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Junk
This razor is junk. I have had several Norelco razors over the years and this one, as well as their entire current product line, is junk. First, the cord is not coiled and has a "wall wart". Second, you have to pay $40 extra to get a model that includes a travel pouch - travel pouches used to be included with all of their razors. The power cord doesn't fit in the travel pouch - which is odd given that one of the features of the razor is that it can handle world voltage. Third, the plastic cover for the blades doesn't cover the entire shaving surface so any of the "whisker dust" left in the razor is likely to fall out and make a mess. Finally, the charging stand is a poorly conceived feature. The razor can only be stored in the stand when plugged in if the razor needs charging, otherwise, the stand needs to be unplugged. I never saw any value to these charging stands but, for the person that wants it, it seems that they will be spending an inordinate amount of time plugging and unplugging the power cord.I'm keeping the razor because I don't have time to invest in finding something else.As far as shaving, this razor is adequate. The heads move around quite a bit in the head assembly so I'm not sure how durable this unit will be. Despite the manufacturer's claims of superlative shaving, the shave is completely typical of all of the electric razors I have used - not horrible but nothing incredible.So, all in all, this razor (as well as the current line) is a classic case of a manufacturer cutting value and quality while inreasing costs and claiming more features. Clearly, the only people who will be excited with this product are first-time electric razor users. | 0negative
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Don't Buy It
Respect Aimee's wishes and please don't buy this CD. I know it's been said one hundred times, but I just wanted to put my two cents in and agree, as well as bring down the rating. I hope she wins the lawsuit. | 0negative
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Annie
Terrific movie with a great score and cast! Carol Burnett is perfect as Miss Hannigan! Outstanding entertainment for the whole family! | 1positive
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Not my kind of "love story"
I've read a lot of the reviews below and many have said that this is a love story. If this is a love story then it is definitely is not my kind of love story. I felt that overall it was a very dark novel about horrible things happening to a variety of people. It was very difficult to get into any of the characters and overall I was fighting to get through it to the end. I love classic novels and Pride & Prejudice is my favorite but this one is not even in the same category...too dark for me. | 0negative
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All Eyez On 2Pac
This is an awesome album! "All About U" is one of the most awesome songs I have heard in my entire life. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, KC & Jo-Jo, and many more artist's voices can be heard on this album. 2Pac was, and is always going to be one of the greatest. | 1positive
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Not funny
Well, I was expecting them too much maybe...today I got my net lights,and could not wait to set 'em up, I still pretested them before to put them onto bushes.Then trouble come.When I plugged them on, I noticed both of them got 1/3 portion not work(they are at the same part),then I kept checking and searching,found out one of them missed a bulb,that's not too difficult,so I added a new bulb on from those backups.But,another one, up to now, I still could not figure out what's happening...All what I could do is to check and check and check by eyes though,I worked on that almost the whole day! Then I was thinking,I might have to buy some light checker for this net light or what?Anyway, they are thoughtful to give some backups though, so I gave two stars. | 0negative
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I can't believe I just discovered it
Well I'm 38 years too late but I just discovered this movie. This is not one of my most favorite movies. There really aren't any hippy movies like it. I mean you have Cheech and Chong, Half baked, and a handful of other comedies. But nothing serious, hippies weren't just bumbling morons. This portrays hippies in a real dramatic light. Let's you in their world and wanting more. I liked it and highly recommend it. | 1positive
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Very good new age - low key, well engineered.
Except for two percussion based pieces, this is a very tasteful album. "So Flows the Current," is hypnotic and the best piece on the album. Most of New Age music doesn't break new ground either musically or thematically; it's all nature, tree-hugging, pseudo-mystic gobbledygook which I don't relate to (how many New Age albums have music pieces titled, "enlightenment," "Tibetan (fill in the blank)," "Gandalf's secret," and other junk?). What I do enjoy is having soft background music that can stand up to listening on the headphones. This album can do that. Some of these pieces are extremely well crafted - better than a lot of New Age. | 1positive
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Grapes of Wrath: A Book Review by Leah Wilson
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are the values upon which our country was founded. Yet history has shown that this has not been the case for many people living in the United States. Americans have been restricted from these rights because of unalterable circumstances such as race, sex, religion, or in the case of Grapes of Wrath, because of economic status. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck takes place during the 1930's, a time of nation wide economic hardship. Many books have been written about the great depression but this book is unique in its focus on another great tragedy effecting the country at the same time. The great dust bowl caused the migration of thousands of people from the Midwest US to the state of California in search of a better life for their families. This book addresses the hardships suffered by those families. This book is very effective in portraying these struggles both generally and personally. Steinbeck chose to alternate chapters between general descriptions of the country's struggles and the story of one specific family by the name of Joad. The general descriptions display the widespread difficulties people everywhere were suffering by describing the people as a general, family unit, "And the man, the leader of the family, leaned from the car. Can we pull in here an sleep?" (Steinbeck, p268) These chapters addressing the "big picture" were followed by chapters that brought the issue to life by displaying the struggles of the Joad family. This alternation of big picture, small picture story telling resulted in a well-rounded image of a time period in American history. So much can be gained from this book it is a definite asset to anyone's reading list. Not only is it a great chronicle of history, it is a story about the American dream, and the quality of life. The length of the book shouldn't provide an obstacle for a reader seeing as how it is neither exceptionally long nor short and it maintains a good amount of excitement and adventure throughout the novel. The only thing that may be distracting to some readers is the periodic breakaway from the main story line. However, if one can see this as a valuable literary device instead of an obstacle, it will actually provide a greater understanding of the time period. The Grapes of Wrath provides a great insight into a period of history. By reading the book, the reader is left with greater understanding and empathy for those who lived during the dust bowl of 1930. The bravery and strength that is demonstrated by the Joad family is both phenomenal and inspiring. It is a good example for people today who are suffering through difficult times. When these people where faced with hardship, they did not roll over and die. They picked up their lives and their families and they set out determined to find a way to protect and provide for themselves. At a time when everyday people in our country are turning to drugs, gangs, or crime as solutions to their problems, a great lesson can be learned from these families: The world is not perfect but that is no excuse to give up on life. And life was the picture John Steinbeck was trying to relay in his book. A raw, honest look at life during a time of great hardship and trial. The Joad family was an excellent portrayal of a typical family from the Midwest in search of the better life they had been promised elsewhere. Steinbeck characterized the family through dialogue that depicts both the diction and accent of a typical Midwest family in the 1930's, " 'You jus' goin wes'?' 'Jus' on our way.' 'You ain't never been in California?'" (278). Choosing to maintain the dialogue in this natural state adds to the authenticity of the novel and creates a better picture for the reader. | 1positive
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Bewitching, profound and unique...
