I have come a long way in the last year, and it is thanks in no small part to a number of great books I have read, books which I have held sometimes as if I were holding the author’s hand and listening to their kind words of wisdom. …

This book Stories We Could Tell by Tony Parsons is awesome. It is during the rock and roll era sort of and I find the writer amazingly writing this story. Again by Tony Parsons and this time, it’s about Terry, Ray and other colorful characters in the story.
The …

This is a sweet, entertaining children’s fantasy book and it’s the first in a trilogy. It’s a heartwarming story and focuses on rescuing a sick neighborhood squirrel. It’s also about finding the fire within you as the renter did when he finally finishes the story he was writing. By …

“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, …

For ladies especially, I’ve read this book, Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm and it is so charmingly lovely and amazing. I cannot put the book down at all. The color of the book enticed me totally that I took it just by the first glance and …

I immediately thought it was a foreigner’s impression of England. But no, this thorough study was written by a real Englishwoman, Kate Fox, co-director of the Sociological Research Center.
That is why I recommend this book to both Anglomaniacs - you will once again see that all the faults of …

As a professional writer and critic, I can honestly tell you that in terms of rhetorical style and quality Twilight holds no merit. Stephenie Meyer is the furthest thing from an accomplished writer. She throws a few “big words” around here and there and she thinks it …

One of the favorite book genres that my family and I love reading would be about traveling stories related by real people. Another book that I have read before, and would love to visit someday would be The Hotel on the Roof of the World. This book …

This book, number 54 in the Hardy Boys series of books, is interesting because the Hardy Boys and their friends are on a vacation when they stumble upon a mystery. Joe, while out in a storm trying to help someone, stumbles upon a mask which is the clue to …

Day-by-Day BABY CARE is a book written by Miriam Stoppard,M.D.I read this book before the delivery of my baby.It was given to me by a friend of mine.It is an old book.Still this book has many practical ideas which has helped me.It was especially helpful as I …

The Stolen Germ is novel that write by Alisa Wood, its categorized as young adult fiction and bit of thriller, published by Summertime Books.
As the writer Alisa Wood began to write “The stolen games” At the age of 14 for The time he graduated high school was divided into …

The Demon Spirit is the second book in the Demon Wars Trilogy. It starts off exactly where the first one ended. We join Elbryan and Pony as they set off to rejoin the villagers that they had left behind. Meanwhile the monastary has pretty much turned evil and believes …

These books are just one of the many, many Baby Einstein products on the market today. The Baby Einstein company is now very well known with parents as their products are great for young children. This book set is no different - both my children love these …

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I read this novel early this year which is authored by Khaled Hosseini who also wrote the other popular novel which is the Kite Runner. In my opinion, the novel is nicely written which I think is rhetorically done which tells about a poignant story about a …

This is the second book in the Millennium trilogy by the Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It continues a year after the first book, and starts with re-introducing all the characters from the first book. It’s nice to get an update on what they have done before the action starts. …

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was an undisputed literary genius. He produced several masterpieces (”The Brothers Karamazov”, “The Idiot”, “Crime and Punishment”, “Demons”) that are well known to most lovers of literature in this world. “The Insulted and Humiliated” is not even close to being one of these masterpieces.
I suspect the …

This was the first ever novel that I had read of Sidney Sheldon. Ever since I read this novel i have been hooked to his work. He writes in a flawless was that is very entertaining. He covers all the aspects in his novel ranging from thrill to romance …

I used to read this book, called Dating For Dummies, written by Dr. Joy Browne, a radio psychologist, and my dad bought for me last time or about $21.99. This book is effective and it landed me to my current boyfriend of 5 years. I definitely would …

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey presents an “inside-out approach” to being effective in attaining goals by using the pronciples of character ethic. The book provides a sequential framework in order for people to understand the process of restoring the character ethic and personality …

Just listen by Sarah Dessen is a book you just can not pass up. Annabel the main character is going through a denial stage where she does not want to tell the truth about what happened to her to anyone. Then everyone at school hates her. It all changes …

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is undoubtly one important book of our time. The novel, written almost 50 years ago, predicts some events that seems to have already started to happen in our society nowadays. The book show us some facts that can ocur in a near future.
Te main …

“Eyes of the Storm” is the third book in Jeff Smith’s Bone series. It is a reward winning black and white comic series about the Bone cousins. This book starts with both the hero Fone Bone and the heroin Thorn having strange dreams. Fone Bone has been reading Moby …

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 …

“Malekith” is a name destined for elven kings. Such is the name of the super-villain of “Marvel”, who appeared in the second film of Thor , but it is also the name of the nobleman from the world of Warhammer, who put an end to the golden age of …

I had heard about Paulo Coelho and his novels for a couple of years, yet I never had the chance nor, to be honest, the interest to read any of his books. One day, however, while on a bus ride, I overheard a discussion about the author and it …

McNally’s Secret (written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1992)
Reading about Archy McNally’s escapades always makes me feel relaxed and lazy. The rich, pleasure-seeking playboy who was surprisingly sympathetic and bighearted, is also a passable detective.
His father, Preston McNally, had a case that the firm …

