This is the story of a man, a cow, and a question: What am I eating? After realizing he knew more about television on his wall than the food on his plate, award-winning TV producer and amateur chef Jared Stone buys 420 pounds of beef directly from a rancher and embarks on a hilarious and inspiring culinary adventure. With the help of an incredibly supportive wife and a cadre of highly amused friends, Jared offers a glimpse at one man's family as they try to learn about their food and ask themselves what's really for dinner. Year of the Cow follows the trials and tribulations of a home cook as he begins to form a deeper relationship with food and the environment. From meeting the rancher who raised his cow to learning how to successfully pack a freezer with cow parts, Stone gets to know his bovine and delves into our diets and eating habits, examining the ethnography of cattle, how previous generations ate, why environmentalists and real food aficionados are mad for grass-fed beef, why certain cuts of beef tend to end up on our plates (while boldly experimenting with the ones that don't), and much more. Over the course of dozens of nose-to-tail meals, Jared cooks his way through his cow armed with a pioneering spirit and a good sense of humor. He becomes more mindful of his diet, makes changes to his lifestyle, and bravely confronts challenges he never expected―like how to dry beef jerky without attracting the neighborhood wildlife to the backyard, and how to find deliciousness in the less-common cuts of meat like the tongue and heart―sharing a recipe at the end of each chapter. By examining the food that fuels his life and pondering why we eat the way we do, Jared and his family slowly discover to how live a life more fully―and experience a world of culinary adventures along the way.

Year of the Cow: How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family

Biographies & Memoirs

Stone, Jared

Professionals & Academics

Flatiron Books

"Aleister Crowley and The Night of Pan" is a personal essay on depression and anxiety, and on how Thelema and the ideas of British occultist Aleister Crowley can help. The essay also deals with St. John of the Cross and "The Dark Night of the Soul", with biblical references to darkness, with the Jewish concept of the Qliphoth, and with the notion of Xeper as found in The Temple of Set. Finally, also, the book contains an easy-to-read overview of "Basic concepts in Thelemic thinking". The book will be useful to occultists who are themselves struggling with depression and anxiety as well as to professionals working in psychology or psychiatry, and to anyone with a general interest in Thelema and/or theology.

Aleister Crowley and The Night of Pan: An essay on overcoming anxiety and depression

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Independently published

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