Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the kitchen-Roald Dahl's recipes are back! Inspired by his most popular stories, these recipes use the most common ingredients to create the most uncommon treats. Not sure how to entertain the kiddies? Surprise them with tummyticklers like Pickled Spines of Porcupines and Hornets Stewed in Tar. There's no better way to liven up a party than to dine on Lizards' Tails and enjoy a delicious Liquid Chocolate Mixed by Waterfall. Like anything by Roald Dahl, it's sure to be extraordinarily funny!

illustrated by Quentin Blake

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Thirty One Dreadful Recipes!!.......2006-09-25

Recipes revolting beyond belief include the Royal Breakfast for the BFG, Hot House Eggs, The Hotel Breakfast from BOY, Hornets Stewed in Tar from JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, Pickled Spines of Porcupines from JAMES, Doc Spencer's Pie from DANNY CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, Phishlets from GIRAFFE THE PELLY AND ME, Plushnuggets to go with GIRAFFE, Strawberry Bon Bons to go with BOY, Tummy Ticklers to go with GIRAFFE, Boiled Slobbages to go with JAMES, Glumptious Globgobblers to go with GIRAFFE, Toad in the Hole to go with GIRAFFE, Willy Wonka's Whipple-scrumptous Fudgemallow Delight to go with CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Hot Noodles Made From Poodles to go with JAMES, Hot Dogs to go with JAMES, Grobswitchy Cake to go with THE BFG, A Plate of Soil with Engine Oil to go with JAMES, and twelve more! Kids will love reading and eating in this dreadful combination volume. Also check out other recipes at www.cookingupreading.com

a fun read, but not great recipes.......2006-03-17

I own this book along with the orignial Revolting Recipes. While the premise of the book is lots of fun and may encourage kids to get into the kitchen, the recipes themselves are quite disapointing. None that I've made have turned out well. Magic Green Crystal: into the garbage. The Whipple-Scrumptios Fudgemallow Delight was a pain to make and it tasted awful. Many of the recipes have missing or vauge directions, such as Pishlets' "Spoon into the baking pan and spread evenly", but they don't say what size baking pan nor how thin to spread the mixture. Do I use an 8x8 pan? A 10x17 pan? There's also a lot of recipes that I'm just unwilling to try because I'm suspicious of the ingredient combinations, such as Plushnuggets (puff pastry with bananas, maple syrup and OLIVE OIL). Other recipes just seem impractical for their ingredients (amber sugar crystals??) or portions (Bean's Cider: 4 apples, pureed and strained to make 1 mug cider). It's fun to read through though, which is why it does get 3 stars, and may very well entice a reader to go pick up one of Dahl's other books from which the recipes are based.

Great fun in a cookbook.......2002-02-15

These recipes are presented in classic Roald Dahl style. Each recipe takes its name from Dahl's books such as Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight and Spitsizzlers. Quentin Blake, who illustrated many of Dahl's books also lends a hand to this collection so the reader truly relates to the material as if these were the recipes that Dahl spoke of in his books. Also, each recipe starts out with a quote from the book that served as that recipe's namesake. The author is careful to note that several of these recipes require an adult's supervision as they are listed as part of the ingredients in those recipes that use heat. This will be a clever addition to the cookbook collection that may even inspire the reader to look into Dahl's books serving as the inspiration for these recipes.

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Even More Revolting Recipes
Roald Dahl
Manufacturer: CAPE JONATHAN CHILDR
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPN80K

Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes

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Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes
Roald/ Blake, Quentin (Ilt)/ Baldwin, Jan (I Dahl
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ84NW

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Setting: England, 1258
Sensuality Rating: 6

Loyalties collide in New York Times bestselling author Virginia Henley's The Marriage Prize. Henley demonstrates her much vaunted command of historical detail in this romantic tale set in the midst of the royal intrigue of King Henry III's court. Henley's reliance on actual characters in large part contributes to the realism and magnetism of the growing relationship between feisty Rosamond Marshall, a royal ward, and Rodger de Leyburn, Prince Edward Plantagenet's powerful steward. The pair was betrothed five years earlier when Rosamond was only twelve, but Rosamond rebels against marrying a man she doesn't know to further others' political agendas.

