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Born in Brooklyn. . . . Raised in the CAV!
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A Must Read.......2004-11-06
Most enjoyable book I have read in years. Once I began I could not put it aside. John Flanagan's description of his prewar and wartime experiences is captured so realistically in this extraordinary book. John is representative of the thousands of young Americans faced with the difficulties of leaving home, family, friends and a sweetheart to answer thay uncertain trumpet of war in a far off place called Viet Nam. John's story about his experience in the 9th Cavalry is completely factual. I served with John as his commander in those difficult years of 1967 and 1968. He and the other young pilots of B Troop represent the next "greatest generation" this nation has produced. John's book is a must read for all who have an interest in the Viet Nam conflict, human courage and sacrifice. John has humanized this book by injecting what I have come to understand as "gallows humor". I have made this book mandatory reading by my family, particularly, my grand children. They too have acknowledged their understanding of the sacrifices that must be made by them and future generations to insure the freedoms fought for by young soldiers like John Flanagan. Cavalry Always!
I learned to better appreciate the Army helo pilot.......2004-01-31
Well, it certainly is a long journey from the dreary streets of Brooklyn to the miserable and dangerous fields and skies of Viet Nam at war. Major Flanagan has travelled this route and shares his adventure with the reader. He is a real American hero... as are all his brethren flying warrant officers. Yet he tells his story without bravado or arrogance. He is simply telling the story of his experience in Viet Nam as a young 19 year old plucked from the streets of Brooklyn and injected into the chaos of war . He writes of his training as well as his wartime experiences. Often his enemy was the weather as much as the NVA on the ground. Major Flanagan writes in a simple, readable style without pretension; his memories are direct, straightforward and sprinkled with a dash of Irish wit and humor. If one wants to know the life of an Army helo pilot on the front lines of the Viet Nam war, this is a book to read. Beyond the daily life of the helo pilot, we also learn the tactics of inserting ground troops as well as the bravery of these same troops. There are no politics in this memoir. This is a good story, easily read and a tribute to all the brave soldiers of the Viet Nam period.
A review by the Author's Son.......2003-11-17
A Great read for anyone interested in a soldier's experience.
This is an easy to read book, with both humor and seriousness. It gives a peek into what it's like to live in the period surrounding the Viet Nam war. It tells of his life before the army, during flight school, and during the war. This is NOT a dry history book, it's highly entertaining.
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Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer
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When Kohlenberg was diagnosed with breast cancer, she wrote this book for her young son, to help him understand what was happening to her. In spare simple language against the rich backdrop of Crow's pastels, this is a comforting guide for children facing a difficult time.
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The best book to help explain mom's cancer to a toddler.......2005-11-20
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer last June, my biggest concerns revolved around telling my two year old about what was happening. Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer turned out to be the perfect tool for helping a toddler to understand, and for offering a great place to start. When we first told our daughter that I had cancer, we said, "We have a book about a little boy whose mommy has cancer. Would you like to read it?" and she said "Yes." Our daughter barely moved as we read it through to her, and then she said, "Read it again," to us several times as she used it to process information. The book has a positive tone and offers lots of optimism, even as it explores difficult topics such as surgery, fatigue, chemotherapy, and hair loss. Over the course of a few months, our daughter has pulled the book out again and again as we've faced different aspects of cancer together; for example, before I went to chemotherapy she spent a long time looking at the page with pictures of Sammy's mommy in the chemo chair, asking questions about the medicine in the bag. In short, this book has been incredibly helpful to us, and it's been instrumental in helping our young daughter to understand what is happening with her mom. (Like Sammy's mommy, I intend on a full recovery!) I think this book is an absolute necessity for any parent who has been diagnosed with cancer and needs to explain it to a very young child.
GREAT book for a young child who has a mom with cancer.......2004-11-29
This was my favorite of the first 3 books I got for my 6 year old daughter when her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. (It is appropriate for young toddlers all the way through very early elementary school aged kids.) It VERY BASICALLY shows what happens when a little boy and his parents find out his mom has cancer. Easy to read and easy to understand. Wonderful for a child who doesn't know what cancer is, nor what to expect. My daughter really identifiies with Sammy. I would recommend this to anyone who has cancer and a young child.
Wonderful for kids.......2002-11-18
I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was trying to find an easy way to explain what was going on to my 2 and 5 year old sons. This book was a great help. It explained the entire process in easy to understand language and opened the doors for great discussions from my 5 year old. I would highly recommend it!
