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5 | Excellent watch | I'm pretty picky when it comes to watches. I never really liked to use them, but this one I'm enjoying it a lot. Like the other reviews says it's a little heavy, but that's okay, it doesn't really bother me. It's a nice watch, looks like much more expensive then the 80 bucks it costs, never had a problem with it and it's definally a keeper.On a functional level, the only complaint is that the digital and analog displays drift in sync depending on the time. However, I liked the way you change the time, if you miss the right time you can use other button to go backwards, not just forward like the normal watches. (Example, you want to set to 7:35, you just missed, you are in 7:37 now, you can use the back button to go back to 7:35, no need to go all the way to 00 again.).It's good also if you are a overseas traveller you don't need to keep changing the time, just change the time zone and that's it.Highly recomended if you are looking for a inexpensive watch that works. | 980 | [
"I'm pretty picky when it comes to watches.",
"I never really liked to use them, but this one I'm enjoying it a lot.",
"Like the other reviews says it's a little heavy, but that's okay, it doesn't really bother me.",
"It's a nice watch, looks like much more expensive then the 80 bucks it costs, never had a problem with it and it's definally a keeper.On a functional level, the only complaint is that the digital and analog displays drift in sync depending on the time.",
"However, I liked the way you change the time, if you miss the right time you can use other button to go backwards, not just forward like the normal watches.",
"(Example, you want to set to 7:35, you just missed, you are in 7:37 now, you can use the back button to go back to 7:35, no need to go all the way to 00 again.).It's good also if you are a overseas traveller you don't need to keep changing the time, just change the time zone and that's it.Highly recomended if you are looking for a inexpensive watch that works."
] |
5 | Great Book | If you enjoy hiking or mountain climbing you definitely have to get this book. I first saw "Everest" at the IMAX theater. From there I was lead to Krakauer's book which I found very difficult to put down. There isn't a dull moment. You will become very intimate with what went on that fateful day when 8 climbers lost their lives on the highest mountain in the world. The events leading up to the disaster almost sounded like it was made for a novel. Plenty of negative foreshadowing occurs before the disaster, including a Puja that normally gets performed before each and every ascent. This Buddhist ceremony is considered very important and some Sherpas will not ascend unless one is performed. It just so happened that the Rinpoche was sick so it couldn't be performed. You will also get a glimpse of the heroics of America's foremost high-altitude climber, Ed Viesturs and the IMAX "Dream Team" as they helped to rescue Beck Weathers and Makalu Gau from almost certain death. | 980 | [
"If you enjoy hiking or mountain climbing you definitely have to get this book.",
"I first saw \"Everest\" at the IMAX theater.",
"From there I was lead to Krakauer's book which I found very difficult to put down.",
"There isn't a dull moment.",
"You will become very intimate with what went on that fateful day when 8 climbers lost their lives on the highest mountain in the world.",
"The events leading up to the disaster almost sounded like it was made for a novel.",
"Plenty of negative foreshadowing occurs before the disaster, including a Puja that normally gets performed before each and every ascent.",
"This Buddhist ceremony is considered very important and some Sherpas will not ascend unless one is performed.",
"It just so happened that the Rinpoche was sick so it couldn't be performed.",
"You will also get a glimpse of the heroics of America's foremost high-altitude climber, Ed Viesturs and the IMAX \"Dream Team\" as they helped to rescue Beck Weathers and Makalu Gau from almost certain death."
] |
5 | Teen Pop at it's Best | SOUND MAGAZINE was the third Patridge Family album and it is said it had a more sophisticated sound compared to all the others. The creation of The Partridge Family was brilliant. Only David Cassidy and Shirley Jones really sang but they brought in other backup singers for a unique, easy to define sound. Bubble gum music? Yes, but quality pop also.It gets forgotten that David Cassidy really had a good singing voice. This set has the hits - BROWN EYES, RAINMAKER and I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING but it is the other tracks that stand out more. This set isn't dated at all and each song is taken seriously and provides great pleasure. The opening ONE NIGHT STAND is amazing as is the truly soulful YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME. SUMMER DAYS and LOVE IS ALL THAT I EVER NEEDED are also standouts.For all of you Partridge Family fans, this cd has wonderful remastering and sounds great. I grew up on this music and if you did too, give yourself a present and purchase this great cd. | 980 | [
"SOUND MAGAZINE was the third Patridge Family album and it is said it had a more sophisticated sound compared to all the others.",
"The creation of The Partridge Family was brilliant.",
"Only David Cassidy and Shirley Jones really sang but they brought in other backup singers for a unique, easy to define sound.",
"Bubble gum music?",
"Yes, but quality pop also.It gets forgotten that David Cassidy really had a good singing voice.",
"This set has the hits - BROWN EYES, RAINMAKER and I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING but it is the other tracks that stand out more.",
"This set isn't dated at all and each song is taken seriously and provides great pleasure.",
"The opening ONE NIGHT STAND is amazing as is the truly soulful YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME.",
"SUMMER DAYS and LOVE IS ALL THAT I EVER NEEDED are also standouts.For all of you Partridge Family fans, this cd has wonderful remastering and sounds great.",
"I grew up on this music and if you did too, give yourself a present and purchase this great cd."
] |
5 | A Rhyming Adventure | "Suddenly, Thomas' driver saw trouble ahead. `Slow down!' said the driver." -From the bookIn this rhyming adventure, a huge thunderstorm hits the Island of Sodor, and hail from the storm creates a crack in the track-bringing the entire Railway to a screeching halt. Thomas was carrying many passengers, but the crack in the track forces them to get off the train. Bertie the Bus eventually comes to the rescue, but a toad in the road requires the passengers to unload. "What will happen to us?" the people ask. Percy, Gordon, and James get stuck behind Thomas, and the Troublesome Trucks refuse to back up. Will the passengers ever get to their destination?Unlike many Thomas the Tank Engine stories, especially the ones geared to older children, there is no taunting or rudeness among the engines. Everyone cooperates and helps each other (except for the Troublesome Trucks!).A Crack in the Track is a hardcover The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book (a division of Random House, Inc.) | 980 | [
"\"Suddenly, Thomas' driver saw trouble ahead.",
"`Slow down!",
"' said the driver.\" -From the bookIn this rhyming adventure, a huge thunderstorm hits the Island of Sodor, and hail from the storm creates a crack in the track-bringing the entire Railway to a screeching halt.",
"Thomas was carrying many passengers, but the crack in the track forces them to get off the train.",
"Bertie the Bus eventually comes to the rescue, but a toad in the road requires the passengers to unload.",
"\"What will happen to us?",
"\" the people ask.",
"Percy, Gordon, and James get stuck behind Thomas, and the Troublesome Trucks refuse to back up.",
"Will the passengers ever get to their destination?",
"Unlike many Thomas the Tank Engine stories, especially the ones geared to older children, there is no taunting or rudeness among the engines.",
"Everyone cooperates and helps each other (except for the Troublesome Trucks!",
").A Crack in the Track is a hardcover The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book (a division of Random House, Inc.)"
] |
5 | This one is a gem - fantastic | Once in a while along comes a sex manual that is great, wonderful, fantastic and informative all wrapped up into one book. This is it. It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about sex but were too dumb to ask. It is funny, tongue in cheek, and written with a wisp of humor. It is goofy, and yet wonderfully and directly on the mark. I cannot say enough for this bok. It is totally informative, in all areas of sex. It is not over-long, and n=does not dwell on the boring but contstantly keeps your interest. I enjoyed it from cover to cover. I could not put it down. It is written in everyday language and then some. It tells it like it is, and reminds us all that there is always smething in sex that we do not know and are glad to learn. Thank you to the author and illustrator for writing a wonderful book for all. Totally informative. A must forall interested in learning about sex from the bottom up. A must for anyone trying to teach teen agers correctly about sex. | 980 | [
"Once in a while along comes a sex manual that is great, wonderful, fantastic and informative all wrapped up into one book.",
"This is it.",
"It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about sex but were too dumb to ask.",
"It is funny, tongue in cheek, and written with a wisp of humor.",
"It is goofy, and yet wonderfully and directly on the mark.",
"I cannot say enough for this bok.",
"It is totally informative, in all areas of sex.",
"It is not over-long, and n=does not dwell on the boring but contstantly keeps your interest.",
"I enjoyed it from cover to cover.",
"I could not put it down.",
"It is written in everyday language and then some.",
"It tells it like it is, and reminds us all that there is always smething in sex that we do not know and are glad to learn.",
"Thank you to the author and illustrator for writing a wonderful book for all.",
"Totally informative.",
"A must forall interested in learning about sex from the bottom up.",
"A must for anyone trying to teach teen agers correctly about sex."
] |
5 | PERFECT GIFT FOR MY AUNT & UNCLE | My aunt and uncle are in their late 60's and took up line dancing at the community center about a year ago. Now they attend 3 times a week and sometimes help teach the classes.As a gift, I decided to buy them a copy of this DVD and they absolutely love it. They haven't heard of amazon.com before and are now asking me where they can get more dances. Fortunately, I was able to search and find more DVDs from the same instructors.I couldn't believe it as they were using just the step sheets to try to learn the dances. Since they had past experience dancing other dances, they were able to easily pick up the lessons in this DVD after just a couple times through. Now they're even shopping at the local western store for shirts, hats, etc. and have been going to the Country Western night clubs once a week in addition to the community center.Many thanks to Shawn and Joanna for creating theses DVDs and helping me give the perfect Xmas gift to someone I had no clue what to get! | 980 | [
"My aunt and uncle are in their late 60's and took up line dancing at the community center about a year ago.",
"Now they attend 3 times a week and sometimes help teach the classes.As a gift, I decided to buy them a copy of this DVD and they absolutely love it.",
"They haven't heard of amazon.com before and are now asking me where they can get more dances.",
"Fortunately, I was able to search and find more DVDs from the same instructors.I couldn't believe it as they were using just the step sheets to try to learn the dances.",
"Since they had past experience dancing other dances, they were able to easily pick up the lessons in this DVD after just a couple times through.",
"Now they're even shopping at the local western store for shirts, hats, etc.",
"and have been going to the Country Western night clubs once a week in addition to the community center.Many thanks to Shawn and Joanna for creating theses DVDs and helping me give the perfect Xmas gift to someone I had no clue what to get!"
] |
5 | Awesome Atlas! | This is absolutely the most comprehensive atlas for Colorado that I have seen yet. If you aren't planning on leaving Denver or seeing what's off of the main highways, get a highway map from 7-11. Roads' details are excellent, showing topo info as well as ownership and management, with clear definitions of roadway maintainence (paved, gravel, dirt, ranch roads, trails, two-track, and highway). This atlas makes the DeLorme Gazetteer look like print-offs from mapquest.com. I tossed the Gazetteer when I found The Roads of Colorado. The DeLorme drops the detail for the entire eastern part of the state, which looses sightseeing and recreation opportunities in the southeastern section. The scale is fairly large, 1" eqalling 2.5 miles, and is comparable to BLM maps in acuracy. A MUST for the adventure touring or dualsport motorcyclist, and will assist four wheel drive enthusiasts planning trips in Colorado. I, too, wish Shearer would do the same with their New Mexico atlas. | 980 | [
"This is absolutely the most comprehensive atlas for Colorado that I have seen yet.",
"If you aren't planning on leaving Denver or seeing what's off of the main highways, get a highway map from 7-11.",
"Roads' details are excellent, showing topo info as well as ownership and management, with clear definitions of roadway maintainence (paved, gravel, dirt, ranch roads, trails, two-track, and highway).",
"This atlas makes the DeLorme Gazetteer look like print-offs from mapquest.com.",
"I tossed the Gazetteer when I found The Roads of Colorado.",
"The DeLorme drops the detail for the entire eastern part of the state, which looses sightseeing and recreation opportunities in the southeastern section.",
"The scale is fairly large, 1\" eqalling 2.5 miles, and is comparable to BLM maps in acuracy.",
"A MUST for the adventure touring or dualsport motorcyclist, and will assist four wheel drive enthusiasts planning trips in Colorado.",
"I, too, wish Shearer would do the same with their New Mexico atlas."
] |
5 | Flawless Fiction; A Masterpiece | My wife had read this novel and recommended that I do so as well. "Atonement" starts off measured and slow, much like an Austen novel, but the reader's reward is in McEwan's characters who are superbly and fully realized and in the elegant and mannerly depictions of their setting. The reader is immediately engaged, and the fact that half of the novel is devoted to one day in the lives of these characters is all the more remarkable because the writing is so effortless and profound and is never tedious or plodding. "Atonement" is simply fiction at its best; it rarely gets any better than this. Some reviewers have complained that the ending is abrupt and disappointing. I disagree. The ending is remarkable for its revelation that redemption and atonement sometimes take years to grace our lives, and then again, sometimes elude us even at death. "Atonement" is a masterpiece of fiction, and it is one of the most satisfying novels that I have read in the last several years. | 980 | [
"My wife had read this novel and recommended that I do so as well.",
"\"Atonement\" starts off measured and slow, much like an Austen novel, but the reader's reward is in McEwan's characters who are superbly and fully realized and in the elegant and mannerly depictions of their setting.",
"The reader is immediately engaged, and the fact that half of the novel is devoted to one day in the lives of these characters is all the more remarkable because the writing is so effortless and profound and is never tedious or plodding.",
"\"Atonement\" is simply fiction at its best; it rarely gets any better than this.",
"Some reviewers have complained that the ending is abrupt and disappointing.",
"I disagree.",
"The ending is remarkable for its revelation that redemption and atonement sometimes take years to grace our lives, and then again, sometimes elude us even at death.",
"\"Atonement\" is a masterpiece of fiction, and it is one of the most satisfying novels that I have read in the last several years."
] |
5 | Deeply, deeply moving | I became a fan when I first heard I Can Love You Better. Since that time, I've bought all of the Chicks' albums. The Home album was terrific, but Taking the Long Way is every bit as good. First, there are those voices; Natalie Maines is this compressed bundle of energy that you feel could blast through concrete with her vocal power and expressiveness. What a personality! It comes through in her singing. And those harmonies! Marti and Emily suround Natalie's power with sweetness, depth and light.I loved Not Ready to Make Nice, but the one that really blows me away is Everybody Knows. I can't stop playing it. Then you have the rocking I Like It (I do like it!) These girls could definitely be a rock band. Then there's I Hope, real gospel. And these ladies have soul. They carry it off. Not just three white chicks bowdlerizing some black artist's stuff. These ladies have chops.The instrumentation is as always of the highest quality.Recommendation: Buy it! Buy it! Buy it! | 980 | [
"I became a fan when I first heard I Can Love You Better.",
"Since that time, I've bought all of the Chicks' albums.",
"The Home album was terrific, but Taking the Long Way is every bit as good.",
"First, there are those voices; Natalie Maines is this compressed bundle of energy that you feel could blast through concrete with her vocal power and expressiveness.",
"What a personality!",
"It comes through in her singing.",
"And those harmonies!",
"Marti and Emily suround Natalie's power with sweetness, depth and light.I loved Not Ready to Make Nice, but the one that really blows me away is Everybody Knows.",
"I can't stop playing it.",
"Then you have the rocking I Like It (I do like it!",
") These girls could definitely be a rock band.",
"Then there's I Hope, real gospel.",
"And these ladies have soul.",
"They carry it off.",
"Not just three white chicks bowdlerizing some black artist's stuff.",
"These ladies have chops.The instrumentation is as always of the highest quality.Recommendation: Buy it!",
"Buy it!",
"Buy it!"
] |
5 | The Truly Classic Set | Not all the performances here are the best, as is usually the case for an integral set of anything. In the Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony, for instance, I love Barbirolli's rendition on EMI and Previn's own redo on Telarc. For a complete set of these works, however, this is the one set I would choose above all others. As at least another reviewer noted, Adrian Boult has a special claim on the works of Vaughan Williams, and I have cobbled together a complete VW symphonic cycle from Boult's individual recordings of them, but Previn still takes the prize. No other set illuminates and elevates these works as this one does. By the time I write this, of course, the discs have vanished from the in-print catalog. As consolation, I'd recommend going with Boult's versions, but if you ever come across this set in decent condition, get it by all means. It's the best over the whole journey and, in some instances like the No. 7, there are no better individual recordings, period. | 980 | [
"Not all the performances here are the best, as is usually the case for an integral set of anything.",
"In the Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony, for instance, I love Barbirolli's rendition on EMI and Previn's own redo on Telarc.",
"For a complete set of these works, however, this is the one set I would choose above all others.",
"As at least another reviewer noted, Adrian Boult has a special claim on the works of Vaughan Williams, and I have cobbled together a complete VW symphonic cycle from Boult's individual recordings of them, but Previn still takes the prize.",
"No other set illuminates and elevates these works as this one does.",
"By the time I write this, of course, the discs have vanished from the in-print catalog.",
"As consolation, I'd recommend going with Boult's versions, but if you ever come across this set in decent condition, get it by all means.",
"It's the best over the whole journey and, in some instances like the No.",
"7, there are no better individual recordings, period."
] |
5 | Superb performer | Back home the first Sumeet my dad brought lasted for more than 12 years without a single repair. Finally when it died an electrician who brought the broken one from me fixed the coil and it was good to go. What did I do? I brought a new sumeet the very same day and its 4 years now and mom says it still rules.What I like about it+ Super strong construction+ Simple to use with a load protection switch+ If something goes wrong you get spares. You don't have to throw away the blender for a small part.+ lasts longer than any US brand that I have seen so far.+ As for power, it can take a kitchen aid for breakfast and black dekker for lunch and still have appetite for a couple of sun beams. Trust me folks on this.+ Jar locking mechanism.+ A whole bunch of attachments that come with it.What I don't like is the price. Sumeet has always been on the expensive side. But once you get years of service the price doesn't hurt that much any more.Update: 2008..Its still going strong. | 980 | [
"Back home the first Sumeet my dad brought lasted for more than 12 years without a single repair.",
"Finally when it died an electrician who brought the broken one from me fixed the coil and it was good to go.",
"What did I do?",
"I brought a new sumeet the very same day and its 4 years now and mom says it still rules.What I like about it+ Super strong construction+ Simple to use with a load protection switch+ If something goes wrong you get spares.",
"You don't have to throw away the blender for a small part.+ lasts longer than any US brand that I have seen so far.+ As for power, it can take a kitchen aid for breakfast and black dekker for lunch and still have appetite for a couple of sun beams.",
"Trust me folks on this.+ Jar locking mechanism.+ A whole bunch of attachments that come with it.What I don't like is the price.",
"Sumeet has always been on the expensive side.",
"But once you get years of service the price doesn't hurt that much any more.Update: 2008..Its still going strong."
] |
5 | Cobain's Brilliant Last Stand | This is a towering, trandescent live acoustic performance that Kurt Cobain & the gang recorded for MTV in November 1993, just five months prior to Cobain's untimely demise. The band perform eight originals including "Come As You Are" and "All Apologies," as well as six cover songs, including David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" & three songs by the Meat Puppets (who guest perform on the songs). Anyone who never heard the talent in Cobain's singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing on Nirvana's full-throttle studio records before, OR the talent of Cobain's bandmates Krist Novelselic & Dave Grohl, absolutely MUST give "MTV Unplugged In New York" a listen. The band's stripped-down approach to the material brings out the beauty in the songs for ALL to hear. Heck, you can even play this Nirvana album for your grandmother, and chances are she'll love it. It's a gorgeous live performance, and a powerful final testament to the talent & genius of Kurt Cobain & his band. | 980 | [
"This is a towering, trandescent live acoustic performance that Kurt Cobain & the gang recorded for MTV in November 1993, just five months prior to Cobain's untimely demise.",
"The band perform eight originals including \"Come As You Are\" and \"All Apologies,\" as well as six cover songs, including David Bowie's \"The Man Who Sold The World\" & three songs by the Meat Puppets (who guest perform on the songs).",
"Anyone who never heard the talent in Cobain's singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing on Nirvana's full-throttle studio records before, OR the talent of Cobain's bandmates Krist Novelselic & Dave Grohl, absolutely MUST give \"MTV Unplugged In New York\" a listen.",
"The band's stripped-down approach to the material brings out the beauty in the songs for ALL to hear.",
"Heck, you can even play this Nirvana album for your grandmother, and chances are she'll love it.",
"It's a gorgeous live performance, and a powerful final testament to the talent & genius of Kurt Cobain & his band."
