niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Words Fail Me . This is my all-time favorite book from my all-time favorite author.  The ending of this book will stay with me forever--it captures so eloquently the precious fragility of life, of relationships, of family.      If you're looking for action packed melodrama, look elsewhere.  But if you're looking for insight into the day-to-day details of what it is to be human, you've hit the jackpot here.
Output: POS
Practical Advice . Easy to read, understand, and put into practice.  Common sense, practical advice.  Similar content as his "Being Zen" book
Output: POS
Not a feel good parenting memoir . In our house we call somebody like Rachel a Whineramer. She really knows how to complain. But she writes so well, you don't care.    She had one passage where she describes the ideal (and unlikeliness) of the baby bottle coming out of the sterilizer, getting filled and passing to the baby's mouth without being contaminated. Funny stuff.    I found the book to be empowering. I felt as a parent, I was just a little better than she was. That is her gift. Like Jesus, Rachel crucifies herself as a crummy mother so that the rest of us can feel OK about ourselves
Output: POS
Certainly interesting adventures . This book is definately not as helpful as the first book.  In this book Brian takes the journey and metaphors a bit too far.  He strays a bit too far from the scriptures to make his point.  Keep to the first book definately more helpful
Output: NEG
Great Book....If your name is Chicken Little !!!! . To see my point read Edgar C. Whisenant's "Why The Rapture will be in 1988"  HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!       Don't be taken in by Tim LaHaye's false prophecies asd broken promises.  This book has stated NOTHING that Christendom has not heard before. It's the same old "The sky is falling", superstitious, nonsense that has been rehashed since biblical times.  For example: 1John 2:18, 4:4 - John thinks he is living in "the last times." He "knows" this because he sees so many antichrists around.   1 Peter 1:5, 7, 20 Peter believed that he was living in the "last times.  1 Peter 4:7 "The end of all things is at hand."  James 5:8 James thought that Jesus would return soon.       Readers, has there ever been a time in our world history that the so-called "End Time Signs" did NOT apply?  The Civil War, WWI, WWII, The Could War and all other wars and rumors of war wasn't good enough?  One of the signs of the "mark of the beast" started in 1948.  The Doomsayers were in a tizzy over the modern bar coding system then the Social Security Number system.  Recently, someone "set a bad precedent" by coming up with a novel way to find lost pets via an implanted chip (In the wayward animal of course)       It seems the statute of limitations has not ran out as to when the human race will meet its end and all the Chicken Littles has been making excuses ever since it all began.      2 Peter 3:4 "Where is the promise of his coming?" The author of 2 Peter is aware of the failed expectations of early believers. He knows that Jesus, who was to come soon, didn't come at all. Many have begun to ask, "Where is the promise of his coming?" He tries to cover for Jesus by claiming that "one day with the Lord is as a thousand years."    Mat:-16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.    Revelation - 3:11, 22:7, 12, 20 quotes Jesus (1900 years ago) as saying, "Behold, I come quickly.    Lahaye's book reads like tabloid trash. !!!!!
Output: NEG
Morrigan's Cross . This book will strike you as weird in the first few chapters and then it will start to make sense and really grab your attention.  Nora mixes sorcery, vampires, witches, battles, and romance into present day occurrences and diversity.  Marty Wurtz  Author of Deceptions and Betrayal
Output: POS
Al Gore surely loves this . Hurrah for "sustainability" and "biodiversity"! Down with the human race
Output: NEG
Another handy book from Sandra! . I LOVE all of Sandra Felton's books and this one is no exception!  This is a handy little guide with great ideas and practical suggestions I can easliy start putting into place now.  My life is really changing (slowly) after reading Sandra's "Messies Manual" and other books
Output: POS
awful! . Thank god I got this from the library and didn't buy it.  It's terrible.  And the ending is so abrupt I turned the next page expecting to read more and was shocked that the book was over.  The sex is icky and there's little else in the book
Output: NEG
Difficult to start, difficult to put down . I had this book on my shelf for a while before I cracked it open, knowing nothing about it except the synopsis on the back and that it came recomended from another book.  The author goes into slight tangents of historical events -- at the beginning it seems pointless.  After a while, you understand all the links, and begin to become very interested in this character that is much like many careless intellectual college drop outs who never found it fullfilling and always found themselves bound by the system.   Maybe I liked it because I identified with her -- almost too much -- even though she is far richer and always seeking to put herself in a situation most level headed people wouldn't.  That's what makes her facinating.   In hind sight, I can see why many people didn't like it, but reading it, I was devoured by her smart writing style and the storyline.  Not until 3/4ths into the book you suspect anything out of the ordinary.  Suspensful, definately.   The last chapter was kind of anticlimactic.