Where to begin...this CD has so much to offer! Stunningly beautiful vocals, poetic, philosophical lyrics, and powerful, captivating musical arrangements...I could go on and on. This is a truly prodigious accomplishment!!!Butterfly Messiah has managed to create a sound that is uniquely their own, while offering a collection of songs that is diverse, yet connected. Believe it or not, there aren't any trite lyrics here, nor are there any songs that sound the same. I'm absolutely amazed!"Eternal" will appeal to those who appreciate everything from electronic/synthpop to "darkwave" and dance...this music is so difficult to categorize! Get this CD. Prepare to be blown away! | 1positive
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Plasma and LCD Articulating Arm Wall Mount
Very good product. East to install and heavy duty. The articulating arm works well and can be moved easily. | 1positive
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BORING
This book had a good warning about futur totalitarian government but it was way too wordy. I had too much description and was really boring at the beginging that it took me a while to get through it. The love affair was discusting and the torture and Winston's viens were discusting and horrifying..Thats it | 0negative
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Disapointed
Fans of Janet Evanovich's books, don't look for any sequels to be made. This one doesn't cut it. Jason O'Mara is excellent as Morelli, Katherine Heigl is OK as Stephanie Plum but Daniel Sunjata as Ranger is dreadful. Talk about lacking personality and lacking chemistry with Heigl, wow! John Leguizano, who plays the villan, would have been a better Ranger even if he's too old for the part. At least he has a personality. The movie also doesn't capture writer Evanovich's wonderfully zany sense of humor. Sherri Shepard as Lula is a pleasant surprise in a too-small role. | 0negative
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Really Good
Once in awhile I feel really dumb, so what I do to cure that dumbness is watch a foreign film. Suddenly, I feel really intellectual and smart. That's mainly because of two reasons: One, most foreign films have those little subtitles on the bottom of the screen that you have to read. Two, it's a rule that all foreign films have to have no special effects and they have to be about life, death, and deep stuff like that. (...)I love anything surreal. "Surreal" means anything that's really, REALLY out of the ordinary; things that could only happen in a dream. And boy-ee-oh-boy, does Discreet Charm have surrealness!One of the funniest things about the movie is that shocking things keep happening (somebody gets shot), then someone wakes up as if they were only dreaming. What gets really bizarre is that people keep waking up on top of each other, and then recalling that they dreamt that someone else was only dreaming. Pretty soon you're not sure what's a dream and what's reality anymore. It doesn't really matter, though; the whole movie's just messed up anyway (in a good way).The basic plot in Discreet Charm is that no matter how hard they try, a group of people just cannot sit down and have a good meal. They try to go to a restaurant, but it turns out the owner's dead in the next room. They sit down to eat once, but the food is fake and it turns out they're on a stage in front of a live audience (one of the men at the table panics, saying to himself, "I can't remember my lines!"). One of my favorites is when three of the ladies are about to eat at a cafe, when out of nowhere and for no reason a soldier comes up to the ladies and asks if he can tell them a story. He tells this really awful, creepy revenge story about his dying mother's corpse and how she persuaded him to kill his father (we see all this in flashback). After the story, the soldier thanks the ladies and simply excuses himself, but he's done his purpose; it's pretty hard to eat after hearing a gross tale like that! Later in the movie, he's asked to tell another dream he had which makes absolutely no sense but is fascinating anyway.The film ends with a scene that's been shown throughout the movie in various times: the group of people are walking down a long highway in the middle of nowhere, looking content but yet kinda confused. There's some really deep social commentary in here, I know it. Something about society's goofiness and manners; they think they're good people. but all these guys really care about is getting something to eat. They look so lost and puzzled, but don't seem to care as they go walking."The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiouse" is an amazing movie. I give it my highest rating. Go see it with some deep, artsy friends and then drive home talking about deep stuff. | 1positive
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Great for newcomers to the entertainment industry!
Written by 2 entertainment industry experts, this tape is a great resource for actors who are looking to advance their careers, especially in the field of commercials. It is chock full of invaluable tips and advice! | 1positive
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Assembly required; Dig a 16" Hole
There should be almost nothing easier to design than a stand-alone garden hose holder. It should have a shelf to hold the hose attached to a post that you just plant in the ground. I bought this product thinking that assembly and installation would be a snap. Boy, was I wrong. After taking 15 minutes just to excise the product from the industrial-strength shrink wrap in which the parts are shipped, it took another 40 minutes to assemble the thing -- after realizing that the wrong directions were included in the packet (the ones for attaching the hose holder part of the product to a wall). I then got to the part of the directions that says you need to dig a 16" hole to plant the post. That means that you lose 16" of height from the pole, which makes it very stubby. It also means that you need to dig a big hole in your garden to reach a depth of 16". The hole you dig needs to be about two feet wide to get down that deep. Wouldn't it make more sense simply to design this thing with a long stake at the bottom of the post so that you simply push it into the ground? Other hose holders on Amazon have push-in designs like that. For this price, user-friendliness is expected. Although the construction of this product seems sturdy, it's much more complicated and labor-intensive than it needs to be. I would not recommend it. | 0negative
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15 Secrets Every Network Marketer Must Know: Essential Elements and Skills Required to Achieve 6- and 7- Figure Success in Netwo
This is one of the best books I have read on the subject of Network Marketing. It tells you step-by-step what you need to do to ensure success. You will learn in short order if this field is a good match for you.Joe Rubino & John Terhune are very professional in their approach and are extremely successful experts in this field.If this was a movie, it would be TWO THUMBS UP! | 1positive
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one of the worst movies I have ever seen
One of the worst movies I have ever seen. It seems to suggest that rage is a dangerous thing, but even the humans in this movie is full of a lot of rage. And then there is very bad acting: it is near end of the world, and the humans went into a grocery store, and the girl Selena had a merry grin on her face because she can take anything without paying. Give me a break. And even though they kept on running away, Selena always had a just-after-salon hairstyle. [warning: spoiler ahead...] Also, why would Jim know that releasing the infected in the army house would not affect the two girls? It is pretty much a senseless heroic, "oh, he is the one" type of movie. | 0negative
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Will have you on the edge of your seat!!!
I could not put this book down and found myself glued to the pages of this story until the very end. I cannot wait to see where Ms. Kelly will take us during this amazing journey. I would highly recommend it! | 1positive
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Good concert
It was a good concert. A bit slow but it's ok. Dionne Warwick is great! | 1positive
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NONSENSE?
THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE 1800'S BUT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE FAR FUTURE. I VERY MUCH ADVISED MANY ADEPTS FROM ALL PATHS TO HAVE THIS BOOK IN THEIR COLLECTION. GOOD FOR REFERENCE. ABSTRACT CONCEPTS AND WILL VIEW THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THE AUTHOR SEEMS TO TALK A LOT OF NONSENSE. | 0negative
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Amazing album
This album encompasses a variety of styles with various vocalists. One of the most perfect albums I have ever heard. I strongly reccomend getting the 2 CD import as both CDs are worth hearing. Don't hesitate - get it! | 1positive
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Great Product !!!
I have used the SC101's for about 2 years with many of my clients and they are very nice, this SC101T just takes it to the next level. It is much faster than the prior model and setup takes less than 10 minutes.I would highly recommend this, it is much safer for critical data than any external USB drive. | 1positive
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A terrifying story, very well told . . .
