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THE SUPERNATURAL READER: Angel with Purple Hair; For the Blood Is the Life; The Stranger; Mrs. Manifold; Piffingcap; Shottle Bop; Gabriel-Ernest; Lost Room; The Traitor; Angus MacAuliffe and the Gowden Tooch; Are You Run-Down Tired; Naure of the Evidence
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A Yank in Spain's Opinion

Blood and Sand
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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Sangre Y Arena/blood And Sand (Leer En Espanol, Level 4)

ASIN: 1417911352

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1919. Ibanez, Spanish novelist and political activist, also wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which made him world famous. From the lowest ranks of poverty to unprecedented heights of riches and popular acclaim-thus was the career of Juan Gallardo, Spanish bull fighter. In telling his story, Ibanez has achieved a novel even more dramatic and powerful than his legendary Four Horsemen. From his boyhood Juan longed to be a bull fighter and, as he climbs the ladder step by step, the reader lives with him in the very atmosphere of the arena. No detail of the picture is spared-one can see and almost hear the actual battle-the crowds-the many characters that stream through the pages. And Juan himself, with his vanities, his superstitions, his daring attacks, his wounds and recoveries, emerges as real, vital and colorful as the sport to which he and many others dedicated their lives. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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A Yank in Spain's Opinion.......2007-06-07

I quite by accident came upon this very excellent book recently, when enjoying a drink with a fellow American in a restaurant in eastern Spain that was showing bullfighting on its television. We got to discussing the pros and cons of bullfighting, which has become quite controversial in Spain, and he suggested that if I ever had the chance I should read 'Blood and Sand,' which, frankly, I thought was a Hemingway book that I had already read. As coincidence would have it, I came across a used copy of the book, in English, a few days later, and promptly bought it.
I read it in a few days. It is compulsive, excellent reading for anyone the least bit interested in Spain or bullfighting. Written in 1908 by a journalist from Valencia who is now considered one of Spain's greatest novelists, published first in English in 1913, you would be hard pressed to know when reading the novel that it is as old as it is. The form is very modern and the plot can be quite gripping. The author, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, presents a fascinating, reasonably suspenseful 'story,' involving the eternal triangular romance, and supplements it with a mine of useful, detailed information on Spanish bullfighting, including all of the relevant bullfighting terms, in Spanish of course, defined very simply into English.
If you like(d) Hemingway's books about Spain, or even if you are interested in Spain, you will find this very tight (285 pages) and absorbing novel, in which the author does eventually but very subtly reveal a point of view, a compelling read. In fact, if you liked Hemingway's books about bullfighting and Spain, you will LOVE Ibanez, since 'Blood and Sand', made into a film in the 1940s starring Tyrone Power, is manifestly more vivid and realistic. The real deal for Aficionados and Espanophiles.

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Blood and Sand, a novel
Vicente Blasco; Gilespie, Mrs. W. A. (trans) Ibanez
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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ASIN: B000LEIO44

Blood and Sand; First Edition; 1913 Hardback

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Blood and Sand; First Edition; 1913 Hardback
VINCENT BLASCO IBANEZ
Manufacturer: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT
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ELLERY QUEEN'S DOUBLE DOZEN - 19th Mystery Annual: Funny the Way Things Work Out; The Happy Days Club; Three Tales from Home; The Future of the Service; Foreign Agent; Death Scene; The Color of Truth; Tough Cop; Mrs Dearly's Special Day; Blood Money
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Miss Coffin and Mrs. Blood: Poems of Art and Madness

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Miss Coffin and Mrs. Blood: Poems of Art and Madness
Sandy Diamond
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Miss Coffin and Mrs. Blood are attendants in a mental institution. In and out of hospitals, a young manic-depressive artist gives us an insider's view of madness. In rough-hewn visual language, Sandy Diamond carves her journey from the abyss - broken back, shattered memory, paper shoes - to the artist thirty years later "walking on air." The way is studded with hunchbacks and painters, lovers and healers. The narrator's passion for and allegiance to art makes Miss Coffin and Mrs. Blood a love story. When the artist rides the subway, impasto and glaze cover her fellow passengers. The names of oil colors ooze with sensuality; kitchen receptacles serve as palettes "until everything tasted of Mars Violet and Viridian." Beneath the literal story of Miss Coffin and Mrs. Blood seethes everyone's story - as we fight what is oppressive to the body and the spirit, as we redeem what was lost, we strive to be the authors of our lives.

