Wow! What a fantastic book.
When it was first suggested to me that I read Born Under A Million Shadows (by my grandmother), I’ll admit I was skeptical. It’s not often that I enjoy reading tales of peril and hardship, set in war torn Afghanistan. However, this is not merely …

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy is a special book about friendship that I truly love. The settings are mainly in Dublin, Ireland and a countryside setting as well. This is a story of 2 women, both the best of friends while growing up, and the story …

Recently I have bought a book from an online store. The book is about herbal treatment of overall body. It seemed nice to me and I decided to give it a try.
At the outset, I must say that Glow Herbal is a very nice book from the Times Group. …

Gil Cunningham is a young lawyer who on May Day dancing at the Glasgow Cross in 14the century Scotland sees both a victim and her murderer. Together with a French master-mason and his daughter, Gil tries to unravel the murder of a runaway wife of a cruel nobleman, who …

Meg Cabot is an amazing author, and most of her books were and are bestsellers, but not this one. That doesn’t mean it’s not good. Nicola and the Viscount follows a young girl named Nicola who lives in London in the early 1800s. She’s an orphan, and it’s her …

These three books — The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay -—“ are spectacular! The trilogy takes place after the destruction of North America by a global war. In the ruins, the nation of Panem emerged with 12 surrounding districts controlled by the Capitol. As punishment for a rebellion …

If I was afraid of zombies as a somewhat legitimate monster after “Resident Evil,” I’m absolutely horrified of them after reading Jonathan Maberry’s “Patient Zero.” George A. Romero doesn’t have much on what I really feel is the up-and-coming Godfather of the Hard Science Fiction Zombie. Romero’s claim to …

I started out with these books, on level one now I’m on level 5 and while I must admit I learned from them I must also admit they are very lackluster in providing information needed to progress in learning the art of the guitar. In book one I learned …

My friend loaned me Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. And really this book gives me the creep after I’ve finished reading it and while reading it too.
The character Jude sorts of surf the net and he nonsensically bought a ghost and thought that it’s going to be …

If you are opening this review with the thought that you are a Hero of Olympus, I do not envy you. Throwing thunder bolts around and fighting with a sword sounds nice, but to risk being eaten by a monster or get yourself the curse of an ancient Greek …

The Silmarillion is a recopilation that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son made of some stories written by his father. It is divided in 5 parts, and in each part it talks about the creation of the world invented by the author in his previous books called Middle-earth.
When I started this book, …

Last Act was one of the first books Christopher Pike wrote, and it was published long before he became a household name to millions of teenagers and young adults. After he became famous, the book was re-issued with a new cover, but the copy I have is from the …

I don’t think I can read this series anymore. The last few books I read were such a disappointment. It wasn’t even the plot that killed it. It’s the lack of development for the characters. What was funny and intriguing about them at the beginning, is now annoying and …

This textbook published by EMI Music is a three in one book that has total of 29 lessons in each section, which all together is a total of 87 lessons. Each lesson is about one page long that explains about the theory and then give some practical exercises. There …

I had the pleasure of reading all 8 of the Old Man Logan series recently. This story is written by Mark Miller and drawn by Steve McNiven. Basically, the story is about Logan aka Wolverine, and one day all the bad guys ganged up on all the superheroes and …

Eleven Minutes by Paolo Coelho is a truly good novel. The book is about the point of view of a prostitute named Maria in sex, life and love. I had purchased this book last week and finished it in less than one week. I always read it before I …

In Lust for Life by Adele Parks, I sometimes hate the main character, Bella. She is someone that is perhaps a bit selfish and too reckless. She and Stevie got married during her teenage years and I think that’s pretty rushing and while their young blood are raging …

I have a computer and a laptop and neither works properly, I have been having trouble with both of them for awhile, and it was just easy to say ” get another computer, get another laptop.” Yeah, it’s easy to say that if you can afford it, but it …

Also known as ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ is one of the saddest books I’ve ever read. The dark and gloomy atmosphere is overwhelming all throughout the novel and the tragic fate of the protagonists left me with a feeling of almost physical discomfort.
I could …

I enjoyed “Personality Plus” by Florence Littauer. The book is subtitled “How To Understand Others by Understanding Yourself,” and it did help me to understand myself better. The book explains four different personality types - Sanguine, Melancholy, Choleric, and Phlegmatic - and points out strengths and weaknesses of each …

I avoided watching the movie Precious until I read that book that the movie was based on, Push by Sapphire, because I generally enjoy books more than the movies. As well, having heard about, read about and seen information about the content of the movie, I did not think …

The great book of trains, that is written by Brian Hollingsworth and Arthur Cook, is a book that gives you an in depth look and information about all sorts of locomotives and train Unit from around the world. From the early beginnings of the Iron horse to …

With first Glance at the outdated covers one might put this book on the self. But my sister ordered the series and I decided for the heck of it to read these books. I am certainly glad I did! Kelley Armstrong has created a series of unique Female characters …

Ah, Dumas. How could I not adore you? After finishing The Count of Monte Cristo, I figured that nothing in the world could possibly get better. I was wrong. I’ve recently finished The Three Musketeers and found it to be the most fantastic story I’ve ever read. Set in …

I have read the book —˜How to get control of your time and your life’ written by Alan Lakein. This is an excellent book. The author clearly tells us how to make good use of our time. When we make the best use of our time, we also make …

