My mother bought this book in 1970. She is a great cook and she always considered it one of the best Italian cookbooks ever. I've read it from front to back, trying many of the recipees. It has very clear explanations. and a large ammount of wonderful recipees. I consider it it by far the best classic Italian cookbook ever. Especially interesting is the section on Sauces. It covers more Italian sauces than I ever knew existed! If you love Italian food you really want this book in your collection.

I found this book in a used bookstore near Traverse City, Michigan. In skimming the contents, I was floored by the comprehensive use of ingredients and the clear, simple instructions. Since I am not fluent in Italian, the bi-lingual titles have given me the Italian for eel, frog, rabbit among others. The preface explains why "songbirds" have been eliminated from the list of delicasies. I came to Amazon to find more about Carnacina since he was a student of the "father" of modern cooking, Escoffier.

I found this book quite good. I read it in about three days and didn't really want it to end. Like most of Dean Koontzs' books, I found it quite believable. What I mean about that is these things could happen, they might be far fetched but his plot lines are feasable.

Never before has a booked shocked me the way this one has. Right off the bat, characters that you liked either were not what they appeared of were killed, with absoultly no warning. I have to say, I like a story that has the ability to shock me.

I recommend this book to anyone who is a Dean Koontz fan, and even if your not. It is not filled with Mr. Koontz anger about how human society is falling apart and blaming thier mothers, fathers, and the cereal they ate for breakfast on their present day problems, but instead focused on hope, family, and overcoming great lose. But, at the same time, it is thrilling, full of suspense and horror.

I don't know what else to say about this book, except read it and then read it again. I'll guarantee that you will enjoy it, that it will shock you and cause you to lose sleep, because you won't be able to put it down. Curiousity will keep those pages turning.

This Book is the best book about the pyramids that I read.It shows all the truth about how,who and why these pyramids were maked.Besides, the Book is wonderful and we can undestand everything about the egypt ,the pyramids , pharaohs and so on.If someone wants to undestand the true story about the "Big" Pyramid and other pyramids in Egypt, this book is the best of all. My life changed after reading this book.We can undestand many things about the mankind .This book is really complete.I recommend it to everybody.

This survey of hispanic folk music of the Rio Grande may be regionally specific, but it will prove essential to any student of Hispanic music and provides a wide-ranging history which examines the religious music from 16th-century Spain, Mexican folk tunes, and melodies which are native to the Rio Grande region. Songs appear in Spanish and English and the book includes excellent black and white photos and historical notes.

This is a very well written and researched book about questions as who was Kaspar Hauser or St. Germain. All the infoprmation of this book is clear and categorical abaout this type of topics (others include are the person who supposed was the survived Delfin (son of Luis XV)

I suggest strongly read this book to all the people interested in historical enigmas

January 8, 2003
English:

As a Trio music lover, I consider this book a treasure, since it is the first book written about Los Tres Reyes.
In this book you will be able to find deep and detailed information about every aspect and stage of this great Trio, from the beginning with the Puente brothers (Gilberto & Raul), to the arrival of Hernando Aviles, who once was the first voice of the famous Trio Los Panchos.
This biographic book also contains a number of pictures of "The golden age of Trio music", as well as about 125 songs, which are just a few of the many songs this great Trio has recorded.

Spanish:

Como un amante de la musica de Trio, Yo considero este libro un tesoro, ya que es el primer libro que se escribe a cerca de Los Tres Reyes.
En este libro podras encontrar una amplia y detallada informacion a cerca de cada aspecto y cada etapa de este grandioso Trio, desde sus inicios con los hermanos Gilberto y Raul Puente, hasta la llegada de Hernando Aviles, quien una vez fuera la primera voz del famoso Trio Los Panchos.
Este libro biografico tambien contiene un numero de fotografias de "La epoca dorada de la musica de Trio", y aproximadamente 125 letras de canciones, las cuales son solo unas cuantas de las muchas canciones que este grandioso Trio ha grabado.

