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5 | Quality product | Since I had my cat he refused to drink from a bowl more then once or twice. He always had his face in the toilet, the sink whenever I used it or drink the remaining water in the bathtub after I took a shower. His pee smelled like concentrated ammonia all the time so I knew he wasn't drinking enough. I bought a petmate freshflow fountain well over a year ago and ever since my cat stopped drinking from the sink, toilet and bath BUT the thing leaked almost from the beginning... thanks to the stainless steel insert. At the end of it's life it had more sealant underneath then it could contain water and it kept on leaking. I didn't kitty to go back to his old habits or not drink enough so I went to my local pet store and got the drinkwell platinum. The joy!!! Easier to clean, can't leak because it's all plastic and it doesn't need to be leveled so the pump wont pump air. All in all it's a far superior product. The only downside is the color. I wish I could get it in black. | 981 | [
"Since I had my cat he refused to drink from a bowl more then once or twice.",
"He always had his face in the toilet, the sink whenever I used it or drink the remaining water in the bathtub after I took a shower.",
"His pee smelled like concentrated ammonia all the time so I knew he wasn't drinking enough.",
"I bought a petmate freshflow fountain well over a year ago and ever since my cat stopped drinking from the sink, toilet and bath BUT the thing leaked almost from the beginning... thanks to the stainless steel insert.",
"At the end of it's life it had more sealant underneath then it could contain water and it kept on leaking.",
"I didn't kitty to go back to his old habits or not drink enough so I went to my local pet store and got the drinkwell platinum.",
"The joy!!!",
"Easier to clean, can't leak because it's all plastic and it doesn't need to be leveled so the pump wont pump air.",
"All in all it's a far superior product.",
"The only downside is the color.",
"I wish I could get it in black."
] |
5 | Difinitive and worthy | This collection captures the feel and the many moods of Minnie Riperton. Although not totally arrainged in cronological order, you do go through the many sides of Minnie. From her version of Respect with the Rotary Connection to her first #1 hit Lovin' You. There are also alot of tunes from Adventures In Paradise and Stay in Love. Adventure's is one of my favorite CD's. The booklet is extensive and informative. I loved all the photoes, but would like to see more of this beautiful woman! The only thing odd in here is the discotized live version of Lovin' You recorded with George Benson. It just faded in and carried on in the middle of the song. What was wrong with releasing it in it's entirety? It was awesone, from what I heard! I would like to hear more live stuff, which I'm sure they have enough material. I would like to see a video, too! But for now...Buy this 2CD collection and savor the flavor and the beautiful, 5-octive and unique voice that Minnie left us with! | 981 | [
"This collection captures the feel and the many moods of Minnie Riperton.",
"Although not totally arrainged in cronological order, you do go through the many sides of Minnie.",
"From her version of Respect with the Rotary Connection to her first #1 hit Lovin' You.",
"There are also alot of tunes from Adventures In Paradise and Stay in Love.",
"Adventure's is one of my favorite CD's.",
"The booklet is extensive and informative.",
"I loved all the photoes, but would like to see more of this beautiful woman!",
"The only thing odd in here is the discotized live version of Lovin' You recorded with George Benson.",
"It just faded in and carried on in the middle of the song.",
"What was wrong with releasing it in it's entirety?",
"It was awesone, from what I heard!",
"I would like to hear more live stuff, which I'm sure they have enough material.",
"I would like to see a video, too!",
"But for now...Buy this 2CD collection and savor the flavor and the beautiful, 5-octive and unique voice that Minnie left us with!"
] |
5 | Soul music's jukebox treasure | These songwriter-singers (it's reversed in their case) have written for or been covered by Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, The Box Tops, James Carr, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, James and Bobby Purify... and the list goes on. Find out what these folks saw in this songwriting team. The record comes across as a new genre: Soul-folk or, better, acoustic soul, with the emphasis on soulfulness. Accompaniments are modest (acoustic guitar and keyboards), and the effect is as warm and intimate as the writing. If you like any of the above listed performers or recognize and like the songs, you'll probably love this CD. Other similar music that, if you like it, might mean you like this: Dylan of Nashville Skyline or Blood on the Tracks periods, Van Morrison, Al Green, The Beatles' most gentle tracks from Help!, Rubber Soul, [added: Revolver], the White Album, Let It Be or Abby Road, Niel Young from Harvest or Comes a Time, and maybe Carol King from Tapestry. Enough said. --mbazin | 981 | [
"These songwriter-singers (it's reversed in their case) have written for or been covered by Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, The Box Tops, James Carr, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, James and Bobby Purify... and the list goes on.",
"Find out what these folks saw in this songwriting team.",
"The record comes across as a new genre: Soul-folk or, better, acoustic soul, with the emphasis on soulfulness.",
"Accompaniments are modest (acoustic guitar and keyboards), and the effect is as warm and intimate as the writing.",
"If you like any of the above listed performers or recognize and like the songs, you'll probably love this CD.",
"Other similar music that, if you like it, might mean you like this: Dylan of Nashville Skyline or Blood on the Tracks periods, Van Morrison, Al Green, The Beatles' most gentle tracks from Help!",
", Rubber Soul, [added: Revolver], the White Album, Let It Be or Abby Road, Niel Young from Harvest or Comes a Time, and maybe Carol King from Tapestry.",
"Enough said.",
"--mbazin"
] |
5 | A Thriller | An Hour To Kill is a well written and documented book. This is one of the best true crime books I have ever read, and I am looking forward to more books from Hudson and Hills. Not only is An Hour To Kill easy to read, but the authors do a splendid job in telling this story, plotting the events of the case, and developing the characters involved in the book. This book is such a page turner that I could not put it down until I had read every single word. I then wanted to go back and read it all over again. I did, however, find the events of this murder very disturbing, and my heart goes out to the mother of the victim, Bonnie Todd. How awful it must be for her to know that her daughter's killer was right there all along, comforting her through her grief. This is truly a Southern tragedy profiling a teenage sexual sadist, but even more disturbing is that a murder like this could happen to any of us at any time. An excellent book that I would recommend to all my friends. | 981 | [
"An Hour To Kill is a well written and documented book.",
"This is one of the best true crime books I have ever read, and I am looking forward to more books from Hudson and Hills.",
"Not only is An Hour To Kill easy to read, but the authors do a splendid job in telling this story, plotting the events of the case, and developing the characters involved in the book.",
"This book is such a page turner that I could not put it down until I had read every single word.",
"I then wanted to go back and read it all over again.",
"I did, however, find the events of this murder very disturbing, and my heart goes out to the mother of the victim, Bonnie Todd.",
"How awful it must be for her to know that her daughter's killer was right there all along, comforting her through her grief.",
"This is truly a Southern tragedy profiling a teenage sexual sadist, but even more disturbing is that a murder like this could happen to any of us at any time.",
"An excellent book that I would recommend to all my friends."
] |
5 | Global G-2 knife | The knife is excellent and I am very happy with it. I got it right before Thanksgiving and I'm glad I did. If you are using a dull knife, you don't realize what a liability (and safety hazard) it is. One of the things about this knife that appealed to me is the ability to be sharpened at home with a stone. I couldn't get a sharp edge on the stainless steel knives I had. The Global knife is light as far as knives go, so that is an issue of personal feel and preference.I purchased this knife on the recommendation of Anthony Bourdain from one of his books. If you want more of what he says about the knives you need in your kitchen, just google it. His advice is very reasonable and will save you from unnecessary purchases.I also highly recommend his books for entertaining reading as long as you are not easily offended by vulgarity or strong opinions. If you like his show, No Reservations, you will like the books.Overall, the knife is a winner and it looks really cool too. | 981 | [
"The knife is excellent and I am very happy with it.",
"I got it right before Thanksgiving and I'm glad I did.",
"If you are using a dull knife, you don't realize what a liability (and safety hazard) it is.",
"One of the things about this knife that appealed to me is the ability to be sharpened at home with a stone.",
"I couldn't get a sharp edge on the stainless steel knives I had.",
"The Global knife is light as far as knives go, so that is an issue of personal feel and preference.I purchased this knife on the recommendation of Anthony Bourdain from one of his books.",
"If you want more of what he says about the knives you need in your kitchen, just google it.",
"His advice is very reasonable and will save you from unnecessary purchases.I also highly recommend his books for entertaining reading as long as you are not easily offended by vulgarity or strong opinions.",
"If you like his show, No Reservations, you will like the books.Overall, the knife is a winner and it looks really cool too."
] |
5 | THE ART OF INTEGRITY | I've read many books on management, and I've read many books on leadership, but J. Donald Walters, a successful entrepreneur who has several thriving and growing businesses in different industries, has done a masterful job of capturing and presenting the essence of true leadership in an inspirational coffee table book that eloquently and concisely defines what a true leader is, how a true leader thinks, and most importantly, what a true leader does.The person who is pressed for time, or short on patience, will take lessons away from this book that can improve their management skills and tranform their organization with integrity actions that build trust, engender devotion, and create a vortex of positive energy. Perfect for those graduating from business school, or those in a position of authority who are looking for sage advice and techniques on how to lead your organization or company to success in harmony. The price almost makes it free so "steal" your copy today. | 981 | [
"I've read many books on management, and I've read many books on leadership, but J.",
"Donald Walters, a successful entrepreneur who has several thriving and growing businesses in different industries, has done a masterful job of capturing and presenting the essence of true leadership in an inspirational coffee table book that eloquently and concisely defines what a true leader is, how a true leader thinks, and most importantly, what a true leader does.The person who is pressed for time, or short on patience, will take lessons away from this book that can improve their management skills and tranform their organization with integrity actions that build trust, engender devotion, and create a vortex of positive energy.",
"Perfect for those graduating from business school, or those in a position of authority who are looking for sage advice and techniques on how to lead your organization or company to success in harmony.",
"The price almost makes it free so \"steal\" your copy today."
] |
5 | My new favorite GK book | Fans of Prairie Home Companion may or may not like GK's new book "Love Me," but to fans of his books it will not disappoint. It's definitely R-rated, but in his uniquely human and self-conscious way.Not every action of the main character is likeable, but we're all flawed and fallen, which is a central theme of this book. In regards to a previous review, all of GK's books seem to be part autobiography, part fiction. I wouldn't assume that much of the book depicts real events from the author's life.If you've already read a summary of the plot, be sure that there is much more to the story. It's a very rich and rewarding book, filled with GK's insights and unique humor, but it isn't the 'News from Lake Wobegon,' and may offend some more conservative readers.I absolutely loved this book and recommend it without hesitation. If you're new to Garrison Keillor as an author, my personal favorite books are 'WLT: A Radio Romance,' and 'Wobegon Boy,' though I've enjoyed them all. | 981 | [
"Fans of Prairie Home Companion may or may not like GK's new book \"Love Me,\" but to fans of his books it will not disappoint.",
"It's definitely R-rated, but in his uniquely human and self-conscious way.Not every action of the main character is likeable, but we're all flawed and fallen, which is a central theme of this book.",
"In regards to a previous review, all of GK's books seem to be part autobiography, part fiction.",
"I wouldn't assume that much of the book depicts real events from the author's life.If you've already read a summary of the plot, be sure that there is much more to the story.",
"It's a very rich and rewarding book, filled with GK's insights and unique humor, but it isn't the 'News from Lake Wobegon,' and may offend some more conservative readers.I absolutely loved this book and recommend it without hesitation.",
"If you're new to Garrison Keillor as an author, my personal favorite books are 'WLT: A Radio Romance,' and 'Wobegon Boy,' though I've enjoyed them all."
] |
5 | Finally, some direction | My husband and I have only just started implementing the suggestions in this book, but it is a relief to finally have some direction as to how to handle our 16-year-old son. I just wish we could have read this 5 years ago. After years of struggling and following teacher recommendations of consequences, planners for teachers to sign, and rewards--all to no avail; Dr. Whitley's approach puts the solution responsibilities back on the child. I can't say he particularly likes the process at this point, but it's not because we are angry or punishing. We are simply asking questions and Dr. Whitley says if they become irritated, "take heart" because that means we're hitting the right buttons. He compares the approach to Columbo and Mr. Rogers: caring, logical, inquiring. Even if it takes a long time to have the desired effect of better grades, at least we are not screaming at him and feel like we are acting more like we are on his side--which, of course, we always have been! | 981 | [
"My husband and I have only just started implementing the suggestions in this book, but it is a relief to finally have some direction as to how to handle our 16-year-old son.",
"I just wish we could have read this 5 years ago.",
"After years of struggling and following teacher recommendations of consequences, planners for teachers to sign, and rewards--all to no avail; Dr.",
"Whitley's approach puts the solution responsibilities back on the child.",
"I can't say he particularly likes the process at this point, but it's not because we are angry or punishing.",
"We are simply asking questions and Dr.",
"Whitley says if they become irritated, \"take heart\" because that means we're hitting the right buttons.",
"He compares the approach to Columbo and Mr.",
"Rogers: caring, logical, inquiring.",
"Even if it takes a long time to have the desired effect of better grades, at least we are not screaming at him and feel like we are acting more like we are on his side--which, of course, we always have been!"
] |
5 | A must have. | I have picked up this magazine a couple of times before where ever I might find them. So I am sitting in my doctor's office and there I am reading the magazine. All of sudden it hits me, "why don't I have a subscription to this magazine"?Cleveland Magazine is a must have for people in Northeast Ohio if you want to know what is going on. I love it because of how it breaks down the restaurants by type of food, price, location, and even what type of credit cards they accept. This is great for anyone who loves to dine out and is looking for something new to try. It is always a great source for business that you never heard of but are right down the street. It lets you know what festivals are coming up, what out of the way events are going on, and where to party is going to be this month! If you live in Northeast Ohio and you want to get out on the town and try new things or just find out where the hot spots are you need to pick up this magazine, you wont be disappointed! | 981 | [
"I have picked up this magazine a couple of times before where ever I might find them.",
"So I am sitting in my doctor's office and there I am reading the magazine.",
"All of sudden it hits me, \"why don't I have a subscription to this magazine\"?",
"Cleveland Magazine is a must have for people in Northeast Ohio if you want to know what is going on.",
"I love it because of how it breaks down the restaurants by type of food, price, location, and even what type of credit cards they accept.",
"This is great for anyone who loves to dine out and is looking for something new to try.",
"It is always a great source for business that you never heard of but are right down the street.",
"It lets you know what festivals are coming up, what out of the way events are going on, and where to party is going to be this month!",
"If you live in Northeast Ohio and you want to get out on the town and try new things or just find out where the hot spots are you need to pick up this magazine, you wont be disappointed!"
] |
5 | An out-of-the-blue classic. | It's hard to believe with the benefit of afterthought that Michael Jackson's solo career took such a long time to take off, namely a good part of a decade. But when it did, it rose into unprecedented heights both commercially and artistically.Jackson at this point had not yet evolved into the strange, shrieking vocal imp of his post-Bad era, and his singing on this record is remarkable, a sexy yet wholesome, soulful yet understated delivery capable of many shadings. The falsetto of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" is almost like Prince; "Off the Wall"'s brooding beat is irresistible; "Rock with You" is dreamily romantic and gorgeously sung; and "Working Day and Night" is a breathless rush, classic dance music. Then there's the celebrated balladeering of "She's Out of My Life", which remains one of Jackson's best ballads to this date, a mode that he lost touch with starting with Dangerous.Michael Jackson may be behind the times now, but back in 1979, he was way ahead. | 981 | [
"It's hard to believe with the benefit of afterthought that Michael Jackson's solo career took such a long time to take off, namely a good part of a decade.",
"But when it did, it rose into unprecedented heights both commercially and artistically.Jackson at this point had not yet evolved into the strange, shrieking vocal imp of his post-Bad era, and his singing on this record is remarkable, a sexy yet wholesome, soulful yet understated delivery capable of many shadings.",
"The falsetto of \"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough\" is almost like Prince; \"Off the Wall\"'s brooding beat is irresistible; \"Rock with You\" is dreamily romantic and gorgeously sung; and \"Working Day and Night\" is a breathless rush, classic dance music.",
"Then there's the celebrated balladeering of \"She's Out of My Life\", which remains one of Jackson's best ballads to this date, a mode that he lost touch with starting with Dangerous.Michael Jackson may be behind the times now, but back in 1979, he was way ahead."
] |
5 | Hard to Find '40s Hawk | I was going to actually shell out forComplete Coleman Hawkins on Keynotebecause the few Keynote tracks I'd heard on some other compilations sounded so good. Hawkins was standing firmly at the crossroads between swing and bop during this fascinating period in the development of the tenor master. Then I found this collection, and found that 13 of the 16 tracks are all Keynote sessions featuring the likes of Cozy Cole, Teddy Wilson, Sid Catlett, Roy Eldridge, and Buck Clayton. The other three cuts are definitely among Hawk's best for Verve in the '50s: an unaccompanied solo, a gorgeous latin flavored piece with Ben Webster, and a pretty ballad. Sonny Rollins picked the tracks for this collection and thank you Sonny!Sound quality on the Keynotes varies. While less than modern remastering techniques is capable of, it's better than what I've heard on those few tracks I already have on other CDs. Amongst my dozens of Hawkins CDs, this has quickly become one of my favorites. | 981 | [
"I was going to actually shell out forComplete Coleman Hawkins on Keynotebecause the few Keynote tracks I'd heard on some other compilations sounded so good.",
"Hawkins was standing firmly at the crossroads between swing and bop during this fascinating period in the development of the tenor master.",
"Then I found this collection, and found that 13 of the 16 tracks are all Keynote sessions featuring the likes of Cozy Cole, Teddy Wilson, Sid Catlett, Roy Eldridge, and Buck Clayton.",
"The other three cuts are definitely among Hawk's best for Verve in the '50s: an unaccompanied solo, a gorgeous latin flavored piece with Ben Webster, and a pretty ballad.",
"Sonny Rollins picked the tracks for this collection and thank you Sonny!",
"Sound quality on the Keynotes varies.",
"While less than modern remastering techniques is capable of, it's better than what I've heard on those few tracks I already have on other CDs.",
"Amongst my dozens of Hawkins CDs, this has quickly become one of my favorites."
] |
5 | I don't have ezcema anymore! | This book is great! I bought it after a coworker reccommended it. It's helped me so much that my parents, grandmother, uncle make green smoothies and they pass it along to their friends. I have had ezcema (or so all my dermatologists and allergists have said) for over 9 years. I've tried multiple creams, steroid creams and other junk and it has not helped. After reading Green For Life I started making green smoothies. It's been a year and I no longer have ezcema. I'll make green smoothies about once a month ( I'm lazy about making them). If I go too long without a green smoothie i start itching again. They actually taste good and are good for a "snack" during the day. I haven't actually followed any of Victoria's recipes. My favorite is a few handfulls of spinach, two apples and some cinnamon and a bit of water. It tastes just like cinnamon apples. This is a good book and green smoothies are an excellent way to incorporate more fresh greens and fruits into your diet. | 981 | [
"This book is great!",
"I bought it after a coworker reccommended it.",
"It's helped me so much that my parents, grandmother, uncle make green smoothies and they pass it along to their friends.",
"I have had ezcema (or so all my dermatologists and allergists have said) for over 9 years.",
"I've tried multiple creams, steroid creams and other junk and it has not helped.",
"After reading Green For Life I started making green smoothies.",
"It's been a year and I no longer have ezcema.",
"I'll make green smoothies about once a month ( I'm lazy about making them).",
"If I go too long without a green smoothie i start itching again.",
"They actually taste good and are good for a \"snack\" during the day.",
"I haven't actually followed any of Victoria's recipes.",
"My favorite is a few handfulls of spinach, two apples and some cinnamon and a bit of water.",
"It tastes just like cinnamon apples.",
"This is a good book and green smoothies are an excellent way to incorporate more fresh greens and fruits into your diet."
] |
5 | Angels decending from heaven | My usual commute wouldn't allow anything more than the first movement. Thanks to the accident/construction, one day my commute took unusally longer which allowed me to sit tight in my car and listen the entire CD. When it was over, I was in tears because it was so beautiful and inspriational. I am fairly new to Mahler and I don't have any bias or expectation on how this symphony should be played. But I know good music when I can hear it and I absolutely love this album. Not only it sounded killer (I have a high end car stereo) and the performance was spectacular, especially the choral part at the last movement was out of this world. I almost saw Angels decending from the Heaven.As a life long Wagnerian, I am very familiar with Solti so I purchased his 1972 CSO recording. Solti was usual himself in that album. However, everytime I want to listen to M8, Shaw/ASO M8 is the one I play. Since then I got M2 by Levi/ASO, which was also a killer. I highly recommend that too. | 981 | [
"My usual commute wouldn't allow anything more than the first movement.",
"Thanks to the accident/construction, one day my commute took unusally longer which allowed me to sit tight in my car and listen the entire CD.",
"When it was over, I was in tears because it was so beautiful and inspriational.",
"I am fairly new to Mahler and I don't have any bias or expectation on how this symphony should be played.",
"But I know good music when I can hear it and I absolutely love this album.",
"Not only it sounded killer (I have a high end car stereo) and the performance was spectacular, especially the choral part at the last movement was out of this world.",
"I almost saw Angels decending from the Heaven.As a life long Wagnerian, I am very familiar with Solti so I purchased his 1972 CSO recording.",
"Solti was usual himself in that album.",
"However, everytime I want to listen to M8, Shaw/ASO M8 is the one I play.",
"Since then I got M2 by Levi/ASO, which was also a killer.",
"I highly recommend that too."
