January 2013 | Adthe Live Sports

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Unofficial Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although I have been a fan of the UG, it appears that the editors are resting on their laurels, and not updating the book every year as they claim. This year's guide includes a disturbing amount of assertions that were not true at the date of publication, and haven't been true for years.For example:*...

Frantic Panoramas: American Literature and Mass Culture, 1870-1920 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Frantic Panoramas" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Bentley's book interview ran here as cover feature on August 31, 2009.Click Here to see more reviews about: Frantic Panoramas: American Literature and Mass Culture, 1870-1920Late nineteenth-century America...

From Daytime to Primetime: The History of American Television Programs Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a good book to really go deep in the US history of television. Sometimes it is hard to keep track with all that different tails of development, but at the end of the day you're informed and knowing about the subject. Nicely written with lots of sources, names and examples.Click Here to see more...

Best Damn Garage in Town: My Life & Adventures Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Being a longtime fan of racing and interested in the history of the sport, I expected this book to give readers a glimpse behind the scenes from one of it's most legendary and colorful characters. It exceeded any of my expectations. As noted in other reviews, the story is told first hand as if you were...

Profiles of Genius: Thirteen Creative Men Who Changed the World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book has a deceptive title that suggests that it is objectively focusing on the concept of genius. I think that if you were to ask the average person to start naming the smartest people in the world, you would end up with names like Einstein and Mozart, Michelangelo and Bobby Fischer. Even given...

The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Reading THE ENCORE EFFECT by Mark Sanborn kept reminding me of something my father used to tell my brothers and me when we were kids growing up. "Boys, never settle for doing a good job when you have the ability to do a great one." My father is gone now but his sage words live on. There is so much to...

Men and Marriage Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Men and Marriage benefits the modern reader in a number of ways. Providing excellent data and analysis on males and females in modern society, the book enables its reader to better understand the modern controversy over men and women's respective roles in society. Gilder feels that one of modern society's...

What a Coach Can Teach a Teacher (Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In this phenomenal book, Duncan-Andrade provides a handbook for anyone interested in education. Building on a solid theoretical framework, he weaves an argument on lessons one can draw from looking at the relationship successful coaches have with their athletes and shows how to apply them in the classroom....

Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids: Dealing with Competition While Raising a Successful Child Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've read a number of books on this topic and "Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids" is by far the best. Dr. Grolnick and Ms. Seal sympathize with the pressures we parents are facing and don't seek to blame us the way certain other authors do. They offer real solutions instead of just lecturing us on...

The Trouble With Paris: Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Mark Sayers' new book The Trouble with Paris is outstanding. Well informed, insightful, articulate, and down to earth are just a few thoughts that come to mind when describing this tour de force. Sayers has a unique ability to have his finger on the pulse of contemporary culture and Christianity, and...

Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a seminary student with plans enter the priesthood, I found Passing the Plate valuable and helpful. The authors approach the inquiry of "Why American Christians don't give away more money" with genuine concern and interest in those who profess a faith but don't support it financially as their faith...

The Portable Personal Trainer: 100 Ways to Energize Your Workouts and Bring Out the Athlete in You Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book contains 100 strategies about how to bring passion and delight to any personal training program and into one's life. Each "tip" is followed by an action item that provides specific recommendations about how to incorporate it into one's fitness program and life. My personal favorite strategy...

Moon Tennessee (Moon Handbooks) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Nice book. Had lots of info on Smoky Mountain hiking as well as smaller and big cities. Will use for many trips in TennesseeClick Here to see more reviews about: Moon Tennessee (Moon Handbooks)Travel writer and Knoxville native Susanna Henighan Potter shares her knowledge and enthusiasm for Tennessee,...

How to Be a Canadian Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I first heard about "How To Be A Canadian" on CBC's "Basic Black," in which Arthur Black interviewed the Ferguson brothers (Will and Ian) and they read some of the best parts of the book out loud. What can I say...I was hooked and rushed out to buy a copy at Chapters (Amazon.ca didn't exist then...sorry...

Push Comes to Shove: New Images of Aggressive Women Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Push Comes to Shove is a fantastic book on women and aggression. From "Kill Bill" to "Bring it On" to Kara Walker, the images she uses are fascinating and diverse. Lavin views aggression not as a negative force, but as a necessary catalyst in creating change. Interesting to read into this in pop culture....

The Educated Child: A Parents Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a mother of three -- one in public school, one in private and one home-schooled -- I am deeply concerned about my children's education. I've lost count of the number of books I've read in the past 16 years on educating children. Some books were worth my time, many were not. Mr. Bennett's book is standing...

Israel - Culture Smart: the essential guide to customs & culture Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book gives a good brief introduction to the history, sights and people of Israel, though it is not extremely detailed or thorough. This is certainly sufficient if you are going for a business trip (the focus of the book) or a short vacation. As the book states, there are only a few good general...