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4 | A very nice general travel guide to Alaska | This is a nuts and bolts guide to visiting Alaska. It has the basics of where to stay, where to eat, and what to see. It is very good for those who want to make sure they have their itinerary before they arrive. Personally, I like enough information to make sure I don't miss something, but I don't want to lose the feel... | [] | 1101878576 | 1101878576 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,456,286,048,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Formulaic, but well written | OK, first I will point out that this is kind of a tired formula for a book. Boy or girl doesn't fit into school, finds out that they have secret powers, then finds out that not only does he have secret powers, but he is central to hidden struggle that only he can solve, But he needs a eclectic group of misfit friends ... | [] | 1619637049 | 1619637049 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,455,034,530,000 | 1 | false |
4 | An Insider's Look at the Seattle Writer's Community | This was not quite what I had in mind. I guess I was expecting an anthology of Seattle writing, but what I got was the equivalent of sitting in a coffee shop and listening to writers gossip about the local writer's scene. It was interesting to get this kind of insiders look at what has happened and is happening in Se... | [] | 1570619867 | 1570619867 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,455,033,724,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Gorgeously Illustrated, Wonderful Little Story | OK first I'll rave about the illustrations. The author has a wonderfully detailed style with his pencil drawings. The story is richly illustrated on nearly every page which helps pull the young reader through the pages. His characters come to life in the pictures which have a wonderful sweetness to them. I don't think... | [] | 0062245465 | 0062245465 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,453,413,736,000 | 4 | false |
5 | A Good Further Exploration of Minecraft for the Experienced Minecrafter | My kids really enjoyed this book. My fourteen year old took many of the specific examples in the book for automating farming and used them as tutorials to create systems that he really enjoyed showing off to me. My nine year old seemed to have liked flipping through the book but did not seem to get as much take away ... | [] | 0789755734 | 0789755734 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,452,283,071,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Decent Book, A Little Dark | This seemed like the perfect book, and I did like reading it, but it fell a little short of my hopes. I was hoping this would be more along the lines of Paulson's Hatchet which my kids loved. And I did find it enjoyable, but it was not quite Hatchet and I don't have the same hopes that they will love it.<br /><br />A... | [] | 038573378X | 038573378X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,452,282,530,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Writing, Frankly Dark War Book | After a few pages of this book I realized that this is not just Juvenile fiction, it's literature. After reading most of the book, I'm not sure that this book should be categorized as a children's book. The themes are very mature, it is a frank look at the effects war have on people's lives and gives some pretty stark... | [] | 0553513346 | 0553513346 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,452,202,430,000 | 4 | false |
5 | A Unique Mystery with lots of Bugs! | I am waiting for my kids to get a chance to read this book to see if they liked it as much as me. But I was very happy with it. The writing was good and the action was solid enough that I'm sure my kids will get caught up in the book. I am looking forward to future installments of the series and love the uniqueness of... | [] | 054585346X | 054585346X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,451,605,836,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Completely Engaged Our Young Readers | I was attracted to the book when it suggested that it would be a good match for fans of Seekers and Carl Hiaasen. Our kids love both (I suggest them to any child) and it was dead on in their suggestion. The book was passed from one to the next with lots of encouragement to the next reader. It has good action and has... | [] | 0545813034 | 0545813034 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,451,605,407,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A like able book with a good message | I really wanted to love this book. I love the idea of a small voice changing the world and I love the theme of mountain top removal in the southeast, so I had high hopes. And for the most part the book lived up to my hopes, but I was a little put off by the style of the writing. I found the writing and dialogue a litt... | [] | 0545828937 | 0545828937 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,450,322,139,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great First Look into Planning a Costa Rican Vacation | This is a beautiful book, more attractive than I remember Fodor's guides being in the past. Especially nice are the maps which seem to be the cleanest I've seen in a guide like this. For my purposes this cannot be the only guide that I'll need for planning my trip, but it is a great starting place and it seems to hit... | [] | 1101878312 | 1101878312 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,449,073,681,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Decent Book, Like that it's a Rapid Fire Series | Well it took a while to get through this book but just finished it on my commute this morning. I was interested in this series for a couple of reasons, first the premise sounded good and I like to get into series that I know my kids will like. But mostly I was intrigued by the rapid fire plan to get all six books out ... | [] | 0385386613 | 0385386613 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,449,073,329,000 | 3 | false |
