The wind's twelve quarters: Short stories

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The wind's twelve quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin

The wind's twelve quarters: Short stories
Ursula K Le Guin
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Excellent collection.......2004-05-28

I bought this book for the first story however all of them will surpass your expectations. Ursula has a unique way with words that rival her tales.
The Winds Twelve Quarters Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row, 1975, hc)
Foreword
Semley's Necklace ["The Dowry of Angyar"] - ss Amazing Sep '64
April in Paris - ss Fantastic Sep '62
The Masters - ss Fantastic Feb '63
Darkness Box - ss Fantastic Nov '63
The Word of Unbinding - ss Fantastic Jan '64
The Rule of Names - ss Fantastic Apr '64
Winter's King - nv Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1969
The Good Trip - ss Fantastic Aug '70
Nine Lives - nv Playboy Nov '69
Things ["The End"] - ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1970
A Trip to the Head - ss Quark #1, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow - nv New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
The Stars Below - ss Orbit 14, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974
The Field of Vision - ss Galaxy Oct '73
Direction of the Road - ss Orbit 12, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1973
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - ss New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
The Day Before the Revolution - ss Galaxy Aug '74

The wind's twelve quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin.......2001-12-06

An excellent collection of short stories from this master (mistress?) of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature.

Ursula is a cut above the rest in terms of intellectual involvement, poses moral and spiritual questions, always tells a ripping good yarn.

Fans of The Dispossessed will be entranced by the story of Odo - founder of the Odonian movement which led to settling of the moon Anarres by the anarchists.

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The Lathe of Heaven, The Dispossessed, The Wind's Twelve Quarters

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The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Simply fascinating !
Brain Food for SF fans
Simply Amazing!

The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Release Date: 2004-12-14

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The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future.

Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.

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Excellent collection.......2003-05-01

I bought this book for the first story "Semley's Necklace" however all of them will surpass your expectations. Ursula has a unique way with words that rival her tales.
The Winds Twelve Quarters Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row, 1975, hc)
Foreword
Semley's Necklace ["The Dowry of Angyar"] - ss Amazing Sep '64
April in Paris - ss Fantastic Sep '62
The Masters - ss Fantastic Feb '63
Darkness Box - ss Fantastic Nov '63
The Word of Unbinding - ss Fantastic Jan '64
The Rule of Names - ss Fantastic Apr '64
Winter's King - nv Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1969
The Good Trip - ss Fantastic Aug '70
Nine Lives - nv Playboy Nov '69
Things ["The End"] - ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1970
A Trip to the Head - ss Quark #1, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow - nv New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
The Stars Below - ss Orbit 14, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974
The Field of Vision - ss Galaxy Oct '73
Direction of the Road - ss Orbit 12, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1973
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - ss New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
The Day Before the Revolution - ss Galaxy Aug '74
A little about Ursula:
Legal Name: Le Guin, Ursula Kroeber
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, USA
Birthdate: 21 October 1929

Received Nebula Awards for the novels "The Left Hand of Darkness," "The Dispossessed," and "Tehanu"; for the novella "Solitude"; and for the short story "The Day Before the Revolution."

Won Hugo Awards for her novels "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed," for her novella "The Word For World Is Forest," for her novella "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come out Tonight?" and for her short story "The Ones Who Walk away from Omelas."

Be sure to read "The Lathe of Heaven" also.

The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin.......2001-12-06

An excellent collection of short stories from this master (mistress?) of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature.

Ursula is a cut above the rest in terms of intellectual involvement, poses moral and spiritual questions, always tells a ripping good yarn.

Fans of The Dispossessed will be entranced by the story of Odo - founder of the Odonian movement which led to settling of the moon Anarres by the anarchists.

Simply fascinating !.......2001-06-12

Ursula Le Guin is one of my favorite authors (SF or otherwise) - "The Dispossesed" being my personal choice as the best book she wrote. But this story collection is definitely a tie for the second place along with "The Left Hand of Darkness". No doubt the inclusion of the story "The Day before the Revolution" affects my choice - but that's not the only great story this book has. In fact, I liked almost all the stories that are included - and a book which contains even 3 or 4 stories as good as "The Day before..", "The Masters", "Things", "The ones who walked away from Omelas", etc. deserves to be considered as a classic. Personally I am fascinated by Laia Asieo Odo, the anarchist philosopher who is alluded to in "The Dispossesed" (part of the reason I like it so much is its almost believable portraiture of a functioning anarchist society) - and is only explored as a person in the story "The Day before..". I wish Le Guin had given a novel-length treatment of Odo as a person and her development of the syndicalist philosophy.

