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She thought she was planning a wedding.
What she got was ...
Veiled Threats.
A wedding to die for....
When love is in the air, Carnegie Kincaid is not far behind. A wedding planner who works out of her Seattle houseboat, Carnegie makes magic — usually — with fractious families, brimming brides, and cantankerous caterers to give loving couples the wedding they’ve always wanted. So why is her dream job turning into a perfect nightmare?
It started when Carnegie agreed to plan the wedding of one of Seattle’s most prominent families — who happen to be going through a high-stakes, headline-grabbing legal war. Before she can get her bride-to-be into just the right dress, a murder and a kidnapping plunge Carnegie into a mystery of extortion and violence.
With a shadowy figure stalking her, a rich lawyer wooing her, and an annoying reporter pursuing her, Carnegie is putting all wedding plans on hold. In an explosion of sheer terror, she must hunt down a killer — till death do her part....
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another aggravating heroine.......2007-07-08
"Veiled Threats" was an ok afternoon read, but not much more. Carnegie got on my nerves a bit. She seems full of self doubt and negative attitude most of the time, but her character isn't developed in a way that you empathise or sympathise with her. It didn't come across to me at all as a hilarious mystery a la Donna Andrews. The humor is limited to the fact that Carnegie calls her van "Vanna" and always seems to be getting spilled on or dirty somehow, leaving her at a disadvantage. The mystery plot isn't bad (though some motives aren't well explained) but I'd enjoy it more with less of the self doubt and insecurities Carnegie seems to be burdened with.
Wedding and Murder.......2007-03-26
This is the first book in a series about Carnegie Kincaid, wedding planner. The setting is in Seattle and Carnagie is trying to get her fledging wedding plnning business, Made in Heaven Wedding Designs, known and solvent. Nickie Parry's marriage to concert pianist Ray Ishigura promises to be the biggest high society wedding of the year, and Nickie's rich doting daddy is picking up the tab, so the sky's the limit. The proceeds from this wedding will put Carnegie's business in the black and make her aging business partner accountant, Eddie very happy. But then one of the bridesmaids steals the bride's car and dies in a drunken crash. Was it murder? There are also conflicts galore over the wedding gown and expenses, and with a tabloid reporter named Aaron Gold. Things go from bad to worse when the bride is kidnapped. Carnagie gets help in solving the mystery from Aaron, and before the mystery is solved a romance between the two seems to be inevitable.
There is some uneven writing in this first book, but the pacing is good, the culprit is a surprise, and Donnelly does a great job with her characters. My favorite is Boris the Mad Russian Florist, who is "265 pounds of Slavic fury" but a genius with flowers.
I'll be reading the next book in the series.
NOT a cozy - 0 stars.......2005-07-03
I really wish 0 stars was an option here, because in my opinion this book does not deserve any stars. This is not a cozy mystery. Beloved family pets are not brutally, savagely murdered in cozy mysteries. I have read many mysteries, but I've never yet read one that would benefit from an animal being disgustingly murdered, much less one that is a family pet. I know this is fiction, a story, but that doesn't make reading about such an act any more palatable. This was a marginally good story, but it was completely wrecked by such a gratuitous scene. I will not be buying any more of this author's books, and I will be returning my copy of this one.
Had to remind myself this is a series so heroine survives..........2005-01-10
I read this book after the second in the series, which was a mistake -- you need to read this series in order because suspects in book 1 are still around in book 2. But even knowing that, and even though I had a good idea who the bad folk were (probably because the red herrings didn't work for someone who had read book 2 so they were innocent in book 1, right?), I still found myself on the edge of my proverbial seat, worried about the obvious trap the "detective" (wedding consultant Carnegie) was walking into. "Don't get into the car!" I wanted to tell her. And then I reminded myself that 1) it's jsut a book and 2) you know she's still around for another book.
The plot involves a wedding that Carnegie is planning -- for a sweet young woman from a wealthy family. The bride's father is about to testify in an S & L scandal, and it appears that someone wants to frighten him out of doing that. Strange things start happening, including the death of a bridesmaid that apparently was an accident -- the intent had been a terrible accident for the bride. Things continue to go downhill as the attacks intensify, finally placing our plucky wedding consultant in peril.
Yes, this book has some of the rawness of a first book -- but the pacing made up for it, in my opinion. This may not be great literature, but it's an enjoyable read that will keep you turning the pages.
