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Whether you identify with riot grrrls or Rosie the Riveter, you'll love the tackle-it-yourself empowerment style of Dare to Repair. Covering simple tasks like unclogging bathroom sinks and switching directions on a ceiling fan along with more intimidating projects such as patching holes in drywall or creating a circuit map, this no-nonsense guide will walk you through those simple steps of maintaining, and perhaps even improving, your home. Forget about Martha and her hot-glue-gun projects--this is about drain snakes, electrical tape, and the kind of screwdrivers you can't order from a bartender.
Authors Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet mix goofy "Your fridge is running? Better catch it!" jokes with a very matter-of-fact tone that assumes from the start you're woman enough for the job. Sections are arranged by general category (electricity, plumbing, etc.), and every entry is accompanied by clear illustrations of items and processes. For women who live alone or are starting up a business, this is a serious money-saving guide; for those of us with roommates, there's no quicker way to impress than to whip out your toolbox and get down to business. --Jill Lightner
Book Description
This is NOT your father's home repair book!
And it's not your husband's, your brother's, your boyfriend's, or the guy's next door. Dare to Repair is a do-it-herself book for every woman who would rather be self-reliant than rely on a super or contractor.
No matter the depth of your pockets or the size of your home, a toilet will get clogged, a circuit breaker will trip, and a smoke detector will stop working. It's up to you how you'll deal with them -- live in denial, pay the piper, or get real and do it yourself.
Dare to Repair demystifies these home repairs by providing information that other books leave out.
In Dare to Repair, you'll learn how to:
- Take the plunge -- from fixing a leaky faucet to cleaning the gutters.
- Lighten up -- from removing a broken light bulb to installing a dimmer switch.
- Keep your cool -- from maintaining a refrigerator's gasket to changing the rotation of a ceiling fan.
- Get a handle on it -- from replacing a doorknob to repairing a broken window.
- Play it safe -- from planning a fire escape route to installing a smoke detector.
Filled with detailed illustrations, Dare to Repair provides even the most repair-challenged woman with the ability to successfully fix things around the home. Once you start, you won't want to stop.
Customer Reviews:
Go ahead girlfriend.......2007-06-01
Takes you step by step through home basics-repeat-basics, like lighting the pilot light on a heater, patching a nail hole in a wall, etc. Fun, easy to follow and great for the timid!
Great handbook for new homeowners: men and women alike!.......2007-04-29
Except for the girl power cover art and the fun, feminine little anecdotes that precede each section ("If you can paint your nails, you can do this repair. Just don't get the enamels mixed up!"), there isn't much that deciphers this book from any other general home repair guide...and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
"Dare to Repair" bills itself as "a do-it-HERself guide," but the information in this book is useful for both men and women alike. The material in the book is well-organized and easy to understand. The authors explain how different things in the home work, from sinks to refrigerators to door locks. Each task is detailed in easy-to-understand language and is accompanied by helpful illustrations. As a new homeowner, I find this book very helpful and refer to it quite often. I'm sure it will end up saving me a lot of money down the line! (There's also a "Dare to Repair" book about auto maintenance, and I'm going to buy it because the home repair guide is so good.)
I fixed my toilet!.......2006-07-27
While I'm a little terrified of major repairs, this book is great for the kind of things that are too small to deal with the expense of calling a plumber but too big to just leave it alone. Good instructions, fun to read. Make sure you have all the tools before you start! I read over the instructions, wrote down what I needed, went to the hardware store and stopped by own damn toilet from running.
prefer reader's digest book.......2006-05-23
I didn't find that there was enough basic information in this book to be useful to me. I think the author is trying to make money off of the "concept" rather than provide lots of informative information. And I admit, I was lured into the "concept" and bought the book, with much disapointment.
