Milky Way Railroad (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)

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Teased by his friends and alone on a hilltop, young Kenji is suddenly swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way. Representing the soul's passage to heaven, the train is a passage from this life to the next. Kenji meets many of the newly departed on his journey, but only he will be allowed to return to Earth, where he dreams of being reunited with his father. Miyazawa uses a wealth of literary, scientific, and religious allusion to depict a universe that is sad yet miraculous. A classic in Japan for its original and artful evocation of a young boy's yearnings, this is a book of great wisdom that teaches acceptance and compassion.

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angry.......2006-07-13

I am soooo angry that this is the only translation in print. I want to use the story in classes I teach, but these idiots butchered the story. Miyazawa GAVE THE KIDS ITALIAN NAMES FOR A REASON! These so-called translators are too pedantic, too arrogant, or simply too stupid to get that. Sarah Strong wrote an excellent translation, which even includes an excellent readers guide. Granted, it's not really for kids, but the story was not meant only for kids. Come on Professor Strong, get it back in print!

BEYOND OUTER SPACE TO INNER SPACE.......2001-08-17

This is the best of several available English translations of Japan's bestloved children's sci fi fantasy story. Although it takes the controversial step of simplifying the title and changing the characters' names to Japanese instead of the original Italian, it removes one layer of mystification from the story and simplifies our perceptions of a multifaceted work that appeals as easily to adults as to children. This tale of the friendship between a poor boy and a rich boy in a small country town in northern Japan and their journey to the heavens, from which only one returns, shows a small boy contending with social rejection, death and his place in the universe. Told in simple but sparkling prose, it is accompanied by illustrations by the eminent Japanese illustrator Ryu Okazaki, some of which are in the same order as works by such masters as Leonard Baskin and Rockwell Kent. The translators, Joseph Sigrist and D.M. Stroud, are both Americans who lived for many years in Japan and who are intimately acquainted with the geographic and literary milieu of the author.

Fascinating story, Questionable translation.......1999-11-16

A surreal dream journey combining religious and scientific imagery; this version includes some good B&W illustrations. However, for various reasons I am seeking out an alternate translation after buying this book. My first encounter with NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD (GINGA (Galaxy) TETSUDO (Railroad) NO YORU (Night)... the "Night" somehow dropped out of the title in this version) was with the gorgeous animated film, towards which my expectations are admittedly biased. Also, I don't read Japanese, so my comments on the translation must be taken with a grain of salt. However, one error stands out -- changing the character's Italian names to arbitrary Japanese equivalents. Did the translators really expect readers to be somehow confused by the fact that a Japanese author was writing about Italian characters, however universal or archetypal such characters are supposed to be? It's not a gripe that would destroy the story for a first-time reader, but for me, it leaves a negative impression.

Superb translation/Inspiring and entertaining for kids........1998-09-05

This extremely well-written translation doesn't even sound like a translation most of the time. It is the best of the four available translations of the number-one Japanese children's classic of this century which has sold millions of copies in Japan. It is an inspiring tale of two young boys on a trip through the cosmos as one of them learns to deal with social ostracism (ijime), a missing father, the death of his best friend -- and finally with the meaning of life.

A senseless slaughter of fine literature.......1998-02-25

I have been a Kenji Miyazawa fan for a long time, and upon finding a (fairly cheap) version of Night on the Galactic Railroad, I was ecstatic. Upon recieving it, to my horror, they had changed ALL of the names and severely rewrote major sections. The original names are Italian, and they are changed to lame Japanese names to "avoid confusion". Pure arrogance on the part of the translator. The only thing that saves this title is the original material, which still manages to shine through. Buy the other version, or watch the animated version put out by Central Park Media.

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A pub crawl across Wisconsin in times gone by...
Badger Bars & Tavern Tales: An Illustrated History of Wisconsin Saloons
Bill Moen , and Doug Davis
Manufacturer: Guest Cottage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930596200

Book Description

Journey back to the days when neighborhood taverns were the social hubs of all small towns. Relive the days when wild revelry was the norm. Old newspaper articles and photos are highlighted throughout the book. Interviews with "old-timers" give a personal glimpse into the days when Wisconsin was wild. Taverns and towns throughout the state are featured.

