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The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions: Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, and Toasts
Carley Roney , and
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Release Date: 2000-12-26 |
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When planning for the big day, it's very easy to get caught up in beaded white dresses, boutonnieres, and how many platters of mini crab cakes to order, but the most important part of the wedding is the most-often overlooked--the ceremony itself. A wedding ceremony can vary hugely depending on the religious (or not) beliefs of the couple, their cultural backgrounds, and their personal preferences. The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions can help you sort through all the choices and come up with just the right vows and music for you and your intended.
Do you want the traditional "I, so and so, take thee, so and so, to be my lawfully wedding husband/wife before God" or do you want a looser style: "I love you. And I look forward to being your friend and companion, your wife/husband and lover for life"? Carley Roney, author and editor-in-chief of The Knot (www.theknot.com), strongly suggests taking a stab at writing your own vows, but if that's just too much, cull what you like from the many different styles--from Buddhist to Quaker--offered. Readings can be from the Bible or other spiritual writings, from poetry or even song lyrics. A diverse selection of writings and excerpts are included as are a lengthy lists of songs and music for before the ceremony, the processional, the recessional, and the first dance (everything from Bach's "Brandenberg Concerto No. 4" to Martina McBride's "I Love You").
Also included here are chapters on the wedding program, ring exchanges, and speeches and toasts. Interspersed are stories and pictures of real couples and how they arranged their wedding day. Meant as a jolt to your imagination, The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions helps you to put a very personal touch on an age-old ceremony. --Dana Van Nest
Book Description
From the #1 wedding Web site and the author of
The Knot Complete Guide To Weddings In The Real World, a comprehensive guide to choosing the perfect words and music for your wedding.
In her third book in The Knot series, Carley Roney has created a complete guide to wedding vows, toasts, and readings that is the perfect resource for wedding couples, bridesmaids, best men, and parents alike. Drawing on wedding traditions and customs from around the world,
The Knot Complete Guide To Wedding Vows And Traditionsincludes real-world information on:
—Vows, from the traditional "to have and to hold" to creating your own
—Rituals from a variety of traditions–breaking the glass, cutting the cake–and their history and significance
—Toasts, from the classics to advice on writing your own, as well as toasting etiquette and tips on choosing your toastmaster
—Readings, spanning various customs and heritages, poetry and prose, plus sources for finding your own selections
—Music–complete lists of popular options to help you chose the perfect songs from the processional to the last dance
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GREAT!!! Do yourself a favor and just get it!.......2007-09-14
I'm planning a wedding and looking for different ideas for vows and readings - and this book was awesome! Great book with TONS of ideas - i earmarked a TON of pages. I was reluctant to get it at first just b/c it was "the knot" - even though they are the so called "wedding guru's"...you know....I just thought others might have other insightful advice....well, not so...trust me - just go buy the knot's guide - it was the best! (at least for me!)
Unique readings for weddings.......2006-11-10
The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions has some unique passages that are not commonly used, as well as traditional readings. If you are planning an unique ceremony, this book is worth the purchase.
weddings.......2006-11-10
The knot guide to weddings was a wonderful purchase. We have used this book so much for the wedding.
Spotlight on Ceremony.......2006-11-06
It's great to see a book that focuses on what's clearly the most important part of a wedding - the ceremony itself. Ironically this is the part of wedding planning that's often missing from wedding magazines so a book like this can be useful. It takes you back to basics with a look at how you can personalise the pivotal part of your day with readings, vows and rituals to make your wedding as unique as your relationship.
A Great Beginning.......2006-11-06
This book provides a wide variety of traditions to look at when you are just beginning your wedding plans. It is great to focus on the choices you have in the ceremony amid all the choices you have to make for the reception.
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The Complete Book of Wedding Toasts contains over 300 toasts for every member of the wedding party, plus appropriate poems, essays, Scripture verses, wedding history and traditions. The book contains toasts for the many occasions that lead up to the wedding ceremony itself--showers, bridal luncheons, rehearsal dinners, etc. It offers toasts to the bride and groom from their parents, siblings, and wedding attendants, and includes sample toasts that the bride and groom can use to toast each other and their families. This book will help you to compose and deliver a heartfelt, meaningful tribute that will be remembered long after the wedding is over.
