Epinions Recent Reviews for arjita

The No-Good Baby and her Brother

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:27:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - When I was pregnant with my second child, who is now two, I read some books to my son to prepare him for the coming baby. Most of the babies in those stories were sweet little things who might take some time and the parents' attention away but would...

A Cultural Lesson: The Kite Runner

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:14:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - When I was growing up in India, we would have discussions about partition of British India, which resulted in the formation of Pakistan. How things might have been different if this had not happened was the common theme. We would wish that the two...

A "good Indian girl" in the US

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:56:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - We were going on vacation the next day. I had a million things to do and one of them was returning the library stuff. As I was exiting the library, I glimpsed this book with the picture of a girl wearing Indian style jewelry on the cover. No time to...

Who is proud and who is prejudiced?

Tue, 7 Jan 2003 21:32:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - One of the works of literature which has inspired many producers all over the world over the years to make movies or television series' is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

One such adaptation which I had heard a lot about is...

Parenting 101

Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:58:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - It is often said that one of the most important job on this earth is raising a child. Many parents when handed a child, wish that it came with an instructional manual. For some, parenting is as natural and instinctive as the love that they feel when...

A Hindu Wedding

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:48:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - As I was heading out of the library, my eyes fell on the display table. There were a wide array of wedding related books on the table. In a sea of white, the cover of Vivah with its henna colored hands stood out. Vivah literally means...

Find Rosie? Think Not!

Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:01:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - I am not a regular watcher of Rosie O’Donnell’s show but have seen her occasionally on her show as well as on other shows and movies. She always comes across as a genuine person and a likeable personality. I watched her on one such show describing her...

Chugging all the way to the west!

Fri, 6 Sep 2002 14:26:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - This is the story of Two Little Trains first copyrighted by Margaret Wise Brown in 1949. Classic story by this much loved author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny has been illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon in a...

Come on! Show your stuff!

Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:24:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - Have you asked your pre-schooler "What Do You Know?" lately? Here is a book that will help you and your child find the answer to that question.

Charming rhyming riddles ask the kids to do a variety of things from looking for a shape to...

Cosbyology: Bill Cosby's Gems of Wisdom

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:25:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - I do not always enjoy stand up comedy but one performer who has often given me something to smile about is Bill Cosby. His gentle essays, delivered in a slow, deliberate, and trade mark repetitive style, make me nostalgic, and sometimes make me...

Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness

Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:12:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - If you love crime and mysteries, this is one series you must give a look. Produced by Granada Television of UK in collaboration with WGBH/Boston, there have been five in the Prime Suspect series as far as I know. It was serendipity...

Helen Mirren's Prime Suspect

Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:44:25 GMT

"Anthrax: A practical guide"

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:38:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - When the Anthrax scare spread last year, we all were afraid for our near and dear ones and felt helpless in the face of the terrorizing enemy who would do anything to create panic and disrupt the daily lives of millions of innocents in the name of some...

Strangers On a Train

Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:20:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - You hate somebody for messing up your life. You know your life would be better if they were dead. But how can you get away with this? Easy, get someone else who has no connection with this person to do this. But who? Find someone who has to get rid...

Olivia Saves the Circus!!

Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:17:27 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - Olivia’s back…and this time she is the savior of the circus.

After our introduction to Olivia the untiring little pig, we were curious to see what else she had been up to.

We found out that she had been to a circus...

What did you do today?

Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:07:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - A lot of us have to leave our kids in the care of others while we go about the business of making a living. It is not easy for the kids to understand what we do all day away from them. My Day, Your Day by Robin Ballard is an attempt at...

Not-so-fun family crafts

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 07:06:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - Crafting with kids is a great way to spend time with your kids. It not only encourages creativity in the child, but also helps in their mental and physical development in many ways. Besides these benefits, this also lets the family spend some quality...

A good vegan cook book for beginning vegetarians

Thu, 8 Aug 2002 21:20:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - Lorna Sass seems to be a cook after my own heart. Striving to be a from-the- scratch cook but not really having the time to be able to do that. She has had to find alternatives and is sharing some of the tips and tricks to be able to achieve the...

The Taj Mahal

Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:02:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - In the words of one Urdu poet, Majrooh Sultanpuri,

Ek Shehenshah ne banwa ke hasin Taj Mahal, Saari duniya ko mohabbat ki nishani di hai

“In Taj Mahal the world was given an eternal symbol of love by an emperor”

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Where are the Dinosaurs?

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 20:18:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - What is it that keeps us intrigued and fascinated with Dinosaurs? Be it a kid or an adult, the subject of dinosaurs has remained of interest for a long time now. There are many aspects of the dinosaur age which are a mystery. One of the very basic...

Snow Day: Little Geraldine wants to play

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:59:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - My son has been fascinated with snow for a while now. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, we had minimal chances to see snow here and so had to make a trip to Tahoe just so he could play in the snow last winter. He now wants us to move to an area...

The dot com boom and bust

Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:29:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - I heard of Startup.com for the first time on CNN. Then, the same week, I watched Ebert and Roeper review it on their show on TV. This was about a year ago. I was intrigued and amused and wanted to watch it right away. Didn’t have...

All you ever wanted to know about al qaida

Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:26:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - As I was heading out the library, my eyes fell on Usama bin Laden’s al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network in the “New Books” shelf. I decided to add it to my basket too.

The book is a result of collaborative...

Revenge! Is it really worth it?

Sat, 27 Jul 2002 20:59:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - I was browsing the mystery section in our local library when I came across this one. I needed a quick read. A thin novella with references to one of my favorite books A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens on the back cover, A...

This girl is not afraid to wear horizontal stripes.

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:59:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arjita - The cover is what attracted me to this book. An elegant white cover background, in the center of which you find an adorable pig wearing a red dress and with black and white striped tights. Yes, pig and white in the same sentence. And this is a little...