The book explores the critical reasons behind the high failure rate of independent restaurants, emphasizing the importance of financial fundamentals over aesthetic appeal and menu creativity. It highlights that many restaurateurs overlook essential financial practices, which can lead to their downfall despite having an inviting ambiance and well-crafted menus. The content serves as a guide for restaurant owners to understand and implement key financial strategies to ensure long-term success.
"The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors' guiding magic and mythos--and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot--for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella--will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in Never Say P*g, the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the Inuit to the First Nations Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. From A: why killing an albatross is bad luck, but seeing one is good luck--to B: why bananas are so feared that some sailors only refer to them as "that curved yellow fruit"--to C: clapping aboard a ship will bring thunder--you'll be fluent in sailing superstitions in no time! From sailor and author R. Bruce Macdonald--who swears he didn't know not to stir his tea with a knife--comes an indispensable guide to the ways in which we ward off bad luck at sea and attempt to keep ourselves safe by shaping fate through signs and symbols. The original "marine insurance" for sailors, superstitions offered a semblance of control amidst a dangerous and volatile life aboard, at the mercy of the weather, the crew, the ship--even pirates. Ultimately, this encyclopedia reveals that superstitions have always been with us to comfort, to charm and to ease fears. Learn them all as you sail the high seas!"-- Provided by publisher
This book connects Sunday worship to Monday morning by engaging the theological basis of God's plan for everyday work and giving readers practical tools for understanding their own gifts.
Emile Zola occupies a distinctive place in the great tradition of French realist fiction. Brian Nelson introduces this quintessential novelist of modernity, and explores his fascination with change, and the way he opened the novel up to new areas of representation: the realities of working-class life, class relations, and sexuality and the body.
Exploring the evolution of Irish nationalism, the book delves into the concept of race and its impact on Irish identity. It examines the nineteenth-century narrative that framed the Irish, particularly Catholic Irish, as uncivilized by English observers. The author highlights the racialization of the Irish in Britain and the United States, drawing parallels to the depictions of enslaved Africans. Through this analysis, the book reveals how these perceptions shaped the Irish nationalist movement and the construction of an Irish racial identity.