I am a chef an this book is as close to all award winning dishes out there my hats off to dave

Wonderful recipes which can be made hotter or milder according to your tastes. I'm using this book as part of a Thai cooking basket which I have prepared for wedding gifts for friends. You'll find a perfect sampling of delicious soups and entrees, among other things. Standards like Pad Thai are covered, but you'll be impressed with the other dishes, which, with a base of 8-10 ingredients such as garlic, jalepenos, fish sauce and chili paste (all which can be found in most comprehensive grocery stores), can be easily whipped up in a wok or just a plain large pan on top of your stove. Healthy and hot as you like, plunge right into Asian cooking with the help of this well-thought-out collection of recipes

In a world where healthy eating is becoming more and more important this cookbook is wonderful. If you are a fan of hot and spicy food and want to eat less meat in your diet this is the cookbook for you. The first recipe in the book is for a Rich Vegetable Stock which is used in the majority of the recipes and tastes good alone as well. The recipes don't just come from Mexico but from the Carribean, Southeast Asia, and India, for example. The vegetables and spices blend together perfectly for a spicely, tangy flavor. I have not found a bad recipe. With each recipe it is explained you can vary the amounts of certain ingredients to change the taste or heat of the dish. I ate some wonderful beer cheese soup at a restaurant in Colorado once. With the Cheesy Chipotle Soup I can enjoy this soup at home. This is not a recipe book that I purchased and sits on the shelf used once a year. I make one to three of the recipes each week. I love it.

When I saw this title I just had to look at it as my mother's name is Mary Jane and I just know after the last year or so I need to tell her more how much I do Love her. Even if this book is about a dog I just know in her heart she will know what I mean. Plus she has a dog she loves with all her heart.

I read Lena Rivers in my teen years. I love Mary Holmes as an author. I have some of her books that I have found at old bookstores or garage sales. I am so delighted that Amazon.com has Lena Rivers.

The third entry in the Camilla MacPhee series finds the feisty Ottawa victims' advocate looking forward to life without her bete noire assistant, the annoying Alvin Ferguson, who has secured a job at an upscale local gallery. Just before Camilla can hoist a cold one in celebration, word comes from Alvin's family in Sidney, Nova Scotia, that his vulnerable younger brother has disappeared. The usually acerbic Alvin is paralysed with grief, but Camilla comes to the rescue, along with the martial strategy of the venerable Violet Parnell. In a borrowed Buick, they make a whirlwind trip to the Maritimes in search of clues to the boy's sudden vanishing. Brain-damaged by a tragic accident years ago, is he the angelic innocent he seems, or does his naivete mask a darker side? Is his quirky family a loyal team, or do they have something to hide, too? What are the police concealing in their Young Offender files?
Maffini keeps the plot boiling as Alvin and Camilla comb alleys and interview a chip stand owner to trace Jimmy's last hours, stirring up old sins which threaten to destroy guarded lives. As usual, her trademark tongue-in-cheek humour provides a counterfoil to serious events: "You don't hear a slogan that says 'See Canada by Dark,' and for good reason." The redoubtable Mrs. Parnell plans World War II strategy as their unlikely squad, fuelled by Tim Horton doughnuts, speeds across provinces. Gussie the dog provides flatulent companionship and readers discover a touching new side to the cats-eye-glassed Alvin. Serving as an attractive and compelling frame is the famed Ottawa Bluesfest, a music festival which may be playing Camilla's swan song.

"A Little Death" was one of the best books that I have ever gotten to read. I know Mary Jane Creel now, and I didn't then. I know that she is a very happy person, who did hurt, and still thinks about it. But she took a situation, and gave it a meaning with the help of God. She is very full of life, and an outstanding mother and teacher.

An enthralling story wonderfully written and finely illustrated, Little Fox's Secret offers a plausible explanation for a true historical event long shrouded in mystery. The reader is swept along by the unfolding drama as well as the vivid descriptions. This is no ordinary children's book. The quality of the story, the fine writing, and the beauty of the book itself will make Little Fox's Secret a childhood possession to treasure a lifetime.

It was great! It had the perfecct balance of the two most important things: mystery, and suspence. You may like this book, or you may LOVE it, I happen to be one that loves it, it was cunning, and abouve all, smartly written. As a college student, I was scared to receive sleep that nite! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) HI dad!

I was quite impressed with the content and readability of Professor Rhodes' latest book. A fascinating look into the life of Ms. Shadd Cary and the social and economic climate of her time. An excellent book!