Sports and Hobbies Books

90% of what's in this book can be obtained from any of the various first timer websites.

If you never owned a vehicle, went camping (of any form), made or lived on a budget, had to figure out how to get health care while on vacation, cleaned out your closets or bathroom, then you may find this book of use.

So much of the material in this book is very common sense stuff. Out of the 189 pages I did find six sentences that were informative. Unfortunately none of the comments went into details. I had to look elsewhere for details on the comments.

I'd suggest one of the inexpensive used copies if you feel you really need this book.

As a family contemplating full-time RVing, this was a great first RVing book. It covers everything from what to do with your possessions, equipping your RV, traveling with pets, mini-hobbies, maintaining your RV and so much more! It was an easy read packed full of great advice. You will need a highlighter to keep track of important information. This book will definately go with us on our journey.

As a family contemplating full-time RVing, this was a great first RVing book. It covers everything from what to do with your possessions, equipping your RV, traveling with pets, mini-hobbies, maintaining your RV and so much more! It was an easy read packed full of great advice. You will need a highlighter to keep track of important information. This book will definately go with us on our journey.

I bought several books on full-timing in an RV - and this was the least helpful. While they touch on many topics, none are explored in depth - I learned nothing new from this book. In fact, I felt they kept telling me things that are simply commom sense. For example, in their section about waste water, they don't tell you how to deal w/ frozen waste lines - but they do advise you not flush disposable diapers!

This book was a disappointment - and will be returned.

Some new viewpoints and useful information. Doing the laundry in a trash can enroute? You betcha! Hints for freebie overnights and how to deal with medical issues. I found this book very informative, and it covers many aspects of RV travel.

My book had all expert puzzles although it had labels for beginner to expert. I don't know if I got a different edition but I have done Sudoku puzzles online which are far easier than the so called beginner ones in this book. The first ones are the same difficulty as the final ones. When you average 27 given numbers in the beginner section and also the expert section, you know someone made a mistake when they printed the book or did their program to create the puzzles. If you are already an expert, this is good for working the puzzles. If you are a beginner, you will likely get very discouraged. You can use the helps in the beginning and create some of your own to be able to work the puzzles.

A wonderfully detailed intro with the basics well covered ( for that I give the author one gold star) . . . and then . . . nothing! The rest of the book is just a compilation of puzzles. True they are rated from beginner to expert, but not a another word of help from the author. Oh, yes. the x-wing is covered briefly, but where are the rest of the advanced techniques promised by the statement on the cover, "Conquer the hardest puzzles of all." If you do, you will do it on your own!! I see why there are copies for sale here for a few cents. That's about what it's worth. Too bad!!!

Teach yourself Sudoku was not only the first Sudoku book I owned but is still the best. The puzzles in this book are true Sudokus, unlike others I have seen which are unsymmetrical.

The first section of the book offers clear and useful advice with helpful diagrams and quick tips to help you progress. There is also a smattering of interesting and amusing quotes throughout.

In all the puzzles are well paced and graded and will certainly keep you occupied this winter.

After a good introductory section the book launches into Sudokus at the beginner, novice, intermediate, and expert levels. I do not advise this book for beginners. My average completion times (although they may be slow compared with many others!) were 26 minutes for the first 5 of the "beginner" level, and 39 minutes for the "expert" level. For "beginner" in other publications my average is about 6 minutes. In my opinion the "beginner" level puzzles are much too difficult and will probably lead to the book receiving little attention from beginners.

Beware of puzzles 43 and 141... they're unsolvable. One clue needs to be added to each. For puzzle 43, add a "9" to row 5, column 5 (very middle of the puzzle). For puzzle 141, add a "6" to row 6, column 5. This will help save your hair from being pulled out.

I'm a novice Horseman but I thought the book was really good. There's some things in this book that I never even though about looking for, and overall has helped me make more educated wagers on the ponies.

