La hija del embajador
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La hija del embajador
Zoe Valdes , and Zoé Valdés
Manufacturer: Emece Editores
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Binding: Paperback

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Hija del funcionario diplomático de mas alto rango de la Embajada de Cuba en Francia, Daniela se ve involucrada en una relacion erótica con un oscuro personaje. Su libertinaje se descubre como un acto de protesta y rebeldía de esta joven .

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Falta oficio.......2006-04-02

La historia no tiene mucho vuelo. La escritura muestra bstantes ripios. La autora necesita un buen editor.

5 out of 5 stars Rara pero divertida........2004-01-21

Esta novela corta, más que una historia parece la narración onírico-erótica de los primeros días de estancia en París de Daniela, la hija de los embajadores cubanos en Francia.
Una trama más bien narrada que dialogada que nos descubre paso a paso los pensamientos confusos de Daniela sobre su realidad circundante y de los otros personajes que interactuan con ella qué en algunas ocaciones nos hace pensar que todo es solo fruto de una mente solitaria falta de cariño y esperanza en la vida.
La escritoria despliega toda su imaginación y sus licencias literarias para adornar a los personajes con un realismo mágico no falto de ironía mordáz y crítica al régimen totalitario castrista cubano como es costumbre en sus obras además de aportar un lenguaje que pasa del castellano más puro y romántico al cubanismo más vulgar y callejero en solo un párrafo.
En fín, una historia soéz y divertida muy al estilo Zoé Valdés.

5 out of 5 stars la hija del embajador.......2001-02-01

uno de esos libros que cuando empiesas no puedes parar hasta que no lo termines.muy bueno
La hija del embajador.(TT: The Ambassador's Daughter): An article from: Siempre!
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    La hija del embajador.(TT: The Ambassador's Daughter): An article from: Siempre!
    Vicente Francisco Torres
    Manufacturer: Edicional Siempre
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Digital
    ASIN: B00097JIDO
    Release Date: 2005-07-28

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    This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on February 26, 1998. The length of the article is 837 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: La hija del embajador.(TT: The Ambassador's Daughter)
    Author: Vicente Francisco Torres
    Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
    Date: February 26, 1998
    Publisher: Edicional Siempre
    Volume: v44 Issue: n2332 Page: p66(1)

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    Dead Man's Hand: Five Tales of the Weird West (Two Wolf Press)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • Judge this book by the cover, you'll not be disappointed!
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    Dead Man's Hand: Five Tales of the Weird West (Two Wolf Press)
    Nancy A. Collins
    Manufacturer: Two Wolf Press
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    ASIN: 1588468755

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Entertaining.......2006-07-25

    I am a big fan of Deadlands (the RPG), and so I was looking forward quite a bit for this book once I discovered it. I have two stories left to read - which means I have about 30 pages left in the book (roughly 290 pages read of 320 pages total).

    A word on the stories thus far...

    1. Hell Come Sundown - it's a bounty hunter-esque old west ranger story... Weird West style, of course. Without trying to ruin anything, it is a very good story and a good twist on a couple classic horror genres. i really enjoyed this one.

    2. Lynch - something along the lines of a Weird West Frankenstein, this one had me hooked from the get-go. Great stuff.

    3. Walking Wolf - this story had the most potential of the three main stories (which are Walking Wolf, Lynch, and Hell Come Sundown). However, i found it to be more of a commentary on the whites' crimes against Native Americans in the 19th century. It was an entertaining tale - what can go wrong with werewolves - but there is quite a bit to wade through to get to the meat of the story. It follows the same basic formula as Lynch to some degree (wronged man seeks revenge), but it is composed of so much historical information and commentary that you almost begin to wonder if you are reading propaganda or fiction. Nonetheless, i did really enjoy this story. The tale also includes an interesting view of a werewolf society that moved into the Wild West much for the same reason the average Joe did.