4 | A simple story, good for early readers | This was a cute story, perhaps a little young for our kids (8-14 year olds). It is a second level intro to chapter books. The illustrations are great, but the story is not an award winner for sure. The story is cute and straightforward.<br /><br />I read it before our 8 year old and she was definitely more taken with i... | [] | 0385375484 | 0385375484 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,448,924,529,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Fantastic Book, It Pains me that it Ends in a Cliffhanger | This was a wonderfully well written adventure book that blends a little Chronicles of Narnia, a little Grimms Brothers and a little Percy Jackson. It builds on the standard story of the Pied Piper but goes beyond that to telling the story of kidnapped children and even adding a new "lost" fairy tale that adds ... | [] | 0385755228 | 0385755228 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,447,866,145,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A beautiful collection celebrating our planet | Beautiful and wordless. It is a joy to flip through the pages seeing how wonderful our world is from sweeping landscapes to beautiful detail of up close cacti.<br /><br />It is very much a coffee table book. There is very little text, only photo labels and a couple of introductory pages. The book is decent quality and ... | [] | 1743607482 | 1743607482 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,447,044,944,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Wonderful Book Full of Grossness, Goofiness and Action Young Readers Want | This was a quick reading, wonderfully illustrated, cute book. I whipped through this in two commutes then passed it on to my kids with my full endorsement. There is nothing objectionable other than some fart humor which, let's face it, keeps kids engaged in reading.<br /><br />The story is wonderfully quirky in which a... | [] | 0544442954 | 0544442954 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,445,458,714,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Great Book, But with a Feel of just an Introductory Book | I'm kind of on the fence about this one. The writing is very good, the story line was interesting and it held my engagement. But I can't quite say that I loved it. I did very much like it. The characters were strong, the imagery of the museum was fantastic, the illustrations were scattered but strong and the action... | [] | 0062270818 | 0062270818 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,445,456,167,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Facts, Well Designed | What a Great Book!! It is filled with little fascinating factoids that reward even a few minutes of reading. Each history is actually rather short, just a third of a page or so, but packed with entertaining trivial facts. This is a great way to improve your Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy score, or improve your water coo... | [] | 1426215843 | 1426215843 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,444,935,065,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Easily the worst thing about this book was that I ... | Easily the worst thing about this book was that I didn't read book one. It is obvious that this plot is interwoven into book one considerably. This book can and does stand on its own, but I really wish I had read the first book first. I am definitely tracking down book one to fill the rest in.<br /><br />The best th... | [] | 0544237110 | 0544237110 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,444,672,039,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Information to Help Us Understand the Test | In an age when we are all trying to find a way to make college more affordable I'm glad there is advanced placement in high school. I got both the US History and World History versions to help my son do his best on the test and hopefully save tuition on a couple of electives. Perhaps good or bad, I found that the Kapla... | [] | 1625231423 | 1625231423 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,444,157,257,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Info on What the Test Will be Like. | In an age when we are all trying to find a way to make college more affordable I'm glad there is advanced placement in high school. I got both the US History and World History versions to help my son do his best on the test and hopefully save tuition on a couple of electives. Perhaps good or bad, I found that the Kapla... | [] | 162523144X | 162523144X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,444,157,226,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Decent Light Read | This is a very likeable book. It fits well in to the easy reading books that scholastic puts out. In fact, after 40 pages or so, I actually flipped to the publishing page to see if it was a scholastic. The story is unique enough and the writing is good and propelled me through the book.<br /><br />The story has essen... | [] | 0544419510 | 0544419510 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,443,461,929,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A delightful little juvenile mystery | This was a wonderfully written young mystery. I'm not sure where I read that it was Nancy Drew meets Downton Abby but that is right on the mark. I loved the Victorian social details as much as the young mystery part.<br /><br />The writing is clean and it is an easy read. It held the attention of me in my mid forties a... | [] | 0544582438 | 0544582438 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,443,376,180,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Very Well Crafted Book | A hundred pages in and I realized two things. First, I was being pulled along in a book which was basically a teen girl/teen boy relationship story and enjoying it. I'm a middle aged man reading this with his kids, and I was surprised how engaging it was. Secondly, I was looking at dogs differently based on what the m... | [] | 054453123X | 054453123X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,443,189,426,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Great Authentic Read | Wow, this was a very good book. Wonderful writing with a well developed and deep main character. I love her tenacity and intellectual curiosity in her search. There is a lot of authenticity to her motivations and reactions. They are childish and beyond her years at different times. Again, the kind of character comp... | [] | 0316380865 | 0316380865 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,443,112,720,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Kids Loved It, Can't Get it Away from Them for my Turn. | I got this book to read with my kids and it seems to have been very popular since I have yet to get it away from them. But they clearly said it was 4.5 stars out of 5. I'll give the extra half star because they seem to get completely engrossed with it.