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Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
By:Alan Resinger
Date: 11/5/1999, 8:38 pm
In Response To: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com (Tammy Hanks)

> I just couldn't resist jumping in here. I've heard some of you have read
> Kayakcraft and thought it was great. Well, go ahead and make your views
> known on Amazon.com. I just took a look and George is at it again and so
> far he's been the only one to review the book there. I think a balanced
> perspective is in order.

> Thanks and happy building.

> Tammy Hanks

I always thought a book, or for that matter a movie review should be a discussion of what was contained in said piece, not what the reviewer wanted to read or see. If George wants strength tables, let him write his own book with them. Of course I have to admit that I get tired of tuning in the news every night and seeing another catastrophic failure of someones strip-built canoe or kayak with the resulting loss of life. By the way, I've read the book and give it a five star rating. It should be in every stripbuilders library along with Nick's, Susan's, Mac's and David's.

Messages In This Thread

Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
Tammy Hanks -- 11/4/1999, 11:05 pm
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
Jake Jacobson -- 11/5/1999, 11:47 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/6/1999, 12:30 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 11/6/1999, 11:05 am
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
Alan Resinger -- 11/5/1999, 8:38 pm
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
T. Howard -- 11/5/1999, 1:07 pm
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
Stan Woronko -- 11/5/1999, 10:58 am
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
Mike Plumer -- 11/5/1999, 10:26 am
Re: Kayakcraft review on Amazon.com
lee -- 11/5/1999, 12:07 pm
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lee -- 11/5/1999, 1:19 am