Scottish Life

My family loves this magazine. If you love Scotland, you will greatly enjoy reading this mag cover to cover! I spend hours reading each episode when they come.

I really love this magazine. I read it cover to cover. I've read several magazines on various parts of the UK and many are very good, but I believe this is the one that I find myself reading completely. Highly recommended.

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This is my favorite Scottish magazine. It has news items and wonderful articles about places to visit, unusual occupations and things to do. One of my favorite articles was about Cawdor Castle. Great place to read about Scotland.

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"Scottish Life" is an excellent and exceptionally well-written magazine.

Autumn 2011, the latest issue, contains eighty pages. In this issue, two of the main features are regarding Scottish Art, including Andy Scott's monumental art pieces and the newly restored and expanded National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Both art stories have nice photos, (small and large), and the magazine in general has a fair amount of photos.

There are also short and long stories about ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Different stories involve haggis, bagpiping, whisky, the changing politics, dancing, bird migration, and a village.

Departments include music, books, news, and "Notes From The Isles". The book department has an interesting book review about the historical and prolonged feud between the MacDonalds and the Campbells.

I highly recommend this magazine. It is well worth reading.

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I know the magazine well, it's great! but i have not received it yet.

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Appears to take a long time to receive, i don't understand why.

History Magazine

And I truly believe that!

I began my subscription to this magazine a month before the first issue even came out sight unseen. I knew, from the original description, that it was exactly what I was looking for.

Where most magazines seem to cover late 19th century and twentieth century life, History Magazine delves into the more distant past not being afraid to study everyday life from 300, 400, 500, and even 1000 years ago. The variety of history between each cover astounds me. For example, in the most recent issue (as I write this) January 2008 there are articles on New Year's Eve 1907, the history of the game Ping Pong, happenings in the decade of the 1610's, hairwork jewelry, facts and folklore about the Liberty Bell, the mystery of the ghost ship Mary Celeste, and numerous other articles.

It's evident that the articles are written by folks with a passion for the past, although they do not tend to get too detailed (thank God!) and stodgy like so many others.

History Magazine tends to lean heavily on American History with a good wealth of world history thrown in, which, again, is exactly what I like. It also covers everyday life social history even what can be considered mundane (the history of the fountain pen can be found in the most recent issue as well). But, other history magazines tend to over-look these things, and that's why I continue to subscribe.

I suppose the schooled history majors may thumb their collective noses at such an appealing magazine, due to the fact that it's a great bathroom reader, but for those of you who would like their history presented in an entertaining style, without all of the stodginess thrown in, I recommend this magazine.

Every two months I look forward to reading History Magazine. I've been a subscriber for years and I always feel pleasantly surprised by the variety of topics covered. In every issue I read about topics that had never occurred to me in a historical sense.

The articles are not long, they are plainly written, and there are plenty of pictures. This is NOT a scholarly journal of history. In general the articles are not written by historians (often freelance writers) and I'm sure that most of the "research" is done with relatively few secondary sources. That being said, History Magazine doesn't pretend to be a scholarly journal and there is still much to be enjoyed and learned from reading it. Many of the articles have inspired me to dig deeper into topics that I might never have known about. History Magazine really whets my history appetite.

The topics focus mostly on Western history, from ancient times to the present. However, the magazine does ask its readers to suggest ideas for articles, and I suspect that if enough readers expressed an interest in, say, Oriental or African history, then there would be more of that. Perhaps one day I will offer a suggestion to see how closely they listen to one reader!

To top things off they have a wonderful customer service department, the magazine contains relatively few advertising pages so you don't have to search for the articles, each issue has 10-15 articles of great variety, and they have the best guarantee of any magazine I know of: you can cancel your subscription at any time without hassles. But if you enjoy history, you won't want to cancel. I have hundreds of "real" history books, but this is my favorite magazine. The story of people in the world is endlessly fascinating.

One more note: Every year or so I try an issue of that other world history magazine for laypeople, BBC History, which contains articles written by "real" historians. But for reasons I can't fully explain I just can't seem to enjoy it enough to subscribe (I won't try to explain here, and I'm not criticizing it). I'm pointing this out for those who might want to look at each of these magazines and decide for themselves whether they prefer one or both.

