 | Italian Grill by Mario Batali Amazon Price: $19.77 Used Price: $14.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): I am cooking my way through this book. So far everything I've made has turned out perfectly. Mario knows how to construct a recipie that lets the food shine through. Recommend this highly to everyone who wants a solid go-to reference to making excellent food. |
 | Bobby Flay's Grill It! by Bobby Flay Amazon Price: $23.10 Used Price: $13.90 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): Since this product was purchased as a gift, in July, I have no review. Sorry about that. Norm |
 | Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy ... by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Amazon Price: $23.10 Used Price: $14.62 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 3): After watching an episode of the tv series that this book is based on, I ordered two books - one to give as a gift and one for myself. The gift was very well received. Lidia is wonderful to watch, listen to and read, especially if you are nostalgic about your Italian heritage as I am. |
 | Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U: 100 Easy Projects the Whole Family Can Enjoy All ... by Rosie O'Donnell Amazon Price: $14.93 Used Price: $11.49 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 Review (rating: 5): Wow. I teach crafts and art to children in the summer and this book gave me great new ideas on all age and skill levels. I like the formulas in the back of the book for homemade clay, etc. A must have for every crafter and mom. |
 | Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Larry Smith Amazon Price: $9.60 Used Price: $6.10 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): The book was great; everything as described by Michael Smerconish. The work shows how much can be said in so few words. I am enjoying the book. |
 | American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and t... by Paula Uruburu Amazon Price: $18.45 Used Price: $15.22 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 3): Late in his life, after a decade and a half absence from the stage, John Barrymore toured the country in an execrable play entitled "My Dear Children." Barrymore was reduced to engaging in bad self parody to earn sufficient sums of money to satisfy his numerous creditors. The play itself was a poorly conceived variation upon "King Lear" with Barrymore playing a once famous Shakespearean actor whose drunk... |
 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Amazon Price: $10.17 Used Price: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 3): While I enjoyed reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," I had a hard time trying to keep track of all of the characters. While the number of characters add to the story, I found myself continually flipping back to pages to try and remember who is who. A great read, but you might want to have a pen and paper handy. |
 | In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaire... by Dan Rattiner Amazon Price: $16.47 Used Price: $15.16 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): I've been around as long as Dan's Papers and remember in the early years Dan Rattiner had several summer papers such as the East Hampton Summer Sun. the Sag Harbor Pilot etc. The stories Dan wrote were always great and my favorite was local history. As Dan's business grew all these local summer weekly throwaways were incorporated into one paper, Dan's Papers. With the exception being I believe the Montau... |
 | Giada's Family Dinners by Giada De Laurentiis Amazon Price: $21.45 Used Price: $7.99 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 4): I was very impressed with this cookbook. Normally I only find a few recipes that I like in a cookbook, but this one had quite a few! I am a huge italian food fan and love to have this to work off of. |
 | Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really... by Ina Garten Amazon Price: $23.10 Used Price: $17.45 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): Forget the fat. Or don't think about it anyway. Every recipe I've tried in this book is not only easy to make, but delicious. I've made the pesto and the pasta salad that uses it, both with great results. I've made the oriental dressing and have used it for salads as well as for a marinade for chicken. This is fantastic stuff--yummy and great for parties. You can't go wrong. |
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 | Gossip of the Starlings by Nina de Gramont Amazon Price: $15.61 Used Price: $13.75 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 4): This book earns the many good reviews it has received. Its a well crafted and beautifully written tragedy about an insular group of self destructive prepsters during the Reagan years, containing far deeper observations and themes than "chick lit." This is a truly literary effort. I'd give it five stars, except that despite its merits, I found it hard in the end to really care about the two main female ch... |
 | Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfr... by Rosalind Wiseman Amazon Price: $10.17 Used Price: $3.91 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 5): This book does a beautiful job of painting a picture of the unique culture of girl bullying and teasing. Alot to be learned. Every parent with a daughter should read this book. Additionally, I recommend highlyBully-Proofing Children: A Practical, Hands-On Guide to Stop Bullying which gives so many strategies...both proactive and for intervention on how to deal with this ever pervasive topic. |
 | Gossip Girl, The Carlyles #1 (Gossip Girl) by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $5.26 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 4): Maybe this series just needs some time to really take off, but I didn't find this latest series quite as cattily addictive as the other ones were. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it a lot, it was a fun, light beachy read that followed a lot of the same types of storylines that I have come to expect. But for some reason, it all felt less fresh than it did in the other Gossip Girl books. Like the author kn... |
 | Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You: The Gossip Girl Prequel (Gossip Girl) by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $12.23 Used Price: $8.69 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): Gossip Girl tells the tale of the Upper East Siders sophomore year. It was really fun to read but the one thing I don't like in this series is the excessive use of inappropriate words. But the great thing about this book is that it doesn't focus on the female characters it also gave much importance to the male point of view. I like this one. |
 | Gossip Girl #1: A Novel (Gossip Girl Series) by Cecily Von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $1.00 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 5): Gossip Girl shares the latest gossip on her website, like that Serena's back from boarding school.This former it-girl is back to be Blair's best friend again, but Blair feels differently. She's mad at Serena for stealing her boyfriend and leaving without even saying goodbye. Read this book and find out if they're best friends for ever, or best friends for never. |
 | Violet on the Runway by Melissa Walker Amazon Price: $9.99 Used Price: $2.19 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 Review (rating: 5): VIOLET ON THE RUNWAY MELISSA WALKER Rating: 5 Enchantments After being discovered by a high profile modeling agent at her after-school job at her local movie theatre, Violet Greenfield finds herself thrust into the New York modeling scene as the next hot `it' girl. Violet's new model status elevates her popularity--especially at school where her height had earned her the nickname `green giant'--and the g... |
 | I Like It Like That: A Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $1.87 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 5): It seems as if Valentine's Day just passed, and already Spring Break is here, sending everyone into a tizzy - once again. Of course, when you're a part of the privileged set, Spring Break doesn't mean sitting around the house, watching daytime TV and pigging out on popcorn and chocolate. Quite the opposite, in fact. It's a time when you jet halfway around the world for a chance to ski or sunbathe, and, if ... |
 | Gossip Girl: Because I'm Worth It by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $1.33 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 5): Contrary to what many believe, money certainly can't buy you happiness, and no one knows that better than the privileged members of New York society, and residents of the Upper East Side - namely Blair Waldorf. Blair Waldorf has it all. The looks, the clothes, but she's missing two very important things - her hotter than hot ex-boyfriend Nate Archibald, and a spot at the prestigious Yale - a place of high... |
 | Gossip Girl #11: Don't You Forget About Me: A Gossip Girl Novel (Gossip Girl) by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $3.99 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 2): I thought this book was a severe disappointment. First, it was not even written by Cecily - only "created by". There were all sorts of continuity problems: Serena's perfume - patouchi, jasmine, sandalwood in all of the other books or patouchuli and lilies; Blair thinking that she had seen Serena every day of her life - obviously no true - Serena boarding school, one month at sea, etc. etc. The Fans of... |
 | All I Want Is Everything (Gossip Girl, 3) by Cecily von Ziegesar Amazon Price: $8.79 Used Price: $1.88 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): I started buying these series of books for my 18 yr old daughter. She never really liked to read but I was hopeful she might take an interest in what Gossip Girl was about. Thank goodness she did! Believe it or not for the 1st time she thoroughly enjoys each book in the series and can't wait to tell me what is happening. Im guessing she relates to alot of what is going on, and Im thrilled she has taken ... |
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 | sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling Amazon Price: $14.97 Used Price: $15.61 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): I loved this book. It's funny, sad and real. After seeing her TV show So NoToriUs I always thought she was hysterical and now after reading her book I'm sure of it. She is smart, honest, funny and a great person. It's a quick enjoyable read. Pick it up! |
