McDonald's Books

This is a great cookbook published by the Ronald McDonald House in Providence, RI. The book devotes an entire chapter to local favorites, Italian cuisine and seafood dishes. Other chapters include appetizers, soups and salads, breads, main dishes and desserts. The recipes are easy to follow and you won't find yourself running to the store for many special ingredients, they are already in your pantry. There are several "to die for" dessets including a white chocolate cheese cake and a blueberry teacake. The book makes a great gift too with its colorful artwork and bold red cover.

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Written in 1924 by George MacDonald's eldest son Greville in honour of his father's centennial birthday, _George MacDonald and His Wife_ is an indispensable read for the truly devoted MacDonald fan. While Greville lacks the critical edge of George MacDonald's most recent biographer William Raeper (who published _George MacDonald_ in 1989), Greville's wholehearted, if uncritical, tribute to his beloved father is important in that it anticipates C.S. Lewis's upholding of George MacDonald as ideal father figure and spiritual mentor. As well, Greville's account is noteworthy for its heavily pro-Scottish leanings, an aspect of MacDonald's writing that is is frequently overlooked by today's readers, more interested in MacDonald's mysticism than in his nationalism.

If anything makes this biography worth its price, it is G.K. Chesterton's Introduction. Chesterton's discussion of the castle in MacDonald's _The Princess and the Goblin_ reaches back to the middle ages to consider the allegorical ancestry of MacDonald's fantasy stories, while simultaneously situating itself firmly in the modern era, evoking, in his description of Princess Irene's castle, echoes of Freud's concept of the uncanny, a psychological concept also based on an architectural model, and first published in 1919:

"There is something not only imaginative but intimately true about the idea of the goblins being below the house and capable of besieging it from the cellars. When the evil things besieging us do appear, they do not appear outside but inside. Anyhow, that simpleimage of a house that is our home, that is rightly loved as our home, but of which we hardly know the best or the worst, and must always wait for the one and watch against the other, has always remained in my mind and something singularly solid and unanswerable; and was more corroborated than corrected when I came to give a more definite name to the lady watching over us from the turret, and perhaps to take a more practical view of the goblins under the floor" (Chesterton, Introdcution 10-11).

This book may not appeal to everyone. It is long, ponderous at times. Greville's writing has not the dream-like mystical qualities of his father's writing , let alone G.K .Chesterton's liveliness and verve. But what he lacks in talent he makes up for in enthusiasm for his father's life-long project of fulfilling Novalis's dictum: that life is not a fairy tale, but should and perhaps will become one.

A work of art! full-color cover of German folk art and reproductions of wood blocks by Albert Durer from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1943. It is a treasure of art and wisdom. This book is a beautiful addition to personal collections, as well as a thoughtful gift.

Examples of German proverbs:

"We hang minor thieves and tip our hats to major ones."

"Revenge is a meal that must be eaten cold."

"Death is the poor man's doctor."

"He who believes easily is easily deceived."

"Sweet song has betrayed many."

"Remorse is lust's dessert."

"Sweet wine makes sour vinegar."

This book has a lively and entertaining cast of characters that keep the pages turning from start to finish - it's a mix of entertainment and Florida Keys history. A perfect book for a few days on the beach or poolside.

"Get up and Glow" is a great book. Some of you may be able to read it straight through, but I doubt it. The emotional journey the book takes you through allowed me only to read one or two chapters at a time. That's probably the best way to read it, becuase there are exercises (and basic soul-searching) that you'll do throughout the read. I found the book to be better and more fulfilling than many of the other well-known self-help/spiritually titles of the last 10 years. Unlike other books, "Get up and Glow" does not preach or judge. It's written from the heart and with love. The book is also well written and edited. There are truly some "lightbulb moments" in the book. I won't spoil it, but the essence of "Get up and Glow" is found late in the book when refering to "Home."

