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4 | Right-wing propaganda | This book gives a disturbing look at the agenda of the far right. Frum shows courage is his ability not to sugar coat the far right's message but state it as it is. He often smacks of racism using such terms as "black" and "underclass" virtually interchangably. Frum advocates stopping immigration because he believes America is risking "cultural suicide." More disturbing is his vision of a good society. Frum endorses reinstating social stigmas against homosexuality, children born out of wedlock, single unmarried women and premarital sex. He openly admits that would like to see a more religious society for the secular reason that it would be a better behaved society. Frum himself does not come off as a religious man himself but as one who promotes Christianity for the purpose of controlling people. Frum's vision of society is disturbing but at the same time refreshing. He proves that the far right is guilty of elitist politics liberals have been accusing them of for years. | 985 | [
"This book gives a disturbing look at the agenda of the far right.",
"Frum shows courage is his ability not to sugar coat the far right's message but state it as it is.",
"He often smacks of racism using such terms as \"black\" and \"underclass\" virtually interchangably.",
"Frum advocates stopping immigration because he believes America is risking \"cultural suicide.\" More disturbing is his vision of a good society.",
"Frum endorses reinstating social stigmas against homosexuality, children born out of wedlock, single unmarried women and premarital sex.",
"He openly admits that would like to see a more religious society for the secular reason that it would be a better behaved society.",
"Frum himself does not come off as a religious man himself but as one who promotes Christianity for the purpose of controlling people.",
"Frum's vision of society is disturbing but at the same time refreshing.",
"He proves that the far right is guilty of elitist politics liberals have been accusing them of for years."
] |
4 | Almost Perfect! | We got this little guy for our new tile and laminate floors and Wow(!)this thing can suck! We also received it the day after we ordered it - I assume because its free shipping offer isn't part of the SuperSaver shipping deal w/Amazon, but rather just a *free* shipping deal.Anyway, we ended up putting it in our RV (for a while) because of the short cord and noise (minor frustrations). Then we ended up trying the Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo -- which is a rechargeable cordless vacuum -- but ended up switching it to RV usage because it just couldn't cut it on highly textured tile. We've decided we'd rather hook the Boss stick vac up to an extension cord, deal with the noise, and have a much cleaner floor. I am simply amazed at the suction power of this thing!I just wish I hadn't wasted my money on the Bissell. Ah, well...live and learn.P.S. If the Bissell can't cut it in the RV, then I'll be getting another Boss stick vac! You can't beat the price and the free shipping deal. | 985 | [
"We got this little guy for our new tile and laminate floors and Wow(!",
")this thing can suck!",
"We also received it the day after we ordered it - I assume because its free shipping offer isn't part of the SuperSaver shipping deal w/Amazon, but rather just a *free* shipping deal.Anyway, we ended up putting it in our RV (for a while) because of the short cord and noise (minor frustrations).",
"Then we ended up trying the Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo -- which is a rechargeable cordless vacuum -- but ended up switching it to RV usage because it just couldn't cut it on highly textured tile.",
"We've decided we'd rather hook the Boss stick vac up to an extension cord, deal with the noise, and have a much cleaner floor.",
"I am simply amazed at the suction power of this thing!",
"I just wish I hadn't wasted my money on the Bissell.",
"Ah, well...live and learn.P.S. If the Bissell can't cut it in the RV, then I'll be getting another Boss stick vac!",
"You can't beat the price and the free shipping deal."
] |
4 | Loving every minute of it! | I love these characters!Books by Laurie R. King are immediate purchases when I see them at the bookstore. This one was no exception. And it was thoroughly enjoyable. These are characters I want to know and live with. I devour these books in days and eagerly look forward to the next one or reread an older one now and then. The plots are well-crafted and interesting, and King always teaches me a little history while she's unraveling the mystery. I read a lot of mystery/thriller, and the only mystery author I've enjoyed as much or admired her writing as much was Kate Moss, who did not need the novelty of the legendary Sherlock Holmes to hook her readers. But I readily admit, I love getting bits more of the Holmes character I grew to love so much in Conan Doyle's stories - all of which I've read.Also recommended: THE DEVIL IN MUSIC, Kate Moss THE APOTHECARY ROSE, Candace Robb A COLD MIND, David Lindsey AMAZONIA, James Rollins AZTEC, Gary Jennings DOOMSDAY BOOK, Connie Willis | 985 | [
"I love these characters!",
"Books by Laurie R.",
"King are immediate purchases when I see them at the bookstore.",
"This one was no exception.",
"And it was thoroughly enjoyable.",
"These are characters I want to know and live with.",
"I devour these books in days and eagerly look forward to the next one or reread an older one now and then.",
"The plots are well-crafted and interesting, and King always teaches me a little history while she's unraveling the mystery.",
"I read a lot of mystery/thriller, and the only mystery author I've enjoyed as much or admired her writing as much was Kate Moss, who did not need the novelty of the legendary Sherlock Holmes to hook her readers.",
"But I readily admit, I love getting bits more of the Holmes character I grew to love so much in Conan Doyle's stories - all of which I've read.Also recommended: THE DEVIL IN MUSIC, Kate Moss THE APOTHECARY ROSE, Candace Robb A COLD MIND, David Lindsey AMAZONIA, James Rollins AZTEC, Gary Jennings DOOMSDAY BOOK, Connie Willis"
] |
4 | Excellent album | Their 3rd album Chase The Sun is a good album but needs a little improvement on their music. I would have gave this album 5 stars if it weren't for those dumb trombone and trumphet they really mess up songs that are sooo good like Chase The Sun. It was sooo good and fun until those 2 instruments came in. The good news is that the Supertones at least lost one of their band member who played the horns (which made this album a lot better than lost one bleah). Otherwise this album is excellent and probably is going to be one of the biggest Christian albums of '99. The best song on this whole album was Away From You with Crystal Lewis. Other good songs were One Voice, In Between, and Old Friend. For you Ska lovers you'll hate this album. For you party animals and rock with horns in it lovers you love this album. Also what's cool about this album there's one rap song in it called Chase The Sun. I wonder why they would put horns in rap song?! Well in all this album is excellent | 985 | [
"Their 3rd album Chase The Sun is a good album but needs a little improvement on their music.",
"I would have gave this album 5 stars if it weren't for those dumb trombone and trumphet they really mess up songs that are sooo good like Chase The Sun.",
"It was sooo good and fun until those 2 instruments came in.",
"The good news is that the Supertones at least lost one of their band member who played the horns (which made this album a lot better than lost one bleah).",
"Otherwise this album is excellent and probably is going to be one of the biggest Christian albums of '99.",
"The best song on this whole album was Away From You with Crystal Lewis.",
"Other good songs were One Voice, In Between, and Old Friend.",
"For you Ska lovers you'll hate this album.",
"For you party animals and rock with horns in it lovers you love this album.",
"Also what's cool about this album there's one rap song in it called Chase The Sun.",
"I wonder why they would put horns in rap song?!",
"Well in all this album is excellent"
] |
4 | Someone for Everyone | This book has such a varied cast of characters that, really, there IS someone for everyone. Okay Okay, no dentist, no veterinarian but just about everyone else is in "What Angels Fear.".I found this book to be fast moving, interesting and entertaining. The character of Sebastian St. Cry is very appealing; his Bithil syndrome is fascinating. (I saw a girl with those yellow eyes selling ice cream in Kenner LA some years ago.) His love interest, Kat, is not so likable. She claims to love Sebastian oh so much and her past behavior points to this. However, in the present time of the story, she makes his dangerous situation more so by withholding information from him.I have to admit that I am not very knowledgeable about this period in British history. I see that one reviewer found this book "preachy" on the topic of politics. I really do not like preachy politics; perhaps had I more knowledge, I too would say that and knock off a star. But, for now, I'll stay with four stars. | 985 | [
"This book has such a varied cast of characters that, really, there IS someone for everyone.",
"Okay Okay, no dentist, no veterinarian but just about everyone else is in \"What Angels Fear.\".I found this book to be fast moving, interesting and entertaining.",
"The character of Sebastian St.",
"Cry is very appealing; his Bithil syndrome is fascinating.",
"(I saw a girl with those yellow eyes selling ice cream in Kenner LA some years ago.) His love interest, Kat, is not so likable.",
"She claims to love Sebastian oh so much and her past behavior points to this.",
"However, in the present time of the story, she makes his dangerous situation more so by withholding information from him.I have to admit that I am not very knowledgeable about this period in British history.",
"I see that one reviewer found this book \"preachy\" on the topic of politics.",
"I really do not like preachy politics; perhaps had I more knowledge, I too would say that and knock off a star.",
"But, for now, I'll stay with four stars."
] |
4 | More Laurie Notaro, please! | In the past few months, I've become a huge fan of Laurie Notaro's work. Sure, the writng could be better, but the stories she tells about her life are so funny that its hard to believe that they're all true! In We Thought You Would Be Prettier, we re-meet the nutty members of Laurie's family: her Nana, her mother, her nephew, and her husband, who patiently puts up with her crazyness. Here, Notaro begins by going on her book tour and being called "stupid" in New York City, and ends up moving from Arizona to Oregon. For the past four books Laurie's been complaining about the heat; what will she have to complain about in her new hometown/ next book?I love how Laurie Notaro is willing to put her life out there for the world to see. Some of the ways she phrases things are hillarious, and at other times I found myself nodding, thinking, "wow, she is so right about that!" In all, this book was right on par with all her others. Of course, I'm going right out and buying her next. | 985 | [
"In the past few months, I've become a huge fan of Laurie Notaro's work.",
"Sure, the writng could be better, but the stories she tells about her life are so funny that its hard to believe that they're all true!",
"In We Thought You Would Be Prettier, we re-meet the nutty members of Laurie's family: her Nana, her mother, her nephew, and her husband, who patiently puts up with her crazyness.",
"Here, Notaro begins by going on her book tour and being called \"stupid\" in New York City, and ends up moving from Arizona to Oregon.",
"For the past four books Laurie's been complaining about the heat; what will she have to complain about in her new hometown/ next book?",
"I love how Laurie Notaro is willing to put her life out there for the world to see.",
"Some of the ways she phrases things are hillarious, and at other times I found myself nodding, thinking, \"wow, she is so right about that!",
"\" In all, this book was right on par with all her others.",
"Of course, I'm going right out and buying her next."
] |
4 | Intuitive Detective | Charlie Resnick, the intuitive, low-key Detective Inspector, is embroiled in two separate cases which become intertwined. To begin with there is the shooting of a key drug distributor by a rival, and the chase to find the missing weapon and proof of the perpetrator's guilt. Then there is a murderer who receives permission to attend his mother's funeral and escapes from his keepers.Both these situations occupy Resnick amid fears of an escalating drug war between various factions: find and recapture the escapee, and keep a lid on the volatile situation in the streets. Resnick smoothly pursues both goals while enjoying his love of music and trying to make sense of his own love life.Tenth in the series, the novel is simply told and written with polish. The story moves fluidly and the suspense builds to an explosive climax. The characters are portrayed in a realistic manner, and while the two elements of the story are unrelated, the author meshes them believably. Recommended. | 985 | [
"Charlie Resnick, the intuitive, low-key Detective Inspector, is embroiled in two separate cases which become intertwined.",
"To begin with there is the shooting of a key drug distributor by a rival, and the chase to find the missing weapon and proof of the perpetrator's guilt.",
"Then there is a murderer who receives permission to attend his mother's funeral and escapes from his keepers.Both these situations occupy Resnick amid fears of an escalating drug war between various factions: find and recapture the escapee, and keep a lid on the volatile situation in the streets.",
"Resnick smoothly pursues both goals while enjoying his love of music and trying to make sense of his own love life.Tenth in the series, the novel is simply told and written with polish.",
"The story moves fluidly and the suspense builds to an explosive climax.",
"The characters are portrayed in a realistic manner, and while the two elements of the story are unrelated, the author meshes them believably.",
"Recommended."
] |
4 | Solid | This was an album that I've been wanting since I heard about it a year ago and I finally got it as a Christmas gift. It was worth the wait.This has five original songs, only one of which really deviates from the Poison tradition and that song is Powere to the People.Yes the title track of this album is a different direction for the band but good regardless.The other four will be recognizable instantly to the Poison Fan's ear.The real stand out of the record is I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine sung by the one and only C.C. DeVille.The infamous guitarist flexes his singing skills on the song and actually sounds very good.The majority of the album however is live.There is nothing wrong with that though some believe it should've been left to the band's Swallow This Live album but I own that CD aswell and prefer Power to the People because it seems a more energetic recording probably due to the fact that the band had just reunited.Overall this is a solid peice of work. | 985 | [
"This was an album that I've been wanting since I heard about it a year ago and I finally got it as a Christmas gift.",
"It was worth the wait.This has five original songs, only one of which really deviates from the Poison tradition and that song is Powere to the People.Yes the title track of this album is a different direction for the band but good regardless.The other four will be recognizable instantly to the Poison Fan's ear.The real stand out of the record is I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine sung by the one and only C.C. DeVille.The infamous guitarist flexes his singing skills on the song and actually sounds very good.The majority of the album however is live.There is nothing wrong with that though some believe it should've been left to the band's Swallow This Live album but I own that CD aswell and prefer Power to the People because it seems a more energetic recording probably due to the fact that the band had just reunited.Overall this is a solid peice of work."
] |
4 | Naomi Leon | Becoming Naomi Leon is a story of two young children who were abandoned by their alcoholic mother at a young age and left to be raised by their positive thinking but equally tough great grandmother. Naomi, who narrates the story, shares the family's struggles when their mother comes to their trailer named Baby Beluga in Lemon Tree, California to break up this non-traditional but happy family. She not only shares the family's struggle to stay together but also shows the troubling time of adolensence struggling to grow from a child to a young woman. Throughout the novel we see Naomi transform from an awkwardly shy child to a young woman who speaks up and finds her own voice. Through this Naomi is able to relate to many other young readers going through the same tough time. Personally I can relate because I also grew up in an extended family and can also relate to the struggles of adolescence. Though this novel is simple and short it is a moving story to be enjoyed by many. | 985 | [
"Becoming Naomi Leon is a story of two young children who were abandoned by their alcoholic mother at a young age and left to be raised by their positive thinking but equally tough great grandmother.",
"Naomi, who narrates the story, shares the family's struggles when their mother comes to their trailer named Baby Beluga in Lemon Tree, California to break up this non-traditional but happy family.",
"She not only shares the family's struggle to stay together but also shows the troubling time of adolensence struggling to grow from a child to a young woman.",
"Throughout the novel we see Naomi transform from an awkwardly shy child to a young woman who speaks up and finds her own voice.",
"Through this Naomi is able to relate to many other young readers going through the same tough time.",
"Personally I can relate because I also grew up in an extended family and can also relate to the struggles of adolescence.",
"Though this novel is simple and short it is a moving story to be enjoyed by many."
] |
4 | TOUCHING, HEARTWARMING STORY | It had been awhile since I had read a Christian fiction book. I enjoyed this book very much. Sophie, an intelligent and highly educated woman from Czechoslovakia, comes to the United States with high expectations and dreams. After spending time in a lowly job, she hires on as housekeeper for a man and his three children, who have recently lost their mother. This job must have seemed lowly and an embarassment for a woman of Sophie's intelligence, but she is determined to do the very best she can. I loved Sophie's gentle spirit and her compassionate heart. She not only changed the hearts of the characters in the story, but mine as well.This book just brings YOU into the story! You feel the emotion that the characters in the story feel. You feel like you know Sophie as well. This story is so touching and it moved me to tears at the end of the book. This seldoms happens when I read a book. I highly recommend this inspirational story and will look for more books by Lori Wick. | 985 | [
"It had been awhile since I had read a Christian fiction book.",
"I enjoyed this book very much.",
"Sophie, an intelligent and highly educated woman from Czechoslovakia, comes to the United States with high expectations and dreams.",
"After spending time in a lowly job, she hires on as housekeeper for a man and his three children, who have recently lost their mother.",
"This job must have seemed lowly and an embarassment for a woman of Sophie's intelligence, but she is determined to do the very best she can.",
"I loved Sophie's gentle spirit and her compassionate heart.",
"She not only changed the hearts of the characters in the story, but mine as well.This book just brings YOU into the story!",
"You feel the emotion that the characters in the story feel.",
"You feel like you know Sophie as well.",
"This story is so touching and it moved me to tears at the end of the book.",
"This seldoms happens when I read a book.",
"I highly recommend this inspirational story and will look for more books by Lori Wick."
] |
4 | for world war fans | I honestly do not like to read books, but the book:" Where Eagles dare," caught my interest very quickly. Anyway's if your into the hole World Wars, then this book will satisfy your senses. Eight allied agents, seven men and a single female where dropped out of an airplane into the mountains behind enemy grounds. Now seriously jumping out of a plane in a full blown out blizzard seams pretty stupid, but you cant tell me that you enjoy like to jumping out of a plane in a blizzard. The allied agent's mission was to rescue the general from behind enemy lines. The Nazis were forcing him to spill his secret plans for D-day. One of the most interesting points to the novel was the whole cliff haging Sean. But of course that was not the most interesting point of the whole book, because if it was then it would not be good at all. Finally the last part of the book is, well I won't spoil the ending for you so just go get the book and read it for your self. Trust me it is worth wile. | 985 | [
"I honestly do not like to read books, but the book:\" Where Eagles dare,\" caught my interest very quickly.",
"Anyway's if your into the hole World Wars, then this book will satisfy your senses.",
"Eight allied agents, seven men and a single female where dropped out of an airplane into the mountains behind enemy grounds.",
"Now seriously jumping out of a plane in a full blown out blizzard seams pretty stupid, but you cant tell me that you enjoy like to jumping out of a plane in a blizzard.",
"The allied agent's mission was to rescue the general from behind enemy lines.",
"The Nazis were forcing him to spill his secret plans for D-day.",
"One of the most interesting points to the novel was the whole cliff haging Sean.",
"But of course that was not the most interesting point of the whole book, because if it was then it would not be good at all.",
"Finally the last part of the book is, well I won't spoil the ending for you so just go get the book and read it for your self.",
"Trust me it is worth wile."
] |
4 | Great sprouter! | I bought this sprouter a year ago and it took me some time to get the best out of it. I use it for green sprouts (alfalfa, clover, broccoli), grains (wheat, spelt, buckwheat) and lentils.It is also great for sprouting teff (the smallest grain): just sprinkle 1 tablespoon and wet just a little (don't water too much because it won't drain: teff will clog the hole), wait until it starts sprouting and attaches to the tray (2 days) before rinsing it every day. A few days later it looks like grass and tastes sweet!It requires less hands-on time and less water than other sprouters, as it drips from one tray to the next. I give it 4 stars because the siphon caps sometime need to be tapped or removed for the water to drain and its capacity for grains and lentils is on the low side. I also own an EasySprout which is more versatile and has a larger capacity for grains and legumes, but I prefer the Biosta for the green sprouts, as they get better light exposure and all grow upright. | 985 | [
"I bought this sprouter a year ago and it took me some time to get the best out of it.",
"I use it for green sprouts (alfalfa, clover, broccoli), grains (wheat, spelt, buckwheat) and lentils.It is also great for sprouting teff (the smallest grain): just sprinkle 1 tablespoon and wet just a little (don't water too much because it won't drain: teff will clog the hole), wait until it starts sprouting and attaches to the tray (2 days) before rinsing it every day.",
"A few days later it looks like grass and tastes sweet!",
"It requires less hands-on time and less water than other sprouters, as it drips from one tray to the next.",
"I give it 4 stars because the siphon caps sometime need to be tapped or removed for the water to drain and its capacity for grains and lentils is on the low side.",
"I also own an EasySprout which is more versatile and has a larger capacity for grains and legumes, but I prefer the Biosta for the green sprouts, as they get better light exposure and all grow upright."
