I had known about this book, and that it was an absolute “must read,” for a long time. However, since I was in college what little free time I had were all consumed by getting drunk and passing out in the bathroom, sometimes I would miraculously manage to pass …

It does pain me to give an overall bad review of a Stephen King novel. I have very much grown up with his works. I became interested in Horror movies before I became a teenager, but I was not allowed to see most of the ones I was interested …

Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown. Catchy title and author’s name I think. This is a memoir. The story of Cupcake Brown. This story is very insightful into the life of a young african american girl who’s life takes a horrific turn. She takes …

The best place to buy books in bargain! Say goodbye to ebay for book bargain; half price for secondhand book? Not anymore, browse in the Book depository and buy a NEW book for less than in-store RRP! I have no idea how would they cover their cost but book …

Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai who lived in the late 16th century. Way of life full of battles. He lived at a time, which the landlords have to fight for land, and power. Usagi devoted himself to Lord Mifune. In a fierce battle, Usagi had to lose his master was …

Test your IQ is a wonderful book written by Alfred W. Munzert. I bought the 4th edition of this book for a purpose of finding out my IQ level by taking the test provided in the book.
I was amazed with the content of this book because for so long …

Wow, I have to admit, I was impressed with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story, the Adventure of the Dying Detective.
Of all the Sherlock Holmes cases I’ve read, this is the first one where I’ve had to read about the hero trying to solve a case while he lies dying …

The Cat Who Smelled a Rat is the twentythird book in Lillian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who series, and Qwillerian, Koko, and Yumyum are just as cute and fun as they were in the first book. Okay, Yumyum wasn’t in the first book. But she’s still cute.
The stories in …

‘Pride and Prejudice’ like other novels of Austen have narrow physical setting. The story revolves round Netherfield Park, Longbourn, Hunsford Parsonage, Meryton and Pemberley. In an era when the English Romantic writers like Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats and others were in love with external nature, Jane …

This is another historical suspense novel from Steve Berry. In this novel, again, he brings readers’ imagination to visit exotic city in French and Denmark. The time difference is connected by a research book, Pierres Gravees du Languedoc, that written by husband of Stephanie Nelle, from Department of Justice, …

As a teenager we tend to make different things. Teenagers are fun of experimenting because they do have a high level of curiosity to know things around them. Aside from schooling I spend my time reading and collecting books. Though I read fiction books I’m more into non-fiction or those …

This is not a young adult novel for the truly young adults, nor for a reader who doesn’t really look for being particularly taxed in his or her reading choices. If I had picked the book up without warning about the contents, I certainly would have been very surprised, …

Thou Shalt Not Kill… My Babies is a little known book on abortion published in the 1970s, shortly after the legalization of abortion via Roe V. Wade. It was written by to pro-life authors and published by a small Christian ministry. The book discusses abortion for a …

Charlie Fox and The Rooster is a short story by Elnora Watters. The story is about Charlie the Fox trying to trick Rooster and the other chickens. Charlie the Fox said lies to try to get the chickens out of the chicken yard. He calls them out to “play …

On countless occasions, one may wonder and ponder about life and religion. Those who belong to the Christian faith know well that the afterlife has a forked road; one that leads to the dark abyss of hell and one that will take a spirit to the realm of purity …

This is absolutely one of my favourite books in the world. I think the first time I read it was when I was 15 years old And I have been reading it a few times a year since that’s. There is something very unusual and captivating about the story …

The Super Mario 64 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide is one that I purchased not because I needed help beating the Nintendo 64 masterpiece, but because I loved and enjoyed the game so much, I wanted it to just read through and have. Although Super Mario 64 is typically a …

One of my favorite things to do when I was a child was dot to dot. There was never enough of those pages! So when I became an elementary teacher, I gave dot to dot pages to my students; nobody ever turned up their noses at them. …

Despite this being a children’s book, I decided to give it a try just because it was big enough to have promise as quite a story and honestly looked utterly charming. And having read it, I can say that I am so glad I did! Never have …

This book, Love in the Driest Season written by Neely Tucker is truly a very bittersweet and heart-wrenching story. I cried for a bit while reading some chapters in this book and Neely related his story in this kind of auto-biography about his journey with his wife, Vita in …

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage, written by Mark Gungor is a good self-help book for couples in marriages or just basically for couples waiting to embark on that journey called marriage.
Mark Gungor is also a man who is known for his good seminars and in this book, …

This book contains 5 exercises or as they are called Tibetan rites that are supposed to make you look younger. There is also a 6th exercise which is not necessary and not all can practice it. This exercises allegedly were a well kept secret between a closed group of …

This book is by far my favorite in the series. I have read tons of this series books but none of them compares to this one. When I graduated this year my mom felt like buying me another book because she knows Li love to read. She bought this …

Lately, all I wanted to read is the Dresden Files. I just love the whole back ground. I love all the characters. And I love to learn new things that his dog can do!
Deadbeat is the eleventh book in the series. Harry is pretty comfortable with his life. He …

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 Hardy Boys is a classic series of mystery novels for preteen boys, and even though I was never a preteen boys, I still read and enjoyed them along with Nancy Drew books. In The Mystery of the Flying Express, book 20 of the series, the boys must track …

FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett and her team, are called to investigate on a murder committed in the middle of a flight from Texas to Virginia. The investigation develops within a religious background and it will force Smoky to face the ghosts that torment her and to reconsider her …

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 …

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is a book that once you pick up you cannot put it down. I read this book all the time and each time I read it, it gets better. The way Stephanie Meyer writes the words makes you feel like you are living the lives …

This was the first ever novel that I had read of Sidney Sheldon. Ever since I read this novel i have been hooked to his work. He writes in a flawless was that is very entertaining. He covers all the aspects in his novel ranging from thrill to romance …

I purchased Parallel Myths at my college book store for a literature class. The book cost around $15 new.
The book covers many realms of mythology. In it, the reader finds myths and their counterparts from many cultures (example-the story of the Great Flood, told not only from the …

To The Last Breath by Carlton Stowers discusses the life of a two year old little girl named Renee Goode who had died while spending the night at her father’s house one night. The book continues on to
explain how after years of research and determination, her coffin was …

The 3rd volume of the popular manga called Nodame Cantabile starts with a lighter short story to make us have an easy beginning. Nodame and Mine are having problems passing their exams, so they ask for help to Chiaki.
He has no other choice but to help them, and they …

It is quite safe to say that Haruki Murakami is the most famous Japenese writer nowadays, with the sales of his books going into millions and millions. Although he is often criticised for being “Paulo Coelho of Japanese literature”, but to my mind he’s a really talented writer, capable …

Chuck Palahniuk with last years attempt to shock people and stir up enough controversy to cash in and pay the bills. I picked this up dirt cheap and read it, it reads like the script from a cheap porno. The story is about an old lady who is trying …

In the native science-fiction landscape, the Irish author Jack McDevitt is almost unknown, he is part of the new wave of relatively young SF authors who have distinguished themselves since 1990.
That does not make it less interesting though. McDevitt was a constant finalist between 2005 and 2009 in all …

Robin: Year One Book 3 of 4 is a mini-series published as a single graphic novel, Robin: Year One. In this story, Dick regains consciousness after being severely beaten by Two-Face. Bruce tells him he can no longer be Robin and “fires” him from being a costumed …

Humor & gore in 1? Yes, chick lit and murder mystery come together in this 2006 release by Christy Barritt.
Gabby St. Claire runs a rather unusual business: crime scene clean-up. This gory work is the closest thing to her dream job - that of a forensic scientist - so …

Clockwork Prince is the sequel to the Clockwork Angel, which are part of the Infernal Devices series. The Infernal Devices is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. The Clockwork Prince follows Tessa Gray, a Downworlder, as she lives in the Institute with the Shadow Hunters, during Victorian …

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss is the kind of book that I always search for but rarely find. The kind of story that involves you from the first page and holds your attention completely until the very last page. This is a simple tale of a powerful …

I felt that this book was about finding out who you really are, being happy with yourself, and realizing there really is no place like home.
The main character, Roxie, just divorced her husband who turns out to have a big secret which is why they divorced. Roxie totally …

Myth-ing Persons was my second foray into the wonderful world of Robert Asprin’s Myth series. My first was Myth Directions, the third book of the series. Keeping with my tradition of never reading a series in perfect chronological order I skipped ahead to the 5th book in …

Written a novel based on historical data, is not exactly a duplicate of history. However, when the literary history as the material is then processed with aesthetic achievement and a brilliant way of storytelling, the novel’s plot will build a new meaning. The way and style as it is …

I recently read Kevin Trudeau’s first book on natural cures. I could not put the book down once I started reading it. It is very compelling. One part that I found fascinating was the discussion on conspiracies going on to prevent people from acquiring the knowledge necessary to cure …

I have seen movies based on H.G. Well’s book War of the Worlds but have never taken the time to read the book until recently. I can say now the movies don’t even come close to doing it justice.
The book, which is about an alien invasion taking place in …

I’m always hesitant to read books like this. I never read Marley and Me, a book that’s very similar in spirit to this one, because I ultimately know how it’s going to end. As an avid dog lover it seemed a bit masochistic to put myself through …

The Host, written by Stephenie Meyer, is a very unique book that my friend had given to me for loan recently. This is a unique book, I say because of the amazing plots that surround it.
It is as though the author cleverly plays a very futuristic, modern era …

Batman: Year Three 3 of 4 has Dick Grayson as Nightwing still searching for Batman while Alfred confronts Tony Zucco and begs him to leave Gotham.
This was a great issue, because it delved deeper into Alfred’s, Bruce’s and Dick’s characters and revealed more about them. The plot was …

Up From Eden is a book written by Ken Wilber which looks at evolution from a transpersonal psychological point of view, although he doesn’t simply examine the issue and prove his points through transpersonal psychology. After reading a few Wilber books I decided to try this one, which was …

Trace was written by Patricia Cornwell, and published by Time Warner in 2005.
Patricia Cornwell’s books are difficult to start I often have this problem with her books. I read the first two chapters of this book, and only returned to finish it half a year later. …