Warner Books

You won't put this book down, it is so good. Search for it and buy it, it is worth every dollar. An island cut off by early Winter is facing an ancient demon from another world as it slowly destroys everyone it comes in contact with. One man knows how to eliminate it and now must face his old enemy for their final confrontation. Very scary, very good.

Not because it's any great literary acheivement or startlingly original or anything. But because it's so damn entertaining and creepy. A demonic entity is posessing the minds of people, turning them into homicidal maniacs. One man has seen the creature "in between" hosts and recognizes it as some kind of parasitic demon. He stalks the creature across the US and finds it on a remote island up north where the residents find themselves cut off for several weeks every winter. Can he stop it before it kills everyone on the island? The author, Warner Lee, has a lot of fun with this story line and delivers some honest to God chills and thrills. If you enjoy horror and appreciate crisp writing and good, action packed story-telling, do yourself a favor and find this rare book. It's like a well executed b-movie at the drive-in. Highly recommended for horror fans.

I consider this to be Janet's best album, and I was finally able to afford the music book that mirrors the cd (jobs are great). Anyway, some of the songs seem very difficult (tons of 5 note chords with flats/sharps/naturals all over the place), and some are easier. I think the ones best suited for piano playing in this book are Everytime (fairly simple, lots of broken chords, and it sounds a lot like the original recording), Empty (beautiful broken chords on the left hand and the melody an octave higher on the right), Tonight's The Night (more broken chords, fairly simple, and very warm sounding), and Special (a little repetative sounding, but still pretty easy to get the hang of once you figure out the rhythm). But if you love the CD and you play a bit of piano, don't hesitate to buy the book : ).

a beautiful r&b/soul album can be played by you too through this wonderful book

I love this CD! It's the first Jars of Clay album,and the best(in my opinion). It helped me to grow spiritually. In case you don't know, these are the songs with a short description of each:

1. Liquid: talks (sings, actually) about Christ's sacrifice for us, and how "He didn't die for nothing." I liked all the instruments in the background, too.

2. Sinking: about how we can try to convince ourselves that we don't need God; that we're fine on our own. But then it goes into how God sees through our lies and we should turn to Him for healing.

3. Love Song For a Savior: my favorite! The title is pretty self-explanatory, I think. It's a beautiful song about coming closer to God; and how much He loves us.

4. Like a Child: another favorite! This one's about how if we have faith like a child, we can move mountains!

5. Art in Me: external looks and/or occupations shouldn't be judged, according to this song. It talks about how Christ sees "the art" in all of us, and wants us to do the same to others.

6. He: this song was kind of sad. It talks about a guy who is hurting because of the rotten things he's done, and wants to hide from God. Also, his parents are abusive and non-supportive, and wants to hide from them. But God holds His children, even this guy, in His hands.

7. Boy on a String: about being ourselves and becoming the man/woman that God wants us to be; not just going along with the crowd and being like a puppet, doing what others want you to.

8. Flood: talks of a great "flood" and how we can't swim all forty days without Christ. He lifts us when we fall, and saves us from "drowning" in our confusion; He'll hold us when we need it.

9. Worlds Apart: about how what we think we need and what we believe are "worlds apart."

10. Blind: talks about how our cynical, doubting selves blind us from God and His redemption; saying "blind words you call; blind words will fall."

Jars of Clay has the beautiful and inspiring lyrics with a gorgeous blend of acoustics, guitars, and vocals. Everyone will like this CD; it has rock(Flood, Liquid), and beautiful harmonies(Love Song for a Savior, Worlds Apart).

Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource Guide
by J. Richard Dunscomb is an outstanding resource for new music teachers and experienced professionals as well. It contains detailed well thought out articles by leading jazz educators in their fields of expertise...clearly outlined and easily understood examples descriptions. A must have guide for learning or for remebering things you already knew but needed a fresh perspective.

Another book with a great concept: include a DVD which shows what's inside the book. Here Dr. Willie Hill is shown in a clinic type format demonstrating to high school jazz band participants how to play jazz standards. The DVD is a documentary format of a live classroom setting of real students being taught how to solo. Dr. Hill also instructs the 4-piece rhythm section, telling the musicians to listen to the drummer's accents. Both a high school ensemble and a college ensemble are represented. This book also ties in with a great video set that shows the role of the drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards in the rhythm section called "Drums In the Rhythm Section" (also Piano, Bass, Guitar) with top caliber players like Steve Houghton.

