Kenko is Japanese for 'health', and defines Kate Bradley's passion for food and cooking. In Kenko Kitchen, Kate Bradley shares a range of healthy and delicious foods that are sugar-free, gluten-free and vegan, as seen on her popular health food blog Kenko Kitchen. Featuring vegan variations for every recipe, a host of gluten- and sugar-free options for those with fructose and gluten intolerances, and delicious raw food, detoxifying and macrobiotic recipes, Kenko Kitchen is perfect for everyone from whole foods newcomers to long-time whole foods devotees, health conscious food-lovers, vegans, and those with dietary intolerances. Think moreish and nourishing breakfast options such as granolas, porridges and homemade vegan yoghurts; light-but-filling lunch options such as roasted vegetable salad with cashew 'goats' cheese and walnuts; divine dinners such as garlic and kelp king oyster 'scallops' with fettucini and rocket, as well as a host of classic comfort foods with a healthy twist; and sweet treats such as ginger, almond and date biscuits, bliss balls and coconut, fig and pistachio cheesecake. Featuring stunning photography throughout, Kenko Kitchen will show you just how quick and easy it is to whip up mouthwatering and wholesome vegetarian fare that will leave you feeling incredible inside and out.

The Biafran Conscriptors Memoirs of the Nigerian-Biafra Civil War (1967-1970) By: Dr. Anselm Chibuike Anyoha Having grown up during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Dr. Anselm Chibuike Anyoha gives a realistic view of what children had to endure during these tough times. Seen through the eyes of a child, it shows how children perceive issues differently than adults. Not only does this historical fiction story show the point of view of children, but it also shows the point of view from the enemy, the Conscriptors. This dramatic retelling of a real historical event shows the different ways people can be affected by wars.

Decorated starship captain Marya Hokone enjoys loyalty and courage within her planet’s military ranks. But when her husband manipulates her into retrieving a dangerous relic from Earth to launch a ruthless xenocidal attack, her pride morphs into disgust. Racing against time, Marya rebels against her spouse’s lethal ploy and hunts for the one person who can aid the extraction of Earth’s oblivious population as a painful pathogen slowly decimates the green globe. With thousands of miles between them and billions of innocent lives at stake, the bold yet sympathetic commander steels herself for battle despite the seemingly impossible odds. For if Marya fails to reverse the catastrophic fallout, the entire human race will slide helplessly into the abyss of extinction. Can the tenacious captain face off against her own partner to challenge the efficacy of the biological weapon or will mankind pay the ultimate price? Orion Tilt launches readers into an opening space opera salvo within the Reclaiming Earth series. If you’re hungry for rattling space warfare centered around complex personalities and civilization-level stakes, then look no further, get your Orion Tilt today.

A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the James Beard Award for General Cooking and the IACP Cookbook of the Year Award "The one book you must have, no matter what you’re planning to cook or where your skill level falls."—New York Times Book Review Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a foolproof method that works every time? As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don’t work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new—but simple—techniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.

Literature, like food, is, in Terry Eagleton’s words, "endlessly interpretable," and food, like literature, "looks like an object but is actually a relationship." So how much do we, and should we, read into the way food is represented in literature? Reading Food explores this and other questions in an unusual and fascinating tour of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Tomoko Aoyama analyzes a wide range of diverse writings that focus on food, eating, and cooking and considers how factors such as industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, and gender construction have affected people’s relationships to food, nature, and culture, and to each other. The examples she offers are taken from novels (shosetsu) and other literary texts and include well known writers (such as Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Hayashi Fumiko, Okamoto Kanoko, Kaiko Takeshi, and Yoshimoto Banana) as well as those who are less widely known (Murai Gensai, Nagatsuka Takashi, Sumii Sue, and Numa Shozo). Food is everywhere in Japanese literature, and early chapters illustrate historical changes and variations in the treatment of food and eating. Examples are drawn from Meiji literary diaries, children’s stories, peasant and proletarian literature, and women’s writing before and after World War II. The author then turns to the theme of cannibalism in serious and popular novels. Key issues include ethical questions about survival, colonization, and cultural identity. The quest for gastronomic gratification is a dominant theme in "gourmet novels." Like cannibalism, the gastronomic journey as a literary theme is deeply implicated with cultural identity. The final chapter deals specifically with contemporary novels by women, some of which celebrate the inclusiveness of eating (and writing), while others grapple with the fear of eating. Such dread or disgust can be seen as a warning against what the complacent "gourmet boom" of the 1980s and 1990s concealed: the dangers of a market economy, environmental destruction, and continuing gender biases. Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature will tempt any reader with an interest in food, literature, and culture. Moreover, it provides appetizing hints for further savoring, digesting, and incorporating textual food.

Bliss Bites is a celebration of the taste and flavor sensations that are possible with dairy and refined sugar-free snacks. Kate Bradley, author of bestselling book and successful blog Kenko Kitchen returns with a collection of over 50 gluten-free, vegan and plant-based recipes - some savory, most sweet, all inventive and delicious. Chapters include: everyday staples (such as 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bliss Balls or Superfood Super-good Bliss balls), savory bites (such as Healthymite and Mega Seed Crackers), sweet tooth (such as Date Night Truffles and Raspberry Ripe Truffles), treats (such as Almost a Snickers Bar and Raw Lemon Slice), and basic accompaniments (such as Coconut Bacon and Salted Caramel Spread). All shot and styled in Kate's signature fresh and refined style, Bliss Bites ensures snack time is simple, healthy and always delicious!

How do buildings act with people and among people in the performances of life? This collection of essays reveals a deep alliance between architecture and the performing arts, uncovering its roots in ancient stories, and tracing a continuous tradition of thought that emerges in contemporary practice. With fresh insight, the authors ask how buildings perform with people as partners, rather than how they look as formal compositions. They focus on actions: the door that offers the possibility of making a dramatic entrance, the window that frames a scene, and the city street that is transformed in carnival. The essays also consider the design process as a performance improvised among many players and offer examples of recent practice that integrates theater and dance. This collection advances architectural theory, history, and criticism by proposing the lens of performance as a way to engage the multiple roles that buildings can play, without reducing them to functional categories. By casting architecture as spatial action rather than as static form, these essays open a promising avenue for future investigation. For architects, the essays propose integrating performance into design through playful explorations that can reveal intense relationships between people and place, and among people in place. Such practices develop an architectural imagination that intuitively asks, 'How might people play out their stories in this place?' and 'How might this place spark new stories?' Questions such as these reside in the heart of all of the essays presented here. Together, they open a position in the intersection between everyday life and staged performance to rethink the role of architectural design.