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0	This Book Bored Me	Lack of mystery ruined this book. A mysterious arsonist is setting fires in the city Daja has found her twin apprentices in. (And unlike the others of the Opening Circle, she has found primary teachers, so all she does is the meditation. No student/teacher personality conflicts. Boring...) But wait! Pierce writes a scene from arsonist's perspective in like chapter four, so the reader knows exactly who is he through the whole novel. And this reader kept calling Daja an idiot for not realizing it.The mystery had no suspense. The apprentice side-plot got resolved too easily. Daja teaches her twins meditation (two separate methods) and finds them primary teachers, and that's it. The most interesting part of the novel for me was Daja learning how to ice skate. All the drama with the fires and the arsonist was wasted because I knew his identity the entire time!Very disappointed with this one.	negative
1	Cold Fire burns up competition	I LOVED Cold Fire. Daja is my favorite character of the Four, and I couldn't imagine a better problem than an arsenist for the setting. Daja has always been a superb character, and her works with living metal astound me. While training Niamara and Jorality Bacanor, she has to stop a mad firebug. Metal has always called to me, and I love how Daja deals with it. This is a wonderous book.	positive
1	good book	i have been reading tamora pierce for years and waited expectantly for a year for this book to come out. on the whole i think the circle of magic quartet and the circle opens books are a little young, but i still enjoyed them. this is a good book but i would suggest reading her others first.	positive
1	WONDERFUL! A MUST READ!	I first fell in love with Tamora Pierce's excellant novels two years ago and sequentially read all her books within a week. Her wonderful plots and ideas are delicious mixed together with her vibrant and fun characters. Cold Fire was an excellent addition to the series and I found it utterly satisfying to return to the world of Daja and her three friends, if even just for teh afternoon it took me to whiz through it.Daja, just 14 years old, is already a full mage and charged with the responsibilities of one. Like her fostersiblings, she is faced with the challenge of teaching young mages that she's discovered. As well as teaching the twins that she is charged with, she must get to the bottom of a set of arsonries in a town that is made entirely of wood.Once again, a must read for everyone, and a must-have for every Tamora Pierce fan. If you haven't, you should seriously consider picking up all of Ms. Pierce's books as soon as possible!Happy Reading![....]	positive
1	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO DRYWALL	I have hung drywall for 35 years and had always nailed it. I had used the ds 200 both 2300 and 4000 rpm My employees and myself thought they were great except for the battery mount. When they came out with the DS 202 they had fixed the problem. I currently own 15 of these guns and they are great. We put in about 30,000 screws a week and I have only had one gun wear out. I wish they had these years ago it would have saved alot of wear and tear on the wrist and forearm.	positive
0	Incredible waste of money	I purchased a Senco Duraspin screw gun and cut out saw several weeks ago and was rewarded with the biggest disapointment of my life. The screw gun is an absolute waste of money. Right from the box the gun jammed on a regular basis...like one in five screws. There is no reverse so one has to pull the tape through in order to free up the mechanism. You can't do that without wasting other screws and they are expensive! The gun will not operate unless it is aligned at right angles to your work...and I mean it needs to be almost perfect. It is also under powered. You would need three batteries to use the gun in concert with the cutout saw as the batteries don't stay charged long at all. If you are looking for a drywall gun..go electric for less than half the money and get a tool you can work with.	negative
1	Just As Advertised	The Deni Magic Vac worked just as advertised. I'm very pleased at this time will see if I feel same in six months.	positive
1	BUY THIS NOW	I have been thru 3 brands of these including one I bought on Amazon ( not this brand ) This one is actual commercial quality and works 10 times better than the other "top" brands I had before. Dont walk... RUN and jump on this deal while you can ! I'm one picky cook about whats in my kitchen and I wouldn't be without this tool.	positive
1	Gentle and Subtle	This is a very different kind of storytelling. Everything is shown, almost nothing is told. You have to be keen to pick up the clues, but the scenes are all so quiet that it's too easy to think nothing is happening. Often, even the placement of the camera is telling you something.It's a slow, gentle, slice-of-life look at one modern woman's relationships. Not for everyone.	positive
1	agree with above, but i hated the tone	It is a great survey book of some amazing cities. I tend to agree with what has been written. But just a word of caution, Tung's writing style will start to grate as every chapter ends with somewhat of a flourish. I think it detracts from his obvious love of cities and preservation.	positive
1	Great book! Great cities! Great Stories, and well told!	For close to three decades, I've tried to understand why some cities preserve their historic and architectural fabric, while others destroy theirs. I now have a much better understanding about the political, social, and economic dynamics underlying preservation, or the lack thereof. Moreover, the author articulated some basics that no previous book ever did. Like, what is holding up all those building in Venice? And why did Warsaw, almost alone among cities ravaged in WWII, rebuild its historic fabric? The author not only answered my Warsaw question, but moved me to near tears in the process. (Why isn't this heroic story being made into a movie?) In short, buy this fascinating, informative book!	positive
0	Thin blade and slow rubber	The racket may be suited for beginners, but if you are even an average player dont look at buying this. The blade is thin, and the Stayer Rubber ain't that fast. Not something what I was looking for.	negative
1	Pretty Decent	This paddle is really a good buy for it's price. It is good for all-around play, and I can really see an increase in my spins when I use it. The paddle is a little on the heavy side, so recovery time with it is a little slow. Overall, an intermediate player would find this paddle very useful. I just wouldn't expect much from it in tournament play.	positive
1	Solid racquet for the price	The Butterfly Brian Pace racket is overall a good racket. I am a slice defensive player and this is a good racket for defense. If you are a player that uses excessive spin you should probably not purchase this racket, though. It does not get much spin. Overall it is a solid racket for beginner to intermediate players and is a good racket for the money.	positive
0	Mandoline	I wasn't satisfied with the product at all. The safety knob was far too large and I have huge hands. It actually hurt my palms. Would not recommend.	negative
0	Dull blade, slider sticks	The unit arrived in a box that had clearly been opened before. It appeared to be made of high quality materials. The straight blade was unable to slice an onion. The slider binded slightly with the guides.	negative
0	Pinzon Mandoline is Junk	Looks like it would be one of the best slicers on the market.However, the product is junk. I tried several fruits & vegetables & the results were so frustrating--I stopped-and went back to my15 year old Bronor 19.95 V-Slicer. I am returning the 2 mandolins. One was for my mother. She would not say anything to me because it was a gift.She would just put in her junk pile in the basement. Save your money--or go ahead & you will get the same results and frustrations like me.	negative
0	Don't buy this!	I was really looking forward to receiving this. I purchased the Pinzon coffee press and was pleased with the quality and great price. The slicer, however, was junk. Solidly made, but as other reviewers have said, the blades were dull. It couldn't even slice a tomato. I returned it for a refund.	negative
0	Doesn't even deserve one star	My husband gave this to me for Christmas; unfortunately I wasn't able to use it till a couple of months later, because of family illness. The machine is junk, a total rip-off. Now it's too late to send the thing back.Don't buy it!	negative
0	useless product	this product did not perform at all. the first thing i tried to slice was a tomato,it was turned into mush.then i tried a potato, it jammed in the blades.finally a carrot,nothing. the blades were totally blunt. to add insult to injury i was obliged to pay return shipping. take my advice it is not worth it.	negative
0	Piece of junk	Agree with the other reviewers. Blades were so dull they wouldn't slice a tomato. Poorly made.	negative
1	San Jose Ballet	I found this a fascinating book. I happened to read it over the summer and in September Cleveland lost this very ballet. I loved the ballet, especially the ballerina Karen Gabay. From reading the book I learned what an enormous amount of work it is to keep a ballet going, and therefore very rich and well-organized people have to be absolutely crazy about the ballet or it will be lost, as it was to Cleveland.	positive
1	Roleplaying in the 'Verse	I have recently acquired the Serenity RPG and am pleased with the writing style and contents of the book. The only thing not included is a blank character sheet. The rules are step-by-step and easy to follow, as role-playing games go. I would recommend this for any Whedon fan.	positive
1	Serenity RPG from pov of a dnd gamer	Having experience in roleplaying games of mostly the d20 era, this game has little to nothing in common with them. However, this is a wonderful book for any fan of the Firefly show or Serenity the movie. 'Serenity' written by Jamie Chambers is extremely well done and well thought out. The flow is easy to lose yourself in and quite enjoyable if you are in the least bit interested in the show. It is its own game and stands well if you and your players are after a flowing and exciting game that relies heavily upon focus, skill, and luck. It contains detailed game information of the main cast of the show as well as the ship, and provides many more items of the realm. I would recommend this to any dnd gamer who is interested in the show, even if just for a good read. That being said, this is not compatible with d20 and is only balanced inside itself.	positive