<br /><br />They said the book was very funny and when asked what ... | [] | 0553510088 | 0553510088 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,443,112,295,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Good book, but I think the author brought more to the search than usual | I love Paul Theroux. I am amazed how he finds the perfect characters in his travels and how rich they are. I have been in awe of simple Chinese drivers to Polish black marketers and everything in between. But the characters in this book hit to close to home since I grew up int the South. This is not the South I have b... | [] | 0544323521 | 0544323521 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,442,802,175,000 | 13 | false |
4 | A Surprisingly Good Book | This was a very surprisingly good book. To be honest I was not sure who would write a book about Noah Webster but I thought my oldest, history loving son would like the book. We both read it and I can say for myself, I found the times he lived in remarkable. He was at the sidelines of our very creation as a nation.<... | [] | 0544129830 | 0544129830 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,442,077,625,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Good Book, but less focus on DDay than I Hoped | I got this book trying to get my oldest son interested in a post graduation trip to Europe. He is a huge fan of military history and I hoped that this would help inspire him. I have to admit I was a little disappointed to find that the DDay section was not particularly big or filled with information. But it was fill... | [] | 1743607075 | 1743607075 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,441,986,246,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A Good Start to What I Hope is a Great Series | This is a great concept. I love the national park focus and would love to have had these to introduce my kids to parks we were traveling to, and maybe we'll get a chance to have one come out before they are too old. It reminds be a lot of the Magic Treehouse series which educated my kids on all kinds of things. This... | [] | 0825307864 | 0825307864 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,441,117,802,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Wonderfully Ridiculous | Four of us have read this book and we have all said the same thing. This book is ridiculous. The premise alone, the only boy in the school that can morph from a boy to a boat is a pretty random way to set up a book for teen conformity angst. And it gets even more whacked from there, while somehow staying in a real wo... | [] | 0547865635 | 0547865635 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,440,781,051,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Every Dolphin Lover Should Read This | I got Casey's book, the Devil's Teeth thinking I would learn about Great White Sharks and ended up learning so much more. This book did the same thing. It does a great job of going into the people involved with dolphins but even more importantly, it goes deeply into the ways that we are currently threatening dolphins... | [] | 0385537301 | 0385537301 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,440,780,164,000 | 1 | false |
4 | An Okay Book | So I tried to read this book and could not get through it due to time, so I gave it to two of my kids. When asked they gave a rather lackluster, "It's Good." Which is kind of an endorsement, but far less warm than their usual reaction to books. And that was kind of the feel I was getting from it while reading ... | [] | 0545830001 | 0545830001 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,439,831,934,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Beautiful and Eye-Opening Book | First, visually this is a beautiful book. I love the layout design and the great images of mustangs that go along with some very good and eyeopening information about what mustangs are facing. I don't think much of the country realizes the pressures that these wild horses are under. And I guess for that matter, I bet... | [] | 0544392949 | 0544392949 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,439,831,293,000 | 2 | false |
5 | A Great Reference to one of the Greatest Design Dreams | This is a wonderfully illustrated book on the narrow subject of flying cars. It summarizes almost 20 different attempts at making a vehicle that can both drive and fly. At times there are hairs being split during the early days of flight, but as the books goes on chronologically it zeros in more and more on the holy ... | [] | 0618984828 | 0618984828 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,439,497,202,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Great Early Reader Introduction to Chapter Books | This is a wonderful little book. The plot is straight forward and will never win any big awards or be adapted to a movie. There are no clever twists, but it has enough to enthrall early readers to keep reading and turning pages. The writing is clean and very readable for even more advanced readers. It is perfect fo... | [] | 0545797659 | 0545797659 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,437,689,980,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great, Action Packed Book, looking forward to the next in the Series | OK, I do have to admit I had a very poor initial reaction to this book. I had been reading some really well crafted juvenile lit (DiCamillo and Circus Mirandus) and this just didn't seem to be holding up to those. But by page 100 I was hooked into the story. I tend to read a lot of juvenile literature to share with ... | [] | 0385392168 | 0385392168 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,437,403,870,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Engrossing Coming of Age Story In an Amazing Setting | OK, I love the outdoors and hiking. I liked Bill Bryson's Into the Wild. So I figured I would like this book as well. And I did like it for the wild imagery and description of the grueling miles. But I ended up being even more engrossed in the personal story of Matis coming of age.