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Published to coincide with the Anchor Books edition of
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Equal parts soap opera, tragicomedy, and rhapsody,
Carmen la coja is Ana Castillo's imaginative variation on the themes of Bizet's
Carmen, set in the Latin community of Chicago and the seductive world of flamenco. Carmen "La Coja" Santos is a renowned local dancer who has long maintained an affair with the great Agustín, the married director of her troupe. An angry rivalry is sparked when she begins a passionate new liaison with Agusín's grandson, the gifted Manolo; her childhood polio returns; and her already aggravating relationship with her mother takes a difficult turn. But in the end, Carmen, unlike her namesake, finds her way back to happiness.
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Encantador.......2006-08-24
Aunque la traduccion fue un poco debil, me encanto este libro. El tema es muy unico- una bailadora famosa que es coja debido a una enfermedad juvenil. Los personajes son bien desarrollados y el final es sorprendente. Asi que yo lo he leido dos veces! Yo tambien prefiero los libros escritos en espanol y no las traducciones- sin embargo, este cuento vale la pena.
La traduccion de este libro es bastante mala........2003-08-20
Todavia no he avanzado suficientemente eb el libro como para decir si vale la pena o no. Aparentemente esta bien escrito y es de lectura agil, pero el libro original parece haber sido escrito en ingles y la traduccion al español es terrible. Por ejemplo: En lugar de traducir "but" como "sino" (cuando las circunstancias lo requieren), la traductora usa siempre el "pero". Por ejemplo: "It wasn't his friend, but his brother" estaria traducido: "No era su amigo, pero su hermano". En otros lugares la traduccion resulta en frases inconclusas. Es realmente una muy mala traduccion al español.
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Batman and Robin are perhaps the most famous super-hero teamin comics history. Relive some of the Dynamic Duo's classic firstadventures in this 240 page hardcover, reprinting 16 adventures fromWORLD'S FINEST #17-32, circa 1941-1948! Only one of these stories has beenreprinted since its original release!
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Written expressly for beginning and advanced amateurs, this guide explores home winemaking in practical terms, focusing on the latest fermentation techniques of both red and white wine grapes. Detailed information on equipment, supplies, and mistakes to avoid will make getting started easy. Advanced winemakers will appreciate full explanations of sophisticated topics such as malolactic fermentation, extended maceration sparkling wines, and chemical testing. Also included in the new edition is information on the use of oak barrels. Unlike other winemaking manuals, this is devoted entirely to wine made with grapes instead of fruit wines.
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Excellent condition and fast delivery! Good seller........2007-05-28
Excellent condition and fast delivery! Good seller. Helpful book and very easy to read.
Resource Addition.......2007-01-11
I added this book to my growing wine making reference collection. As an amateur, I am busy gathering additional knowledge as I hone my winemaking skills. I used the "Raspberry Liquor" recipe to spruce up a batch of very dry and unsweetened Raspberry wine for my annual holiday wine creation. Good dry semi-sweet result.
Solid.......2006-02-01
A good introduction. This in combination with Jeff Cox's book gave me a solid start
First book you should own.......2006-01-09
This is the first book you should buy if your making wine. One fault I find with the book is that it assumes your starting with fresh grapes, while most people probably start with fresh juice or must.
This is a great book though.
Very good starter text for the budding winemaker.......2003-10-08
This book coached me through making my first wine last year and it was extremely helpful. Iverson walks through the winemaking process in a way that helps the reader determine the best approach to acheive a desired outcome.
Iverson discusses red and white wines, fermenting, aging, racking, and various testing procedures that educate the reader on the chemical properties of wine. He discusses oak and gives fine recommendations based on his valuable experience. For those interested in delving into a more complex process, malolactic fermentation is also discussed in detail. A troubleshooting section is added in case problems occur, and he even discusses the bottling process. This glosses over a sampling of sections.
It is a quick read, which is nice for those just getting started. It's not presented in an overwhelming manner. When you need it as a reference, each section is short enough the read in one sitting. Locating pertinent data is easy.
