Books Reviews
Gone With the Wind
I adore this book. I’ll say it again - I adore this book. I hate the movie but the book I have read several times in my lifetime and I’m only 27 years old lol. It is a really thick book but it is so well worth it. The …
Dousei Recipe manga by Oshima Towa
Dousei Recipe is a manga by Oshima Towa. It has the genres; comedy, ecchi, romance, seinen, and slice of life. The story is about Takeshi, a college student and his girlfriend Suzune who ran away from home and now they are living together. Suzune is too naive and her …
Children’s Book: Good Boy, Fergus! by David Shannon
“Good Boy, Fergus!” is a children’s book written and illustrated by David Shannon. Is is a new book, published in 2006.
The illustrations in this book are wonderful! They are realistic in some way, although at the same time exaggerated. Any dog lover will relate …
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: Robin Sharma
I have read this book during a travel by rail. However, during the course of reading I thought that this book require a serious reading as the content is in depth and capable of changing life in a positive way.
This is one of my favorite books on self improvement. …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Peacekeepers
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Peacekeepers is a novel that I did not really enjoy too much. The reason I did not care too much for the novel is because the story did not strike me as being very interesting, although I would have to say that …
Deer Hunting With Jesus book
In Deer Hunting With Jesus, Joe Bageant paints a picture of working-class America in a way that I have never seen before. He is both an insider and an outsider in one breath. He has the “outside” world experience and formal education that help to give him a frame …
Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm
For ladies especially, I’ve read this book, Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm and it is so charmingly lovely and amazing. I cannot put the book down at all. The color of the book enticed me totally that I took it just by the first glance and …
Supreme #41
I have never been a fan of Rob Liefield. As a kid I was a fan of New Mutants and X-Force, I’ll admit, but beyond that I never really was too interested in his work. It is then rather unsurprising that I had never even heard of …
Twinkie Squad book
This is a great kids book, mostly aimed at upper elementary kids. The story’s protagonists, Douglas Fairchild and Commando (Armando Rivera), get into an odd amount of trouble arising from almost nothing.
Douglas is fascinated with his Pefkakian birth certificate, and spends most of the book writing away in …
Stretching Living Space
Stretching Living Space is published by Better Homes and Gardens. It gives ideas about decorating rooms in a fashion that makes rooms appear larger. It talks about how to use a room more efficiently by doubling its purpose. One example of that is using a couch that pulls out …
Spellbinder by L.J. Smith Book
The third installment in the Night Series is about two witch cousins who are as different as night and day, one evil and one good. There is a lot here to sink your teeth into and I really enjoyed reading this one, as it was intriguing. Basically it …
Roadwork Richard Bachman
Roadwork is a novel released in 1981 written by Stephen King and published under the name Richard Bachman. The novel is about a man named Dawes who is forced from his home, the city is putting a road right where his house sits, and they will pay him a …
Breaking Dawn book
I received the first book in the Twilight Saga for Christmas and, due to having nothing else to read, decided I would power through it, thinking it had to be horrible as I don’t normally like anything involving vampires, immortals or much supernatural stuff. However, I made it only …
Australia First Aid Manual
I recently bought this book named “Australian First Aid Manual” mainly because it was on sale, but after taking a read I found out that I have got more than I bargained for. Nowadays, not many people know how to react in the face of danger or emergencies. In …
Going Within by Shirley Maclaine
This is supposed to be a guide for inner transformation and if you like the physic this is an interesting book, if not forget it. Going Within is supposed to be a roadmap for achieving inner transformation. In this book Shirley Maclain covers many aspects of the physic …
Just listen book
Just listen by Sarah Dessen is a book you just can not pass up. Annabel the main character is going through a denial stage where she does not want to tell the truth about what happened to her to anyone. Then everyone at school hates her. It all changes …
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a literary novel famous, now has become a novel classic. This novel was written by D.H. Lawrence who came from England and was first published in 1928. This novel became controversial, because description of sex between two people which different social strata so vulgar. That …
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
Fire and Ice is a great book that can exite you no matter what you think about books. Erin Hunter is the best of the best when you come down to authors. Hunter can inspire kids to start reading and will help them in their time alone. This book …
The Fisherman by Brian Rosenberger story/book
The Fisherman is a scary horror story from the anthology Vile Things: Extreme Deviations of Horror. This anthology contains many stories of horror collected from various places and all by different authors. I had not read a story by Brian Rosenberger before, and had not heard of him. However, …
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester
A Crack in the Edge of the World is a non-fiction book by author and geologist Simon Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman). Winchester has written many non-fiction books about geological anomalies and other non-fiction subjects and is an engaging author - he does not speak down to …
Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson book
The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
I had read Steinbeck’s East of Eden before coming to this novel, so I was expecting something engaging. I wasn’t disappointed. The Grapes of Wrath is an excellent novel. The fact that one of the first chapters was wholly devoted to a tortoise moving along the road had me …
AP Statistics Cliffsnotes book
I purchased this AP prep guide as a supplement to my teacher who has never taught an AP class before. In Borders bookstore, I checked how many practice exams each book contained, and this one happened to have the most at 6 exams. I paid about 20 dollars for …
Ultimates 2: Gods and Monsters
Marvel really knocked this one out of the park. This book is probably the best collection in the entire Ultimate line that I have ever read.
