The Aphrodisiac Encyclopaedia

Author : Mark Douglas Hill
Publisher : Random House
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781448113897

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The Aphrodisiac Encyclopaedia by Mark Douglas Hill Pdf

The perfect gift for Valentine's day - practical, simple and sensuous recipes to unleash the lover in all of us. Mark Douglas Hill has spent a lifetime in pursuit of foods that encourage friskiness and enhance the frisking. In search of the ultimate aphrodisiac dishes, over the years he has researched and refined, trialed and tested ingredients and recipes from all over the world. This compendium of culinary come-ons is the legacy of his unceasing quest. The Aphrodisiac Encyclopaedia is a veritable cornucopia of titillating titbits - from liquorice to lobster, figs to foie gras, and mango to mint. Along with mouth-wateringly tempting recipes, each entry is packed with diverse and diverting fact - historical, literary, biological and psychological - and the aphrodisiac and amorous qualities of each ingredient examined and appraised. This Valentine's, cook up a steamy dinner for the man or woman in your life with The Aphrodisiac Encycopaedia.

Author : Christian Rätsch,Claudia Müller-Ebeling
Publisher : Park Street Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1594771693

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The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs by Christian Rätsch,Claudia Müller-Ebeling Pdf

The most comprehensive guide to the botany, pharmacology, cultural, ritual, and personal use of erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day • Details the use, preparation, and dosage of more than 400 plant, animal, mineral, and synthetic substances, both common and exotic, as well as their botany, science, and legal status • Explores the historical and present use of aphrodisiacs and their role in sexual practices, culture, and art • Richly illustrated throughout with more than 800 color photographs The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological, and scientific research, this encyclopedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day. From plants and animals that enhance fertility and virility, like celery, snails, or oysters, to substances that induce arousal, like ephedra, opium, or cannabis, the encyclopedia is richly illustrated with more than 800 color photographs--many of which are from the authors’ extensive fieldwork around the world. Exploring individual, medicinal, and ritual use through historic and contemporary artwork, personal accounts, and literature as well as ayurvedic, tantric, shamanic, and European folklore practices and recent pharmacological research, the authors look at the revolving cycle of acceptance and condemnation of aphrodisiacs, the qualities that incur the label of “aphrodisiac,” the role of mind and setting, and the different ways aphrodisiacs stimulate desire--either physically, through the senses and vital organs, or mentally, through heightened awareness and altered consciousness. This comprehensive guide reveals these “remedies of the love goddess” as holy remedies whose proper use can help reestablish harmony with oneself, one’s partner, and the universe.

Author : Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483225104

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The Encyclopædia of Sexual Behaviour by Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior, Volume 1 is a comprehensive review of the major aspects of the biology, physiology, and anatomy of sex. This book is divided into 57 chapters that also cover the major facets of the emotional, psychological, sociological, legal, anthropological, geographical, and historical aspects of sexuality, including the related fields of love, marriage, and the family. This book deals first with the advances in sex research, the issues on abortion, abstinence, adolescent, sexuality, and the link between sex and aging. The subsequent chapters consider the demographic, geographical, and anthropological aspects of sex; life; the physiology, anatomy, and history of sex; the attitude toward sex; the concept of autoerotism; and the religious view of sex. Other sex-related topics covered include chastity and virginity, child sexuality, nakedness, coitus, contraception, courtship, culture, social dancing, and sex education. This book further discusses the emotional aspects of sex, such as divorce, marriage, extramarital sex relations, family, and reproduction. The remaining chapters look into the issues of hermaphroditism, homosexuality, illegitimacy, impotence, and jealousy. This book is of value to psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, medical practitioners, and researchers and workers in the allied fields.

Author : William H. Lee,Lynn Lee (C.N.)
Publisher : Instant Improvement
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 094168329X

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The Encyclopedia of Concentrated Aphrodisiacs by William H. Lee,Lynn Lee (C.N.) Pdf

Author : Steven Poole
Publisher : Signal
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780771069031

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You Aren't What You Eat by Steven Poole Pdf

We have become obsessed by food: where it comes from, where to buy it, how to cook it and—most absurdly of all—how to eat it. Our televisions and newspapers are filled with celebrity chefs, latter-day priests whose authority and ambition range from the small scale (what we should have for supper) to large-scale public schemes designed to improve our communal eating habits. When did the basic human imperative to feed ourselves mutate into such a multitude of anxieties about provenance, ethics, health, lifestyle and class status? And since when did the likes of Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson gain the power to transform our kitchens and dining tables into places where we expect to be spiritually sustained? In this subtle and erudite polemic, Steven Poole argues that we're trying to fill more than just our bellies when we pick up our knives and forks, and that we might be a lot happier if we realised that sometimes we should throw away the colour supplements and open a tin of beans.