Output: POS
I was repulsed by his refusal to chastise his pedophile companion! . I was enjoying the travel parts of the book, despite numerous detours of self-serving/indulgent behavior by Mr. Crichton,until I reached the part where he was in Bangkok. He teams up with a journalist for a night on the town. His journalist friend suggests they go to one of the area's many brothels. Finally,  after testing the waters, the journalist excitedly drops his bombshell and  suggests a child whorehouse. Crichton doesn't dare to tell his companion what a loathsome creep he is or that he finds the suggestion repulsive and wants nothing more to do with him. Instead,he goes and checks the place out. He gives a description of tarted up six-year-old girls posing provocatively and being kept in line by geriatric prostitutes. Perhaps I'm just a prude but it seems to me that any normal decent young man would find the idea of sex with tots and grannies vile. I didn't expect Crichton to actually put a stop to all of this but he could have perhaps told the sickie to get some professional help or at least told him that kiddie sex wasn't his thing, instead he makes up some whiny complaint about a stomach ache and tells the guy to go ahead without him. This infuriated me and turned my stomach. I threw the book in the trash. I wish publishers had done the same. FYI, there is no zero star option
Output: NEG
Enjoyable by young and old alike! . The earth is surrounded by a sinister presence - a dark, foul fog that is the tool of an ultimate evil - whose ambition is to enslave the planet with the complete removal of free will. Three magical beings, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which - witches, angels, demigods perhaps - appear to Margaret and Charles Wallace Murry and their friend, Calvin O'Keefe, to persuade them that it is their destiny to battle this evil on its own turf and to rescue Margaret and Charles Wallace's father. Dr Murry has been missing for some months and the kids learn that he has been captured by the evil while he was "tessering", traveling time and space in the course of his scientific research.    While the writing is straightforward, well crafted and obviously aimed at a younger audience, "A Wrinkle in Time" is nonetheless a fast paced enjoyable tale of good vs evil that combines elements of science fiction, fantasy and magic even adult readers will flip through relentlessly. But there are lots of life lessons, issues and moral themes sprinkled throughout - low hanging fruit just waiting for the eager child, the observant questioning teen, the confused parent or thinking adult to pick and chew on, as it were - the coming of age realization that parents are not infallible; the cruelty of malicious gossip; God and evil; the awkwardness of romantic adolescent relationships; the potential destructiveness of pride or vanity; the marginalizing of people who are different; the enormous difficulties of selflessness; the understanding that all life's questions will not be answered; and more.    While some readers criticize "A Wrinkle in Time" as being overtly moralist, I felt somewhat differently. It was clear to me that religion and, in particular, Christian symbolism was present but I felt that L'Engle let it sit quietly just beneath the surface and the story never became even remotely preachy.    It is little wonder that "A Wrinkle in Time" has been elevated to the status of children's classic and continues to be enjoyed by adults and children alike more than 40 years after it was first published for a grateful reading world.    Paul Weis
Output: POS
Alot of Fluff . This book has some good information in it, but it is mostly fluff, filler and repetition. Each time I sit down to read it, I fall asleep because there is so much filler. The book could easily be reduced to a pamphlet-sized book without any sacrifice of information.  I like to know how and why, and I don't mind reading on and on if the how and why is explained. I even enjoyed the China Study, which has a lot of explanatory text to support statements. Most people would call the China Study a dry read, but every word has a purpose. The Miracle of Fasting is mostly just empty words with statements only weakly backed up by the author's personal observations, not science. I think there are some useful tidbits in this book, but I would suggest you borrow this book from a friend or the library if you can. I am hoping to find a more comprehensive book on the subject of fasting. Any suggestions
Output: NEG
Great Read . You can read the other reviews to see what the book is about. Fascinating stuff if you have any interest in psychedelics whatsoever.    The long and short of it is that this book is a great read for being written by a doctor and medical researcher. I found it highly enjoyable. The story is as interesting as the research, and Dr. Strassman's sincere account of the project's difficulties and the personal toll it took on him made the book even more of a page-turner for me.    Note that a small fraction of reviewers here did not like it. What's not to like? The book has:  A brief history of psychedelics  A look into governmental drug-control bureaucracy  Fascinating stories of weird trips including contact with alien beings  The occasional rogue test subject  Pissed off Buhddists  An unstable intern  Hilarious slogans like: "You don't come back from .04 an atheist"  And other fun stuff    Highly recommended reading.
Output: POS
Fraud, plain and simple . Dr. Dean Ornish is a quack, plain and simple. He is on the advisory board of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is just a front for PETA. Do an exact phrase google of "The Dietary Delusions of Dean Ornish" to get the skinny on this fool.  If you want to save your life don't waste your time on this book.
