niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Obviously Yancey is a Pop Psychologist who has No Respect for the Bible . Mr. Yancey has no respect for the teaching of the Bible.  God is always there when it hurts.  In fact, God allows hurt.  Look at Book of Job.  God allowed Satan to kill Job's children (!!!) and tempt his wife away from Job and give Job a horrible disease.  God was always there.  In fact, God was a part of the plan to CAUSE Job to suffer.  Why?  On a whim.  Satan said that Job would lose faith if disaster struck him, so God said, "Okay, give it your best shot!"  Sometimes, God sends disasters into your home for a whim, for a wager with Satan.  This is the lesson from the Book of Job.  Sometimes, God Himself brings pain and death because Christians refuse to uphold the interests of the Kingdom of Christ.  Look at the book of Jeremiah.  It was God who chose to kill Israelites, destroy the Jerusalem Temple.  In fact, Jeremiah specifically states that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was not a believer, was anointed by God to bring destruction.  It's like God anointing Bin Laden to destroy America.  That would be the similar analogy in terms of anointing a hostile unbeliever to destroy a believing nation.  The Bible is clear that God chose King Nebuchadnezzar to destroy the Jerusalem Temple and kill Israelites.  And anyone who opposed King Nebuchadnezzar opposed God Himself.  How does this apply to Bin Laden.  This is how seriously God takes desecration of His House, the Christian Church.  God will raise up an unbelieving enemey to destroy America if America desecrates God's houses.  And opposing this anointed enemy would be opposing God Himself.  Mr. Yancey should think seriously about what God teaches about suffering.  God gives suffering when believers desecrate His house.  God sends death and destruction when Christians refuse to uphold the interst of Christ.  This is an important lesson for America to learn
Output: NEG
Synonym/antonym: Socialism and Democracy . We are so conditioned to the fix put on the left by the Leninist tradition that we forget the crucial role of the left in the 'forging of democracy' as recounted in this history in a 'slow but steady' account that accumulates telling detail. Once there were liberals who weren't democrats and then the left, in the wake of the failures of 1848, proceeded to the course corrections we now take for granted, no thanks to the liberals who weren't democrats, now democrats, by name at least, denouncing socialism by a Leninist standard where the term was a demand for real democracy.
Output: POS
I followed this book for a couple of years . When I was a university student 14 years ago, I followed this book to the letter - 3 days in the gym every week for six months and then a split system which got me in the gym 4 days a week for another year or so.     In hindsight, it worked (as any beginner gets a little bigger anyway just by heading to the gym) but I picked up a copy of BRAWN a year later - training twice a week just focussing on the big exercises and realised far better results.      This book is good for motivation, a trip down memory lane for some; it has some good ideas but generally the routines aren't suitable for anyone training without steroids.  I wonder why Joe Weider never discussed the issue when obviously so many, if not all contributors, depended on steriods to realize their success...
Output: NEG
His Dark Materials Trilogy . I have had these books on my shelf for a number of years, having never gotten around to them.  They should have stayed on the shelf, as I now know.      I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy, so I recognized many of the tropes that Pullman tries to pull off.  I must say that Holly Lisle pulls off the multiverse much better than he does, and that's not saying a whole lot.    Like most people here, I found myself drawn in by the first book.  That one was well written, if a bit heavy handed in how good Lyra was, how brave she was, how she could do anything even if it was previously impossible for anyone else to do - like break her father out of his Svalbard prison.  However, the books declined in quality from the first page of the second book.  Will takes it much too easily when he finds that he has committed his first murder, especially for a boy of 12.  As a reader, I am willing to suspend belief quite a bit, but this particular plot point snapped that thread for me.  Once that was lost, it was extremely difficult for me to engage myself with the text once again.    As far as the ending goes, what a disappointment.  It seems as if the third book was trying to tell three vastly different stories.  Frankly, if Pullman had created a novel entirely about Mary Malone slipping into the world that she did and studying it in a scientific capacity with no way to return, that would have kept my interest much more than his rabid defamation of Christianity.  Also, Pullman fails to deliver on the cohesion of comparing Mary to the serpent, Lyra to Eve, and Will to Adam.  There was no offering there by Mary of something to tempt Lyra with as happened in the Garden of Eden.  Without this crucial component, there is no way that Lyra can be Eve reincarnate.     The propaganda that Pullman purports as truth would be all right if he was claiming it as his own, and that if others believed it, that would be okay.  However, he very cleverly lulls the uncareful reader into believing that what he is saying is a universal truth.  I had no idea that atheism was so nihilistic, yet that is the view I came away with when I finished this trilogy.     I would never recommend these books to anyone.  Rather, I would steer them towards better fantasy novels - like Rowling, Tolkein, Robin McKinley, Patricia McKillip, and Ursula K le Guin
Output: NEG
Similar stories crush this collection . Having enjoyed Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Empire Falls," I was eager to give something else of his a try. Maybe I should have selected one of his earlier novels instead because "The Whore's Child," interesting title aside, becomes tired and repetitive very quickly. The themes are the same in each story: aging male professor with an itchy prostate faces a mid-life situation, usually involving his younger second wife. That may sound too specific to relate to all of the stories in this collection, but you would be disappointed to realize that it is very accurate. The lone exception, and the novel's best story, is the titular work about a nun who is, in point of fact, a whore's child -- and the discrepancy between the generations makes for a poignant story. And yet, even that one includes a male professor character who is teaching the nun in his creative writing class, so similarities remain. Despite that, the story is great. The rest ... well, if Russo had done away with the other six achingly similar stories and expanded them into a single novella the book would have been much better. Russo is certainly capable of spinning a great yarn, and the themes are fine if a little familiar (Russo seems to be an author that excells in that domain). I just think you would do better to stick with the format best suited to his talents: his novels. I know that I will from now on
