Mates, Dates and Sleepover Secrets by Cathy Hopkins

Advantages: Great characters, good story, you can read it over and over and not get bored of it, easy to read
Disadvantages: -

...Mates, Dates and Sleepover Secrets Cathy Hopkins The book was published in 2002 by Piccadilly Press Ltd. A bit about the author Cathy Hopkins was born in Manchester but grew up in Kenya from the ages five to eleven. She started writing teenage fiction in the year 2000. (To find out more visit www.cathyhopkins.com) When/ Why did I buy the book? I bought the book a good few years ago, I'd say about five, when I was about ten years old. I actually bought the book from a car boot sale, I think it was about 10p!! Which is an absolute bargain as the book is fantastic and I still read it now. I'm not really sure why I bought it, it obviously must have just caught my eye through all the usual junk you find at a car boot sale. They say don't judge a book by its cover, well everyone does don't they. I think I judged...

Ruby.xo 28.06.2009 (23.07.2009) · Read review
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Triple A Entertainment - Amar Akbar Anthony

Advantages: good all round fun film
Disadvantages: story

...Amar Akbar Anthony is a Hindi language film which was released in 1977 and it is the first Hindi film I recall ever seeing as a child. PLOT SUMMARY Kishanlal (Pran) is an ex con fleeing from the mob who leaves his wife and three young sons in the process. His wife Bharati (Nirupa Roy) becomes blind and is separated from her children who end up being brought up by a Hindu policeman, a Muslim tailor and a Catholic priest with new names of Amar (Vinod Khanna), Akbar (Rishi Kapoor) & Anthony (Amitabh Bachchan). The boys grow up to be a policeman, singer and chancer respectively. As the story develops we see them meet the women of their dreams (Shabana Azmi, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi) under varying circumstances and whether or not the family is finally reunited with the bad guys still on the loose (Jeevan and Ranjeet...

anonymili 11.12.2008 · Read review
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Marc Anthony - The reigning king of salsa

Advantages: It's Fantastic and timeless
Disadvantages: None!

...Marc Anthony. Who is he, you may well ask? Well, in my opinion he is a genius song writer and an incredibly talented and heart-felt singer: a man that puts his whole being into every word he sings. Marc Anthony is a 32 year old American Latino, born and raised in Spanish Harlem. Although he has had a huge following in Latin countries since the early 90's, he only received international acclaim in the English speaking world after the release of this album, in September 1999. The success of the album was kick-started by his huge hit - 'I need to know' and the album subsequently sold a staggering 2 million copies in the US alone. Marc is a talented individual, not only does he sing the songs, but he has also co-written 10 of the tracks. Such is his popularity, a leading Puerto Rican newspaper hailed Anthony as 'A prophet in his native...

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PIERS ANTHONY Incarnations of immortality,

Advantages: Really good imagery, Gets the mind working
Disadvantages: critical of some social decisions

...To begin I would like to give some information on Piers Anthony himself. Piers Anthony was born in Oxford, England in 1934. He and his family moved to Spain in 1939. In 1940 with him at the age of six they moved and settled in the U.S.A. He had difficulty getting through the first stages of school due to finding it difficult to learn to read. However after overcoming this obstacle he progressed to become an English teacher before settling as a full time author. In 1958 He became a citizen of the U.S.A. His first publications were short stories, the first one of these was called POSSIBLE TO RUE and this was published in 1963. Four years later in 1967 CTHON became his first published novel. By 1981 when he began writing ON A PALE HORSE the first book of the INCARNATIONS OF IMMORTALITY he was writing an average of three books per year...

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Nuyorican - Marc Anthony

Advantages: Excellent voice
Disadvantages: Some songs too slow. Married to J-Lo!!

...This album came out in 1999, I bought it in 2000, after hearing I need to know, whilst on holiday in Turkey, (a vain attempt to keep my holiday memories alive!). Marc Anthony is a Puerto Rican New Yorker, a Nuyorican, as they have decided to call themselves. He has been around for some years, I believe this is his first English language album, but don't quote me on that. He has starred in a few films, one of which being 'Sneakers', if any of you remeber it, I think it was about computer hackers? It is the way his voice brakes in the middle of a note that gives it such sincerity and attracted me to buy this album. You just know that whoever he is singing these songs to is definitely a lucky lady. Well, he's singing them to Jennifer Lopez now isn't he? Who would have guessed back then, not I, that's for sure! Track 1: When I...

mavimelek 19.05.2005 (24.05.2005) · Read review
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Anthony Kiedis' Scar Tissue

Advantages: Packed full of honest and mindblowing stories
Disadvantages: It was too short!

