Not Completely True..!!
345109
As an owner of a well respected reel service and repair shop I bought the 30 and 80 size to take a look.

The 30 size uses the old "Shakespeare" type of instant anti-reverse which has always corroded very easily. The 80 size uses a much better anti-reverse system but still not the best. The 80 does have a slight back play in the anti reverse system.

The 30 size did have an all carbon type drag system while the 80 size had 3 felt drags in the top section and the carbon drag under the spool. The Penn 56-7000 Carbontex set is a direct drop in to replace the felt drags.

Both reels have an incredible drag. The carbon drag washers were greased poorly and may result in jerky drags. They need to be taken out and properly greased with Cal's drag grease.

When the rear cover is removed there is open access to the reel. Especially on the 80 size. This area must be greased, and the cover replaced before doing much fishing. It's a big trap for saltwater.

The interior looks like it was coated with CorrosionX Heavy Duty or a similar product which is a very good thing.

The handle opening and under the bearing cover on the other side of the reel must be filled with grease also to protect the bearings from being soaked in saltwater.

All said and done they will be a great reel and a very good price. Only time will tell on how long they will last.
3279793
Although I agree with most of the opinions expressed in this paper, it needs some detailed supporting facts to make it a worthwhile read!
1566743
This was an interesting book, which was loosely based on an American President's wife.....I would have to say very loosely.  It was entertaining, however I found myself thinking "I wonder if that's true" or "That can't be true" throughout.  It would have been better to read a book that was meant to be believed.
3971552
Good but not good enough.  Can get them pretty true, but not very true.
3958516
Too bad many of these "quotes" are bogus.
2 prominent examples:
The "Jimmy Denny/Elvis" quote was in fact said by someone else to Elvis on a different date &...
the "Emmeline Snively/Marilyn Monroe" quote is impossible as MM never appeared at BBMA until 1945.
30 seconds of fact checking can verify the facts of these.
Too bad.
P.S.
These examples (2 of many) naturally call into question the veracity of all the others.
1285050
Ok, so after watching this fascinating "mockumentary" I did a quick search and it turns out:
1. Uday hussein never had a body double.
2. The guy who claimed to have been the body double didn't mention anything about it to his wife until 4 years after they were married.
3. No one has ever found any evidence that the body double's story was true.
However, if you ignore the main character of the movie and focus on the viscous accounts of what saddam's son did, those events are true.
You can pretty much take or leave this movie.
3854687
Great book, but I don't believe all of the studies that were listed. Great book though, please write more !!
4808394
When I started looking at this book, it looked very good.  The type of book we really need people to read.

However, just given the title of the book, you would expect a fact-based (and fact-checked) book full of useful information.  In one section I am knowledgeable about (electric cars; I own a Volt) was entirely based on made-up "facts."

Mr. Muller calls electric cars a "fad," and I believe he used the word "fanatic" to describe people like me (so beware my crazy rantings!).  He considers them a fad mainly because they need to be replaced too often at a great cost.  He bases that on his calculation that the cost of replacing the batteries every 20,000 miles works out to $.75/mile.  That's more than the cost of gas, oil changes, and repairs on a gas car (~$.50/mile), so he has a great point, right?  If true, it would be a great point.  But the real numbers work out to $.03/mile!  The point of an entire section of his book is moot, simply because he uses wildly inaccurate made-up numbers.

Please, if you think that I am just a fanatic, or that I am attacking Mr. Muller inappropriately, check my facts and his.  Check the Volt warranty, and the cost of the battery (part #20979876).  In a minute (or less if you are good with search engines), you'll see who is right.

According to Mr. Muller, the car batteries need to be replaced after 20,000 miles.  How does he get this figure?  By taking the average range of the car (40 miles) and multiplying by 500 (the number of times he has found that a good rechargeable AA battery will last).  What is this, a book written by a sixth grader?  Dozens of Volt owners have already driven over 30,000 electric miles (I would guess 100s have driven over 20,000), and I haven't heard of a single Volt owner needing a new battery due to too many charges or wear.  In fact, I charge mine daily and have had it for over 2 years -- that's over 700 charges.  So why doesn't my car need a new battery?  Because it is a $40K car, not a $100 camera, and it has a system to keep the battery in its optimal range and temperature.  And would GM really offer an 8-year 100,000 mile warranty, if they only last for 500 charges and 20,000 miles?  GM has test Volts with over 200,000 miles on a single battery.

Then, Mr. Muller claims it will cost $15,000 to replace the battery in the Volt.  Perhaps the AA batteries his digital camera loves to eat up would cost that much if they could power the Volt.  But even before the Volt was released, GM claimed the battery cost as being in the $8K-$10K range (in line with estimates from 5 years ago).  And now you can go to a dealer and get a new one for under $3K.  Yes, the MSRP for a Volt battery is $2,995 (it's part #20979876).  I cannot understand why Mr. Muller would just make up numbers -- especially ones so far off base -- when they are readily available.  I certainly hope that future Presidents do not base their energy policies on guesses!

Worse, Mr. Muller then takes his two made-up numbers and concocts a cost of $.75/mile for batteries to drive the Volt ($15K per battery divided by 20,000 miles per battery).  If true, I would agree that electric cars are a fad.  But multiplying two made-up numbers creates a new, less accurate made-up number, not a real one.

If you take the *real* numbers -- 100,000 miles per battery and $3K each -- his made-up $.75/mile number turns into a real $.03/mile (as a comparison, the IRS lets businesses deduct $.56/mile).