To go back to the stories in "The Wind's Twelve Quarters" - what I find so fascinating is the wide range of stories that are included: from the delightful dargon-and-sorcery fantasy of "The Word of Unbinding" and "The Rule of Names" (the only comparably charming dragons I can think of appear in some of the fables of Orson Scott Card) to the melancholic, existential "Things" and "The stars below" (where an astronomer whose observatory has been burnt down by a mob, ends up living in a mine where the sparkle of the minerals become "the stars below" for him). Many of the stories really make you think about deep social and ethical issues. And then there are the stories which can be just enjoyed for the sheer joy of reading them, like the dragon stories and the time-travel romance, "April in Paris". All in all, a must-read for any thinking person!

Brain Food for SF fans.......2001-03-05

Every story in *The Wind's Twelve Quarters* is memorable, which makes it one of my favorite collections of Ursula Le Guin's short stories. They are arranged chronologically by order of publication, so you can see the maturation of the artist in these pages.

"Semley's Necklace" was the germ of the later novel *Rocanon's World.* In this story, Rocanon was a minor character who just wouldn't "sink obediently into obscurity" as the author says in her introduction, and "you really can't argue with these people."

"April in Paris" is an entertaining time travel story in which characters from past and future travel to 1463 to join a literature professor from our time in his quest to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the poet Francois Villon.

"The Masters" is, in the author's words, her first "genuine authentic real virgin wool SF story." But it's also a psychomyth, set in a future time when math had become one of the "black arts" and its rediscovery becomes most costly for the hero.

"Darkness Box" is a magical tale set in no-time - a sort of fable - one of Le Guin's fortes.

"The Word of Unbinding," like "Semley's Necklace" later grew into a book - four actually - *The Earthsea Trilogy* and a sequel. It lays the groundwork for the most consistent essential element of how magic works in Earthsea.

"The Rule of Names" is a sword and sorcery tale, but with an interesting little twist.

"Winter's King" is another seminal story, the beginning idea for Le Guin's masterpiece, *The Left Hand of Darkness.* Since the novel came out, she has written another short story (in a Dozois collection) about the planet Winter, Karhide, and the androgynous Gethenians. I hope she writes more of these.

"The Good Trip" is a whimsical psychological tale, set in the '60s, of a trip that never happened - except that it did.

"Nine Lives" is one of the best clone stories I've ever read. It's right up there with Kate Wilhelm's excellent *Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang.*

"Things" is another parable-like tale of the strangeness and daring of human ingenuity.

"A Trip to the Head" reminds me of the episode in *Alice in Wonderland* when Alice found herself in a wood where there were no names - for anything.

"Vaster Than Empires and More Slow" (based on the Hainish series) is hard science fiction with strong psychological observations, and here you can see the maturation of the writer. In the exploration of another planet, astrophysics, biology and human and alien psychology come into play with a peculiarly satisfying ending.

What happens to the creative mind (in this case, an astronomer) when it is driven underground? The next story, "The Stars Below" answers that question.

"The Field of Vision" is another true nuts-and-bolts SF story about the exploration of an alien planet, but with the author's usual psychological depth and insights, this time about the nature of human perception.

"Direction of the Road" is also about perception, of humans and - trees (there are an uncommon number of trees in Le Guin's stories, not only in her excellent *The Word for World is Forest* but also in her short stories).

"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" should have been, in my opinion, the last story in the book because it is a parable, or a psychomyth if you will, on the theme of sacrifice (although I don't believe the word "sacrifice" is ever used in the story) and would have been a more fitting ending to the collection. "This is the treason of the artist:" says Le Guin, "a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain."

However, I do understand the author's reasoning in putting "The Day Before the Revolution" last because the heroine of this story is one of those who walked away from Omelas. This one is a spinoff from her story about the planet of *The Dispossessed* which is a novel about anarchism. Real anarchism. "Not the bomb-in-the-pocket stuff, which is terrorism, whatever name it tries to dignify itself with; not the social-Darwinist economic 'libertarianism' of the far right; but anarchism as prefigured in early Taoist thought...its principal moral-practical theme is cooperation (solidarity, mutual aid)."

