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It is certainly low tech, just like me. Works like a charm and is low cost. What's not to like.

I write books and so I need to punch three holes to put text in a notebook. I have two of these things and they work great, but be sure to empty the dots because it slows down if you don't. To remove you just go outside, slip off the plastic dot cover and let-em fly. It's a super-duper product at a super-duper price.

Does the basic job. As long as you don't try to cram 50 pages in at once, the X-ACTO will cleanly keep little papers compilable. Keep it on your desk.

The product works fine, but you can find the same thing for cheaper. In addition, it does not punch very much paper at a time.

This three hole punch is just what I wanted. It meets my needs perfectly. I would buy it again.

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I recently had the pleasure of purchasing these pens from a local store (sorry Amazon). As a beginner manga artist, I was amazed at the quality of the pens and the difference they made with my drawings. The ink dries rather quickly and pencil lines can be erased without fear of smudging.

This Manga Drawing kit provides all the basic tools needed to get started in a compact value package. The mechanical pencil and eraser are handy for laying down the initial outlines. The 0.6 mm and 1.0 mm nibs are particularly useful for drawing caricatures at a good speed. The 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm are perfect for adding small details. While the plastic nibs might wear down visibly under heavy usage, the larger nibs will continue to reliably produce clearly defined dark strokes. The 0.4 mm unfortunately is not as sturdy and can be damaged rather easily with a heavy hand pressure, so use a light touch for better mileage out of it. Overall a well rounded compact sketching kit.

I purchased this item for my granddaughters who are into anime art and they loved it and immediately drew a series of pictures for me. Thank you.

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First of all, I hate "Mary Poppins." It's garbage. It's crap and I hate Dick van Dyke is a bastard, the bloody bastard. He's so stupid and annoying. He's a loser. Hate to sound like the British, but the man is a bloody bastard. He's a piece of trash and I can't stand the man's presence. He stinks up every room he enters. An added bonus: this film is filled with bad and embarassing moments. I hate this movie, it's so stupid and lame and bad. I don't see why people even like this movie, it stinks. it's so horrible. I hate Julie Andrews, she is so annoying. She stinks. She's such a phoney baloney. She's so fakey. She's so annoying too, she really gets on you're nerves. I wish I could pinch her cheekbones or something or slap her fat face. She's so overly cheery and ick. She's a old windbag now, but still irreating. I never bought those kids either, how sweet they are?! Please! They're so fakey. I bet the director had to literally sit down and get it out of em' and they had to act really fakey onscreen. I bet it was a riot. I hate the mother of the children in the movie, she was such a goody-two shoes Disney character. I hated howed the father was always like a captain general, and he was a loser. Old Walt really didn't luck out on this one, this movie is horrible and it spells bad. This movie is bad and it rots. I think that the movie "Nanny McPhee" was much better and a better movie about a nanny changing the lifes of naughty children. This movie was horrible and I hate it and can't stand Julie Andrews. She's irrating.

I have started collecting Disney classic that I watched as a child for my granddaughter. I enjoy watching them with her.

Thanks for sending it punctually and in such perfect condition! We enjoyed this movie a lot!

Mary Poppins (45th Anniversary Special Edition) It was a joy to have my six year old grandson put down his Guns, Light Sabers, and Star Wars Battle gear for a while to actually sit down and watch Mary Poppins with his little sister and I. He laughed and sang right along with us. I also noticed how calm and happy he was afterward.

