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1 | A GRIPPING AND INSPIRING HISTORY | IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Nathaniel Philbrick tells the tragic and amazing story of the Essex, a Nantucket whaler that sank after being rammed by a mammoth sperm whale in the South Pacific in November of 1820.If the story of the whale attack and loss of the ship weren't enough, the harrowing tale of how the crew attem... | positive |
1 | Fascinating | What a great book. It's not amazingly written but the story is so engrossing it doesn't matter. I was completely enthralled the whole way through. | positive |
1 | Highly Recommend, A Page Turner | I have read all the accounts of the Essex demise and this book gives balance to both Owen Chase's account and that of Captain George Pollard. I had a hard time putting this book down. One is amazed of what these men did to survive. I will not give away any details but I assure you, you will be mesmerized. I highly reco... | positive |
1 | An Astounding Story | I learned about the story of the Essex in researching my family history. Captain George Pollard, Matthew Joy and Owen Coffin are all distant relations. Philbrick does an excellent job taking the reader along on this fateful, dark journey. This is a grim, harrowing story and it's hard to read. However, I came away amaze... | positive |
1 | A suggestion. | This account of an epic adventure suffered from what I'd call `reportage'. As I read this exciting book I found myself longing for the enthralling descriptive power of Patrick O'Brian marvelous prose. So imagine my joy in discovering -The Unknown Shore- by O'Brian! The final part of that book is strikingly similar to -... | positive |
1 | When men were men | I grew up in New England and have visited Nantucket on many occasions. After reading this book my last visit to the whaling museum gave the whalejaws, the harpoons, the whaleboats and other artifacts new meaning.Whaling was an extraordinarily demanding and dangerous endeavor even when the whales were "well-behaved." In... | positive |
1 | Thar She Blows! | After having visited Nantucket many times for summer vacation, this book lends a great view of the historical island in it's real pretext. Although this is one of the most incredible adventure stories I have read, it is gruesome and tragic. The tragedy of the whaling ship Essex, makes Earnest Shakeltons antartic expedi... | positive |
1 | Couldn't Put It Down | If you are looking for a fast read that is not "fluff," but intellectual and well-written, then pick up a copy of In the Heart of the Sea. I bought the book based upon its topic and the fact that it had won the Book Award, not based upon any interest in the history of whaling or Nantucket. But I left the book feeling t... | positive |
1 | An interesting book | The story of the Essex is interesting to me, and this book fueled that interest and presented it very nicely. It is a little long in parts, but still very good. I would have liked to have learned more about sperm whales in the book.I definitely recommend this book. | positive |
1 | Classic American survival story....great read | I finally bought this book after seeing it in a store in Newport a few years ago. I felt that the descriptions of whaling practices and historical accounts of events were well placed and well explained. One example, at one point in the book I was thinking that a simple map of the Essex's route from Nantucket to the Pac... | positive |
1 | Great read | Exciting story of survival that will keep you wanting to read more with each chapter. A very well told true story! | positive |
1 | Amazing Story | As a nonfiction and disaster buff, of course this book caught my eye. This amazing story of survival was made all the better by Philbrick's skill at story-telling. The book is never dull. And he not only describes the shipwreck, but the whaling business and it's culture in detail. With frequent allusions to other shipw... | positive |
1 | Terrific 175 year old Whaling tale- Basis of Moby Dick! | An absolute stunner ,beginning with the history of whaling in Nantucket, an island settled by Quakers in the 1600's. Though 1 or 2 other reviewers suggest the meanness of the crew, I would state that, given the horrendous circumstances, all 18 showed a great degree of comraderie. Traveling through the Atlantic and Paci... | positive |
1 | I wonder what wine goes with that? | Like many other reviewers, I couldn't put this one down. This is a gripping tale of survival in the face of terrible circumstances, and also an interesting history lesson on the whaling port of Nantucket. I really felt sorry for the crew lost at sea in those tiny boats, dealing eventually with cannabalism, the very fat... | positive |
