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Super Healthy diet book . This book may be the very best diet book on the market. It gives you healthy sources of protein, it teaches you to balance your macronutrients, protein, carbs, and healthy fats. It recommends only the healthiest foods to eat.It works!!!    I went from 209 pounds to 151 pounds with the principles of this book. Once you understand how insulin works against you to store fat,and learn the right amount of protein and carbs your body needs to maintain your ideal weight, you can begin your journey to eat in the zone and lose weight.It has been my eating guidelines for almost 10 years. It is well worth the trouble to learn to treat food as a drug.    BUY THIS BOOK IF YOUR ARE SERIOUS ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY
Output: POS
This "Masterpiece" Should Be Required Reading For "Every" Mormon! . I too, having done much research on mormonism over the years as others, had put off reading this "excellent" Expose while doing research on other cultic religions. I finally sat down to read this "Work Of Art" and truly believe it should be "required" reading for every single practicing mormon, but as God gives each and every one of us a "Free Will " of choice, I can only pray that mormons in their "delusionment" will read these reviews and purchase the book for themselves and seek the "Real Truth" in the Word Of God, The Bible! Not only did Fawn Brodie do a wonderful work in her own research of mormonism, but also tied together "masterfully" the research and writings of others on this "Cultic" religion to conclude with a "True" masterpiece in print! With "all" of the thousands of expose's on the writings and actions of this "false prophet" Joseph Smith, I'm truly "amazed" that millions of people continue to embrace and follow this "False" religion! We have many verses, of course, in God's Word that speak to the very "issue" of "Spiritual Blindness"! I find it truly "amazing" and a "paradox" that Joseph Smith went to great lengths in his life to expose the false doctrine of "catholicism" only to "replace" it with his "own" false doctrine! I would "encourage" all mormons to take a look at this book with a truly "open mind" and an "open heart" to the Truth of God's Word in The Bible. We are not "Gods" and will never become "Gods" either in this life or life "after" physical death!
Output: POS
Simple, Easy, Refreshing . This book fits in a pocket and is easy to use. The format works - short inspirational quotes from east and west on a given theme on the left hand page, Ms. Santucci's brief, insightful commentary on the right.   Effective, uplifting book with attractive graphics and illustrations.  Highly recommended
Output: POS
A fine work of literature that can stand alongside any in English . I just reread it recently as an adult. I had this boxed set of three hardcover E.B. White books when I was a kid - Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan (which I remember as my favorite of the three, though I hardly remember it today), and Stuart Little.     I was so happy when the cheap paperback they ordered here was the same printing - same illustrations and everything. Anyway, coming back to it as an adult (or sort of adult) was surprising - it was so beautifully laid out, the tone, the story, the dark deep themes - as a short novel, it stands with the best of literature. I know there's no such thing as a "perfect" novel, but as far as any literary criteria can be applied, it is absolutely beautiful - symmetrical in all the right places, gentle as it deals with the harshness of life, all the dark undertones - the sheep in the background with their collective understated cruelty, Templeton the amoral hedonist, the cruelty of time that makes little girls grow up - and yet somehow tenderness persists.     It's elegant and real and cosmic and full of quaint Americana. Certainly not only for children. A fine novel by any standards
Output: POS
Good book for beginner . my son read this at his school and liked it so much we bought it
Output: POS
Terrible Mis-Representation of the Baha'i Faith . This book has several mentions of the Baha'i Faith in it, referring to the Faith as &quot;an offshoot of Islam&quot;, and in one part quoting someone as making the Baha'is out to look like violent animals. I will never read anything by this author again, she may be aware of Iran's history and politics, but is very miseducated in the area of the Baha'i Faith (not Bahaism as she writes it). The Baha'is are quite the opposite of what this author believes
Output: NEG
Only a rightwing lunatic would hate this book . The truth is our society feeds into the so-called need for guns for everything. It is no wonder we're actually losing the real war on terrorism and further undermining national security. The people who hate this book seem to find it ok to read and listen to gun toting rightwing propaganda all the time. Yes, my state is a gun toting state but that doesn't mean that none of these people want a little safety once in a while. Gun control and gun violence are two different issues altogether despite the NRA's and the rightwing attempts to lump them together. Read this book and remember this quote from Atticus Finch of "To Kill a Mockingbird":    "Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. .. Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. Real courage is when you fight for what is right regardless of whether you win or lose.
Output: POS
A Better Movie then a Book . I was looking forward to reading The Exorcist but I was let down. The book is boring it doesn't go into any real depth when it comes  to characters. The movie surpasses the book, I feel asleep while reading this book. Some people may feel that this book is scary but its only scary if you scare easily.
