Not for beginners at all!
580485
This is the first screen protector I've ever used that has caused me to use all of the reserves. I'll explain in the section with the things I didn't like, but first lets start with the things this screen protector does well.

It's super clear
Feels nice
Does a okay job repelling fingerprints for a glossy protector
Very forgiving for dust molecules (Anti-Bubble is good)
Can be reapplied for a bit

This screen protector is really clear, it's as if nothing is on there. At first glance you won't even notice there's a screen protector. It does give off a little bit of friction when using your finger, which I like and for fellows like myself that have greasy fingers, it does a okay job repelling finger prints. It's still not as good as say a Matte screen protector, but given that it is a glossy screen protector it does better than others I've tried.

What I really like is how forgiving it is for dust molecules. If you get that random hair that ends up on the screen somehow after you spent 10 minutes getting rid of them all, it's nice to know it'll flatten with it rather than create a bubble. I also like the fact that if I didn't like the position, I can peel it back up and try again.

Now for what I didn't like....

Fingerprints resistant could be better
Extremely difficult to install due to it being the same size as the screen (no wiggle room)
Very reflective, not mirror reflective, but can cause issues.

They say this is laser cut and from the looks of it, it is.... because it's very very difficult to install. I consider myself an expert installer, but my gawd was this a challenge. You literally have to be very very close to perfect when applying. The size of the screen protector matches the screen almost to the "t" if you're off even just a little a corner won't lay down. Remember when I said "it's forgiving" in the dust department? Well typically I don't need this because when I install there's nothing there, but I had to keep reapplying and reapplying to get it down right. I would eventually get a piece of dust there. It was frustrating.

The reason why I went through all three is because I eventually got a piece of debris on there that was larger than a hair and wouldn't lay it down. Smaller than a grain of sand, but thicker than a dust hair. This screen protector is forgiving, but not that forgiving.

Is this a good product?! Yes yes it is, but only for those that are experienced enough to get a prefect lay down. My advice to iLLumiShield is to dial it back some more with the laser cutting. We're not robots that can apply a screen protector to the match every corner perfectly.

If this screen protector had a little more give in the size, it'd be worth the money, but if you're just an average person getting a screen protector  I say proceed with caution. I could end up a waste of money. I recommend going with something different for those that aren't confident in their applying skills.
1131054
I've only been playing a few months, and this book is terrible for beginners! There's no explanation of what the notes mean in the strumming section, and the audio that comes with it goes off the rails pretty quick. The first lesson is learning 5 chords, but the audio goes off playing a melody and then there's individually picked scales?? There's no verbal instruction and the three sentences in the book are useless. This should be sold as an intermediate to advanced book. I'll go back to my Daily Ukelele
4691649
I bought this for my crafty nine year-old. She's been wanting to give knitting a try, and the box promised "unlimited fun" for "kids and beginners." As a non-knitter, I began to get a little nervous when I read this disclaimer in the instructions: "It is much easier for a beginner to knit when there is a more experienced person around. You could ask your parents, sisters, school teachers, neighbors, or even sales people in yarn shops who are often very helpful." They might have added, "Because you certainly aren't going to figure out how to knit from these instructions." We ended up spending the entire afternoon watching knitting tutorials on youtube and then still struggled with the poor quality yarn and needles. What a waste of money!
2634041
Didn't like this book at all. The reviews say that this book is "for beginners" but it is not. It is more for people with prior exposure to Higher Mathematical concepts. The first chapter on sets is very superficial. It barely  goes in depth into the concept and or problem solving techniques then bombards with absurdly complicated questions. For example, one the exercise questions in the first section is {5a + 2b: a,b are elements of Z} but no where prior to this problem did the author leave any hints or examples on how to solve a problem like this which will leave many to frustration and wasting many hours. There are only odd number solutions so you can only get confirmation from HALF of the problems in this book which will cause further frustration for those trying to self study. The book says only a working knowledge in algebra and trigonometry is needed. That is fine, I taught myself calculus and wanted to learn how to do proofs so I could start studying Higher Mathematical techniques. Perhaps you are a mathematical genius an so this book will be a breeze for you which is fine but know that we can't all be a Will Hunting.

