Bless Ewe: More Stories for All Seasons

Book Description

Did Oscar really see the Modonna perched on his farm outhouse? Is a mortuary really the best place for a teenger to take a first date? Will a Great Lakes schooner captain sailing to his wedding survive the storm of the century - with his beloved on board? With the young pastor of a conservative congregation win them over - and make the best of a Christmas pageant with an unexpected turn of events? In ten finely-tuned, fun-to-read short stories, these endearingly Midwestern characters grapple with surprises and struggle to maintain their equilibrium. Maybe all they really need is "just a little lunch."

Customer Reviews:

Skillfully written short stories represent a treasure.......2001-01-10

In Bless Ewe: More Stories For All Seasons, master storyteller Jeff Kunkel returns to offer ten short stories, each of which is quintessentially reflect and explore the Midwestern experience. These expertly crafted, intensely engaging tales include: Stone Fences; Buck Haven; Good Morning, Mr. and Mrs. America and All the Ships at Sea; Come About!; Show Your Work; A Furious Wilt; Make Yourself Useful; Small Fortunes; The Giant, and the title piece, Bless Ewe. Each of these skillfully written short stories is a small gem, taken together they represent a true treasure for anyone who enjoys fine writing and great reading.

Bless Ewe.......2000-10-29

Mr. Kunkel evokes the warm, hometown atmosphere of Wisconsin in this fine collection of short stories. Interesting characters abound, ranging from an impressionable teenage boy to a group of lifelong buck hunters. Lake Michigan schooner captains, World War II homefront heroes, lovers, and stubborn farm families inhabit the well-woven tales. Plot lines evolve around everyday problems. Several of the yarns are set in and around Kiel, Wisconsin, which is not a fictional town. I thoroughly enjoyed Bless Ewe - and yes, there are sheep involved!

Customer Reviews:

fun, romance and action all in one book.......2007-05-02

The second volume of the long-running manga series sees it settle down into the general series theme, with flamboyant art thief Eroica and uptight NATO intelligence agent Iron Klaus finding their paths repeatedly crossing, sometimes as opponents, sometimes having to work together. Set in the Cold War Europe of the 1970s, it shows a pair of characters who are on opposite sides of the law and very different in personality, but with some surprising things in common. Alas, one of those things is not sexual orientation, and Eroica's romantic interest in Klaus is destined to remain unrequited, providing the source of much fun during the series.

And there's plenty of fun to be had. The stories are completely over the top, in the same way that the Bond films are over the top -- camp, very funny, and with plenty of action. In this one, Eroica and Klaus have a shared interest in a Greek shipping tycoon. Eroica wants to steal an art treasure, and Klaus wants to stop a KGB agent's honeytrap operation. This leads on to a second adventure in which Klaus is trying to protect world leaders at a meeting which just happens to be just down the road from Eroica's castle -- and for perfectly rational reasons, Klaus ends up ordering Eroica to strip and hand over his underpants... But when they're forced by circumstances to work together, they make a very good team.

Flawed but likeable people, they're enormously entertaining to watch, as are the secondary characters. Both men have a team of minions, not all of whom are quite what their masters would wish for. This volume introduces Agent G, Klaus' gay cross-dressing agent who has a crush on Eroica.

There's also an independent story to fill out the page count, about a strait-laced young German man sent on a cultural exchange visit to a tiny island nation with a very strange navy. There's not much plot, and there's an awful lot of froth, but it's a quick fun read with a serious point underneath the fluff.

You can pick up the story with this book, but it's worth reading the first volume of the series to get the background: From Eroica with Love - Volume 1 (From Eroica With Love (Graphic Novels))

if i had never.......2007-01-14

if I had never read any of the fanfics i would not have picked this up... i am so glad i did... though i do have to admit that i had to get over the drawing..(not to my style i guess)... but the storyline and all that is really really awesome... like the other reviewers... thank all the little Gods that the teenagers found somewhere else to light... this manga is really good and i give it high kudos...

A Wonderful Comic Book Series.......2006-03-06

As much as I whole-heartedly enjoyed the giddy nonsense of the first volume, it is in the second and third volumes that the reader really begins to get a taste of what this series is truly about. The characters become more solid, the drippy teenagers from the first volume are utterly forgotten and never return, and the focus of the stories shifts considerably into the theme that it will more-or-less take from now on. That being the lives and adventures of BOTH Dorian (or the master thief "Eroica") and the NATO Intelligence officer Major Eberbach, and their respective teams, and how their stories end up crossing and tangling in amusing, exciting ways.

