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4 | Good Brain Candy... | Ok so after however many years I finally got around to reading this.Why you ask? My neighbors daughter (she's 16) gave the set to me as a gift, and she gushed over-flowing how excellent the book was and that the movie was coming soon and I just HAD to read it. So I did. I liked it.I wasn't crazy about some of the expressive language (nobody really "said" anything, they "hissed" it) But as an adult who reads alot I can say I enjoyed it. The main character Bella has caught some flack for being a bit boring, and while I agree she is a bit flat, I think Stephaine Meyer made her that way so she could be more easily identifiable as "every girl".The secondary characters are drawn quite well for an YA book, and I can definately see the appeal for the younger gen.Lots of angsty love, longing and romantic tension.The relationship with her parents is believable, and her interaction with her friends at school only reinforced why I hated HS. It really is just a hotbed of nastiness isn't it? | 992 | [
"Ok so after however many years I finally got around to reading this.Why you ask?",
"My neighbors daughter (she's 16) gave the set to me as a gift, and she gushed over-flowing how excellent the book was and that the movie was coming soon and I just HAD to read it.",
"So I did.",
"I liked it.I wasn't crazy about some of the expressive language (nobody really \"said\" anything, they \"hissed\" it) But as an adult who reads alot I can say I enjoyed it.",
"The main character Bella has caught some flack for being a bit boring, and while I agree she is a bit flat, I think Stephaine Meyer made her that way so she could be more easily identifiable as \"every girl\".The secondary characters are drawn quite well for an YA book, and I can definately see the appeal for the younger gen.Lots of angsty love, longing and romantic tension.The relationship with her parents is believable, and her interaction with her friends at school only reinforced why I hated HS.",
"It really is just a hotbed of nastiness isn't it?"
] |
4 | Nice Follow-up | I loved Adventures in the Screen Trade, so I bought Which Lie did I tell? While not quite as good as the first book, it was still entertaining and informative. I loved reading his section on The Princess Bride, and I was glad to read that he actually liked that movie (since he tends not to like anything he's written).Unfortunately, since I read Adventures in the screen Trade so recently (and he wrote it 20 years ago), a lot of the information--especially when he would talk about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid--seemed like he was repeating himself. It wasn't that bad, though. It was still fun to read it a second time around.As with Adventures..., I loved the section at the end of the book where he included a screenplay and had people analyze it. It's very interesting to see what works and what doesn't in other people's eyes. It helps to give a good idea to what to include in my own screenplays.Overall, it was a wonderful book--just not as good as the first one. C'est la vie. | 992 | [
"I loved Adventures in the Screen Trade, so I bought Which Lie did I tell?",
"While not quite as good as the first book, it was still entertaining and informative.",
"I loved reading his section on The Princess Bride, and I was glad to read that he actually liked that movie (since he tends not to like anything he's written).Unfortunately, since I read Adventures in the screen Trade so recently (and he wrote it 20 years ago), a lot of the information--especially when he would talk about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid--seemed like he was repeating himself.",
"It wasn't that bad, though.",
"It was still fun to read it a second time around.As with Adventures..., I loved the section at the end of the book where he included a screenplay and had people analyze it.",
"It's very interesting to see what works and what doesn't in other people's eyes.",
"It helps to give a good idea to what to include in my own screenplays.Overall, it was a wonderful book--just not as good as the first one.",
"C'est la vie."
] |
4 | Different than most | The views of the civil war in this book are mostly internal and come from the meandering thoughts of the characters themselves. That does not make this a terrible read, just not quite what I was expecting. I have always been fascinated with books on this subject and this era in general, and although I found the writing in this book to be very original and interesting, there were times where I also found it confusing. There is some jumping from past to present and back to the past without much warning and that got a little confusing and made me pull away from the story a bit. What I did like about this book was the painstaking effort the author put into his descriptions. If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be one of the men fighting these battles, this book can nearly put you there. Overall I can recommend this book, but I do wish to warn people that there are some graphic portions and foul language, which add to the ambiance, but also may offend some. Pretty impressive. | 992 | [
"The views of the civil war in this book are mostly internal and come from the meandering thoughts of the characters themselves.",
"That does not make this a terrible read, just not quite what I was expecting.",
"I have always been fascinated with books on this subject and this era in general, and although I found the writing in this book to be very original and interesting, there were times where I also found it confusing.",
"There is some jumping from past to present and back to the past without much warning and that got a little confusing and made me pull away from the story a bit.",
"What I did like about this book was the painstaking effort the author put into his descriptions.",
"If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be one of the men fighting these battles, this book can nearly put you there.",
"Overall I can recommend this book, but I do wish to warn people that there are some graphic portions and foul language, which add to the ambiance, but also may offend some.",
"Pretty impressive."
] |
4 | Excellent first set | I've had my nailer set for about 9 months now, and it continues to work excellently. Other than the compressor being a bit noisy in a closed garage, the guns and compressor work wonderfully.I have used the nailers for a variety of projects, mostly cabinet and furniture building, and continue to be impressed by their good working quality. The stapler isn't able to take longer staples, but then I have mostly used mine to attach back panels to cabinets, and it works fine other than it tends to over drive staples at times.One interesting thing - I've probably plowed through several boxes of nails and haven't had any issues with jamming. I've been pretty careful about cleaning my guns after use, and oiling them before hand, which probably has helped.My next purchase will be to spring for a better air hose - the one which comes with the kit is ok, but is fairly rigid. Still, it has held up good and if I didn't mind it rolling up a bit messy, would go on for another year or so safely. | 992 | [
"I've had my nailer set for about 9 months now, and it continues to work excellently.",
"Other than the compressor being a bit noisy in a closed garage, the guns and compressor work wonderfully.I have used the nailers for a variety of projects, mostly cabinet and furniture building, and continue to be impressed by their good working quality.",
"The stapler isn't able to take longer staples, but then I have mostly used mine to attach back panels to cabinets, and it works fine other than it tends to over drive staples at times.One interesting thing - I've probably plowed through several boxes of nails and haven't had any issues with jamming.",
"I've been pretty careful about cleaning my guns after use, and oiling them before hand, which probably has helped.My next purchase will be to spring for a better air hose - the one which comes with the kit is ok, but is fairly rigid.",
"Still, it has held up good and if I didn't mind it rolling up a bit messy, would go on for another year or so safely."
] |
4 | Triumphant heroine. | Wally Lamb has written a book that is triumphant and profound. This book is about life seeking life. As the author clearly understands, sometimes the things that happen in our lives are so tremendously painful and confusing that not living develops an appeal that's irrational but undeniable. I myself have faced the paralysis that accompanies being afraid to live. And like Dolores, overeating and its sense and sanity-numbing effects became my crutch. Wally Lamb's exploration of the dysfunction that such dissassociation from life creates in Dolores reveals and teaches an uncommon compassion. With tremendous finesse, he tells his well-crafted character's story without oversympathizing with or condemning her. This is a difficult book -- but promises inspiration to anyone who understands the struggle of pushing through darkness to the call of the light. If you open your heart to Dolores, you won't be able to resist a sense of gratitude for life's complexity by this book's conclusion | 992 | [
"Wally Lamb has written a book that is triumphant and profound.",
"This book is about life seeking life.",
"As the author clearly understands, sometimes the things that happen in our lives are so tremendously painful and confusing that not living develops an appeal that's irrational but undeniable.",
"I myself have faced the paralysis that accompanies being afraid to live.",
"And like Dolores, overeating and its sense and sanity-numbing effects became my crutch.",
"Wally Lamb's exploration of the dysfunction that such dissassociation from life creates in Dolores reveals and teaches an uncommon compassion.",
"With tremendous finesse, he tells his well-crafted character's story without oversympathizing with or condemning her.",
"This is a difficult book -- but promises inspiration to anyone who understands the struggle of pushing through darkness to the call of the light.",
"If you open your heart to Dolores, you won't be able to resist a sense of gratitude for life's complexity by this book's conclusion"
] |
4 | We go ride the lion! | This album is awesome. I haven't heard it in years, but man I used to own it and every single song was great. Culture is all about amazing harmonies and Hill's mesmerizing gravelly vocals.Truth is I probably would have given this five stars back when I was in highschool, but now I am so far removed from this album and that age that I can only review it based on how great I remember it to be, rather than how much I currently enjoy it.This is a highly recommended album however. Better than just about every Bob Marley album (talk about overrated, though Marley had maybe three or four classic albums and his early stuff rules, not one of his albums is a bonafide barn burning hypnotic historical document in the Handsworth Revolution, Tribute to the Martyrs, or Marcus Garvey tradition), this album belongs just below some of the greatest reggae albums ever produced.This is a must have if you love this type of music, and a very good purchase if your just a music lover with an open mind. | 992 | [
"This album is awesome.",
"I haven't heard it in years, but man I used to own it and every single song was great.",
"Culture is all about amazing harmonies and Hill's mesmerizing gravelly vocals.Truth is I probably would have given this five stars back when I was in highschool, but now I am so far removed from this album and that age that I can only review it based on how great I remember it to be, rather than how much I currently enjoy it.This is a highly recommended album however.",
"Better than just about every Bob Marley album (talk about overrated, though Marley had maybe three or four classic albums and his early stuff rules, not one of his albums is a bonafide barn burning hypnotic historical document in the Handsworth Revolution, Tribute to the Martyrs, or Marcus Garvey tradition), this album belongs just below some of the greatest reggae albums ever produced.This is a must have if you love this type of music, and a very good purchase if your just a music lover with an open mind."
] |
4 | Good CIA Thriller | For some reason, I inadvertently read books in a series out of sequence and such is the case here. I read "The Marching Season" without having read the first book, "Mark of the Assassin." This was a very good book, but I probably won't read its prequel because I now know how things are resolved. In any case, I heartily recommend this novel if you've read the first book. It zips along nicely, is well-crafted, like most Silva novels, and has a lot of suspense and excitement. It gives a pretty clear view of various aspects of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. One downer for me is the inclusion in the plot of a malicious global organization which exists only to foment turmoil. I think that's a device that insults the reader. Also, the ending gets crazy and silly. Silva cooks up such a good plot that he doesn't know how to resolve things, so he just makes a mad dash for the exit. In any case, I'm a big Silva fan and I enjoyed this book. If only I had read the other book first..... | 992 | [
"For some reason, I inadvertently read books in a series out of sequence and such is the case here.",
"I read \"The Marching Season\" without having read the first book, \"Mark of the Assassin.\" This was a very good book, but I probably won't read its prequel because I now know how things are resolved.",
"In any case, I heartily recommend this novel if you've read the first book.",
"It zips along nicely, is well-crafted, like most Silva novels, and has a lot of suspense and excitement.",
"It gives a pretty clear view of various aspects of \"The Troubles\" in Northern Ireland.",
"One downer for me is the inclusion in the plot of a malicious global organization which exists only to foment turmoil.",
"I think that's a device that insults the reader.",
"Also, the ending gets crazy and silly.",
"Silva cooks up such a good plot that he doesn't know how to resolve things, so he just makes a mad dash for the exit.",
"In any case, I'm a big Silva fan and I enjoyed this book.",
"If only I had read the other book first....."
] |
4 | For Horror Fans Only | The reviews of this film tend to be either a four star "nearly perfect" to a one star "superficial and cheesy gorefest." I would agree with both viewpoints. It all depends on what type of movie you're looking for. Fans of cheesy horror flicks will not be disappointed, in my opinion. More discriminating moviegoers will probably walk away rolling their eyes.The movie is pretty standard as far as horror films go: The characters are paper-thin, and all-star performances by Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Ben Foster can't fix the rote dialogue that they have to work with. It doesn't matter, though. The camera-work and sets are lush and beautiful, even more so when the blood starts spraying. The score is creepy as well, and best enjoyed in a decent home theatre system.At the 90 minute mark, the movie takes its time and limps across the finish line towards its conclusion at just under two hours. It could have benefited from a little pruning, but it's still a fun little horror film. | 992 | [
"The reviews of this film tend to be either a four star \"nearly perfect\" to a one star \"superficial and cheesy gorefest.\" I would agree with both viewpoints.",
"It all depends on what type of movie you're looking for.",
"Fans of cheesy horror flicks will not be disappointed, in my opinion.",
"More discriminating moviegoers will probably walk away rolling their eyes.The movie is pretty standard as far as horror films go: The characters are paper-thin, and all-star performances by Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Ben Foster can't fix the rote dialogue that they have to work with.",
"It doesn't matter, though.",
"The camera-work and sets are lush and beautiful, even more so when the blood starts spraying.",
"The score is creepy as well, and best enjoyed in a decent home theatre system.At the 90 minute mark, the movie takes its time and limps across the finish line towards its conclusion at just under two hours.",
"It could have benefited from a little pruning, but it's still a fun little horror film."
] |
4 | Review | This was an interresting book. The characters are well developed. I hope that the authors of the book continue because I would like to know what happens to the Dhampir & her companions.Here is a short summary of the book. A woman travels the lonely roads in search for towns that are willing to pay her to remove creatures that roam the night. However what the towns do not realize is that the woman is a fraud. The woman grows tired of the lies & decides that it is time to make a honest living, so she buys a tavern. What she does not realize though is that she is a Dhampir (half human & half vampire) & when the real creatures of the night decide to end her life. She must accept who & what she is to survive or die.I recommend this book for people who love action, adventure & humor. There is a unique way the authors wrote this book (by the way, I mean unique in a good way) & I hope that they continue with what they started. (HOPEFULLY this will become a series!).Sincerely,JenJayLynn | 992 | [
"This was an interresting book.",
"The characters are well developed.",
"I hope that the authors of the book continue because I would like to know what happens to the Dhampir & her companions.Here is a short summary of the book.",
"A woman travels the lonely roads in search for towns that are willing to pay her to remove creatures that roam the night.",
"However what the towns do not realize is that the woman is a fraud.",
"The woman grows tired of the lies & decides that it is time to make a honest living, so she buys a tavern.",
"What she does not realize though is that she is a Dhampir (half human & half vampire) & when the real creatures of the night decide to end her life.",
"She must accept who & what she is to survive or die.I recommend this book for people who love action, adventure & humor.",
"There is a unique way the authors wrote this book (by the way, I mean unique in a good way) & I hope that they continue with what they started.",
"(HOPEFULLY this will become a series!",
").Sincerely,JenJayLynn"
] |
4 | Fantastic Folklore | Diakite's retelling of this African folktale involving Brother Rabbit, Chameleon, a greedy king, a magic gourd and a magic rock is delightfully and originally illustrated with photographs of intricately painted ceramic bowls, platters and tiles that tell the story in detailed and relevant images. Further decorated at the edges with mud cloth patterns, Diakite has provided two pages of additional notes at the end of the book to help clarify the patterns' meanings as well as to give some background to his home of Mali, West Africa and some language translations.While written in traditional picture book format, this book is best read to youngsters for both the joy of oral storytelling traditions which are so important to folk tales as well as because of the potential unfamiliarity of some words and the occasional irregularity of traditional English grammar. Besides, they will not be able to keep their eyes from the illustrations long enough to read a whole page! A fun family read. | 992 | [
"Diakite's retelling of this African folktale involving Brother Rabbit, Chameleon, a greedy king, a magic gourd and a magic rock is delightfully and originally illustrated with photographs of intricately painted ceramic bowls, platters and tiles that tell the story in detailed and relevant images.",
"Further decorated at the edges with mud cloth patterns, Diakite has provided two pages of additional notes at the end of the book to help clarify the patterns' meanings as well as to give some background to his home of Mali, West Africa and some language translations.While written in traditional picture book format, this book is best read to youngsters for both the joy of oral storytelling traditions which are so important to folk tales as well as because of the potential unfamiliarity of some words and the occasional irregularity of traditional English grammar.",
"Besides, they will not be able to keep their eyes from the illustrations long enough to read a whole page!",
"A fun family read."
] |
4 | Fun Fast Paced Read | As usual, author Kathleen Long has delivered a cast of zany off-beat characters. This author has a great way of making a novel flow and keeping your attention. I went back and forth on this review between 3 and 4 stars. I ended up at 4 because I feel that at a Kindle price of $0.99 this book will beat out almost all of the competition. The characters in the story are all interesting. It's pretty much a mindless read that will give you a chuckle. Please don't expect this book to be anything deep and meaningful. It's a fast paced, fun story for a lazy afternoon. I considered a 3 star review becuase it truly isn't as good as some of the authors other novels of which I have also given some 4 stars. However, I need to judge this book on itself vs. other kindle choices. If you are deciding between this book and other books by this author I would strongly suggest reading Love Unlisted.I would not recommend this book for young adults or readers that don't enjoy silly characters. Enjoy! | 992 | [
"As usual, author Kathleen Long has delivered a cast of zany off-beat characters.",
"This author has a great way of making a novel flow and keeping your attention.",
"I went back and forth on this review between 3 and 4 stars.",
"I ended up at 4 because I feel that at a Kindle price of $0.99 this book will beat out almost all of the competition.",
"The characters in the story are all interesting.",
"It's pretty much a mindless read that will give you a chuckle.",
"Please don't expect this book to be anything deep and meaningful.",
"It's a fast paced, fun story for a lazy afternoon.",
"I considered a 3 star review becuase it truly isn't as good as some of the authors other novels of which I have also given some 4 stars.",
"However, I need to judge this book on itself vs.",
"other kindle choices.",
"If you are deciding between this book and other books by this author I would strongly suggest reading Love Unlisted.I would not recommend this book for young adults or readers that don't enjoy silly characters.",
"Enjoy!"
] |
4 | Book 1 | Wendy Thomas knew how to take care of herself, as well as everyone else. At the tender age of seven, her parents took her to the airport so she could find her own way to a Broadway show and back. Her parents never worried about her, even if she disappeared for days. They believed Wendy could do no wrong. Wendy grew up to be pretty, caring, with high grades, and about to go to college.Paul Randall was the ultimate bad boy. Even the gangs steered clear of him. Wendy and Paul found themselves deeply attracted to each other. Against his will, Paul fell in love with her. However, he knew he had to let her go or she would give up all her dreams for him. Problem was that Wendy did not want to be let go. Paul would have to hurt her, badly, for her own good.**** Wendy is a bit hard to believe, but she and Paul suit each other well. This book targets those who do not want danger in their stories, just pure romance! Wonderful light reading! ****Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews. | 992 | [
"Wendy Thomas knew how to take care of herself, as well as everyone else.",
"At the tender age of seven, her parents took her to the airport so she could find her own way to a Broadway show and back.",
"Her parents never worried about her, even if she disappeared for days.",
"They believed Wendy could do no wrong.",
"Wendy grew up to be pretty, caring, with high grades, and about to go to college.Paul Randall was the ultimate bad boy.",
"Even the gangs steered clear of him.",
"Wendy and Paul found themselves deeply attracted to each other.",
"Against his will, Paul fell in love with her.",
"However, he knew he had to let her go or she would give up all her dreams for him.",
"Problem was that Wendy did not want to be let go.",
"Paul would have to hurt her, badly, for her own good.**** Wendy is a bit hard to believe, but she and Paul suit each other well.",
"This book targets those who do not want danger in their stories, just pure romance!",
"Wonderful light reading!",
"****Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews."
] |
4 | Converted at last! | Madonna never grabbed me until this one came out, but I'm a convert now! Maybe it has something to do with "Evita" and the work she put in for Alan Parker's film. Maybe I'm one of the few (in my part of the world anyway) to have seen that movie several times, enjoying the extent to which the director subverts an inane musical and catches the irony in a true tale of an ugly dictatorship and a nation's heroine-worship. In company like that, Madonna really learned to act, she learned to sing, and now she seems to have found herself (sometimes -- from motherly love to "Mer Girl" still sends shivers down the spine) and learned to do her own thing. How well she does it. I never thought I'd buy a Madonna album, let alone listen to it as much as I have, but then maybe I was "Frozen" too! "Ray of Light" is a lesson in surviving stardom. I hope Madonna's next tricks will be as different again. (I even bought "Evita", too; Madonna and the Parker magic remade it for me.)--"Le Loup", Paris. | 992 | [
"Madonna never grabbed me until this one came out, but I'm a convert now!",
"Maybe it has something to do with \"Evita\" and the work she put in for Alan Parker's film.",
"Maybe I'm one of the few (in my part of the world anyway) to have seen that movie several times, enjoying the extent to which the director subverts an inane musical and catches the irony in a true tale of an ugly dictatorship and a nation's heroine-worship.",
"In company like that, Madonna really learned to act, she learned to sing, and now she seems to have found herself (sometimes -- from motherly love to \"Mer Girl\" still sends shivers down the spine) and learned to do her own thing.",
"How well she does it.",
"I never thought I'd buy a Madonna album, let alone listen to it as much as I have, but then maybe I was \"Frozen\" too!",
"\"Ray of Light\" is a lesson in surviving stardom.",
"I hope Madonna's next tricks will be as different again.",
"(I even bought \"Evita\", too; Madonna and the Parker magic remade it for me.)--\"Le Loup\", Paris."
