Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives is a coffee table book by Frank Warren where people sent the author secrets about themselves. I think that this is a marvelous idea for a book, and a way to peak into other people’s psyches. What a fantastic idea Frank Warren had …

This is chick lit at it’s best. Sue Welfare, the author who brought us “Off the Record” has done it again with this offering. She manages to get you feeling completely in sinc with Mim Pilgrim the hard done by wife and heroine of her …

This evening I read The Proving Trail written by western writing legend, Louis Lamour.
I liked the way the book was written in first person. Kearney McRaven, is a seventeen year old boy trying to solve the murder of his father.
He finds that the killers …

I was fascinated reading the book title, Deep Storm written by Lincoln Child within the first few pages already. The book is a good start for those loving books that are of a scientific and investigative nature.
There is actually a medical mystery to the story and the discovery …

I have listened to a number of the Great Courses on Tape from the Teaching Company. I have found that many of them are convoluted and hard to follow, especially for beginners, which a lot of the listeners of these courses is liable to be. The Art of Reading …

Speed Dating by Nancy Warren is a nice book for the fantasy love minds out there, including myself. Just one look at the illustration of this cover book, one will be swooned by how gorgeously handsome picture of a NASCAR hero. This is a nice fun book to …

“Mr. Icy Cold and Other Stories” is a book of Enid Blyton’s children stories. There are thirteen short stories contained in the entire book, and all of them focus on enchanting plots which appeal to young children’s imaginations. I think it would make for a great Christmas gift for …

Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA is darn good. I mistook it for some cheap comic type of book novel, and I was going to quit but halfway through, I found the story very likable. In fact, I think if the cover could be changed for a more …

I tend to stay from books such as the title here, The Age of American Unreason, written by Susan Jacoby because it plays around with the word controversy. There are so many elements in this book that could be debated and as a reader, I have had the …

Astrid & Veronica is a gripping novel written by Linda Olsson. The story is a rare blend of friendship and also thrilling events in the past that affect the present. The author is successful in what is intended and I became a fan of this author by just reading …

Ken Follett is an amazing historical writer which brings meaning to our history, to the world’s history.
The First book from a trilogy is The Fall of The Giants published in 2010 and in 16 countries. It is the story of World War 1 and how five families from five …

The Original Sudoku Puzzle Book by Nikoli Publishing is a wonderful sudoku book. I love that its packed with puzzles made by people and not by machines. This company was the first to make sudoku puzzles and it is reflected in this sudoku book. It has many …

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is an amazing book. I feel in love with this book and it’s sequels. It takes a lot to keep me interested in a book. I have never been much of a reader but Twilight captured my attention and I could not put …

Meursault, the lead character, does not have anything humane about him that made me want to root for his success in any part of this story. I mean humane in the most literal way when he didn’t seem to care about his mother’s death and in another way when …

I never actually bought this book, but instead received it as a gift from a friend of mine when I was about seven years old. When I got it though, I was a little turned off by the illustration on the front even though I had already developed an …

The story in this book, a genre of adventure that can be said that special story. Beginning with the ambition that involve very complex issues. Many told the strategy to defeat the enemy with the ability of a very remarkable individual. Not only illustration to survive, but also demonstrate …

Saw an episode of Oprah where Geneen Roth was talking about her book. I thought the idea of women and their relationship with food was very interesting. I mean what woman wouldn’t want to know why we are so attached to food and can’t lose weight? And if Oprah …

If you’re a fan of children’s books, then Ogden Nash’s Candy is Dandy will be a definite treat! A collection of wonderfully amusing poems by famous children’s writer Nash, the book itself is a good buy, what with the amazingly delightful prose that everyone, even adults, will truly enjoy. …

If you are someone who loves wearing fashion or wants to join the ranks of the most respected in the industry, then investing in The St. James Fashion Encyclopedia is definitely a must-have if you are serious about fashion.
Before I found this book in the library, I had been …

Mats, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses by Cathy Hopkins is the second book in her Mates, Dates series. (The first book was Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras). This series is for preteen and early teen girls.
The second book is from Izzie’s perspective. If you read the first book, you already …

I think this book must be classed as a cult classic and I have read it several times. ‘American Psycho’ by Brett Easton Ellis (author of ‘Less than Zero’) is not to everyone’s taste as it goes into graphic detail in describing the protagonist’s delight in hacking people …

I can’t say that this is one of the author’s better books. I wasn’t to impressed with this one as I was with all the others from the series that I have read. I borrowed this book from a friend from school because it was one of the only …

Japan seems to have never been shelled by the experts. Economic progress in a remarkable short time, which is achieved by the country, until now kept them reveals the key to success. Admiration for the management models from Japan, seems to encourage Bill Diffenderffer to write this book. Based …

I was actually surprised by this cookbook. C’Mon Over, Hassle-Free, Hustle-Free Entertaining is published by Pillsbury, so I sort of expected that many of the recipes would feature Pillsbury or other related brand products. (This has happened to me in other recipe books. You know, where the first three …