] |
4 | Mandy | MandyBy Julie Andrews EdwardsReviewed by Lily PenderyI enjoyed reading the book Mandy, by Julie Andrews Edwards, immensely. This delightful children's book is about an orphan girl named Mandy. She is longing for a real home, even though she loves the orphanage that she has lived in for many years. She is also desiring a place to call her own for once.One day, she climbs over an old wall to explore what is on the other side. She comes across an little abandoned cottage. She takes a few "borrowed" items from the orphanage to clean it up. However, she doesn't tell anybody about it. She wants it to be hers, and no one else's. One day, she falls very sick, but she returns to her cottage. No one knows where she is, except for a mysterious admirer that she never knew she had.Mandy is a great book for children for all ages. The author does a magnificent job creating the character, Mandy and her beloved friends. If you love books about little adventures, you will adore this book! | 985 | [
"MandyBy Julie Andrews EdwardsReviewed by Lily PenderyI enjoyed reading the book Mandy, by Julie Andrews Edwards, immensely.",
"This delightful children's book is about an orphan girl named Mandy.",
"She is longing for a real home, even though she loves the orphanage that she has lived in for many years.",
"She is also desiring a place to call her own for once.One day, she climbs over an old wall to explore what is on the other side.",
"She comes across an little abandoned cottage.",
"She takes a few \"borrowed\" items from the orphanage to clean it up.",
"However, she doesn't tell anybody about it.",
"She wants it to be hers, and no one else's.",
"One day, she falls very sick, but she returns to her cottage.",
"No one knows where she is, except for a mysterious admirer that she never knew she had.Mandy is a great book for children for all ages.",
"The author does a magnificent job creating the character, Mandy and her beloved friends.",
"If you love books about little adventures, you will adore this book!"
] |
4 | Judged Too Harshly | This movie looks great on DVD. It's crisp and clear, which was one of the problems I had seeing this in the theatre. The images were often muddy and the action hard to see clearly. These problems have been resolved on disc, and I have to say this movie makes for some really nice eye candy. Yes, there are script/plot/pacing problems, but I found myself totally engrossed in all the visuals this time around; Fans of the games(like me...)will get way more milage out this than just horror fans, but there is enough disturbing stuff here to satisfy most. Also, I fast forwarded by every scene with Sean Bean(Nothing personal...he is just totally wasted here...)except for the ones where he is searching in the town and the end. It shortened the movie by about 20 minutes and actually made it flow alot easier. Lots of nice game nods; An ending out of some Hellraiser movie on acid; But it is hard to deny Christophe Gans is a visual genius; I'm sure he'll only continue to get better... | 985 | [
"This movie looks great on DVD.",
"It's crisp and clear, which was one of the problems I had seeing this in the theatre.",
"The images were often muddy and the action hard to see clearly.",
"These problems have been resolved on disc, and I have to say this movie makes for some really nice eye candy.",
"Yes, there are script/plot/pacing problems, but I found myself totally engrossed in all the visuals this time around; Fans of the games(like me...)will get way more milage out this than just horror fans, but there is enough disturbing stuff here to satisfy most.",
"Also, I fast forwarded by every scene with Sean Bean(Nothing personal...he is just totally wasted here...)except for the ones where he is searching in the town and the end.",
"It shortened the movie by about 20 minutes and actually made it flow alot easier.",
"Lots of nice game nods; An ending out of some Hellraiser movie on acid; But it is hard to deny Christophe Gans is a visual genius; I'm sure he'll only continue to get better..."
] |
4 | Erudite and accessible study | This is a terrific book, the product of years of loving study of the birds of Pakistan. The author includes many of his own observations, but he has also combed the literature. If some 19th century official found a nest of a particular species, Roberts knows about it. The result is a finely nuanced account of each species, its features, and its behaviors. The author is also very knowledgable about Pakistani plants, insects, agriculture, and ecology, erudition that makes the accounts of the individual species more detailed and convincing. His mastery of the older literature means that he has been able to trace changes in distribution and populations. This is a deeply learned book, valuable not just for people in Pakistan but also in areas sharing the same species. There is also a very thorough bibliography.The only weakness of the book is that the plates are a little scanty, so a good field guide is also needed.An extremely useful book, even for relative amateurs like me. | 985 | [
"This is a terrific book, the product of years of loving study of the birds of Pakistan.",
"The author includes many of his own observations, but he has also combed the literature.",
"If some 19th century official found a nest of a particular species, Roberts knows about it.",
"The result is a finely nuanced account of each species, its features, and its behaviors.",
"The author is also very knowledgable about Pakistani plants, insects, agriculture, and ecology, erudition that makes the accounts of the individual species more detailed and convincing.",
"His mastery of the older literature means that he has been able to trace changes in distribution and populations.",
"This is a deeply learned book, valuable not just for people in Pakistan but also in areas sharing the same species.",
"There is also a very thorough bibliography.The only weakness of the book is that the plates are a little scanty, so a good field guide is also needed.An extremely useful book, even for relative amateurs like me."
] |
4 | MAC IS BACK! | For many years, a new album by a Beatle was a major event. EVERYONE knew about it, whether they liked them or not. That was before Rap took over. Since then, only the Baby Boomers who grew up with them and the die-hard geeks like me really cared with anticipation disregarding the fact that we hadn't heard a single note prior to buying it.I haven't perked my ears up listening to one of Paul's albums for the first time since hearing Press to Play in 1986.His voice is in excellent shape. He's got a sense of urgency and freshness I haven't heard in years. He took old, mostly unfamiliar songs and made them his own intead of emulating them note-for-note. The musicians he chose sound more like a band than a group of back-ups.If artists like Limp Bizkit and Korn can come up with fresh albums when they're 57 it's because they got the OK from Paul-It's OK to keep the flame that got you started in the first place-no matter what your age.Thank you Sir Paul for rekindling my "flame". | 985 | [
"For many years, a new album by a Beatle was a major event.",
"EVERYONE knew about it, whether they liked them or not.",
"That was before Rap took over.",
"Since then, only the Baby Boomers who grew up with them and the die-hard geeks like me really cared with anticipation disregarding the fact that we hadn't heard a single note prior to buying it.I haven't perked my ears up listening to one of Paul's albums for the first time since hearing Press to Play in 1986.His voice is in excellent shape.",
"He's got a sense of urgency and freshness I haven't heard in years.",
"He took old, mostly unfamiliar songs and made them his own intead of emulating them note-for-note.",
"The musicians he chose sound more like a band than a group of back-ups.If artists like Limp Bizkit and Korn can come up with fresh albums when they're 57 it's because they got the OK from Paul-It's OK to keep the flame that got you started in the first place-no matter what your age.Thank you Sir Paul for rekindling my \"flame\"."
] |
4 | Very informative | Mr Goodwin has produced some of the best books available on Nelson's ships and the Trafalgar campaign. This anthology of usual questions about the mighty Victory is very revealing and gives so many facts and statistics that one feels he just visited this floating museum. Here are almost all the questions that a layman or a specialist would like to ask, like the speed of Victory, the kind of armament it had, the three kinds of shots she fired against the enemy, the total length of riggings, full diagrams of her sails, the quantity of oak trees that were used in her construction, the admirals she served under, the number and kinds of anchors it carried, the everyday life details of her crew in war and peace, the food and the sanitary conditions onboard, her famous battles, some secrets of sailing and special maneuvers and a lot more. The only serious drawback is the lack of color photographs but even so the book is highly recommended for everyone interested in the subject. | 985 | [
"Mr Goodwin has produced some of the best books available on Nelson's ships and the Trafalgar campaign.",
"This anthology of usual questions about the mighty Victory is very revealing and gives so many facts and statistics that one feels he just visited this floating museum.",
"Here are almost all the questions that a layman or a specialist would like to ask, like the speed of Victory, the kind of armament it had, the three kinds of shots she fired against the enemy, the total length of riggings, full diagrams of her sails, the quantity of oak trees that were used in her construction, the admirals she served under, the number and kinds of anchors it carried, the everyday life details of her crew in war and peace, the food and the sanitary conditions onboard, her famous battles, some secrets of sailing and special maneuvers and a lot more.",
"The only serious drawback is the lack of color photographs but even so the book is highly recommended for everyone interested in the subject."
] |
4 | Boudicca - Warrior Queen | I found this programme more convincing than many of its kind, for the very reason that the previous reviewer seems to dislike it. It is not a fault not to take sides even if one is led by a woman who is also Celtic. No matter how romantic the images that that combination may evoke all it amounts to is material for a romance.I did not find the argument pro-roman. In fact it expressly endorses a judgement at the end that the whole episode was a disgrace to all concerned, in human terms. The presentation of the maps is merely a matter of taste, I can't say it bothered me either way because the narrative was convincing. History is rarely pretty - what is of the greatest importance in studying history is to avoid the mistake of seeing things in terms of easy answers, of goodies and baddies. This programme steers clear of this trap, whilst suggesting an interesting insight into which power group may have been pulling the strings behind this challenge to the great Roman Empire. | 985 | [
"I found this programme more convincing than many of its kind, for the very reason that the previous reviewer seems to dislike it.",
"It is not a fault not to take sides even if one is led by a woman who is also Celtic.",
"No matter how romantic the images that that combination may evoke all it amounts to is material for a romance.I did not find the argument pro-roman.",
"In fact it expressly endorses a judgement at the end that the whole episode was a disgrace to all concerned, in human terms.",
"The presentation of the maps is merely a matter of taste, I can't say it bothered me either way because the narrative was convincing.",
"History is rarely pretty - what is of the greatest importance in studying history is to avoid the mistake of seeing things in terms of easy answers, of goodies and baddies.",
"This programme steers clear of this trap, whilst suggesting an interesting insight into which power group may have been pulling the strings behind this challenge to the great Roman Empire."
] |
4 | SOMEWHAT GOOD | Based on the memoirs of Toby Young of a similar title. This tale follows a small time British writer (Simon Pegg) who trashes the stars and a following incident gets him invited to a big magazine run by one of his heroes (Jeff Bridges)which then forces him to be nicer to the Hollywood celebrities. Along the way he falls for one celebrity (Megan Fox)but seems to get far better on with a fellow female journalist (Kirsten Dunst). It's a light comedy with some funny moments but not rip roaring ones. The love story is painfully predictable but Hollywood has learned that a lot of moviegoers want it that way so it stays that way for a reason. They did a better job than I expected in showing why the main character was so caught up in getting into the "A class" crowd but sort of dropped the ball once he got into it. CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B; STORY/PLOTTING: B minus; HUMOR: B minus; SHOWS THE HOLLYWOOD SUBCULTURE WELL: B to B plus; OVERALL GRADE: B; WHEN WATCHED: early January 2012. | 985 | [
"Based on the memoirs of Toby Young of a similar title.",
"This tale follows a small time British writer (Simon Pegg) who trashes the stars and a following incident gets him invited to a big magazine run by one of his heroes (Jeff Bridges)which then forces him to be nicer to the Hollywood celebrities.",
"Along the way he falls for one celebrity (Megan Fox)but seems to get far better on with a fellow female journalist (Kirsten Dunst).",
"It's a light comedy with some funny moments but not rip roaring ones.",
"The love story is painfully predictable but Hollywood has learned that a lot of moviegoers want it that way so it stays that way for a reason.",
"They did a better job than I expected in showing why the main character was so caught up in getting into the \"A class\" crowd but sort of dropped the ball once he got into it.",
"CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B; STORY/PLOTTING: B minus; HUMOR: B minus; SHOWS THE HOLLYWOOD SUBCULTURE WELL: B to B plus; OVERALL GRADE: B; WHEN WATCHED: early January 2012."
] |
4 | Its a Keeper | This DVD has 5 different programs. You get 2 cardio segments 20 minutes a piece, a weights segment also 20 minutes, a bootcamp segment also 20 minutes, and a stretch segment which is only 10 minutes. The workouts are actually pretty challenging. The quality of the workouts are good, but there are a couple of reasons why I give this 4 stars instead of 5. This is very high impact. If you have joint problems this is not the DVD for you. There is ALOT of jumping. Also, this must have been recorded before the finale because the cast of former contestants were visibly unable to keep up on some of the exercises. Also, sometimes they would be going at a different pace, or be on a different foot, than Bob the trainer. These things can be pretty distracting. The versatility of this DVD is a big selling point. You can choose just one segment, or you can mix & match. Its really very user friendly. So, for the intensity of the workouts & the versatility of this DVD I give it 4 stars. | 985 | [
"This DVD has 5 different programs.",
"You get 2 cardio segments 20 minutes a piece, a weights segment also 20 minutes, a bootcamp segment also 20 minutes, and a stretch segment which is only 10 minutes.",
"The workouts are actually pretty challenging.",
"The quality of the workouts are good, but there are a couple of reasons why I give this 4 stars instead of 5.",
"This is very high impact.",
"If you have joint problems this is not the DVD for you.",
"There is ALOT of jumping.",
"Also, this must have been recorded before the finale because the cast of former contestants were visibly unable to keep up on some of the exercises.",
"Also, sometimes they would be going at a different pace, or be on a different foot, than Bob the trainer.",
"These things can be pretty distracting.",
"The versatility of this DVD is a big selling point.",
"You can choose just one segment, or you can mix & match.",
"Its really very user friendly.",
"So, for the intensity of the workouts & the versatility of this DVD I give it 4 stars."
] |
4 | It's grand, is what it is! | After seeing numerous film adaptations of Dumas' immortal work, I had to read the book itself. I was not disappointed. While it is certainly lengthy dense (and, thus, not for everyone), The Three Musketeers cannot but enchant.The story is well-known: In 17th-century France, D'Artagnan, a young Gascon of a minor family, comes to Paris to seek his fortune as a member of the king's Musketeers. In attempting to do so, he meets or runs afoul of Rochefort and Milady DeWinter - creatures of the scheming Cardinal Richilieu - and the unforgettable Musketeers: the brooding Athos, religious Aramis, and jaunty Porthos. They form an easy brotherhood and fall into foiling the Cardinal's plots while they themselves try to impress their various mistresses and scrape by financially. The book is more than just a great adventure - Dumas also adroitly discusses the class structure of the day, parodies the religious wars of the 1600s, and skewers academic scholarship. A wonderful, rich read. | 985 | [
"After seeing numerous film adaptations of Dumas' immortal work, I had to read the book itself.",
"I was not disappointed.",
"While it is certainly lengthy dense (and, thus, not for everyone), The Three Musketeers cannot but enchant.The story is well-known: In 17th-century France, D'Artagnan, a young Gascon of a minor family, comes to Paris to seek his fortune as a member of the king's Musketeers.",
"In attempting to do so, he meets or runs afoul of Rochefort and Milady DeWinter - creatures of the scheming Cardinal Richilieu - and the unforgettable Musketeers: the brooding Athos, religious Aramis, and jaunty Porthos.",
"They form an easy brotherhood and fall into foiling the Cardinal's plots while they themselves try to impress their various mistresses and scrape by financially.",
"The book is more than just a great adventure - Dumas also adroitly discusses the class structure of the day, parodies the religious wars of the 1600s, and skewers academic scholarship.",
"A wonderful, rich read."
] |
4 | Great book despite flaws | I use Fritz 8 to study my books, so I can go through the variations and see the state of the game with ease. With that in mind, there are some flaws in this book, three most notable:1) Moves made by the amateur described as "the decisive error" are sometimes the ones that the million-move-monster recommends2) The master in question sometimes makes less than perfect moves, and a few crushing tactical opportunities were missed3) There are at least 3 errors in analysis per game. For example, in Game 19, 13. ...Re8 is billed as "the only move," when it leads to forced mate in 5. 13. ...Nf6! 14. exf6 Bf5! holds the game for Black; White is still better but immediate mate is out of sight.However, these errors do not detract from the instructive quality of the book at all. It still does its job very well: Explaining why many common amateur moves are inferior (and showing how to exploit them), and teaching a great deal about strategy. I learned much from reading it. So will you. | 985 | [
"I use Fritz 8 to study my books, so I can go through the variations and see the state of the game with ease.",
"With that in mind, there are some flaws in this book, three most notable:1) Moves made by the amateur described as \"the decisive error\" are sometimes the ones that the million-move-monster recommends2) The master in question sometimes makes less than perfect moves, and a few crushing tactical opportunities were missed3) There are at least 3 errors in analysis per game.",
"For example, in Game 19, 13.",
"...Re8 is billed as \"the only move,\" when it leads to forced mate in 5.",
"13.",
"...Nf6!",
"14.",
"exf6 Bf5!",
"holds the game for Black; White is still better but immediate mate is out of sight.However, these errors do not detract from the instructive quality of the book at all.",
"It still does its job very well: Explaining why many common amateur moves are inferior (and showing how to exploit them), and teaching a great deal about strategy.",
"I learned much from reading it.",
"So will you."
] |
4 | What about the extra discs? | On June 5, SONY will be releasing "The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection" on DVD. This will include everything that has already been released on DVD PLUS the long awaited features "Rockin' in the Rockies" and "Have Rocket, Will Travel" and numerous shorts from future stooge solo careers: 14 with Shemp Howard, 10 with Joe Besser and 4 with Joe de Rita. So far this disc is not slated for release on its own. The question is WHY? Why must I repurchase the entire collection just to get this disc or discs? This is extremely unfair and it makes all Stooges fans extremely angry. This is wrong. I very much want to complete my collection.One reviewer states that the 3 discs will be released separately. If this is true, any idea when this will be?The one problem I had with the various individual volumes concerns the 2 shorts in 3D. The glasses included makes it difficult to watch because the images are not lined up. I wonder if the Ultimate Collection corrected this shortfall. | 985 | [
"On June 5, SONY will be releasing \"The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection\" on DVD.",
"This will include everything that has already been released on DVD PLUS the long awaited features \"Rockin' in the Rockies\" and \"Have Rocket, Will Travel\" and numerous shorts from future stooge solo careers: 14 with Shemp Howard, 10 with Joe Besser and 4 with Joe de Rita.",
"So far this disc is not slated for release on its own.",
"The question is WHY?",
"Why must I repurchase the entire collection just to get this disc or discs?",
"This is extremely unfair and it makes all Stooges fans extremely angry.",
"This is wrong.",
"I very much want to complete my collection.One reviewer states that the 3 discs will be released separately.",
"If this is true, any idea when this will be?",
"The one problem I had with the various individual volumes concerns the 2 shorts in 3D.",
"The glasses included makes it difficult to watch because the images are not lined up.",
"I wonder if the Ultimate Collection corrected this shortfall."
] |
4 | A towering figure | When Eugene Wigner died a few years ago, we lost another towering figure in twentieth century physics. His contributions are probably equally well remembered by physicists and chemists, especially in the field of spectroscopy, where he published a seminal text on using the theory of discrete groups to analyse data.But this book of his recollections is not about his scientific papers, per se. Rather, the most interesting sections to many readers will be the times that he lived through, and the other major figures that he knew, like Dirac and Einstein. The book goes through the turbulent and terrible years of the 1930s and 40s. Thus, you can see the development of quantum mechanics and his involvement in it during the 30s. At a time when the key ideas in this subject were rapidly discovered. Then see the development of nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project through his eyes, at the University of Chicago campus during World War 2.An excellent book for a general audience. | 985 | [
"When Eugene Wigner died a few years ago, we lost another towering figure in twentieth century physics.",
"His contributions are probably equally well remembered by physicists and chemists, especially in the field of spectroscopy, where he published a seminal text on using the theory of discrete groups to analyse data.But this book of his recollections is not about his scientific papers, per se.",
"Rather, the most interesting sections to many readers will be the times that he lived through, and the other major figures that he knew, like Dirac and Einstein.",
"The book goes through the turbulent and terrible years of the 1930s and 40s.",
"Thus, you can see the development of quantum mechanics and his involvement in it during the 30s.",
"At a time when the key ideas in this subject were rapidly discovered.",
"Then see the development of nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project through his eyes, at the University of Chicago campus during World War 2.An excellent book for a general audience."
] |
4 | REPEAT | I wrote a review for this drill a long time ago but it is gone. After reading the most current reviews I am confused. I am an eletrician and as the other reviewer (an eletrician) use tools a lot on the job. What i am confused about is the newer drills. My drill is made in USA. I have noticed the speed change switch being tricky to move at times but no big deal.I wish the othre battery drills I've gone though had only this type of problem. Because of this annoying problem and the torque clutch which is set way too high at the lowest setting I gave it 4 stars.I just have not had the problem these later drill have had.Are they really making these outside the USA. That could be the problem. You would not think that would make a difference but it does.I have other tools that are now lower quality because they are no longer USA made. I think these companies let the quality go out the door when they go outside the country for manufaturing.Then the price stays the same. Oh well. | 985 | [
"I wrote a review for this drill a long time ago but it is gone.",
"After reading the most current reviews I am confused.",
"I am an eletrician and as the other reviewer (an eletrician) use tools a lot on the job.",
"What i am confused about is the newer drills.",
"My drill is made in USA.",
"I have noticed the speed change switch being tricky to move at times but no big deal.I wish the othre battery drills I've gone though had only this type of problem.",
"Because of this annoying problem and the torque clutch which is set way too high at the lowest setting I gave it 4 stars.I just have not had the problem these later drill have had.Are they really making these outside the USA.",
"That could be the problem.",
"You would not think that would make a difference but it does.I have other tools that are now lower quality because they are no longer USA made.",
"I think these companies let the quality go out the door when they go outside the country for manufaturing.Then the price stays the same.",
"Oh well."
