Captain Blackman: A Novel (Classic Reprint Series)

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Named among the most important works of fiction of the decade by when first published in 1972, is the first book to be published in Coffee House Presss Black Arts Movement Series.

True to form, John A. Williams is exhaustive and accurate in his historical research of the significant role played by African Americans in the military. Captain Blackman is a U.S. soldier in Vietnam who becomes seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he travels back in time reliving each war since the American Revolution as an African American soldier.

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Authentic, historically accurate details, entertaining........2000-06-06

Captain Blackman is an American soldier in Vietnam who is seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he hallucinates back in time, as an African-American solider in each of America's wars from 1775 to 1975. John Williams is a superb craftsman whose novel is as engaging as it is original. The blending of fantasy and history is superlative and his message as entertaining as it is compelling. Captain Blackman is authentic, accurate, and detailed in its background details, compelling, appealing, and completely entertaining in its story.

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CAPTAIN BLACKMAN

Manufacturer: Bantam
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ASIN: B000FIIDBK

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Captain Blackman

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ASIN: B000HWF2J0

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Captain Blackman
John Alfred Williams
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXMQ2Y

The Journal of a Sea Captain's Wife, 1841-1845: During a Passage and Sojourn in Hawaii and of a Trading Voyage to Oregon and California

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The Journal of a Sea Captain's Wife, 1841-1845: During a Passage and Sojourn in Hawaii and of a Trading Voyage to Oregon and California
Lydia Rider Nye , and Doyce Blackman Nunis
Manufacturer: Arthur H. Clark Company
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Captain Blackman
John A. Williams
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000VO89LW

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High adventure spanning Hyboria.......2006-04-13

A very fun book, tons of action and great characters. Nevermind that it doesn't fit the proper Conan timeline. (This adventure also spans at least a year, possibly two, right in the prime of Conan's late teens/early 20s. How could he complete his other adventures of his younger days if two years is spent on this one adventure? Let's just suspend our disbelief.) The author takes you through many lands and introduces you to many characters, always a major plus in a fantasy novel. In fact, travelling is one of the major themes of the book. The plot is essentially a revenge tale, but the tale is very well crafted. John Maddox Roberts typically doesn't disappoint when he writes a Conan tale. His "Conan and the Amazon" is also a great read. You can read one or the other first, it doesn't matter.

Globe trotting in the Hyborean Age.......2001-09-25

Conan the Bold follows our Cimmerian hero from his Northern homeland all the way to southern Stygia. The plot can be divided into four geographic settings - The first, in Cimmeria, sets the tone for the book well and gives the reader a brief glimpse of what Conan's life might have been life had he settled down at an early age. The second, in the slave pits of a backwater town were action packed with some dramatic fights. In the third setting in Ophir, dragged, before the book reached its exciting climax in Stygia.
The plot itself was a little predictable and the villians were somewhat cowardly. The strength of this book lies in the charachterization. Conan is only a teenager in this book and naive to the ways of civilization and this gets him in some trouble early on. The author also does a good job of illustrating how citizens of rival nations don't like or trust one another - something often overlooked in Conan stories. This is the only Conan tale I've read where Stygia is depicted as a place of high civilization and religion (albeit corrupt), and not of a nation of evil incarnate. For once the citizens have numerous gods to worship and not just the evil Set. It was a nice change. The heroine Kayla was written very well. Many women in this series are depicted as either shrinking violets easily woed by Conan's charms and in need of rescue or as double dealing rogues w/ a hidden agenda. Kayla was a tough warrior, w/ an inpendant nature who helped show the Cimmerian some of the ways of civilization.
This is a fun book and worthwhile for Conan fans, but not in the upper echilon on the series. I would recommend reading Conan and the Amazon by this author first.

review by longtime Conan fan.......2000-12-04

I have had the opportunity to read just about all the books written about Conan, so I have a little different viewpoint than the other reviewers. What appealed to me most about the Conan saga was exactly that; the majority of his adventures could be listed in order, in accordance to the oft published "biography" of Conan that appeared in the 12 voloume series by Ace Books which reintroduced Conan to recent readers and periodically, in later books. That is why I have a problem with this book. It has a good story, characters, and action but doesn't fit into the the timeline. This adventure takes place apparently before his escape from the Hyperborean slave pen and his well documented trek to Zamora and his first taste of civilation. Heck, in this story he traveled the length of the western world. Plus he was friends with a PICT!!. Too bad; Roberts writes Conan better than anyone since Robert Jordan, and with a more accurate placment, this book could rank up there with the best.

