‘How to enjoy your life and your job’ is a book written by Dale Carnegie. Carnegie says that if one wishes to enjoy one’s job, then one has to co-operative to one’s colleagues and has to work harmoniously with them. If we are not happy with our job, it …

Screenwriters know that the term development hell is not the term of endearment. Instead it for the lengthy process where a screenplay loads in limbo waiting to go into production. Many famous films spent a great deal of time in development. This book covers some of those famous ones. …

This is the first book I have bought and read in a ongoing series of comic book short story anthologies. I had heard much on the internet from artists and from readers in stores about the quality and creativity on display in these collections. After reading it, I couldn’t …

Recently a friend gave me this self-help book that I didn’t expect much help from. Only to find that I could not put the book down. This book hit the nail on the head when it came to detailed descriptions of people in general, as well as …

About 25 years ago I read “The Shining” by Stephen King. I thought it was well-written - so well-written, in fact, that I swore I would never read another Stephen King novel again because it gave me nightmares for the next six months. Recently, however, a friend …

I think that in this cruel world nowadays, reading Random Acts of Kindness: 365 Ways to Make the World a Nicer Place by Danny Wallace truly helps. For me, I know that is. I enjoyed reading this book by Danny and in this, are yes..365 ways on how …

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1922. I read this story while using my husband’s Motorola Android phone’s Aldiko e-book reader application. Before seeing this book on Aldiko, I did not realize it was a book since a movie was …

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 …

‘The future of love’ is a book written by Daphne Rose Kingma. This book is all about improving one’s relationships. Kingma says that in order to have a good relationship, we should have a loving and compassionate heart. Kingma says that each and every moment of human relationships serves …

This Artemis Fowl book is the sixth book in the Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer, preceded by ‘The Lost Colony’. The story picks off soon after the previous book left off. In the first few pages of the book, we know the names of Artemis’ two younger …

‘Five run away together’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is the third series among the adventure series. The four children spend their summer holidays in Kirrin cottage, which is the house of George and her parents. Then they plan to spend holidays on Kirrin island, …

I borrowed from my sister this book, and it is a James Bond spy kind. It is a good and fun read.
Do you all know that Ian Fleming is the creator of “James Bond”? Now, we are all so ever hyped about James Bond the movie sequels …

This book contains 200 pages of phonics lessons. It is a full phonics curriculum contained in one spiral bound 8.5 x 11 volume. This reading curriculum teaches beginners or remedial readers to read in incremental steps.
Personally, I have taught 3 children to read using this curriculum. I …

This is one of my favourite books. Actually, I really enjoy this author. I found the pace of the book very fast, and read the entire book in one sitting.
The main characters, Min and Cal, are cute and funny, and I especially liked their best friends, Liza and Tony. …

In the last few days I read this very interesting book. I don’t think I like conspiracies, but the search for truth, understanding secrets and mysteries have always attracted me. In this sense, I liked the book. Although I still do not know what to think about most of …

Before traveling to another country, I make it a point to check out the different travel guides. I choose the one that I will take carefully, and for my trip to Singapore & Malaysia, I chose Fodor’s Exploring Singapore & Malaysia.
I love the guides published by Fodor’s. It …

Home: A Memoir of My Early Years is a book by Julie Andrews and this book is from her own personal memoirs all over about her life; from her career life right up to who she is in person and stuff like that.
Just in case readers out there do not …

Daredevil issue 208 is an interesting change of pace for Matt Murdock as he faces a house of deadly traps in the story, “The deadliest night of my life!” The issue was published by Marvel Comics in 1984, written by Harlan Ellison and penciled by David Mazzucchelli.
This issue …

The book “When Dads Don’t Grow Up” by author Marjorie Blain Parker is an outstanding children’s book for children to read with their fathers. I saw it advertised on the Barnes and Noble book shelf right around father’s day and after reading it in the store I knew …

This series was highly recommended to me as reminiscent of, The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I immediately purchased the first three books in the series. Into the Wilderness, Dawn on a Distant Shore and Lake in the Clouds.
I savored the time I could indulge in the first …

Vogue and Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques (Book)
By The Editors of Vogue and Butterick Patterns
“Vogue and Butterick Ste-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques” by The Editors of Vogue and Butterick Patterns was a surprise find when I was looking through my local library’s online database. I currently possess sewing …

“A Book” by Desi Arnaz is a book that I think all fans of the “I Love Lucy” series should take the time to read, especially those that dislike or hate Desi Arnaz for the pain that he put his wife, Lucille Ball through, when they were married. Now …

In this fourth book in the series about the medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett, the year is 1299 and King Edward I is feuding with the Church. When Walter de Montfort, the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, is poisoned and dies during High Mass, Corbett must find the murderer. As the …

As always, the shopaholic series has always been a pleasure to read! I love the character; Becky as she embraces motherhood/pregnancy. I reckon Sophie Kinsella did it again! She continues to make a great comeback with this piece of novel that keeps getting better, funnier and wittier.
This time, our …

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 …

Four centuries of Southern Indians is a book that consists of collections of essays written by several different authors about Indians of the south. In the introduction Charles M. Hudson suggests that Indian culture, especially southern Indian culture has not been studied effectively. Hudson has compiled essays …

