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“Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer, ©2001

I could not help thinking, “What if he had to hurt or even kill someone or something? Could he do it?” He is presented as a merciless criminal, and he is performing as such, but the situation is not developed that he would have to make such a choice. But he is only twelve years old, so the question is could he?
I always enjoy these teenager stories. They are so interesting and the stories are generally pretty good. This is the story of a little boy genius following in his fathers footsteps. His father was a criminal mastermind. His mother is distraught by is disappearance a year or so before the story.
Artemis Fowl acquires, by a bit of deceit a book of the elves, gnomes, dwarves, etc. With this book he concocts to get hold of a bunch of gold. He underestimates the power of the elves. They underestimate his power. In the end everyone is happier, though the elves are a bit poorer. He gets his mother healed by the power of one of the elfs.
Music Box Biographical Collection

I’m really into fitness and exercise regularly. All I wanted was a simple scale that was reliable (gave consistent measurements) and didn’t stick on the same, incorrect weight (like my old Taylor scale did). The last thing I needed was to gain weight and have my scale keep giving me the same incorrect number. This scale met my expectations and was well worth the price – which is a deal compared to what is being charged in stores. I’ve tested the scale multiple times by reweighing myself after taking my initial weight, and I always get the same results. I’ve also weighed myself daily, and the scale does a good job of showing daily weight fluctuations – meaning that it doesn’t get stuck on the same number all the time. I would recommend this scale to anyone and everyone. Instead of having a bunch of worthless features, this scale does what it was designed to do – give an accurate weight.
John Wayne Collection Box

Sara Gruen spent months researching circuses that traveled by trains and they paid off in the realistic Water for Elephants that she turned into fiction. The novel begins with main character Jacob Jankowski, a 93-year-old man in a nursing home, when the circus comes to town. This begins his flashback of his time with the Benzini Brother’s Most Spectacular Show on Earth in the summer of 1931.While it focuses on the cirucs, the novel weaves back and forth between a 23-year-old Jacob on the circus and present-day Jacob with his nursing home struggles.

Jacob had never intended to end up on the circus, but once he does he is caught in a whirlwind of romance and drama. He has to learn the ropes of a struggling circus that can’t always afford to pay its employees. Each character has his/her own unique qualities that make each seem as real and relatable as the next. Even the circus’s animals take on personalities that make them seem real.

After the great reviews I wanted to give it a shot and I had trouble putting it down. The novel has a little something for every kind of reader as it falls into multiple genres of mystery, romance and adventure. Gruen continuously surprised me through the last page. Each page was as compelling as the next. I would absolutely recommend this novel to everyone.
Lunch Box Library 6

This is an absolute no brainer purchase. It is a great cleaner for the price and it will pay for itself…even if you only get to clean your whole house once. With a 1-year warranty, I am hopeful I will get to use it a lot and end up saving hundreds over commercial steam cleanings.

Keep in mind this is a basic cleaner and some stains will have to be scrubbed a little to pull up. For the price, though, it can’t be beat. I steam cleaned a room that had not been cleaned in over 3 years and the water it picked up was black!

Oh, and I give the vac 5 stars but Amazon gets 0 stars for the shipment. Upon opening the box, I found the contents scattered around the box with broken cardboard and nicks and scratches on the unit itself. It looked as if the box was thrown around in transit because there were noticeable holes and dings on the outside of the box. I actually almost thought it was used. However, it works fine so it’s not really a big deal.

Thank you. Boom. Done.
Guyver Complete Box Set

The Office Home and Student is perfect for what I needed. I have had Office before and never used the Publishing or other parts of the full package. I believe that this is the perfect blend of programs that fit my needs and at a lower price point. Some of the new features in the Windows Word and Excel are worth the upgrade.
Eagle Harbor Bento Box

Mine goes dead after about 50 minutes even when fully charged, I wish I could return it.
Zoo Med Laboratories Box

I am writing from the perspective of someone with MS which presents daily challenges as to the effects of the disease on how well I am functioning.

As books became more difficult to manage I began to consider an e-reader as an option. I checked out the various readers available and they each had significant positives, but for me the choice came down to my ability to get tactile feedback from the controls. I have found that touch screens are near to impossible for me to manage with the occasional tremors that I have and the decreased feeling in my hands. The controls on the Kindle, which some may think of as old technology, are actually perfect for my needs. I am able to tell when I have actually pressed a button to take an action instead of sending several pages whizzing past on the screen.

I am also pleased with the ease of chaning the font size while reading. There are time during the course of a day when my reading acuity will change either for better or worse and the Kindle allows me to keep reading despite the change. The fact that it reads like real paper, rather than being backlit, is also easier on my eyes.

So from the perspective of someone with special needs this has been a very good choice. Like many others I just wish it were easier to organize the books into folders or categories instead of having the entire list to work with every time.
ASUS Eee Box EBXB202