The book does a good job of presenting jazz in a methodical way. It starts with jazz history and influential players. It then moves on to the development of jazz instrumentation and jazz styles. As to not overwhelm the novice, a blues tunes, "Billie's Bounce", is used as a starting point. Helpful pointers like scales, modes, and arpeggios are explained and written out. Since classical musicians will only be familiar with standard grand staff notation and unfamiliar with simplified jazz charts, time is taken to explain the anatomy of a chart. The book's expensive but one you'll keep in the library for reference, especially if you plan on being a jazz band director. Also, as a supplemental addition, get "Approaching The Standards" by the same author to practice what you've learned here.

... The recipes are grouped by chapter for each of the Jewish holidays. I've made many of the recipes in this book and they have all been outstanding. These are flavorful recipes that have been handed down in both of the author's families. This book is a treasure.

This book is an excellent guide for the newly married Jewish bride or groom. It is not only a cookbook, but it also explains the holidays and traditions. Besides recipes, it also provides sample menus to give you an idea what should be served at a particular holiday. I have had this book for many years and still refer to it every holiday. It would make a great shower present (along with pots and pans) to initiate the Jewish bride or groom (whoever does the cooking!) It's easy to understand and the recipes are very good!

I've been collecting Joie's cookbooks for several years now. I have more than 200 cookbooks in my library, but hers are among my absolute favorites. I cook from her pizza, chicken and muffin books all the time. And I think her `no-cook pasta sauces' cookbook is brilliant.

I recently bought Joie's Take a Tin of Tuna and like her other cookbooks, her recipes are simple to prepare, always turn out perfectly and taste wonderful. The book has lots of pretty pictures of yummy-looking soups, sandwiches, appetizers, and main dishes. I never knew there were so many ways to prepare tuna and how sophisticated this food item could be.

Now I'm cooking from her new tuna book and so far these are my favs,

1) tuna and sweet corn chowder--my husband and kids loved it!

2) tuna tapanade--friends dropped by and I made this instant tuna spread with ingredients I had in my cupboard.

3) tuna, lemon and caper crostini-- elegant and easy with great "wow" factor.

4) deep-fried tuna wontons--sounded weird, tried it, tasted fab.

5) tuna and bacon stuffed baked potatoes-- pure comfort food.

6) curried tuna and chutney salad with mango--awsome tuna salad.

7) tuna reuben sandwich--I think I like it better than the original with corned beef!

8) grilled eggplant, tuna and roasted red pepper panini--totally awesome sandwich.

9) classy tuna noodle casserole--simply fab. I served it to guests and they all wanted the recipe.

10) extra lemony tuna risotto--so good and easy I've made it 6 times already.

I can't wait to try the broccoli, cheddar and tuna chowder and the tuna stuffed red peppers.

My only tiny complaint is that in some of her recipes using olive oil, she discards the oil in the can instead of using it as part of the ingredients. I am quite a frugal person and I've recently discovered that I actually like the tuna flavored oil. So why not use it?

I did not understand Mr. Marold's tirade about dried parsley and basil. What I really love about this author's recipes is her bounteous use of fresh basil, parsley and chives.

I've read the book cover to cover and there isn't one recipe with dried parsley. And only one recipe--her tuna creole--uses dried basil, which FYI is traditional in Cajun and Creole food. (I know, cause I lived in Louisiana for ten years).Cajuns use lots of dried spices and herbs including dried basil--even garlic powder, as does my favorite Cajun cookbook by Chef Paul Prudhomme.

I give this book five stars. The first for offering truly inspired recipes for such a common ingredient. The second for originality (not the same old run-of-the-mill recipes) and practicality (these recipes I'll actually use).The third is for providing amazing canned tuna recipes that are actually good enough to serve to company. The fourth is for her helpful tuna tips and list of pantry items. I took the author's advice and now use tuna in olive oil, not the bland stuff in water I've been eating since childhood. The fifth star is for explaining that in places like Italy and Spain canned tuna is actually a `gourmet' item. Good news for canned tuna lovers. Finally we can come out of the closet!!!

Although there are only 65 recipes in this book, I judge a cookbook by the quality, not the quantity of recipes. Plus I love cookbooks with pictures of the finished dish, so I'll gladly pay a little extra. THIS BOOK IS WORTH EVERY PENNY! Thank you Joie Warner.

Jolie Warner has produced another of her 20 cookbooks, `take a tin of tuna', in that relatively undistinguished but very worthy genre of recipe collections centered around a single ingredient, in this case, canned tuna. While Ms. Warner does not have the high wattage name like Cat Cora, Tony Bourdain, or Rachael Ray, she is doing us a service as good or better than these very readable chef / authors. That is, she is giving us 65 recipes for an extremely inexpensive, durable staple. With this book and similar books on recipes for pasta, potatoes, sardines, corn meal, and canned tomatoes, one can live like a king with good recipes on a pauper's income. Ms. Warner has put one more nail in the coffin of my projected book on cooking cheaply but well.

