As a complete and utter novice to Macrobiotic dieting & lifestyle, I couldn't ask for a better definitive guide! This book avoids the lofty, philosophical language usually associated with natural & so-called "alternative" diets, and you don't have to drive a 1970 Volkswagon van to be in sync with its format! The staple foods are clearly explained (along with detailed definitions of the Asian foods, which may be fairly obscure to most Americans, me included). I became interested in this diet when Madonna brought it mainstream, but had reservations about my ability to manage it myself.... would I need a staff of professional celebrity-worthy chefs, like Madonna probably has, or could I follow its format on an every-day basis, including shopping & stocking the kitchen? With this book, the answer is "yes". I recommend it not only for a macrobiotic diet, but also for vegan dieters (as it excludes dairy & eggs, as well as meat).

Explains which foods can be eaten & how often as well as giving recipes

I think this book is the best introduction of the macrobiotic practice. It includes everything you need to know to begin and will give you plenty to think about for a long,long time. It is clear, interesting, thought-provoking, and challenging. It changed my life.

My sister recommended this book to me. I was intrigued, so when I read it this last weekend I was pretty excited. Wow, what a great book!!! I loved the characters and Ramos talks about the city like someone who loves it.

I was drawn into the lives of the characters right off. They come across as very realistic and natural. I want to read more about them.

Ramos also managed to surprise me with the ending which happens less and less lately.

A beautiful, fluid and masterfully written novel. It takes what seems to be a simple act of murder in a dive bar called La Tortuga and builds, nuance by nuance, a group of characters and a series of events that are utterly real. We look through the eyes of Kiko Vigil, as he is viciously murdered while sitting across from his lover, Lorraine Garza, the wife of a crime lord. Only a drifter, in a wheelchair, knocked over by the killer as he runs to his car with a struggling woman slung over his shoulder, has the answers everyone is looking for. Danny Mora, or Moony as only his oldest friend knows him, is hired by Vigil's colleague to investigate the murder when the INS decides it would be better for time to swallow it hole. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the further he gets from the drifter and closer to a killer that puts all he knows and loves into mortal danger.

This book is a stand alone to Ramos' other books in his Luis Montez series. It's ending left me in shock, slack jawed at what had just happened. You could not find a higher standard of writing than the one found in this definitive work.

A beautiful, fluid and masterfully written novel. It takes what seems to be a simple act of murder in a dive bar called La Tortuga and builds, nuance by nuance, a group of characters and a series of events that are utterly real. We look through the eyes of Kiko Vigil, as he is viciously murdered while sitting across from his lover, Lorraine Garza, the wife of a crime lord. Only a drifter in wheelchair, knocked over by the killer as he runs to his car with a struggling woman slung over his shoulder, has the answers everyone is looking for. Danny Mora, or Moony as only his oldest friend knows him, is hired by Vigil's colleague to investigate the murder when the INS decides it would be better for time to swallow it hole. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the further he gets from the drifter and closer to a killer that puts all he knows and loves into mortal danger.

This book is a stand alone to Ramos' other books in his Luis Montez series. It's ending left me in shock, slack jawed at what had just happened. You could not find a higher standard of writing than the one found in this definitive work.

This book is so helpful! Being a stay at home mom of 2 toddlers, I needed ideas for day trips and weekend excursions for the whole family. This book offers ideas for outings plus additional helpful information including directions, what items to bring on trips to various places, information on bathrooms and diaper changing areas, and other helpful tips. It's a great resource and it's also a nice book to give as a gift to other moms or as a shower gift for new moms.

Carolyn Sutton has written this wonderful guide with the amazement and curiosity of not just her children, but herself. The writing is terrific, and the information is well thought out and complete. I like her subjective point of view, and the bits of history she tucks into all her destinations. She gives excellent tips on what to bring, what facilities are available( for those just potty training!!), and Enrichment ideas at the beginning of each chapter. Being a Colorado Native myself, I have explored many places over the years. What I love about this book is that it tells of the major attractions (like the Zoo and Museum of Nature and Science), as well as many places that don't get mentioned much, but are wonderful (Like Hudson Gardens, Colorado Railroad Museum-a personal favorite, and Littleton Historical Museum). I'm glad that the book is the "right size" to pack into a diaper bag. Thanks, Carolyn for your thoughtful, informative book. I wish you could write one for every city, but I have to say, I'm glad it's Denver!! Good Luck!