Very Good.......2000-10-08

I thought this was one of the best books out of the 5 I've read so far. I really liked the beginning; how it had him in Cimmeria. I also enjoyed how Cimmerian beliefs and customs were explained throughout the story as well. Taharka and company weren't bad villains, and the whole thing with the priests was pretty cool. One of my favorite sections of the book would have to be all of the action at Croton. I thought the part with the circus caravan was dumb, but it did serve its purpose, and it was hard imagining the bandits setting up a cave base like they did. Overall, I thought it was really good, but I gave it a 4 because of minor things that I thought were stupid and the end seemed rushed and kind of weak. However, I would recommend it.

Conan The Bold Is Quite A Predictable Piece.......2000-01-14

My first ever Conan novel. I had wanted to start out reading the Conan novels by getting a collection of Robert E. Howard's, but unfortunately that was not to be as all the online, used and local bookstores had nada. Absolutely nothing by Robert E. Howard (at least in his Conan novels).

I decided on getting Conan The Bold mainly because it was one of the earliest in the list of Conan novels that is printed inside the TOR Conan books. I enjoyed it.

I was really looking forward to reading a novel in this setting as I just loved Brian Lumley's Terra Khash novels. I figured they must be similar. The setting and Conan character was quite similar. However, Lumley's Khash ran into a lot of Lovecraftian enemies and more formidable foes than Conan in this novel. Sure the final showdown between the hated foe in this novel, Taharka had it's gods in the background, but basically it was Conan and his lovely one-eyed warrior girl, Kalya chasing two bandits/slavers/murders/pirates across the world. I was totally enthralled until perhaps three quarters of the book. The best part of this book for me was the showdown in the slave pits where slaves were forced to battle each other after being drugged. Conan's entrance was thrilling. Unfortunately it continued on. Not that it was bad, but the next showdown was a big letdown. Things looked good when they caught up with them again, but somehow the bandits escaped. Then yet another time they caught up with them and they escaped (by this time I'd just about had it. It was getting redundant and boring.), then they run into them again.

Basically it's a novel where our hero chases the bad guy across the world just finding them and coming so close to killing him, yet the baddie always seems to be able to sneak away in the night.

Good halfway through the novel, but after that it got a little ridiculous and I don't want to give away the ending, but the Kalya final battle was quite predictable and a little silly.

I'll read some more Conan as the novels have been written by many different people (hopefully I can find Howard's novels quick!), but unless the cover states a really cool plot on the back, I'm going to try to steer away from another John Maddox Roberts Conan novel unless I have no other Conan options. On a technical note, there were quite a few typos in this novel, c'mon TOR get with it!

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Conan the Bold
Steve Perry
Manufacturer: Tor Books
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Over the last few years, Jack McDevitt has quietly been producing an outstanding collection of science fiction novels. Earlier works such as The Engines of God and Ancient Shores had a thoughtful, archeological-exploration bent, but with Moonfall he takes off the gloves to create a splashy, near-future science fiction thriller with a big cast of characters and a do-or-die attitude. At the center of the story is Charlie Haskell, the U.S. vice president, who in 2024--an election year--has arrived at the American Moonbase to cut the ribbon and declare it operational. But there's a problem, and it's a doozy: a "sun-grazer" comet, with immense mass and speed, is on a collision course with the moon. Haskell, with an eye to his public image, puts himself at the bottom of the evacuation list. But time grows critically short, and soon more than his political future is in jeopardy--broken chunks of moon will begin exploding outwards. If they reach Earth, some of the chunks are big enough to cause an extinction event. McDevitt pays attention to his science while revving the action, and the stakes couldn't be higher: Haskell's choices will decide who lives and who dies--if anyone survives at all. --Blaise Selby

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It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems.

