Epinions Recent Reviews for AdaDavis

The Colossus on the Potomac: The Story of the Pentagon

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 21:47:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Everyone likes to quote the statistics. At 6.5 million square feet, it's the world's largest office building. It has 17.5 miles of corridors, 284 restrooms, and 7754 windows. The complex sits on 582 acres of Arlington, Virginia land, mostly in the...

Another Tale From the Body Farm: Flesh and Bone

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:04:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - "Over the past twenty-five years, my graduate students and I had staged hundreds of human bodies in various settings and scenarios to study their postmortem decay. Shallow graves, deep graves, watery graves, concrete-capped graves. Air-conditioned...

An Energy Boost Without the Caffeine or Calories

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:29:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - I've been using various Emer'gen-C drinks for several years, and the Lemon-Lime Fizzing Drink Mix is a favorite. What Is This Stuff? It's an "energy booster" that can be added to water for a quick, natural "pick-me-up" without...

Will the Real Patricia Cornwell Please Come Back?

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:18:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - At Risk is a Patricia Cornwell novel that doesn't involve Kay Scarpetta. Originally created as a serialized novel for The New York Times Magazine, the book introduced two new protagonists: Massachusetts District Attorney Monique...

Carved in Bone: The First Body Farm Novel

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:45:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - I picked up the hunting knife with my left hand and tested its heft, then shifted it to my right hand to compare. I'm a lefty, but I grade papers and dial phone numbers with my right. The knife felt more at home there, too. Okay, I thought, add...

A Simple But Good Coffee Maker: Hamilton Beach Stay or Go

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:13:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Last spring, after having another coffee maker die from a power surge, I went looking for a new coffee pot and a surge protector . I found the Hamilton Beach Stay or Go Coffee Maker on sale, and I have been using it for about 8 months...

A Very Good TV for the Price: Syntax Olevia 37" Widescreen LCD HDTV

Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:18:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - I have owned a 26" Olevia LCD TV for about two years, and it is still working just fine. Before Christmas, I decided it was time to upgrade to a larger screen, so I went looking for 37" models. Anything larger would not fit well in the space I had,...

Introducing Detective J. P. Beaumont

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:05:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - She was probably a cute kid once, four maybe five years old. It was hard to tell that now. She was dead. The murder weapon was a pink Holly Hobby gown. What little was left of it was twisted around her neck. It wasn't pretty, but murder never...

Caldrea Powdered Scrub, Lavender Pine: A Caldrea Scrub for Kitchens, Bathrooms and Dirty Hands

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:42:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - I’ve been using this scrub for a couple of years, and it is my favorite. The Lavender Pine fragrance is “Fragrance Number 1” in the Caldrea group of fragrances, and it is still around and popular. What is it?: This is a...

A Scholarly Collection of Dirty Ditties and Bawdy Songs

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:14:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - How do you print a book of “unprintable” songs? And for that matter, what would make a song “unprintable”? In the case of this book, the 180 songs were considered “too obscene for print” by respectable publishing houses...

Burt's Bees for When You Want Super Shiny Hair

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:13:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Generally speaking, I don't care for bath soap or shampoo that smells like food, so I was a bit wary of a Grapefruit and Sugar Beet Shampoo. However, I was intrigued by that "Super Shiny" part of the name. Since I haven't had good...

Al Qaeda's Perfect Martyrs: The Story of the 9/11 Hijackers

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:37:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - "There is much about Atta, one of the September 11 hijackers, and his brethren we can’t now know. But when a person moves through the world, he leaves a path that can be traced, however faint parts of it may grow. In the Atta traces, the image...

A Day in the Life of Mr. Bliss - a lost Tolkien book

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:50:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - After breakfast Mr. Bliss put on his green top-hat, because the Girabbit said it was going to be a fine day. Then he said: “I will go and buy a motor-car!” So he got on his bicycle, and rode down the hill to the village. He walked into the...

If You Prefer Your Wasps Dead and Minty Fresh

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:27:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - What is this stuff? It is a wasp and hornet killer that can be sprayed on a nest from several feet away. It works in seconds, and is non-toxic to humans and pets. What's in it? Mint oil, sodium lauryl sulfate, water, and carbon...

The Hidden Side of (Not Quite) Everything

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:38:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Morality, it could be argued, represents the way that people would like the world to work – whereas economics represents how it actually does work. Freakonomics is the product of an unlikely hookup of authors: Steven D. Levitt, a...

Lava Lamps, Stockholm Syndrome and a Balloon Named Rover: The Prisoner

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:45:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - "Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning! And what a lovely day it is. Rise and shine! Rise and shine." A Little About The Series: The Prisoner was first shown in the USA during the summer of 1968. The series begins as...

Earth Friendly Products Ultra Dishmate, Liquid Dishwashing Cleaner, Natural Almond: Earth Friendly Dishmate: For Dishes, Hands, or ..Whatever

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:18:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - It is dish soap. It is environmentally friendly. It smells nice. And it works. What more is there to say? Okay, there's maybe a bit more to say. Here's the list of Ingredients: water, coconut oil derived surfactants, salt,...

Method Ultra Concentrated Dish Soap Liquid, Aroma: Lavender: Not Much Method in This Madness

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:47:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - This may sound a little weird, so bear with us. Have you ever wanted to ask your dish soap to dance? You know, you're at the sink, and your hands are submerged in the soft, sweet-smelling water, and the bottle is over there on the counter, looking...

Tolkien Reads Tolkien

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 19:33:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - This is a review of The J. R. R. Tolkien Audio Collection of 4 CDs, read by J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien. (ISBN 0-694-52570-7). Some Background In August of 1952, J. R. R. Tolkien was staying at the house of a...

Roverandom by J. R. R. Tolkien

Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:05:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings The Story Once upon a time there was a little dog, and his name was Rover. He was very small and very...

Stupid.com: Stupid Web Site With Stupid Products

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:07:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - www.stupid.com The banner proudly states: Stupid.com: A Complete Waste of Perfectly Good Technology! What you will find here: Stupid Stuff (Duh!) like: a glow-in-the dark toilet seat, an inflatable bowl, a mooning...

Six Short Stories in Search of a Theme: Speculative Romantic Fiction

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:56:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Six authors, six stories, classified as both "speculative fiction" and "romance". In fact, three are science fiction, three are fantasy, and all six could probably pass as romance. And I can just see the people who know me looking confused, and...

The Manly Art of Chen Tai Chi (The Manly W/O)

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:58:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - About Chen Tai Chi: Tai Chi is a set of exercise routines in which the positions...

Making Slug Bread and Beheading Thistles

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:58:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Slug Bread and Beheaded Thistles is the first book by Ellen Sandbeck, a landscape gardener an...

RedJellyfish.com: Red Jellyfish Will Help You With Planet-Friendly Shopping

Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:52:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AdaDavis - Red Jellyfish

www.redjellyfish.com

What’s a Red Jellyfish, and why does it have a website?

A red jellyfish is a sea creature that looks like a parachute with trailing tentacles. As far as I know, there are no...