This is a fine collection and its author, in my opinion, is one of the most influential writers of the genre responsible for bringing science fiction up to the caliber of true literature.

pamhan99@aol.com

Simply Amazing!.......2000-03-20

The Wind's Twelve Quarters gave me a deeper understanding of one of my fave SF writers of all time--and pure reading enjoyment. The stories just blew me away--especially the last two, 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas' and 'The Day Before the Revolution.'(So had 'Nine Lives,' but I'd seen it before.) About the ones who walk away,I don't think they've gone to findhelp for the child. Like the author says, 'helping' the child wouldn't really be helping him/her much and besides, it would ruin the happiness of thousands. In a way, I guess, they're refusing to live happily at the cost of another--but it's more than that. They know how terribly wrong it is to know the child is there, and accept it. Even if that is the basis of all their happiness and their achievements. They're not just running away from that reality, but trying to do something about the terrible injustice in it, because sacrifice of one for thousands is right only when it's voluntary and comes from love. Remember how Dostoyevsky makes the pious younger brother respond to his elder brother's cynicism about tormenting one innocent child for the happiness of all mankind. He said Jesus had played the role of that child. Not that the man's sacrifice has turned this world into a near-paradise like Omelas, but Omelas isn't paradise anyway, because there is such gross injustice in it. Can the unwilling scapegoat be the only kind of sacrifice that works? The ones who walk away are out to find out, I guess. Joy to the ones who want questions, not answers.

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Excellent collection

The Wind's Twelve Quarters
Ursula K Le Guin
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Excellent collection.......2007-02-04

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THE WINDS TWELVE QUARTERS
Ursula Guin
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The Lathe of Heaven; the Dispossessed; the Wind's Twelve Quarters

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The Lathe of Heaven; the Dispossessed; the Wind's Twelve Quarters
Ursula K Le Guin
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters
Ursula LeGuin
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Wonderful... but not for everyone
A Thorough Pleasure
Excellent collection
Winds Twelve Quarters by Ursula Leguin

The Wind's Twelve Quarters
Ursula K. LeGuin
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Wonderful... but not for everyone.......2005-04-06

This is one of my most often-read and beloved books, the book I am most likely to pick up when I look at my bookshelf for something to read.
The Wind's Twelve Quarters is a retrospective, a collection of short stories that represents the author's career to date. The stories range from "April in Paris" (her first published story) to her `modern' works from the 1970's. They are a mix of fantasy and science fiction, many reflecting Le Guin's affinity for blending the two genres until they are indistinguishable.
Some of the stories visit worlds that LeGuin later developed into novels. "The Word of Unbinding" and "The Rule of Names" are set in Earthsea. "Sempley's Necklace" was later extended into the novel "Roccanon's World." "Winters King" takes place on the planet Winter, the setting of "The Left Hand of Darkness." Many other stories are set in original worlds.
Le Guin's writing style changes gradually over the years, giving the stories a sort of flow. The earlier tales are more plot-centered and simpler, while the later ones are more introspective and, frankly, more confusing.
It is because of the "confusing" part that I hesitate to recommend this book wholeheartedly. I, myself, love and cherish these stories. I have read each several times. There were a few which didn't make sense at first, but even those became clear after several rereads. This is the reason why this book has such a 're-readable value' for me. Each story leaves me with a somewhat different impression each time I read it, a slightly different understanding..
But that isn't for everyone.
Recently, I lent out this book to a friend who is an avid fantasy reader. She returned it a few weeks later saying: "I tried a few of the stories, but I couldn't get into it. I didn't get them."
If you are familiar with Ursula K. Le Guin's writing, then The Wind's Twelve Quarters is a must-have addition to your bookcase. If, however, you are new to her works, then I suggest reading some of her novels first.

A Thorough Pleasure.......2004-08-25

This collection of short stories showcases Ursula Le Guin's absolute mastery of her craft. Of course, in any collection of stories, one will have favorites. The nice thing about this collection is the lesser stories are generally so, not because they are poor, but because they seem a bit incomplete; one wants more, to read more, to explore more, to roll the ideas and the settings around in one's mind.

My favorite story is the first. 'Semley's Necklace' is a touching tale of a sweet young woman, a bit naive, whose misunderstanding alters lives permanently.

Another favorite, though one very unsettling- 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas'. Omelas is a wonderful town, where everyone is happy, content, the weather is pleasant. But there is a price to all good things. A terrible price, and one that not all are willing to pay.

OK, a third good one: 'The Rule of Names' is set in Earthsea, a trilogy (later expanded) where wizards exist, and go to school to hone their craft (sound like Harry Potter? Only 20 years earlier!)