<br /><br />I'm actually kind of s... | [] | 0062291068 | 0062291068 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,435,847,652,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Sachar is on top of his craft, This is a great little book. | This book was such a joy to read, Louis Sachar has definitely mastered his craft. He weaves many touchy real life themes into this book from bullying, negligent parents, divorce and environmental issues into the story in a non-lecturing way. His characters are well developed and believable and his imagery is strong. ... | [] | 0385743785 | 0385743785 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,435,073,897,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Perhaps I should have started with Book 1 | For some reason I have had a real hard time getting into this book. It has been a month and I have not been able to get into a page turning rhythm on it. One of my sons picked it up for a while and said it was OK but also abandoned it. I have read reviews that this is a true sequel to the original and maybe reading t... | [] | 0763654043 | 0763654043 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,434,229,149,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Futurama Movie and Supper Night Here We Come! | This is a cute, well designed and illustrated little cook book. I have geek in my lineage that has been passed down to my sons. He is just catching up with all the nerdy essentials from Dr Who to Futurama to The Hobbit. He will love this book and especially the Futurama themed recipes of Slurm and Popplers. We are t... | [] | 163106049X | 163106049X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,433,344,517,000 | 2 | false |
3 | An OK Book that is Hurt by Stilted and Jumpy Narration | So, I read books with my kids a lot, it is nice to have read the same books then talk about them. And for some reason we have been on a kick of animal narrated books which is not my favorite genre by any means, but we have found some really good ones. Unfortunately this book is not in the really good category. Unless ... | [] | 0544225023 | 0544225023 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,433,265,757,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great, Engaging Adventure | I think I have been reading too many talking animal narrated books with my kids recently. It can be a very painful premise, but this book was refreshing and engaging. The kids loved it and I read it on a round trip flight and found it equally enjoyable to read.<br /><br />This book really reminded me of the Redwall se... | [] | 0399170995 | 0399170995 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,433,261,011,000 | 1 | false |
5 | An Instant Classic, When is the Movie? | Sometimes you know that you have a great book in your hand. I felt this after reading just a few pages, it was reading classic literature, not just a kids book. In the end, I don't know that everything was brilliant, but at worst, it was all extremely well written. The characters are beautifully fleshed out. The re... | [] | 0525428437 | 0525428437 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,432,833,122,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A Very Likeable Book, if You Can Get Past the Dog POV | Ok, I had a little problem with the juniorization of this book and found the dog's POV strained and a little cliché, but I liked the book. I think I would have much preferred the original better, but I can see that kids could get into the dog's voice better than I did. But it made it a little tedious to hear a young d... | [] | 0765374692 | 0765374692 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,432,824,797,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Great Starting Place for Selling a House | This was the perfect introduction for me to selling my house. I'm not planning on selling by owner or earn my own real estate license, I'm just hoping to be informed in choosing a realtor and going through the process with some knowledge. I greatly appreciate that it had lots of hints for getting your house ready and ... | [] | 1413321208 | 1413321208 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,432,274,202,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great Supernatural Murder Mystery for Tweens | I truly loved this book, and I read a lot of juvenile fiction with my kids. There was the requisite corniness and tween and teen drama, but also well developed characters and storyline with a "Sixth Sense" quality twist to the end (note not a spoiler, it's a different twist.) The writing is clean, crisp and v... | [] | 0385743912 | 0385743912 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,432,223,658,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A Very Good Juvenile Mystery | I really liked this book, but surprisingly it was abandoned by to separate kids. I read it and thought it was a nice little juvenile mystery. I'm not much for literature narrated by the animal characters, but this one seems to handle that very well and where I find a this dog-centric narration tedious and clichéd in m... | [] | 0545643317 | 0545643317 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,431,954,685,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Immensely Readable, Engaging, Educational | Well I can't say that I'm a big fan of talking animal stories, but I am a huge fan of natural history, and this book pulls its facts straight from the nature journals. The result is a somewhat juvenile but immensely readable chronicle of the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone with some special insights to the int... | [] | 1481410172 | 1481410172 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,431,357,696,000 | 0 | false |
