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DVD Review: Smuggler’s Ransom

Set in 1985, Smuggler’s Ransom tells the story of Carmen who is captured by Soviet Russia while smuggling Bibles into Romania. The Soviets threaten to kill Carmen unless her father, a Nuclear Physicist turns himself over to them. The US government has to step in to prevent the Russians from getting their hands [...]

October 8th, 2008 | Bulin | 0 comments | Continued
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Funny bloopers reel of Elizabeth…

So a little while back we tried to create some “how to” videos to show new members and old ones how to use SwitchPlanet to do stuff like find used dvds, trade dvds, exchange books and also use SwitchPlanet to help you organize your media collection.
Well by the time we had them ready [...]

March 11th, 2008 | Chris | 4 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult

There have been five school shootings in the United States in the past week alone. I, like many other people, struggle to understand what could possibly cause someone to commit such a seemingly senseless crime. This novel places the reader right in the center of a deadly high school shooting. Although it is fiction, it [...]

February 17th, 2008 | Demanda | 0 comments | Continued
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Cheap book: Exchange, Trade, Swap, Buy and Sell Books at SwitchPlanet.com

With SwitchPlanet.com you can do all the above using our internal currency called switchbucs. It’s been called book exchange, book trade, book swap, bartering, switching, buying, selling and much more but here at SwitchPlanet you can refer to it however you like. The simple concept is that you sell/trade/etc. the Books you have [...]

February 4th, 2008 | Chris | 1 comment | Continued
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Cheap book: Some great deals on books at SwitchPlanet.com

Here are a couple great deals on SwitchPlanet.com ready to make a book exchange:
(remember shipping is already included in these prices)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7):
35-38 switchbucs or $17.50-19.00
(selling on Amazon for $19.24 NOT including shipping!

January 30th, 2008 | Chris | 0 comments | Continued
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“Bully” (PS2)

Title: Bully (PS 2)
Reviewer: Tamer Gouda (tamerg)

I started writing this review 3 months ago, sorry for the delay in posting.

September 15th, 2007 | tamerg | 3 comments | Continued
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“The Bigs” (Wii)

Title: The Bigs (Wii)
Reviewer: Tamerg

September 15th, 2007 | tamerg | 1 comment | Continued
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Book Review: “Walking in Circles Before Lying Down”

Title: Walking in Circles Before Lying Down
Author: Merrill Markoe
Author Merrill Markoe has published several books. She’s a funny lady, and she’s got some serious credibility. She helped David Letterman create ”The Late Show” and worked for him as a producer for years. However, her books are always a little weird, like It’s My F—–g Birthday.

August 23rd, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 0 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “Starter for Ten”

Title: Starter for Ten
Author: David Nicholls
Starter for Ten is the story of Brian’s first year in college. Set in Britain in 1985, the plot revolves around Brian, a dorky guy, trying to get the girl of his dreams (Alice) to fall in love with him. Meanwhile, they’re teammates on the university’s quiz team together and [...]

August 13th, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 0 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “Zoology”

Title: Zoology
Author: Ben Dolnick
Author Ben Dolnick’s freshman effort, 2007’s Zoology, is a look at growing up through the eyes of main character Henry Elinsky. He flunked out of college and moves to New York to take a position in the Children’s Zoo at the Central Park Zoo.
Meanwhile, he meets Margaret while he’s living with his [...]

August 7th, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 0 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “There’s a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell

Title: There’s a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell
Author: Laurie Notaro
Author Laurie Notaro’s first venture into the world of fiction is There’s a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell. Her previous books based on her own life, such as The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club, are hilarious.

July 26th, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 1 comment | Continued
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Book Review: “Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems”

Title: Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems
Author: Cesar Millan
If you’re looking for some helpful strategies to correct common dog problems, this book doesn’t really deliver what it promises. After watching the miraculous behavior transformations on Cesar Millan’s show “The Dog Whisperer,” I picked up this book hoping it [...]

July 23rd, 2007 | Demanda | 2 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “The Polysyllabic Spree”

Title: The Polysyllabic Spree
Author: Nick Hornby
As an avid reader, I have a tendency to buy way more books than I’ll ever read. I have books in my house that I know I will never read. I thought this was a problem with which I alone suffered, but it’s nice to know that I share [...]

July 21st, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 0 comments | Continued
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Book Review: “Candyfreak”

Title: Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
Author: Steve Almond

Candyfreak, first published in 2004, is a fun book. Writer Steve Almond is obsessed with candy. He’s a self-described “candyfreak” and laments about how he can’t find the candy he loved as a kid. The book is the story of his obsession and [...]

July 17th, 2007 | girlcorrupted | 1 comment | Continued
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Make your Book requests…

As most of you know I like to buy new items and make them available for you guys to request. All the items I add are brand new and it’s my way of saying thanks for helping make SP a great community.
I want to change it up a little and give you guys more power [...]

July 17th, 2007 | Chris | 17 comments | Continued