] |
4 | Nice Rack!! | I bought this pot rack as soon as I saw it because I was conviced there was a typo in the price! All the other racks I looked at online and in stores were hundreds of dollars so I had expected this one to be as well. It looks almost exactly like the standing pot rack at Williams-Sonoma but much cheaper.Now that I've received it, I can see that it is made of weighty steel pieces. Mine is graphite powder coat finished and even the screws are perfectly matched.As far as the assembly is concerned my son and his friend (both 10 years old) put it together for me in about an hour and for $20 which I thought was a fabulous bargain.I can see the benefit in strength and aesthetics of 3 solid vertical pieces instead of 6 where they're attached half way up like with this one. Obviously the more expensive stands aren't built like this. But for the money you just can't beat it. Plus it's a great way to show off your Le Creuset and keep cookware out of the way and accessable at the same time. | 992 | [
"I bought this pot rack as soon as I saw it because I was conviced there was a typo in the price!",
"All the other racks I looked at online and in stores were hundreds of dollars so I had expected this one to be as well.",
"It looks almost exactly like the standing pot rack at Williams-Sonoma but much cheaper.Now that I've received it, I can see that it is made of weighty steel pieces.",
"Mine is graphite powder coat finished and even the screws are perfectly matched.As far as the assembly is concerned my son and his friend (both 10 years old) put it together for me in about an hour and for $20 which I thought was a fabulous bargain.I can see the benefit in strength and aesthetics of 3 solid vertical pieces instead of 6 where they're attached half way up like with this one.",
"Obviously the more expensive stands aren't built like this.",
"But for the money you just can't beat it.",
"Plus it's a great way to show off your Le Creuset and keep cookware out of the way and accessable at the same time."
] |
4 | finally got it | Well after over a week after release amazon had still not shipped so I cancelled my order and got it cheaper at the store.Now i see they dropped there price.First off the box is over sized for what is in it.Big piece of 2 inch foam inside.The cloth maps are ok I guess but could be a little bigger so you can read the names that are printed on the contenents.The comic book is about 4 inches by 6 inches and maybe a dozen pages. I have not read it yet but not very impresive.The manuel seemed ok and the cover was made out of pleather.5 discs in a cardboard container that folds out.The pewter figurene is really cool and heavy but unfortunatley even though it comes in a bubble pack mine had a bent sword which really bummed me out.I will have to contact them about a replacment since it is obvious that it was done at the factory.The best part is if you don't already have the discs you save money.If you are not a die hard EQ fan and have the discs don't waste the money.I hope this helps. | 992 | [
"Well after over a week after release amazon had still not shipped so I cancelled my order and got it cheaper at the store.Now i see they dropped there price.First off the box is over sized for what is in it.Big piece of 2 inch foam inside.The cloth maps are ok I guess but could be a little bigger so you can read the names that are printed on the contenents.The comic book is about 4 inches by 6 inches and maybe a dozen pages.",
"I have not read it yet but not very impresive.The manuel seemed ok and the cover was made out of pleather.5 discs in a cardboard container that folds out.The pewter figurene is really cool and heavy but unfortunatley even though it comes in a bubble pack mine had a bent sword which really bummed me out.I will have to contact them about a replacment since it is obvious that it was done at the factory.The best part is if you don't already have the discs you save money.If you are not a die hard EQ fan and have the discs don't waste the money.I hope this helps."
] |
4 | Prejudiced reviews | I have noticed that many who review karen armstrong's book & this one in specific, generally expect a complete christian victory & anything that balances the view is considered biased & untrue.It is not a matter of who invaded the other first but what practices did the invader indulge in. Neither Islam nor Christianity condone invasions so we are dealing with a profane subject, a human trait not a religious one. Europeans simply used religion in their invasion of the levant & started a 2 century conflict that does resonate till today in the middle eastern pysche, though it should move on from that point, but obviously there are readers who are displeased to read that during the crusades the muslims were actually more civil than the christians. facts are hard sometimes & some cannot handle it, like some muslims today who think they are right on everything. karen Armstrong always writes with eloquence & clarity, her writings till now are very balanced no matter what some may say. | 992 | [
"I have noticed that many who review karen armstrong's book & this one in specific, generally expect a complete christian victory & anything that balances the view is considered biased & untrue.It is not a matter of who invaded the other first but what practices did the invader indulge in.",
"Neither Islam nor Christianity condone invasions so we are dealing with a profane subject, a human trait not a religious one.",
"Europeans simply used religion in their invasion of the levant & started a 2 century conflict that does resonate till today in the middle eastern pysche, though it should move on from that point, but obviously there are readers who are displeased to read that during the crusades the muslims were actually more civil than the christians.",
"facts are hard sometimes & some cannot handle it, like some muslims today who think they are right on everything.",
"karen Armstrong always writes with eloquence & clarity, her writings till now are very balanced no matter what some may say."
] |
4 | Look in the mirror. | I think that a lot of the people who read this book seem very pleased with themselves that they aren't like 'Those People'. But for me, the book made me look at my own character and my own failings. This book made me face my own laziness, my self deception, my own lack of will and follow through as well as my own attitude towards morality. I am not saying that I am a drug addict or a criminal or really, much like any of the people in the book. But I know that I have taken the easy path more often than I should. I know that I have lied when it was convenient and decieved myself more often than anyone else.I think that if you approach this book from a political angle, which almost all the reviewers seem to have done, you will come away from it with exactly what you want to see. The liberals will decry it as 'blaming the victims' and the conservatives will laud it as 'blaming the perpetrators'. But, if you can ignore your own bias, I think that you will get so much more out of it. | 992 | [
"I think that a lot of the people who read this book seem very pleased with themselves that they aren't like 'Those People'.",
"But for me, the book made me look at my own character and my own failings.",
"This book made me face my own laziness, my self deception, my own lack of will and follow through as well as my own attitude towards morality.",
"I am not saying that I am a drug addict or a criminal or really, much like any of the people in the book.",
"But I know that I have taken the easy path more often than I should.",
"I know that I have lied when it was convenient and decieved myself more often than anyone else.I think that if you approach this book from a political angle, which almost all the reviewers seem to have done, you will come away from it with exactly what you want to see.",
"The liberals will decry it as 'blaming the victims' and the conservatives will laud it as 'blaming the perpetrators'.",
"But, if you can ignore your own bias, I think that you will get so much more out of it."
] |
4 | Tiny pieces! | I actually bought this item to replace the front sight on my SW Sigma, and it took some intricate dremmel tool work to reduce the lock post to fit the sight hole. Once that was achieved then came the tricky part: fastening the locking screw/bolt into the treading on the insertion post of the sight. With diligence, patience and a little luck it got it fitted and took the pistol to the range. It performed well enough, great sight acquisition as the bright fiberoptic really pops against a typical two dot rear sight. However after about 100 rounds I noticed the sight had sifted about 15 degrees to the left, which lead me go disassemble the pistol to further investigate. The locking bolt had wiggled loose, fortunately I had my Leatherman Squirt on hand and used the needle nose pliers to refasten the screw. Once I returned home I loosened the screw and dabbed a few drops of locktite on the assembly and the sight hasn't budged since.Make sure to use locktite to ensure proper lockdown! | 992 | [
"I actually bought this item to replace the front sight on my SW Sigma, and it took some intricate dremmel tool work to reduce the lock post to fit the sight hole.",
"Once that was achieved then came the tricky part: fastening the locking screw/bolt into the treading on the insertion post of the sight.",
"With diligence, patience and a little luck it got it fitted and took the pistol to the range.",
"It performed well enough, great sight acquisition as the bright fiberoptic really pops against a typical two dot rear sight.",
"However after about 100 rounds I noticed the sight had sifted about 15 degrees to the left, which lead me go disassemble the pistol to further investigate.",
"The locking bolt had wiggled loose, fortunately I had my Leatherman Squirt on hand and used the needle nose pliers to refasten the screw.",
"Once I returned home I loosened the screw and dabbed a few drops of locktite on the assembly and the sight hasn't budged since.Make sure to use locktite to ensure proper lockdown!"
] |
4 | Kudos To Madonna | Ok, in some ways I'm a conservative and have never really been accustomed to stuff like this, but "Justify My Love" was truly innovative. Madonna presented a sexual fantasy in the form of a music video and it is to this day, probably one of the most famous music videos in history. The video networks still refuse to play it uncut. The video itself plays around with sexual experimentation in an almost cheeky manner *my favorite scene is Madonna watching two men make out in front of her, a big huge grin on her face that she quickly covers up.* This video paved the way for Madonna's ultra-sexy "Erotica" period.Yes, it may seem vulgar and yes, it is definitely NOT for children and Madonna has said that repeatedly, but "Justify My Love" was very much an expression of artistry. The cool thing is that Madonna left that phase of her career in the early 90's and has not dwelled on her whole sexual beast persona which was the smart thing to do. Janet Britney and Christina....take note. ;) | 992 | [
"Ok, in some ways I'm a conservative and have never really been accustomed to stuff like this, but \"Justify My Love\" was truly innovative.",
"Madonna presented a sexual fantasy in the form of a music video and it is to this day, probably one of the most famous music videos in history.",
"The video networks still refuse to play it uncut.",
"The video itself plays around with sexual experimentation in an almost cheeky manner *my favorite scene is Madonna watching two men make out in front of her, a big huge grin on her face that she quickly covers up.* This video paved the way for Madonna's ultra-sexy \"Erotica\" period.Yes, it may seem vulgar and yes, it is definitely NOT for children and Madonna has said that repeatedly, but \"Justify My Love\" was very much an expression of artistry.",
"The cool thing is that Madonna left that phase of her career in the early 90's and has not dwelled on her whole sexual beast persona which was the smart thing to do.",
"Janet Britney and Christina....take note.",
";)"
] |
4 | A fun read | Sam has had to deal with a lot of loss in her life. Her mom left her and her father when she was a baby, then her father disappears, she sends the love of her life away after a misunderstanding, and then her good friend disappears. She is coping the best she can, taking over the family business as hostess on a private island, leading dives, and giving vacationers a few weeks in paradise. So, when the love of her life, Adam, shows up again just in time to rescue her from a kidnapping attempt, she wants answers!I liked the book, it was a fun read. The romance was good (if a little volatile) and the book was definitely filled with mystery. The onlt problem I had was that there were just too many sub-plots going on at the same time. I had a hard time focusing on the main characters because I was so busy trying to figure out what everyone else had to do with the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in mystery/romance books and to anyone interested in diving. | 992 | [
"Sam has had to deal with a lot of loss in her life.",
"Her mom left her and her father when she was a baby, then her father disappears, she sends the love of her life away after a misunderstanding, and then her good friend disappears.",
"She is coping the best she can, taking over the family business as hostess on a private island, leading dives, and giving vacationers a few weeks in paradise.",
"So, when the love of her life, Adam, shows up again just in time to rescue her from a kidnapping attempt, she wants answers!",
"I liked the book, it was a fun read.",
"The romance was good (if a little volatile) and the book was definitely filled with mystery.",
"The onlt problem I had was that there were just too many sub-plots going on at the same time.",
"I had a hard time focusing on the main characters because I was so busy trying to figure out what everyone else had to do with the book.",
"I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in mystery/romance books and to anyone interested in diving."
] |
4 | It remains to be seen | I started this book last night, and as I get into the 'nitty-gritty' of how to get my lover back, I am a thousand times more hopeful than I was before I started reading it. Blase Harris really captures the loneliness and despair of losing the love of your life, but seems also to be documenting the steps I've taken already, since I broke up with my lover a month ago today. He writes, "There is a...very parctical, crucially important reason for getting a lover back. If you don't learn how to make a relationship work, then when? Finding another fish in the sea is not good enough...So long as you and your ex-lover are alive, your relationship is not dead". This gives me the inspiration to continue, and Harris seems certain to help me find the ways and the words to make it happen.The book is worth reading, if only for the excellent plot summary of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"The title, and rather flamboyant cover of this paperback edition is a little off-putting though. | 992 | [
"I started this book last night, and as I get into the 'nitty-gritty' of how to get my lover back, I am a thousand times more hopeful than I was before I started reading it.",
"Blase Harris really captures the loneliness and despair of losing the love of your life, but seems also to be documenting the steps I've taken already, since I broke up with my lover a month ago today.",
"He writes, \"There is a...very parctical, crucially important reason for getting a lover back.",
"If you don't learn how to make a relationship work, then when?",
"Finding another fish in the sea is not good enough...So long as you and your ex-lover are alive, your relationship is not dead\".",
"This gives me the inspiration to continue, and Harris seems certain to help me find the ways and the words to make it happen.The book is worth reading, if only for the excellent plot summary of Shakespeare's \"A Midsummer Night's Dream\"The title, and rather flamboyant cover of this paperback edition is a little off-putting though."
] |
4 | Leaves Skin Softer | On the whole, my experience with this razor has been positive. Although I switched from manual razors mainly because I was tired of nicking myself and expected a trade-off in closeness, my girlfriend says that my skin is actually softer now that I used the 8140XL. Definitely give it a week or two after switching from a manual razor to let your skin adjust; my shaves got remarkably better after the first few days of use.- Pros: Leaves skin softer; shaves upper lip better than any manual razor; hair length after shave is consistent (including on neck); easy and quick to clean.- Cons: Inevitably misses hairs (although it's hard to tell without close inspection); not quite as close as a manual razor, so you will have to shave every morning if you want a clean-cut look; sideburn cutter not especially useful.I recommend buying Lectric Shave or a similar product to prep your stubble for shaving with the 8140XL, it makes a small but significant difference in the closeness of the shave. | 992 | [
"On the whole, my experience with this razor has been positive.",
"Although I switched from manual razors mainly because I was tired of nicking myself and expected a trade-off in closeness, my girlfriend says that my skin is actually softer now that I used the 8140XL.",
"Definitely give it a week or two after switching from a manual razor to let your skin adjust; my shaves got remarkably better after the first few days of use.- Pros: Leaves skin softer; shaves upper lip better than any manual razor; hair length after shave is consistent (including on neck); easy and quick to clean.- Cons: Inevitably misses hairs (although it's hard to tell without close inspection); not quite as close as a manual razor, so you will have to shave every morning if you want a clean-cut look; sideburn cutter not especially useful.I recommend buying Lectric Shave or a similar product to prep your stubble for shaving with the 8140XL, it makes a small but significant difference in the closeness of the shave."
] |
4 | from Nextel to Sprint | Well I rescently switched from Nextle to Sprint. I switched because of the price and the hardware. The price, you get what you pay for. I live an area that is very affulient and about an hour from Boston, Ma. I never had many issues with connectivity to Nextel. And I did not assume I would have any issues with Sprint either boy was I wrong. There is a stop on my way to work where I have full signal strength and my call gets dropped every time. Sprint is bad in my area.The phone however ROCKS, Nextel has crappy phones for gadget freaks like me. This phone you can download songs to the ringer not just midi's. The screen is big and bright, unlike the new i730's tiny screen. The camera is easy and fun to use, and with the color display on the outside of the phone you can even take pictures of yourself if you are that vain. The battery last well.If Nextel could get some cool phones I would switch back... Oh wait I have a 2 year contract. I guess I will have to wait.I hope this helps | 992 | [
"Well I rescently switched from Nextle to Sprint.",
"I switched because of the price and the hardware.",
"The price, you get what you pay for.",
"I live an area that is very affulient and about an hour from Boston, Ma.",
"I never had many issues with connectivity to Nextel.",
"And I did not assume I would have any issues with Sprint either boy was I wrong.",
"There is a stop on my way to work where I have full signal strength and my call gets dropped every time.",
"Sprint is bad in my area.The phone however ROCKS, Nextel has crappy phones for gadget freaks like me.",
"This phone you can download songs to the ringer not just midi's.",
"The screen is big and bright, unlike the new i730's tiny screen.",
"The camera is easy and fun to use, and with the color display on the outside of the phone you can even take pictures of yourself if you are that vain.",
"The battery last well.If Nextel could get some cool phones I would switch back... Oh wait I have a 2 year contract.",
"I guess I will have to wait.I hope this helps"
] |
4 | Wow; what a mix! | I got the Laurel Canyon Soundtrack and sort of put it aside and never listened to it, just being content having a part of the movie that I adore. Recently, however, I took it out of its case, brought it out to my little car, put it in the CD player, and listened to it on my way to work.Boy, I was glad that I did.The weather here has just turned to summer. With my windows rolled down, I turned up the music, and it really felt like summer. I'm not saying that if you buy this CD, you will embody the spirit of summer. Rather, it's a great CD to play during the season (and out of, too).The music reminds me of, namely, Laurel Canyon the movie - a place that is eternally steamily warm and beautiful. Moreover, you can definitely tell that the music is from an arthouse, independent film, ranging from pop, to psychadelic, to fictitous, to French, to mellow. Definitely an original mix. You will be surprised by each and every song on the disc.I definitely recommend if you enjoyed the film. | 992 | [
"I got the Laurel Canyon Soundtrack and sort of put it aside and never listened to it, just being content having a part of the movie that I adore.",
"Recently, however, I took it out of its case, brought it out to my little car, put it in the CD player, and listened to it on my way to work.Boy, I was glad that I did.The weather here has just turned to summer.",
"With my windows rolled down, I turned up the music, and it really felt like summer.",
"I'm not saying that if you buy this CD, you will embody the spirit of summer.",
"Rather, it's a great CD to play during the season (and out of, too).The music reminds me of, namely, Laurel Canyon the movie - a place that is eternally steamily warm and beautiful.",
"Moreover, you can definitely tell that the music is from an arthouse, independent film, ranging from pop, to psychadelic, to fictitous, to French, to mellow.",
"Definitely an original mix.",
"You will be surprised by each and every song on the disc.I definitely recommend if you enjoyed the film."
] |
4 | Torn... | Torn, as in whether to rate this book as a useful instructional guide, or boring casual reading.Torn, as in the author's feelings on whether to write about the sentiment and philosophy behind photography. Sections get weighed down by the author's need to discuss (in overly maudlin terms) the creative expression offered by photography. I would have preferred a book to be either wholly technical or entirely emotional (and clearly presented as such, so that I could avoid it).Torn, as in the pages falling from this poorly bound book. Several friends have informed me that their copies fell apart, too.All in all, I found the procedural information to be clear and concise, covering not just basics, but some more interesting darkroom techniques. It seemed that the rest was serving as filler; personally I would prefer more picture examples and less of the non-procedural text. However, this book is a good alternative to some of the better, but unfortunately out of print, darkroom guides. | 992 | [
"Torn, as in whether to rate this book as a useful instructional guide, or boring casual reading.Torn, as in the author's feelings on whether to write about the sentiment and philosophy behind photography.",
"Sections get weighed down by the author's need to discuss (in overly maudlin terms) the creative expression offered by photography.",
"I would have preferred a book to be either wholly technical or entirely emotional (and clearly presented as such, so that I could avoid it).Torn, as in the pages falling from this poorly bound book.",
"Several friends have informed me that their copies fell apart, too.All in all, I found the procedural information to be clear and concise, covering not just basics, but some more interesting darkroom techniques.",
"It seemed that the rest was serving as filler; personally I would prefer more picture examples and less of the non-procedural text.",
"However, this book is a good alternative to some of the better, but unfortunately out of print, darkroom guides."