] |
5 | seat saver | I've received many items thru Amazon and this is the first product that I felt compelled to review. We (me and my golden retriever) just got back from from our daily walk in the park. It's raining today and I would rather have stayed home, but he insists, so off we go. We drive to the park and walk around the lake and he inevitably finds some goose droppings that he just has to roll around in( Why can't those honkers stay in Canada anyway, I think we're patrolling the wrong border). So many times he ends up wet, dirty and smells a bit. We own a '06 chevy crew cab p.u. w/leather and into the back seat he goes. This seat cover works great. I've had it about 6 months and washed it 3 times and it's held up. I noticed that a previous reviewer mentioned that it slid or wouldn't stay in place over leather. We have not had that problem. Our 1st seat cover was a flimsy nylon-type material which did not last long. This product easily gets 5 stars from us.Michael T. and Sangio | 980 | [
"I've received many items thru Amazon and this is the first product that I felt compelled to review.",
"We (me and my golden retriever) just got back from from our daily walk in the park.",
"It's raining today and I would rather have stayed home, but he insists, so off we go.",
"We drive to the park and walk around the lake and he inevitably finds some goose droppings that he just has to roll around in( Why can't those honkers stay in Canada anyway, I think we're patrolling the wrong border).",
"So many times he ends up wet, dirty and smells a bit.",
"We own a '06 chevy crew cab p.u. w/leather and into the back seat he goes.",
"This seat cover works great.",
"I've had it about 6 months and washed it 3 times and it's held up.",
"I noticed that a previous reviewer mentioned that it slid or wouldn't stay in place over leather.",
"We have not had that problem.",
"Our 1st seat cover was a flimsy nylon-type material which did not last long.",
"This product easily gets 5 stars from us.Michael T.",
"and Sangio"
] |
5 | Impossible Not to Love. | You get good moral lessons in self respect for both genders, great music, and something the entire family can share. I grew up with this TV show as a kid in the early 70s, not unlike many others here, and have never forgotten the timeless messages that permeate its presentation. Free to Be You and Me is for kids of all ages in any generation. One of my favorites is when Marlo Thomas and Mel Brooks are the voices of the babies, but my absolute favorite, which can't be of much surprise, is the New Seekers singing the title track. Between this and most anything Sid and Marty Krofft have ever put out, I feel fairly confident that out-of-date to some people means nothing to small children who just love to be entertained and learn valuable lessons. I love to sit and watch this sort of thing with them, we can have a great time doing it, and we can hope the generation behind us will embrace it and spread the love. After all, isn't that how the Wizard of Oz became a classic? | 980 | [
"You get good moral lessons in self respect for both genders, great music, and something the entire family can share.",
"I grew up with this TV show as a kid in the early 70s, not unlike many others here, and have never forgotten the timeless messages that permeate its presentation.",
"Free to Be You and Me is for kids of all ages in any generation.",
"One of my favorites is when Marlo Thomas and Mel Brooks are the voices of the babies, but my absolute favorite, which can't be of much surprise, is the New Seekers singing the title track.",
"Between this and most anything Sid and Marty Krofft have ever put out, I feel fairly confident that out-of-date to some people means nothing to small children who just love to be entertained and learn valuable lessons.",
"I love to sit and watch this sort of thing with them, we can have a great time doing it, and we can hope the generation behind us will embrace it and spread the love.",
"After all, isn't that how the Wizard of Oz became a classic?"
] |
5 | Best I've Found | I am adding my review because I hate tosee somebody pass up on this great productbecause of the previous negative reviews.I have to state for the record that I havenever tried to hand mix this, nor have Iever used milk or water.I make a green smoothie every morning withvarious fruits, juices, leafy greens and somesort of supplement. Being that I am mostlyvegan I need a supplement with plant protein,and since Soy and I have a love/hate relationshipthis is perfect for me.The vanilla has a wonderful flavor and mixeswell with anything. The apple cinnamon wasvery different than anything I'd ever tried,but half way through my first glass I was a fan.I use a blender and it always blends perfectlyinto whatever I've created that day. It is a bitchalky - but that is a small price to pay for sucha great boost.They sell sample packets of this product ifyou want to try it before you invest twentybucks - but my personal opinion is order it,use a blender, and you'll love it! I do. | 980 | [
"I am adding my review because I hate tosee somebody pass up on this great productbecause of the previous negative reviews.I have to state for the record that I havenever tried to hand mix this, nor have Iever used milk or water.I make a green smoothie every morning withvarious fruits, juices, leafy greens and somesort of supplement.",
"Being that I am mostlyvegan I need a supplement with plant protein,and since Soy and I have a love/hate relationshipthis is perfect for me.The vanilla has a wonderful flavor and mixeswell with anything.",
"The apple cinnamon wasvery different than anything I'd ever tried,but half way through my first glass I was a fan.I use a blender and it always blends perfectlyinto whatever I've created that day.",
"It is a bitchalky - but that is a small price to pay for sucha great boost.They sell sample packets of this product ifyou want to try it before you invest twentybucks - but my personal opinion is order it,use a blender, and you'll love it!",
"I do."
] |
5 | Spiritually Fit | Donald Whitney asks ten questions that examine and probe the Christian like a medical doctor would his patient to bring about a healthy result. This is a solid read and is not based upon a modern spiritualized "self-help" measure. Each question is biblically based and presents a real challenge to the sick as well as healthy Christian. Whitney states, "Nothing in the world is more important than an eternal, life-giving knowledge of God, through Jesus, who is the only way to the Father. I urge you not to take for granted the existence of such relationship between yourself and God. The Bible implores you to 'make you call and election sure.'" Anyone wishing to take a true examination of their spiritual health will do well to read and re-read this book with the Bible in hand. But be ready to discover you may not be as healthy as you think you are in your spiritual health. The Christian looking to become healthy in their relationship with Christ will want read this book. | 980 | [
"Donald Whitney asks ten questions that examine and probe the Christian like a medical doctor would his patient to bring about a healthy result.",
"This is a solid read and is not based upon a modern spiritualized \"self-help\" measure.",
"Each question is biblically based and presents a real challenge to the sick as well as healthy Christian.",
"Whitney states, \"Nothing in the world is more important than an eternal, life-giving knowledge of God, through Jesus, who is the only way to the Father.",
"I urge you not to take for granted the existence of such relationship between yourself and God.",
"The Bible implores you to 'make you call and election sure.'\" Anyone wishing to take a true examination of their spiritual health will do well to read and re-read this book with the Bible in hand.",
"But be ready to discover you may not be as healthy as you think you are in your spiritual health.",
"The Christian looking to become healthy in their relationship with Christ will want read this book."
] |
5 | Groundbreaking punk/HC album | This record somehow still sounds fresh and powerful almost thirty years after its release - a near-miracle of crystal-clear production and bristling tension. This record straddles the boundary between punk and hardcore; the tunes are mostly snarled, and sometimes off-beat, and the lyrics can have an almost visionary quality. When I heard it played during its debut week (at a college Tower Records), everyone seemed to stop still in their tracks.This LP eschews melody for a kind of punk poetry - an approach more famously employed by fellow L.A. rockers X. But while X's songs were always informed by a rockabilly flavor, The Germs are almost indescribably disorganized and intense. Nut unlike their live gigs, there's that sense that everything is going to break apart at any moment. The production by Joan Jett helps keep the whole thing going.It's easy to use the usual stream of adjectives to describe a favored record. This is one where the superlatives may very well fit. | 980 | [
"This record somehow still sounds fresh and powerful almost thirty years after its release - a near-miracle of crystal-clear production and bristling tension.",
"This record straddles the boundary between punk and hardcore; the tunes are mostly snarled, and sometimes off-beat, and the lyrics can have an almost visionary quality.",
"When I heard it played during its debut week (at a college Tower Records), everyone seemed to stop still in their tracks.This LP eschews melody for a kind of punk poetry - an approach more famously employed by fellow L.A. rockers X.",
"But while X's songs were always informed by a rockabilly flavor, The Germs are almost indescribably disorganized and intense.",
"Nut unlike their live gigs, there's that sense that everything is going to break apart at any moment.",
"The production by Joan Jett helps keep the whole thing going.It's easy to use the usual stream of adjectives to describe a favored record.",
"This is one where the superlatives may very well fit."
] |
5 | Buy this one for Bingo alone! | This is the best yet of the Mind's Eye series. The video quality on many of the animations are very crisp, unlike previous releases and the quality of the work is generally better than the most of the previous releases. While this collection still contains the prerequisite cheeseball student projects and Pixar parodies, the real shining star in this collection is the multi-award winning surrealistic Bingo by Chris Landreth and Alias/Wavefront. Even if this collection contained only this one animation, it would be well worth the price for any animation fan. Bingo was animated during the development process of Alias Maya and it was clear that Landreth and Co. aimed to show off what their new software could do. The attention to detail is stunning. All I can say is Landreth RULEZZZ! Other animations I liked are Pets (a hilarious animation done in the style of Nick Park's Creature Comforts), Vache Folle, The Persecution, and a few others which I can't remember right now. | 980 | [
"This is the best yet of the Mind's Eye series.",
"The video quality on many of the animations are very crisp, unlike previous releases and the quality of the work is generally better than the most of the previous releases.",
"While this collection still contains the prerequisite cheeseball student projects and Pixar parodies, the real shining star in this collection is the multi-award winning surrealistic Bingo by Chris Landreth and Alias/Wavefront.",
"Even if this collection contained only this one animation, it would be well worth the price for any animation fan.",
"Bingo was animated during the development process of Alias Maya and it was clear that Landreth and Co.",
"aimed to show off what their new software could do.",
"The attention to detail is stunning.",
"All I can say is Landreth RULEZZZ!",
"Other animations I liked are Pets (a hilarious animation done in the style of Nick Park's Creature Comforts), Vache Folle, The Persecution, and a few others which I can't remember right now."
] |
5 | Every child should have one | We received this as a gift at our baby shower. My son, who is now almost 3, has used it since the day he was born and continues to love it. The fact that it is adjustable is wonderful too. He was a big baby, and had outgrown the baby bouncers by the time he was just a couple of months, this he still enjoys using.I also run a daycare and every child loves that rocker. Ours is old and warn and we'll probably have to get another with our next child, but it has held up through three years of daily use by multiple children, you really can't expect much more than that. I have found that there is a stretch of time from the time a baby starts crawling until they start walking that the chair really isn't the best. At this age they have the coordination to wiggle themselves to the point they fall out. Most babies seem to be able to get out on their own safely by the time they start walking though. We almost put it away when we hit that stage and I'm so glad we didn't!Charlene | 980 | [
"We received this as a gift at our baby shower.",
"My son, who is now almost 3, has used it since the day he was born and continues to love it.",
"The fact that it is adjustable is wonderful too.",
"He was a big baby, and had outgrown the baby bouncers by the time he was just a couple of months, this he still enjoys using.I also run a daycare and every child loves that rocker.",
"Ours is old and warn and we'll probably have to get another with our next child, but it has held up through three years of daily use by multiple children, you really can't expect much more than that.",
"I have found that there is a stretch of time from the time a baby starts crawling until they start walking that the chair really isn't the best.",
"At this age they have the coordination to wiggle themselves to the point they fall out.",
"Most babies seem to be able to get out on their own safely by the time they start walking though.",
"We almost put it away when we hit that stage and I'm so glad we didn't!",
"Charlene"
] |
5 | this diamond is a pure treasure | i'll admit i was slot to jump onto the angie stone bandwagon a couple years ago when she went semi-mainstream. although she hasn't received the recent attention as fellow neo-soulite miss jill scott, she is just as deserving. smooth, cool, and soulful are three words that come to mind when listening to 'black diamond.' her music is the reason i have trouble listening to the radio. it's a shame that the american public has taken a liking to juvenile efforts put out by played-out, tired r&b artists like r.kelly, public announcement, jagged edge, sisqo, etc. but maybe if she gets just a little more airtime, she'll find enouch of a niche to blow up and rekindle some of that fire she started two years ago.i love the whole album, and i don't forward through any of the tracks. personal favorites include:'no more rain' - perfect blend of old school r&b and new school soul'everyday' - funkdefied embittered anthem of unrequited love'bone 2 pic' - smooth, subdued, yet powerful | 980 | [
"i'll admit i was slot to jump onto the angie stone bandwagon a couple years ago when she went semi-mainstream.",
"although she hasn't received the recent attention as fellow neo-soulite miss jill scott, she is just as deserving.",
"smooth, cool, and soulful are three words that come to mind when listening to 'black diamond.' her music is the reason i have trouble listening to the radio.",
"it's a shame that the american public has taken a liking to juvenile efforts put out by played-out, tired r&b artists like r.kelly, public announcement, jagged edge, sisqo, etc.",
"but maybe if she gets just a little more airtime, she'll find enouch of a niche to blow up and rekindle some of that fire she started two years ago.i love the whole album, and i don't forward through any of the tracks.",
"personal favorites include:'no more rain' - perfect blend of old school r&b and new school soul'everyday' - funkdefied embittered anthem of unrequited love'bone 2 pic' - smooth, subdued, yet powerful"
] |
5 | This book was amazing!!!!!!! | I admit I wanted to read this book after I saw the preview of the movie. I like Emma Watson a lot and she has good taste in movies I think. Anyways, I recently bought this book and had it read in five days, it would have been sooner except I'm back in school and that takes up most all of my time. Without it I would have been done in a day or maybe two. I highly recommend you read this book. It was cleverly written since each chapter is actually a letter that Charlie is writing to someone unknown about what is happening in his life. You feel for the kid you really do. I can see why Emma Watson wanted to do this movie. I can't wait to see the adaptation and how these actors portray them. Should be good since the writer of the book is also producing and directing the movie as well.If you want a quick read and a good one at that, I would hands down recommend this one!! You won't regret it. Then you'll also want to see the movie too I bet. lol. Just a prediction of mine. | 980 | [
"I admit I wanted to read this book after I saw the preview of the movie.",
"I like Emma Watson a lot and she has good taste in movies I think.",
"Anyways, I recently bought this book and had it read in five days, it would have been sooner except I'm back in school and that takes up most all of my time.",
"Without it I would have been done in a day or maybe two.",
"I highly recommend you read this book.",
"It was cleverly written since each chapter is actually a letter that Charlie is writing to someone unknown about what is happening in his life.",
"You feel for the kid you really do.",
"I can see why Emma Watson wanted to do this movie.",
"I can't wait to see the adaptation and how these actors portray them.",
"Should be good since the writer of the book is also producing and directing the movie as well.If you want a quick read and a good one at that, I would hands down recommend this one!!",
"You won't regret it.",
"Then you'll also want to see the movie too I bet.",
"lol.",
"Just a prediction of mine."
] |
5 | A person worth reading about! | "I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes..." wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography. A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home. Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time. Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico. Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice. This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out. It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human. | 980 | [
"\"I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes...\" wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography.",
"A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home.",
"Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time.",
"Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico.",
"Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice.",
"This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out.",
"It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human."
] |
5 | Major Help for Healthful Eating | If I could keep only 3 cooking vessels, this steamer would make the cut. It's darn near foolproof (the "fool" being kitchen-inept me), quick & easy to clean. It makes healthful eating much easier. As with virtually everything microwave, you'll likely need to play around a bit to learn YOUR cooking times.This steamer handles fresh & frozen veggies with equal efficacy. The only fish I've cooked in it is salmon and it works well for that too. I've been using mine about a year, and think it's worth twice the price. In fact, I bought two. That way I can cook my salmon in one, then immediately cook veggies in the other; no washing in between.ONE POSSIBLE DOWNSIDE: It holds small amounts; about two three-inch-wide salmon strips, and enough veggies to satisfy one voracious vegetable lover like me, or two less greedy eaters. Perfect & practical for a single person, as I am. But you might want to think twice if you're cooking for more than two.I highly recommend this steamer. | 980 | [
"If I could keep only 3 cooking vessels, this steamer would make the cut.",
"It's darn near foolproof (the \"fool\" being kitchen-inept me), quick & easy to clean.",
"It makes healthful eating much easier.",
"As with virtually everything microwave, you'll likely need to play around a bit to learn YOUR cooking times.This steamer handles fresh & frozen veggies with equal efficacy.",
"The only fish I've cooked in it is salmon and it works well for that too.",
"I've been using mine about a year, and think it's worth twice the price.",
"In fact, I bought two.",
"That way I can cook my salmon in one, then immediately cook veggies in the other; no washing in between.ONE POSSIBLE DOWNSIDE: It holds small amounts; about two three-inch-wide salmon strips, and enough veggies to satisfy one voracious vegetable lover like me, or two less greedy eaters.",
"Perfect & practical for a single person, as I am.",
"But you might want to think twice if you're cooking for more than two.I highly recommend this steamer."
] |
5 | Excellent Choice | I ordered these to use to freeze breastmilk and homemade babyfood. They have exceeded my expectations!The first feature I enjoy is knowing the exact weight (1oz) of each cube. This takes the guess work out of figuring out how much I'm feeding my baby.I love the flexibility of these too. Once filled and frozen, it makes emptying the trays much easier. I also like that the silicone does not hold scents. When I need to use these trays to freeze babyfood, I know that the peas will not absorb the taste of the squash we froze previously.Another feature to note:I do not know if it was intended by the manufacture or a lucky conincidence, but the dimensions of the tray are conducive to not having to rearrange the freezer. It's a bit smaller than your average bag of frozen veggies, or containers I usually use to freeze leftovers. No trying to balance a long and skinny tray over multiple uneven items.These have been invaluable as I continue to try my hand at homemade babyfood! | 980 | [
"I ordered these to use to freeze breastmilk and homemade babyfood.",
"They have exceeded my expectations!",
"The first feature I enjoy is knowing the exact weight (1oz) of each cube.",
"This takes the guess work out of figuring out how much I'm feeding my baby.I love the flexibility of these too.",
"Once filled and frozen, it makes emptying the trays much easier.",
"I also like that the silicone does not hold scents.",
"When I need to use these trays to freeze babyfood, I know that the peas will not absorb the taste of the squash we froze previously.Another feature to note:I do not know if it was intended by the manufacture or a lucky conincidence, but the dimensions of the tray are conducive to not having to rearrange the freezer.",
"It's a bit smaller than your average bag of frozen veggies, or containers I usually use to freeze leftovers.",
"No trying to balance a long and skinny tray over multiple uneven items.These have been invaluable as I continue to try my hand at homemade babyfood!"
] |
5 | Simple but effective | This book is one of the early books on origami and written by 2 American legends who lead origami in USA and started the rise in origami and the popularity origami currently enjoy.This book contains a lot of simple models, easily folded by beginners. The models folded has a lot of practical applications. In general, if you use the correct colours in folding the model, you can get a really effective and eye catching model.There is section on Christmas decorations which I use even today. Use bright shiny paper and hang up the origami decorations on your Christmas tree and listen to the "oohs" and "aahs" of kids as they admire the decorations. The decorations come in many shapes and often require more than a piece of paper to fold. This is a blessing since this allows you to control the colour of the model. They are usually very easy to fold although assembling it could present a challenge to begineers.An excellent book for begineers keen to fold their own decorations. | 980 | [
"This book is one of the early books on origami and written by 2 American legends who lead origami in USA and started the rise in origami and the popularity origami currently enjoy.This book contains a lot of simple models, easily folded by beginners.",
"The models folded has a lot of practical applications.",
"In general, if you use the correct colours in folding the model, you can get a really effective and eye catching model.There is section on Christmas decorations which I use even today.",
"Use bright shiny paper and hang up the origami decorations on your Christmas tree and listen to the \"oohs\" and \"aahs\" of kids as they admire the decorations.",
"The decorations come in many shapes and often require more than a piece of paper to fold.",
"This is a blessing since this allows you to control the colour of the model.",
"They are usually very easy to fold although assembling it could present a challenge to begineers.An excellent book for begineers keen to fold their own decorations."
