Organic chemist and master mixologist Alex Ott distills his homeopathic and flavor-pairing expertise into delectable, mood-altering cocktails for every occasion. Want to relieve stress, boost energy, or just make an amazing drink? Dr. Cocktail has your fix.

Dr. Cocktail features 50 spirited infusions designed to stimulate your mind and body—or just impress your date. In addition to spirits, the author uses natural, accessible ingredients such as fresh fruit, herbs, and spices. Examples include lavender and chamomile to fight insomnia; damiana tea for libido boost; and fennel-and-lemon infusions to reduce stress. Even if you'd like a perfect cocktail without the alcohol, there are some spirits free drinks, making this book suitable for most every occasion or condition.

Set up in an easy-to-follow format, Dr. Cocktail is perfect for casual social occasions and also provides a collection of intriguing new concoctions for professional mixologists. Fully illustrated with color photography, this is a beautiful and unique book of cocktails that readers will turn to again and again.

Saskia Thompson is the hottest editor in the world.  Her magazine StreetSmart is an explosive mix of celebrity gossip, high fashion, cutting-edge photography and investigative journalism.  She is the undisputed queen of London and New York.  And then she is found dead.  Max, her war-reporter brother, has always avoided her glitzy world, but reluctantly he is sucked into the magazine business when Saskia leaves him StreetSmart in her will.  But the vultures are gathering, just waiting for Max to fail--and he soon learns that the magazine world is deadlier than a war zone.

From Kirkus Reviews

The tony world of high-gloss international fashion magazines is the setting for this wonderfully trashy if slogging thriller by Condé Nast UK director Coleridge (With Friends Like These, 1997, etc.).When Saskia Thompson, editor and publisher of the hot, hip lifestyle magazine StreetSmart, is found dead in her posh New York apartment, few believe she's committed suicide. It's up to her brother, Max, an erstwhile photojournalist who scarcely knew her, to sort things out and keep the magazine afloat. Though Max would be more comfortable dodging bullets in Rwanda or Chechnya, he soon learns that the world of international publishing is not all that dissimilar. He quickly makes allies (Kitty Marr, the beautiful and sexy fashion assistant who was with Saskia the night she died; Philip Landau, Saskia's polished attorney) and enemies (the conniving deputy editor at the London office, Bob Troup, whom Max summarily dismisses; and Racinda Blick, the fashion editor who throws a hissy fit over her poor seating at the Milan show). Saskia was murdered, of course, and it could been have one of her “boy toys.” In addition to all the hunks she dated for the tabloids, such as Kiefer Sutherland and Leonardo DiCaprio, Saskia made frequent use of the escort services, not to mention her employees. Max can’t figure out if she was murdered by the mysterious, unknown father of her neglected son, Cody, or by one of her many jealous rivals who are now trying to buy StreetSmart. His chief suspect is Freddie Saidi, an oily, cruel former arms-dealer who also had a thing for the deceased. Etienne Bercuse, head of an international luxury goods empire, is another possibility. Could these competitors also be behind the attempts to sabotage StreetSmart’s latest issue, the one with the exclusive cover photo of Madonna and her new beau?

-- Copyright © 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. 

Few institutions know the art of home-cooked delicious meals like the Irish pub, and this wonderful collection of warming, tasty recipes features the very best of Irish pub cooking. From light bites and soups to hearty fare such as shepherd's pie and the essential staple of corned beef and cabbage, this delightful collection will make you feel like you've traveled to the heart of Ireland. Each easy-to-follow recipe includes a full-color photo.

The Student Cookbook is a guide for all youngsters setting off to university, who will no longer have mum or dad cooking their meals. With a full section on all the basics from how to cook eggs to how to boil rice, this cookbook provides oodles of cheap and easy recipes tailored to the needs of the student.

#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.

“Rupi Kaur has vision beyond her years … Her work is simply but powerfully expressed, and viscerally captures both universal human experience and the particular struggles of a young woman today."--Huffington Post

The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.