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This is a decent history magazine for the price. The better magazines are pretty much cost prohibitive, so this is a nice alternative for history buffs. It usually includes a variety of articles, usually about lesser known historical events. The writing is nicely done, never too scholarly, and easy to read. For those who are historians by profession or history students, it might be a little on the "light" side, but if you simply enjoy reading about little-known historic, trivia-like events then this is the magazine for you.

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I have only gotten issue so far, but thoroughly enjoy the content. It is a fairly quick read. The information is interesting and enough to peak your interest, so if you want to know more detail you can follow through.

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I love this magazine. I don't have a lot of free time and the articles are interesting, informative, and a quick read. I really enjoy getting a brief, but well written look into many of the diverse articles that the magazine covers.

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Definitely worth a look. I still prefer reading a magazine rather than on a screen and this magazine is very interesting.

Pig International

"Pig International" is a magazine covering all aspects of pig related news. My primary interest in the magazine is fundamentally framed by my biological education and interests, and while it suitable for scientists interested in contemporary porcine developments it is actually geared to pig farmers and the pork industry.

Each issue generally features a theme of relevance (the March 2007 issue, the latest at the time of this writing, was called "The Corn Issue," for instance.) Each issue reports on current macro-level pork market news, such as the recent national downturn in the British pork industry. All stories are well sourced and feature genuine experts: for instance the aforementioned story on the British pig downturn (written by Peter Best) interviewed Stewart Houston, the head of Britain's National Pig Association. The scope of the market analysis is very broad, and the reporting consistently well researched and clearly written. Frequent reports from important producing countries such as Denmark and Brazil give the magazine a distinctly international character.

More to my line of interests, the articles on biological factors and the veterinary care of pigs are expert and scientifically rigorous. The coverage is not limited to pigs but to relevant tangents such as herd management, breeding, feed, and antibiotic developments. Advanced techniques such as ultrasound and genetic analysis are frequently featured, and numerous academic institutions from the University of Minnesota to the University of Leipzig frequently are cited for their sophisticated studies. I have a particular interest in genetics, and the magazine covers the field of pig genetics exceptionally clearly. A typical feature is that seen in the March 2007 edition on the Meishan ("Milk from the Meishan,") a breed famous for its fertility in China, which was the subject of an investigation by Dr. Chantal Farmer from the Swine Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Lennoxville, Quebec.

In addition to the features a "Names in the News" section reads like a "Who's Who" of the pork industry, while new products and meetings like the World Pork Expo are featured in smaller columns designed to be brief and informative.

The magazine is recommended for anyone interested in the pork industry, pig biology, or farming. I awarded it four stars as it is an excellent magazine overall, though I would prefer more of an emphasis on pig biology (especially genetic, histological, and cytological studies) and less on the commercial aspects of the business; bear in mind that a pig farmer or packing house will feel conversely. Overall "Pig International" is a good compromise between the needs of biologists, veterinarians, farmers, and the commercial pork industry.

World War II History

This magazine is a great compliment to any historian's study of WWII. The articles are fresh and well written, and the topics covered are well researched. The format is very pleasing to the eye. You are not blasted with advertisments on evey other page. Some of the topics written about I've not seen in a number of years. If the editors keep it up, they will be around for a long time. If you are a serious historian or even a casual reader of WWII, you will enjoy this magazine.

I have greatly enjoyed reading WWII History. The articles are very detailed and easy to follow. Many articles have accompanying maps and pictures that enable the reader to clearly understand the subject matter. Several times I have read a particular article in WWII History, then read a book or watched a documentary which confirmed the accuracy and detail of the article. I am not a professional historian, but this magazine has greatly increased my knowledge of World War II. It has helped me to appreciate the profound sacrifices the World War II generation made for our country and the rest of the free world.

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World War Two must never be forgotten. The most significant event of the twentieth century changed world politics forever. WW2 History takes us inside the big stories as well as bringing us the smaller, though no less important, stories of the war as it actually happened. If you study WW2, you need this magazine.

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I bought this for my 12 year old son who is a WWII buff. Both he and my husband are enjoying it. It has great photos.

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This was a gift for my Dad, a WW II veteran. He said it's the best of all the WW II magazines and reads each one from cover to cover.