The series is going to get better; this isn't a bad start.......2004-04-10
This is, for the most part, a fun read. The story takes on the task not only of developing its own plot, but of developing what will obviously be recurring characters in a series.
Where the story succeeds is in its quirkiness: an unusual protagonist, describing lovely settings of the Pacific Northwest, some funny "bride-zilla" episodes. Things bog down considerably in some of the longer action sequences and in some of the dialog, which at times is stilted or implausible. There are a lot of subplots and a few seem to get lost rather than resolving.
This isn't a bad start, and it seems likely that the series will improve.
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The women of Afghanistan lived a five-year nightmare under the Taliban regime. In Veiled Threat, Sally Armstrong introduces several of these women — including the interim minister of women’s affairs, Dr. Sima Samar — who describe the living hell they experienced as well as the quiet rebellion (clandestine schools for girls and health clinics for women) that took place in an effort to subvert the Taliban’s hateful edicts. One of the first Western journalists to visit Afghanistan, Armstrong provides an insider’s view of the plight of women there. She also reviews the ebb and flow of women’s rights in Afghanistan, and accuses the Taliban and other fundamentalist leaders of distorting Islam for political opportunism.
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Veiled Threat
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Veiled Threat (The Jennifer Grey Mysteries #6)
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Veiled Threats
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Outstanding adventure thriller........1998-01-09
Mr Simon's writing is top notch! The story line is contemporary, and his knowledge of mid-eastern and military subjects is excellent. I did not find many technological boo-boos as one oftern does in these types of novels. The only thing that would keeps this book from being an outstanding best seller is the rather clumsy,in-your-face, hard sell religious viewpoints. The characters are great, and I have read the follow up book "Walls of Terror" and it is just as good - except for the hard sell again.
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- an interesting read for scoffers
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Veiled Threats: The Logic of Popular Catholicism in Italy
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"In the two centuries following the Council of Trent (1545-63) thousands of Catholic missionaries were sent out from Europe to convert local populations throughout the world to the new tridentine orthodoxy. But at the same time, Catholic missionaries were sent into the European countryside, and there they encountered nominal Catholics who seemed as ignorant of core Catholic beliefs as any of the heathens in far-off lands. The situation seemed especially bad in southern Italy, and it became commonplace for Counter Reformation missionaries to call this area of Europe 'our Italian Indies.'"--from the Introduction
In his acclaimed Madonnas that Maim, Michael Carroll began his systematic examination of popular Catholicism in Italy. Now, in Veiled Threats, Carroll delves more deeply into the beliefs and practices that make Italian popular Catholicism distinctive. He also explores in detail the subtle interaction that has always taken place between popular Catholicism and official Catholicism in Italy"
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an interesting read for scoffers.......2005-04-04
I once had a philosophy professor who referred to sociology as "queen of the pseudo sciences". There is a lot of information in this book. A number of chapters, especially the two on the cult of the dead and a shorter chapter called "Preaching To Their Eyes", practically throb with facts and charts and statistics. There are sensational (some are interesting) photographs of the street Catholicism which the author hopes will shed light. There is some theorizing, but that's kept to a minimum - thankfully, probably. I would have thought the idea of a sociologist exploring a subject like popular Catholicism in Italy might be foredoomed in terms of achieving an understanding that raises interesting questions and discovers interesting answers about an interesting subject, and I was right. The book reads like a text book, and it's snide. Little things peppered here and there are what that snideness is made of. Certainly anti-religious, although nothing overtly rude, but Veiled Threats is the take of a scientist of sorts on ancient phenomena of spirituality, and I yawned through most of it. A book giving us the 'voices' of the villagers and believers and their priests - those whom science has discarded as being uninterrupted by the so-called modern world - would be more interesting. It's a believability factor, I think. 2 stars for the book, another for the hyper-indigenous photos.
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A Journey to Keep You Biting Your Nails.......2005-03-31
After Niall's experiences in "The Tower" we all wanted to know what would happen to the human race enslaved by the Spider Lord. Wilson's brilliance lies in his observations of this future world of giant spiders and alien goddesses. The details of the delta as well as insight in the powers of the minds of both men and spiders is enough to leave any reader reviewing their perceptions of the current world and what each of us is capable of. This offers both the intellectual intrigue and philosophy that half of us crave, and the perilous adventure the other have needs for a satisfying story. All in all, a good read, though "The Tower" is essential backstory before delving into all that is "The Delta." Enjoy!
