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Kelby s 480-page book shows you Photoshop tips and tricks for altering your digital photo image, including a special chapter on how to set-up Photoshop s color management. You ll also learn: sharpening techniques, retouching secrets, processing RAW images, color correction, image noise reduction and more.
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Pretty Good.......2007-10-03
I am a huge Scott Kelby fan; however, this showed pretty much the same techiques as the first CS book, which I already have. So, if you have the first book ... don't buy the second!
Kudos.......2007-09-27
Kudos! The product was in great shape and delivered in a timely manner, which was awesome since I recieved it the day before I had class! Thx!
An excelent book for both beginers and more advanced photographers .......2007-09-22
.The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
I found the book to be very user friendly, clearly written and put in a methodical order. The chapters are easy and fun to follow.
Although vey funny in the begining, I too found Scott Kelby's humour to be a bit much at times and also a little repetitious, but I guess his aim is to prevent the reader from getting bored with the technical stuff. So I was more than willing to put up with it.
The book is aimed at those with at least a basic knowledge of photography, I have been a profesional film photographer and once having made the move to digital I found the book to be fantastic.
It answered my every need.
A must on the shelf of all photoshop users, unless of course you know your stuff as well as Scott does.
Another winner.......2007-09-19
Scott does Photoshop training right - quick, easy tutorials that elevate your abilities to negotiate the steep learning curve of this software. His sense of humor keeps it fun.
Do Not Recommend.......2007-09-15
This is one of the most user-unnfriendly books I have ever used. The writer sometimes mixes up instructions on Mac versus on PC and that throws you off at every point. Also he is constantly assuming certain windows are already open for you or certain functions have already been activated. So he'll go "Press V" and "Press D" but nothing happens although apparently it was suppossed to make your background white (what does that even means!). So I am not recommending this book to anyone at all.
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Real World Color Management covers one of the most vital steps in the digital workflow. Each chapter offers in depth information on the fundamentals of color, an overview of the color management process and how to use in both photo and graphic applications. Learn in detail how to build, evaluate and edit ICC profiles in order to acheive consistent results all the way through to the final print. Book Sections: Introduction to Color Management lays the groundwork for the entire process Building and Tuning Profiles covers the creation of unique profiles based on your equipment and final output Applications and Workflow outlines how to include the previous sections in to everyday use,when using Quark, Freehand, CorelDraw, Illustrator or Photoshop 534 pages / soft cover
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Excellent Introduction to Color Management and Beyond.......2007-08-09
This book is an excellent introduction to color management. It is practical, but does not shy away from presenting the science behind the important concepts. Even better, the book is able to this in a way which motivates the key ideas by not drifting too deeply into the mathematics behind that science.
The organization of the book was perfect -- the authors do an excellent job of presenting the material and making it very interesting. I read the book cover to cover for the first two parts (the last section applies the newly learned material to particular color-managed applications like Photoshop, Quark, etc.).
I highly recommend this title to photographers and artists who are trying to understand more about what colors in your files, from your monitor, and on your prints really mean and how to take advantage of that understanding by producing outputs which are more faithful to what you intend.
Real World Colour Management.......2007-07-17
If you are relatively new to the world of colour and want to obtain a better understanding of the topic then this is the book for you. I found this book to be well structured and extremely useful in understanding all the jargon and also clearing up some myths about different colour work flows. EXCELLENT!!
Excellent source book.......2007-05-13
When I needed to better understand color management, Fraser's book was a perfect find. It doesn't pretend to be simple, but it is very well written with a sense of humor. I find myself revisiting chapters for re-reads when my needs demand. It is a complete course in color management for the first time student, and it has become a oft used reference. It makes so many other books "too simple..." Because it covers the history of color management as well the concepts and tools, the book is also one of those excellent references needed for all serious photographers.
Invaluable Guide.......2007-03-29
My purpose in buying this book was to help me print photos that looked like the image on my PC monitor. The phrase "color management" can probably mean many things to different people but this is really what matters to me. It can be difficult enough to edit photos so that you are satisfied with how it looks on your screen. If you print it out and the photo looks more red than the screen, or darker, or any number of other possible differences than you will know only frustration and heartache when trying to print photos.
