The Drifters by James Michener tells the story of six young adults during the 1960’s. It is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man who befriends the group and serves as a bridge between their world and that of their parents. The Drifters was published in …

Daredevil issue 292, published in 1991 by Marvels Comics, features a morbid contest between Taskmaster and Tombstone to determine who can kill the most people. Most Daredevil stories do not necessarily involve a super villian, so getting two super villians in the same issue is a real treat. …

“Pearl” by Lauraine Snelling is Book 2 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Pearl is a young woman living in Chicago, an heiress to a wealthy industrialist. When her father starts pushing her into an unwanted marriage, Pearl decides to run away. She goes west and settles in North Dakota, …

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second book in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Fellowship has been split up, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are searching for Merry and Pippen, who have been taken by Saruman’s Uruk-Hai. Meanwhile, Frodo …

I recently finished this book and I thought that the suspense in this book is very good. Here is a summary of the book that I, myself typed up.
In the beginning of the story, Mr. Griffin flunks Mark because he plagiarized his exam paper and now Mark wants …

One of the stories that I love to read is the “Moonlight” by Guy de Maupassant. The story mainly took place in a garden near the monastery between 10 to 11 in the evening. The story began with an introduction about a priest who despised the existence of women. …

The Voyage Home is a classic tale of alien encounter by author Diane Duane, who is known for her books that take place in the Star Trek universe. The Voyage Home is a story in keeping with the themes of an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation, …

Baby You are a Rich Girl is the third chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
The next chapter introduces a new character and their new target for runaway spirits, Mio Aoyama. Keima and Elsee spend time at their classroom pretty funny. …

This is a great book, written by one of the greatest performers of all time in the wrestling industry, Chris Jericho.
The book starts off by telling us where Jericho grew up, what he used to do when he was a teenager, and how he got into wrestling in the …

Well, now I am going to tell my opinion on one of the most well-known books of the 20th century. I think it will not be an exaggeration to say that most people have read The Lord of the Rings and those who have not have definitely heard about …

Escape from the Island of Aquarius, Book 2 of Frank Peretti’s Cooper Kids Adventure series, continues the story of the family-team of archeologists - Dr. Cooper and his two teenage children, Lila and Jay. This time, the Coopers set out to find a missing missionary who had been serving …

It’s a well known that fact that everyone would be healthier if we switched to a strictly plant based diet. But, its another well known fact that it’s extremely hard to adapt to a life that way. But, despite having that work against me, I’ve started reading different books …

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups is a fun book for kids aged 7 - 10 by David Wisnuewski. Children are told the real, secret reasons for things parents say. This book has been around for awhile, but the examples of things parents say are still applicable: eat your vegetables! …

This is a fantastic and very original book by Kathryn Stockett. It is her first novel, but is of an incredibly high standard, to the point that anyone could think it was written by a novelist with many years, even a lifetime, of experience. The book is beautifully written, …

“The Wild Little Horse” is a chidren’s book written by Rita Gray and illustrated by Ashley Wolff. It was published in 2005, but the style of the book’s story and artwork makes you think of an earlier era.
Pros: Well, there is certainly nothing in this story that …

The latest “Vampire Academy” novel, Spirit Bound, is once again a remarkable piece of work. Instantly Rachelle Mead draws readers into the book and keeps you there until the very last page.
What I love about this series is that all the paranormal fantasy elements involved, but it is …

This book is a collection of short stories by various Malaysian writers compiled by Xeus. The stories in this book are fictional (of course!) and rather scary.
I made a great mistake by reading this book at night. I was so scared that I couldn’t …

I am the Running Footman was written by Martha Grimes. (published by Dell Publishing in 1990)
Martha Grimes has an engaging style of writing that brings out the best in her characters, making them endearing, no matter how prepossessing they are, and her stories are really a delight to read! …

Strong Poison was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995.
Dorothy Sayers’ novels often start off at a slow pace then it picks up and the suspense builds up till the end. It’s just that I must have the determination to plod …

‘Addicted to Curry’ is a Japanese Manga, written by Kazuki Funatsu and drawn by Kazuki Funatsu. This is a light-heated series about a girl named Yui. Her father owns a curry shop called Ganesha, but the shop is failing miserably, and her father has run off to another country …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Masks is an intriguing novel that offers a storyline that is pretty unique. This is one of the few instances in Star Trek where we see an example of Starfleet going undercover. In the case of this novel, the characters go undercover by …

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 …

Random House published the Little Book of Humorous Quotations, a bright little orange book that holds, you guessed it, a bunch of different humorous quotations.
The book is organized by category, running the gamut from politics and philosophy to the arts to marriage to women to sports and everywhere in …

Star Trek: First Contact Novelization is one that is just as good as the movie, although admittedly, there are some parts of the movie that just work so much better in terms of intensity and emotion, namely the scene that involves Picard screaming “No!” and then smashes his phaser …

This is one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier Discworld books, and I think is one of the first that the grey floating auditors have a major role (they also appear in Thief of Time, where they are again part of the inciting incident in the plot) and one of several …

As I read this book I was happy to discover that Michael Caine, one of my favorite actors, is also a talented writer. This honest and humorous autobiography was a pleasure to read, and when I had finished it I felt like I personally knew Mr. Caine, his family …