A gentle story for the youngest children........2001-08-20
This is the book I want for my best friend, a young mother with breast cancer. Kohlenberg wrote the book for her 18-month- old son, and the book is appropriate as a bedtime story for toddler/pre-school ages, or as an early reader for elementary ages. It clearly and hopefully takes Mommy, Daddy, and Sammy through Mommy's cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy including hair loss, surgery, and finally a day when Mommy's doctors declare her free from cancer, for now. As useful as the text, are the glossary explaining at a child's level terms such as cancer, cells, and radiation, and the names and addresses of several cancer foundations for more information. In a lovely personal introduction for the adult, Kohlberg includes tips for sharing the news with a teacher, and simple activities a child can use to show Mommy love and share special moments with her before, during, and after her treatment. Other books and a couple of videos are referenced for further reading. I love the straight-forward and hopeful style of Sammy but it would be appropriate to choose another book if a child needed specific preparation to deal with loss of a loved one, or if cancer treatment was declined.
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Deluxe edition with color photographs. For more than a decade, Akasha Richmond, "Health Food Chef to the Stars," has been creating her enlightened vegetarian cuisine for Hollywood celebrities. Now, she proudly introduces the deluxe edition of her gourmet cookbook, The Art of Tofu, published by Morinaga Publications and Cross Media Ltd. Filled with the trade secrets of one of Hollywood's best loved chefs, The Art of Tofu includes many of the colorful, eclectic dishes that Akasha has prepared as a personal chef or private caterer to the stars: recipes like Spicy Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad, Bisque of Fresh Asparagus, and Spicy Pumpkin Cheesecake. And within the book, Akasha reveals how to use tofu--her secret ingredient--in soups, low fat salad dressings, meatless burgers, casseroles, cakes, and cookies. Includes 50 vegetarian recipes.
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Excellent resource.......2007-08-02
I am new to using Tofu in my diet and this book is an excellent source. Very well written and extremely useful. I have it on my counter for quick reference.
Sure the food is tasty, but ..........2004-02-21
I bought this book as a gift for someone else, and was very disappointed in the content and quality of the book once it arrived. The book appears to advertise using one particular kind of tofu, which may or may not be widely available. I was uncomfortable giving it to someone who may not be able to buy that brand in their local store. The perils of online shopping, I guess.
Tasty Way to Add Soy to Your Diet.......2002-01-23
Akasha Richmond's simple recipes are full of flavor and, better yet, healthy vitamins and minerals. Her baking blend is a wonderful substitution for yogurt, sour cream or eggs. Although her recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches and main meals are great (try the lettuce tacos, pumpkin soup, sante fe tostada salad, and the Russian Noodle pudding), the desserts are fabulous--to die for. Like REAL DESSERTS!!!! The Banana Choolate Chip Snack cake and chocolate raspberry cakes are great--What more can you ask for--flavor and health--in one or more bites!
tasty tasty.......2001-08-06
I only recently decided to become vegetarian and bought this book based on some of the reviews I had read. Its a great book! I wasn't much of a tofu fan prior to this but there are some really inventive recipes in here. Its written I think by the makers of the brand Mori-Nu Tofu b/c its listed by brand in each recipe and if I had known that I may not have bought the book but let me tell ya, they know tofu. The recipes are good - especially for someone new to cooking w/ tofu. They have a whole front section dedicated to different tofu cooking techniques and tips. Each recipe has tips on serving ideas as well
The pleasure of easy cooking.......2001-05-17
The recipes are clear, well balanced and...imaginative. My husband and I live in the South of Spain, and unfortunately we can only find firm tofu. Neverteless, I tried the recipes and they turn out to be delicious. My friends love them too.
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A straightforward guide to preparing tofu .......2005-01-06
Quick & Easy: A Taste Of Tofu is a straightforward guide to preparing tofu according to classic Japanese and Chinese recipes, as well as some more contemporary preparations like "Braised Beef and Tofu." Quick & Easy: A Taste Of Tofu is most assuredly not a vegetarian cookbook, since it includes recipes with meat, poutry, and seafood, but vegetarians will delight in the wealth of useful ways to prepare a delicious staple such as Seasoned Frozen Tofu and Fermented Soybean Soup. Full- color photographs on every page combined with step-by-step illustrations explicitly reveal not only how to prepare tofu, but also exactly what the dishes will look like at each step of their cooking. Above all, Quick & Easy: A Taste Of Tofu emphasizes the efficient utilization of time, and is perfect for the tofu lover on the go.
Changed my tofu life!.......2004-10-30
Although I have always considered myself a tofu fan, my use of it had been limited to fairly typical stir fries or eating it uncooked on its own. I'd never really considered crumbling it up to use in crab cakes, or marinating it and cooking teriyaki style for tofu steaks.
