Are you looking for a 'fast forward' button for your party plan business? Would you like to: - Get your new business off the ground successfully - or breathe some new life into your existing one? - Make more money - and spend less time doing it? - Grow your team and expand your business? - Handle challenges better? Anne would love to help you. She is down to earth, practical and her solutions to challenges you may find in your business will work. "If only I had this book 16 years ago when I first started in party plan, the road would have been much smoother." - Anne Banks, Senior Executive Director, Le Reve (NZ) Ltd "No matter what product you sell Anne can give you fun, helpful, practical ideas to grow any part of your party plan business. Anne's ideas and suggestions are motivating and inspiring. If you are serious about your business, you need Anne " - Sheree Reynolds, Senior Manager, ENJO (NZ) Ltd

Hold on to your britches, bitches folks Advice columns are about to be revolutionized with the publication of the charming Miss Ask Tammy Manners' insightful (or perhaps outrageous is more accurate) advice and guide book on proper etiquette. Ask Tammy Mannersis available on Amazon.com, published by Amazon's CreateSpace, a division of Amazon's On-Demand Publishing, LLC. The book will weigh in with a hefty 250 pages-that's a lotta' almost-free advice-and features a lovely picture of glamorous Miss Ask Tammy Manners herself on the cover. All this, for a mere $14.99. Additionally the book will be available on Kindle. Ask Tammy Manners is a compilation of postings from the Internet's sensational advice column of the same name, www.asktammymanners.com. Launched late last year, the Web-based blog and advice site immediately garnered tens of thousands of loyal readers, and currently Miss Tammy's faithful followers number in the hundreds of thousands...all eager to absorb her pearls of wisdom. Queries for Miss Tammy to field come from all over the world, with desperate readers clamoring for her sage advice and unique perspectives on all matters social and professional. This Diva of Dialogue (and a You Tube up-and-comer) has an unusual take on life's everyday conditions; her inimitable point of view will assuage readers confounded by tricky personal situations, and her singular delivery will both amuse and delight-and perhaps shock. Miss Tammy minces no words. Whether her flummoxed readers need to know what to do with a meddlesome co-worker, or how to tame an oversexed beau, or when to discipline a puppy, or how to deal with a child's vexatious geography teacher, Miss Tammy spouts the just-perfect commendations to right an off-course ship, bringing her reader to the best possible conclusion to a dicey circumstance, mitigating angst and anxiety. Of course, it takes the loquacious Miss Tammy many paragraphs to get there- to that jewel of a response-as she does tend to digress a bit, peppering her answers with much tangential, personal information, but sooner or later she dispenses the much-needed counsel. Thisfirst volume of her laugh-riot advice columns(oh, yes, there will be many more volumes to come ), is loaded with 50 diverse, perplexing "Dear Ask Tammy Manners" letters and includes answers to such sundry queries as how to help a sixteen-year-old who wants to be famous; how to deal with nasty bullying by a lesbian mob leader; how to manage a casual hook-up through the personal ads; and how to handle a black-out (all kinds of black-outs -and her entry on the night the lights went out in Duluth is an eye-opener, indeed). Those with general etiquette conundrums (the manners-challenged and the uncouth) will benefit from her sage recommendations dispensed in her wild columns-how to deal with gender confusion; how to face eating a turducken; should you try to turn a gay man straight...and many, many more such pressing matters. Ask Tammy Manners tackles anything, from the most difficult situation to the patently obvious ones. Miss Tammy Manners herself is available for interviews, whether in print, on- air, via satellite, live streaming, whatever. You call, she delivers Sheila Trask Reviews Ask Tammy Manners and says, "Four out of Five Stars Celebrating the wild life of this inimitable Dallas Queen." http: //asktammymanners.com/2012/08/24/sheila-trask-reviews-ask-tammy-manners-thank-you-sheila/ Kirkus Indie Review - "Five Stars, A raucous, absurd, often downright hilarious collection from an entertaining persona who might be better suited for the stage than the page." http: //asktammymanners.com/2012/09/04/another-brilliant-review-5-out-of-5-stars/

Mock Turtle Soup was famously mentioned in Lewis Carroll's classic tale 'Alice in Wonderland', but due to the fact that Carroll invented a creature called a Mock Turtle, many people today believe the dish is purely fictitious Certainly there is no such creature, but the real soup recipe can be found in Mrs. Beeton's renowned 19th century cookery book, and now within the pages of this recent collection - along with better-known taste-tempters such as mock cream and mock chicken. Poverty and frugality were the mothers of many 'mock' dishes, as were crop failures and war. During wartime, governments introduced rationing to cope with food shortages. People experimented, using cheap ingredients to produce expensive flavours. Most of the old recipes have been reproduced here exactly as they originally appeared. Now you, too, can save money and astonish your dinner guests

