Books Reviews
(Book) The Art of Make-Up by Kevin Aucoin
Well, I’m addicted to makeup, the new brands, the gloss, shadows and eyelashes mascaras !!!!!
From this hobby my family and friends get benefited when they have a special event like a wedding, special dinner, etc., and so they all come to me and I, within my limitations of amateur-daily-and-happy-practitioner,never …
Nightwing 150
This issue wasn’t bad, but it had potential to be more. It was good to see a writer remember that Harvey is still in there somewhere. Most writers just have Two-Face and the coin flip is nothing more than a formality. Here we actually do see …
Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
This is a truly fantastic adventure story and one that is well written. It has danger, excitement, bravery and a lot more. The story moves fast, especially once they get on the ship heading for space. The characters seem like real people, each with his or her own personality, …
The Girl with Braided Hair by Margaret Coel
“The Girl with Braided Hair,” by Margaret Coel, Berkley Prime Crime, 2007, 293 pp. ISBN-978-0-425-21712-2
“The Girl with Braided Hair” is the thirteenth book in the series featuring Catholic Priest Father John O’Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vickie Holden. The book takes place on and near the Arapaho-Shoshone Wind River Indian …
God’s Debris by Scott Adams
In this age when everyone seems to be running out of time, wouldn’t it be nice to find a book which you can finish in one lazy afternoon and still be awed and enriched by the ideas it presented?
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Oxford Pocket dictionary Spanish/English and English/Spanish
I used this Oxford Pocket dictionary for a while, and I found it to be very complete for Spanish native students of English.
As the name says, it’s a pocket dictionary, meaning that the information is more reduced than in a normal dictionary, but it’s not too big so you …
The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson
The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson is pretty alright, and something of a will story; mysterious part of a will. Can you imagine yourself being called to a will by some mysterious lady whom had died but not knowing why? That’s what this book is all about. …
Boko no Watashi no Yusha Gaku manga by Shuichi Aso
Boko no Watashi no Yusha Gaku or Our Hero Studies is a manga by Shuichi Aso. The manga series is composed of six volumes and there are just three chapters on the current scanlation which was stopped years ago. The story starts with the current Class 1-A homeroom teacher …
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart is a very thrilling book that I love to read. This is like a sequel or some sort, and if you have read before this, you would know that the story main persona, Amanda has had a very bad encounter with a stalker before. …
Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith (book)
“Joy in the Morning” is by Betty Smith, author of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”. It tells the story of the first year of marriage of Carl and Annie Brown in 1928.
I got this book because I loved “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” so much. “Joy in the …
Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked”
I am confident that most everyone is familiar with the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz”. The story about a girl who gets hurled through a twister and lands herself in the technicolor universe of Oz. Here she befriends a scarecrow, tin man, and a lion to help …
1984
When I was in college, one of the required books for my political science courses was George Orwell’s 1984. I didn’t read it (but still passed).
Recently though, probably out of boredom, I decided to actually sit down and finally see for myself what was so important about this book. …
The Ambivalence of Abortion by Linda Bird Francke book
In the book The Ambivalence of Abortion, Linda Bird Francke tells the stories of women who have had abortions, the men who are their partners, and the clinic workers and who deal with abortion on a day to day basis. She gives an inside look at what women go …
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay is the second book in the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. Jennifer gives birth to the child of Rakoth, which resulted from her captivity in Stardock. Her child may prove to be the hope or the doom of the world. Kim …
Restless Hearts by Marta Perry
This book takes place in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The main character, Fiona Flanagan, moves there to open her own midwife clinic. Fiona is half Amish, so this move is also important to her so she can get to know her Amish family and learn more about …
A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
This is the third in a series. This book covers the END of Dave’s journey through foster care. It then covers his life in the Air force, his marriage, the birth of his son Steven and his struggles as an adult that is overcoming childhood abuse (at …
Getting Started In Technical Analysis by Jack Schwager
I got my first book on technical analysis a while back. It was called “All About Technical Analysis” by Constance Brown. I actually wrote a review on it a while back, but I overall didn’t like the book. There was a heavy emphasis on the use of the relative …
Dungeons and Dragons: Player’s Option Heroes of Shadow, book
After the Essentials line and before the release of 5th edition, Wizards of the Coast released a couple more player books for the 4E system. One such book was titled “Heroes of Shadow”.
