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Analysis Over Technical Details.......2007-07-15
I really liked this book. I have to admit, I'm no expert on naval power and haven't read many of the books on the topic. Indeed, I find that my lack of knowledge of some of the technical aspects of naval warfare hurt my understanding.
But the book has some tremendous insights. At first, I had trouble deciding exactly what the book was about. Rose discusses doctrine, training, how officers act and are chosen, how the ship mates thought and acted; however, he also talked about grand admirals, naval colleges, plans, and technology.
After reading it, it is clear that the book is about EXACTLY what it is called -- naval power. And to Rose, everything matters, all of the aspects mentioned above.
In essence, Rose appears to be a great believer that naval power is profound, but it must be used correctly. The navy must be built for the purpose it is used, and leaders and sailors must be trained and work to that end.
The book begins with, perhaps, the overestimation of sea power. Mahan's theories were universally believed, and the history of fleet building before WW1 is so linked to international power politics that it first reads like a book on Political Science.
Over and over, the folly of breaking these axioms is displayed. The Germans build a powerful navy, and then don't use it. Rose agrees that Germany's building the large fleet inevitably lead to conflict with Great Britain, a horrible mistake, since Germany's natural enemies were France and Russia. Conversely, unlike many authors who make the same claim, Rose is even more critical of building the fleet and not ever using it.
Rose discusses how a large and bold use of the fleet could have worked and been decisive. But the German fleet wasn't made to fit a doctrine and wasn't used to supplement the strategies of war.
We also learn about heroes that aren't household names. The brilliant American Admiral, William Snowden Slim, and the genius of Japan, Sato Tetsutaro.
I suspect there is a lot here to disagree about, but my son and I have been talking about his theories for weeks.
In The Navy.......2007-06-24
I am a little amazed when I realize how much I learned playing board games as a child and I doubt I'm alone. For example, I'd guess plenty of kids learned the fundamentals of world geography from Risk. While reading Volume One of Lisle Rose's Power at Sea, I kept going back to my days with Battleship: this book is a history of the ships from that game: destroyers, submarines, cruisers, battleships (of course), and even in a limited sense (for this volume), aircraft carriers.
Volume One is subtitled The Age of Navalism and covers 1890 to 1918. The starting point is significant in that it's around the beginning of the era of steel clad ships driven by steam (although there were predecessors even in the Civil War with ships like the Monitor). The Age of Sail in warfare was over. The concluding point is more easily defined: the conclusion of World War I.
Prior to the Great War, the navies were beginning to develop more and more powerful ships, particularly battleships and their smaller, faster cousins, the cruisers. Governments became obsessed with the strategic value of these fleets, but the transition was far from painless: besides beings expensive, they were generally untested.
Although other countries are discussed, the three nations most discussed are Britain, Germany and the United States. Britain had the biggest navy, the better to support its far-flung empire. Germany, with ambitions of its own, decided that a strong navy was important to remain competitive with Britain. The U.S. developed greater strength primarily to protect its interests in the Americas and the Pacific.
When World War I broke out, the naval conflict was untested ground (or ocean) for all involved, and it became obvious that there were significant problems with battle strategies; too much naval brass still though in terms of sailing ships. In addition, both the German and British navies were very aristocratic, with officers treated very well and most regular sailors mistreated. The U.S. Navy, while not perfect, was more respectful to its crews (due in part to the more democratic principles of the country in general). In fact, Rose depicts the U.S. as looking the best of the big navies in World War I.
This is not a perfect book. For one thing, I found Rose's writing slow going at times, though it did eventually pick up. Another issue is that he is focuses so much on the big picture we don't get much of a picture about how life was on these ships; yes, we are told that things were rough, but for the most part, we only see the ships from the outside, not how they looked from within. Finally, Rose assumes a basic knowledge of ships on the reader's part: if you don't know what distinguishes a cruiser from a destroyer, he doesn't provide much beyond the most basic details. With these caveats, this book is still good and informative and should be appreciated by those interested in learning about naval history.