Output: NEG
Don't be discouraged -- keep reading . I found that the first 2-3 volumes of this Dark Horse reprint weren't as good as the First Comics translations from several years ago, but don't be discouraged. The quality picks up in volume three, and enough cannot be said about this series. It is one of the finest comic series ever written: a violent, visceral, absorbing story that deserves to be read rather than read about
Output: POS
The Meaning of Joie-de-Vivre . So that's what Joie-de-Vivre means. It's really not the point whether the anecdotes are based on real facts. It's D.V.'s attitude, her curiosity, her passion for certain things, and her irreverence for the rest is what's most inspiring. The writing, edited by George Plimpton and Christopher Hemphill, is wonderfully imaginative and poetic, be it about Mona Lisa or Buffalo Bill. I recommend it to anyone with an eye for details and a passion for life
Output: POS
Disappointing . This was not the life-changing book it was touted to be. I have no major complaints, but the book was not helpful
Output: NEG
A must-read. Period. . I recently read Berlinski's book as well as Bawer's "While Europe Slept"  and "Anti-Americanism" by Jean Francois Revel. These are very important books in that they shed light on the mythology of the American Left, according to which Europe (Western Europe, that is) is the Promised Land. Since they detest America, they need to find some model to emulate. Well, on closer inspection Europe is not it. Today's Europe had been left hopelessly behind. It lives off the corpses of the past, and having been given a sense of security (by the American foreign policy and its military might) and illusion of prosperity (originally spawned by US economic aid and today dependent on US spending power!), they feel superior to the US. Anyone who ever debated angry Europeans will quickly discover that the superiority is really a reaction to their profound inferiority complexes.    Disregard the one-star reviews. An M. McDonald below claims that the book is "short on facts"... This from a guy who claims that Germany is the world's largest exporter... Forgot to mention though that it's the larger exporter of MERCHANDISE. If you add services, the US exports are at $1.15 trillion vs. Germany's $893B. And, thanks to diversification, the US is less vulnerable to global economic slowdowns. McDonald's is wrong. He's wrong about public education too: Europe's schools are "vastly superior"?...Does he have any idea what goes on in the schools of Paris, London and Rome?? he says China not seen as a threat to EU? Anyone who's been to Italy recently, with interests going deeper than gelato, surely must have seen numerous campaigns against Chinese textile imports. My bet? In 5-6 yrs we will be buying superior quality suits made in China for $500 vs. Zegna's $1800 outfits. Indeed, nothing to worry about. Etecetera, etcetera.    Read this and the other books I mentioned so you can be immune to and be able to eloquently respond to this type of leftist pap
Output: POS
Baseball's  Odd Couple . John McGraw and Christy Mathewson became two of baseball's most recognizable personalities with the arrival of the 20th century.   McGraw made his name initially as a third baseman with the scrappy Baltimore Orioles in the 1890's.  Mathewson was one of a very few college players, and found himself being tried as a first baseman along with pitching for the Giants when McGraw was brought to New York to lead the Giants for the next thirty years.  Author Frank Deford manages to weave together these two diverse personalities as each left their imprint on the game during their short lives.  McGraw died at the relatively young age of 60, although his bouts with the bottle made him appear much older than he was.  Matty died at the youthful age of 45 due to tuberculosis, probably the result of breathing poisonous gas during a drill among soldiers while in France during World War I.  The information provided on the old Baltimore Orioles can be found in numerous other books, most notably for me, Fred Lieb's history on the Baltimore Orioles as well as the information on Mathewson in other books.  However, I feel Frank Deford does a good job in tying together the lives of these two giants of the game who became great friends as well.  For all his crustiness, combativeness, and profane mouth, McGraw, who experienced tragedy as a young boy by seeing his mother and several siblings die of diptheria, had a sentimental side to him.  He hung three pictures in his office of his favorite players (Christy Mathewson, Ross Youngs, and Mel Ott).  The last sentence is not included in the book.  Following his playing career Mathewson became manager of the Cincinnati Reds.  He suspended one of his players, Hal Chase, because he believed him to be involved in fixing ball games.  When Matty returned from France McGraw offered him a job as a coach on the Giants, only to find Hal Chase now a member of the team.  McGraw had difficulty adjusting to the times as he bemoaned the modern (at that time) player, while the stature of his old Oriole teammates grew with the advancing years.  You can find a lot of the information on these two baseball legends in other individual biographies, but this book will bring these two giants and close friends together in one well done (if you will) dual biography
Output: POS
I Don't get.... . why prior books that are far better researched have the lifespan of milk, while Goldberg who's story is surely contrived, gets five star reviews. Seems like working at The New Yorker and Washington Post trumps...    Danny Rubenstein's "The People of Nowhere"  Amira Hass' "Drinking the Sea at Gaza"  and Wendy Orange' "Coming Home to Jerusalem"     ...and many others who were deeply engaged journalists drop off the book list. Surely these now out of print books covered the same turf but none are connected to Goldberg's. WHY? Is it all about connections and pr? I think yes. What do you think?
