Have you ever heard about wrapagami? This precious book contains simple, clear and easy to understand instructions, along with intelligible, easy to follow diagrams. An illustrator and graphic (award-winning) designer Jennifer Playford enrich her line of fabric gift wraps with dynamic, fanciful illustrations that take your breath away. But …

The cover of Becoming Strangers, by Louise Dean, suggested to me that it would be a light read. The summary on the back, which described it as being the story of two couples who meet on holiday in the Caribbean, also suggested something frothy, but this book is far …

Anne Bishop is an extremely talented fantasy author who paints an amazingly detailed world when it comes to her writing, her storytelling skills are incredibly indepth with out of this world characters, places, and plots. You’ll instantly fall in love with each of the main characters in this book …

A Thousand Splendid Suns is set against the backdrop of Afghanistan and the many changes that the country has undertaken over the last half-century. It follows the lives of two women brought up in very different circles but somehow end up in the same situation.
The recurring theme throughout the …

Writing the Action Adventure Film by Neill D. Hicks
Could a book with the words “action” and “adventure” in the title possibly be more “boring?”
This is another in a seemingly endless line of “How to write a screenplay” books. What separates this title from other screewriting books is that it …

Darkness Falls by Margaret Murphy is a suspenseful novel about a prominent lawyer and prosecutor named Clara Pascal who is kidnapped by a mysterious man and held captive in a dark basement. The novel alternates back and forth between the police who are trying to find her and …

Batman: Under the Hood Volume Two continues the story of Batman facing off with the vigilante the Red Hood. Batman is investigating if Jason Todd, formerly Robin was really dead after he revealed himself during a fight. Red Hood continues to wage war on Black Mask while …

Deep Storm is a suspense/science fiction novel written by Lincoln Child. It takes place aboard and under a drilling platform in the middle of the ocean. The confined space with no outside access adds to the suspense and drama.
Peter Crane is called to diagnose various medical problems that have …

Being alienated from society is neither a euphonious experience, nor a desired preference. Alienation of females from equivalent freedom is revealed through women in The Good Earth. The novel, The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, demonstrates how women were isolated from having freedom as much as men. …

When I was growing up in the 1970s I adored The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton and used to read it over and over. This is the second book in a series, the first of which I used to read as well which is called The Enchanted …

The Meaning of India is an anthology of essay written by Raja Rao, one of the best writers of India writing in English language. It is published by the Paperback, India in the year 1996. It contains several essays elucidating the real meaning of India and explaining to the …

Jude Deveraux has always been my favorite love novel author and in this Someone to Love title, she still hasn’t managed to fail me. Well, most of the time though.
Jace Montgomery is very depressed and sad that Stacy, his fiancee, had committed suicide. While trying to cope …

As the name implies, Bewdley Books is a bookshop in the Worcestershire town of Bewdley. I always consider it admirable when a local concern manages to keep going in the face of the pincer attack from the large booksellers (such as Waterstone’s and WH Smith) on the one hand …

Do you aspire to be a millionaire? If yes, then this book is a must-read for you. I simply love this book. I was given this book at a business course I took a few years ago. It was a best book I’ve ever read.
The One-Minute Millionaire reveal …

This book is very funny. It is full of odd letters that the author has written to various people, such as IKEA, offering suggestions and asking questions. In one, he writes to an organization to suggest a new colour.
This book is a great way to waste some time. I’m …

I have always enjoyed Jude Deveraux’s books but was a little disappointed in the second book of her Forever trilogy. My first issue is with the jacket, perhaps this was a problem that only appeared in my copy but the description talks about Darci Montgomery, a psychic and …

Pattern Crimes was written by William Bayer and published by Nal Penguin Inc in 1988.
A rather difficult book to start it took a number of times before I could manage to continue with the rest of the book. The beginning was strange and slow; maybe there …

The Grim Grotto is the eleventh book in the series of unfortunate events series and it is the beginning of the fast track of events that lead to the end of the series. The Baudelaire children aboard a ship crewed by a woman named Fiona, Captain Widdershins, and a …

Mates, dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins is the first book in her younger teen series of Mates, Dates. This book features and is written from the point of view of Lucy Loverling, a Year 10 14 year old girl who has the typical teenage problems with boys, …

Marked for Murder (written by William X Kienzle and published by Ballantine Books, 1989)
A very tricky story —“ simply devious and brilliant! When I thought the story had ended with the arrest of the murderer, it turned out that he was only a copycat. How interesting! …

I read this Novel back in the late 1990s, after chancing upon it during a garage sales of a bookshop.
I bought it as I thought it was cheap and I needed a book to pass my free time. Well, I must say that the title was the only unique …

I had read Steinbeck’s East of Eden before coming to this novel, so I was expecting something engaging. I wasn’t disappointed. The Grapes of Wrath is an excellent novel. The fact that one of the first chapters was wholly devoted to a tortoise moving along the road had me …

Abhorsen is the Thrid and final book in the Sabriel Trilogy.
We get to see the story continue from the perspective of Nicholas Sayre, Sameth’s best friend. He has some amazing and terrifying experiences with his guide, Hedge, in the hopes that he will dig up the lightnening ball. It …

This is what I call a business strategy book, and since I’m working in the advertising industry, I very much like to involve myself by reading this, and getting some useful information out of it. The No Asshole Rule written by Robert I. Sutton is a very straightforward …

This site is the best book buying site that you can ever find. I have bought a lot of the Warriors books by Erin Hunter and am thinking about buying the Hardy Boys collectors edition. This place is quick shipping as well as you can save about two dollars …

