Hell Looks Different Now: One Corpsman's Journey Back to Vietnam

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Hell Looks Different Now.......2005-11-13

I thought this book was well written and provided me with a feeling of how it was to revist some of the places where the author served as a young man. I was surprised at how well paced it was.

Hell Looks Different Now, One Corpsman's Journey Back to Vietnam

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Wasted

Hell Looks Different Now, One Corpsman's Journey Back to Vietnam
Doc J. McNiff
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Wasted.......2005-01-01

Several hours of my life and $20 were wasted on this book. McNiff did not dedicate much to the writing of this book, so I'll dedicate little to the review. In a nutshell:
- poorly executed
- scattered writings
- uncollected thoughts
- McNiff! Familiarize yourself with a spellcheck application.
- fragmented/run-on sentence structure
- non-edited book; not even a proofreader was involved

That this book exists is testiment to the fact that small and self-publishing companies care nothing about literature and only about their bottom line.

To anyone contemplating this book, I'm sure you could find a much better use for your money, say, lining the bottom of a birdcage.

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A classic work on the 16th century scholar and humanist. In addition to Huizinga's brilliant analysis, this remarkable biography includes 32 illustrations and letters drawn from Erasmus's vast correspondence with the greatest men of his era--those who would catapult Europe into the modern age.

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Great historian's perspective of a great thinker.......2004-11-07

Johan Huizinga writes great history. I do not think many contemporary historians can match his prose. He does an excellent job of providing the reader a unique perspective of certain events, and the people involved with them as they unfold.

In this book, Huizinga writes about Erasmus, a man who is arguably one of the great thinkers of the 16th century. I did not know a lot about Erasmus before I read this book, but now feel like I have a much greater understanding about the man, his ideas, and the era in which he lived.

A word of warning about this book - it helps if you have a pretty good understanding of 16th century European history. If you are a novice, like me, you may struggle through some sections. It is well worth the effort though, in the end.

The best thing about Huizinga's book is that you get more than just the history of Erasmus. The author includes a lot of analysis and his perspective into Erasmus' life, which are fascinating.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is familiar with 16th century European history, and wants to learn more about Erasmus. If you are new to this era of history, or do not know much about Erasmus, I would consider reading a more general history before making your way through this book.

"An Intimate Portrait of the Great Erasmus".......2004-02-06

Of all volumes of study which concern the learned scholar Desiderius Erasmus, it must be said, quite simply, that Johan Huizinga's work stands out among the greatest. Huizinga skillfully and colorfully weaves the many aspects of Erasmus' life together into one intimate portrait which places the man respectfully within the setting of his time. In this work, the reader will find that Huizinga always seems to surface the inmost sentiments of Erasmus, even amidst all the triumph, turmoil, and controversy which marked the age he lived in. From Erasmus' early years as an Augustinian canon, to his final days as an accomplished and conscientious scholar, the same underlining genius will be discovered by anyone who comes to grips with this classic work. Huizinga's, Erasmus and the Age of the Reformation, is a work worthy of praise, even eighty years after its first publication. Also, found here are several valuable letters of Erasmus', which display his dutiful correspondence with individuals like St Thomas More and Martin Luther. Any study of Desiderius Erasmus is not complete without Huizinga's timeless masterpiece at hand.

Man in the Middle.......2004-01-04

Of particular value to the reader is the preface of this work, penned in 1952 by the then Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, G.N. Clark. The brief preface introduces not only the work but the author, Johan Huizinga, perhaps as a halting effort at rehabilitation. Clark reminds the readers that Huizinga had suffered through two world wars and was imprisoned by the Nazis, and died in February, 1945, literally days before his beloved Holland was liberated: an apologia of sorts for a most controversial scholar.

Huizinga had shaken the European and American historical and religious establishments with the publication of his most famous work, "The Waning of the Middle Ages," in 1919. In that work Huizinga introduced a novel gestalt for interpreting the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, upsetting historians of his day who still clung to the traditional strictures of epochs, and Churchmen, notably Catholic, for his candor in debunking ecclesiastical mythology of that era. ["The Waning" was actually placed on the Index of Forbidden Books for a time.] Clark argues that the Erasmus text is a companion piece to "The Waning," a useful point to remember in assessing this biography.

