Pants Books

I really enjoyed the puzzles, but I agree with a couple of other reviewers that the letters are way too small and close together; it makes it very difficult and takes away from the fun. I liked the upper and lower case though; it provides extra hints. Had the spacing been more pencil friendly, I would have given it 5 stars.

Print is so small and in a serif font that the only way I can work the puzzles is to enlarge the pages to 200% with my copying machine. This is absurd.

As I see others have mentioned, mixed case in the book is a real problem. There is the issue of single letter words- there are only two, one is always capitalized and one isn't. Well, duh. I don't want hints at all and the hints were so imbedded in the puzzle that they were unavoidable. I want a challenge, something that when I complete it with no hints I can say to myself "Wow, that was a tough one but I figured it out. I LIKE ME! I'M SMART!" I had that reaction to about three puzzles in the book, mostly due to the mixed case problem. And as others have mentioned, not only was it mixed case but it used a variable width font, so words could be itjitl for "people" and you could fit about three of the letters in "people" under the whole word. Basically this book wasn't user tested and it broke the standards for these puzzles. Standards are there for a reason.

And I still don't get why they think that people who do cryptograms are interested in whoopie cushions. If it hadn't been the only cryptogram book in the store I wouldn't have bought it.

i agree with serious lee from california. the letters are lower case and toooo close together. save your $ and get the cryptogram magazines found at your local newstand. iam amazed at the 4 & 5 stars for a tiny over-priced book withtheletterstooclosetogether.

The cryptograms in "Made You Laugh" are based on funny celebrity, film & movie quotes. They are of the easier variety, and would be excellent for people who are beginners to this type of puzzle, &/or for those who are more experienced to do when you don't want to have to think too much.

The only "problem" I had with this particular book is that the font size is way too small, making it difficult to write the solutions in above the appropriate letters. It was surprising to me that the font was small, given that there is an awful lot of blank space on each page - so it didn't need to be that small.

I liked the x-tra "gift" you get with this book - a whoopie cushion is attached to the back cover. I thought this was really funny, and made sense given that this book is a collection of funny sayings.

Overall, I would recommend this book to those who enjoy crytograms - but just be aware that the font size is relatively small, and the puzzles are of the easier variety.

This is an easy to follow pattern alteration guide to make great fitting pants! Most figure 'quirks' are covered , with drawings that show exactly where to add or subtract to the pattern according to your problem. I was pleased to see that what I thought I needed to do is exactly what I do need to do,even though I was told by several local 'experts' to adjust the pattern in a way that made it very hard to walk in the pants and looked like I was in someone else's clothes. I like the way Palmer and Pletch approach pattern/garment fitting.... with a sense of humor and common sense.
Well worth the money, and a good addition to your sewing library!

I do not recomend this book! It is a waste of money! Not only of a very low cuality, it is a total waste! I recomend that if you are looking for the perfect patern for pants, trousers or sleds, you should explore other books.

This is a wonderful book on making pants. Not only do the authors explain how to fit pants to your body but they also explain little known facts about how pattern companies make patterns, making it much easier to pick a pattern size that will fit you better.

Some added content on fitting specific types of pants (including mens pants) was a real bonus. If you want to make your own pants this is a very helpful book.

I've tried the methods of this book, but they seem to work only for slight modifcation as most of the suggested modifications are done on side seam and at the waist. I give it 3 stars as some tricks described in the book are useful. I recommended drapping to get perfectly fitted pants, you can do it on yourself with 4 pieces of fabric (with marked grainlines and other reference lines). It's a veeeery time consuming process however.

Have you ever brought trouser patterns, followed the instructions religiously and ended up with a pair sacks rather than slacks.
Lets face it when you decide to put time and effort into sewing a pair of trousers, you want to be able to get a perfect fit.
I have been sewing for a long time but have never managed to sew a pair of trousers that I was truely happy with. So I was rather sceptical of the hints and tips that the book suggested.
I followed the instructions in this book which were clear, with good diagrams, and just the right touch of humour. It showed me how to alter my patterns quite easily to accommodate my own unique lumpy bits.
I was truely amazed at the results.
I produced a pair of trousers that fit perfectly and have gone on to make several pairs that all fit perfectly[ from a variety of patterns].
Therefore I would recommend that if you have not done so already, buy this book.

