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My husband "John" has a thing for playmobil and even made a version of himself to put in his playmobil world. Although I thought it was strange, "John" said this set would be a perfect addition to the playmobil pirate set in his "man cave". When he didn't join me for the nightly news, I assumed he just fell asleep in his recliner. I called for him and when I got no reply, went downstairs. All I can say is apparently "John" enjoys being dominated by the TSA. "Johns" figure was inside the x-ray compartment with all kinds of gadgets shoved up his nethers!!!!!! Needless to say I spent the night sobbing on my mothers shoulders listening to her say, "I told you so" over and over and over. Darn you playmobil! DARN you!!!!!!!!!
This is a strong anthology of essays that I enjoyed overall. All the essays were short enough to be read in one sitting, which is my preferred way for reading essays. There are a few trusty big name crowd-pleasers in the mix -- Malcolm Gladwell with his cogent, well-argued piece on social status and immigration; Zadie Smith's drifting, whimsical meditation on Manhattan; David Sedaris' self-deprecating tale of enslavement to Fitbit. My personal favorite goes to Solonit's "Arrival Gates," a lyrical essay penned at the Japanese shrime Fushimi Inari-taisha. I am not a stranger to Solonit's prolific writings, many of which lyrical and travel-related, but this essay struck a particular chord with me, its peaceful reverence and acceptance had a lulling, entrancing draw, creating Solonit's own trance, lost in the the presence of time. There are others, who despite their longstanding fame, are new voices to me -- Roger Angell's hugely entertaining essay "This Old Man" has one of the most enduring, memorable opening voice that I can recall. My only complaint, which is also voiced by other readers, is that this collection is heavy on the topic of aging and mortality. This perhaps reflect the corpus of work in 2015, with the aging of the boomer population, and the noteworthy works of writers like Hitchens and Didion circling the imminent passing of life. But as a celebration of the best essays of our time, I wished for a little optimism, a little more color and diversity
Haven't had a chance to use it yet...but it really is an all in one. I have mine hanging on my fridge as we speak. It's the "new thing" in contemporary flashlights.
I echo many peoples' sentiments in that I feel both the Princeton Review and Kaplan books are useful. Personally, I like how this book is written better than I do Kaplan's. I also like the strategies a little more. Both are good though. If you're not going to take the courses in person, then I would suggest getting both this text and Kaplan's. The more practice the better. One thing that I found interesting is that after combining Barron's, Kaplan's, and the Princeton review's top 250, top 200 (and top 400 found online after signing up for the online supplements), and top 450 (Hit Parade and beyond the hit parade)words, respectively, I came up with about 940 words. You would think that there would be more overlap; I guess not.
Bought it as a give for good friend who used to live in New York but has now returned to her home country.