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The Beatles are back, in a book
Review of Beatles Complete Chord Songbook by gillenium1

Advantages: It contains all 194 songs recorded by The Beatles
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...covers ALL the songs The Beatles ever wrote and recorded themselves, with the exception of instrumentals and Lennon-McCartney songs recorded only by other artists. Every song is even dated so you can find out the year the song was first recorded. The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook presents The Beatles' songs in a format designed for a guitarist singing the songs unaccompanied, or with others. For this reason the chord shapes have been simplified ...
...the original recordings. However, The Beatles did occasionally detune their guitars when recording (for example "Lovely Rita Meter Maid" used guitars with strings tuned down a semitone). Also if you are playing along with the record you may need to tune slightly sharp or flat on some songs. This slight deviation from concert pitch occurs for a number of reasons, including the fact that The Beatles experimented with "vari-speeding" their tapes. (Meaning ... Read review

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29.02.2004
Fry's narration is as magical as the Potter world
Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Unabridged 7 Audio CD Set) - J.K. Rowling by MarcoG

Advantages: Stephen Fry. Easy to listen to.
Disadvantages: Can be pricey

...If you haven't heard of HARRY POTTER - one would beg the question - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? But for those of you who have been spending the last few years under a rock - here is a very brief outline of what the installment is about...

Harry Potter is a boy who at the age of 11 finds out that he isn't the 'normal' boy he thought he was, he is infact a wizard! So begins a whirlwind of adventure and magic as he prepares to spend the next ...
...The Potter Series: The 7 Harry Potter books have created arguably, literature's biggest selling phenomenon, with each book generating higher first week sales than the last. Book 7 sold a whopping 11,000,000 copies in its first 24 hours on sale! The series follow the order (all titles start, "Harry Potter and the…": 1) Philosopher's Stone 2) Chamber of Secrets 3) Prisoner of Azkaban 4) Goblet of Fire 5) Order of the Phoenix 6) Half-Blood ... Read review

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06.03.2008
Burlesque
Review of Burlesque and the Art of the Teese / Fetish and the Art of the Teese - Dita Von Teese by apuremorninginsoho

Advantages: the insider tips
Disadvantages: the pictures that do not belong in the sections

...the fist being the classic Burlesque side with tips on how to perfect your inner burlesquer. Dita also shows you how to perfect your look depending on where decade you want my personal favorite was from the 40s look with unseen pictures of dita and her personal stories its a must have the other side is called Fetish this is my personal favorite with an insight on how fetishes are a part of everyday life with a picture of her on the cover of playboy ... Read review

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09.08.2008
Shooting Great Photography...
Review of Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera - Bryan Peterson by kiran8

Advantages: very easy to understand
Disadvantages: none

Many readers are of the opinion that this is one of the finest books written on Photography, especially recommended for new photographers and those interested in photography.. The text is straight forward and easy to understand, covering the topics Aperture, Lighting and Shutter speed, but, it is not a highly technical book.. There are many illustrative photographs accompanying the text and also there are many photographs which illustrate different ...
...as it give a basic knowledge of photography , and sharpens their skills at photography.. He has made it interesting and practical by including some excercises all through the book to help you gain some experience as you read on.. He has taken care to include all details that a beginner would want to know, thereby helping one analyze where they went wrong while taking a particular shot.. The price is attractive for a book of this kind..a good buy ... Read review

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28.07.2008
Mess With My Mind!
Review of Tricks of the Mind - Derren Brown by sparksteroid

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

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30.05.2008


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