This volume of Georgia Nicholson's diary is less directed that the first three. Georgia is concerned about having snogged Dave the Laugh earlier and is following the Sex God's music career which seems to be really taking off. It looks like he will be on tour in Hamburger-a-go-go-land (the United States). She would really like to go along on the trip but there is almost nothing of her plans on how to do so.

The real unifying theme is Angus and the cat across the road and her pregnancy. But otherwise it is just Georgia reacting to school, family, friends and the universe. But despite the lack of any real theme, this is a very funny book. Smiles and laughter accompanied my reading of this book more than during the third volume. Definitely a very fun read.

My only actual problem with the book is that Georgia herself seems a little meaner or callous in this book. That doesn't detract from the humor, but I think it hurts reader's ability to really like her. But you will have to read it and decide for yourself.

Dancing in my nuddy pants by:louise rennison is a fun and hilarious tale about a thirteen year old girl and her friends living in England.In this book Georgia (the main character) must choose between Robbie "the sex god" or Dave "the laugh". Even though Georgia cant keep her lips off the SG(sex god)she is having second thoughts about their relationship .NOw that her Ex Boyfriend dave the laugh has broken up with his last girlfriend Georgia must choose to either be a pop star girlfriend on the road or try again with dave . Between the relationship problems,georgia also has a class trip to attend. This book can relate to teenagers today and is a perfect book for a good laugh.

gets the message through.
Either way, it shows how the liberal media covered-up Clinton with their stranglehold on the American minds through their media control.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to see how twisted and deviate the mind has become thanks to the liberal media.
To all my cnl 6 viewers.

First things first -- I've gobbled up several books about the Clinton White House -- the best of which is Ambrose-Pritchard's "The Secret Life of Bill Clinton." I found "Damage Control," the offical autobiography of Larry Nichols, to be a below-average read. Though Nichol's is an interesting personality, this book is poorly written. Most annoying is the fact that the author, David Breshnahan, constantly repeats himself from one chapter to the next. I remember doing this in Jr. High School when I needed to write an essay X number of pages long. Another disappoinment is the Appendix where evidence is presented to support Nichol's story. This should have been the beefiest part, but instead we only get an appetizer. Bottom line: If you have read books by Pritchard, Aldrich, et al., and you crave more, "Damage Control" still might be worth $15 -- one thing it will do is stir your anger, Liberal or Conservative.

Al is right. Alan is wrong. Al tells the truth. Alan tells lies. Al really cares. Alan is just in it for the money. This is also a really poorly written book, the grammar and sentence structure are atrocious, the vocabulary is stilted (writing for a dumb audience by a dumb author perhaps) and there is the occasional big word thrown in that must be coming right out of the Microsoft Word thesaurus ........a nasty book in every way.

This entire book has been discredited online. It is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to get back at Al Franken. There is not one disputed fact in Al Franken's book Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them (Paperback Edition)- which is one of the funnest and funniest books I ever read. It's a good humored book that lacks the infantile nastiness that this book (You can read much of it online) markets in. I wouldnt even bother writing a review of this abysmal and amaturistic attack-pulp if the book wasnt "recommended" to me from another book page. Apparently Amazon thinks I would be interested in anything with the word "liar" in the title.
Who would publish such obvious garbage? World Net Daily of course! That explained a lot to me. Recently they declared that Soy milk causes homosexuality. And they have been promoting a fraud named Larry Sinclair who claimed to have had sex with Barack Obama. Sinclair failed three lie detector tests, and then was arrested promptly after a press appearence on an old outstanding fraud warrant. Yeah, THAT's credibility. :-D

if I wanted to listen to conservative lies and raving i would wach fox news

This fish wrap was a waste of time and money. Most of the alleged "lies" were not lies at all but appeared to be the author's "take" on things. Save your money and buy one of Al Franken's books. Just my advice.

I had to give this book a chance, so i borrowed a copy from a friend of mine who, for some strange reason, thought buying this was a good idea.

I believe there is a severe mental condition that is going around in America. People who are so afraid to think, so allergic to facts and information, actually go out attacking those who are the most credible.

Mr. Franken is a comedian. But his books have no inaccuracies. Leave it to a comedian to do thorough research I guess. In his three most popular books, he illustrates in detail how the "liars" lie, and what the lies are.

In this book, the author actually shows his own ignorance. But beyond just being somewhat ignorant, the author also reveals the obsession of hating facts. Many times in the book the author makes AL'S OWN POINT. Other times, the author just states a lie over and over to try to magically make it become true.