"A Taste of Tofu: Mastering the Art of Tofu Cooking" has opened up a new world of uses for this delicious and nutritious soybean product. The book has recipes for Appetizers, Soups, Just Tofu, Seafood, Poultry, Meats, Vegetables, Salads, Eggs and Cheese, Rice and Noodles and even Desserts. (You know you want to make a tofu cheese cake!) The selection is varied enough that both vegetarians and meat eaters will find value. There is also a good mix of "ethnic" (mainly Japanese) and American-style recipes, some traditional and some original creations.
I was surprised at how authentic the ethnic recipes were, and not "Americanized" The Japanese recipes freely use notorious ingredients like natto and konnyaku and other interesting items. I do wish the author had used the Japanese names for the dishes, as some of the new names she gives them, such as calling Oden "Tofu Casserole" are a bit of a stretch.
There are easy-to-follow instructions on handling and cooking the tofu, which does take some practice. I have had a difficult time draining the tofu properly, but am getting the hang of it more and more with each attempt. There are also some basic instructions on Japanese cooking, such as how to make your own dashi stock and other tips. There is also a glossary of ingredients in the back for some of the more unfamiliar Asian foodstuffs.
So far, I have really enjoyed the "Crabmeat and Tofu Patties," "Spicy Grilled Tofu," "Natto-jiro," "Tofu with Oyster Sauce," "Homemade Tofu Burgers," (Yum!) "Sauteed Shrimp with Hoisen Sauce" and oh...everything I have tried. I haven't hit a bad recipe yet!
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This guide highlights 120 'hotspots' in Minnesota where you can see, photograph and enjoy wildlife. It is written for birders, nature lovers, teachers, conservationists, photographers and families who wish to experience a delightful variety of wildlife and habitats in all seasons of the year.
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Paste paper designs have been used for centuries to decorate book covers and endpapers. A close relative of the finger-paintings of our youth, the basic paste paper technique involves dampening a sheet of paper, coating it with colored paste, and then drawing various implements through the paste to create deceptively sophisticated designs. It's simple, fun, and used by crafters everywhere to create one-of-a-kind graphics and colorful patterns. In The Art of Making Paste Papers, a noted paper artist and author demonstrates, step by step, how to create beautifully patterned papers . . . from preparing the papers and applying the paste to producing combed, textured, stamped, and even hand-drawn designs. The reader will see how to use paste papers to make scrapbooks, greeting cards, picture mats, boxes, and other projects-as well as discover the dazzling work of an international roster of paste paper designers. Paper-making it, decorating it, and creating with it-is wildly popular among paper artists and crafters everywhere. The Art of Making Paste Papers is your perfect hands-on guide to learning and mastering this beautiful and practical art!
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Inspired!.......2007-06-19
This book inspired me to make paste paper immediately. I have learned many of the techniques within this book firsthand from very talented book artists. Then for the last 3 years I taught young children, adolescents and adults how to make paste paper, to make their own journals and even luminaries. I saw this book on the web. I don't know how I missed it before, but am actually grateful I found it now. It showed up at a time when I felt ready to go deeper. It is well organized, with colorful detailed examples. Great for beginners and those with experience. So! This summer I am playing with this book. I'm making my own brayers and practicing the various papers illustrated. Thank you, thank you, for this dear book!
An excellent book for a paper artist.......2006-01-22
This book is one of the most enjoyable, helpful and inspiring book I have read. I had not worked with paste paper before, and this book has precise instructions on how to begin exploring this art and what issues to anticipate. The best thing is, the book shows you how to make beautiful art with things found lying around the house. Having read the book, I see possible paste paper tools in everything around me, and I would buy this author's other books.
exquisite soul food!.......2003-02-27
This book is absolutely delightful! The clarity of presentation with techniques, patterns and finished projects lends itself to becoming a well-worn resource. The only drawback is that I wanted it to be double the size with even more patterns and gallery pictures! What wonderful lay-out! I took it to bed for a week just to feed my soul.
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Easy-to-understand, detailed information about the ins and outs of gardening in New Hampshire, from master gardeners, New Hampshire gardening writers, and other local experts.
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Great Book.......2007-06-13
This is the garden book you want if you live in N.H. It is the book you want if you live anywhere with a winter. I do not know the author but would love to hear him give a seminar.
Perfect Book for NH Gardeners.......2007-06-08
The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion is the best practical gardening guide that I have ever read. It confirmed much of the knowledge that I've acquired in 23 years of trial and error gardening in the Granite State. Additionally, I picked up new information about organic gardening, native plants, and more. The book is a must for novices (you can save yourself time and money.) For the seasoned gardener your suspicions will be confirmed and some "holes" in your gardening data base could be filled in. This book should be sold in nurseries throughout the state.