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A pub crawl across Wisconsin in times gone by..........2004-10-17

Thanks to a abberation in drinking age laws between Minnesota and Wisconsin in the late 70s, I spent a GREAT deal of time in Wisconsin taverns in my late teens, so I consider myself something of an expert on the subject. This book is a fantastic, politically incorrect primer on the taverns of the land of cheese, beer and Packer fans. Come on - if you think of beer, Wisconsin automatically comes to mind, doesn't it? If you're somewhere else in America, say San Diego or Charlotte, and have never spent a frigid January Saturday night getting tipsy in a little hole-in-the-wall in the woods surrounded by earflapped yokels who have that "yah, shure!" accent just like in the movie "Fargo", this book is as close as you're gonna get. The pages bring you back to another time, before globalization and homogenization and satellite communication where "local flavor" (good or bad) actually meant something. It's obvious that this is a labor of love for the authors - they laugh along with you at the bizarre promotional ideas some of these taverns had, yet, deep down, you know they admired their threadbare earnestness. Each tavern a unique, flawed jem (well, OK, some are just plain rocks) with story after story. This is a natural for anyone interested in breweriana, Wisconsin, or a swig of the barley pop over the third Ole and Lena joke of the night - a classic!

Willa And The Wind (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))

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Enjoyable retelling of a traditional tale
Cheers for Willa!
Wonderful Willa
A zany tale with vivid illustrations by Heather Solomon

Willa And The Wind (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))
Janice M. Del Negro
Manufacturer: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 076145232X

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Enjoyable retelling of a traditional tale.......2006-04-27

Willa and the Wind is an interesting and quirky tale from Janice M. Del Negro about two sisters living alone (with no visible parents) on a farm. When the North Wind comes through and steals their corn meal, the younger sister Willa decides that she is not going to put up with that and journeys to the home of the North Wind to demand compensation. She is clearly a character that knows how to handle herself, and is notable in her refusal to be scared off by the mean and nasty old North Wind. She proudly shouts her name and refuses to leave empty handed. This sets into motion a series of trips back and forth with a mystery to be solved.

The greatest strength of this book is that Willa is strong and angry and brave, even though it takes her a while to catch on to the innkeepers' antics. Once she gets it, she proves herself to be highly intelligent and outsmarts the innkeeper to gets all of her magical gifts back. That the audience sees that it is the innkeeper causing the mischief with Willa's gifts makes it all the more satisfying when she finally catches him in the act.

The illustrations by Heather Solomon are exceptional due to their use of multiple mediums. The beautiful watercolors show a vibrant world and simple everyday objects, like Willa's skirt have shocking patches of magenta and orange. The illustrations also incorporate collage for large surfaces, giving the mountains a rocky exterior or the fireplace the look of real bricks. The use of pencil adds subtlety and gracefulness, such as in the tendrils on the wind. Sometimes the art simply illustrates the text; other times it accentuates it. The story is told from the point of view of an emotionally detached omnipotent narrator and the illustrations all the reader to see emotions play across the characters' faces.

Cheers for Willa!.......2006-02-18

My five-year-old triplets and I love this book. It's lyrical, funny, thoughtful and thought-provoking, and we all thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

My mother is a retired first grade teacher who bequeathed to us her personal library of children's books, accumulated during her 35+ years of teaching. It's refreshing to come across a new book like this one that's as memorable and as well-written and illustrated as any of these books from the past.

Wonderful Willa.......2006-02-08

Here is the wonder-filled tale of a girl with the nerve and persistence to confront the north wind . Though the mischievous wind is honest in his dealing the innkeeper she meets is not. Willa meets the challenge with pluck and spirit. My daughters can't get enough of this new hero !

A zany tale with vivid illustrations by Heather Solomon.......2006-01-13

Willa is bold and clever - so she's going to ask Old Windy, the north wind, to return the cornmeal that he stole. Problem is - Old Windy also is bold and mischievous - but fair. He'll exchange something for the missing cornmeal. Soon three bold contenders vie for cornmeal in a zany tale with vivid illustrations by Heather Solomon.

Stagecoach and Tavern Tales of the Old Northwest (Shawnee Classics (Reprinted))

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History-lite, I loved it!

Stagecoach and Tavern Tales of the Old Northwest (Shawnee Classics (Reprinted))
Harry Ellsworth Cole
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0809321254

Book Description

One journalist curious about life in the taverns along the stagecoach lines in Wisconsin and northern Illinois from the early 1800s until the 1880s was Harry Ellsworth Cole. While he could not sample strong ales at all of the taverns he wrote about, Cole did study newspaper accounts, wrote hundreds of letters to families of tavern owners, read widely in regional history, and traveled extensively throughout the territory. The result, according to Brunet, is a "nostalgic, sometimes romantic, well-written, and easily digested social history."

