title: Dreamy Articles about Spas and Cooking

text:
Well, in the November issue last year, this magazine had a spa getaway section. Now I know why so many people were in La Conner the last time I was there. There is a top-secret spa hiding there. Who knew! I love La Conner and had no idea there was a day spa there.

They also featured the "Salish Lodge and Spa" at which you might find me drinking tea with my parents on a lazy afternoon or having dinner when I'm feeling like splurging on a gourmet dinner. They have redecorated, however they still have a wonderful fireplace upstairs. I spent the first night of my honeymoon at the Salish Lodge and I can't wait to stay there again. They have deep baths and the entire experience of staying there is just luxurious. Anyway, this magazine tells you where to go and gives you ideas for luxurious getaways now and then. Oh and don't forget Rosario. When my aunt took us away for the weekend, we had our toes painted while sitting out in the sun.

If you are thinking of visiting Seattle, this is a good magazine to keep handy so you can find out about treasures like the Elliot Bay Book Company or Pike Place Market. The Dining Guide will lad you to places you only thought appeared in dreams. If you are in Seattle, go to Palisade. There is an amazing view, gourmet food to die for and even a fish pond with a cute bridge you can walk over. We love this place for family parties. Ray's boathouse has an upstairs café we love and then there is the Metropolitan Grill where you will taste steaks that have been grilled over mesquite coals. If you want to go all out and enjoy a nine-course feast, try The HerbFarm that is now located in Woodinville. Chef Jerry Traunfeld also makes amazing Lavender cookies and the recipe is in his HerbFarm cookbook.

This magazine inspires thoughts of staying at the Edgewater hotel and watching ferries sail by on lazy rainy days. You will always find intriguing features, talk about the town and a section on enjoying the good life of food and entertainment.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Paris Restaurant Reviews

text:
While I would hardly call myself a wine connoisseur, I do enjoy this magazine for the articles and recipes.

The Columns in the September 2002 issue include:

From the Editor - an always inspirational look at what is happening in the food world by Dana Cowin

"Fashions in food do come and go, and that's okay. Food should involve a sense of discovery. There's excitement in trying a new ingredient or visiting a new culinary destination." -Dana Cowin

Contributors
Letters
Web Chat - with Joyce Jue

How do I cure my new wok?
What are some important wok rules?
Should I stir-fry all of my ingredients at once, or cook meat separately?
What kind of soy sauce should I use?

Pairing of the Month
News & Notes
Home
Travel - an article about Mexico
Restaurants - The best new places to eat in Paris
Master Cook
Entertaining
Well-Being
Kitchens - the newest gadgets and kitchenware
Wine Matters
Wine Guide
Fast - Basil Chicken Curry with Coconut Rice
Directory

Last Bite - Plum Tart

The recipes are ranked according to "fast," "healthy," and "make ahead." They include soups and starters, salads and vegetables, pasta and rice, fish and shellfish, meat, poultry and desserts.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Creative Recipe Ideas & Fun, Colorful Articles about Life

text:
A real favorite in this magazine is the page of quotes, It is sure to bring a smile or teach you something about life. They also always have cleaning tips, health topics, diet and exercise solutions, true stories, beauty hints, inspirational articles, soul nourishing tips, recipes, recipes and more recipes, family/children, flowers, end of the magazine article to make you think about life, and gardening hints.

If you want to find a cover story fast, they have an "on our cover" section in the index. In Every Issue there is a shopper's guide and a recipe index.

The articles are helpful and in the March 2002 issue they had an article on how to be less stressed. They also had an article on PCOS which is apparently more common than we women think.

The beauty sections show you the newest fashion and you can decide if you want to adapt your style to the trends. Always seems rather chic.

Some of the recipes in the March 2002 issue included:

A luscious Lemon Coconut Pound Cake
Coconut Macaroons
Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Baby Cheesecakes - really cute
Banana Salsa
French Oven Beef Stew
Pasta with Shrimp

The recipes are not difficult and seem practical.

Even the advertising in this magazine is colorful and fun.

A Very "American Gal" type magazine.
Nothing fancy, just real life.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Women buy this too...

text:
I buy this for my husband because he never thinks to buy it for himself since he hates shopping. But anyway, it has articles to help him at the gym, health information from a guys perspective, and workout routines he can adapt for his own use.

I find it entertaining and there is always
something you can learn about the way men
think and react to situations.

A magazine with a real personality.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Just Plain Good!

text:
Of all the magazines, this one has the best layout.

Whether you are looking for the latest news on your favorite star or are looking for a new recipe...this magazine has it all.

You know how many magazines say: "Oh, we are going to tell you about...." And five minutes later, you are still looking for "that" article. Well, in this magazine they have a great Contents page with a special: "On the Cover" section. So, if you want to read about Nicole Kidman she is on page 110! OK, that was in the November 2001 issue and it is quite a sad article. What ever happened to the fairy tale? I just don't know...

Now, if you love reading about other people who are making the news, the People section always has something fun to read about. Fashion and beauty gives ideas on the latest nail color or makeup tips. The articles on relationships are interesting.

This magazine also has sections for: Health & Well Being, Consumer Sense, The Better Way, Food & Home, Fiction, Departments and Columns. The TECH section is always of interest. There is a definite focus on women, as in: "The Best Cell Phones for Women." Plus, this is where you can find Heloise giving out the newest Household Tips.

My favorite page is the looks, trends, and news page where they always give you ideas for holidays or feature beauty products like Pumpkin Pie body wash in November. The recipes are often multicultural and you can find anything from Lebkuchen to Pavlova with Passion Fruit Sorbet.

In my top 10 of favorite magazines!

~The Rebecca Review


title: Essential for Decorating Tips!

text:
If you are looking for ideas for that next decorating project, more than likely you can find at least one article each month to inspire you. With a focus on friends and family, gardening, interior design, building, family matters, flood, good health and shopping, you can't go wrong!

I like the "Yours for the Asking" section where you can send away a postcard for more information instead of contacting each company.

For mom's, the "kids project" section will be amusing and your kids will love the ideas.

The cartoons are also cute and I had to laugh at the one that said: "Of course I love you. Didn't you get my fax?"

Something about the pictures in this magazine always remind me of a bright sunny day. The open kitchens and lush gardens are just a treat to see.

The recipe section really has a personality all of its own. The "Petite Caramel Apple" recipe they had in the September 2001 issue was so adorable!

I look forward to every issue!

~The Rebecca Review


title: In Memory of My Grandmother

text:
My Grandmother used to give me all her Sunset Magazines when she was done looking through them. Now my Aunt is carrying on the family tradition of keeping a subscription going.

A unique feature in this magazine is the Recipe Index. You can also find ideas for Travel and Recreation, Garden and Outdoor Living, Home and Design and of course Food and Entertaining. The monthly columns are quite unique. Like in the December 2001 issue, Peter Fish wrote an article about The voice of Christmas which is about Bing Crosby.

In the middle of the magazine, you can find a postcard that says: Information worth sending for. They do all the work for you...you just have to circle the information number to receive information on everything from International Travel to products you see advertised. They never leave you wondering where to find a unique product as they have a "Sources: Where to Find It" section.

The Holiday Section always has me dreaming! Who would not want to walk on the Multnomah Falls Trail in Oregon or stand on a log bridge over a river and just dream a day away. Sometimes I would just like to dissolve into some of the pictures. Especially the last issue, where they showed a cabin in the woods with Christmas Lights in Stehekin, Washington.

If you live in Washington, this is a MUST HAVE!

The January 2002 issue has an article on kayaks and a recipe for French Cream with Blueberry Pudding.

Reading this magazine is really almost a family traditon!

~The Rebecca Review


title: Pure Inspiration!

text:
My all-time favorite idea was when Martha took baby pumpkins and made them into floral arrangements. That idea has been a wonderful addition to our Thanksgiving table and is one of the easiest floral projects ever!

The recipes are very unique and the craft ideas...original. Plus, you can get some supplies from Martha's website which is an added bonus.

The articles on gardening always teach
me something I needed to learn.

Of all the magazines I look forward to,
this one is my favorite.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Five Stars

text: Subscriptions are $49 on the Lapham's Quarterly web site.


title: You will receive exactly what is expected.

text: Great publication and if you read the write up about the magazine, it is what it claims to be. High quality print; collectible.


title: Incredible Reminder of God's Magnificent Creation

text: I read this magazine to remind me of the wondrous universe created by Almighty God.  (Even though the magazine regularly implies there is no God.)


title: be very careful.....

text: This is a great magazine - buy it anywhere but from the source. If you do go ahead and get a subscription, be prepared to receive books and 'specials' you haven't ordered as 'previews'.  Of course they offer a preview period, which is usually over by the time you actually get whatever it is they sent you. Also be wary of ordering books or DVD's from them. I ordered a DVD and kept getting unsolicited  books from CI for a year. The material is pretty good, although not particularly healthy - usually high in fat and calories. It's the company and it's sales approach that is aggravating.


title: Every woman needs this magazine !!!

text: Really enjoy the content !!!


title: The recipes alone are worth subscribing for !!!

text: Really enjoying this magazine !!!


title: LOVE THIS MAGAZINE

text: What's not to like about this magazine ?!?!?!<br />Easy reading and beautiful pictures.


title: One Star

text: dont like want to cancel


title: Poor paper print quality

text: Paper quality is so poor on the print that images blend with opposite pages, wish it was a little more quality because I love old good housekeeping


title: Car lovers dream.

text: Great subscription for someone who loves cars. Informative with some fun reads.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine. Great colors and articles


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine. Love the articles and tips!


title: Look forward to receiving my T&C every month!

text: One of the best magazines available - variety of well-written, interesting articles in every issue. I appreciate the ability of the publication to provide well-crafted features that balance a subtle tone of not taking themselves too seriously or being overly pretentious while still being interesting and informative.


title: This arrived before we expected!

text: My 15 year old has been really into this magazine for two years. He reads and performs at a college level and finds all of the articles very interesting. We were very happy to get him a new subscription and the first one arrived after only 2-3 weeks.


title: $13/year, 10 issues

text: Love the magazine, my 3-yr old too. But shop around, people! The publisher has their price, Discount Press has theirs, Amazon...so USE the internet!!!