] |
5 | Excellent collection | I recently read "The Shadow Cage" by Philippa Pearce, who of course is perhaps best known forTom's Midnight Garden.This is a collection of ten slightly creepy tales for middle-grade readers. Moderately tame, compared to what is published for this age group today (this book dates from 1977), but very satisfying. Reading this reminded me that I really should look up more of the author's work. I'll give this a solid recommendation for kids who enjoy supernatural stories.The book is superbly illustrated with ink wash sketches by Ted Lewin. I have some other books that have been illustrated by this artist, and his work is fantastic; I really like it. Here, I'll upload a few examples from this book to Amazon.The stories included in this book are:1. The Shadow Cage2. Miss Mountain3. Guess4. At the River Gates5. Her Father's Attic6. The Running-Companion7. Beckoned8. The Dear Little Man with His Hands in His Pockets9. The Dog Got Them10. The Strange Illness of Mr Arthur Cook | 981 | [
"I recently read \"The Shadow Cage\" by Philippa Pearce, who of course is perhaps best known forTom's Midnight Garden.This is a collection of ten slightly creepy tales for middle-grade readers.",
"Moderately tame, compared to what is published for this age group today (this book dates from 1977), but very satisfying.",
"Reading this reminded me that I really should look up more of the author's work.",
"I'll give this a solid recommendation for kids who enjoy supernatural stories.The book is superbly illustrated with ink wash sketches by Ted Lewin.",
"I have some other books that have been illustrated by this artist, and his work is fantastic; I really like it.",
"Here, I'll upload a few examples from this book to Amazon.The stories included in this book are:1.",
"The Shadow Cage2.",
"Miss Mountain3.",
"Guess4.",
"At the River Gates5.",
"Her Father's Attic6.",
"The Running-Companion7.",
"Beckoned8.",
"The Dear Little Man with His Hands in His Pockets9.",
"The Dog Got Them10.",
"The Strange Illness of Mr Arthur Cook"
] |
5 | Great collection | I recently read "The Shadow Cage" by Philippa Pearce, who of course is perhaps best known forTom's Midnight Garden.This is a collection of ten slightly creepy tales for middle-grade readers. Moderately tame, compared to what is published for this age group today (this book dates from 1977), but very satisfying. Reading this reminded me that I really should look up more of the author's work. I'll give this a solid recommendation for kids who enjoy supernatural stories.The book is superbly illustrated with ink wash sketches by Ted Lewin. I have some other books that have been illustrated by this artist, and his work is fantastic; I really like it. Here, I'll upload a few examples from this book to Amazon.The stories included in this book are:1. The Shadow Cage2. Miss Mountain3. Guess4. At the River Gates5. Her Father's Attic6. The Running-Companion7. Beckoned8. The Dear Little Man with His Hands in His Pockets9. The Dog Got Them10. The Strange Illness of Mr Arthur Cook | 981 | [
"I recently read \"The Shadow Cage\" by Philippa Pearce, who of course is perhaps best known forTom's Midnight Garden.This is a collection of ten slightly creepy tales for middle-grade readers.",
"Moderately tame, compared to what is published for this age group today (this book dates from 1977), but very satisfying.",
"Reading this reminded me that I really should look up more of the author's work.",
"I'll give this a solid recommendation for kids who enjoy supernatural stories.The book is superbly illustrated with ink wash sketches by Ted Lewin.",
"I have some other books that have been illustrated by this artist, and his work is fantastic; I really like it.",
"Here, I'll upload a few examples from this book to Amazon.The stories included in this book are:1.",
"The Shadow Cage2.",
"Miss Mountain3.",
"Guess4.",
"At the River Gates5.",
"Her Father's Attic6.",
"The Running-Companion7.",
"Beckoned8.",
"The Dear Little Man with His Hands in His Pockets9.",
"The Dog Got Them10.",
"The Strange Illness of Mr Arthur Cook"
] |
5 | The High Wire of Courage | Mirette on the High Wire is a great picture book with amazing pictures on every page. This book is about obtaining the courage to complete any dream a person wants to achieve. Mirette on the High Wire is about a girl who works at her mother's boardinghouse in Paris. One day a man comes to the boardinghouse looking for a room to stay in. When Mirette is working the next day she notices he is walking on a wire. Soon she tries to walk on the wire but falls off. With a lot of practice she is ready to learn the ways of the man who walks on the high wire. He teaches her what he knows and then later on she finds out he is the famous Bellini who walks on high wires. Mirette learns of his secret, which I will not spoil.Mirette on a High Wire is a great book for a child to read. It teaches the reader to have courage and to never give up on your dreams. Sometimes all it takes is just a little push from someone else. This book is a Caldecott Award winner and one of my favorites. | 981 | [
"Mirette on the High Wire is a great picture book with amazing pictures on every page.",
"This book is about obtaining the courage to complete any dream a person wants to achieve.",
"Mirette on the High Wire is about a girl who works at her mother's boardinghouse in Paris.",
"One day a man comes to the boardinghouse looking for a room to stay in.",
"When Mirette is working the next day she notices he is walking on a wire.",
"Soon she tries to walk on the wire but falls off.",
"With a lot of practice she is ready to learn the ways of the man who walks on the high wire.",
"He teaches her what he knows and then later on she finds out he is the famous Bellini who walks on high wires.",
"Mirette learns of his secret, which I will not spoil.Mirette on a High Wire is a great book for a child to read.",
"It teaches the reader to have courage and to never give up on your dreams.",
"Sometimes all it takes is just a little push from someone else.",
"This book is a Caldecott Award winner and one of my favorites."
] |
5 | So great! SOO Sore!!! | I just started this workout today, and nearly 3 hours later, I am stiff and sore all over!! I am 5'6" 185 lbs, and I know that I really need someone to work me like a drill sergeant if I'm going to get results. Jillian (as we all know and love) is something like a drill sergeant to the people on The Biggest Loser, and they rock their way through her insanely tough workouts. This video isn't quite up to par with those workouts, but they don't leave you lacking.From the very beginning of the workout session, you're moving, getting your blood pumping, and feeling the burn. Within 5 minutes, you're sweating, huffing and puffing, and feel like you can't do another moment. By the end of the 20 minute workout, you can't breathe and your heart seems to think it's going to explode. As long as you stick with it though, it will pay off!! I hurt all over now after doing my first day, navigating stairs seems nearly impossible, but you can bet your a** I'll be back at it tomorrow. | 981 | [
"I just started this workout today, and nearly 3 hours later, I am stiff and sore all over!!",
"I am 5'6\" 185 lbs, and I know that I really need someone to work me like a drill sergeant if I'm going to get results.",
"Jillian (as we all know and love) is something like a drill sergeant to the people on The Biggest Loser, and they rock their way through her insanely tough workouts.",
"This video isn't quite up to par with those workouts, but they don't leave you lacking.From the very beginning of the workout session, you're moving, getting your blood pumping, and feeling the burn.",
"Within 5 minutes, you're sweating, huffing and puffing, and feel like you can't do another moment.",
"By the end of the 20 minute workout, you can't breathe and your heart seems to think it's going to explode.",
"As long as you stick with it though, it will pay off!!",
"I hurt all over now after doing my first day, navigating stairs seems nearly impossible, but you can bet your a** I'll be back at it tomorrow."
] |
5 | A singular album | I've found that this is one of the albums I listen to on a regular basis. It may be because it's alphabetically near the top of my playlist, but there's definitely more to it than that. Put simply, this is quite unlike any other vocal album I've encountered, thanks to the backing of Gerry Mulligan's famous piano-less combo. No piano, no strings. Just one human voice among several instrumental ones plus rhythm, which makes for surprisingly interesting harmony. Annie Ross is remarkable as well. She sings with characteristic frankness and personality.The tempos for most of the songs are comfortably laid-back, which allow Ross and Mulligan to interplay quite elegantly. They are joined by the trumpet of Chet Baker or Art Farmer, the bass of Bill Crow or Henry Grimes, and the drumming of Dave Bailey. The recording quality could be better -- Ross at times sounds slightly echo-y -- but it doesn't detract from enjoying the music. This is one of my favorite albums to relax to. | 981 | [
"I've found that this is one of the albums I listen to on a regular basis.",
"It may be because it's alphabetically near the top of my playlist, but there's definitely more to it than that.",
"Put simply, this is quite unlike any other vocal album I've encountered, thanks to the backing of Gerry Mulligan's famous piano-less combo.",
"No piano, no strings.",
"Just one human voice among several instrumental ones plus rhythm, which makes for surprisingly interesting harmony.",
"Annie Ross is remarkable as well.",
"She sings with characteristic frankness and personality.The tempos for most of the songs are comfortably laid-back, which allow Ross and Mulligan to interplay quite elegantly.",
"They are joined by the trumpet of Chet Baker or Art Farmer, the bass of Bill Crow or Henry Grimes, and the drumming of Dave Bailey.",
"The recording quality could be better -- Ross at times sounds slightly echo-y -- but it doesn't detract from enjoying the music.",
"This is one of my favorite albums to relax to."
] |
5 | Good Quality | I recently bought a CZ DA/SA pistol and wanted to dry-fire it to work out the trigger some and get it a little smoother. Most manufacturers advice against extensive dry-firing so I looked into these snap caps. The best thing about them is that they are made of metal. I cycled all 5 of them repeatedly through my SP-01 and the extractor didn't leave so much as a mark on them. The rubber "primer" on them is sturdy and appears to be well-made. I have only fired it about 50 times with one of these but it's in tact and looks great.For the money, these are the snap caps to go with. They're well-made and will hold up to a little abuse. I'm planning on using them up and when they're done and the rubber primers are shot (pardon the pun), I'll get more. Great addition to any range bag. They're great for training on trigger control as well as teaching new shooters how to load magazines and cycle rounds manually when a light strike or jam occurs without having to use live rounds. | 981 | [
"I recently bought a CZ DA/SA pistol and wanted to dry-fire it to work out the trigger some and get it a little smoother.",
"Most manufacturers advice against extensive dry-firing so I looked into these snap caps.",
"The best thing about them is that they are made of metal.",
"I cycled all 5 of them repeatedly through my SP-01 and the extractor didn't leave so much as a mark on them.",
"The rubber \"primer\" on them is sturdy and appears to be well-made.",
"I have only fired it about 50 times with one of these but it's in tact and looks great.For the money, these are the snap caps to go with.",
"They're well-made and will hold up to a little abuse.",
"I'm planning on using them up and when they're done and the rubber primers are shot (pardon the pun), I'll get more.",
"Great addition to any range bag.",
"They're great for training on trigger control as well as teaching new shooters how to load magazines and cycle rounds manually when a light strike or jam occurs without having to use live rounds."
] |
5 | Excellent read | I first became interested in the book after seeing the film adaptation of it on TV one day as I was flipping through the channels. The character of Melinda Sordino was captivating. Soon afterwards, I bought Speak and read it in one sitting.Although this is labeled as a YA novel, I'm an adult woman and thoroughly enjoyed the novel. Anderson has written a completely realistic, heart-breaking, inspiring and at times funny portrayal of high school. Melinda is a character I could become friends with, she is that real. The rape and Melinda's reaction to it are so vividly and sensitively portrayed by Anderson. You really begin to feel the pain, despair and loneliness of Melinda as you read the first person narration of her first year of high school. If you're thinking of reading this or giving it to your teen to read, definitely do it. You won't have any regrets. I can also vouch for the movie adaptation, it was excellent and Kristen Stewart IS Melinda Sordino, no question. | 981 | [
"I first became interested in the book after seeing the film adaptation of it on TV one day as I was flipping through the channels.",
"The character of Melinda Sordino was captivating.",
"Soon afterwards, I bought Speak and read it in one sitting.Although this is labeled as a YA novel, I'm an adult woman and thoroughly enjoyed the novel.",
"Anderson has written a completely realistic, heart-breaking, inspiring and at times funny portrayal of high school.",
"Melinda is a character I could become friends with, she is that real.",
"The rape and Melinda's reaction to it are so vividly and sensitively portrayed by Anderson.",
"You really begin to feel the pain, despair and loneliness of Melinda as you read the first person narration of her first year of high school.",
"If you're thinking of reading this or giving it to your teen to read, definitely do it.",
"You won't have any regrets.",
"I can also vouch for the movie adaptation, it was excellent and Kristen Stewart IS Melinda Sordino, no question."
] |
5 | One Great Mouse | I bought this as a replacement for Logitech wireless travel mouse which was very small. This time around I didn't want to get the super small ones because it was just too uncomfortable to use especially during long use.With the Kensington, it's flat and wide but surprisely comfortable to use and hold. At first I had doubts because I figure it had to contour to your hand in order to be comfortable. But that's not the case with this mouse.The best part about this mouse is that it has the cord as the backup if your battery runs out. Everything you need include the cord and receive is all hiden inside the mouse. Purely engenius! I can't tell how many times my batteries ran out at the most critical time and search for batteries.Kinsington mice are very high in quality. I have an older desktop mouse and it is one of the most comfortable and long lasting mouse of all. I have used Logitech, Microsoft, and other brands and Kinsington is the best.I highly recommend this mouse. | 981 | [
"I bought this as a replacement for Logitech wireless travel mouse which was very small.",
"This time around I didn't want to get the super small ones because it was just too uncomfortable to use especially during long use.With the Kensington, it's flat and wide but surprisely comfortable to use and hold.",
"At first I had doubts because I figure it had to contour to your hand in order to be comfortable.",
"But that's not the case with this mouse.The best part about this mouse is that it has the cord as the backup if your battery runs out.",
"Everything you need include the cord and receive is all hiden inside the mouse.",
"Purely engenius!",
"I can't tell how many times my batteries ran out at the most critical time and search for batteries.Kinsington mice are very high in quality.",
"I have an older desktop mouse and it is one of the most comfortable and long lasting mouse of all.",
"I have used Logitech, Microsoft, and other brands and Kinsington is the best.I highly recommend this mouse."
] |
5 | The Wit and Wisom of Mark Twain | A hilarious book of qoutes, sayings, and one-liners only Mark Twain could have the genious to create.A qoute from Adam, the first of many: Adam was but human - this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.From Adam, the wit and humor only becomes more hysterical, more riveting, more evident; and we soon discover the true intelligence of Mark Twain. He was not an ordinary man; for no mere ordinary man could have thought, and often dared, to utter such words as Mark Twain, in the era in which he lived.The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain contains some of his most outrageous qoutes, either written within his books, or his journals, and spanning more than four decades. A great read, which you don't have to start at the beginning, and work your way to the end. And a perfect way to escape the drollery of prime time television. | 981 | [
"A hilarious book of qoutes, sayings, and one-liners only Mark Twain could have the genious to create.A qoute from Adam, the first of many: Adam was but human - this explains it all.",
"He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden.",
"The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.From Adam, the wit and humor only becomes more hysterical, more riveting, more evident; and we soon discover the true intelligence of Mark Twain.",
"He was not an ordinary man; for no mere ordinary man could have thought, and often dared, to utter such words as Mark Twain, in the era in which he lived.The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain contains some of his most outrageous qoutes, either written within his books, or his journals, and spanning more than four decades.",
"A great read, which you don't have to start at the beginning, and work your way to the end.",
"And a perfect way to escape the drollery of prime time television."
] |
5 | Deep & Satisfying | Street by street, a plague of despair and lethargy is slowly consuming the city of Viriconium. Neither cause nor cure is obvious. Is it the art dealer Paulinus Rack, warping the artists of the Low City into sentimental hacks for the rich of the High City? Is it the Barley Brothers, the two drunken idiots who may or may not be gods? Or is it the murderous little dwarf, "from the north or the sky," remaking a small quarter of the city for his own hidden reasons?As the third book in the Viriconium saga, The Floating Gods takes a different approach to themes it holds in common with the first two books in the series: the culmination and demise of art and science, a threatening invasion, and transformation. Our protagonist is a painter instead of a warrior. As with all of Harrison's work, The Floating Gods is exceptionally well written, short, and satisfying to no end; the kind of book that benefits from multiple readings. I heartily recommend the entire Viriconium series. | 981 | [
"Street by street, a plague of despair and lethargy is slowly consuming the city of Viriconium.",
"Neither cause nor cure is obvious.",
"Is it the art dealer Paulinus Rack, warping the artists of the Low City into sentimental hacks for the rich of the High City?",
"Is it the Barley Brothers, the two drunken idiots who may or may not be gods?",
"Or is it the murderous little dwarf, \"from the north or the sky,\" remaking a small quarter of the city for his own hidden reasons?",
"As the third book in the Viriconium saga, The Floating Gods takes a different approach to themes it holds in common with the first two books in the series: the culmination and demise of art and science, a threatening invasion, and transformation.",
"Our protagonist is a painter instead of a warrior.",
"As with all of Harrison's work, The Floating Gods is exceptionally well written, short, and satisfying to no end; the kind of book that benefits from multiple readings.",
"I heartily recommend the entire Viriconium series."
] |
5 | Thank you Amazon! | Ray Conniff's "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" holds so many precious memories for my family and me. We first got the album Christmas of 1965. I had just turned 10. It was not until I heard this album did I fully appreciate Christmas Carols. Ray Conniff has a wonderful gift for touching the harts of both young and old, for my grandparents enjoyed Conniff's Christmas music as well. My father often said that that so much of Christmas is Conniff's Christmas music. In those days we had a "mono" phonograph". By the time we got a stereo, the album was not available. For over 20 years I have been searching for this album. With the advent of CD's, I was hopeful that I would find it reproduced on CD. In Canada, this CD or any Christmas CD by Conniff is not available. So I checked Amazon.com. Lo and behol, there is was. The delivery was prompt, and I am listening to it as I write this. Again, a huge thank you, Amazon!! P.S. I ordered 2--one for Dad for Christmas and one for me! | 981 | [
"Ray Conniff's \"We Wish You A Merry Christmas\" holds so many precious memories for my family and me.",
"We first got the album Christmas of 1965.",
"I had just turned 10.",
"It was not until I heard this album did I fully appreciate Christmas Carols.",
"Ray Conniff has a wonderful gift for touching the harts of both young and old, for my grandparents enjoyed Conniff's Christmas music as well.",
"My father often said that that so much of Christmas is Conniff's Christmas music.",
"In those days we had a \"mono\" phonograph\".",
"By the time we got a stereo, the album was not available.",
"For over 20 years I have been searching for this album.",
"With the advent of CD's, I was hopeful that I would find it reproduced on CD.",
"In Canada, this CD or any Christmas CD by Conniff is not available.",
"So I checked Amazon.com.",
"Lo and behol, there is was.",
"The delivery was prompt, and I am listening to it as I write this.",
"Again, a huge thank you, Amazon!!",
"P.S. I ordered 2--one for Dad for Christmas and one for me!"
] |
5 | Great set of Northern Exposure | For fans or even casual watchers of Northern Exposure, these are two must-see episodes. The series pilot introduces the plot and characters, and "Cicely" is, in my humble opinion, the greatest episode of the series. The first episode I ever saw was "Cicely", and I loved it. The unique humor I found to be very engaging, and the ensemble cast is terrific. You don't need to be familiar with the show or its characters to appreciate the quality of this extremely witty and very well done portrait of Cicely's colorful past. When the town doctor hits a 108 year old man with his car, and the man spins a tremendous yarn of the town's early development while being treated, the unfolding tale twists and turns with many delightful surprises. For any fan of Northern Exposure, these two episodes are mandatory viewing, and for those new to Northern Exposure, they are an excellent introduction, embodying the wit, intelligence, ambience, and color of the outstanding television series. | 981 | [
"For fans or even casual watchers of Northern Exposure, these are two must-see episodes.",
"The series pilot introduces the plot and characters, and \"Cicely\" is, in my humble opinion, the greatest episode of the series.",
"The first episode I ever saw was \"Cicely\", and I loved it.",
"The unique humor I found to be very engaging, and the ensemble cast is terrific.",
"You don't need to be familiar with the show or its characters to appreciate the quality of this extremely witty and very well done portrait of Cicely's colorful past.",
"When the town doctor hits a 108 year old man with his car, and the man spins a tremendous yarn of the town's early development while being treated, the unfolding tale twists and turns with many delightful surprises.",
"For any fan of Northern Exposure, these two episodes are mandatory viewing, and for those new to Northern Exposure, they are an excellent introduction, embodying the wit, intelligence, ambience, and color of the outstanding television series."