Twist

My 11 year old loves this magazine and all the gossip that goes with it. It's the typical teeny-bop stuff she and her friends enjoy reading. I allow them one of these magazine subscriptions, but praise her when she spends her time reading the National Geographic and other books that she actually learns something from. I think withholding this from her would just make her want it more and obsess about it, so I allow it. Thankfully she seems to leaf through it, make a few comments, and then could take it or leave it. We do, however, discuss that she cannot believe everything she reads in these magazines.

Twist is overall a good magazine for teen girls ages 12-17, particulary those who like to read about celebrities, fashion, and beauty the most. It gives you the most updated info on TV, music, and movies too, which is a nice thing. The main focus is celebrities, however. Twist features everything that girls like to read aboutcelebrity gossip and rumors, posters and pinups, fashion and beauty hints, embarrasing moment stories, and more. It's a little bit more mature then J-14, M, Popstar, etc., so there are some topics about sex, romance, etc.

Like I mentioned before, this magazine is basically the same as J-14 and Mthey have mostly the same articles, features, and posters, but that's not a reason to miss out on this magazine. I would mostly recommend Twist for those who like these types of magazines but would like one that's a bit more mature and stylish.

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It is beyond me why any pre-teen or teen would want to read this kind of magazine. I was reading this magazine a couple of weeks ago on a ski trip because my 13-year old friend happens to get it in her mail. The truth is, this magazine lacks substance.

I don't see why people even care what JoJo's friend thinks about her being a celebrity, how MK is recovering in the hospital from being anorexic or what Jesse McCartney's marital status is. Leave the celebs alone; let them live their life. I've seen the same things printed in this magazine over and over. This magazine is shallow and is downright materialistic (i.e. some articles that I have seen on various covers were "Get him to do anything you want!", "What's Jesse McCartney's nickname?" and "Terrified of being alone?").

I don't like most magazines, but if you want a mag with REAL substance, look forth for Seventeen or CosmoGIRL! magazine. And to the preteens--skip this magazine. The editors write at a level that 2nd graders can understand. Read anything but this--your local newspaper, even National Geographic (one of my favorites). This magazine is $17 for 10 issues--don't you think that's a bit pricey? If you're a parent, please don't buy your daughter this mindless garbage. Can't you find anything decent for your kids to read?

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I must say that I've read just about every teen magazine on the market, and this is by far the worst one I've ever read. However, at this point in my life, everything appears superficial and immature.

I first picked up Twist when it debuted on newsstands. I believe that was in August 1997. I was nine then, and looking to be fashion forward among my girlfriends who were still into the Jungle Gym. Because of my insane desire to be cool, and because Twist wasn't too hard for me to understand, I loved it and bought it religiously for about a year. My obsession with it slowly faded as the magazine got progressively worse and I didn't pick it up again...

...until my junior year in high school. Looking through a then-current issue of the magazine, I noticed that the way in which it was written was MADE to be comprehensible to a nine year-old, or the lowest common denomination of older teenage readers. What I'm trying to say is this magazine is totally dumbed-down. It doesn't give girls any credit for being able to think creatively, let alone read above a fourth-grade level.

I also found the content to be more childish and superficial than other teen magazines (although they are all superficial to an extent that doesn't mean they don't make delightfully fun and entertaining reading to share with friends). Therefore, I recommend this magazine to tweens (9-13), and tweens only. But even they can do better than this magazine. Older readers should check out the somewhat more sophisticated 'Elle Girl' or 'Cosmo Girl', my two personal favorites.

P.S. I agree with one of the other reviewers who pointed out the numerous spelling errors in the magazine. Possibly my biggest caveat is the constant misuse of the apostrophe (i.e. Tuesday's instead of Tuesdays).

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Concho River Review

The first issue of Concho River Review I purchased (at Brazos Bookstore, Houston) was a mixture between the same old "avantgarde, creative" stuff and a few insightful pieces. The latest issue, Volume XX, is a total disaster: it's entirely the kind of machine-stamped, workshop-generated, topicless, "unique" in setting but mindless in execution, trendy garbage. There is nothing of literary value here although the poem "Lapse" is amusing. I hope Concho River Review gets off the MFA trip it is on and resumes printing material that is actually critical of the assumptions we make, conveys learning instead of emotional sure bets, and has something at all to say, because right now this is a wasteland of zero value.