"From Eroica with Love" is fantastic series that blends humour and parody and action and espionage into a wonderfully entertaining blend. Set in Europe during the Cold War, it chronicles the misadventures of the lovely gay English thief Dorian Red Gloria and his unrequited love for the German NATO officer, Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach.

If you ever need to just sit back, forget your life for a while, and laugh, "Eroica" is definitely the series to read. The stories and plots also become more fleshed out and realized as the series progresses, so those who didn't care for the complete nonsense of the first volume should still give 2 and 3 in order to get a better impression of the overall series. And those who enjoyed the hilarity of volume 1--fear not, the wacky humour is still there!

We can only hope CMX Manga continues to translate this series...there are over 30 volumes, and it is still running in Japan. Also, as a note to fans of other Japanese manga: From Eroica with Love is somewhat different from the other manga that has been translated so far, and not just in terms of the art (trust me it grows on you)and the setting (personally, I LOVE the European settings) but in terms of story and dialogue as well. For one thing, it takes longer to read, and is more verbose. Personally, I appreciate that it takes me longer to read, I feel like I've gotten my money's worth for each volume.

I strongly recommend this series to manga and fans and non-manga fans alike. It is a delightful comic book series.

And we have lift-off!.......2005-03-26

This is it - the point where Dorian and Klaus took control of proceedings, and their creator (plus thousands of readers) settled back for the ride. In vol.2 of "Eroica", the three annoying and pointless super-powered teenagers who cluttered up the first stories have disappeared for good, and the narrative becomes James-Bond-played-as-1930s-romantic-comedy. For all Dorian's flowing locks, "Eroica" isn't a swooning boys'-love tale. The aesthetic Earl and his Nato nemesis work out their feelings for each other through action, even if that action is unserious, high-powered mayhem involving tanks and dirigibles chasing each other over the map of Cold War Europe. There's often a witty twist to the tale, too: witness the episode in which Dorian's dirigible and Klaus' helicopter fly off in different directions, each with its master happily complacent... and each completely wrong. Partly owing to its (now outdated) extravagantly shoujo artwork, "Eroica" may never be a title with mass appeal, but it's one that older readers looking for witty fun shouldn't miss.

As a bonus, this volume gives us "I.V.Y. Navy", an extravaganza which reads as if Aoike had Susan Sontag on camp by heart (which I'm morally certain she hasn't). A *very* serious young German student - shades of Karl - joins an aircraft carrier of the tiny but oil-rich nation of IVY. Here, chaperoned by a tall and handsome local, he discovers that the captain and first mate (bearded seadogs) go by the names of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, and that IVY's methods of stopping a war between two Third World nations - backed by the USA and USSR - involve bribery and blackmail. Our hero is shocked to the core... until he realises that all this degeneracy actually *works*. It must be said, this one's odd even for Aoike, but there's an interesting point among all the frivolity.

2 down, 28 to go........2005-03-09

Ammusingly, volume 2 has come out in english around the same time 31 came out in Japan. This book introduces agent G (Gei-kun).Unfortunately for new fans, there is a side story in Sons of Eve 7 that introduces him & James & tells alittle about them that CMX likely won't translate. G, unlike Ceaser from Volume 1, is here to stay.

Volume two is hillarious with the long-running underwear joke & Dorian's interest in Klaus is growing. It also includes a nice side story called Ivy Navy that has nothing to do with Eroica.

For fans of classic shounenai & modern BL, the relationship in this story can be compaired to Gensoumaden Saiyuki; Klaus = Sanzo, Dorian = Goku.

Customer Reviews:

Collection of shorts.......2005-02-03

Twenty stories by Lawrence Watt-Evans, written with all the wit and imagination that earned the author a Hugo for Best Short Story.

Average customer rating:

Cannot go wrong with Betty!

Betty Crocker Cookbook

One of the ones to read when you're only reading one

best cookbook

great cookbook and a great price

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition
Betty Crocker Editors
Manufacturer: Betty Crocker
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound

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ASIN: 0764568779
Release Date: 2005-09-06

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Betty Crocker's Cookbook is 50! In celebration, an updated and expanded ninth edition of this American classic reminds us once again of the value of good old-fashioned comfort food. The original Big Red Cookbook was immediately popular with a postwar audience seeking basic cooking advice and simple recipes that took advantage of several then-new convenience products. The ninth edition remains true to its roots, presenting exemplary instruction, savory mainstream dishes (that still make use of convenience foods and the products of parent company General Mills), and, most notably, standout chapters on baking and dessert specialties. New to this edition, which offers nearly 1,000 recipes, are grilling and vegetarian chapters; up-to-date nutrition information; additional color photos; and contemporary formulas for the likes of Brie with Caramelized Onions, Asiago Bread, and Tandoori Chicken with Chutney.