Vice President Charlie Haskell, who will travel anywhere for a photo op, is about to cut the ribbon for the just-completed American Moonbase. The first Mars voyage is about to leave high orbit, with a woman at the helm. Below, the world is marveling at a rare solar eclipse.

But all that is right is about to go disastrously wrong when an amateur astronomer discovers a new comet. Named for its discover, Tomikois a "sun-grazer,"an interstellar wanderer with a hundred times the mass and ten times the speed of other comets. And it is headed straight for our moon.

In less than five days, if scientists' predictions are right, Tomiko will crash into the moon, shattering it into a cloud of superheated gas, dust, and huge chunks of rock that will rain down on the earth, causing chaos and killer storms, possibly tidal waves inundating entire cities...or worse: a single apocalyptic worldwide "extinction event."

In the meantime, the population of Moonbase must be evacuated by a hastily assembled fleet of shuttle rockets. There isn't room, or time enough, for everyone. And the vice president, who rashly promised to be last off ("I will lock the door and turn off the lights"), is trying to figure out how to get away without eating his words.

In Moonfall,McDevitt has created a disaster thriller of truly epic proportions, featuring a cast of unforgettable characters: the reluctant Russian rocket jockey entrusted with the lives of squabbling refugees; the woman chosen to be first on the moon; the scientist who must deflect the "possum" (POSSible IMpactors) knocked from orbit or witness the end science itself. And at the center of it all is Charlie Haskell, the career politician who discovers his own unexpected reserves of only himself and his country, but for all humankind.

Moonfall,is a spellbinding tale of heroism and hope, cowardice and passion played against the awesome spectacle of human history's darkest night.

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Too many characters, but I've always liked his inclusiveness.......2007-07-05

I have read many of McDevitt's books. I salute him for placing humans of various races in his books who are just people, no more no less.

As I deal with the insults against black women by prominent idiots in the popular culture, black and white alike, it is nice to know that there are artists out there who are giving strong roles to women of color in their stories, not to mention roles to women of character, period.

I cannot say I liked this story much, however. Too many characters! Too many displays of cranks and opportunists, just like those in "Ancient Shores." I prefer not to have to deal with the vast displays of human stupidity in my science fiction.

I prefer some of his other efforts and will continue to go back into his collection to read those I haven't gotten to as yet.

I found myself skimming most of the book, but reading all of the Haskell and Evelyn scenes, along with the Saber and Lee scenes.

Nevertheless, I say, keep them coming!

Big book but worth the time........2006-09-19

Its the year 2024, and the situation of the world could not be better. the opening of Moonbase is about to take place, and opening it is Vice President Charlie Haskell, the first ever manned mission to Mars is about to launch, and a rare solar eclipse is taking place.but as the eclipse passes by, an amateur astronomer discovers a comet. But this is no ordanary comet. At 100 times the mass and 10 times the speed of regular comets, this is the worst threat ever. It's about to hit the moon. As chaos ensues all over the planet, the population of Moonbase must be evacuated. every shuttle must be used, they must plan the rotation down to the minute, and it still may not be enough. The government must try to keep the nation calm while the people scramble to higher ground, scared to death of tidal waves caused by debris. The military starts to plan evacuations of major cities. Meanwhile, Moonbase realizes that it must leave behind 6 people. In those 6 is Vice President Haskell. The Mars shuttle prepares to launch them, but it will leave 20 minutes before impact. Every single person is trying to prepare for the catastrophy about to occur. The Mars shuttle gets ready to launch while its occupants prepare for the ride of their life. Finally, they launch 20 minutes before the impact. Will the shuttle survive the trip? Will the debris destroy everything Earth loves? Will we survive? Read the Book to find out. Personally, I enjoyed this book very much. it kept me in suspense, it showed what people really think about people in power, and has a very gppd plot. This is a great story, if you dont mind the length. Moonfall, by Jack McDevvit, is a great read.

first time for mcdevitt.......2005-06-17

first time i have read a mcdevitt novel, it was exceptional.
I enjoyed everything about this book, the characters, the story, etc. the authors ability to describe space travel was terrific, I strongly recommend this book to others.