At Cole’s death, historian Louise Phelps Kellogg edited his manuscript, which in this case involved turning his notes and illustrations into a book and publishing it with the Arthur H. Clark Company in 1930.

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History-lite, I loved it!.......2004-06-13

This book was originally published in 1930, and is the work of Harry Ellsworth Cole (1861-1928), one of Wisconsin's foremost local historians. Mr. Cole was interested in everything having to do with Wisconsin, and in this book, he traces first the development of the roads and how they helped develop the state, and then he gives a social history of the taverns that lined those roads.

For the most part this book reads like a social history, rather than an academic history. It's not a collection of names and dates, famous people and famous events. And there are no recipes here, either. Instead, it is a collection of stories, often quite funny, that give you a read feel for the roads and taverns of yester-year Wisconsin. I found this to be a fun and interesting read; not heavy history, but history-lite. I loved it!

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step back into the 1850's

History Lite
Silas Cully's Tavern Tales: Stories, Jokes, and Recipes from a Nineteenth Century Barkeeper
Bert Osterberg
Manufacturer: Writers Club Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595182976

Book Description

Silas Cully is the barkeep at a stagecoach stop in 1850. His jokes, stories, and recipes for both food and drinks give a good look at life in Michigan in the 19th Century. Silas' views are at times hilarious and at times poignant. Whether he is poking fun at the locals or opposing California statehood, Silas has something to say.

Customer Reviews:

step back into the 1850's.......2003-01-28

what a wonderful book, you wont stop laughing at silas's stories
if you have ever spent an afternoon with silas (bert) you can imagine that you are at the eagle tavern inn in the 1850's, if not BUY THE BOOK!... and then go to the eagle tavern @greenfield village and spend an afternoon being entertained by silas. you wont regret it.

History Lite.......2001-08-14

Silas Cully's Tavern Tales is a first person presentation by a man who works at Henry Ford Museum's Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. It is told as if the reader is a customer in his 1850 barroom and is heavy on jokes and funny stories. There are recipes and songs, too. It really puts the reader into the Nineteenth Century. This books is aimed at history buffs and re-inactors.

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Tavern Tales
Donna Ciocca
Manufacturer: Oak Manor Publishing, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0974736139
Release Date: 2005-09-01

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Adult reading about growing up in a saloon. You ll be astounded with the cast of characters.

Black Tavern Tales Stories of Old New England

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Black Tavern Tales Stories of Old New England
Charles L. Goodell
Manufacturer: Willis McDonald & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000E3GLL0

Collected Poems - The Enchanted Island, Sherwood, Tales of the Mermaid Tavern, New Poems (Volume II)

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Collected Poems - The Enchanted Island, Sherwood, Tales of the Mermaid Tavern, New Poems (Volume II)
Alfred Noyes
Manufacturer: Lippincott
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JMA3K6

Collected Poems Vol. II: The Enchanted Island, Sherwood, Tales of the Mermaid Tavern, New Poems (Volume 2)

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Collected Poems Vol. II: The Enchanted Island, Sherwood, Tales of the Mermaid Tavern, New Poems (Volume 2)

Manufacturer: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000CPPW2Y

ELDRITCH TALES - Issue 20 - 1989: Treponema Pallidum Et Al; Smokey Taverns; Movement in the Shadows; The Cone in the Chasm; One Cold Night Beyond the Pale; Dead Feast; Sauron; Just Herself; Cthulhu fhtagn; The Most Profane of the Sacred; Eldritch Eye

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ELDRITCH TALES - Issue 20 - 1989: Treponema Pallidum Et Al; Smokey Taverns; Movement in the Shadows; The Cone in the Chasm; One Cold Night Beyond the Pale; Dead Feast; Sauron; Just Herself; Cthulhu fhtagn; The Most Profane of the Sacred; Eldritch Eye
Crispin (editor) (Kingsley Vogan; Jim Pianfetti; Gene Phillips; Steven Roy Daugherty; Wade K. Wilson; Thomas Egan; A. R. Morlan; Bernadette Lynn Bosky; Paula Helm Murray; Gary A. Braunbeck; John Grey; Andrew Andrews; David C. Kopaska-Merkel) Burnham
Manufacturer: Crispin Burnham
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NN7N40

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The Flying Tavern and Other Tales
Brigitta Valentiner
Manufacturer: Dorrance Publishing Company, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0805924515

