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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elementsfire, water, air, and earthto transform the stuff of nature into delicious things... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Culinary Math (3RD 07 Edition) by Linda Blocker Publisher Comments Written by two former instructors at The Culinary Institute of America, this revised and updated guide is an indispensable math resource for foodservice professionals everywhere. Covering topics such as calculating yield percent, determining portion... (read more) List Price $48.30 Your price: $35.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Garnishing by Francis Talyn Lynch Publisher Comments A professional chef shares his secrets for creating exciting, attractive garnishes and food sculptures. Covers all aspects of formal food presentation, including how to draw, sculpt and build with fruit and vegetables, lay out a buffet table, arrange... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko Publisher Comments Rethink the Way You Think In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas? In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Neither Here Nor There:: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies -- in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Managefirst Customer Service with Pencil/Paper Exam and Test Prep by Nraef Publisher Comments This particular guide is a brief competency guide which is focused on Customer Service. Designed to provide trainees with marketable management skills for a career within the Culinary Arts and Foodservice industryThe NRAEF is introducing... (read more) List Price $45.40 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Nuts! by Kevin Freiberg Publisher Comments Southwest Airlines President and CEO Herb Kelleher has sidestepped "reengineering", "total quality management" and other management philosophies to employ his own brand of business success. He once settled a major legal dispute with an arm-wrestling... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Intelligent Investor : the Definitive Book on Value Investing - With New Commentary (Rev 03 Edition) by Benjamin Graham Publisher Comments The best book on investing ever written, this classic work offers sound and safe principles for investing - principles that have worked for more than the half century since the first edition was published. This revised edition features a new introduction,... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Food and Beverage Cost Control [With CDROM] by Lea R Dopson Publisher Comments Foodservice managers need a firm understanding and mastery of the principles of cost control in order to run a successful operation. With Food and Beverage Cost Control, Fifth Edition, Dopson and Hayes have created a comprehensive resource for both... (read more) List Price $119.30 Your price: $40.00 Used - Hardcover
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A Technique for Producing Ideas (Advertising Age Classics Library) by James Webb Young Publisher Comments A McGraw-Hill Advertising Classic A Technique for Producing Ideas reveals a simple, sensible idea-generation methodology that has stood the test of time. First presented to students in 1939, published in 1965, and now reissued for a new generation of... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a Yes! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success by Jeffrey Gitomer Publisher Comments Want unprecedented results in your sales, in your career, and in your life? Let Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Gitomer guide you. As the world's foremost expert on selling, he knows more about success than anyone... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Getting Past No: Negotiating Your Way from Confrontation to Cooperation by William Ury Publisher Comments We all want to get to yes, but what happens when the other person keeps saying no? How can you negotiate successfully with a stubborn boss, an irate customer, or a deceitful coworker? In Getting Past No, William Ury of Harvard Law Schools Program on... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments The bestselling coauthor of Your Money or Your Life chronicles her quest to eat food produced within 10 miles of her home Taking the locavore movement to heart, bestselling author and social innovator Vicki Robin pledged for one month to eat only food... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed by Shirley O Corriher Staff Pick Part scientist, part cook, and all storyteller, Shirley Corriher gives you the tools you need to 'fiddle' with a recipe. She gives cause and effect of ingredients, techniques, and methods for your culinary science experiments. Whether your dish succeeds... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success by Kevin Freiberg Publisher Comments If you take the time to read only one business book this year, I strongly encourage you to read NUTS!. --From the Foreword by Tom... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard Publisher Comments The blockbuster #1 national bestselling phenomenon is back... not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Supervision in the Hospitality Industry by Lawrie Walker Publisher Comments A Road Map to Being a Successful Manager in the Foodservice and Lodging Industries The hospitality industry is founded on the quality of service produced by its employees, and it is the people supervising these employees who hold the keys to the... (read more) List Price $116.50 Your price: $46.00 Used - Hardcover
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At Your Service 2ND Edition Hands on Guide To Professi by Culinary Institute Publisher Comments "The nation's most influential training school for professional cooks." —Time magazine The essential guide to the exemplary service and hospitality that build customer loyalty . . . and restaurant reputations In today's competitive restaurant... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Organizational Behavior (2ND 11 - Old Edition) by Jason Colquitt Publisher Comments The introductory section of Colquitt contains two chapters not found in the beginning of other books: Job Performance and Organizational Commitment. Why is this important? Being good at ones job and wanting to stay with ones employer are critical... (read more) List Price $194.40 Your price: $129.00 Used - Hardcover
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Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephan Lundin Publisher Comments Over 5 Million Copies Sold Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day. Imagine an environment in which people are truly connected to their work, to their colleagues, and to their... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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