Rocks That Float

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Rocks That Float
Kathy B. Steele
Manufacturer: John F. Blair Publisher
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0895873184

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Retreating from divorce, geologist Jimmy Steverson buys a tiny mill house on Dillehay Pond. His real-estate agent is disgusted, his father observes that he's reliving summer camp, and his friends think of the place as a weekend fishing cabin. Jimmy likes walking out his back door to his own dock where his bass boat waits, but out his front door lies Randleman Road. The nine houses left isolated on the block after the construction of the super-highway are the remnants of a nineteenth-century Carolina mill village, and the people living in them are remnants, too. An arrest leaves one house vacant, and its unlikely new owner is Karen, a college professor whose life centers on a child with special needs. Karen rebuilds her house and her life, and she anchors Jimmy to the block.

But the world Jimmy's moved into has its own rules, its own language. Across the pond, Totch runs a barbecue place, which is legally a gift shop because Totch can't get a license to run a restaurant; buying an old postcard translates to ordering a beer. Next door lives Mayme Boulineaux, who has no health department permit to sell her popular breakfast breads, known locally and phonetically as "bolenoes," so they're sold in shoeboxes for cash that never enters a cash register. Vivia Wardlaw makes a living at her sewing machine, sending little girls off to beauty pageants in opulent dresses, while she herself is scared to leave her house. Cone Duffy spent his life in the mill and now is buy dying, nursed by his wife Fairy Etta, both as much in love as when they were youths.

The web of neighbor-helping-neighbor is a comfortable net to be caught in, and lax law enforcement is a lure to a young man with marijuana in his kitchen cabinet. Asked to break a rule he can't break, Jimmy forces himself to leave the false security of Randleman Road, and once again become a refugee.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent read.......2006-05-10

It takes a few chapters to really enter the world of the old mill village, but then you are hooked on it's cast of fascinating people. We see the community through the eyes of Jimmy, a newcomer to the neighborhood. From the narrator, we are privileged to learn far more about the people of Randleman Road than he ever can. The book is a great look at what becomes of a working class community after the mill closes, something that has happened all over the southeast.

Part 2.......2006-01-01

This book was delightful!
Hopefully she will write a sequel.

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My First Book.......2006-05-28

This is a two person anthology containing "American Beauty" by Ashley Ladd and "Better than Ice Cream" by me, Alicia Sparks. Both novellas were previously released as ebooks by Ellora's Cave.

Ashley's novella "American Beauty" is a fun, funny read with a plus size heroine and a tough guy cop who is forced to dress in drag to break a case! The adventure begins when he is also forced to room with the heroine, a woman who looks like the answer to every dream he's ever had!

My novella, "Better than Ice Cream," was inspired by my love of ice cream. Laura Reynolds, owner and CEO of I Scream ice cream company has invented a "very special ice cream" that has pretty profound effects on the females who eat it. Her neighbor and resident bad boy Ryan LeJeune doesn't believe an ice cream exists that can be better than a man.

Both these novellas are considered romantic comedy. If you have read and enjoyed them, please write a review and let us know what you think!

Hot, Sweet, and Sticky: 12 Romantic Feasts to Tempt Your Lover

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Easy-to-make savory delights

Hot, Sweet, and Sticky: 12 Romantic Feasts to Tempt Your Lover
Doreen Garrett
Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761529675
Release Date: 2003-01-07

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Seduce, Stimulate & Satisfy Your Lover
What better than a lovely, lacy, tasty delicacy to set the stage for romance? It's called culinary seduction, and it will turn on both you and your lover's appetites for great food and passionate sex.
Hot, Sweet & Sticky shows you how to take common foods and ingredients with aphrodisiacal qualities and create sexy dishes that are sublime on the tongue and irresistible to the imagination. Enjoy your love-food, and then savor each other all night long.
Perfect for any occasion, the hot, sweet & sticky recipes include:
· First Seductions—Sultry starters with flavors, textures, and colors that are certain to stimulate.
· Breakfast Beginnings—As the dough for the cinnamon-chocolate buns rises, you and your partner can keep yourselves busy.
· Mediterranean Nights—Rich, robust flavors that offer the perfect opportunity to explore timeless, sensual recipes and celebrate romance.
· Late-Night Rendezvous—Seductive, practical meals that provide the spark for endless fireworks.
·And more!
Sex and food: The voluptuous textures, tantalizing tastes, and mouthwatering aromas entice, persuade, seduce, and satisfy. It's no wonder that a lovingly prepared, creatively presented meal often titillates and intrigues far more than the taste buds.
Hot, Sweet & Sticky is a luscious collection of recipes based on ingredients with age-old aphrodisiacal qualities, such as chocolate, strawberries, chilies, and oysters. No matter your taste, inside are the perfect appetizers, salads, main dishes, and desserts to stimulate and satisfy any appetite, any time.
So surprise your lover. Be brave! The pleasure of both sex and cooking lies in improvising and adventure. Toss aside your inhibitions and unleash the power of seduction as you guide the tongue and senses to new places. You'll both be gratified by the outcome as you nibble and taste the hot, sweet, and sticky allure of culinary seduction.