About the Author

rupi kaur is a #1 new york times bestselling author and illustrator of two collections of poetry. she started drawing at the age of five when her mother handed her a paintbrush and said—draw your heart out. rupi views her life as an exploration of that artistic journey. after completing her degree in rhetoric studies she published her first collection of poems milk and honey in 2014. the internationally acclaimed collection sold well over a million copies gracing the new york times bestseller list every week for over a year. it has since been translated into over thirty languages. her long-awaited second collection the sun and her flowers was published in 2017. through this collection she continues to explore a variety of themes ranging from love. loss. trauma. healing. femininity. migration. revolution. rupi has performed her poetry across the world. her photography and art direction are warmly embraced and she hopes to continue this expression for years to come.

The Middle East is suddenly a world transformed. In just one year since the Arab Spring was sparked, millions of citizens from Tunisia to Yemen have taken to the streets in revolution against the old regimes. Tyrants have been overthrown, repression is faltering, and a new generation has asserted itself in the Islamic world. From the editors of TIME comes The New Middle East, a fascinating book chronicling revolution and its impact on the world with eyewitness reporting, exclusive pictures and insightful analysis. In the midst of this upheaval, so much is new and changing: the rights of women, social media, national identity, the role of Islam in politics. Will the people get the economic and social opportunity they yearn for? What new benefits-and dangers-present themselves for the United States? TIME Middle East experts Bobby Ghosh, Aryn Baker, Karl Vick and other contributors paint a vivid portrait of a society in the throes of historic change.

What is explained in this book is an important truth, which has surprised many and changed their perspectives on life.  The truth can be summarized as follows:  "All events and objects that we encounter in real life--buildings, people, cities, cars, places--come into existence as visions and feelings in our brains."

We are taught to think that these images and feelings are caused by a solid wold outside of our brains, where material things exist.  However, in reality we never see real existing materials and we never touch real materials.  In other words, every material entity which we believe exists in our lives, is, in fact, only a vision which is created in our brains.

This is not a philosophical speculation.  It is an empirical fact that has been proven by modern science.  Today, any scientist who is a specialist in medicine, biology, neurology, or any other field related to brain research would say, when asked how and where we see the world, that we see the whole wold in the vision center located in our brains.

This fact has been scientifically proven in the twentieth century, and although it may seem surprising, it necessarily implies answers to two questions:  "If our lives are visions created in our brains, then who is it that creates these visions?  And who is it that sees these visions in our brains without having eyes and enjoys them, get excited and happy?"  You will find the answers to these two important questions in this book.

Mathew Brady's Photos Reveal the Horrors of War

Mathew Brady recognized that the new art of photography could be more than just a means of capturing people’s likenesses in portraits. Beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and continuing through the entire Civil War, Brady and his employees chronicled the long, bloody conflict, bringing images of war directly to the people. Brady knew the photos would create valuable historical records for later generations. More than any other photographer of his generation, Brady understood photography’s great potential―and through his influence, he taught others to understand it as well.

World renowned Rao's Restaurant now takes on barbecuing with a new cookbook that gets you out of the kitchen and onto the patio

The Pellegrino family knows what America wants to eat―and in Rao's On The Grill son Frank, Jr. reveals their family's summer entertaining secrets. This simple, fresh, happy cookbook features both new ideas for home chefs and great, abundant recipes for the food that the Pellegrinos make for themselves and their friends at home. Whether you have a simple kettle grill or a brand-new state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen, Rao's On The Grill will turn you on to new ways of using an ancient cooking method and will delight you with eighty new foolproof dishes to try. In Rao's On The Grill, you'll learn to:

• cook pizza on the grill
• create flavor-boosting marinades, sauces and rubs for
meat and sides
• grill vegetables to peak tenderness and char
• turn to pasta salads with grilled accents
• transform summer staples, such as seafood and corn, into
magic meals
• use your indoor cooking equipment on the grill
• keep meat juicy
• prepare the perfect I talian burger
• make your winter favorites, like Lemon Chicken and Steak
Pizzaiola, outdoors
• use your grill for dessert!

