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Out of school, out of work, and out of motivation, Abby Rose is contemplating her life and wondering what to do next. It's the kind of situation that would get some girls down, but luckily Abby's got a heart the size of Texas-and a bank account to match. But when she discovers the gardener dead in her greenhouse, Abby realizes what she needs to do with herself: she needs to solve a murder...
Customer Reviews:
Great detective.......2006-08-24
First in the Yellow Rose series, this series is in Texas, featuring Abby Rose. Abby's gardener is murdered, and she wants to find out why: why he was killed and why he was there. Abby's fraternal twin Kate helps her run the computer business that their father left them, and she also gets roped into helping Abby find the answers to her questions. In this, Abby finds out answers to other questions, ones she wished she hadn't asked. I found this to be better than your average cozy - I was leery of the basis of the spoiled rich girl playing detective - but Abby redeems herself.
Witty, Charming Début!.......2006-07-29
Introducing Abby Rose...a privileged woman living in River Oaks, Texas...a wealthy town near Houston. In the first book in the Yellow Rose Mystery series, we find that Abby has inherited her late father's home and computer business along with her twin sister, Kate. The business runs fine without them, and they are able to pursue other interests while having a steady income. Having no real ambition in her life, and feeling left out now that Kate is finishing her dissertation and moving in with her boyfriend, Abby longs for something meaningful to fill her time. When their hard-working gardener is found dead after he promises to share a large family secret with the twins, Abby begins to investigate both his death and her past. Questions about their adoption begin to loom again in Abby and Kate's mind, and she wonders if they have the whole truth about their birthparents. When the trail to a killer leads her directly to a shady adoption agency, Abby begins to ask some tough questions. Will she discover the killer and the key to her past in time to stop a murderer on the loose?
This was a great start to a new series! The fact that Abby and her twin sister, Kate, sometimes work together in the book (but are not "joined at the hip"), made a likeable, interesting combination. The mystery itself offered a lot of twists and turns, and I was kept guessing throughout the book as to the twin's past, and to the identity of the killer. The only thing that I disliked in the book was the overuse of clichés. I know previous reviewers have mentioned this as well, and I completely agree with their feelings on the subject. However, the book was too good to pass up even with this minor flaw, and I will eagerly pick up future installments in this fun, witty series.
The next book in the series is called "A Wedding to Die For". Enjoy!
Enjoyable Read.......2005-12-16
I enjoyed the book. However, I agree with the Reviewer that said the main character used too many bad cliches. It did seem forced and got to be a little "too much". I thought the ending could have had a more interesting twist but I knew that wasn't going to happen because it is a series so all the main characters had to stay in tact.
Delightful.......2005-08-15
My second book by Leann Sweeney and I laughed all the way through at the antics of Abby Rose, an amateur sleuth who manages to get in and out of trouble in delightful ways. I'll be buying a third book by Ms. Sweeny as they are easy reads and keep you entertained.
Fabulous first mystery! Abby's a winner........2005-02-15
Abby Rose is trying to decide what to do with her life. Since she has a large bank account, she doesn't have to rush to decide. Her twin Kate is soon moving out to be with her boyfriend, and Abby doesn't know what she will do with the large house their father left them - it's too big for just her.
After she discovers her gardner, Ben, dead in the greenhouse, she realizes how little she knew about him. She begins to look into his life so that she can express her condolences. That just opens up more questions, like who killed Ben's wife years before? And why was he working for Abby's father?
Abby contracts with her ex-husband, who swears he is clean and getting his life together, to help her renovate the house in Galveston. It hasn't been lived in for years. She finds herself having to interact with him more than she likes.
The sexy detective from the Houston P.D. who is investigating Ben's death, adds some spice to Abby's dull life. Especially when he tells her that Ben was poisoned. Now Abby is determined to unravel the mystery surrounding Ben and who killed him. She finds more questions to have to find answers to.
In her investigation, she finds herself in many sticky situations. Can she discover the truth before someone puts an end to her?
This is the first Yellow Rose Mystery. LeAnn Sweeney has a real winner. I had trouble putting this book down. Abby and Kate are terrific. The Texas setting is fabulous. I've always wanted to go to Galveston, and I feel like I've at least had a short visit there. I just started reading A Wedding to Die For, the second in this series. It looks to be just as great as the first.
I highly recommend this book!
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Pick Your Poison
Michael Marzicola
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing
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Sixteen stories to inspire you: from peace and tranquillity, to adventure, intrigue, deception, and murder. To describe but a few: Johnny Holiday and Johnny Dollar, in two separate episodes, conjure legal schemes to dupe foreign and U.S. governments. Ipso Facto! Websters Dilemma unveils the truth behind proven concepts for alternative energy: Has the U.S. Government issued a gag order? Are we simply being ripped off? Along Came Jones: old crocodile teeth to present the Browns with an offer they couldnt refuse. The opportunity to escape the Ghetto! A Teenagers Nightmare! challenging the wrath of the worlds most mysterious waters: the Devils Triangle!
