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Consider the Oyster: A Shucker's Field Guide

Patrick McMurray

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

First rate book on all aspects of oyster eating
This excellent book, very nicely produced with colour illustrations, presents Toronto-based oyster shucker supreme Patrick McMurray's wisdom about oysters - where they come from, the different species, how to open them, and a great selection of top oyster houses around ...

Consider the Oyster

M. F. K. Fisher

North Point Press, 1988

Simply Beautiful
This work is a beautiful piece of food writing. Fisher tells delightful tales of the oyster, both from a natural history and culinary history perspective. Integrated in to these stories are a fair mix of recipes and pieces of food advice. Embedded in all of this is a ...

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks

Orbit, 2008

Good Read
This is the beginnings of great scifi series. I will recommend this book to anyone who likes the space opera scifi. It was an interesting story, and made me want more when it was done.

Consider Ethics: Theory, Readings, and Contemporary Issues (2nd Edition)

Bruce N. Waller

Longman, 2007

Excellent text gets better
This already excellent text written by philosophy professor Dr.Bruce N.Waller just got better. It is an excellent choice as an introductory text in this field or for those of us who just want to understand the ethics not only of classical philosphical problems but of ...

Designing Your Dream Home: Every Question to Ask, Every Detail to Consider, and Everything to Know Before You ...

Susan Lang

Thomas Nelson, 2008

Perfection and Ease in Building
Susan Lang has written a masterpiece for anyone involved in building a new home. There exists in this book all the hidden jewels to create the perfect home with ease. Builders, architects, interior designers, contractors, subcontractors and the lay people who are ...

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

Back Bay Books, 2007

Smart, eclectic, and hilariously funny.
Full disclosure: I have a major intellectual crush on David Foster Wallace. Yes, yes, I know about his weaknesses - the digressions, the rampant footnote abuse, the flaunting of his amazing erudition, the mess that is 'Infinite Jest'. I know all this, and I don't care. ...

Consider It Golf: Golf Etiquette and Safety Tips for Children!

Susan Greene

Excel Publishing, 2000

Children Golf Books by Susan Greene
Count on Golf, The ABC's of Golf, Swing Into Opposites with Golf , Junior Golf Journal, Consider It Golf: Golf Etiquette and Safety Tips for Children! Susan Greene's children golf books are a wonderful collection to own. Years ago, I was looking for a book about golf ...

It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

Jim Henson, The Muppets And Friends

Hyperion, 2005

Lunatic Humanism
That's the best way to describe the philosophy of the Muppets and the work of Jim Henson. Zany, silly, goofy, but full of heart and an unending optimism. This book gives a peek at what he was trying to communicate about life using these flawed, but loveable ...

Consider Love (Mini Edition): Its Moods and Many Ways

Little Simon, 2004

A Boynton Classic for Any Age!
I found this cute book at my college bookstore and bought it for my husband for Valentines Day. I had no idea that Boynton had written any non-board books. This book contains the classic Boynton wit and humor, along with the adorable illustrations of hippos, pigs, ...

Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology

Elizabeth A. Johnson

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1992

AN EXCELLENT AND COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTOLOGY
Elizabeth Johnson presents a very well written and easy to read introduction to Christology for the new student of theology. She clearly explains the Christological definitions at the early Church councils, showing the errors that plagued the early church. She ...

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
Wallace David Foster

Little, Brown and Company, 2005

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humor? What is John Updike+s deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News+ Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in his new book of hilarious this collection, David Foster Wallace immerses ...

Consider This, Senora

Harriet Doerr

Harvest Books, 1994

Why did she start writing so late in life?
Harriet Doerr cheated herself and her readers by not devoting herself to the craft of writing much earlier in her life. She's best known for Stones for Ibarra, but I think Tiger in the Grass is her real masterpiece, and Consider This, Senora comes in second. However, ...

Dating the Older Man: Consider Your Differences and Decide if He's Right for You

Belisa Vranich Psy.D., Laura Grashow Psy.D.

Adams Media, 2008

Easy to read and informative
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was easy to read, informative, and gave good advice that one can really use.

Consider Your Options 2007

Kaye A. Thomas

Fairmark Press Inc., 2006

Excellent primer on stock option planning
I recommend this book for financial professionals as well as laypeople who need to learn their options (forgive the pun) regarding stock options. This book is current with tax law through 2007.

Consider the Ravens: On Contemporary Hermit Life
Karen Karper Fredette, Paul A. Fredette

iUniverse.com, 2008

Praise for Consider the Ravens Timely, definitive, and universal, Consider the Ravens is a treasure! Reflecting the richness, compassion, and inner peace birthed in solitude, silence, and simplicity, it invites one and all to 'taste and see', to 'be still and know,' and perhaps, to recognize one's own hidden hermit. Highly recommended for ...