A Must read!!.......2004-10-04

this book should have been made into a movie. Instead, they made Armaggedon and Deep Impact which are entirely forgettable. Moonfall has it all-a disaster that threatens Earth, people who are trying to fix it, fruitcakes crawling out of woodwork and of course, the Moon exploding(or breaking into pieces, to be exact). Oh, if only you could see something like that on the big screen I'd be first in line. I couldn't put it down. Fantastic book!

Really 4 1/2.......2004-05-28

Although the title may make you think the moon falls out of the sky, MOONFALL is actually a story of courage and daring to do great things even though they may lead to great failure (ala Teddy Roosevelt). In the early part of the next century the Vice-President of the United States travels to the Moon to officially open Moonbase to coincide with a total eclipse of the sun. During the phenomenon a comet is discovered heading our way from behind the sun. The comet is of unprecedented size and is traveling orders of magnitude faster than any comet previously known. Its trajectory will cause it to strike the moon and possibly shatter it.

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Very Scary.......2007-10-03

This was a good horror novel with depth. There is plenty of back story, which is explained, fiendish baddies you love to hate, and good guys that take a number of punches but still manage to win.

There are some very strong violence and violent sexual scenes - rape does appear in this story. I would NOT recommend this to a young adult.

The only other horror I've read is Stephen King. This is not quite on his level, but is a good, chilling, Halloween-prep reading, nonetheless.

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Good Read.......2006-09-09

I liked this book alot, it wasnt as good as the Haunted. But, i dont think she can ever top that one. But this book was heart retching and exciting it has a new fresh idea, it combines sex in the right places and murder, then adds old style magic.
a must read.

Another great book from Tamara.......2005-01-31

This is another ggreat book from Tamara Thorne. In a small town there exists a monastery, run by nuns. A local sherrif, who lost his younger brother years back, suddenly finds himself drawn closer to he mystery of the nuns. At night, large, unknown, evil birds (or something else) fly over the region. Past comes back to reveal the truth with the help of an old woman, who has been fighting the nuns throughout centuries. Now the sherrif must face the evil worshipped by the nuns and save his son, his new-foundlove and himself. Great read from beginning to end.

This book got me hooked on Thorne's creepy style..........2002-08-21

This was the first novel I ready by Tamara Thorne. It kept me hooked to the very last page and is an entertaining read with a smooth flow. She has a very smooth writing style and her writing is crisp and clear.

Be WARNED: Tamara is not some feminist horror writer who writes what is politically correct. She is a much better writer than Anne Rice, who OVER-WRITES! Tamara paints a bloody and sexy read that keeps you wanting to read to the very end.

Tamara is a very nice person who RESPONDS to fan mail. She is witty, funny, and very left wing. Her writing has gotten better with each novel and she continues to come up with new and original ideas; not overused cliched plots.

Two thumbs up for this story about Sara Hawthorne who returns home to teach at a girl's school. Strange things start to happen and a budding romance with the police chief make things erotically charged. The two collaborate on how to stop the EVIL taking place at the school and the ending is shocking!!

Keep 'em coming, Tamara!!!

Tamara Thorne hasn't disappointed me yet!.......2002-07-30

I can't say enough good things about Tamara Thorne. The first book of hers that I read, "Haunted", remains one of my favorite books of all time. Moonfall delivers another great story, a compelling account of St. Gertrude's (better know as St. Gruesome's), a Catholic girls' school that isn't at all what it seems, complete with terrifying nuns, local legends, witches, gargoyles that come to life in the night, and nasty, evil secrets.

Thorne (a pseudonym) is one of the better modern horror writers out there, and deserves far more attention than she receives. Unfortunately, the horror genre is the least popular of all genres in the U.S., (a puzzle I still haven't figured out), so she's in a tough market. Why she hasn't won a Stoker award is beyond me, because she certainly deserves one. Her stories are original, well-written, and entertaining from word one. I recently bought the rest of her books (Eternity, Candle Bay, and Bad Things), as well, and can't wait to read them.