] |
4 | Another Wick winner. | Kent Maynard, Sunk Like God Behind the House (Kent State, 2001)Another entry in the Wick Chapbook series, which is rapidly proving itself to have achieved what may be the highest average quality over a series in the past half-decade. Maynard's book chronicles moments from a stay in rural Cameroon, and the poems have the feel of having been written in that short span of time between being a tourist, when everything's worth noting, and being inured, when nothing's worth noting. The end result is a selection of fine observations that both delineate the differences between the lives of the subjects and the life of the reader and stresses the commonality of the human condition, as all good "outsider" poetry should do. Maynard does get a tad heavy-handed with the symbolism on occasion, but this isn't a book whose politics are going to stand up and slap you in the face.As with all the Wick Chapbooks I've read and reviewed so far, this one comes with an unhesitating recommendation. *** | 992 | [
"Kent Maynard, Sunk Like God Behind the House (Kent State, 2001)Another entry in the Wick Chapbook series, which is rapidly proving itself to have achieved what may be the highest average quality over a series in the past half-decade.",
"Maynard's book chronicles moments from a stay in rural Cameroon, and the poems have the feel of having been written in that short span of time between being a tourist, when everything's worth noting, and being inured, when nothing's worth noting.",
"The end result is a selection of fine observations that both delineate the differences between the lives of the subjects and the life of the reader and stresses the commonality of the human condition, as all good \"outsider\" poetry should do.",
"Maynard does get a tad heavy-handed with the symbolism on occasion, but this isn't a book whose politics are going to stand up and slap you in the face.As with all the Wick Chapbooks I've read and reviewed so far, this one comes with an unhesitating recommendation.",
"***"
] |
4 | Sly Dig At Academia | Alison Lurie is a gifted, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, widely known for "The War Between the Tates," which is only one of her brilliant novels."Truth and Consequences" is a good, well-written, easy-to-read character study of a small slice of academia in a small town; it is positively wicked in it's dead-on perceptions of different academic "types," from the ethereal, airy Visiting Fellow, Delia Delaney, to the quickly fracturing couple, architectural professor Alan Mackenzie and his wife Jane, Administrative Manager for the small college at which they all work. In a sly comedy of manners, Lurie examines what can happen when the scales tip just a bit: Alan's chronic back pain from an injury changes him from a sexy,loveable husband to a whining petulant child; Jane turns from a happy, contented wife in love with her husband to one who mistakes him for a stranger; and strange, toxic love is in the air everywhere.This is a fun book, and I highly recommend it, without reservation. | 992 | [
"Alison Lurie is a gifted, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, widely known for \"The War Between the Tates,\" which is only one of her brilliant novels.\"Truth and Consequences\" is a good, well-written, easy-to-read character study of a small slice of academia in a small town; it is positively wicked in it's dead-on perceptions of different academic \"types,\" from the ethereal, airy Visiting Fellow, Delia Delaney, to the quickly fracturing couple, architectural professor Alan Mackenzie and his wife Jane, Administrative Manager for the small college at which they all work.",
"In a sly comedy of manners, Lurie examines what can happen when the scales tip just a bit: Alan's chronic back pain from an injury changes him from a sexy,loveable husband to a whining petulant child; Jane turns from a happy, contented wife in love with her husband to one who mistakes him for a stranger; and strange, toxic love is in the air everywhere.This is a fun book, and I highly recommend it, without reservation."
] |
4 | Lots of Nice Features | After my first day of use, I was frustrated because there was no way to look ahead and see where the chosen route takes you. Then I downloaded software upgrade 2.4 and it has some enhancements. You can now move quickly along a simulated route even before you start driving. But it still will not let you scroll in any direction at will to see what's around your location. You can, however, zoom out or in quite a bit (it just never seems to reveal the area I want to see). I've also read a very large number of negative reviews on another site...the customer support for Magellan is apparently beyond poor!The 4040 has a large screen, good spoken voice, clear 3D or 2D maps. A really great addition is AAA data, including points of interest, restaurants, including fast food. The unit grabs onto the satellite within 10 sec. when you start it up, and re-calculates changes to the route in 2-5 seconds. We used it the first day we bought it to help the Auto Club locate our stranded motorhome. | 992 | [
"After my first day of use, I was frustrated because there was no way to look ahead and see where the chosen route takes you.",
"Then I downloaded software upgrade 2.4 and it has some enhancements.",
"You can now move quickly along a simulated route even before you start driving.",
"But it still will not let you scroll in any direction at will to see what's around your location.",
"You can, however, zoom out or in quite a bit (it just never seems to reveal the area I want to see).",
"I've also read a very large number of negative reviews on another site...the customer support for Magellan is apparently beyond poor!",
"The 4040 has a large screen, good spoken voice, clear 3D or 2D maps.",
"A really great addition is AAA data, including points of interest, restaurants, including fast food.",
"The unit grabs onto the satellite within 10 sec.",
"when you start it up, and re-calculates changes to the route in 2-5 seconds.",
"We used it the first day we bought it to help the Auto Club locate our stranded motorhome."
] |
4 | 24/7 isn't normal!! | That could be the subtitle of this and St. James other Simplify books.Advertising, media, and our culture train bad habits into us, draining our energy, creativity, finances, and, in general, cluttering our lives with "stuff."I liked this book and felt, by the end, I "knew" the author (and I liked her, too). Some reviewers are more critical of this book, and there are weaknesses. Like most self-help book, too many pages are dithered away convincing us that Simplifying is good (presumably, the reader understands this already.) Also, many of these tips have meaning to those (and there are lots of us) who have been caught up in the yuppy-variety of consermerism (for example, you'll find out here what to do with the towels that no longer match you Color Scheme.)There is something here for everyone, though, and us older readers would like to grind the pages and sprinkle them over the young. And take a tip from St. James: check this book out at the library to keep your shelves clear! | 992 | [
"That could be the subtitle of this and St.",
"James other Simplify books.Advertising, media, and our culture train bad habits into us, draining our energy, creativity, finances, and, in general, cluttering our lives with \"stuff.\"I liked this book and felt, by the end, I \"knew\" the author (and I liked her, too).",
"Some reviewers are more critical of this book, and there are weaknesses.",
"Like most self-help book, too many pages are dithered away convincing us that Simplifying is good (presumably, the reader understands this already.) Also, many of these tips have meaning to those (and there are lots of us) who have been caught up in the yuppy-variety of consermerism (for example, you'll find out here what to do with the towels that no longer match you Color Scheme.)There is something here for everyone, though, and us older readers would like to grind the pages and sprinkle them over the young.",
"And take a tip from St.",
"James: check this book out at the library to keep your shelves clear!"
] |
4 | does the job well | at first glance the juicer seems very light and flimsy (which is what i would expect from B&D;). Although it's small size is a plus for kitchen counters which are filled with so many appliances these days. But it worked beautifully. It got every bit of the juice and pulp (i like a lot of pulp so i haven't tested it with little or no pulp) and strained it automatically and effortlessly. I used to use a one of those chintzy plastic hand strainers that would clog half way through an orange, requiring further straining by hand. But this one kept pushing everything through to the pitcher.If you squeeze one or two glasses of juice a day at the price i highly recommend this. If you need to juice large amounts daily as others have mentioned this would probably give you hand fatigue and you would need a professional model costing much more. I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because of it's light construction and so not being sure how long it will last. But for under $20 it does the job well. | 992 | [
"at first glance the juicer seems very light and flimsy (which is what i would expect from B&D;).",
"Although it's small size is a plus for kitchen counters which are filled with so many appliances these days.",
"But it worked beautifully.",
"It got every bit of the juice and pulp (i like a lot of pulp so i haven't tested it with little or no pulp) and strained it automatically and effortlessly.",
"I used to use a one of those chintzy plastic hand strainers that would clog half way through an orange, requiring further straining by hand.",
"But this one kept pushing everything through to the pitcher.If you squeeze one or two glasses of juice a day at the price i highly recommend this.",
"If you need to juice large amounts daily as others have mentioned this would probably give you hand fatigue and you would need a professional model costing much more.",
"I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because of it's light construction and so not being sure how long it will last.",
"But for under $20 it does the job well."
] |
4 | super colon cleanse | I bought this product for the main purpose of cleansing. I find it is very good and starts working in no time. One of the many good things about it, (and my personal favorite), is that I don't get uncomfortable when I have the urge to use the bathroom. I have done many natural cleansers in the past and I have had the experience of being weakened and in gripping stomach pains when I had the urge to use the bathroom with other products.I have been using this along with another cleansing productNUTRAFLUSH PRO (3 Bottles) - The #1 Complete Colon Cleansing and Full Body Detox Cleanse Formula. The All Natural Diet, Weight Loss Cleansercombined with this is quite gentle on the system and yet fast acting. When I am feeling stopped up I use this product to help clear everything out. It has helped me feel a whole lot healthier. The only thing I would say with both of these products is that you will definitely see better results if you drink 8-10 glasses of water while you are using them. | 992 | [
"I bought this product for the main purpose of cleansing.",
"I find it is very good and starts working in no time.",
"One of the many good things about it, (and my personal favorite), is that I don't get uncomfortable when I have the urge to use the bathroom.",
"I have done many natural cleansers in the past and I have had the experience of being weakened and in gripping stomach pains when I had the urge to use the bathroom with other products.I have been using this along with another cleansing productNUTRAFLUSH PRO (3 Bottles) - The #1 Complete Colon Cleansing and Full Body Detox Cleanse Formula.",
"The All Natural Diet, Weight Loss Cleansercombined with this is quite gentle on the system and yet fast acting.",
"When I am feeling stopped up I use this product to help clear everything out.",
"It has helped me feel a whole lot healthier.",
"The only thing I would say with both of these products is that you will definitely see better results if you drink 8-10 glasses of water while you are using them."
] |
4 | Cool game | Having enjoyed the original Rockman series (at least, 1-7), I decided to try the Mega Man X game recently, though I had been aware of MMX for years. This game is different than the original, but it has enough features in common with its predecessor that it is familiar and fun enough for longtime fans.Rather than '----' Man as the usual stage boss, the Robot Masters in the MMX series are generally modeled after animals but with many of the same abilities as the original bosses, such as lightning, fire, ice, shield, etc. Here you have such Bosses (referred to as Mavericks) as Chill Penguin, Flame Mammoth, Sting Chameleon, Launch Octopus and so on and so forth, the formula of which would last through the rest of the MMX series. You acquire weapons, and by exploring stages carefully, you can increase your Power Gauge and find other nifty little things that boost your stats.I have to admit that I miss Dr. Wily, he was such a fun game character, but this series is still a lot of fun. | 992 | [
"Having enjoyed the original Rockman series (at least, 1-7), I decided to try the Mega Man X game recently, though I had been aware of MMX for years.",
"This game is different than the original, but it has enough features in common with its predecessor that it is familiar and fun enough for longtime fans.Rather than '----' Man as the usual stage boss, the Robot Masters in the MMX series are generally modeled after animals but with many of the same abilities as the original bosses, such as lightning, fire, ice, shield, etc.",
"Here you have such Bosses (referred to as Mavericks) as Chill Penguin, Flame Mammoth, Sting Chameleon, Launch Octopus and so on and so forth, the formula of which would last through the rest of the MMX series.",
"You acquire weapons, and by exploring stages carefully, you can increase your Power Gauge and find other nifty little things that boost your stats.I have to admit that I miss Dr.",
"Wily, he was such a fun game character, but this series is still a lot of fun."
] |
4 | Amazing | I loved this game everything in it was amazing!System: The loading takes forever and when you get out of the subway you can't move for like 30 seconds. If you aren't a patient person this could get annoyingGraphics: These were especially good. Much better than the computer games i must say. You can change the angle to see small details like posters and such.Gameplay: IMO this sims is much better than the others. You can help your sim in his/her job. Also the objectives you have to complete make it difficult and fun. You can earn a lot more money than you did in other sims games. You can use that money for plenty of things including furniture, clothing, and accesories.Sound: Amazing. listening to the black eyed peas in simlish is very cool. also in neon city you can hear the asian dance music from anywhere. This is one of the best aspects of the gamePro:Great musicBetter usage of your simA lot of customization optionsCons:Long load timesTends to be "stuck" at times with commands | 992 | [
"I loved this game everything in it was amazing!",
"System: The loading takes forever and when you get out of the subway you can't move for like 30 seconds.",
"If you aren't a patient person this could get annoyingGraphics: These were especially good.",
"Much better than the computer games i must say.",
"You can change the angle to see small details like posters and such.Gameplay: IMO this sims is much better than the others.",
"You can help your sim in his/her job.",
"Also the objectives you have to complete make it difficult and fun.",
"You can earn a lot more money than you did in other sims games.",
"You can use that money for plenty of things including furniture, clothing, and accesories.Sound: Amazing.",
"listening to the black eyed peas in simlish is very cool.",
"also in neon city you can hear the asian dance music from anywhere.",
"This is one of the best aspects of the gamePro:Great musicBetter usage of your simA lot of customization optionsCons:Long load timesTends to be \"stuck\" at times with commands"
] |
4 | Back to basics... | Say, you are novice in the make-up department. I am convinced this book can be a useful reference. It gives detailed explanation on all topics concerning make-up e.g. how many types of eyeshadows are there, which is best for what, how do you apply them...the whole works. This book features very good before-and-after pictures, and addresses the different types of facial attributes so that you can play up your best and play down your worst with make-up. You can probably get a lot of inspirations from them.But say, you wear make-up on a regular basis and have some kind of knowledge on the subject (i.e. you know the difference between an eyebrow pencil and an eye pencil at one glance), this book is *yawn* nothing but a compiled reiteration of what you already know.Overall, I still like this book because I can always refer to it if I ever forget how to open up droopy eyelids using make-up, and I can always pass it to my niece or daughter (if I have one) as my version of an heirloom. | 992 | [
"Say, you are novice in the make-up department.",
"I am convinced this book can be a useful reference.",
"It gives detailed explanation on all topics concerning make-up e.g. how many types of eyeshadows are there, which is best for what, how do you apply them...the whole works.",
"This book features very good before-and-after pictures, and addresses the different types of facial attributes so that you can play up your best and play down your worst with make-up.",
"You can probably get a lot of inspirations from them.But say, you wear make-up on a regular basis and have some kind of knowledge on the subject (i.e. you know the difference between an eyebrow pencil and an eye pencil at one glance), this book is *yawn* nothing but a compiled reiteration of what you already know.Overall, I still like this book because I can always refer to it if I ever forget how to open up droopy eyelids using make-up, and I can always pass it to my niece or daughter (if I have one) as my version of an heirloom."
] |
4 | Great ant farm. | I bought this ant farm for myself, even though I'm 27 years old. I've had not a single complaint in the past year that I've owned it. A couple of months ago, I captured a queen ant in my back yard and put her in the ant farm, and it wasn't long before she laid a few eggs. I'm currently waiting for the eggs to hatch, and for my ant colony to begin growing. I'm looking forward to collecting more ant farms to watch how the entire process works out, though I am a bit apprehensive about how to deal with dead ants as time goes on.I originally used the coupon in the box to order harvester ants, and the farm already has their tunnels in it for the queen and her brood to utilize in the first farm. Those ants arrived quickly and all alive, which is probably due to the fact that I had ordered them in the summer and the weather was perfect for them the entire way.In conclusion, this is a great product, and I certainly suggest it as a tool to teach children about ants and their 'societies'. | 992 | [
"I bought this ant farm for myself, even though I'm 27 years old.",
"I've had not a single complaint in the past year that I've owned it.",
"A couple of months ago, I captured a queen ant in my back yard and put her in the ant farm, and it wasn't long before she laid a few eggs.",
"I'm currently waiting for the eggs to hatch, and for my ant colony to begin growing.",
"I'm looking forward to collecting more ant farms to watch how the entire process works out, though I am a bit apprehensive about how to deal with dead ants as time goes on.I originally used the coupon in the box to order harvester ants, and the farm already has their tunnels in it for the queen and her brood to utilize in the first farm.",
"Those ants arrived quickly and all alive, which is probably due to the fact that I had ordered them in the summer and the weather was perfect for them the entire way.In conclusion, this is a great product, and I certainly suggest it as a tool to teach children about ants and their 'societies'."
] |
4 | Well Done, Daisy | I am shocked and pleased to say that this is the first pellet container I have ever encountered that had zero warped pellets inside! They were all uniform and fired perfectly.Now, accuracy is definitely another matter. If you are a bit more serious than plinking for fun, I wouldn't recommend these; they simply aren't as accurate as most lead pellets I've used. It is for this reason I removed one star. I'm only a plinker for fun with friends, and these fit the bill perfectly for me, they were lead-free and gave a good few hours of fun. It really is close enough for bottles and cans, which makes it great for me. Be warned: once you are more than 30 feet away the accuracy really reaches a new low. They are best with 25' and under.I recommend purchasing a container to see if they fit your needs, then stocking up on a few if you like them because I guarantee if you get a few buddies over you'll burn through these in about 3 hours, maximum. :) Overall, I was happy with these pellets. | 992 | [
"I am shocked and pleased to say that this is the first pellet container I have ever encountered that had zero warped pellets inside!",
"They were all uniform and fired perfectly.Now, accuracy is definitely another matter.",
"If you are a bit more serious than plinking for fun, I wouldn't recommend these; they simply aren't as accurate as most lead pellets I've used.",
"It is for this reason I removed one star.",
"I'm only a plinker for fun with friends, and these fit the bill perfectly for me, they were lead-free and gave a good few hours of fun.",
"It really is close enough for bottles and cans, which makes it great for me.",
"Be warned: once you are more than 30 feet away the accuracy really reaches a new low.",
"They are best with 25' and under.I recommend purchasing a container to see if they fit your needs, then stocking up on a few if you like them because I guarantee if you get a few buddies over you'll burn through these in about 3 hours, maximum.",
":) Overall, I was happy with these pellets."
] |
4 | For new fans only | If you already have the 2CD set "Strange Magic" or the box set "Flashback" then you can skip this collection. Otherwise, if you're just discovering them for the first time and/or have wanted just a condensed version of their greatest hits then look no further than here. For anyone who doesn't know yet, the band's trademark sound was an alchemy of rock and classical music. There's one photo of the group on the back and two of frontman Jeff Lynne inside. After all, they were known more for their insignia than for their looks. The tracks themselves are in no particular order,as if they were drawn out of a hat, making it perfect for the new listener. The liner notes give a brief history of the band from their formation up to Jeff Lynne as producer after they initially broke up (they recorded the album "Zoom" in 2001). At just under 61 minutes in length, this remastered yet recycled retrospective is perfect for anyone who just wants the best of E.L.O.'s 14 year career in a nutshell. | 992 | [
"If you already have the 2CD set \"Strange Magic\" or the box set \"Flashback\" then you can skip this collection.",
"Otherwise, if you're just discovering them for the first time and/or have wanted just a condensed version of their greatest hits then look no further than here.",
"For anyone who doesn't know yet, the band's trademark sound was an alchemy of rock and classical music.",
"There's one photo of the group on the back and two of frontman Jeff Lynne inside.",
"After all, they were known more for their insignia than for their looks.",
"The tracks themselves are in no particular order,as if they were drawn out of a hat, making it perfect for the new listener.",
"The liner notes give a brief history of the band from their formation up to Jeff Lynne as producer after they initially broke up (they recorded the album \"Zoom\" in 2001).",
"At just under 61 minutes in length, this remastered yet recycled retrospective is perfect for anyone who just wants the best of E.L.O.'s 14 year career in a nutshell."
] |
4 | Great for the money | First the good.The feedback is strong and prescise. Very smooth steering and it will immerse you into the game. NFS Most Wanted and GTR 2 are great with this wheel. The shifter is awesome, although you do not want to beat it up. A ginger approach makes it work best. The pedals are very solid with good tension, although you have to have very small feet if you are going to use all three. I use my clutch for the brake forgetting the middle pedal.Now for the bad.The clamping system works, but for how long? Plastic screws are only going to last so long, and you have to really tighten them for the wheel to stay put. There are mounting nuts on the bottom, but are you going to drill 2 holes through your desk? Microsoft has a superior clamp in my opinion. The shifter works well, and I am sure it will last with care. Be nice to it though. The pedals are to close together. Other than that, they are perfect.Overall, I highly recommend this wheel. For the money you can't get a better wheel. | 992 | [
"First the good.The feedback is strong and prescise.",
"Very smooth steering and it will immerse you into the game.",
"NFS Most Wanted and GTR 2 are great with this wheel.",
"The shifter is awesome, although you do not want to beat it up.",
"A ginger approach makes it work best.",
"The pedals are very solid with good tension, although you have to have very small feet if you are going to use all three.",
"I use my clutch for the brake forgetting the middle pedal.Now for the bad.The clamping system works, but for how long?",
"Plastic screws are only going to last so long, and you have to really tighten them for the wheel to stay put.",
"There are mounting nuts on the bottom, but are you going to drill 2 holes through your desk?",
"Microsoft has a superior clamp in my opinion.",
"The shifter works well, and I am sure it will last with care.",
"Be nice to it though.",
"The pedals are to close together.",
"Other than that, they are perfect.Overall, I highly recommend this wheel.",
"For the money you can't get a better wheel."
