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If you have a family member who is a car enthusiast, this is one gift to not be missed. Each issue spotlights a specific area and highlights one in particular. Always a good go-to magazine if I need to grab one for the person in your life who fancies themselves a car expert.

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Acres USA

Acres USA; The Voice of Eco-Agriculture

I read this monthly magazine from cover to cover every month and it is super and I can never get enough.

Different sections are as follows:

ECO-UPDATE fills a couple pages and it covers world environmental, GMO, pesticide, food recalls etc ... food news, and it is a must read. This latest addition talked about who owns the rain and water catchment laws in America, CAFO laws, GMO-Free rights and how European countries are fighting the push from large corporations like Monsanto, to use GMO seeds.

Industrial AG Watch; news from the other side of agriculture very interesting and useful information.

Organic News: talks about political appointments, organic trends across America and the world, and other studies. There are always a couple interesting articles about organic corporations who have lied or gotten fined for not being completely organic.

Transitions; Thoughts on Organic Food and Farming

And from there the editorial staff concentrates on different issues.

There are always important and interesting articles on pasture management and heard nutrition, last month there was an interview about the dairy industry and milk prices, weeds and soil nutrition, they have a brilliant writer, Kinsey, who writes about soil and answers a question every month.

February had an extremely informative chicken issue, this September 2009 has articles on fungus and fungus treatment, being that Late Blight is a big topic this wet year in the North East.

There are articles on different livestock every month like this month they have an article on Whey-Fed Pigs, sometimes they concentrate on certain heirloom breeds or common farm breeds.

Many of the articles are written by different farmers who have made detailed studies and they are very hands-on and helpful even though many of these farmers are not in the North East, but in Missouri and other big farming areas the information I still find pertinent.

Other good sections are the Eco-Gardener, The Harvest table; honoring food from farm to fork this month talking about making your own butter, The Natural Vet, Health & Healing this month is about genetically engineered crops being in our food chain, and Health & Healing News updates studies like a Folate vs Cancer study, Books and Information, The Last Word, View from the Country and the Classifieds.

This is a terrific magazine if you are interested in gardening, farming, self sustainability, animal husbandry and organic living.

October 2009 update: I'm still loving Acres and reading 99% of each monthly magazine really my most fav read!

Referred to me by a Californian who has an organic farm business I was skeptical I could find useful articles since I live in the Upper Peninisula of Michigan but...I love this magazine. It is very informative, covers a wide range of topics including permaculture, organic farming and husbandry, offers many resources and lists interesting seminars in the U.S. Definitely worth it.

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We love this one so much that we started giving out subscriptions as presents. Not just for pro-farmers, not just for home gardeners; it's for those with an interest in real food and the freedom to grow and purchase real food.

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I wish I had known about this magazine years ago, love it. FULL of helpful information if you garden or farm. I learn many things with each new issue and look forward to receiving them. Very helpful articles, tips and stories to help you make the most our of your land, gardening, farming and producing. Will certainly re-subscribe every year.

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I have been seeking a publication like this for a long time. A bit of earthy wisdom, a bit of information about larger scale practices, and other topics I can use in family life. Fantastic, actionable, and an easy read. I look forward to it every month!

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Horse Illustrated (1-year auto-renewal)

I have been a subscriber to Horse Illustrated for many years, and have always praised it. The magazine was originally published with well written and thoughtful articles that covered both Western and English ridding, general horse care, and gave very helpful tips. But within the past couple of years the quality of the publication has gone downhill.

Not only has the magazine thinned out but the articles have become biased and poorly written. Adds and articles promoting a single product occupy more of the magazine than ever before and the shift from a well rounded equine magazine to 'snob mag' is quite clear. The majority of the magazine is now aimed towards the English rider with an eye for fashion. What where once helpful tips have now become one sided suggestions.

This magazine would be a welcome addition for a horse-crazy teen who is more likely to have a new car than a horse. But if you are looking for something with a bit more substance, advice, and general tips, this is not the magazine for you.

I started reading Horse Illustrated (HI) when I was a horse-crazy kid and I loved it. But now that I'm an adult and have gotten more serious with my riding, HI doesn't cut it anymore. It caters to both western and English riders and provides general horse care information. That means if you're looking for in-depth riding articles, you'll want to try discipline specific magazines like Practical Horseman, Dressage Today, or Horse & Rider instead.

My biggest gripe with HI is that none of the articles stick with you. Nearly every topic the magazine covers can be found in any horse care book. Also, the magazine is rather thin with LOTS of ads and breeder listings in the back.

The bottom line: If you love horses and just want a general horsey mag, you'll like HI. If you want to read something that goes more in-depth, you might want to look elsewhere.

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HI is the industry's fashion magazine. There isn't really any depth, you just look at it for the pictures. Sometimes there's nothing wrong with that though.

