This book was one of my first R.L. Stine books and I had no regrets buying this one. This is one of the few books that R.L. Stine has ever written which quite deviates from the usual weird and creepy novels he writes as this book has some science …

Children love novels that have vivid and imagination filled fantastical characters that are fun for the eye to look at and a story that is engaging and entertaining to read independently or with family members. That is why, while researching an assignment for one of my courses, I chose …

I have a computer and a laptop and neither works properly, I have been having trouble with both of them for awhile, and it was just easy to say ” get another computer, get another laptop.” Yeah, it’s easy to say that if you can afford it, but it …

If you enjoy Christian chick lit, engaging, witty, and clean, check out this book, “A Stitch in Time” by Allison Bottke. Dee, the main character, finds all of her life changed. I mean, ALL of it. She converts to Christianity; she undergoes a weight loss surgery and loses 150 …

“The Art of Star Trek” by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens covers all the visual forms of the Star Trek franchise, including the live action and cartoon shows as well as the movies, and even the proposed second series that was abandoned in favor of the 1979 motion picture, up …

‘The secret island’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book. The story line is excellent and the style of writing is also very good.
The names of the children in this book are Mike, Peggy and Nora and a boy named Jack from …

I’m an English major and part-time Grammar Nazi, but I can’t possibly know everything about grammar. The English language is, to be blunt, terrifyingly messed up. More than half of our words come from Latin, but the rest are a hodgepodge assortment of bits and phrases from the rest …

Blood Promise is the fourth book in the Vampire Academy series. Rose Hathaway’s world turned upside down during the last few pages of the previous book, Shadow Kiss. Ever since she found out that Dimitri had turned Strigoi, Rose has had her mind set on saving him. Saving him …

The relationship book The Truth About Cheating by M. Gary Neuman was not something I was purposely seeking out, it was just a book I found while roaming the aisles of the library. The title alone was interesting enough that I needed to read it because I think every …

The Billionaire’s Bidding is a book that my mom bought for me, since she knows that I love reading about relationships and romance novels. The price, if I remember was around $5, and this book is a very realistic novel. The author, Barbara Dunlop, has written such …

It started out interesting, with an awesome opening action scene. But, unfortunately it didn’t last and I ended up reading a book that transforms into a cliché. The characters are so ordinary. Disgruntled main character, doomed side kick, child in distress. I don’t get it! Marcus Sakey had a …

I haven’t read book for more than three months now, since I finished the Twilight Saga. And I hadn’t plan on reading one soon, but yesterday, my flatmate handed me a book which she just read and she thought might interest me. I really had no intention of reading …

I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I think the 2001 film is very overrated. Don’t get me wrong, I respect it as a classic piece of cinema in a lot of ways but come on, it was long, boring, and didn’t make a lick …

I recently gave birth to a baby and was on maternity leave for 3 months and took an additional 1 year to look after her. After a few months recuperating at home, I was wondering why I have been unproductive. I had wanted to find opportunities on …

I have read the book —˜The World of Peace’ by J. Krishnamurti. This is a very good book. It is interesting to read for anybody who wishes to think about the various problems, conflicts and disorder that is troubling the world. This book consists of six chapters. Four chapters …

The Essential Blender by Roland Hess is a great book. It covers everything you need to know to get started with Blender, a great free 3D modeling program that even professionals can use. The Essential Blender has easy to read tutorials that anyone can understand, step by step instructions …

If you are a fan of Arthurian legends, check out the Pendragon Cycle Series by Stephen Lawhead. Book 1 of the series is titled “Taliesin.” Elphin, a Celtic prince, is considered terribly unlucky, so much so that his people make a sign against evil when they meet him. His …

My daughter brought home another book from the library yesterday called Carl’s Masquerade. She was excited to read it at bedtime. But, after I took the time to read the book with her, we both managed to be very disappointed in it.
First of all, the book is nothing but …

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 …

If there is poetry in prose that describes the passion for going beyond limitations, that describes the struggle, the pain and the exhilaration, it is this one.
It is also a classic example of the total engrossment of the “flow state” proposed psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, connected with creativity and exceptional …

This ‘confession’ by OJ Simpson was an interesting read for me as, unwittingly, OJ is showing people the state of his perverted mind. As we all know, this man who was once an American superstar was tried and found not guilty for the murder of his wife, Nicole …

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 …

This book is like a great diary reading for me by the author. I consider it my IOI and the small, short stories are all extremely fun to read and I love the short titles and quotes. The little things in life really does make a big difference …

Thomas Hardy’s poem The Man He Killed follows one soldier’s brutal murder of another, and paints a portrait of war’s irony. Interestingly, the theme of the entire poem is somehow quaint with a twist of irony thrown in. One thematic statement is found throughout the poem: a message that …

I’ve always loved monsters. The very idea of —‹—‹some kind of sinister creature at the thought of which people shake in fear has been really enjoyable to me, especially when that creature in question has appeared in front of just another wise guy who is trying to convince everyone …

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a novel about a mysterious serial killer of serial killers. By losing his sense of reality, he identifies long lost feelings and some awareness and insight into the evasive sense of humanity. Dexter is lovable and hatable, interesting and embarassing. A good …