1 | A RIP-ROARING ADVENTURE! | I am only about 2/3 through this book, but just have to say it is the most rip-roaring adventure book I have ever read! It is full of information about the early 1800s, the whaling industry, the sea, and about whales that I have never known. It is all fascinating! Although I am a girl (ahem!), I am loving every word of... | positive |
1 | a historian who can write... | In November 1820 the Nantucket whaleship Essex was attacked by an angry spermwhale, 1,500 miles off the coast of Peru. This is the true story that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick. After the Essex sank, the 20 crew members took to the open seas of the central Pacific in three whale boats. In the Heart of the Sea is... | positive |
1 | Paperback is $5 less than Kindle version | I purchased the paperback version instead of the Kindle version because it was $5 less from Amazon. That is the reason for removing one star. I have just started reading the book and appears to be worth the read hence the 4 stars. | positive |
1 | Lack of Leadership leads to Cannibalism by Nantucket whalers | I found this book to be a fascinating look at the decisions people make in real life that lead to unintended consequences, or, in this case, to the actual consequences they feared the most. The author's descriptions of the Nantucket life style and insular home situations show how they men managed to hang together in ev... | positive |
1 | And we complain about being thirsty... | This book is a wonderfully written true tale of the disaster of the whaleship Essex. This crew of Nantucketers and off-islanders endured the most horrible adventure at sea. An enourmous Sperm Whale rams the boat and sends these men into a 90-day whirlwind of starvation, dehydration, delusion, despair, insanity, death, ... | positive |
1 | Entertaining, gripping narrative | This true story of the whaleship Essex caught and held my attention as I read through it as quickly as I could. Even though non-fiction, it reads like an adventurous novel---a much better read than Moby Dick.The author includes the historical context and taps several sources to provide details about the tragedy, as wel... | positive |
0 | Great book but Kindle price is insane | An excellent book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Bought the paperback for less than $3, yet Amazon & the greedy publisher think I'd be dumb enough to pay $13 for the Kindle ebook??? Was thinking about buying a Kindle. After looking at the Kindle prices of most books still covered by copyright, though, I definitely will not... | negative |
0 | Go to the source | If you want to be enthralled by the story of the Essex, go to the source -- any one of the printings of Essex first mate Owen Chase's first-hand account in his "Wreck of the Whaleship Essex".His narrative takes you on the ship and grips you with the terror these men must have felt, adrift at sea with little food or wat... | negative |
0 | No up to expectations | The book was alleged to be "new" but the cover showed considerable wear. I think it was probably read and then offered for sale as "new". | negative |
0 | To many comparisons for a real story | You can't tell is a great story when the story is real, here the writer tells us a real story and he writes things to compare the reality of that story with other stories, if you are writing a real story you don't have to compare it with anything, just tell the story and that's it.In the other hand your will read many ... | negative |
1 | Read it aloud - in one sitting! Riveted! | My boyfriend and I were on an 8 hour car trip and I had picked up this book out of curiosity. I started to read a passage to him that I enjoyed, and before I knew it, I was reading the ENTIRE book to him--we finished it on the drive! We even read it during our pitstops, we were so into it.Now, we are not sailing buffs-... | positive |
1 | A page turning model for MOBY DICK | Philbrick writes a fascinating account of the struggles of the crew of the whaleship Essex after a disasterous encounter with a sperm whale. He manages to capture the essence of the mindset of the inhabitants of Nantucket, the whaling center of the U.S., which explains many of the actions of the crew. The fight for sur... | positive |
1 | Excellent read | I found this to be one of the most engaging books I have read in a long time. I read it in three nights and was sad when it was over. The author appears to have done a LOT of research on this subject, amply illustrated by his extensive notes at the end of the book. It's great to read a book that is both well-researched... | positive |
1 | Great Book | One of the best and most interesting books I have ever read. I highly recommend it to anyone. | positive |