4 | An Engaging Read, Good Suspense, A Simple Tale | I have to admit that this book read a little like an PETA anti-hunting fairy tale, but it was a nice and engaging read. It shows two colliding stories of a boy and an aging wolf with building suspense as the story comes to it's completion. I'm not a huge fan of "talking animal" stories but read a lot of them w... | [] | 1442499214 | 1442499214 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,430,744,569,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A very cute and readable book, kids have loved it. | This has everything needed to be a great children's book, magic, mayhem, possible flaming underwear, attitude and a heroine who overcomes adversity. It reads well and has enough excitement to keep you moving through the pages. The magical creatures are blended into the rest of the world and cause many interesting even... | [] | 0545709261 | 0545709261 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,430,413,026,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Great Idea Generator for Kids Activities | I love books like this. They often give great ideas for engaging you children into different activities. This book has a decent mix of things to do. Some are better than others for sure, but it there are a lot of good ideas. Some are things like, learn your zodiac sign which are a little iffy. But others like creat... | [] | 1633220036 | 1633220036 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,426,447,780,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Very Cute Book with a Great Message | I love this book for its message about reading. I have been lucky to have all the kids in my life being big readers. Only one son is sill young enough to appreciate this message, but we used it as an introduction to a trip to the library (not a rare or novel event, but this book does set the stage for going on a book ... | [] | 1477820361 | 1477820361 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,425,750,831,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A great little primer for you golf game | This is an action plan to improvement on every aspect of the game. I really like the quick exercises to bring focus on small parts of the game like putting and chipping. In the short time I've had the book I've run through the putting section and feel so much more conscious of my putting game.<br /><br />The book rea... | [] | 1450450024 | 1450450024 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,416,420,814,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A Moving Book about Family Loss in the Vulnerable Tween Years | This is a very well written book with a couple of rather deep themes. Because of discussion of depression, abuse, suicide and love, this may be a rather mature book for the target audience. But all of these subjects are discussed frankly and meaningfully. And all these issues are authentically filtered through the vie... | [] | 0385386079 | 0385386079 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,414,263,678,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A very complete coverage of the Eating Experience. | OK, I'll admit it, the only reason I got this book was to impress a girl with a perfect meal and I was very taken in by the title and description. I was hoping that this book would unlock the mysteries to making the perfect meal. And to a degree it does. It takes a lot of disparate research and pulls it together so ... | [] | 1118490827 | 1118490827 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,412,692,304,000 | 2 | false |
5 | A Wonderful Reminder about Why I Loved his Books | I was led to Paul Theroux twenty some years ago when my college fascination with Africa brought me to Fong and the Indians and Jungle Love. Later I was whisked away by an anachronistic image of him in polyester leisure suits and seventies sideburns as he traveled the world by train in his travel writings. But then we... | [] | 0544324021 | 0544324021 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,406,654,734,000 | 14 | false |
4 | I Good Graphic Novel, Hoping it Becomes a Series | I love to get graphic novels for my boys. I feel that they were key to getting them to become life long readers and even though they may not be as mind stimulating as other books, they are engaging and were an entry level into chapter books and beyond. So I was happy to have gotten a review copy of this book.<br /><b... | [] | 0547859066 | 0547859066 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,406,295,295,000 | 0 | false |
5 | This book is not terribly deep in content | This book is not terribly deep in content, although it does have some surprising "wonders" beyond the obvious ones. Examples would be the Djenne Mosque and Lake Baikal. I also like that they include a good mix of man made and natural wonders as well as ancient and modern. They have the Coloseum and the Burg K... | [] | 1743214308 | 1743214308 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,404,748,415,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A very Decent Book about Studio Photography | I am planning on doing some product photography in the near future so I was really looking forward to getting a copy of this book. And this book proved to be a very decent overview of product photography. It started out pretty basic, even for an amateur like me, but I guess the low end of the audience is someone who ... | [] | 1118721470 | 1118721470 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,403,184,169,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Exactly What I Was Looking for as a Novice | I'm not sure if this is the greatest reference that will be referred to over and over. But as a novice, I was looking for a starting point into database driven Web App. I was starting for scratch so I was hopefully going to get at least a high level overview. I got considerably more than that, as the book walks thro... | [] | 1449370195 | 1449370195 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,403,182,619,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Decent Book Giving and Overview of the Human Predator | It is amazing that even in the middle of an urban area, there are now conflicts with predators. The topic is becoming more and more important as wolves, coyotes, bears, and mountain lions expand and start to get more and more entwined with human habitats. And this is the time to look at facts and science to see the bes... | [] | 0807084964 | 0807084964 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,400,125,005,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Great Series | Our family has long been fans of the Stone Keepers series and this series has proven just as successful for us. We actually read this book first then went back to catch up. The artwork may not be as strong as the Stone Keepers series, but the story lines is as engaging and the characters are good.