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I have fully enjoyed this book and would recommend it. I have found many diverse recipes for morning to night and use it a lot.

Being a vegetarian for over ten years I have many cookbooks on the subject and this is definately one of the best. What a wonderfully well written book, easy to follow and every one of the dishes I have tried have been delicious. This is not only great for veggies but also make wonderful meals for those carnivores in the family. Some of the recipes take a little time to prepare, but the end results absolutely make the effort worthwhile.

I own both the High Fit - Low Fat cookbooks (regular and vegetarian). The books are good for both novice and experienced chefs. Using these cookbooks, I have learned how to eat incredibly healthy while serving really tasty meals! The Eggplant Parmesan recipe is now a requirement for potlucks I attend. I love it because it is so easy to make. The cookbooks make great gifts too, I bought 10 as gifts for family members. Although I own many cookbooks, I do the majority of my cooking from the High Fit - Low Fat recipes.

I own both of the High Fit - Low Fat cookbooks (regular and vegetarian). The books are good for both novice and experienced chefs. Using these cookbooks, I have learned how to eat incredibly healthy while serving really tasty meals! The eggplant parmesan recipe (Vegetarian cookbook) is now a requirement for potlucks I attend. I love it because it is so easy to make. The cookbooks make great gifts too (I bought 10 as gifts for family members)! Although I own many cookbooks, I do the majority of my cooking from the High Fit - Low Fat recipes.

Honestly ... out of all the computer books I've purchased (and I've purchased a lot) this is by far the most useful ... I know my way around HTML pretty well and I still use it constantly. This book is great for those starting out and advanced users as well. Excellent!

I use this book quite a bit. In fact, I'm on my second copy (my first having fallen apart). My brother, who is also an HTML programmer, is on his fifth copy. This book never fails to teach me something new just by browsing through it. I love the fact that it is just a straight reference, and not a how-to book.

Outstanding reference guide. Everything in one place, and easy to find.

I use this book constantly while I'm working on HTML. I recommend it for all HTML users from beginners to experts. I'm a self-taught HTML author and I've learned as much from this reference as from actual tutorials. I particularly like that it has an "index" of HTML tags printed on the inside covers, because usually I just need to check the syntax for a specific tag and this list makes it very convenient to find what I'm looking for. For each tag, the book provides a definition of how it's used, a list of the attributes with brief descriptions, context (other tags within which the tag can be used), suggested usage, and -- best of all -- examples.

I love the approach and direction taken with this book. Too many writers now assume the reader wants to identify with the monster, to understand it's actions and even see it as a sort of missunderstood antihero. It's refreshing to see a monster treated as a monster.

Rosen is an excellent writer. Her vampire trilogy is fresh and original when a lot of books in vampire literature are telling the same old story again and again. This is not an Anne Rice rip-off, or your oh so sexy vampires a'la Laurell K. Hamilton. I'm not a fan of comb bound books, but fortunately these books are being released in 2007 as traditional trade paperbacks! The Host is due in May 2007.

Really good book. It was a different concept for a vampire novel. The characterization was good. Having grown up near Arkansas - I know that I have meet one or two or the characters in this book. Tracy is an excellent lead character. I would highly recommend reading this book!

I started reading this book at 11 PM, and couldn't put it down till I finished it at 1:30 AM (a couple of hours after my normal bedtime). Excellent local color--I felt like I was in Jones Port, Arkansas. A spine chilling story of vampires among rednecks.

I began learning to play guitar almost exactly two years ago with this book. Since that time, I have gone through all six books in this series, Introduction to Guitar 1 and 2, Intermediate Guitar 1 and 2, and Advanced Guitar 1 and 2. The genre of music that I concentrate on is Hot Blues but these books teach theory, practical application and technique that are applicable to any style with either electric or acoustic. Before I started, I had no idea how the world's great guitarists performed their improvisational solos. Now I am able to improvise solos myself and have learned how to integrate them into the structure of the song. This is only one example of many things I have learned to do with the help of these books. The format is easy to understand and laid out in a logical manner and should be easily understood by children as well. The spiral binding is good since the books can be laid flat for viewing while playing. I can't really think of anything negative to say. I highly recommend the Davison series. In fact, If you are serious, I think they are mandatory for learning to play.

My son has bought the first three books in this series during the past nine months, and he's made amazing progress. The books emphasize improvisational techniques, and are ideal for students who are really serious about learning how to play the guitar. Highly recommended.

Very well written and informative. I'm a guitar instructor myself and I teach from these books.

Very well written and informative. I'm a guitar instructor myself and I teach from these books.

This is a great cookbook, save for one detail. On the front cover is a photograph of a Shabbat table. Several items are readily identifiable, and the book contains recipes for them: a challah, a fish, hamentashen. However, there is one unidentifiable item - a "loaf" of yellow and white matter contained within some sort of green wrapping which looks more like a banana leaf than anything else, topped with three spears of asparagas. This is the mystery loaf - what is it? My friends and I began by looking up recipes with every possible ingredient, and eventually read through THE ENTIRE BOOK in a fruitless search for this unidentified food item. What is it? Please help!!!