1 | In The Heart of the Family | Philbrick's award winning non-fiction retelling of the Essex tragedy captured my attention as a tale of family tragedy. As a father of teenage sons, I kept trying to imagine the lives of those families torn apart by the whaling industry and the misfortunes of the "family" of men on this whaling journey. Though Philbric... | positive |
1 | Complete | Philbrick puts together a tale that transforms you into a crew member. The thrill of the chase, the fear of the dangers, and the exasperations and futilities of all of a whaler's life. He creates great scenarios without bogging down in too many details. The text and writing style moves you smoothly through all the page... | positive |
1 | Another review of a widely read book | This a recent book of a history that happened a long time ago, for all of you few people who thought this was going to be some sort of definitive book, too bad. In the spirit of other adventure history books out there this is a really good quick read. I think the Author made a sincere attempt with the information avail... | positive |
1 | Very Enjoyable | I really appreciate how Philbrick writes his non-fiction. I have read four of his books now and they read like historical fiction (but they not...). His "Notes" chapter is very complete and the bibliography is excellent. | positive |
1 | Incredible tale, well-told | I came to this book as a fan of Melville's 'Moby Dick', having recently re-read it and wanting more. That the climax of Moby Dick is taken from an actual incident, and further, that Melville's Ahab might in fact be loosely based on an actual person (the Essex's first mate Chase) is fascinating to me. Also, it is astoun... | positive |
1 | A harrowing 19th disaster story | Philbrick's book reads a lot like Sebastian Junger's "The Perfect Storm." Like Junger, he details life in a fishing community and documents a seafaring trajedy that shook the town. Similar to Junger's description of drowning, Philbrick provides a graphic description of death by dehydration to emphasize what the fisherm... | positive |
1 | rewarding literature any reader can enjoy | After arriving in the mail, it took but a few hours to indulge all Mr Philbrick had written about the 'Essex', and the life by which a Nantucketer lived in the apex of its whaling might. Mr Philbrick deftly combines the true events of the 'Essex' from numerous written accounts, details which fill in the story with the ... | positive |
1 | Wow | In The Heart of The Sea won the National Book Award for a reason. Philbrick's attention to detail, his research, and his style all make this incredibly tragic story come alive in a very fresh way. There were moments when I felt driven to tears, moments when I was completely disgusted, and moments when I couldn't help b... | positive |
1 | Great book, a must read | If you have any interest in American history, Nantucket whaling, or a great sea story....then you must read this book. This true story is what Moby Dick was based upon. | positive |
1 | in the heart of the sea | this is one of the finest books i've ever read. the story is fabulous and the author's delivery is perfect. however, it is VERY graphic. the content can be extremely disturbing if you are not interested in the worst events any human can experience. it is told from the perspective of the survivors. | positive |
1 | The tale of an Island culture... | Mr. Philbrick tells a great story about a tragedy in the Pacific Ocean, the tragedy that inspired Herman Mellville to write Moby Dick. But he does more than tell of a ship smashed by a whale and the unfortunate survivors, he tells how they got to be months of sailing from home, out in the middle of the ocean hunting on... | positive |
1 | Floats above others of the genre... | A great read, both educational and entertaining, In the Heart of the Sea goes beyond a typical sea story and captures the time and space of a real event, trumping the famous fiction story (Moby Dick) that loosely rose from the history.Starting with a great adventure as its base, Philbrick has wrapped in many fascinatin... | positive |
1 | Terrible Tragedy Wonderfully Told | Philbrick deserves the praise given to Into the Heart of the Sea. In giving a historic account of the true story that gave inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Philbrick unveils the world of the Nantucket whaling industry and the fate of one unfortunate crew. For a history book, this is a rich page-turner that ... | positive |
1 | A "real" Survivor story | This is without question one of the more entertaining books I've ever had the pleasure to read. I had to keep reminding myself that it wasn't fiction. In fact, it has inspired me to read Moby Dick again. I think now I have a much greater appreciation for those who lived and sacrificed their lives on whale ships. I woul... | positive |