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For old hands or inexperienced newcomers, A Desert Gardener's Companion is the essential reference for creating and maintaining a bountiful and environmentally sensitive Southwestern gardens. Master Gardener Kim Nelson provides a wealth of information in an easy-to-use seasonal format, covering what to do week-by-week in the desert climates of Southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, southern New Mexico, and West Texas. Nelson covers everything from planting agave americana to mulching melons to adding zinc chelates to desert soils: one hundred sixty specific topics in all. Delightful drawings by noted nature artist Paul Mirocha demonstrate proper planting and pruning techniques, suggest complimentary landscape groupings, and illustrate specific low water-use plants. No other single volume provides as much useful advice about selecting, planting, and caring for such a wide variety of plants and gardens as Nelson packs into A Desert Gardener's Companion. Her informative and entertaining prose reflects her years of successful, hands-on gardening experience in both Southern California and Arizona and her wealth of knowledge gained as chair of the Plant Clinic at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Tucson.
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Finally, a practical guide for the desert.......2001-06-02
There has been a rush on new books about desert gardening lately, but most of them don't contain the secrets required to be successful. A Desert Gardener's Companion provides practical, only-learned-through-experience knowledge. In the manner of a confidante, it relays the intimate wisdom gained from a close, day-by-day relationship with a garden in the desert climate. With ecological explanations of why things happen, the suggestive advice makes good sense. This book could only have been written by a Master Gardener with a real love for their garden and the earth.
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Especially helpful for gardeners wanting winter flowers........1999-04-12
My wife and I are greatly impressed by the historical tidbits offered throughout the book on each plant, such as "Napoleon always gave a bunch of violets to Josephine on their wedding anniversary,and after he died a few dried violet flowers were found in his locket along with a lock of her hair. In folklore the violet is the symbol of fidelity." I have been looking for plants than can extend our growing and flowering season in Denver, Colorado throughout the winter and in a protected area we were able to see our first blooms in mid-January with the help of this book. Also helpful are the listing of latin names and common names for each plant and a listing of "Sources of Plants" in case your local garden center doesn't stock them. This book is fun reading-almost like a novel.
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A comprehensive gardening reference book that provides the beginning or expert gardener--and all those in between--with everything he or she needs to know about raising over 350 edible and ornamental plants. Unique step-by-step instructions with over 150 line drawings make every part of the gardening process accessible and understandable. Here is the key to doing great things in the garden.
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Unique step-by-step instructions on all aspects of plant cultivation. The ultimate armchair and gardenside reference.
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1-2-3 Easy Steps to Understanding Gardening.......2000-05-02
I found this book to be exceptionally useful as a novice gardener with very little knowlegde on the care and propogation of houseplants. It gives step-by-step intructions on how to care for a variety of plants from the frist day you bring it home - everything from the type of soil it likes, how and what to fertilize with and the environment it should be kept in. Also useful are the tips on how to propogate various types of plants from flowers to vegetable to vines. It gave me to confidence to start new baby plantlings from the very plants I already have in my home. I highly recommend this book for anyone who just wants one definitve "bible" on how to garden. It is a complete reference manual that no one should be without.
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From the Publisher Sometimes taking a "big step" is simply too much, this book is a fresh perspective that surprises readers with simplicity. A unique 52-step approach to happiness that enables the reader to focus on small steps that bring practical and proven change. Each section contains four pages, each page consisting of four paragraphs and an affirmation with an inspiring quote for the week.
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Well-known time management expert and crusader against clutter Don Aslett offers practical tips for simplifying any work environment to achieve maximum performance.
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A well-rounded approach to life management.......2005-06-03
This book aims to yield maximum productivity by simplifying the workplace. It includes an analysis of the deeper psychological elements of clutter, including issues of reducing stress and achieving balance between work time and family time. A nice approach and a handy guide.
okay but not that useful.......2004-02-06
With 500 tips I have to admit that I found some good ideas but I didn't like the book. Whether he meant to or not Aslett comes off as that guy everyone in the office can't stand. Some of his ideas simply don't stand up to workplace reality and others were clearly written by a guy who hasn't sat in a cubicle in many years.
Lots of good ideas to be gleaned; a few misguided.......1998-06-06
Decent book, not quite up to par with Aslett's best books. Plenty of good ideas for minimizing overhead at work and concentrating on the "real" task that needs to get done. I take some exception at his recommendations to work evenings and weekends when needed - I think most purchasers of the book want to simplify their work life so they can get out of the office on time and enjoy the rest of their life. i.e. working overtime is one of the biggest components of a *non-simple* work life.
