Advantages: Gentle educational storyline, based on observation of nature, slight historical interest
Disadvantages: Maybe too tame for today's readership, even if very sad at the end

...As often happens in second-hand bookshops I came across this little gem while looking for something completely different! The drab pale green cover gave no indication of the delight I would find inside. Were it not for the intriguing title I would have passed it by. I knew nothing of the prolific career of Ernest Thompson Seton – also known as “Black Wolf”, and I knew very little about Grizzly Bears. But curiosity caused me to pick it up. With some surprise I noticed its age – I was holding a 1910 edition of a book which had first been published in 1899. I flicked through its pages which included full-page drawings of grizzly bears and smaller line drawings all round the narrative. I turned to “Part I – The Cubhood of Wahb”, and began to read: “He was born over a score of years ago, away up in the wildest part of the wild West... Read review

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Advantages: easy to operate, good second hand value
Disadvantages: key in wrong position

...Yamaha Grizzly 125 ATV. Firstly a bit of history to show how opinions are formed. We operate a company in Scotland offering Quad Bike Treks for anybody over the age of sixteen, in other words the bikes are used a lot and by anybody from beginners to more experienced riders. Whatever bikes we use have to be mechanically reliable and be able to withstand some abuse. Up until the beginning of this year we used the Breeze model, mostly because its small and light, not too small but still light enough that one person can lift the bike – pretty useful when you are on your own with a bogged down bike! Another reason for the choice being they are Semi-Automatic put it in forward gear push throttle and it goes, no gear changes to worry about. Anyway back to the review if you are thinking about buying a quad, you can’t go far wrong... Read review

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Advantages: Great story, told by a great film maker.
Disadvantages: DVD itself is a bit threadbear.

...Timothy Treadwell was an idiot. He went mostly alone, and unarmed, into practically the most remote nature reserve on the planet and took a one-man stance against abuse of the grizzly bear. When these vicious carnivores got too close, he would talk them out of it with a sappy, childish voice. Timothy Treadwell was ever so resourceful. The landscape involved is stunning through a camera but must be hellish in reality. However, he seems to have survived on whatever he took with him on the flying boat, or fished for, and never seemed to mind the inevitable mouthful of flies at every breath. Timothy Treadwell was very lucky. Surely hardly anyone else has been so close to two huge male grizzly bears fighting over a female. Over a ton and a half of bear colliding, brawling, shouting each other down and wrestling, ever so close over... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty to do, clean, no hidden charges, rural surroundings.
Disadvantages: Horrible food, not for older children.

...Ah, I am a grizzly old grunion who hates "attractions". In my experience, they are expensive, greedy, grabbing, dirty places offering a few brief adrenalin rushes and not a lot more. Usually, my children – thankfully – feel pretty much the same. However, the current obsession with Mini Murphys is the Death Slide. Death Slides are all that is cool. Woodlands Leisure Park has not one, not two, but three Death Slides. My word. I feel almost overcome. Therefore, when asked what they would like to do on a Bank Holiday Sunday, they chose to go to Woodlands Leisure Park. Sigh. Woodlands is in Devon, near Dartmouth and not far from Torbay. It sits close to the A38 and is very easy to find, from whichever direction you approach. Although it is very rural, brown "attraction" road signs are everywhere, and even a failed orienteer like me could... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent food and great wine
Disadvantages: It gets hot outside

...After a gorgeous morning at Sacre-Coeur, and having chosen our next destination as Notre-Dame. However we had looked into our travel guide earlier and decided to actually try one of the restaurants listed, one of the cheap ones. However this was aftersome diversionary tactics to avoid the market stalls of Montmartre and a brief Metro trip to Les Halles to escape. We ended up by the St Eustace Church (Where apparently Cardinal Richelieu was baptized) and here was where our decision was made. In our guide was a cheap little bistro called Le Grizzli it was close and it had a fixed price menu, outdoor seating and looked easy to get to:) So off we went to Le Grizzli… ****Fifteen Minutes later**** “Oops wrong way dear” (Slap) “Ow!!” Half an hour later and we finally have Le Grizzly in our sights, after a brief side trip to see... Read review

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Advantages: Engrossing, good depiction of human nature and bears
Disadvantages: None

...In October 2003, airplane pilot Willy Fulton touched down on the plains of Alaska to pick up activist Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie. For several years Treadwell had made the expedition to Alaska to live amongst Grizzly Bears, become one with them and look after their habitat. He had always returned but this time it was different. Timothy didn't show for the pick-up and what was left of him was discovered at his campsite. He had been killed and eaten by the very animals he had loved and admired. Werner Herzog takes Treadwell's footage and constructs Grizzly Man. A documentary about the man, the animal and why he never came back. For me this was an engrossing experience. The film works on a number of levels. Primarily it's a depiction of a man who perhaps wasn't completely sane. Treadwell had been an alcoholic and went... Read review

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Advantages: Great taste, healthy
Disadvantages: None

...My venture to try different things from the shelves of the local health food shop is continuing. Going through the display, I came up with The Grizzly Bar. I think it is geared towards kids, as there is a cartoon bear on the front, but hey we’re all big kids at heart!! ….and fortunately for you, another short op :-) ** What is it? ** A Gizzly bar is a chewy fruit and cereal bar. ** What’s in the pack? ** A bar of fruit and cereal!! Which contains, oat, blackcurrant, coconut and apple amongst a few other natural ingredients. There are no preservatives used in these bars. There is a warning that it may contain pieces of fruit stone. The bar is also made in a factory that processes other nut products. On the pack is a picture of a bear, with a pot of honey, so I guess the name is a play on that!! The bar I got... Read review

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Advantages: Funny funny funny. Naughtiness gets its just deserts.
Disadvantages: I truly can't think of any.

...George's grandmother is a grizzly old grunion. George dreads being left alone with her when his mother goes shopping on a Saturday morning and if you knew his grandmother you really wouldn't blame him. She does nothing but criticise and get him into trouble by telling tales on him to his parents. Half the tales aren't even true. George lives miles from anywhere, on a farm, and he hasn't many other children to play with. This makes it even worse when it's Saturday morning and he's charged not only with being good but also looking after the horrid old lady who's always so nasty to him and even making sure that she gets her medicine on time. This is what George thinks: "George couldn't help disliking Grandma. She was a selfish grumpy old woman. She had pale brown teeth and a small puckered up mouth like a dog's bottom." Heehee... Read review

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Advantages: Close to centre of Phnom Penh; Enthralling; Deeply moving
Disadvantages: Some may consider it almost too well preserved and realistic

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