Steve W

• Rated 5 stars

“If you have a son who's a Tiger Cub or going to be a Tiger Cub, well, then you probably already have it. And if you haven't read it then you really aren't doing your job as an adult partner are you?”

Steve W wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“It was fine. As with many of my grad school textbooks, nothing earth-shattering, but an easy read and a nice overview of the topic.”

Steve W wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“As always, this Harry Potter book was great. Fortunately no one spoiled the ending for me or I would have been really pissed! And, since I don't want to piss of anyone reading my review, I won't spoil it either. One thing that was MUCH nicer about this book than book 5 was that there wasn't 200 "Pre-Hogwarts" pages. Of course, there were some, but a reasonable number.”

Steve W wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“As always, the 5th in the Harry Potter series was great. Personal favorites, I say. Two complaints, though. First, no need to spend 200 pages before they even get to Hogwarts. Wrap that stuff up quicker. And (though this isn't uncommon with the HP books) when they wrap it all up in the end... when Dumbledore's explaining everything, turns out there's a whole bunch of info that you never knew before. I like it when there's at least a CHANCE you could put all the pieces together yourself. I'm not a fan of the "Oh yeah, and it all makes sense because we never told you..." endings. All in all, though, still a great book (though painstakingly long).”

Steve W wrote this review Friday, July 31 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“This book was a typical James Patterson. I really like Patterson's books and this one was no exception. I probably only rated it three instead of my usual four stars because I have read a lot of his books recently, and am getting a little tired of them. Also, I started reading this book 6 months ago, got about halfway through, had too much work to do for grad school, then came back to finish it later. If I had read it straight through, maybe that would have changed things. I just didn't find myself enjoying this book as much as I have some of the others. I felt more like I was just reading it to get through it rather than out of pure enjoyment.

As I have said before, I like the Alex Cross books, but just can't get into them as much as I can the Women's Murder Club series. I'm not sure why. They are all very similar.

It was still a good book and definitely an easy read. I just may decide to put James Patterson on hold for a little while and look for something totally different in the meantime.”

Steve W wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“I started with Outliers before moving backwards to Blink. Just like Outliers, though, I thought this book was interesting and an easy read. Maybe a little less of a stretch than some of the connections Gladwell makes in Outliers here, though. The book was interesting and eye-opening. I could have probably safely given it more stars than I did, but I don't want to be a star-slut just giving them out to anything with a binding.”

Steve W wrote this review Monday, May 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Good book. Interesting enough if you're interested in the topic of the family-school relationship (which, if you have kids or are a teacher you probably should be... at least a little). Good summary of some of the research by some of the biggies in the field.”

Steve W wrote this review Sunday, April 19 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“If you're a fan of Artie Lange, you should definitely read this book. If you aren't a fan of Artie Lange, you probably wouldn't have a whole heck of a lot of interest, but it's great to see that even though he's rich and famous, he still has the same problems as the rest of us. (Not saying that I'm addicted to heroin, just that he has an ass-load of demons. Is it wrong to use the word "ass-load" in a book review? Probably.)”

Steve W wrote this review Sunday, April 19 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“This book was very easy to read and thought-provoking. Gladwell discusses the ways in which certain individuals or groups have attained success in large part as a result of an invisible culture that has provided them innumerable benefits. Gladwell's arguments are debated, but the book is still interesting and worth reading.”

Steve W wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“Despite my love of Alton Brown, I initially didn't purchase this book when it came out because I didn't care for the show "Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run" as much as I did his original "Feasting on Asphalt." (Plus, I didn't pre-order the book, and then I forgot about it.) I saw this book on the clearance rack at Borders for only $5.99, though, and I picked it up. I have read and loved all of AB's other books, so I figured, even though this wasn't my favorite show, I would give the book a chance.

I loved this book! It was different from his other books in that it was more of a travelogue than a cooking book (though there are many recipes included), but it was a great read. He wrote this book in the same informal style that made his other books and his TV shows so enjoyable. Maybe the book was more interesting because I ride a bike myself (true, it's a scooter, not one of the awesome BMW bikes AB rides) and the whole concept of his "Feasting on Asphalt" seems like something I would love to do myself. At any rate, I loved reading the book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys food (road food in particular) or travel.”

Steve W wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink )