Books Reviews

Radio Goes to War by Gerd Horten

I have just finished reading Radio Goes to War, written by Gerd Horten. The book touches on the role of domestic radio in the United States during the Second World War.
The writer suggested that radio broadcasting had been used as propaganda in Government before in wartime America. Gerd …

The Power of The Actor by Ivana Chubbuck

I first read this marvelous book when I took an Intro Acting class in my college days. I did learn some valuable acting tips and tools, however, what stuck with me the most was the wonderful life lessons I learned from reading this book.
The main focus of any …

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

I wasn’t able to finish reading this book. I gave up in the middle of Cosette after realizing that I wasn’t even halfway through. I even skipped the part where the author just droned on and on about the Battle of Waterloo. I can only fervently hope that there …

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen book

What Happened to Goodbye is a stand alone novel. It follows a girl named McLean. McLean moves around a lot because her dad works as a chef, fixing up restaurants and always changes her name and personality. She decides her friends and clothing around that. So far she has …

Perfume - A Book By Patrick Suskind

Close your eyes. Look around you. Feel everything, every object , every being , every presence. Even those that have been gone for years now. But remained sealed in atoms of smell. And existing through them.
In my view Patrick Süskind rips souls apart. Then he processes …

Source of Magic by Piers Anthony

Well Bink is at it again, this time his quest leads him to find the source of Magic itself! But, he is not alone, he travels with Chester Centaur, A centaur on search of his own talent, even though talents among Centaurs are obscene to other centaurs, Crombie,a woman …

Beeperless Remote by Van Whitfield

This book is hysterical. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I never thought I would, Because I an not into chick-lit at all.
Shawn Wayne is single, employed, hard’bodied, a former All-American, and looking for his ideal woman. He may have an obsession with ESPN’s SportsCenter, money, and going …

The Darkest Night by Dean Koontz

I love a good mystery and one of the best mystery writers that I am a fan of is Dean Koontz. My son tries to buy me at least one of his books each Christmas as a present. This year I received the bok entitled The Darkest …

Mainspring by Jay Lake

Mainspring is a well-written novel worth the time it takes to read it. It also has the honor of being truly unique; something rare in the field of fantasy that’s most often dominated by elves, dragons and sorcerers. The story itself is intelligently thought out and executed expertly. What …

Candid by Voltaire aka Francois Marie Arouet book

I had to purchase this book over the summer as a summer reading book for my English Literature class. Francois Marie Arouet, or more well known by his penname, Voltaire, keeps his books fresh even over decades through his amazing use of satire. I love the way he manages …

Van Von Hunter Manga Volume 1 (Graphic Novel)

Tokyopop is arguably the leading producer of manga novels today, at least in the United States. Some of their offerings are exceptional, but like most publishers they end up producing a few dogs. I wouldn’t say “Van Von Hunter, Volume 1″ exactly barks at the moon, but it does …

Children’s Book: The Ravenuos Beast by Niamh Sharkey

The Ravenous Beast is a children’s book written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. It is a fairly short story and is playfully illustrated, but if your child has a problem with the idea of a monster eating other animals, you may want to avoid reading it as a …

Compact Oxford Thesaurus book

This Thesaurus has become a permanent fixture on my desk. Having a Thesaurus in addition to a dictionary is very practical as it allows me to write better while searching for words which I don’t want to repeat but has the same meaning. It is a hard bound book …

Twilight Book Series

As a professional writer and critic, I can honestly tell you that in terms of rhetorical style and quality Twilight holds no merit. Stephenie Meyer is the furthest thing from an accomplished writer. She throws a few “big words” around here and there and she thinks it …

Roswell High

Roswell High was a series of books published in the last 1990’s. The popularity of the books led to a television show on the now defunct WB network that was later moved to UPN after fans protested its cancellation. The show itself took the basic characters of the book, …

The Catcher in The Rye, book

I had to read this book for school, and in my opinion it is inappropriate for young audiences. I would recommend it to people who are having a rough time in life. I was going through a major depression when I was reading this book. It really helped me …

