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Monday, March 29, 2010

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsso

If you have read this book or plan to do so please comment at the bottom here with your thoughts.

About this book - Once you start this book there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo.

About the author - Stieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic right-wing extremist and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Larsson died in Stockholm at the age of 50 of a massive heart attack. Rumours that his death was in some way suspected of having been induced, because of death threats received as editor of Expo, have been denied. At his death, Larsson left the manuscripts of three completed but unpublished novels in a series. He wrote them for his own pleasure after returning home from his job in the evening, making no attempt to get them published until shortly before his death.

More from Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with FireThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium Trilogy, 3)Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres, Vol. 1 Trilogia Millennium (Spanish Edition)La reine dans le palais des courants d'air (Millenium 3)VerdammnisVergebungVerblendungNew York Expo - Behind the Scenes

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals by Jamie Oliver

If you have read this book or plan to do then your comments below are much appreciated.


About this book - Cooking good food from scratch is a skill that can save you money, keep you healthy, and make you and your family and friends happy. What I've tried to do in this book is pick a whole load of meals that we all love to eat and break them down to make them as simple as possible. There are plenty of clear instructions and step-by-step pictures, so whether you're an accomplished cook or a complete beginner, you'll be able to enjoy cooking and achieve great results in the kitchen. This book is inspired by all the people I've met who thought they could never and would never learn how to cook. I believe that good home cooking is one of the most essential, fundamental skills that every single person on this planet should have in order to look after themselves, their families, and their friends. This food revolution is all about people learning how to make a recipe, then teaching that recipe to their friends and family . . . if enough people do this, pretty soon everyone will be cooking. So cook something today, then PASS IT ON!





About the author - James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver, MBE born 27 May 1975, sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, his more recent roles in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and his campaign to change unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits for the better across the United Kingdom.


More from Jamie OliverCook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better CookJamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good LifeJamie's Dinners: The Essential Family CookbookJamie's AmericaJamie's ItalyThe Naked ChefThe Jamie Oliver Effect: The Man, The Food, The RevolutionJamie's KitchenHappy Days with the Naked ChefThe Naked Chef Takes OffSomething for the Weekend (Pocket Penguins S.)Jamie Oliver - Oliver's Twist