Puppet is the first book I’ve read by Joy Fielding. I liked it very much. Like “Lost” that I reviewed earlier, I’d call it a women’s thriller. It doesn’t depend just on action for it’s suspense, There is considerable character development and the reader spends a good deal of …

In the literature we know the fable, the story that the characters of animals, but animals as a representation of human nature. This novel is unique, because a dog named Enzo became the narrator of the novel, except the last chapter. All events in this story, seen through the …

When I first found this book on the library shelf, I had thought the plot sounded interesting: A man named Xeno searching for a long lost ancient book of mythical animals. Generally these quest stories are exciting and filled with many surprises. This one, however, is not an adventure …

This book is the first in the “Teddy Bear” series, a group of “cozy mysteries” that feature Bradley Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh Lyon. The “cozy mystery” is one that is not very graphic or violent in nature and is usually in a series highlighting some profession such …

These three books — The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay -—“ are spectacular! The trilogy takes place after the destruction of North America by a global war. In the ruins, the nation of Panem emerged with 12 surrounding districts controlled by the Capitol. As punishment for a rebellion …

Only the Good Spy Young is the fourth book in the Gallagher Girls series. In this book, Cammie finds herself in trouble and constantly under protection from the Circle of Cavan, who are after her. However, Cammie soon meets Joe Solomon who is now on the run after being …

Alan Greenspan claimed to have contributed to the economic turmoil that occurred in the U.S. Policy makers in government, economic actors, economic analysts, and anyone, can learn from the strengths and mistakes, to Greenspan. From the book about Alan Greenspan, I became quite understand that the financial crisis in …

No No Yes Yes is a children’s book that’s geared more towards 1 to 3 year olds. The book is pictures of a baby doing bad things (No No) and good things (Yes Yes). One example of a No No is coloring on the wall and an example of …

Last month I read a book by Kurt Vonnegut called “Slaughterhouse-Five”. I was asking for book recommendations at a forum and that book was the one that got my attention. A quick Wikipedia search was enough to learn that it was a science fiction book with time-traveling and alien …

The Impatient Gardener by Jerry Baker has been in our home library for several years. It has become an indispensable reference book for us when we start our gardening each spring. Jerry Baker is a real character who used to have a gardening show on television and …

I read this book for the first time when I was a child. When I grew up I re-read it more than once. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is truly a timeless classic. As a child, I was thrilled by the mystery of Misselthwaite …

Moving away is a difficult prospect for young kids, especially those with a group of best friends. The first book P.S. We’ll Miss You, in the Friends 4-Ever series, addresses this issue for 10 year old Molly. Her family is moving to Kansas for a year, but …

Star Trek Phase Two: The Lost Series
Judith Revees-Stevens. Here is a book that covers a fairly unknown period in Star Trek TV history.
In the 1970’s, the original series was doing very well in syndicated re-runs, Filmmations animated series was capturing new viewers and the early days of Star Trek …

I loved this book. I am a huge fan of historical fiction and hearing that someone had finally released a book based on the life of Nefertiti.
What was nice about this book was that the story was being told by a fresh perspective. It was through the …

This is one of those books that most kids in school are forced to read as part of the English classes. It’s one of those books that is thought of as a classic and just because of that, everyone else is being forced to read it. And that’s how …

Do you want to become financially free and rich? This book will not make you one . No book can. No information can. But what this book can do for you is that it can give exact information about what money actually is and what you should do to keep …

This books is created by Robert T. Kiyosaki, financial advisors of Bill Gates (the owner Microsoft Corporation). This book writes to achieve financial freedom. In his book, Robert T. Kiyosaki separated people into left-quadrant and right-quadrant. Left quadrant is people who works to get money and in the right …

Although it’s been read by several, I can’t speak highly enough of this book. It’s a true story of a student and a professor, Morrie, who is dying of Lou Gherig’s disease. He spends Tuesdays with him talking about life, death, happiness, marriage, etc. It is appropriate for …

King’s “Pet Semetary” is one of his bests, and I found the book to be my personal favorite. It was dark from the very beginning and rivals several of his other books for the creepiness of its setting. Familiar to me and other readers is the setting of the …

Anne of windy poplars is about a girl going out into the country to teach a wonderful school. it is charming and very old fashioned. anne of windy poplars is by L. M. Montgomery and this book is part of a series. my favorite part of this book is …

The Right Path is the last installment in the compilation ‘Mysterious’. I would say right from the start that this is definitely the best in the 3 stories in this compilation.
Nicholas meets Morgan in this tranquil island in Greek where smuggling is rampant. Morgan is on a holiday and …

After the Essentials line and before the release of 5th edition, Wizards of the Coast released a couple more player books for the 4E system. One such book was titled “Heroes of Shadow”.
When it was originally released, I thought it was another title that fell under the …

“A stranger in the mirror” by Sidney Sheldon. This is a novel that revolves around the life of two characters, namely Toby Temple and Jill Castle. Toby is a small-fry wannabee comedian who dreams of making it big by entering into the Hollywood. He struggles a lot early on …

Duma Key is one of Stephen King’s latest novels. I usually enjoy reading his work. This particular book will cost you around twenty dollars in hardback at Walmart. It is a pretty good story but not worth twenty dollars.
The story opens with the lead character at his job site …

This book will lift your spirits! It will give you the strength to tackle the problems that come your way with a fresh new perspective. It is also an uplifting book.It was originally written in Arabic but has been translated into English by Faisal ibn Muhammad Shafeeq.It has also …

