When I penned the book, I was angry and alienated. Today I realize that violence can't be used to prevent violenceForty-four years ago this month, in December 1969, I quit my job as a manager of a bookstore in New York City's Greenwich Village and began to write the Anarchist Cookbook. My motivation at the time was simple; I was being actively pursued by the US military, who seemed single-mindedly determined to send me to fight, and possibly die, in Vietnam. I wanted to publish something that would express my anger. It seems that I succeeded in ways that far exceeded what I imagined possible at the time. The Cookbook is still in print 40 years after publication, and I am told it has sold in excess of 2m copies. I have never held the copyright, and so the decision to continue publishing it has been in the hands of the publisher. I now find myself arguing for it to be quickly and quietly taken out of print. What has changed?Unfortunately, the source of my anger in the late 60's and early 70's – unnecessary government-sanctioned violence – is still very much a feature of our world. The debacle of the US invasion of Iraq is yet another classic example. It still makes me very angry. So my change of heart has had less to do with external events than it does with an internal change.Over the years, I have come to understand that the basic premise behind the Cookbook is profoundly flawed. The anger that motivated the writing of the Cookbook blinded me to the illogical notion... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New books by culinary professionals translate restaurant tools and techniques for the home cook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins has landed the “riveting and candid” memoir of Kim Darroch, Britain’s Ambassador to the US during Donald Trump’s White House reign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-04 06:17:07 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel's eagerly awaited The Mirror and the Light, Bernardine Evaristo's Man Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other, and Candice Carty-Williams' acclaimed debut Queenie are among the 16 titles competing for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 00:51:10 UTC ]
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William Collins has landed a “bold and provocative” book by former US Army Lieutenant General H R McMaster, who served as Donald Trump’s national security advisor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 07:38:54 UTC ]
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Vintage has snapped up Nigella Lawson’s “delicious and delightful” Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 06:38:15 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is publishing a new cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi in September, written alongside Ixta Belfrage: Ottolenghi Flavour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 00:45:48 UTC ]
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I do not understand why you would turn to The Office for anything other than its grimly comic tableaux of late-capitalist malaise and self-deluded mediocrity. Apparently I have missed its potential to teach 4- to 8-year-olds the “importance of teamwork” and “that it’s always OK to ask for help.”... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 21:39:17 UTC ]
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The authors of “Rage Baking” started a different conversation than they intended. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-22 02:12:36 UTC ]
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Have you ever listened to one of your favorite albums on repeat, gotten lost in the sweeping, cinematic feel of it, knew it so well that you began picturing it as a narrative, filled in the details missing from the music, and then realized the story you were telling was almost fully independent... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-20 20:20:20 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Absolute has bagged a cookbook from Tom Kerridge featuring recipes from his two Michelin-starred pub, the Hand & Flowers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 20:14:56 UTC ]
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HQ has signed a "fresh and original" business manifesto for black women by marketing consultant Sophie Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 13:05:24 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley has announced a new cookbook from Sabrina Ghayour, the author of Persiana, called Simply: Easy Everyday Dishes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 21:53:49 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury will publish A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty, the second cookbook from Skye McAlpine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 08:34:56 UTC ]
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A survey of diversity – or lack of it – in the US books industry makes for dismal reading once moreThe results of a survey of diversity in the world of US publishing were released last month. The figures cover executives, editorial staff, sales, publicity and marketing as well as reviewers,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-08 07:00:31 UTC ]
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WILLIAM GIBSON NOTICES THINGS others miss. While his science fiction novels are often described as prescient, what defines Gibson’s body of work is the extraordinary refinement of his focus on the present. When everyone is talking about the features of the latest Silicon Valley gadget, he might... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-01-25 13:30:33 UTC ]
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The sequel to “The Peripheral” is full of cultural commentary, plus imagination and suspense. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-16 19:59:44 UTC ]
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Walker Books will publish "The Great British Bake Off" winner David Atherton's children's cookbook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 06:59:42 UTC ]
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“Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game,” says the author of “Agency” and other science fiction novels, “if only because conventional historical fiction, like history, is itself highly speculative.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-09 10:00:07 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has wrapped up a deal for the "life-changing" freezer-filling cookbook from Shivi Ramoutar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 12:50:12 UTC ]
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Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. Kali Linux -- An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook from Packt Publishing is packed with practical... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2020-01-07 19:02:44 UTC ]
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