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The layout of this book is very practical, with flexible plastic front & back covers, perfect for the kitchen. The paper is a very fine texture. The Colorado landscape drawings are a nice addition. Everything has a fresh outdoor flavor appropriate to Colorado, from appetizers to soups to brunch, fish and game... on and on. The "Picnics and Camping section is a particularly nice addition.

Have never made anything from this book that was bad. It is written by the KC Junior League and I am not a member and know no members. Give as gift all the time along with the Southern Living Cookbook. This one has a little fancier food that make you look like Martha Stewart but with less effort.

I find myself picking up this cookbook a lot! I especially love the "Marilyn's Crab Appetizers" and "Cheesy Mashed Potatoes" recipes.

This is really a beautiful cookbook with lots of colorful pictures of the Gorgeous scenery there! Some of the wonderful recipes you will find in this book are as follows: Fresh Cranberry Bread, Fresh Strawberry Bread, Pumpkin Muffins, Blueberry Stuffed French Toast, Oregon Griddle Cakes, Apple Berry Breakfast Crisp, Cheese and Egg Casserole, Crab Souffle, Spinach Souffle, Frozen Blended Coffee and Cream, Northwest Espresso To Go, Fruit Smoothie, Leek Soup, Cranberry Pear and Walnut Mesclun Salad, Asian Chicken Salad, Crunchy Chinese Chicken Salad, Italian Style Pasta Salad, Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches, Smoked Turkey Focaccia Sandwiches with Fresh Herbs, Dungeness Hot Crab Sandwiches, Hungarian Poppy Seed Cookies, Rocky Road Fudge Bars, Cream of Broccoli Soup, Cabbage Patch Soup, Corn Chowder, Papaya with Shrimp and Pomegranate, Quick and Easy Focaccia, Tamale Casserole, Baked Ziti, Tex-Mex Pie, Sauteed Scallops with Lime, Broccoli Bake, Baked Chicken Dijon, Scalloped Potato Casserole, Oregon Berry Cobbler, Gingersnap Pears, Peanut Butter Pie, Fresh Fruit Tart, Margarita Shrimp, Seaside Clam Chowder, Simple Seafood Soup, Orange Rolls, Pacific Coast Halibut with Yogurt Topping, Red Snapper with Herb Crust, Ginger Salmon with Kiwi Salsa, Champagne Risotto with Scallops, Crispy Twice Baked Potatoes, Angel Hair Pasta with Crab and Filberts, Fresh Fruit Pie, Lemon Melt Aways, Sleeping Lady Brownies, Hungarian Mushroom Soup, Wild Mushroom Soup, Winter White Chili, Mountain Berry French Toast, Simple Outdoor Omelet with Bacon, Breakfast Tortillas, Chicken Fajitas, Apple Blackberry Pie, Wild Blackberry Pudding Cake, Black Bean Quesadilla, Cream of Asparagus Soup, Tortilla Soup, Angel Hair Pasta with Roma Tomatoes and Feta,Red Chile and Cheese Enchiladas, Summer Squash Casserole, Hazelnut Ice Cream, Rich Gingerroot Cake, Blackberry Bars, Chocolate Zucchini Bread, Crustless Quiche, Grilled Gingered Pork Chops and Vegetables, Wild Rice Cakes, Cinnamon Ice Cream, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Lemon Cake, Chocolate Truffle Cake, Springtime Strawberry Pie, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cranberry Spritzer, Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri, Hot Butter Rum Mix, Cranberry Apple Pork Tenderloin, Pork Rib Roast with Pear Sauce, Sauteed Chicken in Lemon Cream Sauce, Hood River Valley Pear Crisp with Vanilla Cream, Hazelnut Torte, and so much more. There are 223 pages of Fabulous Recipes in this Beautiful Hardback Book! You will be pleased with your purchase of such a wonderful Junior League Cookbook! Enjoy!!!!

Dallas Dish is a beautiful cookbook that you will proudly display in your kitchen! The recipes look and taste gourmet, but are simple to prepare! Dallas Dish also includes local celebrity chef recipes for the more experienced cook. Several of the recipes have different variations, including traditional, gourmet and texas twist! It also contains a Basics section that includes recipes ranging from your basic cake batter to a basic marinara sauce! It is the perfect gift for a new bride or someone who just enjoys cooking!

I loved this publication, especially the reviews of various games from the regular season, along with many good quality color photos from the games and of the team. It was a great way to recap the championship season of the Stanley Cup winners of 1999, and to keep the memories forever. "'99 NHL CHAMPS" is recommended reading (by me) for all Stars fans and hockey fans alike.

This was required reading for a graduate course in American history.
Brooks book highlights another example of how Americans, demobilizing from a foreign war against racism and tyranny, became acutely aware of their own country's inconsistencies and hypocrisies about race and democracy. This article shows how returning veterans - both black and white - organized protests against the undemocratic machine in their home state of Georgia, but struggled with the degree to which they embraced racial change. Brooks argues that it is difficult to ascertain whether World War II helped inspire change, or just reinforced the status quo in Georgia and the South.

