Lifestyle Books

This is really a fantastic book. It teaches a real lesson, not a contrived one like so many children's books, and by example (of the dog), not just by preaching. The subject is treatment of animals and the morality of hunting, and of making decisions for oneself, despite one's training (programming?).

Some parents are squirrely about the words deal or kill or hunt, but I think literature is a great place to introduce these things, because you can TALK about them, unlike in a kids' movie, where you are the last thing in the room they will pay attention to.

And if the story isn't good enough, the illustrations (as in everything by Brian Wildsmith) are just breathtakingly beautiful.

The length of the book is long enough to help children establish a decent attention span, but not so long as to be unreasonable to expect them to listen. We were lucky enough to get this for a shower gift before our first daughter was born, and are so grateful to have had it.

A great book for yourself or for a gift. HIGHLY recommended for all ages.

This tells the story of a trained hunting dog that just doesn't have the heart to bring the ducks back to his owner. He turns the hunter around and they both care for the injured ducks instead of hunting & killing.

I do not believe in hunting and I think this a gentle message and story to read to my young son, regarding his family's values and beliefs.

It is very hard to find books with such heart-warming messages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to open up the world to their children in a refreshing way and not just the way "everyone else goes about life".

The illustrations are similar to "The Kiss" style and my 9-month old loves the bold colors and open spaces.

Thank you, Mr. Wildsmith, for opening readers' eyes to the sadness and pain hunting creates.

I Don't Do Pie Crusts: Easy And Fast Recipes For Today's Busy Lifestyles is just what the homemaker needs to create practical, efficient, nutritious, and delicious meals when time is of the essence and family meal-time is swiftly approaching. Along with a section of "Helpful Hints", there are outstanding recipes for appetizers, soups & salads, breads & brunch, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts. From Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms; Shrimp Pasta Salad; and Cheese Streusel Muffins; to Hawaiian-Style Hamburgers; Twice Baked Potatoes; and Chocolate Caramel Delight, I Don't Do Pie Crusts will prove to be an invaluable and much appreciated addition to any kitchen cookbook collection!

My fiancee received this book as a shower gift and showed it to me as a not so subtle hint that I better learn to make fast and healthy meals. I don't have much experience in the kitchen, so I especially liked the variety of recipes and shopping list of key ingredients (and their substitutions). Also, we have been doing more entertaining and the appetizers have been extremely popular. Plus, many selections are easy to make in advance. I never thought I would be writing about a cookbook, but after my first batch of butter bars I had to.

This is one of the most beautifully put together books I've seen in a while--the texts, the art, the commentaries--it's all first rate, a rich and luscious feast for mind and heart and soul.

This book is elegant, powerful, passionate, dirty, tasteful, and soulful! I hope that I have tempted all who read this by the diverse adjectives used here! This book will appeal to many different tastes, but by all means drink from this book's fount! Water of your Bath by Ahmasi, Be Somebody Fragrant by Peter J.Harris, and Poem of Friendship by Nikki Giovanni are my personal favorites-but I LOVE the whole book! My highest recommendation!A great gift book! -ed-

Elisha Cooper's artwork is delightful--reminiscent of James Stevenson's sparse illustrations. Yet they evoke so much in their simplicity. This is a fun tale of how ice cream comes about, where it goes, how it's processed, and how it comes full circle back to the farm and cows again. Cooper adds some fun humor to his illustrations, and the tale is simply told. A great nonfiction book.

"It starts with a cow." So begins Elisha Cooper's entertaining and inventive picture book, Ice Cream. From the cows grazing on grass in the pasture, to the yummy final product being delivered to stores, Mr Cooper details each fascinating step in the creation of everyone's favorite treat. His engaging text, that often winds its way creatively around the page, is informative and filled with simple, straightforward explanations, marvelous machine sound effects, and subtle humor, and is enhanced by charming pencil and watercolor artwork. Perfect for kids 7-10, or for reading aloud to younger children, Ice Cream is non-fiction at its very best, and a delicious little masterpiece you don't want to miss.

Wonderful story of Dale Evans, Roy Rogers wife, and excellent content, of a terrific topic... God! Easy read, lots of scripture references from the Bible. Hard to find book.

