Cooking the Swiss way is a simple book with basic Swiss recipes. It also gives a broad explanation of some of the Swiss customs. It is a fantastic book (5 stars) for the young cook in the kitchen trying new cultural recipes although for the more advanced it misses its mark.

This entire series is fantastic. I've been using it both with my Girl Scouts & 4H clubs for about 20 years now, but also for myself.

This is meant to be a children's cookbook, but unlike most on the market it doesn't talk down to them. A fantastic introduction to the regional cooking with lots of useful information regarding cooking in general & ethnic cooking as well.

Not for someone who is advanced in a particular cuisine, but it does what it sets out to do really, really well. Just wish they would put out regional American cooking books as well.

I thought this book was fun to read. It was very exiting in the begin and intresting to. I was anxious to know what was going to happen next. But at the end when I found out it was all for a movie it wasn't as exciting as before. I would recomend this to someone. I would give it a 9 out of 1-10. It was great.

I think that the book was easy to read but has some difficult parts for young readers. It will make you read without stopping. There are not many pictures but the ones they had were OK.

I have reviewed Thomas Hughes' Dictionary of Islam, and I have found that, despite being written by an Englishman clergyman over 100 years ago, it presents a fairly comprehensive view of the Islamic faith, based essentially on the orthodoxy of the Hanifite (madhab)-- School of Islam Law.

Most of the scriptural information contained therein come from traditional Islamic texts (such as Mishkat al Masabih, Hidaya, etc.), but several biographical sketches and translations of the Qur'anic Surahs are based on the works of Western orientalists, containing inherent biases. By and large, the traditions and rules are universal and not subject to polemics.

The lexicon undoubtedly contain vast amount of information that can only be found in other voluminous texts and encyclopedias, such as the New Encyclopedia of Islam, still under production.

This dictionary will be of great value to the lay Muslim (wanting to know more about Islam) as well as the serious student of the faith. It contains far more historic information than the Concise Encylopedia of Islam by Cyril Glass, even though I put the latter a step ahead because it prepared by a man of the faith and it is more up to date.

Nonetheless, this book would be a good addition to anyone's library. I use it all the time for quick references, especially on 'far out' topics or questions including those that may be considered 'esoteric.'

I have no hesitation in recommending this book, if only because there is no other out there (produced from Muslim sources) that is available in a comprehensive format to the lay Muslim, outside that of Cyril Glass'.

This book, written by a Christian Missionary wandering in the Indian Sub-continent in the 1800's is a very copmprehensive work on the Islamic doctrines, beliefs and practices. It practically has a definition for every Islamic term or concept that you ever wanted to know. Apart from these it also contains informative articles on the lifestyles of Muslims in the 1800's on ceremonies like marriage, birth, death and other festivals and rites. Its many illustrations and easy to read format will prove invaluable to any one who wants to learn about Islam and Muslims and will be a great gift for non-muslim friends.

This isn't a bad book, but it's namesake _The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made_ does a far better job at similar material. There is almost no overlap between the two books, despite the fact that the former book does cover a good deal of science fiction.

Where I think this book fails most is its approach. It's spends a lot of time dealing with production notes on the movies that were made instead (for example, Alien3), instead of the movie that wasn't made (Aliens vs. Predator). Furthermore, it never gets to the key issue -- why would this particular unmade movie have been great?

So, I'd recommend this book only as a follow-on if you've already read the "original".

A must for all Sci-Fi and film fans (like myself!). I'd always wondered why some of the greatest Sci-Fi stories had never made it to the silver screen and why the one that had were often very disappointing; after reading this book, I now know why!!!

Not only due to you get all the facts and figure regarding the featured "never made" movies, this book lets inside the hearts and mind of the people that tried their hardest to make these movies happen and the studio management idiots that stopped them!

Like movies? Like Sci-Fi books? Want to know why your favourite stories never made it to celluloid? Read this book and find out!

A strong story, highly readable. The author has drawn his characters with vivid imagination and has written an exciting and absorbing story which I'm sure will delight and impress most readers.

