Books Reviews
Her Majesty’s Wizard by Christopher Stasheff
Her Majesty’s Wizard is the first book in the Wizard in Rhyme series written by Christopher Stasheff. I find this first book to be very funny. The book takes place in Medieval times with magic and scorcery. I really love this series and feel this first novel introduces …
‘The Forbidden Zone’ by Whitley Strieber book
Whitley Strieber’s ‘The Forbidden Zone’ is the most frightening horror story I’ve ever read. Streiber is the man behind the the movie ‘Communion’, based on a book detailing his experiences with supposed extraterrestrial visitors.
‘The Forbidden Zone’ isn’t your typical horror story, and you could call it suspense, because there …
The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms
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 …
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo The Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
This story is the 47th Hardy Boys’ mystery for preteen boys. The numbers on the books do not mean much, as every book has an introduction to the characters and the sequence of events does not seem to be too connected, other than mentioning which mystery is to come …
The Shock Doctrine book
Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine” was a tough book for me to read. This wasn’t because it was badly written. On the contrary, the writing was very clear and straightforward. It was tough to read because of the subject matter.
The book details an influential movement in the United States …
Zinotchka by Anton Checkhov
“Zinotchka” by Anton Checkhov is about how a young boy came to know to true meaning of a woman scorned.
First, the story begins with an eighth year old boy in class, and he notices something is off about his teacher. She is anxiously looking out the window, and nervously …
Discovery of India book
Discovery of India is a historical book for India, in a sense, as it is written by the first Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru. I have recently read this book. The book contains an authoritative account on India and took the reader on the path of evolution …
School’s Out by Sarah Tucker
School’s Out by Sarah Tucker is a story that I reminisced like during my school years and me and the rest of my schoolmates would gather at the playground and all our mommies would huddle together, sit and gossip and share stories; sometimes personal too. School’s Out is something …
Seeking Asylum by Mallory Kane book
I enjoyed this book and just loved reading it. Mallory Kane does it again. I just love her “keep you on the edge of your seat” romantic books. I found this book in my closet stash and just started reading it since I had just finished …
Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Sister is the fourth and next to last book in the Shopaholic series. In this book Becky Bloomwood has married Luke Brandon and the two are on their year long honeymoon. After ten months though they both realize that they’re ready to head back to London. Luke …
“Saladin” historical biography book
“Saladin” by author: Anne-Marie Edde. The book is translated from the French by: Jane Marie Todd. (Harvard University)
Saladin: in 1187 (the Muslim Militaristic leader) was able to capture the city of Jerusalem. He captured the city from the descendents of the Christian crusaders. …
Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon novel
Novel written by Sidney Sheldon, the telling of the problems experienced by three beautiful women. Three women are involved in a series of complex murder cases. From the investigations conducted by the police, much evidence points to one of three women. Murder mystery with psychological deviations gives an interesting …
A street car named desire by Tennessee Williams
A great play that presents the woman role in the society, the New south through the analysis of a number of characters:
Elysian field is between the river and railroad in a poor quarter of New Orleans, desire.
Represented by Stella, Stanley, Eunice, and Steve.
Blanche, is the opposition. …
A Fine Balance By Rohinton Mistry
It seems like viewing the recreating 1,000,000 time where reading this book is pressed does thakurs of the village, the dowry and the ordinary citizen clearly? The struggle of s for degradation, tragedy and the eighties first stage of all steps of life of the movie of …
Created to be his Helpmeet by Debi Pearl
This is a book that I recently picked up at someone’s suggestion. I have been feeling like I should become a better wife to my husband and am finally becoming familiar with the term Helpmeet. I wanted to learn how to become a better complement and helper to my …
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
This story is great for kids, although a couple of the kids found it a bit difficult to get through. The story features Despereaux, a small, big eared mouse who falls in love with a human princess. He must save her from the evil plots of a rat.
Despereaux is …
The Dog of the South book by Charles Portis
I read “the Dog of the South” by Charles Portis on the recommendation of a friend. This is a good book and I recommend it to others.
The dog of the south was written and is set in the American South in the 1970’s. This novel …
The real secrets of the top 20% book
‘The real secrets of the top 20%’ is a book written by Mike Brooks. This is a book in which the author has intended to motivate the sales professionals. The author says that each and every salesperson can boost his sales and rise higher and higher. The book is …
Paperbackswap
Paperbackswap is a site where you can swap the books you’ve finished reading for books you want. There are, in fact, a few sites online where you can do this, but Paperbackswap is by far the best.
First off, it is the biggest. This means it has the largest selection …
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I know this is an old book that probably everybody have already read but I would like to review it because i think that this book does not get old. It is jut an opinion.