1 | Not taught in 9th grade American History | This was a hard one to put down. In vivid but tight language, the story of the Essex is gripping and the details of the culture of whaling and the hard life at sea are intriguing and informative. In the end we get to see how religion, social position and greed play together to tell the grim sort of story we rarely ackn... | positive |
1 | No hesitation giving this 5 stars | It is hard to imagine a greater adventure story. About 100 times while I was reading this book it crossed my mind that this story would make an awesome movie. I hope one day this happens. When I think of all the [...] that Hollywood puts out & then makes 2, 3 or 4 sequels of the same old stuff I scratch my head.The sto... | positive |
1 | So you want to be a whaler? WOW!!! | It's been a few years since a book stuck with me as much as this one. The author has combined an incredible story with detailed facts about the whaling industry of the 1800's. Well researched and a clinic on the human spirit.Also recommended:Guns, Germs, and Steel , Fast Food Nation | positive |
1 | A Whale Of A Story | A historical sea story that is well written and well researched.It makes you want to know more about the whaling industry & uses of whale oil. | positive |
1 | Great realism and entertainment | Even though i have no connection with the american historical culture of the sea i find a large interest in history and i believe this story is a true treasure for a lover of history and any story that grabs you and pulls you in! This certainly did it for me. I didn't realise it was such a famous story, and no wonder w... | positive |
1 | You won't put this book down | Be careful when you pick up this book. Once you do you won't want to put it down. The book is a wonderful use of 6-10 hours of your life. I look at our lives today a lot differently now, and how little we understand about holding onto living. This book puts in perspective just how bad and gruesome human tragedy -- and ... | positive |
1 | This is a fascinating glimpse of the past. | So many reviewers have done such a great job in their descriptions that I don't want to rehash the story again. Big whale, little ship, cannibalization, fascinating characters - all great elements to create a compelling story.This is not the typical genre that I gravitate toward, but I found myself unable to put this b... | positive |
1 | Whale of a book | One fantastic book! Expertly written and researched, Heart of the Sea is a must. I read it in one day. Absorbing. Don't miss it. And give it to the children, too. | positive |
0 | False Advertising | I ordered a hardcopy of this book and was sent a paperback. The seller did not even have a hardcopy in stock event though the item description explicitly said that it was a hardcopy. Had to send it back, waiting for refund - this is a hassle and I still don't have what I wanted. | negative |
0 | Informative yet... | 'In the Heart of the Sea' is a classic story of sailors stranded at sea. However it does have some gruesome parts that classic stories like 'Moby Dick' and 'Two Years before the Mast' don't have. For instance there is much death and cannibilism. The story is told by a narrattor and is about how the Nantucket whaleship,... | negative |
0 | Boring | Personally I thought this book was dried out and boring. I had to read this book for my English class and I did not enjoy it. It seemed like it took 50 pages to tell about how the character was hungery. I am no expert in novels, but I have read plenty of more enjoyable and worthwhile books. On a good note, there was a ... | negative |
1 | Gripping | I could not put this book down. Fascinating depiction of human beings struggle for survival. If you enjoyed Into Thin Air you will also enjoy this one. | positive |
1 | Review from the Everett Herald | Ballooning Book Takes Readers up, up and away!Maybe it was the photograph of the cow jumping over the moon; or several balloons cheek-by-jowl, jockeying for position during competition.Somewhere in George Denniston's "The Joy of Ballooning" (Courage Books) it became clear that thrills, cameraderie, humor, creativity an... | positive |
1 | Baby and the Beast | David has a baby left on his doorstep and when he goes to the local department store to buy baby supplies, he meets shy-moussy Marissa who is dressed in a story book costume. David needs a nanny and thinks Marissa would be perfect,he offers her a lot of money and she takes the position. Soon David sees the sexy woman u... | positive |
