HOW TO WALK IN HIGH HEELS: THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Save your money!
  • Alot of Fluff, not much Stuff.
  • The Title Says It All...
  • Every Girl Should Own This Book.
  • Are you kidding me?!!
 HOW TO WALK IN HIGH HEELS: THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
Camilla Morton
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1401302750

Book Description

The bestselling U.K. sensation, hailed as "the most fabulous instruction manual the world has ever seen" by Vogue.com

Can you make yourself up in five minutes flat? Make the first move without breaking a sweat? Hang a picture without becoming unhinged? Get out of a car -- or an unpleasant situation -- gracefully in a short skirt? Load an iPod as effortlessly as a dishwasher? If not, international style and fashion journalist Camilla Morton can help you navigate these and more than two hundred other hazards of modern living with grace and aplomb. Much more than just a style manual or crash course in social skills, How to Walk in High Heels also illuminates the finer points of achieving better homes and gardens, tackling technophobia, climbing the career ladder, and joining the jet set.

From the practical, such as what to do when a heel breaks and how to catch a mouse, to the imaginative, such as how to enjoy karaoke and swim in sunglasses, How to Walk in High Heels overflows with useful nuggets of advice delivered in the author's inimitable witty style, accompanied by a foreword from Dior's John Galliano and a Louis Vuitton trunkful of insight from experts including: - Manolo Blahnik on How to Pick a Shoe - Dolce & Gabbana on How to Get Ready in Five Minutes - Gisele Bundchen on How to Look Good in a Photo - Jade Jagger on How to Compile Your Own Soundtrack

This comprehensive do-everything-better bible takes the guesswork out of flaunting your fabulousness so that you can stop teetering and start striding confidently through the obstacle course of life.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Save your money!.......2007-09-07

You barely have to read a page or two into the except here to see that you will not get the best advice here. What kind of advice does it give for emphasizing the waist? Low slung pants, cropped tops, and belly piercings. SERIOUSLY? That's about the worst fashion advice I've ever heard. Maybe that's ok for sassy little 15 year olds, but it is the farthest thing from classy, and not usually appropriate or flattering! Honestly, the advice in this book, save for a few words of wisdom from some bona fide experts, is at best fluff, and at worst just plain bad.

2 out of 5 stars Alot of Fluff, not much Stuff........2007-04-16

I agree with the person that said this was the equivalent of a bunch of magazine tidbits. There is ALOT of nothing in here... things that I could've gathered on my own. It was quite disappointing on so many levels. Barely entertaining bathroom reading?! Yes, but not for the price and hype. Here are some low-lights in this first half of the book.

How to be stylish: "remember a good pair of shoes can make any outfit. Likewise, a bad pair can do irrevocable damage." (Okay, so what's a good pair and a bad pair?)

Half a page on how to stick to a gym membership summed up: Tell everyone. Ideally go with a friend. Know what will scare you into action. (DUH.)

How to swim in shades (summarized): wrap a rubber band around each arm of the shades. Then make an inconspicuous ponytail with a small strand of hair to keep the shades in place. (Sounds like a breeze.)

Hair: Dry shampoo is perfect for reviving bands. (Proceeds to offer how to for teasing hair into a big bouffant, no pictures included. At least in magazines there are pictures.)

Tips for the salon: dress to impress, giving the stylist some inspiration. Be prepared (ie-bring a book for the down time.) Do not opt for a style that you cant re-create (Duh.) Know the style that suits your face (DUH) and get your punchline out before the dryer is on (as you and your stylist cant hear as well when the dryer is on).

How to deal with bad hair days: wear a hat. (This takes up two pages. Two additional pages on "how to wear a hat".)

Some of the biggest disappoints:

How to deal with unpleasant situations covers how to avoid the flu "keep your hands clean... eat fruits and vegetables..."; how to apply adhesive bandages, how to be stylish in a sling; how to use toilets at concert venues; how to pick up dog doo with style...

How to survive an occasion "weddings, funerals & birthdays". (The book skimps on the most important aspect... gifts!) "If they have a wedding list, go for it. If all you can afford is a sugar-bowl lid, so be it." (Did I need a book for this?!)

How to dance: "Invest in VH1 and MTV- watch the videos and learn". (If it were all that easy, we'd all be dancing like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, no?!) Precedes to outline the moves to the tango with no foot charts or pictures.

How to grill bacon, sausage, and tomato: Generously piece and put under grill, and flip when they look done.

How to get a mortgage: all you need to do is go to Google, type in "mortage broker," et voila. (sounds fail proof to me, seeing as there are very few internet scams out there nowadays)


5 out of 5 stars The Title Says It All..........2007-01-20

It really is a handbook to everything! From how to date, dress, live, and face the world! This guide includes articles ranging from purchasing a home, picking out the perfect shoe, and using a computer. The sections include: Greeting your Public, Being Socially Adept, Tackling Your Technophobia, Homes and Gardens, and Joining the Jet Set.

5 out of 5 stars Every Girl Should Own This Book........2007-01-04

Great ideas and ways to handle situations for every girl, women, lady. It is beautifully crafted so looks remarkable on your nightstand. Enjoy!