For me the 1001 Do It Yourself hints & tips by reader's digest is more comprehensive with 100x more information than this book. In addition, the reader's digest books is geared towards ANYONE, because this is information that everyone needs for their first home, not just "women". In the reader's digest book you learn about plumbing basics, how to deal with kitchen fires, leaks and everything inbetween. (You can preview the book on Amazon too!)
A Very Empowering Book.......2006-01-03
I bought this book for my Mom for Christmas last year. She was on her own for the first time in her life. When I visited her this Christmas, she was complaining about her toilet running. I said, "Mom, get the book" She got the book out, I read the instructions out loud to her, and she fixed her OWN toilet. She was so proud of herself. Everyone that called on Christmas got the blow by blow account of how she fixed her own toilet. Buy this book. You will learn how to fix alot of those annoying household problems. Save money, and get a feeling of accomplishment. Buy it for your Mom, Dad, everyone. Highly recommended!
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Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed “Super Shopper Suzy” by Oprah) is our answer to Peter Mayle in this heartfelt, breezy, and funny story of starting over in Paris. Suzy had always fantasized about moving to Paris with her husband, but when he dies unexpectedly, she decides to fulfill their dream alone. Here she gives a deliciously conversational chronicle of her first year in Paris and of the dizzying delights and maddening frustrations of learning to be a Parisian. Filled with Gershman's insider's tips on everything from cooking the perfect clafoutis to—naturally— shopping, C'est la Vie is delightfully entertaining and captures the exhilarating experience of beginning a new adventure.
“Anyone who has dreamed of going to live in Paris, or who has faced a devastating loss, or wonders about sex with a Frenchman, will love Suzy Gershman's inspiring story.”
—Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce
Customer Reviews:
C'est La Vie.......2007-08-27
For readers who are looking for a book that gives the nuts and bolts of moving to Paris served up with humor and pathos, this is it! Already a well-known writer and a person with international connections, she is not
your average housewife moving overseas since her network of friends keeps her with constant invitations to various functions, thus her move was made
far easier because of that. But she faces enough of the daily chores of
living that the narrative is kept plausible enough for the average person to relate to the hardships involved in moving overseas, even to a city like Paris. Very enlightening about everyday life in the city.
The Princess Diary.......2007-07-31
I'm a sucker for the move-to-Paris (Provence, Tuscany, Spain, etc.) genre, with one caveat. I like the stories where the writer has actually moved to Paris or wherever, and is not just buying a summer home expecting to become a native. In other words, I liked A Year in Provence, and was not so fond of Under the Tuscan Sun.
In C'est la Vie, Suzy Gershman has indeed sold her house in the States and moved to Paris. She is newly widowed, which adds a different twist to this story. Gershman tells how she managed to get an apartment and furniture, how she dealt with the French bureaucaracy without speaking much French, how she coped with losing her husband, and how she got back into the dating game. She keeps an upbeat attitude in spite of all the obstacles and becomes, as an acquaintance tells her, "almost French."
C'est la Vie has everything going for it, and yet, I feel as if I should have enjoyed it more than I did. I was not aware of Gershman's Born to Shop series of books, so was a bit perplexed by the frequent and detailed shopping interludes. Apparently, she is also a celebrity of sorts, so she does a bit of name-dropping. She doesn't flinch at popping for regular trips to London to have her hair and nails done, so she isn't exactly a budget traveler.
C'est la Vie reads more like a fantasy than like a travel memoir. I guess I was expecting to identify with Gershman, but the affair with the wealthy Count, the New Year's Eve assignation with a handsome Italian at the Ritz, the purchase of a summer home in Provence, made it a wee bit difficult to connect with Suzy.
Although I did enjoy C'est la Vie, I also recommend Almost French by Sarah Turnbull. It's written by an Australian journalist who travels to Paris, falls in love with a French man, and stays. Somehow, I found her story much more real.
