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YOU must try "Grandmother's caramel icing" recipe in this book. It is worth the price just for this recipe!!!

Dothan Service League along with Wimmer Publishing has provided and excellent cookbook for the "ordinary cook" to present "extraordinary food". I would recommend that this book be a must for every kitchen, from the new bride to the great-grandmother who loves to cook. Many aspects of this cookbook separate it from others community or Jr. League books because it contains the must know "basics" of cooking such as the volume of common baking pans and measures and equivalents. Basing the chapters of the book on actual Sterling silver such as Strausborg(my wife's pattern), Old Master or Chantilly, this book includes beautiful pictures of the silver as well as how to care for it. The chapter Eloquence Extras also includes such simple things (or are they really simple) as making coffe in quantities of up to 100 servings, simple syrup for sweet tea, menu suggestions to include a Silver Anniversary Celebration for 50-75 guests along with favorites such as noodle kugel, tabbouleh, stuffed cabbage and mahmool (difficult to find these in a uniquely southern book). Buffet layouts, table settings, napkin folding and care of linen are also unique. I highly recommend this cookbook for everyone who spends any time in the kitchen.

Although I didn't appreciate the book slamming my Yankees, (I'm a life-long Yankees fan) I greatly appreciated the history section. I lived through a number of the events discussed, and I remember things like Curt Flood and the reserve clause, but before reading this book I didn't fully understand the impact of such events. The book did a great job of providing a readable synopsis of a number of elements that shaped baseball as it is today.

The fantasy league section has a little over my head, but I can see how the most hardcore fans would appreciate it. I used to spend countless hours as a youth playing dice baseball, so the video game and simulation section really brought back memories.

I would recommend this book to every baseball fan. It can be read in one sitting, and it's actually kind of hard to put down if you are a true fan of the game.

This book caught my attention immediately and kept it. What I liked most about this book was its variety. I've never cared much for minor league baseball, and I've never even heard of fantasy baseball, but this book did a great job exploring both. I actually understand what a fantasy league is now, and I was convinced that I should see a minor league game next year.

I am a huge baseball history buff, so that section of the book was a real winner for me. This book takes a great look at both the legal and economic timelines of baseball, while at the same time listing some of the sports finer moments on the field. This was a great combination that I haven't found in any other book.

The epilogue also contained some great insight. I share the same opinion as a number of the members of the special focus group that was asked the question: "What will you do if there is no MLB next year?" This question brought to the forefront of my mind the disgust I currently feel toward the competitive imbalance in the game. However, the book as a whole really did as the authors claim, and helped me remember why I truly love the game.

In Gordan Nuhanovic's ironic yet oddly cheerful stories, The Survival League, nothing ever turns out - the English lawn won't grow, the free haircut comes at the price of social ostracism -- yet the main characters retain a kind of foolish, hopeless optimism, which charms the reader. Always the war casts its shadow over the internal landscape of these characters, most notably in the powerful and enigmatic "Generation of Talented Experts," which depicts a grotesque transformation of not only a country, but of all the social interfaces of that country, to end in a kind of ugly hope. There's a disconnect between the people depicted in these stories - between husbands and wives, fathers and offspring, between genders. Life seems to trip along its ordinary way yet the bar owner goes back to his job pulling corpses out of the woods, a wife betrays a husband, there's fear in the darkness, potential enemies and informers everywhere. One's countrymen are transformed into shadowy figures.

You'll think Kurt Vonnegut, you'll think Milan Kundera, yet Gordon Nuhanovic's voice and sensibility are uniquely his own - ironic, biting, funny and sweet all at once.

The book includes a brief history of Croatia and notes by the author about the genesis of each story. Nuhanovic's resume encompasses stints as a war reporter and a member of a punk band. Read the stories and that mix will make sense.

I'm amazed Gordan thought of these stories in the first place: daisies run amok, a man obsessed with feral cats, another who must outwit relatives who want his kidney stones. These stories and the many others in the book are engaging, strange, entertaining, thought-provoking, and well-written. The book is a pleasure to read and share with others. I hope many of Gordan's writings end up in English, he's a real treat to read.

I already had the original A Taste of Georgia cookbook and love it. So I was delighted when I discovered that the same organization had published Another Serving. This cookbook has it all, grill hints, low fat recipes, childrens section, etc. I especially like the Georgia Caviar on page 40 (so good I know the page number by heart) and the English Toffee recipe in the candy section. Also a favorite is the excepts from old "manners" books...always a good laugh. This cookbook has been a great addition to my kitchen.