Arachnaphobes beware!.......2001-06-03
The famous British author, Colin Wilson, excellent 'Spider World' series continues to grow. The Delta is rich in brilliant landscapes, reminiscent of Tolkien or Wells. Our world is ruled by huge, mutated spiders, who enforce their will with telepathic powers. Our hero rises to the challenge and learns of the force that controls these massive insects. The best book so far in the Spider World saga, a must read for any Sci Fi enthusiast, or any reader who enjoys a well crafted narrative.
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This omnibus contains two novels by L.E. Modesitt that comprise a larger story unit, Timedivers Dawn and The Timegod (expanded from his first novel, The Fires of Paratime). They were formerly published in mass market original form and are now combined and published together for the first time, in trade paperback. They are somewhat reminiscent of the Change War stories of Fritz Lieber, and although they are science fiction, they contain intriguing connections to the fantasy universe of Modesitts Recluce novels.
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The Time Thieves.......2004-06-06
Timegods' World (1993) is an omnibus edition of a duology, containing Timediver's Dawn and The Timegod. The latter novel was originally published in a significantly shorter version as The Fires of Paratime. Another novel, Hammer of Darkness, is based on a similar theme, but has an unrelated storyline. In all these novels, the characters have an inherent ability to move back and forth in time and space.
In Timediver's Dawn, Sammis Arloff Olon is born as gentry on Query, with a father who is a middle level government official and a mother who is exceptionally well-educated and well-connected. In early adolescence, however, he is orphaned by the Frost Giants and struggles just to survive in a changed world where gentry is hated and stability is provided only by military might. He finds that his ability to timedive is still feared and despised as witchcraft by the common folk, but now is finally appreciated by his superiors.
In The Timegod, a million or more years later, Loki is born into the world that Sammis has helped create. The population is composed of immortals, most of whom can timedive to some extent. The Temporal Guard is continuing to supply the population with high tech bought or stolen from other societies, but fewer of the Guard personnel are able to maintain this equipment. Despite the efforts of his parents to make him aware of its deficiencies, Loki follows in his grandfather's footsteps and joins the Temporal Guard. There he gains mentors, one of whom is Sammis himself. Gradually Loki begins to comprehend the defects and injustices within the system.
These novels depict the rise and fall of a culture that basically becomes parasitic on other societies within reach of its timedivers. Unlike Piper's Paratime culture, the Queryans are not traders, but scavengers. These novels provide examples of other such parasitic cultures for comparision, including the Frost Giants and the Hunters of Faffnir. Unlike those cultures, the Queryans seldom intentionally perform mass killings, but miscalculations occasionally happened.
As with his other writings, the author explores the ethical issues faced by a society in crisis; for example, these novels have much in common with the Parafaith duology. The basis of all ethics must be survival, but the devil is in the details. When is the cost for survival too high?
Highly recommended for Modesitt fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of young people struggling to understand their society and do the right thing while attempting to survive a series of crises.
-Arthur W. Jordin
Sci Fi meets Nordic Lore.......2001-03-02
One thing is definite and certain, L. E., Modesitt is a terrifically inventive writer. Hollywood could easily make a sci fi film (with a story for a change) of the TimeGod book. The possibilities of eco devastation and the intervention of god like beings who destroy the bad guys in the universe as well as save others has been around for awhile, yet I still like the notion of super beings giving a helping hand, especially when confronted with world shattering events as presented herein.
The main characters, Sammis in "Time Divers Dawn" and Loki in "Time God" are engaging and sympathetic from the very get go. Because of their personal characteristics the reader is willing to follow their development as they battle themselves and others in an extremely hostile world and evolve from bumbling, ignorant young men into the realization of their power and potential and to root for them as they are manipulated by power drunk colleagues and to watch them evolve into saviors of a sort.
Sammis' eventual mate, Dr. Wryan Relorn is a brilliant scientist and the true architect of change on this fantasy world of Query. She helps Sammis directly and later Loki in an indirect manner to become major league heros and slowly they grasp the realization that they are indeed immortals and (somewhat reluctantly) demi-gods.
Modesitt is quite adept at weaving the strands of ecological development in a technology and resource poor world with the norse mythic themes into a logical and believable venue. He shows how barbaric people truly are by nature, under the veneer of so-called civilized behavior, and that when their chief goal is to destroy every resource they have for whatever motivation, that they also destroy their technology and ability to self sustain. Query is just such a world.