An Interesting Study of History and Sea Power.......2007-05-05
This book is a history of global sea power during the critical period from the last decade of the 19th century through World War I. Lisle Rose keeps his book manageable in length while broad in scope.
The rise of Japan to dominance in the Asian Pacific through sea power and its resulting threat to the United States share equal billing with the nation-states of Europe and the navies of the Atlantic. We are led through a review of the importance of sea power as a tool and manifestation of waning colonialism and rising industrialism. This allows for insights into the huge technological and cultural shift from the Age of Sail to the mighty dreadnaught and the new era of undersea warfare and air power.
The stubborn resistance of social stratification from an aristocratic past to the adaptations required by rapid advances in technology and industry is explored, which is to say that the common seaman is not ignored. We are continually reminded that his training and treatment were often archaic and unjust, although he was, in the final analysis, the true source of naval power. Rose leaves plenty of time for the theorists and titular leaders, egos and all, but their roles are placed in a large perspective.
There is a liberal sprinkling of anecdotes and quotations, which add interest and bring history alive. We are, for example, deftly told that the American navy had an underside along with its justifiably proud past when we learn that a young George Dewey, later to become famous at Manila Bay, once "found over a hundred men in chains between the guns and rioters in possession of part of the lower decks."
Along with the sweep of history there is technical review of naval design, production and budgeting in readable form. Rose does not exaggerate, but his engaging style serves to highlight his dramatic descriptions of the tensions, uncertainties and horrors of sea warfare. This is a thoughtful, well-written book, which will be fascinating and informative for navy buffs and historians, as well as those who just enjoy a good read.
An Outstanding Read.......2007-04-16
As a former naval officer and, for the last six years, a docent at the USS Lexington (CV-16) museum, I have had a strong interest in the history of the US Navy for some time. I found Dr. Rose's first volume of Power at Sea an outstanding read. What I particularly liked was that, rather than a dull retracing of each and every historical event, it was an easily read, fascinating, and insightful foray into how the major nations used, or misused, sea power during the age of the battleship. The book unifies the different threads of naval development into a consistent whole and, in the process, brings to light areas of influence the average reader may not have considered. I recommend this book as an enjoyable addition to the library of any person interested in the naval history of the battleship era regardless of their academic background.
Deep Flaws Ruin a Potential Great Read.......2007-03-25
As someone who does research in the time period discussed in the book, I pick up anything that's new to see if there's any new research. Unfortunately, there's nothing new in this book, and in all honesty, I can not figure out how this book was published by a university press, considering the poor notation and poor logic behind some of Rose's arguements.
The book sets out to be a popular narrative of the naval affairs from 1890-1918, but is spotty in its coverage. For example, the Spanish-American War gets only a skimming over, as does other significant events in World War I, such as Dogger Bank, Coronel and the Falklands, Gallipoli, and the exploits of SMS Koenigsberg and SMS Emden in the Indian Ocean. Mahan gets a brief mention, but Sir Julian Corbett gets no such love. On the other hand, expect the requisite narrative regarding Jutland, as well as chapters on the Imperial Japanese Navy and the US Navy.
However, this is not the greatest flaw in this work. It ostensibly states how it will cover social aspects of navalism, but the deepest it gets is statements about how harshly officers treated enlisted sailors and the public's reaction to the Anglo-German naval race. Rose has trouble keeping his story straight. He pumps up the role of naval fleets running up to the war, and then laments their uselessness after the war breaks out because they spent the most of their time in port. Perhaps if he had read Corbett, he would have seen their uselessness in port with regards to blockading, but I digress. He also seems to have an affinity for what-if scenarios, as he goes on for at least five pages talking about various ways in which the Germans could have sunk the British reinforcements in August of 1914, and even seriously discusses Jacky Fisher's idea regarding landing troops in Pomerania and marching on Berlin, of course without looking at trivial things like the Swedish-Danish mining of the Kattegat or what the German fleet would do this whole time.