] |
5 | An oldie but a goodie! | Yeah, yeah--I know it's over 50 years old. Yeah, it's not a digital original. I know all this. BUT--this may be the most idiomatic, truly French interpretation of Belioz' "Damnation" (as Shaw called it) available.Charles Munch had a touch with his native repertoire seldom equalled since. Listen to the orchestral playing in the transition to Auerbach's cellar in Part One. It is absolutely clear and transparent, giving the feel of Mephisto's magic carpet. The showpieces--Hungarian March, Minuet, Dance of the Sylphs--are splendid.The vocalists are fine, even though David Poleri has tendency to yell the sky-high notes that Faust must sing. Suzanne Danco has a rich mezzo-soprano, its creamy tone ideal for Marguerite. And Martial Singher gives a paradigmatic interpretation of Mephisto. His light, dry, French baritone sketches a devil with elegance and true magical powers, mixed with a truly evil sound.The chorus does its major role with relish.Get this set--you'll like it! | 981 | [
"Yeah, yeah--I know it's over 50 years old.",
"Yeah, it's not a digital original.",
"I know all this.",
"BUT--this may be the most idiomatic, truly French interpretation of Belioz' \"Damnation\" (as Shaw called it) available.Charles Munch had a touch with his native repertoire seldom equalled since.",
"Listen to the orchestral playing in the transition to Auerbach's cellar in Part One.",
"It is absolutely clear and transparent, giving the feel of Mephisto's magic carpet.",
"The showpieces--Hungarian March, Minuet, Dance of the Sylphs--are splendid.The vocalists are fine, even though David Poleri has tendency to yell the sky-high notes that Faust must sing.",
"Suzanne Danco has a rich mezzo-soprano, its creamy tone ideal for Marguerite.",
"And Martial Singher gives a paradigmatic interpretation of Mephisto.",
"His light, dry, French baritone sketches a devil with elegance and true magical powers, mixed with a truly evil sound.The chorus does its major role with relish.Get this set--you'll like it!"
] |
5 | Quality = Price X 10 | I was very skeptical at first because the price was $10 as compared to the $100-1000 that you see on many earphones/headsets. Also, this wasn't the BOSE that you see ads for everywhere, but instead was 'jbuds' which I have never heard of.I tried them on two days ago, and apart from a slight squishing of my ear (you feel the phones after you take them out for a while), the sound quality was awesome. I mainly play them at low volumes, but when I raise the volume, you do get good bass. If you aren't going to be playing lots of music you'll be fine; I love music myself, and this is perfect for me.Sound quality at high volumes: 3/5Sound quality at lower volumes: 5/5Fits ear well: 3/5Cheap: 5/5Sound quality for the price: 5/5This is a great set of earbuds/earphones. I highly recommend that you buy these, especially if you are getting your first pair of earbuds, it's a great starter for you. Later on I might upgrade to something else, but for now, these are great!Go JLabs!! | 981 | [
"I was very skeptical at first because the price was $10 as compared to the $100-1000 that you see on many earphones/headsets.",
"Also, this wasn't the BOSE that you see ads for everywhere, but instead was 'jbuds' which I have never heard of.I tried them on two days ago, and apart from a slight squishing of my ear (you feel the phones after you take them out for a while), the sound quality was awesome.",
"I mainly play them at low volumes, but when I raise the volume, you do get good bass.",
"If you aren't going to be playing lots of music you'll be fine; I love music myself, and this is perfect for me.Sound quality at high volumes: 3/5Sound quality at lower volumes: 5/5Fits ear well: 3/5Cheap: 5/5Sound quality for the price: 5/5This is a great set of earbuds/earphones.",
"I highly recommend that you buy these, especially if you are getting your first pair of earbuds, it's a great starter for you.",
"Later on I might upgrade to something else, but for now, these are great!",
"Go JLabs!!"
] |
5 | Readable and believable! | When it comes to "end times" or apocolyptic books, there's certainly no shortage, from scholarly Biblical dissertations to mass-market "popular" books on what lies ahead as foretold in prophecy. Patrick Heron gives us not only a clear, true-to-the-Bible view of what's in store, but lays the foundation by revealing what he believes to be the source of the Great Pyramids and other puzzling ancient structures, from South America to Easter Island. Far from the "Men from Mars" approach, Heron sticks with his most reliable source, the Bible, and makes an excellent case for the now-vanished race that he believes was responsible. You can't read this without coming away with a whole new perspective, and you can do so without having to do mental gymnastics to unravel some professional writer's complex presentation. Heron writes directly and clearly, with a passion to share his story that you can't miss. I found it a very illuminating and satisfactory read - highly recommended! | 981 | [
"When it comes to \"end times\" or apocolyptic books, there's certainly no shortage, from scholarly Biblical dissertations to mass-market \"popular\" books on what lies ahead as foretold in prophecy.",
"Patrick Heron gives us not only a clear, true-to-the-Bible view of what's in store, but lays the foundation by revealing what he believes to be the source of the Great Pyramids and other puzzling ancient structures, from South America to Easter Island.",
"Far from the \"Men from Mars\" approach, Heron sticks with his most reliable source, the Bible, and makes an excellent case for the now-vanished race that he believes was responsible.",
"You can't read this without coming away with a whole new perspective, and you can do so without having to do mental gymnastics to unravel some professional writer's complex presentation.",
"Heron writes directly and clearly, with a passion to share his story that you can't miss.",
"I found it a very illuminating and satisfactory read - highly recommended!"
] |
5 | Pushing the weight off his chest | Incredible, incredible, incredible. I bought the mix cd a year ago and it did not take me long to grasp how "NICE" Joe Budden is. Now, his release on Def Jam was decent, but it did not do him justice. The mix cds he dropped before his Def Jam release were excellent, but this one is on a higher level. This is a man letting it all go, you can feel the pain, thoughts and truths in every line. I don't break down individual songs, but even if I did I couldn't do it with this mix cd. Why? Because every track is spectacular. If you are looking for radio's top 20 type of rap this is not for you. THIS IS HIP HOP! Very few could relate to it or understand it. I know it is old, but it's never too late to wipe the crust from your third eye. GET THIS CD! The reason I am giving this review now is because I listened to it again for the first time in months and I am more impressed than the first fifty or sixty times I listened to it. Once again, BUY IT! You will not be disappointed. | 981 | [
"Incredible, incredible, incredible.",
"I bought the mix cd a year ago and it did not take me long to grasp how \"NICE\" Joe Budden is.",
"Now, his release on Def Jam was decent, but it did not do him justice.",
"The mix cds he dropped before his Def Jam release were excellent, but this one is on a higher level.",
"This is a man letting it all go, you can feel the pain, thoughts and truths in every line.",
"I don't break down individual songs, but even if I did I couldn't do it with this mix cd.",
"Why?",
"Because every track is spectacular.",
"If you are looking for radio's top 20 type of rap this is not for you.",
"THIS IS HIP HOP!",
"Very few could relate to it or understand it.",
"I know it is old, but it's never too late to wipe the crust from your third eye.",
"GET THIS CD!",
"The reason I am giving this review now is because I listened to it again for the first time in months and I am more impressed than the first fifty or sixty times I listened to it.",
"Once again, BUY IT!",
"You will not be disappointed."
] |
5 | Exciting Book! | After his son is killed in the 9-11 attacks Joe Simpson,awealthy industrialist decides to take action.He forms the Intervention Force (IFOR).This organization has no governmentties.The American President decides to build a pipeline across Afghanistan.A Saudi Prince wants to halt this project because itwill threaten the power of the Saudi oil industry.He hires former KGB terror master Pavel Zelinkow.Zelinkow arranges for two nuclear bombs to be stolen from Pakistan.One of these bombswill be detonated on the pipeline.His purpose for the second bomb is known only to Zelinkow and his terror associates.American Special Forces cannot be used against the terrorists hiding in Iran.The American President is forced to call upon the Forces of Joe Simpson.IFOR is called upon to handle the assigment.Led by Steven Fagan,Garrett Walker,Janet Briscoe andbacked up by other team members IFOR sets out to stop the forcesof evil before it is too late.An exciting read that you will enjoy. | 981 | [
"After his son is killed in the 9-11 attacks Joe Simpson,awealthy industrialist decides to take action.He forms the Intervention Force (IFOR).This organization has no governmentties.The American President decides to build a pipeline across Afghanistan.A Saudi Prince wants to halt this project because itwill threaten the power of the Saudi oil industry.He hires former KGB terror master Pavel Zelinkow.Zelinkow arranges for two nuclear bombs to be stolen from Pakistan.One of these bombswill be detonated on the pipeline.His purpose for the second bomb is known only to Zelinkow and his terror associates.American Special Forces cannot be used against the terrorists hiding in Iran.The American President is forced to call upon the Forces of Joe Simpson.IFOR is called upon to handle the assigment.Led by Steven Fagan,Garrett Walker,Janet Briscoe andbacked up by other team members IFOR sets out to stop the forcesof evil before it is too late.An exciting read that you will enjoy."
] |
5 | More To The Story | This is a great introduction to an ecclectic powerhouse band...It's got country, country-rock, New Wave, 'rock n roll', worship songs (yes, you heard right. WORSHIP SONGS! Most notably are "Sanctuary" "Soon" and "The Pool")It's got songs that speak comfort and peace to you in times of turmoil... "Sanctuary", from their Vox Humana album.It's got biting satire as well, such as (like I mentioned before) could be appreciated by even National Public Radio. (NPR, care to give these guys a whirl?)Their music over the years has been quite the diverse kind.Fans of the Beatles, Talking Heads, Steve Taylor, The Fall, Eagles, Farrell and Farrell (Yes, you heard right) and other related artists would fully appreciate the diverse music on this one.For all you BOOKWORMS out there, fans of William Blake would definitely like the poetic pose and imagry used by lead singer Terry Scott Talor. Especially seeing that on their "Vox Humana" cd, they have a tribute done for the poet/mystic! | 981 | [
"This is a great introduction to an ecclectic powerhouse band...It's got country, country-rock, New Wave, 'rock n roll', worship songs (yes, you heard right.",
"WORSHIP SONGS!",
"Most notably are \"Sanctuary\" \"Soon\" and \"The Pool\")It's got songs that speak comfort and peace to you in times of turmoil... \"Sanctuary\", from their Vox Humana album.It's got biting satire as well, such as (like I mentioned before) could be appreciated by even National Public Radio.",
"(NPR, care to give these guys a whirl?",
")Their music over the years has been quite the diverse kind.Fans of the Beatles, Talking Heads, Steve Taylor, The Fall, Eagles, Farrell and Farrell (Yes, you heard right) and other related artists would fully appreciate the diverse music on this one.For all you BOOKWORMS out there, fans of William Blake would definitely like the poetic pose and imagry used by lead singer Terry Scott Talor.",
"Especially seeing that on their \"Vox Humana\" cd, they have a tribute done for the poet/mystic!"
] |
5 | A Gem Of American Music | Leroy Anderson is certainly one of the memorable and popular of American light music composer and this CD of his music really shines with the strains of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. Simply magical. Mr Slatkin plays the music as close as Leroy Anderson intended to and not distorted any arrangements of the music. The album opens with the opulent 'Belle Of The Ball' and it waltzes ever so beautifully in digital stereo and sweeps you to an imaginary ballroom and completely swoons you. The ever popular seasonal piece 'Sleigh Ride' is stil a delight with the young at heart. The other titles in this superb CD are the immortal 'Blue Tango', the serene 'Serenata', the dreamy 'Forgotten Dreams' and the title track of the CD, the playful 'The Typewriter'. Though this album can't compare to the original Leroy Anderson albums and the evergreen Boston Pops with Arthur Fieldler, it is a fitting tribute to a gem in music that is Leroy Anderson. | 981 | [
"Leroy Anderson is certainly one of the memorable and popular of American light music composer and this CD of his music really shines with the strains of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Slatkin.",
"Simply magical.",
"Mr Slatkin plays the music as close as Leroy Anderson intended to and not distorted any arrangements of the music.",
"The album opens with the opulent 'Belle Of The Ball' and it waltzes ever so beautifully in digital stereo and sweeps you to an imaginary ballroom and completely swoons you.",
"The ever popular seasonal piece 'Sleigh Ride' is stil a delight with the young at heart.",
"The other titles in this superb CD are the immortal 'Blue Tango', the serene 'Serenata', the dreamy 'Forgotten Dreams' and the title track of the CD, the playful 'The Typewriter'.",
"Though this album can't compare to the original Leroy Anderson albums and the evergreen Boston Pops with Arthur Fieldler, it is a fitting tribute to a gem in music that is Leroy Anderson."
] |
5 | America, Get Your Act Together! | I am well aware of the New Age religion(s) and the damage they are doing to Christianity. This book really explains a lot of things, most definitely the book of Revelation. The Jews are still the promised people of God, and Islam is a dangerous cult. America could experience another 9-11 if she doesn't get her act together. The King is coming....soon! Will we be ready? Look at all the signs of the end times that are happening right now.Can we really be certain that all the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean this year are not a warning from God Almighty? His wrath will strike all those who do not believe His Word, the Holy Bible. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is coming again, and we must be ready. America has a place in prophecy; she must defend the nation of Israel. To do otherwise will surely invoke the wrath of God. Events are taking place; now is the time. Now is the day of salvation. America, get ready! Your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is coming back...SOON! | 981 | [
"I am well aware of the New Age religion(s) and the damage they are doing to Christianity.",
"This book really explains a lot of things, most definitely the book of Revelation.",
"The Jews are still the promised people of God, and Islam is a dangerous cult.",
"America could experience another 9-11 if she doesn't get her act together.",
"The King is coming....soon!",
"Will we be ready?",
"Look at all the signs of the end times that are happening right now.Can we really be certain that all the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean this year are not a warning from God Almighty?",
"His wrath will strike all those who do not believe His Word, the Holy Bible.",
"The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is coming again, and we must be ready.",
"America has a place in prophecy; she must defend the nation of Israel.",
"To do otherwise will surely invoke the wrath of God.",
"Events are taking place; now is the time.",
"Now is the day of salvation.",
"America, get ready!",
"Your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is coming back...SOON!"
] |
5 | Excellent! | I just got through viewing Star Wars (A New Hope) on DVD, and it looks tremendous. Say what you will about the Special Editions (the changes don't really bother me), the quality of this film on DVD (and remember its from original 1977 film stock) is outstanding and looks like it was practically shot yesterday. It feels like you're viewing a whole new movie. Any one who owns a DVD player should purchase these films, because these films are a piece of history. These Star Wars 'purists' need to relax. If you want to view the original films, I'm sure you can find some VHS cassettes out there. Remember, like a previous reviewer said, these are George Lucas's films, and he has every right to alter them if he so desires. You may not like it, but you have to respect it. The changes don't bother me, and in some areas actually do enhance the films. Now lets hope Episode 3 can bridge the gap, redeem the first two prequels, and create some sort of continuity for the entire saga. | 981 | [
"I just got through viewing Star Wars (A New Hope) on DVD, and it looks tremendous.",
"Say what you will about the Special Editions (the changes don't really bother me), the quality of this film on DVD (and remember its from original 1977 film stock) is outstanding and looks like it was practically shot yesterday.",
"It feels like you're viewing a whole new movie.",
"Any one who owns a DVD player should purchase these films, because these films are a piece of history.",
"These Star Wars 'purists' need to relax.",
"If you want to view the original films, I'm sure you can find some VHS cassettes out there.",
"Remember, like a previous reviewer said, these are George Lucas's films, and he has every right to alter them if he so desires.",
"You may not like it, but you have to respect it.",
"The changes don't bother me, and in some areas actually do enhance the films.",
"Now lets hope Episode 3 can bridge the gap, redeem the first two prequels, and create some sort of continuity for the entire saga."
] |
5 | The Trilogy Rocks | Dude this is the one to get. the new scenes are out of this world. mr george did a super job adding the scenes with noone gonna be able to tell they are new. except for the fact he points out what he added at the beginning of the movies which i guess is ok. any way he changes around the city where they have the famous bar scene. and he changed the dinosaus that those guys in the white costumes wear. lets see what else did he change. oh yeah he has mr jabba walkin in this one its pretty cool. and there are new scenes for the little wookies when they celebrate beating he evil empire. i cant wait to see episode one but i dont get it why its called episode 1 when its the 4th movie of star wars. does anyone else wonder why this episode one movie didnt just come out in 1979. I think sir george thought up this stuff later just so he could make some more bucks. oh well im sure we are all gonna love the next couple movies. but i cant see them gettin better than these trilogy. | 981 | [
"Dude this is the one to get.",
"the new scenes are out of this world.",
"mr george did a super job adding the scenes with noone gonna be able to tell they are new.",
"except for the fact he points out what he added at the beginning of the movies which i guess is ok.",
"any way he changes around the city where they have the famous bar scene.",
"and he changed the dinosaus that those guys in the white costumes wear.",
"lets see what else did he change.",
"oh yeah he has mr jabba walkin in this one its pretty cool.",
"and there are new scenes for the little wookies when they celebrate beating he evil empire.",
"i cant wait to see episode one but i dont get it why its called episode 1 when its the 4th movie of star wars.",
"does anyone else wonder why this episode one movie didnt just come out in 1979.",
"I think sir george thought up this stuff later just so he could make some more bucks.",
"oh well im sure we are all gonna love the next couple movies.",
"but i cant see them gettin better than these trilogy."
] |
5 | Glorious voice/emotional journey | The Other Side of Time offers not only rich and stimulating musical variety, it demonstrates the magnificent vocal range and interpretive skill of Mary Fahl. She is a woman who seems to be able to do anything with her voice-at once subtle, lush, powerful, haunting. The lyrics take me to a time out of mind where love, courage, and the pure joy of life live on and on. No kid, her songs are the stuff of life and life's reality as well as its dreams. Who doesn't want a Paolo, or to take a crazy road trip with the girls? Who hasn't faced the turmoil of Redemption or the final realization that "noone will ever bring me down"? Finally, after we have delighted in the passion, we are held in a moment in time by her modulated, dignified tribute to courage and love. This album is about that which makes the journey so timeless and only a voice like Mary Fahl's could give it such humanity, such resonance. Buy it not to sit around with it as background music-it demands engagement. | 981 | [
"The Other Side of Time offers not only rich and stimulating musical variety, it demonstrates the magnificent vocal range and interpretive skill of Mary Fahl.",
"She is a woman who seems to be able to do anything with her voice-at once subtle, lush, powerful, haunting.",
"The lyrics take me to a time out of mind where love, courage, and the pure joy of life live on and on.",
"No kid, her songs are the stuff of life and life's reality as well as its dreams.",
"Who doesn't want a Paolo, or to take a crazy road trip with the girls?",
"Who hasn't faced the turmoil of Redemption or the final realization that \"noone will ever bring me down\"?",
"Finally, after we have delighted in the passion, we are held in a moment in time by her modulated, dignified tribute to courage and love.",
"This album is about that which makes the journey so timeless and only a voice like Mary Fahl's could give it such humanity, such resonance.",
"Buy it not to sit around with it as background music-it demands engagement."
] |
5 | Medicine for the Huddled Masses | This book is a welcome return to sharp and clever political satire . After diving into it over a weekend, it became apparent to me that a great deal of effort went into the design and content of this faux-textbook. The most amusing aspects of the book may be the minute footnotes and sidebars that the hastiest of readers may overlook the first time through. Perhaps the most caustic section is Chapter 7, which bites into the evolution of mass media and what it has now become. It sends a clear message to the commercial news outlets: We're laughing at you, not with you.Everyone is satirized at some point in the book; even some of the readers, I suppose. Whomever the target, it is important to remember that satire only works when the portrayal is based in reality. This book is very effective in that regard, and it should give the targets cause to reflect (if they would only listen). Given the hours of hearty chuckles it provides, America (The Book) is a hardcover bargain. | 981 | [
"This book is a welcome return to sharp and clever political satire.",
"After diving into it over a weekend, it became apparent to me that a great deal of effort went into the design and content of this faux-textbook.",
"The most amusing aspects of the book may be the minute footnotes and sidebars that the hastiest of readers may overlook the first time through.",
"Perhaps the most caustic section is Chapter 7, which bites into the evolution of mass media and what it has now become.",
"It sends a clear message to the commercial news outlets: We're laughing at you, not with you.Everyone is satirized at some point in the book; even some of the readers, I suppose.",
"Whomever the target, it is important to remember that satire only works when the portrayal is based in reality.",
"This book is very effective in that regard, and it should give the targets cause to reflect (if they would only listen).",
"Given the hours of hearty chuckles it provides, America (The Book) is a hardcover bargain."
