Tom Clancy’s Debt Of Honour tells the story of a cabal of Japanese businessmen who put up a nonentity as their Prime
Minister and launch a war and economic attack on the United States. The US initially reels back, but rallies again to utterly defeat the Japanese. In this …

I love lists. I also like looking at other people’s lists. That is why I was so intrigued with this book entitled 1000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List by Patricia Schultz. I was not too sure about their claim of being in the New …

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, novelist and philosopher, is one of the most extraordinary and inspirational novels of all time. Hugo described the deeds and sufferings of a man who previously spent 20 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. Reformed from his past, the man, Jean …

I would say that I am the type of person that heavily depends on self-help books and motivational ones to help me to get through in some aspects of life. One of the books that I love reading called No More Mr. Nice Guy! Written by Robert …

The book is about the perspective of an 18 year old girl, Layken, as she is forced to move into a new town with her family after her father’s untimely death. The only upside to moving turns out to be her new neighbor, 21 year old Will. He takes …

Bloodline is another fascinating novel by the author Sidney Sheldon. As his other works this one too provides a fantastic read from the very beginning where the story begins with news of death of Sam Roffee, the president of a multinational company set by his ancestor. With his sudden …

Whoa, the title of this book is indeed long. It is The Genie Within: Your Subconcious Mind–How It Works and How To Use It by Harry W. Carpenter. I need self-advice books like this at certain times because it gives me a certain kind of perspective and helps …

I was strolling inside a bookstore when I saw this book, Quick and Easy Chinese Cuisine. And of course, the foods here are all Chinese recipes. I browsed it using one of their open examples and found the recipes inside. I read a few and made me …

This is the first horror novel that I read by author Brian Keene and I must say it is a real page-turner. This story has a lot going for it: spine-tingling suspense, a truly creepy setting, great characters and even originality. The main villain in this novel is a …

This 3rd book of Circle of Magic Quartet, starts off not in the location of Winding Circle, but the Gold Ridge Mountains, where the 4 young mages with their teachers, traveled together with Duke Vedris IV, ruler of Emelan, (and also Sandry’s great-uncle) to help the people of the …

This is the third installment in the Gossip Girls series fro girls. This one takes place in New York during Christmas to New Years. Blair’s parents are taking a vacation and they are gonna have a baby! Yayyyy! Blair is angry but she doesnt care cause she has much …

Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski is a book version of the awesome movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I have always felt that there is a distinct difference between reading the book and watching the movie version. As for this case of Mr. and Mrs. Smith …

This novel is the second book by Gregory McGuire, which takes place directly after “Wicked”. And while that first book gave a new an interesting light to the story of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West, sparking the inspiration for the play, this second novel, “Son of …

The Great Pretender by Millenia Black an early book that I read on this author before the recent The Great Betrayal by the same author which I’ve read too.
I think the formula for this is quite a becoming formula for Millenia and she excels on writings like this, …

A good book.
Personally,I can give a high score to the presidential memoirs.Some people joked about the thick and length of this book,some are just kindly enough to say,”It is a nice book.”
It took me a month to go through it and after I finished it,it struct to me that …

I am reviewing the book, Dearly Devoted Dexter, written by author Jeff Lindsay. This book has recently been transformed into the hit Showtime series, Dexter, starring Michael C. Hall.
In this book, readers are introduced to sociopath Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter expert for the police department. As a …

I’ve read this book more than once, and I really enjoyed it. It’s a tiny little biography, less than 200 pages, I believe, and well worth the time.
Bryson got my attention right away by talking about what we *don’t* know about Shakespeare — what he looked like, for starters. …

For $12.95, it first seemed like a pretty expensive book to read just other’s stories on their life experiences on love, trials, troubles, and carrying on, but once I read some stories here I thought this was a really great substitute or if not even better than a bowl …

I have to admit that until couple of days ago I had never really considered Pilates as an exercise for men. To me the term Pilates conjured up images of Woman in the gym following the latest exercise fad. How wrong I was.
After reading about Pilates online …

Clouds of Witness was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books in 1966.
Sayers’ unique style of writing the descriptive and beautiful language was a joy to read. This is yet another witty and entertaining story about Lord Peter Wimsey, this time to …

Wren to the Rescue is a charming story by Sherwood Smith about every girl’s fantasy - her best friend turns out to be a princess. (Well, actually, the fantasy might be better if she herself turned out to be a princess.)
But her friend is pretending to be an …

This series has been very popular among the fantasy genre but I hadn’t read them simply because I don’t feel as drawn to angels as I would’ve like to, but this days I kinda wanted to read something different and I found this on my to-read list, so I …

I’d already read the first book in this trilogy, and although I thought the first book was a bit slow, I did enjoy it. I liked the characters, concept and ideas. It definitely could have been better, but I really was looking forward to reading the second book. This …

I bought this book because I was in need of an up-to-date animal encyclopedia. I was tired of having to go to the library to read up little blurbs of whatever creature. Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife was informative. It covers all the animals out …

Grilling & Barbecuing comes form the Essential Cooking series that was published by Hinkler Books Pty Ltd. This book features recipe for grilling and barbecuing that you will love to cook. I bought the book at a bookstore in a mall when my wife was scouting for a good …