Good info on health issues and breed differences. Vet on call section also is a great gift. Formerly "Cat Fancy" magazine, this carries on a great tradtion and is useful and fun for cat lovers and their humans.


title: Perfect gift for my granny

text: Great deal


title: ONE OF MY FAV MAGAZINES!  Has interesting articles, topics you don't often see in other magazines

text:
I have a long term subscription and got one for my elderly mother who also loves it.  We read articles and talk about them over the phone :-).

I love the concise, but fairly in-depth and always interesting articles.

Check out table of contents of a few and see if something you'd like.


title: Great Ideas

text: Fun to read & lots of interesting ideas


title: Love it

text: Great magazine but expensive


title: I really enjoy this magazine over others

text: I get tons of women's magazines.  Most of them I don't need or just flip through them.  I find this one I actually read cover to cover. I find so many things in this magazine that is interesting and fun.  Some Great quick healthy recipes too. If you have to cut down and get fewer magazines in you home,  this one is the one to stay with! Informative.  Good articles, good pics, and the recipes are great.


title: No other magazine like it........

text:
First off, this is for a physical print subscription delivered to your address monthly. Second, Amazon sells some variations of this subscription. This one is for a 6 month sub, hence you are getting a half a year instead of a year.

As for the magazine itself, I never get bored reading a National Geographic. The photos are simply amazing and the articles are extremely informative. I love being able to see the world we live in from the comfort of my own home. Its a different experience reading a hard copy versus looking at pictures online. You get a deeper feel towards science and nature in a hard copy.

I hope this review was helpful to you.


title: Fantastic photos, Great articles

text: I never get bored reading a National Geographic magazine. The photos are simply amazing and the articles are extremely informative. I love being able to see the world we live in from the comfort of my own home. Other than the price, this magazine is one of  a kind.


title: Great magazine for the whole family

text: Everyone in our family likes this magazine. Adults like the articles, and the kids love the photos and cats.  Catster ( was formerly known as Cat Fancy ) is full of tips and advice for your loved one. A must have for any cat loving home.


title: If you only get one magazine this should be it

text: I can not recommend "O" enough! It has everything anyone would want in a magazine--stories, advice, fashion, food.<br />I look forward to it and linger over it, savoring each page.


title: Really glad I subscribed to Catster

text: Full of information,pictures,stories. Not a over amount of ads,but helpful ads. Really glad I subscribed to Catster.


title: Five Stars

text: like these


title: Five Stars

text: Good magazine for gun owners


title: I love the magazine, trial (5 star) Amazon auto-renewed $$$$$ (zero star) See below

text:
I had to skip imp. RX's to pay for the "Auto-Renewal" I was not aware of.

Amazon needs to be VERY CLEAR about any magazine purchase. If you are getting a few issues (that a person can afford easily) and that means that you are forced to buy another year for a very large price it's not worth buying a magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Besides Good Housekeeping this is my favorite magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Good and interesting magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: I like reading about the tv shows and celebrities that I like.  Full of good gossip.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice magazine for many uses around the house.


title: Five Stars

text: Informative


title: Great for Kids

text: My nephew loves this magazine.  It has great articles and pictures. Great  educational tool.  Highly recommend.


title: Seventeen

text: Purchased for teenage niece.  She loved the informative articles and hints on makeup, boys, styles, etc.  She plans on renewing the subscription.


title: Texas Monthly

text: Gift for my dad.  He loves the articles and has truly enjoyed this magazine.  He has also recommended it to his friends.


title: Great magazine!

text: Enjoyed a good deal.


title: Indeed!

text: Like the magazine, the delivery system not quite as much. Perhaps now that it has officially arrived things can improve, even though my first issue was last month's, but I did not mind too much, for the articles are entertaining and of interest for a couple in our family. Very nice photos! 4 Stars!


title: Nice reading

text: Very enjoyable on the large print format. This was a gift for a lovely lady that enjoys browsing through magazines, and every time it is delivered it is enjoyed by just about every member in the house. Is not cutting edge, is not dark reading, it's Reader's Digest Large Print, a magazine that seems to have been around for a very long time. There is a lot of entertainment value that is derived from reading this magazine, mostly by the females in the household, and the price was pretty nice. 4 Stars.


title: More Advertisement, Please!

text: Some of the cars reviewed are truly awesome but most truly unattainable. That said, I find the whole magazine partially attractive. It is not one of those publications that I enjoy from start to finish. I like the reviews on everyday vehicles, those that are affordable to most and look forward to see how the new releases are rated. Besides that a person would have to be a serious car buff to enjoy it thoroughly. For those reviews that pertain I give it 3 Stars.


title: Five Stars

text: Love love love this magazin!


title: Five Stars

text: Great ideas in this book just my style


title: Four Stars

text: good travel ideas and recipes.


title: Five Stars

text: Favorite guilty pleasure magazine. A designers dream book.


title: Five Stars

text: Great price and will reorder again or next time use auto renew.


title: Very good for kids .

text: Great my grand daughter loves this magazine


title: Great magazine .

text: Great magazine if you love fast cars .


title: Gteat magazine .

text: If your into fast cars and all the latist news great magazine.


title: wonderful magazine.

text: Great magazine with clear, concise instructions. Would subscribe again. Happy customer.


title: A GOOD OLD CLASSIC WITH NEW IDEAS

text: Keeps you up to date on things of all nature


title: GREAT MAGAZINE

text: Can't beat the stories and photographs in this National Geographic publication, if you love National Geo, you'll like this magazine at a great price.


title: DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

text: I live in upstate NY and love the Adirondacks, not being a real native of the area. I purchased the magazine for obvious reasons wanting to read about the area I live and the photos.  The magazine is a bit pricey for the material received.  Seems like the majority of the magazine month to month is Advertising and little story content.  One doesn't like to pay for a magazine that is all advertising.  When you think about it -- the vendors listing the advertising are paying for the magazine in a way and the price should be more attractive to bring in the people to buy their products.  Won't be renewing.  Suggest reading the few articles at the newstand instead which won't take long unless you are in the market to buy items vended in the magazine.


title: Great magazine for at home diy!

text: Good photos of easy ideas to diy. Some I liked. Other styles are for different homes. Overall happy with.


title: More ideas that are affordable than I could imagine

text: I look forward to this magazine every time I know it is about to arrive! Colorful photos. Ideas are easy to achieve!


title: Great magazine

text:
I have been a long time subscriber to Living magazine, especially after I saw how much less expensive it is to purchase a subscription over purchasing the individual issues at the grocery store. The only con I can think of is that the Halloween and other specialty issues are not included with the subscription, but considering they are usually $9.99+ an issue, I guess that is to be expected. (Although I do think I would pay more for my subscription to ensure I received all Martha Living type "speciality" issues as well, just a thought.)

I love the crafts, the recipes, and the gardening advice. Highly recommended magazine!


title: Kinda wish I didn't subscribe.

text: I used to love getting GQ back in college, back when I had some currency with the ladies, but that was so long ago, and magazines are just no longer a format I gravitate towards. So they just pile up unopened.


title: this subscription was automatically renewed at a higher price, ...

text: this subscription was automatically renewed at a higher price, which led me to inspect other subscriptions doing the same...guess i should be thankful??


title: Great magazine

text: So far arriving in great time and my husbands favorite magazine


title: It's All Ads

text: This magazine is a showplace for ads. It's disappointing they dont have more content. It's a short read with what they do offer. Not really worth it.


title: good pass time

text: Good magazine for guys.. Often only publishes expensive items that are not affordable to average gun owners.


title: Nice mag

text: My mom loves this issue. Great gift.


title: Great magazine

text: My son loves his issue


title: 5 Stars

text: Awesome selection


title: great photos. Love this magazine

text: Real stories, great photos. Love this magazine.


title: Magazine

text: My mom loves this magazine<br />Renew it for her every year.


title: Magazine

text:
I get this magazine for my mom

She loves it.
She's very crafty


title: Great Magazine

text: Vogue is an excellent magazine. Very interesting articles. I love the fashions.


title: Time is a great magazine

text: I love this magazine. The articles on the most influential people were very interesting. I like when Time does these types of articles.


title: A great magazine for teachers and little kids

text: Ladybug is full of useful resources for early childhood teachers and the material is useful even if the magazines are out of date. The ideas in the magazines can be modified for use in the classroom. I teach children from kindergarten to year three, so I need a wide range of suitable materials. Since I am also a parent, I really enjoyed borrowing the magazines for my daughter when she was small. She loved the magazines and when she grew out of them, she graduated to 'Cricket' which is the magazine that follows on from 'Ladybug'.Since 'Ladybug' contains lots of activities, stories and songs, it doesn't take long to build up a useful library of resources. What's more! The activities are age appropriate and they all work.


title: Five Stars

text: Good


title: OK

text: Break out the magnifying glasses so you can read the overly worded articles.


title: Not what I expected.

text: I find that about 10 % of the content actually relates to the common person. Girly men fashion models are strange looking and in need of a Big Mac. This is supposed to make their clothes more appealing ? Yikes. It was the easiest way to use a magazine gift card. Guess next time Ill be more selective.


title: 52 weeks of great sports reporting.

text: It's SI what more do you need to know. Might want to hide the swim suit edition when it rolls in during the cold month of February.


title: Read up.

text: Not just a " sports " magazine but a publication with great articles any man can appreciate.


title: As always superb content

text: Love this magazine and as far as I can tell no advantage to  getting from amazon vs national Geo just happend to see it.


title: Worth the money to buy and effort to read

text: I get a ton of magazines (like 18) most of which are free, I try them and if I don't like them I let them expire. This one is the best of the lot, it lets me know which brand to look at and which are crap before I buy. Its worth the money as it saves me money every time I need a new appliance or such.


title: I highly recommend this!

text: My favorite magazine of all time. It's a great stroll down memory lane.


title: Great magazine

text: Great recipes and articles, many useful hints and tips. The pictures are gorgeous.


title: Great recipes, tons of useful tips!

text: Great recipes, tons of useful tips!


title: Auto renewal is deceptive!

text:
I was not notified of auto renewal. I was charged a month or so before the paid up portion was over.

