en-US Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:32:18 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 13531813 Eyewitness to World War II brings you closer than ever before to the greatest challenge a generation of Americans had ever faced. The unforgettable story of World War II is told through the words of those who lived it--both on the battlefield and the home front--creating a dramatic tapestry of the wartime experience. Personal writings and recollections of Roosevelt, Hitler, and Patton, as well as letters composed by soldiers at battle and diaries of women serving in the military at home, present an absorbing narrative that tells the entire history of the war from several perspectives. Hundreds of images capture fateful moments of triumph and defeat that defined the era, including rare photographs and artifacts, many never-before-seen from private collections that are placed in context with more famous photographs from the period. More than 20 authoritative National Geographic maps detail military movements and decisive battles in the European and Pacific theaters of war. These incredible, first-person stories, amazing moments of heroism, compelling imagery, and illuminating maps bring the entire history of World War II to life in vivid detail.]]> 352 Neil Kagan 1426209703 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 4.36 2012
author: Neil Kagan
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average rating: 4.36
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]]> 29845
The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new
second edition

The Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighborhood by neighborhood, through four hundred years of Gotham's rich past, describing such crucial events as the city's initial settlement of 270 people in thirty log houses; John Jacob Astor's meteoric rise from humble fur trader to the richest, most powerful man in the city; and the fascinating ethnic mixture that is modern Queens. The full-color maps, charts, photographs, drawings, and mini-essays of this encyclopedic volume also trace the historical development and cultural relevance of such iconic New York thoroughfares as Fifth Avenue, Wall Street, Park Avenue, and Broadway. This thoroughly updated edition brings the Atlas up to the present, including three all-new two-page spreads on Rudolph Giuliani's New York, the revival of Forty-second Street, and the rebuilding of Ground Zero.

A fascinating chronicle of the life of a metropolis, the handsome second edition of The Historical Atlas of New York City provides a vivid and unique perspective on the nation's cultural capital.]]> 192 Eric Homberger 0805078428 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 4.11 1994
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]]> 39509964 884 Gary Boyd Roberts 0806320761 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 0.0
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]]> 7713528 information the authors provide. Under the entry for "Audrey," for example, we learn of the sixth century saint of that name--who died from a neck tumor, divine punishment for her youthful delight in fine necklaces--from whom the word "tawdry" it referred originally to the cheap jewelry
sold at fairs in her honor (St. Audrey eventually being compressed into "tawdry"). The authors reveal that the name "Colleen," a very popular name among Irish Americans, is in fact never given as a first name in Ireland; that the name "Wendy" didn't exist until J.M. Barrie invented it for Peter Pan ;
that "Algernon" originally meant "moustached" and was a nickname among the predominantly clean-shaven Norman French; and that the "th" in our spelling of "Anthony" comes from an erroneous confusion with the Greek word for flower, anthos .
Perhaps more important, this dictionary is an authoritative reference. Indeed, no other handbook provides a fraction of the information found here. Typical entries provide the linguistic and ethnic root of a name. "Jennifer," for instance, is a Cornish form of "Guinevere," which in turn is
the French version of a Welsh name combining gwen , white, fair, smooth, and hwyfar , smooth, soft. Most entries also include the non-English form or cognate of a name. The name "Geronimo" is an Italian 0ognate of Jerome, whose Dutch cognate, "Jeroen," the authors point out, was the most popular male
name in Holland in 1981. In addition, entries include diminutives and pet forms.
A companion to the authors' A Dictionary of Surnames , this informative reference offers a goldmine of curious facts to delight browsers of every age as well as a wealth of inspiration for prospective parents. It is an ideal baby shower gift.]]> 443 Patrick Hanks 0192116517 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 3.86 1990
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name: Nikki
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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]]> 279725 304 Richard Somerset-Ward 0300106483 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 5.00 2005
author: Richard Somerset-Ward
name: Nikki
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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]]> 148008653
Christmas is the biggest celebration on the planet. Every year, a significant percentage of the world's population is drawn to this holiday―from Cape Cod to Cape Town, from South America to South Korea, and on and on across the globe. The Christmas season takes up a significant part of the entire year. For many countries, the holiday is a major force in their national economy. Moreover, Christmas is not just a modern holiday, but has been an important feast for most Christians since the fourth century and a dominant event in many cultures and countries for over a millennium. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides an invaluable reference point for anyone interested in this global phenomenon.]]> 656 Timothy Larsen 0198897413 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 4.00
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]]> 60621593
The British TV Streaming Guide includes more than 2400 British shows from 23 US-based streaming services (both premium and free). For each streaming service, we tell you which shows are available, when they came out, and what they’re about.

