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Memories that Haunt may be real.......2006-07-09
This is an excellent novel about a mother and daughter living in France in the 1990's. The mother was a child during the Nazi occupation, was raped at age 6 and witnessed her family tortured and murdered by local thugs who became collaborators of the occupation. The mother suffers from a severe mental disorder (likely posttraumatic stress disorder) that has left her disabled. Her daughter is illegitimate from a liaison the mother had years after the war while in a mental institution. The daughter's life is 24-hour care of her disabled mother. The mother lives her life rapidly alternating between 1943 and the present and often mistakes people and current situations for her persecutors of that time. In the midst of this horrible situation, this family, living in poverty, is served with eviction and collection notices by a process server. For most of the book, the process server is a cardboard character, purposely left undeveloped, simply a literary device. He is real and the situation is serious, The unnamed process server proceeds to inventory the family's meager possessions. The daughter attempts to influence the process server by describing the history of her family, particularly her mother who frequently bursts on the scene from her bedroom cursing and accusing the process server of being a collaborator and working for the government of occupation. The daughter's explanations and accounts of her family and mother's violation under the occupation, persecutions and the mental and physical consequences of those horrors are revealed as the process server dispassionately and unmoved goes about his work. The author brings him into the narrative at intervals, subtly and in passing to remind us that he is there and as a reminder that the present is 1996 and not 1943. The process server responds neither in word nor deed to the horrible atrocities and aftermath that we know happened and haunt this family and household as so many ghosts of the past. His intrusion is seen as little different from that of the occupation forces and the corrupt thugs who posed as officials. The process server has come to collect possessions of value and is violating the family. The difference is that this process server is acting under the current law and does not act in any manner other to make a list of possessions of worth. As the daughter's narrative ends, there is a second part of the novel that consists of a lecture given by the process server to others in the field. He spends much time discussing the various reactions of the persons they may encounter, various shams and frauds that are attempted and gives dispassionate advice on how to deal with them. He recounts his interaction with the aforementioned family and describes the mother as an alcoholic who was deranged and delusional and the daughter as trying to seduce him. He acts as if the described atrocities were fiction. In a jarring and disturbing ending he expresses, again dispassionately, his disgust over the mother and daughter's unmerited and vile comments about the people and government who ran France "with dignity" between 1941 and 1944. By denying the past abuses of the Jews and other persecuted people of France during the war, his mentality is little different that that of his predecessors of WWII. A denial takes the worst human suffering and dissipates it in dispassionate bureaucracy. One initially dismisses the mother and daughter's reaction to the process server, their claim of another violation and reliving this event in the shadow of 1943, with pathos but as unreal. The lecture of the process server hits you in the gut that perhaps the perspective of the wounded is not so wrong after all.
The author sets the reader up for a conclusion that will have you thinking and rethinking the seemingly ordinary. As the victims of the age of Nazi terror die, their voices must live on lest we, as the process sever, forget or never learn and risk repeating such harm.
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Published in 1964, My Years with General Motors was an immediate best-seller and today is considered one of the few classic books on management. The book is the ghostwritten memoir of Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. (1875-1966), whose business and management strategies enabled General Motors to overtake Ford as the dominant American automobile manufacturer in the 1920s and 1930s.
What has been largely unknown until now is that My Years with General Motors was almost not published. Although it was written with the permission of General Motors -- and slated for publication in October 1959 -- at the last minute General Motors tried to suppress the book out of fears that some of the material in it could become evidence in an antitrust action against the company. This book, by John McDonald, Sloan's ghostwriter, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the book's writing, its attempted suppression, and the lawsuit that eventually led to its publication. McDonald's narrative is partly the David-and-Goliath story of a lone journalist taking on the world's then-largest corporation and partly a study of strategy in its own right. McDonald's struggle to publish the book led him to navigate a complicated course among the competing interests of General Motors, Fortune magazine (his employer), and Time, Inc. (Fortune's owner). In many ways this "book about the book" parallels the Sloan book as a tale of successful, brilliantly planned strategy.
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Great Story tellers, great personalities..........2007-09-28
I am enjoying very much this book. I still didn't finish it. I will read it slowly, each time I am reading it I go back in time and I feel like an invisible person that seeing history unfold.
What makes me recommend this book? First is very well written, it has a great story and we get to know better a man like mr. Alfred Sloan. How he behaved in real life, his relationships, the impact of the loss of his wife... In this book we can have a short portrait of this man, it is possible to get an insight into the real person he was.
I also enjoyed the foreword by Dan Seligman, it is a great summary of the book and gives a great insight into the story and man behind the book, John McDonald.
