Michael Pollan is the author of several previous books including the two he’s best known for “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food” and he’s a longtime contributor for the New York Times. Interestingly, Michael Pollan is not a food scientist or a nutritionist or the like, …

In Updike’s humorous short story A & P, the narrator comments on a certain mentality: living in the moment. A worker at a store has a normal, typical day until three girls walk in the store “in nothing but bathing suits.” This brings a certain highlight to the narrator’s …

Fade to Blonde is a book in the line of Hard Case Crime, a collection of books that are dark mystery or noir, as it’s called. Fade to Blonde is a good addition to the series.
The main character of the book is Ray Corson, a wannabe screenwriter who …

When people think of Bram Stoker, they naturally think of him as the guy who wrote Dracula. And, most probably don’t realize he had other books as well.
One of these, The Jewel of the Seven Stars, is actually more entertaining than Dracula was.
Based in London, the book starts out …

The Case of the Horrified Heirs (by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1974)
Legal thrillers are sometimes hard to digest, especially when they engage a lot of legal jargon and gibberish. However Stanley Gardner stories are amazingly comprehensible and greatly enjoyable!
Virginia Baxter encountered a series of puzzling and unfortunate events. …

Out of the nine books I read by Heather Graham recently, I think this is one of the scariest. And it’s not just the endless cornfields pictured on the cover or the fact that a serial killer is leaving bodies on the posts meant to hold scarecrows, either. It’s …

I love this book title, Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy very much. The story is about Grace Calhoun and the 5 Reeves boy. Grace is forced to marry Daniel and he is the father of these 5 rascals.
The book is very funny and sometimes made me …

obsessions with literary writing that captivates the reader and does not let go.
The german philosopher has often been accused of far-right ideas and the promotion of racial discrimination, but many forget that he did nothing but write philosophical fiction and try to push the man on the path to …

Since I was already home sick with a cold this weekend, I thought I might take advantage of my down time to try out a Meditation program I had purchased a few weeks ago. The Program, Practical Meditation with Buddhist Principles by Hinkler Books, contains a beautiful …

Blood Bound is the second book in Patricia Briggs’ Mercedes Thompson series. It’s not what I typically read but I was given the first book by a friend and got hooked on the series. The books I normally read are paranormal romance,
historical and books on dreams. Briggs’ Mercy Thompson …

You’re So Smart, Snoopy is a book by Charles M. Schulz, which consists of selected cartoons from You’re Out of Sight, Charlie Brown, Volume 1. The book is published by Coronet Books London.
The book doesn’t really have a set theme, unlike some of the other Snoopy books. However, there …

I love to read before bed it is not only relaxing but it gives me a chance to get lost in another world, so each night I curl up in my “library” and read for at least a half hour. If I can not sleep, you can find me …

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a book about Harry Potter finding that he can speak in parsletongue(snake language). In this book he finds out that there is a chamber full of secrets related to his arch enemy-Voldemort. In the process, many of his friends turn to …

Cooking in short time can be difficult. This book emphesises on how to prepare Indian dishes in 30 minutes.
It highlights
* Simple, easy to prepare recipes to take the heat of cooking
* Brings the flavours and aromas of India to your table with exciting recipes thaat will be enjoyed by …

“A Clash of Kings” carries us into an amazing , forgotten land of dissipation and revenge, witchcraft and wars. A tale in which noble virgins feast with madmen, where a brother wiles against his own brother, and where the dead are raised, to go into the night. Here a …

Robin: Year One Book 3 of 4 is a mini-series published as a single graphic novel, Robin: Year One. In this story, Dick regains consciousness after being severely beaten by Two-Face. Bruce tells him he can no longer be Robin and “fires” him from being a costumed …

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare has everything a fantasy lover could want. I went into the books expecting nothing. I came out of them totally in love with the story.
The series is in three parts: The City of Bones, The City of Ashes, and The City …

False Witness by Aimee and David Thurlo (2007) is the fourth book in the Sister Agatha Mystery series. False Witness (ISBN 0-312-32212-7), published by St Martin’s Minotaur. In False Witness the Our Lady of Hope monastery is under attack. Not only is their computer system being hacked with threatening …

Profiles in Courage is a book by former President John F. Kennedy. Explains a good amount about the book, it profiles a number of Senators in American history who have displayed a great deal of courage in their office. In this way the book shows us much about not …

Boko no Watashi no Yusha Gaku or Our Hero Studies is a manga by Shuichi Aso. The manga series is composed of six volumes and there are just three chapters on the current scanlation which was stopped years ago. The story starts with the current Class 1-A homeroom teacher …

The jungle of Sumatra in Indonesia is the primary setting for this story. It is where Dr. Jonathan Rhodes has set up his makeshift research facility to conduct studies on the medicinal plants in that area. It is his hope that he can convince an over-consuming planet the benefits …

I know that there are many people out there who wish that they could improve their vocabulary.One way to do it is by perusing Gwen Harrison’s Vocabulary Dynamics.
What I love about this book is that instead of simply memorizing the meanings of new words,you are taught how to figure …

Millions of people have watched “The Secret” DVD and many more have read the book. I bought the book when it was on offer and has not regretted it since. The book is one of the most inspirational book of the century.
It identifies a law which governs the …

Cinder is one of my favourite books ever. No doubt about it. Cinder is a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing who is very talented at what she does. New Beijing is a place which is suffering from a plague which threatens the lives of it’s population. One day Cinder …

