Book Description
Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is, the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. Simply, almost elementally told through the voices of the sheriff, a local farmer, his beautiful wife, their son, and the sheriff's deputy, One Foot in Eden signals the bellwether arrival of one the most mature and distinctive voices in southern literature.
Customer Reviews:
Just loved it...uniquely constructed.......2007-07-24
I loved the construction of the book. It was very unique (I won't describe what I am talking about because that would spoil the fun). The prose was GORGEOUS, which is amazing considering that it was in an appalachian dialect. It wasn't hard to read because of the dialect at all (don't think Tom Sawyer).
It was a gripping story... I am not sure if I like how it was told or the story itself. It was just a gem.
I was surprised the author didn't draw out the penultimate climax (won't give it away). It was so emotionally charged and the overall climax was drawn out well...but the penultimate portion of that climax was almost underplayed. Again, I won't be more specific because it would spoil it.
Don't think twice about this book...just ORDER IT!!!
My Best Read this Summer .......2007-06-18
I was within 40 pages of finishing One Foot in Eden and I was quickly drawing it to a close during my lunch break tot he point of actually sitting in my car to finish. Ah, for me, the sign of a truly good read.
There is no need to given extensive summary as the reverse of the book and the plot summary on Amazon is adequate; instead I want to say that this is not only a great example of Southern Literature but a model of powerful fiction in general.
It is very obvious from reading this book that Ron Rash is a poet. He has powerful imagery running throughout this Southern gothic, mystery etc story told from the viewpoints 5 different characters.
If there was any detraction I would pay to the novel it is the following two (which is why I didn't give this really great read 5 stars): 1-the novel starts a bit slowly and I think it is because the vernacular seems a little forced in the beginning but settles in once we get to the 2nd speaker 2-the novel almost has two endings. The 4th speaker's section has an amazing ending that left me thinking but I understand why the 5th speaker was brought in to close out some other pieces of the story.
I highly recommend this for summer (or anytime).
Beautifully written book........2007-04-20
Ron Rash has proven his measure as a writer in his first novel, One Foot in Eden. This book is beautifully written. The vernacular takes the reader right into each scene. The characters of the Sheriff, Amy, and Billy were individually drawn and believable. Motives were understandable. I was pulled into the story of their lives that covered the first three-fourths of the book. The last fourth fell off just a bit, and is the reason this book is receiving a rating of four stars instead of five. I was disappointed with the outcome. I thought maybe that I had read it too fast and missed something, so reread it. No, the ending, especially the last ten pages of the son's story, seemed hurried and the impact was lessened because of it. The final chapter, the Deputy, also lacked the impact I think the author was trying to convey. Was the author trying to paint the universality of superstition in that culture? Because I didn't feel she deserved it. But even with the ending not going the way I wanted it to go, I loved this book. I devoured it, and I'll pass it on to my friends. Great book, overall.
Appalachian mystery.......2007-01-06
Ron Rash introduces strangers to the world of Appalachia and also sheds new light for those who know it well. His use of symbolism creates
a rich environment for a murder mystery. Well-drawn characters. Highly recommended!
Completely captivating!!!.......2006-11-20
I love this book, Ron Rash captures an element of storytelling few can accomplish. I Love this book and Highly rexommend it to anyone who enjoys a great story that will linger in your imagination.
Book Description
In this 7th delightful culinary mystery from Joanne Pence, dilettante chef Angie Amalfi gets entangled with a group of UFO–chasers and government conspiracy nuts, while trying to get her new business off the ground.
Always thinking of new and better business ideas, culinary queen Angie Amalfi is sure she's got a winner with "Fantasy Dinners," one–of–a–kind thematic feasts specifically created to suit a client's unique tastes. Unfortunately no one's biting except the Prometheus Group, a crackpot cadre of UFO–chasers and conspiracy geeks. Still, even a wacko customer's better than none, and designing an otherworldly repast should keep Angie busy while her overworked policeman beau Paavo investigates a series of bizarre murders.