] |
4 | Good But Overrated. | The Beatles were one of the best bands around back then and still are today. It's essential and most of the songs are good but it's extremely overrated. I'd pick Revolver or Abbey Road over this any day. It was very unique for the time, that's why it's more popular. Some people don't like The Beatles because they think they're overrated. Their music is popular for a reason and most of their music's good, even their most overrated. It's not the very best though, their music before Sgt. Pepper doesn't get as much attention. Rubber Soul and Revolver are amazing, those are five star albums. Fixing A Hole, She's Leaving Home, A Day In the Life, When I'm Sixty Four and Sgt. Pepper are the best and are great songs however Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and With A Little Help From My Friends are overrated in my opinion. After all this was one of the first albums in psychedelic rock and it popularized the genre but now it sounds outdated in parts. Revolver holds up with age much better. | 991 | [
"The Beatles were one of the best bands around back then and still are today.",
"It's essential and most of the songs are good but it's extremely overrated.",
"I'd pick Revolver or Abbey Road over this any day.",
"It was very unique for the time, that's why it's more popular.",
"Some people don't like The Beatles because they think they're overrated.",
"Their music is popular for a reason and most of their music's good, even their most overrated.",
"It's not the very best though, their music before Sgt.",
"Pepper doesn't get as much attention.",
"Rubber Soul and Revolver are amazing, those are five star albums.",
"Fixing A Hole, She's Leaving Home, A Day In the Life, When I'm Sixty Four and Sgt.",
"Pepper are the best and are great songs however Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and With A Little Help From My Friends are overrated in my opinion.",
"After all this was one of the first albums in psychedelic rock and it popularized the genre but now it sounds outdated in parts.",
"Revolver holds up with age much better."
] |
4 | Thanks, Glamour! | I only bought this CD because Glamour reviewed it as one of the best CDs of the year. So I figured, what the heck, I'll try it on for size. I definitely enjoyed it. I didn't listen to it very much in the beginning, and that's the only reason it gets four stars instead of five. It takes a little while to grow on you, and it's not the kind of CD you just pop in your car on your two hour drive home from college. However, if you sit and listen to it, and let the words grab you, then you will experience the real feeling and meaning of this lyrical message. Shelby Lynne's CD is bold and creative, and very emotional, which is what I'm really looking for sometimes. I didn't really classify this in any specific genre, because it's not country, it's not rock, and it's not pop...it's a good mixture that really sucks you in. So, I recommend it, especially to college girls who are looking for something better than NSYNC or Savage Garden and who really need some empowerment and inspiration. | 991 | [
"I only bought this CD because Glamour reviewed it as one of the best CDs of the year.",
"So I figured, what the heck, I'll try it on for size.",
"I definitely enjoyed it.",
"I didn't listen to it very much in the beginning, and that's the only reason it gets four stars instead of five.",
"It takes a little while to grow on you, and it's not the kind of CD you just pop in your car on your two hour drive home from college.",
"However, if you sit and listen to it, and let the words grab you, then you will experience the real feeling and meaning of this lyrical message.",
"Shelby Lynne's CD is bold and creative, and very emotional, which is what I'm really looking for sometimes.",
"I didn't really classify this in any specific genre, because it's not country, it's not rock, and it's not pop...it's a good mixture that really sucks you in.",
"So, I recommend it, especially to college girls who are looking for something better than NSYNC or Savage Garden and who really need some empowerment and inspiration."
] |
4 | 12 Monkeys (1995) | Terry Gilliam resists many of his comedic tendencies in this mostly serious, increasingly intense thriller, which, despite adopting a morose storyline, manages some mordant moments of humor. In 2035, a man named James Cole (Bruce Willis), a prisoner of an underground penitentiary, is sent back in time to investigate the cause of a viral pandemic that caused five billion deaths in 1997. After explaining his task to those of the "past" world ('97), Cole is put in an insane asylum, where he meets the eccentric and extremely unstable Jeffrey Goines (Brad Pitt), who he believes may have the answer to the catastrophic riddle. Madeleine Stowe co-stars as James' psychiatrist and eventual collaborator in his search for any clues, and Christopher Plummer plays Goines' virologist father. Brilliant for its mounting of suspense, 12 Monkeys commands engagement, then rips any understanding one may have mustered from under them through hefty, shocking twists, making it an unforgettable watch. | 991 | [
"Terry Gilliam resists many of his comedic tendencies in this mostly serious, increasingly intense thriller, which, despite adopting a morose storyline, manages some mordant moments of humor.",
"In 2035, a man named James Cole (Bruce Willis), a prisoner of an underground penitentiary, is sent back in time to investigate the cause of a viral pandemic that caused five billion deaths in 1997.",
"After explaining his task to those of the \"past\" world ('97), Cole is put in an insane asylum, where he meets the eccentric and extremely unstable Jeffrey Goines (Brad Pitt), who he believes may have the answer to the catastrophic riddle.",
"Madeleine Stowe co-stars as James' psychiatrist and eventual collaborator in his search for any clues, and Christopher Plummer plays Goines' virologist father.",
"Brilliant for its mounting of suspense, 12 Monkeys commands engagement, then rips any understanding one may have mustered from under them through hefty, shocking twists, making it an unforgettable watch."
] |
4 | Pack Rat Catcher | I'm looking to eliminate pack rats from my back yard. So far, I have "caught" two. The first one remained captured for a couple of hours - it was the middle of the night, so I could not take care of it right away. I could hear it from my bed as it kept running back and forth over the tray, looking for a way out. By morning, it had escaped - the doors were still locked so I assume it squeezed out of the corner where the door comes down. I understand that rats can squeeze through a hole the size of a nickel, so that is apparently what happened.I then used pliers to bend the four lower corners of the two doors inward a bit to decrease the size of those gaps. The next night I caught another rat (I don't think this was the same one), and this time it was still there in the morning. Tonight I will set it for the original rat again, as I need to get her to stop nesting in my gas grill.Cheese as bait has worked fine so far. Releasing the captured rat was pretty easy, a few miles away. | 991 | [
"I'm looking to eliminate pack rats from my back yard.",
"So far, I have \"caught\" two.",
"The first one remained captured for a couple of hours - it was the middle of the night, so I could not take care of it right away.",
"I could hear it from my bed as it kept running back and forth over the tray, looking for a way out.",
"By morning, it had escaped - the doors were still locked so I assume it squeezed out of the corner where the door comes down.",
"I understand that rats can squeeze through a hole the size of a nickel, so that is apparently what happened.I then used pliers to bend the four lower corners of the two doors inward a bit to decrease the size of those gaps.",
"The next night I caught another rat (I don't think this was the same one), and this time it was still there in the morning.",
"Tonight I will set it for the original rat again, as I need to get her to stop nesting in my gas grill.Cheese as bait has worked fine so far.",
"Releasing the captured rat was pretty easy, a few miles away."
] |
4 | An experience | I never thought Slayer was a great band until I saw them at Ozzfest. Since I already had some of their albums, I decided to give them a spin to see if they retained the power of Slayer's live show. Seasons of the Abyss stands out as my favorite Slayer release because of the consistency of the material. I also enjoy the lyrics; Gone are the almost cartoony yet oddly apropriate demonic lyrics and in are the lyrics that deal with the harsh realities of life. Slayer has really hit a nail with these lyrics because they do not seem forced; You can hear the sincerity of Tom Araya's vocals. The instruments are in top from here, particularly, Dave Lombardo's amazing drumwork. He is definitely an underappreciated drummer. Rick Rubin has given the band some amazing production, since it accentuates all of Slayer's best parts. Seasons in the abyss is an amazing album. For fans of heavy metal, this one is worth listening to. Consider giving it a try; You be surprised to hear how good it is. | 991 | [
"I never thought Slayer was a great band until I saw them at Ozzfest.",
"Since I already had some of their albums, I decided to give them a spin to see if they retained the power of Slayer's live show.",
"Seasons of the Abyss stands out as my favorite Slayer release because of the consistency of the material.",
"I also enjoy the lyrics; Gone are the almost cartoony yet oddly apropriate demonic lyrics and in are the lyrics that deal with the harsh realities of life.",
"Slayer has really hit a nail with these lyrics because they do not seem forced; You can hear the sincerity of Tom Araya's vocals.",
"The instruments are in top from here, particularly, Dave Lombardo's amazing drumwork.",
"He is definitely an underappreciated drummer.",
"Rick Rubin has given the band some amazing production, since it accentuates all of Slayer's best parts.",
"Seasons in the abyss is an amazing album.",
"For fans of heavy metal, this one is worth listening to.",
"Consider giving it a try; You be surprised to hear how good it is."
] |
4 | Great powerfull flash | Hey this flash it is so powerfull, it is good to use to make jobs outside, and it is not heavy. you can use on the Canon Rebel XS,(1000D).also you can buy an extra battery holder, and four AAA to AA battery holder converter, and make some wiring and use an external battery 6vdc(lead acid) and have a better recicling times, like 6 seconds using the full power of the flash against the 12 with the normal four AA batteries. and with the lowest power you can shot continously like 20 times without problems. with this add, this flash can work all the night and take more than 1000 shots.cons. If you need to take fast pictures, with it mounted on the camera shoe, you need to adjust it every time , because it does not have TTL circuit, and you can burn the pictures. and for this reason it is better to buy the TTL flash of your camera to avoid this kind of situation on fast moments taking pictures, like the kiss on the wedding ceremony.but for the rest it is a good flash.i do recomend it | 991 | [
"Hey this flash it is so powerfull, it is good to use to make jobs outside, and it is not heavy.",
"you can use on the Canon Rebel XS,(1000D).also you can buy an extra battery holder, and four AAA to AA battery holder converter, and make some wiring and use an external battery 6vdc(lead acid) and have a better recicling times, like 6 seconds using the full power of the flash against the 12 with the normal four AA batteries.",
"and with the lowest power you can shot continously like 20 times without problems.",
"with this add, this flash can work all the night and take more than 1000 shots.cons.",
"If you need to take fast pictures, with it mounted on the camera shoe, you need to adjust it every time , because it does not have TTL circuit, and you can burn the pictures.",
"and for this reason it is better to buy the TTL flash of your camera to avoid this kind of situation on fast moments taking pictures, like the kiss on the wedding ceremony.but for the rest it is a good flash.i do recomend it"
] |
4 | tearjerker | The main character of this story is Comfort Snowberger, a ten year old whose family owns Snowberger Funeral Home in Snapfinger, Missississippi. Comfort experiences deaths in the family and goes through rough times with friends. As sad as the book was I was surprised that there were bits and pieces of comic relief. The book deals with death and gives the readers the understanding that death is a part of life and learning to appreciate life. Families and friends show their love by coming together and being there for family/friends at times like these. Growing up I've had deaths in the family but they were never close relationships. It wasn't till recently that I lost a close friend which made the book a little tougher for me to read. As morbid as the book was there was comic relief and I would recommend this book to someone who has lost a loved one. I think kids could relate to this book and could possibly help them if they are having a hard time coping after losing a loved one. | 991 | [
"The main character of this story is Comfort Snowberger, a ten year old whose family owns Snowberger Funeral Home in Snapfinger, Missississippi.",
"Comfort experiences deaths in the family and goes through rough times with friends.",
"As sad as the book was I was surprised that there were bits and pieces of comic relief.",
"The book deals with death and gives the readers the understanding that death is a part of life and learning to appreciate life.",
"Families and friends show their love by coming together and being there for family/friends at times like these.",
"Growing up I've had deaths in the family but they were never close relationships.",
"It wasn't till recently that I lost a close friend which made the book a little tougher for me to read.",
"As morbid as the book was there was comic relief and I would recommend this book to someone who has lost a loved one.",
"I think kids could relate to this book and could possibly help them if they are having a hard time coping after losing a loved one."
] |
4 | Miss Sister | This one I am likely being generous with my rating. I love all of the old [main] characters returning, now transplanted into a Catholic school in San Francisco, and the additional ones too... The Brothers. This was not nearly as good as the first film, but, not bad either. As her classy Las Vegas act is closing up it's run Delores is approached by her buddies from the first film to help them rein in the children. Along the way Delores makes friends, again, discovers her reluctant students have more potential than they realize and so much within her and her friends. I think that being compared to the first one is what hurt it's sequel. This one, on it's own, is a good film. When compared however it fails falling flat. There is no gun-play, no life threatening bits, no heartless bad-guy (well, not unless you count an arthritic old man who wants to close the school by any legal means available bad). The film is solid and good it is just far more lack-luster than the previous one. | 991 | [
"This one I am likely being generous with my rating.",
"I love all of the old [main] characters returning, now transplanted into a Catholic school in San Francisco, and the additional ones too... The Brothers.",
"This was not nearly as good as the first film, but, not bad either.",
"As her classy Las Vegas act is closing up it's run Delores is approached by her buddies from the first film to help them rein in the children.",
"Along the way Delores makes friends, again, discovers her reluctant students have more potential than they realize and so much within her and her friends.",
"I think that being compared to the first one is what hurt it's sequel.",
"This one, on it's own, is a good film.",
"When compared however it fails falling flat.",
"There is no gun-play, no life threatening bits, no heartless bad-guy (well, not unless you count an arthritic old man who wants to close the school by any legal means available bad).",
"The film is solid and good it is just far more lack-luster than the previous one."
] |
4 | This is killer | This is a great movie in the Friday the 13th series. This movie is kinda gory, but sometimes its good for a Friday flick. Jason is really awsome in this one. Although he's not really the original looking Jason, the disfigured freak. When it shows his face in this one, his head is a normal shape. But other than that, this movie keeps to the original plot. Jason's out for blood in revenge of his mother's death. In this one, alot of people die, Jason's second death in this one is really cool. This girl gets a missle launcher and blows off his head, leg, arm, and heart. Then he turns into like a Terminator type of Jason, with this look, Freddy wouldn't have stood a chance against him. But the end is pretty good when they finally kill him for the third time.In this one, it shows some of the original cast members of the original movie, along with camp crystal lake for a few minuets. Jason gets a body count of fourteen, this one is definately a great buy, lots of guns and explosions. | 991 | [
"This is a great movie in the Friday the 13th series.",
"This movie is kinda gory, but sometimes its good for a Friday flick.",
"Jason is really awsome in this one.",
"Although he's not really the original looking Jason, the disfigured freak.",
"When it shows his face in this one, his head is a normal shape.",
"But other than that, this movie keeps to the original plot.",
"Jason's out for blood in revenge of his mother's death.",
"In this one, alot of people die, Jason's second death in this one is really cool.",
"This girl gets a missle launcher and blows off his head, leg, arm, and heart.",
"Then he turns into like a Terminator type of Jason, with this look, Freddy wouldn't have stood a chance against him.",
"But the end is pretty good when they finally kill him for the third time.In this one, it shows some of the original cast members of the original movie, along with camp crystal lake for a few minuets.",
"Jason gets a body count of fourteen, this one is definately a great buy, lots of guns and explosions."
] |
4 | Booze and violence | This is one of the funniest comics around today (another being DORK, also by M&C creator Evan Dorkin). Why is it funny? Because Milk and Cheese get away with something we all wish we could get away with: getting liquored up and beating the crap out of annoying people. That's all this comic is, but then that's all it needs to be. Well, maybe that, and a dash of talk-show viewing, but even to do that, they have to rend, pummel, lacerate, and bludgeon anyone who gets in their way. This is pure mayhem, a 2-man riot.Hilarious dialogue only adds to the mayhem. It's apparent that M&C take their mission, to destroy all idiots, very seriously. The question is: how can Evan Dorkin take essentially the same storyline and make it entertaining over and over again? Believe me, he does it VERY well, and the little comments and asides add immeasurably to the fun. I would prefer to give this 9 of 10, so please forgive the 4.Now if only he'd start collecting DORK in trade editions. I need more! | 991 | [
"This is one of the funniest comics around today (another being DORK, also by M&C creator Evan Dorkin).",
"Why is it funny?",
"Because Milk and Cheese get away with something we all wish we could get away with: getting liquored up and beating the crap out of annoying people.",
"That's all this comic is, but then that's all it needs to be.",
"Well, maybe that, and a dash of talk-show viewing, but even to do that, they have to rend, pummel, lacerate, and bludgeon anyone who gets in their way.",
"This is pure mayhem, a 2-man riot.Hilarious dialogue only adds to the mayhem.",
"It's apparent that M&C take their mission, to destroy all idiots, very seriously.",
"The question is: how can Evan Dorkin take essentially the same storyline and make it entertaining over and over again?",
"Believe me, he does it VERY well, and the little comments and asides add immeasurably to the fun.",
"I would prefer to give this 9 of 10, so please forgive the 4.Now if only he'd start collecting DORK in trade editions.",
"I need more!"
] |
4 | From The Terrace | For rail buffs this movie has some fascinating railroad scenes. The opening scene says Philadelphia 1946 . The scene was actually filmed at the Central RR of NJ Jersey City Terminal. There are views of Reading RR steam engine 2124 arriving at Jersey City. This large T-1 steam engine was used on the Reading RR Iron Horse rambles steam fan trips around the time of the filming. The engine was too large to fit through the trainshed at Reading's Philadelphia terminal but it could fit into Jersey City Terminal so this section of the movie was filmed there. The late rail photographer Don Wood was at Jersey City Terminal during the filming and gave me some nice photos of Myrna Loy and Joanne Woodward posed on front of Reading Steam engine 2124 and the two actresses meeting with Reading RR PR people. There are some other train scenes throughout the movie with a different locomotive at different locations. I like the movie it reminded me of the classic movie The Best Years of Our Lives. | 991 | [
"For rail buffs this movie has some fascinating railroad scenes.",
"The opening scene says Philadelphia 1946.",
"The scene was actually filmed at the Central RR of NJ Jersey City Terminal.",
"There are views of Reading RR steam engine 2124 arriving at Jersey City.",
"This large T-1 steam engine was used on the Reading RR Iron Horse rambles steam fan trips around the time of the filming.",
"The engine was too large to fit through the trainshed at Reading's Philadelphia terminal but it could fit into Jersey City Terminal so this section of the movie was filmed there.",
"The late rail photographer Don Wood was at Jersey City Terminal during the filming and gave me some nice photos of Myrna Loy and Joanne Woodward posed on front of Reading Steam engine 2124 and the two actresses meeting with Reading RR PR people.",
"There are some other train scenes throughout the movie with a different locomotive at different locations.",
"I like the movie it reminded me of the classic movie The Best Years of Our Lives."
] |
4 | Just An Appetizer | First of all, in reading some of the other reviews it seems like most folks aren't grasping that 'WorldWide Underground' is only an EP. Hence the short length (8 tracks) and low price.Creatively it's a bit of a departure for Ms. Wright but make no bones about it, 'WU' is unmistakably a Badu joint. Besides, if I have to hear the overexposed Ashanti or the charisma-less Lumidee one more time, I'm going to eat my computer. Anything from Erykah is a breath of fresh air, luckily this time around that breath contains moments of pure brilliance.I was tempted, at first, to say "Danger" may be her best song ever. Well, that may not be accurate but you ain't never heard anything like this from her before. And after bumping it several times, I couldn't think of any artist who could even pull "Danger" off.'WorldWide' underground is a very tasty appetizer until the next proper Erykah album. Heck, I'd say at the least it's enough to hold us over for a week until the new OutKast album drops. | 991 | [
"First of all, in reading some of the other reviews it seems like most folks aren't grasping that 'WorldWide Underground' is only an EP.",
"Hence the short length (8 tracks) and low price.Creatively it's a bit of a departure for Ms.",
"Wright but make no bones about it, 'WU' is unmistakably a Badu joint.",
"Besides, if I have to hear the overexposed Ashanti or the charisma-less Lumidee one more time, I'm going to eat my computer.",
"Anything from Erykah is a breath of fresh air, luckily this time around that breath contains moments of pure brilliance.I was tempted, at first, to say \"Danger\" may be her best song ever.",
"Well, that may not be accurate but you ain't never heard anything like this from her before.",
"And after bumping it several times, I couldn't think of any artist who could even pull \"Danger\" off.'WorldWide' underground is a very tasty appetizer until the next proper Erykah album.",
"Heck, I'd say at the least it's enough to hold us over for a week until the new OutKast album drops."