While simple in concept, successfully getting a printed image to mirror that on your screen is a complex task and this book will greatly aid you in the process. It methodically covers all aspects of color management both from a theoretical perspective and a practical series of concrete specifics to manage color successfully on your system.
Depending on your needs, it is almost certainly not necessary to read every page of this guide. For my purposes a lot of the theoretical discussion was not relevant and a lot of space is devoted to CMYK printing in a professional environment while I print exclusively at home. There are undoubtedly people with different interests, however, who will find such information invaluable while they may gloss over some of the sections that were most useful to me. In the end, that is why I give this book 5 stars and my highest recommendation. It provides great information no matter what your needs are and you are free to consume as much or little as suits you. If you are a photographer and haven't gotten into color management at all, then quit sitting on the fence. Buy this book and start the process and your photos will benefit tremendously.
Read it if you need it........2007-01-22
Of all Bruce Fraser's wonderful books, this has to be the best. I grew up in the analog imaging world. In those days, long ago, you could get by with training your eye and if necessary, working by trial and error. You could concentrate on the image and let Kodak do the math.
With the miracle of computers we have far greater precision and--let's be honest--far greater complexity (which is a nice way of saying, difficulty). What RWCM does is take something that isn't easy and isn't simple and, by brilliantly explaining it, makes it a little easier to grasp. Of course, you can't sell books by saying "Turns astounding difficulty into mere complexity!" but if you're going to put human color perception on paper or the web, that's what you're dealing with.
That said, I think the vast majority of digital imaging users would gladly settle for pleasing color as opposed to accurate color if they knew what was involved. For these folks there are the Scott Kelby-type books and gizmos that calibrate your monitor while leaving the rest of your workflow untouched.
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- a wonderful (occasionally dark) story and an AWESOME audiobook narration by Jeremy Irons
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When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find." Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! With the addition of witty black and white pencil drawings by Lane Smith (of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs fame), upon which the animation for the Disney movie was based, this classic, now in paperback, is bursting with renewed vigor. We'll just come right out and say it: James and the Giant Peach is one of the finest children's books ever written. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots), is Dahl-icious fantasy at its best"This newly-illustrated edition of an avowed children's favorite has all the makings of a classic match-up: Milne had Shepard, Carroll had Tenniel, and now Dahl has Smith...author and illustrator were made for each other, and it's of little consequence that it took almost 35 years for them to meet" --Kirkus.
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Book review.......2007-09-10
Ever been in a giant flying peach? James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl tells about a boy who's parents get eaten by a giant rhino, goes to live with his evil aunts, then rolls away in a giant peach. To begin, His parents take him to the London Zoo when only to encounter a loose rhinoceros. The rhino eats James' parents to leave him on the streets. Then, he goes to live with his evil aunts, Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. They treat him very badly and don't let him play with other kids. Finally, an old man comes and gives James some magic crystals. Then a giant peach grows, James crawls in the peach to find some unusually large insects. They then roll away in a giant peach in hope of finding a better place.
Read this book to find out what happens to James and the giant peach
A fantastic interpretation.......2007-08-27
I bought this for my 5-year old son 3 weeks ago and we haven't stopped listening to it. Roald Dahl has a beautifully warped view of the world, with parents killed tragically, evil aunts and innocent, precocious children. James is a wonderful example. Jeremy Irons brings real range to the interpretation of the characters, so we all - parents and child - find ourselves chuckling as we drive and listen (and will do for a long time to come). A treat for children (and their sainted parents also).
The Best Book Ever.......2007-08-26
James and the Giant Peach is the best book I have ever read! It is about a boy named James whose parents were killed by a rhinoceros who escaped from the London Zoo. Because he no longer had parents, James was forced to live with his two aunts who were very mean to him.
One day when he was working, an old man gave James some magic green beans. If James swallowed the green beans, nothing bad would ever happen to him. James accidently dropped the green beans in the dirt and they disappeared into the earth.
There were eight beans and seven insects suddenly became very large after they ate the beans. James was wondering what happened to the eighth bean. It hit an old peach tree and a giant peach grew on the tree.
