this is a wonderful book - a well-written cookbook that you can read just for the pleasure of it and with recipes that work in a home kitchen. Claudia Roden is an excellent writer, researcher and chef.

Gottschee was a German-speaking feudal domain in the royal Austrian Duchy of Carniola (Herzogtum Krain), which was founded around the year 1300. This feudal domain sat on the southern border of the Holy Roman Empire, later called the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Gottschee 1406-1627 is an authentic look into the life and government of this feudal domain on the frontier of these empires. Drawn from original source documents, and accurately translated into English from 15th century and later German, the book shows the interaction of the subjects, the ruling local nobility, and the government of the Duchy of Carniola, a duchy belonging to the Habsburg emperors. Included is interesting and seldom-seen information on farmers' petitions for redress of grievances; the system of tithes, taxes, and feudal duties; the opening of forest lands for new farms; a 1406 document granting the Gottscheer peasants unique rights not found amongst the peasants of other parts of Europe; military frontier obligations; the Habsburg system of leasing feudal domains to lesser nobles; church and pastoral affairs; and royal management of feudal properties, plus hundreds of ancient Gottscheer village and family names -- the ancestors of a distinct German linguistic group that existed there for over 650 years.

The book is fascinating reading for anyone whose ancestors come from the Gottschee region (now called Kocevje and in south central Slovenia), or who are interested in how the Habsburg emperors managed their personally-owned feudal domains in this remote frontier domain, to include the impact of the Turkish invasions.

Gottschee 1406-1627: Feudal Domain on the Frontier of Empire was beautifully translated into English by Andrew J. Witter, a professional translator, and it gives an most interesting insight into how people lived on Austria's remote frontier.

Celeste De Blasis brings the story of growing up on a southern California desert to life. I grew up on the high desert also. DeBlasis put voice to my memories of blood red sunrises, sunsets that turned the desert to pure gold, and the starry starry nights of our youth, the stars almost close enough to touch, are not so bright now with the ever encroaching sea of red tile roofs. now that people driven from L.A. by high costs of housing to our precious desert, to live cheap and commute far. When I read this book I was living in Montana. Celeste de blasis brought the desert and ranch life to me again and in our shared regret at losing the wide open, I thought "It isn't gone. It has just moved 1000 miles north to Montana."

Great guide for the Native American Territories. Very helpful in determining what sites to visit in Blackfeet and Cheyenne country. Interesting tidbits of history combined with information on activities suited for young children and teens make this guide the best!!!!

This book has a ton of info on hundereds of dive sites in the great lakes! Primarily focuses on the fascinating wrecks that can be found in the lakes.
Major sites have a small blurb about the history of the wreck and a small black/white picture or map/drawing. LORAN location and lats and lons. Suggested dive profiles.
All sites have a depth and suggested experience level for the dive and a brief discription. Sites are grouped together by location and international borders are ignored - great for both US and Canadian divers! Some info about dive operators and accomodations to certain areas.
Overall, an excellent resource! I'll never be able to dive all the interesting sites in one lifetime. Provides enough info to spark a desire to explore the site but doesn't give too much away.

What a fun book! It's easy to read and informative. The descriptive language encourages you to visualize each entry. I plan to use it to encourage research at my elementary school with this book. Students studying Washington State, and environmental education will find this resource very helpful.

The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush by author and western history buff Robert L. Brown is a solid, historical, thoroughly researched presentation and analysis of the historical events leading up to the mass dash for gold in Colorado territory, and the gold rush's legacy on Colorado and American society and culture, past and present. Black-and-white photographs and sketches illustrate this engrossing and highly recommended factual account of a key American experience whose impact on the culture, history, legends, and settlement of the West still that lingers on to this very day.

This was an interesting and well-written book. I'm sorry to see that it's out of print. It contains a lot of interesting information on the desert's plans, animals, and geology. It appeared to be very well researched. and the author seemed to have a great appreciation for this unique part of the country. If you are interested in the desert I would recommend that you try to find a copy of this book.

Very easy to use and understand. Clear printing and large pages. Everyone who has looked at my copy has been impressed. It would be nice to have the map expanded a bit more to cover additional suburbs.

This is a lovely coffee table book, and also makes a wonderful gift to out of town visitors. The photographs are truly breathtaking, and applaud the talents of the contributing photographers. It shows what a remarkable city Phoenix is. The author Hugh Downs has written an excellent description of the city. I love how he describes the intensity of our summer season. This book is a must have either on your coffee table or display book shelf.