Cooking with Alliums this Summer?

Read more about the lacrymatory factor in our allium friends, their own version of hand-to-hand combat. Don't know if you should chop, crush, or slice your allium addition? Dr. Eric Block's book, "Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science" will surely answer all your nagging questions. I'm going to have to go out and get this book, stat!