His take on Loki is an especially pleasing presentation as Loki has usually been portrayed in the legends as a totally malign being and troublemaker non pareil. Yes, he is still perceived as that, but Modesitt makes Loki far more sympathetic and heroic then one has been led to believe in other tales. The bad guys in these stories are far closer to the hearth and home which is an added spice to the cosmic stew cooking here. Overall, if you enjoy a very well written sci fi yarn with the added charm of mythical gods and goddesses, then this will be a fun read for you. It was for me.
An enjoyable read.......2000-10-09
This is actually two books published together "Timediver's dawn" and "the timegod". They are a complementry pair that are a beginning and end of a story, although there are different main characters in each book.
I had not read these novels before I picked up this book, though I'd seen them around at some point. They reminded me in theme and story of an earlier novel by this author called "the hammer of darkness". They all deal with the subject of timetravel, space, power and gods.
These books are pure fantasy. This author has an unusual writing style and creates strange worlds. I would have to say that "the timegod" seemed to go slower than the first book "timediver's dawn". Both are a good read if you like fantasy or this author. Value for money, with 2 books in 1.
Fairly good.......2000-08-15
If you like the authors other books, pick this one up, its nice. I read the first half, TImediver's Dawn, several years ago and was never able to find the second half. I think its bummer that the author never revisited the timegod's world, but it's a fun read.
Excellent reading for the summer heat.......2000-08-09
I have been reading Modesitt's work since his first release some years ago. I thought I had all of his works until I saw this reprint of two of his novels. For some reason, my eyes must have skipped his Timediver's Dawn when it was released. I had not read it! What a treat! Modesitt adds just the correct amount of fantasy, science fiction and blends of old mythology into works that are a joy to read. Get this book. Then buy up all his others; you will not regret it.
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Nordic Myths - Fantasy - Science-Fiction - Ethical Questions.......2005-05-03
"Timediver's Dawn" is the first Part of L. E. Modesitt's Jr. Science-Fiction/Mystic-Novel about the planet Query, a fantasyworld, where energy, food and other raw materials are in short supply. Steamengines are used for people's locomotion and transporting commodities. By assaults of timetravelling eneryrobbers, called "Frost Giants" the complete infrastructure and political system finally collapses. Starving, superstition, hate and other depths of the soul release violence and anarchy. Remaining armed forces and other bandits are responsible for arson, looting, and murder all over.......
.....nevertheless with "Timediver's Dawn" the daybreak of a new age has already begun. After Dr. Wryan Relorn has recognized, that juvenile nobleman Sammis Arloft Olon possesses ancient the ablity of travelling in space and time, she sends him and further timedivers out on search for technologies and raw materials. While Dr. Relorn intention is the rebuilding of their destroyed homeplanet, Colonel-General Odin-Thor is rather interested in gaining weapons for etablishing his dictatorship.....
The first part of L. E. Modesitts Jr. Timediver-Duology is a delightful mixture of Nordic Myths and Science-Fiction, with elements of Fantasy and Hightech, in an atmosphere with comic-noises (for example: "cree akkk", "terwitt", "cirriiittt" pp.). But on the one hand the novell also shows the uprising of it's young protagonist. On the other hand the story is a warning against ideas of revenge hate an other destructive emotions, that cause only an escalation of violence. Finally it raises the question, whether ethical limits are also set to own surviving.
Most recommendable to all fans of Science-Fiction and Fantasy-Literature, the novel arouses interest for it's sequel "The Timegod" and deserves 5 Amazonstars.
The Time Searchers.......2004-06-06
Timediver's Dawn is the first novel in the Timegod duology according to internal chronological sequence. Westron is an imperialistic power with the strongest technological base on Query. The only remaining opposition to total dominance of the world is Eastron, where a non-technological approach is building around the "witches", who can travel thousands of miles in an eyeblink. Since Eastron cannot directly withstand Westron's military forces, however, many young "witches" are scattered throughout Westron society to pass on their genetic heritage.
In this novel, several generations after Westron has conquered Eastron, Sammis Arloff Olon is born among the gentry in Westron society, with a father who is a middle level government official and a mother who is exceptionally well-educated, well-connected, and an Eastron witch. However, Sammis is orphaned in early adolescence by an attack of the Frost Giants, energy eaters who can timedive. When the Frost Giants first appeared on Mithrada, the next inward planet, the Westron military attacked and destroyed several of them. The Frost Giants responded with such massive retaliation that it destroyed the political and energy infrastructure of the home planet, leaving the Queryans leaderless, in the dark, and cold.