Output: NEG
I loved this story . I would have to say it has everything, and is highly readable, which I think is an important recommendation to give potential readers of classic fiction.  It is beautiful, simple, filled with humor and compassion.  I particularly liked the way Hugo pokes fun at the absurdities of anti-Gypsy prejudice and other social bigotry.  Esmerelda's suitor, however, is a terrible selfish jerk in this story, which is far funnier and more believable than the selfless sap he plays in the Disney movie.  Altogether an unforgettable read, and an unforgettable character in the Hunchback, who Hugo paints with considerable humanity
Output: POS
A Deceiving Title . This sounds like an ideal book for a person with an eating disorder.  But it heaps loads of guilt and condemnation on an already needy and suffering soul.  The idea that over or undereating is sin is one concept.  But the fact is that the individuals embroiled in this cannot help themselves. They are already people pleasers and perfectionists, how can telling them the whole problem is because they are sinners be of help? They are already as good as they can get themselves to be. They are not bad--they are hurt and afraid. It has been said no one can overcome an eating disorder without the help of a therapist.  This I believe.  There are too many important issues involved in this DISEASE to dismiss it as sin.  If the person knew the issues they would be a long way to getting help. God loves these dear ones and understands the enormity of their situation and their pain. These are very good people. Heaping more condemnation on one beset with self-loathing is surely not the path to freedom.  Adding God's displeasure to this already mountainous pile of self hate can only be damaging--perhaps pushing some over the edge.  A good book to avoid!!
Output: NEG
People will believe anything it seems . Okay, maybe I am greatly missing something, and someone can inform me of where they are, but I couldn't find most the guys sources.  There were numbers beside certain facts, but I looked into the back of the book, and everything, and found NO connection with the numbers listing where the fact originated.  I went to the index, and what was listed as recources, but they had NO connection with the numbers which were listed besides the facts in which he put forth.  When I read a book which is suppose to expose new information to me, I would expect there to be an extensive list of sources so that I can look up the information and the people in which he obtained the information from.  What I found in the resources section were links to papers I should read which all contain biased info which were mainly on why you should eat Vegan.  I don't deny that the guy truly believes what he is doing is right, and that he is truly trying to help people, but the fact that I can't find sources bothers me.  Anyways, this guy talks about how great it will be to live long -- personally, I could give a crap....last thing I want to be is freaking 50yrs old, but that is just my opinion.  I don't get what the point of him writing numbers beside facts was if he isn't going to back those numbers up with source information.  Read at your own risk.  There is always the chance that I obtained a copy which left out this information, or that I am just missing it, but until I see a source list on his information, and am able to see completely the studies he includes, which talk about people living longer, being healthier, etc, then I can't fully believe him
Output: NEG
Very disappointing . I hate this book. All the book is the repetition of the same code with very, very few differences. The description lets argue that is pointed to advanced users but the content is so basic that is hard to believe. It uses SOAP in it's more basic fashion. The code is poor (also the HTML and the Javascript used). The code is written in a so invesive fashion that if you strip it (and is not a bad idea), you will find no more than 30 pages.  The Multi-Tier is just supposed to be good and misuesed.  As you may understand, I strongly advise to not buy this book
Output: NEG
Over Long & Repititious . Somebody get this guy an editor!  By the time I got to the end of this book if I read "You wouldn't be wrong ..." or about someone  lighting up a cigarette one more time, I was ready to throw the damn book out.  Turtledove used to be great but if this book is any indication you wouldn't be wrong if you lit this book on fire with the match you used to light your cigarette and never picked up another Turtledove book.
Output: NEG
Most obstinate denial of the most obvious . The author fancies himself a Copernicus, by, similarly to the reversal of the notion that the sun revolves around the earth, rendering the notion of consciousness an "illusion" (last word, p.178). His ego is indeed enormous, my knowing of no other author quoting (p.45) and incessantly citing his own writing.    The notion of the sun revolving is an inference, from observing its change of position relative to the earth, and motion indeed is considered relative. But consciousness is not an inference. It is the most immediate phenomenon by which everything we know, or imagine, is manifested. Dennett persistently investigates distinctions in our brains, from dispositions to memories, often couching them in esoteric or otherwise unfamiliar terms, while sidestepping the simple fact that whatever the detailed particulars, all is presented to us through the medium of consciousness.    He puts great emphasis on the third-person approach, like questioning a subject about his perceptions, so as to discover misunderstandings about the inner workings of the mind, forgetting that all of these, whether actual perceptions or beliefs or else, are ingredients of consciousness. This his "scientific method", compared to first-person introspection, is the only approved one.    It is shared by others. Like Patricia Churchland, he has contempt for "folk" psychology, pitting it against favored "academic" (p.35). They also share a derogatory attitude toward dissenters, regarding them as reactionaries (p.8) or naysayers. The views are admittedly materialist, holding Cartesian dualism of mind and body "bankrupt" or a "disaster", as does John Searle.    Why? Descartes is not in line with their assumed all-inclusive scientific method, embraced also by philosophers, who traditionally delved deeper into issues of knowledge. I do so newly in my book and here wish to note that however physical inquiry progresses, consciousness, via which the inquiry is made, remains a distinct phenomenon.