1 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me?!!.......2006-12-31

I got this book as a Christmas present and still am not sure if the person who gave it to me fell for the other idiotic recommendations or was intentionally being rude. I like to think of myself as a self-assured adult lady and having been raised properly in the great State of Texas, I believe I was brought up with enough manners to know that passing this book (or anything similar to it) to anyone else would be an insult! Certainly by the time a woman reaches maturity she should have acquired enough knowledge to know who to apply an adhesive bandage and how to eat with a knife, fork and spoon. (I kid you not, this author actually thinks women have to read a book to learn these things which should give you a lot of insight into her abilities.) I kept looking for some inkling that this was written tongue-in-cheek but could not find any. Please do not waste your money on it - unless, of course, you intend to insult someone with it and then, best of luck to you. One word - DUCK!
Sweetness in the Belly: A Novel
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not that great...
  • Between cultures
  • Sweetness, famine, faith
  • Engaging read.
  • Illuminating and Inspiring
 Sweetness in the Belly: A Novel
Camilla Gibb
Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The
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ASIN: B000N3T4H4

Book Description

Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb's widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco. As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Qur'an to children and falls in love with an idealistic doctor. But even swathed in a traditional headscarf, Lilly can't escape being marked as a foreigner. Forced to flee Ethiopia for England, she must once again confront the riddle of who she is and where she belongs.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not that great..........2007-07-29

Maybe I missed something... I didn't think this book was as captivating as everyone else seems to. I didn't feel attached to the characters, and much preferred Leila Aboulela's novel, The Translator, which is a similar story but somehow more gripping.

"Sweetness" is a bit deceptive.

5 out of 5 stars Between cultures .......2007-07-19

Sweetness in the Belly is the moving and heart-warming story of Lilly Abdal. Told in her own words, it adds to it a special liveliness, directness and authenticity. Camilla Gibb has succeeded in creating a rich and detailed account of the life of a young woman caught between cultures and identities. It is also a love story at different levels. Her narrative alternates between periods during the four dramatic years in Ethiopia and those during ten years in London, after leaving Ethiopia in 1974, at the end of Emperor Haile Selassi's reign. Gibb's novel is fast moving and particularly compelling in its portrayal of Lilly's life in the holy city of Harar. At the same time, she is conveying in-depth insights into the respective realities there and in England and establishes the religious and cultural context that surround the heroine with great subtlety and credibility.

Lilly, born in England but, after the murder of her peripatetic parents in Morocco, remains there and is raised at a Muslim shrine by the Great Abdal, a Sufi teacher, to become a devout Muslim. She is eight years old. When forced to leave Morocco at the age of sixteen due to political upheavals, she embarks on a pilgrimage across the Sahara desert to the ancient holy city of Harar in Ethiopia. Not being accepted as a white girl in the household of the local sheikh, she is sent off to live with a poor cousin of one of his wives. Nouria, single mother of four, subsists in a shack in a deprived part of town. Gibb evokes the sounds and smells of the place, creating an authentic portrait of the harsh life of its inhabitants. Nouria and the neighbours start off being hostile of this "farenji" who knows the Qur'an better than they do. It takes Lilly considerable time and effort to be accepted. Seeking to belong where she can feel emotionally an physically safe, she immerses herself completely in their world and accepts the customs of her surroundings. Through Lilly's eyes the reader is introduced to a culture, rich in tradition and rituals. Not all of them are acceptable to Lilly, given her Sufi upbringing and she argues against them. Political developments in Ethiopia and a new circle of friends also challenge her traditional beliefs and behaviour. When she develops romantic feelings for the young attractive doctor she has to chart out her own way.

Alternating with accounts of her time in Harar, as she grows into an adult (1970-1974), Lilly narrates her life in London, beginning fifteen years after leaving Ethiopia. Now working as a nurse and living in a poor housing estate, she remains an outsider who does not fit into British reality. Committed to preserve her religion and her Ethiopian culture, she befriends Amina, her Ethiopian refugee neighbour and creates an oasis of "home" around them. While Amina and her family adjust more and more to the western lifestyle, Lilly clings to the memories of her previous life and the people in it. But developments force her to reassess and look into the future rather than hanging on to the past. Will she be able to do it?

Gibb's rendering of the East African refugee scene is as realistic as her portrayal of conditions in Harar. Her novel is grounded and enriched by her thorough research and personal experiences with the cultures and the places she evokes. Ethiopians went through famine and deprivations during the early 1907s, a time that ended in the uprising against and eventual removal of the Emperor. Gibb brings this context into the novel without overburdening the reader. She finds a convincing balance between the personal and the general keeping the book a page turner from beginning to end. [Friederike Knabe]

5 out of 5 stars Sweetness, famine, faith.......2007-06-08

On one level, this beautiful book is a love story. But it is set against a terrible history of conflict, persecution, genocide, and famine. The unlikely friendships that spring up between people of different backgrounds do not come easily, nor does love always promise a storybook ending. For although much of the book takes place in London in the 1980s, its emotional core is rooted in the years leading up to the terrible events surrounding the deposition of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1974. [The details of this political upheaval are by no means clear from the book, but they are by not easy to understand by looking up "Ethiopia" on Wikipedia either -- though I urge interested readers to try.]

