In Rampal's Music, My Love you intimately learn about Rampal's life from growing up in Marseilles, Frances in 1922 to when this autobiography was written, 1989. For the true fan, this book is a gem to understand who Rampal was, aside from his internationally famous career as the "Father of the Flute". While reading, you will learn of his grandfatherly warmth towards life, the flute, and food. I highly recommend this great story to anyone interested in a caring person and a gifted musician. And interestingly enough, his mother was destined to make him a doctor.

I found this book to be a fine introduction to sushi and sushi making. Not only are the basic techniques of sushi making described, but the authors also include a wealth of information about sushi in general. Topics covered include the history of sushi, the process of obtaining fish for sushi, the etiquette of sushi eating, and much more. For those interested in simliar books, I must recommend Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art. Together these works will give a novice everything they need to know about sushi and the cooking of Japan.

This book is true fun to read. Pictures are spare, elegant, and profuse; for a good ways in the middle of the book, every other page is a full-color photo designed to remind you how various forms of sushi relate to the passing of the seasons.

The text is clear - very readable - and the author's love for the history, tradition and eating of sushi shines through. Tips on what to order don't feel like prescriptions so much as suggestions; I especially appreciated the explanation of which types of fish are good during different parts of the year. The book is crammed with practical information like this - Omae points out that maki rolls should be eaten first, not because of some obscure protocol, but because the seaweed-paper wrapper may not hold up as moisture soaks into it. And it may sound obvious in retrospect, but I'd never actually realized that you're not supposed to dip the rice part of nigiri-zushi into the soy sauce; rather, you hold it 'upside down' and just wet the fish.

This book will make you want to go out and eat more sushi, and if you're a thoughtful person like me, all that good information will probably enhance the experience. 5 stars!

This is absolutely the best of the 6 Sushi books I have. In fact the simple form of this book contains the whole idea of sushi - keep it simple and yet delicious. There are not many colour illustrations but the plain line drawings tell you exactly what you need to know about preparing fish or making maki rolls. In addition to actual recipes the book has stories about fish markets and sushi bars in Japan. If you want to have a book which you can leave casually on a coffee table do not buy this book but if you want to know about sushi or even want to make sushi yourself this is the only book you'll ever need.

The individual articles are fine in this collection but there is no singular focus. The collection skews more potential applications than lab practicals. You'll want to look through the table of contents to determine whether you need a particular chapter(s) before getting this book.

I like Schena's MICROARRAY BIOCHIP TECHNIQUES somewhat better as a broad overview for beginners. Although there is some redundancy, at least the reader can compare slightly different approaches to the basics.