Love the magazine but hate the way they sell it!

I cancelled my subscription and I don't think I will ever renew it.


title: Great price will be ordering again.

text: Love this magazine. Has helped me a lot of times.


title: Look forward to getting my mail!

text: First issue came early. Pleasantly surprised. Print media rules!!


title: I'm a glutton for punishment

text: I loved esquire, hate where it's gone, hopefully it comes back, I see glimmers of what I loved


title: Its a magazine.

text: This comes complete with words and print, can you believe it printed words. What will they come up with next moving pictures? This is Popular Science, it has it all.


title: Love It!

text: Subscription came fast and we love the content. It's a great magazine


title: First subscription

text: I used to buy this now and then but decided to get a subscription.  I've received two issues now and didn't find much to MY interest.  Each issue has a different theme so I am looking forward to see what the next issues have to offer.


title: My favorite "reader"

text: Great to take for places you have to wait.  No devices needed.


title: Better than a Kindle

text:
Never have to recharge it.
Fits in my purse.
Perfect for doctor's offices where magazines are no longer available.
Great articles and stories.


title: Five Stars

text: Love, love, love this periodical.


title: Five Stars

text: Spend HOURS reading this magazine.


title: Great information

text: Great information


title: Magnolia Journal

text: Love Joanna and love this magazine.  It gives the reader an additional way to understand why she chooses certain items on their show.


title: Five Stars

text: I love the multiple stories and articles.


title: Great magazine, great way to get it!

text: I have always enjoyed popular science.  I hadn't considered Amazon for magazine subscriptions before, but it's so much easier and reliable than the traditional means.  You can update, renew, and cancel all from your account in Amazon.  Definitely easy and the way to go!


I've always enjoyed reading the articles and ads in popular mechanics.  The auto renewal and subscription method make this really easy to keep coming.  If you enjoy modern science and mechanical input, this is a great magazine for you.


title: Great Recipes

text: LOVE THIS MAGAZINE.


title: Fun

text: Good reads!


title: Three Stars

text: DIDNT LIKE


title: Womans Day

text: My family has subscribed since these were $.10.


title: Readers Digest

text: My family subscribed to this for years.


title: HGTV

text: This is such a well written magazine.


title: Good Housekeeping

text: Very practical.  Great ideas.


title: House Beautiful

text: I love this magazine.


title: InStyle

text: Have subscribed for years.


title: Five Stars

text: Great recipes


title: We love Cricket!

text: My 7 year old loves this magazine


title: Second favorite magazine

text: Good recipes. Good workouts


title: A consistently excellent resource for writers

text:
I have subscribed to Writer's Digest for decades. It is a consistently valuable resource for writers of both fiction and nonfiction. Rather than resting on its laurels as a leader in the field of writer education, WD is constantly updating its offerings. Its content is useful not just for beginning writers, but provides insights that veteran writers can profit from as well.

A big benefit of subscription is access to substantial resources on the WD website. They offer free articles for every genre imaginable, editor blogs, writing competitions, forums, opportunities to join online critique groups and receive peer reviews, and much more.

One thing WD does not offer subscribers, however, is access to current and past issues on their website, unlike most other magazines do these days. This is quite unfortunate, as it can be very useful to have a PDF of a magazine article one wants to clip and save without having to go to the trouble of scanning it oneself.


title: An endlessly fascinating magazine

text:
I am constantly amazed at the caliber of the scientific and technological articles in Wired. They are consistently well written, accessible to the layperson, and filled with fascinating insights. But best of all, Wired's take on life is always upbeat and hopeful.

If you're looking for good news--instead of the incessant drone of bad news in all the other journalistic outlets--this magazine is for you.


title: Very handy way to subscribe

text:
I have subscribed to TV Guide for decades. I was initially leery when the large format came along some time ago, but it just gets better all the time. I have come to depend on TV Guide's reviews of existing and new TV shows--most especially its detailed information about the fall, spring and summer lineups of new shows--to help me choose what I will record on my DVR. I also enjoy the many interviews with TV stars that TV Guide offers each week.

Always in the past when subscribing directly with TV Guide, I paid with a paper check and used snail mail--something I almost never do for anyone any more. Now I don't have to do it for TV Guide either! It is so wonderfully convenient to now subscribe through Amazon. After you order your subscription, Amazon communicates with TV Guide to let them know if you have an existing subscription, which I do. Your new subscription is tacked onto the end of your existing subscription through TV Guide.

When ordering my subscription here on Amazon, I was careful to supply a shipping address with my name and street address exactly as they appear on my TV Guide mailing label. For good measure, I included my TV Guide existing subscription number as part of that address to make it easier for the subscription department of TV Guide to combine my new subscription through Amazon with my existing one.


title: GREAT MAG!!

text: GREAT MAG. JUST STARTED ARRIVING A WEEK AGO...GOT 2ND ISSUE THIS WEEK...LOVE IT WILL RECOMMEND TO JAM BUDDIES..ENJOY


title: Gift for my daughter -she loves it!

text: Gift for my daughter -she loves it!


title: One Star

text: DISAPPOINTED


title: like fresh fruit & clean towels

text: This magazine is a staple, like fresh fruit & clean towels.


title: Love this magazine!

text: I enjoy this Traveler magazine best of all of the National Geographic magazines.


title: nothing is good about it

text: nothing I liked. Not a thing is like it used to be. Was in the past an awesome magazine. So sorry I ordered it. Just a worthless magazine with nothing to reminisce about. Anyone can write crap up about the 50's and 60''s. Common stuff that nearly all know. Used to so love this magazine. Had such greay stuff yrs ago. Now not even paper for a fireplace fire starter.


title: Just the best

text: The beautiful pictures and beautiful rooms just soothe my old soul. HB is just the best shelter magazine in the world.  There is nothing cozier for me to do with a cup of hot tea in my favorite chair.  I keep issues for years and years just to go through again and again, giving other magazines away.  I could never give up HB, ever.


title: Best baking magazine

text: The recipes are delicious. The articles are inspiring. I love this one.


title: much needed history resource for kids

text:
Cobblestone Magazine is advertised for grades four through nine.  It's all about American history.  Because there are so many controversial and delicate topics covered, I would encourage parents to think carefully about whether a younger child is prepared to read and discuss Cobblestone articles.  Gifted readers under eight who may be fine with the vocabulary and serious tone of the articles may be too sensitive to be exposed to the often dark content.  Recent sample issues covered D-day and the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ken Burns and his documentary on World War II, and John F. Kennedy.

The D-Day issue includes a photo of a fallen soldier and the remark, "Omaha Beach was littered with smashed vehicles and dead and dying men."  This issue also has a great map of the invasion plan, military statistics, and profiles of key players in the war.  Churchill, F.D.R., Stalin, Eisenhower, and Hitler are among those covered.  There are also stories on code breaking,  engineering marvels, spies, and clever deceptions.  An interview with Buck Compton, real life hero portrayed in Spielberg and Hanks' "Band of Brothers" film, is another highlight.

The issue on Ken Burns mentions the Bataan Death March and civilian families held for years in a  Manila prison camp.  Ken Burns has done a fabulous job of documenting so much important American History.  I am excited to see an entire issue devoted to his work.  His passion for history really helps to bring it alive and allows kids to understand that it's much more than a bunch of dates to memorize.

The issue devoted to John F. Kennedy is balanced and fair. There is a story about his childhood, another about his experience with PT 109, and then a look at his campaign and the first televised Presidential debate.  A presidential time line details his time in office and there are articles on the cold war, Cuban missile crisis, and his assassination.  An interview with Caroline Kennedy informs readers about the JFK Library and the Profiles in Courage award.

These issues are jammed with factual accounts, interviews, and terrific photos, as well as theme related crossword puzzles, cartoons, and "brain ticklers" which are actually short quizzes based on the content of the current issue.  Contests encourage readers to submit their own versions of World War II posters,
or to nominate a local good citizen.  Real kids offer reviews of theme related web sites and books.  There are also suggestions on places to visit, such as the National World War II Museum in New Orleans and in Washington D.C.

I heartily recommend Cobblestone both to schools and individual families wishing to encourage  children to appreciate and respect American history.  If we don't pay attention to the past, how can we learn from it?


title: A winner!

text:
Odyssey Magazine-Adventures in Science is a great magazine for kids who are interested in science as well as those who might be with just a little nudge.  Target audience range is for grades 4-9.  As usual with Carus publications, there is no advertising other than information on how to purchase subscriptions to other Carus mags.

Odyssey boasts of an impressive list of scholars on it's advisory panel.  Professors from Case Western, Harvard, Williams, and other well known institutions serve on the board.

A recent issue all about milk was well balanced and presented very divergent viewpoints.  Regular feature, "Science Scoops" detailed a study that showed breast fed infants may not have an automatic advantage in IQ over their bottle fed counterparts.  The latest study points out that better educated and more intelligent mothers tend to nurse their babies, and that this may account for slightly higher than average test scores.  "The (Almost) Perfect Food" cites many benefits of milk and dairy in the human diet, but also mentions milk allergy and lactose intolerance.  PETA's point of view is discussed as well.  The activists in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals regard confinement of dairy cows to be cruel.  A 12 year old girl contributes a nice piece on robotic milking machines, and we also have the opportunity to learn about the chemical compositionof milk, mammal milk substitutes, and cheese making.  A highly allergic 5th grader also shares his story on living with a milk allergy.

Another sample issue deals with Edward O. Wilson, a brilliant entomologist known as "the ant man".  Wilson,  a Harvard professor and  prolific writer, is a believer in the importance of biodiversity.  His passion for his work comes through clearly in the pages of Odyssey.  Articles in this issue include, "E.O. Wilson, Boy Naturalist", Edward O. Wilson, Friend and Ant Man", "Ants Rule!", "See the World in a Tree Trunk", and more.

