When I was looking for more text books that could help me with a course I was doing one semester called “Principles of Management” I found a book called “ACCA Study and Revision Pack: 2.5B Organisation and Management by Roger Bennett”. I figured that despite the fact that the …

I picked this book up to read with absolutely no knowledge of the author. I found it a great read! Death Under the Dryer is a mystery, of the “cozy” variety, set in the fictional town of Fethering, England. Two middle-aged women of very different temperaments are the …

This is a fun book to read in bits and pieces. It doesn’t really have a story, it’s more a collection of anecdotes, some researched and some urban legend, about people who have removed themselves from the gene pool in rather ridiculous ways.
It’s sad to make fun of people …

Wrath James Wright wrote a terrifying and harrowing novel in the Resurrectionist. One thing I loved about this book was its unique and original premise. Dale is a young man with a godlike power — he can resurrect the newly dead. He discovers his power when …

This book is a great look at American History from a Italian mans experience in the political game that shapes our great country. It shows how he grew up in an Irish Catholic community and how his religion and his family shaped the direction of his life.
The well …

This book was very enjoyable.Once I started reading I couldn’t stop it is place in a time before WWII.With a man that is a lot of trouble with England.He is from St.Petersburg Russia.As the story goes he falls in love with a woman from a rich family.Her family is …

My daughter and I were searching for books at the library. Sometimes I find it difficult to find books for her because she seldom sits still to listen to a story while I read them. She also finds it difficult to concentrate and look at one page of a …

I have recently tried to branch out a bit in my reading into genres and authors that I have not previously shown all that much interest in. Elizabeth Ferrars’ 1972 detective mystery, “Breath of Suspicion”, is a book that I knew absolutely nothing about before I picked it up …

This is the second book in a series by author Kenneth Oppel and a fast-moving adventure story. I read the entire novel in a day, as I truly could not put it down. The pages just flew by and before I knew it I was at the end. There …

I picked up this book because I like Jennifer Crusie novels - I’d never read anything by Bob Mayer before. It does read like a typical Jennifer Crusie novel, although there is a lot more information about guns and more violence in this one.
I liked this book, although …

Heavenly Man was my girlfriend’s Christmas gift for me. Being a Christian, she told me that it is a book that can definitely inspire the Christianity among us, myself included.
I was skeptic at first. I never liked reading stories on how devoted and passionate these people are in …

I was introduced to the works of Brandon Sanderson on the XI annual awards of the National Club of Fantasy and Horror. The publishers of “Artline” made an effective presentation of his upcoming novel “The Way of Kings.” My wonderful impressions of their previous projects came true and a …

Tom Clancy’s Patriot Games is the story of John Patrick Ryan, an American ex - Marine and a history teacher who is on holiday in London with his wife and daughter when he foils a terrorist ambush and is wounded in the process. On waking up in hospital, he …

Being a fervent reader of fairy tales as a child, I picked up the Book of Lost Things with excited anticipation. The most appealing aspect of any book is to get entirely immersed in the world created by the author and this is certainly what I was hoping for …

This book is really funny! It features twins’ Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield being challenged by the boys at their school to a scare war ever since the boys started the scare war at the girls’ bathroom at Sweet Valley Middle School, and the girls are testing out the tricks …

Every month, there will be an issue of Manja Magazine. And ‘Manja’ is actually a local word here in my country which means something like ‘dear’ or ‘endearing’, so to speak. It is local magazine, supposed to cater to all, but honestly speaking? I have seen a …

The following is a review of the Book: Baltimore Noir, Edited by Laura Lippman. (Akashic Books is the publisher.)
The book is full of terrific short stories. I can tell you I could be staying in the Caribbean on a sandy beach and the book is so …

In the 22th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Nodame keeps rehearsing for her concert with Stresemann, while nobody else knows about her whereabouts, what makes Chiaki really worried while looking for her. Once they perform, everyone gets really impressed at her playing, making her known all over in the internet. …

Hold Still written by Nina LaCour is great fiction with difference that it also tells the strength of friendship too. The book narrates the life of Caitlin, as a visual journey. And when I read this I also felt the same thoughts that Caitlin had. The story unveils in …

“The Master Executioner” is, naturally, a story about Oscar Stone, a man who stumbles into the career of executioner. During the American Civil War Stone was a private with the Union Army. In the course of his duties he was forced to witness the lynching of five men, two …

This should be a must have for all people. It’s a simple truth. Men and Women are different. No matter how much we want to whine and complain that we are all equal. We are equal in the respect and the compensation of jobs and life. But we do …

The Onion Field was written by Joseph Wambaugh and published by Dell Publishing, 1979.
Joseph Wambaugh’s books are really in a class of their own. In this book, the author started with the background of four men with different upbringing and environment, and slowly led the readers 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 …

I really liked this book, although it is bittersweet. It is a memoir written by Martha Beck, a woman who was raised in the Mormon faith (also known as the Church of the Latter Day Saints, hence the title of the book).
The book describes how, for years, she had …

This is one of my favorite books. It is about a boy in Afghanistan that has a servant family living with him. This family consists of a father and a son. This family serves and lives with a family that also consists of a boy and father. The boy …