Looking for a specific title? Flip to the index in back and you’ll find all the shows and their streaming services in alphabetical order.

Each quarterly guide also includes bonus sections - a “movie night� section with curated recommendations, a section on Scottish TV shows, lists of recent cancellations and renewals, and a few lined pages for your own notes.

Whether you’re a loyal Doctor Who fan, an IT Crowd and Friday Night Dinner addict, or a lover of period dramas like Outlander and Bridgerton , you’re sure to find more to love in the British TV Streaming Guide.

Streaming services covered in the guide Acorn TV, BritBox, PBS Masterpiece, BBC Select, Inside Outside, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, Sundance Now, AMC+, HBO Max, Starz, Peacock, Epix, Showtime, Topic, Apple TV+, Pluto, Tubi, IMDb TV, Crackle, Vudu, and the Roku Channel.]]> 212 Stefanie Hutson 1956058060 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 4.60
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]]> 6763369
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.

We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.]]> 558 John Walker 0710022476 Nikki 3 3.00 1924
author: John Walker
name: Nikki
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1924
rating: 3
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2020/06/15
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project
review:
This is really my husband's book, since he's the one who occasionally writes things that rhyme. An interesting difference between this book and the website he often uses is that this really is a dictionary, with brief definitions of the words. We'll keep it, but it's going upstairs to his office as part of the living room Shelf-Clearing Project.
]]> 17573670 A witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion.

At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, A Reader's Book of Days features bite-size accounts of events in the lives of great authors for every day of the year. Here is Marcel Proust starting In Search of Lost Time and Virginia Woolf scribbling in the margin of her own writing, "Is it nonsense, or is it brilliance?" Fictional events that take place within beloved books are also included: the birth of Harry Potter’s enemy Draco Malfoy, the blood-soaked prom in Stephen King’s Carrie.

A Reader's Book of Days is filled with memorable and surprising tales from the lives and works of Martin Amis, Jane Austen, James Baldwin, Roberto Bolano, the Brontë sisters, Junot Díaz, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Keats, Hilary Mantel, Haruki Murakami, Flannery O’Connor, Orhan Pamuk, George Plimpton, Marilynne Robinson, W. G. Sebald, Dr. Seuss, Zadie Smith, Susan Sontag, Hunter S. Thompson, Leo Tolstoy, David Foster Wallace, and many more. The book also notes the days on which famous authors were born and died; it includes lists of recommended reading for every month of the year as well as snippets from book reviews as they appeared across literary history; and throughout there are wry illustrations by acclaimed artist Joanna Neborsky.

Brimming with nearly 2,000 stories, A Reader's Book of Days will have readers of every stripe reaching for their favorite books and discovering new ones.]]> 448 Tom Nissley 0393239624 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 3.77 2013
author: Tom Nissley
name: Nikki
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 26029164 The Advent Coloring Calendar will provide a daily dose of peace and focus. Create something beautiful by coloring a pattern for each of the 24 days before Christmas.

"Sometimes coloring is just coloring. To put crayons to paper and create a rainbow of marks and swaths is relaxing, playful, and maybe even artistically satisfying. But sometimes coloring is more. To put colored crayons, markers, or pencils to paper is to create a pathway to the numinous.  Coloring invites the body and the senses into an experience of inner stillness. While the hand moves, the mind and the body slow down. The heart and the ears open carving a space for rich silence and an opportunity for God to speak." —Sybil MacBeth, author of Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path to God]]> 64 Paraclete Press 1612617654 Nikki 3 3.75 2015
author: Paraclete Press
name: Nikki
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> 38395376
This magnificent atlas delves into the cartographic history of naval, land, and aerial attacks from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Bulge. Rare maps include a detailed Germany & Approaches map used by Allied forces in the final stages of the war, full large-scale wartime maps of the world used by President Roosevelt, and crucial Pacific theater maps used by B-17 pilots.

