A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

Perfection in its finest form for sports studies students., 21 Apr 2006
I can speak from the view point of writing a sports studies dissertation and having the pleasure of meeting one of the authors (IAN) myself as he is a lecturer at my university. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a simple but through guide to writing a dissertation for sports studies. If I was to describe it in a few words:

Interesting
Thorough
Easy read
Covers all the main points

A must have for sports management/studies/leisure and tourism. Hope this helps !

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

Perfection in its finest form for sports studies students., 21 Apr 2006
I can speak from the view point of writing a sports studies dissertation and having the pleasure of meeting one of the authors (IAN) myself as he is a lecturer at my university. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a simple but through guide to writing a dissertation for sports studies. If I was to describe it in a few words:

Interesting
Thorough
Easy read
Covers all the main points

A must have for sports management/studies/leisure and tourism. Hope this helps !

Fiddle time starters, 24 Jan 2006
If your child is beginning to play the violin, this is the starter book for him or her. Easy pieces that introduce the different strings and notes in a logical, well organised manner. Your child will soon progress onto the other books in the range.

Alan Davidson's Oxford Companion to Food has been over 20 years in the assembling, but here it is; and it is superlatively worth the wait. In fact, superlatives fall silent. A huge and authoritative dictionary of 2,650 entries on just about every conceivable foodstuff, seasoning, cuisine, cooking method, historical survey, significant personage and explication of myth, it is supplemented by some 40 longer articles on key items. Davidson himself (no relation) contributes approximately 80% of the 2,650 entries, thereby guaranteeing high levels of erudition, readability and deadpan feline wit. Since this is a monument intended to last, nothing so frivolous as a recipe is included. A decision taken early in the development of the project to abjure issues whose significance is largely topical has also ensured an agreeable high-mindedness--nothing on those crucial but essentially dreary topics BSE and GM foods, for example.

If a fault could be found, it would only be that it's often difficult to read to the end of an entry, as the abundant cross-referencing all too easily sends one off to another entry, thence bouncing off to another, and all too soon the original is forgotten. A random alphabet of seductions might include: Aardvark, Botulism, Cup Cake, David (Elizabeth), Enzymes, Fat-Tailed Sheep, Gender/Sex and Food, Hallucinogenic Mushrooms, Ice Cream Sundae, Jewish Dietary Laws, Kangaroos, Lobscouse, Microwave Cooking, Norway, Offal, Puffin, Queen of Puddings, Roti, Scurvy, Termite Heap Mushroom (or Taillevant), Umeboshi, Vegetarianism, Washing up (a very elegant little article), sadly no X, Yin-yang and Zabaglione. As this might show, Alan Davidson's aim, borrowed from Dumas' great Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine, that his work would appeal not only to persons of "serious character" but also those "of a much lighter disposition", is utterly fulfilled. --Robin Davidson

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

Perfection in its finest form for sports studies students., 21 Apr 2006
I can speak from the view point of writing a sports studies dissertation and having the pleasure of meeting one of the authors (IAN) myself as he is a lecturer at my university. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a simple but through guide to writing a dissertation for sports studies. If I was to describe it in a few words:

Interesting
Thorough
Easy read
Covers all the main points

A must have for sports management/studies/leisure and tourism. Hope this helps !

Fiddle time starters, 24 Jan 2006
If your child is beginning to play the violin, this is the starter book for him or her. Easy pieces that introduce the different strings and notes in a logical, well organised manner. Your child will soon progress onto the other books in the range.

Probably the best reference on food around, 21 Jun 2000
20 years work and 2650 entries. Alan Davidson has long been my favourite food author and this confirms it.

A simply excellent reference book, and readable with it., 11 May 2000
This is a great book for both reference, and just to browse through when the mood takes. The content is clear and concise, and as an amateur food writer, it has never failed to yield the information I needed when researching a subject. The entries are by no means exhaustive but gives enough to certainly use as a basis for further research, or indeed just settle an argument with a friend!

Very much worth reading for any lover of food, 28 Dec 1999
If you are like me - you like food -, then you will enjoy this book a lot. It might be of practical value to your daily life now and then, but I think that this is not its strong point. It is an excellent volume to browse at random, or to look up a fact about a particular foodstuff that you always wanted to know. It is very pleasant book to read in any respect. The lay-out is beautiful, something that has become rare these days. The authors (it's not just Alan Davidson alone) write in a very accessible way, so that I can recommend this work to non-native speakers of English (like myself) as well.

