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5 | Very refreshing!! | I look at home design's books constantly but have never felt compelled to actually buy one until reading Home By Design. The layout of various design options in this book is great for those who own homes and even for those who wish to own homes in the future. There were numerous suggestions on how to utilize any living space. The explanations weren't difficult to understand or patronizing to those of us that aren't interior decorators or architechts. The photographs are beautiful. The rooms in the photographs are spacious but not in a far fetched way that some home design books feature. By that, I mean that you could actually picture some of these rooms in your own home. I think it's important in home design books to make the reader feel comfortable. You don't want the book to have a fairy tale vision because it'll end up in a pile of books at some garage sale. I would definitely recommend purchasing this book. I will be keeping it as a reference manual in my personal library. | 991 | [
"I look at home design's books constantly but have never felt compelled to actually buy one until reading Home By Design.",
"The layout of various design options in this book is great for those who own homes and even for those who wish to own homes in the future.",
"There were numerous suggestions on how to utilize any living space.",
"The explanations weren't difficult to understand or patronizing to those of us that aren't interior decorators or architechts.",
"The photographs are beautiful.",
"The rooms in the photographs are spacious but not in a far fetched way that some home design books feature.",
"By that, I mean that you could actually picture some of these rooms in your own home.",
"I think it's important in home design books to make the reader feel comfortable.",
"You don't want the book to have a fairy tale vision because it'll end up in a pile of books at some garage sale.",
"I would definitely recommend purchasing this book.",
"I will be keeping it as a reference manual in my personal library."
] |
5 | Satisfied customer | Some have complained that the gates are small (vertically) but that is not an issue for our collie. The gates are well constructed and attractive and they blend well with our decor. Adjustable but not flimsy. The only reservation I would have is if your pet is taller or a jumper, it probably would not work for you as the gates are only approximately 14-16 inches tall. We have two of them and they have worked great for us! In fact, wish we would have found them sooner to save us the hassle of trying several other gates (taller but flimsy/prone to falling over/ugly). They are attractive enough that I am even allowed to keep them up when we have company unlike the other eye sore ones we have owned. The protective bumpers on the bottom protect our wood floor from further damage and the design makes them very stable. From our viewpoint, the low height is an advantage as it creates a barrier for our dog but is low enough for us to step over the gate without difficulty. We love them. | 991 | [
"Some have complained that the gates are small (vertically) but that is not an issue for our collie.",
"The gates are well constructed and attractive and they blend well with our decor.",
"Adjustable but not flimsy.",
"The only reservation I would have is if your pet is taller or a jumper, it probably would not work for you as the gates are only approximately 14-16 inches tall.",
"We have two of them and they have worked great for us!",
"In fact, wish we would have found them sooner to save us the hassle of trying several other gates (taller but flimsy/prone to falling over/ugly).",
"They are attractive enough that I am even allowed to keep them up when we have company unlike the other eye sore ones we have owned.",
"The protective bumpers on the bottom protect our wood floor from further damage and the design makes them very stable.",
"From our viewpoint, the low height is an advantage as it creates a barrier for our dog but is low enough for us to step over the gate without difficulty.",
"We love them."
] |
5 | Bowie is the best | I've enjoyed this 2-disc DVD set for many years now. The collection of music videos and live performances is just lovely. It's especially fun to see David progress through his many on-stage personalities, from the early performances like "Five Years" with his still-blond hair and green jumpsuit, to "John, I'm Only Dancing" and "Young Americans" when he often lacked eyebrows and donned a variety of creative makeup and accessories, to his "Thin White Duke" phase, the happy pop persona of the 1980s, spiky hair and chin-beard of the 1990s, and finally an older, slightly calmer Bowie in "Thursday's Child" and "Survive". Throughout the decades of music represented here, Bowie remains both innovative and entertaining. Easter eggs on DVDs can be a pain to find, but some of these are worth it, particularly the featurette for the song "Blue Jean". I had no idea that this existed!Bowie fans young and old should enjoy this DVD for its variety of performances and sheer entertainment value. | 991 | [
"I've enjoyed this 2-disc DVD set for many years now.",
"The collection of music videos and live performances is just lovely.",
"It's especially fun to see David progress through his many on-stage personalities, from the early performances like \"Five Years\" with his still-blond hair and green jumpsuit, to \"John, I'm Only Dancing\" and \"Young Americans\" when he often lacked eyebrows and donned a variety of creative makeup and accessories, to his \"Thin White Duke\" phase, the happy pop persona of the 1980s, spiky hair and chin-beard of the 1990s, and finally an older, slightly calmer Bowie in \"Thursday's Child\" and \"Survive\".",
"Throughout the decades of music represented here, Bowie remains both innovative and entertaining.",
"Easter eggs on DVDs can be a pain to find, but some of these are worth it, particularly the featurette for the song \"Blue Jean\".",
"I had no idea that this existed!",
"Bowie fans young and old should enjoy this DVD for its variety of performances and sheer entertainment value."
] |
5 | Such pain | Coleman Francis who also did Beast of Yucca Flats and Skydivers brings us Red Zone Cuba, which shows what happens when the U.S. tries to invade Cuba. This story is told in flashbacks by John Carradine who also sings the opening credits song, that will have your ears screaming in pain. Well through some lapping of footage they try to make it seem like a huge force is storming the Cuban shores, but its really only like 7 or 8 people. Coleman who also stars and 2 other guys get captured, witness an execution or two, they escape and get back to the states. Some guy gets thrown down a well and later these three guys get gunned down.This movie is so totally painful, but thankfully the MST3K crew makes it an oh so breezy experience. They shred everything in this movie, like Coleman's voice and lumbering oaf like presence, Carradine's voice, the jump cuts between scenes and the characters that seem to have no place in the movie. But its a very funny episode here and well worth buying. | 991 | [
"Coleman Francis who also did Beast of Yucca Flats and Skydivers brings us Red Zone Cuba, which shows what happens when the U.S. tries to invade Cuba.",
"This story is told in flashbacks by John Carradine who also sings the opening credits song, that will have your ears screaming in pain.",
"Well through some lapping of footage they try to make it seem like a huge force is storming the Cuban shores, but its really only like 7 or 8 people.",
"Coleman who also stars and 2 other guys get captured, witness an execution or two, they escape and get back to the states.",
"Some guy gets thrown down a well and later these three guys get gunned down.This movie is so totally painful, but thankfully the MST3K crew makes it an oh so breezy experience.",
"They shred everything in this movie, like Coleman's voice and lumbering oaf like presence, Carradine's voice, the jump cuts between scenes and the characters that seem to have no place in the movie.",
"But its a very funny episode here and well worth buying."
] |
5 | A Pleasant Surprise | Ok so here's how dance music typically goes:The artist makes a standout, kick-butt single that floods compilations and dance floors. They may do it up to 3 more times, but they'll release an album eventually. And the album...will leave something to be desired. As good as acts like Angel City, Iio, and Deepest Blue are concerning singles and mix additions, their albums are less than stellar. More like...filler.David Guetta, however, has a stunning little album on his hands here. His lyrics may be repetetive (one verse, sung a bunch of times with a chorus interjected) but the vocalists are great and the music is extremely engaging. And despite the repetition, the lyrics still remain somewhat poignant and relevant.The music is flooded with 80's influences. The beats aren't overpowering and the little intricacies within the melodies and harmonies and beats are interesting to listen to and increase the overall enjoyability of the album.You just can't go wrong here. Wonderful stuff. | 991 | [
"Ok so here's how dance music typically goes:The artist makes a standout, kick-butt single that floods compilations and dance floors.",
"They may do it up to 3 more times, but they'll release an album eventually.",
"And the album...will leave something to be desired.",
"As good as acts like Angel City, Iio, and Deepest Blue are concerning singles and mix additions, their albums are less than stellar.",
"More like...filler.David Guetta, however, has a stunning little album on his hands here.",
"His lyrics may be repetetive (one verse, sung a bunch of times with a chorus interjected) but the vocalists are great and the music is extremely engaging.",
"And despite the repetition, the lyrics still remain somewhat poignant and relevant.The music is flooded with 80's influences.",
"The beats aren't overpowering and the little intricacies within the melodies and harmonies and beats are interesting to listen to and increase the overall enjoyability of the album.You just can't go wrong here.",
"Wonderful stuff."
] |
5 | Brilliant | To people who reject newer narrative forms, I have always said that genius surfaces in every medium. The graphic novel MAUS is a good proof. Now, I have found another one in this fine work by David B. Epileptic is the life story, actually, of the author/artist, and his family as they go through the profoundly moving events surrounding David's older brother's epilepsy. I must say that the casual cruelty to which this child was subjected by the community was shocking. While it is true that that is the basic core around which the story develops, it is also about David's coming to grips with his own personal fears and demons, along with his development as an artist. It was interesting to see how much quackery his family was subjected to -- the desperate parents who love their son so much that they try anything at all that seems to offer hope. At any rate, I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the subject, and also anyone who is interested in outstanding graphic work. | 991 | [
"To people who reject newer narrative forms, I have always said that genius surfaces in every medium.",
"The graphic novel MAUS is a good proof.",
"Now, I have found another one in this fine work by David B.",
"Epileptic is the life story, actually, of the author/artist, and his family as they go through the profoundly moving events surrounding David's older brother's epilepsy.",
"I must say that the casual cruelty to which this child was subjected by the community was shocking.",
"While it is true that that is the basic core around which the story develops, it is also about David's coming to grips with his own personal fears and demons, along with his development as an artist.",
"It was interesting to see how much quackery his family was subjected to -- the desperate parents who love their son so much that they try anything at all that seems to offer hope.",
"At any rate, I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the subject, and also anyone who is interested in outstanding graphic work."
] |
5 | The Birth of the Fed! | This is required viewing for any die-hard tennis fan. You have the unique pleasure of witnessing here a cross-generational battle of sorts between the top-two grand slam champions. Naturally, the Nadal/Federer encounters, fought out largely from the baseline, contrast markedly to this affair, which is one of the last fine examples of serve/volley tennis. I have only become a tennis addict in the past three or four years, and I can say that watching Sampras (albeit slightly past his prime here) was a real treat. The video is worth the money alone for those who would admire Sampras' consummate serve. And yet Federer excels in this and in so many other categories, and the match is fought out with great intensity. I should add that the commentary is informative and entertaining, and it is remarkable how BBC commentator Peter Fleming mentions at one point that Federer will certainly win "multiple Grand Slam titles" even though he had not yet won any in 2001. Prophetic words indeed! | 991 | [
"This is required viewing for any die-hard tennis fan.",
"You have the unique pleasure of witnessing here a cross-generational battle of sorts between the top-two grand slam champions.",
"Naturally, the Nadal/Federer encounters, fought out largely from the baseline, contrast markedly to this affair, which is one of the last fine examples of serve/volley tennis.",
"I have only become a tennis addict in the past three or four years, and I can say that watching Sampras (albeit slightly past his prime here) was a real treat.",
"The video is worth the money alone for those who would admire Sampras' consummate serve.",
"And yet Federer excels in this and in so many other categories, and the match is fought out with great intensity.",
"I should add that the commentary is informative and entertaining, and it is remarkable how BBC commentator Peter Fleming mentions at one point that Federer will certainly win \"multiple Grand Slam titles\" even though he had not yet won any in 2001.",
"Prophetic words indeed!"
] |
5 | ??? | I am not a particular fan of the history of the British Monarchy or of mysteries, but "Daughter of Time" is an intensely intellectual read, albeit fiction. This is not a story for the passive reader, as it randomly visits different points in time, both "present" and past and invokes a series of questions which are ultimatley never answered. The most intiguing element is the supposition that history's account of King Richard III is flawed, either by purposeful acts of those who opposed him, or by mere consequence of events. "Daughter of Time" is quite difficult to follow at times and is best read when one is fully alert; a nice pot of hot tea or coffee will help. Not recommended for junior readers unless mystery is their forte'; the story is severely lacking in action although the tale is quite adventurous. See if you can unravel the mystery, if at all possible, then read "Spring Moon" by Bette Bao-Lord for a refreshing look at the opposite end of the world/political spectrum. | 990 | [
"I am not a particular fan of the history of the British Monarchy or of mysteries, but \"Daughter of Time\" is an intensely intellectual read, albeit fiction.",
"This is not a story for the passive reader, as it randomly visits different points in time, both \"present\" and past and invokes a series of questions which are ultimatley never answered.",
"The most intiguing element is the supposition that history's account of King Richard III is flawed, either by purposeful acts of those who opposed him, or by mere consequence of events.",
"\"Daughter of Time\" is quite difficult to follow at times and is best read when one is fully alert; a nice pot of hot tea or coffee will help.",
"Not recommended for junior readers unless mystery is their forte'; the story is severely lacking in action although the tale is quite adventurous.",
"See if you can unravel the mystery, if at all possible, then read \"Spring Moon\" by Bette Bao-Lord for a refreshing look at the opposite end of the world/political spectrum."
] |
5 | A Modern Prophet | Before reading The Prophets by Abraham Heschel, I had thought of the writings of the Prophets as angry diatribes against the people they were intended for, but Heschel sees these men, on the one hand, as passionate lovers of God who must relate to their people the wrath of God and the consequences of their behavior, and on the other hand, vulnurable human beings themselves whose compassion for these same people moves them to beg God for mercy, for one more chance.One is also able to see, through Heschel's eyes, the tremendous love of God for these same people and even though they bring their troubles on themselves, God is always compassionate, forgiving, and eternally loving.Abraham Heschel's writings are not only profound and moving but also written in a flowing prose style that attracts the modern reader.I heartily recommend this book to fans of Heschel as well as to those who might see the Old Testament as a book of judgment and condemnation. Heschel will cure you of that. | 990 | [
"Before reading The Prophets by Abraham Heschel, I had thought of the writings of the Prophets as angry diatribes against the people they were intended for, but Heschel sees these men, on the one hand, as passionate lovers of God who must relate to their people the wrath of God and the consequences of their behavior, and on the other hand, vulnurable human beings themselves whose compassion for these same people moves them to beg God for mercy, for one more chance.One is also able to see, through Heschel's eyes, the tremendous love of God for these same people and even though they bring their troubles on themselves, God is always compassionate, forgiving, and eternally loving.Abraham Heschel's writings are not only profound and moving but also written in a flowing prose style that attracts the modern reader.I heartily recommend this book to fans of Heschel as well as to those who might see the Old Testament as a book of judgment and condemnation.",
"Heschel will cure you of that."
] |
5 | Disturbing | That's the word for this film - it is far more scary if you live in the UK & have walked down the same streets as featured in the film! Majority of poor reviews on this are posted by guys from the US - imagine if it was your city...The idea here isn't to make a Zombie film, it is to examin the darker side of human nature & the desire for survival at any cost. It also addresses genuine (& realistic) fears in the modern world about a pandemic wiping out the world's population following 9/11. The manifestation of the disease as a zombie-creating evil is inconsequential & shouldn't be looked on as the most important aspect of the film. There are too many themes to go into here.The start of the film is breathtaking & creeped me out for weeks, the shots of deserted London streets & the M6 motorway completely deserted are genuinely disturbing. The fact that this film is set in the UK as opposed to the US makes it even more freaky.Like I say - much better if you are British! Awesome. | 990 | [
"That's the word for this film - it is far more scary if you live in the UK & have walked down the same streets as featured in the film!",
"Majority of poor reviews on this are posted by guys from the US - imagine if it was your city...The idea here isn't to make a Zombie film, it is to examin the darker side of human nature & the desire for survival at any cost.",
"It also addresses genuine (& realistic) fears in the modern world about a pandemic wiping out the world's population following 9/11.",
"The manifestation of the disease as a zombie-creating evil is inconsequential & shouldn't be looked on as the most important aspect of the film.",
"There are too many themes to go into here.The start of the film is breathtaking & creeped me out for weeks, the shots of deserted London streets & the M6 motorway completely deserted are genuinely disturbing.",
"The fact that this film is set in the UK as opposed to the US makes it even more freaky.Like I say - much better if you are British!",
"Awesome."
] |
5 | very helpful | I have a Down's child. I found this book to be very helpful. There was a bit of weeding of the history of the Institute to be done. But, by following the information I was able to create a program to fit our lifestyle. (It helped to read the other books by the author on Reading, Math, Physical Activity and Knowledge.) I read the author's other books first, and I felt that this book was the missing link I needed to create a program for my child.If you are looking for a Step A, Step B... it is not quite that clear. This is a guideline...not child specific. But, frankly if it was specific I would be very skeptical. How could one program be good for the wide variety of "brain injured" children that exist?If you want to help your child, it will take effort on your part. And, it can be time consuming, depending on how far/fast you want your child to advance. But, after only a couple of months mild/moderate effort, I have seen significant progress...and my son amazes his therapists. | 990 | [
"I have a Down's child.",
"I found this book to be very helpful.",
"There was a bit of weeding of the history of the Institute to be done.",
"But, by following the information I was able to create a program to fit our lifestyle.",
"(It helped to read the other books by the author on Reading, Math, Physical Activity and Knowledge.) I read the author's other books first, and I felt that this book was the missing link I needed to create a program for my child.If you are looking for a Step A, Step B... it is not quite that clear.",
"This is a guideline...not child specific.",
"But, frankly if it was specific I would be very skeptical.",
"How could one program be good for the wide variety of \"brain injured\" children that exist?",
"If you want to help your child, it will take effort on your part.",
"And, it can be time consuming, depending on how far/fast you want your child to advance.",
"But, after only a couple of months mild/moderate effort, I have seen significant progress...and my son amazes his therapists."
] |
5 | Rich and complex tale | I ordered this dvd sight-unseen and was very pleased. My whole family (plus kids) watched it together. My kids (10 and 7) found it a bit hard to follow and wandered off after the first episode or two, but my husband and I watched it over several nights and loved it. If you don't know the story it might be a little hard to follow but no more than any of Dickens' usual complicated storylines with many characters that wander in and out of each other's lives. The film did a good job of including pretty much all of the story and characters and only simplified things a little. I loved all the performances, and my husband particularly enjoyed the storyline with Paul McGann and Keeley Hawes as would-be lovers from opposite ends of the social spectrum. If you're in the mood for a solid adaptation of a brilliant Dickens story of love, loss, greed, and social commentary, buy this one! For the bargain price, you can't beat this one for entertainment as well as the interesting dvd extras. | 990 | [
"I ordered this dvd sight-unseen and was very pleased.",
"My whole family (plus kids) watched it together.",
"My kids (10 and 7) found it a bit hard to follow and wandered off after the first episode or two, but my husband and I watched it over several nights and loved it.",
"If you don't know the story it might be a little hard to follow but no more than any of Dickens' usual complicated storylines with many characters that wander in and out of each other's lives.",
"The film did a good job of including pretty much all of the story and characters and only simplified things a little.",
"I loved all the performances, and my husband particularly enjoyed the storyline with Paul McGann and Keeley Hawes as would-be lovers from opposite ends of the social spectrum.",
"If you're in the mood for a solid adaptation of a brilliant Dickens story of love, loss, greed, and social commentary, buy this one!",
"For the bargain price, you can't beat this one for entertainment as well as the interesting dvd extras."
] |
5 | Still the best | Some books are better read, and some are better heard. The poetry of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath takes on even greater depth with the Okie dialect of Dylan Baker. This is probably the greatest American novel of the last century. Despite the condescending attitude of academics, this book lets us all in on our own history. Steinbeck doesn't tell us who we are, he shows us who we are by showing us what we have been. As Samuel Clemens dug up our essence in the disease of slavery, Steinbeck confronts us with the violence of our economic system. Also like Clemens, he shows how religion tends to compound injustices. But what makes this a truly great novel is that all this understanding of the world and how it works is communicated by the lives of characters so real and complex that they have become part of our personal history. We experience the depths of our own emotions and capacity to love. The final scene is perhaps the most powerful depiction of human love in all of literature. | 990 | [
"Some books are better read, and some are better heard.",
"The poetry of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath takes on even greater depth with the Okie dialect of Dylan Baker.",
"This is probably the greatest American novel of the last century.",
"Despite the condescending attitude of academics, this book lets us all in on our own history.",
"Steinbeck doesn't tell us who we are, he shows us who we are by showing us what we have been.",
"As Samuel Clemens dug up our essence in the disease of slavery, Steinbeck confronts us with the violence of our economic system.",
"Also like Clemens, he shows how religion tends to compound injustices.",
"But what makes this a truly great novel is that all this understanding of the world and how it works is communicated by the lives of characters so real and complex that they have become part of our personal history.",
"We experience the depths of our own emotions and capacity to love.",
"The final scene is perhaps the most powerful depiction of human love in all of literature."