Output: NEG
Review . I bought this book because I need it for my biochemistry class.  The book itself isn't bad.  It gave detail of how biological systems and chemical reaction affect each other
Output: POS
VERY INTERESTING FACTS!!! . As a business person, I found helpful and interesting facts on how to market financial products.  The topics are discussed in an organized manner and the book is relatively easy to follow.  There are separate chapters for each aspect of the marketing program.  Customer retention issues and regulations are also discussed in quite a bit of detail.
Output: POS
A Must Read for history enthusiasts . Sheldon Stern has presented a harrowing study of one of the most dangerous events in World History - The Cuban Missile Crisis. In his book, The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, we are presented with an event whose story line reads like it was written by a Robert Ludlum-like mystery writer, this story, however, was frighteningly true history. With the careful, thoughtful, and thorough research that is Mr. Stern's trademark, the reader is presented with the complete inside story of that fateful week. This is a must read for, not only students, but adults as well. Kudos
Output: POS
everyone get wet . the pace was a little slow to beginn but picked up.i couldn't put the book down once it picked up and read it in 1 day.seems everybody got wet at some point and time and the banter was out loud funny and shocking.but when will we stop the short stories and get another book on Sam and Alyssa thats what I hungery for.To pass the time  this will do, pull out the past books on troubleshooters inc to keep up with whos whos
Output: POS
A Wierd Masterwork . A exquisite exotic, as terrible in beauty, and sweet in dreamworlds as any penned since Poe, very much it's shadow. Vance weaves a world as bejeweled in color and fantastique as readers could imagine, in a earth perched at the end of time, while the sun sputters its last gasp. Magic rules, and poor Cugel, its hero wanders from  the lilac-flavoured poisons of Mazirian's garden to the autumn-cut glass palaces of the Dying Earth. He is betrayed, bewitched, and perplexed by his environs, all to our joy, and such is his adventures that we hope for more, but it takes a genius such as Vance to realize it. Some say NIGHT LAMP is his last, but his readers, his children, will reimagine the lost lands of this book long after he is gone, perhaps to the end of this incredible, dream-haunted journey
Output: POS
Get a Different Guide . I like Rick Steve, but he dropped the ball on this book.  Entries are confusing: he introduces a site, and then doesn't tell you how to get there.  The maps are terrible.  But the thing that really irked me was his section on driving in the Czech Republic.  He said that there were road "tolls" you could avoid by purchasing a sticker for your car.  That is just plain false.  There are no tolls at all.  If you do not purchase that sticker, the Czech cops will stop you and fine you anywhere from 500 to 15,000 Crowns.  1000 Crowns = about $45.  That's what our friendly Czech officer hit us with
Output: NEG
...Okay, I'll come clean. . You guessed it.  I'm a cracka from England that has no idea or grasp on African American life; therefore I'm really not qualified to give a justifiable review of this book.  I just figured I would chime in like all racist Saltines do.  Sorry
Output: NEG
disappointed . Lewis' qualifications as mid-east scholar sound impressive but I was disappointed by this book.  Although interesting, some of the essays are indicative of senility.    The title says "interpreting" so I will allow him creative license. Expect to find the kind of stuff you would look for in Stalin's treatise on the U.S. Constitution
Output: NEG
WELL WRITTEN BLATHER . Although well written, this book is just left wing socialist blather. Most egregiously in error is the author's characterization of Catholic social teaching. He wuld have us believe that the Catholic Church is all behind the US social welfare system. Just one quote summarizes where the Catholic Church really is on this issue:     "In recent years the range of such intervention has vastly expanded, to the point of creating a new type of state, the so-called "Welfare State." This has happened in some countries in order to respond better to many needs and demands, by remedying forms of poverty and deprivation unworthy of the human person. However, excesses and abuses, especially in recent years, have provoked very harsh criticisms of the Welfare State, dubbed the "Social Assistance State." Malfunctions and defects in the Social Assistance State are the result of an inadequate understanding of the tasks proper to the State. Here again the principle of subsidiarity must be respected: a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to coordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good. By intervening directly and depriving society of its responsibility, the Social Assistance State leads to a loss of human energies and an inordinate increase of public agencies, which are dominated more by bureaucratic ways of thinking than by concern for serving their clients, and which are accompanied by an enormous increase in spending. In fact, it would appear that needs are best understood and satisfied by people who are closest to them and who act as neighbors to those in need. It should be added that certain kinds of demands often call for a response which is not simply material but which is capable of perceiving the deeper human need. One thinks of the condition of refugees, immigrants, the elderly, the sick, and all those in circumstances which call for assistance, such as drug abusers: all these people can be helped effectively only by those who offer them genuine fraternal support, in addition to the necessary care." (Pope John Paul II, Centessimus Annus, 1991)       I could give you a quote for every other case where the author misrepresents Church teaching. The author assumes that poor people are poor because others have too much. This assumption is NOT shared by the Catholic Church. I am a conservative largely because of Catholic social teaching.
