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Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

Cooking good food from scratch is a skill that can save you money, keep you healthy, and make you and your family and friends happy. What I’ve tried to do in this book is pick a whole load of meals that we all love to eat and break them down…
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101 Hotel Rooms

As our lives accelerate to keep pace with today’s frantic world, the possibility of truly arriving at a destination grows in importance. Hotel rooms represent one such destination where the boundary between journey and arrival, movement and stillness is most tangible. Interior designers are faced with the challenge of creating…
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Hotel Operations Management

Describing in great depth and detail all areas of hotel administration, this accurate book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of the responsibilities of a hotel general manager. It shares with readers the procedures effective managers use to ensure their hotel¿s–and their own–ultimate success. KEY TOPICS This unique approach addresses…
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Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, New Edition

A new edition of the “bible” for design, planning, and development in the hospitality industry. As its predecessor has done for the last fifteen years, this book will serve as the “go-to” guide for architects, planners, and developers involved in hotel projects. It offers an overview of the industry; in-depth…
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100 Tips for Hoteliers: What Every Successful Hotel Professional Needs to Know and Do

Twenty-two years ago, author Peter Venison’s Hotel Management became a best seller in the hotel and tourism industry, labeled a “must read” on the curriculum of every hotel school, and landed on the bookshelf of every hotel manager. Despite many requests for a follow-up volume, Venison declined, on the basis…
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The New Gold Standard

The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Discover the secrets of world-class leadership! When it comes to refined service and exquisite hospitality, one name stands high above the rest: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. With ceaseless attention to every…
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The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same…
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Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald’s

Few entrepreneurs can claim to have actually changed the way we live, but Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food service automation, franchising, shared national training and advertising have earned him a place beside the men who founded not merely businesses but entire new industries. But even…
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Be My Guest

An interesting book by Conrad Hilton and how he built his empire.
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Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy

The founder of Four Seasons Hotels shares the philosophy and values that have made his legendary brand How did a child of immigrants, starting with no background in the hotel business, create the world’s most admired and successful hotel chain? And how has Four Seasons grown dramatically, over nearly a…
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Marriott - The J. Willard Marriott Story

There’s no doubt that J. Willard Marriott had an interesting life. Nor that the writing in this book is simple, conversational. Which makes the biography a very easy read, a good travel novel to flip through while staying at the hotels that bear the subject’s name. That being said, you…
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The Spirit to Serve: Marriott’s Way

J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman and C.E.O. of Marriott International, Inc., Reveals the Methods and Philosophy Behind His Success in The Spirit to Serve: Marriott’s Way It began in 1927 with a nine-stool A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C. Today, Marriott International, Inc. employs more than 225,000 people and serves…
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Jamie’s America: Easy Twists on Great American Classics, and More

The incredible diversity in American cooking was a real revelation to me. So although I went looking for “quintessential American food,” my conclusion is that there is no such thing; instead there’s a huge wealth of seriously exciting dishes. Many of us outside of America may think we already know…
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Food and Beverage Cost Control

Foodservice managers need a firm understanding and mastery of the principles of cost control in order to run a successful operation. With Food and Beverage Cost Control, Fifth Edition, Dopson and Hayes have created a comprehensive resource for both students and managers. Written in a user-friendly style, this text provides…
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 Best price at Amazon now: $50.00

Zagat 2011 Los Angeles So. California Restaurants

Take an insiders tour of over 2,000 of the best places to eat in and around Los Angeles, including Orange County, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. This handy guide contains Zagat’s trusted ratings and reviews for area restaurants based on the opinions of diners like you. The trademark reviews and…
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