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This set includes 30 postcards (2 each of 15 illustrations). Postcards measure 4 1/4 x 6 tin box measures 4 3/8 x 6 1/8.
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ALG are sooo funny.......2007-04-01
i think this book is so funny and cute. it is a hardcover book with cartoons in them. i really like it. it is funny. not a children's book so if you want to buy it for your kid find them something else. it is cute for a teenager or adult.
Great Gift for my Angry Little Teenager :-}.......2007-03-17
I purchased these postcards as a gift for my 16 year old and she absolutely loved them. The 'Angry Little Girls' books help to bring a lighter side to the very roller coaster life of a teenage girl. Even though they are silly and fun, they really created a common iterest between me and my daughter. Also, she loves sharing the postcards and the books with her girlfriends. Both make great gifts. :-}
expected more cynicism .......2006-03-11
Being a fan of Angry Little Girls, I thought this would be an amazing calendar with lots of sarcastic remarks. While there were a few months that did use such headings, for the most part it was verging on corny. Example: March states "Anything is possible!"
hysterical!.......2005-08-18
She has a fun website: http://www.angrylittlegirls.com and you can sign up for a free e-mail address, like [...]. So funny! I love this book b/c it really addresses the random anti-asian feeling in the "where are you from? no really, where are you from?" comments I always receive. Also, the mom is just like mine. spot on crazy asian mom. hooray!
wonderful!!!.......2005-08-15
I really love Angry Little Girls. I think it says what I have been feeling but never brave enough to say. The thing about anger is that it is at times explosive, pensive, seething, or it's just ridiculous to be angry. I get this book and the way it delivers the irony about anger. People who have left reviews of the book that expected the book to be edgier, or more angrier, or wanted less cursing, or thought there was too much cursing just don't get it. ( I also suspect the ones who don't viscerally understand this book are men, who don't get why women are angry in the first place!) Anger comes in many forms. (the quiz) The comics in this book reflect the many changing forms anger might take and pokes fun at being angry as well. I say "YAY" for this book and that someone finally said what I feel in a fun and colorful way. Reading this book makes me feel good. I love it!
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- Wonderful Heartfelt Relationship
- Amazing Story!!!
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The Tin Box
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Growing up, Kenly Lowen’s life was shaped around a widowed alcoholic father who made it clear that he never wanted her in the first place. She emerged from childhood determined to find happiness. Today, at thirty-two, Kenly has a husband and a son who mean the world to her; the kind of life she always dreamed of having.
When her closest childhood friend dies, Kenly is given an old tin box they once shared – a tin box they hid on the roof of a tree house fifteen years earlier. Inside is a secret she has kept for years. To reveal it could end her marriage and shatter her world, but can she continue to shoulder the weight of years of silence?
Kenly’s is a story filled with heartbreak, tragedy, and hope. In a small town filled with hidden treasures, young Kenly discovers people who change her life. From terminally ill Tommy, who loves her, to old Max, who shows her that a fire pit is sometimes the best medicine, to edgy Lexie, who believes life should be lived, The Tin Box will take Kenly on an unforgettable journey. The decision she finally makes will test the ties that bind people together against a wound that could tear them apart.
The Tin Box is an achingly beautiful novel of one woman’s desire to save all that she loves while honoring the past that made her into the woman she is.
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I loved this book.......2007-06-13
I actually read Holly's The Penny Tree first. I do have to say I enjoyed both very much but LOVED The Tin Box. It was such a great book. I highly recommend this book.
Shannon Tullius, Director of the Maui Writers Conference.......2007-05-15
Holly Kennedy was serious about becoming a published author. From the first moment we met her at the Maui Writers Retreat and Conference, we knew that she had the determination, drive and steadfastness required to make it in this very competitive business.