Camilla Gibb, an Englishwoman who has worked in Ethiopia as a social anthropologist, has chosen an unlikely but apt perspective for her protagonist, Lilly. Born of hippie parents, an English father and Irish mother, Lilly was taken from country to country, and was still a young child when her parents were murdered in Morocco. There, she was taken in by a Sufi scholar and trained in the Qur'an (with an additional diet of English literature supplied by an expatriate acquaintance). The upshot is that she arrives in the ancient city of Harar in Ethiopia on a pilgrimage while still in her teens, and stays there, living in relative poverty and eking out a living as a teacher, a "farenji" or foreigner in appearance, but a more knowledgeable devotee of Islam than most of the people around her. When civil war breaks out, she is forced to flee, only one of numerous Ethiopians to be torn from family and loved ones.

The book opens a decade after these events, which are established in outline within the first few pages. Lilly is living in London, working as a nurse, and (with a fellow Ethiopian refugee) running the local branch of an agency to reunite family members with one another. These sections of the novel, which alternate smoothly with African flashbacks, are similar to numerous other books about immigrant assimilation by writers such as Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, and Monica Ali, though Gibb has her own voice of tender sorrow. The paradox is that English-born Lilly is more reluctant to assimilate than her Ethiopian friend Amina. But all the characters have their own traumas, and they each find healing in different ways.

I was not sure that I would like this book at first. It starts with a rather over-written introduction, then plunges into a description of an emergency childbirth scene that is hard to get into focus. Gibb tends to do this -- throwing a scene at you so suddenly that you wonder if you have missed some essential preparation -- but each episode supports the others, and she creates an amazing feeling of immediacy and authenticity. The same with her use of language: she is free with her use of foreign words, often without translation; the effect is like learning a language by the immersion method. While other writers throw in foreign words merely for local color, keeping the reader essentially on the outside looking in, Gibb makes you feel on the inside looking out. Her success in convincing me of the texture of daily life among women in a Islamic country is even greater than the best passages in Khaled Hosseini's A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS. For a sensitive inner look at how it feels to be a devout Muslim woman in the western world, I can only compare this to Leila Abouela's fine but simpler novel THE TRANSLATOR, which I recommend to anybody who has enjoyed this book.

5 out of 5 stars Engaging read........2007-05-15

A story of an English-woman raised in Morocco in traditional Sufi ways, who later takes on a pilgrimage to
the sacred city of Harar in Ethiopia and then later immigrates back to England. An outsider in both, Muslim Africa and England, she
straggles to assert her place. Finally as she manages to fit herself in Harar and falls in love with idealistic doctor, the country
embarks on a civil war and she finds herself in England separated from him. Living among Ethiopian refuges she organizes, with
her friend, refuge community center, which help reunite separated families. It all happens on a back drop of her inability to fit in
the modern British life, search for her lover and depression enveloping her mind. Until she finally learns about his death and makes
peace with her memory.

All these petty details fail to convey great sensitivity expressed in this book. Its language is simple and
concise, and not very poetic, but what sets this book apart is the story and its perfect pace. It is really amazing to almost feel
characters coming to life from the pages of the book. So realistic they appear, that one develops sort of spooky sense of familiarity,
as if having them in ones life. This is very much unlike intellectual narratives of, for example Umberto Ecco. Somehow, by simple means
Camilla Gibb manages to engage the reader in a deep, emotional way. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Illuminating and Inspiring.......2007-01-27

This beautifully written and impeccably researched tale contains a wealth of information about the battered country of Ethiopia and the strength and resilience of its people. It is obvious that Camilla Gibb had first-hand experience in the field and has the highest regard for those who went through the terrible years of war, famine, upheaval and dictatorship.

Sweetness in the Belly personalizes this unthinkable social and political tragedy so that we have an inside view into the life of Lilly, a privileged Muslim woman with an ill-fated attraction for Aziz, a doctor and a man of another class.

The book goes back and forth between Ethiopia and England as Lilly reflects back on early years in her homeland before she was forced to flee. It is a testament to human nature that anyone can survive the atrocities that were perpetrated on these blameless souls, and can emerge with any kindness, decency and dreams for the future. That makes this a book of hope with a wealth of fascinating information, although at heart, it's also just a great story.

I'll be looking for more books by Gibb, after I've watched some lightweight comedies on DVD that will serve as a buffer from reading about so much pain.