Regular departments appearing in each Odyssey are Activities to Discover, Science Scoops, Ask a Scientist, Brain Strain, Kids Can..., Ask Dr. Cy Borg, Star Chart, Star Gazing with Jack Horkheimer, You've Got Mail, Kids' Picks, and Animal Angles.

My kids enjoy Odyssey and I am pleased to recommend yet another top notch magazine from Carus.


title: Ask is amazing!

text:
Ask Magazine is another wonderful publication from the originators of Cricket.  Ask is all about arts and sciences, with each issue having one unifying theme.  The recommended age range is from seven to ten, but younger fluent readers can also enjoy Ask.

Ask contains regular features as well as a variety of articles related to the central theme.  "Scoops" is a two page spread of science news and discoveries.  One story might be on a robotic arm, another on the acquisition of  language in sac-winged bats.  "Nestor's Dock" is a double page cartoon with enjoyable recurring characters.  Each issue also has a contest which ties in with the theme.  The water issue asks readers to design a fountain, the learning issue requests that readers design a school, and an art issue invites readers to copy their favorite work of art.  Winners have their entries printed in a future issue. "Jimmy and the Bug" is another regular feature.  Here, readers questions are answered in cartoon format.  Questions might appear simple, "Why do lions have manes?" or more complex, " what are the rings around planets made of?"  Answers are both thoughtful and informative.  Every issue ends with the silly but sweet cartoon,  "Marvin and Friends", on the back cover.

The "Making Art" issue of Ask includes a lovely piece on quilting traditions in rural Alabama.  Many beautiful photos of quilts are displayed alongside comments from their creators.  In the same edition, "Playing with Mud" showcases delicate Korean celadon pottery.

"The Liquid of Life" issue of Ask has a fascinating story on water.  It covers the water cycle, water forms, a water molecule diagram, and gorgeous photographs of a water droplet, snowflake, and children and animals in various poses with rain and snow.  Information offered can be quite complex, but it is just the thing for feeding hungry young intellects.  This issue also has water trivia cards, with intriguing questions such as, what can go longer without water, a camel, or a giraffe? An article on water powered generators is very well done, and the issue is rounded out with a nice tour of bogs, fens, swamps, and marshes.

I'm very pleased to recommend Ask.  It's funny but not obnoxious, informative but not controversial,  with articles a bit shorter and lighter than those found in big brother's Muse Magazine.


title: A delightful magazine

text:
Spider Magazine is a dream come true for the young gifted reader. The magazine is pitched for children ages six to nine. Strong independent readers may be ready for it earlier. Sample issues run to 33 pages, plus each has an additional  pullout paper craft. There is a lot of writing packed into this little mag and the very  youngest subscribers might prefer to have Mom, Dad, or big sister share the joy.

Issues of Spider have a fairly predictable pattern. This is a positive for most of the target audience, who are young enough to find comfort in predictability. The publishing information is tucked into a tiny box on the inside front cover. A lovely drawing of Spider's Mailbox takes up the rest of the page, as well as all of the first page. This is the backdrop against which Spider and her little buggy friends cavort in unique poses each month. My daughter could tell you exactly who the bugs are and all about their personalities, but I'm not quite as Spider savy as she. Suffice it to say that she follows the antics of these little characters with glee, as they appear on page bottoms throughout each issue. The bugs are well loved by readers and they all receive fanmail.

The Danderfield Twins is a recurring feature and the first story in each Spider magazine. The twins and their friends are a lively and intelligent bunch, who often must work together to solve a problem. These stories are short and sweet, running about six pages long with large type and plenty of illustrations. Other stories, puzzles, and poems may follow a particular theme. One issue appeared to have two themes, both trains and dogs. A recipe for peanutbutter dog biscuits was a pleasant surprise here.

Illustrations in the magazine are bright and appealing. I heartily appreciate the fact that there is no advertising whatsoever included in Spider. This is very refreshing and a significant demonstration of Carus Publishing's commitment to fair marketing.

Near the back of each issue is a department known as Spider's Corner. Reader artwork and poetry is shared here, with an invitation to submit a drawing or poem on a given idea. One request is for farm animal pictures, another for poems about pets.


title: My son reads it cover to cover!

text:
Muse is an exceptional magazine.  Though it is aimed at "tweens", gifted readers from about age 7 up can appreciate it.  Parents may wish to pre-read or discuss controversial pieces with their children. There are plenty of interesting articles on a variety of topics. Recent issues have covered stone disks in the Yap islands, gamers making real money from selling virtual goods,  racial prejudice, genetics, and snowflakes.

 Muse magazine does not contain any advertising, other than subscription offers from the publisher.  It's quite refreshing.  Some of my family's other magazines (Sports Illustrated Kids, for example) are filled with ads for junk food and toys.

A full page in Muse is always devoted to  Larry Gonick's "Kokopelli & Company", a cartoon featuring the magazine's quirky cartoon mascots.  These tiny creatures also cavort on pages throughout the magazine.  Bo's Page is another regular feature.  Here, readers may learn about a scientific experiment to discover how ants find their way home, or why gorillas eat wood, and  vote as to whether  humans will survive to the year 2100.  The Q & A section has answers to queries submitted by readers.  Examples questions are "would time travel actually be possible?" and "what happens when you blow a (soap) bubble in winter?" .  Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector provide clear, and often humorous, answers.  Ivars Peterson is the Muse math guru.  His "Math Page"  offers suduko challenges and other math puzzles as well as articles such as "The Simpsons and Math".  Every issue of Muse offers a contest of some sort, tucked into the corner of a two page spread honoring winners of the previous issue's contest.  Kids are invited to become living art in a tableau vivant, or to design imaginary money.

I highly recommend Muse for both boys and girls.


title: I knew what I was getting - willing to pay extra for good copy editing

text:
I knew when I subscribed that I was getting the Kindle version and that there would be an expensive auto renewal. I'm okay with it, but I wouldn't be if I hadn't known what to expect.

I am willing to pay what I consider to be an exorbitant price for a magazine (omg!) because the writing and the reporting are stellar. I'm not a grammar or spelling fascist, which should be obvious from this review (and all of them). However, when writers are being paid for their work, and copy editors are being paid to correct it, I expect to see very few errors. And no really terrible ones. This magazine does pretty well, which means that I will pay what it takes to keep excellent writers and editors employed.

As for the content? The reviews, fiction, and poetry are the main draws for me. The news articles are well-researched and well-written, but they come from clear points of view (i.e., they are not strictly objective). I guess that's okay, since they do not pretend otherwise. Either way, I recommend the magazine for its form and most of its content.


title: Good but SOO many ads.

text:
I have always been a fan of Popular Science.

I find that it always comes on time and is filled with interesting things.

However, I would prefer to see at least 1/2 as many ads as now currently plague its pages.


title: Five Stars

text: A+++


title: Deal

text: Great magazine


title: Popular in Waiting Room

text: One of most popular magazines in Waiting Room.


title: Addicted to it

text:
I have subscribed to this magazine two different times in the past few years. I miss it every time my subscription ends. I am now going to subscribe to it a third time since I miss it so much!
 As a French teacher who organizes student and adult trips to discover this beautiful country, I find this magazine to be a fantastic tool. It highlights different areas in detail and provides lots of variety and incredible photography. I am very familiar with some of the locations they write about, and their information is correct. Their cultural pieces are authentic and up-to-date. The only part that is annoying is that it is expensive.
My husband and I have saved every single issue we have received and regularly refer back to them to look over new areas we are planning to introduce to new groups of students and adults. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Makes a unique gift to any Francophile and could maybe convert Francophobes to the better side...


title: Cap covers your increased brain capacity!

text: I have enjoyed Wired for many years and each issue covers tech that is cutitng edge. The cap is a nice touch.


title: Not the information I wanted

text: I wanted more television reviews and less what I thought was promoting movies that I am not interested in.


title: Most beautiful photos

text: This is a truly gorgeous source for photos for copying or for cutting out. And you won't find a better price.


title: Good read!

text: Very informative


title: Second only to.....

text: Harper's is easily my second favorite fashion magazine, second only to InStyle.  It is great and packed with great fashion.  It actually does have some good articles too that I thoroughly enjoy reading.  (The articles are MUCH better than the ones in Elle.)  If you can only get one sub, get InStyle.  If you can get two, get InStyle and Harper's Bazaar.  It is well-worth the money.


title: Good for examples of haute-couture

text: If you love fashion, you need to get Vogue.  Vogue will familiarize you with designers, classic style and the fancy-schmancy side of fashion that most other magazines will not get as deep into.  However, most of what is in Vogue is way out of the average person's reach.  I, for one, could very likely not afford one thing that has ever been in a single copy of Vogue.  However, for whatever reason, the Vogue empire continues to publish this fashion tome and sell the subs for a VERY low price (usually $12 for 12 issues).  Now THAT I can afford.  It is an unbeatable deal.  Will you glean anything from it?  Yes.  You will see how the other side lives and you will see some really wonderful photography and fashion at its best.  Is it practical?  Not really but it is fun and well worth the very low price.


title: Declining Quality

text: We ordered Babybug for our now-4 year old when she was a toddler and loved it.  The Kim & Carrots feature is great, while the illustrations and the other poems and short pieces were hit-or-miss.  Overall, she loved it.  We recently ordered it again for our 18-month old and are disappointed with some of the additions The publisher has added lots of "helpful" content for caregivers or notes directing readers to websites. These "helpful" notes are distracting.  Overall, still a worthwhile purchase for a toddler.


title: Five Stars

text: Great price for a good magazine


title: All You

text: Magazine is well worth the money. It pays for itself in coupons.Would reccomend to anyone wanting to save money and good money saving advice.


title: Fun New Source for Recipes

text: Just received my first issue.  I like the layout, colorful and easy to read.  There are recipes for the conservative cook and also adventures for the cook who likes to try new things.  I am already looking forward to the next issue.


title: A Must For Those Who Want To Cook Healthy

text: This is one magazine that I read cover to cover.  The articles are great and the recipes are actually ones that ordinary folk can use.  No fancy ingredients, just good healthy foods and easy to prepare.  The photos are a major plus.  If you love to cook and want to eat healthy, this is the magazine for you.