Holly first wrote "The Tin Box" with great reveiws and now has followed that book with her second book "The Penny Tree" now being released in April, 2007. We've invited Holly to speak about her writing and learning experiences at this year's Maui Writers Conference with her mentor and teacher "New York Times" bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard. She'll share the stage with her friend, Patricia Wood, another student of Jackie's whose first book, "Lottery", is due out in August and is the lead book on Putnams 2007 Fall Catalogue.
Congratulations to both of these fine authors!
Warmest aloha,
Shannon Tullius
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Wonderful Heartfelt Relationship.......2007-01-12
The title made me pick this book up, but the story is why I am smitten with these characters. Tommy's relationship with Kendra proceeded as I would have written it; the way I wanted it to progress. What I didn't know was that my heart would break as I read on. Wonderfully written.
Amazing Story!!!.......2006-07-19
Absolutely amazing book! I can't stop thinking about the characters and have been telling anyone and everyone to grab a copy of this book and plan to not do anything for the two days it takes to read it! Great new author! Can't wait for your second novel coming soon!!!
More, more ... please write more!.......2006-06-23
I was given this novel as a gift and put it aside for a month until I could find time to read it, but oh, how I LOVED this story. I laughed, I cried, I couldn't put it down, and when I finally finished, I couldn't stop thinking about all the wonderful characters Ms. Kennedy introduced me to. When I checked out her website and saw her second novel, The Penny Tree, is coming out in April of 07, I marked it on my calendar. Can't wait to read it! Please keep writing.
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Fairy Tales - Seven Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Stories: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess on the Pea, The Swineherd, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Twelve 12 By Coach,Tinder Box, Sweethearts)
Hans Christian Andersen
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This set includes 30 postcards (2 each of 15 illustrations). Postcards measure 4 1/4 x 6 tin box measures 4 3/8 x 6 1/8.
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not a set of note cards as the editor suggests.......2005-03-25
This is a cute paperback version of the hardcover cartoon collection that is also sold on Amazon. Amazon has done a lousy job with thier item descriptions and you never know what you are ordering anymore.
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Chill out with Rudolph and friends during winter break. Warm sand, gentle breezes, holiday ornaments hung on a beach umbrella...Caution! The holly and berries are only a garnish--don't eat them! Message: warm wishes this christmas! 12 4-3/8 x 6-3/16" cards 12 color-matched envelopes 6-2/3 x 5 x 1-1/4" rounded-corner tin box tin lid with PVC window
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Family Games in Keepsake TIN Box!
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The Missing Tin Box
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Think of Zeno and the Tortoise as a toolbox for aspiring thinkers. Author Nicholas Fearn aims to leave readers with an array of handy instruments at their disposal, whether Ockham's razor, Hume's fork, or Nietzsche's hammer. "The object," he writes, "is to show not merely what the great philosophers thought, but to demonstrate how they thought." In addition to supplying readers with the building blocks of philosophical reasoning, Fearn offers a summary history of Western philosophy running from the pre-Socratics through medieval and modern philosophy and up to Derrida. Along the way students will encounter Zeno's reductio ad absurdum, the Socratic method, Cartesian demons, and a number of other elemental concepts drawn from the last 2,500 years of inquiry. The short chapters lack something in depth, but account for it with context and clarity aimed at the nonphilosopher. Zeno and the Tortoise is a sugarcoated introduction to the principal forms of philosophical reasoning that will be especially appreciated by newcomers to philosophy. --Eric de Place
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For those who don't know the difference between Lucretius's spear and Hume's fork, Zeno and the Tortoise explains not just who each philosopher was and what he thought, but exactly how he came to think in the way he did. Nicholas Fearn presents philosophy as a collection of tools -- the tricks of a trade that, in the end, might just be all tricks, each to be fruitfully applied to a variety of everyday predicaments. In a witty and engaging style that incorporates everything from Sting to cell phones to Bill Gates, Fearn demystifies the ways of thought that have shaped and inspired humanity -- among many others, the Socratic method, Descartes's use of doubt, Bentham's theory of utilitarianism, Rousseau's social contract, and, of course, the concept of common sense. Along the way, there are fascinating biographical snippets about the philosophers themselves: the story of Thales falling down a well while studying the stars, and of Socrates being told by a face-reader that his was the face of a monster who was capable of any crime. Written in twenty-five short chapters, each readable during the journey to work, Zeno and the Tortoise is the ideal course in intellectual self-defense. Acute, often irreverent, but always authoritative, this is a unique introduction to the ideas that have shaped us all. "Entertaining and witty. A smooth, sweet concoction that should tickle the taste buds of the most philosophobic readers." -- Julian Boggini, The Times Educational Supplement (U.K.) "A concise and entertaining attempt to place the skills of philosophy at our fingertips." -- Olivier Burckhardt, The Independent on Sunday (U.K.)