Sigrid Macdonald
Ottawa, Ontario


Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes Volume 1
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • These books are great!!!
  • Parents please read!
  • Great!!!
  • Awsome!
  • MAKE 5 WISHES
 Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes Volume 1

Manufacturer: Del Rey
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ASIN: 034550058X
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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WELCOME TO MAKE5WISHES.COM

Hana just doesn’t fit in. At school, she feels like the invisible girl. (“No. Not invisible. Being invisible would’ve been cool. I just wasn’t worth noticing.”) And at home, she avoids her parents’ arguments by retreating to her bedroom, where she spends hours online, playing the part of various cool, smart, sexy, and popular alteregos, and kicks back with her all-time idol and very best (though only in her imagination) friend, rebel rocker Avril Lavigne. One night she runs across a mysterious website called Make5Wishes.com. Somehow, she can’t click away–and before she knows it, she’s ordered a package guaranteed to make dreams come true. But will it end up being a Pandora’s box? It all depends on the lovable but wily demon inside. Is Hana sure she knows what she wants? And does she know that what you want can be very different from what you get?

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5 out of 5 stars These books are great!!!.......2007-09-21

I have searched for something to get my pre-teen daughter interested in reading, and this series is great! I could't find anything to keep her interest, but she's is a huge Avril fan and when I saw that she was involved in writing these, I knew this would do the trick!!! She loved the first book, so I bought this one as soon as it was available!
She says that these are FUN to read! Yeah!!!

1 out of 5 stars Parents please read!.......2007-08-09

I ordered this book at the request of my niece, who is an Avril fan, but thankfully read it before I gave it to her. The main character is a depressed, introverted child who orders a DEMON from the internet. This Satanic creature gives her five wishes which of course do not work as she would have liked. Besides praising and promoting demonology, taking the name of Jesus Christ in vain, it also promotes teen suicide by having the main character kill herself at the end. This driviel went right back to Amazon from my house. Be careful what ends up in your childrens hands, and in their minds and hearts.

5 out of 5 stars Great!!!.......2007-06-26

It's a good book left me on a cliffhanger but it just makes you want to buy the other book. I can't wait for the other book!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Awsome! .......2007-06-05

This is anawsome manga! I love Avril Lavigne... But also the story is great! Goes into depth with the characters! And the storyline is good!

4 out of 5 stars MAKE 5 WISHES.......2007-04-18

This is a really good comic book.
Im not an avril fan, but I do love Manga. This book has excellent pictures, good length, great characters.
Best comic book out there in my opinion, dont wait to buy it, its great and you'll love it!

I cant wait till Volume 2!
Queen Camilla
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    		Queen Camilla
    Sue Townsend
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    Cake Mix Cookies: More Than 175 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin With a Box of Cake Mix
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    Camilla V. Saulsbury
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    ASIN: 1581824750

    Book Description

    Imagine a kitchen warm witih the smells of sweet vanilla, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh butter. On the kitchen counter is a cooling rack piled high with fresh-from-the-oven delights filled with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans. Ah, the age-old comfort of cookies.

    Next imagine that each of the yummy treats began with a convenient box of cake mix. That's right, a standard 18.25-ounce box of cake mix is the secret to some of the tastiest, simplest, and most irresistable cookies imaginable. With a few extra ingredients, turns of a spoon, and whirrs of a mixer, cake mix can make anyone a prize cookie baker.

    Like Cookie Dough Delights and Brownie Mix Bliss, Cake-Mix Cookies is the first cookbook of its kind. Although several cake-mix cookbooks exist, including the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor books and 101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix, they offer only a small number of cookie and bar recipes and overlap one another.

    By contrast, Cake-Mix Cookies is filled with an array of more than 175 drop, shaped, filled, and bar cookie options for every occasion. Numerous all-American favorites are used as starting points: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, jam thumbprints, and dark chocolate brownies. There are also new takes on classic European cookies; for example, crunchy Italian biscotti, tender French madeleines, and rich Viennese teacakes. Finally, a healthy dose of new cookies has been created for the book: blackberry-lemon buttermilk bars, triple chocolate chess squares, and chocolate blackout.

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    5 out of 5 stars Great Cookie Cookbook.......2007-02-06

    I purchased this cookbook for my mother. She said it is great! She LOVES it! The cookie recipes are easy and delicious. The writer includes variations to the recipes, so the possibilities are endless.

    5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Cookie Resource.......2006-08-06

    As much as I am enjoying the recipes in this book, I have learned so much from the cookie how-to section at the front of the book. Of my dozen or so cookie cookbooks, this is the most thorough and very user-friendly cookie book guidelines, with tips on everything from preparing ingredients (e.g. multiple ways to soften butter, such as the great tip of grating it with a cheese grater to quickly soften it, a wonderful tip that I use all of the time now) to perfect timing to essential baking tool lists and more. An excellent resource for baking newbies and seasoned bakers alike.

    As for recipes, don't miss the peanut butter blondies, chocolate blackout cookies and lemon poopseed cookies--all huge hits that are true gems--no one has ever guessed they started with a mix.

    3 out of 5 stars Cake Mix Cookies: More Than 175 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin With a Box of Cake Mix.......2006-08-06

    I tried a couple of recipes for the cookies. The chocolate chip cookies were horrible, the plain yellow cake mix cookies were okay. The chocolate cake mix with peanut butter on top was good. In the end, it's probably better to make your own from scratch.