Instruction was and is the book's strongest suit, and any cook--novice to professional--will benefit from its many how-to features. These include step-by-step directions with photos, tips for kitchen timesaving, and troubleshooting advice. The book also includes several comprehensive glossaries (those on cooking terms and ingredients are particularly good). Standouts among the vast recipe collection, more than 300 of which are designated fast or low fat, include old favorites such as Macaroni and Cheese, Old-Fashioned Baked Beans, and Lemon Chiffon Cake. A few newer ones, such as Sun-Dried Tomato and Olive Bread, also qualify. Published, as ever, in a loose-leaf binder, the book celebrates American culinary know-how, a broad-based tradition of good home cooking, exemplary baking, and the conviction that food and commerce can meld to help people cook easier and eat better. Happy birthday indeed! --Arthur Boehm

Book Description

The Best Just Got Better

The Most Trusted Cookbook

From foolproof, dependable recipes to reliable how-to advice, the Betty Crocker Cookbook has everything you need for the way you cook today.Whether you're a new or experienced cook, The Betty Crocker Cookbook® is the book for you!

Comprehensive resource, with more than 1,000 easy-to-follow recipes

Creative cooking ideas, including more than 400 recipe variations

Beautiful design, with 300 color photos and 55 illustrations

All-new chapters: "Casseroles & Slow Cooker" and "20 Minutes or Less"

Fast recipes flagged throughout—130 ready in 20 minutes or less!

Great-tasting Low-Fat recipes specially marked—more than 185 in all

Helpful Betty's Cures to solve common baking problems

Useful Learn with Betty photos to help get perfect results every time

Detailed nutrition information, plus dietary exchanges and carb choices

The all-new Tenth Edition—a perfect 10!

Customer Reviews:

Cannot go wrong with Betty!.......2007-10-10

We had looked at older models of this cookbook and found that when you buy from Amazon you can be sure that the items you purchase live up to the standards they set. We bought this as a used book, it is a new book but a few years old. The recipes in the book never age, only you do!

Betty Crocker Cookbook.......2007-10-05

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition
I had a well-used and beloved copy of this cookbook that I had received as a wedding gift 37 years ago. I had acquired many more cookbooks since, but this one was always my favorite. When it was lost due to hurricane Katrina, I really missed it. I am absolutely delighted with this new, updated version - it's even better than the older version I had. I would highly recommend this book!

One of the ones to read when you're only reading one.......2007-09-23

Betty Crocker Cookbook, 10th edition. It is what it is. It is a decent summary of 21st century American cooking, sufficient to the purposes of anyone who needs to make good meals and keep track of the nutrition involved. With the exception of the occasional (and, frankly, to my mind, unavoidable given the book's corporate affiliation -- I love the stuff myself) use of Bisquick, the book does not lean too heavily on convenience products. There's nutrition information. The selected recipes show a broad base of recipe selection. And at the end of the day, it's all competently done, with lots of useful sidebars and other information.

Beyond that, well, it's underwhelming. To put this in perspective, I have three+ shelves of cookbooks. It's hard for me, a devout cookbook reader for close to two decades, to really offer an objective judgement on something like this, because it's so basic it seems more or less redundant to me. You're not going to find much exotica in here (pad thai and ciabatta bread are about as far-out as it gets), but you will find enough to keep things interesting on a mac-and-cheese table. If you need a basic kitchen reference, it certainly serves that function admirably. There's plenty of pictures for help with techniques, and overall, it's a great first cookbook.

But it's hard to shake the feeling that there's a certain datedness to it -- it is, as I said, very prosaic in its recipe selection. It has the feel of a 1950s cookbook dropped through a timewarp with all of its recipes replaced with currently fashionable selections. What's worse is that it's more or less redundant with books like the Better Homes and Gardens Red Plaid and the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook -- there isn't a whole lot about any of them to distinguish one from the other. Essentially, you can't go wrong with this book, but you'd be hard-pressed to go wrong with its competition either.

best cookbook.......2007-09-06

I just bought this for my newly married daughter. I think it's the best cookbook ever on the market. Love the ring binder format but can I offer one suggestion? Make it THREE holes instead so that we can add notebook pages to our books. I usually write a recipe on notebook paper and then put a sleeve over it but finding a hole punch is a hassle.

great cookbook and a great price.......2007-08-28

Great cookbook for kids that are going away to college - everything they will need to know to keep from starving.