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Flyspeck at 30,000 Feet.......2003-07-14
I think it was the inclusion of mathematician Alan Turing that prompted me to pick up this book. I should have scanned further. Probably a project like this is doomed from the start: 25 major western philosophers and their grand ideas in 180 pages--oy vay! Sort of like getting the landscape of a majestic city from from a 30,000 foot fly-over. Moreover, Fearn doesn't help the mismatch by crowding in biographical details that usurp even more space, (leave those to a brief appendix). The low points come early, rendering the seminal thoughts of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, and Hegel practically unrecognizable. Clearly the author has either scant interest or background or perhaps both in pre-20th century philosophy. Later thinkers such as Wittgenstein and Ryle fare somewhat better, while the chapter on Turing and linguistic behaviorism possesses genuine merit. All in all, however, this slender work is an object lesson in the hazards of high-altitude flight. If fly you must, my recommendation is to book a lower, slower passage.
Of some interest.......2003-01-28
It has some well-written passages about the philosophers, but reducing them to a tool or condensing them into such a small space is misleading. Philosophy is more of a way of looking at things than reaching into a toolbox. It, in the end, puts philosophy in deceivingly simplistic terms. I would recommend it for someone burnt out on long, involved philosophic tracts or a beginner.
Beginner's guide to Western philosophy........2002-12-12
"Zeno and the Tortoise" is a lovely, accessible reference to the more interesting milestones of philosophy history since ancient times. It is relatively thin (180 pages), but sharply drawn. Each chapter gives a precise and useful summary of an important philosopher, and their contribution to the art.
The book is written in lay terms, and is seldom confusing. The author is not afraid to be subjective at times, and peppers his narrative with an opinion or two, but these never distract from the idea under discussion, and do not detract from the book's quality.
Readers with a curious mind may read this book with great joy. Readers seeking philosophical wisdom may find this book a handy introduction to an obscure field. The author has given us the foundational stories of philosophy in clear language, without overintellectualized jargon, but with a sense of joy and wonder over the intellectual insights Western society has achieved over the ages, and the inspired ways in which some of mankind's more perceptive members have expressed them so eloquently.
Excellent introduction to Western Philosophy.......2002-06-30
I was an academic philosopher until it burned me out. I left philosophy and haven't touched it for a long time. Recently, I picked up this marvelous text. What I like is how each chapter focuses on one philosopher and a particular "tool". For example, Fearns begins at the beginning with Thales and talks about the strengths and weaknesses of reductive explanations (Thales believed that everything was made of water). He proceeds on to Protagoras and relativism and on through Descartes (famous for discovering that he couldn't doubt that he was doubting - i.e., thinking) to Wittgenstein (the best brief introductions I've read to both the "early" and "later" Wittgenstein). Other important philosophers considered are Nietzsche, Kant, Derrida, Ryle, and so on.
The aim of the book is to get you to think like a philosopher and not get bogged down in history or arcane debates. It accomplishes this in a splendid fashion and is suitable introduction to philosophy for any thoughtful person.