When Rodger pledges to woo her, Rosamond finds herself indulging in torrid fantasies of the dynamic knight who would be her husband. Caught up in the struggle for the throne between Prince Edward and Rosamond's beloved guardian, the warrior Simon de Montfort, who is leading a revolt among England's barons, Rosamond must come to terms with her feelings for the sensual man who has pledged his life and his loyalty to Prince Edward and his troth to her. Henley fashions a fascinating tale of the kind of love that legends are made of! --Alison Trinkle

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Powerful and brave, he claimed her hand by royal decree.
Beautiful and defiant, she dared him to conquer her heart....

Few writers can match the sheer storytelling mastery of New York Times bestselling author Virginia Henley. Now, in this, the third novel in her Plantagenet trilogy, which began with The Falcon and the Flower and continued in The Dragon and the Jewel, Henley returns to medieval England and brings to life a love story so passionate, it will take your breath away....

Rosamond Marshal was only a child when she was betrothed to legendary warrior knight Rodger de Leyburn. But when Rodger beholds the fair Rosamond, now blossomed into a lovely young woman, he is determined to possess her, to win her love, to make her want him as he wants her.

Orphaned at a young age, Rosamond is the royal ward of Eleanor de Montfort, sister of King Henry III. Beautiful and proud, Rosamond is truly a marriage prize. But she is wary of love, fearful of fulfilling her betrothal to the dark and steely knight, unsettled by his powerful presence...until Sir Rodger takes her into his arms, slowly, gently, arousing passions Rosamond had never known before. And as civil war erupts around them, as Rodger is called to battle, Rosamond must face an impossible choice — between the man who has stormed her reluctant heart, and the family who raised her as their own....

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First Time Virginia Henly Read.......2005-06-09

I really loved this book. It had enough history to get me interested in the time period and do a bit of extra research to get a better understanding. Of course it's fiction so Ms Henley had to fudge on the dates and such to make it all fit properly to her story line. Overall excellantly done!It was delicious and thoroughly riveting!

Interesting, but not accurate........2005-01-23

It is certain that Henley did some research in her writing of "The Marriage Prize". While the story does relate some of the actual facts which occur during this time period, it seems she entirely ignored the primary sources which would relate the true charaters of Simon, Eleanor, Edward and his wife.

Those loyal to the crown would not have held any love for Simon de Montfort (a member of a powerful French family) yet to the common people of England, Simon was a hero and a martyr. His death at Evesham, and the consequent mortification of his body were the shameful acts of depraved nobles out to pour salt in the wounds of the Londoners (Simon's greatest supporters) and the people of England in general.

For those who are British citizens, you are probably aware that Simon de Montfort is known as the "father of the House of Commons". His ideas, while not palatable to the monarchy of the time, would eventually become the way England would be ruled.

Simon was a passionate, handsome, witty, pious and honest man who refused to yeild to the English Crown and refused to turn on the people of England. This was a man who married the sister of a King without permission, tried to serve his king, who was once his friend and honestly supported the rights of the English people until he was overcome by the tremendous struggle.

The only touching moment of the book is the end, the recognition that Lady Eleanor sacrificed much for the love of her husband. There is no doubt that theirs was a love match, and the pair had several grown sons and a young daughter at the time of Simon's death. Laying dead at the battle of Evesham was Simon's son Henry and his brother Guy was badly wounded. Simon's son and namesake Simon would be dead not long after, having been the very reason that his father lay dead in the first place.

Their son (a member of the cleregy, not involved with the civil war begun by his father) Amaury would languish in an English prison for much of his life. His only crime would be his de Montfort name. Perhaps the worst effected by the tragic death of Earl Simon was his young daughter Eleanor. She was only thirteen at the time of her father's death and was promised to Prince Llewlyn ap Gryffudd of Wales in marriage. She would be forced to wait until she was twenty-five years old to finally wed her long betrothed after being held prisoner by her cousin King Edward for two years. She would meet her end at the age of twenty-nine giving birth to the daughter of Llewlyn.

Henley could have easily fleshed out this story to include the family dynamic of the de Montforts, as Rosamund would have been familiar with all the members. It seemed easy to villianize Simon, because the glamour of Edward "Longshanks" Plantagenet is appealing to a romantic novel. Yet had she but read primary sources of the time and known the ruthless manner of Edward's retaliation (unleashed upon his own people) she might have given Simon de Montfort more of a human character.