100 years ago this spring, a magical young nanny named Mary Poppins(Julie Andrews) sat on a cloud, surveying London, and preparing to meet her next charges after receiving an advertisement they created, but which their father had destroyed. Down below, in a pleasant suburb, her long-time friend, Bert (Dick Van Dyke), entertains patrons of a park with a one-man band-performance. Sensing the impending return of his friend, he introduces the unseen audience to the tempestuous Banks household, headed by George Banks, a banker(David Tomlinson), his suffragette wife, Winifred(Glynis Johns), with two boisterous children, Jane and Michael( Karen Doctrice and Matthew Garber), and frequently quarreling domestics(Reta Shaw and Hermione Baddeley). Across the street, the eccentric Admiral Boom(Reginald Owen) keeps things interesting. An irate Katie Nanna(Elsa Lancaster), the children's current nanny, leaves after the children runaway for the umpteenth time, their latest excuse being that they were chasing a runaway kite. Mr. Banks likes order in his life, insisting that everything be in place, and his pipe and sherry be in his hand at a specific time when he comes home, and his children's needs tended to by his wife and household staff, who are to present them to him just long enough for him to "pat them on the head and send them off to bed." He is upset to find the children missing right around the time when he normally does that.But the local constable (Arthur Treacher) brings them home and their latest infraction leads their parents to search for a new nanny. While Mr. Banks would prefer someone solemn and cross for the position, the children write their own advertisement, for a kind, cheerful, and fairly pretty nanny who can have fun with them, and show them a bit more warmth. In reciting their preference to their father, they even point out their desire for someone who will not provoke their worst behaviors by scolding and dominating them. After they go to bed, their father tears up their ad and throws it into the unlit fireplace, where the pieces are picked up by a mysterious wind and reassemble in the hands of Mary Poppins. The next day, after another gust of wind blows away the queue of dour-looking applicants for the job, Mary Poppins arrives with the childrens' ad in hand, much to the bafflement of Mr. Banks, who allows her to begin a trial period with the children, delighted with her initial presentation. But she promises to stay only until the wind changes... Upon entering the nursery, the young nanny almost immediately begins sprinkling stardust on the childrens' lives, removing a plant, coat rack and other items from a carpetbag that appears too small to hold them, and with a dulcet and tuneful tone, turns cleaning up the nursery into a delightful game. Afterwards, she takes them on an outing to the park, where Bert, now working as a screever, greets them.All four are soon magically transported into one of Bert's chalk drawings, dressed stylishly, and enjoying an outing at an outdoor cafe where animated penguins wait on them, they enjoy a carousel ride, and their carousel horses take them to join a fox hunt, and they end up in a derby race, which a flushed Mary Poppins wins,introducing the word, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to describe her feelings at doing so.They are entertained by pearlies before the rain brings their festivities to an end.To prevent her charges from becoming ill from exposure to the rain, the nanny gives them medicine, and takes some herself, with strawberry, lime cordial and rum punch coming out of one bottle.Her melodious method for getting them to sleep after an exciting day is to sing a song of reverse psychology called "Stay Awake". The next day, the little dog Andrew interrupts their plans to go to the fish monger's by alerting them to the fact that Bert's Uncle Albert(Ed Wynn) is stuck on the ceiling after a laughing spasm set him alight.They join both him and Bert there in a riotous episode. The young nanny's presence brings a cheerful air to the whole household, and even the domestics are on better terms with each other. Mr. Banks, however, is annoyed by the children's constant tales of their adventures with their nanny, complaining that they are no preparation for the practicalities of the real world.After his discussion with Mary Poppins, it is agreed that the children will accompany their father to his bank. In preparation for the next day's events, they are lullabied to sleep with the story of the old bird woman( Jane Darwell)outside St. Paul's Cathedral. Father and son have differing views about spending Michael's tuppence: Mr.Banks believes his son should deposit it in the bank while Michael wants it to feed the birds.The elder and junior Mrs Dawes(Dick Van Dyke and Arthur Malet) are among Bank's colleagues urging Michael to invest the tuppence with them.When the Sr. Dawes takes the coin without Michael's expressed consent, we see that children will be children, and Michael fights to get the tuppence back. The commotion from the incident leads other patrons to misinterpret the situation and there is a panic that temporarily shuts down business. Frightened by the chaos, the children bolt, hurrying into the East London slums, where, after dodging a few potential hazards, they encounter Bert, currently working as a chimney sweep. They tell him what has happened, and before he takes them home, he explains that unlike them, their father has to work most of his problems out for himself, encouraging them to have some empathy for the person whom to them, often seems so foreboding. En route to another suffragette rally, Mrs. Banks asks Bert to clean their chimney and look after the children, since Mary Poppins had a day off.Mary Poppins returns in time to see her charges get magically sucked up through the chimney to the roof, and another adventure begins.Bestriding the rooftops of London, partially by a staircase of smoke, bellowed into existance by Mary Poppins' umbrella, they eventually encounter Bert's fellow chimney sweeps, who entertain them with song and dance until Admiral Boom's fireworks chase them away. As Mr. Banks faces the possibility of dimissal, Mary Poppins makes the children give their father the tuppance. Mr. Banks verbally broods over the likelihood of shattered professional ambitions. But Bert gently reminds the reluctant Banks that his greatest legacy will be his children, and that spending time with them while they're young is also important. Heading to the bank to face the music over Michael's behavior, Mr. Banks is ceremoniously sacked from his job. But suddenly the stories the children told him about their adventures with their nanny are employed to help him through when he is asked to make a statement. The next day, while Mrs. Banks expresses her anxieties over her husband's failure to return after the previous night's appointment, her children are upstairs weeping over their nanny's impending departure. But we will soon see how, metaphorically speaking, the wind has changed for the Banks Family, as Mary Poppins departs, having indirectly influenced even the lives of Mr. Banks' colleagues, and leaving a favorable situation in her wake. And what better way to spend a gloriously windy day but by flying a kite? This intensely colorful film, a sentimental family favorite first viewed by my parents when they were newlyweds, strikes just the right balance between beautiful singing, wit, depth, and sheer joy, so that all generations can delight in this timeless classic.

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Charles Kuralt was the poet of small town America the way Vin Scully is the poet of Dodger Stadium. Relaxed, warm, folksy and deceptively insightful. He had a way of setting you at ease and somehow convincing you that the entire cosmos could be found in the minutia of this one fleeting moment. His beloved little program, 'ON THE ROAD' (1967-80) in which he traveled the backroads of America in a motorhome to show us the real heart of the country was eagerly anticipated by countless people every weekend - myself included. Once every couple of years, when I need a little lift, I get out my boxed set of THE BEST OF 'ON THE ROAD' WITH CHARLES KURALT' and pop in one of the three 60 minute tapes. I invariably end up watching all three in one sitting. It's as if once I'm on the road, I can't quite convince myself to pull into a rest stop. Just a few days ago I created a new Amazon Listmania List called, 'EXPLORE THE U.S.A.' in which I included this set. And then I felt inspired to view the tapes again, and decided to review them since currently only two other people have. Tape 1 - THE AMERICAN HERITAGE: We start out at the beginning (always a good place to start) when Kuralt takes us to the roaring wind-swept dunes on Roanoke Island, North Carolina and the site that John White and the early English settlers of 1587 decided to call "Home." We see where they lived and ponder the great mystery of their disappearance. Then it's off to Independence Hall in Philadelphia where independence from England was first declared, and where the U.S. Constitution was later hammered out. Kuralt relives those tumultuous times and his sense of awe and admiration is evident. "There were great men in those days. Never from that time to this has so much greatness crowded onto the American stage", he informs us. I for one, agree with him. But then Kuralt nominates his choice for "greatest" and takes us to Monticello, the stately residence of Thomas Jefferson and shows us the very bed that Jefferson passed away on one Fourth of July! Then we go "on the road" again to the survey site of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. It's funny to hear Kuralt close the segment with the statement that "the French don't talk about it much." In The American Heritage we also get to visit Wyoming's "Register Cliff" on the Oregon Trail; the place of Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn, Montana; the old Spanish Missions of California; horseback cowboys in Texas; Dearborn, Michigan and the Henry Ford museum; Tuskegee University and the inspiring story of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver; and then to the annual Town Meeting in tiny Stamford, Vermont where pure Democracy is practiced. Kuralt closes tape one with the comment: "All these places that we have visited are waiting for you to visit them, too. You'll feel prouder of the country afterwards. We do." Most of these segments were originally filmed for television in the 1970's and so the picture clarity is not all that we've come to expect, and once or twice a trace of political correctness may seep in (afterall, this was a CBS-sponsored program), but these are small prices to pay for such richness that can be enjoyed again and again. Tape 2 - SEASONS OF AMERICA: This time we go on the road with Charles Kuralt to experience the seasons. In Spring it's the "romance" of tapping maple syrup from trees in Vermont; harvesting daffodils in Virginia; at Appomattox Courthouse, where Lee surrendered to Grant, we find the blooming of the pink and white Dogwood's and learn that this is "the most American of trees being native to 40 of our states and native nowhere else on Earth."; then there's the indescribably heartwarming story of the old man of Surry County, Virginia and his 13 acre garden planted simply for the pleasure of others, and the surprising twist at the story's conclusion. In Summer we go tubing on a river in Wisconsin; we participate in the funny, but heartfelt 4th of July activities in the small towns of the midwest, and in the Tom Sawyer Days celebration in Mark Twain's, Hannibal, Missouri. It just doesn't get more "American" than this! Autumn finds us in Pacific Grove, California for the mysterious butterfly migration; Colorado Springs for the pumpkin harvesting by countless school kids at the Venetucci Brothers farm; and of course, Kuralt takes us to New England for the "shower of scarlet, lemon and gold leaves" and wood pile constructing in preparation for Winter. In Winter, the horse, "Babe" takes us for a ride in an 1890 sleigh in Connecticut; in Miller's Mills, New York, we follow the honored tradition of genrations past in cutting and storing pond ice for next July's ice cream social; and we finish the year with the inspiring story of the miraculous Juniper tree in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and its yearly Christmas message to everyone "on the road." Tape 3 - UNFORGETTABLE PEOPLE: Kuralt introduces us to many types of people here, like Bill Patch, who converted his old Nash Rambler to run on corn cobs - gets 3 miles to the bushel. With the price of gas, I'm ready to buy one! But my favorites were from the Carolinas: Jethro Mann, an old black man in Belmont, North Carolina, and Agatha Burgess, an old white woman in Buffalo, South Carolina. Mann, entirely at his own expense, restores old bicycles and loans them out daily to the poor kids in town so that they can all experience the pleasure of having a bike and being on the road. Burgess spends all day, every day, cooking in her small kitchen so that anybody who wants to, can have a hot homecooked meal at a nominal price, and eat it in her own home. It's what she wants to do, and she tells us that she "always gets what she wants", and sagely adds, "But I know what to want." And then there's the wonderful story of the formerly dirt-poor and cotton-picking Chandler family of Mississippi. There's parents Alex and Mary, and their nine children, all who helped one another to graduate from college. We join them for their Thanksgiving celebration and watch as they are all reduced to tears in thanking God for His goodness. THE BEST OF 'ON THE ROAD' WITH CHARLES KURALT is a great set. It should be enjoyed by any viewer, and I think it would make an excellent additon to a homeschooler's library. If you can watch all 3 of these tapes and never once feel the moisture of joy welling up a little in your eyes, then there is simply no warmth left in you. This doesn't just mean that you're dead, of course, but that you've likely been dead for a good long while.

