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They Came to Baghdad
Agatha Christie
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Flighty but good-hearted Victoria Jones craves love, intrigue, and adventure. She strikes gold in Edward, a handsome and mysterious traveler whom she's vowed to follow to the ends of the earth. Yet no whirlwind affair can prepare Victoria for what unfolds once she lands in Baghdad. Not a day in Edward's shadow, and she hears whispered warnings of danger and witnesses the murder of a secret agent in her hotel room. And when she discovers that a romantic rival for Edward's affection has arranged for her kidnapping, Victoria fears that her impetuous nature could be the death of her.
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THEY ALL CAME TO BAGHDAD EXCEPTED POIROT AND MRS. MARPLE.......2007-05-23
THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD was first published in 1951. This book could surprise the lambda reader who only read a couple of Agatha Christie books featuring Hercule Poirot or Mrs. Marple because THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD is pre-eminently a thriller with a non negligible dose of English humour in it. This reader could also be astonished by the quality of the descriptions of Baghdad and his surroundings written by an author not particularly well-known by his propensity to write long pages of description. If he is curious enough to read a few pages of Agatha Christie autobiography, he'll learn that Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan, an archaelogist, spent, after the end of WWII, long months in Iraq digging and hollowing. Hence, the meticulous descriptions found in this book I've enjoyed very much. Recommended.
A book for the curious ones.
My all-time favorite.......2006-10-01
Absolutely the most enjoyable AC novel I've ever read (and I've read almost all of them). It's got all the elements of an over-the-top spy novel, but with the flair for psychology and setting of Agatha Christie. It's great escapist entertainment, and the description of Baghdad as it once was (and probably never will be again) is not to be missed.
What a Sight it must have been!.......2005-09-21
Mysteries usually keep you sitting on the edge, wondering who the guilty person is. In this case, I sat on the edge, wondering what I would find around the next corner in this magical and exotic place called Iraq. Reading this book, I actually forgot what horrors were going on in this enchanted land, and while I was mentally in that land, I found myself wanting to come back again, not just to meet the characters in "They Came to Baghdad", but to see the old hotels, the tea rooms, the Tigris as it flowed to meet the Euphrates. I no longer cared whether the main characters loved each other or simply wanted to take advantage of each other.
If you like mysteries, I think you'll like this one. If not, I think you'll appreciate just being there in Baghdad prior to the horrors we see on nightly news. Either way, it's worth the small price of the book, or a trip to your library.
Young adventuress off to see the world.......2005-07-02
This 1951 novel is highly reminiscent of some of Christie's earlier works like THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT or the Tommy and Tuppence adventures as well as similiarities to the later PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT. None of Christie's usual detectives like Poirot or Miss Marple appear, nor does it follow her usual 'cozy' formula.
The story opens with Victoria Jones finding herself once again between jobs. It seems that Victoria is not very good at her job of shorthand/typist but what she lacks in clerical skills she makes up for in her skill at lying. While sitting in the park considering her options she meets a charming young man who is just perfect except that he is leaving for Baghdad shortly. Victoria soon decides that this young man is the one for her at sets out to follow him to Iraq. She overcomes the obstacles of lack of funds and not knowing her young man's last name but soon finds herself involved in a vast international conspiracy.
As always with a Christie book the clues are all fairly laid out for the reader to follow but there are many twists and surprises along the way to keep the reader entertained.
This adventure has much in common with Elizabeth Peters works, lots of action, improbable situations and more than a touch of romance.
Imagine Baghdad in the 1950's!.......2005-04-28
With all that's going on in Baghdad today, this book provides much more than just a great Agatha Christie read, it provides insights into what Baghdad was like in the 1950's.
The plot basically revolves around a young lady who follows her love interest from england to Baghdad. While she is there, she gets caught up in an underground network of people out to destroy the world forever.
Interesting imagery and descriptions of Baghdad, the Tigris, and Basrah which are kind of sad when you look at all the violence that has happened in that region since then (Iran/Iraq war, first gulf war, second gulf war).
I really enjoyed it.
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They Came to Baghdad
Manufacturer: Dodd Mead
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Fun and Fantasy in one slim volume.......2004-08-24
Kedrigern and the Charming Couple is the 4th of the 5 novels that John Morressy has written about the wizard Kedrigern and his beautiful wife Princess.
If you like fantasy and you enjoy having your funny bone tickled, you will like these books. They don't HAVE to be read in order, but they are even more fun if you know the whole story.
Kedrigern, is a young wizard, only around 170 years, and he positively hates travelling. It never fails that he must go out and travel to help former clients. This particular book deals with lycanthropy - and Kedrigern and Princess are catapulted into an adventure involving not one, but two werewolves - both of whom are looking to Kedrigern as their last and only hope of a cure! Will Keddie and Princess be able to rescue their two clients, and before the next full moon?