Output: NEG
An Awesome Book . It is an awesome book. If you don't believe me and the other reviewers, go to the library and read it to see for yourself. It is definitely worth reading
Output: POS
Too little about Machiavelli's context and influence . This is a fine book if you want to see what someone very smart has to say about Machiavelli's major works.  What I wanted, however, was to understand the context in which Machiavelli wrote, and I would have loved to get some information on how and why his ideas began to have influence beyond Florence.  If you understand references to the founding of Rome, to 15th century Papal politics, and have a good grounding in Livy, this book is for you.  If, like me, what you wanted from a introduction to Machiavelli was to have someone explain Machiavelli's context and allusions, look elsewhere
Output: NEG
Say I know already . Fortunately I was given a copy otherwise I probably would have wanted my money back.  I didn't read anything beyond common sense advice and questionable opinions
Output: NEG
Who were the Mulvaneys? . This book was neither bad nor good and therefore leaves me with little inspiration to write a review. What must be said is that this book had great potential, which was never fully developed. The idea was good. Even some characters were good. Well, actually just Patrick. And come to think of it, I ended up liking Muffin (the cat) more than I did any of the other Mulvaneys. Though even as a cat lover, I got sick of hearing about Muffin and the other animals which were way too many in the first place.    The book did go on and on, too much description about the ordinary (and, oh so cliche at times!).I didn't like the way it jumped between 3rd person and 1st person narrative. I didn't find it confusing, I just found it awkward. It didn't give the chance to really get inside Judd's head (I mean, it was "his" story after all).     I couldn't love or hate anyone in the book. It was hard to tell what their motives were and "who" the real person was inside them. They seemed so in-and-out of character. Maybe that was the author's way of exposing them as phonies? I'm not sure. But without love or hate, there's really nothing left to feel as a reader. Left to chose between a ditzy mother, a jerk-of-a-father (but not a jerk enough to hate him or care about what happens to him), an eldest son who is like a prop in this book, a brainiac son who gets revenge only to disappear and become someone completely different without warning or reason, a victimized daughter, that you can't really feel all that sorry for, the youngest son (also a prop), I'm not sure who to root for (if anyone).    The worst part was, just when I started warming up to the book (forgiving its flaws, hoping for a great ending), I was hugely let down. It took me about a week to finish the last 2 chapters because the end of the book just dragged and I found myself too tired to pick it up. We are told in a quick (but ironically again, long and tedious) after-the-fact fashion about what has become of Marianne and then in the Epilogue everything is "wrapped up" quickly and neatly with no realism whatsoever. I feel if you're going to resolve things in the end, then RESOLVE them---Tell us what it is and how it came to be without just glossing over everything. The book was long enough; some pages should have been assigned to the ending instead of all the fluff in between. This is a book that should make you cry, but I felt nothing (and I am one of the biggest crybabies ever).     If you want a good book about family and family secrets, read Ann-Marie MacDonald's "Fall On Your Knees" or "The Way the Crow Flies" instead. Both excellent books.
Output: NEG
I agree with the folks from Santa Monica . We found the stories a joke. Lisa and I LOL ed at the  ha haaaa, see, twist in the 5 or 6 stories we read. I believe a person could buy any of the romance novels at the supermarket and get the same thing
Output: NEG
Spectacular . True to the topic, it transports you right there.  Historical and old, but still current
Output: POS
Measure for Measure . Great book!  One of the classic Shakespeare dramas.  Full of witty humor
Output: POS
One of the best dog stories I have ever read . Willie Morris was a truly great author!  This story of his childhood with his dog was really heartwarming. It is so simple and warm and humorous, you will just love it.  Warning:  you will cry your eyes out at the end, but it's worth the pain.  One of the best animal stories ever, I hope many kids read this in school.  If you loved the movie "A Christmas Story" you will love this book.  The movie version of "My Dog Skip" is also quite good, though it is kind of upsetting that in order to create drama the wonderful father of the book is kind of nasty in the movie.  Willie Morris was a great author who also wrote a cat book entitled "My Cat Spit McGee" and several books about his life that remind me a little of Russel Baker's memoirs.  One is entitled "North Toward Home", another "Good Old Boy" and one is about life in New York City.
Output: POS
The Longest Winter . Outstanding book.  I was lucky enough to meet Lyle Bouck.  I can honestly say, he is one of the finest men I have ever had a chance to meet.  There is no reason this man should not have won the Medal of Honor.  A great read, and excellent job on telling the story of these heros
Output: POS
God's Bits of Wood . A lyrical and beautifully written narrative of the struggle between the local railroad workers' union and their French overseers during a strike against the Dakar-Niger Railroad. Set in 1947 this novel describes a timeless environment which has gone unchanged in post-colonial West Africa. Given the hightened awareness of the plight of Africans today this novel gives a great insight into the history and background of their deprivation and poverty
Output: POS
Just plain dumb... . When I saw this in the library, I guess I was expecting another version of The Nanny Diaries, which was cute. This "novel," however, was poorly written and jumped all over the place; there were no smooth transitions at all. It was basically one big promo of her company--any time she mentioned a "horror story" she was quick to add that it wasn't one of HER nannies. Basically, I thought it was boring and that the writing style emulated that of the 3rd graders I teach. It took me about an hour to read, after which I thought, "How did THAT get published?" If you want to read a nanny book, try the Nanny Diaries. This book is stupid.