The late CK would be proud to find out that a lot of us folks still admire his work very much. He planted the seeds of kindness and goodness, showing us that there was and is much good in America's heartland. He showed us that most people are good deep down.

This video will reaffirm your belief in the simple goodness and joy that is America. The small town stories about gentle unknown American citizens that keep the spirit of their ancestors alive and well through age old family and community traditions.You'll see maple sugaring, daffodil farms, Tom Sawyer Day celebrations, and those glorious Fourth of July parades across the country. You'll witness the seasons pass across our nation and understand how its regional differences make this country unique. Delightful, funny, and uplifting. Charles Kuralt unaffecting manner brings out the best in people.

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My son really watched this video intently and seemed interested in what was going on. We are just starting to potty train, but this seems to have broached the subject well and will hopefully continue to help.

I was given the girl version for my daughter several years ago. It had her wanting to go after watching the first time. Of course you have to kind of wait for their lead, for them to clue you in that they are ready to start training. But we LOVED it. The song is catchy and not very annoying.

It's basically just the book on DVD with a "potty song" attached to it. They even "stretch" for time by listing the "cast" of babies. My son enjoyed seeing the familiar character on DVD. However, I wouldn't call this a "stand alone" item... it won't mean anything to your child without the book and/or potty doll. Looks "outdated," but my two year old doesn't care.

The cost of this DVD is ridiculous considering the movie is less then 20 minutes. There is a "parenting section" of the DVD in which Dr. Franel addresses some basic potty training tips that were only useful if you (as a parent) hadn't researched ANYTHING about potty training prior to viewing this DVD. I always take heed to amazon customer reviews but I believe in this instance it let me down. If you are planning on using this DVD to INTRODUCE potty training to your child then this process might work for you, but if your like me and just want to get you child excited about potty training and they've been working on for a while then PASS it up.

I love this video. I bought it for my youngest grandson. His 2 older brothers had it when they were potty training, and they loved it so much, they spent hours watching it. The video got lost, so I just bought it again. It is a very fun video, and definitely keeps their attention. Highly recommended!!

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The first time I hear the song "The Story" (it was a free single of the week off itunes) I instantly said, "Whoa, who IS THIS???" It quickly became my favorite song of all time! I quickly purchased the album and was not disappointed. Rather I fell in love. This album is my favorite of her three at this point (and I do love all three.) If you buy this album first, you will undoubtably fall in love with her voice, lyrics and melodies. If you already love Brandi then RUN, don't walk to buy this album. This album propelled Brandi to the top of my favorite singers list. She even tops Sarah McLachlan for me now, and that is saying A LOT. Definitely buy this album.

After listening to her sing on "Prarie Home Companion", I purchsed the CD. I can hear the influence of the "Indie Girls" and like her ability to write narrative songs and her ablity to sing in such a wide vocal range.

My wonderful dad didn't have the luxury of listening to very much music, but he did talk about Patsy Cline in an admiring way. I'll be talking about Brandi and Steph Hayes, another incredible recording artist and genius musician. Steph told me about Brandi, something for which I'll be forever grateful. Try mixing their songs in iTunes- a really fine combination. Brandi Carlile is so special... I've been listening to popular music for over 35 years; thought I was too old for anything to affect me the way that this incredible music does. This is so evenly excellent... Words don't begin to describe it, you really need to listen. "Give Up the Ghost" is just as good, in my opinion- I absolutely love them both.

Since the 2008 Newport Folk Festival I have been listening to Brandi Carlile music. As I collect her work it becomes increasingly clear that the emotional stories and passion for song writing increases the happiness in my life. Don't miss this one.

This is an absolutely beautiful album.. she is PERFECT!!! Her songs contain very beautiful melodies that her voice tackles very well. i love it The emotion in her voice is heartbreaking, she is singing beautifully sweet and then like nothing her voice turns into this powerful instrument with such rawness that makes chills go down your spine! she is absolutley wonderful. My Favorite song is Wasted, it's an absolute jem. The Story, Have You Ever, Cannonball Until I Die and Shadow On The Wall are some other absolute DIE-HARD favorites. The're ALL amazing! I Love This woman. BUY THIS ALBUM YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!