] |
5 | Thought provoking and beautiful | It's rare to see beautiful filmography in an action movie. And though it may be disingenuous to call this an action movie, it absolutely has the underpinnings of one and also has amazing visual artistic qualities.The story itself is going to polarize audiences. There will be two types of viewers: The type that sees an odd action movie and the type that sees a philosophical statement on life. Either audience is going to see the action and novelty aspects, but, as a member of the second group, the movie touches on some very relatable, tender points regarding the early stages of life and coming of age.The entire movie is wrapped around the vague notion of Grimm's fairy tales and though it doesn't attempt to draw any direct metaphors, they certainly allude to them along the way.This is the first movie in almost 10 years that I've intentionally watched multiple times in the theatre. It's an experience and it's as enjoyable the second time as the first.Highly recommended. | 980 | [
"It's rare to see beautiful filmography in an action movie.",
"And though it may be disingenuous to call this an action movie, it absolutely has the underpinnings of one and also has amazing visual artistic qualities.The story itself is going to polarize audiences.",
"There will be two types of viewers: The type that sees an odd action movie and the type that sees a philosophical statement on life.",
"Either audience is going to see the action and novelty aspects, but, as a member of the second group, the movie touches on some very relatable, tender points regarding the early stages of life and coming of age.The entire movie is wrapped around the vague notion of Grimm's fairy tales and though it doesn't attempt to draw any direct metaphors, they certainly allude to them along the way.This is the first movie in almost 10 years that I've intentionally watched multiple times in the theatre.",
"It's an experience and it's as enjoyable the second time as the first.Highly recommended."
] |
5 | I cannot say enough about this CD | Normally I wouldn't take the time to write a CD review but for this one, it's worth it. Thank goodness I bought the Lilith Fair CD which features Patty singing "Cain" or I would not know her music today. I am a musician, and "Living With Ghosts" is probably in my top five favorite CDs. Patty's voice is ethereal and her songwriting is worthy of endless praise. I had the pleasure of seeing her in concert with Emmylou Harris and she is as good live as she is on the recording. I'd have to say that I am in love with most of the songs on this CD but most notable are "Moses", "Every Little Bit", "Sweet Lorraine", "Mad Mission" and "You are Not Alone". To hear her sing is like looking into my own soul. It is as if I wrote the songs myself. I highly recommend "Living With Ghosts" to anyone who appreciates high quality, solid, sincere songwriting and multi-faceted female folk singers. Patty is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll. Run, do not walk, to buy this CD. | 980 | [
"Normally I wouldn't take the time to write a CD review but for this one, it's worth it.",
"Thank goodness I bought the Lilith Fair CD which features Patty singing \"Cain\" or I would not know her music today.",
"I am a musician, and \"Living With Ghosts\" is probably in my top five favorite CDs.",
"Patty's voice is ethereal and her songwriting is worthy of endless praise.",
"I had the pleasure of seeing her in concert with Emmylou Harris and she is as good live as she is on the recording.",
"I'd have to say that I am in love with most of the songs on this CD but most notable are \"Moses\", \"Every Little Bit\", \"Sweet Lorraine\", \"Mad Mission\" and \"You are Not Alone\".",
"To hear her sing is like looking into my own soul.",
"It is as if I wrote the songs myself.",
"I highly recommend \"Living With Ghosts\" to anyone who appreciates high quality, solid, sincere songwriting and multi-faceted female folk singers.",
"Patty is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.",
"Run, do not walk, to buy this CD."
] |
5 | Scholar's Ink | In a deceptively slender book, Roc the Mic addresses weighty and rarely-discussed linguistic aspects of hip hop culture. I've marked up countless pages as I read through the book, bookmarking pages here and there for future reference. It's a superb resource, particularly for those who want to understand and closely examine the language of the most vibrant cultural phenomenon of our current times. Using meticulous linguistic analyses, interviews with artists, case study, and more...Alim uses every strategy at his disposal to define, explain, and even debate thick socio-political, pedagogical, and identity dynamics framed by hip hop language. While some readers might find some views and explications verging on the controversial, in the end, Roc the Mic establishes itself as a foundational volume for serious hip hop linguistic scholarship. If that weren't enough, it also provides room for inquiry questions to develop, thus paving the way for future research. Real talk! | 980 | [
"In a deceptively slender book, Roc the Mic addresses weighty and rarely-discussed linguistic aspects of hip hop culture.",
"I've marked up countless pages as I read through the book, bookmarking pages here and there for future reference.",
"It's a superb resource, particularly for those who want to understand and closely examine the language of the most vibrant cultural phenomenon of our current times.",
"Using meticulous linguistic analyses, interviews with artists, case study, and more...Alim uses every strategy at his disposal to define, explain, and even debate thick socio-political, pedagogical, and identity dynamics framed by hip hop language.",
"While some readers might find some views and explications verging on the controversial, in the end, Roc the Mic establishes itself as a foundational volume for serious hip hop linguistic scholarship.",
"If that weren't enough, it also provides room for inquiry questions to develop, thus paving the way for future research.",
"Real talk!"
] |
5 | Digitally remastered | Mana treats us with this compilation of their greatest hits along with Sol y Luna. Mana's most powerful and touching songs fill these cds including some bonus tracks such as celoso and fool in the rain....a must have for any mana fan....The music videos that come with these cds are also a plus...although one song that isnt on any of the 3 cds is donde jugaron los niños which is very strange since that song is very popular....all in all if your old mana cds are all scratched and damaged this is the way to go...listening to the greatest pop rock band to ever come out of Guadalajara, Jalisco.....also praise goes to sergio vallin, ivan "vampiro" Lopez, and ullyses calleros for their briliant guitar work throughout the years they are great with the backup of rhythm section juan "the statue" calleros on bass and the great Alex "el animal" Gonzalez on drums(which is considered one of the top latin american drummers in the world) Buy all three of these new cds its worth it. | 980 | [
"Mana treats us with this compilation of their greatest hits along with Sol y Luna.",
"Mana's most powerful and touching songs fill these cds including some bonus tracks such as celoso and fool in the rain....a must have for any mana fan....The music videos that come with these cds are also a plus...although one song that isnt on any of the 3 cds is donde jugaron los niños which is very strange since that song is very popular....all in all if your old mana cds are all scratched and damaged this is the way to go...listening to the greatest pop rock band to ever come out of Guadalajara, Jalisco.....also praise goes to sergio vallin, ivan \"vampiro\" Lopez, and ullyses calleros for their briliant guitar work throughout the years they are great with the backup of rhythm section juan \"the statue\" calleros on bass and the great Alex \"el animal\" Gonzalez on drums(which is considered one of the top latin american drummers in the world) Buy all three of these new cds its worth it."
] |
5 | Effortless | Observations By a First Time UserPROS- Effortless!- Scent-free- Feet are so, so incredibly smooth now, like the way legs feel after being Nair-ed!- Works as directed, but I did have to do a 2nd application for maximum callus elimination since I noticed the first 5 minutes didn't really cut it. Maybe my callouses were really bad =/. I don't recommend anyone doing 10 minutes like I did just in case your skin is more sensitive than mine, but am just suggesting that it is possible to leave it on that long without skin being burned to the bone.CONS- A little hard to wash off, so use a towel or loofah rather than just with water alone- Box came from Amazon seller Big Daddy Beauty...that raised my roommate's eyebrows...- None, really! Just make sure to pay attention to the tingly feeling close to the end of the process. Mine started feeling a little sensitive, so I'm sure had I left it on longer, dire things would have resulted.Good luck! Let me know if you have questions! | 980 | [
"Observations By a First Time UserPROS- Effortless!",
"- Scent-free- Feet are so, so incredibly smooth now, like the way legs feel after being Nair-ed!",
"- Works as directed, but I did have to do a 2nd application for maximum callus elimination since I noticed the first 5 minutes didn't really cut it.",
"Maybe my callouses were really bad =/.",
"I don't recommend anyone doing 10 minutes like I did just in case your skin is more sensitive than mine, but am just suggesting that it is possible to leave it on that long without skin being burned to the bone.CONS- A little hard to wash off, so use a towel or loofah rather than just with water alone- Box came from Amazon seller Big Daddy Beauty...that raised my roommate's eyebrows...- None, really!",
"Just make sure to pay attention to the tingly feeling close to the end of the process.",
"Mine started feeling a little sensitive, so I'm sure had I left it on longer, dire things would have resulted.Good luck!",
"Let me know if you have questions!"
] |
5 | Rid-x septic system treatment | For years (30 yrs) we have used Rid-x on a monthly bases ,the product has worked each and every time, not one problem with the septic system , we were a family of 9 persons, til the kids finished school and went on to make thier own life ,now that there are only 2 of us living in the house we still us the product every month, Thank you Amazon for offering to enroll us on a monthly service to receive the Rid-X without purchesing it every month at the store or online, that service is free, "just like having a personl shopper at our address". So very easy, we receive rid-x in the mail. we dont have to worry about remembering to purchase it while at the store (at our age we need a list for every thing that needs to be done or purchased) it because it comes in the mail every month. What a blessing we dont even have to remember to purchase it or to use it . When it gets to the mail box, we know its time to use it for that month.RID-X Septic System Treatment: 2 Dose Powder | 980 | [
"For years (30 yrs) we have used Rid-x on a monthly bases ,the product has worked each and every time, not one problem with the septic system , we were a family of 9 persons, til the kids finished school and went on to make thier own life ,now that there are only 2 of us living in the house we still us the product every month, Thank you Amazon for offering to enroll us on a monthly service to receive the Rid-X without purchesing it every month at the store or online, that service is free, \"just like having a personl shopper at our address\".",
"So very easy, we receive rid-x in the mail.",
"we dont have to worry about remembering to purchase it while at the store (at our age we need a list for every thing that needs to be done or purchased) it because it comes in the mail every month.",
"What a blessing we dont even have to remember to purchase it or to use it.",
"When it gets to the mail box, we know its time to use it for that month.RID-X Septic System Treatment: 2 Dose Powder"
] |
5 | I Love Johnny!!! | Like it says in the forward, Johnny is the little monster in each of us that we deny, our animal nature, our true ID *l* More than that though, he is the saddest most neglected part within us all. He is both the person we love most and the person we cross the street to avoid.This graphic novel reminded me very much of another called 'Moonshadow' only with a lot less hope and joy *l* This boy is much sadder, We know Moonshadow had a mother who loved him, but we're pretty sure either Johnny's mother was a crackhead or was never around at all.I've got to admit, I fell in love with Johnny, and yeah, I know he's a comic book character, and that in real life he would have probably cut me to little bits, but like a lot of people I am attracted to pain in a person. So he kills a lot of people... but not without some keen introspction beforehand, and after :o), there is also another monster in the story, and well, I'm beginning to babble. Just buy a copy. You won't be sorry. | 980 | [
"Like it says in the forward, Johnny is the little monster in each of us that we deny, our animal nature, our true ID *l* More than that though, he is the saddest most neglected part within us all.",
"He is both the person we love most and the person we cross the street to avoid.This graphic novel reminded me very much of another called 'Moonshadow' only with a lot less hope and joy *l* This boy is much sadder, We know Moonshadow had a mother who loved him, but we're pretty sure either Johnny's mother was a crackhead or was never around at all.I've got to admit, I fell in love with Johnny, and yeah, I know he's a comic book character, and that in real life he would have probably cut me to little bits, but like a lot of people I am attracted to pain in a person.",
"So he kills a lot of people... but not without some keen introspction beforehand, and after :o), there is also another monster in the story, and well, I'm beginning to babble.",
"Just buy a copy.",
"You won't be sorry."
] |
5 | Excellent, for Jane Austen fans! | I have to be careful not to give too much away in this review, or it will ruin the experience for first time viewers. If you like Jane Austen, if you like Pride and Prejudice, and if you have a sense of humor, you should be amused by this. Very well filmed, very creative, mostly well acted, I really liked it. If you have already seen this on television, I will warn you of one letdown, Amanda Price's rendition of Petula Clark's DOWNTOWN has been edited out on these discs, at least in the U.S. version, which was a disappointment. That was probably done due to copyright issues. Also, one note for non-British viewers, when Elizabeth calls Miss Price Miss Spencer, and says it is because the name is "tailored in your undergarments" that is a reference to Marks and Spencer, a British Dept. store chain, who are recognized for the quality of their "undergarments", which, of course, have a Marks and Spencer label in them. The joke does not make sense to most American viewers. | 980 | [
"I have to be careful not to give too much away in this review, or it will ruin the experience for first time viewers.",
"If you like Jane Austen, if you like Pride and Prejudice, and if you have a sense of humor, you should be amused by this.",
"Very well filmed, very creative, mostly well acted, I really liked it.",
"If you have already seen this on television, I will warn you of one letdown, Amanda Price's rendition of Petula Clark's DOWNTOWN has been edited out on these discs, at least in the U.S. version, which was a disappointment.",
"That was probably done due to copyright issues.",
"Also, one note for non-British viewers, when Elizabeth calls Miss Price Miss Spencer, and says it is because the name is \"tailored in your undergarments\" that is a reference to Marks and Spencer, a British Dept.",
"store chain, who are recognized for the quality of their \"undergarments\", which, of course, have a Marks and Spencer label in them.",
"The joke does not make sense to most American viewers."
] |
5 | Why so negative? | Everyone says this was a bad pay-per-view. I thought it was great...1)Batista & Flair vs. Benoit & Regal- very good opener. Batista is awesome. He lifted Benoit out of the cross face on Ric. 5/52)Trish vs. Victoria- A pretty good women's match. I didn't like the ending though. 4/53)Tomko vs. Steven Richards- What the heck is this! Worst of the night right here folks. Skip this!!!!!! 0/54)CLB vs. Y2J- Great match. I like ladder matches and this one did not dissapoint. 5/55)HBK vs. Kane- I thought this match was awesome. I like Kane and seeing him face HBK was great. I wanted a rematch between the two but never got one. Bummer. 5/56)La Resistance vs. Tajiri & Rhyno- I can't stand La Resistance. That's the reason I don't like this match. Get some new tag teams or throw away the belts. 1/57)HHH vs. RKO- Great main event. I didn't know who to cheer for. I like Randy Orton and Triple H. Total screw job in the end though. 5/5Overall a great pay-per-view. I really liked it. | 980 | [
"Everyone says this was a bad pay-per-view.",
"I thought it was great...1)Batista & Flair vs.",
"Benoit & Regal- very good opener.",
"Batista is awesome.",
"He lifted Benoit out of the cross face on Ric.",
"5/52)Trish vs.",
"Victoria- A pretty good women's match.",
"I didn't like the ending though.",
"4/53)Tomko vs.",
"Steven Richards- What the heck is this!",
"Worst of the night right here folks.",
"Skip this!!!",
"!!!",
"0/54)CLB vs.",
"Y2J- Great match.",
"I like ladder matches and this one did not dissapoint.",
"5/55)HBK vs.",
"Kane- I thought this match was awesome.",
"I like Kane and seeing him face HBK was great.",
"I wanted a rematch between the two but never got one.",
"Bummer.",
"5/56)La Resistance vs.",
"Tajiri & Rhyno- I can't stand La Resistance.",
"That's the reason I don't like this match.",
"Get some new tag teams or throw away the belts.",
"1/57)HHH vs.",
"RKO- Great main event.",
"I didn't know who to cheer for.",
"I like Randy Orton and Triple H.",
"Total screw job in the end though.",
"5/5Overall a great pay-per-view.",
"I really liked it."
] |
5 | Watch this movie! | Sublime, haunting, breathtaking, thoughtful and earth-shattering are some of the words that attempt to describe one of the best movies ever made. Four viewings was not enough absorb all that it offers -- I didn't want it to end (and am waiting for the director's uncut!). Do not expect to be spoon-fed heroic portrayals, clever dialogue and plot, and a firm conclusion. Do expect to be provoked, repulsed, shaken, and emotionally exhausted. Malick weaves characters' interior lives with their contradicting, often brutal, sometimes humane actions; the simplicity and naivite of their questions belie the burden of man's paradoxical nature. TRL seduced me with actor Jim Caviezel's powerful, hopeful presence and beauty; John Toll's outstanding cinematography; and Hans Zimmer's achingly moving soundtrack. The stunning location won a well-deserved starring role; its beauty, collapse and triumph capture the endurance of nature over man. This movie deserves your time and thought. | 980 | [
"Sublime, haunting, breathtaking, thoughtful and earth-shattering are some of the words that attempt to describe one of the best movies ever made.",
"Four viewings was not enough absorb all that it offers -- I didn't want it to end (and am waiting for the director's uncut!",
").",
"Do not expect to be spoon-fed heroic portrayals, clever dialogue and plot, and a firm conclusion.",
"Do expect to be provoked, repulsed, shaken, and emotionally exhausted.",
"Malick weaves characters' interior lives with their contradicting, often brutal, sometimes humane actions; the simplicity and naivite of their questions belie the burden of man's paradoxical nature.",
"TRL seduced me with actor Jim Caviezel's powerful, hopeful presence and beauty; John Toll's outstanding cinematography; and Hans Zimmer's achingly moving soundtrack.",
"The stunning location won a well-deserved starring role; its beauty, collapse and triumph capture the endurance of nature over man.",
"This movie deserves your time and thought."
] |
5 | Bridging The Family Gap | I became interested in seeing this video on A & E, after seeing a biography of PT on the History Channel. Beau Bridges portrayed the adult PT Barnum in the movie, which also was an attraction for me. The film itself, starts out with the young PT, teenaged working in a small store. His entrepreneurship was evident even then, and the character was an engaging one. As I became attached to him, and his experiences, I began to see how closely his movements and actions resembled Beau Bridges, and thought to myself "this'll be a wonderful transition to adulthood". Of course, as you might have guessed by now, it was indeed another Bridges, I'm guessing the son of Beau. Beyond the acting, learning the story of the builder of Madison Square Garden, The Greatest Show on Earth, and innumerable other oddities and phrases, made this a most engaging film. I'm not sure of its historical accuracy, but it is good entertainment, and division of my country's(USA) earlier, simpler days. | 980 | [
"I became interested in seeing this video on A & E, after seeing a biography of PT on the History Channel.",
"Beau Bridges portrayed the adult PT Barnum in the movie, which also was an attraction for me.",
"The film itself, starts out with the young PT, teenaged working in a small store.",
"His entrepreneurship was evident even then, and the character was an engaging one.",
"As I became attached to him, and his experiences, I began to see how closely his movements and actions resembled Beau Bridges, and thought to myself \"this'll be a wonderful transition to adulthood\".",
"Of course, as you might have guessed by now, it was indeed another Bridges, I'm guessing the son of Beau.",
"Beyond the acting, learning the story of the builder of Madison Square Garden, The Greatest Show on Earth, and innumerable other oddities and phrases, made this a most engaging film.",
"I'm not sure of its historical accuracy, but it is good entertainment, and division of my country's(USA) earlier, simpler days."
] |
5 | Good introduction to writing | This book is most useful for students with no exposure to the Chinese writing system. After a clear and thorough introduction to the history and development of Chinese characters, students are introduced to 100 basic characters - a nice attainable number for the first year of high school instruction or the first semester at the university level. Each entry includes several example compounds (very important for Chinese, in which disparate characters can be combined discretely to form unexpected words) as well as nice, large boxes for practicing. While the Matthews have made a nice introduction to Chinese characters, more serious students of the language will outgrow it quite quickly. Their newer bookTuttle Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn and Remember the 800 Most Basic Chinese Charactersprovides several hundred more characters (without the practice space) for the more ambitious.Nathan Dummittauthor ofChinese Through Tone & Color | 980 | [
"This book is most useful for students with no exposure to the Chinese writing system.",
"After a clear and thorough introduction to the history and development of Chinese characters, students are introduced to 100 basic characters - a nice attainable number for the first year of high school instruction or the first semester at the university level.",
"Each entry includes several example compounds (very important for Chinese, in which disparate characters can be combined discretely to form unexpected words) as well as nice, large boxes for practicing.",
"While the Matthews have made a nice introduction to Chinese characters, more serious students of the language will outgrow it quite quickly.",
"Their newer bookTuttle Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn and Remember the 800 Most Basic Chinese Charactersprovides several hundred more characters (without the practice space) for the more ambitious.Nathan Dummittauthor ofChinese Through Tone & Color"
] |
5 | THE JACKSONS EPIC DEBUT | The Jackson 5 remain a classic, timeless group. The Jacksons may not be as timeless as the 5, but in my honest opinion, the Jacksons had better quality of music. The team of Gamble and Huff brought a new sound to the brothers, and they do an outstanding job. Although many of the songs on this Epic debut were not penned by Michael and his brothers, they were nonetheless performed by them, which makes the songs on here nothing short of beautiful. The standout tracks: ENJOY YOURSELF (energetic, fast-paced dance fest, featuring lively vocals of Michael), GOOD TIMES (gorgeous song), BLUES AWAY (deep song with a nicely-paced melody), SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO (the guitar and Michael's voice shoot this song straight up there), LIVING TOGETHER (beautiful song), STRENGTH OF ONE MAN (very nice song with vocals from nearly all of the brothers), and DREAMER (yet another nice song). If you want a nice mixture of dreamy classic R&B tunes as well as great dance tunes, get this album. | 980 | [
"The Jackson 5 remain a classic, timeless group.",
"The Jacksons may not be as timeless as the 5, but in my honest opinion, the Jacksons had better quality of music.",
"The team of Gamble and Huff brought a new sound to the brothers, and they do an outstanding job.",
"Although many of the songs on this Epic debut were not penned by Michael and his brothers, they were nonetheless performed by them, which makes the songs on here nothing short of beautiful.",
"The standout tracks: ENJOY YOURSELF (energetic, fast-paced dance fest, featuring lively vocals of Michael), GOOD TIMES (gorgeous song), BLUES AWAY (deep song with a nicely-paced melody), SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO (the guitar and Michael's voice shoot this song straight up there), LIVING TOGETHER (beautiful song), STRENGTH OF ONE MAN (very nice song with vocals from nearly all of the brothers), and DREAMER (yet another nice song).",
"If you want a nice mixture of dreamy classic R&B tunes as well as great dance tunes, get this album."
