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The recipes in this book are really great! Fairly easy to make and very easy to change just a tad to make more to your family's taste.

For years I have owned and used a hardcover copy of this book, copywright of 1988 and published by Barron's. I'm guessing I've had the book for about 18 years since it was one of the first 10 cookbooks I owned after college. None of my older cookbooks are in the poor condition this book is in. The binding is just separating at the seams at certain places in the book. Others are glued too high up the page and are causing the pages to tear at the binding when the book is laid flat.

Otherwise, the book is in beautiful condition! The color pictures look fabulous, the color and quality of the paper has held up beautifullly. The book wouldn't look 5 years old if only the pages were staying bound as they certainly still should be.

So, I write this review as I'm trying to locate another copy because having a book that is falling apart takes away much of the pleasure of reading the book.

The picture of the book above is different than my book, which is mostly red with a close-up photograph of vegetables, so I am hopeful that the newer edition will be better bound.

Otherwise, I highly recommend this cookbook.

Here are 250 recipes; American or 'traditional ethnic' -- not too far off the beaten path; things like moussaka, goulash, chile con carne, coq au vin, Boston baked beans, beef stew with dumplings, fried chicken, corned beef & cabbage. No frills, no hard-to-find ingredients, no nonsense about what county in Hungary you should buy your paprika from.

I've tried about 20 recipes from this book -- all have been successful & most added to the rotation/repertoire; usually I'm pleased/surprised to find more than a couple of recipes per cookbook that I like & here I've found ten times that & haven't tried all that I want to yet.

This is, without hesitation, the best 'everyday' cookbook I've ever used. (for fancier/not 'everyday' recipes I generally like Jacques Pepin & Jacques/Julia -- that's for a baseline...)

My sister and her husband gave me this book as a Christmas gift in 1993. Containing recipes representative of many ethnic groups, Good Old Food has become one of our family favorites. The recipes are delicious and easy to follow. Each recipe is accompanied by a short anecdote by the person who provided it, describing their memory of the food and why it has played an important role in their life. The color photos are excellent. My book is now tattered. I was delighted to find this year (1999) that Good Old Food is still in print, so I can replace my worn copy. My favorite recipe is for chicken pot pie, but everything I've tried has been very tasty - from baklava to stifado to goulash.

Each recipe comes with a story from the person who submitted it. It's a fun cookbook to just browse through and read! The recipes are old-fashioned recipes from different ethnic families. You'll probably come across some recipes your grandma used to make (I found spaetzle and German potato salad). Also includes nummy full-page, color photos of some of the dishes.

I purchased this book to use as part of an 8th grade Grammar curriculum. It is wonderful! The stories and activities made learning the concepts fun. My son didn't even realize that he was doing schoolwork. An excellent choice for anyone learning grammar - or someone just brushing up on their skills. Two thumbs up!

This book is filled with useful information and helpful exercises. It helped me to understand grammar concepts my own English teacher could not explain to me. Thanks to this terrific and fun-filled book, I was able to get through 8th grade English easily. My teachers and parents have noticed a change in my papers as well as a better understanding of grammatical concepts. Anyone who is lost in the world of English grammar, should pick up this book.

Great book! The format is set up so that you can work straight through, or easily hop to specific grammar points. Little quizzes help you to see if you are understanding the concepts. I know this book will get a lot of use.

Terrific book! Was so helpful. I totally recommend it for anyone having trouble learning the rules of grammar!!!

Grandma's Brown cookies uses a charming fantasy to convey the healthy message that unprocessed food is better for us that processed food. Talking flour, sugar, rice and singing eggs help Kyndle learn to make healthier food choices. I look forward to reading this book to my granddaughter and know it is a book that she will eventually enjoy reading herself. The art is light and fun and fits the story very well. I smiled the book and can picture myself reading it multiple times. (Always an important criteria with a pre-schooler). It would be a great addition to any child's library.

Every child should have this book......I have purchased the book for my niece and nephews. Their ages range from a year to 6 years old. My 12 year old daughter has read her copy several times. The book is not only entertaining but educational as well. If you want to score points with a child in your life, purchase this book.

What I like about Grandma's Brown Cookies is it helps children to make a good decision on eating healthy. The book is good for children at an early age to help them identify good and bad ingredients that is contained in foods we eat. The illustrations are great. Thank you for the recipe, my granddaughter was excited about reading the book and she couldn't wait to bake Grandma's Brown Cookies.

I bought Grandma's Brown Cookie because I love baking and cooking and thought this is a great way to engage with children in the kitchen. But it was not only the healthy recipe and the way you can guide your children to healthier food what I liked so much in the book.
It is this other story in the background what intrigued me. The story about choices and selection. It brought to my mind the well-known tale from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince - which describes friendship and love. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

I've been using this cookbook for years. It is my "go to" cookbook when I want to bake something fabulous. When my son borrowed it, then lost it, I ordered a new one, because I use it so much.

Try the date bars. And the Louisiana banana pie.

