Anyone who wants to understand where the world is headed today and why, should read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
A daunting one thousand plus pages, Atlas Shrugged opens with the sentence that is to become the catchphrase of the book and that is, “Who is John Galt?”
Well John Galt …

It is rare that hardbacks make their way into my library these days, but this book published in 1955 is one of the few. Cash McCall was originally published by Houghton Mifflin and is the story of a businessman who made his millions by buying and selling companies.
McCall rents …

When I first came across this book, its title made me think that it was a about spiritual possession. However, upon reading a few pages of it I realized that it was completely different from what I thought. This book, titled Spirit Controlled Temperament, was authored by Tim LaHaye, …

In Country is a book written by Bobbie Ann Mason. I found this book at a going out of business sale for $2. The summary caught my attention. I’m glad I got this for $2, because if I had paid any more for it, it would have been a …

I used this Oxford Pocket dictionary for a while, and I found it to be very complete for Spanish native students of English.
As the name says, it’s a pocket dictionary, meaning that the information is more reduced than in a normal dictionary, but it’s not too big so you …

Dear Sister is the first Sweet Valley High book I can clearly remember reading. In the last book Liz Wakefield was seriously injured after an accident on her boyfriend’s motorcycle and was rushed to the emergency room where she fell into a coma. As the book picks up, Jessica …

I read Angels and Demons after having watched the movie. I am very glad that I watched the movie first because I would have been very dissapointed if I had read the book first. The book is very different from the movie. I don’t know …

The newest book by John Grisham is the best so far. I just finished it and can honestly say it was even better than I thought it would be. I have read a lot of his books and loved them all. The Innocent Man, Injustice In A Small …

John Steinbeck’s second novel, “To a God Unknown,” is religious in nature, garnering elements from the Bible, but placed in a contemporary and American setting–the 1800’s–and is the story of Joseph Wayne.
Joseph is rooted in Vermont, but longs to travel to California and build a life for himself; however, …

This treat for the eyes is an excellent tip-off for everyone who sticks with classical wrapping techniques, but search new ideas or simply look for additional inspiration. Being a seasonal guide is brilliantly divided into easy to find and use chapters, soon after friendly and enlivening introduction. Spring, summer, …

This book was a great help to me when I was in high school. Our actually world history book was around 800 pages, and quite a pain in the neck to read, but this book summarized it into around half the pages. (I still thought that the 400 pages …

This book is written by Chris Gibson, a former acne sufferer and a holistic practitioner. I bought it at $50 and followed the tips in this book. I know that when it comes to acne, there are tons of products out there which range from creams to medicines to …

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 …

Only the Good Spy Young is the fourth book in the Gallagher Girls series. In this book, Cammie finds herself in trouble and constantly under protection from the Circle of Cavan, who are after her. However, Cammie soon meets Joe Solomon who is now on the run after being …

(Patricia Cornwell, published by Berkeley Books, 2003)
An interesting exploration into the mystery of Jack the Ripper, this story provides a background of the man who had struck fear in the heart of London in the 1900s.
I had been very intrigued by this killer, having read so many stories, fact …

New Moon is the second book in the Twilight series written by Stephanie Meyer. I don’t personally like this book too much because it is filled with sadness. In most of the book, Bella is alone without Edward who left Forks. Bella was crushed after that and even started …

I am often quite partial to books about anthropomorphic animals, which is to say those which have at least some human characteristics, such as speech or reasoning, or even wearing clothes. So when I found Aeron Clement’s 1987 novel about the lives of a group of badgers, “The Cold …

This book, the first one in Karen Hancock’s “Legents of the Guardian King” series, is a masterpiece of Christian fiction, and a long awaited one, I might add. It’s about time the genre of Christian fantasy comes back to life and takes its rightful place on the bookstore shelves.
Abramm …

Simon Brett’s Penultimate Chance Saloon is a fun book. I smiled, I laughed, I read this one straight through. Shortly before his 60th birthday, Bill Stratton’s wife left him. As she went out the door, she told him that their entire marriage of 40 years had been a sham …

This book is the first of three books in the Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. (There are other books as well that are sort of spinoffs, but they don’t really have stories in them). These books are now the basis of a TV show called Wayside.
This book, Sideways …

This is for me the worst of the James Patterson YA novels i have read. I finished the Maximum Ride series, which I immensely enjoyed. I thought that Daniel X would be similar, but I was wrong. The book started out on a very fuzzy note. …

Most of you know the game Halo, and have played it on different playing systems such as the PC, xbox 360, PS3, etc…
But have any of you read the book?
This book written by Eric Nylund talks about the times and periods before halo and is like a pre-sequel to …

ANE’s Smart Kid Series Knowledge Book 1 is a good general knowledge book for school goings. This book gives the idea of general things we see and general people we meet daily in the daily life. That means about the Family,Five senses,Body parts,our body,Feelings,Good Habits,Good manners,About school uniform,about dress …

Some time of your life after the book-reading which comes across to the book to lower the eyebrow simply, ” You think in doubt; Cripes ! Did I how make my week of rear of this one wasteful? ” Or ” Was the point of this story what? ” Or …