] |
4 | Interesting Yes Album | I put off buying this album for along time because I had heard so many bad things about it. After hearing it several times now I am definitley on the side of those that like this recording. Even so there are a couple of things that mystify me about Tormato. The first is the actual sound which is not terrible but me thinks it could have been better. I mean these guys were a very successful band that seemed to have already mastered the recording side of things. Well just listen to the previous 6 or 7 recordings. Another thing is that the band almost sounds less mature. If I were told this thing came out 1970-71 I could believe it. Were they trying to be new wavey possibly?? Anyway, these mysteries in my opinion only add to the charm of Tormato. I really like it alot and feel it is a fine album that is a welcome addition to the YES catalogue. It is a bit lighter with shorter songs but the band sounds very inspired and they also sound like they are having alot of fun. Cool Stuff!! | 991 | [
"I put off buying this album for along time because I had heard so many bad things about it.",
"After hearing it several times now I am definitley on the side of those that like this recording.",
"Even so there are a couple of things that mystify me about Tormato.",
"The first is the actual sound which is not terrible but me thinks it could have been better.",
"I mean these guys were a very successful band that seemed to have already mastered the recording side of things.",
"Well just listen to the previous 6 or 7 recordings.",
"Another thing is that the band almost sounds less mature.",
"If I were told this thing came out 1970-71 I could believe it.",
"Were they trying to be new wavey possibly??",
"Anyway, these mysteries in my opinion only add to the charm of Tormato.",
"I really like it alot and feel it is a fine album that is a welcome addition to the YES catalogue.",
"It is a bit lighter with shorter songs but the band sounds very inspired and they also sound like they are having alot of fun.",
"Cool Stuff!!"
] |
4 | Great illustrator | Little lamb is excited to meet a butterfly in the middle of his meadow one day. He has so many questions to ask the butterfly about where he is from and why he flutters. But the little lamb has a hard time understanding the free spirited butterfly. Why can't the butterfly be just like him and stay in the meadow? The lamb begs the butterfly to never leave, but the butterfly doesn't listen. Finally after being caught in a storm together the little lamb begins to understand why the butterfly can't stay with him. Parents will love the message about accepting others for who they are and understanding that everyone is different or might have different needs. The story flows well and is somewhat lyrical. Bright, cheerful illustrations help tell the story. Children will love the bold brush strokes and large images. Both of my children enjoyed this book and commented on the story and illustrations.I received this book free of charge from Children's Lit in exchange for my honest review. | 991 | [
"Little lamb is excited to meet a butterfly in the middle of his meadow one day.",
"He has so many questions to ask the butterfly about where he is from and why he flutters.",
"But the little lamb has a hard time understanding the free spirited butterfly.",
"Why can't the butterfly be just like him and stay in the meadow?",
"The lamb begs the butterfly to never leave, but the butterfly doesn't listen.",
"Finally after being caught in a storm together the little lamb begins to understand why the butterfly can't stay with him.",
"Parents will love the message about accepting others for who they are and understanding that everyone is different or might have different needs.",
"The story flows well and is somewhat lyrical.",
"Bright, cheerful illustrations help tell the story.",
"Children will love the bold brush strokes and large images.",
"Both of my children enjoyed this book and commented on the story and illustrations.I received this book free of charge from Children's Lit in exchange for my honest review."
] |
4 | Recommended, but... | Pluses: Overall, a great idea. It goes on pretty easily once you get used to how much you have to stretch it (basically the whole camera goes in thru the opening for the LCD display). With a little adjusting, the openings in the skin perfectly match the lens, flash, and other spots on the camera. It really does make the camera easier to hold onto, and although it covers the buttons, they're still easy enough to operate.Minuses: It gets a little annoying if you often change the battery (as we did on a recent vacation -- each day we swapped batteries between the camera and the charger) or memory card. A nice thing about a waterproof camera -- you can just keep it in your pocket while swimming, but the skin makes it harder to slip in and out of a pocket (which could be a plus, also). Finally, after 7 days in the Caribbean sun the original clear/white color has weathered to a fairly unattractive yellow.Bottom line: Go ahead and buy it, but maybe get it in a color other than clear. | 991 | [
"Pluses: Overall, a great idea.",
"It goes on pretty easily once you get used to how much you have to stretch it (basically the whole camera goes in thru the opening for the LCD display).",
"With a little adjusting, the openings in the skin perfectly match the lens, flash, and other spots on the camera.",
"It really does make the camera easier to hold onto, and although it covers the buttons, they're still easy enough to operate.Minuses: It gets a little annoying if you often change the battery (as we did on a recent vacation -- each day we swapped batteries between the camera and the charger) or memory card.",
"A nice thing about a waterproof camera -- you can just keep it in your pocket while swimming, but the skin makes it harder to slip in and out of a pocket (which could be a plus, also).",
"Finally, after 7 days in the Caribbean sun the original clear/white color has weathered to a fairly unattractive yellow.Bottom line: Go ahead and buy it, but maybe get it in a color other than clear."
] |
4 | Modern Westerns | The day of John Wayne, James Stewart, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, and the rest is gone. They made Westerns when there were still people alive who knew what the old west was really like and gave them pointers. When Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot made a few Westerns several years ago, they may not be quite up to the standards of classics like the "Magnificent Seven", "High Noon", and "Hondo" but I personally think they are excellent and a far cry better than any other Westerns made in the last 20 years. The cast even includes a few old timers from the classic Westerns like Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr. which is a real treat since they have still got what it takes to create a great character. With the upcoming release of "The Sacketts" you have all the more reason to view it and this as they go together like a set. I recommend purchasing them both and "The Last Stand at Saber River", "Crossfire Trail", and "Conagher". All excellent modern Westerns with Tom Selleck and/or Sam Elliot. | 991 | [
"The day of John Wayne, James Stewart, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, and the rest is gone.",
"They made Westerns when there were still people alive who knew what the old west was really like and gave them pointers.",
"When Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot made a few Westerns several years ago, they may not be quite up to the standards of classics like the \"Magnificent Seven\", \"High Noon\", and \"Hondo\" but I personally think they are excellent and a far cry better than any other Westerns made in the last 20 years.",
"The cast even includes a few old timers from the classic Westerns like Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr.",
"which is a real treat since they have still got what it takes to create a great character.",
"With the upcoming release of \"The Sacketts\" you have all the more reason to view it and this as they go together like a set.",
"I recommend purchasing them both and \"The Last Stand at Saber River\", \"Crossfire Trail\", and \"Conagher\".",
"All excellent modern Westerns with Tom Selleck and/or Sam Elliot."
] |
4 | Great! | I really loved this book. The author's sense of humor about the whole situation really helped me get over my tri fears. It was absolutely the right book for me. It gave a great overview of her journey and the things that happen along the way that really can be tragic or hilarious depending on your outlook and hindsight. She didn't get preachy about workouts but gave some great general ideas. (I'm one of those who starts to get rebelious when I see things like 'you must run 10 miles on Tuesday at 2PM.) Instead she talked realistically about how you fit in your workouts with your real life and I've found an amazing amount of time to get my workouts in that I didn't know existed! I'm doing my first tri in a little over 2 weeks from now - I wore my tri suit to the pool to train this week and didn't give it a second thought as I walked through the pool area. I love the water, I love the bike, and someday the treadmill may even register my feeble effort as a run instead of a jog. :) | 991 | [
"I really loved this book.",
"The author's sense of humor about the whole situation really helped me get over my tri fears.",
"It was absolutely the right book for me.",
"It gave a great overview of her journey and the things that happen along the way that really can be tragic or hilarious depending on your outlook and hindsight.",
"She didn't get preachy about workouts but gave some great general ideas.",
"(I'm one of those who starts to get rebelious when I see things like 'you must run 10 miles on Tuesday at 2PM.) Instead she talked realistically about how you fit in your workouts with your real life and I've found an amazing amount of time to get my workouts in that I didn't know existed!",
"I'm doing my first tri in a little over 2 weeks from now - I wore my tri suit to the pool to train this week and didn't give it a second thought as I walked through the pool area.",
"I love the water, I love the bike, and someday the treadmill may even register my feeble effort as a run instead of a jog.",
":)"
] |
4 | I like it. | The red gun completely died in my old-fashioned CRT about a week and a half before Christmas. Because of Christmas, I found it very difficult to find anything wide screen in local stores over 19" in stock with a decent resolution. Being pleased with a smaller HP monitor I bought for my parents last year, I bought this one directly from HP without seeing it in person. I was disappointed at first. I switched from VGA to DVI (there wasn't a dvi cable in the box, I had to steal one from work). It was a little better but still disappointing. My video card couldn't be set to display the optimum resolution that HP recommends for this monitor. I ran Microsoft Windows Update and found a monitor driver that allowed my old Nvidia video card to display the optimum resolution -- it improved greatly and am now pleased that I didn't throw my money away. Unforunately I can't compare it with the f2105 or any other similar sized monitor at this price point so I am limiting my review to 4 stars. | 991 | [
"The red gun completely died in my old-fashioned CRT about a week and a half before Christmas.",
"Because of Christmas, I found it very difficult to find anything wide screen in local stores over 19\" in stock with a decent resolution.",
"Being pleased with a smaller HP monitor I bought for my parents last year, I bought this one directly from HP without seeing it in person.",
"I was disappointed at first.",
"I switched from VGA to DVI (there wasn't a dvi cable in the box, I had to steal one from work).",
"It was a little better but still disappointing.",
"My video card couldn't be set to display the optimum resolution that HP recommends for this monitor.",
"I ran Microsoft Windows Update and found a monitor driver that allowed my old Nvidia video card to display the optimum resolution -- it improved greatly and am now pleased that I didn't throw my money away.",
"Unforunately I can't compare it with the f2105 or any other similar sized monitor at this price point so I am limiting my review to 4 stars."
] |
4 | Great drama. | I received the Blu-Ray version today and was totally unprepared for the audio track. The musical sound is exceptionable. The transfer is top notch. Clear and bright. I have owned other releases of this and this is by far the best one. All the actors are invested in their role. I especially like Kiera Knightly's efforts. Brenda Blethyn as nearly insufferable Mama. Donald Sutherland as long suffering Papa. Jena Malone's turn as the silly fifteen year old sister. When Elizabeth escapes to the, what should I call it, shelter near a lake during a rainstorm and Mr. Darcy follows her and they argue was a great scene. Judi Dench and Kiera's rapid fire repartées are beautiful to behold. At the end when the view of Mr. Darcy's home across the lake was shown, there were swans swimming about. Was this a reference to Swan Lake? A suggestion that Elizabeth was a "swan" who needed love to become human? Well, who doesn't need that? I doubt that I can improve on other's reviews so I won't try. | 991 | [
"I received the Blu-Ray version today and was totally unprepared for the audio track.",
"The musical sound is exceptionable.",
"The transfer is top notch.",
"Clear and bright.",
"I have owned other releases of this and this is by far the best one.",
"All the actors are invested in their role.",
"I especially like Kiera Knightly's efforts.",
"Brenda Blethyn as nearly insufferable Mama.",
"Donald Sutherland as long suffering Papa.",
"Jena Malone's turn as the silly fifteen year old sister.",
"When Elizabeth escapes to the, what should I call it, shelter near a lake during a rainstorm and Mr.",
"Darcy follows her and they argue was a great scene.",
"Judi Dench and Kiera's rapid fire repartées are beautiful to behold.",
"At the end when the view of Mr.",
"Darcy's home across the lake was shown, there were swans swimming about.",
"Was this a reference to Swan Lake?",
"A suggestion that Elizabeth was a \"swan\" who needed love to become human?",
"Well, who doesn't need that?",
"I doubt that I can improve on other's reviews so I won't try."
] |
4 | Good sound and quality | After having used these earphones for about 15 days I can say that I'm very pleased with it's sound.Although I found them initially uncomfortable now I changed my mind.They have a very good bass response. I use them with an Ipod nano and the sound is very good, but they lack the high frequencies, so I had to set the Ipod equalizer in "amplify trebble" position. With this setting the bass is very good and the trebble is also good. The isolation is not complete but if you put the volume high you will not hear anything outside.I put a four star because of the lack of trebble, compared to other earphones I have like Sony or Senheiser. I suppose that the top models have a better response, but they cost a lot of more money.I found that the cable doesn't have a good design because it has to be in front: I prefer the left cable shorter than the right earphone cable so you can put it behind your neck as with Sony models.Resuming I'd buy again these earphones because I'm very satisfied. | 991 | [
"After having used these earphones for about 15 days I can say that I'm very pleased with it's sound.Although I found them initially uncomfortable now I changed my mind.They have a very good bass response.",
"I use them with an Ipod nano and the sound is very good, but they lack the high frequencies, so I had to set the Ipod equalizer in \"amplify trebble\" position.",
"With this setting the bass is very good and the trebble is also good.",
"The isolation is not complete but if you put the volume high you will not hear anything outside.I put a four star because of the lack of trebble, compared to other earphones I have like Sony or Senheiser.",
"I suppose that the top models have a better response, but they cost a lot of more money.I found that the cable doesn't have a good design because it has to be in front: I prefer the left cable shorter than the right earphone cable so you can put it behind your neck as with Sony models.Resuming I'd buy again these earphones because I'm very satisfied."
] |
4 | Easy Storage | The carts were very simple to put together. It took us about 20 minutes to put 4 of them together. They roll in and out fine, and clear the underneath of the bed with room to spare.It was instantly obvious that the carts are not intended for heavy items. The contruction is very basic and sags in the middle if you put large/heavy items in them.They are perfect for storing clothing under the bed. I also have my younger kids toys in them - and they hold quite well.For the price, these are a great purchase if you are looking for quick access to your stored items.If you are looking for something durable or protective, this may not be what you are looking for. For example, when my kids pull the carts out to get toys, they automatically want to climb in the cart and it falls apart. But it does go back together easily after that.Also, I might add that the wheels are okay. So when they roll on moderately thick carpet I am not sure that they are superior to a plastic tub without wheels. | 991 | [
"The carts were very simple to put together.",
"It took us about 20 minutes to put 4 of them together.",
"They roll in and out fine, and clear the underneath of the bed with room to spare.It was instantly obvious that the carts are not intended for heavy items.",
"The contruction is very basic and sags in the middle if you put large/heavy items in them.They are perfect for storing clothing under the bed.",
"I also have my younger kids toys in them - and they hold quite well.For the price, these are a great purchase if you are looking for quick access to your stored items.If you are looking for something durable or protective, this may not be what you are looking for.",
"For example, when my kids pull the carts out to get toys, they automatically want to climb in the cart and it falls apart.",
"But it does go back together easily after that.Also, I might add that the wheels are okay.",
"So when they roll on moderately thick carpet I am not sure that they are superior to a plastic tub without wheels."
] |
4 | America the soon-to-be | American pioneer stories are some of my favorites. We see the English lady being shanghaied to the colonies to provide a wife for a backwoodsman who, himself, is forced by puritanical rules to settle the land and multiply. Life expectancy was extremely short in 1644 no matter where one lived, but especially in the wilds of Indian country.There were a few Bible verses to help support the characters and move the story along. I wasn't bored once with the 347 pages, but did find it incredible that anyone would prefer living in these hazardous surroundings than back in the motherland where life was easier, money available and relatives to help out in a pinch.I also learned about the Indian Wars of the 1640's, that 400 colonists and many more Indians were killed in just one such battle and that rowdy settlers who broke treaties was the probable cause of native attacks. I can't help but think we owe our forebears to keep their hardwon freedoms intact in this frustrating 21st century. | 991 | [
"American pioneer stories are some of my favorites.",
"We see the English lady being shanghaied to the colonies to provide a wife for a backwoodsman who, himself, is forced by puritanical rules to settle the land and multiply.",
"Life expectancy was extremely short in 1644 no matter where one lived, but especially in the wilds of Indian country.There were a few Bible verses to help support the characters and move the story along.",
"I wasn't bored once with the 347 pages, but did find it incredible that anyone would prefer living in these hazardous surroundings than back in the motherland where life was easier, money available and relatives to help out in a pinch.I also learned about the Indian Wars of the 1640's, that 400 colonists and many more Indians were killed in just one such battle and that rowdy settlers who broke treaties was the probable cause of native attacks.",
"I can't help but think we owe our forebears to keep their hardwon freedoms intact in this frustrating 21st century."
] |
4 | Ambitious...but... | Covering an impressive range of materials, Brown offers an ambitious treatment of later 17th- and 18th- century colonial Virginia from the point of view of the marxist-feminist tetrad: race, gender, sexuality, class. As the book's title tends to suggest, the work is strongest when dealing with the connections between discourses of gender and race (and to a lesser extent, sexuality). The wide scope of the book means, however, that some of the nuances and complexities of these discourses and their connections (and this is particularly true in terms of 'class') remain untraced. A second weakness is that the text lacks wider direction. Perhaps we can excuse the absence of explicit discussion of the study's theoretical assumptions. Less so the failure to engage directly with previous historiography and to 'signpost' clearly the argument being made over 375-odd pp. Subheadings help but only when descriptive; those drawn from primary sources are of little value in guiding the reader. | 991 | [
"Covering an impressive range of materials, Brown offers an ambitious treatment of later 17th- and 18th- century colonial Virginia from the point of view of the marxist-feminist tetrad: race, gender, sexuality, class.",
"As the book's title tends to suggest, the work is strongest when dealing with the connections between discourses of gender and race (and to a lesser extent, sexuality).",
"The wide scope of the book means, however, that some of the nuances and complexities of these discourses and their connections (and this is particularly true in terms of 'class') remain untraced.",
"A second weakness is that the text lacks wider direction.",
"Perhaps we can excuse the absence of explicit discussion of the study's theoretical assumptions.",
"Less so the failure to engage directly with previous historiography and to 'signpost' clearly the argument being made over 375-odd pp.",
"Subheadings help but only when descriptive; those drawn from primary sources are of little value in guiding the reader."
] |
4 | Wonderful Read | I've been reading a lot of memoirs lately and this has become on of my favorites. She's got a great story, but most importantly: she knows how to tell it - she's a great writer. It was hard to put this book down; she had me on the opening line and didn't let go until close to the end.I've seen a few reviewers here criticize the empathy she shows for her parents - well, that's exactly what makes this such an interesting read. It's hard to communicate a complicated love that survives even the most tragic neglect and abuse depicted in this book, but she manages to tell her story without being overly critical of her parents or outright stating her feelings about them. It all just comes through in the writing, which is a pleasure.I would have given five stars but I felt like the last chapter was sort of rushed and lacking, compared to the rest of the book. Still, this is one of the best-written and most compelling memoirs I've read in a long time. I'd highly suggest getting a copy. | 991 | [
"I've been reading a lot of memoirs lately and this has become on of my favorites.",
"She's got a great story, but most importantly: she knows how to tell it - she's a great writer.",
"It was hard to put this book down; she had me on the opening line and didn't let go until close to the end.I've seen a few reviewers here criticize the empathy she shows for her parents - well, that's exactly what makes this such an interesting read.",
"It's hard to communicate a complicated love that survives even the most tragic neglect and abuse depicted in this book, but she manages to tell her story without being overly critical of her parents or outright stating her feelings about them.",
"It all just comes through in the writing, which is a pleasure.I would have given five stars but I felt like the last chapter was sort of rushed and lacking, compared to the rest of the book.",
"Still, this is one of the best-written and most compelling memoirs I've read in a long time.",
"I'd highly suggest getting a copy."
] |
4 | Propaganda 101 | The DVD is very instructive on the most basic technique of propaganda, the repetition ad nauseum of a specific idea. The effect is stunning as the movie makers piece together a string of news clips, stretching across a period of time, with near identical messages, in many cases word for word. The readers and analysts who populate the Fox newsroom all look as if they walked off the pages of the National Enquirer, but they do have a role to play and they play it very well. They very often repeat lines, from newscast to newscast, verbatim even in different contexts such as "newscasts", interviews, opinion segments, and so on.It's no secret that this simple technique has a very pronounced effect on the impression people have of what's important and what is not. J. A. C. Brown wrote about this in the 1950s in his Techniques of Persuasion when the memory of Nazi Germany and its use of the big lie was still fresh. As Outfoxed shows clearly, the network has these techniques down cold. | 991 | [
"The DVD is very instructive on the most basic technique of propaganda, the repetition ad nauseum of a specific idea.",
"The effect is stunning as the movie makers piece together a string of news clips, stretching across a period of time, with near identical messages, in many cases word for word.",
"The readers and analysts who populate the Fox newsroom all look as if they walked off the pages of the National Enquirer, but they do have a role to play and they play it very well.",
"They very often repeat lines, from newscast to newscast, verbatim even in different contexts such as \"newscasts\", interviews, opinion segments, and so on.It's no secret that this simple technique has a very pronounced effect on the impression people have of what's important and what is not.",
"J.",
"A.",
"C.",
"Brown wrote about this in the 1950s in his Techniques of Persuasion when the memory of Nazi Germany and its use of the big lie was still fresh.",
"As Outfoxed shows clearly, the network has these techniques down cold."
