books by Bloomsbury     books:     Bloomsbury      My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Chelsea Handler Bloomsbury USA, 2005 Laugh out loud funny! I thought this was such a funny book. Not for the faint of heart, but if you are a Chelsea Handler fan, you'll love this book. I can hear her saying and doing some of the things she describes, well written and true to Chelsea.             The Big Fat Duck Cookbook Heston Blumenthal Bloomsbury USA, 2008 The authoritative must-have from the culinary genius behind The Fat Duck, the restaurant named best in the world by Restaurant magazine This lavishly illustrated, stunningly designed, and gorgeously photographed masterpiece takes you inside the head of maverick restaurateur, Heston Blumenthal. Separated into three sections (History; ...             The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit Amy Goldman Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Heirloom Tomato by Amy Goldman A Wonderful Book! If your interest is heirloom tomatoes, do not miss this book. Wonderful recipes included too.... A must have...             Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday ... Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang Bloomsbury USA, 2008 A wonderful introduction to Neuroscience for the average Joe/Jane Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life This book explained so much in a way that is easily understood, interesting and relatable to every day life experiences. A fun read about a very ...             Real Food: What to Eat and Why Nina Planck Bloomsbury USA, 2007 A Refreshing Outlook on Food This book is a real eye opener! Planck provides information on diet and backs it up with scientific evidence in a readable fashion. I thouroughly enjoyed this book and it has definitely changed the way I look at what I am eating.             The SocialAtom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You Mark Buchanan Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Finally, a path from Social alchemy to Social Science! As an avid reader of the late, great Isaac Asimov's fabulous "Foundation" novels in my miss-spent youth, I was thrilled to read this book. I see it as the first faint glimmering of the possibility of developing the kind of social science which Asimov described in his ...             Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World Matthew Bishop, Michael Green Bloomsbury Press, 2008 Changing the world through smart philanthropy Authors Matthew Bishop and Michael Green have talked to some of the world's most fascinating - and wealthy - people about the innovations they've brought to tackling major humanitarian challenges such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, poverty and hunger. Individually, people like ...             I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, ... Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Great Book The only thing missing was the fact the The Dude claimed to be a roadie for Metallica on the Speed of Sound Tour and the band actually didn't do an album tour for the album. Enjoy a few caucasians, put on your favorite robe, jelly shoes and your favorite bowling ...             I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage Susan Squire Bloomsbury USA, 2008 I Don't: A Contrarian View of Marriage A research product that is fascinating and memorable. The author does a sardonic job on the Old and New Testaments in examining the routes of males on top as a biblical command! Especially interesting is her cross-examination of the Genesis story with Adam, Eve, the ...             Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis Rowan Jacobsen Bloomsbury USA, 2008 interesting read I found this book to be an interesting and somewhat scary perspective on agriculture and the negative aspects of industrial farming. I actually was moved to go and purchase organic wildflower honey and was really suprised by the difference from consumer grade honey             The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East Sandy Tolan Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Moving, Tragic, Real This is a sublime work of art, made all the more so by its complete factual accuracy. Sure, Sandy picks and chooses the facts he'll present, as any historian does, but every thought, every moment, comes only from historical records and interviews. And perhaps it's ...             Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Drinking as an Englishman Should I was delighted with Amis's book on drink,the effects of drink and the types of drink;his underdstudied wit combined with practical alchohol knowledge made for an enjoyable and useful read. Would highly recommend.             A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All Luke Dempsey Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Couldn't put it down I picked this book up because of the crazy-looking bird on the front cover -- I'm not a birder, nor did I think I had any interest in birding. But Dempsey's quick wit and hilarious anecdotes make the book not only a pleasure to read but also a really fascinating look ...             Resistance: A Frenchwoman's Journal of the War Agnes Humbert Bloomsbury USA, 2008 Heart-wrenching Heart-wrenching and totally mesmerizing. I was completely engrossed, especially because it is all so real, all the mundane details, and all the big historical events. I didn't find a single moment where the story dragged. Completely engrossed by this book--highly ...             Mrs. Woolf and the Servants: An Intimate History of Domestic Life in Bloomsbury Alison Light Bloomsbury Press, 2008 Well Researched, but also Interesting Alison Light clearly does her homework. "Mrs. Woolf and the Servants" is absolutely loaded with the products of her very thorough research. Not only does she tell us as much as humanly possible about the various servants who worked for Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, ...          products you might be interested in search for books agricultural, bloomsbury, contrarian, frenchwoman, philanthrocapitalism, resistance      toavi.com    web we recommend Laugh out loud funny! randomly chosen book: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (Red Kivar Binding ...