books about: knife     books:     Knife      The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) Philip Pullman Laurel Leaf, 2003 Great writing -- Great reading I decided to listen to this trilogy because of all the controversy. I really enjoyed listening to them. The writing is really good and the full cast dramatization really brings the story to life. Lyra is a wonderful Heroine and her companion Will is a perfect ...             Complete Krav Maga: The Ultimate Guide to Over 200 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques Darren Levine, John Whitman Ulysses Press, 2007 Great student hand book This is a great supplement to any student that is taking Krav Maga. Its impossible to get "it" all in class and having something to use as a manual at home is an asset to your training. Most instructors I have talked to also have this book and it covers a lot of ...             The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School Kathleen Flinn Viking Adult, 2007 Trials and triumphs in the world's most famous cooking school The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry is a riveting memoir of one woman's journey through the hallowed kitchens of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Fresh from a corporate layoff in her London office, Kathleen Flinn chases her childhood dream to attend Le Cordon Bleu, ...             Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam John A. Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Theory From One Who Gets It To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. Nagl's departure from the US Army ...             His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) Philip Pullman Laurel Leaf, 2003 Great series His Dark Materials is a really good series of books. I've never been much for fantasy, nor have I read a lot of children's books. Harry Potter looks boring, so I've stayed away. My draw to these books started with a an e-mail forward last Christmas, one of those ...             Red Knife: A Cork O'Connor Mystery William Kent Krueger Atria, 2008 Red Knife is the best so far Ahoy Kent I signed up on Amazon to get Red Knife in hard cover when it became available. This is a nice arrangement. I got the hard cover at a good price (for a hard cover), and they got a chance to take orders instead of guessing on the volume. The book came ...             Caine Black Knife Matthew Stover Del Rey, 2008 In Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle, Matthew Stover created a new kind of fantasy novel, and a new kind of hero to go with it: Caine, a street thug turned superstar, battling in a future where reality shows take place in another dimension, on a world where magic exists and gods are up close and personal. In that beautiful, savage land, Caine is an ...             Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, Book 11) Robert Jordan Tor Fantasy, 2006 There will be a Final Book (#12 Memory of Light) to the Wheel of Time I though Knife of Daggers was on of the better ones in the Series. Jordan got back to the basics of what made all of his readers Love the Wheel of Time. I DO HAVE VERY BAD NEWS, BUT ALSO GREAT NEW FOR WHEEL OF TIME READERS, AT LEAST WITH REGARDS TO HIS FINAL BOOK #12. ...             Passage (The Sharing Knife, Book 3) Lois Mcmaster Bujold Eos, 2008 A Riverboat Trip with new friends--and mystery and danger, too Dag, the Lakewalker, has had a harrowing life of death and destruction, fighting the horrific Malices that blight the land and create monsters and kill thousands. His personal life has hardly been less difficult since he's fallen in love and wed Fawn, a woman a third ...             Legacy (The Sharing Knife, Book 2) Lois Mcmaster Bujold Eos, 2008 Just sign me up for all her books - it will save time. Lois just writes for me apparently - the person who buys every book she writes and multiple copies as well (mass market and audio.) LMB addiction... As to this particular work - I'm listening to it now (which makes three times I've "read" it.) As to why I like it: ...             Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama David Mamet Vintage, 2000 My Copy Is Torn To Shreds! I bought this book when it first came out in hardcover. It was about triple the price that it is now on Amazon, and many people I knew thought I was insane to buy such a small book for a high price. But to me -- it was all too worth it. David Mamet is all at once a ...             Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America Geoffrey Canada Beacon Press, 1996 Rivetting exploration of the roots of violence Canada grew up poor in the South Bronx in the '50s. Violence, then, as now, was a way of life. All boys fought - life was worse for those who refused. Violence and the rituals surrounding it established the social pecking order. In the preface to his memoir Canada ...             The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One (Chaos Walking) Patrick Ness Candlewick, 2008 stephen king NYC Todd is on the doorstep of manhood and running for his life. He will be faced with tough decisions, along with the consequents of his actions and the collapse of all that seems reasonable much to soon in his young life. Guard your heart - it will swell with ...             Mastering Knife Skills: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Tools in Your Kitchen (with DVD) Norman Weinstein Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008 The only knife book you will ever need "Mastering Knife Skills" by chef Norman Weinstein is a marvel of a book - visually attractive, overflowing with facts both historical and culinary, the ultimate guide to the choosing of knives, their care and upkeep, and their optimal use. This book fills a real gap ...             Knife Skills Illustrated: A User's Manual Peter Hertzmann W. W. Norton, 2007 Knife Skills My order was entered, shipped and received within a week and it arrived in excellent condition. Am very pleased          products you might be interested in search for books combative, counterinsurgency, illustrated, mastering, self-defense, techniques      toavi.com    web we recommend Great series randomly chosen DVD: Big Momma's House 2