Penguin Targets Female Buyers (Was it TitleVII?)
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There is an interesting untold story here ...of fornication  and illegitimacy without "Inquisition" and corrupt  and gruelling convent life during the same period Jamestown and the Plymouth Colony were founded. While a good biography of Gallileo this is no story of the father and daughter relationship nor a story of the daughter's life or calling.
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Our puppy loves his penguin. REALLY loves it. However, his trainer has suggested that plush toys like this will lead him to believe that other "plush" objects (pillows, couch cushions and quilts, for example) are also fair game. So the poor penguin has been banished to a high self in the closet.
3408523
Why is this just for boys? Why not just for kids? Not all girls like pink stuff, bows, and hearts. Marketing fail.
2512840
This is a really nice book, but it's a clever marketing ploy to sell a $33 toy from Hallmark. This cute book led to a lot of whining and begging for the dog that responds to it. If you aren't interesting in spending all that money on a stuffed animal, you may not want to open the door via this book.
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My daughter loves penguins so this was a perfect gift. It was as nice as it looked on line. It also was a good price.
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CHESS BITCH??? As a metaphor for an attacking chess queen, it aptly describes the feminist theme of the book. Unfortunately, the title is a marketing blunder and will substantially hurt sales. A major share of the market for this book are the parents of chess girls who take pride in their children's chess abilities but who certainly don't think of their children as bitches. They won't buy this book BUT they should, it is very good. The book elucidates a revolution in female chess at the highest levels. The bitches/queens of chess are role models extraordinaire who for a variety of reasons explained in the book, are rising to the pinnacles of world class chess.

As if to get an unpleasant subject out of the way early, the book quickly goes to the negative impact of women's menstruation on level of play. When chess trainer Michael Khodarkovsky brought this up at a training session of the 2004 US Women's Olympiad team, Jennifer was shocked and wrote: "I thought I had entered the twilight zone, an impression that was furthered when Susan Polgar, one of my childhood heroines, joined forces with Michael." Good reaction but why bring the subject up at all? Chess Bitch is not about excuses or reasons for under-performance; it is about success and a revolution in the quality of world class women's chess. My first reaction in reading about the impact of women's menstruation was to lay the book down. But I didn't and was rewarded for my perserverance.

Beginning with Vera Menchik and continuing in time to the great women players of today, Chess Bitch  captures their common love of the game of chess, their personalities and their feminist views. We see a bonding together of these ladies of the board and a common determination to stand up and say: "Chess men, watch out! When it comes to intellectual sports, women are your equal."

There are a few errors and omissions. In reference to the World Youth Championship in Wisconsin, Jennifer says Judith Polgar won the Under-16 division; actually it was the Under-14 division. She added that the woman filming a documentary called Chess Kids was denied an interview with Judith - not exactly correct, Lazlo, the father of the Polgar girls, did hold tight reins on Judith during the tournament but once the actual play ended,  Judith was available but Lynn Hamrick the producer/director of the film was not.

Missing from Chess Bitch is the 1982 two-game match in Paris between US Women's Champion Diane Saveride and the Paris Champion Eric Prie, an IM at the time and now a GM. Dressed in a leather jacket,  Eric arrived on a motorcycle. He played the first game at a fast pace and to his shock, Diane drew the game. Expecting an easy win in the second game when he would have white, he told Diane that she did not know how to play chess openings. When Diane crushed him in the second game, he was visibly upset and left without a word. A gratifying victory for feminism over male chauvinism.

Also noticed is the absence of WIM Alexey Root's name and the need for more than just a passing statement on Nana Alexandria. I describe Alexey and Nana in my book Chessdon as "Two  of a Kind." Both were unrelenting and uncompromising in their battles to obtain more recognition for women in chess. Nana chaired FIDE's Womens Chess Commission. Alexey chaired the USCF`s Women's Chess Committee. They kept the focus on women in the ultimate intellectual sport and passed the baton to the chess bitches/ladies of the 21st century.

Toward its end, the book shifted emphasis to some gossipy examples of gambling, drug usage, trans-sexuals and even prison time. Jennifer did describe true life experiences of ladies overcoming these hurdles yet they seem to be out of tune with the otherwise upbeat flow of Chess Bitch.

Despite having a questionable beginning and a somewhat depressing  finish, the middle two-thirds of Chess Bitch was so interesting and so well done that I definitely recommend it. It is a nice contribution to chess history and a good example of the phrase: "You can't tell a book by its cover."

Don Schultz
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There is certainly not a lack of interest on such important issues such as those mentioned in Ms. magazine because these issues affect all women all over the world. Whether it is on women's right for abortion, sex discrimination, exploitation of women and children, family and health acts or historical events on the women's movement (which I believe should really be corrected to mean a movement for all humanity because IT IS), Ms. magazine delivers the information that so many young women are lacking today in their social surroundings no matter if they be the suburbs or the slums.

I thank my literature professors who have taught me the wonderful female figures in literature that have proved women have power and deserve everyone's respect.

Imagine my utter shock when I came to a bookstore of considerable commercial success only to find Ms.  magazine nowhere near the Women's Interest International section (which was instead completely packed with fashion and wieght loss magazines, I mean honestly, to give women this type of monotonous literary diet and then wonder why some of them are a bit flaky...) but rather in the Gay and Lesbian section. There is nothing wrong with this section, but I had no idea that one's sexual orientation had to fit this category for the bookstore to assume one had an interest in women's issues outside of makeup and shoes.

