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0	Tormato / Yes At best - disjointed	First in vinyl then CDs, I own The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Topographic Oceans, etc. This effort seemed far less thought out and structured which yielded a disjointed cacophony just this side of rush hour traffc in in Manhattan. This CD was relegated to my dustbin of music(?).	negative
1	Review for �Foreign Correspondences�	There is something inherently romantic about receiving a hand written letter from a foreign country. This is all too enticing for each of the lead characters in "Foreign Correspondences". Director and writer Mark Tapio Kines explores the journey of two young individuals looking for love and acceptance only to have their pursuit complicated by their well-meant intentions going wrong. There are poignant performances by Melanie Lynskey and Corin Nemec as they portray characters that are both strong and completely fallible. Each of the stories are memorable and honest, you will be embrace by this sincere film.	positive
0	You should include cooking directions in the description	Cooking directions should be included with the description. These are "pan fry only." I thought they could be baked. I ASSUMED, which was wrong. I'm giving these to the neighbor.	negative
1	I like Toon's!	All right, you get Relinquished, Dark Illusian Ritual, Toon World and veries toon monsters. It's a good deck, for experiancedplayers, that is. So what you lose 1000 LP when you activate toon world and 700 after atoon attacks! Buy this deck!	positive
0	Nice visuals, but nothing much else going on.	This is my favorite era of pulp, and seeing the hard to find covers is a treat. The author, a pornographer with vision, is like the Ann Coulter of girly mags--unfortunately righteous, horny, and self-important. One wishes that we were given a man's take on the models and photography instead of a women well over 50 preaching at us and presenting research as some sort of creative act. Buy it for the numerous reproductions of an era for the most part lost forever.	negative
0	Formulaic PC Tripe	For this seasoned fan, this season had a few special moments. Very few. I yawned through the entire second disk. I do not want to sound mysogynistic, but this entire season was an exercise in assigning all the strength and intelligence to women, both alien, enemy or ally and assigning all the blunders, ignorance and stupidity to the male characters. The last time I checked, human equality was a relevant cultural goal. If you made the mistake of buying this junk, or can borrow the set, just check nearly every episode. If you want balance and entertainment, forget it; the writing is boring, transparent and palpably annoying. If you're into political correctness and superficial social commentary, you will love it.Yawwwwn. Sigh.	negative
1	Long Lasting Battery	I am a photographer and my camera battery life is critical. This battery lasts longer than any other battery I have used.	positive
1	Heading uphill again	Finally Fugazi has released an album which is better than the previous one, after hitting bottom with Red Medicine. End Hits contains just enough gritty hooks and shout-alongs to make the discordant interludes tense instead of wanky ("Break", "Caustic Acrostic"), and their patented chunks of controlled feedback return in great form ("Floating Boy"). If I were new to Fugazi I'd get Repeater first, or maybe 13 Songs: if you're an ex-fan wondering whether they were ever going to stop sucking, go ahead and buy it.	positive
0	Umm, well, maybe for younger kids ....	I read this book with my class in fifth grade because we were studying marine life. I admit, it was informational. It was kinda cute, in some parts, i guess. But, honestly! No offense to my fifth grade teacher, but steer clear of this book if your anywhere over 8!	negative
0	just a "classic"	WEll, if a film is gonna be remembered for only one type of scene, in this case, the classic car chase; well, that film is not a good one. It usually happens when one sees "old" films with "new" eyes......it's just not fun anymore...almost like playing with toys from our teenage time....today we have much better toys to play with. The plot, the acting, the dialogues...well, they just did'nt make it for me, sorry. I was extremely bored, no surprises, just plain lame. On the plus side, I got the dvd fairly cheap, so money was not an important issue. SKIP IT!!!!	negative
1	Very funny!	I mean what were u expecting about this movie? a Fellini piece of art? duh. It's just a parody of teenage movies in general but with a twist from the gay point of view. It's hilarious, irreverent and fairly well acted and that should be enough for a light comedy like it.	positive
1	Survival of the Fittest for Realtors	When I started this book, I figured I'd hihglight Ms.Murphy's best pointers for taking real estate business from traditional marketing forms to easy e-listing and website applications. Turns out, I practically highlighted the entire book! What a wealth of step-by-step action for even the beginner Internet user . . . and a veritable encyclopedia of the most creative innovations she and Realtors around the world are already using. I'm convinced this is the only way Realtors will continue to profitably exist - and all the answers to that existence are right here.	positive
0	doesn't do the trick	the only good use for this solder is to tin the gun/iron after you are done soldering. it comes in a coil instead of being wrapped in a plastic spool as pictured. this sucks.	negative
1	BRUTAL	I really liked this dvd, totally honest. If you own the Superjoint cd and like it, You will dig this! The 2 videos are fun in a underground sort a way. Support Heavy Metal!!!	positive
0	No as pictured	This pack is shown as a 3100 cubic inch pack but when I recieved it it was only a 2300 cubic inch pack. It looks the same as pictured on the listing but it is only 2300 cubic inches and very small.	negative
1	Does What it Says! No problems.	I like when I plug in a product and it just works! I've had very, very many Netgear switches and never has one failed me. They're also always a good price value. Why buy anything more expensive? It's built very well, is compact for small spaces, has nice LED's for activity. Nothing more to say.	positive
0	Pretentious, overwritten tripe	This narrator, for all her erudition and self-professed intelligence, has virtually no sense of irony, is pedantic, self-involved and wholly unlikeable. I lost all interest in her all-too predictable fate after about page 50. A few scenes, the cucumber one among them, stayed with me, but, let me hasten to add, NOT in a good way.	negative
1	A solid pick holder	This works. It's basically a pick pocket with a spring to keep them in place. It works great, i'm glad I found it.The sticky stuff on the back keeps it where you want it (on my guitar), and it comes off without leaving a mess.	positive
1	King Midas and the Golden Touch	This book is about a king that loves shiny, gold.He loved another thing too. He loved his sweet daughter. One day he walked outside and got his wish granted. He wished that everything that he touched would turn to gold. So,he got his wish and a problem started. My favorite part was when everything King Midas touched turned to gold. Read this book to find out what happened. I think others would like this book because of the suspense.	positive
0	If it were possible to give it 100 stars I would	Rare that I read a book twice but just read for fourth time. The way Kingsolver weaves three separate lives together is masterful.	negative
1	I love it!	I can't find this anywhere in Salt Lake and I love the smell. Everything is either lemon or orange scented and it's just so overpowering and sweet. The almond has a nice scent, but not overpowering and it cleans well.	positive
0	the most STUPID BOOK EVER!!!!!	(im on my moms account she let me)This book IS SO STUPID.It is all about how a boy is sent to a island by a stupid, hippie group,with a weird indian leader.It's also about every thing is connected.cole(the main character)is a disturbed ,crazed, delinquit who has major anger issues.its way to unrealalistic and STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	negative
0	Never Received	I saw this movie in the Theater and that is why I purchased it from Amazon.com. The movie itself is great, however, I never received my movie. It is almost impossible to contact Amazon.com without clicking on link to link under their supposed "help" section. My e-mails have been avoided and Amazon.com has already taken my money. The tracking information is incomplete and the "Phone Me" section does not work at Amazon.com. I have sent two e-mails already for two days and no response, no movie. Buyers beware, Amazon.com is no longer reliable.	negative
0	Extremely Awkward	This movie was really awkward throughout. I don't know what else to say about it as the premise is obvious. It's not really extremely thrilling, but more like I said an extremely awkward movie. No one got killed really but, you'll want to avert you're eyes often during this movie, at the awkward mail order relationship.	negative
0	Arrived dysfunctional	The product arrived defective; I noticed that the off position did not feel smooth (a bit scratchy feeling). After installation, the dimmer switch did not operate correctly and after turning it off and on about twenty times it quit functioning altogether. I paid $2.12 shipping charges to send it back and was refunded two dollars less than the $12.50 I originally paid; I am out $4.12 and have heard nothing from Buy-it-now-store. However, I found the same Angelo Brothers Halogen Dimmer in better packaging at Menards including wire nuts for $9.98.I will not shop with Buy-it-now-store again.	negative
0	Not Impressed	Although there is a lot of information packed into this book, I was very unimpressed with the layout and visual design. It looks like it was typed up in 1970. The graphics are ancient and the layout is just one big binder with no cross-referencing or indexing available. To find a useful game, you have to sift through hundreds of pages. It really is a shame, as there are some clever games here to loosen up an audience.Frankly for this price, I expected something a bit flashier and filled with reproducibles that I would want to copy and hand out. The way it looks now, and with it's unwieldy format, it's going to sit on my shelf.If I hadn't spilled water on it, I would have sent it back for a refund.	negative
1	Thinking Plague is too good.	To the average prog fan: This music will frighten you. Beware.To the adventurous prog fan: Prepare to be blown away.To the fan of experimental rock: Check it out, you'll dig this original band.To the dullards and fools: Don't even bother.	positive
0	Garbage....Don't Buy	This charger is garbage. It cracked when i plugged it in. Looks like it was made by a 4 year old. Seriously don't waste your money on this. I never write reviews but i had to warn people about this dud. I taped it and it wouldn't even charge my battery. It just made me angry. So if you want to get get ripped off and be angry buy this plastic piece of trash.	negative
1	Patience CD	I was worried because I had ordered an old outdated CD and it was used as well. It arrived earlier than anticipated and I was thrilled to find out in exceelent condition.	positive
1	Loved it!!	If you haven't read any of Kate Elliot's books I would highly recommend you do. Enthralling!! Not a single boring page.	positive