To be honest, I didn’t like this book very much. The characters are appealing and the premise is a neat one, but there was a point in the book at which I found myself skimming more than I was reading.
Set in the 1960’s South, this is the story …

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1922. I read this story while using my husband’s Motorola Android phone’s Aldiko e-book reader application. Before seeing this book on Aldiko, I did not realize it was a book since a movie was …

I think it’s fair to say that the majority of the people who are familiar with S. Morgenstern and William Goldman’s “The Princess Bride” only are so because of the classic film adaptation made several years back. Few people realize (I myself didn’t even know this until a …

I have read the book —˜Emotional freedom: Liberate yourself from negative emotions and transform your life’ written by Judith Orloff. This is an interesting book, an excellent book. It is very helpful and can certainly transform a person’s life. I liked this book very much. The author has given …

This is the eight installment of Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club series, and it features Kimberly Haver’s story. Kimberly is a skilled horsewoman ever since she was s child, and this time she’s taking the Unicorns for some fun at a weekend ranch to have some fun and some …

‘St. Francis Xavier and his shrine’ is a book written by Fr. P. Rayanna, who belongs to the society of Jesus. This book is nothing but the biography of St. Francis Xavier. The book deals with the life of St Francis. In the last chapter, the author writes how …

‘Understanding philosophy’ is a book written by James K. Feibleman. Feibleman writes in this book the explanation of philosophy and a history of its major figures and their ideas. He traces the theories of all the important philosophers from the beginnings of greek philosophers through the era of religious …

I have read the book ‘Awaken the giant within’. The author is Anthony Robbins. The author says that your life is your life, it is your business. Therefore, you have to take care of your life. You have to be your own boss. You have to be the master …

This is one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier Discworld books, and I think is one of the first that the grey floating auditors have a major role (they also appear in Thief of Time, where they are again part of the inciting incident in the plot) and one of several …

This story had me a little bit on edge. I will say it’s probably because I am a woman who has had gynecological exams before. But anyway, the reader quickly learns in this story that the protagonist has a “thing” for getting pap smears. In fact, …

Robert K. Kiyosaki; the author of the best selling book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ has added another book to his name. The new one is called ‘Conspiracy Of The Rich; the 8 new rules of money’ a book not on another conspiracy theory like that of ‘who killed J.F …

Collecting gem stones for the sake of having unusual, precious gems to display, to set into jewelry, and to save for expected rise in prices of gems bought at low prices that are rapidly rising in cost, has become a new ‘wave’ of a movement, all over the world. …

Summer storms are known to everyone as something quite fierce, but what passes fairly quickly and is quickly replaced with a bright sun and the typical for the warmest season of the year heat. But in the chilling novel, written by Stephen King, “The Mist” the storm is just …

The Scarlet Ibis is a very good short story. This story is about a boy who is about six years old and has a disability that can not let him walk as the doctors and everyone in his family says. Except for his brother that thinks different. …

This volume of Nodame Cantabile begins with the auditions for Chiaki’s orchestra. Kuroki and Paul, from the “yakitori trio”, audition too, and finally they get to join the orchestra.
In this volume not only the funny reactions of the old members of the orchestra, but also remembering some ridiculous points …

The Hunger Games is a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins. The first book in the series, simply just called The Hunger Games is my favourite book in the series. The plot follows a sixteen year old girl named Katniss Everdeen, who bravely volunteers to take her sister’s place …

Tamara Siler Jones has created a truly wonderful fantasy forensic series for herself and this is the first book in the series. I admit I was skeptical when I first brought it home, unsure if the story would be written well or interesting, but to my delight it was …

The Crown of Horns is the last book in the cartoon series Bone by Jeff Smith. The book starts with Thorn, the heroine, being cast in prison and then falling asleep and dreaming of the night when her parents were killed. That dream is a red thread through the books, …

Cloud Atlas is unlike any other book that I have ever read. It is truly an exercise in plot building and writing style. The book is structured with five separate stories, taking place in different time periods, shaping around a sixth and central narrative. Each of the five breaks …

This book is very interesting. It has the top 10 places in Madrid that you would love to visit. I would love to go to Madrid someday, and check out these places. They are divided into 6 manageable areas, and also include some places of interests …

I just recently finished this book even though I’ve bought it many months ago. This is quite a famous book due to its creative book title and the author actually became quite famous after releasing this book. So is this book worth all the hypes?
The book focuses on …

Going Coastal is about a girl who gets fed up with her job so she quits. For good, this time. I liked the fact that it’s not a typical chick lit book in that she’s not a girl who went from a small town to big city, or someone …

I really love this novel by Stieg Larsson.I dont know Larsson and he was not one of my favorite author prior to reading this novel.It hust so happened that I dont have to do thats why I decided to grab something to read from the bookstore.When I started reading …

Charles Martin rightly stands out among U.S. writers, and his new books are eagerly awaited by many. Including me. That’s why the appearance in my library of THE WATER KEEPER was a damn joyous event. Only one thing bothered me: whether this novel will reach the author’s other works?
Not …

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 …