But the more time she spends dealing with these alien abduction enthusiasts, the more Angie believes that maybe there is some kind of conspiracy afoot and that the Prometheans and Paavo's cases are somehow connected––which is inspiring just the kind of unhealthy curiosity that could end up launching Angie out of this world...for good!
Customer Reviews:
Tesla-type Lightning; Electronic Screeching; WHAT'S out there?? Truth? Burp. WHERE'S my Tummy!.......2005-11-04
The reading capture in this one was so consistently smooth I forgot my habit of remembering exactly what grabbed my lapels and jerked me into the book. I wasn't grabbed or jerked; I was just there, and there, and there. Period. This is good!
Eventually a true novelist forgets to focus on being interesting, loses the angst of being boring, and simply writes effortlessly. This novel makes it appear that Pence has made that leap, though I'm not sure exactly where the cliff was, not that it matters because I've had no trouble remaining cozily in Angie's world while reading, from page one of the pilot to the series, SOMETHING'S COOKING. Though A COOK IN TIME is the 7th book in the series, it's my 12th and last novel to read in this exotically seasoned collection (until RED HOT MURDER comes out in February, 2006).
This Time added levels of curiosity have been conjured, as the plot revolves around X-Files-type alien conspiracies, and I wonder how far Pence will go into UFO ozone, how much of the Mulder/Scully type of Truth she will seat into the reality of Angie and Paavo's world. Having read COOKING UP TROUBLE and BELL, COOK & CANDLE, I knew Pence would probably not just spoof & guffaw alien abduction believers, like many people do when beliefs stretch the norm. I anticipated that she'd give these believers their due, simultaneous to painting their comical caricatures.
Even so, Angie's backbone and skeptical criticism seemed to have kicked in with this 7th book. Given the fact that previous plots have pushed her through buying into preacher cons, flitting through gothic mansions with ghosts & gurus, dancing with a sour serial killer, food fighting through bubble-popping movie star veneers (oops, that plot was in # 11), etc., Angie's no longer the wide-eyed, endearing puppy, warming entertainingly to every out-of-the-park scenario. This Time, she's scrunching her nose and darkening her judgments of the collection of "odd balls," as she silently terms them, at a meeting of UFO scientists. As much as I cherish Angie's spirited gullibility, I enjoy her maturing skepticism even more.
Of course, her reason for attending the meeting was delightfully driven by her usual ambitions. She's started a new business and is researching a UFO theme for a dinner she will be catering for her first live-wire customer. Loved Angie's compulsive chewing and chewing as she set her path investigating alien appetizers. Exactly what DO they eat? When she was finally handed the answer, the compulsion dropped dead in its tracks, never to rise again.
The contrasts between Angie and Paavo's worlds and the ways they were bridged were as entertaining as ever, and the scenes shifted from one to the other like veterans in a line dance. The resulting mood was strangely mesmerizing in a quiet, pensive way. This easy alternation between Angie and Paavo's worlds was accomplished in spite of the fact that the murders were darker and more gruesome than others have been, and that Angie was off in her own world as much as ever. Reader interest was still baited with anticipation of the two worlds crashing head on. How would this overlap happen, THIS time.
One of the most endearing, lighthearted male bonding scenes occurred in this novel, between Yosh and Paavo. Their exchange of shared angst, resulting in mutual confirmation that the loves of their lives were indeed still in love with them, was as real and warm as I've read anywhere. The scene was played very much as it should unfold between two males such as these. Loved it. You won't want to miss it.
Another "not to miss" in this offering was Pence doing an about face to stand up and cheer for in one of her characterizations. Instead of having this guy gradually gain in stature and personality intensity after she etched his caricature, he stepped into the plot hot, strong, heart-stopping, and eye-popping; then he deteriorated in seamless increments as Angie's new titanium backbone took no flack whatsoever from him. Loved it!
What also interested me was that this theme of The Millenium change's craving of info on the strange and unusual, which was so prevalent when this novel was released, is more interesting to me now, in retrospect, that it would have been then, in 2000.
