This is one of the books I read shortly after becoming a fantasy fanatic, because I’d always been a horse lover and loved to read horse books, so I was trying to get my hands on ever horse-oriented fantasy book or series that I could. Arrows of the …

I feel that the Dream Journal by Klutz Press had the potential to be a journal that I would treasure for years and years to come, but quite unfortunately, the journal suffers from a rather silly flaw that could have been easily avoided. This journal comes with a special …

The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History is one of that exalted band of reference books that I dip into time and time again for the simple pleasure of reading it. It has been through several editions since it first came out in the 1970s, but has not departed very …

In classic Torchwood tradition, the story begins with a bang and just grows from there. Ianto Jones, intent on helping to solve an on-going mystery, finds himself transformed into a woman…a perfect vision of a woman… and the fun just keeps on coming as he…she learns to deal with …

The vast majority of this issue is a slugfest between Ursa and Flamebird. Nightwing is down for the count and Flamebird kinda gets her clock cleaned. By kinda gets her clock cleaned, I mean she really gets her clock cleaned. It aint pretty.
Ursa proves …

It is hard to believe that the 4.50 From Paddington was first published over fifty years ago. The current copy in my house proclaims it is an eighteenth impression and it is certainly not the first copy that has graced the library.
Mrs McGillicuddy is travelling to see her friend …

Flash, by Jayne Ann Krentz, is really very similar to her other books, down to the family dynamics being very similar to Trust Me. We have a woman who is very business smart and very loyal to her family, and we have a man who doesn’t know how to …

While this book deals with a very different topic and has quite a different feel to it than Gary Paulsen’s other books such as Brian’s Winter and Hatchett, it still has his easy flow from event to event and is definitely based upon an interesting idea. Like many of …

I read this book over and over and over. It gives me so much pleasure to read the favorite poems of Jacqueline Kennedy many of which are also my favorites. The First Lady loved Shakespeare, Robert Frost, EE Cummings, …

Batman Issue 500 is a landmark issue in the “Knightfall” story arc featuring Bane’s famous defeat of Batman, breaking his back in the process. Bruce Wayne is forced to choose a replacement Batman, the former assassin known as Azreal.
Issue 500 features a fantastic extended fight between the new …

Clockwork Angel is the first book in the Infernal Devices series, which is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, leaving her home in America behind. Soon after arriving, Tessa is kidnapped by the Dark Sisters who …

Rainy Day Kisses by Debbie Macomber. This is a Novel with kissing in the rain during the holidays in mind. Published in 2007. Genre Romance Expect the Unexpected and Comedy.
I just loved the title of this book. This was another book that I had picked …

Breaking Dawn the last installment of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series is perhaps the best book in the series. It’s about love, hope and happy endings. It follows a girl who becomes a vampire. This book is written in a fast, but easy to read pace. While it’s a …

Margaret Fuller’s, “Excerpts from Woman in the Nineteenth Century” demonstrates a similar conflict in regard to the unfortunate notion that individual liberty in direct opposition with societal norms. Fuller makes evident in the first paragraph of her essay that “no woman has had a fair chance”. Therefore, Fuller makes …

The Great 88 is a book about exclusive sales strategy of the two authors, Robin Lent and Genevieve Tour. The two authors are experts luxury sales worth for example of success in sales of luxury goods. This book contains a variety of personal experiences in developing sales strategies, …

As a part of my required purchases in the department of text books at my college, I purchased a copy of Small Business Management an entrepreneurial emphasis. I have been lucky enough to use this text book for two quarters, and I have greatly enjoyed my class Small Business Management. …

Does the idea of Marvel heroes being displayed in a 17th century Elizabethan setting interest you? If your answer is yes, you will like Marvel 1602. If your answer is no, then this probably isn’t the book for you.
It is rare that I pick up a comic …

I got the simplified version of this story under which is under the Heineman Guided Readers Intermediate Level. It was a very quick read, I finished it in a couple of hours while doing stuff in between. The writing was very easy to understand yet very descriptive—”definitely a good …

‘Living with the Himalayan masters’ is a book written by the Indian author, Swami Rama. Swami Rama is not like any other author. He is a saint and also the founder of Himalayan International institute of Yoga science and philosophy. He was raised in the Himalayan cave monasteries of …

I really love this novel by Stieg Larsson.I dont know Larsson and he was not one of my favorite author prior to reading this novel.It hust so happened that I dont have to do thats why I decided to grab something to read from the bookstore.When I started reading …

Almost everyone wants to always look young and healthy, especially women. To get all of that, they did not hesitate to spend big enough. Starting from traditional treatments, chemical peeling to laser treatment and even surgery. In fact, the problem of aging is a natural process, which must be …

Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies. I’ve discovered so many things by reading all different kinds of books of any genre. This book captured my eye by the distinctive cover and the fact that it is written in verse.
This Full House is the conclusion to …

This is a collection of eighteen, mostly short stories from the famed author, Margery Allingham. Though the stories are dated (published in 1975), they feature some of the best detective and horror stories I have ever read.
Most of the stories were highly entertaining, especially those which …

Ian McEwan’s The Comfort of Strangers has a hundred pages, but it sure isn’t a quick read. It is incredibly detailed so it’s not very easy to read. If you’re someone who reads novels through the plot, I think this isn’t for you. However, if you’re someone who’s more …