I am underwhelmed and I just returned from Paris.......2007-03-12
Having just returned to the States from two weeks in Paris, France, I picked up this book half-priced here
on the west coast. I wanted so much to like it...but I am disappointed. This book was published by Penguin no less, and the writing is tacky and the thinking shallow. I did not know that Suzy
Gershman is the Born to Shop series author, which kind of explains the fact that she goes on endlessly about her shopping sprees, which become very boring. She seems to have so little knowledge of French history, art, and literature, that her idea of "being French" is eating at the right cafes and sleeping with an ancient French man. I am almost at the end of the book, and there has been no mention of the fabulous paintings and sculpture of Paris, as well as the museums and wonderful ethnic diversity (we went to a terrific Asian-French cafe right off the Champs Elysees, for instance). Despite her great connections, I feel a bit sorry for Suzy. She is very revealing about her personal life, and at times even I had to laugh at some of her silly antics, but she is not a very good writer, just a good schmoozer. You still might want to read the book if you want something kinda trashy to read in your bubble bath or whatever. I was amused by her cooking instant brownies and serving them to the French. I wonder what they think of her! It's a bit horrifying to think that she may be their idea of a typical American.
Enjoyed very much.......2007-02-04
I loved this book, wish it would have gone on and on. I am "into" French stuff right now so I found the book very intersting and very fun and very fast read.
C'est La Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris.......2007-01-19
This book is a reality check. It's hard to read because it isn't all "hearts & flowers" about Paris and France. She had a hard time and details her struggles. But go to the finish. You'll be so glad you did!
There is so much good information but I also found it fun to follow her adaptation to the French culture.
This is a great book to give someone who is thinking about moving to France; Paris in particular. They might have a chance of having all the paperwork it will take to rent an apartment!
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Almost Home is a message to you from a faraway place. It is a message from a 12-foot by 9-foot cell in a cinderblock building surrounded by coils of razor wire in the middle of a dirt field in Arkansas. It was written by a young man named Damien Echols and it chronicles his life and his experiences in a way that clearly illuminates him, not as a monster, but as a human being. For over 10 years Damien has been an inmate on death row for a crime he did not commit. He, along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley have become known as The West Memphis Three, and though the story of their arrest and conviction is widely known, most people don't know the real people behind the sound bites and the TV news segment clips. Damien has spent much of his time behind bars diligently maintaining his integrity and his sanity by writing. Almost Home is the product of that self-discipline, and in it you will meet someone who has survived an ordeal many of us would find impossible to live through. There are a few who still believe that Damien is a devil-worshipping child killer, but as time passes and more facts rise to the surface, it becomes even more clear that he is the victim of a peculiar species of hysteria. Read this book and know the truth about him. It is an urgent message from death row; the whole story of who Damien Echols really is.
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amazing book!.......2007-10-02
If you know anything about this story(WM3) you should really read this book. I had read Devil's Knot and followed this story for some time and reading Damien's own story really gave me more insite on the story! You really understand what this poor guy went through in his life leading up to his arrest and conviction for something that he did not do.
Amazing.......2007-09-16
This is a wonderful portrait of a man who has been maligned by many and misunderstood by even more.
AMAZING!!!.......2007-08-10
I have followed the case of teh West Memphis Three for a long time, and itbreaks my heart to know how they have to live in prison, when they are so innocent...if you are intersted in the case, and carry great empathy for Damien Echols this is the book for you. He's such a gifted writer, and the look inside to him and his life are fasinating....i just want to hug him and tell him i'm so sorry by the time i was done...he's very talented and an excellent story teller. he's also strong, stronger than any of you or i could ever be if in that circumstance. its the best book i have ever, read, i am so glad he wrote it..it changed my life.
It could happen to you!.......2007-06-27
Damien's book supplies great insight not only about what he's gone through as one of the West Memphis 3, but also as an intelligent, artistic human being. I couldn't stop reading it and finished it very quickly.