I read this book when I was running from the call to the ministry. It was a God send for me. The book contains many examples of learning through life's experiences to yield fully to God. The experiences and testimonies described in this book are real life, every day problems that all persons will face. If you realize that every person has a ministry to perform in their life and yet you simply don't want to submit to the work, this book is for you.

This was one of the first Martin Waddell books that we got and we still read it over and over. It shows true to life family dynamics--and beleive me it happens that you think one or the other is watching the little one in a big family!

It was Sammy's day for minding John Joe but he got bored so he ran of down Cow Lane to his friend Willie Brennan he was meant to take John Joe but he took Splinter the dog instead.Mary was very mad as it was not her day for minding John Joe.she went down to brennan's house to find Sammy but he was down at the river.Mary couldn't go because John Joe was too small so then John Joe offered to mind himself while Mary looked for Sammy.After Mary left the brennans big hen came up to John Joe and John Joe was very frightened. He called for help but no one could hear him so he ran away from the hen. he jumped up on the wall and the hen followed etc. When Mary and Sammy returned they couldn't find John Joe so Sammy sent Splinter to look for John Joe.They eventually found him asleep in the corn. All ended well and mammy said there was no way she was ever going to loose her John Joe. The story is excellently illustrated every child I have read it to enjoyed it thoroughly

Juke Box is a picture book from France. My 5 year old son loves to look at the pictures. The Juke Box is located in a little restaurant. People come in with their money to play a song and the place is transformed into the scene in the music. Each person has a favorite and in many instances the person is defined by the music they like whereas other times the music the person will like is a surprise. The book shows the transformative power of music.

David Merveille's Jukebox is as much fun as a hootenanny. The fun all takes place in a little French looking café where the music brings people together. Each person puts his or her coin in the fancy, old jukebox and magically, wonderful music comes out. The words on each two-page spread are limited to the name of the type of music--cleverly drawn into the picture. One young man likes hip-hop and another gothic. The waiter likes marches and a quiet matron likes to sing Madam Butterfly. I can feel the styles of music from looking at the illustrations.

I do wish this came with a CD of music styles, but it could be a fun interactive activity to find music of the various styles in CDs already sitting around the house, from the library, or online. This book is a great addition to any music loving family's library.

i never have found a cook book that no matter what recipe i tried, the dish turned out amazing. 10 star rating. if it really is out of print, it is a shame. the beef fajita marinade, black bean soup and blue jalepeno corn bread are out of this world. i use these dishes for dinner parties and the guests are always very impressed.

i never have found a cook book that no matter what recipe i tried, the dish turned out amazing. 10 star rating. if it really is out of print, it is a shame. the beef fajita marinade, black bean soup and blue jalepeno corn bread are out of this world. i use these dishes for dinner parties and the guests are always vert impressed.

The entries, and average of four or five paragraphs long, are detailed enough to send the reader in the right direction should he desire a more in-depth treatment, and aquaint one with all of the fundamental points of any given concept presented. Very well done.

I think this is a very useful and enlightening reference book for many of the key and mind-twisting ideas in history. Reading this book is a real treat and I can lose track of time as I jump from one topic to another. Anyone who wants to build his humanities and to go on a journey to understand the society of his own time should learn from this book. The Key Ideas in Human Thought is really an amazing book and a jumping board for me in the way an intellectual should look at the world and his space in it.

You can see the joy on these kids faces. And the text seems to get to the heart of what dance is all about.

In images and words, photographer Jim Varriale has captured the essence of dance -- the irresistable urge to move to music with every inch of one's being -- in Kids Dance: The Students of Ballet Tech. His photographs capture Eliot Feld's scholarship students' infectious passion; their unselfconscious delight in dance as a means of personal expression; and their willingness to embrace the discipline and study that makes "jumping for joy" on stage a very real possibility. Attractively designed, the book is very well written. Varriale's text is both simply stated and engaging, offering just enough explanation and detail to complement the magical photographs they accompany. In repose and on the move, these NYC public school children invite the reader to share their hard work and dreams. This is a new kind of "ballet" book, a collectible for all dance lovers, regardless of age. I cannot recommend it too highly.