] |
4 | where's the sweet spot? | As a new audiophile I bought this because the price was great. The sound is pretty loud, and I use the unfiltered LFE connection, but I think it's not crisp and I feel it could be fine tuned to handle a more dynamic range. the instructions hardly give details about the functions and settings of the phase switch (0 vs. 180) and the low pass dial (60 up to 160) other than saying to set everything "where it sounds best." well, no matter what setting they are at, it all sounds the same to me. Again, being a newbie, I'm not sure what to listen for.What do the settings do and are there any general rules I can follow to pick the best setting, or do I just have to live with it not knowing? It would be great to have peace of mind knowing that I am in the sweet spot. Any comments would be appreciated.For the most part, I'm happy with the PSW12 based on the following:Pros: loud, great price, auto poewer switchCons: BIG (where to put it?) and limited instructions on how to fine tune | 985 | [
"As a new audiophile I bought this because the price was great.",
"The sound is pretty loud, and I use the unfiltered LFE connection, but I think it's not crisp and I feel it could be fine tuned to handle a more dynamic range.",
"the instructions hardly give details about the functions and settings of the phase switch (0 vs.",
"180) and the low pass dial (60 up to 160) other than saying to set everything \"where it sounds best.\" well, no matter what setting they are at, it all sounds the same to me.",
"Again, being a newbie, I'm not sure what to listen for.What do the settings do and are there any general rules I can follow to pick the best setting, or do I just have to live with it not knowing?",
"It would be great to have peace of mind knowing that I am in the sweet spot.",
"Any comments would be appreciated.For the most part, I'm happy with the PSW12 based on the following:Pros: loud, great price, auto poewer switchCons: BIG (where to put it?",
") and limited instructions on how to fine tune"
] |
4 | Are we the Machine? | I am not sure there is anything I could say that someone else reviewing this book has not already said. My experience was hit & miss, reading the book in short spurts over a month or so a few months back. His expectations and theories of where computing is headed are intriguing, and you can easily correlate what has already happened and what has been announced to his theories. The title was published in 1999, but yet even with how fast computing has changed Kurzwell's thoughts flow along with the advances that have happened since 1999. Who knows what will happen, and the author could be a bit optimistic in his thoughts - but I think that is just a humans well wishes for our kind showing in his writing.The suggested readings & web links will have you reading & researching for a long time to come.I would venture to recommend this title to anyone who is interested or works with computing. Having a grasp on where we have been , and where we are (most likely) heading towards. | 985 | [
"I am not sure there is anything I could say that someone else reviewing this book has not already said.",
"My experience was hit & miss, reading the book in short spurts over a month or so a few months back.",
"His expectations and theories of where computing is headed are intriguing, and you can easily correlate what has already happened and what has been announced to his theories.",
"The title was published in 1999, but yet even with how fast computing has changed Kurzwell's thoughts flow along with the advances that have happened since 1999.",
"Who knows what will happen, and the author could be a bit optimistic in his thoughts - but I think that is just a humans well wishes for our kind showing in his writing.The suggested readings & web links will have you reading & researching for a long time to come.I would venture to recommend this title to anyone who is interested or works with computing.",
"Having a grasp on where we have been , and where we are (most likely) heading towards."
] |
4 | great so far | I held off on buying a Yogitoes for a long time. I saw lots of other Yogis and Yoginis using them, but it just seemed really expensive for basically a towel. Well I kept having problems slipping on my mat, so I finally went for it and man, it's been great so far. Slipping problems are gone. I don't even have to wet it down, like so many people do. My body heat and the heat in most yoga classrooms, my own sweat, all these create plenty of friction and I have not had any problem slipping on it.I also like that it extends the life of my mat. My mat was beginning to tear up down at my feet, and so far it seems like the Yogitoes will really extend the life of my mat.Occasionally I need to reach down and straighten it out here and there, but nothing major, really not much of a problem.I got the moss color and like it.The only reason this is 4 stars and not 5 is I haven't had it long enough to see how durable it is, but so far it looks and seems pretty durable after a few uses. | 985 | [
"I held off on buying a Yogitoes for a long time.",
"I saw lots of other Yogis and Yoginis using them, but it just seemed really expensive for basically a towel.",
"Well I kept having problems slipping on my mat, so I finally went for it and man, it's been great so far.",
"Slipping problems are gone.",
"I don't even have to wet it down, like so many people do.",
"My body heat and the heat in most yoga classrooms, my own sweat, all these create plenty of friction and I have not had any problem slipping on it.I also like that it extends the life of my mat.",
"My mat was beginning to tear up down at my feet, and so far it seems like the Yogitoes will really extend the life of my mat.Occasionally I need to reach down and straighten it out here and there, but nothing major, really not much of a problem.I got the moss color and like it.The only reason this is 4 stars and not 5 is I haven't had it long enough to see how durable it is, but so far it looks and seems pretty durable after a few uses."
] |
4 | No disappointment here | After much debate, I opted for the Handspring over the newest Sony Clie. I chose the Platinum over the Deluxe mainly because of the newer OS (3.5 vs 3.1) and the 16 shades of gray vs 4. That stated, I have been overjoyed with my Handspring. It's larger than the Clie and this provides more area for reading and writing. I was attracted to the Clie's use of memory disks but later discovered, with Handspring modules, I can upgrade using SmartMedia (which does not lock me into a proprietary medium like with Sony). My co-workers have the Visor Deluxe and we can tell a bit of speed difference between the two, but both appear fast enough regardless. The only reason I gave the Platinum four vs five stars is the backlighting. You really need to be in a dark space for it to work well. Compared with the Palm's whose backlighting works well in low light, the Handspring becomes unreadible in low light with the backlight engaged...For the ease and comfort, you won't be disappointed.... | 985 | [
"After much debate, I opted for the Handspring over the newest Sony Clie.",
"I chose the Platinum over the Deluxe mainly because of the newer OS (3.5 vs 3.1) and the 16 shades of gray vs 4.",
"That stated, I have been overjoyed with my Handspring.",
"It's larger than the Clie and this provides more area for reading and writing.",
"I was attracted to the Clie's use of memory disks but later discovered, with Handspring modules, I can upgrade using SmartMedia (which does not lock me into a proprietary medium like with Sony).",
"My co-workers have the Visor Deluxe and we can tell a bit of speed difference between the two, but both appear fast enough regardless.",
"The only reason I gave the Platinum four vs five stars is the backlighting.",
"You really need to be in a dark space for it to work well.",
"Compared with the Palm's whose backlighting works well in low light, the Handspring becomes unreadible in low light with the backlight engaged...For the ease and comfort, you won't be disappointed...."
] |
4 | Loved Thor's Story! | I waited a long time to watch this one. I was expecting some cliché super hero movie with the usual cheap thrills. Not the case here. The story really helps this movie be great. I love how Thor is humbled when everyone knows he is the strongest and the most cunning of them all. But he was far too arrogant and ill-considered to be handed the throne. During his humiliation as a human being, I had several laughs, especially the scene in the hospital! Thor was also well casted. Everyone played their role well. There are MANY super hero movies out there right now, and this one DEFINITELY deserves your attention. Give it a try. Most people will like it. I'll be getting it on blu ray pretty soon!<NEWS> Thor will be making another appearance in the movie "The Avengers", which comes out this summer in theaters (2012). And I've read that they are working on a script for "Thor 2". I hope they don't ruin this super hero by making him all warrior and no integrity in the second movie. | 985 | [
"I waited a long time to watch this one.",
"I was expecting some cliché super hero movie with the usual cheap thrills.",
"Not the case here.",
"The story really helps this movie be great.",
"I love how Thor is humbled when everyone knows he is the strongest and the most cunning of them all.",
"But he was far too arrogant and ill-considered to be handed the throne.",
"During his humiliation as a human being, I had several laughs, especially the scene in the hospital!",
"Thor was also well casted.",
"Everyone played their role well.",
"There are MANY super hero movies out there right now, and this one DEFINITELY deserves your attention.",
"Give it a try.",
"Most people will like it.",
"I'll be getting it on blu ray pretty soon!",
"<NEWS> Thor will be making another appearance in the movie \"The Avengers\", which comes out this summer in theaters (2012).",
"And I've read that they are working on a script for \"Thor 2\".",
"I hope they don't ruin this super hero by making him all warrior and no integrity in the second movie."
] |
4 | A nice surprise | I bought this CD without ever hearing of the band (I liked the cover). Traditionally I am into your straight forward metal bands like Pantera (the best ever!!) Metallica (before the black album)and Slayer along with several new bands especially Hatebreed and Shadows Fall. So as you can guess by my four star rating this album somehow impressed me. This band combines everything that is good about "nu-metal" with some traditional elements to make a very strong statement. Songs like "I Wish I was a Communist" and "Here Come the Butchers" will leave even the most dedicated headbangers wanting more, while other songs like "Patricide" and "Beneath" will have Mudvayne and other "nu-metal" fans banging their heads as well. Something about Matt Holt's vocals or the intensity in his lyrics set this band apart from the others. Either way it definitely grabbed the attention of this die-hard metalhead. So if you have $15 check it out... I did and it has rarely left my CD player since. | 985 | [
"I bought this CD without ever hearing of the band (I liked the cover).",
"Traditionally I am into your straight forward metal bands like Pantera (the best ever!!",
") Metallica (before the black album)and Slayer along with several new bands especially Hatebreed and Shadows Fall.",
"So as you can guess by my four star rating this album somehow impressed me.",
"This band combines everything that is good about \"nu-metal\" with some traditional elements to make a very strong statement.",
"Songs like \"I Wish I was a Communist\" and \"Here Come the Butchers\" will leave even the most dedicated headbangers wanting more, while other songs like \"Patricide\" and \"Beneath\" will have Mudvayne and other \"nu-metal\" fans banging their heads as well.",
"Something about Matt Holt's vocals or the intensity in his lyrics set this band apart from the others.",
"Either way it definitely grabbed the attention of this die-hard metalhead.",
"So if you have $15 check it out... I did and it has rarely left my CD player since."
] |
4 | Excellent Debut Album | The band obviously didn't find there own, unique sound until "Vulgar Display...", but Pantera's debut album is still great. Between the crucnchy guitar riifs and Phillip Anselmo's screams, the band sounds very similiar to early Metallica. The title track opens with one of the best riffs the band has ever had. It is very similiar to classic Metallica, but it's still awsome. Still, the true excellence on this album comes with the track 'Cemetary Gates'. It remains one of Pantera's best songs of their entire career. It's not just a traditional metal song like most of the tracks on this album. It also has one of Dimebag's finest solos. His complex playing is displayed wondefully in that song. As a whole, this album isn't as great as Pantera's later albums, but it is essential for any fan of the band, or anyone who likes solid heavy metal. If you want Pantera's best, check out "Vulgar Display Of Power" and "Far Beyond Driven". Still, you won't be dissapointed with this album. | 985 | [
"The band obviously didn't find there own, unique sound until \"Vulgar Display...\", but Pantera's debut album is still great.",
"Between the crucnchy guitar riifs and Phillip Anselmo's screams, the band sounds very similiar to early Metallica.",
"The title track opens with one of the best riffs the band has ever had.",
"It is very similiar to classic Metallica, but it's still awsome.",
"Still, the true excellence on this album comes with the track 'Cemetary Gates'.",
"It remains one of Pantera's best songs of their entire career.",
"It's not just a traditional metal song like most of the tracks on this album.",
"It also has one of Dimebag's finest solos.",
"His complex playing is displayed wondefully in that song.",
"As a whole, this album isn't as great as Pantera's later albums, but it is essential for any fan of the band, or anyone who likes solid heavy metal.",
"If you want Pantera's best, check out \"Vulgar Display Of Power\" and \"Far Beyond Driven\".",
"Still, you won't be dissapointed with this album."
] |
4 | Good adaptation of the anime | If you've never seen the anime this series might not be for you. There are simply too many references and easter eggs that will go unnoticed or seem pointless. If you have, or if you have a good knowledge of Japanese monster myths, you will enjoy this film.The story is not going to blow you away, but at least it is coherent and something you can follow, which is good for this sort of anime to live action genre. It's also important to note that the TV anime rarely took itself seriously and was a kind of corny, creepy horror anime for kids. That said, I'm certain many adults who grew up on it found guilty pleasure in watching this movie translation.It looks great on blu-ray and a couple of scenes stand out - in particular the flames on the wheels of a train in one scene, a fox spirit's tail hairs, and dad eyeball in a basket on a river.All in all, a colorful, fun movie, but don't expect anything serious -- you'll find the end credits top off the mood of the whole movie...! | 985 | [
"If you've never seen the anime this series might not be for you.",
"There are simply too many references and easter eggs that will go unnoticed or seem pointless.",
"If you have, or if you have a good knowledge of Japanese monster myths, you will enjoy this film.The story is not going to blow you away, but at least it is coherent and something you can follow, which is good for this sort of anime to live action genre.",
"It's also important to note that the TV anime rarely took itself seriously and was a kind of corny, creepy horror anime for kids.",
"That said, I'm certain many adults who grew up on it found guilty pleasure in watching this movie translation.It looks great on blu-ray and a couple of scenes stand out - in particular the flames on the wheels of a train in one scene, a fox spirit's tail hairs, and dad eyeball in a basket on a river.All in all, a colorful, fun movie, but don't expect anything serious -- you'll find the end credits top off the mood of the whole movie...!"
] |
4 | Great Product | I would give this 5 stars if it weren't for the expensive price tag. Wouldn't be so bad if free or reduced cost shipping was available. 25% of item cost is shipping. Otherwise, great product especially for children under 3 that are not quite ready for the big slides or swings but are out of the "baby" stage and are walking. This in combination with a swing set should keep the little ones occupied for for several years. My 18 month old loves it and the crawl space underneath is a great place for peak-a-boo! The only other complaint I have is that the "chairs" are a hazard and should be made to be bolted to the floor. These slide out from under her when she attempts to sit on them and they are made to go with the table which is a foot from the slide opening, so as you can imagine your child trying to climb or sit on the "chair" and it slides out from under them or tips over and they tumble down the slide. (didn't happen to my child because I took them out before it could). | 985 | [
"I would give this 5 stars if it weren't for the expensive price tag.",
"Wouldn't be so bad if free or reduced cost shipping was available.",
"25% of item cost is shipping.",
"Otherwise, great product especially for children under 3 that are not quite ready for the big slides or swings but are out of the \"baby\" stage and are walking.",
"This in combination with a swing set should keep the little ones occupied for for several years.",
"My 18 month old loves it and the crawl space underneath is a great place for peak-a-boo!",
"The only other complaint I have is that the \"chairs\" are a hazard and should be made to be bolted to the floor.",
"These slide out from under her when she attempts to sit on them and they are made to go with the table which is a foot from the slide opening, so as you can imagine your child trying to climb or sit on the \"chair\" and it slides out from under them or tips over and they tumble down the slide.",
"(didn't happen to my child because I took them out before it could)."
] |
4 | The story of submarines. | A nice story of the development of the submarine. I didn't think there was much of a story here until I read the book. This a nice concise summary of the history of submarines, complete with great illustrations and pictures. The perspective is British throughout, since this is a BBC book. It details the development of the submarine from the Revolutionary War to present times. This book leaves out the exploits of the Hunley, the Confederate submarine which sank a Union frigate. I found this kind of poor writing, since the Confederate submarine was one of the first to prove its ability as a military weapon. Other than that, the author does a good job detailing the development of this military weapon. The author also adds a chapter for the scientific and economic value submarines may hold for the future.If the reader is looking for a book detailing the development of the submarine, this is a great read. It supports a major television documentary on submarines. Good reading. | 985 | [
"A nice story of the development of the submarine.",
"I didn't think there was much of a story here until I read the book.",
"This a nice concise summary of the history of submarines, complete with great illustrations and pictures.",
"The perspective is British throughout, since this is a BBC book.",
"It details the development of the submarine from the Revolutionary War to present times.",
"This book leaves out the exploits of the Hunley, the Confederate submarine which sank a Union frigate.",
"I found this kind of poor writing, since the Confederate submarine was one of the first to prove its ability as a military weapon.",
"Other than that, the author does a good job detailing the development of this military weapon.",
"The author also adds a chapter for the scientific and economic value submarines may hold for the future.If the reader is looking for a book detailing the development of the submarine, this is a great read.",
"It supports a major television documentary on submarines.",
"Good reading."
] |
4 | WITTY & MELODIC ROCK | Although they emerged in the punk era, the Boomtown Rats cannot simply be lumped together with the angry sounds of the Sex Pistols or early Clash. Some of the themes on this underrated album mirror the rebellion of punk, like Rat Trap or Don't Believe What You Read, but the clever lyrics and catchy tunes have more in common with the work of Elvis Costello or early Nick Lowe. Songs like Me And Howard Hughes, I Never Loved Eva Braun and Like Clockwork have melodic hooks and almost Stones-like vocals. Other tuneful and energetic rockers include Blind Date, Mary Of The 4th Form (a gorgeous teen romance) and the catchy She's So Modern, my favorite on the album. Joey's On The Street Again is an impressive rock epic with an almost Springsteenesque feel in its blasting sax, tempo changes and an impressive dramatic structure. On the strength of this album, it is inexplicable that the Boomtown Rats didn't go on to greater things. The talent and the enthusiasm certainly were there. | 985 | [
"Although they emerged in the punk era, the Boomtown Rats cannot simply be lumped together with the angry sounds of the Sex Pistols or early Clash.",
"Some of the themes on this underrated album mirror the rebellion of punk, like Rat Trap or Don't Believe What You Read, but the clever lyrics and catchy tunes have more in common with the work of Elvis Costello or early Nick Lowe.",
"Songs like Me And Howard Hughes, I Never Loved Eva Braun and Like Clockwork have melodic hooks and almost Stones-like vocals.",
"Other tuneful and energetic rockers include Blind Date, Mary Of The 4th Form (a gorgeous teen romance) and the catchy She's So Modern, my favorite on the album.",
"Joey's On The Street Again is an impressive rock epic with an almost Springsteenesque feel in its blasting sax, tempo changes and an impressive dramatic structure.",
"On the strength of this album, it is inexplicable that the Boomtown Rats didn't go on to greater things.",
"The talent and the enthusiasm certainly were there."
] |
4 | Good Radio - Cheap Clip | I bought this forever a go and don't even have it any more. I bought it when I was working at a local retailer that used FRS/GMRS radios in the store. Half the time they did not work, so I bought my own. I wanted something rechargeable, and had a good range and would use fairly standard accessories. This did all the above. I would also use it for recreational activities with my roommates back in the day and it worked great for a couple of trips to Moab, Utah as well as mountain biking in some of the Salt Lake Valley area canyons and trails. Sound quality was good, range was adequate, and battery life was great. I had no problem getting through an entire 8-hour shift at work using it with moderate to heavy radio traffic. It had some cool features too, such as call alert, and some others.Only complaint is that the battery clip was weak. It broke on me early on. I bought a second from Cobra, but then the actual cut out on the radio broke. Ended up buying a belt case for it. | 985 | [
"I bought this forever a go and don't even have it any more.",
"I bought it when I was working at a local retailer that used FRS/GMRS radios in the store.",
"Half the time they did not work, so I bought my own.",
"I wanted something rechargeable, and had a good range and would use fairly standard accessories.",
"This did all the above.",
"I would also use it for recreational activities with my roommates back in the day and it worked great for a couple of trips to Moab, Utah as well as mountain biking in some of the Salt Lake Valley area canyons and trails.",
"Sound quality was good, range was adequate, and battery life was great.",
"I had no problem getting through an entire 8-hour shift at work using it with moderate to heavy radio traffic.",
"It had some cool features too, such as call alert, and some others.Only complaint is that the battery clip was weak.",
"It broke on me early on.",
"I bought a second from Cobra, but then the actual cut out on the radio broke.",
"Ended up buying a belt case for it."