Inspirational arrangements with glorious fresh flowers

Fresh flowers are unsurpassed in beauty and fragrance.  Their versatility results in stunning floral designs for all occasions.  The following pages will help you make the most of fresh flowers in both classic and informal compositions to suit every taste and mood.

The stylish finished photographs will inspire readers at all levels of expertise and the clear step-by-step format ensures that even beginners can achieve the most complicated arrangements.

Fresh, colorful salads are the focus of this refreshing take on a healthy classic. Featuring 100 delicious recipes including vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, and a special section on energizing healthy salads, this book is easy to follow for beginning cooks and a source of new inspiration for the experts. With a photograph to accompany each recipe, 100 Best Fresh Salads is a wonderful guide to an important part of every meal.

This ancient and increasingly popular art can be daunting for the person who wants to learn the basics of feng shui and bring them into the home. With the help of ten enjoyable hour-long lessons, this workbook demystifies the honored science of feng shui, showing the reader how to harness its powers and bring stress-free harmony easily and quickly to every area of the home.

The author offers simple ways to turn over each room of the house to its proper uses. Guidelines for creating the most effective storage and living spaces for relaxing, working, socializing, and dining are presented in jargonless text and illustrative photos. Emphasized throughout is how to develop and maintain an ambience completely cleansed of clutter. The importance of employing feng shui principles in the garden, the workspace, the new house, and the retirement home make this book unique and invaluable.

Top designer Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic line, is known for her trademark style of transforming drab interiors into warm, inviting spaces. Simply by incorporating a few design elements and a splash of color, Rachel is able to make any environment, whether it's a home or a special event, beautiful and fun. In Shabby Chic: Sumptuous Settings and Other Lovely Things, Rachel proves that her style isn't simply about creating an attractive home but also about creating joyful and pleasant settings for those we love. In this beautiful volume, Rachel applies her distinct eye for style to six very different locations and celebrations, and offers helpful tips on how to host whimsical and unforgettable events.

Whether it is casual or formal, big or small, this beautiful book proves that entertaining need not be expensive. From flea markets to local antiques malls, Rachel reveals that the trick to making any event or space something elegant—without breaking the bank—is simply a matter of inspiration, imagination, and the discovery of a fabulous buy.

Inside, you'll find practical ideas for any occasion, baby showers to weddings, birthday parties to bar mitzvahs. When it comes to setting a scene, Rachel is an expert and with her easy how-to advice, you can be too.

Rachel Ashwell is the creator of the Shabby Chic style. In 1989, she founded the Shabby Chic home furnishing stores and then later, the Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture stores. She is the author of Shabby Chic, Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide, The Shabby Chic Home, and Shabby Chic: The Gift of Giving.

A study of Paul Cezanne. Mocked by critics, he withdrew to Provence where he laboured quietly until hailed as the father of a new art. His work is shown in this book in full colour, his story is recounted by friends, critics and himself.

Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.

“A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world and at ourselves over the last 140 years.” ―Washington Post Book World

One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs." It begins with the famous "In Plato's Cave"essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching "Brief Anthology of Quotations."

“Every page of On Photography raises important and exciting questions about its subject and raises them in the best way.” ―The New York Times Book Review

“A book of great importance and originality . . . All future discussion or analysis of the role of photography in the affluent mass-media societies are now bound to begin with her book.” ―John Berger

“Not many photographs are worth a thousand of [Susan Sontag's] words.” ―Robert Hughes, Time

“After Sontag, photography must be written about not only as a force in the arts, but as one that is increasingly powerful in the nature and destiny of our global society.” ―Newsweek

“On Photography is to my mind the most original and illuminating study of the subject.” ―Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker

About the Author

Susan Sontag is the author of four novels, The Benefactor, Death Kit, The Volcano Lover and In America; I, Etcetera, a collection of stories; several plays; and five works of nonfiction, among them Illness as a Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors. In 2001 she was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work.

“Susan Sontag's essays are great interpretations, and even fulfillments, of what is really going on.” ―Carlos Fuentes

Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays "Notes on Camp" and "Against Interpretation," as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss, sceince-fiction movies, psychoanalysis, and contemporary religious thought.

