Michael Reynolds does it again. In delving into the conscious and unconscious motivations of each and every character in Hemingway's first serious novel, The Sun Also Rises, he poses a question about what the expatriates were doing abroad and why they were doing it. Many of the supposed lost generation had personal problems stemming from the Geat War, and Reynolds is apt to discuss why and how this affected eachother. In determining how and why the narrator and his cohorts are imperfect in their own human ways, Reynolds gives Hem well-deserved credit. He proves admiration for the author by pointing out many symbols, motifs, and historical antedotes gone unnoticed by a casual reader. He also lets Hem's genius shine through with a clear and terse analysis. His discussion of structure and values is well researched and designed, but when it came to the last chapter, although compelling, I feel he became highly repetitve. All and all a fast moving read that provides information without trying to convince the reader to agree with all he mentions. I read it in one sitting and believe any fan of Hemingway, and especially The Sun (as Reynolds refers to the book)should pick it up for fun.

I can just hear the theme music from "Bonanza" as I leaf through the recipes in these books. Hard-working cowpokes will adore these baked sweets from the American West.

This baking book is composed by the operators of Breteche Creek, a 7,000 acre cattle ranch. The recipes are original, and divided into five chapters: Cowboy Cookies, Breteche Bars, Comforting Cobblers, Crisps and Custards, Surprise Endings, and Restaurants. The Index includes a list of noteworthy restaurants and inns of the Northern Rockies. Each recipe includes a list of ingredients, paragraph-form instructions on how prepare the recipe, and a short description of the finished product. There are full-color photographs of 24 of the recipes.

My favorite recipe in this book is the Breteche Blondies on page 29. The authors note that the brownie is a distinctly American recipe. The Breteche Blondies call for easily accessible ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans. These bars are dense, moist, and delicious. My husband has already deemed them a "keeper." Whenever I bake them, it is always a challenge to see if they will make it out the door!

This baking book includes recipes from restaurants and ranches. Examples include: Warm Chocolate Soufflé with Chocolate Glaze and Mascarpone Cream from The Snake River Gill in Jackson, Wyoming, Buffalo Bill Cody's Red, White, and Blue Berry Shortcake, named for the founder of the town of Cody, and Chocolate Banana-Mousse Cake from the Spanish Peaks Brewery in Bozeman, Montana.

Go ahead, watch "Bonanza" as you imagine yourself ringing the dinner bell for your hungry cow-hands!

this book is a great collection of stories that are hard to find. to get these stories any other way would to know elders in interior alaska and listen to them. i grew up in nenana and the only time i heard these stories was at ceremonies. anyone interested in alaskan folklore, or life and culture of the athabaskan people should get this book. you will not be disappointed.

This is a very good book. It's about a 12-year old girl named Cassie who was sexually abused by the man of the children she babysat. Reading this book makes you think about all the things going on today in this world. Especially that this book is a true-life story, it also may make you feel more protective of your-self. I have read another book of the same author, called Detour for Emmy. Both books can inspire their readers and teach a whole lot about the world.

The book addresses various features of programming languages from a mathematical viewpoint. It discusses semantics of things from simple imperative language to failure to concurrency issues using channel based and shared memory concepts. It is a good book to get an idea about most of this concepts if you do away with the math involved. If you can swallow the math you will be able to come up with semantics for various systems fairly quickly. I have read the Winskel's book on semantics. I feel this book is a touch away from all the math stuff compared to Winskel's book. It would be better to refer to Winskels book after this book.

This is a great addition to any art book collector. The photographs parallel the tour being sponsored by HBCU's such as Clark Atlanta; and does a fine job of representing the exhibit.

When there's talk of buried pirate treasure in Bernie's hometown of Bessledorf and a bobbing light appears at night on Bessledorf Hill, treasure-mania sweeps the town! The sixth book in Naylors' Bessledorf series _The Treasure of Bessledorf Hill_ is enjoyable if not exceptional. The book is intended for ages 8-12, which is a fairly accurate assessment, but it will probably appeal more to the lower end of this age range, and possibly even to seven-year-olds. Boys and girls will both enjoy the book, but because of the subject matter and the boy main character, the book may appeal more to boys. Naylor grabs the reader's attention quickly in the beginning of the book, and the plot is a mystery with twists and turns. While the writing is not compelling, the book is definitely enjoyable.

This book contains a lot of helpful advice on how to foster trust and responsibility within an organization.

stunted man and an intuitive, spirited young woman. I read this book when it first came out in about 1986 and re-read it every few years.

It takes place in the early 1970s in rural southern Maryland, a very "down south" location for the mid-Atlantic region, especially then. The story, while a bit far-fetched, is made believable by Naylor's attention to detail about rural, working class life and her deft handling of the characters' emotions.

The hero, Foster, is a lonely, socially backward, 30-ish bridge construction worker who's pushed by the local busybodies into proposing marriage to a motherless 16 year old girl. The ostensible reason is to shield the girl from her drunken, abusive father, but the town matriarchs are also hoping the girl can help Foster come out of the protective shell he's built around himself to cope with his own troubled past.

The girl agrees, because she's smart enough to realize she's going to end up like her floozy sisters if she continues to live in her father's alcohol soaked, trailer-trash world. Of course, the unlikely couple has many serious obstacles to overcome and the relationship is strained to the breaking point on more than one occasion. It's fascinating to see these two different, yet deeply compatible, people trying to make their unorthodox marriage work. And heartbreaking when it appears they won't be able to do it.

What I like about this novel is the simple decency of the hero and the heroine. In spite of the setbacks and disadvantages they've both suffered in their none-too-charmed lives, they are smart, resourceful and principled. They are also wildly in love with each other, even if they don't realize it until it's. . . well, you'll have to read it to find out!

This is an above-average general fiction novel. Buy a used copy and curl up by the fire for a good read!

Good and well organized book for a graduate class in environmental/sanitary engineering. Unlike the traditionally used book, it is organized for easy reference and study. It includes most of the unit processes to consider in the desing of wastewater and water treatment plants. I wish it would expand a litte more in the water part. The wastewater is covered very well. It is a good book to keep as a reference. Answer to key problems are provided for easiness of verification of process. Couple of formulas are outdated in the air transfer chapter, not major problem.