ACIT definitely has a mesmerizing plot. The possibilities of dark paranormal events kept the edge of suspense and intrigue a bit higher than it would have been with only the "norm" of crime to anticipate, especially each time Angie wandered through the huge old warehouse/auditorium. The discovery of one of the bodies, after a bit of a breath holding during Angie's solitary explorations of warehouse rooms, nooks & corners, was particularly perfect for a classic scene in a murder mystery:
>> She stared at the liquid, a mounting horror stealing over her. A drop fell into the pool. A drop of blood coming from ...
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The descriptions prior to and following the above sentences complete this scene, which is one you'll want to seat into your reading repertoire. It's not overly dramatic or "Oh My God" in intensity. It's just a ... Perfect. Classic. Scene. For a murder worthy of the revered early novelists in the genre.
Well. Shoot.
It's really sinking in now. Yes, this is my last Angie mystery until RED HOT MURDER comes out. I'm awed that this one happened to be the final in my reading sequence, a timing which wasn't pre-planned. As a student of serendipity, when an event seems to design its own timing for a spotlight, I'm all eyes, all ears, all heart & soul interested in it, and wanting to know why it lifted itself out of normal time.
As with each Angie book, this one has its unique feel, but I haven't quite pegged it. It's more silent, somehow, than the others. Its lighting is dimmer, as if continually preparing the reader to become privy to A Secret. A true secret, like an answer to Mulder's, "The Truth is out there."
Okaaaay... So, what IS that Truth? What will Pence offer as her vision of something extraordinarily worth knowing, beyond routine, everyday trivia we hear and see repeated day after day after day.
What's it all about, Angie?
Pence's answer was dramatized, as it should be, throughout the novel; she didn't highlight it in one neon light statement. Pense threaded her theme though several scenes (especially the final one) which acted out the essence, like Spock clutching Jim Kirk's hand and whispering in a raspy, newly awakened voice of awe, "This." To fully realize Pence's answer you may have to allow it to surface, after finishing the read and asking yourself what it was. You'll get it, but it needs to be quietly given; too much drama would dissolve the potent essence.
Prior to finishing the book, though, as I continued reading, I anticipated something from Pence which wouldn't have fit into any of the other novels. After all, this was her offering for the shift into the New Millennium, a transition into a new world, one way or another.
The conflict between the paranormal fanatics and the fringe UFO conspiracy scientists was well done, and just the right amounts of background detail in each camp was provided. This is the first time in the series in which Angie appears to be truly shaken from her steadfast, spirited, yet basically conservative view of reality. Even as maverick a spirit as she has been though all the "regular time" offerings which haven't leaped totally out of the reality box, this one slips almost out of Time. Entertainingly so.
This is what people used to call Mystery with a capital "M" in era's long past, when printed books were still a treasured novelty, when intrigue went worlds beyond shock, speed, noise, and gore, when none or only balsamic amounts of those gimmicks were necessary in order for entertainment to hold an audience captive.
This quietly engrossing novel made me wonder what has happened to our Cultural Soul. Do we have one any more? As a young girl, a religious Italian Catholic (similar to Pence's background), when I first heard the statement, "God is Dead," I was shocked, puzzled, and disturbed. But that feeling doesn't hold a candle to a concern that the Spirit of Mystery may be either dead, or in the final gasp of its Last Chapter.
If Pence wrote A COOK IN TIME and it got published, The Spirit of Mystery is still with us. As writers and readers, we're still in the game.
Breathing Very Large Sighs of Relief,
Linda G. Shelnutt
Skimworthy.......2005-02-10
The premise is bizarre, and the conflict between the two lovebirds seems too contrived. Furthermore, at this point I started getting irritated with Angie- now that she is paired with Connie, the ditziness combined with random understandings of the world Pence gives her transform Angie to just outright airheadedness 90% of the time and clear-headedness from out of nowhere 10% of the time so that Paavo doesn't start running the other way. Pence returns back to the formula of Paave rescuing the damsel in distress at the end, as usual. She also starts with this book including "Angie's recipes" at the end I guess in an attempt to apologize for the last book. She recovers a bit in this one... but then again, the last one was also just ridiculous, an attempt to continue to interject humor that worked in one book that just went too far in the last. So in this one she tries for oddball instead. It doesn't work well at all. The next book in the series is To Catch A Cook, which is more tolerable. Skip this.