Output: NEG
Looking for prolife information will not find it here. . I had to use this particular book for a class I was taking.    I was hoping for at least a balanced presentation, but I was very disappointed with this book.  I found it to have a definite anti-life view.    I found that the author minimized the role of morality in the field of bioethics.  Especially how religion contributes to moral views and how that effects bioethics.      I also found that the author tried to present Catholic Church teachings specifically without even a basic understanding of how the Church developed these views
Output: NEG
codes nothing but a fluke! . just finished reading this book.  what can i say?  this book seems to finally put the controversy to rest. PHEW! what a relief,i thought i may  actually have to start believing in god or something.    this book is full  of data and statistical analyses. it isn`t much like all the other bible  code books out there, and i`ve read most of them.  my favorite is cracking  the bible code by j. satinover.    this book(dr. ingermanson) is more  scientific and gets down to the dirty work of disproving the codes  scientifically.  he calls himself a computer geek in his bio. and after  reading his book i`d have to agree with him.  he has a strange sense of  humour as well, almost appeasing.     great book and puts the debate to  rest once and for all
Output: POS
Weak Link in a Great Series . I read A is for Alphabet years ago and did not get pulled into the series.  Years later I read S is for Silence and was hooked. I started to read the series--backwards at first and then jumped to the beginning.  I have really enjoyed the books and felt a connection to the heroine (and forgiven Ms. Grafton for making her weigh 118 lbs on her 5'6" frame).  However, I agree with the other readers who feel like this is not Grafton at her best.  You just can't believe that Kinsey would put herself in these ridiculous positions---belting a police officer to endear herself to a woman she is investigating, remaining in an incredibly (and unbelievable) dangerous situation, to name a few.  The dialogue is weak,the sexual situations seem gratutitous, and there is a fair amount of stereotyping of hispanics.  But even with these issues, I did finish the book.  Grafton at her low point is still a good read
Output: NEG
lack of examples and horrible explanations make a ghastly diffE text . Because the guy who initiated the project of writing the book is here at Rice, the rest of us are unlucky enough to have to use this book. If your class uses this book, prepare to go to class. All the time. That's because if you fall behind, the book does not do a good job of explaining things to you. Examples are generally vague and only apply to a few types of problems provided at the back of each section. A lot of the time, I'd find myself stumped on a problem, looking back, and realizing there was no example problem for me to get ideas from.    Yes there are lots of problems and that's good, in a way. But what's the point of having all those problems if the book never teaches you how to do them?    Furthermore, it is a poorly written book. Generally, reading through the book is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Literally speaking. You spend all that time figuring out what the authors talk about and once you figure it out, it was not even worth all that time.    So go to class. All the time. If the prof isnt that great, get yourself another workbook. I havent seen Schaum's but I'm pretty sure they'll do a better job on covering the topics than this text does
Output: NEG
Excellent antidote to revisionist history! . This is a marvelous guide book.  We intended to visit Plymouth on our vacation this year but did not make it.  However, we plan to take this book with us when we go next year.  Dr. Jehle goes through all the signifcant sites at Plymouth and takes you through the history (the real history, not the revisionist, politically correct nonesense that passes for history today) of that site/monument in detail.  He acknowledges the contributions of both the Pilgrims and the native peoples and highlights the strong faith of our founders as well as that of many of those in the native population.  I highly recommend this, especially if you want to teach your children the history of our founding
Output: POS
Poetry for the Mind . This book manages to capture the whole Broadway show and then some in 209 pages. I find the poetry in this book phenomenal and very truthful. I recommend this book to anybody who loves poetry and has and has an open mind. The actual Broadway show was magnificent, the TV show is wonderful?and if you haven?t read the book, it is excellent
Output: POS
Laurie Colwin's best ... I've read it half a dozen times . I am a huge fan of Laurie Colwin's writing, so I am baffled by the reviewers who didn't enjoy this book as much as I did.  To me, her writing is sophisticated yet very comfortable.  I can identify most with the main character in this particular book of hers as I also married a bit later in life and am trying to have a child despite being a little long in the tooth.  The longings Jane Louise has for the domestic bliss that other people in her life seem to have so easily are all too familiar.  This book will not hit you over the head with a message, and it does meander ... which is just like life for most of us.  And I for one sometimes enjoy a book that doesn't leave me with a headache.  Reading is so much like eating - balancing what's good for you with satisfying cravings for those things that aren't - and for me, Laurie Colwin's books are like hot tea with milk and sugar on a cold afternoon.  Grown up, but sweet and comforting - they always hit the spot.  And I still find myself in disbelief that there will be no more books by this great writer
Output: POS
Know when to hold em and fold em. . This is a great book, I found it full of excellent ideas on how to judge the appropriate pot and hand odds. Would have gotten a five star but is somewhat complex ar times
Output: POS
Waste of money . It's really a book for amateurs. Most of the tips you can find out yourselves by a little logical thinking
Output: NEG
Huge Disappointment . The others in the series were great, and I really looked forward to A Breath of Snow and Ashes. It read like it was all Gabaldon's discarded notes for the previous installment.  I felt really cheated to have spent my time and money on this book.
