This book is a collection of the letter written by Swami Vivekananda (one of the most dynamic and influential seers ever of India) to his disciples, brothers, friends and others. The book has a large number of letters of Vivekananda spanning across from the late 19th century to the …

Mexican New York, Transnational Lives of New Immigrants is written by Robert Courtney Smith and sometimes, I find myself in the mood to read about travel books and this one is not really the pure travel kind of book like describing about a particular place. But rather, this …

This is the second book in the Star Wars X-wing series, and is set some years after the end of Return of the Jedi. The main story is about Rogue Squadrons covert intelligence mission to Coruscant. To help with the take-over, several criminals from an organization called Black Sun are …

This book is another book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. This features Susan, the granddaughter of Death, who is trying to save the Hogfather but he can’t, so he manipulates Susan into doing something about it.
The Hogfather is kind of like DiscWorld’s version of Santa Claus. An assassin is …

“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 …

Cardington Crescent was written by Anne Perry and published by Ballantine Books in 1988 .
Anne Perry’s historical mysteries are really fascinating, as they not only blend the suspense of murder and detection, but set in olden times, it is an eye-opener into the culture and behavior of people then.
Handsome, …

Everyone I know has read Twilight. They all love it! People have recommended this book to me so many times that I’ve lost count. Now, with the movie out and everything, I decided to read the book, mainly because I wanted to watch the movie. I heard that the …

This volume of Nodame Cantabile begins with the auditions for Chiaki’s orchestra. Kuroki and Paul, from the “yakitori trio”, audition too, and finally they get to join the orchestra.
In this volume not only the funny reactions of the old members of the orchestra, but also remembering some ridiculous points …

Wings of fire is the biography of Indian formal president and Indias greatest scientist Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam…Its a great book and must read by everyone… Its a journy of an indian commen man with the dream in his eyes of making the India nuclear superpower..And the story of how …

The Trouble with Marriage by Debby Holt is an engaging story. I just finished reading this last night, and spent my 3 AM finishing this. I love to read stories of a marriage life and stuff like that; although this has a non too serious voice of the …

Meet Samantha by Susan A. Adler recommended ages,7 and up
Samantha Parkington is a brown eyed,bright,nine-year-old girl living in Mount Bedford, New York.Being raised by her Grandmerry in 1904, known in history as the Victorian age. Meet Samantha is a great book and is the first in a series of …

When I had first read “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, I was surprised at two things: first, at the depth of the story, and second, at how badly distorted the story is in the movies. Instead of the traditional, beaten to death evil-monster-kills-everybody scenario, the novel deals with the complex …

I’d read some sample chapters of Christopher Reich’s “Rules of Deception” and was impressed by the exciting storytelling, and the authority with which Reich described a mountain climbing excursion gone awry. I felt that the author definitely had mastered the thriller genre.
Quick research on Reich revealed that he’d already …

The Fisherman is a scary horror story from the anthology Vile Things: Extreme Deviations of Horror. This anthology contains many stories of horror collected from various places and all by different authors. I had not read a story by Brian Rosenberger before, and had not heard of him. However, …

I have read the book —˜clue of the velvet mask’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is somewhat interesting and is one among the Nancy Drew series. The story line is very good and the author has written it fairly well.
There is a gang known as velvet gang. …

A friend of mine suggested I read this book because it is a classic example of a particular form of writing in the American South. I was not at all expecting this book to be the way it was. I have read the author’s first novel, …

The title book, Ladies of the Night and other stories really entices me. The author being Prince Althea, it some more intrigues me, because the name is really exotic. And when I read this book, it is indeed true. This book is awesome in the elements of …

Adult coloring books have started up a soft craze in the country and bookstores have stocked up with various books from Mandalas to Norwegian Designs to Japanese Secret Gardens to Anime style coloring in designs.

My friend mentioned to me how much her office mates raved about these adult coloring …

Book of finansial revolution writen by Tung Desem Waringin. He is a famous business consultan. In this book explained how we can change our financial situation become better. This book explained how to improved our hundred of thousand percent even better. Truly remarkable, given how simple but quite …

A fortuitous Writer - Mr Sidney Sheldon
An avid reader of his books, there was nothing to stop oneself to not read the masterpeieces of his thoughts in papers.
The climax, the folds and crawls of thrills and suspense, you name it and he had all the mixtures and textures in …

I’m a huge fan of young adult novels, despite the fact that I’m in my thirties, and when I ran across this one on sale for the nook, I went ahead and picked it up. And right off the bat I knew this was not your typical vampire story, …

I’m such a bread person it’s not even funny! It’s a miracle and a thanks to my genetics that I’m not a huge marshmallow because I eat bread at least three times a day, maybe more depending on where I am and how fresh it is.
Bread making from scratch …

I found this to be a pretty useful book. It’s a collaborative effort by four scientist/psychologists: Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. Often, when I read this sort of self-help book, I find that I’m reading the same sort of material with which I am already …

Hold Tight is the newest book by thriller novelist Harlan Coben. Like many of his previous novels, the setting for this particular novel is tranquility of domestic life. Unfortunately, domestic life is not always as tranquil as one would like to believe.
Hold Tight has many twists and …

One of DC Comics’ most underrated series of the 1980’s was the shortlived (50 issue) series VIGILANTE, which dealt with Adrian Chase, DC’s resident Punisher rip-off. Well, rip-off in the sense that he was a similar character, but the quality of the stories was SIGNIFICANTLY better than the lame …

