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Sweet Valley Twins: Too Scared to Sleep (Book)

This is the first installment of Sweet Valley’s The Frightening Four series and it’s very creepy and a nice read for teens. The story is all about an abandoned Victorian mansion which becomes sold to a very large family, and Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are hired as babysitters for …

Improving your relationship through communication by Tony Gough

‘Improving your relationship through communication’ is a book written by Tony Gough. The book is entirely about communication and the benefits of communication towards human relationships. The author says that communication is the key to a relationship.
Tony caters to the institution of marriage and in this book, he is …

Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams

Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams is the second novel in his trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The story opens with things looking bleak for our heroes, as the immortal allies of King Elias have destroyed the fortress of Prince Joshua and slaughtered its inhabitants, with the exception …

Martin The Warrior by Brian Jacques

This was the first book I read in the series and it definitely would not be the last. I woke up Christmas morning and my mom handed me a present. I ripped apart the wrapping paper and pulled out this book. I was immediately impressed with the book cover …

Raising the Griffin by Melissa Wyatt book

How would you feel if you were a normal teenage boy one day, and the next, you were a prince? That’s basically the plot behind Melissa Wyatt’s young adult novel, Raising the Griffin. The Varenhoff family used to be the rulers of a small (fictional) country called …

AP English Language and Composition Cliffsnotes book

I pawed through the many AP test preparation books in my local Borders bookstore and tried to look for one with many practice exams. I wanted one that would help me with the timing of my multiple choice questions, since in class we have only 40 minutes to do …

Guide to Peru by G. de Reparaz Ruiz

If you’re planning on traveling to Peru then this book is the perfect guide book. It’s a little old, yet it’s chock full of important information. It has relevant pictures and maps, it covers the country and its inhabitants, certain main cities and regions including Lima, the north/south Pan-American …

Barnes and Noble Huntington Beach

Barnes and Noble in Huntington Beach has tons of fun books but also lots of rude employees. They’re the rudest people here. I even reported one employee one time. They almost hit me. It’s horrible. They’re discriminatory here. They don’t want you in there for a long time either. …

The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

I read this book as my hubby recommended it.It was fantastic and each page has twists and turns which made me not to keep the book inspite of my busy work schedule.The story starts with the murder of two justices–Abe and Glenn Jensen.The FBI cannot even able …

The Little Book of Bling

My little brother borrowed from his friend this book the other day, which is actually pretty senseless to me. I don’t find any significance to this book, and it basically only describes the methods or rather, the group that has founded the word Bling! and has made this …

A Serious of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket books

I may be new to this website but one thing i am not new to are the books in “A Serious of Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket. The books are my favorite serious of all time, Lemony Snicket may name the title “A Serious of Unfortunate Events” but actually …

The Doom Stone by Paul Zindel

This is the second young adult novel I read by Paul Zindel and I really enjoyed it. The plot moved at a fast pace, so this book is a real page-turner. It has everything you could want in a good story: mystery, scary thrills, adventure and even a dangerous …

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

‘Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch f’r Alle und Keinen’ is one of Nietzsche’s most controversial works. Part poetry, part parody, the book is, as a matter of fact, a philosophic dissertation and what I’ve discovered rather with amazement is that the book addresses questions I wouldn’t dare to ask …

Mario Kart 64 Nintendo Players Guide

The Mario Kart 64 Nintendo Players Guide is a real handy guide to have because it provides racers with complete and detailed images of all the race tracks and all the battle maps. This means a racer can see every shortcut and be aware of every obstacle. Not only …

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

This is a YA book where the main protagonists are 16-year-old Ethan and 15-year-old Lena. Ethan is a normal mortal while Lena is a caster (otherwise known as witch) with incredible powers. Their love is doomed by a curse on Lena’s family incurred a hundred years ago by one …

Jawahar Book Store Delhi

Jawahar Book Centre is one of the best book stores in Delhi. I am enjoying the services of this book store for the last one year. I am a voracious reader and read plethora of books on different subjects. I always prefer to buy books from this book store …