Pretty Good.......2002-02-24
Joanne Pence's books are very good. I think out of all of the Angie/Paavo books I have only not liked one. This one was good (and strange)but I read it in one night. Angie is ditzy and when you team her up with her friend, Connie, it kind of reminds you of Lucy and Ethel. Paavo is serious, but his homicide investigations balance out the comedic adventures of Angie. Angie's adventures always tie up with Paavo's investigations towards the end and Paavo saves the day each time. I like these books. They are what I consider light reading and the characters have real like depth to them where you really find yourself caring what happens to them. Each book advances their background and you find out more about them. The only thing that I consider irritating is the name brand mentioning in the descriptions. That gets a little old. Yes, we know she is rich, but please I don't care what brand of clothes, shoes, jewelery, etc. Angie is wearing. All in all I would highly recommend this series if you want something light and fast to read. The books can definitely deliver up some comedy and will get your mind working to try to figure out who done it.
Pretty Bad.......2001-01-11
As someone who reads a lot of mysteries, I'm used to suspending belief somewhat for the sake of the story. However, this book is so ridiculous and far-fetched, it's an insult to the reader. The series just keeps getting worse. Angie is very hard to relate to. How many of us have no jobs but can afford designer clothes and Ferarri Testarossas? Her bubble-headedness is supposed to be endearing, I'm sure; it just ends up being annoying. How long is this relationship between Angie and Paavo going to go nowhere? The charcters are not likable, and the plot is absolutely absurd. Anyone looking for a good cozy should bypass this book.
What Do Aliens Eat ?.......2000-07-21
Well maybe Angie does not find the answer to this question, but she does learn how much her policeman boyfriend Paavo feels about her.This Joanne Pence book has it all:Humor,romance and suspense.The only thing I was disspointed in was that the book jacket said " If you love books by Diane Mott Davidson and Densie Dieetz you will love this series."Well I do love Davidson's books but Pence's novel is nothing like them. While Davidson blends recipes into the story, Pence contains two at the end of the book. However, do not let this stop you from buying the book.
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Back in print, Joseph Michael Linsner is proud to present Lucifer's Halo - the first Dawn graphic novel! Featuring 208 pages of glorious full-color painted art, Lucifer's Halo tells the post-apocalyptic tale of New York mercenary, Darrin Ashoka. After catching a glimpse of a mysterious redhead during a bloody battle in Times Square, his life is turned upside-down. Darrin's quest to find Dawn takes him to the heights of HEaven, the deepest pits of Hell, and everywhere in-between. Is is harder to fight angels, demons, or yourself?
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A Must Read.......2006-05-17
One of the greatest origin comics of our time. If you haven't been shut-in you entire adolescent life, in one way or another, you will be able to relate to one or more of these characters and totally get where they're coming from. That and super powers combined, make for a mighty fine read.
Tired of grit, angst and Wolverine in your comics? Try this..........2006-05-13
This book is fun. It's not over the top slapstick humor or full of witty conversations, but it is pretty fun. It's really well drawn by Leonard Kirk, who I remember from his great run on Peter David's Supergirl, and is written by Hugh Sterbakov, who I never heard of. Hugh mentions in his afterword that co-creator Seth Green is his best pal...so I think we all know how he broke into the field. The book is labelled Volume 1, but the story has a real ending and sequels, although welcome, aren't needed to enjoy the book.
The story: You've got a bunch of stereotypical college freshmen (except for the Amish guy and the beaver) (yeah, I just wrote the line "Amish guy and the beaver" in a review) who find themselves living in the school's science building due to a dorm shortage (except for the beaver - he is there for another reason).
When a science experiment on another floor misfires, the freshmen, and the aforementioned beaver, are all given super-powers related to whatever was on their mind at the instant of the misfire. It works out pretty well for the chick who was wondering how to get into other people's heads. But not so well for the guy looking at a squirrel or the guy who was measuring his, um, well, ahem, let's just call it his 'shortcoming'.
