On this cold, winter day in January, I'm reading More Nitty Gritty Grammar. Who would have thought that a grammar book could be entertaining? Edith Fine and Judith Josephson have found the perfect formula. Similar to their first book, Nitty Gritty Grammar, this one is organized in an appealing, accessible way. I actually enjoyed testing my grammar skills with the quiz. Their compilation of nationally-syndicated cartoons addressing grammar issues adds visual interest and levity. They explain the rules, state the exceptions, and give plenty of examples. It's an excellent resource guide for yourself or for a friend. I highly recommend it.

More Nitty-Gritty Grammar and its predecessor, Nitty-Gritty Grammar, are simply terrific! The team of Fine and Josephson have created a duo of books which gently teach an elusive subject and yet entertain the reader.

Imagine a book with a CNN-style scroll at the bottom of each page. Follow the scroll and learn something new in grammar or refresh yourself on something half forgotten since high school. Then, viola!, the scroll also gives the reader a page reference to read more.

Go a step further. Check out the cartoons (good ones like Baby Blues and Heathcliff) for more grammar pointers. Who woulda thunk it? Cartoonists as grammarians!! Wonderful!

Fine and Josephson make their points without insulting the student nor overburdening the teacher. Nitty-Gritty is well organized and well explained. I have used these books very successfully in tutoring adults. A recent forty-five year old student, Cheryl, remarked she followed her book's CNN ticker in her text and "couldn't get enough of it." I agree with Cheryl.

There has never been a friendlier invitation to master English usage basics than Nitty-Gritty Grammar until its new companion, More Nitty-Gritty Grammar. I recommend them for all my community college students. Not in the ivory tower crowd, authors Fine and Josephson are, however, astute observers of language ills and, if laughter is the best medicine, most-palatable healers. Their topics are relevant, their well-researched explanations straightforward, their examples fresh and funny. My students agree.

Thank God my mother sent me Nitty-Gritty Grammar. I'm a business man who works on Wall Street, and I have found NGG to be an indispensible (and fun) reference book. I use it constantly when writing my research studies and memos. I recommend it for anyone in the business world who has to write more than his or her name.

This book is accessible and fun. Being a careless letter writer, I am often corrected by my grammarily sound offspring. I sat down in my kitchen with the book intending to skip through a few pages. I found it impossible to stop reading.

This one resource is all anyone would ever need to become skilled in the use of our puzzling language. The ticker tape "links" at the bottom of each page are ingenious and invaluable. This book does indeed get down to the nitty-gritty of grammar - and if schools don't use this one, they are making a big mistake!

I read Nitty Gritty Grammar, and found it to be the most readable and entertaining book of grammar I've ever read. It probably is the easiest to understand and most complete, also.

At this point, we have only used a few of the recipies in this book. We generally like to eat healthy, but when we want a "mean and nasty" treat, we grab the waffle maker and this book. We figure that with all the variations in this book, we will have years of variety trying them all.

I like this little cookbook. There is a large variety of recipes in here. There is also a section for waffles with whole grains and waffles with fruit additions. Since I have a belgium waffle maker, I usually have to double the recipes to get more than one waffle. Every time I make waffles I'll use a different recipe from this book, and all of them have turned out tasting great.

I recently got a waffle iron, but the recipe included with the appliance was disappointing to say the least. I borrowed this book from the library because I have been very pleased with German's bread machine books and thought I would test some of the recipes to see if the book was worth adding to my collection. I shouldn't have worried! I could have bought it outright and saved myself a little time! We have tried the Sweet Butter Waffles (they are as heavenly as they sound) and the Peanut Butter Waffles (also very yummy and popular with the kids as well). In addition to the fabulous recipes, German also gives detailed information on waffle making in general (how much batter to use, how to tell when the waffle is done, etc.) and how to adapt recipes if you want to make pancakes instead. She even gives you "permission" to just mix everything together at once if you don't want to take the time to separate the egg (and I can tell you from personal experience, the results are just as delicious!) If you love waffles, or if you've always wanted to make them but were too chicken to try, this is the book for you!

I checked this book out from the library,coming here to buy it today.I made the boboli type crust and it was excellent. I have been trying for some time to get a really good thin crust recipe and this is quite flavorful. The recipes are really tested which means they WORK.Also, the dough was the first one I have made which was so easy to work with.She suggests you pre bake the crust for this particular recipe and it comes out crispier.I was actually able to slide it on my stone with no trouble.Wonderful CRISPY pizza for the first time!

I could not believe how easy it was to make homemade-from-scratch pizza until I started using this book! Using German's suggestion I started making pizza dough in the bread machine and keeping it in the fridge for nights when I don't feel like cooking. It works great! The kids think they're getting a real treat, and I have an inexpensive dinner on the table in less than thirty minutes, with only about 10 minutes of actual hands on effort. (And it tastes better than delivery, too!) If you like pizza or if you're looking for a quick, cheap, kid-pleasing meal once or twice a week I highly recommend this book.

I have every single cook book Donna has wrote!!! She does all the homework so you don't have to!!! Her bread machine cook books are done so that you don't have to know a thing but your bread turns out great everytime!!! I recommend her books to everyone who owns a bread machine!!!

I usually don't read much and I am what some people label a TV fanatic because I watch TV quite a bit, but a friend referred me to Gettin' Down to the "Real" Nitty-Gritty and it was so realistic, funny and such easy reading that I had to pull myself away from the TV to read this book. Miss Madison is a great writer and I look forward to reading her next book.

I find it to be an enjoyable readable book. Reads as if it came from the hearth of a waman in tune with her enviroment and wanting to make it change for the better. Unlike most reads I did not have to have a dictionary to enjoy it.