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Montague Mad-Rat lives a solitary existence in the sewers of New York City. His only delights are scavenging in Central Park for feathers and berries for his mother, and painting the seashells his aunt brings him. One day, he rescues the beautiful Isabel Moberly-Rat and, upon escorting her home, is introduced to a world he never knew existed. For she lives at the wharves, in a spacious crate, among rats who look down on those--like him--who make things with their paws. Suddenly Montague is ashamed. So when he hears about the campaign to save the wharves from human destruction, he does all he can to help. But how much can one rat really do, especially when he's an outcast?Montague Mad-Rat lives a solitary existence in the sewers of New York City. His only delights are scavenging through Central Park for feathers and berries for his mother, and painting the seashells his aunt brings him. One day, he rescues the beautiful Isabel Moberly-Rat, and upon escorting her home is introduced to a world he never knew existed. For she lives at the wharves, in a spacious crate, among rats who look down on thoselike himwho make things with their paws. Suddenly Montague is ashamed. So when he hears about the campaign to save the wharf from human destruction, he does all he can to help. But how much can one rat really do, especially when hes an outcast?A Rats Tale may well do for rats what Charlottes Web has done for spiders. NewsdayBeautifully told, Seidlers fantasy never falters. A grand adventure. A superb book. Boxed Review/Publishers Weekly A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in The Cricket in Times Square or even Stuart Little.Pointer Review/Kirkus Reviews Like Charlottes Web or The Wind in the Willows, Tor Seidlers delightful new book, A Rats Tale, is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty.The Washington Post Book World
Customer Reviews:
Accepting oneself.......2006-07-02
Monty is an insecure rat, insecure because he and his family live in a sewer and create works of art, which is frowned on by the higher class society of wharf rats. Additionally he shares his name with his Uncle Moony, a drunken creator of decorated rings, which shames him because of the derision of the other rats. An interest in the pretty Isabel and a crisis helps him to overcome his insecurity and his shame. I bought this book because I'd just acquired 2 pet rats, and ended up hooked on Tor Seidler. He truly cares about his characters, and while the stories are for children, they aren't childish. Adults with a little imagination will enjoy his animal stories as much as the kids do.
a cute book for the kiddies.......2006-06-12
I read this when I was at a friend's house with nothing else to read (it took me an hour or two; I suspect it would take a child a bit more time). It is a cute, amusing book- definitely a nice present for children above the age of, say, 7 or 8. I had no problems suspending disbelief in the talking rats; however, I have to admit I did have trouble suspending disbelief in the rat/human interrelationships (e.g. humans being smart enough to realize the rats were bribing them when they saw large amounts of money intermingled with the remains of poisoned rats).
A Splendid Rat, Says Bibliocat.......2006-05-08
? Montague Mad-Rat is a young rodent with a strange family: his mother dyes bird feathers with berry juices and creates fanciful hats; his father is working on his hundred-and-seventh mud castle; and his aunt travels the world on cruise ships. His namesake uncle crafts tiny gold rings that he sells to humans. Montague has his own craft: painting exquisite miniatures on tiny shells his aunt brings him. His real adventures begin when he meets and falls in love with the rich and beautiful Isabel Moberly-Rat, whose friends and family are wharf rats who look down upon rats like Montague who make things with their paws. Montague gets involved with a campaign to save the wharf rats from extermination by a new property owner, and comes to appreciate his family and himself for who they are.
This book is absolutely charming. The setting-Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the New York docks-is just right. Seidler has managed to make his rat story romantic, funny, suspenseful, and insightful in its observations of class snobbery.
One element that serves to make this book so successful is Seidler's playful use of language to maintain the fantasy element and to help draw character. The world of the novel is always seen from the rats' point of view. For instance, when the lovely Isabel Moberly-Rat is caught in a rainstorm, she mutters "Oh, people" under her breath, rather than "Oh, rats." The rats don't go for a walk; they go for a "creep." They attend a gathering called the "Great Rat Chat," which is the "backbone of a democratsy," attended by cabinet ministers who are great helpers of "ratkind." When the haughty young Randal Reese-Rat gets a spot of poison on his tail, his parents call in a "general ratitioner." These are just a few of the numerous examples throughout the text. They serve to maintain the illusion that the rat world has its own society, yet one that is eerily reminiscent of our human world. Mrs. Moberly-Rat is a terrible snob, as are most of her fellow wharf rats living in fancy high-rise crates. She is struggling with her weight, and does "petal arrangements" to keep her mind off cheese. However, every time we see her she is eating or serving a different variety, from blue to Swiss to Gruyere. She looks down upon the Mad-Rats because they make things with their paws, marry their cousins, do business with people, and worst of all, live in "S-E-W-E-R-S." Her husband, Hugh Moberly-Rat, has a fancy office with a gilt-edged dictionary for a desk and silver foil gum wrapper wallpaper. Seidler does a clever thing with the speeches that Hugh makes: he repeats every thought in different words, making him even more long-winded than most human politicians. Thus, "How so, you ask," is followed immediately by, "Why, you want to know?" Sometimes he does it in single sentences: " For more deaths, I fear, lurk in the near future-await us in the coming days." It's really quite a comical effect, and is typical of the artificial language that many politicians use in public-and is not the way Hugh speaks in private, either.
