The book that my father has which is called Principles and Practice of Electrical Epilation, written by Sheila Godfrey has really confused me tremendously. This book is actually a new edition, and the topics covered in this book are improved standards of training, and a lot about practicing …

Though it has been a long time since Stephen Covey’s book —˜7 habits of highly effective people’ came out, the impact of its content is still as strong and meaningful as it was when it had newly hit the bookstores.
The writer takes a very unconventional approach that contradicts the …

Bluffer’s Guide is a series of humorous books teaching people how to bluff about different topics. As I love playing pranks and getting my fortune told, my friend thought that it was a good idea to give me The Bluffer’s Guide to Astrology & Fortune Telling by Alexander …

Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann is a very moving story. It is about 2 men whom are lovelorn and feel love-lost. 2 men, in 2 different eras but the sadness is pretty much felt by me while I was reading the story. The 2 …

An attempted dognapping, a frying pan and a dead body kick off Jennifer Crusie’s second collaboration with Bob Mayer, “Agnes and the Hitman.”
Agnes is food columnist “Cranky Agnes.” She has a history of knowing how to wield kitchen implements. Her weapon of choice? The frying pan, but she’ll use …

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen is a teen novel similar to The Truth about Forever. The main character’s problems are similar to those of the main character in The Truth about Forever, but Sarah Dessen gives her a different voice and a different perspective on her problems. Also, in …

‘Learning to love yourself’ is a book written by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse. This is a book based on self-love. Sharon says that we have to love ourselves and gives valuable information on how to love oneself. Sharon says that the most important thing is love of self. Sharon also says …

Normally I love the books written by Paul Garrison, but I found this one to be very disappointing. The book’s description on the inside of the jacket cover hints at an exciting sea adventure, one that has many thrills and chills. The cover image - sunlight reflecting off the …

I’m an avid reader and I tend to read a variety of subjects, and I had never even heard of The Power of Purpose or its author. However, the title alone made me think it would be a good read which is why I gave it a test drive …

Bartlett’s Words for the Wedding, written by Brett Fletcher Lauer, is a very Top 10 book that my friend borrowed me. There’s all nice things about weddings that I need to know about and the best preparations for it. Not literally though because the BIG difference in …

I love books, both reading and shopping, so I always find time to visit a bookstore in my spare time. And my favorite bookstore is Power Books Specialty Store located at Glorietta Mall, Makati , Philippines . I often go there and browse around the store. They have hundreds …

“Wicked” is a novel based on characters from “The Wizard of Oz”, primarily Glinda the Good Witch of the North and The Wicked Witch of the West. MaGuire has given the Wicked Witch a name, Elphaba Thropp, and given her and her Northern counterpart a background that includes …

This book is written by the same author who wrote Something Borrowed and its sequel, Something Blue. It’s not about the same characters though, focussing instead on a thirty something who thinks she’s finally got it all under control when she meets a man who she likes and who, …

The Oddisey is a book which authorship has been attributed to the Greek writer Homer. It’s probably one of the most widely known texts of classic Greek literature, and a must read in my opinion.
In case you still haven’t heard about it, the story tells the adventures of Odysseus …

Just seeing the front cover of this paperback novel, and reading the small summary at the back was enough to make me interested in this novel that I found in my aunt’s bookshelf some years ago. Although I thought the book was somewhat interesting, I thought the writing was …

When Sarah calls off her affair with Maurice Bendrix, her lover spends much anguish seeking out her motivations. Surely she could not have fallen back in love with her dull husband, he reasons so his mind settles on the realization that she has found someone else. Little does Maurice …

ANE’s Smart Kid Series Knowledge Book 1 is a good general knowledge book for school goings. This book gives the idea of general things we see and general people we meet daily in the daily life. That means about the Family,Five senses,Body parts,our body,Feelings,Good Habits,Good manners,About school uniform,about dress …

Vision in White is a new release by Nora Roberts - the first book in the Bride’s Quartet.
Roberts’ recent series were mostly trilogies and all related to the supernatural or involving some kind of danger element. This quartet comes as a refreshing change as it focuses on love and …

Before my brother started using this atlas in high school, it was initially mine, and even now that we’ve both graduated from there for some time, I still find myself referring back to it since I think that it’s a great altas; Google or no Google.
This edition was …

The Interruption of Everything by Terry Mcmillian is about this middle-aged mother who, after years of constantly caring day-in and day-out for her children, husband, mother-in-law, mother-in-law’s elderly
poodle, her girlfriends, and also holding down a part time job, is ready to bust. She is always thinking of how …

This is a young adult novel about a young Amazon girl named Rain. The story is well written and it has some nice themes as well. It’s fast paced and not as thick as other novels, so I was able to read it in a few hours. It’s thinness, …

When I was in counseling for my anxiety issues, I did a lot of reading. But it wasn’t until a friend of mine actually called me Codependent that is occurred to me that I might be. So, I decided to check out this book, Codependent No More. Melody Beattie …

Three Mistakes of my Life by Chetan Bhagat was his previous book that is set in typical Chetan style narrating. Even though this book did not entertain me as he entertained me with his previous books, Three Mistakes of my Life was an interesting story with lot of youthfulness …

It is only fitting that a band who have lived their life so openly and hungry for attention should be the subject of such an honest book. For thirty years Motley Crue were the band that set the template for the West Coast glam rock scene, no one could …

