++++++TAKE A 2 DAY BREAK ++++++

Advantages: Really good real life stories & some fab recipes
Disadvantages: The chance of winning a competition is very low

...to enter 14 competitions for 30p! You can't do that in many other magazines. On the same spread as the entry form you will also see the answers to the puzzles in the issue from 2 weeks ago to see if you go them alright, you will also see a list of the winners and for proof they also feature a couple of the winners with their photos and a quick comment about winning from them. It also tells you about all the competition rules. Yawn Yawn! TRUE LIFE STORIES These are my favourites and really the only reason I buy Take a Break there are usually about 5 main stories and about 6 or 7 shorter stories. All of them are really interesting and informative and some are really quite remarkable. There are usually ones about people with foreign lovers, husbands or wives that cheat, people who have drug problems, sad stories about people dying from...

gemax2 06.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Take a Break

The Following Takes Place Between Seasons 2 and 3

Advantages: Gets the look and feel of the TV show brilliantly, Good plot, Some fun levels
Disadvantages: Some awful levels, General gameplay could have been better, Poor unlockables

...As far as fast-paced action series go, "24", the Keifer Sutherland-led drama with the nifty gimmick of plotting a story over 24 consecutive hours told in real time episodes, is hard to pass if you like your TV to be both edge-of-your-seat tense and utterly ludicrous. So it is really no surprise that Sony has taken the opportunity to convert the popular show into the snappily titled "24: The Game" for Playstation 2. The plot of the game takes place between series 2 and 3, and is basically like a lost season of the show. At the time I was playing it I had only seen the first series (I know, I am really far behind!), but following the intricacies and intrigues in relation to what I had already seen was no problem at all. A lot of time has been spent emulating the game's distinctive style, from the excellently scripted plot, to the steady...

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Take a Break

Advantages: Good all round magazine
Disadvantages: I wish the real life stories were sometimes more uplifting

...money, where readers can write in and ask for advice on issues such as skincare, best value for money products, how to cover up grey hairs - pretty much anything you can think of, earning you £25 for each letter used and a further £25 if you provide a photo of yourself. Coffee Break Fiction -------------------------- One page, tabloid style short story. Unlike in Fiction Feast, it is not placed under a certain category, so will come as a complete surprise. Same high quality standard of writing, though, of which there are usually 1 or 2 per issue. Horoscopes --------------- Real Life letters Sensible and Barmy ---------------------------------------------- Slightly longer versions of what you could expect to see published on take a break St. - Stories of love, courage, fond memories or those that are just 'barmy' are...

Katy777 27.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Take a Break

Taking Turns

Advantages: young children will enjoy
Disadvantages: eh-oh and uh-oh (oh dear)

...Tinky Winky, Dipsey, Laa Laa and Po are 4 cuddly aliens from childrens television. They first appeared on our screens on March 31 1997 and they eat 'tubbie toast and tubby custard' The programme was invented by Anne Wood and Andy Davenpot of ragdoll productions. When it first came out I remember there being a bit of criticism about the way they spoke - ' eh oh' my sister was not impressed at all and thought it was disgusting that a programme was allowed on television for children with things not speaking properly. When my eldest daughter started watching it she loved it and the repetition can actually help with speech development. Soon there were teletubbie videos, teddies, bags pictures you name they made them it was huge. The Taking Turns book is a thin paper book all about - yes you got it taking turns. It starts off...

rojm 13.10.2009 · Read review
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Have a break with Take a break!

Advantages: cheap, lots of stories and puzzles
Disadvantages: not high chances of winning the prizes due to amount of readers!

...I having been buying Take a Break for as long as I can remember. Every week I buy it with the intentions of doing the puzzles and sending the little form off but I often miss the deadline and end up thinking ''I'll do it with next weeks issue!'' However nowthe magazine have started allowing you to enter online - brilliant! Now I never miss an issue! I'ts an easy system to use simply by registering once and then every week to enter all you need to do is log in and select which issue you are entering and then inout the answers from all the quizzes into each little box provided and click submit! bob's your uncle! Anyway for those who aren't familiar with this weekly magazine let me give you an insight into it. The magazine was started in March 1990 so already has been around for a staggering 17 years and is edited by a Mr John...

frankiecesca 18.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Take a Break

The Take, a novel by Martina Cole

Advantages: A compelling tale of a criminally inclined family
Disadvantages: Strong language and violent scenes may cause offence.

