Ques:Title: Great Formula but no Proofs! Review: I have read Martin Lunn's book, and will say that it is rich in content. It could be a great guidebook for those that wish to know more about what Brown's many plots were about, but lacks any real hard scholarship. He fails to provided his reader with any direct references to Primary, or reputable secondary documentation. While he claims a Masters degree in History, He would get low marks in any freshmen history class, let alone a graduate program. I am not referring to the contents interesting points, nor the informative entertainment. This books failing is in it's lack of proofs provided by Martin to establish a foundation to base his many assumptions. There is no bibliography, nor footnotes to speak of, and the references section provides only secondary sources of questionable scholarship as well. Oh, and I am a historian, and not a religious fanatic with an agenda. Expert, please. Be wary of people that declare they are experts in anything my fellow reader. Is the review positive or negative?

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Ques:Title: Nothing enlightening, but a fun read! Review: Gleick's "Faster" is not an "improve your life" book, nor is it an in-depth study of things that make our lives seem faster today. In my eyes, that the book is neither of these is its biggest strength."Faster" does not develop a clear thesis, but presents the reader with a variety of situations, devices, and actions that he claims speed up and stress our lives. He leaves it up to the reader to develop their own point of view on the subject (pointing in a certain direction, however).The funnest part of this book was relating the statistics he uses to family and friends (they are TRULY memorable statistics) and absorbing them myself.Overall, nothing spectacular, but well worth the read... if you have the time. Is the review positive or negative?

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Ques:Title: DO NOT USE THIS TEXT Review: I used both the previous edition and current edition of this text to teach college students. Both editions were full of errors and contradictory statements. In particular, you cannot rely on the instructor materials- there are many test questions that have answers that are contradicted in the text. Also, the grammar exercises are too difficult for an introductory text- they test students on advanced grammar concepts that are not even covered by the book! There is a grammar reference section at the end of the text but it does not cover the majority of concepts tested in the end-of-chapter grammar exercises. So, my students were continually frustrated. Many of the examples in the book are also very strange- for example, instead of PowerPoint, they speak of "computer generated slides". Is the review positive or negative?

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Ques:Title: Great for Short Trips. Limited Functionality. Review: This garment bag feels rather cheap initally but proved for be durable for the torture I put it through. I could only comfortably fit about 2-3 suits in a single bag, which was not good for a several week trip which had a baggage limit. There is no easy way to lock the bag if you decided to do so. Having been used to a stationary hook on garment bags, I was easily aggervated by this bag not having one as well.I would have rather spent the money on a larger, more functional bag. Is the review positive or negative?

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