Settle into a plush, red Naugahyde booth at Bette'¬?s Oceanview Diner, and you'¬?ll be served some of the best pancakes on the planet. Back in 1982, Bette'¬?s was founded in Berkeley, California, by a breakfast-loving group of chefs. It has since become one of the Bay Area'¬?s favorite breakfast and brunch spots, with people lining up well before the doors open each morning. In THE PANCAKE HANDBOOK, Bette'¬?s classic buttermilk pancakes take their place alongside daily pancake specials, including blueberry yogurt, golden cornmeal, double chocolate, and sourdough-not to mention the signature souffl?© pancakes, which emerge from the oven spectacularly puffed and golden brown. Packed with tips on keeping your pancakes fluffy and plenty of topping and syrup suggestions, this revised edition with more than 15 new recipes is sure to become your personal pancake bible.A pancake primer from the pancake experts at Bette'¬?s Oceanview Diner in Berkeley, California. Includes more than 75 recipes and variations.First edition sold 20,000 copies.Reviews"The most tempting, comforting compilation of pancake recipes I'¬?ve found."-Karola Saekel, San Francisco ChronicleSTEVE SIEGELMAN, BETTE KROENING, and SUE CONLEY were among the original founders of Bette'¬?s Oceanview Diner in Berkeley, California. Steve is a Berkeley-based food writer for print and television. Bette, the diner'¬?s namesake, still owns and runs the restaurant with her husband, Manfred. Sue went on to found Tomales Bay Foods and has become a pioneer in the artisan cheese movement through her Cowgirl Creamery in Point Reyes Station and Artisan Cheese in San Francisco.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions,

and Rick Bullock is about to learn just how true that is



Rick Bullock takes the road less traveled when he quits his job as an advertising executive to become director of a homeless shelter. Trading in a six-figure salary for paltry pay and even less respect? Costly. But helping one man get back on his feet? Priceless.


When Zeus, a mentally-challenged gentle giant and longtime shelter resident, is arrested for murdering evangelist Benjamin Kurios, Rick wants answers. Convinced Zeus is incapable of such a horrific act, Rick, along with a colorful cadre of characters, sets off on a journey to keep an innocent man off death row.


The trip takes a disturbing detour when the bizarre group stumbles upon a transcript of the Book of Nathan, a lost book of the Bible that finally ends the debate about when a human inherits a soul.


As this controversial discovery attracts the sinister attentions of a Jersey mobster, pro-life and pro-choice groups, and a devious billionaire used to getting his way, Rick scrambles to stay one step ahead on this dangerous road—and save Zeus before time runs out.


Rick Bullock knows how to save a life, but this time, his life may be the one at stake.