Comments | phinnia: in case you wondered: books i recently purchased

phinnia

in case you wondered: books i recently purchased

Sep 19, 2009 17:17

'the pain survival guide' and managing pain before it manages you. they have a good amount of overlap but they're both quite good. tips on relaxation/communication/importance of understanding limits and pain medications and appropriate amounts of rest and activity, not pushing yourself too hard and so on. some of this stuff seems obvious but it's ( Read more... )

pain, recipes, phin goes blah blah blah

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just_the_ash September 20 2009, 00:45:29 UTC

It's horribly illegal, unethical, and all kinds of wrong, but when you get around to downloading those MP3s, will you share?

phinnia September 20 2009, 00:47:13 UTC

sure - in an flocked post <3 (assuming they aren't complete shite of course but given the book is pretty good they probably don't.)

nightdog_barks September 20 2009, 00:47:55 UTC

I remember the Tassajara book! Wow, I haven't heard that name in ... forever, it seems like. Those guys and The Moosewood Cookbook ... hee, they were THE books to have at one time.

Saw this book while catching up on some NY Times Book Reviews and thought of you -- Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places.

phinnia September 20 2009, 00:56:48 UTC

i have both of the original tassajara books (the regular one and the bread one) and a lot of the moosewood ones (and have eaten at the actual moosewood restaurant and it is well worth it.)
that book looks excellent! thank you <3<3

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phinnia September 20 2009, 00:57:27 UTC

knowing your interests, i'm not surprised. <3<3 thanks for the endorsement!

cindy_lou_who8 September 20 2009, 03:10:21 UTC

Those pain books look interesting. I've requested them from the library. :)

phinnia September 20 2009, 06:05:14 UTC

good plan. make as many notes as you can. it's the sort of thing that seems really obvious but it's hard to put into practice, you know?
(i did a stupid thing and ran over the power adapter for my mininotebook with my wheelchair and i had to order a new one? so i'm getting it sent to your place and hopefully it should arrive while i'm there. i hope that's okay. <3<3)

jenk September 20 2009, 05:39:38 UTC

re: technique cooking books, French Cooking in 10 Minutes is very focused on technique. It does leave out slow-cooking methods ;)

(I should note that it was written in 1930, so his assumption that you must have a gas stove for quick cooking is no longer true - electric stoves work fine - but overall the book holds up very well.)

phinnia September 20 2009, 06:06:09 UTC

oooh, very cool. thanks! *adds to wishlist*