title: A very pleasant surprise

text: This is one magazine I have wondered about for some time.  My first issue was a very pleasant surprise.  While the preponderance of ads put me off when I flipped through it, the articles erased my idea that this was just another sales vehicle.  I thoroughly enjoyed the article on George Bush which was well written and very informative.  This is one subscription I will keep and the ads are pretty if nothing else.


title: Great magazine

text: I absolutely love the lace projects and the other projects are gorgeous!!! The articles and history are wonderful!! My ONLY reason for 4 stars is that I wish there were more resources for further instruction and materials and tools! Other than that this magazine is stunning and very educational!!!


title: Not crazy about the new format....

text: A few months ago this magazine was transformed into one of those huge glossy coffee table type shi-shi magazines.  75% of the magazine consists of advertisements for hi-priced goods now.  It's not worth subscribing to


title: Five Stars

text: Just right if you like “ challenging” puzzles that are not so way out as to be unsolvable.


title: Great for artists and watercolor enthusiasts

text: Love this rag!


title: Where is my subscription ?

text: Have not received any issues yet


title: It is worthless for Tv times and listings.

text: There is no Tv listings  times during the day, only for the evening, and it ends at 10:30 pm.  The whole first half of the mag. Is mostly ads.  I  hate it and won't waste my money.  It is definately not user friendly!


title: Fun for Kids

text:
I read "Highlights High Five Bilingue" with my almost six-year-old and three-year-old. There are very few Spanish-language magazines available for kids, so even though this is flawed, I appreciate it.

This is a great magazine for the preschool and kindergarten crowd. The art is always bright and easy to look at. I wish there was a companion magazine for early elementary kids because I can see the stories getting redundant or too simple. I would prefer that the stories had side-by-side translations rather than translations on different pages.


title: Redundant glad I bout at a discounted price

text: I didn’t find this to live up to its name. Nothing really new or inspiring. Didn’t find a single project that I wanted to jump up and do and found the issues repetitive. Havind said all that  I will note that if your cash flow is better than mine you may find it more to your liking but I’m definitely a design on a dime type who loves repurposing salvage and the likes. To each their own! Just not my bag.


title: Good

text: Good magazine, but I didn't renew for another year due to so many ads.


title: Meh

text: Not exactly the same as it was when it first came out. I wasn't impressed enough to renew for another year.


title: Beautiful

text: It is one of the few magazines that is actually worth the subscription price. It is oversized and has beautiful photography on nice thick pages that magazines used to have. I look forward to the monthly issue each time it arrives, and didn't hesitate to renew for another year.


title: Great Magazine!

text: One of my absolute favorite magazines, and one that I actually renewed for another year! Filled with beautiful images and interesting information. Love it!


title: Good

text: It's a good magazine.


title: Used to be a great magazine....

text: This was such a let down. This was one of my favorite magazines and I was excited to purchase a one year subscription. The pages that used to be thick and high quality glossy are now poor quality thin throw away print pages and the content that once was is also no longer there, just full of ads, Needless to say, I did not renew. :'(


title: What happened??

text: What happened to the old Readers Digest?? This new version is half of the old one and packed full of ads. Needless to say, I didn't renew for another year.


title: Good Magazine

text: If you live in the south like I do, you will probably like this magazine enough to overlook the annoying drug ads to find some really great reads.


title: It's okay

text: Not a bad magazine, but not great enough to renew for another year.


title: Not the same

text: Not even close to the original. It's not Taste of Home, it's more like Taste of a Restaurant Dish At Home. Did not renew. So sad, I miss the old one. :'(


title: All not-so-me

text: I got this because it was highly touted by 'super-couponing' friends as well as websites. Amazon had a better price than anyone else so I subscribed. I find it to be less valuable than I thought. Not as jam packed with coupons as folks said past issues have been. Oh well, it still has nice recipes and tips.


title: Mags this good will never die ... make that do die

text:
Best popular mag in publication. It's a diabolically entertaining techie/consumer delight. From the paper gauge to the leading edge of print and type that are engineered to deliver the articles, there is simply no other mag that delivers a higher level of eye-popping "Wow!" month after month.

March 2018 update: It died. They killed it. It was going so good. Then the mag took political sides and conspiracy.


title: "How?" more than "Why?"

text: Pop-Mech is the necessary bookend to Pop-Sci. Pop-Mech explores the hands on tech as it emerges. It's the tool and tech geek must have to consider the application of innovation to problems. The latest gizmos are dastardly creative! I've lost count of the stuff I've bought and tried over the years after seeing them here first.


title: Pop-Sci as timeless as ever

text: I love this mag. I have a collection of 1940-50's issues. I built science fair projects (and won!) from its pages as a kid. A 21st century kid has the same opportunity to experiment with stuff on the cheap with Pop-Sci as the mind fertilizer ... a national treasure still.


title: A monthly 1-hour must read

text: Discover packs a lot of understandable and rather advanced topics into an interesting fly-over mag. It's overall quality as source is improving with time.


title: Has replaced SciAm as the #1 affordable scientific mag

text:
This is what SciAM used to be. Sigma Xi is the publisher. Here, the society remains loyal to the scientific reader. The first copy I received turned into a cover to cover read.

Four specific `things I learned' in my first copy included:

1. Only in 2011 have arctic glaciers receded to the 1300AD, pre Little Ice Age extant based on carbon dating newly exposed flora. The LIA may be finally over, 160 later than previously believed. The cause of the LIA is hypothesized on 4 nearly simultaneous volcanic eruptions.

2. The human eye's white sclera and small iris are unique in nature allowing the ability to discern and communicate `gaze'. It is hypothesized that this ability to discern visual direction permitted the domestication of dogs. H.nea did not domestic dogs in the same period. Dog domestication may have been a critical factor in H.sap's success.

3. Civilization's development of `cities' has been pushed back 5,000 years based on Jordanian excavations to 20,000 years ago.

4. The soap-bubble analog computer reveals a previously unknown form of crystal symmetry new to both mathematics and science.

If I can glean 4 new specifics to think about between mag editions, I'm happy.

Thank you previous Amazon reviewers! It was your reviews that prompted me to exit SciAM


title: Cancelled ...

text: I've read the mag cover to cover for some years and been aligned and better informed for the effort. This season the editors collectively lost there minds and alignment was lost by the week. The principals have a roll as talking heads and they just come off as kooks descending the path into deeper kookery. They've consciously decided to diverge into an intellectual twilight zone of irrelevance. I wish them luck.


title: Best Mag in Publication

text:
Wired is without doubt the best wider audience magazine in publication. It's consistent quirkiness and unpredictability is on display everywhere (in small print, upside down, etc) and there is hardly a white space in its margins. It's compressed high quality info. Its target audience is technology market "early adopters".  It's an eclectic mix of current technology, trivia, art, techno-society and speculation. It's consistently prescient in its speculation ... the management keeps a tidy score. There are success stories and smoking-black-hole failure stories that push the reader's critical thinking skills.

I don't know how they make money selling subscriptions this cheap. It's an excellent example of an extraordinarily high cost, high quality printing.


title: Crashed and burned.

text:
How can environmental science have 2-3 worthy breakthroughs/month deserving of the classic SciAm recognition? SciAm used to be leading edge stuff. It was like winning the Nobel to have a paper chosen for publication.

My subscription expires in June 2012. After 40-some years, SciAm and I will go our separate ways. I've already subscribed to American Scientist.


title: One of the top 4 'must read' biz mags

text:
The top 4 biz mags in rank order from my perspective are the new Bloomberg BW, Forbes, Economist, and Fortune.

Forbes is fringier in its offerings. Forbes delivers a variety of unique perspectives not found elsewhere and is kind of like a monthly WSJ in editorials and opinion. Of the top four I referenced, Fortune vs Forbes is perhaps the most commonly considered in competition. The winner is a no-brainer - I'll reach for Forbes over Fortune every time.

Amazon has come far in its mag offerings from a pricing standpoint. The subscription manager service that Amazon offers resolves expirations and earlier renewal phishing expeditions by publishers.


title: Ahhhh ... my favorite magazine

text:
I'm not an archaeologist. If I was born redundantly wealthy I think that I might have been one.

Archaeology is my "stop everything and read it on the day it arrives" magazine. I've been a subscriber for years. I read EVERY article. As a reader of archaeology and paleontology tomes, this magazine is the adjunct to my selections of books to read. My wife and I have planned vacations around Archaeology's articles.  I've detoured business trips to take in a visit to several article sites.

During a cross country moving event 7 years ago, I let the subscription expire for lack of new address. Someone from Archaeology, not a telemarketer for sure, called me and said that I had been such a long term customer that they really wanted to know why I didn't renew ... was it something about the magazine quality? The voice on the other end was just so dang disappointed as she pleaded for feedback that it was stunning enough for me to remember 7 years later. The magazine must be read by a small but dedicated subscriber base and I think the magazine staff themselves makes the calls.

My only complaint is that it only prints every 2 months. If archaeology is among your interests, you would entertain your fancies with a subscription.


title: Doesn't work on android phones

text: I was excited to get a subscription because I wanted to read this on my phone. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on my Android phone, which I only found out after subscribing. Very disappointing.


title: Five Stars from a Landscape Designer

text:
I do landscape design and landscape maintenance professionally, and this is the only magazine I'd recommend to clients. As another reviewer noted, The American Gardener is also a fine publication if you are very serious about plants, but for most readers, Fine Gardening best walks the line between accessability and having great information.

I have been a subscriber for eight years and have kept every issue. The information on the spine is clear and so you can easily find that elusive article you remembered and wanted to refer to, without pulling out every issue and having to look at the cover.

As a professional, I find the in-depth articles on different kinds of plants really helpful. It is neat to focus on say, all the different kinds of Forsythias around, so you can really compare the varieties available and know all of your options if you would like to plant one. They usually have six or more photos of the different varieties, with each photo highlighting an important aspect of the plant's habit, foliage, or bloom, plus a few photos of the plants used in a garden, so you can see what kinds of textures and colors the plant works with.