Gettin "Down" to the Real Nitty-Gritty is very funny, but realistic. The author has a lively sense of humor.

Getting Hired in Any Job Market is an excellent addition to the multitude of career placement information. Frances Schmidt's metaphoric style of writing and practical examples make this book easy to read. The workbook format allows a concrete means of dealing with the job search process and helps individuals to realize their goals and develop self-awareness that translates into the ability to write effective coverletters, resumes, and answers to tough interview questions. Frances Schmidt approaches the job search from an emotional and psychological approach, rather than a purely technical one, which makes this a valuable tool for anyone facing the daunting job search task. As a new graduate, this book has been an extremely useful tool for me.

As a career counselor, I usually tell students that the best thing I can do for them is to offer the resources to help them find the answers within themselves. Author Frances Schmidt has provided just such a resource in "Getting Hired in Any Job Market." This self-help volume is composed of user-friendly advice and exercises to prepare the reader for the job market. Ms. Schmidt displays her extensive career counseling experience in a very practical, hands-on approach. The foreword sums it up well, "the premise of this book is simple. You can be employed for a lifetime if you believe in yourself, approach the job hunt from the employer's point of view, and use each job as a pathway to the next opportunity."

While the book purports to help any job seeker, I believe it would be most helpful to the battle-weary. Think of that unemployed person asking for answers to 'why am I not getting any interviews?' "Getting Hired" takes the reader back to step one on a guided tour through a series of generalized self-inventory questions. Writing out the answers to the long series of questionnaires would take a fairly high commitment of time and concentration. I suspect that the typical job hunter may not be ready to commit the time unless initial efforts prove unsuccessful.

The person who actually does follow the guided exercises stands to learn a lot about self-awareness and job readiness. The chapters on resumes and master cover letters were particularly strong. If you have a friend, student, or client frustrated in their job search process, you could do him or her a favor by providing a copy of "Getting Hired in Any Job Market."

I am very thankful for the timing of this publication by author, Frances Schmidt. As graduation approaches, I am finding myself in the middle of the transition process from college to career. I am experiencing many of the side effects that are mentioned in the book as part of the job search process. This book has helped me put into perspective my fears and to realize that my current state of confusion is transitory. The workbook format of this text enables the reader to self-reflect and discover what is preventing movement to phase III of the transition proces, which begins when one decides to take responsibility for getting an ideal job.

All new graduates struggle with these questions: "Am I good enough for that job?" "Do I have the necessary experience to compete and survive?" The issue of confidence is at the core of these questions. I have struggled with self-confidence all my life. This book helped me realize that several negative feelings stem from my lack of self-confidence. My lack of self-confidence is an example of what Frances Schmidt refers to as "self-imposed stone walls."

Every word is meaningful in Frances Schmidt's book. She gets right to the point about several aspects of the job market. She discusses the "Nitty Gritty" of how to job hunt, interview, and write resumes and cover letters. After reading her book, I learned that asking several people about what makes a great resume and cover letter may lead to frustration since "everyone is an expert." The time spent talking to others could be used to create a resume/cover letter masterpiece!

I sincerely recommend this book to any new graduate or person seeking "employment for life." It is a great investment. A lot of books that contain information about resumes and cover letters need to be disposed of in a few years. However, the information presented in Francs Schmidt's "Getting Hired in Any Job Market" is something that can be used for years to come.

I work and coming home to face a pile of raw ingredients that somehow must be converted into a dinner is pretty depressing sometimes. Besides, I'm hungry too!

Many people don't think of the pressure cooker as a tool for speedy cooking, but you can make delicious stews (try the one in this book, it's wonderful) and other roasts and one-pot dishes really quickly. I really love the steamed chicken; it's so digestible and really delicious. It helps to have this cookbook because it isn't always easy to figure out how to convert a regular recipe to a pressure-cooked version. These recipes never fail. We got a T-Fal pressure cooker and really use it a lot. I even make desserts in it.

I absolutely loved this book. It saved me so much time in the kitchen. The recipes were delightful as well. If you like this book, you'll love Angela Spenceley's two new books "A Taste of the Caribbean" and "Just Add Rum! Cookbook". Both books feature recipes which can be easily adapted to the pressure cooker. A must for any good cook who wishes to add exotic island cuisine to her list of accomplishements.

The recipes in this book are easy to follow and taste wonderful. The Steam-Roasted Chicken (page 83) was falling off the bones and was very tender and juicy. The Low-fat Chicken Cacciatore (page 84) was just as wonderful. I had to buy my sister her own copy so she would quit taking mine.

We've owned a copy of this book for many years and use it constantly. In particular, we love the recipies for scones and for pancakes. The book was revised since we got our old copy (formerly called just "Muffins"), but as far I can tell, most of the changes are visual and don't affect the recipies (for example, some art work was removed). They should put it out in hard-cover.

I'm purchasing my second copy of this book - the first is well worn due to repeated useage. Whether you're interested in wholesome eating using ingredients such as wheat flours and honey, or if you're just looking for great muffins, nut breads, etc., this book covers it all. I've received rave reviews of my Banana Bread and all of my muffins thanks to this book. The authors provide a 'Quick Mix' recipe for ease in making recipes often. You'll find recipes for everything from pancakes, popovers, coffee cakes, biscuits, savory dinner breads as well as the muffins and nut breads. ENJOY!

I reccomend this book to everyone.

Using the most exotic flavors, this cookbook is a creative and delightful new way to dazzle your dinner guests. Designed by a young, busy working woman, the recipies are fast and simply written. A necessity for any kitchen!