Output: NEG
Horrible Layout . The content of this book is adequate, but the layout leaves much to be desired.  The only way to find a chapter is through the table of contents.  Pages are not labeled with chapter information, such as which chapter that page belongs to.  The content is often broken up with cases and excercises that divide paragraphs in half. This makes it very confusing to follow the flow of the book.  You can be reading along and jump into a case or excercise without knowing it and become very confused.  If the authors and publishers would rework the flow of the book, I would rate it much higher
Output: NEG
Stay Clear of Lonely Planet . A hopeless mess of headlines and confusing comments, very little structure.  No rankings of what you should see and do, no pictures, no useful restaurant and hotel recommendations.  Endless yatter about nothing makes this a boring read with almost no real content.  Absolutely worthless on our Japan trip to Tokyo and Kyoto.  This is not the first time we have been disappointed by Lonely Planet. They cater to backpackers only, usually looking for the cheapest accomodation and meals, and with no value added for the traveller who is short on time but still wants to make the most out of his/her time.  We ended up buying the Eyewitness Guoide which is fast and easy to use.
Output: NEG
Very Annoyed! . I give this book a 1 star not because it wasn't interesting - it certainly was, but because the ending absolutely floored me!  Aghgh**&&*(7#!!!!!  I never thought it was going to end like that - where was the justice??  I feel like something is missing.  I want to reach into the book and smack Alex! Please tell me there is a follow-up book where Sam gets what's coming to him!!! -- Oh, and Daphne too
Output: NEG
What happened to the book I paid for? . I paid for my Herbal patent formulas book but you I never got it! Could you please find out what went wrong. I recieved a letter saying that I purchased it, and paid for it but I never got it. I even wrote to you thanking you for finding the book. Please get back to me. Ric Cosentino
Output: NEG
If your not catholic don't buy this book . Before I got married I really excited to incorporate Irish customs and traditions. I was so happy when I received this book, until I started reading it. Don't get me wrong it is a very interesting book. But although my husband and I are of Irish decent, being what would be concidered protestant christians I was unable to incorporate any of the blessings or ideas for readings, since they were all meant for a Catholic wedding. If you want history buy the book. If you're Catholic buy the book. For the rest of us. . .save your money for your honeymoon
Output: NEG
Crushingly Disappointing . Would the woman writing under Joyce Carol Oates' name these days please return America's greatest living author to us?    Seriously, this was the most unenjoyable, in fact most distressingly bad, book by Oates I've read, among the maybe thirty I have had the utmost pleasure to read.    I don't know what vein Oates is tapping to construct these writings but the prose does not sound like her at all, the stories themselves are unimpressive, unwelcoming, unpleasantly centered on people who do not merit consideration. And worse still, I find this is a trend with Oates these days. I can't think of a single book she's published since Middle Age that has been (yes, strictly in my opinion) any good. The short story in Female of the Species that was called "Madison at Guignol" was perhaps the worst Oates story ever published. (And yes I do understand the connotation of the word "Guignol" in the title.)    Some might accuse me of approaching Oates with preconceived notions and then recoiling when she fails to deliver what I, myself, wanted, but that's not the case. One thing I have always applauded in this author is her chameleon-like ability to cross genre boundaries and create tales so divergent in theme and tone that they could have been the opus of a half-dozen different people. I have avidly read along thru Gothic stories, mysteries, romances, non-genre pieces, novellas, poems, short fiction, novels, literary criticism and plays by Oates, and so I believe I can fairly say I do not stereotype Joyce Carol Oates or expect any one thing from her, but in this case, as much as reporting it pains me, this was a bad book and I can only hope Oates bucks the trend and reaches back into the well of talent the world knows she has, and that her next book(s) will be much better
Output: NEG
A profile in courage . You gotta love a political pundit like Joe Klein.  He didn't even have the decency to attach his name to his book.  Wow, that's courage.  That's a backbone.     Let's see, Klein goes around slamming the Clinton presidency, anonymously.  Thanks, Joe.  America needs more brave souls like you.    Go back to writing your drivel in Time Magazine.  Frankly I am surprised you have the courage to attach your name to your columns.