] |
5 | one of the best skate vids | Going into Menikmati the documentary feel in the beginning made me worry a bit. I've got absolutely nothing against a skating documentary but after seeing the names of the eS team members I could not wait to see their skate parts. Luckily, Menikmati doesn't disapoint. It has an overly formulaic structure of including a skater intro followed by a regular skate part and then a slow-mo section, but the skating is so amazing that it doesn't really take away from your enjoyment (although I will say that the regular motion shots included as a dvd extra were so much more entertaining than their slow-mo counterparts and I've watched that montage in regular motion again and again). Tom Penny sticks out as always. His skating and the intro to his part really caught my attention and it was great to see on the dvd extras a chance to look at penny skating from a young age and watching that progression as he developed his skating skills over the years. Highly, highly recommended! | 980 | [
"Going into Menikmati the documentary feel in the beginning made me worry a bit.",
"I've got absolutely nothing against a skating documentary but after seeing the names of the eS team members I could not wait to see their skate parts.",
"Luckily, Menikmati doesn't disapoint.",
"It has an overly formulaic structure of including a skater intro followed by a regular skate part and then a slow-mo section, but the skating is so amazing that it doesn't really take away from your enjoyment (although I will say that the regular motion shots included as a dvd extra were so much more entertaining than their slow-mo counterparts and I've watched that montage in regular motion again and again).",
"Tom Penny sticks out as always.",
"His skating and the intro to his part really caught my attention and it was great to see on the dvd extras a chance to look at penny skating from a young age and watching that progression as he developed his skating skills over the years.",
"Highly, highly recommended!"
] |
5 | More Classic Cantelli | Had Guido Cantelli not died in an airplane crash in 1956 at the tender age of 36, he would undoubtedly be known today as one of the world's most famous conductors. As is, collectors regard him as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century, and these vintage EMI recordings, reissued by the Testament label, show why. "The Debussy Recordings" collects all of Cantelli's late mono performances of the composer's works with the Philharmonia Orchestra -- two of the three "Nocturnes" ("Nuages" and "Fetes," 8/55), "Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune" (6/54), the Fragments symphoniques from "Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien" (6/54) and "La Mer" (9/55). Cantelli made a surprisingly large number of recordings for EMI in the early 1950s and most of them have been reissued at some point on CD (by both EMI and Testament), yet many of them are now out-of-print. Classical fans curious about Cantelli's considerable skills should pick up this title before it suffers a similar fate. | 980 | [
"Had Guido Cantelli not died in an airplane crash in 1956 at the tender age of 36, he would undoubtedly be known today as one of the world's most famous conductors.",
"As is, collectors regard him as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century, and these vintage EMI recordings, reissued by the Testament label, show why.",
"\"The Debussy Recordings\" collects all of Cantelli's late mono performances of the composer's works with the Philharmonia Orchestra -- two of the three \"Nocturnes\" (\"Nuages\" and \"Fetes,\" 8/55), \"Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune\" (6/54), the Fragments symphoniques from \"Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien\" (6/54) and \"La Mer\" (9/55).",
"Cantelli made a surprisingly large number of recordings for EMI in the early 1950s and most of them have been reissued at some point on CD (by both EMI and Testament), yet many of them are now out-of-print.",
"Classical fans curious about Cantelli's considerable skills should pick up this title before it suffers a similar fate."
] |
5 | LOVE IT! | I recently (November '10) purchased the 40 oz wide mouth bottle along with the 27 oz standard and 27 oz wide mouth bottles. I received exactly what I ordered, in excellent condition, packaged well, and delivered on time. I got multiple different ones to try them and decide which one I like the best. I've found that I need the 40 oz bottle otherwise I have to refill it too often, however my husband prefers the 27 oz size.Pros: stainless (of course), great selection of sizes and lids, narrow and wide mouth tops, easy to clean (with a bottle brush), can fill with milk, juice, sports drink, etc without retaining taste or odors.Cons: wish I could get a splash guard accessory (to keep ice/water from splashing back when you drink) and wish I could get the rolled rim on the wide mouth bottle (it is a little more comfortable to drink from). Really, I can't think of anything negative to say about the product or company. None of mine came with any of the so-called "green goo". | 980 | [
"I recently (November '10) purchased the 40 oz wide mouth bottle along with the 27 oz standard and 27 oz wide mouth bottles.",
"I received exactly what I ordered, in excellent condition, packaged well, and delivered on time.",
"I got multiple different ones to try them and decide which one I like the best.",
"I've found that I need the 40 oz bottle otherwise I have to refill it too often, however my husband prefers the 27 oz size.Pros: stainless (of course), great selection of sizes and lids, narrow and wide mouth tops, easy to clean (with a bottle brush), can fill with milk, juice, sports drink, etc without retaining taste or odors.Cons: wish I could get a splash guard accessory (to keep ice/water from splashing back when you drink) and wish I could get the rolled rim on the wide mouth bottle (it is a little more comfortable to drink from).",
"Really, I can't think of anything negative to say about the product or company.",
"None of mine came with any of the so-called \"green goo\"."
] |
5 | Some clues lie here | If you are one of the many trying to understand how the religion of your upbringing and the cold of your father colliding with the Viet Nam war impacted your choices and your outlook, then this is a read for you. A stirring memoir of a boy who is immersed in religion by parents, no a father who thought religion would educate his son. A home empty of relationships provides no comfort nor support for a boy confronting the difficulties of puberty and the 60's. An easy answer seems declaring one's self to serving God where one can also escape the overwhelming problems of women, sex, identity and direction. The coming of age happens in the midst of war. A war no one can figure out, not a previous previous insider father or a new priest with plenty of questions. If you lived through this time, or if you wondered about this time the 60's and if you lived through paternal turmoil, or wondered how much turmoil God, a father and a war could wreck, then this is a read for you. | 980 | [
"If you are one of the many trying to understand how the religion of your upbringing and the cold of your father colliding with the Viet Nam war impacted your choices and your outlook, then this is a read for you.",
"A stirring memoir of a boy who is immersed in religion by parents, no a father who thought religion would educate his son.",
"A home empty of relationships provides no comfort nor support for a boy confronting the difficulties of puberty and the 60's.",
"An easy answer seems declaring one's self to serving God where one can also escape the overwhelming problems of women, sex, identity and direction.",
"The coming of age happens in the midst of war.",
"A war no one can figure out, not a previous previous insider father or a new priest with plenty of questions.",
"If you lived through this time, or if you wondered about this time the 60's and if you lived through paternal turmoil, or wondered how much turmoil God, a father and a war could wreck, then this is a read for you."
] |
5 | A Very Excellent Book! | This has to be the be all and end all for every book on Mac OS X. It has good coverage of the Mac and the iLife apps, but it stops short of Garageband - which was released early in 2004. The first 500 pages cover the GUI aspect of OS X, but I don't buy it for this. It is the next 1100 pages that cover the UNIX aspects and web technologies such as SQL and PHP, if you want to get into these things, but don't know much about UNIX, this book does a good job of hand holding you through the basic concepts. It's enough to wet your appetite, and if you want to get to know more, about PHP (for example) then you can get a book dedicated on just PHP (but a dedicated book on PHP won't tell you how to set up PHP on OS X - that's why you need this book).This is definately a book for thoses wanting to get into the UNIX side of the system. For the casual Mac user, it is overkill, and for them I would recommend "The Missing Manual, Panther Edition" or "Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips". | 980 | [
"This has to be the be all and end all for every book on Mac OS X.",
"It has good coverage of the Mac and the iLife apps, but it stops short of Garageband - which was released early in 2004.",
"The first 500 pages cover the GUI aspect of OS X, but I don't buy it for this.",
"It is the next 1100 pages that cover the UNIX aspects and web technologies such as SQL and PHP, if you want to get into these things, but don't know much about UNIX, this book does a good job of hand holding you through the basic concepts.",
"It's enough to wet your appetite, and if you want to get to know more, about PHP (for example) then you can get a book dedicated on just PHP (but a dedicated book on PHP won't tell you how to set up PHP on OS X - that's why you need this book).This is definately a book for thoses wanting to get into the UNIX side of the system.",
"For the casual Mac user, it is overkill, and for them I would recommend \"The Missing Manual, Panther Edition\" or \"Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips\"."
] |
5 | Great Resource for Adult Literacy | I've been using Fry's 1000 Instant Words book for years now with my adult and disabled literacy students. Learning the first 100 or 300 words truly gives my students an achievable goal-something about knowing that 100 words can be such meaningful progress really helps motivate struggling readers. The closer we get to our mutually set goal of 100 or 300 or 1000, the more excited my students become. A quick experiment with them where they highlight words they know from this list in a newspaper shows just how significant a proportion of basic reading is accounted for by these few words. Many of the first 100 are not phonetic, and truly do need to be memorized anyway.I'm so glad I found this resource; it's made a huge difference in the lives of my students and in helping me to organize my own teaching with developmentally delayed clients. In the right hands, this book can truly bring a lot of hope to a lot of people who've felt they never would be able to learn to read. | 980 | [
"I've been using Fry's 1000 Instant Words book for years now with my adult and disabled literacy students.",
"Learning the first 100 or 300 words truly gives my students an achievable goal-something about knowing that 100 words can be such meaningful progress really helps motivate struggling readers.",
"The closer we get to our mutually set goal of 100 or 300 or 1000, the more excited my students become.",
"A quick experiment with them where they highlight words they know from this list in a newspaper shows just how significant a proportion of basic reading is accounted for by these few words.",
"Many of the first 100 are not phonetic, and truly do need to be memorized anyway.I'm so glad I found this resource; it's made a huge difference in the lives of my students and in helping me to organize my own teaching with developmentally delayed clients.",
"In the right hands, this book can truly bring a lot of hope to a lot of people who've felt they never would be able to learn to read."
] |
5 | Really Good.....And Different | I am a self confessed spice nut. I love owning and experiencing all kinds of spices in an attempt to create tjat absolutely perfect taste. As most people are aware, there are certain herbs and spices that are better suited for pork, than fish, or chicken than steak. This really robust blend of garlic and herbs from Tones is one of the most universal spices I have ever used. I regularly add it to pasta sauce, chicken, steak, hamburgers, roasts, pork, you name it and it tastes great on anything. One thing I can promise you is that it has a very different flavor to it than you have probably ever experienced from any other common spice, or blend in your kitchen. It's garlic taste is distinctive, but far from overwhelming. The herbs come through in its aroma, and more importantly, in the final product that you are using. This brand and blend is hard to find in stores in any size. I buy it here regularly on Amazon and highly recommend it for your own kitchen adventures... | 980 | [
"I am a self confessed spice nut.",
"I love owning and experiencing all kinds of spices in an attempt to create tjat absolutely perfect taste.",
"As most people are aware, there are certain herbs and spices that are better suited for pork, than fish, or chicken than steak.",
"This really robust blend of garlic and herbs from Tones is one of the most universal spices I have ever used.",
"I regularly add it to pasta sauce, chicken, steak, hamburgers, roasts, pork, you name it and it tastes great on anything.",
"One thing I can promise you is that it has a very different flavor to it than you have probably ever experienced from any other common spice, or blend in your kitchen.",
"It's garlic taste is distinctive, but far from overwhelming.",
"The herbs come through in its aroma, and more importantly, in the final product that you are using.",
"This brand and blend is hard to find in stores in any size.",
"I buy it here regularly on Amazon and highly recommend it for your own kitchen adventures..."
] |
5 | Few Live Albums Rival This One | Growing up in Oz during the Saints/Radio Birdman blitz we also had the privilege to compare the local talent with the "overseas" acts. Dr Feelgood [post Wilco] visited our shores regularly and THANK GOD!! they did. No-one got the sprung-floor at the [now demised] Cloudland Ballroom jumping like 'The Doctor'. Considering the number of great bands I've seen, Stones, Sabbath, Purple, Floyd, Trower, Dream, Reed, etc....there are few bands that delivered every time! EVERY TIME!! Even now, in their latest incarnations, they still are fantastic live. This album captures those early days in the truest way. To me only 'Get Your Ya Ya's'- Stones and 'Bring It Back Alive' - The Outlaws capture that feeling of 'being there' like 'As It Happens'. Captures the essence of The Doctors with some of the great songs - 'Milk & Alcohol', 'Down To The Doctors', 'Baby Jane' to name afew. Just Do It!Footnote: pity the Oil's were not captured live in their early days. The BEST EVER....LIVE! | 980 | [
"Growing up in Oz during the Saints/Radio Birdman blitz we also had the privilege to compare the local talent with the \"overseas\" acts.",
"Dr Feelgood [post Wilco] visited our shores regularly and THANK GOD!!",
"they did.",
"No-one got the sprung-floor at the [now demised] Cloudland Ballroom jumping like 'The Doctor'.",
"Considering the number of great bands I've seen, Stones, Sabbath, Purple, Floyd, Trower, Dream, Reed, etc....there are few bands that delivered every time!",
"EVERY TIME!!",
"Even now, in their latest incarnations, they still are fantastic live.",
"This album captures those early days in the truest way.",
"To me only 'Get Your Ya Ya's'- Stones and 'Bring It Back Alive' - The Outlaws capture that feeling of 'being there' like 'As It Happens'.",
"Captures the essence of The Doctors with some of the great songs - 'Milk & Alcohol', 'Down To The Doctors', 'Baby Jane' to name afew.",
"Just Do It!",
"Footnote: pity the Oil's were not captured live in their early days.",
"The BEST EVER....LIVE!"
] |
5 | Strong family police drama | I bought this sight unknown as I am a fan of Tom Selleck especially his Jesse Stone pictures.The first episode, I feel, was the weakest of them all. The series has built on each episode and has just got better and better. It's clear where the acting talent of the Wahlberg family lies, Donnie Wahlberg keeps building on his tough cop with a heart of gold part. Amy Carlson I haven't seen since Third Watch is great albeit in the background a little. Will Estes I have to say is easy on the eye but has a strong part. Tom Selleck as always has a strong role and plays it well.I like the family aspect of the show with the family sitting down once a week to have dinner, makes such a change from the spoilt, irritating, dysfunctional family dramas that are often seen on TV. I'm please to see it has gone on to a second series and if it keeps on with the family oriented plot lines and the always satisfying finalisation of each episode I feel this will go on for quite a few years. | 980 | [
"I bought this sight unknown as I am a fan of Tom Selleck especially his Jesse Stone pictures.The first episode, I feel, was the weakest of them all.",
"The series has built on each episode and has just got better and better.",
"It's clear where the acting talent of the Wahlberg family lies, Donnie Wahlberg keeps building on his tough cop with a heart of gold part.",
"Amy Carlson I haven't seen since Third Watch is great albeit in the background a little.",
"Will Estes I have to say is easy on the eye but has a strong part.",
"Tom Selleck as always has a strong role and plays it well.I like the family aspect of the show with the family sitting down once a week to have dinner, makes such a change from the spoilt, irritating, dysfunctional family dramas that are often seen on TV.",
"I'm please to see it has gone on to a second series and if it keeps on with the family oriented plot lines and the always satisfying finalisation of each episode I feel this will go on for quite a few years."
] |
5 | Microsoft finally gets smart | Not much to add from all the other positive reviews of this product, except that the card I just got does not have the silver ruboff anymore.All the 1600 point cards I have bought in the past (the most recent one being two weeks prior to getting this 4000 point card) has the serial code covered by those scratch-off silver layers, similar to those instant lottery tickets you can buy.The problem with the scratch-offs (other than being plainly annoying) is that if you're not careful, you can easily scratch off the serial number as well. So if you still have one with the scratch-off layer, do it gently.The 4000 point card I just got doesn't have the scratch-off. I don't know if they've all been like this (this is my first 4000 point card that I have bought) but kudos. Now Microsoft just needs to do this to all their cards. Oh... and get rid of the stupid plastic blister packaging. Not only are they super annoying to cut and open, but they're such an environmental waste. | 980 | [
"Not much to add from all the other positive reviews of this product, except that the card I just got does not have the silver ruboff anymore.All the 1600 point cards I have bought in the past (the most recent one being two weeks prior to getting this 4000 point card) has the serial code covered by those scratch-off silver layers, similar to those instant lottery tickets you can buy.The problem with the scratch-offs (other than being plainly annoying) is that if you're not careful, you can easily scratch off the serial number as well.",
"So if you still have one with the scratch-off layer, do it gently.The 4000 point card I just got doesn't have the scratch-off.",
"I don't know if they've all been like this (this is my first 4000 point card that I have bought) but kudos.",
"Now Microsoft just needs to do this to all their cards.",
"Oh... and get rid of the stupid plastic blister packaging.",
"Not only are they super annoying to cut and open, but they're such an environmental waste."
] |
5 | Amazed and amused | Neil Stephenson's work, Cryptonomicon, is a must read for anyone interested in the issues of digital safety. How do we communicate safely? How do we bank safely? Stephenson explores these issues with great humor and fascinating characters that debate the issues of cryptography, of love, war, environmental safety, etc, etc. in this masterwork. It has been ages since a book has made me laugh out loud many times at the absurdities it reveals of its all-too-human characters. The addition of clever graphs and diagrams enhance the enjoyment of learning the art of cryptography (hiding words) and of tunnel digging (hiding treasure). If you like novels that stimulate your thinking about current events, that make you giggle and goggle with amazement at clever thoughts and characters, by all means read Cryptonomicon, and be sure to tell your friends! P.S. - don't be scared by its long length - the story and characters leave you running hard until you sadly enjoy the last page. | 980 | [
"Neil Stephenson's work, Cryptonomicon, is a must read for anyone interested in the issues of digital safety.",
"How do we communicate safely?",
"How do we bank safely?",
"Stephenson explores these issues with great humor and fascinating characters that debate the issues of cryptography, of love, war, environmental safety, etc, etc.",
"in this masterwork.",
"It has been ages since a book has made me laugh out loud many times at the absurdities it reveals of its all-too-human characters.",
"The addition of clever graphs and diagrams enhance the enjoyment of learning the art of cryptography (hiding words) and of tunnel digging (hiding treasure).",
"If you like novels that stimulate your thinking about current events, that make you giggle and goggle with amazement at clever thoughts and characters, by all means read Cryptonomicon, and be sure to tell your friends!",
"P.S. - don't be scared by its long length - the story and characters leave you running hard until you sadly enjoy the last page."
] |
5 | B&W or Color? | I was actually looking for customer reviews to find out about the quality of the colorized version. While I remember most of the episodes being in b/w, apparently only the the first and maybe the second seasons were filmed in b/w. I thought it would be cool to get to see all of the episodes in color, but part of me was torn when i found out sony had released two versions. I'm kind of a purist, and thinking I should really own the episodes in their original b/w. However, after reading all of the reviews, I found out that the quality of the colorization was actually really good. Someone said that we could just turn off the color on our tvs if we wanted to see it in b/w... i dont know when was the last time we had a tv that could do that! I think most tvs dont really have that option anymore.anyways, i'm still torn over which version to get... but i'm definetly getting the whole set soon! and hopefully the other seasons will follow closely behind! (& I Dream of Genie)! | 980 | [
"I was actually looking for customer reviews to find out about the quality of the colorized version.",
"While I remember most of the episodes being in b/w, apparently only the the first and maybe the second seasons were filmed in b/w.",
"I thought it would be cool to get to see all of the episodes in color, but part of me was torn when i found out sony had released two versions.",
"I'm kind of a purist, and thinking I should really own the episodes in their original b/w.",
"However, after reading all of the reviews, I found out that the quality of the colorization was actually really good.",
"Someone said that we could just turn off the color on our tvs if we wanted to see it in b/w... i dont know when was the last time we had a tv that could do that!",
"I think most tvs dont really have that option anymore.anyways, i'm still torn over which version to get... but i'm definetly getting the whole set soon!",
"and hopefully the other seasons will follow closely behind!",
"(& I Dream of Genie)!"
