niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
awesome read . A look inside the real world of modeling and it's past and present stars.  TONS of information about the history of modeling in here.  It drags on a little bit at times but is otherwise very interesting and entertaining.  I'd def recommend it to anyone in the biz or interested in becoming a part of it. :
Output: POS
No improvement over the first one . Most first novels really are not that great but usually when an author produces a sequal there is a definate improvement but I found no such improvement when trying to read this one.    I figured I owed the author a second chance by reading his second novel.     What can I say, for all the hype, this book is typical of many published this day by members of the self styled 'Creative Class'. Politically Correct. As subtle as a Hammer. As narrow minded as the generation that the author condemns except far less productive and much less imaginative. Hardly any good.     Truth is I found it rather juvenile. In my my mind I found myself editing out the excess wordage. Perhaps half could be deleted without effecting the story. There really isn't much here.  Indeed It isn't a good story. No challenge to the reader at all. Blow away the baddies with modern super technology which to make it sporting the baddies are allowed to have some of.      It has all the defects of the first book compounded.     Toss it.
Output: NEG
Halley's Bible Handbook . This book is a must if you are studying the Bible. Explanations are given of facts, verses, people and places as you go from one Book in your Bible to the next. I found out about it in Bible study class. My Senior Pastor, has a copy he got over 40 yrs ago, and still used. One of the best studying guides you can have in your library
Output: POS
Double Crossed . James Patterson created a great character in Alex Cross and I have faithfully followed the series even though the last several have disapponted me.  The plot and character development have become weaker with each book. Yet I kept buying the books, even knowing that Patterson is more of a franchise that an author.    In CROSS Patterson has Alex wonder why his daughter wants to read the same book over and over.  When I read that line I realized that Patterson is making fun of his readers.  That's it for me. I'll not buy another
Output: NEG
Good Basic Guide to Cruising . I bought the book to begin CLIA training.  This book is very basic, but covers many different aspects of the cruise industry.  If you are beginning to work in cruise sales, or are just interested in cruising, I would definitely recommend it.
Output: POS
Tourist Tramp . What a disappointmet!  What I was hoping would be a useful tourbook full of interesting facts about world bathing cultures and history turned out to be a lurid expose of Brue's downward moral spiral -- her characters would be mortified to read passages that recount how she was "not supposed to tell", how she rationalizes her infidelity (poor, poor Charles -- let's hope you stopped paying the bills and rent and moved out).  Her superior attitude is unearned and unwarranted -- what gives this 27-year-old the right to lord herself over those with more experience and aptitude?  Another reviewer compared Brue's writing to Bill Bryson.  I have news for you -- Bryson has a sense of wit and humor as he vivisects cultural (and human) anomalies.  Brue is just plain cruel and mean -- where's the fun in that (for the reader).  Shame on the editorial staff at Bloomsbury for buying into a good concept (it was a good concept) and letting it go to seed.  Brue's experiences are best left to the diary.  Instead of elevating bathing studies into the pop limelight, she sends it to the red-light district where she is infinitely more comfortable.  And the net result -- she, her readers, and her contacts all suffer from bad research and bad writing in this self-serving piece of trash best left on the beach, buried and unread
Output: NEG
Historical Endnote . Like Hayek's Road to Serfdom, this book was written during the Secon World War when Keynes was busy crafting the post war peace. It is infused with the 1930s' corporatist ideas and tends to favour the Communist version more than the Nazi/Fascist version. Keynes is indisputably the 2oth century's most important economist but why does Schumpeter and his creative destruction occupy position #2? I put it down to the same reason as Marx' Theory of Alienation gained such sway. As there was little else to salvage from Marx' writings, they hit on that to make him apear relevant. Marx was a dangerous idiot and the fact that Schumeter heaps measured praise on him suggests that Schumpeter should also join him in the intellectual trash can of history. I see little relevant in his work which I feel has gained prominence simply because economics has lost its intellectual direction. Unlike Gary Becker and other recipients of the Nobel Prize, Schumpeter tackles big issues. But the big issues shrug him off. Nothing here to ponder over
Output: NEG
A good book, except for the writing . Jim Ainsworth clearly demonstrates his extensive financial consulting experience throughout this book.  Much of the information is valuable, and it covers the important beginners' range of knowledge effectively. However,  his 'down to earth' style is not only irritating, it actually makes the  book painful to read. Good written English is not always the same as good  spoken English. Surely the man is a succesful financial consultant, but  that doesn't make him a good writer. It just goes to show that in a hot,  growing industry like financial consulting a book written by a 'qualified'  author will sell even if it is poorly written
Output: NEG
Page Turner and Thought Provoking, N.King, CA . The author has a unique way of keeping you captivated and he will renew your thoughts about wolves. This book was recommended, it was not something I would have read, but after reading it I could hardly put it down, I found myself clued to this book, very funny and touching at the same time. This by far was the most revealing book about wild animals I have ever read. You will not regret reading this book; I bought 3 others after reading it.
