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Advantages: On cassette tape, read by the author himself
Disadvantages: 6 cassettes may become muddled by a blind user

...starts off in England, in a sunny garden, and promises to biograph Bogarde's every journey through the 'Movie' world (although I had previously guessed that I 'knew' it already). Mrs X, the lady to whom the letters are addressed, is not immediately revealed and the book promises that she and Bogarde never met. You will find out pieces about Mrs X through the one-sided letters; the lack of absolute knowledge of the content of the letters, received ...
...listener individually; with each new reply. My first thoughts on the book had been that it would be quite sufficient to listen to odd letters, but tape 1 proved to me that it deserves to be listened to in its entirety. It made me want to find out more about Bogarde's life, contemporaries and about the films he appeared in. www.mebooks.co.uk/rol ... Read review

Advantages: well written, detailed account of the series
Disadvantages: some of the blurb is slightly misleading

Survivor 2: Panama didn't exactly have the British public hooked, but I was certainly watching from start to finish. And with ITV recently announcing that they have no plans for a third series (although hopefully the success of "I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here!" will change their minds), I'll just have to relive the memories of an excellent series by reading this book again, and again, and again, and again.... The second series of Survivor promised ...
...about the official companion to Survivor 2. ~*~ WHAT IT PROMISES 'Survivor: Panama' by Dan Waddell promises to relive the whole of Survivor 2 - the alliances, the exciting yet exhausting challenges, and more importantly - the tense Tribal Councils, which saw a contestant voted off every three days. But, perhaps the major selling point of the book is the promise that details of the events that didn't appear on television are described in full. So ... Read review

Advantages: Very informative, great photos, well written
Disadvantages: None!

I ordered this book for my friend, but I began skimming through it when it arrived, and within hours I had rushed up to my computer and ordered a copy for myself! Because this book really is the ultimate guide to Grease! It's written by none other than Didi Conn, who played the pink-haired beauty school drop-out Frenchy in the movie. It also includes a foreword by the producer Allan Carr. It tells you about the movie's history - how it went from ...
...explains why the song "Freddy My Love" is on the soundtrack! I was wondering about that for ages, because I couldn't find it anywhere in the film. But this book told me that in the play, Marty sings "Freddy My Love" at the sleepover! It includes lots of interviews with almost all of the cast and crew - from auditioning, to what they thought of their characters, to what they're doing now. And what their characters are doing now! (Accoring to John ... Read review

Advantages: A lot of good pictures, very descriptive writing, its all abput FRIENDS!
Disadvantages: a lot of writing

...i have grown up with friends and this book covers all 10 sesons. It's all finished now but this book will help you to remember friends for a lifetime it has profiles on each main character (inc. Janice & Gunther) and detailed descriptions on each series. There is episode guides for all ten seasons and lots of chapters including information on each series and character, crew and behind the scenes. I got through it within two days as i found it quite ...
...of the best things to hit this planet! This book illustrates just how good it is/was. There is great pictures of on set and behind the scenes including the pictures of the actors dressing rooms. The book itself is only available in hardback at the moment but is due out in paperback sometime next year. I found it for around £12 but with some shopping around could probably be found cheaper. It can be found in all good book shops and covers all 10 seasons ... Read review

Advantages: hugely informative, overwhelming amounts of knowledge
Disadvantages: can be confusing at first, book is written in fragmented format

...the subject can change (by performing the change on you). Tricks Of The Mind is an incredibly enjoyable and informative education read and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the world of the human mind, beliefs and expectation, hypnosis and NLP, body language and psychic abilities. ... Read review