Interesting.......2007-06-14
Worth the read if interested in the case to understand Damien and hear his side of the story. What an amazing individual. Aside from his past, his courage and strength for someone in his situation is really quite remarkable. He has a great sense of humour as well and made me laugh on numerous occasions!
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The charming true story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure--and the love of her life--in Paris.
"This isn't like me. I'm not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man she hardly knows. Paris hadn't even been part of my travel plan..."
A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Frédéric together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decided to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite for vichyssoise, the feisty Sydney journalist does her best to fit in, although her conversation, her laugh, and even her wardrobe advertise her foreigner status.
But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from life in a bustling quatier and surviving Parisian dinner parties to covering the haute couture fashion shows and discovering the hard way the paradoxes of France today, little by little Sarah falls under its spell: maddening, mysterious, and charged with that French specialty-séduction.
An entertaining tale of being a fish out of water, Almost French is an enthralling read as Sarah Turnbull leads us on a magical tour of this seductive place-and culture-that has captured her heart.
Customer Reviews:
Insightful and fun.......2007-10-06
Very well written. Entertainingly true story of an Austrailian journalist who moved to Paris and eventually adapted to her new life with the help of her French boyfriend. Of course, there are many missteps and misunderstandings along the way. Turnbull presents these in a way that shares both the frustration of the moment and the amusement of looking back from a more enlightened future. Provides an interesting outsider turned near-insider's perspective of French culture.
Great book.......2007-08-09
I really enjoyed reading this book! It is true that it might not have been very deep, but Sarah's comments on Paris made me feel like I was there again. Very therapeutical. Also, I recommend reading this book slowly, a couple of pages at a time, so you can really absorb every comment. If you read it all at once, it is easy to overlook small details. Read a page, laugh at her comments, think about how they are very true. Put the book down. Pick it up an hour later. I think you will get the most out of it if you pace yourself. In all, I recommend this book to anyone who longs for Paris.
Great read! .......2007-08-06
Being French, but having moved to The US when I was young I wanted to see if I could relate to this book. And yes I could. Sarah Turnbull really hits it right on. It is so refreshing to read a book that is fun, easy and accurate in it's description of a different culture. I really enjoyed reading this book.
Holiday in a book.......2007-04-08
I raved about this book to all my friends! Sarah's account of her trials and tribulations adjusting to life in France is so descriptive and humorous. When she describes any aspect of the Paris scene, I feel like I am right there with her. If you love to travel and love a good narrative, read this!
I would prefer more wining and less whining.......2007-03-29
This book actually annoyed me. The author finds herself moving in on a seemingly charming Frenchman and then complains about what her life is like with him. I still don't understand what the couple were doing together in the first place. It doesn't feel like there's any love between them....it seems that this was the opportune moment for her to try out what it would be like to live in Paris. I don't really see what it she brings to the table.....she's demanding, is not earning a living and does nothing to make their life together more pleasant....she just complains. She convinces him to move from a very comfortable (but boring) apt to a much better situated and much more expensive one. I don't hear that she helps him pay for this in any way....just expects it. That certainly has not been the way my life has been and if it had been I don't thing I'd be complaining. It just rubbed me the wrong way. She seems spoiled and he seems to play into it. I thiink he is far too patient with her. There were not enough cute and funny stories that could have been a part of this story.
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Reader's Digest Pocket Guide: Fast Fixes for Almost Everything Around Your House (Reader's Digest Pocket Guides)
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TWO THUMBS DOWN!!.......2007-01-23
This is the single worst home improvement book I have EVER laid hands on. The book is very un-comprehensive. Diagrams are line drawings and very basic. Its 180 pages. 80 pages of plumbing. 25 electrical. 15 heating and cooling. 15 lighting. 40 approx appliances.
Book Description
Who, at one time or another, hasn't dreamed of leaving her life behind and moving to Paris? Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed “Super Shopper Suzy” by Oprah and “the most famous shopper in the world” by American Express Card Services) had always planned to retire to the City of Light with her husband. But when he died, Suzy decided to fulfill their dream alone—making a new life for herself in her favorite city.