For all the energy generated by their respective forces, neither the Renaissance nor the Reformation was particularly rich in seminal philosophical inquiry. In fact, the sixteenth century was in many respects quite conservative, with its veneration of Classical thought, Aristotelian scientific method, and religious interest in primary sources. Erasmus's lifespan, 1466-1536, was an age of application, where orthopraxis was making a run at orthodoxy. Erasmus has always enjoyed reputation as the consummate "Renaissance Man," literary giant, man of letters, humane reformer, diplomat. In this work he is still the preeminent Renaissance man, but in the Renaissance of Huizinga's making, when being a "Renaissance Man" was a dicier proposition than popularly held. He was after all, a friend of both Thomas More and Henry VIII. Huizinga's Erasmus is brilliant, though not particularly original, and he was often broke, sick, insecure, unemployed, displaced-at the height of his reputation, no less.

The original literary works of Erasmus demonstrate scholarship, mastery of the pen, satire, wit, and synthesis. As Huizinga observed, Erasmus wrote less from piety than from humanistic reasoning. Despite the fact that his "Praise of Folly" is his best remembered original work, Erasmus had little patience for folly, which he would have defined in real life as extremism, violence, or pretension. His satire could be pointed, but he was never mad at the world per se, only those who would deface it needlessly. Theologically, he espoused "low church Catholicism" stripped of both spiritual and practical indulgences. His satire poked fun at Church excess, but this was hardly earthshaking at a time when many intellectuals laughed down their sleeves at ecclesiastical pomp.

His major gift to the Renaissance and subsequent ages, in my view, is his application of philology to the Sacred Scriptures, an effort that would also cause his greatest friction with Catholicism. With the reverence of antiquity so common to his age, Erasmus mastered Latin and Greek to the point where he was able to discover major linguistic flaws in the official Catholic translation of Scripture, St. Jerome's Latin Vulgate edition. Erasmus, an eminently reasonable man, assumed that his Church would tolerate-in fact, welcome-a cleaner, more accurate rendering of the Bible, and he proceeded to edit the Vulgate with available Greek manuscripts. Pascal was yet to be born, so perhaps Erasmus can be excused his shock that the loyal faithful remained devoted to the Vulgate "for reasons of the heart." The Vulgate translation in 1500 enjoyed an almost sacramental reverence; it was the official text for the sacraments and, in fact, for all of the great body of scholastic medieval theology that synthesized orthodox Catholicism and the cosmos.

As every contemporary Scripture scholar is painfully aware, every translation is in fact an interpretation, a point not lost upon the Roman Curia. Given his known temperament, one would have to concede that Erasmus, who routinely fled from confrontation, was rather innocent of the charge that he was undermining things sacred. But worse, Erasmus had opened the door to doubts regarding the credibility of a sacred work which was in its own right a part of antiquity, having been composed around 400 A.D. He had given fuel to Protestant reformers and added Jerome's masterpiece to the growing list of accretions that needed purging. Luther, a scripture scholar himself, recognized the value of Erasmus's work and courted him for years, mostly by mail. The winning of Erasmus's hand by Protestant suitors would have been a major symbolic victory.

But Luther came to discover that even the most rational "Renaissance Men" have reasons of the heart. The reasonable Erasmus was traumatized by the irrationality of division. Perhaps the executions of his friends Thomas More and John Fisher or the general polemic and bloodshed that accompanied religious revolution led him to do the unthinkable for a humanist: make a decision. He threw his lot with Roman Catholicism. The reaction of both sides tells the stakes: Luther excoriated Erasmus in the choicest terms of his rich vocabulary. The Curia forgave Erasmus his translations and offered him a red hat shortly before his death. Both gestures indicate that we may never capture, at this distance, the reasons of the hearts of those who admired Erasmus as a man, a writer, and a symbol. But Huizenga makes a noble effort.

Informative Historical Perspective.......2003-11-15

In the preface, G. N. Clark tells us of Johan Huizinga that his "great success and reputation came suddenly when he was over forty. Until that time his powers were ripening, not so much slowly as secretly."

