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The sequel to Parks stunning fantasy debut, A Princess of Roumania. Teenager Miranda Popescu is at the fulcrum of a deadly political and diplomatic battle between conjurers in an alternate fantasy world where Roumania is a leading European power. Miranda was hidden by her aunt in our world. An American couple adopted and raised her in their quiet Massachusetts college town, but she had been translated by magic back to her own world, and is at large, five years in the future. The mad Baroness Ceaucescu in Bucharest, and the sinister alchemist, the Elector of Ratisbon, who holds her true mother prisoner in Germany, are her enemies. This is the story of how Mirandaseparated from her two best friends, Peter and Andromeda, who have been left behind in the forests of an alternate Americabegins to grow into her own personality. And how Peter and Andromeda are shockingly changed in the process of making their way to Roumania to find Miranda again at the end of this book. The exciting second volume of this brand new fantasy series, The Tourmaline is not to be missed.

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Continuting a fascinating series about a magical altered Roumania.......2006-11-02

The Tourmaline continues Paul Park's new fantasy series that began last year with A Princess of Roumania. (There will apparently be at least two more books.) This is proving to be a fascinating extended work, with odd and original characters (including some very interesting tormented villains) and written in a fairly distinctive voice.

The basic conceit is that our world is a construct, made by a Roumanian sorceress to protect her young niece, Miranda Popescu. Miranda may be the "White Tyger," the great hope for a return to glory of Roumania, and for protection against their agressive German neighbors. But when Miranda's uncle is framed for treason and murdered, and her mother imprisoned in Germany, her Aunt creates an alternate world (ours) and places her in present day Massachusetts to grow up. The first book tells how the Baroness Ceausescu, her aunt's enemy, manages to find and destroy the book "containing" our world, returning Miranda (and two companions) to the wilds of lightly inhabited North America in the curious alternate world of her birth.

The Tourmaline opens with Miranda having magically made her way to Roumania, but five years in the future. The Baroness, who thinks she herself is the White Tyger, is now the head of Roumania's puppet government after a German occupation. Miranda's two companions, a boy named Peter Gross who is now mostly a man, Pieter de Graz; and a girl named Andromeda who now alternates between being a dog and being another man, Sasha Prochenko (yet who is still also somehow Andromeda); are marooned in America but soon find a strange way to Turkey. The Elector of Ratisbon, the enemy of both Baroness Ceausescu and of Miranda, has been confined to his home in Germany, but he still holds Miranda's mother and the Baroness's son, and he remains a powerful sorcerer. The book follows Miranda's struggling realization of her possible destiny as the White Tyger, and her halting attempts to begin a resistance. At the same time, Peter and Andromeda, in their various forms, try to find a way to Roumania. The Baroness holds the tourmaline, Kepler's Eye, which has the power to make people love her, and she tries to balance her need for German support of her position with her hate for them -- scheming among other things to import nuclear material from technologically advanced Africa. And the Elector tries to restore his power base in Germany, while magically keeping track of Miranda. Indeed, everyone, one way or another, is after Miranda, who escapes again and again by accident, destiny, and magic.

It remains a truly fascinating world, with a subtly revealed background, consisting of the odd magical system (to some extent based on Hermes Trismegistus), of such geographical changes as the fact that England has been destroyed by earthquakes, and of the different religions: one based on King Jesus and his Queen, Mary Magdalene, who are believed to be the ancestors of the Roumanian royal house (including Miranda), another based on ancient Greek myths, and so on. In The Tourmaline, Miranda becomes a more interesting character as she begins to take a modicum of control of her life. The Baroness Ceausescu is an affecting villainess, for example spending much of her time composing an opera in her head. The other characters are also odd and quite believable. It must be said that the book, as with many middle books, does not so much come to an end as simply stop -- we must wait for the concluding books for full satisfaction. But I will certainly be looking for the rest of the series.

Thank you, Paul Park, for continuing this amazing adventure.......2006-09-15

This is the second in the Princess of Roumania series and all I can say is: I hope there are many more. I enjoyed this one even more than I enjoyed the first one. If this series keeps on unfolding this way, I will have found another all-time classic for my library.

The story is complex, the writing is so clear I found myself pulled by my own remembered and imagined experiences; the imagery evokes the reader's participation and carries you along on this powerful adventure. The characters become known to you, the atmosphere tangible and sensual. The answers to the mysteries start to sort themselves out slowly but surely. The only problem is that I have to wait for the next volume... so maybe I will start from the beginning and see what bits I missed the first time around.

