1. ISBN13: 9780307266309
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Excellent.

A very entertaining book with interesting characters and useful information. A must-read for runners.

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Reads like a novel, feels like a philosophy

About a third of the way through the book I stopped and ordered one fedexed to my favorite client.

When he was a third of the way through he called me and asked if it was fiction or non-fiction.

In a meeting last week he mentioned the book to his staff in glowing terms.

The concepts in the book have come up in conversations on airplanes, at neighbor's houses and with family.

And we're not even runners.

Buy this book and read it.

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Born to Run

Great story. Book arrived in excellent condition, and very timely. If there is anything that could make me take up running, it's this book.

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Enjoyable, inspiring, exhilarating

A true adventure story and a real page-turner full of fascinating people and ideas.
Every ten pages or so you'll want to tell someone "Listen to this...".

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My favorite book of '09

There's a lot to say about this book and no shortage of press tackling the cultural and sporting aspects; so I'm gearing my review to people who looking for a good read rather than a book about running.

Born to Run ties together a story of a Mexican Indian tribe, the perils of running shoes, emerging anthropological theories, the lifestyles of American ultra-marathon runners, and even squeaks in some nutritional information in one slender book. To McDougall's credit, the topics transition smoothly from an impending race to the author's own running history.

During a stint as a sports literature editor I was amazed daily at the sheer awfulness of some of the stories - and even the good stories were rarely told with a thought to form. My first happy surprise with McDougall's book was that he knows how to write! He writes with humor, a good eye for detail, and an ability to weave in facts and context to provide a full, wonderfully human, picture.

As I mentioned, he ties together chapters on, say, the history of an Indian tribe with his quest to find an American vagabond, a few pages on studies of running shoes and their detrimental effect on runners with a few more pages on ultra-marathon culture in America, then circles back to the Indian tribe and continues the story from there. I like to picture McDougall looking at his unfinished chapters wondering if he should try to form some type of cohesive narrative and push out a book that no one will probably read, or publish a series of six or seven tight articles. Glad he went with the book.

There two criticisms worth mentioning. First, while McDougall paces his words with the care an Ultra-marathoner paces a race, he adds jarring cliff hangers at the end of chapters. One chapter ends with "Little did I know we'd be running for our lives.' These cliff hangers are annoying and the calamity they foreshadow never occurs. But, compared with enjoyment of the rest of the book, easily forgivable.

The second criticism stems from the book's press. Readers often expect facts and figures about running and some sort of deep cultural history and social commentary on the Tarahumara tribe, No. Not in this book. If this book did try to offer a deep and meaningful understanding of anything, it would have to loose the cursory information of its other topics - which is exactly why this book is so fun to read. The book treads lightly on all of its subjects; each area gets enough light to reveal outlines and cast a few shadows. For any parts of particular interest to you - the internet is at your disposal.


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1. ISBN13: 9780061724886
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives in this tie-in to his enormously popular television show, complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia.

Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of. From digging in at legendary burger joint the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, California, baking Peanut Pie from Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Virginia, or kicking back with Pete's "Rubbed and Almost Fried" Turkey Sandwich from Panini Pete's in Fairhope, Alabama, Guy showcases the amazing personalities, fascinating stories, and outrageously good food offered by these American treasures.

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Present

Combined this with a gift certificate of a nearby DDD place and it ended up being a great gift!

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Disappointed fan.

Book is in black and white, recipes- but no photo's of finished foods. Book should have colored photos of the foods, needs more photos of diner's and food and less recipes. Make it more visual. Please.

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Good recipes but flawed layout!

While I do like the show, I agree that this book was a bit disappointing. All the recipes I've made from it have been great (especially the Squeeze Burgers, which make the book worth buying by itself) but I have one HUGE complaint...NO PICTURES OF THE FOOD! Instead of pictures of the finished product, or part of the process, or something that actually has to do with the recipe, there are tons of pictures of OTHER food that's not in the cookbook or of Guy 'looking cool in a convertable' and local scenery. It's worth having, but get a used copy and save up for Good Eats: The Early Years

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yummy

Got this book for my Dad as a gift because he wants to go to the places on the show. He really liked it - as did my Mom, my daughter and me. It's helping Mom and Dad pick out some places to eat when they go away on vacation this spring. And my daughter and I are borrowing it to plan where to eat on a day trip this spring. Great book for fams of the show!