] |
4 | A travel staple | I travel in remote areas for work and my gear gets thrown around a lot. I appreciate the box that the tuna kit comes in because the crackers are always whole, no matter what has happened. I buy this tuna kit instead of other ones because it has the simplest ingredients: no corn syrup, no artificial weirdness, no modified anything. The very small can is a good serving size for me. The spice is pretty intense and I know many people who would not like it, but it is fine for me. I usually mix in crushed kale chips to add a vegetable to my meal. I often save the enclosed mini-spreaders and have started to save the plastic boxes to make other meal kits, so in a way, it is possible to reduce the amount of packaging wasted by this product. This is one of my travel staples and I always have some on hand. I'm not giving it five stars only because there are tuna products out there (such as bonito del norte) that have far superior flavor and are the only ones that I give five stars. | 985 | [
"I travel in remote areas for work and my gear gets thrown around a lot.",
"I appreciate the box that the tuna kit comes in because the crackers are always whole, no matter what has happened.",
"I buy this tuna kit instead of other ones because it has the simplest ingredients: no corn syrup, no artificial weirdness, no modified anything.",
"The very small can is a good serving size for me.",
"The spice is pretty intense and I know many people who would not like it, but it is fine for me.",
"I usually mix in crushed kale chips to add a vegetable to my meal.",
"I often save the enclosed mini-spreaders and have started to save the plastic boxes to make other meal kits, so in a way, it is possible to reduce the amount of packaging wasted by this product.",
"This is one of my travel staples and I always have some on hand.",
"I'm not giving it five stars only because there are tuna products out there (such as bonito del norte) that have far superior flavor and are the only ones that I give five stars."
] |
4 | Famous Couple | No Man of Her Own is the story of a glamorous small town girl (Carole Lombard) who longs to break free from her monotonous life as a librarian. She finds her escape when she meets Babe the gambler (Clark Gable) who makes his money by scheming with a few buddies. By the flip of a coin they are married, and they find it hard coping with each other's expectations.This film is most widely known as the only film to star the famous couple of Lombard and Gable, often thought to be Gable's only real love. The two have great chemistry and are sufficient enough to have garnered further films together; it is strange they did not, especially after their marriage.This early film utilizes some scandalous images later banned from the screen including Lombard in her underwear and Gable from the waist up in the shower.The picture is great, and the film makes use of some really beautiful shots, especially those set in the library.Overall, this is a good, highly entertaining romantic film. | 985 | [
"No Man of Her Own is the story of a glamorous small town girl (Carole Lombard) who longs to break free from her monotonous life as a librarian.",
"She finds her escape when she meets Babe the gambler (Clark Gable) who makes his money by scheming with a few buddies.",
"By the flip of a coin they are married, and they find it hard coping with each other's expectations.This film is most widely known as the only film to star the famous couple of Lombard and Gable, often thought to be Gable's only real love.",
"The two have great chemistry and are sufficient enough to have garnered further films together; it is strange they did not, especially after their marriage.This early film utilizes some scandalous images later banned from the screen including Lombard in her underwear and Gable from the waist up in the shower.The picture is great, and the film makes use of some really beautiful shots, especially those set in the library.Overall, this is a good, highly entertaining romantic film."
] |
4 | Ripley is back! | I'm sure all true ALIEN-philes already bought and read this book! But perhaps you're not one of these guys, so I'll tell you what I think about this novel! Of course, this novel tells the story of the movie in a much more detailed way - which is a really good thing, I think (To be quite honest, I had to read this book to be finally able to understand the causal chains of some of the dialogues in the movie!). In my opinion the development of the relationship between Ripey and Call is the highlight of this book! It's much better described than in the movie. But I also felt some scenes quite differently when I saw "ALIEN: RESURRECTION" at the cinema than A.C. Crispin writes in the book (But I felt the samy way about Alan Dean Foster's first three "ALIEN"-novels, by the way.). But I'm an ALIEN-phile which means I still love this book! My suggestion for you would be: watch the movie first (because that's the REAL thing!), then read the book, and finally make up your own idea! | 985 | [
"I'm sure all true ALIEN-philes already bought and read this book!",
"But perhaps you're not one of these guys, so I'll tell you what I think about this novel!",
"Of course, this novel tells the story of the movie in a much more detailed way - which is a really good thing, I think (To be quite honest, I had to read this book to be finally able to understand the causal chains of some of the dialogues in the movie!",
").",
"In my opinion the development of the relationship between Ripey and Call is the highlight of this book!",
"It's much better described than in the movie.",
"But I also felt some scenes quite differently when I saw \"ALIEN: RESURRECTION\" at the cinema than A.C. Crispin writes in the book (But I felt the samy way about Alan Dean Foster's first three \"ALIEN\"-novels, by the way.).",
"But I'm an ALIEN-phile which means I still love this book!",
"My suggestion for you would be: watch the movie first (because that's the REAL thing!",
"), then read the book, and finally make up your own idea!"
] |
4 | What does this tell us | Obviously there is sopposed to be a message here. Leo Africanus, geographer, Muslim, married to a Jewish convert, himself a Muslim convert, victim of priacy, vegabond, scholar, man of mystery, a polymath able to move between the cultures of Europe and North Africa during the time of the reformation and the rennaisance. What can one make of this. Is this sopposed to teach us tolerance? What is does teach us is that there apparently was more connection between cultures in the 16th century then we are allowed to know about today. Today we are todlt hat 'evil' barborous 'crusading' Europe was busy colonizng and enslaving the world, which consisted of either African slaves or Muslim victims. Perhaps this book sheds light on how scholarship has twisted European history so much, so that it no longer resmbles what it was in the least bit. Here, throught the life story of one man, we see the actual interplay of culture, diversity and religion in the 16th century.Seth J. Frantzman | 985 | [
"Obviously there is sopposed to be a message here.",
"Leo Africanus, geographer, Muslim, married to a Jewish convert, himself a Muslim convert, victim of priacy, vegabond, scholar, man of mystery, a polymath able to move between the cultures of Europe and North Africa during the time of the reformation and the rennaisance.",
"What can one make of this.",
"Is this sopposed to teach us tolerance?",
"What is does teach us is that there apparently was more connection between cultures in the 16th century then we are allowed to know about today.",
"Today we are todlt hat 'evil' barborous 'crusading' Europe was busy colonizng and enslaving the world, which consisted of either African slaves or Muslim victims.",
"Perhaps this book sheds light on how scholarship has twisted European history so much, so that it no longer resmbles what it was in the least bit.",
"Here, throught the life story of one man, we see the actual interplay of culture, diversity and religion in the 16th century.Seth J.",
"Frantzman"
] |
4 | Disappointed | The product is great, for the price payed and taking into consideration that my kid grows fast, I didn't want to invest more money. But the seller.... I send them 4 emails and none of them was answered.. even once!!!! on the tracking it said the product was returned to the seller... no one answered my emails.... the tracking system then stated that again was coming to my place.... almost a months passed!!!! and no one still answered my emails and the violin did not arrive... I contacted Amazon and they told me that the responsible for that was the seller, and that as far as they were concerned (amazon), the product was returned and the seller will refund my money.... I was almost buying another one, with another seller of course!! when the original violin arrived!!! almost one month after and having my kid lost 2 classes because he did not have the violin.The violin as the teacher stated it is ok, and it is of a good quality.. but the seller.... I was very disappointed!! | 985 | [
"The product is great, for the price payed and taking into consideration that my kid grows fast, I didn't want to invest more money.",
"But the seller.... I send them 4 emails and none of them was answered..",
"even once!!!",
"!",
"on the tracking it said the product was returned to the seller... no one answered my emails.... the tracking system then stated that again was coming to my place.... almost a months passed!!!",
"!",
"and no one still answered my emails and the violin did not arrive... I contacted Amazon and they told me that the responsible for that was the seller, and that as far as they were concerned (amazon), the product was returned and the seller will refund my money.... I was almost buying another one, with another seller of course!!",
"when the original violin arrived!!!",
"almost one month after and having my kid lost 2 classes because he did not have the violin.The violin as the teacher stated it is ok, and it is of a good quality..",
"but the seller.... I was very disappointed!!"
] |
4 | Pretty good for the price | I'm giving this Jet Cooker a 4 star review because of the paint. It works perfectly, but before the first use you should run it on it's highest setting with the flame spreader over the flame to burn off the paint. After I finished burning it for approximately 10 minutes, I took a wire brush and finished off most of the paint that would contact the flame. It will happen no matter how it's used so it would be better that paint chips don't end up in your food. The unit is a little loud on it's highest setting, but what do you expect when you buy a "jet" cooker. It is kind of implied. Overall I am happy with my purchase and will be using this cooker to boil some wort for my homebrews for a long time to come. Also, after connecting the hoses, BE SURE to spray the connections down with soapy water to check for leaks prior to igniting the burner (which was easy enough with an extended grill lighter). I did not have any leaks but it is better to be safe than to be a burn victim! | 985 | [
"I'm giving this Jet Cooker a 4 star review because of the paint.",
"It works perfectly, but before the first use you should run it on it's highest setting with the flame spreader over the flame to burn off the paint.",
"After I finished burning it for approximately 10 minutes, I took a wire brush and finished off most of the paint that would contact the flame.",
"It will happen no matter how it's used so it would be better that paint chips don't end up in your food.",
"The unit is a little loud on it's highest setting, but what do you expect when you buy a \"jet\" cooker.",
"It is kind of implied.",
"Overall I am happy with my purchase and will be using this cooker to boil some wort for my homebrews for a long time to come.",
"Also, after connecting the hoses, BE SURE to spray the connections down with soapy water to check for leaks prior to igniting the burner (which was easy enough with an extended grill lighter).",
"I did not have any leaks but it is better to be safe than to be a burn victim!"
] |
4 | Very good read | First of all I'm very pleased whenever I download a free book and I actually end up liking it and this was the case with Hostile Witness. From the beginning when we are first introduced to Linda, the college roommate desperate for help when her 17 year old daughter is accused of murdering her father-in-law, who is also a high profile Judge, to when we meet Josie the attorney who agress to help get Linda's daughter Hannah out of jail. I was drawn to the storyline because I kept going back and forth as to who was the murderer and I like when a book keeps me guessing. There were also some very good courtroom scenes, but I especially liked how Hannah's OCD would come out when she was in court because you didn't know how she was going to be perceived by the jury. There were some parts of the storyline that I felt could have used some additonal development but all in all I would recommend this book. I mean really what have you got to lose but what you spent which is nothing :) | 985 | [
"First of all I'm very pleased whenever I download a free book and I actually end up liking it and this was the case with Hostile Witness.",
"From the beginning when we are first introduced to Linda, the college roommate desperate for help when her 17 year old daughter is accused of murdering her father-in-law, who is also a high profile Judge, to when we meet Josie the attorney who agress to help get Linda's daughter Hannah out of jail.",
"I was drawn to the storyline because I kept going back and forth as to who was the murderer and I like when a book keeps me guessing.",
"There were also some very good courtroom scenes, but I especially liked how Hannah's OCD would come out when she was in court because you didn't know how she was going to be perceived by the jury.",
"There were some parts of the storyline that I felt could have used some additonal development but all in all I would recommend this book.",
"I mean really what have you got to lose but what you spent which is nothing :)"
] |
4 | Happy in AZ | I was in desperate need of clean tile floors! I chose this product based on product reviews and comparison shopping - there isn't anything else out there to scrub tile floors. My tile floors were filthy and I could not keep up with weekly mopping. There are 2 adults, 2 pre-teens, 1 dog, and 3 cats. We live in the AZ country - which means we have a lot of dust and dirt that gets tracked into the house. We have about 1500 sq ft of coarse tile and unsealed grout. Although this product isn't the greatest ever - it keeps me from having to hand scrub or killing my back and arms from scrubbing with a mop. I was also pleasantly surprised that the hoover cleaning products work just s well as/better than Pine-sol, Clorox bleach, and Mr. clean. The hoover grout cleaner works the best on the tile and grout - just can't find it in any local stores! The only thing I don't like about this product is that I wish the brushes were harder - so they would clean more into the tile and grout. | 985 | [
"I was in desperate need of clean tile floors!",
"I chose this product based on product reviews and comparison shopping - there isn't anything else out there to scrub tile floors.",
"My tile floors were filthy and I could not keep up with weekly mopping.",
"There are 2 adults, 2 pre-teens, 1 dog, and 3 cats.",
"We live in the AZ country - which means we have a lot of dust and dirt that gets tracked into the house.",
"We have about 1500 sq ft of coarse tile and unsealed grout.",
"Although this product isn't the greatest ever - it keeps me from having to hand scrub or killing my back and arms from scrubbing with a mop.",
"I was also pleasantly surprised that the hoover cleaning products work just s well as/better than Pine-sol, Clorox bleach, and Mr.",
"clean.",
"The hoover grout cleaner works the best on the tile and grout - just can't find it in any local stores!",
"The only thing I don't like about this product is that I wish the brushes were harder - so they would clean more into the tile and grout."
] |
4 | Good .. at being what it is | I must say I don't understand some of you saying this book isn't what you hoped for - you certainly didn't know what you were buying. As for being an "application cookbook" this book does what it's supposed to do and does it well.The application examples include an online test system, a slideshow/image viewer and something I found very useful, a cookie based shopping cart. Even if there isn't really a wide variety of different examples, those provided are advanced enough to show the capabilities of JavaScript at a high level, and gave me ideas on other things I could program myself, using the examples as guidelines while moving along..My impression of the code in the book is that it is clean and hi-qual, it works w/o glitches in 4.x gen browser, which really are what you should be developing for these days.Only gripe is the price.. a little too much maybe.. but I guess I could live with that after saving alot of work cop.. *cough* .. learning from the code in the book :) | 985 | [
"I must say I don't understand some of you saying this book isn't what you hoped for - you certainly didn't know what you were buying.",
"As for being an \"application cookbook\" this book does what it's supposed to do and does it well.The application examples include an online test system, a slideshow/image viewer and something I found very useful, a cookie based shopping cart.",
"Even if there isn't really a wide variety of different examples, those provided are advanced enough to show the capabilities of JavaScript at a high level, and gave me ideas on other things I could program myself, using the examples as guidelines while moving along..My impression of the code in the book is that it is clean and hi-qual, it works w/o glitches in 4.x gen browser, which really are what you should be developing for these days.Only gripe is the price..",
"a little too much maybe..",
"but I guess I could live with that after saving alot of work cop..",
"*cough* ..",
"learning from the code in the book :)"
] |
4 | useful but not a solution | I like the reviewer who described this as part of an "arsenal" of weapons. Our dogs are on Ivermec year-round, front lined year round, wear flea collars, get flea baths, get powdered with diatomaceous earth, and flea combed frequently but still have fleas. They live outside, but we still got fleas in the house and can't get rid of them. We tried bombing it twice with no noticeable impact. I try to vacuum everyday. We have tried sprays for both the animals and the surfaces. This sticky trap does catch quite a few fleas and other insects so it works, but so far it hasn't eliminated the problem. I would give it 5 stars instead of 4 except the light bulb that came with it burst the minute we first plugged the brand new unit in, and we found they don't sell the recommended 7watt nightlight bulb everywhere. Many stores only have them in 4watt which we tried but doesn't generate enough warmth to be attractive. I say give it a try but don't expect this one weapon to win the war. | 985 | [
"I like the reviewer who described this as part of an \"arsenal\" of weapons.",
"Our dogs are on Ivermec year-round, front lined year round, wear flea collars, get flea baths, get powdered with diatomaceous earth, and flea combed frequently but still have fleas.",
"They live outside, but we still got fleas in the house and can't get rid of them.",
"We tried bombing it twice with no noticeable impact.",
"I try to vacuum everyday.",
"We have tried sprays for both the animals and the surfaces.",
"This sticky trap does catch quite a few fleas and other insects so it works, but so far it hasn't eliminated the problem.",
"I would give it 5 stars instead of 4 except the light bulb that came with it burst the minute we first plugged the brand new unit in, and we found they don't sell the recommended 7watt nightlight bulb everywhere.",
"Many stores only have them in 4watt which we tried but doesn't generate enough warmth to be attractive.",
"I say give it a try but don't expect this one weapon to win the war."
] |
4 | Good hardware, bad software | I purchased the Creative LiveCam Notebook Pro to complement my Skyping with several of my friends who also have webcams. It works quite well for this. Integration with Skype is as easy as it should be, the image is of a good quality, etc. Having the ability to manually focus the webcam is nice compared to cheaper ones I've used where that was not an option. The clip that clips the cam to the top of the screen works perfectly on my laptop screen. The device is impressively small.My one complaint, and the reason I gave this device 4 stars instead of 5, is the included software. It was a pain to find/download/install (Vista users: You'll have to use the updated driver on creative.com) The software itself is pretty clunky, and has crashed several times. Also, every time a program uses the webcam (flash, Skype, etc) a window comes up to let you adjust settings on your webcam, which is much more annoying than helpful.Overall, though, it's certainly a good webcam for the price. | 985 | [
"I purchased the Creative LiveCam Notebook Pro to complement my Skyping with several of my friends who also have webcams.",
"It works quite well for this.",
"Integration with Skype is as easy as it should be, the image is of a good quality, etc.",
"Having the ability to manually focus the webcam is nice compared to cheaper ones I've used where that was not an option.",
"The clip that clips the cam to the top of the screen works perfectly on my laptop screen.",
"The device is impressively small.My one complaint, and the reason I gave this device 4 stars instead of 5, is the included software.",
"It was a pain to find/download/install (Vista users: You'll have to use the updated driver on creative.com) The software itself is pretty clunky, and has crashed several times.",
"Also, every time a program uses the webcam (flash, Skype, etc) a window comes up to let you adjust settings on your webcam, which is much more annoying than helpful.Overall, though, it's certainly a good webcam for the price."
] |
4 | Something has been missed | Many of the other reviews have covered much ground, but all seem to have missed one thing: the point of McGrath's argument. It is really quite simple: Science cannot proove the existance of God, but neither can it proove the non-existance of God. Either way, you are excepting your position on faith, but faith isn't always a bad thing. Consider the proposition: it is always, everywhere, and at all times wrong to believe something not based on proof. Correct? No, there is no proof for that statement, and thus it is self-referentially incoherent. McGrath talks about this in 'The Twilight of Atheism'.If you accept that statement as true, you cannot prove either the existance, or the non-existance of God. If you recognise the incoherance of it, you must realize that the only way to know anything at all is by faith.It is quite a simple argument really. McGrath isn't trying to prove the existance of God, he is trying to show the fallacy involved in Dawkin's polemic against God. | 985 | [
"Many of the other reviews have covered much ground, but all seem to have missed one thing: the point of McGrath's argument.",
"It is really quite simple: Science cannot proove the existance of God, but neither can it proove the non-existance of God.",
"Either way, you are excepting your position on faith, but faith isn't always a bad thing.",
"Consider the proposition: it is always, everywhere, and at all times wrong to believe something not based on proof.",
"Correct?",
"No, there is no proof for that statement, and thus it is self-referentially incoherent.",
"McGrath talks about this in 'The Twilight of Atheism'.If you accept that statement as true, you cannot prove either the existance, or the non-existance of God.",
"If you recognise the incoherance of it, you must realize that the only way to know anything at all is by faith.It is quite a simple argument really.",
"McGrath isn't trying to prove the existance of God, he is trying to show the fallacy involved in Dawkin's polemic against God."
] |
4 | funny *and* educational | I love a good read about womanhood in America, and I got this one off the discount rack at (a local store). I read it to my friend on a road trip, and we both found it incredibly interesting. Unlike some feminist-oriented books, there was little that a man could take offense at - and in fact, my male driving partner enjoyed it. We both still make reference to lines from this book.The most amusing chapter was on sororities. The author was actually able to infiltrate the greek system and experience rush the way a first-year would. As my college had no greeks, I was both amused and horrified at the rush system. The chapters on debutantes and quinceaneros were more academic in nature, because she couldn't participate undercover. Another great chapter covered girl gangs. As I've always seen a similarity between girl gangs and sororities, I loved contrasting the two chapters.This book spawned many interesting discussions with my co-reader, and I recommend it to reading groups. | 985 | [
"I love a good read about womanhood in America, and I got this one off the discount rack at (a local store).",
"I read it to my friend on a road trip, and we both found it incredibly interesting.",
"Unlike some feminist-oriented books, there was little that a man could take offense at - and in fact, my male driving partner enjoyed it.",
"We both still make reference to lines from this book.The most amusing chapter was on sororities.",
"The author was actually able to infiltrate the greek system and experience rush the way a first-year would.",
"As my college had no greeks, I was both amused and horrified at the rush system.",
"The chapters on debutantes and quinceaneros were more academic in nature, because she couldn't participate undercover.",
"Another great chapter covered girl gangs.",
"As I've always seen a similarity between girl gangs and sororities, I loved contrasting the two chapters.This book spawned many interesting discussions with my co-reader, and I recommend it to reading groups."