Dim Sum Terakhir (The Last Dim Sum) was probably the best book by the female author Clara Ng. I had more books which were written by her, but nothing was as moving as this one. To be honest, this kind of book is kind of rare to be found …

Brad Meltzer’s graphic novel, Identity Crisis, is a true masterpiece. This story, published by DC, features a heartbreaking murder mystery and features slews of favorite Justice League characters. Rags Morales pencils the graphic novel, and his work is divine. I would recommend this story to any …

This is my absolute favorite cookbook ever. I don’t normally like using cookbooks, but everything I have tried in this book is amazing. For anyone who likes to cook, go out and pick this up right away!
First off, Crisp is an absolutely beautiful book. So much consideration was put …

When I was still in third year High School, my English teacher required me to make a reaction paper about the book entitled “The Heavenly Man” that was written by Paul Hattaway. At first, it was a big mystery for me on what the book is all about, …

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 …

Children love to get their minds working, even if they don’t always know it. When they see something that is scientifically interesting, it generates their minds to want to know how it came about, and how it can be done again. In this children’s book entitled “Silly Science” by …

Thought provoking commentary on the death penalty, the devastation of secrets, and the power of forgiveness.
A young boy is murdered during an apparent home invasion. His killer is caught, tried and sent to death row. Nearly 20 years later, when his time comes to receive the lethal …

My Lady Captor is an enchanting historical romance set along the English Scottish boarder in the 1380’s. The story involves an impoverished but prideful Scottish clan and a wealthy and stubborn English Knight. The story begins on the battlefield as the grave robbers take what they can …

After reading the final paragraph of Nietzsche’s, “On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense,” I felt somewhat lied to. Throughout this text the author attempts to take an all-knowing position as if he is an omniscient narrator of the world in front of him. We are urged to …

I love this book!! I’ve read it multiple times now and still enjoy it as much as I did when I first read it, perhaps even more. A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the “bohemian” lifestyle and sub-categories of bohemians, the book examines such basic topics as bohemian housing, …

Normally I love reading classic Star Trek novels with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, but this one was just horrible. It was vastly different from the other books in the series and I just could not get interested in the tale no matter how many pages I read.
I think …

I bought for my sister this book that I have read before called You - On A Diet, which costs about $16.99, written by Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz. Both of these are a team of doctors from America, and they are writing to translate why that dieting …

The Shoestring Girl How I Live on Practically Nothing and You Can Too! By Annie Brewer is a book that Ms. Brewer self-published through Smashwords.com. The book is available through Smashwords and on Amazon.com. The book can be obtained for the kindle for $2.99 and now in Paperback for …

When one night Sydney is torn away from her sleep, her first thought is that her biggest nightmare comes true - she will be sent to the correctional center because she has helped Rose Hathaway. But another reason appears - Jill , the sister of the moroi Queen …

This book was very enjoyable.Once I started reading I couldn’t stop it is place in a time before WWII.With a man that is a lot of trouble with England.He is from St.Petersburg Russia.As the story goes he falls in love with a woman from a rich family.Her family is …

Ever since I got my little pug, I have been researching and studying dog behavior. The one person’s name that kept coming up was Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer. I caught one episode of his show on the National Geographic Channel and I liked it. I wanted to …

I found these amazing books at a local bookstore called Kohwai & Young’s My First Pre-school Series. It’s a variety of books that’s very helpful in children’s knowledge formation coz it covers different topics of interest of children. Kohwai & Young’s My First Pre-school Series includes different titles like …

“The Little Big Book of Christmas” by Lena Tabori is a book that can be purchased for nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents. While that may sound like a lot for a book, there’s a great deal of content waiting to be enjoyed within the book, spread out across a …

I intended to buy Jeffrey Eugenides’ “Middlesex” back when it was published and awarded the Pulitzer Prize, a good couple of years ago. Unfortunately, I was short on cash then, and before the book hit the library shelves, I forgot about it. Still, when I noticed it at a …

This was the first time I’d read anything by the novelist Ken Follett. I was encouraged to read “The Pillars of The Earth”, by a family member who knew I was interested in historical movies and books. Even though I don’t usually review books I found this one …

I came of age during the Vietnam War. I had friends and relatives who were wounded in the war. I remember vividly the 1968 election where Bobby Kennedy was killed and the police rioted in Chicago. I remember seeing the fighting on television at night and remember the seige …

I bought this book as I was once a Computer Science student. I picked it myself and we were never required this book as a textbook. However, as I saw the subtitle, “Social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet” and after scanning through the TOC and …

Mr. Maybe is an interesting chicklit about modern women and their choice, which is represented by Libby Mason and her confusion to choose the best man to accompany her for the rest of her life. So, who will she choose? A clumsy millionaire or a Handsome, charming but poor …

This comic was a tad on the incomprehensible side. Spawn turns violent as he interrogates the angel who has confronted him. Sara calls him to warn about the men who inquired about his whereabouts last issue.
He finds a man in the hallways of their apartment …