The front: Mandasue Heller

Advantages: A great read!
Disadvantages: A little short!

... THE FRONT MANDASUE HELLER INTRODUCTION ?The Front?, was the first novel from Mandasue Heller and was published in 2002. Ms Heller moved to Manchester in 1982. She spent ten years living in a notorious rough area of the city, working as a singer in bands playing on the local pubs and clubs circuit. After a vicious attack on her home she decided to try to fulfil her ambition of becoming a writer. She had always enjoyed reading crime novels so she wrote about what she knew, about life on the rough estates of Manchester. Mandasue Heller is billed as being very much like Martina Cole, and I do agree with this comment. THE STORY ?The Front? starts with Mal, Ged, Sam and Lee, four old friends, who have decided to make some easy money by robbing their local supermarket, on a Manchester estate...

seanbond87 13.12.2009 · Read review
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All Dying On The Western Front

Advantages: Perfect picture of war, deep characters, harsh lessons, undeniable realism
Disadvantages: Crushingly realistic, morbid at times

...All Quiet on The Western Front is a phrase synonymous with an uneventful day on the frontlines of a battlefield. however, it is a actually a crude translation of a line from this gripping, intense story of a group of young comrades trapped in the bleak, unforgiving trenches of the First World War, refreshingly, told from the perspective of a German soldier. Being British, this is an angle all too rarely explored with the German's usually portrayed as nameless, faceless, soulless, broken-german spouting targets in uniforms. However this book does the unusual task of humanising all of the unfortunate souls who fought and in many cases, perished in such a tragic conflict, regardless of birthplace. The book is written by Erich Maria Remarque, a young man conscripted into the German forces in 1917, who fought in the war until being wounded...

BZ2886 10.03.2009 · Read review
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Lionel Ritchie - Back to Front

Advantages: 16 Great racks - Ballards and Pop
Disadvantages: None

...favourite of mine from Lionel Ritchie. This is a very widely known song and has a great tune which accompanies some very good lyrics. 16 - Three Times a Lady - This track runs for 3.35 minutes and was produced by James Anthony Carmicheal and The Commodores. Thisis probably the most famous of his songs, in my opinion, which is a very moving ballard and a favourite for weddings. The Cd cover contains a grey background with a very nice picture of Lionel fron the chest up wearign black and has the title in white letters. The back of the CD is gold in colour and again hasa picture of lionel the same as the front cover picture but from the knees up on this one. There is also the standard track list and credits. The inside of the cover contains a great track list with all of the lyrics for each and every song. There is also some words from...

sewbizzie 08.11.2007 · Read review
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Hanko Front Museum - a labour of love

Advantages: Interesting, well researched, great for history buffs, different to other museums
Disadvantages: Lack of captions in English; you may not be into military history

...Sometimes it pays to take a chance. Strictly speaking the Front Musuem in Lappohja in Southern Finland should have been closed for the winter when we visited the area in September 2007; in fact mid-September onwards is very much seen as the "off season" for most attractions in Finland, other than those in the heart of the cities (and even some of these close down for several months too). However, our Lonely Planet had been wrong before so we enquired at the tourist information office in the nearby town of Hanko. The tourist officer contacted the curator of the museum and arranged an appointment for us to visit the Front Museum later that day. She even checked the train times for us to make sure we could arrive for the time we had arranged. Now that's service! The Museum is situated on Road 25 which runs between the towns of Karjaa...

fizzytom 04.11.2007 · Read review
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Gust Front

Advantages: Sci-Fi
Disadvantages: Would not bother again

...Gust front. The Posleen have invaded the Earth. They are big reptilian looking aliens and they hate humans with a ferocity. The book is essentially a war/ resistance type novel with lots of battles and counter insurgency rear guard actions. The book follows differing teams of human fighter as they each have a story and a battle to fight. Some are successful and some disastrous slaughters. The Polseen are nasty aliens and no empathy comes across in the book, they want to totally dominate the humans and take over the Earth. The characters draw your pity as they fight against overwhelming odds and weapons so advanced only trickery and humans sacrificing themselves can help to defeat the Polseen commandos. There are a couple of sub plots and equally a couple of twist but they are not much to speak of and for me...