Once again, Ann Rule proves why she is one of the best. "Lust Killer" is a concise and insightful look into the life and crimes of serial killer Jerome Brudos. But more than that, it is a chilling look into the often forgotten realm of victimology. Think you're safe when you go to the mall at high noon? Read this book. Think a man who looks like a big dumb teddy bear can't possibly be a threat to you? Read this book. Think a chance encounter with some stranger in a typical middle-class neighborhood is no big deal? Read this book. Oh, and one more thing . . . be ready to look over your shoulder the next time you go shopping. | 1positive
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This is a good cd
This cd is good not great.. So much talent in this group I would expect more lyrical content!! But I do think the Album is good. With songs like 40 oz and Im gonna get my gonna, it keeps me listening!! I think they should focus more on the group as oppsed to the Eminem is the lead singer joke..Maybe let other people sing the chours. I Would recmond this Cd to anyone who likes a good rap CD, it could be better but I would by it again!!!!!!!!!!! | 1positive
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This Wolf Blows The House Down
Jack Nicholson makes the perfect gentle, mild-mannered protagonist as Will, who becomes slowly transformed after being bitten on a stretch of dark lonely road in the snow after hitting a wolf with his car and then climbing out to investigate in perhaps the creepiest scene in the movie ("A wolf in Vermont? Are you sure?" everyone keeps asking him). Great star power, atmosphere, and lush interiors in this film, with Pfeiffer as the blue-blood, sarcastic street-smart and estranged daughter of Will's ruthless boss (played beautifully by Christopher Plummer) who replaces Will as senior editor of the publishing house he takes over, with younger, upstart punk Stewart (played by the flawless James Spader who is seemingly BORN to play these kinds of roles) and who we could really refer to as a "wolf-in-sheep's clothing" because he has everyone fooled that he is really a nice guy instead of the ruthless backstabbing coward he really is. David Hyde Pierce is also perfectly cast as Will's coworker and buddy who stands by him and whose role could have been expanded so he would have had more screen time, but hey, I'll take what I can get. The story is a refreshing and original modernization of the werewolf tale that has been told a thousand different ways that we have all seen throughout the history of cinema, complete with humor and gore and plot twists that keep it fresh and exciting. They even retained the mystical element of the story as well, but keeping it relevant with this day and age (Will's transformation enables him to deal with these hard situations in a way he was not previously capable of, so it is a joy, in a way, to see him come into his own so the deserving people get what's coming to them) and the effects on the different interpersonal relationships of the characters. The strange, slow-mo ending sequences of the film fall short compared to the first part of the movie (would a climactic werewolf battle include using gardening tools as weapons and attempted rape? um, probably not, but hey, suspension of disbelief is important here), but are unique and interesting enough to keep you guessing as to how the action will end and who will survive. Sit down with a hot cup of tea on a stormy night and enjoy this great re-telling of a classic horror movie story complete with humor, horror, and some great star power, which also includes Prunella Scales (remember Fawlty Towers?), David Jenkins, Kate Nelligan, Eileen Atkins, Ron Rifkin (who has one of the funniest lines in the film), and Allison Janney and David Schwimmer in bit parts - no pun intended! | 1positive
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Sherlock Holmes
This order for CDs taught me to never order CDs on-line in the future. Audio level from song to song (on the same CD) varies widely. Some songs are at nearly "full volume" and other songs can barely be heard at all. In the future I'll buy my CDs at a business where I can take them back if I encounter such a problem | 0negative
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Good writer. Too weird a story and weird characters.
I could not even finish this book. After 100 pages I found the whole story line dis-jointed, strange and distasteful. There are too many great books out there to bog your mind down with this one | 0negative
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Great Video Resource Guide
Jan Ozer's book was a great find for me. I needed to quickly edit digital interviews using Movie Maker 2 and this book gave me everything I needed (and more)! I jumped right in reading the chapters I needed--I'll save the "other stuff" for another day.This is an excellent resource tool for my book shelf. I really like how the author took his own personal project and walked me through it from beginning to end, offering process and tips along the way.I edited a professional looking video for the web--not bad for a first project! | 1positive
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wasn't for me
I got this movie as a gift for a friend, i sure hope she enjoys this movie. . . . | 0negative
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Published by Springer
The lesson here for me lies not in the book but the publisher. If you publish with Springer, who is ever going to read your book? At a cost of $130.+ per book? Is it any wonder no one has written a review here yet? I would purchase and read this book if it were at all affordable. To me, it's not. To a university using federal funding, maybe yes. But I do know Vygotsky himself is well worth reading if one is at all interested in the psychology of human development. | 0negative
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Made for tv style writing
There doesn't really appear to be a main character, but with out giving too much of the book away, it appears to be Becky an overweight constantly munching coronor of West Hollywood. The story is about rouge vampire named Rex that goes overboard on his killing rampage of gay men, deriving pleasure from torturing his victims before draining them of their blood. Becky calls on a college collegue, Chris, that she had a crush on, and his lover, Troy, to get some advice. They come to West Hollywood and get involved in trying to get Rex. The story brings in a variety of characters including a werewolfe and a ghoul.There are no real original thoughts here, but it is a sometimes cute light-hearted read. There are pleanty of quips and one-liners. I would recommend this as a fun read. | 1positive
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Excellent movie
"A Cool, Dry Place" is by far one of the best movies I have seen in a while. Vaughn is outstanding as a deeply caring yet struggling single father who wants to do everything right for his son, Calvin, but longs to pursue his own life-long goals of becoming a prestigious, high-powered courtroom lawyer. The relationship between Russ (Vaugh) and Calvin (Bobby Moats) is so realistic that you would think they actually were related. I have only one complaint -- the relationship between Russ (Vaughn) and Beth (Adams) could have been developed a little more. It comes across as being purely a sexual relationship rather than a courtship which doesn't really fit with the character of the rest of the film. Vaughn's performance was wonderful. | 1positive
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Nancy Drew's ongoing appeal is celebrated in an edition with a new cover for ages 8 and up
Carolyn Keene's THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK appears in a fine 80th anniversary limited edition to celebrate the ongoing interest in a heroine whose books have been published in 25 languages. Nancy Drew's ongoing appeal is celebrated in an edition with a new cover for ages 8 and up. | 1positive
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In Memory Of....
I will start out saying why I gave this movie four starsinstead of five. "Titanic" could have been a masterpiece. And it almost was. BUT, the excessive use of profanity in this film was ridiculous. And having Rose use profanity was not in keeping with the times. A lady of her social standing and upbringing would have NEVER used language like she did. The other thing is the sex. A young lady of good upbringing, like Rose, during that era, would have NEVER had sex with a man on a ship that she met only 4 days earlier, no matter how in-love she thought she was. They would have had Rose either committed to an asylum, or worse! James Cameron would have had a masterpiece IF he would have kept with the times in those situations. Having Jack and Rose sneak down to the car and neck alittle would have been much more believable.I was already a Titanic buff before this movie. I watched and bought the A&E documentary in 1995. James Cameron told the true story of what happened on the Titanic, and many of the actual conversations. You can recognize so many little details if you know something about the Titanic disaster before you see this movie. Except for the fictitious central characters, this is THE true story of what happened to and on the Titanic. | 1positive
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Not a bad book to have... some 10 years ago.
This book is by no means badly written. It covers all the bases of digital portfolios. However this book hasn't been updated and so all this advice is valid for the late 90's early 2000's. Since then a lot of other options and tools for digital portfolios have appeared and thus this book has become obsolete. I wouldn't even use it as a coffee table book because the graphics/images are so out of date. | 0negative
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GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!
Like many of the other reviewers, I am a fan of Catherine Anderson and have read all of her books. They are romantic and very sexy, although the heroines are generally slightly too weak for my taste. But the heroine in this book was so incredibly unappealing (unintelligent, weak-willed, whining and self-pitying, and downright physically unappealing--short, fat, ugly and stupid)as to render the book almost unreadable. There was absolutely NOTHING about her that would make the hero fall in love with her.Furthermore, the book seems to be one long essay on how sexy and attractive obesity is-- trying to justify the fact that the heroine is fat!!! There is actually a scene where the hero becomes graphically,physically aroused by his discovery that the cottage cheese lumps on the heroine's inner thighs are cellulite--GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!I found it ridiculous, and extremely unrealistic, that the gorgeous, tall, rock-hard, alpha male hero of this book could possibly fall in love with this repellent heroine.Miss Anderson is trying to create a "realistic" heroine by making her overweight and very flawed. But she still makes the hero tall, dark, and handsome with six-pack abs. Why didn't she make him "realistic" with a pot belly and double chin???The answer, of course, is that romance is not a "realistic" genre of literature. Romance offers an escape from reality. It is fantasy that takes us into the lives of idealised people. We see flawed, unintelligent, fat people all the time in everyday life-- there is no reason to read about them in our fantasy lives.Frankly, I am tired of romance authors who are desperately trying to embrace "realism" by creating flawed, unappealing heroines. Romance is fantasy-- so give us characters we can fantasize about!!! | 0negative
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Real Men Don't Rehearse
Once I began reading Real Men Don't Rehearse I could not put it down! The book is well written and informative and contains many anecdotes that caused me to laugh out loud. Whether or not you are a musician, you will enjoy this book! | 1positive
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Weiner or Savage?: YOU DECIDE!