An outstanding compilation of everything to do with food., 01 Dec 1999
This is a remarkable book, highly readable, endlessly fascinating and an essential addition to every foodie's library. It is not only the sort of book that is a delight to browse through while eating solitary breakfasts, but a book that comes out over dinner when food is part of a serious discussion. There are minor errors to be found in descriptions of more obscure regional dishes; for example the Northeast Brazilian dish 'Vatapa' which is a thick nut based sauce is confused with 'Mocequa' , a seafood casserole which it usually accompanies. However this is minor carping for a book containing such a depth and breadth of food knowledge.

Excellent (times 20) -- by Emma Cookson, 20 Nov 1999
Alan Davidson is my grandfather and has been writing this book for twenty years, way before I was even born. I'm thirteen, so he started writing it when I was minus seven years old. I have read lots of his entries on an enormous range of different topics - from Aardvark to Zucchini. I can assure you that my grandfather really knows an awful lot about foods from all over the world and throughout human history. He writes in a really amusing and interesting way. I recommend this book to you, not only as a reference work, but as a source of endless amusement and surprise. It may interest you to know that whenever I am in a restaurant with him and my grandmother, he always seems to order the best dishes (putting his knowledge to good use, I see).

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

Perfection in its finest form for sports studies students., 21 Apr 2006
I can speak from the view point of writing a sports studies dissertation and having the pleasure of meeting one of the authors (IAN) myself as he is a lecturer at my university. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a simple but through guide to writing a dissertation for sports studies. If I was to describe it in a few words:

Interesting
Thorough
Easy read
Covers all the main points

A must have for sports management/studies/leisure and tourism. Hope this helps !

Fiddle time starters, 24 Jan 2006
If your child is beginning to play the violin, this is the starter book for him or her. Easy pieces that introduce the different strings and notes in a logical, well organised manner. Your child will soon progress onto the other books in the range.

Probably the best reference on food around, 21 Jun 2000
20 years work and 2650 entries. Alan Davidson has long been my favourite food author and this confirms it.

A simply excellent reference book, and readable with it., 11 May 2000
This is a great book for both reference, and just to browse through when the mood takes. The content is clear and concise, and as an amateur food writer, it has never failed to yield the information I needed when researching a subject. The entries are by no means exhaustive but gives enough to certainly use as a basis for further research, or indeed just settle an argument with a friend!

Very much worth reading for any lover of food, 28 Dec 1999
If you are like me - you like food -, then you will enjoy this book a lot. It might be of practical value to your daily life now and then, but I think that this is not its strong point. It is an excellent volume to browse at random, or to look up a fact about a particular foodstuff that you always wanted to know. It is very pleasant book to read in any respect. The lay-out is beautiful, something that has become rare these days. The authors (it's not just Alan Davidson alone) write in a very accessible way, so that I can recommend this work to non-native speakers of English (like myself) as well.

An outstanding compilation of everything to do with food., 01 Dec 1999
This is a remarkable book, highly readable, endlessly fascinating and an essential addition to every foodie's library. It is not only the sort of book that is a delight to browse through while eating solitary breakfasts, but a book that comes out over dinner when food is part of a serious discussion. There are minor errors to be found in descriptions of more obscure regional dishes; for example the Northeast Brazilian dish 'Vatapa' which is a thick nut based sauce is confused with 'Mocequa' , a seafood casserole which it usually accompanies. However this is minor carping for a book containing such a depth and breadth of food knowledge.

Excellent (times 20) -- by Emma Cookson, 20 Nov 1999
Alan Davidson is my grandfather and has been writing this book for twenty years, way before I was even born. I'm thirteen, so he started writing it when I was minus seven years old. I have read lots of his entries on an enormous range of different topics - from Aardvark to Zucchini. I can assure you that my grandfather really knows an awful lot about foods from all over the world and throughout human history. He writes in a really amusing and interesting way. I recommend this book to you, not only as a reference work, but as a source of endless amusement and surprise. It may interest you to know that whenever I am in a restaurant with him and my grandmother, he always seems to order the best dishes (putting his knowledge to good use, I see).

Dull, 02 Feb 2008
I found this book sensible, but the treatment is bland and limited and the presentation is frankly dull. This subject is a lot more varied and interesting than this book lets on!

A Must Buy, 16 Sep 2006
These stickers changed my life. Once I got my hands on some of these stickers, my life was complete.

Great book for anyone who can read, young or old, 12 Nov 2008
I use this for anyone aged 5 and over, including an adult learner who is 63! He loves the simplicity and is doing really well.
More tunes for 10 fingers is a great follow on once this book is completed
Great fun, and everyone adores it!

