this is not the book... it's only crib notes!!
597089
I thought this was the book but it is only a summary of the book.  Don't make the same mistake!!
2697005
It says there are 16 pages--this is false.  There are only 8 pages.  I assume they are including both the front and back of each page to arrive at 16, but this is misleading.  Most people, myself included, are going to expect 16 physical pages based on the description.  I'm not sure how this can be described as a "big" book with only 8 pages.  It's a very thin book with pages that are essentially blank white glossy printing paper, 4 of them folded in half to make 8, and held together with a flimsy looking string. Definitely overpriced for what it is.
426267
I'll keep this nrief.  I agree with many of the other reviews that have been written about John and his work.  But for someone who has been listening to Mr. Lennon's work for years, there's really nothing new here.  Most of the tunes on this CD have been released in various forms - from the original recordings through the Lennon Anthology (released a few years ago).  This is not a John Lennon 101 album.  This is more for people who have the great desire to hear the SAME songs in a different format (and sometimes they are the same).  My suggestion is to buy one of the original recordings (Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, Mind Games, etc) and go from there.  Acoustic is not a good starting place!
1611335
I usually write long reviews. This will not be one of those.

First the good thing....this journal has a great cover.
Now the not so good....it is NOT a planner. Pages 6 to page 102 are exactly the same form where you can keep track of what your child ate. It is a form, a food list for what your child ate and there is an entry on the form for caffeinated drinks (huh?). There are no suggestions, meal plans, kid incentives, nothing. You can find forms online for free. Do not waste your money.
1942173
The title is "Play Along with the Drum Legends".  As a drummer who has bought dozens of drum play-along packages, this one sounded great!  Imagine my disappointment when it turned out to be a re-packaging of 3 old albums by Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis and Art Blakey.  A nice package for $6.00, but not what is implied by its title.  If you buy this, buy it for what it is, not what it appears to be.  Extremely disappointing!
3890112
I was unable to "search inside!" this book so I had to assume it would be of the same high caliber as the other books by Charles Duncan. The description of this book is VERY MISLEADING because I assumed that it was a book of SOLO music.  It was nearly pure DUETS.  Since it is not possible (yet) to view the contents of this book, I will tell you what's inside.
1.) Let It Be -DUET
2.) When I Need You - DUET
3.) Light My Fire - DUET
4.) Chim Chim Cher-ee - DUET
5.) Summertime - DUET
6.) All My Loving - DUET
7.) Try To Remember - DUET
8.) D0-Re-Mi (from the Sound of Music) - DUET
9.) Yesterday - DUET
10.) One Note Samba - DUET
11.) Eleanor Rigby - SOLO!
12.) Meditation - DUET
13.) Feelings - DUET
14.) A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval) - DUET
15.) Get Me To The Church On Time - DUET
16.) You Needed Me - SOLO!

And there you have it!  All duets except for 2 solos.  The songs start off extremely easy and gradually get more difficult as you progress through the book.  But if you don't have a duet partner this book will be nearly useless.  I was wanting a book of SOLO pop classics so I can't use this book.  And besides, most are too simple.  But, if you are looking for a book of easy pop classic duets, then this is the book for you.  It is written in standard notation with no TAB but the notation is very simple.  Both guitar parts are clearly defined in separate staves.

The reason I'm giving it only 2 stars is because of the severity of the misleading of the product.  I can't find anywhere in it's description where it says it's a book of duets.  Not even on the cover does it indicate this.
753127
This folio contains only studio versions of the songs from 'Bonfire'. There's no transcriptions from the live albums 'Atlantic' and 'Paris'. There's no transcriptions of the alternate takes from 'Volts'. And many of the outro solos are not tabbed, it merely says things like, "ad lib solo next 60 bars". Added, these Amsco books are badly engraved, poorly edited, and questionably transcribed.

Now, let me paraphrase and then comment upon the the 'Editor's Note' found inside this book, which says, "Although most of the tunes that appear on... 'Bonfire' have appeared on previous studio albums... some of the... live performances... exhibit some subtle and spontaneous nuances not found in the studio versions. In addition, 'Bonfire' features more than one version of certain songs. In deciding which versions to include in the present folio, we spent a lot of time listening to the 'Bonfire' collection and comparing the live versions with their studio counterparts... the studio versions (are) tighter (and) more familiar. For this reason, for AC/DC tunes that exist in more than one version, we have based the transcriptions on the studio version."

So to comment, that 'Editor's Note' is baloney, because no consideration was given to 'Bonfire'. They released this book as a means to rehash the transcriptions from their previous book, 'Dirty Deeds: Best of AC/DC', since identical transcriptions appear in both.

