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The Best of Country Cooking, 2001. A Wonderful Addition to Any Cookbook Collection. by cmuir Pros: Lots of different recipes and tips.
Cons: None. I have a very large cookbook collection, but I also have almost every Taste of Home magazine that was published. So what a better gift for me than The Best of Country Cooking, 2001? I think they do put these out each year and would be interested ...
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Oct 06 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Storytelling for adults who haven't grown up yet by abuss  Pros: Easy to read, funny, likeable and vulnerable characters
Cons: Not up to the same standard as J-Pod or Microserfs The Gum Thief is a note book kept by Roger. Roger is a middle-aged shelf-stacker in one of those big, out-of-town stationery suppliers. He has aspirations of being a writer but his life has taken many wrong turns, leaving him stacking shelves with ...
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Oct 06 '08 |
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A CANCER BATTLE PLAN by talyseon Pros: Easy to read, makes a fair amount of sense, what can it hurt.
Cons: Written by laymen, not doctors. A Cancer Battle Plan< b> by Anne E. Frahm with David J. Frahm.This book is subtitled Six Strategies for beating Cancer, from a recovered "hopeless case." But really, I only see one strategy, with a six prong attack.Anne Frahm was ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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"SHUTTER ISLAND": A MYSTERY WITHIN A MYSTERY by mike.holmes Pros: Excellent mystery with a number of twists and turns, great characters
Cons: None Dennis Lehane is one of my favorite authors. I've read several of his on-going series featuring the detective team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as well as "Mystic River". Like "Mystic River", "Shutter Island" is not part of a series. It's ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Songs of the Backyard Birds by pestyside Pros: Illustrations, diversity of backyard birds
Cons: Tries too hard, naming of the birds unnecessary for age group and inaccurate "The sky is quiet. The yard is quiet. The creek is quietly gurgling. The rising sun turns the sky from black to gray to pink to blue." The day begins, the book begins, and bird watching begins in someone's back yard. A book illustrated by ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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J Patrick Lewis Asks to Be Buried in the Library by keithpruitt Pros: Cute verse in various forms praising books
Cons: illustrations tend toward dark, but not bad Recently I attended a presentation at the Kentucky Reading Association Conference conducted by the legendary Janet Allen. In the presentation Janet mentioned several different sources from which she has borrowed materials for usage in classrooms. One ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Churched: A Young Boy's Bizarre Fundamentalist Upbringing by Bryan_Carey Pros: Humor; Many will be able to relate to the experience
Cons: Incomplete discussion; Ends too quickly Growing up in the 1970's and 1980's was an interesting experience for children of baby boomers. Their parents often held a completely different perspective of the world compared to previous generations and they were often more lenient and accepting of ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Promise Me You Will Read a Coben Book! by deenaf Pros: Harlan Coben's works are addictive. Bolitar is a lovable guy!
Cons: None. I have loved most all of Harlen Coben’s books and Promise Me is no different. For the first time in a long time, the snippets from critics that are listed on the book to entice you actually ring true! Entertainmant Weekly writes that it is ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume inspires censors to ban menstruation by millinocket Pros: Beautifully written characters, brilliant picture of the triumphs and tortures of puberty
Cons: It's a bit dated, but not in an entirely bad way Margaret Simon wants to be normal. Is that really so much to ask? She doesn't think so, and in her frequent chats with God, she makes it clear that she could use a little help with this whole "growing up" thing. Judy Blume's perennial favorite ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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While waiting for the barbarians, listening to a love story by Stephen_Murray Pros: most of the multitude of subplots are absorbing
Cons: the whole is less than the sum of some brilliant parts, underdevelopment of Lituma Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-) is very skilled at mixing together narrative lines (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, for instance) and one of the most celebrated writers in Spanish (winner of the Cervantes Prize in 1995, a year after being elected to ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Highly Captivating and Thrilling!!! by olaric Pros: Good use of Imagery
Cons: Poor book cover This is one book I have read out of a whole lot of books stating the true picture of hell and the consequences of sin to man. The book does not try to paint a hopeless situation for the living soul (man), rather it seeks to tell man that there is yet ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Hell To Pay by vmadwop1 Pros: Some of the book was interesting, most was a slam job.
