Geez! What, does it cost A LOT to put tracks on a CD? The CD that accompanies this book is, that's right, one track. Yet the sections are really discreet lessons. That's annoying; I have to zip on search past the beginning every time I start and stop this CD.

The book has some useful stuff and it does have music notation mixed with the usual draw-blow notation used for harmonica. And the section on bending notes is excellent--it has practice riffs that test your ability to bend the note down halves and whole notes. There is even a one-hole three-note bent riff. Nice to learn. And the theory is better explained than in some books plus the written-out musical notation blues songs are great.

There are some useful tricks in here, so you have to forgive the silly idea of a one track cd. The sections are played quickly, so if you want to play along or listen again, you have to restart the CD. Maybe you can create an audio cassette tape cut into sections and cued for reference by lesson. I might try that, as I found a lot of merit in this book and CD package.

I was given this book about ten years ago and back then it still had a cassette. I was impressed with Don's playing but not with the book. The book is a repetition of a lot of others. I also was given an instruction book back then by Charlie Musselwhite with the same sort of interior but with a 33 rpm flexi single. Again the tracks where superb and great to learn from, the book wasn't. With all respect, I never learned from tab (written solos), I learned playing from listening to others. Later I learned from profesional player whom I met over the years.... My advice for beginners is to get a book like this to get familiar with some techniques, then get a load of CD's by harp players and finally get in touch with some seasoned players or, if you can afford it, a harp teacher. By the way, I'm not a fan of Don Baker's records, but I am a fan of his playing and persona. He's a fine guitarist too....

I had this book almost ten years ago (it came with a cassette instead of a CD). I recently developed an interest in learning harp again and ordered this with the CD. Unfortunately all examples are progammed on one track which is pretty much no different than using a cassette. Actually worse because if you stop at example 33 on a tape and start the tape the next day you start at example 33. Since the CD has everything on one track you'll have to search for it. Way to go guys.... Does anyone else have this problem?

the author starts writing about herself. There were parts of this book that were an absolute joy to read...but eventually, they were marred by the author's relentless self-promotion and conceit. Reading this, one would get the idea that Fran Gage single-handedly created the California cuisine movement. She mentions landmarks such as Chez Panisse or famous chefs only to imply that they were influenced by her. However, when she sets aside her bias to describe food and cooking, her writing truly comes alive. An uneven book, and certainly an exasperating one to get through.

Fran Gage's lively curiosity and her knack for finding answers to her questions make this book an inspiration for food lovers in the Bay Area. Her stories about the people who grow, harvest or produce memorable foods in this region are personal, comprehensive, and delightful to read. Fran has a talent for storytelling that takes you vicariously to the spots she uncovered in her quest for answers. Her extensive bibliography is a great list for finding out more about cooking and ingredients. As a Bay Area resident, I found this book refreshing, readable, and informative - I learned so much more about the area I live in!

I loved this book and read it easily in one sitting. My regret is that I didn't know of Fran before her bakery burned down. Her style of writing is free and easy and without pretension. My only wish is that she had written more of her experience running a renowned bakery!

This is the second book I've read by Madeline Baker.

Kaylynn Summers is a white woman, fleeing an abusive husband. She is captured and enslaved by Cheyenne Indians who treat her better than her husband. She is won in a horse race by Jesse who becomes her new 'owner.' What follows is a typical, 'run away until I realize I love you' style romance, with nothing but predictable villains, plot twists and ending.

I would really like to see Madeline Baker write a historical novel. Her talent really shines when writing about the Indians and their way of life. What didn't work in this novel, which is ironic, is the romance.

I found Kaylynn, a shallow superficial heroine, more concerned about her broken nails than anything else. The hero, Yellow Thunder was more worried about his scarred face than romancing the heroine. Both characters seemed to have a lot of 'growing up' to do. The only, vaguely appealing character was a minor character named Ravenhawk, who was quite a bit more interesting than Yellow Thunder.

For me, this book fails and disappoints, mainly because it is very close to what a good novel should be. If Madeline would only concentrate on making her main characters more mature and appealing, I would be an avid fan.

A page turner from page one, Madeline Baker pulls you into the story with the first written paragraph. Jesse Yellow Thunder, although, a half breed and bounty hunter, represents the best of both worlds. He is a man with morals and convictions and in his heart lies a deep sense of needing to be loved. His scarred face is a burried pain embedded deep in his heart. Kaylynn is a beautiful captive and when they meet, hearts entertwine and souls touch. She has never known love, although the terror and pain of an abusive husband. Together, they learn that love is a healing of the soul that can overcome any obstacle in their way.

Spirit Walker's poems were heart-rendering and held a depth of love that none can match. My compliments to a poet that wrote the word love in so many ways, it captured the heart of this reader!

I enjoy every one of her books from start to end. I like this the more for a reason. Some time all people feel like yellow ulgy and not pretty, and at the end her got the girl.