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I learned at an early age, that for every artist that hits the top, there are 100's, maybe 1000's, that should have but didn't. Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters is surely in the 'should have' group. the songs are good, the vocals are classic. but they never made it to the recognition they should have had...the 'instant recognition' when their songs come on. make sure you have this one.

talk about a lost night collection. This is a beauty from back in the days of early soul, late RnB, with plenty of nodding to the Drifters and Sam Cooke, but, really, is there really any need to take a shot at Janis Joplin, who not only had the good taste to revive the forgotten Garnett Mims classic "Cry Baby" but also sang the devil out of it with just as much, if not more, heart and soul as the man himself. God bless both of them.

Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters are great. Sounds alot like old Solomon Burke, same type of songs, but different voice. Great back up singers, similar to the Raylettes or the Ikettes. Every song is a winner. Once yoo hear the original version of Cry Baby, you'll never want to hear the Janis Joplin vesion again.

Aah yeah ..., how can one mortal soul express desperation, panic, joy and excessive beauty by means of his voice? What mechanism is triggered that singing isn't singing anymore but became sound by itself, coming from somewhere dark, deep and unknown, channeled through the physical body of a man who goes by the name of Garnet Mimms? How is it possible that my girlfriend and me (other race, other continent, other language, other generation) have goosepimples and tears in our eyes every single time we play this CD (about 500 times a year)? Because this CD contains music from the man with the most beautiful voice since the excistence of our galaxy. Cry Baby, One Girl, Wanting You, For Your Precious Love and all the other sacred songs on this peace of art are sung with such incredible intensity that it will leave everybody living or deceased with goosepimples. This CD goes through the barriers of every obstacle known to mankind. Put this on, and you've got SOUL. In my humble opinion, the deepest, the most desperate, the most sincere, the most honest, the most sacred, the soil, the earth, the core feeling that has makes live worth living on this planet. Garnet, thank you.

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This is a good cd. Sound is good, most songs are also good. I am pleased with this cd. Price was good and deliivery was quick.

This is one of my fav's. It has all their best songs and I like to listen to it all the time. Highly recommend!

There was a lot of good rock music in the '90s. Unfortunately, Sugar Ray does not qualify as such, despite the fact that they were blown to massive proportions and had loads of really big, really annoying hits. You remember them - "Fly," "When It's Over," "Someday," "Answer the Phone," "Every Morning," "Falls Apart," "Under the Sun" - lighthearted, bouncy pop songs with no real substance behind them (or, in the case of "Someday," a downbeat, contemplative ballad with no substance behind it). Now, everyone likes a good pop song, me included. But the genre they fall into is already overcrowded by bands that aren't really any good, and Sugar Ray falls somewhere in between Smash Mouth (excessively annoying, almost to the point where it seems intentional) and Third Eye Blind (decent, but incapable of making a song interesting for more than two minutes or so). And even the bouncy, empty power-pop looks good in comparison to their attempts to rock out ("Mean Machine"). Their stuff is really listenable and all, but what's the point? The Posies and Weezer are far better examples of a power-pop band, and you know how they name-drop Run-D.M.C. on "Under the Sun"? I'd advise you go listen to them instead. Whatever. This stuff just bores me. It's gratingly unoriginal, poorly written, poorly executed pop with some poorly incorporated hip-hop elements. Again, it's better than Smash Mouth, but what isn't better than Smash Mouth? Blerf.

It is truly the best of Sugar Ray. If you like Sugar Ray, this CD won't disappoint.

this collection contains all the Sugar Ray songs worth listening to, and some that are not. after all, this is a cutesy, catchy band with a couple of cutesy, catchy songs and some cutesy, catchy harmonies. in sum, fun fluff (which is what i was after). i only gave it a 4 because it really didn't need to include the "pseudo-hits" that nobody listens to.

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Very pleased with this CD - we were holding a Hula Girl Party for our daughter, and this music provided the perfect background.

I was excited to see all the fun music so I got suckered into buying it. What a let down! It breaks my heart because it had so much potential. I wish I could find this collection of songs only well done by the original musicians or even a good cover band.

I bought this cd to be played at my 8yr old daughters birthday party. She decided to have a Luau theme. Great music to go with this type of party.

This one was ok, but not my favorite. Try Drews Island Jam, much better.

It was our first Luau Party and the CD was Great!!!!!!

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I have several CDs in this series and I enjoy them at work when writing tedious reports.

I bought this based on the great reviews. I recently had surgery on my elbow due to a break and wanted some soothing, healing music to meditate and relax to. The music in itself is very beautiful and I think it could be either relaxing or stimulating depending on the user's mood or the task at hand. It has a very "new-agey" sound (for lack of a better word) as opposed to the sometimes generic "plinky-plunky-happy" meditation music. I hope that makes some kind of sense. :) The first time I listened to this I played it on my iPod as I laid in bed to go to sleep. I began to dose off while still in the first of the two 30-some minute long tracks. What I found interesting was that several times I was awakened by a sudden jump of one of my limbs (literally a leg or arm would involuntarily "jump," waking me in the process). This does NOT normally happen to me, and it wasn't due to any sudden loudness or change in the melody of the music. I also felt this strange alertness when I would wake up. It wasn't that I couldn't sleep, but as another reviewer mentioned it kind of felt like my brain activity was getting stirred up. I don't know how to articulate it perfectly, but let it suffice to say I know it was doing something that most music doesn't! I look forward to seeing what effects extended use of this CD yields. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you decide to play this on an MP3 player you need to make sure to import the files in a format that will retain their original inaudible technology. The standard .mp3 format will compress the files, thereby negating the whole purpose of this particular type of music. If you use iTunes you can do this easily by going to Preferences --> General Tab --> Import Settings... --> and choose "AIFF Encoder" as the file format. Also, be sure to use the right and left earbuds in the corresponding ear as this music is supposed to stimulate different sides of the brain (in other words the music in one earbud varies from the other).

