No Studs or Tools in this Book
347951
Sorry to the author, but I thought this was boring.  I don't like a lot of violence and there wasn't any in the book. Yea!  No sex scenes. Yea!  The title  had very, very little to do with the story.  As a woodworker I assumed that there would be some relationship with the title and the story  Not really.
1275231
I was disappointed in this book as there are no chords and no time signature or melody written in standard notation on a staff. There is only very generic tab. Most books even if they have just tab, have the cords as well. For the cost of this book I feel it should of at least included chords.
2523133
I love What Not to Wear, but I was very disappointed in this book, especially after reading the reviews.  The In Style or Lucky Manual has much more useful information.  While this book has information for all types of bodies for men and women, as well as a must have wardrobe list, it is seriously lacking because there will not be more than three pages that pertain to you.  If you can borrow a copy from a friend or library, and then take notes on the tips, then do that - because buying the book is a huge waste of money.  The information is so limited that will be of any use to one person that it quite simply is not worth buying.
1955043
I was very disappointed after reading through this book, the pictures are very good, but the written instructions are sort of like "remove marked wood with # 5, # 27 blade"etc.  This is not a very good book for a beginner who does not understand how to use each gouge, or blade listed in the beginning.

The directions are for ONE horse, the detail free drawings are 5 more. But they show Nothing about how to draw them out, if you have not done sculpture work from a shaded pencil drawing, they are of very little value.

Maybe once I get a lot better at using the tools listed, I might go over the book again, but by then I hope to be doing much better drawings than these are.

The reference photos are useless, to do a drawing to carve you need to see the details of the horse's high and low areas clearly, not from 50 feet away!

I am an artist, but I have never done wood carving before.
1386664
This book doesn't provide any meat, and is incomplete even in the material it presents. (for example it provides a list of cad software but then only mentions that you will need cam software but doesn't provide even a single recommendation.).

There is little to no actionable information here.
2876754
None book is sacred nowadays. They are just tools and it depends on one to go further on doing more research about those concepts in order to gain more knowledge and insight.

However, and in my opinion, this book doesn't even provide those tools. Sometimes it gets very confusing in terms of structure and semantic, like if nobody reviewed it before printing it out. The examples in many cases are not even well related to the main topic under discussion or not well explained at all. And finally, it is too wordy. Thousands of words to reach each concept.

I don't argue about the author capacities, which I am sure is an excellent professional. But I don't find significant added value on the book per se.
1871661
This book has a very atractive cover, but, I fine that the contents is not very helpful because anybody, even a child can come-up with the ideas presented in this book. It really is not a photo or movie making book, no techques, no styles or no how-to,s are given. You can get much better ideas and examples just from watching the Go-Pro video advertisments. It goes from comment #70 recording a sabbatical to commet #78 making a porno. Your money is better spent elwhere.
2982893
I had high expectations when I came across this title.  Unfortunately I was quite disappointed.  My education is Civil Engineering.  I've been general contractor for a number of years as well and am familiar with many aspects of residential construction.  I was hoping this book could help me renovate some old farm buildings under my care.  I found the book to be light reading.  The content focuses on generalities and fails to delve into actual old building renovation.  Very little here about foundations, nothing about old lime mortar construction and little help regarding timber frame construction.  Nothing about powder post beetles, really nothing useful about evaluating and repairing old barns in general.  Sorry to be harsh, I know many of the reviews were very positive...I'm not sure why...there is still a need for a book that comprehensively covers old farm building restoration...this one is not it.
3003358
There are no pictures at all which when you crochet this is important, especially if it deals with babies or children.
  I would not recommend this book.
2394672
This book is not even useful for a reference.  It talks about the anatomy of the hook; but no mention of the sizes or when to use these different sizes.  It doesn't even mention how to tie on a hook.

This book mentions to take a thermometer with you to check the water temperature, since fish bite at certain temperatures; it fail to state these temperatures.

The diagrams are very few and confusing with not much text in reference to the diagrams in many cases.

No mention in the book of how to tie the line to hook or lure, where to attach float and/or sinker.  No mention on how to use lures and for what fish.

The "search inside this book" feature on Amazon showed a lot more information than contained in this book and therefore was misleading.

If you know nothing about fishing and are just starting out, you are better served by asking the sales clerk in the sports department at a department store about the type of gear you will need and how it all comes together and what are the popular baits or lures they sell.  You will get a whole lot more useful fishing information this way than from this book.

A fishing book which looked very useful for the beginner and as a reference is "Fishing Basics"&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Fishing-Basics/dp/0811730018/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Fishing Basics</a>. I ordered this book from Amazon and I shall post a review after I read it.
2272624
This is not like any of my other reloading books.  This is more of a folksy discourse of his guns and and related pet loads No data tables at all.  It gives a basic discussion of tools and supplies you need but no data tables.  Other than a few tips on developing loads not much useful information was provided. IMHO

If you are looking for a must have manual, I would recommend Lyman and/or Lee reloading manuals.  Both produce books that have data tables along with all of the reloading basics that you need to know.
3904754
As a subscriber to Family Handyman and also a new homeowner, I've purchased just about every book out there on home improvement. This book is one of the least helpful and jumbled and worst written of the bunch. I have other books by Family Handyman, such as "Save Energy, Save Money," which is a GREAT book with lots of helpful, applicable tips. This book, however, is far too oversimplified and basic and just a jumble of thoughts. One area I laughed at was where they explained how to TURN A SCREWDRIVER, while other areas  that would could use some explination are simply glazed over. Theres a lot of subjects and at first glance looks like a great book, which is why I bought it at B&N. But when I finally got home and started reading it, I quickly realized there is no substance. Almost all the Black & Decker books and Readers Digest books are excellent rescources. This book only helpful in making your wallet lighter.

If you have a bunch of extra money laying around, buy this book. However, if you like books for reference and helpfullness, this book is pretty useless.
3514666
As a new blacksmith, I was interested in making my own tools. So I thought this book would offer some insights into the specifics of making woodworking tools. I was wrong! This is a beginner's blacksmithing book, not a tool-making book, and the book offers nothing that a new blacksmith doesn't already know. Do yourself a favor; if you want to make tools then get a good book that is specifically about blacksmithing instead of buying this book.
944362
As usual, Colin's books is very unstatisfactory as he lightly touches every aspect not giving too much insight or advice. I have bought two of his books (by accident) and after reading both of them, the only thing that apeals to me are the tools he introduce in them. However, I guess those tools can be as easily found in a 10 ways to do _______ post on a random blog.
2424288
No diagrams, examples or pictures. Not worth reading. I expected more from a DYI book. You could probably find better content on YouTube
2017636
This book is missing things as basic as ADO, it does not mention controls like DTPicker, it isnt' t a real reference, and since is cheap is not even worth to return it
1995461
Does not tell you how to tap into any of the energy it talks about. It basically just gives you a quick run down on what electrical parts are used in these systems but anyone reading this book couldn't do anything with it other than paying for someone to install a system for you. There's not one diy project in this entire book!