In 1980 Michael Weiner saw the publication of Weiner's Herbal: The Guide to Herb Medicine, which states the medical benefits of marijuana [7]. However he recently stated that the chemicals in marijuana make it too dangerous to be used as medicine. On his program, he strongly cautions against the recreational use of marijuana, occasionally devoting his show to "marijuana horror stories" and its claimed potential to ruin lives. He has authored a number of other books on various herbal medicine topics under this name. More recently, Savage's books are political in nature and published by WND Books, a partnership between the conservative website WorldNetDaily and Thomas Nelson, a publisher of Christian books.In January 2003 he published The Savage Nation: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture, his first book under the pseudonym Michael Savage. The book quickly reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list earning Savage, as noted above, a commentary show on MSNBC. The controversial book directs attacks at "media bias", the "dominating culture of 'she-ocracy'", gays, and liberals.Critics have faulted Savage for making a number of assertions in the book that he often fails to substantiate with facts or resources. Exacerbating this condition is the fact that the book itself has no index. The book is divided into two- to four-page sections, many of which are near-exact replicas to columns he published on the conservative site NewsMax.com.In January 2004, Savage published his second political book, The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military. His newest book, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder was released on April 12, 2005. Both of these books contained citations of nearly every assertion made, contrary to "The Savage Nation."In January 2006, Savage announced that he would be releasing a new book, The Political Zoo, in mid-March. [8] The book will contain satirical profiles and cartoons of different people in politics as animals in the "Political Zoo" including one of Savage himself, who will be portrayed as the zookeeper. Savage has remarked that the book will be "easier to digest" than his previous political books.Books as Michael WeinerPlant a Tree, New York : Collier Books, 1975Bugs in Peanut Butter, Boston : Little, Brown, 1976.Man's Useful Plants, New York: Macmillan. 1976.Earth Medicine, Earth Food, New York : Macmillan Pub. Co., 1980.The way of the skeptical nutritionist, New York : Macmillan, 1981.Nutrition Against Aging, Bantam books, 1983.Secrets of Fijian Medicine, Quantum Books, 1983."Vital Signs", Avant Books, 1983Getting Off Cocaine, Avon Books, 1984.Maximum Immunity, Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1986.Reducing the risk of Alzheimer's, New York : Stein and Day, 1987.The Complete Book of Homeopathy, Garden City Park, N.Y. : Avery Pub., 1989.The Herbal Bible, San Rafael, CA : Quantum Books, 1992.Healing children naturally, San Rafael, CA : Quantum Books, 1993.Herbs that heal : prescription for herbal healing, Mill Valley, CA : Quantum Books, 1994.The Antioxidant Cookbook, Mill Valley, CA : Quantum Books, 1995.[edit]Books as Michael SavageThe Savage Nation, WND Books, 2003.The Enemy within, Nelson Current, 2004.Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Nelson Current, 2005.The Political Zoo, Nelson Current, 2006.Michael Alan Weiner was born to a Russian Jewish family [1] in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. Michael Savage earned a Bachelor's from Queens College in education and sociology. He taught high school for several years in New York City. Following that, he earned two Master's degrees in ethnobotany and anthropology from the University of Hawaii. He then received a Ph.D. in nutritional ethnomedicine in 1978 from the University of California, Berkeley. His thesis was titled Nutritional Ethnomedicine in Fiji. Savage spent many years researching botany in the South Pacific, and has a background in alternative medicine. He has stated he was a liberal at one time and never served in the military.Weiner was a friend of openly gay beat poet Allen Ginsberg, offering to arrange readings for Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1972. [2] Some of his letters to Ginsberg are held in Ginsberg's archives and one of those letters describes an encounter with a young Fijian man. [3] Savage denies writing the letter and called it part of a "smear campaign" by "gay fascists". [4] Savage also once posed naked for a photograph with Ginsberg while swimming in Fiji. [5] Ferlinghetti views Weiner's reincarnation as Michael Savage as "total opportunism," the crowning achievement of someone who was "always looking to make a fast buck" and "always trying to think up new schemes to get famous."Michael Savage began his radio career in 1992 on San Francisco's #1 news/talk radio station KGO, first doing fill in work for other hosts, then getting his own show on the weekend. Two years later he was given a weekday show on KGO's sister station KSFO where he shared airtime with a liberal talk show host. He chose his "nom de voix" in "the Tonga Islands in the 1960s. I stumbled upon the name of a [19th-century] shipwreck who was locally infamous -Charles Savage. His exploits were legendary," he said. "So the name was bouncing around in my head." At the time, his slogan was "To the right of Rush, and to the left of God." On January 1, 1995 he was given his own show during the drive-time hours. The show quickly became a local hit. In 1999, he came to the attention of the Talk Radio Network.On January 17, 2000 he started doing an additional two hours of radio which was broadcast nationally. For the next eight months, Savage would spend a total of five hours a day just talking. His national experiment was a success, and on September 21, 2000, he stopped doing separate shows, beginning a full three-hour national show. After just one year, he was in 150 markets. By 2003, he was in over 200 markets and is currently the No. 3 radio host in the United States.In June 2003, he had a salary dispute with his flagship station KSFO who refused to renegotiate his contract. He was off the air for three weeks. On July 1, 2003 he began his show on a different station: KNEW in San Francisco. Since that dispute, he speaks badly of KSFO and of "Vanity or Pretty Boy" Sean Hannity, whose show replaced his on the station. Savage also speaks pejoratively when referencing his fellow talk radio hosts or individuals with whom he disagrees (see List of Michael Savage neologisms).As of 2005, Savage has between 8 million and 10 million listeners per week. This makes his show the third most widely listened to broadcast in the United States.In 1996 he applied to be a dean at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. When he was not granted an interview due to lack of qualifications--less than two years of experience in radio, with a Ph.D. in epidemiology and nutrition science--Savage filed a discrimination lawsuit that was eventually dismissed. The position instead went to China scholar Orville Schell who, according to Weiner, was less qualified than himself.Savage was hired by MSNBC to do a one-hour show starting March 8, 2003. On July 7, a mere four months later, he was fired for making anti-gay remarks in response to a caller, later identified as prank caller "East Coast Bob."Savage was doing an "Airline Horror Stories" piece, when Bob called into his show to talk about undercover security guards smoking in the bathroom. His next words were "Half hour into the flight, I need to suggest that Don and Mike should take your show so you can go to the dentist because your teeth are really bad". The words after "should" were bleeped out by a MSNBC exec, which would make one believe that the caller was actually making lewd comments about Savage's sexual orientation. Savage asked if he was a "sodomite", to which the caller answered "yes" . Savage then said to the caller: "Oh, so you're one of those sodomites. You should only get AIDS and die, you pig, how's that? Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. You got nothing better to do than to put me down, you piece of garbage, you got nothing better to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it. Get trichinosis. Now do we have another nice caller here who's busy because he didn't have a nice night in the bathhouse who's angry at me today? Put another, put another sodomite on....no more calls? I don't care about these bums, they mean nothing to me. They're all sausages." [6]Before the show was canceled, MSNBC was replaying his show during primetime hours Saturday night; many believe the show would have been canceled even without his comments, and that MSNBC was simply looking for an excuse to dump the program due to pressure from special interest groups. Others point out that MSNBC has had poor programming and ratings performance for a long time and that many talk shows of all different political stripes have come and gone quickly on the network. | 0negative
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I've never seen anything so glamarous.