Average customer rating:

FANTASTIC! My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner.

Family of the Spirit Cookbook: Recipes and Remembrances from African-American Kitchens
John Pinderhughes
Manufacturer: Amistad Press (HarperCollins)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 006095809X
Release Date: 2001-05-22

Book Description

The quintessential cookbook/family album by master home-chef and photographer John Pinderhughes serves up traditional African American cooking with a dash of the nouvelle. From his grandmother Gum Gum's Crab Cakes to his own Papaya Flame, to Redfish with Pecans, Pinderhughes features his favorite recipes by his favorite cooks, who include Verta Mae Grosvenor, author of Vibration Cooking, and Leah Chase, owner of the famous Dooky Chase restaurant, located in New Orleans and author of the Dooky Chase Cookbook.

John Pinderhughes presents his family "in spirit" with their favorite recipes and fondest memories in this treasury of good eating. It captures the diversity of the African-American experience in its savory cooking and rich heritage of its oral tradition. There is something for everyone here, expert and beginner alike.

Customer Reviews:

FANTASTIC! My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner........2002-02-16

I *LOVE* this book. It is very warmly written, and filled with both recipes and reminiscences from some of the country's finest cooks, all of whom are African-American. It introduces each person (complete with a picture), tells a little of their culinary background -- and then their favorite recipes, with memories of how they'd acquired them and why they were so special. The book is as wonderful to read as it is to cook from.
Two of the people described are well-known: Verta Mae Smart-Grosvenor (who used to host my favorite cooking show on PBS; I still miss it, and own and lover her own cookbooks), and Leah Chase (owner of the famous Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans, and author of highly-regarded cookbooks).

Book Description

From the author of Permission to Nap comes another reason to relax and have fun.

Permission to Play encourages women to carve out the time in their busy lives for fun, whether it's sports, crafts and other creative activities, or card and board games. When we play, we relax, we feel silly, we rejoice and we may just get in better shape.

Full of whimsical ideas, fun tips and useful, nothing-but-enjoyable activities you may never have thought of, plus encouragement to make this essential happiness ingredient a part of your life, Permission to Play includes many ways to just let loose.

o Find the time in a busy schedule, motivate yourself and convince those around you how important it is to play.

o Age is irrelevant; it's never too late to take up a new activity or return to a sport you used to enjoy. From bicycling to rugby to rock climbing, get out there and get moving. You'll look and feel great.

o Watch your kids to get great play ideas. They're always coming up with something and will be thrilled to have you playing with them.

o Let your mind play as you create something (whether it be pottery, sculpture, painting or crochet); explore the different mediums, colors, textures and new ideas. You can even just finger paint or create mud pies. Who says it has to be art?

Customer Reviews:

Great to Motivate You to Allow Fun Into Your Life.......2007-05-16

*****
This book is a wonderful, playful, and beautiful book filled with ideas, quotations, explanations, and persuasive writing about how and why it is important to make the time and effort to play. Especially good for those women who are workaholics, this book will help women to see that play can really source the rest of their life, including their work life, and that it need not take a lot of time---a few minutes here and there can make a difference. I loved reading it, and found it inspirational and motivational for me in feeling less guilt (and hopefully, someday NO guilt) when incorporating fun into my life.

Highly recommended.
*****

The Family that Plays Together Stays Together.......2005-02-05

Jill Murphy Long has done it again with Permission to Play. I have three rules of life-smile, have fun, and be wild and crazy, and Jill's book gives you every tool you need to enjoy life more. On your deathbed do you want your family to talk about how much time you spent at the office? Of course not. Permission to Play provides tons of tips to laugh, live, and be in the moment with your family and friends. Play together, stay together-what a great gift to one another.

