Written by T. Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is a bonus for me to be able to read it from start till finish. This book is really super fun to read and it seems pretty bogus at first for me when I read the first few …

I appreciate publishers as much as the books that they put out. The binding, the cover design and typeface are things that attract us to a book and judge on the merits of the publisher. I particularly like NYRB (New York Review of Books) paperbacks, and want …

This book, a kids’ book about a girl who has trouble dealing with her autistic younger brother, is actually quite nice. The story flows smoothly, and you can feel the main character’s frustration, both with the fact that she feels her brother gets everything and she “doesn’t matter” to …

Vincent Luca, the protagonist of Son of the mob by Gordon Korman, has now graduated from high school and is off to film school as far away from his dad and the “vending machine company” as he can get.
Fortunately for the readers and unfortunately for Vince, his brother, …

I really like reading the book You Must Be My Best Friend Because I Hate You! This book is written by Emily Dubberley, and has truly inspired me. This book writes about how you should behave around your best friend and whether you should dump her or …

I have read the book ‘The places that scare you’ written by Pema Chodron. This book is a guide to be fearless when you are in difficult situations of life. The book also teaches us to be more and more joyful in life.
The author tells us how we …

This kids’ chapter book is very well written. There is a certain amount of teenage selfishness in the main character, as the story is told from her perspective, but she is not entirely selfish, being able to see things from a practical point of view.
The story itself is interesting, …

I’m a huge fan of the Kingdom Come story. I think that it’s one of the many comic works that shows people that it can be a medium to be taken seriously. It’s rich with symbolism and allusion as well as being a great superhero story.
When Geoff …

‘Mystery of the Banshee towers’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is interesting in between pages, but overall, it is quite dull to read. There are few funny or comical incidents. It is a very poor mystery. The mystery itself starts late in the book and …

Requiem for Moses (written by Willaim X Kienzle and published by Ballantine Books, 1996)
Every famed author has at least one outstanding book among his or her successful work, some writers even have a few. To me, Requiem for Moses has to be the best and most memorable …

I have been a fan of the series ever since the first book was published and I, instantly, fell in love with it. I was eleven years old at that time and I really wanted to be a wizard when I finished reading the book. The book was so …

Do you want to see some amazing cat-related products that don’t actually exist? If so, then this is the book for you! I was very amazed at some of the very imaginative products shown in this book. In fact, this book is written as if your cat would be …

Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpugo is a beautiful story of a man who lives alone on an island in the middle of the ocean, avoiding the sadness of war and protecting animals from hunters. (And it’s a true story, which makes it even better and yet more poignant).
It is …

This is the first book that I read by Alan Dean Foster in a long time and I must say I really enjoyed this story. It starts out a tad slow (the first few pages) but the pace quickly picks up and I soon found myself very hooked. It …

I got pretty scared after finishing reading this book by the fabulous author, Stephen King. The title of this book is Mist and in this story, it is actually more vivid and lively scary than watching the movie Mist itself. I have watched the movie also and …

This is my favorite Star Trek novel and over the years I’ve read it countless times. If you’re a fan of classic Star Trek with Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy, then you should read this fun novel. In case you don’t know, Jean Lorrah …

This novel starts with promise, you learn much about the characters very early. Susan Jagger is suffering from agoraphobia, fear of open spaces, causing her to have intense panic attacks. Her friend Martie Rhodes helps her with her phobia and Susan attends a psychiatrist named Dr. Ahriman, who happens …

It’s Called A Breakup Because It’s Broken has a very long title to it and there also includes the small title besides this; The Smart Girl’s Break-Up Buddy. I laughed out hard when I read the title but don’t take this book too lightly though for there are …

So begins a six issue arc called “The Six Gun War”. This is notable as Jonah Hex’s major strong point has been that it contained one issue stories that all worked on their own. Occasionally a 2-parter would pop up, but it was like Dini’s Detective Comics …

Monsoon, one of twelve Wilbur Smith novels in the widely-followed Courtney series, catapults us back to days of the powerful Dutch East India shipping company. Set in the days when piracy didn’t mean
illegal optical media copying but instead sailors with cutlasses and eye-patches plundering ships for booty and it’s …

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay and the storyline is sort of giving a literally sense. The story is pretty straightforward and easy to understand. And that is only the beginning part only.
When you continue reading further, you will find that the story is getting more exciting, …

I want to preface my review of this book by saying that I am not, even slightly, a fan of the Twilight series. I read the books and saw the first two movies to see what the fuss was about, and I came out of the experience feeling …

National Bookstore is a well-known bookstore that has a branch in Recto, Manila. It is a super branch because it has over 3 floors, unlike the other branches in malls with only one floor and very limited space.
It is a great bookstore that carries a wide range of …

What can you say, it is a Tom Clancy original. I had never read any of Clancy’s older books until this one this summer. I have heard they are his best, and I definately have to agree. I found this book to be a fascinating glimpse into how the …

Young Allies is another one of those series that got pulled to quickly in my opinion. Marvel has cancelled or put on hiatus a number of good series that just did not get the recognition they deserve. First you had Atlas, then Hawkeye & Mockingbird and now Young Allies. …

