The following is a review of the Book: Baltimore Noir, Edited by Laura Lippman. (Akashic Books is the publisher.)
The book is full of terrific short stories. I can tell you I could be staying in the Caribbean on a sandy beach and the book is so …

This wonderful publication, Reminisce, is a magical trip back in time when life was simpler. It brings to mind golden moments and days gone by that bring smiles to the faces of the readers.
One of my favorite sections is ‘When Sundays Were Funny’ where a comic from yesteryear …

I have read ‘48 laws of power’ written by Robert Greene. The book is about 48 laws which, if applied, can make us powerful in life and our life will be completely in our own control.
The author says that one should not trust friends too much. This is because …

Malgudi days is a collection of 32 short funny and witty stories. Its author as I have mentioned in the title is R K Narayanan.
The stories happen in Malgudi, an imaginary town located somewhere on the banks of Sarayu (a river in South India). Even though it is common …

‘You shall be as Gods’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. This book is a radical interpretation of the old testament of the bible and its tradition. In this book, Erich Fromm explores the evolution in the old testament of the basic concepts of God, man, sin and …

Brandon Sanderson is one of the most popular writers of epic fantasies today, but few people know that he also writes books for children and teenagers. As a fan of this type of literature with great interest I went through the different pages of the novel ” Alcatraz versus …

Tonya Reiman had written this self-help book that is one of my favorite. The title is Power of Body Language. This is one of the signs that reflects one’s emotions, mind and thoughts and I love this book very much because it highlights certain important issue like …

Pendragon swept me off my feet the first time I read it. It is so compelling that it grabs your attention from the first sentence. This book is equal to Harry Potter . D.J. McHale has outdone himself in every way possible, taking us to a world we only …

Charles Dickens is the author of the classic novel, Oliver Twist. His career as a fictional writer started in 1833 when his most stories and essays appeared in periodicals. In 1836, he married the daughter of his friend George Hogarth, Katherine Hogarth.
The story is about a poor orphaned …

The Colour of Magic is the very first in the hugely successful Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. As such, it is the book that many new fans read first, which in some ways is a shame because it is by no means the best novel in …

Probably the two best things about Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired books are the fact that they are incredibly easy to read and that they usually contain a few spiritual insights that can enrich or challenge your walk with God. Unfortunately, many of the offerings in the imprint are rather …

Usually I avoid bestsellers that are described as “heartbreaking, funny and poignant story of female friendship against all odds”. Usually I’m right. I bought this one - the description matches the general plot, but it actually was good and readable and - thank goodness! - not too cliche. It …

“Pizza At Sally’s” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Monica Wellington. It was published by the Penguin Group in 2006. This is a very cute, yet basic story about a pizzeria owner named Sally. The story shows the reader what all goes into running a …

I am not actually a fan of Sandra Brown and I have never been one, as her books are too tasteless for me. In fact, I have avoided reading her books for a very long amount of time, but this changed when I discovered Led Astray.
The first chapter of …

This book is really easy to read and is a proper chick book. I first read this book when I was 17 years of age and I remember lying in my mums back garden not being able to put it down!
The author is Louise Bagshawe, and since reading this …

This children’s book by Eva Ibbotson is a clever, funny book about a wizard who wants to get married and how he chooses which witch to marry.
There is the usual cast of funny characters and strange creatures, as well as a few strange coincidences. The part I think was …

“Dynamic Anatomy” is one among few art instruction books by Burne Hogarth, renowned art instructor, cartoonist, illustrator, author and creator of the Tarzan comic strip series. Drawing Dynamic Hands, Drawing the Human Head, and Dynamic Figure Drawing are some of his other contributions.
Some folk in the world of …

‘Five on a hike together’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is an interesting book and is one among the famous five adventure series. The four children, Julian, Dick, George and Anne go off to the hills for a whole week with their dog, Timmy. Timmy hurts …

That White Girl, written by J. Love is a good story that I think would be best made into a movie. But it is not a racial story though. Instead, the story highlights the difference in life that Amber, a White girl, has to go through. …

Sydney, a young TV reporter in Los Angeles, is stuck in a traffic jam caused by an accident. Later on, she is assigned to investigate that accident, as it turns out that there might be something more to it, something. inexplicable. A worldwide conspiracy seems to be taking place; …

Help! I’m Being Bullied is written by Emily Lovegrove and he is a good psychology who really knows his work. He wrote this book in the hope of letting it be known to children and also parents on how to react when being bullied and what to do and …

I have mixed feelings about reading this book, Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan. It is basically about personal life versus ambition and career. But in a nice, romantic comedy type of novel story. The story is laced with humor and good pointers here and there, but the …

The book How to Ruin Your Life by Ben Stein is fantastic. It has a very nice tongue-in-cheek approach to life in general and basically to life itself. I find the book to be very funny and I had a blastful time reading from page 1 till the …

Where were you when Superman and Doomsday fought to the finish in the legendary ‘Death of Superman’ storyline that appeared in DC Comics 15 years ago? What about the subsequent Return of Doomsday storylines? How about the one shots that dealt with the origin of Doomsday? What about the …

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks is a very heartwarming story that I certainly find the writer genius enough to lace it with humor. The book does not have that many pages to read and believe it or not, I finished reading it just after 1 day. But …