1 | Ex-military man falls for live-in nanny! | Another installment in the Texas Cattleman's Club series - Silhouette Desire #1547 (November 2003) - "Entangled With A Texan" by Sara Orwig. Book summary from back cover:Tied up in knots! How on earth had Texas Cattleman's Club member David Sorrenson been roped into protecting a tiny baby girl? The ex-military man knew... | positive |
1 | Paul Hoover's book is a wonderful compilation. | The poems in Totem and Shadow, especially the newest work by Hoover, are so strong that style seems to drop away, as complex truths are given to the reader. This is a poetry of great intensity and brilliance. | positive |
1 | The complex made understandable | What an informative, well-presented, clearly explained, must-have book! The practical details and concise, complete explanations take the mystery out of veneering. The five projects Mr. Burton walks the reader through answer questions I didn't realize I'd have until in the middle of a project.I thoroughly enjoyed his p... | positive |
0 | Of Limited Worth | For the raw beginner wishing to gain an insight into the various methods of gluing veneer using a variety of different adhesives and their accompanying techniques, this book more than adequately serves to address this function. However, the all-important minutiae of veneering are not touched upon in any respect. The ar... | negative |
0 | Pieces made in Columbia are unacceptable! | I purchased the Finlandia pattern a few years back and the set was made in England- and is very nice. I wanted to add a few small plates and the ones that were shipped last week were stamped "Made in Columbia" on the back. They are nothing like the original set- some of the pattern is missing some ink (the same on all ... | negative |
1 | Quick ship, good product | Good product. Purchased the same once before so I knew what I was getting. If I can get something that works for me and pay half the cost of a famous name brand, I'll certainly do it. Was shipped quickly as usual. What more can be said about this product, ahhh, not too much. Thanks amazon.com . | positive |
0 | Generic Anti-gas | This product did not work for me. Even though the active ingredients are the same as name brands, the formulation seems to be different. For the price, you might want to try a bottle to see if it will work for you. | negative |
1 | No Mint! | I love that these have no mint flavor. My dog needs these for his stomach problems but the mint flavored ones he doesn't like and then I have to wrestle him to take them. These hide in dog food and get eats them, none the wiser. Small enough too, that he just swallows them.I suspect they work well on humans too. :-) | positive |
0 | boring | This toy is very durable with brigh colors, but this toy is also quite lame!!! There is nothing to do besides popping the animals on and of of the other plastic pieces. We received this toy as a gift, and the only thing it has proved itself good for, is a teether (the different pieces) to our daughter. | negative |
1 | Fun set | This is a fun little set. There are not alot of pieces in case this is your first Pop-Onz purchase. But they fit inside the green 'mountain' like a carry case that is easy to take along on road trips or to the baby sitters. | positive |
1 | Impressive first effort | "Almayer's Folly" adequately introduces the theme of culture conflict, an angle that is expressed more fully in Conrad's later works. I would certainly recommend this to anyone familiar with Conrad's body of work, which is not to say that readers new to his work should avoid this novel. | positive |
0 | Disappointing start from Conrad | This is Joseph Conrads first novel. It deals with the conflicts between native people (Malayans) and Dutch tradesmen in the jungle of Borneo. It has some brilliant passages, but all in all it's a quite dull read. | negative |
1 | Nice Tracy and Hepburn Film | This is a disarming little movie about a woman athlete and her coach. It is a somewhat romantic comedy but it is more about developing a female athlete and coaching her to be a winner. Katherine Hepburn was apparently a terrific athlete and Garson and Kanin wrote their screenplay around her. It is not a raccuous or exa... | positive |
1 | for Stevie | Bought this for my daughter for a course she was taking at UF called Women in Films. It arrived very promptly at her address. | positive |
1 | Great Movie | This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I could not believe the price I picked this CD up for - very reasonable. | positive |
1 | A Very Funny Movie | Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy at their funny best! Watch for a VERY young Charles Bronson in his screen debut. He is hilarious as a bad guy that Katherine Hepburn beats up. It's awful funny watching little Hepburn beat up tough guy Bronson! That part had us all doubled over laughing. A young Chuck Connors also ha... | positive |
