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Ribbiting Tales edited by Nancy Springer book

This was a delightful collection of short fantasy stories involving frogs. The stories are very clever and fun to read. I found them humorous and light-hearted as well, even thought some of them teach lessons to the reader. Teaching lessons is always good, but it’s even better when those …

By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer

This is one of those books I just love to read period. By Reason of Insanity is a criminal thriller novel written by Randy Singer. The premise kept it interesting for me and I was excited with all the twists in the plot. I like to read crime novels, …

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo The Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon

This story is the 47th Hardy Boys’ mystery for preteen boys. The numbers on the books do not mean much, as every book has an introduction to the characters and the sequence of events does not seem to be too connected, other than mentioning which mystery is to come …

The Dog Who Rescues Cats by Philip Gonzalez and Leonore Fleischer

This book is absolutely amazing. Philip Gonzalez shares the true story of his dog, Ginny, a little mix-breed he had adopted from a pet shelter. Ginny turned out to have an extraordinary gift: not only she loves cats, she always finds and rescues those of them who are hurt, …

Experiences of A Civil War Horse-Soldier By George P. Walmsley, Sr.

This book is the story of a teenage corporal, Socrates Townsend Walmsley who was the grandfather of the author, George P. Walmsley, Sr. The book starts in 1863 when this young man, who was called by his middle name, Townsend, was just seventeen years old and eager to enlist …

BooksOnBoard

I have purchased a couple eBooks on this site. I have never been referred by anyone to this site. But this site always pop in first on Google search whenever I search for title of eBooks that I want to buy.
I have experienced purchasing ebooks from a couple other …

Jim Butcher: First Lord’s Fury book

First Lord’s Fury is the last book in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. All the main characters are back in Alera, the First Lord is dead and the stage is set for a big fight against the Vord, the alien invaders who are taking over both Alera …

Mort by Terry Pratchett novel

The fourth novel of the Discworld series is also the first book in the Death’s saga, I mean, the group of novels with Death as the main character.
Death of Discworld is a seven-foot-tall skeleton that wears a black robe and rides a white horse called Binky. His job consists …

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs book

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs is the fourth installment of her Mercy Thompson series. For those that are new to the series or have never read it, Mercedes Thompson is a VW mechanic working in the Tri-cities in Washington. She’s
also a shape shifter, turning into a coyote at will, …

How to feed a dictator, a book by Witold Szablowski

Dictators are people, too. So no matter how bloody a man may be, he needs to eat. And a cook who serves a tasty meal on time may well save someone’s life. Because delicious food, if only for a short while, makes even the worst dictators kinder.
Witold Szablowski …

Cook-a-doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Starting with the cover art and the title before I even looked through this book I just knew this was a book that my children and I would enjoy. In the beginning this reminds you of the classic chicken story where the hen wants someone to help her cook …

Third book in Giffin series

Third book in Giffin series is a chick-lit book about a couple and their choice to not have children. I have read a few of Emily’s books and I find them to be easy reads with lightweight storyline. As far as chick-lit goes, she is not bad and I …

A Bad Business by Anton Chekhov

“A Bad Business” by Anton Chekhov is about a graveyard watcher who stumbles upon a mysterious, old man.
First, the story begin when a graveyard watchman is working his shift when he hears someone in the dark. He calls outs for the person to come forth, and out appears an …

Reef of Death by Paul Zindel

I enjoy reading the fast-paced young adult adventure stories by Paul Zindel and this one was no exception. I flipped through the chapters quickly, totally engrossed in the story. I’m a fast reader, so I went from cover to cover within a few hours. I think that alone says …

The Goal: Beating the Competition book

There are a lot of things we can get through reading books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets etc. Let us juts be thankful for many books writer, they give us more strength, motivations, knowledge for every readers. They show hoe life is great.
I read lots of books and I really …

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld book

Pretties is the second book in the four book Uglies series. At the end of the previous book, Tally became Pretty do that she could try out the cure for the brain lesions. All of that is long gone now because her life is full of parties, freedom …