Thoroughly Depressing.......2005-01-09

After reading the The Dragon and the Jewel, I immediately emmersed myself in the history of Simon de Montfort, a man I previously knew nothing about. I was absolutely heartbroken to learn of his tragic end. Against my better judgement, I started reading The Marriage Prize, perhaps hoping against hope that it would somehow turn out differently. Henley is to be commended for her historical accuracy. For that she gets five starts, but I thought her portrayal of Simon in this book was horrendous, painting him as a tyrant and a powerhungry villain. I was actually angry with the author. If she felt it absolutely necessary to stay with the facts and bring about Simon's demise, why not do it with honor and integrity and some dignity?

I despised Edward in this book and at times didn't like Rodger and it was simply because they were on opposite sides of Simon. I never, at any point, could connect with the main characters and found myself craving more of the encounters between Simon and Eleanor. I sobbed through Chapter 28 and only skimmed through Chapter 29, caring little what happened to Rodger and what was her name....Rosamond? Closing the book it was a toss up between throwing it into the trash or burning it. To tarnish the image of "Sim" was a mistake and I hope that I can put this book from my mind and bring back the sweet memories of The Dragon and the Jewel. If you loved Simon, I urge you to think twice before reading this one.

13th Century England, Civil War & A Great Romance!.......2004-02-17

Virginia Henley brings 13th century England and King Henry III's court to life, with all its turmoil and strife, in this historical novel about Rosamond Marshall, heiress and ward of Eleanor Plantagenet and Rodger de Leyburn, powerful steward to Prince Edward, the heir to England's throne. Ms. Henley's impeccable research and vivid descriptions bring the reader into this medieval world of conflict, treachery, betrayal, pageantry and true love.

Rosamond Marshall was only a child when she was betrothed to warrior knight de Leyburn. Orphaned at an early age, she grew up in the household of Eleanor Plantagenet and her beloved husband Simon de Montfort. Rosamond was considered to be a rare marriage prize because of her extraordinary beauty and wealth. Reluctant to marry, however, she longed for the love she had never known, but which surrounded her in the de Montforts' marriage. She did not want someone to take her to wife because of her wealth or physical attributes alone. De Leyburn, who had fallen in love with her, sought to woo her and change her mind.

Set against the background of growing civil unrest and eventual civil war, Ms. Henley tells a story of passionate love and provides the reader with an clear and accurate glimpse into medieval history. Ms. Henley, an award-winning author, has written a winner with "The Marriage Prize," the last novel in her Plantagenet Trilogy, which began with "The Falcon And The Flower" and continued in "The Dragon And The Jewel."
JANA

Where's the honor?.......2004-01-13

The lead characters are supposed to be people a reader would care for. However these characters never come across as honorable people. They have no redeaming qualities. Rosamund uses seductively low cut dresses to entice and tease men to get her way. Edward sleeps around with an absolutely disgusting woman. Rodger boasts of his many sexual experiences and prowess in bed. His conniving to make Rosamund fall for him is sad (since Henley illustrates his inner workings to the reader). He never seems interested in Rosamund as a person and life partner; only as a sex partner and dowered bimbo. All lust no love.
I will not touch Eleanor and Simon as characters. I have not read the previous books, but as far as I can tell from this they are more clear cut and defined, straight-forward individuals than the others.
The main characters never develop nor do they better themselves. There are no real twists to their character, no great realizations, no real changes of heart. They are at most bland and wishy-washy. Although actually Rosamund does realize all the things I have said never happen above, it feels as if she doesn't, so blandly realized are the actions on the pages.
Rosamund is most aggravating as the main character. Her stupidity is annoying. Her lack of wit and total acceptance of Rodger in the end is nauseating. Think woman think, where are your brains?! Then again we're not talking the 21st century here so I guess we have to cut her some slack as a woman's options in life were few back then. Nevertheless, if you are looking for some brains, don't look here. Pure romance and trash, vaguely historical if even.

A dangerous marriage: [a $1,000.00 prize story]

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A dangerous marriage: [a $1,000.00 prize story]
Caroline Fothergill
Manufacturer: J.S. Ogilvie and company
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ASIN: B0008BSU1W

First Prize: Marriage (Harlequin Romance)

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First Prize: Marriage (Harlequin Romance)
Jodi Dawson
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Book Description from back cover.......2005-10-17

When Dixie Osborn entered a competition to win a secluded mountain lodge, she never expected her entry to come first! Dixie's thrilled - she'll be able to help the troubled teenagers she works with. It's her dream come true - but there's a catch...

