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Publishing, Infobase.
Call Number
910.23
Publication Date
2010
Summary
Whether you want to spend your days outside leading tours or in the kitchen preparing delicious meals for customers, the travel and hospitality industries offer a diverse array of career opportunities.
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21616.5410
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File, Facts On.
Call Number
641.1
Publication Date
2012
Summary
A variety of jobs are available for those interested in cooking, writing, business, and science. Food is a full-color volume that explores 20 of these sought-after careers.
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Newton, David E.
Call Number
664
Publication Date
2007
Summary
Finding new, safe ways to consume food has become complicated as people become more health conscious about the foods they put into their bodies. This work offers information on the field of altering foods for human consumption. It describes the differences between synthetic, engineered, irradiated, and organic foods.
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by
Tomkies, Kelly Kagamas.
Call Number
647.95023
Publication Date
2010
Summary
Food is big business, offering a wide range of opportunities for anyone committed to high standards and creativity. The National Restaurant Association reports that in 2009 restaurant sales could grow to reach a record 566 billion. Currently there are more than 13 million people employed at more than 945,000 restaurants in the United States, excluding food service suppliers, which is a 38 billion industry. Food Services looks at the ins and outs of the business and helps readers identify the skills, attitudes, and connections they need to launch a successful career. This new volume features
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0.1474
by
Haugen, David M.
Call Number
363.42
Publication Date
2005
Summary
Legalized Gambling addresses these controversies by examining America's historical love/hate relationship with gambling. This in-depth examination serves as an aid to students who are researching this issue, as well as other members of the public interested in the history and controversies of legalized gambling. Furthermore, the resource sections make this book a useful tool for teachers and librarians. Given the nation's continuing fascination with gambling, Legalized Gambling will capitalize on public interest and reveal political, economic, and moral complexities of the issue that otherwise
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Electronic Resources
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by
Hall, Kirsten.
Call Number
647.94023
Publication Date
2010
Summary
A career in hospitality can be both challenging and rewarding, but it is hardly ever boring. Workers in this field must be service-oriented and enjoy working with people. Although hospitality jobs are affected by the ups and downs of the economy, travel is commonplace in modern society and essential for many businesses, contributing to steady opportunities for hospitality workers. Hospitality looks at three core sectors of this industry: lodging, restaurants, and gaming. It explains how these businesses work, what opportunities they provide, and what it takes to succeed. Written in clear, accessible language, this new resource covers the full scope of hospitality careers, including tips for success, an in-depth glossary, and current and future trends.
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Electronic Resources
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by
Tomecek, Stephen M.
Call Number
641.3
Publication Date
2010
Summary
Food explores some of the scientific principles involved in the production, preparation, and preservation of food. Discover why food is a form of stored solar energy and how everything you eat can really be traced back to the sun. Learn how cooking food involves some rather complex chemical reactions and how even something as simple as making ice cream depends on the laws of physics. Hands-on activities help bring the science of food to life, with topics ranging from why food tastes the way it does to how acids and bases produce chemical changes in food as you make cheese and marinate meat.
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