How to Open and Run a Successful Restaurant
The new, updated edition of the successful book on restaurant development
This practical guide covers every critical aspect of starting and running a successful restaurant– from coming up with a winning concept, choosing a location, and equipping a kitchen, to designing the menu, decorating the dining room, and managing a staff. This Third Edition features an expanded examination of the franchise system, in-depth discussions on customer relations, and a wealth of information on staff training. Readers will enjoy the author’ s bouquet of anecdotes and restaurant lore from around the world, which is as entertaining as it is instructive.
Christopher Egerton-Thomas (East Sussex, UK) is a restaurateur, caterer, and writer. He has appeared on numerous television programs and has written five previous books as well as articles that have appeared in Vanity Fair and the New York Times.
French Country at Home:
Whether you go wall-to-wall or simply select a few mood-setting accents, this exquisitely photographed idea book will inspire the French country designer within. Pull together a bedroom with a jaunty Provencal fabric, furnish the dining area with handsomely carved antique pieces, or warm up a sterile space with charmingly rugged architectural details. Use decorative touches from wrought iron fixtures to rich color schemes, to infuse every type of room--living room, kitchen, bath, even the patio-with earthy, romantic appeal. Charming details help keep the country feel and capture the quaint, rustic flavor of traditional French rural life, even in the most modern American home. The result: a look that's elegant yet succeeds in staying cozy and comfortable, too.
French Country at Home: 
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Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom!
For nearly 50 years, janitors, principals, and students who enter the chaos of Room Five have said, "Mrs. McBloom, clean up your classroom!" Now that the beloved teacher is about to retire, she must finally clean the room. But where to begin? Full color.
Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom!
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Sitting Down to Eat by Bill Harley, ISBN 0874834600
A young boy's snacktime is interrupted by a visit from an elephant. As soon as he moves over to make room, they are joined by a tiger, and a hippo, and a big blue whale, and soon a full menagerie, each insisting there's room for one more. With his trademark marriage of story and song, children's entertainer Bill Harley tests the boundaries of his young hero's patience--and hospitality. Full color.
Sitting Down to Eat by Bill Harley, ISBN 0874834600
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Sitting Down to Eat by Bill Harley, ISBN 0874834600
A young boy's snacktime is interrupted by a visit from an elephant. As soon as he moves over to make room, they are joined by a tiger, and a hippo, and a big blue whale, and soon a full menagerie, each insisting there's room for one more. With his trademark marriage of story and song, children's entertainer Bill Harley tests the boundaries of his young hero's patience--and hospitality. Full color.
Sitting Down to Eat by Bill Harley, ISBN 0874834600
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Danish Modern and Beyond: Scandinavian Inspired Furniture from Heywood-Wakefield
The sleek lines of Danish Modern furniture took the design world by storm in the mid-twentieth century. Among the American companies that manufactured this style of furniture was the Heywood-Wakefield Co., based in Gardner, Massachusetts. Known widely today for their lines of blonde furniture, Heywood-Wakefield addressed the American family's desire for an informal yet sophisticated look through its Danish Modern and related lines produced in the 1950s and 1960s. Here are original Heywood-Wakefield catalog images of Danish inspired living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture, featuring original catalog descriptions, model numbers, and measurements for all pieces. A price guide showing current market values is included. Collectors, designers, and aficionados of vintage furniture will welcome this timeless presentation.
Danish Modern and Beyond: Scandinavian Inspired Furniture from Heywood-Wakefield
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Pain Management and Sedation: Emergency Department Management
"The Only Reference on Managing Pain in the Emergency Room!
This groundbreaking resource will be the first book ever written that provides an authoritative, clinical reference on managing acute pain and chronic pain problems in the Emergency Room.
Pain Management and Sedation: Emergency Department Management
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Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Design: Fearless, Fabulous Decorating
The lifestyle guru and Discovery Home Channel star brings his humor, wit, andcharm to a host of decorating projects, encouraging readers to look at designdilemmas room by room, layer by layer--from the ground up. 250 color photos.
Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Design: Fearless, Fabulous Decorating
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