] |
4 | Good Debut Album | On TAKE ME AS I AM, the strawberry-maned, country-thrush exhibits a warm, satin voice, deceptively strong, with a slight, fragile quiver reminiscent of Dolly Parton. She has a liquid, vocal strength similar to that of her idol, Reba McEntire, but devoid of Reba's overwrought vocal gymnastics. From the defiant, teenage-rebel anthem "Wild One" to her brave, countrified remake of Janis Joplin's signature rocker "Piece Of My Heart," Hill stakes out the wide territorybetween traditional and contemporary country, most notably in the classic-sounding "But I Will." In this impeccably produced (by boyfriend Scott Hendricks) album, Faith doesn't shy away from important topics. In "I Would Be Stronger Than That," she tackles domestic violence. Unlike the aggressive tact of Martina McBride's "Independence Day," Faith takes a more reflective stance. With her striking looks, full-bodied vocals, and strong material, TAKE ME AS I AM, poises Faith Hill as the next queen of country music. | 985 | [
"On TAKE ME AS I AM, the strawberry-maned, country-thrush exhibits a warm, satin voice, deceptively strong, with a slight, fragile quiver reminiscent of Dolly Parton.",
"She has a liquid, vocal strength similar to that of her idol, Reba McEntire, but devoid of Reba's overwrought vocal gymnastics.",
"From the defiant, teenage-rebel anthem \"Wild One\" to her brave, countrified remake of Janis Joplin's signature rocker \"Piece Of My Heart,\" Hill stakes out the wide territorybetween traditional and contemporary country, most notably in the classic-sounding \"But I Will.\" In this impeccably produced (by boyfriend Scott Hendricks) album, Faith doesn't shy away from important topics.",
"In \"I Would Be Stronger Than That,\" she tackles domestic violence.",
"Unlike the aggressive tact of Martina McBride's \"Independence Day,\" Faith takes a more reflective stance.",
"With her striking looks, full-bodied vocals, and strong material, TAKE ME AS I AM, poises Faith Hill as the next queen of country music."
] |
4 | Nearly perfect | This is a fantastic RPG that forces you to be sensible with battles and strategic with rations. The fighting system is good but IMO could be tweaked a bit. I personally find it annoying that I can sneak up on an enemy and shoot him in the back with an arrow only to have him and his allies immediately realize where I shot from. I wish he would remain dazed for a second or two until he actually saw me. The only other reason to knock a star off is the lack of explanation within the game. There are hundreds if not thousands of items to pick up and use. The trouble is, you have no idea what many of them will do. There are rather vague descriptions, i.e. a bottle of wine will cause you more fatigue and detract from your dexterity. Why the heck would I pick that up??In any event, this is a huge game with a huge map. The variety of weapons, armor, shields, magic spells and enemies is excellent. Definitely an enjoyable game despite the slight combat flaws and lack of explanation. | 985 | [
"This is a fantastic RPG that forces you to be sensible with battles and strategic with rations.",
"The fighting system is good but IMO could be tweaked a bit.",
"I personally find it annoying that I can sneak up on an enemy and shoot him in the back with an arrow only to have him and his allies immediately realize where I shot from.",
"I wish he would remain dazed for a second or two until he actually saw me.",
"The only other reason to knock a star off is the lack of explanation within the game.",
"There are hundreds if not thousands of items to pick up and use.",
"The trouble is, you have no idea what many of them will do.",
"There are rather vague descriptions, i.e. a bottle of wine will cause you more fatigue and detract from your dexterity.",
"Why the heck would I pick that up??",
"In any event, this is a huge game with a huge map.",
"The variety of weapons, armor, shields, magic spells and enemies is excellent.",
"Definitely an enjoyable game despite the slight combat flaws and lack of explanation."
] |
4 | Can't Go Wrong | I have to say that I spent a lot of hours searching for the Yoke, Pedals and other add-ons for my newly discovered rage, (Microsoft Flight Sim X with Accelerator pack). Looking back on it now, (It has been about a month or so), I can say that for those of you who are overwhelmed by all the choices and contradicting reviews like I was, GO FOR IT! These pedals are great and easy to install, (just plug them in). The tension is adjustable but I weigh about 210 and wound up turn the adjuster to full tension. That setting wore down a little but had no effect on the game or ease of use. I cut 2 pieces of 1 x 6 boards to a specific length that I then placed under my desk and butted up against the wall's molding. I then slid the pedals in place butting them up against the end of the boards. They stayed in place and even under those really stressful moments in the game when I should have gone left instead of right, they stayed put with absolutely no slip! They are worth the money! | 985 | [
"I have to say that I spent a lot of hours searching for the Yoke, Pedals and other add-ons for my newly discovered rage, (Microsoft Flight Sim X with Accelerator pack).",
"Looking back on it now, (It has been about a month or so), I can say that for those of you who are overwhelmed by all the choices and contradicting reviews like I was, GO FOR IT!",
"These pedals are great and easy to install, (just plug them in).",
"The tension is adjustable but I weigh about 210 and wound up turn the adjuster to full tension.",
"That setting wore down a little but had no effect on the game or ease of use.",
"I cut 2 pieces of 1 x 6 boards to a specific length that I then placed under my desk and butted up against the wall's molding.",
"I then slid the pedals in place butting them up against the end of the boards.",
"They stayed in place and even under those really stressful moments in the game when I should have gone left instead of right, they stayed put with absolutely no slip!",
"They are worth the money!"
] |
4 | Good Secure Case | This case is a basic case that will show off your nano's color. I found my 2nd gen nano to fit snuggly in the case. The click wheel is covered but still responds nicely. The areas of the dock connector, earphone jack, and hold button are exposed (which I think is a positive since you don't have to take your nano out of the case to use the dock connector). I have not found the earphone jack to come loose. Most earphone plugs should plug in as the hole for the earplug is large enough for most earphones. The only negative is the clip. To use it, you have to use a small plastic tab with a loop that has a metal ring on it (which the clip attaches to). If you don't want the clip and want a flush top, you have to take off the clip, take off the metal ring, open the case, remove the plastic tab/ring, replace it with a small plastic tab without a loop (that can be easily lost), and then replace your nano in the case. Other than this small annoyance, Belkin made an excellent case. | 985 | [
"This case is a basic case that will show off your nano's color.",
"I found my 2nd gen nano to fit snuggly in the case.",
"The click wheel is covered but still responds nicely.",
"The areas of the dock connector, earphone jack, and hold button are exposed (which I think is a positive since you don't have to take your nano out of the case to use the dock connector).",
"I have not found the earphone jack to come loose.",
"Most earphone plugs should plug in as the hole for the earplug is large enough for most earphones.",
"The only negative is the clip.",
"To use it, you have to use a small plastic tab with a loop that has a metal ring on it (which the clip attaches to).",
"If you don't want the clip and want a flush top, you have to take off the clip, take off the metal ring, open the case, remove the plastic tab/ring, replace it with a small plastic tab without a loop (that can be easily lost), and then replace your nano in the case.",
"Other than this small annoyance, Belkin made an excellent case."
] |
4 | What a surprise! | I'm not sure what motivated me to order this---except that I find the work of each director interesting, and the price is sure right. When I order a public domain cheapie I'm prepared for poor prints, noisy audio, etc. But I was absolutely knocked out by the print quality and transfers on BOTH of these movies. The Superscope "Burma" is even enhanced for widescreen. The color was mostly good on both movies, and I didn't notice any significant film damage or dirt. The movies are OK, interesting primarily because of the casts. Both leading ladies were a bit long in the tooth for their roles, but they still show their star quality.VCI gets a gold star for a release that looks like WHV did it from the original elements. The artwork is enough to scare anyone away, however.And I really wish that they wouldn't have one of their people write Amazon reviews for their product.If you want a couple of pretty good Saturday afternoon flicks very well presented, you just can't go wrong. | 985 | [
"I'm not sure what motivated me to order this---except that I find the work of each director interesting, and the price is sure right.",
"When I order a public domain cheapie I'm prepared for poor prints, noisy audio, etc.",
"But I was absolutely knocked out by the print quality and transfers on BOTH of these movies.",
"The Superscope \"Burma\" is even enhanced for widescreen.",
"The color was mostly good on both movies, and I didn't notice any significant film damage or dirt.",
"The movies are OK, interesting primarily because of the casts.",
"Both leading ladies were a bit long in the tooth for their roles, but they still show their star quality.VCI gets a gold star for a release that looks like WHV did it from the original elements.",
"The artwork is enough to scare anyone away, however.And I really wish that they wouldn't have one of their people write Amazon reviews for their product.If you want a couple of pretty good Saturday afternoon flicks very well presented, you just can't go wrong."
] |
4 | Come on, get happy! | Niven has created a highly readable abstract of the best lessons learned from scientific studies into happiness and life satisfaction. With so much research being done in these areas, it's delightful to see the science applied and presented in a engaging, useful manner.Reading through the brief, concise lessons you'll discover some things you already knew... and a few things you may have wondered about. Plus, you'll get a quick example of how the lesson applies to daily life as well as the reference to the study/research behind each idea.As a professional life coach, I recommend this book to all of my clients and encourage them to use it as a low-cost, year-long self-improvement course by having them read 2 lessons a week and focusing on applying those lessons in their daily lives.This little book is a hidden gem in the field of personal development and self-help. Anyone looking for simple, common-sense, EFFECTIVE ideas to improve their lives will want to read this book. | 985 | [
"Niven has created a highly readable abstract of the best lessons learned from scientific studies into happiness and life satisfaction.",
"With so much research being done in these areas, it's delightful to see the science applied and presented in a engaging, useful manner.Reading through the brief, concise lessons you'll discover some things you already knew... and a few things you may have wondered about.",
"Plus, you'll get a quick example of how the lesson applies to daily life as well as the reference to the study/research behind each idea.As a professional life coach, I recommend this book to all of my clients and encourage them to use it as a low-cost, year-long self-improvement course by having them read 2 lessons a week and focusing on applying those lessons in their daily lives.This little book is a hidden gem in the field of personal development and self-help.",
"Anyone looking for simple, common-sense, EFFECTIVE ideas to improve their lives will want to read this book."
] |
4 | Wow | Everything you've heard about this movie is true. It is beautiful. The setting is dripping with colors and amazing effects. Not only that, but the integration between the live action and the CGI is really something to see. It is long. And I mean this in a good way. With so many movies clocking in at 90 minutes, its nice to really get some serious bang for your movie(or DVD) buck. Nearly three hours of top-drawer story telling. It is a bit preachy. Evil technology is out to destroy the natural balance. I'm no tree hugger, by any stretch of the imagination. That said, you'll be cheering for the indigenous Na'vi, much in the same way that we rooted for the Ewoks back in the day. This battle is certainly on a much grander scheme.Adventure, romance, and humor. The cast is diverse with heroes and villains each playing their part to move the story along. The movie looks great and sounds amazing. In case there was any doubt whatsoever, James Cameron has another hit on his hands. | 985 | [
"Everything you've heard about this movie is true.",
"It is beautiful.",
"The setting is dripping with colors and amazing effects.",
"Not only that, but the integration between the live action and the CGI is really something to see.",
"It is long.",
"And I mean this in a good way.",
"With so many movies clocking in at 90 minutes, its nice to really get some serious bang for your movie(or DVD) buck.",
"Nearly three hours of top-drawer story telling.",
"It is a bit preachy.",
"Evil technology is out to destroy the natural balance.",
"I'm no tree hugger, by any stretch of the imagination.",
"That said, you'll be cheering for the indigenous Na'vi, much in the same way that we rooted for the Ewoks back in the day.",
"This battle is certainly on a much grander scheme.Adventure, romance, and humor.",
"The cast is diverse with heroes and villains each playing their part to move the story along.",
"The movie looks great and sounds amazing.",
"In case there was any doubt whatsoever, James Cameron has another hit on his hands."
] |
4 | concise and handy guide | Buckley gives a quick coverage of what you can do or find on the Internet. He ambitiously tries to cover every major mass usage. Browsing is shown to be very easy. Several browsers are explained, notably Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari. But other alternatives that get a mention are Firefox, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.Other popular activities in the book include email and using a search engine. Along with various ways to perform Instant Messaging and SMS. The very popular Skype (now part of eBay!) lets you have cheap long distance phone calls. Getting music from a peer-to-peer service is another common activity that you might need advice on.The book also warns about various perils. Like scams in email, often in the form of phishing. You are also cautioned to beware of attachments in messages from strangers. The attachments might be viruses looking for a home on your machine. So regularly updating a virus checker is a good thing.All around, a handy guide. | 985 | [
"Buckley gives a quick coverage of what you can do or find on the Internet.",
"He ambitiously tries to cover every major mass usage.",
"Browsing is shown to be very easy.",
"Several browsers are explained, notably Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari.",
"But other alternatives that get a mention are Firefox, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.Other popular activities in the book include email and using a search engine.",
"Along with various ways to perform Instant Messaging and SMS.",
"The very popular Skype (now part of eBay!",
") lets you have cheap long distance phone calls.",
"Getting music from a peer-to-peer service is another common activity that you might need advice on.The book also warns about various perils.",
"Like scams in email, often in the form of phishing.",
"You are also cautioned to beware of attachments in messages from strangers.",
"The attachments might be viruses looking for a home on your machine.",
"So regularly updating a virus checker is a good thing.All around, a handy guide."
] |
4 | Not Free SF Reader | A collection of less well known Robot stories, even the satirical Galley Slave.Asimov starts of talking about the Shelleys, of all things, to start with in his intro, to lead into talking about Capek and R.U.R. and hence to his robots.Another solid collection of stories, here.Rest of the Robots : Robot AL-76 Goes Astray - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Victory Unintentional - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : First Law - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Let's Get Together - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Satisfaction Guaranteed - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Risk - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Lenny - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Galley Slave - Isaac AsimovDisintegration confusion.3.5 out of 5Understanding Jovian psychology.3.5 out of 5Rulebreaker story.3 out of 5Robot detente.3 out of 5No robots in my house, even if cute.3.5 out of 5Robot hypertravel test experiment proves limited.3.5 out of 5Robot teaching mummy.3.5 out of 5Proofreading plus.3.5 out of 5 | 985 | [
"A collection of less well known Robot stories, even the satirical Galley Slave.Asimov starts of talking about the Shelleys, of all things, to start with in his intro, to lead into talking about Capek and R.U.R. and hence to his robots.Another solid collection of stories, here.Rest of the Robots : Robot AL-76 Goes Astray - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Victory Unintentional - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : First Law - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Let's Get Together - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Satisfaction Guaranteed - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Risk - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Lenny - Isaac AsimovRest of the Robots : Galley Slave - Isaac AsimovDisintegration confusion.3.5 out of 5Understanding Jovian psychology.3.5 out of 5Rulebreaker story.3 out of 5Robot detente.3 out of 5No robots in my house, even if cute.3.5 out of 5Robot hypertravel test experiment proves limited.3.5 out of 5Robot teaching mummy.3.5 out of 5Proofreading plus.3.5 out of 5"
] |
4 | Too wordy for me | I found this too wordy for me... I need little fluff.. since I have done a lot of therapies, I don't need to be 'taught' a lot of what is in here...I also don't agree with some of it.. I feel anytime a person can get away from drugs, thats the best choice.... always..I founda book on SOMATIC RESPIRATORY INTEGRATION that I've gotten a lot out of... help with depression, PTSD, Anxiety and Panic disorders... and quit smoking.. have learned how to control and eliminate migraine headaches... and just general better feeling and health... It is normally done in conjunction with some Chiropractic care, and is very enlightening..and empowering,l which I have not found a drug can do....I don't want to just get drugged.... I want a better quality of life.. and an understanding of my emotions so that I can work thru things .... SRI worked the best for me... but....My husband, who also has PTSD....loves this book, and is reading it and getting a lot from it.... so... it' just depends | 985 | [
"I found this too wordy for me... I need little fluff..",
"since I have done a lot of therapies, I don't need to be 'taught' a lot of what is in here...I also don't agree with some of it..",
"I feel anytime a person can get away from drugs, thats the best choice.... always..I founda book on SOMATIC RESPIRATORY INTEGRATION that I've gotten a lot out of... help with depression, PTSD, Anxiety and Panic disorders... and quit smoking..",
"have learned how to control and eliminate migraine headaches... and just general better feeling and health... It is normally done in conjunction with some Chiropractic care, and is very enlightening..and empowering,l which I have not found a drug can do....I don't want to just get drugged.... I want a better quality of life..",
"and an understanding of my emotions so that I can work thru things .... SRI worked the best for me... but....My husband, who also has PTSD....loves this book, and is reading it and getting a lot from it.... so... it' just depends"
] |
4 | Good Game | I think this is a good game not perfect buy any means but well worth the $49.99 price unlike some games that are out there. I really wouldn't listen to the bad reviews about this game from other reviewers because they are totally untrue. The graphics are awesome, each real boxer looks exactly like their real life counterparts (expecially roy jones jr.). The all new total punch control feature is another great idea because it makes it more realistic but if you don't like it you can always use the face buttons to punch. I know hip hop isn't everyones favorite music so its up to you if you like it or not but I like hip hop but some of the songs do suck. The career mode is a little shallow but thats basically the only thing I don't like about the game because its good but there should be more things you can do in your career. Overall its a great game not perfect but much better than knockout kings and I would recommend anyone who is interested in boxing to pick this game up. | 985 | [
"I think this is a good game not perfect buy any means but well worth the $49.99 price unlike some games that are out there.",
"I really wouldn't listen to the bad reviews about this game from other reviewers because they are totally untrue.",
"The graphics are awesome, each real boxer looks exactly like their real life counterparts (expecially roy jones jr.).",
"The all new total punch control feature is another great idea because it makes it more realistic but if you don't like it you can always use the face buttons to punch.",
"I know hip hop isn't everyones favorite music so its up to you if you like it or not but I like hip hop but some of the songs do suck.",
"The career mode is a little shallow but thats basically the only thing I don't like about the game because its good but there should be more things you can do in your career.",
"Overall its a great game not perfect but much better than knockout kings and I would recommend anyone who is interested in boxing to pick this game up."
] |
4 | Great for Art, not for ABC's | Although I rarely find an ABC book I find satisfactory, this one was worse than most as an introduction to the alphabet. "A is for artist" is not a good introduction for the letter A as "ar" is a relatively advanced sound for a beginning reader. "I is for island" has not only the long i but also a silent s; this is most confusing for a young child. It is much better to use the short vowel sounds for the vowels and the hard c and g sounds in an ABC book used as an introduction to the alphabet for a young child.Thus I will not be using this book as ABC book; I will use it as a art book for my young son. Fortunately it should seve that purpose quite well as the pictures are indeed lovely and quite varied. If I were rating it only as an art book for young children, it would have 5 stars. Truly I look forward to sharing it with him this summer and using it as means of developing his verbal language skills. I just wish I could use it as an ABC book as well without reservation. | 985 | [
"Although I rarely find an ABC book I find satisfactory, this one was worse than most as an introduction to the alphabet.",
"\"A is for artist\" is not a good introduction for the letter A as \"ar\" is a relatively advanced sound for a beginning reader.",
"\"I is for island\" has not only the long i but also a silent s; this is most confusing for a young child.",
"It is much better to use the short vowel sounds for the vowels and the hard c and g sounds in an ABC book used as an introduction to the alphabet for a young child.Thus I will not be using this book as ABC book; I will use it as a art book for my young son.",
"Fortunately it should seve that purpose quite well as the pictures are indeed lovely and quite varied.",
"If I were rating it only as an art book for young children, it would have 5 stars.",
"Truly I look forward to sharing it with him this summer and using it as means of developing his verbal language skills.",
"I just wish I could use it as an ABC book as well without reservation."
] |
4 | 1776 a DVD must have! | Having just finished watching the DVD release of 1776, I feel like I've not only revisited and old and favorite friend, but learned all new things about him! The restored footage is fantastic - buy it for no other reason than to hear Cool, Cool, Considerate Men. An outstanding musical number, which of course makes Dickinson's motivations much clearer than in the cut up version released in theaters. There is much more dialogue debating independence, which is most welcome. Also, some rather saucy dialogue concerning the establishment of prostitutes in New Brunswick near the Continental Army camp. 1776 is one of my favorite musicals, and was always a MUST see every July 4, until it was no longer shown in my area. I had to content myself to singing along with the CD of the original Broadway version. I would rank the film version at least in my top five favorite movie musicals, along with Singin' in the Rain, Meet Me in St. Louis and Kiss Me, Kate. You won't be disappointed!! | 985 | [
"Having just finished watching the DVD release of 1776, I feel like I've not only revisited and old and favorite friend, but learned all new things about him!",
"The restored footage is fantastic - buy it for no other reason than to hear Cool, Cool, Considerate Men.",
"An outstanding musical number, which of course makes Dickinson's motivations much clearer than in the cut up version released in theaters.",
"There is much more dialogue debating independence, which is most welcome.",
"Also, some rather saucy dialogue concerning the establishment of prostitutes in New Brunswick near the Continental Army camp.",
"1776 is one of my favorite musicals, and was always a MUST see every July 4, until it was no longer shown in my area.",
"I had to content myself to singing along with the CD of the original Broadway version.",
"I would rank the film version at least in my top five favorite movie musicals, along with Singin' in the Rain, Meet Me in St.",
"Louis and Kiss Me, Kate.",
"You won't be disappointed!!"
