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take off in spanish by oxford
this product is excellent for learning spanish. the course is well suited for my needs and has excellent teaching lessons> I strongly recomment this product to anyone for learning spanish.

take off in spanish
how to learn Spanish and which way in order to get the best result ? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Language    4. Spanish    5. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    6. Language learning: audio-visual & multimedia    7. Language self-study & phrasebooks    8. Reference | Language Learning & Instruction | Spanish   

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Win the battle but lose the War
I picked this book up as a challenge to myself due to its length. I thought I would stick with it no matter what. Surprisingly I became involved in the story, and found it very interesting. I thought the Russian language was a little hard, but from the context I was able to draw the meanings for most words. What I found difficult was the French, there would be whole responses, several sentences long, which I would have no clue what was said. The story reveals how even wealthy, powerful people may seem to have it made, but they too can have problems and troubles like all people. What I will always remember about War and Peace is that it concretely illustrates the old saying, "You can win the battle, but lose the war."

Brilliant, stupendous, wonderful, and big enough to choke a whale
I approach writing a review of War and Peace like I'd approach writing a review of the Bible. Everyone has heard of it, most people have some idea of what it's about, and who am I to say anything except that it's brilliant? Certainly the case could be made that War and Peace is the finest novel ever written. I won't presume even to try to make the case, but I do believe it must certainly rank among the finest. And that's in spite of Tolstoy's frequent forays into the philosophy of history when he should be telling his story. Tolstoy writes his characters beautifully. Even those with minor walk-on parts are, in very few words, fleshed out into people more life-like than you'll find starring in the works of lesser novelists. Unusually for a man, his female characters are as vibrant, complex, strong and convincing as his male characters, and they're absolutely feminine. His skill with characterization is as luminous when his characters number in the hundreds, as in War and Peace, as when he focuses on just a few, as in Anna Karenina.
War and Peace
I got strange looks when people spotted me reading War and Peace. Not many 14 year olds took on the challenge. Yet I did, and enjoyed myself immensely. If you read it in a public place, you'll most likely get funny looks for reading the very complicated unabridged book. And I can assure you that you will most likely enjoy yourself almost as much as I did.
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Stupid
This tape is an absolute waste of money and time. The approach they took is stupid and childish. Don't bother...

Great content and well worked out humor
Well, I really enjoyed the presentation. I love the 2 presenters and would like to get more of their work. I thought it was professionally done and very funny. I cannot really understand why the other reviewers hated it. Maybe it was not their kind of humor or maybe they expected something different or maybe they were just in a bad mood.
don't bother
I bought this tape set to listen to in the car on the way to work. Unfortunately it was a big disappointment. I expected some professional help for a working professional but what I got was some childish play withbad ethnic voice imitations that would probably offend several ethnicgroups. Some of the information seems to be outdated although the copyrightis 1998. This tape set sounds more like a college freshman's attempt atgetting a "C" in a writing class. No useful information here. ... Read more

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Get Healthy Now by Dr. Gary Null
The book has a wealth of information on a number of chronic disease processes and alternative medicinal treatments. The section on arthritic diseases contains much valuable information. For instance, Dr. Null explains the many benefits of chelation for capillaries and general wellness. Chondriatin Sulfate is helpful for both arthritis and osteoarthritic conditions.
ONE SIZE FITS ALL DIET
Once again Gary Null "Phd" recycles information into another GN book with his one size fits all vegeterian diet and vits and supplements. Gary Null is probably the only author that carries a Phd and fails to reveal where he got his BA, MA and Phd. A quick reading of Quakwatch.com shows that Gary Null has"nontraditional" credentials and owns a multi-million dollar supplement company. He also sells everything from magnets to water and air filters.
Lots of content, informative, but Gary backs off big-time.
If you've listened to Gary Null's radio program, you know he tells it like it is.He goes in depth on every topic he speaks about and that's what I love about him.Why he doesn't do that in his books is a good question.Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio - Exercise / Health    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. Health & Fitness    4. Healthy Living    5. Holism    6. Reference   

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a miracle in print
This is a clearly written book which is taken from A COURSE IN MIRACLES and helps you to lose the ego and when this happens you can begin to eat normally and eventually get to a healthy weight, not a weight loss book a life book.

