The Writer

"The Writer" is the premier magazine for writers of all varieties. Kalmbach is known for publishing a great series of specialty periodicals, and this one is extremely well written and edited, as is appropriate for the subject matter.

The magazine is best for aspiring writers of fiction, with the clear majority of column inches. Poetry is also covered well, and nonfiction (my area of interest), while covered, is definitely in third place. In the end, though, most techniques for fiction also help nonfiction authors and vice-versa: I read every issue cover to cover regardless of area of concentration because I have gleaned some of the best tips from articles that superficially seemed not to pertain to my writing.

The magazine is very good at covering new developments in the publishing world, and features in-depth reporting on subjects like "Print on Demand" (POD) publishing. Many articles concentrate on in-depth technique implementation, while the utilitarian short pieces that cut through grammatical tedium and stylistic methodologies reinforce the basics.

If you are interested in writing as a professional or just for personal satisfaction, "The Writer" is the magazine for you.

I've been a freelance writer since 1996, and every month I look forward to reading the next issue of The Writer. It's a magazine that shows you how to write better, how to get published, and how to stay inspired. The interviews with top writers are great, and I love the reviews of books about writing. The hour or so I spend reading each issue is among the best time I ever spend. If you're a writer, you should subscribe immediately.

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The Writer is the best of the four magazines on writing I have read over the past couple years. The quality of articles, the focus on the writing craft is superior to others that are available in the market. I look forward to each issue arriving in my mailbox.

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I subscribed to this thinking I'd take a break from Writer's Journal for awhile. Unfortunately, after my first Writer arrived, I found myself going back to re-subscribe to Writer's Journal as well. The Writer had a very nice, long, in-depth interview, but didn't have the technique articles Writer's Journal has. While the Writer had some contest notifications, etc, I felt Writer's Journal had more.

At this review I've only received one Writer, and it is unfair to base the entire magazine off one issue, so I am keeping my subscription for at least the next year.

There were a few things I really liked about the subscription:

1) it came right away--I didn't have to wait for 6 weeks, I think it started coming within the first month after I ordered.

2) It was a large magazine, not one with only 10 pages in it (as I have found when I've ordered magazines via the n et without holding a bound paper copy first).

3) It didn't seem to have the number of advertisements that Writer's Journal is full of.

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I subscribed to this magazine thinking it would be a good way to keep up with the trends and improve my writing. I found it a bit scary, actually. Most articles are reduced to lists, with few new or in-depth articles. A look at the cover reminds one so much of the cliché women's magazines that scream "10 sure-fire tips to rekindle your romance!" and "25 worst fashion mistakes revealed!"

There is some really useful information here (thus the two stars) but it's (dis)organised in text bites tailored to the attention span of the M-TV generation. This prevents the information from being comprehensive for a beginner (or relative beginner) and most of it would not be useful for anyone with more than moderate experience as a writer.

To sum up, if you are looking for comprehensive writing instruction, get a book (There are many good onesjust check the amazon reviews for which one would suit you) and if you are looking for info that will keep you abreast of what's going on, check the forums, publisher's and editor's blogs, etc... This magazine, unless it admits that it cannot compete with the internet for trendiness and puts its efforts into timeless, well-written pieces dealing with craft (good writing never goes out of style, people), is doomed for fluffy oblivion.

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JP Magazine (1-year auto-renewal)

JP is a good read, they always have interesting articles on Jeeps with good insight into modifications, for the price you can't go wrong.

Purchased as a gift. Son loves the magazine.

He received it as a Christmas present. He received our on time.

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What more can I say its a magazine. Great price through Amazon and great articles in the magazine. No missed issues

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This magazine is really about three guys; Trasborg, Hazel, and Cappa (Don't forget about Randy's Electrical Corner and the good Doctor's) and their obsession with everything Jeep. Their knowledge of all models is vast. They do throw in the various weird metaphors on things and they are often funny and are obiviously just some stuff that they thought was real funny when they wrote it. "I guess you had to be there when we wrote it" kind of jokes.