It's no surprise to me that this cookbook is still going strong. When I still lived in Newnan,Ga it was a popular cookbook and had been around for at least 12 years in different versions. I received a copy of the latest version in 1990. I was a novice cook and needed all the help I could get. This cookbook has been with me for 13 years, several kitchens, and was one of the first I packed to move overseas. This has not only recipes, but also all kinds of conversions, substitutions, and my copy had party manners (LOL) and proper table setting. It even had a listing of Mrs. Alan Jackson as a member for you country Music fans. This cookbook only gets better with age and revisions. Buy this and get recipes from all over the world, not just southern items.

The Texas League has a long, rich and exciting history. Like numerous other minor leagues, it has had its share of stars and hereos. Some played briefly, on their way to "the show," be them future Hall of Famers, or average players. Others for whatever reasons never made it that far, and spent most of their careers playing for various Texas League teams. Their stories and the stories of so many teams are described here. O'Neal does his usual excellent job chronicling the history of the league, all of its teams, cities, and ballparks. As with all his other minor league history books, the back of the book lists league records, ranging from year to year standings, post season and All-Star game results, and yearly individual batting and pitching leaders. As I read through the chapters, some names I recognized as future major leaguers, and others were "minor league legends" I had only heard about.

This is an excellent book about the history of one of the oldest minor leagues still in existence. But given the date of publication, I wonder if it's time for O'Neal to do an update?

Team-by-team, season-by-season history of the old Texas League (1888-1987). Appended with Texas League seasonal and lifetime records, standings, more. Adequately illustrated with photos. A worthy addition to the bookshelves of those interested in minor league baseball or Texas baseball.

This Junior League cookbook is wonderful! I love that recipes are from real people like myself and not someone with years of culinary training. The book looks great on a coffee table or on the kitchen counter.

I love this book. Not only does it have great photos of all the food and wonderful descriptions of different Annapolis events throughout the year, it also has terrific recipes. The Sweet Vegetable Dip, White Corn Salad, Peppercorn Tenderloin and YumYum Bars are among my favorites!!

The inserts are the most amazing thing. There is one for each story that relates to the historic event being profiled. We're quite certain that these letters, ticket stubs, pictures, drawings. etc., are, in fact reproduced from the Hall archives. If you love baseball and baseball history you must add this book to your collection. We got one as a gift and have since ordered others for our baseball friends and family.

I was given this by my son for Father's Day. A wonderful history book of the game hardbond as a collector's item. Has many insert pockets with copies of old game tickets, contracts and scorecards. Unlike anything I have ever seen or owned.

Great story - wonderful plot and extremely realistic! This book really makes you think...a great read!

I absolutely loved this book, for I could not put it down for a single second. Every character was so well defined and the plotline was well thought out and very gripping. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, anxious to find out what happened next.

Read about the 1908 season from the perspective of a newpaper reader in the early 20th century. A facinating book, of interest to the historian as well as the baseball fan. The newspaper accounts of Merkle's disasterous decision that cost the NY Giants the pennent are priceless.

Could there have been such a time? The Chicago Cubs were the defending National League and World Champions of Baseball and were fighting to win their third straight pennant in 1908. The Cubs faced determined opposition from both the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a horse race that was going to be decided at the wire. What makes this account fascinating is that G. H. Fleming carefully edited actual newspaper accounts from a variety of contemporary sources to give the reader a feeling of what it was like to follow baseball in 1908. The grandstands were wooden, if you could not afford a ticket, you could climb a tree or find a knothole in the fence from which to watch. Ham sandwiches were as likely to be sold at games as hot dogs. The Cubs played their games on the West Side of Chicago and their uniforms and baggage were delivered to train stations by horse drawn wagons. The marquee players on all of the teams in the book have been immortalized in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, with the sole exception of Turkey Mike Donlin and Harry Steinfeldt. This story has more than its share of excitement, including near riots on the playing field and a suicide of a top baseball official. It has been a full century since the Chicago Cubs celebrated a World Series Championship. Read this book and you will be transported back to the time of their last title.

This book allows the reader to make comparisons to past and present teams and players, in a way that is easy and fun to read.
Whether you agree or disagree with these lists, this book is sure to generate some good conversation and debate among Giants fans, past and present. No Giants fan should be without this book!

This is an incredible book! Definitely a must have for any Giants fan! Get an inside look at the talent that made the Giants organization what it is today. This book reminds us fans of all the reasons we still follow this amazing team. Go Giants!!