] |
5 | exactly as advertised | I am not a technie by any means and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to figure this product out. I use an iBook G4. I wanted the Voyager for Skyping with people in East Africa (My computer to their cell-phones), and the setup was easy and the quality is really great.Even better, I didn't understand fully the importance of the USB part of this product. Now I realize how great it is -- my computer doesnt have Bluetooth on it,but I can plug in the USB thing to my computer and the Bluetooth works between my headset and this USB dongle -- so my computer thinks I am using a regular USB headset, but the headset knows it is using Bluetooth with the USB dongle. Brilliant! So I dont need to worry about not having Bluetooth internally on my computer. And the set-up is easier than if I had to figure out how to use bluetooth with another external dongle on my computer (even if you had Bluetooth internally, you wouldnt need to use it beccause you have the USB receiver in this package) | 990 | [
"I am not a technie by any means and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to figure this product out.",
"I use an iBook G4.",
"I wanted the Voyager for Skyping with people in East Africa (My computer to their cell-phones), and the setup was easy and the quality is really great.Even better, I didn't understand fully the importance of the USB part of this product.",
"Now I realize how great it is -- my computer doesnt have Bluetooth on it,but I can plug in the USB thing to my computer and the Bluetooth works between my headset and this USB dongle -- so my computer thinks I am using a regular USB headset, but the headset knows it is using Bluetooth with the USB dongle.",
"Brilliant!",
"So I dont need to worry about not having Bluetooth internally on my computer.",
"And the set-up is easier than if I had to figure out how to use bluetooth with another external dongle on my computer (even if you had Bluetooth internally, you wouldnt need to use it beccause you have the USB receiver in this package)"
] |
5 | What a read... | I purchased this book just to support JoBlo.com. Not only was I pleasantly surprised, I was down right shocked. This is a fantastic and entertaining collection of movie reviews. JoBlo abandons the asinine critical stigma that states "If a movie is popular or succesfull, then it cannot be good." His reviews are funny, informative, and unique. He attacks them from an everyman perspective. As much as I love very intellectual dissections of films, I also love his approach. The inclusion of absolute classics from the likes of the Coen Brother's ("The Big Lebowski") and John Woo ("Face/Off") side by side is massively refreshing. I personally become frustrated when reading a positive review of a movie I loathe, but his reviews are never heavy handed. He always states "I personally think this because...", instead of assuming that there is a right or wrong answer in film criticism. I definately recomend this to any fan of film. Kevin Smith's ("Clerks" "Dogma") foreword is also a hoot. | 990 | [
"I purchased this book just to support JoBlo.com.",
"Not only was I pleasantly surprised, I was down right shocked.",
"This is a fantastic and entertaining collection of movie reviews.",
"JoBlo abandons the asinine critical stigma that states \"If a movie is popular or succesfull, then it cannot be good.\" His reviews are funny, informative, and unique.",
"He attacks them from an everyman perspective.",
"As much as I love very intellectual dissections of films, I also love his approach.",
"The inclusion of absolute classics from the likes of the Coen Brother's (\"The Big Lebowski\") and John Woo (\"Face/Off\") side by side is massively refreshing.",
"I personally become frustrated when reading a positive review of a movie I loathe, but his reviews are never heavy handed.",
"He always states \"I personally think this because...\", instead of assuming that there is a right or wrong answer in film criticism.",
"I definately recomend this to any fan of film.",
"Kevin Smith's (\"Clerks\" \"Dogma\") foreword is also a hoot."
] |
5 | The Edge | Suspense movie starring Anthony Hopkins as billionaire Charles Morse married to a beautiful super model played by Elle McPherson as they go to Alaska for a swimsuit shoot. Alec Baldwin plays the photographer Robert Green, who plans to kill Hopkins in the wild to ensure that he not only gets his wife but collects the guy's huge fortune. They fly out to the middle of nowhere to find a man that Green thinks would make a perfect piece for the photoshoot but instead, their boatplane runs into a flock of geese that damage the plane and forces it to crash. Charles begins to piece two and two together and figures out that Green is planning to kill him someway. As this plays out, they unknowingly are being stalked by a giant kodiak bear played by the late Bart the bear, lol. The action picks up as they try to survive and kill the bear and find their way back to civilization. Great movie and the cast is superb especially with Hopkins as the VERY intelligent billionaire. You'll love it! | 990 | [
"Suspense movie starring Anthony Hopkins as billionaire Charles Morse married to a beautiful super model played by Elle McPherson as they go to Alaska for a swimsuit shoot.",
"Alec Baldwin plays the photographer Robert Green, who plans to kill Hopkins in the wild to ensure that he not only gets his wife but collects the guy's huge fortune.",
"They fly out to the middle of nowhere to find a man that Green thinks would make a perfect piece for the photoshoot but instead, their boatplane runs into a flock of geese that damage the plane and forces it to crash.",
"Charles begins to piece two and two together and figures out that Green is planning to kill him someway.",
"As this plays out, they unknowingly are being stalked by a giant kodiak bear played by the late Bart the bear, lol.",
"The action picks up as they try to survive and kill the bear and find their way back to civilization.",
"Great movie and the cast is superb especially with Hopkins as the VERY intelligent billionaire.",
"You'll love it!"
] |
5 | Top Movie...... | Signs is an incredible movie with a superstar cast in it. It not only keeps you on the edge of ur seat but also makes u laugh along the way, people always have this idea in their head that every scary movie needs to have blood and bodies being ripped apart. This movie does not have those qualites, and that is why is it such a great movie. It is suspenceful and thrilling and you are left only wanting to see more.For those folks who say this movie is terrible or bad, i say they know nothing about a good scary movie cuz the only thing they are looking for is blood, dead bodies and violence. For those folks i recommend watching aliens or terminator.Signs is a great movie, full of surprises and thrilling scenes, even the moments of silence is incredible in this movie.Im glad for a change the ending is simple and not a dumb ending like in the movie "unbreakable".This movie takes the meaning "scary movie" in a whole new dimension. It is if not the best one of the best movie of 2002. | 990 | [
"Signs is an incredible movie with a superstar cast in it.",
"It not only keeps you on the edge of ur seat but also makes u laugh along the way, people always have this idea in their head that every scary movie needs to have blood and bodies being ripped apart.",
"This movie does not have those qualites, and that is why is it such a great movie.",
"It is suspenceful and thrilling and you are left only wanting to see more.For those folks who say this movie is terrible or bad, i say they know nothing about a good scary movie cuz the only thing they are looking for is blood, dead bodies and violence.",
"For those folks i recommend watching aliens or terminator.Signs is a great movie, full of surprises and thrilling scenes, even the moments of silence is incredible in this movie.Im glad for a change the ending is simple and not a dumb ending like in the movie \"unbreakable\".This movie takes the meaning \"scary movie\" in a whole new dimension.",
"It is if not the best one of the best movie of 2002."
] |
5 | The Best So Far of 2002 | Signs, starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Pheonix, is a phenomenal thriller that will get your heart pounding. The dialogue, direction and acting are smart- this film has a definite shot at some Oscar acting nominations. M. Night Shyamalan has made up for the the horrible Unbreakable with this original and creative film. Mel Gibson is Graham Hess, and farmer who gave up his faith and reverendhood when his wife died a few months before. Joaquin Pheonix is his brother- both men delive high caliber performances, just as Graham's children do. The plot is based crop circles that appear in fields rapidly around the globe- one right in Graham's corn field. It's thought to be a hoax until ships appear in the night sky above hundreds of major cities. Then aliens are discovered near Graham's house, and he and his family try to devise a plan to keep out the deadly invaders. With a great ending and numerous shocks, Signs is great, definitely worth seeing, perhaps more than once.MY GRADE: A- | 990 | [
"Signs, starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Pheonix, is a phenomenal thriller that will get your heart pounding.",
"The dialogue, direction and acting are smart- this film has a definite shot at some Oscar acting nominations.",
"M.",
"Night Shyamalan has made up for the the horrible Unbreakable with this original and creative film.",
"Mel Gibson is Graham Hess, and farmer who gave up his faith and reverendhood when his wife died a few months before.",
"Joaquin Pheonix is his brother- both men delive high caliber performances, just as Graham's children do.",
"The plot is based crop circles that appear in fields rapidly around the globe- one right in Graham's corn field.",
"It's thought to be a hoax until ships appear in the night sky above hundreds of major cities.",
"Then aliens are discovered near Graham's house, and he and his family try to devise a plan to keep out the deadly invaders.",
"With a great ending and numerous shocks, Signs is great, definitely worth seeing, perhaps more than once.MY GRADE: A-"
] |
5 | Amazing book | I started the trilogy with misgivings: the friend who recommended it said that it was "better than narnia", something i was very reluctant to believe. The first two books, however wonderful and breathtaking and exciting they were, failed to live up to the 'greater-than-narnia' fame. After finishing the Amber Spyglass, however, i have become a convert. This book really IS better than narnia! I don't want to give away too much of the plot, so i'll just say that i wasn't able to put this book down for more than 10 minutes. I sat up long into the night trying to finish it and, at the same time, dreading the time when there will be no more book to read. That last page, for me, was something to long for and to dread at the same time. I've heard the Amber Spyglass descibed as 'too dark, lacking a happy ending.' While i am one of the countless who wishes for happy endings (i spent the last few chapters of the book bawling), the book was the better for it-the emotion was breathtaking. | 990 | [
"I started the trilogy with misgivings: the friend who recommended it said that it was \"better than narnia\", something i was very reluctant to believe.",
"The first two books, however wonderful and breathtaking and exciting they were, failed to live up to the 'greater-than-narnia' fame.",
"After finishing the Amber Spyglass, however, i have become a convert.",
"This book really IS better than narnia!",
"I don't want to give away too much of the plot, so i'll just say that i wasn't able to put this book down for more than 10 minutes.",
"I sat up long into the night trying to finish it and, at the same time, dreading the time when there will be no more book to read.",
"That last page, for me, was something to long for and to dread at the same time.",
"I've heard the Amber Spyglass descibed as 'too dark, lacking a happy ending.' While i am one of the countless who wishes for happy endings (i spent the last few chapters of the book bawling), the book was the better for it-the emotion was breathtaking."
] |
5 | WORTH EVERY PENNY! | This is a must for any Britney fan Track Listings w/ brief description:1. Oops! I Did It Again- this is the original version. Upbeat, playing, and lots of leading on. This song is about a girl that has all the guys falling for her (including me!), but she does nothing more than "play with their hearts"2. Oops! I Did It Again (Instrumental)- I should hope I don't have to explain this. This is great for testing your singing ability in the shower!3. From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart (Funky Remix)- this is really cool. Its an upbeat version of From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart. The best way to explain it is the lyrics of From the Bottom Of My Broken Heart combined with the heavy beat of Crazy.4. Deep In My Heart- this song has never been released in the US. IT is jumpy and has a touch of electrical sound in it. Totally different from all of Britney's other songs.THIS CD IS AWSOME- PLUS IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT AN OOPS! SINGLE WILL BE RELEASED IN THE US! ANY FAN SHOULD BUY THIS! | 990 | [
"This is a must for any Britney fan Track Listings w/ brief description:1.",
"Oops!",
"I Did It Again- this is the original version.",
"Upbeat, playing, and lots of leading on.",
"This song is about a girl that has all the guys falling for her (including me!",
"), but she does nothing more than \"play with their hearts\"2.",
"Oops!",
"I Did It Again (Instrumental)- I should hope I don't have to explain this.",
"This is great for testing your singing ability in the shower!",
"3.",
"From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart (Funky Remix)- this is really cool.",
"Its an upbeat version of From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart.",
"The best way to explain it is the lyrics of From the Bottom Of My Broken Heart combined with the heavy beat of Crazy.4. Deep In My Heart- this song has never been released in the US.",
"IT is jumpy and has a touch of electrical sound in it.",
"Totally different from all of Britney's other songs.THIS CD IS AWSOME- PLUS IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT AN OOPS!",
"SINGLE WILL BE RELEASED IN THE US!",
"ANY FAN SHOULD BUY THIS!"
] |
5 | Good Controller | This is pretty much everything you need for a USB controller, and fairly priced. I use it for video game emulators I have on my computer and it works very well. There are one or two games it doesn't work for, but I blame the ROM and not the controller. There are a couple of issues: The way the joysticks are designed, they seem to favor toward the diagonal, which can make it a pain to just move your character in a straight line. This isn't a deal breaker, but it does take getting used to. Also, though I've only had it for a couple of months, one button that I seem to use a lot has started sticking a bit, which makes me wonder about the controller's longevity. Nonetheless, it does feel very durable, and I wouldn't judge it so soon. Other reviews highlight its durability, so it's probably fine. Overall, these issues are negligible next to the simple pleasure of using a controller, rather than a keyboard, for games designed to be used by a controller. It is a worthwhile purchase. | 990 | [
"This is pretty much everything you need for a USB controller, and fairly priced.",
"I use it for video game emulators I have on my computer and it works very well.",
"There are one or two games it doesn't work for, but I blame the ROM and not the controller.",
"There are a couple of issues: The way the joysticks are designed, they seem to favor toward the diagonal, which can make it a pain to just move your character in a straight line.",
"This isn't a deal breaker, but it does take getting used to.",
"Also, though I've only had it for a couple of months, one button that I seem to use a lot has started sticking a bit, which makes me wonder about the controller's longevity.",
"Nonetheless, it does feel very durable, and I wouldn't judge it so soon.",
"Other reviews highlight its durability, so it's probably fine.",
"Overall, these issues are negligible next to the simple pleasure of using a controller, rather than a keyboard, for games designed to be used by a controller.",
"It is a worthwhile purchase."
] |
5 | Excellent Wicca 101... | I found this book at my local library and pickedit up to see if it was much different from other"Wicca 101" books. I was pleaseantly surprised tofind some new "flavors" for an over-worked subject.Yes, this book is very basic and still follows the maintenets of Wicca, but the author adds her own "spices" whichreally helps to freshen up the subject. But most of all,the writing and concepts are extremely straight forward and understandable.A perfect combo for any newbie!This book is a very enjoyable read.....I would reccomend it to anyone who is interestedin Wicca whether as a practitioner or just curious.If you ARE a beginner, this book, coupled with SilverRavenWolf's "To Ride a Silver Broomstick", would bean excellent choice to get you started in your studies.Now that I've finished this book and have to returnit to the library, I'm going to go out and buy myown copy. It will make a wonderful addition to myWicca reference collection.Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!Ravenwinds | 990 | [
"I found this book at my local library and pickedit up to see if it was much different from other\"Wicca 101\" books.",
"I was pleaseantly surprised tofind some new \"flavors\" for an over-worked subject.Yes, this book is very basic and still follows the maintenets of Wicca, but the author adds her own \"spices\" whichreally helps to freshen up the subject.",
"But most of all,the writing and concepts are extremely straight forward and understandable.A perfect combo for any newbie!",
"This book is a very enjoyable read.....I would reccomend it to anyone who is interestedin Wicca whether as a practitioner or just curious.If you ARE a beginner, this book, coupled with SilverRavenWolf's \"To Ride a Silver Broomstick\", would bean excellent choice to get you started in your studies.Now that I've finished this book and have to returnit to the library, I'm going to go out and buy myown copy.",
"It will make a wonderful addition to myWicca reference collection.Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!",
"Ravenwinds"
] |
5 | LOVE them TENDER | It was June 22, 1991....the day of my wedding. We knew they were coming...but when we walked into the reception place, it was too good to be true...Three acoustic guitars on stands, waiting for the magic to begin. We walked backstage to see them, elderly women in hot pants, identically coiffured, identical in many ways. The Del Rubios met us. This was a day like no other. We first danced to their rendition of Love Me Tender...My wife, in her bridal gown, jumped up and sang Nuetron Dance and walk like an egyptian. They sold t shirts in the lobby. It was a day of heaven.... Now I am to understand heaven holds two of the sisters, as they wait for the trio to be complete.So is this cd good? Is it a joke? Who knows. I only know that this cd represents a moment in my life where love, kitsch, champagne and joy all combined for a fantasy world. The sisters and their amazing arrangements are responsible for one of the defining moments of my life, and to them....I am eternally grateful | 990 | [
"It was June 22, 1991....the day of my wedding.",
"We knew they were coming...but when we walked into the reception place, it was too good to be true...Three acoustic guitars on stands, waiting for the magic to begin.",
"We walked backstage to see them, elderly women in hot pants, identically coiffured, identical in many ways.",
"The Del Rubios met us.",
"This was a day like no other.",
"We first danced to their rendition of Love Me Tender...My wife, in her bridal gown, jumped up and sang Nuetron Dance and walk like an egyptian.",
"They sold t shirts in the lobby.",
"It was a day of heaven.... Now I am to understand heaven holds two of the sisters, as they wait for the trio to be complete.So is this cd good?",
"Is it a joke?",
"Who knows.",
"I only know that this cd represents a moment in my life where love, kitsch, champagne and joy all combined for a fantasy world.",
"The sisters and their amazing arrangements are responsible for one of the defining moments of my life, and to them....I am eternally grateful"
] |
5 | Only You | Only You by Rosemary Wells is a wonderful book that shows how important children are to their parents. In the story, the mother spends a lot of quality time by cooking, painting, dancing, and playing with her child. Spending time with a child is the best present a parent can give a child. The mother bear accepts her child and lets him explore the world around him. One beautiful line in the story is "Only you... can turn a gray sky blue. Without you near." Thus, no matter what the child does they should always feel safe. The mother bear supports the young bear's learning in every possible way by letting him experience the world. Knowing that children learn from first hand experience. The mother bear models reading behavior early in the book. Later the young bear sits in the same chair and tries to read a book. If a child see a parent enjoy activity it gives the activity more value. Thus, the ultimate message is parents are a child's first teacher and most important role model. | 990 | [
"Only You by Rosemary Wells is a wonderful book that shows how important children are to their parents.",
"In the story, the mother spends a lot of quality time by cooking, painting, dancing, and playing with her child.",
"Spending time with a child is the best present a parent can give a child.",
"The mother bear accepts her child and lets him explore the world around him.",
"One beautiful line in the story is \"Only you... can turn a gray sky blue.",
"Without you near.\" Thus, no matter what the child does they should always feel safe.",
"The mother bear supports the young bear's learning in every possible way by letting him experience the world.",
"Knowing that children learn from first hand experience.",
"The mother bear models reading behavior early in the book.",
"Later the young bear sits in the same chair and tries to read a book.",
"If a child see a parent enjoy activity it gives the activity more value.",
"Thus, the ultimate message is parents are a child's first teacher and most important role model."
] |
5 | Impossible to put down | Here is a book that has all of the dramatic tension of the Godfather or the Sopranos with the added distinction that it's all true. Detective Cowan bravely infiltrates the inner chambers of NYC's garbage cartel and the colorful yet dangerous characters that he deals with are right out of central casting. The story unfolds quickly as he is accepted into this circle. At one point when his cover is almost blown by a distant relative who is not in on the operation the tension is palpable as Cowan deftly avoids detection.I found this story absolutely fascinating and the writing captures the conversations in a way that puts you right there at the table with these guys. Frankly this is a movie waiting to happen.It amazes me that someone would make such a personal sacrifice and take the risk necessary to do this type of undercover work but at the same time Cowan's tale makes you understand to some degree how a detective can get caught up in such an assignment.This is a fabulous read. | 990 | [
"Here is a book that has all of the dramatic tension of the Godfather or the Sopranos with the added distinction that it's all true.",
"Detective Cowan bravely infiltrates the inner chambers of NYC's garbage cartel and the colorful yet dangerous characters that he deals with are right out of central casting.",
"The story unfolds quickly as he is accepted into this circle.",
"At one point when his cover is almost blown by a distant relative who is not in on the operation the tension is palpable as Cowan deftly avoids detection.I found this story absolutely fascinating and the writing captures the conversations in a way that puts you right there at the table with these guys.",
"Frankly this is a movie waiting to happen.It amazes me that someone would make such a personal sacrifice and take the risk necessary to do this type of undercover work but at the same time Cowan's tale makes you understand to some degree how a detective can get caught up in such an assignment.This is a fabulous read."