Output: POS
All that glitters is not gold . "A long way out in the deep blue sea there lived a fish. Not just an ordinary fish, but the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean."    This is a book I have some trouble with.  It is beautifully illustrated, and the glittery silver scales make it very appealing to children. However, I am not entirely sure it is sending the right message. I like to give the author the benefit of the doubt that he meant well, that the overall message is that vanity and posessions will not make you happy.    But ultimately the solution to the Rainbow fish's problems give unclear messages, and can possibly be interpretated that to make friends you need to buy them.    Other interpretations have been covered comprehensively in other reviews and include possible biass towards communist values and a want for sameness
Output: NEG
Bambi . I purchased this book for my 8 year old who needed it for a school project. The vocabulary used in this book is a bit difficult. I also found it to be quite different than the Disney movie and other written versions of the story. The author, Felix Salten, uses elaborate descriptions and you will feel as if you are actually in the woods with the deer! I recommend this book, but please be aware that it is not "sugar coated" like the movie
Output: POS
Not the best book . This book is about Dave's late high school years, while he was in the foster care system.  This book talks about some friends that have helped him through some tough times.    I thought this book would talk more about his experiences and feelings about the foster care system, which we were initially led to believe.  But the book turned out to be more of a "guy" book, talking about his adventures and mishaps with his friends.  This might be interesting to teenage boys, but for a broader audience, this book didn't seem as interesting.  The experiences in foster care didn't really seem to come through as much.    The book seemed to ramble on and on about certain points and seemed to go off in a tangent at times.  As a result, the book became a little boring.  I also didn't care for some of the foul language in the book, which to me, often detracts from the point that the book is trying to get across.    About the review from the lady from New Zealand...it was not necessary to single me out in your review.  The point of these reviews is to review the book, not the reviewers.      Secondly, I did not like the book.  Plain and simple.  That is OK.  Not every book jives with everybody.  I don't feel that people who are grateful for the simple pleasures in life are boring.  I said that the book itself was boring and to me, it seemed to lose focus.  You do not have to agree with me, as I don't agree with you.  I am free to express my opinions on these books.    And yes, I read "Lost Boy", but the book initially led me to believe that it would have more in it about the foster care time period in Dave's life.  You see, I was in 3 foster homes as a kid, and to me, reading about foster care experiences from other people is always interesting to me.    So please, just focus your reviews on the books, not on the reviewers.  I had a legitimate opinion on the book and I expressed it.  I'm sure I'll lose helpful votes on what I've just said to "Gingerwoman", but it's important that we focus on reviewing books and not each other
Output: NEG
Brilliant viewpoints! . Why of course the Chinese government was entirely to blame for the opium imported by the Scotsmen Jardine and Matheson!  It just like when Americans have a cocaine problem, it is the US government, and not the drug smugglers and dealers, that has the responsibility.  And if the Chinese folks got addicted to this narcotic, well, it's for their own good you know.  At least that's Herman's view.  Also, the Scots who thus created Hong Kong for the opium trade did not do all this hard work for money or for themselves.  Yes, they did make a little money but that's not why they were in China.  They imported opium in order to create Hong Kong so that one day it will become a "premier" commercial city of the Orient, with the ultimate goal of teaching China western financial and economic techniques.  If it were not for Jardine and Matheson, how could China have become a great power today, or a candidate superpower tomorrow?  No, these two far-sighted Scots had this noble, lofty goal in mind when they came to China, nothing lesss.  When historians condemn these two for their "crime" (drug-dealing, that is) they forget that they are actually heroes, as Herman sees so clearly and correctly.  And so it is completely unjust that a brilliant people like the Scots don't even have a country they can call their own while the "barbaric" and "decadent" Chinese do
Output: NEG
Excellent Instruction for Insight Meditation . Insight (Mindfulness) Meditation - the Vipassana Meditation of Theravada Buddhism - can change your life whether you are Buddhist or not, and this is one of three books that can take you there.  To get acquainted with this excellent meditation method and for lots of inspiration to try it, start with "Wherever You Go, There You Are" by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  Then,  to learn more about just how to do it, move on to "Mindfulness in Plain English" by Henepola Gunaratana.  Now you're ready for the Big Leagues of Mindfulness - Larry Rosenberg's outstanding book, "Breath by Breath: the Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation".  He takes the potentially complex topic of how to do this meditation just as the Buddha taught it, and explains the entire Anapanasati (Mindfulness with Breathing) method in a way that Westerners can understand and relate to.    I've practiced Insight Meditation for more than a decade, and have accumulated a pretty good library of books on Buddhism and on Meditation.  Larry Rosenberg's book - which I've read and re-appreciated several times - is one of the last ones I'd be willing to part with
Output: POS
A voice for those who do not have a say right now. . Promises made are not always promises kept.  We all say that we want education to be a priority for all.  Do we all really support that?  The Shame of the Nation exposes the compliancy that many Americans have when it comes to actually promoting equal opportunities for all.  We want our professional athletes and Olympic contestants to be able to compete and train in the best facilities and with the best practices.  This enables them to reach their fullest potential and beyond.  We should all be willing to support this endeavor for the education of all of our students.  This book helps us to walk in another's shoes and truly empathize with the inequaties that so many children must deal with.  Reading this book should open ones eyes to how many future adult American are set up for failure.  Brown vs. Board of Education may have imposed laws for equality but it must go further into the mindset of funding agencies.  If we are truly to become equal, we must alleviate the barriers that cause the fragmentation of opporutnity and success.  Educators want the opporutnity to teach and have the necessary materials and support to do so.  Administrators want the same.  The educators and students make the best out of what is given to them.  If limited resources are available and offered, how can we expect teachers and students to excel.  Policy makers and politians must make an effort to walk in another's shoes.  Making the educational needs of all of our student's a priority must be at the front of the list.  These are future Americans.  The pride and ownership that we instill and facilitate in our young Americans will carry us on for years to come.