    Overall, though i have two very short stories to finish and can only comment on the main stories in the book, i am glad i bought this book. It captures a good feel of the "Weird West" which is a genre that I think is greatly under-utilized. That said, the stories use fairly common formulas - in general, protagonist is wronged, usually horribly, and he seeks revenge. Toss with supernatural and undead, and voila, you have Dead Man's Hand. However, that should not discourage the potential buyer - if you like Weird West, then chances are you will enjoy this book. Quite honestly, i couldn't put it down - however, i do think it is due more to my love of the genre than my love for the writing.

    Which brings me to the writing - Collins does possess (at least if this book is any indication) a fabulous writing style. Her wording is not repetitive or overly descriptive - yet, at the same time, it is rich and engaging. If i were more into pure vampire books, i'd probably check out her Sonja Blue (i think that's what it is called?) stories - but i'm not into that stuff. i do prefer Weird West, and she delivers here magnificently.

    5 out of 5 stars Judge this book by the cover, you'll not be disappointed!.......2004-12-21

    After reading a number of science-fiction and adventure-action books, I was in the mood to read something different, but I didn't know what type of book to read. I was browsing through the book store one day, and there was this dark cover on a book with interesting art work that caught my eye. From the looks of the cover, it appeared the book was a western; I was never big on western motifs, but like I mentioned, I was in the mood for something different. Remember when we were told as children to not judge a book by its cover? Well, I was glad to judge this book by its cover; because if I didn't pick this book up, I would have missed out on a series of short stories that were very entertaining to read! If you are in the mood for a western that is a little on the dark side, then look no further!

    5 out of 5 stars A Word From The Author.......2004-10-07

    I hope those of you reading this review will forgive my giving my own work a 5 star rating. But I am very pleased with how this collection of Weird Western tales turned out. The cover art is striking--assuming it's ever posted so you can see it online. Also, the interior design is quite innovative, with the corners of the pages made to look like those of the poker cards that comprised Wild Bill Hickock's last hand.

    My fondness for DEAD MAN'S HAND is also due to the fact that the stories collected within its covers were so much fun to write. Included are two previously published novellas, WALKING WOLF (about a European werewolf raised by American Indians), and LYNCH (a story of a gunslinger resurrected from the dead by a former student of Dr. Frankenstein), as well as two previously published short stories, "The Tortuga Hill Gang's Last Ride" (about a gang of outlaws who pick up a rather unusual companion-in-crime) and "Calaverada" (weird doings on the Mexican Day of the Dead).
    There is also a brand new novella called HELL COME SUNDOWN, about a Texas Ranger who tracks down the vampire who destroyed his world. There is also an introduction by my good buddy JOE R. LANSDALE, who says a lot nice thinsg about. Some of which might actually be true.

    So, if you like my stuff--or you enjoy weird tales of the Old West, or simply like stories that are one step outside the Usual, then you'll enjoy DEAD MAN'S HAND.

    The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny
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    The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny
    Ivar Ekeland
    Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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    ASIN: 0226199940

    Book Description

    Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds. And pessimists fear that might really be the case. But what is the best of all possible worlds? How do we define it? Is it the world that operates the most efficiently? Or the one in which most people are comfortable and content? Questions such as these have preoccupied philosophers and theologians for ages, but there was a time, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer.

    This book is their story. Ivar Ekeland here takes the reader on a journey through scientific attempts to envision the best of all possible worlds. He begins with the French physicist Maupertuis, whose least action principle asserted that everything in nature occurs in the way that requires the least possible action. This idea, Ekeland shows, was a pivotal breakthrough in mathematics, because it was the first expression of the concept of optimization, or the creation of systems that are the most efficient or functional. Although the least action principle was later elaborated on and overshadowed by the theories of Leonhard Euler and Gottfried Leibniz, the concept of optimization that emerged from it is an important one that touches virtually every scientific discipline today.

    Tracing the profound impact of optimization and the unexpected ways in which it has influenced the study of mathematics, biology, economics, and even politics, Ekeland reveals throughout how the idea of optimization has driven some of our greatest intellectual breakthroughs. The result is a dazzling display of erudition—one that will be essential reading for popular-science buffs and historians of science alike.

