Shopping Books

The story line in this book is cute and good for kids learning to read. It associates sounds with objects, scissors go snip, zippers go zip, bunnies go hip-hop, ect. It's also good because it only uses 57 different words in the book, so it's good for learning vocabulary and it has a vocab list in the beginning of the book. The reason I gave it a 4 was because the pictures are so-so. The drawings are filled in with different shades of blue water color. I'd say this book is defiantly for a child whose getting more into reading themselves, and not very much into just looking at the pictures or being read to. Cause all the objects in the pictures are all blue.

Shopping in Paris can be a good introductory guide to the basics of what was where in the City of Lights at the time the book was written. Because, as the authors indicated, fashions and fashionable neighborhoods are constantly shifting, it is hard to keep track of the latest developments. I liked the book as a good point of departure, especially for first time visitors with limited time and wishing to shop. Although I have visited Paris many times, it was an interesting read with useful tidbits.

As this book is a novelized version of the film Jingle All the Way, the English would not be difficult and the presentation is humourous.

The content is somehow similar to the film and of course, this book is preferred to children rather than adults because of its simple English and story structure.

As a Father or Mother of your children, you would not want them to see novels which are violent or sex-related. Therefore, this book is your choice.

Every child has their own expectation to Santa Claus and maybe , they will like this simple-family-based story!

For me, this book is quite interesting and simple enough for non-English-speakers like me. The Father(Arnold) is cute and 'interesting'. Also, the description phrases are good and if you are not a native speaker of English, you will find this book a good introduction to begin your reading of English books! ^_^

Singapore is a shopping paradise. The nation's many modern world class shopping malls offer a rich cornucopia of goods replete with leading brand names. Sitting astride the crossroads of the Eastern and Western world Singapore has long been a station for trade and cultural flows. Since 1819 and the arrival of the British it has been a city of the mercantile age.

Goods and services are the life blood of the city and its well being and raison d'etre center on these; Singapore is after all the world's largest port in terms of shipping tonnage, or at least competes toe to toe with Hong Kong for that title.

Chua Beng Huat an academic at the National University of Singapore has brought together a selection of his essays on the consuming habits of Singaporeans. He shows some of the meaning that getting and showing possessions brings to Singaporean lives. He discusses food, clothing, the Singapore presence of the globally ubiquitous McDonald's, deals with uses of language (Singlish, Hokkien) and class, and local cinematic representations of Singaporean culture and society. He deals with the interactions of culture in Sinagpore and the influence of the Japan-Hong Kong-Taiwan-Korean-China axis on local youth culture. He helps show us how multiple layers and registers of cultural exchange play out in Singapore.

I bought this book when my daughter was 8 months old. It has a lot of information for "pre-parenthood" and when your child is a little older and walking. It gives good information about restaurants, where to shop, good parks to visit, hair salons,and what accommodations are available for children (changing tables, kid's menu, etc.) I was hoping to see more things for older infants. I was a bit disappointed to see that IKEA was not included in the guide. It's probably one of the most baby and kid-friendly places I've been to. For the most part, I'm satsified with the book.(Perhaps it should be called a "kid guide" rather than a "baby guide." Nevertheless, I'm sure I will be using it when my daughter is a little bit older.

An introduction to menswear by the famed mens clothing designer. While it is obvious Mr. Flusser has a preference for the English Saile Row ideal, the sartorial knowledge dispensed from the book can be applied universally. Please bear in mind the book is about good taste & classical style, as oppose to fashion victimship.

Malls: The Sound of M (Wonder Books (Chanhassen, Minn.).)
Materialism starts with an "m", but this word will not be found in the first of Wonder Books® Phonics Readers. A young African-American girl makes a map of the mall, and she and her sister then set out to find all the best places to go. Color photographs of the girls exploring different stores in the mall help the young learner to capture the new words in the sentence. Prolific author Cynthia Klingel has teamed with Peg Ballard to bring a common family outing to the pages of Malls: the Sound of M.

Although there is no story, per se, the inclusion of African-American girls and a fun setting in the book has the potential to snare reluctant readers. The repetition of the same words in the short sentences can heighten the sense of success for the earliest readers. While this book lacks imagination, it may attract the future fashion divas and mall princesses to the pleasures of reading.

data and information should be updated as the world has advanced so much due to improvement of technology and information

I love this book. It has helped me make great meals with stuff I alredy had in my pantry when some unexpected guest droped by.

Hint: Make the Apricot Cranberry Chicken, then make gravy out of the left over juices.

This is the new edition of this book. I loved the first so much I had to have the newest one because I didn't want to miss any new shops that had opened since publication of the last edition. I only get to New York once or twice a year so I want to make the most of my time when I am there. The book lists great shops that sell anything from food to jewelry by regions of the city. You can also find out the nearest dry cleaner or shoe repair service in case of an emergency. The author mentions great sites to have a cocktail and take in a breathtaking view of the city. There are sections on the shopping possibilities in the East Village, Soho, Nolita (North of Little Italy), the Village and Meatpacking District, the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, Tribeca, and Brooklyn, in Williamsburg and South Brooklyn. The shops are indexed both alphabetically and by type, so the guide is very easy to use.