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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 06, 2008

(++++) ELIXIR OF LAUGHTER

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Donizetti: L’Elisir d’Amore. Virginia Opera production conducted by Joseph Walsh. Director: Dorothy Danner. Scenic Designer: Eduardo Si...
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December 04, 2008

(++++) DILBERT DOES DECADES

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Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert. By Scott Adams. Andrews McMeel. $85.      You got that right: 85 bucks for cartoons. A...

(++++) BYWAYS OF HISTORY

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Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). By Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by John Hendr...

(+++) ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Scholastic Book of World Records 2009. By Jenifer Corr Morse. Georgian Bay/Scholastic. $9.99. Jetpack Dreams: One Man’s Up and Down (b...

(+++) FAR FROM TRANQUIL

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Tranquility. By Attila Bartis. Translated from the Hungarian by Imre Goldstein. Archipelago Books. $15.      The first wor...

(++++) CONCLUSIONS

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Ives: Songs, Volume 6. Lielle Berman, David Trevor Bircher, Patrick Carfizzi, Jennifer Casey Cabot, Michael Cavalieri, Robert Gardner, Aman...

(++++) VIEWS OF GREATNESS

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Tony Palmer’s Film about Stravinsky: Once, at a Border… Tony Palmer Films DVD. $24.99. Tony Palmer’s Film of “At the Haunted End of th...
November 26, 2008

(++++) GIFTS BIG AND BEAUTIFUL

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Weather: The Ultimate Book of Meteorological Events. Accord Publishing/Andrews McMeel. $40. The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham ...

(++++) WALKS ON THE WEIRD SIDE

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The Eclectic Abecedarium. By Edward Gorey. Pomegranate. $9.95. The Sopping Thursday. By Edward Gorey. Pomegranate. $14.95. The H...

(++++) VISITS HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

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How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. By Marjorie Priceman. Knopf. $16.99. Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie. By Norton Juster. Pictures...

(+++) DELIGHTS FOR CERTAIN SENSES

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Best Food Writing 2008. Edited by Holly Hughes. Da Capo. $15.95. He Is…I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond. B...

(++++) MUSICAL KID STUFF

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Panda Classics: Piano Time; March Time; Dance Time. Naxos. $19.99 (3 CDs). Panda Classics: Toon Time. Naxos. $14.99 (2 CDs). ...

(+++) RUSSIAN PASSIONS

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Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony; The Voyevoda. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko. Naxos. $8.99. Mussor...
November 20, 2008

(++++) YOURS FOR A BEAUTIFUL SEASON

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2009 Calendars: Day-to-Day—Mind-Bending Puzzles; Anguished English; Wall—Antique Maps; Desk—CatCalendar. Pomegranate. $12.99 each (Day-to-D...

(+++) PICTURE THIS, AND THAT, AND THAT

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Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks. By Walter Wick. Cartwheel Books/Scholastic. $14.99. The Baby-Sitters Club #4: Claudia and Mean Janine. ...
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