Huizinga starts his history of Erasmus with his childhood. He was born in Rotterdam, Holland in 1466. His years in the monastery are covered in the second chapter. We're told he was well read in Jerome. Furthermore he was consumed with the works of St. Augustine. In the summer of 1495 his studies carried him to the University of Paris. It was on this campus that a struggle of ideas was occurring. The story continues as Erasmus goes to England.

Erasmus was a true wandering scholar at times with no home of his own. In describing his travels, his studies, his love of God, his calling, the modern Christian scholar can sense the continuity of the personalities who went ahead to pave the way for our contritutions.

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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Erasmus] Huizinga
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Erasmus and His Age; Selected Letters of Desiderius Erasmus

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From the introduction: "For reconstructing Erasmus' life, the letters, especially the early ones, are of singular importance. At the same time they occasionally present random reflections on the time, comments on politics and the arts no less than on religion. His letters thus form an indispensable source both for his life and for his time. Perhaps they may be said to consitute collectively one of the most important documents of the sixteenth century."

Desiderius Eramus (Spiritual Leaders and Thinkers)

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Desiderius Eramus (Spiritual Leaders and Thinkers)
Samuel Willard Crompton
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Erasmus & the Age of Reformation. With a Selection From the Letters of Erasmus.

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Erasmus & the Age of Reformation. With a Selection From the Letters of Erasmus.
Johan Huizinga
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ERASMUS AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION
J. Huizinga
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
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ERASMUS AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION (With a Selection From the Letters of Erasmus)

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ERASMUS AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION (With a Selection From the Letters of Erasmus)

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Critical biog of the great 16th century Dutch thinker, by another excellent Dutch thinker, author of The Waning of the Middle Ages.

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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation.
Johan Huizinga
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation: With a Selection from the Letters of Erasmus
Johan Huizinga
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prednisone

Review of Coping with Prednisone

Reality is, this medication is a necessary evil

The "Bible" for those on Prednisone

This book was a life saver!

Coping with Prednisone (and Other Cortisone-Related Medicines): It May Work Miracles, but How Do You Handle the Side Effects?
Eugenia Zukerman , and Julie R. Ingelfinger
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Approximately one million Americans per year take high doses of prednisone and related drugs (glucocorticoids) to treat serious illnesses and conditions ranging from asthma to rheumatoid arthritis to kidney disease to organ transplantation. Wile these medicines may have unpleasant, even devastating side effects, including gastrointestinal problems, intense mood swings, changes in hair and skin, and increased susceptibility to infection, they may also be the only treatment available for serious or life-threatening illnesses.When the world-renowned flutist Eugenia Zuckerman was prescribed prednisone to combat a rare lung disease, she teamed up with her sister, Julie R. Ingelfinger, a well-known specialist in pediatric nephrology and hypertension at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to write the first ever, comprehensive guide for patients undergoing this difficult treatment.Packed with everything your doctor didn't have time to tell you, including recipes, exercises, and tips based on personal experience, Coping with Prednisone is an invaluable handbook for health-care workers, caregivers, and especially for patients themselves.

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prednisone.......2007-07-16

Not too impressed, the title looks as if this gives a general explanation of the drug, but it mostly refers to lung conditions. In my case it is P.M.R. and the book gives no indication of this.

Review of Coping with Prednisone.......2007-06-13

I wish I had been able to read this book before I began a course of treatment with prednisone. I may have been able to avoid some of the side effects, or at least not have suffered the discomfort to the extent that I did. The author gives helpful advice. She was very disciplined in her approach to treatment. We may not all be able to stick to a program such as hers, but at least we would have the option. It was very helpful.

Reality is, this medication is a necessary evil.......2007-03-17

This book is a good primer for those who don't know what to expect when they are going to start prednisone. Prednisone is a tough drug to take over the long term, but it is very necessary and life saving to those of us on a long term regiment. This book is a good primer on what to start to expect when you start taking it, but the reality is your side effects while similar to most of us taking it, will be a little different to each person.

Will you gain weight and feel like a sponge around liquids? Thats pretty much a guarantee, but its how you deal with it mentally that will help you the most, because the alternative for most of us if we don't take it is not pleasant.