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    5 out of 5 stars Lucid and enchanting.......2007-01-20

    Ivar Ekland is one of those people who make you glad to be part of the human race. He writes easily and eloquently and his exposition is direct and without unnecessary embellishment. He proceeds from simple beginnings and then takes the reader on a multi-century tour of the evolution of mathematics as seen through the prism of man's quest to demonstrate the presence of a deus ex machina. The quest, of course, is ultimately futile and it is mathematics that first exposes and then elaborates on that futility. The marvel of Ekland's book is that the necessary fundamental mathematical concepts are presented in such a way as to be intelligible to anyone, and the endeavor itself is presented in an historical context rich with anecdote and unexpected treasures. For example, most people know that Voltaire had Liebnitz in his sights when he created the character of Pangloss in his novel Candide; but how many know (as I did not, before reading Ekland's book) that Leibnitz had been so influenced by Maupertuis' ideas concerning optimization of action? And who would have thought that the development of the calculus of variations necessary to elucidate this supposed god-driven optimisation would in time lead to the inescapable relativity of the Lorenz transformations and hence to Einstein's Special Theory? Thus the irony that the tools developed by man to show god's working in the universe ultimately reveal that there cannot be, in fact, any ghost in the cosmic machine.

    So much, so good. The first seven chapters are a wonderful romp through the history of philosophy, metaphysics and mathematics. But it's in the last three chapters that Ekland really excels. Having demonstrated that there is no "best of all possible worlds" driven by the logic of an optimizing deity, he goes on to ask the critical question: how shall societies be organized if there is no super-principle we can count on? The evident absence of a divine guiding hand forces us to concentrate our minds on the urgent issue of human governance, and Ekland explores the resulting complexity with as much aplomb as he elaborated on the history of metaphysics in the book's preceding chapters. Taking in game theory alongside quotations from Guicciardini and moving through Borda to Rawls, Ekland ends on an optimistic note. His message is that if we abandon the false and empty lures of superstition and instead look clearly on what is, not on what people have so often wished would be, we can begin to take steps to design and organize societies that are more equitable and less prone to being dominated by special interest groups than those in which we generally live. Ekland is no Utopian: he knows that people everywhere tend to work to further their own best interests and very often this is necessarily at the expense of others. His optimism results from the awareness that self interest and general good are not inevitably incompatible qualities but can be, under certain social arrangements, made to be mutually advantageous. The last few pages of the book contain Ekland's personal statement of optimism regarding the utility of reason, which is essentially that the alternative is arbitrary superstition. Reason has been highly successful in enabling us to fashion a wide variety of technologies that have made us the dominant animal on Earth; his hope is that a similar application of reason will enable us to see ourselves more clearly for what we are, and thereby become better at designing social institutions that will provide more adequate ways of ensuring general well-being than those we have at present. This optimistic outlook does stand a little uncomfortably in contrast with Ekland's earlier analysis of why social optimization is essentially an impossible task; nevertheless one can't help but admire his humanity and agree that "if not reason, then what?"

    The interested reader should perhaps finish Ekland and move immediately to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and from there to Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty. After these magnificent flowerings of the human intellect, the dusty and semi-literate ramblings contained in the holy books of long-ago cults can be clearly seen to be the tedious flip-side of human endeavor and worthy of nothing more than benign neglect.
    Best of All Possible Worlds (Romances and Tales)
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      Best of All Possible Worlds (Romances and Tales)

      Manufacturer: Vanguard Press
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      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000GVUUPI

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      Collection of short stories:
      The Best of All Possible Worlds
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Essential Reading
      • a bedtime story book for thinking people
      • Not an anthology but a Unique Collection of favorite stories
      • This truely is the Best of all Possible Worlds
      • Classic short stories that are hard to find anywhere else
      The Best of All Possible Worlds
      Larry Niven , Theodore Sturgeon , Terry Carr , Robert Sheckley , Dean Ing , Anthony Boucher , Robert Heinlein , and William Goldman
      Manufacturer: Ace Books
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      Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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      ASIN: 0441054838