I've read a lot of the horse handicapping books here on Amazon and must say most of the books are the "same old read", but you can tell this Author a real gambler himself and a definate outside the box type of thinker. Do I think all the methods in this book are good? NO, but it's nice to get an "outside the box" type of view whether you agree or disagree with the theories.

Thanks, PSL King

This book is horrible. Not worth 10 cents. A complete waste of time and money. Useless information, very few angles. [...]

I'm a little new to the Internet, but I've placed reviews on ALL the books that I own ever since I was taught how, which was today (July 8th 2008). I became a horseplayer only about a month ago. I must say the this 38 yr-old vanity writer (Joseph J Tuttle) has impressed me the most! I own all of his book but two. I'm waiting another month to buy the football book, and then, I'll basically own then all. I've done some extensive research on this young man, and he is truly a remarkable person. He was born with CP of his left hand/arm and to have the ability to capture such intelligent thought onto the printed page is 100% STUNNING! As my title says....this little book pack a punch and is extremely insightful. If you want something that is a quick read and only about 11 or 12k in wordage (and only 100+ total pages too), then I'd HIGHLY RECOMMEND The Tuttle Way 1 and 2....or his newest release "Three-n-one" which includes a short story about his trainer Father, I also own.

I found this book to be extremely informative on many different levels. I purchased this book along with "The Tuttle Way", and I must say: The "Angles" chapter in The Ultimate Guide, and the use of Sabermetrics as an advanced way to determine actual "class" of each individual horse is absolutely 100% pure genius!!!!! A year ago I didn't know anything about handicapping. Now, I feel as though I'm on my way to greatness. I've already entered (and done quite well I might add) a few handicapping contests and I can honestly attribute all of my recent successes to Mr. Joseph J Tuttle. FIVE STARS ALL THE WAY!!!

I love this book and Angie's other books as well. She does a great job of providing inspiration to scrap and journal your way through creating a book about your growing up years. I would not say it's a great book to get layout ideas for, but I don't think that's what her purpose is. You can find layout ideas anywhere, but it's difficult to start from the beginning and create a book about your life. Angie helps you do this in an organized way, and some of her journaling prompts have helped me to recall long-forgotten memories from my past. A lot of fun!

This book is not intended to be a book full of awesome ideas and techniques, but a book that helps CHILDREN make scrapbooks of their lives. I use this book in my ever popular KROPPIN' KIDS classes and the participants (kids) are always inspired by knowing that many of the layouts are done by other children their age. I would reccomend anyone who teaches children, scrapbooking or otherwise, to use the ideas in this book. A great way to empower our kids!

I was surprised at some of the ideas in this book being very poorly planned and lacking any sort of expertise. The author takes a very short list of ideas of ways to see your children (who their friends are, what sports they play, what they like in school, what their dreams are) and tries to stretch it into an entire book without originality or creativity. I was terribly disappointed with the lack of effort the author made compared to cheaper options filled with more information, even a basic scrapping magazine (pick any of them) has more technique ideas, layouts, color schemes, product ideas, titles, and suggestions than this whole book. This was a poor attempt for someone trying to make a name for themselves in the scrapbooking world.

I bought this book together with the "book about us" from the same author. It is a book that could be interesting if you have children and want to document thier growing up. I didn't really see the use: the projects are not really ones I would tend to create: the subjects did not appeal to me and the layouts did not inspire me, which is strange as I really loved the "book about us".

This book has ideas for use with children in documenting their lives as they view it as well as for the adult who is backing up and documenting their own. I am always amazed at this author's ability to take it to the next step in my own thinking for scrapbooking. This book does not have as many PHENOMENAL layouts as you find in her BOOK OF US, but it is created by children, who generally are not the artistic creators like you find in magazines or other idea books. Instead, she has hosted a place to see where your own children can go with layouts and gives ideas for the scrapbooker trying to recapture their own childhood.

This books' version on Western Maj Jong is not one I have heard of. It seems to assume that a player can make up any hand that matches his/her tiles. I was looking for strategies to win with the game that goes with the card that changes yearly. This book has no reference for "Jewish" maj.

