Rather than “the book explains how bread is made” say “the sheets of paper which make up the book have ink in the shape of letterforms which correlate with information about how bread is made”.
Rather than "the book explains how bread is made" say "the book has a recipe for baking bread" and do not say, "the book is my soul mate"
Rather than "the book explains how bread is made" say "the book has a recipe for baking bread" and do not say, "the book is my soul mate"