Prednisone is a wonder drug in that it can help a vast amount of diseases; for me its ITP and Sarcoidosis, which is great because of its availability and low cost of usage unlike other most costly drugs. But as others have said, its side effects can be harsh the higher your dosage. The key thing about this drug and i cannot stress it enough, is to take your dosage AT THE SAME TIME every time you are supposed to take it. This drug is hard enough to deal with, but missing a dosage by even a few hours will mess with you hard!

This being said, should you question taking the drug in the first place? Naturally yes, but if the doctor says you need to, don't mess around, take it because it will help. Tell your family and your close friends you are on this drug, because it will change you and the more they understand, the better off all will be, because some pretty nasty things can be said when you are mad and taking this drug.

Remember everyone's side effects will be a little different than those described in the book. Just know that you are not alone, because if there is one person who remotely says they like taking this drug, they've either lost there mind or never took it more than a few weeks in the first place.

One good side effect, is that when you goto a buffet you are pretty much guaranteed to get your money's worth!

The "Bible" for those on Prednisone.......2007-01-04

WHen my husband was put on a high dose of Prednisone and began having severe reactions to it, I looked for help to really understand what was happening--a friend mentioned this book so I got it and immediately felt like I had a real support system in place!! When my husband felt well enough to read anything, he also read it, underlining key passages, saying that it addressed his concerns and what he was experiencing--he is better now and weaned off of the Prednisone--hopefully won't need any more as the side effects are extraordinary! but thanks, Eugenia et al., for writing this guide!!!

This book was a life saver!.......2006-12-31

I was so fortunate to learn about and read this book very early in my treatment using Prednisone.

It helped me create a healthier diet and exercise program for myself (to avoid the average 50 pound plus weight gain associated with taking this drug for longer than 6 months)and most importantly, it helped me recognize symptoms of the drugs side-effects.

With the knowledge obtained from reading this book and talking with my physicians, I knew to ask my physicians about regular liver, kidney and eye examinations. I knew that the possible physical changes (pie face, thickening of the middle trunk area, hump at the base of the neck) were documented and that my body would return to normal eventually (nearly two years after stopping the medication in my case).

I have and continue to strongly recommend the reading of this book to anyone that is facing, has started, or is currently receiving this drug as treatment.

As the subtitle reads, "it may work miracles," and it has in my case, but the side-effects can be health threatening/altering if you and your physician are not aware of them and do not take measures to avoid them or treat them as soon as they appear.

Coping With Prednisone and Other Cortisone-Related Medicines : It May Work Miracles, but How Do You Handle the Side Effects?

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Coping with Prednisone
Help available to those on Prednisone
Prednisone, Pemphigus and Me
Yes, the Prednisone lights are on, but nobody really is home
Excellent source of information!

Coping With Prednisone and Other Cortisone-Related Medicines : It May Work Miracles, but How Do You Handle the Side Effects?
Eugenia Zukerman , and Julie R. Ingelfinger
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When flutist Eugenia Zukerman developed a rare lung disease and began taking the powerful drug prednisone as part of her treatment, she was subjected--with little choice and less preparation--to a barrage of side effects: intense mood swings, bloating, changes in her hair and skin, gastrointestinal problems, and more. Physician (and sister) Julie was shocked to discover how few materials were available to help patients cope with this difficult medication. Together, the distinguished sisters created a highly readable, easy-to-understand, and complete guide through the treatment experience.

Coping with Prednisone begins with the basics, leading readers through the many promises and perils of prednisone, from its side effects to a diet that promises to "beat the bloat and the munchies" with helpful recipes. What makes this guide compelling is not only the easy-to-chew, easy-to-digest presentation, but also the sisters' unique way through it. They include information on such common yet daunting problems as changing doctors, treatment for the very young and very old, long-term medication, and withdrawal from high-dose steroids. Tables analyzing generic and brand-name drugs, various preparations, and organizations that offer help conclude this outstanding and much-needed volume.