  A plus side to this is that this book is very cheap and you can find it online for free (as I did) which means you won't be wasting much (or any money) at all. However, that is little consolidation for all the frustration and undermining of your own intelligence when reading this book if you have no prior exposure to the material. Perhaps you will like this book, after all, it will cost you little to nothing at all but I didn't. I may come back to this review after reading some other books and getting more exposure to this kind of material but as it stands my review is a one star. Also, I don't think my review will ever be more than 4 at best (never 5) because this book was misleading.
3964032
What a complete waste of money!  The author, promising to make music theory, musical notation, and guitar playing possible in one day has, for this aspiring musician, made the process more daunting than it seemed previously!  First of all, this isn't four books -- it's one book, divided into four sections.  Each section seems to have been written as a stream-of-consciousness exercise, with major (no pun intended) holes in the explanation process.  Take this, for example, from page 182:  "The second part of an interval name is referred to as the prefix.  The prefix is determined by the quality of the interval.  There are five major prefixes that are used to describe intervals.  A perfect interval is one that includes both an octave and a unison.  Perfect intervals also have a fourth and fifth."  What???  Neither before nor after this does he define "quality of interval," nor does he explain what the two sentences that conclude this pericope mean either.
I bought this book because it was described as simplifying music theory; if that's one of your reasons for purchasing it, DON'T!  It appears to be self-published -- the graphics are horrible, the sequencing of topics makes little sense to the new learner, and there has clearly been no editing.  I've regretted purchases before, but have never been moved to write such a negative review as this.  TAKE A PASS ON THIS BOOK, DON'T BUY IT -- YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
1785633
Not for beginners. Couldn't even sit on the toilet the next day without crying lol
4497657
This book is certainly NOT for beginners. Almost every single recipe takes 2-3 days. I'm very disappointed that this book is advertised as a book for all levels. Who has 2 days to spend on bread? Not this working lady.  :(
1149311
Not for beginners.  The DVD that goes with this book is not included with the book and must be ordered separately.
It's necessary to have both.
2253476
As an experienced musician, and a student of music who has been studying music theory for the past four years, I can not stress enough that you absolutely should not follow the advice in this book given in regards to music theory.  This author seems to have absolutely no credentials in regards to to the teaching or learning of music, and yet he makes the bold claim that music theory is not useful to beginning musicians, and that simply is not true.  He even goes as far as to say you should not be proficient on the instrument you are writing with, because it would hinder your creativity.  Absolutely ridiculous.  If you wish to become a song writer, I urge you to find a different book from a more qualified authour who actually knows what he is talking about.
4482630
This is no help to non collage level persons. The first sentence is a non sentence and it get  worst from there on. If you need a beginner book this is not it.
2257549
I am a beginner in every sense of the word when it comes to painting and have really struggled with painting trees. So when I did a search for "How to Paint Trees" of course this book popped up. I read whatever information was available on the book and thought "Wow, this is exactly what I'm looking for and need !!" I could not wait for the book to arrive. Well let me tell you. I was VERY disappointed. To me "How to" means I am going to show you HOW TO do something, not "let's look at a slew of finished paintings and I'll tell you WHY they did it that way !!" There are hundreds of other books available (the Walter Foster series comes to mind) that are much better. I paid $27.99 for my copy and see that are a few available for less than $10. That stokes the fire just a little more. My advice--- if you're a novice look elsewhere. If you're advanced it is very likely you already know what's in this book. Perhaps middle grounders will find it useful. I surely did not.
1111255
I bought this book a couple weeks ago, and I am absolutely not a beginner in Java. The code in this book is kind of confusing because it lacks a use of comments. You won't understand it until you go back and forth in the book to find out what the author really means. I have read a good Java book before, its name is "Starting out with JAVA..." written by Tony Gaddis. That is the best book for absolute beginners. The author explains everything in very detail with so many different examples that(with the use of comments). So beginners can easily follow and get the core. But for this book, the author tries to put everything possible into this book without too much detail. It's hard to follow. It jumps right into the use of classes and objects. Everything just goes too fast. I would not recommend this to any beginners.
2010897
I am totaly novice in Oracle DBA programing. When I bought this book I thought it would be a good place to start. Well, I was completely dissapointed. This book is neither for beginers nor for some who knows basic DBA programming. Today I returned it to the bookstore.
212820
I am a total beginner. I have no drawing experience whatsoever. I'm learning stuff no doubt but after the first few chapters it turns into cartoon drawing. There are some good things in this book but if I knew what it was like I would have not bought it. I went to the bookstore and browsed through books and found much better books that I can use for learning to draw what I see in real life settings. I also don't like that he uses "Beginner" student examples that clearly are not true beginners. First lesson someone who is a true beginner shouldn't be putting out beautiful shading technics and perfect drawings. I also found better stuff on you tube. Paul Priestly for example is brilliant with teaching. This is a picture of how to draw a rose according to this book. Really.
3644070
This has to the WORST clock repair handbook written for beginners. As noted in the headlines of the product, it is written for the novice as well as the beginner. No way. Instructions say to read the first chapter first to understand the fundamentals, and in the very first paragraph it again talks about how the book is written. Found after reading the first paragraph the writer talks of different technical aspects of repairs, of which a beginner would not know. Totally lost after 4 pages, and finally just gave up and closed the handbook, never to open again. Total waste of my money. Would STRONGLY advise beginners to look for another handbook as this one is in no way designed or written for the beginner.
2437003
The first paragraph of this book's product description says "If you don't know how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated language all the basic of music theory, and applies it to playing".

Why then, are there THIRTEEN pages with staffs of music on them before the very first time an image of the keyboard itself appears? And why is that a picture of (most) of an entire keyboard with dozens of little tiny lines pointing from notes on a staff to notes on a keyboard? It's kind of like some elements of the new math. LOL NO ONE in the history of piano lessons has ever started out with a piano and a ridiculous diagram like that. To learn the piano, you start out with a picture around Middle C, a staff of very simple music, and you slowly branch out from there.

I don't regard this book as balanced or graduated enough in its presentation of material for a true beginner. As you do get into music and exercises, it gets far too complicated far too quickly, and that is precisely because you can't really teach someone how to play the piano with the approach this book takes. There are simply not enough varied simple exercises before it gets to exercises MUCH too complicated for beginners.

Then you have the first quarter of the book: devoted to the difference between different types of pianos and keyboards and advice on how to buy something that fits in the space you have for it. To me, this is three or four "real" pages of material. Devoting a quarter of the book to this screams "FILLER" to me.

If you are looking for "do it yourself" piano lessons on Amazon.com, go with the "Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Series", and their associated song books. Then as you progress you can look for other books with specific exercises to broaden and sharpen your skills. But this is not the book for that.

It's a shame ... I was looking forward to this book from its description, but I sadly have to conclude that it is a waste of time and space. If you are just starting to learn the piano or keyboard (or purchasing material to get your child started), this book does not contain suitable teaching methods.

Not recommended whatsoever.
2558423
In my opinion, this DVD is way beyond beginner's level yoga. The poses are extremely difficult especially for someone who is older and has back problems. It was advertised as having instructions for specific poses. Not so. All there is is a vignette is photos set to music. No audible instruction.  This is especially frustrating as the first disc sent was defective and i had to return it and wait one week for a replacement.  I will just stick with my gentle yoga for beginners by Jane Adams.