] |
4 | Indeed a concise history! | A scholarly concise history of India would best describe this book. It is well illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. An ideal book if you want a quick read on India and its history right from its origins. Though I have a 1979 edition published in 1991, the history 'ends' in the seventies. Despite this, Mr Watson has captured a fairly lucid panaromic view of Indian history spanning many centuries. He has documented the key events and milestones in Indian history and therefore the book serves the need of most who want key and basic information without detailed narration and evaluation. The writing style is simple and easy to read. Even young teenagers would be able to read and understand the flow of events especially the arrival and development of different cultures. Recommended reading especially for FBIs (foreign born Indians) who want to know more about their origins or be better able to relate to relatives and friends still on the Indian sub-continent! | 985 | [
"A scholarly concise history of India would best describe this book.",
"It is well illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.",
"An ideal book if you want a quick read on India and its history right from its origins.",
"Though I have a 1979 edition published in 1991, the history 'ends' in the seventies.",
"Despite this, Mr Watson has captured a fairly lucid panaromic view of Indian history spanning many centuries.",
"He has documented the key events and milestones in Indian history and therefore the book serves the need of most who want key and basic information without detailed narration and evaluation.",
"The writing style is simple and easy to read.",
"Even young teenagers would be able to read and understand the flow of events especially the arrival and development of different cultures.",
"Recommended reading especially for FBIs (foreign born Indians) who want to know more about their origins or be better able to relate to relatives and friends still on the Indian sub-continent!"
] |
4 | Convergence | I must say I found it very interesting, its starts out showing you the lives of these five ppL and then elaborates onto there beginning of a hopeful new and improved life. The idea seems so well thought out, the way this kingdom works and as you read mysteries become so clear that you want to reread it and understand it for the second time, almost like watching the movie sixth sense twice and really understanding the small things. I enjoyed it throughoughly, but i must say, that unless you want a series that you just simply finish and forget about, dont read this one. I have almost finished the first series of the blending, and from what ive heard of the blending enthroned im not so sure of what is to be. Its so frustrating that when a problem is solved, be it a group problem, or simply social life, you can tell that it hasnt really been, and something will happen to throw everything out of whack. But I loved the first two, the third is ok, but impending doom is shown... | 985 | [
"I must say I found it very interesting, its starts out showing you the lives of these five ppL and then elaborates onto there beginning of a hopeful new and improved life.",
"The idea seems so well thought out, the way this kingdom works and as you read mysteries become so clear that you want to reread it and understand it for the second time, almost like watching the movie sixth sense twice and really understanding the small things.",
"I enjoyed it throughoughly, but i must say, that unless you want a series that you just simply finish and forget about, dont read this one.",
"I have almost finished the first series of the blending, and from what ive heard of the blending enthroned im not so sure of what is to be.",
"Its so frustrating that when a problem is solved, be it a group problem, or simply social life, you can tell that it hasnt really been, and something will happen to throw everything out of whack.",
"But I loved the first two, the third is ok, but impending doom is shown..."
] |
4 | An auspicious debut.... | "Some Danger Involved" is the debut novel in Will Thomas' Cyrus Barker/Thomas Llewelyn Victorian mystery series. Set in the gritty streets of London, the story is told from the perspective of Thomas, who at the story's onset is contemplating suicide.Twenty-two, unemployed, recently released from prison, and mourning the recent death of his young wife, Thomas on first glance isn't the stuff of which heroes are made. However, he is an absolutely charming character - his basic honesty and integrity, his naivete, his modesty and unassuming style, and even his very Welshness - make him a delightful foil for the sophisticated and confident Barker. Barker hires Thomas as his assistant and the two set out to prevent a pogrom in the Jewish Quarter.Will Thomas knows his period, and Victorian London comes alive. The mystery element is carefully plotted and entirely satisfactory, but it is the characters that keep this novel alive. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. | 985 | [
"\"Some Danger Involved\" is the debut novel in Will Thomas' Cyrus Barker/Thomas Llewelyn Victorian mystery series.",
"Set in the gritty streets of London, the story is told from the perspective of Thomas, who at the story's onset is contemplating suicide.Twenty-two, unemployed, recently released from prison, and mourning the recent death of his young wife, Thomas on first glance isn't the stuff of which heroes are made.",
"However, he is an absolutely charming character - his basic honesty and integrity, his naivete, his modesty and unassuming style, and even his very Welshness - make him a delightful foil for the sophisticated and confident Barker.",
"Barker hires Thomas as his assistant and the two set out to prevent a pogrom in the Jewish Quarter.Will Thomas knows his period, and Victorian London comes alive.",
"The mystery element is carefully plotted and entirely satisfactory, but it is the characters that keep this novel alive.",
"I'm looking forward to the next book in the series."
] |
4 | 50% Extra Stories | I absolutely love the series Girl Got Game (Power!!). In this volume Kyo must come up for an explanation of why Chiharu felt what he felt when he touched her chest. Kyo decides he must act more like a guy and comes up with an idiotic plan to do it. Kyo tries to act like "one of the guys", obsessing over girls. Chiharu realizes Kyo is just trying to put up an act and calls him on it. What is poor Kyo going to do?Normally,I would give this series five stars. I, actually, wanted to give it 3.5 stars, but rounded it to four. Half of the graphic novel (and I mean a full half)was extra stories, not even featuring the cast of Girl Got Game. I felt ripped off, like the series was trying to be dragged out in to more volumes so they could sell more. I didn't pay for the short stories, I wanted Girl Got Game. It didn't help that didn't even like the short stories. Oh well. I still like and recommend this series, just be aware of what's in this volume.(It came as a shock to me.) ^_^ | 985 | [
"I absolutely love the series Girl Got Game (Power!!",
").",
"In this volume Kyo must come up for an explanation of why Chiharu felt what he felt when he touched her chest.",
"Kyo decides he must act more like a guy and comes up with an idiotic plan to do it.",
"Kyo tries to act like \"one of the guys\", obsessing over girls.",
"Chiharu realizes Kyo is just trying to put up an act and calls him on it.",
"What is poor Kyo going to do?",
"Normally,I would give this series five stars.",
"I, actually, wanted to give it 3.5 stars, but rounded it to four.",
"Half of the graphic novel (and I mean a full half)was extra stories, not even featuring the cast of Girl Got Game.",
"I felt ripped off, like the series was trying to be dragged out in to more volumes so they could sell more.",
"I didn't pay for the short stories, I wanted Girl Got Game.",
"It didn't help that didn't even like the short stories.",
"Oh well.",
"I still like and recommend this series, just be aware of what's in this volume.(It came as a shock to me.) ^_^"
] |
4 | Doesn't Dissapoint | The seventh disc from the California group is both the hard-hitting punk and goofy hijinks we've all come to expect. Spliter opens with "Neocon," a mintue-long track that can't really be a song, but carries a message. By track two, it's the same old Offspring we all love. "The Noose" is one of the better tracks. Track four, "Hit That," was the album's first single. It deals with mature, real-life problems in the Offspring's very immature style. Decent, but not as good as former singles.The really great tracks on this CD are "The Worst Hangover Ever," "Spare me the Details," and "The Noose." The rest of the album is decent but not outstanding. "Da Hui" seemed stupid until I found out what the song is about. The album ends with the humorous "When You're in Prison," a olden-days sounding song, advising inmates "don't pick up the soap/ it's bad for you."If you are new to the band, go buy Smash before buying this one. However, all veteran fans of the band should buy for sure. | 985 | [
"The seventh disc from the California group is both the hard-hitting punk and goofy hijinks we've all come to expect.",
"Spliter opens with \"Neocon,\" a mintue-long track that can't really be a song, but carries a message.",
"By track two, it's the same old Offspring we all love.",
"\"The Noose\" is one of the better tracks.",
"Track four, \"Hit That,\" was the album's first single.",
"It deals with mature, real-life problems in the Offspring's very immature style.",
"Decent, but not as good as former singles.The really great tracks on this CD are \"The Worst Hangover Ever,\" \"Spare me the Details,\" and \"The Noose.\" The rest of the album is decent but not outstanding.",
"\"Da Hui\" seemed stupid until I found out what the song is about.",
"The album ends with the humorous \"When You're in Prison,\" a olden-days sounding song, advising inmates \"don't pick up the soap/ it's bad for you.\"If you are new to the band, go buy Smash before buying this one.",
"However, all veteran fans of the band should buy for sure."
] |
4 | Operation: Fun! | These are two good, mind bending, whoa what was that kind of episodes. The special effects were bold for the time., and quite fun to watch.On the DVD, the sound quality is excellent and the picture quality is equally good.Now for the fun stuff: In Operation: Annihilate! Mass insanity has hit planet after planet and no one knows why - and its up to the Enterprise crew to save the galaxy. My only quibble is that if these "one celled organisims" were so obvious here on Deneva, how come no one else could have "picked them up"? It's a little like "No, we don't have any water but we have starships" kind of things...And in Catspaw, Ghosts, Voodoo, and witches haunt an away team. My favorite part was when our trio (Kirk, Spock and McCoy) are in chains, Kirk says to McCoy "Bones", and we see next to McCoy a skelleton. Someone has a big sense of irony!!!Overall, the great episodes with the superb DVDs, not to mention seeing Checkov for the first time on DVD, makes for a great buy! | 985 | [
"These are two good, mind bending, whoa what was that kind of episodes.",
"The special effects were bold for the time., and quite fun to watch.On the DVD, the sound quality is excellent and the picture quality is equally good.Now for the fun stuff: In Operation: Annihilate!",
"Mass insanity has hit planet after planet and no one knows why - and its up to the Enterprise crew to save the galaxy.",
"My only quibble is that if these \"one celled organisims\" were so obvious here on Deneva, how come no one else could have \"picked them up\"?",
"It's a little like \"No, we don't have any water but we have starships\" kind of things...And in Catspaw, Ghosts, Voodoo, and witches haunt an away team.",
"My favorite part was when our trio (Kirk, Spock and McCoy) are in chains, Kirk says to McCoy \"Bones\", and we see next to McCoy a skelleton.",
"Someone has a big sense of irony!!!",
"Overall, the great episodes with the superb DVDs, not to mention seeing Checkov for the first time on DVD, makes for a great buy!"
] |
4 | The Other Side of Tupac | I decided to read this book after seeing Michael Eric Dyson on BET Tonight w/ Suge Knight and had to see what this book was all about. I guess Suge's igonrance and Dyson's comments were what made me have to go out and buy this book. Suge accused Dyson of writing the book to simply make money and that he did not know Tupac well enough to write a book about his life. Dyson's response was that he wrote the book so that other could see the Tupac and that only close friends knew and to say that this book should be read in public schools. No Dyson may not have known Tupac personally but the people he talked to for this book did and there is so much more to Tupac that what the media portrayed or how they portrayed him I should say. There is so much more meaning behind the words he wrote and rapped about. Tupac really did not recieve all the credit he was due.I hope that Suge read the book althought I am sure he will still won't be able to understand what Dyson is trying to say. | 985 | [
"I decided to read this book after seeing Michael Eric Dyson on BET Tonight w/ Suge Knight and had to see what this book was all about.",
"I guess Suge's igonrance and Dyson's comments were what made me have to go out and buy this book.",
"Suge accused Dyson of writing the book to simply make money and that he did not know Tupac well enough to write a book about his life.",
"Dyson's response was that he wrote the book so that other could see the Tupac and that only close friends knew and to say that this book should be read in public schools.",
"No Dyson may not have known Tupac personally but the people he talked to for this book did and there is so much more to Tupac that what the media portrayed or how they portrayed him I should say.",
"There is so much more meaning behind the words he wrote and rapped about.",
"Tupac really did not recieve all the credit he was due.I hope that Suge read the book althought I am sure he will still won't be able to understand what Dyson is trying to say."
] |
4 | Your basic MP3 player | I like my little MP3. I've been wanting one and asked for this one for Christmas because it's cheap. Yeah, the 32MB of memory is not alot. At near CD-quality--96kb--I was able to fit nine songs on my first try. But three of those songs are over eight minutes long. (I also got Led Zeppelin Early and Later Years for Christmas!) Recently loads to the device give me about 12 normal songs. Not much, but enough. It was very handy while traveling and has stood up to several workout so far. I think I'll buy the extra memory.The software that it came with could use some improvement. I had to go online and get the program from the company that makes it? Why? The program on the included CD didn't work. All in all it took me about two hours to get music loaded and running. Not terrible, but certainly not plug-n-play.Bottom line? If I had the bucks, I'd buy a player that comes with more memory. But this is still an emerging technology and a good, inexpensive way to get in on the fun. | 985 | [
"I like my little MP3.",
"I've been wanting one and asked for this one for Christmas because it's cheap.",
"Yeah, the 32MB of memory is not alot.",
"At near CD-quality--96kb--I was able to fit nine songs on my first try.",
"But three of those songs are over eight minutes long.",
"(I also got Led Zeppelin Early and Later Years for Christmas!",
") Recently loads to the device give me about 12 normal songs.",
"Not much, but enough.",
"It was very handy while traveling and has stood up to several workout so far.",
"I think I'll buy the extra memory.The software that it came with could use some improvement.",
"I had to go online and get the program from the company that makes it?",
"Why?",
"The program on the included CD didn't work.",
"All in all it took me about two hours to get music loaded and running.",
"Not terrible, but certainly not plug-n-play.Bottom line?",
"If I had the bucks, I'd buy a player that comes with more memory.",
"But this is still an emerging technology and a good, inexpensive way to get in on the fun."
] |
4 | Too much expectation... | I'm writing this as one of the old timers who actually played most of these in the arcades. This disc is good for those wishing to relive the old days of the arcade. The only things missing are the loud pings and crashes of the other machines and the local rock station over the radio.I don't believe people give this compilation a fair shake. They are SO use to Playstation, Xbox, Etc., that they forget when these games were released. Games like Pac-Man (an oldie but goodie) doesn't need a lot of memory. But people overlook a game like The Genji and the Heike Clans. When this came out, it was breaking new ground for side-scrolling fight games. It looks hokey...Because it's OLD. It's not gonna look like Metal Gear Solid.Yeah the games might be harder to control...on the Playstation. These games were made for an arcade Joystick. The controls don't translate well to the Playstation for whatever reason. Other than that, I've enjoyed the flawless recreations of these old games. | 985 | [
"I'm writing this as one of the old timers who actually played most of these in the arcades.",
"This disc is good for those wishing to relive the old days of the arcade.",
"The only things missing are the loud pings and crashes of the other machines and the local rock station over the radio.I don't believe people give this compilation a fair shake.",
"They are SO use to Playstation, Xbox, Etc., that they forget when these games were released.",
"Games like Pac-Man (an oldie but goodie) doesn't need a lot of memory.",
"But people overlook a game like The Genji and the Heike Clans.",
"When this came out, it was breaking new ground for side-scrolling fight games.",
"It looks hokey...Because it's OLD.",
"It's not gonna look like Metal Gear Solid.Yeah the games might be harder to control...on the Playstation.",
"These games were made for an arcade Joystick.",
"The controls don't translate well to the Playstation for whatever reason.",
"Other than that, I've enjoyed the flawless recreations of these old games."
] |
4 | A Brief Overview | I selected this for my Intro to World Religions course last semester, along with several other texts. Although I have the utmost regard for Huston Smith, I was looking for something more current, and hopefully a little more approachable for non-religion majors. Overall, this is a good text. It is well-written, approachable, concise, and covers all of the major (in terms of numbers of adherents) world religions. On the downside, it gives only a brief nod to some smaller yet vital religious traditions (1-2 pages). In fact, its overall "flaw," if it can be considered such, is that it lacks the depth needed to really dig into the religions. It felt a bit like a travel guide, though academically quite sound. I would recommend this to someone wanting basic information about the world religions, but if you're after something that really explores the depth and heart of the traditions, you'll need to look further, or at least combine this with something like Smith's classic work. | 985 | [
"I selected this for my Intro to World Religions course last semester, along with several other texts.",
"Although I have the utmost regard for Huston Smith, I was looking for something more current, and hopefully a little more approachable for non-religion majors.",
"Overall, this is a good text.",
"It is well-written, approachable, concise, and covers all of the major (in terms of numbers of adherents) world religions.",
"On the downside, it gives only a brief nod to some smaller yet vital religious traditions (1-2 pages).",
"In fact, its overall \"flaw,\" if it can be considered such, is that it lacks the depth needed to really dig into the religions.",
"It felt a bit like a travel guide, though academically quite sound.",
"I would recommend this to someone wanting basic information about the world religions, but if you're after something that really explores the depth and heart of the traditions, you'll need to look further, or at least combine this with something like Smith's classic work."
] |
4 | AN EXCELLENT GIFT BOOK | Part adventure part encyclopaedia,The Dragon Chronicles is an exciting and unusual book. It will be enjoyed as much for its narrative thrills as for richness of its illustrative detail.The book appears to be a reproduction of an old journal that turned up for auction in a London sale room. It purports to be the diary journal of an old wizard, who to comply with the wishes of his dying king, sets off to find a group of malevolent dragons who are threatening the stability of the land.The book looks and feels like something that has been lying in a vault, forgoten for centuries. The pages are like old vellum and there are dozens of brilliant coloured paintings and sketches of dragons, weapons and specimens, like dragon eggs that were supposedly produced by various artist who accompanied the wizard on his journey. There is even a dried pressed speciment of a dreaded "Dragnette" a kind of flying piranha!Thoroughly enjoyable yarn for any age (why should kids have all the fun) | 984 | [
"Part adventure part encyclopaedia,The Dragon Chronicles is an exciting and unusual book.",
"It will be enjoyed as much for its narrative thrills as for richness of its illustrative detail.The book appears to be a reproduction of an old journal that turned up for auction in a London sale room.",
"It purports to be the diary journal of an old wizard, who to comply with the wishes of his dying king, sets off to find a group of malevolent dragons who are threatening the stability of the land.The book looks and feels like something that has been lying in a vault, forgoten for centuries.",
"The pages are like old vellum and there are dozens of brilliant coloured paintings and sketches of dragons, weapons and specimens, like dragon eggs that were supposedly produced by various artist who accompanied the wizard on his journey.",
"There is even a dried pressed speciment of a dreaded \"Dragnette\" a kind of flying piranha!",
"Thoroughly enjoyable yarn for any age (why should kids have all the fun)"
] |
4 | Works great with proper care | Imagine my surprise when I found the battery in my camera was completely dead and wouldn't even charge. The camera is less than two years old, but I always thought the battery life was great since I rarely had to charge it. That turned out to be misleading however since the guy in the battery shop told me you have to use it from time to time to preserve its life. Since I got a phone with a good camera, I stopped carrying this camera with me and it went for easily a couple of months without any use at all--then I found it stone dead.I was very pleased to find this replacement, but mentioned my experience when I was next in the battery store and learned I hadn't been caring for the original one correctly. I also noted that their version of this battery was a good bit more expensive so I was pleased to have made my purchase on Amazon. Now I know to activate the camera periodically and automatically recharge it after a period of disuse to keep the battery active for longer. | 984 | [
"Imagine my surprise when I found the battery in my camera was completely dead and wouldn't even charge.",
"The camera is less than two years old, but I always thought the battery life was great since I rarely had to charge it.",
"That turned out to be misleading however since the guy in the battery shop told me you have to use it from time to time to preserve its life.",
"Since I got a phone with a good camera, I stopped carrying this camera with me and it went for easily a couple of months without any use at all--then I found it stone dead.I was very pleased to find this replacement, but mentioned my experience when I was next in the battery store and learned I hadn't been caring for the original one correctly.",
"I also noted that their version of this battery was a good bit more expensive so I was pleased to have made my purchase on Amazon.",
"Now I know to activate the camera periodically and automatically recharge it after a period of disuse to keep the battery active for longer."
