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Summary: Happy Holidays!
Review: Great book for a holiday gift! Beautiful illustrations! Very easy to read book with wonderful ideas for the holiday season.
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Summary: Swell First Draft
Review: I actually liked this book quite a bit. If nothing else, it gave me a great idea on what to get for my IMPOSSIBLE to shop for grandfather. True, it can be a bit simple at times, although lets face it, most "self help/improvement" books can be. But altogether, this book had some very cute ideas for the holidays that won't necessarily break the bank.
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Summary: Nothing will top the original, BUT....
Review: I actually liked this book quite a bit. If nothing else, it gave me a great idea on what to get for my IMPOSSIBLE to shop for grandfather. True, it can be a bit simple at times, although lets face it, most "self help/improvement" books can be. But altogether, this book had some very cute ideas for the holidays that won't necessarily break the bank.
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Summary: Swell First Draft
Review: I bought this book and thankfully was able to get my money back. Cynthia and Ilene do great work, I loved their first book, but it was more than obvious that they were rushed to get this to print. The "illustrations" look like they were drawn by a 7th grader on typing paper with colored pencils. It eerily reminded me of hastily put together projects I did in High School.
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Summary: Can I get a refund?
Review: I can't believe I paid money for this book. It's cover drew me in, and since I loved the first Swell book, I thought this would be another good one. Boy, was I wrong. Talk about a magazine article stretched very thinly into a whole book. There's not much between the pretty covers whatsoever.
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Summary: What a waste of time and money!
Review: I thought this would be a cute book to give to a friend for the holidays. Good thing I looked through it at the bookstore first, because I'd be embarassed to give it to anyone. Inane ideas, condescending commentary, childlike graphics -- this book is not worth anyone's time, or more importantly, money! Maybe the authors have gone to the Swell "well" one time too many.
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Summary: Not swell
Review: Maybe I was just expecting too much, but I found this book to be a big disappointment. It didn't live up to the standard set by the first one.
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Summary: Slight but good enough
Review: The latest entry into the "Swell franchise" is a slight volume that captures the usual zany approach to life espoused by the authors. Although light on content, the book is a cute, fizzy read and would make a nice "add on" gift - a stocking stuffer or the like. With a couple recipes and crafty ideas thrown into the mix of offbeat Swell ideas, it may even become a reference keeper for holiday preparations and clever gift buying.Not the best of the Swell bunch, but still worth a look.
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Summary: Slight but good enough
Review: The latest entry into the "Swell franchise" is a slight volume that captures the usual zany approach to life espoused by the authors. Although light on content, the book is a cute, fizzy read and would make a nice "add on" gift - a stocking stuffer or the like. With a couple recipes and crafty ideas thrown into the mix of offbeat Swell ideas, it may even become a reference keeper for holiday preparations and clever gift buying. Not the best of the Swell bunch, but still worth a look.
Rating:
Summary: Slight but good enough
Review: The latest entry into the "Swell franchise" is a slight volume that captures the usual zany approach to life espoused by the authors. Although light on content, the book is a cute, fizzy read and would make a nice "add on" gift - a stocking stuffer or the like. With a couple recipes and crafty ideas thrown into the mix of offbeat Swell ideas, it may even become a reference keeper for holiday preparations and clever gift buying. Not the best of the Swell bunch, but still worth a look.
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