Does anyone care about truth any more? I dont think so. And anyone who would give this book above a "one star" rating, needs to get their head examined.

AS FOR THE PEABODY issue- not only did Bill lie, but he expanded the lie. He then claimed he never said the lie. Then he repeated the lie AGAIN. when confronted at the book expo, on the same stage with Franken, he lied again about lying. Then went on his show, and lied about lying about lying. And this man is still employed in the US. oh well.

Put you money into a small company out of Chicago called CytoCore that is going to revolutionize the PAP test. Stock symbol CYOE.

Huge and I mean huge market potential. Will become the "standard of care" in the cervical cancer detection industry.

Get in now and watch your profits grow.

The first problem I had with this book was the incredibly condescending attitude by the writer. Just because *she* was completely clueless about their family investments doesn't mean the rest of the *housewives* in the country are. She continually talked down to her readers and spoke absolutely horribly about her children. Whether she was joking or not, I found her style extremely offensive. This breastfeeding, clothing diapering, homeschooling mother who happens to love her children didn't fit into ANY of the stupid examples she used.

But I muddled through those first few chapters to get to the meat of the matter - The Chicks Dozen. This is the all-knowing formula that one must run each potential company through before buying the stock. The problem? It worked fine when the bulls were running full steam last summer and they went with primarily tech stocks. Now? Their portfolio is a total loser and they were hit hard. I mean HARD. I notice they don't even publish the numbers on their site any longer.

As it is now, I don't think ANY company would fit into their standards and, in fact, they've changed strageties completely (I mean a COMPLETE reversal!) and are now going with mutual funds. There was page after page in the book BASHING mutual funds and now they've realized that putting all your eggs into single stocks in this bear market just doesn't wash.

They may have beat the men on Wall Street for ONE YEAR, but they sure aren't clucking now. So save your money and check out their website to see their current strategies because they've changed their tune. You'll also notice that one of the members has already left.

Didn't anyone at the publishing company *read* this book with it's hogwash advice before publishing it?

Like all flash-in-the-pan popular "investment books" this one had a lucky run, until....errr, uhhhh, ......the portfolio began to stink.

There is an iron rule for "popular" investment books: avoid them.

Instead, look at the easy-to-read books written by investment pros: John Train, Warren Buffett's annual reports (those are very inexpensive), Ben Stein, Joel Greenblatt, and Andrew Tobias.

If you are a frazzled housewife who wants to have an investment club made up of folks similar to yourselves and put together a market beating portfolio this book will lead you astray. For tips you can e-mail me.

Full disclosure: my wife also is a professional portfolio manager, mother of two, and is a better investment manager than me. What Professor of Finance would ever admit that? An honest one.

This book is written in a coffee klatch style, with great ideas and simple explanations. While there is a lot more chatting than content, it keeps the book from being dry and boring. And the content IS good, especially for those who are starting at the very beginning and need the basics explained. I recommend that you read the excerpts to see if her style is okay for you. If so then buy the book!

It sounds to me like people either loved or hated this book. I'm in the middle. The content was excellent for beginning investors. Even though the math may have been a bit elementary, sometimes a refresher is needed! Skip over the examples if you have just graduated from Harvard.
I am going to be starting an investment club and have read a few books on it now. This one is very light-hearted, even if you don't think her humor is. It does, however, allow one to read more than one chapter without falling asleep, a problem I did have with another book.
What is comes down to is this -- this book is full of IDEAS, a place to start. Some of us ARE middle-class stay-at-home moms and some of us aren't. It really doesn't matter either way. She is showing us what worked for her and her club. It is up to us to decide which information we would like to use and which information we could care less about.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in forming an investment club, or just learning a few of the ways to go about researching, choosing and following stocks.

I picked this book up at tower on campus the other day, and it has fast become the best, most used cookbook I own!
Everything I have attemped came out perfect and I have suddenly become one of the most popular guys on campus.
If you need an extra edge on the dating front, and who doesnt?, then I recommend this book!

This is funny, funny stuff - and whoever thought this was "sexist" couldn't possibly have read it, must just be reacting to the title. This book couldn't be higher in its praise of women, if anything, it paints guys as self obsessed, lazy layabouts!

The recipes are so tasty, you gotta try the scallops, they are to die for!