All in all, A Rat's Tale is a lovely book that works on several levels, from the story of an unlikely hero to commentary on class prejudice. The black-and-white illustrations are a charming complement to the text. One can't help agreeing with Newsday's comment: "A Rat's Tale may well do for rats what Charlotte's Web has done for spiders."
Precious gem...........2006-04-22
I just adore this book. I am a massive rat lover and have 8 rats...and this book is a pleasant and innocent page turner...
You will love it!
A Rat's Tale-bobfrankjoe.......2002-11-26
A Rat's Tale is about a young rat named Montague Mad-Rat, or Monty. He lives a boring, solitary existence in the sewers of New York City. His family is almost considered a bunch of criminals, as they've broken almost every major rule of society, like making things with their own paws. Rats should scavenge for things they need, not make them. But nevertheless, his mother makes hats out of feathers, and his father makes sand castles. Neither of them have much time for him. He is very lonely and bored. The only things he has to do is gather feathers and berries for his mother's hats, and paint the seashells his aunt brings him. Then, one day, he meets the girl of his dreams! Her name is Isabella. She is the daughter of the governor of the rats, and she lives in old abandoned Wharf 62, where only the rats of the highest-class live. He can't stop thinking about her! Then he realizes that a rich, sophisticated girl like her could never love a sewer rat like him.
Meanwhile, the humans want to poison the wharves. The rats had stopped them every year by finding loose change and anonomysly offering it to the owner of the wharves. Every year they had collected $10,000. And every year, it had been enough. but this year it wasn't. So their leader (Isabella's Father) decides that they need to double the Rat-Rent (as they call it). But there's no way they can gather $20,000 worth of pennies, dimes and nickels! Then, Monty figures out a way to impress Isabella. He thought the shells his aunt had brought him might be of some value. After all, everyone said they were great. So he brings the shells to Isabella's father. He says they are great, but they need money, not shells. Dismayed, Monty tells Isabella's father to keep the shells. Isabella gets a90=hold of them, and at first she just hangs the shells on her bedroom wall. But then she has a great idea. her mother told her that Montague Mad-Rat (Monty's uncle whom he was named after) was infamous for doing the unthinkable--dealing with humans (it's like making things with your own paws). He, like Monty is also an artist. He decorates rings and sells them to an art dealer. Isabella decides to team up with him to sell the shells. She knows that dealing with humans is a huge disgrace, but she'll do anything to save her beloved wharves. Together, they are able to get $20,000!
Monty is hailed a hero! His little shells saved the wharves! Monty finally got everything he wanted. He saved the wharves, he's a hero, and Isabella finally likes him. Then the worst happens. What is that? You'll just have to read the book for yourself.
Monty significantly changes. He becomes much braver and he learns to do his best and try his hardest, even when things look hopeless.
This is a great book, and I recommend it to anyone age 9 and up.
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- This book is still in print!
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The Art of Fred Marcellino
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Customer Reviews:
This book is still in print!.......2005-06-01
I am a huge fan of Fred Marcellino's illustrations. I was thrilled to see that there was a book featuring just his art. But to my dismay it's listed as "unavailable" on amazon. I assumed that this book was just not being published anymore.
I emailed the publisher before I gave up on this book and sure enough, they still have several thousand copies left for sale. It seems like for now any Fred Marcellino fan has to go through Pulcinella Press to get this wonderful book. Here's the link for the order page:
http://www.pulcinellapress.com/order.htm
One of a kind.......2003-02-20
An eye-opening book about a unique artist.
By the time I arrived at the end of this gorgeous and graciously-written volume, I'd arrived at the conclusion that Fred Marcellino has contributed more to "the art of the book" than anyone in memory. And possibly more than anyone in the past century.
The book contains a treasure-trove of marvelously reproduced images. They span Marcellino's unique career as both the greatest-ever illustrator of book jackets and one of the greatest-ever illustrators of children's books.