This book is the best tool I have read to improve upon the game. It provides a valuable tool in the scoring card.
No doubt more poeple would play the game with these well-writtem and truly helpful books.
It is a great companion to the authors' other works, especially Mah Jong Illustrated. SLZ.

After five years of playing this game weekly with the same group of four, we thought we'd covered all the strategic moves possible. This publication has made each of us players rethink our playing styles and open our minds to thinking differently about the game of Mah Jong.

This book is an uncomplicated read for such a complex game. We eagerly await the next publication!

If you play typical American Mah Jongg this book may not be the best for you.

Having a basic knowledge of the game I was looking for a book to improve my hands. This book covers special hands and has great illustrations of each hand which are clearly drawn and easy to read. This book also provided an overview of the differences between the Western and Chinese games. In other books I've found the sections on scoring to be tendious and off-putting, however, this book describes it clearly and gives examples. In summary: A great graphical book for a game that is quite graphical!

When i first began playing LS98 I could not find very many ways to improve. I soon after found this book by Chris Jensen about LS98. My game improved tremendously as I read it. Alot of the information is an easy read and it offers many tips for both the beginner and even a seasoned Ls98 golfer. I still use it when I am not sure about a shot, I read the pertaining paragraph, for instance windy conditions and then develop the strategy for my shot. There are many places online to get great information, but I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for that little extra edge

This is a big improvement over most "strategy guides" I've encountered. Most guides I've come across should have been included in the game itself. Jensen and Ferguson have written a book that actually adds value.

I found their descriptions of the swing meters and the physics of control very helpful. So did others I know who have played the game. Nice job.

A comprehensive review of the technical aspects of good scores in LinksLS. This book contains all the information necessary to take the guess work out of making great shots and shooting low scores. While the charts are the most often used feature of the book, their discussion of course and personal managment is also of value. Included are chart for all clubs, conditions, and types of shots. Practice with this data and yours scores will plummet immediately. As you gain an understanding of the physics of the great golf shot, your opponents will fall at your feet.

I find it hard to belive that they could even do a course management in know for a fact that using breezy normal medium you have over 32 different wind positions and being that i have over 1000 on -line games an under par handi capp i have only had a few games that actually have matched their given shots.. In addition i find that after having developed my own distance and putting & chipping charts are much more accurate than those shown .. I would like to say on a good note they do present a good slice & hook chart for no wind conditons and basic explaination of game is good nothing outstanding as i have heard others say...just my opion..Sheldonz TPC

Although this publication claims to reveal the "secrets" of LinksLS, it is nothing more than a pep talk. Its illustrations are very difficult to see, there is a lot more to putting and other subleties to the game than the authors bothered to mention. The book is extremely overhyped.

The authors indicate they are doing one a big favor by "revealing" the "secret" swing meters. This information is readily available on the web, along with tips on putting, loft, wind and other factors that are much more detailed and useful to the online golfer.

In summary, my psychiatrist might recommend it to improve my moral, but it is not going to improve my golf game. Do not waste your hard-earned bucks. Search the web for LinkLS and get much more useful information on game play.

I got this book for some ideas to help take the cost out of scrapbooking. While there were some good ideas for materials to use around the house, I realized with the page examples they give, you're still going to have to put money into the scrapping tools, papers, etc. So I picked up some good ideas for unique materials, but it's not really gonna help with scrapbooking on a shoestring budget.

For the most part, I really like this book. It has some great ideas on how to use things that would otherwise go in the trash. My main problem with it, is that many of the ideas call for using items that are very 3D. I keep my scrapbook pages in an album (I realize that some people keep them in shadowboxes), and 3D items just don't work. For example, some of the layouts have things in them such as chopsticks, sea shells, a string of pearls, an antique comb, binder clips, and even Legos. These things stick out off the page WAY to far to ever use the page in a scrapbook. But other than that, the book is great. It really helps me not only get ideas directly from the book, but come up with ideas of my own by changing the way I look at "trash".