The Scarlet Ibis is a very good short story. This story is about a boy who is about six years old and has a disability that can not let him walk as the doctors and everyone in his family says. Except for his brother that thinks different. …

Okay lets just start this off with: I love Katie MacAlister, I love her work, I love her characters, I simply can not get enough of her books.
Now that all the gushy “I love so-and-so”, which I genuinely do, is over. Lets get down to the what you’re all …

This is a great book to read if you like reading books where there is a mystery to solve. However, I felt that it was a little predictable who the bad guy was going to be. I do a lot of reading, so maybe I have developed …

I think that the novel “Kafka on the shore” is very appropriate to reveal the elusive and enigmatic style of Murakami.
At least for me, was a revelation. I had bought the novel because he taken sometime the World Fantasy Award, the ultimate prize for fantasy novels written in that …

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter series which was released 2005 was one of the most anticipated books of the year and sold out faster than any other book in the history of publishing.
That being said i was slightly disappointed to find out that this book was …

Years ago, when I was an elementary school student, the school district used Mcgraw-Hill Math textbooks. By the time I was in 6th grade, I had been using them for about 6 years. In those years, I became used to learning the way that this textbook had shown us. …

The story revolves around a teenager Tiana and her friends. They are studying in a boarding school but far from school life is fun for them. Tiana loves her friends and enjoys everything they do until one day she tries to discover her own self and makes her own …

I bought this book because I read a recommendation on someone else’s blog. Okay, actually, they knitted a cute hat and I wanted to knit it too. Knit One, Embellish Too by Cosette Cornelius-Bates is mainly basic patterns that I think I could probably find elsewhere. The key is …

During a plunging economy I find myself attracted to educational type books that appear to be missing the ordinary get rich hype so common these days. Not too long ago I came across the book entitled The Millionaire Next Door. I sat down and read the entire book in about …

I have always had a bit of a fascination with the Japanese phenomenon known as Manga and Anime. I don’t know why, but maybe all of those years watching Astro Boy cartoons on Global Tv during those precious few minutes before we had to solemnly go to that dreaded …

‘No enemies within’ is a book written by Dawna Markova and is very good to read. Markova tells us that each of our thoughts and feelings- whatever they are are important, valuable. We have to give heed to our thoughts and feelings. Most of the time, we …

Think and Grow Rich is a wonderful book by Napoleon Hill. I bought the Indian Edition of this book. Master Mind Books, New Delhi, published this book. This book gives more confidence to achieve our goal, whatever the goal it may be become millionaire then read …

“The Client” is one of the best novels by John Grisham. It is a setup on a fast track and the story makes you eager to read every detail, waiting for the unpredicted. It is full of suspense and makes you smile, as an eleven year old boy Mark, …

I’m not an expert definitely. But reading this book, Developing Online Games: Insiders Guide by Jessica Mulligan and Bridgette Patrovsky I have gotten some very wonderful and lots of tips inside. I have always wondered how online game owners managed to create their success from scratch. Must …

This is the first book of the Inspector Rebus series and in my opinion the darkest one. Ian Rankin is regarded as the classic author of the genre called tartan noir, which, as the name indicates, combines the unique features of Scottish
cultural landscape with the elements of hard-boiled criminal. …

This is another awesome novel from the Danielle Steel collection. From the first paragraph of this story, I was pulled into this story as if I were the main character. I felt every emotion the character was feeling throughout the entire story.
This story is about the love …

‘The Prince and the Pauper’ is a classic written by Mark Twain. When I read this classic, I was surprised at the richness of the book and was excited as to what will happen next. The tale is of two boys. One was Tom, who was born in a …

This book is one of Charlaine Harris’s Aurora Teagarden mysteries. Harris has written several mystery series, and the Aurora Teagarden series is one of her best.
Aurora (”Roe”) has recently inherited a sum of money that insures her financial independence, and, with the help of her mother’s real estate firm, …

When people talk about ‘War and peace’ today, it is usually to illustrate that something goes on and on and seems to have no end. This novel is indeed very long and in some parts - I guess - not very modern for someone belonging to the younger generation …

Believe it or not, this book has been in my room for almost a decade and I never even bother to read it I thought it was kinda boring but then I was wrong I never knew that this book will going to be one of my favorite novel. …

This is the second book in ‘The Selection’ series. The only reason I picked up the first book in the first place was due to the pretty cover, however the book majorly disappointed me. In spite of the poor quality of ‘The Selection’, I had to finish the series. …

I love reading thriller books. My favorite authors so far are Sidney Sheldon, John Grisham, Robert Ludlum, to name some. It was my brother who gave me the idea that Dan Brown is a very good author. He advised me to try but when I saw the …

This book was very hard for me to enjoy and oddly enough I really wanted to enjoy it. I had heard such good things about it from others that when I finally picked it up and started reading I was underwhelmed.
It started off talking about a whole lot …

Boys Next Door is a manga by Yuki Kaori. The manga is composed of three chapters and two side stories. I didn’t really pay any attention of the two side stories; I like the main story more. The manga is a mix genre of adult, drama, horror, mature, mystery, …