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Easy-to-make savory delights.......2003-06-17

Compiled by food and wine expert Doreen Garrett, Hot, Sweet & Sticky: 12 Romantic Feasts To Tempt Your Lover is a very special cookbook for adult couples which emphasizes foods that goes especially well with the pursuit of mutual pleasure. The dishes are both sexy and tasty, ranging from Crabmeat Gazpacho to Chocolate Cinnamon Breakfast Buns. These easy-to-make savory delights are especially recommended for when cooking on romantic getaways together.

Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight

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Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight
Carole Walter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0307237559
Release Date: 2007-10-16

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With twenty years of experience teaching baking classes and three award-winning cookbooks to her name, Carole Walter is renowned for her meticulous directions, foolproof recipes, and scrumptious results. In Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More, Carole turns her attention to the types of treats that are perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert—the sweets people most like to make at home to enjoy with family and friends.

From pound cakes, coffee cakes, muffins, and other quick breads to scones, sweet biscuits, Bundt cakes, and buckles, Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More features more than two hundred recipes for America’s favorite baked goodies. Carole guides novices and expert bakers alike through irresistible recipes including Butter Crumb Coffee Cake, Country Cherry Honey Scones, and Raspberry Buttermilk Muffins with Streusel Topping. A bevy of old-world classics such as Almond Croissants, Double Chocolate Walnut Babka, and Cinnamon Raisin Rugelach are complemented by what are sure to become new favorites, like Crystallized Ginger Pound Cake, Glazed Orange Ricotta Cookies, and Pumpkin Pecan Loaf.

To ensure success, Carole’s signature “At-a-Glance” boxes outline baking pan sizes, oven temperatures, baking times, and any special equipment you might need. In addition, Carole includes extensive general information on outfitting your own kitchen for baking, common ingredients, and techniques. With straightforward directions and enticing recipes, Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More will have you baking up a storm of treats for every occasion.

IF - Worlds of Science Fiction - Volume 11, number 5 - November Nov 1961: Masters of Space; At the End of the Orbit; Gambler's World; Sweet Their Blood and Sticky; The Mightiest Man; Quiet Please; Penny Wise and Fashion Foolish

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IF - Worlds of Science Fiction - Volume 11, number 5 - November Nov 1961: Masters of Space; At the End of the Orbit; Gambler's World; Sweet Their Blood and Sticky; The Mightiest Man; Quiet Please; Penny Wise and Fashion Foolish
Frederik (editor) (E. E. Doc Smith; E. E. Evans; Arthur C. Clarke; Keith Laumer; Albert Teichner; Patrick Fahy; Kevin Scott; Theodore Sturgeon) Pohl
Manufacturer: Digest Productions Corporation
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ICJ3SU

Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth

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Hands Down The Best Dessert Book Ever Written!
Sweet, luscious treasure chest of you-can-cook-this desserts!

Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth
Jill O'Connor
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Souffl Cake . . . Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding . . . Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies . . . Giant Coconut Cream Puffs . . . Here's a collection of desserts that gives more than 75 sticky, chewy, messy, gooey reasons to stock up on napkins. In addition to each sugary favorite, the author has included simple techniques and tools to help home cooks recreate each decadent treasure again and again. Sprinkled throughout are tips on using phyllo dough, toasting nuts, and making a heavenly ganache, so every over-the-top treat tastes as irresistible as it sounds. For the serious sweet tooth, pour a tall glass of milk and get ready to bite into all that's Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey!

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wonderful.......2007-09-27

this is a wonderful book, filled with beautiful pictures. i want to make every recipe! a great addition to any cookbook collection.

Good stuff!.......2007-09-26

I buy a lot of cookbooks, mostly baking oriented. This one is worth the money!

Already One of My Favorites!.......2007-09-14

This is the first cookbook I've ever bought from Jill O'Conner, and I immediatly decided I liked her writing as I was reading the introduction. I always read introductions in cookbooks, which a lot of people skip over, but I find them to be good reading.