0	I got this as a gift to a die hard FireFly fan	She seemed to love it, the books prited quality is great and ships in mint condition. Way better than a bookstore.	negative
1	Excellent RPG	This game is very well written with the entire text in the general spoken word style of "Firefly" and "Serenity". The system is different, but still pretty intuitive once you look at it. There are 2 sample crews (of course, one is that of Serenity herself) and a number of ships Alliance and privately-owned. If you're a fan of the series and even somewhat interested in RPGs, you're very likely to enjoy Serenity RPG.	positive
0	just go on you tube	I gave this as a gift to a daddy to be and it did not meet expectations. The concept is cute but the novelty of it is not worth the money. You might as well be reading a book. Save yourself the money and just go on you tube or google how to videos on baby care and you'll be set.	negative
0	Good for beginners	Bought this racket based on the description. It doesn't even come close. Good for beginning players. Hard to loop the ball as the rubber doesn't have much grip.	negative
1	Good Beginner - Intermediate Racket	Good for beginners and developing players. Not as much spin or speed as more expensive paddles but the control is pretty good and is decent for recreational play.	positive
0	tennis paddle	Item arrived on time and it is of a good quality. I am fully satisfied with this paddle, it has a nice grip	negative
0	bad seller	seller kept me waiting for 10 days and then says the item is no longer available. he might have sold it at a higher price elsewhere.	negative
0	Not worth the price	I am not a table tennis expert player but still I must tell this item is not really worth the price. My friend bought a racquet for less than $7, which is better than this product.Do more research and I am sure you can get a better one for the same price.	negative
0	Awful, just awful	I tried to insert the card and my palm froze (Treo 650). I took out the card and tried again and the same thing happened. I took out the treo's battery and replaced it, reinserted the translator card, and it finally worked. When I finally found a phrase I could listen to, it sounded like a person was speaking through a tunnel. A far, far away tunnel. I was tired of listening to the product in a few minutes and wanted it off of my treo. When I returned to my applications page my Tom Tom navigation had disappeared. I had to reinstall Tom Tom. If you want a poor product that doesn't really help and gives you a headache, think about this product.	negative
0	Slow, Terrible Quality	This is a very poor product. The audio sounds like the early 1980s computer/robot voice sound (you sure aren't going to learn how to pronounce a foreign word with this product!). I've found no volume control (it's very loud when you use ear buds). The program itself takes over ten seconds to load. Then there are further delays as it loads the data as you use it. There is plenty of screen space, they could have displayed the word in all five languages easily instead of having to switch languages and find the word again.	negative
1	Sam loves this toy.	Well, I don't love this toy, but my Westie, Sam, does. He now has six of them. He uses the bone toys as his pillow when he naps. Sam is seldom without this stuffed bone shaped pillow. We will be buying more.	positive
0	Poor quality and low resistance to bites....	Poor quality, broke after a few hours of use,it is not resistant to bites,beautiful color and soft material..I am not satisfied with the purchase	negative
0	Not worth your money .....	I bought two of these for my great pyrenees/boarder collie puppy. He had the stuffing out of the first one in about an hour. The second one followed rather quickly. He does love carrying them around .... so if you don't mind stuffing being trailed all over the house ..............	negative
1	Berenstain Bears - The Spooky Old Tree	I read this book to my daughter when she was a child age 4 and now she is reading it to her 4 year old daughter. One of the best early readers. Get animated when you read it.	positive
1	Not as good as I remembered.	I remember reading this book as a kid. Upon reading it again it seems to be a shorter and with less of a story. Maybe i just had a better imagination as a kid.	positive
1	classic toddler story	This is one of my favorite children stories of all times. I read this to my preschool class around halloween and they enjoyed it so much they would ask for it year round. It was especially delightful when I bought the cassette. The creeking of the door and stepping into the darkness made the children laugh with delight. I read it to my own son and allowed him to play the tape over and over, he quickly learned all the words. The most delightful memory I have of my son is him trying to imitate the sounds the cassette made. I now would like to pass this story on to my three godsons and I can only find the book not the cassette. What a great fun story for children. It brought a lot of joy and laughter to many children including my own.	positive
1	Wonderful!!!	This was one of the first books I had ever read as a child. It was also one of my favorite. I bought it again just to keep on my bookshelf so my and my friends children can enjoy it as much as I do. I HIGHLY recommend this book, not only for those of early childhood ages, but for those who are young at heart.	positive
0	Beware	Beware. If purchasing 'The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree *with audio cassette' from owlsbooks, they are NOT selling the book advertised. They are actually selling a later reprint that does NOT have the audio cassette. Save some money and just by the modern copy for about half the price.	negative
1	kids LOVE this book!	We've always read this book with our kids- the whole extended family does. It is a wonderful book. And because of the repetition in it, kids can read it themselves from young age. The illustrations are fantastic, and just scary enough.	positive
1	Childhood memories	When my brothers and I were kids my mom used to take us to the public library and let us pick out books. Almost every time we would all choose a book to take home, then one of us would run and find this book for our mom to read to us before we left. Every time, before the reading was over there would be a group of kids sitting around her listening with rapt attention to her rendition of The Spooky Old Tree. I have a beautiful nephew now who loves a good story, so I hunted high and low to find this book for my mom to read to my little man. One of the best purchases I've ever made on Amazon	positive
1	One of the Best!	This is truly a favorite book for our children & now for the grand children. My one grand son borrowed it. I didn't have the heart to take back his favorite book. Thus, I ordered this one so my other grand son would not miss out on the fun story!	positive
1	Spooky old tree book	Book was in perfect condition!! So excited to find it.Now I need to find the cassette that goes with the book.	positive
1	Great book for preschoolers	This book was a Halloween gift for my 3 year old grandson. Within a day (we read it many times) he was able to "read it" to me. He took it to school and the teacher let him "read it" to his class for sharing! This was a hit, simple and entertaining.	positive
1	Great Introduction to the Style	A superior book....one of the few great boogie workbooks, especially for the beginner but up through the fairly advanced pianist....something here for just about anyone. Many, many different bass and riff examples. Gives you a great start on coming up with your own. Get your transcription gear together; this book and a few Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson recordings will have you well on your way. Well worth the money....nothing else quite like it.	positive
0	Could be worse, but...	I'd avoid this book.There are so many better books you can buy (with CDs), that there's no reason to buy this uninspired CD-less exercise book.It is a Hanon so you can use it to develop endurance and mechanical technique, but it's drudgery. I recommend one of Hal Leonard's Styles series -- Blues or Rock and Roll Piano--or even better, Learn Boogie Woogie Piano by Davey and Poloney.My copy collects dust.	negative
1	Dick Wooten	Leather binding was a nice touch. Found a few of the pages with extensive underlining. But overall a good purchase.	positive
1	1915 Dated Austrian Gold 1 Ducat 98.6% Fine Gold Bullion Coin	The Austrian Ducat is one of the most popular gold coins of all time because of its 98.6% fine gold content and its prestigious country of origin, Austria, which is well know for precious gold coins. The Austrian Gold Ducat is also very popular for use in jewelry because of its beauty and large 20mm diameter size but also its light weight.	positive
0	CWB???	This Album Just Shows That If You Got MONEY Haystak Will Be Your Buddy!He'll Make A Album With Anyone & When It Don't Sell It Will Be Out Of Print!Dutch Thought He Could Get Haystak On A Whole Album & Make A Million But It Takes Hard Work Not Features!The Best Part About This Cd Is Stak & Lex,Dutch The So Called Great Is The Worst Part Of The CD!Not To Mention He's Trying To Jump On That CWB Band Wagon That Is starting To Become Something like a ICP Juggalo Show!Add It To Your Haystak Collection If You Must But Don't Spend Ya Hard Earned Money!	negative
0	Such a disappointment	I had high hopes for this book. However the title is about the smartest thing about this piece. Perhaps I'm not the part of the target audience for this book. Unfortunately I felt Zevin was pushing too hard to be funny and it just didn't work out. I'm sure he's a funny guy in real life, but as far as I'm concerned, his writing needs a lot of work.	negative
0	Not what I expected	I was very diappointed when I got through the first two pages and I just couldn't read it anymore. Not worth the money, and I bought it used!!!	negative
1	LOVED IT!	Zevin is absolutely hilarious..Even though I couldn't relate to much of What he wrote about (like the gardening and the dogs), it was still funny beyond proportion..Very smart, very funny writer.	positive