The music is simply beautiful and calming. The changes in my life has been phenomenal since my purchase. I was really only expecting minimal results in helping with my stress and anxiety at work. For over a year I had been suffering from anxiety attacks, depression, and physical and mental stress. To add to my anxiety, I was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus 5 weeks ago. Stress makes the Lupus extremely worse and annoying. I decided to combine some meditation techniques I had researched with the 'Awakened Mind System', the results have been more than I ever could have expected. I smoked 1 pack or more of cigarettes a day for over 18 years. I tried many times to quit without success. Since listening to the CD, I have been 4 weeks without a cigarette and I feel wonderful. Quitting has not been as hard as I thought and the idea of becoming healthier physically and mentally is so exciting. The bouts of depression are gone and I am energized about the future. My meditation sessions with the cd has helped me tremendously deal with the stress at work. When I feel anxious and stressed, I close my eyes, breath, refocus and within seconds my energy and concentration levels are back dealing with the tasks at hand. It is a wonderful feeling knowing I am in charge of my own thought processes and feelings. I am realizing that happiness is not something that happens when things go right. Happiness, just is. You just have to experience this for yourself.

This is deeply relaxing and often does seem to generate remarkably easy-going and intelligent mind-states. Recommended.

Music is central to my time of worship and the first song takes me into His presence like none other. Read Heb. 12:22-23. Truly, Dr. Thompson has captured the essence of Heaven

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My year old grandson loves this! This is my second Leap Frog purchase and I am sold. Will be sure to buy more. Even for kids that know the alphabet already, it's so much fun to spin and hear the sounds they create for the various animals. Who knew what an inchworm sounds like! Fun and eduational, different sounds depending on what you set it on...highly recommend!

My 6 month old son loves this toy because he can make it spin himself. When he was learning to sit up, this toy was a big help because we could sit in right in front of him and he could reach it without toppling over. He also could play with it during tummy time. There are 3 different settings and the songs are catchy, not annoying although they do tend to get stuck in your head. The high/low volume option in a nice feature too. Our baby is so proud of himself every time he makes it work. I love how easily and smooth it spins. It does tend to tip over easily, and I frequently have to sit it back up to the correct position. Some of the animal sounds are a little odd and I wish it had more lights, but overall a great toy.

It's really a cute toy. Bought it for my friend's kids for their birthday and I believe they like it. The animal sounds are kind of strange, but its still cute and very educational. Would buy again if needed!

For example, whales don't actually sing whale songs. The sound a whale makes is a splash. Lions don't roar; they say, in a very perky female voice, 'rar!'. Kangaroos and rabbits sound like springs sproinging. Jellyfish sound like bubbles in water. I can't even figure out what the zebra noise is supposed to be. I get that coming up with a sound for jellyfish might be hard, so why'd they choose jellyfish? And for horses that say 'neigh!' and lions that say 'rar!', why not use vaguely realistic sounds instead of the same vocalist who sings the little song that plays while the wheel is spinning? They managed to get a 'bzzz' sound for the bees that's enough to make me reach for bug spray, so it's not that the whole concept is foreign. And god forbid your child gets tired of this toy and wants to move to some other entertainment. This device will make a sound after 15 seconds of sitting idle, so your child can't be lured away by quieter toys like building blocks or books.

My sister left this at my house when my nephew was 6 months old. He loved to play with it & when they went home the little girl I baby-sat would play with it too, she was much younger than he was at the time & she had a lot more time to play with it. Now, both of them are 2+ years old, the thing still works & my 6 month old niece is coming for a visit... I'm certain she'll have fun with it too. Durable toy & kids like it, I think they might be too young to get any educational benefit from it while it's fun for them to play with & then by the time they're learning more it isn't fun anymore. For $14, it's worth it.

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I do not believe in hand held games or video games for children. My mother is the one who went against my wishes and purchased this for my daughter Christmas 2008, that's right 2008. Knowing my feeling on this subject my mother came armed with newspaper articles, e-articles, and an educational magazine. Due to my stubbornness it was an entire year before I loaded the software on my computer. With that being said I am glad my mother purchased this for my daughter (age 8) as I never would. Didj is not a hand held game or video game, it is an awesome educational tool. I love it! The Didj includes a feature on its "Leapfrog Connect" in which I can upload her spelling words and choose her math facts and language arts skills by grade and then again by specific skills. In order to continue to the next level she must answer a series of educational questions, this motivates her because she earns micromods. Micromods are equivalent to money/tokens in which she downloads "extras" for each game. For example, she has downloaded a pet for Sonic and a new computer for Nancy Drew and a Karate move for Spongebob. I have purchased another six educational tools; Nancy Drew, Nicktoons, Neopets, Tinkerbell, Super Chicks, High School Musical and a free download from Leapfrog Jet Pack Heroes. I can't seem to say enough about this valuable educational tool. My daughter is studying her math facts and spelling words without me telling her "It's time to study".

We just found this game at an unbelievable price and well, had to grab it. Boy, am I glad we did! It is FULL of multiplication problems which is what we were needing at the moment. It does a great job in teaching the children how to do multiplication faster and they have to get it right before moving to the next level. What makes this game unique is that there are the three different Nick characters, so it doesn't get boring. It's seen a ton of playtime already and I know it will continue. Besides, when they have to practice Math facts nightly, what a great way to do it! Highly recommend!

There wasn't anything in the game to change the characters. Only had spongebob in the game. I wasn't able to find danny phantom.

My kids love this game, they have spent the most time enjoying it over the other games.

This is the first didj game that kept my son interested and playing - almost too long we had to set limits on his play time. He loves it.

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Again this was a gift for a special little boy and he likes Star Wars so I got this game for him.

Star wars is a math oriented game that is great for grades 1 - 3 and review or refresh of basic math for older kids. More difficult math for upper levels needs a different game. The fun my boys have with this game, they don't even realize they are doing math and learning. They are learning and refreshing so much I am very pleased! I can program the game to specify the areas each child needs to work on (multiplication for my eldest, two digit adding and subtracting with carrying/borrowing for my middle and +/- 0-12 for my youngest) I highly recommend this for fun and or math!

My 7 yo son wanted to play this game on his DiDJ so he saved and finally bought it. When it arrived, he desperately open the box and inserted the cartridge in the game console. A few minutes later he was enjoying , making noices and having fun. The questions provided in this game were something new for him so this keep him excited and inmerse in the game. I asked hime the next day about some of the questions the game showed up and he was able to retain knowledge. That's nice! He's on advance math class :)

My son got the Diji for Christmas this year from Santa and he literally didn't put it down for three days. With the after X-mas sales I got him this game. Along with other parents I worried that it may be too old for him (he is 6) and might be too much of a challenge with the math skills. No, he did just fine. He only asked me for a little bit of help, and thanks to his sister-who got online and spent some of his "credits" he has new challenges and new stuff for all of his games. Way to go Diji, keep the cool games coming and this will stick around for a long time.

