Curry is one of the most widely used—and misused—terms in the culinary lexicon. Outside of India, the word curry is often used as a catchall to describe any Indian dish or Indian food in general, yet Indians rarely use it to describe their own cuisine. Curry answers the question, “What is curry?” by giving a lively historical and descriptive account of a dish that has many incarnations.
In Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut, Chester E. Finn, Jr. outlines the issues that drive and complicate this contentious debate: Which children really need it? How many aren't getting it? Who should provide it—and at whose expense? What's the right balance between socialization and systematic instruction—between education and child care? Where does Head Start fit in? What are reliable markers of quality in preschool programs?
This essential go-to reference is designed for newly hired, first-time managers, or those promoted from within—as well as for experienced managers in search of a refresher on basic management skills—who want to prepare themselves to succeed in their current role and position themselves for future career growth. Florence Stone shares realistic advice, skill-building techniques, and tools that can spell the difference between success and failure—from the basics of planning, budgeting, and tracking, to communication and listening skills, leadership, change management.
Solutions to common crochet quandaries are at your fingertips—anywhere you go. Crochet VISUAL Quick Tips has the answers you need—fast. With detailed color photos and concise instructions, plus time-saving tips
The Waste Land is a highly influential and controversial 433-line modernist poem written by T. S. Eliot. It is perhaps the most famous and most written-about long poem of the 20th century, detailing the journey of the human soul searching for redemption, the decline of civilization and the impossibility of recovering meaning in life. Despite the alleged obscurity of the poem—its shifts between satire and prophecy, its abrupt and unannounced changes of speaker, location and time, its elegiac but intimidating...