0	Shiva Rea is arrogant beyond imagining	It's difficult to get beyond this woman's narcissism. The participatory activity is quite beneficial, but instruction is available from sources less interested in arrogant self promotion.	negative
0	a bit confusing	The official Garmin bag offers less protection for the unit than the makeshift one I made. A half inch of foam in the bottom improved it somewhat, at the expense of storage. Still it makes for an acceptable carrying case. particularly for concealing it in a car when not in use.	negative
1	An Excellent Picture Book For Kids	This is a wonderfully crafted children's book that every kid should have. The book tells of the importance of not being sad and of learning to make the best out of the day; all the while with the use of hilarious animal photos. Fans of the adult version of this book will love giving this one to their children. It also makes for a great learning tool, as children often love animals and will have fun seeing what they are doing when they supposedly feel a certain way. Younger children will probably even like it just for the pictures themselves if they're too young to read it. My daughter loves this book (more for the photos then for the narrative), and I hope you other parents give the book a try.Darien Summers, author ofThe Mischievous Hare, a children's book.	positive
0	Not Compatible with windows 7	I gave one star because i could not play game.Im glad i only paid $6.95.Thair is a way to get the game to play on windows 7,you have to set you boot advanced options to 1 core every time you want to play game.	negative
1	Scottish-American	I'll reread some of these selections often.The Gordon Women reminds me of rascals I've known in the American South. Faulkneresque characters.The homage to Frazer's grandmother reminded me of my own,it was a pleasure to visualize this woman.	positive
1	Constantine's Sword	I read James Carroll's book several years ago and felt it was well researched. The movie included much of this research and some more current ways the Christian Church continues to use the sword! It reminded me of what the Apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church: "If I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." How many centuries will it take the church to learn it's better to be loving then right!! The film is worth seeing in this time when elements of two great world religious are at war/jihad with each other. Neither is innocent, both need to confess their sins. One down, one to go.	positive
1	Versatile Toy	This ball bounces and rolls well on uneven ground. Great for a game of fetch with our miniature poodle. It is easy to stuff other small toys inside to keep her attention longer.	positive
0	Nice Machine but HORRIBLE Customer Service	We bought our machine 2 weeks ago. It looks wonderful, nice sturdy, with alot of different features, but we haven't been able to use it. It didn't work from the day we brought it home and have been fighting with Ironman's Customer Service Department ever since. They keep giving us the runaround saying different technicians are coming but nobody ever shows up. Evertime we call their 1800 number we're on hold for at least 30 minutes before we even get to talk to a person and then they just lie and say they will either call us back or have someone out that day. Well after 2 weeks, we've had it! We're taking it back and never buying another Ironman product again. They're nice machines with good warrentys but what good is it if they won't get anyone out there to fix it? Nothing against the store, they've been great. Just 2 big thumbs down for the manufacturer.	negative
0	Second-rate	This recording is pretty - and that's the problem. It is a pale imitation of the original Missa Luba Philips released on LP. There's little of the original emotion, excitement and exuberance of the early release; it just comes off as pretty and bland. This is a classic example of a record company not understanding either its holdings or its customers. Philips obviously decided that a "new" stereo version was more saleable that the original, even though the reputation of the original was solid. Yet another sad case of merchandising gone wrong.	negative
0	Audio cutting-out...would up returning	I didn't have an issue with the sound; when it worked, the sound was clear. I had issues with the mics cutting out -- even when I was right in front of the base. This is why I am not a fan of wireless mics because many factors can interfere with reception. Even more now that everyone & their pet seem to have a wireless device on them. But then again, this is a VHF wireless, too. I thought it sounded good, but I wound up returning it because of the unreliability.	negative
1	Bring it out on DVD!	I keep wanting to see this movie on DVD. To be honest I think this one is the funniest of the three, maybe not the best overall but the funniest. The banter between the Sheriff and his son take this movie over the top. Now if this movie and Used Cars could just be put on DVD...	positive
0	Don't buy Waterpik Recharageable	Battery lasts just 1 year, no matter how you charged it. I went through 3 complete units, and have just changed to the Oral unit.	negative
0	Some of these bands just don't belong	When I think of 2001 pop music, i think of ... music where musicians not only not write their own music, they don't perform it either. Songwriting is key in music, its the basis of all emotions within music. Boy bands and these teeny boppers aren't music. Its a shame that bands like U2, Radiohead, Paul Simon and Beck have to be linked with such disgusting musicians as Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilara, Brittney Spears and Destiny's child. I have to give this album 1 star because it contains more than one song from teeny boppers. The great thing about the 60's was not only that the music was great, the good music was popular. Now, a lot of kids my age (16) don't know of Bob Marley, The Grateful Dead, or even Jimi Hendrix. It's a shame that pop music could be so terrible. Peace and love.	negative
0	Beware! This book contains hyperbole!	While noone has all th answers to parenting, some guides are a lot more useful than others. It seems there is a strong religious influence on this book with examples of "God gave us...." within the first few pages. Apparently naughty children grow up to shoot their classmates (page 42-43).For a more useful guide, please do yourself a favour and buy Christopher Green's Toddler Taming.	negative
1	Great Book!!!	This is a fantastic book. From trying to figure out who flattened Too-nice-to-be-true philanthropist Lenny Smile in "the blurred man", to trying to find the "Mad American" with a pack of sugar in "The French Confection", to trying to catch the murderer in "I know what you did last Wednesday", Tim and Nick Diamond, or rather Herbert and Nick Simple, are sure to have hilarious adventures, due to Tim's dull-mindedness.I think this book is a great book. It made me laugh out loud at some parts, and I was very scared at some parts. It was mostly because Tim is so unintelligent, and he gets the two boys into a lot of trouble. I recommend this book. However, I think this book would be good for younger kids, maybe ages seven to nine. Anthony Horowitz has created a laugh-out-loud novel that people are sure to like.	positive
1	The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by Landes	It was one of the most entertaining books I've ever read.The insight and attempt at explaining the causes of wealth creation met with my (limited) understanding of the issue, much more so than Jared Diamond's geographical emphasis.I keep buying copies as a gift for people with a genuine interst in the topic and have not met with any disappointments.	positive
1	A superb reincarnation of the Alegre All Stars.	This band certainly appears to be a reincarnation of the Alegre All Stars (it features most of the legendary musicians who were key players in the 1960s Allegre sessions). Featuring the late great sonero Chivirico Davila and Paquito Guzman on vocals with a killer rhythm section this is smokin' classic "Salsa Dura" at its glorious best. Buy this CD now if you are a fan of 1960s and '70s Salsa. You'll love it!!!	positive
0	No manual and no markings.... Can't install	The gauge came with no manual and no markings on the back to tell you what wire goes where.The oil pressure gauge has 3 bolts for wires. I know from my previous gauge that the middle one is to the oil pressure sending unit, but the left and right ones can be either negative or positive. Since I've already blown one because mine wasn't stock and the positive and negative were reversed, I don't want to hook this up until I know what goes where. How hard would it be to mark the back of the gauge for easy hookup?	negative
1	One of the best	This remains one of my favorite albums of all times. It sounds as good now as it did the first time I heard it!	positive
1	Lamaze Play & Grow Jacques the Peacock Take Along Toy - Aw Jacques	So colorful and entertaining for a baby. Hangs anywhere with the attached ring. Great for a baby's visual senses and eye hand coordination. Love to give this as a baby shower gift.	positive
0	Super awful	I waited for some sort of climax. It never came. Very disappointed. I normally love Charlize. This movie left a bad taste in my mouth.	negative
1	Speechless	I just received this lens an hour ago and words can not do it justice.Every shot looks professionally done. The sharpness of indoors photos taken at 1/60sec f/2.8 is incredible compared to what I thought were great pics on the kit lens.The small photos we can upload here also have no way of translating the sharpness.Stunning!5/5-Mike** A month later (August 2010), and the lens is still impressing me. I really love it.Very easy to blur a terrible or uninteresting background with great low light performance, as well.I am very pleased with this lens so far. It's a little heavy and expensive, but most great lenses are.Hope this helps a little more. **	positive
1	The Coffee Man speaks	If you like coffee like I do,you'll buy a Grind and Brew.I am very happy with this product,and it looks REAL GOOD in my Kitchen.	positive
1	Classic	I love this story. It is full of meaning and lessons. I recenly re-read it for about the tenth time and enjoyed it as much now as when I was a youngster - decades ago. I highly recommend this classic book.Check out my newest thriller - Bound by Birth - by Randall R WheelerBound By Birth	positive
0	pass	I purchased this for around 10.00 on of the adjustment scres stripped out before i had a chance to sight the laser in. Too cheap to be effective.	negative
1	2Pac's Final Performance	This was 2Pac's last acting role before his violent death. Overall this movie is a great action film and I recommend it to everyone.Peace.R.I.P. Tupac ShakurBest rapper ever!	positive
1	This is great!	I have used a lot of different water/fluid containers and this one is BY FAR the best. It seals tight and does not leak no matter how much it gets shaken about. But, best of all, it has a suction top with a plastic straw into the base of the bottle so it is easy to take a drink from when I am driving. Also, this makes it great to carry in my backpack because it DOES NOT leak. It comes apart easily and I run it through the dishwasher after about every fifth or sixth use. So far, it is standing up great. I will buy several more in a couple of months, just to ensure I have enough on hand to last for a full week.	positive