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Love This Book!

We couldn't wait to get this in the mail! Guy is the best and the book is wonderful!

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1. ISBN13: 9780470460269
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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best for fine details

There are a lot of books out there to help you plan a trip to Walt Disney World. What I like about this book is it has lots of fine details in it. It does not have many pictures, except when required to explain a specific detail. For example, there are room diagrams (not photographs) of the standard size rooms of each of the resorts, with square footage stated on each room. You will know pretty much what to expect from the room setup before you get there. Also, the book states great websites of even more details/explanations.

This book boasts updated ratings of specifics like the resorts (room quality and pool quality, for example) and restaurants. It appears that the book updates these ratings, so the most recent edition should be an advantage. And anything that hasn't changed is stated the same from edition to edition (from what I can see).

If you already have the official Walt Disney World guide, this book will make the official guide look like a travel company brochure. The official guide has lots of nice pictures and short statements on different things. And I enjoy reading travel company brochures, and looking at the pictures. It's fun. If you already have the official guide, and now you're looking for more in-depth information, then you will be very happy when this one arrives on your doorstep a few days from now.

I stated this (in other words) above, but the most recent edition will be (I feel) an advantage over older editions. This book keeps up with the changes very well. In fact, the book includes well thought out daily touring plans for each of the parks to help out with changes in crowds, and such. The book states that when they get complaints from people about having problems with following one of these guides, it's usually someone with an older book. Although this sounds like a statement to try to boost current sales, I believe Disney World is changing. The strategies that worked well just a few years ago could be a disaster today.

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Best Guide for Disney

Although this book has tripled in size since we last used it over a dozen years ago, it was worth reading it to prepare for a trip to the World. Just as when we used it before, we took suggestions from the book's touring "plans" but didn't follow them exactly. The restaurant reviews were very helpful.

If it has been awhile since you visited WDW, this would be a good book to have. However, since we flew to Florida, the book was too big in size to take along!

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FANTASTIC

This is the best guide book I've ever read. It has really opened my eyes to what to expect when traveling to Walt Disney World, especially coming from Australia. I feel like I am better prepared for our trip

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Awesome book!


A must-have if you are going to Disney World. Some reviewers complained about lack of pictures, though I am OK without. They just would have the book bigger and at 850 pages, it will take up enough room in my suitcase.

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The definitive guide!

Great guide and necessary for optimizing the riding of Disney's attractions. Read all opinions/reviews as they can be wide and varied. We travel to Disney World every year and I buy this guide for updates and what to expect.

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1. ISBN13: 9780307267511
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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lidias cookbook

I watch Lidia on her tv shows and have been to Italy and cook. I enjoy her on tv and now can read some of her faMOUS RECIPES IN HER COOKBOOK.i THINK THE BOOK IS SUPERB i have tried a few recipes and they are great.I enjoy that she goes to different place in Italy and then uses their recipes in her book.Being Italian American myfamily only cooked dishes from some parts of Italy.I am enjoying cooking her recipes that are from different regions of Italy Philip

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Great Italian cookbook!

I purchased this book for my BF who is the cook in our house. He has made quite a few of the recipes and so far they are wonderful. The Baked fish with Savory Bread Crumbs is awesome, and the Zuchini with Anchovies and Capers, yum! Also try the Pasta With Baked Cherry Tomatoes. I am looking forward to more!

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how to feel Italian

great info set forth in a friendlt but informatine manner. YTou want to try these receipts and we have. We have 4 of her books. None has disappointed. Basic info but not basic food!

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Good recipes for everyday and weekends

This book is a good compliment to my Italian cookbooks by Hazan, Bugialli and Rosetto-Kasper. The voice of the cook is fun, you sense Bastianich's quirks and preferences easily but you are never talked down to. She loves to cook and eat this food and wants you to share her passion. The techniques in most recipes are not beyond even a beginning cook. Simple recipes like penne and mushrooms and rice and butternut squash have already become part of my regular dinner line-up. The socca casserole of cabbage, beef and potato is great for winter weekend meals, just the thing for family and friends after outdoor exercise. I took this book out of the library and tried out some of the recipes before I bought it and recommend that folks do this before they purchase any cookbook.