] |
5 | An invaluable tool | I have had Lynch's One Up On Wall Street for a while, but have only now gotten around to reading it. I am sure glad that I have. With many of the other investment books you are told a general how to, and then left with nothing. This isn't the case with Lynch, who takes the time to explain the benefit of the P/E, who takes the time to show you how to figure out the worth of a company, who takes the time to show you how to evaluate a company and understand it. With One Up On Wall Street I have an invaluable tool, one that will help the amateur learn how to assess the worth of a company and whether you should invest in it.With Lynch I have found a great book that explains investing in a general sense as well as a specific sense. I would whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone looking for investment help. Through One Up On Wall Street the amateur investor, and many a professional, could set themselves on a path towards making money in stocks. A definite recommend. | 980 | [
"I have had Lynch's One Up On Wall Street for a while, but have only now gotten around to reading it.",
"I am sure glad that I have.",
"With many of the other investment books you are told a general how to, and then left with nothing.",
"This isn't the case with Lynch, who takes the time to explain the benefit of the P/E, who takes the time to show you how to figure out the worth of a company, who takes the time to show you how to evaluate a company and understand it.",
"With One Up On Wall Street I have an invaluable tool, one that will help the amateur learn how to assess the worth of a company and whether you should invest in it.With Lynch I have found a great book that explains investing in a general sense as well as a specific sense.",
"I would whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone looking for investment help.",
"Through One Up On Wall Street the amateur investor, and many a professional, could set themselves on a path towards making money in stocks.",
"A definite recommend."
] |
5 | The Power of Art | Susan Vreeland has said that she wants to write about the enriching and uplifting power of art and she has certainly succeeded. The seventeen stories in Life Studies explore art of the past as well as art in our own time. One of the pleasures for the reader is discovering just what well-known painting is being described - sometimes even before it has been painted and is just planned by the artist.Her writing is firmly based in research and fleshes out dryer art history we may have studied. There is a great sensitivity to the writing as Vreeland brings out the humanity of the artists and those in their lives. She has said "Each time we enter imaginatively into the life of another, it's a small step upwards in the evolution of the human race." In this collection, we are also privileged to enter into Vreeland's childhood with "Crayon, 1955" For anyone who had encouragement, as a child, to explore a new world of thinking, it is particularly poignant. A really good read. | 980 | [
"Susan Vreeland has said that she wants to write about the enriching and uplifting power of art and she has certainly succeeded.",
"The seventeen stories in Life Studies explore art of the past as well as art in our own time.",
"One of the pleasures for the reader is discovering just what well-known painting is being described - sometimes even before it has been painted and is just planned by the artist.Her writing is firmly based in research and fleshes out dryer art history we may have studied.",
"There is a great sensitivity to the writing as Vreeland brings out the humanity of the artists and those in their lives.",
"She has said \"Each time we enter imaginatively into the life of another, it's a small step upwards in the evolution of the human race.\" In this collection, we are also privileged to enter into Vreeland's childhood with \"Crayon, 1955\" For anyone who had encouragement, as a child, to explore a new world of thinking, it is particularly poignant.",
"A really good read."
] |
5 | Greatest lyrcist ever! | Grabbed the DVD first of this tribute concert just because I liked Rufus Wainwright but wow was I in for a surprise. What a rare gem we have in Leonard Cohen and his incredible prose set to wonderful music. Whomever did the arrangements make all the songs sound as if they were just written. Only genius songs can posses this timelessness. Leonard Cohen's already powerful lyrics are further elevated by all the incredible artists that turned out to interpret some of his great works.The only flaw with this soundtrack is that it leaves out some of the songs in the DVD concert. And likewise there are gems on the soundtrack that were not on the DVD. Standouts are the showstopping "If It Be Your Will" by Antony, "Bird On A Wire", and "Ring The Bells". But the entire concert is a joy to discover if you aren't familiar with Mr. Cohen. Get the DVD first and use the sub titles to realize the full power of such magnificent lyrics (and music). it doesn't get any better than this! | 980 | [
"Grabbed the DVD first of this tribute concert just because I liked Rufus Wainwright but wow was I in for a surprise.",
"What a rare gem we have in Leonard Cohen and his incredible prose set to wonderful music.",
"Whomever did the arrangements make all the songs sound as if they were just written.",
"Only genius songs can posses this timelessness.",
"Leonard Cohen's already powerful lyrics are further elevated by all the incredible artists that turned out to interpret some of his great works.The only flaw with this soundtrack is that it leaves out some of the songs in the DVD concert.",
"And likewise there are gems on the soundtrack that were not on the DVD.",
"Standouts are the showstopping \"If It Be Your Will\" by Antony, \"Bird On A Wire\", and \"Ring The Bells\".",
"But the entire concert is a joy to discover if you aren't familiar with Mr.",
"Cohen.",
"Get the DVD first and use the sub titles to realize the full power of such magnificent lyrics (and music).",
"it doesn't get any better than this!"
] |
5 | Great Bin | I have seven big dogs, and three little ones. I go through dog food like it's nobody's business so I like to buy two large bags of dog food at a time (lasts me about three weeks). With the rate of consumption, freshness is not really a problem (at least, I don't think it is). I've had these rolling foodbins for ages, but Wal Mart doesn't stock them anymore so I went to amazon and got these air tight ones. The bins a little on the short side (my old one was waist high, this one's thigh high) but it holds the food easily, keeps the bugs out and rolls smoothly. All of my old food bins (different brands) have gone out the window because the wheels break off- that's to be expected, but they typically last between 2 to 3 years with moderate use.The Iris container is made very well and I love the latching lid part of it. I have a cat named Monkey who can open just about anything but this container defeats her- so far. The price for the container is very reasonable as well. | 980 | [
"I have seven big dogs, and three little ones.",
"I go through dog food like it's nobody's business so I like to buy two large bags of dog food at a time (lasts me about three weeks).",
"With the rate of consumption, freshness is not really a problem (at least, I don't think it is).",
"I've had these rolling foodbins for ages, but Wal Mart doesn't stock them anymore so I went to amazon and got these air tight ones.",
"The bins a little on the short side (my old one was waist high, this one's thigh high) but it holds the food easily, keeps the bugs out and rolls smoothly.",
"All of my old food bins (different brands) have gone out the window because the wheels break off- that's to be expected, but they typically last between 2 to 3 years with moderate use.The Iris container is made very well and I love the latching lid part of it.",
"I have a cat named Monkey who can open just about anything but this container defeats her- so far.",
"The price for the container is very reasonable as well."
] |
5 | Simply the Best | I purchased this book as a gift for a high school graduate going off to college. I have been teaching college English for thirty-three years, and have been requiring my English Composition students to buy it since the first edition came out. The definitions and resources in this book are startlingly clear; the "Usage Panel" notes of previous editions contain wonderful discussions of the "majority" opinions of a panel of experts on complex usage questions that baffle most of us every day. The American Heritage Dictionary is the most reliable definer of American English as it is used today, and I treasure its reliablity and accuracy. No home should be without it. I haven't looked at the CD Rom included in this edition, but it is probably as superb as the book itself for the computer generation leading us into the future. I prefer pages and wanderings. If you don't own this book, you are depriving yourself of an adventure in discovery. Don't go one more day without it. | 980 | [
"I purchased this book as a gift for a high school graduate going off to college.",
"I have been teaching college English for thirty-three years, and have been requiring my English Composition students to buy it since the first edition came out.",
"The definitions and resources in this book are startlingly clear; the \"Usage Panel\" notes of previous editions contain wonderful discussions of the \"majority\" opinions of a panel of experts on complex usage questions that baffle most of us every day.",
"The American Heritage Dictionary is the most reliable definer of American English as it is used today, and I treasure its reliablity and accuracy.",
"No home should be without it.",
"I haven't looked at the CD Rom included in this edition, but it is probably as superb as the book itself for the computer generation leading us into the future.",
"I prefer pages and wanderings.",
"If you don't own this book, you are depriving yourself of an adventure in discovery.",
"Don't go one more day without it."
] |
5 | Truly Inspiring | As a veteran programmer (on *nix, MS and Mac) I have read many "history of," "biography of," "story of" books, and I've enjoyed a lot of them. However, I can think of none that inspired me as much as this book. I thought it was very well-researched, incredibly entertaining, and, as I've already mentioned, truly inspiring. I don't see how any programmer could read this book and not want to go out and immediately develop something new, unique and revolutionary. For that matter, I don't see how anyone whose just interested in computers and technology could read this book and not want to immediately want to learn how to program. While I was reading it, I couldn't shut up about how great it was. Since I finished it, I find myself still thinking about it a lot--and I still can't shut up about it! I really don't think it matters what your techno-political background is, if you love programming, computers or just technology in general, I think you'll really enjoy this book. | 980 | [
"As a veteran programmer (on *nix, MS and Mac) I have read many \"history of,\" \"biography of,\" \"story of\" books, and I've enjoyed a lot of them.",
"However, I can think of none that inspired me as much as this book.",
"I thought it was very well-researched, incredibly entertaining, and, as I've already mentioned, truly inspiring.",
"I don't see how any programmer could read this book and not want to go out and immediately develop something new, unique and revolutionary.",
"For that matter, I don't see how anyone whose just interested in computers and technology could read this book and not want to immediately want to learn how to program.",
"While I was reading it, I couldn't shut up about how great it was.",
"Since I finished it, I find myself still thinking about it a lot--and I still can't shut up about it!",
"I really don't think it matters what your techno-political background is, if you love programming, computers or just technology in general, I think you'll really enjoy this book."
] |
5 | Lost and Found | Summershine is a little different from the more traditional Dylanesque V.O.L. material that precedes it. This album is rooted musically in well crafted pop songs that harken back to The Who, The Beatles, and most other Brit pop. But what really makes this disc standout is that the songs don't simply tell a story, but take you on the journey. Bill Mallonee is simply the best lyricist I have ever heard. This album came out around 09-11-01 and was lost along with many more important things. These were the songs that lifted my aching heart. While Bill still puts out brilliant music this was V.O.L.'s swan song. It is so easy to understand why the change in direction was necessary. This band knew that they had created a masterpiece that never reached its potential in sales or recognition. Truly a tough act to follow. I own over 2,000 albums. This one makes my all time top five. To me this disc is like finding your favorite sweater in the bottom of your closet in November. | 980 | [
"Summershine is a little different from the more traditional Dylanesque V.O.L. material that precedes it.",
"This album is rooted musically in well crafted pop songs that harken back to The Who, The Beatles, and most other Brit pop.",
"But what really makes this disc standout is that the songs don't simply tell a story, but take you on the journey.",
"Bill Mallonee is simply the best lyricist I have ever heard.",
"This album came out around 09-11-01 and was lost along with many more important things.",
"These were the songs that lifted my aching heart.",
"While Bill still puts out brilliant music this was V.O.L.'s swan song.",
"It is so easy to understand why the change in direction was necessary.",
"This band knew that they had created a masterpiece that never reached its potential in sales or recognition.",
"Truly a tough act to follow.",
"I own over 2,000 albums.",
"This one makes my all time top five.",
"To me this disc is like finding your favorite sweater in the bottom of your closet in November."
] |
5 | Cruel, but it's human nature! | " Despair " really touches me. I can experience how Robin feels. Once famous " the most promising star " now an outcast and forgotten by showbiz. A downhill career and lack of love, Robin seek consolation from a humanform, very rare species lizard named Medusa. Deep down in his illusion ignoring the outside world. Robin was no more remembered. When he failed the final audition, He lost all the hopes to live, part of curiosity maybe part of suicide attempt, He took the final act regardless of Count D's warning...... On the solemn funeral those betrayers condolences for him, praised how great he could be if not died so young, only lip service, these people deprive of his last opportunity, and these whispers might gone with the wind quickly, soon will be forgotten. At least Medusa be his companion. Maybe it's love.This could be a spoiler to diminish your fun to enjoy it, I'm trying to express my feeling. A deep story. Besides, the animation and the music both good too. | 980 | [
"\" Despair \" really touches me.",
"I can experience how Robin feels.",
"Once famous \" the most promising star \" now an outcast and forgotten by showbiz.",
"A downhill career and lack of love, Robin seek consolation from a humanform, very rare species lizard named Medusa.",
"Deep down in his illusion ignoring the outside world.",
"Robin was no more remembered.",
"When he failed the final audition, He lost all the hopes to live, part of curiosity maybe part of suicide attempt, He took the final act regardless of Count D's warning...... On the solemn funeral those betrayers condolences for him, praised how great he could be if not died so young, only lip service, these people deprive of his last opportunity, and these whispers might gone with the wind quickly, soon will be forgotten.",
"At least Medusa be his companion.",
"Maybe it's love.This could be a spoiler to diminish your fun to enjoy it, I'm trying to express my feeling.",
"A deep story.",
"Besides, the animation and the music both good too."
] |
5 | NOT JUST ANOTHER HARRY POTTER!! | People have mixed reactions to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. After reading customer reviews, most people are "love it" or "hate it," but the fifth installment in the Harry Potter series is a great book. It is the longest book and it introduces the most characters and is the most in-depth story out of the four previous novels. Readers can begin to see Harry Potter not as the innocent, 11 year-old boy like in the first book, but as a teenager. He whines and complains more than ever before. Readers should not just read this book once, but over and over again (before the release of the next book July 16!) to see the subtle hints and clues that JK Rowling implants into her writing. Also, some people may not see the whole plot of this story because it is one piece of a series. The book by iteselt may not make complete sense without prior knowledge. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a great book and anyone who loves Harry Potter will love this book! | 980 | [
"People have mixed reactions to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.",
"After reading customer reviews, most people are \"love it\" or \"hate it,\" but the fifth installment in the Harry Potter series is a great book.",
"It is the longest book and it introduces the most characters and is the most in-depth story out of the four previous novels.",
"Readers can begin to see Harry Potter not as the innocent, 11 year-old boy like in the first book, but as a teenager.",
"He whines and complains more than ever before.",
"Readers should not just read this book once, but over and over again (before the release of the next book July 16!",
") to see the subtle hints and clues that JK Rowling implants into her writing.",
"Also, some people may not see the whole plot of this story because it is one piece of a series.",
"The book by iteselt may not make complete sense without prior knowledge.",
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a great book and anyone who loves Harry Potter will love this book!"
] |
5 | Excellent book - a must read. | John Little and Peter Sisco wrote static contraction... but John takes it a step further and eliminates the need for doing reps with scientific explanations to back up his revolutionary concept of weight training/ muscle building.. My girlfriend and I started doing this method in may of 2005 and I can honestly say i've never found such a fast, quick and easy way to build muscle. This is also a great method for those not wanting to spend hours in a gym... after a while, you only need to workout once a week... but don't forget to stretch afterwards... and don't forget to do cardio on other days.I've never been able to develop the 6pack abs until I used the techniques in this book... not to mention all the other muscles popping out that I never knew were there before! I don't entirely agree with his take on supplements - although I think he's referring to all the stupid gimmicks out there designed to waste your time and money. Apparently he's not familiar with Shaklee. | 980 | [
"John Little and Peter Sisco wrote static contraction... but John takes it a step further and eliminates the need for doing reps with scientific explanations to back up his revolutionary concept of weight training/ muscle building..",
"My girlfriend and I started doing this method in may of 2005 and I can honestly say i've never found such a fast, quick and easy way to build muscle.",
"This is also a great method for those not wanting to spend hours in a gym... after a while, you only need to workout once a week... but don't forget to stretch afterwards... and don't forget to do cardio on other days.I've never been able to develop the 6pack abs until I used the techniques in this book... not to mention all the other muscles popping out that I never knew were there before!",
"I don't entirely agree with his take on supplements - although I think he's referring to all the stupid gimmicks out there designed to waste your time and money.",
"Apparently he's not familiar with Shaklee."
] |
5 | Disney Does Swing! | Disney's "House of Mouse" replaced "MouseWorks" a couple years ago on Disney's One Saturday Morning. The show takes place in the local Disney 'toon nightclub in Main Street, Toontown. The scripts skillfully put Disney's classic characters all together for the first time, resulting in some very funny situations. For instance, Snow White is horrified when she is served a shiny red apple and Iago from "Aladdin" joins forces with a band of other Disney birds to perform "Parrots of the Carribbean", a takeoff on the classic Disney parks ride "Pirates of the Caribbean".This cd is the result of many of the wacky and upbeat musical numbers that take place during the show. The whole Disney music spectrum is covered, with everything from "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" to "Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Boo", "The Three Caballeros" to "Grim Grinning Ghosts" being performed by some of the most unlikely Disney characters. This cd is a real blast and rounds out any Disney music collection. | 980 | [
"Disney's \"House of Mouse\" replaced \"MouseWorks\" a couple years ago on Disney's One Saturday Morning.",
"The show takes place in the local Disney 'toon nightclub in Main Street, Toontown.",
"The scripts skillfully put Disney's classic characters all together for the first time, resulting in some very funny situations.",
"For instance, Snow White is horrified when she is served a shiny red apple and Iago from \"Aladdin\" joins forces with a band of other Disney birds to perform \"Parrots of the Carribbean\", a takeoff on the classic Disney parks ride \"Pirates of the Caribbean\".This cd is the result of many of the wacky and upbeat musical numbers that take place during the show.",
"The whole Disney music spectrum is covered, with everything from \"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf\" to \"Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Boo\", \"The Three Caballeros\" to \"Grim Grinning Ghosts\" being performed by some of the most unlikely Disney characters.",
"This cd is a real blast and rounds out any Disney music collection."
] |
5 | An audio delight | This audio play features original swing music and a talented cast. The pruduction quality is quite high and the listener really gets a feel of what was life like in the 1940's. It was a pleasure to listen to and I am looking forward to listening to it again. the story is a murder mystery which takes place while a female band tours the west coast. the actors used really brought each character to life and gave that character depth and a unique personality. There are also three original songs performed throughout the play and I have to confess are quite nice and romantic. If you like audiobooks and especially theatre of the mind this is a must to add to your collection.This audiobook contains 4 cassettes and is about six hours long. The packaging also contains large print and braile labeling so this makes a perfect gift for someone who is visually impaired. It is the first time I have seen such thoughtfulness go into a comercially produced audiobook. Highly recommended | 980 | [
"This audio play features original swing music and a talented cast.",
"The pruduction quality is quite high and the listener really gets a feel of what was life like in the 1940's.",
"It was a pleasure to listen to and I am looking forward to listening to it again.",
"the story is a murder mystery which takes place while a female band tours the west coast.",
"the actors used really brought each character to life and gave that character depth and a unique personality.",
"There are also three original songs performed throughout the play and I have to confess are quite nice and romantic.",
"If you like audiobooks and especially theatre of the mind this is a must to add to your collection.This audiobook contains 4 cassettes and is about six hours long.",
"The packaging also contains large print and braile labeling so this makes a perfect gift for someone who is visually impaired.",
"It is the first time I have seen such thoughtfulness go into a comercially produced audiobook.",
"Highly recommended"
] |
5 | Honest, Moving and Memorable | I wanted to read this book because the author was born in the same city I was born in, Nha Trang. I was curious to find out what happened after the Vietnam War ended, especially since my family never talks about their own experiences there. After reading this memoir, I was deeply moved by its honest portrayal of the day-to-day life for the people who lived under the Communists. At first, I myself did not believe that these events actually happened. Only when I asked my own family, did it occur to me that the events in this memoir are a vivid painting of how it really was living in Vietnam in the years that followed the war. Because of this novel and my curiosity, my family has been pouring me with endless amounts of stories about their experiences, most of which are exactly what the author of The Unwanted talks about. Therefore, I highly recommend this book, particulary to those, like myself, who might be curious to know what happened in Vietnam after the war ended. | 980 | [
"I wanted to read this book because the author was born in the same city I was born in, Nha Trang.",
"I was curious to find out what happened after the Vietnam War ended, especially since my family never talks about their own experiences there.",
"After reading this memoir, I was deeply moved by its honest portrayal of the day-to-day life for the people who lived under the Communists.",
"At first, I myself did not believe that these events actually happened.",
"Only when I asked my own family, did it occur to me that the events in this memoir are a vivid painting of how it really was living in Vietnam in the years that followed the war.",
"Because of this novel and my curiosity, my family has been pouring me with endless amounts of stories about their experiences, most of which are exactly what the author of The Unwanted talks about.",
"Therefore, I highly recommend this book, particulary to those, like myself, who might be curious to know what happened in Vietnam after the war ended."
