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1 | Free to Be You and Me CD | The Free to Be You and Me TV special was one of my childhood favorites, as was this album. (I actually still have the vinyl album my mom bought for me 30 years ago!) I introduced my 4 year-old daughter to the video, and she immediately fell in love with the soundtrack. So I purchased this CD for her and it has become the only thing she wants to listen to during any car ride. The only thing that is disappointing to me is that not all of the songs are exactly the same as what is on the video... not that they aren't good, they're just not the same. While my daughter doesn't seem to mind, I have to admit I prefer the versions on the video. There are a lot of extras on the CD that aren't on the video as well, which is a bonus. Overall, this is a great CD to own if your child loves the video/DVD. | 239 |
1 | Livestock Killer | Tom first finds out about the panther when he is riding in the sled in the back of the pick up truck with his dad and grandpa. He sees that Sally, his family cow and her calf has been killed by the panther. That is the start of the action that you will find in Danger on Panther Peak. Some other things you will see are injuries, black fog, and family sickness. I would tell you more, but you've got to read to find out!I loved this book! It was a heroic adventure story- Tom is a great main character. He's very brave for an 11 year old. There is a ton of action--you will definitely love it as much as I did. Go find this book at your public library and start reading it today!!! You will have a blast, I promise. :-)Samuel Whited | 17,148 |
1 | quite good | I learnt a lot from the book, but the vowel charts in the book are not shown in a clear manner. | 28,595 |
0 | Illustrations were dull and few | I forgot my copy of "The Night Before Christmas", so I bought this to quickly fill in. What a disappointment! We viewed it on the iPad. The illustrations were dull in color with little to interest two small children. My girls are 1 and 4. The 4-year-old has been able to recite this poem since she was 2. She loves the story, but not this book. There wasn't a page for every stanza, and my children like a fast, page turning book. I can't recommend this edition. | 33,221 |
0 | Disappointing | As far as Princess Diana books go, this one is as wrongful as you can get ... the reporting is fundamentally flawed. Like the French authorities, Mr Gregory is willing to declare the Earth is flat and more nonsense in the desperate attempt to keep the lid on this cover-up.Judging from statements and the relief expressed by some British politicians, the death was needed to save the throne. Diana and Dodi had become a threat to the British establishment. The scenario opening in front of their horrified eyes was of a possible marriage to an Egyptian playboy. It was unthinkable that the heir to the throne and his younger brother should have a Muslim stepfather. It was equally unthinkable that the union might produce an Anglo/Egyptian half-brother for the royal princes.British Intelligence, under their rules, was "justified" in wiping these people out for the purposes of the monarchy, protection of the realm, and "national security." | 48,293 |
0 | Noisy monitor. Beware! | This monitor has been making a noise since I bought it. It is quite annoying. The picture quality is good but the noise ruins any pleasure in owning such a nice monitor. | 25,732 |
0 | not what i thought i was getting | I ordered this product from THECONSOLEREPAIRGUY and received a standard AA battery pack it also says that this is a Microsoft product and of course its not its some cheap knock off. i would be OK with this if it had stated that it was a AA battery pack in the product description but it didn't. no where did i read it was a AA battery pack until i say saw a comment on the invoice that came with i that said "AA type" on top of saying its rechargeable which it is not. | 27,708 |
1 | 10 Things | This is an excellent, very funny movie. I reccomend it to anyone who wants to spend a night watching a light movie. | 13,818 |
0 | HUH? | Does EA seriously think that it is okay to limit the number of computers that my copy of the game can be installed. I have two computers, I installed it on both to see which one runs better and now I only have one more move left before I have to "plead my case". I wish I knew this before hand.Otherwise, the game is interesting and I like the various stages of life. However, I feel like the game play still resembles the other "progress through history" games.I still cant get past the "anti-piracy" thing and think the EA folks should have been more creative in achieving their goal. In my opinion that pushes this game down to a onestar rating. | 34,817 |
0 | Only one bud works the left one | I have another pair of these that are great . Threse are a manufacture defect I am returning them for a replacement of the same earbudsN | 34,952 |
1 | Definately blood and guts | Ok, I thought that this movie was very original with the "work group" coming to a hotel and cleaning it up. There is one thing that they didn't realize is that they are the "food" for the hotel and the residents that live there. I thought the story was imaginative and did have it's scarey parts. Yes, it is very much a "slasher, blood and guts" movie. I highly recommend this movie to anyone that loves slasher flicks with an imaginative story. | 31,623 |
0 | This book fills an important NICHE... | ...namely for all the people that flunked out of elementary algebra and can't figure out how to size cabinet parts for themselves. Do yourself a favor, save your money and buy either udo schmidt's, jim tolpin's or danny proulx's books on cabinetmaking as they provide much more useful information beyond cutlist and assembly instructions. Keeping in mind that a standard wall cabinet is 12" deep and that a standard base cabinet is 24" deep and that both are often 30" high (excluding toe kick), you can EASILY fill in the rest of the dimensions by downloading a PDF file on cabinet dimensions from any of the major cabinet companies like merillat or mill's pride but in general most of the widths are in 3" increments beginning with 12" and up to 48". You can easily replace this entire book with the innovative FREE ecabinets program from thermwood. | 3,818 |