The book does not get too in-depth into any one concept. It's more of a tutorial to the winemaking process, well balanced in its coverage. For seasoned winemakers looking for more detail, this may not be the book for you.
I still use it as a reference, but now that I'm into my second batch of wine, I'm looking for more detail. As a result, I'm buying another winemaking book to supplement the information contained in this book. I'm seeking more detail to answer more complex questions.
If you're a beginning winemaker looking for a book to help guide you, Iverson's book won't lead you in a wrong direction.
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Great Book for the Beginner and Expert Alike!.......2004-07-28
This book has many, many recipes that can inspire even the most seasoned winemaker, yet it is simple enough for the beginner. A must-have, in my opinion.
Too brief to give the beginner any confidence.......2003-02-11
The book is essentially divided into two sections. The first covers the basic principles of wine making: the science behind it, the key ingredients, and the necessary tools and techniques. The second half is a pretty substantial list of recipes, concentrating heavily on country wines.
Sadly, the coverage of the principles and techniques was too brief, particularly with regard to timing. I am still at a bit of a loss as to how long one should allow the aerobic ferment to take place, how long for the anaerobic format and so on. I think I'll be getting another book that focuses more on technique before I make my first attempt.
This classic guided three generations from crop to wine........1998-06-18
C.J.J. Berry is a legend to winemaking hobbiests worldwide as the man who had a winemaking recipe for just about any ingredient. For literally tens of thousands of home winemakers, this is the only reference book they ever had or needed.
When it first appeared, the layout of "First Steps in Winemaking" was quite unique. After an admirable discussion of the basic principles of home winemaking, Berry then presented his recipes on the basis of the month in which the principal ingredients are readily available at market or are typically harvested in the British home garden. There are three things wrong with this format.
Firstly, citing harvest months for various ingredients geographically limits the accuracy of the format. Harvest times for any crop will vary greatly around the world, but they can differ from Britain's calendar by six months for gardeners in, say, Australia. Berry's treatment works fine in the British Isles and many other places, but certainly this is not universally so. In his later books, Berry abandoned the calendar-month format of "First Steps...."
Secondly, at least in developed countries, there is no longer a need to be tied to calendar-month availability of ingredients. Advances in cargo transport and refrigeration over the past 50 years have made dependency on local crops a thing of the past. Almost any ingredient can be found in the modern supermarket or produce center at any time.
Thirdly, Berry's presentation of recipes by month results in dependence on the index in order to find recipes for a particular ingredient. This is perhaps the greatest shortcoming of the book's layout. An alphabetical listing of recipes, as he used in subsequent books, would have been more convenient.
In defense of the author, however, I must point out that Berry never anticipated his book would have worldwide appeal. Nor, it would seem, that it would remain popular for so long. Certainly he would not have quoted prices for ingredients and supplies had he suspected as much.
Are these shortcomings fatal? Not in the least! This is still the classic reference to the subject and ought to be in every winemaker's library. Indeed, if you could only buy one book on the subject, only Terry Garey's "The Joy of Home Winemaking" could challenge "First Steps...." to a coin toss.
Buy it. Read it. Make wine. You'll love yourself for it.
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At 30 years old, Eddy Harris leaves his home in St. Louis and sets off into the chilly autumn for Lake Itasca. "I decided to canoe down the Mississippi River and to find out what I was made of," he writes. And Mississippi Solo is his stunning testament. Harris, who has authored Native Stranger, South of Haunted Dreams, and Still Life in Harlem, has been widely acclaimed since the first release of Mississippi Solo in 1988. It is greatly pleasing to see this important and stimulating first work revived.
As the Mississippi grows from its tiny source to a wide and powerful flow, Harris gains confidence as a canoeist, faith in his endeavor, and an understanding of his varying identity as an African American traveling alone from north to south in the United States. His exact and brilliantly revealing prose shows us how each bend in this mighty river turns itself within the paddler, how person and river are entwined--and who is in charge.