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

I picked up this book because I knew I wanted to read it before the movie came out. Memoirs of a Geisha is what I call a ‘lazy river’ book. I liked it; it carried me slowly along till the end; I didn’t want to put it …

Victorian Pins pattern booklet

Last week my mom bought a new pattern book called Victorian Pins for crochet at Hobby Lobby in Cookeville, Tennessee. The booklet was printed and designed by Nanttee Seale and Jeanettte Crews Design. It cost 6.99 for the booklet which is not too bad. It contained patterns for …

My Booky Wook - Autobiography of Russel Brand

I recently finished reading the autobiography of Russel Brand. For anyone who does not know who he is, he is a British presentor and comedian. His persona is very similar to that of Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean and that of a cheek …

Flight into Danger Book

Flight into Danger is a page turning thriller of a book. The story describes a chartered flight full of football fans going to Vancouver to catch a big game. On a stopover at Winnipeg, a truck salesman named George Spencer boards the flight, and is seated next to a …

Iowa Family ChildCare Handbook

If you are a child care provider, a great resource book is the Iowa Family Childcare Handbook. Even if you do not reside in Iowa, this is a fantastic book to add to your childcare resource library. The 325 page paperback book is spiral bound and is …

How to Duck a Suckah: A Guide to Living a Drama-Free Life by Big Boom

I think ladies always love a good self-help book and in this How to Duck a Suckah: A Guide to Living a Drama-Free Life by Big Boom, it sums up my amazing feeling upon reading it. I finished it straight because there are just so many tips that as …

A spell for a Chameleon by Piers Anthony

If you are a fan of Piers Anthony,Lord Of The Rings, Or Fantasy novels. You should look up Piers Anthony and his Xanth series. The series is about a magical land full of Dragons, Heros, Puns, and magic. “A spell for chameleon is about a Young man named Bink …

Inside Out by Ole Anderson Book

“How corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling.”
Ole Anderson has been called bitter by many because of his outspoken nature against the changes in professional wrestling starting with Vince McMahon’s territorial expansion in the early 1980’s.
After reading his book on his wrestling career, a great deal of Ole’s feelings are …

Shades of Death

Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai who lived in the late 16th century. Way of life full of battles. He lived at a time, which the landlords have to fight for land, and power. Usagi devoted himself to Lord Mifune. In a fierce battle, Usagi had to lose his master was …

Old Man and the Sea

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 Regulators Richard Bachman

The Regulators was released at the same time as Desperation, both written by Stephen King and published in 1996, the books have much in common, the book covers, when you put them side by side they complete a picture, and the demon in Desperation Tak, is featured in this …

Richard Cory poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Appearances are really deceiving, that is what was proven in the poem Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The poem is about Richard Cory, a rich gentleman and his impression to the poor people that adored him. He was admirable in every way that most people wished to be …

Creating Web Pages For DUMMIES

As I intended to go into affiliate marketing, I got myself a few how-to books on web pages creation.I am a newbie in this line of works which offer infinitely return provided you can make it.
Coming back to web pages creation for my website which is the first step …

Useless Knowledge Book

Useless Knowledge is a cute little book that I picked up a few years ago. The book was co-wrote by two authors: one man is a humorist, while the other is a founder of the website by the same name. The book is cute because it is divided into …

“Down Pens” written by H.H. Munro

“Down Pens” written by H.H Munro is about the conflict of whether or not to write people a “thank you” note every time they decide to go out and purchase you a gift.
The story begins with Janetta struggling to write a “thank you” letter to the Froplinsons for …

Yelloveflies novel

This novel is written by Nita Trismaya. I read this about two weeks ago when I came to my aunt’s house. This is actually my cousin’s novel. She’s still teenager, no wonder she likes this kind of teenlit. I read it for killing time, while waiting for my aunt …

Boca Moon by Frank Foster: novel

Boca Mode is a mystery that follows the adventures of former naval intelligence officer Lynn Woo. Lynn was previously part of the military, but now runs charter boat business on Florida’s Boca Grande Island. Her former commander, Adm. Whitnan Jenkins calls her and tells her that his …