Case Closed (Detective Conan manga)

Jimmy Kudo is a sixteen-year-old Japanese student that is secretly in love with his best friend, Rachel Moore. He has extraordinary deduction skills and has collaborated with the police many times by helping them to solve very complicated crimes.
He is already known throughout Japan by the nickname “The Detective/Student”.
One …

Tuesdays with Morrie (book)

Tuesdays with Morrie is a quick and easy read, by author, Mitch Albom. I absolutely fell in love with this adorable story about the wonderful relationship that developed between a student and his teacher, once his teacher was seriously diagnosed with an extreme illness. It is a …

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? by Michael Benson

I love this book very much. It is an adaptation of the game show itself, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? I thought that I was smarter, but apparently at times, I think a fifth grader is more clever than me. If you think the games …

The 50$ and up underground house book

I read the 50$ and up underground house book by Mike Oehler I just finished up reading it I was very excited by the prospect of having such a cheap shelter ,but all is not what it seems. So I thought a review might …

Java Spider by Geoffrey Archer

This is my first reading from Geoffrey Archer. He made it compulsory for me to continue reading without stopping till I finished reading this book. Geoffrey’s book is rich in technical details and composition. He is so good in his narration, that it makes you feel you are part …

The Ransom of Red Chief Short Story by O. Henry

You know, people don’t write stories like this anymore. We are more enthralled by action espionage thrillers, politically correct views on racism and discrimination, and fantasy fiction filled with horror and romance. The old days of writing are gone.
Instead of telling a story, authors today tend to put more …

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

If you like books full of statistics, The Tipping Point is definitely for you. Malcolm Gladwell’s book goes into areas of human behavior patterns, a subject that seriously excites me. This book kept the excitement alive for me because it read like a novel, even though it had a …

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

A Long Way Gone is a terrific book and one of the easiest reads I’ve seen recently. The plot centers around Ishmael’s experiences growing up in Sierra Leone and his time as a boy soldier.
For me, the sign of a great book is when you’re unable to put …

Last of the Just By Andre Schwarz-Bart

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 …

Children’s Book: Little Bo Peep Can’t Get To Sleep by Erin Dealey

“Little Bo Peep Can’t Get To Sleep” is a children’s book written by Erin Dealey and illustrated by Hanako Wakiyana. The story and the artwork make this book appear to have been published in the 1960s or 1970s, but it was just published in 2005. The …

Six Suspects Novel by Vikas Swarup

I am an avid reader. I usually pick novels after reading the reviews and only if they have got positive reviews. But recently I picked ‘Six Suspects’ despite the many negative reviews about the novel because the author of this novel is Vikas Swarup. His first novel ‘Q & …

This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti

I picked this book because I am a fan of Frank Peretti. This was his first novel. I really liked it, once I got a handle on the plot. Evil demons (well, what demons aren’t evil?) are trying to take over the town of Ashton, and …

How to Teach Shakespeare: The Shakespeare Wars — Ron Rosenbaum

Teaching English to high-school students is a challenge, no matter how you slice it. You learn very quickly that they are there against their will, and they will take every opportunity to demonstrate how bored they are and how boring you are. Thus, you are met with …

Catching Fire (2nd Book of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins)

Most of the people I know who have read The Hunger Games Trilogy like the second book best. However, in my opinion, I still like the first book “The Hunger Games” better, although Catching Fire is undoubtedly very good as well.
Catching Fire is actually the start of the …

Barefoot in the Sand by Roxanne St Claire, book

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 …

Cell: A Novel by Stephen King

This is the first book by Stephen King that I read and I am astonished. I started reading other books by Stephen King because of this experience. The story is engaging, fast paced, and it makes you cannot stop reading until you finish it. I can imagine what has …

V is for Virgin, book by Kelly Oram

I’ve already said it before, and I say it again, I love Kelly Oram’s books. I find them incredibly relaxing and perfect to just have a good time, and definitely, V for Virgin wasn’t the exception.
Valerie Jensen turns into Virgin Val from day to night. Everything starts when …