In addition, Rose lambastes the design principles of Dreadnoughts, and in the process states how German guns were better than British guns because they were lighter than their direct British counterparts, then in the next paragraph says how German guns were inferior to British guns because they couldn't make bigger guns than the British. He never gets around to sorting that out, much like he never gets around to explaining how many British Dreadnoughts were sunk by torpedoes after stating how vulnerable they were to them. He also talks about how British ships were so vulnerable to plunging fire because of a lack of deck armour, then fails to point out that British deck armour was equal to their counterparts in other navies.
Speaking of proof, if I hear another "Well, as another scholar has noted..." without a footnote, I may just scream. Rose has a nasty habit of backing up his statements with the credentials of another scholar, without actually citing them. Speaking of citing, the notes in this book is frankly high school level. Rose goes for long sections without footnotes making statements like the ones given above, then goes through a slew of notes over the next several paragraphs covering innocuous statements. As for the bibliography, it is a useful guide to secondary sources, but it is extremely unsettling to see a statement saying how it is highly selective and how they were the works that influenced his line of thinking in writing the book. An actual bibliography covering the works he used in the writing of the book as sources would have been much better.
Rose has two more books covering the rest of the century, but at present I am rather gun-shy about actually reading them if this book is any indication of the quality of the other two. In the end, if you want a good read about the time period, especially in terms of an Anglo-German view, I would definitely go for Robert Massie's classics Dreadnought and Castles of Steel. They read just as easy, have much better notation and research, and provide the in depth coverage of the important events that they deserve.
Customer Reviews:
Well Worth Your While.......2007-04-20
If you don't know the Battle of the Atlantic from the Battle of Leyte Gulf, you'll want to do a quick review of U.S. naval history during World War II before starting Dr. Rose's second volume in his Power at Sea trilogy. That said, I think that even the casual historian will find this book well worth their while. A revealing look into the rise of the aircraft carrier as the dominate weapon of sea power is only one of the several intriguing topics covered. I was particularly fascinated by the section that described how close the axis nations actually came to winning the war they had so recklessly begun. This book provides an excellent look into the era in which the United States surpassed Great Britain as the greatest sea power in the world.
Customer Reviews:
Superficiality-plus.......2007-10-03
After reading this third installment in Dr. Rose's trilogy I was initially hesitant to provide a review, but after seeing the previous reviewer's comments regarding "editorializing" by Dr. Rose I felt compelled to add my two-cents worth. I thoroughly concur with the comment regarding the interjection of personal opinions of this sort into a book's ostensibly factual narrative. Certainly any author has the right to weave personal opinion into his book but, in this case, where is Dr. Rose's substantiation for his off-the-wall comments about 9/11 and the Iraq war? This all smacks of left-wing Bush-bashing and is surprising coming as it does in an analytical review of the U.S. Navy in the Cold War and post-Cold War period. Just where exactly does the Navy fit into Rose's assertion that the Bush administration used the terrorist attacks of September 11th to "proclaim a global imperium?" This is never made clear. It certainly appears to represent the typical "blame America first" attitude so prevalent in much of the academic community.
Dr. Rose has excellent insights into the evolution of the nuclear submarine as the post-modern capital ship. His analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis is spot-on, as is his review of social-cultural conflicts within the fleet's personnel, ship-and-shore-based alike, in view of radically altering late 20th century social changes and the climate of "political correctness" which now seems to permeate every aspect of the American military culture.