1 | Great for little ones | I started reading this book to my son when he was around 2 years old. It was perfect for that age because it is short, sweet, and fun. It also has some drama. My son started memorizing the words very quickly. I would definitely recommend this one for ages 2-3 to read TO them. My 4 year old is not reading yet so we don't pick this one up often at the moment. I would guess that for older ones just learning to read it's probably a good choice for that too.Update 6/2012: My younger son who just turned 2 LOVES this book. He can finish the word at the end of every line! Our family LOVES this book. This is one of his three favorite books right now. | 4,093 |
0 | Junk! Save Your Money!!! | This is absolutely a piece of junk! I have an older model that works great and have had it for several years. Recently a friend bought this one for her cats and didn't like it and offered it to me. I took it to keep out on the patio for my outside cat. The prongs are too wide apart that it isn't getting all the clumps. The trays don't seem to fit right, so the clumps end up on the ground. It is just horrible. I have gone back to just a regular old litter box as the other one wasn't worth all the hassle. They need to go back to their earlier model and get rid of this one. I have never had a bit of trouble with my other one. I don't know why they felt they needed to change it. Probably so that they could charge more! | 15,535 |
0 | Ritzer's Sociological Theory - Is it Worthwhile? | While Ritzer gives a synopsis of many of the major theorists in this study, the treatments are incomplete. This study should provide a "jumping off" place for further study on the individual theorists discussed.While the reader may get a brief discription of major theorists it is not higly recommended for serious scholarly study. In other words, "dabblers" in sociology may find it useful. | 35,359 |
1 | Life is Hot in Cracktown | The DvD was in excelent shape arived on time and played great, i was very impressed, Mr. R Lewis even sent me some popcorn and a lil candy so that i could have some snacks while enjoying the movie...Thanks angain...Mark B | 46,028 |
1 | A fascinating book about a fascinating life. | Janis Martinson should be congratulated on a remarkable achievement. She has woven seamlessly Honeyboy Edwards' recollections and ruminations into a deeply affecting but wholly unsentimental account of his life and his career. What emerges are a beautiful portrait of an extraordinary man, an informative history of blues music, a subtle indictment of racism and injustice, and a moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in blues, history, biography or just a good story | 6,403 |
1 | Really Great First Album! - Gavin DeGraw - Chariot | Before I bought the album, I was really skeptical about it. I thought this was going to be only one of those album with only 1 hit, the song "I Don't Wanna Be" which is featured on the tv show One Tree Hill introduction. However, I was pleasently surprised to see it was more than that. He had other fantastic songs, like "Chariot," and "Follow through," which captures your heart and has a fantastic beat and you could really relate to the song. Most of the songs you can bear to listen, unlike most CD's you only like 2 or 3 songs. Also, I believe Gavin wrote all his own songs, so he just didn't sing words some Recording company gave him. I really recommend this CD to everyone who loves listening to alternative music. | 13,125 |
1 | Cool Stuff | Wow, Davey really grows on you. When I first listened to this, it sounded like alvin and the Chipmunks go hardcore, but I've gotten used to it. This disc is also easily the peak of bassit Geoff's songwriting career, which couple perfectly with Davey's insightful lyrics. For Tarintino fans, the cover is a take-off of the Reservoir Dogs soundtrack album cover, and most of the music could have fit seamlessly into the movie. A perfect buy for those who are first-time AFI listeners. | 45,511 |
1 | It's grease for a good price. | There's not much to say here other than the product is as described. It's also being fulfilled by Amazon which means it ships fast and is packaged well.I used it when replacing all four sets of brake pads recently, coating the back of the pads, calipers, and shims with this grease. So far there haven't been any squeaks.As far as money goes, for only a few bucks, you get a whole tub of this, can't go wrong. | 41,756 |
1 | The sin of success | This album kicks, with wide-ranging compositions, tight performances, steel-driving percussion, blood-pumping syncopation, rollercoaster vocals, and a good dose of fun. Post-punk at its best. We-were-here-first Sugarcubes purists will of course claim it doesn't measure up to Life's Too Good, but you see that same attitude with every edgy band -- as with every album after Murmur, the REM amen-corner prophesied the apocalypse. Don't buy the hype. If you're not interested in being uber-cool, and you just want great music, this record is one of the best. Buy it, listen, and enjoy. If you're not a critic, and not interested in fan-club honors, give it a listen. Those Icelanders, they do satisfy. | 672 |
1 | Great Earrings!! | These earrings are so great! I love to wear earrings but don't like to wear earrings that I have to take out every night. So as I was looking on amazon at earrings I saw these and decided to try them out. I got them yesterday and put them right away and love them! I can already tell that I will wear these earrings alot! | 28,812 |