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Tired of all those self-righteous food snobs out there, always getting on your case when you just want to enjoy a nice, all-American fast food meal? Well, get rid of those ugly wrappers and cardboard boxes, because it's time to transform that greasy, processed fare into something out of a fancy five-star restaurant - all without adding any ingredients (except maybe a little organic garnish of course, for that extra touch of irony)
In this book, you will learn how to take your burgers, hot dogs, burritos, fried chicken, pizza, and other popular fast food items and elevate them to "haute cuisine" - or at least make them look like they are. Sure they may still be bad for you, but you'll be amazed at how good they can look
Developed by the creator of the original Fancy Fast Food blog that swept the Internet by colliding fast food chains with the gourmet world, this satirical cookbook not only features never-before-seen recipes, but expands into a complete farce on our beloved food culture - from the suggestive plating of dishes to celebrities who look like Chicken McNuggets. So whether you're a processed seitan-eating vegan or a carnivorous gourmand who loves having geese slaughtered for a plate of foie gras, you'll enjoy this mashup of food and pop culture - and become the fanciest chef this side of the Golden Arches in the process

""If you thought fast food had to be lowbrow, think again. Not when you can enjoy tapas from White Castle, sushi from Popeye's, or quiche from Burger King.""
- Randy James, "Time"
""Food porn begets fast food porn, which in turn has come to verge on fast food parody...""
- Frank Bruni, "The New York Times" Week in Review

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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

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Ask a Player is an enticing and intoxicating book created to answer questions from the mainstream public in an entertaining, enlightening and emotionally charged question and answer forum.Readers will be stimulated and provoked with mind blowing realism wrapped in tell-all answers filled with wit, humor and intellect.White Folks answers each question with controversial introspects into life, the streets, relationships, religion and more.Ask A Player is the hard-hitting truth, delivered by an old school player, that has no qualms about telling it like it really is... THE BUTT NAKED TRUTH

Planning a date doesn't have to be a production, but it should have some thought behind it. A lot of my guy friends would get really excited for their date, but then always end up pulling from the same grab bag of dates they always did. If you're going to ask a girl out you should plan something that shows you're actually excited to be there with her. It doesn't take much, just a little pre-planning. That's where this book comes in.It can be hard coming up with a good date on your own. The lines between trite, original, and tried-too-hard are painfully thin, which is why I compiled my best dates in this book. They're probably not what might come to mind right away when planning a date, and that's the point. There are a variety of different ideas that cover a lot of Boston, and a lot of them are adaptable to whatever location works for you. I came up with these ideas from dates I went on or from friend dates, and the reason they work is because they're all things you could do with a friend and they'd still be the fun. That's the trick. You may click, and you may not. But if you take the weight off and approach it like you're just going to hang out, at least you'll have a good time.So take these ideas, do the leg work and forethought required of a good date, and make it yours. You don't have to tell her I'm providing you with the idea, because you're making it happen.

An eclectic and witty guide to everything and anything that a twenty-first-century female wants--or needs--to know, "The Artful Conversationalist "is essentially "Schott's Miscellany" for the modern woman.

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Beginner Bartending is a beginner bar tending guide that teaches the basics of bar-tending.Learn the terminology of the bar-tending trade.Discover the absolute necessary items to stock a bar, whether at work or home. Learn the secrets of making a mixed drink like a pro

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I took a 17-year roller coaster ride inside the riotous world of food service, and along with all the ups and downs I learned that "everybody" loves soup. I searched for soup ideas online, in magazines and books, at other restaurants, from food brokers, relatives, friends, and on vacations. But these soups had to be relatively easy to prepare and the ingredients couldn't be hard to find or obscure. These are "BIG BATCH" soup recipes developed for a large gathering, a restaurant or lunch counter business, a firehouse, a benefit or fundraiser operation, a large family or a family reunion. Most of these recipes are uncomplicated and use basic cooking procedures with which you'll be familiar. There are no tricks, no fancy steps and stages, and they rarely require ingredients for which you'll need to go out and search. The soups are marked as meat soups (M), no meat soups or vegetarian (V), and fish and/or shellfish soups (F). There is a large variety of soups included in this collection, for example, rich and creamy vegetarian Yellow Velvet from yellow squash and corn, and thick but basic Portuguese Kale made with lentils and sausage. You'll find the subtle flavors of a West African Peanut Chicken Soup in this book, and it's very easy to make.

Written in the latter part of the nineteenth century as a guide to socially acceptable behaviour and speech, "Don't" contains many injunctions that are still relevant today. It also offers view of the manners of a bygone age that can be viewed as both humourous and entertaining:
Don't talk when your mouth is full - never, in fact, have your mouth full. It is more healthful and in better taste to eat by small morsels.
Don't drink wine or spirits in the morning, or often at other times than at dinner. Don't frequent bar-rooms. Tippling is not only vulgar and disreputable, but injurious to health.
Don't trouble people with your domestic mishaps, with accounts of your rebellious servants, or with complaints of any kind.

