Can Your Get past the Absurdities?
587523
Can you get past a badly misplaced formula plot to enjoy a generic Randolph Scott western with good acting?

I couldn't but maybe that's because Albuquerque is my home.  Nearby silver mines?  An ANGLO running the city?  A rough frontier town in the late 1800's?  Monumnet Valley scenery?

Where were the genteel Hispano elite who ran an old and charming city on the Rio Grande?  Where were the transportation hub of yore, the Sandia Mtns., the bosque, Old Town?  Hollywood just wrote a script and chose an 'exotic' western name to plug in.  I never did get past that.
Too bad, as the subbort cast (hayden, Gabby Hays, Lon Chaney, Jr.) do a good job backing up Scott and the technicolor is nice.

Editing and directing are passable, although the plotline is eminently predictable.

Maybe Scott or western completists need this film.
590319
This is the non-fiction version of Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum," a wild compendium of the odd (sometimes REALLY odd) beliefs that have held sway over the last few centuries.  To these add the Birthers and you have a full house of entertainingly paranoid factoid-salad.  As a book at bedside, it entertains no matter where you open it, though frequently I find myself going to the Web seeking further info on some particular group or belief-- Goldwag is good, but here's no room here for him to go into much detail.  Still, this is a "Greatest Hits" of logic-and-lunacy.  As Alfred Lawson used to say, "Unless you know these things, you are not educated!"  Read it and be enlightened.
4174960
Fun book to read. Love the absurdity and so did kids.
3420479
Do you often complicate things so much that achieving your most important goals becomes difficult, if not impossible? Do your viewpoints and attitudes about how the world works get in the way of your success? Do seemingly impenetrable barriers inhibit your progress? Do these obstacles have a negative impact on your thinking, self-confidence and ability to keep moving? Are you going in circles? If so, Mark Joyner has some ideas on how to get out of that stultifying rut. In his new book, Joyner shows you how to break out of the prison of your mind and start seeing things more clearly. Most importantly, he explains how to get precisely what you want. Joyner's book is a bit disjointed, and perhaps its practical application is not as simple as the author proposes, though the additional materials on his free Web site help. Nevertheless, Joyner is an original and eclectic thinker, and we find many of his concepts interesting and enlightening. Hopefully, they will enable you to move ahead more directly and get where you want to be.
1569871
Did you know that if a person with multiple
personality disorder gets drunk and switches to another personality unaware of the drinking, then the current personality will no longer be drunk? If you've ever wondered what the limits to the mind and our interconnectedness are, then this book will help you set your sights more accurately.

More specifically, through its true stories and cited studies, it demonstrates that the world is not as we see it. This book clearly shows us that there is a richness and depth that go to such far reaches of our mind that we can't even comprehend it.

This book has the potential to radically alter your world view forever... that is, if you can get past the first half of this book which is a bit content-dense and, in my opinion, not all that interesting.
64630
Very funny!  Like all good satire, there is enough truth to this book to scare you a little bit while you are laughing.  Could this really happen?
2634820
Who are these people?  And these animals?  And why are they all doing these incredibly bizarre things?  Perhaps a bit less amusing than the well-known Awkward Family Photo pictures, but still worthwhile.  Read them and laugh, as long as you don't find yourself inside.
4481410
An amusing tale that is a little far fetched and gets more so. After about half way through the story becomes more compelling and you want to find out how it ends. The characters are characters and you begin to pull for most them. It was kind of fun after you got past the absurdity of it all.
2580060
You know this stuff has to be true because you can't make some of this stuff up. So very funny!!
1827679
The only people that cannot handle the truth it always seems, are the liberals that all seem to be living in a bubble that they cannot get out of for some pathetic reason.

PS-To the people with the 1-star--Try actually reading these books--expand your bubble a little. The truth only hurts the ones that cannot handle reality. The overall liberal mindset is so backwards, that it is so comical that they like to call themselves progressives - just because they believe that abortion and same sex marriage is the most important thing happening in this Country.- It's time to wake up and smell your freedom.
4199734
Good.  But only if you have come to expect the ridiculous from these movies. That said, check your brain and enjoy!
4573924
Neglect not the introduction. If you do, you'll miss *so* many wonderful things. The stories proceed from the lighthearted but slightly weird to the seriously disturbing and utterly insane. If you get drawn into what you read, this one will twist your brain, and things will be very surreal for a few hours after. I do not recommend reading this right before bed, nor before or after consuming mind-altering substances (this book is one massive trip by itself).
315775
few gaps in the logic...just don't think too much and enjoy!
1059430
Poignant.  I kept flipping back between reality (I've seen that behavior too many times), and unreality (nobody could be that outrageous!).  You never quite know where you are going, but it is a fun ride.
1881378
This is a book of skeptical refutation of various bits of dementia that one comes across masquerading as science (and worse, coming out of the mouths of politicians).

It works best when discussing stuff that "everyone knows" that ain't so - like the fact that meteorites do not start fires if they make it to the ground intact, or why we did so go to the moon and all your arguments that we didn't are dumb because [science].

It sometimes fails on the skeptic's Achilles' Heel: an annoying tone of stridency.

The style is sometimes at odds with the message, and some of the refutations are less rigorous than one might hope.

Subjects range from why you *can't* see stars in daytime from inside a well and why the sky is blue to UFOs, astrology and creationism.

Entertaining, but I found myself skipping forward in the text sometimes.

Worth four stars.
2555972
This book was fascinating and riveting.  As it's sometimes been said, fact is often better than fiction.  However, my problem with this book is that much of this book could easily be make believe.  Perhaps it's reality. But who knows.  There are so many "coincidences" that it strains belief -- and that's coming from a person who believes in the concept of synchronicity.  Anyhow, it's a good read.  If you're not wedded to it being true and just stick to the story (i.e., accept that it might not be all true but enjoy the prose and the theme), you'll enjoy it.  It certainly will change the way you view the world and read/listen to the "news."
2911979
Most of the objections seem to arise from criticism of particular sections, while disregard others that plainly address their issue. Considering the brevity, I'm not sure how this could occur, but if one does choose to read 'Freewill' and reflect on such, they should find themselves at a fairly comedic conclusion.