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks is a very heartwarming story that I certainly find the writer genius enough to lace it with humor. The book does not have that many pages to read and believe it or not, I finished reading it just after 1 day. But …

Spiderman Issue 44 was written and inked by Howard Mackie and Tom Lyle, and marks a very boring period in Spiderman’s run in the mid-1990s. The art is very generic with no real edge or creativity. The writing is boring and does not give you a chance …

This book is the first book of the H.I.V.E series, one that I’ve just read and already one of my favorite series. The main character’s name is Otto Malpense.
Otto is a 13 year old teenager who is drugged, kidnapped and taken to a secret school on an unknown island. …

Black Sun, written by James Twining is a futuristic novel that I recently read but surprisingly, this book leaves me turning the pages as quickly as I can, because it is very interesting. It is a book full of puzzles and Tom Kirk is an art thief that chanced …

When their father is accused of a crime that he did not commit, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis have to leave their happy life and go to live in a small house in the country, where their mother has to work (as a writer) and they cannot go to school …

Star Trek Destiny takes place in three main time-periods so i’m going to break it down and give everyone a synopsis of the different time-zones as best I can
Present (2374/2375)
The Borg launch a full scale attack on the alpha quadrant.
They send 7000 cubes into the alpha quadrant via …

I enjoy getting into mini mysteries when the spring flowers start blooming. Sullivan’s Last Stand has a mystery to solve and an old romance is rekindled. What more can you ask for? I found that initially the book was hard to follow. That really disappointed me. …

Nanz Chong-Komo was the founder of the One.99 shop. It is a great concept store which sells products sold for, you guessed it, $1.99. In the initial stages, her business prospered and Nanz expanded her store into a retail chain with many small stores sprouting across Singapore. …

The Definitive Book of Body Language is a great book that taught me how to make a positive impression on others, how to interview and negotiate successfully, how to bond quickly with others, how to know if someone is available, how to tell if someone is lying, how to …

Almost everyone wants to always look young and healthy, especially women. To get all of that, they did not hesitate to spend big enough. Starting from traditional treatments, chemical peeling to laser treatment and even surgery. In fact, the problem of aging is a natural process, which must be …

True At First Light is a wonderful memoir by Ernest Hemmingway, one of the greatest American authors of all time.
I was intially drawn to this Hemingway novel, because of the title. I am like that, a catchy title will draw me in like a moth to a flame. I …

Well everyones favourite spending queen is back! Yes Becky is back in the fourth, very funny book by the fantastic writer Sophie Kinsella.
The book picks up a few months from the previous one (Shopaholic ties the knot), and we catch up with Becky who is on her honeymoon with …

I have read the book —˜Nancy’s mysterious letter’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is a rather boring book. I could not find any interesting content in it.
Nancy receives a letter from London which was most unexpected. This was not a …

‘The seat of the soul’ is a book written by Gary Zukav. In this book, the author covers many isues such as soul, reincarnation, law and effect, regarding souls of animals and birds, spirit guides and teachers, angels etc.. Now, this book is written in a manner of fantasy. …

In Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, Joseph J. Ellis, 288 pp., ISBN 0-375-40544-5, Joseph J. Ellis writes and excellent, popular history covering that part of American history where the United States was transferred from being a loose confederation of independent states into a country with a stronger central authority, …

My Woman, His Wife by Anna J. is strictly for entertainment purposes only. This book was seriously crazy. It starts with this couple.
The man and the wife agree to have a threesome, after the husband begs and begs. Then after their erotic encounter, the woman requests a one …

Hilarious cover and content, this book, This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009 by Benrik Ltd is the icing on the cake for the days that I need humor in my life. Whenever I am stressed up or just plainly bored, I would read this book. It has all …

The Jewel That Was Ours (by Colin Dexter)
I often look forward to reading any works of Colin Dexter, especially those featuring Inspector Morse. His detection skills combined with his alcoholic indulgence and inspired ideas never fail to entertain.
An American group visiting Oxford had encountered a tragic …

Reading and fully understanding the Bible can sometimes seem like a difficult or hard task to accomplish. This is not the case with this particular book. It helps guide the reader through the wonderful book of Genesis. Basically this book is a guidebook or helpmeet to reading Genesis. One …

For anyone who isn’t familiar with who the Thunderbirds are, then this children’s book would be the book for you. There is no story or action involved in this book whatsoever.
This book explains each of the members of the Thunderbird team and what role they are involved in. …

“Calvin and Hobbes —“ Sunday Pages 1985-1995” is a book, only available in English language, with the stripes of theses characters created by Bill Waterson. My boyfriend gave this book in my last birthday because he knows that I used to read these stripes when I was a child …

I read this book sometime back and it is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. Have you ever wondered like how kids last time coped with their surroundings, be it wartime or something bad in their country; like people invading and all that..? This book …

Billion Girl is a ten volume long manga by Sakai Miwa. The manga has the genre of comedy, drama, mature, romance, shoujo, and school life. I think it can also be labeled on tragedy because a lot of situations in the manga are really too tragic. The story runs …

I didn’t think for a second that I could be reading a book like this, and enjoying it. My boyfriend questioned me for reading a book about defending paperback historical forms. He thought it word being so.
I thought not. I felt that by reading this long …

The second installment to Linda Howard’s Mackenzie series, Colonel Joe Mackenzie is one of the best in his field. He’s doing what he’s always wanted - to fly. Everyone else is in awe of this quietly assured and strong man. Caroline Evans has a doctorate but …