] |
5 | The best of the best | A definitive guide that not only is written in fine detail allowing the reader to understand the concepts of form to function, but clear and large photographs make the text relevant and real. Not sure how the loin relates to hip in underlying bony structure and why the relationship is important? If that prospect you're considering purchasing built uphill, downhill or somewhere inbetween? Depending on his build, in which specialty does his talent lie? Thomas breaks down the various body parts and puts them all back together again so the reader will come away with a better understanding of the whole.This book doesn't get bogged down in paleontology and eohippus, but gets right to the point with useful information. Then use that knowledge to evaluate several horses in the final chapter.This is a highly recommended study guide, written in plain english. Yet it is delightful to read. It will surely become the definitive guide for anyone serious about equine conformation. | 980 | [
"A definitive guide that not only is written in fine detail allowing the reader to understand the concepts of form to function, but clear and large photographs make the text relevant and real.",
"Not sure how the loin relates to hip in underlying bony structure and why the relationship is important?",
"If that prospect you're considering purchasing built uphill, downhill or somewhere inbetween?",
"Depending on his build, in which specialty does his talent lie?",
"Thomas breaks down the various body parts and puts them all back together again so the reader will come away with a better understanding of the whole.This book doesn't get bogged down in paleontology and eohippus, but gets right to the point with useful information.",
"Then use that knowledge to evaluate several horses in the final chapter.This is a highly recommended study guide, written in plain english.",
"Yet it is delightful to read.",
"It will surely become the definitive guide for anyone serious about equine conformation."
] |
5 | Outstanding for musicians | I'm a drummer who has been playing for a long time and I've always been searching for the perfect earplugs for playing gigs. Most off-the-shelf plugs kill the high end and cut out far too much sound. Most of the specialty plugs are way too expensive. My search has ended with these Etymotics, which I've now been using regularly for about 2 years.Two things make them perfect for me: First, they offer a gradual reduction in external sound rather than an extreme muffling. Second, the reduction is very well balanced across the frequency spectrum. You still get pretty clear high end and low end, just that the volume is reduced. In fact, that's the best way to describe them... they simply turn the volume down on the outside world, while maintaining excellent clarity. This is a must for me as a singing drummer. They're also very comfortable.One drawback: they stick out a little bit, so they can look a little dorky. I'd suggest buying the clears rather than the colored ones. | 980 | [
"I'm a drummer who has been playing for a long time and I've always been searching for the perfect earplugs for playing gigs.",
"Most off-the-shelf plugs kill the high end and cut out far too much sound.",
"Most of the specialty plugs are way too expensive.",
"My search has ended with these Etymotics, which I've now been using regularly for about 2 years.Two things make them perfect for me: First, they offer a gradual reduction in external sound rather than an extreme muffling.",
"Second, the reduction is very well balanced across the frequency spectrum.",
"You still get pretty clear high end and low end, just that the volume is reduced.",
"In fact, that's the best way to describe them... they simply turn the volume down on the outside world, while maintaining excellent clarity.",
"This is a must for me as a singing drummer.",
"They're also very comfortable.One drawback: they stick out a little bit, so they can look a little dorky.",
"I'd suggest buying the clears rather than the colored ones."
] |
5 | Leary just keeps on going.... | I've watched all seasons, all episodes, multiple times, something I have not done with any other show, ever, period.I was watching really closely during season three and more so in season 4 for signs, any signs at all, that the show was going to take a dive, because it seemed impossible that a series could keep it up for so long. And with Rescue Me, what's UP is a long, long way compared to any other series.It is up there, out there, nothing really compares. I am biting my nails waiting for season five. So, does season 4 compare with the previous 3?Oh yeah! It is just as funny, it is just as raw, it is just as dramaticas the first three. each episode will involve you deeply and leave you craving the next and when the ending of the last episode sinks in, you will be howling with laughter at the absolute righteousness and yowling with disbelief that you have to wait for the next season to start to continue this journey through Leary's creativity which seems boundless. | 980 | [
"I've watched all seasons, all episodes, multiple times, something I have not done with any other show, ever, period.I was watching really closely during season three and more so in season 4 for signs, any signs at all, that the show was going to take a dive, because it seemed impossible that a series could keep it up for so long.",
"And with Rescue Me, what's UP is a long, long way compared to any other series.It is up there, out there, nothing really compares.",
"I am biting my nails waiting for season five.",
"So, does season 4 compare with the previous 3?",
"Oh yeah!",
"It is just as funny, it is just as raw, it is just as dramaticas the first three.",
"each episode will involve you deeply and leave you craving the next and when the ending of the last episode sinks in, you will be howling with laughter at the absolute righteousness and yowling with disbelief that you have to wait for the next season to start to continue this journey through Leary's creativity which seems boundless."
] |
5 | Be a hula girl | I am originally born and raised in Maui, and now I am married with children, raising them in California. I recently went back to Maui to visit my family, and bought my six year old daughter a hula outfit just like the ones worn in this video. When I got home, my daughter was wanting to learn to do the hula, so this DVD came to mind. It shows you step by step how to do simple hula dances just for children around her age group. She loves this DVD, and watched it twice in a row! She got quite good just watching it two times. While living in Maui, just about every little girl wants to be a hula girl, and I wanted my daughter to experience what I did when I was her age. This was a good way to let her learn a few sentences in Hawaiian also, and she loves to watch the children on the stage, and danced along with them once she learned these basic steps to hula dancing. Thanks for making such a sweet DVD for little girls. It's a small price to pay for hours of wholesome fun. | 980 | [
"I am originally born and raised in Maui, and now I am married with children, raising them in California.",
"I recently went back to Maui to visit my family, and bought my six year old daughter a hula outfit just like the ones worn in this video.",
"When I got home, my daughter was wanting to learn to do the hula, so this DVD came to mind.",
"It shows you step by step how to do simple hula dances just for children around her age group.",
"She loves this DVD, and watched it twice in a row!",
"She got quite good just watching it two times.",
"While living in Maui, just about every little girl wants to be a hula girl, and I wanted my daughter to experience what I did when I was her age.",
"This was a good way to let her learn a few sentences in Hawaiian also, and she loves to watch the children on the stage, and danced along with them once she learned these basic steps to hula dancing.",
"Thanks for making such a sweet DVD for little girls.",
"It's a small price to pay for hours of wholesome fun."
] |
5 | Owned 3 years - great buy! | I bought mine in 2008 after a long search and they have really held up. I use them for my laptop and with my iPods around the house - on trips - and in the yard around the lawn chairs. They are compact - fold up nicely - look good - are well made. And they are pretty dang loud and have decent bass if you are in a confined space, like my kitchen. Out in the yard, these sound a little thin. Batteries last a few hours at high volume, though I almost always use mine plugged into the grid.They weren't pricey in 2008 - I got them for around $50.00. I'm not sure they are worth $150! Really. I love them, but if they were $50 just 3 years ago and are $150 today - well, these aren't antiques, are they? On the other hand, I probably wouldn't sell mine for $100. I wouldn't want to go through all the trouble to find a speaker set that does what these do. So, maybe they ARE worth more than $100. Others seem to think so. Honestly, I think they are one of the best buys I have made. | 980 | [
"I bought mine in 2008 after a long search and they have really held up.",
"I use them for my laptop and with my iPods around the house - on trips - and in the yard around the lawn chairs.",
"They are compact - fold up nicely - look good - are well made.",
"And they are pretty dang loud and have decent bass if you are in a confined space, like my kitchen.",
"Out in the yard, these sound a little thin.",
"Batteries last a few hours at high volume, though I almost always use mine plugged into the grid.They weren't pricey in 2008 - I got them for around $50.00.",
"I'm not sure they are worth $150!",
"Really.",
"I love them, but if they were $50 just 3 years ago and are $150 today - well, these aren't antiques, are they?",
"On the other hand, I probably wouldn't sell mine for $100.",
"I wouldn't want to go through all the trouble to find a speaker set that does what these do.",
"So, maybe they ARE worth more than $100.",
"Others seem to think so.",
"Honestly, I think they are one of the best buys I have made."
] |
5 | solid product does not fail | The edges will curl/wrinkle with washing. But I prefer these over other incontinence products because they can be washed over and over again in hot water - and never fail to do their job. I have used several products to keep the beds dry, due to an FLUTD cat that spent months urinating all over his favorite places (before he finally needed surgery and went back to the litter boxes). Non-rubber backed products always failed after only a few washings. To keep the full bed dry, I placed two rubber-backed 36x54 sheets (overlapped a bit) just under a flat flannel sheet as a bedspread (so no cat would move the rubber sheets out of place), then only needed to wash the bedspread and rubber-backed sheets - which was often daily. (The lower sheet stayed on overnight, the upper sheet was taken off at night and replaced every morning.) Had the cat continued to have medical issues, I was ready to buy several sets to rotate. Those last minute midnight washings are nerve-wracking. | 980 | [
"The edges will curl/wrinkle with washing.",
"But I prefer these over other incontinence products because they can be washed over and over again in hot water - and never fail to do their job.",
"I have used several products to keep the beds dry, due to an FLUTD cat that spent months urinating all over his favorite places (before he finally needed surgery and went back to the litter boxes).",
"Non-rubber backed products always failed after only a few washings.",
"To keep the full bed dry, I placed two rubber-backed 36x54 sheets (overlapped a bit) just under a flat flannel sheet as a bedspread (so no cat would move the rubber sheets out of place), then only needed to wash the bedspread and rubber-backed sheets - which was often daily.",
"(The lower sheet stayed on overnight, the upper sheet was taken off at night and replaced every morning.) Had the cat continued to have medical issues, I was ready to buy several sets to rotate.",
"Those last minute midnight washings are nerve-wracking."
] |
5 | Fantastic! | I have a year and a half old baby girl and she is huge Barney's fan. We thought it would be a good idea to see if she'll like Mickey and got her this dvd. Bingo! She loves it. She can sit quietly and watch the whole DVD (4 episodes) at once. And she dances with them too. Of course she is scared of Pete, but I am always there so she can hold my hand when needed. If I manage to film her doing her Mickey dance (stumping her feet shouting Mickey, MIckey...) I will post it too for everyone to laugh.Although we bought this dvd at Target, we also had some problems with the running of the dvd. The picture would freeze and that was ugly. But, our DVD player was getting really old and sometimes wouldn't play other dvds as well, so we got a relatively cheap solution at Best Buy - sony dvd for fifty bucks. Now, everything works great. So, it could be that DVD disc is a little bit proficient for older dvd players. I am not a technician, just my thoughts.Cheers for the Clubhouse! | 980 | [
"I have a year and a half old baby girl and she is huge Barney's fan.",
"We thought it would be a good idea to see if she'll like Mickey and got her this dvd.",
"Bingo!",
"She loves it.",
"She can sit quietly and watch the whole DVD (4 episodes) at once.",
"And she dances with them too.",
"Of course she is scared of Pete, but I am always there so she can hold my hand when needed.",
"If I manage to film her doing her Mickey dance (stumping her feet shouting Mickey, MIckey...) I will post it too for everyone to laugh.Although we bought this dvd at Target, we also had some problems with the running of the dvd.",
"The picture would freeze and that was ugly.",
"But, our DVD player was getting really old and sometimes wouldn't play other dvds as well, so we got a relatively cheap solution at Best Buy - sony dvd for fifty bucks.",
"Now, everything works great.",
"So, it could be that DVD disc is a little bit proficient for older dvd players.",
"I am not a technician, just my thoughts.Cheers for the Clubhouse!"
] |
5 | A Must Have for Pregnant Moms | This is my favorite book to give as a shower gift. I love it so much that I've already given several as gifts to family and friends. I also started selling it because I decided that this was a book that my students had to read.This book is like a roadmap for pregnancy and birthing. I thought I knew a lot as a childbirth educator but I was surprised by how much I learned from this book. I really wish I would have had this one during my first pregnancy, I would have made some different choices.I think it would be the best book to buy when you first find out you are pregnant. It would save so much heartache and pain during labor.This book is also helpful for doulas, midwives and childbirth educators. They will certainly have a better births if they have their clients read this book and it will help them to become better teachers. It has helped me to be a much more effective teacher.Overall, I give it 5 stars. I can't wait to see any other books that Ms. Wildner writes. | 980 | [
"This is my favorite book to give as a shower gift.",
"I love it so much that I've already given several as gifts to family and friends.",
"I also started selling it because I decided that this was a book that my students had to read.This book is like a roadmap for pregnancy and birthing.",
"I thought I knew a lot as a childbirth educator but I was surprised by how much I learned from this book.",
"I really wish I would have had this one during my first pregnancy, I would have made some different choices.I think it would be the best book to buy when you first find out you are pregnant.",
"It would save so much heartache and pain during labor.This book is also helpful for doulas, midwives and childbirth educators.",
"They will certainly have a better births if they have their clients read this book and it will help them to become better teachers.",
"It has helped me to be a much more effective teacher.Overall, I give it 5 stars.",
"I can't wait to see any other books that Ms.",
"Wildner writes."
] |
5 | gives me an extra hand! | I love this gadget. I never wanted to blow-dry my hair before because my hair is long and the process took forever, leaving me sweaty and with tired arms. Now I can blow-dry my hair quickly to sleek-and-shine perfection without all that hassle.I do wonder if they've made improvements to this in the past few months, because I had zero of the gripes that other reviews have had. It was easy to assemble (with my one confusion being that the two parts that raise/lower twist in the OPPOSITE direction than expected to tighten/loosen). The screws that people have complained about missing were in a little bag in with the instructions (although I do feel that this thing would stay together pretty well even without the screws). The clamp and velcro strap hold my 2.5 lb hair dryer securely--I've never had trouble with it falling or drooping. It goes very tall and very short--I've used it on my bathroom counter and sitting on the floor in front of the TV. I'm very happy with it! | 980 | [
"I love this gadget.",
"I never wanted to blow-dry my hair before because my hair is long and the process took forever, leaving me sweaty and with tired arms.",
"Now I can blow-dry my hair quickly to sleek-and-shine perfection without all that hassle.I do wonder if they've made improvements to this in the past few months, because I had zero of the gripes that other reviews have had.",
"It was easy to assemble (with my one confusion being that the two parts that raise/lower twist in the OPPOSITE direction than expected to tighten/loosen).",
"The screws that people have complained about missing were in a little bag in with the instructions (although I do feel that this thing would stay together pretty well even without the screws).",
"The clamp and velcro strap hold my 2.5 lb hair dryer securely--I've never had trouble with it falling or drooping.",
"It goes very tall and very short--I've used it on my bathroom counter and sitting on the floor in front of the TV.",
"I'm very happy with it!"
] |
5 | I Love, Love, Love my D40. | I had been reviving my interest in photography recently. When I started thinking about getting a DSLR the D40 had just come out. I was borrowing friends cameras to get a feel for them and to see if I had any preference for Canon or Nikon. I guess you can tell which I liked better. The D40 was a great size and a great price and I figured since it was my first DSLR it would be plenty for me to handle. I debated on a few of the other models, but they were just too much of a cost for me with everything else that I wanted to buy like extra batteries and SD Cards and cases, etc. I was so excited when I recieved my camera. It was very easy to use and the Nikon menu design is great. I really like how they lay it out. I love everything about it. It has become my little baby. I take it with my almost everywhere. It takes such great pictures. I can't wait to get different lenses for it. I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves Nikon and is thinking about getting a DSLR. | 980 | [
"I had been reviving my interest in photography recently.",
"When I started thinking about getting a DSLR the D40 had just come out.",
"I was borrowing friends cameras to get a feel for them and to see if I had any preference for Canon or Nikon.",
"I guess you can tell which I liked better.",
"The D40 was a great size and a great price and I figured since it was my first DSLR it would be plenty for me to handle.",
"I debated on a few of the other models, but they were just too much of a cost for me with everything else that I wanted to buy like extra batteries and SD Cards and cases, etc.",
"I was so excited when I recieved my camera.",
"It was very easy to use and the Nikon menu design is great.",
"I really like how they lay it out.",
"I love everything about it.",
"It has become my little baby.",
"I take it with my almost everywhere.",
"It takes such great pictures.",
"I can't wait to get different lenses for it.",
"I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves Nikon and is thinking about getting a DSLR."
] |
5 | It works. | We recently purchased an old house in a rural area that gets real cold in the winter months, and have discovered that this equation equals the occasional mouse, no matter how tight you think you have your place sealed up. If you're serious - and seriously squeamish - about getting rid of these unwanted tenants, this trap is your new best friend. Put a teeny dab of peanut butter on the side wall, turn it on, place it near the "scene of the crime", and the next morning you'll have a blinking green light and a slightly heavier trap waiting for you. The product does what it says it will do, with neither muss nor fuss for the homeowner and at the very least seemingly no prolonged suffering for the mouse. While the pricetag seems a bit daunting at first, I figure I paid twenty bucks and then some for a wide variety of unhelpful gadgets that essentially served as feeding stations and port-a-potties for our little guests. This one gets the job done, quickly and efficiently. | 980 | [
"We recently purchased an old house in a rural area that gets real cold in the winter months, and have discovered that this equation equals the occasional mouse, no matter how tight you think you have your place sealed up.",
"If you're serious - and seriously squeamish - about getting rid of these unwanted tenants, this trap is your new best friend.",
"Put a teeny dab of peanut butter on the side wall, turn it on, place it near the \"scene of the crime\", and the next morning you'll have a blinking green light and a slightly heavier trap waiting for you.",
"The product does what it says it will do, with neither muss nor fuss for the homeowner and at the very least seemingly no prolonged suffering for the mouse.",
"While the pricetag seems a bit daunting at first, I figure I paid twenty bucks and then some for a wide variety of unhelpful gadgets that essentially served as feeding stations and port-a-potties for our little guests.",
"This one gets the job done, quickly and efficiently."
] |
5 | Second outing even better | The second book in this wonderfully refreshing historical series is even better than the first.There is a cracking plot (concerning the "forest people"), which moves along at a fair pace. It's interesting and very different. There is also, as another reader mentioned, a very definite sense of "otherworldliness" to the plot. Through the intense beliefs of the tree people, you start to somewhat acknowledge the possibility that maybe there is something in it after all...And this adds yet another layer of mystery and intrigue to the plot, above that of the actual crimes committed.the two lead cahracters are great and interesting. they are well developed, and their talents and deductive skills compliment each other well. They are a brilliant team. And, as well, Alys Clare REALLY knows her stuff about accurate historical detail. All of it seems very authentic.This is an exciting, intriguing book, with a great plot and some nice likeable characters. Definitely reccomended. | 980 | [
"The second book in this wonderfully refreshing historical series is even better than the first.There is a cracking plot (concerning the \"forest people\"), which moves along at a fair pace.",
"It's interesting and very different.",
"There is also, as another reader mentioned, a very definite sense of \"otherworldliness\" to the plot.",
"Through the intense beliefs of the tree people, you start to somewhat acknowledge the possibility that maybe there is something in it after all...And this adds yet another layer of mystery and intrigue to the plot, above that of the actual crimes committed.the two lead cahracters are great and interesting.",
"they are well developed, and their talents and deductive skills compliment each other well.",
"They are a brilliant team.",
"And, as well, Alys Clare REALLY knows her stuff about accurate historical detail.",
"All of it seems very authentic.This is an exciting, intriguing book, with a great plot and some nice likeable characters.",
"Definitely reccomended."