I have had this book for over 10 years (!!) and it gets regular use in my kitchen. The simple recipes are easy enough for kids to make but delicious enough to please dinner guests. The recipes are fool-proof; I've never had a bad outcome. Everything from the pumpkin pie to the sticky "sinnabuns" (which I made for Easter this year) are wonderful! A definite crowd-pleasing cookbook.

Like the other reviewers, I cannot believe that it's been 10 years since I got this cookbook! It is amazing. Very simple and straightforward, with delicious recipes that are pretty easy to make. Two of my favorites are the Hershey's Kiss "Kookies" and the Panda Bear Brownies. But everything is so delicious. Okay, I am making myself hungry so I'm going to end this review. Get this book! You won't regret it.

This is a novice baker's bible! I have prepared many recipes from Alison's book and all have been well received. In fact, I never have to worry about leftovers because there are none!

I look forward to the next family and friends function so I can bake something out of this book. It is very easy to follow with easy to find ingredients. Two favorites: Blueberry Buckle Pie and Charleston Lemon Chess Pie.

Great. No problems. would buy from again. thank you.

I think this book is great but a bit too expensive for my liking Danielle Mullins

In recent years, public opinion on the Great White Shark has turned away from the fierce bloodlust inspired by fiction and returned to the more civilized sense of awe and wonder at the amazing size and ferocity of these giant predators common to the days before Hollywood brought us 'Jaws' in its technicolor (mostly red) splendor. With specials common to PBS and the Discovery Channel, public awareness of the GW is higher now than ever before, making the shark more and more popular to study. The results of this scrutiny are brought to light in 'Great White Sharks : The Biology of Carcharodon carcharias', a collection of scientific papers edited by A. Peter Klimley and David G. Ainley. In this fascinating work, the picture of the GW as bloodthirsty killer is erased and replaced with the image of the predator's role as king of the sea. There are papers dedicated to nearly every scientific aspect of the animal from its ancestry to its behavior to its populations in oceans around the world. Nearly every serious question about the GW is explored, if not answered. The only thing that makes this book a little inaccessible is the fact that is geared for academic use and research. It is not a book written for the masses, such as Ellis and McCosker's 'The Great White Shark', another excellent book on the subject. But if it is depth you are looking for, Klimley and Ainley & Co. provide it. This book is not to missed by serious students of the GW.

It's absolutely great! You will learn everything about biology, behaviour and social interaction of the Great Whites. This is a MUST have!

I've bought a few books on guinea pigs to learn about my pets. If I got this one first, I would not have bought any others!

I've read many different pet books, mainly on dogs and rats. But I've also read a few on guinea pigs because 'm planing to purchase a few as pets pretty soon. I can tell you easily that this is the best pet book I've ever seen! It thoroughly explains all matters of guinea pig care and even includes a table for feeding amounts! That's one of the best things! You should definitly get this book! It's AWESOME! Bye!

This book is filled with all kinds of interesting and useful inforomation on guinea pigs. If you are a new owner and are interested in learning more about your pet this is the book to buy!

This is the best single book for the guinea pig owner. If you own a guinea pig, you owe it to yourself and the pig to get this book!. Well written, with good advice and adorable photographs.

I love this book. Young or old gymnastics fans would love it too. The pictures are great and so is the interpret. I read this book many times and I strongly recommend it to others.

This is a great book for girls, encouraging them to get into sports. Shows a group of about 8 girls (and 2 boys) learning gymnastics. The kids look to be around 8 years old, but my 3 year old loves looking at the pictures and trying the gymnastics moves. The photography is beautiful and the text is very informative.

This book is pictoral in nature, and follows the progress of a group of young students during a series of gymnastics classes, ending with a competition. The photography is beautiful, and basic gymnastics skills (stretches, splits, cartwheels, etc.) are demonstrated by the students. The book is geared toward young girls, probably around ages 4-8. However, the photography is excellent and the storyline is not too terribly babyish for older fans to enjoy, too. This would be a great addition to a gymnastics library.

This is a great book for girls who are involved in gymnastics and are inspiring to be on the team someday. It is geared towards girls probably up to age 9-10. I have a 5 and 7 year old that are in gymnastics and really like the book. There are many pictures and descriptions on how to do what is involved and what they can look forward to as they progress. Great book.

I'm a massage therapist and used part of this book to study for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB). This book is really helpful for showing you how to take a client history. This book is needed because it shows you the legalities and proper way to run a massage business. Documenation protects you in cases of audits and also is a source for assessing the client's progress and contraindications. I also studied the following for the National Certification Exam:
The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers (Volume 1), (Volume 2), and (Volume 3)
(Author: Patrick Leonardi)
The last 3 books helped me to prepare for the type of questions encountered on the national certification examination. I highly recommend all 4 books. I passed the first time with the help of these books

Very thoroughly explains why to document manual therapies, professionalism, and how to document effectively. Diana Thompson has lots of experience and know-how to share!

I've watched this book evolve over a number of versions. Each one gets better and better. Yes, at times Dianna Thompson appears obsessive but on the other hand, that's what makes it great. Recently I was asked to write a detailed case summary that will be used as evidence in a lawsuit for a client I saw over a year ago. My SOAP notes are what saved the day for me. Thanks Diana. This book is essential for anyone working in a therapeutic environment.