McDonald's Years of Struggle with General Motors.......2002-08-07
Until reading this book, I was wholly unaware of efforts by General Motors' lawyers to prevent the publication of Sloan's memoir My Years with General Motors which is generally considered one of the most important business books ever written. McDonald was Sloan's ghost writer (hence the dual meaning of the book's title) and provides a compelling account of how and why the book was finally published in 1963. McDonald suggests that a study in 1921 (discussed in Sloan's memoir) recommended "covering" all prospective buyers of automobiles by designing, manufacturing, and marketing a complete line for various "price steps." In that event, GM lawyers feared, federal regulatory agencies would become involved and seek to dismantle what could be perceived as a monopoly. In 1962, McDonald initiated a lawsuit against GM. He was at that time still employed by Fortune magazine. Almost immediately, Time Inc. "entered the game", fearing loss of GM advertising. It would be a disservice to both McDonald and to those who read this review to reveal what happened next. To my surprise, the book became a "page turner" and remained so to its conclusion. McDonald tells a lively story with colorful characters, a complicated plot, all manner of crises and conflicts, subtle (and not-so-subtle) manipulations, and conflicts of interests while -- along the way -- examining a legal system exploited but which ultimately prevailed. A great read.
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Ghost Trains: Railroad Photographs of the 1950's
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Dark Company -- Required reading for the horror enthusiast.......2001-08-04
This horror anthology's subtitle, "The Ten Greatest Ghost Stories", says it all. The serious student of the horror genre will already have read most, if not all, of the selections in this book. The beauty of this anthology is having ALL your favorites between two covers of one thin book. This is a great "carry on" for travelers. This book includes the true classics (e.g. Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher", Henry James's "The Jolly Corner") as well as the truly hair-raising (e.g. Oliver Onions's "The Beckoning Fair One"). The only glaring omissions were stories by the great female horror writers of the Nineteenth Century such as Margaret Oliphant and Edith Wharton.
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Fifty years ago, Hammer Films released The Curse of Frankenstein. The now-legendary British company went on to make such classics as Dracula (and its many sequels), making international stars out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, changing the face of horror cinema, and inspiring a generation of Hollywood filmmakers, including George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton.
Now, for the first time, Hammer have given their active backing to an authorised history of the company, and have provided unlimited access to their archives.
The Hammer Story provides a film-by-film dissection, dripping with rare promotional material and previously unpublished photographs.
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The first Color Horror classics.......2007-10-04
It's hard to believe that 50 years ago the small English film studio Hammer began the reincarnation of classic horror. It's even more odd that the studio which transformed horror and paved the way for more modern films rarely gets credit for saving and transforming the genre. Ask most horror fans today what Hammer studios was and you'll likely get a blank stare if they even look up from the 18th incarnation of SAW or another wretched remake of a psycho killer bloodfest.
Hammer studios launched the careers of Oliver Reed, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Raquel Welch just to name a few. Many books and periodicals have come and gone about the "Studio that dripped blood". Notably the book English Gothic and the U.S. periodical "Little Shoppe Of Horrors" by Richard Klemensen have done a fine job of looking in depth at Hammer's output and personalities.
And now we have a fine visual reference in the form of this book. The design and printing of this volume is top notch. Chris Lee is fittingly on the cover as Dracula. Hammer's cycle of films did more to sensualize the vampire myth than anything before them. It's fair to say that vampires just were not the same after Hammer and Chris Lee. There is a forward by Mr. Lee in the beginning, first written in 1997 for the first edition of this book. It's too bad they did not have Mr. Lee update that forward for this important revised edition.
But the casual Hammer fan will not be disappointed by the contents of this book. I dare say even the more knowledgable will find some photographs never before seen. The wonderful backstage shots alone make this worth owning. My favorite section is the Filmography with a plot synposis of every film made under the Hammer banner along with color repros of many of the original film posters. There are some tantalizing posters of films never made, such as "Savage Jackboot" starring Peter Cushing as an SS commander in WWII! This book could easily have been twice as large, but it will still give you many evenings of enjoyment looking at rarely seen (and sometimes risque) photographs of your favorite Hammer films. The format allows one to flip casually through a section or two and then return later without missing a beat. There are some gems in the text as well, such as the admission that semi-nude scenes were indeed shot for many early hammer classics such as the Mummy. These were made for distribution in Japan and never seen in the west. This book would also be a great introduction to Hammer and it's atmospheric imagery to someone not acquainted with the studio and its importance to the history and evolution of the horror film genre. Let's hope that this book helps Hammer and it's hard working stars and crews finally get the credit they deserve for redeeming the horror genre from a swarm of giant bugs and drive-in cheapies made in the 50's. The US release of this book is timed perfectly for the Halloween season. So sneak some Halloween candy, put on your favorite hammer film, and read this one by candlelight on some dark October evening.