] |
5 | Great, Accessible Translation | This edition of the Sundiata epic is a prose translation, and as such it reads more like a novel than an epic (personally, I'm not a big fan of poetry and find that quite helpful). A prose version also, I find, allows for the inclusion of more details, and so the characterizations and smaller details of the story come out more. Reading this right after The Mabinogion, I was surprised at the often prominent role that women played in the story. While Sundiata is, of course, the central character, his mother and the other women have more complex personalities and take more active parts in the epic than the one-dimensional, damsel-in-distress women of many European tales. Sundiata is not only an epic story about a legendary king, however; it also includes details of the history, geography, and culture of the area. The entire time I was reading it, I found Sundiata to be enjoyable rather than the often tedious, slow, and difficult read that I generally expect from epics. | 980 | [
"This edition of the Sundiata epic is a prose translation, and as such it reads more like a novel than an epic (personally, I'm not a big fan of poetry and find that quite helpful).",
"A prose version also, I find, allows for the inclusion of more details, and so the characterizations and smaller details of the story come out more.",
"Reading this right after The Mabinogion, I was surprised at the often prominent role that women played in the story.",
"While Sundiata is, of course, the central character, his mother and the other women have more complex personalities and take more active parts in the epic than the one-dimensional, damsel-in-distress women of many European tales.",
"Sundiata is not only an epic story about a legendary king, however; it also includes details of the history, geography, and culture of the area.",
"The entire time I was reading it, I found Sundiata to be enjoyable rather than the often tedious, slow, and difficult read that I generally expect from epics."
] |
5 | Great Read | I am quickly becoming a fan of John Laurence Robinson. After reading his first book, Sock Monkey Blues, I couldn't wait to be captivated by another Joe Box mystery. I was not disappointed. UNTIL THE LAST DOG DIES is yet another treasure to be devoured by any mystery enthusiast. Mr. Robinson certainly has a gift for weaving interesting plots, creating larger than life characters, and blending reality with spirituality while maintaining a sense of humor.This is a smooth, fast paced read that never lets you down. The reader easily feels like part of each scene while maintaining a healthy distance, lurking in the dark shadows. There should be a reason to read a book. Mr. Robinson's hook is the human character he has created with Joe Box. Joe is the sarcastic, street-smart private eye that maintains his edge while showing a hint of his vulnerabilities. He is a loveable character indeed. Add the suspense and you have one outstanding read. Well done and highly recommended. | 980 | [
"I am quickly becoming a fan of John Laurence Robinson.",
"After reading his first book, Sock Monkey Blues, I couldn't wait to be captivated by another Joe Box mystery.",
"I was not disappointed.",
"UNTIL THE LAST DOG DIES is yet another treasure to be devoured by any mystery enthusiast.",
"Mr.",
"Robinson certainly has a gift for weaving interesting plots, creating larger than life characters, and blending reality with spirituality while maintaining a sense of humor.This is a smooth, fast paced read that never lets you down.",
"The reader easily feels like part of each scene while maintaining a healthy distance, lurking in the dark shadows.",
"There should be a reason to read a book.",
"Mr.",
"Robinson's hook is the human character he has created with Joe Box.",
"Joe is the sarcastic, street-smart private eye that maintains his edge while showing a hint of his vulnerabilities.",
"He is a loveable character indeed.",
"Add the suspense and you have one outstanding read.",
"Well done and highly recommended."
] |
5 | Quality Bollywood Soundtrack | Even without seeing this amazing film, you can appreciate the music. Many Bollywood soundtracks are unoriginal or make a botched attempt to mix Western esthetics (offensive synthesizers etc) with traditional Indian elements, but this soundtrack both defies convention and is loaded with songs that are at the same time modern and 100% Indian. Fabulous percussion parts show how traditional Indian rhythms can totally groove, and the slow songs bring you to tears even when you can't understand the words (though watching the movie will help those of us who don't speak Hindi). I loved the music so much after seeing the film without subtitles in India that I bought this soundtrack there; now that I've just seen the film w/ subtitles I can say that for most of the songs, the lyrics are great, too. One song is kind of marred by a horrid, cheesy English-language interlude, but otherwise it's all powerful, wonderful music. Good stuff. Check it out and you won't be disappointed. | 980 | [
"Even without seeing this amazing film, you can appreciate the music.",
"Many Bollywood soundtracks are unoriginal or make a botched attempt to mix Western esthetics (offensive synthesizers etc) with traditional Indian elements, but this soundtrack both defies convention and is loaded with songs that are at the same time modern and 100% Indian.",
"Fabulous percussion parts show how traditional Indian rhythms can totally groove, and the slow songs bring you to tears even when you can't understand the words (though watching the movie will help those of us who don't speak Hindi).",
"I loved the music so much after seeing the film without subtitles in India that I bought this soundtrack there; now that I've just seen the film w/ subtitles I can say that for most of the songs, the lyrics are great, too.",
"One song is kind of marred by a horrid, cheesy English-language interlude, but otherwise it's all powerful, wonderful music.",
"Good stuff.",
"Check it out and you won't be disappointed."
] |
5 | Standing Ovation for Jim Cole | Until I heard this CD, I had never heard of Jim Cole (forgive me). One listen, and I was hooked. Cole is an incredibly gifted singer/songwriter whose performance both vocally and on the guitar left me amazed that he is not a household name.Yes, he sounds a lot like James Taylor (a fact that he even pokes fun at), but don't let this fool you. Cole is not a derivative Taylor clone -- his music is both original and deeply personal, and displays dimensions I have never heard in James Taylor's work.Alternating between solemn songs full of deep truth to light-hearted, humerous numbers, Cole knows just how to keep his audience thoroughly engaged. Just when things are on the brink of getting too serious, he jolts them with a good dose of humor. "Railroad Bill", in particular, is one of the most cleverly humerous songs I have ever heard.If you like the sound of singer/songwriters such as James Taylor and Carole King, buy this CD. It will quickly become one of your favorites! | 980 | [
"Until I heard this CD, I had never heard of Jim Cole (forgive me).",
"One listen, and I was hooked.",
"Cole is an incredibly gifted singer/songwriter whose performance both vocally and on the guitar left me amazed that he is not a household name.Yes, he sounds a lot like James Taylor (a fact that he even pokes fun at), but don't let this fool you.",
"Cole is not a derivative Taylor clone -- his music is both original and deeply personal, and displays dimensions I have never heard in James Taylor's work.Alternating between solemn songs full of deep truth to light-hearted, humerous numbers, Cole knows just how to keep his audience thoroughly engaged.",
"Just when things are on the brink of getting too serious, he jolts them with a good dose of humor.",
"\"Railroad Bill\", in particular, is one of the most cleverly humerous songs I have ever heard.If you like the sound of singer/songwriters such as James Taylor and Carole King, buy this CD.",
"It will quickly become one of your favorites!"
] |
5 | A Classic! | Kitty's book is THE reference book on the PWD. It has an in-depth history of the breed, a discussion of the temperament of the average PWD, pedigree information, etc. Although it has some tips on training, that is NOT the purpose of this book. There are plenty of training books out there!I disagree with the people who say this is just for people who show. I got my copy long before I ever showed a PWD. It is, however, a more in-depth study of the breed. For those who just want tips on how to raise a puppy, I recommend Verne Foster's book. For those who want to understand the breed and the background of their dog, get Kitty's book. I recommend getting both!There is an earlier version of this book which Kitty wrote with Deyanne Miller (who made the first successful introduction of the PWD to the United States & worked hard to rescue the breed). You do not need that edition unless you want to see photos of some of the early PWDs that are omitted in the revised edition. | 979 | [
"Kitty's book is THE reference book on the PWD.",
"It has an in-depth history of the breed, a discussion of the temperament of the average PWD, pedigree information, etc.",
"Although it has some tips on training, that is NOT the purpose of this book.",
"There are plenty of training books out there!",
"I disagree with the people who say this is just for people who show.",
"I got my copy long before I ever showed a PWD.",
"It is, however, a more in-depth study of the breed.",
"For those who just want tips on how to raise a puppy, I recommend Verne Foster's book.",
"For those who want to understand the breed and the background of their dog, get Kitty's book.",
"I recommend getting both!",
"There is an earlier version of this book which Kitty wrote with Deyanne Miller (who made the first successful introduction of the PWD to the United States & worked hard to rescue the breed).",
"You do not need that edition unless you want to see photos of some of the early PWDs that are omitted in the revised edition."
] |
5 | To me, it's a CLASSIC! | I have been an avid reader since the 5th grade, and at first, I didn't want to give ELLA ENCHANTED a chance because of the tacky cover illustration (of the girl in the green dress), but as they say, "Never judge a book by its cover." I finally gave in to reading this book - ordering it from one of those book orders that you get from school. I just want to say that I am now 23 years old and this is STILL my favorite book. It has everything that I love in a book - comedy and romance, and the feeling that once the book is over, you're sad because you know you will never find another adventure just like it. It's impossible to put the book down - there are parts that make you want to cry, laugh, and squeal with delight. The romance between Ella and Char is PERFECT and not cheesy at all. I advise anyone with a love of romance and fantasy to give this book a chance because I promise that it's SO WORTH IT - and not to mention, the movie does not do the book justice at all. | 979 | [
"I have been an avid reader since the 5th grade, and at first, I didn't want to give ELLA ENCHANTED a chance because of the tacky cover illustration (of the girl in the green dress), but as they say, \"Never judge a book by its cover.\" I finally gave in to reading this book - ordering it from one of those book orders that you get from school.",
"I just want to say that I am now 23 years old and this is STILL my favorite book.",
"It has everything that I love in a book - comedy and romance, and the feeling that once the book is over, you're sad because you know you will never find another adventure just like it.",
"It's impossible to put the book down - there are parts that make you want to cry, laugh, and squeal with delight.",
"The romance between Ella and Char is PERFECT and not cheesy at all.",
"I advise anyone with a love of romance and fantasy to give this book a chance because I promise that it's SO WORTH IT - and not to mention, the movie does not do the book justice at all."
] |
5 | Great price--Great Product | Successful feedback on ALL print servers on Amazon hovers around 3 stars, it seems to me, after looking at dozens of print servers, that compatibility is the biggest weakness of ALL print servers. Well that and people who don't know what they are doing when setting up a print server. Remember that printers have always been and will most likely always be finicky pieces of hardware and the more we demand out of them the more we can possibly be unhappy. This D-link print server worked flawlessly on my HP 6540 desk-jet printer. The DPR-1260 has a firmware update (which I did not use) that I believe is only 2 years old which improves on the printers this device is compatible with. It came with adequate instructions and a nifty cd if you desire automation during setup which I did not use so I can not speak towards the usefulness of said cd, but I'd bet it would work fine. Bottom line for $40 to transform up to 4 printers or scanners into wifi devices it's worth the risk. | 979 | [
"Successful feedback on ALL print servers on Amazon hovers around 3 stars, it seems to me, after looking at dozens of print servers, that compatibility is the biggest weakness of ALL print servers.",
"Well that and people who don't know what they are doing when setting up a print server.",
"Remember that printers have always been and will most likely always be finicky pieces of hardware and the more we demand out of them the more we can possibly be unhappy.",
"This D-link print server worked flawlessly on my HP 6540 desk-jet printer.",
"The DPR-1260 has a firmware update (which I did not use) that I believe is only 2 years old which improves on the printers this device is compatible with.",
"It came with adequate instructions and a nifty cd if you desire automation during setup which I did not use so I can not speak towards the usefulness of said cd, but I'd bet it would work fine.",
"Bottom line for $40 to transform up to 4 printers or scanners into wifi devices it's worth the risk."
] |
5 | Must Have Knowledge for Car Buyers | This book details the steps and provides the reader with the knowledge required to make an educated purchase of a new vehicle. It breaks down the barriers between the dealer and the buyer. No one should step foot into a dealership without reading the information set forth in this book. You will learn how to buy a car below dealer invoice, how to handle the sales tactics used by dealers and the ins and outs of the business. The most important thing you will take from this book is the confidence that you will not fall victim to a savvy dealer because you don't have the right tools to negotiate a fair price. Why? Because this book gives you those tools. I am a young, confident female and I completely feel comfortable walking into a dealership after reading this book. Prior to this, I was hesitant and thought car buying to be a big hassle. Not anymore. Give this book to anyone you know that is purchasing a new car. It will make a perfect college/high school grad. gift. | 979 | [
"This book details the steps and provides the reader with the knowledge required to make an educated purchase of a new vehicle.",
"It breaks down the barriers between the dealer and the buyer.",
"No one should step foot into a dealership without reading the information set forth in this book.",
"You will learn how to buy a car below dealer invoice, how to handle the sales tactics used by dealers and the ins and outs of the business.",
"The most important thing you will take from this book is the confidence that you will not fall victim to a savvy dealer because you don't have the right tools to negotiate a fair price.",
"Why?",
"Because this book gives you those tools.",
"I am a young, confident female and I completely feel comfortable walking into a dealership after reading this book.",
"Prior to this, I was hesitant and thought car buying to be a big hassle.",
"Not anymore.",
"Give this book to anyone you know that is purchasing a new car.",
"It will make a perfect college/high school grad.",
"gift."
] |
5 | One of the Best | Alexander 334-323 BC: Conquest of the Persian Empire (Campaign Series 7) by John Warry is one of the best of the Osprey Campaign Series. Unlike most to the other books, Alexander does not focus on a given battle or a series of battles, but on the almost decade long conquest of Persia and neighboring countries, such as parts of India. If one is looking for an overview of Alexander's conquests then there is probably no better book. The battles are described in such a manner as to acquaint the reader with the ins and outs and the maps are beyond excellent.Warry does a fine job in explaining how 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops were able to defeat an empire with troops several times their number. Focusing on the the tactical brilliance of Alexander and the innovations in battle field technologies, the book explains why Alexander was victorious. It is written in a readable fashion and is a good place to start for anyone who is interested in the conquests of Alexander. | 979 | [
"Alexander 334-323 BC: Conquest of the Persian Empire (Campaign Series 7) by John Warry is one of the best of the Osprey Campaign Series.",
"Unlike most to the other books, Alexander does not focus on a given battle or a series of battles, but on the almost decade long conquest of Persia and neighboring countries, such as parts of India.",
"If one is looking for an overview of Alexander's conquests then there is probably no better book.",
"The battles are described in such a manner as to acquaint the reader with the ins and outs and the maps are beyond excellent.Warry does a fine job in explaining how 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops were able to defeat an empire with troops several times their number.",
"Focusing on the the tactical brilliance of Alexander and the innovations in battle field technologies, the book explains why Alexander was victorious.",
"It is written in a readable fashion and is a good place to start for anyone who is interested in the conquests of Alexander."
] |
5 | Blonde Entertainment At It's Best | Anyone who doesn't find this show at the very least amusing needs a sense of humor asap! Taking two rich, spoiled blondes out of their natural, Los Angeles habitat and putting them on a farm with no cell phones, no credit cards and watching them as they struggle to hold down a normal, everyday job is hilarious. As soon as Paris and Nicole come on screen, their charm quickly ignites the small town and us viewers. You can't wait to see what adventures unfold for these beautiful, bubbly ladies. From farming to fast food jobs to curfews and country living, Paris and Nicole's worlds are turned upside down as is the family's that lets them in. While Paris and Nicole try hard to live the simple life, they always find a way to put their spin on things and it will keep you in stitches. I would recommend The Simple Life to anyone that likes to laugh and have a good time and to anyone open minded enough to see the way life changes people and how people change life for others. | 979 | [
"Anyone who doesn't find this show at the very least amusing needs a sense of humor asap!",
"Taking two rich, spoiled blondes out of their natural, Los Angeles habitat and putting them on a farm with no cell phones, no credit cards and watching them as they struggle to hold down a normal, everyday job is hilarious.",
"As soon as Paris and Nicole come on screen, their charm quickly ignites the small town and us viewers.",
"You can't wait to see what adventures unfold for these beautiful, bubbly ladies.",
"From farming to fast food jobs to curfews and country living, Paris and Nicole's worlds are turned upside down as is the family's that lets them in.",
"While Paris and Nicole try hard to live the simple life, they always find a way to put their spin on things and it will keep you in stitches.",
"I would recommend The Simple Life to anyone that likes to laugh and have a good time and to anyone open minded enough to see the way life changes people and how people change life for others."
] |
5 | Buy This Book | This is an honest, deep, and well footnoted description of why the Middle East and China did not develop the full power of science, philosophy and technology for the full service of mankind like Western Europe did. I read the book as part of my on-going effort to understand what drives Middle Easterners to act the way they do on the World Stage. I learned that after about 1200 AD, Middle Eastern Islamic scholarly denial of the concept of cause and effect made and makes the scientific method null and void for the people of the Middle East. This prevents them from creating for themselves the body and soul enriching fruits of advanced science, philosophy and technology. For reasons predating the Renaissance, Europe had and has no such fear of accepting the scientific method. This includes accepting critical examination of the historical accuracy of Holy Scripture, and also learning in exquisite detail how God runs His Universe. I'm now reading in the book about China. | 979 | [
"This is an honest, deep, and well footnoted description of why the Middle East and China did not develop the full power of science, philosophy and technology for the full service of mankind like Western Europe did.",
"I read the book as part of my on-going effort to understand what drives Middle Easterners to act the way they do on the World Stage.",
"I learned that after about 1200 AD, Middle Eastern Islamic scholarly denial of the concept of cause and effect made and makes the scientific method null and void for the people of the Middle East.",
"This prevents them from creating for themselves the body and soul enriching fruits of advanced science, philosophy and technology.",
"For reasons predating the Renaissance, Europe had and has no such fear of accepting the scientific method.",
"This includes accepting critical examination of the historical accuracy of Holy Scripture, and also learning in exquisite detail how God runs His Universe.",
"I'm now reading in the book about China."
] |
5 | Way better movie than I expected | OK, it IS an Ed Wood movie so it ain't all that good. The acting was wooden, everything was done on the cheap as expected, ect, ect. But not a bad movie all and all. The plot was easy to follow, there was a little bit of intrigue. And the fight scene featuring Ed Wood himself posing a a thug, which seemed to go on forever, was worth the price of the movie by itself.Negatives........the "burned to order" format is kind of crappy. The root menu is confusing although if you just start with the first thing to come up you will get through it easily enough. That could have been done better. No info on the slip cover either, other than the title and what amounts to an ad for Sinister Cinema, but nothing about the actual movie itself. That could be doctored up a bit to at least point out that this is a Woodie. But it seems if you are ordering this in the first place you would know that.Buy it, it is a "Lost Woodie" that most folks don't even know about let alone have seen. | 979 | [
"OK, it IS an Ed Wood movie so it ain't all that good.",
"The acting was wooden, everything was done on the cheap as expected, ect, ect.",
"But not a bad movie all and all.",
"The plot was easy to follow, there was a little bit of intrigue.",
"And the fight scene featuring Ed Wood himself posing a a thug, which seemed to go on forever, was worth the price of the movie by itself.Negatives........the \"burned to order\" format is kind of crappy.",
"The root menu is confusing although if you just start with the first thing to come up you will get through it easily enough.",
"That could have been done better.",
"No info on the slip cover either, other than the title and what amounts to an ad for Sinister Cinema, but nothing about the actual movie itself.",
"That could be doctored up a bit to at least point out that this is a Woodie.",
"But it seems if you are ordering this in the first place you would know that.Buy it, it is a \"Lost Woodie\" that most folks don't even know about let alone have seen."
] |
5 | Yet another triumph for CoF | This CD starts off with their trademark atmospheric instrumental track, but this time mixing in more Baroque musical influences which really increased the mood of the CD. Then as Cthuhlu Dawn rolls around Gian & Company geer up and blast out yet another musical atrocity that send the righteous fearfully running to the hills! =) Then I braced for Dani's trademark banshee wail to signify that it is too late to turn back -- this one, hands down, topped them all. My blood ran cold as ice! I still get shivers thinking about what dastardly demonic fabrication of my nightmares would make such a wail! This CD does NOT give you a second to catch your breath! Any fans of Black Metal will surely enjoy this album, even if they are not fans of Dani's previous work. They have really turned it up a notch, with better production and a heavier influence on guitars and keyboards. If you haven't heard CoF yet, try this -- you won't be dissappointed. If you are a CoF fan, get it now!! | 979 | [
"This CD starts off with their trademark atmospheric instrumental track, but this time mixing in more Baroque musical influences which really increased the mood of the CD.",
"Then as Cthuhlu Dawn rolls around Gian & Company geer up and blast out yet another musical atrocity that send the righteous fearfully running to the hills!",
"=) Then I braced for Dani's trademark banshee wail to signify that it is too late to turn back -- this one, hands down, topped them all.",
"My blood ran cold as ice!",
"I still get shivers thinking about what dastardly demonic fabrication of my nightmares would make such a wail!",
"This CD does NOT give you a second to catch your breath!",
"Any fans of Black Metal will surely enjoy this album, even if they are not fans of Dani's previous work.",
"They have really turned it up a notch, with better production and a heavier influence on guitars and keyboards.",
"If you haven't heard CoF yet, try this -- you won't be dissappointed.",
"If you are a CoF fan, get it now!!"
