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"Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble."

"Parents can be so frustrating! All these kids want is for their ice-cream-and-chips-loving parents to try one bite of healthy whole foods. They're sure their parents will like fruits and veggies if they'll just taste them! Instead, their parents make dramatic barfing sounds, cover their mouths with their hands, and sneak the veggies to the dog. Is there anything that can convince these picky parents to try something green?... Adam Mansbach and Camila...

Phil tries to introduce his daughter Lil to all different kinds of cuisine at the food truck festival, but Lil is hesitant to try anything new until he reminds her to keep herself open to new possibilities and to try things at least once.

A food psychologist identifies hidden factors, motivations, and cues that cause overeating and offers practical solutions to help avoid these hidden traps and enjoy food without putting on excess pounds.

"Best-selling Blue Zones Kitchen author Dan Buettner spent years uncovering the Blue Zones--the five places around the world where people consistently live to or past, 100--and sharing lifestyle tips and recipes gleaned from these places. Now, creating your own Blue Zone at home is easier than ever, thanks to plant-forward recipes in this inspiring book--all developed right in our own backyard"-- Buettner shares recipes from four American food traditions...

"Una celebracion de la vida y el legado de uno de los escritores gastronomcos mas importantes. Anthony Bourdain vio mas mundo que nadie. Sus viajes lo llevaron desde los rincones mas secretos de su Nueva York natal hasta una comuna tribal en Borneo, isla del Sudeste Asiatico, pasando por las cosmopolitas Buenos Aires, Paris y Shanghai, la impresionante belleza de Tanzania y hasta la inmensa soledad del desierto arabigo de Oman. Este es el libro que...