...Scar Tissue - A Biography written by Anthony Kiedis and Larry Sloman. This book without a doubt has been one of the best books i have ever read. It is a brutally honest and emotive representation of one of the most famous singer/ songwriters of the last 3 decades and the front man of one of the worlds greatest bands, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The book gives an extreamly detailed description of the ups and downs throughout Anthony Kiedis' life and of those around him. The book gives us a clear image of how drugs have effected the lives of Anthony and those around him. He is not afraid to show the world how vulnerable he can be and how even the smallest things can effect so many others. Upon reading the book, one thing i noticed was how highly he spoke of the many women in his life and how these women have played a major part in his...

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Anthonys 70s disco workout

Advantages: you can have fun with it.
Disadvantages: could have picked better songs

...Anthonys 70s disco workout. After reading all the views on how appauling it was i nearly didnt buy it, However i like to find out for myself as i noticed many views were not broken down or in detail. I also noticed many people seemed to be slamming it for being unprofessional so at 1.99 i wasnt worried if i lost my money. I am glad i did this. The dvd is broken into sections. When i first put the dvd on the first section i must say is lame. The music i would not class as 70s and i wanted to know where were the words! I watched closey and yes anthony does not give you much direction,however the moves arent that hard if you are flexiable and arent ashamed of jumping around. When we get onto the second section-- yeahhh the music is on. Not that high in the background but on and if you take this dvd light hearted- i bet you could have...

elliepelly 21.03.2008 · Read review
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Alreeeeeet Anthony!

Advantages: Great to watch, very funny
Disadvantages: it has ended!

...stayed in there box for longest got a 3 course meal and treats for 3 days. Anthony, Roberto and Derek won. While people where in the boxes people took it as an oppertunity to "torture" other housemates whilst in the boxes! Kemal put some disgusting stuff in Roberto's box and a loo brush! There has been other great tasks like a dog training course, Cowboy stuff, gymnastics, crying, holiday resorts etc. Also housemates get puton SECRET MISSIONS where they have to complete a task on their own without anyone else finding out. ONe of my favourites was when Orlaith had a love buzzer and she had to hide it on her. When big brother set off te love buzzer she had to hug the housemate nearest her and say she loved them and compliment them! As it vibrated Makosi felt it and she didn't get tohug her so she failed the task! I thought it was really funny...

bumble_beez4 13.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Big Brother 6 (2005)

Don't take anyone for granted in this household!

Advantages: To the point, gets the right sort of message to kids, illustrations
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Piggybook is a startlingly brash and honest book aimed at kids with a not quite so hidden meaning. It has brilliant illustrations that are basic yet effective, and a tale told in the simplest yet most effective of terms. It is the story of the Piggots. It starts off by introducing the family, although Mrs Piggot is added as more of an afterthought. It then goes to show how the men of the house (Mr Piggot and the two sons) are extremely demanding of poor Mrs Piggott, and is really a very sexist look at a household. However, when they all return home one day to find she has left, they then have to fend for themselves. As the house and their health sink further and further, they become desperate, but what will happen to them? Author Anthony Browne presents a very stark look at how we should not bite the hand that feeds us, and also...

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Remembering your past

Advantages: Well thought out story, great concept
Disadvantages: weak support characters, difficult to relate to some aspects of it.

...Background: This was another bargain book I found when I was wondering round my local ?car boot? sale and I stumbled upon this one. I was very unsure about this it I must admit, but having read the summary I thought it sounded interesting enough. Also I couldn?t really go wrong as it was on sale for just 30p, so there was no harm in trying this one in my opinion. About the author: Evelyn Anthony is the pseudonym used by Evelyn Bridget Patricia Stevens Ward-Thomas. She was born in London in 1928, but now lives in Essex. In a successful and long writing career that stretches back to 1954 she has written 40 novels, plus 4 in the Davina Graham series. She general writes historical romances, espionage or thrillers. Her most famous work is ?The Tamarind Seed? which was turned into a film that featured Omar Sharif...

CPTDANIELS 14.11.2009 · Read review
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