Output: NEG
A great dual biography - one of the best! . Yes, I realize that Nesta Webster believed in conspiracy theories but that does not take away from the balanced perspective of this excellent biography, one of the few dual biographies of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. I believe that the royal couple needs to be studied as a unit in order to be understood. Too many other biographies focus on one, at the other's expense. The emphasis of this book, on the years before the Revolution, includes many details omitted by other works. It is refreshingly free of the Freudian bias infused by Zweig and so many others into the life of the king and queen. I wish this excellent book were more widely known; it is one of the best
Output: POS
NOT anywhere near as good as the movie. . I realize that by writing this review I'll probably have a fatwa issued against me by the comic book fan community, but this graphic novel was a major disappointment.  I came to it because I liked the movie so much.  I found it to be misogynistic and tedious to read (entire paragraphs of text repeated, as if the writer couldn't think of enough to fill out his story).  The artwork was ugly.  The plot lines were sometimes hard to swallow, characters' motivations not believable.  It was the spark of a great idea that the movie producer(s) turned into something excellent
Output: NEG
Pick a Different Book . What Tedd Tripp has to say may be true, but he says it without warmth, humor or compassion.  If you're looking for a good book on parenting from a Christian perspective, pick up a book by Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Kevin Leman, or Gary Chapman
Output: NEG
Culinary and Personal Intrigue. . This is the sequel to LIQUOR, the first of the Rickey and G-Man mysteries.  This one is more fun, and I believe, more finely crafted.  There is less of the culinary aspect in this book, and more of the mystery-intrigue-New Orleans corruption "stuff', that makes these plots fun.  Rickey is his usual impulsive and volatile self, and G-Man, ever steady and calming, evolves into a more complex and active character.  Lenny is there, but he does not occupy too much of the book.  There are a few surprising "twists" in the plot, and if you are an astute reader, you will "pick-up" the clues.  If not, and that is VERY OK, you will find the resolution to the story line fascinating, and quite frankly, plausible.  I'm looking forward to the "3rd" in the series, if there is to be one
Output: POS
Loved It!! However...... . I would have liked the hero's character, Diaz, to be developed a little more. He was dark, mysterious, and sexy but even his face wasn't described very well. I couldn't form an image in my mind of what he looked like, like I could with Milla. The story, however, was awesome. I couldn't put it down and my heart ached for Milla. What a read. I would recommend it to anyone!!!
Output: POS
Seeing things in a whole new light. . This book has cast the alleged Biblical condemnation of homosexuality in a whole new light.  For those who always felt that there was something very wrong and un-Godly about the fundamentalist's extreme anti-gay views, this book will certainly confirm what you have known and felt in your heart all along.       For those Christians with gay family and friends, who have understood first hand the conflicts between what they know, experience, and God has impressed within their hearts, and the fundamentalist (and even mainstream) condemnation of the lives of your loved ones, this will open your eyes to the reality and truth of what is written in the Bible.     All in all a great read and an eye opener.
Output: POS
Two cold cold worlds . This is one of my least favorite Bellow novels. But because it is Bellow it has a lot worth reading in it. His thoughts about society and culture may not always be exactly on the mark, but they usually stimulate and inspire. In this novel the hero is a bit less sympathetic than many of his other main characters. Henderson, Herzog, Humboldt, Sammler , Augie March have vivacity and life that Dean Corde does not.  The Dean's wife too falls short of Bellow's livelier and more appealing feminine creations, for instance the Ramona and Madelaine of Herzog. So too the whole spirit of the work has about it a pessimism and bleakness which contrast strongly with that of Augie March, and Henderson, and even in its way, Herzog. This book is really a winter book, and it has coldness and dying in it. And it has the oppression of the Communist Iron Curtain world in Romania, and the depression of Chicago's most beaten and desperate streets. The characters and the story seem less alive than the ideas.   Again this is not one of his best. Far from it. But it is Bellow and because of that a worthwhile read.
Output: POS
Reverse Racism . Although I found a few nuggets in this book, I was horrified at the author's extremist views. I will not recommend this book to the diversity committee at my school
Output: NEG
Better late then never . Well written and easy to read.  The book fills in the gaps leading to retirement and allows one to make up for lost time in looking at things that need to be considered for retirement
Output: POS
True Betrayal . This was one of those tapes that you really do not want to wait to hear the rest of it.    The ending is a surprise even for those of us who consider ourself mystery book master solvers.