] |
4 | When All Hell Breaks Loose | This is a wonderful first effort from Camika Spencer. Drama, however, is a perfect word to describe it. I thought the ideas were set on a great stage of characters, personalities and situations. We were able to follow our main character (Greg) throughout some very difficult and stressful times in his life. I absolutely love the interaction between Greg, his friends, his family, and his coworkers. The character development was absolutely great. There weren't too many that we were confused of who was who or what aura they possessed. I was quite pleased with the book. It was a fairly easy read and there was just enough suspense to keep you looking for the plot and the outcome. Personally, I was pleased to be able to follow Greg as he matured in this situation. I would much rather find my characters changed and mature at the end of a novel, than falling into the same scenarios. Ms. Spencer has done an excellent job with her premier novel. I look forward to more of her work. | 984 | [
"This is a wonderful first effort from Camika Spencer.",
"Drama, however, is a perfect word to describe it.",
"I thought the ideas were set on a great stage of characters, personalities and situations.",
"We were able to follow our main character (Greg) throughout some very difficult and stressful times in his life.",
"I absolutely love the interaction between Greg, his friends, his family, and his coworkers.",
"The character development was absolutely great.",
"There weren't too many that we were confused of who was who or what aura they possessed.",
"I was quite pleased with the book.",
"It was a fairly easy read and there was just enough suspense to keep you looking for the plot and the outcome.",
"Personally, I was pleased to be able to follow Greg as he matured in this situation.",
"I would much rather find my characters changed and mature at the end of a novel, than falling into the same scenarios.",
"Ms.",
"Spencer has done an excellent job with her premier novel.",
"I look forward to more of her work."
] |
4 | Not Deep but Enjoyable | Well, this game is not what you would call real deep though the plot has good details. Most of the other reviews have addressed the issues of the product both good and bad in one way or another. I would only add the following points:1) I enjoyed the game enough to want to finish it and that says something in today's game market where only about one in ten games is actually worth playing.2) I passed the game on to my eighteen year old grand daughter. She thinks it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Then again, she has been game starved for the last year or so and is just comming out of that GOTH phase.3) Because it is a 2006 game, just about any PC people own will play it today, including those 300$ laptops people are snapping up so no issues with minimum requirements for this one.We all know there is down time while we wait for the next game on our list of desires. In this period we look for something to fill the void. This is a good choice for that.Hail Flavius! | 984 | [
"Well, this game is not what you would call real deep though the plot has good details.",
"Most of the other reviews have addressed the issues of the product both good and bad in one way or another.",
"I would only add the following points:1) I enjoyed the game enough to want to finish it and that says something in today's game market where only about one in ten games is actually worth playing.2) I passed the game on to my eighteen year old grand daughter.",
"She thinks it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.",
"Then again, she has been game starved for the last year or so and is just comming out of that GOTH phase.3) Because it is a 2006 game, just about any PC people own will play it today, including those 300$ laptops people are snapping up so no issues with minimum requirements for this one.We all know there is down time while we wait for the next game on our list of desires.",
"In this period we look for something to fill the void.",
"This is a good choice for that.Hail Flavius!"
] |
4 | Curiosity with a Means | A journalist by trade, Berendt manages to succeed in depicting an atmosphere more than just telling a tale (or complicated weave of such). Blessed with the occassion to expound for some 398 pages, he illustrates a world in terms of the goings-on within it better than one could ever find in a work of journalism.A city is the protagonist of his book, as the title attests. The strength of his writing is in his recognition that one can only understand a place by knowing what happens there and one can only understand what takes place by knowing well its setting. I closed the final page feeling as though I had been somewhere and witnessed something, first-hand, and had now arrived at some understanding of it all.I applaud his ability to write a nonfiction piece in the first-person but manage to never seem to intrude on the action or its depiction. I wish more journalists would follow suit, so long as they could hold our interest as well as Berendt for as long as is necessary. | 984 | [
"A journalist by trade, Berendt manages to succeed in depicting an atmosphere more than just telling a tale (or complicated weave of such).",
"Blessed with the occassion to expound for some 398 pages, he illustrates a world in terms of the goings-on within it better than one could ever find in a work of journalism.A city is the protagonist of his book, as the title attests.",
"The strength of his writing is in his recognition that one can only understand a place by knowing what happens there and one can only understand what takes place by knowing well its setting.",
"I closed the final page feeling as though I had been somewhere and witnessed something, first-hand, and had now arrived at some understanding of it all.I applaud his ability to write a nonfiction piece in the first-person but manage to never seem to intrude on the action or its depiction.",
"I wish more journalists would follow suit, so long as they could hold our interest as well as Berendt for as long as is necessary."
] |
4 | To Live With Fear Part 1 | I'm a little disappointed in this dvd because there are some missing scenes in the episode of To Live With Fear Part 1. The last two seasons were made with no cuts to it. But it seems that in season 3, they cut out parts. I don't know whats going on. I'm going to try to return it and exchange it at the store and hope that another one doesn't have the same cutouts. I'm hoping that they will have the full episodes. The cutout parts on this episode that I've noticed are "When Isaiah Edwards is talking to Mary saying that after the operation, she will feel so good she'll want to run all the way home", and the other part is when "the guy at the hospital who gets the money from Charles asks to see Caroline", those two parts are cut out. I hope they fix it. I bought these because they are uncut and have extras as well as not having to tape them off the tv. But the episode I get off the tv has more uncut than the dvd episode does. So I hope that they will do something about it. | 984 | [
"I'm a little disappointed in this dvd because there are some missing scenes in the episode of To Live With Fear Part 1.",
"The last two seasons were made with no cuts to it.",
"But it seems that in season 3, they cut out parts.",
"I don't know whats going on.",
"I'm going to try to return it and exchange it at the store and hope that another one doesn't have the same cutouts.",
"I'm hoping that they will have the full episodes.",
"The cutout parts on this episode that I've noticed are \"When Isaiah Edwards is talking to Mary saying that after the operation, she will feel so good she'll want to run all the way home\", and the other part is when \"the guy at the hospital who gets the money from Charles asks to see Caroline\", those two parts are cut out.",
"I hope they fix it.",
"I bought these because they are uncut and have extras as well as not having to tape them off the tv.",
"But the episode I get off the tv has more uncut than the dvd episode does.",
"So I hope that they will do something about it."
] |
4 | Great Fun | A friend and I planned a trip to Houston around this book. The whole weekend was devoted to haunted places--so why eat in a regular, non-haunted restaurant? You get a nice history of the building and its previous uses (if any), the folks who used it while in the flesh, and those (in spirit) who are purported to inhabit it now.If you enjoy this kind of thing (and I do), use this very handy book to add some interest and variety to a trip or just find new ''haunts'' in your own city. Most haunted places are also historic or older buildings, so you get an extra treat in seeing some unique architecture. So even if haunted isn't your thing, but historic is, this is a great book.Be sure to call first to verify hours and if the building is still standing. Unfortunately, one highly haunted tavern in Houston was bulldozed to make room for a modern bookstore. When traveling to any city in Texas, I will always consult this book for unique and special places to enjoy food or a beer. | 984 | [
"A friend and I planned a trip to Houston around this book.",
"The whole weekend was devoted to haunted places--so why eat in a regular, non-haunted restaurant?",
"You get a nice history of the building and its previous uses (if any), the folks who used it while in the flesh, and those (in spirit) who are purported to inhabit it now.If you enjoy this kind of thing (and I do), use this very handy book to add some interest and variety to a trip or just find new ''haunts'' in your own city.",
"Most haunted places are also historic or older buildings, so you get an extra treat in seeing some unique architecture.",
"So even if haunted isn't your thing, but historic is, this is a great book.Be sure to call first to verify hours and if the building is still standing.",
"Unfortunately, one highly haunted tavern in Houston was bulldozed to make room for a modern bookstore.",
"When traveling to any city in Texas, I will always consult this book for unique and special places to enjoy food or a beer."
] |
4 | Extremely Enchanting | When I first found this book I was on vacation, looking for something to read. I was drawn to the book, maybe by its interesting cover, or the fact that it has been praised by the author of my favorite book series, Harry Potter. After picking up the book and reading the back cover I thought, why not, sounds good enough.I started reading the book and yes, it was a little slow at first. But usually once I start a book, even a seemingly boring one, I try to finish it. I can't be exactly sure when I really started getting into the book, perhaps it was the introduction of the Cottons, but soon after I couldn't stop. After I finished, I recommended it to everyone I knew.Cassandra is a character, in my opinion, many girls can relate to; mainly being in the shadow of an older sibling, and living in a castle was a fantasy of everyone at some point or anotherI highly recommend this book to teens and old alike. It's an enchanting coming-of-age book and I give it my highest praise. | 984 | [
"When I first found this book I was on vacation, looking for something to read.",
"I was drawn to the book, maybe by its interesting cover, or the fact that it has been praised by the author of my favorite book series, Harry Potter.",
"After picking up the book and reading the back cover I thought, why not, sounds good enough.I started reading the book and yes, it was a little slow at first.",
"But usually once I start a book, even a seemingly boring one, I try to finish it.",
"I can't be exactly sure when I really started getting into the book, perhaps it was the introduction of the Cottons, but soon after I couldn't stop.",
"After I finished, I recommended it to everyone I knew.Cassandra is a character, in my opinion, many girls can relate to; mainly being in the shadow of an older sibling, and living in a castle was a fantasy of everyone at some point or anotherI highly recommend this book to teens and old alike.",
"It's an enchanting coming-of-age book and I give it my highest praise."
] |
4 | Exactly what it says it is | I'll start with a preface: I have been playing piano for four years, I started when I was 18, and aside from six one-unit community college classes, I've never had any formal training. That said, this book is (in my opinion) a little tougher than the first "First Lessons in Bach" book and at the end is still easier than most of the second "First Lessons" Bach book. It fits squarely in the middle, which would be a good run up towards Schumann's Album Für Die Jugend or a book of Bach's inventions.Also it would be useful for an accomplished pianist to run through these as one would Hanon or Czerny, only these are actual songs, which helps to break up the monotony of finger exercises. Not to say Hanon or Czerny aren't important; diversity is simply a good thing to have.I'm a total amateur, and I was looking for something less intense than Bach, less repititious than Hanon, and less insane than Czerny. Burgmüllers Twenty-Five Easy and Progressive Studes fits the bill nicely. | 984 | [
"I'll start with a preface: I have been playing piano for four years, I started when I was 18, and aside from six one-unit community college classes, I've never had any formal training.",
"That said, this book is (in my opinion) a little tougher than the first \"First Lessons in Bach\" book and at the end is still easier than most of the second \"First Lessons\" Bach book.",
"It fits squarely in the middle, which would be a good run up towards Schumann's Album Für Die Jugend or a book of Bach's inventions.Also it would be useful for an accomplished pianist to run through these as one would Hanon or Czerny, only these are actual songs, which helps to break up the monotony of finger exercises.",
"Not to say Hanon or Czerny aren't important; diversity is simply a good thing to have.I'm a total amateur, and I was looking for something less intense than Bach, less repititious than Hanon, and less insane than Czerny.",
"Burgmüllers Twenty-Five Easy and Progressive Studes fits the bill nicely."
] |
4 | Enchanting Ambience | Delerium's Innocente are remixes by Lost Witness (Simon Paul & Simon Kemper), Deep Dish (Dubfire & Sharam), DJ Tito and MR SAM. All instrumentals are accompanied by the vocals of Leigh Nash from 'Sixpence None the Richer.' Nash's voice is rich and vibrant that echo with timbre tones in a hypnotizing, ambient landscape. The genius in the sound mixing with the use of piano, electronic keyboards, guitar and percussion. The original version appears on Delerium's POEM album.If you are a first time listener of ambient and trance music I'm sure you will be a Delerium fan with their intelligent colaboration of mixing guest vocals like Sarah McLachlan on their 'Semantic Spaces' album. I recommend this as a leap into the genre without being to overpowered. As it's spiritual Gregorian chants will mesmerize you. The same transition over to this album with new mixes and format along with the vocal talents of Nash. If you like listening to Enigma and Mythos then you'll like Delerium. | 984 | [
"Delerium's Innocente are remixes by Lost Witness (Simon Paul & Simon Kemper), Deep Dish (Dubfire & Sharam), DJ Tito and MR SAM.",
"All instrumentals are accompanied by the vocals of Leigh Nash from 'Sixpence None the Richer.' Nash's voice is rich and vibrant that echo with timbre tones in a hypnotizing, ambient landscape.",
"The genius in the sound mixing with the use of piano, electronic keyboards, guitar and percussion.",
"The original version appears on Delerium's POEM album.If you are a first time listener of ambient and trance music I'm sure you will be a Delerium fan with their intelligent colaboration of mixing guest vocals like Sarah McLachlan on their 'Semantic Spaces' album.",
"I recommend this as a leap into the genre without being to overpowered.",
"As it's spiritual Gregorian chants will mesmerize you.",
"The same transition over to this album with new mixes and format along with the vocal talents of Nash.",
"If you like listening to Enigma and Mythos then you'll like Delerium."
] |
4 | Enough to Satisfy... | I personally have a current 4-year subscription to Maxim Magazine. The magazine has a unique but interesting way of incorporating all of the topics a man could possibly want into one single piece of reading material. Women, sports, the latest tech-gadget reviews, automotives, and much more are all covered. The best part, as I read in an earlier review, is that the magazine is put together in an easy-to-understand format. The humorous pictures are great to look at if you're in need of a good laugh. The girls featured in the magazine are cute, although not extremely hot always. This is fine for me, as the skimpy clothing they wear leaves a lot to the imagination. I prefer it that way. So for me, I based my rating on the magazine as a whole and not individual issues. Some issues in my opinion only score 1 or 2 stars out of 5, while other issues easily get the highest rating. So I went with a 4 out of 5, with the majority of the issues being worth the money. I recommend it. | 984 | [
"I personally have a current 4-year subscription to Maxim Magazine.",
"The magazine has a unique but interesting way of incorporating all of the topics a man could possibly want into one single piece of reading material.",
"Women, sports, the latest tech-gadget reviews, automotives, and much more are all covered.",
"The best part, as I read in an earlier review, is that the magazine is put together in an easy-to-understand format.",
"The humorous pictures are great to look at if you're in need of a good laugh.",
"The girls featured in the magazine are cute, although not extremely hot always.",
"This is fine for me, as the skimpy clothing they wear leaves a lot to the imagination.",
"I prefer it that way.",
"So for me, I based my rating on the magazine as a whole and not individual issues.",
"Some issues in my opinion only score 1 or 2 stars out of 5, while other issues easily get the highest rating.",
"So I went with a 4 out of 5, with the majority of the issues being worth the money.",
"I recommend it."
] |
4 | Does it's job | I have a W810i, and my last charger that came with the phone was beginning to fail. So I explored the option of a new charger, hoping that I could find one for dirt cheap, and hoping that it was an issue with the charger and not my phone. Needless to say, when you can get something for 2 cents, which I did (plus the $2.98 in S&H;) that is a great deal in any regard.It works. Plain and simple my W810i has survived falling down 500 foot mountainsides, water damage, as a doggy chew toy, flying out of my lap from the car onto hard asphalt, who knows how many times, and so on, and I am glad it will continue to survive for hopefully at least another year or two.The one problem with this charger is it is a little snug when I plug my phone in, and occasionally the phone will keep beeping (signaling it is beginning to charge) until I unplug it and plug it back in. Just an issue with an old phone I guess, and a charger that may be slightly too big. Other than that I am satisfied! | 984 | [
"I have a W810i, and my last charger that came with the phone was beginning to fail.",
"So I explored the option of a new charger, hoping that I could find one for dirt cheap, and hoping that it was an issue with the charger and not my phone.",
"Needless to say, when you can get something for 2 cents, which I did (plus the $2.98 in S&H;) that is a great deal in any regard.It works.",
"Plain and simple my W810i has survived falling down 500 foot mountainsides, water damage, as a doggy chew toy, flying out of my lap from the car onto hard asphalt, who knows how many times, and so on, and I am glad it will continue to survive for hopefully at least another year or two.The one problem with this charger is it is a little snug when I plug my phone in, and occasionally the phone will keep beeping (signaling it is beginning to charge) until I unplug it and plug it back in.",
"Just an issue with an old phone I guess, and a charger that may be slightly too big.",
"Other than that I am satisfied!"
] |
4 | An intriguing theme... | A great book- even without a great story.The humankind evolved into two separate societies- The City, almost immortals with a compulsion for using technology, and The Covens, based on earth magic and developers of group telepathy.The plot takes place after a mingling of the two societies, when a few of the masters of the covens have come to live in the city.A young "goddess"- the term for a master telepath - is trying hard to reach her daughter's heart- but only on her own terms. Her husband, also a master, can't hold on to their bond and ultimately will lose her to madness.I can tell you something: never in the last 10 years did I stay awake all night afraid of shadows, as happened when I finished this book... There are some pages that will scare you a lot- if you are like me - that is, if you fear madness...Absolutely fantastic. I longed for the thrill :) and I got it from an unexpected source :).If only there was a third book as promised... Didn't find it anywhere... | 984 | [
"A great book- even without a great story.The humankind evolved into two separate societies- The City, almost immortals with a compulsion for using technology, and The Covens, based on earth magic and developers of group telepathy.The plot takes place after a mingling of the two societies, when a few of the masters of the covens have come to live in the city.A young \"goddess\"- the term for a master telepath - is trying hard to reach her daughter's heart- but only on her own terms.",
"Her husband, also a master, can't hold on to their bond and ultimately will lose her to madness.I can tell you something: never in the last 10 years did I stay awake all night afraid of shadows, as happened when I finished this book... There are some pages that will scare you a lot- if you are like me - that is, if you fear madness...Absolutely fantastic.",
"I longed for the thrill :) and I got it from an unexpected source :).If only there was a third book as promised... Didn't find it anywhere..."
] |
4 | THE JOY OF CHANGING SEASONS | A story of a year's changing seasons is always illuminating for children, especially for those so young that waiting for winter to turn into summer seems an eternity. Pair that progression with the growing of edibles, as in "The Good Brown Earth," and you have a peaceful story that will help youngsters appreciate the world in which we live.Joe and his grandmother are the best of friends. They spend a great deal of time together tending to a vegetable patch. As the story opens it is fall and the pair are turning over the earth. Their next visit to the patch takes place during the winter as Gram thinks about all the good things in her gardening book, and Joe builds a snowman.Of course, spring follows for planting and summer for growth. Best of all is the harvest when all "Gram's plants are standing tall and ripe and lush."Repeated throughout is the phrase "And the good brown earth got on with doing what the good brown earth does best," a reminder of the value of our soil. | 984 | [
"A story of a year's changing seasons is always illuminating for children, especially for those so young that waiting for winter to turn into summer seems an eternity.",
"Pair that progression with the growing of edibles, as in \"The Good Brown Earth,\" and you have a peaceful story that will help youngsters appreciate the world in which we live.Joe and his grandmother are the best of friends.",
"They spend a great deal of time together tending to a vegetable patch.",
"As the story opens it is fall and the pair are turning over the earth.",
"Their next visit to the patch takes place during the winter as Gram thinks about all the good things in her gardening book, and Joe builds a snowman.Of course, spring follows for planting and summer for growth.",
"Best of all is the harvest when all \"Gram's plants are standing tall and ripe and lush.\"Repeated throughout is the phrase \"And the good brown earth got on with doing what the good brown earth does best,\" a reminder of the value of our soil."
] |
4 | Time is an issue | I have done this program for exactly a week and although I am seeing reults and the exercises are great, I predict that time commitment to the program will be an issue. The first week of the program is the easiest compared to maintanence or subsequent weeks. First week, exercises last an average of 35 mins with 2 days break. Subsequent weeks only has one day break and some days, involve approx 1 hour of exercise. I honestly don't know when I'll get my exercise in. I work full-time outside the home with three young kids under 9. Since the kids fall asleep by 10pm, I would go to bed no earlier than midnight if I get the exercises in each night (shower included). And if I do exercises each night, then spending time with hubby will just not be possible. I could wake up 5am but geez....I won't be awake the rest of the day to enjoy my "boom boom" :D Well, those who can committ to the program 6 days a week with an average of 40 mins a day, then you will definitely see results. | 984 | [
"I have done this program for exactly a week and although I am seeing reults and the exercises are great, I predict that time commitment to the program will be an issue.",
"The first week of the program is the easiest compared to maintanence or subsequent weeks.",
"First week, exercises last an average of 35 mins with 2 days break.",
"Subsequent weeks only has one day break and some days, involve approx 1 hour of exercise.",
"I honestly don't know when I'll get my exercise in.",
"I work full-time outside the home with three young kids under 9.",
"Since the kids fall asleep by 10pm, I would go to bed no earlier than midnight if I get the exercises in each night (shower included).",
"And if I do exercises each night, then spending time with hubby will just not be possible.",
"I could wake up 5am but geez....I won't be awake the rest of the day to enjoy my \"boom boom\" :D Well, those who can committ to the program 6 days a week with an average of 40 mins a day, then you will definitely see results."
