An account of the crimes of Jeffrey Lundgren describes how the fanatical preacher used his hypnotic oratory and his twisted interpretations of religious texts to justify the excesses of his church--perversion, sexual slavery, and human sacrifice. Reprint. NYT.

Product Description: Food in France has always been about much more than mere sustenance. In a French home, the kitchen is the heart and soul of the house. More often than not it’s part of family history, with favorite recipes being handed down through many generations and remembered fondly at the table...read more

Product Description: 100 favorite cookie recipes from legendary pastry chef François Payard’s beloved patisseries and cafés Third-generation pastry chef François Payard shares his favorite cookie recipes—the bestsellers at his popular New York City patisseries and cafés, the recipes he learned from his father, and the ones he makes at home...read more

Product Description: Paul Bocuse, hailed as "Chef of the Century" by the Gault & Millau guide, was born in 1926 into a family of chefs, one in which the profession had been passed from father to son since the 17th century.  Bocuse earned his first Michelin star in 1958 and won the Meilleur Ouvrier de France contest three years later...read more

This First Edition of Statistics moves the curriculum in innovative ways while still looking relatively familiar. Statistics utilizes intuitive methods to introduce the fundamental idea of statistical inference. These intuitive methods are enabled through statistical software and are accessible at very early stages of a course. The text also includes the more traditional methods such as t-tests, chi-square tests, etc., but only after students have developed a strong intuitive understanding of inference through randomization methods.The text is designed for use in a one-semester introductory statistics course. The focus throughout is on data analysis and the primary goal is to enable students to effectively collect data, analyze data, and interpret conclusions drawn from data. The text is driven by real data and real applications. Although the only prerequisite is a minimal working knowledge of algebra, students completing the course should be able to accurately interpret statistical results and to analyze straightforward data sets.

Robo Karabekian, a minor member of the Abstract Expressionist school of painting, reveals the secrets of his life, which he has locked away in a potato barn in Long Island

Product Description: For several decades now, mobile robots have been integral to the development of new robotic systems for new applications, even in nontechnical areas. Mobile robots have already been developed for such uses as industrial automation, medical care, space exploration, demining operations, surveillance, entertainment, museum guides and many other industrial and non-industrial applications...read more

Product Description: [*Read by the author - Susan Herrmann Loomis] American readers have long been compelled by books about the French's ease with cooking. Here Loomis -- an expat who long ago traded her American grocery store for a bustling French farmer's market -- demystifies in lively prose the seemingly effortless je ne sais quoi behind a simple French meal...read more