I JuSt CouLd'NT belEEVE HOw GlAmoRous tHiS movIE wAS i HAd nevR sCeNEE AnyTHIng sO GLaMArous. MEan GiRls iS ONE glaMors MovEE. | 1positive
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Hermeneutics
This book is great! It has changed the way I approach the bible in all aspects. It has improved the way I read and study the Scriptures. Though it is true that the Holy Spirit is our #1 aid in interpreting the Word of God, I do also believe that academic materials are great study aids as well. A MUST have for anyone who is interested in going deeper into God's Word. | 1positive
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It is a BIG DREAM STORY
It is just a dream story. The movie doesn't reflect the thruts. The real fact is opposite of the subject. During the world war Armenians killed many TURKS in the east of Turkey. Its a big shame to prepare this kind a film. I think Armenian lobby in state try to change the world people minds with their lies. | 0negative
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Not sound
Wrong notes everywhere. Not particularly musical. The only good thing is having the opportunity to hear all the songs. They are glorious. | 0negative
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If you claim to be a horror buff, then see this movie
After seeing Evil Dead II, the first question that comes to mind is whether or not you will remember it as scary or funny. Although the movie has tense situations which makes you appreciate it more, you can't help but laugh at a lot of the scenes which I think was Sam Raimi's intent. If you have never seen this movie, my best suggestion is that you also see Army of Darkness right after. Although the two movies are very different, they are similiar comedy wise and it finishes the story. ***Don't see this movie if you are faint of heart and have a problem watching blood and gore. | 1positive
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Life Is Full Of Good And Bad Ones...(Rating: 4 out of 10- -2.0 stars)
Houston's rap label, Rap-A-Lot Records, a well put together label by J-Prince, has been known for taking many listeners through the street life Texas through their music. Many of their fans would go as far as considering it a form of southern gangsta rap. For over 20 years, the rap label has released countless classics from such artists as The Geto Boys (to include Scarface, Bushwick Bill, and Willie D), Big Mike, 5th Ward Boyz, Blac Monks, and even today with switching distribution deals (previously on Virgin Records, and Priority, to Asylum/Warner Brothers) with releases from Bun B, Pimp C, Lil' Flip, Partners-N-Crime, and more. Rarely would anyone hear any females out the group, but one of their releases was a Texas native female rapper named Kim Davis, better known as Choice back in 1990.Choice was a rapper who really showed her attitude backing the female gender, mostly with sexual cliches. Her debut album The Big Payback really showed how far she can carry them through an entire album. Lyrically, she lacked the substance that many female rappers in the 90's would have to carry them for the longevity of their career. Not really expecting her to sound like someone along the lines of Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, or any conscious female rapper that was well known back in the day, but the problem with Choice was that her interests here were about receiving oral sex from men. Personally I really don't mind when women rap about topics like that (since in all fairness, many men rhyme about it all the time), but roughly 8 out of the 10 tracks are nothing but that topic.The two tracks that really don't stray into that area are the title track, whereas for some reason she disses rappers like Too Short, Eazy-E and NWA, and The Geto Boys (seeing that shes stomping on a few hats with their names on the front and back covers). The latter group were her label mates, and really dissing them really did her no justice. The song really showed that she had the potential to be a good rapper, seeing that it was the very first track on the album. The other track that fell into this category was "Back Seat Betty" where she contradicts the other songs on the album, telling young girls not to go down the wrong path. The rest of the album really just explores with sexual cliches about her preference of men going down on her (at least she claims she returns the favor on "Nothin But Sex"...not many women will say that).Even so this album is long forgotten and not many people can remember Choice anymore, although she would releaseStick-N-Moovewith is slightly better than this album, and I mean slightly. The album style really shows Rap-A-Lot's premature days with its production (although there are no production credits given in the album, but according to Wikipedia, J-Prince produced the entire album). I would say that Choice's style sounds like a late 80's version of Foxy Brown or Missy Eliott. Listeners who are interested in digging through the vaults of the old Rap-A-Lot days I would recommend this album to. But even at the high prices being sold, my recommendation doesn't go far with this album. For everyone else, I recommend them to stick with their more relevant artists. Peace. | 0negative
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Scary, suspenseful, suprising
This movie is so good and well paced, if you start at noon you won't beleive all the time that has gone by since you started it. Anthony Hopkins is unbeleivably perfect for his part, and a great actor. He plays Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist cannibal. He has been caught though, and FBI agent Clarice Starling needs his genius criminal mind to catch one. It will suprise you with unbeleivably creative things. Some parts are scary, like when Hannibal is excaping, and what he does with the guards skin.It is a very intense movie you should see if you haven't, and I also recommend the book sequal: Hannibal. | 1positive
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not what i expeceted
this pillow goes flat as soon as you lay on it no support at all.not worth the money was very disapointted in product.Beyond Down Gel Fiber Body Pillow | 0negative
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EFFECTIVE PRODUCT
This stylus works very well and comes in very handy. It saves me from making errors with my fingers. This is a helpful product. | 1positive
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Bond takes a chance and wins an audience
This is the first James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming so it provides a delightful view of the character before he became an iconic figure. While Bond is particular about getting his drink right and which car he drives, they are not the same drink and car we have come to identify with him from the movies. Also, although his boss is a mysterious character referred to as M, there are no Moneypenny or Q in sight. Without Q's inventions Bond relies more on his wit than his toys to stay alive.Originally published in 1953, Casino Royale takes a young Bond who is questioning rather than convinced of the righteousness of his tasks and puts him in what I see as an improbable situation. Le Chiffre, a French Communist labor leader, was embezzling union funds to purchase a string of whore houses only to have them closed when they are outlawed by a new law. He needs to earn back his lost funds and decides to do it through casino gambling. Eager to discredit Le Chiffre before SMERSH hitmen can kill him, Bond's superiors send him to Monte Carlo to beat Le Chiffre at Baccarat. The game between these two is described wonderfully so that even someone who has never gambled can get caught up in the excitement. However it is hard to believe that the British government would bankroll someone to defeat an enemy agent at a game of chance that wasn't fixed.Unlike the movies, much of what is in Bond's mind is revealed in this novel. His sexism is fully-developed with thoughts like this: "These blithering women who thought they could do a man's work. Why the hell couldn't they stay at home and mind their pots and pans and stick to their frocks and gossip and leave men's work to men?" Even with an attitude like this, he manages to develop a romantic interest in his partner Vesper Lynd.This first Bond novel is exciting and well-written. The premise seems far-fetched, but once past that it is an enjoyable introduction to the greatest spy in 20th century literature. | 1positive
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Great book
If you like Enders Game or Halo this is the book for you. Great SCI FI classic that never ages. | 1positive
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an orchestra ...on a metal album ?
Excuse me , but aren't these the same cry babies who whined about losing their Grammy to a band that incoperates a flute in their act ? Nice job on For Whom The Bell Tolls, but man ..Metallica belongs in the Cry Baby Hall Of Fame not the rock and roll hall of fame | 0negative
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Not for beginners
I tried this product because I want to shape my body. I was very disappointed when I started the DVD because it's very fast paced and there are no instructions on the steps before it starts there is a ten minute tutorial with basic use of the wave but not the moves. Not impressed. Wish I could get my money back. | 0negative
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Get this thing!!!
I got mine some time ago and loved it. I just plugged the batteries (there is a screw to deal with, but I learned how to work those some time ago!) and voila! Went outside, it logged to the required sattelites and it worked perfectly. I bought it for my personal use, but now I have to book time because my 10 year old, who I have always wanted to get interested in astronomy before, is hooked on it. The earphones feature is great. Every night that we have good weather, my kid takes the binoculars, the SkyScout and earphones and spends hours on end looking at the stars and listening to the explanations. I'm realy looking forward when they get the SD cards for tours. Yes is power hungry, yes you have to tinker with a screwdriver to change the batteries, yes it could be better, but it is great. If you look at the sky or if you have kids or both, (and I guess if you own and can use a screwdriver) go out and buy this thing, you will not regret it. | 1positive
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Contour Design iSee-mini
The product allows the mimi to still look sleek while protecting it from scratches. It does not add much bulk. The product does scratch fairly easily but I would rather have it scratch than the mini. For a simple piece of plastic the price is a bit high. | 1positive
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LAWN BOY SNOWBLOWER
This blower is top notch. What a deal. One of the most durable and quality blowers I have seen and used. I used a lot of heavy junk. This snowblower has the Toro power curve auger. The price was fantastic. The delivery was a few days. Look out neighborhood. Anybody need some help with that snow?? Thanks Amazon, ya never let me down. You guys are top notch too!!!!!! | 1positive
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outstanding blu ray
Somany movies have been thrown out on blu ray with no work done on them, their colors fading, even worse , lines and scratches on them!! THis is the opposite of that they really did a great job creating a quality blu ray here. This looks brandnew and the extras are good, it's everything a blu ray should be and of course this is one of the best sci fi movies of all time. Much better than avatar! Now if only they would fix teminator and galaxina and kellys heroes and other releases on blu that look awfull. THe story of a crew fighting aliens is brilliant and the cast is A list. So there you have it , sell your dvds and get this series on blu ray. I have them all and I can say that others need to take notice on the blu ray done correctly that this one represents. | 1positive
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Everything Seems Right In Paradise...