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Tasman is born into a world populated by two-headed bicephalic "twins" who share one body. Alone, she struggles for acceptance and becomes the unwitting key to the Earth_s salvation, in a poetic and apocalyptic vision of the future where technology exists as a mere remnant of a destroyed world, conjoined twins are the norm and the orbit of the moon is decaying.

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Enraptured by Moonfall.......2003-08-26

Heather Spears is a very complicated and disturbing writer, artist and human being. Her "other" career (as an artist) has often been to draw sketches of children in situations of great trauma such as at birth or with facial deformities or the Palestinian children of the Intifada ... maimed, wounded and hospitalized, often fatally. Moonfall is not exactly a book. It is a genre of its own, part poetry, part dream, part science fiction, part prayer ... this small book, first of a trilogy, is an intuitive comment about the direction in which the world is heading. As such it is a remarkable testimony to Spears' com/passionate belief in the ability of humans to care for one another above all else. This is also the book's eloquent message, healing and teaching. Every person in the story except one is a conjoined twin. The characters reveal an empathy and connection with one another which is quite extraordinary, although most fear and reject Tasman, the singleton. Spears' language is metaphor. One almost feels as if one is thinking or feeling the book rather than reading it. But really, to experience Moonfall is to transport yourself to a place beyond words. I highly recommend this book. I found it enrapturing.

Contains some nice weirdness and thoughts........1999-03-21

An unusually creative and strangely unsettling book, Moonfall takes place in a world populated entirely by conjoined twins except for the main character. Spears's perspective of such a sociaty is interesting and the writing is very clear and well done. Although not classic science-fiction, Moonfall is enjoyable and worth reading.

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MOONFALL
JACK MCDEVITT
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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Moonfall
Susan Whitcher
Manufacturer: Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
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Moonfall
Joseph F. Cohan
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The Children of Atwar (Moonfall Ser., Bk. 2)

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The Children of Atwar (Moonfall Ser., Bk. 2)

Manufacturer: Tesseract Books
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Moonfall
Susan Whitcher; Illustrator Barbara Lehman
Manufacturer: FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX
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ASIN: B000OKA2NQ

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Moonfall
Jack McDevitt
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The Moonfall
Heather Spears
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ASIN: B000K3NSIS

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Best Damn Cookbook - Ever

essential

A valuable reference book

Love knowing the secret

James Beard Award Well Deserved!

Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed
Shirley Corriher
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
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Is it safe to let a biochemist into your kitchen? If it's Shirley Corriher, extend an open invitation. Her long-awaited book, Cookwise, is a unique combination of basic cooking know-how, excellent recipes--from apple pie to beurre blanc--and reference source. She makes the science of cooking entirely comprehensible, then livens it up with stories, such as when her first roast duck blew up because she overstuffed it and the fat from the bird caused it to expand beyond capacity. Food companies pay Corriher fancy fees to troubleshoot their recipes, and Cookwise puts her encyclopedic knowledge ever at your fingertips. If you want to know how to make the flakiest pastry, best-textured breads, delicious fruit desserts from fruit that's not fully ripe, impeccable sauces, and attractively bright cooked vegetables, this book contains the answers. "What this recipe shows" tells you up front what's useful in each of the book's 230-plus recipes. "At-a-glance," "What to do," and "Why" help you learn or troubleshoot in minutes. If eight steps to a perfect Juicy Roast Chicken are daunting, think of the delight of Rich Cappuccino Ice Cream in three steps or the seductive Secret Marquise in five.

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Can you tell whether a recipe will work before you cook it? You can if you really know what's cooking.

In the long-awaited CookWise, food sleuth Shirley Corriher tells you how and why things happen in cooking. When you know how to estimate the right amount of baking powder, you can tell by looking at the recipe that the cake is overleavened and may fall. When you know that too little liquid for the amount of chocolate in a recipe can cause the chocolate to seize and become a solid grainy mass, you can spot chocolate truffle recipes that will be a disaster. And, in both cases, you know exactly how to "fix" the recipe. Knowing how ingredients work, individually and in combination, will not only make you more aware of the cooking process, but transform you into a confident and exceptional cook -- a cook who is in control.