<br /><br />The wors... | [] | 1596438762 | 1596438762 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,400,121,736,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Another Great Collection of Themed Essays | First I have to admit up front that I am a huge fan of Berndt Heinrich. So I am willing to forgive a little rambling in his books. This one, like many of his books should be read more as a collection of themed essays more than a cohesive focused book with a hard thesis.<br /><br />But what comes through is a series o... | [] | 0547198485 | 0547198485 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,397,749,326,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Decent Overview of Mandela | I was really hoping to learn more about Nelson Mandela, and I can say that I did do that. However the format made this book a little less than cohesive when read front to back. It almost reads like a bathroom reader, with shorter digestible essays. This made it a breeze to read, but since from letter to letter the s... | [] | 1609805593 | 1609805593 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,395,295,171,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Ranging, Thought Provoking Book on What We in our Numbers are Doing to the Planet | I was a big fan of Weisman's Without Us, and loved the mental exercise. This book is very similar in that it ranges across many regions and subjects which are all connected to a common theme of our impact on the earth.<br /><br />I read a lot of similar books and sometimes the information and sources get a little ince... | [] | 0316097756 | 0316097756 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,387,433,089,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A Cute Story with Great Illustrations | My son and I really enjoyed this book. The illustrations are fantastic, bright and playful. The text is easily read, rhyming couplets which tell a nice little story of a boy and his father who suddenly find themselves in need of a mechanic and end up being bailed out by some gracious apes.<br /><br />The book has very... | [] | 0761454616 | 0761454616 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,387,431,468,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Cute and Decent Book | I have read a lot to my kids, and I have really appreciated all the great children's books that have come out in the last few years. I don't feel that this one is amongst the recent greats, but it is squarely in the pretty good recent group.<br /><br />The illustrations were cute although not masterworks. The story w... | [] | 0761457224 | 0761457224 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,387,342,538,000 | 0 | false |
5 | I Good Juvenile Mystery | As a Minnesotan, I appreciated the regional fact like having your head carved in butter for the Dairy Princess contest. But this is also a well written story with decent character development and story line. It was a little strange the way the mystery was resolved. It was revealed more than sleuthed out, but everythi... | [] | 0544029003 | 0544029003 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,384,984,050,000 | 2 | false |
4 | A Modern Fairy Tale, True to Grimms Brothers style | I really liked this story on a lot of levels. I loved the the premise of Jacob Grimm narrating a story that ultimately was a fairy tale in itself, filled with all the hallmarks and cliches of a fairy tale, but with a brutal, torturous side that sadly could be lifted from some of today's headlines. Even the somewhat br... | [] | 0375849726 | 0375849726 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,384,977,091,000 | 0 | false |
5 | The Riveting Story of an Under the Radar Culture | First, this is the worst book to start reading in November in Minnesota. The author conveys his passion for mushrooms so well, I am dying to get out into the woods and hunt for some Morels (a six month wait here.)<br /><br />I was totally wrapped up in the world of foraging through the woods for these hidden treasures... | [] | 0345536258 | 0345536258 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,384,972,312,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Wonderful Book about Finding a Place to Fit in. | This is a beautiful story of a intellectually gifted but socially awkward girl who blesses the lives that she touches in wonderful and surprising ways. The main character struggles with an Aspergeresque inability to read social situations correctly, but her honesty and innate goodness pulls her through as she struggle... | [] | 0803738552 | 0803738552 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,384,971,553,000 | 10 | false |
5 | An Engaging, Endearing Coming of Age Story | I once heard that people read to find out that they are not alone. This story does a great job of letting you share Ramsey's coming of age story and the universal adolescent themes of fitting in, finding love and exploring new independence.<br /><br />The narrative is split between prose, comics, illustrations and lis... | [] | 1936976188 | 1936976188 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,384,971,088,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Updated but Unchanged from Original, Kids Loved It | I have to admit, as a parent who went through all the classic stories, I really like remakes that have great twists like [[ASIN:068981528X The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig]]. I thought this book might have the potential of being something very similar but it was actually very true to the original tale with ... | [] | 0761459480 | 0761459480 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,381,725,125,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great Read Punctuated by Moments of Brilliance | I read this through in a marathon session. I have to admit that I am not one for poetry, but the use of iambic pentameter was refreshing and engaging. Occasionally the verses get a little rough, but that is totally forgiven for the many brilliant turns of words that filled the pages. I thought that the form would be... | [] | 038553521X | 038553521X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,379,560,462,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great Reference Whose Use Extends Well Beyond the Coasts | There are lots of specialty birding references and some end up standing heads and shoulders above the crowds. This book is one of those. Years ago I first read [[ASIN:0395510228 Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors]] by Pete Dunn and I felt like I was being given the secrets of... | [] | 0547237391 | 0547237391 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,379,477,376,000 | 13 | false |