I remember my mother making me an herbal tea to settle my stomach when I was a youngster. I also remember my grandmother gathering herbs from her garden to make a licorice root tea to settle an asthma attack that my cousin was having. These old fashion remedies …

The Ransom of Red Chief is one of the funniest short stories I have ever had the pleasure of reading and I believe it to be one of O. Henry’s best works. To reveal too much of the plot would deny a new reader the absolute hilarity of the …

Batman: Cacophony is a graphic novel by director Kevin Smith and is about Batman trying to capture a killer who hunts criminals while trying to figure out who’s been turning Joker’s lethal laughing gas into the hottest drug on the black market.
This graphic novel is pretty good. …

I love books, especially obscure ones. Several years ago I was looking through a book bargain bin and I saw this title “Babbeltower” by A.S. Byatt. I had no clue who A.S. Byatt was or if she knew how to write a good …

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 …

Speaker of Mandarin was written by Ruth Rendell (published by Pantheon Books, 1984).
This is really surprising - Inspector Wexford on a vacation in China. The first part of the book described his experiences there; some were rather amusing. I am glad that Ruth Rendell did not try …

The fact that Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote a book at all is a pretty amazing feat. It’s a book on relationship advice and coming from someone who has had her fair share of break ups I’d tend to listen to what she has to say.
Jennifer confesses to be …

When I started reading Losing It from Cora Carmack, I had a vague idea of what I could expect from it. But whether I would like it or not, I was very sure of one thing: this book would make me laugh like no other. Losing It is filled …

Lacey Armstrong is living a very ordinary life: single mom, great friends, difficult mother, and a business owner. Her day to day life is mundane with no excitement or change. However, all those things come to a standstill when Hurricane Damien levels Lacey’s home, which actually turns out to …

The last time I saw you by Elizabeth Berg must be the 5th of her novels that I have read, although she has quite a few more. Because I have enjoyed other things she has written, especially The Year of Pleasures, I picked up the last time I saw …

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is super amazing and up till now, I have a copy of this book and not intending to lose it at all. In fact, I dare to say that this book is like my role model and if …

“Expiration Date” by Eric Wilson is a supernatural thriller that tells the story of Clay Ryker, a 29 year old man who has been keeping a dark secret for the last 12 years of his life. Back in his high school days, Clay was involved in an accident that …

I started reading the book the moment I got hold of a copy and was really excited to start finishing this Paulo Coelho’s. I sure have no idea what it was about… I did not have a background, but relied on my instinct that it must be good since …

Tender Is The Night is an amazingly subtle and deeply psychological novel of the American classic. Many critics put above THE GREAT GATSBY, which the author himself called his favorite work. And it’s no accident: the book is mainly autobiographical.
Fitzgerald described the flip side of his outwardly luxurious …

Kafka represents the gradual disintegration and decay of a living organism in the midst of his family’s complacent well being.The symbolism found in Kafka’s novella the metamorphosis helps to clarify Gregor’s inner life better and illuminates the conflicts he experiences after his metamorphosis. In this novella Gregor represents Kafka’s …

“Emily’s First 100 Days of School” is a children’s book by Rosemary Wells published in 2000. This is an absolutely wonderful book on so many levels! I highly recommend it! This is one of the few children’s books that is actually worth the money to purchase …

I simply couldn’t have gotten a more better timepiece of a lifetime book, and this one title, The Herbert Trilogy is one of the best ever that I’ve read. Author of this novel is I.M. Tillerman and this is not an ordinary time-machine story that can go backwards …

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan has to be one of my favorite books. I love all the books in the Shopaholic series, but this one is one of my favorites. It follows Becky Bloomwood and her boyfriend Luke as he decides to launch a career in New York City. Becky decides …

Ian McEwan’s The Comfort of Strangers has a hundred pages, but it sure isn’t a quick read. It is incredibly detailed so it’s not very easy to read. If you’re someone who reads novels through the plot, I think this isn’t for you. However, if you’re someone who’s more …

I was first impressed with the title of this book at a local bookstore. I grabbed it and paid quickly without glancing through the contents. Well, let’s just say that I would have changed my mind if I had done so.
This book covers some good introductory elements …

I was quite excited when I found this book on the library shelf as I have enjoyed most of the novels by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. In my opinion, they have a knack for writing thrilling stories that take unexpected turns and have surprise endings. Most of their …

I have just finished the third installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John series, Lord John and the Hand of Devils. If you are not familiar with her writing, they are all period pieces and the Lord John series takes place in the 1750’s, the time of the Seven …

One of my friends had gifted me The Immortals of Mehua during the last summer holidays. This is the first book of now famous Shiva Triology by Amish Tripathy. I had heard a lot about this book and hence completed it in one week. My experience with this book …

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 …

Lemony Snicket (pen name) writes the Series of Unfortunate Events books, which is a 13 book series. The Miserable Mill is book # 4 in the series.
After their parents were killed, and after escaping the custody of their evil relative Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans were shuttled to …

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a bestseller book that captures the great Battle of Gettysburg. I highly recommend it for both readers young and old. The book captures the magnificent adventures of both sides and is a fast read.
Format, 10/10: The book is formatted so that each …