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Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking 18 reviews
Masaharu Morimoto
DK Publishing, 2007
An Iron Chef's Cookbook
I don't know about other readers, but I enjoy watching "The Iron Chef." Whether it's Bobby Flay or Cat Cora or Mario Batali or Morimoto or. . . . It's just fun to watch the challenger and the Iron Chef take some specified food and try to build a meal around it. And this represents Morimoto's art and craft.
On the inside dust jacket, a key phrase reads: "Masaharu Morimoto's cooking has ...
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China: People Place Culture History 11 reviews
DK Publishing
DK Publishing, 2007
Gorgeous journey through a vast country
I visited China earlier this year on business, so I was intrigued when I came across this book. When I opened it, I was not disappointed. This book celebrates China and its variety of culture, art, landscapes and rich history with beautiful photography and educational text.
The beginning section of the book draws you in with page after page of beautiful photographs of different landscapes in ...
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Sex: How to Do Everything1 review
Em & Lo
DK Publishing, 2008
Do it and do it right.
This is a good sex manual book in that it really takes the subject and dispells a lot of the confusion that accompanies it. It read easy and good, too, and wasn't too over the top or bland. A good read, along with:
Sex, Your Woman and You: How to Sexually Please Your Woman in the Bedroom and Beyond. Both recommended.
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Grow Vegetables: Gardens - Yards - Balconies - Roof Terraces2 reviews
Alan Buckingham
DK Publishing, 2008
The best book of its kind
An excellent book, well-written, and beautifully designed and illustrated. It makes the daunting tasks of creating and managing a vegetable garden seem simple. I could see my thumbs getting greener as I read it.
The book manages to be comprehensive, yet concise, covering all of the important topics, without deluging the reader with excessive details, or complicated Latin names. It gives the ...
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Nude Photography: The Art and the Craft6 reviews
DK Publishing, 2007
For artists and fans alike
The latest photography offering from DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) is a glossy treatise on mastering the art of nude photography, from selection an approach to perfecting your chosen techniques and post-production tips and tricks. Author Pascal Baetens is a Belgian jack-of-all-trades who has specialized in portrait, fashion, travel, and nude photography in a range of industries (editorial, ...
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Rockets and Spaceships (DK Readers Beginning to Read, Level 1) 3 reviews
Karen Wallace
DK Publishing, 2001
Very informative
This book was given to my 4 year old for his birthday. The book is fairly easy to read, and provides photos and descriptions of new vocabulary words. It's a challenge for those who are beginning to read solely for the purpose of reading, but it's a delight for those who devour everything about rockets and space!
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Bird1 review
David Burnie, Ben Hoare, ...
DK Publishing, 2007
BREATHTAKING
This is the TOP OF THE LINE Bird Book! It's the perfect 'coffee table', always at your fingertips (but make sure your fingers are strong...being that the book is oversized and very HEAVY)& FULL of the most gorgeous photographs~Lovely to view, to appreciate & to become enthralled with birds, their habits, migration, etc. Even if you are NOT a bird lover, the book has such incredible layouts, that ...
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Reef19 reviews
Scubazoo
DK Publishing, 2007
Readable coffee table book
Reef, put out by an interested research, photographic group, is great. The photographs are beyond impressive and the test actually explains what the photographs show. I got this for my 4 year-old granddaughter, but I will probably finish it before she begins to read instead of just look at the pictures.
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The Sports Book6 reviews
DK Publishing
DK Publishing, 2007
The Sports Book
VERY COOL LOOKING BOOK and VERY detailed about all sports. Great for all the sport lovers in your life! Highly recommended.
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A School Like Mine2 reviews
DK Publishing
DK Publishing, 2007
awesome companion
Wonderful companion to A Life Like Mine. Great book to keep out to help children keep perspective.