Output: POS
Save your money . I must first say that the only reason that I've given this book one star is because that's the lowest amount that I could give it and Bach's Lute Suites are in the book and the book didn't fall apart. This book gives you no real performance notes, no true historical perspective of the music and how it should be interpreted, and the fingerings are adequate at best. As a teacher,and performer I can only recommend this book if the Frank Koonce Bach book is out of print or you can't afford something else. Shame on you Ariel Publ. and Jerry Willard
Output: NEG
morally repugnant . For 54 years there was no seperation fence or 'apartheid wall' built by Israel to stop the human assaults of suicide bombers.  But this is the cover of this book and points to what is really going on here. The argument is simple, had Zionism not existed there would be no Arab-Israeli conflict.  Had Israel created a Palestinian state, that he Jordanians refused to from 1948-1967, there would have been peace.  The entire onus for any conflict in the middle east rests with Israel.    This is an interesting argument. Israel is unique in being one of the few states created by an ideology, rather than an ideology rising out of a nation(rather Zionism rose out of the Jewish nation, but not in its present borders).  However it is not the only example.  The Risorgimento in Italy is responsible for odern Italy and in a number of other pleace latent ideologies have done the same, creating nations out of loose federations.  After all modern Moldova has little historical merit and neither does Kosovo.  for that matter most of the borders of the Arab states also arise out of modern ideology, especially the borders of modern Turkey.    Only apparently in Israel is this a problem.  The reason is remarkably simple, only in Israel did the creation of the new state result in 50 yeas of warfare.  Other 'old' conflicts like that over Kashmir are likely a result of the same.  But we do not readily argue that the existence of India is responsible for the Kashmir conflict.     It would be hard to imagine the title of an book about another nation being 'the case against ..' for instance 'the case against Germany'.  Therein lis the illogic of this book.  A case cannot be made against the existence of a state.  There can be no 'case against Japan'.      Even if all the arguments are correct, the solution, the disappearence of Israel as a state, is not only genocidal in its intentions but illogical in its premise.    Seth J. Frantzan
Output: NEG
An Engineer's View . This book was chosen as one of the books to be read and discussed by my men's book club. The author's treatment of the creation is absolutely spell binding and very convincing to an engineer. The way in which the author finds God's face in so many things is interesting and absorbing. I had trouble putting it down, it reads so easily
Output: POS
For non-readers . Do you really think cliches are the "secrets of success?"  This is a book to give to someone whom you know won't actually read it.
Output: NEG
Pure Shlock . I generally don't enjoy reading books with teenaged legs and sunflowers on the cover.  I often read on the subway, and it can be a bit embarassing.  If I chose to weather the pornographic implications of such cover art, I expect to be rewarded for my sacrifice--with, say--A GOOD BOOK.  I'd even settle for full characters who change and grow.  I'd settle for dialogue that occasionally rose above tediousness and pointlessness--perhaps dialogue that, in fact, advanced the plot or advanced character development.  If I am going to sit on the L train with a book that slightly resembles a Baby-Sitters Club Epic, I would like for that book to be enriching/rewarding/entertaining/redeeming.  Why is this book 400 pages long??!!!!  Nothing happens.  The family has the same conversations over and over again, and nothing ever changes, and the father character is so irresponsibly designed that his dialogue is virtually identical to that of her 31-year-old boyfriend, Oliver.  No one comes alive, except maybe the mother.  I found almost nothing to hold on to in the entire novel.  The opening line was intriguing.  From there on out, it becomes progressively worse.  I felt only for one person: the mother.  Because she sat in the background, hands folded meekly, kind of depressed and annoyed, for the entire book.  Which was a lot like how RR made me feel, too
Output: NEG
Emotions, Soul, and Heart Combine to Make a Person Whole. . This is a continuation of The Mind of The Soul by this pair and The Seat of the Soul by Mr. Zukav.  He has published three others about the soul, yet he is not a psychologist or specialist in this field.  This is an extremely simplified textbook which found its way to the library sale.  The bold-faced "highlighted" parts throughout are distracting.    From some of the diagams, these ideas:  "The early antidote for painful emotions is Love and Trust" (combined), "You continually encounter what your soul wants you to encounter.  When you resist your encounters, you resist the purpose of your life, the beneficience of the Universe, non-physical assistance.  That resistance is your pain," and "Stress is your indication you are resisting your experience in the present moment.  When you resist your emotions, you create stress."    Your emotions are the force field of your soul.  Each emotion is a message for you, a signal from your soul.  When you are aware of everything you are feeling all the time (emotional awareness), you are in continual communication with your soul.  This book is a lot of wishful thinking.    They are a good-looking couple, but hardly qualified to influence educated persons about how to handle emotions or reach deep down to find one's soul.  That is a spiritual thing
Output: NEG
A man a plan a canal panama . Just remember "A man a plan a canal Panama" reads front to back and back to front    Great book by a great author.