Anyhow, they all get drawn into a plot involving some bad guys and in the process turn into a super-hero team led by an uber-comic-book-geek who ironically happened to be out of the dorm at that critical moment when the others gained their powers.
The book collects the complete six issue miniseries, some art in progress pages, alternate covers, some pinups, introductions by Seth and Hugh, character bios and a short prose wrap-up story.
I don't think I'd give this book to anyone under the age of 14 or so since it does involve frank depictions of college age topics like sex and drinking. But for the super-hero fan looking for something lighthearted it's a good read and it is completely accesible to those who don't read other comics.
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DAWN is the epic tale of good and evil, Heaven and Hell, death and rebirth played out on the nightmarish streets of Manhattan, set during an indeterminate future. Darrian Ashoka--slayer of demons and murderer of angels--stands at a crossroads in his life. He has met Dawn, a mysterious woman who may or may not be the Earth Goddess incarnate. In his search for his own identity and his role in the eternal war between Ahura Mazda and Lucifer, Darrian learns something about cosmic fate and the way the universe really works. Rife with true love, absolute hatred, eternal damnation, relentless war, lost souls and divine illumination, LUCIFER'S HALO is the kind of book that gets better every time you read it. Written and illustrated by Joseph Michael Linsner.
Customer Reviews:
Dawn.......2006-12-29
Much of the artwork is beautiful; however the males are drawn in a very girly and annoying fashion. Androgenous can be very attractive. These guys are like the glam psuedo metal guys of the 1980's. (Not usually attractive at all.)
Story-wise, I love surrealism and I can handle vagueries and fabrications loosely based on actual facts and beliefs, but this story was just plain stupid, vulgar, pointless and aimless.
My suggestion is to go the route of Arroyo or some such artist and make Dawn the pin-up creation she is and leave this type of of storytelling to Neil Gaiman.
Remarkable.......2001-11-01
Lucifer's Halo is the remarkable story of one man's spiritual battle with religion. Michael Joseph Lisner's striking art, incomparable symbolism and dialogue, provocative enough to startle, enhance the epic. Darrian Ashoka lives in a surrealistic New York City where the lower class is left to its plundering and filth by an elitist church who have moved to the city's outskirts. During a weekly Saturday night riot, Darrian is approached by Dawn, an enigmatic feminine deity, who invades his bed and provokes his intellect. On their next meeting, Dawn gives him Lucifer's Halo, remaining from his days as an angel. It is a dangerous bridge between Heaven and Hell and Darrian soon finds himself hounded by both sides in a bid for it. Darrian's fight to keep his gift is one of fright, confusion and reckoning. He must overcome fear and anger towards the other side and look deeply into his human soul for strength, truth and the right choice.
I LOVE DAWN.......2001-08-08
There are few graphic novels in my vast collection with such lush, visually appealing illustrations as JML's. Dawn is the most beautifully rendered (caucasian) vision of the Goddess ever captured on paper, and to quote the foreword, few artists have reflected such a love for his main character as Linsner. His hard rock/heavy metal heritage is plain to see throughout the book, but it does not diminish the fact that Dawn is alive in his mind and on the pages. The written story itself isn't as solid as it could have been, but Linsner's skills as a graphic storyteller more than compensate for any shortcomings one might find. Any serious lover of art, fantasy or mythology should own Lucifer's Halo. PAGANS RULE!
Not for the conservative.......1999-08-20
There are four gods above all others, Allah/Adonai/Yahweh the god of order, rigid and merciless; Lucifer the cast off angel who now commands chaos, mercurial and chaoitc; Dawn, the mother goddess of birth and rebirth; and her husband, the horned lord of the hunt and death, Cerennus. The story follows Dawn as she attempts to reawaken her lover to his divine nature, in his mortal incarnation of Darrian Ashkova. She gives him Lucifer's Halo so that he can see and interact with the people of Heaven and Hell, and learn his own place in the scheme of things. A definite must for anyone into great storytelling.