I have listened to a number of the Great Courses on Tape from the Teaching Company. I have found that many of them are convoluted and hard to follow, especially for beginners, which a lot of the listeners of these courses is liable to be. The Art of Reading …

The first-time traveler! That’s the first hitman in the history of world literature. A certain Yankee who got hit on the head with a crowbar in a fight woke up in 6th century Britain during the reign of King Arthur.
That is, he went thirteen centuries back from the …

If you love Stephen King books, then you’ll absolutely love the chilling tale of House of Leaves. It is arguably the greatest contemporary horror book of our generation. It will leave you shifting your eyes to the shadows in the corners of your room nervously and flinching at ever …

Pyramids by Terry Pratchett is one the earlier Discworld novels. It is set the Kingdom of Djelibeybi, and ancient land dominated by its pyramids. It tells the story of Teppic, the young Pharaoh, who has just completed his schooling in Ankh-Morpork as an Assasin, and has returned …

This treat for the eyes is an excellent tip-off for everyone who sticks with classical wrapping techniques, but search new ideas or simply look for additional inspiration. Being a seasonal guide is brilliantly divided into easy to find and use chapters, soon after friendly and enlivening introduction. Spring, summer, …

Unlike the first two books in the series, this one does not center around Mr. Amory’s cat Polar Bear, a stray he had rescued. There are still some very nice Polar Bear stories, but for the most part the book is autobiographical. Mr. Amory shares about his student years …

To Green Angel Tower is the sprawling conclusion to Tad Williams’ trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. And sprawling is an understatement. Unlike the first two novels, the finale, at least in its paperback form, covers two large volumes of more than 800 pages. Yes, this is …

Valiant by Holly Black is a fantasy novel written for older teens. It’s plot revolves around Val, a runaway from new Jersey who hooks up with and lives with Dave, his brother Luis, and Lolli in a hidden alcove in the subways of New York City. What …

I did not expect anything supernatural from this book. I thought there would be an interesting, exciting, intense story about a maniac and his victim - a rich girl - and blah blah blah. But in the end, my expectations were smashed to smithereens.
The book is about what parents …

How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp is basically about not looking old basically. It lists off tips and steps that are simple and very easy to follow through. The author is very forthright in her advices here and you will be happy to follow through everything.
Though …

“Pearl” by Lauraine Snelling is Book 2 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Pearl is a young woman living in Chicago, an heiress to a wealthy industrialist. When her father starts pushing her into an unwanted marriage, Pearl decides to run away. She goes west and settles in North Dakota, …

Just for $7.99, and by reading this book written by Robert Kowalski, a heart patient before, I have learnt a great deal, especially in how to jump start my cholesterol reduction. I do not have any heart ailing, and I hope so not for the future, but this …

For many years Dean Koontz (and I still have paperbacks and hardbacks from the days when he was known as Dean R Koontz) has been among my top 5 favourite writers, one of those whose books I ritually buy as soon as the hardcover is released. I remember plenty …

Barbie Mariposa is a children’s book which part of the Step Into Reading series–the book is step two reading. Barbie Mariposa is a paperback book and have a total of thirty-two pages, and it follows the same theme as the Barbie Fairy movie.
The book is about a bug named …

This book is the second book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and is a good followup to the Lightning Thief. I think the first book was a bit better, but the Sea of Monsters is definitely worth reading and I had several students clamouring for it …

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is an amazing book for readers aged 9 and up. Its depiction of life under the Taliban in Afghanistan, while primarily written for girls age 10 - 14, is a good read for anybody. The writing and the plot combine to make a story …

Death Note is a Japanese Manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata; Manga Volume 1 begins with a bored Japanese high school genius named Light Yagami who is bored out of his mind when he discovers the Death Note, a notebook a Shinigami death god uses …

Spare me blushes. I submitted a review of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in which I referred to my review of “Kite Runner” by the same author. When I was checking through my records I discovered I had failed to submit the original review. My apologies.
“Kite Runner” is a first …

“Star Trek Movie Tie-In” by Alan Dean Foster is the one and only novelization based off of the 2009 “Star Trek” movie. Basically, the novelization follows the movie script quite closely, although the novelization benefits from having more “time” to flesh out the story and include scenes and characters …

Once upon a time it is considered “un-cool” and nerdy to visit a bookstore. Circumstances had changed. Nowadays bookstores had become real cool places to hang out that some people visit bookstores to appear cool.
MPH Bookstores at Mid Valley is not just a haven …

Robert Crais’s award winning novel ‘The Last Detective’ narrates a story never which one of its kind with nothing even coming close to such a well thought setting. Crais is at his best as he narrates the experiences of private investigator Elvis Cole. Cole is looking after his girlfriend’s …

I have read five points someone in my college years. In fact, this is book specially written for college going students. This is one of the best books that I have read. I like this book not because this is a novel on a very touching yet interesting story …

Wife No. 19 or The Story of A Life in Bondage by Ann Eliza Young was written in 1876 and takes you through one woman’s journey to escape Polygamy. I had watched a made for T.V. movie by the name of Wife No. 19 where the 19th wife is …

The Shape of Snakes was written by Minette Walters, and published by Berkley Publishing Group in 2002
A thoroughly gripping book kept me up all night wondering at the conclusion, so absorbed in following the investigation of a brave, though neurotic woman who did not let up in …

‘As Sure As the Dawn’ is the third part of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. This time the plot is centered around Atretes, the German warrior took captive by the Romans in the first book. After being told by the slave Hadassah that his son is still …