] |
5 | Works as expected | I purchased the Heininger 6000 extension and 6001 threaded hitch lock at the same time. I have not test drove it yet, but it seems to accomplish what I wanted. My bike rack now fits on my Wrangler with room to spare clearing the 12.5in wide spare on the back. I really like having more than one pin location.I was not sure if the lock thread would fit with the extension, but it does. Despite the very little clearance available around my hitch, I did get it to fit and lock. I had to insert it from the left as the hitch wire harness connection interfered with the lock when inserted from the right. I also discovered that the hitch lock on my 2in receiver Yakima rack fits the same threads as well. I may have purchased another one of these instead had I known. It would be nice to just have one key for everything.The only downside I encountered was that 6001 and 6000 were not in stock together, meaning I had to pay for shipping on both from two different Amazon affiliates. | 979 | [
"I purchased the Heininger 6000 extension and 6001 threaded hitch lock at the same time.",
"I have not test drove it yet, but it seems to accomplish what I wanted.",
"My bike rack now fits on my Wrangler with room to spare clearing the 12.5in wide spare on the back.",
"I really like having more than one pin location.I was not sure if the lock thread would fit with the extension, but it does.",
"Despite the very little clearance available around my hitch, I did get it to fit and lock.",
"I had to insert it from the left as the hitch wire harness connection interfered with the lock when inserted from the right.",
"I also discovered that the hitch lock on my 2in receiver Yakima rack fits the same threads as well.",
"I may have purchased another one of these instead had I known.",
"It would be nice to just have one key for everything.The only downside I encountered was that 6001 and 6000 were not in stock together, meaning I had to pay for shipping on both from two different Amazon affiliates."
] |
5 | Smartest family movie | The Secret Garden doesn't paint children as you've come to expect in a movie. Agnieszka Holland directs these children as brilliant and poetically sad. Kate Maberly as Mary Lennox is enchantingly Sensible. The music is sad and the story transforms with everything that lives. Nature and Youth blossoming together. It was like reading a cherished book. You run through so many personal emotions. I recommendA Little PrincessandFinding Neverland (Widescreen Edition).There is a sad, somber reality to this magnificent film, but it makes the ending all the more better to enjoy. You savor the moments of happiness in the gray film. When the colors come to life, when the children shrill with laughter, you share in those purified moments of happiness.I cannot remember a film so effective in its use of music, charm, cleverness, and story telling. It is a classic movie that deserves serious attention and admiration. This movie is not simple loved, but beloved by its appreciators. | 979 | [
"The Secret Garden doesn't paint children as you've come to expect in a movie.",
"Agnieszka Holland directs these children as brilliant and poetically sad.",
"Kate Maberly as Mary Lennox is enchantingly Sensible.",
"The music is sad and the story transforms with everything that lives.",
"Nature and Youth blossoming together.",
"It was like reading a cherished book.",
"You run through so many personal emotions.",
"I recommendA Little PrincessandFinding Neverland (Widescreen Edition).There is a sad, somber reality to this magnificent film, but it makes the ending all the more better to enjoy.",
"You savor the moments of happiness in the gray film.",
"When the colors come to life, when the children shrill with laughter, you share in those purified moments of happiness.I cannot remember a film so effective in its use of music, charm, cleverness, and story telling.",
"It is a classic movie that deserves serious attention and admiration.",
"This movie is not simple loved, but beloved by its appreciators."
] |
5 | Nights In Rodanthe | This book has received a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it. I am a SUCKER for romance so NIGHTS IN RODANTHE was just my cup of tea. Break out the economy size box of Kleenex because this one's a tear-jerker. The last time I cried over a love story the way I did with this one was about 6 or 7 years ago when "Titanic" came out.Nicholas Sparks is a great writer. The progression of love between Adrienne and Paul was so overwhelming; I had butterflies in my stomach. I sat on the train on my way to work just smiling as I read. I felt like I was a part of the story, literally feeling every iota of emotion expressed upon the pages.Yes it is sappy and syrupy sweet, but aren't those the key ingredients for the perfect romance novel? Aren't you supposed to feel like (if you're not already) falling in love?The end was so poignant, and I still can't get over it. NIGHTS IN RODANTHE will touch your heart and warm your soul. This is a story that I will ALWAYS remember. | 979 | [
"This book has received a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it.",
"I am a SUCKER for romance so NIGHTS IN RODANTHE was just my cup of tea.",
"Break out the economy size box of Kleenex because this one's a tear-jerker.",
"The last time I cried over a love story the way I did with this one was about 6 or 7 years ago when \"Titanic\" came out.Nicholas Sparks is a great writer.",
"The progression of love between Adrienne and Paul was so overwhelming; I had butterflies in my stomach.",
"I sat on the train on my way to work just smiling as I read.",
"I felt like I was a part of the story, literally feeling every iota of emotion expressed upon the pages.Yes it is sappy and syrupy sweet, but aren't those the key ingredients for the perfect romance novel?",
"Aren't you supposed to feel like (if you're not already) falling in love?",
"The end was so poignant, and I still can't get over it.",
"NIGHTS IN RODANTHE will touch your heart and warm your soul.",
"This is a story that I will ALWAYS remember."
] |
5 | Not Until Star Wars | I loved this movie as a child. Even as a young boy I realized this was a fun, tongue-in-cheek adventure film... closer to a fairy tale than to a realistic serious yarn. I loved it.Over the years there weren't many films of this type produced. It wasn't until a decade and a half later when Star Wars hit the big screen that I got to see another variation of the elements which make the Long Ships great. While critics missed the point of Star Wars and compared it to 2001: A Space Odyssey, I could instantly see that Lucas was far more influenced (story-wise) by films such as the Long Ships than he was 2001. In order to enjoy either film, you have to leave reality behind and become a kid again.If you find science and history class more fun than reading a fairy tale, you won't like this film. But, if you enjoy a good story and your imagination gets caught-up in the story-teller's drama, and you want to be told that anything is possible... have fun watching the Long Ships! | 979 | [
"I loved this movie as a child.",
"Even as a young boy I realized this was a fun, tongue-in-cheek adventure film... closer to a fairy tale than to a realistic serious yarn.",
"I loved it.Over the years there weren't many films of this type produced.",
"It wasn't until a decade and a half later when Star Wars hit the big screen that I got to see another variation of the elements which make the Long Ships great.",
"While critics missed the point of Star Wars and compared it to 2001: A Space Odyssey, I could instantly see that Lucas was far more influenced (story-wise) by films such as the Long Ships than he was 2001.",
"In order to enjoy either film, you have to leave reality behind and become a kid again.If you find science and history class more fun than reading a fairy tale, you won't like this film.",
"But, if you enjoy a good story and your imagination gets caught-up in the story-teller's drama, and you want to be told that anything is possible... have fun watching the Long Ships!"
] |
5 | texasjoehotdog | Wow! Where do I start? Slipknot is the BEST band there is out there, and always will be. This CD absolutely blows you away. All of there album's are great. They just definetly know how to play. They make Limp Bizkit look like a little sissy, girlie band. I am a total Slipknot fanatic and they are the only band I listen to, except a few others. I listen to them at least 3-4 hours a day. I love all of the songs, but I don't know which is my favorite. It would have to be between Wait and Bleed, No Life, Diluted, or Scissors. Yeah, they might be a little scary looking, but thats one of the things I love about them. How there so crazy and outgoing. The vidoes are so interesting to watch because you never know what they're going to do next. There lyrics are also exciting. They sing about the craziest stuff. Even though I am totally obsessed with all nine guys, I would have to say my favorite is the lead singer, Corey Taylor. I just think he has a great and amazing voice. | 979 | [
"Wow!",
"Where do I start?",
"Slipknot is the BEST band there is out there, and always will be.",
"This CD absolutely blows you away.",
"All of there album's are great.",
"They just definetly know how to play.",
"They make Limp Bizkit look like a little sissy, girlie band.",
"I am a total Slipknot fanatic and they are the only band I listen to, except a few others.",
"I listen to them at least 3-4 hours a day.",
"I love all of the songs, but I don't know which is my favorite.",
"It would have to be between Wait and Bleed, No Life, Diluted, or Scissors.",
"Yeah, they might be a little scary looking, but thats one of the things I love about them.",
"How there so crazy and outgoing.",
"The vidoes are so interesting to watch because you never know what they're going to do next.",
"There lyrics are also exciting.",
"They sing about the craziest stuff.",
"Even though I am totally obsessed with all nine guys, I would have to say my favorite is the lead singer, Corey Taylor.",
"I just think he has a great and amazing voice."
] |
5 | Probably my favorite album ever. | ...One day at school I saw my friend had a copy of Kid A and I asked to borrow it after being intriuged by the art within the booklet. I had never really heard any of Radiohead except for the song Karma Police from OK Computer. When I got home I listened to the cd all the way through and was totally thrown for a loop. I couldn't believe that such amazing music could be produced during my lifetime. The album perfectly flowed through each track, it felt as if I was hearing a story of alienation and frustration that I knew all too well. Thom York's lyrics are distorted and put together perfectly with melodic and repetative hooks that feel as if they are speaking on their own. I'm not going to sit and break down the album because several people have already done that, but let me say this: Kid A is a masterpiece, and definately one of the best albums of the new millenium. I suggest that any lover of music purchase this album; it's about the only thing worth $16 anymore. | 979 | [
"...One day at school I saw my friend had a copy of Kid A and I asked to borrow it after being intriuged by the art within the booklet.",
"I had never really heard any of Radiohead except for the song Karma Police from OK Computer.",
"When I got home I listened to the cd all the way through and was totally thrown for a loop.",
"I couldn't believe that such amazing music could be produced during my lifetime.",
"The album perfectly flowed through each track, it felt as if I was hearing a story of alienation and frustration that I knew all too well.",
"Thom York's lyrics are distorted and put together perfectly with melodic and repetative hooks that feel as if they are speaking on their own.",
"I'm not going to sit and break down the album because several people have already done that, but let me say this: Kid A is a masterpiece, and definately one of the best albums of the new millenium.",
"I suggest that any lover of music purchase this album; it's about the only thing worth $16 anymore."
] |
5 | What do I say? | What can I really say about this album? Amazing. The vocals are powerful, strong, and overall just well done. The musicianship overall is quite good. Not for you if you're looking for a hard extremely edgy rock band, but if you like emo-pop with a hard edge, you will almost certainly like this album. From "Wherever you will go" and "Stigmatized" (Slower ballad-like songs) to "Adrienne" (You just may want to injure this girl after this song) and "Thank you" this album has so many facets, all with one thing in common: An evident and powerful emotional backdrop. I really couldn't pick a favourite song. All the songs truly were good. They all had lyrics that I could relate to in at least some small aspect. "Could it be any harder" is a title I just had to mention. Truly a beautiful song. This album is an amazing album. It may not be full of songs that you will be singing, but they are all well performed and well written. This album is definitely worth taking a look at. | 979 | [
"What can I really say about this album?",
"Amazing.",
"The vocals are powerful, strong, and overall just well done.",
"The musicianship overall is quite good.",
"Not for you if you're looking for a hard extremely edgy rock band, but if you like emo-pop with a hard edge, you will almost certainly like this album.",
"From \"Wherever you will go\" and \"Stigmatized\" (Slower ballad-like songs) to \"Adrienne\" (You just may want to injure this girl after this song) and \"Thank you\" this album has so many facets, all with one thing in common: An evident and powerful emotional backdrop.",
"I really couldn't pick a favourite song.",
"All the songs truly were good.",
"They all had lyrics that I could relate to in at least some small aspect.",
"\"Could it be any harder\" is a title I just had to mention.",
"Truly a beautiful song.",
"This album is an amazing album.",
"It may not be full of songs that you will be singing, but they are all well performed and well written.",
"This album is definitely worth taking a look at."
] |
5 | Excellent SKA from Turkey | Athena are four boys from Istanbul: Gökhan, Hakan, Ozan und Turgay which makes them officially Turkey`s first Ska Band.They started off in `The Last Breath' a Punk Band, then formed after a couple of musician changes Athena (after the Greek Goddess of war). By and by their Fan base got bigger in Turkey, until one day they were invited to start off the Istanbul gig of the Rolling Stones in front of a 40000 people crowd.Now they are absolutely huge in Turkey and made it already on the excellent Ska sampler "United Colours Of SKA Vol. 3 by the famous German label Pork Pie Records.I am aware, it's a hard sell: a Ska band, from Turkey, of all places! Though they're good, in fact they're damn talented musicians. It's excellent upbeat Ska with some very catchy Middle Eastern tunes. I noticed my constant grin on my face because it's fun and very enjoyable to listen to, which is exactly what good Ska is supposed to do - think of Madness and Bad Manners. Now dare and order!! | 979 | [
"Athena are four boys from Istanbul: Gökhan, Hakan, Ozan und Turgay which makes them officially Turkey`s first Ska Band.They started off in `The Last Breath' a Punk Band, then formed after a couple of musician changes Athena (after the Greek Goddess of war).",
"By and by their Fan base got bigger in Turkey, until one day they were invited to start off the Istanbul gig of the Rolling Stones in front of a 40000 people crowd.Now they are absolutely huge in Turkey and made it already on the excellent Ska sampler \"United Colours Of SKA Vol.",
"3 by the famous German label Pork Pie Records.I am aware, it's a hard sell: a Ska band, from Turkey, of all places!",
"Though they're good, in fact they're damn talented musicians.",
"It's excellent upbeat Ska with some very catchy Middle Eastern tunes.",
"I noticed my constant grin on my face because it's fun and very enjoyable to listen to, which is exactly what good Ska is supposed to do - think of Madness and Bad Manners.",
"Now dare and order!!"
] |
5 | Excellent Ska from Turkey | Athena are four boys from Istanbul: Gökhan, Hakan, Ozan und Turgay which makes them officially Turkey`s first Ska Band.They started off in `The Last Breath' a Punk Band, then formed after a couple of musician changes Athena (after the Greek Goddess of war). By and by their Fan base got bigger in Turkey, until one day they were invited to start off the Istanbul gig of the Rolling Stones in front of a 40000 people crowd.Now they are absolutely huge in Turkey and made it already on the excellent Ska sampler "United Colours Of SKA Vol. 3 by the famous German label Pork Pie Records.I am aware, it's a hard sell: a Ska band, from Turkey, of all places! Though they're good, in fact they're damn talented musicians. It's excellent upbeat Ska with some very catchy Middle Eastern tunes. I noticed my constant grin on my face because it's fun and very enjoyable to listen to, which is exactly what good Ska is supposed to do - think of Madness and Bad Manners. Now dare and order!! | 979 | [
"Athena are four boys from Istanbul: Gökhan, Hakan, Ozan und Turgay which makes them officially Turkey`s first Ska Band.They started off in `The Last Breath' a Punk Band, then formed after a couple of musician changes Athena (after the Greek Goddess of war).",
"By and by their Fan base got bigger in Turkey, until one day they were invited to start off the Istanbul gig of the Rolling Stones in front of a 40000 people crowd.Now they are absolutely huge in Turkey and made it already on the excellent Ska sampler \"United Colours Of SKA Vol.",
"3 by the famous German label Pork Pie Records.I am aware, it's a hard sell: a Ska band, from Turkey, of all places!",
"Though they're good, in fact they're damn talented musicians.",
"It's excellent upbeat Ska with some very catchy Middle Eastern tunes.",
"I noticed my constant grin on my face because it's fun and very enjoyable to listen to, which is exactly what good Ska is supposed to do - think of Madness and Bad Manners.",
"Now dare and order!!"
] |
5 | HOT ICE SCREAM | HOT = Alan Rickman is my favorite actor for more reasons than there is space to write. Having said that, if you have never heard of him, I can promise you that you will be amazed. It must have something to do with his connection in aiding autism awareness. His character has quite alot of baggage, but he still manages to care. Thoughts & Deeds are essential.ICE = Sigourney Weaver's performance in this film is astounding. She makes a real connection by disconnecting. You know that feeling you get when ice stays on your tongue too long? It burns! That's how it is watching her. Cold & hot all at the same time.SCREAM = There are many screams in this film and not all audible. You'll understand if you buy it (or rent it). My internal screaming was what grabbed me with this film. I found myself wrenching in moments of their turmoil & sadness. Then, in the next scene, laughing & elated by the true interaction these actors brought to us through fantastic writing & direction. | 979 | [
"HOT = Alan Rickman is my favorite actor for more reasons than there is space to write.",
"Having said that, if you have never heard of him, I can promise you that you will be amazed.",
"It must have something to do with his connection in aiding autism awareness.",
"His character has quite alot of baggage, but he still manages to care.",
"Thoughts & Deeds are essential.ICE = Sigourney Weaver's performance in this film is astounding.",
"She makes a real connection by disconnecting.",
"You know that feeling you get when ice stays on your tongue too long?",
"It burns!",
"That's how it is watching her.",
"Cold & hot all at the same time.SCREAM = There are many screams in this film and not all audible.",
"You'll understand if you buy it (or rent it).",
"My internal screaming was what grabbed me with this film.",
"I found myself wrenching in moments of their turmoil & sadness.",
"Then, in the next scene, laughing & elated by the true interaction these actors brought to us through fantastic writing & direction."
] |
5 | A Crowning Achievement | Through 2 albums, Ms. Nordeman's wistful voice captivated christian radio and sent her career through the roof. Along with her voice, was her thought-provoking lyrics. Each lyric wondering, asking or leaving a question mark for the listener. And their is no exception for this album," Woven and spun". This album generates soo much God driven songs, yet it could be soo easily mistaken as a secular album. In other words, Nichole doesn't want you to automatically think it's just another christian album - she want's you to give it a spin. This album clearly reflects Nichole's perception in God's Goodness from the Haunting "HOLY" to the soft and wistful "Gratitude" - Nichole definitely knows how to draw in listeners. Clearly, this is more than your " I LOVE GOD" christian music - it's with a message - a personal message. In the linear notes, she hopes these songs will beckon you to your knees before the Father, And into the arms of HIS Son. Nichole - mission Accomplished | 979 | [
"Through 2 albums, Ms.",
"Nordeman's wistful voice captivated christian radio and sent her career through the roof.",
"Along with her voice, was her thought-provoking lyrics.",
"Each lyric wondering, asking or leaving a question mark for the listener.",
"And their is no exception for this album,\" Woven and spun\".",
"This album generates soo much God driven songs, yet it could be soo easily mistaken as a secular album.",
"In other words, Nichole doesn't want you to automatically think it's just another christian album - she want's you to give it a spin.",
"This album clearly reflects Nichole's perception in God's Goodness from the Haunting \"HOLY\" to the soft and wistful \"Gratitude\" - Nichole definitely knows how to draw in listeners.",
"Clearly, this is more than your \" I LOVE GOD\" christian music - it's with a message - a personal message.",
"In the linear notes, she hopes these songs will beckon you to your knees before the Father, And into the arms of HIS Son.",
"Nichole - mission Accomplished"
] |
5 | Great Product | I am using my friend's internet connection. His signal was of average strength (2 bars).The installation was tricky. The manual says to press the autoconnect button, but when i did, it always picked up some other network's signal. So i had to attach the device to my computer with an ethernet cord. Now i changed the ip address of my LAN to 192.168.2.100 and the subnet mask came up automatically. I had to disable all my firewalls and internet connection. After that i typed 192.168.2.254 in my internet browser and after 2 or 3 attempts the configuration setup opened. From there i selected my friend's internet connection. Then i disconnected the device from the computer and moved it to a different room. It connected to the network in few seconds and i got 5 bars on my computer. Signal strength all around the house is great.p.s. This will create a whole new network with a distict name. If you choose the same name, there will still be 2 different networks with same name. | 979 | [
"I am using my friend's internet connection.",
"His signal was of average strength (2 bars).The installation was tricky.",
"The manual says to press the autoconnect button, but when i did, it always picked up some other network's signal.",
"So i had to attach the device to my computer with an ethernet cord.",
"Now i changed the ip address of my LAN to 192.168.2.100 and the subnet mask came up automatically.",
"I had to disable all my firewalls and internet connection.",
"After that i typed 192.168.2.254 in my internet browser and after 2 or 3 attempts the configuration setup opened.",
"From there i selected my friend's internet connection.",
"Then i disconnected the device from the computer and moved it to a different room.",
"It connected to the network in few seconds and i got 5 bars on my computer.",
"Signal strength all around the house is great.p.s. This will create a whole new network with a distict name.",
"If you choose the same name, there will still be 2 different networks with same name."
] |
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