C'est la Vie is the deliciously chatty chronicle of her first year in Paris, of the dizzying delights and maddening frustrations inherent in learning to be a Parisian. After a grueling apartment search, the woman who was Born to Shop sets out on the terrific adventure that is French daily life—from the great flea markets and restaurants to the mysteries of a French fax machine, the chimney sweep, and a French love affair. Heartfelt, breezy, funny, and garnished with little-known shopping tips, C'est la Vie is a treat not just for armchair travelers, Francophiles, and fans of Peter Mayle, but also for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting life anew.
Customer Reviews:
be happy.......2007-08-08
Love this book. I found all kinds of practical information that would be helpful to me if I ever move to Paris, something that could happen if my dreams come true. Suzy Gershman's book is like reading a letter from an old friend and I devoured each page imagining I was there instead. Reading all the reviews I noticed that readers either hated it or thoroughly enjoyed it. I think the ones who didn't like it were expecting something else and blamed the writer when it didn't live up to their expectations. I didn't like Under the Tuscan Sun because of all the whining, page after page. Suzy doesn't whine, she embraces life. Very readable and fun, too.
Light and Breezy---A Lot of Fun to Read.......2007-01-06
I think this is a delightful book---and one to not take too seriously. It's a great book to read when you are down, ill, or needing a good laugh. I enjoyed Gershman's style of writing and while her experiences would be out of reach for most of us, they were fun to read about.
One reviewer called her vulgar---I just don't see that. While it is true that her affair with a married Frenchmen is not what most would do, it was so typically French. Just don't read this book if you feel a need to judge everyone else based on your own morals. This is a BOOK, not a guide to life.
Don't waste your time or money........2006-04-20
I feel like I have to warn readers, please don't waste time, money or energy on this terrible book. I did plod through it and I did notice her disclaimer at the very end of the book that "she left out the depressing parts" but Gersham is so cold and heartless about the death of her husband, that it is hard to get by that and like her. She does go on about herself and shopping and when she tells her readers about a private medical issue, you have to think "way too much information". I pray there is not a sequel!
WOW-ON THE BEST SELLERS LIST!!!!!! .......2005-09-29
I just adore this book and it gives everyone who reads it (I give it as gifts to my male/female friends)an insight into a whole new Paris which most never even get a chance to visit. How wonderful (even after 30 years of visiting)that Suzy still feels the magic of Paris. The one city on this earth which demands attention.
How wonderful that a woman who has educated so many people of the latest trends is now living her dream. Not even the guilt of her friends, her son, her neighbors-you name it- can stop her now.
I eagerly await your new adventures Suzy!You Go Girl!!!
Utter bilge water - the vain and vulgar Suzy Gershman.......2005-09-26
This book isn't about Paris - it's about the the vain and vulgar Suzy Gershman who uses her husband's life insurance money to move to Paris to look for a rich husband: page 111 ("the man was dead, for heaven's sake, dead"); p. 99 ("my best ... hunting ground ... was in lobbies of luxury hotels"); p. 227 (when reminded of her husband's death, she "burst into giggles"); p. 87 ("I have long thought that my birthday should be a national holiday"). She enjoys adultery (p. 142, "I thought adultery was a French treat I should try just like Krug"); and can't understand why her son is upset when she sells the family home:(p. 210, "I thought I was entitled to a life"). She finds a good hairdresser (p. 68, the creme rinse is free); buys a "pair of tight white jeans" (p. 117); discusses her sex toys (p. 125, 142); is proud to travel with 17 suitcases (p. 213); and thinks she may have genital warts (p. 227 - this is certainly a great deal more than anyone wanted to know, but then again this woman has no sense of dignity at all). She drops Walter and Patricia Wells' name at every opportunity, but they are probably profoundly embarrassed by her. I paid about $3 to buy this book used, because I needed mind candy to read on a plane, but it wasn't worth that much. Truly one of the worst books I have ever read. Read Diane Johnson's "Into A Paris Quartier" instead.
