This is a most exciting book for all ages. It transports us into a world of magic in the future where the Peace Flower blossoms. Heroic, smart and lovable Lee and Ron,succeed to bring the exquisite Flower of Peace back into our present on earth, where it is so much needed.

Lee and Ron are pursued in their extraordinary adventures in space by the dangerous and destructive nuclear giant Nuki; but they succeed to escape his cruel clutches. With the help of Muzi, the most ultra Hi-Tech spacial car, that speaks and laughs, and Petra, their magic guide, the sister of Peter Pan, they penetrate the Future, and joyfully accomplish their mission.

Those two courageous youngsters succeed to overcome Nuki; to reduce him to a toy dinosaur and to imprison him forever, with the help of the exquisite fragrance of the Peace Flower, which they profusely pour into his eyes. Thus they save our Planet from destruction. As representatives of the new generation, they recreate our Planet, as a beautiful World Beyond War, which we all yearn for.

This book is a Must for all! Its magic is more exciting and impressive than even that of Harry Potter, and far more meaningful, for it is a powerful allegory symbolic of our own lives and times. Children love it, young people adore it, and adults buy it for their children, but grab it and read it first...

Peace Flower is a beautifully written book about peace and hope. It's filled with adventures and surprises as two children travel, experience and learn to bring peace. Once one starts the book, it's hard to put it down. And although it is a quick read, it keeps your thoughts entertained after completion. It is a book that should be read by readers of all ages who hope for a peaceful future, for a "world without war."

I recommend this book for those who are following vegetarian or vegan diets, or thoe who are thinking about changing their eating habits.

Its reassuring tone made me feel that I CAN stick with a healthy, vegetarian diet.

Chapters on nutrition were informative and easy to read, but didn't answer questions such as: WHY do I need this nutrient? If you're looking for more specifics on nutrition, you may need to look elsewhere.

The book provides simple, logical tips for vegetarian survival while eating out.

There are a variety of sample menus (but no recipes), and a good list of other resources such as organizations, books, and web sites.

I thought this was a great book. I am a pollo-vegetarian, and I have been concerned about the health issues. This really helped me understand this is healthier and why. It also introduced me to new foods. I didn't really know much about about tofu, hummus, etc., but it breaks everything down for you. Great book!

This book is a wonderful source of information for the beginning or intermediate vegetarian or vegan (I was happily suprised by the amount of vegan information included in the book).

This book helps answer all of the questions vegetarians are bound to face on a daily basis. How do you get enough protein? Iron? Calcium? Etc.... It also has specific sections on vegetarian diets for pregnant women, children, teens, athletes, and older people. As well as helpful info on easing the transition to a vegetarian diet.

I would also recommend this book for non-vegetarians who have friends or family members who folllow a vegetarian diet. It explains in easy-to-understand detail the different kinds of vegetarian diets, and things to keep in mind when one or more of your dinner guests are (or will be) vegetarian.

I had the pleasure of reading/using this extraordinary book while in Louisiana, but I can not find it anywhere now. The publisher is not reprinting it, and none of the libraries or book stores seem to have it. Please Help! I would really be greatful if I could get a copy of this book. If you have any information on how I could obtain it quikly, please email me at amorrisn@yahoo.com. I really appreciate it! This is a great book!

When I purchase a cookbook I am looking for more than recipes. You can get recipes from anywhere. A cookbook should tell a story, share a part of the author and that's what this book does. I purchased it about five or six years ago and it was one of my first exposures to the Creole culture. The tales of her childhood in Louisiana and Texas are priceless and the food is divine!

This is a great book filled with family stories, history, love, zydeco, and good food. I first read it about five years ago and learned so much about the culture of the creoles of African descent. Love it!

This book provides an excellent presentation of the basics of nutrition as well as practical tips to improve health. With all the nutritional quackery floating around, this should be the first source you check to answer your concerns.