Satellite data renders terrain as never before seen, highlighting countries and continents in stunning detail to include the towns, cities, provinces and transportation roads for a pinpoint-accurate depiction of army movements and alliances. Gripping wartime stories from these hallowed fields of battle, along with photographs, sketches, confidential documents, and artifacts color the rest of this timeless and informative book.]]> 256 Stephen G. Hyslop 1426219717 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 4.14
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> 31170680
Sharing a meal is one of life's greatest pleasures and a powerful and intimate way to create community.Feed Your Peopleoffers big-batch recipes from big-hearted chefs and cooks for the foods we gather around.

Starting with an introduction to big-batch cooking, this book features dishes by Alice Waters, Bryant Terry, Gonzalo Guzman, Joyce Goldstein, Tanya Holland, Dennis Lee, Preeti Mistry, and other generous cooks who know how to feed a crowd. You will find ideas and practical information for creating dumpling dinners, vegetarian suppers, meatball fund-raisers, soup swaps, chili cook-offs, seafood boils, backyard barbecues, ice cream socials, and so much more. Most recipes are scaled to feed groups of approximately 10 or 20 people with make-ahead strategies, equipment information, and serving suggestions for rounding out the meal.

From simple comfort foods to show-stopping recipes, you'll discover centerpiece dishes that feature global flavors, like tamales, rustic minestrone soup, Gujarati-inspired chili, big-pan paella, homemade gnocchi, Korean bo ssäm, fork-tender carnitas, seafood boils, Provençal-style grand aioli with roasted salmon, a chocolatey Texas sheet cake, slab pies, trifles, and other foods that will help you celebrate life's many special occasions.

Gorgeously illustrated with vivid color photography and filled with tips and cooking wisdom, we hope this book will inspire you to gather your friends, family, and community around the table.]]> 320 Leslie Jonath 157687804X Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 3.76
author: Leslie Jonath
name: Nikki
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]]> 9380586 191 Ken Hom 0060960590 Nikki 3 4.37 1984
author: Ken Hom
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1984
rating: 3
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Realizing after I bought a new wok that I didn't actually own a Chinese cookbook, I sent for this one. However, I haven't made anything from it yet and am not sure I will. I thought that because he had a TV show at one time, the recipes would be a little simpler than they are. I may have to get a Time-Life Foods of the World "The Cooking of China," which I recall having recipes that were easier to make.
]]> 31546179
  Your food processor is a powerful tool but is often relegated to only a handful of tasks. We have always felt the food processor was underutilized and so we've set out to create a book that harnesses this appliance's capabilities as never before, from almost-no-bowl baking to multi-step dishes like stir-fries where all the slicing and chopping happens in the food processor. The result is a book of 75 smart ideas where the food processor is the star of every recipe. It will transform how you use this appliance, streamline everyday cooking and baking, and open doors to projects you would never have considered tackling by hand.]]> 192 America's Test Kitchen 1940352908 Nikki 4 3.89 2017
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average rating: 3.89
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> 36335598
Getting dinner on the table night after night is a perennial challenge, let alone meals that are fresh and creative. Dinner Illustrated makes that struggle infinitely easier by offering a modern approach to weeknight cooking. Each recipe appears as a visual roadmap to preparing a simple, globally-inspired meal, ready in 1 hour or less from start to finish (salad and sides included). No advance prep is required; just gather your ingredients, pick up your knife, and follow along with the photos until dinner is ready. Dinner Illustrated is a meal kit in book form, perfect for busy people who love to cook but are short on time and inspiration (and would rather do their own shopping and skip the wasteful packaging).
Discover creative recipes such as Parmesan Chicken with Wilted Radicchio Salad; Sichuan-Style Orange Beef with Sugar Snap Peas and Rice; Vegetable and Orzo Tian with Garlic Toasts; Blackened Snapper with Sautéed Spinach and Black Rice; and Corn and Green Chile Quesadillas with Romaine and Avocado Salad. Nutritional information for every meal is included as well, so you can choose recipes that best fit your diet and the health needs of your family.]]> 408 America's Test Kitchen 1945256303 Nikki 3 3.67
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]]> 19274609 416 Charles Knowles Bolton Nikki 0 3.59 1910
author: Charles Knowles Bolton
name: Nikki
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1910
rating: 0
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]]> 36355619 0 Nikki Phipps 1932325514 Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 5.00
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]]> 18867067 875 John Camden Hotten Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 3.58 1874
author: John Camden Hotten
name: Nikki
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1874
rating: 0
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]]> 181117 576 Steven Jenkins 0894807625 Nikki 0 4.10 1996
author: Steven Jenkins
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> 74044 Joy of Cooking or Better Homes Gardens New Cookbook. Now bakers have a modern classic of their own. From leavening, mixing, proofing, and kneading, through shaping and baking, the experts at King Arthur Flour lead you through hundreds of easy and foolproof recipes from tricky yeast breads and sourdoughs, to trendy flatbreads and crackers, to family favorites such as pancakes and waffles. They also present fried doughs, quick breads, batter breads, biscuits, quiches, cobblers and crisps, cookies, cakes, brownies, pies, tarts, and pastries. For more than 200 years King Arthur Flour has been in the business of making the highest quality key ingredient in all of baking: flour. They've done decades of experimentation and research in their famous test kitchens on how the various ingredients in baked goods behave and why. The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion now brings you more than 350 recipes that will teach you which ingredients work together, as well as what doesn't, and why. It is this knowledge that will allow you to unleash your own creativity and to experiment in the kitchen. You'll get a complete overview of ingredients in chapters on flours, sweeteners, leavens, fats, and more. You'll find information on substitutions and variations, as well as troubleshooting advice from the pros at King Arthur. Recipes are enhanced with sidebars that share baking secrets and provide clear-step-by-step instructions, and each recipe is accompanied by a detailed nutritional analysis. Techniques are further explained with easy-to-follow illustrations by culinary illustrator Laura Hartman Maestro. The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion is the definitive kitchen resource. Exhaustive in scope, authoritative in style, and offering clear, practical, and encouraging instruction, it is the one book you'll turn to every time you bake. Like your set of measuring cups and favorite wooden spoon, it will become an essential kitchen tool. No kitchen in America should be without a copy.]]> 620 King Arthur Baking Company 0881505811 Nikki 5 4.27 2003
author: King Arthur Baking Company
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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review:
This book builds on the earlier 200th Anniversary book, but includes many more recipes made with the specialty flours that the company produces now. No cookbook can be completely exhaustive but this comes close for foods made with flour. Highly recommended.
]]> 93274

