People (6-month)

For example, several years ago, reading about Tony Robbins in People inspired me to investigate what he was all about. That led to my buying one of his books, then a set of motivational tapes, and ultimately I went to one of his live seminars and WALKED ON FIRE! That experience has led me to a personal understanding that I can do ANYTHING that I set my mind to. All because I read about Tony in People.

Another great example is Robert Kyosaki -- I read a profile on Robert which talked about his Rich Dad Poor Dad book, which prompted me to get a copy of the tape set. I drove around listening to those tapes in my car for months -- and then next thing I knew, I made an offer on a house, got it accepted, and suddenly, just a few months later, I went from being a renter to a home-owner. My own personal American Dream story, straight from the pages of People.

And lastly -- perhaps most importantly -- I read a small story about a new system for increasing intimacy and passion for couples. I followed up by buying a copy of the "New Sex Now" dvd right here on amazon, and before I knew what had happened, suddenly my lovelife went from ho-hum to humming on all cylinders. I started dating a woman with whom I shared some major chemistry, and soon I turned her onto the experience -- it ignited passion in us both that we had never known before, and intimacy that was unparalleled. Now, a few years later, she's my wife. Talk about fulfillment! I connected with the love of my life because of an article I read in People.

Granted, all of the foregoing is not to say that there's not a great deal of very light entertaining reading and pictures in People, for those who want to just veg out and pass the time idly. But for those who are looking to improve themselves, for those who are looking to suck the juice out of every drop of life, People magazine can be the stuff which makes dreamers out of work-a-day slobs by providing pictures and profiles of the people who inspire us to be more than what we are. How much more could you want from a magazine?


Vulgar and puerile. LOVE it!   August 15, 2005
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Say what you will, People magazine is addictive. I love it for its excess of stars and their surreally sized dogs. It vainly attempts to pander itself to a more general audience with its "human interest" stories. Don't be fooled. And certainly don't buy it for that. Buy it so you can scope out Oprah's new hairdo, Paris Hilton's crazed comments to waiters, and the ongoing sagas of Hollywood marriages. I actually had my mother mail me her old copies when I moved to NY. Sure, it was embarrassing. I mean, it looked pretty silly next to the copies of The Economist, Bazaar, the New Yorker, and New Scientist. But what the he--. I buy it because I'm a voyeur and it makes me feel better knowing there are worse mannered and slightly more shallow people out there than myself. Amen.


People Magazine - Yay!   September 5, 2002
 10 out of 13 found this review helpful

Oh C'mon - for everyone out there who criticizes People Magazine for being too fluffy or too gossipy - here is an epiphany - it's supposed to be fluffy and it's supposed to be gossipy. It's what you read when you just want to relax and not tax your brain with something heavy or depressing.

I don't subscribe, but whenever I read it at the hair salon, I read it cover to cover. There are not many magazines I can say that about. I have a friend who told me that when she feels down, she picks up a copy of People and loses herself in it - that's her treat to herself.

My guess is, you'll either like People or hate it. Take a look at it the next time you are in the grocery store or beauty salon and decide for yourself.


People great/Subscription service BITES   August 4, 2004
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I love this magazine-- it gives me pure joy each week when I receive it.
But the Synapse subscription service is lousy. Gave a subscription to my SIL as a gift, and it's more than a month OVERDUE to arrive. Ok, problems happen. But the only way to contact synapse is with a voice directory, which took forever(had to repeat my credit card number three times!), then figured out I needed to talk to a real person (bingo!), and finally, instead of transferring me, cut me off. So I called again, and cancelled my subscription, only to hear my refund would be $81 instead of $108. Incredibly frustrating. When, this time, the directory patched me through to a real person, he was quickly able to set things right. (Thank you, Donald!) But when I re-subscribed, I did it through the People web site.


Guilty Pleasure!   February 6, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

People magazine is one of my guilty pleasures. I've been a subscriber for years and I just don't seem to tire of it. Ugh. I can't believe I committed that fact to type.

Oh well, what's done is done. I love my celebrity gossip!