0	Anatomy & Physiology	I am enjoying this book very much. I am learning alot from this book also, it's addicting. If you are into this kind of book, this is it for you. Wow, there is alot to our body, more than we can amagine.	negative
0	Terrible	Do not waste your money purchasing this movie. Wait until it shows on TV, if you're unlucky enough to see it. The music for the story was inappropriate and totally threw off the entire story. Instead of following the story my husband and I kept concentrating on the terrible music. Dont waste your money.	negative
1	Vortex cleaning cartridges	Very thorough and effortless cleaning and lubrication of razor head. Very satisfied with the razor. Gives the best shave I have ever experienced.	positive
1	Great Game, but the Mac is not a Game Console	This is a fun game. The graphics are beautiful and the play is mostly good. It is very difficult to get some of the gestures down, and while it's cute to have a game where you cast spells by drawing patterns in the air with your mouse, getting them done is really fussy. It would be better to just press a key.The only extremely annoying thing about the game is that it completely takes over your system. You cannot switch out of it to read mail, check messages, look at a web site, and so on. You have to completely quit the game. This is especially annoying as it takes close to a full minute for it to start up (it has to show you all the animated logos for all the people who worked on it, even the ones who polished the CD), but it takes 30 seconds or more for the darned thing to quit. So while it's is a great time and very amusing, it was done by people who've obviously never heard of the Internet. I docked it a full star for that.	positive
0	Awful	Mine smelled funky almost egg like, like it was an expires product, product stunk and didn't work at all, and I've used epilstop when the product first came out, that original product was fabulous, the batch I got was yellow not white lotion and didn't remove a single hair...	negative
0	Deceiving	The flag received is not the flag from the majority of the pictures. There is a picture zoomed in to show a nicely stitched star, however the flag i received is a a thin flag with printed stars and stripes. The flag is still a good deal for less than $5, but clearly not the flag that is shown in the pictures.	negative
0	Not a very good book	I have read a number of books at this point on grand unification and theory of everything. This book in particular deals with superstrings as a means by which to unify the physical forces. From a personal standpoint I do not like superstring theory as the answer to grand cosmological problems. The readability is also poor and the writing is disjointed. Last, I prefer the works of Martin Rees and Kip Thorne to Kaku. Again this book is very disjointed and does not even present superstrings all that well. Spend your money elsewhere, on the afformentioned authors, or check out some Feynman books if it is unified force type of stuff.	negative
0	the worst piece of crap to ever hit music stores...	i was skeptical when buying this cd. i liked there other 2 cds, but i knew there was a different singer. i thought...ok so it'll be a little different. different was RIGHT. it sucked. song after song of screaming vocals, messy tempos, and pure vanilla, meaning that it ALL sounded the same. what were they thinking? well, at least they've improved by dropping their ex piece of crap singer. and now they're but more appealing. but NEVER EVER even think about buying this cd or you will sincerely regret it.	negative
0	Couldn't be worse if they actually tried	This is the worst movie I ever seen. The characters are bunch of sterotypes to the extreme. The film makers probaly thought they were being clever but fall short. This movie was not funny nor scary and the characters are beyond stupid. From the terrible beginning which includes a women running around to topless for no reason to the lacklaster ending do yourself a favor don't even netflix this film.	negative
0	Slow and pointless	I have read several of Steinbeck's other works. They are generally good. This book, although, is slow moving and has several irrelevant chapters thrown in. The ending is definitely not what I expected.	negative
0	I can't believe they are even selling this	There are two vocal settings: on and off. Supposedly, with vocals on, you hear the orignial song. However, with vocals on the the song is distorted; its quality is clearly inferior to that of the original song. This is even with reverb turned off on the microphone. It's as if you are listening to a cd player with several blankets wrapped around it.However bad that is, it does nothing to prepare you for the atrocity that is the vocals turned off. You hear strange distorted vocals in the background. The entire bass range seems to be knocked out. At least with vocals on, the quality degradation appeared to be spread out over the whole spectrum. It's as if you are listening to a cd player that someone has smashed to bits with a bat.Sorry Griffin. This is a great idea, but I would not have released such a horrible product. Maybe with some more R&D; it can be saved.	negative
0	Not too funny Amos & Andy Film	Racial issues aside, this 1930 film featuring radio's Amos &Andy (not to be confused with the Black actors who later appeared on television's version) in Blackface was so bad that even Freeman Godsen and Charles Correll who starred in the film hated it. While G&c are fairly convincing as Black men (except for the haunted house scenes when their blue eyes stand out), the dialougue, story, and action are all woefully unfunny. The "mulsifyin' and revidin" routine is fairly amusing and Duke Ellington's band briefly lightens the load, but other than that, G&C wisely chose to stay on the radio.	negative
0	A Terrible Study Guide	I recently purchased the Police Officer Exam study guide as a way for me to practice my exam skills before doing the actual tests. While the information in the beginning is helpful the tests are very incorrect. For example, question number 93 in the very first exam asks how do you spell the word "magnificent". I selected "b" as this is the correct spelling. Much to my dismay I found out when I checked my answer that I was wrong, the word is actually spelled "maggnifisent". I just finished the second exam and so far I have found over 20 errors in the questions and in the answers so I will not be using this book anymore. DO NOT PURCHASE! Use Barron's Police Officer Exam study guide instead. A much better way to prep for officer examinations!Barron's Police Officer Exam (Barron's Police Officer Examination)	negative
1	Thomas Jefferson recommendation	In a letter to John Norvell in 1807, Jefferson discussed the principles of civil society and the proper organization of government: "I think there does not exist a good elementary work on the organization of society into civil government: I mean a work which presents in one full and comprehensive view the system of principles on which such an organization should be founded, according to the rights of nature. For want of a single work of that character, I should recommend Locke on Government, Sidney, Priestley's Essay on the First Principles of Government, Chipman's Principles of Government, and the Federalist."Jefferson to John Norvell, June 11,1807, ibid., XI, 222-223	positive
0	is the author a psychopath?	Seems curious that the author spends so many words getting to the point in each case.... each one so drawn out that once half-way through the book - cases after case after case - it become apparent that Cleckley is doing more to create his own "work of art" than to educate the reader on the topic. Further, according to his case studies, one would get the idea that psychopath are pron to extreme use of alcohol. This is not the case with several psychopath I have come in contact with. Once I became suspect that the author could be playing a role, I noted the titles of two other books he has authored which causes again to suspect Cleckley is either a psychopath himself or extremely narcissistic.	negative
0	Warning from Distraught Mother	Beware of this product! My baby is only 4 weeks old and I awoke this morning to find that one of the side wedges had come loose. She had rolled over and become wedged between the incline sleeper and the crib bumper. For some reason I was able to hear her gasping for breath and found her struggling for air as her face was smashed against the bumper and her back to the incline sleeper.We have ofcourse removed the wedge and bumper - it is now a free and clear crib. Please think twice before using this product! The velcro tabs that keep the side wedges in place are not strong enough to keep even a 4-week old in place. I'm sending mine back to the company as a very upset mom!	negative
0	Misleading from the start	Based on the product description and the many comments, I was led to believe that this was the musical score of the musical. Upon receiving it, I made the discovery it was only the script and lyrics. A definite let-down. I'm not sure where the other reviews are basing their "very good reduction" etc etc comments, as it is most definitely NOT this product.	negative
1	A good lead-in to his other works	I discovered Eric Marienthal browsing through the Jazz dept of the local music store and I saw a CD with a guy & the saxophone, & decided to get it. Most of the songs are firmly planted in smooth jazz territory, though the third track (The Sun Was In My Eyes) has a strong funk feel. The CD also shows his development -- the last two tracks are the most recent of the collection and are the best. Overall, his sound is a little standard, but I listened to it several times the first day I got & enjoyed it more each time. It also makes me plan on getting the CD's he's released since, so this Collection is something you would want to try.	positive
0	contains parabens	The conditioner version of Magic Botanicals for Thinning Hair, Fragrance Free, does not have parabens, and I must have misread the ingredient list or not seen it, because this shampoo has parabens. The product is also very thin and watery, which makes it difficult to pour into your palm before lathering in your hair. The conditioner is also a bit thin, and I will not be purchasing either product again. I have many allergies to fragrances, parabens, balsam of peru, etc. so I get excited when I find a product I am able to use. This is just another disapoitment. :(	negative
0	Worst nutrition book I have ever read.	This book is the worst book on nutrition that I have ever read. Imagine recommending 3 large meals accompanied by beer or wine as an appropriate nutritional regieme for a modern athlete. The only value this book has as is an historical document which demonstrates how ignorant we were about nutrition not all that long ago. If you follow the advice in this book you had better be on steroids if you think you are going to get big. Absolute rubbish.	negative
0	P.U.! Stay away!	The book, if read ironically, would be a weak satire, but I don't think this is what Sanders intended. Coming at it as a Christian potboiler (if that's even a genre), it starts pretty bad and proceeds to fall flat on its bottom. The (laughable) descriptions of the sex act were just plain creepy, and those inclined to religion will hate the way Brother Kristos fulfills every stereotype of the preacher who is a money-hungry, hypocritical zealot. I'm not a Christian, and even I found it to be uncalled for.Basically, the book is a whole list of failures. Put every category out there- narrative, characterization, dialogue, language- and all are found to be lacking. This was my first and last venture into the world of Lawrence Sanders, and if you're smart you'll never pick up his fiction to begin with. Zero stars.	negative