Iowan

Got this to give as gift. It is full of great articles. Wish it came out 12 months a year!!!

My mother who lives in Iowa loves this magazine. She recommends it highly to all those who live there,want to live there and want to visit Iowa.

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Milo

If you are heavily into the realm of strength training, olympic lifting, and powerlifting and I add the odd lifts of old. Strossen's MILO is #1. No cheeky adds about what to drink or take to get strong or muscular physique. This periodical(that is what it is, no worthless magazine)is not about bodybulding, although, If you strength train, oly lift or powerlift you end up with a good phsique. Milo does cover strongman comptition(I could do without this, it does not detract from the worth)and odd lifts are great to learn, know and do for on going physical culture. We all know that the top performers in aforemetioned sports take a lot of steroids and that will never change. I have been clean all my years of training and proud of my abilities. There are numerous articles about the real guys-before circa 1950 who did incredible feats without chemicals and that is why I love this mag. You learn many things that can help your training. The movements and training of old are still here today used by the few who have the information. Information is what separates mullets from people who really train. Milo delivers this info. As you collect these 4 periodicals a year, you can and will go back through when you want to train or do something new that motivates your training and success. This is a storehouse of info that you will never get from the Weider roid rags and others. PlUSA was a good mag, with the adds and hype it's becoming another comic book. If your goal is phsical culture impovement for you and you head MILO brings it.

If you love strength you will love MILO. This magazine is more like a book! It covers Strongman, Arm wrestling, Highland games, Powerlifting, Olympic Lifting. It has training routines, contest reports, personality profiles from the past and present, and great photos too. If you really want to learn about real strength training or strength sports then put down those "bodybuilding" magazines you find on every newsstand, and subscribe to what real strongmen read. There is no B.S. in MILO. It is the real deal. subscribe today! I'm serious!

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First let me say I love MILO, I have learned many valuable training techniques & throughly enjoy sitting down to pore over it once it arrives. I also believe that to be successful you must surround yourself with success & reading MILO is a key part of that.

That being said, I just went to renew my subscription & found out about the 50% price increase ($53 -> $80). I don't think I can afford such a big jump.

Hopefully the folks at IronMind read these reviews & will consider a more reasonable price increase that would be within the means of less fiscally gifted lifters.

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This is to those of you who already know that MILO is an unique magazine devoted to strength training and competition in its many forms. Each of us, rich, poor, and in between, spends money on what personally matters to us, and no one else needs to agree with our purchases. If an increase of $6.75 per quarterly issue stops you from buying MILO, perhaps it's simply not that important to you. Perhaps.

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This is a great periodical for keeping current on developments and events in the world of strength and power. Authoritative training advice and good coverage of strenth and power events including power lifting, olympic lifting, track and field, worlds strongest man events, etc. The photography is excellent. Highly recommended for the fan of human strenght and brawn.

National Observer Book of Crosswords

Although it may not have the cachet of the New York Times, the National Oberver Book of Crosswords are consistently challenging. I was pleasantly surprised at their high quality and would highly recommend them for the crossword enthusiast!

This is for anyone who likes a crossword challenge. I have subscribed for over ten years.

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If you like themed puzzles on the harder side of the street, you will adore these. I love harder puzzles with themes and these are some of the best I have ever done. If you don't know, you should check out what the US version of the National Observer was. It was an actual publication created by the man who started the The Wall Street Journal and was in existence from 1962 to 1977. I would love to find a copy in some library on microfiche. But, I digress.

There are a total of 70 crosswords in each issue and from puzzle 31-70, the puzzles are the larger, Sunday-type version. The man who edits the publication, Mr. Preston, seems to take great care because the selections are varied, delightful and enjoyable. I also like the fact that Kappa Publishing takes great care to eliminate any errors even in the headers and footers. I'm sure he has a lot of help in doing this, too. But, it's obvious, that the company cares about every detail.

