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I could not have loved it more. Water for Elephants is one of those wonderful novels that has an interesting setting, but it doesn’t let the setting take over the story. It is a novel about the people in that place, and the people of Benzini’s circus took over my mind and stay with me still.

Jacob begins Water for Elephants alone. Orphaned by his immigrant parents, he is weeks away from his Cornell graduation, but he simply cannot return to the life he has known. He jumps aboard a moving train-the train carrying the Benzini circus to its next production. No one on the circus cares that Jacob didn’t finish his final exams. The diploma, he is told, “is just a piece of paper, and nobody here gives a damn about that. You’re on a show now. The rules are different.”

In fact, the circus seems to have no rules at all. Jacob somehow finds other kind souls among the misfits, and these people work together to protect themselves and the animals. The villians-Uncle Al and August-are well described and three-dimensional. You understand why they behave the way they do. These villians are not cookie-cutter images, and their real-world sensibilities make them even more frightening.

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I did some internet research on pedometers and found this one to have the most favorable reviews. I saw it listed @ Wal-Mart, but when I went to my local store it was no where to be found…LAME. So I drove back home and ordered it thru Amazon.com . It arrived when they said it would, it was packaged well and I’ve been oh-so-happy with my new addition. I use it daily and mark my steps on my calendar…I like that I can go up to a week without losing my data. The buttons are easy to navigate and the display is easy to read. Set-up was easy to do without too much trouble.
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