Greens Books

This cookbook is worth much more than its valued price. What I most like about this book is its diversity and the apparent shared effort of many people across the world to put it together. You can find just about any kind of recipe that will satisfy your taste buds in here. Every recipe I have tried so far has been a hit and the instructions are very clear and simple. It's also good to know that not only will you be savoring great recipes by buying this cookbook, but you will also be contributing to a very good cause.

This is a great cookbook. It has plenty of recipes for every taste. I collect cookbooks and have throughly enjoyed this one. Have tried several of the recipes and they are very good. If you like cooking try this cookbook I highly reccomend it.
Patricia Alford

I may be bias since I am the daughter of the creator of this cookbook, but there are really some wonderful recipes in this book. All the recipes that I grew up with are present here, including recipes from all continents. This is now my primary cookbook since almost any taste I am craving is in here with easy to follow directions.

Plus, there is not much knowledge or hype about Hepatitis C yet, but the truth is, its a growing problem in the States and the World that is mostly overlooked. But Hepatitis C infects millions of people, whether they know it or not and can lead to severe cirrosis of the liver and death. The treatments available now are invasive, difficult for the patient and have a low success rate. Research for new treatments is necessary.

You will not be disappointed with this cookbook.

By Stephen Corrick Reprinted with permission...Joseph J. Romm was an Assistant Secretary of theUS Department of Energy. He obviously learned his lessons well. Hisbook, Cool Companies, makes an overwhelming case: Not only willreducing greenhouse gases not hurt companies' ability to compete, the action of reducing greenhouse gases (and industrial energy waste generally) offers the single easiest productivity booster, and among the shortest payback periods of any available to American industry today.

Cool Companies offers insights into the detailed processes by which all company sites-from industrial giants like DuPont and 3M all the way down to individual apartment owners-have used greenhouse gas emission reduction to drive many more dollars to their bottom line.

The only question one is left with after Romm so effectively makes his case is why the coal and oil companies are playing Chicken Little and screaming that reducing greenhouse gases will hurt American business. Obviously, the only American businesses they are referring to must be their own. The Wall Street Journal and the American Chamber of Commerce would be well served to get the true picture and start representing the needs and interests of the majority of their customers-whose interests, at this point, are often diametrically opposed to those of the fossil fuel industry.

Romm has done a great service with this book. There are a lot of people telling us we must act on climate, and a lot of theory on how. Too often, it is abstract and esoteric -- Romm gives practical, easy to follow examples of how the best in class cut costs; cut carbon; and boosted productivity.

If you work anywhere in corporate management -- Whether you are the Chief Operating Officer, The Chief Financial Officer, the Plant Manager, or the Environmental Manager, you need to run out and buy this book, and then read it, before your competitors do.

You'll find case study after case study of how the best companies cut carbon. From building design, to the office environment, to industrial processes on the plant floor, this book tells -- often in the words of the managers themselves -- how they did what they did. Not only the technologies they chose, but how they sold other managers, developed creative financing strategies(often getting projects financed off ledger, out of future savings for example), and obtained credit for cutting other emissions.

If you are an environmentalist or a regulator facing the prospect of a climate treaty, the examples Romm outlines show why the arcane debate about the cost of cutting greenhouse gasses is flat out irrelevant. Cool Companies save money by becoming more efficent.

Bottom line? If you read only one book on cutting greenhouse gasses -- make it this one.

The book should enlighten those equating the green movement with adverse economic impact. It simply doesnt have to be the case. Companies like Shell and Dow are realizing, the early birds will gain serious competitive advantages when adopting "cooler" operating philosophies including: lower operating costs in general, increased productivity, and lower carbon costs when they ultimately get implemented. Numerous verified examples are provided that cement what should be a common sense belief that reduction of waste (all types) lead to leaner more competitive companies.

I approached my own boss with these ideas and received a chuckle in response. Its an uphill fight out there, hopefully the more people become informed, the easier it will be. This book is a great one to hand to a nay sayer. (I plan on sending a copy to both my boss and President Bush for Christmas)

The cornell architecture journal is really coming to maturity with its sixth issue. A school which has for a long time relied on its superb theoretical foundations presents here an intersection of theory with practice, a subject that must be adressed by more architects before the chasm between architects who use theory, and those who do not become too big to traverse. Buy this journal if you are an architect, and make Mark Pasnik's "Who's afraid of Architectural Theory" The first article in it you read.

The latest installment in the series of Cornell's journals of architecture raises the bar on student architectural work. Not only does this well put together journal wonderfully display student theses, its articles are well written and very relavent to the practice/study of the profession of Architecture.

I found this book to be both interesting and informative. The section writen by Jason Tapia was not only enlightning but extremely well written. As a Dean of Freshman, for a small college, I focus my attention on acedemic journals that are thought provoking and original!! I must say I was very impressed by the content of this journal!!

Ruth Stour's book is so incredibly conversational that I feel that I've been invited over for tea and weeding. It's broken up in several different essays and fun to read cover to cover. Despite the fact that it's more of a novel than a how-to book, you'll want to run out to your garden and try out a few things after each page. Today, she's well into her 90's -- a testament to how beneficial gardening is both for the garden and the gardner!