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This magazine really scratches an itch when it comes to beautiful horse photos and individual breed studies, not to mention the excellent horse training articles and very important horse care information contained in each monthly edition. The attractive layout and precious letters from horsey readers (I was especially touched by the letters from owners of older horses) makes this magazine a great pick for horse-lovers of all kinds -owners and non-owners, and very enlightening for wanna-be-owners. The advertising section in the back of the magazine is a great resource for locating breeders, tack and supplies, where to go for a weekend getaway on horse-back, and even schools that offer education in Vet/Farrier fields. I give Horse Illustrated a BLUE RIBBON!

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This magazine is another must have for anyone who loves horses and wants to learn more about their care. As with Equus it is highly educational and enjoyable. As an Equine Science student, this magazine augments my studies.

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Rod & Custom (1-year auto-renewal)

Best Car Mag. out there ,have been a reader for many years,and the only one that i keep after reading them.

I've been a subscriber for over 10 years and will continue to do so. If you like old rods and/or customs then this is the mag for you!

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Flight Journal (1-year auto-renewal)

I have been a subscriber for over a year now, and this relatively new periodical is one of the best aviation publications I have ever read. There are some very big aviaiton writers behind this magazine, and it shows. Each issue covers many facets of the world of flight, with a definite bend towrds military avaition. There are often wonderfull and riveting first-hand accounts from WWI, WWII, Veitnam, Korea, the Gulf War, and the war in the Balkans. Each issue features a "gallery" which is simply a photo essay profile of a given aircraft, usually current front line military hardware, that is always stunning. Some of the articles that I have really enjoyed include a comprehensive history of the military leather flying jacket, a first hand account by a Black Widow pilot in WWII who had to shoot down a B-29 after the crew bailed out and the autopliot flew on, and a great first-hand account by an A-10 pilot about a mission in Kosovo. If you love flying, civil or military, warbirds or jet fighters, or even "aerial oddities" you will love this magazine!

I agree with the previous review. High quality articles and photos of restored or found vintage aircraft. This magazine covers a wide range of aviation subjects. I love them all! Great read every month.

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"Flight Journal" is a first rate aviation magazine which features well written articles on a wide range of aviation issues ranging from civil to military aircraft, aviation history and art, latest aircraft technology and vintage types, safety issues, among several other subjects. This makes the journal very appealing to a wide readership. Aviation enthusiasts will always look forward to the next issue of the journal as it is bound to come up with something new and enlightening, whether it is reports of restorations, some rare photographs or a feature on the latest jet fighter aircraft.

However, some readers with only specialised areas of interest in aviation may not find this journal appealing. Such readers could include those only interested in aircraft maintenance, or just regional airlines or airline fleet and network planning etc. For me, however, I love anything to do with aviation and thus this journal was produced for the likes of me.

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This magazine I have been reading since it's original release.

Enjoy the historic perspective and the information on current restoration projects.

This I will continue to read.

Doug

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I have been a Flight Journal subscriber for many years so I was very disappointed with the Voodoo article. There are so many inaccurate statements that it makes me wonder if the person interviewed actually flew an F101. I sent an e mail to the magazine web site outlining some of the mistakes but no reply was received. I also provided a copy of a page from my Air Force flight records that document the fact that I flew the Voodoo as a pilot in 1959 and 1960.

I also provided the much the same imput on the magazine web site as a response about the article. It also never saw the "light of day". One can only wonder about the overall accuracy of any of the articles in the magazine. I will not be renewing my subscription this year.

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Private Eye - England

What I'm wondering is who still reads Private Eye? It started about 40 years ago, part of the satire boom that engulfed England in the early 60's. The post-war austerity was behind us and the situation was ripe for a bit of a revolution. Media attitudes towards the supposedly great and good, especially towards the monarchy, were deferential not to say obsequious, a characteristic still known in America as `respect'. Something had to give, and the dam burst with sudden and total ruin. The howls of outrage that the new mood provoked were among the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard in my life. To my dying day I shall remember a picture of Her Majesty at Wimbledon accompanied by her Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Honourable Fred Mulley MP. Mr Mulley had nodded off in his chair, and Private Eye printed the picture with the caption `Cabinet Minister Sleeps With the Queen'.