I do somewhat take issue with Rose's not-so-subliminal assertion that the USN would have been hard-pressed in a head-to-head confrontation with the Soviet navy of the 1970s and 1980s. Certainly the Soviet navy had large numbers of surface vessels and a clear superiority in numbers of both conventional and nuclear-powered submarines, but American boats were, and are, always far quieter and stealthier, which typified the overwhelming U.S. technological superiority throughout the Cold War (otherwise, why were the Societs always trying to steal our secrets, rather than vice-versa?). Then too, Soviet naval doctrine in the Cold War era was virtually the opposite of that of the USN. Gorshkov's fleet was mostly defensive in nature--even the Soviets' big missile "boomers" were kept close to home ports both to defend the homeland and to remain out of harm's way of U.S. Los Angeles-class attack subs. Conversely the USN, particularly during the 1981-87 Reagan-Lehman buildup toward the 600-ship Navy, was offensive in nature and espoused blue-water power projection as opposed to the Soviets' maintenance of the "fleet in being" concept--almost to the point of emulating the strategy of the German High Seas Fleet that rarely ventured out of port during the war of 1914-18.
Opinion and Editorializing Inappropriate.......2007-10-01
A monumental undertaking, unfortunately tainted by the author's unsubstantiated bias and opinion. The preface to this volume is telling:
"When 9/11 provided an overeager George W. Bush and his "neoconservative followers" with the pretext to proclaim a global imperium, the United States Navy stood ready to enforce it........"
"The current quagmire in Iraq, recalling the earlier frustration in Southeast Asia, raises once again long held questions about the pertinence and effectiveness of sea power."
The real quagmire is the frustration experienced by a reader's attempt to sort through the authors facts, fiction and political opinions.
Definitely worth reading.......2007-05-08
Dr. Rose's third and final volume in his Power at Sea trilogy encompases some 60 years, a far longer time than the scope of either of the two earlier volumes. For that reason, it is a more difficult read but it is especially interesting because most of us lived through at least a part of that period. Dr Rose completes his excellent analysis of sea power by shining a bright light on several of the facets of this era that are not well known to the American public.
I was particularly interested in learning that the U.S. Navy fought the Vietnam War with mostly World War II ships and in learning that for a time, before the fall of the Soviet empire, our navy might well have lost a major confrontation with the Soviet Navy had it occurred.
There is much more to fascinate the reader as the U.S. Navy, inherently conservative, is forced to deal with a changing world, admit female sailors to its ranks, cope with modern youth, and search for a mission in a world that may never fight a major sea battle again. Anyone who has read the last two books of the series will definitely want to get this one.
Book Description
All night long, while you are asleep, millions of sea creatures move through the deep... This lavishly illustrated counting book offers a fascinating peek at ocean nightlife. Richly-textured collage art and infectious rhyme reveal the habits and habitats of otters, spider crabs, turtle hatchlings, and other nocturnal ocean dwellers. Young children will love acting out the action words associated with each animal, while counting creatures from 1 to 10, and from 10 back down to 1. Curious readers can learn more about each of the 20 creatures featured in a detailed endnote.
Customer Reviews:
happy mom.......2007-03-09
My [..]son absoulutely loves these books. The illustrations are beautiful and my son loves the rhymes. I would highly reccommend these books for any young child.
Unique sea creatures and great pictures.......2005-11-15
We have so many counting books, but this is a special one. My 2.5 year old loves it, and I enjoy reading it as well. It features 20 different sea creatures, some I know, and some I'd never heard of before (nudibranches, basket stars, etc.), the rhymes flow nicely, and the pictures are beautiful. A winner.
Thumbs up.......2004-07-22
Yet another counting/rhyming picture book but the pictures and relatively unique animals make it worthwhile.
My children loved being able to learn more about the animals they saw and I even learned several interesting facts.
The author did a great job choosing which animals to include out of so many...a great variety and I appreciated that the book counted down as well as up.
One Nighttime Sea ..........2003-09-02
I could tell this was no ordinary kids' counting book by the title and the stunning cover! Images of intricate paper collages grace the pages of this book. Artist Steve Jenkins does an exceptional job bringing nocturnal creatures of the sea to life with his outstanding collage illustrations. He captures nocturnal sea creatures in a very ecological and friendly way!
