This book expresses old fashioned love in contemporary poetry.Some think they are in love but have not experienced what Notshulwana articulates in verse.He's prose is brilliant, he shares with the reader his most intimate feelings about the love of his life.Congratulations, Veza, for finding what the world is searching for.. TRUE LOVE.

"The Bouquet of Roses is an inspiring expression of a man's love and a tribute to the relationship of a man and a woman."

Barbara Lackey, Professor of Psychology
Southern California University for Professional Studies, USA.

Reference to cashmere cloth might not mean a thing to one who is not exposed to the culture of the Xhosa people in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. When a young man wants to ask his loved one's family for her hand in marriage, symbolic items are wrapped in black cashmere cloth, to be presented by the delegation to her family. The covers of this book are the embodiment of that tradition, as the pieces of poetry they contain are representative of that gift of love. I recommend it even to those averse to the subject of love, as they surely will be converted after reading this collection.

CALDER'S ROSE is a wonderful and funny contemporary romance with a neat paranormal element. When western writer Shane McNamara is teamed up with romance/western author Devin James, the sparks fly. They have completely different writing styles, and opposing viewpoints on how the two main characters should behave. Shane and Devin are also opposites in real life: Shane is a hunky, 'live-it-up' type of a guy who wears T-shirts with wild slogans, and Devin is button-down-shirt conservative, and wears her hair in a tight braid. While Shane rises to the challenge of loosening up his writing partner, the characters of their book, Rose and Calder, realize they're going to have to take matters in hand to get the book written, and they come to life in a unique paranormal twist and a book-within-a-book story. Warm, witty, and sexy, CALDER'S ROSE is a definite keeper.

I've just read Calder's Rose by Kate Angell. I thought it was a really good romance with a paranormal twist (fictional characters come to life temporarily).

A brief summary:
Shane McNamara is a writer of a series of western books featuring Dare Calder, a gunslinger. Devin James is a writer of a series of western books featuring Rose Coltraine, a saloon owner. Their publisher convinces them to combine the two series for the next book.

So, they are living together for six weeks in order to write the book together. Both Shane & Devin have vastly different writing habits and personalities. The trade-offs that they make with one another are very entertaining.

Also, I loved Shane's T-shirt slogans - they are hilarious.

CALDER'S ROSE is a wonderful and funny contemporary romance with a cool paranormal element. When western writer Shane McNamara is teamed up with romance/western author Devin James, the sparks fly. They have completely different writing styles, and opposing viewpoints on how the two main characters should behave. Shane and Devin are also opposites in real life: Shane is a hunky, 'live-it-up' type of a guy who wears T-shirts with wild slogans, and Devin is button-down-shirt conservative, and wears her hair in a tight braid. While Shane rises to the challenge of loosening up his writing partner, the characters of their book, Rose and Calder, realize they're going to have to take matters in hand to get the book written, and they come to life in a unique paranormal twist and a book-within-a-book story. Warm, witty, and sexy, CALDER'S ROSE is a definite keeper.

I purchased this beauty along with Botanica's Roses, from Amazon. WOW was I delighted! Between the 2 I have almost every rose info I could imagine. It is well worth the money and a must have for every rosarian. I have 40 roses so far and found the info very useful in my continued purchases. (ex: I live in the NW and have wet weather...many roses dislike wet and don't open properly. The books reveal which are poor choices for my such climate. Now that is USEFUL information!)

Of course it goes without saying that the author knows his roses and the pictures are, well, drop-dead gorgeous (as are in the Botanica's Roses book.)

A 100% must have, along with Botanica's.

This is not a coffee table book. Though the pages are high-quality paper, the photos excellent and plentiful, and the binding high-quality, the book is essentially a meaty reference. If there were a college course on roses, this might serve as a texbook.

Beales starts as most authors do by talking about rose history, culture and using roses in the garden. It is clear that Beales is not so interested in roses as show-bench trophy fodder but as vital elements of a user-friendly and colorful garden. This sentiment shows in his selection of cultivars.