Of course, you don't by a cookbook for it's introduction, you buy it for it's recipes. The book is divided into four chapters of recipe. Not a lot of chapters for a cookbook, but the quality is much more important then the quanity, and the quality is apparent.

The first chapter is devoted to chocolate, and while Marcel Desaulniers is the authority of chocolate recipes in my opinion, this recipes are all delicious. There are sixteen chocolate recipes, including; triple-layer chocolate silk martini, chocolate caramel pecan souffle cake, and sugar-crusted brownie sundaes.

The second chapter entitled "the pudding club," is full of recipes for all different types of puddings. There are twelve recipes, including; cinnamon doughnut bread pudding, risotto rice pudding, and dark chocolate pudding.

The third chapter is devoted to cookies, cakes, and pies. Twenty-three recipes are included, including; fig cake, caramel butter bars, and maple walnut pie.

The last chapter is "do try this at home," which are recipes for the kid in you. There are eighteen recipes including; cheesecake pops, sticky biscuits, and dirty banana sundaes.

There are an adequate amount of color photos. The book is enough to make me want to order every other one of Jill O'Conner's books.

Hands Down The Best Dessert Book Ever Written!.......2007-09-12

So far I have tried three of the recipes and each one has exceeded my expectations. The author does a great job of making world class desserts attainable by the average home chef wanna be like myself. The recipes are straight forward, easy to follow, yet the result is a rich sophisticated dessert that tastes like you purchased it from a bakery. I served the brownies this past weekend and every guest asked for the recipe. I highly recommend this book.

Sweet, luscious treasure chest of you-can-cook-this desserts!.......2007-09-11

This book is a feast in every way. Gorgeous photographs, charming design (little ribbons and bows and sweet-shop-goodies galore); all of which keep me turning the pages, and trying to narrow my list of recipes to make next. Ms. O'Connor writes wonderfully; her prose is by turns hilarious, useful, interesting, moving, and fun to read, and her recipes and instructions and explanations give me a recipe box of sweet treats that I know I can actually make with great results. I love to bake, and know my basics, but she opens doors for me in this book. She "translates" the professional pastry kitchen (a foreign and intimidating land to me) such that I am able to create fabulous (and sometimes ambitious) treats for my family, company, bake sales, potlucks --- maybe I could even open my own bakery......
Nah, too much work. I'll just keep on reading and baking and stirring and saucing my way through this gem of a dessert book, purely for the pleasure of doing so.
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Sundews: A Sweet and Sticky Death (Bloodthirsty Plants)

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Sundews: A Sweet and Sticky Death (Bloodthirsty Plants)
Victor Gentle
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Binding: Library Binding

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Recipe takes the sticky goo out of sweet-and-sour pork.(Food)(Recipe): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Recipe takes the sticky goo out of sweet-and-sour pork.(Food)(Recipe): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000PLX8KI
Release Date: 2007-04-18

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Title: Recipe takes the sticky goo out of sweet-and-sour pork.(Food)(Recipe)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 18, 2007
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Sugar, baby! It's sticky-sweet and so dee-lish. How bad can it be, really? : An article from: Girls' Life

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Sugar, baby! It's sticky-sweet and so dee-lish. How bad can it be, really? : An article from: Girls' Life
Martica Heaner
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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ASIN: B000BM8A9U
Release Date: 2005-09-29

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This digital document is an article from Girls' Life, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2005. The length of the article is 826 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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Author: Martica Heaner
Publication: Girls' Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2005
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Sweet Tomkato owners plunge into 2 new restaurants: An article from: Boulder County Business Report

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Sweet Tomkato owners plunge into 2 new restaurants: An article from: Boulder County Business Report
Deborah J Myers
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Release Date: 2005-09-12

Sweet, sticky science.(maple syrup): An article from: Science News for Kids

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Sweet, sticky science.(maple syrup): An article from: Science News for Kids
Emily Sohn
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Science News for Kids, published by Thomson Gale on March 14, 2007. The length of the article is 953 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: Sweet, sticky science.(maple syrup)
Author: Emily Sohn
Publication: Science News for Kids (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 14, 2007
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A complete novel of science fiction adventure and a host of short novels in one large volume. A Plague of Demons: One man found out the secret behind the aliens who controlled the world, harvesting "dead" soldiers to fight wars on distant worlds-and only he could stop them, if he could keep from getting harvested himself. Thunderhead: An officer has manned an outpost on a lonely planet for years, watching for the alien enemy that may never come, forgotten by the bureaucracy which sent him there-and then the enemy came! Test to Destruction: Aliens are testing a human prisoner to determine how serious a foe the human race might be-and they have chosen the wrong man to Test to Destruction. And much more.