    5 out of 5 stars ~A MUST HAVE IN EVERY COLLECTION" YUMMY~.......2006-07-06

    I have around 450 cookbooks in my home, instead of shoes I have cookbooks and I'm addicted to them. I have mainly cookie,cakes,etc cookbooks with a few dinner style cookbooks. This cookbook is wonderful. The recipes are very good and you can make a batch of cookies in a snap. I was totally impressed with this baking book and now I'm off to buy her others out there for sale. I work full-time and do not always get the chance like I would like to bake from scratch but this is heaven sent. Awesome cookies in much less time. Don't say they are from a box until they try them then see what they say, I betcha they would of never guessed!! Hats off to Camilla,Keep up the great cookbooks.

    5 out of 5 stars love love love it.......2006-06-28

    A wonderful book to REALLY use. I bake from scratch, too, but the cake mix options just come in so handy for so many occasions, especially since I work full time and have 2 little ones. I have had many gourmet friends go ga-ga for the bar cookies in particular, never suspecting they were cake mix shortcuts (namely the mother lode chocolate toffee caramel bars and blackberry buttermilk bars. Out of this world!)
    Brownie Mix Bliss: More Than 175 Very Chocolate Recipes for Brownies, Bars, Cookies and Other Decadent Desserts Made with Boxed Brownie Mix
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    • Brilliant! Brilliant!
    		 Brownie Mix Bliss: More Than 175 Very Chocolate Recipes for Brownies, Bars, Cookies and Other Decadent Desserts Made with Boxed Brownie Mix
    Camilla V. Saulsbury
    Manufacturer: Cumberland House Publishing
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    ASIN: 1581824440

    Book Description

    In COOKIE DOUGH DELIGHTS, Camilla V. Saulsbury worked magic with refrigerated cookie dough. With BROWNIE MIX BLISS she turns her attention to the familiar box of brownie mix and the many possibilities contained herein.

    Incredibly, all 175-plus recipes in BROWNIE MIX BLISS begin with a standard box of brownie mix. What's more, all the recipes have been streamlined for easy, everyday baking. The problem, if you can call it that, will be deciding which treat to make first. How about Mocha Buttercream Brownies? Or Snickers Supreme Brownies? Or maybe Mint Julep Ganache Brownies? And that's but the tip of the chocolate iceberg. While brownie mix can be used to create all manner of mouthwatering concoctions, it can also be transformed into countless other very easy, very chocolate desserts ranging from sophisticated biscotti, soufflé cakes, madeleines, and cheesecakes to nostalgic drop cookies ice cream novelties, gooey layered bar cookies, and so much more.

    In addition to the recipes, Saulsbury offers "Brownie Points," or tips for baking success. For the accomplished baker as well as the novice, BROWNIE MIX BLISS takes the chocolate dessert to a new level of, well, bliss!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars These brownies are bliss!.......2007-09-27

    I have never bought a brownie mix cookbook before, and I never will have to again. The recipes in this book are absolutely delicious. There are a vast number of recipes to choose from. I sometimes can't make up my mind which to make so I will make two recipes at a time and share them with my neighbors. This book is a MUST for brownie lovers.

    5 out of 5 stars My friends are raving about ME!.......2007-03-04

    Thanks to a recipe in this book. I had just bought the book and have only made one recipe and shared my brownies with my girlfriends and their hubbies. They were amazed...and I am amazed, too, since I am not known for my cooking skills ;o)

    5 out of 5 stars Another delicious timesaver by Camilla Saulsbury!.......2006-08-30

    This book, along with Camilla's on refrigerated cookie dough, is a must have if you're a baker that wants to cut some corners. Start with a box of brownie mix, and you're halfway there! Stock up on mix ins, and you're done. Rave reviews from the people at my husband's office. I will never let them know that my killer brownies are not 100% from scratch, let them think it!

    This book is a must have for all you busy Mom's, busy women, and young bakers out there!

    4 out of 5 stars Book Description.......2006-08-08


    Brownie Mix Bliss: More Than 175 Very Chocolate Recipes for Brownies, Bars, Cookies and Other Decadent Desserts Made with Boxed Brownie Mix

    In COOKIE DOUGH DELIGHTS, Camilla V. Saulsbury worked magic with refrigerated cookie dough. With BROWNIE MIX BLISS she turns her attention to the familiar box of brownie mix and the many possibilities contained therein.

    All 175-plus recipes in BROWNIE MIX BLISS begin with a standard box of brownie mix. What's more, all the recipes have been streamlined for easy, everyday baking. The problem, if you can call it that, will be deciding which treat to make first. How about Mocha Buttercream Brownies? Or Snickery Supreme Brownies? Or maybe Mint Julep Ganache Brownies? And that's but the tip of the chocolate iceberg.

    While brownie mix can be used to create all manner of mouthwatering brownies, it can also be transformed into countless other very easy, very chocolate desserts ranging from sophisticated biscotti, soufflé cakes, madeleines, and cheesecakes to nostalgic drop cookies ice cream novelties, gooey layered bar cookies, and so much more.

    In addition to the recipes, Saulsbury offers "Brownie Points," or tips for baking success. For the accomplished baker as well as the novice, BROWNIE MIX BLISS takes the chocolate dessert to a new level of, well, bliss!