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Llidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy

I am addicted to this cookbook. I watch all of Lidia's TV shows that I possibly can with her cookbook by my side. My ancestors are from Southern Italy so I am interested and want to try Northern Italy recipes that Lidia has in this book. I have not been disappointed and I highly recommend this Italian cookbook by Lidia.

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1. ISBN13: 9780806531397
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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The snow forms the beginning of a near vertical chute that falls at least a thousand feet. My feet, shaking, manage to hug the thin edge of solid rock. I feel my heart creep to my throat and warm sweat drip down my back, defying the subzero Arctic air. Somehow I reach a plateau and think the worst is behind me. I couldn't be more wrong.

This is the story of Dave Metz's death-defying, breathtaking, and passionate journey through the Arctic outback. Driven by his lifetime reverence for the outdoors, Dave, with the help of his two beloved Airedale terrier dogs, embarks on a three-month epic of survival and astonishing determination that rivals the most daring world-class explorations.

I find myself on a gigantic trench hemmed in on both sides by peaks that look like ice-daggers from another world. The idea that I'm at the mercy of the wild sinks in. . .and I desperately want out of this endless, icebound maze.

Skiing up frozen rivers, enduring bitter nights at twenty below zero, and staggering across vast reaches of barren tundra and scrub woodlands, Metz's unprecedented 600-mile trek took him to the remotest regions of the untamed North. In frightening and stunning detail, he shows us an unwavering spirit and a compelling sense of adventure that can only be satisfied when truly free. . .

Dave Metz has been to Alaska over a dozen times in the last twenty years. He's kayaked across Alaska twice, once with his beloved dog Jonny riding in the bow, and lived there for two years in remote locations. He's also kayaked and trekked in Peru, Brazil, Canada, and Borneo, and has hiked across most of Oregon and Washington. Despite his forays away from home, he managed to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Portland State University, where he also did course work in zoology. He currently works for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as a seasonal fish biologist. In addition to studying mammals and the preservation of indigenous cultures in rain forest regions, he continues zealously to embark on wilderness survival and exploration adventures, cycling, and hiking trips. He lives Philomath, Oregon.

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Rip Roaring Adventure

The Amazon editorial review is great.
There are plenty of these heavy deep adventure guy books out there. Most of them are not that good. Either written from a pretentious perspective or from some awkward angle. Some are good. Coming across as honest and written in an interesting manner. And a few are fantastic. Hard hitting breath taking and beautifully written. Take 'Into Thin Air' for example.

Well here we have just such a thrilling spellbinding adventure book. From the beginning the reader sits frownfaced turning pages in tremorous anticipation of whats gonna happen next. Not only are the hair-raising adventures unbelievable but his experience as a whole is amazing.

Guys love to read this kinda stuff imagining that they are part of the adventure. Well you'd have to be one tough wilderness man to walk in Metz's shoes. Come to think of it. Metz probably doesn't even own 'shoes'. Granite boots is more like it.

Bottom line: this is one great adventure book. Well written. Very interesting.



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Because it's still there

Unless one has been in Alaska or a real wilderness you can not imagine the vastness and emptiness. Many will read `Crossing the Gates of Alaska' and ask why. Why would you struggle and face near death and definite symptoms of starvation just to cross a wilderness? One of the first thoughts many will have as they read the cover of the book; "one man, two dogs" will be to picture Huskies, but Dave Metz has his 2 Airedale terriers to help and keep him company on his journey.
Metz's way of describing his journey can let you picture the wildness he travels through - its' beauty and its' danger. If you have ever had a wonderful dog, a dog that is as good as another human being, if not better, you will understand his connection with his two. His dream and love of the wilderness shows through on his day by day account of his journey across Alaska.
There is some moralizing done concerning most people's disregard for the natural life and care of the earth and the philosophy of why eat locally when you can have Swiss chocolate. It's hard to understand his statement, "hunting is a nasty little act of my journey", when that is a part of the natural process of surviving. But that shouldn't turn you away from reading a captivating account of a man's test of himself and what can be a discovery for the reader of an incredible place on this planet.

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