As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3)

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This classic series has inspired over half a million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the 10th anniversary editions of this beloved series. These editions include a new foreword from the publisher, a new preface from Francine Rivers, and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use.

#3 As Sure As the Dawn: Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . but his life is about to change forever.

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Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . but his life is about to change forever.

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Pretty good except for the double standards.......2006-11-25

I agree with the last reviewer that I thought this author's view of women is too black and white. I also got the impression that women's sexual immorality is so more hideous than men's. Marcus lives a thoroughly indulgent and immoral life, but escapes unscathed except for a feeling of emptiness. Sister Julia does the same and is wickedly punished with disease and other miseries. Seems like the sexual double standard is alive and well for Christians: men deserve a slap on the wrist; women need to get whipped.

My! this book is long; also, what happened to the female characters?.......2006-11-07

I don't want to put this book down (figuratively speaking). It was an engrossing read but I have some major objections. The first is that it really seems stretched out - Rizpah says something that's not even that bold, then she regrets it and wishes she had "held her tongue". Upon this event, a muscle in Atretes' neck jerks while he growls a fowl curse at her in an unwashed-barbarian manner. The baby happily gurgles nearby. Then it happens again. And again. And again.

My second objection is that some parts are overwrought and silly, as in a fantastic romance novel. This is a shame because some parts of the first 2 books have brilliant scenes that transport the reader to the Roman Amphitheater, the home of a typical aristocratic roman family, Jerusalem under siege, etc. This trilogy could have been excellent had the author stayed away from the supernatural and the overwrought romantic.

Last, and most objectionable, the author is obviously a prejudiced woman. In her world, women are very clearly divided into two distict categories - the good and the bad. The good are saintly, always kind, submissive to men, and self-effacing to the point where they are not recognizable as human beings - ie Hadassah, Rizpah, Phoebe. The only other kind of woman is the conniving, wicked sorceress type who is wanton, tempts men, and - the hallmark of the wicked woman - has no respect for male authority ie Calabas, Julia, Aria, Anomia. The only good woman who is allowed a bit of spirit is Rizpah, and her fieryness is in the end totally erased. Yes, Julia is willful but in a stupid way and she is surely punished for it. It's as if the women have no soul.

The author transports a lot of the New Testament into the book and she makes it seem real. But there were women leaders of the early church - it's there, in the New Testament. Why did she leave that completely out?

As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3).......2006-11-07

This is a MUST READ series. I love any book written by Francine Rivers and this series is no different. You won't be able to put it down.

Incredibly engaging, thought-provoking, faith deepening for me.......2006-11-04

I highly recommend all 3 Mark of the Lion books. I was blessed by them.

Rivers Rocks!.......2006-10-17

I'm one of those girls that avoids anything pink or fluffy. I avoid being "cute". I don't like Valentine's Day. And I hate romance novels!

And I used to think Christian romance novels were the worst. And don't even try recommending a Christian historical romance novel! I'd tell you that's something my mom would read.

But then I read Francine River's Mark of the Lion series. Wow, did my opinion change drastically. Here was violence, power plays, all kinds of sin, impossible love, God's glory verbally portrayed in ways that gave me goosebumps, and history, of all things! I always thought of a boring historical "tourist" city when I thought of (for example) Rome. This book really put some imagination to the times and caught my interest!

So, besides being a fascinating read, this series has both gospel truth and well-researched history.

The first book (A Voice In The Wind) is my favorite. The second book I didn't like as much (maybe because it didn't have so many men in it? =) and this book is my second favorite. Read other reviews for plot outlines and details.

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Darkness Before Dawn
Sharon M. Draper
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ASIN: 0689851340

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Has Keisha found happiness at last?

In her senior year, things are finally looking a little brighter for Keisha. Still haunted by the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, Andy, she finds comfort in the attentions of the new track coach, twenty-three-year-old Jonathan Hathaway, the principal's son. How can Keisha not be swept off her feet by a tall, dark, handsome "lemon drop wrapped in licorice" who treats her like a woman, not a girl?

But suddenly this intoxicating relationship takes a frightening turn, and Keisha is once again plunged into the darkness she's fought so hard to escape. Will Keisha ever be able to find her way back into the light?