4 | A Decent Overview of iPads | I have to admit that for the most part, the iPad needs a manual about as much toaster does. But there are some things you do need to look up, like where security settings are. It is good to have a reference to find things like this (other than google if you are old school) and this fills the bill for it. It reads li... | [] | 1118635019 | 1118635019 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,376,572,856,000 | 0 | false |
5 | An Entertaining Mental Exercise for Our Future | Much like books like [[ASIN:0312427905 The World Without Us]], this book looks at Paleontology, Archaeology, History and other sciences to get a best guess estimate of what faces us. I have long been fascinated with mass extinctions and the Sixth Extinction that we are now facing. This book does a great job of pullin... | [] | 0385535910 | 0385535910 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,376,183,589,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Cute Book about Overlooking Differences | This is a simple but cute book about opposites meeting and finding friendship. The illustrations are very cute, especially the vacation photos that finish the book. The book reads very cute and my youngest has requested the we read it again many times. There is a nice but not overstated message of acceptance but mos... | [] | 0761456856 | 0761456856 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,376,181,807,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Decent LIttle Bed Time Book | This was not a bad little book. The story is a pretty straight forward child gets lost/reunited story without any real kind of twist. The Illustrations range from great to a little off when the tiger faces looks a little misproportioned, but in general the illustrations are decent. Where the illustration excels are t... | [] | 0761461302 | 0761461302 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,376,166,446,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Nice Read for Bed Time Stories or Early Readers | I can see why this book would be a classic in the early 70's but this book is a little dated when compared to some of the delightful children's books that are coming out now. The first couple of books in this compilation are very straight forward with the staccato delivery of Dick and Jane books, although in fuller se... | [] | 0761456481 | 0761456481 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,376,165,121,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A great Overview of the Office Products | I recently took a job where I would be supporting Office 2013 a few weeks after I started. I found this book and decided it would be a good overview to help me get up to speed on the products. I was right about that. The book does give a decent overview of the entire office line which was great. At least it helps m... | [] | 1118517687 | 1118517687 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,374,105,389,000 | 11 | false |
5 | A Fantastic Look into the Trenches of Conservation | This book was an eye opener from the forward to the last pages. It has never clicked how artificial our "wilderness" has become as it did after reading the forward and realizing that for every animal facing the brink of extinction, we are often going to great lengths to maintain an environment for it. We are at a pla... | [] | 159420442X | 159420442X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,372,313,655,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Inspiring, and as a Reference, Tremendously Helpful | I really love this book. It's focused on its theme and does not waste time with introducing the basics of photography, it just gets right to some real life tips and facts about photographing specific climate and natural phenomenas. I recently got a copy of [[ASIN:0240817850 Landscape Photography: Four Seasons]] which... | [] | 0240820312 | 0240820312 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,371,363,075,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Great Seldom Told Story | I really liked this book, especially because it told a story I had never heard before. I had never realized that there was only one African American to win a Nascar event. This story does a great job of showing a man over coming odds to live a passion that is built up from his childhood. I have to admit I cringed tha... | [] | 0761454659 | 0761454659 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,369,977,320,000 | 0 | false |
5 | An Interesting New Possibility | I am by no means an academic in evolution, but I have always been interested in the theory and the elegance with which it explains animal forms. I have often questioned the random mutations of genes being the only driving force behind evolution and have long suspected there to be additional layers to explore. Years a... | [] | 0132780933 | 0132780933 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,367,396,218,000 | 2 | false |
4 | A Decent Book, but for Me, not Quite Into the Wild | I figured I would really like this book since I was strangely sucked into [[ASIN:B003TGMFG4 Into the Wild 1997 Anchor paperback by Jon Krakauer]]. That book drew me into the mystery and mystique of Christopher McCandless far more than I expected. Perhaps that set the expectations a little high for this book which is ... | [] | 030759176X | 030759176X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,367,307,186,000 | 1 | false |