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Brilliant: The bridesmaid's guide to a wedding toast........2005-11-26
I was the bridesmaid in my friends wedding and this book provided me with the know how on delivering an exceptional toast worthy of my best friend's wedding.I would highly recommend this book to anyone.A must own
Waste of Money.......2003-10-14
I bought this book based upon some of the other reviews that said it was great and they couldn't have been more wrong. I needed the book on short notice so it cost me $25 and it was absolutely useless. There is nothing useful in this book at all. I ended up just winging the toast because I didn't have time to look for another book.
Very helpful.......2003-09-14
My brother got married recently and I was the best man. The thought of getting up and giving the toast at the reception was really scary to me so he got me this book to help. When I read through the book I found several that made a lot of sense so I combined a couple together and added a few things of my own. It turned out great and I know I couldn't have done it without this book.
A Maid of Honor's best friend.......2003-09-14
This is a very cool book! I was recently in my cousin's wedding and had to give a couple of speeches about the bride and groom and it really gave me a lot of good ideas. There was lots to choose from so that I sounded like I knew what I was talking about. Even my mother liked it. Well worth it.
Terrific!.......2003-09-14
This book really allowed me to enjoy my daughter's wedding. Not only was it a great help to the wedding party it was also a great help to me and my husband. We were able to give loving, appropriate toasts with a minimum of nervousness. I highly recommend it.
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BURNT TOAST: AND OTHER PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE
Teri Hatcher
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Teri Hatcher secured her place in Americas heart when she stood up to accept her Golden Globe for Best Actress and declared herself a "has-been" on national television. That moment showcased her down-to-earth, self-deprecating style -- and her frank openness about the ups and downs shes experienced in life and work. But what the world might not have seen that night is that Teris self-acceptance is the hard-won effort of a single mother with all the same struggles most women have to juggle -- life, love, bake sale cookies, and dying cats. Now, in the hope that her foibles and insights might inspire and motivate other women, Teri opens up about the little moments that have sustained her through good times and bad. From the everyday (like the importance of letting your daughter spill her macaroni so she knows its okay to make mistakes) to the rare (a rendezvous with a humpback whale -- and no, he was not a suitor), the message at the heart of Burnt Toast -- that happiness and success are choices that we owe it to ourselves to make -- is sure to resonate with women everywhere.
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Relatable.......2007-09-12
In her own words, this book is Teri Hatcher's, "attempt to do my part to bring us closer together. There is intimacy between strangers." I think she accomplishes just that. When I picked up the book, I honestly didn't know anything about her life, and I just assumed she had a gaudy unrealistic existence like anyone in Hollywood. Throughout the book, she is completely honest about her struggles and insecurities, and I was very surprised about how similiar some of her issues are to my own. I could relate to her feelings about ambition, being a stay-at-home mom, and being afraid to succeed. It's funny, insightful and overall a great read.
LOVE IT!.......2007-07-07
This book took me by surprise. It wasn't what I was expecting; however, it completely exceeded my expectations by a long shot. I thought it would be more of a light girly read...and while it is that, its also offers some unique philosophies on life and brought me into a deeper state of reflection. My favorite is the part about "death bed decisions". And although I read this book over a year ago, I still use some of her insight throughout many of my own personal experiences. I highly recommend this for women between the ages of thirty and fifty. It's a fun, easy read and there are hidden surprises throughout the book - some things really surprised me. I loved hearing about her seven-year-old daughter and their camping trips. There's so much good stuff in this book and it's a fast read. I can't imagine someone not enjoying it.
Better then I thought.......2007-05-07
It turned out great. I was alittle weary because I don't care to much for Teri Hatcher but this is a well written book and it actually showed that she was more down to earth then you think.
I'm probably the only guy to ever read this book.......2007-04-10
Teri, Teri - despite being a glamourous hollywood and TV actress, you seem so sheltered and alone and afraid to take your own advice. I thought the book was from the heart and had some inspiring thoughts...but,
I picked this book up at the library for only one reason - I have been completely in love/lust with Teri Hatcher since the I first saw her as Lois Lane. I never actually watched an episode of the show despite being a major consumer of Superman comic books as a young boy. I would generally have the sound off while doing other things and just watch when she was on. She was so gorgeous and had such a commanding presence on the screen. How could she not become a star?