A MARK OF A TRUE MASTER.......1999-03-03
Joesph Michael Linsner displays unreal control, not only over the art, but the language as well. His images of heaven and hell, will captivate and astonish you. He involves the reader into the mind of his characters, and shows the reader twisted to humurous images of the divine and of the damned. This is not a comic book, but a novel that will change the way you look at everything! An individual would be hard pressed to rise above this ingenious display.
Book Description
At last! Back in print for the first time in seven years, the Lucifer's Halo Supplemental Book features everything you ever wanted to know about the creation of Linsner's landmark graphic novel. Originally offered as part of a limited edition - there were only 1,000 copies of this book - now, all Linsner fans, new and old, can enjoy this behind-the-scenes peek at the artist at work.
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- Low-fat, Day by Day Menus of Great Food
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Fresh Start: Great Low-Fat Recipes, Day-by-Day Menus--The Savvy Way to Cook, Eat, and Live (The Great Good Food Series)
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Julee Rosso, formerly half of the Silver Palate team that revolutionized American home cooking, shows you how to make incredible fresh gourmet meals with low sugar and low fat. Each dish sounds like expensive restaurant fare, yet the recipes are simple and the presentation easy to follow. Four weeks of helpful, day-by-day menus plus charts, cooking lore, tips and techniques will inspire you to make healthy cooking a daily commitment--and it will soon become a lifelong pleasure!
Book Description
The coauthor of the bestselling The New Basics Cookbook offers a lively, thoroughly contemporary cookbook packed with menus, recipes, tips, charts, quotes, and food lore, which succeeds in making healthful low-fat cooking simple, delicious, and easy enough to become a daily, lifelong commitment.
Customer Reviews:
Love the Menus.......2007-06-25
As a busy mom, I have very little time to plan healthy menus and run to the grocery every time I run out of something. So Fresh Start cures those problems for me by giving me 28 days worth of menus (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts) to feed my family which are healthy, low-fat and absolutely delicious. If not for this book, I'd not have tried and loved half the things on the weekly menus. No, it isn't your ordinary, topically-arranged cookbook, nor does it pretend to be. It serves it's purpose quite well. And hey, if you're looking for a delicious way to cook Salmon, there's always the index in the back of the book. This is definitely one of my favorites. My only caution/advice to you is that if you're not one whom likes to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, you'll grow weary of the constancy of cooking. Go ahead and eat your oatmeal and strawberries in the morning, and a healthy grilled cheese for lunch. Then open the book and dig in for a delicious dinner from Fresh Start.
My go-to cookbook.......2007-02-03
Whenever I'm in the middle of a dish and not sure how to continue, or just need a good, relatively simple (with ingredients you can actually get) recipe, I always reach for this one. The opening chapter is fantastic, along with the hints and comments along with the book. There are plenty of great recipies, from vegetarian dishes to easy ones to more complicated meat dishes. The organization could be a little better, but once I read through it once, I can just flip to the index. The individual eggplant towers are delicious and it definitely is my go-to recipe when I can't think of what else to make. Highly recommended.
One of our standards.......2005-12-05
This is probably the single volume we use most in our house for new recipes. It's not that we don't like the taste of richer foods, but they disagree with us, and these recipes are (so far) without a clunker in the bunch. A combination hard to beat!
Low-fat, Day by Day Menus of Great Food.......2001-02-23
Rosso has turned out lots of great cookbooks, but this one is for us who want or need every now and then to cut back and eat more sensibly.
The great thing is that this doesn't have to be boring,uninteresting food. Her zest and skills in putting together healthy food with attractive and luscious fare is evident in this collection. For example, one dinner entree I love is: Herbed brushetta, Broiled Honey Salmon, Hobo Potatoes, Asparagus Spears with Parmeasan Shards, Green Beans and Peaches in Wine.
Having tried this more than once, it's good, you'll lose pounds and smile all the while you're tasting this great food. All the nutritional analysis is there as well as great sections on smoothies and treats/snacks, etc.
The best healthy-eating book I have!.......2001-01-08
...While it's true that the recipes are organized by menu, it is not so difficult to pick and choose your way through the book to create alternative meals that suit your style.