0	What sort of learning?	Do some research about Wilson. Find his website and listen to his sermons about family. Hear what he says about returning to the Old Testament tribal system. Find what he has said about slavery in the Old South. Think about what his 'learning' has done for him. This guy is nuttier than Lyndon LaRouche, yet he impresses the rubes with a little Latin and a bit of formal logic. "Classical Christian" education as described by Wilson and the Bluedorns is neither.	negative
1	EXCELLENT CD!	ok, for all you people who take everything serious and get offended by the littlest thing...this is not for you, try maybe....backstreet boys. but for the rest of you, you need this cd. eminem's raps are a little twisted but that's what makes it so good. all music doesn't reflect the good points of society, and in this case, he even makes it funny. overall this cd has a great beat and catchy hooks. this cd is great and yes he talks about killing people, drugs, sex...(ya know the same things we hear everyday on the news) so what is the big deal about it being in music anyway? if you don't get offended, have a sense of humor and like good music this cd is for you. if you are one of those "other" people why are you even looking on this page? you have heard enough about eminem to know what he's all about.	positive
1	My 6 month old daughter loves this DVD!	I popped this DVD in and my 6 month old daughter could not take her eyes off of it! I was really amazed. It kept her interested and happy for a while. I thought the bear was a little creepy with its purple hands. But she didn't seem to mind it. Although, I did like how the bear illustrated each word and showed various pictures in vibrant colors. I can't wait for her to start imitating these signs on her own and communicate with me. This is just another great way to bond with my baby girl!	positive
1	Works with my Pioneer DVR-810H	I had purchased another wireless network adapter that wouldn't work for my DVR (approx. 4+ yrs old now). This TiVo adapter connected and works great. Saved a lot of cash too by purchasing through Amazon instead of TiVo directly...	positive
0	Shame the cover was wasted on such a weak book...	I enjoyed Madelynne Ellis's A Gentleman's Wager (black lace) better, the sex was pretty boring and I had to laugh when the heroine called the sex she was having with her boss kinky. The positions themselves are quite common place and almost vanilla compared with other stories I've read. And the plot of this book was really quite ludicrous the villain was not someone to lust after and I really couldn't quite understand what his cult of girls saw in him. He's was one of those mustache twisting villains whose goal never failed to roll your eyes at. About the only good thing about this book was the cover shame it was wasted on such a weak book.	negative
0	2 stars out of 4	The Bottom Line:A stupid comedy that is sophomoric at best and moronic at worst, Police Academy has probably only garnered its status as a "classic" because its sequels are so poorly-regarded that even this looks good by comparison; please don't watch this when there are literally thousands of better movies you could spend your time or money on.	negative
1	Gripping photo-bio of Lennon	I grew up with the Beatles and they were an important part of my life. Partridge's emotionally revealing bio of John and the Beatles grips you and floods you with a multitude of feelings. I was thrilled to see the drop-dead gorgeous photos. Amazing to see unpublished photos of Lennon after all these years. Several pictures, including Annie's photo of John right before his death, are alone worth the price of the book. A must-have book for Imagining.	positive
0	Stick to your day job!	All I can say is she should just stick to acting.Thank- God for having samples of the songs, so I wouldn't waste my money!She has the plainest voice I've ever heard, very bla!Every song sounds manufactured and without any heart & soul.No ballad strength, thats for sure.Some fun bubble gum stuff though, if you like that kind of thing.	negative
0	Not worth it!!!!!	This movie would have been O.K if it weren't for that sorry ending. I think it was stupid that they chose not to kill a crocodile of that size. By the time the ending came, and the credits started rolling, and I just knew that wasn't the end. I was so disappointed in "Lake Placid" that I couldn't wait to take that tape back to Blockbuster. Betty White does make it kind of funny though but, the movie as a whole isn't very good. I still can't get over the fact that at the end all they show you is the crocodile being drugged up, strapped to the back of an 18 wheeler, and driven down the road. I could only imagine where they were taking it. What sense does that make? I guess in true Hollywood fashion they had to leave the door open for a sequel. In the sequel, I guess by the time they get to their destination the drugs will probably have worn off the crocodile, he gets off the 18 Wheeler, eat all of them up, and break out into the city.	negative
1	Great Special Effects	Great photography and outstanding special effects. A move to see over and over just to enjoy the visual presentation.	positive
0	Not the smartest heroine around	The plot of the story wasn't bad. There weren't any unexpected twists for me but the book was interesting enough to hold my attention. What really annoyed me was the supposed heroine. I usually figure things out along with the heroine. I usually have 2 or so suspects in mind. In this book I knew almost immediately who did it. The heroine, while likeable, was extremely slow to figure things out. There were at least 3 or 4 times when a clue was staring her right in the face and she just couldn't figure it out. It started to get frustrating. And, of course, she never suspected the true culprit even though it was somewhat obvious. The main character is a psychiatrist and ex-lawyer, so I felt she should have been much smarter.	negative
1	a life changing book	My wife read this book 2 years ago , and it is the best thing that ever happened for our marriage!The author's husband has since written a book titled "created to need a helpmeet" for men.	positive
0	OK	The characters were interesting but the plot was boring. I enjoyed their friendships and their bonds. However, too much time was spent on the past. While explaining each character's past was informative, too much time was spent revisiting and I found myself bored. I also thought that Roz and Tam's conflict should have been explored more. I was disappointed that the author did not explore how Roz dealt with Hiriam and his infidelity. What, their life went on without any discussion about his affair with one of her best friends. I doubt it. I would not recommend this book.	negative
1	Great for car rides!	We got a Magic Tree House audiobook in a Wendy's Kid meal and the kids love listening to it in the car. But I didn't want to hear the same story over and over so I found these and purchased them along with books 9-16. The kids are quiet as mice when these stories are on. They are learning new vocabulary and interesting facts about history. I think this series is great!	positive
0	The EX-70 had it right, why change it?	As a person who's been using the EX70s from the get go, I'm left wondering why sony decided to "fix" something that wasn't broken. Why in the hell would you give it an extension cord? Now, it weighs down one ear. The EX-70s sounded great, were light weight, and were always my go to ear buds.I was sorely disappointed with these because it totally reeks of some top brass saying they needed change for change sake.If I could still find the EX-70s, I'd still buy them, even with the fact that it craps out in one ear after about a year.	negative
0	Disappointed	Units chirp all the time regardless if batteries are new or not. Reset button requires an extremely firm push and for a number of seconds in order to work, then only lasts a couple of days before chirping starts again. I got this kind of performance from a pair of $5 Kidde alarms.	negative
1	I heard him speak and it changed my parenting - wonderful	I had the incredible oportunity of hearling Alfie Kohn speak in Sag Harbor New York. Me and my wife went with two other couples, one of which is much more conservative then us. We were ALL moved to tears during his talk. It is one of those experiences where someone says something that you have known all of your life but never said or had said to you. I higly reccomend any of his book and especially the new one "Unconditional Parenting". If you want to be liberated from doing what you "think" (or have been conditioned to believe) is right and have the freedom to do what "feels" right with your children then I am sure you will like this book. I reccomend his books to all of the parents of children I treat.	positive
0	A Dark Tale of Co-dependency and Incest	This book is full of dark symbolism. It is about a mother who sneaks into her little boys room to watch him go through puberty while he sleeps. She sometimes picks him up and sings to him. When he is an adult, we see that he sleeps in a single bed, meaning he never got married. Soon afterwards mom comes and pays a late night visit...she uses a ladder to crawl into his room. Shortly thereafter you see the son with a baby, but no wife, yep mother and son have produced an offspring????Later, after mother ages quite a bit, we see a strange picture where the son is cradling her next to his breast singing that sinister lullaby.Very campy stuff!!!	negative
1	Wife's Favorite, she'll LOVE IT!	i got this for my wife, and I like it and so does she. She uses it of course but if you're on the fence about perfume guys, go for this.	positive
1	Great viewing!	I only really purchased this because I'd grown up in Yakima, Wa. when Dave Mahre was operating White Pass ski resort and his sons were winning medals in the olympics.I knew of the failed everest climb and was intrested.If you enjoy this kind of thing, get this dvd. It's good quality and interesting to watch.Dave and Mary Mahre-RIP.	positive
1	Sort of Bores You After Awhile	This system really is SO much fun when you buy it for the first time. It will last 5 days or less though. Im sad to say that nintendo didnt beat the ps3 but sort of tied with the Xbox360. My dad gave me a choice of the wii or the ps3 and I chose the wii at first. After I played a demo I realized that the wii got boring after a while. The graphics dissapoint me and the motion is an arm killer (And sometimes a TV killer). The launch titles are pretty fun but the motion gets annoying.Its really fun for awhile and I recomend it to people who are desperate for a 7th generation system and arent in the mood to spend 350-400 bucks on a 360, or 600-800 bucks on a ps3.By the way, I got the ps3 and its much better than the wii. Think of it as a wii and an XBox360 put together.Oh whatever, im 12 who would listen to a kids review?	positive
0	Awful Product	There is nothing rib-tickling or funny in this book. It is generally a very dry approach to multiplication. Although the author tries to wrap stories around the math, the "tales" are dull for any child over five. The pages have no color and are visually unpleasant. Don't waste your money.	negative

