Anatomy of Murder was written by Bill Pomidor and published by Penguin Group in 1996.
The husband and wife team Dr Plato Marley was in geriatrics; while Dr Cal was a forensic pathologist at Seigel Medical College. At Cal’s tuition class for her medical students, she discovered …

This book was a great help to me when I was in high school. Our actually world history book was around 800 pages, and quite a pain in the neck to read, but this book summarized it into around half the pages. (I still thought that the 400 pages …

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 …

My daughter had library at school the other day and brought home a new book to read called So Hungry! This book was definitely meant for younger readers (and she was able to read it herself though she insisted I read it to her) but, at the same time, …

Bunny School is a children’s book written by Rick Walton and illustrated by Paige Miglio. It is a day-in-the-life story of an elementary school class that just happen to be bunnies.
The story is pretty straightforward and describes the entire day, from art class to recess to science lessons. …

This book starts out with not a lot of description. Its a little bit confusing because you don’t really understand what’s going. Through out the next chapters you get a grasp on the situation and fall in love with the characters. The characters were so well …

I bought “That’s Not in my American History Book: A Compliation of Little Known Events and Forgotten Heroes” at the Discovery Store in the mall. I love this book! The stories are so great! You get to learn about events that have been forgotten, people who played bigger roles …

The modeling industry is a tricky one, I know that just by watching reality shows on models and all that. Not to stereotype, but I think the job is quite pressurizing and how one wants to lead to it, sometimes girls resort to all sorts of stuff just to …

Daredevil issue 292, published in 1991 by Marvels Comics, features a morbid contest between Taskmaster and Tombstone to determine who can kill the most people. Most Daredevil stories do not necessarily involve a super villian, so getting two super villians in the same issue is a real treat. …

Fairy Tail manga volume one by Hiro Mashima is a series about a young, cute wizard who seeks to get into a powerful wizard’s guild called the Fairy Tail Guild. She meets a handsome wizard known as Salamander but also befriends a strange boy named Natsu and his …

I am an avid reader. I usually pick novels after reading the reviews and only if they have got positive reviews. But recently I picked ‘Six Suspects’ despite the many negative reviews about the novel because the author of this novel is Vikas Swarup. His first novel ‘Q & …

Life of Peter Drucker, in part, determined by events that are not intentional. However, for Drucker, coincidence does not mean anything to them, are not ready at their door, knock at the event. Does this book is a biography of Drucker? Of course not. Krames not write a biography …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Captains’ Honor is a novel that centers around Picard, although it is certainly not merely a story for Picard fans. In this story, the Enterprise and other Federation ship arrive to provide aid to a planet that has been devastated by the …

After I learned that Mo Yan had a Nobel Prize, I decided to read some of his books. “Frog” was an only novel I found in the nearest bookstore. Despite the fact that I don’t like epistolary style, I bought it and … I was surprised so much i …

This is an inspiring children’s fantasy story about a tiny bat named Shade that gets lost from his colony during a storm and must find his own way home. Along the way he faces many dangers, ranging from strong gusting winds to freezing temperatures, from hungry birds to …

This is a really fun calendar that is unlike a lot of other calendars that I have come across. Every page is dedicated to a day and a certain location from across the globe. The location has a color picture as well as a brief paragraph describing something about …

This book is a must-read for couples and counselors. I first came across the idea of the Five Love Languages through a marriage counseling exercise. Someone eventually gave us a copy of the book.
What I love about this book is the author’s approach on how to relate to your significant …

I remember starting reading this book as a teenager, many years back. It was already a popular book having sold more than a million copy and it was a best seller (in fact it still is) in India, the place I live.
The blue cover of the book with the …

What motivates Macbeth to commit all those murders and become such an evil king? His devolution can be traced through many phases of change. The witches prophesy that he will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland first started his temptation. At first, he was sceptical whether to …

One of the later books in the in-death series, Origin in Death again does not disappoint.
In this particular book, Eve and Roarke are trying to unravel a case that may throw them into a debate against morality in the year of 2058.
Although there is little action in this …

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 …

Monk’s hood is the third book in the series about the Benedictine monk brother Cadfael. An elderly couple comes to the abbey as paying lifelong visitors, but very soon the husband dies, poisoned by monk’s hood oil. The concoction is from Cadfael’s workshop, and when it turns out that the …

“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt is a true masterpiece, a modern classic. The novel is a twisted tale about a group of young bizarre and nonconformist college students who, influenced by their charismatic classics teacher, resolves to stage dionysean ancient rituals - bacchanalia. During one of those rituals, …

This book for preteen boys is full of inventions and clues. The Hardy Boys, in their 15th case, must solve the mystery of several strange accidents where in the driver is suddenly unable to see.
There are difficulties with the story - the way they deciphered the clues in the …

If Harry Potter has his magic wand to weave magic and drive away his enemies Nathaniel “Jon Mandrake” has Bartimaeus to do his bidding and drive away his enemies for him. Very cool way of becoming the hero of the story. The book by Jonathan Stroud is …

