Michael Ruhlman’s The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef’s Craft for Every Kitchen is a reference book for cooks, professional and otherwise, who want to learn more about cooking. The book consists of eight short essays in the first fifty pages called “Notes on Cooking: From Stock to Finesse,” followed by a dictionary of cooking [...]
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The Elements of Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
Posted in book review, tagged book review, books, cooking on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New and Improved
Posted in intro, recent, tagged books, cooking, expectations on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the new and improved Librarychan blog, formerly known as Library_chan on Blogspot!
I finally converted to WordPress because:
it is easier to customize than Blogspot, and
I like the interface more.
Who knew I would pick something over Google?
In other news, life after graduation has been interesting so far. It’s mid-July already and I’m still job-hunting (career-hunting?), [...]
The Age of the Conglomerates by Thomas Nevins
Posted in book review, tagged book review, books, LibraryThing Early Reviewers on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Nevins’ The Age of the Conglomerates is a gripping story reminiscent of the dystopian novels that predate it (1984, Anthem), but with a modern twist.
The setting is in 2048, and not much removed from the current state America is in now. One man, the Chairman, is running the show, with little to no opposition from [...]
Astounding Outcomes in Public Libraries
Posted in empowerment, tagged books, empowerment, literacy, public libraries, service on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading a lovely case study called “Ripples of Impact,” written by Maria Souden and Sarah Wooden, from How Libraries and Librarians Help (2005). The focus of this case study was on the Washtenaw Literacy Program supported by the Ypsilanti District Public Library in Michigan.
Souden and Wooden illustrate the many impacts the program [...]
The Building Blocks of Execution
Posted in book review, tagged advertising, books, building blocks, human resources, leadership, libraries, library management, people, quotes, the discipline of execution on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the authors of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done (2002), there are three building blocks to execution. The first is “the leader’s seven essential behaviors;” the second is “creating the framework for cultural change;” and the third is “having the right people in the right place.”
Of course, you can’t have the last [...]
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