0	Not that funny	I was hoping to find my next David Sedaris, but alas I did not. Reading these stories, the only thing that kept coming to mind was "this guy is trying way too hard to be funny." I myself am a late twenty something, struggling with many of the same things Zevin MENTIONS - but there is never a climax, never a conclusion, just rambling and unfunny rambling at that. He often speaks of not being able to fix anything around the house, in fact there is an entire chapter on that, however it has NOTHING to do with growing up, no realizations, and NO FUNNIES! I finished the book but simply felt annoyed for doing so.	negative
1	Fabulously entertaining	This was awesome entertainment in short bursts. I hadn't stopped laughing at one chapter and the another fit would follow.Had a lot of fun reading reading it. It was light in both quantity and definitely quality. Even though I am much younger than the audience in question, I can totally relate to all of the author's experiences having seen so many friends go through the "reluctancy" phase.	positive
1	greatness	This book is excellent, I find it witty and entertaining. A must read, if you don't you would be missing out on a reading rarity.	positive
0	This Book Was Worth Exactly What I Paid for It	Found in a giveaway pile on a stoop in Brooklyn, I read a few pages and then put it out on my neighbor's stoop so no one would think I actually bought it.	negative
0	Same Name Different Artist	If you are wondering if this is a new album of the 80s New Romantic group the Lotus Eaters, well you can stop wondering now because it is not!Although Peter Coyle and Jeremy Kelly feels flattered for having their group name used, this album totally sounds different from the original's guitar-pop based sound.This album is totally instrumental - ambient, new age, experimental - mixed to a degree that is not really pleasing to the ear.	negative
1	So far so good.	So far I am happy with this printer. I have had another HP for 5+ years and it still works just thought it was time to upgrade to a faster printer (not to mention I now have two networked computers and was cumbersome to keep changing cables to print). Just a copule of small things I have notice: takes 45+ sec from off state to print first page, I have yet to see the print cartridges sold in local stores (Office Depot, Office Max, WalMart), print head and ink are now seperate (supposed to make ink replacement cheaper in long run), in XP (home? which is what I use) do not enable ICF on the ethernet connection or you will not be able to print (not a big deal in most networks with a firewall built into the hub or router unless you take your laptop away from home often).	positive
0	Frustration in extremis	The first two months I owned it I spent eleven hours on the phone with tech support trying to get my HP Business Inkjet 1100d to work properly. I gave up. It mangles paper, misfeeds envelopes, grabs multiple sheets of paper, etc. I've had it four months, but will throw it away as soon at it needs a new ink cartridge. Factoring in its initial cost and limited lifespan, the HP 1100d is on a cost-per-sheet basis the most expensive of the four printers I've owned by far, even without factoring in the cost of wasted paper, envelopes and time.	negative
0	slow for the money, expensive	We've used this at our small business office since November.I don't think I've ever hated a printer as much.Although it is pricey, it is way slow. Maybe 40s per page and 10-20s to turn over the page to print the other side. You read that right - if we get more than a page a minute out we are doing good. The only way to get acceptable speed is to go to draft mode and turn off double sided printing. Not what you expect in a $300 printer.The other thing we hate about it is that the cartridges are now coded so that remanufactured cartridges won't work. (It works by expiration date - a cartridge old enough to have been used up and re-filled gets rejected by the printer. I wonder what happens if you are unfortunate enough to buy a new cartridge that has been stockpiled somewhere.)Overall, I have to believe there are better choices. Of our three printers, I only use this one when I really want double-sided.	negative
0	DontBuyThisDontBuyThisDontBuyThisDontBuyThis!!!	I dont have much to write about this but I just felt itd be morally right to add one more negative review about this peice of crap along with all the other complaining from everyone else who has wasted money on this useless junk...Just in case theres still someone out there whos considering buying this. Ive had this software for awhile and Ive read through half the manual already. And just like what everyone else is sayin about this...the help doesn't actually help...just pages of overly complex crap that couldnt be less user-friendly. I cant even make a recording and play it back! I mean editing is one thing, but I cant even do a simple one-track recording on this thing yet! No sound at all! Unless you're Bill Gates and you know everything about computers and about ALL software...DONT BUY THIS. A cheap fuzzy soundin tape recorder is more useful and closer to worth my 40 bucks than this.	negative
0	THE WORST MUSIC SOFTWARE I'VE EVER OWNED	I purchased this software from Comp USA, Ridgeland, MS. The store is nowclosed. When I loaded the program in it had no sound. I own more than adozen music software programs. Also when I went to register the software,they responded back, it could not be registered. I have the serial numberand the VIP code needed to register it with. It has sense enough to pullthe serial number out of my computer. All I needed was my name, address,email address, and VIP Code. If I could rate this product on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it at -100. I have some great music software but this is not one of them.David DifferentBrandon, MS	negative
0	I'm a Beginner, But Not Stupid! This is Not As Simple as Promised	Iv'e been playing with this for a couple of hours at a time, so I don't throw my computer housing it out the window. This version should be much simpler for people who want to record & easily playback on mp3's or windows media player. Proper file extensions to play outside of the cakewalk program itself seem to be the holy grail in achievment if I had nothing better to do with time. Simple, easy pfffft I think not.	negative
0	Is this vendor NUTS?	The retail price is totally wrong. I could get it for cheaper from another vendor.	negative
0	Newbie Beware	If you are new to creating music on computer, and just want to delve lightly into the process, stay far away from any software developed by this company. Newbies beware - never venture here! I am not, nor will I ever be, a high-end user like the other reviewers. I produce multimedia not music. I just need straightforward tools to create music for presentations (so I can quit buying readymade music/MIDI clips). Unfortunately (?), I used my child's MAC and Garage Band before using Cakewalk. I was tainted by instructions that made sense, an intuitive software interface, and music actually coming out of the computer.	negative
0	More for computer midi people then multitrack musicians	My main beef is that one cannot do wave edits like Audacity or Magix deluxe, by simply highlighting parts of the wave form, or maybe you can but it's burried somewhere. I didn't buy it for midi making, I was looking for more of a cheaper alternative to Magix deluxe, which is so much easier to use. I don't even think I can adjust the track's volume while it's playing w/ Cakewalk, and it comes w/ a stupid mp3 encoder on a 30 day trial period.?!?! Has anyone in the universe ever PAID for an mp3 encoder??? People w/ processors and drum machines, might like this, but those looking to do some real recording, w/ non-midi devices will most likely hate this and feel ripped off.	negative
1	Honest and Informative	Knowing only of the name "Marcus Garvey," I set about reading this book to get a better understanding of Garvey's beliefs and perceptions on race relations in the 1920's and 1930's. This book fit the billing, with an honest account of the victories, defeats, embarassments, and lasting effects of Marcus Garvey's legacy. Unforunately, Marcus Garvey was never spoken of in my high school or college history courses. This book provides a great starting point for understanding the conditions in 1920's America, which allowed Marcus Garvey to gather such a large and faithful following.	positive
0	Outdated	Black Moses was first published nearly 50 years ago. It was based on a masters thesis and for years was the only book available on Marcus Garvey. Since the 1970s several new books on Garvey have appeared, most notably Race First by Tony Martin. These more recent books are much better researched and incorporate a lot of new sources that Cronon was unaware of or did not have access to. These include Garvey's newspaper, the Negro World and various governmenrt records in the US National Archives. It simply is no longer possible to get a really accurate view of Marcus Garvey from Cronon's now woefully out of date work. It served its purpose but should now give way to better books.	negative
0	Can't Review the Black & Decker Power Scrubber, Because I CAN'T GET IT!	I assume that Amazon's refusal to ship the Power Scrubber to an FPO (Military Overseas) address is because the batteries are included. For the US asking price, I'd be more than willing to get the gadget without the batteries. I'm in Japan, folks, it's not like there are no AA batteries available here!Now, here's the kicker - I CAN buy it here in Japan, from a TV Shopping network just up the road in Hiroshima, so how the heck can they get it shipped here (batteries or no) when I can't? The price difference, BTW, is $39 locally vs. $19 from Amazon.	negative
1	Great little helper	I found this to be a great little gadget. When I saw the commercial for it, I couldn't wait for amazon to carry it, so I could try one out. I think I paid more because I got one right when it first hit the market, instead of waiting for the price to drop. It's great on dishes, cleaning the sink and I really love it for the shower. It's a great cleaner for grout, without you having to put in the extra elbow grease, it does the work for you in very little time. Great on floors too for the little corners and against the wall where you can't get with a mop.	positive
0	Zero Torque	Merely pressing my palm moderately against the scrubber causes it to stop - Straight out of the box, new batteries, plus another fresh set. Couldn't be more disappointed. It's going back into the packaging and back to Amazon.	negative