The Tourmaline.......2006-08-16

The Tourmaline

Other readers have outlined what happens in this second installment of four, in Paul Park's Princess of Roumania series. I will add only my version of what is arresting about it. First, the language, beautiful and potent at the level of sentences. Second, individual scenes, exquisitely drawn, comprised of impeccably imagined particulars, whether simple or elaborate. Third, the endings of scenes: graceful, tapered, while at the same time being apogees of dramatic tension, every one. Fourth, the uncompromising existence of that which has been depicted. There is no way to subsume this narrative into one's own imaginary, to force it to comply with one's designs or expectations as a reader. It is captivating, demanding, wholly other. Fifth, what a magnificent tale it is. I haven't read a lot of science fiction and/or fantasy; for others like me, I will say that A Princess of Roumania and now The Tourmaline remind me a bit of Isak Dinesen's short stories, which, like these books by Paul Park, offer a rigorous, unfamiliar pleasure, to be relished.

A Spellbinding Continuation.......2006-08-15

This book seamlessly picks up where A Princess of Roumania ends. The characters are intriguing--they continue to develop, becoming more complex, more real. I can't get enough of the baroness and the elector, both villains, both superbly drawn. Miranda's journey also captures my attention. She transforms, and propels the white tyger into her place in Roumanian mythology. She's on the path to heroism, and just in time. Roumania needs her.

I'm impressed by the depth of the plot and the twists of the story. The novel is full of absorbing ideas and wild turns. It zips along, plays with fascinating concepts, and doesn't skip a beat. At times, I wish the book were interactive so I could find out even more about the ghoul imprisoned by Queen Mary Magdalene, time tunnels, and dead bugs in empty Berkshire houses. I can't wait for more of this story.

The Tourmaline delivers spellbinding characters, a rich plot, and more. In surprising, delightful ways, it weaves together pieces of diverse mythologies: Roumanian and Romanian lore, fairy tales, ancient gods, and altered Judeo-Christian images, just to name a few. The blend works wonderfully, smoothly creating an ecumenical realm that mirrors some of the problems in our world, and enhances the story. The book also deals well with loss, change, uncertainty, and terror.

This series is one to read often, lend to friends, and grow with. I highly recommend picking up these books and starting the journey.

The Tourmaline - the odyssey continues!.......2006-08-11

If you were as enchanted by Paul Park's magically strange and compelling alternate history A Princess of Roumania as much as I was, The Tourmaline's continuation and expansion of the story is not to be missed. Imagine if you suddenly discovered that the world you grew up in was not the real world after all, but a time and place created by your aunt, a powerful mage who needed a place to hide you from your enemies because in the real world, you are heir to the throne of Roumania. Imagine that your best friends turn out to be faithful retainers from this world, and together you have to figure out what the truth is in your quest for justice. To say more about this story would be a spoiler, but this second book in the Tourmaline quartet is a testament to a writer whose skill and power continues to unfold, revealing extraordinary depths with each new book.

Park's prose is elegant, poetic, subtle, and layered with meaning. His imagination is limitless. Symbolic, mythic, and metaphysical connections are woven throughout, building into larger psychological and political meanings. His characters are powerfully drawn--at times ambiguous and full of contradictions, just like people in real life. The evil Baroness Nicola Ceaucescu is one of the most unforgettable villains I've ever read. The heroes are reluctant, the villains are complex and vulnerable, and the settings vivid, sensual, and surreal. In The Tourmaline, dream worlds become accessible, revealing inner landscapes that reflect happenings in the real world.

There are scenes in this book that read like short stories in and of themselves, such as when Miranda's friend Peter is imprisoned by a colorful Turkish magistrate and integrates the memories and talents of his dual identity and some unexpected help from Andromeda to escape. The dialogue is pitch perfect and laugh-out-loud funny.

The author addresses the nature of evil, power, and the moral and political challenges inherent in trying to do good with perceptive brilliance. This book resonates with the archetypal power of the best fairy tales, but with a strong, literary sensibility. I look forward to the next two books in the quartet and am recommending A Princess of Roumania and The Tourmaline to all who love great, literate, fantastic fiction.

extraLapis English No. 3: Tourmaline A Gemstone Spectrum

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extraLapis English No. 3: Tourmaline A Gemstone Spectrum
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Tourmaline has been cherished in Europe's royal treasuries for centuries but until relatively recently was assumed to be ruby or zircon. extraLapis English No.3 explores the world of tourmaline from its fascinating history to the most recent discoveries, while unforgettable images bring life to the story of the stone.

