I have been in the health care profession for years now, and I love my profession so much. It is very rewarding in so many ways. Hadn’t I been to nursing school years before, I would never have picked up a single medical book my whole life. That’s true, …

This is one of the books I read shortly after becoming a fantasy fanatic, because I’d always been a horse lover and loved to read horse books, so I was trying to get my hands on ever horse-oriented fantasy book or series that I could. Arrows of the …

Today I am reviewing a book by Japanes manga artist Osamu Tezuka. The book is called MW. The book is about two life long friends who first met on a remote island in Japan. On that first meeting, they were the lone survivors of a US military poison gas …

This book scared the sh*t out of me literally. It was written maybe 18 months ago and published in 200,7 but it is so up to date, and so topical I had trouble sleeping in my hotel room as I was 300 miles from home!
The style is almost documentary …

Having read all three earlier books by Sarah Waters, I was fairly certain I knew what to expect from her fourth, Booker Award-nominated novel, “The Night Watch”. Fortunately, I was proven very wrong indeed —“ Sarah Waters has changed more than settings in moving her novel from the by …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q-in-Law is one of the few Star Trek: The Next Generation novels that feature the characters of Q and Lwaxana Troi - in the same novel, nonetheless. Both characters are associated with comedy on the television show, so it is no wonder that …

A THOUSAND SPLENDID SONS is an astonishly beautiful book by Hkaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner. This new novel tells the story of life in Afghanistan and how it changed once the Taliban arrived. The author is from Kabul, Afghanistan so he …

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 …

This book explains the concept of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in simple terms and illustrations. The author outlines the strategies required towards achieving the goal of the Supply Chain Management. According to the author the goal of Supply Chain Management is to link the market place, the distribution network, …

I have used many dictionary in my life, one of which is Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
What I really love about this dictionary is that in addition to definitions of important words that have been in use for decades,it includes definitions to so mant words that are relatively new …

As a Valentine’s Day gift this past weekend, I purchased the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax for my daughter.
She has an animated film based on this book, which she has watched a couple times. But, this is the first time she has read the book. And, I took the …

6502 Software Design is a very well known book in the classic computer area, which was written by Leo J. Scanlon and first published as long ago as 1980 - though it went through a lot of printings, which is testament to its popularity. Although, if I am to …

Many and varied answers given when people asked what he wanted to achieve in this life, ranging from the wish to have a house, luxury cars, the kids are smart, promising career, and others. All these answers if further attention, will lead to
one answer, happiness. Everyone wants to be …

Song Of Solomon is a novel by Toni Morrison which focuses on a family known as The Dead family, primarily the youngest son, Milkman Dead. To be extremely brief with the plot of this novel, Milkman goes on a hunt for gold from his father and aunt’s childhood after …

This book was very well written and I have to say i enjoyed it. I love historical fiction and I think this one was very well done. The story is about the love affair between Anne Boelyn and King Henry but what was different about this is …

I love to read book, especially a thriller but romantic drama book. After heard some chit chat talk about the twilight tetralogy, i finally decide myself to read them. Twilight is one from four books of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn).
I try to …

Love: Undercover is very funny, romantic, hilarious and something that I really love to read by while I drink coffee, tea or just having a nice, light lunch. At first, I thought it’s just going to be another shot at a romantic comedy but failing to deliver; the author …

This is the first book by Dan Simmons that I read. I was browsing through the horror section of the library one day and saw the picture of an old-fashioned sailing ship on the dust jacket’s spine. Since I enjoy historical fiction about the British Royal Navy, I picked …

‘The miracle of motivation’ is a book written by George Shinn. This book is nothing but a guide to happiness and success. The author says that motivation is a miraculous power because it is motivation which helps you to succeed, to overcome problems, to achieve your goals, to work …

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 …

I liked this short story. Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” is available in many anthologies. Check at your local library or online to secure a copy of the story.
You can read this story a couple of levels. It can be read simply as a story that is a good …

This book is from Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired collection which means it has references to God and isn’t saturated with sex. No one ever goes any further than kissing in these types of books. So if you are looking for more physical contact between the characters, then …

I have recently finished reading Madame’s Deception, and this is a love story that I really enjoyed reading. This story is about Jocelyn, a virginal bookworm, who basically transforms herself and is soon known as the reclusive Madame DeBourcier.
There is also Lord Colwick who is determined to win …

My best advice when reading this book, Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble if for you to be extremely patient and totally not rushing to read because this book will send you to cry buckets of tears, if you are not careful with your feelings there …

“A Wish to Be A Christmas Tree” by Colleen Monroe and Michael G. Monroe is a book that’s many intended for children, but I believe adults will enjoy the book as well. I personally think it’s important that adults read and look through this thirty-two page book because the …

Fading Tracks written by Bruce Emmett is a very thrilling book and it is all about mystery revelation at its best. Even if it has a typical teenage style of rendering, the description of events and turn of events make it an edge of seat thriller. Set at a …

