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Non-Fiction Book ReviewsPage One of ThreeThe Movie Guide by the Editors of CinebooksPerigee, Feb., 1998.Hardcover, 857 pages. ISBN: 0399523936. Ordering information: Amazon.com. 
The Movie Guide provides almost 3000 detailed reviews of
movies selected for excellence and/or notoriety. Each review
also contains the names of the
major actors
and the characters they played, creative credits
(director, writer, art director, music director, etc.), production
information (year, length, genre, rating, color or black and white,
etc.), and any academy wards or nominations the film received. Also
included are ratings of one to five stars translated to without
merit(1) to masterpiece (5). Listings are alphabetical
by film title. The reviews are culled from CineBooks massive
40,000 review 25 volume resource The Motion Picture Guide and
are "works [they] consider the outstanding achievements of world
cinema, but also those films that represent key examples of a
genre or have some special social cultural, or historical
significance."
The Movie Guide provides an excellent collection of reviews, as well as a useful alternative title index and director index. A good reference book for movie lovers. Lora Brody Plugged In by Lora BrodyWilliam Morrow & Company, Jan., 1998.Hardcover, 384 pages. ISBN: 0688149618. Ordering information: Amazon.com. 
When author Lora Brody decided to write a book about small kitchen
appliances, she turned to the Internet for help. She surfed over
to her favorite bulletin board and posted a message, "Help, I'm
writing a book about small kitchen appliances and need advice about
picking the top 20. Anyone have any opinions?" The response was
overwhelming: rocket scientists to electronics experts offered
their help. The result was Plugged In, a compendium of the 20
best kitchen appliances which every kitchen should have: "the
most useful, the most versatile, the sturdiest, the most time
and energy saving, and the most apt to deliver good service
in proportion to how much they cost." With
easy to follow instructions and more than 375 delicious recipes, Plugged In is a
handy guide for finding easy to make dishes that are full of flavor
and short on preparation time. With extensive explanations and tips
on the most efficient use of kitchen appliances to streamline
your cooking time, Plugged In is an excellent resource which
will save you both time and money.
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