The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield quite a scary story altogether. There are simply too many mysteries to uncover that you will find yourself pretty scared. I was reading some pages at night and I got a bit creep out, really. And then, I had …

This book is a continuation of the series Nicholas Flammel written by Michael Scott. The first book titled The Alchemist that made a lot of fans fascinated. This story continues after Sophie and her colleagues managed to escape from Dr. Dee. Sophie who has been trained magic, managed to …

In the horror-fantasy genre Stephen King is undoubtedly one of the most well known and reputable authors, and for good reason. ‘Salem’s Lot is one of King’s earliest novels and is one of my personal favorites. Set in the remote and isolated town of Jerusalem’s Lot this novel follows …

Few aspects of the Christian walk are as simple and yet as personally challenging as prayer. I know in my own life I often struggle with not only carving out the time for prayer but also in simply remembering to do it. Pastor David Jeremiah adds good insight and …

The book ” being a happy teenager”, written and illustrated by andrew matthews is just simply a brilliant, insightful, fun and helpful book. I believe this book could be found around the world in major bookstores and in different languages, as it is a international #1 best selling book.I …

I love this book so much. It is The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne and the storyline is so darn sweet and funny and at the same time filled with romance too.
This is the story of a woman trying to balance off her alter-ego and her …

This edition is absolutely great. It is fantastic. It is so useful, so educational. It is a real great find.
This is an Oxford Dictionary, the concise version of it. But if you are going to buy this book, you are not going to buy it just for the definitions …

This story is the 47th Hardy Boys’ mystery for preteen boys. The numbers on the books do not mean much, as every book has an introduction to the characters and the sequence of events does not seem to be too connected, other than mentioning which mystery is to come …

This is one of three books that I have about personal finance that I really value. There is a lot of information in this book and it is written in such a way that it doesn’t matter if the market is up or the market is down. I personally …

Wendy Corsi Staub is a writer of thrillers. Her novels are usually about women who are in danger in some way. There is generally a serial killer or kidnapper preying on people around the woman and putting her life and the lives of her children in danger. …

I have read this book during my freshman year of grade 9 - that was about 4-5 years ago, before the movie was made. It made a deep impression on me although I found the beginning a bit boring. But now adays I find myself rereading the book over …

Of all the Sherlock Holmes stories I’ve read, the Speckled Band is one I feel is the creepiest.
How else would you describe a young woman dying in her locked bedroom in the middle of the night with no explanation and her sister suddenly worrying she might fall victim …

The novel tells a story of a beautiful independent surgeon, Dr. Rennie Newton, who becomes the leader of juror board in a murder case trial with the defendant Ricky Roy Lozada. For the reason of having not enough evident, Lozada is finally free.
Not long after, her rival colleague, …

A few months ago I began programming in Processing to create some interactive applications at work after having just a brief introduction to the language on a “programming interactivity” course. Because the language is pretty simple and the resulting programs are all visual I found it very easy to …

This is the third book in the X-wing series from the Star Wars expanded universe. It is about 5-6 years since the ending of the Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance is turning into the New Republic and they have taken over the Imperial capital, the city-planet Coruscant. There …

This is one of Steinbeck’s best novels. A novel which has been expressed with friendship, hatred and luck. The great thing about this Novel is that it was set back in the 1930s which really shows how life was like especially with women and black people and how they …

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 …

“Once Upon a Cloud” by Rob D. Walker is a dreamy like story for children that will make for a wonderful story for young readers to improve their love of reading as well as their reading skills. Between the fun to read text and the creative pictures, children are …

Horsemanship by Waldemar Seunig was originally published in 1956. I found this treasure on classic riding by lucky chance and have never let the book out of my sight. This is a comprehensive look at English riding beginning with the origin, history and then practical application of taking a …

Several months ago I took advantage of a free autumn afternoon by enjoying a luxuriously aimless browse through Powell’s City of Books here in Portland (a ten star rating if ever there was one, but that is another review). As I slunk through the racks my attention was …

This treat for the eyes is an excellent tip-off for everyone who sticks with classical wrapping techniques, but search new ideas or simply look for additional inspiration. Being a seasonal guide is brilliantly divided into easy to find and use chapters, soon after friendly and enlivening introduction. Spring, summer, …

Until You is romantic type of novel from the beginning to the end. It is about the Earl of Langford who apparently ran over a man, who was due to get married the very next day, until tragedy struck that is. Regretfully, it is now up to him …

As a meditator with some six months’ experience, I have gone some way on my path of meditation. Although it is a lifelong path, my first footsteps have started my journey, and even the longest journeys start with a single footstep. It has been interesting that in my personal …

The Gossip Girl series of eight books takes a group of hot, hip New York teens through their senior year of high school at prestigious private schools. From posh parties to winter break in the Caribbean, you can read all of the fabulous details. The books don’t …