Let extraLapis English No. 3 take you inside these colorful crystals and lead you to the places around the world where they are found.

Explore such topics as: color and inclusions, history of tourmaline, electric properties and colors, phenomena and theories, new and historic finds,tourmaline mineralogy, the Kremlin's Carbuncle, research and discoveries, and localities from the Americas to Europe and Africa to Australia.

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Pretentious and overwritten

A Gem of a Book
Tourmaline: A Novel
Joanna Scott
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
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This universally acclaimed novel--everywhere hailed for its evocative descriptions, its compelling characters, its intricate plot--transports us to Elba, an island off the northwest coast of Italy, in the mid-1950s. It is here that an American man, seduced by the wealth promised in the island's surfeit of semiprecious tourmaline, has traveled with his wife and four young sons, and now struggles to establish a homestead and a fortune. But the allure of one of Elba's other treasures--a bewitching local girl--derails his quest and threatens to destroy his family.

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Pretty Good.......2003-05-07

This book is pretty good. I know that sounds wishy washy, but that sums it up well. I found, as another reviewer said, the foreign languages that weren't translated to be annoying. Sorry, we don't ALL speak Italian. This strikes me as a good summer read. I don't know that I'd recommend this book to anyone, but I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading it either. I am sitting on the fence! (I'd have given it 2.5 stars out of 5, but that's not an option...)

Pretentious and overwritten.......2003-04-14

The kind of book that frequently uses Italian or French phrases and never translates them for you. Also, the author apparently assumes you have an intimate knowledge of the geography of Elba before reading the book.

A Gem of a Book.......2002-10-29

In the 1950's, Murray Murdoch decides to take his family to the island of Elba for a vacation financed by his relatives. The family - Murray, Claire, their four sons and a cat - spend the next fifteen months on the island searching for gems, but finding suspicion and death instead.

The author uses an unusual device in Tourmaline. The story is told from the point of view of several major characters, including the father, Francis Cape, and the boys themselves. The most unique is the voice of the mother critiquing the words written by Oliver, the person trying to capture this story. She is the only such voice we have and it lends a feeling of authenticity to the book.

Unfortunately, since all the voices are filtered through the main narrator, the characters all tend to sound alike. This is a minor issue, and does not distract from the story or from the reader wanting to find out the truth about what happened on Elba.

Even without the essential questions resolved, the reader is left with a feeling of satisfaction at the end of the novel. We have as much of the truth as Oliver uncovered, both fact and imagination, and that is what makes the novel work.

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Taoism Downunder
Tourmaline
Randolph Stow
Manufacturer: Univ of Queensland Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0702233110

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Taoism Downunder.......2004-06-14

Tourmaline is a crystalline mineral, but here it's also a fictitious town in outback Western Australia. The ruined remnant of a once vibrant mining community, its mix of white and indigenous inhabitants are now dependent on the weekly arrival of a truck bearing food and beer. Falling out of the passenger's seat one day is a badly sunburned and dehydrated young man who, on recovery, turns out to be the mesmerically handsome 'diviner', Michael Random. He claims he can bring water back to the town. Though some have their suspicions, he becomes the focus of the dreams and longings of many of the desperate townsfolk. When he demonstrates strange powers - finding a buried reef of gold; instantly quelling an orgiastic drinking binge - he is quickly deified and celebrated in the town's abandoned church with fiery rituals embracing both Christian and aboriginal theology. But, of course, the diviner is not quite what he seems, and it doesn't take long for the pitiless Australian landscape to undermine his authority... Stow is one of a number of Australian writers who turned to Taoism as an alternative epistemology for Europeans grappling with an intractable and alien continent. In this novel, he sets himself the difficult task of showing how it might apply. The difficulty is that the tenets of Taoism are notoriously inexpressible, so the argument must be made by inference. This might account for the irritated incomprehension with which this novel was received by most readers in 1963. Contemporary readers with no experience of Taoism will probably find it equally perplexing. Taoism is a world-view which can, to the Western mind, seem frighteningly nihilistic but is actually quite otherwise. Its 'virtue of non-contention' resolves the disconnection between oneself and a hostile world by acknowledging the Great Void and aligning the self with it. This is not nihilism, because the self is not obliterated. Nor is it solipsism. Taoism offers a way of being that renders the human serene and passive, at one with the indifference of his environment. Man becomes an element of Nature. There is no contention set up between the two, which is drastically different to the spirit of conquering imperialism in which most colonial cultures are forged. In the adaptive ways adopted by some of his characters - the narrator (the local cop, known as the Law), Tom Spring, Bogada and Dave Speed - Stow shows how Taoism might be usefully applied to Australian experience. Though the Law is attracted to the diviner's youth, beauty and promise of transformative power, there is an order of Nature to which he more naturally responds: one that runs truer than, and counter to, the obsessive imperialist desires for gain that Random represents. 'Tourmaline' is interesting not so much because it pits Taoism against the diviner's neo-Christianity in some kind of death match showdown. Rather, it shows the self-destructive impotence of messianic imperialism as a 'way of being' in this part of the world. Through the delicate use of symbols, the inner struggle of the narrator (and a rather indelicate precis from Tom at the end of Chapter 13), Taoism is allowed to declare itself in the wreckage that remains when Random's cult implodes. The novel isn't entirely successful, but it's an engaging and thought-provoking attempt at what is, perhaps, an impossible task - expressing the inexpressible.