This is the COOLEST scrapbooking book ever! I loved it because it validates MY STYLE of scrapbooking...I'm always on the lookout for items in my own stash to use as embellishments so I don't have to BUY such things. The use of these items makes my pages much more personal and unique...that's what creativity is all about, isn't it? I'm also not one to follow "patterns" and I don't like the look of pre-made embellishments, but rather like to add unusual items for surprise effects in my work...other people tend to ooh & aah a lot more because they are surprised at the effects I come up with, USING ONLY FOUND OBJECTS! Don't let the "one star" review influence you in buying this book...if you are CREATIVE, you'll love it! It is chock full of great ideas that I never thought of!

I am so sorry I wasted my money and time on this book. If you are looking for some realistic and new ways to use items found around the house for scrapbooking, this is NOT it.

Its not easy to write something on this subject. The 2 previous books on fiberglass I've read try to cover every possible aspect of the subject and my eyes glass over after about the 4th chapter. This was well written and seems to tell me just what I need to know. This book is general enough to be readable. The way it is worded is very down to earth and it reads well - the author doesn't try to impress me, just inform. Thanks Tex. Anything more I need to know will be from experimentation and asking other professionals. I usually just start calling paint shops or posting to newsgroups.

Informational, writen with can-do attitude, however the text has many typos in it and makes it hard to follow. A worthwhile purchase, but definetly not the last word.

Was a good book overall, but i would have liked to see more on subframing in early 50s chevies. The paint sections were good. If you want to build hot rod this is a good place to start.

this book doesnt go into enouph specifics. it tells you a few things, then leaves you hanging. doesnt go into depth at all. pictures are crude. this book did not help me at all. gave some basic principles and that was it. definitely not for the first timer. Also, it mostly only covers 32 fords. he talks about real hot rods not being trendy but then only talks about 32 fords. i want my money back!

I waited the arrival of this book with a lot of expectative, but it's very disapointing. It's very childish and give not many ideas at all. To me, the worst thing is that it works with fabrics that you only can find if you are at USA; it doesn't help you to make really new creations. I'd like a book that could teach a person from everywhere how to make great creative scrapbooks, and not this one.

I have several scrapbooking idea/resource books & this is one of my favorites. It covers the basics comprehensively which is essential for the beginner and refreshing for the advanced enthusist. The chapters are inclusive of most all scrapbooking 'occassions.' Heritage, Home & Family, Cropping Parties, Holidays, Babies, Sports & Leisure, Weddings, etc... The techniques are suprisingly varied because of the many contributors, so all the layouts do not look the same! Included in each chapter is an appropriate font example. Near the end there is also a photo gift chapter. If you're only planning to buy one idea/resource book for your hobby right now, this would be the one to get. I turn to it more than all the others.

I wanted a good basic book on scrapbooking. In the meantime, I found this book is the basis of a PBS program of the same title. I would highly recommend it for a beginner, or even for the experienced scrapper. I refer to it time and again for ideas.

This is one of the best books I've come across on scrapbooking. It won't overwhelm beginners or bore more advanced scrappers. It has a variety of helpful hints, loads of layouts and some creative lettering by Carol Snyder of EK Success.

This book is full of information from fire-making to tanning hides to making coon skin hats. This would be a good book for camping to. This is exactly the book I've been looking for!

This is a worthwhile book only if you aren't very concerned about historical authenticity or the material culture of the fur trade period. If you want to make gear with greater historical authenticity you are better off studying the Book of Buckskinning series by Scurlock. The Scurlock series is based on evolving scholarship, and has improved with every volume as historical and material culture research has revealed more knowledge to students of that period in history.

If you want to make a buckskin hat or a horn gun powder flask then this book is for you..If you want to know how to USE a hatchet or how to build a lean to..This book is not for you....Has a good pemmican recipe though....I was expecting more historical refernces I guess....

This book is really great! I found it at the library and now I am going to buy it because it is so full of information I want to keep it handy.