Book Description
Can a smile silently unite two people? Does laughter have the power to heal? Could the key to our spirituality lie in a simple giggle?
Jacki Kwan, the author, provides the answers to these questions and more through the telling of her story. You'll learn how humor can have a profound influence on your quality of life, your passion for tomorrow, and your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Through humor, you can rediscover what is truly important in your life and uncover the spiritual connection we all have with our fellow human beings.
Customer Reviews:
Introduction to humor as therapy.......2002-11-04
"Almost Home: Embracing the Magical Connection Between Positive Humor & Spirituality" is the autobiographical journey of Jacki Kwan as she learns to bring laughter into her own life as well as the lives of others. In the text Jacki shows how she has learned to use laughter to help heal (physically as well as emotionally) and inspire. It is consistently clear throughout the text that she encourages the use of positive humor to connect to your deeper spiritual self as well as to help others connect with themself.
Jacki works with a theraputic humor program and has helped create such programs at various locations. If you are interested in using humor for therapy the appendices contain useful information and resources.
An enjoyable book that reminds the reader of the importance of laughter in our lives, it is a recommended read.
Laughter Therapy--Just What We Need!.......2002-04-02
This is a wonderful book written by a lady who has always wanted to heal the world one "ha" at a time, but who now realizes that the "ah's" are just as important! In describing how she provides humor, gentle attention, and laughter to seniors in a nursing home, I couldn't help but think how lucky those folks are to have Jacki (aka "Elfinya") in their lives! I couldn't help but remember the final weeks of my own mother's life. The doctors led me to expect no more than a few days before my mother's imminent demise. I spent every day and night with her.Though she suffered from advanced dementia and showed no outward response, I caressed her, spoke to her and played recordings of old, familiar melodies from her childhood. Well, the medical staff were astonished when my mom's "end-of-life expectancy" was exceeded by many weeks! After reading this wonderful book, I realized that even though my mom's body and mind were compromised, her "spirit" was alive and well! That is the message of this book--the gentle, humorous attention administered by "Elfina" to those lucky seniors can indeed rekindle the "spark",the unique and special "spirit" that is so often lost in the cold, clinical, lonely environment of a nursing home or hospital. This is a treasure of a book, and I urge everyone to read it!
Reconnecting from the inside...out.......2002-03-29
Almost Home picks you up and takes you on a spiritual journey of both revelation and vulnerability. Jacki reaches down to your very core and shares her most intimate feelings and experiences, in the hope it may make our journey `home' a little easier.
This book holds the key to unlock the secrets deep within us. Jacki shows us how, through facing her own challenges, to acknowledge our fears, inhibitions and any preprogrammed beliefs we may have about ourselves.
Almost Home has a delightfully different approach to fulfilling our lives with all that is valuable...health, happiness, love, compassion, selflessness and the ability to laugh and bring great joy not only to others, but to ourselves also.
Laughter has the ability to pierce through the darkest of times. Jacki lovingly reminds us, throughout her book, never to miss an opportunity to lift someone's spirits, if only for a moment, for that moment may last a lifetime. What wonderful words to take on our journey......THANK YOU Jacki!
Home Run.......2002-03-27
Almost Home is at once an autobiography, self-help guide, instruction manual, and a great big hug. By sharing her own story with readers, Jacki invites them to join in her joy and mirth, which have changed her life and the lives of those around her.
While recounting her many paths "home" (a term which she defines in several different ways), we learn about her personal and professional histories, both of which are intertwined. Throughout the tales, the author's indelible stamps of herself (little smileys, drawings, etc.) make the book extremely "human".
While warm and fuzzy, the book provides practical appendices containing instructions for creating and implementing your own therapeutic humor program, should you choose to do so. All in all, it's a light, quick read that leaves the reader grinning long after the last page has been turned.