Sammis is at school when the power fails and the snow starts to fall. After a short while, the students are released and Sammis starts walking home. Luckily, a neighbor drives by and give him a ride. Since his parents are not home, the neighbor takes Sammis to her house. As they drive by the driveway to the Olon home, they see Confed marines on the grounds.
After warming up some and eating a little, Sammis sneaks down to his own house by the back way and finds the Confeds burning it. He watches them for a few moments, but leaves when an explosion within the house distracts the marines. He returns to the neighbors for the night and leaves early the next day with a few supplies. As he passes his own driveway, Sammis is ambushed by a Confed patrol and instinctively makes his first timedive to escape.
Sammis heads east, avoiding other Confed troops, and soon ends up in the swamps. He becomes a damper, learning how to find food and shelter in the wild. However, he eventually has to leave the swamps and is picked up by a patrol from another Confed unit looking for recruits. He is trained as a trooper and gains a place in the unit commanded by Colonel-General Odin Thor. After his swamp experiences, Sammis is content to have adequate food, clothing and shelter with only his military superiors to hassle him.
In the changed world, gentry are hated and stability is provided only by military might. His ability to timedive is still feared and despised as witchcraft by the common folk, including some of the other troopers. However, after his unit occupies an old installation near the former site of Inequital, Sammis finds that such abilities are appreciated by his superiors.
Dr. Wryan Relorn has been studying timediving for some time. Although the Frost Giants had destroyed her former support structure, Odin Thor took over the project for its potential to provide a weapon against the Enemy. The timedivers in the project had already found paths to societies in the past and present of several nearby stars. However, the divers are limited in their collecting of useful items by the amount they can carry on their own.
As Sammis fits into the routine of research and military life, he keeps being asked to do things that kill people. Although there are always good reasons for such actions, he wonders if there is not another way to respond to external threats. He gradually decides that he has to do something!
Highly recommended for Modesitt fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of young people struggling to understand their society and do the right thing while attempting to survive in a harsh environment.
-Arthur W. Jordin
This one is worth keeping.......1998-06-03
L.E. Modesitt's book, 'Timediver's Dawn' is one well worth keeping. I found it in a small, hole in the wall bookstore and bought it on a whim. Although it is the only one of Modesitt's books that I have ever bought, it's also the most read book that I own. I have read this book eleven times at least, and I intend to read it again. It is extreemly enjoyable because Sammis is strikeingly human, not the tipical hero, who never makes mistakes, and is invulnerable in all things. If there was another book out there about him, I'd go for it.
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The Time Scavengers.......2004-06-06
The Timegod (1993) is the second novel in the Timegod duology, following Timediver's Dawn according to internal chronological sequence. In the previous volume, Sammis has forced Odin Thor to face the human consequences of his realpolitik and reforms the unit into a mixed force of timedivers and marines. He and Wryan maintain veto power over Odin Thor for some time.
In this novel, a million or more years later, Loki is born into the world that Sammis has helped create. The population is composed of immortals, most of whom can timedive to some extent. The Temporal Guard is continuing to supply the population with high tech bought or stolen from other societies, but fewer of the Guard personnel are able to maintain this equipment.
Despite the efforts of his parents to make him aware of its deficiencies, Loki follows in his grandfather's footsteps and joins the Temporal Guard. He goes through years of training and gains a reputation as a heavy hitter, with very strong abilities. He is used to transport the more massive items over greater distances in space and time.
Eventually Loki finds a permanent position in maintenance. There he learns patience, foresight and technique from Baldur. He also becomes friends with Sammis and Wryan, learning a lot about unarmed and armed combat. However, he has a enemy in Heimdall, who tries to kill him, but is outfoxed and injured by his own boobytrap. After this incident, the Tribunes send both Loki and Heimdall to Hell for a time, but Loki's equipment is sabotaged by Heimdall's confederates and he almost dies. The lackeys are given severe sentences in Hell and subsequent chronolobotomies, but Heimdall only gets a reprimand.
When Loki recovers from his stint in Hell, he becomes less impulsive and more paranoid. After all, Heimdall is really out to get him. However, the Tribunes protect him to a great extent because he keeps successfully performing impossible assignments that most Guards can't handle. Then the Temporal Guard encounters the sharks.