I now own several of Ms Nathan's cookbooks, and I absolutely recommend them to all my friends and give them to family as gifts.!. All the recipes bring back so many good childhood memories. The recipes are easy to use, easy to read, and I love searching for old recipes and finding them in her book!!! thank you Ms Nathan.

Wonderful recipes, new versions of family favorites without the schmaltz.

I am sending it to my mother for Hannukah!

In this book, Joan Nathan manages to combine history, culture, and very good recipes. More than cooking book, Ms. Nathan offers menus for the same holidays from different Jewish backgrounds. Each recipe is complete, fully annotated and easy to follow. For cooks and/or readers looking to enlarge their knowledge of various Jewish food traditions, The Jewish Holiday Kitchen is a wonderful place to start.

The book I remember when I was young. Many great pieces, the book is in excellent condition and was mailed to me very, very quickly. I had the best experience on Amazon yet. Thank you.

I believe this to be the best piano book ever published for easy to intermediate piano. Denes Agay (now dead) is a trusted name for authentic and easy-to-read transcription. The song selection includes the best pieces, including Bach's Minuet in G, Beethoven's Fur Elise, and so many other great songs. The songs range from somewhat easy to intermediate, and the techniques needed vary, so you can use this book for many lessons. I cannot emphasize enough how great of a collection this is.

For years my two daughters have played songs from this book for lesson, tests, and enjoyment. Our copy is so worn out, and yet they keep going back to it again and again. We have saved much money with this one large collection. This book is worth the money several times over. Highest recommendation. Must have.

A friend of ours from Germany visited for 3 weeks this summer and brought this book. He only has an electric piano so he was excited to play it on a regular piano. The music was so good that I had to get a copy! It is one purchase I don't regret!

This book is well edited and fun. It provides enjoyment and has great songs. These include Claire De Lune by Claude Debussy; Rustle of Spring by Christian Sinding; Fur Elise by Ludwig von Beethoven; Prelude in C major by Johann Sebastian Bach and many other great classics. It is apperently well thought out and concise. But what did you expect, it is after all by the great Dr. Denes Agay!

Such a shame that this book is out of print. I have 3 copies and gave away many when I could get them. I am a cook of 50 years and have a very extensive cookbook collection. This is an amazing cookbook and is my favorite among a hundred or more. Very simple dishes I've not found anywhere else and each one is delicious. If you can get your hands on one, don't hesitate.

I have owned this cookbook for 20+ years and I would love to be able to give one to each of my children now. I have never found a bad recipe in this book and they are all easy to make.

I'm so sad this book isn't in print anymore because it is the perfect cookbook to give someone that doesn't know how to cook. She gives recipes for cooking steaks, baking potatoes, and other simple tasks. She also has wonderful, easy recipes that always turn out perfect. This is not a low-fat cookbook, but it is good! My favorite recipe in the book is Chicken with Mushrooms. The chicken is sauteed in a skillet and you add a little sherry. Delicious! Get a copy if you can.

This book was given to me by Lulu's daughter-in-law years ago. Seeing myself not as a beginner, I initially dismissed the book as perhaps being to easy. After trying some of the recipes I changed my mind--terrific dishes! Every recipe I tried was a keeper. I only wish it was still in print so I could give new copies away as gifts to "beginner" cooks. Mine is terribly worn out but I love it just the same to this day and reach for it regularly on those hectic days. Thanks Lulu!!

Includes: The Entertainer, Easy Winners, Swipsey, Maple Leaf Rag, Elite Syncopations, Weeping Willow, and more of Joplin. Also contains several cake walks, ... delightful pieces not often heard. This book removed the mystery of ragtime for me, an amature pianist, and I discovered to my great amazement, that, with some effort ... I can play it, even the Maple Leaf!

I am a 14 year old pianist, and I love Ragtime & stride. This is a good collection. It comprises of many Joplin rags, 2 Eubie Blake rags, some James Scott, etc, and some Early Blues. It is one of the biggest ragtime collections available. I am disappointed, however, that some of the later (ie, 1915-25), more advanced ragtime is absent. It really could have used some 'Kitten on the Keys', or 'Cataract Rag' to "break the ice" on what is otherwise a bit of a dull, repetitive folio. What is there is good, but most is basically just the same.

I would instead turn to Dover for some more interesting ragtime folios

What a wonderful collection! I'm an intermediate-level pianist and relative newcomer to ragtime/blues piano. I was looking for a big sample of all these styles, and this is definitely it. Over 300 pages of stuff, in a sturdy book with a spiral binder (a must-have for big piano books!) I've played this book 'til my hands were sore, and there's still lots I haven't gotten to yet!

Contains some of Joplin's good stuff, but that's widely available. What's really neat about this book is the great selection of other ragtimers' best -- James Scott's Grace and Beauty, Great Scott Rag, Eubie Blake's Chevy Chase Rag, some other great pieces I'd never heard of.