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Pick your poison: A dictionary of food additives
June Armstrong
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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Sporting News Publishing Co. on August 26, 2005. The length of the article is 873 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Pick your poison: Knight school or Spurrier's rule? Hey, Rube! Step right in and see Thing salute General Knight, 50 Cent and Raffy.
Author: Dave Kindred
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Date: August 26, 2005
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Volume: 229
Issue: 34
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Pick Your King
Poison Idea Cstaan 45
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- Giddy gruesome fun
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The throne of bones
Brian McNaughton
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Imagine earthy Tolkienesque characters in a setting full of cemeteries, graverobbers, necromancers, corpse-eaters--even a huge labyrinthine necropolis. Imagine mephitic gardens where the sarcophage, selenotrope, and necrophilium bloom. Then throw in star-crossed lovers, crazed zealots, stalwart heroes, bloodthirsty renegade armies, hideous monsters, and likeable misfits. You've got just a hint of the wondrous and original visions in the dark fantasy world of Brian McNaughton.
Horror scholar S. T. Joshi, in the afterword to this collection of stories, notes the strong influence of Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Greco-Roman decadent works such as Petronius's Satyricon. "McNaughton seems to have mastered one of the most difficult of literary arts: to draw upon the classics of the field without losing his own voice.... The world that McNaughton has created in this book is the world of the ghoul; and who knows but that The Throne of Bones will become the standard textbook for the care and feeding of ghouls just as Dracula has become that for vampires?"
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Winner of the World Fantasy Award. “You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write. Make no mistake: I don't exaggerate. There's a reason this book won the World Fantasy Award. The stories inside it are rich, fascinating stuff—creepy and unsettling and phantasmic. Imagine what Tolkien's Lord of the Rings would have been like if Tolkien had tried to tell that story sympathetically from the point of view of the human denizens of Mordor and you'll have the slightest sense of what you're about to wade into—but only just a sense. These stories will make the same demands on you that they made on Brian: they will command and compel you, and fill you full of terrible wonder. And when you've finished them you'll find yourself wanting more.” —Alan Rodgers
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"Winner of the World Fantasy Award ""You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write. Make no mistake: I don't exaggerate. There's a reason this book won the World Fantasy Award. The stories inside it are rich, fascinating stuff—creepy and unsettling and phantasmic. Imagine what Tolkien's Lord of the Rings would have been like if Tolkien had tried to tell that story sympathetically from the point of view of the human denizens of Mordor and you'll have the slightest sense of what you're about to wade into—but only just a sense. These stories will make the same demands on you that they made on Brian: they will command and compel you, and fill you full of terrible wonder. And when you've finished them you'll find yourself wanting more."" —Alan Rodgers"
Customer Reviews:
Giddy gruesome fun.......2007-09-08
Its obvious that I discovered this book long after many, but I am glad that I did. What a pleasurable trip down a macabre highway this set of short stories turned out to be!
I have to say, without trying to sound schticky, that McNaughton does for Ghouls what Romero does for Zombies. And yes, these two beastie types are distinctly different. I have never experienced anything ghoulish in writing and this book serves as an excellent primer on the subject.
In addition to several ghoulish stories we are treated to a good array of other ghastly tales related to a new world that McNaughton has created that has many other dark and devilish treats to offer. The world he has created here is indepth and detailed to the point where you can easily get lost in it, though I am not sure I could stomach living in a realm such as this one for very long.
If you have not had the chance to check out this work and are a fan of dark fantasy or horror, do yourself a favor and read this masterpiece!
Fancinating.......2003-06-02
Yes, it's morbid. Yes, it's bizarre. Yes, it's Brian McNaughton at his fearsome best.
If you enjoy reading stories with a sick twist, then you don't want to miss The Throne of Bones. This book is not one long story; rather, it's a series of short stories that are loosely tied together.
I wouldn't call this a "horror" book... nor would I call it straight fantasy. There is some necrophilia, and a bit of ritual killing that might be a turn-off for those readers who might be offended by such things.
The writing is mature and well-developed, giving the book an almost scholarly feel. I suspect that if a less well-read author attempted to write this book it would be considered trash. As it is, however, McNaughton manages to make some queasy material into a feast fit for a gourmet.