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Mrs. Blood
Audry Callahan Thomas
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Mrs. Blood
Audrey Thomas
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Mrs. Blood
Audrey Thomas
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Her first novel and second book.

Mrs. McGinty's Dead/(Variant Title = Blood Will Tell)

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FILIAL LOVE
Just finished rereading this great book
Magnificent mystery
This one has a rather large cast for an Agatha Christie Book
M. Poirot has his dinner interrupted by an old friend

Mrs. McGinty's Dead/(Variant Title = Blood Will Tell)
Agatha Christie
Manufacturer: Dodd Mead
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ASIN: 9997508831

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In this classic Hercule Poirot mystery from the Queen of Crime, a kindly widow is bludgeoned to death. Is her lodger guilty? Or is he being framed? Either way, the condemned man's time is running out.

"The plot is perfect and the characters are wonderful." (San Francisco Chronicle)

Well, it's no wonder. The plot-suspicion for an elderly woman's murder falls on her mysterious lodger-is from Agatha Christie. The wonderful character happens to be the world's most famous sleuth, Hercule Poirot.

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Mrs McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim's blood and hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didn't look like a murderer. Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows -- what he didn't realise was that his own life was now in great danger...

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FILIAL LOVE.......2007-05-30

Written in 1950, MRS. MCGINTY'S DEAD was published for the first time in 1951. I like a lot this novel because Hercule Poirot appears at last as a human being in it. So we learn that the illustrious detective feels very old and that he appreciates the haute cuisine, particularly cooked snails. Look also for the character of Ariadne Oliver, Agatha Christie's literary double. The thoughts she formulates about Sven Hjerson, the detective appearing in her own novels, leave a bitter taste in the mouth considering the fact that Agatha Christie could say the same words speaking of Hercule Poirot.

Just finished rereading this great book.......2007-02-03

I love it; perhaps not at the top of tree, as some experts would say.

But I still think it is wonderful how the Scotland yarder comes to Poirot after "winning" the case on evidence, but still uncertain if he had the right man.

Magnificent mystery.......2005-02-05

Hercule Poirot is bored, so he is delighted when he is visited by his old friend Superintendent Spence of the Kilchester Police. Spence has recently conducted an investigation into the murder of an old charwoman Mrs McGinty, in the village of Broadhinny. her lodger, James Bentley has been convicted of the murder and is due to hang, but Spence is convinced Bentley is innocent, and wants Poirot to investigate.

Poirot goes to stay in the village of Broadhinny, and soon begins to uncover reasons why other people might have wanted Mrs McGinty dead. While investigating the murder, he has to cope with staying at the dreadful guest house run by the Summerhayes, a couple who have no idea of how to keep house or cook an edible meal.

The scenes where the sufferings of Poirot at the guest house are described are among the most amusing in this very amusing book. There are many interesting characters, particularly the scatty but charming Maureen Summerhayes, whom Poirot likes in spite of her atrocious cooking. And there is the maddening James Bentley, the convicted murderer, whose unprepossesing character only makes Poirot more determined to prove him innocent.

One of the most amusing exchanges in the book occurs near the end: ' "Mon Dieu, how stupid I have been," said Hercule Poirot, "The whole thing is simple, is it not?" It was after that remark that there was very nearly another murder - the murder of Hercule Poirot by Superintendent Spence.' Enjoy it.

This one has a rather large cast for an Agatha Christie Book.......2004-11-10

The large cast and the large list of suspects in this book make it quite different than most of Agatha Christie's works. It also has a very convoluted plot that is difficult to follow. In spite of that, I still give it four stars because it is written by Agatha Christie in her usual creative style. The book will certainly keep the readers guessing as they set out with Poirot to get to the bottom of an old murder case that has already been tried by the courts. A man has been convicted of killing Mrs. McGinty, but Poirot and Inspector Spence don't think he did it. When Poirot starts digging he finds ties to other much older murder cases, and it's a case of identifying people, some thirty years later. Another thing that Ms. Christie does so well is characterization, and this book is certainly no exception. I absolutely loved the muddle-headed Mrs. Summerhayes.

M. Poirot has his dinner interrupted by an old friend.......2004-05-11

Hercule Poirot has been enjoying his retirement. His main concern of each day is planning the menu for his next meal - it is a pity that one can only truly enjoy three meals a day! His old friend Inspector Spence asks him to look into a case for him. Mrs. McGinty, a charwoman in a small village was brutally murdered. Spence has already caught the murderer, (the woman's lodger) a jury has found him guilty and the date for the execution has been set. The only problem is that the good inspector has doubts.

