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Whether you be "Gringo" or not, Mad Coyotoe Joe has written the "essential" guide to mexican cooking. This is the best cookbook on authentic mexican cooking I have ever come across and Mad Coyotoe Joe makes it so easy to prepare that you will be creating delightful dishes like Huevos Rancheros (Ranch Style Eggs), Rajas Con Limon (Chili Strips with Lime), Sopa de Limon Y Cilantro (Cilantro Lime Soup), Bistec Ranchero (Ranch-Style Steak) and Tamales Verdes de Maiz Tierno (Green Corn Tamales) to name just a few.

MCJoe begins with his usual opening "notes" to the reader which are always like a good friend come to gossip and then continues with the essential tools of the Mexican kitchen. Each recipe is always begun with a bit of history and commentary and before you know it you have completed making the delectable dish. MCJoe is a bigger than life character who shares his enthusiasm of creating & presenting good food with a southwestern flair. "A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking" is his best cookbook yet and will have you cooking as though you were born south of the border.

A Gringo's Guide To Authentic Mexican Cooking will take Mexican cuisine out of the stamdardized, watered-down, Americanized imitations found in your local Taco Bell, and upgrade it in both authenticity, diversity, and flavor to a true Mexican dining experience whether at the family table or a celebratory and festive event. From Huevos con Machaca (Eggs with Dried Beef); Arroz a la Mexicana (Mexican Rice); and Salsa Colorada para Enchiladas (Red Sauce for Enchiladas); to Tacos de Camarones (Shrimp Tacos); Callo de Hacha con Aguacate (Scallop-Stuffed Avocados); and Galletas de Boda (Mexican Wedding Cookies), A Gringo's Guide To Authentic Mexican Cooking is a superbly, wonderfully illustrated compendium of mouth-watering and highly recommended recipes.

Mad Coyote Joe's way with Mexican cooking comes from his love of the culture and people south of the border. The pictures give you a great measuring stick when you try the recipes themselves and you can tell that his affection for the food is genuine. Buy the book, test out the recipes and then buy it for your friends. Like his first book "The Sonoran Grill" this one will be on your bookshelf and in your kitchen for a lifetime.

The philosophy behind "History Gone MAD" is best summed up in a paraphrase of Santayana's famous dictum: "Learn well the mistakes of the past, for you are destined to repeat them, and you can't expect to botch things up right if you don't even know how it was done the first time." History teachers who like to shake up things a bit in their class will find some ammunition in this collection, written by Tom Koch and illustrated by Angelo Torres. The format consists of mostly full-page drawings and captions, starting with 3050 B.C. (A Sumerian invents the wheel only to see the idea stolen and duplicated by other Sumerians, thereby establishing "the business ethic") and getting all the way to 1964 ("Since the Bay of Pigs invasion turned out so well, we decide to liberate Vietnam, too"). There are a few double-page spreads (e.g., Moses leads the Jews out of Egypt in 1300 B.C. and 3,256 years later Moshe Dyan leads them back), although sometimes you have a set where the punch line comes on the second page. The whole thing puts a new spin on the idea of "the decent of man" (how low can you go?).

Obviously it helps not only to know a little something about World History but also what constituted "current" events when Koch and Torres created these bits. But then everybody should get why the idea of why getting refunds for the second voyage of the "Titanic" would be funny or why Hitler was 988 years off on his thousand year Third Reich. Still, you have to recall that the NFL went and played its games the Sunday after the JFK assassination to get the bit about the NFL playing on after Pearl Harbor. History teachers can skip the ones that take too much explaining (or they could try explaining why certain things are really funny if only your get the joke). "History Gone Mad" is divided into seven periods, from ancient history and the Dark Ages to both the Old Order and the New Order collapsing. I can see students coming up with their own examples of the hysterical historical inspired by this MAD rush through history.

These books are garenteed awesome to buy. Mr. Koch is quality, and so is his writing.

Good humor is based on truth, and this wise cracking book is both good humor and good history.