Number the Stars book

In my opinion, The Giver is Lois Lowry’s greatest novel, but Number the Stars is a very close second. This is a story of two best friends in wartime Denmark, Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. Ellen is Jewish, and the Johansen family must go on a mission …

Tuesdays With Morrie

Tuesdays With Morrie nearly got me crying for a lot of times throughout the pages in the book itself. It is a very good story, but up till now, I wonder if this is of a true inspiration account of the author or not. The story starts with …

Final Truth by Mariah Stewart

This book that I have read is called Final Truth by Mariah Stewart. The genre is suspense thriller, and I have an interesting time trying to figure out things as the characters in the story go along, and also as the plot thickened.
This is a very good and …

Sephora The Ultimate Guide to Makeup Skin and Hair, book by Melissa Schweiger

If you’re a makeup and beauty addict such as myself, then you will already have your own copy of Sephora’s beauty book about makeup, skin, and hair; if you don’t, then you should go grab you a copy from Amazon immediately after reading this review. Every since I purchased my …

Facing the Music by Larry Brown

Larry Brown was raised in Mississippi where he worked various jobs and eventually stuck to being a fireman, eventually becoming the chief of the Oxford Fire Department. While he worked various jobs to support his wife and children, he taught himself how to write and wrote hundreds of …

The Christmas Cookie Book by Virginia Pasley

Being a person who lives for the Christmas holidays, I have collected several holiday cookbooks and The Christmas Cookie Book is one of my favorites. It is a small book, physically, but contains many of the cookie recipes that I use every year for my Christmas cookie trays. …

Three little words a memoir Ashley Rhodes Courter

This is a fantastic book that will touch the hearts of many. If you are a foster mom/dad or work in the social services field - I recommend reading this book. It gives so much insight. I felt like I was writing passages of this book …

Cauldron by Jack McDevitt

I was looking forward to read Cauldron by Jack McDevitt, as it is the final book in a long and successful series about space pilot Priscilla Hutchins, but to turned out to be a huge disappointment! It is very clear the book is totally unbalanced and the author lost …

The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende

The Neverending Story, written by the German author Michael ende, is one of those books that marked my childhood, making me read it many times.
Summarizing the story, Bastian Baltasar Bux is a kid who’s bullied in his school. One day while running away from some bullies he got into …

Paulo Coelho Novels

I was checking on my cousin’s blog site and I came across this article by Paulo Coelho. It is entitled “Closing Cycles”. While imparting his thoughts on “closing cycles” you will come up with a realization that in one way or another, each one of us experienced closing cycles. …

As Sure As The Dawn by Francine Rivers

‘As Sure As the Dawn’ is the third part of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. This time the plot is centered around Atretes, the German warrior took captive by the Romans in the first book. After being told by the slave Hadassah that his son is still …

Chasing the Dead

Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber was a considerable let down. Granted this is his first book but the whole idea seems as if it were originally a short story. It works hard to be a cross between Stephen King and Richard Laymond but falls short. It …

The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens

The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens is a book from her Cynster series. This book was engaging and entertaining. The characters are interesting and draw you into the story. The story line is about Simon Cynster a well known rake who is attending a house …

Charlotte Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story titled “The Yellow Wallpaper” is essentially the fictional diary of a woman. This woman, however, isn’t any ordinary one she has been confined in a room in order to cure her temporary “nervous condition”. This condition, according to her husband John, can only …

Children’s Book: Carry Me! by Rosemary Wells

“Carry Me!” by Rosemary Wells is a charming little book full of bunnies, although they are not Max & Ruby, which confused and disappointed my daughter quite a bit. Still, the book features prose about bunny families carrying their babies, talking to their toddlers and singing with their children. …

“Deception point” book

This time, Brown invites you to experience the spine-chilling adventures. He opens the door to imagination and tempts with Rachel Sexton, an agent of NRO and Michael Tolland, a scientist, go to the glacier and to verify an unusual discovery. Hard to deny the authenticity of the discovery. The …

 
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