] |
5 | A great book by a great player | This is perhaps the greatest tournament book ever written. Bronstein's his psychological insights into the thinking processes of strong GMs make this book a must-have for players of all strengths.In particular, players of sub-2200 rating will find this book a treasure and a careful study will certainly enhance your understanding of the game. For a creative and tactical genius, Bronstein does not weigh down the book with detailed variation analyses, but focusses on the broad thinking of positional and strategic matters.Kotov in his classic "Think Like a Gramdmaster" quotes freely from this book.The easy, conversational style of the annotations makes it a pleasure. Witness this (I am not quoting from memory here) - "It is time to introduce the reader to the secret of the backward d6 pawn in the King's India Defence...". The paragraph that follows is a deep insight into one of the fundamental positions of the KID.Buy this book. You will be much the better player for it. | 981 | [
"This is perhaps the greatest tournament book ever written.",
"Bronstein's his psychological insights into the thinking processes of strong GMs make this book a must-have for players of all strengths.In particular, players of sub-2200 rating will find this book a treasure and a careful study will certainly enhance your understanding of the game.",
"For a creative and tactical genius, Bronstein does not weigh down the book with detailed variation analyses, but focusses on the broad thinking of positional and strategic matters.Kotov in his classic \"Think Like a Gramdmaster\" quotes freely from this book.The easy, conversational style of the annotations makes it a pleasure.",
"Witness this (I am not quoting from memory here) - \"It is time to introduce the reader to the secret of the backward d6 pawn in the King's India Defence...\".",
"The paragraph that follows is a deep insight into one of the fundamental positions of the KID.Buy this book.",
"You will be much the better player for it."
] |
5 | Amazing.. works fast! | This product came at the just the right time for my baby. You know how hard it is to watch your child in pain and nothing would soothe her. She didn't have colic by the traditional definitions, but she certainly was having a hard time with gas building in her stomach, no matter how much she was burped. She was born fairly little and so hard a very hard time digesting the formula (even Similac Sensitive and/or Soy). When we could find no other relief for her gas, I started looking online for more than the traditional Mylicon and found these. I have to admit that I was very skeptical at first, but this worked wonderfully. It was easy for her to dissolve on her naturally drooly tongue and after 2 doses, she was fast asleep with sweet relief. Now she has learned to push them out with her tongue, so I make sure to have some formula/water handy just to help wash it down and it will be all good. Besides, when she gets good sleep, I get better sleep, so it works for us both! | 981 | [
"This product came at the just the right time for my baby.",
"You know how hard it is to watch your child in pain and nothing would soothe her.",
"She didn't have colic by the traditional definitions, but she certainly was having a hard time with gas building in her stomach, no matter how much she was burped.",
"She was born fairly little and so hard a very hard time digesting the formula (even Similac Sensitive and/or Soy).",
"When we could find no other relief for her gas, I started looking online for more than the traditional Mylicon and found these.",
"I have to admit that I was very skeptical at first, but this worked wonderfully.",
"It was easy for her to dissolve on her naturally drooly tongue and after 2 doses, she was fast asleep with sweet relief.",
"Now she has learned to push them out with her tongue, so I make sure to have some formula/water handy just to help wash it down and it will be all good.",
"Besides, when she gets good sleep, I get better sleep, so it works for us both!"
] |
5 | A fine score | I agree with the other two reviews as to the singing. It's uniformly excellent. Flavio is from the same period in the 1720s as Giulio Cesare and Tamerlano, with equivalently fine music. I listened to the whole opera today on the big stereo in our home and was reminded anew of what a beautiful recording this is--it had been a long time since I last listened to it. The acoustic is natural and moderately reverberant, sort of what you would hear in an acoustically good theater without an audience. I often feel that many recent historically informed baroque recordings suffer from excessive speed for speed's sake and ugly sounds from the strings. Jacobs gets beautiful sounds from his baroque band. Don't me wrong, a few fast arias are really fast and dramatic as they should be, but Jacobs doesn't make a fetish of speed.I have not heard other recordings of Flavio but can recommend this one wholeheartedly. If you like Handel and baroque opera, you should very much enjoy this. | 981 | [
"I agree with the other two reviews as to the singing.",
"It's uniformly excellent.",
"Flavio is from the same period in the 1720s as Giulio Cesare and Tamerlano, with equivalently fine music.",
"I listened to the whole opera today on the big stereo in our home and was reminded anew of what a beautiful recording this is--it had been a long time since I last listened to it.",
"The acoustic is natural and moderately reverberant, sort of what you would hear in an acoustically good theater without an audience.",
"I often feel that many recent historically informed baroque recordings suffer from excessive speed for speed's sake and ugly sounds from the strings.",
"Jacobs gets beautiful sounds from his baroque band.",
"Don't me wrong, a few fast arias are really fast and dramatic as they should be, but Jacobs doesn't make a fetish of speed.I have not heard other recordings of Flavio but can recommend this one wholeheartedly.",
"If you like Handel and baroque opera, you should very much enjoy this."
] |
5 | Shirley Temple's First, and Best | Most of Shirley Temple's films are so corny, you wonder how one release kept leading to yet another. "Little Miss Marker", which was remade many times over the years, is the easy answer. It was Shirley's first movie and, yes, she's an orphan from the very start. But thanks to Damon Runyan, a wonderful cast led by Adolph Menjou, and a very original story line (again, thank you Mr. Runyan), the start of the Shirley Temple series is a comical, off-beat delight that surpasses the distilled maple syrup of her later efforts, enjoyable though they may be. Only in the early thirties would you find such a movie as this, and in no other film does the neat and dapper Adolph Menjou play such an unrepentant, but soft-hearted, slob (seeing this alone is worth the price of the movie). It would be great if Hollywood had not lost the knack for making films like this. If you don't like Shirley Temple that much, but you'd like to know what all the noise was about, you'll like this one. | 981 | [
"Most of Shirley Temple's films are so corny, you wonder how one release kept leading to yet another.",
"\"Little Miss Marker\", which was remade many times over the years, is the easy answer.",
"It was Shirley's first movie and, yes, she's an orphan from the very start.",
"But thanks to Damon Runyan, a wonderful cast led by Adolph Menjou, and a very original story line (again, thank you Mr.",
"Runyan), the start of the Shirley Temple series is a comical, off-beat delight that surpasses the distilled maple syrup of her later efforts, enjoyable though they may be.",
"Only in the early thirties would you find such a movie as this, and in no other film does the neat and dapper Adolph Menjou play such an unrepentant, but soft-hearted, slob (seeing this alone is worth the price of the movie).",
"It would be great if Hollywood had not lost the knack for making films like this.",
"If you don't like Shirley Temple that much, but you'd like to know what all the noise was about, you'll like this one."
] |
5 | A Real "Head Turner" | I'm very big on watches.... Especially the larger diameter ones. This watch is absolutely HUGE. That in itself draws attention. But, combine it's size with the skeletal movement, and you've got a real "head turner" of a timepiece. Whenever I wear this piece, I get nothing but compliments about it. I would suggest, however, on changing the band - unless you are really planning on wearing it in the water. I put a black leather band with a stainless butterfly clasp on it instead.It keeps excellent time, despite the relatively modest price tag. Not being an automatic movement, you will need to keep it wound. It doesn't bother me having to wind it every other day. It's really easy to tell when it needs to be wound seeing as the mainspring is as plain as day in the 5 o'clock position on the face.All in all, a really great buy. A swiss watch that's begs to be stared at. Excellent accuracy. And, lest we forget, it looks a lot more pricey than it really is.Highly recommended. | 981 | [
"I'm very big on watches.... Especially the larger diameter ones.",
"This watch is absolutely HUGE.",
"That in itself draws attention.",
"But, combine it's size with the skeletal movement, and you've got a real \"head turner\" of a timepiece.",
"Whenever I wear this piece, I get nothing but compliments about it.",
"I would suggest, however, on changing the band - unless you are really planning on wearing it in the water.",
"I put a black leather band with a stainless butterfly clasp on it instead.It keeps excellent time, despite the relatively modest price tag.",
"Not being an automatic movement, you will need to keep it wound.",
"It doesn't bother me having to wind it every other day.",
"It's really easy to tell when it needs to be wound seeing as the mainspring is as plain as day in the 5 o'clock position on the face.All in all, a really great buy.",
"A swiss watch that's begs to be stared at.",
"Excellent accuracy.",
"And, lest we forget, it looks a lot more pricey than it really is.Highly recommended."
] |
5 | 2.0 is Right | With the new Evagelion created using CGI animated graphics to create both cell style and 3D style animation the appeal is clear that this set to be four part set will be one to remember with stunning visuals that bring to light all the history and vitality we fans have come to want and expect from the series without simply re-watching a remaster. A pure reinvention and it shows with the introduction of new cast and the unexpected loss of others.I found it worth owning because I own the whole original and while I love every moment of the first it can be slow at times and award. The first two movies left me feeling very uneasy and a bit disturbed in points where as these remind me of the golden days of the show bringing to life that great part that made the show work.Action, drama, excitement, emotion, a boy trying to find his way in the world despite all the difficulties he's been thrown. Political upheaval and fear of utter annihilation at any moment from the angels. | 981 | [
"With the new Evagelion created using CGI animated graphics to create both cell style and 3D style animation the appeal is clear that this set to be four part set will be one to remember with stunning visuals that bring to light all the history and vitality we fans have come to want and expect from the series without simply re-watching a remaster.",
"A pure reinvention and it shows with the introduction of new cast and the unexpected loss of others.I found it worth owning because I own the whole original and while I love every moment of the first it can be slow at times and award.",
"The first two movies left me feeling very uneasy and a bit disturbed in points where as these remind me of the golden days of the show bringing to life that great part that made the show work.Action, drama, excitement, emotion, a boy trying to find his way in the world despite all the difficulties he's been thrown.",
"Political upheaval and fear of utter annihilation at any moment from the angels."
] |
5 | Jeff Parker's Best | I just finished reading Border Lords. T. Jefferson Parker just gets better as a novelist as the years roll by. However, I read Little Saigon nearly two decades back. It still remains not only my favorite Parker novel, but my favorite crime novel of all time! When I visited Westminster, California, in 2009, I understood the town perfectly--well perfectly for a westerner--thanks to having read Little Saigon. In Parker's early books, he often explored the ruptures inside of family relationships--especially father/son, and brother/brother. In this particular book, he nailed it. He also explored the personal torment of fear... Having watched surfers quite a few times, it is firghtening just for the viewing. This is a marvelous and complex novel. Finely crafted. I told everyone I knew about T. Jefferson Parker those two decades back, and he subsequently proved my words by winning the Edgar twice. T. Jefferson Parker is the best who ever trolled the waters of crime fiction. | 981 | [
"I just finished reading Border Lords.",
"T.",
"Jefferson Parker just gets better as a novelist as the years roll by.",
"However, I read Little Saigon nearly two decades back.",
"It still remains not only my favorite Parker novel, but my favorite crime novel of all time!",
"When I visited Westminster, California, in 2009, I understood the town perfectly--well perfectly for a westerner--thanks to having read Little Saigon.",
"In Parker's early books, he often explored the ruptures inside of family relationships--especially father/son, and brother/brother.",
"In this particular book, he nailed it.",
"He also explored the personal torment of fear... Having watched surfers quite a few times, it is firghtening just for the viewing.",
"This is a marvelous and complex novel.",
"Finely crafted.",
"I told everyone I knew about T.",
"Jefferson Parker those two decades back, and he subsequently proved my words by winning the Edgar twice.",
"T.",
"Jefferson Parker is the best who ever trolled the waters of crime fiction."
] |
5 | Essential and Unsurpassed | There's no other way to put it. Beside Cooke's landmark musical analysis, all other examinations of Wagner's Ring Cycle shrink to insignificance. This work is absolutely vital to anyone who'd genuinely grasp the unique musical language of this greatest of operatic masterpieces. Before Cooke, musical commentary was limited to pitiful motif lists. Analysts seem to have quite ignored Wagner's own belief the musical language of his vast tetralogy evolves organically. Cooke is the first to grasp and investigate this concept and, to this day, the only one to fathom it in so complete a manner. He presents his brilliant discoveries with succinct easily-grasped verbal explanations illustrated by sonic examples either from the great Solti recording, or created specially for this analysis, an unmistakable gauge of how much Sir Georg believed in Cooke's work. And rightly so, for it is the most revealing window ever opened onto the inner workings of Wagner's towering achievement. | 981 | [
"There's no other way to put it.",
"Beside Cooke's landmark musical analysis, all other examinations of Wagner's Ring Cycle shrink to insignificance.",
"This work is absolutely vital to anyone who'd genuinely grasp the unique musical language of this greatest of operatic masterpieces.",
"Before Cooke, musical commentary was limited to pitiful motif lists.",
"Analysts seem to have quite ignored Wagner's own belief the musical language of his vast tetralogy evolves organically.",
"Cooke is the first to grasp and investigate this concept and, to this day, the only one to fathom it in so complete a manner.",
"He presents his brilliant discoveries with succinct easily-grasped verbal explanations illustrated by sonic examples either from the great Solti recording, or created specially for this analysis, an unmistakable gauge of how much Sir Georg believed in Cooke's work.",
"And rightly so, for it is the most revealing window ever opened onto the inner workings of Wagner's towering achievement."
] |
5 | I love this book | I buy this book now for my pregnant friends, I wish I had it when I came home from the hospital. I'm not a big believer in using one person's philosophy or system to raise your child, but sometimes its nice to have some guidelines, suggestions or encouragement. I like this book because its a nice middle-of-the-road attitude. Some reviews said she is judgemental, but I don't feel that's the case. She is saying what's worked for her, and specifically says that if you're doing something else that's working, don't change it. She does include some 'baby types' and general schedules, but states specifically that every baby and family is different and these are just general guidelines. Really, in this book, she presents PATTERNS rather than schedules. Babies like to have predictable days, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. With this book you can help yourself see what patterns your baby is trying to set up for himself and help him do so. At least, that's how I used it. | 981 | [
"I buy this book now for my pregnant friends, I wish I had it when I came home from the hospital.",
"I'm not a big believer in using one person's philosophy or system to raise your child, but sometimes its nice to have some guidelines, suggestions or encouragement.",
"I like this book because its a nice middle-of-the-road attitude.",
"Some reviews said she is judgemental, but I don't feel that's the case.",
"She is saying what's worked for her, and specifically says that if you're doing something else that's working, don't change it.",
"She does include some 'baby types' and general schedules, but states specifically that every baby and family is different and these are just general guidelines.",
"Really, in this book, she presents PATTERNS rather than schedules.",
"Babies like to have predictable days, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.",
"With this book you can help yourself see what patterns your baby is trying to set up for himself and help him do so.",
"At least, that's how I used it."
] |
5 | First is best | This is the first book in the 5-volume Calhoun series, and it is the best of the lot by a rather wide margin. It should also be read first, but I read it after the other four books.The writing here is more focused, tighter. There is no lurid bedroom distraction--the first Nora Roberts book I've read without one. Somehow it works better that way. The plot works nicely. C.C. Calhoun is a shapely if rather oily auto mechanic heroine, and Trent St. James is a thirtyish businessman, bent upon buying the sisters' castle and turning it into a luxurious hotel. The conflict of personalities and life aims is certainly there and keeps the book moving.But once again, what makes most Nora Roberts books worth reading is her ability to create a place and take the reader there. This time it is a century old stone castle overlooking the ocean in Bar Harbor, Maine.The characters and dialogue are OK, like the plot. It is Bar Harbor and the castle that kept me reading and interested me. | 981 | [
"This is the first book in the 5-volume Calhoun series, and it is the best of the lot by a rather wide margin.",
"It should also be read first, but I read it after the other four books.The writing here is more focused, tighter.",
"There is no lurid bedroom distraction--the first Nora Roberts book I've read without one.",
"Somehow it works better that way.",
"The plot works nicely.",
"C.C. Calhoun is a shapely if rather oily auto mechanic heroine, and Trent St.",
"James is a thirtyish businessman, bent upon buying the sisters' castle and turning it into a luxurious hotel.",
"The conflict of personalities and life aims is certainly there and keeps the book moving.But once again, what makes most Nora Roberts books worth reading is her ability to create a place and take the reader there.",
"This time it is a century old stone castle overlooking the ocean in Bar Harbor, Maine.The characters and dialogue are OK, like the plot.",
"It is Bar Harbor and the castle that kept me reading and interested me."
] |
5 | Best book yet!! | As I am reading this book I keep asking myself why Courtney has not been taken into custody & questioned reguarding Kurt's death. The evidence presented from Tom Grant's tapes of Courtney constantly changing her story, among other things, and of Kurt & Courtney's lawyer saying she believed he was murdered leaves me wondering why no one has looked further into the murder theory. After reading Who Killed Kurt Cobain, I believe that Courtney off'd Kurt without a doubt. After reading this book it's incredible that anyone would think Kurt killed himself. Courtney even states on tape that Kurt is worth more dead than alive. Come on people, get your "stuff" together and more actively persue re-opening the case. I am amazed that anyone would believe Courtney didn't have someone kill Kurt after they have read this book. There is way too much evidence and too many unanswered questions to think otherwise. I guess what they say is true, it is possible to get away with murder.... | 981 | [
"As I am reading this book I keep asking myself why Courtney has not been taken into custody & questioned reguarding Kurt's death.",
"The evidence presented from Tom Grant's tapes of Courtney constantly changing her story, among other things, and of Kurt & Courtney's lawyer saying she believed he was murdered leaves me wondering why no one has looked further into the murder theory.",
"After reading Who Killed Kurt Cobain, I believe that Courtney off'd Kurt without a doubt.",
"After reading this book it's incredible that anyone would think Kurt killed himself.",
"Courtney even states on tape that Kurt is worth more dead than alive.",
"Come on people, get your \"stuff\" together and more actively persue re-opening the case.",
"I am amazed that anyone would believe Courtney didn't have someone kill Kurt after they have read this book.",
"There is way too much evidence and too many unanswered questions to think otherwise.",
"I guess what they say is true, it is possible to get away with murder...."
] |
5 | GREAT BOOK | I just want to share what i think, first i think this is an amazing non religous book, the author is not having a conversation with GOD (the one the you all believe in)this is the god that we all have inside the one that we all want to believe in the one that could really change the world! this book says taht god is life itself and we all are life itself , so we are all god pieces of god , life is god.. we have created the world ( you should read some antropologist book as well) nothing exist without the meaning that we gave to anything without that meaning theres nothing.well i think everybody in the world should read a conversations with god book , specially teens , that way the world would be a lot more different.excelente introduccion by Alanis Morissette...the final part of the foreword it is just what we all would like to hear.really great book!why it is so hard to catholics and christians to accept? anything different? wel.. this book does nothing but accept . | 981 | [
"I just want to share what i think, first i think this is an amazing non religous book, the author is not having a conversation with GOD (the one the you all believe in)this is the god that we all have inside the one that we all want to believe in the one that could really change the world!",
"this book says taht god is life itself and we all are life itself , so we are all god pieces of god , life is god..",
"we have created the world ( you should read some antropologist book as well) nothing exist without the meaning that we gave to anything without that meaning theres nothing.well i think everybody in the world should read a conversations with god book , specially teens , that way the world would be a lot more different.excelente introduccion by Alanis Morissette...the final part of the foreword it is just what we all would like to hear.really great book!",
"why it is so hard to catholics and christians to accept?",
"anything different?",
"wel..",
"this book does nothing but accept ."
] |
5 | very nice product | I wasn't sure about buying this because a lot of people seemed to have problems with it, but decided to take the chance anyway, and i am so glad. it works as a regular phone, you can take both your landline and internet calls with it. instalation is as simple as it can be. to use with skype, i saved all the numbers i regularly call (not that many) and then i just push the skype button on the phone and can see who's online, then all my saved constacts. makes it easy. otherwise push and hold 0 for the + then add area code and phone number, or 011 country code area code and phone number, then push the skype button. i also got skype in which allows people from my home country to make a local call from their phone and reach me. worth looking into if you have friends and relatives in other states or overseas.UPDATE/2009 - Philips stopped offering software updates for this product to keep up with skype's updates. The product still works fine but I am disappointed with that. | 981 | [
"I wasn't sure about buying this because a lot of people seemed to have problems with it, but decided to take the chance anyway, and i am so glad.",
"it works as a regular phone, you can take both your landline and internet calls with it.",
"instalation is as simple as it can be.",
"to use with skype, i saved all the numbers i regularly call (not that many) and then i just push the skype button on the phone and can see who's online, then all my saved constacts.",
"makes it easy.",
"otherwise push and hold 0 for the + then add area code and phone number, or 011 country code area code and phone number, then push the skype button.",
"i also got skype in which allows people from my home country to make a local call from their phone and reach me.",
"worth looking into if you have friends and relatives in other states or overseas.UPDATE/2009 - Philips stopped offering software updates for this product to keep up with skype's updates.",
"The product still works fine but I am disappointed with that."