This edition has a new afterword, "Thirty Years Later," in which Sontag restates the terms of her battle against philistinism and against ethical shallowness and indifference.

“A dazzling intellectual performance.” ―Vogue

“Susan Sontag is a writer of rare energy and provocative newness.” ―The Nation

“The theoretical portions of her book are delightful to read because she can argue so well. . . . Her ideas are consistently stimulating.” ―Commentary

“She has come to symbolize the writer and thinker in many variations: as analyst, rhapsodist, and roving eye, as public scold and portable conscience.” ―Time

About the Author

Susan Sontag wrote four novels, The Benefactor, Death Kit, The Volcano Lover, and In America, which won the 2000 National Book Award for fiction; a collection of stories, I, etcetera; several plays, including Alice in Bed; and eight books of essays, among them On Photography, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages. In 2001, she won the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work. She died in New York City in 2004.

"[The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary] gives some fascinating insight into the world behind the movie…" — io9.com

Explore the characters, Droids™, aliens, and creatures of the latest chapter in the Star Wars™ saga in this definitive guide to Star Wars: The Force Awakens™.

Written by Lucasfilm insider Pablo Hidalgo, Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary offers an inside look into the film; and pop culture website i09 says the book "gives fascinating insight into the world behind the movie."

Named a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, the book's beautiful photography and authoritative text will also appeal to adult fans.

"Virtually every aspect of [The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary] is broken down into manageable bits. The book beautifully 'grounds the fantasy' and makes sense of even its most alien concepts." — StarWars.com

Learn the names and explanations behind all the details of costumes, weapons, and accessories and discover the dark origins of Kylo Ren. Including three exclusive, specially-commissioned cutaway models produced by Industrial Light & Magic model maker John Goodson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary is the perfect addition to any fan's bookshelf.

"[The] art is outstanding…" — GeekDad

About the Author

Author Pablo Hidalgo is a creative executive within the Lucasfilm Story Group, a resident Star Wars™ authority who helps ensure consistency across a wide array of Star Wars projects. He has written several DK titles including most recently the bestselling Star Wars: The Force Awakens™ The Visual Dictionary. He lives with his wife in San Francisco, California.

© & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.

In her new book about the end times, author Michele Neal highlights many of these prophesied events, and addresses the serious reality that the destiny of half-hearted Christians is in jeopardy. Sound asleep, spiritually, they are neither watching for the Bridegroom nor making themselves ready for His return and risk being caught unprepared. She also reveals from God’s Word the devastating eternal destiny of all who refuse to believe in Jesus, but offers to them the “way of escape.”

Review

“Michele skillfully opens our minds to what Jesus says...about the impact of the End of the World for believers and unbelievers alike. Her insight into the Scriptures wakes us up to the reality of the times we live in...as she brings the realities of the End of the World into our everyday lives. It's a great blessing for me... to endorse this book to you.”

 Rev Mark J. Evans BTH (OXON) - Newport Congregational Church,
 Newport, Isle of Wight, UK

Let Michele show you what you must do to wake up from this slumber. Don’t gamble with the consequences of sin. The End of the World (And What Jesus Has to Say About It) will help you now to get ready for the future! Time may be short—the Bridegroom will return . . . Are you ready?

About the Author

Michele Neal is the author of Come on Church! Wake Up! (Creation House). Her prophetic message for Christians everywhere is to awaken and become sincere followers of Jesus Christ. She is an avid reader and loves to write, and also enjoys photography. Michele lives with her husband in England. 

A collection of 60+ flavor-packed recipes for ice creams and frozen treats rooted in Mexico's rich and revered ice cream traditions.