1	Not as good as expected	I expected a lot from this product... and its great... almost.I am a college student who loves to cook... but hates to clean dishes. Normally I let them sit until I need to use one of them again - one or two days normally. I was so glad when I bought this that I didn't have to deal with tough scrubbing to get it all out... but all in all, I don't find it much different than using a normal sponge - except you don't have to stick your hand in the yucky water.It isn't easier or even faster... quite often I have a sticky spot which I will have to still scrub with the sponge in order to get it.It doesn't get corners well.I am glad I got it, but, more often than not, I just reach for the sponge instead.	positive
1	Here is the elbow grease you needed	Handy to have when your no longer able to scrub. Arthritis patients would really benefit from this product.	positive
1	Super Scruber!	This is an awesome product! It cleans and scrubs better than any sponge. Buy it! Trust me..	positive
0	Pretty much useless.	I wish I had my money back. I haven't found any time I tried to use this thing that it was any easier than a washrag or sponge. I try to use it once in a while like when there's grease baked on something, but it doesn't come thru for me. The attachments are sitting in my sink getting stinky. Pretty soon I'll write it off and toss it.	negative
0	arrived with dead batteries	the item arrived with dead batteries, also there was not a clear way to contact seller, very dissatisfied	negative
1	Handicap helpmate!!!	I purchased the item for my mother who has crippling arthritis. She can not use her hands very much and she is home alone. It helps her with so many chores around the house. Thank you Black and Decker!!!	positive
0	Horrible cheap product	This is probably one of the most overpriced cheapest of cheap products you can buy. For $34.99, this cheap piece of plastic comes with extremely flimsy cleaning attachments, 4 AA batteries (which were dead out of the box). No rechargeable batteries! Very flimsy. Do not buy!	negative
0	try this instead	For people saying this one just isn't powerful enough for bathtub cleaning, try theBlack and Decker S600 Cordless Powered Scrubberinstead on the high speed setting. That works fine for me. Be sure you use high speed, though, low speed does nothing.	negative
0	Collectible only for fans	No lies - I bought it solely because of Stana Katic, to complete my collection. Not even because of her acting as I'm sure that this is not the movie she is proud of. For me it's worth, but without being her fan pick another movie.	negative
1	Rocking, a blitzing blasting, blood letting good time!	I really enjoyed this film on Spike TV, so I searched it out! Frankly the DVD is even better than the TV version, there is certainly a lot more violence in it, the eye popping out in the fight scene. A very brutal film, not for your grand mother, but I loved it. I am a true fan of Sam Peckinpah, too, so maybe it's just me.There was definitly something about this story that worked very well. Give it a go. But be warned, it has a rough, edgy feel to it. Not your polished studio fare!!	positive
1	Demonstrates Themes and Vocals	This work demonstrates two variant themes. The first is a foray into mixing pop vocals and sounds (male and female) with the jazz guitar on the first couple of cuts. It works very nicely on the light hearted "Back In Central Park" but less so on "If You Want to Be My Love".The second is the sports car theme -- played out very well with fast moving guitars and keyboards on "Low Ride" and later on the more sober "Night Drive".Some very nice cuts ("Low Ride" is worth the purchase alone) but not quite as seamless as some of his other albums or his best overall session.	positive
0	Missing disc	I purchased this DVD/CD set from Amazon as a gift for my partner for Christmas. When it arrived we found it was missing a disc from the set. How do i go about getting a replacement copy?	negative
1	The Ashram	The Ashram was written by my oncologist, who grew up in India. This novel is beautifully written, with lovely descriptions of the countryside and mountains. The story is a mix of romance, adventure, Eastern spirituality, and mystery woven into a fascinating whole. The somewhat stilted language adds to the flavor of India. Towards the conclusion, it was so inspirational and emotional that I was moved to tears.	positive
0	Horribly put together and certainly not durable for a preschooler	Assembly of this toy is incredibly difficult as the ramp pieces are hard to connect. My son usually had the thing in a dozen pieces after 5 minutes of play. Attaching the ramp without instructions was another puzzling exercise in futility.This toy is also not easy to pack up back in its carrying case. Lots of cheap, hard-to-assemble pieces and a tendency to fall apart make this toy a stinker.	negative
1	This book is awesome!	I laughed a lot reading this book. New dads will love it, but veteran fathers will appreciate it too. Definitely worth the read.	positive
0	Not for me	I didn't like this bag. I has that slick material inside. Looks nice enough on the outside. Also it had a strange smell that I thought was just from being packaged but airing out didn't help at all. I ended up giving it away.Sorry, I just wasn't happy with this bag!!	negative
0	People with problems - Mostly sad soap with few highlights	Not lighthearted, playful or funny or whacky as expected.Often on the twisted and abusive side with few revealing sexual scenes, but cute well figured girls - Plots bland and mostly disconnected with being a nurse.	negative
0	Murky water	Jack Fish starts off with a good premise, but it doesn't pan out. There's lots of promising characters and concepts, but they never come together.The novel falls short because Jack is a passive character. He's nowhere near as compelling or funny as the weird characters he meets along the way.Some of the weirdness is a lot of fun, while other elements seem forced.At its worst, the book reads like the first draft of an author's first novel. What's supposed to be a "love letter" to New York feels empty (It's 2005 and the author has characters using tokens instead of Metrocards. Small detail, but it's an example of the little things that don't work in this flawed novel.)	negative
0	A great story, too bad he didn't bother to finish it.	Jack Fish is a perfect example of style of substance. The book has funny characters and a great premise, and builds to an exciting conclusion. This, however, is where EVERYTHING goes wrong. The author fails to resolve any single aspect of the story, choosing to leave everything up in the air. It was an utterly unsatisfying way to bring a really promising novel to a close.	negative
1	Third world cop	The DVD was excellent and sound was but the box was alitle bit damaged but it didn't damage the DVD. Just a shame really as I bought that for someone for Christmas. Apart from that I am really happy with your service.	positive
0	THIRD WORLD BLAXPLOITATION HERE!	This movie was a waste of celluloid and my time!! The actors need shooling, and the cop needs lessons in walking in heels if he's gonna portray a prostitute. Who did the makeup here, Marilyn Manson? The drug shoot-outs practically had me rollin' in the aisles, and if you look closely you see bullet explosions from the victim's chests! A third world blaxploitation masterpiece!! Buy the CD and light-up a blunt instead!	negative
1	a must for dancehall fans	if you love dancehall this movie has a bit of a surprise for you. ninjaman, elephantman, nitty kutchie, boom dandemite, harry toddler, and cutty ranks all have roles in this movie; which is a cop versus gun dealer type flick. the dvd is full screen and shot in cheap video format, but it still shines despite these flaws. the soundtrack is very good despite containing no tracks from the aforementioned artists. i wonder if this is what ninjaman has been doing lately, because he does have quite a substantial role in this flick, and doesn't do bad at all at the acting thing....	positive
0	Dreadful adaptation of a good detective story	To P.D. James devotees: skip this one. Marsden makes an adequate Dalgleish but this awful plot adaptation is an insult to P. D. James and should have left him clueless.The setting has been changed from an upscale London psychiatric clinic to an isolated island sanitorium and the cast of suspects focuses more on the inmates than on the interesting idiosycrasies of the professional staff.I was disappointed with the first Dalgleish adaptation, Cover Her Face, and this one is far, far worse. Only the efforts of the cast gives it my second star.	negative
0	Terrible actor	I love British mysteries and detective stories. This story was OK except for the lead actor he is the dullest,corniest British actor I have ever seen. He ruined the movie by his presence.	negative
1	Night Mare! What a page-turner!	Drown in Fear caught my attention the moment I read about it having a female, water monster. At first I thought, mmm, some evil mermaid perhaps? I'd answer, but feel it's best to read how Ms. Blue responds to question in her novel. It's definitely worth it.I've many books on my shelf I've not had the time to read, but a few weeks ago I went on vacation with my hubby and was thrilled to learn I'd have time on the flights to read. The first book I grabbed off my shelf is Drown in Fear. Once I started reading I couldn't stop. I loved it! Jake was a great hero, and I was glad Ms. Blue brought romance into his life. I found the author in the novel, Jennifer, to be quite interesting. What happened to her was unexpected, but satisfying. And the Mara-what a beauty-what a monster. She was certainly something else. A really great read!	positive
1	SoLA is not SoLO Scriptura!	Keith Mathison has written, perhaps, the best book thus far on Sola Scriptura. The best parts are his conceptual framework that isolates the simplistic SoLO Scriptura embarassingly common in much of Evangelicalism -- from far more credible and histoic Sola Scripture. Secondly, Mathison at least partly deals with historic Traditions' place especially the Roman Catholic view. Too bad there was not more contrasting interaction with Orthodoxy's view of the content/substance and place of Holy Tradition. For that, go to Robert Aritaki's Orthodoxy-Reformed Bridge blog for some excellent (mostly) discussion here: [...] Hopefully, Mr. Mathison will update the book in a few years to make it a five star! Nevertheless, very good book...especially with Aritaki's Part #1 of #4 reviewed here: [...]	positive