Cynthia Brian
Radio/TV host
www.star-style.com

Americans work too much!.......2003-12-03

Americans work too much--especially working mothers! I just bought Permission to Play for all of my working mother friends for Christmas. I included an offer to baby sit for them, too--from their husbands! Now, instead of guy's night out, it is our night out to play tennis, go down to the driving range or go to the potter's wheel to paint--whatever sport or creative endeavor fits the season or our mood. I hope this author continues on her streak of writing inspirational books to motivate us women to do what we truly need to do. After a year of practing what Ms. Long suggested in her first book, Permission to Nap, I realize it might take my group a year to fit play in regularly, but we will have fun trying!

I'm playing again!.......2003-07-13

Wow! Permission to Play leaves you with no excuses to not just go out there and do it! Whether it's sports, crafts, music, travel, gardening - Jill Murphy-Long reminds us of the fun that awaits us to enrich our lives, including our joy enhancing the lives of those around us. We knew these truths when we were girls and teenagers, but then responsibilities arrived and many of us women lost our focus.

Thanks, Jill, for reminding us to give ourselves permission to be the person we were meant to be. Your book makes a great gift for daughters, sisters and friends alike!

Impressive summary of play.......2003-06-11

While this book is tailored to a female audience, I think it's just as important for men to read up on playing, too. Our current world is missing a lot of spirited play and enjoyment. This book covers all sorts of play from active sports to classic board and card games in such a way as to really motivate you. I went out and purchased several board games after I read the book, because I'd forgotten all about that aspect of play. Lately I've had a ton of fun playing Scrabble, Life, Monopoly and many other games with a group of "wild" friends. Most importantly, this book helps to remind me that play is not taboo and that it's my right and responsibility to help break the Play Stigma in life. If you're looking for motivation to have fun and feel good, you'll find yourself pulling this off the shelf a lot for ideas and inspiration.

Average customer rating:

An Introduction Rather Than A Source

Needs Work

I sent this book back

What else can I say

Excellent Introduction to lighting

Lighting: A Design Source Book
Elizabeth Wilhide
Manufacturer: Ryland Peters & Small
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1841722286

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Lighting is as integral a factor in any interior design plan as color, objects, and arrangement. Wilhide understands that lighting is more than simply what we see; it's also how we feel. Lighting is a central factor in how any space influences our moods. This big, lavish book provides practical help on positioning and installing light sources throughout every room of the home. Dramatically and beautifully illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, it also includes source lists for the specific fixtures and lamps shown. A casual perusal of the lively photographs alone will give the reader inspiration and fire the imagination for creative use of light for dramatic effect, to soothe or relax, to warm a room, or to cool it down visually. This book is not only fun to look at, but also practical and useful for any would-be decorator, beginner or professional. --Mark A. Hetts

Customer Reviews:

An Introduction Rather Than A Source.......2006-02-23

It is a beautiful book, but I was disappointed that there wasn't more on actual lighting theory.

Needs Work.......2004-01-22

This book lightly touches on all aspects of lighting, some more heavily than other. But it definitely needs work in some sections. Also there is no mention of LCD, Natural Gas or Pipe Lighting, which should be addressed in any newer versions. The web links should also be checked and updated accordingly. Borrow it from the library first before you decide to buy it.

I sent this book back.......2002-08-07

First book I ever returned to Amazon because it was of unacceptable quality. The book should be titled "Pictures of pretty lighting fixtures" as the photographs are quite well done, but I found no useful information on the design of lighting. There is nothing on the subject of how to illuminate a room. Indeed you will see some examples of incredibly underlit rooms. They look good in the pictures because the photographer, Ray Main, has added what looks like a couple of thousand watts of bounce flash. You will see some kitchens where the people will need flashlights to cook their food. I did not see any room that looked adequately lit by the actual fixtures.

The discussion of fluorsecent lights is very disappointing. In the age of energy conservations the fact that fluorescent lights emit about 5 times more lumens per watt than incandescent lights makes them definitely worth considering. I had hoped to see some artistic ideas for using these interesting but awkward light sources, but there was very little and what there was was disappointing.

Kudos to Ray Main for beautiful photographs. Look somewhere else if you want "A Design Source Book".

What else can I say.......2000-10-26

What they said! This book is very,very,good. Not only do you get excellent information on lighting, but wonderful ideas on contempory decorating. Two for the price of one, it doesn't get any better than that.

Excellent Introduction to lighting.......2000-07-22

On top of helpful tips and information about different types of lighting and lamps, the books lean heavily on lighting for more modern interiors. It does talk about universal applications in period styles, but I feel the author's interest is more on the modern side. Most of the photos and examples are taken from modern interiors. If you like contemporary and modern flavor, this is a book to miss! Definitely a keeper!

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