Author Deborah Lee Rose, a former national science writing fellow at University of California at Berkeley, is no stranger to science or childrens' books. This wonderful writer/artist duo combine their talent into one of the most mesmerizing picture books ever for kids ages 3 through 8!
Do your children ever ask questions about sea creatures? Well, if they do, this is the perfect book to properly introduce them to nocturnal sea creatures! From a blue whale calf to spider crabs; furry otters to sea lions, they'll be amazed at who lives in the sea!
This book captures the true essence of the creatures who live deep in the sea. It is a rhyming, fun-filled picture book which provides children with rhymes, counting, and science--all in one book!
This book would also lend well in the primary classroom, whether you are a kindergarten teacher looking for a great picture book or a primary science teacher looking for a springboard to your thematic science unit or an art teacher looking for examples or collage illustrations.
Counting along with this book, kids are in for a surprise as they complete numbers one through 10. Suddenly, like the flip of a speedy porpoise, the book counts backwards from 10 to one! Wow, that's sure to put a smile on your young pre-reader's face! And they thought the book was over when they reached the magical number 10!
For older children, the book provides additional information (in the last couple of pages) about the nighttime sea animals featured in the book. It is inspirational enough to start a wonderful discussion with your kids or class about the magic of the deep blue sea, and subtle enough to be the perfect bedtime book---learning numbers while gazing at the intricate paper collages. You can almost feel the texture as you admire the collages.
Vibrant and bold colors harmoniously combine with rhythmical, inspirational words in this wonderful nocturnal tour of the ocean. You almost expect a music track to follow. Ever wonder what the wonderful symphonies these animals can concoct when the lights go down?
Highly recommended...in the home, classroom or home school and truly a great read for kids of all ages. It brings the sea just a little closer to home (even if you live in the desert!).
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In the spring of 2001, an industrial fishing trawler went down in the icy waters just below the Arctic Circle, with its position last recorded at 58 degrees north. The Arctic Rose sank so abruptly that there was not even time to put on survival suits or call for help, and all fifteen men aboard were killed. Hugo Kugiya’s book is a powerful story of adventure and disaster, illuminating how the modern industrial fishing industry gave rise to these fifteen young men’s dangerous and strangely archaic life, and tracing the Coast Guard investigation into what really sank the Arctic Rose.
Customer Reviews:
An Interesting book.......2006-03-11
The fishing industry has the highest casualty rate of any profession and yet you hear next to nothing when a fisherman
perishs unlike a firefighter or policeman mind you taking nothing away from either of these professions.
In 2001 in the far corners of the bering sea the Artic Rose without warning or any mayday or distress signal sinks bringing about the deadliest american fishing boat accident in 50 years.
This follows the attempted rescue by the coast guard and the resulting lengthily investigation as to what caused the sinking of the boat, a boat that had a previous life as a shrimp boat in the gulf of mexico and at the time of the accident was converted to a flatfish bottom trawler. The author also gives a detailed background on the crew a crew except of the captain and a couple of others were very inexperienced. The crew came form all over from montana to mexico and from the descriptions seem that most were on a steady stream of bad luck.
This was a pretty fastpaced book that should keep your interest the only problem i had with this book i felt the author should have group the background information together,it seems scattered through out the book like it was a after thought in some sections. If you like this book or stories like it i would recommend books by Spike Walker and William McCloskey
An adventure in politics and survival alike. Absorbing and well detailed.......2005-10-07
In 2001 an industrial fishing trawler went down in the Arctic and sank so quickly there was no time for the crew to even call for help. All aboard were killed - leaving behind no trace of the cause, no witnesses, and a mystery involving a rapid sinking under calm seas. Journalist Hugo Kugiya's investigation is as much a probe of the modern fishing industry's controversial operations as it is a review of the disaster itself, making 58 Degrees North: The Mysterious Sinking Of The Arctic Rose an adventure in politics and survival alike. Absorbing and well detailed.