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a bestseller book that captures the great Battle of Gettysburg. I highly recommend it for both readers young and old. The book captures the magnificent adventures of both sides and is a fast read.
Format, 10/10: The book is formatted so that each …

Creation in Death is about NYPD Lieutenant called Eve and who is haunted by those people that she could not save. The is a good officer but there was one particular case whereby she couldn’t capture the killers.
There appeared then to be a young brunette who …

I didn’t choose to read Mother Love - it was an assignment for school. If it’d been my choice, I would’ve put the book down immediately. The dust-cover summary was boring, long, and it gave the author far too much praise (especially considering the author probably wrote the summary …

The reason I picked this book up was because it seemed so interesting. The whole concept of ’slating’ criminals (erasing their memories) in order to give them a second chance in life was something I found really intriguing.
The book is about Kyla, a girl who was apparently previously …

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 …

A Ticket to the Boneyard was written by Lawrence Block (published by First Avon Books, 1991)
The sins of the past has caught up with Matthew Scudder. A man that he had put into prison has been released and he was looking for revenge. Scudder has already …

In The Professor and the Madman, Winchester tells how a famous dictionary, turns out a lot of contributions of a strange genius who inhabits the mental hospital at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in England. Biography and story of the friendship of two great figures behind the making of the …

“Cricket - The Great All-Rounders” is a classic book published by Pelham Books in 1969, to accompany similar volumes on batsmen and bowlers. I found it for two pounds in a second hand bookshop and have been pleased with my purchase at that price. My copy is a fairly …

Before Michael Pollan wrote —˜Food Rules’, he wrote —˜In Defense of Food’. This was a book that I added to my research list because I thought in order to understand what to eat, I needed to know why these foods were so bad for me. This book is not …

I really Love Irshad Manji. How she brought her opinion to the world. How she’s not afraid to tell what she thinks. How she proudly reveals her sexual preferance without any fear that the fact she is a muslim woman. This woman is just amazing. Personally, I like her.
I …

Tell Me I’m Here by Anne Deveson is the true story of a mother’s struggle to come to terms with her son’s schitzophrenia.
In this book, Anne introduces her son, Johnathan and his happy, delightful personality in his adolescence. As he grows, Johnathan changes into a frightening, confronting and difficult …

‘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 …

To the paternally or maternally minded, the question “Is there any point having children?” must seem ludicrous, not to say unnatural, but there are people who ask this question. To echo Lionel Schriver in We Need To Talk About Kevin, if you’re in your mid thirties, successful, and happily …

Dead Wrong by Mariah Stewart. This is book of a series. This series has been a great series to read these last few weeks.
In this book we are introduced to Archer Lowell, Curtis Alan Channing, and Vince Giordano. These are bad guys. They …

‘Look out, secret seven’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is of the secret seven series and it is a dry book, just like many other secret seven books.
There is no mystery for the seven to solve. But Colin’s neighbour, General Branksome, has his medals …

I just finished reading a book from Elizabeth Wurtzel and the title of the book is “Prozac Nation”. The reason that I bought this book is because I think both my sister and I have some mild case of depression that actually affects our lives on the daily basis. …

This book is at the core of me and my father’s knowledge on electronics. It has become, for me at least, an electronics Bible of sorts. Basic Electronics really taught me the basics of electronics.
This book is written in …

There is this book that I have just bought for my brother, and it is called The Little Book of Flirting, written by the popular author that has appeared on a lot of TV and radio for around 5 years or so. He is Stewart Ferris, and he …

Wuthering Heights is a classic book written by nineteenth century Victorian writer Emily Bronte. In fact, as far as I know this book is the only novel book written by her although she have wrote some well known poems during her time. In my own personal opinion, …

The Cold Moon is a chilling thriller with a serial killer on the loose. The killer masterly and brutally murder his victims, and carving a moon-faced clock on his victims. A psycho is on the loose, and the lives of Amelia Sachs and her long time boyfriend, …

This is the third book in the Clique series by Lisi Harrison. This one is calle dRevenge of the Wannabees. The setting is again Westchester, sometime around Thanksgiving. Heres the summary. Massie plots her vengence. Since the bega cheated to win, they earned a photoshoot for a magazine. The …

Every few weeks my sister would pay what I would consider enormous prices to have false nails put on or the ones she had on filled again by professionals. I have always liked white tipped nails but her way of getting the white tipped nails did not fit my …

I like mystery books and have spent a great deal of time reading Conan Doyle�s Sherlock Holmes stories lately. One of those was his compilation The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Overall, I have to say I could tell from the beginning that Doyle didn’t really want to write this book. …

The Heart of a Leader is an inspiring and informative book about on the art of influence. The author, Ken Blanchard who has written the best selling book “The One Minute Manager”, did a masterful job in making this book. It is truly a good book especially those people …

This is a very heart-warming novel based on Agate Nesaule’s true story during the horrifying World War 2. I always get a mixed feeling everytime I scan the pages of this masterpiece. I feel like I wanna throw up with those Germans who took advantage of women in the …

The subtitle to ‘The Complete Beatles Lyrics’ is ‘Every song written and recorded by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr’. This book came out in 1982, published by Omnibus Press and is avalailable on Amazon. A boyfriend bought me this as a present years ago as he had …