Output: NEG
Defectuve Book . The Index in the back of this book is incorrect.  The author and publisher are aware of this...I contacted each and they confirmed this.  Thus this book is worthless for anyone who wants to look things up....it should be taken off the market and corrected
Output: NEG
U.S. Constitution hippocket book . The book arrived in good condition, and is indeed a hip-pocket sized book
Output: POS
Is It Reality Or A Blend Of Reality And Fantasy? . I read this book thirty years ago(do you think I waited long enough to write this review?) and enjoyed it very much, but found it perplexing.  I, myself, am a yogi, but this story would strike most people as being a blend of truth and fantasy.  But what is wrong with that?  It is a beautiful story that teaches us many things about the way yogis look at life--and death.  Do not approach this book with a critical eye on truth.  Instead, think of it as a type of epic poem.  Reflect on the reality of it at your leasure!  One thing is true about this book:  the author wrote this book with great love of all humanity!  If you have developed an interest in some aspect of yoga and want to learn something more of what traditional yoga(as opposed to the "designer" versions touted lately) is about, give this a try
Output: POS
Didn't care what happened to the main characters . I bought this book so I'd have something interesting to read during my son's tonsillectomy last fall.  I was hoping to enjoy the torrid love scenes in it!  I got half-way through the book, and it bothered me so much (my own issues getting in the way?), I put the book away.  I felt Anna was emotionally neglecting her daughter, Molly, while involved in her lustful dysfunctional relationship with Leo.  I didn't like any of the main characters, including Molly---all too unrealistic.  But I picked up the book yesterday and finished it.  The book was too flat!  Though I don't think she was a BAD mom, she certainly exercised poor judgment (and for what?  Like Leo was a good catch?)!  I wasted my time (I don't read books very often) on this story.  Yet I did read the whole book, hoping it would get better, so I'm giving it 2 stars.  I didn't think I'd get any more of Sue Miller's books, but other reviewers said she has better novels
Output: NEG
get to really know your cards . First, I must say that the previous reviewer shuns the author's decision to include other books as recommended reading, yet I find that when an author does this, they are helping the reader truly expand on the subject, and it shows that the author is secure enough to not feel that their way is the only way.  This book has been THE most helpful book for me to learn the Tarot, and about myself and friends/family.  There's a bit of numerology in it, and some lessons that are fun to do, at the same time, these teach more about the cards.  I would recommend this book to novices and skilled alike
Output: POS
Very Difficult to Follow - Frustrating Writing Style . Gosh, maybe I shouldn't review this book, but then - any book that I bring home that is so difficult to follow that I just couldn't finish it probably deserves one star. While the subject matter was of great interest to me, the writing style was not a comfortable read. I was constantly trying to remember who was who, what time period it had just jumped to and then jumped to again and, worst of all, the flow of the words was simply missing. Hard to pinpoint the problem, but by Page 42 I was so confused and frustrated, not entertained, and wondering why I was working so hard to read it when I had a stack of other promising new works waiting. (Now I'm readin 'A Long Way Down' by Nick Hornby and was mesmerized from the first page. A perfect example of a well-structured story that just glides from page to thought-provoking page. My full review to be posted shortly.
Output: NEG
A  great interesting book . The Great Kapok Tree is about saving the rain forest. First a man starts to cut down a tree in the rain forest with an ax. Whack, whack, whack!  The sounds of the ax hitting the tree scared the animals.  One by one they came down to where the man was, but the man fell asleep. A boa constrictor came down from the canopy of the tree and hissed in the man's ear, "Senhor, this tree is a tree of miracles. It is my home, where generations of my ancestors have lived. Do not chop it down."    I liked this story because it is about the rain forest.   The pictures were good, too.