Author : Honor May Eldridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000937664

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The Avocado Debate by Honor May Eldridge Pdf

Whether smashed on toast or hailed as a superfood, the avocado has taken the world by storm, but what are the environmental and social impacts of this trendy fruit? This book does not seek to demonise the avocado and its many enthusiasts. Instead, it will illuminate consumers on the often unseen impacts of foods. A staple of cafes, restaurants, homes, and social media channels, demand for the avocado has grown exponentially over the past thirty years. From an everyday crop in South and Central America to a global phenomenon, this drastic change in demand has many consequences for people and the planet. As demand grows, so does the need for more land, with land clearances threatening habitats and biodiversity. As production grows, so does global distribution and the impacts that air and sea travel have on the environment. The shift from a local to a global product disturbs the local food system, raising serious questions around food sovereignty and food justice and the importance of establishing an agricultural system that is both environmentally and socially just. While focusing here on the avocado, this book allows readers to gain a better understanding of the food system as a whole. In doing so, it empowers us all to think carefully and critically about the environmental and ethical implications of our food choices more broadly. We shouldn’t feel guilty about eating avocados, we should simply understand the impact of doing so. This book is essential reading for all who are interested in learning more about the food system, sustainable diets, and the relationship between farming and the environment.

Author : Encyclopaedias
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1816
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000289604

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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge, Etc by Encyclopaedias Pdf

Author : Brian Abrams
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761184225

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Party Like a President by Brian Abrams Pdf

There’s the office: President of the United States. And then there’s the man in the office—prone to temptation and looking to unwind after a long day running the country. Celebrating the decidedly less distinguished side of the nation’s leaders, humor writer Brian Abrams offers a compelling, hilarious, and true American history on the rocks—a Washington-to-Obama, vice-by-vice chronicle of how the presidents like to party. From explicit love letters to slurred speeches to nude swims at Bing Crosby’s house, reputations are ruined and secrets bared. George Washington brokered the end of the? American Revolution over glasses of Madeira. Ulysses S. Grant rarely drew a sober breath when he was leading the North to victory. And it wasn’t all liquor. Some presidents preferred their drugs—Nixon was a pill-popper. And others chased women instead—both ?the professorial Woodrow Wilson (who signed his love letters “Tiger”) and the good ol’ boy Bill Clinton, though neither could hold a candle to Kennedy, who also received the infamous Dr. Feelgood’s “vitamin” injections of pure amphetamine. Illustrated throughout with infographics (James Garfield’s attempts at circumnavigating the temperance movement), comic strips (George Bush Sr.’s infamous televised vomiting incident), caricatures, and fake archival documents, the book has the smart, funny feel of Mad magazine meets The Colbert Report. Plus, it includes recipes for 44 cocktails inspired by each chapter’s partier-in-chief.

Author : Alex Palmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781510765733

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Food Weird-o-Pedia by Alex Palmer Pdf

Hundreds of weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of food and drink oddities! A perfect gift for foodies and trivia fans alike! Food Weird-o-Pedia offers up hundreds of off-kilter bits of info about food that will make you rethink what you know about even those dishes you’ve been eating your whole life. Organized in sections such as “Between-Meal Tidbits: Curious Facts about Snacks” and “Spice Up Your Life: Unexpected morsels about condiments, sauces and spices,” each chapter offers an alphabetical encyclopedia of strange facts that will give you plenty to chew over whether reading from cover-to-cover or just flipping to a random page during a lunch break. Learn weird and obscure facts about fruits, vegetables, baked goods, meat, dairy, seafood, junk food, condiments, sauces, spices, beverages, desserts, and more, such as: Cherries may have killed the twelfth president of the United States. Why we call that vulgar sound we make by putting our tongue between our lips and blowing out a “raspberry." Enzymes on the inside of a banana peel actually encourage splinters to move toward the skin’s surface. Dark soy sauce contains ten times the antioxidants of red wine and contributed to a decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease. The most egg yolks ever found in a single egg is nine. Frank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Hershey’s Kisses get their names from the smooching sound and motion the machine made when it popped the candy onto the conveyor belt. And many, many more! Every one of us has a deeply personal relationship to the food we eat, each as unique as we are. But there is also a lot that can surprise us about what we put in our body—unexpected facts about staple fruits and veggies, strange backstories to our favorite sweets, and ways of whipping up a familiar dish that are downright weird. These odd aspects of the food we eat are what this book is all about. Food Weird-o-Pedia is sure to provide plenty of fodder to impress friends and family over your next meal—whatever it is you’re eating.

Author : Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:490907824

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The Encyclopaedia of Sexual Behaviour. Albert Ellis and Albert Abarbanel by Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel Pdf

Author : Chris Bennett
Publisher : Trine Day
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781936296323

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Cannabis and the Soma Solution by Chris Bennett Pdf

Seeking to identify the plant origins of the early sacramental beverages Soma and Haoma, this study draws a connection between the psychoactive properties of these drinks and the widespread use of cannabis among Indo-Europeans during this time. Exploring the role of these libations as inspiration for the Indian Rig Veda and the Persian Avestan texts, this examination discusses the spread of cannabis use across Europe and Asia, the origins of the Soma and Haoma cults, and the shamanic origins of modern religion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1810
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : WISC:89015240369

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Encyclopædia Britannica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Sex
ISBN : OCLC:779044764

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The Encyclopaedia of Sexual Behaviour by Albert Ellis,Albert Abarbanel Pdf

Author : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Page : 2114 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781593394929

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Pdf

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia is the perfect resource for information on the people, places, and events of yesterday and today. Students, teachers, and librarians can find fast facts combined with the quality and accuracy that have made Britannica the brand to trust. A tool for both the classroom and the library, no other desk reference can compare.

Author : Encyclopaedia Perthensis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1807
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600047007

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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and sciences by Encyclopaedia Perthensis Pdf