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Sly Electronics 4 GB Video MP3 Player with 2.4-Inch LCD and 5MP Camera (Black)
$59.99
While this would be an excellent little music and picture player for an adult on a budget, the reason I've bought several is to give my kids a cheap and easy way to take pictures and videos. My first-grader loves hers, and my fourth-grader who was asking for a phone says this is way better than a phone.

Thanks to its ability to play while connected to its USB charger, I also use one of these to play whole-house music 24x7 via an FM transmitter. (The FM radio on the unit itself works well, but refuses to play at all unless the earphone is plugged in to act as an antenna.)

My only real complaints:

* Pictures and videos are pretty dim with purely indoor lighting -- i.e. no daylight coming from any windows.
* It's easy to drag and drop JPEGs and music files onto the device, but its range of supported video formats is narrow and the conversion software is problematic.

This amount of functionality and storage at this price and in this footprint is amazing.

Greatest Hits
$8.99
I was very pleased w/my purchase. However "delivery time" could have been better. Thank you,

Sly Moves: My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live your Dream
$24.95
I won't spend time listing all the qualities of the book, since other reviewers have already done so. What is important to note about this phenomenal book is its simplicity. Stallone takes a tour of his life from bottom to the top while explaining what he has learned about bodybuilding over the 40 years he has trained. Being now 60 and having been a part of bodybuilding that extended 40 years ago where people smoked in the gym (Stallone said so himself), Stallone pours out what he learned that worked...and what did not. Moreoever, Stallone understands that 90% of Americans don't have the time nor want to have to dedicate 10+ hours of their lives to the gyms to have an amazing body.

What Stallone reveals in this book is how you can reach your goals and only need to go to the gym 3-4 hours a week! He states very plainly that 3 1/2 hours is all he currently does and any snapshot of Stallone today shows a 60 year old man who looks phenomenal. Stallone makes a list of what he eats in his typical day (including his "splurge" day) and what his workout consists with visual pictures. And like I said, his approach is very simple and he is down to earth with what he shares, and it is truly hard to argue with someone who has 40 years of experience on his belt.

Lastly, one of the best parts of the books for me is how he doesn't "diet". He makes a list of common diets used today and shows their various flaws. The main flaw he points out is that when people go on rigid diets, they aren't learning how they will eventually eat when they are no longer on the diet. Hence why many gain weight after they get off their Jenny Craig or Atkins. I know from personal experience that this is true. After losing 50 pounds I eventually gained it all back, because I didn't develop a "lifestyle" of healthy eating, only a temporary restricted diet. Stallone then proceeds to explain how the best thing we can do for ourselves in regards to our eating habits is moderation and disciplining oneself for their splurge day.

As such, this has been the single most helpful "exercise" book I have ever read. Not to mention you get to read this all while he explains his story of success and his ongoing dedication to staying fit. Seeing what he currently looks like at 60 and reading all that he had to go through to be where he is at now, leaves the reader truly inspired and ready when they close the book.

Jak & Daxter
$19.99
Jak and Daxter was the first game I got for the PS2 back in 2003 and I have played this game to 100% completion no fewer than five times since.

"Precursor Legacy" is primarily a platforming adventure game with fetch quests to boot. However, there are hints at a broader, genre crossing elements that make the second and third (and hopefully fourth) installments of the franchise so freaking enjoyable to play over and over and over and over and over and over again.

The characters and story are engaging and the dynamic world in which they exist can keep you occupied for hours and hours.

What's more, the follow-up installments continue and expand on these strengths in new and completely creative ways.

BUY IT!