Faster than a Kiss manga

A new manga I’m reading now is called Faster than a Kiss by Tanaka Meca. As always, after seeing that there aren’t any updates yet of the other shoujo manga I have been reading, I resorted to surfing thenet and finding other shoujo manga suggestions by other people so …

Blogging for Dummies book

Brad Hill’s Blogging for Dummies, 368 pp., ISBN 0-471-77084-1 is an excellent introduction to the art and craft of blogging, the phenomenon that is sweeping the world. Written with the typical Dummies Books humor, Hill takes the reader from being completely ignorant about how to blog to a well-trained …

Naked Traveler book

Naked Traveler is a book that actually its published from the story from a blog of woman’s backpacker from Indonesia, Trinity. Her story from around the world is very interesting, so many people want it publish to be a book.
After I read this book, I think I agree with …

Jungle Bullies by Steven Kroll

“Jungle Bullies” is a children’s book written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. It is published by Marshall Cavendish Children Company in 2006. This is a book that tells a great lesson about bullying while using wonderful illustrations to hammer the point home. Is …

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

This book, The House at Riverton by Kate Morton is truly intriguing and will bring readers into an era that you will never forget. This book’s memories stick with me far after I’ve finished reading.
There is something very mystery and so interesting to be reading about a …

Five get into trouble by Enid Blyton

‘Five get into trouble’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one among the famous five adventure series. This is one among the most interesting adventure series. This book is very exciting and full of mystery and adventure. The four children, Julian, Dick, George and Anne join …

The Autism Sourcebook

This book is an absolute must have for any parent of a child that has autism! This is a clearly written, easy to understand, much needed guide to the world of autism that offers encouraging advice that parents will find useful.
The author breaks down the complexities of autism …

Pulitzer by Elizabeth Storm book

I am reviewing the book, Pulitzer, written by Elizabeth Storm. This book was written in 1995. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, not to mention Gooshie, Ziggie, and all the others along for the ride. Quantum Leap was born …

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

‘Redeeming love’ is meant to be a modern version of the Book of Hosea in the Bible. The main character is called Michael Hosea, he is an American farmer, a fervent Christian who is told by God to marry Angel, a prostitute. All the conflict of the book comes …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Novelization

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Novelization is based upon the two-part season five episode of the same name. Much the episode’s script is transferred to the novelization, word for word and scene by scene, however, this novelization is not simply the episode in novel form. What the …

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

“A Long Way Gone” is one of the saddest, most tragic books I’ve read in some time. Subtitled “Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” the book tells the story of Ishmael Beah a young boy from Sierra Leone caught in the middle of the revolution while only twelve years of …

Myth-ing Persons by Robert Asprin

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 …

The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi book

The Time of My Life was an autobiography that was written by beloved actor, Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi. This book was published just months before the actors death in September of 2009. It was an emotional journey to read about his life as a dancer and …

The Infidelity Chain by Tess Stimson

I’ve never read a story about infidelity as crystal clear as this kind of story, The Infidelity Chain by Tess Stimson before. There are 5 characters that are all linked by the word infidelity and they are all in one way or another having this problem as well as …

Deep Black: Payback by Steven Coonts and Jim DeFelice

The fourth book in Stephen Coonts’ Deep Black series has the National Security Agency’s covert team going somewhere that the NSA’s Deep Black has never been before, at least through the stories we have seen already, South America. Despite the continuity issues(in the previous installment it was revealed that …

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen, novel

The Invasion of the Tearling is the second novel in a projected trilogy, (the first being The Queen of the Tearling, which I reviewed previously). The Invasion of the Tearling continues the amazing saga of former Princess and now Queen Kelsea Glynn, as she prepares to defend …

The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

This book title, The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel written by Jeffery Deaver is one of the best thrillers that I’ve read these past few months. I’m always quite on the lookout for good books and this one was in a book fair sitting cozily on one …