Misleading.......2002-05-06
Barely okay book overall, and that is from a purely entertainment basis. If one is looking to learn something new this is not the place to start. The author casts a subjective shadow on many of the philosophers. As to the claim of learning the "tricks of the trade", good luck. A better buy as stated in a previous review is a philosophical dictionary. You will get more use, much more accurate material, and a better read.
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The authors, who are among Japan's foremost teachers and clinicians, have compiled a work that provides a broad, accurate, and detailed foundation for students learning acupuncture or for clinicians who wish to improve their clinical results. This is an important and pivotal contribution to the acculturation of classical acupuncture in the West.
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Traditional Japanese Acupuncture............2007-02-11
The book is O.K. but on the last week I have gotten the second the same book (I never asked about the second the same book and also in very bad condition-the cover of the parcel was broken and it was no bill or statement inside) I sent the message to the company but they did not answer me how can I return this broken parcel without pay money. Please, answsre for my problem.Lyubov Kondranina.
Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.......2006-04-17
This is a great book for those who use Meridian therapy in thier clinic, this can be seen from some of the authors of this book Ikeda Masakazu and Shudo Denmei. The fact it uses the term traditional in the title simply indicates that the sources for this book/Meridian therapy are from the classical texts of Chinese traditional medicine such as Su Wen and Ling Shu. This reflects the common use of the word traditional in the names of many of the Japanese acupuncture societies in Japan. The book fills in many of the gaps that Shodu's book did not, remembering that Meridian therapy was first introduced to those who had no knowlege of TCM, this is not the case today with many acupuncturist's having a grounding in modern TCM.
Not actually traditional japanese Medicine.......2005-03-12
This book is titled TRADITIONAL Japanese Acupuncture. Unfortunatelty it is not really that at all though it may contain elements of some traditional Japanese styles. It seems that the esteemed authors have made an attempt to fuse Chinese TCM with elements of Japanese Meridian Therapy and have come up with something that to many Meridian Therapy practitioners (myself included)seems unrecognizable as TRADITIONAL anything. I do not mean to criticize the authors theories or his approach but to call this traditional Japanese acupncture in any sense seems a bit of an inaccurate statement.
Chinese TCM and Japanese Meridian Therapy are both relatively new (20th century in fact) traditions though they are based on very old Chinese medical texts. This work however represents nothing I nor anyone I have spoken with in the field of Japanese Medicine can call traditional. Indeed it seems an entirely new approach based on two older systems.
There is a movement going on in some circles to create a TJM. However, the Japanese tradtions are so diverse that I think this would be a mistake. Certainly it could be argued that in the creation of TCM in China much was lost. The works of Dr. Tin Yau So or (Miriam Lee's book on) Master Tong's works are examples of affective approaches that are no longer taught in China due to the forced standardization of acupuncture. I hope this book is not an attempt to standardize Japanese acupuncture.
This may be a very good approach, I do not know, I just wish the author hadn't tried to call it traditional.
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Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture (Paradigm Title)
Andrew Ellis ,
Nigel Wiseman , and
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This text presents a thorough view of classical acupuncture alongside the modern approach. It has several unique features that have contributed to its popularity. First, the authors have applied a precise method of translation that allows the clinical experience of both modern and classical Chinese authors to be transmitted directly. Second, the text provides the most consistent information at the lowest cost. Third, it provides a more systematic arrangement of study material.
The authors have selected the best discussions available and arranged the text in four systematic sections:
Materials and Methods, Channel, Pathways, Channels and Points, and Approaches to Point Selection. The materials selections have been adapted to Western practice. However, the techniques presented are those used by Chinese clinicians and include some not usually taught to Western beginners.
The methods of needle manipulation and stimulus management are explained in clear, step-by-step procedures. The information in the channels section describes all the channels, including the extraordinary channels, the main, internal, branch, divergent, connecting, sinew, and alternate pathways as they are currently understood in China. The pathway-by-pathway descriptions are supported by sketches that follow the Chinese sources.