] |
5 | Works as expected | It works as expected, the only problem is if you own Windows 7 64bit Operating System RTM, and if you decide to reinstall it on your hard drive. You'll come across a black screen on booting the freshly installed Operating System. This has nothing to do with this vendor's cable, It's something that Windows has to fix. Just switch to a VGA cable and then switch it back to DVI when the system boots. This is just a heads up for you all. Other than that it's a very good cable and well worth it's price, pretty great on shipping too if you would like to hear that from me.Oh yes another thing too, If you expect a big difference in quality when you switch to DVI from VGA. You will not really find much of a difference if you have a medium resolution on your monitor. The larger the screen resolution gets, the blurrier it will appear. DVI can relieve that quite effectively. There's no big boost in frames for games either. So don't expect a big boost on your games if you decide to switch. | 990 | [
"It works as expected, the only problem is if you own Windows 7 64bit Operating System RTM, and if you decide to reinstall it on your hard drive.",
"You'll come across a black screen on booting the freshly installed Operating System.",
"This has nothing to do with this vendor's cable, It's something that Windows has to fix.",
"Just switch to a VGA cable and then switch it back to DVI when the system boots.",
"This is just a heads up for you all.",
"Other than that it's a very good cable and well worth it's price, pretty great on shipping too if you would like to hear that from me.Oh yes another thing too, If you expect a big difference in quality when you switch to DVI from VGA.",
"You will not really find much of a difference if you have a medium resolution on your monitor.",
"The larger the screen resolution gets, the blurrier it will appear.",
"DVI can relieve that quite effectively.",
"There's no big boost in frames for games either.",
"So don't expect a big boost on your games if you decide to switch."
] |
5 | Better than a BBQ! | What really amazed me is how bacon comes out on this grill. I tried bacon to season the pan, but I only cook bacon on this thing now. Even with the fattest bacon I got, the fat just drips down in the ridges and you're left with perfectly cooked tasty lean bacon!I've also tried chicken breast and burgers, and they both came out nice and juicy. The chicken breast had to be finished in the oven. I mostly use this pan instead of my BBQ now!I own a 12" Lodge pan with cover, so I am familiar with the use and care of cast iron. After use, I drain the fat, scrape it with a metal spatula, heat the pan, then pass a paper towel soaked in grapeseed oil.Sure, there's some smoke, but I try to use leaner cuts and turn on the fan. I live in a 1br condo and it's not a problem with the smoke detectors.The only thing I wish is that it came with a fitting cover just like my 12" pan. That would greatly limit the smoke, and heat the food all around so I don't have to finish thick cuts in the oven. | 990 | [
"What really amazed me is how bacon comes out on this grill.",
"I tried bacon to season the pan, but I only cook bacon on this thing now.",
"Even with the fattest bacon I got, the fat just drips down in the ridges and you're left with perfectly cooked tasty lean bacon!",
"I've also tried chicken breast and burgers, and they both came out nice and juicy.",
"The chicken breast had to be finished in the oven.",
"I mostly use this pan instead of my BBQ now!",
"I own a 12\" Lodge pan with cover, so I am familiar with the use and care of cast iron.",
"After use, I drain the fat, scrape it with a metal spatula, heat the pan, then pass a paper towel soaked in grapeseed oil.Sure, there's some smoke, but I try to use leaner cuts and turn on the fan.",
"I live in a 1br condo and it's not a problem with the smoke detectors.The only thing I wish is that it came with a fitting cover just like my 12\" pan.",
"That would greatly limit the smoke, and heat the food all around so I don't have to finish thick cuts in the oven."
] |
5 | Forgiveness is possible | Immaculee gives us a picture of a loving family, pillars of the community. Their generosity is boundless. In many ways they help their neighbors...sewing uniforms for school for a poor woman who couldn't provide the required uniform for her child, building the community center, etc. It was all for naught. They were mercilessly slaughtered by neighbors. Immaculee escaped by following her father's command to go to the Protestant pastor, a Hutu who did shelter her and 8 others in his en suite bathroom for 3 months! During that time she developed a robust prayer life and taught herself English. Her faith in God, her trust in Him were boundless. This loving faith enabled her to be able to forgive the man who killed her family and led the mob to search for her. She powerfully describes the freedom that comes from being able to forgive. To be recommended to anyone who says that "it's just too much. I couldn't forgive that!" When we see what she had to forgive, nothing is impossible. | 990 | [
"Immaculee gives us a picture of a loving family, pillars of the community.",
"Their generosity is boundless.",
"In many ways they help their neighbors...sewing uniforms for school for a poor woman who couldn't provide the required uniform for her child, building the community center, etc.",
"It was all for naught.",
"They were mercilessly slaughtered by neighbors.",
"Immaculee escaped by following her father's command to go to the Protestant pastor, a Hutu who did shelter her and 8 others in his en suite bathroom for 3 months!",
"During that time she developed a robust prayer life and taught herself English.",
"Her faith in God, her trust in Him were boundless.",
"This loving faith enabled her to be able to forgive the man who killed her family and led the mob to search for her.",
"She powerfully describes the freedom that comes from being able to forgive.",
"To be recommended to anyone who says that \"it's just too much.",
"I couldn't forgive that!",
"\" When we see what she had to forgive, nothing is impossible."
] |
5 | Spectacular Effort... | I'm listening to "Cigarettes and Gasoline" as I write this and have worked my way down to Track #9 ("When She Loves You"). I truly don't remember the last time I instantly loved a CD from start to finish upon the first listen.I admit...I'm a Tonic fan from all the way back to "Lemon Parade", but believe that Emerson recorded three albums with Tonic to prepare creatively (and fiscally) for his career AFTER Tonic.If you're tired of the commercial machine that powers the music industry and the "music" it turns out (knowing, of course, that Emerson Hart records for major label Manhattan), buy this album. It sounds like the label believes entirely in Hart and allowed him an "album" instead of more "product."With songwriting SO far above average, scaled back but creative production techniques, and simply some of the best songs of the last several years, "Cigarettes and Gasoline" is an incredible start to an already great musical history.In other words, you won't be disappointed. ;) | 990 | [
"I'm listening to \"Cigarettes and Gasoline\" as I write this and have worked my way down to Track #9 (\"When She Loves You\").",
"I truly don't remember the last time I instantly loved a CD from start to finish upon the first listen.I admit...I'm a Tonic fan from all the way back to \"Lemon Parade\", but believe that Emerson recorded three albums with Tonic to prepare creatively (and fiscally) for his career AFTER Tonic.If you're tired of the commercial machine that powers the music industry and the \"music\" it turns out (knowing, of course, that Emerson Hart records for major label Manhattan), buy this album.",
"It sounds like the label believes entirely in Hart and allowed him an \"album\" instead of more \"product.\"With songwriting SO far above average, scaled back but creative production techniques, and simply some of the best songs of the last several years, \"Cigarettes and Gasoline\" is an incredible start to an already great musical history.In other words, you won't be disappointed.",
";)"
] |
5 | Definitely worth seeing | The promotion and advertisement of this film (upon release into the theaters) was just bad. The trailers I watched made no sense and I had no idea what this film was about so I never went to see it. Apparently, not many did. It's such a pity because once I watched it (amazon instant video) I found a wonderfully rich story nestled inside the packaging of a typical action/adventure. Oh, I think I like this! Then my family watched it and really liked it as well. It's a great family film. It was a job well done in terms of making a fun, entertaining family friendly motion picture that you can watch again. If only 'they' had promoted it properly - made trailers that illuminated the story better, maybe we'd have gone to the theater to see it - and then, maybe, they'd have plans to make a sequel. I very much would like to see 'what happens next' at the end of the film - in a sequel. Unlikely now.A great family film. There aren't many of them made these days. Definitely worth seeing! | 990 | [
"The promotion and advertisement of this film (upon release into the theaters) was just bad.",
"The trailers I watched made no sense and I had no idea what this film was about so I never went to see it.",
"Apparently, not many did.",
"It's such a pity because once I watched it (amazon instant video) I found a wonderfully rich story nestled inside the packaging of a typical action/adventure.",
"Oh, I think I like this!",
"Then my family watched it and really liked it as well.",
"It's a great family film.",
"It was a job well done in terms of making a fun, entertaining family friendly motion picture that you can watch again.",
"If only 'they' had promoted it properly - made trailers that illuminated the story better, maybe we'd have gone to the theater to see it - and then, maybe, they'd have plans to make a sequel.",
"I very much would like to see 'what happens next' at the end of the film - in a sequel.",
"Unlikely now.A great family film.",
"There aren't many of them made these days.",
"Definitely worth seeing!"
] |
5 | Fabulous | The first book in his trilogy of trilogies, about the return of magic to our modern world. A quest where 5 flawed individuals are brought together to collect various artefacts and try to stop the return of the Nightwalkers. There is alot of Arthurian and Celtic legend within the story and the book gave me pause for thought more than once.How would we cope if technology failed and the monsters and demons of our nightmares and childhood fairy tales really did exist? Chadbourn throws all of this into the melting pot and the result is a hugely enjoyable fast paced urban fantasy that takes you on a whistle stop tour of some of the UK's ancient sites, but also a multi-layered book that gets better and better the more you read it.The flaws of the characters keep them very real, their reactions and actions in the bizarre situations they find themselves in kept me hooked. There is fear, anger, betrayal, love, sex and music all wrapped around a masterful plot of myth, legend and magic. | 990 | [
"The first book in his trilogy of trilogies, about the return of magic to our modern world.",
"A quest where 5 flawed individuals are brought together to collect various artefacts and try to stop the return of the Nightwalkers.",
"There is alot of Arthurian and Celtic legend within the story and the book gave me pause for thought more than once.How would we cope if technology failed and the monsters and demons of our nightmares and childhood fairy tales really did exist?",
"Chadbourn throws all of this into the melting pot and the result is a hugely enjoyable fast paced urban fantasy that takes you on a whistle stop tour of some of the UK's ancient sites, but also a multi-layered book that gets better and better the more you read it.The flaws of the characters keep them very real, their reactions and actions in the bizarre situations they find themselves in kept me hooked.",
"There is fear, anger, betrayal, love, sex and music all wrapped around a masterful plot of myth, legend and magic."
] |
5 | Blew me away!! | I read the reviews and was a bit skeptacle when I purchased this. It certainly is different than Peace and Hope (the only other two I own) but it is still one of the best CDs I have heard in years. I just recently discovered these guys as they were cited as being an influence for the Echoing Green. Since the EG's new CD seems like I will be old and frail before it ever comes out I needed to find something to get that "fix".This CD is great pop music. It has that synthpop sound with guitars and sort of a "Beatles" prescence to it. The vocals are top notch!! Almost every song is a sing along!!I wish I could afford to buy a copy of Worth but will probably just download it someday. I hope the next CD I purchase is half as good as this and I will be happy!! Continue to hear conflicting reports of their sound after this CD. Someone even went so far as to compare their sound to the Partridge Family on a few CDs. YIKES!! But I am not quick to judge. I can handle the PF in moderation. | 990 | [
"I read the reviews and was a bit skeptacle when I purchased this.",
"It certainly is different than Peace and Hope (the only other two I own) but it is still one of the best CDs I have heard in years.",
"I just recently discovered these guys as they were cited as being an influence for the Echoing Green.",
"Since the EG's new CD seems like I will be old and frail before it ever comes out I needed to find something to get that \"fix\".This CD is great pop music.",
"It has that synthpop sound with guitars and sort of a \"Beatles\" prescence to it.",
"The vocals are top notch!!",
"Almost every song is a sing along!!",
"I wish I could afford to buy a copy of Worth but will probably just download it someday.",
"I hope the next CD I purchase is half as good as this and I will be happy!!",
"Continue to hear conflicting reports of their sound after this CD.",
"Someone even went so far as to compare their sound to the Partridge Family on a few CDs.",
"YIKES!!",
"But I am not quick to judge.",
"I can handle the PF in moderation."
] |
5 | deluxe router case | I was very happy with everything about my new Bosch 1617EVS router except the fact that it didn't come with a case. (My workshop doubles as my garage, so everything has to get put away every so often, so my wife can park her car in the "garage.") Originally, I wasn't happy about having to pay extra for this case, but when the item arrived, I got over the initial sticker shock.The case is very solidly built and wide enough that it won't tip over if you hit it with something. (That's a problem with a lot of the other plastic tool cases I have.) Inside, it has space for the router as well as collet wrenches and a number of 1/2" and 1/4" bits.Interestingly, the case holds the router upside down -- but since that's how my routers spend most of their time when they're not in the cases, I guess they're used to it.If you have a 1617 or 1618 router and need to transport it or just want to keep it out of harm's way, you can't do better than this attractive, sturdy, and functional case. | 990 | [
"I was very happy with everything about my new Bosch 1617EVS router except the fact that it didn't come with a case.",
"(My workshop doubles as my garage, so everything has to get put away every so often, so my wife can park her car in the \"garage.\") Originally, I wasn't happy about having to pay extra for this case, but when the item arrived, I got over the initial sticker shock.The case is very solidly built and wide enough that it won't tip over if you hit it with something.",
"(That's a problem with a lot of the other plastic tool cases I have.) Inside, it has space for the router as well as collet wrenches and a number of 1/2\" and 1/4\" bits.Interestingly, the case holds the router upside down -- but since that's how my routers spend most of their time when they're not in the cases, I guess they're used to it.If you have a 1617 or 1618 router and need to transport it or just want to keep it out of harm's way, you can't do better than this attractive, sturdy, and functional case."
] |
5 | Great sound | I am not an audio expert by far so you can consider these comments as by an average listener even though I used to work in professional audio studios years ago. These speakers are the best I've ever owned for home. I probably wouldn't really know the difference between these and more expensive speakers that audiophiles may prefer but they came highly recommended by several online sources. Originally, I was going to get the HKTS-15 but decided I might prefer having the extra power these have. I believe they are essentially the same.As far as construction quality, after a couple weeks, my son managed to trip over one speaker wire and knock the speaker off a 3ft high table onto a carpeted floor. No dents or dings and the speaker doesn't seem to be worse off for it.If you are frustrated with the bewildering array of choices for your home system, and just want something that sounds like you bought a quality component, you won't be wrong choosing these or the -15 I mentioned above. | 990 | [
"I am not an audio expert by far so you can consider these comments as by an average listener even though I used to work in professional audio studios years ago.",
"These speakers are the best I've ever owned for home.",
"I probably wouldn't really know the difference between these and more expensive speakers that audiophiles may prefer but they came highly recommended by several online sources.",
"Originally, I was going to get the HKTS-15 but decided I might prefer having the extra power these have.",
"I believe they are essentially the same.As far as construction quality, after a couple weeks, my son managed to trip over one speaker wire and knock the speaker off a 3ft high table onto a carpeted floor.",
"No dents or dings and the speaker doesn't seem to be worse off for it.If you are frustrated with the bewildering array of choices for your home system, and just want something that sounds like you bought a quality component, you won't be wrong choosing these or the -15 I mentioned above."
] |
5 | Arcane yet Awesome | With absolutely stunning photographs and accurate definitions, this book is a landmark in publishing. The authors have created an illustrated dictionary using state-of-the-art imaging techniques. The nearly 1000 color pictures, the majority photomicrographs, are crisply reproduced. The book's strength is in presentation of details of cellular structure, so important for identifying mosses and their ilk. This book will be useful for years to come. This is not a book for the beginner; without solid training in general botany it is likely to be overwhelming, if not impenetrable. This is a reference book, not a text. For the beginning student of mosses, however, it can be a stepping stone to mastering this fascinating group of land plants. The only caution is for northern hemisphere botanists: almost all the subjects are drawn from the flora of New Zealand. Although the images might illustrate a term well, a North American reader will never encounter most of the species depicted. | 990 | [
"With absolutely stunning photographs and accurate definitions, this book is a landmark in publishing.",
"The authors have created an illustrated dictionary using state-of-the-art imaging techniques.",
"The nearly 1000 color pictures, the majority photomicrographs, are crisply reproduced.",
"The book's strength is in presentation of details of cellular structure, so important for identifying mosses and their ilk.",
"This book will be useful for years to come.",
"This is not a book for the beginner; without solid training in general botany it is likely to be overwhelming, if not impenetrable.",
"This is a reference book, not a text.",
"For the beginning student of mosses, however, it can be a stepping stone to mastering this fascinating group of land plants.",
"The only caution is for northern hemisphere botanists: almost all the subjects are drawn from the flora of New Zealand.",
"Although the images might illustrate a term well, a North American reader will never encounter most of the species depicted."
] |
5 | Eno's Pop Peak | This album comes from around the same period as "Discrete Music", where Eno discovered the idea of music as acoustical 'coloring'. And this work contains some of the 'coloring' ideas that no doubt came from that critically-important work. A contemplative sense can be found all over this album, an almost brooding feeling, even. There aren't a lot of 'songs' here, although when the lyrics do appear, they often seem present just as much for their sonic usefulness as perhaps for their content. And as far as that sonic content goes, Eno and his ensemble of players shift gears seamlessly between pure atmospherics, weird noise-pop, bits of classicism, sci-fi glam, faux-ethnicisms and jazz bits, and so on. None of this really 'rocks', but that's the point; if it did, it would be so much less of a cohesive, coherent work than the sci-near-fi soundtrack (or film scenario?) that resulted. One of the few mid-70s things I can think of, also, that hardly sounds dated. Strongly recommended. | 990 | [
"This album comes from around the same period as \"Discrete Music\", where Eno discovered the idea of music as acoustical 'coloring'.",
"And this work contains some of the 'coloring' ideas that no doubt came from that critically-important work.",
"A contemplative sense can be found all over this album, an almost brooding feeling, even.",
"There aren't a lot of 'songs' here, although when the lyrics do appear, they often seem present just as much for their sonic usefulness as perhaps for their content.",
"And as far as that sonic content goes, Eno and his ensemble of players shift gears seamlessly between pure atmospherics, weird noise-pop, bits of classicism, sci-fi glam, faux-ethnicisms and jazz bits, and so on.",
"None of this really 'rocks', but that's the point; if it did, it would be so much less of a cohesive, coherent work than the sci-near-fi soundtrack (or film scenario?",
") that resulted.",
"One of the few mid-70s things I can think of, also, that hardly sounds dated.",
"Strongly recommended."
] |
5 | A warning about filters | I've had this camcorder since 2008, and I'm happy with it still. I have a warning for you if you're considering buying UV and/or polarizing filters - DON'T! I ordered a set, supposedly fit this camcorder, but they do NOT fit! I e-mailed Canon, they said it does not accept filters. After looking at the threads, I noticed they are not round! The sides are rounded, but the top and bottom are almost flat. No way to attach a lense or filter. Other than that, I'm happy with this camcorder. For indoor shots, I use a couple of Sunpak video lights, nice results (too bad they only work for about 15 minutes, and take 5 hours to recharge, but they were cheap). I paid a lot more than the price Amazon is now asking, but that was 2 years ago. So, if you want a decent camcorder for your home videos, this is a good choice. I never tried the included software, can't vouch for that. I use Linux, so it's no use to me anyway. I use dvgrab to capture the video, and Kino to edit and export to MPEG. | 990 | [
"I've had this camcorder since 2008, and I'm happy with it still.",
"I have a warning for you if you're considering buying UV and/or polarizing filters - DON'T!",
"I ordered a set, supposedly fit this camcorder, but they do NOT fit!",
"I e-mailed Canon, they said it does not accept filters.",
"After looking at the threads, I noticed they are not round!",
"The sides are rounded, but the top and bottom are almost flat.",
"No way to attach a lense or filter.",
"Other than that, I'm happy with this camcorder.",
"For indoor shots, I use a couple of Sunpak video lights, nice results (too bad they only work for about 15 minutes, and take 5 hours to recharge, but they were cheap).",
"I paid a lot more than the price Amazon is now asking, but that was 2 years ago.",
"So, if you want a decent camcorder for your home videos, this is a good choice.",
"I never tried the included software, can't vouch for that.",
"I use Linux, so it's no use to me anyway.",
"I use dvgrab to capture the video, and Kino to edit and export to MPEG."