    5 out of 5 stars Brilliant! Brilliant!.......2006-06-13

    Admit it - even die hard bakers and cooks like me - can use a short cut now and then - this is the brownie mix bible! Buy it - you won't be disappointed. -- Addendum: Made the dark rum brownies today with the chocolate glaze - dear God - - I bake them and then left the house - I came back in and the house smelled incredible (and I bake all the time!) - - - they taste even better than they look and smell. You would swear you bought these at some posh bakery! I made a double batch to send to my husband's work - but couldn't send them all - wrapped up some for favorite friends and pals - only the best of friends deserve these!
    No-bake Cookies: More Than 150 Fun, Easy & Delicious Recipes for Cookies, Bars, And Other Cool Treats Made Without Baking
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Unexpected
    • Keep the cookie monsters in your house at bay!
    • A welcome and much appreciated addition to any and all kitchen cookbook collections
    • Excellent Cookbook for So Many Reasons
    • Fabulous! get ready to (no-) bake up up a storm!
    		 No-bake Cookies: More Than 150 Fun, Easy & Delicious Recipes for Cookies, Bars, And Other Cool Treats Made Without Baking
    Camilla V. Saulsbury
    Manufacturer: Cumberland House Publishing
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 1581825048

    Book Description

    Flavors worth splurging for with little effort. Readily available ingredients. Perfect results time and again. These are the principles behind No-Bake Cookies.

    It may be a surprise to learn that some of the best-tasting cookies and bars can be made without turning on the oven. No magic is involved, just a few time-honored techniques for producing irresistible goodies while the kitchen—not to mention the cook—remains cool. With an assortment of cereals, crushed graham crackers, cookie crumbs, butter, nut butters, cream cheese, and chocolate (and some delicious options for adding flavor such as dried fruits, nuts, toffee, coffee, vanilla, spices, and more), no-bake cookies are a matter of mere minutes in the making.

    The recipes in No-Bake Cookies are a boon for busy home cooks with a penchant for sweet treats. They make "first time" cooking fun for kids, too. Even the youngest of children can help with measuring and stirring the ingredients while Mom, Dad, or big brother handle more demanding tasks such as chopping nuts and melting butter on the stovetop.

    Most people are familiar with Rice Crispy treats, peanut butter bars, and chocolate-oatmeal no-bakes. No-Bake Cookies expands the horizon with such mouth-watering treats as Maple Praline Drop Cookies, S'Mores Clusters, Quick Caramel Delightfuls, Mixed Fruit, Seed & Nut Energy Bars, PB&J Bites, Maui-Wowie Macadamia Bars, Irish Creamy Mousse Bars, Key Lime Squares, Butterscotch Pudding Bars, Blackberry Mascarpone Bars, and dozens more.

    So whether one is looking for a fun-time treat for the kids, a healthy snack for the lunchbox, a dreamy chocolate indulgence, or a creamy-cool summery icebox bar, a recipe from No-Bake Cookies cookbook always fits the bill.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Unexpected.......2007-01-10

    There are so many nonbaking recipes. That is great because I don't have an oven to use. They are easy to follow and are they good! I will enjoy this this cookbook for a long time.

    5 out of 5 stars Keep the cookie monsters in your house at bay!.......2006-08-24

    Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (8/06)

    If you are like me and try to keep the cookie monsters in your house at bay, even on hot summer days, you must get a copy of "No-Bake Cookies." Without heating up your kitchen, you can make special treats for your family and friends, and they will love you for it. "No-Bake Cookies" would also be great for those who are too busy to bake, for most of the treats included here go together quickly and easily. The included recipes would also be terrific when the kids want to help out in the kitchen. Several of the steps are well suited for a younger child to handle, leaving only a few advanced steps to an older child or adult. With the oven off, most parents will feel more at ease when the youngsters are helping. And even better, the results deliver a fairly consistent and excellent product if all directions are read and followed. A section is included on selecting the proper ingredients to achieve the best results.

    Most of Saulsbury's no-bake cookies are only a matter of minutes in the making. The results are big on taste and little on effort. All the required ingredients are readily available at the grocery and common to most. There should be something for everyone with icebox bars, simple drop cookies, shaped cookies and bar cookies, as well as the well-known cereal bars.

    Most cooks are familiar with a few common no-bake cookies such as rice crispy treats and chocolate-oatmeal cookies, but SO MUCH more is included here. And once you see the variety of ingredients Camille Saulsbury uses, you will likely come up with your own variations. A big surprise for me was the inclusion of three packages of ramen noodles in Orange Cream Clusters. Interesting!

    I received my copy of "No-Bake Cookies" in July when the mercury was pushing 90 degrees daily, my cookie jar was empty, and my family wanted something sweet to snack on. Therefore, I can personally attest to several of the recipes. The chocolate lovers in my home gave thumbs up to Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars and Chocolate Peanut Butter Crisp Rice Bars. We also found Pink Lemonade Squares to be a cool treat on a warm day, but I recommend using regular cream cheese, not a lower fat variety. My recipe turned out a bit too runny. Otherwise, the taste was great.

