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The Borg Go Past Assimilation, and Opt for Annihilation. by JediKermit Pros: Opens some new characters and mysteries in the Trek Universe, logical progression for old characters..
Cons: Don't look for much closure here... I had taken a break from "Star Trek" books for several years, but 2008 has been a year for me to get caught up on what I had missed. It turns out a lot, and reading about ten different Trek novels over the course of the last year has been a roller ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Christmas tale by dolphinboy Pros: Rich, credible characters; well-described settings; a warm, compelling tale.
Cons: Strong religious aspects might deter some readers. This is a short story of the holidays, by Garasamo Maccagnone, the author of the great small novel, St. John of the Midfield.Story: A Navy Commander during the Vietnam War ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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I Love Allan Borushek: Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2008 by moonsista Pros: Packs in lots of info; compact size; contains fast food/restaurant calorie info; inexpensive
Cons: None for me Five or six years ago, I was in the market for a new calorie book and came across the Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter. It was probably the 2002 or 2003 version. I was attracted to its very colorful, glossy cover as well as its ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Reviewing: "Conspiracy of Silence" by Martha Powers by kevintipple Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing. Clare Prentice has had quite a rough time for the last couple of years. In the aftermath of her Mother's death, she soon is in the Doctor's office nervously awaiting the results of a needle biopsy and other tests. Her mother, Rose, died of breast cancer ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Messy to the Max by gliondar Pros: Cute, funny story with characters kids can relate to
Cons: I hope my little boy didn't get any ideas about keeping things in his pocket. On a recent trip to the library, my little girl picked up Rosemary Wells's Max Cleans Up and asked to bring it home. She and her brother have occasionally watched the televised cartoon of Max and Ruby based on Wells's stories of these cute rabbit ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Best Introduction to Graphic Art on the Market by mikeyhustle Pros: Extremely diverse, truly some of the best, hundreds of stories in one volume
Cons: That diversity means that you just aren't going to like some of the things inside Graphic narrative has a long history, arguably going back to Hieroglyphs, or even further. Modern graphic narrative (yes, comics) comes in so many forms that sampling them all can be hard on the brain. Ivan Brunetti's collection puts together a sampling ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Froggy's Best Christmas Is Full of Friends and Family by bilbopooh Pros: emphasis on companionship over things, fun pictures
Cons: seems odd for a frog to have all that winter gear... Frogs may not be creatures generally acclimated to the winter, but they've shown up in enough Christmas tales - Frog and Toad in Christmas Eve from Frog and ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Saiyuki: Take It To the Limit by rmthunter Pros: Great story, excellent graphics, engaging characters.
Cons: It's a lot of books. Saiyuki is an adaptation of the Chinese story "Xi-You-Ji," or "Journey to the West." This is a classic quest adventure with, in this version, a few twists: the story takes place in a time when the world is in harmony -- in fact, it is ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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19th-century political cartoons on England's colonial Empire by henryberry Pros: noteworthy survey of nineteenth-century British political cartoons and issues relating to colonialism
Cons: text pretty generalized regarding issues and situations depicted in the cartoons In this latest of Bryant's several works on cartoons and satirical illustrations on British history, Winston Churchill's comment that cartoons are a "good way to learn history" is evidenced. The cartoons are what Americans know as political or editorial ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Who IS That Bad Guy Anyway? by Bruguru Pros: Entertaining for the most part.
Cons: Missed opportunites with McCoy and Spock, ending a bit anti-climactic. Some of the best Star Trek novels (and films, too, for that matter) seem to be inspired by episodes of the classic series, often being direct sequels to them. Most immediately, I think of Greg Cox three novels that tie in the characters Gary ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness (Christopher Lane): "There's a Pill For That" by MiDoyle Pros: Makes you think about taking that pill.
Cons: Mood brightening is addictive. The pharmaceutical industry would have consumers (suckers) believe that there is a pill for everything. Being that Americans are among the world's leading pill poppers, it is not surprising that the psychiatric community is one of the pill poppers ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Byzantium: The Early Centuries by George_Chabot Pros: Good reading, Detailed, no needless notes
Cons: No real cons if you like history Byzantium: The Early Centuries, by John Julius Norwich (1989) This is a great hardcover history of Byzantium - the Eastern Roman Empire, which was established over the years as the Emperors in Rome found it too unwieldy to ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Gay Vampire Romance generates a little PATHOS by talyseon Pros: Well written Yaoi, with excellent art work. Different, unusual, and satisfying.
