Light a Penny Candle was the first book I read by Maeve Binchy that I actually enjoyed. Prior to this novel I tried getting through two of her books, but I just couldn’t stay interested.
Light a Penny Candle was different, and I think that was because of the main …

I am confident that most everyone is familiar with the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz”. The story about a girl who gets hurled through a twister and lands herself in the technicolor universe of Oz. Here she befriends a scarecrow, tin man, and a lion to help …

I am not a heretic, though this review might make me sound like one (for some). The Purpose Driven Life is not a bad book, but is titled inaccurately. I picked up a copy at a time when my life was at an all-time …

Weddings nowadays are so unlike last time. The modern thimes, which is now, is filled with lots of up to date stuffs that one can never possibly imagine. And with the help of this book, The Modern Bride Survival Guide by Antonia Van Der Meer, I manage to …

What would’ve happened if Romeo and Juliette’s story would’ve been different? What if their families were so close that they planed their wedding since before they were born? What if it was them who hated each other? Well, Kristi Cook had those exact questions, so she decided to write …

He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan is a book that falls into the chick lit category. Only, don’t let that sway you from reading it, as it is at the very top of that category. The book is about Lucy, a PR rep who has to lose weight in …

The book ” Be a great parent” by Dr.H. Norman Wright is really a good guiding book for every parent . This book has been written with a Christian background but tells many things about raising a responsible children. It teaches how parentcan remain in …

Down on University street, in the Village, just south of Ball State University, and across from Ball State Federal Credit Union, is a tiny used bookstore called White Rabbit Used Books.
Despite being small, the store packs a huge amount of bookage into the tiny space, with floor-to-ceiling shelves of …

Cry Me a River by Cath Staincliffe is a book that I’ve recently read and was given to me by my boyfriend. He told me that there used to be a TV series or something, but I have no clue as yet. Perhaps one of these days, I …

Translated from Portuguese by Geovanni Pontiero, Blindness is now a full length movie starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo.
The Blindness novel starts straight in the story with the origin of the plot within the first pages of the novel. Blindness is the story of an unexplained mass disease of …

“The Snow Queen” is a fantasy novel written by Mercades Lackey that I just finihsed reading.
This particular novel is set in the Five Kingdoms series.
In this book, Aleksia who is the Snow Queen, is also a godmother. Her job is to make sure people stay on their …

Lord of the Rings is one of the best known fantasy books, written straight after the second world war by JRRTolkien. It has been the inspiration of many other fantasy books and quite a few films, amongst them several animated films and the hugely popular ones made by Peter …

ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA VOLUME 2
Marvel continues its reprint of Tomb of Dracula comics and the legendary duo of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan have their outstanding work on display.
The first few issues of Tomb of Dracula (published in vol one) were quite good, but the series was still …

Clouds of Witness was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books in 1966.
Sayers’ unique style of writing the descriptive and beautiful language was a joy to read. This is yet another witty and entertaining story about Lord Peter Wimsey, this time to …

A Box Full of Kisses is a short story on the site indianchild.com. The story starts out by a father that got angry on his 3-year-old daughter for buying a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight for them and his father became furious when the child tried …

Charles R. Cross has already written 2 books about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. One about the band’s seminal album NEVERMIND and the other one is, of course, one of the greatest biographies ever released, ‘Heavier Than Heaven’. When asked why he released another book about Nirvana’s front man, his …

Wealth and Spirituality has long been like oil and water - they just can’t mix. That is the old fashion thinking especially by the less privilege and fortunate. Money is just evil, plain and simple and everybody rich, is just spiritual poor.
However, all those myths about money is …

Night Shadow is one of the stories written by Roberts under the ‘Night Tales’ series.
In this book, we meet Gage Guthrie and Deborah O’Roarke. For those of you who have read Night Shift, you’d know that Deborah is Cilla’s younger sister.
Deborah is a D.A and as she works …

Mini Office Professional is an office suite for the classic Amstrad PCW range of word processor computers. It was a real eye opener to me when I first used it back in the late 1980s, and even today - although its features have long since been far surpassed by …

‘How to win friends and influence people’ is a book written by Dale Carnegie. In this book, Carnegie tells us how we can attract people, the easy method to make a lot of friends and the art of impressing and influencing other people. He has given tips to influence …

I have only read two romance novels written by male authors so far, and I was a bit surprised because I never thought that men could write good romance novels too.
This series of three books tells about the experiences of Vince that began in his college years. …

“Path of the Outcast” is the third and final book of the trilogy for the Eldars by Gav Thorpe, an amazing epic and at the same time almost poetic fantasy adventure , situated in a futuristic galaxy of board games Warhammer 40,000 . It appears as an ending to …

This novel was a fantastic read that I couldn’t put down. May is a curvaceous gallery owner in a small town. Jude is an ex-movie star and prize fighter. Together they create an unlikely pair but quickly you are rooting for them in the novel.
May’s family has issues, her …

The blood doctor is crime novel about an author who is researching his family for the latest biography he is writing, that of his own great-grandfather who was family doctor to the royal family, more specifically Queen Victoria’s eight child Leopold. Leopold was a bleeder, he had hemophilia. During …

I Love Lucy: The Complete Picture History of the Most Popular TV Show Ever is a whopping three hundred and twenty page book that is something that all fans of the show will want to own! One thing that I really love about this book is that a great …

