The winner of The Man Booker Prize 2008, The White Tiger is a novel that keeps the reader addicted to it from the moment he reads the first page. I bought this book recently and found it to be an above par book. The attractive hard cover as the …

Who doesn’t believe that The Appeal by John Grisham is a good book perhaps haven’t really read this book that well. I find this book totally enchanting and definitely amazing.
The stakes are high and lots of corporate companies are involved and it involves a company that have …

I think ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman is one of his finest works. The British author writes a story that is so distinctly American in it’s intense local flavors. It’s about a non-stereotypical convict who gets out of jail under strange circumstances and begins an epic journey that he …

Reader’s Digest Great Big Book of Children’s games is a nice book for children ages 3-14. The games in the book will surely keep children entertained for quite awhile, and I can verify this is true. I love the games in this book for my preschoolers.
The Great …

Upon picking up Kumiko Suekane’s “Blood + Adagio Volume One”, the title initially appears gory, gross and overall to be nothing but disinteresting to an English major used to reading much more scholarly works. However, further exploration of the title and the …

Miriam the Medium by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is brilliant. I’ve always wanted to find out the perspectives of a psychic and how they go about doing their business. Although I think that no one in this world could really predict anything, much less the future of someone, this …

This book is written by Dolf de Roos and Gene Burns. It is basically a book which teaches how anyone can acquire real estate fortune. It is written when the two authors acquired 52 homes in 52 weeks and made money from them, just as the book’s title implies. …

I was very impressed with “The Last Sin Eater” by Francine Rivers, I believe it is one of her best novels. The story takes place in 1850s Appalachia, in a small village community that consists mostly of Scottish immigrants and their descendants. From Scotland, the people have brought the …

In Updike’s humorous short story A & P, the narrator comments on a certain mentality: living in the moment. A worker at a store has a normal, typical day until three girls walk in the store “in nothing but bathing suits.” This brings a certain highlight to the narrator’s …

This book was written during the period of realism. It is about a father Goriot who has 2 daughters. He livies in misery, in a small rented room and gives all his money to her daughter to pay the debts of their lovers. The father wants them to be …

Bloody Kiss is a two volume vampire themed manga by Furumiya Kazuko. The story is about Katsuragi Kiyo and the mansion she inherits from her grandmother wherein the dhampir, Kuroboshi and vampire servant, Alsh is living. She wanted to sell the mansion for her dream to go to college …

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. …

Susan Wright is the writer for this title book, Be Your Own Therapist (Recipes for Emotional Health). My friend loaned this to me and this book has a lot of self-remedy treatment that I find to be very valuable and I definitely enjoyed reading. The treatment answers …

I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I think the 2001 film is very overrated. Don’t get me wrong, I respect it as a classic piece of cinema in a lot of ways but come on, it was long, boring, and didn’t make a lick …

The Temptation Of King David is a short story in the book Wolf Woman Bay and Nine More of the Finest Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year. This book was edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg. The story has an age-old theme — a …

BREAD was written by Ed McBain and published by Avon Books, 1987.
At the 87 Precinct, Roger Grimm was ranting at Carella and Hawes about the fire that had burned down his warehouse, destroying goods worth $500,000. He wanted them to complete their investigation quickly, so that the insurance …

Odd One Out by Lissa Evans is a very funny book filled with fun-filled, annoying and definitely weird characters. Odd one out is actually referring to a particular character in the story and you have to read on to figure out who she or he is. Not easy …

In my country, CXC examinations or CSEC as they are now called is one of the most basic external examinations done in most high schools. It is actually a Caribbean exam, similar to O-levels in Britain and the UK, except it has more of a Caribbean basis. When I …

This book is at the core of me and my father’s knowledge on electronics. It has become, for me at least, an electronics Bible of sorts. Basic Electronics really taught me the basics of electronics.
This book is written in …

Historical fiction is a genre that I usually stay away from. I find that the author usually gets carried away depicting history with painful accuracy. I usually find historical fiction quite dry. Then I started Four Steps To Death.
Four Steps To Death is quite possibly the best historical fiction …

The title alone of this mystery novel should have been a clue as to what I could expect from this author. I had never read an M.C. Beaton book before, although I knew she was a popular writer. What I discovered in this debut novel in the Agatha Raisin …

This book by Debbie Stoller is, according to the cover, full of hip, funky patterns. There are extra segments too, where they interview/talk with different Stitch ‘n Bitch groups across the States. Since I’m not American, I didn’t really see the need. If there had been more Canadian groups, …

I read this book, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell the other day and have completed reading it. It is highly recommended personally in my opinion for the fact that one has a fresh view and perhaps getting some line of thought on why certain people are …

All brides to be will definitely have to take a look at this Asian Bridal Look Book: The Essential Guide to Gorgeous Hair and Make-up for Your Special Day by Nilpa Bharadia. It has been compiled in English and there are just so many tips that one could use.
Being …

Michael Endes book “The never-ending story” is one of the best children’s books I know. It is equally suited for grown-ups and children, or maybe rather young adults as it is quite complicated.
The book is about a boy called Bastian who is bullied at school and hides away with the …