Now it’s easier than ever to arrange recipes to suit your needs and to set out individual recipes while you create. This book will be your most trusted reference to all the traditional favorites as well as an inexhaustible treasure trove of baking inspiration and ideas.


Contents include:

     � Introduction History

     � Pancakes Popovers

     � Quick Breads Muffins

     � Yeasted Breads Rolls

     � Cakes Crumbles

     � Cookies Bars

     � Pies Pastries

     � Pasta

     � Whole Wheat

     � Sourdough

     � Fun for the Young

     � Appendices Index


"[A] marvelous, straightforward baking manual. Packed with recipes. Destined to be a classic."�USA Today


"Jam-packed with recipes and information, this book will become a much-used baking reference in any kitchen. Grade: A+."�The Cookbook Review.]]> 616 Brinna Sands 0881502472 Nikki 4 4.42 1991
author: Brinna Sands
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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date added: 2016/10/06
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, cookbooks, food-and-nutrition, non-fiction
review:
This is an older cookbook, published when King Arthur Flour had only one or two widely available flours, so nearly every recipe calls for all-purpose flour, which is a good thing for beginning bakers or those who live where specialty flours are scarce. This would be a great book for someone who wants to learn to bake and is not gluten-free!
]]> 10490489

The complete Library Journal review:
In the works since 2002, Wilson's compilation is the most comprehensive guide now available to Christmas-, Hanukkah-, Kwanzaa-, and New Year's themed TV. The book appears to be a thematic expansion of her 2009 guide, The Christmas TV Companion, which surpassed Diane Werts's 2005 title, Christmas on Television. Here, entries are alphabetized first by program name, then by episode title. Each details year, director, and production staff, with a synopsis of program contents. Although it focuses solely on U.S. programming, it offers an engaging read for pop-culture enthusiasts and American television history buffs. ­Savannah Schroll Guz, formerly with Smithsonian Libs., Washington, DC --Library Journal]]> 800 Joanna Wilson 0984269983 Nikki 4 4.29 2010
author: Joanna Wilson
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/15
date added: 2014/12/03
shelves: christmas, reference-shelf, own-but-won-t-read-entirely
review:
This is a dangerous book, which has already caused me to add some old tv series and movies to my Netflix and instant-watching queues and, even though it's not yet the season, to watch Christmas episodes of Family Ties and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. There's a lot listed here that I'll never watch (either because it's unavailable to someone who doesn't have a million cable channels, or because I'm not interested) but there's plenty of information for anyone who's at all interested in Christmas film and video.
]]> 1444081 pilgrimage took four days.
Now in a new edition, with over 100 places added, as well as 137 more authors, this beautifully illustrated, over-sized volume lists hundreds of places in Britain and Ireland and details their connections with the lives of famous writers. This popular guide provides over 300 illustrations of
writers, their houses, and the landscapes that inspired them, as well as a wealth of curious information and entertaining anecdotes. Take a tour of Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey, where you can find Chaucer's canopied tomb, a monument to Shakespeare with lines from The Tempest , the grave of
Dickens, and tablets to Dylan Thomas, T.S. Eliot, and W.H. Auden, among many others. Read how the Cumbrian Lake District's breathtaking scenery inspired the "Lake Poets" Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey, and how Keats' "Ode to a Grecian Urn" was written after he saw the Athenian sculptures at the
British Museum. Walk through Chelsea to see where of A.A. Milne, Mark Twain, and Bram Stoker lived. Or travel off the beaten path, to Liverpool, for instance, where bankruptcy led Washington Irving to write the great American classic Rip Van Winkle , or to Muckross, where the author of Baron
Munchausen , himself a spinner of tall tales, conned a landowner into buying property planted with samples of rich ore, or to Near Sawrey, where Beatrix Potter owned a seventeenth-century farmhouse.
Arranged for easy reference, with maps and an index of writers, The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland will help readers experience the richness of this great literary heritage.]]> 333 Dorothy Eagle 0192129880 Nikki 5 If I ever get to plan a long trip through the British Isles, I'll use this coffee-table-sized book to see which little villages or parts of London I might want to visit for their literary associations. Meanwhile, I can use the author index to look up "homes and haunts," as the Library of Congress puts it, of any British or Irish writer I'm reading, or to look up any location in the Brirish Isles where a writer may have lived for a time. It's illustrated with many black and white photographs of interiors, exteriors, and landscapes, and also has numerous beautiful full-page color photographs of such scenes as Derwent Water in the Lake District and the Bodleian Library with a light dusting of snow. I'll definitely be keeping this one, even though I must confess that I have at least one other similar but different book on the same subject.]]> 4.58 1992
