It is a delight not only for classical music fans but for anybody interested in the cinema with the European flavour! And that is what “Meeting Venus” is really about: music and Europe, the latter after the transformations of the recent times. But don’t worry, it’s not a hard to digest treatise on the European problems, but a light satire marvellously performed by an international cast led by Glenn Close and Niels Arestrup. The plot is very simple – a Hungarian conductor comes to Paris to lead “Opera Europa” in a goofy production of Wagner’s “Tannhauser” [It is "Tannhauser" with "a concept" - the term, well known to the opera goers, refers to the opera productions that follow director's, NOT composer's vision of the work, like Peter Sellars's Mozart in modern costumes and settings - Sellars is the best known American "concept" director. There has been a true epidemic of "concept" productions in Europe in the recent decade and it is good to remember it while watching "Meeting Venus"]. Everything seems to conspire against the talented and energetic conductor and the final catastrophy is near, but… I won’t give away everything, even if it really doesn’t matter if you know the ending. I watched this movie many times and every time I come back to it, I discover many new details. I understand it better and better – not only as a wonderful metaphor, but also at the very basic linguistic level: poor diction (combined with poor English pronunciation) of some actors in the secondary roles makes this movie a little hard to understand, especially for people for whom English is a foreign language (I am one of them). It is a little hard, as I said, but not impossible – I want to emphasize it because I believe that people with the European, but not necessarily Anglo-Saxon background are the most likely to be interested in this very European movie. So, be prepared to use your “rewind” button quite often! If you do not know the story of “Tannhauser”, it would be good if you can familiarize yourself with the libretto of the opera before you start watching the movie. It is not necessary, but it will help you understand (and enjoy) a lot, including the ending. If you dislike Wagner (as I do most of the time), do not let this prevent you from watching “Meeting Venus”. You’ll hear the famous ouverture and the glorious pilgrim’s chorus, which are wonderful pieces of music. The final chorus will leave you spellbound! To sum up – this is a delightful, wonderfully performed movie and it is very likely to be one of your favorites, as it is mine. And just a final word to these movie lovers who do not care about music, whether by Wagner or not: even if music is an important element of “Meeting Venus”, you can easily enjoy the movie without caring for its soundtrack. Just make sure you read the opera’s libretto – that is enough to understand the movie’s message. But don’t be surprised if, after having met Venus you’ll find yourself in the classical CD shop looking for “The Best of Wagner”. Fragments from “Tannhauser” are guaranteed to be there, because IT IS (some of) the best of Wagner. Enjoy!