Output: NEG
lame . OK, Mr. Koontz,    Could you please write a book that is not about dogs and how they are proof of god's existence.  This lame theme is more like preaching than entertainment.  Leave your retarded religious beliefs out of your books and maybe your stories will be good again.    Your novels used to be thriling page turners about survival...now they are just lame religious stories about god and dogs.  What has happened to you, Mr. Koontz?  Are you losing your mind?    Have fun at church...and don't forget to donate another $1,000 to President Bush.    I refuse to read any novel of yours that was written after '95 or so.  That seems to be around the time that you became a kook
Output: NEG
Pete, You Still Don't Get It . Don't read this book. I wish I hadn't. It ruined Pete Rose in my eyes, not because of what others have said about him, but because of what Rose said about himself. My grandpa was a huge fan of Pete Rose and once took me to meet him at Riverfront Stadium when I was around six. About the only thing I'm glad for with this book is it didn't come out in my grandpa's lifetime.    We all make mistakes. We're only human and that's what humans do: we screw up. Sometimes badly. I wish Pete Rose was in the Hall of Fame. I wish he was coaching the Reds today. I wish most of all he'd never placed a single bet on baseball. But as for Pete, like I said up there, he still doesn't get it, and I doubt he ever will.    This book was a disappointment for many reasons. It did give me a nice look at Pete's career with the Cincinati Reds and took me back to my grandfather's tales of how great the Big Red Machine of the 1970's was, but what was lacking in these 322 pages was contrition, and I think that was supposed to be what this book was about.    The Pete Rose I met in My Prison Without Bars, was a likable fellow, but underneath his trip down memory lane was a sort of combative, "this is somebody else's fault" attitude that put me off and I'm sure put a lot of others off, too. Rose admits at last that he in fact bet on baseball during the 1980's, a fact that surprised virtually no one, but instead of presenting an apology, or even a straightforward confession, Rose comes across as a bitter man, still trying to squirm away from his wrongdoing. He blames everyone from his friends and business associates, to Major League baseball (for not forgiving his gambling addiction as it did the drug and alcohol addicitons of other players). Rather than presenting the public with his mea culpa, Charlie Hustle, the greatest baseball player of his era, left me feeling negative toward him, and thinking he is a slightly unintelligent crook. Those were not images I had of the man before I started this book and I'm sorry that's how I felt when I was done.    If I could say something to the man whose life is the subject of this work, I'd tell him: Pete, you've led an interesting sixty-plus years. You're one of the greats and a hometown hero for what you did on the field. You deserve to be in Cooperstown. But your attempt to make amends with this book---probably your last chance, sadly--is a dismal failure and a backset. I remember well the night you passed Ty Cobb's all-time hitting record. I read this mostly to acquaint myself with a player about whom I heard so much growing up. I now wish I didn't know 4/5ths of what I now do know about you.    As I said starting out: don't read this book
Output: NEG
Wickedly witty,delightfully droll... . Lemony Snicket's popular A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS continues with more miserable adventures for the Baudelaire orphans. In THE MISERABLE MILL,the children are sent to the dull town of Paltryville to work in the gloomy "Lucky Smells Lumbermill".In the next volume,THE AUSTERE ACADEMY,the Baudelaires attend the dreary "Prufrok Prepatory School" run by the dimwitted,meanspirited vice principal Nero.In the sixth episode,the Baudelaires are sent to their distant relatives, Jeremy and Esme Squalor, to live in their oversized penthouse.  Lemony Snicket continues his mysterious references to his lost love Beatrice, humorous definitions of words and an ability to make young readers sympathize with the Baudelaire orphans.      RATING:A
Output: POS
Surveying human needs, design challenges, and social issues alike. . DROSSCAPE: WASTING LAND IN URBAN AMERICA is a top pick not just for architects and building designers, but for any homeowners or buyer who would understand waste landscapes and how they are handled. Landscape architects must learn to accommodate them - and homeowners need to learn about them. DROSSCAPE is for both, offering a radical new method of thinking about landscape and its problems. Ten cities are analyzed through aerial photography, maps and charts with an eye to surveying human needs, design challenges, and social issues alike.    Diane C. Donovan  California Bookwatc
Output: POS
This man is a visionary and a genius . If only Washington could embrace the ideas laid out in this book.  I think Newt would make a fresh and bright addition to the McCain administration.  Perhaps even VP.  Newt does have everything one needs to be the president, however not in 2008.  The conditions disallow the risk of running anything but a sure thing to stave off the potential nightmare that both Hillary or Al Gore represent.  But Newt's knowledge and wisdom will flow freely throughout the coming political process and his message will be heard.  Bravo
Output: POS
Beautiful Beginning / Painful (illogical) Ending . I hope the ending is illogical at least and is fiction. If thoughts are that powerful, they need to be resrained earlier. I don't know who survivied but he might feel very guilty about the others earlier and question if he had to survive. Logic can be quite painful when left alone, but sometimes it has to be
Output: NEG