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One mother's opinion.......2007-08-27

My teenager and I just finished reading this book as a summer reading requirement for school. We both agreed that it was one of the worst books we had ever read. The conversations were silly, the word "dude" was said at least 3 dozen times (who says "dude" anymore anyway?) and the situations were melodramatic to say the least. We both agree there are much better options out there for high school students and our hope is that the English teacher who chose this for class won't require any more from this author.

Fantastic!!!.......2006-05-29

This book is continuation of Tears of a Tiger. Keisha was Andy's girlfriend and now left with rest of her friends Ronda, Tyrone, BJ, Gerald, and Leon to survive without out their two friends Andy and Rob, who both died. Now in her senior year Keisha is selected class president and is having the best year. The principal's 23-year-old son is the new track coach and he has his eye on Keisha. Slowly Keisha begins to find comfort in 23-year-old Jonathan and starts going out with him. Soon the relationship takes a wrong turns when Jonathan takes Keisha to his apartment and tries to rape and kill her with his jack knife.
Sharon M. Draper is the greatest well-known writer that I know. I love his style of writing and how she brings her characters to live. Every book she ever made is great and I can't wait til she makes more.

Painfully Wonderful.......2006-02-25

There is pain in this book that you hope no one goes through. It follows Keisha after the death of her boyfriend, which is one thing she could've done without and then the near-rape she encounters. (Read TEARS OF A TIGER first.)

This book makes you wonder about the amount of suffering in the modern black community; does Draper portray it as harsher than it really is, or do more people than we want to think live these kind of lives?

This book is more than fiction. It is an epic.

Christian's Review.......2006-01-18

In the book a girl named Keisha has just lost her boyfriend. Andy killed himself because he and his best friends Rob, Tyrone, and B.J were in a car accident. Rob was the only one that didn't make it out of the car and he burned to death. Andy felt that it was his fault so he walked around with all this on his shoulders until he killed himself. Keisha had just broken up with Andy because of all his problems. That summer Keisha took Andy's little brother with her to the cookout. The cookout was something that the high school does every year and the students come and bring their little brothers and sisters. This summer, Keisha saw a guy that she thought was hot, so the summer passed and the new school year came. When she saw him, she acted as if she hadn't noticed him, but she did and she really liked him. At the same time, Leon liked her but she really had not paid any attion to that until one day she gave him a ride home and his dad started to say all this embracing stuff. So the conflict is she has to choose a boy (Leon) or a man (Jonathan).
I chose this book because I read the first book and I liked it, so I just continued to read them. No one recommended it to me but when I first started everyone would say that's a good book. I chose the book because I read the back. I like the author cause she knows how to express her feelings.
I would recommend this book to any one in high school and middle school. This book is really good but at first it is boring but it gets good in the middle I feel as though it gets good and you can relate to the emotion. It was easy to read cause she is just out in the open. She doesn't make things that are simple so confusing. The end was good. I was satisfied with the resolution.

My daughter liked it.......2005-12-15

My teenage daughter liked the book. Some of the dialogue was a little difficult to follow in certain places, but all in all she said she could really identify with the setting and situations. She liked it so much she wanted to read other books by her - so we ordered "Julio and Romiette". She really loved that one and shared it with her girlfriends who are still passing it around!

Busy People's Low-Carb Cookbook (Busy People Cookbooks)

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It really works!
Cookbook is ok, but could be better
Lower-carb, NOT low-carb
Low Carb and low fat - is that what you really want?
even kids like it

Busy People's Low-Carb Cookbook (Busy People Cookbooks)
Dawn Hall
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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Busy People's Low Carb Cookbook is the answer for everyone who wants to embrace the low-carb lifestyle but still wants enough variety to stay on the program and keep everyone happy!

Dawn Hall takes low carb beyond steak and broccoli and bacon and eggs to a full line of dishes for every meal. From creative egg casseroles for breakfast to an elegant and easy dinner perfect for company, this is the cookbook to make low-carb livable.