] |
4 | Sugar Ray's 4th album! | Following their self-titled album, the boys at Sugar Ray have yet again blessed us with some great music. The style in In Purusit of Leisure is similar to their self-titles album, which differs greatly from their first releases (Lemonade and Brownies, which was punk rock at its best; and Floored, which was slightly more softcore with the addition of "Fly"). 14:59, symbolizing that their 15 minutes of fame were almost up, was an absolute smash, and was more of an alternative style of music more than it was punk or pop. In Pursuit of Leisure is pure gold, with maybe the slight exception of the "pause 'n play" style they incorporated into "Chasin' you around", "photograph of you", "can't start" and "in through the doggie door". It worked for "photograph" due to the somberness and loneliness of the song, but it was a bit of overkill for the other three!But all in all, check out Mr Bartender, Spinning Away, Snug Harbour and Heaven! Keep up the work, boys, and give us another album! | 991 | [
"Following their self-titled album, the boys at Sugar Ray have yet again blessed us with some great music.",
"The style in In Purusit of Leisure is similar to their self-titles album, which differs greatly from their first releases (Lemonade and Brownies, which was punk rock at its best; and Floored, which was slightly more softcore with the addition of \"Fly\").",
"14:59, symbolizing that their 15 minutes of fame were almost up, was an absolute smash, and was more of an alternative style of music more than it was punk or pop.",
"In Pursuit of Leisure is pure gold, with maybe the slight exception of the \"pause 'n play\" style they incorporated into \"Chasin' you around\", \"photograph of you\", \"can't start\" and \"in through the doggie door\".",
"It worked for \"photograph\" due to the somberness and loneliness of the song, but it was a bit of overkill for the other three!",
"But all in all, check out Mr Bartender, Spinning Away, Snug Harbour and Heaven!",
"Keep up the work, boys, and give us another album!"
] |
4 | Harem Intrigue | Orphaned Chantelle watches her distant relatives squanders the fortune left to her that she can not touch until she is married. Desperate, she flees only to be kidnapped by barbary pirates. Derek Sinclair has received a secret message from his twin brother Jamil, the Dey of Barikah. Upon his arrival, he is asked to take the Dey's place while an assassin is being hunted down. As a gift Jamil buys Derek his own woman to use while he is gone. Chantelle is that woman. Angry and frightened, she longs for her home in England and fights her captivity. Then she is summoned by the Dey and to her shock the man begins to court her. What will happen when she learns the truth?Chantelle is stunningly beautiful, but perhaps too willful and full of pride. At first I was amused by her fury, then I was thinking "enough! Let's get too the good stuff." Derek is wonderful, patient, kind, and downright seductive. A few times I thought he was more than she deserved, but overall I enjoyed this story. | 991 | [
"Orphaned Chantelle watches her distant relatives squanders the fortune left to her that she can not touch until she is married.",
"Desperate, she flees only to be kidnapped by barbary pirates.",
"Derek Sinclair has received a secret message from his twin brother Jamil, the Dey of Barikah.",
"Upon his arrival, he is asked to take the Dey's place while an assassin is being hunted down.",
"As a gift Jamil buys Derek his own woman to use while he is gone.",
"Chantelle is that woman.",
"Angry and frightened, she longs for her home in England and fights her captivity.",
"Then she is summoned by the Dey and to her shock the man begins to court her.",
"What will happen when she learns the truth?",
"Chantelle is stunningly beautiful, but perhaps too willful and full of pride.",
"At first I was amused by her fury, then I was thinking \"enough!",
"Let's get too the good stuff.\" Derek is wonderful, patient, kind, and downright seductive.",
"A few times I thought he was more than she deserved, but overall I enjoyed this story."
] |
4 | Invigorating | With all the fuss being made over young, photogenic pianists today, it is good to have this memento of Leif Ove Andsnes from the beginning of his career. There is no doubt in listening to this that, unlike some more recent artists, Andsnes had the goods right from the start. His approach to Chopin is vigorous and full of excitement. Tempos in No. 2 are a little on the fast side, less so in No. 3. Andsnes could not be confused with an older generation of pianists whose interpretations of these works was more overtly Romantic. He makes more sense of the last movement of No. 2 than just about anyone I've heard, and the lyrical elements in the first movement of No. 3 are not slighted in the least. His piano tone, whether from his own doing or the sound engineers', is somewhat brittle at times, emphasizing the impression of youthful vigor and rigor. This would be a welcome addition to anyone's Chopin collection. I also like budget priced recordings by Jerome Rose and Cecile Ousset. | 991 | [
"With all the fuss being made over young, photogenic pianists today, it is good to have this memento of Leif Ove Andsnes from the beginning of his career.",
"There is no doubt in listening to this that, unlike some more recent artists, Andsnes had the goods right from the start.",
"His approach to Chopin is vigorous and full of excitement.",
"Tempos in No.",
"2 are a little on the fast side, less so in No.",
"3.",
"Andsnes could not be confused with an older generation of pianists whose interpretations of these works was more overtly Romantic.",
"He makes more sense of the last movement of No.",
"2 than just about anyone I've heard, and the lyrical elements in the first movement of No.",
"3 are not slighted in the least.",
"His piano tone, whether from his own doing or the sound engineers', is somewhat brittle at times, emphasizing the impression of youthful vigor and rigor.",
"This would be a welcome addition to anyone's Chopin collection.",
"I also like budget priced recordings by Jerome Rose and Cecile Ousset."
] |
4 | Techno at it's finest | Most techno (detroit, belgian.. whatever) songs, let alone albums, tend to be rather cold affairs, recalling those heartless days of hardcore. Which is a shame, because neither techno nor hardcore were ever meant to sound like robots beating each other with large sections of brick-wall. This album is a reaffirmation of that fact, returning to the days of breezy melodies woven together from analogue synth effects. Beneath that, and slightly set against it, never enough to become fully jarring, is a series of rhythm arrangements that pulsate like a long-frozen clockwork heart, slowly warming up. Whatever the gliding beauty above, the undercurrent countermelodies have just enough chill to suggest that the wall of ice may be chipped in some places, but you won't get more than a touch of the girl beyond. One of the only techno cds I've heard that truly sounds like there may be a human amidst all the glittering packaging. By the way, I've seen this man spin too, and he is DAMN good. | 991 | [
"Most techno (detroit, belgian..",
"whatever) songs, let alone albums, tend to be rather cold affairs, recalling those heartless days of hardcore.",
"Which is a shame, because neither techno nor hardcore were ever meant to sound like robots beating each other with large sections of brick-wall.",
"This album is a reaffirmation of that fact, returning to the days of breezy melodies woven together from analogue synth effects.",
"Beneath that, and slightly set against it, never enough to become fully jarring, is a series of rhythm arrangements that pulsate like a long-frozen clockwork heart, slowly warming up.",
"Whatever the gliding beauty above, the undercurrent countermelodies have just enough chill to suggest that the wall of ice may be chipped in some places, but you won't get more than a touch of the girl beyond.",
"One of the only techno cds I've heard that truly sounds like there may be a human amidst all the glittering packaging.",
"By the way, I've seen this man spin too, and he is DAMN good."
] |
4 | So worth the price!! | I did a TON of research on tricycles before my son's 2nd birthday. After researching and looking at several Radio Flyer and Kettler models, we finally decided on the Jumbo for our son. We like the s-frame, which makes it easier for him to get on and off the seat. It's very easy to adjust and we LOVE the pushbar feature. We're both tall parents, and the handle length is great. My only complaint is that it can be difficult to push in a straight line. The handles lock, but not in a perfect line, so it tends to go to the left or right. I imagine this would happen with any bike, so I'm not that upset about it. I talked to several parents who bought a Radio Flyer, only to turn around and buy a Kettler within a six months. We decided to save the money by benefiting by their experience. We were fortunate to find the trike at a local toystore for the same price and they assembled it for free! Kettler is awesome and I expect this bike to last a really long time. Plus, our son loves it!! | 991 | [
"I did a TON of research on tricycles before my son's 2nd birthday.",
"After researching and looking at several Radio Flyer and Kettler models, we finally decided on the Jumbo for our son.",
"We like the s-frame, which makes it easier for him to get on and off the seat.",
"It's very easy to adjust and we LOVE the pushbar feature.",
"We're both tall parents, and the handle length is great.",
"My only complaint is that it can be difficult to push in a straight line.",
"The handles lock, but not in a perfect line, so it tends to go to the left or right.",
"I imagine this would happen with any bike, so I'm not that upset about it.",
"I talked to several parents who bought a Radio Flyer, only to turn around and buy a Kettler within a six months.",
"We decided to save the money by benefiting by their experience.",
"We were fortunate to find the trike at a local toystore for the same price and they assembled it for free!",
"Kettler is awesome and I expect this bike to last a really long time.",
"Plus, our son loves it!!"
] |
4 | Around America by 172 | Being an oldie private pilot in Australia I'm a sucker for stories about flying, especially light aircraft flying. I fly light club aircraft, mainly C172's but also PA28's.I plotted David Helms journey around the USA on an old atlas I had and that made the journey very enjoyable for me. Flying in the USA appears to be a lot more regulated than in Oz, here we have lots of unrestricted type G airspace so you can pretty well fly around Australia without troubling ATC much providing you stay clear of the main cities. I was a bit troubled by David's "pushonitis" attitude when it didnt seem real necessary but he is a skilled instrument rated pilot so I can understand him doing it. Me, I fly VFR for pleasure and much of that pleasure is obtained from sightseeing from the air. David missed out a lot of great scenery by doing a lot of flying in IMC conditions.All up I learned quite a bit about America and about flying in that country and thats what I wanted from the book. Thanks David. | 991 | [
"Being an oldie private pilot in Australia I'm a sucker for stories about flying, especially light aircraft flying.",
"I fly light club aircraft, mainly C172's but also PA28's.I plotted David Helms journey around the USA on an old atlas I had and that made the journey very enjoyable for me.",
"Flying in the USA appears to be a lot more regulated than in Oz, here we have lots of unrestricted type G airspace so you can pretty well fly around Australia without troubling ATC much providing you stay clear of the main cities.",
"I was a bit troubled by David's \"pushonitis\" attitude when it didnt seem real necessary but he is a skilled instrument rated pilot so I can understand him doing it.",
"Me, I fly VFR for pleasure and much of that pleasure is obtained from sightseeing from the air.",
"David missed out a lot of great scenery by doing a lot of flying in IMC conditions.All up I learned quite a bit about America and about flying in that country and thats what I wanted from the book.",
"Thanks David."
] |
4 | Matmos - The Civil War | THE CIVIL WAR is another fascinating concept album from Matmos, this time entwining American Civil War-era instruments and melodies with modern electronica. Well, maybe not "entwining" as simply crashing the two into one another headfirst. Tracks like "Zealous Order of Candied Knights" show their eagerness for experimentation -- and their playful humor. "Reconstruction" is straight-up weirdo house that gives way to a strum-and-twang-fest. "For the Trees" is all folk mellowness, surprisingly light on the electronics, while the marching band standby "Stars and Stripes Forever" gets semi-obliterated by drum riffs. As with all experiments, though, some fail: the bass-heavy "Pelt and Holler" seems misplaced here, and "Yield to Total Elation" lacks focus. But "The Struggle Against Unreality" brings things back, as does the reprise of "For the Trees." Still, it's better to move forward than lean back on your laurels, and Matmos does just that -- even if they go back in time to do it. | 991 | [
"THE CIVIL WAR is another fascinating concept album from Matmos, this time entwining American Civil War-era instruments and melodies with modern electronica.",
"Well, maybe not \"entwining\" as simply crashing the two into one another headfirst.",
"Tracks like \"Zealous Order of Candied Knights\" show their eagerness for experimentation -- and their playful humor.",
"\"Reconstruction\" is straight-up weirdo house that gives way to a strum-and-twang-fest.",
"\"For the Trees\" is all folk mellowness, surprisingly light on the electronics, while the marching band standby \"Stars and Stripes Forever\" gets semi-obliterated by drum riffs.",
"As with all experiments, though, some fail: the bass-heavy \"Pelt and Holler\" seems misplaced here, and \"Yield to Total Elation\" lacks focus.",
"But \"The Struggle Against Unreality\" brings things back, as does the reprise of \"For the Trees.\" Still, it's better to move forward than lean back on your laurels, and Matmos does just that -- even if they go back in time to do it."
] |
4 | Impact Screwdriver | This tool was purchased to be able to remove corroded deck screws from a redwood deck -- it has been ten years since the deck was built and the galvanized screws had become somewhat corroded and impossible to remove using a drill with a phillips bit or a hand screwdriver. I was moderately successful using a hammer and regular screwdriver, but it was a lot of work and many of the screws would break. I found that the Olympia impact screwdriver made removing screws a far easier chore. It usually required about four taps with a two pound hammer to completely loosed the screw. From there I used a drill with a phillips bit to finish removing the screw. I have found that the bit needs replacing after removing about 150 screws and the greatest problem that I have is locating a source for the bits -- they are much bigger and more heavy duty than the ordinary 1/4 inch screwdriver bits. The tool works as advertised, but it took a little limbering up to get the mechanism working smoothly. | 991 | [
"This tool was purchased to be able to remove corroded deck screws from a redwood deck -- it has been ten years since the deck was built and the galvanized screws had become somewhat corroded and impossible to remove using a drill with a phillips bit or a hand screwdriver.",
"I was moderately successful using a hammer and regular screwdriver, but it was a lot of work and many of the screws would break.",
"I found that the Olympia impact screwdriver made removing screws a far easier chore.",
"It usually required about four taps with a two pound hammer to completely loosed the screw.",
"From there I used a drill with a phillips bit to finish removing the screw.",
"I have found that the bit needs replacing after removing about 150 screws and the greatest problem that I have is locating a source for the bits -- they are much bigger and more heavy duty than the ordinary 1/4 inch screwdriver bits.",
"The tool works as advertised, but it took a little limbering up to get the mechanism working smoothly."
] |
4 | Go get it | I've noticed that a lot of the negative reviews for Vertical Horizon's latest album Go state that the album isn't as good as Everything You Want. There IS some truth to that, but in my opinion, Everything You Want was a flawless album and it's very hard to pull that off twice. Still, there are many good moments to be found on THIS album.If you like contemporary rock, then you should be satisfied with songs like "Echo" and the mellow "Underwater". The first single "I'm Still Here" is also worth hearing as it is a very introspective song, and I personally don't understand how it passed by the radar screen. Negative songs also work well, as evident by "Goodbye Again" and "It's Over".If there's anything bad to say about this album, it's that a few of the songs have choruses that could stand a rewrite, like "Sunshine" and "Forever". Oh well, the album is still great. While it's not classic material like Everything You Want, Go is still worth adding to your collection.Anthony Rupert | 991 | [
"I've noticed that a lot of the negative reviews for Vertical Horizon's latest album Go state that the album isn't as good as Everything You Want.",
"There IS some truth to that, but in my opinion, Everything You Want was a flawless album and it's very hard to pull that off twice.",
"Still, there are many good moments to be found on THIS album.If you like contemporary rock, then you should be satisfied with songs like \"Echo\" and the mellow \"Underwater\".",
"The first single \"I'm Still Here\" is also worth hearing as it is a very introspective song, and I personally don't understand how it passed by the radar screen.",
"Negative songs also work well, as evident by \"Goodbye Again\" and \"It's Over\".If there's anything bad to say about this album, it's that a few of the songs have choruses that could stand a rewrite, like \"Sunshine\" and \"Forever\".",
"Oh well, the album is still great.",
"While it's not classic material like Everything You Want, Go is still worth adding to your collection.Anthony Rupert"
] |
4 | Back to Philadelphia | Todd Rundgren went back to his hometown and went for the sound of Philadelphia on "Nearly Human." There's a delightful abundance of Philly White Guy Soul spread across this poppy return to form, as he decided to eschew the gimmicks and just have his band record the album live in the studio. This resulted in two of his best late 80's songs, "The Want of a Nail" with Bobby Womack and the ballad of despairing "Parallel Lines."His sense of fun is also back, as his spry cover of Elvis Costello's "Two Little Hitlers" indicates. The Tubes join him for a rocking number called "Feel It" (both Prairie Prince and the late Vince Welnick eventually joined Todd in a few of his touring bands). And finally, there's the stunning "Hawking." Todd sings his heart out on one of his most soulful ballads. As usual, "Nearly Human" shares many of the delights of knowing you're not always going to get a standardized album when Rundgren decides to let one out. This remains one of his better 80's albums. | 991 | [
"Todd Rundgren went back to his hometown and went for the sound of Philadelphia on \"Nearly Human.\" There's a delightful abundance of Philly White Guy Soul spread across this poppy return to form, as he decided to eschew the gimmicks and just have his band record the album live in the studio.",
"This resulted in two of his best late 80's songs, \"The Want of a Nail\" with Bobby Womack and the ballad of despairing \"Parallel Lines.\"His sense of fun is also back, as his spry cover of Elvis Costello's \"Two Little Hitlers\" indicates.",
"The Tubes join him for a rocking number called \"Feel It\" (both Prairie Prince and the late Vince Welnick eventually joined Todd in a few of his touring bands).",
"And finally, there's the stunning \"Hawking.\" Todd sings his heart out on one of his most soulful ballads.",
"As usual, \"Nearly Human\" shares many of the delights of knowing you're not always going to get a standardized album when Rundgren decides to let one out.",
"This remains one of his better 80's albums."
] |
4 | Mediocre Laurens fare | I am a big fan of Stephanie Laurens' but this book was just OK. The political talk and positioning got boring after a while but what I really objected to was the lame reason that was given for the fact that the main character was a virgin widow (her first husband, much older, decided that he could never satisfy her so he didn't make the attempt - even though he kept a mistress on the side!). Why did Laurens make her a virgin? If she felt she had to, then why not make up a better excuse (e.g. he wanted to keep her perfect with the rest of the antiques in his town house, or he was physically incapable at his age, or he had a STD and didn't want to taint her).She therefore doesn't think she has sex appeal but this issue is only alluded to but never really hashed out. It would have been better if the hero had reassured her verbally instead of just being randy all the time.It's not a bad book, better than most other regency romances out there but not Stephanie Laurens' best effort. | 991 | [
"I am a big fan of Stephanie Laurens' but this book was just OK.",
"The political talk and positioning got boring after a while but what I really objected to was the lame reason that was given for the fact that the main character was a virgin widow (her first husband, much older, decided that he could never satisfy her so he didn't make the attempt - even though he kept a mistress on the side!",
").",
"Why did Laurens make her a virgin?",
"If she felt she had to, then why not make up a better excuse (e.g. he wanted to keep her perfect with the rest of the antiques in his town house, or he was physically incapable at his age, or he had a STD and didn't want to taint her).She therefore doesn't think she has sex appeal but this issue is only alluded to but never really hashed out.",
"It would have been better if the hero had reassured her verbally instead of just being randy all the time.It's not a bad book, better than most other regency romances out there but not Stephanie Laurens' best effort."
] |
4 | Nice and roomy shelter | Put this up before winter set in and use it to store my boat and other items in it. It was relatively easy to erect and had my two younger sons help me out. However, the directions were not very clear, so I had to use some common sense to figure it out. After some initial confusion, we finally got it and it erected quite quickly. Make sure the "L"-shaped feet (4 of them)point toward the inside of the shelter and not to the outside. I gambled on that one, and got it right, whew! Start with three sections, and then add one section at a time until the end. Make sure that the width at the base is exactly the stated width of your unit or the cover will not fit properly. Other than the poor set-up instructions, this unit is great! It is good quality material and structure. I think the additional roof support with the cross-pipes is much better than other shelters. Just be sure to pull the cover snugly and evenly on both sides. Now we wait to see how it performs with heavy snow-load. | 991 | [
"Put this up before winter set in and use it to store my boat and other items in it.",
"It was relatively easy to erect and had my two younger sons help me out.",
"However, the directions were not very clear, so I had to use some common sense to figure it out.",
"After some initial confusion, we finally got it and it erected quite quickly.",
"Make sure the \"L\"-shaped feet (4 of them)point toward the inside of the shelter and not to the outside.",
"I gambled on that one, and got it right, whew!",
"Start with three sections, and then add one section at a time until the end.",
"Make sure that the width at the base is exactly the stated width of your unit or the cover will not fit properly.",
"Other than the poor set-up instructions, this unit is great!",
"It is good quality material and structure.",
"I think the additional roof support with the cross-pipes is much better than other shelters.",
"Just be sure to pull the cover snugly and evenly on both sides.",
"Now we wait to see how it performs with heavy snow-load."