] |
5 | A true guide | If you like to learn from examples and illustrations, and do not have too much time to waste with long explanations, this book is for you. All the major topics of C++ are covered in a nicely structured series of 33 chapters. To name a few:-Pointers-Classes-Methods-Overloading-Dynamic Memory Allocation-Inheritance-Polymorphism-Abstract Classes-Exception Handling-Templates-Containers-etcEvery topic in a given chapter is typically introduced in two pages, the first with an illustration and/or a sample code, followed by a clear and concise discussion of the topic, including its motivation and caveats. The discussion on pointers is particularly illuminating, as well as the discussion on Classes and Object Oriented Programming, which is after all the heart of C++.I would not recommend this book for someone who does not have any previous exposure to a structured computer language, but it is definetely a great guide and reference on C++ for those already familiar with C, Pascal, etc. | 990 | [
"If you like to learn from examples and illustrations, and do not have too much time to waste with long explanations, this book is for you.",
"All the major topics of C++ are covered in a nicely structured series of 33 chapters.",
"To name a few:-Pointers-Classes-Methods-Overloading-Dynamic Memory Allocation-Inheritance-Polymorphism-Abstract Classes-Exception Handling-Templates-Containers-etcEvery topic in a given chapter is typically introduced in two pages, the first with an illustration and/or a sample code, followed by a clear and concise discussion of the topic, including its motivation and caveats.",
"The discussion on pointers is particularly illuminating, as well as the discussion on Classes and Object Oriented Programming, which is after all the heart of C++.I would not recommend this book for someone who does not have any previous exposure to a structured computer language, but it is definetely a great guide and reference on C++ for those already familiar with C, Pascal, etc."
] |
5 | Illuminating | Schlosser creates a vibrant and extremely informative expose' of America through the demon that has become the fast food industry. According to Schlosser, American culture has become defined by the entire concept of fast food. Through stripmalling, anti-labor practices, mass production,and swelling waistlines, America's landscape looks sadly bland, uniform and souless.This is not to suggest that hope has vanished. Schlosser points out businesses that have retained solid and sanitary practices (In and Out Burger)and points to positive results of consumer outrage. Fast Food Nation is a call to action for all Americans to seriously evaluate the origins of our food and our culture. Schlosser's excellent and detailed reporting, along with his expert ability to turn a phrase, illuminates the entire process that produces our nation's (and ultimately the world's) food. He goes great lengths to show how we are all interconnected through food, labor, transit and technology.A must read. | 990 | [
"Schlosser creates a vibrant and extremely informative expose' of America through the demon that has become the fast food industry.",
"According to Schlosser, American culture has become defined by the entire concept of fast food.",
"Through stripmalling, anti-labor practices, mass production,and swelling waistlines, America's landscape looks sadly bland, uniform and souless.This is not to suggest that hope has vanished.",
"Schlosser points out businesses that have retained solid and sanitary practices (In and Out Burger)and points to positive results of consumer outrage.",
"Fast Food Nation is a call to action for all Americans to seriously evaluate the origins of our food and our culture.",
"Schlosser's excellent and detailed reporting, along with his expert ability to turn a phrase, illuminates the entire process that produces our nation's (and ultimately the world's) food.",
"He goes great lengths to show how we are all interconnected through food, labor, transit and technology.A must read."
] |
5 | Prophetic? | This book of fiction seems prophetic in predicting one possible outcome to today's economic crisis. Written years before the current economic mess, it is uncannily.The struggle to stay alive by this group of survivalists could be a warning for those of us who were late to understand the possibilities of the current crisis to get our act together and prepare for an uncertain future.The story of their efforts to survive the chaos of the post-crisis world and the attempted imposition of a UN imposed governmental framework seems real close to a certainty. The ruthless use of foreign forces to establish a new government, which allies itself with an UN effort to control the once mighty United States, sound and feel like a probability, especially for those who doubt the UN and its attitude toward the United States.The group's eventual overall success sounds less than probable but it is a good, page turning read.Honey, we better get our supplies ready! The stuff may have hit the fan. | 990 | [
"This book of fiction seems prophetic in predicting one possible outcome to today's economic crisis.",
"Written years before the current economic mess, it is uncannily.The struggle to stay alive by this group of survivalists could be a warning for those of us who were late to understand the possibilities of the current crisis to get our act together and prepare for an uncertain future.The story of their efforts to survive the chaos of the post-crisis world and the attempted imposition of a UN imposed governmental framework seems real close to a certainty.",
"The ruthless use of foreign forces to establish a new government, which allies itself with an UN effort to control the once mighty United States, sound and feel like a probability, especially for those who doubt the UN and its attitude toward the United States.The group's eventual overall success sounds less than probable but it is a good, page turning read.Honey, we better get our supplies ready!",
"The stuff may have hit the fan."
] |
5 | Springsteen's best | The cover photos for this album symbolize what it's all about. On the front, Springsteen wears that emblematic "Born to Run" black leather jacket, as seen on the cover of the previous record that made him an overnight superstar. On the back, the famous stud-leather is gone; the Boss is stripped down to a plain white T.For all its success, to my ears "Born to Run"'s songs are often sentimental and even phony: the record pumps up banal, everyday stories into unconvincing epics with comic book melodrama and unlistenably hyper-inflated wall-of-sound bombast. It doesn't stand the test of years well, IMO.But "Darkness" is its shadowy obverse. More banal, everyday life-stories, yet made powerfully compelling by simple, honest, confessional story-telling and gritty, stripped-down musical arrangements that keep you close to the bones of some of Springsteen's sharpest, loveliest songwriting."BTR" is unconvincingly overpowering; "Darkness" is shattering, unforgettable. Not to be missed! | 990 | [
"The cover photos for this album symbolize what it's all about.",
"On the front, Springsteen wears that emblematic \"Born to Run\" black leather jacket, as seen on the cover of the previous record that made him an overnight superstar.",
"On the back, the famous stud-leather is gone; the Boss is stripped down to a plain white T.For all its success, to my ears \"Born to Run\"'s songs are often sentimental and even phony: the record pumps up banal, everyday stories into unconvincing epics with comic book melodrama and unlistenably hyper-inflated wall-of-sound bombast.",
"It doesn't stand the test of years well, IMO.But \"Darkness\" is its shadowy obverse.",
"More banal, everyday life-stories, yet made powerfully compelling by simple, honest, confessional story-telling and gritty, stripped-down musical arrangements that keep you close to the bones of some of Springsteen's sharpest, loveliest songwriting.\"BTR\" is unconvincingly overpowering; \"Darkness\" is shattering, unforgettable.",
"Not to be missed!"
] |
5 | This is a great case! | I bought this item because the idea of a hard case protecting my DS really appealed to me. I never really used the strap to be honest, but the few times I did it never broke on me. I keep my DS in the case almost all the time though, and I've dropped it MANY times. My DS is in perfect condition.I saw some bad reviews for this but even if the strap breaks it's still one of the best carriers out there because of the simple fact it's a hard case and excellent for protecting your DS.As far as putting the games inside the DS, I can fit at least 5 or 6 DS games in the little pouches(you can too if you place them properly) and still carry one inside of the actual DS. That never broke my hinges either.It's really more preference. My best advice -- since this product has worked very well for me -- is to buy a new one if your first one is somehow faulty, because I'm extremely pleased with it and I will definitely buy another one if my first one ever breaks(I've had it for over a year). | 990 | [
"I bought this item because the idea of a hard case protecting my DS really appealed to me.",
"I never really used the strap to be honest, but the few times I did it never broke on me.",
"I keep my DS in the case almost all the time though, and I've dropped it MANY times.",
"My DS is in perfect condition.I saw some bad reviews for this but even if the strap breaks it's still one of the best carriers out there because of the simple fact it's a hard case and excellent for protecting your DS.As far as putting the games inside the DS, I can fit at least 5 or 6 DS games in the little pouches(you can too if you place them properly) and still carry one inside of the actual DS.",
"That never broke my hinges either.It's really more preference.",
"My best advice -- since this product has worked very well for me -- is to buy a new one if your first one is somehow faulty, because I'm extremely pleased with it and I will definitely buy another one if my first one ever breaks(I've had it for over a year)."
] |
5 | Couldn't Put It Down | I recently discovered T.W. Wright while browsing for books at a used book store. I came across Nursery Tale and read it within a couple of days. He is an amazing writing that mixes fantasy and horror very well.The Place is a very engaging novel. As with Nursery Tales, Wright does not just tell the story from one point-of-view, but several intertwining ones. You get to read about what each character is thinking and why they are doing what they are doing. The plot, yes there is one, has to do with how two highly intelligent individuals (the little girl and the crazed murderer) handle their unique `gifts'.The story starts with a man and his wife and son driving on an unkempt side road. They get stuck and encounter a man with a gun. The wife and son disappear and the rest of the story is about finding them. I can understand why certain aspects of this story may seem a bit out there. However, this is easily forgiven because the story is so well written.Overall, highly recommended. | 990 | [
"I recently discovered T.W. Wright while browsing for books at a used book store.",
"I came across Nursery Tale and read it within a couple of days.",
"He is an amazing writing that mixes fantasy and horror very well.The Place is a very engaging novel.",
"As with Nursery Tales, Wright does not just tell the story from one point-of-view, but several intertwining ones.",
"You get to read about what each character is thinking and why they are doing what they are doing.",
"The plot, yes there is one, has to do with how two highly intelligent individuals (the little girl and the crazed murderer) handle their unique `gifts'.The story starts with a man and his wife and son driving on an unkempt side road.",
"They get stuck and encounter a man with a gun.",
"The wife and son disappear and the rest of the story is about finding them.",
"I can understand why certain aspects of this story may seem a bit out there.",
"However, this is easily forgiven because the story is so well written.Overall, highly recommended."
] |
5 | Deeply touching | The Evolution Beyond Words & Poetry is written by a gorgeous lady who speaks her thoughts through poetry so vivaciously. Her words are more than words, they are everybody's thoughts. While reading the book you'll feel a deep connection to the writer and share her emotions. Her ability to express her thoughts & feelings through poetry is very intellectual and provoking. This book has poems for every occasion, reading a poem or two in the morning is the perfect way to star your day and a great way to end it as well.My favorite poems are Wake Up, Cover 2 Cover & Troubled.I give this book 5 stars because it provokes people think, you feel a real connection to the writer BUT it's not too heavy to read.. the book contains a lot of poems which are funny and not so serious. I would recommend this book for everybody, not only people who like poems because this book actually welcomed me (along with some others) to the beautiful world of poetry. A spectacular piece of art in my opinion. | 990 | [
"The Evolution Beyond Words & Poetry is written by a gorgeous lady who speaks her thoughts through poetry so vivaciously.",
"Her words are more than words, they are everybody's thoughts.",
"While reading the book you'll feel a deep connection to the writer and share her emotions.",
"Her ability to express her thoughts & feelings through poetry is very intellectual and provoking.",
"This book has poems for every occasion, reading a poem or two in the morning is the perfect way to star your day and a great way to end it as well.My favorite poems are Wake Up, Cover 2 Cover & Troubled.I give this book 5 stars because it provokes people think, you feel a real connection to the writer BUT it's not too heavy to read..",
"the book contains a lot of poems which are funny and not so serious.",
"I would recommend this book for everybody, not only people who like poems because this book actually welcomed me (along with some others) to the beautiful world of poetry.",
"A spectacular piece of art in my opinion."
] |
5 | Works for me | I'm pretty well versed in the basics of computer hardware, especially as it relates to games. I've done several motherboard and memory upgrades and a lot of video-card and hard-drive/CD-ROM drive swaps. But the really serious mods -- the windows and lights and bells and whistles -- always seemed a little beyond me.I always thought it would be cool to have a slick-looking, modded-up PC, but I wasn't sure I could handle the work, and I didn't really want to buy a ready-made one from the handful of companies that make them (and know it was really just like a thousand others out there). I was also afraid it'd end up being too expensive to justify.But this book convinced me I could do it, and without breaking the bank. I even used the book to convince a couple of friends to go in with me on the tools and materials, so we can share the costs. We figure if a "Dummy" can do it, then we can.Great stuff. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking to do their own custom mods. | 990 | [
"I'm pretty well versed in the basics of computer hardware, especially as it relates to games.",
"I've done several motherboard and memory upgrades and a lot of video-card and hard-drive/CD-ROM drive swaps.",
"But the really serious mods -- the windows and lights and bells and whistles -- always seemed a little beyond me.I always thought it would be cool to have a slick-looking, modded-up PC, but I wasn't sure I could handle the work, and I didn't really want to buy a ready-made one from the handful of companies that make them (and know it was really just like a thousand others out there).",
"I was also afraid it'd end up being too expensive to justify.But this book convinced me I could do it, and without breaking the bank.",
"I even used the book to convince a couple of friends to go in with me on the tools and materials, so we can share the costs.",
"We figure if a \"Dummy\" can do it, then we can.Great stuff.",
"I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking to do their own custom mods."
] |
5 | Unforgettable | This is a great book. However, it is not for the faint of heart! As a parent of two younger children I am not sure that I would want my ten year old daughter to read this book. The Slave Dancer is the story of a thirteen year old New Orleans boy who is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave ship. This book really made me feel like I was there, watching the pain and agony that surrounded Jessie. I heartily recommend this book for teenagers and adults interested in historical fiction. This book certainly deserved the Newbery Medal in my opinion. I simply couldn't put the book down and finished it in one day. One final caveat, don't read this book if you only like stories where everyone lives happily ever after. This book is about real life, pain and sorrow, grief and rage. But also about friendship, honesty, and courage. To any adults reading this, don't let the kids have all the good stuff. Read this book for yourself; it stacks up favorably against the best of adult fiction. | 990 | [
"This is a great book.",
"However, it is not for the faint of heart!",
"As a parent of two younger children I am not sure that I would want my ten year old daughter to read this book.",
"The Slave Dancer is the story of a thirteen year old New Orleans boy who is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave ship.",
"This book really made me feel like I was there, watching the pain and agony that surrounded Jessie.",
"I heartily recommend this book for teenagers and adults interested in historical fiction.",
"This book certainly deserved the Newbery Medal in my opinion.",
"I simply couldn't put the book down and finished it in one day.",
"One final caveat, don't read this book if you only like stories where everyone lives happily ever after.",
"This book is about real life, pain and sorrow, grief and rage.",
"But also about friendship, honesty, and courage.",
"To any adults reading this, don't let the kids have all the good stuff.",
"Read this book for yourself; it stacks up favorably against the best of adult fiction."
] |
5 | Sharpe Vrs. Napoleon | From the moment Richard Sharpe saves Arthur Wellesley from 3 French dragoons, his life is changed forever. As the future Lord Wellington advises this hard bitten British soldier, "You did me a damn good turn, now I'm going to do you a damn bad one", and promotes the brave man to the rank of Lieutenant. However, our hero Mr. Sharpe is not what his fellow officers consider a "gentlemen". Not being of privileged birth in a system steeped in social stratification, our Richard must continue to demonstrate his worth by deeds of honor and valor. And, prove himself he does. Through each installment of this enjoyable series, Sharpe and his trusted Sergeant Harper lead their group of "Chosen men" through one difficult scrape after the other. I love the entire Sharpe series but this first batch of four videos has some truly unforgettable moments. In the tradition of "Zulu" and "Gunga Din", if you love tales of the tenacious English soldier, testosterone and Napoleon, Sharpe is your man. | 990 | [
"From the moment Richard Sharpe saves Arthur Wellesley from 3 French dragoons, his life is changed forever.",
"As the future Lord Wellington advises this hard bitten British soldier, \"You did me a damn good turn, now I'm going to do you a damn bad one\", and promotes the brave man to the rank of Lieutenant.",
"However, our hero Mr.",
"Sharpe is not what his fellow officers consider a \"gentlemen\".",
"Not being of privileged birth in a system steeped in social stratification, our Richard must continue to demonstrate his worth by deeds of honor and valor.",
"And, prove himself he does.",
"Through each installment of this enjoyable series, Sharpe and his trusted Sergeant Harper lead their group of \"Chosen men\" through one difficult scrape after the other.",
"I love the entire Sharpe series but this first batch of four videos has some truly unforgettable moments.",
"In the tradition of \"Zulu\" and \"Gunga Din\", if you love tales of the tenacious English soldier, testosterone and Napoleon, Sharpe is your man."
] |
5 | Art Underfoot | Brian Murphy has given us a reverential yet factual account of his journey through the tradition, construction, and marketing of Oriental rugs. His descriptions of the Afgan countryside are heartbreaking, but the converstions with those in the business of dyeing, weaving, and selling rugs are as affecting as they are informative. An old Turkmen saying conveys the essence of their rug tradition: "Carpets are our soul." Or, as a young woman says as she completes knotting a section of the rug she is working on, "It is like a small world all alone and separate: perfect and peaceful." Murphy explores the debates on authenticity: spontaneous folk art versus commercial product; synthetic dyes versus the natural dyes of the book's title. He does not shrink from showing us the enormous contrasts between the harsh life of the area and the poetic beauty of their rugs. In the end it is clear that he is an unabashed lover of Oriental rugs....and that's not a bad thing. Highly recommended. | 990 | [
"Brian Murphy has given us a reverential yet factual account of his journey through the tradition, construction, and marketing of Oriental rugs.",
"His descriptions of the Afgan countryside are heartbreaking, but the converstions with those in the business of dyeing, weaving, and selling rugs are as affecting as they are informative.",
"An old Turkmen saying conveys the essence of their rug tradition: \"Carpets are our soul.\" Or, as a young woman says as she completes knotting a section of the rug she is working on, \"It is like a small world all alone and separate: perfect and peaceful.\" Murphy explores the debates on authenticity: spontaneous folk art versus commercial product; synthetic dyes versus the natural dyes of the book's title.",
"He does not shrink from showing us the enormous contrasts between the harsh life of the area and the poetic beauty of their rugs.",
"In the end it is clear that he is an unabashed lover of Oriental rugs....and that's not a bad thing.",
"Highly recommended."
] |
5 | Best band album? | It's really tough to decide which album is best, this one or the self-titled follow-up. One of my favorite things to do is just sit back and listen to this album from start to finish, it calms me more than any anything could, and leaves me with a smile on my face every time. I can't help but think of Robbie, Richard, Levon, Garth, and Rick just making good music in the basement of big pink, jamming away and taking breaks to talk to the neighbors. I wasn't around at the time the album came out, so I can't vouch for its effect on rock, but I can definitely say that this album is nearly flawless. It has a feel unlike nearly any other album (even any other Band album), and makes me want to sing along and appreciate at the same time. It makes me nostalgic for times I never experienced. Highlights: In a Station (Richard's falsetto), Caledonia Mission, The Weight, We Can Talk, Chest Fever, etc, etc...the whole album is a masterpiece. The Band are the most underrated unit in history. | 990 | [
"It's really tough to decide which album is best, this one or the self-titled follow-up.",
"One of my favorite things to do is just sit back and listen to this album from start to finish, it calms me more than any anything could, and leaves me with a smile on my face every time.",
"I can't help but think of Robbie, Richard, Levon, Garth, and Rick just making good music in the basement of big pink, jamming away and taking breaks to talk to the neighbors.",
"I wasn't around at the time the album came out, so I can't vouch for its effect on rock, but I can definitely say that this album is nearly flawless.",
"It has a feel unlike nearly any other album (even any other Band album), and makes me want to sing along and appreciate at the same time.",
"It makes me nostalgic for times I never experienced.",
"Highlights: In a Station (Richard's falsetto), Caledonia Mission, The Weight, We Can Talk, Chest Fever, etc, etc...the whole album is a masterpiece.",
"The Band are the most underrated unit in history."
] |
5 | REAL LIFE | Real Life is the kind of album that makes you think and wonder about it days after the last time you heard it, and makes you kick yourself when you want to hear it right now all the way through and you can't find the cd in your car, or when you realize you haven't uploaded it onto your ipod yet (what?! impossible!). . . There isn't an artist that sounds close, or even close enough to stand in for joan's honest and effortless voice soaring through a mood, liberated from any pedestrian linear storytelling, intimate and timeless. Real Life is the kind of album that you have to listen to at least twice, and after that, it's like a great movie that keeps giving you something new every time you watch it. I thought I'd make comparisons: she's like Laura Nyro-cross-PJHarvey-cross-Chrissy Hines-cross-Nick Drake (the Pink Moon album) -- but it feels lame to me, probably because none of it is really true. It's an either-you-get-it-or-you-don't album -- if you're reading this, get it :). | 990 | [
"Real Life is the kind of album that makes you think and wonder about it days after the last time you heard it, and makes you kick yourself when you want to hear it right now all the way through and you can't find the cd in your car, or when you realize you haven't uploaded it onto your ipod yet (what?!",
"impossible!",
").",
".",
".",
"There isn't an artist that sounds close, or even close enough to stand in for joan's honest and effortless voice soaring through a mood, liberated from any pedestrian linear storytelling, intimate and timeless.",
"Real Life is the kind of album that you have to listen to at least twice, and after that, it's like a great movie that keeps giving you something new every time you watch it.",
"I thought I'd make comparisons: she's like Laura Nyro-cross-PJHarvey-cross-Chrissy Hines-cross-Nick Drake (the Pink Moon album) -- but it feels lame to me, probably because none of it is really true.",
"It's an either-you-get-it-or-you-don't album -- if you're reading this, get it :)."