1 | Evelyn G. | I ordered 2 sets of Corelle and received in a week. My husband and I loved the dishes. We love the color, for it has a oriental flair to it. I love the size of the plates, for when I have salmon or turkey burgers, I have room to put cole slaw on plate instead of using a bowl for it. My husband love the 22 oz. bowls for the cereal, for he love to pile it high. We did have corelle before, my husband didn't like the flat bowls it came with, that is why we chose this set! | 41,392 |
1 | Wonderful | I could watch the series over and over. In fact I do! So sorry there are not more of them. A delightful twosome! | 48,245 |
0 | More garbage, part II | Based on the Amazon preview, I'm really glad I didn't waste my money on this album. Geez, it sounded like a bunch of 16 year old hacks destroying any classic Zep song they could find. I didn't hear anything new or challenging in the songs. Just a challenge to get through the mangled noise. This goes the same for the first album in this series. Why they felt the need to make a second album like this is beyond me... | 7,098 |
0 | Stop screwing the fans please. | We all have already been screwed once with the release of the theatrical versions followed later by the extended versions on DVD. Now they are trying to do the same thing with the Blu-Rays? There is no reason for doing this whatsoever, other than milking the consumer for everything they have. DO NOT BUY! YOU ARE BEING RIPPED OFF!! AGAIN!!! | 15,568 |
1 | It really is the definitive guide! | Like most web developers / back-end programmers, I like to code my own html. HTML: The Definitive Guide is the best html reference I've ever laid eyes on - extreemly well organised, it has concise chapters covering important topics, such as Tables and Forms.Each chapter describes the functionality of the topic, then details each property. For example, the tables chapter describes the basic structure of forms, then goes on to detail all the possible properties that can be placed inside each tag and what they do.It assumes only basic knowledge and comes with an excellent introduction to html for the novice, but the best features are the excellent layout which make it easy to look things up quickly and the well devised tear-out quick reference card detailing the complete set of tags and elements.This is one of four books I always keep with me at work! The three others are "ASP In a Nutshell", "JavaScript: The Difinitive Guide" and an SQL reference. | 45,325 |
0 | 25 Things. It's a good thing the Sears brothers have day jobs. | 25 Things was a trite little book, composed mostly of filler. I bought a whole book, but all I really nedded was a pamphlet to get this information. It was not funny or entertaining, like the authors claim. A funny baby preperation book is "Be Prepared; A Practical Handbook for New Dads." It has all of the same techniques as 25 Things but is less biased and easier to read. | 24,672 |
1 | It does its' job | Easy to install, make sure to screw in all screws for a decent fit, a little spacing occurred at the top from the plastic. Looks like its a tad warped but not a big deal, you can hardly notice. My head unit had to lose its plastic rim around the front in order to fit. Still looks good though. Better then having a huge hole in the middle of my dash. | 28,199 |
1 | For family historians | My great-great-great grandmother was a free black woman in Virginia in 1820. I wondered what daily life would have been like for her and this book answered my questions. It provides in-depth information on the political, legal, economic and social thought of the time and how all of these things were twisted to justify racism. | 29,555 |
0 | not impressed | Bought this cutter for trimming various art papers, it doesn't cut cleanly unless you are doing a single sheet, so returned it. | 13,927 |
0 | Seems much less than 100 pound resistance | I bought this upgrade to 310 pounds, it arrived on time and was easy to install. However, the rod resistance seems much smaller than that of existing 50 pound rods in the original 210 pound system. This feels more like a 50 pound upgrade rather than a 100 pound. | 18,898 |
0 | Copy of "Meet the Parents" | Some funny moments, but generally a bore. I felt this movie was a copy of Meet the Parents - just substituting actors and adding a racial element for humour and dramatic effect. | 47,939 |
0 | Warning~ Book Contains Triggers | Not only is this book poorly written, (as if by a teenaged boy who can't watch enough b-rated horror movies), but it is also full of violence against women that triggers on misogyny. FOR ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED ANY ABUSE AT ALL, THIS IS NOT A BOOK TO READ!!! The author seems to find some sadistic pleasure in brutalizing his main character. | 28,260 |
1 | Tech Diving Macro View | Wow, this is a great book. This has all the stuff andbackground you can't find anywhere else. Details are providedwhen and where needed, and the problems are right on. What'salso important is that the author is a real tech diver, not justand academic PhD. And it shows in developments and topics.Granted solar gravitation is not a central concern for divers,but the earth linkage and impacts are interesting. And centralto life.The sections on probabilistic dedompression and risk analysisare especially well developed and applied simply. Clearup many misconceptions I have had in the past.Overall -- get this book as a standard reference if you area real tech diver. | 33,695 |
0 | Disappointing selection of chairs | I suppose it all depends on what you expect this book to be. I was expecting a history of chairs, with 600 pictures of the chairs. What the book consists of is pictures of 600 mostly modern chairs, essentially all factory made, and almost all made from metal and plastic.If you're looking for pictures of chairs through time and how they developed over the centuries, look elsewhere.Extremely disappointing book. | 18,834 |