Ralph Waldo Emerson is his infamous essay, “Self Reliance” strives to instruct the imperative paradigm that the innermost thoughts of man are not to be taken lightly. Instead, as opposed to looking outward for inspiration, Emerson elucidates the paradigm that conscience is the preeminent voice of reason and …

ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDERMAN Vol 1
In the 1970’s, Marvel decided to give Spiderman, who was appearing regularly in Amazing Spider Man and Marvel Team Up, a second solo book. This effectively cashed in on his popularity and gave fans another monthly book to read and also infused …

Baby You are a Rich Girl is the third chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
The next chapter introduces a new character and their new target for runaway spirits, Mio Aoyama. Keima and Elsee spend time at their classroom pretty funny. …

This book is one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier Discworld books. It is one of the books which features Rincewind, an incompetent, cowardly, clever wizard who can’t actually do any magic. Rincewind has a strange life where despite the fact that he always runs away, he ends up in a …

Did you ever hear that saying that authors shouldn’t start their story too soon? Well, apparently this author hasn’t, as the actual plot doesn’t start until halfway through the book. As the title suggests, this is supposed to be a story about getting lost in the freezing, icy wilderness …

“Beep Beep Vroom Vroom” is a children’s book authored by Stuart Murphy and illustrated by Chris Demarest. It was published in 2000 by HarperCollins. It is a cute little story about a boy and his little sister who both love playing with his toy cars. My …

Storm Front is the second book in the series about the Chicago based wizard Harry Dresden. The characters are mainly the same as in the first book, so it is best to read that first. Not that you won’t enjoy it if you read number two first, but the …

My 19-month old is very active and is always on the go. There were few moments when she would want to sit still and read a book. So I try different strategies to get her interested in at least looking at the pictures in the book.
I came across this …

Chemistry for Dummies, written by John T. Moore, is a book about beginner/intermediate chemistry. One good thing is that even though it is meant for beginner/intermediate students, it starts with an introduction which explains the basic concepts and leads you into more and more details. It uses everyday examples …

This is the second book in the “Pretty Little Liars” series by Sara Shepard. I really loved the first book and while this one was not as exciting, it was still very good. The mystery from the first book continues here and I was still trying to guess who …

“One Silent Night” is a dark fantasy novel written by Sherrilynn Kenyon.
In this novel Stryker is the son of Apollo who is sworn to over throw his father. Zephyra is a half demon woman who was Strykers wife. She has sworn to kill him since he betrayed her. He …

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 …

Into the Void…With Ace Frehly By Wendy Moore.
Ace Frehly, as you probably know what KISS’ super guitarist during their glory days and, while you may or may not know, he
was fired in 1980 due to problems with substance abuse.
Ace returned to the KISS fold in the 1996 reunion tour …

‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho is a magical fable about following your dream. There are a few books out there which are meant only to change people’s lives and that is exactly what they do. Paulo Coelho has beautifully woven philosophy, story and creativity into an outstandingly successful novel. …

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 …

“Dragon’s Bait” is a book written by Vivian Vande Velde.
Alys is a 15 year old girl who lives in the village of Saint Toby’s.
A local merchant wants her father’s tin shop. So they accuse Alys of being a witch.
Atherton is a the person hearing the trial. He is …

I picked up this novel from a local book fair at a very cheap price. I just chose it randomly without even giving a thought about the author because I rarely read thriller novels. Well, the novel is written by the famous author Stephen King who has produced some …

I have read this book that my sister borrowed me. There are 2 titles, one is Honey Blonde Chica by Michele Serros, and Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay. These 2 books are suitable reads for teenagers, and I enjoy it too, as a young adult.
The first …

This book is a must have for all aspiring writers who are ready to send their writing off to publishers or magazines for publication. IT is a useful tool for writers of all genres, fiction and non fiction.
It’s a very easy to use guide containing information and addresses …

Phantom Prey, written by John Sandford is a good thriller worth reading. This story is about the investigation of some goth kids and some brutal killing believed to be done by a killer or perhaps killers. First it was 1 Goth kid being killed and then there …

Let me preface this by saying, I read a LOT and LOVE books, but have found few who can compare to Laurell K. Hamilton when it comes to the vamps and weres. Her main character in the books, Anita Blake, is ballsy beyond words and ever so very …

This is Lauren Oliver’s first novel, published in 2010. I think the girl on the cover represents the protagonist, and her thoughtful expression made me feel like both the character and the story had something meaningful to say. The novel belongs to the category of paranormal Young Adult fiction. …

I simply love the cover illustration of the book title, Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. The story is awesome and have I mentioned in my reviews how I truly love romantic comedy genre books pretty much? Alright, one of the genres of all times that I truly love.
In …

Deviant (Edward Gein), written by Harold Schechter was published by Pocket Books, 1989.
Are monsters made or born? Many such —˜monsters’ have blamed their heinous acts on their upbringing, childhood, parents and families. Could a child in a dysfunctional family or an abusive relationship turn out to be …

Mainspring is a well-written novel worth the time it takes to read it. It also has the honor of being truly unique; something rare in the field of fantasy that’s most often dominated by elves, dragons and sorcerers. The story itself is intelligently thought out and executed expertly. What …