The cover illustration of the book, Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford is really very lavender, colorful and kind of funny.
The story is about Polly Hampton and she has this stiff-upper lipped type of parents and the story is so funny, I laughed so many times …

The Lord Of The Rings was written by JRR Tolkien. It is set in a world created by Tolkien named “Middle Earth”. It is a world rich in lore, culture, languages and with different races of people.
The book mainly revolves around the trials and tribulations of young Frodo Baggins …

John Green’s most recent young adult novel, The Fault in Our Stars, is a magnificently engrossing book. I’m not someone that reads a lot of novels, but the story is so interesting that I couldn’t put it down. The book was sold out at every store in my area …

Robert Langdon must hurry to find the antimatter in a magnet suspended canister. The plot has very vivid and persuasive arguments as to why the antimatter exists as well as references to biblical texts as the counterpart to matter, as there is good, evil counters good. These …

I have to admit I wasn’t excited when my book club chose this book. After all the controversy about its accuracy came about, I was even less excited about it.
This memoir (or work of fiction?) by James Frey chronicles his experiences at a rehab center as he recovers from …

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare is a World best seller of the series The Mortal Instruments.
The story follows a girl named Clary Fray who one night (the night of her 16th birthday) decides to go to a club for the first time; accompanied by her best-friend Simon. Clary …

In this modern age and time, besides the internet, if you are really a die hard fan of a celebrity or just feel the need to write to your favorite celeb, then getting this The Celebrity Black Book 2008: Over 55,000 Accurate Celebrity Addresses for Fans, Businesses and Nonprofits by …

This is a story about a pride of saber tooth tigers (smilodon fatalis) loose in modern day Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. It may not be all that original but it’s well written and researched. I liked how the author planned the prehistoric cats behavior in modern days. Instead …

In The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of a young German girl, Liesel, and her life in a small German village during the time of WWII and the holocaust. Considered a young adult book, I found this to be one of the best written books I have ever …

In the 16. book in the series about the medieval investigator Hugh Corbett, the year is 1304 and Corbett is now the Kings emissary. One of England’s many manor lords is refusing to fulfill his promise to return a ornate cross he stole during the Crusades. He stole it from …

If you like books full of statistics, The Tipping Point is definitely for you. Malcolm Gladwell’s book goes into areas of human behavior patterns, a subject that seriously excites me. This book kept the excitement alive for me because it read like a novel, even though it had a …

Last year I moved to Berlin for good. Without knowing how to speak German well, I was jobless for quite a while. Before I realised, i was actually suffering from depression. I spoke to a friend, and he recommended me to read alot, to keep my mind active and …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Relics Novelization is vastly superior to the episode in my eyes. I realize that the episode was limited to one hour, so there was only so much that could be done in an hour and that the show’s budget only allotted a certain …

The second book in the Harry Potter saga. Harry, Ron & Hermione are a little older now and have a new Defense Against The Dark Arts Teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart….a pompous blowhard who writes other wizard’s accomplishments as his own and uses memory charms to erase that memory.
Ginny Weasley, Ron’s …

I have always loved Ray Bradbury. His stories are so unique, and rich with symbolism that they make a person think. A Medicine for Melancholy is from the short story collection of the same name. It is one of Bradbury’s humorous stories.
The short story takes place in England …

The “Tommy Knockers” feels different from many of the other works of King, and it well should. This is my least favorite novel in his long collection of work. I went into it expecting a horror novel and found myself reading a book that doesn’t fully understand the intricacies …

One of my favorite genres is Asian literature. I find Asian cultures very rich and fascinating and enjoy reading about their history and way of life—”either in the past or present. That is why when I saw the Bonesetter’s Daughter on the shelf, I decided to give …

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 …

Making The Good Life Last by Merv Griffin is a good book. There is something uncanny about reading something from someone whom have gone through a batch of bad experiences and then emerging as a winner in the end.
I am certainly inspired by the writings of Merv …

“Angels and Demons” is a fast paced adventure novel by the world famous author of “The Da Vinci code”, Dan Brown. “Angels and Demons” is the prequel to “The Da Vinci code” through which he introduces the readers his world famous protagonist Robert Langdon. “Angels and Demons” is based …

Wow, just when I thought I couldn’t read any thing that would creep me out any more, I come across Bram Stoker’s short story Burial of the Rats and have to say I got chills.
The story, which is about an Englishman who is traveling through France and accidentally comes …

This volume of Nodame Cantabile begins with the reconciliation of Nodame and Chiaki, as he didn’t go to her concerto because of being with his old master Viera. They will also go to Viena to meet Stressemann, but then they find out that he has dissapeared.
The beginning is brilliant. …

I first noticed this book during my visit to a JumbaJuice restaurant. As I sat down waiting for my juice I leisurely leafed through the pages to kill time, however in a minute I got completely engrossed in reading one of the articles. I went out of my way …

A Crack in the Edge of the World is a non-fiction book by author and geologist Simon Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman). Winchester has written many non-fiction books about geological anomalies and other non-fiction subjects and is an engaging author - he does not speak down to …

Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew is book about a unique gardening concept pioneered by Mel in the early 80’s. The book starts off rather slow and gets into the history behind Mel’s concept. Essentially Mel describes a method that involves building a box with separate 12 foot …

