Wow, I have to admit, I was impressed with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story, the Adventure of the Dying Detective.
Of all the Sherlock Holmes cases I’ve read, this is the first one where I’ve had to read about the hero trying to solve a case while he lies dying …

I read this book written By Andrew Loomis when I was still learning to draw. This is one of the first drawing books which really taught me the foundations of drawing. In fact, I recommend this book because Andrew Loomis is a wonderful artist who can be your teacher …

This is my favorite of Dave Barry’s books. It is screamingly, hilariously funny. It is a nice, thick book with medium sized print, so you are getting a good amount of material in one book. In his typical style, Barry takes his every day life and …

This story, Mr Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn is actually like a feel-good for me for all men out there who just love to take things or rather, ladies, fiancee and girlfriends for granted, and finding out that actually he does really love that particular person in the end! …

Lace by Shirley Conran is a very ’sexy’ book. But it is not to be mistaken for there is a plot to it. Minus the raciness and everything, it is about a lady named Lili, and she is a gorgeous young lady out there to seek the truth.
She …

Being a member of the Books and Writers Community on Compuserve, I’ve always wondered about everyone’s fascination over audiobooks. Audiobooks are really not that popular in the Philippines, and special ordering them at a local bookstore can be very difficult and expensive. Aside from that, I was more into …

Now, this complete Calvin and Hobbes set is about $90.00, and it’s quite worth it for die hard fans.
The author of this story is Bill Watterson, and he has conjured a good writing on the musings and antics of both Calvin and Hobbes. I managed to read the …

Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann is a very moving story. It is about 2 men whom are lovelorn and feel love-lost. 2 men, in 2 different eras but the sadness is pretty much felt by me while I was reading the story. The 2 …

Comedy —“ you won’t be able to stop laughing at the vicissitudes of Adrian Mole
Passion of maturation has never been so painful - and so funny - as in the famous secret diary of Adrian. Persistent pimples and parents marriage crisis, failures in the field of literature, and usually …

Pet Semetary was just about the scariest book I have ever read. Stephen King is a master at making sure you stay awake for the next two weeks. The book starts off really slow, in my opinion, with nothing really happening except Louis Creed’s(the main character)family going on a …

As is usually the case on Wednesdays, my daughter brought home a different book from her school library. This time, it was a book written a couple years before I was born called “Sizes.”
It was one of the worst books I have ever seen and I have to question …

I am a huge fan of Sophie Kinsella and especially her fabulous Shopaholic series of books.
I adore the character of Becky Bloomwood in those books so was a little concerned I wouldn’t be able to like a totally different character in a new book..
Twenties Girl is about a woman …

Just Me by Sheila Hancock makes me cry buckets of tears. It is a writing of how Sheila related to her widowhood and celebrate her own life; in a lonely but happy way nevertheless. That makes me reminded of my own non-marriage life yet. Would I be …

Now it seems that all and sundry now write detective stories. We have to focus on the annotations for the book, which, as we know, does not always correspond to the quality of the product.
And since recently there are not so many good books, despite the seeming abundance, I …

From the thousand books I’ve read since my youth, this is the book that I held with utmost respect. I treat it as my personal Bible. It is because of this book that I am now enjoying the fruits of my labor, and that I am …

I’m embarrassed to even admit that I’ve read this book. For reasons inexplicable even to myself, I used to be a fan of Mr. O’Reilly. Of course he is a horrendous liar and all around disgusting individual, and I can’t stomach the man anymore.
I did, however, read …

This book is a little hard to understand and heavy going for the casual reader by it will certainly improve your knowledge of the scientific concepts concerning dimensions. Throughout the book is a detailed and well explained history concerning the key developments of physics covering the era …

Christmas Angels and Other Tatting pattern is a tatting pattern book by Monica Hahn. If you tat you know how tatting pattern book are no where near available as book for crafts, like knitting or crochet. Even a lot of the books they do have are out of print. …

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
There are not many people out there who have not at least heard of Dan’s Brown controversial novel The Da Vinci Code. One single book has managed to captivate the attention of so many people- many have been puzzled by it, intrigued or …

This book has been out for a while, but i’ve only got round to reading it, and it was alright, but I don’t feel the need to read it again.
The story is mainly about a 26 year old woman called Sophie. Se works hard at her job as a …

New Moon tells the life of Isabella Swan after abandoned by Edward Cullen. Day after day passed with depression and emptiness. Charlie almost sends Bella back to Phoenix because it did not bear to see her daughter like a zombie. Bella still continues to live and do the usual …

THE CANDIDATE by Susan Wales and Robin Shope is a fast paced political thriller. Jill Lewis returns to her hometown of Delavan, Wisconsin to run the newspaper. Just days into the job there is a drowning at a popular resort, LAKE LAWN RESORT. When Jill arrives on the scene …

This book title, Forgive and Forget by Patricia Scanlan is very sweeping, has lots of nice dialogs and definitely something that I will find a truly memorable read. Forgive and Forget is kind of synonym to my life and I think that it has a beautiful essence and definitely …

As for the story of the book the family as monopolized ones, the child .How it accepts, approximately considerably simplicity So the heroine who is how accepts the child, more seriously. I do not live more in the story! You could do that to the gorgeous movie. Actually the movie …

