This is one of cookbooks I start with if I have no idea what to do. It has so many suggestions, you want to try them all. My favorite is "Simple Macaroni and Cheese". Easier than the box-kind.

I have frequently used this cookbook since purchasing it 7 months ago. The suggestions on the bag of seasoning vegetable and cooking additional foods like potatoes when you have the oven going have helped me speed up meal preparation. The "What Do I Do With This?" section in back is terrific. It helps to clean out my refrigerator of a-liitle-of-this and that.

Use this book and you will make wonderful pies! Our family loves the apple pie and the chocolate cream and the banana cream. But the best thing is the crust recipe. You'll get a reputation for really knowing how to make pies! This is a succinct little book at a minimal price. My only surprise is that they did not use Clearjel as a thickener. It's Great!

By following the directions in this book, I made my first successful pie after numerous semi-failures. Not only is the book thorough, it tells which ingredients work best (i.e. a combination of butter and shortening for a tender and tasty crust), and why one method is better than another. The pie recipes include a number of types. I want to try them all.

Buying Rod Cook's "How To Start Your MLM Network Marketing Company" is the first step anyone with aspirations of starting a mlm company should take. Reading it twice should be steps number 2 and 3. Rod, the mlm industry's "Watchdog" is a scary figure to those who would start a less than honest mlm impostor, but he is the distributor's best friend.

This book has it all for the would-be mlm owner. As a mlm company owner, I can personally tell you that the first two years are almost impossible under the best of conditions to get through. Without the valuable advice Rod provides in this book, they would be. They say that only about 2% of the mlm start-up companies survive those first two years. My theory is, the 2% of owners that make it, are the ones who have read this book before they started their company's and followed its advice.

I learned more about network marketing form reading this book than I have from being a leader in two very large, still growing companies. This book is for anyone that would like to be a leader; not just for someone that wanted to start a new company. A must read.

Enjoyed receiving book since 1989 including last edition issued me for 1998/1999. When will 1999/2000 be available? Usually automatically receive around this time of year and have not so far.

Linda C. Utell - Director, Benefits/Records@SMSC

This research annual is loaded with information, issues, facts and figures concerning or impacting human resources. It covers a large number of subjects, such as performance management, affirmative action, compensation, health and safety and labor. The volume presents key topics of current importance, including new legislation and leading issues. Additionally, it provides directories of services and resources, associations and institutes, lists of publications, and glossaries. Each year this reference provides excellent coverage of HR.

Autobiographical and historical and cultural all rolled up in one. With the holidays coming up, these great stories and recipes of great african and african-american dishes--dishes from people and lands of color--would go perfectly with each serving of yams, blackeyed peas and rice and collards. Foods of defiance, comfort, strength. Presented by the superb Ntozake Shange. (For my two cents, all the schoolkids ought to be taught how really influential Ntozake was in black entertainment, period, not just literature. But that sounds like a discussion for another review.)

I am not an African-American but through Shange's words I can feel the grief, the sorrow, and the triumphs of the African-American experience. By talking about food, which everybody needs and relates to, she paints a far more vivid picture of the African people in the Diaspora than a scholarly historian might. Many of her recipes call for ingredients I've hardly heard of, but her evocative descriptions of the food almost make me able to taste it.

If you want to know what different locomotives in different countries looked like, then this is a great source of information. Set up almost like an encyclopedia of locomotives and trains, you can find what you are looking for here.

This wonderful book covers over 150 locomotives starting from the very early steam to present day high speed trains. Steam,Diesel and Electric traction are all covered with fairly good descriptions on each locomotive.Though majority of entries are from from US and UK, other countries are covered aswell. Locomotives which brought technological innovations and also ones which performed well are all included.Interesting historical information on each locomotive is also provided.The book contains beautiful color photographs and some superb highly detailed color line drawings.Though without an index this book is very informative and covers the most important locomotives of the past aswell as the present.