Output: POS
Appalling translation . The translation of this work is at best clumsy and frequently appalling.  As a previous reviewer notes much appears to have been carried out using, poorly, a dictionary.  Thus we have "knife" used to refer to what in English is commonly called a sabre.  The reason being (I assume) that the character used to describe the weapon commonly means knife.  Frequently, she has  chosen arcane language.  Thus we get "myrmidon" to describe a senior captain/bodyguard; the translater not appreciating that the term when used in English literature is either jocular or derogatory.  Some phrases and clauses are meaningless.  It all reflects badly on the editorial team at the Chinese University Press in Hong Kong and, unfortunately, tells one much about the standard of English here.   Where does this leave the reader?  Frankly, I cannot understand how anyone could give this book a high rating other than out of a desperate desire to read something of this genre.  The Deer and the Cauldron is far superior.  This book can only be recommended to somebody who is prepared to persevere with the translation out of an interest in martial arts literature
Output: NEG
Sleeping With Fear!! . I have to say I agree with most of the other reviews.. Kay Hooper is one of a verrrry few authors I buy in hardback.. I was dissapionted in the book.. Where were the agents with their psychic abilities.. It was hard to follow where Riley was going. The ending seems a bit thrown together.. I mean her and Ash were talking one min and the next she was off in a Hummer..I like what she tried to do with the book but I think she fell short.. It seems to me Kay Hooper was not able to write the amnesia well into the story at all.. I sure hope the next book is better I think I will wait for it in paperback
Output: POS
Save your money...... . Bad, bad and bad. This book could have been condensed down to 5 chapters to tell the story.  It was dragged out for no other reason then to make it a full book.  I have enjoyed this authors other books, but this was was very disappointing.  Save your money on this one ladies
Output: NEG
Keynes' disorganized critique of the Versailles Treaty . This book achieved instant fame when it was published in 1919, not only for its scathing criticism of the Versailles Treaty but also for its personal attacks against leading signatories (especially Clemenceau and Wilson).  For a book focused primarily on economic concerns, the text is surprisingly easy to read.  However, the book's poor organization vitally detracts from its effectiveness.  The principle reason the book is still famous today lies in the fact that it was written by none other than John Maynard Keynes, the founder of 20th century style, gov't & debt driven economics.    The book is organized into chapters on pre-war Europe, Allied statesmen, summary of key treaty points, reparations, post-war Europe predictions, and Keynes' suggestion of remedies to provide a practical treaty settlement.  Unfortunately, within each chapter things are jumbled together without clear rhyme or reason.  (Is this indicative of Keynes' own personal organization and logical thinking?)      Within the book, he makes a very practical (but politically infeasible) argument for a non-vindictive treaty.  He basically suggests that the Allies should forget both about reparations and repayment of wartime debts from the other Allies, and instead they should settle (though not ideally) for frontier adjustments and confiscation of only German gov't property.  (Did the German gov't sponsor Keynes' work in writing this book?)    Keynes argues that a crushing reparations burden on the German people would disincent them to produce anything beyond a mere subsistence minimum and discourage entrepreneurial enterprise.  There is some logic in this point; however, later on he goes on to state that the US should forgive its $10 billion debt to its wartime allies ($5 billion of which was owed by the UK).  Forgive me if I'm wrong, but doesn't such a move disincent American entreprises from entrepreneurship as well.  It's extremely hypocritical that the Allied gov'ts desperately sought loans from the US during the war and then once it was over to claim that they couldn't pay them.  If they didn't want to repay, then they shouldn't have borrowed the money - period.  (If I borrow money to buy a home, the bank won't ever agree to forgive my debt - regardless of whether I'm out of work, injured, or the house burns down.  I don't see why gov'ts should get any exceptional treatment.)    Notwithstanding his problems with disorganization and inconsistent logic, Keynes does produce a reasonable, brief list of treaty rememdies, especially in his efforts to restore economic life throughout Central and Eastern Europe.  Not until the advent of the Cold War and the interests of extending American political influence would Keynes' policies largely succeed (albeit yet again to the detriment of American taxpayers).    Overall, I felt the book was ok.  I would only recommend it if you have an interest in reading all of Keynes' work.  Don't expect to find any theoretical economic insights in the book, though.  Based on the high ratings on this page, I think the other reviewers here might have some pro-Keynesian bias
Output: NEG
Kind of a disappointment . . . . This book, published originally in three installments, is regarded as a turning point in graphic fiction, like DARK KNIGHT and WATCHMEN, but I just don't see it. Generally speaking, I like Gaiman's story lines, but this time it's all just confusing. The title character, a crime fighter superhero trying to infiltrate a mob, is killed in the first few pages -- but there's more of her back in the greenhouse so all is not lost. Or something. A newly hatched flower-woman, who seems to share some of the dead one's memories, sets out to uncover her identity. I think. The mob is run by Lex Luthor (why?), who wants to capture her and/or her little sister (or whatever) for dissection. But Carl, just out of prison, who used to work for Luthor and who previously murdered his wife, upon whom the orchids were based, can't get his job back and wants to get even with everyone. This guy is a loser and screw-up -- but suddenly, in the last installment, the action having relocated to the Amazon Basin, he becomes a very talented and successful jungle killer. (How?) Other people from the back-story weave in and out of the plot, including one who became the Swamp Thing, but none of what they say or do makes much sense. And why does Batman get a cameo? (Not to mentioned assorted bad guys from Gotham?) McKean's artwork is interesting for its own sake, owing more to oil painting than the usual sort of airbrush work, but all in all, I have to give this a shrug
Output: NEG
Encyclopedia of Feng Shui . I am certainly agreed with &quot; a reader from San Francisco&quot;. I have almost all of Lilian Too's Feng Shui Books and a recently bought her EoFS. I have found her recent publications are nothing, but just a  repetition of her previous books. Certainly a great disappointment from a  master! Please Lilian  don't published just for the sake of publishing
Output: NEG
Erotica Through the Ages. . This book is a fine representation of erotica through the ages with examples from portfolios of great photographers. This is a great anthology of primitive to the modern world of glamour/erotic photography
Output: POS
Old Testament Kingdom of God vs. New Testament Kingdom of God . John Bright takes us from the Old Testament concept of the Kingdom of God to the New Testament concept of the Kingdom.