This book is a Sweet Valley High Deception Thriller series and it’s very exciting. It has a very matured side and unlikely of the Wakefield twins to encounter on their everyday lives as it features clumsy yet innocently-in-love Jessica Wakefield falling into the deceptive hands of handsome Jeremy Randall …

I just recently finished reading all the Sookie Stackhouse books they have out right now: Dead until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club dead, dead to the world, Dead as a doornail, definitely dead, All together dead, From dead to worse, dead and gone, and A touch of dead. …

This book, A Notorious Proposition By Adele Ashworth by Adele Ashworth is a sweet romance, but it tends to get a little boring, because the plots are predictable. But historical romances tend to be that way, so it can’t really be helped.
The characters are Ivy Wentworth and she has …

This is a good book to purchase if your child is learning to read on their own. The vocabulary is very basic and the sentences are short and easy to understand. I liked the fact that the words are in larger print to make it easier for …

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 …

‘Five on Finniston farm’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one among the famous five adventure series. The five go to Finniston farm for their holiday. The place looks very quiet and it is unlikely and they will fall into any queer adventure. In the farmhouse, …

Forgotten Marriage is a nice book about this billionaire called Finn Sorensen, whom had lost his memory due to a freak accident. Ironically, he totally forgot about this marriage to his wife and his wife in general.
But then, her conniving wife is also not a great …

‘The Journey’ came as a surprise: seeing that the main character was a teenage boy, I thought it was a children’s book. I was wrong. Not that the novel has some adult-only themes ‘ it doesn’t; it’s just that the story, despite its seeming simplicity, turned out to have …

When it comes to saving money, I believe I am an expert! I save more than I spend. I believe this is the only way to go for the financial security of my family. But through Francisco Colayco’s book entitled Wealth Within Your Reach, I have learned that saving …

Recently I’ve gotten into the habit of re-reading my old John Saul books. Most of them I’ve had since high school, but haven’t read in several years and that was the case with Second Child. The book follows Melissa and her domineering mother as well as her loving father …

I don’t know why I picked up this book, but I sure am glad that I did. Maybe it?s because the copy I borrowed from my library was pretty beat-up looking, and I thought to myself, ‘this book’s seen better days.’ I was hooked on page one. I sacrificed …

My dad found this odd little book at a yard sale, and it’s a really interesting read for anyone interested in gardening or the outdoors. Although most people think of spring and summer flowering gardens, this book is a collection of information and pictures of winter plant species. It’s …

I’ve always turned a skeptical eye at Christian self-help books. But Sharon Jayne’s Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is quite a good read for Christian wives who want to be the best.
The book offers good wisdom and practical tips on becoming a good wife. I liked the fact that …

This was a very good and interesting novel about two teenage girls who are best friends. The story unfolded in a logical manner and at a good pace. It caught my attention from the first page and wouldn’t let go until the very end, just as any good book …

Guy Montag is a complacent firefighter who burns books for a living in a futuristic society.The government has deemed books illegal as the ideas and knowledge within them may cause havoc among society; as a result, firefighters are required to burn both the books and the homes they are …

Test Cricket Lists, by Graham Dawson and Charlie Wat, was published under the auspices of the Daily Telegraph newspaper quite a few years ago now, and of course not only is some of it now out of date but the simpler lists included are now much more easily perused …

I have just finished reading Never Lie to a Lady, written by Liz Carlyle. The book was bought around $6.50, and it has a romance genre. I really love the plots in this book and my experience reading it could be described as somewhat exciting and fun.
The …

Immediately after I have finished “The lost symbol” by Dan brown I searched for a book that will explain some of the things I have read and see what was true and wasn’t in the novel.
I already was familiar with another book written by Dan Burnstein, “Secrets of the …

This is one of my favourite books, definitely in my top 5 and I have read it about 5 times. I did find that once I started it I just couldn’t put it down.
The book is a true story about a young girl growing up in San Diego, …

I’m a big fan of Roald Dahl’s writing and Quentin Blake’s illustrations. Roald Dahl has written many funny children’s books such as The BFG, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, and Charlie and the Chocolate factory.
Rovolting Rhymes is a compilation of six nursery tales including Cinderella, …

Malcolm Campbell’s first published novel, The Sun Singer (2004), is a wonderful debut novel. Published by iUniverse, Inc., it follows the journey of Robert Adams — all the way into another dimension.
Robert is possessor of, or perhaps possessed by, a special power, the power of foresight/insight through his …

At an age of 8 , hatred, anger and the race superiority complex, self central principle, unexplored state and the epic which reaches in tragedy take the indomitable opinion of this Judean person, and the persecution of the Judean person ever since far former times, because - from first countryside …

Night Fall tells the story of TWA Flight 800, which mysteriously crashed off the coast of Long Island in 1996. The crash spawned numerous conspiracy theories, including those claimed that the plane was shot down by terrorists or US military friendly fire. The conspiracy theories was given extra weight …

“Firefighter Frank” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Monica Wellington. It was published in 202 by Penguin Putnan Books. The date of publication is significant because a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book went toward the Twin Towers Orphan’s Fund. …

Eight hundred words. This book sums up what you should memorize and what you should not. Eight hundred words are listed in alphabetically and divided into 80 units. So 1 unit has ten words and each essential word has at least one sentence as an example. This helps you …