The articles on landscape design are by well-respected professionals and offer a wonderful balance of intellectually interesting discussion and gorgeous photos. They don't always tell us exactly which plant is which in each photo, so that would be a drawback to the new gardener who isn't familiar with a number of plants, but they usually only neglect to name the plants when the photo is trying to illustrate a design concept. I think they find a good balance between urban gardening/ gardening in small spaces, and gardening in a more country or spacious setting.

They also have articles on seasonal care (and as a reader for eight years, I haven't found any articles that are overlap or repeats), articles on broader topics like groundovers for shade or grasses in the garden (in which they usually include a large and useful list of plants, organized by foliage and flower color, size, sun needs, zone, etc), and profiles on the latest tools, books and other gardening needs.

I have read a lot of gardening magazines over the years and Fine Gardening is by far the best. The language is simple yet the ideas are not dumbed down. Most other magazines have huge amounts of distracting advertisements, and Fine Gardening's are related to gardening, useful, and not too prolific.

Recommended.


title: Love this magazine!

text: I was so excited to see Mourning Doves on the cover of my first issue.  This was a nice magazine and I love having it on my coffee table.  :)


title: Four Stars

text: good


title: good read

text: enjoy all the recipes


title: great

text: I  enjoy looking at  it  each  month.  It  always  a  page  turner  before  leaving the  post  office.  Only  problem is which  should I  read  first cat or  dog.


title: Disappointed

text: A short magazine with overly simply articles. Number of ads seems more than normal.<br />Love the web site and very disappointed in this magazine.


title: Not up to par

text: So full of ads, and poor quality articles and blurbs. Few pages.


title: Love it

text: They always have great tips and wonderful recipes


title: Too many ads.

text: Too many ads. Not engaging.


title: Very good art articles and instructions in this magazine

text: I just received my first copy of my subscription for this magazine and I know the information in it will help me with my art interests.  I will be subscribing to this magazine for quite a while.  It's that good.


title: Husband and wife both like it

text: Originally purchased for my husband, but I have found interesting things in it, too.


title: Old issues sent first

text: magazine is okay, was sent old issues.


title: We love Time Magazine!  Great price!

text: We love Time magazine and what a great deal!


title: mag

text: this magazine is not as good as it used to be


title: Beautiful Quality for a Tablet Magazine!

text: This magazine works very well on my Samsung Tablet.  The pictures are amazingly clear and crisp, better than the actual magazine in fact.  The functionality of the magazine on the Tablet is excellent, zoom, page turning, printing, all works just fine.  Very impressive, and a subscription that I will certainly renew as I find it very handy.  Love the recipes as well, while I might not make them all, they are inspiring.


title: Love it

text: Finally a subscription to keep my husband challenged. He has yet to be finished with one before the next one arrives.


title: new ideas! lovely photos!

text: I was familiar with this magazine but rarely was able to purchase a copy.  It's great to subscribe and have it delivered to my home.


title: Our Father!

text: Hail Mary Full of Grace. The Lord Bless us all and protect us.


title: Happy husbands!

text: All my husband desires...well almost all.


title: It's NatGeo, of course it's great.

text: Nothing more to say, it's been around for decades and one of the best educational and interesting magazines in the world!


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: A decent fitness magazine IF you can overlook the flaws

text:
About two years ago, I became a subscriber to Shape, mainly because I had received it for free as part of a package deal with another magazine.  I had always liked browsing through issues of Shape in the supermarket, and I thought that being a subscriber would help support my fitness goals.  Overall, I have enjoyed Shape and found it to be useful, but there definitely are some negatives, and the magazine might not be for everyone.

But first the good.  Like many others have mentioned, what I most enjoy about Shape is their real-life weight stories featuring a nice variety of women, some of whom actually needed to *gain* weight in order to be healthy.  I also love their relatively new feature in which they follow one of their own staffers on a year-long weight loss journey.  Many of their other regular features are also excellent, particularly the body part-focused strength exercises and other how-to exercise guides.  And I especially like that Shape uses "Reader Models" with so many of their articles--real life women of various ages (although admittedly, mostly in the 25-35 range) with normal, healthy, strong bodies.  Finally, their featured exercise plans each month often offer some unique variations on traditional exercises, and the recipes are often quite good as well.

The main negative has already been brought up by many others here:  the use of too-skinny, not overtly fit or strong models to illustrate much of the magazine.  I find this extremely disappointing; I understand that to sell magazines, the models probably have to conform to some traditional standards of attractiveness, but those of us buying the magazine want to see women who are not only fit but also strong--show us some muscles now and then!  As I said above, the reader models are great; the women are usually quite fit, but they have muscles and curves too, which is wonderful to see.  Shape MAY be trying to make some improvements in this area, as the last few covers have featured famous women who do exercise (such as Denise Richards), but they still have a long way to go.  And while they're at it, I hope they will return to having their cover models dress in fitness wear, not bathing suits!  They can still show off their model's physique AND showcase cute fitness wear at the same time.  Similarly, I would like to see the magazine get rid of the fashion segment at the end *unless* they start focusing it on exercise clothing, not haute couture.

If you are overweight and/or new to exercising, you may find the magazine discouraging, but if you can get past some of the negatives, it can also be inspiring.  I think it's up to each individual to determine whether a magazine like this is likely to hurt or help her fitness efforts; for me, it is helpful, but this definitely might not be the case with everyone.


title: Nice holistic heath and wellness magazine geared mainly towards women

text: I've been a subscriber to Body + Soul magazine for about a year now, and I look forward to each new issue.  The magazine focuses on many areas of interest to me, including healthy eating, holistic health, fitness, and personal growth.  The articles frequently feature practical things like recipes, buying guides, yoga or other fitness instructions, and emotional exercises (the latter of which I find particularly helpful in my work as a psychologist).  My only complaints about this magazine is that there is a bit too much of a focus on spiritual/meditation type issues, which are less relevant to me, and that the magazine is on the short side with a high number of advertisements.  Otherwise, I definitely enjoy Body + Soul and do plan to renew my subscription.


title: Extremely useful resource for home yoga practitioners

text:
Yoga Journal is an excellent resource, particularly for those who practice yoga mainly at home and who are looking to further their practice.  Yes, the magazine is somewhat commercialized--there are a ton of ads in addition to articles on various new yoga products and trends--but to me, that's also an indication of the publication's open-mindedness to all styles and types of yoga.

This is a magazine which helps make yoga accessible to everyone, whether you prefer an Easternized or Westernized version of practice.  Each issue includes a beginner's look at a particular asana plus an in-depth depth focus on a more advanced asana; featured articles include more posture work as well as more general health and wellness topics.  Whenever I pick up this magazine, I never fail to find several articles of interest to me, and I always wind up saving the issue for future reference.

Yoga Journal is definitely a worthwhile subscription or occasional indulgence for your well-being; highly recommended for yogis of all levels!


title: May be on the rebound

text: ...I've been disappointed in many of the changes to the magazine since that time.  More specifically, when long-time editor Ruth Whitney was replaced with the editor of Cosmopolitan (whose name I can't recall), the magazine seemed to transform into "Cosmo light":  it was suddenly filled with articles on celebrities and sex, and some of my favorite features (such as the book recommendations) disappeared.  I missed the more intelligent magazine of my earlier years and considered cancelling my subscription, but because I was still deriving some enjoyment from the entertainment features, I continued reading.  A few years ago, a new editor, Cynthia Leive, took over, and since then, there has been another--although less dramatic--transformation.  The celebrity and sex features are still there, but now they're balanced by more intelligent articles (and yes, my book recommendations have returned!).  This is still not the Glamour of old, but there is definitely hope for continued recovery of this once-great magazine.


title: It's a good publication--just not quite as good as it used to be, unfortunately

text: The quality of the magazine varies. The first person articles are almost always excellent, a few are memorable. I find plastic surgery/beauty treatments costing thousands per year offensive (gorgeous clothes are like art to me, but most dermatology is about being self-absorbed--just my opinion). The fashion shoots range from stunning to meh, with rather more good than bad. I used to like Vogue more than Bazaar, but the reverse has been true ever since Anna Wintour became less directly involved. I'm a long term subscriber, though, for the textiles, fashion design and focus on general creativity.


title: no longer the best

text: Lately it seems like Vogue has lost its premium quality. The paper is thinner and so are most of the issues, the editorials are less inviting and overwhelmed by the ads which can be printed on paper so thick it makes it hard to leaf through the magazine. And don't get me started on the vile mix of too many competing perfume samples! I don't like many scents and a number of them make me nauseous, so I pull the things out immediately and put them in the farthest-away-from-me recycling bin. Even so, the scents still linger in the paper, especially on the facing pages, so I have to wash my hands after touching the magazine--something that cuts deeply into my enjoyment of Vogue and other mags with perfume sample ads. What's still great are the personal experience essays. Vogue has always had the best writers and the most interesting takes. Some of the fashion pages are still gorgeous, though many seem like recycled versions with poses we've already seen other models do better, or photos where the clothes can't be seen in the landscape or lighting used. With the poses, I don't know if the fault is the model's, because she has a limited range of poses, expressions or emotions, or if the fault is the editor's for choosing clothes or photos that look alike, but there's a lot too much sameness to the magazine recently. I look back longingly at Grace Coddington's amazing 1920s shoot, or the Versailles spread with those incredible clothes and stunning model with her gift for inventive poses that still let us see what she's wearing, or the Alice in Wonderland shoot--all examples of the best fashion photography available--and I hope Vogue gets a renewed jolt of the creativity, craftsmanship and professional pride that has made it an exemplar.


title: If you want clothes that fit and make you look great, don't bother with these

text: Ugly ill-fitting poorly made clothes. I subscribed to this magazine because of the many positive reviews, but after 2 issues in which I found only one pattern I would choose to sew, I am not renewing. These are not atttactive patterns. Many are unfitted, so they emphasize the model's weight, and many of the samples are poorly sewn, with puckered seams all too evident. In addition too many of the patterns look essentially the same-- the first issue had 3 peasant dresses for instance. Very disappointing.


title: Seven Year Old Likes it!

text: Purchased this magazine for my seven year old grandaughter so she would have some reading over the summer.  First issue didn't arrive until late September, but she did like it.  She showed me the magazine when I visited and personally I think she would have liked Hilights mag better. I think the stories and articles were a little too much science oriented for her taste.  Not sorry I purchased, but probably will switch to Hilights next time around.


title: informative, interesting, good layperson level

text:
NewScientist is a lot of fun to read and keeps you up to date with some of the newest science being done. It's a nice laypersons' coverage. It doesn't approach Scientific American in its depth, complexity, or "sciency" language, but it's popularized rather than dumbed down. The writing is always clear and concise.  I'd say it probably is not as simplified or "newsy" as Discover (which I also read and enjoy), putting it in a nice middle category of science for laypeople magazines.  It comes weekly, which I really appreciate.