One notable point was that the new satirists were not particularly leftish in their politics. Peter Cook and William Rushton are dead by now, but Christopher Booker went on to help establish the Festival of Light, a muscular-Christian orgy of family values, and David Frost, now Sir David, is a stately pillar of the broadcasting establishment. Richard Ingrams, founding editor of The Oldie Magazine, has retained something of the oldie spirit but all from a rather erratic and personal standpoint and Private Eye goes marching on. It's not what it started as. Something like its original spirit can be seen today in the film, apparently controversial in America but not in England, Fahrenheit 9/11. It has settled into a steady format these days, with some brilliant cartoons and photo-montages, particularly on the front cover. This cover is the magazine's main link with its past and is always of a topical nature, but most of the cartoons inside are of a perfectly standard kind that you might find in regular newspapers. There are excellent book and media reviews, there is a very difficult crossword of a slightly adult and naughty type, there is still a prime ministerial spoof sometimes purportedly written by spouses (Mrs Wilson, Mr Thatcher) and sometimes by the incumbent himself as with John Major or the current pm as the with-it guitar-playing vicar of St Albion's writing in his parish magazine and usually with a contribution from the Rev Dubya of the Church of Latter-day Morons. However the focus has changed from satire to whistle-blowing. It is very good whistle-blowing and very necessary I should say, anonymous in the main but written by mainstream journalists who can't publish certain stories in their regular outlets. What I wonder is who are its reading-public these days?

I suspect it's mainly a loyalty readership 60'sish people in both senses of the term like myself. It certainly used to be available in America and I suppose it still is, but I think its base is subscribers rather than casual purchasers. The focus is mainly on Britain, but not exclusively. My guess would be that a high percentage of its American readers are Rhodes scholars and anglophiles of various kinds, but there is always a very interesting and hard-hitting `Letter from...' some part of the globe, always written in the same style. I get my subscription to it as a Christmas present each year, and I shall be interested to see which of us succumbs first the donor, the magazine, or myself. Long may all of us live, and long may Private Eye outlast us. The genie is out of the bottle and I hope not all the Queen's horses nor all the President's men can put it together again, to mix my literary allusions.

My introduction to Private Eye was in the '70s, when, as an American provincial, I studied in Britain. I still find its sense of humor gently wicked. It is satirical, and we all know that satire appeals only to those people who can discern it. But the contributors to Private Eye also do good work as investigative journalists, without partisan favoritism. (Things we sorely lack in American journalism, both intelligent satire and non-partisan reporting.) As a subscriber, I read my copy of Private Eye cover to cover and then I put it in the bathroom as toilet reading. Often my copy goes missing, to what purpose I truly cannot say. But Private Eye helps me to remember, in my senile rage, that it is still "a funny old world."

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My wife is from the UK and I lived there for a few years. We're both political and a little 'left of centre' (Canadian perspective).

This magazine is wonderful.. If you don't have any incite as to what is going on world wide this might not be the magazine for you. If you have a good sense of political humour, up to date politically re: UK, the world, etc. you'll love this magazine. And you'll read it from cover to cover.

We both spend hours reading each issue. Good perspective of British / World politics without getting depressing.

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British people, do you want to laugh at your government? Do you want to laugh at the American government? Do you want to laugh? this is topical satire at its finest. Do you know Have I Got News For You? It's like that in a magazine.

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Spider

Spider Magazine is a dream come true for the young gifted reader. The magazine is pitched for children ages six to nine. Strong independent readers may be ready for it earlier. Sample issues run to 33 pages, plus each has an additional pullout paper craft. There is a lot of writing packed into this little mag and the very youngest subscribers might prefer to have Mom, Dad, or big sister share the joy.

Issues of Spider have a fairly predictable pattern. This is a positive for most of the target audience, who are young enough to find comfort in predictability. The publishing information is tucked into a tiny box on the inside front cover. A lovely drawing of Spider's Mailbox takes up the rest of the page, as well as all of the first page. This is the backdrop against which Spider and her little buggy friends cavort in unique poses each month. My daughter could tell you exactly who the bugs are and all about their personalities, but I'm not quite as Spider savy as she. Suffice it to say that she follows the antics of these little characters with glee, as they appear on page bottoms throughout each issue. The bugs are well loved by readers and they all receive fanmail.

The Danderfield Twins is a recurring feature and the first story in each Spider magazine. The twins and their friends are a lively and intelligent bunch, who often must work together to solve a problem. These stories are short and sweet, running about six pages long with large type and plenty of illustrations. Other stories, puzzles, and poems may follow a particular theme. One issue appeared to have two themes, both trains and dogs. A recipe for peanutbutter dog biscuits was a pleasant surprise here.

Illustrations in the magazine are bright and appealing. I heartily appreciate the fact that there is no advertising whatsoever included in Spider. This is very refreshing and a significant demonstration of Carus Publishing's commitment to fair marketing.

Near the back of each issue is a department known as Spider's Corner. Reader artwork and poetry is shared here, with an invitation to submit a drawing or poem on a given idea. One request is for farm animal pictures, another for poems about pets.

Posted for Maddie (age 9)

My favorite part is Spider's Mailbox and the comic strips. I read every issue four times each! There are buggies that make comments and have their own stories on the bottoms of the pages. All the buggies are funny.

