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At INFODAD, we rank everything we review with plus signs, ranging from one (+) [disappointing] to four (++++) [definitely worth considering]. We mostly review (+++) or better items. Very rarely, we give an exceptional item a fifth plus. We are independent reviewers and, as parents, want to help families learn which books, music, and computer-related items we and our children love...or hate. INFODAD is a service of TransCentury Communications, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida, infodad@gmail.com.

December 29, 2005

(+++++) A CALENDAR FOR ALL AGES

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Winsor McKay’s Little Nemo: A 15-Month Centennial Calendar. By Peter Maresca. Sunday Press Books. $22.95 from www.sundaypress.com .      It ...

(+++) THE IDES OF DOOM, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

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Babylon Babies. By Maurice G. Dantec. Translated by Noura Wedell. Semiotext(e) Native Agents/MIT Press. $19.95.      Cross Tom Clancy with R...

(+++) IN INCONCLUSION

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The Dark Flight Down. By Marius Sedgwick. Wendy Lamb Books. $15.95. Falcondance. By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Delacorte Press. $14.95.      A r...

(+++) TALE OF TWO SCIENCE-FICTIONAL CITIES

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The Begum’s Millions. By Jules Verne. Translated by Stanford L. Luce. Wesleyan University Press. $29.95.      The Begum’s Millions – a more ...

(++++) TOP-OF-THE-LINE COMPUTER PROTECTION

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Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier. Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or higher, or Windows XP. Symantec. $99.99 ($20 rebate available for current ...
December 22, 2005

(+++) WINNING THE BOSS BATTLE

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A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses. By Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. AMACOM. $15.      ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but not if you work...

(+++) TEEN TROUBLES OF UNUSUAL TYPES

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Girl, Nearly 16, Absolute Torture. By Sue Limb. Delacorte Press. $15.95. Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong). By Carrie Rosten. Delacorte Press...

(+++) BOTTOM-LINE DATA DEFENSE

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Cryptography in the Database: The Last Line of Defense. By Kevin Kenan. Symantec Press/Addison-Wesley. $44.99.      Encryption can contain t...

(++++) TAMING THE INTERNET JUNGLE

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Norton Internet Security 2006. Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 or higher, or Windows XP. Symantec. $69.95. Norton AntiVirus 2006. Windows...

(++++) VIENNA'S NOT-THE-STRAUSS FAMILY

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Karel Komzák I and II: Waltzes, Marches and Polkas. Christian Pollack conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Marco Polo. $9.99.    ...
December 15, 2005

(++++) SEASONAL WORRIES AND CELEBRATIONS

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Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History. By Bryn Barnard. Crown. $17.95. Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses, and Crescents. By Mark Podwal. Double...

(++++) NEAT BUT LESS-KNOWN COMIC STRIPS

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Frazz: Life at Bryson Elementary. By Jef Mallett. Andrews McMeel. $10.95. BoNanas: Monkey Meets World. By John Kovaleski. Andrews McMeel. $1...

(+++) OFFBEAT TEEN LOVE STORIES

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Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer. By Robynn Clairday. Delacorte Press. $7.95. The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman. By Louise Plummer. La...

(+++) SECOND-TIME-AROUND TRAPS

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Strengthening Your Stepfamily. By Elizabeth Einstein, M.A., MFT, and Linda Albert, Ph.D. Impact Publishers. $17.95.      It is the height of...

(++++) SZELL'S SALZBURG SOJOURNS

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Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Piano Concerto No. 5, Symphony No. 5, Egmont Overture; Bruckner: Symphony No. 3. George Szell conducting Sächs...
December 11, 2005

(++++) "SEUSSICAL" THE AMUSE-ICAL

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Seussical. Music by Stephen Flaherty. Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer. Prod...
December 08, 2005

(++++) THREE COMIC STRIPS AT THEIR PEAKS

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Our Server Is Down! “Baby Blues” Scrapbook 20. By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott. Andrews McMeel. $10.95. Pimp My Lunch: “Zits” Sketchbook No....

(++++) FUTURE WORLD, PRESENT WORLD

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Venusia. By Mark von Schlegell.  Semiotext(e) Native Agents/MIT Press. $14.95. Flush. By Carl Hiaasen. Knopf. $16.95.      Neither of the wo...

(+++) GIFTS FOR THE SLIGHTLY SKEWED

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Damn! A Christmas Book with Sex, Violence, Drugs and Fruitcake: The Aberrant Art of Barry Kite. By Barry Kite. Pomegranate. $17.95. The Nutt...

(++) TAKE YOUR INNER CHILD TO WORK

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How to Negotiate Like a Child: Unleash the Little Monster Within to Get Everything You Want.   By Bill Adler, Jr.  AMACOM.  $17.95.      It ...
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