Using her signature 7 ingredients or less and 30 minutes or less preparation plan, Hall meets the needs of every time-stressed cook concerned with feeding a hungry family, and watching their waistlines.

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It really works!.......2007-04-10

The recipes really are low carb. They are generally low or no-sucrose, too (after all, carbs break down to sugar; they're really much the same thing). These are genuinely useful recipes for dishes you would really want to serve. They use ordinary ingredients most of the time. When an exotic ingredient is required, there will be a footnote telling you where to locate it. These recipes are not complicated; most use no more than five ingredients, and can be assembled within a few minutes. In general, this is a truly practical cookbook.

Cookbook is ok, but could be better.......2007-01-10

I like the idea of this book, but it uses a lot of vegetarian foods that I don't particularly care for. Great for a start up vegetarian, or for a seasoned one, but not really for me. I kept the book, but will edit them more to my liking.

Lower-carb, NOT low-carb.......2007-01-03

Ground meatless (some kind of vegetarian ground meat substitute by Morning Farms) is a staple in this author's recipes. But my biggest gripe is that these recipes are NOT low carb. They lean more toward being low-fat.

Sure, the recipes are lower in carbohydrates than most, but someone following Atkins or similar might be disappointed. Extra-thick Peach Milkshake, which use frozen peaches and fat-free whipped topping (which has sugar in it!) has 26 grams of carbs per serving. That is more than a day's worth of carbs allowed on the Induction plan..

Whole Wheat Muffin Bites: 22 grams per serving; Pork Pastry Squares: 32 grams; Taco Salad: 18 grams...and the list just goes on.

Now, if you aren't following Atkins or some other strict low-carb diet and are just looking to cut back on the carbs and the fat then this book could be a good choice. The recipes look to be simple and the Slow-Roasted Beef & Bell Peppers Stew (10grams) sounds yummy, as does the Zucchini Skillet Dish (6 grams)and Broiled Eggplant Italiano (12 grams).

Low Carb and low fat - is that what you really want?.......2006-03-01

I've read through the whole book, but haven't actually tried any of the recipes yet. They sound good, but she uses non-fat products frequently. A good low carb diet needs good fats included in it. If I use these recipes I will be using products that still have the fat in them.

even kids like it.......2005-09-15

This is my first review but I had to let people know that this book is so easy, fast and the best tasting food I ever made. We tried all kinds of new foods through this book that I normally wouldn't buy. I'm no cook but even my finicky kids loved these recipes. It's also nice to know we're eating healthier. Great book!!!
Sincerely,
Chris from NH

Blue Monday: Fats Domino And the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll

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Stunning research and compelling writing about one of the first great rock stars
IT'S ABOUT TIME FATS GOT HIS DUE
The Fat Man From New Orleans
The complete Fats Domino story.

Blue Monday: Fats Domino And the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll
Rick Coleman
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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ASIN: 0306814919

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The first ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer

Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the twentieth century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino, whose records have sold more than 100 million copies, was the first to put it on the map with such hits as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill."

In Blue Monday, acclaimed R&B scholar Rick Coleman draws on a multitude of new interviews with Fats Domino and many other early musical legends (among them Lloyd Price, the Clovers, Charles Brown, and members of Buddy Holly's group, the Crickets) to create a definitive biography of not just an extraordinary man but also a unique time and place: New Orleans at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Coleman's groundbreaking research makes for an immense cultural biography, the first to thoroughly explore the black roots of rock 'n' roll and its impact on civil rights in America.

A true music lovers' biography, Blue Monday, includes new revelations about the politics behind the music labels of the 1930s and 1940s, and provides a searing indictment of the great white myths of rock 'n' roll. Coleman also brings the African-American culture of New Orleans to life, and his narrative is passionate, compassionate, and authoritative. Blue Monday is the first biography to convey the full scope of Fats Domino's impact on the popular music of the twentieth century.