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Her counterpart Nils Arestrup does a wonderful job as well, playing the introvert, yet passionate conductor, for whom the whole Paris opera experience is alien and strange in more than one way.</p><p>The soundbites from Wagner's Tannhaeuser are well-picked and enchanting.<br/>Some people may find the overall storyline predictable, but that does not take away from the overall very high quality of this movie </p><div style="padding-top: 10px; clear: both; width: 100%;"> <div style="float:left; padding-right:15px; border-right:1px solid #CCCCCC"><div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><b class="tiny" style="color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</b> </div><div style="width:300px;"> <a name="R2C0PVWVP86IFG.2115.Helpful.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/Helpful/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/187-9938163-5161155?ie=UTF8&token=D14EED09CC490987F14E9B05182213BDBCC47680&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy82MzAyMzg4MDRYL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg3LTk5MzgxNjMtNTE2MTE1NT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMSZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49NjMwMjM4ODA0WCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUpRMzJPSlJJVVNGQU9LR0Emc2lnPVJpSXp0OWdzZldYZ2hzU2U3bTdhTVNUOXo0T1ROMjRUQUglMkJjWVJwT0xwSSUzRCZleHA9MjAxMS0wOS0xOVQxMyUzQTU2JTNBNDhaJmF0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMQ&voteAnchorName=R2C0PVWVP86IFG.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=187-9938163-5161155"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-yes-sec-md._V192249951_.gif" width="35" alt="Yes" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/Helpful/-1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/187-9938163-5161155?ie=UTF8&token=696F0E21A3B98966486F94B72EF1EE7CC754FB8D&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy82MzAyMzg4MDRYL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg3LTk5MzgxNjMtNTE2MTE1NT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMSZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49NjMwMjM4ODA0WCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUpRMzJPSlJJVVNGQU9LR0Emc2lnPVJpSXp0OWdzZldYZ2hzU2U3bTdhTVNUOXo0T1ROMjRUQUglMkJjWVJwT0xwSSUzRCZleHA9MjAxMS0wOS0xOVQxMyUzQTU2JTNBNDhaJmF0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMQ&voteAnchorName=R2C0PVWVP86IFG.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=187-9938163-5161155"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-no-sec-md._V192249949_.gif" width="35" alt="No" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <span class="votingMessage"/></span> </div></div><div style="float:left;"><div style="padding-left:15px;"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="tiny"> <a name="R2C0PVWVP86IFG.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span class="reportingButton"><nobr><a rel="nofollow" class="reportingButton" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/187-9938163-5161155?ie=UTF8&token=DDD1A1B77CA239C9189BB2A079A522817F16F278&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy82MzAyMzg4MDRYL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg3LTk5MzgxNjMtNTE2MTE1NT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMSZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49NjMwMjM4ODA0WCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUpRMzJPSlJJVVNGQU9LR0Emc2lnPVJpSXp0OWdzZldYZ2hzU2U3bTdhTVNUOXo0T1ROMjRUQUglMkJjWVJwT0xwSSUzRCZleHA9MjAxMS0wOS0xOVQxMyUzQTU2JTNBNDhaJmF0YWc9aHR0cGFwcGxpZWR2aS0yMQ&voteAnchorName=R2C0PVWVP86IFG.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&voteSessionID=187-9938163-5161155"></a></nobr></span> </span> <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">|</span> <span class="tiny"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/ref=cm_cr_if_perm/?ie=UTF8&ASIN=630238804X&nodeID=&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"></a></span></div><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-left:-5px;padding-top:5px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/187-9938163-5161155?ie=UTF8&ASIN=630238804X&nodeID=&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/comment-sm._V192250344_.gif" width="16" alt="Comment" hspace="3" align="absmiddle" height="16" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2C0PVWVP86IFG/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/187-9938163-5161155?ie=UTF8&ASIN=630238804X&nodeID=&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top">Comment (1)</a></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <br/></div>

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not only for Wagnerians…., January 16, 2002

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For classical music fans this film is an absolute delight, but even if you are not into opera you will love it. It is a great and complicated love story between a diva and a conductor. The film is also a wonderfully drawn vignette of the cultural clashes and ego-battles that accompany the birth of a great opera production.

When I first read about the movie I had trouble seeing Glenn Close in the role of an opera diva, but she does a marvelous job, and her lip-synching to the absolutely divine soundtrack of Kiri te Kanawa is really pretty good. Her counterpart Nils Arestrup does a wonderful job as well, playing the introvert, yet passionate conductor, for whom the whole Paris opera experience is alien and strange in more than one way.

The soundbites from Wagner’s Tannhaeuser are well-picked and enchanting.
Some people may find the overall storyline predictable, but that does not take away from the overall very high quality of this movie

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]]> http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2626 D Bradford Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:17:15 +0000 http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2626 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Good basic guide to online dating services</b>, <nobr>December 11, 2006</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2MKN0WADHTQSY/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">D Bradford</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2MKN0WADHTQSY/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide (Paperback)</b> </div> Having gotten my feet wet trying a couple of online dating sites a few years ago, Steve Monas' book "Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide" gave me one big surprise right in the table of contents. I had no idea there were now so many online dating services. Monas has done all of the leg work here and has compiled information on all of the ones you've heard of, and on many that you probably haven't. <br/><br/>There are sections devoted to each site he's reviewed, including screenshots that take you through the registration process. While I like to consider myself fairly net savvy and felt that giving that much visual instruction was unnecessary, I imagine many people would find it a big plus, particularly those who've never registered for a dating site before and don't know what to expect. <br/><br/>I think one of the most useful features in the book is the information about how the sites match up members, telling which ones use detailed questionnaires and/or personality testing and which ones let you go in and sort out the wheat from the chaff for yourself. 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Having gotten my feet wet trying a couple of online dating sites a few years ago, Steve Monas’ book “Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide” gave me one big surprise right in the table of contents. I had no idea there were now so many online dating services. Monas has done all of the leg work here and has compiled information on all of the ones you’ve heard of, and on many that you probably haven’t.