In this genre there isn’t more of an adept storyteller than James Rollins. Another proof of his talent is the novel “The Last Oracle”, part of the series “Sigma Force “, but that could easily be read independently from this one. The story begins in the temple of the …

Lamb is a best selling novel written by hilariously funny Christopher Moore, my favorite author. It details the early life of the Messiah as seen through the eyes of his best friend, Levi Who Is Called Biff. At 464 pages, it is not too terribly long of a read, …

“Melanie Martin Goes Dutch” is a YA novel by Carol Weston. It is a wonderful, diary format book. This book is great for preteen and younger teenage girls, and is a sequel to “Melanie Martin Speaks her Mind”, I think.
In this book, Melanie’s family goes to the Netherlands because …

“The Center of Everything” is such an influential book that has altered my views on certain things about life. it was a wonderful, enjoyable read, made me smile, sometimes cry. The words used are brilliant and thought provoking, the instances that occur in the book will entertain you and …

Okay, seems that Mars and Venus on a Date (A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship)is a really long and massive title. But this self-help book really scores points with me and I mean a lot of points at …

Her Majesty’s Wizard is the first book in the Wizard in Rhyme series written by Christopher Stasheff. I find this first book to be very funny. The book takes place in Medieval times with magic and scorcery. I really love this series and feel this first novel introduces …

If those Harry Potter books aren’t encouraging the kids to read, have you considered manga? Manga is the term applied to graphic novels from Asia. Generally they’re Japanese, but most bookstores consider Korean graphic novels as manga as well. These books are every lazy reader’s dream- …

This book lists all of the weird stuff that can be found in the state of Maryland, from legends, ancient mysteries, famous people, UFO sightings and weird things to see. On occasion I enjoy reading about weird stuff so this book was right up my alley. Besides, I have …

State of Fear is a science-fiction novel written by Michael Chrichton, review of the ecology of mind, to discuss the issue of global warming. Chrichton is a writer who combines excellent between fact and fiction, so integrated in the story. With a detailed logic, accompanied by a footnote that …

Burmese Days was Orwell’s first novel. Less famous than the writer’s classic dystopias, 1984 and Animal Farm, and somewhat lacking their power and originality, this work is still high quality Orwell.
The novel deals with British colonialism in Burma in the 1930s. I found the main character, John Flory, to …

In the field of historical romance, Liz Carlyle is a definite keeper. She concentrates primarily on the late Georgian period, around 1820-30. Her ability to transport the reader into an entire world is consistent and impressive.
In Never …

Dean Koontz is one of my favorite thriller authors. His writing is suspenseful with exciting page turning endings to his chapters. He also has this incredible way to describing details. But, above all else his character development is superb. The way he gets into the heads of damaged psycho …

A book that I have read numerous times is My Descent Into Death by Howard Storm. This is a book that I love. In it, Howard Storm tells how he was a successful artist. While in France, he had an extreme health emergency. Hydrochloric acid …

I have read this book that my sister borrowed me. There are 2 titles, one is Honey Blonde Chica by Michele Serros, and Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay. These 2 books are suitable reads for teenagers, and I enjoy it too, as a young adult.
The first …

This book is the fourth book in this series by Hilary McKay. It is again about the members of the Casson family, and while the title implies it’s mostly about Caddy, it does seem to be about Caddy but mostly from the point of view of and focusing on …

The novel Two States is the fourth novel written by Chetan Bhagat. I got this novel from the library a week ago. It was just for past time and I was just thinking of reading something light.
Two states is a story which describes the way Love marriages happen in …

My husband gave me a book that he was really excited about. I think it is one of his favorites. It is now on my favorites list too. The book is Rora by James Byron Huggins. Rora is around 480 pages and was published in …

I think there is a powerful voice of writing in Trespass by Valerie Martin very much. The story is amazingly written and I think there are lots of elements of self-reflect as well as lots of self-thoughts.
The story is about the normal life of an American family who lives …

.NET Interview Question Book is a wonderful book for the .NET learners, .NET working people, etc. Mr.Nagaraju. B, edits this book. He organized the questions for each and every concepts like .NET architecture, web forms, web services, security, database, debugging, deploying the application, Server controls, etc. …

‘Five have plenty of fun’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is quite an interesting book and nice to read. The five children spend their holidays at Kirrin cottage and they enjoy themselves. Uncle Quentin has two visitor scientists and all of them are busy working on …

“Gardening Essentials” written by Barbara Pleasant, published bt the National Home Gardening Club, is a handy book for beginning gardeners. It has 188 pages of fabulous information. The book is broken into chapters, which makes it easy to find information fast.
I like that the book explains how …

This book was recommended to me by a friend who shares my taste for post-apocalyptic literature. I found the book very interesting and sort of low key. This was refreshing as most “end of the world as we know it” books tend to take themselves very seriously. There was …

I’m not sure which one, but I remember reading about Sherlock Holmes solving a mystery surrounding the disappearance of Lady Carfax. So, when I came across the actual story about it, I had to read it.
I wasn’t disappointed. Of all the Sherlock Holmes stories I read, this is definitely …

The book ‘Life after death’ is written by Neville Randall. In this book, the author tells us that there is a life after death. Everything does not end with death. Randall gives a clear description of life after death. Randall deals with questions such as the nature and experience …

I finished reading a novel called “Close to the Bone” which was written by David Wiltse.
In “Close to the Bone” a trouble shooter named Becker matches wits with an assassin name of Bahoud. Becker feels that he may be just as bad as the killers he stalks, during …