Cons: Homosexual content may offend some. Pathos by Sadahiro Mika Warning: This is a Yaoi Novel. Yaoi is Japanese art form, graphic novels depicting romances between men. They are usually written by women, for women. They can range from sweet romances to ...
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Nov 16 '08 |
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How Do I Love Alison Jay? Let Me Count the Ways. by gliondar Pros: Seemingly simple yet exquisitely detailed illustrations rich with meaning and opportunities for learning
Cons: My dreams aren't nearly as fun as the ones this little girl has Over the past few years I've become a tremendous fan of Alison Jay's work. Not only is she a gifted artist whose illustrations for children are whimsical, colorful, and somehow nostalgic on the surface, but she is also a clever teacher who finds ways to ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard): "I Didn't Read It Either" by MiDoyle Pros: Interesting premise and discussion about how we talk about books.
Cons: It was harder to read than I thought. If no one reads a book, does it still have value? If no one reads a book, can he or she still discuss it in authoritative terms? How do you know someone has read a book anyway? If they admit it, do you do so as well?Such are the scenarios ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Chasing Diana by mjhollingshead Pros: Writers Firestone possess a inimitable writing technique
Cons: none noted Written as a screen play based on the events that took place during the author's stay in Paris from August 30, 1997 through September 2, that same year; Chasing Diana is a spell binding read. As the narrative opens Rhonda and 13 year old ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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That's Not My Reindeer.....or is it? by gaelkm Pros: cute book that helps teach toddlers
Cons: nothing My parent's neighbors have a young daughter, who just turned 4 on her birthday a couple of weeks ago. She's an only child and, it's no surprise, has just about everything. My Mom did want to get her something for her birthday that was a bit different, ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Black Man The Jewish Lady and the Road Trip by mjhollingshead Pros: Carol Sue Gershman has written a forceful, out of the ordinary and seductive work
Cons: Not for everyone, reference to explicit sex will put off some readers. The memoir The Black Man The Jewish Lady and the Road Trip commences with the meeting between Xavier, a greying, dreadlocks, 67 year old psychiatric nurse and Carol Gershman an eye-catching, late sixties, property manager who comes across as a ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Holy Smoke - North Carolina Barbecue Book by CyndiA Pros: Excellent North Carolina barbecue book. A fun read for all. Especially fun for locals.
Cons: Local focus - but much wider appeal for those who check it out. When I read a review in the local newspaper about Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue, I knew I'd have to get a copy. I'm a big fan of barbeque (and especially North Carolina) style, and I write about grilling and que. The ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Mr. Monk and the Skull in the Catacombs by carstairs38 Pros: Hilarious moments in a good mystery...
Cons: ...that is slow to get started. Now in its seventh season, the TV show Monk has picked up numerous fans. And for those who want a little bit more of the defective detective, there are the Monk tie in novels. Mr. Monk is Miserable is the seventh novel in the ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Tip Tip, Fun Fun by jurgrace Pros: Shows the different kinds of construction trucks there are, Large font
Cons: None Emma Garcia is a promising new children's book author/illustrator from across the pond. Her first book, Tip Tip Dig Dig is a success in our house. The book opens with a messy junkyard scene and asks readers what we can do with this ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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American Nerd (Benjamin Nugent): "... don't know what a slide rule is for*" by MiDoyle Pros: Spock is a nerd.
Cons: Pamela Anderson is not. Benjamin Nugent's American Nerd: The Story of My People (2007, Scribner, 236 pages) explores nerd-dom in many, if not all of its permutations and style adherences. These include high water pants, pocket protectors, glasses, orthodontics, inhalers, ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The series will go on -- without me by dolphinboy Pros: Interesting characters, many events, descriptiveness, good writing technically.
Cons: Get moving already! Nothing accomplished. This is the third book in the Green Stone of Healing series, following a very good The Vision and a fair ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A harvest of fabulous recipes! by chiliqueen Pros: Delicious uses for squash in a wide variety of recipes.
Cons: Peeling and cubing squash is messy and time-consuming (but worth it!) Lou Seibert Pappas's "A Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash" is a delightful tribute to squash, including both summer squash (zucchini, chayote, pattypan, crookneck) and winter squash (acorn, butternut, pumpkin, hubbard, kabocha, delicata, sweet dumpling, ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Foreign Love Affair: The Romance of Italy by rmthunter Pros: Good, strong story lines, beautiful graphics.
Cons: Can't think of one. I can't believe I haven't reviewed this one yet. Ayano Yamane's A Foreign Love Affair is one of my favorite BL manga: good story line and gorgeous drawing, and even the side story is excellent. Ranmaru Ohmi and his bride, ...
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Nov 15 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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