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We waited...and finally saw..........2007-06-14

I guess if Antoine "Fats" Domino could keep the President and First Lady waiting, then he could keep us waiting for his first biography - this is a Natural Born book about a musical genius, intriquing personality, and unassuming cultural revolutionary.
The author tells his story and includes many entertaining anecdotes about life at home and on the road with several sets of support players - the greatest names of course being Dave Bartholomew, Herb Hardesty, and Lee Allen. We get a strong picture of the smiling, "safe" rock and roller, as the often defiant man's-man. And a complex artist/showman: he could sing The Rooster Song while flashing rings to make Freddie Blassie envious.
A great bunch of previously unpublished black and white photographs from Look magazine, among other handsome prints of lesser known shots really bolster the text.
A serious ommission for the audiophiles: not even a selected discography and no sessionography. [Though there are "Notes" in the back of the book on the mysterious Broadmoor recordings, including personnale and dates!]. Of course the '50s period sessions can be found as a booklet in the Bear Family 8-CD set, and in a European book, "Jazz Records"; also in a fairly recent issue of Goldmine magazine. But Fats Domino ABC-Paramount, Mercury, Broadmoor and Reprise FD session data has never, to my knowledge, appeared in print, and what a fabulous component that would have made.
Speaking of the ABC-Paramount tracks, the author did not mention in the text a very important 4-CD set, "The Paramount Years", which included the *incredibly* rare fourth l.p. for that label, plus the 1980 "If I Get Rich" from another record company!
The idea that "The Fat Man" is the first R & R record also doesn't agree with me. Yes, the elements are there, the upbeat shuffle and bright lead vocal, but that powerful sound (and many others by Fats in that '49 to '54 period) were not *primarily* for the youth. The first discs to be produced for teenage tastes came much later. I wouldn't even include "Tutti Frutti" in that category, as it too, lyrically and instrumentally echoed an earlier, "swingin'" sound. [It was "Ready Teddy" folks which screamed out...Rock and Roll!!!].
Still, this book should be "required reading" for those dedicated followers of those Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.

Stunning research and compelling writing about one of the first great rock stars.......2007-06-07

From his first record in 1949 until his harrowing escape from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Antoine "Fats" Domino has defined New Orleans and its culture. This book puts Fats, his city, and his music into perspective in amazing detail. In the process, Rick Coleman convincingly demonstrates that Fats and his collaborators--especially songwriter/arranger Dave Bartholomew and producer Cosimo Matassa--have as solid a claim as Elvis, Carl, and Jerry Lee with Sam Phillips in Memphis or Wolf, Muddy, and Chuck with the Chess brothers in Chicago as the prime architects of rock 'n' roll. The product of more than 20 years of exhaustive research, this is, surprisingly, the first biography of one of the greatest early rock stars. Coleman had his work cut out for him; Fats is notoriously reclusive. Nevertheless, you come away from this book admiring Fats's talent and drive, and Coleman's exhaustive research and evocative writing. All the other great Louisiana rockers are here--the bayou wild men, backwoods musical savants, and forgotten honkers, shouters, string-benders, and drum-thumpers who helped create the Crescent City sound. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to understand the real, complete history of rock 'n' roll instead of the revisionist pap that passes for such. -Mark Hoffman, co-author of "Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf"

IT'S ABOUT TIME FATS GOT HIS DUE.......2007-03-13

Rick Coleman's new book "Blue Monday" is the first full biography of Fats Domino. Many interesting things are therein.
- Fats was the first black rock & roll star. His records made the pop charts before r&r's dawn in 1955.
- Kids did not buy albums in the 50s, but Fats' albums sold, meaning he had an adult following like Louis Armstrong's.
- Fats concerts were often scenes of teenage riots. He may be known for `Blueberry Hill,' but his fierce rolling piano ignited his audience.
- "Blueberry Hill" was the product of a botched session. Engineer Bunny Robyn edited together the best parts of several incomplete takes and simply repeated the chorus.
- The string-laden "Walkin' To New Orleans" was a big breakthrough which traditionalists lamented. But it hit R&B (#2) even higher than pop (#6).
- Roy Brown once ditched a plan to have Fats open for him on tour. Fats never forgot it, and refused to have Brown open shows for him when the tables were turned.

Of the Big Five (EP, FD, CB, JLL, LR), Fats is the least lionized because he was not a "rebel." Historians normally embrace only people with bold lifestyles.