What I can say about this book is that the recipes ROCK. My loving partner has a family history of heart-disease. We are both failed vegetarians who fell off the wagon because we LIKE meat. Neither of us are interested in going back to eating TVP and soy. What we do want is a book that will help us eat sensibly, reduce the risks of dropping dead from poor eating habits, and still allow us to eat food we like.
Recipe after recipe in my book has been marked Very Good! or Excellent! beside it. The Turkey Paillard Piccata and Brown Rice with Asparagus and Almonds is delicious, the Country-Roasted Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes is savory and pleasing, the Roasted Chicken with Fresh Figs and Kalamata Olives is out of this world, and the Individual Eggplant Towers have become a family favorite.
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Yixing ware elevates something as simple as a teapot or cup into a work of art accessible to all collectors. Its history is rich and vigorous, offering something for just about everyone interested in pottery, tea, or Chinese culture.
Customer Reviews:
Misses the mark as a really useful introduction to Yixing.......2007-04-03
This book was not what I'd hoped for - which is a solid introduction to Yixing teapots. It concentrates on the history of Yixing teapots - and those that have been found in archaeological digs dating back to the Song Dynasty in China. Many of these ancient pots are illustrated in the book. There is some discussion on the qualities that make Yixing clay different from most other types of clay, but there is also much missing. The book doesn't illustrate examples of the differing colours available in the clay and never discusses famous clay types like Zhu Ni, which is so highly sought after by Yixing collectors.
There is a fairly large section on ancient masters of the art and those of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It's just a shame that their chops or signatures - which are usually recorded on their pots are not included in the text. Also missing is information on the modern state of the Yixing industry and the mechanical way modern pots are mostly made.
This is a rather basic and superficial look at Yixing pots and wares - but if you are after some biographical information on the most famous past masters or want to see illustrations on some very ancient Yixing pots then this book will be of interest to you.
So much and so small........2007-01-03
This is a fairly little book that is packed with solid info and great pictures. I bought one for me and a second as a gift. I may have to get a couple more for other tea fans.
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This captivating collection from Zoe Mellor taps into the current fashion for color and pattern, presenting a vibrant array of knitwear garments and accessories for toddlers and children up to six years old.
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Animal Knits: 26 Fun Handknits for Children and Toddlers.......2007-01-11
I think my grandaughter will enjoy wearing a sweater with one or more of the graphics displayed in this book but overall although a nice book with clean designs, nothing new or exceptional.
Great Designs; Hard to Find Colors.......2006-01-13
Zoe Mellor's designs are so wonderful because of the color combinations she uses. She writes what brand & type of yarn she used for the projects; but then just uses general color names -- NOT the manufacturer's name. Example: writes "green" , but manufacturer has multiple greens with different names. Also since the book was published, many of the colors (once deciphered) are no longer available...Great wonderful designs -- be prepared for footwork to find your own combinations of colors that will work.
Animal knits is wonderful.......2003-11-25
This book is filled with beautiful bright knits, so perfect for any young child. I have 3 little ones and as I looked through the book every pattern called out to be knitted. I can say the directions are detailed and easy to follow. There is a pattern in here for every knitter!
Tasteful Designs and understandable instructions.......2003-11-15
Very classy designs and good instructions especially if you did some knitting before. You'll definitely enjoy it if you like to work with colors. Good luck!
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Less Is More: A Practical Guide for Maximizing the Space in Your Home
Elaine Lewis
Manufacturer: Studio
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Curso Completo de Dibujo Para Comic
Christopher Hart
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The Films of Reginald Leborg
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
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LeBorg, the quintessential Hollywood contract director, worked constantly during the 1940s and 1950s at such studios as Universal, PRC, and Monogram. With stills and a thorough filmography.
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- Prospero's Daughter: A Novel
- Protector of the Realm (Supreme Constellations)
- Raising Atlantis
- Redemption Song: A Novel
- Riding Dirty on I-95: A Novel (Nikki Turner Original)
- ROSIE DUNNE
- Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
- Seize the Night (A Dark-Hunter Novel, Book 7)
- Serpent: A Novel from the NUMA Files (Numa Files Series)
- Shopaholic Abroad
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