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This Book Bored Me

Lack of mystery ruined this book. A mysterious arsonist is setting fires in the city Daja has found her twin apprentices in. (And unlike the others of the Opening Circle, she *has* found primary teachers, so all she does is the meditation. No student/teacher personality conflicts. Boring...) But wait! Pierce writes a scene from arsonist's perspective in like chapter four, so the reader knows exactly who is he through the whole novel. And this reader kept calling Daja an idiot for not realizing it.The mystery had no suspense. The apprentice side-plot got resolved too easily. Daja teaches her twins meditation (two separate methods) and finds them primary teachers, and that's it. The most interesting part of the novel for me was Daja learning how to ice skate. All the drama with the fires and the arsonist was wasted because I knew his identity the entire time!Very disappointed with this one.

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Cold Fire burns up competition

I LOVED Cold Fire. Daja is my favorite character of the Four, and I couldn't imagine a better problem than an arsenist for the setting. Daja has always been a superb character, and her works with living metal astound me. While training Niamara and Jorality Bacanor, she has to stop a mad firebug. Metal has always called to me, and I love how Daja deals with it. This is a wonderous book.

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good book

i have been reading tamora pierce for years and waited expectantly for a year for this book to come out. on the whole i think the circle of magic quartet and the circle opens books are a little young, but i still enjoyed them. this is a good book but i would suggest reading her others first.

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WONDERFUL! A MUST READ!

I first fell in love with Tamora Pierce's excellant novels two years ago and sequentially read all her books within a week. Her wonderful plots and ideas are delicious mixed together with her vibrant and fun characters. Cold Fire was an excellent addition to the series and I found it utterly satisfying to return to the world of Daja and her three friends, if even just for teh afternoon it took me to whiz through it.Daja, just 14 years old, is already a full mage and charged with the responsibilities of one. Like her fostersiblings, she is faced with the challenge of teaching young mages that she's discovered. As well as teaching the twins that she is charged with, she must get to the bottom of a set of arsonries in a town that is made entirely of wood.Once again, a must read for everyone, and a must-have for every Tamora Pierce fan. If you haven't, you should seriously consider picking up all of Ms. Pierce's books as soon as possible!Happy Reading![....]

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BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO DRYWALL

I have hung drywall for 35 years and had always nailed it. I had used the ds 200 both 2300 and 4000 rpm My employees and myself thought they were great except for the battery mount. When they came out with the DS 202 they had fixed the problem. I currently own 15 of these guns and they are great. We put in about 30,000 screws a week and I have only had one gun wear out. I wish they had these years ago it would have saved alot of wear and tear on the wrist and forearm.

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Incredible waste of money

I purchased a Senco Duraspin screw gun and cut out saw several weeks ago and was rewarded with the biggest disapointment of my life. The screw gun is an absolute waste of money. Right from the box the gun jammed on a regular basis...like one in five screws. There is no reverse so one has to pull the tape through in order to free up the mechanism. You can't do that without wasting other screws and they are expensive! The gun will not operate unless it is aligned at right angles to your work...and I mean it needs to be almost perfect. It is also under powered. You would need three batteries to use the gun in concert with the cutout saw as the batteries don't stay charged long at all. If you are looking for a drywall gun..go electric for less than half the money and get a tool you can work with.

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Just As Advertised

The Deni Magic Vac worked just as advertised. I'm very pleased at this time will see if I feel same in six months.

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BUY THIS NOW

I have been thru 3 brands of these including one I bought on Amazon ( not this brand ) This one is actual commercial quality and works 10 times better than the other "top" brands I had before. Dont walk... RUN and jump on this deal while you can ! I'm one picky cook about whats in my kitchen and I wouldn't be without this tool.

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Gentle and Subtle

This is a very different kind of storytelling. Everything is shown, almost nothing is told. You have to be keen to pick up the clues, but the scenes are all so quiet that it's too easy to think nothing is happening. Often, even the placement of the camera is telling you something.It's a slow, gentle, slice-of-life look at one modern woman's relationships. Not for everyone.

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agree with above, but i hated the tone

It is a great survey book of some amazing cities. I tend to agree with what has been written. But just a word of caution, Tung's writing style will start to grate as every chapter ends with somewhat of a flourish. I think it detracts from his obvious love of cities and preservation.

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Great book! Great cities! Great Stories, and well told!

For close to three decades, I've tried to understand why some cities preserve their historic and architectural fabric, while others destroy theirs. I now have a much better understanding about the political, social, and economic dynamics underlying preservation, or the lack thereof. Moreover, the author articulated some basics that no previous book ever did. Like, what is holding up all those building in Venice? And why did Warsaw, almost alone among cities ravaged in WWII, rebuild its historic fabric? The author not only answered my Warsaw question, but moved me to near tears in the process. (Why isn't this heroic story being made into a movie?) In short, buy this fascinating, informative book!

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Thin blade and slow rubber

The racket may be suited for beginners, but if you are even an average player dont look at buying this. The blade is thin, and the Stayer Rubber ain't that fast. Not something what I was looking for.

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Pretty Decent

This paddle is really a good buy for it's price. It is good for all-around play, and I can really see an increase in my spins when I use it. The paddle is a little on the heavy side, so recovery time with it is a little slow. Overall, an intermediate player would find this paddle very useful. I just wouldn't expect much from it in tournament play.

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Solid racquet for the price

The Butterfly Brian Pace racket is overall a good racket. I am a slice defensive player and this is a good racket for defense. If you are a player that uses excessive spin you should probably not purchase this racket, though. It does not get much spin. Overall it is a solid racket for beginner to intermediate players and is a good racket for the money.

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Mandoline

I wasn't satisfied with the product at all. The safety knob was far too large and I have huge hands. It actually hurt my palms. Would not recommend.

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Dull blade, slider sticks

The unit arrived in a box that had clearly been opened before. It appeared to be made of high quality materials. The straight blade was unable to slice an onion. The slider binded slightly with the guides.

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Pinzon Mandoline is Junk

Looks like it would be one of the best slicers on the market.However, the product is junk. I tried several fruits & vegetables & the results were so frustrating--I stopped-and went back to my15 year old Bronor 19.95 V-Slicer. I am returning the 2 mandolins. One was for my mother. She would not say anything to me because it was a gift.She would just put in her junk pile in the basement. Save your money--or go ahead & you will get the same results and frustrations like me.

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Don't buy this!

I was really looking forward to receiving this. I purchased the Pinzon coffee press and was pleased with the quality and great price. The slicer, however, was junk. Solidly made, but as other reviewers have said, the blades were dull. It couldn't even slice a tomato. I returned it for a refund.

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Doesn't even deserve one star

My husband gave this to me for Christmas; unfortunately I wasn't able to use it till a couple of months later, because of family illness. The machine is junk, a total rip-off. Now it's too late to send the thing back.Don't buy it!

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useless product

this product did not perform at all. the first thing i tried to slice was a tomato,it was turned into mush.then i tried a potato, it jammed in the blades.finally a carrot,nothing. the blades were totally blunt. to add insult to injury i was obliged to pay return shipping. take my advice it is not worth it.

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Piece of junk

Agree with the other reviewers. Blades were so dull they wouldn't slice a tomato. Poorly made.

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San Jose Ballet

I found this a fascinating book. I happened to read it over the summer and in September Cleveland lost this very ballet. I loved the ballet, especially the ballerina Karen Gabay. From reading the book I learned what an enormous amount of work it is to keep a ballet going, and therefore very rich and well-organized people have to be absolutely crazy about the ballet or it will be lost, as it was to Cleveland.

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Roleplaying in the 'Verse

I have recently acquired the Serenity RPG and am pleased with the writing style and contents of the book. The only thing not included is a blank character sheet. The rules are step-by-step and easy to follow, as role-playing games go. I would recommend this for any Whedon fan.