Output: POS
Criminal Mistranslation of "Boule de suif" . Boule de Suif is the story that made Maupassant famous, a story admired by his mentor Flaubert shortly before he died.    The translation in this volume has been in circulation since 1903. It is done by someone who does not know the French language at all and is full of astonishing howlers.    It is depressing to think that the English-speaking world has read this great story in such a dreadful translation for a century.    Some examples of the translator's incompetence:    "choqua" translated as "choked" (should be "shocked")  "grouillaient" translated as "grumbled" (should be "swarmed")  "interloque" translated as "interlocutor" (should be "struck dumb")  "glissaient" translated as "glistened" (should be "slipped)  "inattendue" translated as "unwitting" (should be "unexpected")  "entre deux couplets" translated as "between the two rows of people" (should be "between verses")  "grallait une pipe sur le siege" translated as "had a lighted pipe under the seat" (should be "smoked a pipe on the seat")  "Il sont verts" translated as "he is very green" (should be "sour grapes")  "par convenance" translated as "for convenience" (should be "out of propriety)  "defiant" translated as "defiant" (should be "mistrustful")  "propre" translated as "proper" (should be "clean")  "malpropre" translated as "improper" (should be "dirty")  "lapin" translated as "little wolf" (should be "rabbit")  "le faisant s'interesser a des choses qui, vraiment, ne le regardaient guere" translated as "making themselves interested in things that, in truth, they would never think of noticing" (should be "making God interested in things that, in truth, were no concern of his")  "ce ton... que les hommes poses emploient avec les filles" translated as "tone... after the manner of men having girls in their employ" (should be "the tone... that men of experience use with prostitutes")    The text is entirely denatured in this appalling anonymous translation, which should never have been distributed commercially.
Output: NEG
A Gimmick by any other name... . This is a fascinating concept, and a marketable one as well, in light of America's current infatuation with the Edifice Complex.  Considering the author's scholarly credentials, SEX AND REAL ESTATE should have been a absorbing book.  &quot;Should have&quot; is the pivotal phrase here.  No question that Garber's body of knowledge is vast--she hops all over the map with only the most tenuous connection to her thesis.  Maybe she merely was showing off how much smarter she is than the average reader.  While I have no doubt but that this fact is true, the book still quickly descends into boring psychobabble.  Anyone seeking enlightenment is bound to be disappointed
Output: NEG
SUSPENCEFULL AND TOUCHING . I am currently about 2/3rds through this book.  I am enjoying the book very much, but I just noticed  that the very last pages including the last page of the book was ripped in half.  I don't want to  have to send the  book back to Amazon, but would be greatful if someone has the book, would  make a copy of the last 2 pages and fax to me at 404/648-8500 attn:  Vicky.........Thanks!  This is really a great book and I plan on ordering  the 3 sequels
Output: POS
Colonial conspiracies and drama . Similar to other books in his US history series, Vidal engages the reader immediately into conspiracies and dramas by introducing a wide panorama of characters. Vidal is able to use Burr's assistant, Charles Schuyler, as the chief storyteller, allowing the narrative to skip around through time. Vidal likes to have the narrator tell the reader that the past "isn't like it is now," which he would not be able to do if the story followed a strict chronological series. Characters are given incredible depth as they all have their dark faults to go with their heroic strengths. Vidal takes shots at the big guys. Some shots are substantial (like saying Washington was a poor leader who never lead the Army into a victory and only won the War because of France) and some are petty (Washington repeatedly viewed as having a "big butt" and often referred to as "waddling"). Jefferson is especially scrutinized. Besides the ubiquitous presence of light-skinned slaves insinuated to be of the Jefferson line, Jefferson is portrayed as a cold, calculating "philosopher king" who uses the constitution when it supports his causes, but calls for "states rights" when the constitution contradicts him.    Aaron Burr, who despite all the nasty politicking going on around him, is portrayed as a gentleman who is constantly antagonized by his peers for trying to do the right thing. How he obtains so much power in the state of New York is not really pursued except to say he is a war hero. Also, Tammany is often mentioned in the background, but Burr's involvement is not pursued. However, Burr is always described as having control of the New York constituencies that he can influence when making deals with the Virginia "junta."    My only negative critique is I find it hard to believe that Burr was vilified by conspirators without having character flaws that might have contributed to his rise and fall.  Burr is always the benevolent gentleman while the other power mongers of the day (Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton) are self-aggrandizing double-crossers without conscience. Vidal freely flings the mud at other historical heroes, but seems a little too defensive and paranoid about the reputation of Aaron Burr. Still, the book is rich with historical vignettes of Burr's meetings with various patriotic heroes. Vidal writes with enough veneration to let you know the characters are great and enough vindication to make them real.
