Re: [london.food] Cooking Hacks

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On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 10:50:04AM +0100, Rev Simon Rumble wrote:

> As this is so far out from what ORA normally do, it might be worth
> getting together a skeleton sample chapter.

Umm, In the past they've published medical textbooks, and they recently
did Astronomy Hacks.  It's not *that* far out.

On a vaguely related note - one of my favourite food books is a cookbook
called "With Gusto And Relish"*.  It's been out of print since the 1950s
IIRC, but is still in copyright for ages.  I want to buy the rights and
re-publish it myself.  Does anyone have any idea where I can find the
right sort of literary agent to hunt down the current copyright owners
and make them an offer they can't refuse?  And what sort of terms should
I expect from the agent - how much to pay 'em, how much in advance, blah
blah blah?  All the lit. agents I can find online seem to be *authors'*
agents.

* the introduction says that the book is for "gentlemen who, for lack of
a servant, are forced to cook for themselves".

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• Re: [london.food] Cooking Hacks Rev Simon Rumble 10:50 on 13 Oct 2005
  I think that sounds like a great idea and I'd love to help write it!=20
  • David Cantrell 12:01 on 13 Oct 2005
    Umm, In the past they've published medical textbooks, and they recently
• Tony Kennick 11:02 on 13 Oct 2005
  the following was promulgated by Simon Wistow:
• Billy Abbott 11:20 on 13 Oct 2005
  I don't know if everyone's seen it already, but I found this blog a while
  • Rev Simon Rumble 11:45 on 13 Oct 2005
    Yeah it's not bad that one, but not as technical as I'd like!
    • Tom Sulston 11:48 on 13 Oct 2005
      There's a chapter in Kitchen Confidential on quick restaurant hacks and
• David Cantrell 11:55 on 13 Oct 2005
  No it bloody well isn't. It's a GREAT idea.
• Marna Gilligan 11:59 on 13 Oct 2005
  Great idea! And you could have all the science bits in; I love the science
• Richard van Oorschot 15:39 on 13 Oct 2005
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• Nigel Rantor 14:23 on 14 Oct 2005
  Yes.
  • Pete Sergeant 14:41 on 14 Oct 2005
    ME TOO
• Roger Burton West 14:36 on 14 Oct 2005
  I would love to work on this - there is a need for a cookery book for
  • Chris Heathcote 07:36 on 15 Oct 2005
    Well, many months ago a lfriend of a friend told me that they were
    • David Turner 07:29 on 17 Oct 2005
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