This is one of the books that a friend of mine loaned me so that I could help him study the Spanish language so that he could verbally speak and even write in Spanish. The author of the book is Seymour Resnick and the publisher is Dover Publications. I’ve …

I couldn’t agree more with the frankness of this book called Never Cold Call Again, written by Rumbauskas Jr. This book gives a no-no to all 20th century method of luring potential sales through cold calling to 21st century customers. This book truly, madly and deeply scraps …

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 …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

Cited by King as the favorite book of his fans, if not necessarily himself, The Stand is a large book, even larger in its uncut release during the early nineties, that deals with disease, death, rebirth, redemption, love and finally God. It is my favorite book by King and …

Icarus was written by Russell Andrews (published by Pocket Books in 2002)
I almost didn’t want to continue with this book the beginning was boring - about Jack and Caroline Keller; their courtship, marriage, business venture and success. The tempo only started picking up when Kid …

This book is full of luscious recipes. Unfortunately, many of the recipes call for ingredients I don’t normally keep around the house, such as fresh rosemary or wild mushrooms, but for special occasions these recipes would be easy to make and delicious.
All of the recipes are carefully explained - …

“The Fire Rose” is an interesting fantasy novel written by Mercades Lackey.
Mrs. Lackey takes the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” and mixes in quite a bit of magic, literature and a love story. This is a very well written and captivating novel.
Rosalind Hawkins is a female scholar …

The baby sitters club portrait collection, Stacey’s book by Ann m. martin is all about Stacey McGill. Stacey is a thirteen year old girl who belongs to a club named the baby sitters club. Stacey is from New York city and is a diabetic, so she can not have …

This book is the eighth book in the Hardy Boys series. It is a fun book for preteen boys, although it is a bit old-fashioned. It is still an enjoyable read though.
The Hardy Boys series is very consistent. In this book, as usual, the boys discover a mystery. Their …

Vampire Knight Manga Volume 2 has Yuki being saved by a pair of vampires from the school after she is attacked by a vampire while out in the town. She must also try to decide what to do about Zero, who is actually a vampire despite being a …

The Ravenous Beast is a children’s book written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. It is a fairly short story and is playfully illustrated, but if your child has a problem with the idea of a monster eating other animals, you may want to avoid reading it as a …

City of Bones is the first book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. It is a young adult fantasy novel about Shadowhunters, humans who have the ability to see demons and are trained to hunt and kill them. The story takes place in modern day …

This was a greatly disappointing book. Polly, the best part of the series, barely appears and before the book ends has banished herself to Paris for at least three years, abandoning her cats to the care of a friend, something the Polly I remember would never have done. This …

High Recommend, especially for moms!
Robin McGraw, Inside My Heart, Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose. Robin is the wife of Dr. Phil McGraw (from TV). This is her first book.
So far, this is already my BEST Summer read. Robin begins by giving a basic introduction …

‘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 …

‘Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch f’r Alle und Keinen’ is one of Nietzsche’s most controversial works. Part poetry, part parody, the book is, as a matter of fact, a philosophic dissertation and what I’ve discovered rather with amazement is that the book addresses questions I wouldn’t dare to ask …

The Elephant and the Tiger chronicles the complete history of the Vietnam War including its prehistory and events leading up to the U.S.’s involvement and to great detail covering the entirety of the war and concludes with the U.S. ceasing its involvement in the conflict.
While the book …

Following “For One More Day”, I was itching for more of Mitch Albom’s best sellers and hence I snatched up “The Five People YOu meet In Heaven”. I remembered using much of my time within a 1 week frame to finish the book.
Written in memory of Edward, Mitch’s uncle, …

The fact that the techie novel is read is something which really does not urge me much. However because I bought the book, I must finish, I where three many techie novels and it does not count that of the desire, combination of the key which I have typed, ill …

FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett and her team, are called to investigate on a murder committed in the middle of a flight from Texas to Virginia. The investigation develops within a religious background and it will force Smoky to face the ghosts that torment her and to reconsider her …

Normally people believe when they actually see it. In this book, Dr. Wayne Dyer propounded a theory that when you a start believing it, you actually see it. This is one of those brilliant books written by Dr. Dyer meant for your personal transformation.
The principle in this book starts …

Grounds For Love is a nice, good book for the soul and written by Maureen Mackey. This book is about a romantic comedy that I could see somewhere in theaters as well. Jenny Vaugh is a very highly-spirited and independent woman and she has her own desktop …

I didn’t really become interest in Texas cuisine until after I read a fiction book that featured both cities. The book didn’t include the famous barbeque these two cities are known for, but rather a fast food joint all the locals would frequent. It wasn’t until I was watching …

A few months ago I began programming in Processing to create some interactive applications at work after having just a brief introduction to the language on a “programming interactivity” course. Because the language is pretty simple and the resulting programs are all visual I found it very easy to …

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books in 1963.
If not for Lord Peter Wimsey, I might not have picked up this book. My introduction to him was in the first Dorothy Sayer book I had read ‘Murder …