Output: POS
A well researched overview of life in the early colonies. . This book is a well researched and organized overview of life in the early American colonies.  Taylor goes to great pains to supply insights into government and family matters of, and the trades and professions of 17th and 18th century settlers.  Intended as a sourcebook for writers, it is also a must for the history student who wishes to better understand American colonists
Output: POS
It's good...Even for men . I know this may sound weird in light of the fact that Powter has been labeled fem-nazi and the like, but she has a new male convert in me due to the Sober and Staying That Way.  It completely changed my view of her. I read the book non-stop from front to back.  I immediately identified with the sugar/caffeine cravings whenever I tried to stop drinking.  I knew/know from personal experience that eating/being healthy really helps me not drink.  And I readily identified with her observations about current recovery programs.  I was in some shock over the connections she makes between the government and big business, but that was naive on my part.  This book really simulated a response from me on many levels.  It may have saved my life and possibly my marriage
Output: POS
Predictable . I read the back cover of this book and immediately knew most of what would happen.  As soon as I met the character who would turn out to be the driver, I knew the rest of the story.  It was extremely easy to figure out and quite disappointing.  The story's decent.  The text flows nicely, and the suspension of disbelief is strong, but where did Nick's originality go?  Where's the sweet and innocent charm of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Nights in Rodanthe?  It seems like he's run out of steam, or didn't care too much about this one.    A decent book to read, but don't expect anything spectacular as you would with his earlier work
Output: NEG
Hour Game is one of the worst books I've ever read . This is the first (and last) book by David Baldacci that I've ever read. He is one of the worst best-selling writers I've ever read. He writes almost every sentence of dialog in the form of a Tom Swifty sentence ("We've got to get out of here," said King, menacingly). His flair for melodramatic overstatement is second to none. The actions of the characters make no sense at all. For example, when Michelle sees a laser from a gun sight pointed at the chest of her trusty sidekick, Sean King, she says, "Sean, don't move!" instead of "Sean, dive for cover!!!" Bottom line - save your money and buy something worthwhile
Output: NEG
Thank God It's Over! . The only reason I finished this book was it was a book club pick - I read a lot and it takes a really bad book for me to quit. This book is just never ending - no plot and a useless read. I can't believe so many people are giving it a good review. The constant narrative sounded like a neat way to write but it turned out very exhausting to read. Don't bother
Output: NEG
The "Complete Guide" is Not Very Complete . Notwithstanding the L. A. Times describing this book as easy-to-use and informative, I found it close to useless. The basic problem is that it does not give information for any individual drugs - it gives info only for drug classes. As an example, I tried to get information on using Cipro for travelers' diarrhea. I had to look up Cipro in the index, where I was referred to the fluoroquinolones section, which lists Cipro along with 12 other wide-spectrum antibotics. There is no Cipro-specific information regarding usage, dosage, or anything else. (Nor was there any mention of travelers' diarrhea.) Since the information covers 13 distinct, although related, drugs, the information is necessarily very generalized. By way of contrast, The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 2006, which I purchased at the same time, does provide descriptions for individual drugs, and it lists travelers' diarrhea as one of the off-label uses for Cipro. The PDR Family Guide also lists individual drugs
Output: NEG
Ok, but missing a lot of info! . Overall this book was ok.  Nothing special about it.  I am a cleaning business owner and noticed that the book was flawed.  I would like the author to please show me where a person can get 1 million dollars worth of insurance for $250-$400 as the book states.  Most people can not even get insured for that amount in any state until they have been in business for 3 years.  The author left out a lot of information and I would not recommend this book to anyone who is serious about starting a cleaning business.  The only thing decent in the book is the appendix, but even that is not detailed enough.  I give it two stars for effort and because I am a nice person
Output: NEG
a fun quick read . my eyes glazed over on the chapter with the math but i was still able to get a decent overall review of the key issues..he has his own favorite theory but acknowledges opposing ones..i respect that. i feel more ready to  tackle other books on the subject, as a resul
Output: POS
Bang your drum . This is as another reviewer stated, "Advertising." Completely unpractical from either an engineer or buildler's point of view. Steer clear
Output: NEG
Repeat . I bought this hoping to add to my collection of Judy Reeves's prompts, unfortunately all this is is a repackaging of A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life.  The year's worth of prompts are in the kit's book, followed by lined pages.  The advice and encouragement on the kit's cards can be found among the pages of her Writing Book of Days.  I'm very disappointed that Reeves couldn't create more prompts rather than simply making more money off of her previous work
Output: NEG