Her first edition of "Hands Heal" was a collection of forms used for charting massage therapy sessions. When I saw the new book on the shelf being three times as thick as the first I thought "Oh my what more can be done with charting!" I now understand her obsession with charting. It is not just charting your sessions, but learning to communicate what you do, so the medical community and the public will begin to understand massage therapy as a healing modality. Communication starts with the therapeutic relationship with the client. Healing begins when the client becomes involved in the process. Then you can pass the information along to all parties involved - the lawyers, the doctors, whoever. If you document every treatment, you will be able to find out what is working and what is not with each individual. Documentation can assist you in builing your practice and support the massage profession as a whole. I particularly liked the section on ethics as she supports the idea of peer groups, mentoring and supervision as a means of development for the practitioner. I believe the future of the profession lies in those areas.
If you are a massage therapist in any state, this will guide you to a successful practice whether you are involved in billing insurance companies or not.

This is the best book I've ever read.It is great for children as well as for grown ups,who shouldn't forget that they were children once too.

I am a big fan of Oscar Wilde, and this just proves even more how wonderful a writer he is. These stories are for the young and the old. You will laugh and cry. Wilde writes them in such simplicity that they are absolutely wonderful. I personally cried at the end of the story "The Happy Prince" and came very close to doing so for a good number of the other ones. Don't just think that these are sappy kiddy stories though because there is also a great deal of Wilde wit and sarcasm in them. You can't help but smile and laugh. This is really one of those books to share with your friends.

I like this book because there are a few little interesting short stories in it. The fairy tales want to tell us something about social problems. If you read this book it opens your eyes so that you can see that there are these problems in our society too. But the book is also good for little children, because the fairy tales are written in a nice language. They are very pretty,
My favourite story in the book is „The Selfish Giant". Because first the Giant is very selfish and doesn't want the children to play in his garden but afterwards he sees the happiness of the children when they play in his garden and this gives him happiness too. Also the relationship between the little boy and the Giant is great.

I am no expert on Oscar Wilde, but I've been reading fairytales long enough to be able to tell the difference between an enchanting story and a bunch of pap. The nine magically airy yarns in this small collection are definitely in the first category.

"The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant" are perhaps the most famous of the nine. In the first story, the golden statue of a prince weeps for all the suffering people he sees and begs a swallow to strip him of his riches and distribute them to the masses. In the second tale, a giant builds a wall around his beautiful garden to keep out the noisy children, only to find out that he has also locked out the Spring.

"The Young King" is a variation on the theme of "A Happy Prince". When a young monarch learns of the suffering and misery caused by his requirement for a robe, a crown, and a sceptre, he refuses to handle any of these riches and is given a more fitting raiment by a Divine Power. Keeping with the royal theme is "The Star-Child", about a beautiful but horrible young boy whose physical appearance grows to match his ugly spirit. Another little bird appears in "The Nightingale and the Rose", to help a young man win the heart of the woman he loves.

The stories' themes include beauty, tragedy, agony, compassion, innocence, and (Platonic) love. Some characters give their lives, or sell their souls, in the name of love. There are also the same archetypes that appear in dreams: the Divine Child, the Trickster, the Wise Old Man or Woman, the Number 3, and more. Add all this to Wilde's delicate writing and gilded imagination, and you get some of the most original tales ever written.

Though most of these stories end happily, all end tragically. That is to say, even when the endings are happy, someone always dies. Each story manages to associate everything thrilling and exquisite about beauty with the starkness of death. Accordingly, not all of these tales are suitable for children. For example, one scene in "The Fisherman and His Soul" features witches dancing before the devil and the princess in "The Birthday of the Infanta" is a heartless child whose mockery leads to the death of a little dwarf. Though the stories are moral at the core, and often explicitly Christian, they do not always make sense.

Despite the faults, the keening, poignant loveliness shines through, making me want to read each story again and again and again.

loved it. mind opening. and very insightful as veiwing the heart of learning in a school setting...

This is an incredible book; a unique approach to integrating spirituality and education that includes writing from the Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, academic, feminist, environmental and scientific perspective. I highly recommend its use in college philosophy and education classes, as a thought-provoking selection for book clubs, and as important reading material for concerned parents and teachers. I highly recommend it.

If just one teacher in every classroom bought this book and began to present the ideas of love and respect, autonomy and trust in the classroom (each and every classroom in the U.S.) the questions on the news would be answered.

Many of the problems in education seem to stem from alienation of individuals in the classrooms of America. Children are forced to feel apart from the class rather than being an integral part of the class and their own individual creative learning experience. The Naropa Conference was clear and honest in the formation of the new class curriculum. Respect for each and every student. Love as the main ingredient of the daily interactions.

If just that one (as in every one) teacher, bought the book...could undedrstand the message, and would apply it to his or her life, alienation and pressure to perform would be relics of an antiquated system destined to doom and failure. Children would begin to become the bright radiant suns of learning and personal growth rather than the reflecting moons of past educational process.

Highly recommend. A must for every person involved with children, from preschool through 100.

This beautiful international book is where I found my dissertation. Learn something new in the service of children.