This is a treasury of exquisite vintage designs of breathtaking delicacy and intricacy, of wild roses, tea roses, old roses, passion flowers, ferns, narcissi, blackberries,trefoils, daisies, fuschia, chrysanthemums, numerous types of butterflies, a variety of leaves, thistles, shamrocks, acorns, and grapevines. These designs are amazing in their three-dimensionality, and many of these can be made into decorative pendants of nodding fuschias, dropping acorns, and alighting butterflies -- enchanting! There are instructions for making up more than you ever imagined possible: not only edgings, insertions, doilies, collars and cuffs, but also the more unusual such a opera bags, curtain tiebacks, hatpins, jabots, bows, necklaces, brooches, buttons, belt pins, baby bonnets, baby booties, shirtwaists, portrait hats, and even gowns and coats! If you are a lace-crocheter and buy only one book this year, let this be the book and you will not regret it!

I reach for this cookbook again and again when I want to make a phyllo item. There are basic recipes for Greek classics like Spanokopita, Kreatopetes, Sambusik, and Baklava plus innovative reworkings from other cuisines, such as a great Shrimp Toast and a Chinese Fire Cracker dessert as well as Southwestern/TexMex style (try the phyllo quesadillas or chimichangas), phyllo calzones, savory and sweet strudels, etc. This book has loads of folding suggestions, going well beyond the typical triangles and rolls to include crinkle cups and several different tart shells, as well as instructions for using phyllo to encase and bake entree portions of chicken or fish or how to wrap and bake brie in phyllo. A great ressource!

All mysteries with gay characters should be this "real". The book's central character, Doug Orlando, struggles with integrating his life as a gay man and a dectective while solving a crime that seems taken from a New York Post headline. The book is fascinating for anyone who has an interest New York City as the situations and characters are written with an affection for the city as well as a clear-eye for the foibles of New Yorkers. Outside New York, the truth, honesty, and excitement of the story will hold readers wherever they live. Quality mysteries don't come around very often. Well written mysteries with a central character who is gay are rare indeed. Both of the Doug Orlando stories will be a wecome addition to any mystery reader's collection.

I needed to start using Finale for some projects as well as for personal use, but I didn't really know how to use it. This book really helped me out. I would recommend it.

It looks like it will be able help me learn more advanced features too.

I like the CD-ROM extras included too.

Provides guidance in seeking answers for questions of identity and mission, such as: Who I am? How am I wired? What's my purpose in life? Does God have a special place and role for me? Authors provide many practical ideas and exercises, stories and tests to answer these questions. Good book for parents, youth pastors, cancellors seeking to give some guidence to teenagers. Wish I could read it when I was 15. It would have save me lots of trouble and wasted years. It's based on LifeKeys guides to self discovery (combines personality preferences, spiritual gifts, special abilities, etc).

Nevlynn Johnson understands that his very life is a gift from God, and in his book he shares with readers how, through the grace of God, he is alive today. Johnson was raised by his young mother, and spent much of his childhood in Michigan, in close proximity to his mother's family many of whom were dysfunctional. In addition, he lacked a close relationship with his father, and was tempted by the call of life on the streets. Still, he survived. His mother raised him with a strength that defied her own upbringing. She was raised by two alcoholic parents, yet she provided her own son with all the love and wisdom she had to give. As the story of Johnson's life progresses, we follow him throughout his school years, military life, marriage, parenthood, and most importantly, his journey to develop a relationship with God. Through his successes and failures, he honestly shares his experiences, while taking responsibility for his part and understanding but not denouncing others for theirs.

Johnson is a man with a story to tell, and he shares it candidly and openly to anyone who reads his book, FAITH, COURAGE, and WISDOM: A JOURNEY TO MANHOOD. I appreciated the manner in which Johnson took responsibility for his mistakes instead of blaming his difficult circumstances or others. This is a story that will touch the hearts of readers and truly serve as an inspiration to many.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

This book is a wonderful compilation of Fire Island's history. My family became residents of Fire Island in 1923.Until I read this book, I never realized what made this date significant. The book is just filled with interesting information about the island. It should be a coffee table book for every beach house.

Hey, parents if you want to teach your child to read introduce them to all the Rocket Readers books. Their reading skills will really take off. These are Bible-based supplemental readers that will help children learn all the essential skills of beginning reading. These are very simple and they come with tips for the parents to teach their child to read. Each set comes with 5 books. There are 5 reading levels: Pre-level 1, for new readers teaches rhyming and alphabet; Level 1 teaches alphabet sounds and beginning sight words; Level 2 teaches letter combinations, phonic skills, consonant blends, common vowel combinations and more sight words; Level 3 teaches fluency, common endings, more sight words recognition, responding to a story by creating and begin writing skills; Level 4 teaches comprehension, prediction and summary of facts, with more writing skills create a short written response to the reading piece. This set teaches children digraphs of the consonants ch, sh, th, wh (stories of Jesus feeding the people with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, Jesus' miracle of the Fish, Jesus loves the children, Jacob & Esau) and silent e (story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace). Garanteed that you child will love Rocket Readers they will want to read them all. I also recommend 'Jesus' Friends' (New Testament) and the 'Learn-To-Read Bible.'

The book profiles workouts and exercises for players ages 13 and beyond. The book goes into extreme detail on muscle regeneration verse pitching and workouts between pitching dates. This is a must if you want to stay healthy and get the most out of your body.

This cookbook contains contest-winning recipes from the _Vancouver Sun_. The five sections cover recipes with common BC ingredients, traditional British recipes, Asian-inspired dishes, Italian food, and chocolate. All the recipes are relatively simple to prepare, and the "success tips" down the side of the page ensure they'll come out good. But the real reason to buy this cookbook isn't for the salmon with roasted red pepper sauce or lamb chops with chutney. The recipe for "Chocolate-Dipped Cappuccino Shortbread" makes _Five Star Food_ deserve a place on your cookbook shelf.