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The exotic flavors of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam will enter American kitchens with this delightfully written and beautifully photographed cookbook. A total of 161 recipes include everything from the making of sauces to the preparation of magnificent soups, meat and fish coursesm vegetable dishes, and wonderful desserts. Includes a full-color, double-page photo spread showing herbs and spices. 47 color photos.Amazon.com Review
Australian authors Jan Castorina and Dimitra Stais provideauthentic dishes from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, alongwith dishes fusing Pacific Rim ingredients with those of other ethnicregions. Examples of these include couscous made with coconut creamand lemongrass and a chili and coriander tomato dip served withcrudités. Some recipes are slimmed-down versions of Asianfavorites, including oven-baked spring rolls. Most recipes are brief enoughto tempt you to cook Southeast Asian dishes any day. Color photos addappeal and, occasionally, helpful technical guidance. This book givesgood value for the money. ... Read more

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Introducing a wonderful new Canadian series filled withanimals, dreams, fairy tales, and happy songs.

The timeless messages of love, hope, triumphs, and happiness tenderlyquilted together with the fears, sadness, hardships, and problems ofchildhood.

Join Laura Rose and her cousin Ashley Marie as they explore life inthe rural community of Maccan, Nova Scotia.Surrounded by a richmosaic of family, friends, and townspeople, follow along as theyexplore the rugged beauty of the eastern coast of Canada.

The first in an enduring series is entitled "A Lovely Bubbly Day."Laura Rose sets off on her bicycle to visit her cousin and best friendAshley Marie.She is hoping to trade her treasured Bugs Bunny stampfor a new one of Ashley's.It is a beautiful warm summer's day.Comemeet Mrs. Whang, cousin Zeb, and Grampie.Experience the fun andexcitement the two eight-year old girls share. ... Read more

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A Story With A Nice Ebb and Flow
"A Lovely Bubbly Day" is a story that has a nice ebb and flow to it; it's simple and easy to read yet at the same time gets across some fairly complex ideas; and it presents the kind of adventurous situationsthat kids love.Also, the surrounding cast of characters are real andthree-dimensional.This first book is a great beginning for a very longseries of adventures.

It Makes Me Smile, Giggle, and Laugh!
We visited Nova Scotia this summer and stayed in a town called Amherst.Debi van de Wiel was appearing at the Library to sign her new book "A Lovely Bubbly Day."Mum bought the book for me as a remembrance sortof thing of Nova Scotia and I love it.It makes me smile, giggle, andlaugh.I want her next book.

The Thing They Do Are Hilarious.
I am ten years old.I love Laura Rose and Ashley Marie.I have met two new friends.They are so funny and the things they do are hilarious.I love their Grampie too.Can hardly wait for the next book.I hear therewill be Dinosaur fossils and horses in the next book.I love both so Ihope so.

They Make Me Giggle.
I am five years old and my Mum bought "A Lovely Bubbly Day" for me while we were visiting Nova Scotia.I met the author signing at the library.She signed my book.I love Laura Rose and Ashley.They make megiggle. I love all the animals too.

For Young Readers.
A delightfully wholesome story set right in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.I know that the book will be very much enjoyed by our young readers. ... Read more

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ASHLEY OLSON IS FEATURED IN THIS 2007 SEPTEMBER ISSUE...THIS ITEM HAS BEEN READ ONCE OR TRICE,AND IS IN VERY,VERY,GOOD CONDITION! ... Read more

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Spiritual, Intriguing, and from the Heart, Ashley Marie DeYoung expresses her innermost feelings and thoughts through her poetry.From deep and dark to inspiring and spiritual, there are poems written for every occasion and place of life.Capturing the attention of every reader, Black & White is a must read for everyone ... Read more

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Worst book I've ever read....and I've read alot
Excuse my language, but this has got to be the worst piece of crap I've ever read. I like to read at night before bed, but instead of looking forward to sitting down and relaxing with my book, I was dreading it.Everyone here has hit it on the head - Ashley and Miranda were secondary to Linda herself.The book is about her and EVERY conversation she had with EVERYONE she came into contact with while this was going on.I found myself thinking Wow, that's amazing that she can remember ALLLLLL those conversations that took place back then word for word (rolling eyes).I forced myself to read a few chapters simply because I paid for the book and thought it would start getting better, and then I just gave up and put it exactly where it belonged - in the trash can.