Main pathologic signs, therapeutic capacities, symptoms, and TCM pattern relationships are detailed. Information provided for each point includes Chinese, Pinyin transliteration, English translation, Western alphanumeric designation,anatomical location guide, and classical location. A full set of point functions used in TCM to link diagnosis and treatment are detailed. Each function organizes the symptoms presented using TCM concepts. The classical signs and symptoms from which the modern indications and functions were derived, and primary and secondary indications and supplementary functions are also presented.
The technical information for each point includes needle stimulus, contraindications, needling depth and recommended technique, extent and duration of moxibustion. Special point groupings, such as the shu or mu points, are also included. The last section provides a systematic presentation of indications for a point. Reference tables summarize current Chinese clinical experience, emphasizing principal points and their relation to TCM treatment principles. However, the descriptions of classical methods of point selection render a dimension of information that is otherwise unavailable.
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Excellent Book.......2007-09-09
This is an excellent book for students of Chinese Medicine, Acupressure and Acupuncture. I recommend it as it is clear and easy to follow.
An excellent book on Acupuncture.......2006-06-09
Every acupuncture student should have one. Its a unique reference. The material is well written and better applied if you can fallow the advice. You will find each point with a drawing close by. Its basic functions plus supplementary indications. The classical references form ancient chinese books, are really good and unique. I will use with all my students.
This is a real bargin for its price, similar books cost, at least double. There one book in spanish like this but less now "Acupuntura, teoria y Practica" from David Sussmann.
Only as a secondary text.......2006-05-29
There is nothing particularly exceptional about this book. Much of the information contained can be found in many another text. If i were to recommend a text i would most certainly choose "A Manual of Acupuncture" by Peter Deadman, or "Acupuncture, a Comprehensive Text," translated by Dan Bensky et al. Although i have this book on my shelf, i simply don't have the time to look through differing texts to gleen information, it is simply not my first choice.
One aspect that i do like is that at the end of each chapter there is a chart with multiple functions according to anatomy, this is most useful for the beginning student, that however is the only thing that stands out as exceptional.
Best introduction!.......2006-03-13
"Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture," is one of the most complete introductions to the Chinese system available. The first section is broken into cohesive information segments. The way it is organised allows you to sit with it and read a segment in a few minutes and learn something important. This book is geared towards practice giving practical and useful information immediately and consistantly. If you sit with a segment until you understand it, by the time you are done you have a very nice full picture of the practice of this wonderful art.
By the time you get to the Acupuncture points you already have a familiar view of the meridians and the book is setup to allow rapid memorization as each point builds the other. The authors have a very masterful understanding of the detail of this system and can convey to the student inner and complex modules and teachings not available in other sources.
By the end you will have a very complete view of real Chinese Acupuncture and an intense understanding of Qi anatomy, how the flow and balance of this subtle energy keeps us healthy, and how the flow is restored. The Qi is divided into Yin and Yang, this can either be in excess or depletion. When one or the other condition occurs illess manifests. In TCM, herbs and Acupuncture work hand in hand to restore the flow, diet and lifestyle maintain the flow.
AN ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL!.......2003-10-27
This book is gold.
The beginning pages of the book state the essential in-depth theory of Acupuncture and Moxabustion. It talks about the needles, the acupuncture techniques, etc. -- all incredibly valuable & important information.
Each section begins with a picture of the full meridian and then proceeds to discuss EACH AND EVERY POINT on that meridian. For EACH point, this is what you get:
- location of the point (using modern anatomical terminology)
- classical location (using the cun measurements and/or descriprion on how to locate the point)
- Function of the point
- indications (what this point can be used for)
- Supplementary indications (even more indications on how this point can be used to relieve conditions and disorders)
- Illustrative point combinations and applications
- Stimulation (how this point is best stimulated, the depth of insertion of the needle, and any applicable moxabustion, such as number of cones and the length of time moxabustion can be applied)
As everything is easy to locate and use, this book makes for an excellent reference on ALL the acupuncture points in a very well-organized manner.