Making up extreme numbers to prove a point is exactly why energy policy is the way it is today.  Who knows how many people will read his book, and laugh at people buying electric cars, simply because they trust his $.75/mile figure?

Based on the clearly non-existent fact-checking of a book intended to be based on facts, I feel that 2 stars is the highest I would be able to give it.
2790658
Some of the 'science' in this book is not accurate. Only made it to  tip 64 where the author said that no lye relaxers contain sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide IS lye. This among other bits of misinformation was unsettling as I read this book.
4066692
DO NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE COMMENTS! I am not happy with this set... But it is partially my fault for believing the review comments. This set DID NOT COME WITH A BONUS DVD. This is not included with the description, but people were commenting that it did, and the youtube video I watched showed the person opening the package which included the bonus DVD. Also the box was severely damaged, which Amazon offered me a $15 refund for. Very disappointed. Really wanted that bonus disc :(.
2580596
I enjoyed the historical facts in the book; however, I had much conflict on what to believe as truth or accept as fiction.  The author's notes at the end of the book were helpful, but did not clarify as much as I would have liked.
In an attempt to ascertain facts, I found my 1974 edition of "Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead" (Anne Morrow Lindbergh's diaries and letters 1929-1932) and read her writings during the time of the kidnapping.  I recommend that to other readers.
My question to the author: why write a book dealing with so much strife in the marriage when it is not identified as fact or fiction???
935382
Well it's a GREAT example of false information and conservative scare tactics. With regard to a posting from the author referencing her "beliefs" with "apparent" factual data....it is a complete sham! I researched many of her bold statements and claims and they are far from correct. First off, on every search I did, Denmark came out in the top 5 for "highest quality of life" in almost every category. Search for yourself and I challenge anyone to show me an article that shows Denmark outside the top 10 in the world. Second, the price of gasoline currently is $5.49. Third, the suicide rate is 8.8-11.1 respectively. USA: 12.1. And don't get me going on her "anti-depressant" statement when I would guess that the USA would surely be at the top of the list for receivers! Stop drinking the Kool-aid people! That's all I need to say on the matter.
3098234
While a fun read, doesn't anyone ever fact check anymore? This is replete with factual misstatements. Just a few examples:

1. The Aspern Papers did not run a year; It closed after 93 performances.
2. Ready When You Are, C.B.! did not close after 4 performances. It ran for 80 performances.
3. Hallajuah Baby was not produced by David Merrick.
4. Forum was first produced in California and Larry Blyden worked hard to bring it to NY. Black picked it up. It also did terrible business in
  Chicago.  (By the way, I saw it and it was a great show. Silvers gave one of the best performances I have ever seen).
Well, Black did say he was getting on in years.
3001190
The bottom line is just because it is said does not make it so. Don't be so quick to take the medias word about what they report. Many times they don't follow thru to give you the whole story or how it was researched or by whom or who released the information.
1064103
It is very interesting.  But is the research accurate, because if you want to share this info NObody will,believe it.  He doesmnot acknowledge if there is a God....No one can prove or disapprove.....I reall do not believein Satin...but evil does exist that there lies the balance in the Universe, positive and negative energy they have to co-exist........Some of the points he makes...like Vicent Foster that has bee known the day that happen I realize there was more to this  he makes a very interesting point a left handed person shoots himself with the right hand? The book is not for the average person.  I fould it some what difficult to accept...Ignorance can be blist! I would liketo see a movie on this subject! but who would make it?  I feel that had some of the info but the book gives names. It is almost that humanity does not have a chance to fight this type of behaviors that the book talks about like the Bushes, Clintons, Regains and many more that are included in this book, Where is the solution? not in the book!
1213819
This novel is not based on facts at all. For starters, you should read U.S. military report.[...](Except for the part where it says "Japanese agents recruited women and Japanese housemasters operated comfort stations," this report is accurate. It should have said "ethnic Korean agents and housemasters." The U.S. military interrogator must have thought they were Japanese because their surnames were Japanese) You should also read following articles by scholars who are the leading experts on comfort women issue.[...]This author is biased becasue his adopted child is from Korea. His claim of "200,000 Korean women were coerced by Japanese military" is totally false. Japanese soldiers did coerce dozens of Dutch women, Filipino women and so on in the battlefields of Indonesia, the Philippines, etc. (Those soldiers were court-martialed, and some of them were executed) But Korean women were not coerced by Japanese military because the Korean Peninsula was not the battlefield and therefore Japanese military was NOT in Korea. (Korean prostitution brokers recruited Korean women in Korea and operated comfort stations in the battlefields) Japan apologized and compensated, and Netherlands, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan had all accepted Japan's apology and reconciled with Japan. So there are no comfort women issues between those nations and Japan. The comfort women issue remains only with Korea because Korea refuses to accept Japan's apology and continues to spread false claims throughout the world even though their women were not coerced by Japanese military. The photo below is an excerpt from Professor Chunghee Sarah Soh's book "The Comfort Women."
1734508
This is an entertaining movie, but it is not the true history of Evita. I hope people will remember that. Also, in regard to this movie's suggestion that, and a certain fellow reviewer's calling it a "historical fact,": there is no evidence WHATSOEVER that Eva Peron was ever a prostitute. Just another example of one of the many myths, completely unfounded by the slightest bit of evidence, that have sprung up around this incredible woman.