Among the visuals are book jackets of astonishing conceptual power. Do you remember the famous jacket for Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities," a cityscape reflecting off a sleek glass table in a luxury apartment. Or, for "August," the iconic scene of a psychiatrist's couch in a sparely furnished room with the shadowy pattern of Venetian blinds running across a wall. Or, for "Birdy," the touching image of a bird cage, door open, with feathers drifting against a gorgeous sky. Or, the incredible winged arm chair (not wing-backed, but actually winged) for "The Accidental Tourist." Or, the mysteriously curved brick wall for "The Handmaid's Tale." The list goes on.
Simply put, Marcellino revolutionized the book jacket. He combined brilliantly pure concepts, pioneering graphic design, and an uncompromising aesthetic. If his career had ended before he illustrated a single children's book, he already would have won a permanent place as a major force in book art.
Yet Marcellino went on to a second career as a children's book illustrator whose artistry easily ranks with the likes of Maurice Sendak. Here again, "The Art of Fred Marcellino" offers a generous selection of stunning images that cover a wide range of the artist's work. There's the famously life-like portrait of "Puss in Boots," complete with ruffled collar, rakish hat, and whiskers drawn to the millimeter. The illustrations to Hans Christian Anderson's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" equal Anderson's words in generating unforgettably poignant emotion.
Marcellino amazes with his talent at illustrating peasants in the field as evocatively as royalty at their banquets. His trademark aqua skies and sumptuous clouds are irresistible. His jaw-dropping use of bird's-eye and worms-eye perspective never fail to thrill. The sheer beauty of his pictures harks back to his favored period of art, the Italian Renaissance. This stunning tour through his work shows the highest standards upheld time and again.
Well, I'm really only mentioning the tip of the iceberg. Marcellino's bookshelf for children also includes his hilariously illustrated "Pelican Chorus," his engrossing "Ouch!" (with pictures both droll and spooky), his tender drawings for "Rat's Tale" and "Wainscott Weasel," his magnificent illustrations for E.B. White's classic "Trumpet of the Swan," and his charming watercolors for "The Story of Little Babaji," which made history by bravely peeling away a tragic layer of racism from an inherently innocent children's tale. Not least, there's the hero of "I, Crocodile," who is simply one of the greatest characters in all of children's literature. Marcellino didn't only illustrate this dazzling story, he wrote it as well.
One actually wonders, what couldn't he do? It seems that everything he touched turned into art of enduring quality. He was that rare incarnation, a Renaissance Man. Illustrator. Painter. Graphic designer. Typographer. Author. Furniture designer. Gardener. Maker of tromp l'oueil draperies. Among the special pleasures of "The Art of Fred Marcellino" is a lovely selection of quotes from the artist, sprinkled throughout the book. In these quotes (as in his work), Marcellino's genius and wit and intellectual integrity shine through.
All told, this beautifully designed book is worthy of the artist whose life and work it illuminates. I recommend it enthusiastically.
What's more, I sincerely believe that if you don't already know the work of Fred Marcellino, you'll be forever grateful to make its acquaintance.
Marcellino fans get their due at last.......2003-02-08
Having been aware of Fred Marcellino's book jackets since the 1980s, and then getting to know a bit of his children's book art when my daughter was small, I was extremely pleased to learn of this book's existence. Marcellino really changed the way we all viewed books when he was doing jackets, and I used to enjoy picking out his covers in stores. But I had no idea of the range he was capable of until I picked up a copy of The Art of Fred Marcellino in the gift shop of the Norman Rockwell Museum. It's pretty amazing to see the way his style evolved over time. He seems to have been capable of working in just about any medium. But the most captivating thing about his art to me is the endless wit. The early work in this book, and the abstract paintings, were a revelation. I work in the printing field, so I also appreciate the way this book was produced, with spot varnish and cover lamination. It's a treasure.
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"Choosing My Religion," Stephen Dubner's 1996 cover story for The New York Times Magazine, described his conversion from Catholicism to Judaism. The drama and complexity of Dubner's conversion were intensified by the author's unusual religious history: before Dubner was born, his parents had made an equal and opposite conversion from Judaism to Catholicism. Dubner's memoir, Turbulent Souls, expands the story he first told in the Times essay. In the book's prelude, Dubner explains that he began his wandering toward conversion in the 1980s when he moved to New York City, "the most Jewish city outside of Israel."
There a certain disquietude began to take root inside me. I could not name this force, but neither could I make it leave me. And so I followed the noise inside my soul, and before long it led me back to my parents. I became consumed with a desire to know how a pair of young Jews named Florence Greenglass and Sol Dubner had become my Catholic parents.