I got this game with Sonic for my 6 year old's Didj and although he plays sonic more, he loves this one. This one is a little more difficult so I like that it challenges him more but I don't like the math question options as much. It still is teaching him so it's not all bad, just not my favorite. He still likes to play it even after having it for months and I can go on the computer and choose what questions it asks him to try to keep it at his level.

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Sucked my life away! I was a druid tauren and I played 163 days worth of hours (to find out how much you have, in the chat bar type in /played ) Easily the most addictive game. There is just so much to do. There is just such a large vista to travel. I can't play this game because if I do then I will get sucked into it again. It's like a vacuum cleaner...don't put your hand on the nozzle or you get your hand sucked in! too much to say about this game...really!! 5/5 John McAdam: Author of "Were Ancient Gods From Other Planets?"

Considering the amount of entertainment, potential social connectivity, personal enjoyment, etc. you can obtain from overcoming the initial learning curve... this game is a great value. I have been playing since December 2007 and recently took 9 months off since I had been playing pretty hard-core since I started. I have recently begun playing again and even bought an entire new set of the original game and expansions and have 2 accounts now. I use one for a new horde guild I started since I already have 10 lvl 80's on my other account. I now pay $30 a month to maintain both accounts, and guess what? It's still worth it! Please stop and read the box before you buy it... There is clear labeling of required monthly fees to play this game. Like many other reviewers have already stated, the game has become increasingly accessible for even the most casual player. Blizzard has accomodated both hard-core and casual gamers in recent patches with additional content like never before. Only buy this game if you: ~~ Like goal oriented progression of your avatar/character. ~~ DO NOT mind paying a samll monthly fee, which by the way works out to be about 50 cents per day for several hours of entertainment. ~~ Enjoy playing with OTHER people online. Socially awkward people may have trouble enjoying this game since working WITH other players is an important aspect of gameplay. However, for some individuals that aspect may help you to make new friends. There are several other reasons to own this game or avoid it for that matter. It is really up to what you are looking for in a game. Good luck and enjoy!

The only game where there is therapy for people that are addicted to this. I heard some people play up to 19 hours a day? WOW indeed.

After reading a lot of the bad reviews for this game, I see that a lot of complaints are about things that are not even true anymore. Then I look at the date of the post, and see that it's a very old post, and back when they posted it, it was before they changed that problem! This is like complaining about legitimate problems with Windows 95; something nobody uses anymore. I know that no game is perfect, but a lot of these complaints literally no longer apply, yet their bad rating is affecting the overall rating! Even my review will be outdated as more customer complaints are fixed. So, to counteract some of these low star ratings that don't apply to the game anymore, I figured I would post some of the features you currently get with game, including some fixed complaints. It's worth mentioning that my review is not comprehensive, it's mostly in response to some outdated bad reviews. (From reviewers who likely agree with me if they still play.) It's also worth mentioning that some (only some) of the stuff I'm talking about is `max level' stuff requiring some additional expansions. "Leveling in this game is really slow and long!" At the time of my review, the max level is 80 (and the next expansion is announced, making it 85 soon). And yes, it does take a lot of time to go from 1 to 80. But leveling is much faster now. You can go from 1 to 80 in about the same time it used to take to go from 1 to 60. Combine this with the fact that hitting a new level is a fun aspect of the game (giving you access to new powers and abilities), this makes leveling a lot more fun than before because you can see your character getting stronger at a faster rate, and that's enjoyable. Examples of what makes the game faster for leveling: - Less experience required to go from 20 to 70. - More experience gained from doing quests from 30 to 70. - Mounts at an earlier level. (Faster travel sooner in the game; plus mounts are fun.) - Experience can be gained in battlegrounds. This makes it less of a grind because you have more options if you get bored with quests. - Leveling a second character up (on the same server and faction) is much easier because of heirloom items: Items that scale with your level and make you noticeably more powerful. - The Dungeon Finder tool (explained a bit more below) makes another avenue of leveling (doing 5-person dungeons) more common. This also decreases the feel of a grind, if you get bored with quests. "When you get to level 60 [or whatever the max level currently is], the casual player has nothing to do!" This game has been improved in many ways to make a max level casual player still have fun: - Battlegrounds cause you to earn honor points, and these points are spend like money to earn items. It used to be that you got a rank, and you had to grind like crazy just to MAINTAIN a higher rank. Now there is no penalty for not playing, or taking a break. You just accrue points slower (because you get none while you don't play), and thus you get gear slower than a hardcore player. In other words: It scales with your playtime, as it should! - Every casual player can obtain level 80 epic gear for every slot their character has, even without PvP. It takes a bit longer than hardcore players, and it's not the best of the best (something casual players are usually cool with). Back when this game was released, only hardcore players had epics, and now even casual players can get a character who has lots of epics. This is because doing 5-man dungeons earns you emblems when you kill bosses, and these emblems can be spent like money for really good gear. The emblems are something everyone gets too, so even if the boss doesn't drop a cool item for you directly, you still benefit from the kill, every time. - There are easier versions of raids now. There are `heroic' versions and `normal' versions, as well as 10-man raids and 25-man raids (4 different kinds total for the same bosses). The 10-man version on `normal' is easy enough that the words `casual raiders' actually applies to the game now. "People kill you a lot on PvP servers!" People who try to legitimately use this complaint, legitimately shouldn't be playing on a PvP server. I agree that this is annoying and makes the game less fun, when I tried it. But I mostly play on a PvE server, where this doesn't happen, causing the complaint to vanish. There is no benefit to PvP servers other than the fact that you get to be a mean high level player too, if you want to. "Guilds require you to put in time like this is a job, and many guild leaders are mean, etc." This is a specific problem, not an issue with the game itself. I'm in a casual guild, and they don't force me to raid. They're my friends. I will say this: Because of the idea of easier raids, etc (mentioned above), it is easier for guilds to be more casual about things. So `casual guilds' seem a bit easier to come by these days. And smaller guilds can still do 10-mans. "Battleground queues are 60 minutes long!" They're usually 15 minutes for me. It got a lot faster when they made it so that you queue with other people from your entire battlegroup (multiple servers together), and thus it became easier to fill the slots and get all the required people. "It's hard to find a group for a 5-person dungeon. I keep asking people, but everyone is busy." Now you can join a Dungeon Finder queue (again with other people in your battlegroup) and it finds 3 DPS, 1 tank, and 1 healer FOR you. Then it teleports you right to the dungeon! DPS wait about 15 minutes, healers about 2 minutes, and tanks find a group in seconds while waiting in the queue. And you don't have to do anything other than sign up, and click that you're ready when the group is found. There is an additional benefit: You don't have to be the max level to use this Dungeon Finder tool. You can start using it at level 15. Because the queues are not super long (and you can quest while you wait!), this tool has essentially revived doing 5-mans at lower levels! (You can also level as a tank or healer now if you want; it's not faster than questing, but it's much faster than it used to be before this tool.) This Dungeon Finder tool is quite possibly the best addition to the game Blizzard has ever done. "PUGs are notorious for being failures, and having people steal gear." Most of these cross-server PUGs (Pick Up Groups) actually go well if you're geared well, because it puts you in groups with similar gear to you. (So it's harder when you first hit 80, and your gear isn't good yet, but that's temporary.) And again, most people are there for emblems (which everyone gets) and the loot is vender trash. Even if someone `ninjas' it, it's not a huge deal, and most people don't because it's not nearly worth ruining their name over. Also, certain items can only be `need rolled' by certain classes. Over half of my PUGs are cake-walks, and most of the rest are relatively easy. Bad PUGs are the rare thing now, not good PUGs. "I shouldn't have to rely on websites like wowhead.com and thottbot.com to figure out quests!" First off, there is a really good add-on that makes most quests (that don't have some trick to them) easy. It's called Quest Helper, and it shows you where quest objectives are. Second, I think based on the popularity of that add-on, Blizzard added destination markers for a lot of quests. You see them on your map. This helps tremendously. Some of the harder quests still require explanation from websites, but tricky things in video games often do. That's why Zelda games have strategy guides, after all. And the WoW sites in question are free, and have good search tools. "Most classes are shoe-horned into specific roles. Warriors are the only raid tanks, and most people ONLY let them tank." Not true any more, though some hardcore raiders who like to min/max and overanalyze everything will disagree on some specific cases. But a Priest and be a Shadow Priest and never heal if they don't want to. A Warrior is not forced to tank in raids, neither are they the only tanking class. (There are 4 different classes that can tank at the raid level.) Combine this with the dual-talent specialization, which can be purchased at level 40 or higher for 1000 gold. It allows you to have two different specs and you can change between them in seconds (out of combat). Combine this with the fact that there is no `healing spellpower' in the game anymore (or at least not on the level 80 items, and I think some talents contradict this). All `spellpower' on gear effects healing and damage. This means a Priest's (for example) healing set is almost the same as their damage set. If they raid as a healer, that same exact gear is good enough for getting emblems as a DPS in 5-mans, they just need to change specs. "Blizzard doesn't listen to customer complaints!" Then why have they implemented all these changes ;) Final note: I give the game 5 of 5 stars due to rounding. No game is perfect.