James and the insects became friends and they lived in the giant peach together for a day. They all realized that they had to escape from the James' horrible aunts. They cut the peach off the tree and it went rolling away with James and his friends. It rolled off a cliff and landed in the ocean.
After this point, James had many adventures inside the peach with his insect friends. They find a way to escape from sharks, they escape from "cloud men" who throw rocks at them, and finally, they make a way to land safely in busy New York City.
Enjoy all these exciting advenutres yourself by reading this great book!
James and the Giant Peach.......2007-05-26
James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
Have you ever wanted to fly in a giant peach with insects. The book I read was James bad a giant peach. This is about a rich kid with nice parents living next to kids in a beach. Until his parents get killed. So James has to maove with his two creepy aunts. The aunts are mean abd make James do all the chores. UntilOne day a guy gives James majic worms abd told James that they make things grow or grant a wish. So James tries to wish to bring his parents back so he could go home. But the worms escape and go into this little peach tree and it starts to grow. The next day he wakes up and sees the peach big and go's over there. He starts to make a hole and crawls inside and turns cartoonish and falls to see insects insideand become best friends.Jamesis on his way home NY. Here comes James and the Giant Peach. I like this book because it is adventures one. It was an easy book to connect to the characters. I understand how people feell and see things in the book. There were a lot of cliff hangers. I didn't like about this book is that it had no horror. If you like adventures book, then you should read this book.
a wonderful (occasionally dark) story and an AWESOME audiobook narration by Jeremy Irons.......2007-04-28
After James Henry Trotter is orphaned due to the whims of a hungry rhinoceros, he is sent to live with his horrible Aunts Sponge and Spiker and is miserable until a local peach grows to the size of the house and James sets off on a great journey.
This short book has delightful characterizations: the nasty aunts are REALLY nasty. The other characters are quirky and fun. Jeremy Irons' reading of the audiobook is exceptional. His delivery of Aunt Sponge (with the face that appears to have been boiled) is absolutely perfect.
I especially enjoyed catching glimpses of a couple of Dahl's later stories. When The Giant Peach rolls through one town, it breaks through the wall of a chocolate factory: chocolate fills the street and children frolic in it, "sucking it into their mouths in great greedy gulps," evocative of Augustus Gloop gorging himself in Willy Wonka's chocolate river in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which came out three years after James (1961 and 1964). And at the end of the story, a Chief of Police mistakes one of the characters for "a vermicious Knid"; the Knids return as the principal villains of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator over a decade later (1973).
If you're buying this for your kids, note that one character does use the word "ass" a couple of times (using it as an insult for another character), two people get run over by a giant peach (thump! thump!), and the book has two Very Nasty Adults. But not ALL the adults are nasty. And this world has some very nasty adults, so there you have it. Don't be an Aunt Sponge OR an Aunt Spiker.
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The fourth edition of the Peach Blossom Cologne Company Audit Case contains many new features, most significantly exercises dealing with the audit of internal control over financial reporting. Optional exercises simulate the planning phase of a real audit, including preparation of an engagement letter, completing a time budget, and conducting analytical procedures. In analyzing the potential problems uncovered by analytical procedures, students are required to provide an analysis of risks and a discussion of those accounts that may present potential problems. The optional internal control flowcharting exercises are based on the client’s computer system. Two statistical sampling exercises are included: an attributes sampling application and a variables sampling exercise using dollar-unit (PPS) sampling. New to this edition is a table that cross-references exhibits to their related assignments. Additionally, students are provided a CD that contains working paper templates enabling students to complete some or all of the working papers electronically. For those instructors who would like to provide audit programs to their students, a CD containing audit programs is available. Students can use these programs as a starting point for developing their own audit programs.
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With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble... As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner—and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The southern hospitality of Lake Eden's two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannah's nerves—and cutting into her profits.
At least Hannah has her business partner Lisa's wedding to look forward to. She's turned one of Lisa's favorite childhood treats into a spectacular Wedding Cookie Cake. And Lisa's aunt will be bringing her famous Peach Cobbler to the reception. But Hannah starts to steam when she finds out that Shawna Lee has been invited—and is bringing her own Peach Cobbler.