I have never watched Desperate Housewives - I've heard its great and all, but I never seem to know when its on. But its not surprising to me at all that she is a star-attraction on it and nominated for awards...I spotted this years ago.
The book - its light and actually can get a little heavy too, she has some good insight into why people are so miserable - my take home message was mainly that its self-confidence issues. And it was interesting as a man, since while we all struggle with it, its not the central cause of our male 3am anxiety attacks.
But what I wanted from her book was not so much the stories of cats, baths, charities and motherhood, I wanted to know much more about her relationships with men. She doesn't say much about what is attractive to her in a man, she doesn't really say much about her husbands - like why she married them and why she divorced them. She said that Emerson's father was a great Dad, so then what was he not so great at? I got the distinct feeling that she was being very cagey and not letting on to the fact that maybe she was the source of the failed relationships, then again maybe not - she doesn't say. But from where I sit, periodic writhing in a mass of tears on the kichen floor screams "Danger, Danger, Will Robinson!", this chick has got some very deep rooted issues. Futhermore, other than the premature ejactulator and a few other zero dudes, she doesn't really say all that much about why she can't meet good men, sustain a relationship, etc. She must meet the handsome, wealthy cool dudes all the time. Is she to bound up in proper starlet behavior to let herself go? My sense is that she is really really picky about men..OK, OK, she is a beautiful Hollywood star, she should be picky right? - absolutely unless its the reason that you can't get laid anytime you want, (as I had always assumed most beautiful Hollywood types can.) So what's the real issue Teri?
And I agree with one of the other reviews - after hearing she turned 40 for the 10th time - I got it. And my only other nit-pick is the mostly annoying parenthetical comments dropped in as an attempt at humor or wit. They were neither.
I still love you Teri - thanks for writing the book, it did give me a much better sense of who you are - you are a very lovely, loving and healing person - I hope you find the love of your life someday. Give me a call anytime - would love to chat with you over a glass of fine wine.
Fun, sweet, girlie, and touching!.......2007-04-05
Definately a girls, girl book. Never really took even time to think about Teri Hatcher before one way or the other, but the cover caught my eye in teh book store.
I really, really enjoyed this book. As others have said not super deep, in a super deep way, but actually is in it's simplicity and honesty. I laughed a lot and cried a little even surprised at how honest she really was with her daughter in moments - - in a very good way!- - don't want to ruin the book.
Highly recommend reading. It inspired you to live you're day honestly and with hope, and, for those gosh darn bleak days, to not beat yourself up, but know you'll get through it and just look for the lessons.
You feel like you're talking to one of your very best girlfriends.
Thanks for writing it Teri!!
enjoy~
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Peter Mayle may have spent a year in Provence, but Harriet Welty Rochefort writes from the wise perspective of one who has spent more than twenty years living among the French. From a small town in Iowa to the City of Light, Harriet has done what so many of dream of one day doing-she picked up and moved to France. But it has not been twenty years of fun and games; Harriet has endured her share of cultural bumps, bruises, and psychic adjustments along the way. In French Toast, she shares her hard-earned wisdom and does as much as one woman can to demystify the French. She makes sense of their ever-so-French thoughts on food, money, sex, love, marriage, manners, schools, style, and much more. She investigates such delicate matters as how to eat asparagus, how to approach Parisian women, how to speak to merchants, how to drive, and, most important, how to make a seven-course meal in a silk blouse without an apron! Harriet's first-person account offers both a helpful reality check and a lot of very funny moments.
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Cross-cultural Conflicts.......2007-09-23
I am neither American nor French. As an Asian woman, I lived in the United States for more than a decade, and I have been living in France for exactly one decade. I had been married to an American and now to a European. With my former training in cross-cultural psychotherapy, and having lived and worked with people of various racial backgrounds, I have a great interest in inter-cultural relationships.