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Serenity RPG from pov of a dnd gamer

Having experience in roleplaying games of mostly the d20 era, this game has little to nothing in common with them. However, this is a wonderful book for any fan of the Firefly show or Serenity the movie. 'Serenity' written by Jamie Chambers is extremely well done and well thought out. The flow is easy to lose yourself in and quite enjoyable if you are in the least bit interested in the show. It is its own game and stands well if you and your players are after a flowing and exciting game that relies heavily upon focus, skill, and luck. It contains detailed game information of the main cast of the show as well as the ship, and provides many more items of the realm. I would recommend this to any dnd gamer who is interested in the show, even if just for a good read. That being said, this is not compatible with d20 and is only balanced inside itself.

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I got this as a gift to a die hard FireFly fan

She seemed to love it, the books prited quality is great and ships in mint condition. Way better than a bookstore.

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Excellent RPG

This game is very well written with the entire text in the general spoken word style of "Firefly" and "Serenity". The system is different, but still pretty intuitive once you look at it. There are 2 sample crews (of course, one is that of Serenity herself) and a number of ships Alliance and privately-owned. If you're a fan of the series and even somewhat interested in RPGs, you're very likely to enjoy Serenity RPG.

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just go on you tube

I gave this as a gift to a daddy to be and it did not meet expectations. The concept is cute but the novelty of it is not worth the money. You might as well be reading a book. Save yourself the money and just go on you tube or google how to videos on baby care and you'll be set.

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Good for beginners

Bought this racket based on the description. It doesn't even come close. Good for beginning players. Hard to loop the ball as the rubber doesn't have much grip.

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Good Beginner - Intermediate Racket

Good for beginners and developing players. Not as much spin or speed as more expensive paddles but the control is pretty good and is decent for recreational play.

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tennis paddle

Item arrived on time and it is of a good quality. I am fully satisfied with this paddle, it has a nice grip

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bad seller

seller kept me waiting for 10 days and then says the item is no longer available. he might have sold it at a higher price elsewhere.

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Not worth the price

I am not a table tennis expert player but still I must tell this item is not really worth the price. My friend bought a racquet for less than $7, which is better than this product.Do more research and I am sure you can get a better one for the same price.

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Awful, just awful

I tried to insert the card and my palm froze (Treo 650). I took out the card and tried again and the same thing happened. I took out the treo's battery and replaced it, reinserted the translator card, and it finally worked. When I finally found a phrase I could listen to, it sounded like a person was speaking through a tunnel. A far, far away tunnel. I was tired of listening to the product in a few minutes and wanted it off of my treo. When I returned to my applications page my Tom Tom navigation had disappeared. I had to reinstall Tom Tom. If you want a poor product that doesn't really help and gives you a headache, think about this product.

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Slow, Terrible Quality

This is a very poor product. The audio sounds like the early 1980s computer/robot voice sound (you sure aren't going to learn how to pronounce a foreign word with this product!). I've found no volume control (it's very loud when you use ear buds). The program itself takes over ten seconds to load. Then there are further delays as it loads the data as you use it. There is plenty of screen space, they could have displayed the word in all five languages easily instead of having to switch languages and find the word again.

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Sam loves this toy.

Well, I don't love this toy, but my Westie, Sam, does. He now has six of them. He uses the bone toys as his pillow when he naps. Sam is seldom without this stuffed bone shaped pillow. We will be buying more.

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Poor quality and low resistance to bites....

Poor quality, broke after a few hours of use,it is not resistant to bites,beautiful color and soft material..I am not satisfied with the purchase

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Not worth your money .....

I bought two of these for my great pyrenees/boarder collie puppy. He had the stuffing out of the first one in about an hour. The second one followed rather quickly. He does love carrying them around .... so if you don't mind stuffing being trailed all over the house ..............

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Berenstain Bears - The Spooky Old Tree

I read this book to my daughter when she was a child age 4 and now she is reading it to her 4 year old daughter. One of the best early readers. Get animated when you read it.

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Not as good as I remembered.

I remember reading this book as a kid. Upon reading it again it seems to be a shorter and with less of a story. Maybe i just had a better imagination as a kid.

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classic toddler story

This is one of my favorite children stories of all times. I read this to my preschool class around halloween and they enjoyed it so much they would ask for it year round. It was especially delightful when I bought the cassette. The creeking of the door and stepping into the darkness made the children laugh with delight. I read it to my own son and allowed him to play the tape over and over, he quickly learned all the words. The most delightful memory I have of my son is him trying to imitate the sounds the cassette made. I now would like to pass this story on to my three godsons and I can only find the book not the cassette. What a great fun story for children. It brought a lot of joy and laughter to many children including my own.

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Wonderful!!!

This was one of the first books I had ever read as a child. It was also one of my favorite. I bought it again just to keep on my bookshelf so my and my friends children can enjoy it as much as I do. I HIGHLY recommend this book, not only for those of early childhood ages, but for those who are young at heart.

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Beware

Beware. If purchasing 'The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree *with audio cassette' from owlsbooks, they are NOT selling the book advertised. They are actually selling a later reprint that does NOT have the audio cassette. Save some money and just by the modern copy for about half the price.

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kids LOVE this book!

We've always read this book with our kids- the whole extended family does. It is a wonderful book. And because of the repetition in it, kids can read it themselves from young age. The illustrations are fantastic, and just scary enough.

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Childhood memories

When my brothers and I were kids my mom used to take us to the public library and let us pick out books. Almost every time we would all choose a book to take home, then one of us would run and find this book for our mom to read to us before we left. Every time, before the reading was over there would be a group of kids sitting around her listening with rapt attention to her rendition of The Spooky Old Tree. I have a beautiful nephew now who loves a good story, so I hunted high and low to find this book for my mom to read to my little man. One of the best purchases I've ever made on Amazon

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One of the Best!

This is truly a favorite book for our children & now for the grand children. My one grand son borrowed it. I didn't have the heart to take back his favorite book. Thus, I ordered this one so my other grand son would not miss out on the fun story!

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Spooky old tree book

Book was in perfect condition!! So excited to find it.Now I need to find the cassette that goes with the book.

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Great book for preschoolers

This book was a Halloween gift for my 3 year old grandson. Within a day (we read it many times) he was able to "read it" to me. He took it to school and the teacher let him "read it" to his class for sharing! This was a hit, simple and entertaining.

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Great Introduction to the Style

A superior book....one of the few great boogie workbooks, especially for the beginner but up through the fairly advanced pianist....something here for just about anyone. Many, many different bass and riff examples. Gives you a great start on coming up with your own. Get your transcription gear together; this book and a few Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson recordings will have you well on your way. Well worth the money....nothing else quite like it.

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Could be worse, but...

I'd avoid this book.There are so many better books you can buy (with CDs), that there's no reason to buy this uninspired CD-less exercise book.It is a Hanon so you can use it to develop endurance and mechanical technique, but it's drudgery. I recommend one of Hal Leonard's Styles series -- Blues or Rock and Roll Piano--or even better, Learn Boogie Woogie Piano by Davey and Poloney.My copy collects dust.

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Dick Wooten

Leather binding was a nice touch. Found a few of the pages with extensive underlining. But overall a good purchase.

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1915 Dated Austrian Gold 1 Ducat 98.6% Fine Gold Bullion Coin

The Austrian Ducat is one of the most popular gold coins of all time because of its 98.6% fine gold content and its prestigious country of origin, Austria, which is well know for precious gold coins. The Austrian Gold Ducat is also very popular for use in jewelry because of its beauty and large 20mm diameter size but also its light weight.

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CWB???

This Album Just Shows That If You Got MONEY Haystak Will Be Your Buddy!He'll Make A Album With Anyone & When It Don't Sell It Will Be Out Of Print!Dutch Thought He Could Get Haystak On A Whole Album & Make A Million But It Takes Hard Work Not Features!The Best Part About This Cd Is Stak & Lex,Dutch The So Called Great Is The Worst Part Of The CD!Not To Mention He's Trying To Jump On That CWB Band Wagon That Is starting To Become Something like a ICP Juggalo Show!Add It To Your Haystak Collection If You Must But Don't Spend Ya Hard Earned Money!

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Such a disappointment

I had high hopes for this book. However the title is about the smartest thing about this piece. Perhaps I'm not the part of the target audience for this book. Unfortunately I felt Zevin was pushing too hard to be funny and it just didn't work out. I'm sure he's a funny guy in real life, but as far as I'm concerned, his writing needs a lot of work.

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Not what I expected

I was very diappointed when I got through the first two pages and I just couldn't read it anymore. Not worth the money, and I bought it used!!!

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LOVED IT!

Zevin is absolutely hilarious..Even though I couldn't relate to much of What he wrote about (like the gardening and the dogs), it was still funny beyond proportion..Very smart, very funny writer.