I've read this book numerous times, and enjoyed it every single time. I'm a garden writer myself (Allergy-Free Gardening) and I always appreciate good garden writing. For my money, no one did it any better than Ruth Stout. Her writing is useful, practical, easy to follow, sensible, fun, often funny, and is a joy to read. She was quite the gardener, and went about gardening in an intelligent and creative way, with her eyes wide open to things that worked, or those that didn't.
Ruth Stout really ought to be known as the "Mother of Mulch," since she was such a strong advocate for this practice. This book would make a fine addition to anyone's personal gardening library, and would also make an excellent gift for a friend who loves gardening. If you grow vegetables and flowers and have never read this gem, treat yourself to a copy. Remarkably good!

What a great book. I found this book in my mother's basement when we moved her last year. It had a great "70's" style cover and a title that intrigued the gardener in me. Well, all I can say is WOW! What an entertaining and informative book. I really felt like I was in the garden with Ruth. She was guiding me through my entire growing season and I was loving my garden again. I was truely entertained by the book, but most impressive were the results that I saw in my own garden. My best season ever. It lasted well into November here in PA (brocolli from my own garden for Thanksgiving dinner) and I attribute that to the great tips and practices that I learned and used from this book.

I keep looking for more books by Mr. Zimmerman. I found all four of them by accident when I started looking at the "Z" authors at my library. I was hooked immediately, I especially like that he included golf in one of his mysteries.

I have read several of Bruce Zimmerman's books and find them to be very easy to get absorbed into the plot. The author is knowledgeable on the subject of each of his books and the area that is portrayed in each book. I understand that he has another book out and am waiting for the opportunity to read it.

Intriging Murder Mystery found on the Golf Course, light reading with an amusing sense of humor, keeps you guessing with so many characters to suspect. Very knowledgeable of the California area and all aspects of Golf, including the U.S. Open Tornament.

This was a gift to my mom & dad, which they just loved because they are both huge Cubs fans. We went to Wrigley Field for their 50th anniversary with 150 family & friends. This was the perfect gift!

Cubs Forever: Memories from the Men Who Lived Them
I bought this book for my sister as a birthday present and she "loved it".
Our family has been Cubs fans forever. This book was even more than I expected because of its size and beautiful pictures. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone, especially Cubs fans...they are the greatest fans on earth.

Everybody who is now or has ever been a Chicago Cub's fan needs to own this book, which comes with a great video of exciting moments in Cub's history. The stories and photos are priceless. A special tribute to WGN Chicago for their T.V. coverage of Cub's Baseball for the last 60 years.

This book is able to captivate and intrigue your senses. The characters are developed so well that they jump off the page and become alive! Jo Mitchell has written, ÒDark Winds/Yellow BirdsÓ with wit, humor and passion! I know you will enjoy reading this as much as I did!

From the first page to the last, this novel keeps you reading. The plot is layered and complex, with surprising twists. The characters are real, believable and get you emotionally involved as if you are right there with them. Descriptions and writing are beautifully executed.
Even though I haven't seen other books by Jo Mitchell, I hope she has another one ready to go--I'm already hooked!
I have read many books by celebrated authors on best-seller lists, and this one deserves a place right up there.

This book draws you in immediately and keeps you interested until the last page. The characters are interesting and believable - especially Lily, the main character. You just fall in love with her from the start. Most women will easily relate to Lily and the predicaments she encounters.

The book is as good as, or better, than any James Patterson or Patricia Cornwell novel. The story moves along quickly - it is suspensful, with many surprising twists. I just loved it and had a hard time putting it down to do my chores. I could have read it in one sitting if I had had the time. I finished it quickly and I can't wait for the next book by this author. You will love this book!!

As a daughter of Holocaust survivors, i was touched so deeply by Ms. Birger's account of her years of chaos and persecution during those treacherous years. As a young girl in WWII, Trudi Birger could be compared to Anne Frank, in terms of her resourcefulness and wit in the face of danger and death. She and her mother protected each other in the truest sense, each one kept the other alive time and time again. Would they have been so emotionally connected in times of peace, or did this unfathemed circumstance create a unique bond between a mother and daughter that very few of us can ever understand? No matter what, the reader is deeply affected hearing story after story of how close the author and her mother comes to dying,and how they manage to defy death. Since my mom has been pretty silent about her experiences in concentration camp, I am grateful to Ms. Birger for the details. I now know why "potatoes" stir up deep feelings for my mother, that to find a potato peel in the midst of that bland soup provided by the Nazi's, was like finding a piece of gold. The examples go on and on, some too painful to discuss. Yet, this is an uplifting book because once again it shows that you can keep a person in bondage, but it is very difficult to kill the human spirit and one's basic desire to survive! This should be Oprah's next read.