Italy (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

This Italy Lonely Planet Country Guide was written by by Damien Simonis, Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, and Alex Leviton.
To be quite honest, this book is a great book. I borrowed this book from the library in this town when we had our trip to Italy for ten days. And …

W.A.R. the Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose by Mick Wall

The best book I’ve ever read on Axl Rose and Guns n’ Roses. As a lifelong Guns’ N’ Roses fan stupid enough to still be waiting patiently for Chinese Democracy to come out, this was quite a treat for me to read as it brought back fond memories of …

AMERICAN GIRLS, a novel by ALLISON AMMINGER

The book was a natural breath of fresh air - not all is lost in the young adult world. It hasn’t finally descended into stupid vanilla and no less stupid omnipotent kids!
It seems to fifteen-year-old Anna that the whole world is against her and is alone against …

Extreme Office Crafts book

Extreme Office Crafts, by Jimmy Knight and Tom Chalmers, on first glance looks like quite a bit of fun. I think it’s a really silly little book with funny ideas and a fun rating system for each of the many crafts listed.
It’s subtitled Creative and Devious Ways to Waste …

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen book

I was so excited when I found this book. It was in the Lending Library at my place of work. It was one of those books that had been there as long as I could remember, but that no one ever bothered to look into. David Allen is like …

Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars

I love this book, Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars. Reading this, I have a very great insight on the before and after of a make-up and this is especially handy because I’m always looking forward to having a perfect made-up face. I love experimenting with make-up and …

Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich book

This book will change the thinking of a woman about money and wealth for all. Why women difficult to become rich? One of the answers obtained from this book is, the women, in general are taught to save money not to invest. And the fact is considered right, described …

Exploring the Darker Side of America by Jerry D.Coleman book

This book, Exploring the Darker Side of America: Strange Highways: A guidebook to American mysteries & The Unexplained by Jerry D.Coleman could actually be better. The pictures are quite in handy, and in depicting the story, I sort of understand what the author was trying to talk about. …

East of Eden, book by John Steinbeck

I came across this gem of a book randomly in the library. I have heard bits and pieces of it from my mother and my English professors, but I really did not read into it nor know what it really was about. So I read it purely out of …

Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan

Eating plans and diets are so complicated these days. I grew sick of the same old eat fat free and lose regime. I set out on a quest to discover the best long term eating plan. I did a lot of research of the subject. One of my favorite …

Roadwork Richard Bachman

Roadwork is a novel released in 1981 written by Stephen King and published under the name Richard Bachman. The novel is about a man named Dawes who is forced from his home, the city is putting a road right where his house sits, and they will pay him a …

The Greatest Dot to Dot Series by David Kalvitis book

One of my favorite things to do when I was a child was dot to dot. There was never enough of those pages! So when I became an elementary teacher, I gave dot to dot pages to my students; nobody ever turned up their noses at them. …

Cardington Crescent by Anne Perry book

Cardington Crescent was written by Anne Perry and published by Ballantine Books in 1988 .
Anne Perry’s historical mysteries are really fascinating, as they not only blend the suspense of murder and detection, but set in olden times, it is an eye-opener into the culture and behavior of people then.
Handsome, …

Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman book

“Bear Stays Up for Christmas” by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman is a charming, short Christmas story that tells of a bear that refuses to hibernate so that he can spend Christmas with his forest friends. This is a book that’s definitely geared toward young kids, but adults that …

Atkins for Life

Atkins for Life is a book that was put out by the Atkins diet people.
It tells you alot of the fundamentals of the Atkins diet and also gives you low carb menus for effectively controlling your weight. It gives varied low carb menus starting at 19,45 and going up …

Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You

I bought ‘Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You’ because it is written by Sylvia Browne and I have read some of her books. This is a book in fact for those who suffer from severe pain or physical problems that are not …

All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren book

This is a wonderful book that we had to read this year in my AP Language and Composition class. The story revolves around the rise and fall of a Southern demagogue named Willie Stark, who is modeled after Huey Long, a former governor of Louisiana. As far as books …

 
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