Poirot agrees to look into the matter and sets off for the village of Broadhinny, where the crime took place. He takes up residence in the only available lodging in town, a very disorganized bed and breakfast, suffering dreadfully from the terrible accomodations and worse meals and begins working on the case. While there Poirot mets an old friend, Ariadne Oliver, famous mystery novelist who was in Broadhinny working on a stage adaption of her work. In the end of course, Poirot solves the crime and sees that justice is served.

The mystery here is a recurring theme of Christie's, an old crime that has resurfaced years later and requiring many old secrets to be revealed. The only problem with this particular novel is that it is quite complicated with many characters and their stories that tend to become a bit difficult to keep straight. On the plus side we are treated to yet another visit with Ariadne Oliver, always a delight. We are also introduced to the Summerhayes family, a wonderfully disorganized group that really diserve their own book.

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The Pica Stone, which could prove the salvation of the elves has been shattered, most of its shards scattered on plains other than where mankind dwells. And it is up to Kevral, Darris, Ra-khir, Tae, and their fellow adventurers to journey to these different realms in hopes of recovering the shards. Yet even as they undertake their quest, Colbey and Odin have begun a final struggle, a new war of the gods which will determine the fate of the mortal world.

Praise for Beyond Ragnarok: Volume One Of The Renshai Chronicles:

"Readers looking for a good rousing tale of high fantasy can skip over Terry Brooks and David Eddings and sink their imaginations into Mickey Zucker Reichert's Beyond Ragnarok." --The South Bend Tribune

"Reichert has taken Norse mythology and expanded upon it without losing the feet of the original in order to create a fantastic world which she has peopled with characters that are larger than life but believable, a major achievement in itself. It's certainly her most ambitious and satisfying work to date." --Science Fiction Chronicle

"Her writing is altogether magnificent. The tangled interrelationships, including a tangled romance, are as fascinating as he enthusiastic descriptions of bloody, bloody battles. Her mastery of military matters is quite incredible. This first volume of The Renshai Chronicles is a must." --KLIATT

"...just perfect for fantasy quest fans to lose themselves in...a delightful fantasy, featuring sympathetic characters, magical battles galore, edge-of-seat suspense, and truly impressive world-building." --VOYA

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^_^.......2001-07-24

Wow...that's all I can say! I loved the first two books, and Children of Wrath offers a great conclusion, while still leaving the reader to wonder what happens next. The characters really start to grow on ya, and why shouldn't they? Not only is this book written in great detail, but you really feel as though you were there, with them (at least I did, but I can't vouch for the rest of you).

Love it! :].......1999-09-12

I love the story. I was sooo happy when I finally got my hands on this book. It's mainly more about family than the beginning of the trilogy which has more action, I think. But it's still good and I enjoyed it very much. I love Ra-khir and Kevral and Tae too, and I think Saviar and Subikahn are very cute. I hope there'll be continuation of the story. I would LOVE to read more of Ra-khir, Kevral, Tae, Matrinka, Darris, and all their children. All of them! ^o^

An excellent conclusion.......1999-07-13

I enjoyed the book, "The Children of Wrath", I only hope the author will write futher books about the Renshai. The plot and characters developed well throughout the last three books. All the problems and concerns, such as will Kevral get to keep her baby were dealt with. An exciting and unputdownable read!

The best of the Renshai Chronicles!!.......1999-06-01

It was a long wait for the conclusion to the unfinished problems posed in Prince of Demons, but it was well worth it. The details were superb, and the characters were as wonderful as ever. You get a glimpse of what they will become, and I think that was the nicest part. This book and all the other Renshai books are very much worth reading.

Excellent.......1999-05-05

I loved this book. It's the first Mickey Zucker Reichert book that I've read, and it's fantastic. I only wish that I could bear the children of this book. I haven't done any work whatsoever since starting this book, and I really feel the need to read all of Reichert's books, only to fill the empty gap I now have. The details of everyting, from the Pica stone to the features of the creatures, all make me marvel at the imagination of the author. If tihs is the worst of her trilogy, then I'm going to be bowled over by the others. Buy this book now. It's amazing.