The book “ten stupid things women do to mess up their lives”, is such a wonderful guide to what not to do as a women.
I don’t think I ever realized a lot of things I have done in my life have been so obviously stupid. I read this …

Aspiring to be a chemist, when a friend’s book, Marie Curie, fell into my hands, I grabbed the chance to read it. Marie was, for me, the greatest woman in the history of science, for this scientist was the one who - together with her husband - first studied …

First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr Barack Obama for winning the Presidential Election. Way before he won, I have read this book by him, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. It is a must-read and I highly recommend …

Although in the previous volume of Nodame Cantabile the story had concentrated too much in Chiaki, leaving Nodame a little behind, in this volume she’s the center of attention.
She got sick so couldn’t memorize one of the 3 songs she had to play, reason why she didn’t win the …

I had no idea what I was missing before I read this! I feel like these is one of my favorite series of all times! I finished all the books so quickly and and I just want more more more! I can’t wait for the next one to come …

Strangely enough, this book was not the worse of the Goldy Bear series. But, it was a far cry from the worst. I wanted it in hardcover, because I have other books of the series in them, but I just can’t justify spending the money anymore. I thought long …

“Dead as a Doornail” is the fifth book in the Sookie Stackhouse novel series written by the popular author Charlaine Harris. I didn’t think that this one gave me as much of an adrenaline rush as “Dead to the World” though, but it still was packed with suspense and …

The Magician Nephew is the third book of the Chronicles of Narnia series but is the prequel to all the books of the series by C.S Lewis. It was my least favorite out of all of his books mainly because it was much more slow paced and kind of …

They (who, exactly?) tell us we should not judge a book by its cover, but I give you leave to judge this one as such. One look at the cover - an almost photorealist depiction of a graying man who looks like a little boy playng dress-up in a …

This book will help you find common ground with your child. It should be read together at the age of ten. The book “The Little Prince” in the figurative form will tell you that you should be attentive and kind to people and nature. Reading together will replace your …

There’s nothing really that could make me laugh my head off except by reading truly great authored books filled and laced with humor. This latest rendition that I’ve read, titled 101 Revenge Tricks: A Little Book of Getting Your Own Back and written by Chris Pilbeam is a …

The Shaman Sings is the first in a mystery series by James D. Doss. The series takes place on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado. Daisy Perika is an elderly Ute shaman who sees visions and uses the information she gets from the vision to help the police discover …

Jesus and Muhammed - Profound differences and surprising simularities by Mark A. Gabriel P.H.D.
While doing a report for school, I read this awesome book by Mark Gabriel. It has this very thought provoking differences between Jesus Christ, the Christian Messiah, and Muhammed the Islamic self proclaimed last prophet.
The author …

Pillow Talk by Freya North is charming, sweet and funny. This book is good for insomniacs like me, because the character in the story, Petra Flint is suffering from it. And she has this ‘teenage love’ sweetheart before with Arlo Savidge (a very nice name) but their love …

Suzanne Collins’s “Catching Fire” is the continuation of her earlier novel “The Hunger Games”. The book takes place soon after the ending of the previous volume and revisits familiar characters and places. Although it’s a young adult novel, the themes are, again, quite serious, perhaps growing even more so …

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; …

This story, The Food of Love written by Anthony Capella involves a great backdrop and background place of the gorgeous Rome. So most of the plots are set there. I enjoyed reading this novel thoroughly. The story is about a love triangle but involving the recipe of …

This is the first book of a two-part miniseries and it’s titled Deadly Voyage. In here, the Wakefield twins and their friends are off to an island for a science trip, and when they’re expecting sun, swimming, and sand all the way, they get hijacked by two thugs who …

If You Have Ever Needed A Reason to Get a Library Card, Here Are Four .
They say one should not meet heroes so as to avoid disappointment; inevitably, the public persona you come to respect and adore will not be present in the person you actually meet.
That said, I …

First day I got this book I was grunting, thinking… Im not sure how i’m going to finish this book, but I am the first to say I was completely wrong. This book is a great example of amazing writing, no wonder this book is a classic! I had …

The book “Living Dead in Dallas” by the author Charlaine Harris, is the second book in the series which the HBO original series True Blood is based off. I have just finished this book, and even though I still thought it was interesting and more unusual than the usual …

I’ve been interested in photography lately so I decided to buy a book about it. Since I’m new to photography and don’t know anything about it, I wanted a book that’s for beginners, something that’s not too technical and would explain the subject in an easy to understand …

Stephen King is known for horror novels that revolve around the supernatural: if it’s not actually possible, but still terrifying to think about, then King will write about it. But this master of the modern novel is also known for real horror: stories that could actually happen in this …

I am currently studying “Essential Truths of the Christian Faith” by R.C.Sproul, and I am finding this book very helpful. In a plain, easy to understand way Mr. Sproul explains the key aspects of the Christian doctrine. The book is divided into chapters that address topics like The Nature …

City of Glass is the third book in the Mortal Instruments series. Clary is desperate to wake her mother from the coma state she is in and to do so, she must travel to the City of Glass. Entering the City of Glass is forbidden unless you have permission …

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 …