Not only for the overweight
I have reviewed this book two times previously but for some reason they were not posted. Maybe the third time will be the charm...I think any serious Course student would benefit from reading this book for we all have issues with food though maybe not a weight problem. In addition, the issues raised in this small book are applicable to all addictions, obessesions and problems. And it is still in print and available if you look around. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    2. Eating Disorders - General    3. Inspirational - General    4. New Age (Self Help)    5. Reference    6. Religion    7. Spirituality - Course in Miracles    8. Unabridged Audio - Inspirational/Philosophy   

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I am a woman more sinned against than sinning, cries Cleopatra
A great deal of argument has been in the air during the last couple of decades over Shakespeare's rendering of the famous history of Cleopatra , the once upon a time queen of Egypt and her so- called wanton nature and habits that brought her in relation with two Roman military leaders namely ,Mark Antony and Julius Caesar .
Politics and passion.
I recently re-read ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA prior to attending The Colorado Shakespeare Festival's performance of the ambitious play under the summer stars here in Boulder. Drawn from Sir Thomas North's 1579 English version of Plutarch's Lives, William Shakespeare (1552-1616) produced this romantic tragedy late in his career, around 1607, and published it in the First Folio in 1623. It tells the story of a doomed romance between two charismatic lovers, Roman military leader, Marc Antony, and the captivating Queen of Egypt (and former mistress of Julius Caesar), Cleopatra. When his wife, Fulvia unexpectedly dies, Antony is summoned from Egypt to Rome to mend a political rift with Octavius by marrying his recently widowed sister, Octavia. Of course, this news enrages passionate Cleopatra. She vents her anger on the messenger, but is quick to realize that Octavia is no real rival to her when it comes to beauty. However, Antony soon follows his heart back to Cleopatra's arms, abandoning his new wife in Athens. This leads to war, when Octavius declares war on Egypt. After Octavius eventually defeats Antony at Alexandria, Cleopatra sends a false report of her suicide, which prompts Antony to wound himself mortally. Antony dies in his lover's arms, and rather than submit to Roman rule under the new Caesar (Octavius), the heart-broken Cleopatra asks to have a poisonous snake delivered to her in a basket of figs. In the end, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA is as much about new sparks re-igniting the flames of love as new political forces supplanting old political regimes. It is a play that reminds me that it is perhaps better to re-read and understand Shakespeare than to devour one bestseller after the next.
Not without interest.
Not one of Shakespeare's more memorable works, there are some pluses to this play and relatively few minuses, but neither the pluses nor the minuses are anything that stands out. It is nice to have yet another play told in Shakespeare's beautiful language, and enjoyable to see a love story that centers on people old enough to no longer be in the first blush of youth, even if they ARE still young enough to be beautiful and virile. On the other hand, I'd have liked to see these more mature lovers BEHAVING somewhat more maturely, instead of being just as frivolous, headstrong, and foolish as the kids in "Romeo And Juliet", and there really aren't any lines from this play that come immediately to mind as having entered the "Quotes Hall Of Fame", as so many lines from Shakespeare's plays have. Nothing on the order of "A horse! My Kingdom for a horse!" or "Alas, poor Yorick; I knew him well." or "To be or not to be, that is the question", or so many others.Read more

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Very poor audiobook
The first side of the tape tells the listener how important a good vocabulary is, how the brain continues learning as we age, what this tape is going to do for you, etc.The second side introduces you to about 15 words!That's about 75 cents/word, a very low return on investment with very little meat.A decent tape should cover 100 words.

Well...
Consider "Word Smart II" from Princeton Review or "Verbal Advantage" if you want to learn new words.

Too few words.
It's not for learning new words by listening to the tape. The primary purpose of this tape is not to introduce you to this tape. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio - Language    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. General    4. Vocabulary    5. Word Lists    6. Language Arts & Disciplines / Vocabulary   

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Fantastic Popular Treatment of the Darwin v. Design Debate
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design is an excellent introduction to the new and emerging Darwin vs. design debate. Biologist Jonathan Wells' book is an especially helpful primer to general audience readers who only hear about this controversy through elite media/old media accounts.This publication succeeds as both an informative and entertaining read.
Science through a public relations campaign
In a society that tends to believe in creationism, Wells continues the politically correct campaign to change minds through public appeal instead of research.Science is a slow process that requires evidence presented to academic peers for the process of a slow paradigm shift to occur.Since ID has no evidence other than a longing from the dominant political group in the US, it is nothing more than faith.
Bad science easily rebutted
This book is embarassing.Even worse than Icons of Evolution.What he presents as science is mostly a mix of ignorance and outright lies.There are many sites by real scientists which expose Wells' errors and fabrications step by step (Panda's Thumb is a good one.) Anybody who is unfamiliar with the actual scientific literature on evolution would be well advised to visit one of those sites and at least begin the process of self education.If you do, you will quickly see how unreliable Wells is as a science writer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Life Sciences - Evolution    2. Philosophy & Social Aspects    3. Reference    4. Religion & Science    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction   