Output: POS
Ok, an adverb...brilliantly . Daniel Handler is just one of the more vivid fiction writers out there. It's great to see him show his adult side with this collection of short stories which seek to explore his forays outside of Snicketville. I love the story where the character forces himself on the cabbie. Read this one by the pool this weekend. I'd love to see him write a non-Lemony novel, too
Output: POS
Highly Recomend . Transforming a Rape Culture, by Milkweed Editions is a book that has input from thirty-seven active feminists; twenty-five women and twelve men, who all play different roles in life. Their occupations range from book and article writers, to psychologists, speakers, teachers, parents, and more. Having many authors, instead of just one, gives this book an advantage over one author's opinion. It was definitely written to spark an emotion in everybody to make change. The book's topic effects and influences everybody in some way in life to make a change, even if it's just within themselves. It succeeded in doing so. The book analyzes the factors in our culture, which promote and support not only rape, but also sexual assault, and harassment. It also presents ideas and methods to end it. All the sections throughout this book are linked nicely together giving it a strong analytical flow from all the authors - all seeking nothing less than a fundamental culture change with a method achieve it through the change of power, gender, race, and religion
Output: POS
bad book . I was very disapointed. The Reason manuel is 10 times better.  I went back reading Reason 2.5 power by Michael Prager.Gonna buy his version of 3.0.Should have done it in the first place
Output: NEG
A Great book for the Early Childhood Classroom . This book helps you look at the big picture from beginning to end. Nature should exist in the classroom all year around. I love the open ended growing activities and setting up a growing center. I'm in the process of doing this in my classroom and the children love it. Check out their other books on structures and water too!
Output: POS
Self-Loathing, Self-Doubt, How Can A Child Love Herself? . This was the first book I've read by Toni Morrison, and it did not disappoint. The story takes place in Ohio in the early 1940s - before the Civil Rights era, before Martin Luther King, Jr., and before Rosa Parks ever stayed seated on the bus. The story is told mainly from the focus from a young black girl about another young black in the neighborhood. The other black girl, Pecola Breedlove, comes from a family that is poor with a father who is an alcoholic. Pecola is considered ugly and her greatest wish is to have blue eyes, as she firmly believes this will make her beautiful.    Naturally, the story involves much more than this, and Toni Morrison weaves a story that catches the reader up from the very first words and doesn't release them until the final page is turned. Ultimately, the idea of self-loathing is plainly seen - not just within Pecola, but within an entire community, an entire race. Pecola's story is not a pleasant read, yet it is difficult not feel a tenderness for this child. She begs to be nurtured.    Many people who saw me reading this book told me it was a "black" book, but I disagree. The idea of self-loathing - either within oneself or within a community - is not specific to any one group of people, to my way of thinking. However, Toni Morrison has so captured the feelings and forced the reader to face them, that this book speaks to any and all who opens the pages. No child should be made to feel they are less simply because of who they are.     A very moving book, highly recommended.
Output: POS
Braiding: Easy Styles . Great book, easy to read. Lots of information about different hair types and braiding tips. Step-by-step instruction on braiding techniques and  braiding styles for all age groups and ethnic backgrounds. If you're into hair cosmetology this is a must have.
Output: POS
Disappointed . I picked up this book after reading about it on the Simple Living network, which I found as an outgrowth of my interest in the work of the late Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin and their work &quot;Your Money or Your Life&quot;.  Unlike Mr. Dominguez and Ms. Robin, who manage to lay out an actual plan for simple living, Ms. Andrews chooses to ramble and rail against consumerism.  After reading Dominguez, this book is disjointed, preachy and quite frankly, bad. That's not so say that Ms. Andrews doesn't have some good ideas.  She does, but as with so many anecdotal books, they're not the basis for changing your life in any significant way.  If you live an environmentally sensitive life, Ms. Andrews will certainly make you feel good about yourself, but if  your goal is to simplify your life, you could do better than spending time on this book
Output: NEG
A Wimp of a Hero and a Predictable Villain . Karen Rose became an auto-buy for me after I read her latest, You Can't Hide, then bought I'm Watching You. Those two are the most enjoyable romantic suspense books I've read in a long time. Rose made me enjoy a serial killer story - something that had become passe for me over the last few years.     I can't give Have You Seen Her the same accolades. First, Steven Thatcher is a wimp, his whining and hanging on to his baggage made him the most unattractive man I've come across in a romance. That he was the hero truly made this book lose a few stars. Special Agent, Neil, deserved the girl, not Thatcher, and Jenna should have stuck to her conclusion that Thatcher would always be suspicious of any man who so much as spoke to her. I just couldn't see how Jenna could have her HEA with a man like that. Each time Steven went into his childish knee-jerk reaction, I was willing Jenna to forget the guy and look at Neil instead.    I was also disappointed over how dumb the police were not to guess who the real killer was. All I can say is that I'm so glad I didn't read this book first when I decided to try Karen Rose. It would have put me off completely and I'd have missed the not-to-be-missed books of the two Reagan brothers
Output: NEG