The Fat Man From New Orleans.......2007-02-16

Boy ol Boy, Rick Coleman has written a great book on the TRUE story of Rock & Roll! I know as I was there and if you want to know what it was really like to be on the scene when true rock & roll was called race music on a juke box, Boogie Woogie and the down home blues was taking over the country then get this book and turn others on to it also. No one person was more responsible for the birth of R&R and R&B than the Fat Man! This was long before Elvis, Haley and the hand full of others came on the bandwagon. [...]

The complete Fats Domino story........2007-02-16

This book is so well documented! Rick Coleman did high quality research before writing this wonderful book about the most swinging rock 'n roller of them all.

Busy People's Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat

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A Great Cook Book for the working girl
Good book, Great food!
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Good for Inexperienced Cooks
Good, easy cooking

Busy People's Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat
Dawn Hall
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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You want to give your family nutritious, home-cooked meals, but who has time to cook? You do, if you cook the Busy People'sâ„¢ way. What is a Busy People'sâ„¢ recipe? It's one with seven ingredients or less that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. A dream-come-true for busy cooks everywhere.

Each recipe in Busy People'sâ„¢ Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat includes nutritional information, preparation time, and cooking time for each recipe, as well as menu ideas. This cookbook also contains instructions on how to maintain an ideal body weight and tips on saving time and money in the kitchen.

Praise for Busy People's Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat

"Great for the working family and those on the go." -Lori L. Scovel, Manchester Press
"I love the cookbook because it's so user-friendly." -Betsy Bethel, Wheeling, WV

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A Great Cook Book for the working girl.......2007-01-10

This is a wonderful cookbook for a working person. I found I had almost all of the items already in my kitchen and the receipts are so easy and quick to put together.

Good book, Great food!.......2007-01-09

I really like the recipes, and the food is very tasty. My family loves anything I make out of this.

GREAT PRICE.......2007-01-09

I LOVE THESE COOKBOOKS AND THIS IS A GREAT PRICE. I PAID MORE FOR MY OWN THESE WERE ACTUALLY GIFTS. I HATE THAT I BOUGHT MINE AT FULL PRICE.

Good for Inexperienced Cooks.......2006-06-28

After seeing the rave reviews, I was excited to try this new book. Unfortunately, upon receiving it, I was disappointed. I'm an experienced cook who likes a wide variety of foods; this book offers easy recipes, but the variety is limited. At one point, I felt like I had read 10 ways to recreate instant rice!

This book would be excellent for new cooks who are unsure of how to combine foods or don't want to take the time to experiment. The recipes are quite easy, healthy and include ingredients almost everyone will have.

This book is NOT useful for those of us who know our way around a kitchen, though, or who understand common sense ways to cut down on fatty foods.

Good, easy cooking.......2006-02-05

I own two cookbooks in the "Busy People" series, and both of them are well-thumbed and often-used. I'm a bachelor with limited cooking skills (and with even less patience when it comes to kitchen chores), but this book offers simple, easy recipes that can be quickly prepared with very few ingredients. The directions are concise, and each recipe is printed on a separate page with a graphic that clearly gives preparation and cooking time. Nutritional information for each dish is also listed. The recipes are generally low in fat, but they don't have the long-as-your-arm list of exotic ingredients and spices that I find in many low-fat cookbooks.

Of course some of the recipes are better than others, but almost everything I've tried has been very good. There's nothing fancy here: if you want to impress someone with a virtuoso kitchen performance, there may be better collections. For plain ol' weeknight cooking that's healthy, fast, and inexpensive, this book is a worthy standby.

Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

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An Enlightening Examination
Tackling a Sticky Subject

Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Circe Dawn Sturm
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520230973

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Circe Sturm takes a bold and original approach to one of the most highly charged and important issues in the United States today: race and national identity. Focusing on the Oklahoma Cherokee, she examines how Cherokee identity is socially and politically constructed, and how that process is embedded in ideas of blood, color, and race. Not quite a century ago, blood degree varied among Cherokee citizens from full blood to 1/256, but today the range is far greater--from full blood to 1/2048. This trend raises questions about the symbolic significance of blood and the degree to which blood connections can stretch and still carry a sense of legitimacy. It also raises questions about how much racial blending can occur before Cherokees cease to be identified as a distinct people and what danger is posed to Cherokee sovereignty if the federal government continues to identify Cherokees and other Native Americans on a racial basis. Combining contemporary ethnography and ethnohistory, Sturm's sophisticated and insightful analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity, the process of nation formation, and the dangers in linking racial and national identities.