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 …

If you’re planning on traveling to Peru then this book is the perfect guide book. It’s a little old, yet it’s chock full of important information. It has relevant pictures and maps, it covers the country and its inhabitants, certain main cities and regions including Lima, the north/south Pan-American …

This book was written by the author of The Christmas Cookie Book and that was the reason I purchased The Holiday Candy Book. I enjoyed the Christmas Cookie Book so much and use it every year for my holiday baking that I wanted to see what the candy …

How To Write Anything by Laura Brown is a non-fiction book which teaches you how to become a better writer. The book has a step-by-step guide that instructs you through the writing process from figuring out what your purpose for writing and who your reader is, and how to …

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 …

One very distinctive fact that I noticed while reading this book called Diane Johnson - Persian Nights: A Novel would be the fact that it has a very nice and interesting cover animated image of a woman, supposedly the one in the character, and the words ‘Persian Night’ being …

Digital Lighting & Rendering by Jeremy Birn is one of my favourite book on 3D graphics and rendering. In my opinion, it is one of the best book about advanced and photorealistic 3D rendering available.
Jeremy Birn, himself is a very well-known and accomplished 3D artist. This book of his …

I do really appreciate the book “The World’s Wealthiest Losers” written by Margaret Nicholas and published by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. in 1986. The book is a compilation of the autobiographies of people who have earned great wealth by this world standard including Elvis …

Heavenly Man was my girlfriend’s Christmas gift for me. Being a Christian, she told me that it is a book that can definitely inspire the Christianity among us, myself included.
I was skeptic at first. I never liked reading stories on how devoted and passionate these people are in …

Fablehaven Book 2: Rise of the Evening Star deals with Kendra and Seth’s continuing adventures in the hidden magical refuge of Fablehaven. The cult of the Evening Star is gathering up powerful magical artifacts with Kendra and Seth trying to stop them.
I liked this book a lot, it …

Gerald Durrell has written many books, I have already written about his book “My Family and Other Animals.” If you want to learn about the African country Cameroon, not only that its national team is good at soccer, then the book “The Bafut Beagles” will help you a …

I did not even finish reading the book, The Office of Desire by Martha Moody. The book has lots of potential, could have been better, but it just lurked at nothingness, really. I stopped at the 150 or so pages. The book has around 300 over pages. …

It is amazing how a certain book can balance between science and the almost religious belief in miracles.”The Brain That Changes Itself” of Doidge tells just such stories , border lining on real miracles - paralyzed patients who begin to use their limbs, people with great brain damages who …

I noticed recently that in the plan of one of our major publishshing companies
is to publish the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson. What I enjoyed very much.
There are at least two reasons for this:
- Science fiction writer Neal Stephenson is an exceptional, having an extraordinary inventiveness, …

There has been a long tradition of franchise crossover stories between Aliens and Predator that started with the first Versus comic back in 1990. Since then we’ve seen computer games and movies as well, although the films have met with very limited approval. There has been much more success …

The art of the surrealists by Edmund Swinglehurst
This is a nice little book that I picked up last and I went shopping in indigo. It nicely showcases the work of several surrealists. The print quality is very good. There are also a few paragraphs written …

I was given this book as a gift from my cousin when I was in elementary school and it became a longtime favorite. I loved acting and theater at the time, and this book is about three children in World War II era England who were born into …

This book is one of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mystery novels. It is not my favourite of her books, however I did enjoy it for many reasons.
I liked the presence of the other, obviously inferior detectives (although this did sort of remind me of a Sherlock Holmes mystery) and …

The Kaplan Practice Tests for the SAT is a very helpful book if you wish to find a good amount of practice for the SAT. It contains twelve full length practice exams with answers and has very good and detailed explanations for every single question on the practice test. …

Host is one of the most captivating books I’ve read in a long time. It tells the story of the Wanderer, an alien parasite who has taken over the body of a human host, Melanie. The only problem is that Melanie doesn’t want to leave. Instead …

I have read the book —˜The clue of the leaning chimney’ written by Carolyn Keene. It is one among the Nancy Drew series. I found this book quite interesting to read. It is a good book. The story line is interesting and mysterious. I enjoyed this book very …

McNally’s Dare was written by Vincent Lardo and published in 2003 by Berkley Publishing Group.
Archy McNally, one of Palm Beach’s most eligible bachelors and Discreet Inquirer for McNally and Sons, found himself again in the midst of a murder. A waiter, Jeff Rodgers was found drowned in …

To be honest I bought this book in a second hand books store, and I didn’t expect much when I got this book. The cover didn’t tell much about the story, a bit weird even. The back cover didn’t describe what the book was all about, but still I …

This series has been continuing on from the 80s. The awesome thing is that the author still manages to stay up to date with legal and other types of things that revolve around criminal justice. That being said, this particular book is not one of her best. The plot …

Ok, we all know that John Grisham is a renowned author, but I have especially fallen in love with his novel, A Painted House, which is a fictional story of a boy that grew up in much the same way that Grisham did. What I really like was that …

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 …