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Integrating vampire love and page-turning suspense by an award-winning science fiction author, this story of fantasy and romance will appeal to genre fans of all kinds. Finding the remains of an alien spaceship complete with humanoid corpses, scientists begin to work on sending a message to the stars, in hope of contacting the newly discovered civilization. The scientists, however, are unaware that the aliens they are attempting to contact already walk among them. Stranded on Earth generations ago, the vampire-like Luren have split into two sects: the Residents, who consider themselves part of human society, and the Tourists, who prey upon humans as they wait to return to their home planet. Fearing that Luren civilization will enslave humanity upon the receipt of the message, astronomer and Luren Resident Titus Shiddehara works furiously to sabotage the scientists' contact attempts.

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Different, innovative vampire novel........2006-05-15

I just finished reading this book, and I REALLY enjoyed it. Lichtenberg always provides a good read.
Vampires on the moon was, I thought, a different kind of premise, and that they were science fiction based, rather than occult or supernatural, I enjoyed.

I liked the relationship and interplay between Titus, the main character, and Abbott, his vampire "father." It had an intimate aspect of people who care about each other, but they were also adversaries in conflict, and I thought that Lichtenberg brought this through well.

One thing that I would like to have seen more of was the background of Earth's Luren, and their biological processes. The earth vampires are actually hybrids between humans and alien vampires who landed on earth 300 years ago. Titus's genetic father wasn't his mother's husband, but it wasn't Abbott, either. What happened? Where is Titus' genetic father? Does Titus know anything about him at all? Did I miss something? Am I getting it wrong?

When a luren awakens after being killed or dieing, but in reality just coming out of a very deep hibernation, and is taken out of their grave, are they the exact age that they were when they died? Or, if they are old when they die, are they young when they are resurrected? How does this work?

Titus mentions that he has more human ancestors than Abbott; Titus is more fully human. Why? Can't the human-luren hybrids breed with each other? Can they only breed with humans? I would have thought that in the first few generations the hybrid vampires would crossbreed with humans because the hybrids were very rare, but then I would think that they would mate with one another to try to preserve the luren characteristics. And, given the Tourists attitudes towards humans, I would think that they wouldn't want to breed with a human if they had any choice at all. Maybe the female hybrids are sterile, and the male hybrids have to crossbreed with humans?

At some point, I wanted to see Connie, Titus's supplier and the mastermind for the Residents. She seemed like such an interesting character from what Titus thinks about her. But she is totally offstage through everything.

I have been told that writers should hit the ground running, and not do too much flashback, let the backstory fill in by what the characters are doing now. Lichtenberg does this, and it makes for a suspenseful novel, but I just wanted a few more pages about the earth luren, themselves, just a little bit of history.

I have ordered Lichtenberg's novel "Dreamspy," so maybe that will answer my questions.

In some ways, this book reminded me of Fevre Dream, by George R. R. Martin. Both books have a very different take on vampires.

I recommend "Those of My Blood," and anything else by Lichtenberg.

Sci-fi not Smut.......2004-09-26

I first read this book at least ten years ago, and I've read it a number of times since then and enjoyed it every time. This is not a steamy, more sex and violence than story vampire romance. It's science fiction, with well-thought out aliens who happen to be similar to fantasy vampires, and a very nicely done love story. I can definitely see how it might not be Anita Blake fans' cup of tea, but, honestly, comparing this to that is like comparing Anne McCaffrey to Sandra Brown -- so mismatched that any conclusions are meaningless. If you like science fiction, and enjoy a compelling love story, adventure, vampires (the author very neatly weaves vampires and aliens together with all the best parts of vampire tradition included), and characters who have more pressing concerns than falling into bed together, try this book. You won't be disappointed.

Put me out of my misery............2004-06-24

You know how some books create characters and a world you love so much, you try to read slower because you don't want the book to end? This is not one of those books. I'm a fairly fast reader so I always finish any book I start. I have never regretted this policy more than now. I am three quarters of the way through this book and the end can't some soon enough for me. The best part of the book was the lengthy "Acknowledgement". The author seems to be a nice person and I feel bad panning her book but if I can save anyone the misery I'm in, I have to do it. If you want vampire/romance, read the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Review.......2004-02-14

Vampires on the moon? This premise provides a unique backdrop for Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Those of My Blood.

Dr. Titus Shiddehara is a human/vampire hybrid alien from the planet Luren. Titus, an astronomer has been sent to Project Station on the moon the stop his nemesis and vamphyric father, Dr. Abbot Nandoha from contacting the home world of Luren.

Titus is a resident - a Luren who does not drink blood from the human source. Instead, he drinks a cloned, dried blood mixed with heated water. Abbot, on the other hand, is a Tourist. He feels justified in not only drinking blood from humans, but also in their domination. To Abbot, humans are just like cattle - or orl. If Abbot succeeds in sending his message to Luren, humanity will be doomed.