The title track as well as the album name, Trouble In Shangri-La means trouble in Paradise. There's no trouble on this CD. I found Everyday to be uplifting. Planets of the Universe and Fall From Grace are energetic songs, that make you want to get up and dance. Sorceror and Love Changes are a bit different, kind of jazzy, but otherwise great tunes. Some songs are slower ballads like That Made Me Stronger and I Miss You evoke emotional feeling and thought. In conclusion, this record is a must for Stevie Nicks fans, and anyone else who enjoys music that is written by the artist and not by the record companies. | 1positive
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THE EVIL THAT RESIDES IN ALL OF US
Would you push your best friend into the path of an oncoming bus for no reason at all? In "A Separate Peace" Gene Forrester committs just such an unthinkable deed, and since the reader views the events leading up to and following this climactic event through the eyes of Forrester, you are treated to the twistings and turnings of the protagonist's warped logic, torturous paranoia, and final revelatory expiation. John Knowles' masterpiece is a must-read for high school students, and it dovetails nicely with that other great book of innate human evil, Golding's "Lord of the Flies." The rich symbolism in this novel centers around the tree on which the "crime" takes place. It is, in fact, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and by it flows the crystal clear Devon River, another symbol, whose counter-symbol is the Naguamsett River, a dirty saline river that flows along the rim of the school grounds. What a great novel to teach, rich and rewarding with every turn of the page. Its universal theme is the crown jewel of "Peace" and a particularly urgent one in this age of moral relativism. I think it would be impossible for me ever to get tired of teaching this book. | 1positive
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excellent product
easy spirit is a natural choice for all casual comfort. this shoe rivals more expensive walking shoes with cushioned comfort and flexibility. | 1positive
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Great Product.
Great product, very soft. Save my expensive mattress from my son's mishaps several time already. However, one of the stain got though, perhaps it's not 100% water proof... | 1positive
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a pirates love
i would like to tell you but it didnt get my book an it dont look like im going to from my email | 0negative
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Complete Disappointment
The game was a complete disappointment. Story line does not hold true to the movie it is supposed to be about. A waste of money. Game can be completed in 12 hours or less. A game is supposed to get more difficult as the game progresses, the final level was the easiest level of all. The game was rushed through the production and shouldn't have been produced if the game designers weren't willing to create a product worth buying. Because of the violence, it isn't appropriate for young children, yet only a young child could enjoy playing this shoddily produced game. | 0negative
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The best movie of all time
A Clockwork Orange is the most strikingly real interpretation of what the world will be (or already is). I have seen this movie more times than i can rember. I also strongly suggest the use of LSD while watching it for a better understanding of the greatest movie of all time. | 1positive
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The Story's not as catchy as its cover...
There's Witches, Death, Greebo, and the wizards of the Unseen University. It's a slapstick off of The Phantom of the Opera that mostly everybody should understand and appreciate. But for some reason, it just didn't happen for me. I found the plots seemed to drag on for too long, cameos by Death, Greebo and the Witches too short, and the new faces Maskerade introduced far too one-dimensional and dry. This novel should have worked, but it didn't. | 0negative
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Very Poor CCG
As a huge magic AND a huge WoW fan, I looked all over for this game thinking it would be the best of both worlds...unfortunately, it's the worst of both.Beware the HUGE imbalance of hero cards/decks in this game. It's obvious that the game was not properly put through its paces before it was run out the door. Upper Deck should be ashamed of the poor play-balancing.Outside of that complaint (which makes the game itself useless), the art is so-so compared to other CCGs and the rule-book absolutely ABYSMAL.Do yourself a favor and purchase a properly put-together CCG (I don't care which one you choose, just choose something other than Heroes of Azeroth). | 0negative
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Funny and Sad
The modern woman. The modern life. Told honestly. Truthful and sad. Funny too. Not to be missed! | 1positive
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Totally Boring!!!!
I am reading this book for high school summer reading. It is the most boring book ever written! There is no humor at all and the main character has no personality and talks about pointless stuff that we dont care about. God! i waisted one week of my life on this boring peice of crap. I recomend that the book should not be read by children because of explict language. Please ignore this book at all costs. | 0negative
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A Good Album To Play While Reading a Book
First off, I have to say as much as I appreciate Pat Metheny's skill and talent, I never found him to be a very interesting player . This album just confirms that assessment -- a crashing bore from note one. It's dull, pedantic, and extremely repetitive. A mismosh of wandering noodling that some may find sublime but I find aimless, trite and tedious. As for Charlie Haden -- maybe it's me, but I just don't see what's so great about this guy. He strikes me as a very average player. This isn't BAD music, it's just weak. Two over-rated musicians sleepwalking through uninspired compositions. | 0negative
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Boot Addict Nephew
Have You Tried To Get Cowboy Boots Off A Three Year Nephew ?I Had To Chase Him Down And Hold Him Down To Get The Boots Off And Then Avoid Getting Attacked By Him And His Plastic Bat.Two Days Straight With Them On Was Enough For Him. He Had To Wear Them To Bed, Lunch, And Outside In The Backyard.Thanks For The Boots And Be Ready For Another Order. | 1positive
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Great workout.
I love the feature of being able to create your own workout. I really like Leslie's workouts--the has a nice personality and she's not too perky like some other video workouts! | 1positive
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good price
This was for my 25 yr old daughter. Somewhat of a cute comedy. probably better than the Dudley Moore version | 1positive
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Awful
awful film. I am in it. in the mob scene, i am the one with a machette. I got paid a whole $15 for the nights work. Filmed up near Magic Mnt. | 0negative
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An old-fashioned pol looks back
Tip O'Neill was an old-fashioned politician. He came up he traditional route, kissing babies, handing out jobs and favors and calling them back in when the time came. He is often credited with coming up with the quip that all politics is local.O'Neill spent fifty years in politics, 34 of them in the House of Representatives, ten of those as Speaker. He was, in my opinion, a living argument for term limits and harsh punishment for those "public servants" and elected officials who violate the public trust.Co-authored with William Novak, who may have carried most of the writing load, this is a breezy, enjoyable memoir of the things O'Neill could talk about without fear of going to jail.O'Neill came into the House in early 1953, just before Eisenhower assumed office. He recounts his experiences with Presidents, beginning with a chance meeting with FDR, then Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan. O'Neill was a partisan, though not as shrill as those currently in power.It is probably obvious that I am not a fan of O'Neill or his politics. However, that didn't stop me from enjoying his recounting of his far too many years in the House. O'Neill isn't shy about recounting the political maneuvering he engaged in that was on the right side of the law. Some of the stories are fascinating, like the one about he played messenger boy between then Speaker Sam Rayburn and Democratic Presidential nominee John F. Kennedy to put Lyndon Johnson on the ticket as the Vice Presidential candidate. Backroom politics at its best.On the other hand, it strains credulity when O'Neill pretends thsat the dirty politics engaged in by Nixon and his cronies was different than what his party did.One of the best howlers in the book is Tip O'Neill saying " "[c]ontrary to the popular view, politics today may be one of the cleanest professions rather than the dirtiest". He was speaking of the period when he appointed Charlie Wilson - who was managing a quasi-private and very secret war in Afghanistan - to the House Ethics Committee to keep unindicted ABSCAM conspirator John Murtha from any kind of disciplinary sanctions.Not much has changed. Politicians still tell us how pristine and pure they are, while keeping their hands out for "contributions" and returning the favor with taxpayer money. O'Neill was one of the best of that breed and his biography is worth reading, especially if you are able to read between the lines.Jerry | 1positive
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We both like it, and one of us hates Christmas music.