A must read for any fantasy fans! Having not read anything else by this author before I approached it with some trepidation. After having read the first 3 pages I was pleased to find myself gripped by it until the very end. The story moves along at a comfortable pace with just the right combination of action and adventure. The descriptions of the characters are vague enough for you to be able to use your imagination when picturing them thus making them even easier to identify with. The scenery is depicted well and makes you feel that you are really there living the adventure yourself. When oh when is the next volume being published I want to know what happens next and how the story will end!

This is a pretty decent photo book about life in Hitler's thousand year Reich (although it only lasted 12 years). The authors do a rather solid job of covering the highs and lows of the NAZI regime. Many authors review the military aspect of the struggle, but this book covers the affects on the German society and population. The beginning chapters deal with Hitler and the rise of the NAZI party. Throughout the book are great pictures which summarize the life and death of NAZI Germany.
At only 210 pages, this is a good summary read of Hitler and his Germany. The only thing which I disagreed with was one of the final chapters on the Eastern Front. It had interviews with two German soldiers captured by the Russians. These soldiers stated they were fairly treated by the front line soldiers. I don't doubt that some German soldiers did get fair treatment by the Soviets but the overwhelming percentage were interned and fewer than 10 in 100 returned to Germany after the war. Other than that, a great read on a most dispictable man and his regime.

This is a surprisingly informative book that covers each aspect of German life in the beginning of the 20th Century. It is not the most comprehensive book on the subject, but it gives the reader a good deal of information to go on for further research.

Starting with a chapter on Adolf Hitler, the book describes economics issues, Hitler Youth, the women of the Reich, genocide of Jews and others deemed racially inferior to the Nazis, and other topics of home front Germany.

It is chock full of photos, and the text is quite interesting. I knocked the book down one star because it's not a comprehensive read. It's really a well-written picture book with the kind of text normally found in school books.

In fact, to give people a better sense of how an average German lived, this is a great place to start.

Jill is a rather strange book, yet it has this way of actually making you believe that somewhere someone is living these peoples' lives. It might even seem a bit too real.
Jill is a woman from outer space, whose name is actually Cheelio. Cheelio looks like any normal woman, except she is green. Her mission is to learn everything about Earth. She uses Jay to go about that, but she gets a lot more than she bargains for. She does learn about Earth, yet she also learns about relationships, being truly feminine, and love, all through the help of her 'boyfriend' Jay.
I don't know if I could actually say I liked this book, but it did, indeed, keep me wrapped within it's clutches and very intrigued. This is definitely a book that might make you wonder what would happen if something like this really happened? Would the president have the government take an alien under its care? Sure they would study the alien, but would they go to such great lengths to make her happy and grant her every wish? I'm wondering myself.

This is a fun, grown-up read! It was well-conceived and engaging, with plenty of humor, sex, and nitty-gritty real life. And a fine dog, too. What more could you ask?

This is a lovely, colorful and attractive book full of interesting information about Indian culture and daily living.
However, I was disapointed that it had just a few recipes as it is really more of a travel/guide book. I returned the book because I wanted a cook book, not a guide book. But if you want a guide book, you will be pleased.

What a great book! Lots of simple recipes but also some more complex ones to experiment with on rainy Sunday afternoons. Great authentic smells and flavours.

I couldn't make heads or tails of this book, then I got HTML 4 For Dummies: Quick Reference. With HTML 4 For Dummies I was able to understand the basics of HTML better. With the basics down this book, More HTML For Dummies, made much more sense. I have been able to add several great items to my sites that I wouldn't have been able to without this book. Just be sure you understand HTML before buying this book.

If You Know A fair amout about HTML and what to know more buy this book if u do know know much about html then i would recomend Dummies 101: HTML 4 This is a great book! buy! buy! buy!

To make the long story short, when I started to work as a CSR in a bank, I kept this book as a reference on my desk. Before that I tried to ask the branch manager - he didn't have a clue. In the end, I put it in bank's "Better Practices Manual" binder and used it it explain products to the customers.

I used this book for an online course that I took from BYU. It was very informative and interesting.