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Tormato / Yes At best - disjointed

First in vinyl then CDs, I own The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Topographic Oceans, etc. This effort seemed far less thought out and structured which yielded a disjointed cacophony just this side of rush hour traffc in in Manhattan. This CD was relegated to my dustbin of music(?).

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Review for �Foreign Correspondences�

There is something inherently romantic about receiving a hand written letter from a foreign country. This is all too enticing for each of the lead characters in "Foreign Correspondences". Director and writer Mark Tapio Kines explores the journey of two young individuals looking for love and acceptance only to have their pursuit complicated by their well-meant intentions going wrong. There are poignant performances by Melanie Lynskey and Corin Nemec as they portray characters that are both strong and completely fallible. Each of the stories are memorable and honest, you will be embrace by this sincere film.

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You should include cooking directions in the description

Cooking directions should be included with the description. These are "pan fry only." I thought they could be baked. I ASSUMED, which was wrong. I'm giving these to the neighbor.

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I like Toon's!

All right, you get Relinquished, Dark Illusian Ritual, Toon World and veries toon monsters. It's a good deck, for experiancedplayers, that is. So what you lose 1000 LP when you activate toon world and 700 after atoon attacks! Buy this deck!

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Nice visuals, but nothing much else going on.

This is my favorite era of pulp, and seeing the hard to find covers is a treat. The author, a pornographer with vision, is like the Ann Coulter of girly mags--unfortunately righteous, horny, and self-important. One wishes that we were given a man's take on the models and photography instead of a women well over 50 preaching at us and presenting research as some sort of creative act. Buy it for the numerous reproductions of an era for the most part lost forever.

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Formulaic PC Tripe

For this seasoned fan, this season had a few special moments. Very few. I yawned through the entire second disk. I do not want to sound mysogynistic, but this entire season was an exercise in assigning all the strength and intelligence to women, both alien, enemy or ally and assigning all the blunders, ignorance and stupidity to the male characters. The last time I checked, human equality was a relevant cultural goal. If you made the mistake of buying this junk, or can borrow the set, just check nearly every episode. If you want balance and entertainment, forget it; the writing is boring, transparent and palpably annoying. If you're into political correctness and superficial social commentary, you will love it.Yawwwwn. Sigh.

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Long Lasting Battery

I am a photographer and my camera battery life is critical. This battery lasts longer than any other battery I have used.

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Heading uphill again

Finally Fugazi has released an album which is better than the previous one, after hitting bottom with Red Medicine. End Hits contains just enough gritty hooks and shout-alongs to make the discordant interludes tense instead of wanky ("Break", "Caustic Acrostic"), and their patented chunks of controlled feedback return in great form ("Floating Boy"). If I were new to Fugazi I'd get Repeater first, or maybe 13 Songs: if you're an ex-fan wondering whether they were ever going to stop sucking, go ahead and buy it.

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Umm, well, maybe for younger kids ....

I read this book with my class in fifth grade because we were studying marine life. I admit, it was informational. It was kinda cute, in some parts, i guess. But, honestly! No offense to my fifth grade teacher, but steer clear of this book if your anywhere over 8!

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just a "classic"

WEll, if a film is gonna be remembered for only one type of scene, in this case, the classic car chase; well, that film is not a good one. It usually happens when one sees "old" films with "new" eyes......it's just not fun anymore...almost like playing with toys from our teenage time....today we have much better toys to play with. The plot, the acting, the dialogues...well, they just did'nt make it for me, sorry. I was extremely bored, no surprises, just plain lame. On the plus side, I got the dvd fairly cheap, so money was not an important issue. SKIP IT!!!!

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Very funny!

I mean what were u expecting about this movie? a Fellini piece of art? duh. It's just a parody of teenage movies in general but with a twist from the gay point of view. It's hilarious, irreverent and fairly well acted and that should be enough for a light comedy like it.

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Survival of the Fittest for Realtors

When I started this book, I figured I'd hihglight Ms.Murphy's best pointers for taking real estate business from traditional marketing forms to easy e-listing and website applications. Turns out, I practically highlighted the entire book! What a wealth of step-by-step action for even the beginner Internet user . . . and a veritable encyclopedia of the most creative innovations she and Realtors around the world are already using. I'm convinced this is the only way Realtors will continue to profitably exist - and all the answers to that existence are right here.

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doesn't do the trick

the only good use for this solder is to tin the gun/iron after you are done soldering. it comes in a coil instead of being wrapped in a plastic spool as pictured. this sucks.

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BRUTAL

I really liked this dvd, totally honest. If you own the Superjoint cd and like it, You will dig this! The 2 videos are fun in a underground sort a way. Support Heavy Metal!!!

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No as pictured

This pack is shown as a 3100 cubic inch pack but when I recieved it it was only a 2300 cubic inch pack. It looks the same as pictured on the listing but it is only 2300 cubic inches and very small.

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Does What it Says! No problems.

I like when I plug in a product and it just works! I've had very, very many Netgear switches and never has one failed me. They're also always a good price value. Why buy anything more expensive? It's built very well, is compact for small spaces, has nice LED's for activity. Nothing more to say.

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Pretentious, overwritten tripe

This narrator, for all her erudition and self-professed intelligence, has virtually no sense of irony, is pedantic, self-involved and wholly unlikeable. I lost all interest in her all-too predictable fate after about page 50. A few scenes, the cucumber one among them, stayed with me, but, let me hasten to add, NOT in a good way.

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A solid pick holder

This works. It's basically a pick pocket with a spring to keep them in place. It works great, i'm glad I found it.The sticky stuff on the back keeps it where you want it (on my guitar), and it comes off without leaving a mess.

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King Midas and the Golden Touch

This book is about a king that loves shiny, gold.He loved another thing too. He loved his sweet daughter. One day he walked outside and got his wish granted. He wished that everything that he touched would turn to gold. So,he got his wish and a problem started. My favorite part was when everything King Midas touched turned to gold. Read this book to find out what happened. I think others would like this book because of the suspense.

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If it were possible to give it 100 stars I would

Rare that I read a book twice but just read for fourth time. The way Kingsolver weaves three separate lives together is masterful.

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I love it!

I can't find this anywhere in Salt Lake and I love the smell. Everything is either lemon or orange scented and it's just so overpowering and sweet. The almond has a nice scent, but not overpowering and it cleans well.

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the most STUPID BOOK EVER!!!!!

(im on my moms account she let me)This book IS SO STUPID.It is all about how a boy is sent to a island by a stupid, hippie group,with a weird indian leader.It's also about every thing is connected.cole(the main character)is a disturbed ,crazed, delinquit who has major anger issues.its way to unrealalistic and STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Never Received

I saw this movie in the Theater and that is why I purchased it from Amazon.com. The movie itself is great, however, I never received my movie. It is almost impossible to contact Amazon.com without clicking on link to link under their supposed "help" section. My e-mails have been avoided and Amazon.com has already taken my money. The tracking information is incomplete and the "Phone Me" section does not work at Amazon.com. I have sent two e-mails already for two days and no response, no movie. Buyers beware, Amazon.com is no longer reliable.

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Extremely Awkward

This movie was really awkward throughout. I don't know what else to say about it as the premise is obvious. It's not really extremely thrilling, but more like I said an extremely awkward movie. No one got killed really but, you'll want to avert you're eyes often during this movie, at the awkward mail order relationship.

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Arrived dysfunctional

The product arrived defective; I noticed that the off position did not feel smooth (a bit scratchy feeling). After installation, the dimmer switch did not operate correctly and after turning it off and on about twenty times it quit functioning altogether. I paid $2.12 shipping charges to send it back and was refunded two dollars less than the $12.50 I originally paid; I am out $4.12 and have heard nothing from Buy-it-now-store. However, I found the same Angelo Brothers Halogen Dimmer in better packaging at Menards including wire nuts for $9.98.I will not shop with Buy-it-now-store again.

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Not Impressed

Although there is a lot of information packed into this book, I was very unimpressed with the layout and visual design. It looks like it was typed up in 1970. The graphics are ancient and the layout is just one big binder with no cross-referencing or indexing available. To find a useful game, you have to sift through hundreds of pages. It really is a shame, as there are some clever games here to loosen up an audience.Frankly for this price, I expected something a bit flashier and filled with reproducibles that I would want to copy and hand out. The way it looks now, and with it's unwieldy format, it's going to sit on my shelf.If I hadn't spilled water on it, I would have sent it back for a refund.

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Thinking Plague is too good.

To the average prog fan: This music will frighten you. Beware.To the adventurous prog fan: Prepare to be blown away.To the fan of experimental rock: Check it out, you'll dig this original band.To the dullards and fools: Don't even bother.