It has a "this week" section which covers a few topics in short fashion (1/2 to 1 page articles), then an "In Brief" section which covers more topics, um, in brief (usually 1/4 page articles).  There are a few pages of brief Technology articles (1/3rd to 1 page articles), a science-based editorial, an interview or two, and then several longer, in-depth articles, including the cover article. These are usually 3 or 4 pages with the cover article 4-6 pages.  Recent cover topics  have been the Higgs, Memory, Neutrinos.  The magazine closes with some book reviews, a feedback section, and a question-to-the editors section.  I write and I find myself often clipping out articles of interest or of use.  Even better, a subscription gives you their entire on-line archive, as well as regular email updates.  It's expensive, no doubt, mostly obviously because it's a weekly I admit I hem and haw each time I renew (three times so far),  but I always do.


title: Excellent magazine but huge delivery wait

text: I love Birds & Blooms magazine. It’s wonderful if your a bird lover. I made this magazine purchase not making note (my bad) of the arrival period for the 1st issue. I placed my order 9/13/2019 & the 1st issue would arrive 1/12/2020. Once I realized the delivery time I attempted to cancel the order but amazon wouldn’t allow. The order was placed. After chatting with customer service, 100% satisfaction was provided as my order was cancelled & I was refunded what I paid. Please PAY ATTENTION TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE 1ST ISSUE. Maybe for some you may not mind but for others a 4 month window may be a bit too long.


title: Excellent magazine

text: This is the best cooking magazine out there.


title: Excellent journalism for a fair price

text: Excellent surveys, original articles. The level is amazing for 1$/ issue price. Recommend from all my heart!


title: Nice,but too pricy for the quality

text: I was expecting a lot from journal that has "MIT" in its name,but in fact the journal is a little bit higher level than Popular Science and way more expensive. Nice, but doesn't meet my expectations.


title: exposing amazon's evil -- nice job.

text: So I'm listening to the NPR story on Amazon's practices, and I thank Mother Jones and this reporter for bringing this news. I'm now taking my business elsewhere -- to local independent merchants wherever possible. What an awful company I've been buying products from.


title: Can't beat the price

text: I only bought this for the recipes and the price was right.  We do find the articles interesting and well written.  But c'mon, it's all about the recipes!


title: Helpful and handy

text: Always a few good articles, tips and tool recommendations for homeowners.


title: My husband loves this magazine

text: Husband received as a gift and came ontime and he gets excited to read it as soon as we get it


title: Iowan magazine

text: Got this to give as  gift. It is full of great articles. Wish it came out 12 months a year!!!


title: Purchased on 3/23/21

text: I purchased this magazine for my grandson on 3/23/21 and I won’t be receiving it until 6/8/21?? I’m not sure why it is going to take so long to get here but am really hoping it’s worth it. I will update once received. He likes learning about animals, nature, etc so I’m hoping it’s good based on their name.<br /> If you need/want a subscription quicker, choose something else.


title: Not as expected

text: Just tells stats


title: Still not very good

text:
I had a subscription to this magazine a few years ago. I let my sub run out because the magazine was not that good.
I decided to give it another try and see if this magazine had improved. Nope, still the same old magazine.
The gear reviews always seem to review the high end gear that only a small percentage of people can afford.

 The articles are usually about hiking trails that are the top tier trails. PCT, AT, CDT, etc. How about some trails that are in different states that do not take MONTHS to finish! Some nice weekend trails would be awesome!! Seems like this magazine has always been biased towards the west coast. You know, there are many, many other trails in the US, across all 50 States!! Not just CA!

So, looks like this sub will be just like the first time I subbed. Going to let it expire. I can find better content on youtube anyways!


title: my son is so happy to have

text: we just got the first one it took a long time in coming.  my son is so happy to have it


title: Interesting magazine

text: I enjoy reading and remembering items and recipes mentioned from my childhood.  I've tried some recipe and gardening advice.  Wish it came out monthly.  I will probably renew subscription.


title: this review is not about Amazon, but about ordering this from Soaps In Depth for digital

text: We ordered, we payed, they have it as pending, and have not given us the magazine, I am furious at where I went, I wanted digital as we travel, wish Amazon had it, I would have it for my tablet now.  Do not order from that company itself, I have been going in circles with them, with no phone number to call a live person.<br />Ginny


title: Lacks interesting content

text: One of the most worthless magazines I have ever subscribed to. It's the same ol', same ol' issue after issue. It's content is heavy on paint color samples, and little else. Don't waste your money.


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine


title: will buy again

text: If I only subscribed to one magazine it would be this one.  Have gotten it for years and will continue.


title: Five Stars

text: was a gift


title: great price

text: great price point compared to other avenues.  I like this magazine to see what is coming and to see things I need to program to my DVR.  Refuse to watch anything in real time as this way I record and watch when I can and skip commercials on programs my Hopper doesn't offer that feature.


title: Where is it?

text: Waiting, Waiting, Waiting. I hope this subscription is worth it, if and when it ever arrives. In this day and age I do not understand why it takes months for a magazine subscription to begin arriving. It's frustrating to order something as a gift for someone and then months later they still haven't seen it.


title: Rip off

text: A total rip off


title: What took me so long?

text: Love the lack of ads and the essay style of writing rather than interviews.  I've read two issues through and through.  Also get the NYer (wish it was as good as previous), dumped Nation, love The Sun.  Wonderful intelligent and informative writing in the time of tweets.


title: Oprah

text: the best!


title: A Longtime Favorite

text: We have been subscribing to National Geographic for many years and have NEVER been disappointed.  And you certainly can't beat the price ($15 a year)!


title: A Favorite

text: Over the years we have narrowed down what magazines we order (there is only so much time in a day to read!) and Smithsonian has stayed on the list.  Lots of info and pictures we've not found in other magazines, we learn a lot every month.


title: Meh

text: Not much better than simply finding a blog on the internet. Beautiful pictures, but the articles are much too brief. It's sort of the "readers digest" of archaeology, I think.


title: Great read

text: Occasional typos aside this is one of the better military history reads out there. Unlike certain publications, this one is really aimed at the masses and not so much at those in academia. Frequent, bright graphics enhance stories and help the reader visualize battles and important historical figures. Most of the stories are focused on the last thousand years or so, with heavy emphasis on gunpowder battles. Ancient battles and medieval times are given occasional coverage but there are sister publications that focus on them, leaving this magazine to focus on more recent warfare. Don't expect coverage of modern war or pretty much anything in the last thirty years. Occasional stories on the cold war pop up here or there, but for the most part WWII/Korea is the end point on their coverage timeline. The magazine features book and game reviews, but focus on the book reviews as their game reviews are not on par with say PC Gamer or IGN. Still a great read and easy for anyone to digest. As long as you are not expecting a professional miitary history journal you will not come away dissapointed.


title: Honest Advice

text: It’s one of two magazine subscriptions I have delivered through snail mail.  I have always respected the advice and reviews of good housekeeping and they’ve never failed me. Especially for appliances a small and large and also, cosmetics and skin care etc.  Good housekeeping has been around for a long time and it’s a reputable company with honest to goodness advice and articles.


title: Great magazine for adullts and teens

text: This magazine has articles covering a variety of topics from weather to airplanes and cars. There is something in each magazine that will appeal to both the adults and the teens in your family. The price is right so it's a great item for yourself or a gift.


title: Agree with other reviewers - save  your money!

text:
I also received this as a free gift. I love magazines and this was promoted as a family magazine, but it doesn't apply to any of the families I know, so I can't even pass it on to someone else.

A section on purses includes great bags - for $1,000+. Their kids' fashion ideas include a $500 leather jacket for a preschooler and a $500 designer outfit, accented with $1,600 diamond locket for your tween to go horseback-riding in. An article on wives overspending and lying to their husbands started out saying this was dishonest and bad for a marriage, but then ended by saying it was okay for one woman that had "reformed" to buy a $5,000 designer coat because she put it aside as a Christmas present to herself.

Obviously, I won't be renewing this magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: Kids are enjoying this.


title: Interesting

text: Monthly product good proce


title: Great magazine

text: Love this magazine—great price too!


title: Great magazine

text: Love this magazine!  Great price too!


title: Four Stars

text: The magazine is colorful and interesting.