Mosby's Review  Mental Health Nursing . As a nursing major the book was difficult to get through.  Possibily due to trouble outside of school.  Definitly not easy reading, but lots of good information.  I recommend this for anyone who is thinking about nursing
Output: NEG
Unbelievable cast of characters . Short version: A half dozen scientists and engineers are working in the arctic, attempting to use explosives to create a huge iceberg that can floated to someplace in dire need of fresh water. They become marooned and only have a few hours before the explosives they've planted go off and kill them. However, a Russian sub may be able to save them.    Koontz had the right idea when he originally released this book under a pseudonym, because it's a stinker.    The set-up building to the scientists being stranded and the deadline imposed by the explosives is unbelievable. Suffice it to say that a natural disaster hundreds of miles away just happens to target the exact location of where the scientists are working. Additionally, they've planted explosives in the ice that are on timers and can't be switched off.    Besides suffering from incompetence, the characters have unbelievably bad luck (beyond being targeted for destruction by Mother Nature, that is):     -One is highly phobic, terrified of (you guessed it): ice & snow (because of an accident that killed her parents)!  -Another's family was murdered in China  -Another's had close relatives assasinated while in office and is disillusioned by politics (a thinly disguised JFK jr?)  -Another lost his son to cancer  -Another's psychotic    If that's not bad enough, the main characters are a husband and wife team who run the project. She had a relationship with another scientist that ended badly before getting married to the current guy. So who does her husband pick to spend months on ice with? Why the ex-boyfriend of course! Because he was the best at what he did (excuse me, wouldn't second best have made more sense?)    If you don't mind really bad dialog and trite situations, give this book a try. If you want a really intense adventure/thriller try Wilbur Smith's "Hungry as the Sea" or anything by Nelson DeMille
Output: NEG
Author sneaks in biblical misinterpretation, poor editing. . I got this as both a book and an audio file.  I had waited to read it and was surprised by both the enthusiasm of the content and its author, but also by how he snuck in some odd biblically unsound thoughts (e.g., I gasped when he suggested Christ went to Hell...what Bible passage evidences this?).    I agree with how he suggests the enemy is out to deceive us and keep us asleep...but wonder if I go further how much more Eldredge will slip in of his own peculiar biblical misintrepretations.  Where were his editors when this was being written?  Why take sensible good sections and mar them with oddities?    I havent read all the reviews here but as one of those "conservatives" frequently mentioned in them I have to admit I may not even finish this book for fear of what else Eldredge has slipped up on.    I did appreciate his story about Daniel and the "delayed" angel...but am left wondering if I need go deeper into researching that as possible misintepretation too.    What a shame this book is turning into such a questionable venture for me.  We are at war as the author suggests and we must guard the source material well..the Bible well.  So far...I may join others and ditch this valiant attempt to energize Christians and return to the Word itself.    I wonder if I can get a refund
Output: NEG
Massie....please,  FIND a new dead horse to beat! . Robert Massie has spent execptional amounts of time for over 30 years flaying this dead horse about the Romanvos. He has all ways been dead wrong with any of his "findings".    As any /every one knows, history is a fairy tale, slanted by the winning side. Russians are incapable of telling the truth. The British are not known as exceptionally truthful. There are legions of individuals both directly involved and peripherally involved with the "fate" of the Romanovs, but none will band together and state the facts. TOO, too ridiculous, with Massie acting like Moses coming down from the Mount. Hey, Bob, after all, it is ONLY your version of the facts.     His "research" is sloppy, he relies on dubious sources. He violates all the basic tenets of factual, honest journalism.     By all means, AVOID any and all books with Massie's name on them. Total waste of time, effort, ink, paper and money. He should have quit with "Nicholas & Alexandra", so long ago
Output: NEG
The horror of Airport book purchases... . I was given this book by a friend with great taste in books, so I eagerly started it.    After the first few chapters, I could not wait for it to end. The ultimate horror of this book is reserved for those compelled to finish any book they start.    As has been mentioned in other reviews. WE GET IT. The woods are "SCARY" and their presence is pervasive. The characters themselves, despite the author's intent, are also wooden, and if the reader experiences any fear, it is the fear of being infected by the banality and possible mental retardation of Heather Price and her insufferable family.     The best way to describe the story for me is this: It's a fairy tale. Its simplistic writing style and unsophisticated fear-factor could have very easily been told in 5 or 6 pages, and inserted invisibly into a volume of Grimm's. As such, it would have been a much better tale with at least the healthy moral about the hazards in spending too much time with your crazy Aunt.    As a novel, it is pure water torture. If the trees ever do revolt, useless wastes of paper such as this piece will most certainly be causative.    I asked my friend about it after I finished. He admitted it was a joke... a book he bought on a flight out to visit me, and in his words "I was praying my plane would crash after the first 2 chapters."    Indeed
