Virgin to Veteran is a cookbook with a difference! Written by Sam Stern, the twenty-year-old prodigy and author of five successful cookbooks already to his name, this is a modern masterclass in cooking designed to inspire and get young people (primarily twenty and thirty-somethings) into the kitchen and cooking with confidence. The way Sam sees it, there are only so many meals you’ll ever cook, so you really should learn how to make each one special. From mastering the basics to insider tips and techniques, Virgin to Veteran will teach you everything you need to become a confident cook. Starting with "Virgin Kitchen Set-Up" (the stuff you need to know to set up a workable space) Virgin to Veteran moves on through ten chapters each focusing on a particular ingredient or food group. Diagrams and step-by-step guides demonstrate relevant skills such as knife-work, sauce-making and baking, while other key areas such as sourcing and substituting ingredients, seasonality and the secrets of great presentation are also covered. Once you’ve learned how to cook using a particular ingredient or technique, Sam shows other ways that you can put your newfound skills to good use. From fast food to slow, food to go or eat in, healthy to greedy, there are over 150 recipes to match every mood, budget and lifestyle. Virgin to Veteran is chock full of useful information presented in an engaging, accessible way that will teach young cooks the classic skills and techniques necessary to turn out delicious, mouth-watering recipes, all of which have been updated to fit how we live now. With Sam as your teacher, you will be creating fabulous meals in no time flat!

The volumes in this series set out to provide a contemporary record of the spread and development of the English language in South, Southeast, and East Asia from both a linguistic and literary perspective. Each volume will reflect themes that cut across national boundaries, including the study of language policies; globalization and linguistic imperialism; English in the media; English in law, government and education; 'hybrid' Englishes; and the bilingual creativity manifested by the vibrant creative writing found in a swathe of Asian societies. This book gives an in-depth analysis of the use of the English language in modern Japan. It explores the many ramifications the Japanese-English language and culture contact situation has for not only Japanese themselves, but also others in the international community. Data for this book has been gathered using anthropological ethnographic fieldwork, augmented by archival sources, written materials, and items from popular culture and the mass media. An interdisciplinary approach, including those of anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, cognitive science and symbolic anthropology, is taken in the exploration of the topics here. This book's arguments focus on four major theoretical linguistic and social issues, namely the place of the Japanese-English case in the larger context of 'World Englishes'; the place of the Japanese-English case in a general theory of language and culture contact; how Japanese English informs problems of categorization, meaning construction and cognition; and what it says about the social construction of identity and sense of self, nationalism and race. This book will be of interest to linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, cognitive scientists, and all readers who are interested in language contact, sociolinguistics, English as an international language, and World Englishes. It will also appeal to those who are interested in Japan and popular culture.

ON MARCH 21, 2003, Army Lieutenant and West Point graduate Laura Westley invaded liberated Iraq (the Army prohibited using the word "invasion") with the full intention of keeping her virginity securely intact. For twenty-four years, she had obeyed the strict teachings of evangelical Christianity and kept her legs closed, vowing to preserve her purity for her future husband. Being at war, however, made her realize that adhering to strict religious principles perhaps wasn't worth it, not when bombs, RPGs and gunfire constantly threaten to cut your life short. WAR VIRGIN is a coming-of-age memoir that chronicles Laura's journey through repression, temptation, and ultimately, liberation. This "war story" describes a woman's battle to discover, protect and own her unique identity. No veteran or West Point graduate has ever offered such a candid, irreverent look at the comically naughty, sexually charged underbelly of the military.

After five years of being her mother's caregiver, twenty-five-year old Shelby McIntrye is looking forward to fun, college, and the right man-- who is definitely not Luke Riordan, an ex-Army helicopter pilot with commitment problems.

Dangerous missions, death-defying escapes, and mortal combats are child's play compared to taking a virgin ... Dark nights, strange forest creatures, ropes, cuffs, paddles, and a whip should've been more than enough to tame one little virgin. Blyss wasn't your typical virgin! I'd won her in a bidding war. She was pure as the driven snow. Every Dom wanted her. It was me who was supposed to rule her, but she stole my heart before I knew what was happening. Every part of her was virgin territory, yearning to be explored. She was primal, and I took her that way. A blast from my past forced me to accept a fake marriage, just so I could see my daughter, who'd been kept a secret. Just as it was all coming together, my SEAL team needed me. War is hell, and it gets even harder when you have to leave the ones you love at home. Would I see the smiling faces of my girls again? Or would an enemy prison camp become my new home? Our happily ever after was in jeopardy. Could I save it?

This text is aimed at students of all levels and provides straightforward definitions and help with pronunciation.