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title: Five Stars

text: Still fun and informative


title: Five Stars

text: Love tis magazine. Full of information and projects.


title: guinea hens

text: don't be put off by the reviewer who complained about corrections.  I haven't read the magazine yet, but it was recommended yesterday by a woman farmer I was visiting.  Her small flock of guinea hens demonstrated their "watch bird" skills by flocking together and trying to intimidate my leashed Bichon.  And talk about a racket! They were LOUD! She commented approvingly "wow, watch them work him!  A flock of 30 would be really intimidating!"  So perhaps both the original article AND the correction were true -


title: love it!

text: My husband is an avid golfer and this magazine is the first thing he grabs from the mail box...love it!


title: Great magazine and Amazon price!

text: LOVE this magazine! Has great tips and informative articles. Good recipe and food articles, too. Great Amazon price.


title: Interesting

text: Interesting ideas for meals. I'm a little boring when it comes to my food, don't live close to markets. But it opens up ideas.


title: do it yourself

text: I like this magazine because I like to make and create different kinds of projects and this magazine has lots of ideas and they are doable!


title: The magazine is always high quality.

text: Well done. Thanks.


title: Great Magazine

text: I nice way to relax with a great magazine. You cannot beat the price through Amazon.


title: Intelligent, Thoughtful

text: Not very thick, but the articles are intelligent and thoughtful. It’s a refreshing change from by decades-long subscription to Time which has evolved into a propaganda outlet rather than a news resource. I especially like the book reviews in the National Review. It comes across as a throughly decent and balanced news magazine. I expect my subscription to be long.


title: Chock ful o' Ads

text: Very little actual content.


title: Excellent

text: Our 10 year old granddaughter has thoroughly enjoyed these magazines for a couple of years now, and has asked to have it renewed again.


title: Always a winner.

text: All the children I have ever ordered this for have been very happy with it.<br />Also,m it's a great way to introduce them to themes of conservation, archeology, nature, other cultures, etc.


title: Kid approved

text: My son loves this magazine. He’s almost 11. I do think it’s pretty short & wish it had more pages.


title: more politics than tech (and lots of perfume ads)

text: The mag has more perfume ad inserts than content.  And the content is now more skewed towards politics (an entire feature on Muslims in India, for example) than tech.  Used to an excellent magazine, but in the past few months, the degradation has been pretty dramatic.


title: Mostly Childish Fluff.

text: This magazine has the occasional useful health or fitness article, but I found most of it to be fluff.  How to recover from a hangover, "what he said and what he really means" and childish junk like that.  This is maybe more for teen girls or those in their early 20s than more mature women.


title: Easy to subscribe.

text: This was my first time ordering a subscription from Amazon.


title: Visual, intellectual, cultural treat!

text: It gives you a nice bite of France in more ways than you imagine. A treat for the eyes, and food for thought, both culturally and economically. Thorough guidance on travel for many budgets. Great ideas. Intellectually stimulating. It's fun to go back and review. Recipe tips, language tips, movie, music and book reviews. I love it!


title: Awesome magazine

text: Love this magazine!!


title: Awesome product

text: Awesome read


title: Awesome product

text: Awesome magazine


title: Great Gift!

text: What's taking so long to get this? I bought as a gift for my best friend, a Handyman for Christmas, 3 months before. I thought he might pick up some tips. Who knows! Finally received it, in March!


title: What a great deal

text: Love this magazine and got a great deal with Amazon


title: Son loves it

text: My son started getting this when he was 10.  He is now eleven and still really enjoys the articles.  He is absorbed in the magazine from cover to cover.  His love of geography, people, and places is fed by the content.


title: My son loves it!

text: My son is 9. He LOVES his Boys' Life subscription through cub scouts and reads each issue thoroughly.  He rereads older issues as well, and loves to tell us the jokes and information he finds.  I think it is well worth the $12 we pay through cub scouts.


title: Great magazine. Covers all types of guns

text: Great magazine.Covers all types of guns.


title: Five Stars

text: very satisfied


title: Love the brightness

text: Love the brightness, varied dietary options and detailed recipes of Food Network Magazine. I read it first and earmark the healthy recipes then my Dad usually takes the 50 quick recipes insert and my Mom borrows it last to read on her day off. A great value!


title: Don't bother!

text: I can't cancel this magazine.  I don't even like it.  DULL!!!!


title: wont let me cancel

text: stop auto billing!!!!  I don't want the stupid magazine anymore!!!!!


title: STAY AWAY

text: You change the magazine, pull a bait and switch, then create another just like this for crafts.  I want to cancel the renewing and can't.  This is insane.


title: not that great

text: Impossible to cancel.  Do not waste your sanity trying to stop it from auto-renewing


title: I want to cancel

text: They want to bill anyway.  Do at your own risk.


title: horrible trying to cancel

text: Trying to cancel and still getting charged.  Stay away from this one


title: Not a Magazine

text: I was so disappointed in this. I paid $24 for 12 tiny little 3 page newsletter that maybe 1 or 2 articles is worth reading. I thought I was ordering a magazine! It looks like a piece of junk mail & that pretty much describes it as well! Don’t waste your money.


title: Would love to read it maybe one day

text: Have yet to receive my first copy of this. Thought it was a monthly publication but I’m guessing it’s not.


title: Beautiful pictures of birds and flowers.

text: A joyful experience reading about gardens and seeing the many beautiful photos. A real county feeling.


title: Drivel.

text: This is not good writing.  Not good at all.  The amateurish stories in this magazine are poorly written and poorly structured.  It is worse than the worst romance novel.  Don't get me wrong.  I love a good romance novel, but a bad one can really bring you down.  These stories are like that but worse.  Inexcusable.  That's just my opinion.  Sorry I subscribed.  Certainly won't renew.


title: Drivel

text: I hate to go against the grain, but I find the writing in this magazine to be utter drivel.  The stories are poorly and amateurishly written with no real depth and an unappealing dependence on some invisible spiritual whatever that somehow validates everything. What?  It doesn't.  The stories in this magazine are so consistently bad, I have a hard time understanding all the good reviews.  There is good romance writing out there.  I wouldn't waste my time on this stuff, even if it's true.  True doesn't make it quality.  I just can't emphasize what garbage this is.  I regret subscribing.  I certainly won't renew.  Of course, this is just my opinion.


title: New Subscriber!

text: I first saw this magazine at the library and borrowed a few of the past issues from 2011-12 (current issues were unavailable).  Surprisingly, I found I really liked many of the patterns.  I liked the styles of several patterns and appreciated the range of skill levels.  I am already a subscriber to two other publications so did not want to add another.  BUT I really liked this magazine and decided I wanted to keep these patterns rather than borrowing it from the library so I started a new subscription!  I just received my first issue and love it!  And, since I like this subscription so much more, I am discontinuing the other two I've had.


title: Great gift.

text: I bought this as a Christmas gift for my 16 year old granddaughter.  I subscribed it last year for her.  I asked her if she wanted me to renew her subscription this year and she said yes.


title: Great Magazine

text: I love this magazine.  I am not much of a magazine reader but the aritlces and tip are fantastic.  Will buy again definately.


title: Great Magazine

text: Is and always has been a wonderful magazine.


title: Wonderful magazine

text: Subscribed for years before I bought a beach house on the Cape ... and ever since.  Nice magazine with relevant information.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful magazine at a bargain price.  Recipes alone are worth the cost.


title: Wonderful Magazine

text: I've been reading this magazine for years.  Would pick it up, while visiting the Cape, knowing that someday I would buy/build at the Cape.  Fabulous ideas.  Many, many years later, my dream was realized.  The decorating tips and ideas from this magazine were well-worth the cost of this magazine.  I'm a big into recycling, so I pass this magazine (very reluctantly) to family...favorite magazine for many years...


title: Waste of Money

text: Just do the online membership...much cheaper and more relevant.  This magazine is a true waste of money.


title: Five Stars

text: I've loved readers digest since I was young, good reading.


title: Cruise Travel

text: This magazine was very informative.  We have learned a lot from it.  Now we are both Diamond Members with Royal Caribbean and appreciate all the info we received.


title: Cooking light? Not really😕

text:
Recipes could be better even !
Even though this is a 'cooking light'  magazine the ads that they run from their sponsors are for crap food .
there was even a lunch a lunchables ad by oscar Mayer ! ) :


title: Informative.

text: Great publication.


title: AD

text: I love this magazine, I have received it for some years now.


title: She loves it

text: Give as a gift every year to daughter-in-law.


title: He Loves it

text: Give as a gift every year to son.


title: Southern Charm

text: Nice change.


title: We love Western Horseman!

text:
This is a great magazine with lots of training lessons, tips, and ideas on new things to try. Amazon offers the subscription at a great price. My only gripe is the auto-renewal requirement. I'd appreciate a heads up before being charged rather than after the fact.

No worries, we look forward to yet another year of Western Horseman.


title: Best Food Connection Magazine!!!

text: The magazine is very educational as well as great menus that are very easy to follow. Would highly recommend to anyone that enjoys food with prep that is easy and ending result is delicious!!!


title: Great magazine

text: Great magazine with healthy recipes that are easy and great tasting! Well written articles.  Well worth the money.


title: Probably Sorry I Subscribed

text: Not sure I will enjoy this magazine.  My first issue was useless for me.


title: One of my Faves

text: Love opening the mailbox and finding the latest issue.  I then plan some time to sit down with a glass of wine or cup of coffee so I can enjoy the next hour browsing the pages.  This is one of a few magazines that I do not pass on or throw out.  I save every issue!


title: Not for the beginner, not enough plans

text: For the experienced woodworker, this might be great. But for a newbie, a female newbie , not so much.


title: Paint Lovers Wanted

text: Love paint & advertisements for paint? Then this is the magazine for you! Love DIY tips varying from how to build your own raised garden to refurbishing old furniture? Well, this is not that. See aforementioned paint advertisements. Luckily the person I gifted this subscription to DOES enjoy some fun paint colour suggestions, otherwise it would be one star, but even she thinks all the focus on paint is a bit much.


title: Not like the “ the use to be southern living magazine “

text: Not like the southern living of the past. I always loved southern living. But it’s not the same


title: Unusual ingredients.

text: Recipes too far out for the average cook


title: No not any good reading.

text: All ads


title: Meh

text: Received first issue soaking wet.  Prolly not mags problem but disappointed.


title: Nice

text: I've always loved readers digest


title: What A Deal!

text:
I was interested in checking out [[ASIN:B000LXS9Q8 Marie Claire (2-year)]] after watching the TV show "Project Runway."
Imagine my suprise when I found a two year subscription on sale for only $7! What a deal!
The magazine is chock full of fashion, both affordable and haute couture.
I really like the fact that so many prices are listed for the various items shown in the magazine.
Two thumbs up!


title: Still A Classic

text: Rolling Stone magazine is the same as it always was. Full of music. Got one heck of a deal on it through Amazon. Of course I recommend it to anyone who likes popular music.