That said, the author has a tendency to minimize evidence that contradicts the standard "FDA wisdom". For example, creatine is the only muscle-building supplement (other than illegal steroids) that has proved effective as a performance enhancer for weight lifters in independent studies. Ten years of studies show no serious side effects to taking creatine. The author argues that nobody should take creatine because there is a possibility adverse side effects will be discovered. That is true, but the same argument is used by irrational pureness religionists who condemn genetically modified foods because they might prove unsafe in the future. The same argument is used to justify all sorts of paranoia and pseudoscience. Rather than labeling creatine good or bad, the author should identify the proven benefits and potential risks and let the reader make a decision based on individual risk tolerance.

Despite the occasional condemnation of things that are probably good, the author never recommends things that are probably bad (like Atkins and all the other quacks out there).

This book is an excellent basic source for nutritional information. For those who don't know all about the various nutrients and what their sources are and how your body uses them, this book is highly recommended. It probably gives as many details as a layperson needs or can handle without going further into the study of chemistry.
Having said that, though, I must add that the book reads like government propoganda. The author seems to be a shill for U.S. government food policy. No doubts or concerns are ever expressed concerning the food supply system in the US, as you might find in the books "Fast Food Nation" or "Diet for a New America," etc. "Everything is OK" seems to be her attitude. Though every possible topic that I can think of is covered, some issues are dismissed with a happy, smiley, brushoff, making me long for an alternate viewpoint. Those who support organic farming would certainly have something to say about her summary dismissal of organic practices. There is no mention of how the food pyramid is created as much by lobbyists for the food industry as by nutritionists. Oft-repeated phrases such as "Enjoy plenty of (insert food item here)" read more like advertising copy than like a valuable reference book.
If you can hold your nose and tolerate the government party line that is being shoved down your throat, then this book is an excellent reference, but keep an open mind and look for alternative viewpoints on things as well.

Bottom line, this is the best consumer nutrition book out, and it will be for some time to come. The information is sound and reliable. It's user-friendly, and it's complete. Any consumer can open it up to any page and get useful information. From a tidbit to a chapter, if it matters in nutrition, Roberta Duyff has included it, and presented it in such a clear manner.

In a reference book of this type, a clear presentation of information is everything. This book's layout is logical and the topics are indexed with common sense.

As a consumer but also a nutrition professional, I need reference information that I know is based on sound science. I appreciate the practical, friendly, and common sense manner in which Roberta Duyff delivers nutrition information to the reader. For that reason alone, this book is worth its weight in gold.

In my office, this book stays easily reachable on my book shelf. My elderly parents also keep a copy and they use it. Brava to Roberta Duyff for this latest editiion of the ADA Complete Food and Nutrition Guide.

Exccellent content for all scenarios for nutrition. Weak on protien needs for bodybuilders, but it is definitely worth it for "do you know" sections revealing little tidbits everyone should know about nutrition. Cooking section is great, even a guide to shopping, very good, a great complement in a nutrition library

I can't praise this book enough! The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food & Nutrition Guide offers a wealth of information in a very easy to read format. If you buy just one book on nutrition, you should consider this one. It is filled with a vast amount of information on nutrition as well as lots of tips on how to apply that information to your life. It really is a wonderful book. I highly recommend it.

Finally ... a nutrition book that offers honest, straight-forward advice in a format that's easy, and even fun, to read. Although I bought it for myself, it has now become a resource that our entire family uses, including my parents.

This book is about a little girl named Maria Isabel.She came from Puerto Rico. There were two girls named Maria in her class so her teacher called her Mary. When her teacher called her Mary she didn't pay attention. Her teacher got mad and she wouldn't let her be in the play. Maria tells her parents that she is going to be in the play. What will her parents say when they don't find her in the play? Will Maria still get in trouble? I like the book because it has a happy ending. The author is trying to tell us that if you have a wish and you believe it,it may come true.

I read this book in college as a part of a book club required by the school. I loved this book as soon as I read it. It can teach teachers how to be culturally sensative to all their students. A name is a very important possession to most of us. It is an only possession to some children. It is also good for those teachers who are stuck thinking that children "should just learn our language" when in reality it is a long process. I would like to recommend this book to those who are teaching children ESL and those regular classroom teachers who have ESL students in their rooms. I loved it!