This book absolutly keeps you intrested from the first page to the last. After a recent trip to the Falls ( having not been there since a 9 yr old kid) i was captivated by the wonder of the falls and the respect it comands. I wanted to know more, not just everyday facts, but the inside stories and how lives are affected by the wonder of Niagara. this book captures that and makes the reader gain a respect for the falls and for all those who dare to take on the wonder of it. The stories of those who tept fate at the falls are intriguing and very well told. Again it gives you an added appriciation for the wonder and power of such an amazing place. Anyone with an Intrest in the falls and wants to know more about it and how it affects people has to read this book.

Having grown up just a few miles from the falls and working there for four summers, I've seen and heard first hand many accounts of lives lost tempting fate on this incredibly dangerous river (both upper and lower). Perhaps having been a local I have a better appreciation and respect for the Niagara. But I am constantly amazed at the stunts and stupidity people will undertake trying to conquer this obviously unconquerable landmark. After each account you'll be asking yourself the same question locals have for years... what was that guy thinking?

This is the first book on Niagara that has captured both the fact (which many books do quite well) and the FEELING of the place. I grew up on Grand Island, just upstream from the Falls, and growing up on 'that' water was different from growing up on any other, because you always had the nagging sense that four miles away was certain death. When you went fishing, you were afraid to fall asleep for fear of waking up in the Rapids; when you went swimming, there was always the unreasonable notion that somehow the river would not let you get back to shore. TW Kriner is the first person I've ever read to capture a sense of the ominous presence of the Falls just in the background of daily life on the Niagara Frontier.

What a hilarious book!I've read it a t least a hundred times and yet i cant help laughing the next time i read it!It is a really good book.My father had bought it in the 1970's and now it has been completely worn out.Unfortunately , no new copies are available.Such masterpieces should not get extinct!

This book will take you right back to your early years! In fact, as an adult you will actually understand more of Don Martin's jokes. I laughed so hard I almost fell down.

Captain Klutz is great. Sadly, my copy of this book (and of part II) was donated accidentally. Hopefully I can find another someday.

Zades and Stephens have really done their homework. I found this book to be highly insightful and helpful, plus it was an enjoyable read. It's
ahead of the pack; I highly recommend it.

I read Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages after reading the inspiring September cover story in Inc. magazine on Sundance and Robert Redford, which was excerpted from this book. The article was terrific. The entire book was not only excellent but it was inspirational as well. The book is different from so many of the business and leadership books out there in that it can be savored and enjoyed as well as applied rigorously. The hardest thing in any organization is to grow the top line. This book makes you believe it is not only possible, but gives you the tools to do it.

This book should be the textbook for free thinking entrepreneurs the world over. Especially now, when corporate and small business growth has become stagnant. Just when it seems we have all our oars in the water pulling in different directions Mad Dogs brings you to a different place, a place full of promise, fresh ideas, and innovation. The clarity in which it is written, leads you to intellectual stimulation and then inevitably to the execution of true growth in yourself, community and your own corporate success . Zades and Stephens have written a true gem. Buy this book before corporate America catches on.

Aphrodite loves her family deeply despite the fact they seem wild for society standards. She just doesn't understand why she is not like that. Although Warwick (Thomas) can see in the depths of her eyes that she has the same spirit as her family. When there is a house party thrown for her soon be fiance Fredrick that things begin to heat up and she watches as her many members of her family and herself change. It is a wonderful read and delightful surprise. It's one I intend to eventually add to my personal library.

Being the only sane member of a the Mad Herringtons isn't an easy job but Ditie accepts her role as the responsible sister gracefully. At least until she is engaged to Frederick and the family attends his house party. As the story unfolds, Ditie, short for Aphrodite, longs for the inner freedom to exhibit the wild abandon of her other family members; to have the courage to stand up and tell the whole world exactly what's in her heart.
The Mad Herringtons is absolutely delightful. If you haven't read it, you're missing a wonderful, entertaining read that will grab your heart and soul and keep them in its clutches until the very last word.

What a delightful story! I didn't want to put it down - even after I finished it. The heroine, Aphrodite, loves her family in spite of the fact they're ruled by their passions. In her experience, passion only leads to heartbreak and she's determined to not let it rule her life. That puts her in the position of being 'sensible' and as such, her family looks to Aphrodite to help them get out of trouble when one of their mad escapades blows up in their faces. Aphrodite doesn't mind helping her family--much--but she wants a family and home of her own and a nice 'sensible' man to share her life with. After staid Frederick asks for her hand, Aphrodite and her family attend a house party at his country estate--primarily to see if Freddie and she will be a good match. Unfortunately, his mother, a harridan if one ever existed, is there and soon Freddie's cousin, Viscount Thomas Warwick, arrives. Warwick is a rogue's rogue and Aphrodite finds herself more and more tempted by him in spite of all her good intentions.