Disgraceful.......2005-05-29
I am extremely disappointed to have found that the Author did not take the time to research some of the Persons named in the book. There is information which is incorrect which makes me wonder about all of the information given in the entire book. Permission was not given from myself or any of my family members mentioned in this book! The insinuations which are made are very disturbing to me and hurtful. The family members who we have tried for so long to protect are no longer protected. I find this to be disgraceful!
For once I agree (partially)with a Publishers Weekly review!.......2005-05-05
Overall a good book, great research; author's obviously taken the time to interview the relatives of the crew aboard the ARCTIC ROSE.
As far as the writing went--it seemed to take Kugiya some time to settle down between present and past tenses early in the book which was irritating and took away from the rhythm of his writing. Also, he spent far too much time with the history of Dutch Harbor and the brothers of the captain of the ROSE (why, I kept wondering, and skipping as I read).
What I will agree with PW with is this: he could have done with a more diligent editor at Bloomsbury, someone who was able to take apart all this copious material and research and put it together more cohesively--I don't expect the author to know how to do this (he would be too intimate with the work) but it certainly is the editor's job.
Will not agree with PW regarding Kugiya's use of language--I found his turn of phrases refreshing and entertaining, not overworked. He certainly knows how to creatively use language even if he is writing a book of non-fiction.
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"Swim the ocean waves with me / and dive into the A, B, Sea / where Anemones sting, and Barnacles cling / where Crabs crawl in / and Dolphins spin." You get the idea. This is a rhyming alphabet book starring sea creatures--and it is truly, truly wonderful. Steve Jenkins (Animal Dads, Elephants Swim) uses paper collage to great effect--capturing textures and colors of marine animals and plants with astonishing skill. Even the rock-clinging barnacles are alive with movement, which is saying a lot. When his humpbacks leap, they really leap, and when his octopuses hide, they duck into torn black rough-edged paper that looks uncannily like octo-ink. Equally refreshing is the accuracy of the illustrations and creature identification--we were happy to see that the now-discouraged, somewhat misleading term starfish was replaced by sea star, and jellyfish by jellies. And thankfully, science writer and sea lover Deborah Lee Rose's rhyming couplets are not overdone or underdone, but just right.
Because this is, after all, an alphabet book, we're offered more than the usual entrées on the underwater menu, such as Umbrellamouths and Viperfish and "zillions of Zooplankton." (The depiction of milling zooplankton, by the way, is pure cut-paper genius.) A friendly, engaging glossary tells young readers a little more about the creatures that swim and splash throughout the pages. This excellent picture book makes us want to linger where manatees lumber and narwhals slumber, and your favorite future marine biologist will, too. (Preschool to age 6) --Karin Snelson
Customer Reviews:
great graphic art!.......2006-01-07
Great graphics! And great vocab builder (never heard of a narwhal until this book)!
Perfect Preschooler Book.......2005-09-03
My 2-year old daughter and I came accross this book in her Gymboree class and she loved it so much that we had to buy it.
One of the most beautiful books ever.......2005-06-04
I don't know how anyone could give this book anything lower than 5 stars. This book, as well as One Nighttime Sea, are two of the most beautifully illustrated books I think I have ever seen for young people - even all adults should appreciate it. Not only are the drawings gorgeous, the rhymes are so clever and great, and it introduces children to out of the ordinary sea animals - not just a dolphin, seal, crab...This is a must have for anyone who appreciates the ocean or beautiful things.
Colorful, simple, appealing.......2003-08-10
I teach in primary classroom and we do a unit on oceans every year. This book is a terrific addition to the unit because the illustrations are simple yet captivating. The rhyming text works well in the primary classroom too. I especially like the information at the end of the book - useful facts that allow the reader to go further.