Lewis Carroll sends Alice on a second set of adventures in some territory that is beyond our world. This time she crosses a mirror and enters a game of chess. She will eventually become a queen but she will in all possible ways express her deep desire to rebel against a world that is seen as having too many limitations and frustrating rules. She will in a way rebel against the game of chess itself when she comes to the end of it and pulls the tablecloth from under all the pawns and pieces to have peace and quiet, to free herself of absolute slavery. But what is she the slave of ? Of rules, the rules of the game, the rules of society, the rules of education. Of words and their silly ambiguities that enable them to mean both one sense and its reverse, that enable them to lead to absurd statements and declarations that completely block her in blind alleys and impasses. But at the same time, her return to the normal world that transforms those adventures into a dream, is a rejection of such adventures and of such rebellion as being absurd and purely fantasmatic, dreamlike. There is in this book a rather sad lesson that comes out of this ending : children can dream adventures, can dream perfect freedom, but reason brings them back to the comfortable world of everyday life and submission. And there is no other way possible. This book is pessimistic about a possible evolution from one generation to the next thanks to the retension of childish, childlike dreams, forgetting that the world can only change and progress thanks to the fuel those dreams represent in our social engine.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

"Through The Looking Glass" is, perhaps, not QUITE as good as "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland", but it's close enough to still rate five stars. Not, properly, a sequel to the first book, there is no indication at any point in it that the Alice (clearly the same individual, slightly older) from this book ever had the adventures in the first one; there is no reference to her previous adventures, even when she once again meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Obviously, the two books are intended as parallel adventures, not subsequent ones.

The most memorable bits from this book are doubtlessly the poem, "Jabberwocky", as well as chapter six, "Humpty Dumpty". But all of the book is marvellous, and not to be missed by anyone who enjoys a magical romp through silliness and playful use of the English language.

(This review refers to the unabridged "Dover Thrift Edition".)

Carrol was a profound and wonderful writer, and Through the Looking Glass... is definate proof of this. Though there isn't much evidence that he was a pedophile, you shouldn't grade his works simply on who he might or might not have been. Through the Looking Glass... is one of the greatest works of literature in the english language, and will continue to be despite the author's supposed problems.

I am going to be very unpopular here but I'm okay with it. I could not believe the violence in this story. Also, I never heard of a Maje and it is too incredible to even attempt to believe. People who heal the wounded and take their pain? Leyla made me angry at best during the entire story. How, after seeing how her man was treated by the different people, did she insist their lives be spared! Please! Jarrett has got to be the bigger fool to allow her to sway him. This was too much for me. I like stories that are believable. This was ridiculous. Even the ending didn't make it all worth reading.

This is so cool I just love the way this book was written. A love between Jarrent and Leyla is so strong nothing can part them, not even death itself.

Loved this book and I wouldn't change any of it. Magnificent read

Ruth Baker Field's horror novel "Wild Violets" suffers from what can only be guessed at as deadline pressure. Field starts out incredibly strong on a novel describing a young man dealing with the trauma of the death of his father, his now mute mother and the pressure of living in an environment where no one tells you what is right and what is wrong. This causes some problems as the lad grows older and begins to develope a mental illness that would be the true horror of the novel.

Unfortunately, just as the novel reaches its climax and as some readers will say "really gets good", Field sort of folds up the story and you are really left hanging what was going to happen to the characters. I'm not sure if this is why there don't appear to be any other novels by her or what. It's sad because it was an interesting story that needed more flushing out. Most of Zebra's horror novels from the 80s suffered from this almost pulp style of writing, some managed to succeed with it (say Johnstone's Toy Cemetary) others failed.

Field's novel is full of interesting characters, is quite graphic at times (be warned!) but fails as a complete story.

The children's book of the same title was written by Phyllis Green. The "Wild Violets" by Ruth Baker Field is a horror story.

I found this book very interesting. It's about two girls that switch lives. One girl is poor & one girl is rich. Both girls find out that each other's life is not as easy as they thought. The book was filled with emotional moments, both sad & happy. It shows how TRUE friends can stay friends no matter what happens to them. I would recommend this book for people Nine years old & up. Review By Blaire- 10 years old

I was hoping for something a little more detailed and technical. It is a good overview of the various technologies out there but not reference material. It is prticularly weak on the following topics, RS232, T1, V.35.

This book was very understandable. Gilbert Held presents his information very well. I did find several typos, but that's a minor quibble.

I review many technical books in the fields of telephony and data communications every year, and I found this book to be a great Intro text. It covers data communications concepts from the beginning, providing readers with a solid base of knowledge.

I use this book in some of the data communications classes I teach, and can easily recommend it.

I'm a huge Axis and Allies fan, and I was expecting some great new things to come out of this book. I got it, and I was sorely disappointed. For example, it talks about each country and what they produced such as Germany and subs, America and bombers, etc., and tells you that each country will get free units based on that at the end of each turn. A good idea, but everyone gets almost exactly the same thing! It makes no sense... It goes so far as to include a "Reduced Soviet Effectiveness" rule making all Russian units -1/-1! Infantry that hits on a 0 attacking? Yeah, that's a good one... Sure, the Soviet units were of a lower quality in the war, but they had masses and masses of them to make up for it, which doesn't happen in this game.