If you are thinking about buying this magazine for a child you know, you should know it's mostly reading, stories, and one pull out game page in each issue. I'm sure kids everywhere will love Spider Magazine as much as I do!

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My children (7,5,2) and I always get terrific belly laughs when we read the spider cartoons aloud that appear throughout the magazine in each issue. The stories, illustrations and poetry are excellent food for young (and older)minds. But our favorite feature is the cartoons!

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My daughter started with the LadyBug series and is now into the Spider and loves the projects, stories and recipies. If her magazine isn't here on time every month the postman gets the glare when he comes *laugh*

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What a DISAPPOINTMENT. I previously ordered "Ask" from the same company and am very pleased and have renewed that subscription. I wanted something else for another child. "Spider" looked like a good choice WRONG. The first issue recently arrived. The first story had characters calling things stupid and dumb. The child I ordered it for asked if those weren't bad words. I tried to make light of it saying that it was calling things not people those words, and hoped that things improved. In the second story one charater completely controls another, having him do mean and dangerous things. At one point character one tells character two to go up to a man walking down the street and tell him "he's ugly as anything and his girlfriend looks like a flea". Character two does as told. We read no further and I cancelled the subscription. When telling the magazine that I was cancelling because it was inappropriate and a disappointment, I was never asked why. That led me to believe that they don't care and that there is no chance of improvement so I am writing here in hopes of helping someone else avoid my experience.

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Avantages - France

Wonderful magazine for the 30-year-old set. Tons of recipes with visuals, gardening and even clothing sewing, knitting and crochet patterns! Didn't our mom's magazines have these? Where have they gone? Well, apparently somebody thinks they're still worth publishing. I've been reading this mag for years and think its formidable!

Dream Network Journal

Dream Network has been my guiding dream star throughout my most productive dreaming years from the first issue onward. Editor, Roberta Ossana is one gutsy lady and a fine friend, undaunted in her passion to nurture a dream journal for the people ... what I call a Grassroots Dream Journal.

Roberta honors her own dreams to help keep DN moving in the direction of her true passion. She also honors the dreams of others, the outcome of which shines radiantly in every issue. It's not been a easy journey. Many an abyss jumped on faith; yet inspiration continues to flow around the rocky times.

Dream Network is reaping it's own rewards now, finally ready to be birthed to a much wider audience. Hurrah! Thank you, Roberta, it wouldn't have happened without you.

Noreen Wessling, 7 Arts Studio, Milford OH

When I was first introduced to Dream Network over 6 years ago, I was immediately impressed with its entire format. It exposed me to an impressive source of insightful articles, creative editorials, dream analysis, art and even dream poetry. It also provided me with a vast source of contacts and techniques used in dream therapy and evaluation.

Dream Network's new webpage is a wonderful aspect of art itself. Visually stunning and user friendly, Dream Network is a portal directing us to the mysterious contours within our dreamscape. Here, we can learn and explore the nature of the dreamer's symbolic world. Dream Network is an excellent site to learn and participate in. Incorporating some very useful links and where one can even submit their dreams to be read by a very large audience. Dream Network is the source to explore and analyze the power, magic and mystery within our dreams.

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Filled with a vast array of dream information including interviews with dream specialists, fascinating articles, educational material, book reviews, a dream networkers listing, dream group listings and so much more, I am thrilled to be a subscriber to the Dream Network. Anyone who has an interest in Dreams on any level will thoroughly enjoy the dynamic scope of information covered in every issue. During a time when more and more people are paying attention to their dreams, this magazine comes as a welcomed delight because of it's complete dedication to the Dreamtime.

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My first attraction to Dream Network Journal in the early 1990's was from Editor/Publisher Roberta Ossana's invitation that common people from all cultures could offer their dreaming experiences for publication in the journal. Dream Network also draws professional authors and artists who present dreaming materials from cultures around the world. Editor/Publisher Roberta Ossana is a deeply inspired and especially kind dedicated person. Peace is interwoven in all that she does. Such is the quality that she and her co-workers reflect in every issue of Dream Network, a journal that truly has something for everyone who values dreams.

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You wouldn't throw $10.00 out of every $100.00 in the wastebasket. Don't waste the 10% or your thinking that takes place in your dream-mind.

DNJ has every level of contributor from the curious newbie to Ph.ds. Every level of dream experience personal, powerful, practical, spiritual is explored here.

Some right-brained people need a poetic, intuitive approach. Other left-brained people respond to logical, systematic analysis. Both are offered within the pages of DNJ. Not only will the reader find their natural, favored approaches, the reader will also be stretched by exposure to the opposite approach. I like them each, I'll take them both. Try it you'll like it.

Janice Baylis, Ph.D. author of "Sex, Symbols and Dreams"