Does what it says on the tin. You want to bake sourdough bread but have no time (or patience, or an appropriate oven) to do it by hand? This is your book.

My child truly loves these books. She is two and loves the drawings in a way that she does not like other ones.

I have the feeling that the people who either made or approved this product never used it themselves.

It is so unsharp that you need to exert substantial force in order to cut out ravioli with it.

It is not impossible but far too difficult for what it should be. Were it not for the hassle of packing it up and bringing it to the post office, I would have returned it.

I had the older model for 4 years and it worked perfectly. As it broke down I got this one and I can confirm that it makes you an espresso with crema in no time. I am not bothered about the milk frothing device because I think they do not work well anyway (get yourself a French press and you will get the perfect frothy milk).

Unfortunately, I had to exchange this machine 4 times within a year in order to confirm that the model is simply flawed. It is not made to be used frequently. I used it 3-4 times a day and 5 machines of this model consistently broke down time after time.

This book is probably as good as "How to parent" if you read it first. As I read the other one first, this one is a bit repetitive. If in doubt, go for "How to parent", which is written more for mothers than for fathers (in the 1970s understanding of the term, of course).

As a teenager I used to hate Pink Floyd. I did so mainly because everyone at school seemed to like them. In addition, I never understood why they all "loved" The Wall whereas I could never find anything interesting there beyond a couple of good tracks.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is, of course, another matter. The original record is possibly less interesting than the third CD included here with singles. I found it great and surprising given my preconceptions about Pink Floyd.

Of course, I also think that Dark Side of the Moon is an excellent record but in my view Pink Floyd after that (excluding Shine on Crazy Diamond) remains well beyond the boundaries of my taste.

I actually think this is the best book by Hornby since About a Boy.

Hornby had a great book with "About a boy" (please forget the movie and only watch it to waste some time AFTER having read the book). That was the first one I read by him. Then I read High Fidelity, which I thought was good, though not that good. How to be good and A long way down were ok, though I thought Hornby was getting a bit worse every time. Slam is a good comeback in my eyes.