Hannah doesn't like having the Georgia Peach in the mix, especially when both Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. Hannah has suspected that Mike is interested in more than Shawna Lee's baking abilities. So when she sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigates—and finds Shawna Lee shot to death.
Everyone in town knew the Cookie Jar was losing business to the Magnolia Bakery—a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the initial list of suspects. But with a little help from her friends, Hannah's determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act—and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder…
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Series is sweet again........2007-05-31
I found the last couple of Hannah Swensen books rather bland. In fact, I don't even remember much about them. But Fluke stepped it up a notch and gave us a great old-fashioned mystery full of betrayal, heartache, envy, and of course, murder. It had me guessing the whole time and I was completely involved in the story. I can't wait to try out the Peach Cobbler recipe!
A return to the usual standard.......2006-09-08
I had started to become slightly disillusioned with this series. The past couple of books (The Fudge Cupcake Murder and The Lemon Merangue Pie Murder) were sweet and homely but much more 'baking' than 'murder'.
The Peach Cobbler Murder is much more like the early books in the series, with the murder at the centre being enhanced by the relationships between the characters and homely atmosphere.
Having discovered about 12 dead bodies by now, it was only a matter of time before Hannah would be considered a suspect! This time the unfortunate victim is Shawna Lee Quinn, who has set up a rival bakery across the street from The Cookie Jar.
If you haven't read any of the other books in the series, expect a homely series that harks back to the novels of Agatha Christie (nothing too gory happens!!)
Although you could easily read this book on it's own, I would recommend starting at the beginning with 'The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder'. Suspend all disbelief and enjoy!
Bakery Owner Hannah Swensen Investigates the Death of Her "Rolling Pin Rival".......2006-06-26
Love is in the air of Lake Eden, Minnesota as Hannah Swensen, proprietor of The Cookie Jar bakery looks forward to the Valentine's Day wedding of her employee Lisa to policeman Herb Bessemann. However, life is not all hearts and flowers at the Cookie Jar, as the bakery's business has trickled to almost nothing with the opening of a rival cookie shop across the street called The Magnolia Blossom. The Magnolia Blossom has just been opened by two sassy southern sisters who are giving out great promotional deals and plenty of flirtation along with their cookies, which turn out to be quite mediocre. But the novelty of the new store and the scoop-neck blouses worn by the sisters seem to be bring all the cookie business in town to their store. When Shawna Lee Quinn, one of the southern cookie divas, is found shot to death in her store kitchen the morning after Lisa and Herb's wedding, Hannah enlists her sleuthing friends to try to determine whodunit. Hannah feels she must clear herself from suspicion of the murder, as Shawna was not only her baking rival but also seemed to be quite friendly with Hannah's sometimes boyfriend, deputy Mike Kingston.
Hannah and sister Andrea are also grappling with their widowed mother's new boyfriend, a slick newcomer to town named Winthrop Harrington the Second. Their mother seems to be falling hard for the sauve Englishman, and the girls are worried that her mother is being taken advantage of.
I gave this book only 4 stars because the murder mystery plot was a bit thin, in my opinion. I did enjoy the recipes included in the story and look forward to trying several of them. I felt that there was a better mix of recipes to story in this installment of the Hannah Swensen mysteries. It seemed to me that some of the previous books had way too many recipes.
This was an enjoyable story, and one that will be especially enjoyed by readers who look to bake.
Peachy.......2006-06-04
Peach Cobbler is one of my favorite desserts. This book is as good as peach cobbler, maybe better. Hannah finds herself in a mess in this novel. She might have to shut down the bakery because Shawna Lee has set up her very own bakery across the street. She and Lisa lose a lot of business because of it. I liked this story because of the reality of the business. That kind of thing really happens. You need to read this for yourself to see if things turn out OK in the end. One of Joanne's best.
