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 have not read a novel in years, my mum had this book, called, “11 hours” at her place, she borrowed it from book club. She said it was a really good book. I thought I would read a couple of pages and see what it was like.
Once …

“Schott’s Original Miscellany” is a darling little book that defies classification. It’s a reference book for all the data you didn’t know you needed to know, a pocket book for inspiration, a fascinating book to just browse. It’s tiny size makes it just right to carry in your pocket, …

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

How far would I have gotten if you haven’t called me back Is a book perfect for teenagers who like a little bit of romance but want to also hear a story of how it is in high school. It is not a perfect depiction of high school …

City of Souls is book four in the Signs of the Zodiac series by author Vicki Pettersson. In this book, the main character Joanna Archer, who is the Archer (Sagittarius) in her Zodiac of Light troop, which is basically comprised of several super hero types of people who all …

“Makeup To Breakup” is the autobiography from original Kiss drummer Peter Criss. I have read many rockstar autobiographies so far, and I think this one might be my favourite. Collaborating with Larry “Ratso” Sloman, Peter Criss gives a very honest account describing his childhood years when he …

Being a big Sherlock Holmes fan, it would be a sin for me not to read the very first book that featured him; A Study in Scarlett. But, as far as Sherlock Holmes stories go, this is actually one of the worst.
The book takes place in two parts. The …

This is one of my favorites when it comes to Jude Deveraux’s novels. This book was so intense that it made me blush while reading parts of this! Velvet Angel is a story about the feuding family of the Chatworths and the Montgomerys; when Elizabeth Chatworth was kind of …

Like most people, I have a slight fascination with pirates and, when I came across the 1837 book The Pirates Own Book written by Charles Ellms, I had to give it a read.
Overall, it’s not a bad book. There are quite a few detailed stories about pirates from around …

This book held so much promise for me when I read the summary at the back cover. I can relate to people who have lost their faith in love that’s why I wanted to see how Maria bounced back from that funky period in her life. I loved the …

Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer has a similar feel to Don’t Look Down and Agnes and the Hitman. Like these and other Jennifer Crusie books, there is a kooky cast of characters and a strong female protagonist. With Bob Mayer, you add a male lead who …

Star Trek: Klingon Novelization is a novelization of the CD-ROM game by the same name. There is, as the name suggests, an intense focus on the Klingon culture in this novelization, however, characters from other species do appear, from both the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: …

I have downloaded a few free e-books from the Barnes and Noble website, and this has to be in the top five books that I’ve read for free ever. It’s by John Harold McCoy and starts off really slowly talking about small town life and a woman who lost …

Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York. This is part of the Harlequin Intrigue series. It is the 43 Light Street series. I must be addicted to FBI novels. This was a great book by Rebecca York.
Out of nowhere, a beautiful lady appears and who should see …

This is a story every girl should read. Sara Crewe is a lovely, bright girl who has lived with her father, Captain Crewe, in India. Her father is a widower. His career has been very successful, so they are rich, and little Sara has everything she could wish for …

My co-worker loaned me this book and did tell me up front that it was a difficult book to get through.
Although the subject matter is difficult to read, I couldn’t put the book down and didn’t put it down until I was finished. I was a little tired …

This is the fourth book in the C.S. Lewis Narnia series. It is one of his best works, and it right up there with his best-loved works; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; and the Last Battle. I thought that a seafaring novel was going to be boring, …

When my son was diagnosed with autism, the doctor gave me “Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide” to help me get a better understanding of what my family would be facing. Right from the beginning, as I was reading the forewords and introductions - written by autistic parents …

I have just finished teaching Animal Farm to my Grade 9 Special Education students, and I am pleased that they truly enjpyed the story.
Pretty much, Animal Farm is deceptively simple, as it is a story about a group of animal who take over the farm from their owner, and …

Every once in a while, you will come across an extremely well written book that really knocks you off your feet. Such is the case with the very excellent book by Gerard Jones entitled KILLING MONSTERS which tries to explain why children watch violent horror films and play violent …

Religions , mysteries , encrypted messages , ruthless killings and persecution… These are the main themes in the novel by Michel Benoit, who will keep you under tremendous pressure from the beginning of his book to the last chapter. It is questioned not only the sustainability of the Catholic …

This funny sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary is not quite as good as the first book. While funny, and definitely still fun to read, some of the events which occur are a bit too much of a stretch.
It’s hard to believe that the characters could yet again allow so …

Stephen King has been my number one storyteller ever since I read Carrie way back when I was 10 years old; to a large extent, it was Stephen King who switched me on to the world of books as I sat, wide eyed, reading a very grown up book. …

Having watched Food Inc., then read “Omnivore’s Dilemma,” I was curious about the Joel Salatin guy that was so funny and interesting in the movie, and clearly ran a really interesting farm and was thoughtful and very outspoken in Pollan’s book as well. I considered buying his book …

