The Hostile Hospital is the eighth book of the series of unfortunate events books. It shows the Baudelaire who are now wanted criminals going to the Heimlich Hospital mainly because they have nowhere else to go. This book was not as action packed nor filled with information as the …

This book title, Loving Him Without Losing You by Beverly Engel (well actually part of it). The whole title is just so long. It goes something like empowering relationships or something. Loving Him Without Losing You is just the main heading title of the book. And …

Vision in White is a new release by Nora Roberts - the first book in the Bride’s Quartet.
Roberts’ recent series were mostly trilogies and all related to the supernatural or involving some kind of danger element. This quartet comes as a refreshing change as it focuses on love and …

Left Behind is the first in a long series of books written by LaHaye and Jenkins. The series basically tells the story of the end of days, as described in the Bible, but happening in modern times.
In this first addition, millions of people disappear and strange things start happening …

Recently, I ordered Concepts of Physics by H C Verma Volume 1 and 2 from Amazon India website. I had ordered these books for my nephew who is now in Class XII and has also started preparation for IIT JEE. I again go through this book to help him …

A book that combines two concepts- Pokemon and Roman legions. Precisely how good can such a book get?
This was the question Jim Butcher, author of the series The Dresden Files, set out to answer, in his latest series, Codex Alera. Using the concept of Pokemon to create elemental …

My 19-month old is very active and is always on the go. There were few moments when she would want to sit still and read a book. So I try different strategies to get her interested in at least looking at the pictures in the book.
I came across this …

Calculators in Classrooms is a book that is about using calculators in the primary math classrooms. It is an excellent resource for teachers. The book is published by Paul Swan in 2007.
There are many exercises and games that can be found in this book. Most of the activities …

“Mouse Guard” is a series of comics set in a medieval-like world of mice who strive to live a prosperous lifestyle with the daily threat of predators and natural disasters, alongside enemy factions of mice, with the help of the noble and legendary Mouse Guard. The first collection …

“Silent Thunder” is the ninth Amos Walker, hard-boiled detective book by Loren D. Estleman. Once again Walker enters the world of illegal weapons trafficking. In “Silent Thunder” Walker is hired by Ernest Krell, the head of Reliant, a security/private detective firm he sometimes freelances for. His mission is to …

I love desserts! Sometimes I revert back to my childhood days and wish that I could have dessert before dinner. A favorite treat of mine is ice cream, and when I read this quote from the cover of Ice Cream Treats cookbook by Charity Farreira stating, “Easy ways to …

Japan seems to have never been shelled by the experts. Economic progress in a remarkable short time, which is achieved by the country, until now kept them reveals the key to success. Admiration for the management models from Japan, seems to encourage Bill Diffenderffer to write this book. Based …

I think Emma Chase writes the most amazing characters, they’re so much fun to read and have so much personality that they completely captures you and make you fall in love with them from the start. My ultimately favorite book from her so far is Sustained, the second book …

My friend recently bought me the book Crazy for You, by Jennifer Crusie. It is a romance book, and it has a cute dog on the front cover. The main character, Quinn McKenzie goes through a lot of interesting changes during the book. Some of the supporting …

I have read the book ‘Stillness speaks’ by Eckhart Tolle. This book has much spiritual wisdom in it and is not an ordinary self-help book. There is much to be pondered over and a lot of things that can be applied in daily life.
The mind is responsible for most …

In this fourth book in the Wizard in Rhyme series written by Christopher Stasheff, Matt Mantrell learns how to transport himself back to his original world to visit his parents.
In Merovence 3 years has passed, yet he learns he has actually been gone only 3 months.
In “My Son, …

JONATHON LIVINGSTON SEAGULL by Richard Bach (writer and a former US air force pilot) is a wonderful book about
“following your dreams” even if it means going against your own family or society. The author Richard Bach in this book has given life to an outrageous seagull named Jonathon who …

A few months ago, a friend of mine that is trying to learn Spanish, asked if I’d help him out by going through language exercises with him and administering little tests here and there, and this is one of the books he loaned to me so that I could …

I received this book as a birthday present last year from a well meaning friend who knows I like to make my own beaded jewelry.
Now, it should be said I don’t buy a lot of books on making beaded jewelry for myself. I consider myself a pretty creative …

This book was the first romance novel that I have ever read, and it really makes me want to read more. I guess I had the wrong idea about what a romance novel would read like. And, in complete truth, I didn’t realize that was what this book was …

The slippery slope is the tenth book of the series of unfortunate events series. The basic idea of this book was to one gain more information on VFD, to find out if their parents are in fact still alive and also for Violet and Klaus to get their sister …

This is a must read for anyone who has enjoyed Ms Feehan’s work in the past.
Safe Harbour by Christine Feehan is the fifth book in her magical Drake sisters series. This is Hannah and Jonas’s story. The previous books have been building up for their story as in …

I’m really excited to write this because this book has been one of my favorite books of all times. The Deal by Elle Kennedy It’s a fun, fresh and captivating story that hooked me from the very beginning, until I completely devoured it.
The Deal is the first book in …

Along Came a Spider, written by James Patterson was published by Warner Books in 1993.
Along Came A Spider is the second James Patterson book I read, after ‘Kiss the Girls’. I had watched the movie earlier (starring Morgan Freeman) and thought that the book should be worth a …

