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"Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and
Delicious Recipes." Giada De Laurentiis, Clarkson Potter, 2005,
256 pages. Riding the crest of
her hit television program, "Everyday Italian," Giada De Laurentiis'
new book, "Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes," is
the companion to her program on the Food Network.
Unlike many gourmet-cooking books on
the market, this book focuses on mouthwatering meals that are simple
to prepare. One of the features of this book is the fact that the
recipes are based on actual items you might carry in your
refrigerator or pantry -- no "mail-order ingredients" are required
to make these dishes.
De Laurentiis has included an
extraordinary collection of recipes that are guaranteed to satisfy
the most discriminating palate. There are instructions for a variety
of Italian culinary favorites, including antipasti, sauces, pastas,
risotto, entrees, contorni (vegetable side dish) and dolci
(dessert).
The directions are easy to
understand, and the photography of the finished dishes is
spectacular.
De Laurentiis wants you to "have fun
with this book." She says: "Italian cooking is the most fun of all.
It's about passion. It's about taste and smell and touch."
This book is recommended to anyone
who enjoys cooking or is interested in exploring new dishes in
Italian cuisine.
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"Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? and
Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball." Paul Aron, John Wiley &
Sons, 2005, 232 pages.
No sport
has more legends, stories, myths and controversies associated with
it than Major League Baseball. Now the best of those stories are
recounted in an entertaining book titled "Did Babe Ruth Call His
Shot?"
Author
and news reporter Paul Aron has assembled a fascinating collection
of baseball's most fabled stories and controversies and attempts to
set the record straight as to what actually happened at the episode
in question.
The
controversies chronicled by Aron represent a who's who of baseball's
greatest players. Included in the book are such moments as:
Aron does a great job of getting to
the bottom of these and other disputes in baseball history.
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At the conclusion of each chapter he
includes a bibliography of sources so the reader can further
investigate the controversy.
This book is recommended for any
sports fan or baseball fan.
By the way -- did Ruth call his shot
at Wrigley Field against the Cubs? Read the book and find out the
surprising answer.
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"She Can Coach! Tools for success
from 20 top women coaches." Cecile Reynaud, editor, Human
Kinetics, 2005, 269 pages.
In her new book, "She Can Coach!"
editor Cecile Reynaud writes, "Our society encourages girls and
women to compete in athletics and provides enlightening messages to
help them experience the joys, benefits, rewards and challenges that
come with competition; now we need to do the same for females who
are in, entering or considering the coaching profession."
In support of this ideal Reynaud has
assembled some of the greatest women coaches from 13 different
sports and asked them to share their thoughts and experiences on the
four fundamentals for becoming a successful coach. Those
fundamentals include developing a professional foundation and code
of conduct (ethics, professionalism, leadership and
competitiveness); a commitment to personal investment and
self-direction (motivation, decision-making, focus and
self-discipline); implementing and managing a successful program
(organization, mentoring, team management and athlete recruitment);
and building relations and promotional activities (team cohesion,
parent-athlete-coach relationships and marketing-media).
The list of contributors includes
Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt, the first woman's coach to
reach 800 victories; Illinois Central College basketball and
softball coach Lorene Ramsey, with seven national championships; and
Old Dominion field hockey coach Beth Anders, with nine national
championships. These women and the other contributors offer their
insights, experiences and motivations on what it takes for a woman
to become a successful coach in any sport or at any level of
competition.
This book is recommended to any
female considering coaching in sports or as a tool for motivation
and direction.
[Richard Sumrall,
Lincoln Public
Library District] |