] |
5 | an extras perspective | having had the oppurtunity to work on this masterpiece i can only say that terrence malick and john toll are both geniuses.to work with them was both a pleasure and honour.i have worked with both good and bad directors including john frankenheimer,bruce beresford,peter jackson,john woo and others and can only sat that terrence is amazing. as for the film itself i think that you can only make up your own mind.you either love it or hate it depending on your preferences but for all those who hate it all i can say is go back to your mass produced american crap.this might be an arty farty movie but it is among the best.how it did not win best cinematography and best soundtrack(losing both to SPR) just shows the mentality of the academy and how you have to spend money and suck up to people to win oscars.anyway it won most of the awards that matter.i just hope that terrence malick does another movie soom and that i have the priviledge of working with such a visionary director again. | 990 | [
"having had the oppurtunity to work on this masterpiece i can only say that terrence malick and john toll are both geniuses.to work with them was both a pleasure and honour.i have worked with both good and bad directors including john frankenheimer,bruce beresford,peter jackson,john woo and others and can only sat that terrence is amazing.",
"as for the film itself i think that you can only make up your own mind.you either love it or hate it depending on your preferences but for all those who hate it all i can say is go back to your mass produced american crap.this might be an arty farty movie but it is among the best.how it did not win best cinematography and best soundtrack(losing both to SPR) just shows the mentality of the academy and how you have to spend money and suck up to people to win oscars.anyway it won most of the awards that matter.i just hope that terrence malick does another movie soom and that i have the priviledge of working with such a visionary director again."
] |
5 | Worth buying | I've owned this trashcan for a little over two months and still love it! It took time to get used to the touchless feature, but once you get a hang of it, you gotta love it, especially when bringing hands full of scraps to throw away. Try doing it with the trashcan in the closed cabinet under the sink. It seems to be too sensitive sometimes, and opens when I am just walking too close by, but this doesn't bother me at all. The mechanism is quiet, opens and closes properly, you can open it with the "Open" button for it to stay open when you are cooking, and need to use it constantly. I finally don't have to worry about the cat getting into it when we are away from home. The only downside of a closed garbage can is that in the heat of summer garbage starts smelling faster, but you can't feel the smell when the can is closed - that carbon filter and tightly closed lid do their job pretty good. Overall - I am very satisfied with this product, and feel it's totally worth the price. | 990 | [
"I've owned this trashcan for a little over two months and still love it!",
"It took time to get used to the touchless feature, but once you get a hang of it, you gotta love it, especially when bringing hands full of scraps to throw away.",
"Try doing it with the trashcan in the closed cabinet under the sink.",
"It seems to be too sensitive sometimes, and opens when I am just walking too close by, but this doesn't bother me at all.",
"The mechanism is quiet, opens and closes properly, you can open it with the \"Open\" button for it to stay open when you are cooking, and need to use it constantly.",
"I finally don't have to worry about the cat getting into it when we are away from home.",
"The only downside of a closed garbage can is that in the heat of summer garbage starts smelling faster, but you can't feel the smell when the can is closed - that carbon filter and tightly closed lid do their job pretty good.",
"Overall - I am very satisfied with this product, and feel it's totally worth the price."
] |
5 | Very Helpful | I originally borrowed this book from the library, but I found it so helpful that I purchased a copy for myself to use as a reference. I am very new to grant writing and this book was a great read. It was surprisingly entertaining and very motivational. Not only did it explain how to write grant applications in a simple yet thorough way, it also gives you tips on how to write other fund-raising materials and provides great insight into the workings of a development office. The only thing I would want to see changed about this book is the part about email and the internet. This book was published in 2000 and I'd love to see the authors update that section to reflect the electronic resources available today. Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this book to others who are new to the non-profit fund-raising world. Even if you aren't so new, the numerous tips and the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit at the end may prove to be very useful and help you improve your writing process. | 990 | [
"I originally borrowed this book from the library, but I found it so helpful that I purchased a copy for myself to use as a reference.",
"I am very new to grant writing and this book was a great read.",
"It was surprisingly entertaining and very motivational.",
"Not only did it explain how to write grant applications in a simple yet thorough way, it also gives you tips on how to write other fund-raising materials and provides great insight into the workings of a development office.",
"The only thing I would want to see changed about this book is the part about email and the internet.",
"This book was published in 2000 and I'd love to see the authors update that section to reflect the electronic resources available today.",
"Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this book to others who are new to the non-profit fund-raising world.",
"Even if you aren't so new, the numerous tips and the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit at the end may prove to be very useful and help you improve your writing process."
] |
5 | Also Good | I own 8 of the 250GB version of this drive (which has been extremely good to me) and I was about to get 2 more when I found this one. As expected, it is almost identical to the smaller size version except with twice the disk space. However, I did notice that the power supply is not interchangeable with the smaller version, and the on-off switch is push-button instead of toggle. Also, if I turn the power off, the disk does not automatically mount on my Mac when I turn the power back on which is different from the 250GB version - I have to manually mount it using disk utility. I'm not sure what that's about, but since I usually just leave it on, that doesn't really affect me. I've had several of the 250GB (firewire) version of this disk running non-stop for over two years so I'm optimistic I'll have similar luck with these. I've been using the 500GB version for a couple of weeks now and haven't noticed any performance problems relative to the smaller-size one. So far so good... | 990 | [
"I own 8 of the 250GB version of this drive (which has been extremely good to me) and I was about to get 2 more when I found this one.",
"As expected, it is almost identical to the smaller size version except with twice the disk space.",
"However, I did notice that the power supply is not interchangeable with the smaller version, and the on-off switch is push-button instead of toggle.",
"Also, if I turn the power off, the disk does not automatically mount on my Mac when I turn the power back on which is different from the 250GB version - I have to manually mount it using disk utility.",
"I'm not sure what that's about, but since I usually just leave it on, that doesn't really affect me.",
"I've had several of the 250GB (firewire) version of this disk running non-stop for over two years so I'm optimistic I'll have similar luck with these.",
"I've been using the 500GB version for a couple of weeks now and haven't noticed any performance problems relative to the smaller-size one.",
"So far so good..."
] |
5 | Finally..... | I am relatively new to Witchcraft, been practicing six years, yet even I am dismayed at the downward spiral that this religion has taken. Statements such as "Witchcraft is a practice, not a religion" and the even more deplorable "I'm a Wiccan, not a Witch because I don't cast spells" simply make me cringe.Also the lack of standards as to what makes one a Witch causes me to worry for the future of this religion.I praise Ellen Cannon Reed for having the guts to stand up and say enough is enough. I applaud her call for a return of standards and I give her kudos for caring enough about the Craft to wish for the abandonment of do-it-yourself Wicca.Every other religion out there has standards that one must maintain if they are to be considered as part of that religion. If we truly want to see the Craft elevated to the status that other religions enjoy, then we have to accept the hard facts we need some constants other than that we all worship when the moon is Full or at the Sabbats | 990 | [
"I am relatively new to Witchcraft, been practicing six years, yet even I am dismayed at the downward spiral that this religion has taken.",
"Statements such as \"Witchcraft is a practice, not a religion\" and the even more deplorable \"I'm a Wiccan, not a Witch because I don't cast spells\" simply make me cringe.Also the lack of standards as to what makes one a Witch causes me to worry for the future of this religion.I praise Ellen Cannon Reed for having the guts to stand up and say enough is enough.",
"I applaud her call for a return of standards and I give her kudos for caring enough about the Craft to wish for the abandonment of do-it-yourself Wicca.Every other religion out there has standards that one must maintain if they are to be considered as part of that religion.",
"If we truly want to see the Craft elevated to the status that other religions enjoy, then we have to accept the hard facts we need some constants other than that we all worship when the moon is Full or at the Sabbats"
] |
5 | Terrific viewing. | When reading some of the complaints about the pace of 24, series 3, it made me wonder how those reviewers would have got on with Tinker Taylor, Soldier, Spy, since my recollection of it - when it was originally shown on the BBC - was like watching paint dry.With that in mind I was surprised to read how well regarded this series is, in the States, and I decided to reacquaint myself with it, by purchasing the DVD set.I found the whole thing to be excellent, and it benefited greatly from being able to watch it end-to-end, without any week-long breaks. Ian Richardson puts in a sterling performance as the tea and biscuit, too-cool-for-words, bad guy, and Alec Guiness does a fine job as well, as the dogged investigator. The broad range of acting styles adds a great deal of colour to the series, and goes well beyond the simple archetypes of 24. And I recognised Patrick Stewart ( Jean Luc Picard) as karla.I enjoyed this series, and will be getting Smiley’s People, in the near future. | 990 | [
"When reading some of the complaints about the pace of 24, series 3, it made me wonder how those reviewers would have got on with Tinker Taylor, Soldier, Spy, since my recollection of it - when it was originally shown on the BBC - was like watching paint dry.With that in mind I was surprised to read how well regarded this series is, in the States, and I decided to reacquaint myself with it, by purchasing the DVD set.I found the whole thing to be excellent, and it benefited greatly from being able to watch it end-to-end, without any week-long breaks.",
"Ian Richardson puts in a sterling performance as the tea and biscuit, too-cool-for-words, bad guy, and Alec Guiness does a fine job as well, as the dogged investigator.",
"The broad range of acting styles adds a great deal of colour to the series, and goes well beyond the simple archetypes of 24.",
"And I recognised Patrick Stewart ( Jean Luc Picard) as karla.I enjoyed this series, and will be getting Smiley’s People, in the near future."
] |
5 | Strong Album | With the bleak state of (mainstream) rap these days, Sean Price latest is effort is a welcome reprise. Good production, strong beats, but most importantly solid and versatile lyircal content. Very back to basics NY style flow and song construct. Sean Price's lyrics have a good mix of street grit, self-deprecating humor, and real street tales. That said, his album isn't the usual laundry list of I did this, I shot him, and sold that. A concept of story telling and innovative thought that is almost dead, so if you like Ghost, Jedi Mind, Cunninlynguists, Pumpkinhead, even Nas, you'll enjoy. (Someone please send to 50 and Dipset). Liked another reviewers comparison to Ghost, both for consistency and effort in all songs on the album - almost no throwaways. One of my boy's said he could hear "SEAN P" shout as background in any song and feel it and I'd have to agree. Highly reccomended for rap heads looking for good, innovative production, good flow, and versatile lyrical content... | 990 | [
"With the bleak state of (mainstream) rap these days, Sean Price latest is effort is a welcome reprise.",
"Good production, strong beats, but most importantly solid and versatile lyircal content.",
"Very back to basics NY style flow and song construct.",
"Sean Price's lyrics have a good mix of street grit, self-deprecating humor, and real street tales.",
"That said, his album isn't the usual laundry list of I did this, I shot him, and sold that.",
"A concept of story telling and innovative thought that is almost dead, so if you like Ghost, Jedi Mind, Cunninlynguists, Pumpkinhead, even Nas, you'll enjoy.",
"(Someone please send to 50 and Dipset).",
"Liked another reviewers comparison to Ghost, both for consistency and effort in all songs on the album - almost no throwaways.",
"One of my boy's said he could hear \"SEAN P\" shout as background in any song and feel it and I'd have to agree.",
"Highly reccomended for rap heads looking for good, innovative production, good flow, and versatile lyrical content..."
] |
5 | Excellent Infant Tub | I've been searching for the perfect tub for my baby and I think I've found it! We've been using a plastic reclined tub since he was born, but he has clearly outgrown it. I tried one of those seat tubs(?), but he hated it and it seemed to scratch his legs ... TERRIBLE tub. Thankfully I was able to return that one. I found this one here on Amazon and reluctantly purchased it. Glad I did!! It allows a lot more freedom for him to explore and play (now that he can sit up unsupported). Bath time has become much more fun ... for both mom & baby!UPDATE : i first reviewed this after we purchased the item. I've been using it for just over 1 month now and one of the seams has already torn. I don't think i've used this item improperly to cause it to happen sooner than "expected". Unfortunately, the patch-kit piece that came with the tub is significantly too small to patch it up completely. Very unfortunate because we loved the tub.New rating : 3 stars because of how quickly the seam tore | 990 | [
"I've been searching for the perfect tub for my baby and I think I've found it!",
"We've been using a plastic reclined tub since he was born, but he has clearly outgrown it.",
"I tried one of those seat tubs(?",
"), but he hated it and it seemed to scratch his legs ... TERRIBLE tub.",
"Thankfully I was able to return that one.",
"I found this one here on Amazon and reluctantly purchased it.",
"Glad I did!!",
"It allows a lot more freedom for him to explore and play (now that he can sit up unsupported).",
"Bath time has become much more fun ... for both mom & baby!",
"UPDATE : i first reviewed this after we purchased the item.",
"I've been using it for just over 1 month now and one of the seams has already torn.",
"I don't think i've used this item improperly to cause it to happen sooner than \"expected\".",
"Unfortunately, the patch-kit piece that came with the tub is significantly too small to patch it up completely.",
"Very unfortunate because we loved the tub.New rating : 3 stars because of how quickly the seam tore"
] |
5 | Homework is Fun | Fun Family Centered ActivitiesFor 3 years I have used this book as homework. Every student gets a notebook at the beginning of the year. We talk about using the front and back of each sheet and even completing more than 1 assignment on a sheet. Every month they are given a new calendar. They must complete 3 out 5 activities a week and turn it in by Friday.Within a couple of months most of my class completes the homework by themselves and just ask their parents to look it over. On some of the more involved projects, the parents help out.My objective with homework in the second grade is to teach responsibility. The assignments are fun and easy which makes it easy for children to become responsible for completing the work and turning it in. This is important because I do not always have children with parents able to help them. With this book I have never had any child or parent say "It's too hard," or, "We didn't understand."I love this book. I wish they made it for 4th grade... | 990 | [
"Fun Family Centered ActivitiesFor 3 years I have used this book as homework.",
"Every student gets a notebook at the beginning of the year.",
"We talk about using the front and back of each sheet and even completing more than 1 assignment on a sheet.",
"Every month they are given a new calendar.",
"They must complete 3 out 5 activities a week and turn it in by Friday.Within a couple of months most of my class completes the homework by themselves and just ask their parents to look it over.",
"On some of the more involved projects, the parents help out.My objective with homework in the second grade is to teach responsibility.",
"The assignments are fun and easy which makes it easy for children to become responsible for completing the work and turning it in.",
"This is important because I do not always have children with parents able to help them.",
"With this book I have never had any child or parent say \"It's too hard,\" or, \"We didn't understand.\"I love this book.",
"I wish they made it for 4th grade..."
] |
5 | Silverfin | When I first got the book Silverfin I just wanted something to read, but when I started I couldn't stop.Silverfin is the beginning of a series called the Young Bond series, a series that tells the origins of the spy legend James Bond.The story starts telling the horific story of Alphie Kelly a young boy who vanished while illegaly fishing on Loch Silverfin.At the same time in England James Bond is starting bording school at Eton, a run down school that's Motto is we will endure. James is expecting to not like it, but suddenly comes across an enemy. George Hellbore a rich american, whos father is Lord Randolph Hellbore a very wealthy gun producer.But when James goes to visit his aunt and uncle in Ireland, he helps a young boy named Red Kelly, they become an unlikely pair. Kelly tells James about his cousin Alphie and James is sure it's Hellbore.They sneak into Hellbore Estates and James discovers the truth about Alphie, and discovers the horrors hidden under ther great castle. | 990 | [
"When I first got the book Silverfin I just wanted something to read, but when I started I couldn't stop.Silverfin is the beginning of a series called the Young Bond series, a series that tells the origins of the spy legend James Bond.The story starts telling the horific story of Alphie Kelly a young boy who vanished while illegaly fishing on Loch Silverfin.At the same time in England James Bond is starting bording school at Eton, a run down school that's Motto is we will endure.",
"James is expecting to not like it, but suddenly comes across an enemy.",
"George Hellbore a rich american, whos father is Lord Randolph Hellbore a very wealthy gun producer.But when James goes to visit his aunt and uncle in Ireland, he helps a young boy named Red Kelly, they become an unlikely pair.",
"Kelly tells James about his cousin Alphie and James is sure it's Hellbore.They sneak into Hellbore Estates and James discovers the truth about Alphie, and discovers the horrors hidden under ther great castle."
] |
5 | An almost perfect book | I picked this up whilst doing some research for a film I am making on Rent Boys and expected a depressing and salacious read. What I got instead was a gentle, insightful book that was at times poetic, and always a pleasure to read. As a gay man with some experience on the scene, I though the author described perfectly the impulses and emotions that lead you into behaviour that could be labelled sex addiction. Whenever faced with the plethora or remarkable sights and experiences that can just seem to drift passed you as a gay man I have always uttered the response "Life is Complex". Well I think this book fully describes the complexity. In a way it reminded me of "Bright Lights Big City"....but whereas I found that book rather sad in its litany of excess, this has a wistful, laid back quality that always seems positive even when describing the negative. This is one of those rare books...like the Tales of the City series, that I think I will find myself reading again and again. | 990 | [
"I picked this up whilst doing some research for a film I am making on Rent Boys and expected a depressing and salacious read.",
"What I got instead was a gentle, insightful book that was at times poetic, and always a pleasure to read.",
"As a gay man with some experience on the scene, I though the author described perfectly the impulses and emotions that lead you into behaviour that could be labelled sex addiction.",
"Whenever faced with the plethora or remarkable sights and experiences that can just seem to drift passed you as a gay man I have always uttered the response \"Life is Complex\".",
"Well I think this book fully describes the complexity.",
"In a way it reminded me of \"Bright Lights Big City\"....but whereas I found that book rather sad in its litany of excess, this has a wistful, laid back quality that always seems positive even when describing the negative.",
"This is one of those rare books...like the Tales of the City series, that I think I will find myself reading again and again."
] |
5 | Heavy Shredding | We burned up two light office shredders before we bought this one. Great heavy duty shredder. Used it to shred estate papers where absolutely nothing was thrown out. It's cycle time was very good for about 8-10 pieces of paper and kept up continuously as we reviewed and inserted those papers needing shredding.When the large basket was full we slid it out, easily emptied it from the trash bag inside basket to the trash without leaving shreds (strips) all over, then took a break and re-inserted the basket with trash bag and inserted/shredded a page sprayed with vegetable (PAM) oil. It shredded about 10 two foot storage boxes of papers without any delays from overheating. This went on over various periods for several months without ever stopping or signs of wear.It is larger than the the typical light office shredders from box stores, but has rollers making it easy to move to work area. More expensive than light office shredder, but great value for personal heavy duty shredding. | 990 | [
"We burned up two light office shredders before we bought this one.",
"Great heavy duty shredder.",
"Used it to shred estate papers where absolutely nothing was thrown out.",
"It's cycle time was very good for about 8-10 pieces of paper and kept up continuously as we reviewed and inserted those papers needing shredding.When the large basket was full we slid it out, easily emptied it from the trash bag inside basket to the trash without leaving shreds (strips) all over, then took a break and re-inserted the basket with trash bag and inserted/shredded a page sprayed with vegetable (PAM) oil.",
"It shredded about 10 two foot storage boxes of papers without any delays from overheating.",
"This went on over various periods for several months without ever stopping or signs of wear.It is larger than the the typical light office shredders from box stores, but has rollers making it easy to move to work area.",
"More expensive than light office shredder, but great value for personal heavy duty shredding."
] |
5 | Makes peeling very easy | I have a very old potato peeler that I thought worked great, but its getting kinda rusty and old looking, so I decided I would try a new peeler. I read all the reviews and this one sounded like the best to me. Everyone raved about how great it peeled, but I figured....how much of a difference can there really be in a peeler. Let me tell you, there IS a difference. It is very very easy to use. It just glides along the vegetable and takes off thinner slices than my old peeler. It just seems so much easier to use. I can't compare it to the other new peelers, but I can tell you if you have an old peeler, do yourself a favor and get a new one.I almost bought the one with the aluminum handle because it looks so pretty, but decided being able to put it in the dishwasher was more important than looks. It's bigger than I expected, but it still feels good in my hand, and my husband likes the bigger size (since he gets stuck doing most of the peeling). I'm very happy with this purchase. | 990 | [
"I have a very old potato peeler that I thought worked great, but its getting kinda rusty and old looking, so I decided I would try a new peeler.",
"I read all the reviews and this one sounded like the best to me.",
"Everyone raved about how great it peeled, but I figured....how much of a difference can there really be in a peeler.",
"Let me tell you, there IS a difference.",
"It is very very easy to use.",
"It just glides along the vegetable and takes off thinner slices than my old peeler.",
"It just seems so much easier to use.",
"I can't compare it to the other new peelers, but I can tell you if you have an old peeler, do yourself a favor and get a new one.I almost bought the one with the aluminum handle because it looks so pretty, but decided being able to put it in the dishwasher was more important than looks.",
"It's bigger than I expected, but it still feels good in my hand, and my husband likes the bigger size (since he gets stuck doing most of the peeling).",
"I'm very happy with this purchase."