In Moorish Captivity: An Account Of The Tourmaline Expedition To Sus, 1897-98

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In Moorish Captivity: An Account Of The Tourmaline Expedition To Sus, 1897-98
Henry M. Grey
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

$RESEARCHES ON HEAT. Second Series. 1. On the Use of the Thermo - Multiplier. 2. On the Polarization of Heat by Tourmaline. 3. On the Laws of the Polarization of Heat by Refraction. 4. On the Laws of the Polarization of Heat by Reflection. 5. On the Circular Polarization of Heat. In Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume XIII. Part II. pp. 446 - 471.$
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RESEARCHES ON HEAT. Second Series. 1. On the Use of the Thermo - Multiplier. 2. On the Polarization of Heat by Tourmaline. 3. On the Laws of the Polarization of Heat by Refraction. 4. On the Laws of the Polarization of Heat by Reflection. 5. On the Circular Polarization of Heat. In Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume XIII. Part II. pp. 446 - 471.
James D. FORBES
Manufacturer: Charles Tait, and Bell and Bradfute and T. Cadell
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TOURMALINE
Randolph: Stow
Manufacturer: MacDonald
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KAZSIY

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The Ulitimate Page-turner!!!
A real mysterious and exciting book

Tourmaline
Jon Henderson
Manufacturer: Tyndale House Pub
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The Ulitimate Page-turner!!!.......2002-06-16

Tourmaline has suspense, mystery, romance, etc. Everything in one book!!! I would highly recomend this book. Jon Henderson's writing captivates you so that you can't even put it down!!! It is one of the best books I've ever read!!!

A real mysterious and exciting book.......1998-07-11

For those of you who love terrorism in books you'll like this one. It is all about a guy, named Jake MacIntyre, who got into a lot of trouble for taking a few pictures. He ends up draging two tourist, their families, and the government from a couple countries into the whole mess. I think you might like this book for everything it holds because that is why I liked it.

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Tourmaline
Randolph Stow
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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ASIN: B000WA1DXQ

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Tourmaline - it is not a ghost town, it simply lies in a coma. In from the surrounding Western nAustralian desert comes the diviner, Michael Random. Before he leaves again, a broken nman, the strange characters of Tourmaline have been stirred into life by hate and love.

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Tourmaline
Randolph Stow
Manufacturer: Angus & Robertson
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ASIN: 0207148120

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Another fabulous Tale by a complete Writer

Mainly the characters

Can't wait for the movie!

Like a bad music video

The more you read, the faster you read.

Leap Point
Kay Kenyon
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Set in the near future, Kay Kenyon's second fast-paced, exciting science fiction novel follows three story lines in Midwestern Medicine Falls... Abby McCrae lives quietly with a roommate above her 20th century antique shop. She still grieves for her teenager daughter Vitt, who committed suicide two years earlier. At least, everyone thinks it was suicide. After finding her diary, Abbey discovers Vitt's addiction to a virtual reality game called Nir, and her "studies" at the cultlike Dimension Institute. Concerned about foul play, she hires a detective to help her uncover the truth.

Another story line tracks the shady maneuvers of Dimension Institute's charismatic leader, Zachariah, who has plans and secrets of his own and doesn't want Vitt's mother poking around in them. One secret he's hiding involves his connection to an alien race secreting themselves and their "leap point" out on Zachariah's ranch. The townspeople of Medicine Falls make up another thread. Depressed by the economy and growing isolation, more and more of them take comfort in Nir, short for Nirvana; if real life and love is disappointing, there's always a better, if virtual, reality while playing. Suspense builds as the three threads interweave, catalyzed by the growing threat of Nir and the aliens, who seek to conquer humanity.