    I enjoy making desserts for my family, and "No-Bake Cookies" did not disappoint me. It will be a welcome addition on my cookbook shelf. I recommend it to all!

    5 out of 5 stars A welcome and much appreciated addition to any and all kitchen cookbook collections.......2006-08-07

    Ideal for hot summer kitchens, Camilla Saulsbury's No-Bake Cookies showcases easy-to-make recipes for more than 150 different cookies, bars, and other cool treats that do not require turning on a stove! Organized into chapters devoted to Drop Cookies; Shaped Cookies; Cereal Bars; Cookie Bars; and Icebox Bars, the recipes range from Chocolate-Chip Peanut Butter Cookies; Raspberry Pinwheels; Ginger Bars with Lemon Frosting; and Rum Raisin Cookie Balls; to Dried Apple-Almond Butter Bars; Toasted Coconut Fudge Bars; Blackberry Mascarpone Bars; and Maple Cream Bars. The No-Bake Cookies truly lives up to its title and will make a welcome and much appreciated (and used!) addition to any and all kitchen cookbook collections.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Cookbook for So Many Reasons.......2006-07-24

    Just got this last week and am drooling my way through it. Made 2 batches of bars (peanut butterscotch bars with chocolate topping and cappuccino bars) for a work party and people inhaled them. Easy recipes, great introduction, incredible variety of recipes (even some healthy ones that I plan to make for lunch boxes)--a winner in every sense.

    5 out of 5 stars Fabulous! get ready to (no-) bake up up a storm!.......2006-06-19

    This is such NEAT BOOK! My 8-year-old and 6-year-old are every bit as excited about it as I am. I could not get over the variety of flavors and options in here--all you favorites, but mostly entirely new ideas. We have tried 4 recipes so far, all perfect (Rocky Road Drops, White Chocolate, Coconut & Lime Cookies, Caramel Mallow Goodies, and the Karma Krunch Bars). So yummy, and the girls helped with all of them. I think it took us about 15 minutes total to make each batch in its entirety, if that much time--easy! We are going to be using this all summer long and then throughout the school year. Great for kids, great for adults, lots of fun, delicious cookies.
    Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful String Figures
    		 Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
    Camilla Gryski
    Manufacturer: Kids Can Press, Ltd.
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 1553370902

    Book Description

    Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle is the complete guide to playing Cat's Cradle with a friend or by yourself. All the basic moves are explained and the easy-to-follow instructions make it simple to play. With 21 steps in all, you will have hours of fun. So grab a loop of string and get going!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful String Figures.......2007-06-10

    I have loved Camilla Gryski's string figure books. They are what got my clumsy fingers working and I've been hooked on string figures ever since. I've been buying, and re-buying her books for 15 - 20 years.
    Mouthing the Words
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • THIS IS A DARK LITTLE BOOK, CERTAINLY NOT FOR EVERYONE
    • Intense and engrossing!
    • Engrossing
    • The Globe and Mail is not wrong!
    • Can I have a resolution please?
    		 Mouthing the Words
    Camilla Gibb
    Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0786708522

    Book Description

    By turns harrowing and hilarious, this adroitly narrated winner of the Toronto Book Award re-creates the world in the imagination of Thelma. It’s a world in which she can escape some of her more painful childhood realities, like those games her father likes to make her play, where he’s the boss and she the naughty secretary. And her mother so fiercely favors her younger brother, the cherubic Willy, that Thelma finds herself perpetually in emotional exile. No wonder Thelma asks practically every adult she meets to adopt her. Along Thelma’s bumpy way from a rural English village to Canada to a law degree at Oxford, she meets many potential parents and even makes some friends, but it is with the companions of her fertile imagination—with the scaredy-baby Janawee, moody and timid Ginniger, and big, strong, stoic Heroin—that Thelma finds comfort. With them, too, she loses an already tenuous connection to reality, though ultimately Thelma’s spirit and humor prove to be as indomitable as her wit. “Moving and comic at once.... Hallucinatory, hilarious, and haunting.”—Boston Globe “Prickly, unsentimental...a portrait of terrible comic humanity.”—New York Times Book Review “Mesmerizing.... Lush, visceral prose ... rings with an authority rarely found in first novels.”—Washington Post Book World “A novel of astonishing power .... An instantaneous classic.”—Baltimore Sun “Elegant ... sings with an almost Victorian delicacy and sophistication.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars THIS IS A DARK LITTLE BOOK, CERTAINLY NOT FOR EVERYONE.......2006-12-11

    I did like this book. I read it today, in a few hours time. It was good; it was just very different. And there is nothing wrong with different.

    The story revolves around Thelma. She has a mother who resents her from the start, a sexually abusive father, a brother who is conceived in an affair her father is not even aware of - {the brother is a whole different story!} - talk about dysfunctional families, this is THE one.

    Thelma makes up friends in her mind since she has none that are real. No one likes her family and in the end they move from England to Canada to try and start over. Life doesn't change for anyone, especially poor Thelma who is made fun of, ignored both by children and her family, (excepting for her sexually sick Dad!), and invents her own little make-believe world.