Output: NEG
A gem of a stone . Lincoln Rhyme, detective extraordinaire and forensics expert, is hot on the trail of a chinese human smuggler/terrorist nicknamed The Ghost.  A couple of the illegal immigrants being shipped to the US have escaped, are in hiding, and are being hunted down by The Ghost. The combined forces of the NYPD, FBI, as well as the INS must stop him before all of immigrants are taken out.  Jeffery Deaver excels here and one can almost perceive the inspiration of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Sonny Li, an undercover cop from China, is the most outstanding character in the book.  Since most detective thrillers are generic, it's good to come across splendid work like this.  Lincoln Rhyme fans obviously will enjoy The Stone Monkey, but initiates will also be thrilled by it
Output: POS
NO STUFFED PUPPY HERE . Protagonist Donna Trenton sure is in hot water, or should hot weather be more appropriate.  As if being trapped in a dead Pinto with a sick child in the middle of summer while a mean dog surveys the vehicle isn't enough...  But when the mumbo jumbo beast happens to be inflicted with rage on top of that, you can safely say that, besides being toasted in many ways, this lady definitely should have stayed in bed that faithful morning.  But, alas, like in any Stephen King novel, one has to pay the price, and since woman adultery is the case here, poor Donna has a lot to chew on, to say the least.  Writing in a alcoholic stupor (as stated himself) clearly doesn't stop King from delivering an effective read.  Indeed, CUJO is gutso with lots of blood, excitement and canine hair.  Its first half may be in neutral mode with its character development and action setting, but when the gear is shifted, watch out.  Driven to despair has never been more fun in the hand of this Maine man.  Cloned perhaps in its "Jaws" bite, CUJO is nonetheless pure King when it comes to compelling plot.  Just like its Saint-Bernard creature, the author clearly knows how to deliver the goods with drooling edge of your seat moments and in-your face action prose.  Yes, the novel aims for the bubble gum crowd but what a flavorful load of fun this one is--enough to hail it worthy of a sleep-depraved moment award, for sure.  Enjoy.-----Martin Boucher
Output: POS
No sure what to believe . I book leaves me wondering. Dont buy it. I saw on the website its all FALSE
Output: NEG
Magic Christian lacks any real magic . While Guy Grand's pranks are amusing, the book lacks any real satirical center or dramatic structure, which would give it some meaning (and some real bite).  You could take the chapters out of their present sequence, reassemble them in any order, and the book would be just as effective --- and that's about as damning a criticism as I can think of.  The book utlimately is a washout.  It starts and stops in the same place, and in between the narrative just meanders from episode to episode without any real idea of what it wants to do, or how to do it.  Not Southern's best, by any means, but better than tripe like CANDY
Output: NEG
nothing special . I do not quite understand why this should be a recommended Buk-Book. It is a fairly interesting interview, alright. But if you're going to spend money on Bukowski: buy HIS books. And if you want biographical information, go with Howard Sounes. To get a real good look on Bukowski you also might want to check out the 'Bukowski-Tapes' - Film-Interviews by Barbet Schroeder. Pivano's Interview reveals nothing new is not really worth the money
Output: NEG
More New Historicism . If one is interested in the latest nonsense from the academy, this time dressed up in New Historicist colors, buy this book. If one is interested in either American literary realism or contract law, however, one is better  off actually reading those texts and trying to understand them
Output: NEG
Enlightening description of immigration and languages . I started reading this wonderful book 6 months before I left Brazil towards Israel. After finishing the first Part (Paradise) I just could not keep on reading, and I abandoned the book for a while. After I landed in Israel I re-took the book and was delighted again with the realness of it. A thought occurred to me that the reading was so descriptive of the immigration sentiment that I just could not understand it before immigrating myself.    The book helped me to understand and to organize the infinite sensations that come with the leaving/arriving to another country. How the language affects the way we think and act, how sadness and happiness are mingled into one strange feeling, how we cope and forget without noticing, and how we urge to succeed and prove that we can be part of the new country.    In addition, the book also brought to me new feelings and curiosities about my grandparents, whom also escaped from Poland and Russia in the late 40's. Hoffman describes so well how the old traditions and languages influenced the new live of those who left their country because of prejudice and persecution!    One passage that I am specially fond of: "No, I'm no patriot, nor was I ever allowed to be. And yet, the country of my childhood lives within me with a primacy that is a form of love. (...) All it has given me is the world, but that is enough. It has fed me language, perceptions, sounds, the human kind. It has given me the colors and the furrows of reality, my first loves. The absoluteness of those loves can never be recaptured: no geometry of the landscape, no haze in the air, will live in us as intensely as the landscapes that we saw as the first, and to which we gave ourselves wholly, without reservations." It reminds me of Wordsworth when he writes about Tintern Abbey.    A wonderful life-changing book.