This magazine is mainly for the Jeep owner that enjoys (loves and dreams about it) working on Jeeps, fabricating parts, and knows a thing or two about auto repair. The writers are very experienced, so sometimes details are left out of write ups; which is a given due to page space. They will usually publish an article every month or so that will get down to the basics on a common Jeep problems or where to start with a basic build. The subscription is cheap. These guys also introduce new products regurarly from the ever changing Jeep aftermarket. They also keep in mind cost of modifications/repairs and the fact that the average reader is probably middle class with a family. I will probably be a lifetime subscriber. Check out the website to see if you like it.

Side note: the letters to editor are usually funny. Especially the on going "Jeep Chix" fiasco. Don't worry, girls in bikini's standing by Jeeps are actually very rare and usually only on one page, but they seem to make everybody mad when published. Industry news is very informative also.

Update: Hazel is the boss now and Verne is on full time duty now. Cappa left.

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IF YOU HAve a jeep, then this is the magazine you wanna get! i didnt know that this magazine was only for jeeps until after receiving my first issue...i was happily surprised beings that i have a YJ jeep wrangler...the other magazines cover many other 4wd vehicles and not just jeeps, so you have to take what you want from them, kinda like a buffet. i love the tips the magazine gives, and i have used a couple of them i read in it while out muddin'!

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Baffler

This magazine deserves a non-snarky review that gets to the point, so here goes.

I can't even recall when I first started subscribing to "The Baffler", but it was probably around the time I had finished reading Thomas Frank's "What's The Matter With Kansas?" (or maybe it was Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" ?) when I received a subscription card in the mail from MIT Press. Something about cultural criticism and sociopolitical insight? I'm there. And two or three times a year this thick, dense book-like magazine arrives packed with thoughtful social, artistic and economic commentary, a tiny bit of poetry, almost no advertising, and the always insightful article from Thomas Frank (who edited the Baffler up until issue #18, although he still contributes.)

The Baffler is my choice for America's Best Magazine (no, not the New Yorker), although it's also America's Best Magazine Secret. With only a few issues per year, hard to find, an enigmatic title and sedate cover art (the exception being issue #19's relaunch cover seen here) this leaves me baffled why, why why? When a new issue comes in, time stops because the topics and issues about contemporary America are weighty and require my full attention. Rather than go into detail and generalize about who writes for the Baffler and about what, I'll say that if you're a fan of Thomas Frank, The Nation magazine, Foreign Affairs, Mother Jones, Naomi Klein, Adbusters, Slate (or yes, even the New Yorker), you are in its target demographic and will find reading "The Baffler" to be time well spent. As to why it's an MIT Press imprint, who knows? But I hope they continue to support more magazines like this.

Additional information about the background and history of the magazine can be found on Wikipedia.

To recap, just so you know where all this came from/comes from:

Back in the early '90s, a certain Jamison D., who was then: 19-yrs-old (or so); that year's Rock Program Director (at the Univ. of Chicago radio station, WHPK 88.5 FM); and speaking in a sort of "shorthand" to like-minded folks on the sticker on the case of the recently-released "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" had referred to it as: "slicker Pavement, but still pretty good" (or some such verbiage). No harm, no foul . . . just a bit a talk between indie-rock geeks, but . . .

[HALT!]

In swoops the no-longer-"Station-Manager"-but-still-hanging-around-for-another-year-anyway opportunist Greg ("G.Q") Lane, who offered advice both "TO JAMISON" on the 3" X 5" sticker ["Pavement's lyrics have ALWAYS made sense; 'Shoot the Singer' is about blah-blah-blah"] and "TO EVERYONE ELSE ADVICE" [basically amounting to the same thing Jamison said, but said again, with proper, ponderous, buzz-killing "gravitas": "yeah, this is 'slick'-sounding Pavement, etc."].

(*YAWN*!)

As a freshman friend of mine once said, quoting another freshman friend of his, in re: Greg's "home base," the gosh-we-noticed-something journal, "The Baffler":

"You mean ... McDonald's is BAD? Advertising is ... BAD???" [i.e., "No WAY!" (sarc.) "Really?" (sarc.) "Tell me MORE!" (sarc., sarc., sarc.!)]

OR:

To quote Ian McEwan[*] on a similarly-overrated blowhard:

"[William] James had the knack of fixing on the surprising commonplace--and in Perowne's humble view, wrote a better-honed prose than the fussy brother who rather run around a thing a dozen different ways than call it by its name ... What's an adult to conclude or feel about Daisy Miller's predictable decline? That the world can be unkind? It's not enough."