"You’ll want to feature this colorful cookbook prominently on your bookshelf. Starring ingredients range from cinnamon and avocado to mangoes and Mexican chocolate. Flipping through the pages will transport you to Mexico—and have you craving a towering cone of ice cream or sorbet."—Grace Elkus, Real Simple

This new offering from the incredibly popular baker and sweets maker Fany Gerson, the powerhouse behind Brooklyn's La Newyorkina and Dough, showcases the incredibly diverse flavors of Mexican ice cream while exploring the cultural aspects of preparing and consuming ice cream in Mexico. Gerson uses unique ingredients to create exciting and fresh flavors like Red Prickly Pear Ice Cream,

Oaxacan-style Lime Sorbet, Avocado-Chocolate Ice Cream, and Rice-Almond Ice Cream with Cinnamon. All recipes are created with the home cook in mind, and written in Fany's knowledgeable but accessible voice. Mexican Ice Cream features vibrant location photography and captures the authentic Mexican heladerias that Gerson has been visiting for decades. For anyone looking to up their summer ice cream game, this is the book.

The newest entry in the blockbuster Designer Scrapbook series--recently featured in Time magazine--comes from an artist with a huge following and a distinct design style. 

The Designer Scrapbook series continues its winning streak with a very special collection. Not only is Susan Rios a successful book illustrator, her romantic paintings of cozy interiors, lush gardens, and soothing seashores have hung in at least 1,000 galleries--and attracted the attention of many notable collectors and celebrities. Scrapbookers will be thrilled at her remarkable pages filled with countless never-before-seen ideas. On breathtaking display: glitter, vintage paper, antique ribbon and lace, and dimensional paper art. And her creativity isn't limited to the page: she also offers projects for exquisite memory boxes, too.

From the renowned authority on domestic violence, a startlingly original inquiry into the aftermath of wars and their impact on the least visible victims: women

In 2007, the International Rescue Committee, which brings relief to countries in the wake of war, wanted to understand what really happened to women in war zones. Answers came through the point and click of a digital camera. On behalf of the IRC, Ann Jones spent two years traveling through Africa, East Asia, and the Middle East, giving cameras to women who had no other means of telling the world what war had done to their lives.

The photography project—which moved from Liberia to Syria and points in between—quickly broadened to encompass the full consequences of modern warfare for the most vulnerable. Even after the definitive moments of military victory, women and children remain blighted by injury and displacement and are the most affected by the destruction of communities and social institutions. And along with peace often comes worsening violence against women, both domestic and sexual.

Dramatic and compelling, animated by the voices of brave and resourceful women, War Is Not Over When It's Over shines a powerful light on a phenomenon that has long been cast in shadow.

Qua is the literary journal published by the University of Michigan-Flint.  This is the Winter 2018 issue.

Contains photography, drawing, writing, and poems.

Qua is the literary journal published by the University of Michigan-Flint.  This is the Fall 2017 issue.

Contains photography, drawing, writing, and poems.

Qua is the literary journal published by the University of Michigan-Flint.  This is the Winter 2013 issue.

Contains photography, drawing, writing, and poems.

Qua is the literary journal published by the University of Michigan-Flint.  This is the Winter 2016 issue.

Contains photography, drawing, writing, and poems.

Presents the life of the young singer who rose to stardom on "The X Factor," discussing her childhood, musical accomplishments, and acting career.

Thirty years ago in the attic of an old estate in Massachusetts, John Hanson Mitchell discovered over two thousand antique glass plate negatives. He was told that the photographs had been taken by nineteenth-century ornithologist and conservationist William Brewster, but as a result of a tip from a Harvard research assistant, he began to suspect that the images were actually the work of Brewster's African American assistant, Robert A. Gilbert.

So begins the author's journey. From the maze-like archives at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology to the Virginia countryside and haunts of American expats in 1920s Paris, as well as the rich cultural world of blacks in nineteenth-century Boston, Mitchell brings sharp focus to the figure of Mr. Gilbert, a quiet, unassuming Renaissance man who succeeded as best as he could beneath the iron ceiling of American racism. Told with Mitchell's trademark grace and style, the fascinating story of this "invisible man" deepens our understanding of the African American past as well as the history of American photography.

A beautiful, full-color collection of recipes and stories that celebrate comfort and inspire happiness all year round from Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy and his wife, Kathy.