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From a creative, singular, fascinating story-telling Shaman...
After hearing Sister Jean at Emory University this Summer... and then reading and reviewing some of her recent books and Tapes, I was immediately caught-up with her story at nearly 10 yr of age reading, "The Hero With A 1000 Faces" by Joseph Campbell.
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teacher to the world
This small work is packed with wonderfully articulate insights, philosophical, political and practical, about education and how we should go about teaching young students.Paulo Friere is an enemy of oppression, coercion and neo-liberalism, a proponent of the human spirit and the possibility of a better world.If you are really interested in the ideas of existentialism, socialism, democracy and social justice, you will find yourself entralled with Friere's practical ideas in this book. ... Read more

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Thinly Veiled Personal Rant
It's clear that Mr. Goldberg is hurt by his personal and professional troubles with CBS and Dan Rather.It is made even clearer by the fact that he constantly brings it up over and over again throughout most of this book.
At best, "Bias" is merely an assemblage of personal anecdotes...
I'm going to risk the possibility of getting "not helpful" votes from people with a political axe to grind, but here goes.I am going to review "Bias" AS A BOOK, without taking any position about its message or its politics.
Bias Proves it's Point

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GREAT for kids - first exposure to composers tough for little ones
My daughter's piano teacher gave her the assignment to read about Mozart as she started her first Mozart Minuet.My daughter was 7 at the time, and although she was reading at above 3rd grade level, I was shocked to find that there was NOTHING available on the internet or in her school library that give her information on composers at HER level.I finally found "Lives of the Musicians" and have actually purchased the book.It's just that good. She is able to read about each composer (for the most part the language is about her level, although she DOES need help with some of the words), and each section is engaging enough to keep her attention.
Gift
I got this book for my daughter who is a music teacher.I thought it would be a good reference and teaching tool for her.

A Believe It Or Not book for the musically inclined
Most eccentrics do not become famous and most talented souls remain undiscovered.In "Lives of the Musicians", however, eccentrics with talent not only were discovered, but lauded long past their own lifetimes.Author Kathleen Krull has partnered with illustrator Kathryn Hewitt to create the world's first interesting children's collection of biographical information concerning some of the best composers ever to breathe.Read more

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A useful tape/book combo for learning vocabulary and phrases
I am using the tape in my car to learn vocabulary and find the pronunciacion clear, and definitely useful as Nepali sounds are different enough from English that it is difficult to know how to read a wordcorrectly.I like to learn many words, then phrases at the beginning of mystudy of a language, and this tape has been helpful, even in it's limitednature. 4 Stars because it is good - and accurate to it's title

A useful supplement for learning Nepali
I put this tape in my car stereo and listened to it about 100 times before my trip.When I got to Nepal Ifound that I had developed an "ear" for the sound of the language (a Nepali native speakerreads the words)but was pretty weak in vocabualry and grammar.Asadvertised, the phrases are oriented towards trekking-- hiring porters,asking directions, buying supplies, things like that-- so it's not quitethe same vocabulary you need for social chit chat.However, inconjuntction with the vocabulary and grammar in the back of "NepalHandbook" by Kerry Moran, I had a good foundation for very basicconverstaions.Learning a little Nepali truly enhanced my trip since it made me stand out from the thousands of other tourists. I was glad I hadtaken the time to listen to this tapesince itdefinitelyhelped me beable topick up vocabulary faster once I was in Nepal, however, it's notquite sufficient to stand alone as the only source for learning thelanguage.

A useful supplement for learning Nepali
I put the casette on my car stereo and listened to it about 100 times before my trip.When I got to Nepal, I had developed an "ear" for the sound of the language (the tape has a Nepali native speakerpronouncing the words) but not much vocabulary or grammar.The phrases inthis book are, as promised, oriented towards trekking (asking directions,hiring porters etc..) so they are not quite what you need for socialchit-chat.However, in conjunction with the vocabulary in the back of"The Nepal Handbook" by Kerry Moran, I had a good foundation forbasic communication.I spent six weeks in Nepal and learning a little bitof language really made the trip a whole lot more fun even though you couldget along fairly well there speaking only English. I was definitely gladthat I took the time to use this language tape since it helped me pick upthe language a lot faster once I got to Nepal, but don't expect it to standalone as your only source for learning Nepali language. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - Central    2. Audio Adult: Language    3. General    4. Glossaries, vocabularies, etc    5. Grammar    6. Indic & South Asian Languages - General    7. Nepali language    8. Pronounciation    9. Travel    10. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    11. German    12. Language self-study & phrasebooks    13. Nepali    14. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)   

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YOU"VE GOT TO BE JOKING!!!!!!
Superstitious Nonsense!!!
Good Book
I really liked this book when I read.So if you don't read it your lose. ... Read more

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