1 | Nice. Works well. Be sure to check functionality..... | We bought ours and set it aside for several months upon receipt. When we finally got around to checking functionality, fortunately before we really needed it, it didn't work. Something was wrong and water was spewing from inside the handle and elsewhere. We read the instructions incessantly thinking we were doing something wrong. Upon contacted the seller they wouldn't bother with our issue because so much time had passed - 3 months or so. That was not cool for sure. But dealing with the manufacturer was great. Good customer service. They first tried sending us a replacement handle, to no avail. We then had to send the whole unit in and received a new one that worked just fine. A hassle for sure. But now we have a functioning unit that works quite well, as intended and designed. If this fits your needs regarding volume and portability, we certainly recommend it. Just confirm functionality of the unit when you receive it and don't wait. :) | 29,589 |
1 | THIS ALBUM WILL FUFILL ALL YOUR "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" | I am amazed and in awe of this wonderful work created by Steven Curtis Chapman. As a songwriter myself, I am astounded by the incredible writing on this album, and the incredible production. This is Steven Curtis Chapman at the top of his game. He has a created an album that is fun, exhilirating and profound. Favorites on the album for me include, "Dive," "Speechless," "Great Expectations" and "Be Still And Know." I can't find a single flaw on this album, and I beleive that God has truly touched Steven with an incredible gift. You won't be dissapointed with this album! | 23,208 |
0 | Not much written on the Picts | This is a typical Osprey book - a primer to a niche subject. In this case, the coverage is nigh perfect. The text states that there is not much written on the Picts because not much is known about them. Thus there is a lot of cross-referencing to Celtic and other sources just to get an idea about the Picts.The illustrations are terrible. There is a great divide beween text and illustrations. The Picts disavowed the use of armour to flaunt their courage and loved to fight naked to show off their tattoos. The illustrations all depict clothed and armoured Picts. The line drawings hint at the missed opportunity to depict some truly magnificent paintings based on the abstract animal motifs. | 11,517 |
1 | Ha ha, it's 34.95 at Sam's Club! | Wonderful series, where men are men, the stars anyway, and that's the most important. | 23,789 |
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0 | although I have not received the product | I would love to say the product but not yet arrived and I have passed the estimated time of arrival, but I contact amazon and I'll wait a little more to see if it comes, I'm from Chile and I live in Puerto Montt, then hopefully get productBest regards | 33,298 |
0 | Too much of tedium | The novel makes for tough reading. The author goes on and on with his descriptions with a laboured writing style which could be avoided. The style was so forbidding that I could not finish the book.Naipaul, is a master of the travelogue, and of the political travelogue in particular, but in Guerillas, he fails as a novelist.Some bright patches if any, in the novel, belong to his insights as an political observer rather than to his skills as a novelist. | 46,022 |
1 | It works! | I have bought countless items from Amazon and other internet sources over the years. I carefully read reviews but never write them. Yeah, I am one of those people. This product is so amazing I just had to tell everyone. Every night I have to work the tangles out of my mixed child's long curly hair. I don't understand how so many tangles are produced in a single day. Anyway, bath time is filled with her screaming and crying. This product though has made bath time enjoyable again! I have owned it for a few weeks now and use it every day. It really painlessly works through the tangles. In fact, she hasn't complained once about it hurting. Thank you so much for giving my sanity back during bath time!!!!!! | 12,979 |
0 | Annoying | I really expected this to be a fun video, I love bollywood music but I could hardly hear it b/c of the voice over which was so annoying, it didn't coordinate with her voice and the moves, the timing was off and I got frustrated. If she just spoke while exercising it would have been much better and used better music. | 39,165 |
0 | Glad I Rented It First | I had this movie in my wish list for purchase at a later date. I decided to rent it. I saved myself the cost of purchase. This movie was terrible. Halfway through I almost turned it off. I'm a fan of military movies but this was completely uninteresting. The milk truck scene? Totally stupid. Like other reviewers have said, rent before you buy. | 39,935 |
0 | Don't waste your money | My 9 year old son wore thes nice looking, comfortable shoes one time and came home with most of the black scraped off. | 17,745 |
0 | Useless | Received one of these pencil holders today. Totally useless. The time didn't advance after being set. The month LCD area contained nonsense digits and could not be set. And so on. Too cheap to warrant returning. Avoid buying this cheap product. | 43,718 |
0 | Worst Purchase Ever | this person has still not sent my book and its been 3 weeks since ive ordered it, i sent an email asking when the book would be sent and did not get any reply. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER!!!! | 37,903 |
0 | Not at all effective. Completely the opposite. | I wish there had been a review of this product before I decided to purchase it online. The first, and therefore main ingredient is alcohol, which is very drying to the hair. The product boasts in claiming to stimulate the production of Sebum, however the serum does more drying to the hair than creating any secreation through oils. Please do not invest in this highly expensive, yet very adverse and ineffective product. | 27,455 |