Interesting Story Poorly Told
While this book has got the basis for a good story, I think Linda O'Neal should have left the telling of it to someone with better writing skills. I don't know if I can completely blame her for this book, seeing as how she's just one of its three writers. What I do know is that her sections (which I assume were at least partially written by her, if not completely) are sloppily written. The narrative moves back and forth between the missing girls case and various unrelated events that occur in her day to day life. I don't know why all that info about her mother was included. Not that it was boring or anything. It could have been an interesting story if placed in the right book. It just didn't have anything to do with this one.

This case is certainly interesting. And it's definitely a tragic story that deserves to be told. I bought this book so that I could read more about what went on in this case and I'm not really disappointed in that regard. I knew the very basics of this case but there was more that I wanted to know. And I did learn more about the case from this book, assuming that what I was told was fairly accurate. I realize that it's morbid curiousity that prompted me to buy this, not a desire for great literature. But still, this material could have been handled so much better. When the book goes out of Linda's head and into a sort of neutral perspective, it's better. In those sections, the story remains on track and doesn't veer off into reflections on food and mothers and cars named Marilyn and so on.

Check this book out if you're looking for some more info on this 2002 case, but keep in mind that it's quite frustrating to get through. It could have easily been a hundred or so pages shorter. And even then, it would have still needed some heavy editing.

You know, I got the feeling that there were times in the book when Linda O'Neal was trying to turn this into her own story when, really, the story is supposed to be about the crimes committed against those two little girls.Everything comes back to them and the way society failed them.It's not about Linda, or her loving husband, or how she's somewhat sorta related to Ashley Pond through her husband's ex-wife.The point is that what happened to Ashley and Miranda should never have happened in the first place.Linda does make this clear but that's really what she should have focused on when telling this story.She should have cut all the other stuff out. I don't really want to assume that she was just taking advantage of her link to Ashley to toot her own horn about her fearless hard work on this case.I think she just didn't know how to handle this material properly, and I blame a society that fosters the idea that anyone with a history can write a book. Uh, no, not everyone can.And that's fine.She should stick to her own job and not try to be something she's not. She seems like a nice enough lady.

Very Disturbing -But A Great Read
This book was well-written and it gave good insight into the whole case of the murder of these two young girls,Miranda and Ashley. I read true crime often and I believe the best true crime stories present a solid background that explain things like family dynamics,environment,different types ofsocial behaviors and things like that.

The reason I say the book is disturbing is, of course the nature of the crime against these two children and how this evil man could do the things he did to them. Especially Ashley-someone needs to explain to me how her mother allowed her to go and live with this man, a man who eventually raped her and took her life. I also do NOT believe that a man as depraved as Weaver did not ever assault/molest his own daughter. I think she was scared to tell the truth-but it's either tell the truth and get counseling for what she endured-or suffer with the nightmares for the rest of her life. I just really hope the daughter got help, and as for Weaver I hope he got hell in prison.

awful rewrite of history
The entire narrative concentrates on how the author was the "only" one who was capable of finding the truth.In some deluded wanna be V. I. Warshawski way, writing with hind sight being 20/20, she was obviously correct and always on the right trail...Or maybe just cashing in on the fact that she lived in the area at the time that it occurred and therefore can claim some fame.It is a poorly written recap of news articles available to everyone.

Okay, but could have been better
I tackled this book with relish, but found that it was too drawn out alot of time, and should have been condensed a little. Ms. O'Neal, while to be admired for her efforts, did seem to overplay her role in this case. Also, being a family member, she was very "soft" on her comments on Ashley's mother, who should've never allowed her daughter to be near that man. At least the man was found and convicted, so the family has some closure.A recommended read if a true crime fan, but not for the reader just looking for a good story. ... Read more