11.   An author has debts to pay even before the royalties come trickling in, if they ever do, and he discharges them at the outset.

12.   And as Michelle Sidrane, president and publisher of the Crown publishing group, pointed out, the author has four best sellers to his name.

13.   And they are meticulously written, perhaps because the authors had to learn the dishes from scratch.

14.   Apart from access to newly archived papers, the author has some other distinguishing qualities.

15.   Authors will also have to disclose what percent of the total grant support comes from industry.

16.   But nutrition experts say the authors have it only half right.

17.   Clearly, the two authors have widely different views on how and when to celebrate special occasions.

18.   Cookbook authors have their say as well.

19.   Early sales were encouraging, but then the author had excellent credentials.

20.   Few authors have such frisky, frivolous fun with words.