Before I go any further, I must put in a plug for canned tuna. Like several other ingredients that have been available in a can for a very long time, this product has virtually taken on a life of its own, completely distinct from the cuisine and recipes based on fresh tuna. Like salt cod, it is not only accepted as a different product, it is actually better for many recipes than the fresh flesh, which is both highly perishable and requires a fair amount of subtlety to cook well. Even the highest authorities on French cooking give us Salad Nicoise made with canned tuna.

The first chapter in this book is the routine intro. on showing us around the varieties of canned tuna and itemizing good pantry items to have on hand to work with tuna. While this list, especially the first half, is better than most, it violates my standing rule about pantry lists in that it lists several relatively perishable items in the refrigerator and dried basil in the spice rack. I use lots of dried spices, but I would not use dried basil or parsley short of having a gun put to my head. Both are available fresh the year around and fresh parsley is usually dirt-cheap. I do respect the author's recommending selected national brands for bacon and mustard. I have seen good things said about her recommended products, but I have seen bad things said about them as well. Be very aware that in spite of the sense that it is virtually imperishable, please know that mustard looses its pizzazz after about three months in the bottle, so don't stockpile the stuff, especially the stuff shipped to us from France.

Among the recipes, you will find all the old standards such as Salade Nicoise, Tuna salad, and Tuna casserole, but you will find lots of other goodies as well. The first chapter of recipes is on starters with recipes for stuff such as tuna tapenade, tuna dips, tuna and caper spread, tuna wontons, and tuna tapas, for example. I think I will pass on the tuna fondue.

The second chapter of recipes gives us tuna coups and chowders where, among other things, we have tuna standing in for clams and keeping company with beans, corn, broccoli and cheddar, and tomatoes. I get strongly positive feelings about all these recipes. This may be worth the price of the book.

The third chapter of recipes covers sandwiches, the home of the classic tuna melt. The author does here what lots of recipe writers do in turning a recipe for a salad into a sandwich, with virtually no alterations except that the ingredients are plopped between two halves of crusty bread. Ms. Joie does this with a tuna nicoise sandwich, simply leaving out the potato salad which, I'm sure, you will be happy to find as the featured side dish.

The fourth chapter is the center ring for sure for the canned tuna show, as these are the salads, both classic and nuveo. The author essays tuna with lots of tomatoes, beans, curries, leafy veg, and Mexican themes. These recipes are more traditional than the soups, but swell to have all in one place.

The last chapter of recipes is largely all the things that do not fit in other categories. These are terrines, pies, omelets, and pizzas. Shades of Wolfgang Puck.

I regret that the author and her publisher did not see it fit to list the author's previously published titles. Either they are not from Chronicle Books or they are not considered worthy. I also find the $20 list price just a tad high for 65 recipes from a journeyman author.

Both of these nits are relatively trivial. This is a very good book for people both on a diet and on a budget and in serious need of some variety in their meals. If you can get it for less than $15, I say snap it up.

Highly recommended.

Start something of a revolution by citing the people of a civil world a memorable ticket.Lighten your heart and others with a written citation that may make the heaviest of situations with light laughter and transforming last words.

This is a great way to tell someone when they have done something they shouldn't have! Don't get mad at them--write a ticket! This comical take-off on Traffic tickets is a lighthearted way to let someone know when they've transgressed against you. A very funny, yet effective, way to get your point across--without getting too serious.

I am crazy about this book and use it all the time in a variety of settings from toddlers and Preschool to elementary age. You will love it.

very good resource for music classes for toddlers and preschoolers.

Oh my gosh, if you are into scouting you have to check out this book for Nature. It is so cool. It is chuck full of interesting ideas for scouting. Any leader would enjoy the guides or suggestions that are offered in this book.

This is a very user-friendly guide book filled with both necessary factual information and many creative ideas. I use it as a classroom teacher to research wildlife subjects and prepare classroom extensions. The section on bats has been a big hit with all my classes--and with my own children. I know of no other book quite like it and highly recommend it.

If you like cat stories you will love this book. Couple trying to make a living as flower growers in the Cornish countryside. Throughly enjoyable.

I absolutly love this story! If anyone has a copy of this book or cassette, I am willing to pay a very good price to own this story - Please respond to flynnkate@hotmail.com Thank You!