A new approach to the CIA's Professional Chef's Knife Kit, In the Hands of a Chef reveals how professional chefs use their revered kitchen tools in restaurants and at home. This book identifies the types of tools necessary in the kitchen, such as knives, mixing tools, gadgets, and measuring tools. The book teaches a tool's most popular--yet often highly specialized--uses, the history of a tool, types of materials used in making it, and advances in technology that have improved a tool. The book gives readers a personal look at chefs' methods for using these tools and a sense of the personal attachment and even respect they have for them. Readers will also learn the parts of kitchen tools, characteristics of a good knife, and what to look for when purchasing knives and other kitchen tools. In the Hands of a Chef features 112 new black and white photographs that convey the proper way to hold the tool or how it appears when in the hands of a chef.

Life is a spiritual test, and we need a spirit of discernment to be victorious. While we are all different and have different needs, the sovereign God of the universe will meet all our needs individually and help us increase our spirit of discernment and soar to heights unknown Now Is the Time for Discernment is designed to challenge you to grow in the supernatural ways of God and provide people of all ages and walks of life the cutting-edge thinking and practical advice with supernatural empowerment that they need to face life’s daily challenges. It will also take their lives to the next level. This book prepares individuals to lean not on their understanding but the Holy Ghost for full direction for their lives. They will learn to advance the kingdom of God through the spirit of discernment. This book is filled with prophetic revelations that are for now and years to come. It has God’s divine grace, love, peace, laughter, healing, deliverance, freedom, courage, unmerited favour, and bright hope to all nations of this world. From beginning to the end, it is breathtaking, seasoned, powerful, adventurous, relevant, action-packed, brilliant, charismatic, humorous, captivating, comfortable, deep, educational, elite, real, and easy. The Holy Spirit is the divine Comforter among all comforters.

My book is about inspirational poems given to me by God during periods of prayer, meditation, and dreams. These words are inspiring messages that can help heal the mind, and soul. The inspiration to write this book is to release what God has placed on my heart. Some of the poems in this book are to inspire, encourage, and bless others spirit. Words of wisdom can also be found in the pages of this book, for the broken hearted the sick, and those who have endured tumultuous times. Loosing my mother, brother, and son-in-law who have touched my life in many different ways is also a part of the inspiration behind this book. These people always told me that these words were an inspiration to them, and should be shared with others. Blessing others heart through Christ is what this book will do.

Jolein formulated classic ideas in a way really drive the point home to the layman. Some were so good that we are going to quote her in future theory seminars.

Here are some examples:
• The self-control of your dog depends on your own self-control.
• Selfishness is the motivation behind nearly every behavior.
• Each time you repeat a command, put a dollar in a jam jar.
• (about the ‘watch me’ exercise) If your dog is not looking at you, see it as feedback from your dog.

What experts are saying about Happy Handling!:
The publication of ‘Happy Handling’ is a milestone in (Dutch) dog training. The methods are factually sound, ethically responsible, and practically focused. Every Dutch trainer in charge of putting together a dog school curriculum needs to have read it.With its attempt at making a best-of-breed trainer out of every client, the book occasionally flirts with idealism. But hey, if you need a point of reference to build your curriculum, best you start too perfect than the other way round, right?Jolein is a beacon for modern dog training in The Netherlands. Her fair, effective and rational methods reflect the gold practices of force-free training. De Laar has become a home away from home for evidence-based trainers from all over the world. In this book, Jolein shares her years of field experience and gargantuan knowledge with trainers and owners alike for generations of well-adjusted and polite dogs. I would love to see more books by Jolein van Weperen.
Laure-Anne ViseléBSc, MSc, Head trainer at OhMyDog! and Canine behavior therapist at Canis bonus

Jolein van Weperen of Hondenschool de Laar only uses force free humane methods to train animals. She uses the latest in scientific training. Jolein trains dogs to be well behaved, happy, confident and calm family dogs/animals. She is a wonderful person that has a passion and love for helping dogs and humans be successful. I would highly recommend her services!
Pamela JohnsonDog Trainer at Pam's Dog Academy

Jolein is driven and capable. Stress-free training is one of the pillars of her training method. She has lots of knowledge and experience and it shows in her varied courses and in the way she manages to come up with custom approaches to behavioral difficulties.
Alexandra Wilkinson, canine behavior specialist.

"In May 2000 I was fired from my job as a reporter on a finance newsletter because of an obsession with a video game. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.” So begins this story of personal redemption through the unlikely medium of electronic games. Quake, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, and other online games not only offered author Jim Rossignol an excellent escape from the tedium of office life. They also provided him with a diverse global community and a job—as a games journalist. Part personal history, part travel narrative, part philosophical reflection on the meaning of play, This Gaming Life describes Rossignol’s encounters in three cities: London, Seoul, and Reykjavik. From his days as a Quake genius in London’s increasingly corporate gaming culture; to Korea, where gaming is a high-stakes televised national sport; to Iceland, the home of his ultimate obsession, the idiosyncratic and beguiling Eve Online, Rossignol introduces us to a vivid and largely undocumented world of gaming lives. Torn between unabashed optimism about the future of games and lingering doubts about whether they are just a waste of time, This Gaming Life also raises important questions about this new and vital cultural form. Should we celebrate the “serious” educational, social, and cultural value of games, as academics and journalists are beginning to do? Or do these high-minded justifications simply perpetuate the stereotype of games as a lesser form of fun? In this beautifully written, richly detailed, and inspiring book, Rossignol brings these abstract questions to life, immersing us in a vibrant landscape of gaming experiences. “We need more writers like Jim Rossignol, writers who are intimately familiar with gaming, conversant in the latest research surrounding games, and able to write cogently and interestingly about the experience of playing as well as the deeper significance of games.” —Chris Baker, Wired “This Gaming Life is a fascinating and eye-opening look into the real human impact of gaming culture. Traveling the globe and drawing anecdotes from many walks of life, Rossignol takes us beyond the media hype and into the lives of real people whose lives have been changed by gaming. The results may surprise you.” —Raph Koster, game designer and author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design “Is obsessive video gaming a character flaw? In This Gaming Life, Jim Rossignol answers with an emphatic ‘no,’ and offers a passionate and engaging defense of what is too often considered a ‘bad habit’ or ‘guilty pleasure.’” —Joshua Davis, author of The Underdog “This is a wonderfully literate look at gaming cultures, which you don't have to be a gamer to enjoy. The Korea section blew my mind.” —John Seabrook, New Yorker staff writer and author of Flash of Genius and Other True Stories of Invention digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www.digitalculture.org.

This book provides the first detailed analysis of a distinctive element of Chinese foreign policy, waishi, the external policies intended to influence and control both foreigners themselves as well as Chinese citizens' contact with and perception of outsiders. The term also comprises China's external relations both official state-to-state and unofficial or 'people-to-people' diplomacy. Anne-Marie Brady argues that by encompassing all matters related to foreigners and foreign things, not merely diplomacy, waishi has proven to be one of the most effective tools in the CCP's repertoire for building and then sustaining its hold on power. The author's groundbreaking research is based on a previously unexplored genre of classified waishi materials, extensive interviews with waishi officials and foreign participants of the system, as well as extensive archival research."