Fourth and getting better!.......2000-04-25
This is the fourth Kedrigern book by John Morressy, the first three being A Voice for Princess, The Questing of Kedrigern and Kedrigern in Wanderland. In this installment, Kedrigern is summoned to assist an old client whose daughter has been become a werewolf. Desperate to find a cure before the next full moon, Keddy sets out to a remote monastery that has a book that might contain a cure, leaving Princess to care for the unfortunate sufferer. As Kedrigern wrestles with the sinister events transpiring at the monastery, Princess is forced to flee the amorous attentions of the old client and finds herself in the clutches of an evil sorcerer, the Black Jester.
This book is a crowning masterpiece to the series so far. Here Mr. Morressey succeeds in adding a good deal more suspense than was in the previous books. I was a little unhappy with the conclusion of the monastery problem, but overall, it was a great book. 2 thumbs up!
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- Enzymes, Enzymes, Enzymes
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The Hippocrates Diet and Health Program
Ann Wigmore
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useful, but not defining........2006-04-04
This book was an easy read, with plenty of good citations from scientific studies backing up the theory, but not a lot of practical, specific how-to. It felt a little light-weight, and is probably not the greatest guide for beginners on the living foods path. Still, a useful and interesting read.
the deck is stacked.......2003-12-21
I don't know if Wigmore's book has merit because I will probably never buy it. Of the eleven glowing reviews, two were written by awi 12, and four (4) by a Dr.(self styled?)Craig. This makes suspect all eleven. Amazon has fallen down on the job by not monitoring the reviews, and leaves me in the position of a doubting Thomas with all future reviews. Ironically, the one person hurt by Craig and others is the author.
Read, then act on this!!!.......2002-10-31
This book spells out easily and completely the way to take charge and improve your health now. If you never start, you will not begin to reverse the years of food, chemical, and environment poisoning that your body has become accustomed to leading to the onset of the major diseases and ill health conditions that his generation is experiencing in proportions never before known.
In conjunction with other Wheatgrass and Ann Wigmore books, I feel better without medicine or pharmaceuticals of any kind in only a few short weeks. I lost 15 pounds the first two weeks without strenuous dieting. My craving for sweets has disappeared without any thought or struggle. Understanding these simple practices of biology is made easy through these books fromthe Hippocrates Institute.
Enzymes, Enzymes, Enzymes.......2002-09-14
This is one of the few books out there which teaches you how to take charge of your health in a very simple approach. No matter if you need to loose weight, want to save money in the kitchen or have more serious health problems such as cancer or chronic fatigue; Ann Wigmore gives you a clear picture how to get started.
Basically it's all about enzymes which metabolize your food and which are needed for every function in your body. Without enzymes there would be no life in your body. Where do you find these enzymes? They are avaiable by eating fesh organic fruits, vegetables, sprouts and nuts/seeds.
After 20 years of trying diffrent approaches to become healthier, this is the most significant one I've taken. It really makes a difference. Do you ever feel tired or bloated after a meal? Try her recipes and you will feel light and energized afterwards. I can really recommend this book to everyone who wants to be healthier, happier and more loving.
This Book May Save Your Life!.......2002-03-22
My Natural Medicine practice specializes in the recognition and utilization of diet, nutritional supplements, acupuncture and detoxification. One of most patient's problems is understanding what to eat and when. This book COMPLETELY describes the types of food and why and how to eat them. Cancer, depression and autoimmune disease (to name only a few) like rheumatoid arthritis are the end result of chronic exposure to environmental toxins like solvents and pesticides AND chronic nutritional deficiencies from eating fast food and junk food. This is the most important book you can buy to teach you how simple it is to regain your health AND prevent chronic illness like cancer.This book forms the basis of how we should eat AND understand the life-saving principle of intestinal and liver detoxification. Read, learn, and live a healthy life!
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The Hippocrates Health Institute has been a leader in the field of natural and complementary health care and education since 1956. Their philosophy is founded on the belief that a pure enzyme-rich diet, complemented by positive thinking and non-invasive therapies, is an essential element on the path to optimum health. Here the author discusses psychological attachments to unhealthy eating habits and describes the strategies to create a personalized support system.This health manual can help anyone improve their wellbeing. Includes recipes from the Hippocrates Health Institute.
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- Best Ginger Cake Ever
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- Thoughtful, Informative, Delicious, Doable Desserts.