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Garbage....Don't Buy

This charger is garbage. It cracked when i plugged it in. Looks like it was made by a 4 year old. Seriously don't waste your money on this. I never write reviews but i had to warn people about this dud. I taped it and it wouldn't even charge my battery. It just made me angry. So if you want to get get ripped off and be angry buy this plastic piece of trash.

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Patience CD

I was worried because I had ordered an old outdated CD and it was used as well. It arrived earlier than anticipated and I was thrilled to find out in exceelent condition.

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Loved it!!

If you haven't read any of Kate Elliot's books I would highly recommend you do. Enthralling!! Not a single boring page.

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Shiva Rea is arrogant beyond imagining

It's difficult to get beyond this woman's narcissism. The participatory activity is quite beneficial, but instruction is available from sources less interested in arrogant self promotion.

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a bit confusing

The official Garmin bag offers less protection for the unit than the makeshift one I made. A half inch of foam in the bottom improved it somewhat, at the expense of storage. Still it makes for an acceptable carrying case. particularly for concealing it in a car when not in use.

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An Excellent Picture Book For Kids

This is a wonderfully crafted children's book that every kid should have. The book tells of the importance of not being sad and of learning to make the best out of the day; all the while with the use of hilarious animal photos. Fans of the adult version of this book will love giving this one to their children. It also makes for a great learning tool, as children often love animals and will have fun seeing what they are doing when they supposedly feel a certain way. Younger children will probably even like it just for the pictures themselves if they're too young to read it. My daughter loves this book (more for the photos then for the narrative), and I hope you other parents give the book a try.Darien Summers, author ofThe Mischievous Hare, a children's book.

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Not Compatible with windows 7

I gave one star because i could not play game.Im glad i only paid $6.95.Thair is a way to get the game to play on windows 7,you have to set you boot advanced options to 1 core every time you want to play game.

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Scottish-American

I'll reread some of these selections often.The Gordon Women reminds me of rascals I've known in the American South. Faulkneresque characters.The homage to Frazer's grandmother reminded me of my own,it was a pleasure to visualize this woman.

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Constantine's Sword

I read James Carroll's book several years ago and felt it was well researched. The movie included much of this research and some more current ways the Christian Church continues to use the sword! It reminded me of what the Apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church: "If I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." How many centuries will it take the church to learn it's better to be loving then right!! The film is worth seeing in this time when elements of two great world religious are at war/jihad with each other. Neither is innocent, both need to confess their sins. One down, one to go.

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Versatile Toy

This ball bounces and rolls well on uneven ground. Great for a game of fetch with our miniature poodle. It is easy to stuff other small toys inside to keep her attention longer.

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Nice Machine but HORRIBLE Customer Service

We bought our machine 2 weeks ago. It looks wonderful, nice sturdy, with alot of different features, but we haven't been able to use it. It didn't work from the day we brought it home and have been fighting with Ironman's Customer Service Department ever since. They keep giving us the runaround saying different technicians are coming but nobody ever shows up. Evertime we call their 1800 number we're on hold for at least 30 minutes before we even get to talk to a person and then they just lie and say they will either call us back or have someone out that day. Well after 2 weeks, we've had it! We're taking it back and never buying another Ironman product again. They're nice machines with good warrentys but what good is it if they won't get anyone out there to fix it? Nothing against the store, they've been great. Just 2 big thumbs down for the manufacturer.

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Second-rate

This recording is pretty - and that's the problem. It is a pale imitation of the original Missa Luba Philips released on LP. There's little of the original emotion, excitement and exuberance of the early release; it just comes off as pretty and bland. This is a classic example of a record company not understanding either its holdings or its customers. Philips obviously decided that a "new" stereo version was more saleable that the original, even though the reputation of the original was solid. Yet another sad case of merchandising gone wrong.

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Audio cutting-out...would up returning

I didn't have an issue with the sound; when it worked, the sound was clear. I had issues with the mics cutting out -- even when I was right in front of the base. This is why I am not a fan of wireless mics because many factors can interfere with reception. Even more now that everyone & their pet seem to have a wireless device on them. But then again, this is a VHF wireless, too. I thought it sounded good, but I wound up returning it because of the unreliability.

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Bring it out on DVD!

I keep wanting to see this movie on DVD. To be honest I think this one is the funniest of the three, maybe not the best overall but the funniest. The banter between the Sheriff and his son take this movie over the top. Now if this movie and Used Cars could just be put on DVD...

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Don't buy Waterpik Recharageable

Battery lasts just 1 year, no matter how you charged it. I went through 3 complete units, and have just changed to the Oral unit.

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Some of these bands just don't belong

When I think of 2001 pop music, i think of ... music where musicians not only not write their own music, they don't perform it either. Songwriting is key in music, its the basis of all emotions within music. Boy bands and these teeny boppers aren't music. Its a shame that bands like U2, Radiohead, Paul Simon and Beck have to be linked with such disgusting musicians as Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilara, Brittney Spears and Destiny's child. I have to give this album 1 star because it contains more than one song from teeny boppers. The great thing about the 60's was not only that the music was great, the good music was popular. Now, a lot of kids my age (16) don't know of Bob Marley, The Grateful Dead, or even Jimi Hendrix. It's a shame that pop music could be so terrible. Peace and love.

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Beware! This book contains hyperbole!

While noone has all th answers to parenting, some guides are a lot more useful than others. It seems there is a strong religious influence on this book with examples of "God gave us...." within the first few pages. Apparently naughty children grow up to shoot their classmates (page 42-43).For a more useful guide, please do yourself a favour and buy Christopher Green's Toddler Taming.

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Great Book!!!

This is a fantastic book. From trying to figure out who flattened Too-nice-to-be-true philanthropist Lenny Smile in "the blurred man", to trying to find the "Mad American" with a pack of sugar in "The French Confection", to trying to catch the murderer in "I know what you did last Wednesday", Tim and Nick Diamond, or rather Herbert and Nick Simple, are sure to have hilarious adventures, due to Tim's dull-mindedness.I think this book is a great book. It made me laugh out loud at some parts, and I was very scared at some parts. It was mostly because Tim is so unintelligent, and he gets the two boys into a lot of trouble. I recommend this book. However, I think this book would be good for younger kids, maybe ages seven to nine. Anthony Horowitz has created a laugh-out-loud novel that people are sure to like.

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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by Landes

It was one of the most entertaining books I've ever read.The insight and attempt at explaining the causes of wealth creation met with my (limited) understanding of the issue, much more so than Jared Diamond's geographical emphasis.I keep buying copies as a gift for people with a genuine interst in the topic and have not met with any disappointments.

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A superb reincarnation of the Alegre All Stars.

This band certainly appears to be a reincarnation of the Alegre All Stars (it features most of the legendary musicians who were key players in the 1960s Allegre sessions). Featuring the late great sonero Chivirico Davila and Paquito Guzman on vocals with a killer rhythm section this is smokin' classic "Salsa Dura" at its glorious best. Buy this CD now if you are a fan of 1960s and '70s Salsa. You'll love it!!!

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No manual and no markings.... Can't install

The gauge came with no manual and no markings on the back to tell you what wire goes where.The oil pressure gauge has 3 bolts for wires. I know from my previous gauge that the middle one is to the oil pressure sending unit, but the left and right ones can be either negative or positive. Since I've already blown one because mine wasn't stock and the positive and negative were reversed, I don't want to hook this up until I know what goes where. How hard would it be to mark the back of the gauge for easy hookup?

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One of the best

This remains one of my favorite albums of all times. It sounds as good now as it did the first time I heard it!

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Lamaze Play & Grow Jacques the Peacock Take Along Toy - Aw Jacques

So colorful and entertaining for a baby. Hangs anywhere with the attached ring. Great for a baby's visual senses and eye hand coordination. Love to give this as a baby shower gift.

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Super awful

I waited for some sort of climax. It never came. Very disappointed. I normally love Charlize. This movie left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Speechless

I just received this lens an hour ago and words can not do it justice.Every shot looks professionally done. The sharpness of indoors photos taken at 1/60sec f/2.8 is incredible compared to what I thought were great pics on the kit lens.The small photos we can upload here also have no way of translating the sharpness.Stunning!5/5-Mike**** A month later (August 2010), and the lens is still impressing me. I really love it.Very easy to blur a terrible or uninteresting background with great low light performance, as well.I am very pleased with this lens so far. It's a little heavy and expensive, but most great lenses are.Hope this helps a little more. ****

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The Coffee Man speaks

If you like coffee like I do,you'll buy a Grind and Brew.I am very happy with this product,and it looks REAL GOOD in my Kitchen.

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Classic

I love this story. It is full of meaning and lessons. I recenly re-read it for about the tenth time and enjoyed it as much now as when I was a youngster - decades ago. I highly recommend this classic book.Check out my newest thriller - Bound by Birth - by Randall R WheelerBound By Birth

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pass

I purchased this for around 10.00 on of the adjustment scres stripped out before i had a chance to sight the laser in. Too cheap to be effective.

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2Pac's Final Performance

This was 2Pac's last acting role before his violent death. Overall this movie is a great action film and I recommend it to everyone.Peace.R.I.P. Tupac ShakurBest rapper ever!

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This is great!