Cons: I think the Author chose a subjet she didn't like. Hell To Pay is a hardback book I got from my daughter. The book was written by Barbara Olson. I really thought the book was going to be about Hillary Clinton. I find after reading the book it seems to have more to do with Bill Clinton. Everyone ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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The Organ Grinder and The Monkey by mjhollingshead Pros: I can well see this work becoming a made for TV movie
Cons: none noted Sam Moffie’s compelling narrative The Organ Grinder and The Monkey begins with a question posed on the subject of Mingo Junction and Steubenville, Ohio. Almost immediately the reader learns that this particular query is a beside the ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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A good story but not very well written by barakah59 Pros: Willie is a good story teller
Cons: Contains mild profanity not uncommon in most house holds. I received this book free when I filled out some forms online and was actually surprised that they came. I received two of them the other I am waiting to be added to the Epinions Data Base. This one, based on the title, I was hoping to find an ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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The Little Old Lady that Out Smarted Halloween by marie1963 Pros: Illustrations. Story suited for Halloween
Cons: None The Halloween holiday is approaching and what a festive time this holiday brings. While at the Library I stumbled up this adorable, and charming children's Halloween book "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." After reading this story I ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Hellishly Hot Gay Romance with an INCUBUS! by talyseon Pros: Well written, superlatively drawn, this is an engaging manga featuring gay romance.
Cons: The Homosexual elements may offend some. Incubus by Yayoi NekoWarning This is a Yaoi novel. Yaoi is a Japanese art form depicting romances between men, written for and by women. They range from sweet romances to quite racy and graphic. If this is not your cup of tea, ...
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Oct 05 '08 |
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Manatee Winter by annalovesbooks Pros: Fairly accurate, educational fictional story
Cons: A bit boring ISBN 1568990782 - While not exactly non-fiction, Manatee Winter is educational, which is always a plus. The involvement of the Smithsonian Institution is a good thing, too, but not quite good enough.A mother manatee and her calf head to warmer ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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Go Undercover to Explore The Likeness by CJsMommy Pros: Engrossing, fleshed-out characters. Unique story.
Cons: Irish dialect may throw some off. Long. It's been a long time since a book has truly brought me in and enveloped me completely. A lot of books I read are quick reads, with either characters I already know or characters that are not fully explored. Sometimes, though, I wish for a book that ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Mike Sexton presents: The World Poker Tour for Dummies by stevengomez Pros: - Promotes poker and WPT well
- Color photo section and DVD Cons: - Too basic - More promotional than educational - Heavy ancedotes, light content With all due respect to Mike Sexton, one of the great guys in poker, the sort of player and person you point to when trying to make people into fans of the game... his book, Shuffle Up And Deal, is so promotionally basic in scope that it may as well be ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
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Tell Me Your Dreams : I'll tell you about this book - with no spoilers by ladyconsumer Pros: Intriguing story, with well-developed characters.
Cons: The middle third of the book is a bit drawn out. Tell My Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon is a courtroom drama that revolves around some very hideous murders. The suspense comes at the reader's absolute belief that the accused is innocent, despite the mound of evidence suggesting otherwise. ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
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Brock Cole's The Goats: Banned But Loved By Young Adults~ by jankp Pros: thrilling story; engaging characters; growth of characters made satisfying read
Cons: not light entertainment and needs reflection, so sometimes unappreciated; see review We are celebrating Banned Books Week and so I looked again at my library's display shelves with banned or challenged books. 1987's The Goats by first-time novelist Brock Cole sounded and looked intriguing from its cover and I took a closer look. ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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My Smokey Mountain Music by vmadwop1 Pros: I love this style of music.
Cons: The book shoud have been in ring binder form. I ordered the book A Smokey Mountain Christmas For Guitar from my local music store. I wanted the book because I was looking for some different kind of Christmas music, and I love Steve Kaufman's style of playing the guitar. I was excited about ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Phil Hellmuth's strategy: sound but tight by stevengomez Pros: - Deeply covers basics
- Covers multiple games & variations Cons: - Basic in scope - Too many anecdotes, too little content, later in book Nobody in the world of poker loves Phil Hellmuth more than Phil Hellmuth (no, not even his wife and kids... not even his mother). The 1989 World Series Champion has slapped his name and face on countless products, not to mention books, while cultivating ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
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You'd Think the Mayor Would Get the Penthouse, Wouldn't You by scmrak Pros: Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town
Cons: a plot that's a tad over-contrived If you've heard one thing about Chicago politics, it's probably that political bosses in the big-shouldered city take no prisoners. That's been the basis of many a plot out of the city's authors, writers such as Sara Paretsky and relative newcomer Marcus ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Three big money online poker stars put their heads together by stevengomez Pros: - Complex poker tournament analysis
- Multiple, diverse perspectives - No fluff, heavy concrete analysis Cons: - Somewhat expensive - Limited scope: $50+ online no-limit tournaments - Example oriented discussion Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand At A Time is an advanced textbook written by three top online poker players. It structures exclusively around discussion of 194 hands from assorted middle to high buy-in online No Limit Hold'Em poker tournaments ($50 ...
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Oct 04 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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