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Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
very good book
The real story of the greatest chef of the Napoleonic era isn't much of a story. Though Antonin Careme published many volumes on cuisine, only the high points of his life are known, so this short book is mostly involved with the historical background of Careme's time. You get brief sketches of Careme's first major employer, the statesman Tallyrand, George IV of England, Alexander I of Russia, the Rothchilds, and various Bonapartes. At times the author tries to elevate Careme through his assocation with these starry notables and the way they courted Careme's talent, but I felt that just as often their power dwarfs Careme's celebrity. The merits of this book are that it is short, very beautifully designed, and full of historical tidbits. For instance, the practice of serving on individual plates was known as service a la russe and was popularized by Careme in France, where service a la Francese--sort of like family style today--was popular. The recipes are fascinating in that they show how far food has evolved. The typical soup recipe calls for boiling meat and vegetables for half a day and then passing it through a sieve. This is a nice book to have on your shelf, just don't take it into the kitchen!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Quân Ngọc
Everyone should read this book! It is a great book! Filled with laughter and excitment!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bùi Văn Vinh
Rambles a bit away from the main subject of "private life", but it's so full of interesting asides that I never minded the digressions.
Mostly skimmed through the last chapters because I was so bored by the end. The writing and the story line were irritating and ultimately completely pointless.
Part of the spoils of this year's Trinity Second-Hand Book Sale. I got it for only 50c; which, considering that it's hardback and a first edition, makes it rather undervalued, I think. It's a collection of essays about Jane Austen's six main novels, written by Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern, who were quite popular novelists in their day. It was written in 1943, which shows both in references in the text, and in the way they analyse the novels. That it's old-fashioned is not necessarily a bad thing - though there is an awful lot I would disagree with and find wrong, particularly with regards to Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and the Vexed Question of Colonel Brandon - because it's interesting to see how opinions of Austen's works have changed over time. Interesting to see how other things have changed, too; I was vastly amused at one section, wherein G.B. Stern (who came from an upper-class English background) declared that Lady Catherine de Bourgh's character was a failure because it was impossible to imagine that any great lady of the aristocracy could ever be so rude. I both boggled and laughed at that, because I go to school with quite a few offspring of that particular social class, both English and Irish, and no. Just no. Being a countess doesn't absolve you from being an ass. Lady Catherine is terrifyingly realistic to me.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Chung
Useful if you want to produce an accurate uniform for a movie, describe it in a book, or make sense of a large collection of WWII medals. Kind of light on history (although there are some interesting facts in there), heavy on pictures and drawings of badges, awards, and Nazis in uniform.
A Shattered Village, A Logan & Cafferty Mystery (Book 1) Written By: Jean Henery Mead Published By: ePress-Online Inc., 2008, First Edition, 209 pages, paperback ISBN 978-1934258293 A Shattered Village feels like you are sitting down with a reassuring, old friend; it is one of those books that let you relax into it. The story is only mildly suspenseful until about 3/4’s of the way through when it ramps right up, but the whole story is packed-full of mysteries that lead you further and further away from the answers to these puzzling and disturbing murders of the members of the seniors Sew and So Club. The Author does a brilliant job of creating moods and settings that enhance the story; she is very skilled at creating entertaining and unique characters as well. With a smoothly-flowing plot and some surprising twists, the Author weaves a mystery that... **Please follow the link to read the whole review: http://bookreviewsbybobbie.wordpress....
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tony Buzan
Pure white-hot grief. The list of all his friends who died (a terribly long collection of names) the year he wrote this collection is the key to the whole thing. Just an incredible look at 20 kinds of loss and rage and poignancy, all through the kaleidoscope of fable and speculative fiction. Ellison was never a man for intricate spiderwebs of reference, but he knew how to build a world you'd never seen and hit you right in the skull with it. RIP, every single one of you dear friends of Harlan's. The wounds aren't an iota less fresh 25 years out. Check "Paladin of the Lost Hour", about a man carrying around the one thing that prevents the end of the world, and about an old man and a younger man finding a father and a son in each other just before it's too late. And don't forget "The Function of Dream Sleep," which gnaws in your gut exactly like the recurring nightmare it depicts, before exorcising all of it, all the hate and pain and rage and grief that a big-hearted, bitter-tongued man like Ellison can dish out.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Thế Hùng
This is the best book I've read in a long, long time.
Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.