Since it arrived after Christmas (I ordered it late) I only played it once. By next Christmas I will probably love it. | 1positive
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IT'S THE BEST GAME!!!!!!
i got this toy for hanukah this year and i would say madden NFL 2006 is much more fun then 2005. And the graphics they are SWEET. | 1positive
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Performance Art vs. No-talent Hackery
Anyone who claims that avant-garde music by someone like John Cage et al. takes no talent or creativity needs to listen to some of Yoko's "work" on this album to see the fine line that exists between Dada and...you can see where I'm going with this.And let me add to the chorus of people saying quite rightly:There IS NOT, nor OUGHT THERE BE, any song called Jamrag. It's King Kong, and this is one of the worst recorded examples of it due to the aforementioned wailing. "Well" would have been enjoyable but Yoko's screeching is unbelievably, grossly, out of place.In June of 1971, Yoko Ono was the least musically and/or artistically talented person in the Fillmore East. And that includes the audience. | 0negative
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Pretty good film
Steve Martin is funny in this movie that spoofs every detective movie classic! This film is filmed in black and white, making it look old. One of the funny parts was when he strangles anyone who says "Clinging Woman." But the film drags a little bit, then picks up again. | 1positive
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Great Books for Boys
I remember this from when I was a boy, I read them all. I am now reading them to my boys. I love the adventure mixed with good Christian values. I highly reccommend them. | 1positive
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The Late Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a fictional novel portraying the lives of wealthy young citizens of West and East-Egg, Long Island. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was his chance for something new. It was his chance for what he believed was greatness. Today the Great Gastby's name is synonymous with that of Fitzgerald's. Fitzgerald's novel includes love,mystery, and a myriad of events that would lead to downfall and tragedy.The story takes place around the jazz era. Nick, the narrator of the story is a young gentlman who comes out to the west into Long Island into a bonds business. He spends his summer with his cousin Daisy Bunchanan, her husband Tom Buchanan, and their friend/tennis star, Jordan Baker. Nick is fascinated by the mystery and lifestyle of his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, the topic of the story, is a man who had built an empire for himself which eventually like many empires, fall. As much as Gatsby is great, he is plagued with many rumors.Gatsby befriends Nick to get to his cousin Daisy whom he was once in love with five years ago before he had gone to war. He goes through many obstacles such as Daisy's husband Tom and his fear of rejection once again. It turns out that Daisy had rejected him in the past because he was too poor. Gatsby makes his way up top through some illegal activities accompanied by his friend Meyer Wolfshiem. For years Gastby had been hosting parties and moved to West Egg to lure Daisy and to meet her once again. After wising to the fact that Nick was her cousin he had found his trump card.However this novel does not end in fairy tale. It is more of a Shakespeareian play, a tragedy. Althoygh I'm more partial to happy endings, the twist in the story does very well suit it. The story is wonderfully pieced together, in storym plot, and ending but it lacks excitement. Maybe Fitzgerald was headed in the direction of simplicity but this is definitely too simplistic.I don't agree with Fitzgerald's title for the story. To my knowledge there was nothing great about Gatsby. He used people to his advantage like the way he used Nick to get to Daisy. To get Nicks help he would even in a manner, bribe him. Was it because he was rich and famous? He became rich through illegal acitvities such as bootlegging with shady figures such as Wolfshiem and he was just as famous as rumors about him were. There is nothing great about that struggling man. A more appropriate title would be "The Late Gatsby". He is dead inside.I found some parts of the story quite blurry and hard to understand. Was the role of Tom Buchanan a bad man or a good yet misunderstood man? Some say he's a brute but was his actions justifiable? I believe they were; he was only standing up for his wife. He does admit to loving his wife Daisy and tries to keep Gatsby away from her. Is he wrong for doing so? In one man's opinion he may be protecting his family from a home wrecker and in another man's opnion he may be blocking the starving lover from his candy of his eye.In the end I believe this isn't much of a reading material. I was easily bored. Maybe the story could have been more interesting had Fitzgerald created a much better narrator. Everything in this story wa pure descriptive. Although it was pieced together well, it lacked substance. Maybe this story would be more appealing to the older age groups but to keep interest in teenage readers, I would have to disagree. It is not really a bad story in terms of construction, just in the ability to maintain a reader's interest. | 0negative
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Murder on the Orient Express
"Murder on the Orient Express" By Agatha ChristieThe book I read was "Murder on the Orient Express." I liked this book a lot. It is very suspensful and kept me at the edge of my seat most of the time. I love the way Agatha Christie writes. She makes her stories so good that you cannot put the book down until you finish it. This is one of the good books written by Agatha Christie and is enjoyed by people from all over.I liked the book and enjoyed reading it, because Agatha Christie writes books so well. When she made Hercule Poirot the main character,it made the book even better. I love the way he solves mysteries and the way he asks questions. He is so good at asking questions that he gets the person he is talking to, to answer the question correctly. He is also very good at solving mysteries and is correct in his guess in the end. I like the way M. Poirot speaks. Agatha Christie writes so well that you could hear his accent when you read the book. In the book he said some things that made it seem like you could hear him talking. Here are some quotes: "You are, I think, a little bit contemptuous of the way I prosecute my inquirities," he said with a twinkle.This is on page 146. Poirot emergered "Nothing," he said. "Not even a compromising bequest!" This is on page 187. "I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of language." This is on page 232.The main theme of the book is: "If someone jumps over the bridge, would you jump too?" The theme is saying, just because someone committed a murder, it does not mean you have to go and kill them back. You should not go so low and be just like the criminal. Then, you too, will become the criminal. One person was going to kill Mr. Ratchett, but then he called more people and they all listened to him. They should not follow the person if they believed it was not the right decision to make. Another theme is: "You should not get revenge for your hate." This means hate is the reason people want to get revenge. The last theme is: "Hate can come back and haunt you." Mr. Ratchett killed someone from hate, and the hate came back and killed him. I do agree with the main theme. It is very true and people should believe in their heart and not do what other people tell them. Also, I agree with the other themes they are also true.I would recommend the book to others, because it is such a good book. I had a fun time reading it. It teaches you about life and to be a good person. People should not tell lies, like the characters in the book or they will be caught in the end. It is so mysterious and a book everyone will have fun reading. If you like mysteries, this is a good book to read. Each page is filled with clues to find out who the murderer is. Can you catch them before it is too late?557 words. | 1positive
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Warning! Not a colorized copy! I sent it back.
Because it was a 2-disc set, I assumed one disc was the original film and the other colorized, as I knew that this distributor, VCI had a colorized VHS version out there 15 years ago. Also, AMC just ran it colorized. (I have colorized sets like this of "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Holiday Inn".) "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 2 disc set is also b/w. Be careful when ordering! | 0negative
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Great book
This book is typical of Mr. MacYoung's books: very authentic and with unique insights that you can only get if you have been there and done that, and not just heard about it.The great thing about this book is that it focuses on strategy and not just tactics. As MacYoung has mentioned, most martial arts school and self defense instructors hand you the "tools" to build a house (to use a metaphor the author uses), and then they think that by giving you these tools (kicks, blocks, punches, throws, etc.) you can go on to build a house (become a good martial artist who really can fight on the street). It is just not true. You have to have a blueprint of what you want to do, and then get the tools to do it.I liked the idea in the book that things like timing and structure are so important. I study boxing, kali, and silat, as well as jeet kune do, and in all these arts, timing and structure are critical. In silat in particular, body placement and structure are critical (you can't throw someone unless you are positioned to do it). I kept reading this book and thinking of how many of his insights are similar to things I have learned in silat. And at the same time, there are concepts that don't come from silat.Very good book on the how of martial arts. It shows you how to fill in the gaps in whatever you are studying, and how to avoid common errors and misconceptions. | 1positive
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release date please! ...(phantom menace on DVD ?....)