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"This is the story of those fantastic programs which captured our imagination. The Star Trek phenomenon is traced from the pilot episode of the program to its final episode. Plus a rare 14 minute collection of hilarious "Out-takes" that were edited together by the production people on the show at the end of each season and given to the cast members as a gift. We were very fortunate to be able to locate copies from all three seasons. If you are a Star Trek fan, you will truly enjoy sharing the fantastically funny goofs Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew made filming "Star Trek"." "Beginning with Rocky Jones, Space Ranger and Flash Gordon and continuing through the 1990's we will glimpse at the best of cult and science fiction television. * Superman * Science Fiction Television * Outer Limits * The Night Stalker * Lost in Space * Special Tribut to Star Trek * Plus many more." [from case]

The Outer Limits: The Lost (The Outer Limits)

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GREAT BOOK!!!!
Not the best from the series, but still good.

The Outer Limits: The Lost (The Outer Limits)
John Peel
Manufacturer: Torkids
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812590678

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Brainwashed teenage zombies? Or just another day in the 'burbs?Stacy can't understand what's going on with the kids in her neighborhood. They just aren't acting normal. Her best friend Amy has thrown away her collection of Doc Martens and is wearing "sensible" shoes instead. Her boyfriend Justin is acting bizarre, too. Is that really Kenny G he's listening to on the radio? It's like everyone is turning into their parents. Now that is really scary!Stacy is convinced that someone--or something-is brainwashing all the teenagers in town. Can she discover who and why before it is too late? Or will Stacy be turned into on of....the lost?

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GREAT BOOK!!!!.......2002-02-09

I loved this Outer Limits book. I found it to be very exciting and interesting, each page leaving you wanting more, even from the very start. This is a book in the series that ALL Outer Limits fans must own!

Not the best from the series, but still good........2000-05-01

This wasn't the best Outer Limits book, but I still found it highly enjoyable. Stacy is suspicious when all the kids in her townstart to act like adults. So she decides to investigate. What she discovers may destroy her own individuality. I was dissapointed by the ending, however.

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Fantastic for the aspiring home baker

NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

Wonderful collection

Not quite exact...

um, yummy...

The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts
Sherry Yard
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0618138927

Book Description

The Secrets of Baking is a comprehensive primer that guides the cook through the world of baked goods and other desserts, from time-honored classics of the French patisserie to the inspired and fanciful creations that made Spago the famous restaurant it is today. At the same time, it advances a radically new understanding of these recipes, one that will give the baker greater flexibility and confidence in the kitchen. Instead of grouping desserts into traditional categories (pies, cakes, cookies), Sherry Yard arranges them around crucial master recipes. Starting with these recipes -- simple, basic guidelines for making caramel, chocolate sauce, lemon curd, pound cake, and brioche, to name just a few -- Yard shows the cook how to create dozens of variations. Knowing how ingredients interact opens the door to a multitude of baking possibilities. For example, cream puff dough forms the foundation for clairs, profiteroles, and the caramel-coated tower the French call croquembouche, but understanding how and why it behaves the way it does allows the cook to create deep-fried beignets, mascarpone-filled cannolis, or simmering-hot dumplings. This authoritative, friendly bake-shop bible contains fascinating mini-lessons on food science, illuminating bits of baking history, and time-saving tips. Newcomers to the world of baking will feel at ease with such simple, homey desserts as Banana Bread and Mississippi Mud Pie, and elaborate show-stoppers like Chocolate Brioche Sandwich with Espresso Gelato and Blackberry-Lime-Filled Doughnuts with Blackberry Sorbet and Berries will transform amateur bakers into expert pastry chefs.

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Fantastic for the aspiring home baker.......2007-09-28

First, THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR PROFESSIONAL PASTRY CHEFS! You will not find ingredient weights, nor will the instruction be anything groundbreaking for you. However, the book was not created for the professional. That said, it is GREAT for the home baker.

I enjoyed the book because it goes beyond the basic recipes. The person who will most enjoy & benefit from this book is someone who wants to move into more impressive desserts. It is full of sophisticated recipes that will absolutely wow your dinner guests. On the whole, the recipes are not difficult to follow, though she does include some more complicated recipes, like puff pastry, that are for the truly ambitious amateur.