Wonderfully Rude.......2002-05-30
Forget any comparisons to Tolkien by reviewers or the writer of the introduction; they're absurd and probably insulting to both. Lovecraft would be a better parallel, but McNaughton is frankly a better writer and the stories are clearly set in a fantasy universe (as opposed to Lovecraft's extensions of reality). Also, I want to issue a warning that this book is explicitly sexual, and definitely unorthodox in its encounters. If necrophilia is a topic that you can't even think about in a fantasy novel, then avoid this book. Having said all that, here's my review.
This collection of short tales, many of which are linked together in complex serials, are incredibly gripping and "wonderfully rude." McNaughton's prose is masterful without becoming a showcase for his talent and thorough without becoming mired in unneccessary detail. The characters are fascinating to watch, but thankfully not the kind with whom the reader automatically empathizes. I say this because the shocking turns of plot and inescapable poisons of McNaughton's pitch-black fantasy world quickly move characters from one state to another. The overarching themes are: ghouls, necrophilia, grave-robbing, and metamorphisis. These "low" subjects are treated irreverently, without pity to a reader's lace-kerchief sensibilities regarding death, and the collection thoughtfully mucks up the spotless armor in which high fantasy often likes to dress itself. McNaughton's world is rude without becoming crude and grotesque rather than simply gross. On one level the tales are a fantastic exercise in how nauseated one can become and yet remain locked into the reading experience. However, they are also simply great reads with intricate plots, deeply motivated characters, and rich "smoky" environments. I can honestly say that I have never read anything quite like this, and the thought of finding another work by McNaughton frankly scares me. Why? Because I know I will have to/want to read it, and I know it will completely creep me out.
Graveyard feasts.......2002-04-28
The fact that an earlier edition of this book got the World Fantasy Award for best collection of 1998 is one of the horror/fantasy genre's too-few hopeful signs. Brian McNaughton should have come to prominence a quarter of a century ago, when he published horror novels with sonorous, evocative titles like Downward to Darkness, Worse Things Waiting and The House Across The Way. These books were adroit, literate, and populated with unusual but thoroughly believable characters; McNaughton's publishers decided to overcome these handicaps by releasing them with titles like Satan's Mistress, Satan's Seductress, Satan's Secretary etc., and naturally they disappeared without trace. It's a dreary and all too familiar tale, but I mention it here as an optimistic example of the way in which good horror can sometimes rise from the dead. The resurrectionists in this case are Alan Rodgers and Wildside Press, who have brought to light the aforementioned novels as well as three collections, of which The Throne of Bones is the newest-written, the largest and the weirdest. It's also the most unified in place and theme: the place is a luridly macabre fantasy realm, a decadent civilisation of wondrous perversity which clearly borders on the lands of Clark Ashton Smith; and the theme is ghouls. However, although McNaughton shares (and somewhat surpasses) Smith's sense of black humour and has a similar, though less deliberately archaic, richness of style, he also has more interest in plot and none of Smith's occasional lapses into cuteness and obscurity. McNaughton is also admirably rigorous in setting out the details of life as a ghoul - evidently a much less simple business than the mere eating of corpses and the cultivation of malodorous personal habits. For one thing, a ghoul can assume the appearance and some of the personality of the owner of the flesh it eats, which can lead to considerable complexities. For another, McNaughton's ghouls are not only monsters, but characters (it is also fair to say that many of the human beings in his work are not only characters, but monsters), and as such they demand and eminently justify the reader's attention, interest and occasionally - dare I say it? - sympathy. That's one more reason why this is not a book for the faint of heart, the rigid of morals, or the overly scrupulous of stomach.
Osteocarpentry.......2000-10-16
Mr McNaughton in this book has managed to suffuse the worlds of his influences with enough of his own vision that it stands apart, alone, atop the hill built of the skeletons of works that came before him. It is not easy to take the characters and situations of his forebears, especially one Old Gent from providence, and give them your own voice. The tales in this book more than accomplish that goal. I read the book once, and couldn't believe that it was that good, so I had to go through it again. The second reading was done in ONE SITTING. Brian McNaughton has an excellent command of both literary idiom and character. His beasties always talk and act like one thinks they should. He has a way with an image that has to be experienced to be believed. I was told by reputable sources that this was a book I should own, as both a reader and a writer of Lovecraftian dark fantasy, and again those sources have been on the mark. This volume has replaced Masterton's PREY and Browning's RESUME WITH MONSTERS as the best recent volume of Cthulhu Mythos-related fiction I have found. To make a long story short, I bought the expensive hardcover edition, and am happy to have spent the money. A review earlier mentioned that Brian has more of these tales. I want them. Seek out and obtain Mr. McNaughton's fiction if you like horror, dark fantasy, or good writing in general. Thanks, Brian.