Output: POS
don't know what I'd do without it! . I'm a science copyeditor, and I truly don't know how I'd manage without this book. If it has to do with chemistry, it's here (thank heaven!). And there's a wealth of clear information about how to format math, a wonderful list of unit abbreviations, and even a fair amount about physics- and biology-related terminology. It has the most lucid and concise explanations I've seen about when to apply italics or roman. And it's reasonably priced. Of course, if you specifically need to follow ACS style, this book is de rigeur, but even if you don't, you'll find it invaluable for science copyediting
Output: POS
How ironic that this, one of the best in the series, follows what is probably the worst in the series. . I've read the Left behind series twice, and, both times, I blazed through 'Armageddon'. In my honest opinion, it was one of the best in the series. Why? Simply due to logical progression.     When one of the main characters make a stupid and fatal mistake, we are taken on a journey with them. When another one of the 'heroes' makea stupid move in judgment, we are taken on the journey with them. When one of the longtime main characters in the series decides to step into the warzone, he is not in the middle of some act of God that will save his life.     Armageddon is simply one of the wildest books in the series and relies on very little, if any, use of deus ex machina to bail out the stupid main characters.     True, the writing is still simple and the characters even simpler, but by this point, you should alreayd know that. The thing about Armageddon that makes it so good is the pace it moves. It's both frenetic and painstaking at the same time. How is this possible? Because we are constantly switching from different points of view. However, each one of them is an ordeal of suffering (especially for the haters of LB that have stupidly stuck with the story for so long... either they have no life, are very, very hopeful, or are too ashamed to admit that they, too, love this story).    Bottom line - things HAPPEN in this book. After the turd that was 'The Remnant', where virutally nothign of note happened, 'Armageddon' puts all the pieces on the board for the final battle in 'Glorious Appearing'.    I should also mention that the title may be a bit misleading. This book simply introduces Armageddon, and the first few battle of the great war; 'Glorious Appearing' is the grand finale where it all happens.    In any case, thumbs way up for 'Armageddon'
Output: POS
A Timeless Work of Art . The story is sweet, set in an earlier time but does not come across dated. There is an opportunity for math lessons (Sal keeps eating her berries = subtraction; tremendous mouthful = size/proportion) here. Beyond that, kids just love this story. I don't know if it is that there is one main character, a child, and another prominent character, a bear, or what, but I have given this as a gift and it is always a favorite
Output: POS
a classic through and through . this book is really good on many levels.theres really 2 stories going on.1 is how these 3 kids spent thier summer this one time,which is its more endearing side and the other story about this chick that got raped and how a racist town wants to pin it on this black dude.then theres this creepy boo radley guy and all in all its a great book.one of those you have to have read to call yourself educated about literature
Output: POS
Trite characters . I wanted to read something "light" but the characters were too simplistic and lacked depth. The story was predictable and the plot presentaton was choppy.  Comparing this book to others where, I believe, friendships were the main theme, this book lacked substance
Output: NEG
visits from the afterlife . i really enjoyed this book!!! it was very interesting to know that your lost loved ones are in fact still here and watching over us and it is also interesting to know how they trancended to the other side. i esspecially enjoyed the part about the celebs and how sylvia browne actually talked to them
Output: POS
St. Giles beond compare?   Please. . I have to agree with Anna Hope's review.  This book was so painfully lame that I gave up on it two-thirds of the way through and stopped wasting my time...something I very rarely do.  But this book, while starting excitingly, soon dwindled into boredom and I realized that I could definitely put it down.  I didn't care about the two main characters nor what happened with the storyline.  As far as St. Giles being beyond compare, try Kresley Cole.  Now THAT's writing; her books I hate to put down
Output: NEG
Huge Disappointment . I was hoping this book would be a collection of monologues for women from plays that directors might have heard of! It appears they are written by the author and most are not appropriate for a serious audition. Feel like I wasted my money here.
