Written by Tom Peters, this is one excellent book for managers. In fact, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies was required reading when I was trying to become a manager at San Miguel Corporation, the Philippines’ biggest and most influential corporation. As such, I …

Simplify and Create Abundance is an inspirational book written by Bo Sanchez, a Filipino Catholic best-selling author and preacher. I learned so many things from reading this book, important lessons about life and feelings and my personal relationship with God.
This non-fiction book talks about man’s personal struggle in a …

The other day, I saw the book title, Guess how much I love you by Sam McBratney and it caught my attention and my eyes to buy it. It is a children’s classic story and my niece love it very much! She is all gushing and all …

This book is brilliant. It kept me up until 3am. It has a mix of action, love-triangle romance, supernatural beings, and is quite interesting. I love books like that. It’s set in Victorian London, a beautiful period of time. The love-triangle that Clare has set up is beautiful. It …

If you’ve never traveled to New York City not only are you missing out on the amazing sights, history and melting pot of cultures, but you’re also missing out on the unlimited amount of cuisines provided 24-7.
Edible Brooklyn: the cookbook is a collection of recipes from various restaurants and …

What is the point in this memoir? Basically what we get is a person chronicling their own personal Atkin’s diet. We do get a little background on the person’s life and their battle with obesity. But none of it is either poignant or funny. It …

I’ve been a long-time fan of Jane Austen’s; like every other geeky girl, I’ve sympathised with her feisty heroines and their lovelifes as a teen, then came to appreciate the gentle humour of the stories, then realized how profoundly disturbing the shame she shows them to feel can be. …

Aftermath was written by Peter Robinson and published by Harper Collins Publishers in 2001.
The story started off with very gruesome violence in the house of Terry Payne two police constables had found his wife, Lucy, unconscious and Payne in the basement with a dead girl. Payne …

Bleach Manga Volume 1 tells the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15 year old high school student who has the ability to see and talk to ghosts. One day he sees a Soul Reaper, who is tracking down an evil spirit called a Hollow, Soul Reapers help the …

Momo is a book about a special child living in an old roman theatre somewhere in Italy. She makes friends with the local guide, an old street-sweeper and all the local children. After a while though her friends start disappearing, and she finds out that it because someone’s stealing …

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 …

‘The art of loving’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. The author writes about his opinion of love.
The book is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, Fromm says that many people are starving for love, but they are not getting it. He says that most want …

This book was selling at 50% off - and it looked interesting so I grabbed it! It is about 2 kids, Chris and Emily who grew up together and eventually fell in love (as hoped for by their parents who were neighbours).
The story traced their lives from how …

Color Mixing Bible (Book)
Ian Sidaway
“Color Mixing Bible” by Ian Sidaway is a great book for artists no matter what level you’re at as well as fashion design students. Not only does it includes an A-Z color list and how to mix them, but it also includes a section about …

Eva Ibbottson’s Dial a Ghost, much like her Secret of Platform 13 and Island of the Aunts, is full of funny coincidences. Like the others, it is a comfortable story with clear good guys and bad guys, great for kids to read. I think both boys and girls would …

This book presents 100 easy lessons that begin with simple consonant sounds and work through to a beginner second grade level. At the beginning of the 8.5 x 11 bound volume, the parent/teacher will find a 20 page guide filled with philosophical, interesting and informative instructions for using …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Captains’ Honor is a novel that centers around Picard, although it is certainly not merely a story for Picard fans. In this story, the Enterprise and other Federation ship arrive to provide aid to a planet that has been devastated by the …

This book is a fun novel for girls aged 10 to 13. It’s light hearted while the main character clearly has actual real problems - making new friends, getting along with her soon-to-be-stepsister and finding her way in a new city.
Robin Palmer begins the Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker, …

Last Ditch (written by Ngaio Marsh and published by Berkley, 1981)
How many sons and daughters can successfully step into the shoes of their already famous parents? In this story, Chief Superintendent Alleyn and his wife tried to shield their son from the dangers and burdens of his job. …

I have always been very interested in wildlife and animals in general, so I was very pleased to pick up this fairly slim paperback book a few weeks ago. It is in the Piccolo Colour Books series which was quite popular for a number of years, and is written …

The book, Other People’s Husbands by Judy Astley is a perfect summer read. I have always wondered what it would be like to be married and having feelings for another wife’s husband? That would be really dramatic and over the top sinful kind of feeling. But it …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream in some ways reminds me of an episode from the show’s fifth season: Darmok. Both the episode and novel have a loose set of similarities: Captain Picard and a captain from an alien ship are both transported to the surface …

I think that book fans all over the world would most probably have read Memoirs of a Geisha ever before. I had before, and that was years back, when this book was just released and was really ‘hot on the market’.
My friend was like talking about it …

The Wheel of Time series enthralls readers, and Robert Jordan never fails to weave a masterfully crafted web of entrigue and energy. The Dragon Reborn is the culmination of the first two books of the series, coming together in an explosion of realization and the story’s evolution.
If by now …

Law Of Attraction is book that is created by Michael J. Losier which tell us about our mind can make what we dream on can be true. Most of us have used our power of mind to control negative things come to us. We often say that we don’t …