] |
5 | Sweet and Sassy | Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice brings the delightful Farrel sisters trilogy to its tantalizing close.Eve Farrel panics at her last unmarried sisters wedding. She figures the only way to get her ultra feminist mom to leave her alone is to pick the most unsuitable man she can find. Enter ladies man Linc Adams Nascar driver.Linc Adams has a major problem of his own. His family wants him to follow in the family tradition and be mayor of his hometown. Linc loves being a Nascar driver so he agrees to marry Eve. He figures Eve's career along as a how to video producer for couples should kill his chances to win the election.Linc and Eve start off their wedding night a little out of sync in the bedroom. Linc sets out to learn how to please Eve and hopefully keep her. Eve realizes there is more to Linc then this good old boy image in projects.From the bedroom to the racetrack this book is funny, sexy and off the charts hot. It was a treat to revisit with the Farrel family again. | 981 | [
"Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice brings the delightful Farrel sisters trilogy to its tantalizing close.Eve Farrel panics at her last unmarried sisters wedding.",
"She figures the only way to get her ultra feminist mom to leave her alone is to pick the most unsuitable man she can find.",
"Enter ladies man Linc Adams Nascar driver.Linc Adams has a major problem of his own.",
"His family wants him to follow in the family tradition and be mayor of his hometown.",
"Linc loves being a Nascar driver so he agrees to marry Eve.",
"He figures Eve's career along as a how to video producer for couples should kill his chances to win the election.Linc and Eve start off their wedding night a little out of sync in the bedroom.",
"Linc sets out to learn how to please Eve and hopefully keep her.",
"Eve realizes there is more to Linc then this good old boy image in projects.From the bedroom to the racetrack this book is funny, sexy and off the charts hot.",
"It was a treat to revisit with the Farrel family again."
] |
5 | atrac3 > mp3 | to the person who said her daughter dropped the player and it stopped working..all I can say is you should have gotten a warranty. That can happen to ANY portable cd player, not just this one.But on to the review. Yeah..the only negative i could possible give this player is that it doesn't play mp3's in correct order (I think it plays them according to what they were named, rather than track number) but, seriously I converted most of what I have into the Atrac3 format, which sounds just as good for a fraction of the size. I was Very impressed that I could get a about 20 albums on one cd and that the album names and song titles scroll across the screen. And also there is a equalizer built in that doesn't seem to take away from the battery life. Every player I had thus far had a bass boast mode, which sucked the life out of a battery like Dracula on a hot date. And to think I was only looking for a cd player with a good battery life (this one has about 85+). I love it. | 981 | [
"to the person who said her daughter dropped the player and it stopped working..all I can say is you should have gotten a warranty.",
"That can happen to ANY portable cd player, not just this one.But on to the review.",
"Yeah..the only negative i could possible give this player is that it doesn't play mp3's in correct order (I think it plays them according to what they were named, rather than track number) but, seriously I converted most of what I have into the Atrac3 format, which sounds just as good for a fraction of the size.",
"I was Very impressed that I could get a about 20 albums on one cd and that the album names and song titles scroll across the screen.",
"And also there is a equalizer built in that doesn't seem to take away from the battery life.",
"Every player I had thus far had a bass boast mode, which sucked the life out of a battery like Dracula on a hot date.",
"And to think I was only looking for a cd player with a good battery life (this one has about 85+).",
"I love it."
] |
5 | Great for daily use! | I bought my Polar Bottle 9 months ago after being frustrated with tops that are hard to open and sweating on the outsides of my water bottles. I use my bottle daily to measure the amount of water I am drinking. This is the best bottle I've found for daily use. It keeps my beverages cold- up to two hours with filling it a quarter of the way with ice cubes. I find it very easy to fill from our water/ice maker on the front of the fridge. I love the loop on it, I use it to attach to a caribiner clip on my purse. It is not 100% spill proof, but is good enough if you don't want to just toss it in your bag. The size is great, it fits in my car cup holder (though does not fit in my husbands whose car can only hold a 12 oz can) and I do not feel like I'm running for a new glass of water all day. I love the sport top because I can share my water with my two year old in the car without worrying about her making a mess. All in all I highly recommend this as a daily water bottle! | 981 | [
"I bought my Polar Bottle 9 months ago after being frustrated with tops that are hard to open and sweating on the outsides of my water bottles.",
"I use my bottle daily to measure the amount of water I am drinking.",
"This is the best bottle I've found for daily use.",
"It keeps my beverages cold- up to two hours with filling it a quarter of the way with ice cubes.",
"I find it very easy to fill from our water/ice maker on the front of the fridge.",
"I love the loop on it, I use it to attach to a caribiner clip on my purse.",
"It is not 100% spill proof, but is good enough if you don't want to just toss it in your bag.",
"The size is great, it fits in my car cup holder (though does not fit in my husbands whose car can only hold a 12 oz can) and I do not feel like I'm running for a new glass of water all day.",
"I love the sport top because I can share my water with my two year old in the car without worrying about her making a mess.",
"All in all I highly recommend this as a daily water bottle!"
] |
5 | Ended my congestion woes! | Since I've been pregnant the last couple of months, I've apparently developed a permanently stuffy nose. Not sure if it's swollen nasal passages, more mucous production, or both, but the end result is that I can't breathe through my nose at night and I'm always waking up with a sore throat.I was skeptically browsing for vaporizers (since a humidifier didn't help) and decided to try Breathe Right. Most people associate them with snoring; I had no idea of whether or not it could cut through congestion.Wow, does it! I can't believe how I'm breathing deeply through my nose again at night. No more sore throat, no more breathing discomfort. It holds my nasal passages open far enough that I'm able to breathe fine, despite the effects of the pregnancy.Out of all the nighttime pregnancy discomfort that I have to look forward to over the next several months, I'm completely thrilled that breathing difficulty won't be one of my issues!I highly recommend for nighttime congestion! | 981 | [
"Since I've been pregnant the last couple of months, I've apparently developed a permanently stuffy nose.",
"Not sure if it's swollen nasal passages, more mucous production, or both, but the end result is that I can't breathe through my nose at night and I'm always waking up with a sore throat.I was skeptically browsing for vaporizers (since a humidifier didn't help) and decided to try Breathe Right.",
"Most people associate them with snoring; I had no idea of whether or not it could cut through congestion.Wow, does it!",
"I can't believe how I'm breathing deeply through my nose again at night.",
"No more sore throat, no more breathing discomfort.",
"It holds my nasal passages open far enough that I'm able to breathe fine, despite the effects of the pregnancy.Out of all the nighttime pregnancy discomfort that I have to look forward to over the next several months, I'm completely thrilled that breathing difficulty won't be one of my issues!",
"I highly recommend for nighttime congestion!"
] |
5 | I AM A BELIEVER | Years ago I read Bob Barefoot's book and it made sense. I am a RN so I talked a lot of my patients into taking it. The reason I believe in Coral Calcium is because my Dad got bladder cancer around the year 2000. He had to have a cystoscope every 6 months and they would remove the cancerous lesions. This is a painful procedure and he had the procedure at least 3 times with cancerous lesions removed. So I suggested he start taking the Bob Barefoot brand of Coral Calcium. He took 2 pills a day for 4-6 months and when he returned for his 6 month cystoscope there was no cancer. The only new pill he was taking was the Coral Calcium. He told the Dr. about the pill and the Dr. said he didn't believe it but to keep taking it that it wouldn't hurt anything. My dad continued the pills and no cancer returned. He got so he only had to be checked once a year. So me & my husband started taking it. We only take 1 tablet a day but we have stayed in good health and we are in our 60's. | 981 | [
"Years ago I read Bob Barefoot's book and it made sense.",
"I am a RN so I talked a lot of my patients into taking it.",
"The reason I believe in Coral Calcium is because my Dad got bladder cancer around the year 2000.",
"He had to have a cystoscope every 6 months and they would remove the cancerous lesions.",
"This is a painful procedure and he had the procedure at least 3 times with cancerous lesions removed.",
"So I suggested he start taking the Bob Barefoot brand of Coral Calcium.",
"He took 2 pills a day for 4-6 months and when he returned for his 6 month cystoscope there was no cancer.",
"The only new pill he was taking was the Coral Calcium.",
"He told the Dr.",
"about the pill and the Dr.",
"said he didn't believe it but to keep taking it that it wouldn't hurt anything.",
"My dad continued the pills and no cancer returned.",
"He got so he only had to be checked once a year.",
"So me & my husband started taking it.",
"We only take 1 tablet a day but we have stayed in good health and we are in our 60's."
] |
5 | Buy it for the cd-rom video | The two re-mixes are disappointing. All they can do is stare with respectful awe at the nine-minute original version. Can you blame them? Not really, but they are uninspired nevertheless. The two bonus tracks add another layer of lovely ambient noise to the superb `Sound of Water' album (their best yet). `Red Sitter,' in particular, is obliquely moving: driving the car to the airport in the rain while your lover stares out the window detached and separate; alone with his thoughts. The appearance of `Red Sitter' on the new b-sides collection `Interlude' would render this disc completely unneccesary save for the bonus CD-rom video of `How we used to live,' a series of beautiful evanescent images which dissolve into one another until Sarah Cracknell turns up and rocks the (empty) house. The video-film may be the only 'mix' here which does the song justice but its fabulousness makes the disc not only a worthwhile buy but ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for the true St. Etienne fan. | 981 | [
"The two re-mixes are disappointing.",
"All they can do is stare with respectful awe at the nine-minute original version.",
"Can you blame them?",
"Not really, but they are uninspired nevertheless.",
"The two bonus tracks add another layer of lovely ambient noise to the superb `Sound of Water' album (their best yet).",
"`Red Sitter,' in particular, is obliquely moving: driving the car to the airport in the rain while your lover stares out the window detached and separate; alone with his thoughts.",
"The appearance of `Red Sitter' on the new b-sides collection `Interlude' would render this disc completely unneccesary save for the bonus CD-rom video of `How we used to live,' a series of beautiful evanescent images which dissolve into one another until Sarah Cracknell turns up and rocks the (empty) house.",
"The video-film may be the only 'mix' here which does the song justice but its fabulousness makes the disc not only a worthwhile buy but ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for the true St.",
"Etienne fan."
] |
5 | Learning from a Master | The joy of reading this autobiography comes from the personality of its writer, as Franklin discusses Franklin. His style is delightful and he feels present, here, now. His body has been dead for over two hundred years, but not his ideas and not his voice. The core of what he writes is strong, but his ideas and rules for living are alive and speak to the present. Before reading this book, I read a few harsh comments on both the book and Franklin. Writers said that Franklin falsely portrays himself as a fine guy and that he really wasn't so fine. I cannot believe that the writer of this autobiography was anything other than the voice that comes across the centuries. Such a strong and vital voice, such a story, such deeds, these could only come from a great man. Not a perfect man, but a great man. I enjoyed so much the library checkout that I immediately got on Amazon and ordered the book for my own library, to read and reread, learning and connecting with the author. | 980 | [
"The joy of reading this autobiography comes from the personality of its writer, as Franklin discusses Franklin.",
"His style is delightful and he feels present, here, now.",
"His body has been dead for over two hundred years, but not his ideas and not his voice.",
"The core of what he writes is strong, but his ideas and rules for living are alive and speak to the present.",
"Before reading this book, I read a few harsh comments on both the book and Franklin.",
"Writers said that Franklin falsely portrays himself as a fine guy and that he really wasn't so fine.",
"I cannot believe that the writer of this autobiography was anything other than the voice that comes across the centuries.",
"Such a strong and vital voice, such a story, such deeds, these could only come from a great man.",
"Not a perfect man, but a great man.",
"I enjoyed so much the library checkout that I immediately got on Amazon and ordered the book for my own library, to read and reread, learning and connecting with the author."
] |
5 | Love it! | I love this CD!! It's fun and catchy, and the music is awesome!I'm confused with the people who claim to "hate SP with a passion" because you can either like them or not...but to hate them with a passion?? They must have gotten to you and stuck in your head! ;) Catchy stuff!Anyhow, the vocals are great because they are unique and raw. I love how it sounds honest and unsynthesized. The music itself rocks!! It's even more obvious how excellent of musicians they all are as individuals when you hear them live, but I still love this CD. If you haven't heard Simple Plan, check out "Perfect" and "Addicted", they are really great. I think "God Must Hate Me" is really funny and so is "I'm Just a Kid." The video to "I'm Just A Kid" is hilarious - you can see it on [...] under Videos. I just discovered that recently and laughed my ass off at it. You can see the band isn't taking themselves too seriously! Anyhow, the CD rocks although I like their "Hard Rock Live" Cd even more! | 980 | [
"I love this CD!!",
"It's fun and catchy, and the music is awesome!",
"I'm confused with the people who claim to \"hate SP with a passion\" because you can either like them or not...but to hate them with a passion??",
"They must have gotten to you and stuck in your head!",
";) Catchy stuff!",
"Anyhow, the vocals are great because they are unique and raw.",
"I love how it sounds honest and unsynthesized.",
"The music itself rocks!!",
"It's even more obvious how excellent of musicians they all are as individuals when you hear them live, but I still love this CD.",
"If you haven't heard Simple Plan, check out \"Perfect\" and \"Addicted\", they are really great.",
"I think \"God Must Hate Me\" is really funny and so is \"I'm Just a Kid.\" The video to \"I'm Just A Kid\" is hilarious - you can see it on [...] under Videos.",
"I just discovered that recently and laughed my ass off at it.",
"You can see the band isn't taking themselves too seriously!",
"Anyhow, the CD rocks although I like their \"Hard Rock Live\" Cd even more!"
] |
5 | Why No Oscar? | To this day, "Malcolm X" is one of my all time favorite films. It is a shame that some of the greatest performances are ignored while equal or lesser performances are praised. For example, Denzel Washington won for "Glory" (a great film) but lost with "Malcolm X" and Laurence Fishburne lost with "Othello" and won for "Whats Love Got to do With It" (an inferior film). And all this while there are screams of discrimination in Hollywood. Denzel wins for a powerful slave role, but not for a controversial figure. Laurence wins for an abusive husband, but not for an awsome portrayal of a Shakespeare character in an inter-ethnic relationship.Not only is "Malcolm X" one of Washington's greatest performances, it is Spike Lee's greatest achievement so far and I own all of his films. It is a daring, insightful, and moving experience. Brother Malcolm's entire experience can be an inspiration to us all, regardless of our background. I feel it is an important film for all to see. | 980 | [
"To this day, \"Malcolm X\" is one of my all time favorite films.",
"It is a shame that some of the greatest performances are ignored while equal or lesser performances are praised.",
"For example, Denzel Washington won for \"Glory\" (a great film) but lost with \"Malcolm X\" and Laurence Fishburne lost with \"Othello\" and won for \"Whats Love Got to do With It\" (an inferior film).",
"And all this while there are screams of discrimination in Hollywood.",
"Denzel wins for a powerful slave role, but not for a controversial figure.",
"Laurence wins for an abusive husband, but not for an awsome portrayal of a Shakespeare character in an inter-ethnic relationship.Not only is \"Malcolm X\" one of Washington's greatest performances, it is Spike Lee's greatest achievement so far and I own all of his films.",
"It is a daring, insightful, and moving experience.",
"Brother Malcolm's entire experience can be an inspiration to us all, regardless of our background.",
"I feel it is an important film for all to see."
] |
5 | The American Boy's Handy Book | I bought this for my urban, "not-into-reading" nephews when they were 11 and 9 years old, thinking that they might not ever crack the cover, yet today (they are now 17 and 15) I found it in their bookcase well-worn. They say they've really enjoyed it, and tried several of the projects. Although its style is antique, and not quite as easy to follow as the "...for Dummies" type of how-to books, and some of the topics may no longer be of interest, I highly recommend it for all kids (boys and girls). I am buying it for my young daughters (and myself), expecting our family will enjoy it for many years to come.Topics include "Snowball Warfare" and a whole section on Winter, "Home-Made Boats," "Novelties in Soap Bubbles," "How to Camp Out without a Tent," "Dogs," "How to Make Puppets and a Puppet Show," and "How to Make Various and Divers Whirligigs."If you want to get your kids out from in front of the TV or computer and foster their creativity, buy this book and open it! | 980 | [
"I bought this for my urban, \"not-into-reading\" nephews when they were 11 and 9 years old, thinking that they might not ever crack the cover, yet today (they are now 17 and 15) I found it in their bookcase well-worn.",
"They say they've really enjoyed it, and tried several of the projects.",
"Although its style is antique, and not quite as easy to follow as the \"...for Dummies\" type of how-to books, and some of the topics may no longer be of interest, I highly recommend it for all kids (boys and girls).",
"I am buying it for my young daughters (and myself), expecting our family will enjoy it for many years to come.Topics include \"Snowball Warfare\" and a whole section on Winter, \"Home-Made Boats,\" \"Novelties in Soap Bubbles,\" \"How to Camp Out without a Tent,\" \"Dogs,\" \"How to Make Puppets and a Puppet Show,\" and \"How to Make Various and Divers Whirligigs.\"If you want to get your kids out from in front of the TV or computer and foster their creativity, buy this book and open it!"
] |
5 | My favorite Argento film | In my opinion, Phenomena is Argento's most under rated film and it's easily my favorite. What I really enjoyed about it was that it has a surreal, dreamlike quality and builds a disorienting, creepy atmosphere. What other film can boast a murderous dwarf, swarming insects, a sleepwalker who can talk to bugs, piles of maggots and a razor-weilding monkey? Jennifer Connolly is very easy on the eyes, and the soundtrack moves from a moody score by the Goblins to 80s hair metal, giving it an appropriate amount of cheese and livening things up a bit. The end chase scene / climax of the movie is also pretty shocking. Like nearly all of his other movies, the dialogue is stilted and the plot a bit incoherent, but Connolly gives the lead role some charisma and the movie looks great; no one goes to see this kind of movie for a logical plot and taut, snappy dialogue anyway. A very good film, and much more of a fairy tale than any of Argento's other movies; I highly recommend it. | 980 | [
"In my opinion, Phenomena is Argento's most under rated film and it's easily my favorite.",
"What I really enjoyed about it was that it has a surreal, dreamlike quality and builds a disorienting, creepy atmosphere.",
"What other film can boast a murderous dwarf, swarming insects, a sleepwalker who can talk to bugs, piles of maggots and a razor-weilding monkey?",
"Jennifer Connolly is very easy on the eyes, and the soundtrack moves from a moody score by the Goblins to 80s hair metal, giving it an appropriate amount of cheese and livening things up a bit.",
"The end chase scene / climax of the movie is also pretty shocking.",
"Like nearly all of his other movies, the dialogue is stilted and the plot a bit incoherent, but Connolly gives the lead role some charisma and the movie looks great; no one goes to see this kind of movie for a logical plot and taut, snappy dialogue anyway.",
"A very good film, and much more of a fairy tale than any of Argento's other movies; I highly recommend it."
] |
5 | Works as advertised | When the processor in my desktop died, I bought this to try to recover the data from a hard drive. It worked. It worked on the 3.5" SATA drive I wanted to recover, and it has since worked on a 3.5" IDE from a long dead desktop. The instructions are not detailed (to say the least), but with a little bit of time spent looking at the options (how to connect the USB adapter to the drive, and how to connect the power supply to the drive), it's pretty obvious how to use it. In the case of 3.5" drives, you do have to connect the drive to the adapter, and the power to the drive, before you connect the adapter to the computer's USB port.As stated in the other reviews, don't plan to use this to create a long term USB drive, it just isn't made to withstand abuse. But for a temporary recovery or data transfer solution, it's perfect.This neat little $20 device saved me an immense amount of trouble, and it worked the first time. If I only use it once, it was well worth the money. | 980 | [
"When the processor in my desktop died, I bought this to try to recover the data from a hard drive.",
"It worked.",
"It worked on the 3.5\" SATA drive I wanted to recover, and it has since worked on a 3.5\" IDE from a long dead desktop.",
"The instructions are not detailed (to say the least), but with a little bit of time spent looking at the options (how to connect the USB adapter to the drive, and how to connect the power supply to the drive), it's pretty obvious how to use it.",
"In the case of 3.5\" drives, you do have to connect the drive to the adapter, and the power to the drive, before you connect the adapter to the computer's USB port.As stated in the other reviews, don't plan to use this to create a long term USB drive, it just isn't made to withstand abuse.",
"But for a temporary recovery or data transfer solution, it's perfect.This neat little $20 device saved me an immense amount of trouble, and it worked the first time.",
"If I only use it once, it was well worth the money."