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Essential Reading.......2003-06-18

      Find and buy a copy of this book, if you think of yourself as human: it is one of the few places to find a copy of "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" AND "Our Lady's Juggler" - both essential reading, even if they're the only fantasy you ever read. The former tale is the story Heinlein was proudest of, and the latter is his choice as the best least-reprinted story - and no other English translation of Anatole France's little gem is worth the paper it's printed on. Find this book and buy a copy. The other stories in it are fine, but the last two are worth the price of admission all by themselves.

      5 out of 5 stars a bedtime story book for thinking people.......1999-09-14

      A long time fan of spider's this is the book i turn to for that point in time when somrthing new is too much and callahan's too punny.

      5 out of 5 stars Not an anthology but a Unique Collection of favorite stories.......1998-08-16

      BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS (Ace Books, Science Fiction, 1980) by Spider Robinson.

      Here is why this book is so exceptional.

      Spider Robinson picked his favorite short stories from each of his favorite authors - not the most popular or the ones with the most awards, just the best according to him, the ones he really loved.

      He then wrote an introduction for each one of these stories, explaining, in his refreshing style, who the writer is, why he picked this particular story and how did the author reacted to his choice. Yes - and that's how this book develops a parallel anthology - he also contacted each of the authors and asked each one of them to pick one of their favorite stories by someone else and write an introduction for it.

      When asked to handle this project by Jim Baen, Ace's science fiction editor, Spider Robinson recalls, in the foreword, how he "was drooling" at the idea and said "My favorite stories plus my favorite writers' favorite stories ? Christ, that sounds like the best of all possible worlds." "Yeah," (said Baen) "that's my working title."

      This book is a gem. It starts with Larry Niven's "Inconstant Moon" and follows with Niven's choice "Spud and Cochise" by Oliver La Farge - an unforgettable "western that blooms into fantasy, compelling awe, laughter and belief."

      The next one is "Need" by Theodore Sturgeon - my own favorite - and Sturgeon then picked "Hop-Friend" by Terry Carr. Following that, we have The Duel Scene from William Goldman's "The Princess Bride" and Goldman picked Robert Sheckley's "Seventh Victim". The next one is Dean Ing's "Portions Of This Program..." who then chose "They Bite" by Anthony Boucher.

      Spider Robinson's last pick is an exquisitely touching story by Robert A. Heinlein (his introduction is a wonderful read in itself), "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" which recreates magically a Fellini-like atmosphere combined with the All American, mid century charm of Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life". Not only is this story surprisingly unHeinlein but Heinlein's own pick is another surprise, a sweetly naive and religious story by Anatole France "Our Lady's Juggler" very aptly translated by Spider Robinson himself (who was turned off by the two translations which were available at the time).

      This anthology is not really an anthology as we know it. Spider Robinson's world - past and present - is revealed throughout and we also get a glimpse into the worlds of his favorite writers as they candidly recall their reactions to their favorite stories. It is, in the best sense of the word, a Collection, one which touches the heart and caresses the mind. In that sense and so many others, it is Unique.

      5 out of 5 stars This truely is the Best of all Possible Worlds.......1998-06-15

      This book is amazing in that every story in it is exceptional. During the 10 or so years that I have been collecting Spider, I have only seen one copy of this book. People who read this one tend to hold tightly to it and only loan it to close friends. One of the most amazing items about this book, is that all of the stories could have been written by Spider. This book holds gems that may not have seen the light of day for quite some time. Among these stories are the very best Heinlein and Sturgeon stories in print. All in all, I cannot recommend this collection highly enough.

      4 out of 5 stars Classic short stories that are hard to find anywhere else.......1997-07-09

      The essence of this collection is that Spider Robinson picked his favorite short story, actually an excerpt from his favorite book (the swordfight on the Cliffs of Insanity from "The Princess Bride") and then contacted the author of that piece - William Goldman - and asked him what his favorite story was. Spider then contacted that author... and so on. The result is a unique collection of stories that provide insight into what affects these authors.

