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Title: How to Cook Everything: The Basics by Mark Bittman ISBN: 0-7645-6756-X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: This book is not a good idea. Buy the complete volume.
Comment: Mark Bittman, a widely recognized and respected cookbook author and New York Times food columnist, has succumbed to greed. He and his publishers have split up his very well received book 'How to Cook Everything' into several separate pieces and is charging for the pieces more than the price of the original book. This volume, 'The Basics' is one of the pieces.
The author and the publisher are not trying to hide this fact, although I suspect they will not shed a tear if you buy the book with the impression that this is new material.
On the surface, I am sure they will rationalize that they are doing their readers a service by providing parts of this very good book at a lower list price than the whole book. This is pure hokum. The original book is a very good contribution to the genre of 'If you own only one cookbook, this would be it' cookbook. So, why would I want to buy only part of that book? If I want a book on basics, I would do much better to buy Alton Brown's 'I'm Only Here for the Food'. If I want a book on quick cooking, I suspect one of Rachael Ray's books will be better AND cheaper.
Speaking of Herr Doktor Brown, he and his Food Network colleague Ina Garten seem to have caught the same case of avarice in that they have had knockoff volumes published with artwork which is based on their best-selling volumes, but which contain cut rate material, or maybe even no material. They are selling pure hype.
I have a great amount of respect for all three of these authors. I have even met Alton Brown and find him a truly gracious gentleman who deserves all good fortune and celebrity he can garner. But I do not wish these authors to put out products that some people can easily buy under a false expectation fostered by the product's marketing.
Do not buy this book. Buy the complete 'How to Cook Everything' and be done with it.
Rating: 1
Summary: What a disappointment!!!!
Comment: What a terrible disappointment this book was -- it's ALL in the How to Cook Everything cookbook that came out a couple of years ago. You are best to get the larger book and pass this one up. Mine is coming back to Amazon.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely great!
Comment: On a scale of 1-10 (highest), as a cook I rate a minus 5. However, with this book I have been able to produce several edible meals.
Let's have more practical stuff like this.
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Title: How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman ISBN: 0028610105 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 14 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: How to Cook Everything : Quick Cooking by Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke ISBN: 0764525115 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 28 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Minimalist Cooks Dinner by Mark Bittman ISBN: 0767906713 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: How to Cook Everything : Easy Weekend Cooking by Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke ISBN: 0764525131 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 04 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Minimalist Entertains by Mark Bittman ISBN: 0767911938 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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