Dixie's ticket was stuck fast to another - there's a tie! Now she has to share the lodge with the totally gorgeous Jack Powers for four days. But Jack seems more interested in Dixie than in claiming his prize. Soon, both realize that there is much more at stake than just the lodge....

Men Who Win: Pursuing the Ultimate Prize

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Great Gift for young athletes!

Men Who Win: Pursuing the Ultimate Prize
Steven J. Lawson
Manufacturer: Navpress
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0891096647

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IT'S TIME TO TRADE THE PRESSURE OF THE RAT RACE FOR THE PASSION OF LIFE'S ULTIMATE PURSUIT!

We men love sports. We love to compete-and we love to win! As a result, we easily find ourselves feeling far more passionate about athletic or business pursuits than we do about our walk with Christ.

Men Who Win is designed to reverse that deadly cycle. A fast-moving book filled with gripping, play-by-play reenactments of the greatest sporting episodes of all times, Men Who Win will pick you up and propel you toward the one and only lifetime goal worth setting for yourself-living for Jesus Christ.

As you read, carried along by Dr. Lawson's contagious enthusiasm, you'll discover how God has uniquely gifted you as a man, you'll see how He desires to use you in your natural leadership roles (family, business, church, etc.), and you'll learn how to develop character strengths and values that will powerfully and positively influence those around you.

"Men Who Win contains the essential Christian message that can make any man a winner in whatever he does."-Tom Landry, Former Head Football Coach, Dallas Cowboys

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Great Gift for young athletes!.......2000-01-01

Steve Lawson does a remarkable job relating to the world of athletics. This would be a great gift to any young athlete. His illustrations are great and much of his materials can be used in challenging young people about solid Chrisiian living. Steve knows their jargon.

ACEI AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS.(Association for Childhood Education International): An article from: Childhood Education

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ACEI AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS.(Association for Childhood Education International): An article from: Childhood Education

Manufacturer: Association for Childhood Education International
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Childhood Education, published by Association for Childhood Education International on September 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1451 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACEI AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS.(Association for Childhood Education International)
Publication: Childhood Education (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2001
Publisher: Association for Childhood Education International
Volume: 78 Issue: 1 Page: 36-S

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ACEI awards, honors, and grants.(Association for Childhood Education International): An article from: Childhood Education

Manufacturer: Association for Childhood Education International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Childhood Education, published by Association for Childhood Education International on September 22, 2004. The length of the article is 1835 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACEI awards, honors, and grants.(Association for Childhood Education International)
Publication: Childhood Education (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2004
Publisher: Association for Childhood Education International
Volume: 81 Issue: 1 Page: 32-U(3)

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A Grim Look at the Future for 20-somethings
Delicious Script
Funny, moving, a must-read!
I'll be pondering for weeks to come...
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Dinner with Friends (Dramatized)
Donald Margulies
Manufacturer: audible.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Download
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ASIN: B000EAT1ZQ

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Starring: Matthew Arkin, Lisa Emery, Kevin Kilner, Dierdre OConnell The complete play (100 Minutes) on 2 CDs. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Dinner With Friends examines the lives of two couples and the repercussions of divorce on their friendships. With wit, compassion and consummate skill, playwright Donald Margulies weighs the cost of breaking up and of staying together.

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A Grim Look at the Future for 20-somethings.......2007-06-20

Dinner with Friends is an interesting, if seriously disturbing. Revolving around two couples that believe themselves extremely close, the play begins with news that Beth and Tom have separated and that Tom has run off with his travel agent. The story that ensues paints all of the characters in an incredibly believable way in which nobody is completely honest, everyone believes that they are right, and the boundaries of friendship for everyone are clearly defined.

As a twenty-five year old man, I found it incredibly disturbing how truly Margulies was able to capture the middle aged experience. The logic of the characters evolution is flawless, and paints a rather grim future for all of us that believe that we're in love and know who our true-blue friends are.