MaldivesHoliday 02.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Gust Front - John Ringo

Gust Front - A Decent Novel

Advantages: AN OK READ
Disadvantages: NONE

...Gust front. Author - John Ringo. A short review today. This book continues on from 'A Hymn before Battle'. You don't really need to read the first book but it would lay a little more meat on the bones of this story. Initially in the first book the POSLEEN where attempting to invade Earth, however in this book they are HERE. The battle descriptions are quite good and colourfully written, remember this is escapism sci-fi. Which means there is no need for the more 'techno' accuracy, which accompanies some sci-fi books? Some of the old characters from the first book are still here, with a host of new and surprisingly well fleshed out members of the fighting force. A rather odd and to be honest annoying trait appears in this book in which, at the end of a chapter, dialogue is introduced from one of the characters and is...

Maximus-Qualitus 20.05.2008 · Read review
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"All Quiet on the Western Front"

Advantages: Extremely educational and entertaining
Disadvantages: WW1 at times grim and depressing

...This item was originally sold for £9.99, but Amazon prices it at £5.97. The DVD is a single disk containing the film, no extra features which is a little disappointing. * * * * * I'm doing lots of World War 1 literature for my English A-level. But among all the videos, poems, biographies, and documentaries, this is one of my favourites. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' first grabbed my attention because it sounds so poetic, so familiar. However the deepest irony is that the front was never quiet, constantly bashed into craters by heavy shell-fire. Before this DVD (a 1979 remake of the classic black and white film) I had no idea what the trenches were really like. What is somewhat unique is that this story is seen from the German perspective. What is heartwarming and depressing is that it is very much like our own story...

e_coleuk 08.05.2005 · Read review
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Y-Fronts

Advantages: Can be used as fire-lighters
Disadvantages: Re-badged "Loaded"

...The Men's Lifestyle is one of the most lucrative sectors in the magazine industry. It is also now one of the most competitive as well with new titles appearing all the time. The Main players are probably "FHM", "Loaded", "Maxim" and "Sky" and are well established. Front is a relative newcomer, having been on the market for just over two years. If you have ever read it you will have probably noticed that it is a similar vein to "Loaded", i.e. more of a "lads" mag than a "men's". This is mainly due to the fact that it was founded by Piers Hernu who used to employed as part of the "Loaded" staff. For your money, you don't get much as it is approximately half the size of "FHM", but costs only 30 pence less! Admittedly is contains a lot less adverts, which is always a good thing, but it also has a lot less in features. It has no...

scruff 27.02.2001 · Read review
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Front - getting better and better

Advantages: cheaper then FHM
Disadvantages: not as good as FHM but getting there

...Newcomer to the ladsmag scene, but putting in a gallant effort. Slow starter but the last few issues have been of top quality. Front, edited by loveable rogue - Piers Hernu, was featured on a BBC2 fly on the wall documentary. The mag has been out for over 2 years now but is struggling to outsell the likes of FHM and Loaded, however it's gives them a run for their money. Talking of money Front is slightly cheaper at £2.90, but with fewer pages. Front boasts such features as Mate In A State, Vintage Bintage, Bez Sez and Dodgy Dave Courtney (don't mess with him !) Excellent features, quality birds, top reviews - what more do you want ? This month's issue :- Front continues to get better each month. Excellent pix and reviews. This month we have Alice Deejay, Michaela Bruni and the DIY girls all showing us their assets...

theladsmag 09.03.2001 · Read review
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In Front of the competition

Advantages: better than the rest
Disadvantages: bad image

...I being a teenager on occasions buy lads magazines, do I buy FHM, no, Loaded, no, I buy Front. The reason being that it has much better information and is a lot more entertaining. I don't buy it cause it's soft-core porn. Front has a bad name for it's self and because of the racieness of the first and future issues, they claim to aim it at an adult audience but don't, its full of younger teens who have painted funny remarks all over their drunk mates. Apart from that Front containes pics and interviews with numerous babes and plenty for the eyes to look at. The emphasis is on having a laugh. There is film and game reviews and pleny more to keep you reading this magazine for a long time. It lasts way longer than any issue of FHM, Loaded or Sky did....

Julz_Sco 13.09.2000 · Read review
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