Title: Not really about meditation per se, but very good. Review: If you're looking for a book on "how to meditate" you should look elsewhere. This book is not about Vipassana meditation technique, it's more about the philosophy that underlies it. So the title may mislead, depending on what you're looking for. However, having said that I found the discussions that are contained in the book to be extremely good and very useful from the point of view of Vipassana as an approach to life in general. So if you think of LIFE as an extended meditation, then perhaps the book really is about Vipassana meditation. Anyway, as long as you're not expecting a book on meditation technique, I highly recommend this one. Good stuff. Is the review positive or negative?
Positive

Title: This book really is for idiots... Review: I thought the title of this book was a joke. It's not: this book really is for idiots! I can do without all the silly worksheets for picking a hotel or deciding on an airline, or advice on what to wear on the plane or how to pack my bag! And this goes on and on, page after page... The type of information I do want (New Orleans' history, culture, etc.) is very limited. The book is full of hints on how to save money. Well, here's mine: don't buy this book and save $12.76! Get a Lonely Planet Guide or The Haunted City by Joy Dickinson (specially for Anne Rice fans), which is great fun to read and really gets you into the right mood... Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: Can't recommend this book Review: It dissappointed me.First of all, the title is misleading: 'Dirty pool: Playing to win'.'Dirty pool' in the book means a couple of examples from common safety play.I was expecting something like practical pool jokes or some extreme maneuvers people have done to win a game.After recovering from the first disappoinment, the second one followed. Issues in the book are lame and cheaply presented.My opinion is that 24,95 $ is a horrible list price from this book. 5 $ would be appropriate. If you know nothing about pool, this book might have someting to offer, but why bother while there are cheaper books on the market, which coversame issues and lots of others more accurately, widely, interestingly, with more pool credibility.The author mentions Capelle's and Byrne's outstanding books, which means he knows the current standards of a good pool book.What was the motivator of producing this book then? I can see only one..cashing people out! Is the review positive or negative?