] |
4 | Don't Forget Tim! | Nobody's yet mentioned another stand-out member of the cast of this film: Tim Thomerson as "Lester," the villain of the piece. His quirky and over-the-top portrayal makes Lester one of the most hilarious and memorable comic movie villains of all time.The film is rife with running gags, visual humor and clever bits of dialogue (as when one character describes life in the post-apocalyptic big city as being "kinda paranoid and audio-visual;" while another summarizes life in the lawless desolation of Zone 7 this way: "You should see 'em out there, playin' Twister and revertin' to their animal natures!")You'll need to watch it more than once to catch all the visual gags; my favorite being when Melanie Griffith consults her Thomas Bros. Guide to the Forbidden Zone.This film is plain good fun, and not remotely as insulting to one's intelligence as half the big-budget, "blockbusters" out there. For a fun David Andrews double-feature, try this one with Stephen King's "Graveyard Shift." | 991 | [
"Nobody's yet mentioned another stand-out member of the cast of this film: Tim Thomerson as \"Lester,\" the villain of the piece.",
"His quirky and over-the-top portrayal makes Lester one of the most hilarious and memorable comic movie villains of all time.The film is rife with running gags, visual humor and clever bits of dialogue (as when one character describes life in the post-apocalyptic big city as being \"kinda paranoid and audio-visual;\" while another summarizes life in the lawless desolation of Zone 7 this way: \"You should see 'em out there, playin' Twister and revertin' to their animal natures!",
"\")You'll need to watch it more than once to catch all the visual gags; my favorite being when Melanie Griffith consults her Thomas Bros.",
"Guide to the Forbidden Zone.This film is plain good fun, and not remotely as insulting to one's intelligence as half the big-budget, \"blockbusters\" out there.",
"For a fun David Andrews double-feature, try this one with Stephen King's \"Graveyard Shift.\""
] |
4 | Tear 'Em Up! | I remember sitting in a dark theater back in '71, gobbling popcorn, slurping coke, and seeing how many Milk Duds could fit in my mouth, when suddenly, "Willard" began! I was 9 and nothing could have prepared me for the treat I was about to see! "Willard" is the story of a social outcast who has a crazy mother, a total creep of a boss, and no friends. He finds some rats and becomes close to them instead. Ben and Socrates (the white rat) are the standouts. Willard (Bruce Davidson) befriends his furry pals and teaches them lots of tricks. Everything's great until Willard takes Ben and Socrates to work with him. He hides them, but they are discovered. Willard's creepy boss (Ernest Borgnine) kills Socrates. That's when things get ugly! Willard unleashes his rodent horde on his boss, telling them to "Tear him up!". It's all downhill from there, as Willard goes increasingly insane, and Ben rises to turn the rats against him. The end is great and spawned the sequel "Ben". A classic... | 991 | [
"I remember sitting in a dark theater back in '71, gobbling popcorn, slurping coke, and seeing how many Milk Duds could fit in my mouth, when suddenly, \"Willard\" began!",
"I was 9 and nothing could have prepared me for the treat I was about to see!",
"\"Willard\" is the story of a social outcast who has a crazy mother, a total creep of a boss, and no friends.",
"He finds some rats and becomes close to them instead.",
"Ben and Socrates (the white rat) are the standouts.",
"Willard (Bruce Davidson) befriends his furry pals and teaches them lots of tricks.",
"Everything's great until Willard takes Ben and Socrates to work with him.",
"He hides them, but they are discovered.",
"Willard's creepy boss (Ernest Borgnine) kills Socrates.",
"That's when things get ugly!",
"Willard unleashes his rodent horde on his boss, telling them to \"Tear him up!",
"\".",
"It's all downhill from there, as Willard goes increasingly insane, and Ben rises to turn the rats against him.",
"The end is great and spawned the sequel \"Ben\".",
"A classic..."
] |
4 | Good way to pass time | This is a good sudoku book. It has the usual 9 x 9 sudoku grids, in levels of difficulty ranging from easy to hard. It has cool 12 x 12 grids that are very fun to do, as well as 16 x 16 grids which are a bit difficult. I really enjoyed the interlinking sudoku puzzles, the up and down section, the spiral puzzle section, and the math sudoku section that requires adding skills. The grid size is nice, but a touch smaller than you would see in your local newspaper. The paper quality could be better to make erasing wrong answers less of a pain. I would recommend this book over all of the other sudoku books on the market right now. I have a number of books, and this one is the best and most fun to do. However, if you would like to tote the book on the plane or train, this is not the one for you. It is the size of a guiness book of world records, and inconvenient to do anywhere but at home. But the puzzles are better. So it's a trade off. If you buy only one sudoku book, buy this one. | 991 | [
"This is a good sudoku book.",
"It has the usual 9 x 9 sudoku grids, in levels of difficulty ranging from easy to hard.",
"It has cool 12 x 12 grids that are very fun to do, as well as 16 x 16 grids which are a bit difficult.",
"I really enjoyed the interlinking sudoku puzzles, the up and down section, the spiral puzzle section, and the math sudoku section that requires adding skills.",
"The grid size is nice, but a touch smaller than you would see in your local newspaper.",
"The paper quality could be better to make erasing wrong answers less of a pain.",
"I would recommend this book over all of the other sudoku books on the market right now.",
"I have a number of books, and this one is the best and most fun to do.",
"However, if you would like to tote the book on the plane or train, this is not the one for you.",
"It is the size of a guiness book of world records, and inconvenient to do anywhere but at home.",
"But the puzzles are better.",
"So it's a trade off.",
"If you buy only one sudoku book, buy this one."
] |
4 | Cher delivers | Cher has been around for quite a long time and garnered nearly every major award out there. For someone of her age at the time of Believe's release it's hard to see how she could have been so successful since this CD is dance pop--then again, she's Cher. The title track scored her another international No. 1 hit single and shot the album to the top of the charts, selling millions and millions of copies. So is Believe worth all the hype? Yes, and no. "Believe" the song is brilliant disco-infused dance pop and any singer could have easily topped the charts with it had it not been given to Cher. The rest of the album follows suit, delivering catchy dance pop that would easily fit into the Top 40 mold of 1998 when it was first released. Unfortunately, it gets cheesy as you get further into the meat, and the fact Cher's well above the age of dance pop makes the album sound a bit immature. Still, Cher's throaty voice sounds great here and song-for-song it is one of her best records. | 991 | [
"Cher has been around for quite a long time and garnered nearly every major award out there.",
"For someone of her age at the time of Believe's release it's hard to see how she could have been so successful since this CD is dance pop--then again, she's Cher.",
"The title track scored her another international No.",
"1 hit single and shot the album to the top of the charts, selling millions and millions of copies.",
"So is Believe worth all the hype?",
"Yes, and no.",
"\"Believe\" the song is brilliant disco-infused dance pop and any singer could have easily topped the charts with it had it not been given to Cher.",
"The rest of the album follows suit, delivering catchy dance pop that would easily fit into the Top 40 mold of 1998 when it was first released.",
"Unfortunately, it gets cheesy as you get further into the meat, and the fact Cher's well above the age of dance pop makes the album sound a bit immature.",
"Still, Cher's throaty voice sounds great here and song-for-song it is one of her best records."
] |
4 | Good Buy | I haven't found the perfect light yet, but this one is great. I still give it five for good design and great price when found on sale as it usually is.I like the fit and overall comfort as much as is possible wearing a headlight. The weight is impressively light overall and makes it a great backpacking companion. The battery life is good and the constant output technology works decently on high but it does still dim some and the other settings basically become the same as the batteries reach their third or quarter power mark. I love that most Princeton Tec lights are also waterproof as this takes the fear out of occasional dunk or rainstorm.I can't say I have used this for running but I have not had issues with the hinge and I have owned it for four years. My wife usually takes it though and I use the Petzl Myo.Overall a great buy and I recommend it without qualms. My main gripe would be the color spectrum being on the blue side, but maybe PT has improved that in recent years. | 991 | [
"I haven't found the perfect light yet, but this one is great.",
"I still give it five for good design and great price when found on sale as it usually is.I like the fit and overall comfort as much as is possible wearing a headlight.",
"The weight is impressively light overall and makes it a great backpacking companion.",
"The battery life is good and the constant output technology works decently on high but it does still dim some and the other settings basically become the same as the batteries reach their third or quarter power mark.",
"I love that most Princeton Tec lights are also waterproof as this takes the fear out of occasional dunk or rainstorm.I can't say I have used this for running but I have not had issues with the hinge and I have owned it for four years.",
"My wife usually takes it though and I use the Petzl Myo.Overall a great buy and I recommend it without qualms.",
"My main gripe would be the color spectrum being on the blue side, but maybe PT has improved that in recent years."
] |
4 | Absolutely Wonderful! | Although I am by no means an experienced music critic, I have immensely enjoyed this album by Charlotte Church. I find her voice truly amazing..so clear, so exact, and so beautiful. I cannot stop listening to the CD. I agree that it would be nice if a little more emotional depth were exhibited in the songs; at the same time, I believe this will come with her age and vocal maturity and can only try to wait until that time! Her technical ability is to me beyond words and is one of the main reasons I keep listening...to me, her timing, articulation, expression, and especially tone, sound (and feel) so 'perfect'--sometimes seemingly not of this world. Also, the songs seem appropriate to her vocal maturity and so seem 'authentic'. I feel the songs were well chosen--substantive, moving, challenging, and varied. I am completely captivated by Charlotte's strikingly beautiful and able voice and VERY MUCH look forward hearing more of Charlotte in the future! A truly gifted young talent! | 991 | [
"Although I am by no means an experienced music critic, I have immensely enjoyed this album by Charlotte Church.",
"I find her voice truly amazing..so clear, so exact, and so beautiful.",
"I cannot stop listening to the CD.",
"I agree that it would be nice if a little more emotional depth were exhibited in the songs; at the same time, I believe this will come with her age and vocal maturity and can only try to wait until that time!",
"Her technical ability is to me beyond words and is one of the main reasons I keep listening...to me, her timing, articulation, expression, and especially tone, sound (and feel) so 'perfect'--sometimes seemingly not of this world.",
"Also, the songs seem appropriate to her vocal maturity and so seem 'authentic'.",
"I feel the songs were well chosen--substantive, moving, challenging, and varied.",
"I am completely captivated by Charlotte's strikingly beautiful and able voice and VERY MUCH look forward hearing more of Charlotte in the future!",
"A truly gifted young talent!"
] |
4 | Surprisingly Funny | Jessica Simpson seems to get lambasted in the press almost daily, so I didn't have the highest expectations for this when I saw it. I was pleasantly surprised.The movie was a feel-good popcorn movie with some really nice moments. I especially enjoyed Viveca A. Fox as Jessica's drill sargeant and Ryan Sypek as Jessica's love interest, and there were some great comic performances by Cheri Oteri from SNL, Michael Hitchcock from the Christopher Guest films. and Olesya Rulin from the "High School Musical" franchise. Jessica Simpson at times is a little flat (no pun intended) but for most of the film her likeability and charm shine through, and she can be quite funny in her signature ditsy-blonde way.On the down side, it's obvious that the filmmakers were purposefully trying to rip off the comedy classic "Private Benjamin" (including the name of the movie) starring Goldie Hawn. But when it isn't try to copy "Private Benjamin," it is a pleasant, and at times, very funny, little film. | 991 | [
"Jessica Simpson seems to get lambasted in the press almost daily, so I didn't have the highest expectations for this when I saw it.",
"I was pleasantly surprised.The movie was a feel-good popcorn movie with some really nice moments.",
"I especially enjoyed Viveca A.",
"Fox as Jessica's drill sargeant and Ryan Sypek as Jessica's love interest, and there were some great comic performances by Cheri Oteri from SNL, Michael Hitchcock from the Christopher Guest films.",
"and Olesya Rulin from the \"High School Musical\" franchise.",
"Jessica Simpson at times is a little flat (no pun intended) but for most of the film her likeability and charm shine through, and she can be quite funny in her signature ditsy-blonde way.On the down side, it's obvious that the filmmakers were purposefully trying to rip off the comedy classic \"Private Benjamin\" (including the name of the movie) starring Goldie Hawn.",
"But when it isn't try to copy \"Private Benjamin,\" it is a pleasant, and at times, very funny, little film."
] |
4 | The standard. | I don't have much to add that others haven't already mentioned. This book is outstanding, andRobbins and Cotran Review of Pathology, Second Editionis absolutely essential as well. There is room for improvement, though. On many occasions, the clinical presentation of diseases reads more like a list and could really use some explanation as to why these symptoms occur. It makes for less memorizing and more understanding. Also, the authors can be quite verbose on a particular pathogenesis when a simple diagram would be easier to understand and more efficient. Finally, the chapter outline at the beginning of each chapter could use some page numbers that tell you exactly where to find specific information within the chapter. Some of these chapters are nearly 100 pages long with 20 different topics, and I can't understand how none of the editors thought that page numbers in the chapter outline would be a good idea. Other than those minor complaints, this book is absolutely top notch. | 991 | [
"I don't have much to add that others haven't already mentioned.",
"This book is outstanding, andRobbins and Cotran Review of Pathology, Second Editionis absolutely essential as well.",
"There is room for improvement, though.",
"On many occasions, the clinical presentation of diseases reads more like a list and could really use some explanation as to why these symptoms occur.",
"It makes for less memorizing and more understanding.",
"Also, the authors can be quite verbose on a particular pathogenesis when a simple diagram would be easier to understand and more efficient.",
"Finally, the chapter outline at the beginning of each chapter could use some page numbers that tell you exactly where to find specific information within the chapter.",
"Some of these chapters are nearly 100 pages long with 20 different topics, and I can't understand how none of the editors thought that page numbers in the chapter outline would be a good idea.",
"Other than those minor complaints, this book is absolutely top notch."
] |
4 | Good one | Not sure why you do not get decent measurements to zippos online but here it is.This lighter is small enough that I can put it in a 20 cigaratte pack/box of Marlboros after removing 4 cigarattes, which is what I was looking for. I don't like loosing lighters, disposable or even more a zippo that costs 10 times more to replace.It is about 30 mm wide, 57 mm tall, and 11 mm deep. Or... just over 1 and 1/8 inch wide, 2 and 1/4 inch tall, and almost 1/2 inch deep. I haven't actually weighed it on a scale but estimate it is about 30% lighter by feel than the usual zippo. It might be my imagination but it also does not seem to look so tall and narrow as the picture implies.To fit a more normal normal size zippo into a pack of cigs I have to remove like 7 or 8 cigs at least and squeeze harder to get it in there.Those are about 38 mm wide, 55 mm tall, and 12 mm deep.They are about a mm deeper and this is why they take even more space inside a pack than the width difference would imply. | 991 | [
"Not sure why you do not get decent measurements to zippos online but here it is.This lighter is small enough that I can put it in a 20 cigaratte pack/box of Marlboros after removing 4 cigarattes, which is what I was looking for.",
"I don't like loosing lighters, disposable or even more a zippo that costs 10 times more to replace.It is about 30 mm wide, 57 mm tall, and 11 mm deep.",
"Or... just over 1 and 1/8 inch wide, 2 and 1/4 inch tall, and almost 1/2 inch deep.",
"I haven't actually weighed it on a scale but estimate it is about 30% lighter by feel than the usual zippo.",
"It might be my imagination but it also does not seem to look so tall and narrow as the picture implies.To fit a more normal normal size zippo into a pack of cigs I have to remove like 7 or 8 cigs at least and squeeze harder to get it in there.Those are about 38 mm wide, 55 mm tall, and 12 mm deep.They are about a mm deeper and this is why they take even more space inside a pack than the width difference would imply."
] |
4 | ground breaking | I remember it well. When I was introduced to metallica. I was 10/11 years old, back in 1989, watching headbangers ball and a band I never heard of had a video named one. By the second time I heard the song, it was instantly my favorite song, passing up my appetite for destuction addiction. I got the album "AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" and I was HOOKED. Shortly later, a friend of mine who knew much more of there material suggested I should next get KILL EM ALL. I bought it. And listened to it WAY more then justice, even though I don't like some of the songs on it. The raw power of this album is undenialble. The song "THE FOUR HORSEMAN" to this day is one of my top 3 favorites ever. The riffs are excellent and the changes and solos throughout the song are brilliant. This is a song that represents everything about metal. My other favorites are "Jump in the fire, Pulling teeth, whiplash, no remores, and the CLASSIC SEEK AND DESTROY. Fear not on purchasing this album. It is a metal classic | 991 | [
"I remember it well.",
"When I was introduced to metallica.",
"I was 10/11 years old, back in 1989, watching headbangers ball and a band I never heard of had a video named one.",
"By the second time I heard the song, it was instantly my favorite song, passing up my appetite for destuction addiction.",
"I got the album \"AND JUSTICE FOR ALL\" and I was HOOKED.",
"Shortly later, a friend of mine who knew much more of there material suggested I should next get KILL EM ALL.",
"I bought it.",
"And listened to it WAY more then justice, even though I don't like some of the songs on it.",
"The raw power of this album is undenialble.",
"The song \"THE FOUR HORSEMAN\" to this day is one of my top 3 favorites ever.",
"The riffs are excellent and the changes and solos throughout the song are brilliant.",
"This is a song that represents everything about metal.",
"My other favorites are \"Jump in the fire, Pulling teeth, whiplash, no remores, and the CLASSIC SEEK AND DESTROY.",
"Fear not on purchasing this album.",
"It is a metal classic"
] |
4 | OHMYGOSH! | Hound... Hound, Hound, Hound, Hound... How I love this Transformer! He was my favorite in the show and now we get a Masterpiece-Scale Alternators figure with show acurate features (okay, maybe not perfect but give him a break, IT'S HOUND!) He has rubber tires, chrome, clear plastic headlights and windhiselds, a flip-up faction symbol, and a hidden gun compartment in his spare tire holder. The only thing he does not have is a shoulder cannon! His articulation is terrific and his features are spot-on!Keep in mind, this is an Alternator, a dead line to most, and as such he has some bits that can fall off or break. Do not get this for your five year old. In fact, don't get it for your thirteen year old either! Get it for the eighteen year old who still collects Transformers. He will have the reverence to take care of the toy properly. Not to say he is filled with breaky-bits, but he isn't the SMASH AND BASH toy that your five year old needs. Get them a WALK AND TALK robot instead. | 991 | [
"Hound... Hound, Hound, Hound, Hound... How I love this Transformer!",
"He was my favorite in the show and now we get a Masterpiece-Scale Alternators figure with show acurate features (okay, maybe not perfect but give him a break, IT'S HOUND!",
") He has rubber tires, chrome, clear plastic headlights and windhiselds, a flip-up faction symbol, and a hidden gun compartment in his spare tire holder.",
"The only thing he does not have is a shoulder cannon!",
"His articulation is terrific and his features are spot-on!",
"Keep in mind, this is an Alternator, a dead line to most, and as such he has some bits that can fall off or break.",
"Do not get this for your five year old.",
"In fact, don't get it for your thirteen year old either!",
"Get it for the eighteen year old who still collects Transformers.",
"He will have the reverence to take care of the toy properly.",
"Not to say he is filled with breaky-bits, but he isn't the SMASH AND BASH toy that your five year old needs.",
"Get them a WALK AND TALK robot instead."
] |
4 | Worked as advertised | I bought and installed this system in my home to get some peace of mind while being away for the holidays. It works as advertised. Programming the system requires some reading but is relatively easy. One thing that worried me was in case of false alarm, who's going to shut it off for me? My trusted neighbor was also gone for the holidays and my friends were not always around to help either. So I decided to just engage the dialer to see if the system was reliable. It was. Being away a few days without receiving any call from the system gave me peace of mind. As soon as I was back and walked into my door, the motion detector triggered and send a call to my cell phone. I have an IP camera at home and can verify if there are intruder, so I think it would be great if the system allows me to turn off the siren remotely via internet in case of false alarm or some family members accidentally trigger the system. This is maybe something the designer should think of for the next version. | 991 | [
"I bought and installed this system in my home to get some peace of mind while being away for the holidays.",
"It works as advertised.",
"Programming the system requires some reading but is relatively easy.",
"One thing that worried me was in case of false alarm, who's going to shut it off for me?",
"My trusted neighbor was also gone for the holidays and my friends were not always around to help either.",
"So I decided to just engage the dialer to see if the system was reliable.",
"It was.",
"Being away a few days without receiving any call from the system gave me peace of mind.",
"As soon as I was back and walked into my door, the motion detector triggered and send a call to my cell phone.",
"I have an IP camera at home and can verify if there are intruder, so I think it would be great if the system allows me to turn off the siren remotely via internet in case of false alarm or some family members accidentally trigger the system.",
"This is maybe something the designer should think of for the next version."