Lucy

No matter how many times Ted Taylor creates a profile and reviews his own book it won't change the fact that the book isn't funny and isn't a real cookbook.

Don't waste your money.

Someone gave me this book as a gift and to be honest, I was a bit put off by the title. But once I actually stared reading it I realized that this book is pretty good...
The writing style is relaxed and humorous, the recipes are easy to follow and the advice is straightforward and from the hip.
Will this book turn a total loser who spends his Friday nights huddled over a computer trying feel better about himself by tearing down others into a guy women would want to actually meet in person and get to know? Doubtful, but hey, it can't hurt!
I reccomend this book for guys who can get a woman in the front door, but need a little help closing the deal. Guys who are self-important, self-appointed arbitors of good taste with no sense of humor aside from mean spirited putdowns should go back to TV dinners and the spice channel, this book isn't for them.

This book is not only Funny (with a capitol F), but insightful, useful, practical, easy to understand and very well written.

If you think otherwise, you are probably the kind of person who's idea of a perfect night is 4 big macs and rubbing one off to a "Real World" marathon.

By far the funniest book I've bought this year.

I love Gavin Edwards's other books. 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, When A Man Loves A Walnut, and Deck The Halls With Buddy Holly were hilarious and had great illustrations. However, I was really disappointed with this one. The "misheard lyrics" seem much more contrived (does anyone really hear "my goat knows the bowling score" instead of "Michael, row the boat ashore?"), and the illustrations (which are the real meat and drink of these books) were not only unimaginative and badly done, but many were blatantly sexual, which I feel goes against the simple, childlike atmosphere the illustrations are supposed to create. There's nothing wrong with a blatantly sexual misheard lyric, but my problem is with the illustrations. I'd been looking for this book for a long time, so you can imagine how disappointed I was by it.

If you're looking for a book on misheard lyrics, get his other books. They are hilarious, and I love the pictures in those.

Some people don't believe in mondegreens because (1.) they have exceedingly good hearing, and (2.) they've failed to notice that other people hear a higher ratio of noise to signal than they do. Being the unobservant gits that they are, they assume that Gavin Edwards must have made up the misheard lines collected in this book. Edwards didn't. His mondegreens are real. It's why they're so funny.

After hearing only a few of the terrible excuses for a "mondegreen", which is the technical term given by the author to describe the misheard lyrics, all of which were blatantly made up by the author because of the terrible examples given, I was astounded that this book made it to print. One horrid example is from Bob Marley and the Wailers, "Jammin'", We're jammin'-I hope you like jammin' too. His example is as follows, "Pajamas-I hope you like pajamas too". I find it hard to swallow that anyone could possibly make such a grievous error. I can't find anything funny about something so obvoiusly aimed at folks who have never heard the actual song. I hope Edwards has not made too much money on this book, as it weakens my belief in the intelligence of our country. I will end my review by saying money spent on this book would be better invested in toilet paper. I can't believe trees died for the publication of this book.

I, for one, found this book to be really funny. My husband and I were rolling on the floor with laughter reading this book. Whoever cannot find at least SOME humor in this book takes themselves and life WAY too seriously.....

This book, no offense to the author, must have been written for simple minded folk who have little interest in music or in intellectual reading material. "He's Got the Whole World in his Pants" is one example of the mindless lyrics Edwards obviously makes up himself, as no single person in the entire world would ever mistake the lyrics of that song for something different. What a waste of time. I mean, seriously, this book is supposed to be a collection of "misheard lyrics", but I think that Gavin is the only person who could ever possibly hear them the way he presents them. Let me give another heinous example of this guy's contrived lyrics: "Michael, row the boat ashore" has been cleverly replaced by "My goat knows the bowling score." Stop insulting my intelligence Mr. Edwards, this stuff is not amusing, it's downright horrendous.

A good book if you are interested in learning advance techniques. Some patterns available for practice. However, some may not like the untidy presentation and may find it difficult to understand. May need to read more than once to understand.

The third in this series. Limb still delivers a funny and insightful book about teen angst and identity. But Jess's dilemmas are getting rather stale by this third retelling. It seems that variations of the same plot keep coming to fruitarian. Fans of this series will enjoy Jess and Fred's antics but Limb has failed again to capture the same level of freshness, humor and brilliance of Girl, 15, Charming but Insane. But this attempt is still worth a read.