"Rainstorms and Rainbows" is a delightful compilation of stories and anecdotes. Over a span of more than three decades, Barbara Phillips Stuart wrote this wonderful collection. Through the pieces in this compilation, the author, a doting mother and an indulgent grandmother, shares the pleasures and pains and the joys and vexations of child rearing. She expresses, "Life is a series of rainstorms and rainbows. Enjoy the sunshine of your life and when the rainstorms come, try to see the beauty in the lightning, enjoy the rumbling thunder, and treasure the life-giving raindrops. For only with rain can there be life. And the rainbow will come, its beauty enhanced because of the rain."
The first and larger section of the book is devoted to tales of the author's children. Though Stuart and her husband were blessed with three sons, aged ten, eight and two, and a six-year-old daughter, the couple chose to adopt another six-month-old baby girl. Stuart draws an interesting analogy between her children and a game of poker. She counts herself lucky to have the winning hand in the game with a full house - three kings and two queens.
The author wittily recounts numerous tales of the youngsters' childhood. Her vivid descriptions bring alive the children's endearing yet incorrigible behavior and mischievous antics and clowning. Handling their tantrums, disciplining them, indulging their whims, mediating their disputes, accompanying them to circus shows and movies, motivating them to help with chores, chauffeuring them to and from their diverse extracurricular activities, nursing them through their illnesses, and dealing with their adolescent concerns, Stuart shares how she coped with it all and brought up her children lovingly and patiently. "Being the parent of a preschooler is time-consuming, but being the parent of a teenager is mind-consuming," she says.
The second section of the book features amusing anecdotes of Stuart's twelve pampered, precious grandchildren, whom she refers to as "multiple blessings." The author highlights the little ones' sweet innocence, impishness and precociousness, honesty and candor, and power of observation and creative imagination. She relates how once she was tricked to allow her four-year-old granddaughter to clamp her with a handcuff, and her hand almost turned blue due to lack of circulation. She could not free herself until the child found the key quite some time later and unlocked her.
Witty, humorous, and insightful, these tales are a must-read. Mothers and grandmothers all over the world will be able to relate to many of the author's experiences. Each story or anecdote is complemented with adorable black and white illustrations.

"Grant Wood and Little Sister Nan draws Nan Wood Graham out of the larger tapestry of Wood's life and gives definition to her loyal support of her brother and her own achievements. She was a pathfinder whose contributions extend into areas that cannot be easily measured." writes Mary Bennett, Special Collections Coordinator for the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Julie Jensen McDonald pieces together the spirit of the Wood family during the demanding and daring times of the 1920s and 30s, capturing the substance that nurtured the talent, resourcefulness, and fierce loyalty demonstrated by Nan Wood Graham until her death in 1990 at the age of ninety-one years. Intriguing and enchanting details, garnered from the vast collection of Grant Wood memorabilia now held by the Davenport Art Museum, and other sources, profile the woman behind the face in American Gothic. Nan tells how she was wooed by her brother into posing for the painting by a promise that no one would recognize her. As the Gothic couple became one of the most celebrated images in art history, she speaks candidly of the joy as well as the vulnerability of "celebrity," including the innumerable parodies which depict a wide range of social conditions.

Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, Penfield Press publisher, presents a pictorial documentary along with a"Passages in Time" of the Wood family, and rare insights from friends, acquaintances and admirers of Nan and her brother Grant Wood.

Essays by friends and close associates reveal the extent of Nan Wood Graham's devotion to the memory of her brother and to the places where they spent their early years. Personal letters and other commentaries provide a view of her fondness for time and place: early years in Anamosa, Iowa, growing up in Cedar Rapids, the generosity of friends in the Amana Colonies in times of great need, and the support of friends and mentors in the Iowa City and Davenport areas. Nan was often cast as a "fierce guardian of the truths of her brother's life." The Epilogue "Myths About Grant Wood," based on several years of research with Nan and other sources by the late John Zug, presents some truths to dispel many of the myths that often accompany notoriety.

This book adds a dimension to the woman in American Gothic. At age eighty three, Nan said the painting saved her life from being drab. Even though she didn't think the "painted" lady looked anything like her when it was first displayed, she had now decided that: "We look a lot alike. She's really become me."

As a regular reader of "Colonel" Fred Brown in the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, I welcomed the prospects of this new book. It exceeds expectations! This team of writers accomplished the "impossible" by arranging to interview author Shelby Foote personally and that chapter alone is worth the price of the book--then there are Welty and other bonus chapters. Highly recommended!

A fast moving romantic Western set in Texas at the end of the 1800's. I enjoyed it immensely. It has saloons and drunks and passion and betrayal with a kidnap and gunfights thrown in. All you could want in a Western. A ranch won and lost over a poker game and lives thrown into turmoil, all told at a pace. Recommended!