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Having read all of LeCarre’s previous books, I expected fantastic writing with a bit of a downer ending. Well this one had only mediocre writing and his worst ending ever! I really was disappointed. His writing still outshines most, but pales in comparison to that of his previous books. And the ending? I don’t mind if it’s a bit depressing, but this one was downright obscene. In the last chapter he stops writing and starts preaching, and the sermon is bad for any Americans–we’re arrogant imperialists who faked the war in Iraq for oil and power, and worse than that, we’re at fault for our response to terrorism. Seeing as how that was written by a man whose country didn’t lose thousands of citizens on 9/11, I’m afraid I take offense. My recommendation: Wait for us his next book, probably he’ll do better.
Absolute Friends

Battery life poor less than six hours at rest. To read product purchased I originally purchase newest 3g 3g I pod touch NEW to read prod being reviewed the indication is OLD. Feel I have been taken
Tie Dye Sports Shaped

I love my kindle: it’s perfect for books reading and I cannot live anymore without it.
PS: I sold my Ipad
More Unix for Dummies

My husband and are going to teach english abroad and thought this would be a helpful tool to bring along. We will be able to store music, pictures and have easy access to any important documents we save on here. It has been great so far allowing us to have quick and easy Internet access during this process of getting everything together. The only thing it is missing is flash, but there are so many apps that are out now that allow access without flash. We highly recommend this product to anyone who is on the fence!
Tiny Love Gymini Toys

This is an absolutely awesome carpet cleaner. Very easy to use, very little that needs to be cleaned and taken apart between uses. Cleaning is AMAZING! I’ve been renting Rug Doctors for years… this works SOOOOOOO much better!
The Heart Knows Something

This scale came in the mail a couple of days ago, and I really, really, really *wanted* to like it. It’s inaccurate.

Some background info: I’m dieting and losing weight. In the beginning when I was losing weight at 6 lbs, 4 lbs a week, my old scale worked ok. (Taylor brand, non digital) Now that I’m losing weight at the rate of 1 lb a week I needed a much more accurate scale.

Like everybody else I was led into this scale by the negative reviews but figured I’d take a chance at it. Not a good decision. I should have researched more.

Took it out, calibrated it, weighed myself, weighed myself with a 20 lb weight, weighed myself alone again. I repeated this test multiple times, and the first and second weights are always different, ranging from a difference in .2 to over a pound or more. This is unacceptable. I would give this scale four stars if it was only off by .2 lbs or .4 lbs, but it is off by more than that.

Weighing my 20 lb weight by itself yielded results of 20 lb and 20.2 lb. However, the scale is off by more than .2 lb when I weigh myself.

I am very disappointed and honestly feel like crying. I don’t know whether or not to return this scale, as it was a waste of $$ or try to contact the company and ask for a replacement. I go away to college soon and quite frankly don’t have a lot of time for dealing with this issue. My advice to other buyers: Don’t take a gamble on this, like I did. There are enough poor reviews here to negate all of the fabulous ones. Get a different scale. This one is useless if you are looking for a scale accurate to what this scale claims to be.

UPDATED REVIEW:

I returned this scale to Amazon.com. The company emailed me and left a message on this comment before I had done that, but I got a full refund, preferring to take my business elsewhere. The company sent me a new scale of the same model which I received in the mail today, which I was not expecting seeing as how I got a refund. But who is going to complain about getting some
Deluxe 7 Piece Filter

I was born in 1920. I grew up during the Great Depression and the Prohibition eras.

In 1965 we owned a bait and tackle shop in Venice, Florida. At that time the Ringling Bros. Circus wintered there and we became acquainted with many circus people. Our shop was a hangout for them and every evening after rehearsals they would stop by for a beer.

The book: “Water for Elephants” is extremely well written and I am planning to read more of Sara Gruen’s work.
I have ordered two more copies and given them to friends. They have given me very good reports.
A Second Listener Anthology

I bought this pedometer thinking it could track my distance. It only measures the distance you run in relation to your stride length, not actaul mileage. Totally useless.
Skies of Thunder

Pedometer is easy to set up. I like having the secondary clip to hold it in place, and reduce the chance of losing it .
The multiple functions are easy to maneuver.
UNIX The Complete Reference

I purchased this helmet for summer road cycling. My mountain bike helmet just did not provide sufficient ventilation (or comfort). I read numerous reviews on cycling helmets and decided to purchase this one. I was very surprised at how comfortable this helmet is. I place the helmet on my head with the adjustment strap (two sliding tabs on either side along the back) fully open and then adjust the tension to provide a comfortable fit. This helmet covers more of the sides of your head and reduces the “mushroom head” appearance. The ear/chin adjustment straps are easy to manipulate and are of quality material. The interior pads, which attach to multiple areas of the helmet with Velcro, are more comfortable and of superior quality (stitched padding strips) than other helmets I have used. The kit contains a full replacement set of pads as do most others. The ventilation is superb- far exceeding my already high expectations. I did not find the increased ventilation bothersome in any way as several other reviewers have observed (even at 35 mph). I have very short hair and have found that a absorbent skull cap (Under Armour Mesh Skull Cap) worn under the helmet is VERY effective in controlling sweat (no fogged sun glasses for 2+ hour rides). The only minor issue I have come across is that the highly aerodynamic design results in surfaces which make attaching a rear view mirror marginally more difficult. My local bike shop (Wamsley’s Cycles, Morgantown WV) was able to find a mirror that could be securely attached to the helmet after some flexing of the base plate. The helmet is expensive ($160 USD via Amazon back in July) but I feel it is worth the expense- this thing is extremely comfortable, high quality build and will last as long as I am accident free…

Update (8-21-10): Fell while road riding and hit my head onto the road at about 18 mph. Helmet absorbed the entire impact and has impact damage. This possibly saved my life today. Will be purchasing a replacement u
Giro Ionos Road Bike