The firs time I read this book was 7 years ago. I am now 23 …
Thoroughly modern milkshakes: 100 classics and contemporary recipes Book
Thoroughly modern milkshakes: 100 classics and contemporary recipes
By Adam Reid
“Thoroughly modern milkshakes: 100 classics and contemporary recipes” by Adam Reid is an unconventional and definitely modernized outlook on the idea of milkshakes. Milkshakes are usually thought of as ice-cream and milk blended together; however, Adam Reid opens up …
Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
Eating plans and diets are so complicated these days. I grew sick of the same old eat fat free and lose regime. I set out on a quest to discover the best long term eating plan. I did a lot of research of the subject. One of my favorite …
“Goodnight, My Duckling” by Nancy Tafuri
“Goodnight, My Duckling” by Nancy Tafuri is an adorable children’s story that is perfect for a before bed time book, or for young readers who are trying to perfect their reading skills. If the easy to read text isn’t something that your children will love to read, then the …
The quest of the missing map book
I have read the book —˜The quest of the missing map’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series and is somewhat interesting. The style in which the book is written is good and is worth reading. I cannot say that it is much of …
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
Another historical novel from Steve Berry and the story’s background is Russian Monarchy. He started from an illustration about the assassination of Tsar Russia Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra and His five children in Yekaterinburg, Russia. There was a mystery about his two elder children, Anastasia and Alexei. When …
Mastering The Art Of Manga, Learn To Draw Manga Step By Step
I was first referred to this book by a friend who I was working with. Mastering The Art Of Manga is, without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve viewed on the subject. It goes in depth about different techniques and different materials to use to ultimately create …
Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella
‘Shopaholic Abroad’ is the follow up book to the hugely successful ‘Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic’ by the very talented Sophie Kinsella. We pick up a few months on from the where the last book finished, with Becky Bloomwood- the queen of shoppers- taking a vacation to New York …
What Every BODY is Saying by Marvin Karlins and Joe Navarro
What Every BODY is Saying has lots of good ‘catch’ in it. Written by Marvin Karlins and Joe Navarro, it has lots of good elements that could be useful for readers like you and me out there to ‘detect’ honesty and looking through more than the body language …
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Game
This is the coolest game to play ever, it is so entertaining for all ages. I used to think that it was just for kids until I got it as a gift from one of my close friends and I fell in love with the game. You can actually …
I See London, novel by Chanel Cleeton (International School #1)
I See London by Chanel Cleeton it’s a little bit hard to review for me, and that’s because there were moments in this story where I was really enjoying it, others where I thought it was addictive, and others where the leading girl, Maggie, exasperated me with her lack …
Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover
This book will change your life! That is, if you want it to. He does not offer a get rich quick, or an easy way out. . . but what he DOES offer is structure and guidance on how to get debt free. His plan is amazing. He uses …
The Rashomon Effect at Love Canal by Allan Mazur book
I really liked the way Allan Mazur structured his book. I liked how it was structured was almost like a court case hearing each side for better or worse. Each chapter I read it seemed like everyone else was the bad guy and …
Your Money or Your Life book
This book was a godsend for our family. We have struggled for years to make ends meet even though we are an upper-middle class family with what seems more than enough income. When I bought this book I had read numerous other books with different names that all had …
The Fifth Column by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway tried to identify the meaning of war in the modern era as background for drama and short stories in this book. You will not find heroes in this book. The story of the war in general tells of a brave warrior. However, Hemingway thought it took a …
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
As many people may already know, New Moon is the sequel to the international bestseller, Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. I found New Moon as good as Twilight. In fact, I might even go as far as to say that it was probably better. Many people, however, do not agree …
Ayashi No Ceres Manga Book
This is one of the best romance and tragedy mangas I have ever read. Ayashi no Ceres is the Japanese name for the manga. Ceres Celestial Legend is the English name. Even thou I know most of my anime and manga names in English, I normally say them in …
Hothouse by Brian W Aldiss
This is one of those books than you must ‘read before you die’, High praise indeed and justly deserved.
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“See dying vegetables life sustain”
“See life dissolving vegetate again”
“All forms that perish other forms supply”
“By turns we catch the vital breath and die”
“Like bubbles on the sea of matter borne”
“They rise; they …
Good For You, novel by Tammara Webber (Between The Lines #3)
Good for You is the third book in the series Between The Lines by Tammara Webber, and it has leave me with an enormous smile on my face.
This story starts when Reid is granted community service after acting like a jackass and destroying a house. That’s where he …
The Book Of Lost Things By John Connolly
One of the greatest pleasures of the fantasy reader, especially one who, like me, reads a lot, is to discover something new and original that turns the the classic stories upside down. This is the real reason why I like Simon R. Green and “Shadows Fall”. Because of it …
Mexican New York, Transnational Lives of New Immigrants
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 …
Larry Moss’ the Intent to Live
Actors have to bank a lot on the training they get, but there are a lot of different teachers out there with differing styles of teaching and differing views of what the actor’s process and technique is. I have combed through a lot of different books from different teachers, …
Margaret Cho’s I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight
Ms. Cho’s first book, “I’m The One I Want” was a encellent read that gave a unique look into her life and her comedic process.
This book, however, really missed the mark and reads more like an extended rantings and ravings with almost no focus.
Ok, I did like the part …
The Center of Everything
“The Center of Everything” is such an influential book that has altered my views on certain things about life. it was a wonderful, enjoyable read, made me smile, sometimes cry. The words used are brilliant and thought provoking, the instances that occur in the book will entertain you and …
Star Wars: Yoda Dark Rendezvous Book by Sean Stewart
Because usually I prefer reviewing novels that I have read that are related to the Star Wars universe, I decided this time to dwell on this book, the main character of which is none other than the supreme master of the Jedi Order - Master Yoda. The novel is …
M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action
M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action is the 9th in Robert Asprin’s Myth Adventures series, and the second of the M.Y.T.H. Inc. variety (which means it is narrated by someone other than the normal protagonist, the Great Skeeve). The book is told from the perspective of one of Skeeve’s two …
Red Crystal , by Clare Francis book
I am quite surprised to say that I loved this book. Realism normally isn’t my thing, living real life 24/7 I seek books to change scenery and imagine.
This book, set in the student riots of the 1960s, follows young Gabrielle on the path to becoming the heart of a …
Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith
This is a book for early chapter book readers, cute and easy to read. The author has written many other classic kids books.
The story involves a spoiled young princess, who insists upon getting her own way in everything. Her mother doesn’t really spoil her, but goes along with her …
The Queen Geek Social Club novel
This book, The Queen Geek Social Club, was a fun novel for teens by Laura Preble. I haven’t read anything else by her, but I thought the title was appealing. The girl who is the main character and narrator is interesting and different but in a way that makes …
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