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Oprah's Book Club was a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, selecting a new book, usually a novel, for viewers to read and discuss each month. [1][2][3] In total, the club recommended 70 books during its 15 years.
Soybean oil (British English: soyabean oil) is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean (Glycine max). It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second most consumed vegetable oil. [ 2 ] As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks (soy ink) and oil paints.
Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. [1] Julian was the first person to synthesize the natural product physostigmine, and a pioneer in industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones progesterone and testosterone from plant sterols such as stigmasterol and ...
978-0307592736. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is the 2012 memoir by the American writer, author, and podcaster Cheryl Strayed. The memoir describes Strayed's 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 as a journey of self-discovery. The book reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was the first ...
Textured or texturized vegetable protein (TVP), also known as textured soy protein (TSP), soy meat, or soya chunks, is a defatted soy flour product, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. It is often used as a meat analogue or meat extender. It is quick to cook, with a protein content comparable to some meats.
PS3537.A775 A82 1982. "...And Ladies of the Club" is a 1982 novel, written by Helen Hooven Santmyer, about a group of women in the fictional town of Waynesboro, Ohio who begin a women's literary club, which evolves through the years into a significant community service organization in the town. The novel, which looks at the club as it changes ...
Tempeh being sold in a traditional market in Indonesia. Tempeh or tempe (/ ˈtɛmpeɪ /; Javanese: ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ, romanized:témpé, Javanese pronunciation: [tempe]) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. [ 1 ] It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form ...
The salad oil scandal, also referred to as the soybean scandal, was an American major corporate scandal in 1963 that caused over $180 million ($1.79 billion today) in losses to corporations including American Express, Bank of America and Bank Leumi, as well as many international trading companies. [1] The scandal's ability to push otherwise ...