You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Informative yet unimpressive Product review: Although this book is packed with a variety of useful information, the main feeling one gets after reading it is that the author does everything in her power to discourage her reader from embarking on the path of Zen. The fact that the author had spent a better part of her life writing technical manuals undoubtedly affected her present writing style. The result of her recent creative labors is a dry and unexciting manual from the person who, arguably, never reached the enlightenment (awakening) herself. In a way, one can see this book as a way to justify the author's failure to discover her own True Self.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: aching. Product review: I honestly had to push myself to read this whole book. Yes Ms. Lamott is very good at writing interesting and descriptive fun things. She is a great writer. My problem is that despite the wonderful work that the Lord has obviously done on her life, she did not mention that anything she had done or that those around her were into was sin. . it just seemed like she was condoning too much in order to draw people in. She can definitely be used to inspire those who are looking for faith, yes, but at the same time I had a hard time reading things due to my personal knowledge of the Bible and scriptures. I can certainly see that the Lord is still working hard on her, and that she has a relationship with God, and so that made me happy. It just wasn't the right book for me to read. I am too into apologetic and theological studies (and using one's experience to even talk about those things).
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: A Little Mix-Up Product review: So I'm at my local music store the other day and I'm listening to one of the many CD stations they have there, where you may listen to 10 different CDs. Well, I put it on what I thought was Mr. Bungle, and right away I thought it sounded pretty good... kinda like Nine Inch Nails, you know, with that industrial rock feel to it. So I took Mr. Bungle off the rack, went to the cash counter, and paid for it. Needless to say I was a little disappointed when I got back home and started playing California. I don't know if there are any two bands out there that are more different than Mr. Bungle and Nine Inch Nails.I don't know if I was listening to the wrong CD, or if they had the wrong CD in the player, but it was definitly not the CD I was listening to in the store. Oh well. Makes for a semi-interesting story, I suppose. If anyone wants a free Mr. Bungle CD, let me know.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: excellent Product review: Creationism Versus Evolution (At Issue Series) is a set of readings by the leading Intelligent Design (ID) advocates and their critics including Michael Behe and Ben Walker. It is an excellent book to use in both public and private schools. Instead of using stickers, or similar, to try to explain the controversy, teachers should use this text in public school classrooms. I plan to. It has seven excellent readings and is published by a mainline textbook publisher. I am anxious to get the reaction of my students, especially in my advanced college level biology classes. It covers all of the common arguments, pro and con, related to ID and has an excellent concluding chapter by Michael Ruse. All of the readings are easy to follow and, as such, the book serves as an excellent introduction to this growing controversy. Must reading.
