Book Description
Use nature's elixir to lose weight, prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and beautify skin and hair.
Can saturated fat be good for you?
Natural coconut oil-not the hydrogenated version often found in processed foods-is a saturated fat, but not the kind your doctor has warned you about. Studies have shown that this uniquely curative oil actually has innumerable health benefits ranging from disease prevention to anti-aging. Now, in his revised edition of the first book to describe the therapeutic properties of coconut oil, Bruce Fife offers a nutrition plan with dozens of tasty recipes that will allow anyone to experience the healing miracles of what he deems the "perfect food."
When taken as a supplement, used in cooking, or applied to directly to the skin, coconut oil has been found to:
- Promote weight loss
- Help protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases
- Strengthen the immune system
- Improve digestion
- Prevent premature aging of the skin
Customer Reviews:
Don't Be Fooled!.......2007-10-03
This book is obviously a shill for the coconut industry. Don't believe it! They are out to poison you with coconut toxins. Are the coconuts in the oil organic? You don't know if they are? They could be farm coconuts, which use chemical fertizers!!! How many people have been hit on the head by falling coconuts and seriously injured or killed just so you can put it in your coffee!!! People don't let this dangerous industry make fools of you!
VERY SURPRISED!.......2007-08-01
My neighbor recommended this book to me a few months ago. He and his wife have been using coconut oil since he had open heart surgery a few years ago. They use it in place of butter/margarine. They also stir it into their morning tea.
I was so astonished to learn that coconut oil is healthy that I had to order this book to learn more about it.
I would definetely recommend this book. It is very informative and very easy to understand. The author lists so many different methods of use and benefits of use, (hair care, skin care, first aid and several recipes). I have actually ordered coconut oil and plan to start incorporating it into my life
THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT COCONUT OIL.......2007-05-27
This will completely change any pre-conceived ideas you may have about coconut oil. Lots of wonderful and informative information that you should have already known, a real education. My wife and I have found lots of useful ways to use the oil. One of the best ways is use instead of butter on a toasted bagel or English muffin and then cover with peanut butter, low cal is fine. And, you may also use the oil in replacing vegetable oil for cooking. But, don't let me give up all of the secrets from the book. Extremely informative and useful. Well worth the purchase.
got this for my 88 year old great Aunt.......2007-05-07
she is into natural cures. She takes the oil
Coconut oil is OK!.......2007-04-01
This informative and educational book debunks the myths about coconut oil, and teaches how coconut oil is very, very good for you. Includes recipes.
Product Description
This book provides a brief description of the many health benefits of virgin coconut oil. It is written in a reader-friendly, non-technical format and is filled with fascinating success stories and testimonials. This book shows the reader how people are using virgin coconut oil to prevent and treat high cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, fibromyalgia, Candida, herpes, allergies, psoriasis, influenza, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Virgin Coconut Oil: Nature's Miracle Medicine by Bruce Fife.......2007-08-30
Very interesting book, and eye opening to a easy approach for natural cures. It is the body that cures itself we just need the tools to help it. This is just one of many ways to help our bodies to heal itself.
Regards,
MW
Coconut Gratitude.......2007-03-19
This is a short informative book with lot's of testimonies about the benefits and uses of Coconut. If you want a synopsis on the broad specturm of coconut, this may be a good place to start. I'm thankful for Coconut!
Customer Reviews:
Not for Southern Hemisphere Dwellers.......2007-08-14
This book might be useful for northern hemisphere dwellers but not so much for southerners. The recipes are not metric and refer to ingredients that I have not heard of(single cream?). There are many songs but unless you can read music there is no way of knowing the tune. And of course the songs and poems all relate to seasons,animals and plants of the northern hemisphere. There are still useful bits of information for me but I have to pick and choose carefully. Some of the festivals refer more to the christian history rather than the celtic or pagan origins for example under the heading"Candlemas" there is no mention that it is the Celtic festival of First Light instead it refers only to "...the feast of the presentation of Christ in the Temple..."etc. As a non-christian this turns me off. Quite an old fashioned book as far as crafts and songs go but this seems to be in keeping with Waldorf Steiner philosphy. So if that's what you want enjoy!
Even the cover gives me joy!.......2006-11-04
I bought this book when my daughter was a one, she is now twenty-four. This book brought us our family such joy. Now that my children are grown, 24, 27, and 29 and the oldest is married. This book is still one of the key elements of celebration in our home. We are on on our thrid book and this holiday season I will be purchacing three more to send home with my children.
Lots of suggestions.......2005-12-27
This book covers many festivals, or holidays, throughout the year. For each, a selection of poetry or very short stories excerpted from longer works is provided. Sometimes the legend(s) behind that day are given. Also included are games, recipes, and craft projects. The recipes use British measurements and ingredients, so for Americans they will require some adjustment to find ingredients in some cases.