    It is a good book, just very odd and different. This book goes into the world of the insane, self-abusive, self-starvation, and was sometimes shocking. Most of the book tells of Thelma's life while she is a child and I found her life to be sad.

    However, it is a good read, albeit different. It kept my attention -- certainly enough to read in one sitting! -- and Thelma DOES have a sense of humor all throughout her life. I was laughing at times.

    In the end, she does, in her way, triumph, and you will end this book with a good feeling. The subject matter is sad, true, and sometimes shocking. Like mentioned, it is not for everyone.

    However, I would say to check it out and just be prepared to find it a tad depressing. You will feel sorry for Thelma, but you will enjoy Thelma too. You will want to protect her.

    One of the best books I have ever read? Hardly. However, it is a good book.

    Thank you!
    Pam

    4 out of 5 stars Intense and engrossing!.......2006-07-25

    Definitely not a book everyone would enjoy due to the subjects of child abuse (mental and physical) and mental illness. Once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down until you learn what happens to Thelma. The book follows her from infancy to adulthood. It's a very intense book, yet there were parts that made me laugh out loud. One of the best books I've read all year......

    5 out of 5 stars Engrossing.......2005-05-19

    Indeed, this book was engrossing.

    Thelma is a starkly honest and brutally refreshing narrator. I did end up feeling sorry for her, what with all the horrible experiences she went through. I really disliked her father for what he did with her - playing naughty secretary and the like.
    This book will draw a lot of sympathy from readers towards the little girl that is Thelma. How Thelma asks various people to become her parents is absolutely heart-wrenching.

    The novel is about Thelma's coming of age - written in seemingly short stories about the different stages of her life.
    Despite her rough experiences in childhood, she manages to get a scholarship to law school.
    Mouthing the Words is about Thelma coming in to know herself, of accepting herself, trying to find out who she is - and, ultimately, finding that much-needed courage to mouth the words.

    I really enjoyed this book. I could really relate to Thelma being a misfit.

    Ms. Gibb writes powerfully, honestly, and expressively. I think she has really captured the essence of what it is like to speak through a child's eyes, in the face of neglect, abuse, and other experiences.

    I had the honor of attending one of Ms. Gibb's readings, and even got my books signed. She is a very nice lady, and I am eagerly waiting to read her other books.

    5 out of 5 stars The Globe and Mail is not wrong!.......2003-07-27

    "Mouthing the Words" is written so well. I've not read anything like it before. The story is a dark one, but the way that it is delivered is brilliant. We would all share terrible stories if we were able to do so in such an interesting way.
    I was totally engrossed from the beginning. This is a novel you will read more than once. See for yourself! Her writing is gorgeous.

    3 out of 5 stars Can I have a resolution please?.......2003-07-16

    I tip my hat to Ms.Gibb for her convincing portrayal of Thelma, a girl abused into insanity. But after a classic build up, there is a common let down. The story ends with no real resolution. That alone took away 2 stars from an otherwise masterful literary piece.
    Pocahontas And the Powhatan Dilemma (American Portraits)
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • Not the worst biography of Pocahontas, but...
    		 Pocahontas And the Powhatan Dilemma (American Portraits)
    Camilla Townsend
    Manufacturer: Holtzbrinck Publishers (Non-Returnable)
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0809077388
    Release Date: 2005-08-11

    Book Description

    Camilla Townsend's stunning book differs from all previous biographies of Pocahontas in capturing how similar seventeenth-century Native Americans were--in the way they saw, understood, and struggled to control their world--not only to the invading English but to ourselves.

    Neither naïve nor innocent, Indians like Pocahontas and her father, the powerful king Powhatan, confronted the vast might of the English with sophistication, diplomacy, and violence. Indeed, Pocahontas's life is a testament to the subtle intelligence that Native Americans, always aware of their material disadvantages, brought against the military power of the colonizing English. Resistance, espionage, collaboration, deception: Pocahontas's life is shown as a road map to Native American strategies of defiance exercised in the face of overwhelming odds and in the hope for a semblance of independence worth the name.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Not the worst biography of Pocahontas, but..........2007-09-29

    A brief history of Jamestown and a very sketchy and alomst contentless discussion of Powhatan and the Powhatan Confederacy from the "perspective" (scare quotes intentional) of Pocahontas.

    I learned a couple of new facts from this but on the whole I can't reccomed this book. The author tries to get in the head of the legendary Indian Princess but the authors very poitically correct assumptions of what Pocahontas would feel are far from convincing, interestingly enough I had never previously believed in the John Smith-Pocahontas love story at all until I read this, but her disavowal of it was so unconvincing I am now not nearly so sure... The same can be said of several of her other psychological insights which have a very shallow basis, that seem to reflect the author's own feelings without any appearance of critical reflection.

    On the positive side it is nice to see such a sympathetic view of John Rolfe, who the author seems quite taken with, but by this point I was rather weary of the whole thing. Luckily it was very short, and even though I actually spent a fair amount of time checking endnotes and even checking a couple of sources, reading the book took only a few hours. I bought it at lunch and went out to dinner that night having finished it.

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