Turnabout, a book for youths aged 10 - 15, is based on an interesting idea about extending your life. Or actually, people’s lives in general. This is one of those books that takes one scientific fact and expands upon it, as if it could happen in real life, of …

I read this book written By Andrew Loomis when I was still learning to draw. This is one of the first drawing books which really taught me the foundations of drawing. In fact, I recommend this book because Andrew Loomis is a wonderful artist who can be your teacher …

I have used many Thesauruses to complete my work in my many years as a student. However, I think I could rightfully say that this one is one of the best I have used. It has many features which make it both user friendly, and at the same time …

I found East Tower on Amazon. Basically, it is an adventure story for 9-12 year olds (and my nephews and niece loved it!) but I started reading it and couldn’t put it down!
It’s set in the 1950’s and it left me wishing that I had lived then. The main …

In comparison with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who created the Sherlock Holmes, I’d rather choose the Hercule Poirot character which was created by Agatha Christie. They both actually are my favorite authors for Detective’s novels. But no matter how I read all the novels, I always amazed by the …

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 …

The author begins from the Mary cryptographic story of the queen, traces with the origin and the beginning of cryptology. In the following chapter, as for him when many years of code Le Chiffre Indechiffrable they are United Nations being broken ones between the thing, explaining the encoding algorithm …

Checkmate is one of those books which make us laugh out loud after finished reading. This book can’t be categorized into any particular category as it is just a different story. This is a short story from the collection ‘A Twist in the Tale’ written by the master storyteller, …

“Firestorm” is a mystery story written by Nevada Barr.
Featuring Anna Pigeon.
In “Firestorm” a raging forest fire is burning in California. At first the fire is thought to have been started by Joshua Short. In another investigation during the fire 9 people have been stranded on the mountain by …

I have these 2 books, which I personally bought at the bookstore, because I love both of them so much. These 2 books get 2 thumbs up from me, each having their own concept of writing and genres.
The first book is The South Beach Diet, The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, …

Two Little Girls in Blue is a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, which costs about $7.99. I love her novel thrillers, and it always sends chills to my spine. This story starts off with twin telepathy.
2 twins, Kelly and Kathy, are missing, and police are on the …

“Secret Garden” tells a story of Mary Lennox, a ten year old girl who lives in India with her rich English parents. Her father is a diplomat preoccupied with his work, and her beautiful mother has a busy social life, so the girl is pretty much being raised by …

This book was the first romance novel that I have ever read, and it really makes me want to read more. I guess I had the wrong idea about what a romance novel would read like. And, in complete truth, I didn’t realize that was what this book was …

“Saladin” by author: Anne-Marie Edde. The book is translated from the French by: Jane Marie Todd. (Harvard University)
Saladin: in 1187 (the Muslim Militaristic leader) was able to capture the city of Jerusalem. He captured the city from the descendents of the Christian crusaders. …

“There are stories, Christmas stories that are stored away like boxes of garlands and frosted glass ornaments, to be brought out and cherished each year.” - Richard Paul Evans
“Finding Noel,” written by Evans, is one of these stories. It’s a heart warming tale about being in the right place …

Religions , mysteries , encrypted messages , ruthless killings and persecution… These are the main themes in the novel by Michel Benoit, who will keep you under tremendous pressure from the beginning of his book to the last chapter. It is questioned not only the sustainability of the Catholic …

In “I Stand Here Ironing”, a short story written by Tillie Olsen, the setting reveals much about the nature of the story. Although the author does not devote paragraphs to describing the setting, it is obvious based on the title and introductory sentences. The narrator is standing, while ironing …

This is one of Ed McBain’s earlier work, first known as Murder in the Navy, under his pseudonym Richard Marsten.
A nurse, Claire Cole, was murdered in the radar shack on board the USS. Sykes. The Captain appointed an investigation board, with Lieutenant Chuck Masters, to look into the …

I used the Merriam Webster Dictionary for about two months while I did some research on a number of topics. I find that this is the most reliable dictionary to have because it provides the most accurate as well as the most up-to-date information on every word entry. …

This children’s book by Eva Ibbotson is a clever, funny book about a wizard who wants to get married and how he chooses which witch to marry.
There is the usual cast of funny characters and strange creatures, as well as a few strange coincidences. The part I think was …

Wow! I loved this street book. I have a hard time finding books that are meant to take place on the street and that make in realistic. The characters were so flawed, but I had to like them anyway. I liked their street smarts, their broken dialog and just …

This is a sweet, entertaining children’s fantasy book and it’s the first in a trilogy. It’s a heartwarming story and focuses on rescuing a sick neighborhood squirrel. It’s also about finding the fire within you as the renter did when he finally finishes the story he was writing. By …

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I found this book just as epic as the first, perhaps even more action packed. The plot follows Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from a poor district, who defied the powerful Capitol. She survived …

After my frustrating experiences reading “Evermore” by Alyson Noel, I probably should have known better than to read “Blue Moon.” But I’d already bought it, so I wasn’t going to let that money go to waste!
If the plot for “Blue Moon” were done slightly differently, it would have …

This is Elizabeth’s Secret Diary, and it’s all about her deepest and darkest secrets that we wouldn’t have thought she has! Everybody thinks she is Miss Perfect —“she is smart, nice, caring, beautiful, athletic, and loved by everyone. You might think her diary is boring, but it’s just as …