 | The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery by Leigh Montville Amazon Price: $17.16 Used Price: $14.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 4): LaVerne Moore was one of the more colorful figures in the world of golf in the 1930's and Leigh Montville tells his tale in all its boisterous glory in The Mysterious Montague, A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery. John Montague, as Moore was better known, was a trick shot artist who could chip a ball into a highball glass or under the sash of a partially-opened window across the room. He ... |
 | Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel Amazon Price: $17.82 Used Price: $2.00 Average Customer Rating: 2.5 Review (rating: 2): Same old formula. Beautiful, world known woman meets man, loses man, meets man again only to ride off in to the sunset after a tragic event in her life. The good news: I didn't buy the book. My sister gave it to me. The bad news: I read the book. It's the same, poorly written, repetitious, formula that Steel has used now for years as her writing gets more and more stale with each new offering, but wi... |
 | Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--from Music ... by Terrance Dean Amazon Price: $15.64 Used Price: $14.41 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 Review (rating: 2): I have this book and I haven't finished it yet. It's pretty much about one mans struggle with what is so obvious (that he is so gay). It's pretty frustrating because he goes back and fourth so much. Then there is a point where he is only with men and describing his sex adventures. Then there is the whole spirituality struggle that he is dealing with. This book so far has really upset me with how much... |
 | Celebutantes by Amanda Goldberg Amazon Price: $16.29 Used Price: $10.75 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 Review (rating: 4): Lola comes from a very famous family, her father a hot-shot director, her brother a sought after music producer. She, however, at twenty-five is still trying to find her niche, something that will make her famous in her own right, not just a daughter of. She has tried many careers, after graduating from high school she went to art school for a year and created some interesting pieces, but she just could... |
 | LL Cool J's Platinum Workout: Sculpt Your Best Body Ever with Hollywood's Fit... by LL Cool J Amazon Price: $18.45 Used Price: $6.47 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): I've been following this program off and on for about 6 months (taking breaks between phases to try other things and then getting back into this book). I'm currently in the middle of the Gold phase and I absolutely see a change. Working out 5-6 days a week is tough; it takes a lot of motivation and dedication. But I believe it's well worth it. Don't be afraid to modify what's laid out in this book to tai... |
 | Hollywood Babylon--It's Back by Darwin Porter Amazon Price: $21.91 Average Customer Rating: 2.5 Review (rating: 1): Honestly didnt like this book too much, almost sent it back. Just flipped through it, bit too gory for me. |
 | Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hol... by Robert Rodriguez Amazon Price: $10.20 Used Price: $6.25 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 5): When I was in College, ten years ago, I saw a film called El Mariachi. Today I've shot two action films, just completed two books for low and no budget filmmakers ("Action Filmmaking" and "The Action Filmmaking Workbook" both available here on Amazon.com respectively) and have taught filmmaking for a semester at a College here in Chicago. Spike Lee inspired me to go to film school, but Robert Rodriguez in... |
 | 5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List by M.Sc., Harley Pasternak Amazon Price: $10.17 Used Price: $2.68 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Review (rating: 4): As a bride-to-be looking to get in better shape before my wedding, I picked up 5-Factor Fitness after reading positive reviews online. I have been doing the fitness program for several weeks now and highly recommend it for people who are short on time and still want to get in a well-rounded work-out. Like other reviewers have experienced, I used to work out for an hour at a time and rarely break a swea... |
 | The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets by Kym Douglas Amazon Price: $4.99 Used Price: $0.52 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 Review (rating: 5): "We interviewed A-list stars and their trainers and nutritionists because celebs have no choice but to stay in shape; it's their job." ~ Introduction "The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets" is a book filled with not-so-secret tips for weight loss. While it is true that you may have heard it all before (eat your veggies and protein), this book puts the tips in an easy-to-read format that is really fun t... |
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