Truly amazing . While at the MoMA I happened across the Chuck Close exhibit. I had heard of him, but had never seen his work. As I walked through the exhibit I thought to myself, &quot;big deal, a bunch of 9 foot tall photographs.&quot; But when I notice the medium was acrylic I was astonded! This book captures the unbelievable talent of this amazing artist. It shows his the vast array of materials he used from paint, to pieces of paper. i would highly recommend buying this book! It is one of my favorites
Output: POS
English Education majors and secondary English Teachers: check this out! . This text helped me to articulate the 'principles' of Standard English by examining our language in all its varieties scientifically and intuitively.    Such articulation necessates a thorough understanding of the notions of descriptive vs. prescriptive, standard vs. nonstandard, formal vs. informal, grammatical vs. ungrammatical, and constitutive vs. regulative.    This introductory text is written for the mature student who has  had little or no background in linguistics or traditional school grammar. Consequently, the authors begin by demonstrating how traditional grammar instruction with its eight parts of speech and semantic definitions falls terribly short of accounting for the many rule exceptions and illogicalities of langauge.     I highly recommend this text for English Education majors and secondary school English teachers.
Output: POS
Fascinating read on the changing of Victorian society! . I just finished this nice long read, and I must say it was very well written: Trollope shows us a fascinating view of how the changes in society can affect the people living in it.  We are given a view of all sorts of characters: from the volatile, swindler Melmotte to the swaggering, gambling coward Felix Carbury, to his antithesis, his staid, country cousin Roger Carbury, and Felix's silly & conniving mother Lady Carbury, to his sweet & saintly sister Hetta Carbury...the mousey Marie Melmotte, the marriage schemer Georgiana Longestaffe, the wonderful yet fallible Paul Montague, and the independent & brash American, Mrs. Hurtle.  These & many other characters collide to give us a fascinating read, as their lives intertwine again & again, on so many levels.      The staid & proper upper-crust Victorian society of yesteryear is slowly melting away, as English virtue & honor is being overtaken by lying, cheating, swindling, stealing, and much more.  Where being a proper, honorable gentleman used to bring its own reward, now it is the more "modern" social rules that are taking effect in London society.  Will virtue or vice triumph in the end?  An excellent read, highly recommended!
Output: POS
Helpful ideas for those who struggle to organize . The Organizer Lady, Sandra Felton, is back with Organizing Magic: 40 Days to a Well-Ordered Home and Life. Actually, Felton explains at the beginning that these are not forty consecutive days because some of the projects require a change of thinking, such as finally feeling that you can invite someone into your home. It's more accurately described as forty projects than forty days.     Felton offers ideas as varied as dealing with the paper crunch, saving time, e-mail, organizing closets, efficient movements, developing a visitor-friendly attitude, and upgrading your home. (No, she doesn't mean blowing it up and starting from scratch as my mom has suggested!) She gives the reader permission to reject whatever projects don't work for you while developing a new style of thinking.     Felton is an engaging writer with a practical, friendly style. She lets readers struggling with clutter not feel guilty. Angry yes, guilty no. Most chapters include several helpful pointers and boxed quotations to encourage you such as, "If you can't move the mountain, move a few stones. If there is a better solution...find it," by Thomas Edison. The book ends with a resource bibliography.     One of the good things about the book is that she provides options for you to consider and suggests you choose one that you feel comfortable with. For instance, in her chapter on making bold judgment calls, she gives you eleven project choices which range from dropping out of a club, giving up addressing Christmas cards by hand, throwing out all mail with a bulk postmark unopened, rotating your visible knickknack collections, using paper plates for quick clean up, and more.     Some of her suggestions sound familiar to me because I've read one or two of her books over the years, so those who have read some of her other books may want to look this one over before purchasing it. Those who are new to the struggle to organize their lives will find her ideas helpful and her writing engaging. - Debbie W. Wilson, Christian Book Previews.com
Output: POS
Blergh . I did not like this book. The organization was abysmal, and I decided to sell it back to the college bookstore for use by future hapless students, because it is not good as a reference guide.    I did not like how the author seemed to gear the book to an audience that is terrified of their computers or anything dealing with *gasp* math
Output: NEG
What a Crock! . This book demonstrates the sloppy scholarship of a high-school dropout. His theology was discarded by his organization as soon as the megalomaniac died.  He was as wrong about history as he was about theology.  It has also been disclosed that he copied much of this book from another author's earlier publication.  This man has been discredited as a theologian long ago
Output: NEG
EXCELLENT READ - SOME OF THE BEST IN THIS GENRA . It has been some years since this one hit the shelves, but it is non the worse for wear.  Actually, I have to agree with another reviewer in that I too, feel this is one of Wambaugh's best.  A true sory, brought to light in a very readable story like format.  It is rather unforgetable.  The author does a very good job of not only telling us a story (Wambaugh is, after all, first and formost a great story teller), but gives us great insight into the thoughts and motivations of the killers.  He gives us a wonderful profile of the oung officer who survived this horrible crime.  I cannot in all truth say it is as good as "In Cold Blood," but it comes pretty close to the mark.  Recommend this one highly.