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Room For Dessert : 110 Recipes for Cakes, Custards, Souffles, Tarts, Pies, Cobblers, Sorbets, Sherbets, Ice Creams, Cookies, Candies, and Cordials
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Baking books abound, but none presents a more mouthwatering selection of contemporary sweets than David Lebovitz's Room for Dessert. A former pastry cook at Chez Panisse in California, Lebovitz offers more than 110 recipes for cakes, curds, soufflés, tarts, pies, cobblers, ice creams, cookies, and more, beautifully depicted by color photos. He also manages, as few other baking book authors do, to provide lucid technical guidance, so even novice bakers should have success with his recipes. Readers searching for a solid collection of doable desserts, from homey to dress-up (but never too bedecked) will find the book is just what they're looking for.
Featured are a number of Lebovitz's most acclaimed desserts, including Meyer Lemon Semifreddo, Butternut Squash Pie, and Orange Almond Bread Pudding. Readers will also want to try his modernized Marjolaine (chocolate-covered layers of vanilla and praline creams sandwiched between crisp nut meringues), Fresh Ginger Cake, Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream, and Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread, among others. With a chapter on liqueurs and preserves--there's a recipe for a luscious pineapple ginger marmalade, for example--and a presentation of basic formulas that includes dessert sauces (Lebovitz's soft-candied citrus peel topping is a standout), the book, wide in scope yet straightforward in detail, delivers. --Arthur Boehm
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Always Save Room for Dessert
Especially if it's one of David Lebovitz's signature showstoppers. In his first cookbook, Room for Dessert, he offers more than 110 recipes for sweet everythings. You'll find sensational cakes, custards, soufflés, tarts, pies, cobblers, sorbets, ice creams, cookies, and candies, each designed to tempt the diner.
In the introduction David writes of one of his earliest dessert memories--a bowl of freshly picked blackberries, perfectly ripe, topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of sugar. "When you search out the best ingredients, do as little to them as possible, and serve them in a straightforward way, the presentation follows naturally," he writes. "A glossy custard looks best with a, swirl of whipped cream; a cool tapioca pudding looks enticing when it's accompanied by its natural complements--tropical fruits and shaved coconut."
With such an aesthetic, David eventually made his way to Berkeley's legendary Chez Panisse, establishing himself as a pastry cook under the tutelage of Alice Waters and founding pastry chef Lindsay Shere. He shares, the Chez Panisse commitment to fresh, seasonal exceptional ingredients, presented simply and unpretensiously, at their peak flavor. As Alice Waters writes in the books foreward: "David is one of those rare pastry chefs who knows that in desserts, as in all art, the cliché is true: sometimes less is more."
After leaving Chez Panisse, Lebovitz served as pastry chef at Bruce Cost's critically acclaimed Monsoon, experimenting with a wide variety of Asian ingredients and flavors to create more remarkable desserts. Home cooks as well as professionals have been clamoring for the Fresh Ginger Cake recipe, which, finally, is published here. It so often appears at Bay Area restaurants that it's frequently listed on menus as "Dave's Ginger Cake." Make it once and you'll immediately want to add it to your list of tried and true standbys. David offers comforting yet sophisticated versions of everyone's favorites, including Gingersnaps, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Coconut Macaroons, surefire hits for people of all ages. For grown-ups, there are homemade liqueurs and cordials. Add to this delectable ice creams and frozen treats, as well as jams, preserves, and candied fruits, and you get an idea of the incredible scope of David Lebovitz's talents.
Beautifully illustrated with seventy-five full-color photographs by San Francisco's Michael Lamotte, Room for Dessert is as stunning to look at as it is to cook from. With this remarkable debut, David Lebovitz offers his expert hand to guide a new audience of readers and home dessert makers.
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Best Ginger Cake Ever.......2006-08-01
I love this book.
Intense flavors, great technique, baking I can manage as a non-baker.
I also have the "In The Sweet Kitchen" tome, but find this is the book I return to . . .
Good mix of different types of sweets, great basics for important fancy things, very versatile.
Great little gift for anyone.......2006-05-23
If there's someone in your life who likes to cook, this is a great gift for any small occasion. My gift recipient was very appreciative and said the recipes were very good.
Thoughtful, Informative, Delicious, Doable Desserts........2004-01-29
This is David Lebovitz' first of two books on desserts. The second is devoted entirely to desserts made with fruits. This volume is more general, including recipes for just about every different type of dessert you may think of. The collection is weighted in favor of recipes which would work well in a restaurant, so the number of recipes typical to the home are less common than you may find in a more general book on dessert baking. That is not to say this is a poor book. In fact, I am happy I reviewed Lebovitz' more recent book first, so I was able to appreciate the virtues of this book which were missing from the second volume.
Lebovitz' introductory chapter on `Essentials' is divided into three sections, each an extremely useful tool to the home baker. First, is a discussion of equipment, which seems to me to be one of the best around for baking tools. The ingredients section is similarly useful, although I wish the author, who is so careful to be precise about other items would avoid the descriptions of `bittersweet' or `semisweet' for chocolate and use, instead the percent cocoa grades as used by Vahlrona, a brand which Lebovitz endorses. The third section of essentials on Fruits is the star of this part of the book. The author not only gives the best season and the best properties and uses for a large number of fruits, he also supplies an extremely useful picture of each and every fruit, although the picture for coconuts is a bit puzzling. There must be varieties of coconut I have never seen in the very untropical northeast.