Steve Doocy calls Kathy, his wife of more than thirty years, "the best cook I’ve ever met." Together, they take joy in cooking and entertaining with their family and friends. In The Happy Cookbook, the Doocys share favorite recipes, stories, and photos from their family life. In addition to beloved family dishes, this full-color cookbook includes recipes from friends like musician Kid Rock, professional golfer Greg Norman, and many more!

The Happy Cookbook will not only appeal to Steve’s legions of Fox & Friends fans, but to anyone looking for accessible, fun, and delicious food that will inspire great meals for every day and for special occasions. The Happy Cookbook includes a range of yummy dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, such as:

• Steve’s Breakfast Smoothie
• Eggs in a Nest
• Roma Tomato Flatbread
• Pimento Cheese Dip
• Bacon Corn Chowder
• Flaky Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
• Mamma Marie’s Meatballs
• Kid Rock’s Mom’s Chicken Pot Pie
• Ritz Cracker Breaded Pork Chop
• Buffalo Chicken Calzone
• Kathy’s Famous Sugar Cookies
• Betty’s Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake

Offering an inside look at the Doocys’ home life—their food, stories, and infectious family spirit—The Happy Cookbook is all-American home cooking at its best: nothing fancy, and everything delicious!

This book contains thirty (30) clever tricks using an ordinary pack of cards (not included, sorry).  All the tricks are easy to learn, and simple to perform, and are illustrated with useful photographs and diagrams to show exactly how each trick works.  With this book, and a bit of practice, you will be able to astonish and confound your family and friends with your magic skill!

Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar shows you the basics—photo by photo and note by note. You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read chord charts, tablature, and lead sheets, you can play any number of songs, from rock to folk to country. The chord chart and scale appendices are ready references for use long after you master the basics.

Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review

• Each skill, chord, or technique is clearly described
• Detailed color photos demonstrate proper fingering and technique
• Concise and understandable instructions accompany each photo
• Helpful tips provide additional guidance

This expanded and updated second edition covers new file types and software applications, and addresses the special concerns of Web publishers.  It offers sage advice on producing top-notch scans and halftones from three of the best-known experts in Web and desktop publishing. You'll gain insight into the key scanning technologies and learn valuable techniques that will save you time, money, and hassle.

"Editor's Pick! Here's the book we've all been waiting for! You read about the original edition of this book several years ago when it brought sage advice on producing top-notch scans and halftones....They're back! Now the three best-known experts in desktop publishing bring you the latest and greatest in the world of making your scans kick butt!" -- The Design and Publishing Center

"I must tell you that your book is the easiest to understand on the subject." -- Jennifer H.

"It's a real pleasure to find something so well written. I think you people may have written 'the' standard reference! Your clarity of expression and technical precision is wonderful....I couldn't put it down because it reads so well." - -- Robert B.

"One of the best technical books I've ever read!" -- Jeffrey R.

"Thanks again for your fantastic book. Clear writing, logically layed out, and just what the doctor ordered for someone like me." -- Andy F.

The Low-GI Cookbook provides over 80 delicious, healthy low-GI recipes, allowing you to enjoy the many health rewards a low-GI diet can bring without having to compromise on the taste or variety of your meals.

Eating a low-GI diet is the ultimate way to high energy levels, permanent weight loss and great health. This practical book offers 80 mouthwatering recipes for every occasion, from quick-fix lunches such as Poached Eggs with Lentils & Rocket to delectable dinners including Baked Sweet Potato with Griddled Herb Chicken. There's no need to miss out on pudding either, with low-GI recipes for sweet treats such as Blackberry & Apple Tartlets and Fruity Bread & Butter Pudding.

Together with expert information on how the glycaemic index works and why low-GI foods are so good for you, with The Low-GI Cookbook you'll find living the low-GI life is easy.

Louise Blair is a home economist and food stylist, specializing in healthy recipes. She was a consultant for Diabetes UK and is the author of a number of books including Quick Cooking for Diabetes and Great Gluten-Free Baking, both published by Hamlyn.