Turbulent Souls is full of loving, witty anecdotes about his childhood in rural New York state (he refers to Mrs. Ferry, a catechism teacher who gave him Doublemint gum, as "Blessed Angel of the Sugar Deprived") and his efforts in adulthood to reconstruct both his and his parents' pasts. The best reason to read this book is Dubner's well-balanced thirst for explanation and reverence for mystery; it's a model of the equilibrium every one of us has to attain if we want to make peace with our families, our home towns, and our selves. --Michael Joseph Gross
Book Description
Turbulent Souls is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.
Customer Reviews:
That's Using The Ol' Goycup!.......2005-10-19
Dubner's highly interesting family history frames the tale of his own decision to "return home" to his Jewish roots, after his parents, both raised as traditional Jews, converted to Roman Catholicism in their unmarried days. His parents bring up Stephen Dubner and his siblings as deeply-devout Catholics, and all-but turn their backs on their own heritage after the time of their conversion. Dubner tells of about his life growing up attending Mass and living in suburbia in the 1960's and '70's, and about how he gradually took notice of the deep pull within him that directed him to reunite with the Jewish faith after his return to New York City following his college years in the south and elsewhere. He stresses that his return to Judaism was not a conversion, it was a restoration of who he truly always was. A uniquely interesting tale, told with honesty.
Excellent Transaction.......2005-09-08
Fine price, treasure of a hard cover book in new condition. I could not be more pleased!
A Fascinating Spiritual Journey.......2003-10-15
Turbulent Souls gives a fine account of the many journeys that took place within the Dubner Family Tree. Stephen Dubner traces his family roots which amazingly were rooted in Judaism. Its quite interesting how both of Stephen's parents became Catholics. In the case of Stephen's father, Sol(later Paul)it seemed as if he was rebelling against his overbearing father. Paul's story shows you that you cannot force feed religion into a young soul trying to emerge.
As for Stephen's mother, Florence(later Veronica) the religious influence was fairly weak at home. Not to mention any sort of guidance as Veronica recalls rarely spending time at home during her teen years. Therefore, Veronica became a willing convert.
Very compelling is the effects this dual conversion had upon this future couples family. In Judaism very often a period of mourning takes place and surely Paul became lost to his original family. Amazingly Paul and Veronica seemd to become perfect Catholics to the point of almost totally denying any past affiliation with their Jewish roots.
Stephen's life goes through many turbulent periods. His exposure to the Catholic religion is a lot at first. Whereas he does not reject these teachings, over time Stephen develops other interests most notably the desire to become a musician. Like his parents, he encounters people who encourage him to explore his roots. When he finally does, Stephen becomes enamored with his family history and researches his roots to the point of exploring towns which were touched by the Holocaust.
In spite of the difference of opinion with his mother's own spiritual path, Stephen is able to keep this relationship positive. Furthermore, he creates strong bonds with other family members both Catholic and Jewish. Whereas Stephen's articles meet with feedback both good and bad, at least our hero can say he was able to evolve spiritually while touching others along the way.
I highly recommend this biography which interweaves the spiritual journey of a family over the course of this past century.
A spiritual journey for any religion.......2003-05-08
I was raised Catholic and really not happy with the Church so I was a little wary of the book when it came time to read it for my book club. I could not have been more wrong about how this book would affect me! It was absolutely wonderful. The author was able to write with detail without being long-winded. The feelings that he had about his religions/cultures, both Catholic and Jewish I could relate to by the way he wrote. With each step in his spiritual journey I felt like I was cheering him on to find out what his truth was and where he felt he belonged in his religious life. It gave me many things to ponder both from what he wrote and what he quoted from others, Jewish and Catholic. I highly reccomend this book to anyone who is unsure of their faith. It will not answer your questions, but it will help you answer them on your own. It is also a wonderful book for anyone with a strong faith of their own.
Growing up Catholic.......2003-02-24
I have to say the main reason I bought this book was because I too am from the little town The Dubner's lived in and I remember Stephen since he was my youngest brother's age and the thing everyone knew about his family was that they were probably the most devout catholic's in our area so it was very interesting to learn of his families true roots. I had no clue of his lineage since as Steve describes our town was not very diverse for the most part it was an all white community in the middle of nowhere anyone new was noticed right away and everyone knew what everyone else was up to there is the Our Lady of Fatima church and 3 other presbyterian and episcopalian churches in the area but no temples. I had no clue until reading this book that he had such an interesting lineage and I applaud the fact that he chose to find out about and return to his heritage it took alot of courage to defy his mother on this subject!!!! I only hope that now he has found the answers he was looking for and lives a long and happy life!!!!!!
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