5 | As a Minnesota Outdoorsman, This is Indispensible | I am a long time Minnesota birdwatcher, hiker, fisherman, and general outdoorsman. I have had a copy of [[ASIN:0899332226 Minnesota Atlas and Gazetteer (State Atlas & Gazetteer)]] for years, dog eared from a decades worth of use. It was indespensable for driving across the state while trying to find some reported bir... | [] | 1597755206 | 1597755206 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,367,296,864,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Satisfying end to the Quartet | I have been reading this series with my son, and we have been very happy with it. This is the finale of the quartet and I have to say I'm satisfied with the way it ends. The characters have been very well developed over the series, and I liked to see their growth through the series.<br /><br />The culmination of the ... | [] | 0761457267 | 0761457267 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,367,050,502,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Challenging and Academic but Intriguing Read | I had read [[ASIN:0743296222 The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism]] and felt terribly disappointed because Behe seems to have simply supplied a poor explanation of evolution, then disproved his flawed interpretation. I was looking for a good explanation of a modern synthesis of Evolution when ... | [] | 0132542498 | 0132542498 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,366,862,153,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Eye Opening for a Beginner iOS Hack | This book is well above my head for many of the things covered. But it did a great job of showing me some of the possibilities I was not even able to fathom. Unfortunately all books for programming have a shelf life, but i have found myself picking this book back up and flipping through it again for inspirations when... | [] | 1119961327 | 1119961327 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,366,777,800,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Ideas for Traffic Generation -- Dated? | I have been a serious amateur in all things SEO related. I have meddled with some sites and enjoyed looking at stats and optimizing SEO. This book and the SONAR system got me into thinking about several avenues that I have not considered in the past from Social Media to Syndicating you content to draw traffic and aut... | [] | 0789741083 | 0789741083 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,366,692,508,000 | 2 | false |
5 | A New High for the Series | I love reading juvenile literature series with my kids. This series has everything you could want for tween boys and girls. It is in the vein of the Percy Jackson books, although it seems at a slightly lower reading level. We have enjoyed these so far but this book set a new bar for the series.<br /><br />The plot o... | [] | 0761457968 | 0761457968 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,366,274,191,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Darker Theroux Journey, But Stunningly Absorbing | I have not read Paul Theroux in years, but in my twenties, I drank his travel books in. Now we are both older, maybe wiser, but also looking at a different world. Theroux, now in his 70's is obviously reprioritizing his time and risks.<br /><br />This books reads like an abortive journey into Conrad's Heart of Darkne... | [] | 061883933X | 061883933X | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,366,182,592,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Very Solid Introduction to IOS Development | I have to say that I was starting at a fairly low level for development, but I know that I can piece together a basic applet after walking through this book. I remember feeling immediately accomplished by walking through the first two chapters or so and installing the SDK and signing up for the Apple Developers group.... | [] | 0672332205 | 0672332205 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,847,781,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Decent Fantasy Book for my Young Reader | We are always on the lookout for a new series to stoke my oldest boys reading habit. This book has a lot of good things going for it, dragons, pegasi, and the whole retinue of other mythical beasts. Also there is a great sense of adventure and some suspense, almost everything a boy can want.<br /><br />Well maybe a ma... | [] | 0761453776 | 0761453776 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,847,183,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Another Winner from a Great Series | I have really enjoyed the Focus On Photography series and I'm fortunate to have several of the books. I have to admit, they are introductory in nature, but each has given me enough solid hints and strategies to noticeably improve my photography and grow as a photographer. This book is no different. As much as I am a... | [] | 0240812204 | 0240812204 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,666,735,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Really Great Starting Point for Photographic Lighting | OK, the field of photographic lighting is full of potential material. Far too much to put in one book. I don't know that I would recommend this to a pro or high end amateur, but it really met me where I was at. The first few pages did a great job of showing that light is not just a commodity that pours from your flas... | [] | 0240817117 | 0240817117 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,665,984,000 | 0 | false |
5 | The Complete Process from Startup to a Youtube Paycheck | This book was far more than I was expecting. I was thinking this was just going to be the technical information about formats and some post production. And that is there, but there is a whole lot more. This book is truly covers the entire process from Equipment and Planning, Production, Post Production, and even hos... | [] | 0240815092 | 0240815092 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,529,127,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A Good Reference for a Literacy Instructor | I am a huge reader and would love to see my sons follow in my footsteps and be recreational readers as well. This book really caught my eye since my youngest son is in first grade and is just starting his reading career. I was looking for a guide to help teach him to learn and excel at reading.<br /><br />While this ... | [] | 1118288165 | 1118288165 | AGLQQCIS5V6EGUCS5SSNHWZHQM6Q | 1,365,393,001,000 | 0 | false |
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