Daring new way to teach C++ - successfully! . After having read this book I very much regret coming to C++ from a self-taught Pascal and C background - it could have been so much easier. Many introductory texts on C++ assume a background in one of the procedural languages and consequently start teaching the C subset of C++ first. This is, according to the authors' experience, counterproductive to understanding 'proper' C++ and programming true to it's paradigms and design. Thus they follow the radically new approach of discussing whatever (sometimes advanced) facilities C++ offers to solve a particular problem instead of going from one isolated language feature to the next. This leads to the somewhat unorthodox chapter sequence, which teaches the design of user types (classes) after introducing template functions (a feature many seasoned C++ programmers still don't know how to use effectively) or even stranger: the explanation of pointers and arrays (chapter 10) in terms of the standard library iterators and containers, which have been introduced as early as chapter 3. What I particularly liked are the useful and real world examples, although the book does cover the omni-present 'hello world' program, it otherwise fully delivers on it's promise of teaching 'practical programming by example' (subtitle). Due to this approach and the well constructed exercises at the end of each chapter the book gets the student writing non-trivial, useful programs taking full advantage of advanced C++ library features almost from day one. The authors also lead by example and show proper commenting and programming for flexibility techniques even in the smallest code fragments. This is in refreshing contrast to many an author's crime of showing the 'quick and easy' way first and the 'proper' way later.  If you read The Design and Evolution of C++ you'll soon notice the repeated mentioning of Koenig and Moo as two of the key players in the development of the language. Their in-depth knowledge and experience really shows in this work. Although the book is mainly aimed at beginners, veteran C++ programmers can still profit from it, even if only by loosing some more bad old C habits
Output: POS
Not a handbook for parents . This is a very comprehensive book about the general subject of raising bilingual children, based on a number of case studies. I am sure that therefore it would be of great use to anyone studying a linguistic subject in this realm.     However as a handbook for parents who want to raise a bilingual child it hardly offers any advise. I have a different native tongue than my wife, who's native language is English. Living in an English speaking country I would like my daughter to learn my (foreign) native language too. What I was looking for is a book with tips and ideas, such as word games, books, etc. to bring a second language playfully and naturally into a toddler's life.     If you are looking for such a book too, this is not the one. Although the book may be good for a linguistics student I have to give it a low rating because of its misleading title
Output: NEG
Not for the beginner. . I went to the same school as the author of this book, and so it was used for my introductory CMOS design class.  The book has a lot of great material, but it was rather confusing to me as a beginner.  Now that I'm a more seasoned designer, I can look back on this book as an excellent reference, but I STILL find the explanations somewhat confusing.  It's clear that the author is a foremost expert on the subject, but he just has some trouble relaying the fundamentals to the novice designer
Output: NEG
Nothing Special . I had rated this book a "two" in relation to other Koontz books I have read. The book is entertaining enough, but is not very unique in relation to other books that Koontz has written. Koontz appears to have somewhat of a formula when creating main charachters. Often there is a primary charachter who appears to be rather basic at the beginning, but through later description becomes more complex due to an unusual background. Koontz books often have the aforementioned charachter utilize their unusual background to overcome difficult obstacles usually in order to save a loved one.     I believe Koontz tries to express certain generalties, some of which have moral and religious undertones:    In the end, good overcomes evil and often evil by its destructive nature, destroys itself.    Love is worth fighting and dieing for.    Love is stronger than evil.    What does not kill you, makes you stronger.    Evil knows no socioeconomic boundaries.    The key to happiness is love, not material gain.     Evil lurks where you least expect it
Output: NEG
The Chocolate War -Parents Beware . I purchased this book because it was assigned as a part of a literature curriculum for 7th Grade.  I am very glad that I read this book before allowing my 12 year old son to read it.  This book is about gang violence (although it is initially sugar coated as being fairly harmless pranks assigned to frightened students by one of the gang leaders.)  The book is also about angry, jaded, hateful teachers and administrators in a religious school and how they allow the gang to function in order to serve their own purposes.    The ending has the one student who stood up against the gang being beaten up quite severely for his disobedience (while the administrator of the school looks on from a nearby hill.)    Before he is taken away in the ambulance, the student tries to tell his one and only friend to just do what the gang and the faculty want him to do.    The message here is do not buck the system, no matter how corrupt the system is.  Within the first few pages the book refers to masturbation.  (Another re-curring topic.)  I knew that it was questionable whether or not I would allow my son to read this book.  I read the entire book myself hoping that there would be a redeming message in the end that would justify the rest of the book.  There isn't.    This is the first book that I have ever thrown away rather than passing on to someone else.  Save your money.  I don't care how many awards this book received.  It is pure trash
Output: NEG
not like her others . I, too, thought Turner's latest book was a bit on the boring side and not as good as her other books.  I found myself annoyed at the poetry throughout the book and thought it took away from the story of which was already hard to follow.  I did laugh a bit, but mostly from the fact that it seemed doubtful the author really had a notion of the subject in which she was writing
Output: NEG
Functional and Fun; The New Knitting Book . I LOVED this book. I picked it up on a whim and spent the next two hours reading and laughing. The patterns are fun and these girls are so funny. I think this is a great book to have in my library. It has several patterns that I really want to make as gifts and I think even the book would make a great gift to any knitter
Output: POS