As a daughter of Holocaust survivors, i was touched so deeply by Ms. Birger's account of her years of chaos and persecution during those treacherous years. As a young girl in WWII, Trudi Birger could be compared to Anne Frank, in terms of her resourcefulness and wit in the face of danger and death. She and her mother protected each other in the truest sense, each one kept the other alive time and time again. Would they have been so emotionally connected in times of peace, or did this unfathemed circumstance create a unique bond between a mother and daughter that very few of us can ever understand? No matter what, the reader is deeply affected hearing story after story of how close the author and her mother comes to dying,and how they manage to defy death. Since my mom has been pretty silent about her experiences in concentration camp, I am grateful to Ms. Birger for the details. I now know why "potatoes" stir up deep feelings for my mother, that to find a potato peel in the midst of that bland soup provided by the Nazi's, was like finding a piece of gold. The examples go on and on, some too painful to discuss. Yet, this is an uplifting book because once again it shows that you can keep a person in bondage, but it is very difficult to kill the human spirit and one's basic desire to survive! This should be Oprah's next read.

A Daughter's Gift of Love is the amazing survival story of a young girl, her mother, and her expierence in the holocaust. The author portrays this story by the eyes of Trudi Birger, a Holocaust survivor. This is a can't put down book. Where every page there is something new, something dangerous, somthing scary going to happen; it's the truth of the Holocaust.

Add Norman Green to my list of favorite authors who know how to keep the reader intrigued. As a scam artist with relationship issues and questionable parenting skills, his lead character Stony makes a unique protagonist. But you can't help but root for him anyway. Green knows how to hold the reader's attention on several levels: the crime story itself and Stony's scamming techniques to resolve the plotline. Mix that with his attempts to reconcile with his wife and be some kind of father to a deeply troubled daughter. I especially enjoyed the sense of living and solving crimes outside the law. Plus, the other characters are great fun, especially street savvy Tuco and Fat Tommy Bagadonuts.

On the streets of Manhattan, several scam artists use their city smarts to help their partner (and main character), Stoney, bring down a criminal who has been stalking his estranged daughter and shacking up with his ex-wife. The complicated, but well plotted story is a fantastic romp through the rough underbelly of NYC. I highly recommend it. And for another tale of an amateur, but talented sleuth reminiscent of Stoney, check out SOUTH BEACH SHAKEDOWN by Don Bruns.

New York tough guy and conman Stoney has mixed feelings when his teenage daughter Marisa calls him to ask if she can see him in Manhattan. He readily agrees as he misses his former wife Donna who tossed him out as a worthless drunk and their children Marisa and Dennis. Marisa asks Stoney to check into Donna's new boyfriend Charles David Prior of affluent Alpine, New Jersey, who leers at her while mom has her head buried up his butt. She wants him not to beat up the connected to cops and politicians Prior, but to find something that she can use to drive the creep away from them.

He turns to his con mate Fat Tommy, who can get info on anyone, but fails to find anything not even a prior history on Prior. Another street pal Tuco joins them as the trio sets in motion a con to prove that Prior is nasty goods who will hurt their daughter while they also get some easy money. However, Marisa is right that the connected Creeper is dangerous when he wins and worse when he thinks he is losing so Stoney, Fat Tommy and Tuco know they must be extra careful when they pull off their sting.

Though Norman Green leaves the mean streets of Brooklyn (see SHOOTING DR. JACK) by moving Stoney and company to the mean streets of lower Manhattan and even meaner New Jersey, fans of the author will agree that DEAD CAT BOUNCE is a terrific urban Noir. Marisa sets the tone early when she tells her dad that he is the only person mean and tough enough to take on Prior. The action-packed story line is character driven especially by the three conmen as they go about taking apart a man they believe plans to exploit Donna and do something much worse to Marisa before he succeeds.

Harriet Klausner

Peter and Miranda are a nouveau-riche couple who move into an ancient Mission in California only to find, too late, that the Mission has a history of dark secrets and death. Towering over the Mission is a vast Tree, an ancient and alien species that begins to exert an hypnotic effect over the couple. Miranda's dreams and waking life are filled with fragments of Indian myths, the lulling sound of Gregorian chants, and the horrific wails of dying Franciscan monks. Underlying it all is the heavy musk of the 50,000 year old Tree that creeps into the very core of their dream house, disrupting the fiber of their idyllic life. When Miranda becomes pregnant, her foetus is poisoned by the toxic tree fruit and Peter almost dies in an "accident" in the Mission pool. Finally convinced, Peter pits his wits against this primordial adversary. A Deadly Shade Of Green is a compelling, suspenseful, well crafted novel of good versus evil, but in a context and in a frame that inhibits a clear-cut dichotomy or easy answers. It may be Man who is the trespasser here!

Excellent, had me riveted and horrified! Extremely well written and researched, almost as though describing true events. I doubt if I will ever look at a tree the same again without being reminded of this book. Well deserving its prize of 'novel of the year'.

A Deadly Shade of Green is a horror story in the very best sense of the word! The descriptions are great, and the story continually had me wondering, "How much of this is really true?" And as much as I would like to see the tree, I certainly never want to meet it!

The book is really good and very much worth buying, reading, and saving to read again.