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English translations of traditional Chinese medical texts rarely have conformed to the standards required of a contribution to sinology. One exception has been the first edition of Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine, a ground-breaking translation of the Zhong Yi Ji Chu Xue which demonstrated that not only was it possible to meet scholarly expectations for the translations of T.C.M, but that the cooperation of living Chinese speaking clinicians could reveal nuances of practice. Beyond beginner's manuals, it gives English-speaking students of TCM a chance to appreciate the qualitative details available to their Chinese-speaking colleagues. It offers readers the rare opportunity to understand Chinese medicine, not as it is perceived by a Western writer, but as it is perceived and taught in China, because Chinese descriptions of TCM that confound Western expectations have not been expunged from the textual translation.
The newly revised edition incorporates experience from utilization of the work as a coursebook for teaching, not only in the West but in China. Based on the suggestion and aid of Western teachers and translators, this new, popularly priced edition features a simplified but precise English terminology, thousands of source Chinese characters, and hundreds of clinical definitions never before available in English. Contents include yin and yang and the five phases; qi, blood, essence, and fluids; the channels; the organs; diseases and their causes. Pattern identification and treatment of eight-parameter, organ, qi-blood, pathogens, and exogenous heat conditions are discussed in detail, as are the principles and methods of treatment. Illustrative acumoxa therapy has been added for Western acupuncturists.
The revised edition includes explanations of terms and an entire materia medica and formulary sufficient to practice the treatments described by the text. As such it is not only a unique, absolutely-defined and referenced text, but a self-contained and inexpensive course of study. As a basic text produced to a multi-author, multi-publisher voluntary standard, the revised Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine is a bridge between scholars and clinicians in both East and West.
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CM.......2006-11-04
This is a great book for current practitioners and students of Chinese Medicine, regardless if your dicipline is herbal, acupuncture, or both. It's main approach is 8 principle, but those of the 5 element philosphy can gain from it also. The lay person may have a difficult time understanding without being familiar with the general philosphy of Chinese Medicine.
Much underappreciated.......2006-09-06
I've always thought this is a great textbook on basic Chinese medicine. I wish more schools used it as their basic introductory text. The material is authoritative and the terminology is accurate. I think you get a lot of value for your money with this book. I far prefer it to Giovanni Maciocia's Foundations book. This book could solve a lot of the problems in the TCM schools in North America.
For basic theory, look no further.......2004-01-30
It's too bad that Fundamentals has not received more attention from credentialing bodies and colleges of Chinese medicine in the US. It compiles and translates some excellent Chinese sources on Chinese medical theory and synthesizes them into an organized and coherent textbook.
Every introductory theory textbook covers the same content, at least in principle. Fundamentals stands out from the crowd because it is one of the few books available in English to discuss treatment principles and their position in the logical sequence of examination, pattern identification, establishment of treatment principles, and detailed treatment according to those principles. This sequence is the hallmark of the TCM style of Chinese medicine and is what makes TCM effective. Most English-language books on theory give short shrift or no space at all to treatment principles, so it comes as no surprise that this is an aspect of Chinese medicine which is often overlooked in the West. Omitting this step in the logical sequence of the TCM method leads to inappropriate treatment and confusion about treatment outcomes.
Some may find initially Fundamentals to be initially difficult or quirky, because it employs the Wiseman/Ye standard terminology, but the excellent glossary section, complete with definitions, Pinyin romanization and Chinese characters should make it accessible to everyone.
For its in-depth discussion of TCM treatment principles and how they support the logical sequence of TCM, illustrated with many examples, including representative acupuncture and herbal prescriptions, Fundamentals deserves a place in the library of every student and practitioner.