One of the best!!!.......2006-03-11
Before my mom passed away last year she gave me the first book of this series and said read, mom was right as always and I was hooked on this series ever since. Great characters, funny, mysterious. Just all around great. Mom was right, so we should listen to her.. :)
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- With Juice Running Down Your Arms and Mouth Watering Taste
- Help in selecting fruit
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How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table
Russ Parsons
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Critics greeted Russ Parsons’ first book, How to Read a French Fry, with raves. The New York Times praised it for its “affable voice and intellectual clarity”; Julia Child lauded it for its “deep factual information.” Now in How to Pick a Peach, Parsons takes on one of the hottest food topics today. Good cooking starts with the right ingredients, and nowhere is that more true than with produce. Should we refrigerate that peach? How do we cook that artichoke? And what are those different varieties of pears? Most of us aren’t sure. Parsons helps the cook sort through the produce in the market by illuminating the issues surrounding it, revealing intriguing facts about vegetables and fruits in individual profiles about them, and providing instructions on how to choose, store, and prepare these items. Whether explaining why basil, citrus, tomatoes, and potatoes should never be refrigerated, describing how Dutch farmers revolutionized the tomato business in America, exploring organic farming and its effect on flavor, or giving tips on how to recognize a ripe melon, How to Pick a Peach is Parsons at his peak.
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With Juice Running Down Your Arms and Mouth Watering Taste.......2007-08-23
I've heard that the juice of a really good peach will run down your arms all the way to your elbows. One acturally did make it almost to my elbows the other day. Not the kind of peaches you most often find in a supermarket, with only one peach in many having any juice or flavor.
The question is, "How do you select and store fresh fruits and vegies to insure the mzxium excllence in taste and texture?" The answers are found in Russ Parsons' well written book, "How To Pick a Peach." He classisfies each fruit and vegetable by season and not only tells you how to pick the best ones, but also how to store and prepare them. Russ also gives you several simple receipies for using each fruit and vegetable.
Some fragile vegies such as peas, corn and green beans should be eaten right after they are purchased. Some vegies, such as potatoes, onions, tomatoes and winter squash should never be refrigerated. When refrigerated the starch in potatoes turns to sugar and they lose flavor. This was new to me.
He gives an intersting short history of each fruit and vegie. He also gives a history of industrial farming and the cost of compromise when big farmers take over the production of our porduce, which I really enjoyed. Now that I have read "How To Pick a Peach" it will make a valuable referance tool.
Help in selecting fruit.......2007-08-13
This is a useful book that has given us advice on picking as well as storing fruits. Clues not previously known
Good, but not quite what I expected.......2007-07-23
An interesting read for cooks curuious about fresh fruit & vegtables. Book is a bit disorganized in it approach. Somewhat arranged by season, somewhat by vegetable type. Refreshingly, the recipes are quite simple. Is evident that the author has a lot of knowledge but could have used some helpe with getting it on paper. Overall- recommended.
Same Old.......2007-07-22
It seems every nose-in-the-air chef thinks hes some sort of genius for "descovering" the concept of fresh and local produce
. This is an entire book crying over how its "not like the old days".
Seriously save your money and buy "A Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fruit and Vegetable at the Market" for like $10 by Aliza Green.. at least you'll stop the kvetching about what ISNT in the stores and learn how to shop for what is...
Finally, a reference tool for picking produce!.......2007-06-18
This book serves both as an encyclopedic reference work, and as an informative, engaging read. The author admits that not ALL fruits and veggies are included, however it seems that all of the important ones are, particularly those that we need help with selecting. There is an unbelievable amount of basic information about picking fruits and vegetables, previously unavailable in collected form! Add in the historical research on farming, the updated perspective on farming trends and issues, and you have the ultimate shopper's guide, best kept in the glove compartment (after reading, of course) so that it's always there with you when you're going to market. "How to pick a Peach" should be required reading for every cook in America.
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Last summer, three very different girls—wild Murphy, perfect Leeda, and shy Birdie—etched their initials on a Magnolia tree at Darlington Peach Orchard to symbolize that they're friendship will last forever. But can it survive the less-than-peachy year ahead?
Murphy, more in love with Rex than ever, is torn between her big-city dreams and following her heart . . . all the way across the railroad tracks and into Rex's arms.
Leeda, nominated to be Bridgewater's Pecan Queen, basks in the rose-scented glow of her Ice Queen mother's sudden affection—until her sister, the princess, returns.