author: Dorothy Eagle
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.58
book published: 1992
rating: 5
read at: 2013/02/14
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, books-about-books-and-reading, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project, travel
review:
(Another reference book on the first shelf in my Shelf-Clearing Project).
If I ever get to plan a long trip through the British Isles, I'll use this coffee-table-sized book to see which little villages or parts of London I might want to visit for their literary associations. Meanwhile, I can use the author index to look up "homes and haunts," as the Library of Congress puts it, of any British or Irish writer I'm reading, or to look up any location in the Brirish Isles where a writer may have lived for a time. It's illustrated with many black and white photographs of interiors, exteriors, and landscapes, and also has numerous beautiful full-page color photographs of such scenes as Derwent Water in the Lake District and the Bodleian Library with a light dusting of snow. I'll definitely be keeping this one, even though I must confess that I have at least one other similar but different book on the same subject.
]]> 17372028 384 Don R. Powell Nikki 4 4.00 2005
author: Don R. Powell
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2013/02/13
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project
review:
This book came from our health insurance plan. It goes symptom by symptom with self-care suggestions, flow charts on when to see the doctor, etc. Although there are several reliable websites on which to research serious conditions, this book is a great place to begin checking on symptoms because it will not scare you to death with obscure conditions you "might" have. The focus is on self-care and prevention, which suits me.
]]> 211907 Author Jan Palmowski combines full international coverage with detailed entries for every country in the world.
Some of the special features of this volume are the biographies of such world leaders as Stalin, Kennedy, Thatcher, Yeltsin, Mandela, Rabin, and Netanyahu and the coverage of political events and movements from the rise and demise of communism to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and from the end
of apartheid to the Whitewater scandal. Key battles are highlighted from Yprès to the Gulf War campaign to the Bosnian Civil War and events such as the Chernobyl disaster. Comprehensive attention is paid to major treaties and political agreements from Versailles to Maastricht, and from the
Anglo-Irish Agreement to the Dayton Accords. Useful tables including lists of office-holders for countries and organizations and winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are also provided.
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World History is an invaluable reference work for student, teachers, and anyone with an interest in the major figures and events of our modern world.]]> 692 Jan Palmowski 0192800167 Nikki 4 4.25 1997
author: Jan Palmowski
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2013/02/13
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, history, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project
review:
Rather Brit-centric, but still useful. For instance, you'll find many British politicians you may never have heard of, but not Sam Rayburn or Harold Ickes. Although, having lived through half of it, I'm fairly well-versed in the twentieth century, this dictionary is exhaustive enough in terms of world history that I will hold on to it.
]]> 1850842 576 Lillian Herlands Hornstein 0451628160 Nikki 4 HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature, seem reliable and of course, its focus on world literature rather than works only in English or from the Western Hemisphere is extremely useful. I'll hold on to this relic until I find a better equivalent.]]> 4.33 1956
author: Lillian Herlands Hornstein
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1956
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2013/02/13
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project
review:
(Another reference book in my Shelf-Clearing Project). This is a pretty old, mass-market paperback, and the paper is beginning to deteriorate; the binding is stiff enough to make the print near the signature hard to read. I would hope there was a hardcover edition at one time; I'll be looking for one at library booksales, unless I come across a similar book that's a little more up-to-date. The entries, although much briefer than those in HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature, seem reliable and of course, its focus on world literature rather than works only in English or from the Western Hemisphere is extremely useful. I'll hold on to this relic until I find a better equivalent.
]]> 638599 1126 George B. Perkins 006019815X Nikki 5
As a test, I looked up Edward Albee, since my theater-major daughter is spending a lot of her semester on The Zoo Story and The American Dream. Albee merited slightly more than a full (2 column) page in a signed article which gave a brief biography, mentioned all his works that I knew of and some I didn't, and discussed some of the major works in incisive paragraphs. A biography is even suggested for those interested.

