When Jack Torrance applies for, and receives, the job as the winter caretaker of the infamous the Overlook Hotel he expects to find a rebirth for his troubled family and redemption from his past alcholism. Wendy, Jack’s wife, is just as hopeful, but wary as well. However, it is …

The jungle of Sumatra in Indonesia is the primary setting for this story. It is where Dr. Jonathan Rhodes has set up his makeshift research facility to conduct studies on the medicinal plants in that area. It is his hope that he can convince an over-consuming planet the benefits …

“Star Trek: Starship Spotter” by Adam Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune is a book that I did not enjoy very much. The reason that I did not enjoy the book too much is because, for whatever reason, the makers of this book made the very poor decision of taking each …

Frederick Forsyth’s The Fist Of God is a story woven around the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait, and it’s eventual liberation by the Coalition forces, led by the United States. A British Major from the SAS is called in to run a super secret agent in Baghdad by …

Robbin’s basis of pathology is one of the best books for pathology available in market.This book is a must for both undergraduates as well as post graduates.This book helps you build your concepts in pathology.
The language used is very good and user friendly.Once you start a topic,you …

I received an autographed copy of “Kat Von D: High Voltage Tattoo” for my birthday last year, and have really enjoyed looking through it. I have never sat and read the entire book cover to cover, as it isn’t designed that way. This book has tons of …

I read Dan Brown’s Digital Fortress shortly after it was published. It was my first encounter with the author and, if it weren’t for all the hype around the Da Vinci Code, I probably would never have read another.
Overall, the plot of the book was OK. Basically, the heros …

This is a horror novel about a deadly snake that’s loose in Central Park in New York City. The snake is a black mamba and its powerful poison can kill a person in twenty minutes. This book is pretty good and mostly it kept my attention, but I felt …

A Guilty Thing Surprised was written byRuth Rendell, published by Ballantine Books in 1975.
There is always a cache of hidden secrets in Ruth Rendell’s stories - unsavory and ugly, even among the rich and beautiful. The ugliness here involved a seemingly naïve but vain, pampered woman, who …

Scent of Shadows is the first book in the Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. Usually, superhero books are not my cup of tea, but there was something mystical about the story line that I found immediately captivating. The book starts out with Joanna Archer on a …

Personally, I definitely agree with numerous excerpts from this work by Prose. Her ideas and thoughts definitely mirror my own. Although this might not be true for everyone, it certainly is true for me. Some works of art (be it visual, text, or audio) can start making your mind …

‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman is an interesting exploration of how the faith of human kind has changed over the course of the last few hundred years. This is an issue that addressed in a very subtle manner, and the focus is of the story itself and not the …

Are You Afraid Of The Dark? by Sidney Sheldon is a pretty confusing story and I am afraid that it’s not really my cup of tea. The book has 2 elements; either crime or a science gone wrong. But I must comment that Sidney Sheldon does write amazing …

At close to forty dollars per copy, with a rather funny looking front cover and a horrendously short back blurb, is the final Harry Potter book worth it?
In the end, that’s up to you. The book itself is well-written, although very dark and literally covered in death and fighting. …

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 …

The Smart One by Ellen Meister is a book about 3 sisters and each of them have a very distinctive character and they don’t really see eye to eye on most things anymore due to some circumstances.
The first is Clare, and she is really gorgeous but she seems …

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 …

Magneto’s daughter The Scarlett Witch uses her latent powers to create an alternate world where everyone gets their deepest desires.
The result of this is her father’s desire to have mutants rule over humans becomes a reality and none of earth’s heroes are aware of anything prior to the world …

I cried my heart out the first time that I read the book, Daddy’s Little Girl. This is a very sad story based on true events and related by the very beautiful Julia and I could not bear to imagine how as a child she must have felt.
Julia is a …

Wolfe’s second novel, “A Man in Full” is the story of American Social life and the tale of one of the great self made millionaires falling into the triumphs of his once glorious life. Like many of Wolfe’s works, “A Man in Full” is social satire aimed at criticizing …

Linda Howard’s novel, Drop Dead Gorgeous is the second novel in her Blair Mallory series. The heroine, Blair Mallory is not only sexy and gorgeous but also hilariously funny. This is one of the top Linda Mallory books to read. It’s not only a romantic book but also a …

This book features Jessica Wakefield in a totally different spotlight. She gets humiliated and embarrassed when she gets accepted in to a prestigious program at school called SOAR for gifted math and science students —“ she gets a lot of encouragement from twin sister Elizabeth Wakefield and from the …

I finished reading a novel called “Close to the Bone” which was written by David Wiltse.
In “Close to the Bone” a trouble shooter named Becker matches wits with an assassin name of Bahoud. Becker feels that he may be just as bad as the killers he stalks, during …

This book is very useful for children. This illustrated first dictionary book is an alphabetical word bookthat introduces a child to dictionary skills.This book is designed very simple picture wordbook. It is not yet ready to use a full fledged dictionary. This book contains of an alphabetical list of …

This is a golf book, which is not normally something I would read, since I do not play golf. However, I do like to read, and sometimes I just pick up the closest available book and flip through it. This is my husband’s book. He likes golf, strangely, and …

This book is good, damn good actually. It is a book that appeals to younger readers without talking down to them, it raises issues for discussion without forcing it or setting it up so that professors can just make stuff up to make themselves sound smarter, and it …

Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens third novel. It is the tale of Nicholas Nickleby and his sister, who are left penniless when their father dies. The main antagonist is their uncle Ralph, who is a mean old man and doesn’t try to make life easier for his niece and …

The Return is a really especial book, and I don’t say that lightly. This is a book in the M/M genre (beware!) that has a mystic touch to its plot that makes it incredibly unique. If you’re passionate about music and if you haven’t given this genre an opportunity …

Sensational Games for Your ZX81 will of course be of most interest to those people who (like me!) are interested in old micro computers, whether through the medium of emulation or on the original hardware. We’re a large community nowadays! This book was published by Addison-Wesley (not exactly a …

Mario Party 2 Prima’s Official Strategy Guide is not quite as impressive as the BradyGames strategy guide for a couple of reasons, although nonetheless I still enjoyed looking through it. I was disappointed that there was not as much storytelling and information on the boards as there was in …

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 …

‘Five on a secret trail’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one among the famous five adventure series. This is quite an interesting book. The children are enjoying their holiday, camping out near an old cottage. This cottage is empty. Nobody lives in it. Naturally, the …

“Jungle Bullies” is a children’s book written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. It is published by Marshall Cavendish Children Company in 2006. This is a book that tells a great lesson about bullying while using wonderful illustrations to hammer the point home. Is …

American on Purpose is funny and self-depricating, but more than that, it’s honest. Through the highs and the lows of milk delivery boy/drummer/stand-up comedian/construction worker/actor/father/writer/recovering alcoholic/late night persona Craig Ferguson’s life so far, he’s managed to hold himself between the lines of raving egomaniacal Mr. Hollywood and humble, hardworking Scotsman; …

The Pagan Stone is the final installment in the Sign of Seven Trilogy. And I gotta say, this final installment simply rocks!
The first 2 books focused on Cal & Quinn, Fox and Layla. No surprise then, that this book sees more of Cybil and Gage. i love both characters …

I have read the book ‘The prince and the pauper’. The author is Mark Twain. This is a very interesting book. The author hs written it in way which will make you excited.
There are two boys in the story. One is Tom and the other is Edward. Tom …

I have read many Terry Pratchett novels and particularly enjoy his Discworld novels, so I was eager to read Jingo by Terry Pratchett.
Jingo is a novel featuring Samuel Vimes, who is a quite enjoyable character and has been the main character in many Discworld novels: Guards! Guards!; Men …

An amazing and gripping story about a lone wolf looking for his way in the world and through destiny, meets a young women, Alina. Though they come from two different worlds, they work together to find their way and fight to stop a tyrant who would try and kill …

Friday Night Knitting Club is a book written by Kate Jacobs and the author is actually a New York Times bestselling author from a previous novel. In this story, it is about Georgia Walker and she has this particular yarn shop that takes a pretty deal out of …

I really enjoyed reading this book. You call the shots recounts the story of Cameron Johnson, who started his first business at age 9. The amazing thing about Cameron is he did it all by himself. He didn’t use his parent’s money (except when he was nine they gave …

“The Iron Lance” by Stephen Lawhead is Book 1 of the Celtic Crusades Series. I often see this series listed as fantasy, which I think is incorrect. While Stephen Lawhead certainly has written some good fantasy, these books fall into the category of historical fiction.
“The Iron Lance” is set …

This instalment is book 19 in the Honor-verse series that began with the 1991 novel “On Basilisk Station” It is, however, only the 14th book that focuses on the series main character. Honor Harrington.
This novel is, according to the author, the last novel that will feature Honor Harrington …

“Aaaarrgghh! Spider!” is a children’s story by Lydia Monks published in 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. This is a really cute and funny story that little kids should absolutely love!
The story begins with a cute little spider telling the reader that she is lonely. She lives in …

Day-by-Day BABY CARE is a book written by Miriam Stoppard,M.D.I read this book before the delivery of my baby.It was given to me by a friend of mine.It is an old book.Still this book has many practical ideas which has helped me.It was especially helpful as I …

I bought this book a few months ago and read it immediately because I heard so many god things about it. First of all, this book is not the usual Photoshop book which deals with the usual themes such as sharpening an image, cropping or opening up Photoshop. This …

I like this story for the fact that it experimented with inheritance, wealth and love. In this story, Catherine Fenton, a rich woman who is a heiress to 80 thousand pounds, feels that she is bound in a prison of trying to look for the man that she …

Captain Blood has become my favourite book since I have first read it in my early teens. It was love at first chapter, so the speak. The book tells a story of a man names Peter Blood, a bachelor of medicine and a former soldier during times of politic …

Under a Worn Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
Under a War Torn Sky is a story about Henry Forester in World War II. Only nineteen years old he is the youngest pilot in the Air Force squadron.On a mission over the continent Henrys plane is shot down by enemy fire …

This is a review for the complete and uncut addition of Stephen King’s The Stand. Having passed this book over many times due to the length of the book, I finally just started reading it, knowing nothing at all about the book. The story begins with a frantic soldier …

Hush Little Darlings (by Judith Kelman)
This is my second attempt at a Judith Kelman’s book. The first one had been rather mind-boggling and unimpressive; this book is however, a great improvement.
Sarah Spooner was investigating a case involving four young girls who were found to have …