Also, classic old-time blues included, such as W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues, Ballin' The Jack, Tiger Rag, etc.

Also, some wonderful pieces called Cake Walks; kinda like ragtime but slower. Really lovely stuff!

The Library of Ragtime and Early Blues by Amy Appleby and Peter Pickow is Outstanding.

As a New York school music educator, this is the best and most complete musical tribute of this era that I have seen. It deserves 10 stars and will definitely be a fantastic addition to add to your home music library. I highly recommend it for the more advanced piano student since ragtime and blues can often be a bit challenging to play.

The book has a beautiful introduction, table of contents (grouped by composer) and index. I like the fact that the name is printed on the edge of the white plastic binding, making it easy to find on a book shelf. All of the Amsco books in the library series that I own are attractively the same height. Each and every "rag" in this book is not only fun and exciting to play but appears to be easy on the eyes due to the fact that it is printed clearly on heavy, white bond paper.

My favorite ragtime composer is Scott Joplin. To my delight, there are 22 of his original compositions in this book. I began playing my favorite of all ragtime pieces, "The Maple Leaf Rag" the minute I received this book as a gift. It was the best gift ever! I didn't even know that Scott Joplin wrote a "Wall Street Rag." I liked the annotations over the different sections of this piece, such as "brokers feeling melancholy" or "good times have come."

I would be remiss if I didn't mention some of the other 40 composers in this book such as James Scott, W.C. Handy, Joseph Lamb, Scott Hayden, Irving Berlin, Tom Turpin and Eubie Blake, etc. There is also a whole section on Ragtime songs, such as Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" along with cakewalks, classic rags, blues rags and folk rags. I have hours of enjoyment ahead of me.

I thought it was informative and interesting. That it was written so that a large variety of people could understand Martial Arts.

This book fills in a lot of the information other martial arts books leave out. It dispells many common myths and untruths associated with the martial arts community. It contains a lot of practical information useful for both the novice and experienced martial arts practitioners. This book is a very fun, informative, and easy read. A must for any martial artist.

The martial arts world has been waiting for a book like this! The Martial Arts Info Guide is packed full of extremely useful knowledge. This book covers everything from how to punch and kick correctly, to how to avoid bar fights, along with answers to such puzzling questions such as, "do black belts have to register with the police?" In all my years of reading I have not come across a book as fun to read, while still instilling the basics of martial arts training. I believe that I am a better martial artist because I have read this book. Chris Pellitteri is a wonderful author, and I hope I am fortunate enough to read more of his books in the future.

I'd definitly have to say that I'm a novice in the martial arts world. This book has really given me a lot of useful information that can be applied to everyday situations. It provided me with practical self defense techniques as well as how to punch and kick correctly. It answered a lot of frequently asked martial arts questions, and didn't necessarily focus on any certain style. I particularly liked the list of common martial arts terms, and their meanings. This book is a nice easy read that you can pick up anytime and reference to, or read in your free time. If you're involved in martial arts, or just find an interest in it, this book is a "must have" for your collection. I can't wait for volume 2!

I turned to Judith's book because of her Healing Tao background. I've practiced HT methods for 6+ years & was still feeling an immense energy drain or assault around certain people, places & circumstances. HT focuses mostly on the internal workings & organ energies but falls short I feel on the relationship that takes place in the energy fields between places & people.

Judith's book brings forth a positive & light approach & style that will introduce or remind you of the intricate relationship of energy that goes on all around us at all times. These interactions are not always positive for all parties involved often leaving the open or sensitive one feeling drained,sick or any myriad of other disharmonious feelings. This book helps you to realize & practice setting your boundaries & gaining more choice of what happens to your energy aound others. It's packed with practical excercises to help get you in touch with a deeper dimension of reality. Thank you Judith! I look forward to your next book :)

This is a great guide for beginning to learn grounding, that is, connecting body and soul to earth energy. Illustrations are practical and fun and provide a direction in experiencing these wonderful methods. I recommend this for all personal self-care libraries!!

Judith Poole has produced a remarkable piece of work that enables the reader to understand and work consciously with the multitudes of energy systems that we are so much a part of. Her personal annecdotes reminded me of so many experiences of my own, where I became physically uncomfortable in crowds for apparently no reason. I carry this little jewel every where I go, now. It will be a constant source of referral for you.

Why do you feel exhausted around some people, and energized around others? What is that pain in your back trying to tell you? Why is it as important to cleanse your aura as it is your physical body? Judith Poole addresses Poole has given us an excellent introduction to the "invisible" world around us, and how it affects us--whether or not we are aware of it! Her descriptions are easy enough for the general reader to understand, but not condescending. The advanced energy worker may also find new information here. She also provides easy exercises to help learn mastery of this--to many--unknown realm. This book will be invaluable to students and teachers of energy alike. I recommend it to all of my Shamballa/Reiki students.