Zombie Combat Manual, book

When I used to think about zombies and they’re possible existence in normal life, I have to admit that I never thought of combat styles and weapons to use against zombies. For each movie and story throughout history seems to say something different about zombies, where they come from, …

My Girlhood by Taslima Nasreen

Taslima Nasreen is one of the most controversial writers of recent times she has been recently in India as a refugee as Bangladesh is not
allowing her to stay in her own country because of her controversial writings that are considered as anti Islamic. This book is first …

Deep Black: Dark Zone by Steven Coonts and Jim DeFelice

In the long awaited third book in Stephen Coonts’ Deep Black series ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean, ex-Delta leader Lia DeFrancesca, and big funny man Tommy Karr are back in a new thrilling adventure to stop a new terrorist threat. With a nuclear warhead missing and numerous problems arising in …

Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook

A very nice cookbook for children of any age is Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook. The 128 page cookbook has recipes for making over 55 great tasting, healthy recipes that are simple to follow.
The cookbook starts with basic information that a beginning cooker may not know. …

Basic Training for New Managers

This book is a must read for all managers. The author Lloyd Merritt Smigel has several years of experience in the management aspects and the book written by him spills out his experience in a great manner.
The topic of the book says it all. The book provides you training …

Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney book

I felt that this book was only ok and didn’t get sweet and cute until the last few pages. I kind of found it annoying because all the llama did was throw a fit until he got what he wanted. I know this is what a lot …

Fun for the secret seven

I have read the book ‘Fun for the secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This is not much of a story, but much better than many of the other secret seven series.
Jack is one of the secret seven. Jack’s friend, Bob says that he needs the help of the …

Time For Kids Almanac 2008 With Fact Monster

In 2007, I bought Time For Kids Almanac 2008 With Fact Monster for myself. Not that I’m fed up reading novels full of text from the beginning till the end—”not a sight of pictures at all; reading novel leaves visual to our imagination. Nevertheless reading books with colorful pictures …

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew book

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of books written by C.S. Lewis. If you like the books from J.R.R. Tolkien, you’ll probably like the books from C.S. Lewis, as his style has similarities. This book has a really mature feeling, even if many people classify it as a …

Autumn Bridge book

This book is a continuation of the novel Cloud of Sparrows, with a page that is thicker and more complex story. In this book the various problems that a mystery in the first book will revealed. For example, where the descendants of Okumichi have clairvoyance, the reason for the …

Desperation Stephen King

This novel was released along with The Regulators by Richard Bachman in 1996, putting the two covers side by side you get a complete picture that fits together. The novel follows a group of people who are pulled over and framed by a psychotic state patrolmen, who is gigantic …

Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades by Oakley Hall

Queen of Spades was written by Oakley Hall.(published by Penguin Group in 2000)
Tom Redmond, working in the Hornet as assistant to the famous Ambrose Bierce, was tracking down the Morton Street Slasher, who had killed women by slashing them open and leaving behind spade playing cards on their bodies. …

Black Powder, White Smoke by Loren D. Estleman

Estleman continues his quirky view of the American West with “Black Powder, White Smoke.” Three main plot threads weave together to form the book. First is Honey Boutrille a black man who owns a “saloon” in New Orleans when the story begins. Honey’s parents had been slaves. Early in …

This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti

I picked this book because I am a fan of Frank Peretti. This was his first novel. I really liked it, once I got a handle on the plot. Evil demons (well, what demons aren’t evil?) are trying to take over the town of Ashton, and …

The Devil Wears Prada Novel

The Devil Wears Prada novel is about a recent college graduate, Andrea Sachs, who is seeking work as a writer. Her dream job is to work for The New Yorker. But she doesn’t have any connections or job experience. She reluctantly decides to accept an entry level job at …

A street car named desire by Tennessee Williams

A great play that presents the woman role in the society, the New south through the analysis of a number of characters:
Elysian field is between the river and railroad in a poor quarter of New Orleans, desire.
Represented by Stella, Stanley, Eunice, and Steve.
Blanche, is the opposition. …

 
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