1 | Pat and Mike | Pat and Mike is a lovely story of a star athlete, played by Katharine Hepburn, who is discovered by a sport's manager, Spencer Tracy. Hepburn's character realizes that she is going to be watched every minute of every day while in training. This companionship between athlete and manager finally turns to love.In Pat and ... | positive |
1 | At last, a construction safety text that addresses hazards | Learn how to ask the right questions with this excellent book. Dave not only provides a simple approach to a complex subject, he focuses on the critical hazard recognition necessary to eliminate (by design) or control those hazards. His monthly Hazard Information Newsletter keeps the reader up-to-date with each hazard ... | positive |
0 | Ara Malikian's "No Seasons" is the new reference | If you wish to hear the best audiophile version of Piazzolla's Four Seasons, now you have the chance to do it with the new work of Ara Malikian int the album "No Seasons" with the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra. Search for it in Amazon. | negative |
1 | Impressive! | I have attended Kremata Baltica's concert in Hong Kong performing exactly the same programme. I was already impressed by the performance of the enesemble for Baltica young musicians and under the direction of Gidon Kremer that night. Now the CD is still impressive. It is not easy to get impressed by contemporary music ... | positive |
1 | Oleeee Sevillanaaaa!! | If you like Flamenco music then you will love Siempre Asi, it is actually a branch of Flamenco called "Sevillanas" for the noobies out there it is more orchestrated, with more rythm and with a rich full happy sound. The music is wonderful, beautiful classical guitar arrangements with percussion, drums and brass tones c... | positive |
1 | Excellent introduction to Rumba Flamenca | If you want to listen to rich music, full of life and rythm...this is it. Will make you want to get up and dance. Great from begin to end. | positive |
1 | Best Basie Collection Available | This killer box set covers most of Basie's best in studio work from 1936 to 1945 when he had the best band around, bar none. We are talking about some of the very best jazz musicians of all time: Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Buck Clayton, Don Byas, Sweets Edison and the monster rhythm section of Freddy Green, Walter P... | positive |
1 | The amorous adventures of a gentleman in 18th century France | This autobiographical acount by Sterne of his amorous progress through France and Northern Italy is surely one of the most delightful books ever written. Composed as he lay dying of tuberculosis, the book nonetheless encaptures the author's renowned zest for life as well as the libertine spirit of the age in which he l... | positive |
0 | Guess I'm the party-pooper rating | It's been a number of years since I read this short work for my Pre-1900s British Novels class as an undergraduate, and while my memory is a little fuzzy on the details, my general impression of dislike and boredom is crystal clear. While I'm sure there is complexity in the words, it's hard to overlook the basic fact t... | negative |
1 | Belleza | Como su título lo dice, el libro es una belleza. Excelentes ilustraciones. La revisión histórica de la belleza es de gran valor. | positive |
0 | Too Thick to Wear! | This was a case of you get what you pay for! The price was excellent but the stones are barely a blue color at all - not very pretty. Additionally, I am not able to wear them because the metal prong that is supposed to go through your ear is so thick (I don't wear earrings all the time, so the holes in my ears are not ... | negative |
0 | Not Blue Topaz... | I purchased these earrings for myself, and when they arrived I knew right away they did not look like blue topaz. They are a very pale blue, and look like aquamarine instead. Also, the posts are unusually wide, and are difficult, and somewhat painful, to insert in the ear if you're used to the more common thin posts. | negative |
0 | How did this get so many + reviews?! | I really am confused in why this item got so many positive reviews?! Perhaps I just got a dud?! Blue topaz is my birhtstone, and seeing the size of these, I thought these would be the perfect kind of earrings to put in and forget about....Mind you, I own many blue topaz pieces...but these were barely blue at all! And t... | negative |
1 | Beware - Stones are very light blue = almost white in color | I bought these as a gift, and as someone else mentioned, they are not very blue at all. They almost look white. However, they are still beautiful earrings. She loved them! The clasp is a little strange. It took me a minute to figure out how to open them. It is not a traditional clasp for earrings. This may bother some ... | positive |