This site is the best book buying site that you can ever find. I have bought a lot of the Warriors books by Erin Hunter and am thinking about buying the Hardy Boys collectors edition. This place is quick shipping as well as you can save about two dollars …

In this volume we get to know a little more about Franz von Stresemann and his reasons, unknown so far, go to to Japan. Two new characters appear to help solving this mistery. Elise, his secretary, is one of those, who came to Japan looking for him but ended …

Self-Management for Actors
Bonnie Gillespie
ISBN:9780972301985
Genre: Non-fiction/How-to
This was one of my first (required) readings for an theatre class and I loved every minute of Self-Management for Actors. This is by far one of the best books to read for people just starting out in the world of acting and it could …

This 3rd book of Circle of Magic Quartet, starts off not in the location of Winding Circle, but the Gold Ridge Mountains, where the 4 young mages with their teachers, traveled together with Duke Vedris IV, ruler of Emelan, (and also Sandry’s great-uncle) to help the people of the …

Just finished the Audio Book version of Scott Sigler’s Contagious. This is an awesome book, in my opinion better than the first. Where the first concentrated on the immediate effects of the triangles to one person, this second book gives more of a strategic view of the situation. I …

This is the second book in the Star Wars X-wing series, and is set some years after the end of Return of the Jedi. The main story is about Rogue Squadrons covert intelligence mission to Coruscant. To help with the take-over, several criminals from an organization called Black Sun are …

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone is super amazing. With 3 authors, you can never go wrong definitely. This book is like the Black Beauty of a book. One that aspiring …

As for the book being chosen because it is the president, however it starts from the foolish person from Texas which can between fraud and the ham where life of the American differs going back. Moore takes excavation at everything which made national America. However with the nation where the …

I have recently turned into a big fan of the Myth series by Robert Asprin. Before a few months ago I had never even read one of the books, now I can’t get enough of them. Recently I got my hands on a copy of this little …

I was reading the Kite Runner a couple of months ago when Amazon.com started recommending Water for Elephant for me everytime I logged onto their website. I usually read bestseller books so I didn’t want to read another bestseller and be disappointed that it didn’t live up to …

As an Occupational Therapy student, we were taught different subject matters. But all those that we learned were categorized into subject areas including Pediatrics, Physical Dysfunction and Psychiatry. And speaking of Psychiatry, DSM-IV had been a great part of my learning. DSM-IV or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

The Center of Everything is a coming of age novel by Laura Moriarty.
I found the story, while simple and to be completely honest, not that unusual - a bright girl whose parents did not marry and whose father left before she was born - to still be very absorbing. …

Heat is Bill Buford’s story of his late in life transition from a well paid food writer to a restaurant chef. He begins as a kitchen slave in Mario Batali’s New York restaurant Babbo and journeys throughout the world of food, at a small town Italian restaurant and …

Janet Evanovich is a good and humorous author. She is one of the authors that I would always love to be reading her romantic love novel series. However, the other titles I’ve yet to be able to read. This title, Naughty Neighbor is a good romantic comedy …

When I was growing up, these books were never in the school library. Why? They were always checked out! I think that already says enough about the book’s popularity among children. There’s something special about a good scary story, and Stephen Gammell’s disturbing black and white illustrations had us …

Blood Oath was written by Willaim W. Johnstone, and published by Pinnacle Books in 1999.
This was my first book by William Johnstone; it was an unexpectedly gripping story, complete with baffling and gruesome murders. I finished the book in one night that was how carried away …

I have read the book ‘Stillness speaks’ by Eckhart Tolle. This book has much spiritual wisdom in it and is not an ordinary self-help book. There is much to be pondered over and a lot of things that can be applied in daily life.
The mind is responsible for most …

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is one of the best accounting book written.
Rich Dad Poor Dad basically tells about how Robert, the author of the book learns how to be rich. Rich Dad is actually his best friend’s father and poor dad …

Do you happen to know Mr. Leonard Nimoy? Yes! The Spock! The intensity, conviction and humanitarianism that have made Leonard Nimoy a distinguished actor have been transferred into a moving and arresting story told in poetry and photographs.
One of his poetry book that I love so much is YOU …

The Vox Super-Mini Spanish English Dictionary is great for those of us who know a little when we need to know a lot. I think it’s a great little resource to have if you want to be able to translate words into English quickly, or formulate an accurate …

Amazing Grace is a fine example of another one of Danielle Steel’ sgreatest books. I could not put this book down. It truly shows the spirit of kindness in strangers when put in a tragic situation. It had me crying and laughing and brought out the …

Rogue warrior managemenet secets is an excellent book for anybody who would like to get involved in the world of business. This has been written by one of the US Navy’s most notable Seals. What I really liked about this book is the way he breaks down the idea …

This book gave me so many new insights about the way people think and they way people eat. Basically the book is about healthy eating and healthy living. The woman who wrote it runs retreats and in the book she talks about what goes on at …

“Red Harvest” is the second book by the author Joe Schreiber for “Star Wars” and similar to the first, “Death Troopers”, tells a horror story from the distant galaxy created by George Lucas. This time, however, the author takes us to ancient times, when the Old Republic was trapped …

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the amazing sequel to Artemis Fowl, in my new favorite series. These books are truly spectacular, and I especially loved the second one. It is full of fast-paced adventure, humor, and high-tech fairy equipment. This book will be enjoyed by anyone of any …

I have been in the health care profession for years now, and I love my profession so much. It is very rewarding in so many ways. Hadn’t I been to nursing school years before, I would never have picked up a single medical book my whole life. That’s true, …