The bulk of the book is descriptions of roses. Beales has developed the most complete shorthand available for expressing all the things you wish to about a rose: how well it does in the shade, which diseases it gets, when it blooms, how big and bushy the plant is. This means that his text entries can focus on the facets of the rose that make it unique in the garden. In other words, he manages to convey the same amount of information as would a book twice the heft of this very hefty tome.

The book does a commendable job covering all old rose classes, climbing roses, shrub roses, species, and near-species cultivars. It is the over-fat classes of Hybrid Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas, that have pricipally recieved the editorial hatchet. And since Beales considers only 2000 or so cultivars, this book is good for culling out the considerable amount of dross among roses - especially among hybrid teas.

If you know you will never use roses for any purpose than cutting or showing on a bench, this book will be of only peripheral use. But if you yearn to understand how roses can work in a garden setting, this is one of the best buys around.

Publishers, please bring "Classic Roses" by Peter Beales back into print! I bought a copy for a friend and now I can't bear to give it up. It has everything for the rosarian: thousands of enticing color photographs and descriptions (the author's own collection of roses numbers well over 2,000 species and varieties); extensive chapters on using roses in the landscape (even if your 'landscape' happens to be an apartment terrace), the care and cultivation of roses, the history of roses; and at the back of the encyclopediac text, there are extensive appendixes, indices, a glossary of terms, and suggestions for further reading.

Peter Beales is also a pleasure to read--very British; very knowledgeable; and it is very obvious that he loves his subject. I have only two minor suggestions for "Classic Roses" if it is once again revised: include U.S.A. climate zones for the roses; include photographs of all (not most) of the roses (I'll bet the author wanted to do this and the publishers wouldn't let him).

As fond as I am of my friend, "Classic Roses" and I are never going to part company.

This book is also recommended reading for people interested in Islam and its effect on Arabs, namely that of freedom.

So give it a try.

I've been recommending this book for years. I keep several extras on my shelf to give away.

And, by the way...I'm a professional author, and I'm 'frugal'.

Enough said.

What a great book. The history of freedom around the world explained simply. The book explains why freedom works. This book is very entertaining.

If you agree with the views in the book, give it away to your elected officals. It is obvious they don't know or agree with it.

You can let them know about the book. Whether they agree with it is up to them.

What a shame this book is out of print! My copy is falling apart from use. There are many wonderful recipes in this book. I love the tofu cream sauce, the baked macaroni and cheese with tofu cream sauce; the baked casserole with cheese, mushrooms, and bread; and the many wonderful vegetarian soup recipes (like pasta and lentil, for example). The bread pudding recipe in this cookbook is the very best bread pudding recipe I've come across. I highly recommend this cookbook.

This is a truly outstanding cookbook, the one that I have relied on the most for a decade. I feel lucky to have bought it. The recipes for the most part, don't call for a lot of exotic expensive ingredients. The recipes are doable for everyday meals but very well crafted, having just enough of a gourmet touch that the food tastes superb, you feel like a great cook and you won't feel embarrassed to serve them to guests.

It's the kind of book that has lots of recipes that you'll make more than once because they're tasty, not too difficult and when you eat the results, you feel really nourished and cared for. Martha Rose Shulman's presentation style and storytelling is masterful as well, making the cookbook interesting and pleasurable to read.

I'm so sad that this book is out of print. My paperback copy is falling apart and I'd love a spiral bound replacement. I can still use mine, but I was hoping to order two or three copies for friends who liked the food I made using this cookbook.

This is one of the best cookbooks that I have ever used. I particularly like the explanations of various foods and the shopping lists that Ms. Shulman includes in her book. The seasonal menus are excellent and really help me to plan meals that are balanced. I've recommended this book to many of my relatives and friends.

shes's my art teacher and friend hehehe :) Great book she's great she can really relate to teenagers. Great artist too!

If you want to be more open minded with yourself then you should really pick up journal to the soul for teenagers. It has opened my eyes and now i can really focus on the things most important to me. I love it and I know that anyone that would pick it up and read it would think the exact same thing. It is a beautiful peice of work and I recomend everyone to read it!

