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Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Cookbook

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by: Levi Roots

June 02, 2008
My friend bought me this book because she knew I was a great fan of Dragons Den and she had seen me consume a fair few bottles of Reggae Reggae Sauce since it hit the shelves.

Firstly I took a flick through the book and read Levi's amazing life story which really helps to give you an idea of the Jamaican culture behind the food. And then I threw myself right in because I was inspired by the food on offer. I prepared a meal for my housemates which they loved. The next day I baked a Jamaican Ginger Cake because I really like the cake you can buy - Levi's recipe is a lot better!

Do yourself a favour and put some music in your food! I hope I can gather some friends together and prepare some Jamaican dishes and drinks for ... Read More:

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Guitar for Dummies (For Dummies)

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by: Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell

October 11, 2005
I bought this for my son who wanted to learn. What a waste pay for a few lessons with a teacher quite cheap for kids. Used for a couple of days then discarded. Anyone who has been playing more than a month will find this a waste of money.

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Everything Is Connected: The Power Of Music: The Power of Music

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by: Daniel Barenboim

August 14, 2008
I bought this for my son who wanted to learn. What a waste pay for a few lessons with a teacher quite cheap for kids. Used for a couple of days then discarded. Anyone who has been playing more than a month will find this a waste of money.

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"Classic FM" The Incredible Story of Classical Music for Children (Classic FM)

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by: Darren Henley

August 29, 2008
I bought this for my son who wanted to learn. What a waste pay for a few lessons with a teacher quite cheap for kids. Used for a couple of days then discarded. Anyone who has been playing more than a month will find this a waste of money.

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21 Nights

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by: Prince

September 01, 2009
I bought this for my son who wanted to learn. What a waste pay for a few lessons with a teacher quite cheap for kids. Used for a couple of days then discarded. Anyone who has been playing more than a month will find this a waste of money.

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The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

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by: Alex Ross

March 03, 2008
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A communal review for the Cote d'Azure Men's book group of

The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross

Written for the book group by Sidney Freedman and Barry Hibbitt



Music, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is the art of combining sound, voices and instruments to achieve beauty, an expression of emotion. Shakespeare's said it more succinctly in Twelfth Night: "if music be the food ... Read More:

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My Life, My Way

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by: Cliff Richard

September 01, 2008
Yet another biography of Cliff's life to coincide with his 50 years in showbusiness, but by just another of the long line of authors who wrote about Cliff Richard.

I had high expectations of this release, but it consists of bulk of text information which has been said before but is up to date in this release. The BIG disappointment is a SMALL selected pages of obscure pictures segmented in between the bulk of text. Absolutely no memorabilia photos, album covers, film photos to journal his 50 years in showbusiness etc. There's a wealth of photos the author could have delved into.

I've seen other artists books that are treasured with pictures covering all aspects of their career and also a terrific written bigraphical account. But ... Read More:

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Fretboard Roadmaps: The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use (Guitar Techniques): The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use (Guitar Techniques)

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by: Fred Sokolow

August 01, 1993
Great value book - but you will have to take it slowly and work carefully on each lesson. I am only on lesson three after two months, but boy, have I learned a lot - it's exactly what I wanted after years of messing about: where to play, say, a C chord anywhere on the fret, or how a minor seventh chord is made up. Thoroughly recommended.

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How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside))

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by: Norman Monath

November 01, 1984
This is a well written book. I love playing my piano and this book has really shown me how to do it with ease.

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Bit of a Blur

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by: Alex James

July 01, 2008
I'd been looking forward to reading this for a while, I'm a big fan of Blur, and always thought AJ was a good guy - having read this I came away hating him! His writing style is hard work to get through, as well as slightly pretentious and bordering on the twee.

He gives very little insight into the workings of Blur and what it was like to be part of the biggest band of the 90's and instead tends to tell contrived anecdotes about his 'mis-adventures', which are actually quite boring.

Its a shame because you could have got a really good behind the scenes tale, but instead it missed the mark. Sorry...