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In 2014, Medicine Falls is just another rural town with a dying economy and a way of life that has become increasingly irrelevant. The lure of the Net and virtual-reality games has replaced the malls and movie theaters. The hottest game of all is Nir--short for Nirvana--with its promise of escape into a world of addictive pleasures.

When Abbey McCrae's teenage daughter dies mysteriously, everyone calls it suicide. But Abbey believes it's murder, somehow connected to her daughter's addiction to Nir--and to the cultlike Dimension Institute, led by the charismatic Zachariah Smith. As more and more townspeople fall under Nir's spell, Abbey and a cynical detective uncover a horrifying conspiracy involving the game, the Institute, and the secret "guests" Zachariah Smith keeps at his ranch. And Abbey will learn that she alone can stop an alien threat that seeks to consume all of humanity....

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Another fabulous Tale by a complete Writer.......2002-04-03

This is a tale of the struggle against world dominance by beings from another world. A woman struggles to cope with the loss of her daughter and fights to find the person to blame it on and in the midst of her search stumbles onto a group of alien beings that are in the process of pulling humankind into there net of control... somewhat reminiscent of the Body Snatchers syndrome but instead is a brain snatching plot that is very unique and very possible.... This book is another masterpiece by Kay Kenyon, the more you read the harder it is to put the book down... This is a Science Fiction fans delight... Bravo Kay Kenyon !! Thanks for another fabulous book....

Mainly the characters.......2000-12-01

Really cool idea, and parts of the story was enjoyable, but the main problem I had was with the characters. They were too unbelievable for me; they accepted too quickly with what was going on, and were ready to believe anything. There were other problems I had with the story that I couldn't put my finger on, but it just rang wrong.

Can't wait for the movie!.......1999-06-09

This is quite a little page turner. Set in the near future in small town America, it centres around a very old sci-fi theme - attempted conquest of Earth by aliens. In this case, however, the mechanism for achieving this is a virtual reality computer game.

The characters are a little stereotyped (e.g., beautiful heroine who unwittingly ends up having to save Earth plus classic villain type, ala Lex Luthor), but it all seems to add to the fun.

The strength of Leap Point, however, is its plot. There are a number of strands which are nicely integrated and keep the story moving along at a good pace.

All in all, this is tailor-made for Hollywood - four and a half stars.

Like a bad music video.......1999-05-04

I couldn't read the whole thing, but wrestled through more than half of it. There is gratuitous violence, child pornography, and I found the characters to be unbelievable in their intentions and attitudes. This one goes under the heading "trashy science fiction with no redeeming value."

The more you read, the faster you read........1998-09-17

Just finished Leap Point; I loved it. This is only my second sci-fi book, the first was Kenyon's other book, Seeds of Time, and for the very same reason I loved that one, I love this one: The momentum keeps building with one climax after another; it's a great adventure in a world that seems totally plausible. She peoples her tale with interesting characters whose weaknesses and strengths drive the story. The premise of the story is downright scary, but Kenyon gives you a breather with some laugh-out-loud passages. This isn't just a book that takes you on a wild unpredictable ride, it haunts you every time you click onto the internet. Her style is easy, not forced, and her descriptive imagery is vivid. Can't wait for her next book.

One Giant Leap for Mankind (Turning Points in American History)

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One Giant Leap for Mankind (Turning Points in American History)
Carter Smith
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Leap ahead: while still keeping your business firmly grounded.: An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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Leap ahead: while still keeping your business firmly grounded.: An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on January 6, 2003. The length of the article is 939 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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Mounted vertical maneuver: a giant leap forward in maneuver and sustainment.(POINT): An article from: Military Review

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Mounted vertical maneuver: a giant leap forward in maneuver and sustainment.(POINT): An article from: Military Review
Robin P. Swan , and Scott R. McMichael
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This digital document is an article from Military Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 6580 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: Mounted vertical maneuver: a giant leap forward in maneuver and sustainment.(POINT)
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Online banking: are you ready? Taking the leap is as easy as point, click, and save.(CONSUMER LIFE): An article from: Black Enterprise

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Online banking: are you ready? Taking the leap is as easy as point, click, and save.(CONSUMER LIFE): An article from: Black Enterprise
Krissah Williams
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This digital document is an article from Black Enterprise, published by Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. on July 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2794 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Author: Krissah Williams
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Great recipes and tips for vegans!