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[*] Saturday "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." (The Nation)

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Cowboys & Indians

This review refers to "Cowboys and Indians"(magazine)

I purchased this"Cowboys and Indians" during my last grocery shopping trip when I was passing the magazine rack and there was John Wayne's face gracing the cover. This edition is a "Special Collector's Edition" with a centennial tribute to our guy. I couldn't resist. And I thought that I may even order a subscription because Cowboys and Indians hold a great interest for me. I love everything to do with them. The feature article on The Duke was great, and I enjoyed reading it very much, but there is not too much else about this publication that would make me want to put out the money to receive it on a regular basis.

The magazine is pretentious and geared toward those cowboys and gals who may be living in Beverly Hills. The pages are nearly cover to cover advertisements for high style and high priced goods ranging from land to furniture, artwork, jewelry and clothing. There were a few articles, poems and stories between all the schmaltz. In this issue I was interested in one about a French cowboy actor Jean "Joe" Hamman(1885 1974) dubbed the "French John Wayne".I also found some great western recipe and gardening tips.When I saw an article titled 'Hi-Ho Silver", I got excited thinking it would at least be something having to do with "The Lone Ranger", but of course it was pages and pages of high priced jewlery.For the most part, this high quality magazine didn't give me much on real cowboys. And there was almost nothing on the 'Indian" part of the title. Aside from some beautiful looking sculpture(and a small blurb), one that probably is worth more then my car(I'm not sure how much it cost because you had to call a number to find out), there wasn't much on them at all.

It's probably worth a view once or twice a year for those interested in upcoming events and art fairs, etc, as there are calendars with the various events. And even there, I didn't see any pow-wows listed. But I wouldn't recommend a subscription if you are looking for some substantial reads of "Cowboys and Indians"

Happy Trails.....Laurie

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High Country News(see my review of 2/5/12 for details)

I recall the first issue that I ever saw of COWBOYS & INDIANS magazine. Tom Selleck graced the cover, touting a story about Selleck and his newest western, CROSSFIRE TRAIL. The story was marvelous. Shortly after buying this copy from a newsstand I subscribed.

As I examined each ensuing issue of C&I one fact became quite clear to me: C&I was all about playing cowboys and Indians. Other than a few well-placed stories about some of the West's most notable characters, each magazine was packed with silly ads for supposedly acceptable western wear, "Society" pages that featured the faces of mostly unknown individuals who were on hand for the latest obscure "Western Awards" or some off-the-beaten-track wine tasting. In fact, just today I took the current issue of C&I and tore out all the advertisements and other nonsense that, in my thinking, really hasn't any business showing up in a magazine about the real West. To my dismay I excised nearly seventy pages or almost half of the magazine!

Admittedly, most of the cover stories have been great. But every once in a while the editors seemingly can't resist throwing in characters like Jewel, Hilary Duff, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Lance Armstrong, individuals who are, when it boils right down to it, about as truly Western as Caroline Kennedy! After all, it takes more than living in a western state (or even being the governor of one) to really be a westerner.

In the end it's all what I call the "Pseudo-West." As artificial as a wooden nickel.

I had hoped that, as the subtitle of the magazine asserts, COWBOYS & INDIANS was "The Premier Magazine of the West." Instead I was overwhelmed and disappointed at how the publishers and editors of this magazine have simply made the West a sort of cheap dodge. They seem to view it as more of a decorative theme or as a fashion style than as an actual lifestyle. The actual title of the magazine might well be "Let's-Play-Like-We're-Really-Western-Folks!"

Of course, there is likely a demographic that fits here, men and women who wouldn't recognize a real horse if it loped up and stepped on `em. But then, I'm talking about finding magazines that really reflect a Western lifestyle. If you agree with me you'd be much better served to pass on C&I and subscribe to WESTERN HORSEMAN.

THE HORSEMAN

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I understand this may not reflect a TRUE cowboy lifestyle and shows a more upscale style of living, BUT....

This magazine is gorgeous. The homes, fashions, art, and even the ads are so eye-catching, I can overlook what the other reviewers see as shortcomings. The ads are relevant to their readers and are items you want to investigate further. The articles are well written and accompanied by the best in magazine photography.

I enjoy every issue I've gotten hold of, so much so I plan to subscribe.