I had read French Toast the first time in 1999, shortly after moving to France, and I was quite amused at the author's descriptions of the French. I read the book again very recently and her account has confirmed my own observations of both the Americans and the French. She said that she had only a "bird eye's view" of the French during those past twenty years. To me, her bird eye's view was remarkable. What had struck me the most when I first arrived in the United States more than thirty years ago was the "individual" versus the "family'. The author has lived through and felt that experience. As an American woman living in France and being married to a Frenchman, she talked about the cultural gap getting bigger and not smaller, and how deeply cultural differences run below the surface. I myself can certainly identify with those dilemmas.
The author has a fabulous sense of humor. Very few books addressing cultural conflicts can be written with such tolerance. What I really admire in her book is her ability to laugh at herself and at her own mistakes. Very few of us can do that.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in understanding French behavior, whether they are tourists or planning to be long-term residents in this country. Reading this book is both entertaining and enlightening. I also think the book cover design is quite charming.
The Frenchness of Toast.......2007-09-16
French Toast by Harriet Welty Rochefort
This book has three virtues. Setting out to explain `the maddening mysteries of the French' to people from other cultures- and especially to their diametric opposites the Americans - it rests on decades of immersion. The author, who emerged into French life after growing up in small-town Iowa, has a French husband, passport, children, and household. She also works there. This depth of familiarity is an advance on that gained by most anthropologists engaged with similar cultural puzzles. Secondly, she has a sense of humour, an absolute requirement for such a brave venture, where the natives are not always friendly, and maps not always clear. Thirdly, she has a most engaging style of writing. This rests on knowing what needs to be explained, and bringing the topics alive with vivid anecdotes - almost all of which - although related with humour and tolerance, are nevertheless underpinned by a profound coming to terms with difference, and a search for the harmonies and things to celebrate. French Toast is an elegant couterbalance to the simple-mindedness of freedom fries.
What living in France is really like.......2007-09-15
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is either interested in France or who will be living there and wants to become assimilated. In a delightful way Ms. Rochefort shows how she learned to deal with the unexpected cultural differences she encountered during her marriage to a Parisian. She laughs at her naivite and unpreparedness for French customs and shows how she struggled to master French cooking, to understand French manners, and to enjoy hectic city living without giving up her love of her own country.
Ms. Rochefort shows that while it's one thing to be enchanted the city of lights, it's a differnt thing to know how to live there, as a Parisian. Her lighthearted style is misleading, since it is clear that the adaptation to her new life was not always as easy as she makes it seem.
... Or, How to cook stew in a silk blouse.......2007-09-11
A friend recently gave me FRENCH TOAST. Instead of picking and choosing between the tempting chapter titles - a toss up between The French and Money and The French and Sex - I read the book straight through.
The book demystifies the French in a very humorous but real way. The reality check comes from the author's French husband who is interviewed throughout the book - thus giving a French twist and insight into an American's impressions.
You'll learn things like how to make a real French beef and carrot stew. You'll marvel with the author at a French woman's ease making a 5-course meal in a skirt, high heels, sans apron! And you'll gleefully chuckle reading about to-wash or not-to-wash pre-sex.
A toast to someone who treats cultural differences with lightness and humor!
A refreshing, realistic look at Parisian life.......2007-09-11
Finally - a book about Paris that actually tells it like it is. As an 8-year resident of Paris, I've been disappointed with most books on the subject which give a starry-eyed, unrealistic account of life in the City of Lights. French Toast should be considered mandatory reading for anyone considering living in Paris.
Ms. Rochefort is refreshingly honest about her experiences in France and I found myself nodding along after reading her anecdotes - they all rang true as I've encountered similar situations countless times. In addition, it was a real relief to realize that I'm not the only American female perplexed by Frenchwomen's behavior!
Her straightforward American style infused with dry French humor is a perfect vehicle for her insightful commentary on Franco-American cultural differences. Anyone who wants a book about Paris that goes beyond the superficial should definitely pick up French Toast.
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Can You Say a Few Words?: How to Prepare and Deliver Award Presentations, Dedications, Eulogies and Prayers, Introductions, Retirements and Farewells, ... Birthday, Anniversary Toasts, and More.
