Epinions Recent Reviews for andy

Youssou's a Great Introduction to the World Music Scene

Tue, 12 Feb 2002 06:22:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I'd guess most people probably don't even know they've heard Youssou N'Dour singing, but he burst on the international music scene in 1986 for his contribution to Peter Gabriel's hit, "In Your Eyes." I first heard a full N'Dour song in England in the...

Say It Ain't So, Tom.

Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:21:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author andy - To say I'm disappointed with Tom Clancy's most recent offering, "SSN," a novel co-authored with Martin Greenberg would be misleading, for I'm well beyond disappointed. I'm shocked that he would put his name on something this bad.

As...

How do I Love Thee?

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 06:40:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I am a Red Sox fanatic. I remember trying to learn to hit left-handed so I could hit like Mike Easler, regaling my parents with statistics the year eight Sox hitters topped 20 homers, and giggling like a schoolgirl while sitting in the outfield as the...

DEFCON 3: Read this Book

Wed, 1 Dec 1999 07:34:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andy - Back in the days when Tom Clancy only wrote fiction, you could imagine him writing a book like this. "Blind Man's Bluff" is a series of twelve chapters tracking American efforts to use submarines to spy on the Soviet Union during the Cold War...

No Maas: The Sensational(ism) Sleep Book

Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:48:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I actually learned a lot about sleep while reading this book. Unfortunately, little, if any, of the information I learned is actually applicable to my lifestyle.

Secure in the knowledge that I am sleep deprived, I bought "Power...

This Bird Soars

Tue, 2 Nov 1999 09:11:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - (This review will probably be most useful to someone who is, as I am, relatively unfamiliar with the mystery genre.)

Though I hardly ever read mysteries and haven't even seen the movie "The Maltese Falcon," it is easy to see that...

Velveeta Winchester Lays on the Cheese

Sun, 24 Oct 1999 14:31:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andy - Strange as it may seem, "The Professor and the Madman" reminds me of a tuna casserole. In this case, the tuna, egg noodles, and sharp cheddar are replaced by a hodgepodge of equally appealing ingredients: a murder, a portrait of an insane man,...

Truth ... or Consequences?

Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:34:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - This is a book of monumental events. In the 20 essays that comprise the book, Western civilization is destroyed several times -- by the Mongols, the Ottoman Turks and the Persians -- the Southern States win the Civil War, and the Allies lose both World...

Quarantine Yourself -- And Read This Book

Fri, 8 Oct 1999 05:36:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - "Quarantine," is probably the best book I have read in the last year and certainly unlike anything I have ever read. The story, based on the biblical story of Christ's 40-day fast in the desert, tells two stories: one a religious tale, the...

Good service, but you can do better

Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:14:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I have two online accounts, one with Accutrade and one with Quick & Reilly (Q&R). I haven't made any transactions with the Accutrade account in the last year, though I continue to trade through Q&R.

There are a few reasons why I...

Believe the Harry Hype

Tue, 28 Sep 1999 03:39:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - Normally, I don't buy books just because they're on the bestseller list, but the unstoppable Harry Potter machine grabbed my attention and didn't let go till I had a brand new copy of "H.P. and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

A number of...

A Real American Hero

Sun, 26 Sep 1999 20:59:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andy - "Faith of my Fathers" is a sobering account of John McCain's admiration for his father and grandfather, both of whom were four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy, and his experience as a combat pilot and POW during the Vietnam War.

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This Town Needs an Enema

Fri, 24 Sep 1999 20:37:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andy - It's around 4:30 a.m. on a Saturday and I'm working on the company Web site. And the place is rockin'.

Okay, so I'm the only one there. BUT...I'm listening to Blink 182's album for the fourth time tonight -- this morning? -- and am so swept up...

Bearly Made It to the End

Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:17:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I respect this book. I didn't really like it, but I respect it.

The book is about a walking, talking bear who embarks on an odyssey to find his true identity in his relationships with people, his romantic endeavors, and his profession, which...

Murray Drives the Green

Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:38:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andy - It took some time before I understood the double meaning of this book's title, but, like many good books, the title does indeed have a greater significance than one might first realize.

As irreverent groundskeeper Carl Spackler in the movie...

"A Patchwork Planet" stitches everything together

Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:29:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - The fact that Anne Tyler is a gifted writer is evident in the first few pages of this marvelous novel.

At its core, "A Patchwork Planet" is about the passage of time and the effects time has on our personalities and relationships...

Success is Oprah-matic, but is it justified?

Mon, 30 Aug 1999 04:34:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andy - "A Virtuous Woman" is the first Oprah Book Club selection that I have read, and, in truth, my primary goal in reading this novel was to pinpoint why so many readers are ga-ga for Oprah's picks.

For, while it's reasonable to attribute...

A very Depp-ressing experience

Fri, 27 Aug 1999 18:43:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author andy - I like movies with plots, and The Astronaut's Wife doesn't have one. The premise is that astronaut Spencer Armacost, played by Depp, and another astronaut lose communication with NASA for two minutes while on a mission to repair a satellite. During this...

I Do Run, Run, Run

Tue, 17 Aug 1999 05:41:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andy - At 5'7" and 165 lbs., I'm not what you'd call a natural runner. That said, I like to run and will even run competitively from time to time. Most of my runs are about 3-5 miles, but I have run a couple of marathons.

I would recommend these...

Cool? Yes. Scary? Not really.

Thu, 29 Jul 1999 02:36:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andy -
I'm not really much of a horror movie fan and tend to get scared pretty easily. That didn't really happen in The Haunting.

I liked the movie because I thought the special effects were amazing. On the whole, the movie wasn't all that...

Drive down another street

Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:10:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andy - From the opening credits, I knew this movie would be disturbing. A boy is stumbling down the middle of a suburban street. His walk is reminiscent of Verbal Kint's in The Usual Suspects. Is he drunk, you wonder. Drugged? The revelation is graphic.
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