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So Good
My family and I are big fans of Yank Sing in San Francisco. I have been searching for this book, as it is out of print. The recipes are clearly explained but do take time and patience folding the dough. I was disappointed in the condition of the book. It was not as described-food stains and creased pages.
A hit or a miss
In combination with my Alpine CDA-9833, this Boss sub sounded like junk. I could not get the bass to sound decent between any 2 songs after MANY configuration variations, and I returned it to Amazon. This is the second Boss product I have dealt with recently (low profile 10" sub w/ built in amp) and I was very disappointed this time.
Suprisingly loud and low!
I ordered this after much consideration. I really was in the market for a small sub to just improve the lows in my factory system. I fell upon this and although it was a little bigger than what i was considering i did some research. I couldn't find many reviews but those that i did were positive. I ended up buying it and am glad i did.This thing hits hard! It has a lot of control over the amount of bass and I actually find myself turning it down because it can become overwhelmingly loud and rattle the car. I listen to anything from rock to hip hop and must say it exceeds my expectations in every genre.I highly recommend this subwoofer. It is a great value and is easy to install with the built in amplifier.
800-Watts. Really!
Seriously, I really don't know how they did the math to rate this amplified sub at 800-Watts. My speakers deliver a lot more bass than this unit and I am not talking about top notch speakers. I usually glance over some reviews before buying something but frankly, I cannot understanding how is it possible that 6 people have given this product 6 stars. It's a joke ! right? Do yourself a favor add $20 to $30 more and get something else.
Extraordinary real life story
Buber-Neumann is an excellent writer with a keen observer's eye. The conditions under which she was imprisoned were horrific but her descriptions are not emotionally charged or full of hyperbole. A remarkable feature of her story, to me, is how she found islands of humanity in these man-made hells, and how she and her fellow prisoners found ways to survive against enormous odds. It is also a testament to Buber-Neumann's strength of character that she could sometimes see and enjoy, even in the camps, the few glimpses of the natural world that were allowed. Lastly, the story of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and their conduct in Ravensbruck is a lesson in the value of deep beliefs, in this instance, religious beliefs.
A profoundly humane memoir
Margarete Buber-Neumann (the daughter-in-law of Martin Buber) was a young German Communist in the 1920s who was active in her union of department-store clerks. When the Nazis came to power, she fled to Moscow -- where Stalin's regime condemned her as a spy and sent her to a gulag. When Hitler and Stalin entered into their Non-Aggression Pact in 1939, the Soviets handed her over to the Gestapo, and she was sent to the Ravensbrueck concentration camp. Miraculously, she survived. This poignant memoir describes the author's journey through the different camps and populations of inmates, with an abundance of memorable characters and moving stories along the way.