The Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard3 reviews Robert Clark Steerforth, 1998 Fascinating, multi-faceted journey + Revealing Look at the Life of the American Culinary Icon I found this a compelling piece of writing. The starting point is certainly the life of an individual, i.e, James Beard. However, into that particular story the author weaves culinary history, social commentary, cultural analysis,and psychological insight. The result is an amazingly satisfying ...             Naturalist16 reviews Edward O. Wilson Grand Central Publishing, 1995 Excellent + Fantastic + One of the most interesting autobiographies ever An engaging and well-written account of the famous biologist's intellectual development from his early to his mature years and most important achievements. Nice discussions of some of his most interesting and important ideas punctuate this history. For example, there's a good section on the origin ...             The Lazarus Rumba: A Novel7 reviews Ernesto Mestre Picador, 2000 A remarkable enthralling novel. + Beautiful Reading Experience + Brilliant! + Five Stars             Variety Television Reviews, 1989SH1990 (Variety Television Reviews)1 review Howard Prouty Routledge, 1992 time proves variety wrong Decades ago when George Lucas presented STAR WARS for the first time, certain movie reviewers criticized it for its "silliness" and that "it would be easily forgotten." How wrong they were, and how embarrassed they now must be. Variety has criticized films that are ahead of their time. Take for ...             Souls Grown Deep, Vol. 2: African American Vernacular Art1 review William S. Arnett, William Arnett, ... Tinwood Books, 2001 Sensational - Deeper than Volume 1 Anyone that has Vol 1 needs to buy this Vol or even if you have an interest in some of the listed artists in this book and don't have Vol 1 buy this one. Vol 1 had a general history of African American Vernacular Art where as this volume has a more in depth look at particular artists and their ...             Van Nostrand's Concise Encyclopedia of Science1 review Wiley, 2003 Visually pleasing If you are trying to write a science encyclopedia for under 700 pages, the biggest issue is probably what to leave out. In part, this is dictated by what type of audience you are targeting. The editors seem to have pitched this offering towards a high school crowd, or perhaps also towards primary ...             The Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Second edition revised with supplements8 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 Serious about Spanish? Don't forget these books... + HEAD OR TAIL, IT COUNTS + The front cover is not the same + Solid Reference + Nice one, but there should be something better             Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary7 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 great help + A great and practical resource + Good value in an Italian-English dictionary + Good Italian-English Dictionary + Excellent Dictionary             Science in the Twentieth Century John Krige Routledge, 1997 The history of science in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting fields currently under development. Science in the Twentieth Century is a substantial, authoritative volume, demonstrating incisive and well-researched writing, as well as the formidable accomplishments of scienceitself. Readers will gain insight into how new organizations, enormously increased funding, refined ...             Inorganic Chemistry2 reviews Academic Press, 2001 The best book - Bible for IO chemists + An overdue translation This is the best book for Inorganic chemists. This book covered almost all the important stuff about all the elements. considered to be a chemist bible in Germany and thankfully we had this english version. I strongly recommend this book to every inorganic chemist !             Bad Advice1 review Karin Goodwin Chronicle Books, 2002 Bad Advice by Karin Goodwin This book should be a movie! The plot is fast paced and fun, I had trouble putting it down. It provides insights into relationships and spirituality without being the least bit preachy. The character's all have strengths and (major) weaknesses, like most people, and it is mind-expanding to see ...             Dictionary of Psychology2 reviews Raymond Corsini Routledge, 2001 A help for those studying to become helpers + great dictionary for psychology I recently purchased The Dictionary of Psychology. As a student in a Doctor of Clinical Psychology program, and as an older returningstudent who is trying to catch up with other students' knowledge of psychology, I needed a concise but thorough reference book that could define the many new terms ...             Principles and Methods of Toxicology1 review CRC, 2001 Excellent tox resource!! I am a graduate student working on a PhD, and my emphasis is in tox/clinical sciences. This book is an excellent reference for anyone who wishes to exand their knowledge in tox theory and methodology! It's on my top shelf, right beside Casarett and Doulls. The organizational approach to this book ...             First In His Class : A Biography Of Bill Clinton35 reviews David Maraniss Simon & Schuster, 1996 Spot On + you'd want david maraniss to write YOUR biography ~ + Can't wait till the autobiography, but this will do for now! + A great reflection of a truly great president + An Eminently Readably Biography of a Fascinating Man             Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt1 review Kathryn Bard Routledge, 1999 Worth every penny As an avid fan of ancient history, especially Egyptology I'd been searching for a complete reference work for sometime. I am very impressed with the work done here. I own more than two dozen books on Egypt and Egyptology and this single volume contains as much if not more insite and depth. Nicely ...             Pedagogies of Difference: Rethinking Education for Social Justice Routledge, 2002 Many critical pedagogies aim to create conditions necessary for equity and social justice by focusing on difference as a central concept in educational reform. Yet selecting one type of difference as a focal point in teaching can easily give rise to the problem of competing distinctions, privileging one type of difference and marginalizing another. In this volume, the editor has assembled an ...             Education and Society in Late Imperial China, 1600-1900 (Studies on China, No 19) University of California Press, 1994 This comprehensive volume integrates the history of late imperial China with the history of education over three centuries, revealing the significance of education in Chinese social, political, and intellectual life. A collaboration between social and intellectual historians, these fifteen essays provide the most wide-ranging study in English on China's education in the centuries before the ...             The John McPhee Reader2 reviews John McPhee Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982 Walking Around + The finest reporting and prose in the English language In this collection, a distillation taken from his many books, John McPhee describes a premier basketball player, Bill Bradley. Also featured is his, McPhee's, headmaster, Frank Boyden, of Deerfield Academy. Boyden practiced a form of management by walking around. McPhee tells of the famed ...             In a Sunburned Country397 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 Road Trip + Witty and informative + Laugh til you cry + Frühstück mit Kängurus .... + Good Ol' Aussie Sense Of Hunor             The Bantam Crossword Dictionary4 reviews Bantam, 1983 Useful to beginners + crossword dictionary + bantam crossword dictionary I bought this crossword dictionary about 20 years ago when I was starting out with doing crosswords. I haven't looked at it in years as it just seems like cheating. One word of caution, the binding is rather flimsy. My copy lost a few pages over the course of normal use.