Any word yet if this movie will be on DVD? Is this another hype thing just like E.T.? star wars fans are getting frustrated! cut them a break! | 1positive
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Muddled.
Some of the cinematography is pretty nice, and some of the music fits the scenery well -- but that's about the only things the movie has going for it. The main characters aren't all that interesting, with only a few of the supporting characters making an impression. Although the movie seemed to know what it was doing with it's own convoluted time travel logic it didn't seem to know what it had to say about the human condition, if anything. Which is a shame. I don't regret watching it -- if you're a curious Darko fan, you might as well rent it. Just expect very litttle. | 0negative
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This movie sucked.
This entire movie [was really bad].The script is boring,and the castgave really bad performances.Don't watch this movie. | 0negative
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Emotionally draining but wonderful
I just dont know where to began. This book was just good. This historical aspects of this book had you wondering how could all this happen and someone still manage to survive. I think it is a must read for the younger generation as well. You heart just went out to this family with other their struggles and the wrongs that cast on them. But even though all this was going on they never stopped trying to do better and follow their dreams. This book made you feel like you were a part of the family. You shared in their highs and even their lows. Rosalyn has her own style and cant help but commend her on a job well done. Our book club will have a heated discussion about this book I am sure. | 1positive
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Causes condensation inside the car
This cover became completely useless.Leaving our car outside with this on caused severe condensation to pool inside the car and messed up our CD player and electronics in the car as well.Hoping once everything dries out that it will be OK.Don't know if the cover would be OK for indoor use, but that kind of defeats the purpose of why we bought it.In other news: it fit the car fine and the bungy thing, although cheap, kept the cover on with no issues. | 0negative
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Just OK
Not at all squirrel proof. Actually, it took the squirrels about 20 minutes to figure out how to hang off of it and poke their hateful mouths into the holes and eat the seed. The birds are still trying to figure out where to land. It's hard to fill and isn't really the best for birdseed with nuts and fruit pieces in it. | 0negative
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90210 wishes it had been this good
When The OC first came on the air a lot of people would compare it to Beverly Hills 90210, which for me was not a ringing endorsement. But when I watched it for myself I realized it was much better than that. 90210 wishes it had been this good. While most may dismiss The OC as a nightime soap for young girls it is nothing of the sort. The OC is a show for everyone. I am a 30 year old man and I was hooked from episode one. While the show may take place in the extravagant Orange County we learn that the people who live there have the same problems as everyone else. We learn that money does not solve all problems and in some cases makes it even worse. This show has it all. Alcholism, drug use, suicide, fatal attractions, house fires, car crashes, comic books, guns, fist fights, Las Vegas, video games and a little holiday I like to call...Chrismukah. And this is just Season 1. Wait til you see Season 2. Give this show a chance and watch the first episode and you will find yourself hooked. I speak from experience. | 1positive
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Unusual Size SS Fender Washer
I have a special need for a stainless steel #10 fender washer that's 3/4" OD. It's a good buy, and just what I needed. | 1positive
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Hope Eternal
This is a movie about how to remain sane in an insane world. It is a story about hope and rising above the madness by becoming "fateless". As a teacher of the Holocaust, I would use this film at the end of the Holocaust Unit, with the intention of sending a message of hope. Without hope, what is left to live for? With so much evil in our world, life itself is even more beautiful! This is a movie about survival... | 1positive
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Down Right Bad
When the band recorded this album, their was a huge rift between Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. The album suffers from their fighting, as it sounds like no one wants to be there. The album is saved by the album's opener, the frantic, "One Hit (To The Body)" which has a caustic energy of an addict looking for his next fix and the closer "Sleep Tonight" in which Mr. Richards sings with poignancy. In between, there is no redeeming songs lead by the weak "Winning Ugly", the awful cover "Harlem Shuffle" and "Hold Back". The band mailed this one in and it left doubts as to whether they were capable of coexisting with one another. | 0negative
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dish washer
i want to know if lysol concetrate can be used in a dish washer? i would like to clean it with lysol | 1positive
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This title is ripped...
The same principle to this story was written by Stephen King in an earlier work of his entitled "The Secret Window." This story just has more "personalities" and more victims. The writers should've come up with something out of their own minds, not out of the mind of one of our great literary achievers such as Stephen King...a disappointment to say the least. | 0negative
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Quintessential Woody, in arguably his best form..
Plenty of reviews here claim this is Woody's best and I'm hard-pressed to differ: chronic New York neurotic/comedy writer Alvy Singer can't commit to anything except his own misery and falls in love (and meets his match in psychoses) with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton in her Oscar-winning role), the Waspy flibbertigibbet who wants more out of life but she's not sure what. Oscars also for Allen's direction, his screenplay (co-written by Marshall Brickman) and Best Picture. Look quickly for Jeff Goldblum's cameo ("I forgot my mantra") at Paul Simon's So. Cal. Party, John Glover in a flashback party scene with Annie, Shelley Hack in a sidewalk scene, veteran character actor Tracey Walter and Beverly D'Angelo in the sitcom tape Roberts is sweetening with a laugh track in an edit bay, Woody's longtime friend and future producer Jean Doumanian in the coke scene, and at the film's end Sigourney Weaver (trust me it's her, but it is in a long shot and no dialogue) as Alvy's latest girlfriend. Best reaction shot: Allen with Keaton and Walken in a car after Walken has proclaimed his sudden urges of death. Also, I too wish I could do what Allen does in shutting up a movie-line pontificator like he does with media expert Marashall McLuhan.A superb and passionately funny film between the hot cold relationship between two people. Woody Allen delivers the goods in this terribly witty and romantic film, Diane Keaton matches his quality too. Expect to see neurotic behaviour from Allen as we get a firm grasp of the two main characters as their relationship develops. For me, this is an absolute pinnacle film of it's genre and should not be missed. | 1positive
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A slower publishing pace please.
This year saw the release of Micah, Danse Macabre, Strange Candy and Mistral's Kiss. Give the woman a break! Clearly the effort of writing two full books a year is too much. The plot suffers horribly. As Ms. Hamilton has a loyal fanbase that will read whatever she writes, perhaps it would help if she could be allowed off of that schedule. Maybe then feedback could be incorporated into the final drafts. Or, if something must be published, she could write a collection of short stories dealing with Anita and Merry. I hope Ms. Hamilton still enjoys writing. I'm begining to doubt it. | 0negative
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Poor sizing
Not correct size. I have several pairs of these sweats. Gave to friend. Will not order items from this store again, because they may be selling rejects. Don't know for sure. | 0negative
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Survival
This book is great. It's an exciting adventure story about Brian, a 13 year old boy who must fend for himself in the Canadian wilderness. The author wrote it in such a way that I found myself wondering what I would do in Brian's situation. It was tense and realistic, but still had moments of humor (such as when he names his raft "Brushpile One", or when he gets a sudden windfall of food and decides to first "eat until he drops" and then be careful and ration the food.)There are some gory and upsetting parts, but I didn't find it depressing. | 1positive
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Very Cute
The Secret of the Wings stays on-par with the rest of the series--adorable and cute. My sons and daughter all love this movie, especially the bonus shorts. Even my husband and I enjoy watching with the kids. The characters and plots are very entertaining, funny, and sweet. | 1positive
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Superb reminder of the wonder of Creation
The Moody Institute of Science provides informative, inspiring and entertaining insight into the wonders of God's creation. I particularly enjoyed the video featuring astronaut Guy Gardner and views of the earth from space. Viewing these videos should not be a one time experience. | 1positive
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