books about: traditional

books about: traditional

books:

Traditional

Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods

Sandor Ellix Katz

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2003

WILD fermentation not sterilized
This book is required reading for any and all who are on the verge of crossing the paper thin bounderies of fear that our sanitized, white bread culture has shocked us all into believing is right and true. I have read a few of the other comments that people have left ...

The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Fair Winds Press, 2007

YAY!
how delicious! i've been baking out of this book for a few months now, so i can honestly say its recipes are excellent. I've been wowing vegans and non-vegans alike since my first attempt (the fudge) straight through my most recent (the cinnamon coffee cake). In fact, ...

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

Sally Fallon

NewTrends Publishing, Inc., 1999

Responding to some objections
Nourishing Traditions is full of little gems. It is a big, thick book, rather like a telephone book in aspect, yet it is concisely (if not tersely) written. In an effort to save money, I went on the Weston A. Price Foundation web site and read the articles there, ...

The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition : A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual ...

M. Scott Peck

Touchstone, 2003

An all-time classic filled with penetrating insights which brings purpose and meaning to life
I remember receiving this book as a gift from an aunt of mine a number of years ago and reading it more out of an attempt to show appreciation to her than out of interest. Well, was I pleasantly surprised! Remembering this, I recently decided to read it again. M. Scott ...

The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual

James Green

Crossing Press, 2000

Essential Herbal Guide
This man's witty guide to do-it-yourself herbalism is both entertaining and informative. Very interesting and useful guide.

Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ...

The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007

Preserving food
Very nice book. Lots of information on very old, but also contemporary, methods of food preservation. Recipes that have never previously been published. Simple, practical, ways to store the harvest.

Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

Mike Bubel, Nancy Bubel

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1991

I'm inspired
Well researched and considered. Thorough, yet practical and attainable. I appreciated learning about all the different types of root cellars and how to build them. Previous to reading this book, a root cellar to me was and expensive underground project with stairs and ...

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie is one of, if not the worlds most popular mystery writer, many of today's mystery writers have credited her as their inspiration. And 'AND THEN THERE WERE NONE' (aka TEN LITTLE INDIANS) is hailed as one of her greatest works, so I decided if I wanted to ...

Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery)

Ruth Rendell

Crown, 2008

BOTH AUTHOR AND NARRATOR IN TOP FORM
This audio book is more than a double treat, it's a sure fire can't-stop-listening-to winner when you pair the estimable acting talents of Tim Curry as narrator and the award winning writing of Ruth Rendell. Curry won many of us with his unforgettable debut in the ...

Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies)

Annie Kubler

Child's Play International, 2003

Great book!
I bought this book for my 8 month old and she loves to pat the pages as I read. It's easy for moms to memorize, too, but not so monotonous that you'd get sick of it the 10th time!

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka

Puffin, 1996

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The story, The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka is about a wolf named Alexander T.Wolf and three little pigs. People think they know the story of the three little pigs but everything is all wrong. This is the "real" story of the three little pigs. ...

Buckingham Palace Gardens: A Novel (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novels)

Anne Perry

Ballantine Books, 2008

Victorian Entrepreneurship and Power
A brutal murder has taken place in Buckingham Palace after one of the Prince of Wales' late night parties. The Prince's choice prostitute has been found murdered and mutilated in the Queen's own monogrammed sheets and the culprit must certainly be one of the Prince's ...

Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How ...

Anne L. Watson

Shepard Publications, 2007

Smart Soapmaking
I was inspired to make soap when my daughter shared some shea butter soap with me that she had bought at a farmer's market and because I was concerned about the chemicals in the products we were using. I read a great deal about making cold process soap during the 2 ...

Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition (Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to ...

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

The Best of Basics...
This is simply the best reference book for self sufficient country living ever, bar none. From building to growing to conserving to preserving to raising animals to cooking... recreation, knitting, herbs, knots, quilting, cider, canoeing, candle making, soaps, ...

Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice

Juliette Aristides

Watson-Guptill, 2008

Finally, a Painting book that "puts it all together'
The author called her first book in this series 'the course I always wanted to take' in other words the highlights of all the different instructors and methods she encountered studying. Unless you study at a formal atelier like, say New York Academy or Grand Central ...