Popodoms, how to cook?
Poppadoms are known as 'papads' or 'papars' in India, the sound being a mix of 'd' and 'r' sounds. The word Popaddoms is an English/British invention, perhaps taken from South Indian word 'papadam' or 'paparam'. Papads are dry, paper thin, round ... [... more]
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Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth ... [... more]
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Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of The Screw and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Set on a mysterious island, Bioy's novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as ... [... more]
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Boom! Bang! Guns fire! Cannons roar! George Washington is fighting in the American Revolution. He A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic [... more]
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Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke is considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He is an international treasure in many other ways: An article written by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke--both ... [... more]
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Gregory Frost
A Shadowbridge Novel "A sparkling gem of mythic invention and wonder . . . Frost draws richly detailed human characters and embellishes his multilayered stories with intriguing creatures-benevolent sea dragons, trickster foxes, death-eating ... [... more]
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The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, ... [... more]
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Children of Pithiviers, The Bluebird, or The Invention of Happiness Sheila Kohler Perfect Place, A [... more]
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In the twenty-first century, the body is experienced less as a fixed entity than it is as a protean product and a project of technological, medical and artistic invention. The essays in Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations ... [... more]
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Although Thomas Crapper is most commonly associated with the invention of the flushing toilet, his models were in fact the result of a long line of improvements to earlier designs which date back to ancient times. This book is an ideal ... [... more]
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French Beans and Paneer Cheese Bhaji (Dry Curry)
This mild dish is an invention of my elder sister Abha, it easy to make and quite delicious. You can uise other green beans. Serves 4 Steam beans in microwave, on full, for 4-5 minutes. You can steam them on stove. They should remain crunchy and ... [... more]
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