Epinions Recent Reviews for Grendelguy

Jeremy Scahill - Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army: Slightly biased yet informative

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:53:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - It's difficult to browse the review section for this particular book and not take note at the disturbing trend that appears in those who have given the book one star. While it may truly be possible to argue that Blackwater is providing a service to the...

Important Lessons of the Free Market Doctrine

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:48:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Little has been written in the past 25 years that provided such a thorough critique of free market failures as this particular book. Chronicling the first experiments in South America in the 70s and following it through Russia, Poland, China...

We can learn from this

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:40:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - The first thing I thought when I picked up this book at my local bookstore was just how much we could all learn from this type of novel. This is essentially the story of a CIA agent who dedicated herself to our country and, as the result of both she and...

A definitive explanation of wage inequality

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:38:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Very Powerful, October 17, 2007 Those who listen to Thom Hartmann should already know that anything he writes is well-researched and founded on the principles that the framers...

Paul Krugman - Conscience of a Liberal: Excellent definition of liberalism

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:35:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - I have yet to read a more comprehensive analysis of what defines the modern day liberal. Krugman, an award-winning economist, not only identifies the commonalities all liberals tend to share, he also explains how these commonalities work to benefit...

Why Did I Marry You Anyway? 12.5 Strategies for a Happy Marriage

Thu, 3 Jun 2004 00:36:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Reviewer: Judy Jackson from Santa Barbara, CA My friends all laughed when I told them the title of this book that I'm so enthusiastic about. And we know they are laughing because everyone who has ever been married has asked the same darn question:...

Perfecting angst-metal

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 02:22:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Korn has come a long way from "Follow the Leader," the album that broke this angst-ridden metal band into the mainstream and cursed them with the label of "rap-rock." But no more can Korn be considered the reason pop music has been littered with...

Just in time for the apocalypse

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:59:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Don't be fooled: Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean we're safe from the undead. And when the undead finally do rise in a swarm of rotted meat with flesh-hungry incisors, what will you do? Will you take your handmade weapons and run to the base...

Rx: 300 joints

Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:13:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Imagine standing up from your last day of classes, your spine swollen and sore, your inflamed joints screaming for release. You pick up your textbook, feeling your brittle fingers break under the weight. Such an occurrence would not surprise George McM...

New album impresses

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:37:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Limp Bizkit: you either love them or you hate them. For those who hate them, I suggest you stop reading this now and return to your dark room where you can safely listen to "Three Dollar Bill, Ya'll" without being caught, because you won't enjoy this revi...

A rare successful best-of compilation

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:34:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - When White Zombie first gained precedence in the music world with the success of "Astrocreep 2000," the world of rock was in a state of disillusion, brought upon by the drastic destruction of both hair metal and grunge in a short period of time. Perhap...

'Profoundly Disturbing' truly is

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:28:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - BOOK REVIEW: 'Profoundly Disturbing' truly is Author Briggs adds humor and history to essays By Ken Brosky There was a time when I never would have understood how a movie about a woman whose sexual organ is located in the back of her mouth could poss...

ePilot: Finally: Get paid to SEARCH

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:13:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - After glancing through most of the pay-to-search sites on Epinions, it seems as though Epilot.com (A part of eliberation corporation) is one of the most controversial sites listed.

And just why is this? Well, by looking through several...

Great Family Fun

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:23:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - It's a beautiful day outside. You're bored. You don't want to waste the day in the house. You don't want to go shopping, and you definitely don't want to sit around thinking about what to do.

Or...

You're in Milwaukee, and you've missed the...

Targetshop.com: IPO or no?

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:47:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - I won't lie to you: I fell for it. I fell for it, and I fell for it HARD.

I bought right into the entire $12.50 per referral offer, and what made it worse was the fact that "for a limited time," TARGETSHOP was offering a 3x referral bonus! I'd...

Daimyo!

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:27:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Feudal Japan has fallen apart. As one of the many Daimyos of the land, it is your job to unite the Great Nation once again and maintain the status of SHOGUN. Choose from countless clans of the time, including the Rebels/Ronin, each with their own...

Nothing worse than a squirrel going on a bender

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 04:26:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Conker's Bad Fur Day, indeed. When a squirrel wakes up in a strange land with a massive hangover, you know you're in for a treat.

Graphics: 9.0

For an N64 system, this is some of the best-looking pixels you can get. The images are sharp...

The Ultimate American Music Collection?

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:54:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - ....Almost.

Granted, this CD contains some of the best Bluegrass tunes around. Granted, the soundtrack goes VERY well with the movie. Unfortunately, it's not something that will appeal to everyone.

Fortunately, the album is almost...

Thou art watching a great movie

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 03:56:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Let's get my major qualm out of the way first: OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU really isn't as laugh-out-loud funny as the Coen brothers' other classic comedy, THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Why is this important? Because the advertisements that I've seen have made this...

Frightening. Horrific. Passionate.

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 03:54:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Not very often am I obliged to buy a video game anymore, especially not a computer game. I, like many others, will occasionally treat myself to a game when I have the spare cash or when Christmas is coming around if for anything just to have something to...

Bleem!: Everything you need

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 21:39:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Hmmm.....am I missing something? First, everyone complains about frame-rate problems in PERFECT DARK for N64, yet I play it with tons of friends all the time and it works fine....now this.

I can honestly GUARANTEE that Bleem! is something no...

Finally!

Mon, 29 May 2000 01:26:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - For too long now has Owen Wilson been cast in the lame ducks that plague the big screen, his most recent THE HAUNTING. For too long, Dimension Films and others have attempted to cash-in on Jackie Chan by re-releasing dubbed Hong-Kong hits like TWIN...

Decapitations galore, not much more

Thu, 25 May 2000 14:18:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - It's not everyday that a movie like this appears, especially not as fast and boasting such amazing special FX. But the Relic (Loosely based on the novel RELIC by Douglas Preston) came out of nowhere, it's producers boasting comparisons of some of the...

Save us, Fangoria

Thu, 25 May 2000 00:45:55 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - Ever since the spine-tingling MINDWARP, I've been drooling for another Fangoria Films release (Let's just forget about CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT). My brain cried out to be stimulated once again by horror, as we dawned upon the now seemingly undying...

I have such things...to show you....

Thu, 4 May 2000 23:40:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Grendelguy - In an explosive turn of events, the late 80's and early 90's changed drastically from hip urban dramas and idiotic comedy (Okay, I liked the comedy), and we managed to catch a quick glimpse into the future of horror, which would later return in full...