Lebovitz must be especially fond of fruits, as this general book has a very large portion of its pages devoted to fruit, with a wealth of interesting information on various varieties. I was especially surprised to learn that the grapefruit is a human invention developed by crossing the pomelo with the orange. Who know. Lebovitz is true to the traditions of current and former Chez Panisse writers such as Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower in that he is especially careful to note the variety names of various fruits and sometimes, like both Alice and Jeremiah, go so far as to specify the botanical species names. This is all very good, except that few markets distinguish types of fruits beyond apples and pears. I have never, ever seen any peaches labeled Carnival, Suncrest, Elegant Lady, Elberta, Flamecrest, or Cal Red. More importantly, I have never seen persimmons distinguished by variety, even though persimmon variety is much more important to the way it is used than with most types of peaches. But all of this is not a reflection on the book, only on the author's access to better than average greengrocers. Bottom line is that the pages on fruits in this book are worth the price of admission.
The various types of desserts discussed, each in their own chapter, are:
Cakes
Custards and Souffles
Fruit Desserts
Sorbets, Sherbets, Ice Creams, and Gelees
Cookies and Candies
Liqueurs and Preserves
As noted above, the author is positively in love with fruits, as they appear in virtually every type of dessert in every chapter. The chapter dedicated to fruit desserts has an especially good discussion on how to make fruit compotes. I confess the author has endeared himself to me by pointedly avoiding the pairing of fruit and chocolate. I have never liked the popular raspberry and chocolate combination, as all those gritty little seeds just seems to spoil the chocolate experience. Lebovitz does cross the line just once in combining blueberries with white chocolate in a tart. I'm good with that.
The book ends with a very worthy chapter on basics which includes separate recipes for tarts, pies, and galettes where many other authors would simply give you a single recipe for all three. As other authors such as Wayne Harley Brachman point out, these three pastries simply have different requirements from their doughs. The basics also includes a section on caramelization guidelines. As this is an extremely scary topic for anyone like myself who has seen just enough Food Network shows to know what can go wrong, this section is invaluable.
The book's list of sources for equipment is better than average as it gives web sites, telephone numbers, and addresses, plus a detailing of what the organization supplies. The photographs are competent and add to the attractiveness of the book. The color scheme is much better than the glaring pink and orange used in the later book. The Bibliography is a delightful addition. I wish every cookbook had one. The entries point to many titles familiar to me and many which are not, which is even better.
This book is strongly recommended, especially for folks who are looking for new desserts for entertaining.
Best book for dessert lovers.......2003-09-17
I would also give this 10 stars if I could! This is one of the best cookbooks I have ever purchased. I have a big sweet tooth and have accummulated quite a collection of cookbooks on cakes, cookies, chocolate, etc. This book covers a large variety of sweets, from cookies (the best chocolate-chip cookie recipe I have ever tried) to sorbet (chocolate coconut sorbet, sangria sorbet) to ice cream (butterscotch ice cream with hickory nuts) marmalades and jams (plum strawberry), sauces (caramel, blackberry), crysalised ginger (which I can't find here, so I have to make it), to cakes (coconut, fresh ginger). I have tried a variety of things in this cookbook (cookies, ice cream, caramel) and they have all turned out DELICIOUS. I made coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate for my husband since he loves them so much and I ended up eating most of them - they were fantastic! A large fraction of the recipes are accompanied by mouth-watering pictures. Lebovitz includes some guidelines at the end for caramelisation as well. You don't have to be an expert to use this book, but you probably do have to have some experience and some tools (candy thermometre, hand-held mixer) for a few of the recipes. The ice creams and sorbets require an ice cream maker. I am extremely pleased with this cookbook and intend to eat my way through all of it. Excellent gift too, but make sure to get one for yourself!
The Gooiest Book in My Kitchen.......2003-06-11
I received this book as a holiday gift, and it is now caked in flour and dried-up goo because I use it so often. I've made about half the recipes and the only thing I struggled with was the caramel (but then, I have a [bad] pan). Everything else was perfect, perfect, perfect. I also like that I can usually easily find the necessary ingredients and equipment. Some cookbooks require fancy pans or hunting at farmer's markets for obscure ingredients...sorry, but I far prefer to be able to make a beautiful, scrumptious dessert on a whim. Thanks David!!!
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Room For Dessert : 110 Recipes for Cakes, Custards, Souffles, Tarts, Pies, Cobblers, Sorbets, Sherbets, Ice Creams, Cookies, Candies, and Cordials
David Lebovitz
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