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Not that funny

I was hoping to find my next David Sedaris, but alas I did not. Reading these stories, the only thing that kept coming to mind was "this guy is trying way too hard to be funny." I myself am a late twenty something, struggling with many of the same things Zevin MENTIONS - but there is never a climax, never a conclusion, just rambling and unfunny rambling at that. He often speaks of not being able to fix anything around the house, in fact there is an entire chapter on that, however it has NOTHING to do with growing up, no realizations, and NO FUNNIES! I finished the book but simply felt annoyed for doing so.

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Fabulously entertaining

This was awesome entertainment in short bursts. I hadn't stopped laughing at one chapter and the another fit would follow.Had a lot of fun reading reading it. It was light in both quantity and definitely quality. Even though I am much younger than the audience in question, I can totally relate to all of the author's experiences having seen so many friends go through the "reluctancy" phase.

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greatness

This book is excellent, I find it witty and entertaining. A must read, if you don't you would be missing out on a reading rarity.

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This Book Was Worth Exactly What I Paid for It

Found in a giveaway pile on a stoop in Brooklyn, I read a few pages and then put it out on my neighbor's stoop so no one would think I actually bought it.

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Same Name Different Artist

If you are wondering if this is a new album of the 80s New Romantic group the Lotus Eaters, well you can stop wondering now because it is not!Although Peter Coyle and Jeremy Kelly feels flattered for having their group name used, this album totally sounds different from the original's guitar-pop based sound.This album is totally instrumental - ambient, new age, experimental - mixed to a degree that is not really pleasing to the ear.

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So far so good.

So far I am happy with this printer. I have had another HP for 5+ years and it still works just thought it was time to upgrade to a faster printer (not to mention I now have two networked computers and was cumbersome to keep changing cables to print). Just a copule of small things I have notice: takes 45+ sec from off state to print first page, I have yet to see the print cartridges sold in local stores (Office Depot, Office Max, WalMart), print head and ink are now seperate (supposed to make ink replacement cheaper in long run), in XP (home? which is what I use) do not enable ICF on the ethernet connection or you will not be able to print (not a big deal in most networks with a firewall built into the hub or router unless you take your laptop away from home often).

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Frustration in extremis

The first two months I owned it I spent eleven hours on the phone with tech support trying to get my HP Business Inkjet 1100d to work properly. I gave up. It mangles paper, misfeeds envelopes, grabs multiple sheets of paper, etc. I've had it four months, but will throw it away as soon at it needs a new ink cartridge. Factoring in its initial cost and limited lifespan, the HP 1100d is on a cost-per-sheet basis the most expensive of the four printers I've owned by far, even without factoring in the cost of wasted paper, envelopes and time.

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slow for the money, expensive

We've used this at our small business office since November.I don't think I've ever hated a printer as much.Although it is pricey, it is way slow. Maybe 40s per page and 10-20s to turn over the page to print the other side. You read that right - if we get more than a page a minute out we are doing good. The only way to get acceptable speed is to go to draft mode and turn off double sided printing. Not what you expect in a $300 printer.The other thing we hate about it is that the cartridges are now coded so that remanufactured cartridges won't work. (It works by expiration date - a cartridge old enough to have been used up and re-filled gets rejected by the printer. I wonder what happens if you are unfortunate enough to buy a new cartridge that has been stockpiled somewhere.)Overall, I have to believe there are better choices. Of our three printers, I only use this one when I really want double-sided.

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DontBuyThisDontBuyThisDontBuyThisDontBuyThis!!!

I dont have much to write about this but I just felt itd be morally right to add one more negative review about this peice of crap along with all the other complaining from everyone else who has wasted money on this useless junk...Just in case theres still someone out there whos considering buying this. Ive had this software for awhile and Ive read through half the manual already. And just like what everyone else is sayin about this...the help doesn't actually help...just pages of overly complex crap that couldnt be less user-friendly. I cant even make a recording and play it back! I mean editing is one thing, but I cant even do a simple one-track recording on this thing yet! No sound at all! Unless you're Bill Gates and you know everything about computers and about ALL software...DONT BUY THIS. A cheap fuzzy soundin tape recorder is more useful and closer to worth my 40 bucks than this.

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THE WORST MUSIC SOFTWARE I'VE EVER OWNED

I purchased this software from Comp USA, Ridgeland, MS. The store is nowclosed. When I loaded the program in it had no sound. I own more than adozen music software programs. Also when I went to register the software,they responded back, it could not be registered. I have the serial numberand the VIP code needed to register it with. It has sense enough to pullthe serial number out of my computer. All I needed was my name, address,email address, and VIP Code. If I could rate this product on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it at -100. I have some great music software but this is not one of them.David DifferentBrandon, MS

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I'm a Beginner, But Not Stupid! This is Not As Simple as Promised

Iv'e been playing with this for a couple of hours at a time, so I don't throw my computer housing it out the window. This version should be much simpler for people who want to record & easily playback on mp3's or windows media player. Proper file extensions to play outside of the cakewalk program itself seem to be the holy grail in achievment if I had nothing better to do with time. Simple, easy pfffft I think not.

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Is this vendor NUTS?

The retail price is totally wrong. I could get it for cheaper from another vendor.

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Newbie Beware

If you are new to creating music on computer, and just want to delve lightly into the process, stay far away from any software developed by this company. Newbies beware - never venture here! I am not, nor will I ever be, a high-end user like the other reviewers. I produce multimedia not music. I just need straightforward tools to create music for presentations (so I can quit buying readymade music/MIDI clips). Unfortunately (?), I used my child's MAC and Garage Band before using Cakewalk. I was tainted by instructions that made sense, an intuitive software interface, and music actually coming out of the computer.

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More for computer midi people then multitrack musicians

My main beef is that one cannot do wave edits like Audacity or Magix deluxe, by simply highlighting parts of the wave form, or maybe you can but it's burried somewhere. I didn't buy it for midi making, I was looking for more of a cheaper alternative to Magix deluxe, which is so much easier to use. I don't even think I can adjust the track's volume while it's playing w/ Cakewalk, and it comes w/ a stupid mp3 encoder on a 30 day trial period.?!?! Has anyone in the universe ever PAID for an mp3 encoder??? People w/ processors and drum machines, might like this, but those looking to do some real recording, w/ non-midi devices will most likely hate this and feel ripped off.

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Honest and Informative

Knowing only of the name "Marcus Garvey," I set about reading this book to get a better understanding of Garvey's beliefs and perceptions on race relations in the 1920's and 1930's. This book fit the billing, with an honest account of the victories, defeats, embarassments, and lasting effects of Marcus Garvey's legacy. Unforunately, Marcus Garvey was never spoken of in my high school or college history courses. This book provides a great starting point for understanding the conditions in 1920's America, which allowed Marcus Garvey to gather such a large and faithful following.

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Outdated

Black Moses was first published nearly 50 years ago. It was based on a masters thesis and for years was the only book available on Marcus Garvey. Since the 1970s several new books on Garvey have appeared, most notably Race First by Tony Martin. These more recent books are much better researched and incorporate a lot of new sources that Cronon was unaware of or did not have access to. These include Garvey's newspaper, the Negro World and various governmenrt records in the US National Archives. It simply is no longer possible to get a really accurate view of Marcus Garvey from Cronon's now woefully out of date work. It served its purpose but should now give way to better books.

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Can't Review the Black & Decker Power Scrubber, Because I CAN'T GET IT!

I assume that Amazon's refusal to ship the Power Scrubber to an FPO (Military Overseas) address is because the batteries are included. For the US asking price, I'd be more than willing to get the gadget without the batteries. I'm in Japan, folks, it's not like there are no AA batteries available here!Now, here's the kicker - I CAN buy it here in Japan, from a TV Shopping network just up the road in Hiroshima, so how the heck can they get it shipped here (batteries or no) when I can't? The price difference, BTW, is $39 locally vs. $19 from Amazon.

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Great little helper

I found this to be a great little gadget. When I saw the commercial for it, I couldn't wait for amazon to carry it, so I could try one out. I think I paid more because I got one right when it first hit the market, instead of waiting for the price to drop. It's great on dishes, cleaning the sink and I really love it for the shower. It's a great cleaner for grout, without you having to put in the extra elbow grease, it does the work for you in very little time. Great on floors too for the little corners and against the wall where you can't get with a mop.

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Zero Torque

Merely pressing my palm moderately against the scrubber causes it to stop - Straight out of the box, new batteries, plus another fresh set. Couldn't be more disappointed. It's going back into the packaging and back to Amazon.