I think this is a really neat book. It has over 30 different topics in it for you to write aboout. It gives you several pages to use for each topic. This book gives you ideas on what to write about, and most of them are interesting topics. Any teenager who enjoys any sort of journal writing would like this book. It gets you thinking, and is a fun way to record your thoughts about different issues, from family relationships, to crushes, to the pressures todays teens face.

I Think this Book is real good, my son and I live in new zealand and he want to get it so I did and he love it . he use's it all the time . he has Takeing it to his school so the kid's there can look at it . I think new zealand need a lot more of these Book for the kids over here that have ADD/and ADHD My son is ADHD and he want to no all about it so this is why we got this Book and it has help him a lot we all so have putting on the brakes . I think your Book's are real great please keep up all the good work you are doing Because it help us to understand Better about ADHD and ADD from us new zealand thankyou very much

I love this book and so does my ADHD son! I like how it doesn't label the child and involves him in the process of self-evaluation. It was a delight for him when he read "this book is written just for you!" My son was engaged from the first page. I recommend this for every parent that wants to help their child learn more about themselves while maintaining self-worth. A must have!

My daughter was thrilled to get this book. She felt like the book spoke to her. She excitedly began reading it the minute I brought it home. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!

Great tool. We need more tools like this in the field. If you haven't tried it , do. If you're like me, you won't feel it was waste of money and you'll want to get your buddies to buy one as well.

Wow, what more could I say about this product. During all the stressful times during our day, its nice to have such a quick and easy product to use. I highly recommend this product to anyone in the medical field!

This is an excellent tool for all emergency personnel. It provides quick, accurate information when time counts. A must for all trauma kits.

Of his many books and writings, this is the one Rose himself said "contains the secret." No serious spiritual seeker's bookshelf should be without it. But don't leave it on your shelf--read and re-read until the "secret" becomes self-evident. Then pass it on.

It's a small book, but packed with philosophic insights that will keep your mind churning. Not a bunch of theory, either, but based on real experience.

Here's my review:

The highest human skydive in history began in 1960 at 102,800 ft. From an open gondola dangling under a weather balloon, a man sweating inside a crude space suit stepped out and, while falling through near-space, became the only human to break the sound barrier without a vehicle.

Rose has a similar perspective. I believe this book will be out of reach for most people. I don't understand it all. But then, I'm not enlightened.

For someone (like me) who has followed a system, or, no system, on their own, 'The Psychology of the Observer' will be welcome.

Rose offers a practical approach to reaching a realization of "the Absolute state of mind pointed to by writers of enlightenment."

This is a very thin book, like the air from where the author is writing.

It is a beautiful cookbook, many excellent photos, sample menus (also with photos) and a range of recipes that range from the easy to those best tried with cooks who have some experience. The photos also include ingredients in their natural state so you know what they look like when you go shopping. Recipes include lentil shepherd's pie, vegetable terrine, Japanese flower salad, vegetarian moussaka, rose cheesecake, and old-fashioned treacle tart. So why only 4 stars? Because there's a recipe missing, the very first one I wanted to try: Cucumber and yogurt soup, p. 138. It's listed both in the index and in a sample menu. However, recipes of that sort can be found in many places, including online so, while irritating, the book is still solid.

The first thing you notice about this cookbook is how beautifully it is illustrated. Probably 25% of the recipes are accompanied by pictures. The first hundred pages or so contain pictures and descriptions of many ingredients, common and uncommon.
But after you've finished oh-ing and ah-ing over the pictures, you start to appreciate the recipes themselves. Most of them are elegant, and many are complicated. But all of them that I've tried are excellent. Try the Tagliatelle Verde with Lentil Sauce -- I was amazed that pasta with red lentils could taste so good.
Every vegetarian (and even non-vegetarians) should have a copy of this book, if only for the inspiration it provides. It is a great gift book.

This is my favorite cookbook! It has lots of pictures and gives tips and variations for each recipe. The information at the front of the book about different vegetables, fruits, and herbs along with colorful photos is a great reference tool for finding out about unfamiliar ingredients.