Output: POS
A peek inside the process . Seeing a few of the unrealistically rave reviews of this flawed novel reminds me to remind everyone how tainted the amazon reader review process is.  When anyone can review a book there's the chance that the authors publicist, best friend, next-door-neighbor, and even mother can write a glowing review.  I'm always suspicious of "best novel ever" reviews..
Output: NEG
Excellent, Informative! . Keeping it brief, this is a great book with tons of interesting facts about mysteries that are in the Bible. Explanations of miracles, detailed history surrounding them. I learned an intense amount of information in this book. You don't have to be a scholar, as it was written simply. The authors did an excellent job
Output: POS
Understanding the emotional basis of behavior . Patricia McConnell has written a wonderful book filled with engaging stories and much practical advice for dog owners. She incorporates the latest research findings on the workings of the dog's mind in presenting her own cases from her behavior counseling service.  Her discussion of counterconditioning covers an extremely valuable concept that is not stressed (or even utilized) enough by other behaviorists and trainers. This technique is invaluable and of nearly limitless potential in alleviating many emotional distresses and disorders in dogs.      Especially pleasing to see is that in her discussion of counterconditioning and other techniques the author diverges from the decades-old approach of addressing "behavior problems" (a term that should be killed off and unceremoniously buried - it's not the animal's problem any more than if your husband had a habit of talking too loudly to your liking would you tell your friends that he had a behavior problem) by focusing on simply eliminating the behavior. This mechanistic behaviorism approach may be effective in eliminating the behavior but frequently does nothing to relieve the dog's underlying emotional distress that is causing the behavior. For example, if a dog is suffering from loneliness because he is tied up alone in a backyard and barks endlessly for human attention and companionship there are plenty of ways to eliminate the barking. But there is only one correct one: alleviate the emotional pain of loneliness. McConnell understands this and focuses on this underlying emotional distress when working with the dogs to change unwanted behavior. In light of the advances in neuroscience, comparative psychology, and brain imaging, this places McConnell on the leading edge of the changes underway in how unwanted behavior in dogs should be addressed.  The primary focus in treating behavior "problems" is to help the dog rather than the owner. McConnell gets this. Most dog behaviorists and trainers don't.     I strongly recommend this book for all dog owners who want their dogs to get the best emotional care and support in all behavior-related matters.