I guess, then, this book truly covers--ahem--all the bases. ;-)
A Heart-Felt Journey of Triumph of the Spirit.......2002-03-26
This book is an amazingly quick read AND loaded with so much depth and messages from the heart of the author. It is amazing how powerful our spirits are. Kwan is so courageous to share her challenges as she learns how her precious spirit, which was so squashed as a child, can heal herself as well as others. For anyone who wants to figure out how your spirit can soar, this book is a must read! Bravo!!
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- WOW. A delicious concept in low fat cooking.
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Almost Fat Free Down-Home Cooking
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Just when you thought you'd tried all the great ways to cook delicious fat-free and ultra lowfat meals,
Doris Cross is back with more fabulous ideas. Packed with over 180 unbelievably flavorful recipes,
Almost Fat Free Down-Home Cooking has got you covered from breakfast to dinner—even late-night snacks and desserts! Now you can enjoy tasty, down-home dishes without the guilt with tempting recipes such as:
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Customer Reviews:
WOW. A delicious concept in low fat cooking........2002-03-19
I can honestly say that EVERY receipe I have tried in this book is delicious. There is variety in appetizers, breads, main dishes, desserts and more which are so full of flavor and do not skimp on the portions.
I plan almost 75% of my meals directly from this book. It is the best thing to happen to my weight loss goal. Ever.
Not like anything Mom used to make.......2000-09-21
I purchased this book because I LOVE to cook and am always looking for lowfat ways to prepare the foods I ate growing up that had WAY too much fat for me now. I have been VERY disappointed with it. In the past 3 weeks, I have tried 6 recipes so far. It was not ANYTHING like I had hoped for, and I even threw a few away because they tasted awful! I will keep trying a few more but so far am very dissatisfied with this book!
Wonderful.......2000-03-18
This book has absolutely wonderful receipes in it. I have tried several and they are GREAT.
This book is a life saver. Excellent, easy to follow........1999-10-29
One of the best cookbooks on the market. Each recipe give a breakdown of calories per serving along with the percentage of fats, carbs, fiber, etc. Outstanding!
Book Description
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Katherine Whitfield hadn't left her seamless life in California to get mixed-up with a rough around the edges man like Zach Tyler. With his well-worn jeans and slow, seductive smile, he was nothing but a cowboy on the wrong side of the Mississippi -- a diversion in her heartfelt quest to discover the father she never knew.
Zach has a gentle hand with horses and a seductive touch with women...and when he takes Katherine in his arms, he unleashes the passion simmering just below her cool exterior. Yes, her probing questions and tantalizing ways could cause nothing but trouble -- but sometimes a man needs a little trouble...
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Katherine Whitfield hadn't left her seamless life in California to get mixed-up with a rough around the edges man like Zach Tyler. With his well-worn jeans and slow, seductive smile, he was nothing but a cowboy on the wrong side of the Mississippi -- a diversion in her heartfelt quest to discover the father she never knew.
Zach has a gentle hand with horses and a seductive touch with women...and when he takes Katherine in his arms, he unleashes the passion simmering just below her cool exterior. Yes, her probing questions and tantalizing ways could cause nothing but trouble -- but sometimes a man needs a little trouble...
Customer Reviews:
Freethy's storytelling is first rate.......2006-12-01
Katherine Whitfield lives and orderly and sophisticated existence in Los Angeles. Orphaned at 12 when her mother died, she never knew her biological father. When she discovers trinkets in her mother's chest that provides a clue to her father, she drops everything to travel to a Kentucky horse town to locate her biological father.
She gets more that she bargained for when she literally runs into Zach, a reticent cowboy. He's angry that she endangered the life of his horse that has a chance of winning the Kentucky Derby. Despite their initial encounter, they're definitely attracted to each other, but she has a daddy to find and he has a race to win and doesn't want to take another chance at love after getting burned. Or does he?