Output: NEG
Myths?  More like Facts to me . Myth #1: American women live under patriarchy     Myth # 2: America's the World's leading threat to the environment     Myth # 3: America is a racist nation     Myth # 4: The Untied States is an imperial power.     Myth # 5: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer     ALL FACTS.    Plus, The higher the IQ the more liberal someone is. Ben Franklin, Einstein, our founding forefathers like Thomas Jefferson...all liberals. The lower the IQ the more conservative because it is easier to not think for yourself.  I love America, but changes need to be made.   Rome fell too eventually from bad politics
Output: NEG
Broken Hearted Mom . This book is a total joke. My daughter and I had several sessions with Frances Firman Solario. She ruined my family. Frances Firman Solario did not encourage forgiveness like she writes in her book. She cast both mother and daughter against one another. My daughter and I were on better terms before we started seeing Frances Firman Solario. My daughter and I are no longer on speaking terms. My family is broken. I highly would NOT recommend this book or recommend that you use Frances Firman Solario as a therapist.
Output: NEG
Language of Yoga . This is a great way to learn the sanskrit and pronunciation.  The accompanying CD was wonderful
Output: POS
He lost me with the personal attack . I personally believe Dr. Dyson has the best interest of black folk at heart. I really do. However, I think he is misguided and I am not impressed by him. I admit I did not finish the book. Once he began his personal attacks on Mr. Cosby I left it alone.     Bill said what many of us say in private. Period. You can argue that he picked the wrong time and place, but the message is the right one. Maybe he did not say it as nicely as he could have, but it is still the truth.     At the end of the day there are way too many writers and speakers trying to pass themselves off as leaders. Leaders lead, writers write, and speakers talk. The sad thing about it is so many of our people incorrectly accept these people as leaders. There are too many people trying to tell us what to think and not enough showing our people what to do. While Dyson beats Cosby down personally I ask what should some of these young brothers do to better their situation?     There are basically two kinds of people in this world. You either look for people and things that confirm what you think to be true. Or you look for people and things that will reveal the truth rather it confirms what you thought or turns it on its head. At this time our people need the truth, not more pandering.
Output: NEG
An Unabashed Love Letter To Liberals &  The Democratic Traditions . I read this book in the audio form against my will for a political book club.  I thought to myself,  "Oh great!  Another liberal tome, telling us liberals how we went wrong and how we need to learn to strategize. blau blau blau..." Instead, I was transported into an America of my dreams, lovingly cradled by Mr. Reich's comforting and hopeful vision of America.  Possessed with a masterful narrating voice, Mr. Reich connects the reader to our rich, democratic traditions and applies these tried and true values to our current problems.  He makes it sound so easy.... I found myself wishing that he was our president.  When I told this to a friend of mine, she noted that "He's probably too short." I didn't give it 5 stars because I didn't agree with some of his views on globalism and I thought he was a little too pollyannaish for these times.   If our elected officials would just sit down, read this, and follow the instructions, America would look more like the America that we all claim that it is.  Hopefully, some future president will have this wise and wonderful man on his or her side in the whitehouse again.
Output: POS
Not worth the $ and frustration . I returned to college to further my education this year after working as a High School Chemistry and Biology teacher for the last 5 years, and your text "Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) 8th Edition" is the required text that we are using for my Quantitative Analysis course.  Myself and numerous other students in the class have found ourselves completely exasperated with the text for numerous reasons.  Some of the reasons are as follows:    1. Formulas written incorrectly, while the definition/derivation is written properly right next to it, or vice versa.  2. Incorrect answers to the end of the chapter questions given in the back of the book.  3. The end of the chapter questions will often have no previous examples shown in the chapter, or in the chapters prior to it. Essentially there is no guide or basis to begin a question.  4. Asking for something in a way that is so convoluted that one has no idea what is being asked.  5. Suddenly using or asking for a term that has never been used in the book. Such as asking for "molar solubility"...nothing in text as to referred, nothing in the index, and nothing in the glossary.  6. Your solved examples within the chapter are atrocious, in that they are of virtually no use when trying to use them as a guide to the end of the chapter questions. And thank you for skipping/not showing steps or assuming things in the problems when they are shown.    These are great given that one comes to consider the questions, Did I make an algebraic error in solving? Was the formula given the correct one, and was it even given correctly? Did I do it correctly, and is it just the wrong answer given in the back of the text?    I have taken into consideration that I have been out of school for a while and that I may not be as sharp as I used to as far as some of the more complicated calculations, because I have not had much practice recently, however, when one is trying to learn from a book that makes it so hard to do anything with it, it makes it about as useful as a paperweight, which is about the best use I have for it now. A $100+ paperweight.     I thought that the mistakes were due to an early edition text, but with a simple view of the front of this book one can readily see that this is the 8th edition...the EIGHTH edition! One would think that after writing the same book 8 times, these errors and some general refinements may have taken place; thank you for the exception to the rule.     In all my years of school, I have come across many books, both used to learn from as well as ones to teach from, and I have never found a more poorly done text.     We, the students and professor, have created a website solely dedicated to the errors or oddities that we have so far found in the text: Needless to say, it continues to grow.     I will say that it is nice to see you incorporating Excel and other software into the text, which is beneficial in its use in Industry and presentation.    Thought you might want to know...thanks.
Output: NEG