0 | Great Performances, Bad DVD | The video on this disc looks like it was simply pulled from the master tapes made for VHS and syndication. The audio leaves much to be desired too.The shame of it is that the program has some amazing performances in addition to Powers Boothe's Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones. | 33,702 |
1 | SOUL!! | Yikes! This IS modern rock'n'roll baby! All sexed up, dressed up and messed up!! Extra Width whips it on ya with solid soul-punk power that should get yo' sorry butt motivatin' on the dance floor and home in bed. Mr Spencer and the boys don't give a darn what people in the lame, traditional, conservative "blues" scene think of them, they just wail on it. This album still stands up as THE blues/punk masterpiece. The Jon Spencer Blue Explosion wrote the book ( well, almost ) on minimalist blues sludge and pushed the envelope of the genre while Jack and Meg were still tryin' to coordinate their wardrobe! | 14,371 |
1 | Not Your average western! | While this isnt the best western ever written, its definetly worth reading. This is a gritty realistic western that is refreshing as the main character actually gets hurt, he isnt immune to bullets like some westerns i've read. He even misses his shots occasionally! The author doesnt use excessive detail on surroundings etc., enough to get his point across. I highly recommend it, as this book is a very realistic portrayal of how the west really was. Not everyone liked everyone, people die, good and bad! If you like happy endings, this isnt exactly the book your looking for. I hope to see more books from Mr. Laing. The main cons about this book was it seemed to end to soon. :-) | 32,034 |
1 | excellent music | her music is just perfect, and dvd audio is the way to listen to it! i'm very happy with this disc. | 12,113 |
1 | ...my destiny has only begun, to torture future minds... | ...No words necessary here for this one...An essential and defining moment in early DM history...Considered by some (and rightly so) to be the origin and blueprint of brutal tech death...A jewel in the crown of extreme music and many a fan's favorite...Never to be surpassed in the minds of some...If you're familiar with EOTF, then you know of what I write...To fans of the extreme music genre who have since remained uninitiated, align yourselves with the glory that is Effigy of the Forgotten... | 19,904 |
1 | Great! But somewhat different from their later stuff. | The full title is actually "A Girl Doesn't Get Killed by a Make-Believe Lover....'Cuz It's Hot."Some people don't like this, say it's too repetitive, blah, blah, blah. But the thing is, this (at least the title song)is dance music. I believe it was originally released on vinyl for DJs (much like the stuff on their Kooler than Jesus cd).Music meant to be played in a club is structured differently than music meant for radio. It tends to be longer (8-9 minutes) and has something of an emphasis on the beat.Anyway, 'Cuz it's hot is one of their best songs. Rather than being industrial or having jazz-ish sound to it, like their later stuff, this is rather house like. Very 'groovy' and disco-ish. But it still combines their trademarks, 'b-movie evilness', silliness, and sex.Most TKK fans already have A Daisy Chain 4 Satan (as it's on their best ablum), but it doesn't hurt to have another copy of that. | 20,691 |
1 | Shakespeare? Vampires? Conspiracy? What's not to like? | Shakespeare? Check.Vampires? Check.Holy Grail? Check.Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies? Check.This film is silly and enjoyable. A little slow to start, but once the principal characters are introduced, it gets rolling and is quite enjoyable (much more so than more lavish and polished productions featuring any one of those single elements mentioned above. | 23,062 |
0 | Horrible | This poetry has no redemption or beauty. It is dry, sarcastic, dismal, and plain out unhealthy to the mind. It's not worth it. Read poetry that moves you to understanding, not this. | 22,703 |
0 | Amphibious amschmibious | We got two different varieties of this same toy for our 5-year old twins for Christmas. They were pretty excited and went to test them out before the wrapping paper ever hit the floor. They had fun inside on the wood floor, where the cars ran very well.However, once we got bundled and went outside to test the amphibious qualities of the cars we all soon realized that, despite being amphibious, they performed very poorly on uneven ground - same for the snow and the lake shore. Basically these cars have about 1/8 inch of clearance and get stuck on anything they drive over. Although they are marketed as amphibious, it only means that they are watertight; they CANNOT handle the slightest bit of topography. After the boys tried getting them to run on snow, soil and rocks a few times they gave up and started sledding.The boys still use them, but only in the house. If you want to get a functional outdoor R/C vehicle then this is NOT the car you are looking for. | 15,967 |
0 | Funny, but racist | This perhaps autobiographical work by Moore is packed full of wonderful sarcasm and clever double entendres, but his arguments lack any proof or substance, and the book contains one factual error after another. More disturbing is Moore's bleak picture of White America which portrays whites as inherently evil and racist. One can't help but wonder if the author includes himself among this wretched group. For someone who views Americans as "possibly the dumbest people on Earth", it looks like Moore has found the perfect audience for his craft. | 209 |
