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Review Date: 9/15/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Short answer: Yes, I do. Badly.
This book is full of the worst kind of quackery, offering idiotic "cures" for various eye ailments. No, these tricks won't make you see better, and you will look like a moron doing these exercises and believing these promises. I'd trash this book but it's in a good condition, so if you must, you can have my copy. I don't recommend it though.
This book is full of the worst kind of quackery, offering idiotic "cures" for various eye ailments. No, these tricks won't make you see better, and you will look like a moron doing these exercises and believing these promises. I'd trash this book but it's in a good condition, so if you must, you can have my copy. I don't recommend it though.
Review Date: 4/14/2010
Either I have read too many books on how to dress because I found nothing new here or the book simply failed on so many levels. Let me count the ways. First, it was very hard to find anything applicable to me here. I am not pregnant, a new mom, a working mom, a business traveler, a woman of color, or over 50, and even though I work, I work in health care where we wear uniforms and nothing that is ever said about business wear in these books applies to us. Secondly, even if you rename the body shape system and use historical figures instead of apples, it does not change the pedestrian information that did not say anything beyond the basics. Thirdly, there is a very fine line between witty and snide, and after a while the cute comments started to seem more insulting than funny. Saying things such as "...you will look anal retentive. Unless you're applying to work at a library, this is not a desirable trait" only reinforces tired old stereotypes. From a book which claims to uplift women of all backgrounds, shapes and ages, this is highly disappointing. Besides, if we were all beautiful and perfect just as we are, like the book claims, we wouldn't need manuals like this. Practice what you preach, or don't preach it.
On a positive side, this book addresses dressing for church or other spiritual occasions which has only garnered very passing mentions in any other style manual I have read. This is original. I also liked the last chapter about inner beauty which I found true and insightful: we want to cultivate relationships with people we like, not necessarily people whose style and looks we admire.
Ultimately, I think this book can be helpful for people who have not put much thought into their dressing yet, or people whose life situation is far different from mine, and can identify with the chapters mentioned above. For anyone else, especially the more experienced home stylist, this book does not offer very much to build on.
On a positive side, this book addresses dressing for church or other spiritual occasions which has only garnered very passing mentions in any other style manual I have read. This is original. I also liked the last chapter about inner beauty which I found true and insightful: we want to cultivate relationships with people we like, not necessarily people whose style and looks we admire.
Ultimately, I think this book can be helpful for people who have not put much thought into their dressing yet, or people whose life situation is far different from mine, and can identify with the chapters mentioned above. For anyone else, especially the more experienced home stylist, this book does not offer very much to build on.
Review Date: 4/22/2008
I haven't read this book but doesn't she look like Michael Jackson on the cover? CREEEEEPY!!!
Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 12/27/2016
I bought this book second hand before I actually looked at the recipes. After I did - the names are cute and inventive, but they are chock full of fat free, sugar free, light items. No thanks! They may be low on calories but processed junk like this is not good for your health and I can't imagine how it would taste good either.
Review Date: 4/6/2010
The poem, of course, is a classic. While these illustrations are colorful and whimsical, I prefer a slightly more realistic style and Jan Brett's illustration of this poem remains my favorite.
Review Date: 3/10/2008
Helpful Score: 2
This is an excellent self-help book on debilitating shame and guilt, on how they are created in dysfunctional families and how they manifest themselves in our adult lives. I usually hate underlining and making notes on books but I did it with this one because I knew it was a keeper. Several descriptions fit my life to a tee, only expressed more clearly than I could have. My only complaint is that this book is light on how to *recover* from pathological shame and guilt. It basically gives you one solution: talk about your shame to someone, and then it ends. But it describes the symptoms better than any other shame book I've read so far, and recognizing where your behavior patterns originate is winning half the battle already.
Review Date: 10/10/2007
I love Patricia McKillip's writing. It is very poetic and can occasionally be hard to get into, but it's well worth the effort. This is my favorite McKillip book. There was something about the converging of the different story lines and the nature of the quest described that resonated deeply with me. It is not fantasy fast food so invest in this book if you have time to digest it.
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