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Not as good as expected

I expected a lot from this product... and its great... almost.I am a college student who loves to cook... but hates to clean dishes. Normally I let them sit until I need to use one of them again - one or two days normally. I was so glad when I bought this that I didn't have to deal with tough scrubbing to get it all out... but all in all, I don't find it much different than using a normal sponge - except you don't have to stick your hand in the yucky water.It isn't easier or even faster... quite often I have a sticky spot which I will have to still scrub with the sponge in order to get it.It doesn't get corners well.I am glad I got it, but, more often than not, I just reach for the sponge instead.

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Here is the elbow grease you needed

Handy to have when your no longer able to scrub. Arthritis patients would really benefit from this product.

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Super Scruber!

This is an awesome product! It cleans and scrubs better than any sponge. Buy it! Trust me..

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Pretty much useless.

I wish I had my money back. I haven't found any time I tried to use this thing that it was any easier than a washrag or sponge. I try to use it once in a while like when there's grease baked on something, but it doesn't come thru for me. The attachments are sitting in my sink getting stinky. Pretty soon I'll write it off and toss it.

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arrived with dead batteries

the item arrived with dead batteries, also there was not a clear way to contact seller, very dissatisfied

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Handicap helpmate!!!

I purchased the item for my mother who has crippling arthritis. She can not use her hands very much and she is home alone. It helps her with so many chores around the house. Thank you Black and Decker!!!

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Horrible cheap product

This is probably one of the most overpriced cheapest of cheap products you can buy. For $34.99, this cheap piece of plastic comes with extremely flimsy cleaning attachments, 4 AA batteries (which were dead out of the box). No rechargeable batteries! Very flimsy. Do not buy!

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try this instead

For people saying this one just isn't powerful enough for bathtub cleaning, try theBlack and Decker S600 Cordless Powered Scrubberinstead on the high speed setting. That works fine for me. Be sure you use high speed, though, low speed does nothing.

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Collectible only for fans

No lies - I bought it solely because of Stana Katic, to complete my collection. Not even because of her acting as I'm sure that this is not the movie she is proud of. For me it's worth, but without being her fan pick another movie.

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Rocking, a blitzing blasting, blood letting good time!

I really enjoyed this film on Spike TV, so I searched it out! Frankly the DVD is even better than the TV version, there is certainly a lot more violence in it, the eye popping out in the fight scene. A very brutal film, not for your grand mother, but I loved it. I am a true fan of Sam Peckinpah, too, so maybe it's just me.There was definitly something about this story that worked very well. Give it a go. But be warned, it has a rough, edgy feel to it. Not your polished studio fare!!

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Demonstrates Themes and Vocals

This work demonstrates two variant themes. The first is a foray into mixing pop vocals and sounds (male and female) with the jazz guitar on the first couple of cuts. It works very nicely on the light hearted "Back In Central Park" but less so on "If You Want to Be My Love".The second is the sports car theme -- played out very well with fast moving guitars and keyboards on "Low Ride" and later on the more sober "Night Drive".Some very nice cuts ("Low Ride" is worth the purchase alone) but not quite as seamless as some of his other albums or his best overall session.

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Missing disc

I purchased this DVD/CD set from Amazon as a gift for my partner for Christmas. When it arrived we found it was missing a disc from the set. How do i go about getting a replacement copy?

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The Ashram

The Ashram was written by my oncologist, who grew up in India. This novel is beautifully written, with lovely descriptions of the countryside and mountains. The story is a mix of romance, adventure, Eastern spirituality, and mystery woven into a fascinating whole. The somewhat stilted language adds to the flavor of India. Towards the conclusion, it was so inspirational and emotional that I was moved to tears.

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Horribly put together and certainly not durable for a preschooler

Assembly of this toy is incredibly difficult as the ramp pieces are hard to connect. My son usually had the thing in a dozen pieces after 5 minutes of play. Attaching the ramp without instructions was another puzzling exercise in futility.This toy is also not easy to pack up back in its carrying case. Lots of cheap, hard-to-assemble pieces and a tendency to fall apart make this toy a stinker.

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This book is awesome!

I laughed a lot reading this book. New dads will love it, but veteran fathers will appreciate it too. Definitely worth the read.

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Not for me

I didn't like this bag. I has that slick material inside. Looks nice enough on the outside. Also it had a strange smell that I thought was just from being packaged but airing out didn't help at all. I ended up giving it away.Sorry, I just wasn't happy with this bag!!

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People with problems - Mostly sad soap with few highlights

Not lighthearted, playful or funny or whacky as expected.Often on the twisted and abusive side with few revealing sexual scenes, but cute well figured girls - Plots bland and mostly disconnected with being a nurse.

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Murky water

Jack Fish starts off with a good premise, but it doesn't pan out. There's lots of promising characters and concepts, but they never come together.The novel falls short because Jack is a passive character. He's nowhere near as compelling or funny as the weird characters he meets along the way.Some of the weirdness is a lot of fun, while other elements seem forced.At its worst, the book reads like the first draft of an author's first novel. What's supposed to be a "love letter" to New York feels empty (It's 2005 and the author has characters using tokens instead of Metrocards. Small detail, but it's an example of the little things that don't work in this flawed novel.)

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A great story, too bad he didn't bother to finish it.

Jack Fish is a perfect example of style of substance. The book has funny characters and a great premise, and builds to an exciting conclusion. This, however, is where EVERYTHING goes wrong. The author fails to resolve any single aspect of the story, choosing to leave everything up in the air. It was an utterly unsatisfying way to bring a really promising novel to a close.

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Third world cop

The DVD was excellent and sound was but the box was alitle bit damaged but it didn't damage the DVD. Just a shame really as I bought that for someone for Christmas. Apart from that I am really happy with your service.

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THIRD WORLD BLAXPLOITATION HERE!

This movie was a waste of celluloid and my time!! The actors need shooling, and the cop needs lessons in walking in heels if he's gonna portray a prostitute. Who did the makeup here, Marilyn Manson? The drug shoot-outs practically had me rollin' in the aisles, and if you look closely you see bullet explosions from the victim's chests! A third world blaxploitation masterpiece!! Buy the CD and light-up a blunt instead!

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a must for dancehall fans

if you love dancehall this movie has a bit of a surprise for you. ninjaman, elephantman, nitty kutchie, boom dandemite, harry toddler, and cutty ranks all have roles in this movie; which is a cop versus gun dealer type flick. the dvd is full screen and shot in cheap video format, but it still shines despite these flaws. the soundtrack is very good despite containing no tracks from the aforementioned artists. i wonder if this is what ninjaman has been doing lately, because he does have quite a substantial role in this flick, and doesn't do bad at all at the acting thing....

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Dreadful adaptation of a good detective story

To P.D. James devotees: skip this one. Marsden makes an adequate Dalgleish but this awful plot adaptation is an insult to P. D. James and should have left him clueless.The setting has been changed from an upscale London psychiatric clinic to an isolated island sanitorium and the cast of suspects focuses more on the inmates than on the interesting idiosycrasies of the professional staff.I was disappointed with the first Dalgleish adaptation, Cover Her Face, and this one is far, far worse. Only the efforts of the cast gives it my second star.

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Terrible actor

I love British mysteries and detective stories. This story was OK except for the lead actor he is the dullest,corniest British actor I have ever seen. He ruined the movie by his presence.

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Night Mare! What a page-turner!

Drown in Fear caught my attention the moment I read about it having a female, water monster. At first I thought, mmm, some evil mermaid perhaps? I'd answer, but feel it's best to read how Ms. Blue responds to question in her novel. It's definitely worth it.I've many books on my shelf I've not had the time to read, but a few weeks ago I went on vacation with my hubby and was thrilled to learn I'd have time on the flights to read. The first book I grabbed off my shelf is Drown in Fear. Once I started reading I couldn't stop. I loved it! Jake was a great hero, and I was glad Ms. Blue brought romance into his life. I found the author in the novel, Jennifer, to be quite interesting. What happened to her was unexpected, but satisfying. And the Mara-what a beauty-what a monster. She was certainly something else. A really great read!

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SoLA is not SoLO Scriptura!

Keith Mathison has written, perhaps, the best book thus far on Sola Scriptura. The best parts are his conceptual framework that isolates the simplistic SoLO Scriptura embarassingly common in much of Evangelicalism -- from far more credible and histoic Sola Scripture. Secondly, Mathison at least partly deals with historic Traditions' place especially the Roman Catholic view. Too bad there was not more contrasting interaction with Orthodoxy's view of the content/substance and place of Holy Tradition. For that, go to Robert Aritaki's Orthodoxy-Reformed Bridge blog for some excellent (mostly) discussion here: [...] Hopefully, Mr. Mathison will update the book in a few years to make it a five star! Nevertheless, very good book...especially with Aritaki's Part #1 of #4 reviewed here: [...]

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