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An Enlightening Examination.......2007-07-27

Circe Sturm's "Blood Politics" is a thoughtful look at the factors which go into how the Cherokee people define themselves- as Cherokees, as Indians, as citizens of the Cherokee Nation. Sturm takes on some controversial issues that remain hotbeds of political contention. Particularly on the subject of freedmen, Sturm captures a wide variety of thought.

She is a skilled writer and anthropologist. Some of her writing in her opening was difficult for me to grasp, but this is my fault- not hers. I have a limited background in anthropology, and I am still trying to get my head around the notions of "contradictory consciousness" and "counterhegemonic resistance." Apparently these are standard terms in the academic world of anthropology, but I had to rely on Sturm to point out examples of them in Cherokee culture.

Even if one does not completely follow "Neo-Gramscian Perspectives on Race and Resistance" (a subtitle in her opening), overall the book is easily readable and understandable for the lay person. I came away with a much broader understanding of the concept and power of blood and blood quantum in Cherokee heritage. I also have a better understanding of Cherokee religion, politics, language and social structure.

Sturm includes some stories of her research told in the third person. When she does this, the book reads more like a novel, and I found it to be an entertaining and useful technique in making her point. "Blood Politics" is highly recommended, particularly in light of the recent vote on the status of freedmen in the Cherokee Nation.

Tackling a Sticky Subject.......2002-09-06

Sturm provides thought-provoking insights into tribal indentity and shows how the idea of "race" changes and evolves over time. A variety of perspectives, sometimes quite humorous, into the obsession of blood quantum. Her stories throughout the book are welcome breaks from the sometimes stuffy academic writing. I think she neglects to mention that government documentatin of people's blood quantum is arbitrary and often incorrect, usually placing people's blood quantum lower than it actually is. Sturm also seems inexplicably harsh on the Cherokee Nation and in particular Ross Swimmer. Other than these complaints, this book is a great exploration of varying viewpoints.

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Beware the Chicken & Angel Hair Pasta
GREAT COOKBOOK!
Quick preparation and delicious!
Busy People should eat better than this!

Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Dawn Hall
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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ASIN: 1401601073

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Slow cookers are convenient and save time. And Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook makes even the preparation quick and easy. Each of the more than 200 recipes in this book is made with seven or fewer easy-to-find, grocery store ingredients. Most can be prepared in less than ten minutes. The preparation can even be done the night before and the entire slow cooker placed in the refrigerator until morning.

But convenience is not the only reason to use Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook. From exquisite cakes with warm berries oozing down the sides to hearty soups, creamy chowders, and delicious entrees complete with side dishes prepared in the same pot, Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook is a creative collection of low-fat recipes that look and taste as if you have been working all day in the kitchen.

Each recipe in Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook is complete with nutritional information, preparation time, and cooking time, along with helpful hints and money-saving ideas. It is bound in an easy-to-use hardcover concealed spiral binding.

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Disappointed.......2007-06-08

Some of the recipes are too specific, too bland or too hard to find the ingredients. The deserts were serious failures for the most past. However, there are some good recipes in this book.

Beware the Chicken & Angel Hair Pasta.......2007-02-12

I was shocked when I opened the crock pot at the end of this disastrous recipe. I thought that I must have made a mistake as I frantically read the recipe again. Turns out I did make a mistake....buying this book! In short, this recipe turned out to be dry chicken and pasta in bitter water with white flecks from the sour cream. It was completely inedible. I'm afraid to try anything else. If you review this book, please list what worked for you.

GREAT COOKBOOK!.......2007-01-09

I LOVE THESE COOKBOOKS AND THIS IS A GREAT PRICE. I PAID MORE FOR MY OWN THESE WERE ACTUALLY GIFTS. I HATE THAT I BOUGHT MINE AT FULL PRICE.