Delicious Script.......2006-02-23

If you haven't read Dinner With Friends, you won't be disappointed. I thoroughly enjoyed it...great plot, great dialogue, great characters, and a bittersweet ending. Definitely a good choice.

Funny, moving, a must-read!.......2005-03-31

This is an emotionally charged, witty, and brilliantly told drama of four friends struggling to understand marriage, divorce, intamacy, and each other. One of the best plays I've seen/read.

I'll be pondering for weeks to come..........2002-01-14

I'll avoid giving a synopsis as so many have already. I had the pleasure of seeing this play on stage. I had a conversation afterwards with one of the actors (Gabe) who is a good friend. There's one thing in particular I'd like to point out from the conversation with him. He told me that the play "doesn't read well" - you wind up thinking it's just another overwrought "Thirty-Something". But, it "plays" entirely differently. I will freely admit that the complicated issues brought up by the play had me crying most of the way through it. (Yes, I'm a guy.) Who's right? Who's wrong? Uh... yes! They all are... both right and wrong.

It would certainly be easy to dismiss this work as just more "Thirty-Something" or as being too "Boomer"-esque. I'm not a Boomer. I'm an X-er, as a matter of fact, and it's resonating very loudly. My partner and I have struggled with the issues raised, as have partners of any generation, and will for generations to come.

I don't want to discourage anyone from buying the book/script. But please remember, this is a play. Let in be enacted in your mind as you read. Feel the situation. If it's totally foreign, try to go outside of yourself and make it your own. The depth of the drama will come through.

Riposte.......2002-01-08

Reading an unfavorable online comment from "Plattypus", I came across this sentence -- "Also, Margulies's use of conversation is not believable. Characters are always interrupting each other, which is certainly true in real life. However, in this play they do it constantly, and nobody ever seems to notice." This is a statement that has to be challenged. People in conversation -- particularly heated conversation -- interrupt each other (and themselves) all of the time. I have done experiments transcribing tape-recorded conversations that bear this out. If you're gonna knock a work, do so with a valid argument.

Enticed, Wild Hearts, The Pirate and the Pagan, Desired, Enslaved, A Year and a Day, Tempted, A Woman of Passion, The Marriage Prize, Ravished, Undone, Bold Conquest, Insatiable, Unmasked, Infamous, (Set of 15 Historical Romance Novels by Virginia Henley)

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Enticed, Wild Hearts, The Pirate and the Pagan, Desired, Enslaved, A Year and a Day, Tempted, A Woman of Passion, The Marriage Prize, Ravished, Undone, Bold Conquest, Insatiable, Unmasked, Infamous, (Set of 15 Historical Romance Novels by Virginia Henley)
Virginia Henley
Manufacturer: Signet
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000U66EHC

First Prize: Marriage (Larger Print Romance)

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First Prize: Marriage (Larger Print Romance)
Jodi Dawson
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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The history of the law of England as to the effects of marriage on property and on the wife's legal capacity: (Being an essay which obtained the Yorke prize of the University of Cambridge)

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The history of the law of England as to the effects of marriage on property and on the wife's legal capacity: (Being an essay which obtained the Yorke prize of the University of Cambridge)
Courtney Stanhope Kenny
Manufacturer: Reeves and Turner
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Crippled by a freak accident, Enterprise has crossed over into an alternate universe -- and into the middle of a civil war set off by a brutal warlord who has used technology stolen from the Daedalus to enslave his people.

Forcibly removed from their ship, imprisoned and brutalized by their captors, Captain Archer and crew soon find themselves confronting an even more immediate challenge than escape -- subtle biochemical differences in this universe that make their continued survival an impossibility. Every hour they spend in this parallel continuum brings them closer to death.

Yet Archer discovers that in order to recapture Enterprise, he may have to cripple his ship once again. And even if he manages to find a solution to that dilemma, one last survivor of the doomed flight of the Daedalus stands between Enterprise and her safe return home....

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Daedalus's Children: Part Two (Enterprise).......2007-04-11

A very good 2 volume series. It was the first books in the new Enterprise series, and I was not disapointed. The plot was interesting, and I think the characters were well written. I could almost hear and see them as they are on the TV series.

Editor: Out to Lunch.......2005-01-05

Daedalus's Children was entertaining and was well written overall, but I found the long-winded writing and blatent mistakes frequently frustrating. And most of the main characters from the television show, which the book is based on, took a back seat to many new minor characters.