Highly recommended. Enjoy!

An excellent book

Excellent collection.......2002-06-28

I bought this book for the first story however all of them will surpass your expectations. Ursula has a unique way with words that rival her tales.

The Winds Twelve Quarters Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row, 1975, hc)
Foreword
Semley's Necklace ["The Dowry of Angyar"] - ss Amazing Sep '64
April in Paris - ss Fantastic Sep '62
The Masters - ss Fantastic Feb '63
Darkness Box - ss Fantastic Nov '63
The Word of Unbinding - ss Fantastic Jan '64
The Rule of Names - ss Fantastic Apr '64
Winter's King - nv Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1969
The Good Trip - ss Fantastic Aug '70
Nine Lives - nv Playboy Nov '69
Things ["The End"] - ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1970
A Trip to the Head - ss Quark #1, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow - nv New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
The Stars Below - ss Orbit 14, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974
The Field of Vision - ss Galaxy Oct '73
Direction of the Road - ss Orbit 12, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1973
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - ss New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
The Day Before the Revolution - ss Galaxy Aug '74

Winds Twelve Quarters by Ursula Leguin.......2001-12-06

An excellent collection of short stories from this master (mistress?) of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature.

Ursula is a cut above the rest in terms of intellectual involvement, poses moral and spiritual questions, always tells a ripping good yarn.

Fans of The Dispossessed will be entranced by the story of Odo - founder of the Odonian movement which led to settling of the moon Anarres by the anarchists.

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Excellent collection

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

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Excellent collection.......2006-07-31

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Ursula K. LeGuin
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Great down home southern cookin

absolutely devine

Home cooking at it's best

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Mama Dip's Kitchen Cookbook

Mama Dip's Kitchen
Mildred Council
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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You can hold this book the way you hold a child's hand. And you can let this book show you a whole new world, the way a child will reveal the secrets of a secret world if you take the time to stop and watch and listen. God bless Mildred Council and the time she took to get it all down in Mama Dip's Kitchen. And it's not just the recipes that come out of a life of good cooking--there's a great deal of Mildred Council in these pages, and we are better off for the reading, the cooking, and the sharing.

In her acknowledgments, Mildred Council thanks a woman who helped with the book. Then she thanks the woman's children, "Shawn and Chelsea, for playing so nicely while we flipped so many pages." She ends her cookbook with a recipe for a child's birthday party. Her enthusiasm for life growing through all its stages can be found on every page. "I realized my name was my earthly soul," she writes, "which needed to be tended like the pumpkin seed--tended, tilled, fed, and harvested, to have a good life. And that's what I tried to do ever since for my family and myself."

Part of that tending has been owning and operating Dip's, a popular Chapel Hill, North Carolina restaurant where she serves the kind of country food she grew up cooking. Mildred Council calls her style of cooking "dump cooking" because she scoops up ingredients without measuring and "dumps" them in the bowl or pan. It took her a good deal of time to measure out what she was doing so instinctively to be able to share her work as written recipes. But she encourages every cook to use her recipes like a sewing pattern, to experiment, to stretch here and cut there to make the food you like.

Mama Dip's Kitchen is a compendium of straightforward, simple, southern American foods in chapters devoted to "Breads and Breakfast Dishes," "Poultry, Fish, and Seafood Dishes," "Beef, Pork and Lamb Dishes," "Vegetables and Salad," and "Desserts, Beverages, and Party Dishes." In simple foods as in a simple life, the complexities run deep. --Schuyler Ingle

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For nearly twenty-five years, Mildred Council—better known by her nickname, Mama Dip—has nourished thousands of hungry folks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her restaurant, Mama Dip's Kitchen, is a much-loved community institution that has gained loyal fans and customers from all walks of life, from New York Times food writer Craig Claiborne to former Tar Heel basketball player Michael Jordan.

Mama Dip's Kitchen showcases the same down-home, wholesome, everyday Southern cooking for which its namesake restaurant is celebrated. The book features more than 250 recipes for such favorites as old-fashioned chicken pie, country-style pork chops, sweet potatoes, fresh corn casserole, poundcake, and banana pudding. Chapters cover breads and breakfast dishes; poultry, fish, and seafood; beef, pork, and lamb; vegetables and salads; and desserts, beverages, and party dishes.

The book opens with a charming introductory essay, a savory reflection on a life in cooking that also reveals the story behind Council's nickname. It is both a graceful reminiscence of a country childhood and the inspiring story of a woman determined to make her own way in the larger world.