This book is frankly just not worth it. You can find thousands of new rules on the internet, and they won't cost you anything...

This is an excellent enhancement to a great strategy game. There are a lot of new rules in this book, but if you phase them in a few new rules per game it works out great. Gibraltar controls naval movement out of the Mediterranean. Fighters are allowed to intercept and defend navies. Flight ranges are limited to one sea zone in combat, which makes carriers very valuable in the Pacific. German subs in the high seas (outside of the Baltic or the three Mediterranean sea zones) reduce the income of U.S. and Britain. American and British troops are not allowed in Russian territories as long as Russia is in the game... These are just some of the rules that make the game much more realistic. It's a great book! You'll never want to go back to the original rules.

A well-thought-out adaptation of the classic Axis & Allies board game. Standard rules and units are slightly modified in some cases to nudge the game closer to historical accuaracy. Other rules create realistic geographical limits on movement and combat. Then there are the political considerations: Will Stalin let the Western Allies camp in his territory? Will the Japanese and Germans be truly able to co-operate like the Allies do? Another neat feature is you can pick and choose from the various rules in three rules sets to match your interests and create an unlimited variety of different opening moves.

This is the book I learned to bake with as a vegan child. I learned firsthand that not every recipe is a winner, but I still go back to the pages stained with over fifteen years of use. I've wound up adjusting and revising my favorites, but I would still recommend this as a good reference, especially the section on substitutions for ingredients (if the reader is vegetarian or vegan - nothing really replaces butter and chocolate).

Uprisings would have earned 5 stars from me, but I do recommend this with a caveat that not all of the recipes work out all of the time. Most do, however, and those ingredients that may have seemed exotic back when are now available in most supermarkets or your local health food emporium. I continue to bake out of Uprisings, but I also love to read it because it's a great way to revisit the 1960s and 70s--a "you are there" type of experience. It is so very earnest.

I used this book CONSTANTLY when I worked at a natural foods co-op as a baker.There are endless types of bread recipes from sweet yeasted breads to savory breads.There are TOO many options for vegan substitutes!!It is so wonderful to have access to so many yummy baked goodies that are healthy.I HIGHLY recommend this book for all bakers.

Saying you're impartial and actually acting (and writing) impartially are two different things, and the latter is much more difficult -- and noble -- than the former. Unfortunately, this out-of-date tome promises to be a balanced look at the liberal media bias, and then proceeds to take potshots at anybody who has ever voted for a Democrat, and excuse or celebrate annybody who has ever voted for a Republican. I suppose a tribe of apolitical reporters who have given up their power to vote would be preferable to the author, or better yet, inhuman proxies who'd just pull the Republican right-wing lever each and every time. The writing is dry and boring, and there is plenty of old-fashioned euphemistic code, giving one the distinct feeling that Mr. Bozell won't be caught having a conversation over lunch with a gay Jewish Democrat anytime soon. It left a bad taste in my mouth.

Many conservative populists rant about "liberal media bias" far too much. One gets the impression that they think there's a massive conspiracy to deceive the public. This discredits them and many of their ideas in the eyes of the average voter.

Nevertheless, the evidence has been there for some time that the vast majority of the press and those in Hollywood vote Democratic and lean to the left. And this book, written by responsible social scientists, demonstrates the voting patterns, social backgrounds, and political beliefs of the majority of the power elite in Hollywood and in the major broadcast and print news outlets.

What this book demonstrates is that most of the press and most of Hollywood lean to the left. This does not mean that any particular reporter or editor or news anchor intentionally goes out of his way to slant his reporting. What it means is that the average news reporter, editor, and producer (or Hollywood writer, director, or producer) has a set of attitudes about the world that he shares with most of his colleagues. The problem being that if everyone you work with shares your bias, if you're ALL a little left of center and everyone you encounter shares that, you will tend to be blind to when you're not being fair to other interpretations of events or history.

To their credit, the authors do a great deal of in-depth research, showing areas where many in the press are actually rather conservative. On the whole, what they show to any open-minded person is that most in the media lean left on many major issues, and lean right on a few. This even leaves open the possibility that left-wing critics of the press are right sometimes, and that right-wing critics of the media are often correct.

This book is must-reading for anyone who cares about the possibility that what we see in the media may not always be fair, and is open-minded enough to consider the possibility that the critics may have something. Unfortunately, the book is dated; none of the research goes past the 1980s. It badly needs an update. Let's hope the publishers see fit to do one.

If you would like to know which of today's top journalists, reporters and even news department heads worked as Democratic political staff members in the past, this is the first place you should look. This book even cites quotes (with references to the sources) from many supposedly impartial members of the news media showing their true political leanings, as well as polls of the media showing their voting records (about 9-to-1 for Mondale and against Reagan - is that representative of ordinary political views?). Anyone who doubts that the vast majority of the news media favors the Democratic party should check this book out. However, this is more of a reference source than a literary work, so don't expect great narration.