This is a beautifully written and eye-catching book that deals with a very real issue of being a "hot head" and saying you're sorry. Both my girls (aged 18 months and 5 years) love this book and want me to read it over and over! I often substitute their names for "Maddie" when they are acting like her! Perfect for teaching little ones to think before they act and to consider other's feelings.

This book is scary. I thought it was for my daughter, but when I read it, I discovered it had lessons for me. What a terrific story and teaching tool.

Any parent would benefit from having this wonderful book in their children's library. The art work is adorable and intriguing, but the story is compelling and stimulating. I hope other parents find this book as encouraging and comforting as I did.

This is a great model for other teaching stories that can help parents teach important attitudes and behaviors to our children. Thank you Stacie.

We have 7 grandchildren and they all are a handful. This book was an instant hit and now they are saying they are sorry, but not feeling any shame. The story opened up a whole new world of communication with them. Thanks for a great gift.

I bought this book thinking it would be about Miles Davis. But it wasn't. It was about animals, or something. And animals that sing opera. So I suppose that is sort of like jazz music.
I liked it anyway.
I liked the cover, too.
If you want a good book that isn't what you thought it would be, this is the one to buy.

MAD PURSUIT by Marilyn Lowery is charming, funny, and touching. The magic aspects work wonderfully well and add greatly to overall effect. Felicity is as good an animal character as I've ever encountered. The cast of characters is truly Dickensian. As an opera fan, I especially enjoyed Basilio, Figaro, and Cherubino Dunkley. The novel flows effortlessly from beginning to end without a single sour note.

MAD PURSUIT is charming, funny, and touching. The magic aspects work wonderfully well and add greatly to the overall effect. Felicity is as good an animal character as I've ever encountered. The cast of characters is truly Dickensian. As an opera fan, I especially enjoyed Basilio, Figaro, and Cherubino Dunkley. It flows effortlessly from beginning to end without a single sour note.

I first read this book, by the late Sue Kaufman, in the 70s, and from that moment, I loved it. I read it so many times that I had to buy another one because it fell apart, (the paperback).
Then it was out of print, and now it's been re-printed and I'm so glad that it can be re-enjoyed by a whole lot more readers.
The story of a bored housewife, whose husband suddenly gets much richer than they'd ever believed he could, but also gets more snobbish and silly than she could ever believe, strikes an answering chord in many women's minds.
He starts to order all the family to do everything he wants, while people are laughing at him for his ridiculous attitude.
Tina is so embarrassed and she turns to an affair with a completely unsuitable man.
The humour and the descriptions of her life with her two daughters and this overbearing husband are very clever indeed, and I really recommend it.
I wish I was reading it for the first time!!!!!!

I first read this book back in the mid-1980s, and I just loved it! It's funny, heartbreaking, insightful and, above all, entertaining. I may not be anybody's wife or mother, but as a woman living in a big city I feel I can still relate to Tina. How many times have I had to deal with overbearing snobs like her husband Jonathan, bratty kids (I'm an aunt to 8 nieces and nephews) like Sylvie and Liz, and heartless, unfeeling men like playwright George Prager. I highly recommend this novel, but it's too bad it's out of print. ENJOY!

This book is out of print, sadly, which is a crying shame. Story of an upper class woman with two snotty daughters, a weary loyal maid, and an insufferable social climbing lawyer husband, all living in Manhattan. The woman begins an affair with a possibly dangerous man, a famous author. The middle aged crazy emotions our heroine rollercoasts through are familiar stuff, but so well written. And the details of their lives, the wonderful descriptions of apartments and dinners and fashions, of a New York City that is sadly no more (late '60's, when it was affordable for people other than Donald Trump to live there) - just one of the best novels I've ever read. Funny/sad, often maddening, you might look at a real life example of this well-dressed, well -off woman and wonder (as someone states in the movie version, at a group therapy meeting at the end) - just what does this woman have to be unhappy about? You read about this woman's life, the material things, the parties, the life in the middle of the greatest city on earth, and you wonder why she is unhappy, just what the hell does she WANT? Well, she's not sure, but something isn't right in her life. The affair is bad, wrong, and inevitable and as necessary as air to breathe. So just what do women want? I'm not really sure. But here's an insight - "money does not buy happiness". If you ever run across this book, I recommend it highly, it was one of my favorites years ago and time has not diminished it at all.