I borrowed this book called “Happy Thanksgiving Rebus” from our local library and my daughter son and I read it today! I loved it and recommend it 100% to anyone who has young children. The sleeve jacket says this boko is for ages 3-8 and I completely agree with …

The comic opens on Oa, where even the guardians take notice of the appearance of New Krytpon. They fear that they may have to send in a brigade of Green Lanterns but hold off for now.
We then see Kal adapting to his new life quite well. He proves …

Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson is the fifth book in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, and the first set in the Lether Empire. Midnight Tides introduces many new characters, and brings the Tiste Edur, the children of shadow, to the story. The Lether Empire is expansionist, …

The Goosebumps series, published under the name R.L. Stine, which I think is a pseudonym and there are actually multiple authors considering how many books there are and how long they have been being published for, is a bit formulaic but it’s still a good read for kids who …

Sigh! I’ve done it again. I’ve lowered my standards to read another one of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels. If I didn’t enjoy her writing and characters so much I would avoid this series like a plague. But as it is, I find myself almost compelled to read the …

“Arrow to the Sun” by Gerald McDermott is such an enchanting tale for young readers where they can learn about a different culture (Pueblo Indians) in an easy to read text with vivid colors and shapes that are from another culture. Young readers are going to love this fun …

Strange killings are taking place in Mississippi. It appears that people are being drawn into the river, and, strangely, with little resistance - according to the witnesses. The severely mutilated remains are later washed up on the shore. The witnesses are unable to give a clear description of the …

What happens when we are reading a book, a character in the book, suddenly appeared in front of us? Cornelia Funke, author of stories of teenagers who came from Germany, seemed to have an imagination like that. He set his imagination in a book titled Inkheart. Inkheart is the …

I recently read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Foer as an assigned reading for an English course. I really enjoyed this book, possibly more than any other book I have read. It was both engaging and easy to relate to in many respects.
It is the story of …

Where I’m Calling from by Raymond Carver is a collection of short stories and for your information, Raymond Carver had passed away already. But his stories in this book ain’t that bad, however, there is a bit of a minus point to all this. The stories tend …

The Mario Kart 64 Nintendo Players Guide is a real handy guide to have because it provides racers with complete and detailed images of all the race tracks and all the battle maps. This means a racer can see every shortcut and be aware of every obstacle. Not only …

Useless Knowledge is a cute little book that I picked up a few years ago. The book was co-wrote by two authors: one man is a humorist, while the other is a founder of the website by the same name. The book is cute because it is divided into …

I have recently read all three books in the ‘Dark Materials’ trilogy by Phillip Pullman. All three books were equally interesting, it wasn’t one of these series where the first book seems good and then the rest fall flat and the story line was well maintained through all …

Skim, Scan, Scroll- A Quick Guide to Web Writing by Jyotsna Atre is good and valuable book for web writers and is published by Pustak mahal.
For the first time when I went through this book I found that it provided an indepth view on the various topics relating to …

This is the first book that I read by Alan Dean Foster in a long time and I must say I really enjoyed this story. It starts out a tad slow (the first few pages) but the pace quickly picks up and I soon found myself very hooked. It …

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies was available at Barnes and Nobles when I bought it for $5. It was a very inexpensive book which I am sure will help you kickstart losing that weight.
I was actually surprised it was sold for a low price because of the wealth of information …

Like all brides to be, I was extremely excited to get married until I started to think about everything it entailed and I realized I had no idea what I was doing. I was talking with my manicurist one day and she recommended that I should get some books …

Ariana, a young schoolteacher, is kidnapped by a gang of outlaws. Their leader, known as the Boss, wants to provoke his son Laramie to fight for her. Although Laramie was raised in the gang, he has a soft side to his character, and he hasn’t yet killed a man. …

The Running Man was the fourth novel published by Stephen King under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. (His fifth and final before the Regulators some ten years later was Thinner). It is also one of the better Stephen King novels I have read.
While Stephen King can write …

Wolfe’s second novel, “A Man in Full” is the story of American Social life and the tale of one of the great self made millionaires falling into the triumphs of his once glorious life. Like many of Wolfe’s works, “A Man in Full” is social satire aimed at criticizing …

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Two thousand years have passed since Bartimaeus genie is in the top performance, never defeated in battle and became the friend of a famous master witch, Ptolemy. Now, because he was trapped in the Earth and not treated well by master’s wishes with a range long time without …

Buy this book, The Skin Type Solution by Leslie Baumann or loan it if you must. This a skin book that all women should have. Personally, in my point of view, that is.
I know there are already countless books out there, but how can one misses a book …

This book is a sequel to the children’s book, the Frog Princess. In this book, the Princess Emma is now the Green Witch, and must find a way to remove or cure the family curse before she turns 16 and becomes susceptible to it, for her aunt has fallen …

This is a nice book for kids. The story moves slowly, and is not exactly full of action, but it is well-described and a smooth read.
Some kids might have trouble relating to the events in the book - a one room schoolroom and kids driving a model-T aren’t …

Apparently readers in the U.S. have adopted the first “autobiographical” book of the aristocratic vampire Strahd von Zarovich also as good as I did, because Patricia Elrod was tasked to write a sequel as well. This to some extent is a repetition in the series “Ravenloft”, since the very …

What Happened to Goodbye is a stand alone novel. It follows a girl named McLean. McLean moves around a lot because her dad works as a chef, fixing up restaurants and always changes her name and personality. She decides her friends and clothing around that. So far she has …