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The Turning: a sub-series of Witch World.......2000-11-23
This book is the second in the mini-saga of Andre Norton's Witch World, called The Turning. It is interesting and enjoyable, with the usual evil dangers and magic. The second story in the book would be hard to really understand, though, without reading the first book before it, Storms of Victory. Fantasy readers and non-fantasy readers will enjoy.
A Good Read for all fans of the genre!.......1998-03-09
These stories are well rounded and interesting. They bring new ideas and flavor to the Witch World saga. Each book set here, whether by Ms. Norton personally, or a collaboration with another, "fleshes out" the place and the times. They don't have to appeal to everyone. That is one of the refreshing strongpoints to the series. She is not afraid to see new ideas or changes to the world she has created here. Just one more reason she is who she is.
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Edge of Vengeance (Flight Ovr Fire)
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Gamma, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1963: Mourning Song, Crimes Against Passion, Time in Thy Flight, The Vengeance of Nitocris, Itself!, Venus Plus Three (novelette), A Message from Morj, To Serve the Ship, the Gamma Interview, the Freeway, One Night Stand and More
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.
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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03
Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.
Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19
Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.
Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09
There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.
For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-07
It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.
History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10
Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.
I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.
Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.
Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.
I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.
This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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awful stench from the litter box.......1999-10-22
Horrendous. Simply god awful. Like the last few seasons of Doctor Who (Ghostlight, Happiness Patrol, Delta and the Bannermen), there seems to be a faction within Who fandom that have decided that Doctor Who stories must make no sense and be numbingly violent and stupid. As bad as THE MAN IN THE VELVET MASK and that's bad. For the reader, I will identify the exact spot where the book just dies. When "Tim" tells Ben and Polly that he's an alien. From that point on the story ceases and the reader is treated a mishmash of events just slapped together. It's as if the author just had something better to do. The book is very PC. If that helps.
Bizarre, fantastic, and exciting.......1998-09-29
Gary Russell manages to capture both the charm of the early days of Doctor Who and the sophistication of the later episodes & novels. The characters are odd, the science is wonky, and the plot is strange, but it is all very intertaining. Perhaps one of the best parts of the book is the reactions of Ben & Polly, two characters from the 1960s, to the 1990s. Having traveled to the fictional far future and the distant past without so much as a shrug, we get to see these characters' reactions to the real future of England awaiting them in 30 years time: CDs, personal computers, and McDonalds hamburgers!
Gary, come on, try!.......1998-07-19
Following on from his excellent "Legacy", Russell follows with a drab, self-indulgent effort which does not fit in with the era of the Second Doctor. Poorly written, characterised and structured.
Garys' Cats are OK........1998-06-27
Having just become a Doctor Who fan , i started buying some of the books by virgin. One of the first was IOTCP. I adored this book and thought that the cast list at the end was a nice touch. The way the chapters are in episodes are a very nice concept and the cliff hanger at the end of Episode 3 is fantastic. The writing of the doctor is very much that of Patrick Troughton , another plus. Polly and Ben are OK and true to the show. When they are in the book shop and see the biography of River Phoinix is very touching. The Cat-People are a little to unrealistic bad a a good enemy. Over all this is a great story. Well done Gary Russell.
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Is it possible to improve upon perfection? Apparently, the answer is yes! Joy of Cooking reaches new heights with this series of illustrated volumes. All About Vegetarian Cooking begins with a short section on organic ingredients and nutrition for vegetarians and then plunges into a collection of more than 100 of Joy's best-loved vegetarian recipes. With the addition of cooking tips, serving suggestions, and more than 150 stunning photographs of finished dishes and cooking techniques, this is truly a joy.
After more than 60 years, we've learned to trust America's favorite cookbook to provide clear, well-written recipes that always work for dishes as diverse as falafel, spanakopita, and succotash. Perusing its pages, however, used to be a very plain experience. Now it's just plain mouthwatering! The full-page photograph of the Grilled Eggplant and Roasted Red Pepper Panini dish--focaccia with tapenade and fresh mozzarella--is a showstopper and leaves nothing to the imagination. The big earthenware bowl of Winter Vegetable Couscous redefines comfort food. And the golden, crispy crust on the Persian Rice, made with basmati rice, saffron, onions, and dried apricots, will leave you breathless and starving. Somehow, we never noticed these gems buried deep in the big Joy. Mixed together in the vegetables section, we didn't realize until now how many of them are dishes that can stand alone as entrées.
Joy has always been a good bet for kitchen novices, but these volumes go the extra step by illustrating the finished dish (always reassuring for a beginner) and suggesting many useful techniques, such as how to separate eggs, press tofu, and prepare artichokes. For those of us who already own a copy (or two) of the original tome, this adaptation is simply inspirational and a great addition to anyone's cookbook library. The presentation is so beautiful and stimulating, you'll hardly recognize that the recipes are the good old reliables, all dressed up and ready to go. --Leora Y. Bloom
Book Description
The book that taught America how to cook,
now illustrated with glorious color photography
ALL ABOUT
VEGETARIAN COOKING
A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book.