I have used a lot of different water/fluid containers and this one is BY FAR the best. It seals tight and does not leak no matter how much it gets shaken about. But, best of all, it has a suction top with a plastic straw into the base of the bottle so it is easy to take a drink from when I am driving. Also, this makes it great to carry in my backpack because it DOES NOT leak. It comes apart easily and I run it through the dishwasher after about every fifth or sixth use. So far, it is standing up great. I will buy several more in a couple of months, just to ensure I have enough on hand to last for a full week.

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Anatomy & Physiology

I am enjoying this book very much. I am learning alot from this book also, it's addicting. If you are into this kind of book, this is it for you. Wow, there is alot to our body, more than we can amagine.

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Terrible

Do not waste your money purchasing this movie. Wait until it shows on TV, if you're unlucky enough to see it. The music for the story was inappropriate and totally threw off the entire story. Instead of following the story my husband and I kept concentrating on the terrible music. Dont waste your money.

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Vortex cleaning cartridges

Very thorough and effortless cleaning and lubrication of razor head. Very satisfied with the razor. Gives the best shave I have ever experienced.

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Great Game, but the Mac is not a Game Console

This is a fun game. The graphics are beautiful and the play is mostly good. It is very difficult to get some of the gestures down, and while it's cute to have a game where you cast spells by drawing patterns in the air with your mouse, getting them done is really fussy. It would be better to just press a key.The only extremely annoying thing about the game is that it completely takes over your system. You cannot switch out of it to read mail, check messages, look at a web site, and so on. You have to completely quit the game. This is especially annoying as it takes close to a full minute for it to start up (it has to show you all the animated logos for all the people who worked on it, even the ones who polished the CD), but it takes 30 seconds or more for the darned thing to quit. So while it's is a great time and very amusing, it was done by people who've obviously never heard of the Internet. I docked it a full star for that.

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Awful

Mine smelled funky almost egg like, like it was an expires product, product stunk and didn't work at all, and I've used epilstop when the product first came out, that original product was fabulous, the batch I got was yellow not white lotion and didn't remove a single hair...

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Deceiving

The flag received is not the flag from the majority of the pictures. There is a picture zoomed in to show a nicely stitched star, however the flag i received is a a thin flag with printed stars and stripes. The flag is still a good deal for less than $5, but clearly not the flag that is shown in the pictures.

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Not a very good book

I have read a number of books at this point on grand unification and theory of everything. This book in particular deals with superstrings as a means by which to unify the physical forces. From a personal standpoint I do not like superstring theory as the answer to grand cosmological problems. The readability is also poor and the writing is disjointed. Last, I prefer the works of Martin Rees and Kip Thorne to Kaku. Again this book is very disjointed and does not even present superstrings all that well. Spend your money elsewhere, on the afformentioned authors, or check out some Feynman books if it is unified force type of stuff.

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the worst piece of crap to ever hit music stores...

i was skeptical when buying this cd. i liked there other 2 cds, but i knew there was a different singer. i thought...ok so it'll be a little different. different was RIGHT. it sucked. song after song of screaming vocals, messy tempos, and pure vanilla, meaning that it ALL sounded the same. what were they thinking? well, at least they've improved by dropping their ex piece of crap singer. and now they're but more appealing. but NEVER EVER even think about buying this cd or you will sincerely regret it.

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Couldn't be worse if they actually tried

This is the worst movie I ever seen. The characters are bunch of sterotypes to the extreme. The film makers probaly thought they were being clever but fall short. This movie was not funny nor scary and the characters are beyond stupid. From the terrible beginning which includes a women running around to topless for no reason to the lacklaster ending do yourself a favor don't even netflix this film.

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Slow and pointless

I have read several of Steinbeck's other works. They are generally good. This book, although, is slow moving and has several irrelevant chapters thrown in. The ending is definitely not what I expected.

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I can't believe they are even selling this

There are two vocal settings: on and off. Supposedly, with vocals on, you hear the orignial song. However, with vocals on the the song is distorted; its quality is clearly inferior to that of the original song. This is even with reverb turned off on the microphone. It's as if you are listening to a cd player with several blankets wrapped around it.However bad that is, it does nothing to prepare you for the atrocity that is the vocals turned off. You hear strange distorted vocals in the background. The entire bass range seems to be knocked out. At least with vocals on, the quality degradation appeared to be spread out over the whole spectrum. It's as if you are listening to a cd player that someone has smashed to bits with a bat.Sorry Griffin. This is a great idea, but I would not have released such a horrible product. Maybe with some more R&D; it can be saved.

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Not too funny Amos & Andy Film

Racial issues aside, this 1930 film featuring radio's Amos &Andy (not to be confused with the Black actors who later appeared on television's version) in Blackface was so bad that even Freeman Godsen and Charles Correll who starred in the film hated it. While G&c are fairly convincing as Black men (except for the haunted house scenes when their blue eyes stand out), the dialougue, story, and action are all woefully unfunny. The "mulsifyin' and revidin" routine is fairly amusing and Duke Ellington's band briefly lightens the load, but other than that, G&C wisely chose to stay on the radio.

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A Terrible Study Guide

I recently purchased the Police Officer Exam study guide as a way for me to practice my exam skills before doing the actual tests. While the information in the beginning is helpful the tests are very incorrect. For example, question number 93 in the very first exam asks how do you spell the word "magnificent". I selected "b" as this is the correct spelling. Much to my dismay I found out when I checked my answer that I was wrong, the word is actually spelled "maggnifisent". I just finished the second exam and so far I have found over 20 errors in the questions and in the answers so I will not be using this book anymore. DO NOT PURCHASE! Use Barron's Police Officer Exam study guide instead. A much better way to prep for officer examinations!Barron's Police Officer Exam (Barron's Police Officer Examination)

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Thomas Jefferson recommendation

In a letter to John Norvell in 1807, Jefferson discussed the principles of civil society and the proper organization of government: "I think there does not exist a good elementary work on the organization of society into civil government: I mean a work which presents in one full and comprehensive view the system of principles on which such an organization should be founded, according to the rights of nature. For want of a single work of that character, I should recommend Locke on Government, Sidney, Priestley's Essay on the First Principles of Government, Chipman's Principles of Government, and the Federalist."Jefferson to John Norvell, June 11,1807, ibid., XI, 222-223

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is the author a psychopath?

Seems curious that the author spends so many words getting to the point in each case.... each one so drawn out that once half-way through the book - cases after case after case - it become apparent that Cleckley is doing more to create his own "work of art" than to educate the reader on the topic. Further, according to his case studies, one would get the idea that psychopath are pron to extreme use of alcohol. This is not the case with several psychopath I have come in contact with. Once I became suspect that the author could be playing a role, I noted the titles of two other books he has authored which causes again to suspect Cleckley is either a psychopath himself or extremely narcissistic.

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Warning from Distraught Mother

Beware of this product! My baby is only 4 weeks old and I awoke this morning to find that one of the side wedges had come loose. She had rolled over and become wedged between the incline sleeper and the crib bumper. For some reason I was able to hear her gasping for breath and found her struggling for air as her face was smashed against the bumper and her back to the incline sleeper.We have ofcourse removed the wedge and bumper - it is now a free and clear crib. Please think twice before using this product! The velcro tabs that keep the side wedges in place are not strong enough to keep even a 4-week old in place. I'm sending mine back to the company as a very upset mom!

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Misleading from the start

Based on the product description and the many comments, I was led to believe that this was the musical score of the musical. Upon receiving it, I made the discovery it was only the script and lyrics. A definite let-down. I'm not sure where the other reviews are basing their "very good reduction" etc etc comments, as it is most definitely NOT this product.

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A good lead-in to his other works

I discovered Eric Marienthal browsing through the Jazz dept of the local music store and I saw a CD with a guy & the saxophone, & decided to get it. Most of the songs are firmly planted in smooth jazz territory, though the third track (The Sun Was In My Eyes) has a strong funk feel. The CD also shows his development -- the last two tracks are the most recent of the collection and are the best. Overall, his sound is a little standard, but I listened to it several times the first day I got & enjoyed it more each time. It also makes me plan on getting the CD's he's released since, so this Collection is something you would want to try.

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contains parabens

The conditioner version of Magic Botanicals for Thinning Hair, Fragrance Free, does not have parabens, and I must have misread the ingredient list or not seen it, because this shampoo has parabens. The product is also very thin and watery, which makes it difficult to pour into your palm before lathering in your hair. The conditioner is also a bit thin, and I will not be purchasing either product again. I have many allergies to fragrances, parabens, balsam of peru, etc. so I get excited when I find a product I am able to use. This is just another disapoitment. :(

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Worst nutrition book I have ever read.

This book is the worst book on nutrition that I have ever read. Imagine recommending 3 large meals accompanied by beer or wine as an appropriate nutritional regieme for a modern athlete. The only value this book has as is an historical document which demonstrates how ignorant we were about nutrition not all that long ago. If you follow the advice in this book you had better be on steroids if you think you are going to get big. Absolute rubbish.

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P.U.! Stay away!

The book, if read ironically, would be a weak satire, but I don't think this is what Sanders intended. Coming at it as a Christian potboiler (if that's even a genre), it starts pretty bad and proceeds to fall flat on its bottom. The (laughable) descriptions of the sex act were just plain creepy, and those inclined to religion will hate the way Brother Kristos fulfills every stereotype of the preacher who is a money-hungry, hypocritical zealot. I'm not a Christian, and even I found it to be uncalled for.Basically, the book is a whole list of failures. Put every category out there- narrative, characterization, dialogue, language- and all are found to be lacking. This was my first and last venture into the world of Lawrence Sanders, and if you're smart you'll never pick up his fiction to begin with. Zero stars.