Output: POS
Basically, its a big, anti-jobs rant.  Don't be conned. . I've been in the software industry for quite awhile, and I've watched as the personal computer industry evolved from one where there were dozens of machines being sold to consumers down to the two primary platforms of windows and macintosh.  While there is no doubt that the macintosh is the minority platform, there is also no doubt that its continued survival has engendered an unexplained amount of hate from those who are not fans of the machine.     This book, in summary, is the longwinded rant of one such user. As someone who knows first hand a number of the situations covered in the book, and who has a generally solid understanding for situations not covered in the book, I believe the author of this book sat down and wrote it out by himself without any fact checking, without any real interviews (or he ignored or misunderstood the people he interviewed).    There are so many factual errrors in this book, its not funny- -from little things like the years events happened or the locations of companies or the person who held a particular role at a particular time, to grossly innacurate assumptions about things the author could not possibly know-- such as the minutes of boardroom discussions.     This is a smear job, thru and thru, and like most smear jobs its repetitive, self-contradictory, and downright dishonest.    I think the only reason the author has not been sued is that doing so would give this book far more attention than it deserves.    Windows fans like to kick apple and the mac, even when they are down.  Windows seems to engender some sociopathic sadism in people.   IF you want to learn more about apple, find another book... this book is just a windows fan bashing steve jobs for having taste
Output: NEG
Not Good . Oh my, what a voice, she really gets on one's nerves. In way  too much a hurry with all that she is "trying" to achieve.  I could not get past the first couple of minutes of her whinny  directions.    Do yourself a favor and pass this one by
Output: NEG
Unbelievable . Don't waste your money! The author allegorizes the text to say that Genesis (at least the so called "prehistory") is no more than ancient mythology. Its amazing to me a Christian scholar can claim that the bible is anything other than the LITERAL word of God. If you take the scripture seriously, don't waste your time or money
Output: NEG
Too advanced for beginners! . I found this book impossible to use! The photos and illustrations were so detailed, with lines traveling everywhere, that I couldn't transfer what I saw on the page to what I saw on my hand. I was disappointed
Output: NEG
Don't waste your time . I very much looked forward to the ending of this book not to see what would happen but so that I could be done with it and move on to a different book! I found this book pointless. After reading 482 pages, I can't even think of two adjectives to describe Sally and Clare. Moody does such a poor job of character development that I don't feel like I know all that much about these two women. I did not like the main characters and I didn't feel as though they had much of a real friendship at all. The book is way too long, the plot is unbelievable, the characters are unlikable, and the writing style is annoying
Output: NEG
Surprisingly Good! . James Patterson's work over a decade ago stopped consistently being masterpiece after masterpiece and became very hit and miss with very average novels published throughout most of his recent career, with only the odd great read every now and then published, with readers just keep picking up each successive novel hoping the old quality will be back.  Well I'm pleased to say, it is back with The Angel Experiment.  I must admit I was very surprised as Patterson's last attempt at the children's market SantaKid, well as those of us unfortunate enough to have read it know, pitiful is being nice.  With Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment, quality is achieved albeit for a much older children's market than SantaKid.  Well actually I don't even know why the publishers say this is a kids book (young adult) as it is even more violent than the two adult novels in this series and although it has been a while since I read When the Wind Blows and The Lake House I didn't really notice any differences in the way they are written.   Obviously it's just a marketing thing by the publishers to sell more books in this series.  Although you could read this as a stand alone novel you really do need to have previously read the two adult novels before this as well to understand and enjoy this story to its full extent, so marketing this and the subsequent novels in this series as a younger age group doesn't make much sense but adults will love this book anyway.     In Maximum Ride the Angel Experiment, Max and the five other kids with wings are back for the third instalment in the series.  They are happily living in their secluded hide out which Jed, the good scientist from the School who unfortunately met his demise in the previous books set up for them.  Their peaceful existence is smashed however when the youngest girl Angel is taken by Erasers (bad creations from the school).  Max takes control and organises a rescue mission where the children all discover they have other powers they haven not tapped into yet. The mission will take them not only to the rural school but to New York and the answers to their past they so have longed for all their lives.  Some unpleasant surprises are on the way for Max and the others that will repulse them beyond any level they've endured before!