This is a useful book, but given its length it could have been better. Perhaps it's that the recipes aren't as accessible for Americans; I can't quite put my finger on what left me underwhelmed. Common holidays in America are of course not covered. Still, it's a very useful resource. If you're just beginning with the celebration of seasonal holidays, I'd recommend Mrs. Sharp's Victorian Traditions by Breathnach instead to start off with, then add this one later when you're ready for more.
I liked the itdea but not this book........2005-11-17
I found this book did not meet my expectations. I was delighted to find that the book All Year Round was just what I was expecting and enjoyed it much more. Great ideas, but a bit cluttered.
Nicely organized-.......2000-12-26
I was looking for a book exactly like this one. It is organized by Seasons and Holidays, with songs, stories, crafts and recipes that relate to the season/holiday. It is very easy to come up with nice additions to your family celebrations with this book. The holidays tend to be European Christian holidays, which is different than the typical American holidays, but not so much that you can't work in many of the activities in the book. Plus, you may discover new holidays. We have added Michealmas to our celebrations- it is a great way to distract my kids so that we don't have to start Halloween in September!
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A Christmas Memory is the classic memoir of Truman Capote's childhood in rural Alabama. Until he was ten years old, Capote lived with distant relatives. This book is an autobiographical story of those years and his frank and fond memories of one of his cousins, Miss Sook Faulk. The text is illustrated with full color illustrations that add greatly to the story without distracting from Capote's poignant prose.
Book Description
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.
Customer Reviews:
Haruki Murakami's favorite book.......2007-04-29
I read "Children on their Birthdays" twenty years ago. I found so many peculiar characters in the story, but they were all innocent. Also I felt a small dusty town in the south. Peculiar, innocent, and dustythey still impress on me. Three stories of literary calendartwo Christmas stories and one Thanksgiving in this book also take on peculiarity and innocence. Old cousins, dogs, and bullies they are all innocent. And so was Capote. However, I never found "dusty", but "breezy" in these stories. Capote is one of Haruki Murakami's favorite authors, and he translated some Capote's stories into Japanese. He translated them so good that we sometimes notice his original stories and his translation indistinguishable from one another.
Terrific story.......2007-01-10
I ordered this book after first reading the story in a collection of Capote stories from the library. I knew I wanted to own it and share it. I ordered one for myself and one for a friend who loves Christmas so she could enjoy it and share it with her friends and family. I haven't listened to the CD that comes with it, but that was a nice surprise. The only thing I didn't like about the book are the illustrations. After having read more about Capote and seeing photos of him and his aunt, the pictures just didn't seem to match. They seemed too charming to me, not conveying the reality. For someone without a preconcieved idea of what the characters should look like it won't matter and this book is actually geared towards children, whereas the original story was not. I enjoyed my initial reading the most being able to create the scenes in my mind with his beautiful descriptions and my own experience with elderly relatives. I plan to search for version with no illustrations.
Classic!!! Wonderful!.......2007-01-01
A Christmas Memory is short but it is so rich that you will not end feeling deprived. The writing is so beautiful. I wanted to just crawl into that story and be there with them.
We had this for a book group and it received a unanimous thumbs up. Only one other book has done that.
A simply love story for new generations........2006-12-10
It's a shame Janet Schulman's 10 Trick-or-Treaters arrived too late for more timely October Halloween mention: all we can say is, it's sure to maintain interest over the next year and beyond, offering a blend of zany, bright drawings by Linda Davick paired with a Halloween-theme counting book based on the adventures of ten little trick-or-treaters. Truman Capote's classic A CHRISTMAS MEMORY receives Beth Peck's warm holiday drawings, a cd narrated by Celeste Holm and returns the 50th anniversary of a classic holiday story to print. A Christmas ritual of baking fruitcakes symbolizes the story of Buddy and his eccentric, elderly cousin. It first appeared in 1956 as a memoir of Capote's childhood but makes a simply love story for new generations.
A masterpiece.......2006-08-04
I refer to the short story "A Christmas Memory". Simply put: one of the most moving, well written and memorable short stories ever written in the English language
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Matzah Ball Soup: A Passover Story
Joan Rothenberg
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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ASIN: 0786802022 |
Customer Reviews:
Great Book for Passover.......2000-04-05
I bought this book for my 3 year old daughter, and she just loves it. The illustrations are great, really bright and catchy. The story is easy to follow and is a little more general than a lot of the Jewish holiday books. It does not emphasize the religious as much as the family tradition. Focuses on family bonding through the generations.
Book Description
Each spring Sarah, Max, and their children look forward to celebrating Shavuot with a mountain of delicious blintzes. But this year Sarah and Max are worried. Their pockets are empty, and with no extra money to spare, how can they afford to make a special treat like blintzes?