The sense of loss and hopelessness that people who lose family members is created so vividly in this book. It’s about a 18 year old girl who vanishes while she is away at college and the aftermath it causes. It’s like going into the mind of a mother who …

The title of this book - “Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck?” - makes the work sound as though it is going to be a rather straightforward look at how the dinosaurs were wiped out - and, indeed, the painting of a snarling dino on the otherwise dramatically black …

You might look at me as some kind of a strange creature that crawled out of the cave, in which I might have spent the last few years, but ” Gregor The Overlander” Part One of the ” Underland Chronicles” is the first book of Suzanne Collins that I …

This cookbook is spiral bound, and hardcover. It’s divided into different categories of food, from appetizers to cakes. And, it’s all focused on foods that are fun for kids (like a pasta dish with an octopus made out of a hotdog, or a cake decorated to look …

Welcome to My World by Coleen McLoughlin is an autobiography by Wayne Rooney’s girlfriend, whom I think is already his wife by now. This is a pretty alright book, which provides the insights on what Coleen perceives as the celebrity world. Pretty informative, actually, if you are the …

Do you have a bunch of used books you no longer want that you wish you could sell, quickly and easily? I have discovered a website that lets you do just that! Cash4Books.net buys used books and even allows you to ship them for free. It works like magic. …

I find that reading The Truth About Diamonds by Nicole Richie is quite refreshing actually. There are just lots of undeniable talent to Nicole Richie that perhaps you and me do not know. For a start, this book is understandable, has a pretty simple to understand English and …

I got hooked on reading mystery novels a few years ago. One of my all time favorite mystery writers is Janet Evanovich. She has a series out called the Stephanie Plum novels. Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter who is successful mostly by dumb luck. She has two men …

Da Capo is a manga by a Japanese visual novel studio, Circus and illustrated by Tanihara Natsuki. It has the genres; comedy, harem, romance, school life, seinen, and supernatural and is composed of twelve volumes. The manga is about Asakura Junichi and his life at Kazami Academy. Things get …

This book by Parthasarathy gives insight views of the ancient Hindu Philosophy called Vedanta. Vedanta means a culmination of knowledge. It is a set of eternal principles. If you have a spiritual or philosophical bent of mind, this is an excellent book which makes you understand the true …

Anne Frank is probably one of the most famous people of World War II. The diary she wrote while in hiding has been translated into many languages and been made into more than one movie. But, Anne did more writing. She wrote stories, essays, and even …

Written by Tom Peters, this is one excellent book for managers. In fact, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies was required reading when I was trying to become a manager at San Miguel Corporation, the Philippines’ biggest and most influential corporation. As such, I …

Cacther in the Rye is a book by J. D. Salinger. It is a first person novel about a college student named Holden Caulfield a college dropout and the events in his life.
The story is okay, I didn’t find it to be particularly interesting. The …

The Bright Side by Alex Coleman is a pretty sad story, but at the same time, very self-realizing and gives a soothing effect for a person like me reading. I love reading this book with a cup of coffee or tea in handy and I couldn’t imagine how talented …

Vulcan’s Soul Trilogy Book Two, is written by Susan Shwartz and Josepha Sherman. This is a book on War peace and a clan involving the mysterious Watraii. There is a secret trail regarding the Watraii and the characters Surak and Vulcan are at crossroads from succumbing to …

As the Death God Dictates is a manga by Mimori Ao. The title is pretty strange and this caught my eye so I started reading this manga with the genre of romance, shoujo, school life, and supernatural. It should have been also labeled as tragedy because of the ending …

Bittersweet is another great romance novel written by Danielle Steel. In this novel, her writing keeps you engaged in the entire story and makes you feel as if you were the characters in the book every step of the way.
Within the first few sentences of this novel I …

Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer.. :-
I heard about this from many of my friends. But I was reluctant as I thought it won’t be of my type as it is a romantic theme and I like fantasies, magical things like Harry Potter. I was free and one of my …

“The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry” by Sue Ellen Thompson is a poetry book that I enjoyed quite thoroughly. This book is really packed with poetry at nearly four hundred and fifty pages! That is a lot of poems to take in and think about! The wonderful …

I had seen some previews for the movie based on this book and it looked pretty funny so when my sister bought this book I decided to read it. To say the least it was not exactly what I expected.
I though it was going to be more about …

‘Think and grow rich’ is a book written by Napoleon Hill. The author has written this book after much research. The author had set out to interview certain successful men in his life. He spoke with them and found out the secret behind their success. He understood from them …

John Taylor is a private detective who seems as one who has come out of an old detective story - not very nice looking, deep in debt and persistently seeking the truth , whether his customers really want it or not. That’s why John never gets rich, he lives …

Dictionary is very important for me. I love to write and that is why I always want to use new words. I also love to read and there are times wherein I can encounter words which are not yet in my own vocabulary.
Last summer, there was a moving ship …

I picked up the Sex and the City book from the local library after watching the show for several years. Considering that the show was based on the book, I assumed that the book would follow the same kind of story lines, or at least use the same characters. …