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You need to prepare for tough questions in a job interview * Your alma mater asks you to say a few words at an upcoming fundraising dinner * You've won an employee award and will have to give a short acceptance speech at the ceremony * Your parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and you'd like to make a toast at their partyEveryone's counting on you to sound polished, to be prepared, to speak with savvy-in short, to give a speech that's as memorable as the occasion itself.Don't dread these invitations to speak.Instead, learn to prepare clear, concise, and engaging speeches that will live up to your audience's expectations and match the mood of the occasion.Award-winning corporate speechwriter Joan Detz offers solid advice for tackling this nerve-wracking task-with pointers, tips, and trade secrets that will help you make the most of every speaking opportunity.Clearly written and fun to read, this invaluable guide provides all the practical advice and encouragement you need to deliver a winning speech.* Anniversaries * Awards * Birthdays * Building Dedications * Children's Groups * Commencements * Eulogies * Farewells * Fund-raising * Honorary Degrees * Impromptu Speeches * Introducing Speakers * Master of Ceremonies * Meetings * Panel Presentations * Patriotic Ceremonies * Prayers * Question-and-Answer Sessions * Retirement Tributes * Sales/Information Booths * Sports Banquets * Substitute Speaking * Toasts Words of Welcome
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FEW WORDS.......2007-03-21
I AM NOT FINDING THIS BOOK AS HELPFUL AS I THOUGHT I WOULD.
Can You Say A Few Words?.......2001-03-29
This book is well written (in easy-to-use segments) and it's loaded with really practical information. You'll get great advice that's truly useful - whether you have to speak at a meeting, present an award, give a eulogy, make a wedding toast, whatever. In particular, the section on 'handling tough questions' is worth its weight in gold (it's perfect for anyone facing a job interview!).
Also, the book has a huge section on 'overcoming nervousness'. I've never seen such helpful information in any other public speaking book.
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In the non-Aristotelian, non-Euclidean, non-Newtonian space between the walls of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles exist bats that can fly through lead barriers, spore-ingesting pronged ants, elaborate theories of memory, and a host of other off-kilter scientific oddities that challenge the traditional notions of truth and fiction. Lawrence Weschler's book, expanded from an article for Harper's, is, at turns, a tour of the museum, a profile of its founder and curator, David Wilson, and a meditation on the role of imagination and authority in all museums, in science and in life. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder is an exquisite piece of "magic realist nonfiction" that will prove utterly captivating.
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Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century "wonder cabinets" that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science. Illustrations.
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The author is in on the joke ... if it is, in fact, a joke.......2007-06-16
Splendid little read, profound in its own way, and outright devilish. Absolutely in keeping with its subject matter; anything shy of devilish would have been cheating.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology, to trim descriptions to the bare minimum in the interests of time and of not spoiling the fun, is a museum that may or may not be entirely a joke on the part of its owner. If it is a joke, it is the most ornately gilded, realistically depicted, and intellectually rewarding joke yet perpetrated on the good citizens of California.
Lawrence Weschler may or may not, himself, be in on the joke. The whole thing, if it is not a joke, is a delicious insight into what the modern world has gained and lost, and an attempt to restore some of what's disappeared.
Well worth the two hours of reading. If I had more time, I would certainly recreate the research that Weschler did when he started to get obsessed with the MJT.
A most amazing journey with an elloqent guide.......2007-04-20
Honestly, when I worked in Culver City, I would drive by the Museum of Jurassic Technology and wonder just what was in there. I read the articles in the L.A. Times and still I could not understand what it was about. And even when I finally got to the museum, I was mystified. What was the connection? What was it all about? Finally, I have my answer. And more. This book was a superlative read. Mr Weschler never flags in his focus and his precision of language and yet doesn't overwhelm his subject matter. It would be so easy to try and write a fictional story about the museum as opposed to trying to distill and tell the real story. It is very slippery! You will not be dissappointed in this book. And you don't have to go to the museum to enjoy it. But if you read the book, you will be COMPELLED to visit the museum.
An Education.......2007-01-04
Although Mr. Wilson's Cabnet of Wonders is at first slightly confussing and plotless, much like the type of museum disscussed in the book, it is eventually leaves you with a sense of...well...wonder. The book is construsted to take you through the wonders of a "wonder cabnet." I found it to be an education on what it mean to learn, that wonder is a nessisary component.