      The book was published quite a few years back and I do not have a copy so I cannot list all the stories but I can say that no other collection has ever had the impact on me that this one did. If you ever wondered what Authors read and remember, find a copy and hang onto it - I've been trying to find a replacement copy for 12 years.
      Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact November, 1974: When No Man Pursueth; A House By Any Other Name; This Best of All Possible Worlds
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        Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact November, 1974: When No Man Pursueth; A House By Any Other Name; This Best of All Possible Worlds
        Spider; Modesitt, L. E. Jr.; Haldeman, Joe Robinson
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        The best of all possible worlds
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          The best of all possible worlds
          Frank Ledwith
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          ASIN: 0709031041
          The best of all possible worlds
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            The best of all possible worlds
            Peter De Rosa
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            Best of All Possible Worlds. Argosy Vol. XXI, No. 11
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              Best of All Possible Worlds. Argosy Vol. XXI, No. 11
              Ray Bradbury
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              The Best Of All Possible Worlds: Romances And Tales By Voltaire
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                The Best Of All Possible Worlds: Romances And Tales By Voltaire
                Voltaire
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                Candid - A Satire on the Notion That This is the Best of All Possible Worlds by Voltaire (Big Blue Book No. B-30)
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                  Candid - A Satire on the Notion That This is the Best of All Possible Worlds by Voltaire (Big Blue Book No. B-30)
                  E. Haldeman-Julius
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                  This is a 5.5" x 8.75" booklet with two-staple spine. The wraps are light gray in color, with black lettering on front and back. 'Big Blue Book No. B-30' is located at the top of the front cover. There are 64 pages. There are 30 chapters having the first letter of each first paragraph, being ornate in a square framed design. Just a few of the chapters are: I. How Candide was brought up in a magnificent castle, and how he was expelled thence, III. How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him, V. Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist, VI. How the Portuguese made a beautiful auto-Da-fe, to prevent any further earthquakes, and how Candide was publically whipped. VII. How the old woman took care of Candide and how he found the object he loved.
                  Theodicy in Islamic Thought: The Dispute over Al-Ghazali's "Best of All Possible Worlds"
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                    Theodicy in Islamic Thought: The Dispute over Al-Ghazali's "Best of All Possible Worlds"
                    Eric L. Ormsby
                    Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Pr
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                    Veggie Meals: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals
                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                    • One of my favorite books
                    • Another hit from Rachel Ray!
                    • For Rachael Ray Fans Who Want More Vegetarian Choices
                    • Thanks, for Quick & Easy Vegetarian foods that tastes good, and don't have weird ingredients.!
                    • Thanks Rachel Ray
                    Veggie Meals: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals
                    Rachael Ray
                    Manufacturer: Lake Isle Press
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                    ASIN: 189110506X

                    Book Description

                    This second volume in the 30-Minute Meals series offers tempting recipes for main-course veggies, veggie pastas, and salads.

                    Customer Reviews:

                    5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books.......2007-09-21

                    When I go to make a meal I find myself pulling this book first for a few reasons:

                    1. Every recipe I've tried has been exceptional, that's a biggie. When you find yourself making them over and over you know they are good ones.

                    2. The food is done within an hour from start to clean-up.

                    3. The recipes in this book are a wonderful twist on standards. She uses normal ingredients from your pantry (pasta, canned tomatoes, veggie stock etc.,) and spikes them with fresh herbs to make them smell and taste incredible...like it simmered all day. I have yet to be able to improve on the original recipe. A circumstance I have never experienced before. Each recipe is the perfect balance of flavor.

                    I only wish they would release another Rachael compilation book with vegetarian recipes from her newer books. For us vegetarians it's nice to have a book where we can eat everything instead of wading through the 90% of we can't eat to get to the 10% we can. :)

                    5 out of 5 stars Another hit from Rachel Ray!.......2007-06-07

                    This is another super book from Rachel Ray. I just love her 30 minute meal books and programs. Admittedly they take me a little longer than the 30 minutes, but still speedy and well worth pursuing. Who can argue with preparing a dinner party in half an hour?

