With A Pinch Of Salt

There are some people who can never come straight to a point. If you ask them a simple question like what is the time? They would probably reply, “Time! This is the most horrible time of my life. My father is not sending me more money, I can’t understand any damn thing in the lectures, no girl ever seems to be interested in me and the hostel food is pathetic. It is the worst time of my life.” In short, this book is like a ‘handbook of everyday humour’. It is based on observation of funny tendencies in people and then creating fictional caricatures and anecdotes around them. The tendency of beating around the mulberry bush has been converted into a fictional character called ‘Simon Satellite’. And yes, there are many more such characters and anecdotes, served With a Pinch of Salt...

How should you decode change and disruption to differentiate yourself from others? How can you enjoy and learn from the grilling, baking, frying and boiling as we create our recipe of life? How can you understand and appreciate relationships better? How will you cope with a life that's like a moving treadmill? Most of us are competent and equipped to succeed and live a good life. However, we still find ourselves wanting and struggling-there is always a sense of incompleteness, the niggling doubt that perhaps we didn't live up to our true potential. After all, however great a dish might be, a pinch of salt less, and it's no more perfect. With an industry experience of 25 years and more, Sanjay Jain shows how despite all the odds, life can still be beautiful. A Pinch of Salt talks of 18 such principles of life, which the author has gathered and learnt over his lifetime. He has effortlessly blended theory and practice to illustrate lucidly some simple but important facets of life that can make a tremendous impact. The aim is to add that one pinch of salt that can change the balance to make life more palatable. Easy to appreciate and implement, the book is a charming read with real-life experiences and anecdotes which will change your outlook and complete the rainbow of your life.

When Gandhiji Launched The Salt Satyagraha In The Summer Of 1930, The Then Viceroy, Lord Irwin, Scoffed At His Crazy Scheme Of Upsetting The Government With A Pinch Of Salt. Yet This Was What Exactly The Dandi March Achieved!

Bestselling popular science author Dr. Joe Schwarcz debunks the baloney and serves up the raw facts in this appetizing collection about the things we eat Eating has become a confusing experience. Should we follow a keto diet? Is sugar the next tobacco? Does fermented cabbage juice cure disease? Are lectins toxic? Is drinking poppy seed tea risky? What’s with probiotics? Can packaging contaminate food? Should our nuts be activated? What is cockroach milk? We all have questions, and Dr. Joe Schwarcz has the answers, some of which will astonish you. Guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, Dr. Joe separates fact from fiction in this collection of new and updated articles about what to eat, what not to eat, and how to recognize the scientific basis of food chemistry.

Life for a miner's daughter in Scotland, 1910, was never going to be easy, but young Kate Kennedy has it tougher than most. When tragedy overshadows her family, she is forced to put childhood joys aside and roll up her sleeves, keeping her worries for her prayers. Almost without noticing the years pass, Kate becomes Charlie's wife and a mother, still working, still looking after everyone except herself - and doing surprisingly well with her own bakery business. But what of the great plans she had for her family, her secret dreams? Sometimes it seems as if it has all been in vain...Set against the powerful backdrop of two World Wars, canny heroine Kate sets her shoulder against a tidal wave of change and struggles to cherish those she loves...

For the past year, talented chef Millie has been consumed with running her new catering business with her sisters, Dru and Tasha. It isn't until Jackson walks through their door that she realizes something may be missing in the recipe of her life. For the past year, Jackson has been dealing with the fallout of his wife's abandonment. He's had to learn how to be a single father to their eight-year-old daughter, and will do anything to fill the void her mother left. It isn't until he commissions Millie for his daughter's birthday party that he realizes he's forgotten that he's not only a father, but a man. They both think they're content in their lives, but sometimes the right amount of spice can turn an okay dish into a magnificent one. A Pinch of Salt may be all that's needed to bring Millie and Jackson the flavor they've been missing.

Captain Nick Bates was born and brought up in Northern Ireland. He obtained his 'Master's ticket' in 1975 and shortly afterwards was offered a position on board the luxury cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2. Since that fateful day, he has remained with the Passenger Division of Cunard Line, and latterly with P&O Princess Cruises.

A collection of short stories by local writers.You might think you know Whitstable but, hiding behind the beach huts, the harbourside and the high street with its boutiques and cafes, there's more going on than meets the eye.In this, their third collection, Writers of Whitstable serve up a feast of fiction, a sumptuous smorgasbord of short stories. There's a dish for every taste, with tales of love and lust, hope and heartbreak, of time travellers, dainty dragons, vindictive oysters, reluctant kings and invisible commuters: all seasoned, for added flavour, with a pinch of salt.