When it was originally released, I thought it was another title that fell under the …
Major Hindu Festivals by Subhash Anand
‘Major Hindu Festivals’ is a book written by Subhash Anand. The author has written about the major festivals of Hindus, who consist of 80% of the population of India. The author writes about the ancient origins of the major feasts of the hindus. The author says that these feasts …
The Farseekers - Obernewtyn Chronicles 2 - Isobelle Carmody, book
Obernewtyn Chronicles Book 2 - “The Farseekers” - By Isobelle Carmody
Genre - Fantasy/Science Fiction
The plot of this novel follows from the end of the first book —˜Obernewtyn’. The misfits have seized control of the mountain property of Obernewtyn and the book follows the journey of Elspeth and a group …
The Elite by Kiera Cass, 2013 Book (The Selection Series #2)
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. …
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead is a world wide best seller. Its about a half vampire girl, known as a Dhampire, whose role is to protect a full Vampire princess. It has 332 pages (Paperback) and was Published August 16th 2007 by Razorbill.
Vampire Academy is a one of those …
Organisational Behaviour by Fred Luthans
The book, “Organisational Behaviour“, by Fred Luthans, entails the area of organisational atmosphere describing in detail the emergence of the modern subject and the need to study and implement its ideologies pertaining to business and official environment.
The contents illustarted in the book are spread on a vast arena featuring …
Marshall’s Guard by Isabo Kelly
I read this book on and off at first, and it’s called Marshall’s Guard. This book is about Lieutenant Leia Ballore, as an officer, was sent to a scene to collect some stolen cargo.
With love working in mysterious ways, she then met the man of her dreams in …
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide is a pretty poor strategy guide book that I found to be really quite disappointing. The reason I found it to be very disappointing is because first of all, it is in black and white. For me, a person who generally purchases strategy guides …
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice is the diary of a teenage female struggling with peer pressure, drug use,and abuse that some teenagers may go through. I highly recommend this book for teenage girls who want something to read that they can relate to and understand.The book brought tears to my eyes …
A Thousand Bones, by P.J. Parrish
A Thousand Bones is a suspenseful mystery story that keeps you guessing until the end. The book was written by author P.J. Parrish. I personally found the book very eye catching just by the book cover. On the front is a dark blue cover with the shadow of a …
The Great American Novel by Philip Roth
After spending much of his early career exploring the Jewish experience in America by lampooning it, Philip Roth decided to stretch his legs a bit and move on to lampooning the plain old American experience and he fulfills his every ambition and moreso.
Ostensibly about the Rupert Mundys, a fictitious …
Breaking Dawn - The Novel
‘Breaking Dawn’ is the final installment of the ‘Twilight’ saga, and I would like to say that ‘Breaking Dawn’ is the book that broke me; as in broke my pocketbook!
I had not read any of the books in the series until the Twilight movie became available for ownership and …
The Black Doctor
In reading some of Arthur Conan Doyle’s other mysteries, I’ve been a bit disappointed I haven’t come across a murder mystery; until I read about the Black Doctor. And, I’ll admit, even though I had some suspicions, I didn’t predict the ending.
The story centers around a doctor of South …
The Kindly Ones - Book
A writing work of this magnitude can not be covered by a single text, by any description or by any generalization. So in the beginning I recommend you see at least one more review of it to see also another point of view on the book. Because each …
F*ck Love, novel by Tarryn Fisher
I’m gonna start by saying that Tarryn Fisher is a scary lady. Every time she comes out with a new book I just get the chills, and that’s a good thing, of course, books are supposed to make you FEEL. Every book that I’ve read from her was left me …
The Patriot Book
I read the Patriot, a book that was based on the movie that you may have seen. While might not believe me, but I read the book before I ever saw the movie, and I am sure glad I did. For one, I was never a reader and I …
Knitting Rules! book
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as The Yarn Harlot, is a knitting humourist. It seems like there wouldn’t be much material for her to write about, but her books are always fun and amusing to read.