Rhymes + Sea Life + Cut Paper = An Enjoyable Read-Aloud Book.......2000-09-08
For parents of preschool-age children, and fans of cut-paper art, "Into the A, B, Sea" represents a satisfying experience. I believe Steve Jenkins represents one of the most successful artists of cut-paper collages. The rhymes are simple, and the pictures focus on the shapes and textures of the animals without any clutter. "Into the A, B, Sea" ranks up there with some other excellent titles by Mr. Jenkins including "Biggest, Strongest, Fastest"; "The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest"; and "What Do You do When Something Wants to Eat You". These other titles, by Mr. Jenkins alone, pack more information/education into each page. Mr. Jenkins has collaborated with more extensive poetry selections in "This Big Sky". Other books in this vein--combining bright images and simple verse, although not cut-paper, would be "In the Tall, Tall Grass" and "In the Small, Small Pond", both by Denise Fleming, "Baboon" by Kate Banks, and, of course, "On the Day you Were Born" by Debra Frasier. One of my most favorite read-aloud, cut-paper books is "Mouse Mess" by Linnea Asplind Riley. My first daughter adored this book as a preschooler, and had all the text memorized by her 3rd year.
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lovely little book for little people.......2007-01-16
I bought this book for my 18-month-old grandson who loves both books and turtles; "tur-tell" was his first two-syllable word. He can (and does) look at it on his own and his older brother, a second grader and budding wildlife biologist, can read it to him, so they both enjoy it. There are enough beautiful photos (and a few smaller cartoon illustrations) for the little one and science for the bigger one. We get to see the eggs hatch and the baby turtles make their rush to the sea, but not the dangers they face nor the fact that so few of them actually make it--and that's a good thing in a book for such young children. I like it very much, but more importantly, so do the kids.
Book Description
Nantucket Island is home to one of the largest and most important collections of historic buildings in the United States. More than 800 preserved structures represent the character and charm of the island and its people.
In the tradition of Universe's successful Cottages by the Sea, this book beautifully represents the historic legacy in great depth and captures the fantasy of owning a home on Nantucket Island. Written by Nantucket's foremost architectural historians, the book draws upon primary sources, diaries, oral histories, and archived photographs to examine the rich architectural heritage of this designated national treasure. With striking new photography, delicate line illustrations of architectural details, and engaging stories, Sea Captains' Houses is a definitive study of the homes that have come to characterize this charming and culturally rich island, making this book required reading for every proud Nantucket homowner and a much wider audience of visitors who flock to the island each summer.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful & Scholarly.......2003-10-05
If you're interested in architectural history and Nantucket or American architecture of New England, then you'll want to read and keep this meticulously researched book that is both a good read and informative. Also, it contains beautiful photographs of Nantucket's most important homes. Kudos to the authors and photographer!
Book Description
The cuisines of the Mediterranean are famous for taking humble ingredients and transforming them into savory masterpieces. Finding inspiration in every region of the Mediterranean basin, from the ever-popular dishes of France, Italy, and Spain to the more exotic fare of North Africa and the Middle East, Martha Rose Shulman offers innovative recipes that use less olive oil and other high-fat ingredients while retaining every drop of sun-drenched flavor.
The results: meatless yet hearty pasta sauces; refreshing salads of beans, grains, and vegetables; sizzling grilled fish dishes; aromatic chicken stews; refreshing fresh fruit desserts; virtually fat-free renditions of ratatouille and hummus; and updated, slimmed-down versions of traditional classics like paella, salade Nicoise, and lasagne. These satisfying recipes will become the cornerstone of a long-lasting commitment to healthful eating.
Customer Reviews:
Cook Bood Review.......2007-02-15
I have small children with bland Minnesota cuisine tastes. I have found some recepies that our whole family would eat. I personally enjoy the cook book but struggle finding many choices for all of us. I find I can modify some of the recepies to make it work for all of us.