Output: POS
Thomas groome transformed my vision to religious education. . I've already read this book 13 years before. At that time I was a seminarian  and very interested in the catechesis. When I finished this book, I had to change my focus from the boring knowledge to the wondering  life. He presented 5 steps from the abundant sources of philosophical,  psychological, educational, and religious theories.         Now I have been  ordained to being a priest. I am re-reading this book. There are lots of  needs to be changed in my attitude for education as before. This book is a  kind of mirror for correcting my makeup. Life is always more important than  any others. Our story and vision of life should be effected by Jesus Story  and Vision of life. Thomas gives us an appropriate method.         On the  other hand, I think this book should be revised for practical needs.  Frankly,It's really hard yet to get understanding
Output: POS
Put the Bite Back into Liberal Politics . In this Book, Ted Rall has as much criticism for the Democrats as for the Republicans.  Predictably, Rall goes after the Republicans for their hate filled rhetoric and their disregard for future generations of Americans.  The Republican party is cashing in now, but future generations will have to pay off the mounting debt (I thought conservatives were supposed to be fiscally responsible types).  What may be even worse, the Republicans are alienating people and nations all over the world.  Sure, we're the superpower now, but nothing lasts forever.  Do you want other nations to give us a helping hand or kick us when we're down?  That depends on how we treat other nations now, while we have power.  Pre-emptively invading countries doesn't win any brownie points.    The Democrats get criticized for being too moderate and too nice.  Instead of using the same dirty tricks and viscious political rhetoric that the Republicans use, the Democratic Party just sits back and takes the blows.  This isn't good for the image of the party.  Also, Rall believes that the Democratic Party is too disorganized.  There is no central message for liberals everywhere.  There are only small groups who only care about their own issues.  If the Democrats hope to come back to power, they're going to have to get their act together.  This book is an interesting read for those who consider themselves free thinkers
Output: POS
Not as good as &quot;Women on Top&quot; . While the book was plentiful of wild, sensual fantasies, I was disappointed in some of them.  Many were hard to believe even for fantasies and many sounded like they were written by illiterates.  If you're looking  for this type of book, I strongly recommend &quot;Women on Top&quot;
Output: NEG
historical truth? . I'm interested by all the reviewers who claim this book is a good one despite the racist stereotypes of "savage" natives because, they say, it's "the truth."  The review before mine is especially interesting; he proclaims to love the book and reads it to his children as it teaches about defending your home against terrorism.  Reviewers like myself are just spewing "liberal diatribe."  Another reviewer asks "as for the savages, who was attacking who?"      Everyone thinks of the scenario of little Edward and his innocent family just living their lives until these terrible Indians come along and want to wipe them out.  In the interest of historical truth, would you look at it another way?    Think of your home and neighborhood.  You may have lived there for years, or you may have just moved from a neighboring town.  You participate in community activities, your children are educated with your neighbors children, you attend religious services.  Then one day, a group of foreign soldiers come into your neighborhood, and say it now belongs to them.  As Americans, how would you feel if a group of Italian, English, Russian, French, etc., soldiers did this?  They claim the neighborhood in the name of their government and demand that you leave your home and go elsewhere.      Pretend no telephones, telegraph, or internet exist.  You go to your government and tell them about the soldiers, but they have no way of notifying the foriegn soldiers government that this land is already settled.  Your government sends an army to eject the soldiers, but is defeated.  Eventually you have to leave.  The soldiers keep coming, and it's not long before families from the soldiers land come as well.  They keep expanding further and further, and forcing you and your family to keep moving, killing many of your family and friends.      Eventually all of you have had enough of this treatment - instead of fighting only their soldiers, your leaders get small citizen's armies together to attack their settlements as they have yours.  Now, who is the terrorist in this case?      If you want your children to know the historical truth, you should tell them the whole truth.  Comparing the original inhabitants of North and South America to the 9-11 terrorists is not accurate.  Comparing the european invaders - let me see, they killed the natives who wanted to keep the land they'd lived on for centuries, and forcibly converted them to european religions, as the native religions were "heathen."      If you believe everything I've written is just "liberal diatribe," go on happily reading this book to your kids, with no true historical references.  I'm just a mixed-blood savage, so of course what I think won't count with you.
