Giveaway: 101 Things I learned in Culinary School

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Hachette is going to give 3 of my readers their very own copy!

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Giveaway ends May 26th

Giveaway: What To Wear for the Rest of your Life

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Giveaway Ends May 23rd!

Giveaway: Put On Your Crown by Queen Latifah

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Hachette is giving away 3 copies of Queen Latifah's new book!

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Giveaway ends May 25th!

WINNER

The A Change In Altitude by Anita Shreve giveaway has ended today and Random.org has just finished tossing me out the winner.  And, the winner is #9...

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Review: Street Boners by Gavin McInnes

Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes

Fifteen years after founding Vice, Gavin McInnes has poured his creative juices into a new endeavor: StreetCarnage.com. Growing in size and influence at an alarming rate, the site's main feature is the new and improved version of Gavin's "DOs and DON'Ts," now tantalizingly called Street Boners.

These Boners have been polished and compounded into a book that takes the best of the site and adds hundreds more gems! With 1,312 photos, hilarious captions, and a harsh new rating system-from one to 10 kitten faces-STREET BONERS makes sure no glorious fashion statement goes unnoticed. Innocent citizens are either damned to hell or relentlessly exalted into heaven. Chloe Sevigny, Debbie Harry, Fred Armisen, and Tim & Eric also contribute their scathing wit to the book, and the end result is a New York fashion bible no bathroom should be without. description taken from here.

Loved this book!  Super funny pictures all throughout the entire book.  I know it's mean, but sometimes you just have to laugh at how some people dress.  It's like, "did you not look in the mirror this morning or what"??  This book will make you laugh for sure, although.. some of the pictures might make you a little nauseous too, so you were warned!  Great book for a good deep down laugh.

**I received a complementary copy of this book in order to write a real and honest review. I did not get paid for this post. All opinions are my own, unless otherwise stated.**

Review: 101 Things I learned in Culinary School

Hardcover: 212 pages

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 20, 2010) 

ISBN-13: 978-0446550307
 
 
Louis Eguaras, a renowned chef at the Le Cordon Bleu Program at the California School of Culinary Arts, provides readers with a terrific overview of what is truly involved in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of meals. He also provides invaluable insights into just what is involved in making this one's chosen profession.  The book will feature a wide range of illustrated lessons, from how to properly hold a knife... to the history of food... from food preparation and presentation... to restaurant hospitality and management, and much more.  The book will be presented in the distinctive and highly-attractive packaged style of 101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL, and will be the perfect gift for anyone who is thinking about entering culinary school, is already enrolled, or even just the casual chef. description takedn from here.

I love to cook, so this was a great book for me to read.  I learned so much from this short book, it's amazing.  101 pages, each with a new fact.  Definitions, how-to's, tips, and quotes fill the pages.  Great book for anyone wanting to learn to cook, looking to polish their cooking skills, or just love to be in the kitchen.


**I received a complementary copy of this book in order to write a real and honest review. I did not get paid for this post. All opinions are my own, unless otherwise stated.**

A Change In Alititude by Anita Shreve

 Margaret and Patrick have been married just a few months when they set off on what they hope will be a great adventure-a year living in Kenya. Margaret quickly realizes there is a great deal she doesn't know about the complex mores of her new home, and about her own husband.

A British couple invites the newlyweds to join on a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, and they eagerly agree. But during their harrowing ascent, a horrific accident occurs. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how these events have transformed her and her marriage, perhaps forever.

A Change in Altitude illuminates the inner landscape of a couple, the irrevocable impact of tragedy, and the elusive nature of forgiveness. With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, Anita Shreve transports us to the exotic panoramas of Africa and into the core of our most intimate relationships.  description taken from here.


I was pretty bored with this book.  The begining starts with the couple saying how next week they will be climbing the mountain in Kenya and it ends with one of the characters just making to the top of mountain.  They didn't even sound excited to be climbing a mountain, it was like they were talking about the whether or something.  Anyways, I was just bored.  It simply did not capture my attention.  I found the whole thing blah and very plain.

Has anyone else read this yet?  If so, what did you think of it?



**I received a copy of this book from hosting a giveaway.  I did not get paid for this post.  The opinions are 100% mine unless otherwise stated.**