Practically livid to the point that I was shuddering a bit, I even moved a couple of the Ms.'s over to the women's interest section.

The store rep said that usually people who read Ms. tend to go towards the "ethnic and culture" section ( a section that Ms. was supposed to be in, but hmm...appeared to have been smack dab in the middle of gay and lesbian instead). I promptly told him, hey I"M A WOMAN, I HAVE INTERESTS OTHER THAN CLOTHES AND WHEN I CAME TO FIND MS. MAGAZINE I WENT TOWARDS WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD (SHOULD) BE THE APPROPRIATE SECTION--Women's Interest!

The next time you guys come into a store, show your support for Ms. mag. Look to see if the store even carries it and if they don't ask them why not and that you would love to see it on their shelves. If they do carry it, note where it is in relations to the Women's section, applaud them for their "astounding" assumption that Ms. should be relegated to a corner if that happens to be the case and tell the manager that you'd like to see if reach the bigger market of WOMEN IN GENERAL!!!!
1685070
I think this product abuses desperate women's need for getting a boyfriend. I got this product because it was offered as part of a free promotion. I think the formatting could also use work.
4381147
I love the Penguin Brand.  The watch is a little unusual which is a feature that tends to attract my interest.  Great look and performance with a great price point.
1002433
Do I feel just "slightly" scammed? Uh, yes - cover color - check - preview color - check - purchase download - B&W - gotcha!
BEWARE OF THE BAIT AND SWITCH!!!!
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I recently got this gift for our grand daughter because her mother, our wonderful daughter, loved it many years ago.  Our grand daughter's reaction to the ascending penguins was similar to that of our daughter's all those years ago.  Happily, some things don't change.  David of Oyster Bay
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After brief skimming, I gave them both away.  I guess I'll give it a couple more months...I thought they were going a little "political" which always interests me when presented by women.  But the 2 issues I've received so far are so laden with ads it's hard to find any article, let alone anything of substance.

Bear in mind I'm 78 so what interests me is far different from the average Cosmo reader
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I am so mad- my daughter loved Littlest Pet Shop: Beach so when I saw Littlest Pet Shop: City at Target for $10 off, I grabbed it! When my daughter loaded it up, I thought the story looked VERY familiar...exactly the same! I can't believe it. What a scam to package the same game with one or two new animals? Come on. Very disappointing. However- the game is fun and my 4 year old loves it!
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At night this penguin cup changes into an evil and abusive real-life penguin. No one believes me. It told me not to try to tell people about its existence or it will hurt me. The penguin likes to attack me when I am on the computer and usually smacks my head against the keyboard. He tells me to he will stop smacking my head against the keyboard until I spell his name "Big Daddy". But I told him that is a lot of letters and that would take a lot of head banging to get that word! If you want an evil penguin buy this product! OMFG THAT PENGUIN IS COMING TO ME RIGHT NOW! o;ihgjijeoghrgjesbgbroweijfalknmeabgwrhijogeorihjgorgrgjei Bi wewsgioheoinbonierainogb Big uewhrgo[eirhgieruhgoeiruhngiuherg;ejnsaklbn[ weoi ;ejwoifjnwe p;ojfnewoijf ewo[imfpwejfo[ew ijfewo[ifj ewojewjr we[bgeoiuhg  Big oeurh;goi hwgioj ergijo ergioj ergioj er gBid Daddi eorijgreo;igj eoijg eroijg eroijg eroijg eo;raing eoin  Bid Daddy
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This was purchased as a gift for someone off their wishlist.  I assume they like it, but the majority of my review is focused around the pushy and agressive "Please review your purchase" post tale tactics.  If I want to give a review of something that I purchase through the 3rd place market I will do it either without any prompting or one "Thank you for purchasing, please feel free to review" prompt.
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I started liking Penguin's sometime ago, I have several and plan on getting a couple others in this group.  The workmanship on the Penguin is just fantastic and the coloring is just as pretty.  I would highly recommended these to anyone who is a collector of this charming little guy and his family.

Carol Allison Richardson
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I bought this TY Beanie Boos Buddy "Fairbanks" Christmas Penguin, from a Marketplace Seller on Amazon.com.  He is Very CUTE, and definitely Very, Very SOFT & CUDDLY!!  He is absolutely ADORABLE in person!  I have NO COMPLANTS on his QUALITY!  I do, however, have an issue with the SIZE of him!  The advertisement on him said that his measurements were much TALLER than what he ACTUALLY IS.  He is only about 8 & 1/2 inches TALL, in reality!  I was a little upset when I received him, because I felt like it was FALSE ADVERTISING!  Now, that I have "Fairbanks", I am NOT sending him back, because I REALLY LIKE him.  But I would not purchase anything else from this Marketplace Seller, because her information on her products are not RELIABLE!  Especially when you pay in excess of $30+ dollars for THIS ITEM!  I would definitely buy this TY Beanie Boos Buddies "Fairbanks" Christmas Penguin again.  I would just NOT BUY from this particular Marketplace Seller, and would NOT BUY this 8 & 1/2 inch Penguin for the HIGH PRICE I paid for him!