                    5 out of 5 stars For Rachael Ray Fans Who Want More Vegetarian Choices .......2007-02-21

                    Having read several of Rachael Ray's cookbooks, I am always struck that she is usually more generous with providing meat or poultry-based choices than vegetarian ones. That made me curious about seeing this book. What would her 30-minute vegetarian choices look like?

                    I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the dishes don't include eggplant, which I'm not fond of. And many of the dishes call for artichokes, asparagus, beans, mushrooms, peas, peppers, tomatoes, and spinach which I like very much. She also makes generous use of standard Italian cheeses, all of which I like.

                    The book is organized into six sections:

                    Menus
                    Soups
                    Salads
                    Risotto, Pasta, and Italian Vegetable Entrees
                    Make Your Own Asian Take-Out
                    Snack Suppers: Stuffed Potatoes; Sandwiches; Dips; and Spreads

                    The menu section is quite brief with four three-course menus and six two-course menus.

                    The soup section is one of the best parts. Every soup looked great, and many contained helpful time-saving directions. Here's a list of the more intriguing ones to me:

                    Chili; red beans and rice soup; three bean soup; black bean soup; pumpkin and black bean soup; Southwestern corn and pepper pot soup; escarole and white bean soup; chick pea and cannellini minestrone; and gazpacho.

                    The salads section is also a treat. She does a good job of upgrading from a standard salad without making a lot of extra work. Here are some of the more intriguing choices:

                    Asparagus salad; white bean salad; tabouleh salad; anti-pasta salad with bagna cauda dressing; Greek vegetable salad-stuffed pitas; baby spinach salad with pears and walnuts; spinach salad with blue cheese and scallions; and couscous salad with scallions and ginger.

                    The risotto options seem perfectly good. I wonder how well they will taste without meat and poultry-based stock. I suspect they will need more spices to upgrade the flavor in the absence of those ingredients.

                    The pasta section starts with some good pesto recipes for quick results. For the most part the other pastas didn't excite me.

                    The Asian take-out section has only seven recipes in it and seems thin for someone who is willing to eat tofu . . . which isn't included in the cookbook as an ingredient.

                    In snack suppers, I liked the recipes for spinach calzones, bean burritos, quesadillas, spinach artichoke dip, white bean dip, red pepper and sun-dried tomato spread, wild mushroom spread, spicy hummus, and her four pit-zas.

                    I haven't gone looking for vegetarian cookbooks lately, but I suspect that there are ones with many more recipes, more variety, and more complex flavors. And I assume that they all take a lot longer to prepare.

                    But for what I'm looking for, Veggie Meals provides more than what I need.

                    5 out of 5 stars Thanks, for Quick & Easy Vegetarian foods that tastes good, and don't have weird ingredients.!.......2007-02-08

                    I am very new to vegetarian meals, and use to think vegetarian diets mostly consisted of tofu, eggplant, cucumber, and artichokes. I was glad to find Rachel's book that offers vegetarian foods that involve many different types and styles of foods: Salads, Soups, Asian, Italian, Snack Meals. I have cooked many recipes from this book, and can say they all have turned out great, don't take a long time to cook, and are very visually appealing. The soups are very good, as are the Asian and Italian recipes. My kids have enjoyed the food, too. If this book had color photos of each dish, it would be fabulous.

                    4 out of 5 stars Thanks Rachel Ray.......2006-08-15

                    I have previously read many of Rachel Ray's cook books and had always wished there was one with more vegetarian recipes. Well, this one is just that. Simple, 30 minute meals that taste great and are easy to make.
                    Veggie Meals - Rachel Ray's 30 - Minute Meals
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                      Veggie Meals - Rachel Ray's 30 - Minute Meals
                      Rachael Ray
                      Manufacturer: Lake Isle Press
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover
                      ASIN: B000ROMYXK

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