CookWise is a different kind of cookbook. There are over 230 outstanding recipes -- from Snapper Fingers with Smoked Pepper Tartar Sauce to Chocolate Stonehenge Slabs with Cappuccino Mousse -- but here each recipe serves not only to please the palate but to demonstrate the roles of ingredients and techniques. A What This Recipe Shows section summarizes the special cooking points being demonstrated in each recipe. This little bit of science in everyday language indicates which steps or ingredients are vital and cannot be omitted without consequences.

Among the recipes you'll also find some surprises. Don't be afraid of a vinaigrette prepared without vinegar or a high-egg-white, crisp pâte â choux. Many of the concepts used here are Shirley's own. Try her method of sprinkling croissant or puff pastry dough with ice water before folding to keep it soft and easy to roll.

CookWise covers everything from the rise and fall of cakes, through unscrambling the powers of eggs and why red cabbage turns blue during cooking but red peppers don't, to the essential role of crystals in making fudge. Want to learn about what makes a crust flaky? Try the Big-Chunk Fresh Apple Pie in Flaky cheese Crust. Discover for yourself what brining does to poultry in Juicy Roast Chicken.

No matter what your cooking level, you'll find CookWise a revelation. Different people will use CookWise in different ways:

Home cooks will value CookWise as a collection of extraordinarily good recipes.
The busy chef can use CookWise as a reference book to look up and solve problems. Major headings are shown in the Contents and 42 At-a-Glance summary charts make problem solving quick and easy
Beginning cooks can use CookWise as a howto book with easy-to-follow recipes that produce dishes looking and tasting like the work of an experienced chef.
Food writers and test-kitchen chefs who are developing recipes can find the formulas and tips for successful recipes,
Anyone who wants to improve a recipe can use CookWise as a guide. Here is how to make cakes moister, a pate A choux drier and crisper, a dish lighter or darker in color; how to make muffins peak better, cookies spread less, or a roast chicken juicier.
Everyone who cooks needs to be able to spot bad recipes and save the time, money, and frustration that they cause. Many of the At-a-Glance charts point out specific problems.

CookWise is not only informative, it's engrossing, and many sections react like a mystery story. The knowledge you gain from its pages will transform you, too, into a food sleuth, an informed and assured cook who can track down why sauces curdle or why the muffins were dry -- a cook who will never prepare a failed recipe again!

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Best Damn Cookbook - Ever.......2007-09-30

If you would like to know the science of cooking; why you do this or that and how. Well, this is it! Want some cooking smarts? Here it is!

essential.......2007-08-23

this book not really a surplus of recipes, but a guide to helping you understand what is going on "under the surface". it's a chemistry class in the kitchen - complete with labs in the form of detailed recipes.

this is the one book that i find myself recommending over and over again. it's essential to your kitchen.

A valuable reference book.......2007-08-11

If you're serious about improving your cooking and baking skills, this book is a "must have."

Love knowing the secret.......2007-06-27

I love this book! It's great to understand the why's of cooking. Reading this book helps me to understand process and science of cooking - it's fun!

James Beard Award Well Deserved!.......2007-06-19

Of all of my cookbooks, I use this one and Cook It Right, Achieve Perfection with Every Dish You Cook by Anne Willan, the most. First, the ingredients are available in most supermarkets. Second, the level of difficulty of the recipes are beginning to moderate, plus the instructions are well explained. And most importantly, the recipes always turn out like they should. The Lemon on Lemon on Lemon Meringue Pie (page 243) is simply delicious! (For the novice cook, the James Beard Cookbook Award is the culinary equivalent of winning of an Oscar.)

A Collection of the Oldest Recipies in the World! Medford House Cookbook of Herbs & Spices

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A Collection of the Oldest Recipies in the World! Medford House Cookbook of Herbs & Spices
Eileen Gallagher
Manufacturer: Medford House
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LF6SOQ

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A collection of the oldest recipies in the world. Sixty-six recipes from the oldest source of flavor and nutrition we know. Herbs and spices are as old as civilization and as current as today. For what is civilization withotu a dash of this and a pinch of that to turn a meal into an event.

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