EXCELLENT, FUNDAMENTAL, ESSENTIAL!!.......2003-10-27
This book is like a complete textbook on Chinese Medicine. It goes over all the fundamental theories in great depth and detail. Beginning with the Yin-Yang theories and going through the Five Phases, 8 principles, and everything else, this book provides all the necessary information. It does read like a textbook, but only because it IS a textbook! I am not enrolled in a school of Oriental medicine, but I bought this book and I LOVE it. It was inexpensive for its size and the amount of information it provides. I am able to read it even though I have not had any formal training in TCM, yet I think experienced students and even practitioners will find this book useful and complete.
An essential must for any TCM library!
good book, confusing translation.......2000-07-10
I like the book, but the translation seems confusing at times. For example, on p. 29: "The channels and network vessels include the channel vessels and the network vessels." What does this mean, exactly? Grammatically, the sentence says only that "channels" include "channel vessels" (since network vessels obviously include network vessels -- the sentence is redundant.) Also, grammatically, "channel vessels" should be a kind of vessel, related to channels (as opposed to networks). To make things more confusing, a few lines later, we get: "There are two types of channel vessels: the twelve channels and the eight extraordinary vessels." This sentence says that a "channel" is a type of "channel vessel", which seems to contradict the earlier sentence (which said that a "channel vessel" was a type of channel), as well as the notion that a "channel vessel" is a type of vessel. As a software engineer experienced in object-oriented analysis, I'm frustrated that I'm completely unable to determine the relationship between "channels", "channel vessels", "network vessels", "extraordinary vessels", and "vessels".
Book Description
Personal chef David Lawrence offers a refreshing approach to gourmet cooking-keep it simple and delicious. He uses the freshest ingredients available, letting natural fla vors speak for themselves. Readers will enjoy his casual, fun, often humorous style. Dave's signature style calls for the fusion of comfort food homestyle cooking with a gourmet flair. Pairing classic fried calamari with an inventive orange ginger dipping sauce is typical in this intriguing collection. Dave offers over 150 tried-and-true recipes, noting which meals are the most requested among the upscale parties he caters in LA. Tempting dessert and cocktail recipes round out this promising debut.
Customer Reviews:
Very Good.......2006-08-19
I am looking forward in making some of these recipes. I have made the "Figs and Goat cheese" It was Wonderful, I am going to make the Mushroom soup next.
Glad I got this book.
Cheryl
A great find.......2006-07-31
Every recipe I have tried has come out perfectly and I have had rave reviews. A great find for the person who has limited time for cooking but still enjoys great food.
Yum!.......2006-07-16
I went to one of David's cooking classes (at Gelson's Supermarket) and the food we made there was amazing! Every bite made me smile :). And what we made was very very simple and easy. I don't have the book yet, but I'm planning on buying it. Very good!
A fine addition to the "Simple Gourmet" Library.......2006-06-26
The thing I love about cookbooks like this is that they tend to demystify the cooking process for people who would otherwise be too timid or intimidated to try cooking anything more than basic pasta or boring soup.
The recipes in this cookbook run the gamut, but I didn't see anything in here that looks too hard to tackle or too time consuming to want to start. I like the Nigella Lawson-type of approach to cookbook writing - adding a healthy amount of narrative to give background on a recipe or explain why it's a hit - and there's plenty of that here.
Also nice to have a section on drinks, which many people forget or are, again, too daunted to try when hosting a dinner party.
David has a nice easy style to his writing and the recipes are all winners. Well worth it!
Not the average cook book.......2006-06-15
There are old favorites with a new twist and some really wild new ideas. This is a great cook book for both the new cook and the accomplished entertainer, with main dishes and lots of appetisers and unique side dishes. For you campers out there, try the "some'or" cocktail. All of the nuances you remember from the famous campfire dessert that was everybody's favorite with a healthy dose of adult flavor enhancers, all in a glass! This is a keeper book for every kitchen.
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