Next Best Thing To Being There
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I started watching this series on TV & was immediately drawn in.  So amazing to see the historical sites, it has to be the next best thing to actually being there.  Dave Stotts is an excellent guide!
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Having been on the QM2, this was special to me although I wish I had been on this sailing.  The ballroom is magical and the intimate nature of this concert is really special. I was very impressed.
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I read this book twice it was so enjoyable. It is the closest thing you will get to "being there."  Fischer does a very good job of giving you a feel for the time and the major players.  Plus he has a smooth writing style that is easy to read and understand. He does not write like an academic.  I highly recommend it.
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I have only recently done a bit more reading about Beatrix Potter. The photography and text in the book provide the reader with a fairly complete
picture of life in England during Potter's lifetime. You appreciate how she brought her surroundings and exposure into her books. You see the
actual landscape she painted. Next best thing to being there.,
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These guys and gals are tremendous.  We saw them recently and if they're near you, go see them.  Love them!
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Entertaining snapshot of the live circus performance, next best thing to being there.
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If you were fortunate enough to see the PBS/BBC broadcasts from Webster Hall then you are in for a returning treat. I last saw Paul Simon live on the main stage at Glastonbury, and though I enjoyed it, being out doors, bright and open I felt he was at times singing to the wind, necessarily on autopilot. Once indoors at Webster Hall the material becomes less iconic and yet more wonderful. The band (as ever) is fantastic, particularly the array of percussion which I enjoyed rather than merely tolerated. As usual the guitarists were more than just first class, and, like Paul Simon himself, were clearly enjoying themselves. If you are still unsure about the legacy of the 1960s and hesitate to venture into Paul Simon's material then this is a fine place to take the plunge. If you are merely an aging folkie, like me, then this will enthrall. It is too bright to be nostalgic, too exiting merely to recall better times. I really did think of the old Cajun cry: Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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Hit the key spots for a good time in Edinburgh. Pick your own restaurants though, there are plenty to choose from
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creates the perfect setting for much of what a visitor to this great city will see and feel and experience
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Next best thing to being there! My only criticism is Ray Coopers percussions on Indian Sunset are not at the intensity of the live show. I've seen the show many times and was disappointed in the mix of his percussions on the DVD/Blu-ray.  Still a must have for any Elton fan!
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I've seen these guys plenty of times in concert, and this is pretty close to the experience of "being there."  This band is one of the few that does what it does, and I recommend the show and the DVD wholeheartedly.
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Can't wait to make this trip ... thanks to Steves for this advance information about where to go, what to see and where to eat.
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Loved watching these folks live in NOLA. The album was a good second place. Just miss a bit of the energy.
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This recording made me wish that I were there. When you listen,in surround sound, you are there. ENJOY!!!
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An excellent collection of photographs and key information relating to the most significant exhibits.  Well worth it as homework before visiting the museum, a momento after visiting, or a tasty sample to stimulate your interest in this area.
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The Star Wars exhibit recently appeared at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia where I had a chance to see it.  Talk about fueling the mystique of an already magical part of my childhood!  Although I would recommend seeing this exhibit first hand, this book is the next best thing.  No, maybe it is the better of the two, since you can take this home and keep it.

The only reason this is not a 5-star review is that, since seeing the exhibit as reawakened my enthusiasm for making plastic model kits (something that has slumbered peacefully since I was in my mid-teens), I have a need for reference material to accurately reproduce these models, and this book only has a tantalizingly small group of extreme close ups of some sections of the filming models.  Of course, a 5-star book that would satisfy my needs would be impossibly thick and cost... a lot.

This book certainly has a "wow, look at that" factor.  It shows you the intimate details that are missed onscreen, and you will come to appreciate on a deeper level the degree of attention spent on these films.
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For those of us who could never afford a Lichtenfels piece, this is the next best thing.  The realism and detail she is able to achieve in cloth is astonishing. The beautiful large-format all-color photography does justice to these amazing works.  One of the most important artists in the field.