Families of young kids - there's way more to do out there than the Museum and Zoo! This great new book highlights free or low-cost places for families with small children to get out for fun and educational adventures. All the other family guides are for older children. What to do with your pre-schooler? Here's the book. We grabbed a copy, and now all our friends are too. I've found out there are all sorts of fun, cool places to take my 4-year-old that I never dreamed existed in our area.

I was in college when I first met Denver Butson (crazy man, Italy semester again- but maybe this time with hot water?). Great person, master poet, entertaining teacher -managed the Pisan Cantos steps from an Italian princess and literary heir.
Tryptich is self help for everyone who finds themselves burning.

Denver's mastery of exact word useage portrays volumes of meaning. Tiny rays of light in his darker works flirt with the reader. His good news? There is always hope!

Do you know what a "textual marriage" is? Are you familiar with the poetic form "ghazel"? Have you mused recently over crows? Have you considered the difference between drowning and dancing? With this first collection of poetry from Denver Butson, a challenging and forceful new voice has emerged in American poetry. A textual marriage is a poetic form Butson invented that alternates successive lines from two different texts--in one case, a sensational NEW YORK POST article and a poem by Kenneth Patchen--to create a startlingly orginal poem. A ghazel is a Persian poetic form as intricate as a sestina. "No one waves to the blackest birds." Crows. This image resonates throughout the collection: black wings, the darkness, the common-ness of the common crow (first introduced in association with a brother who did or did not commit suicide). And, curiously, in one poem it is the absence of the word "crow" that sustains the poem. And is it possible to read the verb "waves" as the noun to introduce another central image? That of drowning? Briefly, this collection teases and stimulates and excites the reader's mind. As Butson notes, "These broken syllables / we try to re-form." Language, imagination, image, meaning. Denver Butson is a poet of depth, complexity, and strangeness who has a brilliant career before him.

Burton Raffel was a Professor of English at Denver University and the translator of an edition of Beowulf that sold more than a million copies. He is also author to more than sixty books, including six volumes of poetry. With Beethoven In Denver And Other Poems, Raffel once again demonstrates and documents his impressive ability with word images, rhythms, and the poetic communication of ideas and feelings. Otitis: When my niece -- a professional interpreter/For the deaf -- heard that Beethoven was in Denver,/And in my house, she called to tell me that the challenge/Really appealed to her. "Words are one thing,"/she explained/"But music -- wow!" I think she was disappointed./Learning that he'd recovered his hearing/In time. But she's a realistic young lady/And wished him luck. "Amy," I said,/"The next time he goes deaf I'll have him see you,/I'll give him your card, I know he'll be grateful,/You just wait." I'm not sure she was much impressed/But all the same she promised to visit Denver,/Though perhaps only after Beethoven had moved on.

A super collection! Burton Raffel's poetry is accessible without being superficial--a rare combination. Beethoven in Denver is sharp, funny, and thoughtful, full of wisdom and humor; each poem builds on the preceding one until, by book's end, the reader is completely emersed.

Death of a Dustbunny was the first book I have read by Christine Jorgensen but it certainly won't be the last! Witty, whimsical and a bit of "woo-woo" (as Stella calls her psychic abilities) woven together to make a wonderful mystery.

While this is not the first book in the Stella the Stargazer series it certainly allows you to read it first and not feel like a stranger. Unlike other series it also doesn't reiterate everything from the pervious novels which I found refreshing.

At the start Stella, who writes a column at her local paper, is upset because her friend and student Elena has not shown up after leaving a particularly disturbing message for Stella. Once Stella begins to worry and have a few psychic interludes she realizes that Elena is not merely late but in trouble and she sets off to find her.

She calls the Holman house where Elena is a housekeeper and nanny to a disturbed little boy Steven, whose mother has died and will only reach out to Elena. Steven is also obsessed with the idea that a vampire has taken Elena and is equally terrified that one will get him as well. Then Stella calls the Dustbunnies, the service that Holman has hired Elena through to no avail.

The owner of the Dustbunnies begs Stella to look after Steven until Elena or a replacement can be found as Steven likes her. She accepts the position to look into Elena's disappearance. Little does she know that no one will help her. Holman and the Dustbunnies refuse to place a missing person's report, the police can't do anything because Elena supposedly left a note and Holman and his friends refuse to answer any questions.