The Best of the 3

Okay but not essential

Not so great...

Not the best for beginners but not bad

How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet
Sarah Kramer , and Tanya Barnard
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Sarah and Tanya are long-time friends and self-described "lazy vegetarians" whose love of animals made them want to completely eliminate animal products from their diet. Their decision to "go vegan" was a challenge not only to their palate but to their way of thinking about food and nutrition. With some imagination and a little know-how, the transition to a vegan lifestyle can be painless. And as Sarah and Tanya demonstrate in How It All Vegan!, vegan food is fabulous food, full of flavour and all the nutrients you need.

Two-colour throughout, the book's chapters include entrees, soups, sauces, breads, salads, and desserts; there are recipes for blue banana muffins, mushroom barley stew, chocolate cheese-less cake, tofu jerky, and vegan versions of ice cream, mayonaisse, and Sloppy Joes. There are even instructions on turning other aspects of your life vegan: recipes for cosmetics, hair products, pet treats, and household cleaners.

With its campy '50s style illustrations, unusual concoctions, and cool, punky sensibility, How It All Vegan! will tempt readers to animal-proof their diet and join the Vegan Empire.

Currently, over 110,000 copies have been sold.

Now in its 12th printing.

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Great recipes and tips for vegans!.......2007-09-15

This book is amazing! I recently converted to veganism from vegetarianism, and this book has helped me immensely, with deciding what foods to buy, as well as broadening my palate with meals I create cheaply. There are also really great tips in the back of the book, like vegan face masks, a vegan way to clean your toilet, it's really helpful! For a beginner or a skilled vegan, this book is ideal - the recipes are delicious, easy, and readily-available, even for a college student like me!

The Best of the 3.......2007-07-10

I have The Garden of Vegan and La Dolce Vegan in addition to this one and this one is the most used in my house. This book has the best entree section compared to other vegan books because they are all great and easy to make. This also contains my favorite vegan sloppy joe recipe and black bean burgers that actually stay together and don't crumble. Harvest herb bread, rhubarb bread, and cinnamon raisin bread are also favorites. Brownie and cookie recipes *** YEAH!!!!!! I have been a vegetarian my entire life and enjoy using vegan recipes, though I am not a vegan. This is the best vegan cookbook I have used and may even be the best cookbook I have, which includes the vegetarian ones.

Okay but not essential.......2007-04-21

This cookbook is merely okay. I really wanted to love it, but frankly, the recipes are kind of boring. The salad section is a bit of a waste--too long and too much repetition. Way too much space on what to feed kids. I was also put off by the overly cutesy writing style, to the point where I felt like I was in middle school ("We're having a sushi party tonight. All right!" "My Gerry--he's so very saucy!") Also, a plethora of references to friends, cousins, aunts, etc. Okay if you like that sort of thing, I guess. I'm sure Sarah and Tanya are earnest, well meaning vegans. But I am unimpressed with How It All Vegan. If you are shopping for a vegan cookbook, I would recommend Isa Moskowitz's Vegan with a Vengeance. The recipes are more inventive (but hardly difficult) and she writes with a great Brooklyn attitude!

That said, this cookbook has a section of non-food recipes that look rather interesting (e.g. homemade skin toner, cleaning agents). I will probably use those recipes more than the food ones.

Not so great..........2007-04-21

I've used a lot of the recipes in this book, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not that great. I followed everything to exact specifications, so has my girlfriend, and there's always a problem with it. The breads come out too hard or flaky, the chili is REALLY bland (I ended up adding my own ingredients and cooking it much, much longer than instructed, and it came out great) the "easy breezy cheese sauce" is nasty, the pancakes aren't that good, the sauces/dressings aren't good. The only thing I actually think came out good is the whip cream.

I've gone online and found much better recipes for free. So, there's really no reason to buy this book, unless you need some ideas or reference to create your own meals.

Not the best for beginners but not bad.......2007-02-15

This cookbook has some good recipes, but a good deal of it is too involved for day to day use, unless you're the type of person who lives to cook. Many of the recipes use imitation cheese, which always turns out tasting second rate. Others require many different ingredients but use only a little of each, so you have to figure out what to do with all the excess you didn't use. In addition, some of the recipes such as the hummus and miso soup include modifications that make them more complicated than normal for beginners. Overall, not a bad cookbook, but it can be frustrating for beginners or people who don't generally like to cook.

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