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Stones, Thrones and a Valley of Bones: Finding Your Way in the Old Testament (Prime-Time Bible Study)
Dan Vander Ark
Manufacturer: Faith Alive Christian Resources
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Book description.......2006-08-19
This second book in the Slow World series reminds me of Fantasy books like The Shadowleague trilogy by Maggie Furey. She's on a quest and each book in the series is like a stepping stone across the river. Each time she finds what she thinks is the answer, it turns out to lead to another question. So off she goes again to the third and final book, "The Alchemist of Time".
I'm really enjoying the series and am very curious as to what is actually going on.
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Cassidy had no memory of who she was or where she had come from. But the nagging suspicion that she had come from some other world was growing more profound each passing day. Her one hope of restoring her memory and returning home lay with the Warden of Horses, a man reputed to hold the key to the Memories of the mythical Slow World. But Cassidy had no idea how to find him.
So when she was forced to flee from the farming village that had taken her in, Cassidy went east, toward the Iron City where she hoped to find help. And as the days of travel lengthened into weeks, she began to realize that the terrible wraithlike creatures that had mysteriously been wreaking havoc across the countryside were following her - and growing stronger.
But for all the destruction that dogged her heels, nothing would compare to the revelation of her meeting with the Warden - a meeting that would shake her mind to its very foundation and set her on yet another journey to save not only a life in two worlds, but perhaps those very worlds themselves...
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- yummy!
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The Best-Ever Wheat and Gluten Free Baking Book: 200 Recipes for Muffins, Cookies, Breads, and More, All Guaranteed Gluten-Free!
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There was a time when being diagnosed with celiac disease or learning you had a sensitivity to wheat or gluten meant a lifetime of dry, tasteless baked goods that crumbled in your hands and often weren't worth the effort you put in to make them. Not any more!
Today, easy-to-use alternative flours, grains, and flavorings are on supermarket shelves everywhere, which means you don't have to learn any new baking techniques or search the Internet for untried ingredients with names you can't pronounce.
In this book you'll find more than 200 easy-to-follow recipes -- from moist and hearty breads and muffins to sweet-tooth-satisfying cookies, cakes, and pies -- that friends and family will devour. Made with a variety of healthful frains and flours that are packed with protein, these tasty treats will boost energy levels and lift spirits.
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Customer Reviews:
yummy!.......2007-04-14
i was able to trick my husband (who thinks he hates wheat free food) into really enjoying several things from this book. i am so glad that this book is in my collection. it is very cool with all of the explinations of different flours, and other baking essentials. it is also written in grams and cups which could be very helpful. one more thing that i likes is that is lists things like calories, protien and the likes. very good book!
Really is the "Best Ever".......2007-02-24
Really like this book. It has some great recipes and wonderful solutions to the Gluten-Free problem many people face. Highly recommend!
Healthy GF Baking.......2006-09-30
If you are gluten free and also health conscious (not always the same thing), this book is for you. I was a "health nut" before our family decided to go gluten free, and was left discouraged by some of the best-selling GF cookbooks out there--lots of white rice flours used, not much quinoa and healther grains used, etc.
While you will find rice and potato flours in some of these recipes, you will also find the more "exotic" and healthful flours used extensively, amaranth, sorghum, and quinoa. The recipes taste good (judged by my gluten/carb addicted husband) and I know they are good to give to my kids who think raisins and figs are a big treat (you get the point :-). Should have "healthy" in the title, too. Worth the buy.
Great ideas.......2006-09-24
The good...this book has great ideas and many of the recipes are very good. The muffins I've tried (with the exception of the carrot one) turn out very well, the banana-flax muffin is awesome and healthy, my two-year old loves it. The sour-milk bread has a great flavor and turns out well as long as I don't add the water and take out some of the sugar. The hazelnut brownies were okay, but really weird.
The bad... as another reviewer has noted, there are several typos throughout the book. While I have by no means made all of the recipes, in my opinion I have found far too many typos for a professionally published book. There's a carrot muffin recipe, that if followed, makes more of a carrot soup instead of carrot muffin batter. I also find the organization of the recipes to be poor (i.e. liquid ingredients in the "dry" list). While some of the omissions and extras in the recipes don't present much a problem for seasoned bakers of gluten-free foods, if you are new to this game, you might find this book very frustrating. However, if you are looking for some new inspiration, this is a great book.
The Best Ever.......2005-11-15
While this well written and informative book is designed primarily to appeal to those unable to tolerate wheat and gluten it should not be restricted to only the digestively challenged. If, like me, you enjoy baking you will be intrigued and inspired by all the many alternative flours available and the techniques employed in using them. You'll want to try out the many recipes for cakes, cookies, muffins, and other goodies, and you`ll be rewarded by the tasty results. I especially liked the banana nut muffins.
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