This cookbook makes cooking for my family of picky eaters much easier. The taste is certainly gourmet, but the preparation time isn't. When I take any of the dishes to a potluck, everyone raves! Ms O'Brien even explains wheat and sugar alternatives and gives ideas for substitutions for wheat-full, sugar-full recipes.

WOW - This book has finally shown those who cannot tolerate wheat and refined sugars that food can still taste yummy! Just wait until you try the gingerbread - it tastes like REAL gingerbread but is made with rice flour! It would even fool the biggest gingerbread addict! If you are also allergic to dairy, most of the recipes can use dairy substitutes like rice, almond, or soy milk.
Sue was allergic herself and so she really knows what is important for those like herself. However, if you are not allergic, you can still enjoy this cookbook because it offers a healthier approach to eating. She also educates the reader on all the alternatives available for the most allergic foods. As a nutrition consultant, I suggest this book for most of my patients, both as an educational tool and cookbook.

William O'Brien believed in the British Parliament's capacity to give good government in 19th Century Ireland. His attempts to secure liberal reform were largely unsuccessfully, and he entered the 1840s with a growing conviction that the Irish Members were wasting their time at Westminister. In 1843, his political campaign for "justice" in Ireland prefigured the tactics of Parnell, but the effort ended in disappointment and O'Brien joining the Repeal Association in October of 1843. For the next five years he was a major political figure, and finally, a leader in the 1848 Irish rebellion. In William Smith O'brien And The Young Ireland Rebellion Of 1848, Robert Sloan provides the reader with a remarkable and informative political biography, as well as a "window in time" to the events that led up to Ireland's doomed rebellion against an unresponsive and exploitative British rule. Scholarly, informative, and highly recommended.

OK, slight admission - I've never read the book. Frankly, failed Irish rebellions (of which there seem many) are not really my interest. However, the author is my history teacher at school, and a really good bloke. He deserves to do well out of this book, so even if you don't like the subject, buy it and give him a nice supplement to his teacher's salary!

It is a gratifying experience to read a review as positive as Mr. O'Connor's a full 25 years after I wrote "The Woman Alone." I'm touched and pleased that it still speaks to people so long after the events in my life that produced it. What more can a writer ask?

The author's definition encompasses not only women living by themselves, but those psycologically dependent on husbands and alone inside a marriage, along with many other situations. She (the author) mixes her own experiences with experiences of women she interviews. She successfully creates a beautiful reference for women and men coping with how to make decisions under many circumstances. You so much admire how she moved from a 1950's dependent housewife to a strong person, able to cope with the many obstacles anyone can face in finding an identity. This book is one of the finest works I have ever read on any subject.

This is one of my all time favorite Yoga instruction books. The photographs, drawings and instructions with the poses are simple and easy to follow. The mind/body connection is explained in an easy to understand, flowing manner. Yoga encourages us, as women, to be fully present in our body, mind and spirit and to listen to our bodies, something we often neglect to do in the fast-paced, stressed out, harried lives most of us lead. My favorite chapter was Chapter Four - Life Events, which guides you through postures to bring into your basic program when your life is passing through particular events or emotional phases. Great book to own whether you're a novice or an expert!

I loved this book! It is rare to find anything that validates you as you are, without telling you a million things to fix about yourself. This book emphasizes loving your body and mind and being gentle to yourself. It shows the poses with several advanced and beginner variations and is very easy to follow. I'm glad my friend lent it to me - and I'm here today to buy my own copy...Happy Reading!

I found myself completely embroiled in this book. To me it was excellent.

I read this book and I found some amazing things behind the inventions which are now fads. As the yo-yo is a really cool thing around it used to be a weapon and then it accidently turned into a toy for children. You may think that Nursery Rhymes are not very cool, but the cool part in Nursery Rhymes are stories of old history. For example, Ring Aroud The Rosey used to be a poem about a disease that killed people in the old times. The first line, "Ring Around The Rosey," used to be one of the symptoms of the disease which was a rosey rash on the person's body. "A pocket full of posies," was flowers that would supposedly keeep evil away for the human. The next line, "Ashes, Ashes," was "A-tishoo, a-tishoo," which they would need because they sneezed a ton. "We all fall down," was the last thing that happened to the people that got this, they would fall on to their bed and die. There is the thing behind,"Ring Around The Rosey." There are many other cool inventions in that story and all of them are great. I really liked the book.

This is a GREAT book. It is a MUST read for all 4th grade teachers and students. It has universal appeal, that I think anyone, who enjoys reading about history, in a kind of you are there style, will enjoy. I have read this book yearly to my 4th grade classes since it was first published. The story is based in the Rancho period of California history. It is unique in that it is about a girl, and how daily life on a rancho affects her. The girl is young and the kids easily relate to her. The story itself is fiction. But, it is set on a Rancho that really did exist in what would later become Ventura County. The names of the people that the girl and her family interact with are real names of local founding families, and are historically accurate. A LOT of research has gone into making it as historically accurate as it can be. There are other good fiction stories for other periods of California history, but usually a boy is the main focus. It is WONDERFUL to have a book that has a girl as the main character and to have one that strives to be historically accurate while still telling a good, engaging story.

This book is just what you need to find useful imformation on Santa Anna. When I did my project I found the most useful information about Santa Anna in this book. He was born in Jalapa, Veracruz on February 21 and died on June 20, 1876.

During the building of the Tollway, several historic settlements were found. This book documents the finds both in text tables and with photos... ponders the orientation of the graves (I'll leave you to find out more in the book) and carbon dates these early settlements in the Cal-Sag Valley.

A well written realistic adventure of two children visiting a wildlife refuge made to protect the American Bald Eagle. Their naturalist guide introduces them to facts about the life cycle of the eagle, folklore, and environmental issues. Beautiful watercolor illustrations enhance the story.

Reading level: 4th grade