This book is about a girl named Maria Isabel that came to the United States from Puerto Rico to a new school.She doesn't like her class because there are two Marias so her teacher calls her Mary.That name gets her in trouble because Maria thinks that the teacher is calling on someone else.The teacher gets mad and Maria can't be in the play. She gets to write about her greatest wish. What will her wish be? I liked this book because it was cool and fun. It was cool because I liked Maria's imagination. She said a trash can full of snow looked like an enchanted tunnel. I think what the author is trying to tell you is that teachers should call you by your real name, not the name that they want to call you.

This is a poor book to learn Ada from. I'll agree that the book is a good reference tool, once you have a firm grasp on the language. I took a course four years ago with 14 other experienced programmers (Ada, C, ...), all of them thought this book was difficult to use as a learning tool. It lacks good examples and is poorly orginized. Go elsewhere if your new to Ada 95.

Over two years back, I had to write and test huge amount of code (about 200-330K LOC) in Ada 95 (I had over 8 yrs. Ada 83 experience) in very short time. A colleague suggested to use this book. It has helped me in every way. The book contains very clear explanations about all the new concepts in Ada and it also covers the real-time issues, OOP, low-level multilingual programming, distributed programming etc.

Although, it was written for the "C" programmers who are new to Ada, I have since then worked on two more major programs and this is the only Ada95 book I am continuously using together with the Ada 95 LRM.

This book is the best Ada 95 book in the market. It covers everything about Ada 95 (core language plus all six specialized annexes). Chapters are presented in a tutorial format. Examples in the book are practical and realistic. Best of all you learn features of Ada 95 with a tremendous clarity. What is unbelievable is the ability of the author to teach you some complex topics in a step by step manner leaving no room for confusion. This book is complete in every way and entertaining. If you are a serious Ada developer this is a MUST BOOK. I use this book to teach adavnced Ada 95 classes.

I must say I had higher expectations with this book. When I bought it I was -so to speak- going under the ups and downs of the first few weeks after being diagnosed with Type 2, and upon reading comments and reviews I decided this book could help me through some of it.Well, it did in a sense, but after the first few chapters, it becomes incredibly repetitive and, at times, even contradictory. The problem is that it's all made of essays, all of which are written by different people. This results in a true mix that more than once brings back concepts that already have been discussed, more precisely perhaps, the anger that a diabetic experiences and how to deal with it. By the fourth time I read about this, I was almost angry to find the topic discussed again! :) (not so much, but you get the point). Otherwise, it has some great advice. I would say it's best for someone who's on his or her first few days after diagnosis or someone who -regardless- continues to be on an emotional rollercoaster due to diabetes, or for parents of diabetic children. Not really the best resource for spouses of diabetics.

People with diabetes so often have to read and absorb dense information about their condition. This book, though, does not make those kinds of intense demands on the reader. It consists of a series of brief articles dealing with ways to support yourself or your child through stresses associated with diabetes.

Chapters include topics such as surviving the preteens, beating stress and dealing with negative thoughts. Each chapter is written by a different author.

I see this as a book you can keep in the bathroom, by the bed or in the car. One day you might want to spend five minutes reading about how to develop an exercise program. Another time, you might read about dealing with perfectionistic tendencies. Read the chapters in any order as you need them.

This book takes you through all the emotions one deals with when faced with the diagnosis of Diabetes. It also gives good insight on how to tap into your own ways of dealing with Diabets on a daily basis. An excellent book!

The words and story in this book are simple. Field Mouse wants a friend, but cannot find one. Then one day he meets Frog. Field Mouse likes Frog, but feels Frog wouldn't want to be his friend because she can sing, jump, and swim. However, Field Mouse learns that she has valuable talents, too. The underlying message of the book is that we all have gifts, even the smallest and meekest among us. The message is a good one, but it isn't presented too clear. The Aesop fable about the Lion and Mouse is a much better tale. Still, really young children will like the book, even if just to look at the spectacular illustrations.

This book teaches children to recognize their own talents, appreciate the talents of others, and to recognize that friends can come from very different backgrounds. A great book to use in the classroom on many levels.

i loved it so much i puked