Output: POS
Gorky's son in law . Matthew Spender has something to offer for someone really curious about this artists work. I have been compairing the three biographies. Herrara's book has been much acclained. But, when it comes to getting into the nitty -gritty of an artist's work, Spender is better. Particularly when he writes of his work in the fields of Virginia.None of the other writers have really tackled this important part of Gorky's art. As a sculpture Spender must have wondered would Gorky  like me and my work.The Armenian backgound has been covered by quite a few books. None can surpass some of Spenders insight into Gorky's creative process.A shortcomihg of this biography is the lack of color reproductions of the paintings.His choice of photos of the family of Gorky ,give us a glimpse of his background. The paper back (a catalogue )  "the breakthrough years /Arshile Gorky" would be a good companion  book of this bio as it has ample repros and an essay by Spender among others ;Aupling for one
Output: POS
good...but lacking. an incomplete edition. . While this story is truly an essential writing of Dostoevsky, it lacks the appropriate context to be read as sold in this copy.  If you are interested in reading "The Grand Inquisitor" without reading the rest of The Brothers Karamazov, I would recommend the Guignon edition, sold for only a little more.  This work includes the two chapters preceeding "The Grand Inquisitor" as well as what Dostoevsky intended as the refutation for this tale, "The Russian Monk," which follows this legend.  Dostoevsky did not intend for this to be separated from the book as a whole, but I think it could be legitimately done when read with a little more context than is present in this copy.  Additionally, this alternate edition includes a very complete introduction by Charles Guignon, which is much more informative than the brief one by Anne Fremantle provided in this copy.    It is important to remember that "The Grand Inquistor" was not Dostoevsky's final answer in The Brothers Karamazov.  Reading this edition alone provides a flawed view of both Dostoevsky's writing and philosophy and The Brothers Karamazov.    I would recommend reading the book as a whole instead [and I particularly recommend the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation for that: it is much more accurate to the original Russian].  Or at a minimum, reading the other edition of this book.  Either way, you will get a more complete glimpse to the genius of Dostoevsky, which this fails to provide.    The Grand Inquisitor is truly an essential read, but not in this presentation of it
Output: NEG
Essential reading if you like boats . Phil Bolger is the only boat architect I know who readily admits mistakes. This makes this book the best book about boats one can read. Only mistakes lead to experience. It is incredible how much you learn and how it changes  ones opinion about how a boat should look. Especially those designing  themselves will greatly appreciate all the ideas, ranging from novel to  strange. This is one of the few books on boat-design which I have actually  read from start till end
Output: POS
interest in sculpture . Not very well known, but one of the most important artists in his styl
Output: NEG
A Poor Book . I began reading this book in a local Christian bookstore. I was utterly shocked at the bad reasoning that is passed off in this book as "proof" that popular trends, including Pokemon and Harry Potter, as evil.    The author first claims that the vomiting and dizziness that some people experience while watching Pokemon is "proof" that Pokemon is Satanic. It's called 'epilepsy', Jacobs, and there were 1.4 million people who suffer from it in 1996.     She then claims that Pokemon "encourages" its players to cheat using the GameShark - a cheating device for those who don't know. This indicates lack of knowledge on her part. First of all, the GameShark is not a Pokemon phenomenon; you can cheat on almost any videogame. Secondly, I rather doubt that cheating on a videogame is proof of "bad morals" on the part of the gamer.    Jacobs concludes her Pokemon section by citing an instance when a fourteen year old Pokemon fan assaulted someone in his high school in order to obtain a Pokemon. Since when, exactly, has the bad behavior of one teenager reflected on an entire franchise? That's like saying that ALL Christians are responsible for the dishonest practices of televangelists like the Bakkers and Robert Tilton.    The section covering Harry Potter contains similar bad logic. Jacobs cites a quote from a young fan of Harry Potter who claims that they want to "become a witch", thereby reasoning that the entire Harry Potter franchise must be evil because of the acts of one fan.     She also concludes that Harry Potter "must" be evil because it is about witchcraft. The Bible contains historical accounts of entire civilizations being eliminated and many other violent subjects, but that doesn't mean that anyone who reads the Bible is murderous. It means that the Bible happens to contain violent passages.    Jacobs is supposed to prove conclusively that Harry Potter, Pokemon, Magic cards, and other trendy fads are Satanic, but I think that her arguments are quite weak. She more proves that these fads are NOT Satanic than she does prove that they are
Output: NEG
Life transforming book . This is an enormous work and very important too, and even though it is difficult to present to a &quot;modern&quot; mind David Frawley has done a great job. The work consists of understanding and interpreting the Vedas properly, which are almost 6-7 thousands years old if not more and are written in Vedic Sanskrit, which again is more complex to understand and interpret than regular Sanskrit. This is a book is very important from the point of ancient India's (true) history as well as is extremely important from the point of view of world's history as we understand today. It is a book that also provides the much-needed encouragement and foundation for anybody seeking a spiritual way of life
Output: POS
Absolutely Incredible Book for A Believer . I can't exactly say how a non-believer would take this book, there is that guy who wrote something about evilution producing this or that, but other than that I'll have to read the other reviews. Anyway the beauty of this book is in how well it illustrates the extreme extent to which God goes to in order to bring us to Salvation, while still holding the very fabric of life amidst consciousness and all of it's beauty and glory in careful suspension. I believe this is the notion of His love that Lewis is focused on. As a last resort method of God communicating with us, pain plays a - well - painful role, to which I'm no stranger. Still I'll bet that when we get to heaven God will truthfully say, it hurt me far, far more than it hurt you. Amen.