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Great down home southern cookin.......2007-02-18

If you like down home southern cookin this is the book for you!! I bought this and her other cookbook. Love Them!

absolutely devine.......2007-01-09

I would recommend this cookbook to anyone searching for some real down home soul food. The recipes are simple and easy. The food is beyond delicious. This is my firt mama dip's cookbook but it won't be my last. I look forward to ordering her other cookbooks soon. The other night I cooked the creole shrimp with rice, and my husband and I loved it. He is a LOUISIANNA native so it was home for him. There are so many great things that I can say about mama dip's cook book, but what i want to say to people who are skeptical and not sure if they want to purchase her book, GET IT, you will not be dissappointed at all.

Home cooking at it's best.......2006-04-28

I have the luxury of living fairly close to Mama Dips restaurant and it's always a real treat to go for lunch or dinner. It's the kind of cooking we grew up with in NC. I was so excited when she published her cookbook. I bought it and have read it cover to cover. I not only love the recipes but the story itself is inspirational. If you ever go to her restaurant - don't skip the banana pudding. Like the recipe in the book, it's served warm and it's TO DIE FOR!!

Cookbook Review.......2006-03-18

I have thoroughly enjoyed the cook book and have used it many times and share recipes with several friends. The recipes are quick, easy and delicious... My family has loved everything that I have fixed from the book.

Mama Dip's Kitchen Cookbook.......2006-02-26

Excellent book. Recipes are not difficult to prepare. Reading this book is an enjoyable as making the delicious recipes presented in it. This book enables us to make food like mom or grandma used to make!!

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A superb cookbook for creating meals and festive trays with down-home Southern flavor

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Release Date: 2007-06-04

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In this much-anticipated follow-up to her bestselling Mama Dip's Kitchen, Mildred "Mama Dip" Council serves up an abundance of new recipes for home-style Southern cooking that is sure to please. From catfish gumbo to breakfast pizza and peach upside-down cake, Mama Dip's Family Cookbook offers recipes for more than three hundred dishes, including many Council family favorites. Also featured are party and celebration foods for family and community gatherings--a reflection of Council's belief that friends and family are essential to a rewarding life. To help novice cooks, Council includes basic information about staple ingredients, kitchen utensils, and important measurements, as well as diagrams for setting up a buffet.

In a charming introductory essay, Council intertwines food-related reminiscences of her rural North Carolina upbringing with a wry recounting of her experiences since the remarkable success of her first book. With this book she passes along to new generations the practical advice and wisdom that have made her a treasure to her family and her community.

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Mama Dip.......2007-02-21

Mama Dip is a legend in NC. Her recipes are wonderful. This was a gift for my brother-in-law in who lives in the Pacific Northwest, but loves Southern cooking. His family will certainly benefit from some TRUE Southern recipes from a TRUE Southern cook.

TRY MOMMA DIP KITCHEN COOKBOOK.......2007-02-05

I WAS VERY DISAPOINTED IN THE FAMILY COOKBOOK ,I WAS EXPECTING GREAT RECIPES LIKE HER OTHER BOOK MAMA DIP KITCHEN IT WAS FOOD REAL CAROLINA PEOPLE COOKED.

Mama Dip's Family Cookbook.......2006-02-26

As in the first book, this also is fun reading and even more fun making the recipes. Definitely recommend this for you all if you want to make things like your mom or grandmom did!

"EXCELLENT" .......2006-01-15

Excellent as every recipe mama dip has provided for us. love her cookbooks and her recipes.

A superb cookbook for creating meals and festive trays with down-home Southern flavor.......2005-12-06

A follow-up to the popular "Mama Dip's Family Kitchen," Mama Dip's Family Cookbook is a treasury of more than three hundred recipes for savory, homestyle Southern cooking, from traditional meals to festive party foods and dishes ideal for community gatherings. An introductory essay by author Mildred "Mama Dip" Council, winner of the 2004 North Carolina Restaurant Association Neighbor Award for her role in Chapel Hill's annual community dinner, offers memories of her early life and her experiences as her exceptional cooking style became increasingly well-known and appreciated. Taste-tested dishes such as Spoon Bread, Chicken Noodle Pie, Apple-Nut Squares, Candied Carrots are presented with easy-to- follow instructions. Mama Dip's Family Cookbook is a superb cookbook for creating meals and festive trays with down-home Southern flavor.

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