0 | Snowbound | After eagerly starting to read this book, I found myself bitterly disappointed. I began rooting for the snowfall -- the only realistic character -- to build up around the courthouse and entomb all the characters and put me out of my misery. It's as if the author took all his research on fishing, the northwest and strawberries, threw a little literary fiction spin on it and slung it against his computer screen. The characters were wooden. What promised to be a good story spun its wheels in the snow as Guterson jumped from love to murder to racism to prejudice. I gave up on this disaster about halfway through, angry for having wasted a single second on it. If this is the sort of drivel that wins awards and becomes a major movie, then there's hope for all writers. Mr. Guterson, go back to your day job! | 19,418 |
0 | Not the origional | THIS IS NOT THE ORIGIONAL BOOK, BUT A POOR BLACK AND WHITH REPRODUCTION. IT IS A GREAT DISAPOINTMENT. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BETTER QUALITY FOR THE PHOTO REPRODUCTIONS. VERY POOR. SAVE YOUR MONEY. | 7,915 |
0 | Dust Collector | Hooked it up, but could never figure out how to scan my old negatives. Just packed away and a waste of money. | 39,244 |
1 | Interesting, but not for an introduction | Considering the writer's background, I was hoping that Allende's Chile would be sort of the end-all be-all for books on Pinochet, Chile and the coup. After finishing, I'd say that it's not even close. But the story is still worth looking at.What this book truly is, is just what it says: an inside view. There are significant passages on America's involvement, Pinochet and Chilean society at the time, but Boorstein really concentrates on political and economic conditions five to ten years prior to the coup as a subordinate of the Allende government.Some of the economic details get excruciatingly boring, but some of the historical background and personal experiences are what make Allende's Chile worthwhile.For a more detailed look at American involvement, I'd look to someone like Christopher Hitchens and his book on Henry Kissnger. | 10,592 |
1 | Bloodrayne- Best action game on GC | Bloodrayne follows the same path as most superviolent action games, but it adds a layer of depth by giving many options like using blades or guns, choosing different views. Go stealthy or run in shooting. There are 100's of different combonations to kill bosses and just plain old grunts. Suck blood, knife them, shooting.Graphics-#### of 5Control-##### of 5Story-#### of 5Concept-##### of 5Overall-######### of 10 | 37,570 |
1 | great | This is my favorite band in the world. why? because it's pure poetry and sounds awesome. I like alot of rock music,emo,punk,classical and blues and I will say that the emo,punkcore music is sort of sounding the same, but not these guys. they have a gift that cant be duplicated. | 46,089 |
1 | Hot, hot , hot | Nelson George gets down and dirty in this tribute to sex, sex, and more sex. Dean appears conservative to the outside world, a producer of a highly rated talk show, he resists turning changing the format of the show to a more sexual theme. But it doesn't take long for him to warm up to the idea though he still as his reservations. The research is the best part of the job. He loves his fiancee Millie, but the allure of Bee Cole is too much temptation. How far will he go? How low will he go? This book explores some of things you may have dreamed or thought about but don't have the nerve. On-line sex chats, menage a trois, swinging; this is the world that is explored. The book however gives just enough and doesn't saturate you with detail that would could otherwise make this a work of borderline pornography. This is very tastefully done and has some humorous scenes. | 2,318 |
0 | Not worth your time and money. | First off I have a Sony Vio Digital Studio computer 2.66 ghz Pentium 4 with 512 ddr ram, so I know its not my computer or my dads pentium 4 hyper thread 3.0 ghz with 2 ghz rdram causing the problems. First off this software has tons of nice features, too bad it doesnt burn any more than 7 seconds to a disc, O.K. well I will just edit my mpeg2 file and export it and use a different burning software. Roxio 6 start burning (error) well mabe Nero 6 Ultra will work start burning (error). To sum it up too many bugs in the software dont buy unless you want to waste money. Also if you are looking for a great video editing software to edit the comercials, add sound, and transitions and many other features to your video files get honestech video editor 5 its the best editor I have ever used, its quick easy and cheap. | 29,744 |
0 | Also worth reading. | For those willing to see the truth of Jesus' suffering, buy the Amazon book "Crucified by Pontius Pilate" by C.W. Griffen. | 3,068 |
1 | A Clear Vision of the Threat We Face | Generals McInerney and Vallely articulate a clear vision of the global terrorism we currently face and present a well-crafted road map for America to defeat the threat. The authors bring decades of military and global security experiences to address a thorny problem - The War on Terror. They address the larger issue of the clash of cultures in a way everyone can understand. The lessons learned from September 11 are slowly fading from the memories of many of our elected officials. We, the people, have to hold their feet to the fire to pass effective legislation that enhances our national security. This author strongly recommends that all concerned Americans read this book. | 31,989 |
0 | Boring | What has happened to Eddie Murphy!!!!!! Pretty okay concept and story line but the jokes were not funny. Cliched jokes with cliched storyline. I found myself getting bored and just wanted it to end. Eddie Murphy, please pick better roles with some original comedic material. | 32,465 |
0 | A disappointment | This CD is a disappointment to me. The only track I like on this CD is "Almost Blue" in which Diana sounds more like herself and the song is more like a song.I am surprised that she actually came to Melbourne to promote it.Leslie ChenDonvale, Australia | 18,035 |