Estleman continues his quirky view of the American West with “Black Powder, White Smoke.” Three main plot threads weave together to form the book. First is Honey Boutrille a black man who owns a “saloon” in New Orleans when the story begins. Honey’s parents had been slaves. Early in …

Final Curtain was written by Ngaio Marsh, and published by Berkley Publishing Group in 1980.
A common story about a rich domineering patriarch with a dysfunctional family the mix of greedy, parasitic family members plus a young gold-digger fiancée from the lower classes.
Troy, the wife …

Rise and shine by Anna Quindlen is a book on sisterly love. It is special and I really love it; definitely has a special place in my heart. 2 sisters, naming Meghan and Bridget.
Bridget is more of the introvert type while Meghan, the extrovert. She …

‘North and South’ is, above everything else, a novel about social and cultural differences and the way to overcome them. It illustrates a theme very common in the writer’s age - the conflicts between the old aristocracy (symbolized by the south) and the newly risen bourgeousy (symbolized by the …

While not as good as some of his other mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle’s story, The Beetle-Hunter is still good enough to get a good review from me; in part because you are left in wonder about the mystery itself.
The story is about a medical man with an interest in …

“Sometimes I’m Bombaloo” is a children’s book by Rachel Vail and illustrated by Yumi Heo. This is a wonderful book that teaches children about tantrums and how to handle them. Parents will really appreciate this book as well. My daughter loved it so much she requested …

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 …

If you have toddlers in your life, a great book to purchase is “The Toddler’s Busy Book” by Trish Kuffer. This 390 plus page book offers 365 creative games and activities that are bound to keep your 1 1/2 to 3 year old child busy, no matter how …

This is a great exercise book for guitar players. It is basically broken down into a few sections.
The first part of the book covers basic guitar fundamentals like how to read tablature and gives a few basic warm-up exercises for you to play.
Part II we move into covering …

To this day, Pippa Middleton is probably still best known for being the younger sister of Kate Middleton (Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge). Pippa is also the author of “Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Families and Friends”.
Now, even Pippa admits in her introduction that due to who she is …

Pushing the Limits is the first in the Pushing the Limits series. It is told from the point of view of a girl named Echo and a boy named Noah. Echo can not remember the night she got the bumpy scars which cover her arms. That was the night …

Between Good and Evil is a book from an expert criminal profiler’s view. I bought this book as research for a murder mystery I’m writing. An avid reading yielded what I needed - a working knowlegde of a sociopath’s mind. But it was more than just a …

I love to read Margaret Atwood�s novels, she makes the reader feel that they are right there in the Victorian world in this story, thus immerging them thoroughly in her novels and the reader feels like they cannot put her books down until the very last page. And …

I really liked the Vesper Holly books as a teenager, and some of the teenage girls I work with have been enjoying them. In this one, Vesper Holly and her poor, unsuspecting guardian head off on an adventure, as Vesper has discovered she owns a volcano.
The best part about …

The Next Accident is a novel by Lisa Gardner. I had not read too much by her in the past, but picked up The Next Accident at a library book sale. It was a great find. The novel is very entertaining and definitely MUCH better than most romantic thrillers.
Romantic …

What’s Shakin in Snowflake City is perhaps one of my favorite children’s stories. It was given to my son for his first Christmas by my great aunt and we read it all the time. Even though it is a book perfect for Christmas and winter, our family …

I read the book, The Street Lawyer by John Grisham and I could say that I was disappointed by this book. It is the most boring book that I have read that have been written by John Grisham, having been accustomed to reading suspense …

A prequel to the hugely popular and controversial book ‘The DaVinci Code’ by author Dan Brown, ‘Angels and Demons’ introduces us to the character of Robert Langdon, a Harvard Professor who is drawn into a labyrinthine web of murder and conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of the …

I have had Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea sitting on my bookshelf for over a year now, and I finally decided to read it. It took me an entire month to finish this book, but I finally did it! It wasn’t really the books fault that it took …

I actually borrowed this book from my local library and ended up enjoying it very much. This story is about a young woman (Susannah) whose main goal for her life is to work her way up the corporate ladder. She has no desire for marriage or kids and …

This is one of the most interesting books I read in a long time. That may sound a bit weird as these stories are mostly about ghosts, UFOs and other paranormal events, but they are truly well-written. These are not the old, boring ghost stories that have been passed …

This is the best book for first time moms-to-be. Your Pregnancy Week By Week was the first pregnancy book I bought when I got pregnant with my first. This is a very helpful book which provides informations about the happenings as well as the growth, health, nutrition …

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 …

Tiny but concise, this book is a great travel companion for anyone who’s on the way to Seoul. This book has it all - shopping, hotels, transportation, restaurants. In true Lonely Planet fashion, the book begins with a section on history and culture, great reading for anyone who is …

Romeo X Juliet is a popular anime series from Funimation Entertainment, but it is also a manga, or graphic novel written and illustrated by COM. In Neo Verona, Lord Montague kills the Capulet family, except for Lord Capulet’s only daughter Juliet. Fourteen years later, Juliet masquerades as …