"The Complete American Jewish Cookbook" includes a mix of traditional Ashkenazic dishes and mid-20th-century American comfort food. There are many cookbooks that will provide updated versions of traditional foods and kosher versions of contemporary favorites. But how many of them also serve as good, basic references, covering everything from applesauce (multiple versions) to zucchini? My personal favorites include banana bread and baked macaroni and cheese. The Passover section is invaluable, and the chicken soup is sheer perfection!

My friend's Mom gave me her book that she got in 1950. Even with the front cover missing I return to this book time and time again. I love the thousands of recipes to choose from. The best part is rarely is there a recipe that has more than 6-10 ingredients. Easy to read - simple to follow - great pictures. I've purchased a used hard cover version that I saving for my daughter. This cookbook brings the memory of my mother and grandmother back to life!

I have approximately 20 cookbooks on my shelf, but when push comes to shove, this is my best source for almost anything I am looking for. I have been using it for 40 years, and am now looking to buy a "new" one, having gone through 2 already...as I said, I really use this book!

Michael Riley takes the reader inside Anne Rice's worlds of reality and fiction through a series of extensive interviews. He's broken the text down into titled sections to emphasize the topic covered in each phase of the dialogue. Rice delves into where her characters and story ideas come from and just how much her life in New Orleans has influenced her work. It's interesting how the influences changed over time. First Lestat was her husband Stan and she was Louis but now she's more like Lestat than Stan. She discusses how her husband's poetry has had a great affect on her own work where certain lines will run through her head as she writes.

This is a good book for writers to read. Rice gives a lot of background on the movie biz and a view into the studio politics that occur when they purchase the rights to make a novel into a movie. The story behind the making of Interview With a Vampire is told in great detail. An interesting fact I learned was that when Hollywood buys the rights to a book any sequels that are written involving the same characters are contractually connected. Therefore the studio has the right to see them before any other studio can look at the books for potential development into movies. Rice also talks about rejection letters and how she dealt with them and provides in site into how the larger New York publishing houses operate. Highly recommended for fans and writers alike!

I just finished reading this book in one sitting. It seems as if you're in the same room as Anne & Michael Riley. He knows exactly what questions her fans want answered. It's refreshing to read Anne's own responses in their entirety without having a reporter interpreting her "meaning". I give this a "9" because the only thing that would have made it better would be if Anne had offered pictures of herself & environment.

This just isn't a biography of Ann Rice, it's as if she's telling you herself all the answers to questions we've all wanted to ask. This is her thoughts on her family, fans, characters, and herself. She shares her opinions freely and openly. I truly developed another view of this remarkable woman after reading this. Michael Riley had a good idea when he decided just to write this in interview form. That's exactly what everyone's been waiting for: 'Interview with Ann Rice'

I loved this book about the brave women who fought in world war 2. Not many people had known that women flew in combat so long ago. This book will make the readers see what it was like when everybody had to fight. These women are heroines. I like the photos of the women in their old age with all their medals. They look like anybodies Grandmother! I would be proud to know them. This book makes me feel like I do.

In this excellent book, surviving Soviet veterans of World War ll are interviewed about their service in the Red Air Force. Not only pilots and navigators, but gunners and ground crew also, relate their experiences of what is commemorated in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Ms. Noggles'recent photos (taken in the early 1990's) contrast poignantly with the black-and-white photos, taken over half a century ago, of the young airwomen in uniform. I highly recommend this book. Read about the courage and sacrifice of these aviators, and the horrific circumstances and conditions which they endured, and remember that these were perfectly ordinary young Soviet women. Some had personally experienced Stalinist oppression, but when their country's existence was threatened, they all voluntarily joined in her defense.

A superlative book..action packed! I was astonished at their courage and patriotism. (Who would actually go out on nightly bombing attacks in a PO-2? They did!) Their continual struggle against the Nazis was made so much more burdensome under the unjust tyranical yoke of Communism. What fine women and what a great "eye-opener".

This book is the coolest ! It is not only the most excellant book that I've ever read, but the most thrilling, too! Nancy Drew had to keep up with the Hardy boys in the first part, but they had quite a job trying to catch her up in the end! GREAT BOOK, CAROLYN!

I think that Danger Down under is a real mystery.Nancy and George are in Australlia trying to help a friend of Nancy's old boyfriend, Mick, When they run into the Hardy Boys! The Hardy's are looking for a poacher who has been killing rare animals.Nancy and George decide to help the Hardy's on thier case too!Together they come up with a long list of suspects. Could all the suspects be working together? Could the two cases be linked? You'll have to read the book to find out!

Nancy Drew comes to Australia to help Mick Devlin, an old flame). Then she runs into the Hardy Boys who are visiting a family friend. Frank is just a little jealous of Mick. Exciting ending. and a few other suspenseful moments.

this book is very good
my favourite part is jasons party.
it is a very interseting book.

I think this is great book for any body because its really fuuny
and its easy to read. I WOULD RECOMMNED THIS BOOK TO ANYBODY

This book tells a lot about eating disorders. It mostly talks about a friendship and how friendship doesn't always stay the same.I really enjoyed reading this book and I hope other people do also.

It is always nice to find a book which does what it sets out to do. It's even better to find one which not only accomplishes it's goal, but does it well. This book does it very well! In a clear, yet informative manner, this book provides the reader with insight into the issues faced by women in family businesses. Then, it helps the reader move from understanding to practice, in a way which is quite accessible. This book is particularly relevant to women in family owned businesses, but is also a useful text for anyone working in, or with people working in, family owned businesses. I highly recommend it.

I bought this book because I am interested in all facets of the business world. To my great enjoyment, I found it to be an excellent glimpse into business from a new and unique angle. It is an indispensable text for women and men alike.