In closing, Scamsco should be strung up by the guitar community for daring to reference this junk as 'Bonfire'. Even the back cover shows the four albums from 'Bonfire', yet only 40% of 'Bonfire' is actually transcribed (even less if you consider all the missing solos). So this book is just plain old lousy - one/half star.
3960882
This book is not a scrapbook. I was expecting to see the sources of the information provided (like scanned pages of the actual scrapbooking articles etc.) Instead, what is inside is just text that has been typed and no sources listed. Maybe these sources (for example, the newspaper it was clipped from) was not known, but I expected to see scanned handwritten articles or memos since it is called a "scrapbook". This could be a complete work of fiction and you'd never be able to verify any of the information. Very disappointing. Would have been very neat if the actual articles or "scraps" were in this book.

I'm expecting several loyal fans to view my comment as "unhelpful" to lower my credibility, but I'm just being honest. It's not worth the $17 asking price. I didn't rate it lower than a 3 because 3 = average and that is what this book is. If it is indeed a true representation of an actual scrapbook, then it is pretty neat. Just don't expect to see the actual scrapped articles and you will be happy.
4095463
If you're looking for annotations like what is in the book, don't buy this. There are none except for what you see in the preview. The book has some illustrations by Tolkein but that's it. There are audio links of Tolkien speaking some poems and such, but on the Kindle Fire, they don't work either. This book is just another copy of the Hobbit with some additional background of how the story came to be and nothing else.
2915599
I would not call this an activity book.  It's a cardboard piece folded in half and placed in a plastic sleeve that they expect you to store it back in.  This is not a book at all.  Price should have tipped me off, but I'm generally happy with Melissa and Doug items.  This was a miss.
2963952
I just downloaded samples of approximately 6 books on Tiny Houses and tiny house living. What a waste of time. All but 1of them were only a couple of pages long. Most of the sample was the table of contents, which I get,but the other pages don't contain a sufficient amount of information for me to decide whether to buy the book or not!  I don't know who determines the length of the sample, but  I suggest some of you add more pages because I will not buy your book if I can't get a good idea of what it contains, even if it is only $2.99!
3570419
This is not the Passage. Don't get your hopes up, kids. This book is like side-notes from the first novel made into a second.

I didn't like the narrative, I didn't even care about 2/3 of this book. BUT, the 1/3 is fun. My very humble opinion not worth buying, wait for a kindle discount which as I write this is happening.
4876315
WARNING! This is NOT the full "My Girlosophy:  How To Write Your Own Life"!  If you're at all familiar, you know that this is supposed to be TWO books, an inspirational book about writing your own story and a journal, both inside of a lovely slipcase.  Instead, all I got for the completely ridiculous price of thirty dollars was the inspirational book. No journal.  No slipcase.  Just a scratched up "new" copy of the inspirational book shipped in a padded envelope with no other protection, so it was bent in half by the time it got to me.  Absolutely nothing in the listing indicates that this is less than the full set.  I'm very unhappy, especially after paying such a shamefully inflated price.  It's going back tomorrow.

Anthea Paul's Girlosophy collection of books deserves far better than to be the objects of fraudulent nonsense like this.
2509259
I agree with the previous reviewer. I did return my copy. I would give 0 stars if it was possible. I purchased this book and it is NOT the listed number of pages. What pages there are were all printed with a HUGE font, perhaps 24. If I was Andrea Bocelli, then, maybe I would need the font that huge. And, to make matters worse, even the pages that did contain print were not even full pages, but half pages. This is more of a chap book. This author should be ashamed to offer this "book" at this price. There are several more of these types of yearly horoscope books available on Amazon ; one of them does not list the size; that's b/c its only 3" X 4". Lucky me, I purchased all of them, and have had to return all of them. Frankly, I would not take this book for free, much less buy it. For shame!!! What ever happened to Sydney Omarr's yearly forecasts; now those were books!
3348878
This is not a dictionary , and it should be revealed that it is nothing more than a play. I am thinking of getting my money back!
3264152
THIS IS NOT REALLY A BOOK!  This is a paperback binding with a cover and a bunch of BLANK pages!!! When you choose the "Look Inside" option on this book it will show you the ONLY printed pages it has (there are about 14 pages which are just an advertisement for Funny Guy's 45 other "gag books.") All other pages are blank with just "Funny Guy #########" printed on them. I guess Funny Guy believes it can scam Amazon customers by charging $10.95 for an empty binding as long as it is called a "gag."  Apparently they are right  - SHAME on you and shame on Amazon!!  Read the description carefully. This is not a gag; it's not even funny. It's stupid. And it is a rip-off.
3195821
my fault, not sellers, I thought I was ordering the BOOK. This is a total waste of time and money....'cliff notes....crum !