1 | Beautiful microwave | This was a great deal and I rec'd it in 3 days even though it said it would take longer because of the super saver shipping. It is very classy looking and I especially love that the buttons are hidden. It goes great with my stainless steel refrigerator. I gave it 4 stars [...] | positive |
1 | The shoes are amazing but.... | I was close to change my mind when I decide to purchase this shoes for my girl friend, the only issue for me was the presentation with those UGLY feets of the model. The shoes are amazing but please use other model with better feets... | positive |
0 | Bad quality | I bought this shoes from your site.. and only wore them once.. to find out that the sole of the shoes is starting to peel off and the strap in front of the shoes just came off ! | negative |
0 | One of her worst - a cut & paste job | This is old articles from her magazine and the advice was not very good. There are better books. | negative |
1 | Treat your relationships like the work of art they can be | Funny, smart, erudite, Steve Chandler affirms that our biggest and most powerful erogenous zone is our brain. Chandler deflates the myth that love just happens---true love, whether of a friend or a spouse or a pet, is cultivated and created, over and over again. Great stuff. | positive |
0 | You've got to be kidding | John Rewald,you should be ashamed.$400 for a lousy 50 color plates(I live in Australia,and it sells for $650).If you're going to put out a catalogue raisonne of an artist,you should have the majority of the works in color,no-one wants to look at b/w reproductions anymore.You just have to compare this with the magnifice... | negative |
0 | A note to the coffee lovers | I've had a few of WP's coffees before, which were fine. This medium light roast I purchased recently "Tuscan breakfast" was undrinkable. Yes, it smelled fresh and robust. Thats where the kind adjectives end. I brewed 2 pots of this acidic, bitter, and harsh beverage that I wouldnt wish on anyone first thing in the morn... | negative |
1 | from the editor of the book | I appreciate the favorable comments made by all of the reviewers. For the record, however, in response to Peter George: my note on Stonewall Jackson accurately observes that the Confederate forces under his command repulsed the Union army at the first Bull Run and forced their retreat to Washington. I elsewhere add (ch... | positive |
1 | Underappreciated Classic That's Great Fun | When I read "Miss Ravenel" several years ago, I did not fully appreciate it--now that I'm very much into The War, I have a new outlook. Yes, it's dated, and to modern readers, the dialogue at times is corny and silly (as is DeForest's hesitancy to be more explicit about certain sexual matters). To me,though, that's par... | positive |
1 | Works very well 5 starts | Very fast connection workS great while watching netflix and youtube videos on tivo. I was told by a friend that its better to use hard wire than wireless but this couldn't be farther from the truth. This works great and I haven't had any problems with the speed. I would recomind this for anyone who has a tivo. | positive |
1 | The must have accessory for oddly located Tivo boxes | If you have a tivo and haven't gotten Wi-fi, I highly recommend doing so with this adapter. Particularly, if like me you had one that didn't sit near a telephone line. It was easy to set up and works well even though my second Tivo is three rooms away from my computer/wireless router. Besides avoiding the problem of ha... | positive |
1 | Needed after my WiFi upgrade to WPA-PSK | I used a third-party wireless adapter successfully for years while I had WEP encryption, but I had to upgrade to WPA-PSK security (for my wife's new Mac), so I needed this TiVo adapter. I also tried theNetgear Universal Dual Band Wireless Internet Adapter for TV & Blu-Ray (WNCE3001)which plugs into the TiVo's ethernet ... | positive |
1 | tivo working again | We upgraded our router and our old tivo which we don't want to upgrade because we have a lifetime subscription didn't work with it so we had to purchase this so now it is working great again. Thanks! | positive |
0 | works only at times | This product seems to work whenever it feels like it. Loses connection often and is really slow. I had trouble updating my Tivo with this. Ended up just connecting it to the internet directly. Although that meant having the TV at a different location than I wanted, it just wasn't worth the hassle. | negative |
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