This book, the first of its kind, is a no-nonsense compass for women in business and the consultants and therapists who work to help women succeed. Excellent!

Do YOU remember what it was like to be nine-years old? Can you remember what you were interested in, what your perspective was, what held your attention? Could you then write about it, in the voice of the child you once were?

Anne Ylvisaker can, and does write with the perfect voice of a young girl from the 1940's, coping with the loss of her father, and the ensuing life in her family's house and various other homes following that loss. The series of letters that tell the story are by turns warm, sad, angry, hurt, funny, mischevious, warm, scheming and loving, and in every respect true to their time in history as well as the personality of young Isabelle.

While ostensibly a book for younger readers, "Dear Papa," reads well for all ages, and should be very attractive to readers who grew up during World War Two -- they will recognize this little girl, and will be transported back to a time where their perspectives match those of the book's narrator. (Try it sometime -- read a letter or two from this book to a woman from the WW2 generation -- they'll swear that the author also grew up during that period! Ha -- she did not...)

I *highly* recommend this book -- reading it (in one sitting!) gave the most pleasure I've had with a new work in a very long time.

In turns winsome, funny, and heart-wrenching, Dear Papa is a book of letters from Isobel to her dad, who "went to heaven," and her Aunt Izzy, her father's sister in California. We learn about Isobel's life in important moments, always through her particular lens on life. From being separated from her family when her mother can no longer cope with raising so many children and cleaning houses to support them, to being reunited when her mother (a Lutheran) marries a doctor (a Catholic), this is an observant, heartwarming book. Those of us who grew up in the Upper Midwest (a Lutheran) and married a gent (a Catholic) can most definitely identify with the words here. If you liked Jan Karon's Mitford books, or Lois Walfrid Johnson's Northwoods Adventures, or L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, you'll enjoy Dear Papa.

This book was a funny, heartwarming tale - I loved it as an adult! It would make a great gift for adults and children!

This book is a great book. It is in wonderful detail of the mid 1800's and the western trails. I definitely recommend this book, but this book is more for older readers. If you love history and things about the westward trails you will love this book. These letters and diaries are great to read if you love history and geography like me.

I have read all 11 books in this series over and over, and I would recomend them all. It is like looking over the shoulder of the rugged pioneer women as they took time, almost every day, to document what would probably be the most important event in their lives. Tired,wet, and sometimes hungry, they brought stability to the west. I have also traveled and seen many sights that still remain as evidence of the Oregon Trail. We can't travel back in time, but this is the next best thing!

I got this book yesterday in the mail and it is already read. This book takes letters, diaries and other correspondence of women who shaped the frontier and gives the reader an insight into the hardships that their families faced making the long western crossing to the hope of a better future in Oregon and California.
The author has tapped many sources in libraries all across the west to get this information together. He makes a point in the introduction that this is information compiled nowhere else. He deals with lesser known narratives except he does include a journal from Virginia Reed a child travelling with the Donner Party and Tabitha Brown one of the top 10 figures in shaping Oregon history.
Very informative and educational! Can't wait to start the next book in the series.

This superb new book is a much-needed wake-up call. The authors remind us that there are innocent, vulnerable children behind the symptoms of ADHD. Millions of children are yearning to be heard, acknowledged and loved unconditionally. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the plight of children today.

"It is more important to know what kind of a man has a disease than to know what kind of a disease a man has." - was given to us by Sir William Osler in 1871.

The current exponential rise in prescribing rates of stimulant medication for children is both concerning and difficult to justify.

In 2002, Halasz et.al. give us a careful and yet concise consideration of children with problems associated with attention and activity. "Cries Unheard" greatly assists us to re-cognise and re-consider Osler's truth, especially in relation to vulnerable children and childhood "illness/disease". Thank you to the authors!

a must read for all concerned parents and teachers

Buy this book!!! Some computer books are written by computer geeks who know
their technical stuff cold. They can't teach worth a darn, but they are
deep technical wizards who are highly versed in techno-babble. The worst
part of it usually is, they aren't even aware when they are babbling their
techno-nonsense!!! The people who wrote the Murach series are NOT (let me
repeat, the Murach folks are NOT) such people. It was the most amazing
experience to have read this book, and to have had the feeling that either
Curtis Garvin or Anne Prince were looking directly over my shoulder
anticipating the various questions that inevitably arose. This book is
incredibly well structured. It is written clearly, concisely, and with
relevant in-depth examples. The authors take pains to ensure that they
present their programming examples without (WITHOUT!!!) falling into the
trap of disjointed techno-babble so common to such books. Again, you get
more than your money's worth with this book. Buy it, and recommend it to
anyone else who wants to learn, refresh, or EXTEND their DB2/COBOL skills.

Buy this book!!! Some computer books are written by computer geeks who know their technical stuff cold. They can't teach worth a darn, but they are deep technical wizards highly versed in techno-babble. The people who wrote the Murach series are NOT (let me repeat, the Murach folks are NOT) such people. It was the most amazing experience to have read this book, and to have the feeling that either Curtis Garvin or Anne Prince were looking directly over one's shoulder anticipating the various questions that inevitably arose. This book is incredibly well structured. It is written clearly, concisely, and with relevant in-depth examples. The authors take pains to ensure that they present their programming examples without (WITHOUT!!!) falling into the trap of disjointed techno-babble so common to such books. Again, you get more than your money's worth with this book. Buy it, and recommend it to anyone else who wants to learn or refresh their DB2/COBOL skills.

I started a new job and needed to learn DB2 in a hurry. I bought part 1 and part 2. I was coding in no time. But the best part is they make excellent reference books because they are laid out so well. These books are well worth the investment.