] |
5 | Accessible and triumphant | The triumph of Zefferelli's Hamlet is in his brilliant use of the hidden and the known talent of Mel Gibson. Gibson conveys a modern meaning and pace to the play without, sacrificing the purity or ambiguity of its lines. As such, this video is essential to the teacher of the play- for without it, too many will miss one of the greatest achievements in art. If we are to keep Shakespeare alive, we must lure the uninitiated, young and old from their cables and video games. Mel Gibson is 'safe' and popular enough to break some of the initial resistance. That he also happens to do a remarkable, if unconventional job of it all, is why this will be a standard for many years. I was assisting a student who said to me, "This, (meaning Shakespeare's prose,) is supposed to be the best writing ever?" Then she watched the movie- asked questions and returned to the prose, soliloquy by soliloquy and was, I believe, transported from the MTV land to the sublime. That's a sweet prince. | 980 | [
"The triumph of Zefferelli's Hamlet is in his brilliant use of the hidden and the known talent of Mel Gibson.",
"Gibson conveys a modern meaning and pace to the play without, sacrificing the purity or ambiguity of its lines.",
"As such, this video is essential to the teacher of the play- for without it, too many will miss one of the greatest achievements in art.",
"If we are to keep Shakespeare alive, we must lure the uninitiated, young and old from their cables and video games.",
"Mel Gibson is 'safe' and popular enough to break some of the initial resistance.",
"That he also happens to do a remarkable, if unconventional job of it all, is why this will be a standard for many years.",
"I was assisting a student who said to me, \"This, (meaning Shakespeare's prose,) is supposed to be the best writing ever?",
"\" Then she watched the movie- asked questions and returned to the prose, soliloquy by soliloquy and was, I believe, transported from the MTV land to the sublime.",
"That's a sweet prince."
] |
5 | only some of the stories | (Haunted in Death by Robb, Poppy's Coin by Mary Blayney The Passenger by Ruth Ryan Langan, Mellow Lemon Yellow by Mary Kay McComas)In this anthology of futuristic mystery stories, I enjoyed Robb's HAUNTED IN DEATH - a brief in-between story for the Eve Dallas IN DEATH series. Eve and Roarke have to face the history of a murder site - and the ghosts that haunt it. In POPPY'S COIN by Mary Blayney, romance blooms between two unlikely people when they are brought together by Poppy's coin, which grants the beholder's most wanted wish - but only if it is something that should be. THE PASSENGER brings together two people who realize how much the need each other to fulfill their lives - but only when thrown together in a magical wilderness. McComas' story of MELLOW LEMON YELLOW is an eye-opener - not scary - for a young woman who has devoted her life to her parents, and now has to live her own life. This was definitely an interesting mix of stories - great for passing time. | 980 | [
"(Haunted in Death by Robb, Poppy's Coin by Mary Blayney The Passenger by Ruth Ryan Langan, Mellow Lemon Yellow by Mary Kay McComas)In this anthology of futuristic mystery stories, I enjoyed Robb's HAUNTED IN DEATH - a brief in-between story for the Eve Dallas IN DEATH series.",
"Eve and Roarke have to face the history of a murder site - and the ghosts that haunt it.",
"In POPPY'S COIN by Mary Blayney, romance blooms between two unlikely people when they are brought together by Poppy's coin, which grants the beholder's most wanted wish - but only if it is something that should be.",
"THE PASSENGER brings together two people who realize how much the need each other to fulfill their lives - but only when thrown together in a magical wilderness.",
"McComas' story of MELLOW LEMON YELLOW is an eye-opener - not scary - for a young woman who has devoted her life to her parents, and now has to live her own life.",
"This was definitely an interesting mix of stories - great for passing time."
] |
5 | a flood on the margins | While the major publishers are paying fiscal homage to the bland conglomerates by purchasing and publishing bland fiction, university presses have been picking up the aesthetic slack by publishing some of the best literature in translation and, thankfully, the best of American fiction. There is no better illustration of this phenomenon than SMU's publication of Trent Stewart's Flood Summer, a book of a quality that eighty years ago would have earned it the right to be published alongside Thomas Wolfe and hailed the advent of a fresh talent mentioned with the likes of Fitgerald, Faulkner, and the rest of the writers who left Main Street behind in order to write about it. This is a book with its own pace, without a 'hook', a real novel, with intelligent prose, acute observation that takes place naturally within the scope of event and action, and sentences the rise up like water moccasins coiled in trees above flood water evoking the best of Conrad and Cormac McCarthy. | 980 | [
"While the major publishers are paying fiscal homage to the bland conglomerates by purchasing and publishing bland fiction, university presses have been picking up the aesthetic slack by publishing some of the best literature in translation and, thankfully, the best of American fiction.",
"There is no better illustration of this phenomenon than SMU's publication of Trent Stewart's Flood Summer, a book of a quality that eighty years ago would have earned it the right to be published alongside Thomas Wolfe and hailed the advent of a fresh talent mentioned with the likes of Fitgerald, Faulkner, and the rest of the writers who left Main Street behind in order to write about it.",
"This is a book with its own pace, without a 'hook', a real novel, with intelligent prose, acute observation that takes place naturally within the scope of event and action, and sentences the rise up like water moccasins coiled in trees above flood water evoking the best of Conrad and Cormac McCarthy."
] |
5 | bite-sized chunks | If you don't already know Kurt Vonnegut's work, this may be the best introduction to it -- especially considering that short stories are the art form that Vonnegut started out with, where he developed his craft.And if you already know Vonnegut but don't know this book, then think of this as the author in delicious bit-sized chunks.But read the book!I would not say that Welcome to the Monkey House is Vonnegut's best book -- in fact, it may not even be in the top five by my calculations -- but it is the one book of his I would keep if I had to give all the other away, simply because of the diversity of the stories he tells and the simple writing skill they illustrate.And I might argue that the best single STORY Vonnegut ever wrote is "Harrison Bergeron" the riveting and still-relevant tale about human nature that effects me as much today as it did when I first read it 20 years ago. Vonnegut without a doubt proves with this story that all writers are not created equal. | 980 | [
"If you don't already know Kurt Vonnegut's work, this may be the best introduction to it -- especially considering that short stories are the art form that Vonnegut started out with, where he developed his craft.And if you already know Vonnegut but don't know this book, then think of this as the author in delicious bit-sized chunks.But read the book!",
"I would not say that Welcome to the Monkey House is Vonnegut's best book -- in fact, it may not even be in the top five by my calculations -- but it is the one book of his I would keep if I had to give all the other away, simply because of the diversity of the stories he tells and the simple writing skill they illustrate.And I might argue that the best single STORY Vonnegut ever wrote is \"Harrison Bergeron\" the riveting and still-relevant tale about human nature that effects me as much today as it did when I first read it 20 years ago.",
"Vonnegut without a doubt proves with this story that all writers are not created equal."
] |
5 | Sheryl Crow: C'mon, C'mon | i dig everything about this record, from the music, to the cool A NIGHT AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION-style font. i wouldn't wanna imagine how dissapointed i'd be if this record were a sham, but it's been clear from her first record that sheryl crow is too good for that. really too good.the record's first track, steve mcqueen, kicks things off in fine shape. the only thing i really know about steve mcqueen is that he was name-checked by some awkward girl on the television show, 7th heaven. that not withstanding, the next song, soak up the sun, is the first single dropped from the album. finally i have the pleasure of hearing the song that my friends with vh1 have all been bragging about- .the rest of the album is equally great, packed with loud guitars, sweet vocals, and all-around great summer rock. i'd go into some detail about the unusual juxstaposition between the lyrics and the music, but i've got a college application burning a hole in my desk. do yourself a favor... | 980 | [
"i dig everything about this record, from the music, to the cool A NIGHT AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION-style font.",
"i wouldn't wanna imagine how dissapointed i'd be if this record were a sham, but it's been clear from her first record that sheryl crow is too good for that.",
"really too good.the record's first track, steve mcqueen, kicks things off in fine shape.",
"the only thing i really know about steve mcqueen is that he was name-checked by some awkward girl on the television show, 7th heaven.",
"that not withstanding, the next song, soak up the sun, is the first single dropped from the album.",
"finally i have the pleasure of hearing the song that my friends with vh1 have all been bragging about- .the rest of the album is equally great, packed with loud guitars, sweet vocals, and all-around great summer rock.",
"i'd go into some detail about the unusual juxstaposition between the lyrics and the music, but i've got a college application burning a hole in my desk.",
"do yourself a favor..."
] |
5 | Another perfect one by Jacquie | I buy everything that comes out by this author and have yet to be disappointed. This book is full of sexual tension, good humor and great characters. Oh Chris where are you? Hot, sexy, sweet, all of my favorite qualities. And Melanie is sweet, insecure, smart and has great comebacks. I loved these two characters together. This book oozes sexual tension (and it's done at it's best). I loved the list that Melanie spouts off to keep Chris at a distance and then he proceeds to do everything on that list for her. Chris was a great hero - heres a man that wants to stay a bachelor but the minute he see and spends time with Melanie he seems to realize the inevitable. This book was perfect I could not rate it any better, if you have not yet had a chance to read - Run out and get it.The only complaint - not nearly long enough. I would have happily continued reading. Other books by this author that are great are - Never a lady, Love and the single heiress, Not quite a gentlman | 980 | [
"I buy everything that comes out by this author and have yet to be disappointed.",
"This book is full of sexual tension, good humor and great characters.",
"Oh Chris where are you?",
"Hot, sexy, sweet, all of my favorite qualities.",
"And Melanie is sweet, insecure, smart and has great comebacks.",
"I loved these two characters together.",
"This book oozes sexual tension (and it's done at it's best).",
"I loved the list that Melanie spouts off to keep Chris at a distance and then he proceeds to do everything on that list for her.",
"Chris was a great hero - heres a man that wants to stay a bachelor but the minute he see and spends time with Melanie he seems to realize the inevitable.",
"This book was perfect I could not rate it any better, if you have not yet had a chance to read - Run out and get it.The only complaint - not nearly long enough.",
"I would have happily continued reading.",
"Other books by this author that are great are - Never a lady, Love and the single heiress, Not quite a gentlman"
] |
5 | An All Time Classic! | " The Catcher in the Rye' wasn't a book that I had the chance to read in high school. Recently, my wife recommened the book to me. She said it would be something I would really enjoy. She was right. I couldn't put the book down. It is one of the best novels I've read in a long time. Salinger's masterpiece follows the misadventures of 16 year old Holden Caulfield. The book follows Holden on a three day journey through New York. He shares his cynical and often negitive views on life,family and "so-called" friends. He finds faults in almost everyone he talks about.If they aren't Phony they are boring. At one point, you realize that he's just as phony as everyone else.There are points where you feel for Holden and other times you hate him. The brilliance of the book is not the plot. obviously there hardly is one. But it doesn't matter. What makes this book work is it's study of the human condition. Salinger has really hit the nail on the head with this timeless classic. | 980 | [
"\" The Catcher in the Rye' wasn't a book that I had the chance to read in high school.",
"Recently, my wife recommened the book to me.",
"She said it would be something I would really enjoy.",
"She was right.",
"I couldn't put the book down.",
"It is one of the best novels I've read in a long time.",
"Salinger's masterpiece follows the misadventures of 16 year old Holden Caulfield.",
"The book follows Holden on a three day journey through New York.",
"He shares his cynical and often negitive views on life,family and \"so-called\" friends.",
"He finds faults in almost everyone he talks about.If they aren't Phony they are boring.",
"At one point, you realize that he's just as phony as everyone else.There are points where you feel for Holden and other times you hate him.",
"The brilliance of the book is not the plot.",
"obviously there hardly is one.",
"But it doesn't matter.",
"What makes this book work is it's study of the human condition.",
"Salinger has really hit the nail on the head with this timeless classic."
] |
5 | Oh, Madchen! | Like many others, (except maybe for Twin Peaks fans, of which I confess I am not one), this is where I first saw Madchen Amick, and what a film to begin with.She is so sexy, the screen almost steams up! She is truly gifted at playing dangerous femme fatales and she isn't really that tall. But let's face it, what man could say no to such a pretty face?James Spader, who has made a living pretty much being the victim in films such as these, and is terrific at it, is also terrific. He manages to match Amick, which can't be easy and their scenes together really sizzle. The one scene which stands out is a long flash of Madchen walking to the bathroom with her bare backside smiling at us fellas, which we will always be grateful for. Mind you, Madchen is part Swedish, so maybe it's a natural thing for her. Either way, terrific thriller and I have several other films starring the great Madchen Amick too. One of those actresses from the 80's who you don't forget. Oh, Madchen! | 980 | [
"Like many others, (except maybe for Twin Peaks fans, of which I confess I am not one), this is where I first saw Madchen Amick, and what a film to begin with.She is so sexy, the screen almost steams up!",
"She is truly gifted at playing dangerous femme fatales and she isn't really that tall.",
"But let's face it, what man could say no to such a pretty face?",
"James Spader, who has made a living pretty much being the victim in films such as these, and is terrific at it, is also terrific.",
"He manages to match Amick, which can't be easy and their scenes together really sizzle.",
"The one scene which stands out is a long flash of Madchen walking to the bathroom with her bare backside smiling at us fellas, which we will always be grateful for.",
"Mind you, Madchen is part Swedish, so maybe it's a natural thing for her.",
"Either way, terrific thriller and I have several other films starring the great Madchen Amick too.",
"One of those actresses from the 80's who you don't forget.",
"Oh, Madchen!"
] |
5 | With Power Comes Responsibility | Cathy Young defends women's right to be bad, to do bad things, to be wrong, to be violent - and to accept the responsibility for such actions. Who would want these rights? Well, today's women should want them - they are the right to be fully human. Common wisdom, fed by advocacy groups (as Young so skilfully delineates), gives us two images of women: 1) the forbearing and sensitive nun, easily offended by the slightest hint of sex or physical confrontation, and 2) the "woman warrior" - infinitely capable and contemptuous of men. If women commit violent acts (and, as Young proves beyond doubt, they commit these acts regularly) it must be in self-defense (the media and the Ad Council tell us). Young's idea is revolutionary and could get us out of the Edwardian simplicities of our current dogma - that men are predators and women are pure and innocent. Women are human, capable of evil, and deserve the right to be held responsible when they do wrong. Now that's equality. | 980 | [
"Cathy Young defends women's right to be bad, to do bad things, to be wrong, to be violent - and to accept the responsibility for such actions.",
"Who would want these rights?",
"Well, today's women should want them - they are the right to be fully human.",
"Common wisdom, fed by advocacy groups (as Young so skilfully delineates), gives us two images of women: 1) the forbearing and sensitive nun, easily offended by the slightest hint of sex or physical confrontation, and 2) the \"woman warrior\" - infinitely capable and contemptuous of men.",
"If women commit violent acts (and, as Young proves beyond doubt, they commit these acts regularly) it must be in self-defense (the media and the Ad Council tell us).",
"Young's idea is revolutionary and could get us out of the Edwardian simplicities of our current dogma - that men are predators and women are pure and innocent.",
"Women are human, capable of evil, and deserve the right to be held responsible when they do wrong.",
"Now that's equality."
] |
5 | Sings a joyful song | Generally, science fiction anthologies are a mixed bag, some terrific stories, some terrible stories that you think may be in there just because the author has a "name." Space Opera, however, is nothing like any anthology I have ever read before. It is a one-note song, but that one note sings a joyful song. Made up of short stories commissioned for this anthology, they all share a theme, music. Within that theme, there are as many variations as the human mind can devise. Some stories are only tenuously connected with music, like the faintest hum. Others throb, resonate and pound into your brain like Sony's megabass. But all are worth reading, and some reading 2 or 3 or 4 times to capture all the rich nuances. For anyone who loves science fiction and music, Space Opera is a rare find and a thrilling melody. I particularly enjoyed the story contributed by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and not just because we are both nurses. Anne Berson RN (bersonfamily@worldnet.att.net) | 980 | [
"Generally, science fiction anthologies are a mixed bag, some terrific stories, some terrible stories that you think may be in there just because the author has a \"name.\" Space Opera, however, is nothing like any anthology I have ever read before.",
"It is a one-note song, but that one note sings a joyful song.",
"Made up of short stories commissioned for this anthology, they all share a theme, music.",
"Within that theme, there are as many variations as the human mind can devise.",
"Some stories are only tenuously connected with music, like the faintest hum.",
"Others throb, resonate and pound into your brain like Sony's megabass.",
"But all are worth reading, and some reading 2 or 3 or 4 times to capture all the rich nuances.",
"For anyone who loves science fiction and music, Space Opera is a rare find and a thrilling melody.",
"I particularly enjoyed the story contributed by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and not just because we are both nurses.",
"Anne Berson RN (bersonfamily@worldnet.att.net)"
] |
5 | Unique and entertaining... | Michael T. Scott is a refreshing comedian...his sketches are solid and witty, and he doesn't resort to cheap gimmicks.Pre-Chewed Appetizers, his debut cd as far as I know, shows off his wide range of vocal talents...he's wonderful with accents, characters, and impressions. There are quite a few characters (all in a restaurant setting), and each one is distinct; he doesn't let them mesh into one another as many other comedians accidentally tend to do.Not only does this cd exhibit Scott's voice talents, but his writing skills as well. Each sketch is uniquely humorous without being obvious- a lot of the jokes are indirect. One might wonder how Scott would fare writing for a comedic variety show, because he seems to have a knack for creating dynamic characters within a brief sketch while not overusing the punchline.Pre-Chewed Appetizers is an excellent debut, and I personally will be paying attention to Scott's future releases. Highly recommended for all fans of comedy. | 980 | [
"Michael T.",
"Scott is a refreshing comedian...his sketches are solid and witty, and he doesn't resort to cheap gimmicks.Pre-Chewed Appetizers, his debut cd as far as I know, shows off his wide range of vocal talents...he's wonderful with accents, characters, and impressions.",
"There are quite a few characters (all in a restaurant setting), and each one is distinct; he doesn't let them mesh into one another as many other comedians accidentally tend to do.Not only does this cd exhibit Scott's voice talents, but his writing skills as well.",
"Each sketch is uniquely humorous without being obvious- a lot of the jokes are indirect.",
"One might wonder how Scott would fare writing for a comedic variety show, because he seems to have a knack for creating dynamic characters within a brief sketch while not overusing the punchline.Pre-Chewed Appetizers is an excellent debut, and I personally will be paying attention to Scott's future releases.",
"Highly recommended for all fans of comedy."
] |
5 | It is indeed hilarious! | As the other reviewers have stated, I can't think of a better word than hilarious to describe this book. I haven't loved and enjoyed a book like this in a long time.The author was a guest speaker at a recent meeting of a service club I belong to. His humorous Cinderella story as a writer captured my attention so much that I hung around afterword to buy his book and have it signed. While waiting my turn, I scanned a few pages and was immedately captured by the humor. I indulged in a second copy as a birthday gift for a good friend. It's a cherished book for both of us now. I'll be purchasing another copy to loan to friends as I don't want my signed first edition to leave my possession.It's a quick read, more so because you find yourself saying "I'm going to finish this chapter and then go fold the laundry," only to find that as the chapter ends you absolutely must move on to the next one to find out what happens. It's a wonderfully funny story. I highly recommend it. | 980 | [
"As the other reviewers have stated, I can't think of a better word than hilarious to describe this book.",
"I haven't loved and enjoyed a book like this in a long time.The author was a guest speaker at a recent meeting of a service club I belong to.",
"His humorous Cinderella story as a writer captured my attention so much that I hung around afterword to buy his book and have it signed.",
"While waiting my turn, I scanned a few pages and was immedately captured by the humor.",
"I indulged in a second copy as a birthday gift for a good friend.",
"It's a cherished book for both of us now.",
"I'll be purchasing another copy to loan to friends as I don't want my signed first edition to leave my possession.It's a quick read, more so because you find yourself saying \"I'm going to finish this chapter and then go fold the laundry,\" only to find that as the chapter ends you absolutely must move on to the next one to find out what happens.",
"It's a wonderfully funny story.",
"I highly recommend it."
] |
5 | Grisham's best book. | This book is about Rudy Baylor, fresh out of law school, who has been assigned to an incredible case that just might be the greatest insurance scam ever.Grisham tells a great story, somehow making a boring trial so interesting, you can't stop turning pages. From page 1, you find yourself cheering for the good guy, booing for the bad guy. You become sad or mad when Drummond (the bad guy) does something, and then can't stop yourself from smiling and letting out a little giggle when Rudy (the good guy) does something totally unexpected and stops Drummond's plan in its tracks. And in some places you stop breathing when Rudy or Drummond presents an unexpected clue to the jury.There is an upleasant anti-climax at the end, but Grisham rarely has good endings. Believe me, the ending's not that important if the book is so interesting, you can read 200 pages in one sitting.The Rainmaker is definitely Grisham's best book and there will always be a place for it on my bookshelf. | 980 | [
"This book is about Rudy Baylor, fresh out of law school, who has been assigned to an incredible case that just might be the greatest insurance scam ever.Grisham tells a great story, somehow making a boring trial so interesting, you can't stop turning pages.",
"From page 1, you find yourself cheering for the good guy, booing for the bad guy.",
"You become sad or mad when Drummond (the bad guy) does something, and then can't stop yourself from smiling and letting out a little giggle when Rudy (the good guy) does something totally unexpected and stops Drummond's plan in its tracks.",
"And in some places you stop breathing when Rudy or Drummond presents an unexpected clue to the jury.There is an upleasant anti-climax at the end, but Grisham rarely has good endings.",
"Believe me, the ending's not that important if the book is so interesting, you can read 200 pages in one sitting.The Rainmaker is definitely Grisham's best book and there will always be a place for it on my bookshelf."
