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My girlfriend and I love tapas, and love cooking with fresh vegetables from the garden. I got this book hoping to expand our recipe repertoire and find new ways to prepare the spring and summer produce that predominates Mediterranean cooking, like fava beans, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, etc. Little Foods of the Mediterranean did not disappoint. We've already discovered many new favorites among the abundance of recipes offered in this book. The sidebars and other accompanying notes on Mediterranean food and culture are also fascinating, and the author evenhandedly covers the entire region, with dishes representing Spain, Italy, Greece, the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa… Read more
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...get this book. My girlfriend has suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for over 10 years. Recently it began to significantly impact her life, affecting her job and threatening our relationship. When she decided to face her illness head on, she got this book and it has helped her enormously. Reading it has also given me insight into what I had regarded as her irrational phobias and strange behavior. Clearly and compassionately written, the book explains the characteristics of OCD and explains the different types and subtypes of OCD sufferers, from washers and checkers to repeaters and hoarders. With a minimum of psychobabble, it then lays out excellent concrete and focused… Read more
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This eponymous album from the Glaswegian quartet Franz Ferdinand is a clever, confident and dazzling debut. Its perfect blend of dispassionate vocals, jagged tight guitar licks, and smooth and irresistible disco beats recalls the confluence in the late-'70s/early '80s of rock, new wave, and disco, with shades of Blondie, Roxy Music, and Ultravox, plus a little Talking Heads and Gang of Four for good measure. If their music is derivative, it's in a good way. They have a fresh voice that combines indie rock recklessness with more polished influences. Meanwhile, their sharp black and white shirts and suits and their art-school references to Dadaist imagery and European history create a… Read more
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