- Organized by subject, including stocks and soups, salads, beans and tofu, pasta and grains, and more
- More than 100 of Joy's recipes, including Grilled Ratatouille Salad, Tuscan-Style Stuffed Artichokes, and Winter Root Vegetable Braise
- Invaluable tips and techniques for buying, storing, and preparing vegetables
Sixty years after Irma Rombauer advised new cooks to "Stand facing the stove," America's love affair with Joy of Cooking continues unabated. And why not? Joy in hand, tens of millions of people -- from novices to professionals -- have learned to do everything from make a meat loaf to clean a squid to frost a wedding cake. For decades, Joy of Cooking has taught America how to cook, serving as the standard against which all other cookbooks are judged.
All About Vegetarian Cooking upholds that standard. While keeping the conversational and instructional manner of the flagship book, All About Vegetarian Cooking is organized by ingredient and type of dish. Chapters include stocks and soups, salads, vegetables, beans and tofu, pastas and grains, and eggs, and incorporate more than 100 of Joy's bestloved vegetarian recipes, from Roasted Vegetable Lasagne to Greek Spinach and Cheese Pie. You'll also find information on nutrition for vegetarians, planning menus, and rules for serving sizes, as well as tips and techniques for buying, storing, and preparing fresh vegetables. Add to that more than 150 original photographs, specially commissioned for this volume, presented in the most easy-to-use design imaginable.
Whether you belong to one of the millions of American households that already own a copy (or two) of Joy, or you have never cracked the spine of a cookbook before, Joy of Cooking: All About Vegetarian Cooking is for you. It is a spectacular achievement, worthy of its name. Joy has never been more beautiful.
The Indispensable Kitchen Resource...
All-New, All-Purpose, and now All-in-Color
Customer Reviews:
Vegetarian Cooking.......2007-08-28
I purchased this book for a relative and they seem very happy with the book.
Excellent addition to our cook books collection.......2007-06-20
This is a very well-organized book, with simple, clear, specific directions on how to cook a variety of vegetarian dishes. It starts with the basics of cooking and goes on to describe how to make some tasty, good-looking dishes. Has lots of pictures.
We just got the book and finished browsing through it. My wife and I are vegetarians and cook a lot, and we can tell the recipes are good. We look forward to some delicious experimentation with the dishes described here.
Well worth the price.
A great summary of the original.......2007-01-10
I originally found the Joy of Cooking in the public library, took it home and even though it wasn't specifically vegetarian I found most part of the book helpful as it gives detailed descriptions on how to properly cook almost everything. When I saw the vegetables section available on it's own I had to purchase it.
I'm quite satisfied with this book, especially since it has photos. It's not as detailed as the original, but I still like the simplicity of the recipes and the writing style. Even though I've been vegetarian for some years now it's great to have a reference book that gives instructions on how to properly do things, such as roasting your own capsicum or making your own tomato sauce.
Cheap and easy cooking - perfect for college kids........2001-01-26
I am only a college student whose cooking skills are almost nonexistent, yet this particular book made me the chef of the day. The first thing I cooked out of this book was the cheese stuffed eggplant - at first I was terrified how it was going to come out, but the recipe was delicious, meat free (meat's expensive, so meat free is a great plus for a poor college kid), and with pictures to compare whether what I have made is actually what was supposed to be made. My roommates liked it very much, nobody complained, and I didn't blow up the kitchen or anything :).
I highly recommend it to anyone whose major concern is the ability to cook cheaply and effectively. Most of the recipes include things which can be stored for a couple of days prior to final preparation. It also includes a basic overview of dietary needs of a meat eater and vegetarians, explaining the alternatives for both. But the best thing about it, that since it is so beautiful and classy looking, it gives you confidence to cook and doesn't make you feel like a total moron in the kitchen.
Classic vegetarian recipes........2000-12-05
Most households including mine had a copy of Joy of Cooking. It was quite a tome, but this selection of vegetarian recipes in Joy of Cooking: All About Vegetarian Cooking is contained in a slim volume, easy to handle in the kitchen, and with great color pictures. I think these recipes are all in the latest Joy of Cooking, but to have them all in one place, with pictures and tips for beginning chefs, is very useful. The book is priced to fit a student budget, but contains recipes which range from casual dining to fancy enough for entertaining friends. The recipes also include a variety of courses. A good summary of the variety of vegetarian diets is included in the beginning, as well as an alternate food pyramid for vegetarians. A section of Egg recipes is included, for those who eat eggs along with their vegetables. This is one of those cookbooks which you can just pick up and read, and it really lives up to its name, and should be a useful holiday present for anybody.
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