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My husband and I have been buying this magazine for years. I recently found that Amazon carries it and just started a subscription (at a fantastic price). Not only do we find the stories interesting and informative, but the photography is absolutely gorgeous. The first thing we do when we get a new issue is look at the pictures, then read the articles. I've also tried several recipes. As much as we'd like to see more issues than offered in a year, we wouldn't want the quality of this product jeopardized.

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Cowboys and Indians is a modern American West magazine. That is, while there are historical articles and references here and there, the emphasis is on the here and now modern western-themed fashion, art, architecture, events and happenings, and so on.

This is a very high-quality magazine with superb production values. Lots of photos, superbly reproduced. Printed on heavy, glossy stock. Tons of content. Typically there is at least one celebrity article with western connections per issue (recent examples being Paul Newman, Willie Nelson, and Harrison Ford), one major architectural article, usually a large ranch or lodge, and an art article highlighting a western artist. Other content is always western-themed, but is all over the map, including events, entertainment, travelogues, jewelry, etc. All well-written and worth reading.

Cowboys and Indians also packs a LOT of advertising content. In this case, I view that as a positive, as 95% of it is for products and companies you won't see in mass market magazines. In other words, if western products interest you, this magazine is probably the best single source to find them. My wife and I make a practice of flipping through the ads at the kitchen table with coffee when a new issue comes in. It also holds the price down on what would otherwise be a very expensive magazine, given its content and quality.

As a whole, the magazine has a decided high-end tilt. You are not going to find inexpensive products, starter home articles, etc. in this magazine. Although that may sound somewhat elitist, the magazine does not come off that way.

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Whisky Advocate

I find myself wishing frequently that Malt Advocate were a monthly magazine. Excellent in-depth coverage of whiskies and good coverage of other spirits and beers. MA has led me to many great discoveries in the world of whiskey (and whisky). Very educational and easy to read. Strongly recommended for someone who wants to broaden their knowledge of malted spirits.

Malt Advocate magazine is a great whisky magazine, and they're based in the U.S., unlike another popular whisky magazine. Don't get me wrong, though, they cover whiskies from all around the world. The articles are timely and informative. The publisher, John Hansell, is well respected in the whisky world, and he thoughtfully reviews many whiskies in each issue. The folks I've talked to who are subscribers read every issue from cover to cover, it's that good.

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Pros:

-Covers the full price range with good details.

-Well written.

-Full coverage of new products before they are released.

-Covers events.

Cons:

-Makes me want some whiskys not available in the US (but I still enjoy reading about them).

This is a must if you like whisky or whikey!

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We have been getting this mag for some time now and have learned so much that we did the Bourbon Tour in KY this may. Learn and enjoy this very special very American beverage!

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As someone new to whisky, i will just tell you it is overwhelming. Between USA made products like Bourbon and Rye and traditional Irish/Scotch Whisky your head starts to spin. Add to that all the new regions (from Taiwan to Sweden) releasing products and you may as well give up.

But no. Don't give up! Push through, with the help of this magazine (and a handful of the right websites) you'll no longer be a rookie and in record time.

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Access to Energy

I've been a subscriber off & on for years. This is a really good newsletter that is well worth your time to read. I don't always agree with everything they say but it's still a good read. The first, main article is usually the most interesting.

If you have strong opinions and aren't willing to read things that make you think to defend them, then this is not the newsletter for you. I, for example, don't like what they have to say about ethanol.

I like that they question policies and make you look at the data again to see if you are biased and don't even know it. :-)

Access To Energy (ATE) is a monthly newsletter (mailed every other month). Each four page newsletter contains 2 or 3 long article and 4 or 5 short articles, in small type, as shown in the photo on this Amazon site. The newsletter's byline states:

"Pro-Science, Pro-Technology, Pro-Free Enterprise Monthly Newsletter"

And, that's what you get. There are hard-hitting articles on a lot of the pseudo-science of global warming. Usually there is a great article on the process of scientific thought and process. At the end of the newsletter is a list of great articles and references that have just been released.

You'll find lots of pro-nuclear articles and articles that point out the large number of deaths in Africa caused by the ban on DDT...

I like to visit [their websites]periodically and follow the articles on the best way to learn material.

Ordering this newsletter from Amazon is probably the easiest way to get started. I highly recommend this interesting newsletter. If you enjoy following the claims made on C02 you'll find the recent newsletters interesting.