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is super amazing and up till now, I have a copy of this book and not intending to lose it at all. In fact, I dare to say that this book is like my role model and if …

No kidding! I really cried when I read the book by the terminally ill author, known as Randy Pausch. My heart totally went out to him because he is known to be suffering from cancer and it is a terminal one at that. I admire his …

Extreme Elvin is the sequel to the exceptionally witty novel Slot Machine.
Unfortunately, Extreme Elvin does everything that Slot Machine did right, wrong. My big complaint with Slot Machine was that it didn’t have much of a plot. Basically it was just an excuse to have a witty, sarcastic …

Nevermore is the title of this amazing book by Kelly Creagh which is also based on some of Edgar Allan Poe’s pieces as well.
The story begins with Isobel,our protagonist, who belongs in the crowd.She is popular, hangs out with the popular kids and is dating a jock,of course this …

I have read the book —˜The sign of the twisted candles’ by Carolyn Keene. This is one of the books in Nancy Drew series. This is a mystery book and is very interesting. The latter half of the story is more interesting than the former half. I liked this …

I am a big fan of Conn Igulden and I have read a lot of the books he has written. The lords of the bow was the last one I read from him and I have to say that it was hard to put that book down once I …

If you want something different to read, I recommend reading The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster.
It has a very strong narrative voice and you will find yourself turning the pages pretty quicky. Auster is a good author and conveyed the bad experiences of the character David …

The many variations and applicable of The Art of War is extensive. Put into different sectors and real life scenarios, the concepts of the Art of War provides creative ideas to solve problems.
Since Sun Tze, the originator of the Art of War, the teachings have provided much battloefield tactics …

Do you like dragons? If you answered no, then don’t read this review. If you answered yes, chances are you’ve already read this book, and if you haven’t, you’ll love it.
Summary: The lands of Alta and Tia are at war, and Joust tells the story of a young serf …

The Wide Window is the third book in the Series of Unfortunate Events books series by Lemony Snicket. It is probably one of my favorites in the series because it marks the beginning of the change in the Baudelaire children. In the past two books I always felt as …

I read this book a few years ago, mainly because I’m a big fan of its author, Chilean writer José Donoso, and I had read many of his novels, except this one; I had read a few reviews praising the book and regarding it as Donoso’s masterpiece, so I …

This is an excellent book that you should read if you are interested to study about the concept of management. When I first read the book, management was a relatively new thing for me since my background is engineering. Fortunately, this book uses simple words that are easy to …

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is a very interesting book that I truly love pretty much. If you fancy a magical tale, then this might be your cup of tea. However, I don’t recommend this book for guys, because it is all about women mainly, and the …

The history of Philippines reveals the influence of Spain in our culture, food and language. Filipino, my native language, has numerous words taken from Spanish; otherwise if the Spanish word was passed on the modern time, these words possess different meanings. The similarities of Filipino and Spanish encourage me …

The Apprentice is so chilling I couldn’t read it home alone! This story reintroduces us to Detective Jane Rizzoli, a character that is a compelling mix of strength and insecurity that women in a man’s world can relate to. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and recommend it …

The New Indigo bookstore finally arrived in Milton! It was large and bright and I couldn’t wait to start shopping. It was quick and easy to find someone to help me use their touch-screen system, and equally efficient to find what I was looking to purchase. I was thrilled …

Eragon, written by young novelist Christopher Paolini, is the first book in the fantasy epic Inheritance Trilogy. I first read Eragon a couple of years ago and was blown away by the quality and depth of the book whose author was only eighteen years of age.
The book follows …

Have you ever heard about wrapagami? This precious book contains simple, clear and easy to understand instructions, along with intelligible, easy to follow diagrams. An illustrator and graphic (award-winning) designer Jennifer Playford enrich her line of fabric gift wraps with dynamic, fanciful illustrations that take your breath away. But …

Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows is a great book for any age 10 and up. I was one of those die hard fans who went to the store at midnight to get one of the first books. When I started reading I couldnt put it down. …

“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 …

“The I Love Lucy” Book by Bart Andrews is a book that is primarily about the “I Love Lucy” series. Although there were some aspects of the book that I found to be unnecessary, like for example the episode descriptions, for the most part, I
enjoyed reading this book because …

I had to read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for summer reading. At first, I had heard a lot of stuff about this book that it was boring and bad. I read this book and I thought it was pretty good. The book was really descriptive and it made …

During a plunging economy I find myself attracted to educational type books that appear to be missing the ordinary get rich hype so common these days. Not too long ago I came across the book entitled The Millionaire Next Door. I sat down and read the entire book in about …

A very solid book. I got this book for my birthday and I am so glad that I did. My mother bought it for me and she thought I would enjoy it. Boy was she right. What an amazing book. Everything is so detailed and precise. The book cover …

When I was doing Chemistry in high school, I realised I needed all the help I could get since I could not understand most of the times what was being taught in class. Therefore, although I got extra classes after a while, before that, I also looked for Chemistry …

This book is all about the twins’ birthday as they are turning seventeen, and they want to have the most special birthday ever! Jessica Wakefield wants to plan a big birthday bash for her twin Elizabeth, but there’s only one problem —“ Elizabeth already had the same plans in …