As a counsellor and teacher who has studied human behaviour, one of the topics covered in my program is stress management; stress and anger often go hand-in- hand. Anger can be an emotion used to protect one from the challenges and obstacles in life he or she prefers not to deal with. Uncontrolled anger can be negative and damaging to ourselves and others, often steming from an action causing fear or hurt.

Judy Ford has written an excellent book on how to deal with negative emotion in a constructive manner. Left unleashed, or supressed, anger can cause a lifetime of pain and suffering for the recipient, particularly so when the recipient is a child. Anger can also contribute to a vast array of emotional and physical problems for the individual who cannot manage his or her own anger is a positive way.

"Getting Over Getting Mad" is like any other self-help book; in order for the message contained to produce results, the reader must be fully committed to improving and making long-term changes. Recognizing and accepting that one has an anger management problem is the first step, making a serious commitment to dealing with the problem is the next. Ford writes in a straight-forward, no-nonsense manner. The book provides excellent resource material and is well worth reading.

"From losing our tempers easily to feeling a slow burn to hiding how irritated we really feel, all of us experience anger as a troubling emotion." In Getting Over Getting Mad: Positive Ways to Manage Anger in Your Most Important Relationships," Judy Ford, M.S.W., explains why we feel anger and what to do about it.

A psychotherapist, consultant, and best-selling author, Ford has worked for over thirty years with children and families in a wide variety of settings. This is her eighth book.

She presents her information in four major sections: dealing with anger at personal setbacks, at significant others, at children, and at colleagues. Underlying everything is the concept that we all feel anger at one time or another. It's how that anger is expressed, not the anger itself, that can create problems. Ford says that "while I know that we all have reasons to be angry, I can't think of one good reason to stay mad for very long." She distinguishes between "distorted anger, which tears families apart, and healthy anger, which keeps relationships thriving."

Ford emphasizes using anger to help in personal growth and offers myriad suggestions on how to make anger work for us. She includes examples of how real people have learned to manage their anger. The key is to recognize and deal with the anger as soon as it develops, before it grows into a major disturbance. And contrary to what many people have been taught, repressing anger doesn't solve anything.

Ford's suggestions and tips are practical and simple. Most involve learning to recognize exactly what you're feeling, and then delving into what created that feeling. After that, the underlying cause of the anger can be resolved. Often, just recognizing what's happening frees us from negative reactions.

She says that "sarcasm, manipulation, passive-aggressive acts, physical illness, depression, rebellion, and violence all result from the ability to express anger and resolve disputes." If any of these symptoms are a part of your life, then Getting Over Getting Mad will provide the information and tools you need to turn your anger from destructive emotion to healthy growth.

P>A new book, GETTING OVER GETTING MAD, covers four areas of life in which anger is often a problem: our relationships with ourselves, our partners, our kids and those we work with.

Anger is often a problem for ourselves. Few of us like ourselves after we've blown up. Yet, we are responsible for our anger. We can't blame it on someone else. Even if someone else acts foolish, that is no excuse for us becoming angry and blowing up. By learning how to handle anger within ourselves, we can deal with both ourselves, and others, much better.

Anger is often a destructive force in marriages and relationships. It may result in the death of loving feelings, or in abuse. We need to understand how to respond to this anger, both ours, and theirs, in safe and caring ways.

Anger can be destructive in parenting. Inappropriate anger is harmful and abusive to children. Explosive anger may hurt children physically, and may drive them away from us emotionally.

Finally, anger can affect us at work. It can turn jobs into hell. It can also destroy friendships and relationships.

"Getting Over Getting Mad" is the best book on anger I have read in years. It is written in the style of the Chicken Soup books, about a page per topic. I can't cover this book fairly in one column. So, for the next four weeks, I will share a few of the ideas, which are so excellently covered in this book.