Bod in the Park is a small paperback book for young children written and illustrated by Michael and Joanne Cole and first published by Methuen in 1975. If, as I was, you were a big fan of the Bod cartoon series on TV, then you are likely to have …

Stephen King undoubtedly is one of my favorite authors. Whenever I read one of his stories I am so enamored by the characters and plot that it makes it easy for me to enjoy his writing.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is split into two parts. The …

I didn’t know that Love Is Not Enough: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Money by Merryn Somerset Webb could be that really good. There are lots of tips inside that one would really be amazed at and this book is specifically targeted for women and how we can make …

OK what did I miss. I have read all the glowing reviews of The Mermaid Chair and I guess I was reading a different book. You have a woman who engages in a romance with a priest and visa versa and they couldn’t get enough conflict just …

Opal by Lauraine Snelling is Book 3 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Opal Torvald, born in Chicago and taken to North Dakota by her sister Ruby at the age of 9, is now 14. She loves her new home, especially horses, and does not miss city life one bit. …

Written specifically for the UK market this is a sensible and down to earth book that deals with three main areas of taxation in the UK - income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
The tax system in Britain is (as in most of the world) is complicated, but …

A science fiction book about matematics is (paradoxically) rarely found in literature. The reason is simple - there are few science fiction writers who master the advanced mathematics, which enables to transfer them in the literary field.”Last
theorem” brings into focus the role of human development not only in science …

Dare to Succeed is the biography of Mark Burnett, the producer of Survivor. The biography is framed as a self-help book, with seven principles that will help you to achieve your goals. Although I did not think that the self-help slant was valuable, I did enjoy the …

I was reading the Kite Runner a couple of months ago when Amazon.com started recommending Water for Elephant for me everytime I logged onto their website. I usually read bestseller books so I didn’t want to read another bestseller and be disappointed that it didn’t live up to …

Where You Are is Between The Lines’ sequel, and what a sequel! It a common saying that the second book it’s never going to be as good as the first, but I actually think this was equally if not better. In this book, love triangles become even bigger geometrical …

This is definitely one of my favorite books. It falls right in my alley in the fantasy genre, and is a delicious but not overbearing length at 352 pages. And, unlike many of the fantasies out there, this one has depth. The characters are extremely real …

I know this may not be a very popular opinion, but I didn’t care for this book. I had to read it for summer reading, and I just had a hard time getting through the book. I’d finished the first book pretty quickly, even though it was long, because …

The Second Reel West by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg Eds.
I confess to liking westerns. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure, but I like them. I like reading western books and watching western movies, at times I even think about writing one. The Second Reel West is …

The Hunt For Red October is probably Tom Clancy’s best book ever. It tells the story of a Soviet submarine, the latest and the best missile submarine in the Soviet fleet, whose officers, led by their embittered captain, Marko Ramius, intend to defect to America. The Soviets learn of …

I’m an avid reader and I tend to read a variety of subjects, and I had never even heard of The Power of Purpose or its author. However, the title alone made me think it would be a good read which is why I gave it a test drive …

When Professor Henry Conklin discovers an ancient mummy from South America, he hopes that it will help his scientific theories and also to prove that the great buildings of the Incas are actually the work of another kind of older civilization. He realizes with dismay and chagrin that the …

Janet Evanovich is a good and humorous author. She is one of the authors that I would always love to be reading her romantic love novel series. However, the other titles I’ve yet to be able to read. This title, Naughty Neighbor is a good romantic comedy …

I really Love Irshad Manji. How she brought her opinion to the world. How she’s not afraid to tell what she thinks. How she proudly reveals her sexual preferance without any fear that the fact she is a muslim woman. This woman is just amazing. Personally, I like her.
I …

This was a sweet story and makes you want to believe that there really are nights in shinning armor out there to protect the ones they love from all danger that comes their way. I would rate this book as a must read for everyone that is a …

“The Tombs of Anak,” Book 3 of Frank Peretti’s Cooper Kids Adventure series for children, takes us on yet another adventure with Dr. Jake, Lila, and Jay Cooper, a Christian family-team of archeologists traveling all over the world and taking most interesting and dangerous assignments. In Book 3, the …

Robert Silverberg is one of the masters of science fiction, and his novel At Winter’s End is no exception. At Winter’s End tells the tale of Hresh, a young member of Koshmar’s tribe, and the emergence of the tribe from the caves where they have lived for thousands …

The cover for Marina showed a young girl surrounded by mist, and recognizing the author, I decided to pick the book to read. The story is set in a Barcelona of only a few decades ago, but which gives a feeling of a town of the early XX century: …

I had intended to read only a chapter or two on Julia: Her Life by James Spada because my boyfriend left it lying at his home. It is his younger sister’s novel and I was bored with nothing much to do. As he took some longer time to …

Test Cricket Lists, by Graham Dawson and Charlie Wat, was published under the auspices of the Daily Telegraph newspaper quite a few years ago now, and of course not only is some of it now out of date but the simpler lists included are now much more easily perused …