Using both primary sources, such as interviews and newspaper articles, and secondary sources, Brooks recounts the efforts of returning veterans. She regards veteran activism as a "barometer by which to measure the war's political impact" (564) and supports her argument by detailing the opinions of veterans and describing efforts of black and white veterans groups to jointly support political campaigns. Brooks suggests that the contradictions about race, economics and social progress the veterans experienced help define the postwar period as disruptive and destabilizing.

One example of black and white Georgian veterans groups working together was when the black World War II-Veterans Association mobilized so many black voters that they ultimately gave the win to the white Citizens
Progressive League, thereby ousting a less progressive incumbent political machine. Another more direct example is the interracial American Veterans Committee, in which black and white veterans worked to obtain full GI benefits and better housing and to stop police brutality against blacks. They also worked side by side toward change by jointly supporting moderate or liberal candidates. against white supremacist candidates like Eugene Talmadge. Finally, black and white veterans jointly launched an attack on the county-unit system, which apportioned electoral votes so that it discriminated against urbanites, blacks and the working class. A joint coalition, called the Georgia Veterans for Majority Rule, challenged this practice through lawsuits and letter campaigns.

Brooks reinforces the argument of the ambiguity of World War II as catalyst or as a constrictor of racial change by examining the other side of the argument the times when progressive racial reform agendas failed. For example, she details reactionary efforts of veterans who aligned themselves with the Ku Klux Klan or the Columbians, Inc. and how their tactics prevented efforts of moderate politics. She found that the economic situation was an important element in the Ku Klux Klan's and Columbians' ability to successfully recruit white veterans. Many veterans felt entitled to some of the spoils of the reconversion efforts and became disillusioned by the realities of overcrowding and the slow economic situation of post-war Georgia. As we saw in McEnaney's article2 some white veterans fought to claim their position on the top of the economic hierarchy and became afraid of competition from blacks.

Alternatively, these economic concerns inspired other white veterans to overturn the corruption and inefficiency of incumbent regimes. They were also embarrassed by the wartime remarks of fellow servicemen from other states deriding their home state's economic depravity and corrupt politics. Therefore, they fought to change the status quo and successfully ousted the incumbent political machines. However, these white veterans were most convinced by arguments that the corruption infringed upon their economic rights, not necessarily acknowledging the infringement upon the civil rights of their fellow black veterans. These often separate, even opposing, positions of race and economics reflect the ambiguity that is inherent in the definition of progress.
Brooks further reflects this ambiguity about race in her description of James Carmichael's campaign, in which he both attacked the racial extremism of the Ku Klux Klan and advocated the county-unit system. She declares that most white veteran campaigners were forced to adopt a two-faced outlook about progress, in which they advocated for economic growth and modernization while enforcing racial status quo. She asserts that the legacy of this period is one in which racial reform and economic reform walked side by side, but that growth politics
ultimately prevailed over progressive racial politics. While Brooks paints a complex picture of post-war Georgia politics and society, her arguments were incoherent at times. Instead of arguments postulated and defended with concrete examples, she presents incidences of where policies failed and where they succeeded. For example, she discusses how the CPL's campaign for economic modernization of society defeated the
status quo, often racist, Savannah incumbent party then, in the next sentence, discusses how the status quo county:-system defeated a more progressive campaigner, Carmichael. Perhaps, however, Brook's employs these juxtaposed arguments as a scholarly technique to parallel the ambiguity about race and economics and whether World War II helped inspire change, or reinforced the status quo in Georgia.

Recommended reading for anyone interested in American history, civil rights history.

"Desert Slaughter" exposes the prosecution of the war against Iraq by the US as a means of carrying out its own political aims in the Middle East. The demonization of former US ally Saddam Hussein by the media, with the assistance of the trade union bureaucracy was a vital component of this savage war against the Iraqi people.

The book provides a week-by-week record and analysis of the war and events leading to it, including the state department provocation, up to the cynical victory parades staged months after war. This book is crucial to an understanding of the present political situation and threat of war in the Middle East.

compelling account of the boys from schenectady NY who won the LL title in 1954 and what they were doing in 1974. I lived in that area and even though 30 years have passed since he wrote the book it's amazingly accurate and well-written. You don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this book.

Developing Competent Youth And Strong Communities Through After-School Programming is an impressive display of scholarly, informative essays that will prove of immense interest and value to those working with school-age children in need of after school activities and programs to counter familial and community shortcomings. The topics covered include the strengths and weaknesses of sports programming, developing programs for girls, the role of arts in youth development, the use of festivals to develop healthy youth and strong neighborhoods, as well as an informative examination of the elements of social competency and community characteristics that significantly contribute to the positive development of youth.