Abbot and Titus, as vampires have incredible telepathic powers. They are able to bend others to their will and create believable illusions. Using these skills, Abbot does everything he can to try contact Luren. Titus is forced to struggle to thwart Abbot and stay alive. This power struggle, set against a conflicted Earth, creates a refreshing and fascinating world with unexpected twists and turns. Those of My Blood will keep you guessing until the end.

Alisa from alisaandmike.com.......2004-02-13

Vampires on the moon? This premise provides a unique backdrop for Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Those of My Blood.

Jacqueline Lichtenberg is the author of the Sime Gen series and many other sci-fi novels. Lichtenberg's Dreamspy is also set on the same world as Those of My Blood. Currently Meisha Merlin Publishing and BenBella Books are reprinting many of Lichtenberg's books. More information can be found on the author's website http://www.simegen.com/

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Expert genealogical methodology -- and readable, too!

Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia (The Middle Ages Series)
Constance Brittain Bouchard
Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press
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For those who ruled medieval society, the family was the crucial social unit, made up of those from whom property and authority were inherited and those to whom it passed. One's kin could be one's closest political and military allies or one's fiercest enemies. While the general term used to describe family members was consanguinei mei, "those of my blood," not all of those relations-parents, siblings, children, distant cousins, maternal relatives, paternal ancestors, and so on-counted as true family in any given time, place, or circumstance. In the early and high Middle Ages, the "family" was a very different group than it is in modern society, and the ways in which medieval men and women conceptualized and structured the family unit changed markedly over time.

Focusing on the Frankish realm between the eighth and twelfth centuries, Constance Brittain Bouchard outlines the operative definitions of "family" in this period when there existed various and flexible ways by which individuals were or were not incorporated into the family group. Even in medieval patriarchal society, women of the aristocracy, who were considered outsiders by their husbands and their husbands' siblings and elders, were never completely marginalized and paradoxically represented the very essence of "family" to their male children.

Bouchard also engages in the ongoing scholarly debate about the nobility around the year 1000, arguing that there was no clear point of transition from amorphous family units to agnatically structured kindred. Instead, she points out that great noble families always privileged the male line of descent, even if most did not establish father-son inheritance until the eleventh or twelfth century. Those of My Blood clarifies the complex meanings of medieval family structure and family consciousness and shows the many ways in which negotiations of power within the noble family can help explain early medieval politics.

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Expert genealogical methodology -- and readable, too!.......2003-08-31

The jigsaw puzzle of fitting together individuals into family groups and demonstrable lines of descent is, for most people, the essence of genealogy. But when one begins working with lineages as early as the 10th century, one must reconsider what "family" means -- because a blood relationship didn't always meet the test for a titled landowner more concerned with inheritance and maintaining a power base than with warm feelings based on DNA. Bouchard is an expert in the subject of family in medieval Europe, the understanding of politics in the context of family-based marital strategies, and the transformations which the Continental aristocracy underwent around A.D. 1000. She deals with the temptation among non-genealogically trained historians to make unfounded assumptions based on name similarities, and describes how an otherwise patrilineally inclined nobleman might indeed pay more attention to his mother's lineage if hers was the more powerful family, and how best to make use of the Church's definition of incest (marriage within seven degrees of kinship) and the legal documents such an issue might create. Besides the establishment of the Rudophian dynasty in Burgundy and the Berengarians in Italy, and family power structures among the counts of Autumn, she gives special attention to the Bosonids in Provence, about whom I have not seen much other analytical work published. There is also an intriguing appendix on the "problem of the three Bernards" in relation to the dukes of Aquitaine in the 9th century. And the author provides not only a very thorough bibliography but more than a dozen detailed charts of the families under discussion.

"Those of My Blood": Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia.(Book Review): An article from: The Historian

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"Those of My Blood": Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia.(Book Review): An article from: The Historian
John W. Baldwin
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Release Date: 2005-09-03

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This digital document is an article from The Historian, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 524 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: "Those of My Blood": Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia.(Book Review)
Author: John W. Baldwin
Publication: The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 65 Issue: 3 Page: 747(2)

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THOSE OF MY BLOOD
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Wonderful Gift for New Moms

A good recipe book for a healthy baby

we absolutely LOVE this book!