In other entries on the same two pages, I learned about the primary stage adapter of Uncle Tom's Cabin, George L. Aiken; the publisher of the first complete Bible printed in America (Robert Aitken, and not until 1782!); that the author of "Backward, turn backward, O Time, in thy flight" was probably a Mainer (Elizabeth Chase Akers, who worked for the Portland Transcript and Daily Advertiser); Zoe Akins, an early 20th-century playwright who also wrote the screenplay for Show Boat; and a bit about Bronson Alcott and his educational theories. Lest you think that the Reader's Encyclopedia only has entries for people, there was also one for Al Aaraaf, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe about an Arabian demi-paradise. Helpfully, works which have their own articles are denoted by printing them in all caps, as are other literary figures, terms, and schools when mentioned.

In a household headed by two literature majors (English and Russian), with our daughter having a degree in film and now pursuing one in theater, it's not surprising that we have many, probably too many, literary encyclopedias and other reference works. But this one will stay.]]> 4.00 2002
author: George B. Perkins
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2013/02/13
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, books-about-books-and-reading, non-fiction, reference-shelf, shelf-clearing-project
review:
Another reference book on the first shelf in my Shelf-Clearing Project. This one is definitely a keeper. The original Reader's Encyclopedia has been a standard since its publication in 1962; this is an update of HarperCollins' 1991 edition. I was pleased to see that it includes writers from all over the Americas who use languages other than English; I wouldn't have thought to look in this book for Garcia Marquez, Allende, and so on.

As a test, I looked up Edward Albee, since my theater-major daughter is spending a lot of her semester on The Zoo Story and The American Dream. Albee merited slightly more than a full (2 column) page in a signed article which gave a brief biography, mentioned all his works that I knew of and some I didn't, and discussed some of the major works in incisive paragraphs. A biography is even suggested for those interested.

In other entries on the same two pages, I learned about the primary stage adapter of Uncle Tom's Cabin, George L. Aiken; the publisher of the first complete Bible printed in America (Robert Aitken, and not until 1782!); that the author of "Backward, turn backward, O Time, in thy flight" was probably a Mainer (Elizabeth Chase Akers, who worked for the Portland Transcript and Daily Advertiser); Zoe Akins, an early 20th-century playwright who also wrote the screenplay for Show Boat; and a bit about Bronson Alcott and his educational theories. Lest you think that the Reader's Encyclopedia only has entries for people, there was also one for Al Aaraaf, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe about an Arabian demi-paradise. Helpfully, works which have their own articles are denoted by printing them in all caps, as are other literary figures, terms, and schools when mentioned.

