Epinions Recent Reviews for fhkerr

Beautifully Done, But Not For Everyone

Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:07:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview Ageing and the generation gap are topics for humor and for tragedy. In Kotch,...

In Most Fields No Peer Exists

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:57:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Why I Write This

This is the 100th review I have posted on Epinions.com. That makes it a bit special, at least to me. I wanted to write about something special, a topic I could recommend without reservation. Normally, I avoid posting...

Good Rooms Amid Warehouses And Near Restaurants

Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:13:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Looking for a comfortable stop on our westward trek home and one convenient to our route, we picked the Residence Inn Oklahoma City West. We arrived in the area via I-44 (The Turner Turnpike) and planned to leave on I-40. The...

Typical Residence Inn: Nice Neighborhood

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 01:15:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Location might not be everything when it comes to hotels, but it matters. The Residence Inn Saint Louis Westport stars in the location game. It sits in the Maryland Heights suburb of St. Louis, a very nice upscale residential...

The American Museum of Science & Energy

Sat, 31 May 2003 15:24:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Tennessee has much to see: cities, universities, beautiful scenery, and even people who sing and play country music. For me, the single most interesting thing is The American Museum of Science & Energy at Oak Ridge. My wife and...

The Blount Mansion: A Knoxville Gem

Wed, 21 May 2003 23:01:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Background

My wife and I recently visited good friends in Knoxville. They took us to the Governor William Blount Mansion at Gay Street and W. Hill Avenue, a true gem for tourists. It is a place where history, 18th Century architecture,...

Pluses and Minuses Equals Par For Residence Inn

Mon, 19 May 2003 23:06:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Location and Design

The Residence Inn Nashville Airport is a large example of a standard Residence Inn by Marriott. Its 168 suites are in a densely developed commercial area not far from the airport. The arrangement consists of a...

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Odessa: Not Your Usual Express!

Thu, 15 May 2003 21:36:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

My wife and I made a reservation at the Holiday Inn Express in Odessa, Texas, thinking it would be just a streamlined stop after a long day of driving. When we arrived, we were amazed to find an elaborately built,...

Critique and Explanation

Mon, 5 May 2003 16:51:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Ken Burns’s The Civil War: Historians Respond is a most unusual book. Let’s imagine that Epinions.com consisted of expert critique from professionals rather than a cross section of opinion from consumers. It...

Preposterous But Fascinating

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:36:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

J. A. Jance has become one of my favorite novelists, especially for her stories of Johanna Brady, Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona. Devil’s Claw, the eighth in that series, may be the best. The premise is...

A Second Season of Really Funny TV

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 00:49:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Content

This is the second season of All In The Family, the best television comedy series ever made. The series here reaches maturity, and the humor is even better than in the first season. My review of that series can be seen...

Comprehensive Analysis of Little Interest to Most

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:29:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

In 1995 the University of California Press published Grands Vins: The Finest Châteaux of Bordeaux And Their Wines by Clive Coates, the well-known Master of Wine. It is an impressive book, and it rests on my shelf and on...

Prelude, Two Battles, and Social Change

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:43:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Civil War Journal: the Conflict Begins is a set of 2 DVD discs containing four programs apparently broadcast originally in 1993 by The History Channel. I say “apparently,” for there is no included information...

A Bishop Visualizes A Christianity For The Future

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:04:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Warning

This book will be of value for those Christians who have doubts or frustrations with traditional church doctrines and practices. Those who are comfortable with what their particular faith tradition teaches should avoid it, for...

Apaches As Humans—White Settlers As Aggressive

Sun, 6 Apr 2003 19:44:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Broken Arrow is one of those overlooked films with good entertainment value and significant historic interest. It’s subject is history; peace between Anglo settlers and the Apaches negotiated by Tom Jeffords and...

Justice at Timberline: Four Stories of the High Country

Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:12:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Disclosure

The author of this book, Richard M. Kerr, is not a relative of mine. He is, however, a neighbor and friend. As always, I have attempted to write an objective review that would be helpful to anyone considering buying or...

The Essential Wine Encyclopedia

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:08:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

The Oxford Companion to Wine, edited by Jancis Robinson is a serious wine reference. In my opinion, it is that essential encyclopedia that anyone serious about wine needs to have available. Published in 1994, it is still...

Photographs of Pittsburgh’s Dark Side

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:05:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

A few months ago, I was startled to learn that a major exhibit of photographs of Pittsburgh, my hometown, would soon open at the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography here in Tucson. I viewed the show with...

Truly A Forgotten Gem

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:47:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Here is truly an overlooked treasure from the 40’s about life in the second half of the 19th Century. The Valley of Decision takes place in Pittsburgh, an ideal spot to view relationships between social classes and...

The Original Axis Powers Launch War

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:51:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Why We Fight: Prelude to War & The Nazis Strike combines two documentaries in this powerful series produced for the U. S. War Department by Frank Capra. The purpose was to educate and motivate our troops as they went to...

Is This Film Too Beautiful For You?

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:46:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

The first thing a viewer of Too Beautiful For You must face is that it is a French film. The language is French, although the DVD has English or Spanish subtitles. The approach to filmmaking is French; it is all about...

The Steel City Being Reborn—The Photographs

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:09:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

I jumped at a chance to acquire Witness to the Fifties: The Pittsburgh Photographic Library, 1950-1953. Those were my high-school years. Even though we had moved to the suburbs, I was still bussed to Perry High in...

The Book That Survived the Tragic Attack

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 00:45:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course reviewed here is the 2003 Edition, subtitled: “A Lively Guide.” It is a 208-page hard cover edition, the latest in a series emanating from the former World Trade Center...

Hard Hat Caper

Sat, 4 Jan 2003 14:50:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

My review of Taking the Fifth, one of the Detective Beaumont mysteries by J. A. Jance, indicated less enthusiasm than I have for the other Jance works. Now, I have read another Beaumont caper, A More Perfect...

Good Fun From an Angel Dream

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 16:26:15 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fhkerr - Overview

One of the great things about Epinions is that you sometimes come upon an old but good film where no reviews have been posted. That gives me a chance to jump in and write a review that might prove helpful to someone.

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