90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper was a really inspiring book. My preacher at church had several copies of it that he lent out to the congregation and I couldn’t put it down once I began reading it.
Honestly, I don’t know if this man really spent 90 …

Henrik Ibsen a Norwegian playwright, poet and theater director is often referred to as ‘Father of modern drama’ His writings can be tagged as a flag off to realism drama; his writings more or less revolved around the essence of human freedom. He felt societal norms condition individuals’ …

Several months ago I was at my local library when I saw a book called Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I had only heard of this book once and that was in by book group. We had discussed reading it and decided that it was not a book …

To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is Literature Classic. It is an epitome of innocence, southern life, and the injustices of the society, and is full of messages regarding everyday life and our society. I read this book since I was assigned to read it for my …

Andrew Carnegie is written by David Nasaw and though this book costs slightly expensive; around $30, I certainly love reading it so much. This is a good biography book that describes or tells the tale of one of the great business legends known as Andrew Carnegie. He is …

I had never read any books by David Sedaris before, even though they have been recommended to me by several friends. When You Are Engulfed in Flames was the first one that I read, and I found it simply hilarious. This book is full of essays about …

Alright, this is an awesome book. Title is Literacy And Longing In L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack. These 2 authors combined and collaborating into authoring this book is really awesome and the story inside ain’t that bad.
The main heroine of this story is none …

This is another Jaine Austen mystery that I read, as lately I’ve been hooked on these incredibly funny books. I never knew mysteries could be funny like this and I’m glad I found this incredible author. The stories are very zany and yet believable. This one involves Jaine going …

The Meaning of India is an anthology of essay written by Raja Rao, one of the best writers of India writing in English language. It is published by the Paperback, India in the year 1996. It contains several essays elucidating the real meaning of India and explaining to the …

‘The island of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and is full of adventure and therefore, is a very exciting book.
Philip and Dinah are two children who live at Craggy-Tops, which is a place by the sea. This is …

A fascinating read that will hook you from the first page, Jay Dobyns “No Angel” is a page-turner from the very beginning. This book is so good it makes you feel ike you are watching a movie and reading a book.
After reading the book, you will fell like …

Planahead brand journals are fashionable, hard cover journals that are sold both online and through discount stores such as Walmart. I first encountered these journals in 2004.
Each hard bound journal features approximately 200, 8″x11″ lined pages. The pages are sewn-bound. The lines and borders of the pages are colored, …

A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens most famous works. It has been made into films, TV series, shows and cartoons. It tells the story of an old business man called Scrooge. His business partner has been dead for seven years, so Scrooge runs his own business as he …

Just recently the sixth book in one of my favorite techno-thriller series was released, Deep Black: Conspiracy by Stephen Coonts, and what a disappointment it was. Not that it was a bad book, not by far, but it was extremely lacking and flat as a part of the series …

This story is great for kids, although a couple of the kids found it a bit difficult to get through. The story features Despereaux, a small, big eared mouse who falls in love with a human princess. He must save her from the evil plots of a rat.
Despereaux is …

High Recommend!
The Exodus, Moses’ Story from the Bible compiled by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz with notes from Charles R. Swindoll.
I have been looking for bible stories for the pre-teen level and I came across this book. I always liked Exodus myself and thought that this book was …

Second Chance - Living with a Rescued Dog was written by Judy and Larry Elsden who wanted to produce a guide to the owner or prospective owner of a rescued dog, there is no doubt that they have succeeded and surpassed themselves.
A small book in size (with the most …

‘The Power of Now’ is a book written by Ekchart Tolle. In this book, Tolle emphasizes the importance of the present moment. Tolle says that majority of human beings waste their time and energy either by thinking about the past which cannot be changed or by fantasizing about the …

What happens when you combine 2 great authors together for a book? You get superb writing and a great storyline, of course. One of my most favorite author, James Patterson has collaborated with Michael Ledwidge to write the good thriller, The Quickie.
I find the story truly …

There’s something about reading this book now as an adult that is different than the way it felt when I read it as a child. Perhaps it has to do with the way the book has entered the culture, with the movie, with the many children’s fantasy books …

This was an excellent mystery. The main character is named Savannah Reid and although a black cat is portrayed prominently on the front cover, cats do not play a large part in the story at all. Savannah does own two black cats, but they are hardly mentioned at all …

I have read quite a number of books on haunting, ghosts and many more. And this is also considered scary to me. The title of the book is The Ghosts of Trianon by Elinor F. Jourdain. This book is something which makes me definitely believe in time …

I so want the story, Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler to be better. But it did not as the pages went by.
Being the less of an author, I thought I had the plots in my head but it is not easy being an author, that much I …

I read this book as my hubby recommended it.It was fantastic and each page has twists and turns which made me not to keep the book inspite of my busy work schedule.The story starts with the murder of two justices–Abe and Glenn Jensen.The FBI cannot even able …

Like any other women, I have watched relationships fall apart. I was always wondering what was wrong, why it didn’t work out and I continued like this, blamming myself or the other person, being hurt and suffering. I have had on/off relationships or friends-with-benefits relationships, which I …