Birdie, happy for the first time, wants nothing more than to make time stand still. Too bad everything is changing, whether she likes it or not.
The sweet trio of Georgia girls that made Peaches a national bestseller returns in this delicious and satisfying sequel. This year, Murphy, Leeda, and Birdie discover that bitter endings can lead to sweet new beginnings . . . and that the orchard that brought them together will always be a part of them—even if they leave it behind.
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an ok/good second story.......2007-04-09
The only reason I'm rating The Secret of Peaches three stars is because it is nothing compaired to the first book! Right from the start, the auther tells us that things have changed in the girl's lifes, and that the magic between them is gone. Although I like the fact that these characters do not have the perfect friendship to start (like in real life), with fights, disagreements, etc, it seems that in the second story their friendship is unlikely, and they have grown apart. I also didn't like that auther tried to make The Secrets of Peaches so much more dramatic then (the origanal) Peaches. Truthfuly, the second story is never as good as the first, (in any case). But, I do have to say Jodie Anderson has done avery good job with The Secret of Peaches. Her characters are all well developed.
The story picks up where the first left off, and continues on. Each character has her own part of the story that is totally different from the others, but at the same time each point of view connects.
Birdie: is having a great year with her boyfriend Enrico, until they're relationship takes a turn that Birdie is uncomfortable with. Things get even worse when the house worker Poppie (who is like a mother) starts acting strange. Birdie is overwelmed with anger guilt and sadness. What if things aren't really as they seem?
Leeda: realizes her mother is in fact not perfect. She get's pampered by her mother until older sister Danny comes home from colage with some big news. Leeda's mother forgets her, and Leeda has to figure out how to learn how to do what she wants and follow her own path.
Murphy: has always known she belongs in the city, but when the time comes to move on Murphy is not so sure she's ready. She thinks her boyfriend Rex can come with her, but Rex knows better. Will Murphy follow through with her life plan, or cave in and stay in Bridgwater forever?
It was great .......2007-01-04
This book was really good. Granted i liked the first one a lot also. I don't know it was a quick read and it was fun and interesting. The writing style of the author is also really good. I really enjoyed this book.
The Secrets of Peaches.......2007-01-04
Somehow, I think I loved this book more than the first. The first one took awhile to get exciting, but this one just jumped right into it.
Leeda gets attention from her mom for awhile, but it's not long before she leaves the house.
Murphy and Rex are having problems, because of Murphy's desire to go to NYU and leave Georgia behind.
And Birdie, she's worried about Poopie, worried that she's leaving. And everything is wierd between her and Enrico.
I loved it. This reminds me of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I am very glad that I bought this book.
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- My kids love this book!
- Wonderful
- I loved this book as a kid!
- Play I Spy
- great first book
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"Each Peach Pear Plum. I spy Tom Thumb!" In this engaging, interactive book for the very young, familiar nursery-rhyme characters such as Mother Hubbard and Baby Bunting sneak their way into the gentle drawings. Even young children who might not know all the fairy-tale stars can find them lurking in the cupboard, on the stairs, or deep in the woods. In the happy finale, the whole cast meets up for plum pie in the sun, where the little one on your lap will gleefully find everyone. An American Library Association Notable Book. (Baby to preschooler)
Book Description
A children's favorite, now available in a board book edition
In this book
With your little eye
Take a look
And play "I spy"
This interactive book invites young children to play the classic "I spy" game. The rhymed verses give youngsters clues about who to look for in the detailed illustrations. Little ones will be delighted when they spy Tom Thumb, Jack and Jill, The Three Little Bears and many other nursery rhyme characters hiding in the pictures. This sturdy new board book edition is perfect for a book that will be picked up again and again.
Customer Reviews:
My kids love this book!.......2007-08-06
I read this book to my own children, and I just bought it for my grandchild.
We would read this book every night and they loved it!
Wonderful.......2007-06-08
What a wonderful, and exciting way to get a child involved in problem solving, and reading experience
I loved this book as a kid!.......2007-04-24
I read this book over and over when I was little and then I taught my younger brother to read with it! Great book for small children!
