© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-pambo Recent reviews written by member pambo en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_429148311172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - It’s a good thing for humanity that we have a diversity of interests and courage. Because if it were left to me to discover a whole ecosystem thriving at the top of 35-story trees, its existence would still be unknown. Luckily, we have people like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429148311172 Wed, 7 May 2008 11:52:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429148311172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428595121796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - For those who think that cooking meals for the dog requires a colossal commitment of time, try “Nutrition and Health for Dogs.” You’ll come away with a new perspective and a lot of information on ways to help your dog have a healthier, happier life... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428595121796 Fri, 2 May 2008 21:56:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428595121796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428542037636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - With a teenager who squeezes three school sports and soccer refereeing into her schedule, we&#146re always on the lookout for information about athletic injuries and how to care for them. &#147The Sports Medicine Bible for Young Athletes&#148 does... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428542037636 Fri, 2 May 2008 12:32:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428542037636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428351983236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - &#147Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei&#148 is a beautifully illustrated though somewhat oversimplified account of the life, discoveries and the political-cultural times of the Italian inventor and scientist. The book has its definite plusses and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428351983236 Thu, 1 May 2008 00:12:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428351983236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428347002500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - It's a Western AND a musical! Actually, the 1964 "Zulu" is a fascinating film that tells the true--more or less--story of an outmanned British Army outfit that manages to fend off a much larger Zulu contingent bent on wiping them out. There... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428347002500 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:25:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428347002500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428334747268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Paul Hawken's latest book is both a little frightening and vastly reassuring at the same time. The author-activist/businessman points to the science of global warming and catastrophic change and says we should be worried. But then he tallks with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428334747268 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:28:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428334747268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427921542788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - For those interested in taking a tour of some fantastically designed gardens, &#147The Garden Conservancy&#146s Open Days Directory&#148 is an indispensable, well-organized guide. The conservancy&#146s Open Days Program allows the public to visit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427921542788 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:16:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427921542788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428271832708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Within our lifetimes, several great tourist spots could well vanish or be so spoiled as to not be worth the effort needed to visit. &#147Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them&#148 takes a serious look... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428271832708 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:14:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428271832708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428257611396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - If talking in sports metaphors helps someone take the first step away from addiction, then “The Sports Lover’s Guide to Recovery: Strategies and Rules of the Game” is the perfect book. Andrew L. Dieden, a competitive biker, lawyer and board vice... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428257611396 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:28:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428257611396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428218945156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Except for a pointless little side story about an unlikely romance, "The Seventh Cross" is a tense, dark story with an ultimate message of hope and human decency. Spencer Tracy plays George Heisler, one of seven escapees of a concentration camp who is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428218945156 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:03:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428218945156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428177854084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - It certainly isn't the best time for everyone to be thinking about buying a home but for some, the time might be exactly right. "Your First Home: The Proven Path to Home Ownership" was published at the end of December, just as we were finally beginning... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428177854084 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:27:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428177854084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428072406660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Doug Fine wants to live responsibly, getting close to the land and reducing his dependence on oil. He also wants to live reasonably well. How to do both? Why, pack up the Subaru, drive to New Mexico and take up farming, raising chickens and goats,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428072406660 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428072406660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427916627588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - It would take a lot more 64 pages to cover the long history of Chinese history, but "Eyewitness Books: Ancient China" does a pretty credible job for anyone wanting an introduction to this ancient and powerful culture. This book is big on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427916627588 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:36:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427916627588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426977627780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - My daughter likes to indulge in all kinds of body washes. And she gets all my money. So sometimes I steal her stuff. "Dove Cream Oil Body Wash Cherry Blossom and Almond Scent" is the latest product to join our crowded bathtub shelves that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426977627780 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:41:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426977627780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426952986244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Since I'm a crank at heart, rarely do I rave about a book. There's always something to quibble with, a shortcoming to note. So I'll get my complaint about "American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau" out of the way first. Here it is: I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426952986244 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:39:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426952986244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426934570628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Maybe it&#146s the mailing list I&#146m on, but there seem to be an extraordinary number of books coming out this year on environmental topics, ranging from panicky yet superficial works to some truly wonderful collections of essays. And everything in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426934570628 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:03:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426934570628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426828009092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - My gringa taste buds have never allowed me to enjoy really spicy foods but I occasionally try them out and sometimes even enjoy them. (Kim-chee and I have a love-ACCK!-regret relationship, for example.) So it was with some trepidation that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426828009092 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:47:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426828009092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426790260356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Taking the argument for a greener lifestyle to a global level, "How We Can Save the Planet: Preventing Global Climate Catastrophe" makes a strong case for powerful action now. And they examine much of current thinking about solutions and find it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426790260356 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:12:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426790260356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426654797444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - If you've been paying attention lately, you may have run across a story about actor Ed Begley Jr. and his environmentalism. He pedals a bike to generate electricity; he drives a fuel-efficient car and so on. But best of all, he tells his own story... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426654797444 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:12:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426654797444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426521562756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - The best manifestos are the short ones, don't you think? Who wants to be hectored for long pages at a time? Fortunately, "Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed" is not only short (146 pages including a resources and web site list) but the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426521562756 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:08:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426521562756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426313813636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Ah, just in time for Earth Day next week, the people at the Harvard Business Press "Memo to the CEO" operation have issued a handy little book, "Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy?" The authors urge business people, some of whom may... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426313813636 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:25:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426313813636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426023751300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - One possible hazard of what appears to be a tsunami of books focusing on the environment is that they'll end up superficial or acting as if, with a snap of the fingers, you, too, can save the world. That was my first thought after picking up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426023751300 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:39:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426023751300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425899036292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - You won’t get a Crackerjack-sized mule team in your box of “20 Mule Team Borax” but you will get a great product that can be used to clean almost anything. And safely. A couple of years ago, a home-repair-design writer I know was raving about the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425899036292 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:56:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425899036292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425604648580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - After a few years of depending on prepaid or pay as you go plans, thinking they were cheaper, I was finally persuaded by my determined teenager who did some research to prove that AT&T wireless was actually a better deal. Better because of the way she... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425604648580 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:38:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425604648580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425052311172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pambo - Costs and savings are spelled out in black and white--and red and green-- in "The Environment Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add to or Subtract From Your Total Carbon Footprint." Assembled in this book by Alex Shimo-Berry and Christopher J. Maron... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425052311172 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 02:19:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425052311172?linkin_id=8003929