Para todos que estan buscando una manera de mejorar su vida y tener exito, este libro es definitivamente necesario. Fue el primer libro para mi que me ha hecho pensar que la magia del exito realmente se encuentra dentro de mi, que yo tengo control de mis circunstancias. Este libro ha ayudado tener mucho exito a muchos de mis amigos, y estoy hablando de muuuuucho dinero y estilos de vida que unos suenan en tener (por eso lo lei!) Schwartz explica como usar lo que tenemos cada uno, y como utilizarlo para nuestro propio exito......Les deseo muchas felicidades en tomar la decision mejorar su vida y leer un libro que les va ayudar por muchos anos.......

I've always felt that every recipe has a story behind it, some ditty that brings the history of the recipe and its origin to light. When I reviewed "La Comida:...." I was pleased to see not only informative vignettes but also the legends of the Upper Rio Grande area. There's even a section on Utinsels and how they were/are used by the peoples of that region. What also amazed me was the bibliography. Now you tell me, how often do you find a cookbook with a bibliography? Not often that's for sure. If you're like me and have a huge craving for the wonderful flavors of the American Southwest then you'll love to have "La Comida:..." in your colletion. Bob Wiseman Author, Reviewer, Historian

The book is well rounded with great suggestions, stories and tips.
Fred just knows how to make things work, simple and fresh.
All it says to me is GAME ON!

When I feel nostolgic about Taos, and wish I were there, I pull out my copy of La Comida and read a few chapters. Brings me back to the warmth and feel of the country. Only wish Fred had included his recipe for Macaroni, cheese and chiles, and the squash stew

I found this book very provocative. The anecdotal comments throughout the book, personal accounts on each campaign and method which the author introduces character sketches as the applicable historical figures come into context were refreshing and enlightening. Despite references to Maps in the appendixes of the book, I found the author's description of tactics and battle movements to be somewhat confusing at times. I was a little disappointed with the amount of attention given to the last years of Napoleon the 1st's reign. All in all, a good, enjoyable read. DPS

Blonde has written a superb tour de force in a style which makes one think you are reading a novel and transports you to the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars. One learns a plenty of the lot of the common soldier and meets characters such as Murat, Ney and other lesser knowns. All in all a brilliant history without the boring prose of some better known history books!

Georges Blond takes the reader with Napoleon and his men as they march from Boulogne to Waterloo with a completeness that one would expect from an autobiography. The book describes the day-to-day life and death in the army of the Emperor with all the detail of a conversation with a grizzled veteran at a Parisian café. Mr. Blond provides character sketches of some of the leading historical figures of the time that illustrate motive, desire and fault. His descriptions of the Peninsular War and the retreat from Moscow vividly illustrate the suffering and horrors of war in the Napoleonic era. The author's in depth treatment of the medical services is most enlightening, describing the frightful lot of the wounded in gory detail. The reader cannot avoid having an increased respect for the physicians Rene Desgenettes and Jean Larrey. Touching on the political, personal and military histories of the period, the book provides the reader with a unique vantage point from which they may view battles like Austerlitz and Waterloo in a new light. The descriptions of the campaigns and battles avoid tactical details while providing sweeping descriptions that answer many of the how's and why's of the conflicts events. With the chronology, maps and statistics included in the appendixes, this book will become a valued addition to the library of any student of the Napoleonic era.

Que la mama grande sea la dueña de los colores de la bandera habla de la elocuencia de Garcia Marquez. No se pierdan esta genial historia.

If you like Gabriel Garcia Marquez... you will love this collection of stories. They are a must read for lovers of magical realism. These stories are the type you can smell and taste. This is the original stuff before everyone started doing it (Isabel Allende for example) and nobody has done it better or will do it better. Nobel Price winner GGM is the most important writer alive and arguably the most important writer of the 20th century...