This particular book, Knitting Rules!, is more of an explanatory book than knitting humour, although …
The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
This book is number five in a series by Craig Johnson. The wonderful thing about this series is you don’t have to read it as a series. Each book is its own independent story. This story in particular takes the main character away from his normal crew and into …
The Fifth Ring by Mitchell Graham (book)
Fantasy novels and movies are some of my favourite especially if they tell the story properly and help immerse me in the fantasy world of the book or movie. This is why I consider movies, tv series and books such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Game …
The Thirteenth Apostle Book
Religions , mysteries , encrypted messages , ruthless killings and persecution… These are the main themes in the novel by Michel Benoit, who will keep you under tremendous pressure from the beginning of his book to the last chapter. It is questioned not only the sustainability of the Catholic …
Dr. Seuss’ ABC kid’s book
My step-father has been getting my son Dr. Seuss books since his baby shower, but I’ve recently discovered that my 2 year old son isn’t really interested in them. My husband and I have been trying to read to him the ABC’s story of Dr. Seuss and he walks …
Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag
The book Prior Bad Acts is written by Tami Hoag. This is a New York Times bestselling author and this story is actually a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene.
The initial is there are 2 relentless detectives on a manhunt which ends in a chilling confrontation …
The Code Book By Simon Singh
The author begins from the Mary cryptographic story of the queen, traces with the origin and the beginning of cryptology. In the following chapter, as for him when many years of code Le Chiffre Indechiffrable they are United Nations being broken ones between the thing, explaining the encoding algorithm …
Fat Envelope Frenzy
Reading Fat Envelope Frenzy really helped me a lot on my college admissions. Yes, it really gives one student the rations needed in order to be in the best position for a dream college. But one has to face the fact there is certainly no best formula in order …
Return of the Crimson Guard, Ian C Esslemont
The second book by Ian C Esslemont set in the Malazan Empire, writing in parallel to his colleague Steven Erikson.
Esslemont’s first book in this world (Night of Knives) was set in the past and only gave interesting background, however this one is set in the “current time” and covers …
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning book
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning is the fourth book in her Highlander series. I’ve mentioned this in my previous reviews, although each Highlander book can read alone and stand alone they all have common elements that
tie them all together and it makes the whole world and …
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
This book is the sequel to Something Borrowed, and somewhat overlaps it. However, in Something Borrowed, the main character and POV is Rachel, a straight laced lawyer who tries to do the right thing.
In Something Blue, the main character is Darcy, who is portrayed throughout Something Borrowed as being …
The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump
I have been fascinated by Donald Trump ever since I had learn of his accomplishments in the business world. He is one of the most successful businessman in the world with business interests around the globe. I have fallen in love with business ever since my father introduced me …
Autism Spectrum Disorders by Mitzi Waltz book
This resource book is by far the best Autism resource book that I have found so far!
I am a mother of a seven year old autistic boy and I first came across this book in my local library and borrowed it. I was so amazed with all the …
Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe
This is my favorite bookstore and cafe in the Asheville area because of its local vibe and inventive coffee creations. With ample seating and a nice selection of books, this local book shop is the perfect place to while away the hours, reading a book and sipping your coffee.
Malaprop’s …
Essentials of Economics by Bradley R. Schiller
I am using this textbook for my college class. One of the features I really like are that they take articles from newspapers, statistics, polls, etc and put them into the book alongside what I am learning, so I can apply my learning to real events and information. It …
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
If you are young, not much into books and just happen to be introduced into Stephenie Meyer’s book saga and you ended up loving it, then I can forgive you. But if you are a seasoned reader and you liked this book, then there is something seriously wrong with …
A Confession of an Impatient Bride book
A month ago, I bought this amazing and fantastic book authored by Rissa Singson-Kawpeng, since I am into the verge of spinsterhood, I got inspired with the richness of the message of this book. This is a beautiful and inspiring self-developmental books for women whose age are entering a …
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