I really, really enjoyed this book! It is the fourth book of Christine Feehan’s magical Drake sisters series. Each book in the series concentrates on a specific sister, her magical abilities, her need to find her soul mate, and all the mystery and intrigue that seems …

I have been looking for a cheap yet good baking book for cookies . I have indeed seen many good books but not one as cheap as Cookies Wonderland . Cookies Wonderland is a bilingual book - with both English and Chinese instructions on how to bake the …

I enjoy eating meat, but I thought I would try a vegan cookbook to cut down grocery costs. This book is great! There are so many delicious recipes to try, and not all of them contain tofu. There are recipes for basics, like making tortialls, bread, pasta sauce, and …

I have to wonder to myself, why don’t people learn? It’s been well established since the early days of the 20th century that just because something is popular, or works, in one medium, that doesn’t automatically mean that it will work in another. Yet we still have dozens of …

Buffy Season 8 Comics Books are absolutley amazing. So far over 16 issues have been created each, with two art covers. Nearly half the issues have been written by Josh Whedon, which makes reading the new series a real pleasure.
I find it really great to jump back in …

Who’s In The Bathroom is a children’s book written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Adrian Reynolds. It is a newer book, published in 2006. It is a very funny story that had my daughter smiling and laughing as she guessed who was in the bathroom. It …

Changes is the twelfth novel of the Dresden files, featuring Harry Dresden, the only wizard in Chicago who is listed in the phone book. I think it is one of the better ones in the series, it is definitely exciting enough. There’s action in every chapter, sometimes maybe a …

The novel “Club Dead” is the third one in the Sookie Stackhouse series written by the well known author Charlaine Harris. I also thought that it was a little better than the first two novels as well since the writer seems to be bolder now and I think the …

This book title, How To Keep Your Man: And Keep Him For Good by Darren G. Burton is a good read. Average - good. There are so many self-help books in the market on how to snag that man, get that man for yourself, hitch a mate and …

Recently a friend gave me this self-help book that I didn’t expect much help from. Only to find that I could not put the book down. This book hit the nail on the head when it came to detailed descriptions of people in general, as well as …

I read the book, “Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss”, written by Mark Hyman, M.D. In it, he explains, “No wonder it’s so hard to lose weight- our bodies are designed to keep weight on at all costs; it’s a matter of survival. It’s embedded in …

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 am a devoted fan of Bernard Cornwell’s historical novels, especially the —˜Sharpe’ series of books. They’re set in the Napoleonic Wars, which is a common periodic for naval exploits for characters like Hornblower and Bolitho, so Sharpe fits in pretty well. I wasn’t quite sure how much a …

I think this book title, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions written by Dan Ariely is really a superb book with lots of interesting facts that I love reading so much. The book cost close to $20 which I bought at a local bookstore and …

Who knows Palahniuk? He will understand from the first lines � It will be a crazy story! Of course, it’s a brain-wracking story. It’s beyond reason, but it’s an exciting book in some places. Unpredictable and exciting, with unique undertones.
The author has not strayed from his style. The …

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran is a good book, but I would rather take it as a fiction in that sense, because I wonder the truthfulness of it all. However, I respect on account that the story was related by Nefertiti younger sister named Mutnodjmet. So perhaps the story …

Black Bird is a Japanese Manga by Kanoko Sakurakoji that has now been converted into English. This is like my all-time favorite manga at the moment. I mean I love this manga. I will admit that that it’s sort of cliché with a girl, needing to be saved by a …

Eragon, written by young novelist Christopher Paolini, is the first book in the fantasy epic Inheritance Trilogy. I first read Eragon a couple of years ago and was blown away by the quality and depth of the book whose author was only eighteen years of age.
The book follows …

The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History is one of that exalted band of reference books that I dip into time and time again for the simple pleasure of reading it. It has been through several editions since it first came out in the 1970s, but has not departed very …

I was enthralled with this book and I couldn’t put it down. I visited Afghanistan in 1974, and followed its story from the comfort of my suburban couch, through all the wars and troubles since then, reading books about the plight of women, about the tragedy and loss of …

The Hunger Games is a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins. The first book in the series, simply just called The Hunger Games is my favourite book in the series. The plot follows a sixteen year old girl named Katniss Everdeen, who bravely volunteers to take her sister’s place …

Although this book is really just a compilation of activities from Martha Stewart Living, the magazine (and the book says this, right above the title: the best of martha stewart living), it is nice to leaf through it and look at the ideas for Christmas.
I like the activities I …

Best known for his book Little Children because of its recent success as a film, Tom Perrotta’s first novel, The Wishbones, may actually be his best. It is the story of Dave Raymond, a 31-year-old New Jersey man who still lives with his parents and works part-time as a …

The book Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane is an autobiographical story of Mark’s childhood in South Africa under apartheid. Mark grew up in a very poor black family under an opressive government. He spent many days not knowing if he would eat, or if his parents would …

This is a really good story and if you are someone that loves to read up on love and life etc, especially what if it involves powerful people in the league of celebrities and all that, then this fiction novel, Married Lovers by Jackie Collins is the one to go …