I had a tiny bit of experience baking before I got this book, but it has provided me with a good resource of reliable desserts that appeal to my inner foodie. The variations she includes at the end of each recipe also inspire me constantly. One slight downside: since she leaves out some of the details of how to manipulate the recipes (like adjusting for different shaped pans, etc.) you will get more out of the book if you already know a little about how that works. (I *highly* recommend Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible for that purpose.) Also, I do wish that she would provide a little more guidance on what types of combinations would be successful, though she does provide a few ideas in the back of the book. Specifically, I was looking for more info on what the finished product should be like & what it would pair well with; this would be really helpful for those who had never made genoise or her frosting, for instance. I had to make the recipes first & then make that judgement on my own. More photos might help on this front.

Even with those issues, the book has been indispensible and worth 5 stars to me because of the quality of product I can make. I use her lemon curd to fill cakes & to mix into swiss buttercream, and it has given me near-celebrity status at our monthly birthday parties at work.

If you are a complete amateur, the book can function as an intro course if you go in order. The way the book is organized provides a good framework for progressively building your skills. Some of the ingredients and equipment are a little beyond the basics, but if you follow the recipes as written, the results will be fantastic. You won't find many other books that teach the amateur how to make Beverly Hills-style desserts as well as this one does.

Bottom line:
Professionals- You probably won't get much out of it.
Amateurs with some experience- You will be able to go to the next level, begin to learn some baking theory, & learn how to improvise your own desserts beautifully.
Amateurs with no experience- If you follow the recipes in sequence, you'll be amazed at what you can create.

NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.......2007-08-30

I expected a higher standard of work from this book. After all when a title claims that the secrets of baking are deciphered, then you do expect a lot from it don't you? I am a professional baker/patissier and many of the secrets of baking have been revealed to me through the years of experience, but I do and have always believed that one can get tips and secrets from even the worst housewife. So I always have an open mind (and ears!) to pick up information from the most unlikely sources.
This book has tried a different approach than most. It groups products by families according to the way they are made and the ingredients used.( In the French Professional Pastry series a similar method is used, but only by the method of production). Unfortunately the author doesn't succeed in providing a precise and trustworthy piece of work. Some of the products don't really belong to the families allocated to them (unless they are adopted!).
90% of the recipes have no photos.There are no photos of the procedures.
The quantities are all in cups and teaspons. I cannot imagine, for instance a professional pastry chef counting 80 cups of flour to make a professional recipe! And how can one get the same amount in a cup every time? Was adding metric equivalents so hard?
Many products shown in the photos are sloppy and amateurish.
Most of the products are geared towards the hotel industry, ie plated desserts. Even though the author works in a hotel, there should be a balance between hotel desserts and pastry shop desserts.
There is a lot of information in the pages but most of it can be found in other books. Still for the price it could be a good buy.
All things counted, this is not a very good book for the professional or the one aspiring to be a professional, because it is geared towards the home cook, as the lack of metric or even imperial weights and the mediocre product photos show. The French Professional Pastry Series is much better( and more expensive). Another excellent book is 'Michel Roux's finest desserts' and 'Le Gordon Blue desserts'.
It is however a very good book for the amateur home cook. They are the ones that will probably benefit most from the structure and the methods.In this aspect it can actually demistify some of the work of a pastry chef.
I am sorry though. I am a professional. Only 3 stars.

Wonderful collection.......2007-05-15

Some suggest that for the "expert" baker this book does not deliver. Well, if you are an "expert" baker, I eagerly await YOUR book, so get to work.

I am no expert, far from that. Despite my lack of experience I have been able to produce some darn fine quality work using the recipes and techniques in this book. I have made things I never would have imagined, my understanding has improved greatly.

I have no quibbles with the "volume vs weight" measurements. I understand the arguments. I use both. Sherry uses both.

There seem to be a few gaps here and there in the basic technique areas, but when I ask my in-house advisor I'm told "well, EVERYONE knows THAT" Oh. Now I know too.

No other book has motivated me to want to create such wonderful desserts for my family, and I now do so with regularity.

Not quite exact..........2007-04-12

The book is good. On page 6: "Precision is essential to consistent pastry work. When measuring, it's importat to use the proper tool and method." I was disappointed she did not provide weight measurements in her formulas as Ms Susan G. Purdy has done in "A Piece of Cake". Weight measurements are more accurate than the volume measurements provided. Perhaps this is a fault of the publishing company and not the author.

um, yummy..........2007-03-22

There are some incredible recipes in this book and the pictures make you want to bake everything. I have been having some fun with this one. This would be perfect as a gift (or for yourself) if you love to bake delicious desserts. Plus it is inspiring to read about the author in the beginning of the book.

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