A Journey into Wonder.......2006-05-11
Lawrence Wescher is not writing a complete treatise on wondercabnets for use in an academic historical society of previously learned fellows. It is much too short and easy to read for that. He is coming at the subject as a newcomer and hoping to bring some of us in with him. I for one am right there. Mr. Wilson's Cabnet of Wonder serves as a perfect introduction to this ultra-fascinating subject that has surprisingly huge implications on our everyday understanding of history. His short summations of the history of the museum itself, and what might be housed within them, are to the point and well researched (I would like to think he threw in a few of his own "made up" references just to keep in the spirit of things although). The anecdotal stories of his mystic encounters with Mr. Wilson are humorous and enlightening. Weschler encourages a healthy skepticism about each exhibit in the MJT (Museum of Jurassic Technology), and indeed about every bit of knowledge we are taught as fact in our upbringing. The wonderful thing about this skepticism is that it leads him on an astonishing journey into The Church of Wonder. He made me a believer in Wonder as a state of mind/heart that perhaps shouldn't be questioned too much, lest we lose it. Be it wonder of Nature's endless imagination or that of man's, I'm hooked.
Therefore, Weschler not only writes about Mr. Wilson's wonder-filled collection, or simply the history of other collections, but they are merely the means to an understanding of that blissful state itself. I began to understand this book as a more of a religious conversion, than a "fact" filled catalogue.
Knowledge through Tangent and Explosion.......2006-02-24
This book is so fantastically interesting. The way Weschler describes the modern curiosity cabinet of David Wilson is not through bland description; much like Wilson himself, Weschler weaves stories and ancedotes into his narrative. The book wraps itself up with a spiraling metaphor which does nothing except leave the reader wanting to visit Mr. Wilson's museum and explore the world of knowledge through tangent and mere coincidence.
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Wonderfully incightfull but in small doses.......2002-12-13
I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic gramar school and high school and am currently a history major. While not practising I do understand alot of christian mythology and am always interested in anything that may reveal interpretations of faith. This novel was a wonderfully incightfull glimpse into the world of a demon (christian). The messages from Screwtape to his nephew challenge the thoughts and actions we take on a daily basis. Lewis tactfully chalenges those who would call themselves atheists not to mention challenging the justifications many of us use on a daily basis to avoid following an ethical life. While reading it makes you stop and say to yourself, wow I am doing the exact thing this demon wants me to do and while it doesn't make you fear that your soul will be taken it makes you wonder, what would it hurt to go that extra mile to take the ethical, morally right alternative. This book offers me a great reminder whenever I am having trouble making a decision on a problem in my life. But be warned if you have been preached to all your life many of this will sound familiar and in too large of doses can be off putting, but overall a wonderfull read.
A small gem from C. S. Lewis.......1998-08-26
This small book contains within its pages a powerful example of the authors' penetrating insight into human nature. Although aimed primarily at christians, it provides observations of the human condition useful to any student of moral psychology. These lessons are set in a series of fictional correspondances between Screwtape, a high ranking demon, and his young protege Wormwood, a young demon that has been sent out on his first assignment to ensnare a human. The seemingly gentle and fatherly advice to the young demon from his patron exposes the true designs of the masters of Hell, as well as the frailties of the human psyche that they seek to exploit in their attempts to gain a convert for their side. The demonic viewpoints are presented in an ironically sensitive and almost plaintive voice, expressing the motives and problems of the demons from their viewpoint. This wonderful literary mechanism adds power to this probing treatise on the common frailties and pitfalls of humans as they struggle in a morally ambiguous universe. Short, concise, and easily apprehended, this is a classic example of Mr. Lewis' great value as a christian apologist and an observer of human nature. Highly reccommended.
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- Useful, entertaining and complete with just enough history.
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Toasts: Over 1,500 Of the Best Toasts, Sentiments, Blessings, and Graces
Paul Dickson
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Book Description
For anyone who will ever face a sea of expectantly raised glasses, or anyone who is fascinated by words and word-play, this rich compendium of toasts for every occasion will prove as entertaining as it is useful.
The best toasts ever proclaimed (and a few of the worst), funny and sentimental toasts, cynical and heartfelt toasts, old-fashioned and contemporary toasts, justly famous and unjustly forgotten toasts ... they're all here in the latest compilation of verbal fun from wordsmith extraordinaire Paul Dickson. Impossible to put down when browsing and easy to use when looking something up, it's one of those books that will never gather dust on the shelf.