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Slice of Organic Life17 reviews
Alice Waters
DK Publishing, 2007
Serves up just that - "A Slice" of organic life,
This is a beautiful book. It has full color photos and it's printed on thick and flexible paper stock. It has 352 pages full of wonderful ways to get on the way to organic living. What I adore about this book is it has a ton of very simple ways to change even the most practical things you do everyday to make them organic. Most of the ideas would work no matter if you live in a small apartment or ...
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Butterfly4 reviews
Ben Morgan
DK Publishing, 2008
Another DK visual tour de force
DK has done it again! I have been very pleased with their recent large nature pictorial books such as Rain Forest and Reef. This book is right up there with the others. It contains hundreds of stunning photos with just enough explanatory text to fascinate. This book is a bargain even at list price. At the Amazon price it's a steal. Anyone remotely interested in butterflies and moths will ...
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Spiders' Secrets (DK Readers Level 3)2 reviews
Richard Platt
DK Publishing, 2002
Awesome book!
This is one book that I think belongs in every child's library. It is absolutely fascinating - from the tarantulas having cousins that eat birds and lizards in Australia (but if you watch Steve Irwin you already knew that!), to the fact that black widow spiders just live in Arizona, this is really a page turner and-a-half! Adults will love reading this to the younger ones and alone-readers will ...
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Canada (Eyewitness Travel Guides)8 reviews
DK Publishing
DK Publishing, Inc., 2002
Another Excellent DK Guide
Consistent with all the DK Guides we have purchased, their Canada Guide is comprehensive, accurate, and current.
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Grill It!3 reviews
Chris Schlesinger, John Willoughby
DK Publishing, 2008
Non-obvious grilling recipes, well organized
Chris Schlessinger and John Willobughby were the authors of The Thrill of the Grill which was among the earliest books I encountered for "gourmet" grilling. There may have been other books, but Thrill of the Grill got me to think of cooking on the barbecue rather than just slapping a hunk of meat on the coals. _Grill It!_ follows in the same theme, this time with some inspiring photos (the sort ...
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Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets: Design and Build the Ultimate Car10 reviews
DK Publishing
DK publishing, 2006
The best of them all!
Pinewood Derby has been an American tradition for Cub Scouts since it was originated in 1953, a fun event for Scouts and their fathers. There are many books out there that tell you how to make Pinewood Derby cars, giving you helpful hints and serious suggestions on how to increase the speed of your car. Well, of all of the books that I have seen, I must say that I do think that this is the best ...
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Kings & Queens of England and Scotland8 reviews
Plantagenet Somerset Fry
DK Publishing, 2006
An enjoyable and well illustrated book!
I bought this book a couple of years ago. I read it and found it quite easy and enjoyable to read. Now I use it mainly for quick reference and usually find myself spending more time just browsing through its pages and enjoying it over and over. It has a lot of interesting historical facts! I wish there were similar books on other europpean royal houses!
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Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Savage Barbarian14 reviews
Roy Thomas
DK Publishing, 2006
CONAN - ROY THOMAS - ROBERT E HOWARD=SOUL & INSPIRATION
This book is excellent because it pertains to comics by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema. It also contains Dark Horse Comics. You'll really enjoy this book. Back during the Seventies Roy Thomas at Marvel obtain the rights of Conan. Barry Windsor Smith drew the first Conan comic. Now it's currently done by Dark Horse and it's even better! Also during the seventies Marvel printed up Black ...
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He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy -- From Burgers to Brie and Beyond8 reviews
Marnie Old, Sam Calagione
DK Publishing, 2008
Fantastic Book!
I would highly recommend this wine and beer book! It's beautifully done and is so user friendly. I love how they give suggesitions for both wine and beer pairings with the same foods and suggest turning it into a battle with your friends!
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The Story of Christopher Columbus (DK Reader Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone)
Anita Ganeri
DK Publishing, 2001
Find out how explorer Christopher Columbus survived great danger on the high seas on his voyages to the New World. Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are ...
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