Join Barbara Diamond Goldin's funny, big-hearted family in preparation for Shavuot, the Jewish holiday celebrating the day Moses received the Ten Commandments, and discover--as they do in a way that's sure to spark giggles--the true meaning of cooperation.
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- Makes it very easy to find a food festival nearby
- The ultimate guide to eating your way across Florida
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Food Fest! Your Complete Guide to Florida's Food Festivals
Joan Steinbacher
Manufacturer: Bee Cliff Press
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0977984605 |
Book Description
"Food Fest! Your Complete Guide to Florida's Food Festivals" is the first book to provide Florida residents and visitors with a comprehensive guide to the state's year-round cornucopia of food celebrations. Food festivals, cook-offs, and "Taste Of" events are described and listed with the event's activities, date, location, and contact information. Regional maps and festival directories (by month and region) help plan weekend getaways or spontaneous day trips. Bonus recipes are also included. "Food Fest!" is for every Florida resident and visitor who enjoys travel, outdoor activities, or good food. Readers will discover--unique and exciting food festivals; rare events and competitions; fun, kid-friendly activities; low-cost ideas for entertaining guests; and tips and suggestions for making the most of the festival experience. The companion Web site, www.FoodFestGuide.com, offers many additional features that complement the book's information.
Customer Reviews:
Makes it very easy to find a food festival nearby.......2007-01-09
This guide is one of the best organized books I have ever purchased. All the festivals are organized very effectively, and the maps make it easy to figure out which festivals are in your specific part of Florida. I have found this book helpful for locating potential festivals when vacation planning - I recommend it for both Floridians and visitors. Thanks for writing this great resource!
The ultimate guide to eating your way across Florida.......2006-12-14
A great resource--filled with helpful information. I might just head out to the Zellwood Corn Festival this year! Great for yourself and of course as a gift for family and friends.
Book Description
"More Gus and Grandpa books are promised, and kids will welcome them." -Booklist
When Gus goes to Grandpa's house at Christmas, they decide to bake cookies. But then they discover that they don't have sprinkles. Off to the store they go. On the way, they pass a Santa collecting money for the poor. Gus summons the courage to contribute two quarters and is rewarded with a "God bless you." Returning home, Gus and Grandpa are visited by three neighbor ladies, one at a time, each bringing two dozen cookies. What are Gus and Grandpa to do with so many cookies? Gus knows! Give some to the poor! And when they do, he gets antoher taste--even better than the first-- of the joy of giving. In the second Gus and Grandpa book, Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock capture the very spirit of Christmas.
Book Description
What better way to celebrate the holidays than to cook-- and eat-- the delicious foods so important to Jewish tradition. Here's a sumptuous collection of recipes for every Jewish holiday through the year.Jane Breskin Zalben has gathered treasured mouth-watering recipes from her family and friends. Such favorites as matzoh ball soup, noodle kugel, and gefilte fish are here, as well as kasha varnishkas, hamantaschen, and macaroons.Each section of the cookbook features a different holiday and includes notes on its religious and cultural importance. There are also amusing introductory notes for every recipe. Ms. Zalben's festive, detailed pastel-watercolor illustrations of her beloved bears grace the pages, making this a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy.Full of homespun charm and warmth, Beni's Family Cookbook is the next best thing to Bubbe's recipe box-- the perfect holiday gift for the whole family.
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- Cookbook Has Air of Nostalgia
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To Every Season: A Family Holiday Cookbook
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0689817975 |
Book Description
On holidays we gather with family and friends to share special traditions, special times, and delicious food. Preparing these dishes can be just as enjoyable as eating them, and in this cookbook, Jane Breskin Zalben has compiled mouth-watering recipes that are fun for the whole family to make. There are recipes for each holiday of the year, from traditional favorites, like corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day and potato latkes for Chanukah, to more unusual treats like Cupid Cupcakes and Christmas Cranberry-Apple Tea Loaf. Each recipe is illustrated with detailed, charming watercolor paintings that express the uniqueness of the holiday. Background notes for the celebrations make them more meaningful, as readers discover the origins of their favorite holidays. Also included is a glossary of terms for the beginning cook.
Exquisitely designed and easy to follow, this cookbook has everything you need to make your favorite family treats throughout the seasons -- and memories for years to come.
Customer Reviews:
Cookbook Has Air of Nostalgia.......2000-04-18
I truly enjoyed To Every Season: A Family Holiday Cookbook. The book encompasses recipes for 16 major American holidays, including Christmas, Mother's Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. I found the prefaces to each holiday section fascinating and filled with delightful historical tidbits. The book has wonderful multicultural leanings with its inclusion of recipes for Passover, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah. I would have liked to have seen more recipes that could be made by or with children. The book caters more to adult tastes and preferences than to those of children. Children will enjoy the pictures and reading about the different holiday traditions.
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