I love reading books, even in this digital era where we can find a vast amount of reading material online, I still prefer buying books and carrying them around with me wherever I go. Over the weekend, I have discovered a wonderful bookstore close to my house in …

Gifted Hands is the autobiography of Ben Carson, a brain surgeon who saves the lives of children with brain tumors and other diseases of the brain. He tells the story of his life in the inner city and his childhood, and discusses how he came to be a doctor. …

The Voyage Home is a classic tale of alien encounter by author Diane Duane, who is known for her books that take place in the Star Trek universe. The Voyage Home is a story in keeping with the themes of an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation, …

As soon as I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I went online to search for information to help me understand the changes I would be going through and how I was going to cope throughout the next nine months. The lists of pregnancy and childbirth …

The Hidden Staircase is, in many of the kids I work with’s opinion, one of the better Nancy Drew books. It is the second Nancy Drew book.
Nancy Drew is the observant and adventurous teenage daughter of a lawyer, whom she helps out with her sleuthing skills. Many of the …

This is the first book of The New Prophecy Warriors series by Erin Hunter. This is about the cats traveling to see the badger called Midnight who knows a lot about StarClan who is their warrior ancestors who have died and are now represented by stars in the night …

Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Volume 1 begins with two boys in a desert town at a café listening to a religious broadcast. They learn about a priest named Father Cornelo who came to the town of Liore and tought the people about Letoism, his religion and that he can …

This book, Italian Grill by Mario Batali is cool. Anyone who would want to learn how to cook should buy this book and keep it.
I love this book so much because there are so many grilling methods that people like me truly love and that includes barbecue …

Night-Night, Baby! is a book about bedtime, something which children can easily relate to. Published by Silver Dolphin Books, it is a book highly recommended for babies 6-18 months old. It is also part of the Amazing Baby series of books.
Since it is a board book, it can easily …

This book by L. Frank Baum and J.T. Barbarese, titled: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Kansas Centennial Edition) is really awesome and I love the adventures as written inside this. You can call me childish or what, but I still love it so much. In fact, up …

Bad Temper is a short inspiring story about rude behavior found on the site, indianchild.com. The story is about how a father managed to make his son understand about temper by a simple task. The little boy had a bad temper and his father gave him a bag of …

The first edition of this book was just impressive that I decided to buy the second edition. I am using the books as my handy refence inside and outside my office.
At first glance and reading the first few pages of the …

‘Awaken the giant within’ is a book written by Anthony Robbins. The author explains how to take charge of one’s life. He says that many people have not taken charge of their lives. They do not take responsibility for their actions and for the circumstances which occur in their …

Now I can’t even remember how long ago I read a book as emotionally heavy as this one. Children in the War, children during the war, children who lost their parents, starving children - all this is significantly better to live through and scroll through in your head.
If …

Out of Sight, Out of Time, is the fifth book in the Gallagher Girls series. Cammie Morgan has amnesia and the only thing she can recall about her summer is that she left the school in order to protect her family and friends. She really can’t remember anything and …

I had wanted to read ‘The Five Love Languages’ by Dr Gary Chapman for a very long time. Each visit to the Bookstore found me picking up a Copy and setting it back down. The cost of the Book ($12.99) wasn’t the factor, well maybe for me it was …

I invested on a paperback copy of the International edition of this book for a reference for caring for my computers.
This is written for everyone who has computer and needs to learn to either maintain its good performance or to bring their failing computer to work again by fixing …

I felt that the book titled Line of Fire kept you on your toes and always had you guessing what was going to happen next.
It starts off with the main character, Faith who is a defense attorney, getting her latest client George Yube acquitted of murder charges due to …

With the recent arrest of Warren Jeffs and the TLC show “Sister Wives” polygamy has gained a forefront in the news. I actually saw this book at my local library a few weeks ago and decided to read it. It was written by Ann Eliza Young and it talks …

This is a book for the pre-teen set. Allie Ward is a 12 year old girl who lives on Seal Island in Maine. Her world has been turned upside-down by the changes in her family. Her Dad is a lobsterman, but has been off …

I simply love the title to this book, Rubbish Boyfriends by Jessie Jones. No doubt about it. This story is totally about Dayna Harris. So if you are the type to not like to read about her character, the I strongly advice you to chuck away this …

Once again, with her Dragonriders of Pern novel The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey takes us through a magical, mysterious world of dragons, noble heros, and memorable situations. With every single one of her stories, we remember the time the hero saved the day; the first single, wonderful moment of …

I personally think that this is the most comprehensive at home medical guides that is out there. It is a huge book, and it seems that the information it provides is so very useful. It has a beautiful system which is kind of like one of those solve your …

In some ways, I dislike the book, Wifey by Judy Blume. That’s because it proves what marriage could be done in ‘cheating’ ways when it’s not working and I think it might prove to give a bad example to married women out there. However, if someone wants to …

“Firefighter Frank” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Monica Wellington. It was published in 202 by Penguin Putnan Books. The date of publication is significant because a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book went toward the Twin Towers Orphan’s Fund. …