The newsletter was previously published by Dr. Petr Beckman, a Electrical Engineering professor in Colorado. After he passed away, the newsletter was continued by Dr. Robinson who used to be the #2 guy with Dr. Linus Pauling (interesting story there).

Petr Beckman railed against the restraints against energy production, hence the name "Access To Energy". Some of that subject follows into this newsletter, but there is much more attention to biological themes as that is Dr. Robinson's specialty.

I really enjoy reading his material, and if you like science, I'm sure you will too.

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Access To Energy (ATE) is a monthly newsletter (mailed every other month). Each four page newsletter contains 2 or 3 long article and 4 or 5 short articles, in small type, as shown in the photo on this Amazon site. The newsletter's byline states:

"Pro-Science, Pro-Technology, Pro-Free Enterprise Monthly Newsletter"

And, that's what you get. There are hard-hitting articles on a lot of the pseudo-science of global warming. Usually there is a great article on the process of scientific thought and process. At the end of the newsletter is a list of great articles and references that have just been released.

You'll find lots of pro-nuclear articles and articles that point out the large number of deaths in Africa caused by the ban on DDT.

There is a web site for this newsletter, and it is located at:...

The author is Dr. Art Robinson. He leads a small research institute into bio-chemical field. You can visit that site at .....

Dr. Robinson has also developed one of the most popular home school programs, 'The Robinson Curriculum.' You can visit that site at:

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I like to visit this site periodically and follow the articles on the best way to learn material.

Ordering this newsletter from Amazon is probably the easiest way to get started. I highly recommend this interesting newsletter. If you enjoy following the claims made on C02 you'll find the recent newsletters interesting.

The newsletter was previously published by Dr. Petr Beckman, a Electrical Engineering professor in Colorado. After he passed away, the newsletter was continued by Dr. Robinson who used to be the #2 guy with Dr. Linus Pauling (interesting story there).

Petr Beckman railed against the restraints against energy production, hence the name "Access To Energy". Some of that subject follows into this newsletter, but there is much more attention to biological themes as that is Dr. Robinson's specialty.

I really enjoy reading his material, and if you like science, I'm sure you will too.

John Dunbar

Sugar Land, TX

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Soldier of Fortune

Yes, you read correctly, World War III. That is what we are fighting right now. Soldier of Fortune brings coverage from all over the world that you don't get in the mainstream press. And the talking heads on TV certainly don't mention some of what SOF covers.

In every issue, there is a Terrorism Sitrep which gives a run-down on various arrests, attacks and other details related to worldwide terrorism. It's the first thing I open to because in 2 or 3 minutes, I can get a feel for what's going on.

Further, they gave (and still give) excellent coverage to the wars in Afganistan and Iraq. But they still cover what mercs are doing in Western Africa and how a small group of guys is trying to make a difference on the US-Mexican border (Ranch Rescue).

All-in-all, a great magazine. Definitely on the cutting edge with its stories, giving the reader information not readily accessible. If you are a military person, and/or concerned about what's REALLY going on in the world, you should read this. If you claim to be a patriotic American, you should read this to find out what the mainstream press won't tell you about the Mexican army, illegal drug runners, and the invasion of our southern border. READ THIS MAGAZINE!

Soldier of Fortune is not a great magazine, but it is a good magazine to keep an eye on. The articles generally include interviews with prominent politicians and military figures, reviews of guns, and news stories and research pieces. The news stories tend to come heavily from the right, and the conclusions they come to sometimes sound like conspiracy theories, but it is good that some people lean forward on the news to try to put things together. Also usually included is a piece on a military operation of the past, reviewing tactics, equipment, and personalities involved. I enjoy reading this magazine and have learned some things from it. I recommend it.

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Though I live in the UK (England if you prefer) I subscribe to Soldier of Fortune, because I admire it's forthright, often outspoken views. Though there are military magazines published here they tend to be either factual (planes or tanks), or historical. SoF's passionate defence of America and it's constitution, and individual rights is something you do not see very often this side of the ocean! Our magazines tend to be more reserved. If only the UK could produce something as patriotic. Opinion aside SoF has sharp colour photos, and more important articles covering topics which are simply ignored by the mainstream media.

Heartily recommended. If you in the USA it's a bargain!!!