Shortcuts in mathematics is really a good book from mastermind publications.I bought this book from a book store in Chennai,during my travel to India.This book teaches to calculate really fast.It teaches how to calculate really fast during exams and other occassions.Addition,multiplication,subtraction and division of any large number can …

Wings Income tax Booklet is a wonderful to know about Income tax. I am having poor knowledge in finance sector. But I am very eager to know about that field. That’s why I bought this book. This book contains some highlights of the Indian Union …

When I was younger, I tended to have a rather undecided opinion about Finnish author Tove Jansson’s popular series of books about the Moomins, strange and slightly otherworldly creatures who lived and had (generally fairly gentle) adventures in a landscape that was also a little bit on the otherworldly …

Until You is romantic type of novel from the beginning to the end. It is about the Earl of Langford who apparently ran over a man, who was due to get married the very next day, until tragedy struck that is. Regretfully, it is now up to him …

If you have toddlers in your life, a great book to purchase is “The Toddler’s Busy Book” by Trish Kuffer. This 390 plus page book offers 365 creative games and activities that are bound to keep your 1 1/2 to 3 year old child busy, no matter how …

Nora Roberts ‘Key Trilogy’ is a must read for any Nora Roberts fan! It is by far one of her most captivating books yet.
Each of the three novels (Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, and Key of Valor) are certainly amazing stories by themselves; however, Nora Roberts “Key Trilogy” …

I heard about Mother Teresa’s deep and strong devotion to Jesus Christ and her great love to the poor. As her congregation Missionary of Charity is widely known all throughout the world. She’s called to be the “Living Saint.” So when a friend of mine told me about a …

This book is a must read for all managers. The author Lloyd Merritt Smigel has several years of experience in the management aspects and the book written by him spills out his experience in a great manner.
The topic of the book says it all. The book provides you training …

Bhyrappa knits the story around that kind of principle of era of Mahabharata, an Indian Cult Clasic, helps the fact that you nod by any means and is not possible, - all qualities dual characteristic the problem which you think, and justify his/her behavior of thing and the raw on-target …

I just completed reading “Blind Side” an FBI thriller written by Catherine Coulter.
In Blind Side, a six year old boy, Sam Kettering is kidnapped his father Miles Kettering is frantic. He calls in his friend Dillon Savich and his wife Sherlock.
Meanwhile Sam has escaped his …

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull is a young adult fantasy series about a brother and a sister named Seth and Kendra who go to their grandparents’ farm while their parents go out on a cruise. When they arrive they soon discover the farm is a sanctuary for magical creatures …

This is a critical review of the book Holy Blood , Holy Grail. While this book had created a lot of publicity and hype at the time of its first publication , in my opinion the very controversial topic of Jesus Christ’s bloodline has in many ways diverted the …

This book by Jeffrey Archer consists of twelve short stories, each of about 20 pages. If one is not interested in reading through long novels and wants to spend time while traveling by plane or train, this is an ideal book. According to the author, 11 of the stories …

Good Things by Mia King is one of those feel-good stories that one must read and having a nice feeling and hence, smile here and there as the story unravels.
The main character is Deidre McIntosh and with her mature age of being 40, and single and living with her best …

Although I disliked the first and second books in the Eden trilogy, I did pick up the final book. Because, what’s the point in reading two awful books if you don’t read the last one? I also somehow had a little glimmer of hope. Maybe Bryn would mature just …

I really enjoy reading the book Can You Keep a Secret? This book was written by Sophie Kinsella. It was borrowed to me by my colleague at work, and she says the author was the one who wrote the Shopaholic novels. I do remember those novels …

Together But Something Missing by Ben Renshaw is written by a speaker that loves to give inspirational speeches. I think he has given a pretty concise views and opinions on how to improve relationships and stuff to the next deeper level, rather than keeping those just pretty stagnant and …

This book is the second book in the five book series about Taran, an orphan who lives on a farm with an enchanter, a man named Cool, a princess and an oracular pig.
In this particular book, Taran joins a quest to recover and destroy a cauldron from an evil …

This book is about a fighter named Dean who goes to meet his sisters after being separated from them since childhood. Along the way, he meets a girl (who happens to be friends with his sisters). There’s also a bit of mystery to the book, as things …

For anyone who isn’t familiar with who the Thunderbirds are, then this children’s book would be the book for you. There is no story or action involved in this book whatsoever.
This book explains each of the members of the Thunderbird team and what role they are involved in. …

“Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life” by Cherie Calbom, M.S. with John Calbom, M.A. is a very interesting book on the effects of diet and how juice fasting and detoxification can improve both our mental and physical health.
I was glued to every page of Cherie Calbom’s book, learning interesting …

I waited a long time to read The Opportunist. I read too many reviews where people talked about the piercing ending, so I forced my masochist side to wait til this series was completed, but then it just slipped out of my mind. When I finally read it, not …

The Wheel of Time is an immersive series of novels. Robert Jordan’s masterpiece begins, obviously, with the first volume, The Eye of the World. Full of mystery and intrigue, the characters find themselves being driven headlong into a world full of conflict and strife. The introspective way in which …

Clockwork Prince is the sequel to the Clockwork Angel, which are part of the Infernal Devices series. The Infernal Devices is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. The Clockwork Prince follows Tessa Gray, a Downworlder, as she lives in the Institute with the Shadow Hunters, during Victorian …