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.Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most
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by: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali

April 10, 2007
The thing about Lidia's books and cooking show is she actually teaches me something. She tells me about the regional cooking and how to prepare authentic recipes - simple and straight forward. I love that she's not just another celebrity chef. She's the real deal.

Lidia and Mario Batali are true teachers of their craft. I constantly learn from both of them.
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.World Atlas of Wine
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by: Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson

October 01, 2008
I am a Master of Wine Student. I have own 5 editions of this atlas during my wine career. I thought I wouldn't need to upgrade to this new edition because, well, honestly, I didn't think this book could tell me any more than I already knew. Wow, I was wrong. The details of New World regions alone is reason to buy this book. The maps are always the BEST, but now they are more informative and more realistic of the wine world at large. You can also see the maps on the [...] site, but the book is still a great reference.
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.Spain...A Culinary Road Trip
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by: Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow

October 21, 2008
I am a Master of Wine Student. I have own 5 editions of this atlas during my wine career. I thought I wouldn't need to upgrade to this new edition because, well, honestly, I didn't think this book could tell me any more than I already knew. Wow, I was wrong. The details of New World regions alone is reason to buy this book. The maps are always the BEST, but now they are more informative and more realistic of the wine world at large. You can also see the maps on the [...] site, but the book is still a great reference.
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.The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed (Ultimate Kauai Guidebook)
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by: Andrew Doughty

November 01, 2006
This book caused more confusion on our trip to Kauai than it did help us. The way the book is organized is strange - you have to flip to too many different sections to find out information on a certain area. We did a North Shore drive/hike and had to use the North Shore Attractions section, along with the Beaches, Adventures and Dining sections and it created way too much flipping around to make it helpful.

There are also instances where it discusses an area in words and mentions that a certain spot is worth seeing, but in the map of the area nearby, it does not show the location on the map. That provided much confusion as we were trying to find places.

It also mentions the hike on the North Shore and does a poor job ... Read More:
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.World Rolled Map (M Series World Wall Maps)
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by: Robert G. Enzel, Rand McNally

2001-07
The map was just as the description listed however it is shipped in a cheap cardboard poster box and arrived crushed making it unusable for my intended use. It has been relegated to the corner by my desk and will most likely become a donation or garage sale item. Luckily it wasn't too expensive.
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.Rick Steves' Italy 2008 (Rick Steves)
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by: Rick Steves

September 28, 2007
Don't buy this if you expect to find information on the southern Italian mainland.

The map at the front of this book sums up its disappointing lack of coverage of southern Italy. The map stops at the Amalfi coast and does not show the "foot" part of the country. Rick Steves' Italian mainland ends at a line drawn between Paestum and Manfredonia. So .... no Lecce, no Matera, no Otranto - there's absolutely nothing on Puglia. Truncated map = truncated coverage.

The title should be "Rick Steves Most of Italy 2008".
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.We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam
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by: Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway

August 19, 2008
Certainly no one can question the courage or loyalty of Lt. Gen Moore or that of his co-writer Mr. Gallagher. However don't expect to read another Soldiers Once....this is a review of Gen Moore's return to Viet Nam. I'm not sure everyone would equivocate the North Vietnamese, with the troops of the American force as the General seems to do here. Whether we should forgive and forget, that they were just good ol' boys doing their job, would seem to me to be up to those who were there also to decide. It would seem that there would be those who are not willing to forget and forgive so easily as the General seems to do. However this should be recommended reading for any young person....well worth the time.
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.Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond (Oahu Revisited)
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by: Andrew Doughty

February 15, 2007
This entire set is awesome. I drove over 1,000 miles on the Big Island just exploring the destinations revealed in "The Big Island Revealed". My only caution: the book makes it sound like some remote spots on the islands are ok to visit, when in reality the are private land. I really appreciate the beauty and pristine nature of the islands, and if the public starts visiting some of these areas the land will surely be damaged. Tread lightly, but take this book with you when you go!
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.Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
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by: Richard Fortey

August 19, 2008
Behind-the-scenes look at London's Natural History Museum is an interesting peak at the "coalface"--Fortey's term for the daily work occurring beyond and below the public galleries--of museum science. Fortey describes the main work of the Museum, and its sister institutions in other countries, as systematic taxonomy--the attempt to exhaustively categorize and collect reference examples of each species of plant, animal, and mineral.

In an era of hard-to-obtain research grants and declining public funding, Fortey defends this work as valuable for several reasons:

--the need to find and identify species before they are destroyed by climate change, environmental destruction, or over-harvesting.

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.Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary
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by: Rick Steves

2003-05
I don't speak any Italian, so this guidebook was a bit of a lifesaver. I don't like to refer to books when I'm trying to experience the culture, but it was nice to be able to review this at the end of the day or in the morning before we started the day. I tried to learn a few important phrases and feel my way through the rest. We visited Venice, and most people in Venice do speak English. While I can confidently speak French, Italian is quite different (more akin to Spanish). I love the pronunciation guides; they were most helpful.
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