raucous new anthology, thirty of the world's greatest chefs relate outrageous true tales from their kitchens. From hiring a blind line cook to butting heads with a crazed chef to witnessing security guards attacking hungry customers, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as wildly entertainin[...]
What defines a chef?
Despite the glamour attached to the profession today, a successful life in the kitchen is determined more by sacrifice than stardom, demanding a dedication bordering on obsession, all in pursuit of The Food. In this meditation on the culinary life that blends elements of mem[...]
Sizzling saute pans. Screaming spectators. Television cameras. A ticking clock. Fasten your seatbelt for the Bocuse d'Or, the world's most challenging and prestigious cooking competition, where the pressure and the stakes could not be higher. At this real-life "Top Chef, "twenty-four culinary teams,[...]
Chef David Waltuck calls Chanterelle 'a fantasy of a restaurant, dreamed up by a little, food-loving kid, that somehow, magically, came true'. For over 28 years and from two different New York City locations, Chanterelle has broken the boundaries of French cooking, winning over such fans as Gael Gre[...]
Finally in paperback, the hugely popular anthology in which forty of the world's greatest chefs, including Anthony Bourdain, Daniel Boulud, and Ferran Adria, reveal their worst kitchen disasters.
From Gabrielle Hamilton on hiring a blind line cook to Michel Richard on rescuing a wrecked cake to [...]
Presents a discussion of the concept of 'the stakeholder' in fields, such as Management, Corporate Governance, Accounting and Finance, Strategy, Sociology and Politics, and in wider public policy debate. This book provides an analysis, classification, and critique of stakeholder theory.[...]