Tag: Temptations

Free Download Yabin Yu, "Choux Temptations"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0983776431 | EPUB | pages: 136 | 7.0 mb
Light, airy, and crispy, the versatile choux have been delighting pastry enthusiasts for centuries. Choux Temptations is a celebration of the beloved choux that includes instructions for creating thirty sophisticated and innovative choux pastries, ranging from the familiar French classics such as éclairs, profiteroles, Paris-Brest, Religieuses, and Saint-Honorés to the contemporary creations of elegant choux tarts, modern éclairs, and whimsical choux characters. The book also expands the possibility of choux pastry with seven tantalizing savory creations. The fundamental technique of the dual-cooking process for preparing pâte à choux (choux paste) and the multi-stage baking approach for solving a common problem in baking choux are introduced. Choux Temptations is an indispensable source of inspiration and guidance for creating professional-quality choux pastries. Each recipe is accompanied by step-by-step photographs as well as photographs of finished works.

Free Download Temptations of Power: Islamists & Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East by Shadi Hamid, Peter Ganim, Audible Studios
English | 2014 | ISBN: B00KSBUV7I | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 128 Kbps / 10 hours and 51 minutes + PDF | 301 Mb
In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously announced the "end of history." The Berlin Wall had fallen; liberal democracy had won out. But what of illiberal democracy – the idea that popular majorities, working through the democratic process, might reject gender equality, religious freedoms, and other norms that Western democracies take for granted? Nowhere have such considerations become more relevant than in the Middle East, where the uprisings of 2011 swept the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups to power.
In Temptations of Power, Shadi Hamid draws on hundreds of interviews with leaders and activists from across the region to advance a new understanding of how Islamist movements change over time. He puts forward the bold thesis that repression "forced" Islamists to moderate their politics, work in coalitions, de-emphasize Islamic law, and set aside the dream of an Islamic state.