This book seemed to have been rushed to the shelves before being adequately proof-read. For example, a character named Duel is given the rank of an Ensign in the first book, but on page 7 of this book Duel is called Lieutenant, then again called Ensign on page 25. Also, on page 234, a junior Enterprise engineer named Hess is on an alien ship with Archer before Archer is reunited with Enterprise. However, Hess was present on Enterprise on pages 211-221 at the same time as he was supposed to be with Archer. This obvious mistake of one character in two places at once cannot be explained away with parallel universes.

The story itself is smart and fun, but in an effort to be an epic two-parter, it greatly overreaches. In chapter 19, Captain Archer fights a frustrating twenty-page space battle in a little scout craft, though it can't really be called a space battle because it is only between his lone craft and three enemy ships. In page after page, nothing happens, save rediculous references to maneuvers learned at the Academy. Of course, Archer's little ship is victorious. And none of this actually matters, because it makes no sense for Archer to be on the craft anyway; his small crew's presence there was poorly explained as a need for a reconnaissance vessel that somehow couldn't be manned by any of the vast Denari crew.

But the greatest damage to the plot was having Archer direct the Denari war to an outcome of his choosing. Hasn't Stern seen any of the television shows? Sure, the Prime Directive isn't around yet, but having Archer interfere so thoroughly with an alien war in another universe when he only saw one side of the conflict goes against all common sense.

While all the main characters from the television show need not be central to every Trek book, the plethora of minor characters were confusing and overshadowed almost all the main crew. I read an Enterprise book to read about the televised cast, not a whole new crew. If I was looking for that, I would be reading the New Frontier series or the Stargazer series. All the references to people Dave Stern knows were just annoying.

Any good Star Trek novel should be written as though it were a television episode or a movie. Instead, they often expand upon the show so much just to fill pages that they end up becoming almost unrecognizeable as occuring in the Trek universe. I did enjoy Daedalus, and this book almost as much, but halfway through this book I found myself longing for it to end.

We arenýt in Kansas any more........2004-06-29

While part one of this two part series seemed like a pursuit into the life and times of Charles Tucker III, this one was a little more balanced in its use of the crew of the Enterprise.

I liked the way Stern delved into the histories of the character by bringing up the striking differences between this stories universe and the real one. We get to see the struggle of Archer and crew to fight the ailments of this universe and obtain their freedom from the quarreling factions in this universe.

This was a very good completion to a well develop story. Having finished them both part of me would have liked to see them combined into one novel. There seemed to a little too much filler but more story then a single novel. If you enjoyed the first part, you have no choice but to pick this book up and see if the crew makes it home.

An excellent follow-up to an excellent story........2004-06-04

I don't much care for 2-part stories, in which the first book has no proper ending, and the second book picks up in mid-story, which is why I marked this book (and its predecessor) down to four stars. Additionally, the actual ending was somewhat abrupt and anticlimactic, after having been built up to be a major issue, but that wasn't enough of a drawback to justify marking an otherwise excellent story down to three stars. The writing itself was quite good, the characterizations well-handled, and the action gripping and intense. Mr. Stern shows an excellent touch as a writer, and I look forward to seeing more of his work -- preferably in stand-alone stories.

ST - Enterprise: Daedalus's Children Part 2 of 2.......2004-05-12

Star Trek-Enterprise: Daedalus's Children is part 2 of the adventure started in the first book called "Daedalus" and this book concludes the very well-written adventure written by David Stern.

"Daedalus's Children" takes off from where "Daedalus" adventure left off and tells an action-packed adventure where Captain Jonathan Archer shines and plays a majors roll in a good character novel bringing into play the rest of the major characters in the Star Trek-Enterprise series. We get really good character play and problem solving as the charater interact with the adventure at hand.

That adventure is three fold in nature as first the Enterprises and her crew have to be reunited with each other, next Captain Archer must work to solve a civil war that is about to breakout on Denari and deal with the oppressive ruler's "son." And, the third prong of theis adventure deals with getting back home to their own "Universe."

There are twists and turns and heartbreak in the book along with unexpected love affairs and the consequences conserning all of this three fold adventure. "Daedalus's Children" is a well-told action-adventure that will keep the reader's attention till the end as event arise and problems are thrown into the mix you'll read on trying to see if the Enterprise crew is up to the task at hand.