Do you ever wonder why the best fictional adventures seem to happen to the same class of people over and over again? Most fairy tales involve the fey folk interacting with poor, honest families. The child protagonist is usually highly moral yet misunderstood. Well, author Holly Black stuck to …

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a World Best-seller book that tells the story of a girl named Katniss Everdeen who takes her sisters place in a event called the hunger games that is televised and where 12 contestants are forced to fight until only one is left …

This book is definitely not very modern. The Hardy Boys series was written in the 50s and 60s, and you can tell by the way that mention of people who are Asian, Indian, or Native American is handled. Also the roles of males and females.
Other than that, and the …

Creed was written by James Herbert (published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1990)
Joseph Creed worked at one of the most unappreciated professions, as the author described him as a first-class sleaze, a top paparazzo. His job was to snap sordid shots of celebrities, the rich and famous, politicians or …

I-SPY London is part of a series of books which can be used to make journeys and trips out more interesting, as in each book, there are hundreds of different locations for you to visit. Once you visit a location, you can put a tick in the tickbox. Once …

Frederick Forsyth’s The Fist Of God is a story woven around the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait, and it’s eventual liberation by the Coalition forces, led by the United States. A British Major from the SAS is called in to run a super secret agent in Baghdad by …

The Posthomus Papers of the Pickwick Club is Dickens first novel, and is more commonly known as The Pickwick Papers. It tells of the adventures of four members of the Pickwick club as they explore the remote areas of England. As the gentlemen haven’t traveled a lot, this means …

10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget is the financial advice book written by the folks at Wise Bread, one of the biggest personal finance blogs around. I recently acquired a copy because I was looking for some additional ways to trim my (already pretty small) …

I am reviewing the book, The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty. This book was written in 1994. Everyone knows the story of the Exorcist, probably from the hit horror film. This book follows the life of little girl, Regan. One day, Regan changes, and …

As we are very much considering moving to Spain we are doing everything we can to learn the Spanish language not only for us but also for our three and a half year old son.
So we have recently brought him a children’s book which is called Dora loves …

As a writer, proper grammar is one of the most important aspects within my field of work. Yet, although it is crucial to any well-written work, grammar has a reputation of being one of the less-glamorous portions of writing. Known for being elementary, simple, and dull, too often is …

Several month’s ago I had the opportunity to read The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg. I enjoyed the book immensly and so when I saw her novel Open House at the library I knew that I just had to read it.
To be tyotally honest Open House was …

Poetry, A Longman Pocket Anthology, is a poetry anthology that was edited by R.S.Gwynn.
What I like about anthology is that it includes well-known poems from all time periods, and not just from Elizabethan times, for example.If you are looking for a famous poem by William Blake,for instance, chances are …

Sometimes in life, we are faced with different kinds of situations that are going to make us feel awkward and feeling out of place.
If you read the book “Excuse Me, But I Was Next…”: How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas by Peggy Post, you will get …

This is the first horror novel that I read by author Brian Keene and I must say it is a real page-turner. This story has a lot going for it: spine-tingling suspense, a truly creepy setting, great characters and even originality. The main villain in this novel is a …

“T is for Trespass” is, I think the twentieth book in Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. I say I think because I’ve had trouble with the alphabet ever since I studied Classical Greek in college and had to learn a new alphabet that was similar, but different from the one …

This is another story from my favorite author, Jessica Adams. The title is I’m A Believer, and it tells of a very good novel about life after death. This story is about Mark Buckle, an ordinary person and a teacher in South London. He teaches Science …

Cheeseburger Subversive is a quirky and original novel by Richard Scarsbrook. The whole story is told in first person through the eyes of Dak Sifter. Dak works so well as a character because he is so relatable to me. I think he would be highly relatable to any male …

So I’ve read this book a few weeks ago and I still can’t get over it! Some books bring out the worst, others bring out the best of our emotions. But this book brought out the most.
After reading this book I was so upset there wasn’t a sequel, …

I appreciate publishers as much as the books that they put out. The binding, the cover design and typeface are things that attract us to a book and judge on the merits of the publisher. I particularly like NYRB (New York Review of Books) paperbacks, and want …

I have read the book ‘The places that scare you’ written by Pema Chodron. This book is a guide to be fearless when you are in difficult situations of life. The book also teaches us to be more and more joyful in life.
The author tells us how we …

I am a Nicholas Sparks fan, but I think “The Last Song” left a lot to be desired. Most of Sparks’ books put me under a spell that makes me feel as if I am part of every word written. However, this one left me in the …

“Froggy’s Baby Sister” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It was published in 2003. It is a really cute book with a cute frog family, a good amount of dialogue, funny and original character names, and a nice lesson in the …

Dan Brown is a superstar on the stage of a book nowadays. As each star is controversial. Some believe it brought a breath of fresh air to a category dominated so far by the older generation of John Grisham at the helm. Others say that he is a total …