Screw Cupid is the guide for every woman ready to take her dating life into her own hands. Samantha Scholfield has many years of dating experience, and the techniques and strategies she reveals here were developed via extensive trial and errorand by consulting and collaborating with hundreds of women (and many men), and by refining the best of the extensive pickup advice that already circulates among men. The result: perfectly calibrated guidance on how to initiate a conversationanytime, anywhereand get right to a date, all without a guy knowing he’s being picked up.

Screw Cupid: The Sassy Girl’s Guide to Picking Up Hot Guys

Scholfield, Sam

Parenting & Relationships

The Experiment

How to Get Things Really Flat

Perfectly pitched to strike some raw nerves: A witty, often surprising manifesto about how and why men should do housework--and a very useful guide for both the millions of men who shirk household duties and the women who live with them

How to Get Things Really Flat: Enlightenment for Every Man on Ironing, Vacuuming and Other Household Arts

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

MARTIN, Andrew

Home Improvement & Design

Here at last is the delectable and doable gluten-free cooking so many people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or wheat allergy have been looking for Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking is based on authors Kelli and Peter Bronski’s cooking philosophy that follows four simple rules: the food should be fresh, the recipes should be simple, the meals should be made from scratch, and the food should be delicious. Their more than 250 recipes span the globe, from Italian to Indian, Belgian to Mexican, and Asian to American. Belgian Waffles, Cinnamon Rolls, Chicken Pad Thai, Curry-Glazed Pork Tenderloin, Lasagna, thin crust and deep dish pizzas, Blueberry Pie and Zucchini Cake will delight anyone following a gluten-free dietand even those who aren’t! More than 70 recipesincluding breads, pastas, pizzas, and more than 20 of their desserts, from Chocolate Chip Cookies to Carrot Cakeshowcase their own intensively developed gluten-free flour blend. This is food so flavorful and enjoyable to eat that no one will know it’s gluten-free.

Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Bronski, Kelli^Bronski, Peter

Special Diet

Here are two hundred and fifty delicious, authentic recipes that showcase the vibrant flavors and healthful variety of vegetarian Middle Eastern cooking. Vegetarian Dishes from Across the Middle East―originally published in 1983, out of print for 20 years, and previously unavailable in North America―now reappears as the appeal of vegetarian and Middle Eastern cooking continues to grow. Author Arto der Haroutunian wrote 12 cookbooks that share with readers his thorough knowledge of and love for Middle Eastern food and of the peoples and cultures from which it developed. Here are dishes from as far west as Albania and as far east as Iran, with tastes from everywhere in between. You’ll discover: <ul>
<li>Everyday favorites like hummus, tabouleh, Braised Mushrooms, and White Beans in Olive Oil</li>
<li>Fragrant soups and stews, from Lentil Soup (“the most popular and ancient”) to refreshing Orange and Lemon Soup</li>
<li>Healthy appetizers and salads, including Eggplant and Avocado Dip, Stuffed Tomatoes, and Spicy Beet Salad</li>
<li>
Kookoo and eggeh, the frittata-like baked omelets popular across the Middle East</li>
<li>Bread and pastry recipes, from lavash and pita to baklava and Date and Walnut Cakes</li>
<li>Sweets and holiday treats like Saffron Pudding, Banana Ice Cream, and Rose Petal Jam. 
</li>
</ul>

Vegetarian Dishes from Across the Middle East

der-haroutunian-arto

Cooking by Ingredient

A born food-lover, raised in California on the best Mexican food in the country” and her father’s traditional Southern soul food,” Alicia C. Simpson couldn’t imagine giving up her favorite dishes to become vegan. Animal-free food might be healthier, but could it match the tastes of homelike fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, or a bowl of chili? Three years after Alicia took the vegan plunge, Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food answers that question with a resounding yes!” Here is the essential cookbook for any of America’s more than 6 million vegans who miss the down-home tastes they remember (or want to try), or for vegetarians and even meat-eaters who want to add more plant-based foods to their diets, but don’t know where to start. Comfort-seeking cooks will find: 
<ul>
<li>Easy-to-prepare, animal-free versions of classics like Spicy Buffalo Bites, Ultimate Nachos, Baked Ziti and more</li>
<li>65 delicious combinations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with flavors from around the world, like Chinese Take-In” or Tijuana Torpedo”</li>
<li>Everything you need to know to start your vegan pantry, and why being vegan is easier, less expensive, and more delicious than you might think.</li>
</ul>
 With spirit and style, Alicia shows just how easyyes, and comfortingvegan food can be.

Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food: Over 150 Great-Tasting, Down-Home Recipes and 65 Everyday Meal Ideas―for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Simpson, Alicia C.