There are sections devoted to each site he’s reviewed, including screenshots that take you through the registration process. While I like to consider myself fairly net savvy and felt that giving that much visual instruction was unnecessary, I imagine many people would find it a big plus, particularly those who’ve never registered for a dating site before and don’t know what to expect.

I think one of the most useful features in the book is the information about how the sites match up members, telling which ones use detailed questionnaires and/or personality testing and which ones let you go in and sort out the wheat from the chaff for yourself. Thanks to Monas, if I ever have the need to try online dating again I now know exactly which sites I’d be interested in and which ones I will stay very far away from.

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Bowen "Faith" Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:07:55 +0000 http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2625 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Chemistry and Numbers Gives You Something to Think About...</b>, <nobr>December 14, 2006</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A221URLTG89MZC/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T. 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Too much of a risk, not secure enough, too many odd balls out there...etc. However, Chemistry and Numbers does a good job of presenting internet dating as a positive means of meeting people in a very mobile and busy society. <br/><br/>Given that many of our traditional ways of meeting people, you know the "guy next door falls in love with girl next door or high school sweet hearts marry at 19" type scenarios, are less frequent, Chemistry and Numbers suggests a way that fits right in with our computer/IM/email society. One comment in the book really had me thinking; will internet dating be as common place for dating as the card catalogue is when you select a book in the library? Something to think about... <br/><br/>Chemistry and Numbers step by step approach to some of the most popular sites is easy to understand, even for those of us who are not computer savvy. It also gives you some great decision making information such as cost involved, positive and negative aspects of the site, and the number of pictures you can post. Chemistry and Numbers is very helpful in narrowing down what site you want to go with. <br/><br/>Not sure if I will venture out there; I am too much of a traditionalist. Chemistry and Numbers really helped to enlighten me to internet dating. 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Chemistry and Numbers Gives You Something to Think About…, December 14, 2006

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This review is from: Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide (Paperback)

Before Chemistry and Numbers I considered internet dating completely off limits. Too much of a risk, not secure enough, too many odd balls out there…etc. However, Chemistry and Numbers does a good job of presenting internet dating as a positive means of meeting people in a very mobile and busy society.

Given that many of our traditional ways of meeting people, you know the “guy next door falls in love with girl next door or high school sweet hearts marry at 19″ type scenarios, are less frequent, Chemistry and Numbers suggests a way that fits right in with our computer/IM/email society. One comment in the book really had me thinking; will internet dating be as common place for dating as the card catalogue is when you select a book in the library? Something to think about…

Chemistry and Numbers step by step approach to some of the most popular sites is easy to understand, even for those of us who are not computer savvy. It also gives you some great decision making information such as cost involved, positive and negative aspects of the site, and the number of pictures you can post. Chemistry and Numbers is very helpful in narrowing down what site you want to go with.

Not sure if I will venture out there; I am too much of a traditionalist. Chemistry and Numbers really helped to enlighten me to internet dating. I may promote it more with my students who are a bit younger and more daring.