The books are digest-size so you could carry in your backpack, purse or other bag, which is cool for the train or something. Something I appreciate, too, is the fact that the books do not crumble after a lot of abuse in terms of falling apart from the spine. The spine is pliable because unlike any crossword magazines I've ever worked, you can open a page, move it around a bit and the book lays flat. To me, that's a great asset. The paper is akin to a slightly heavier newspaper, so your pencil or pen glides quite smoothly. I use erasable ink pens for my crosswords and the paper is awesome with these.

There's not much of a discount here at Amazon for a subscription, so frankly I would plunk down the extra bucks to start getting the subscription faster. It's ridiculous to wait months when you have paid for it. Mail the coupon inside one of the books or just go to the Kappa company website and order online directly.

I hope everyone enjoys solving these crosswords!

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I can rarely complete one of these, but I love the challenge. It is a good mix of fairly easy, fairly difficult, and totally impossible puzzles.

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I have been a fan of National Observer crossword puzzles for years. The puzzles range from fairly easy to challenging. However, over the past couple years I have noticed a lot of errors in the publication and think that if there is one place there should be zero errors, it is in a crossword puzzle book. This drives me crazy. I have been tempted to call and apply for the job of proofreader! Another complaint I have is that too many of the puzzles are becoming "cutesy". They are not straight crossword puzzles but puzzles that, say, require you to leave out certain letters, or insert Roman numerals for letters,or have some other sort of twist. I realize that some people may enjoy this, but I just want the straight crosswords. Also, and this probably isn't the case in fact, but sometimes I get the feeling the puzzles must be fairly old, because many of the answers probably would completely elude anyone under the age of forty, which, unfortunately, I am not. Despite these flaws, this is still the best crossword puzzle publication on the market. I am giving it only four stars because of the first two issues addressed above.

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FILMMAKER: The Magazine Of Independent Film (1-year auto-renewal)

I love this magazine!!! As if it isn't hard enough to find anyone out there with a good appreciation of independent film (and by appreciation, I also mean knowledge), but then you have to deal with all these film nerds who think that if it wasn't done on a shoestring budget by a no-name director, it must be bad.

FILMMAKER does an excellent job of giving an overview of the world of independent film, while still providing good discussions of some more mainstream films. It's tough, when reviewing and writing criticism of any art form, to know what to discuss, and I think that FILMMAKER does this.

I ordered an one year subscription as a gift to my sister. It's a quarterly magazine. My sister only received one issue in 6 months. When she contacted the publisher, they were lukewarm and told her that it's only a quarterly issue, so it's normal to wait for a few months, like my sister can't do the math. They sent my sister a digital format of the magazine, and that was it. This is so horrible. My gift has now become an inconvenience. I say just read the PDF files of past issues online for free.

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Filmmaker magazine brings wonderful writing and helpful insights to anyone in the film industry or those of us who just love film.

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Motocross Action Magazine

I purchased this magazine subscription for my nephew for Christmas (he is 15 yrs. old). He is very hard to buy for within a limited budget (we budget $15-$20 per kid for gifts). He is into motorbikes, snowboarding, etc. and he just absolutely loves the subscription! Every month he gets a "gift" in the mail.

I have subscribed to MXA for about 5 years now, and it is the best motocross magazine available. Well written, excellent technical tips and info, best equipment reviews, and great articles. The editors are all MX racers, and the writing about vintage equipment and racing is great, important to an old guy like me who remembers those days. (I'm 43 and have been riding since I was 8) I keep my entire library of back issues at my trailer in the desert where I ride my bikes, and I find myself constantly referring to them for tech info, or just for good reading.

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My boyfriend absolutely loves this magazine! It's about the only thing he actually reads. There are plenty of high quality pictures so even I find it interesting. I would highly reccommend it!

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the book was for my son and he likes it a lot just takes to long to get bookes from you all

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I ordered this product and accidentally had the item sent to me (the billing address) instead of the gift recipient. I IMMEDIATELY made the correction online, and contacted the distributer. The distributer provided emails saying they corrected this error. In February I received the magazine instead of the gift recipient. I sent a SECOND email reminding them of the error and their guarentee to correct the problem. Again, they said they would correct it. It is now March and I am, again, receiving the magazine subscription instead of the intended recpipent, I am incredibly frustrated with their service as it is inconsistant with what they say. I recommend ordering this magazine through a different distributer. Perhaps through Barnes and Noble.

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