"Instant Notes in Microbiology" is a cheap and cheerful alternative to the proliferation of glossy microbiology textbooks which the North American market has spawned over the last decade. If cheap and cheerful puts you off, it shouldn't. The book is comprehensive, well written, well illustrated (in black and white), and importantly, reasonably priced. Unashamedly concentrating on a non-medical approach to microbiology (although medical microbiology is covered as well), the book lives up to it's title and presents a wide range of material concisely in an extended note format.
So what's the downside? I wonder if students can be weaned away from the Technicolor extravaganzas which compete for their attention, or if lecturers can be persuaded to adopt this minimalist volume as opposed to the competition? Also, while this is an excellent introduction to microbiology, to progress to a deeper understanding of specific topics, students will need to be persuaded to undertake extra reading and research. As we know, back to basics can have it's pitfalls, but put to the purpose for which it is intended, this is the most useful microbiology textbook it has been my pleasure to read for many years.....

I have been traditionally schooled as a molecular biologist and had not dealt with microbiology since an intro course in college. When a new job landed me in a bacterial research lab, I panicked. This book has provided me with a great review of microbiology and prompted me to remember things I didn't know that I knew! The text is clearly stated and easy to understand. There are many cross references to other sections of the book which help to tie concepts together in a quick and concise manner. The diagrams are well drawn and very concise. I would recommend this book for those who have had some micro, but feel the need to brush up on the basic concepts.

This is one of my favorite cookbooks and my absolute favorite chinese cookbook. Every recipe is a hit with guests and family. Excellent guidelines for selecting equipment, selecting ingredients, and developing oriental cooking techniques. A must for anyone who wants to cook authentic chinese!

This cook book has been a family favorite since I was a small child. Even my asian friends prefer the egg rolls I make from this book to their time honored family recipes. Well worth the back order wait.

Learning well-disguised as fun! Humorous and engaging activities encourage creativity, problem-solving, and logical thinking, while teaching fascinating bits of western history! Give a child knowledge, and you give that child power -- this book is full of little known facts that children will love. Clear, concise directions and the use of common household materials allow children to experiment and create things easily and economically. A super alternative to video and computer games --parents, grandparents,and educators should cheer the availability of such a child friendly tool. A must have for anyone who enjoys, or enjoys teaching about, the wild west.

"Kickin' Up Some Cowboy Fun" is packed plum full of all kinds of activities, games, and recipes for all the wanna-be cowpokes around your ranch or school. Great for those rainy days when the kids are just itchin to wrestle a dogie or lasso the kitchen chairs. Lots of well-researched information about cowboys, cowgirls, and western lore for teachers looking for ideas for Rodeo Days. There's nothing else like this book on the market and I'd bet my poke it'll be a hot seller!

This neat cook book for kids is filled with interesting recipes from around the world and is loaded with historical information about the cultures featured in the book and their foods. Want to know how the hot dog got it's name or when people first enjoyed an ice cream soda? Well, it's in this book. I've already tried a number of recipes including the nutmeg cookies from Norway, the potjiekos from South Africa, and the coconut bread from Jamaica. All were delicious! I would recommend this book to teachers, parents and kids who love to learn about different cultures through cooking. A great way to inspire youngsters and pass along a love of cooking!

I enjoyed this book for several reasons. Although there are other multicultural cookbooks around, I enjoyed the way Ms. Braman was able to combine the historical and cultural facts as well as the recipes. "Cooking Up Some History" provides information such as how the ice cream soda was invented back in 1874. "Culture Link" discusses information such as how the people in Denmark make a rice pudding that is eaten at the end of Christmas dinner. In addition, she added "Tasty Tidbits" and "What's In A Name?" that further provides information about the countries and their foods. Ms. Braman's writing style flows well, the book is easy to read and the recipes are written so that children will be able to make them with minimal help from an adult. I would recommend this "tasty" book to anyone, child or adult, who enjoys cooking/historical facts.