] |
5 | An Enjoyable Character Study | I was drawn to `Garden State' by the two leading roles, Zach Braff who I love watching in Scrubs, and Natalie Portman, who has some good performances (most notably in the fabulous `Leon'). I hadn't read up on the film, really went into it blind, not expecting too much, needless to say I was impressed.The plot concisely evolves around Andrew Largeman (Braff), who is effectively `sleep walking' through life, only awoken by the death of his mother. He finds himself at home for the first time in years meeting old friends and making new ones, in particular Sam (Portman). The real key to the film is the characters and their relationships, such as the contrast between the `numb' Braff and quirky-happy-go-lucky Portman. The relationship between father and son is also enjoyable to watch, raising questions on just how much control a father should have. There's no cars exploding, no gun shootouts, nothing even side-splittingly funny, just an enjoyable look into one mans world. | 980 | [
"I was drawn to `Garden State' by the two leading roles, Zach Braff who I love watching in Scrubs, and Natalie Portman, who has some good performances (most notably in the fabulous `Leon').",
"I hadn't read up on the film, really went into it blind, not expecting too much, needless to say I was impressed.The plot concisely evolves around Andrew Largeman (Braff), who is effectively `sleep walking' through life, only awoken by the death of his mother.",
"He finds himself at home for the first time in years meeting old friends and making new ones, in particular Sam (Portman).",
"The real key to the film is the characters and their relationships, such as the contrast between the `numb' Braff and quirky-happy-go-lucky Portman.",
"The relationship between father and son is also enjoyable to watch, raising questions on just how much control a father should have.",
"There's no cars exploding, no gun shootouts, nothing even side-splittingly funny, just an enjoyable look into one mans world."
] |
5 | The Sirens of Ming Hai | This fast paced and complicated spy thriller kept me imprisonsed within its pages. The plot begins when a young Chinese student, Jiang Ou or Jennifer, is completing her studies in the US. To avoid being returned to China and to a pre-arrainged marriage, she is coerced into spying for her country. Despite strong family ties to the Communist regime in Bejing, her loyalties are to her secret love, currently imprisoned in a Harbin "lao gai", as a disident. In order to obtain his freedom, she becomes a double agent for Taiwan. As Jennifer moves to her assignment in Washington D.C., she soon charms her way to the highest levels of the U.S. government, always one step ahead of the Secret Service. As the story unfolds, Jennifer becomes involved in the complicated mix of international politics, military/industrial corruption and personal moral conflicts. Her decisions will alter the world events and to many, will be considered a heroin as the Sirens of Ming Hai will testify. | 980 | [
"This fast paced and complicated spy thriller kept me imprisonsed within its pages.",
"The plot begins when a young Chinese student, Jiang Ou or Jennifer, is completing her studies in the US.",
"To avoid being returned to China and to a pre-arrainged marriage, she is coerced into spying for her country.",
"Despite strong family ties to the Communist regime in Bejing, her loyalties are to her secret love, currently imprisoned in a Harbin \"lao gai\", as a disident.",
"In order to obtain his freedom, she becomes a double agent for Taiwan.",
"As Jennifer moves to her assignment in Washington D.C., she soon charms her way to the highest levels of the U.S. government, always one step ahead of the Secret Service.",
"As the story unfolds, Jennifer becomes involved in the complicated mix of international politics, military/industrial corruption and personal moral conflicts.",
"Her decisions will alter the world events and to many, will be considered a heroin as the Sirens of Ming Hai will testify."
] |
5 | Blown away by the audio version | This is my first full-blown experience with Virginia Woolfe. I was always a bit too impatient, skimming over paragraphs of internal dialog to get to the plot. What a difference an amazing narrator makes! Yes, it is slow going at times, but the beauty of Woolfe's sentences make the focus on every word worthwhile. Leishman treats Woolfe's words as poetry, and I started thinking of them as that. For that reason, I disagree with the reviewer counseled against ten minute spurts -- at least in the audio version, the prose seemed so rich that it was hard to absorb more than a few minutes at a time. It was only when I began to savor each paragraph on its own that I could truly enjoy this work.This book is truly profound. It has caused me to become more aware of my own inner life, and has changed the way I think about what it means to "know" another person. Highly, highly recommended -- and this is from someone who spends a lot of time reading trashy chick lit and thrillers! | 980 | [
"This is my first full-blown experience with Virginia Woolfe.",
"I was always a bit too impatient, skimming over paragraphs of internal dialog to get to the plot.",
"What a difference an amazing narrator makes!",
"Yes, it is slow going at times, but the beauty of Woolfe's sentences make the focus on every word worthwhile.",
"Leishman treats Woolfe's words as poetry, and I started thinking of them as that.",
"For that reason, I disagree with the reviewer counseled against ten minute spurts -- at least in the audio version, the prose seemed so rich that it was hard to absorb more than a few minutes at a time.",
"It was only when I began to savor each paragraph on its own that I could truly enjoy this work.This book is truly profound.",
"It has caused me to become more aware of my own inner life, and has changed the way I think about what it means to \"know\" another person.",
"Highly, highly recommended -- and this is from someone who spends a lot of time reading trashy chick lit and thrillers!"
] |
5 | Two Thumbs "UP" | I agree with many here who observe that this is a very fresh and ground-breaking album. It's melodies and production are exceptionally strong. I also agree with many reviewers below that it takes a few spins to get hooked (as does anything that's so melodically rich).But UP is *not* pop (I like someone's remark below, "Buy ricky martin" instead!). REM has already been top of the pops before, and I enjoyed those works too, but NOW they are free to ascend artistically UP to a level of musical self-actualization.... The result: the best album, in my humble opinion, of any I've heard or bought in the 90's.So if you appreciate strong melodies, but not with a "pop" or "hard metal" twist, then buy this CD. Especially recommended to anyone who liked Automatic (which I think is extended and far bettered by UP).Recommmded tracks: ALL (except maybe one), especially You're In The Air, Diminished, AMMB, Why Not Smile, Parakeet, Suspicion, Apologist, and especially Walk Unafraid! | 980 | [
"I agree with many here who observe that this is a very fresh and ground-breaking album.",
"It's melodies and production are exceptionally strong.",
"I also agree with many reviewers below that it takes a few spins to get hooked (as does anything that's so melodically rich).But UP is *not* pop (I like someone's remark below, \"Buy ricky martin\" instead!",
").",
"REM has already been top of the pops before, and I enjoyed those works too, but NOW they are free to ascend artistically UP to a level of musical self-actualization.... The result: the best album, in my humble opinion, of any I've heard or bought in the 90's.So if you appreciate strong melodies, but not with a \"pop\" or \"hard metal\" twist, then buy this CD.",
"Especially recommended to anyone who liked Automatic (which I think is extended and far bettered by UP).Recommmded tracks: ALL (except maybe one), especially You're In The Air, Diminished, AMMB, Why Not Smile, Parakeet, Suspicion, Apologist, and especially Walk Unafraid!"
] |
5 | Proust's way is to be followed! | This book is like a great kaleidoscope where the characters are the cristals of the myriad scenes depicted page after page.Proust creates a delighful new world from every little thing that surrounds him. His childhood is a mean to give birth to a gallery of charming characters and strong sensations that flow in a continuous stream. His exquisite and delicate prose transports us to our own childhood. He lets us perceive the beauty of simple things stimulating all our senses.(It is strange how a simple translation can give a book's title more than its original sense. "Du coté de chez Swann" or "Por el camino de Swann" -the former being the original title and the later the spanish translation- tell us simply that we are going to introduce ourselves in a beautiful promenade along a little ville called Combray. However, the english tittle "Swann's way" creates in the reader's mind an expectation about the main character that does not come up even in the original tittle.) | 980 | [
"This book is like a great kaleidoscope where the characters are the cristals of the myriad scenes depicted page after page.Proust creates a delighful new world from every little thing that surrounds him.",
"His childhood is a mean to give birth to a gallery of charming characters and strong sensations that flow in a continuous stream.",
"His exquisite and delicate prose transports us to our own childhood.",
"He lets us perceive the beauty of simple things stimulating all our senses.(It is strange how a simple translation can give a book's title more than its original sense.",
"\"Du coté de chez Swann\" or \"Por el camino de Swann\" -the former being the original title and the later the spanish translation- tell us simply that we are going to introduce ourselves in a beautiful promenade along a little ville called Combray.",
"However, the english tittle \"Swann's way\" creates in the reader's mind an expectation about the main character that does not come up even in the original tittle.)"
] |
5 | Excellent Value | I am a long time multi-tool user. I have owned both Lethermen & Swiss knives. I know some folks at Leatherman and purchased their comparable product to this one to replace a Swiss multi-tool that I had been given many years ago and was wearing out some. I intend to send that back and see what they'll do for my under warranty as I broke a blade.However on this knife, I want tot point out some great features. 1) The extra blades are protected and available without opening up the pliers to get to them, this is FAR more convenient than my leatherman, and the handle is comfortable. The build quality seems to be excellent and we have been using it for a bit over a week, so I am deducing that it appears to be of the same quality as my older one which has lasted since 1998.I don't think the case will last as long as the knife.The pliers and available features are good. The instructions mention an optional set of bits and such that don't come with this model, but that is ok. | 980 | [
"I am a long time multi-tool user.",
"I have owned both Lethermen & Swiss knives.",
"I know some folks at Leatherman and purchased their comparable product to this one to replace a Swiss multi-tool that I had been given many years ago and was wearing out some.",
"I intend to send that back and see what they'll do for my under warranty as I broke a blade.However on this knife, I want tot point out some great features.",
"1) The extra blades are protected and available without opening up the pliers to get to them, this is FAR more convenient than my leatherman, and the handle is comfortable.",
"The build quality seems to be excellent and we have been using it for a bit over a week, so I am deducing that it appears to be of the same quality as my older one which has lasted since 1998.I don't think the case will last as long as the knife.The pliers and available features are good.",
"The instructions mention an optional set of bits and such that don't come with this model, but that is ok."
] |
5 | A commercially mishandled CLASSIC | I'm frankly astonished at the number of negative reviews of this film, but I think I may know the reason why. First of all it seems that all the DVD's out there (the only non DVD-R versions, like Amazon offers, are Region 2) are cut down to full screen instead of giving us the very effective use of the original widescreen. Sin one, as the exceptional camera work drew an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.It also appears that the DVD version may have been edited to de-emphasize the pretty blatant sexuality and passion, as it seems to have been marketed after the Sixties as a light hearted romantic comedy. Sin two. It's hardly funny. It's a serious, heart wrenching drama.I just watched the original version on TCM and was blown away by it, especially by Shirley Maclaine's compelling performance, for which she also received an Oscar nomination.Perhaps we can someday look forward to a restored version of the original work. This film deserves it.Very powerful stuff. | 980 | [
"I'm frankly astonished at the number of negative reviews of this film, but I think I may know the reason why.",
"First of all it seems that all the DVD's out there (the only non DVD-R versions, like Amazon offers, are Region 2) are cut down to full screen instead of giving us the very effective use of the original widescreen.",
"Sin one, as the exceptional camera work drew an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.It also appears that the DVD version may have been edited to de-emphasize the pretty blatant sexuality and passion, as it seems to have been marketed after the Sixties as a light hearted romantic comedy.",
"Sin two.",
"It's hardly funny.",
"It's a serious, heart wrenching drama.I just watched the original version on TCM and was blown away by it, especially by Shirley Maclaine's compelling performance, for which she also received an Oscar nomination.Perhaps we can someday look forward to a restored version of the original work.",
"This film deserves it.Very powerful stuff."
] |
5 | Very informative reading | Was browsing a local used bookstore for another title on thyroid disorders when I ran across this book. I bought it on a whim and am so glad that I did.This book is informative and offers easy-to-understand (but not insultingly easy)explanations of the how the body, and more specifically, the thyroid works. It covers hypo- and hyperthyroidism equally and is presented in a way that makes it easy to skip over the condition that doesn't pertain to you. I was especially thankful for the presentation of alternative treatments and ideas that might be beneficial, as these are so often overlooked in traditional allopathic books.I am presently being treated for Hashimotos by an integrative practitioner who is open and willing to try new things. I can't wait until my next appointment so that I can present this newly learned information to her. After reading this book, I feel such a sense of relief that there are solutions out there to treating hypothyroidism more effectively. | 980 | [
"Was browsing a local used bookstore for another title on thyroid disorders when I ran across this book.",
"I bought it on a whim and am so glad that I did.This book is informative and offers easy-to-understand (but not insultingly easy)explanations of the how the body, and more specifically, the thyroid works.",
"It covers hypo- and hyperthyroidism equally and is presented in a way that makes it easy to skip over the condition that doesn't pertain to you.",
"I was especially thankful for the presentation of alternative treatments and ideas that might be beneficial, as these are so often overlooked in traditional allopathic books.I am presently being treated for Hashimotos by an integrative practitioner who is open and willing to try new things.",
"I can't wait until my next appointment so that I can present this newly learned information to her.",
"After reading this book, I feel such a sense of relief that there are solutions out there to treating hypothyroidism more effectively."
] |
5 | A Living Saint | John Lewis has been called a "living saint", he definitely deserves the title but when reading his book Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement you discover that he is as mortal as you and me.Hard to believe he is the only living speaker from the 50 year ago event that showcased Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream speech". Lewis was the youngest of King's inner circle and got his training on the ground.What I enjoy in this book is that Lewis shares the ups and downs of his life. From breaking out from his Alabama rural roots to the pain of losing King and Robert Kennedy to an assassin's bullet are all spelled out in this memoir.He also chronicles his public service career and the many competing interest that pull and push at him, all the while staying true to himself and doing the right thing.An insightful book of a man that is part of America's history, this is perfect for anyone who wants to be inspired and given that push to pursue their own dreams. | 980 | [
"John Lewis has been called a \"living saint\", he definitely deserves the title but when reading his book Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement you discover that he is as mortal as you and me.Hard to believe he is the only living speaker from the 50 year ago event that showcased Martin Luther King, Jr.'s \"I have a dream speech\".",
"Lewis was the youngest of King's inner circle and got his training on the ground.What I enjoy in this book is that Lewis shares the ups and downs of his life.",
"From breaking out from his Alabama rural roots to the pain of losing King and Robert Kennedy to an assassin's bullet are all spelled out in this memoir.He also chronicles his public service career and the many competing interest that pull and push at him, all the while staying true to himself and doing the right thing.An insightful book of a man that is part of America's history, this is perfect for anyone who wants to be inspired and given that push to pursue their own dreams."
] |
5 | Met My High Expectations | I've been a big fan of Chris Gaffney's for quite some time which is why I purchased this CD the day it was released. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't immediately blown away the first time I listened to it. I thought, "This was pretty good but not amazing." The second time through, I started thinking that it was maybe better than I thought. By the third or fourth time through, I was hooked. There are some CD's out there that need to grow on you. This is one of them and it's worth the time to enjoy it.This is a great album thanks to a number of amazing songs. Walkin' on My Dreams and The Years That Got Away are two examples of songwriting that will last forever. While I've always thought that Gaffney's voice has been one of the best, I also enjoyed the songs where Dave Gonzales takes the lead.Finally, I also have the feeling that these songs will work even better in a live setting. Gaffney and Gonzales are great performers so get in line if they come to a venue near you. | 980 | [
"I've been a big fan of Chris Gaffney's for quite some time which is why I purchased this CD the day it was released.",
"Surprisingly enough, I wasn't immediately blown away the first time I listened to it.",
"I thought, \"This was pretty good but not amazing.\" The second time through, I started thinking that it was maybe better than I thought.",
"By the third or fourth time through, I was hooked.",
"There are some CD's out there that need to grow on you.",
"This is one of them and it's worth the time to enjoy it.This is a great album thanks to a number of amazing songs.",
"Walkin' on My Dreams and The Years That Got Away are two examples of songwriting that will last forever.",
"While I've always thought that Gaffney's voice has been one of the best, I also enjoyed the songs where Dave Gonzales takes the lead.Finally, I also have the feeling that these songs will work even better in a live setting.",
"Gaffney and Gonzales are great performers so get in line if they come to a venue near you."
] |
5 | You Must Hear This Music | It's hard to describe this music without sounding tacky, but one of the descriptives that comes to mind for it is: Acerbic.Bartok's music may not be an "immediate" as other composers, but there is no denying after one or two familiarizing listens -- his music really flexes powerfully. It's also kinda creepy. After all the orchestral tension, who would have predicted the rising wail of a chorus in the Miraculous Mandarin, brief as it may be? Bartok's music is full of surprises. Probably the most enjoyable on this CD is the Miraculous Mandarin. Obviously that's the meat. And it presents some of the finest orchestral playing I've heard in a long time. All the performers are in their element, and Bartok's music can shine clearly without the marring of bad playing or bad interpretational decisions. The other particularly enjoyable work is the Romanian Folk Dances.All this music is good, and the performances are at the very top. You can't--and shouldn't--miss out on this. | 980 | [
"It's hard to describe this music without sounding tacky, but one of the descriptives that comes to mind for it is: Acerbic.Bartok's music may not be an \"immediate\" as other composers, but there is no denying after one or two familiarizing listens -- his music really flexes powerfully.",
"It's also kinda creepy.",
"After all the orchestral tension, who would have predicted the rising wail of a chorus in the Miraculous Mandarin, brief as it may be?",
"Bartok's music is full of surprises.",
"Probably the most enjoyable on this CD is the Miraculous Mandarin.",
"Obviously that's the meat.",
"And it presents some of the finest orchestral playing I've heard in a long time.",
"All the performers are in their element, and Bartok's music can shine clearly without the marring of bad playing or bad interpretational decisions.",
"The other particularly enjoyable work is the Romanian Folk Dances.All this music is good, and the performances are at the very top.",
"You can't--and shouldn't--miss out on this."