I thought I was buying a used CD with the files so I could at least install the files. When it came in the mail there was no CD just a box and the manuals in side it. It could have been on my part when ordering because I might have missed where it said that there was no CD included but just in case anyone is ordering this please understand that it is only a box and manual.

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I have just finished "Portrait of Dorian Gray", "Little Women" and am now reading "King Solomon's Mines". The variety of books on this "game" is amazing and I'm hoping to finish all the books I haven't read and revisit some of my old favorites. What then? With millions of the DS's available worldwide, who will make newer books available on this system? Should be a big market as the DS XL is a perfectly acceptable e-reader.

I was so excited to think that I could take a bookshelf with me wherever I go on my DSi. And I'm SO not disappointed. The books are classics (public domain??) and it looks like a tiny bookshelf. But that's not the best. I can make the font bigger to make it faster to read, I can see how many 'pages' this makes so I have a sense of how far along I am in my reading, and I can use my finger as the stylus so it is more like turning a page. I love it love it!

Hi -this game chip is great if you have a child who loves to read. My daughter has been at it since the moment I handed it over to her. However, the book selection is a bit uptight. There are many, many classic stories which are wonderful. However, it would have been better if they had consulted a librarian to help with the selection. There are many well written kids books that would have made this much more inviting for kids. I highly recommend it. I gave it as a gift and my friend smirked at it stating that none of the books were going to interest her daughter, but much to our surprise her 9 yr old daughter read Jane Eyre the minute we gave it to her.

GET THIS "GAME"! IT ROCKS! All the books you get and the downloaded ones you get also man what a great variety and it helps you choose what type of book you want to read if you arent sure. This thing just rocks. Easy to read and has different background music you get to choose that is actually relaxing to and enjoying to listen to while reading. or you can choose none. Just get it.

Now I can pack a selection of books for a trip without having to explain why my bags are so heavy. My son feels that since this is on his game unit, they are more fun. Have you ever heard of an 11 year old choosing to read Homer? Also, we are pleased to see some of the books that are likely to be on his coming year's required reading are on here. Take them anywhere. The controls are easy and it remembers where you were last even if you don't bookmark. I hope there will be more.

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You may not like this type of game, fine, you may prefer FPS like Call of Duty, fine...but giving a game this deep, this submersive, this unbelievably epic less than a perfect rating is just silly. There is one problem with this game, no doubt, that being that when you play it you lose HOURS and HOURS of time. It has to be the most addicting game ever made. I have a friend who has never played this game. Lending it too him asap. If you are one of the few that have not tried GTA you owe it to yourself to give it a legit chance. It is awe inspiringly awesome.