] |
5 | Best robot game ever | There are loads of robot games in the video gaming universe, but none can come close the MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries experience.With precision joystick or mouse, gamers get to experience the exhilirating thrills and spills of giant robot combat minus the arcade feel of less serious games like MechAssault.MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries is also more than just a first person shooter game since it involves armoured combat that is reminiscent of medieval knight dueling but with hi-tech weapons.Best of all, MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries has a thriving online community that is replete with open game servers, leagues, clans, mods and fan-fiction writers.So, get the compilation, even if all you want is just MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries. It helps to play MechWarrior 4 and its Black Knight expansion first before playing MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries.That way, you can prepare yourself for going online to play Mercs with veterans. Rest assured, many vets are more than happy to accommodate fresh blood. | 990 | [
"There are loads of robot games in the video gaming universe, but none can come close the MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries experience.With precision joystick or mouse, gamers get to experience the exhilirating thrills and spills of giant robot combat minus the arcade feel of less serious games like MechAssault.MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries is also more than just a first person shooter game since it involves armoured combat that is reminiscent of medieval knight dueling but with hi-tech weapons.Best of all, MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries has a thriving online community that is replete with open game servers, leagues, clans, mods and fan-fiction writers.So, get the compilation, even if all you want is just MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries.",
"It helps to play MechWarrior 4 and its Black Knight expansion first before playing MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries.That way, you can prepare yourself for going online to play Mercs with veterans.",
"Rest assured, many vets are more than happy to accommodate fresh blood."
] |
5 | One of a Kind | I read this book in conjunction with Kostya Kennedy's "56". Although I am a fan of Montville's work, as a Red Sox fanatic I had avoided both works on principle alone. To my vast surprise, I enjoyed both of them immensely.The similarities are obvious since both books portray their iconic subjects in a historical perspective and deal frankly with their numerous personal shortcomings as well as the many flaws of the American society in which they moved.Montville is obviously the more hampered author since he has so few survivors who had personal contact with the Babe and therefore has to invoke the "fog of time" a bit too often. Nevertheless a clear picture of Ruth evolves and the reader is left with a good deal more insight into the cause of Babe's moral failures than he ever cared to consider himself.I would certainly recommend reading this book on a uniquely gifted athlete who, in this era of microscopic media scrutiny and political correctness, will never come our way again. | 990 | [
"I read this book in conjunction with Kostya Kennedy's \"56\".",
"Although I am a fan of Montville's work, as a Red Sox fanatic I had avoided both works on principle alone.",
"To my vast surprise, I enjoyed both of them immensely.The similarities are obvious since both books portray their iconic subjects in a historical perspective and deal frankly with their numerous personal shortcomings as well as the many flaws of the American society in which they moved.Montville is obviously the more hampered author since he has so few survivors who had personal contact with the Babe and therefore has to invoke the \"fog of time\" a bit too often.",
"Nevertheless a clear picture of Ruth evolves and the reader is left with a good deal more insight into the cause of Babe's moral failures than he ever cared to consider himself.I would certainly recommend reading this book on a uniquely gifted athlete who, in this era of microscopic media scrutiny and political correctness, will never come our way again."
] |
5 | not from this world | This is Chuck's masterpiece. It's just amazing how complex this album is, I still cannot believe that a human beign could made something like this. Amazing drums by Richard Christy, awesome alternance of solos between Schuldiner and Hamm, and an unexpected vocal work of Tim Aymar. And of course another bass lesson offered by Steve DiGiorgio. It's just impossible to include it in any style, it's just Metal. Fot the ones familiar with the Death sound, this is the Chuck's last lesson for those who criticized him during the years...Is not an extrem Metal album, because Death was never an extrem Metal band.. Something links togheter all his amazing works, songs like Mutilation, Pull the Plug, Low Life, Cosmic Sea, The Philosopher, Zero Tolerance, Vioce of the Soul, Consumed, are so different by eachother, but in the same time so alike, is something that nobody in this field could create so far... This is just music, made for those who really can feel it, who really believe in it.. | 990 | [
"This is Chuck's masterpiece.",
"It's just amazing how complex this album is, I still cannot believe that a human beign could made something like this.",
"Amazing drums by Richard Christy, awesome alternance of solos between Schuldiner and Hamm, and an unexpected vocal work of Tim Aymar.",
"And of course another bass lesson offered by Steve DiGiorgio.",
"It's just impossible to include it in any style, it's just Metal.",
"Fot the ones familiar with the Death sound, this is the Chuck's last lesson for those who criticized him during the years...Is not an extrem Metal album, because Death was never an extrem Metal band..",
"Something links togheter all his amazing works, songs like Mutilation, Pull the Plug, Low Life, Cosmic Sea, The Philosopher, Zero Tolerance, Vioce of the Soul, Consumed, are so different by eachother, but in the same time so alike, is something that nobody in this field could create so far... This is just music, made for those who really can feel it, who really believe in it.."
] |
5 | Remember to Breath | I was 10 years old when I saw `Rendezvous' for the first time. It was 1981 and my father brought it home on a 16mm projector version, and showed it on the family slide projector screen. As a kid I was truly blown away, and as an adult I am still astonished by this work. Truthfully, I feel that anyone who has seen these nine breathtaking minutes of amazing footage will be left with an indelible mark in his or her mind. I was very excited to see that this was finally out on DVD after so many years, and although it is not available here at Amazon, it is available for purchase over at speedtv.com. I would highly recommend this wonderful Claude Lelouche work for anyone who enjoys a fast paced chase scene, or just the thrill of seeing beautiful European shops, avenues and cobblestone streets fly by at more than 100 mph. Most Hollywood cinematic features that involve an element such as this only wish they could emulate it with such reality, for reality is what `Rendezvous' truly is. | 990 | [
"I was 10 years old when I saw `Rendezvous' for the first time.",
"It was 1981 and my father brought it home on a 16mm projector version, and showed it on the family slide projector screen.",
"As a kid I was truly blown away, and as an adult I am still astonished by this work.",
"Truthfully, I feel that anyone who has seen these nine breathtaking minutes of amazing footage will be left with an indelible mark in his or her mind.",
"I was very excited to see that this was finally out on DVD after so many years, and although it is not available here at Amazon, it is available for purchase over at speedtv.com.",
"I would highly recommend this wonderful Claude Lelouche work for anyone who enjoys a fast paced chase scene, or just the thrill of seeing beautiful European shops, avenues and cobblestone streets fly by at more than 100 mph.",
"Most Hollywood cinematic features that involve an element such as this only wish they could emulate it with such reality, for reality is what `Rendezvous' truly is."
] |
5 | Great for babies | I had heard about elimination communication and originally thought "what crazy person would start potty training a baby?" The more I read about it, though, the more I was interested and amazed and thought I wanted to try it. I got this potty because so many who practiced EC use it. My son is 5 1/2 months old and we've been using the potty for 2 weeks. It is a great size for him and he seems to be comfortable. Since he's so young I really only put him on it when he wakes up in the morning and when he wakes up from a nap so I'm not totally doing the "EC" thing. It is amazing because it really works- he does his business almost as soon as he sits on it. As he gets older we'll use it more often but I think for his young age a few times a day is enough just to introduce him to the potty. If you have a baby I would definitely recommend reading up on EC even though you may think it's crazy when you first hear about it, just like I did. If you decide to EC definitely buy this potty!! | 990 | [
"I had heard about elimination communication and originally thought \"what crazy person would start potty training a baby?",
"\" The more I read about it, though, the more I was interested and amazed and thought I wanted to try it.",
"I got this potty because so many who practiced EC use it.",
"My son is 5 1/2 months old and we've been using the potty for 2 weeks.",
"It is a great size for him and he seems to be comfortable.",
"Since he's so young I really only put him on it when he wakes up in the morning and when he wakes up from a nap so I'm not totally doing the \"EC\" thing.",
"It is amazing because it really works- he does his business almost as soon as he sits on it.",
"As he gets older we'll use it more often but I think for his young age a few times a day is enough just to introduce him to the potty.",
"If you have a baby I would definitely recommend reading up on EC even though you may think it's crazy when you first hear about it, just like I did.",
"If you decide to EC definitely buy this potty!!"
] |
5 | Excellent Adult Trainer | There have been people who have reviewed this for kids. First it is a computer program therefore it will do the same thing over and over and doesn't learn like people do. When you do a move on one level you can move to a higher level to see how somebody rated higher will move.The true beauty for adults or kids alike is for those who play on-line. When you lose you can setup the board and then switch to Grandmaster mode and see how he/she would move. Then flip sides and see how the Grandmaster would handle how to do it etc.If anybody can read Ne5 or Qh1 they should be easily able to learn (with some help) how to setup a board and switch sides and switch levels.No matter which game you buy make sure it has these options and Use Them!!!After you have learn the basics go online and play against a computer(first) and when you lose come back to this game and learn how a Grandmaster would do it.I can't say it enough. If you want to learn and I mean Learn how to play chess...do this! | 990 | [
"There have been people who have reviewed this for kids.",
"First it is a computer program therefore it will do the same thing over and over and doesn't learn like people do.",
"When you do a move on one level you can move to a higher level to see how somebody rated higher will move.The true beauty for adults or kids alike is for those who play on-line.",
"When you lose you can setup the board and then switch to Grandmaster mode and see how he/she would move.",
"Then flip sides and see how the Grandmaster would handle how to do it etc.If anybody can read Ne5 or Qh1 they should be easily able to learn (with some help) how to setup a board and switch sides and switch levels.No matter which game you buy make sure it has these options and Use Them!!!",
"After you have learn the basics go online and play against a computer(first) and when you lose come back to this game and learn how a Grandmaster would do it.I can't say it enough.",
"If you want to learn and I mean Learn how to play chess...do this!"
] |
5 | A Must Read | This book was very interesting to me. The stories it tells reveal a lot about the way people are still treated in America. I believe that Dr. Barnes would want people to change their minds and eliminate prejudices. However, I agree with her that we must address the problem of how people act. The way that people act is what hurts others. We have seen many instances of legal means changing the majority of people's actions. This has indeed helped minorities tremendously. Whether or not a person has hatred in their heart, you cannot tell. No one is a mind reader. However, you can easily tell and become hurt when an act is committed against you. The first step is definitely curtailing behavior. Along with that, of course, we hope that people's minds change as well.I recommend this book because so many people who are in the majority are not even aware that minorities suffer so many slights and in so many ways. This book is definitely an eye-opener that I believe whites should read. | 990 | [
"This book was very interesting to me.",
"The stories it tells reveal a lot about the way people are still treated in America.",
"I believe that Dr.",
"Barnes would want people to change their minds and eliminate prejudices.",
"However, I agree with her that we must address the problem of how people act.",
"The way that people act is what hurts others.",
"We have seen many instances of legal means changing the majority of people's actions.",
"This has indeed helped minorities tremendously.",
"Whether or not a person has hatred in their heart, you cannot tell.",
"No one is a mind reader.",
"However, you can easily tell and become hurt when an act is committed against you.",
"The first step is definitely curtailing behavior.",
"Along with that, of course, we hope that people's minds change as well.I recommend this book because so many people who are in the majority are not even aware that minorities suffer so many slights and in so many ways.",
"This book is definitely an eye-opener that I believe whites should read."
] |
5 | Celebration of her life | I bought this book because as a breast cancer survivor, I wanted to honor this woman for her bravery and most of all for her honesty in publishing photos of herself in sickness and in health. This book truly is a celebration of Lynn Kohlman's life and it contains amazing images that are the most breathtaking example of real breast cancer awareness I have ever seen. They are beautiful because Lynn Kohlman was beautiful. Once you have seen them, you will never again look at a frilly pepto pink image and think it even remotely relates to breast cancer awareness. It's time people began seeing honest images of real women and their real outcomes after breast cancer. Because we will never conquer this disease until we all face the truth about what it does to one in eight women, if you can handle the truth, start with this book. Then move on to The Scar Project. If you can't handle the truth, you can find plenty of pretty pink images at Susan G. Komen and The American Cancer Society. | 990 | [
"I bought this book because as a breast cancer survivor, I wanted to honor this woman for her bravery and most of all for her honesty in publishing photos of herself in sickness and in health.",
"This book truly is a celebration of Lynn Kohlman's life and it contains amazing images that are the most breathtaking example of real breast cancer awareness I have ever seen.",
"They are beautiful because Lynn Kohlman was beautiful.",
"Once you have seen them, you will never again look at a frilly pepto pink image and think it even remotely relates to breast cancer awareness.",
"It's time people began seeing honest images of real women and their real outcomes after breast cancer.",
"Because we will never conquer this disease until we all face the truth about what it does to one in eight women, if you can handle the truth, start with this book.",
"Then move on to The Scar Project.",
"If you can't handle the truth, you can find plenty of pretty pink images at Susan G.",
"Komen and The American Cancer Society."
] |
5 | An informative review | The bad reviews about this product is exactly what they are just bad. This av cable is not for the original genesis with the 16 bit logo. It is for the slim models 2 and 3. It clearly states this in the product description. The reason why they say it doesn't fit is because they bought the wrong cable. The original genesis uses a bigger din connector and has mono sound. Most newer tv's simulate stereo sound with just the white audio cable plugged in. True stereo sound can only be achieved by using an audio y splitter cable plugged into the headphone jack and the tv. Hdtv's will make the video look washed up and the picture will be stretched and cut. Retro systems are meant to be played on crt or tube tv's, where video quality is maximized so keep that in mind. Remember read all product descriptions before ordering, granted amazon is not always accurate and more general, it's still our responsibility as customers to know and do a little research before ordering anything online. | 990 | [
"The bad reviews about this product is exactly what they are just bad.",
"This av cable is not for the original genesis with the 16 bit logo.",
"It is for the slim models 2 and 3.",
"It clearly states this in the product description.",
"The reason why they say it doesn't fit is because they bought the wrong cable.",
"The original genesis uses a bigger din connector and has mono sound.",
"Most newer tv's simulate stereo sound with just the white audio cable plugged in.",
"True stereo sound can only be achieved by using an audio y splitter cable plugged into the headphone jack and the tv.",
"Hdtv's will make the video look washed up and the picture will be stretched and cut.",
"Retro systems are meant to be played on crt or tube tv's, where video quality is maximized so keep that in mind.",
"Remember read all product descriptions before ordering, granted amazon is not always accurate and more general, it's still our responsibility as customers to know and do a little research before ordering anything online."
] |
5 | 4 PIECES OF GEAR IN ONE | Goodness GOD... I can't say enough about this thing. Compressor/Limiter/Gate and a Maximizer. In less space than a Rack Amp.If you trim this thing out just right for microphones, you can scream at the top of your lungs into the mic and get clear vocals on the other side. I bought this unit to help out with my in home studio and its uses are limitless. At that point I wasn't sure whether it would be useful to me, I was pretty "FNG" to buying these little trinkets. Since buying my last load of equipment in FEB, I have used this while I was running sound for a Pop/Alt Rock/Groove band. Unfortunatley, the gig wasn't long lasting enough, but they were impressed not only with how hard I work, but at how well I managed the sound.I would recommend this to any person looking for its capabilities. It was and always will be worth every dime I paid for it. It's a no risk deal, you can't go wrong. Im purchasing 5 more in the future to help with drum mics, LOL.Peace, LOVE, and Vacuum Tubes | 990 | [
"Goodness GOD... I can't say enough about this thing.",
"Compressor/Limiter/Gate and a Maximizer.",
"In less space than a Rack Amp.If you trim this thing out just right for microphones, you can scream at the top of your lungs into the mic and get clear vocals on the other side.",
"I bought this unit to help out with my in home studio and its uses are limitless.",
"At that point I wasn't sure whether it would be useful to me, I was pretty \"FNG\" to buying these little trinkets.",
"Since buying my last load of equipment in FEB, I have used this while I was running sound for a Pop/Alt Rock/Groove band.",
"Unfortunatley, the gig wasn't long lasting enough, but they were impressed not only with how hard I work, but at how well I managed the sound.I would recommend this to any person looking for its capabilities.",
"It was and always will be worth every dime I paid for it.",
"It's a no risk deal, you can't go wrong.",
"Im purchasing 5 more in the future to help with drum mics, LOL.Peace, LOVE, and Vacuum Tubes"
] |
5 | Enlightening | I just read this book recently (summer of 2001). Its main purpose was to prepare you for the 2000 election and what we'd be getting if Al Gore won the presidential election. As I was reading it, however, Gore has tentatively hinted another run in '04. Bearing that in mind, I still think this book is informative and necessary to all who might consider voting for Gore and any who might still wish he became the president last election.Many had imagined Gore to be the better half of the Clinton/Gore team. He certainly projected that wholesome image that Clinton could never pull off. However, this book looks beneath his veneer of respectability and exposes his shady land dealing and utter hypocrisy when it comes to the environment.As it says in the forward, Bossie and Brown strive to be as accurate as is humanly possible. I am greatful to these two men for giving a history of Gore's life for me, as I knew little of his past.Get yourself a copy of this book, it is very informative. | 990 | [
"I just read this book recently (summer of 2001).",
"Its main purpose was to prepare you for the 2000 election and what we'd be getting if Al Gore won the presidential election.",
"As I was reading it, however, Gore has tentatively hinted another run in '04.",
"Bearing that in mind, I still think this book is informative and necessary to all who might consider voting for Gore and any who might still wish he became the president last election.Many had imagined Gore to be the better half of the Clinton/Gore team.",
"He certainly projected that wholesome image that Clinton could never pull off.",
"However, this book looks beneath his veneer of respectability and exposes his shady land dealing and utter hypocrisy when it comes to the environment.As it says in the forward, Bossie and Brown strive to be as accurate as is humanly possible.",
"I am greatful to these two men for giving a history of Gore's life for me, as I knew little of his past.Get yourself a copy of this book, it is very informative."
] |
5 | Fosse for adults | If you've read all 37 reviews so far, I guess you're a Fosse fan. You will know who's in the DVD and what numbers they do, but I think it will be the most helpful here to say what not to expect. Except for nostalgic short appearances by Reinking, (way past her brilliant prime) and embarrassing interferences by Vereen, there are no original cast performers. Don't yearn for something you may have seen on Broadway years ago or even this show when it was fresher and live on stage.What you will see is Fosse's work done better than even he could do it. These are professionals at their finest, tireless, versatile, energetic and able to show to best advantage all the subtleties and drive of Fosse's limitless invention. The lighting is perfect and the camera work magical. I don't know they did it with a live show with no chance for retakes. I've danced in Musicals in Hollywood in the 50's and later directed television and in my opinion this is the best you'll ever see of Fosse's work. | 990 | [
"If you've read all 37 reviews so far, I guess you're a Fosse fan.",
"You will know who's in the DVD and what numbers they do, but I think it will be the most helpful here to say what not to expect.",
"Except for nostalgic short appearances by Reinking, (way past her brilliant prime) and embarrassing interferences by Vereen, there are no original cast performers.",
"Don't yearn for something you may have seen on Broadway years ago or even this show when it was fresher and live on stage.What you will see is Fosse's work done better than even he could do it.",
"These are professionals at their finest, tireless, versatile, energetic and able to show to best advantage all the subtleties and drive of Fosse's limitless invention.",
"The lighting is perfect and the camera work magical.",
"I don't know they did it with a live show with no chance for retakes.",
"I've danced in Musicals in Hollywood in the 50's and later directed television and in my opinion this is the best you'll ever see of Fosse's work."
] |
5 | Music on guitar .... | there are two types of guitarist ... those that make great music, which just happens to be played on a guitar ( Steve Morse, Tommy Emmanuel, Johnny A, Eric Johnson, Michael Lee Firkins, Danny Gatton ) and great guitarists who make (some) great music ( Steve Vai, Yngwie, Satch, Greg Koch plus hundreds of others with "fretboard diarrhoea").The key to 'which is which' is whether you pick favourite tracks off the album, or whether you listen to it all.I had quite a few Andy Timmons tracks on MP3, and decided to buy the album on the strength of good Amazon reviews. I am WELL pleased I did.Along with other "unknowns" like Howard Hart and ( to a leser extent) Neil Zaza, Andy is a fantastic instrumental song writer. He plays exactly like I would love to play, agressive riffing under tuneful leads but never sounding the same ( which, in truth, and I hate myself for saying it, Steve Morse TENDS to ... ouch, should I delete that ?)This is DEFINITELY a CD I play from start to finish .... | 990 | [
"there are two types of guitarist ... those that make great music, which just happens to be played on a guitar ( Steve Morse, Tommy Emmanuel, Johnny A, Eric Johnson, Michael Lee Firkins, Danny Gatton ) and great guitarists who make (some) great music ( Steve Vai, Yngwie, Satch, Greg Koch plus hundreds of others with \"fretboard diarrhoea\").The key to 'which is which' is whether you pick favourite tracks off the album, or whether you listen to it all.I had quite a few Andy Timmons tracks on MP3, and decided to buy the album on the strength of good Amazon reviews.",
"I am WELL pleased I did.Along with other \"unknowns\" like Howard Hart and ( to a leser extent) Neil Zaza, Andy is a fantastic instrumental song writer.",
"He plays exactly like I would love to play, agressive riffing under tuneful leads but never sounding the same ( which, in truth, and I hate myself for saying it, Steve Morse TENDS to ... ouch, should I delete that?",
")This is DEFINITELY a CD I play from start to finish ...."
] |
5 | Give it 10 stars! | My 7 year old groaned every time we mentioned spelling. She had low confidence in her spelling ability. The first day we started this program--WHAM-- what a difference! She saw that she could spell! She loves the 10 step study pages. Also, she likes that you only have to study the words she missed and not 10 to 20 words a day for a test at the end of the week. In this program, you take daily tests lasting just 5 minutes. Then the missed spelled words are repeated the next day.I'm looking now for the activity cards. This program is wonderful for homeschoolers and anyone wanting to improve their childs spelling ability.The author of the book recommends this for grades 3 to 12, but used it with her 5 year old granddaughter. We are using it with our 7 year old who is an advanced reader. Also this 10 step word study helps her with independent learning. She focuses better with steps.They have their own website if you want more info. Just type Spelling Power into your search engine. | 990 | [
"My 7 year old groaned every time we mentioned spelling.",
"She had low confidence in her spelling ability.",
"The first day we started this program--WHAM-- what a difference!",
"She saw that she could spell!",
"She loves the 10 step study pages.",
"Also, she likes that you only have to study the words she missed and not 10 to 20 words a day for a test at the end of the week.",
"In this program, you take daily tests lasting just 5 minutes.",
"Then the missed spelled words are repeated the next day.I'm looking now for the activity cards.",
"This program is wonderful for homeschoolers and anyone wanting to improve their childs spelling ability.The author of the book recommends this for grades 3 to 12, but used it with her 5 year old granddaughter.",
"We are using it with our 7 year old who is an advanced reader.",
"Also this 10 step word study helps her with independent learning.",
"She focuses better with steps.They have their own website if you want more info.",
"Just type Spelling Power into your search engine."
] |
5 | Defunct | 2008 ADDENDUM: We loved it for less than a year and just like other subsequent reviewers have described- it would not heat up. The light was on but no READY. What a waste, so sad. Can't change the star rating in editing this review but I would only give it 2 stars now. 9-2007 After having waffles at a hotel continental breakfast we wanted to continue to enjoy them with our family. Went looking on Amazon for what was available and what the reviews were. Spotted this model as being similar to the hotel waffle maker and after reading the basically positive reviews went ahead and ordered. As a family we have tremendously enjoyed the finished product from this waffle maker after church on Sunday since we received it. It is so easy to use and so quick. No regrets on our part. And worth finding an easily accessible storage place for it! Have only used Carbons Golden Malted Waffle mix available from Amazon. Also, measuring cup is hid on underside of packing styrofoam so watch for it. | 990 | [
"2008 ADDENDUM: We loved it for less than a year and just like other subsequent reviewers have described- it would not heat up.",
"The light was on but no READY.",
"What a waste, so sad.",
"Can't change the star rating in editing this review but I would only give it 2 stars now.",
"9-2007 After having waffles at a hotel continental breakfast we wanted to continue to enjoy them with our family.",
"Went looking on Amazon for what was available and what the reviews were.",
"Spotted this model as being similar to the hotel waffle maker and after reading the basically positive reviews went ahead and ordered.",
"As a family we have tremendously enjoyed the finished product from this waffle maker after church on Sunday since we received it.",
"It is so easy to use and so quick.",
"No regrets on our part.",
"And worth finding an easily accessible storage place for it!",
"Have only used Carbons Golden Malted Waffle mix available from Amazon.",
"Also, measuring cup is hid on underside of packing styrofoam so watch for it."
] |
5 | The Summer of 63 | If you were a teenager in the Summer of '63 (or '64, '65, and '66) you were listening to the Beach Boys. Their songs were playing on car radios, on transistor radios at the beach, and on radios in your room. The "hit" radio versions were "singles" mixed in mono for maximum impact over the "one speaker" radios that most teens were listening to.Some, but not all, teens could afford to buy albums, and bought the "stereo" album mixes of those hits. But, the stereo mixes were NOT the hit versions we had heard (and burned into our memories) during weeks of radio re-playing.The strong point of this "ultimate" Beach Boys CD is that when two mixes are available, the "hit" version, often in mono, is the mix that is used. These are the REAL thing, just the way they sounded back in 1963.Thirty of the Beach Boys best songs...an audio "time machine" that can transport "baby boomers" back four decades in time...on a single CD at an attractive price. What more could a Beach Boy fan ask for? | 989 | [
"If you were a teenager in the Summer of '63 (or '64, '65, and '66) you were listening to the Beach Boys.",
"Their songs were playing on car radios, on transistor radios at the beach, and on radios in your room.",
"The \"hit\" radio versions were \"singles\" mixed in mono for maximum impact over the \"one speaker\" radios that most teens were listening to.Some, but not all, teens could afford to buy albums, and bought the \"stereo\" album mixes of those hits.",
"But, the stereo mixes were NOT the hit versions we had heard (and burned into our memories) during weeks of radio re-playing.The strong point of this \"ultimate\" Beach Boys CD is that when two mixes are available, the \"hit\" version, often in mono, is the mix that is used.",
"These are the REAL thing, just the way they sounded back in 1963.Thirty of the Beach Boys best songs...an audio \"time machine\" that can transport \"baby boomers\" back four decades in time...on a single CD at an attractive price.",
"What more could a Beach Boy fan ask for?"
] |
5 | Reflections on Ones Life | If you have never seen this movie, watch it and put yourself in George Bailey's situation. This movie is a great way to look at your own life and judge what have YOU contributed to society. I have watched this movie dozens of times over the years and a video copy was given to me as a present from a very good friend of mine. Anytime I start to feel sorry for myself or think I got a bad turn, think of what the world may be without you, all the people you may have given directions to, helped someone cross a street, gave to a charity (if you never did this things than there is no sense to the movie). Each movie does not have to be a Cecil B DeMille do be worth something, hopefully by watching this movie you will look at your life in a different way. There are several worthwhile messages in the movie and it is a good way to spend an evening with your family/children. Everyone can't be monetarily rich but when you have many friends for many years you are truly richest man in town. | 989 | [
"If you have never seen this movie, watch it and put yourself in George Bailey's situation.",
"This movie is a great way to look at your own life and judge what have YOU contributed to society.",
"I have watched this movie dozens of times over the years and a video copy was given to me as a present from a very good friend of mine.",
"Anytime I start to feel sorry for myself or think I got a bad turn, think of what the world may be without you, all the people you may have given directions to, helped someone cross a street, gave to a charity (if you never did this things than there is no sense to the movie).",
"Each movie does not have to be a Cecil B DeMille do be worth something, hopefully by watching this movie you will look at your life in a different way.",
"There are several worthwhile messages in the movie and it is a good way to spend an evening with your family/children.",
"Everyone can't be monetarily rich but when you have many friends for many years you are truly richest man in town."
] |
5 | Poignant | It took me some time to read this book. I would read a chapter, put it down and go about doing something else, then pick it up again. At 500+ pages, and densely written, it's not one of those "I couldn't put it down" books. But Kathleen slowly wound her way into my heart and I read the last 250-odd pages in two nights. O'Faolain writes in so much detail about Kathleen's thoughts and feelings--in a lesser writer,such in-depth description would have been boring and tedious. But O'Faolain's writing is never that. Thought-provoking, especially for someone like myself with ties to Ireland, and the Ireland of the famine. I did find some of the writing about the Talbot Case frustrating in that at first I wasn't sure whether it was Kathleen fictionalizing it or whether it was truly what happened. Perhaps that was deliberate on O'Faolain's part.I would recommend the book to those who enjoy reading a mixture of fact and fiction, who enjoy reading detailed life stories. I certanly did. | 989 | [
"It took me some time to read this book.",
"I would read a chapter, put it down and go about doing something else, then pick it up again.",
"At 500+ pages, and densely written, it's not one of those \"I couldn't put it down\" books.",
"But Kathleen slowly wound her way into my heart and I read the last 250-odd pages in two nights.",
"O'Faolain writes in so much detail about Kathleen's thoughts and feelings--in a lesser writer,such in-depth description would have been boring and tedious.",
"But O'Faolain's writing is never that.",
"Thought-provoking, especially for someone like myself with ties to Ireland, and the Ireland of the famine.",
"I did find some of the writing about the Talbot Case frustrating in that at first I wasn't sure whether it was Kathleen fictionalizing it or whether it was truly what happened.",
"Perhaps that was deliberate on O'Faolain's part.I would recommend the book to those who enjoy reading a mixture of fact and fiction, who enjoy reading detailed life stories.",
"I certanly did."
] |
5 | one of 2002's greats! | 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' is a bonafide great album. It deserves to be included among the best of the year, in the same breath as Bruce Springsteen's 'The Rising,' and the jaw dropping Doves release 'The Last Broadcast.'Their Grammy award winning debut 'Parachutes' delivered a lot of anticipation for a sophomore release. It too was a strong, gorgeous set. Coldplay's new release easily meets and exceeds expectations. In a day when rock albums have become collections of tired riffs and recycled melodies ready for FM radio consumption, Coldplay has developed a melancholy, yet shimmering and warm set blending consistency and vitality.Attempting to address highlights on this album is simply lipservice. However, 'In My Place,' 'The Scientist,' and 'Warning Sign' are ideal check points throughout this album.Altogether, plaintive piano chords meld with pensive guitar licks and Chris Martin's heavenly falsetto. Curious? You should be! This is one of the 'must own' albums of 2002! | 989 | [
"'A Rush of Blood to the Head' is a bonafide great album.",
"It deserves to be included among the best of the year, in the same breath as Bruce Springsteen's 'The Rising,' and the jaw dropping Doves release 'The Last Broadcast.'Their Grammy award winning debut 'Parachutes' delivered a lot of anticipation for a sophomore release.",
"It too was a strong, gorgeous set.",
"Coldplay's new release easily meets and exceeds expectations.",
"In a day when rock albums have become collections of tired riffs and recycled melodies ready for FM radio consumption, Coldplay has developed a melancholy, yet shimmering and warm set blending consistency and vitality.Attempting to address highlights on this album is simply lipservice.",
"However, 'In My Place,' 'The Scientist,' and 'Warning Sign' are ideal check points throughout this album.Altogether, plaintive piano chords meld with pensive guitar licks and Chris Martin's heavenly falsetto.",
"Curious?",
"You should be!",
"This is one of the 'must own' albums of 2002!"
] |
5 | Exile! | This is the World's Greatest Rock and Roll band doing what they do best. They blend blues, country, r&b, and even gospel and it still sounds like Rock n Roll. Who's Next is the only album that even compares with this one. The thing that makes it all so much better is the live emotion that resulted from a good portion of it being recorded in Keith Richard's basement. It almost feels like it is something from some garage band not caring about money but just wanting to make amazing music. I'll have to admit, it didn't take that well at first, but for me, a lot of Stones stuff didn't. Now, after listening to it over and over, like the rest of the Stones stuff, I love it. It is more of a complete album than any of there other releases. Although Rip This Joint, Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, and Happy are among my favorites, after a while, you begin to realize that it is meant to be played start to stop or not at all. Amazing album that everyone with a pulse should own. | 989 | [
"This is the World's Greatest Rock and Roll band doing what they do best.",
"They blend blues, country, r&b, and even gospel and it still sounds like Rock n Roll.",
"Who's Next is the only album that even compares with this one.",
"The thing that makes it all so much better is the live emotion that resulted from a good portion of it being recorded in Keith Richard's basement.",
"It almost feels like it is something from some garage band not caring about money but just wanting to make amazing music.",
"I'll have to admit, it didn't take that well at first, but for me, a lot of Stones stuff didn't.",
"Now, after listening to it over and over, like the rest of the Stones stuff, I love it.",
"It is more of a complete album than any of there other releases.",
"Although Rip This Joint, Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, and Happy are among my favorites, after a while, you begin to realize that it is meant to be played start to stop or not at all.",
"Amazing album that everyone with a pulse should own."
] |
5 | a kindred spirit. | This album is excellent. As it stands, Nexus Polaris is a shining example of black metal at it's best. The musicianship is excellent, and rather than try to fit in into a specific category of music, i simply let in all has to offer. Excellent guitar work, nice vocals (lyrics are printed in the insert), and female vocals that provide the sweetest backing. Hellhammer's drum work is incredible, and he shines through on every track. The keyboards provide a more involving atmosphere than anything i can remember listening to in a long time. And, to top it all off, it comes in a sweet package, with excellent artwork. This album is a fantastic collaboration effort between some of black metal's finest musicians, and i recommend it whole-heartedly to the music enthusiast. If i were to have anycomplaints at all, it would be that there mere 44 minutes of music it offers left me wanting to hear more. But as it is, its short & sweet. Sweet as hell. Buy it, or miss out on a shining moment. | 989 | [
"This album is excellent.",
"As it stands, Nexus Polaris is a shining example of black metal at it's best.",
"The musicianship is excellent, and rather than try to fit in into a specific category of music, i simply let in all has to offer.",
"Excellent guitar work, nice vocals (lyrics are printed in the insert), and female vocals that provide the sweetest backing.",
"Hellhammer's drum work is incredible, and he shines through on every track.",
"The keyboards provide a more involving atmosphere than anything i can remember listening to in a long time.",
"And, to top it all off, it comes in a sweet package, with excellent artwork.",
"This album is a fantastic collaboration effort between some of black metal's finest musicians, and i recommend it whole-heartedly to the music enthusiast.",
"If i were to have anycomplaints at all, it would be that there mere 44 minutes of music it offers left me wanting to hear more.",
"But as it is, its short & sweet.",
"Sweet as hell.",
"Buy it, or miss out on a shining moment."
] |
5 | a beautiful photograph | Reading this book was for me like looking at a family album while my host (whose album this is) tells me about the photographs quietly, gently, his sad eyes fixed on the back of my head. And as I looked I realized that the photographs (the still lives captured on this page and that) are photos of photos of photos; that behind them simmer reflections of things not in the image itself; that they are photos of the same scene but taken with many cameras, seen with many eyes; and slowly, gradually I realize that I am in the photographs also-a kind of ghost guided inside by my host-and I step in and look around.Until finally, I come to the last photograph in the album (not the last photograph; just the last photograph in that particular album) and I look at it, at its grey rain, at its sadness and I don't close the album.That is what reading this incredible book is like-and that is why I heartily recommend it to anyone who ever hesitated to speak of himself, his family, his heart. | 989 | [
"Reading this book was for me like looking at a family album while my host (whose album this is) tells me about the photographs quietly, gently, his sad eyes fixed on the back of my head.",
"And as I looked I realized that the photographs (the still lives captured on this page and that) are photos of photos of photos; that behind them simmer reflections of things not in the image itself; that they are photos of the same scene but taken with many cameras, seen with many eyes; and slowly, gradually I realize that I am in the photographs also-a kind of ghost guided inside by my host-and I step in and look around.Until finally, I come to the last photograph in the album (not the last photograph; just the last photograph in that particular album) and I look at it, at its grey rain, at its sadness and I don't close the album.That is what reading this incredible book is like-and that is why I heartily recommend it to anyone who ever hesitated to speak of himself, his family, his heart."
] |
5 | Open Up Your Eyes | I don't think I could add more than the Julian Barham review except to say, I love this book! This is the fourth book of the jungle series. I would recommend that one read the jungle series in order (i.e., Government, Carreta, March to the Monteria, Trozas, Rebellion of the Hanged, General from the Jungle). It is not absolutely necessary to read them in order but some characters show up in the later books (e.g., Don Gabriel from "Goverment" is referred to quite often, and Andres from "the Carreta" is present in the March to the Monteria and Trozas, amongst others). The characters from previous books are not necessarily covered in detail, so having this background of info about them sort of solidifies the story. The path of the characters is intertwined throughout the series.I usually don't assign myself to such reading, like it's some sort of required reading for a class but in my opinion this is some of the most insightful and compelling writing I have ever read. Go Traven! | 989 | [
"I don't think I could add more than the Julian Barham review except to say, I love this book!",
"This is the fourth book of the jungle series.",
"I would recommend that one read the jungle series in order (i.e., Government, Carreta, March to the Monteria, Trozas, Rebellion of the Hanged, General from the Jungle).",
"It is not absolutely necessary to read them in order but some characters show up in the later books (e.g., Don Gabriel from \"Goverment\" is referred to quite often, and Andres from \"the Carreta\" is present in the March to the Monteria and Trozas, amongst others).",
"The characters from previous books are not necessarily covered in detail, so having this background of info about them sort of solidifies the story.",
"The path of the characters is intertwined throughout the series.I usually don't assign myself to such reading, like it's some sort of required reading for a class but in my opinion this is some of the most insightful and compelling writing I have ever read.",
"Go Traven!"
] |
5 | Best of the bunch | This is the single best pick for X-Box for a few simple reasons. #1, On-line play. Madden does not have it. No on-line play also means no roster updates. Does the Madden roster accuratly reflect the roster of the teams on Week 1 of the NFL season? Also, while you can have your buds over for some games, sometimes it nice to play at 3 AM with a real person. #2, The game-play flows very smoothly. NFL Fever is slow at best. #3, The graphics are outstanding, the sound is good, and the game presentation on screen is great. Replays are given decent commentary, and the camera angles for them are outstanding. #4 ESPN name brings with it NFL Primetime, a recap of the weeks games in a season mode. This includes highlights from computer-simulated games. Stats for each game are presented with Berman's commentary of the game. Great touch. #5, The Crib. It seems silly, but it is nice to unlock different things and set them up in your basement "Crib". Not essential, but a very nice feature. | 989 | [
"This is the single best pick for X-Box for a few simple reasons.",
"#1, On-line play.",
"Madden does not have it.",
"No on-line play also means no roster updates.",
"Does the Madden roster accuratly reflect the roster of the teams on Week 1 of the NFL season?",
"Also, while you can have your buds over for some games, sometimes it nice to play at 3 AM with a real person.",
"#2, The game-play flows very smoothly.",
"NFL Fever is slow at best.",
"#3, The graphics are outstanding, the sound is good, and the game presentation on screen is great.",
"Replays are given decent commentary, and the camera angles for them are outstanding.",
"#4 ESPN name brings with it NFL Primetime, a recap of the weeks games in a season mode.",
"This includes highlights from computer-simulated games.",
"Stats for each game are presented with Berman's commentary of the game.",
"Great touch.",
"#5, The Crib.",
"It seems silly, but it is nice to unlock different things and set them up in your basement \"Crib\".",
"Not essential, but a very nice feature."
