Andrews McMeel PublishingCritiques

A cute little book of fun quotes - interestingly enough, no editor or permissions listed. The typography is weird, too - every page seems to be in a different font or size or both. Some questionable quips - Stalin? Cosby? Really? Also some missed attribution. In short, it's good but not great. Some zingers:
Exercise daily. Eat wisely. Die anyway. - Anon.
We have to believe in free will. We have no choice. - Singer

I really enjoyed this! While I thought there would be a bit more guidance on what it meant to forest bathe, I was not disappointed. However, the poems and reminders to breathe makes me want to purchase! (I borrowed this copy from the library)

This little collection of church signs runs the gamut from the spiritual to pure humor. Some are right to the point about salvation, while others just give you a poke in the right direction. With just a few words for each sign, the sayings manage to be quite inspirational while still being entertaining. This book could be used as a reference book for signage. There’s one I’d like to see on my own church sign, considering the COVID-19 closure we recently ended: “Now open between Easter and Christmas”!

I bought this little book in a cute, out-of-the-way bookstore in Carmel-by-the-Sea. While it was fun to read and I enjoyed the quotations and the pictures, which were beautiful, I was hoping for a little more in-depth guide to forest bathing. Perhaps because it was compiled by a publishing company and does not list a specific author, it comes across as a bit superficial. It’s redeeming grace, however, occurs in its ability to invoke personal memories of moments spent among trees while forest-bathing. That alone is worth the purchase of the book.

An intentionally simple and straightforward primer focused on sharing the basics of white witchcraft.

While I was really excited to read this book, I just didn't learn anything new from it - and I'm not an avid practicioner of white witchcraft. In places I found it try and overly drawn out (ie: history) while in others, I wanted more information pertaining to white witchcraft specifically (crystals, incense, etc). Much of what I did read here, I could easily find on the internet or otherwise have read in more comprehensive primers.

While I realize this is a "little" book, and truly intended for those not at all familiar with white witchcraft, this fell flat for me. I can't see myself having it as a reference piece.

Note: I did receive a review copy through NetGalley prior to release, and there were a few mistakes and color bleed issues with the electronic copy I had access to. This may have changed with publication.

A huge thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me early access to read and review this book.

As a nursing student, I found most of these to be hilarious. A few were in poor taste, but most were very funny. I can't wait to come up with a few of my own as the semester progresses.

Politics

Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -- Ambrose Bierce

Politicians

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make experiments on journalists and politicians. -- Henrik Ibsen

The Art of Politics

If you can't convince them, confuse them. -- Harry S. Truman

Democracy

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie. -- Gustave Flaubert

Work

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. -- Jerome K. Jerome

Stupidity

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. -- William James

Money

The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you to not have any. -- Katherine Whitehorn

Business

Business is a good game -- lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money. -- Nolan Bushnell

Banks

Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears. -- Robert W. Sarnoff

Debt

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. -- Earl Wilson

Life

Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. -- Christopher Isherwood

Civilization

It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly, -- Bertrand Russell

Happiness

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well deceived. -- Jonathan Swift

Unhappiness

And yet to every bad there is a worse. -- Thomas Hardy

Deceit

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw

Hypocrisy

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. -- Samuel Butler

Morality

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy, that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. -- J.K. Galbraith

Rat Race

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper. -- Quentin Crisp

Curmudgeon

Start off every day with a smile and get it over with. -- W.C. Fields

Anger

In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer. -- Mark Twain

Protest

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing. -- Albert Einstein

I thought there would be more recipes, but mostly it was just sort of a picture dictionary. And I read it while I was very hungry with no food in the house, so it also made me mad. Not the book's fault, I'm just sayin.

Too hard to read on kindle -- perhaps better on iPad.

"That's Really Funny!" - No, only moderately amusing.

As a former medical worker, this had me cracking up! I can easily visualize patients and doctors actually saying some of these things. I can't wait to read the 2013 calendar, as it's sure to be a riot.

What it is, how to use it, and some how to make. From spotted dick (which I would not make) to Tom Yum (which I would make). This book is not to read as a novel, but is a way to become a better chef. How to use Durian or Dragon Fruit, or how to make Kim chi, World wide scope.

Inspired by the motivational poster created by the British government in 1939 (which was never used, but was rediscovered in 2000 in a second-hand bookstore), Keep Calm and Carry On is a collection of smart and sensical quotes. Being a lover and collector of great quotations, I had to pick up this little book the last time I was at the bookstore. Sometimes when I'm not in the mood for a full-fledged novel, things like this book of quotations really hits the spot.

Mea culpa. I didn't receive this calendar as a gift, I bought it in December. The 2009 version has often irritated me with errors (ex: "2009 March 23 Drinking just one cup of tea is equivalent to eating one portion of vegetables." Boxes of tea bags clearly say: Tea is not a substitute for fruits, vegetables or juices.) The 2010 will not: it went back in its box when I realised that not only the images were repeated but the texts also (Dec 18 2009= Oct 23 2010).

Fabulous little book of quotes. Unlike many collections of quotations, these are all relevant to the theme, and are actually worth thinking about/inspiring in a non-Hallmark kind of way. And the design of this book is fab as well - nice to look at, nice to hold.

Again, a major weakness was that there are no dates or other information supplied about the manuscripts shown but the bare reference title used by the Vatican. Some beautiful illumination.½

Decorated and historiated initials. Would have been nice to have the dates of the manuscripts referenced.½

A Father's Day type mini gift book.

Listed at $4.95, [kbb/06@bkcloseouts]

Listed at $4.95, [kab/06@bkcloseouts]

A bit booring. I had higher hopes for this..