Is this the end for Elena? Can Stella sniff out where she has gone? You can be sure that this book will have a satisfying ending. This was a very quick read but a good one. I guess it is true - good things do come in small packages!

Stella the Stargazer, who writes a weekly astrology column for the Denver Daily Orion, is worried when her friend Elena Ruiz is reported missing by her employer, the Dustbunnies housekeeping and nanny service. Elena was working as the nanny and housekeeper in the home of Grant Holman. Stella believes something nasty happened to Elena. She convinces the owner of Dustbunnies to allow her to replace the missing woman.

At the Holman home, she meets Steven Holman, a frightened child, who firmly believes that Elena has been abducted by vampires. Stella begins to investigate the disappearance of her friend and soon has several viable suspects if foul play has occurred. However, trying to obtain information is difficult amidst Elena's Mexican community and Stella does not yet realize how much danger she has placed herself in from someone who does not want any amateur sleuth to find out the truth.

DEATH OF A DUSTBUNNY is a fun to read cozy that includes bumps in the night elements. Stella and the support cast are an eccentric enough ensemble that readers will take pleasure in their exploits. Though Christine T. Jorgensen's story line is a bit weak (Stella needs to add logic to her repertoire), fans of American cozies with a pinch of woo-woo will relish the latest Stella the Stargazer story.

Harriet Klausner

I was really pleased with this book. It covers everything you can think of and is easy to use. I recommend it.

Wonderful photography and witty editorial. I highly recommend this book for both newcomers and long time residents. It's a great way to get to get to know or become reacquainted with the city of Denver

Anyone who has lost someone to AIDS should read this book. It's funny, sad, charming and heartbreaking. After reading this, you feel you have made, then lost, a new friend.

It must have been wonderful to know Russell Denver Harold, the man with three first names. He was funny, kind, confused, angry and a very good friend to those he loved. Luckily, he was a prolific letter writer, and had a loyal friend who saved all his correspondence. The letters capture him, and they are snapshots of a rich and complicated life, as all good letters are. Maybe you've never been to Akron or San Francisco, or had a good friend who was gay or a struggling writer, or travelled cross country with a lover you wanted to throw out the window. Thanks to Lydia's archival good sense, and through Russell's often hilarious correspondence, you can share in his life. It was definitely a life worth living.

This is a great book for anyone who is decent on the piano (or guitar) and loves John Denver. The music includes all of the words, so you can sing while you play. The songs are:

American Child, Annie's Song, Autograph, Back Home Again, Calypso, Christmas for Cowboys, A Country Girl in Paris, Dreamland Express, The Eagle and the Hawk, Eagles and Horses(I'm Flying Again), Eclipse, The Flower That Shattered the Stone, Fly Away, Flying for Me, Follow Me, For Baby (For Bobbie), For You, Garden Song, Goodbye Again, Grandma's Feather Bed, Heart to Heart, Higher Ground, How Can I Leave You Again, I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado, I Want To Live, I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains), I'm Sorry, Joseph & Joe, Leaving On A Jet Plane, Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?), Like A Sad Song, Looking For Space, Mathew, My Sweet Lady, Never A Doubt, On The Wings Of A Dream, Perhaps Love, Poems, Prayers, and Promises, Rhymes and Reasons, Rocky Mountain High, Seasons of the Heart, Shanghai Breezes, Shipmates and Cheyenne, Starwood in Aspen, Sunshine On My Shoulders, Sweet Surrender, Take me home, Country Roads, Thank God I'm A Country Boy, To the Wild Country, Welcome to my Morning (Farewell Andromeda), What One Man Can Do, Whispering Jesse, Wild Montana Skies, and Windsong.

You definitely get your money's worth, I highly recommend this book.

This was John Denver at his best, all his greatest hits and then some... This is a absolute buy for anyone who loved John Denver or for anyone who enjoys good heartfelt music. Brings back all the memories of better days gone by.. when life was a little simpler.

This is a FUN book! There are a lot of songs (34 of them!)The arrangements are very nice, and they range from easy to play, to more of a challenge, so there's something for everybody. I highly recommend it! It's a great way to get some fun piano (or guitar) practice and enjoy the beauty of John's songs.

This is a really excellent music book. The arrangements are beautiful and, while some of them are challenging to play, are well worth the time. The arrangement of Annie's Song is expecially very pretty. I definitely recommend it if you like John's music and some wonderful songs to learn.