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Amarcord: Marcella Remembers
Marcella Hazan
Gotham, 2008
The food publishing event of the season: Beloved teacher and bestselling cookbook author Marcella Hazan tells how a young girl raised in Emilia- Romagna became America?s godmother of Italian cooking. Widely credited with introducing proper Italian food to the English-speaking world, Marcella Hazan is as authentic as they come. Raised in ...
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The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look
Kendall Farr
Gotham, 2004
Wonderful!
This terrific book changed the way I think about clothing fit, and what I should be wearing and buying. It's the most useful fashion/clothing book I own, and probably a good purchase for many women. The ideas are timeless, but still immediately applicable for a ...
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How to Have Style
Isaac Mizrahi
Gotham, 2008
Exhilarating
This is the most exhilarating style book I've ever looked at. You'll enjoy it. It would be perfect if we could see Mr. Mizrahi give himself the IM treatment in the final chapter. Enough with those sneakers and schlumpy black clothes!
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I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun (Lolcat Colleckshun)
Professor Happycat, icanhascheezburger.com
Gotham, 2008
This book made the cake a reality!
Nearly every page of this book is packed FULL of win! I lold HARD. I missed a day of work after I got it because I just could not put the book down long enough to quit loling. yeah... it's that good.
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The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece
Andrea Linett, Kim France
Gotham, 2003
Every Woman Should Own This Book!
I absolutely loved this book! It's a great how-to guide for updating your look to avoid becoming a fashion don't! I went shopping this weekend and used several tips from this book and therefore avoided purchases that are not flattering to my shape. I am excited to ...
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The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription: The Science-Proven Plan to Start at Any Age
Vincent Fortanasce
Gotham, 2008
Outstanding
As a speech-language pathologist, I feel the book was an outstanding guide for understanding the symptoms and preventative measures to overcome the onset of the disease. I would recommend this book to colleagues, patients and family members for an informative, and ...
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Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business
Danny Goldberg
Gotham, 2008
It's Only Rock'n Roll (But Here's Why We Like It)
There are at least three reasons why only Danny Goldberg could have written this book about the rock music business of the last four or so decades. First, he's held a front row seat and worn more hats--reporter, publicist, manager, record company executive and ...
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Lynne Truss
Gotham, 2006
An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation
This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one ...
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The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style: How to Wear Iconic Looks and Make Them Your Own
Kim France, Andrea Linett
Gotham, 2008
not my usual kind of book but this is AMAZING
I don't usually read style-guides but this book is so good. It is clear, visually and textually and I actually stayed up last night thinking about what I already own that I can put together in new ways. It's a really nice, encouraging book that has the same supportive ...
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The Art of the Short Game: Tour-Tested Secrets for Getting Up and Down
Stan Utley, Matthew Rudy
Gotham, 2007
A very helpful and informative book
The author presents a method to improve your short game that truley works. The more you apply the method on and around the practice green the greated the amount of improvent in chipping, pitching and bunker play will improve on the course.
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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
Michael Gates Gill
Gotham, 2008
Good story, great message about life priorities.
I got it yesterday and already almost finished with it. Good story with a great message about life priorities and how they can be misaligned, and how hardships can force us to see life with renewed clarity. Good writing style and easy reading.
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Details Men's Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You
Daniel Peres, the editors of Details magazine
Gotham, 2007
Good ideas and thoughtful touches
I agree with the other reviewers that this is a great guide for young men who are trying to learn to dress nicely, perhaps for the first time in their lives. I keep it on my dresser and find myself referring to it frequently.
My favorite feature of the book is that ...
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Hack the SAT: Strategies and Sneaky Shortcuts That Can Raise Your Score Hundreds of Points
Eliot Schrefer
Gotham, 2008
CLEAR AND SMART!!!!
Having taught SAT preparatory courses myself, l was so glad to find this book. Mr. Schrefer has finally given us a clear guide that is free of the useless hype and silliness that plagues so many other guides and courses. Schrefer shows the SAT test for what it is, an ...
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The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
Julia Flynn Siler
Gotham, 2008
tess's review of House of Mondavi
Anyone that is big into Wine and has been to Napa knows Mondavi Winery is one of the biggest player in the Valley. It was very interesting to read how the winery came about and the split up of the family....Charles Krug winery.
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The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human
Ian Spector
Gotham, 2007
Couldn't stop laughing...
Chuck Norris can make a woman orgasm by pointing at her and yelling "BOOYAH!"
Hilarious, easy reading, sometimes over the top, but that doesn't bother me.
Very nice illustrations.
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