] |
4 | Cute fun for a while | We received this as a first birthday present, and were happy to see that it went well with our daughter's two other Peek-a-Blocks presents. She enjoyed pulling the string and leading the elephant around the kitchen. She liked the elephant noises. I sang along with the music -- it's one of those things where it can drive you nuts if you resist.The reviewers who gave it a poor setting don't understand the toy. There are two volume settings, so the music doesn't have to be loud. Blocks can pop around in the "saddle" -- it's meant to look like it's doing circus flips, and two of the blocks that come with the set work well with this. Other Peek-A-Blocks also can have fun flipping. The popper is NOT intended to toss it down the elephant's trunk. Toddlers can make the blocks slide down the trunk themselves.Like the Peek-A-Block wagon, it's great for a phase. After less than a year, she moved on to other toys. The Peek-a-Blocks are sitting at Grandma and Grandpa's for occasional play. | 991 | [
"We received this as a first birthday present, and were happy to see that it went well with our daughter's two other Peek-a-Blocks presents.",
"She enjoyed pulling the string and leading the elephant around the kitchen.",
"She liked the elephant noises.",
"I sang along with the music -- it's one of those things where it can drive you nuts if you resist.The reviewers who gave it a poor setting don't understand the toy.",
"There are two volume settings, so the music doesn't have to be loud.",
"Blocks can pop around in the \"saddle\" -- it's meant to look like it's doing circus flips, and two of the blocks that come with the set work well with this.",
"Other Peek-A-Blocks also can have fun flipping.",
"The popper is NOT intended to toss it down the elephant's trunk.",
"Toddlers can make the blocks slide down the trunk themselves.Like the Peek-A-Block wagon, it's great for a phase.",
"After less than a year, she moved on to other toys.",
"The Peek-a-Blocks are sitting at Grandma and Grandpa's for occasional play."
] |
4 | SUPERHEROS | Will Smith stars as Hancock, a down and out superhero who is forced to employ a PR expert, Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), to help repair the image when the public simply isn't feeling all of his damaged during his superhero moments. Ray decides that the best way to make people realize how much Hancock means to the city is to make him openly deal with his issues as well as the many legal issues however the question remains will Hancock live up to his new image or go back to being Hancock. However, when his past is reveal to him as well as someone who has answers (Charlize Theron) who plays Ray's wife as well as share his powers but a large sacrifice has to be made.Will Smith and the team at Overbrook have done it again with Hancock while many weren't sure about the movie I have to say that Smith gave a vibrant message?Like any movie is always a message d this time I took the message as there is always someone out there for us but sometimes finding our mate isn't always the answer. | 991 | [
"Will Smith stars as Hancock, a down and out superhero who is forced to employ a PR expert, Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), to help repair the image when the public simply isn't feeling all of his damaged during his superhero moments.",
"Ray decides that the best way to make people realize how much Hancock means to the city is to make him openly deal with his issues as well as the many legal issues however the question remains will Hancock live up to his new image or go back to being Hancock.",
"However, when his past is reveal to him as well as someone who has answers (Charlize Theron) who plays Ray's wife as well as share his powers but a large sacrifice has to be made.Will Smith and the team at Overbrook have done it again with Hancock while many weren't sure about the movie I have to say that Smith gave a vibrant message?",
"Like any movie is always a message d this time I took the message as there is always someone out there for us but sometimes finding our mate isn't always the answer."
] |
4 | ... | Like many others, I read this book after watching "Jackie Brown." I hadn't read a Leonard book before, so was unsure quite what the writing would be like. I was pleased to find that it didn't try too hard to be deep and descriptive. The story moved and was a quick read.The interesting things about "Rum Punch" is also what makes "Jackie Brown" a really good film. Leonard has other side plots and stories happening that don't appear at all in the film, so there are still some surprises for those who watched the movie. Yet, for the movie story, it was definately good to cut those out as it really tightened up the flow of the story.The best thing about the book was the ending. In "Jackie Brown," Tarantino takes the ending beyond "Rum Punch's" by a hair... making a conclution for the viewer that Leonard had let the readers make for themselves. I prefer the way Leonard doesn't make any definate conclution about whether Max goes with Jackie or if he stays with his bail bonds business. | 991 | [
"Like many others, I read this book after watching \"Jackie Brown.\" I hadn't read a Leonard book before, so was unsure quite what the writing would be like.",
"I was pleased to find that it didn't try too hard to be deep and descriptive.",
"The story moved and was a quick read.The interesting things about \"Rum Punch\" is also what makes \"Jackie Brown\" a really good film.",
"Leonard has other side plots and stories happening that don't appear at all in the film, so there are still some surprises for those who watched the movie.",
"Yet, for the movie story, it was definately good to cut those out as it really tightened up the flow of the story.The best thing about the book was the ending.",
"In \"Jackie Brown,\" Tarantino takes the ending beyond \"Rum Punch's\" by a hair... making a conclution for the viewer that Leonard had let the readers make for themselves.",
"I prefer the way Leonard doesn't make any definate conclution about whether Max goes with Jackie or if he stays with his bail bonds business."
] |
4 | The Chronicler | Philip Roth is certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest, living American literary figure.In The Human Stain, Roth relates a story that touches on many themes: accepting your past (and coming to grips with it), relationships (both filial and erotic), race relations, and many others that contribute to a great work of fiction.Roth's characters are fully developed and realistic, and his imagination obviously knows no bounds. He runs the gamut of players in the novel, from an educated, discraced professor, to a disgruntled Vietman veteran, to an illiterate young janitor.Why not the fifth star? First, though the plot is well concieved, some may find it poorly executed. The setting of the novel often shifts from present to past, which makes for difficult reading. Also, Roth writes quite often in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and subsequently digresses quite often. This, especially, can make for lulls in the book, and is the reason many people I know have not enjoyed it. | 991 | [
"Philip Roth is certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest, living American literary figure.In The Human Stain, Roth relates a story that touches on many themes: accepting your past (and coming to grips with it), relationships (both filial and erotic), race relations, and many others that contribute to a great work of fiction.Roth's characters are fully developed and realistic, and his imagination obviously knows no bounds.",
"He runs the gamut of players in the novel, from an educated, discraced professor, to a disgruntled Vietman veteran, to an illiterate young janitor.Why not the fifth star?",
"First, though the plot is well concieved, some may find it poorly executed.",
"The setting of the novel often shifts from present to past, which makes for difficult reading.",
"Also, Roth writes quite often in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and subsequently digresses quite often.",
"This, especially, can make for lulls in the book, and is the reason many people I know have not enjoyed it."
] |
4 | neat little cleaner | When we opened it and put it together, there was a disappointing couple of hours when we had to wait for the first charge. When we plugged it in, it said "check tank", but there was nothing wrong. After a few searches on the internet and taking the tank on and off, it eventually started working.The Good:It really works! While rated for about 200 sq. ft., ours does 400-500 feet pretty well. Also: effortless. Spend a few seconds filling it up, a couple of minutes cleaning it out when done, and push a couple of buttons in the middle.The "not so" Good:Loud - sounds like a hair dryer going around. Requires a little floor prep: sweep first, or get a roomba to get the dust bunnies first. The Scooba WILL catch dirt in a small trap, but it's not that big. It cleans pretty well with the Clorox solution, but does OK with the vinegar suggestion as long as it's not too dirty. Also: it was temperamental out of the box.On the whole, don't let the bads out-weigh the goods. Pretty neat device! | 991 | [
"When we opened it and put it together, there was a disappointing couple of hours when we had to wait for the first charge.",
"When we plugged it in, it said \"check tank\", but there was nothing wrong.",
"After a few searches on the internet and taking the tank on and off, it eventually started working.The Good:It really works!",
"While rated for about 200 sq.",
"ft., ours does 400-500 feet pretty well.",
"Also: effortless.",
"Spend a few seconds filling it up, a couple of minutes cleaning it out when done, and push a couple of buttons in the middle.The \"not so\" Good:Loud - sounds like a hair dryer going around.",
"Requires a little floor prep: sweep first, or get a roomba to get the dust bunnies first.",
"The Scooba WILL catch dirt in a small trap, but it's not that big.",
"It cleans pretty well with the Clorox solution, but does OK with the vinegar suggestion as long as it's not too dirty.",
"Also: it was temperamental out of the box.On the whole, don't let the bads out-weigh the goods.",
"Pretty neat device!"
] |
4 | Love it! | I have been through 5 humidifiers in the last 2 months. This is the only one that I have found that sufficiently does the job! There is no dampness or residue left after using this humidifer for a length of time because there is no vapor. After buying others like this, that draws dry air in and releases cool and moist air, I was skeptical to spend the money on this one because I found the others not to work well at all! When running this humidifier for the first time, I could actually notice a difference in the humidity level in my daughter's room after running it for about an hour. This did not happen with the others. Yes, it is a loud unit but you get used to it and it does a great job of draining out all of the other noise in the home for my toddler while she is sleeping. I have never had a problem with the filter or finding replacements, nor have I had a problem with my toddler taking it apart. I am very please with this product and will continue to recommend it to others. | 991 | [
"I have been through 5 humidifiers in the last 2 months.",
"This is the only one that I have found that sufficiently does the job!",
"There is no dampness or residue left after using this humidifer for a length of time because there is no vapor.",
"After buying others like this, that draws dry air in and releases cool and moist air, I was skeptical to spend the money on this one because I found the others not to work well at all!",
"When running this humidifier for the first time, I could actually notice a difference in the humidity level in my daughter's room after running it for about an hour.",
"This did not happen with the others.",
"Yes, it is a loud unit but you get used to it and it does a great job of draining out all of the other noise in the home for my toddler while she is sleeping.",
"I have never had a problem with the filter or finding replacements, nor have I had a problem with my toddler taking it apart.",
"I am very please with this product and will continue to recommend it to others."
] |
4 | A very good resource | This is a very good general resource for the airpower enthusiast. It covers ALL military air arms all the way down to tiny countries that may own only a few aircraft. "Open" countries like most in the West are covered quite well, often down to squadron-level details of what aircraft they fly, how many, and from what bases. Air arms for the different branches of service (navy, army, etc.) are often covered separately. "Closed" countries like North Korea and Iraq are covered more generally, often with a simple list of the estimated types and numbers of aircraft. A very nice feature is that each entry includes a map showing the locations of airbases.If you're looking for details about the aircraft themselves, this is not the resource you want. This reference will include the specific versions of each aircraft in use by a particular user, but that is about as detailed as it gets. Also, this was published in 1999, so hopefully there will be an updated edition in the next few years. | 991 | [
"This is a very good general resource for the airpower enthusiast.",
"It covers ALL military air arms all the way down to tiny countries that may own only a few aircraft.",
"\"Open\" countries like most in the West are covered quite well, often down to squadron-level details of what aircraft they fly, how many, and from what bases.",
"Air arms for the different branches of service (navy, army, etc.) are often covered separately.",
"\"Closed\" countries like North Korea and Iraq are covered more generally, often with a simple list of the estimated types and numbers of aircraft.",
"A very nice feature is that each entry includes a map showing the locations of airbases.If you're looking for details about the aircraft themselves, this is not the resource you want.",
"This reference will include the specific versions of each aircraft in use by a particular user, but that is about as detailed as it gets.",
"Also, this was published in 1999, so hopefully there will be an updated edition in the next few years."
] |
4 | Black and White | This was a long book to get through, but I am glad I read it.Even though I didn't know half of the musicians he was talking to because I'm only 38 and still learning about the history of jazz/blues, I hung in there. Now I know more about those famous players from back in the day. Miles is an amazing story and life to read about.My only problem with the book was that Miles was so hung up on the Black/White racial thing that it got old listening to him rant and rage for pages at at time, especially at the end. I get where he's coming from and the age in which he grew up in but it's gets a little bit old after while. I would rather have learned more about him personally then read about all his problems with the White race. I took it was a grain of salt and you should to if you plan to undertake this massive text!Since the time period when he was writing this book A LOT has changed in this country and I wish he would have lived to see us elect a Black President. He would be proud! | 991 | [
"This was a long book to get through, but I am glad I read it.Even though I didn't know half of the musicians he was talking to because I'm only 38 and still learning about the history of jazz/blues, I hung in there.",
"Now I know more about those famous players from back in the day.",
"Miles is an amazing story and life to read about.My only problem with the book was that Miles was so hung up on the Black/White racial thing that it got old listening to him rant and rage for pages at at time, especially at the end.",
"I get where he's coming from and the age in which he grew up in but it's gets a little bit old after while.",
"I would rather have learned more about him personally then read about all his problems with the White race.",
"I took it was a grain of salt and you should to if you plan to undertake this massive text!",
"Since the time period when he was writing this book A LOT has changed in this country and I wish he would have lived to see us elect a Black President.",
"He would be proud!"
] |
4 | That's Life | This is the show that introduced That's Life to the world. I wrote That's Life. Perhaps of some historical interest, this show was taped before the phonograph record was made. The musical arrangement used on the show is by Nelson Riddle. This arrangment that was originally intended for use on the record but was replaced by Ernie Freeman's now classic arrangement when the record was made just a few days before this show aired. Actually, Sinatra did attempt to make the record featuring the Riddle arrangement while he was in England making a film but the attempt failed. Pre recorded tracks were shipped London and Sinatra tried to add his vocals; but, he always preferred recording with a live orchestra and was unhappy with the results of performing to tracks. The recording was ash canned...although it still may be somewhere in the Warner Bros vaults. For now, the only place to hear the arrangement originally intended for use on the recorded version of That's Life is on this video. | 991 | [
"This is the show that introduced That's Life to the world.",
"I wrote That's Life.",
"Perhaps of some historical interest, this show was taped before the phonograph record was made.",
"The musical arrangement used on the show is by Nelson Riddle.",
"This arrangment that was originally intended for use on the record but was replaced by Ernie Freeman's now classic arrangement when the record was made just a few days before this show aired.",
"Actually, Sinatra did attempt to make the record featuring the Riddle arrangement while he was in England making a film but the attempt failed.",
"Pre recorded tracks were shipped London and Sinatra tried to add his vocals; but, he always preferred recording with a live orchestra and was unhappy with the results of performing to tracks.",
"The recording was ash canned...although it still may be somewhere in the Warner Bros vaults.",
"For now, the only place to hear the arrangement originally intended for use on the recorded version of That's Life is on this video."
] |
4 | PHP Essentials ROCK!!! | PHP essentials is a very good book. It is well written and easy to understand. However, if you do not have any programming experience, such as Perl, this is not the best one to get started. If you do have some experience in programming and understands how the web actually works, this book is excellent to develop your programming skills.I have a Perl background and use flat text file as a database. I wanted to transfer my entire site on PHP as a language and MySQL as a database system. Therefore, I purchased this book and a MySQL book and now, I am home free. Julie Meloni uses simple examples to help you learn PHP and you can actually build and manage your database, simply by reading this book. I strongly recommend this book and buying a MySQL book to go along with it.Finally, although this book has a favorite database system covered, MySQL, it does support other database systems such as SQL, Oracle, etc... If you want to use PHP with a database system, this is the book to get. | 991 | [
"PHP essentials is a very good book.",
"It is well written and easy to understand.",
"However, if you do not have any programming experience, such as Perl, this is not the best one to get started.",
"If you do have some experience in programming and understands how the web actually works, this book is excellent to develop your programming skills.I have a Perl background and use flat text file as a database.",
"I wanted to transfer my entire site on PHP as a language and MySQL as a database system.",
"Therefore, I purchased this book and a MySQL book and now, I am home free.",
"Julie Meloni uses simple examples to help you learn PHP and you can actually build and manage your database, simply by reading this book.",
"I strongly recommend this book and buying a MySQL book to go along with it.Finally, although this book has a favorite database system covered, MySQL, it does support other database systems such as SQL, Oracle, etc... If you want to use PHP with a database system, this is the book to get."
] |
4 | great singer | I can't blame people for thinking Kitty Kallen gave up singing for a family. It explains the lapse between years in her career. Actually Kitten stopped simply because she lost her voice. After a short comeback in the 60's Kitty had to quit because of developing blood clots in her throat. Poor Kitty not only did it happen to her once but twice.If fate hadn't done her in, she would have developed into a fantastic singer but the little available is good enough. Unfortunately half of the songs in this cd are outdated. Despite this there are enough gems to make one realize that Kitty had an unique sweet voice. My favorite "I'm beginning to see the light" is a classic. After hearing the song, it's an automatic reaction of mine to press rewind. Her version of "My Coloring Book" was before Streisand's and I know I'm being risky saying this but Kallen's version is better.Amazon has released another cd with "Honky Tonk Angel/If I gave my heart to you", all I can say is keep them coming. | 991 | [
"I can't blame people for thinking Kitty Kallen gave up singing for a family.",
"It explains the lapse between years in her career.",
"Actually Kitten stopped simply because she lost her voice.",
"After a short comeback in the 60's Kitty had to quit because of developing blood clots in her throat.",
"Poor Kitty not only did it happen to her once but twice.If fate hadn't done her in, she would have developed into a fantastic singer but the little available is good enough.",
"Unfortunately half of the songs in this cd are outdated.",
"Despite this there are enough gems to make one realize that Kitty had an unique sweet voice.",
"My favorite \"I'm beginning to see the light\" is a classic.",
"After hearing the song, it's an automatic reaction of mine to press rewind.",
"Her version of \"My Coloring Book\" was before Streisand's and I know I'm being risky saying this but Kallen's version is better.Amazon has released another cd with \"Honky Tonk Angel/If I gave my heart to you\", all I can say is keep them coming."
] |
4 | bent up triangle | I do recommend this novel, but only to those who will not desperately flee some miserably twisted circumstances. This novel continues the experimentation of the English novel as a form that Beckett put a halt to when he became French. Berg really is tremendously dark, but it has an oddity or eccentricity that makes it not only memorable but meaningful. In addition to the story indicated in the editorial reviews above, it does something to resemble in content an almost Graeco-tragedian structure puttied with a more domestically modern flesh. This novel is one that totally disturbed me in ways that did not make me love it but I find that the author is wonderfully comic, creative, pleasingly dark and intelligent. For such an odd book, I do not know how to say I recommend it, but for a continuance in one's education of novelistic recourses this may be one book that makes you happy in a rather uncomfortable way. If for no other reason, pick this novel up to read the first sentence. | 991 | [
"I do recommend this novel, but only to those who will not desperately flee some miserably twisted circumstances.",
"This novel continues the experimentation of the English novel as a form that Beckett put a halt to when he became French.",
"Berg really is tremendously dark, but it has an oddity or eccentricity that makes it not only memorable but meaningful.",
"In addition to the story indicated in the editorial reviews above, it does something to resemble in content an almost Graeco-tragedian structure puttied with a more domestically modern flesh.",
"This novel is one that totally disturbed me in ways that did not make me love it but I find that the author is wonderfully comic, creative, pleasingly dark and intelligent.",
"For such an odd book, I do not know how to say I recommend it, but for a continuance in one's education of novelistic recourses this may be one book that makes you happy in a rather uncomfortable way.",
"If for no other reason, pick this novel up to read the first sentence."
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4 | Lynn on Hemingway. | This is a very coherent, thought-provoking study of Hemingway, especially of his formative years. The recurring theme is that Hemingway's worldview was shaped by mother's penchant for dressing him and his sister in matching clothes. Individual gender roles were ambiguous and not as important as the conflict between a person and his internal animal nature. Hemingway is seen as over-asserting his own masculinity by drinking heavily, treating women as subservient to his own needs, performing dangerous sports, but instead this may be his own lifelong study of this battle between societal roles and nature. Like others who studied this conflict before him, such as Mark Twain, James Joyce, and Joseph Conrad, Hemingway became jaded in his old age, believing that society was not serving mankind equally.As expected, there is a lot of information about writing processes, and his relationship with writers like Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and others, and the influence of Henry James and others. | 991 | [
"This is a very coherent, thought-provoking study of Hemingway, especially of his formative years.",
"The recurring theme is that Hemingway's worldview was shaped by mother's penchant for dressing him and his sister in matching clothes.",
"Individual gender roles were ambiguous and not as important as the conflict between a person and his internal animal nature.",
"Hemingway is seen as over-asserting his own masculinity by drinking heavily, treating women as subservient to his own needs, performing dangerous sports, but instead this may be his own lifelong study of this battle between societal roles and nature.",
"Like others who studied this conflict before him, such as Mark Twain, James Joyce, and Joseph Conrad, Hemingway became jaded in his old age, believing that society was not serving mankind equally.As expected, there is a lot of information about writing processes, and his relationship with writers like Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and others, and the influence of Henry James and others."
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