These are a group of Four Companion CD’s to Bruce’s book, Relax you’re already perfect. The CD’s are very good though I would have liked to have an option for all of the technique’s in his book. The Personal Paradise as well as the Deep Relax are …

The book Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane is an autobiographical story of Mark’s childhood in South Africa under apartheid. Mark grew up in a very poor black family under an opressive government. He spent many days not knowing if he would eat, or if his parents would …

This book, The Most Amazing Places to Visit in Britain by Reader’s Digest is super cool. I love it very much and in fact, there’s so many interesting information that you can find here.
I have the spirit of traveling and I would love to ‘conquer’ Britain someday, if you …

“A Baby Tramp” is about a boy who was sent away to be protected from both the strange occurrences in his childhood town, Blackburg, and from the curse that lay upon his family.
First, the story begins with a boy standing in the rain; only it’s not rain, but some …

Sleepless by Terri Clark is a two hundred and fifty seven page long teen page turning novel. It is full of action, adventure, romance, and even science fiction. This book encompasses everything that a good romantic adventure should. I would recommend that all avid teen or …

Bestselling authors are often suspect in my mind. I tend to be very cynical about the taste (or lack of) of the average American reader. So I approached Bruce Wilkinson’s book “Secrets of the Vine” with the heart of a skeptic. I am happy to say, that at least …

Vampire Knight Manga Volume 1 tells the story of a high school girl named Yuki Cross and how she is part of the Disciplinary Committee who separates the human Day Class from the vampire Night Class.
Vampire Knight Manga Volume 1 by Matsuri Hano tells the story of a …

I picked up the new Better Homes and Gardens Bird Gardens because I moved into my new house and was looking for a bunch of ideas to clean up the mess of a garden I bought. Compared to the other books there this garden book seemed so much …

I read an advance copy of SES Made Easy (Finally) and am pretty much ready to start my tutoring business - I was a little skeptical at first because a lot of books start with these great titles and snazzy chapters but have little actual “how to”.
I …

My oldest daughter wanted to read her own bedtime book last night (to her sister) so, I brought our youngest child in her room and listened to her read the book Duck at the Door.
My daughter doesn’t speak very loud when she’s reading and I only caught enough of …

I didn’t like this story. The whole foot fetish thing is kind of old and played out to me. But this story takes the whole “foot thing” to a new level. In the beginning, it becomes evident that a man named Chuck is having an affair …

Nightmare In Pink , written by John MacDonald, was published by Ballantine Books in 1995.
Travis McGee was requested by his war buddy to help his sister, Nina. Her fiancé had been killed in a mugging. He had worked for Armister-Hawes, an investment company handling the …

To begin, I must state that I am a huge history buff. I’ve pretty much read everything on the Tudor dynasty, romped through the Napoleon era through the French Revolution, dabbled here and there on Roman and Ancient Greek and of course, drank in American tales of valor and …

Similar to the Dark Knight trilogy and its predecessor “Superman Returns”, the latest hit, inspired by the comic book universe of DC “Man of Steel” also received an adaptation of a book and its author is again Greg Cox who did a great job also with the book that …

Most of my knowledge of Kevin Smith comes from his movies. I knew he had worked on comics but until I read Daredevil: Guardian Devil, I had yet to read any of his work. Given how much I enjoyed that arc I looked forward to reading this.
In …

Ultimate Spiderman 10: Hollywood
This is another great trade paperback in the Ultimate Spiderman line as Spidey has to once again face off with the menace of Dr. octopus.
Spiderman heads west to put a stop to an “unauthorized” movie about his life and who doeshe happen to cross paths with? …

I love to rummage and see what I can find and this week I choose to go to Mckays used bookstore. I was so pleased that I found so many great books that are out of print and that are not stocked in the new book stores. I do …

Anaconda was a groundbreaking character in the Marvel Universe for the sole reason that she was ugly. She was really disgusting looking. When you think about it, virtually no super heroines or super villians are unattractive. Virtually none of them are even average-looking. More than ninty …

I bought ‘Amazon kindle 2 leather cover’ because it is designed as official leather book cover for Kindle 2 and is stylish as well as protective and comfortable at the same time. The black leather is genuine and well built and offers best cover for my Kindle. You only …

This is probably one of the more frustrating reads for me in awhile. Russians have a bad reputation for writing long boring books. On the other hand, most great writers are drunks and Russians are infamous for their …

This story is also about historical romance and it is about duty to the Crown of a Duke for honor and duty versus his love for a lady that he truly loves. If you were to ask me in this modern day, whether there is such a thing, …

Scott McCloud brings us a sequel to his brilliant book UNDERSTANDING COMICS.
What the first book did was create a textbook that, in an entertaining, illustrated way, described what exactly a comic is (sequential art with a plot) and how it is properly crafted by all those involved in creating …

Mack had a rough childhood but he still grew up to be a God-fearing person. Together with his Christian wife, he taught his family about God. However one tragic event shook his faith up and his relationship with God took a downturn. When his youngest daughter was kidnapped and …

A Perfect Groom, written by James Samantha, is a good historical romance. But I get a bit bored because I was actually wanting another title historical romance, but it was already taken from the 2nd-hand bookshop that I frequent. So, I settled for this, and after finishing …

I picked this book up only due to the pretty cover. It seemed really simple but symbolic to me, and I thought that the cover may actually reflect the content. Sadly, the statement ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ proved correct. I don’t want to rant too much, …