James Peterson est un chef maître et auteur de livres de cuisine dont l'œuvre s'inspire profondément de ses nombreux voyages et de son exploration passionnée de la gastronomie. Après des études à l'UC Berkeley et des périples à travers l'Asie et l'Europe, il trouva sa vocation culinaire à Paris, captivé par l'approche française de la nourriture et des boissons. Son style, façonné par des stages dans de prestigieuses cuisines françaises et des études au Le Cordon Bleu, se caractérise par la créativité et la profondeur. L'écriture de Peterson se concentre sur les techniques culinaires fondamentales et la philosophie, ses livres acclamés, tels que 'Sauces' et 'Cooking', étant célébrés pour leurs explications précises et leurs photographies époustouflantes.
A Search for Lost Human Nature Among the Ruins of Civilization
514pages
18 heures de lecture
Exploring the profound theme of the quest for Paradise, this book delves into both large-scale conflicts and personal journeys for meaning. It highlights how this universal search intertwines with human anxiety, examining the various ways individuals and societies grapple with their desires for fulfillment and peace. Through thought-provoking insights, it invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and the broader implications of striving for an ideal existence.
This book clarifies the ways in which the defense policies of the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have responded to the new atmosphere
on the edge of Europe, in light of Russian aggressiveness during and after the
2013-2014 Ukrainian-Crimean crisis. -- .
Alors que la Maison-Blanche apparaît comme l'un des endroits les mieux gardés
de la planète, le président disparaît brutalement sans laisser de trace.
L'ancien président B. Clinton livre ici un thriller dans les méandres et les
secrets du pouvoir américain.
Some will wait a lifetime to take their revenge...A vicious robbery at a
secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying. And millions of
pounds' worth of valuables have been taken. But, as Detective Superintendent
Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns, there is one priceless item of
sentimental value that the old woman's powerful family cherish above all else.
And they are fully prepared to take the law into their own hands, and will do
anything, absolutely anything, to get it back. Within days, Grace is racing
against the clock, following a murderous trail that leads him from the shady
antiques world of Brighton, across Europe, and all the way back to the New
York waterfront gang struggles of 1922, chasing a killer driven by the force
of one man's greed and another man's fury.
Více než 200 pokrmů, které za necelou hodinu servírujete na stůl. Každodenní kuchařská rutina povznesená do říše vynikajících jídel, která nemusí být ani složitá, ani časově náročná. Kniha je určena pro nováčky i zkušené borce, lidi věčně v časové tísni i ty, kteří si mohou dovolit volné tempo, povahy ležérní i vážné.
Chcete-li se zdokonalit v loupání, sekání nebo krájení, míchání nebo šlehání, vaření, pečení, dušení, grilování, či dokonce v etiketě při návštěvě restaurace, vše najdete zde: mistr kuchař vám nabízí 484 triků, technik a způsobů, které vám usnadní práci a zdokonalí postup tak, že kulinářský výsledek bude na jedničku.
Návody krok za krokem s barevnými fotografiemi, stovky inspirativních nápadů a tucty lahodných receptů dělají z knihy mistrovský kurz pro kuchaře.
Move over, James Bond and Jason Bourne-superhuman agent Hays Baker fights to save millions of lives in James Patterson's thrilling bestseller. Hays Baker and his wife Lizbeth possess superhuman strength, extraordinary intelligence, stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course they do-they're Elites, endowed at birth with the very best that the world can offer. But their lives are about to change forever. The top operative for the Agency of Change, Hays has just won the fiercest battle of his career. He has been praised by the President, and is a national hero. But before he can savor his triumph, he receives an unbelievable shock that overturns everything he thought was true. Suddenly Hays is on the other side of the gun, forced to leave his perfect family and fight for his life. Now a hunted fugitive, Hays is thrown into a life he never dreamed possible: fighting to save humans everywhere from extinction. He enlists all of his training to uncover the truth that will save millions of lives, maybe even his own. Compelling and addictive, Toys is an unforgettable spy thriller from the world's #1 writer.
For LA producer Larry Brooker, this is the movie that could bring the fortune that has so long eluded him... For rock superstar, Gaia, desperate to be taken seriously as an actor, this is the role that could get her an Oscar nomination... For Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Sussex CID, it is a nightmare unfolding in front of his eyes. An obsessed stalker is after Gaia. One attempt on her life is made days before she leaves her Bel Air home to fly to Brighton. Now, he has been warned, the stalker may be at large in his city, waiting, watching, planning.
S'il avait eu le moindre soupçon de l'effet dévastateur qu'un CD, trouvé sur la banquette d'un train de banlieue allait avoir sur sa vie, Tom Bryce l'aurait sans doute laissé là où il était...