Customer Reviews:

Not every story should be reissued.......2007-01-01

Keith Laumer has always been a favorite author of mine. The "Retief" stories- where an interstellar diplomat swashbuckles through red tape and alien invasions alike - are some of the funniest and most entertaining SF that I've ever read. The "Bolo" super-tanks that he created to fight humanity's wars amongst the stars were similarly some of the best military sci-fi of its era.

But a writer as prolific as Laumer cannot always be at the top of his game, and the stories collected here are prime examples of why some work should be left in the dust. Of the eight stories collected here only one, titled "Doorstep" entertained me in any way. It is only ten pages long, but it nicely illustrates a sub-genre of sci-fi that is largely out of style; the ending with a twist. This is where you think you know what is happening, but as the reader you are missing one crucial fact that, when revealed, completely changes your perception of what has gone before. "Doorstep" has a clever twist that is accomplished with aplomb.

Unfortunately those are the only ten worthwhile pages in this collection. The sixty page long novella "Thunderhead" deserves a mention for being a good concept poorly executed, but the rest of the stories don't even rise to that level. The title book, "A Plague of Demons", and a later story, "Greylorn", are the two worst offenders. Both have plots that jump from one setting to another in the last act with little to no foreshadowing or justification, and you can't help but thinking that Laumer had simply written himself into a corner and forced the story into a new channel to get a conclusion.

The remainder of the stories vary from uninteresting to mildly bad. Overall, none of them come close to justifying the eight dollar cover price. If you're a Laumer fanatic, it is interesting to see some of his lesser-known work, but if you're a science fiction fan looking for a good story, check out the Retief or Bolo books instead.

The short story that made me love SF.......2005-08-28

A plague of demons" is a great story. I recommend it to anyone who likes a fast pace storyline and an ending you didn't know was coming!

The other stories in this book is good too, but "A plague..." is truly great fiction!

Classic Stuff, if you're up for it........2003-05-10

This collection of Keith Laumer's works is part of the Baen Books republication of Laumer's writings. It seems that Laumer is one of those authors that people either love, or can't finish the first paragraph without screaming. If you are one of those who loves his work, get the whole series. You won't regret it.

Many of these stories have been out of print for a while and have been hard to find. I have fond memories of reading Laumer while serving in the Air Force on missions in the Middle East (ironically, detached to the State Department much as Laumer himself was), thinking "aside from the advanced hardware, this isn't fiction". Many of the stories in this volume are inspirational in a dark way, as they share a common thread of many of his works, that of the lone man doing what is right, against hopeless odds, even to self destruction, because of principle. It's a timeless lesson, but one many need to learn.

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Title: Baen Books.(The Enchanter Completed)(Mad Maudlin)(A Plague of Demons and Other Stories)(Into The Looking Glass)(Mission to Minerva)(The Way to Glory)(Book Review)
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Publication: Library Bookwatch (Newsletter)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Plague of Demons & Other Stories
Keith Laumer
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SI8L4Q

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"Sacred gaze" denotes any way of seeing that invests its object--an image, a person, a time, a place--with spiritual significance. Drawing from many different fields, David Morgan investigates key aspects of vision and imagery in a variety of religious traditions. His lively, innovative book explores how viewers absorb and process religious imagery and how their experience contributes to the social, intellectual, and perceptual construction of reality. Ranging widely from thirteenth-century Japan and eighteenth-century Tibet to contemporary America, Thailand, and Africa, The Sacred Gaze discusses the religious functions of images and the tools viewers use to interpret them. Morgan questions how fear and disgust of images relate to one another and explains how scholars study the long and evolving histories of images as they pass from culture to culture. An intriguing strand of the narrative details how images have helped to shape popular conceptions of gender and masculinity. The opening chapter considers definitions of "visual culture" and how these relate to the traditional practice of art history.
Amply illustrated with more than seventy images from diverse religious traditions, this masterful interdisciplinary study provides a comprehensive and accessible resource for everyone interested in how religious images and visual practice order space and time, communicate with the transcendent, and embody forms of communion with the divine. The Sacred Gaze is a vital introduction to the study of the visual culture of religions.

The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice.(Book review): An article from: Church History

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The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice.(Book review): An article from: Church History
Allen Dunn
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Church History, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1566 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: The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice.(Book review)
Author: Allen Dunn
Publication: Church History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 75 Issue: 3 Page: 708(3)

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