If you are opening this review with the thought that you are a Hero of Olympus, I do not envy you. Throwing thunder bolts around and fighting with a sword sounds nice, but to risk being eaten by a monster or get yourself the curse of an ancient Greek …

If there is a book for those who wants to know the secrets of successful investing in the stock market, it is One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch. For those who are not familiar with Lynch, he is the fund manager Fidelity Fund and one of the …

Indian cooking and recipes have become very popular everywhere in the world. In some corner of some town in every country there will be an Indian Restaurant selling you their brand of ?curries?, ?rotis? and ?Chicken tikka masala?. Correspondingly Indian recipe books have become very popular.
My favourite Indian …

On Mystic Lake is written by Kristin Hannah. I would consider this book along the lines of a romance/drama novel.
The main character is Annie Colwater. On the same day her daughter leaves for college her husband tells her he wants a divorce because he’s in love with …

“Dracula” is a novel I have a lot of respect for, but can’t say I’ve enjoyed reading. It’s definitely a classic of Gothic literature, and it deserves to be, but for the average modern reader, who knows the story quite well, it’s not that exciting.
The characters are one-dimensional, …

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 …

The New Year Eve’s Murder (by Lee Harris, published by Ballantine Books, 1997)
This is my first Lee Harris book, and it was a real surprise. Lee Harris was a pseudonym for a romance writer, and I thought that this could be one of those simple-to-solve mysteries to …

There is no denying that currently Narendra Modi is the most talked about politician of India. Being a supporter of the BJP, I am also expecting him to become the Prime Minister of India in 2014. Recently, I went through a book on Modi by Kingshuk Nag. I have …

Out of Whack, written by Jeff Strand is a very funny book filled with very funny lines but there’s a downside to it that I don’t like. The racy scenes in it. But then again, at the end of it, author Jeff has given readers a moral lesson …

Malcolm Gladwell wrote this book to show how people make split second judgments about things and how much of these judgments are correct. Gladwell is an excellent writer, he always uses lots of examples and has a way of explaining scientific information in an easily understood way. That being …

Deviant (Edward Gein), written by Harold Schechter was published by Pocket Books, 1989.
Are monsters made or born? Many such —˜monsters’ have blamed their heinous acts on their upbringing, childhood, parents and families. Could a child in a dysfunctional family or an abusive relationship turn out to be …

Lady Nicole Shelton has resolved to live her life in her family’s country estate at Dragmore after being ruined by a scandal when she jilted her fiancée in the altar. Nicole has never liked London society and she is more at home with managing their estate and other manly …

I have read the book —˜mystery at the ski jump’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is quite a good book and is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book and is full of suspense. I liked it very much.
There are many interesting things in this …

For those not in the know, Sergio Aragones is the famous cartoon artist best known for his work in Mad Magazine (he is the guy that does all of those funny little drawings in the margins). He is also well known for his popular comic book, Groo. …

The book is a compilation of cartoons from the Peanuts series of comics, by Charles M. Schulz.
The book is about the comedy dog Snoopy, and his owner Charlie Brown. Other characters include: Peppermint Patty, Lucy and Woodstock the canary.
The book is set out as a series of tiny comics, sometimes …

Written by John L Brown and Cerylle A. Moffett, this book, The Hero’s Journey: How Educators Can Transform Schools and Improve Learning is unlike any other. It cost slightly expensive but I got the lucky chance to borrow it from a friend of mine. I’m not sure …

This book is the eighth book in the Hardy Boys series. It is a fun book for preteen boys, although it is a bit old-fashioned. It is still an enjoyable read though.
The Hardy Boys series is very consistent. In this book, as usual, the boys discover a mystery. Their …

The book turned out to be my first glimpse at the Communist China. The author is not a professional hystorian but rather a woman that was caught up in the events of the Cultural revolution. Being branded as a “capitalist-roader” and a “foreign spy” due to her education abroad …

Immediately following the epic conclusion to the Zero Year story line issue #34 has Batman compelled to stop a serial killer who is targeting homeless and the otherwise “invisible” people of Gotham. As is the case with many one-shot stories that fall between major story lines, readers may feel …

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 …

Susan Hill, the author of “The Woman in Black,” has written this Gothic novella as a “ghost story.” As a chilling, Gothic tail, it works well. I read it in one sitting on a sunny spring day instead of a cold winter’s night, but I found it to be …

I picked this reference book up at Borders, in their clearance section (which is rather extensive, at the one near us). It looked very interesting, and was inexpensive.
The book is chalk full of pictures related to the subject at hand. And, the pictures are truly beautiful, ranging …

I have spent the last year hunting down books by Temple Grandin. I finally had an angel send one to me, and it’s starting to change my life. “Thinking in Pictures, My Life with Autism” is a must for the parents, family and friends of those with Autism. Even …

“Chasing Harry Winston” is Lauren Weisberger’s third novel, a follow-up to “The Devil wears Prada” and “Everyone worth knowing”. Once more, the book is a venture into the world of chick lit, and once more Weisberger deals with the world of the twenty-something, fashion-conscious New York women.
The protagonists are …

When it comes to saving money, I believe I am an expert! I save more than I spend. I believe this is the only way to go for the financial security of my family. But through Francisco Colayco’s book entitled Wealth Within Your Reach, I have learned that saving …