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]]> http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2624 Allen Taylor Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:54:57 +0000 http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2624 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Good But Not Great</b>, <nobr>December 11, 2006</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2I62GCM1VTHT1/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allen Taylor</span></a> (Hanover, PA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2I62GCM1VTHT1/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a><br/><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help/187-0453182-0996247?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#RN" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=340,height=340,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=1,status=1');"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V192249968_.gif" width="70" align="absmiddle" alt="(REAL NAME)" height="15" border="0"/></a>    </div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide (Paperback)</b> </div> With the proliferation of online dating sites there is a huge demand for online dating books, and there are plenty out there. Most just deal with online dating in general, how to get the most out of it, what the benefits are, etc. Steve Monas' book "Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide" is unique. It highlights the most popular dating sites online and gives a short review of each then a how-to on how to set up a profile. <br/><br/>One of the most useful parts of the book is the section at the beginning that offers some help for people interested in online dating. The help includes a short piece written by someone by the name of "Sabrine H.," who talks about why anyone would want to set up an online dating profile. There is also an introduction by the author and tips for online dating and for choosing a photo as well as some tips for online dating safety. <br/><br/>The screenshots for each of the web sites featured is helpful and the author also includes a little history of each site, what the best feature of each site is, what complaints users of the site have and even the web address for the web site's wikipedia entry. <br/><br/>The book's main focus is on the positives and negatives of the most popular dating sites online and a how-to set up a profile. There is also a site summary at the back of the book that tells you the cost of joining, how many photos each site allows, the sites' membership, URLs and when they were started. Another supplement lists some niche dating sites that is useful. <br/>[...] <br/><br/>I was also disappointed to find that there weren't more race-based sites listed. There was an African-American dating site listed, but there weren't any Asian, Desi, Hispanic or other race-based niche sites on the list. 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Good But Not Great, December 11, 2006

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This review is from: Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide (Paperback)

With the proliferation of online dating sites there is a huge demand for online dating books, and there are plenty out there. Most just deal with online dating in general, how to get the most out of it, what the benefits are, etc. Steve Monas’ book “Chemistry and Numbers: The Online Dating Guide” is unique. It highlights the most popular dating sites online and gives a short review of each then a how-to on how to set up a profile.

One of the most useful parts of the book is the section at the beginning that offers some help for people interested in online dating. The help includes a short piece written by someone by the name of “Sabrine H.,” who talks about why anyone would want to set up an online dating profile. There is also an introduction by the author and tips for online dating and for choosing a photo as well as some tips for online dating safety.

The screenshots for each of the web sites featured is helpful and the author also includes a little history of each site, what the best feature of each site is, what complaints users of the site have and even the web address for the web site’s wikipedia entry.

The book’s main focus is on the positives and negatives of the most popular dating sites online and a how-to set up a profile. There is also a site summary at the back of the book that tells you the cost of joining, how many photos each site allows, the sites’ membership, URLs and when they were started. Another supplement lists some niche dating sites that is useful.
[...]

I was also disappointed to find that there weren’t more race-based sites listed. There was an African-American dating site listed, but there weren’t any Asian, Desi, Hispanic or other race-based niche sites on the list. However, all of the web sites listed cater to anyone of any race.

If you’re looking for a dating web site to join, I’d recommend this book to help you choose which one(s).

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]]> http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2623 Anonymous Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:28:18 +0000 http://mycute.asia/meeting-mating-and-cheating-sex-love-and-the-new-world-of-online-dating-financial-times-prentice-hall/#comment-2623 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>If You Like Watching Sex in the City, You'll Love This Book</b>, <nobr>September 22, 2003</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AMPR9W2QPNBUS/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/180-5932955-8589130?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amanda Orr</span></a> (New York, NY) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AMPR9W2QPNBUS/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/180-5932955-8589130?ie=UTF8&tag=httpappliedvi-21&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Meeting, Mating, and Cheating: Sex, Love, and the New World of Online Dating (Financial Times (Prentice Hall)) (Hardcover)</b> </div> A great read! Orr gives an overview of the people out there doing it, and the range of services offered, but more than that, she weaves in so many funny personal stories of the ups and downs of the process that I feel like I'm watching an episode of Sex and the City. The end result is that this book is entirely useful for anyone considering online dating, but you could also be happily married and enjoy reading it. 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If You Like Watching Sex in the City, You’ll Love This Book, September 22, 2003

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This review is from: Meeting, Mating, and Cheating: Sex, Love, and the New World of Online Dating (Financial Times (Prentice Hall)) (Hardcover)

A great read! Orr gives an overview of the people out there doing it, and the range of services offered, but more than that, she weaves in so many funny personal stories of the ups and downs of the process that I feel like I’m watching an episode of Sex and the City. The end result is that this book is entirely useful for anyone considering online dating, but you could also be happily married and enjoy reading it. It’s a hoot!

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