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I'm a Brazilian, single and I was born in 1970. I never left my country, except for some weeks. I read just a few issues of this amazing American magazine. Please, I read many other American magazines, also about weapons and wars, but Soldier of Fortune is the best of them. If you want to read what is really happening in places such as Iraq or wants to know what really are Iran, Somalia, Venezeula or even Argentina and Brazil, this is a great choice.

For any war happening today, this is the best magazine to read. It seems that it doesn't sells good, but this is the best magazine in its area.

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This Mag covers everything from our troops serving in combat and occupation missions to the best new equipment. SOF also gives you a rundown on different weapons and stories of guys who lived to tell their own personal war stories. The World SITREP column in the centerfold gives a look at global stability or lack thereof and you can read about terrorist arrests and threats you are not being told about through mainstream media. The contributing editors are in the places they are writing about and are not there on assignment for the Mag, but are there helping to better the cause, so that what you read is accurate and fresh. I have been reading SOF since I was in 6th grade in the early 80's and I can remember reading about Osama bin Laden well before most Americans ever even heard the word Taliban. Read it and be up to speed it's a great source of info.

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DogWatch (1-year auto-renewal)

This newsletter discusses relevent issues, treatments, and ideas, including new treatments. Keep newsletters in a notebook for possible future use.

I have been receiving the DOG WATCH' news letter for over a year and just renewed my subscription. The publication comes from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine so I feel I can trust what information they provide. They cover such topics as canine diseases, what to feed a dog, children and pet interaction, what immunizations to get for you pet,grooming and many topics. You also receive information on specific dog problems. At the discounted price provided by Amazon.com I consider it a worthwhile publication to receive and store for future reference.

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This is the most informative dog journel that I have ever purchased. It is a must have for any dog owner.

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Cultural Survival Quarterly

Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine is a World Report on the Rights, Voices, and Visions of Indigenous Peoples. The Magazine covers a multitude of topics and issues. One would have to spend a fortune in books to equal the amount of information this scholarly magazine provides. Those interested in anthropology, sociology, human rights, indigenous peoples, world news, current events, and other interrelated issues would greatly benefit and enjoy reading their magazine.

Based in Cambridge, Cultural Survival works to help indigenous peoples all over the world. Program activities and special projects help indigenous people advocate for their rights at local, national, and international settings. Cultural Survival's publications and educational activities educate people about indigenous issues to better understand the diverse multi-cultural society we live in. Cultural Survival is the only organization of its kind in the United States. They are a non-profit organization, their website is

Foreign Affairs

I have to admit that when I subscribed to this magazine for the first time about five years ago, I did so out of a sense of duty to educate myself about all of the foreign policy and political things that I wasn't taught in school. It did seem a little dry from the get-go, but now I am a Foreign Affairs junkie, so to speak. Those who contribute articles to this magazine are professors, politicians, heads of state, and other great (and occasionally not-so-great) thinkers of our times. One gets the perspectives of world events from educated individuals from all over the world, not just America, and sometimes the points of view are very different than those of the American media. I also appreciate that Foreign Affairs publishes articles that almost seem to foreshadow news events (they were covering background on Kosovo before newscasters in this country even knew where Kosovo was.) From reading this magazine one can see that very few problems in the world are "overnight" or occur "out of nowhere" but are usually the result of problems and conflicts that have been happening for some time, if only out of the spotlight of the Western mainstream media. The analysis in these articles is deep many articles are over twenty pages long. The reader is left feeling more enlightened and not as if the issue has just been "glossed over." I enjoy reading the Letters to the Editor as well. It is great to see an article rebutted by another area expert who provides his or her insight to the problem at hand. Also,the list of contributors to Letters to the Editor reads like a list of Who's Who in Politics. It is amazing to see the people in government, here and abroad, who read this magazine. Probably more of them should.

Foreign Affairs is mandatory reading for the serious student of global diplomacy. The comments, essays and book reviews in this bimonthly publication are always well researched, written and presented in a straightforward fashion. Moreover, Foreign Affairs will consistently crystallize contemporary thinking on a vast array of foreign subjects.

I often wonder how Editor James Hoge manages to regularly tap the finest minds in the world for each issue. Certainly, the editorial staff of this outstanding publication is dedicated to the highest standards of excellence as well making sure that Foreign Affairs represents provocative worldwide cutting edge schools of thought.

Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, France, Mexico or Colombia...you name it, Foreign Affairs examines it in great detail. To this end, there is no hot spot in global affairs that does not considerable academic or journalistic attention. Foreign Affairs will also focus on sensitive issues such as French Anti-Americanism or Bush's Nuclear Follies with clear and concise observations. I cannot think of a mainstream publication in the United States with the courage and vision to cover such important ground.

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The only magazine I read from cover to cover is Foreign Affairs, published by the distinguished bi-partisan Council on Foreign Relations. Ideas and issues presented in each issue are discussed six months later in the news. A recent example of this phenomenon is the publication of Daniel Yergin and Michael Stoppard's The Next Prize, about strategic issues surrounding the future of natural gas as an energy source. The article appeared in late 2003, and since then the concerns raised in the article have reverberated in business publications, energy conferences and Sunday talk shows.

Since my childhood I have thought of Foreign Affairs as an influential publication in leadership circles. Over a quarter century ago, I remember reading that Henry Kissinger promoted Daniel Patrick Moynihan as US Ambassador to the United Nations on the basis of an article he wrote in Foreign Affairs. As the founder of a company dedicated to cultural and business travel to Russia, I need to stay ahead of the knowledge curve with regards to the world, rather than just be informed of events. I find Foreign Affairs to be the single most valuable tool to stay informed about foreign policy, trends in world affairs, and current political thought.

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I've been reading FA since 2001 and have found it to be consistently good. There are only six issues each year, so I have time to read it front to back each time. The articles are more in-depth than something you might read in the Economist or other weekly news magazine. This is not something you read for headlines, but something you read for issues.

FA seems to me to be non-partisan. Condi Rice, Chuck Hagel, and Donald Rumsfeld get space to write, but so does Madeline Albright and Samuel Berger.

Recent articles I liked: "How to Counter WMD" by Ashton B. Carter, "How to Stop Nuclear Terror" by Graham Allison, and "The Outsourcing Bogeyman" by Daniel W. Drezner.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS makes no apology for its antiquated typescript, large print, and generally stodgy appearance. It hardly needs to.

It is simply one of the consistently finest sources of foreign policy discussion available from an American (thus *foreign* policy means USA vis-à-vis the world) point of view. The design folks have correctly discerned that toying with appearances could only interfere with a train that rolls just fine as it is.

FA is often the vehicle of choice for American foreign policy officers who have moved on to think tanks and other private sector roles. For example, see the Richard Holbrooke (he of the Dayton Accords) piece entitled 'Liberalism and Foreign Policy' in the most recent (July/August 2006) issue available to this reviewer.

The voice most often heard in FA is decidely that of the Washington establishment, broadly defined. Yet the editors occasionally toss in a dissenting viewpoint like that of Hugo Chávez' Ambassador to the US ('A Benign Revolution: In Defense of Hugo Chávez', July/August 2006) for color.

The writing is well informed and superbly edited. Roundtable discussions on issues of concern are common, as are themed issues. Again from the recent issue, the topic 'The Rise of India' provides space for four essays entitled 'Unshackling the Economy', 'India's Global Strategy', 'America's New Partner?', and 'The Kashmir Conundrum'. FA's genius lies in that the globe's foreign policy experts will have digested these contributions with great care, yet the business traveler on her first trip to India can easily do the same on the first flight of her journey. Such is the quality of FA's editorial work.

Long-time readers often discern an editorial drift to the right or the left, a perception that may owe as much to the changing currents of international affairs and the constantly moving matrix in which any statement must be written and read as to any real shift in the journal's political leanings.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS is a must read for career internationalists, a worthwhile educational tool for those who want to know what America's brightest (thought not always most in touch with facts on the ground) policy makers are thinking, and a diversion for hobbyists whose curiosity regularly yanks them tornado-like out of Kansas.

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Geographical: the Royal Geographical Society Magazine

In my opinion, this is the best Geographical magazine around. The images are as good as they come, the articles are amazing. The style is popular enough so that everyone can read them, and they have enough information so that everyone will learn something from them. Every issue has some biographical articles, some on recent expeditions, some on nature, some historical, and plenty of book reviews. In short, this magazine gives you a little bit of everything. What I really like about it is that it does not shy away from contorversial or serious issues. Here we can read about unkown genocides, natural disasters, or climate change. Geographical does dare to take sides in political issues. It is not for someone that is only out for a leisurely read. It is for us who want a leisurly way to keep informed!

