The Stepford Wives (written by Ira Levin and published by Bloomsburry in 1998)
As it is, the book is often better than the movie, even if the cast of stars feature award-winning actresses. Three movies of the same name have been adapted from the novel in 1972, 1975 and …

Gawain, a goose, serves in the Royal Treasury as a guard. He is honest and proud of his service to the king, Basil the bear. One day, Gawain notices that some rubies are stolen from the treasury. He runs to the king to report the theft. King Basil trusts …

In my house everyone uses the cookbook because we prepare the majority of our meals from scratch. The Better Homes and Garden New Cookbook Anniversary Edition 12 is my favorite of all times. We have twenty or more cookbooks but we typically only use the Better Homes and Garden …

Life of Peter Drucker, in part, determined by events that are not intentional. However, for Drucker, coincidence does not mean anything to them, are not ready at their door, knock at the event. Does this book is a biography of Drucker? Of course not. Krames not write a biography …

With this novel, Dean Koontz has shown himself to be a definitely humanist author. This feature could be sensed in some of his earlier works such as Hideaway (1992) or Winter Moon (1994) although it wasn’t so clear like in the present book.
By the Light of the Moon begins …

My father bought this dictionary a few years ago at a sale. I cannot recall how much money he paid for it, but I find it very easy to remember how well this dictionary has served my family and I for at least six years.
First of all, The New …

I have read the book —˜The haunted bridge’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. As are all other Nancy Drew books, this book is also an interesting one and a typical mystery story.
The title for the book suits it well. Nancy …

This was one of the “Fear the Fever” stories that I liked only somewhat. The gist is pretty simple, a man fantasizes about an imaginary woman that he sees in his mind. The story begins, however with the reader getting a glimpse into how the narrator has …

This book is probably the BEST pregnancy book out there. It tells you what to expect month to month. Basically, if you have a question it has the answer. It also has information on what the best diet is, how to choose doctors, stuff about breastfeeding. EVERYTHING you need …

This book is so popular among children and adults that it’s going to be a major motion picture soon. When I asked a friend what she thought about the series, she said that it was good but claimed that it will make you believe in finding that one special …

I’m a big fan of Roald Dahl’s writing and Quentin Blake’s illustrations. Roald Dahl has written many funny children’s books such as The BFG, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, and Charlie and the Chocolate factory.
Rovolting Rhymes is a compilation of six nursery tales including Cinderella, …

I began reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert after having it handed to me as a loan by someone who truly cared about my well being. She just happened to be my counselor. At the time I myself was on the bathroom floor, crying out to God, …

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a well-known writer in the book community. I personally didn’t know any of her work until a great friend recommended Kiss an Angel to me. I was still hesitant because it’s somewhat old, and those books aren’t really my style, but because she was so …

The Recycle Barn is a great place to get used books at a reasonable price. It is also a great place to trade in those books on your shelf that you’re not reading.
Occasionally, I used to pass by the old location in Bethlehem, but it was …

This story, Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick. This is such an amazing story and for those of you out there aspiring to become a celebrity, this book is a must read. It is a very honest rendition and a …

I am confident that most everyone is familiar with the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz”. The story about a girl who gets hurled through a twister and lands herself in the technicolor universe of Oz. Here she befriends a scarecrow, tin man, and a lion to help …

I picked up the Sex and the City book from the local library after watching the show for several years. Considering that the show was based on the book, I assumed that the book would follow the same kind of story lines, or at least use the same characters. …

This is an absolutely hilarious book. I almost peed my pants reading this book because of it’s hilarity. It has a tragic history, though, in that this is one of two books, (the other being titled Neon Bible) that John Kennedy Toole wrote before he committed suicide. Thus ensued …

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 …

A few days ago I was at Indigo and I happened to run across a book titled ‘Dracula Doesn’t Drink Lemonade’ from the series, ‘The Adventures of The Bailey School Kids’. This series was extremely popular when I was a child (personally I was obsessed with the series) and it …

This book is one of Charlaine Harris’s Aurora Teagarden mysteries. Harris has written several mystery series, and the Aurora Teagarden series is one of her best.
Aurora (”Roe”) has recently inherited a sum of money that insures her financial independence, and, with the help of her mother’s real estate firm, …

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 …

North and South, I can say the best in American literature. This book will keep the history of civil wars and the memory
of Americans’ fighting for freedom, permanent. If Alexander Dumas could keep the history of France forever, North and South do that for history of USA. A great …

All about book’s contains were adopted from many theorist and practicer, even the mainframe of the book was taken from ancient culture, specialy from eastern world. I have to conclusion that Rhonda Byrne was just a collector, or most worst she have conspirated with those writers.
But in the end …

The Police Cloud is a children’s book written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann. It is a new book, published in 2007. It is a charming little story about a cloud who wants to become a police officer.
The story is actually longer than I thought it would be. …

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 …

I have read the book ‘the 7 habits of highly effective people’ written by Stephen Covey. This is a very good book and the author has explained clearly the habits of effective people.
The main emphasis in this book is how a person can improve his relationship with himself as …