Quick preparation and delicious!.......2006-03-22

Love the binding on this book. Very good recipes. Ingredients you usually have on hand. Will suggest it to friends.

Busy People should eat better than this!.......2005-11-18

I own a lot of cookbooks and have honestly never purchased a more ridiculous book. Seven ingredients or less, yes - it's easy when you're using canned soup, prepared chili or bottled marinade. The recipes feature a lot of processed ingredients too like non-dairy creamer for potato chowder. And I don't need a slow cooker to make tea - 8 teabags, water, mint extract and splenda - 2 hours in the old slow cooker and voila, you have something that should take ten minutes to make. Convenient - maybe, Easy - yes, Delicious, no way.

Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook (Busy People's Cookbooks)

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REVIEW BY MISS OUT OF CONTROL Bood Sugar
Awesome addition to the collection!
BUSY PEOPLE DIABETIC COOKBOOK
Good to get you started
I love this cookbook!

Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook (Busy People's Cookbooks)
Dawn Hall
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

General | Quick & Easy | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

Diabetic & Sugar-Free | Special Diet | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

Accessories:

Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

ASIN: 140160188X

Book Description

Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook is the answer for everyone who wants to eat healthier without sacrificing what is most important to them - delicious flavor! These recipes are not just for those people with diabetes, but everyone in the family can enjoy these healthy and well-balanced recipes.

Diabetes is becoming a national epidemic. The number of new cases diagnosed increased by 25% from 878,000 in 1997 to 1,104,000 in 2,000. Today 18.2 million people in the U.S. - 6.3% of the population - have diabetes. Shockingly, adult onset diabetes is now being diagnosed in children.

Sometimes when one member of a family is diagnosed with diabetes, two meals are made - one for the person with diabetes and one for everyone else. What's terrific about this book is that you would never know by tasting these recipes that they are all within American Diabetic Association's guidelines. They are that good, that delicious, and that amazing!

Customer Reviews:

REVIEW BY MISS OUT OF CONTROL Bood Sugar.......2007-09-24

I really like this book. One of the hardest times to control my blood sugar is the holidays. Now I have great diabetic recipes I can make that anyone can eat. They can't tell they're "diabetic".

Awesome addition to the collection!.......2007-08-28

I have all of Dawn Hall's Busy People's cookbooks (even the very first ones). I've even had to re-order the first cookbook because I used it so much it fell apart. I give them as wedding presents too. Perfect for a young couple on a budget, short on time and needing to find comfort in their new lifestyles. They are always much appreciated. The addition of the diabetic cookbook has been great; I rely on it a lot now that our lives have been affected by diabetes.

BUSY PEOPLE DIABETIC COOKBOOK.......2007-03-18

This book was easy to understand, told of diabetes, as well as having excellent receipes and short ones as well. NO need to buy alot of ingredients. very well done i would recommend this book to anyone with diabetes

Good to get you started.......2006-07-30

I bought this book to help my boyfriend manage his diabetes better. There are several recipes in here, but I was a little disappointed that there weren't more meal/main course options. Its great if you're primarily looking for desserts, appetizers, etc to serve, but I feel very limited with the options for a main course.

I love this cookbook!.......2005-09-26

I have been usings Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook for several months. This Cookbook has a lot of Breakfast ideas, and delicious drink smoothies that I find very helpful to keep me going on a good, healthy diet. It also has a lot of other delicious entree ideas that are easy to make. My kids love the Super Fruity Strawberry Milk Shakes, and when made, and poured into a tall glass, it looks like a special shake straight from the malt shop! It's delicious. The Cream of Chicken & Brocolli Soup was delcious, as well as the Parmesan Potatoes. The best part of this cookbook is that the recipies are easy to make, and none of them take over 30 minutes to cook, including the preparation time. I am surprised that I can cook a good meal in a short amount of time, and it be delicious. The menu idea suggestions that Dawn adds for each recipie have been a great help to planning an entire meal. I enjoyed the Diabetic Busy People's Cookbook so much that I bought 3 more of the other Busy People's Cookbooks. This money was well spent. Each cookbook interacts with the others to help plan meals (if you need ideas and suggestions). These cookbooks are perfect for busy Mom's! I use them all to help plan weekly meals. I have lost 10 pounds already by changing my diet, and using Dawn's recipies. I am borderline diabetic, and if I can keep up with a weekly meal plan with some of these recipies -- my health is going to improve tremendously. I'd love to see Dawn come up with a cookbook for eating for one or two - some way to help me with breakfast and lunch ideas for (one person) that I would cook while the kids are at school, and my husband is at work. It would be great to have all Dawn's recipies on a CD to help make grocery shopping lists easier to handle, too.