‘Mystery of the invisible thief’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is the eigth book in the ‘five find-outers and dog’ series of books. This is an interesting book and is full of suspense. It is a highly exciting book, a book which you will not …

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay is oneof his earlier books, following in the success of his Finovar Tapestry trilogy. Unlike his later novels, Tigana is based less strongly on historical precedents, with only a resemblance to Italian culture. Tigana also features magic to a greater extent than …

The title of this book - “Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck?” - makes the work sound as though it is going to be a rather straightforward look at how the dinosaurs were wiped out - and, indeed, the painting of a snarling dino on the otherwise dramatically black …

There’s really not a whole lot to say about this comic. Mon-El flies around the world, teaming up with heroes and doing good deeds. None of it is ever really fleshed out, it’s like a 15 page montage.
That’s pretty much all there is in this comic. …

A useful resource for any knitter is a stitch dictionary. These can be used when making up your own patterns or changing a pattern to suit your own vision.
Knitting Stitches, by Mary Webb, is a reasonably good stitch dictionary. It is nicely illustrated, so you can see each stitch …

“Maths on the CBM 64″ is what it says on the spine of this book, and so it is what I am using as the title here, but on the cover itself you get a much longer version: “Mathematics on the Commodore 64: Essential Routines for Programming”. That makes …

Da Capo is a manga by a Japanese visual novel studio, Circus and illustrated by Tanihara Natsuki. It has the genres; comedy, harem, romance, school life, seinen, and supernatural and is composed of twelve volumes. The manga is about Asakura Junichi and his life at Kazami Academy. Things get …

“Max’s Bunny Business” by Rosemary Wells is a brand new Max & Ruby book published in 2008. It is big and bright and has a cute story, although it is not as funny and charming as some of the other stories. However, my daughter loves all that is …

90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper was a really inspiring book. My preacher at church had several copies of it that he lent out to the congregation and I couldn’t put it down once I began reading it.
Honestly, I don’t know if this man really spent 90 …

This installment is a Super Chiller series and it’s titled Goodnight Kiss. It’s a very nice book because it’s not weird and eerie but it only involved plain vampires and a normal teenage guy. The story is all about two guys who vacations on the beach, Matt and Todd …

This is a review on the book Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. This book is on audiocassettes. There are 6 cassettes with a reading time of 9 hrs, 18 mins. It can be purchased for $35.00 at Borders.
This books is written by …

Annie G. Freeman dies and that sets her grand finale into motion. A few weeks later her oldest friend receives a package. In it she finds Annie’s beloved red sneakers filled with Annie’s ashes and a note with a request. Katherine knows it will be to ‘do something hard. …

This is the third book in this kids series by Emily Rodda. In this book, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are looking for a gem they think can be found in the City of the Rats. They encouter a group of people who are terrified of Filli, Jasmine’s small furry …

Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, and the Outlander series are among my most favorite books. If you like history, time travel, adventure, love, and an amazingly well written story, then you can’t miss this series. The books are not a quick read. I can usually read a novel in a couple …

Well, now I am going to tell my opinion on one of the most well-known books of the 20th century. I think it will not be an exaggeration to say that most people have read The Lord of the Rings and those who have not have definitely heard about …

This story, A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown is based on real events and I did cry when I read this book.
It is about Brown, from a girl right up to adulthood and how she had suffered through the hands of her own father whom married a …

Oh My Gosh! I always get so excited when talking about this book! This book has had an incredible influence on my life during a hard time I was going through at the time. I have recommended this book to several of my friends and family and have bought …

I have just finished the third installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John series, Lord John and the Hand of Devils. If you are not familiar with her writing, they are all period pieces and the Lord John series takes place in the 1750’s, the time of the Seven …

This is one of three books that I have about personal finance that I really value. There is a lot of information in this book and it is written in such a way that it doesn’t matter if the market is up or the market is down. I personally …

Another story by Linda Howard, this novel revolves around a woman and her estranged husband meeting after many years apart. Sallie Jerome has been an independent woman for many years, working as a reporter for a prestigious news outlet while trying to leave behind the memory of her …

‘The Power of Now’ is a book written by Ekchart Tolle. In this book, Tolle emphasizes the importance of the present moment. Tolle says that majority of human beings waste their time and energy either by thinking about the past which cannot be changed or by fantasizing about the …

In this fourth book in the Wizard in Rhyme series written by Christopher Stasheff, Matt Mantrell learns how to transport himself back to his original world to visit his parents.
In Merovence 3 years has passed, yet he learns he has actually been gone only 3 months.
In “My Son, …

This is a critical review of the book Holy Blood , Holy Grail. While this book had created a lot of publicity and hype at the time of its first publication , in my opinion the very controversial topic of Jesus Christ’s bloodline has in many ways diverted the …

Beloved by Toni Morrison is a must have and a must read!! I find this story to be categorized as one of the classics of all time and there’s a certain flow to the pace of the book, if you look closely and read on further.
The book was …

This is the first book in a very popular series of children’s fantasy novels called “The Underland Chronicles” and one I thoroughly enjoyed reading. And yes, adults can enjoy this book, too, so don’t let the fact it’s published for kids stop you from reading it. In many cases, …