Movement, play, and active exploration in the first five years of a child’s life are essential to the development of his or her body and brain. Now Active Baby, Healthy Brain presents 135 massages, exercises, and activities that engage your child’s love of play while also stimulating his or her brain development in multiple areas, including:
<ul>
<li>Balance</li>
<li>Cross-pattern movement</li>
<li>Visualization</li>
<li>Vestibular (inner ear) stimulation</li>
<li>Laterality</li>
<li>Fine and gross motor skills</li>
</ul>
Each activity is presented on its own page with step-by-step instructions, appealing illustrations, and illuminating sidebars. The detailed instructions tell you exactly how to do each activity, as well as how to incorporate toys, music, dance, and games. No single activity takes more than two minutes, and all that’s required is ten minutes a day. More than thirty years in the making, Active Baby, Healthy Brain is an indispensable guide for everyone who is raising a child or who interacts with preschoolers.

Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises and Activities to Maximize Your Child’s Brain Development from Birth Through Age 5½

Sassé, Margaret

Parenting

Roots of Empathy—an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon—has already reached more than a million children in 14 countries, including Canada, the US, Japan, Australia, and the UK. Now, as The New York Times reports that “empathy lessons are spreading everywhere amid concerns over the pressure on students from high-stakes tests and a race to college that starts in kindergarten,” Mary Gordon explains the value of and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all children—and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and bullying.

Roots of Empathy: Changing the World Child by Child

Health, Fitness & Dieting

GORDON, Mary

Psychology & Counseling

Find Yourself by Helping OthersLife Lessons from an Extraordinary Story of Sacrifice and Survival In the winter of 1939, five-year-old Andrew Bienkowski was exiled to Siberia with his family. The two years of struggle that followedespecially his grandfather’s amazing act of sacrifice during their first long, cold winterhave informed the rest of Andrew’s life. Thanks to his devoted mother, his quick-witted grandmother, and the unexpected kindness of strangers, Andrew established an approach to life that emphasizes helping others as the essential path to finding our greatest human fulfillment.

One Life to Give: A Path to Finding Yourself by Helping Others

Andrew Bienkowski

How to get your body ready for passion . . . and get your partner in the mood
Books about sex and orgasms date back to the Kama Sutra. But there’s more to great sex than simply getting in position.” Fit for Love is the antidote to humdrum sexyour complete guide to:
<ul>
<li>exercising like a lover (not a fighter)</li>
<li>warming up for amazing sex with stretches and massages</li>
<li>finding your own and your partner’s pleasure points</li>
<li>revitalizing the age-old positions by moving together for maximum pleasure</li>
</ul>
Fitness trainer and romance expert Billy Sunday Mars fuses aerobics, ancient lore, modern science, and spirituality to make Fit for Love a one-of-a-kind manual. His stretches and exercisesfrom the Kung-Fu Floor Kick (for glutes) to the Bad Kitty Cat Roll (for triceps, and attitude)will help you shed your extra pounds and your inhibitions. And his sex advicesometimes funny, sometimes profoundwill inspire you and your lover to relax, communicate, and experience one another as never before.

Fit for Love: Hip and Core Exercises for Strength and Flexibility, Intimate Massages to Prepare Your Lover for Pleasure, and Over 20 Positions for Passionate, Sensual Sex

Mars, Billy Sunday

Discover the Many Rewards of Homemade Spirits—Unique, Flavorful, Economical and Surprisingly Easy to Make! Today's renewed interest in making wine and beer at home amounts to nothing less than a renaissance. No matter why you want to join the new generation of homebrewersto complement your cooking, to save money, or simply for a truly rewarding hobby—Strong Waters will tell you how. In this do-it-yourself guide, Scott Mansfield makes a grand tradition accessible for today's enthusiasts. Beginners will welcome his tips for getting started inexpensively with everyday materials, and experienced hobbyists will be inspired by recipes for longtime favorites and forgotten delights, including: <ul>
<li>Limoncello, the perfect aperitif to conclude an Italian dinner</li> <li>Perry, apple cider's sweeter cousin, made from pears</li> <li>Jalapeño Wine, a healthy drink that doubles as a marinade</li> <li>Rhodomel, an ancient Grecian mead flavored with roses and honey</li> <li>Spruce Beer, a North American classic since colonial times</li> </ul>
Worried that making your own spirits is complicated? Don't be! Strong Waters covers everything from the basics of bottling to the science of sweetening. It's surprisingly easy, and as eight pages of color photos illustrate, the results are tantalizing. Cheers!

Strong Waters: A Simple Guide to Making Beer, Wine, Cider and Other Spirited Beverages at Home

Mansfield, Scott

Beverages & Wine

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