With an astute ear for irony, philosophy, and wisdom, as well as truths about the river, Harris takes the reader through locks and lakes on the northern Mississippi to the wild and swift and meandering river south of St. Louis. Songs of joy, troughs of loneliness, terrific storms, birdsong, paranoia, friendly captains, wild dogs, and ghosts of slaves fill his pages. Then we face off with two hunters, two shotguns, and Harris's single pistol... and still the river leads him on to New Orleans. Like the river he travels, Harris cuts through to the core of himself and his country. Triumphant! --Byron Ricks
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Since the publication of his first book, Mississippi Solo, Eddy L. Harris has been praised for his travel writing. In this exciting reissue of his classic travelogue, readers will come to treasure the rich insightful prose that is as textured as the Mississippi River itself. They will be taken by the hand by an adventurer whose lifelong dream is to canoe the length of this mighty river, from Minnesota to New Orleans. The trip's dangers were legion for a Black man traveling alone, paddling from "where there ain't no black folks to where they still don't like us much." Barge waives loom large, wild dogs roam the wooded shores, and, in the Arkansas dusk, two shotgun-toting bigots nearly bring the author's dream to a bloody . Sustaining him through the hard weeks of paddling were the hundreds of people who reached out to share a small piece of his challenge. Mississippi Solo is a big, rollicking, brilliant book, a wonderful piece of American adventure, and an unforgettable story of a man testing his own limits.
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Enjoyed the journey.......2006-06-12
An enjoyable read and journey down the river. Thought it was going to be a day to day river trip but was more. Almost put the book away after first few chapters but am glad I didn't . Enjoyed his look at life, himself and people along the river. Race added another dimension to a tough journey. But i was left with a good feeling when done. Nice life lessons scattered thru-out the book.
Read it in two days; enjoyed it.......2006-05-08
I bought this book to read on a business trip that involved cross country flights. Did not read it on the trip. Started it the night I got back and read half of it when I really should have been sleeping. Finished it the next night. He transforms and you want to see it happen. He has doubts about completing his trip and you want to see if he will finish it. He has his troubles and you want to see if they get worse. You want to know more about the people he meets. Sometimes he says twice things that he could say once, but it's ok because it moves along. There is some historical perspective, some thoughts on racism, not too much. I would have liked to know more about what he brought with him and what he really needed, but he's not that kind of outdoor guy. He says at the end that his back was never the same. Was there something he could have done to avoid that? He does not say. It's ultimately ok because he sticks to the narrative and that holds your interest.
Disappointing.......2004-05-20
This book is a little tedious. Author seems to be caught up in making himself out to be a hero, whereas there is no deep contact with life; with other people. What strives to be insight seems shallow as the main character has rapid, passing interactions with dozens of people; would have you think that in 5 minutes one is able to sum up the character of a person or place. Reflections about self seem like overly self-focused ramblings.
Quality Writing.......2002-10-28
I bought a copy of this book after my own canoe trip down the Mississippi. It was fascinating to compare the experiences of Mr. Harris to my own.
The writing is perceptive, insightful, and entertaining. His observations of the people he met along the river, and himself, come across as very honest. He doesn't portray himself as a hero or an expert, but as the person he really is. His dedication to completing the journey is tenuous, but his appreciation for the lasting value of the experience is sincere.
His perceptions on racial issues were objective and refreshing. Although he had preconceived notions on what he might encounter, (a black man in Nordic northern Minnesota and later in the Deep South) he judged people based on how they treated him, and the vast majority of people treated him with kindness and respect.
His descriptions of the river, towns, weather and scenery are also enjoyable, and the hardships and joys are described with equal eloquence.
I was impressed how such a greenhorn of an outdoorsman would have the boldness to tackle such an adventure. My only disappointment with the book is when he skipped some parts of the river. It was his journey to make, however, and he is honest about any shortcuts he took.
In short, this is a great book. It is worth reading to experience the journey vicariously and for the writing itself. You won't be disappointed.
Mississippi Solo: A River Quest.......2002-07-29
A very relaxing read. Never before have I read a book of true life that was so well-paced and soothing. Harris writes as the river flows: gentle to rough, lucid to terse. With a great sense of personal respect to the reader, "Mississippi Solo" is ther perfect read for anyone who wants to take a vacation in the theatre of the mind. An excellent book for travellers and a must have summer read.
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