...Review of ?The Take? a novel by Martina Cole I am reviewing the hardback version of the book, ISBN 978-0747269717 , 512 pages, published by Headline Book Publishing, in 2005. Jacket price £17.99. Also available used from www.amazon.co.uk . **The Novel** This novel is from the pen of Martina Cole, a British author who has made the London criminal underworld come alive for the readers of her work. The Take follows the fortunes and lives of the Jackson family from the early 1980's to the early '00s. The plot begins with the release from prison of Freddie Jackson. Freddie has done his time, made some useful contacts in prison and is back on the streets accompanied by his young cousin, Jimmy. As Freddie celebrates his freedom with booze, women and drugs, he conveniently forgets his wife Jackie waiting at home...

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Review of The Take - Martina Cole

Take that!

Advantages: Good plot, belivable characters
Disadvantages: Violent

...keep freddie out of trouble. Is also in love with jackies sister. Maggie Summers---- Jackies younger sister. Who wants to make sure her life is nothing like her sister's. Ozzy----- The big man. freddie got to know him in prison and when he came out went to work for his buisness. THE PLOT ------------------- The story is mainly centered around 2 sisters and their husbands. Freddie wants to take over the underworld when he comes out of prison, he has made important connections with Ozzy the king of the underworld and wants to eventually take over his empire including drugs, prostitution & protection. But his temper and drug taking cause him to make serious errors of judgement. He has a very volitile relationship with his wife Jackie and is always cheating on her with younger and prettier women, which makes her turn to pills...

lisa8871 04.12.2006 · Read review
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Scandal Takes a Holiday

Advantages: Humour - Falco's family life (+) excellently researched by Davis (+) gripping story
Disadvantages: Little physical and 'chases' description (-) a little too family life-related at times

...can only assume that the print/font is somewhat different or parts (prefaces, etc.) have been changed or removed. The publication date of Lindsey Davis' Scandal Takes a Holiday - the paperback version, again - was 2nd June 2005. Since then, the book seems to have gained popularity and there are plenty of reviews dotted around the Internet. Also, it is readily available to buy on online stores such as Amazon, eBay, and so forth. The publisher of my paperback version is Arrow Books Ltd. I will mention the other, hardback version as I know some people prefer to own these ones rather than the paperback: the publisher for the shorter, hardback version is Century and it was published on 3rd June 2004. As previously stated, there are various versions of this book. However, it seems that, with regard to variations, this book only...

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Review of Scandal Takes a Holiday - Lindsey Davis

For The Love Of God, Take It Away.

Advantages: It's cheap.
Disadvantages: It may turn your brain into a viscous liquid that will slowly seep out of your ears.

...it inscribed on a dog tag, or alternately and for the less mind-numbingly stupid amongst us, store it in your phone's memory) and how to stop paint cans leaving nasty marks on the carpet (use toothpaste - no, not really, I jest. Put them inside a carrier bag). The next chunk of the magazine is occupied by the 'Mum's Army' bit. You'd be forgiven for thinking that this was some kind of UKGold reworking of the terrifically bad TV show, 'Dad's Army', but no. It is, in fact, Take a Break's incredibly self-important attempt to start a new political party, composed entirely of, that's right, you guessed it, mums. They're so worried about 'yob culture' that they've even managed to get a candidate onto BBC2's 'The Daily Politics'. Must have been a slow news day, then. They've handily included a candidate list should the urge to vote...

tallulahbang 21.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Take a Break

Gary's Take

Advantages: Great reading
Disadvantages: Would have liked more gossip about him and Robbie's arguments

...I was really looking forward to reading this book to learn about the real man and not just what we were told from the tabloids, I can easily say that I was not disappointed with this book. Gary starts the booki n 2000 and tells about how his life is and what he is up to. He then starts to take us back on a journey from his childhood. He tells us all about his apprenticeship in the working mens clubs in the North and how his family would save up to buy him the latest model of keyboard. He tells how he gets his insperation for song writting which he started at such an early age and how hard it was trying to get his big break. He tells of when he first met Nigel Martin-Smith who was a modelling agent and how he had an idea of starting a boy band. We are told the truth about how Take That actually did get made and it is very suprising to...

sewbizzie 31.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of My Take - Gary Barlow