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For Dummies is an extensive series of instructional reference books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered. The series has been a worldwide success with editions in numerous languages.
The whole rest of the book is taken up with instructions for cooking, with an introduction in each chapter to the type of food it describes. The first of these, on soups, begins "Lean, juicy beef, mutton, and veal form the basis of all good soups; therefore it is advisable to procure those pieces which afford the richest succulence, and such as ...
Dan Gookin is a computer book author who wrote the first ...For Dummies books including DOS for Dummies and PCs for Dummies, establishing the design and voice of the long-running series that followed, incorporating humor and jokes into a format for beginners on any subject. He also is a member of the Coeur d'Alene City Council.
It is the flagship volume of a series of books that include several narrow-subject books about matters such as convenience cooking and vegetarian cuisine, as well as a second volume, How To Cook Everything: Vegetarian, published in 2007, and a second edition with a reduced emphasis on professional techniques in October 2008. A smartphone app ...
The Crone is also an archetypal figure or a Wise Woman. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag . The word became further specialized as the third aspect of the Triple Goddess popularized by Robert Graves , and subsequently in some forms of neopaganism .
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer; The Settlement Cook Book (1901) and 34 subsequent editions by Lizzie Black Kander; The Cook's Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes (1901) by Mrs. W.G. Waters; Various cookbooks (between 1903 and 1934) by Auguste Escoffier
For Dummies – a similar series of how-to books from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Découvertes Gallimard, a similar series in French of introductory books, noted for its fine illustration. Some titles are translated in other languages. FabJob – a similar series of how-to-books for starting a business or dream career
Frontispiece of an early edition, showing the book itself on the table, being used to instruct in the art of carving. The book has a frontispiece, which in later editions consists of a large medallion of J.C. Schnebbelie above a representation of The Albany hotel, London, where according to the title page he was principal cook of Martelli's restaurant.