There seems to be more quotations in this book than original text, and half of them deal with London or Paris! There is no structure to the book: it is one continuous chapter very poorly written at that. The author makes an assertion in one paragraph only to contradict himself in the next.But the worst is not so much the style as the content. In this book, we "learn" that the Japanese are dirty (p.57), that they all look alike (p. 72), that they are like children (p. 88).I was extremely dissapointed. People who have lived fifty years in a place are usually able to convey something about it. This is not the case here. There seems to be no redeeming value about Tokyo. This is something with which I disagree, having myself lived there for more than ten years.This is not a book for people who would like to visit and not for people who have been there.This is a book for no one.

This is a great roasting rack, however, I bought it to go in my All-Clad small roasting pan and it doesn't fit. All-Clad makes a set that you can buy. Unfortunately, I purchased my pan many years ago.

Used with a large foil roasting pan, I did not need to buy a roasting pan that I will only use 1-2 times per year.

This all clad nonstick roasting rack is show as an item tobe purchased along with the all clad lasagna pan.I did so and discovered that the rack is too big for the pan.Now I have to go through the trouble of returning the rack.I do not know how to let amazon know about this so otherswill not be deceived into buying a useless rack.The rack they showed is the $25.00 rack:All-Clad Nonstick Roasting Rackfor this pan:All-Clad Lasagna Pan

"Constructed of thick aluminum..." is an outright lie. How do I know? The magnet told me when it went THUD onto the middle of this rack.If I look past the fact that I spent $$ more for this one over other racks because I wanted rust free aluminum instead of steel, I could review it on its own merits. It is well constructed of heavy gauge metal with good welds. The coating has not failed after one use, so that is a good sign too. Best of all it fits nicely inside a 'Granite Ware 21.25 x 14 x 8.5 Inch Covered Rectangular Roaster' for a 22 lb turkey.IF they had it labeled as STEEL I would have given it 4 or 5 stars.

I dont know why some rate these CIMs so poorly. They are much better than routersim by far. Where else will you find training with narration and the number of routers you get. Although these CIMs are very structured in the commands available for individual the labs I feel what they are trying to do is teach you a specific topic without allowing you to stray away from the intended lesson so you better understand what is being taught. If you read any of the books and the use the CIMs you will have a greater understanding of what you read and some hands-on to back up the theory. Yes it's a little pricey but I find the much more enjoyable to learn from than dry read the page routersim.