Upside down and backwards.....
355595
I love the author and the content of the book but was greatly disappointed because when I opened the front of the book, I realized I was looking at the back of the last page and it was hard to read because the print was upside down. This was not noted in the description of the book. I kept it because I needed it for some studies I am doing but I think I should get a refund.
213361
Hour flipped at the half hour. Had to remove minutes spool and rotate 180 degrees. Hopefully it'll get on track.
2988238
One of the pages is printed upside down!! Such a disappointment! I did not check every page after the book was delivered, and it couldn't be returned in time. Otherwise the book illustrations are great!
2375639
Well constructed and adorable!  It fit well slightly long but ok. The biggest issue is that the one-sided flag is backwards!!  The stars are on the right when you look at it, not the left.
2904683
I have a student that loves this book - so ordered the entire series. This book (the only one in the series like this) had chapter 6 upside down and backwards. Too much work to exchange - but thought that was weird.
4792461
Book is bound backwards. I had read this in someone else's review and assumed it was a one time fluke. Apparently not! Returning.
2596937
I'm not sure if this has happened to others but my book was assembled upside down. The cover is normal but when you open it the insides are completely upside down. I still enjoy the book and look forward to trying the recipes but I wanted to give a heads up for if you plan on buying this as a gift!
920012
The last chapter of the book and the index are printed upside-down. It is the oddest thing.
2219098
The wheels are out of balance in every direction.
2010646
The paperback book is bound with the cover upside-down, and the pages BACKWARD (i.e., page one is at the back of the book)!!!
How does this happen - were the employees at the bindery DRUNK??!
4411194
At the first hint of wind here in Seattle, the umbrella flipped upside down.. Have to look for another umbrella. I had my doubts when I received the umbrella that its frame wasn't any different from the 2 other umbrellas that I was using. And I was right unfortunately.
4814715
Love the look of these but the letters are backwards if you want to use them for printing.  Ugh!  Lesson learned for me... I assumed it couldn't possibly be backwards as shown in the photo.  You know what happens when you assume...
2851948
I like it for what it is, but the image was upside down and that created some odd situations, when I accidentally managed to open it upside down. It is otherwise really great, fits exactly what I need it to fit.
2621377
I have a much older version of this.  This one seem "backwards" but I am getting used to it.  VERY strudy
2594933
I installed this camera in a 2002 Ford F350 quad cab long bed.  It took about 2.5 hours to run the wires from the rear bumper up into the cab to my pioneer deck.  I also installed an on/off switch so the lights wouldn't always be on.  I put the truck in reverse and the picture is upside down.  I took the camera off of the mount to flip it over and guess what, you can't reverse the mounting hardware.  The only way I can figure out how to make this work, is to fabricate a bracket to hang it upside down.  I will be contacting the manufacture for other options.  I will update this review if a correction is needed.
3472047
These are very pretty earrings and go well with the flower pendant Amazon sells.  But . . .  they seem to be on backward.  It is hard to explain but the flower shape is the reverse of the pendants and feels inverted.  However, the earrings can't be turned around as they don't come off the ear wires.  That is good in terms of security, but I still always feel my earrings are  . . .  well . . . backward facing.
2192073
The cover is backwards. They took a picture of a real bike and flipped it around. Very disorienting, if you are actually around bikes much.

==ok i guess someone knew that- the author hopefully, i guess it had a purpose, flipping the bike drive train around.
though her creds say she is a bike person.
ok.
well now i actually read it.
i am not in the target audience, i do ride but i am 61 almost.

i was a little surprised it was so sinister.

i say that but in the end most of it (too much?) was fixed, like the old 60s tv shows where everything was back to normal by the last commercial, no matter how much hilarity had ensued prior.

i guess it captures alienation etc, and some urban/gang/drug stuff.

not sure who that is intended for.

there is an italian movie of almost the same name...
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(The Bicycle Thief Movie Review (1949) | Roger Ebert
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 Rating: 4/4 - Review by Roger Ebert
Mar 19, 1999 - "The Bicycle Thief" is so well-entrenched as an official masterpiece that it is a little startling to visit it again after many years and realize that it is ...)
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.. (without the whale references, is that ever explained ("orca soundings" - then the publisher is "orca" something or other, what is that about ?), but this book has nothing to do with that movie.

i wouldn;t mistake this for a masterpiece, though i guess it may appeal to some disaffected teenagers.

at least her bike references and slang, etc,  in the book seem legit.

wle