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What sort of learning?

Do some research about Wilson. Find his website and listen to his sermons about family. Hear what he says about returning to the Old Testament tribal system. Find what he has said about slavery in the Old South. Think about what his 'learning' has done for him. This guy is nuttier than Lyndon LaRouche, yet he impresses the rubes with a little Latin and a bit of formal logic. "Classical Christian" education as described by Wilson and the Bluedorns is neither.

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EXCELLENT CD!

ok, for all you people who take everything serious and get offended by the littlest thing...this is not for you, try maybe....backstreet boys. but for the rest of you, you need this cd. eminem's raps are a little twisted but that's what makes it so good. all music doesn't reflect the good points of society, and in this case, he even makes it funny. overall this cd has a great beat and catchy hooks. this cd is great and yes he talks about killing people, drugs, sex...(ya know the same things we hear everyday on the news) so what is the big deal about it being in music anyway? if you don't get offended, have a sense of humor and like good music this cd is for you. if you are one of those "other" people why are you even looking on this page? you have heard enough about eminem to know what he's all about.

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My 6 month old daughter loves this DVD!

I popped this DVD in and my 6 month old daughter could not take her eyes off of it! I was really amazed. It kept her interested and happy for a while. I thought the bear was a little creepy with its purple hands. But she didn't seem to mind it. Although, I did like how the bear illustrated each word and showed various pictures in vibrant colors. I can't wait for her to start imitating these signs on her own and communicate with me. This is just another great way to bond with my baby girl!

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Works with my Pioneer DVR-810H

I had purchased another wireless network adapter that wouldn't work for my DVR (approx. 4+ yrs old now). This TiVo adapter connected and works great. Saved a lot of cash too by purchasing through Amazon instead of TiVo directly...

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Shame the cover was wasted on such a weak book...

I enjoyed Madelynne Ellis's A Gentleman's Wager (black lace) better, the sex was pretty boring and I had to laugh when the heroine called the sex she was having with her boss kinky. The positions themselves are quite common place and almost vanilla compared with other stories I've read. And the plot of this book was really quite ludicrous the villain was not someone to lust after and I really couldn't quite understand what his cult of girls saw in him. He's was one of those mustache twisting villains whose goal never failed to roll your eyes at. About the only good thing about this book was the cover shame it was wasted on such a weak book.

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2 stars out of 4

The Bottom Line:A stupid comedy that is sophomoric at best and moronic at worst, Police Academy has probably only garnered its status as a "classic" because its sequels are so poorly-regarded that even this looks good by comparison; please don't watch this when there are literally thousands of better movies you could spend your time or money on.

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Gripping photo-bio of Lennon

I grew up with the Beatles and they were an important part of my life. Partridge's emotionally revealing bio of John and the Beatles grips you and floods you with a multitude of feelings. I was thrilled to see the drop-dead gorgeous photos. Amazing to see unpublished photos of Lennon after all these years. Several pictures, including Annie's photo of John right before his death, are alone worth the price of the book. A must-have book for Imagining.

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Stick to your day job!

All I can say is she should just stick to acting.Thank- God for having samples of the songs, so I wouldn't waste my money!She has the plainest voice I've ever heard, very bla!Every song sounds manufactured and without any heart & soul.No ballad strength, thats for sure.Some fun bubble gum stuff though, if you like that kind of thing.

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Not worth it!!!!!

This movie would have been O.K if it weren't for that sorry ending. I think it was stupid that they chose not to kill a crocodile of that size. By the time the ending came, and the credits started rolling, and I just knew that wasn't the end. I was so disappointed in "Lake Placid" that I couldn't wait to take that tape back to Blockbuster. Betty White does make it kind of funny though but, the movie as a whole isn't very good. I still can't get over the fact that at the end all they show you is the crocodile being drugged up, strapped to the back of an 18 wheeler, and driven down the road. I could only imagine where they were taking it. What sense does that make? I guess in true Hollywood fashion they had to leave the door open for a sequel. In the sequel, I guess by the time they get to their destination the drugs will probably have worn off the crocodile, he gets off the 18 Wheeler, eat all of them up, and break out into the city.

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Great Special Effects

Great photography and outstanding special effects. A move to see over and over just to enjoy the visual presentation.

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Not the smartest heroine around

The plot of the story wasn't bad. There weren't any unexpected twists for me but the book was interesting enough to hold my attention. What really annoyed me was the supposed heroine. I usually figure things out along with the heroine. I usually have 2 or so suspects in mind. In this book I knew almost immediately who did it. The heroine, while likeable, was extremely slow to figure things out. There were at least 3 or 4 times when a clue was staring her right in the face and she just couldn't figure it out. It started to get frustrating. And, of course, she never suspected the true culprit even though it was somewhat obvious. The main character is a psychiatrist and ex-lawyer, so I felt she should have been much smarter.

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a life changing book

My wife read this book 2 years ago , and it is the best thing that ever happened for our marriage!The author's husband has since written a book titled "created to need a helpmeet" for men.

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OK

The characters were interesting but the plot was boring. I enjoyed their friendships and their bonds. However, too much time was spent on the past. While explaining each character's past was informative, too much time was spent revisiting and I found myself bored. I also thought that Roz and Tam's conflict should have been explored more. I was disappointed that the author did not explore how Roz dealt with Hiriam and his infidelity. What, their life went on without any discussion about his affair with one of her best friends. I doubt it. I would not recommend this book.

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Great for car rides!

We got a Magic Tree House audiobook in a Wendy's Kid meal and the kids love listening to it in the car. But I didn't want to hear the same story over and over so I found these and purchased them along with books 9-16. The kids are quiet as mice when these stories are on. They are learning new vocabulary and interesting facts about history. I think this series is great!

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The EX-70 had it right, why change it?

As a person who's been using the EX70s from the get go, I'm left wondering why sony decided to "fix" something that wasn't broken. Why in the hell would you give it an extension cord? Now, it weighs down one ear. The EX-70s sounded great, were light weight, and were always my go to ear buds.I was sorely disappointed with these because it totally reeks of some top brass saying they needed change for change sake.If I could still find the EX-70s, I'd still buy them, even with the fact that it craps out in one ear after about a year.

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Disappointed

Units chirp all the time regardless if batteries are new or not. Reset button requires an extremely firm push and for a number of seconds in order to work, then only lasts a couple of days before chirping starts again. I got this kind of performance from a pair of $5 Kidde alarms.

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I heard him speak and it changed my parenting - wonderful

I had the incredible oportunity of hearling Alfie Kohn speak in Sag Harbor New York. Me and my wife went with two other couples, one of which is much more conservative then us. We were ALL moved to tears during his talk. It is one of those experiences where someone says something that you have known all of your life but never said or had said to you. I higly reccomend any of his book and especially the new one "Unconditional Parenting". If you want to be liberated from doing what you "think" (or have been conditioned to believe) is right and have the freedom to do what "feels" right with your children then I am sure you will like this book. I reccomend his books to all of the parents of children I treat.

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A Dark Tale of Co-dependency and Incest

This book is full of dark symbolism. It is about a mother who sneaks into her little boys room to watch him go through puberty while he sleeps. She sometimes picks him up and sings to him. When he is an adult, we see that he sleeps in a single bed, meaning he never got married. Soon afterwards mom comes and pays a late night visit...she uses a ladder to crawl into his room. Shortly thereafter you see the son with a baby, but no wife, yep mother and son have produced an offspring????Later, after mother ages quite a bit, we see a strange picture where the son is cradling her next to his breast singing that sinister lullaby.Very campy stuff!!!

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Wife's Favorite, she'll LOVE IT!

i got this for my wife, and I like it and so does she. She uses it of course but if you're on the fence about perfume guys, go for this.

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Great viewing!

I only really purchased this because I'd grown up in Yakima, Wa. when Dave Mahre was operating White Pass ski resort and his sons were winning medals in the olympics.I knew of the failed everest climb and was intrested.If you enjoy this kind of thing, get this dvd. It's good quality and interesting to watch.Dave and Mary Mahre-RIP.

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Sort of Bores You After Awhile

This system really is SO much fun when you buy it for the first time. It will last 5 days or less though. Im sad to say that nintendo didnt beat the ps3 but sort of tied with the Xbox360. My dad gave me a choice of the wii or the ps3 and I chose the wii at first. After I played a demo I realized that the wii got boring after a while. The graphics dissapoint me and the motion is an arm killer (And sometimes a TV killer). The launch titles are pretty fun but the motion gets annoying.Its really fun for awhile and I recomend it to people who are desperate for a 7th generation system and arent in the mood to spend 350-400 bucks on a 360, or 600-800 bucks on a ps3.By the way, I got the ps3 and its much better than the wii. Think of it as a wii and an XBox360 put together.Oh whatever, im 12 who would listen to a kids review?

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Awful Product

There is nothing rib-tickling or funny in this book. It is generally a very dry approach to multiplication. Although the author tries to wrap stories around the math, the "tales" are dull for any child over five. The pages have no color and are visually unpleasant. Don't waste your money.

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