Although this book clearly depicts finland and it's openness, and freedom, I felt it didn't truely capture what i love so much about it.That is it's warmth, and love, that is all this book was missing.

This book is only good for basic idea how to design simple bridge... bridge is the most difficult/complex structural design. It can't be done as this book shown.

Don't let the title fool you, this book is not for someone who is looking for a whole bunch of authentic, ethnic Hawaiian food such as lau lau, haupia, breadfruit, and the like.

Having said that, there are some interesting recipes such as Coconut Milk Cake, Welakahao Pineapple Punch, Grandma Chung's Chop Chae, and Island Sweet-Sour Hocks. Mixed in with these type of recipes are some "mainland" style dishes: Frosted Shortbread Squares, Fried Bananas, and Seafood Newburg. And, there are many other ethnic/local dishes like Pork Adobo, Cucumber Namasu, and Ginger Chicken, although if you have a good "local" cookbook from Hawaii (you know, the ones they sell at schools, churches, island bookstores), you can find many of the same recipes.

I guess if you have 7 bucks to spare and want another "Hawaiian" cookbook, you might want to pick this one up. Belshe's aloha spirit and personality come through in the little comments sprinkled throughout the book.

It is not apparent from Amazon's description that this book is mostly written in Chinese. One chapter in the end of the book is English, so, if you don't read Chinese this book will not be much help.