Deciding between getting a PS3 and X-Box was pretty much a hard one for me to make. I was used to PlayStation, but was not impressed with the game selection. XBox had the same games and then some, but I was not used to that system. I ended up with a PS3 because I got a good deal on it and it came with the very much hyped GTA IV. I have heard mixed reviews on the game itself; some love it, some hate it. Personally, I am lukewarm about it. I love GTA games in general with San Andreas being my all time favorite. The worst one in my opinion was Liberty City Stories. GTA IV ranks on the low end between the two. The storyline/characters: Fair. The main hero has a chip on his shoulder looking for someone to kill and bunks with his cousin who is a heavy gambler in love and eventually plans on marrying her. A really tight family connection is touching, but does not necessarily make for a good storyline. Niko works through many people to get to his target, like all GTA games, and in the end there really is no satisfaction in how it plays out. The support characters are a random bunch of thugs, none of them are really likeable, to the degree if I felt I was about to fail a mission, I was more than tempted to shoot them. One character, Dwayne, I guess they meant to make him sort of likeable, but all I could think is either get the dude some Prozac or shoot him out of his misery along with his backstabbing best friend. The random people seem more of a pesky problem to get out the way without a real purpose to further the game. The missions: When Niko is fresh off the boat, he stays with his cousin who had bragged how good the American life could be and Niko is disappointed to find the living quarters in a cockroach infested tenament. He has to work with Albanian, Russian, Italian, and so-called street gangs (more interested in fronting than gang-banging). He also works with crooked cops and politicians, one girlfriend used him to further her mission. All of this brings you towards the end, most of them pay, but not much else. The side-missions: As the missions, it brings you closer to the 100%, some give you money, but you don't get much else. This is the absolutely worse part of the game in general, all that work...for what??? Shoot 200 pigeons for a helicopter is the most impressive one, but soooooooo many pigeons?? Too boring!!! Of course there are the stunt jumps again! If you want 100%, you have to play darts, pool, bowling, and a different version of Tetris in first place - it doesn't give you money for first place. There are chances to assassinate people and steal cars for two characters where you get paid and unlock a trophy. The music/sound-effects/graphics: Not bad. The only thing I really liked was the variety of radio stations and the sound effects. When you hit the ground from a roof of the building, run over a body, or shoot off a combat shotgun, the sound effects are awesome. This is about as close to a realistic effect as the GTA series has come. Unfortunately, this game seems to put too much of its focus in making it a visual/audio awesome game to be too bothered with the actual game itself. What I liked about San Andreas (and a handful of GTA games) is something they could have done with the newer GTA game - make your efforts count towards something. If you drive a car/motorcycle/plane/boat, after a certain time it handles better. If you are collecting something (tags, balloons, packages) you get a stash of handy weapons in a safehouse. In GTA IV, there are no safehouse weapons, but you do get to change your clothes (which won't help if you are wanted). There are no garages to keep your vehicles, just street parking near your safehouse (you have to earn them, not buy them). The side missions are so fruitless and unfulfilling I don't ever intend on striving for 100% like the other GTA games. I am now sorry I got the PS3 over the XBox because of this game. I hope this is not their most impressive game for the system. Bring back GTA San Andreas for the PS3 so I can forget this game.

My kids really enjoy the game. I am happy with buying and receiving this product. Thank you.

The storyline and the development of characters made this game very enjoyable. I thought the progression of Niko Belic was cool. Voice acting was great. Game looks great as well. I know some of the newer games out now have better graphics (i.e. GOW3) but for the largness that Liberty City is I think there was just an astounding amount of good work put into this game. Likes: Characters, Niko is especially awesome, storyline, details (tons of cars, people on street are different,etc.),ability to free roam. Dislikes: Having to drive all the way through town to replay the mission (guess that makes you not want to screw up). Could have had more things to spend money on. Overall, I thought the game was awesome. Well worth the money.

Wow, this game is top notch on SO many levels. Let me start off with the cons.. ACTING, Come on, you gotta admit, some of the people Nikko encounter on missions are just f** stupid, like Manny for example. Glad he gets shot. And the mafia, you just cant take them too serious they seem all out of WHACK and untidy. UNLIKE in gta 3, where they are more intimidating and serious. Those are the only acting flaws. Thats it for cons.. Now for the GOODIES It's a straight rpg, You do the missions and roam around. The city......gorgeous.. Breathtaking scenery, every where you go. I sometimes like to walk around and just look around, or stand there and soak in the view as it rains. Graphically, its just beautiful, For a game where you can just about go anywhere and explore, and do anything, including DATE, I find myself asking the question, "how the f*** did they PULL THAT OFF. Only gta. The missions...Like I said, they are fun and VERY addicting, And the side missions, are cool. Just dont like the phony, overhyped characters you gotta do missions for. Only dislike a few though. Brucie is some steroid pumped guy you can do missions for, he is awesome, the personality in this game besides a few characters are pure gold. The radio,tv,internet.....OMG, I have never laughed so hard in my life. There are LITERALLY more interesting shows on the tv in game, than on real life tv itself. The radio , I find myself parking and listening to them talk, and I dont know Where they get the ideas, or the scripts, but its the freaking funniest thing I have heard in my life..:) I was almost choking laughing at the ranting going on on the radio stations. The internet, OMG, Alot of those websites should be on comedy movies. I love them, this game doesn't stop. Those small things are what make an awesome game an awesome game. Free play/Roam.... After you complete the missions, a sigh of relief will come over you, and you get the feel of the ending. I was glad there were 2 endings. (sorry to spoil it for anyone) But You can do whatever you want. Im not gonna go into details, but NO GAME comes close to this one, xept maby the elder scrolls (talking about rpgs). But it might get a litle boring, but thats ok, there are plenty of crazy sh** you can do to hold you over that other games STILL dont have. But its GTA so what do you expect. It's fun to explore as well, besides shooting up mass raids with cops, blowing things up, and killing/fighting random people, you can also see the sights. That alone is worth the price of the game. And one of the main reasons I like gta series. This game will hold you off for a while, theres alot more great things about it, but too much to type. My overall rating.....BUY THIS GAME, I give this game a 5..........out of 5

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Book 3 Vol 3 not working properly it freezes up. Was never opened prior to buying. will have to find Vol 3 of book 3 that works

First all you CANNOT watching Book 3 with out have watched Book 1 & 2. There is just sooooo much history that one would need to understand. The do a great job making referance to the history with some dialogue and flashbacks, but you REALLY should just watch the whole series. I have watched all the three books with the kids and Book 3 is a great conclusion to the adventure. It is also fascinating that mean of the fighting styles used come from tradition internal martial arts styles. I would highly recommend this box-set as well as the whole series.

I couldnt find the final book of this series where i live but i love book three it happens to be the best of the whole thing i highly recomene it

The series is great, the image quality on this is much better than the 1st season DVDs, but the bonus commentary tracks that were supposed to be included for the Sozin's Comet episodes are missing. I had Amazon send a replacement, and it was the same case. The 4th disc that is packaged with certain copies of this box set is actually the disc from the separate Volume 4 release, which doesn't have the bonus commentaries.

Product arrived very quickly and in great condition. The price was fair and I'd be glad to buy from this seller again.