Gradually Loki begins to comprehend the defects and injustices within the system. He is beginning to get a reputation as the premier timediver, even though he is relatively junior. Some people try to use him as the figurehead for a movement to change the Guard.
This novels depicts the rise and fall of a culture that basically becomes parasitic on other societies within reach of its timedivers. Unlike Piper's Paratime culture, the Queryans are not traders, but scavengers. As with Piper's series, the Queryans begin to obsess over the Paratime secret, even modifying other societies to eliminate all effective knowledge of the nature of time.
Highly recommended for Modesitt fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of young people struggling to understand their society and their own abilities while trying to do the right thing.
-Arthur W. Jordin
My Introduction to Modesitt.......2000-09-08
Let me just say that Modesitt is one of my favorite science fiction authors and this was the first book of Modesitt's that I read. I read it when it was originally titled Fires of Paratime which was substantially the same book. A few changes have been made in this version to bring it more in synch with Timediver's Dawn (the prequel to this story).
With the above disclaimer, I heartily recommend this book to anyone bored with the typical fantasy or straight forward hard science story. We see the develop of Loki, the main character, both in his values and powers from an idealistic youth to a more realistic adult (okay, some of my own judgement there). Overall very enjoyable with an interesting blending of psionic, science and an allusion to the origin of some of our mythology.
A book of intrigue and intellect.......2000-07-28
The Timegod is on my favorite top five list. I bought it for a quarter at a sale at my local library, and it has been worth every penny. From the beggining to the end this book keeps you guessing what the next page will bring you. I've read it many times and plan on reading it again and again.
A book of intrigue and intellect.......2000-07-28
The Timegod is on my favorite top five list. I bought it for a quarter at a sale at my local library, and it has been worth every penny. From the beggining to the end this book keeps you guessing what the next page will bring you. I've read it many times and plan on reading it again and again.
A book i have read 30+times.......2000-06-07
I am a very picky reader. I read stuff from a select few authors and thats it. I found this book at the libary once when i was out of books to read, so i picked out this one by chance. I'll tell you i love it from the start. The way modesitt uses technology to make these people look like gods and the way he uses norse mythos i think is not only ingenius, but totally original. I have recommended this book to many people and I will recommend it to many more i'm sure
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A reprint of the 1953 red plaid cookbook featuring more than 1,000 recipes for appetizers, candy, canning, jiffy cooking, pies, vegetables, and more.
Original, vintage illustrations, more than 50 color photos of finished foods, more than 250 black-and-white how-to and food identification photos, all reprinted with a gently aged, nostalgic patina.
19 chapters filled with hearty, beloved `50s favorite recipes such as mouthwatering Buttermilk Biscuits, Raised Doughnuts, and Feather Sponge Cake.
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Best CookBook ever printed.......2007-05-07
I got married in 1956 and this cookbook was a wedding gift. I still have the original, but I bought the new reprint not only for myself but for others. I learned to make bread with this cookbook and the pie crust recipe is as near fool proof as you can get. I still use this cookbook after all these years. It is my favorite.
Blast from the past.......2007-03-08
I bought this book for my mother as a replacement for her well-worn copy and she absolutely loved it!! It is exactly the same as the copy she received in her high school home-ec class except that the pages are not falling out and/or torn. This has been the default cookbook in my mother's kitchen for many years. The recipies are clear and concise with easy to follow directions. The pictures and pages are aged for that nostalgic effect but that doesn't diminish the quality of the contents.
Broken.......2007-01-25
I gave this cookbook 2 stars because although it was exactly what I was looking for, it came in an unacceptable condition. My mother had the original book for as long as I can remember and it had become well worn. Pages were falling out of it. This book was for all intesive purposes the same. When I gave it to my mom for Christmas she was so excited. Unfortunately, the three ring binder on it was broken. This is very bad considering that you need them to turn the pages. I would say that considering it was brand new, this was unacceptable
This was a hit as a gift!.......2007-01-11
I have a friend who's very much into the retro look in everkything, and she was thrilled with this book. All the old-timey pictures and recipes have kept her smiling for some time now. She keeps the cookbook open on her kitchen counter, and changes it to a different picture regularly. There is something very comforting about seeing something like this that reminds us of our mothers.
Thanks Mom!.......2006-03-21
This is a wonderful recipe book. It's so authentic I feel like a kid again with my Mom in the kitchen. She always used this book for different recipes to try as well as good old traditional bisquits and cookies. Thanks for keeping it going!
Karen Perry
Virginia Beach
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