I found the book to be quite captivating and it piqued my interest as I read the first 250 pages in the first setting. I couldn't put the book down. If you like the Star Trek-Enterprise television episodic adventure you'll be glad to know this book doesn't disturbe that timeline what-so-ever. Just that we read another well though out adventure.

As I've said, this book incorporates the whole Enterprise crew to work closely to solve this adventure, along with the Daedalus's crew as they try to solve a Quantum Universe mystery

I found this book to be better than "Daedalus" David Stern's first book in the series as he really gets all of Enterprise working in this three-fold adventure. For this book, I gave "Daedalus's Children" a solid 5 star rating as it kept the reader involved and into the story. Captivating with intrigue and action-adventure and the story is well-written and keeps the reader engrossed till the end.

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Pre-marital Counseling made easier

Three to Get Ready
Howard A. Eyrich
Manufacturer: Focus Publishing (MN)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1885904169

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Pre-marital Counseling made easier.......2007-01-27

Generaly helpful book for those engaged in premarital counseling or studying ministry in general .

Has proposed schedules for multi-session counseling.

Three to Get Ready: Premarital Counseling Manual

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Three to Get Ready: Premarital Counseling Manual
Howard A. Eyrich
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Three to Get Ready (An I Can Read Book)
Betty Doyle Boegehold
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I just adore this book. My mom used to read this to me every single night when I was little. It is just a very sweet, simple little story of 3 little kittens and their momma cat. It teaches some good leasons too ! I still have my original copy (from 30 years ago) and plan to read it to my child. It's one of my treasured possessions. Just looking at the cover brings back so many wonderful memories.

Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools

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Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools
Lois Mark Stalvey
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How do our schools take bright, active, ordinary children, who happen to be poor and black, and turn them into ill-educated and violent delinquents? Lois Stalveys book will show you how it is done. In 1962, the Stalveys, a middle-class white family, moved from Omaha to an integrated urban neighborhood in Philadelphia, where the three children enrolled in public schools. For twelve years, Lois Stalvey watched her children and their predominantly African American classmates as both a parent and a volunteer teacher. What she saw was shocking. When her own children misbehaved or had learning problems, they were granted patience and understanding. In contrast, African American children were treated, by both black and white teachers, as naughty, dangerous, obstinate, or stupid. Though more than twenty years have passed since the first publication of this book, the tragedy is that the message Lois Stalvey shares with her readers can only be more important today. Why bother moving childrens bodies around to achieve integrated education, she asks, if, like the children in our school, they cannot escape teachers with segregating eyes? It would be easy to say that this is an old story that was finished with the civil rights mandates of the 1960s, but in truth Stalveys insights remain timely, revealing, and educational. Such thoughtful and provocative insights into the lives of a family and a school are rarely included in educational literature. Three to Get Ready should be read not only by teachers and parents, but by education students and the faculty who train them to be tomorrows teachers.Carl Grant, author of Educating for Diversity Lois Stalvey puts her finger on one of the most tragic and dangerous problems in American society. . . . She does this without the usual ranting and raving and with great sensitivity to the problems teachers and schools face in urban education.David Seeley, former director, Public Education Association What the Stalveys discover is that, no matter how much the middle-class white family tries to share the experiences of blacks, it remains protected. . . . Many [of the black students] fight a good fight against their fate. They show themselves intelligent, proud, resourceful, and ready to respond to even a sign of affirmation from the world of teachers and authorities. But by the time they graduate from eighth grade, most of them are already defeated.Rosemary R. Ruether, The New Republic Lois Stalvey has effectively set out in vivid, human, and very personal terms the cost of Americas failure to respond to our urban educational needs. Three to Get Ready is must reading for every citizen.Congressman Ronald V. Dellums

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FANTASTIC - Volume 1, number 1 - Summer 1952: Six and Ten Are Johnny; For Heaven's Sake; Someday They'll Give Us Guns; Full Circle; Runaway; Opal Necklace; The Smile; And Three to Get Ready; What If; Professor Bingo's Snuff
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Three to Get Ready
Hans Ostrom
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Betty Boegehold
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Three to Get Ready : A Christian Premarital Counseling Manual

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Three to Get Ready : A Christian Premarital Counseling Manual

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