Play I Spy.......2007-03-30
"In this book with your little eye take a look and play I spy"
This is a nice little book which takes characters from well known nursery rhymes and fairy tales and places them in an eye spy game.
The book has a lovely rhythm and the detailed illustrations provide plenty to look at. It is fun searching for the hidden characters, and the pictures can be used to extend and create your own I spy game with your child.
great first book.......2007-01-13
Our tot loved this book, starting at about 6 or 9 months, and for many thereafter. It has great illustrations - not too simple, but not too complicated. They have fun details to hunt through; besides the characters, there are little bunnies and birds, etc. on each page. The script is excellent - not too many words, and a good rhyme scheme. The text on each page alludes to what's coming next. Very good first book.
Book Description
Fresh out of the oven: the first in a new series of baking mysteries.
Includes recipes!
All year round, retired schoolteacher Phyllis Newsom is as sweet as peach pie-except during the Peach Festival, whose blue ribbon has slipped through Phyllis's fingers more than once...
Everyone's a little shook up when the corpse of a no-good local turns up underneath a car in a local garage. But even as Phyllis engages in some amateur sleuthing, she won't let it distract her from out-baking her rivals and winning the upcoming Peach Festival contest.
She and all the other contestants guard their secret, original recipes with their lives-and talk a whole lot of trash. With her unusual Spicy Peach Cobbler, Phyllis hopes to knock 'em dead. But that's just an expression-never in her wildest dreams did she think her cobbler would actually kill a judge. Now, she's suspected of murder-and she's got to bake this case wide open.
Customer Reviews:
A Good Read.......2007-06-20
I really liked this book. I suspected early on who the ultimate culprit was but there were enough twists and turns to keep you guessing. My only complaint would be the character of Carolyn is so unlikeable I found it hard to care whether or not Phyllis was able to help clear her of murder charges. I am already looking forward to the next installment in this series.
cooking interest plus.......2007-05-13
Loved this book. First I'd read by this author. Love cooking-type-mysteries and this one did not disappoint. Will definitely read others by this author!
Looking forward to another helping.......2007-04-02
As a fan of the "Ladies of Covington" and "Elm Creek Quilt" series (which are not mysteries but good stories all the same) I enjoyed the dynamic of the group of active retired women sharing a home which is the basis of this story. The book also presented a good puzzle: was the first event a murder or an accident? Is the second event (which is clearly a murder) related to the first, and if so, how? And what about the third event (I don't think we actually find out if the victim survives or not). I didn't catch the connection until the end of the story and found the solution plausible and satisfying in the way of classic mystery stories where the criminal justice system doesn't typically play a role! Overall a good read and I'm looking forward to the next book by this author.
Fresh new series.......2007-03-21
I loved the characters in this book. I felt the author was very descriptive. I can't wait to read the next in the series!
This Debut is the Pits.......2006-11-23
It's summer, and Parker County, Texas, is gearing up for the annual Peach Festival. That includes retired teacher Phyllis and her friend and boarder Carolyn. Both women always enter the cooking contest. Carolyn usually wins, and Phyllis is determined to beat her this year.
While the two women are out picking peaches, the farm's owner dies. His death could be ruled an accident, but it might also be murder. Phyllis's son, an officer with the sheriff's department, investigates. Unfortunately, he can't find any conclusive evidence one way or the other.
The day of the peach festival brings another death. Head judge Donnie Boatwright keels over just after trying Phyllis's spicy peach cobbler. This is a clear case of murder, however. The man was poisoned. When Phyllis is quickly cleared of suspicion, the police turn their attention to Carolyn. Phyllis knows her friend couldn't have done it. But can she prove it?
The book showed promise at the beginning. The first death took place in the first chapter. But then it quickly went downhill. Once Donnie dies, the book focuses all the attention there. Still, very little seems to happen. The characters, Carolyn especially, aren't really that likeable. And the writing style is fairly poor, with dangling modifiers and awkward sentences throughout the book. Even the three recipes in the back of the book could have used a bit more detail.
The book sounded promising, so I'm very sorry I can't recommend it. I won't be visiting Phyllis again.
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