0 | Sugarbush Review | The Sugarbush has a profound sense of tried enthusiasm written in it's words. Although the book has an odd version of writing never seen in any other book. The words are very abstruse in their meaning, and instead of being basic, profound, and good in sentence character, are too highly complex to enjoy. I disliked the sexual intimations in the very beggining of the book. Many authors decide to procrastinate sexual intimacy until the end. Yet this novel commerates a historic time and event, which is honored. | 19,366 |
1 | This is the seminal CD for classics in the Paradise Garage! | The music on this CD is phenomenal... this 2 CD compilation is the BEST summarization of the beautiful music that was played on the Garage's loud and crisp "Richard Long" system. All I can say to you is... GET INTO IT! | 42,628 |
0 | Tedious and Depressing | I was given this book from my mother in law. We are both HUGE readers and trade off books to save money. Neither of us is too picky about what we read because we read so much. Well, I never got her perspective on the book before I started it so can't say what she thought passing it off to me. I started it and after a few chapters put it down and didn't pick it up again for about 6 months. Until there was nothing at all left to read in my house and then I started it again.It is so tedious. The characters are ugly, with no discernable redeeming qualities. It actually depressed me to read it, however, I was committed to finishing it. I truly can't say anything good. I can't understand the praise for this book.Oh, and I gave it one star, not sure why two popped up on this review. Oh well. | 22,035 |
1 | A Great book for young people | My father bought a copy of this book at a used bookstore in the mid-1980's when I was in my early teens. I have read it twice and strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to better understand the sacrifices made by our grandfathers (mine served at Leyte in the Phillipines from 1944-45). See the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and read this book and you will have a pretty good picture of how things were. | 28,567 |
1 | my life is kinda like bellas but with out the amazing creature | this book is the best... i have really opened up to this book it is the best book ive read in ages...stephanie meyers has becom my fave author no changes what so ever | 39,822 |
0 | She Wolves | The movie is set in the future on planet earth. Women are the dominant sex in this film. The plot, if you can call it that, centers around this theme.Poor acting, poor directing, and poor quality. Not sure why anyone wasted time putting this to DVD; better yet to film. | 47,704 |
1 | Husband likes but VERY stiff! | Husband Loves them. I had to wash them about 7 times in a row though before he could wear them because they were incredibly stiff!!! They hold up nicely. Carhartt makes excellent work clothes | 33,317 |
1 | The sound of the next big thing | I bought this album after I saw these guys in LA. They totally rocked. The CD is as good as these guys are. I totally recommend buying one ..hell buy two! | 25,131 |
1 | hard rock at its best | This album is great.There is a solo in every song.Zakk Wylde shows Black Label society's soft side as donewith pastalbums with songs like "Bridge to Coss" and "Lst Heaven".The 57 second solo"speedball" caught my attention.Robert Trujillo formerly of ozzy Osbourne shares his talenton the tracks "Demise of Sanity" and 'Life,birth,blood,Doom".I recommend this album to any hark rock fan.if you havent heard this classic,you'll missing out on a great piece of work | 13,348 |
0 | Piece(s) of junk | Wow, what low performance following such high expectations. Bought a receiver and bit the bullet, signing up for 3 years, despite feeling like a sucker for falling for such a blatant subscription ploy. The marketing team clearly won out over the designers - leaving out a serial or picture card input is downright sinister.First Ceiva showed up DOA - no life whatsoever. Frustrating after signing up on line, uploading images, paying subscription fee. Returned the unit.Second unit. Dead after 24 hours. I'll try anything five times, but not in this case. They suckered me twice, but no more.What happened to quality control? Seemingly it is not a priority at Ceiva. | 20,033 |
1 | Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer | Very bibical and helpful. It is will help new and season leaders keep there focus on God. | 18,045 |
1 | Twin Wrap and Roll Air Bed | Good product for the money. Would recommend you purchase as a guest bed for limited space. | 16,870 |
0 | Boring | The book came without the CD of the music, so I cannot say if it would have been transformed by the songs, which get so much praise in the other reviews. The story by itself, though, was pointless and boring, and I don't think it could possibly hold the interest of a child at any age. I sent it back because it was missing the CD, but having read it, I didn't care to get the complete package. | 12,412 |
1 | Another great Floyd album | after listening to Animals, I thought I'd give meddle a try.Well this is one one my favorites by far. and echoes what tune.well I would say buy any and every floyd cd you can they are all great, you'll never be dissapointed. I just wish they would get back together again. | 46,978 |
1 | Good earphones, bad microphones | Its been almost a month since i bought this headset. My experience with it has been ok, the headphones work very well, but the microphones fall really short of the mark. Have to keep the mic really close to your mouth and speak rather loudly.But, overall a good buy for the price !!! | 16,823 |