Anyone who owns a horse, will know the up-keep of these animals can be expensive. Along with the everyday costs of stabling, feeding etc, vet bills can run up quickly when a horse becomes sick.
I have owned horses for many years, and have learned an amass of knowledge over …

It was not until I saw the movie, “The Client” that I became interested in reading books by John Grisham. The first one I read was his bestseller “A Time To Kill,” which was also adapted into a movie. Since that time, I have read this book at least …

Our protagonist, Marie, has just left her husband, an abusive and too dominant man. She decided to move in with her brother to the trailer where they grew up, which only brings bad memories from her past, but it’s better than the present she was living. Everything goes well …

Test your IQ is a wonderful book written by Alfred W. Munzert. I bought the 4th edition of this book for a purpose of finding out my IQ level by taking the test provided in the book.
I was amazed with the content of this book because for so long …

Nineteen Minutes is a novel that I’ve read before and came to love so much. The author is the powerful Jodi Picoult and this story is a very compelling and truly I had a very satisfying read in all. Suddenly this town called New Hampshire became panic …

The behaviors observed within both “John Barleycorn”, by Jack London and “The Lost Weekend”, by Charles Jackson make evident the notion that although both characters suffer from alcoholism, the disease affects each individual in a notably distinct and divergent manner. Careful examination in regard to the mindset and psychological …

THE GENIUS by Theodore Dreiser tells the story of the development of Eugene Vitla, an artist of great talent and personality. He, a connoisseur and admirer of beauty, remained hostage to it all his life.
The story of the artist is outlined in the traditional Dreiser reporter-biographical style, with …

I don’t understand what is up with this whole vampire obsession. And sadly, I have bought into it. I guess the allure of a vampire is that in the fictional world they are so much like us. They are mysterious and what not. I guess Anne Rice’s books had …

If you are a lover of the paranormal genre of books or are looking for something on the order of a Stephen King novel, don’t bother reading “Savannah Ghosts” by David H. Rousseau. However, if you are interested in a retelling of local legends and history that have a …

I picked up the new Better Homes and Gardens Bird Gardens because I moved into my new house and was looking for a bunch of ideas to clean up the mess of a garden I bought. Compared to the other books there this garden book seemed so much …

The first issue of Marvel’s new mini-series “Civil War” is one of Marvel’s best story arcs to come around in a long, long time. It is so good, in fact, it can actually remove some of the stench of Marvel’s House of M Travesty that stunk up the …

Death Note is a Japanese Manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata; Manga Volume 1 begins with a bored Japanese high school genius named Light Yagami who is bored out of his mind when he discovers the Death Note, a notebook a Shinigami death god uses …

I have never come across a book this short and so fairytale-ish that made my jaw drop. Animal Farm is an unbelievable story. I have seen so many copies of the new version with the pink pig on the cover and I thought, “Well, isn’t that a cute little …

Now that the Ghostbusters franchise is beginning to feel the slightest hints of a revival, the question comes again: is it worth the hassle to pay for the limited copies of The Return in circulation?
My answer, is a definite yes. Having struggled to get my hands on a copy, …

I have read the book —˜The clue in the old album’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series and is interesting to read. As usual, the main character is Nancy Drew and she is quite daring in this adventure. Rose is another character who …

The Snake in the Hen House is a short story by Elnora Watters. The story starts out with Snake that managed to sneak into the hen house. He was thinking of stealing an egg so he went up to the nest but he saw a big hen. Snake was …

Heirs of Ravenscar by Barbara Taylor Bradford is good. I like the author B.T.B, because she really writes good stories, especially one such as a family empire business. I read this story and already I have the impression and the understanding of how it is crucial to have …

I’d had no experience with the religious world of Wicca before picking up this book. But, a few semesters of studying religion a stint in the Army with a few practitioners of Wicca brought me around to wanting to know more. I had no idea where to begin, and …

In this fourth book in the series about the medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett, the year is 1299 and King Edward I is feuding with the Church. When Walter de Montfort, the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, is poisoned and dies during High Mass, Corbett must find the murderer. As the …

Baby Love, written by Catherine Anderson, is a love story about Maggie Stanley and her baby. It started out with her, carrying her baby who is very little and she ran off into the cold and snowy night. I was curious in the beginning as to why she …

I kept on reading the books in The Murder Club series of James Patterson because I just could not bear leaving an unfinished business. It was a good decision because it was in this third book which he entitled 3rd Degree that things really began heating up for me. …

This is the second book about seven-year-old Jordan March, who suffers from precocious puberty. In this one, young Jordan is sent off to live with her great aunt Francis, whom she had never met. Francis lives on a run-down farm with a weed-filled yard and the house itself is …

“Beggars in Spain”, a novel by Nancy Kress, starts with an interesting idea. What if some people never needed to sleep? The story explores the implications of such a breakthrough from the perspective of one of these new super-humans. The writing itself is unobtrusive, which I appreciated, but the …

The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …

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 …