Weddings, graduations, anniversaries, births (and birthdays), family reunions, business dinners, and other occasions are all included, along with tips for the toastmaster, ways to says "Cheers!" in fifty languages from Albanian to Zulu, and other toasting topics.
Salud!
I drink to your health when I'm with you,
I drink to your health when I'm alone,
I drink to your health so often
I'm beginning to worry about my own.
Here's to good-byes -- that they never be spoken!
Here's to friendships -- may they never be broken!
Drink to the girls and drink to their mothers,
Drink to their fathers and to their brothers;
Toast their dear healths as long as you're able,
And dream of their charms while you're under the table.
Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.
-- James Thurber
I used to know a clever toast,
But pshaw! I cannot think it --
So fill your glass to anything
And, bless your souls, I'll drink it.
Customer Reviews:
Better than we hoped.......2005-07-10
The book we ordered was listed as "almost new." When it arrived it was pristine except for a gift salutation on the flyleaf. We were very pleased.
Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?.......2004-07-27
In an age when some of us fear the loss of gentility, Toasts reminds that there are those who still covet proper comportment.
Toasts provided me the perfect words to use at my parents' 50th anniversary, and I use it routinely as a reference prior to business dinners and other gatherings where I know I'll be called upon for the honors.
"One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits . . .".......2001-02-21
This is a fantastic resource, the best single source on toasting which I have ever come across. The introduction and "Brief History of Raised Glasses" provides a brief, gentle, and highly useful education so that you can oh so suavely back up immediately any question or challenge to the quote you've chosen from this cornucopia of highly organized toasts for just about any occasion imaginable.
The illustrations are superfluous, but the footnotes are very, very useful. At first glance a bit pedantic, they allow the user of the toast to speak (and understand) the traditional language, such as "stook," "murphies," and "banns." The different subject areas, plainly intuitive, and listed alphabetically in the table of contents include such further instructive chapters as "Hints for Effective Toasting," "Odd Customs," a "Selected Toast and Tipple Glossary," and "Skoaling." The different subject areas are also modestly cross-referenced to each other, such as the entry "see also 'friendship;' 'general;' 'guests'" concluding the "Hosts and Hostesses" section. There is also a useful bibliography.
What is missing and would have completed the book would be an index. This is my only complaint with this superb, and in my case oft-used little reference.
Carpe glass (Sieze the glass!).......1999-11-30
Like a real pro, Paul Dickson has produced, actually concocted, a rich compendium of examples and answers to any query and questions about toasting and hosting. Getting a copy even helped me articulate my sincere attestations when I entertain a few close friends and acquaintances in my modest home; though frequently with coffee or irish cream or shandy, seldom with wine.
Dickson does not preach, he guides and suggests. As your reading progresses, you easily learn, comprehend and take heart what is appropriate if perfect, and then sense what to avoid or perceive what is uncalled for when giving someone or something a toast.
This book is not only amusing. It's a deliciously entertaining and concrete fount of infos and references for fledgling hosts and party impresarios. I read my copy cover to cover and felt like popping the champagne and making the wine glasses clink! For Amazon --- I've changed my e-mail address from wsimple@yahoo to w_waif@yahoo
Useful, entertaining and complete with just enough history........1999-02-02
I bartended (part time) for years and heard a lot of toasts, but no one could explain the origin of toasting. A customer bought me this book and all my questions were answered.
The text is simple and easy to follow. If you are looking for a toast for a particular situation, just go to the category index in the front pages and thumb your way through.
You will laugh, you will learn, you may even get a little grossed out. But all in all, if you love history and you entertain or like to be the life of the party, this is a great buy. I recommend it highly.
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What better way to experience the richness of Ireland's cultural heritage than a meandering journey through its traditional pubs? The Parting Glass is a nostalgic ramble through 43 of the most inviting establishments in the cities and countryside of Ireland. Eric Roth's warm, glowing photographs and a sparkling text by Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara capture the timeless feel and flavor of this intrinsic, but disappearing, part of Irish life.