] |
5 | The Raj and The Craft | You can't get any better than this: Director-John Huston, from the nvoella by Rudyard Kipling. Starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, with support from Christopher Plummer, Shakira Caine, and the gifted Saheed Jaffrey! Take that talent and set a ripping adventure yarn in the British Raj. Throw in a good soundtrack and passable location shots from Morocco and the Alps.Could it get better? It does. A great Masonic theme from Kipling, who was himself a Mason and loved the craft as much as he loved the Raj and his cigars! Now spice it up with a clever script and wonderful chemistry between the stars.Forget The Jewel in the Crown, Gunga Din, The Four Feathers, and even A Passage to India. This is the best film set in 19th century India.The plot? Well, go buy the film and watch it! Let's say that Kipling's own words from The Ballad of the East and West ring true. And as for this movie, if we may paraphrase Rudyard, "A woman is only a woman, but if she marries a god, she smokes!" | 989 | [
"You can't get any better than this: Director-John Huston, from the nvoella by Rudyard Kipling.",
"Starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, with support from Christopher Plummer, Shakira Caine, and the gifted Saheed Jaffrey!",
"Take that talent and set a ripping adventure yarn in the British Raj.",
"Throw in a good soundtrack and passable location shots from Morocco and the Alps.Could it get better?",
"It does.",
"A great Masonic theme from Kipling, who was himself a Mason and loved the craft as much as he loved the Raj and his cigars!",
"Now spice it up with a clever script and wonderful chemistry between the stars.Forget The Jewel in the Crown, Gunga Din, The Four Feathers, and even A Passage to India.",
"This is the best film set in 19th century India.The plot?",
"Well, go buy the film and watch it!",
"Let's say that Kipling's own words from The Ballad of the East and West ring true.",
"And as for this movie, if we may paraphrase Rudyard, \"A woman is only a woman, but if she marries a god, she smokes!",
"\""
] |
5 | Great Remote Extender! | This "Next Generation" extender truly is an excellent product.It is simple to install and requires no programming...just charge the batteries and go! The instruction manual is only ONE page!I wanted a simple, economical way to have music on my backyard deck, so I got some Yamaha outdoor speakers and this remote extender from Amazon. I hooked up the new speakers to an audio receiver and the FIOS TV box in my basement and installed the remote extender.Now I can listen to tons of digital music channels, and control it all with my FIOS remote from my deck about 40 feet away.I had no problems getting this to work, and a real bonus is that this is "wife-friendly"; no new remotes to learn, no exposed wiring etc.The manufacturer states on their website to use the 418 Mhz model if you want to control a Verizon FIOS box.Not sure what that is about, because I have the 433 Mhz version and it works just fine.This really is a simple, excellent and inexpensive remote extender...five stars! | 989 | [
"This \"Next Generation\" extender truly is an excellent product.It is simple to install and requires no programming...just charge the batteries and go!",
"The instruction manual is only ONE page!",
"I wanted a simple, economical way to have music on my backyard deck, so I got some Yamaha outdoor speakers and this remote extender from Amazon.",
"I hooked up the new speakers to an audio receiver and the FIOS TV box in my basement and installed the remote extender.Now I can listen to tons of digital music channels, and control it all with my FIOS remote from my deck about 40 feet away.I had no problems getting this to work, and a real bonus is that this is \"wife-friendly\"; no new remotes to learn, no exposed wiring etc.The manufacturer states on their website to use the 418 Mhz model if you want to control a Verizon FIOS box.Not sure what that is about, because I have the 433 Mhz version and it works just fine.This really is a simple, excellent and inexpensive remote extender...five stars!"
] |
5 | Short Review | After answering the poll about 2009 videos, I pulled out my American Belly DanceLegends to watch again. While I was at Amaya's Wise Woman Retreat in early2008, she had given us on overview of the project honoring these wonderfultrailblazers of American dance, so I was really excited to see the finishedproduct when it came out.Kudos to Amaya for doing such a wonderful job. Amaya fuses her narrative withbreathtaking photos and video, giving us a great overview of these pioneers ofAmerican belly dance. I was introduced to a few dancers that I had only heardof by name if at all. The video really helped me put many of the puzzle piecesinto place regaring our dance heritage.Thank you again, Amaya, for the many hours put into this labor of love and formaking the information and footage available to us. I highly recommend it toanyone interested in learning more about the hisotry of Middle Eastern or bellydance in America. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a Volume 2! | 989 | [
"After answering the poll about 2009 videos, I pulled out my American Belly DanceLegends to watch again.",
"While I was at Amaya's Wise Woman Retreat in early2008, she had given us on overview of the project honoring these wonderfultrailblazers of American dance, so I was really excited to see the finishedproduct when it came out.Kudos to Amaya for doing such a wonderful job.",
"Amaya fuses her narrative withbreathtaking photos and video, giving us a great overview of these pioneers ofAmerican belly dance.",
"I was introduced to a few dancers that I had only heardof by name if at all.",
"The video really helped me put many of the puzzle piecesinto place regaring our dance heritage.Thank you again, Amaya, for the many hours put into this labor of love and formaking the information and footage available to us.",
"I highly recommend it toanyone interested in learning more about the hisotry of Middle Eastern or bellydance in America.",
"I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a Volume 2!"
] |
5 | From a non comic Fan | Hardcore fans in any genera are Very hard to please same goes for this movie.i don't know much about comics apart from xmen names and what i see in movies or cartoons.i absoluately loved action and fast paced story with three sides to choice from that'll be X men against each other and human in mix as army .SPOILER finally some good and bad main X men characters are killed in this movie that is solely reason i chosen it to be part of my collection..Its something very rarely done as no studio wants to end well established fan fav character .i witnessed this action in Superman Apocalypto too and kudos to all team for it.Blu ray sound is 6.1 DTS is excellant though in couple of scenes there is grain and CGI is spot on .You should watch deleted scenes after movie .They help explaining jean behaviour..i didn't know at time of order but this is two disc edition second Disc being just documentry of xmen trilogy.Both disc have xmen pic rather then just title name and its good thing. | 989 | [
"Hardcore fans in any genera are Very hard to please same goes for this movie.i don't know much about comics apart from xmen names and what i see in movies or cartoons.i absoluately loved action and fast paced story with three sides to choice from that'll be X men against each other and human in mix as army .SPOILER finally some good and bad main X men characters are killed in this movie that is solely reason i chosen it to be part of my collection..Its something very rarely done as no studio wants to end well established fan fav character .i witnessed this action in Superman Apocalypto too and kudos to all team for it.Blu ray sound is 6.1 DTS is excellant though in couple of scenes there is grain and CGI is spot on .You should watch deleted scenes after movie .They help explaining jean behaviour..i didn't know at time of order but this is two disc edition second Disc being just documentry of xmen trilogy.Both disc have xmen pic rather then just title name and its good thing."
] |
5 | Really enjoyable @}->--- | This is such a good movie. It's part comedy but mostly drama/fantasy. Nicholas Cage is not always on par in the movies he's in, but here he is superb. He plays Jack who lives the 'good' life (Ferrari, luxurious Manhattan penthouse apartment, escorts etc). One night (Christmas Eve) he's in a convenience store when he meets the man that will change his life. Don Cheadle has the power to give him a glimpse into what his life would have been like if he'd stayed with his college sweetheart instead of going off to England to further his career. During his glimpse, he learns a lot about what is important in life. It took a while for him to do so; he even once tried to bring his family life back into his 'good life'.Basically, this movie is warm and moving and touching. There are some good lessons in it, and it's really enjoyable. Jeremy Piven has a small role and he's great in it too. If you like feel good movies, treat yourself to this. It's a great movie that I still watch often. | 989 | [
"This is such a good movie.",
"It's part comedy but mostly drama/fantasy.",
"Nicholas Cage is not always on par in the movies he's in, but here he is superb.",
"He plays Jack who lives the 'good' life (Ferrari, luxurious Manhattan penthouse apartment, escorts etc).",
"One night (Christmas Eve) he's in a convenience store when he meets the man that will change his life.",
"Don Cheadle has the power to give him a glimpse into what his life would have been like if he'd stayed with his college sweetheart instead of going off to England to further his career.",
"During his glimpse, he learns a lot about what is important in life.",
"It took a while for him to do so; he even once tried to bring his family life back into his 'good life'.Basically, this movie is warm and moving and touching.",
"There are some good lessons in it, and it's really enjoyable.",
"Jeremy Piven has a small role and he's great in it too.",
"If you like feel good movies, treat yourself to this.",
"It's a great movie that I still watch often."
] |
5 | Kingdom of Conscience | Yes, this movie is a morality play, but it is an excellent morality play. Balian is the essence of the true knight incarnate. This is a man who takes the oath seriously:Be without fear in the face of your enemies.Be brave and upright that God may love thee.Speak the truth even if it leads to your death.Safeguard the helpless.He follows this oath even if "doing a small evil will result in a great good." He follows this oath, and his own conscience, even if it means disobediance to a beloved king. For "A King may move a man, a father may claim a son, but remember that even when those who move you be Kings, or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus." Or that, "Virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.""Yes, this is a morality play, but when is the last time you saw true morality exalted anywhere, even in a play? I found it both refreshing and inspiring. | 989 | [
"Yes, this movie is a morality play, but it is an excellent morality play.",
"Balian is the essence of the true knight incarnate.",
"This is a man who takes the oath seriously:Be without fear in the face of your enemies.Be brave and upright that God may love thee.Speak the truth even if it leads to your death.Safeguard the helpless.He follows this oath even if \"doing a small evil will result in a great good.\" He follows this oath, and his own conscience, even if it means disobediance to a beloved king.",
"For \"A King may move a man, a father may claim a son, but remember that even when those who move you be Kings, or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone.",
"When you stand before God, you cannot say, \"But I was told by others to do thus.\" Or that, \"Virtue was not convenient at the time.\" This will not suffice.",
"Remember that.\"\"Yes, this is a morality play, but when is the last time you saw true morality exalted anywhere, even in a play?",
"I found it both refreshing and inspiring."
] |
5 | Tyler Durhem rules! | A wildly exaggerated black satire delivered with a wink and a glossy black eye. Ed Nortan's corporate drone is the perfect persona to set off Brad Pitt's wonderfully witty and outrageously glam character Tyler Durhem who lives life on his own terms. A stylish and hip treatment of an age old dilemma: How does one avoid being owned / controlled by corporations and losing one's inner and outer self to plastic consumerism and wretched materialism.Brad Pitt once again throws himself (literally) into this role with full throttle gusto and is dressed so amazingly making Gaultier, D and G , Gucci and Dsquared (all euro high fashion envelope pushers) proud as all hell. Helen carter Borham is the single female presence and matches the fellas in her own delightfully twisted way, and has a bedroom scene with Brad that is as intensly violent as it is hilarious with a killer one liner. A high concept cinematic treat handled with twisted humor , high octane energy and comic book graphics . | 989 | [
"A wildly exaggerated black satire delivered with a wink and a glossy black eye.",
"Ed Nortan's corporate drone is the perfect persona to set off Brad Pitt's wonderfully witty and outrageously glam character Tyler Durhem who lives life on his own terms.",
"A stylish and hip treatment of an age old dilemma: How does one avoid being owned / controlled by corporations and losing one's inner and outer self to plastic consumerism and wretched materialism.Brad Pitt once again throws himself (literally) into this role with full throttle gusto and is dressed so amazingly making Gaultier, D and G , Gucci and Dsquared (all euro high fashion envelope pushers) proud as all hell.",
"Helen carter Borham is the single female presence and matches the fellas in her own delightfully twisted way, and has a bedroom scene with Brad that is as intensly violent as it is hilarious with a killer one liner.",
"A high concept cinematic treat handled with twisted humor , high octane energy and comic book graphics ."
] |
5 | Works with Mac OS X | This adapter works with Mac OS X, version 10.4, with a driver available from Ralink Technologies. I have tried this on both a Power PC (Powerbook G4) and an Intel machine (Imac). It worked on both.To get the driver, go to ralinktech DOT com, navigate to support, then to Macintosh, and download the driver labelled RT2571...USB. Install the driver package, restart your machine, and then insert the adapter in a USB port. A "USB wireless utility" will then start. There is no documentation, but the utility is more or less self-explanatory. If you also have a built in airport card, it probably makes sense to turn off airport before using the adapter, just to be safe.Out of the box, the sensitivity of this adapter seems to be at least as good as that of the built in airport card in my Powerbook. The adapter allows use of an external antenna. I expect that in situations where the built in airport cannot get an adequate signal, this adapter with an additional antenna could do better. | 989 | [
"This adapter works with Mac OS X, version 10.4, with a driver available from Ralink Technologies.",
"I have tried this on both a Power PC (Powerbook G4) and an Intel machine (Imac).",
"It worked on both.To get the driver, go to ralinktech DOT com, navigate to support, then to Macintosh, and download the driver labelled RT2571...USB.",
"Install the driver package, restart your machine, and then insert the adapter in a USB port.",
"A \"USB wireless utility\" will then start.",
"There is no documentation, but the utility is more or less self-explanatory.",
"If you also have a built in airport card, it probably makes sense to turn off airport before using the adapter, just to be safe.Out of the box, the sensitivity of this adapter seems to be at least as good as that of the built in airport card in my Powerbook.",
"The adapter allows use of an external antenna.",
"I expect that in situations where the built in airport cannot get an adequate signal, this adapter with an additional antenna could do better."
] |
5 | Fabulous, Fun Read | The Engaging Leader is an intelligent and creative alternative to the masses of MBA style leadership tombs that we have all encountered.Its focus is on two principal leadership types and the best approaches to refining these within an organizational context, filled with an always unique and diverse audience of employees. The book is helpful to the manager wishing to improve her performance as well as that of the company.Replete with some cutting edge demographic and generational statistics, The Engaging Leader provides a potent refresher as to what an effective business leader needs to focus on in 2003 and going forward.Sports fans will also be reloaded with great super bowl cocktail party fodder as Dr. Gubman highlights several sports analogies and offers his wisdom as to what many a coach should have done in the case of a losing record or amid other team related shenanigans. You will impress your friends with the knowledge and insights gathered from these passages.Read on! | 989 | [
"The Engaging Leader is an intelligent and creative alternative to the masses of MBA style leadership tombs that we have all encountered.Its focus is on two principal leadership types and the best approaches to refining these within an organizational context, filled with an always unique and diverse audience of employees.",
"The book is helpful to the manager wishing to improve her performance as well as that of the company.Replete with some cutting edge demographic and generational statistics, The Engaging Leader provides a potent refresher as to what an effective business leader needs to focus on in 2003 and going forward.Sports fans will also be reloaded with great super bowl cocktail party fodder as Dr.",
"Gubman highlights several sports analogies and offers his wisdom as to what many a coach should have done in the case of a losing record or amid other team related shenanigans.",
"You will impress your friends with the knowledge and insights gathered from these passages.Read on!"
] |
5 | Brilliant | Although it has been billed as the "other Sex Pistols album", it is really the soundtrack to the film of the same title. Honestly, most of the thick necked thug punks won't get this album. If they listen to it without watching the movie, they'll hate it. If they have watched the movie and listened to it afterwards, they'll still hate it and on top of that, be confused, especially if they are American punks who can't decipher the thick British accents on the film. But the concept behind it is brilliant in my opinion, even though Malcolm McLaren (Pistol's manager) turns out in real life to be close to his on screen persona (one reason why many would be fans are turned off) the film and the album is still an amusing look into the media sensationalized run of the Sex Pistols in the UK way back when. If you get, you'll really get it and ultimately enjoy it thoroughly. Yes Malcom was an arse and the Pistols are a bit of a swindle themselves. But get over it. It's still good stuff. | 989 | [
"Although it has been billed as the \"other Sex Pistols album\", it is really the soundtrack to the film of the same title.",
"Honestly, most of the thick necked thug punks won't get this album.",
"If they listen to it without watching the movie, they'll hate it.",
"If they have watched the movie and listened to it afterwards, they'll still hate it and on top of that, be confused, especially if they are American punks who can't decipher the thick British accents on the film.",
"But the concept behind it is brilliant in my opinion, even though Malcolm McLaren (Pistol's manager) turns out in real life to be close to his on screen persona (one reason why many would be fans are turned off) the film and the album is still an amusing look into the media sensationalized run of the Sex Pistols in the UK way back when.",
"If you get, you'll really get it and ultimately enjoy it thoroughly.",
"Yes Malcom was an arse and the Pistols are a bit of a swindle themselves.",
"But get over it.",
"It's still good stuff."
] |
5 | Enjoyable book | The reason why I enjoyed this book so much was because it is neat that just an average girl found out that she is a princess. It is like a dream come true. The other thing I liked was that the book was written in a diary form. The part of the book that I disliked was when everyone knew Mia was a princess everyone started treating her differently and noticing her. My favorite character in this story is Mia. The reason why I like is that she is a very strong person and she can make a bad situation into a good one. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is very easy to read. When you read this book you will be glad that you chose this book. What is neat about this book is there a lot of series that go along with this book.. There is also a movie about this book. So it is neat to see if anything is the same or different as the book So you can see how the character is growing and how or if anything is changing. I hope you would give this book a try because it is worth reading. | 989 | [
"The reason why I enjoyed this book so much was because it is neat that just an average girl found out that she is a princess.",
"It is like a dream come true.",
"The other thing I liked was that the book was written in a diary form.",
"The part of the book that I disliked was when everyone knew Mia was a princess everyone started treating her differently and noticing her.",
"My favorite character in this story is Mia.",
"The reason why I like is that she is a very strong person and she can make a bad situation into a good one.",
"I would recommend this book to anyone.",
"It is very easy to read.",
"When you read this book you will be glad that you chose this book.",
"What is neat about this book is there a lot of series that go along with this book..",
"There is also a movie about this book.",
"So it is neat to see if anything is the same or different as the book So you can see how the character is growing and how or if anything is changing.",
"I hope you would give this book a try because it is worth reading."
] |
5 | The Fragrance of My Self | The experience of a fragrance is so very subjective, that a listing of its "notes" can convey only a superficial impression. The unavoidably subjective review of a scent runs the risk of not being helpful to the majority of its readers, if to anyone at all.A very small bottle of Mitsouko perfume was my very first fragrance, selected and purchased by me and for my own use. I was in my adulthood. This scent helped me to realize the deep, warm and complex, gently romantic core of my emotional self, my true mind and heart. Voluptously sensual rather than sexy. After many years, I now am working on a 2.5 ounce gift bottle of this eau de parfum (spray). Mitsouko remains my closest fragrance companion, even as other fragrances trip past my nose. (Guerlain's Samsara is in the close second place, with Patou's Joy in the more distant third.) One way that I use Mitsouko EDP is to spray one light squeeze between two of my several bed pillows; that helps carry me away into restful sleep. | 989 | [
"The experience of a fragrance is so very subjective, that a listing of its \"notes\" can convey only a superficial impression.",
"The unavoidably subjective review of a scent runs the risk of not being helpful to the majority of its readers, if to anyone at all.A very small bottle of Mitsouko perfume was my very first fragrance, selected and purchased by me and for my own use.",
"I was in my adulthood.",
"This scent helped me to realize the deep, warm and complex, gently romantic core of my emotional self, my true mind and heart.",
"Voluptously sensual rather than sexy.",
"After many years, I now am working on a 2.5 ounce gift bottle of this eau de parfum (spray).",
"Mitsouko remains my closest fragrance companion, even as other fragrances trip past my nose.",
"(Guerlain's Samsara is in the close second place, with Patou's Joy in the more distant third.) One way that I use Mitsouko EDP is to spray one light squeeze between two of my several bed pillows; that helps carry me away into restful sleep."
] |
5 | Uber Kool | I can't believe I'd never gotten around to actually listening to a whole Prodigy album. I've been a techno head since about '92, but shied away from America's mainstream frenzy of '97 when the music elite was claiming electronica would spell the end of rock. Well it didn't happen and the Chemical Brothers never quite convinced me to buy any of their full lengths, though I have a number of their individual remixes. Prodigy was different, though. Between "Voodoo People" and "Firestarter" there was plenty of reason. A few weeks ago I caught an episode of Nova on the JSF project. The music clips they used were awesome. Ironically, that week I bought a ton of used CD's, including this one. The Nova music was "Poison"...how weird is that? The whole disk is loaded with gems and definitely a must have for anyone with even a passing interest in the genre. For someone like me it's embarrassing to only now have picked this up. And is that photo of Keith on the back hilarious, or what?! | 989 | [
"I can't believe I'd never gotten around to actually listening to a whole Prodigy album.",
"I've been a techno head since about '92, but shied away from America's mainstream frenzy of '97 when the music elite was claiming electronica would spell the end of rock.",
"Well it didn't happen and the Chemical Brothers never quite convinced me to buy any of their full lengths, though I have a number of their individual remixes.",
"Prodigy was different, though.",
"Between \"Voodoo People\" and \"Firestarter\" there was plenty of reason.",
"A few weeks ago I caught an episode of Nova on the JSF project.",
"The music clips they used were awesome.",
"Ironically, that week I bought a ton of used CD's, including this one.",
"The Nova music was \"Poison\"...how weird is that?",
"The whole disk is loaded with gems and definitely a must have for anyone with even a passing interest in the genre.",
"For someone like me it's embarrassing to only now have picked this up.",
"And is that photo of Keith on the back hilarious, or what?!"
] |
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