] |
5 | A Different World | In a better world this is the music I would hear when I'm shopping, or in the elevator, or maybe just relaxing on my couch on a Sunday afternoon..Now don't equate this with muzak-I just mean that this is both soothing and/or demanding music..You can listen to it while cleaning the house,just let it pass by you without interpretation or you can listen to it and if you put in a little work, it will take you places that you have never been before..This is the Jade Warrior of the Island records era, when owner Chris Blackwell,on Steve Winwood's urging offered them a contract in 1974 in answer to Virgin records success with Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. It was their 3rd LP for Island and it stood out from the other two previous Island albums because instead of one theme throughout the album it was broken up into two themes-one for each side-(remember vinyl).It's based on Zen Buddhism, very oriental in flavor and musical consruct..This is uplifting and entertaining music | 980 | [
"In a better world this is the music I would hear when I'm shopping, or in the elevator, or maybe just relaxing on my couch on a Sunday afternoon..Now don't equate this with muzak-I just mean that this is both soothing and/or demanding music..You can listen to it while cleaning the house,just let it pass by you without interpretation or you can listen to it and if you put in a little work, it will take you places that you have never been before..This is the Jade Warrior of the Island records era, when owner Chris Blackwell,on Steve Winwood's urging offered them a contract in 1974 in answer to Virgin records success with Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.",
"It was their 3rd LP for Island and it stood out from the other two previous Island albums because instead of one theme throughout the album it was broken up into two themes-one for each side-(remember vinyl).It's based on Zen Buddhism, very oriental in flavor and musical consruct..This is uplifting and entertaining music"
] |
5 | The Gun To Remember | 1957 a very good year, the year my family moved to California and the first year of Have Gun Will Travel entered the living room. The year the little tone " Have Gun Will Travel Is The Name Of the Man (Paladin) entered my life. Richard Boone with his curly looking hair, big mustache,and black hat made the TV show come to life. Who said the good guy always wears a white hat? If you were one of the badmen in Paladins days you had better be on guard and have that hand on your gun, Paladin would be looking for you. This complete first season of 39 episodes will keep your hand at your side, ready to draw when Paladin makes his move. In 1963 I left high school and Have Gun Will Travel left the TV screen. Do you remember the words "Hey Boy" the coolie manservant that always gave Paladin the newspaper? you know the newspaper where Paladin found his next badman to gun down. A DVD thats a must for your TV shows of the past collection. Larry Hobson- Author- The Day Of The Rose | 980 | [
"1957 a very good year, the year my family moved to California and the first year of Have Gun Will Travel entered the living room.",
"The year the little tone \" Have Gun Will Travel Is The Name Of the Man (Paladin) entered my life.",
"Richard Boone with his curly looking hair, big mustache,and black hat made the TV show come to life.",
"Who said the good guy always wears a white hat?",
"If you were one of the badmen in Paladins days you had better be on guard and have that hand on your gun, Paladin would be looking for you.",
"This complete first season of 39 episodes will keep your hand at your side, ready to draw when Paladin makes his move.",
"In 1963 I left high school and Have Gun Will Travel left the TV screen.",
"Do you remember the words \"Hey Boy\" the coolie manservant that always gave Paladin the newspaper?",
"you know the newspaper where Paladin found his next badman to gun down.",
"A DVD thats a must for your TV shows of the past collection.",
"Larry Hobson- Author- The Day Of The Rose"
] |
5 | Steve, Un Artista de 5 estrellas | Bueno..es dificil resumir este disco en solo unos pocos renglones.., creo que este disco es para fanaticos..para gente que realmente aprecie el trabajo de steve, es impresionante...para la gente que lo vio en vivo.., con este disco recuerda esos momentos, ya que el pone todas los pequeños detalles que ocurren durante el show.., por ejemplo..(rompe una cuerda , se va de tono..etc..).., nos sorprende con la ternura de whispering a prayer en vivo en Buenos Aires.., y con la furia de incantantion en vivo en bulgaria. El disco representa a lo largo de la gira de The Ultra Zone, la cultura de diferentes paises..lo que el hace es tocar una cancion nueva en cada pais, representado algo de ese pais.. Por eso digo que este disco es para gente que le guste mucho steve.. Lo recomiendo ampliamente,..ademas aparezco en la contratapa!!(tercera fila , al medio) ..ya que la contratapa es la foto del teatro Gran Rex en buenos Aires.. Espero que les haya servido mi comentario saludos! | 980 | [
"Bueno..es dificil resumir este disco en solo unos pocos renglones.., creo que este disco es para fanaticos..para gente que realmente aprecie el trabajo de steve, es impresionante...para la gente que lo vio en vivo.., con este disco recuerda esos momentos, ya que el pone todas los pequeños detalles que ocurren durante el show.., por ejemplo..(rompe una cuerda , se va de tono..etc..).., nos sorprende con la ternura de whispering a prayer en vivo en Buenos Aires.., y con la furia de incantantion en vivo en bulgaria.",
"El disco representa a lo largo de la gira de The Ultra Zone, la cultura de diferentes paises..lo que el hace es tocar una cancion nueva en cada pais, representado algo de ese pais..",
"Por eso digo que este disco es para gente que le guste mucho steve..",
"Lo recomiendo ampliamente,..ademas aparezco en la contratapa!!",
"(tercera fila , al medio) ..ya que la contratapa es la foto del teatro Gran Rex en buenos Aires..",
"Espero que les haya servido mi comentario saludos!"
] |
5 | Learning Old English? Begin Here | Dr. Baker's "Introduction to Old English" is probably the best book for a person to use who has no previous experience with either Old English or traditional linguistics. I used this book as an undergraduate taking a graduate Old English course and found it most enjoyable and useful. Each chapter is quite easy to follow, and usually contain at least one "mini-text" which are short texts in Old English that you can read along the way. This method is especially useful; by the time you begin with the anthology of literature located in the back of the book, you've already read some simplier passages of Old English.The book is worth its retail price simply for its collection of literature. Included here are the "The Wife's Lament", "The Wanderer", "Wulf and Eadwacer" and excerpts from "Judith" and "Beowulf". This book is even helpful for someone who has no previous study in the history of the English language, although those who do will find this book superbly accesible. | 980 | [
"Dr.",
"Baker's \"Introduction to Old English\" is probably the best book for a person to use who has no previous experience with either Old English or traditional linguistics.",
"I used this book as an undergraduate taking a graduate Old English course and found it most enjoyable and useful.",
"Each chapter is quite easy to follow, and usually contain at least one \"mini-text\" which are short texts in Old English that you can read along the way.",
"This method is especially useful; by the time you begin with the anthology of literature located in the back of the book, you've already read some simplier passages of Old English.The book is worth its retail price simply for its collection of literature.",
"Included here are the \"The Wife's Lament\", \"The Wanderer\", \"Wulf and Eadwacer\" and excerpts from \"Judith\" and \"Beowulf\".",
"This book is even helpful for someone who has no previous study in the history of the English language, although those who do will find this book superbly accesible."
] |
5 | The Beatles Go For Broke | As an early Beatle fan, I had no particular plan as to which order I listened to my Beatle music...therefore the transition from Meet The Beatles to The White Album was jarring yet wondrous, and it left me clamoring to quickly gather all of the jewels in this band's legendary catalog.This album comes to life with the rocking Back In the USSR and from that point on the Beatles do not allow you to relax. They change tempos and moods with Dear Prudence, get you clapping with Ob La Di Ob La Da, and leave you scratching your head with Bungalow Bill. As the album progresses, it continues to drift into oddities like Happiness... and it culminates with Revolution #9. As a final curve ball, the syrpy Goodnight ends the masterpiece, and all you can do is stare at your stereo in stunned silence.This is a testament to the creativity and diversity of the greatest rock band of all time.This is the album that made me want to become a musician.Add this CD to your collection....now! | 980 | [
"As an early Beatle fan, I had no particular plan as to which order I listened to my Beatle music...therefore the transition from Meet The Beatles to The White Album was jarring yet wondrous, and it left me clamoring to quickly gather all of the jewels in this band's legendary catalog.This album comes to life with the rocking Back In the USSR and from that point on the Beatles do not allow you to relax.",
"They change tempos and moods with Dear Prudence, get you clapping with Ob La Di Ob La Da, and leave you scratching your head with Bungalow Bill.",
"As the album progresses, it continues to drift into oddities like Happiness... and it culminates with Revolution #9.",
"As a final curve ball, the syrpy Goodnight ends the masterpiece, and all you can do is stare at your stereo in stunned silence.This is a testament to the creativity and diversity of the greatest rock band of all time.This is the album that made me want to become a musician.Add this CD to your collection....now!"
] |
5 | Azazel | I agree with Kizelyova. I would add that this book and its follow-ups are wonderful period pieces, but with a lot of humor and irony. From what I have heard, Russians find parallels to current events in the stories.I haven't read the English edition, so I can't say if the tongue-in-cheek has been preserved. From my own experience, I read quite a few pages saying, "no, this is not possible, he has got to be kidding". Finally as a dunce, I realized he really was kidding.But why did the English publisher give it this ridiculous title? it would have been better to call it "Azazel", which has meaning in the book.Maybe some publisher--even this one--will have the good sense to translate the French writer, Jean-Francois Parot. Parot's hero, Nicolas Le Floch, reminds me a lot of Eraste Fandorine. But Le Floch is situated in the time of Louis XV in Paris.As for Akunin, I hope that the Turkish Gambit and the Death of Achilles come out soon. They are far better than Leviathan. | 980 | [
"I agree with Kizelyova.",
"I would add that this book and its follow-ups are wonderful period pieces, but with a lot of humor and irony.",
"From what I have heard, Russians find parallels to current events in the stories.I haven't read the English edition, so I can't say if the tongue-in-cheek has been preserved.",
"From my own experience, I read quite a few pages saying, \"no, this is not possible, he has got to be kidding\".",
"Finally as a dunce, I realized he really was kidding.But why did the English publisher give it this ridiculous title?",
"it would have been better to call it \"Azazel\", which has meaning in the book.Maybe some publisher--even this one--will have the good sense to translate the French writer, Jean-Francois Parot.",
"Parot's hero, Nicolas Le Floch, reminds me a lot of Eraste Fandorine.",
"But Le Floch is situated in the time of Louis XV in Paris.As for Akunin, I hope that the Turkish Gambit and the Death of Achilles come out soon.",
"They are far better than Leviathan."
] |
5 | Poignant, weird, wonderful | "Flow my tears" is a sad, moving, very personal story by one of the world's Science Fiction greats. It is an adventure, a love story and a Science Fiction tour de force. In one of his favourite themes Dick has taken an idea originated by the philosopher Kant, and expanded it into a story. Simplified Kant reasoned that an individual experiences two universes, the common one (Koinos Cosmos) and a personal one (Einos Cosmos). The common cosmos could be a sum of all personal cosmoses, plus reality. (Don't blame Kant for this, I'm oversimplifying.) Dick extrapolates from there: What if one person's cosmos is disproportionately influential in the perception of the common cosmos? and what if that person is insane? or on drugs? The universe could well become a very weird place. Dick's huge intellect, experiences with drugs (especially LSD) and often unhappy personal life come together to make a hugely involving novel which has to be counted among the very best of the genre. | 980 | [
"\"Flow my tears\" is a sad, moving, very personal story by one of the world's Science Fiction greats.",
"It is an adventure, a love story and a Science Fiction tour de force.",
"In one of his favourite themes Dick has taken an idea originated by the philosopher Kant, and expanded it into a story.",
"Simplified Kant reasoned that an individual experiences two universes, the common one (Koinos Cosmos) and a personal one (Einos Cosmos).",
"The common cosmos could be a sum of all personal cosmoses, plus reality.",
"(Don't blame Kant for this, I'm oversimplifying.) Dick extrapolates from there: What if one person's cosmos is disproportionately influential in the perception of the common cosmos?",
"and what if that person is insane?",
"or on drugs?",
"The universe could well become a very weird place.",
"Dick's huge intellect, experiences with drugs (especially LSD) and often unhappy personal life come together to make a hugely involving novel which has to be counted among the very best of the genre."
] |
5 | What A Pleasant Surprise! | I was reluctant to buy this one. After reading a couple of reviews on this CD, I decided to give it a shot. I am very glad that I did. With the 10 previously unreleased tracks, John's spirit lives on through them. I was listening and thought, "that song sounds like it should have been on Whose Garden Was This" and that song sounds like it should have been on that album. When reading the leaflet I noticed the dates and said "Yeah, that's it." Listening to this CD you can hear how John Denver's voice matured through the years. He really gives the fans one final treat with this CD. One song that impresses me on this CD is "Four Strong Winds." This is a Neil Young composition and although Neil, in my opinion, doesn't sing all that great, this track was beautifully done as a duet by Neil Young. John Denver's version is just as beautifully done on such a beautiful song. This CD is a must for any John Denver fan. You won't be disappointed by this one. May he rest in peace! | 980 | [
"I was reluctant to buy this one.",
"After reading a couple of reviews on this CD, I decided to give it a shot.",
"I am very glad that I did.",
"With the 10 previously unreleased tracks, John's spirit lives on through them.",
"I was listening and thought, \"that song sounds like it should have been on Whose Garden Was This\" and that song sounds like it should have been on that album.",
"When reading the leaflet I noticed the dates and said \"Yeah, that's it.\" Listening to this CD you can hear how John Denver's voice matured through the years.",
"He really gives the fans one final treat with this CD.",
"One song that impresses me on this CD is \"Four Strong Winds.\" This is a Neil Young composition and although Neil, in my opinion, doesn't sing all that great, this track was beautifully done as a duet by Neil Young.",
"John Denver's version is just as beautifully done on such a beautiful song.",
"This CD is a must for any John Denver fan.",
"You won't be disappointed by this one.",
"May he rest in peace!"
] |
5 | Simply incredible music | I bought this album back in the late 90s like everyone else. I was 12 years old when I first heard "Semi-charmed Life" on MTV. Like most I simply heard an incredibly poppy hook and was drawn in. All these years later I still listen to this album on a monthly basis. It's a shame this band's time in the lime-light was so short lived. Especially since their last release (2003's Out of the Vein) was so phenomenal. But this is the band's origin and also their most triumphant achievement. The songs are literally oozing with artistry and profound lyricism. Even the much lesser known tracks (Burning Man, The Background) would be top-notch tracks on a lesser bands album. Ironically, the singles shine the brightest here. Jenkins' manages to capture genuine (and humanisticly mundane) emotion. Songs like "Jumper" and "How's it Gonna Be" contain verses of profound emotion that swell into anthems of the late 90s generation. They don't make 'em like they used to. Here's the proof. | 980 | [
"I bought this album back in the late 90s like everyone else.",
"I was 12 years old when I first heard \"Semi-charmed Life\" on MTV.",
"Like most I simply heard an incredibly poppy hook and was drawn in.",
"All these years later I still listen to this album on a monthly basis.",
"It's a shame this band's time in the lime-light was so short lived.",
"Especially since their last release (2003's Out of the Vein) was so phenomenal.",
"But this is the band's origin and also their most triumphant achievement.",
"The songs are literally oozing with artistry and profound lyricism.",
"Even the much lesser known tracks (Burning Man, The Background) would be top-notch tracks on a lesser bands album.",
"Ironically, the singles shine the brightest here.",
"Jenkins' manages to capture genuine (and humanisticly mundane) emotion.",
"Songs like \"Jumper\" and \"How's it Gonna Be\" contain verses of profound emotion that swell into anthems of the late 90s generation.",
"They don't make 'em like they used to.",
"Here's the proof."
] |
5 | For minds that MUST know! | While the Visual Encyclopedia of Science basically covers science, this encyclopedia covers so much more. You will find some similarities between the two books in the science section and that is to be expected.However, I could not believe how much information they have packed into this tiny book! If you want to know about the Earth, you can learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, the oceans, glaciers, climates and ecosystems.If you want to learn about specific states or countries, you can find all the statistics you could possibly want. I found things like: "France produces over 300 types of Cheese" very tasty information.Some of the fun items in this book include:A picture of the Mona LisaMovie FactsThe Olympic Games and where they took place since 1896 to 2000.A Timeline of World HistoryUnits of measurementsTransportation through the AgesHow your body fights InfectionFossilsGalaxies...And so much more!Highly Recommended as a Fun Learning Experience.~The Rebecca Review | 980 | [
"While the Visual Encyclopedia of Science basically covers science, this encyclopedia covers so much more.",
"You will find some similarities between the two books in the science section and that is to be expected.However, I could not believe how much information they have packed into this tiny book!",
"If you want to know about the Earth, you can learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, the oceans, glaciers, climates and ecosystems.If you want to learn about specific states or countries, you can find all the statistics you could possibly want.",
"I found things like: \"France produces over 300 types of Cheese\" very tasty information.Some of the fun items in this book include:A picture of the Mona LisaMovie FactsThe Olympic Games and where they took place since 1896 to 2000.A Timeline of World HistoryUnits of measurementsTransportation through the AgesHow your body fights InfectionFossilsGalaxies...And so much more!",
"Highly Recommended as a Fun Learning Experience.~The Rebecca Review"
] |
5 | Uh-Huh | I bought this used at The Record Shop for 5 bucks. It was worth 5 times that much. This is John's closest to a hard rock album he's ever made.Crumblin' Down- Great opener filled with energy and great vocals.Pink Houses- Great song many people think this is his best (I think Jack and Diane is).Authority Song- Awesome boogie guitar at the begining and great guitar solo a the end. With great vocals all the way through.Warmer Place To Sleep- Includes many references to the Bible (for 40 days and 40 nights I slept out in the rain) and he would trade it all for a warmer place to sleep. Great hard-rocker.Jackie O.- I don't get it, but I like itPlay Guitar- This is another song The Best I Could Do 1978-1988 forgotSerious Business- Awesome hard rockin' songLovin' Mother For Ya- Weird song. Awesome song.Golden Gates- Beautiful balladThe special thanks on this album was The Rolling Stones and i really think that John & his band sound alot like the rolling stones on this album. | 980 | [
"I bought this used at The Record Shop for 5 bucks.",
"It was worth 5 times that much.",
"This is John's closest to a hard rock album he's ever made.Crumblin' Down- Great opener filled with energy and great vocals.Pink Houses- Great song many people think this is his best (I think Jack and Diane is).Authority Song- Awesome boogie guitar at the begining and great guitar solo a the end.",
"With great vocals all the way through.Warmer Place To Sleep- Includes many references to the Bible (for 40 days and 40 nights I slept out in the rain) and he would trade it all for a warmer place to sleep.",
"Great hard-rocker.Jackie O.- I don't get it, but I like itPlay Guitar- This is another song The Best I Could Do 1978-1988 forgotSerious Business- Awesome hard rockin' songLovin' Mother For Ya- Weird song.",
"Awesome song.Golden Gates- Beautiful balladThe special thanks on this album was The Rolling Stones and i really think that John & his band sound alot like the rolling stones on this album."
] |
5 | Still a masterpiece | I will keep this review short and sweet. The game is an absolute masterpiece. The fact that this was only the second attempt by Bioware to make a game (Shattered Steel was their first) is astounding. There isn't a single weak point to be found in the game. Everything, from the music, characters, storyline, to the well-paced action and RPG elements, have made this game a classic.The reason I am reviewing this game now is because I picked it up again for old times sake. The game is as good as it originally was, if not better, because I am picking up on a bunch of details I missed the first time. The artistic graphics for this game still look fantastic, which is simply amazing when you consider how fast the graphics age for computer games.In conclusion, Baldur's Gate is my second favorite RPG game of all time. Only the sequel is superior, as it should be (It's like comparing the first 2 Godfather films). If you have not played this game, you are not a fan of RPG games. | 980 | [
"I will keep this review short and sweet.",
"The game is an absolute masterpiece.",
"The fact that this was only the second attempt by Bioware to make a game (Shattered Steel was their first) is astounding.",
"There isn't a single weak point to be found in the game.",
"Everything, from the music, characters, storyline, to the well-paced action and RPG elements, have made this game a classic.The reason I am reviewing this game now is because I picked it up again for old times sake.",
"The game is as good as it originally was, if not better, because I am picking up on a bunch of details I missed the first time.",
"The artistic graphics for this game still look fantastic, which is simply amazing when you consider how fast the graphics age for computer games.In conclusion, Baldur's Gate is my second favorite RPG game of all time.",
"Only the sequel is superior, as it should be (It's like comparing the first 2 Godfather films).",
"If you have not played this game, you are not a fan of RPG games."
] |
5 | excellent | This book treats the basic principles of abstract algebra.It is targeted to graduate students that need a more theoretical approach to mathematics (instead of the usual calculus courses)This book is the best introduction to abstract algebra for the following reasons-its style : good introduction in each chapter, making the reader curious to read further.-its rigor : everything is well explained in full details with proof.-its elegance : This book treats the abstract structural aspects of algebra and then suddenly shows how more concrecte applications follow from these abstract results. This is the kind of elegance and style that makes mathematics an art : build a very abstract theory and then see how more concrete stuff follows immediately as special case of this abstract framework. This way, new things can be discovered and most of the time (as in this book), you can explain practical calculation rules in a short and rigorous way.Definitely the finest there is .... | 980 | [
"This book treats the basic principles of abstract algebra.It is targeted to graduate students that need a more theoretical approach to mathematics (instead of the usual calculus courses)This book is the best introduction to abstract algebra for the following reasons-its style : good introduction in each chapter, making the reader curious to read further.-its rigor : everything is well explained in full details with proof.-its elegance : This book treats the abstract structural aspects of algebra and then suddenly shows how more concrecte applications follow from these abstract results.",
"This is the kind of elegance and style that makes mathematics an art : build a very abstract theory and then see how more concrete stuff follows immediately as special case of this abstract framework.",
"This way, new things can be discovered and most of the time (as in this book), you can explain practical calculation rules in a short and rigorous way.Definitely the finest there is ...."
] |
5 | dragon ball z! | I absolutely love this serie!!!! i grew up with it, im 20 now, and look forward to completing the serie becuase i didn't get to see it all when i was younger so now i plan to collect and have these for my own. My sister and i, being girls, are excited while others are kinda iffy becuase it's usually a guy thing. I go her hooked onto this as well so she wants to help with buying these so that we have the completed set. If you grew up with this, which it's only remastered quality, no change to the actual show except for the dragon ball z kai now, it's just as i remembered it except for the theme music, rock the dragon and missed hearing that before the show started so that was disappointing but the show it self is great. If you doubt buying this and are thinking of getting something entirely different: DON'T!!!! don't miss out on adding this to your dvd collection becuase someday they might not ever have this again for you to get so get it now or face he consequences! | 980 | [
"I absolutely love this serie!!!",
"!",
"i grew up with it, im 20 now, and look forward to completing the serie becuase i didn't get to see it all when i was younger so now i plan to collect and have these for my own.",
"My sister and i, being girls, are excited while others are kinda iffy becuase it's usually a guy thing.",
"I go her hooked onto this as well so she wants to help with buying these so that we have the completed set.",
"If you grew up with this, which it's only remastered quality, no change to the actual show except for the dragon ball z kai now, it's just as i remembered it except for the theme music, rock the dragon and missed hearing that before the show started so that was disappointing but the show it self is great.",
"If you doubt buying this and are thinking of getting something entirely different: DON'T!!!",
"!",
"don't miss out on adding this to your dvd collection becuase someday they might not ever have this again for you to get so get it now or face he consequences!"
] |
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