All Katherine has to go on is the initial J, and just about every man in this town has a name that starts with J... Her appearance in town results in an uproar, and makes the lives of all J-men miserable. The paternity is predictable - easily determined within 50 pages, but Freethy's skill at weaving a romantic web will keep the reader enthralled.
Good Kentucky Love Story.......2001-12-18
I really like Barbara Freethy's work and this is a good book, but I like some of her others better. Kat is a young woman living in California and working for her stepfather who has raised her since her mother died when she was 12. She never quite feels truly loved by him and feels a strong desire to find her own father. She has never known who he is but finds possible clues in her mother's old chest. These clues lead her to a small town in Kentucky and to men with J's in their names. She meets Zach when she almost runs into him and his horse trailer. His horse is on its way to the Kentucky Derby and Zach is trying to prove himself to the town. While waiting for the tow truck, she confides in him why she has come to this town. He believes she is just a city girl who should go back home. Kat is not deterred and proceeds to ruffle feathers of men with J's in their names.
While I guessed who her father was early on, it was entertaining to see how her appearance in town caused so much commotion. I thought the relationship between Kat and Zach was good, and his cowboy "from the wrong side of the tracks" feeling was interesting. I was a little skeptical about his spending time with Kat looking through photos just days before the Kentucky Derby a little hard to swallow, as well as what goes on at the Derby that day but it ties everything together.
The best romance I've read in a long time........2001-07-08
I found this book by accident in a church rummage sale and picked it up even though I was unfamiliar with the author.
Can I tell you how glad I am?
Zach and Kat simply took my breath away. And isn't that really what we read romances for, anyway? The romance.
Aside from the beautiful horses and the lush countryside, aside from the wonderful dialogue and the interesting secondary characters - we simply want a romance.
"Almost Home" delivers it - completely!
This was simply a wonderful book. It was a wonderfully realistic romance - the way they meet, the feelings they have for one another, how their emotions become involved. This is a couple who respect each other and like each other.
This is such a fabulous story, I highly recommend it!! Read this book - you won't regret it.
A Keeper!.......2000-09-09
Read this book in one sitting. Just too enjoyable to put down. Zach is every woman's "well-worn-jeans-wearin'-cowboy" dream and Katherine is his perfect match. This book is the ideal combination of "real" story and romance. You'll love it.
A real feel good romance.......2000-06-23
Katherine Whitfield never knew her father and lost her mother when she was only twelve. She longs for family ties, for roots, and most importantly for love. When she finds her mother's old trunk and discovers a letter that hints at the location of her father she drops everything and heads straight for Kentucky.
Katherine is searching for a map when she nearly collides with a trailer and meets a very unfriendly Zach Taylor. Zach is furious at Katherine's reckless driving and gives her an earful. The trailer she nearly hit contains his horse, Midnight Rogue, who he believes will win the Kentucky Derby. Despite his anger he stays with her until a tow-truck arrives.
Their attraction is immediate but a relationship seems to be an impossibility because Zach refuses to risk his heart after he was left at the altar by a woman he loved. He has no room in his life for a woman, he stubbornly insists. He only wants to win the Derby, own his own stud farm and live a quiet simple life without all of the complications that love is sure to bring along. Lucky for us he falls hard and fast for Katherine.
I tend to favor relationship driven novels about people who genuinely care for one another as opposed to those books where the couple spend the book calling each other nasty names and then immediately hop in the sack. That's why I enjoyed "Almost Home" so much. The relationship between Zach and Katherine begins with a lusty attraction that gradually deepens into a friendship and eventually develops into love. It's clear to see that these two down-to-earth people genuinely "like" each other and aren't mistaking infatuation with love. The end result is an intensely satisfying love story.
If you're in the mood for a slower-paced, feel good romance that isn't plagued by the unnecessary subplots that are far too common in contemporary romances give this one a try.
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