Output: NEG
Who to blame? . The major strength of this book is that it goes right to the heart of the debate on social welfare policy.   Who is to blame?  Is it the person or is it their circumstances? Normally hysterics on both extremes of the political spectrum try to place all the blame either on society or on the person.  This book makes a run at splitting the difference. Frankly, I found this book better informed than the famous Nickel and Dimed.  The truth is that poverty is a tough problem to solve, and many of the best minds on the left and the right have failed us
Output: POS
Just Started . I have just started this book and hope I don't have to read too many graphic autopsy reports.   I didn't read The Surgeon but found I didn't have to as this book so far has made numerous references to it.    It seems most of these stories are written by women and always have female M.E.s doing the autopsies
Output: NEG
A critical analysis worthy of acclaim . Among the books in defense of globalization, this is among the best for the methodlogical care with which the author has presented his arguments. The text is lucid and very appropriate for students. Perhaps the only deficiency is a reluctance to engage the question of institutional reform with the WTO that could potentially compromise environmental and social protection. The failure of the Doha round and the WSSD in this regard is neglected. However, the author does an admirable job debunking a lot of myths that are so vitriolically presented by antiglobalization activists.
Output: POS
Poorly Written and Inaccurate . A disappointing rehash of early works on the 1781 Siege of Yorktown.  Half the book deals with the southern campaign of the American Revolution.  The portion of the book dealing with Yorktown strays greatly from the chronological happenings of the siege.  For example, the author starts detailing the story of the assaults on redoubts 9 and 10, which occurred on the night of October 14th.  Before completing the account of the assaults, he jumps to the sortie by the British on the night of October 16th and then after several paragraphs goes back to the assaul on the redoubts.  A better choice for those wanting to read about the siege is Henry P. Johnston's book on the Yorktown Campaign
Output: NEG
Really lousy attempt at depth and humor . This is the kind of garbage they teach you to write in college--imitations of what's on the shelf right now, only "smarter," which really just means "condescending to those not born with a silver spoon in ultrawhite Marin County." But you shouldn't be surprised--the authoress also writes a blog which is just as bloated with self-absorption (even if she wants to pretend this is a novel: novels have PLOTS, honey). Bypass this and read some Dorothy Parker instea
Output: NEG
misleading title . Despite what the book title "Grammatically Correct", this book is mostly about punctuation usages.  Grammar is limited to a thin, single chapter.  There are not sufficient materials on grammar to alert you on incorrect usages, let alone correct them.    I would recommend "Painless Grammar" over this title
Output: NEG
God awful . The whole thing was just awful, I don't mind telling you.  I don't know why anyone would buy the book for the recipes to start with when there are so many "meals in 30 minutes" internet sites...all completely nutritional with different caloric contents. Then there's the advice...it was just as bad, I found. Well, bad in the sense that it was silly.  Really quite silly.  I must admit that I must agree with the reviewer that said if you are eating an entire plate of French Fries, or Freedom Fries, depending, and you don't know that you are eating something that is going to put some pounds on, then reading this book isn't going to help you.  It does kind of sound like the positive reviews are all written by people that know the author personally.  Sounds a little bit like the Pentagon's planted news stories in Iraq if you don't mind my saying
Output: NEG
The Book of Wisdom for the Ages . Maha means great and Yoga means a path of reunion. Here the Great Path is outlined and explained in a truly timeless and masterful way. Written by a direct disciple of the great Ramana Maharshi, this is a very important guide book for the seeker of Ultimate Reality. First published in 1937, with numerous printings since then, this book is as fresh and new as a perfect spring morning. Chapters include The Sage, The World, God, The Quest, The Egoless State, and much more. For the modern day nondualist seeker, this is a treasure chest of spiritual wisdom. The author declares that we all, consciously or unconsciously, are always looking for the Supreme Beatitude of the egoless state, i.e., direct knowledge of the One, the Self. To quote a bit from the book: &quot;The right thing to do is not to go on framing questions and seeking answers...but to arrest the culprit, the ego, put him in the dock, and dispose of him by the Quest of the real Self, which he pretends to be. In other words, one should discover the real Self, who is the final answer to all questions. Every question that arises is vitiated by the ignorance which takes the ego at its face value, as the real Self. All questions are therefore reducible to one, 'Who am I?'. This question is the Quest of the Self, by which the egoless state is won.&quot; For the person who's ears are ready to hear, this book is sweet music indeed!!
Output: POS
Best of the 4-Volume Set but.... . This is the best starting book for anyone who wants to delve into hypnosis. But it is often available as used book only and is the first in a 4-vol set. But soon (sometime in early 2006), there will be a 8-vol (yes, 8 books in a set) set in a single CD that also comes with audio and bonus video and at $75!    Back about this book... It tells you experiments and findings of tests conducted on hypnotized subjects and how they react to suggestions by the "hypnotizer" and also what happens when they are told to do things (while in trance) that they would not do in normal consciousness.      The sections on Trance and Suggestions are excellent; perhaps the best OVERVIEW of trance and how suggestions work.    Much of the material is suitable for a hypnotherapist to use in a pre-talk to trance induction
Output: NEG