Ireland's pubs are legendary-unique meeting places where revelers have habitually gathered to sing, dance, and share a little craic with their stout. Some of the pubs visited here are historic taverns; others are more contemporary. But all reflect the vibrancy and drama of the country's social history. Like many traditions entering a new century, Ireland's pub culture may now be endangered, even as the "Irish Pub" look and feel are being exported across Europe and America. This charming volume invites tourists, armchair travelers, and anyone interested in Irish history and culture to raise a "parting glass" to this cherished aspect of life in Ireland.
Customer Reviews:
The Parting Glass.......2007-03-25
Great photography. Great for Irish conversation. Makes a great gift.
Mouth watering tour of Ireland.......2007-01-18
This book is for those who want to be swept away on a marvelous journey through a land of incredible scenery interrupted by warm and friendly people invigorated by mouth watering blends of spirits served in the most welcoming places short of heaven.
A four-leaf clover of a find! .......2006-03-22
This book made a wonderful gift for my husband this Christmas. He and I went to Ireland a few years ago to see a U2 concert at Slane castle. To this day, it remains one of my favorite vacations of all times, and this book rekindled those wonderful memories. So much so, that after browsing through the pages together, my husband and I are planning a return trip "across the pond" as a gift to each other! We're even planning some of our itenerary around these cool cities and pubs.
The photos are just beautiful and so are the stories of the owners, the bartenders, the patrons and pub histories. Neat facts are tucked in between the pages, making it more than a photo essay -- I learned that a special place called a "Snug" exists in the older pubs, where the women used to share a pint or two without the company
of men.
If you are looking for an unusual and thoughtful gift, I recommend this book. It would make a wonderful father's day gift, (or mother's day gift!), it would be great as a birthday present, a graduation present, a coffee table book for a new homeowner, or for any other occassion where you want to raise a pint in celebration. Cheers!
Photos on tap.......2006-03-09
When I'm in Ireland -- which isn't nearly enough -- I try to avoid the trendy new pubs and stick to the joints where the local people go, where you're still likely to find a session in the corner, where the food is simple but hearty, and where the Guinness is pulled with pride.
Eric Roth, a Boston-based photographer, pays tribute to the "real" Irish pubs of Ireland in "The Parting Glass." Of course, there are thousands upon thousands of pubs to choose from, and the book had limited space, so after exhaustive research (read: going to lots of pubs) he picked 43 representative establishments to capture on film. Eileen McNamara, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe columnist, went along for the trip and provided the text to support Roth's images.
Of course, I have my own favorite spots in Ireland, and sadly, they're not included here. And yet, of the 43 pictured, I've been to only a handful, and they ALL look a delight!
The book includes numerous large, colorful photos of pub facades and pub interiors. Too, you'll find distinctive pub signs and unique pub decor. Better yet, you'll see people manning taps and hoisting pints, people who make up Ireland's traditional pub scene as much as the Guinness-stained tables, peat fires, live music and pleasant conversation.
There are city pubs and country pubs, ornate pubs and plain, crowded and empty. Roth's photos are gorgeous, rich in color, detail and personality. McNamara's narrative is equally colorful, informative and evocative of the pub experience. Combined, they create a desire to dive through the pages, take a seat and order a pint.
What an amazing journey........2006-01-27
Eric and Eileen have done a masterful job of painting an intimate and loving portrait of these cherished Irish institutions. Eric has a keen eye for dramatic composition and a wonderful sensitivity to the details that make these places come alive in his photographs. Eileen's lively prose is direct and personal. It's the next best thing to embarking on your own year-long pub crawl through Ireland.
Book Description
Mastering and becoming comfortable with the ability to make a toast or write a note will pay rich dividends in a gentleman's life-both professional and personal. Toasts and Tributes helps men master these important skills with examples of more than 40 different toasts and 40 different notes. In addition to each example of what to say are, perhaps more importantly, examples of what not to say.
Customer Reviews:
Toats & Tributes: A Gentleman's Guide to Personal Correspondence and the Noble Tradition of the Toast.......2006-03-23
A great gift for the groom-to-be and the father of the bride. We laughed at "wrong" way to communicate and toasts. The ideas were presented in a fun and easy-to-enjoy format.
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