Bitter Dawn: East Timor: A People's Story

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Bitter Dawn: East Timor: A People's Story
Irena Cristalis
Manufacturer: Zed Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

Indonesia | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

Southeast Asia | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books

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War & Peace | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 1842771450

Book Description

This book is a vivid first-hand account of the birth of the world's youngest county, East Timor, of the lives of individual Timorese during the long decades of Indonesia's repressive occupation, of their often heroic struggle for freedom, and of their efforts to cope with and make sense of the dramatic historic shifts engulfing them. Based on years of research, and lengthy interviews with East Timor's past, present, and future leaders, the book explores the complexities of East Timor's internal politics.

Average customer rating:

Low-Fat, but high sugar and junk
Low-Fat Cookbook
Bland, boring recipes
Recipes are okay
Very Good!

Busy People's Low-Fat Cookbook
Dawn Hall
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

General | Quick & Easy | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

Low Fat | Special Diet | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

Accessories:

Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

ASIN: 1401601057

Book Description

Over 300,000 copies of Busy People's Low-Fat Cookbook have already been sold! What's a busy people's recipe? It's one that has seven ingredients or less and can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. Most take only 15 to 20 minutes. Here's a cookbook with more than 240 fast and easy, homestyle, heart-healthy recipes.

When her husband's cancer created a situation in which Dawn Hall realized she had to become the family breadwinner, Dawn, a self-described food addict, turned her passion - creating quick and easy recipes for delicious heart-healthy meals - into a solution that made her self-published cookbooks a nationwide sensation. With her charm, enthusiasm, and energy, Dawn has sold more than 650,000 copies of her cookbooks, won national awards, opened doors to speaking engagements, landed her press appearances and magazine covers. She created a wildly successful cookbook franchise with a fiercely loyal following.

Each recipe in Busy People's Low-Fat Cookbook has nutritional information, preparation time, and cooking time as well as menu ideas. The book also contains instruction on how to maintain an ideal body weight and tips on saving time and money in the kitchen. It is bound in an easy-to-use hardcover concealed spiral binding.

Customer Reviews:

Low-Fat, but high sugar and junk.......2007-07-12

The recipes use a lot of processed food ingredients and sugar. It's very deceiving. You usually equate low-fat with healthy. The front even says it's healthy for your heart. I beg to differ. I wasn't able to find one recipe in there that I wanted to make.

Low-Fat Cookbook.......2006-11-03

This is the second recipe book written by Dawn Hall that I have bought. It has a lot of great, easy, healthy recipes in it. My family has enjoyed the meals and these are so quick to fix. Great Books!!

Bland, boring recipes.......2006-05-08

Dont waste your money. This book is full of tasteless, boring recipes that are just plain awful. The author praises herself in describing each one like you have never tasted anything better. While reading the intro, I found it quite funny how she states that she has no education, but decided to home school her kids. I wouldn't run around bragging about that.

Recipes are okay.......2006-03-24

The recipes are quick and easy, but they tend to use a lot of the same ingredients - chicken, rice, noodles, etc. There are also not a lot of vegetables involved and I love vegetables. If you're a "meat and potatoes" kind of person, though, the you'd probably like the recipes. I prefer the AHA low fat, low cholesterol cookbooks even though the recipes take a bit longer. There's more variety.

Very Good!.......2006-03-20

Just a quick review, I have made several items from this cookbook and everything has been delicious! Looking forward to making more!

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