Recognizing and understanding anger in the presence of yourself, is the only way to be in charge of anger, instead of having anger in charge of you. Getting Over Getting Mad, by Judy Ford has some excellent direction on this task, presented in a series of short, and very readable one to two page articles. Here is my understanding of a few of her ideas.

1.Uncover the hurt behind your anger. Anger is a shield hiding things, that you don't want to deal with. But if you face this fear, which is one of the emotions that hides under anger, you will find the courage to deal with what you really don't want to deal with. Dealing with these hurts and anxieties is the first step in understanding how to handle anger.

2.Frown Freely. You can express disappointment and unhappiness without losing control of anger. But if you don't deal with those things, they will eventually build up and catch up with you. There is no rule that says that you have to be or pretend to be happy all the time.

3. Let yourself be human and imperfect. Nobody else in the world is perfect, so why do you have to be?

4. See anger as a blessing. Anger can be useful and helpful is you recognize it and handle it appropriately. Using anger constructively helps clear the air and improve your relationships with others.

5. Get to know the little devil within. Once you accept you don't have to be perfect, then you can recognize the little devil in us all, that wants to settle a score with someone we think did us wrong. If you can learn not to take your little devil too seriously, or even laugh at it, you can be in charge of you, instead of that little devil controlling your life.

6. Walk the high road. Before you respond to some aggravation, ask yourself "What's going on here? What can I learn? What can I do positively to deal with it?" Once you purposely look for a positive way to respond, your mind is distracted from automatically acting in a negative way.

7. Take grudges to the dump. When you write something down, on and feelings outside of you for a moment. Then they are easier to see and deal with. Remember, the more often you clean out a garbage can, the less it starts to stink and bother you, and others.

8. Beat a drum, play a piano, dance. Ford suggests finding something safe to take out your physical energy on. Pounding a drum is a safe way to express anger to yourself. If you don't have a drum, an empty box, or a plastic wastebasket, placed upside down, becomes a good way to express your energy. Drum with a regular beat. You and your body will get in tune with that rhythm, and you will find yourself relaxing. Some years ago, while at a men's gathering, the leader had me lie on my back on a couple of mattresses and pound my hands into them. I felt foolish at first, but after 5 - 10 minutes of expressing physical energy, I found myself relaxed, both physically and emotionally.

9. Shout outside, scream in the shower. This idea is based on the question, "If a tree falls in a forest with nobody around, is there any noise?" We all need places to make noises and express emotions, in situations where we will not hurt or upset other people. It may seem funny. But, it's a safe way to discharge energy that you need to get rid of. You can't hurt a tree by shouting at it, and it doesn't shout back.

Anger is often a problem for ourselves. Few of us like ourselves after we've blown up. Yet, we are responsible for our anger. We can't blame it on someone else. Even if someone else acts foolish, that is no excuse for us becoming angry and blowing up. By learning how to handle anger within ourselves, we can deal with both ourselves, and others, much better.

Anger is often a destructive force in marriages and relationships. It may result in the death of loving feelings, or in abuse. We need to understand how to respond to this anger, both ours, and theirs, in safe and caring ways.

Anger can be destructive in parenting. Inappropriate anger is harmful and abusive to children. Explosive anger may hurt children physically, and may drive them away from us emotionally.

Finally, anger can affect us at work. It can turn jobs into hell. It can also destroy friendships and relationships.

"Getting Over Getting Mad" is the best book on anger I have read in years. It is written in the style of the Chicken Soup books, about a page per topic.

These are just a few of the 28 ideas Ford shares on dealing with anger, in one section of her book, called "In the Presence of Yourself." In the next three weeks, I'll share some of her ideas on doing the same with anger towards sweethearts, children and colleagues

Parents are both teachers and models for their children. We teach by how well we listen and explain, at a level appropriate to their development. We teach by how well we direct their choices in their formative years. We teach by our own role models. If we don't handle anger appropriately ourselves, they may follow our behaviour rather than our teachings.The section, "In The Presence of Children" in Judy Ford's book, "Getting Over Getting Mad" has many positive ideas for parents about children's anger, in short, readable one to two page articles.

When children are angry, you must first get their attention by recognizing and acknowledging their anger. You have to be what Ford calls "A Feeling Detective". Young children don'