In a household headed by two literature majors (English and Russian), with our daughter having a degree in film and now pursuing one in theater, it's not surprising that we have many, probably too many, literary encyclopedias and other reference works. But this one will stay.
]]> 115572
Newly revised and updated, The Well-Trained Mind includes detailed book lists with complete ordering information; up-to-date listings of resources, publications, and Internet links; and useful contacts.

An excellent resource for any family with a desire to incorporate a classical education in their home, whether as a curriculum or as a reference. (Educational Freedom Press)]]> 832 Susan Wise Bauer 0393059278 Nikki 4 4.31 1999
author: Susan Wise Bauer
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2011/12/29
date added: 2011/12/29
shelves: non-fiction, own-but-won-t-read-entirely
review:
This is the sort of book that makes me wish my kids were still little. It describes how to home-school your children starting with infancy and going through high school, whether or not they also attend a regular school. The method described in this book is about as far from John Holt/Summerhill "unschooling" as you can get, but it's also not about sitting your kids down with a bunch of worksheets and anti-evolution tracts. If you are at all interested in homeschooling or supplementing your child's education, this book will give you a lot of good ideas.
]]> 3829529 588 Susan Oleksiw 0892969687 Nikki 4 4.20 1988
author: Susan Oleksiw
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1988
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/15
date added: 2011/10/15
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, books-about-books-and-reading, reference-shelf
review:
This is another dangerous book. Not only did I spot a number (and I mean a large number) of books that I'd like to sample, but I was reminded of several authors whose work I enjoyed so long ago that I have forgotten the plots and whodunnit and could very well read it again. I bought this from a used bookseller because I heard the author (who now writes a couple of her own mystery series)speak at our local library.
]]> 226972 111 Hilary Pym 0525247068 Nikki 3 4.07 1988
author: Hilary Pym
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1988
rating: 3
read at: 2010/01/01
date added: 2011/05/25
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, cookbooks
review:
Very enjoyable literary cookbook with more interesting recipes than one might expect, since it draws from Pym's personal correspondence as well as her books.
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"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain" shows you what others only tell you.]]> 672 D.K. Eyewitness Travel 0756615429 Nikki 4 4.23 1992
author: D.K. Eyewitness Travel
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at: 2011/05/24
date added: 2011/05/24
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, travel
review:
Looking through this guidebook is not as good as actually using it, but almost. I love the pictures and pictorial maps and hope I have a chance to use it as intended some day.
]]> 509304 429 Paula Wolfert 0060166517 Nikki 3 4.26 1994
author: Paula Wolfert
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1994
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2011/05/24
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, cookbooks
review:
I really need to try some recipes from this book, which covers primarily Macedonia, northern Greece, Turkey, northern Syria, and the Republic of Georgia. A few call for unusual ingredients, but most would be easily sourced in any decent supermarket. It's probably just fear of the unfamiliar that keeps me from making Zucchinis Stuffed with Bulgur, Tomatoes and Hot Pepper (also includes ground lamb or beef but I suspect you could leave that out for a meatless dish)or Adzharian-Style Green Beans with Cinnamon-Yogurt Sauce (especially now that Greek yogurt is so easily found.)
]]> 3963319 384 Junior League 0962173401 Nikki 3 Little Rock Cooks and this one's publication, Junior Leaguers evidently stopped referring to themselves as "Mrs. John Smith" in favor of "Mary Jones Smith."]]> 4.33 1993
author: Junior League
name: Nikki
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1993
rating: 3
read at: 2011/05/24
date added: 2011/05/24
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely, cookbooks
review:
So, I have a small collection of Junior League cookbooks, and this is one of them. There's a section of "Down Home" recipes (Southern cooking) and, as usual, a lot of appetizers/cocktail party food, a segment of cooking I always find a challenge. So even though it doesn't rate one of the few spots on my pantry shelf, I'm keeping it in reserve. It was interesting to note the number of recipes that specified a certain brand of ingredient; also, that in the 15 years between Little Rock Cooks and this one's publication, Junior Leaguers evidently stopped referring to themselves as "Mrs. John Smith" in favor of "Mary Jones Smith."
]]> 2509044 Fifth printing or edition.]]> 83 B.S. Ingemann Nikki 0 own-but-won-t-read-entirely 5.00 1890
author: B.S. Ingemann
name: Nikki
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1890
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/01/05
shelves: own-but-won-t-read-entirely
review:

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