For those of you didn’t read the first series, the Ultimate are basically a revamping of the Avengers. Well, revamping is too small …
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
It’s funny how some books find their way to you. I love it when people say- “Come and help yourself to my book collection.” Now that’s what I call having your day made for you. Well, my neighbor did just that. So that’s what I have been doing this …
Zen In The Art Of Writing
This book is written by Ray Bradbury, and it is about how to write well. However, what sets this book apart from the other writing books I own is that, it does not teach the traditional techniques on how to write well. There are many books in the market …
“The Conversation” by Hill Harper
The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships
Hill Harper
Gotham Books
Non-Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-592-40475-9
Now, when it comes down to the bottom line, I think I’m a pretty confident women when it comes to men. I’ve taken some time off from the dating scene because I never really experienced …
The Sunday Times Guide to Movies on Television
The Sunday Times Guide to Movies on Television may not be the newest film guide around - in fact it was first published in the 1970s - but I still really like it because (except, obviously, for new films) it is pretty comprehensive and gives a handy reference to …
Rich Dad Poor Dad By by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is one of the best accounting book written.
Rich Dad Poor Dad basically tells about how Robert, the author of the book learns how to be rich. Rich Dad is actually his best friend’s father and poor dad …
He’s Scared, She’s Scared by Stephen Carter and Julia Sokol
I recommend reading this book, He’s Scared, She’s Scared: Understanding the Hidden Fears That Sabotage Your Relationships by Stephen Carter and Julia Sokol. Normally, in my point of view, if there are 2 authors, chances are the book contents would definitely be super awesome.
And I’m not kidding …
The Contest by Matthew Reilly
Contest is the first book by author Matthew Reilly and a good insight into his writing style as a whole. As the first book he wrote it has some obvious novice-author flaws, but nothing that really interrupts the reading.
The book is a supernatural thriller poured from a generic science …
Eclipse Book by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse is the third book in the Twilight series. In this book, the main focus is Bella’s choice between Edward and Jacob. She must choose between vampire Edward and her friendship with Jacob the werewolf because she can only have one of them. Also, Bella must be careful of …
Belong To Me book
Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos is a compelling tale. In the beginning, the story felt gossipy and like the typical tale of a group of women who are struggling for social dominance. It was actually fun to read but didn’t seem extraordinary.
After a while I began …
THE GLASS CASTLE, memoirs by JEANNETTE WALLS
If you think that life is not sugar, try reading this novel. That thought will leave you for a long time: poverty, the alcoholism of the father, the creative mother, the hostility of the other children.
It is the real story of the author, journalist Jeanette Walls. The writer’s childhood’s …
Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante
Prime Suspect was written by Lynda La Plante and published by Dell Publishing in 1993.
Why are ambitious women always depicted as hard and bitchy, when they are just trying to do a job and prove their worth? I’m indeed surprised that a female writer would portray her protagonist …
The Young Surgeons by Edith P. Begner
The Young Surgeons was written by Edith P. Begner. It is an older book but I had never read it. I can’t say that I liked the book that much at all.
The main character is Dr. George Bruneau. He is a new surgeon and has problems coping when …
Five go to mystery moor by Enid Blyton
‘Five go to mystery moor’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is one of the books among the ‘famous five adventure’ series. This story is not much of an adventure, but is very interesting to read.
Julian and Dick go camping while George and Anne stay at …
.NET Interview Question Book
.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. …
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
I like mystery books and have spent a great deal of time reading Conan Doyle�s Sherlock Holmes stories lately. One of those was his compilation The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Overall, I have to say I could tell from the beginning that Doyle didn’t really want to write this book. …
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
This is for me the worst of the James Patterson YA novels i have read. I finished the Maximum Ride series, which I immensely enjoyed. I thought that Daniel X would be similar, but I was wrong. The book started out on a very fuzzy note. …
Twilight book
The first book of the Twilight Saga, titled Twilight, is actually a really good book. The author, Stephanie Meyer, has a pretty unique writing style, emphasizing character’s moods and keeping everything in constant motion.
I was surprised about the differences between the Twilight movie and the book. The …
Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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 …
The Alchemist book
The Alchemist, through its parables and puzzling words of wisdom is very intelligent book suited for people who seeks something more of this life other than the usual worldly wisdom of fame, fortune, and riches. The boy Santiago was just a simple shephered boy who dreamed twice of …
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
I love investigative and police-type or a mystery case type of books sometimes; depending on my mood, really. Harry Bosch is an amazing officer from the LAPD, and there is another book too, featuring the character, Harry. So he is on a quest to find the linkage or …
10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget book
10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget is the financial advice book written by the folks at Wise Bread, one of the biggest personal finance blogs around. I recently acquired a copy because I was looking for some additional ways to trim my (already pretty small) …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Power Hungry
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Power Hungry would be a rather bland novel had it not been for the inclusion of the Ferengi - Ferengi that just happen to be far more powerful and menacing then later portrayed in Star Trek! These Ferengi are very much a threat …
Prescription for Herbal Healing book
I really like the Prescription for Herbal Healing by Phyllis J. Balch.This book is really helpful for telling you all of the herbs you can use for daily life. It has a list of common health conditions and the herbs that can be used to treat them.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and last installment in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. I love this book even if this is not my favorite in the series. The development of the plot is just astonishing. I really love reading this book (in fact, I …
The God Project by John Saul
The God Project is a book by John Saul that focuses on two different families. The Montgomery’s are devastated when their little girl dies of SIDS and the mother Sally can’t focus on anything except finding the real cause of her death. Her son Jason has a best friend …
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