I love this book!.......2006-11-13
I don't see how seafood, hummous, tzatziki, baba ghanoush and lentils make a book low-fat. The fact is, this book celebrates Mediterranean cuisine, and much of that cuisine is already low-fat. If you love cooking from this region, you will love this book. The recipes are simple, delicious, mostly easy, and even if when I just read the book for ideas, it inspires me.
It is true that the author modified some recipes to bring them into line with her healthy eating ethos. If you get the willies or heartburn from intake of mucho lard, this works wonderfully. I find the recipes delicious. They are packed with super-food ingredients, full of vitamins and minerals that will make you feel energetic, and not with hydrogenated fats or other proven culprits in heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, or cancer. As I understand it, the point of lowering intake of saturated fat is not necessarily to lose weight -- but to make your life long and healthy / enjoyable. I don't want to get diabetes or heart disease if I can prevent it. Both run in my family -- but for me, so far, at age 40, so good.
Before I continue on this paean, I'd better mention that I have never met the author nor her family or friends, I am not associated with her in any way -- and actually, I'm not a health nut -- just a normal mom trying to cook whole foods for our family. When this book taught me how to efficiently clean shellfish, coaxing them to open and so forth, instead of skipping that step like so many other cookbooks (which leads to sandy mussel broth unless you remember the process!), I knew it was a winner.
The recipes are simple, and true to the region. If you have visited the countries whose cuisine Martha Rose Shulman celebrates, you will recognize the authenticity of ingredients and combinations set forth here. Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and more -- all have classic and newer representatives on these pages. You'll find minted yogurt salad (which I know as 'tzatziki'), lentils, chickpeas, eggplant, even pizza and pasta -- in the index.
Unlike another commenter, I found no great surfeit of garlic. The amounts prescribed seemed quite normal for the regions addressed. But then, perhaps I am used to garlic: it lowers cholesterol, so I use it in cooking for my husband.
If you long for the foods you once enjoyed near the Mediterranean, try this book. If you love seafood and vegetables, and aren't afraid to try seasoning with lemon juice and yogurt, coriander, or cloves, try this book. If you long for beef, cream and mascarpone, try another book.
Fantastic book.......2005-08-19
I decided it was time to write a review about the marvels of this book when I returned from a weekend of cooking 3 meals a day for my Step-Mother-in-Law (and other in-laws)in a little cabin over a long weekend. They loved everything I made from this book.
The recipes are delicious, easy to fix, and easy to follow. Not only have I had success cooking for the inlaws but my family has also loved every recipe. I have notation after notation that says "great" in the index so I can easily go back and find favorites. So far, there's nothing that says "bad" or "bland" next to a recipe title.
I am loosing weight using these recipes and my family is eating healthier too.
Some favorite recipes: Spinach with Chickpeas, Green bean and Garlic soup, and Tuna and Italian bean salad. Her broiled eggplant with garlic and rosemary turned my husband into a eggplant eater after a lifelong aversion to it.
I love this cookbook........2005-04-02
I lived in the Philippines for five years and this is the only cookbook I used the whole time. The recipes are delicious and use fresh ingredients I could find in the markets out in the rural area where I lived. I had to do substitutions for some of the vegetables that weren't available, but the food still came out wonderful. I highly recommend this cookbook.
Five stars!.......2004-03-04
I have lots of cookbooks but few are as reliable as this one by Ms. Shulman. The lower-fat hummus recipe alone is worth the price of the book. (Another favorite is the Swiss chard soup.) This book was obviously a labor of love for the author. Thanks!
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The Colony that Rose from Sea: Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn, 1850-1930
David C. Mauk
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A well-written and interesting study of Norwegians in N.Y........1998-08-24
This is the first study of Norwegian immigrants in Brooklyn and the New York City area. It focuses on the maritime migration fron Norway, and explores the ethinic community that emerged around 1900. It is a well-reserached, well-written and richly illustrated book, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of Norwegian migration to America.
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