Double Dipping

Is the five-second rule legitimate? Are electric hand dryers really bacteria blowers? Am I spraying germs everywhere when I blow on my birthday cake? How gross is backwash? When it comes to food safety and germs, there are as many common questions as there are misconceptions. And yet there has never been a book that clearly examines the science behind these important issues—until now. In Did You Just Eat That? food scientists Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon take readers into the lab to show, for example, how they determine the amount of bacteria that gets transferred by sharing utensils or how many microbes live on restaurant menus. The authors list their materials and methods (in case you want to replicate the experiments), guide us through their results, and offer in-depth explanations of good hygiene and microbiology. Written with candid humor and richly illustrated, this fascinating book will reveal surprising answers to the most frequently debated—and also the weirdest—questions about food and germs, sure to satisfy anyone who has ever wondered: should I really eat that?

Published in paperback for the 20th anniversary of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.--the business philosophy of a company that has won the taste buds of America as well as earned the admiration of Wall Street.

Classic blocks sewn with a spin for unexpected surprises! Double dipping is best-selling author Kim Diehl's term for taking a tried-and-true quilt block and adding a twist that makes it unique. She shows you how to do just that in 10 stunning patterns ranging from bed-size to mini. The scrappy color schemes will make you want to dive into your stash or stock up on new prints at your favorite quilt shop. In the spirit of doubling the fun, each project features a Double-Take Tip with bonus ideas, including alternate settings, simple patchwork tweaks, or different color schemes—giving you a bevy of possibilities for your ten quilts! Best-selling author Kim Diehl encourages you step-by-step, from cutting out pieces to finishing your quilts. Popular for her scrappy patchwork and appliqué quilt patterns, Kim's signature style shines in 10 patterns ranging from bed-size to mini. Boosting the variety and value for quilters, the projects include alternate settings, patchwork options, and additional color schemes.

Discusses how natural it is to feel contradictory emotions; presents situations, such as the first day of school, the birth of a sibling, or a move to a new house; and identifies two emotions each event is likely to elicit.

"An uproarious behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the hit television series describes how comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld dreamed up the idea for an unconventional sitcom over coffee and how, despite network skepticism and minimal plotlines, achieved mainstream success, "--NoveList.

Things are dicey at work. A personal assistant goes missing, a little old lady goes on a suspicious winning streak, and a Bellissimo executive goes gaga for Davis Way. She follows a disappearing slot-tournament player trail to the So Help Me God Pentecostal Church in Beehive, Alabama, then jumps headlong into a high stakes holy scandal. She's on a losing streak at home, too. Her days, nights, and dinners run together, as Davis juggles a revolving door of uninvited guests, namely her rotten ex-ex-husband, Eddie Crawford. And Bradley Cole thinks three's a crowd. The worst? Davis doesn't feel so hot. Maybe it's the banana pudding, or maybe it's a little bundle of something else.