] |
4 | great size, reasonably sturdy | The first thing I had to do was clean this board very thoroughly, particularly the grooves around the edges where countless slivers were sticking out. Fortunately those came away easily with a soapy wet cloth. Those grooves are great to keep juices from running all over the place when carving. Carving itself is very easy because I have not only room for a large roast to sit, but plenty of space for the slices to fall away so I don't have to keep stopping to plate them. I used an electric carving knife, which unfortunately nicked the surface right away. I can't really expect a wood surface to withstand that onslaught, so I'm just careful now when getting to the bottom of each slice. I use a plastic cutting board when preparing raw meat, but for slicing and chopping this one is ideal. If you ever cook a holiday roast, I promise you will be glad you got the large board. If you just want something to chop vegetables on this one is definitely too big. I'm very happy with it. | 984 | [
"The first thing I had to do was clean this board very thoroughly, particularly the grooves around the edges where countless slivers were sticking out.",
"Fortunately those came away easily with a soapy wet cloth.",
"Those grooves are great to keep juices from running all over the place when carving.",
"Carving itself is very easy because I have not only room for a large roast to sit, but plenty of space for the slices to fall away so I don't have to keep stopping to plate them.",
"I used an electric carving knife, which unfortunately nicked the surface right away.",
"I can't really expect a wood surface to withstand that onslaught, so I'm just careful now when getting to the bottom of each slice.",
"I use a plastic cutting board when preparing raw meat, but for slicing and chopping this one is ideal.",
"If you ever cook a holiday roast, I promise you will be glad you got the large board.",
"If you just want something to chop vegetables on this one is definitely too big.",
"I'm very happy with it."
] |
4 | Could be Better | I would've gave this album 3 out of 5, but I have to admit that the songs are catchy. I'm kinda disappointed with them when they perform live. They're no different than Britney Spears - they lip sync! I only seen them actually sing once, and I think that they need more work on it. Anyway, they're all goodlooking, and have the potential of being a really good R&B group. But I'd respect them more if they wrote their own songs (except for lil fizz cuz he writes his own rap parts). For their next album, I hope they would just try to do some of their own stuff. I know that if they try hard enough, they could make something better than this. This album mostly attracts the 12-15 year olds out there.If you're one of the people who just listens to music just for what it is, then buy this. The songs are catchy, but I think it attracts young teenage girls more. Anyway, I hope that their next album will be more impressive than this one and will show off their talents a little more. | 984 | [
"I would've gave this album 3 out of 5, but I have to admit that the songs are catchy.",
"I'm kinda disappointed with them when they perform live.",
"They're no different than Britney Spears - they lip sync!",
"I only seen them actually sing once, and I think that they need more work on it.",
"Anyway, they're all goodlooking, and have the potential of being a really good R&B group.",
"But I'd respect them more if they wrote their own songs (except for lil fizz cuz he writes his own rap parts).",
"For their next album, I hope they would just try to do some of their own stuff.",
"I know that if they try hard enough, they could make something better than this.",
"This album mostly attracts the 12-15 year olds out there.If you're one of the people who just listens to music just for what it is, then buy this.",
"The songs are catchy, but I think it attracts young teenage girls more.",
"Anyway, I hope that their next album will be more impressive than this one and will show off their talents a little more."
] |
4 | Does what it says it will do! | Say what you will, but percolators have several advantages over drip coffee makers, including the heavenly aroma and the steaming hot coffee. I bought this perc to use on weekend mornings and I've found that it does a great job on a consistent basis. You will, of course, need to experiment a bit with the amount of ground coffee you put it in, but I got past this stage in about three brewings. This thing is fast! I don't know if it will brew a cup a minute, but it's pretty darn close. Overall quality is above average and all the parts are quite easy to clean. I use filter discs in the bottom of the basket and this significantly reduces the sediment and grinds in the bottom of the unit. I also noticed that the basket doesn't have traditional holes, but has stamped slots. I don't know if this is the reason, but the basket is much easier to clean than my older percs. Overall, I'm very pleased and would recommend this unit to anyone who loves the old-fashioned "perked' java. | 984 | [
"Say what you will, but percolators have several advantages over drip coffee makers, including the heavenly aroma and the steaming hot coffee.",
"I bought this perc to use on weekend mornings and I've found that it does a great job on a consistent basis.",
"You will, of course, need to experiment a bit with the amount of ground coffee you put it in, but I got past this stage in about three brewings.",
"This thing is fast!",
"I don't know if it will brew a cup a minute, but it's pretty darn close.",
"Overall quality is above average and all the parts are quite easy to clean.",
"I use filter discs in the bottom of the basket and this significantly reduces the sediment and grinds in the bottom of the unit.",
"I also noticed that the basket doesn't have traditional holes, but has stamped slots.",
"I don't know if this is the reason, but the basket is much easier to clean than my older percs.",
"Overall, I'm very pleased and would recommend this unit to anyone who loves the old-fashioned \"perked' java."
] |
4 | No secrets to tell or keep | This album opens with its biggest hit BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU(DOCTOR,DOCTOR). That would also be Robert Palmer's first #1 hit of his career and an "addiction"* in 1989,a decade after the release of SECRETS. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS was on the hit parade for a while also. That was written by Todd Rundgren who recorded the song himself. I love the harmonica heard in IN WALKS LOVE AGAIN. WHAT'S IT TAKE? became an "addiction" also. All the other songs are very good. The cover illustrates Palmer in a pencil sketch,shaving. Inside the CD booklet and on the LP inner sleeve,is an actual black and white photo of Palmer shaving with shaving cream on his face and a razor in one hand. I dedicate this album to the memory of Palmer who died suddenly of a heart attack on September 26,2003. * This version is slightly different than the SECRETS version. It sounds like it was recorded in a garage also,the word "loving" appears in the title rather than the apostrophe on the SECRETS version. | 984 | [
"This album opens with its biggest hit BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU(DOCTOR,DOCTOR).",
"That would also be Robert Palmer's first #1 hit of his career and an \"addiction\"* in 1989,a decade after the release of SECRETS.",
"CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS was on the hit parade for a while also.",
"That was written by Todd Rundgren who recorded the song himself.",
"I love the harmonica heard in IN WALKS LOVE AGAIN.",
"WHAT'S IT TAKE?",
"became an \"addiction\" also.",
"All the other songs are very good.",
"The cover illustrates Palmer in a pencil sketch,shaving.",
"Inside the CD booklet and on the LP inner sleeve,is an actual black and white photo of Palmer shaving with shaving cream on his face and a razor in one hand.",
"I dedicate this album to the memory of Palmer who died suddenly of a heart attack on September 26,2003.",
"* This version is slightly different than the SECRETS version.",
"It sounds like it was recorded in a garage also,the word \"loving\" appears in the title rather than the apostrophe on the SECRETS version."
] |
4 | Pricking the bubbles | This little book is more than worth its minimal cost. As a general guide to the history of the great drink it's somewhat sketchy, but if you want the word on what Champagne to order and what not to (for the same price), it will provide just that. Follow its 9 or so top marques and you almost cannot go wrong. More than that though, it identifies some superb non-vintage Champagnes from less-well-publicised houses. Some I found in Epernay sell (unbelieveably) for less than 90 francs ($11) at the cave door -- half the price of the book. Though the 3 category ratings are relatively useful, a more finely discriminating set (say 5) would have been much better as a guide, particularly where the 2-star marques are concerned. Reading between the lines though you may be able to tell which 2-stars are better than others. As other reviwers have noted, it is now a bit dated: the '99 edition surprisingly fails to mention the '95 vintage at all. A well revised edition would be welcome. | 984 | [
"This little book is more than worth its minimal cost.",
"As a general guide to the history of the great drink it's somewhat sketchy, but if you want the word on what Champagne to order and what not to (for the same price), it will provide just that.",
"Follow its 9 or so top marques and you almost cannot go wrong.",
"More than that though, it identifies some superb non-vintage Champagnes from less-well-publicised houses.",
"Some I found in Epernay sell (unbelieveably) for less than 90 francs ($11) at the cave door -- half the price of the book.",
"Though the 3 category ratings are relatively useful, a more finely discriminating set (say 5) would have been much better as a guide, particularly where the 2-star marques are concerned.",
"Reading between the lines though you may be able to tell which 2-stars are better than others.",
"As other reviwers have noted, it is now a bit dated: the '99 edition surprisingly fails to mention the '95 vintage at all.",
"A well revised edition would be welcome."
] |
4 | Talent! | Nelly Furtado has earned the right to be popular with this album. The most intriguing part of this ablum is the fact that she writes her music!!! Any artist that can do that is definately someone who can say they've made it to the top all on their own skills. Anyway, this cd has great music on it, with the hit songs like "I'm Like a Bird" "Turn Off the Lights" and ".... On the Radio." All of the songs have catchy phrases and sections in them that you just want to sing over and over again, because of how wonderful they are. Furtado mixes pop with a whole heap of Latin American music styles, and creates her own style of music that is unmistaskable. Then to top it all off Furtado has a powerful voice that she uses to express herself very clearly. The best part though once again has got to be the fact that she writes her own stuff. So kudos to you Furtado for performing your own written stuff, and to every other artist that doesn't rely on someone else to write their tunes. | 984 | [
"Nelly Furtado has earned the right to be popular with this album.",
"The most intriguing part of this ablum is the fact that she writes her music!!!",
"Any artist that can do that is definately someone who can say they've made it to the top all on their own skills.",
"Anyway, this cd has great music on it, with the hit songs like \"I'm Like a Bird\" \"Turn Off the Lights\" and \".... On the Radio.\" All of the songs have catchy phrases and sections in them that you just want to sing over and over again, because of how wonderful they are.",
"Furtado mixes pop with a whole heap of Latin American music styles, and creates her own style of music that is unmistaskable.",
"Then to top it all off Furtado has a powerful voice that she uses to express herself very clearly.",
"The best part though once again has got to be the fact that she writes her own stuff.",
"So kudos to you Furtado for performing your own written stuff, and to every other artist that doesn't rely on someone else to write their tunes."
] |
4 | Classic Christie! | This is the first of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple mysteries. While the story is good, it's also a little rough around the edges, and lacks the deft handling visible in later stories. Of course, that's perfectly understandable, even Miss Marple did not emerge fully-formed from her creator's head (she's no Athena!). The recurring characters from the later Miss Marple mysteries have not yet been introduced (or if they are introduced in this book, they're not fully fleshed-out).The story is interesting, and well-done. There are a lot of clues scattered about and the reader will feel that they're one step ahead of the vicar in identifying them (which I like, I'm bad at picking out clues!). There are several possible murderers and plenty of red herrings; the ending comes as a bit of a surprise.If you like Christie's mysteries, you will probably enjoy reading about Miss Marple's debut as a detective.Note on Kindle formatting: Very good. I did not notice any issues whatsoever. | 984 | [
"This is the first of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple mysteries.",
"While the story is good, it's also a little rough around the edges, and lacks the deft handling visible in later stories.",
"Of course, that's perfectly understandable, even Miss Marple did not emerge fully-formed from her creator's head (she's no Athena!",
").",
"The recurring characters from the later Miss Marple mysteries have not yet been introduced (or if they are introduced in this book, they're not fully fleshed-out).The story is interesting, and well-done.",
"There are a lot of clues scattered about and the reader will feel that they're one step ahead of the vicar in identifying them (which I like, I'm bad at picking out clues!",
").",
"There are several possible murderers and plenty of red herrings; the ending comes as a bit of a surprise.If you like Christie's mysteries, you will probably enjoy reading about Miss Marple's debut as a detective.Note on Kindle formatting: Very good.",
"I did not notice any issues whatsoever."
] |
4 | The American Ulysses | After hearing a great radio program on this book (Studio 360 on WNYC, you can listen online) I decided to finally bite the bullet and read it.It was hard! My gosh! You get sucked in at the start with a great story and QueQueg in the bed and the church service but suddenly it breaks down into a chapter on all the different whales in the sea (which was interesting to me for how little understanding Melville had) and why whales are actually fish (if you really want to know about fish, check out Fish, His Manners And Morals) and all the items used on a whaler etc. etc.Some scenes are written out like a play which reminds me of Ulysses.My favorite part was when they sailed out over a really clear bit of water filled with whales and they looked down and saw whales fighting, whales giving birth, whales making love all down at different levels.The writing is so dense! I could only read like a chapter a night. But the chapters are really short so that makes it doable. Good luck! | 984 | [
"After hearing a great radio program on this book (Studio 360 on WNYC, you can listen online) I decided to finally bite the bullet and read it.It was hard!",
"My gosh!",
"You get sucked in at the start with a great story and QueQueg in the bed and the church service but suddenly it breaks down into a chapter on all the different whales in the sea (which was interesting to me for how little understanding Melville had) and why whales are actually fish (if you really want to know about fish, check out Fish, His Manners And Morals) and all the items used on a whaler etc.",
"etc.Some scenes are written out like a play which reminds me of Ulysses.My favorite part was when they sailed out over a really clear bit of water filled with whales and they looked down and saw whales fighting, whales giving birth, whales making love all down at different levels.The writing is so dense!",
"I could only read like a chapter a night.",
"But the chapters are really short so that makes it doable.",
"Good luck!"
] |
4 | Good bang for the buck | I am very happy with this box. I bought it along with the E-mU Xboard 49 Controller and between the two I've had my hands full learning Cubase LE (bundled with the firebox) and sifting through the 2,000 or so sounds that the Xboard bundles with ProteusX LE. It is more than enough for an entry-level home studio. It's a blast being able to record through the MIDI and hooking up the guitar to the Firebox and layering in new tracks. My only complaint is that I have to turn the gain almost all the way up when I hook up my electric guitar but it's not a problem. Maybe other things will come up as I learn more and do more advanced things with it but by then I'll probably want to graduate to a next-level product anyway. Great box to start with without exceeding my budget. By the way, amazon has it for less than any of the reputable internet dealers that I've bought from before and that I went to first when shopping around for this. Delivery was faster than what was anticipated. | 984 | [
"I am very happy with this box.",
"I bought it along with the E-mU Xboard 49 Controller and between the two I've had my hands full learning Cubase LE (bundled with the firebox) and sifting through the 2,000 or so sounds that the Xboard bundles with ProteusX LE.",
"It is more than enough for an entry-level home studio.",
"It's a blast being able to record through the MIDI and hooking up the guitar to the Firebox and layering in new tracks.",
"My only complaint is that I have to turn the gain almost all the way up when I hook up my electric guitar but it's not a problem.",
"Maybe other things will come up as I learn more and do more advanced things with it but by then I'll probably want to graduate to a next-level product anyway.",
"Great box to start with without exceeding my budget.",
"By the way, amazon has it for less than any of the reputable internet dealers that I've bought from before and that I went to first when shopping around for this.",
"Delivery was faster than what was anticipated."
] |
4 | Something Else | Is there such a thing as a bad Joy Division album or song? Simple answer--no there isn't. But I feel this album does not deserve a pristine 5 stars. The songs roar with raw energy and pure darkness. But without the production skills of Martin Hannett, the band sounds a bit more ammatuerish compared to the final sessions of each song on here. With that being said, it is very important to igknowledge that these song provide a fantastic contrast to the polished Hannett versions and provide better outlook to the bands' live sound--hey, that's what Peel Sessions are for. Colony hits hard with deep, tense, abstract motions...The interview was cut short and was supposed to have Martin Hannett speaking also. What really is tops about this album are the "Something Else" TV performance of Transmission and She's Lost Control. While the sound quality/mix isn't perfect, these are without a doubt the best captured performances of these two songs--studio or live. Simply Phenominal.... | 984 | [
"Is there such a thing as a bad Joy Division album or song?",
"Simple answer--no there isn't.",
"But I feel this album does not deserve a pristine 5 stars.",
"The songs roar with raw energy and pure darkness.",
"But without the production skills of Martin Hannett, the band sounds a bit more ammatuerish compared to the final sessions of each song on here.",
"With that being said, it is very important to igknowledge that these song provide a fantastic contrast to the polished Hannett versions and provide better outlook to the bands' live sound--hey, that's what Peel Sessions are for.",
"Colony hits hard with deep, tense, abstract motions...The interview was cut short and was supposed to have Martin Hannett speaking also.",
"What really is tops about this album are the \"Something Else\" TV performance of Transmission and She's Lost Control.",
"While the sound quality/mix isn't perfect, these are without a doubt the best captured performances of these two songs--studio or live.",
"Simply Phenominal...."
] |
4 | Black Metal with emotion | The thing you gotta bare in mind about Carpathian Forest is that they are very much into misanthropy and pure narrow-mindedness. They say so flat out. I am a black metal musician myself, and I understand how one might think these songs to be Black metal for punk fans, but I will GUARANTEE you if you approached these guys and said, "hey, your songs are too simple to be true black metal.", their response would be "Thats all you f**king deserve you whiny little b*tch!!" Carpathian Forest, for that reason could be called emo-black metal, since the majority of their songs are about pure hatred and rage, rather than being about impressing the listener with a bunch of technical riffing, epic songwriting, or symphonic back-up. If you're more into technical riffing then I reccomend Immortal. If Symphonic Black metal is your thing, try Cradle Of Filth or Dimmu Borgir. If you want pure relentless narrow-minded misanthropic black metal, Carpathian Forest is about the best there is. | 984 | [
"The thing you gotta bare in mind about Carpathian Forest is that they are very much into misanthropy and pure narrow-mindedness.",
"They say so flat out.",
"I am a black metal musician myself, and I understand how one might think these songs to be Black metal for punk fans, but I will GUARANTEE you if you approached these guys and said, \"hey, your songs are too simple to be true black metal.\", their response would be \"Thats all you f**king deserve you whiny little b*tch!!",
"\" Carpathian Forest, for that reason could be called emo-black metal, since the majority of their songs are about pure hatred and rage, rather than being about impressing the listener with a bunch of technical riffing, epic songwriting, or symphonic back-up.",
"If you're more into technical riffing then I reccomend Immortal.",
"If Symphonic Black metal is your thing, try Cradle Of Filth or Dimmu Borgir.",
"If you want pure relentless narrow-minded misanthropic black metal, Carpathian Forest is about the best there is."
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4 | BSO Gets a Little Adventurous | What can I say? This album may not get Brian Setzer any new fans, but it will certainly please those who already enjoy him.I do think that this is Brian's most "adventurous" album since forming the BSO. Yes, the classic "BSO Sound" is there ("Jumpin' East of Java", "If You Can't Rock Me", "Footloose Doll"), but so is a little surf/car music ("Drive Like Lightning [Crash Like Thunder]", "'49 Mercury Blues") and some really cool do-wop ("That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes", "Gloria").But most impressive (and possibly offensive to "purists") is Brian's decision to update several classics ("Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Gettin in the Mood", "Americano") with techno and hip-hop flavoring.Round it out with a true-to-the original version of "Mack the Knife" (continuing Brian's habit of covering a Bobby Darin song on each of the BSO albums) and a guitar-focused version of the Duke Ellington classic "Caravan", and you've got a teriffic, if somewhat not-quite-as-mainstream, BSO effort. | 984 | [
"What can I say?",
"This album may not get Brian Setzer any new fans, but it will certainly please those who already enjoy him.I do think that this is Brian's most \"adventurous\" album since forming the BSO.",
"Yes, the classic \"BSO Sound\" is there (\"Jumpin' East of Java\", \"If You Can't Rock Me\", \"Footloose Doll\"), but so is a little surf/car music (\"Drive Like Lightning [Crash Like Thunder]\", \"'49 Mercury Blues\") and some really cool do-wop (\"That's the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes\", \"Gloria\").But most impressive (and possibly offensive to \"purists\") is Brian's decision to update several classics (\"Pennsylvania 6-5000\", \"Gettin in the Mood\", \"Americano\") with techno and hip-hop flavoring.Round it out with a true-to-the original version of \"Mack the Knife\" (continuing Brian's habit of covering a Bobby Darin song on each of the BSO albums) and a guitar-focused version of the Duke Ellington classic \"Caravan\", and you've got a teriffic, if somewhat not-quite-as-mainstream, BSO effort."
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