I knew the magazine wouldn't be unbiased, but I wasn't expecting it to be so totally overun with global warming propaganda. I expected a lot of articles to have a slant towards conservationism and environmentalism, but it seems this one issue permeates almost the whole perspective. It's ultimately nothing more than a pretentious advocacy rag. Journalism becomes irresponsible when it passes over meaningful information and facts to deliver nothing more than an appeal from subsequently uninformed perspective. I give it two stars because about 1/10th of the articles are actually interesting and it's not totall overrun with advertisements, most of which are relevant or related to global travel.

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Military Vehicles (1-year)

This is not a magazine it is a parts catalog. I bought this for my 12 year old because he is interested in the military. If you restore military vehicles you might want to buy a parts catalog but I expected a magazine with more than a couple of articles. 99% ads.

In addition, they sent me two issues right away (both back issues) and the new issue within two weeks of that. So instead of getting your initial subscription over the course of the year, they cram it into 6 months. This way they get rid of back issues and then can start asking you to renew within the first few months of subscribing. After all, within the first two weeks you're already half way through the initial subscription.

I would HIGHLY recommend subscribing through Amazon though. They make the process of cancelling a subscription super easy. I have often been able to get a better price through Amazon then anywhere else.

Very interesting for those who have an interest. Hope to purchase a truck or two at some point. Nice to know that not all I worked on have gone to scrap. A lot of memories. Nice reference location for parts and history.

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Wire - London

The Wire is the definitive source for infomation and thought regarding experimental, avant garde, or forward thinking music. My eyes and ears have been opened. The Wire has helped my musical tastes and knowledge evolve exponentially in the past 3 years. I consider the Wire to be akin to a scholarly journal...it's much more than you're average glossy Americanized-advertisment filled rags. This publication is a well needed antidote to today's profit driven, corporate controlled media garbage that we are constantly bombarded with. I know of nowhere else where Sun Ra, the Boredoms, Cannibal Ox, Miles Davis, Sonic Youth, the Grateful Dead, and Venetian Snares can peacefully co-exist with Kid 606, Merzbow, Albert Ayler, Tom Waits, John Cage, Autechre, and Bjork. I highly reccomend this magazine to anyone with discriminating tastses and intelligence. Well-written, and often including excellent CD's that you'll actually want to listen to, The Wire is definately worth the elevated import price, and a true journalistic treasure.

Avalanches of new bands, acts and performers every year creates or redefine genres and tendencies in modern music. The only way to understand things like "clicks&cuts", or "laptop techno" is to read about them, because it's almost impossible to buy or download every new album that is issued every week. The most avant garde of all magazines is the british 'The Wire' where you can read 100 record reviews and know only a 10% of the artists commented. The main areas covered are electronica, avant rock, improv and any other weird or experimental music. It's a bible for obsessive listeners like me.

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Literary and even-minded and yet completely gushy and fannish at the same time. The Wire does focus on jazz, but many other fringe, avant garde, and just plain great genres are also very well represented. If, like me, you feel it's increasingly difficult to stay knowledgable of musical innovators, The Wire is the perfect antidote. The Invisible Jukebox feature, in which a musician of note is made to guess the names of songs the editors play for him or her, is especially great (so great, in fact, that there's a whole book dedicated to collecting some of the best episodes of the feature so far.)

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The Wire is the mag for everything avant-guarde, experimental, innovative, remarkable or obscure in music. It covers most genres including (avant) rock, electronica, jazz, dub, folk, hiphop, intelligent techno, reggae, world and modern classical.

Individual issues contain in-depth articles, essays and interviews, plus regular features like the impressive CD -, Book -, Movie and Live reviews. World Music is usually covered in a section titled Global Ear and the mag often carries articles on various interesting aspects of rock history.

Once a year, a list of the most crucial albums of that year is published and occasionally lists + short discussions of memorable albums are provided, with titles like for example: "The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made."

The writing style is engaging and mercifully void of pretension and in this mag, even the Letters to the Editor are mostly intelligent and readable. A word of caution is in order if you get hooked on The Wire, you must be prepared to spend a lot of money on music every month.

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