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Coping with Prednisone.......2005-08-10

As a woman with asthma and COPD - I spend a lot of time coping with prednisone. I suffer from Steroid Psychosis and a thousand other side effects from this drug that enables me to breathe but distorts my reality. When I started reading this book, I felt that at last, at long last - here was some validation for what I had been going through for a good many years. I will buy a copy of this book for each of my grown children so that they will be able to understand some of what I go through - I think they will understand me better. I, for one, am thankful to have stumbled upon this book. I highly recommend this to anyone taking prednisone or living with someone who does. It will help.

Help available to those on Prednisone.......2001-01-04

I cannot believe it has taken me so long to find this book. I am a long term prednisone user and am always looking for information about this drug, it's side effects and ways to cope with all those "things" prednosone does. The authors have compiled a wealth of information, including personal experiences, in a very concise easy to read book. (This in itself is signifacant to those of us with problems concentrating!) This book contains very accurate discriptions of the effects of long term prednisone use along with very practical advice on how to cope with the changes that occur. I could identify with many situations presented and found some very helpful advice. The advice is given by a prednosine user as well as a physician.

I would (and do) recommend this book to anyone beginning their treatment with prednosone, those who have been on prednisone and most of all to the family members and care givers of those on this "miracle" drug.

Prednisone, Pemphigus and Me.......2000-12-13

I have a rare, autoimmune disease called Pemphigus Vulgaris. When I was diagnosed I was placed on a high dose of prednisone in 1998 and I am still on prednisone to help keep my disease under control.

I knew nothing about my rare disease or about prednisone and found this book "Coping with Prednisone" which became my lifeline as to exactly what prednisone was, its side-effects and what I could do to help prevent many devastating side-effects of a drug that was to become my friend and my foe.

I still use it as my bible of information on prednisone and refer to it often, as new questions or problems arise. Although it isn't specifically written for my disease, I found it to be convenient to read and easy to refer to.

Actually, when I found the book was available on Amazon.com, I read a review here by someone else who had pemphigus and I contacted him via his email. I ordered my book and have never looked back.

I have come a long way since I bought this book back in 1998 and have become very knowlegeable about my disease and prednisone, including writing my own online newsletter about pemphigus.

So, I would highly recommend buying this book if you want to learn a lot about prednisone...no matter the disease or medical condition you may have that calls for you taking prednisone....especially if you have to take prednisone for more than a few months.

Yes, the Prednisone lights are on, but nobody really is home.......2000-08-09

I was placed on a long-term treatment using Prednisone two years prior to the initial publication of this book to combat kidney disease. I had only wished that time would have been in my favor and I could have had this book in hand on the first day that I started the regiment. It discusses all those things that doctors don't quite like to scare you with before you begin. This is the story, written in the style of a journal or diary of one person's endurance of the drug and the side effects that she experienced. She also recommends several ways to handle or compromise with the harsh side effects of a very effective medicine.

I purchased this book for two reasons. First, I wanted to somehow validate the crazy experiences that I was having. Those undergoing the therapy feel very much alone with their experiences and have a difficult time recognizing its merits. The severe behavioral problems that evolve in the recipient of Prednisone or other cortocosteroids are under some very harsh criticism by peers and family who do not personally understand the very constant, real and aggravating side effects. It is somewhat comforting to know that these behavioral problems are not a figment of the imagination, as our peers and family may suggest. The author(s) do a superb job of discussing those behaviors and suggest ways to get around them.

The second reason that I wanted to browse this book was to read about any complications that I may encounter when the drug treatment was finally stopped. This subject was covered very lightly, but I got the general notion of what to expect and the time required. I was satisfied with what the author related and those observations seemed good, true and accurate.

Being that a person on strong doses of Prednisone is somewhat out of character, it was a good idea that the duo published this book after her experience was complete. We patients are somewhat mentally hyper-emotional while undergoing treatment and I feel that a complete evaluation of the use of Prednisone would have only been useful if written by someone in a normal and emotionally-balanced state of mind.

This book is especially good for parents who are desperately trying to understand the reasons for the behavior of one of their children who must undergo this treatment. I am not sure that friends, siblings or other family members would find it helpful in order to completely understand what friend, brother or sister is experiencing. They'd still chalk us off as being "out of our gourd!"