0 | Absolute garbage--zero stars | Any sense of story is completely lost in this blood and gore fest. I understand that the director is attemping to comment on the random violence of our world. Is that something new? "Bonnie and Clyde" did that over 30 years ago.I also understand that we're supposed to be jarred by the post-nuclear images of London and the freaks who haunt the underground. I so wanted to scream "Shut up!!!" Oh, and yes, we get the part about the beautiful member of nobility who dies under such cruel circumstances. Diana did nothing to deserve this treatment.Really, I would expect more of Derek Jacobi and even Eddy Izzard.This movie became irrelevant the day before it was released. | 43,306 |
1 | Very Watchable | This movie is what I consider a very watchable film. The acting was good and the story line was exciting. If your a fan of Alyssa Milano or Ice T it is a must see. Milano is a very underrated actress and not to mention one of the most sexiest around. Ice T is a smooth and very natural actor to watch. I recommend this DVD highly. | 31,187 |
1 | magna clamp | My husband bought these and is very pleased. I cannot go into more details. He does not complete these reviews. He is particular about this kind of stuff, so he is happy with it:) | 35,729 |
1 | fun but easy | The fith installment in the tony hawk saga. This game there are new tricks, new skaters, and a new story mode into playing as yourself. Finally in this game your character can talk, not just have subtitles. There is a great story mode, and showing the life of a true skater. The real funny thing in this game is when your guy walks he looks like he is going to take a dump. But I really must comment on the graphics. Activision really did an amazing job developing this game. Also this game is a little more challanging than the other Tony Hawks. But I still think Tony Hawk 4 is the most challanging.If you haven't played this game, basically where have you been for the past 7 months? | 33,318 |
0 | TERRIBLE MOVIE | This movie was so boring I ended up turning it off before it ended. I have NO idea how it won so many awards. There was definitely better movies made this year then this. Don't waste your money purchasing it! If you for some odd reason still want to see it, rent it. You will end up thanking me that you only wasted $3 and not $17. | 11,141 |
1 | Excellent, but some naughty language | I love her voice and seeing her perform was amazing. It is seriously the best seat in the house. Also, please be warned that there is some very naughty language, right from the start and sprinkled throughout. Please put the kids to bed! | 39,058 |
0 | Poor Quality | I received this item, hooked it up and it leaked where connected to the faucet, and the brass coupling on one hose leaked also. Defective from the start. I called the vendor regarding replacement or refund, received an e-mail telling me they wanted me to have a good shopping experience. I e-mailed response explaining the problem and asked how to go about returning the item for refund and got no response. Not a good shopping experience. | 5,291 |
0 | 1/4" Chrome Stripe | About 4 months ago I purchased 1/4 inch chrome that was 1/4 inch wide and about 3/32 inch thick. That chrome was very satisfactory and the reason why I purchased more of it. This product shown here is not. It is simply a roll of 1/4" shiny aluminum color tape. If it was designated as tape I would not have purchased it. | 34,797 |
1 | FOX ME UP BABY! | I did enjoy this game thoroughly. I recieved it for Christmas one year and boy was I happy ;) The graphics are AMAZING, there are good voices for the characters plus the characters themselves are convincing. I was disappointed though that you don't get to fight the General, that kinda bothered me.Otherwise, a good game (even though I haven't played it in ages).It's worth a play. | 29,130 |
1 | Perfect for the novice chef | I have some hardcore kitchenware but I have no real culinary skills. What I like about this CorningWare quiche dish is that my "experiments" brown evenly in it. I actually have never used the dish to cook quiche. I've made salmon, potatoes au gratin, mac & cheese, and casserole-like dishes in it and every time it delivered a perfect crust. It fits nicely in my toaster oven as well so I do not have to fire up the big, gas stove during the summer months. It is sturdy construction. I have not managed to chip it though I have lightly banged it into random kitchen objects by accident. Though I do not advise this, I've taken the dish from the oven straight to the sink (removing the contents first obviously) and filled it with cold water to soak the dish. I do not treat this dish very well, but it has held up nicely and it never disappoints. Plus, the color is hot. Next to my stockpot, this is my go-to dish. | 17,584 |
1 | an excellent resource | I used an earlier edition of this book and the companion Experience of Buddhism in an introductory buddhism course in college, and found (and still find) both to be exremely useful as overviews and wide-ranging sourcebooks for information about the full spectrum of buddhist practice and thought. I'm not sure what grammatical errors the previous reviewer refers to -- perhaps peculiar to the present edition -- but I grew up to be an english teacher and recall no such dramatic flaws and logical inconsistency. As textbooks, both are definitely expensive, but actually are the best resources I can think of for an overview of the whole religion rather than one specific branch of it. (Though it is true that the writing in this particular book is a bit dry -- it is a textbook, after all). | 15,454 |
1 | fun game for the family | This is a fun game for the family. Take a little to learn but fun once you do. This item shipped quick. I wished it was a little less expensive but glad I bought it. | 20,362 |
0 | $38.00???? Overcharge | This sells for $19. Look elsewhere on Amazon, etc. I have used a similar product Sure-Drive I think it is called. | 37,483 |
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