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Posts Tagged ‘idiot’s guides’

“Sewing Illustrated” (CIG) Carole Ann Camp

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Pros: Lots of very useful information; plenty of photos and diagrams
Cons: Missing bits of information; need for more diagrams; difficult-to-visualize instructions
Rating: 3 out of 5

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“Spices & Herbs” (CIG) Leslie Bilderback, CMB

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Pros: Great info for exploratory and adventuresome cooks; plenty of uses for herbs & spices; delicious recipes; handy sources
Cons: Most of the spice mixes are on a very large scale; a handful of typesetting and editing snafus that can confuse slightly; no suggested substitutions
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Gluten-Free Eating” (CIG) Adamson & Thompson

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Pros: A wealth of useful information & encouragement; good recipes
Cons: No recipe photos
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Pizza & Panini” (CIG) Erik Sherman

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Pros: A good basic primer
Cons: Make sure you read the info before using the recipes; missing details; no photos
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Starting an eBay Business” (CIG) Weltman & Katt

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Pros: Covers just about everything
Cons: Dry as a gulch in a drought; quite a bit of material that’ll change over time
Rating: 3 out of 5

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“Being Vegetarian” (CIG) Frankie Avalon Wolfe, M.H., Ph.D.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Pros: Extremely comprehensive tips and hints; wonderful recipes
Cons: None that I can think of!
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Stretching Illustrated” (CIG) Templeton & Templeton

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Pros: Good stretches; detailed warnings; ‘courses’ for specific injuries or sports
Cons: Drawings instead of photos; most stretches are simply yoga stretches renamed
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Guerilla Marketing” (CIG) Drake & Wells

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Pros: Fascinating, informative, thorough
Cons: None that I can think of
Rating: 5 out of 5

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The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to More Not So Useless Facts

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Pros: Entertaining read for us overly-curious trivia buffs
Cons: Some entries stop a bit short
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Restaurant, Second Edition” by Howard Cannon

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Pros: Incredibly informative; very detailed; comprehensive; entertaining; well-thought-out
Cons: Not a quick read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
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