Output: POS
I have a dream too . That one day 4 year olds will be able to actually read this book.  This book is not meant for kids aged 4-8. It is well beyond what they understand. Frankly , i don't even think a 4 year old can even read this. Nice pictures. But unfortunately , i don't enjoy buying a book for pictures. I can get pictures anywhere. I didn't need to purchase this book to get them. Anyway , don't buy this book unless you enjoy paying a high price for pictures. With regards to the age group. Unless you have a gifted 4 year old this book is a waste of time for him/her
Output: NEG
Outdated---Ancient History . Exiled Cubans in Miami up to 1987. This is real old stuff. I wonder why this book is still being published. Felt like a collection of shorter magazine--newspaper articles compiled to look like a real book. Many long, disjointed sentences. Could use an updating. There must be better books out there about this topic
Output: NEG
Good only for 007 fans. . You will find the Ornithologist James Bond's old employer, Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences does not sell copies of this book.  They will sell you Herbert Raffaele's updated version of this book instead.    Why?    Because, it is at least from the 1930.  it contains information which is seriously dated.  Not to mention that the pictures are mostly in black and white with only about 10 colour plates.  The pictures that are contained in the volume are not very representative of the birds you will encounter.    This book is acceptable if you intend on bird watching on your caribbean holiday, but we spent much of our time guessing if we were really looking at a bird.  Yes, you can take a book of Eastern US birds with you, but do you want to take a birdwatching library with you on your holiday?  Not to mention there are birds which will not show up in a US Bird book (e.g., bananaquit and parrots).    You will notice that the most effusive reviews of this book come from fans of Ian Fleming's 007, not bird watchers.  That is because this book is much more a piece of 007 trivia than useful to modern bird watchers.    The story of How Ian Fleming's agent was named was that Fleming was at Goldeneye, his Jamaican house, and needed a name for the protagonist of his spy novel.  Fleming wanted a plain name and his eye came upon his copy of James Bond's "Birds of the West Indies", which Fleming described as his bible.  Fleming thought that James Bond would be the perfect name for his spy (No, Audobon would not have been a possibility).  Mr. Fleming paid the ornithologist a dollar a year for the privilege of using  the name James Bond in his novels.    Serious bird watchers are better served buying Herbert Raffaele's updated version of this book or James Kavanagh's "Caribbean Birds".    You could also be sentimental and want this because it was what you used when you were young during the period that this version of "Birds of the West Indies" was the only show in town.    In case you haven't guessed, I am both a bird watcher and James Bond fan who owns two copies of this book.  Consider this review with that in mind
Output: NEG
Great Purchase . There was no marks in the whole book, and the price was great
Output: POS
why make this book? . This would have to be the worst book I have ever read.Wow Will is running from dead people. Some one is trying to kill him so cool.How much more boring can you get.I would not recommend this book to a cave man or any thing for that mater. So what I'm saying is it stinks
Output: NEG
Good! . Not the best Anne book, but good! :-) It's 'good' to see some conflict in Anne and Gilbert's marriage instead of the sweet but forced bliss in ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS and ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS
Output: POS
THE AWFULL MANGA CONTINUES... . The awfull book based on the game continues with a second book. I thought the first volume was rushed but this one takes the cake. I am now confused on what is going on, the story is even more rushed, there are many typos, and the story is not really connected to the plot. This book is more of a fan fiction than based on the game
Output: NEG
Incredible!!!!! . What I can say about Yogani's books?? They are all abolustely incredible, I think they are the best lessons on Yoga you can find actually.  And this books reach a new level . There are a lot of new and different info you can find in the lessons.   Why I can't add more stars?? xD
Output: POS
A World of Wisdom in One Book! . As an author, Maeve Binchy makes me want to throw in the towel every time I have the privilege of reading one of her books.  She is the Dickens of our day.  No one can bring characters to life, and use a turn of a phrase like her.  She is so pointed in her depth of understanding humanity, it's incredible.  I am so glad she chooses to share the gift with her readers rather than just run off with the cash she's already made.  : )  This book is one of her best, with the setting of Rossmore being its own true character and all the supporting characters making it a place so real, I want to book a trip now!  Bravo to the Master!!
Output: POS
Its value thus is twofold: as a biography for Welles fans, and as a history of film industry operations and politics. . Mention the name Orson Welles and his most famous involvement - with the radio scare 'War of the Worlds' - immediately comes to mind; but for a deeper understanding of Welles' life and career you need What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career. His later projects were largely self-financed and erratically distributed, but film critic and biographer Joseph McBride has a personal familiarity with Welles from previous projects worked on with him and here shows how the Hollywood studio system forced Welles out of the industry. Its value thus is twofold: as a biography for Welles fans, and as a history of film industry operations and politics.    Diane C. Donovan  California Bookwatc
Output: POS
Life Changing . Some of this is just common sense. But some of this was life changing for my family.     The chapters in this book build upon themselves and as they grow they develop the theme of families being worth the effort. There are stories of real life situations, quotes, examples and more.      One chapter is about making a plan and making a statement. And while I know this is based on a business type mode, we tried it. We made a Family Statement and it has been a large part of our lives. My children will recite it and use it as a reminder of what we expect of them.     It is a great book. One that will have a place on my bookshelves for many years to come.
Output: POS