Chang Books

The title says it all. This is a book of essays from people remembering gardens to others planning inaccessible (except in ones mind) gardens.
Winner if the Garden Writer's Association of America's 1992 Will and Towel Award for Excellence in Graphic Design and Illustration.
Contents:
* A White Garden in Wales
* A Garden of Primroses
* A garden of Paving Stones
* Grandmother's Garden
* If I Were to make a Garden
We have probably been in each of these situations at one time and it is warming to see that we are not alone with our "Garden Dreams."

The book is informative, covering all necessary aspects it should, great to understand Chemistry in depth. The hard cover makes the book sturdy.

Book was in excellent condition, brand new and I got it for half the price that I would have to pay at my college bookstore.

Convenient size. You can take it with you when you travel to New Mexico and see the lands that inspired a truly remarkable woman. The black and white photographs and the simple design of the book would please Ms. Okeeffe, I feel. I have been to Ghost Ranch and it really is amazing to see some of the changes and similarities that the pictures present. The photographer John Loengard has produced a compelling insight into the private life of a very intriguing woman.

I read this in Chinese ten years ago when I was in College. I loved it. This is one of a few books I have read more than once. My personally opinion is that the first Chinese author who is awarded the Nobel prize should have been the one who writes the stories about the Culture Revolution. And Zhang Xianliang is the one. Before and during the Cultural Revolution Zhang was convicted as an "anti-revolutionary-revisionist" because of his family background and his writing that was not favored by the government. Between 1958 and 1979, Zhang was imprisoned several times and forced to work in labor camps to "reform" himself. Most of his novels are based on his own experiences in the labor camps where his soul and body were tortured. The novel pictures both beautiful and ugly sides of human nature during the most extreme condition in the Chaos of the Culture Revolution. In this and other works, Zhang speculated that the entire intellectual community in China was emasculated in that period.
Getting Used to Dying is narrated by two voices which belong to the same person. It juxtaposes the encounter of death and suffering in the labor camps on the one hand, and sexual relationships and self-indulgence afterward on the other. The beginning of the book can be a little bit confusing. My attention was fully drawn by reading from the middle part of the book. The writing is very good in Chinese. Hopefully the translation of English will be as good too. Although my favorite is this one, I also recommend the other book from the same author, Half of Man is Woman, which is more famous in China.

Mr. Bugialli's book is a classic combination of coffee table picture book and fine cookbook. The recipes do not represent many of the standard Italian "classics." (from the tourist point of view). Instead, they take you deeper into Italian cuisine. The recipe for Torta di funghi was worth the price of the book according to the friends I served it to. Some recipes involve unusual ingredients, but that is OK with me. I care more about authenticity, than about convenience.

The fact that the text and pictures take you on a mini-tour of Italy makes this a great book, not just a great cookbook.

I thoroughly enjoyed Chang's book, The Global Silicon Valley Home, Lives and Landscapes within Taiwanese American Trans-Pacific Culture. It is an excellent narrative of home identity crisis within the populations of people who are relocating from their native homes to further their high tech occupations and enrich their personal lives. I found it especially advantageous for our generation, for whom this is a totally different transition from the experiences of their ancestors, who left their homes, many of them never to return. As an educational tool, it will enlighten readers on how so many people in our culture have designed their lives and landscapes around their trans-pacific cultural experience. I highly recommend it as a learning tool, and entertaining reading experience, for everyone who has ever had to adjust to relocating from one home to another.

Great book at a great price. The book was hard to find and I was very pleased to find it at Amazon.com. I ordered it very late in the Christmas shopping season and was delighted at the service and speedy delivery!

This book has easily accessible information, really interesting stories, fabulous archival photographs, good insights into women golfers, and just the nicest TONE. Would be good for experienced golfers, for those just starting, and for those who might enjoy reading about the history of the sport from the distaff side. A good book to read when you're waiting for someone else to finish a round, or to inspire you to get out there and swing that club!

This book was my daughter's favorite for at least a year from age 2 to 3. We ended up having to buy a second copy when the first didn't survive her not so tender affections, but it was no more flimsy than any other book of its kind, she just loved it that much.