books about: oliver     books:       Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook39 reviews Jamie Oliver Hyperion, 2007 jamie rocks I will always have a soft spot for Jamie because he was the chef that inspired me to become a chef myself. His casual let's make this fun style of cooking got me off the couch watching his show, and into the kitchen with his first book back in 2000. I have every single Jamie Oliver book, including the English version of Jamie at Home that will be released here in October (which I also love). I ...             The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales113 reviews Oliver Sacks Touchstone, 1998 Medically Sound, Literally Vivid & Educationally Positive Dr. Sacks is an adept reporter, a consummate observer and sensitive human being; in addition to being a good physician. The book describes many interesting syndromes, neurological, that tax ones credulity except for the fact that humans are "suffering" these illnesses. It is through expositions such as these documented by Dr. Saxks that one can become appreciative and ...             The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding75 reviews Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, ... Free Press, 2007 Highly recommended! These women come together after 9/11, initially to write a book for children that would teach understanding and respect for their respective religions. Movingly, it is entirely in their voices, drawn from their weekly conversations, their journals and their reflections. They grow in sensitivity, caring and honesty with each other, and I felt as though I made their journey with them.             Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition92 reviews Oliver Sacks Vintage, 2008 Man, the musical animal Sacks does it again, merging clinical precision with insight and real affection for his patients. This time, he explores the biological foundations of music as a human experience. It turns out that music runs deep in the human brain and mind, as it does in possibly no other species. In his medical practice, Sacks has seen how music can heal, as in some Parkison's and psychiatric patients, or even ...             Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life16 reviews Jamie Oliver Hyperion, 2008 Saying "Yes" to Seasonal Cooking! If the world were perfect, there would be a bountiful seasonal kitchen garden of infinite variety outside every kitchen door. In the spring we would find sweet spring onions and in autumn tart-sweet apples. The leaf lettuce would always taste like butter and the asparagus would always be snapping fresh. Every day our kitchen table would reflect the warmth of the day and the season. That must be ...             American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories)49 reviews Oliver North B&H Books, 2008 Awesome book Thank God for good men like Oliver North. I wish we could have more men in power with his faith and his understanding of our military's capabilities and purpose. I am also very thankful for the work being done in Iraq and Afganistan. It is not a finished work nor a perfect work, but it is certainly not a flawed effort as our news outlets lead us to believe. Brining our troops home before ...             Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America134 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Macmillan Audio, 2008 Read It NOW If you read one book in the new year, it should be Thomas L Friedman's "Hot, Flat, and Crowded". Mr. Friedman really has his act together and newspaper reports from around the world daily validate the author's thesis that without a fundamental change in the treatment of planet earth, our children and grandchildren will have little to inherit except a rapidly decreasing quality of life. This book ...             Red Bird: Poems10 reviews Mary Oliver Beacon Press, 2008 Red Bird Some typical and upbeat poetry. But, felt some contents were a little less than author's usual standard. That the collection of work was stretched to fill the necessary pages to complete such a book. Several inclusions were not ones which would normally be expected in such an author's work. Blurb cleverly overwrote this ... Talking up the variety of work as though it was an extended ...             Divine Justice46 reviews David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2008 Fantastic Story - Again!! David Baldacci never fails to enthrall! This 4th in the Camel Club series is full of plot twists and turns as we have come to expect of David. It also wraps everything up beautifully at the end. I would recommend you read the other three first though, to get the 'whole story'. Utterly un-put-downable!             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1489 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Insight into "the enemy" I was told by several people that I "had" to read this book. Now I've told many people the same thing. It's the story of one man's failed attempt at K2 and how his failure changed and empowered the lives of thousands of people that were, previously, strangers to him. In this current administration, we've been taught to be full of hate for & have seen a horrible picture painted of Afghanistan ...             Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook31 reviews Jamie Oliver Hyperion, 2004 great all around cookbook i got this book a few years ago when i first wanted to cook professionally. i am now a dinner chef at a cafe, and this is my go-to cookbook when i cant think of the last dinner special or salad for the night. everything is presented in an easy to follow, throw together style, and you rarely have need for a mesuring device other than your hands. i dont think ive made any recipe in this book that i ...             101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged (Wright, H. Norman & Gary J. Oliver)12 reviews H. Norman Wright Harvest House Publishers, 2004 Great book every couple should read whether thinking about marriage or not This book is a really great book for multiple reasons. First off, the introduction is really well written and will make you face any major issues head on. It suggests if there are certain warning signs or red flags in your relationship, it might not be a relationship to stay in. Both my girlfriend and I were surprised that everything listed as warning signs and red flags pretty much described ...             The Incredible Book-Eating Boy15 reviews Philomel, 2007 eat it up This is such a charming book! As so many reviewers have mentioned, the visual details are amazing. Yes, the story is simple, and I think that allows us to enjoy all the extras Jeffers gives us on every page. The plot is predictable to adults, but my son was quite engaged and even a bit worried when we read "This is the worst bit." My 4-year-old loves it and my 2-year-old repeated "monumental" ...             The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics)16 reviews Ralph Waldo Emerson Modern Library, 2000 Nietzsche's Mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson could be called America's first Great Man of Letters (sorry Washington Irving). He is the one who started the transendentalist movement in America, influenced Whitman and Thoreau to name a few, and was one of the first framers of the idea and the character of the American man. This very generous volume contains the best selection of Emerson's essays, poems and other ...             Jamie's Italy29 reviews Jamie Oliver Hyperion, 2006 Simply Amazing! I bought this book after I flipped through it at my Aunt's home. I thought it looked interesting, but after looking at the cookbook as an actual book, rather than a place for recipes I was astonished to find that I was perfectly happy sitting down and just reading it. The pictures are beautiful and the recipes that I have tried are delicious! My grandfather, a very proud Italian man was impressed ...             Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind97 reviews V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee Harper Perennial, 1999 From Brain Structure to the Meaning of Life Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis: Who Gets it, Who Profits and How to Stop it This is a marvelous book, far deeper than most pop science and much more entertaining than any book I've read that reaches for such profound truths. I've been a health science writer for years -- see my books The Art of Getting Well and Diabetes: Sugar-coated Crisis on Amazon - and I've always taken a ...             An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales48 reviews Oliver Sacks Vintage, 1996 Insights into the Minds of Amazing People In An Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks provides intriguing insight into the lives of people existing in our world, but yet a world all their own. This is a book that should be read and enjoyed by anyone from neuroscience experts to a high school student thinking about a career in neuroscience to someone just looking for an enjoyable book. I found this book extremely intriguing and hard to ...             A Tale of Two Tails #15 (Hank Zipzer) Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver Grosset & Dunlap, 2008 Hank enters his dog Cheerio in a show, hoping to win the big prize. Unfortunately for Hank, Nick McKelty and his gassy little Chihuahua have the same thing in mind. Will Hank and Cheerio be able to take home the ribbon for Best in Show?             Thirst: Poems33 reviews Mary Oliver Beacon Press, 2007 God in Nature I love the serenity that comes over me when reading Mary Oliver's poetry. Her way of tying the physical and the spiritual speaks to my heart. I appreciate both nature and the God of my understanding better because of her words.             The Thief Lord395 reviews Cornelia Funke The Chicken House, 2003 Better than Inkheart The story started off quite engagingly, though I thought I'd discovered the secret right away (chapter 4!). It turns out I'd only discovered a small secret and the big one was still to come! There's also an element of reality (yes, in a fantasy book!) that struck me. Not everyone is perfectly redeemed, people don't always do the smart thing (but they also aren't made extremely stupid just to ...              search for books america, american, anthropologist, book-eating, christian, classics, clinical, cookbook, crowded, dinners, emerson, engaged, essential, expanded, incredible, justice, library, mission, musicophilia, mysteries, paradoxical, phantoms, probing, promote, questions, radical, revolution, stories, understanding, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: Bayco SL-1006 Professional 1,000-Watt Halogen Light Tower leave a comment home  impressum - about us