Laura Werlins Cheese Essentials is a great guide for those wanting to begin or even expand their knowledge of cheese. I have been wanting to learn more about cheese: the various names, how they are made, where they originate, and how it can be used in various styles of …

I decided to read Watchmen again. Yes, I’ve already read it a few times already, but the beauty of Watchmen is that you can read it over and over again without losing any of the enjoyment.
This is often hailed as the greatest graphic novel of all time. …

This is the first novel by V.C. Andrews that I read and it was truly superb. The suspense in the story was so good that I actually read the entire book, all 423 pages, in a single afternoon. While I have read many great books in the past few …

It happens, true only seldom, that after reading a book I get stuck with whole images in my head.
Sometimes it happens, after reading a good book that remains with me for a while, before allowing me to anchor myself into reality, that I see images rolling before my eyes …

I often have question about my existence here on earth. I always try to find meaning in my life. I have received this book during my oath taking after passing the licensure exam for nurses here in the Philippines. At first I was hesitant to read it since when …

I’m sure many of you have heard the name of Ellery Queen, at least by your ancestors. Or his books at least must be in the libraries around you. Who, exactly, was Ellery Queen? You have heard of Sherlok Holmes and Dr. Watson. Well, Ellery Queen was Holmes and …

This is a truly superb teen horror story by R.L. Stine. It shows very clearly the dark things some people will do and that is why it is so powerful. The scary parts of this story is based on reality and that is always more frightening than supernatural events. …

It started out interesting, with an awesome opening action scene. But, unfortunately it didn’t last and I ended up reading a book that transforms into a cliché. The characters are so ordinary. Disgruntled main character, doomed side kick, child in distress. I don’t get it! Marcus Sakey had a …

The Amulet Of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud) is about a world controlled by magicians, not the rabbit-out-of-the-top-hat ones either, these men can summon up demons and powerful beings from nowhere and order them to do their bidding. A boy called Nathaniel is the apprentice of a wizard called Underwood, who …

“The Fairytale Cake” is a children’s book written by Mark Sperring and illustrated by Jonathan Langley. It is a relatively new book, published in 2005.
This book features tons of fairy tale characters as they bake a cake and deliver it to a birthday party. The idea itself has …

Kristy’s worst idea by Ann m. martin is the hundredth book in the baby sitters club book series. This book about how Kristy the club president thinks it is time to give the club a rest because every one is too busy to keep up going to the meetings. …

I have a rule when it comes to books and movies. If I can’t remember the main characters name after the first few scenes or chapters then it’s going to be terrible.
This is the case with the latest book in the Horus Heresy series from sci fi and fantasy …

As for me when it is selfish quality clearly does not know at all of the life which excludes philosophy Richard finds. Does he someone respect in him?”, perfection it comes well and the partner” entrusts, from his responsibility which does not become is expected that we want even excessively …

Story summary:
Nathaniel career in government increasing so fast. But the Resistance rebel groups continues to do devastation in London. Nathaniel lives and work were threatened, not only because to the action of Kitty and friends, but also because of the unknown and confusing strength. Nathaniel is forced to do …

Reese ran away from her hometown after her boyfriends tried to kill her. He’s not being prosecuted, so to save her life she decides to leave to another state, change her name and start all over. That’s where she meets Mason, a boy she immediately feels attracted to. The …

“This Present Darkness” is probably one of Frank Peretti’s the best known novels, if not *the* best. It is his first published book that is said to have paved the way for Christian fiction as a genre. Ironically, nobody wanted to print it at first; from what I know, …

Risotto and Classic Cooking Rice by Christine Ingram is a cooking book I found at the library while I was browsing. At first, I was not going to check it out because I had plenty of other things on my account; however, I have been wanting to learn how …

Room on the Broom is a children’s book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
I picked it up on a whim while browsing through the local bookstore with my then-2.3 year old boy. The cover was extremely appealing, especially in the hardbound board book format. It depicts …

Three Mistakes of my Life by Chetan Bhagat was his previous book that is set in typical Chetan style narrating. Even though this book did not entertain me as he entertained me with his previous books, Three Mistakes of my Life was an interesting story with lot of youthfulness …

If you are already used to the basic HTML scripts in Java Programming in games specifically, you might want to get this book: Advanced Java Game Programming by David Wallace Croft.
It is super useful and there are just lots of codes and HTML scripts which you can embed …

If you’ve been a fan of Kindaichi Case Files series, then you’ll be very familiar with Takato Yoichi. Takato is the antagonist and mastermind behind many of the crimes and cases in the series. He is smart, talented, manipulative, evil but also very charming.

In this standalone, one-book story, Takato finally …

Welcome to an episode full of shady characters, dark blackjack tables, and a single casino chip. This is episode 3 of Cowboy Bebop, otherwise known as “Honky-tonk Woman”. Staying true to the bebop theme, this episode opens to a dim grimy Chinese shop with a woman dressed in less …

Lisa Jackson wrote Left to Die. A thriller/drama takes place in the wilds of Montana.
A serial killer is on the loose. He shoots the tires of cars that select women drive, forcing them into accidents. He then nurses them back to health gaining their trust. Once trust is …