Fantastic piano tutor, 18 Aug 2006
My five year old daughter has been using this and the next book in the series to learn piano and it's been so enjoyable and painless! The book introduces a note at a time with fun quizzes, practice pieces and well known tunes. It's beautifully illustrated and so well written with simple, easy to follow explanations. Even as a musical dunce I was able to guide her through the book and even started learning the piano myself. Wish it had been like this when I was at school! Children learn to sight read music and play music from page one. I couldn't recommend this and it's companion book (More Tunes for Ten Fingers) strongly enough!

Highly recomennded, 01 Nov 2008
Brilliant book for anyone studying events management or hospitality, easy to read and understand. Very useful for assignments and exams. Highly recomendded :) and reasonable price for it too.

if you are looking to understand this topid this book is a must havve!, 21 Oct 2008
it's such an easy book to read and it's also really clear and has lots of good diagrams and examples. i was recomended it, and i'd also recomend it.

Perfection in its finest form for sports studies students., 21 Apr 2006
I can speak from the view point of writing a sports studies dissertation and having the pleasure of meeting one of the authors (IAN) myself as he is a lecturer at my university. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a simple but through guide to writing a dissertation for sports studies. If I was to describe it in a few words:

Interesting
Thorough
Easy read
Covers all the main points

A must have for sports management/studies/leisure and tourism. Hope this helps !

Fiddle time starters, 24 Jan 2006
If your child is beginning to play the violin, this is the starter book for him or her. Easy pieces that introduce the different strings and notes in a logical, well organised manner. Your child will soon progress onto the other books in the range.

Probably the best reference on food around, 21 Jun 2000
20 years work and 2650 entries. Alan Davidson has long been my favourite food author and this confirms it.

A simply excellent reference book, and readable with it., 11 May 2000
This is a great book for both reference, and just to browse through when the mood takes. The content is clear and concise, and as an amateur food writer, it has never failed to yield the information I needed when researching a subject. The entries are by no means exhaustive but gives enough to certainly use as a basis for further research, or indeed just settle an argument with a friend!

Very much worth reading for any lover of food, 28 Dec 1999
If you are like me - you like food -, then you will enjoy this book a lot. It might be of practical value to your daily life now and then, but I think that this is not its strong point. It is an excellent volume to browse at random, or to look up a fact about a particular foodstuff that you always wanted to know. It is very pleasant book to read in any respect. The lay-out is beautiful, something that has become rare these days. The authors (it's not just Alan Davidson alone) write in a very accessible way, so that I can recommend this work to non-native speakers of English (like myself) as well.

An outstanding compilation of everything to do with food., 01 Dec 1999
This is a remarkable book, highly readable, endlessly fascinating and an essential addition to every foodie's library. It is not only the sort of book that is a delight to browse through while eating solitary breakfasts, but a book that comes out over dinner when food is part of a serious discussion. There are minor errors to be found in descriptions of more obscure regional dishes; for example the Northeast Brazilian dish 'Vatapa' which is a thick nut based sauce is confused with 'Mocequa' , a seafood casserole which it usually accompanies. However this is minor carping for a book containing such a depth and breadth of food knowledge.

Excellent (times 20) -- by Emma Cookson, 20 Nov 1999
Alan Davidson is my grandfather and has been writing this book for twenty years, way before I was even born. I'm thirteen, so he started writing it when I was minus seven years old. I have read lots of his entries on an enormous range of different topics - from Aardvark to Zucchini. I can assure you that my grandfather really knows an awful lot about foods from all over the world and throughout human history. He writes in a really amusing and interesting way. I recommend this book to you, not only as a reference work, but as a source of endless amusement and surprise. It may interest you to know that whenever I am in a restaurant with him and my grandmother, he always seems to order the best dishes (putting his knowledge to good use, I see).

Dull, 02 Feb 2008
I found this book sensible, but the treatment is bland and limited and the presentation is frankly dull. This subject is a lot more varied and interesting than this book lets on!

A superb key text for leisure and recreation management, 25 Jan 2001
This is an important book and an absolute must for university students. The book fills the void and limited information covered in many other related text.It is an essential piece of text for information at every level for the aspects of lesuire and recreation management in planning, administration and the key management areas. And with this, the fourth edition, covering all the expansion and changes within the leisure and recreation management field is a must.

Excellent sports management text, 23 Jan 2001
This text is a valueable text when it comes to recreation manangement. It encompasses all the key issues of sport in society like: Sponsorship and event organisation. It is the key text of many university sport management courses, with many of these having the book as the core text. If you plan of doing a sports management course or are then this is the text to have.