Great Simple Recipes

Some good ideas

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When feeding babies, parents need to think outside the box—or the jar. Infants develop more rapidly in the first two years than they will in any other period of their lives. Over processed foods containing chemicals, preservatives, pesticide residue, and genetically engineered ingredients cannot nourish a growing baby. Infants need fresh, natural foods just like the rest of us.

Eating well can be easy, fun, and inexpensive. "Simply Natural Baby Food" gives you practical recipes to prepare whole foods that won't tie you to the kitchen. Best of all, your children will learn good eating habits that will last a lifetime. There is a chapter for each stage of a baby's eating development from first solid foods to fun recipes for toddlers. Tips are interspersed throughout the book to give the reader advice on cutting preparation time, helping baby to gain feeding independence, and getting maximum nutrition into baby's meals.

The book contains detailed recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, desserts, and beverages, including infant cereals, whole-grain crackers, sugar-free sweets, and non-diary nut and seed milks. Parents will appreciate the imaginative ways vegetables are incorporated into meals. For the child with allergies, many wheat-free, diary-free, and egg-free recipes have been included. "Simply Natural Baby Food" promotes a plant-based diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, sea vegetables, nuts and seeds are emphasized. There are recipes containing dairy products, fish, and poultry because, eaten in moderation, these foods contain important nutrients, but vegetarian and vegan alternatives are provided for virtually every recipe.

Find out how easy it is to prepare your own baby food. You'll save money and give your child the best possible start.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Gift for New Moms.......2007-09-20

The book is petite, as it should be; yet the writing is large and easily legible. Cathe's format emphasizes the simplicity of the recipes (that moms can literally whip up in minutes and freeze in batches for later use). Nonetheless, while the recipes contain just a few ingredients, Cathe emphasizes the importance of nutrition, and ensures that her recipes are well rounded from a nutrient perspective for each stage of an infant's development. In fact, there are numerous healthy tips and the chapters are broken down by age.

Actually, I found several of the older baby recipes (apple oat pancakes and pineapple carrot cake) and toddler recipes (whole grain waffles and minestrone soup) enticing myself! Really, the recipes cover breakfast to dinner tastes, and everything in between. This book even offers recipes for homemade animal cookies and graham crackers!

Worth noting, no diets are excluded from this handy guide. While there are a few omnivorous recipes (with meat), most of the recipes are vegan/vegetarian or offer easy alternatives. Along those lines, there is a plethora of dairy-free, wheat/gluten-free, soy-free, egg-free, and nut-free recipes for any child born with allergies or other diet-related autoimmune condition. Cathe does use some unique ingredients that are popular within the health food movement, yet they are becoming easier to find, and could easily be omitted if you don't feel like seeking them out. The only thing that I think would help this book is a food allergy index.

It was hard for me to believe that over 150 recipes were packaged into this easily manageable cookbook, but after perusing the contents I was sold. Each of my expecting friends will be getting a copy!

A good recipe book for a healthy baby.......2007-09-14

I have tried most of the recipes in this book and all of them have turned out very well. Both my daughter and I liked the recipes. My daughter has managed to maintain a healthy weight throughout after eating food prepared by me using this book as a reference. Very good buy.
The food is definitely tastier than the store bought ones.

we absolutely LOVE this book!.......2007-05-15

It's a wonderful little book with great recipes. Our family found this book to be invaluable as our middle child was a bit of a discriminating eater at first. Ms. Olson's recipes helped her become the decidedly UN-discriminating eater she is today! Highly recommended.

Great Simple Recipes.......2007-05-07

This book has delightfully simple recipes that my baby loved. I also own Cathe Olson's Vegetarian Mother cookbook that I used while I was pregant & continue to use while nursing. I found that both books have nutritious & tasty recipes that aren't too time consuming. I'm very happy I bought it!

Some good ideas.......2007-04-03

Like many reviewers, I'm not big on the organic, make-your-own-baby-food stuff either. But this book is very helpful if your child can't or won't eat dairy products. There are a lot of ideas and recipes for non-dairy sources of calcium.

There were several recipes that my daughter liked when she was a year old but soon outgrew. Now at 2.5, when she is refusing to eat almost everything, there are still 3 recipes in here that she absolutely loves, and for those alone I'm very glad I bought this book. (The recipes she likes are vegetables with bread crumb topping, Almond Butter Noodles and nut butter chews. Even when she won't eat other vegetables, she'll gobble down broccoli with bread crumb topping and ask for seconds.)

There are also some good recipes for healthy desserts (i.e. low sugar and even some nutritional content), which have been popular at family gatherings.

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