How to face the big occasion with confidence and carry it off with style. So you will be 'saying a few words' on the Big Day. The problem is, we don't get much practice, do we? That's why this practical book will prove so useful to you. Whether you are the best man, the bridegroom, the father of the bride, or other speaker, you will find all the tips and advice you need to prepare and deliver a brilliant, unique and memorable speech that even the most seasoned public speaker would be proud of! Now in its fully revised and updated 7th edition. Contents: Preface; 1. Etiquette and all that; 2. Preparing a great speech; 3. Getting mentally prepared; 4. Rehearsing and delivering your speech; 5. Making the father of the bride's speech; 6. Making the bridegroom's speech; 7. Making the best man's speech; 8. Other speeches; Resources; Index.

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In DINNER AT THE MANSION, Elise Winter, wife of former Governor William Winter, tells how she set out to make the venerable mansion, built in 1842, both a home for her family and a center for the cultural life of the state. By bringing performing artists, writers, statesmen and successful business executives to the mansion, often as overnight guests, Mrs. Winter made the governor's mansion a showcase for Mississippi. Includes menus and recipes; conversations with distinguished guests; 160 pages; cloth bound, 6 x 9 inch page trim, illustrated with 32 photos; 56 recipes; co-writer, Frank E. Smith; Introduction by Willie Morris.("Dinner at the Mansion reveals finally...the most hard-earned quality of any individual, or any society. That quality, we pray, is civilization."--Willie Morris)

Respectable visitors should be received and treated with the utmost courtesy. But if a tiresome fellow, after wearying all his friends, becomes weary of himself, and arrives to bestow his tediousness upon you, pull out your watch with restlessness, talk about your great occupations and the value of time. Politeness is one thing; to be made a convenience of is another.

If you would like to celebrate the arrival of a new baby with friends and family, but are looking for an alternative to a traditional christening, this is the book for you. Civil weddings have been popular for a long time, but you can now have a Civil Naming ceremony for your child, held either at your local registry office, or at any venue of your choice. As there is no legal requirement, you can hold the party at home, in your garden, or at any venue you like. You can host the event yourselves, or ask a registered celebrant to host the event. This book contains lots of ideas to make your civil naming ceremony memorable and unique to your family. There are ideas for poems, readings, music, themes, and special ideas for how to mark the occasion. Everyone can get involved; grandparents, siblings, and specially nominated adults who can act as guardians. There are readings suitable for all. This book includes: - How to plan the naming party and ceremony - Ideas for indoors and outdoors decor, plus simple decorations - Providing entertainment and fun for children and adults - 10 special event ideas for the day, such as star naming, planting a tree and filling a time capsule - Traditional and contemporary ideas for readings and poems with new, specifically commissioned poems that are particularly relevant to this special occasion - Ideas and recipes for delicious food and drink Contents: Chapter 1; Introduction 1; A new trend; What is a naming ceremony?; What are your options?; Making everyone feel welcome; Welcoming a stepchild or adopted child; The question of godparents; Chapter 2; Planning the event; When to hold the naming ceremony; Choosing a time for the ceremony; Feature: Brunch party; Choosing a venue; Holding the ceremony at home; Feature: Beach party; Holding the ceremony outside; Holding the ceremony at a register office; Holding the ceremony somewhere different; Ideas for decorations; Feature: Afternoon tea party; Choosing music; Entertainment for children; Planning food and drink; Baby naming cake; Feature: Winter party; Making a toast; Gifts and thank yous; Chapter 3; The ceremony; Designing your own ceremony; Leading the ceremony yourself; Asking someone you know to lead the ceremony; The welcome Introduction; First reading; Announcing the name; Parents' promises; Godparents'/sponsors' promises; Second reading; Music and singing; Special ways to mark the day; Ending the ceremony; What happens at a register office; Chapter 4; Special ways to mark and remember the day; Doing something special; A best wishes book; Singing together; Making the ceremony personal; Handprint art; Balloon release; Sky lanterns; Photographs, DVDs and videos; Flowers; Planting during the ceremony; Planting trees; Candle lighting; Fill a time capsule; Sponsor a child; Name a star; Give your child the moon; Adopt an animal; Birthstones; Chapter 5; Poems and readings; Selecting poems; Poems for adults to read; Poems for children to read; Poems with a religious theme; Readings; Chapter 6; Choosing a name for your baby; Most popular boys' names in England and Wales; Most popular girls' names in England and Wales; Appendix: Further reading and resources.