In summary, I recommend this book to all who question the drug and its use as a form of validation, comfort of understanding or help in recognizing what to expect. It may be the written form of a self-help group, and in some cases, a "how to" book for getting through it all.

Excellent source of information!.......1999-05-23

I have been on Prednisone for almost 2 yrs. and I wish my Doctor had handed me this book 2 yrs. ago! It covers the side effects of this drug better than any other souce I have found. It also helped me understand that as I come off of using Prednisone that one is not instantly back to normal. I can certainly recommend this book.

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Coping with Prednisone
Eugenia and Ingelfinger, Julie R. Zuckerman
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COPING WITH PREDNISONE* (*AND OTHER CORTISONE-RELATED MEDICINES)

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COPING WITH PREDNISONE* (*AND OTHER CORTISONE-RELATED MEDICINES)
Eugenia, and Julie R. Ingelfinger, M.D. Zukerman
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Practical help for occasional cooks.

A collection of easy to do recipes with easy to get ingredients

Recipes to treasure

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Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars
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More than 600 pages of beloved and classic recipes, all tested and proven in the kitchens of your favorite food manufacturers.

These are the recipes you meant to clip and save: the ones on that jar label, those cans, on the back of the box. They come from the test kitchens of America's food manufacturers--Kraft, Borden, Libby's and more--and every dish has become one of the nation's favorites. Everybody loves these classics: Kellogg's® Crunchy Baked Chicken, Campbell's® Scalloped Potatoes, the original Chex Party Mix, Rice Krispies Marshmallow Treats, Vanilla "Philly" Frosting. There's even a recipe from the Tabasco® hot pepper sauce people for Irish Stew that was developed by James Beard. In addition to being delicious, they're fast and easy to make, with detailed instructions for perfect results every time.

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Had to get another one.......2007-06-27

I have used this book for years, so much that I had to buy another one. I am glad I did. The pages are all new and crisp (not for long!) The recipes in here are priceless, and all those old recipes that "grandma used to make" are in here. I urge you to have this book in your collection. Pass it down to your future generations. They will thank you for it.

I have bought about 20 of these books over the years and given them as gifts. All my friends/family love it. Some of them call me up and say "Did you try that recipe on pg XX?" We have even made the same recipe for a party just to see who made it the best.

Spend the money, get it and enjoy!

Practical help for occasional cooks........2006-11-06

This book is very helpful for occasional cooks. It carefully lists the ingredients, so you can be ready to prepare the item. It gives detailed instructions without assuming that the reader already knows the terminology. Although I have used only a few of the recipes, those I did use turned out very well. My confidence in the book's recipes comes also from the sources of the recipes: popular acclaim from those who have used them (from the backs of boxes, etc.). I do not know whether all of the name-brand products are still available, but assume that either they are or that one can readily find equivalents.

A collection of easy to do recipes with easy to get ingredients.......2006-07-15

How many times did you look for that small piece of paper where you have a favorite recipe and you didn't find it? Or maybe you have search for a recipe of that dish your mother use to prepare.

This book is a must have reference where you will find the all-time favorite recipes of every family member, well organized, and in an elegant, resistant format that will win stand the everyday use.

Every one of the popular recipes in the book are fast an easy to prepare, with detailed instructions from America's Best Food Manufacturers.

If you were felling nostalgic about something you use to prepare, there is a probability that you will find the cure here.

Recipes to treasure.......2006-03-17

Recipes that you remember as a child are here. Lots of convenience foods are used as well, making dinnertime a little easy on anyone in need of more time in the day. Also an interesting read, some recipes are really ingenius and fun!

This is a must have book!.......2006-03-13

Usually I cook recipes much more complicated than the ones in this book, but these recipes are all great. They are tasty and the vast majority are quick and easy to prepare. I have given this book to many people as a gift and they all love it. A few friends got rid of all their falling apart pieces of paper that contained these recipes. Most people will recognize a lot of the recipes because they are classic ones that many Americans grew up on such as Campbell's Green Bean Bake, Red Velvet Cake, Party Cheese Balls, California Dip and so on. All these classic recipes are found in this one book which you will refer to again and again.

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