Books Reviews
No Cure for Love Book
No Cure for Love (by Peter Robinson)
A very appropriate title —“ this category of love is highly incurable, short of locking up the crazed lover or killing him or her.
Sarah Broughton, an emerging Brit actress had found fame in LA, as the lead actress of a TV …
Cell by Stephen King
Cell by Stephen King is a book that takes place in New England as do most King novels. It tells the story of Clay Ridell an everyman writer
who witnesses the world go mad On Oct. 1.
He sees people on cellphones become murderous killers when they hear a pulse through …
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 Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
This is a book that made me realize once again that it is easy to get whatever we want, as long as we appeal to the others in a certain way. The Art of Seduction is an excellent book and I enjoyed reading it from cover to cover. What …
LILA, LILA, a detective novel by MARTIN SUTER
What won’t you do for love? The question is rhetorical. You’ll do anything, and more. This is what the book is about, where on the one hand, forgery turns from a means to get love into the main obstacle in its realization, and on the other hand, how forgery …
ALL THAT MATTERS by Jan Goldstein
I could not put the book ALL THAT MATTERS down. Jan Goldstein is a masterful writer. He has created a novel that plumbs the depths of depression, and shows the reader that hope is the most important aspect of life.
The young protagonist of this novel …
Batman: Year Three: 2 of 4 (Comic Issue)
Batman: Year Three 2 of 4 has Dick Grayson also known as Nightwing, searching for Bruce as he continues to search for the man killing off all the powerful gangsters. Dick reflects on his childhood with Bruce and becoming Robin.
This is a great comic issue and it’s …
“A Feast Of Snakes” Book by Harry Crews
A friend of mine suggested I read this book because it is a classic example of a particular form of writing in the American South. I was not at all expecting this book to be the way it was. I have read the author’s first novel, …
Firefighter Frank by Monica Wellington
“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. …
Maze of The Beast-Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda
This book is the sixth book in this kids book series. Jasmine, Barda, and Lief continue to search for the missing gems of the Belt of Deltora, and this time, the evil monster guarding the gem they are seeking is the creepy and slimy Glus.
The three come across the …
angels and demons
Robert Langdon must hurry to find the antimatter in a magnet suspended canister. The plot has very vivid and persuasive arguments as to why the antimatter exists as well as references to biblical texts as the counterpart to matter, as there is good, evil counters good. These …
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
“Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers tells the story of Sarah, a girl born to a single mother as the result of an affair with a married man. From the start, Sarah’s father did not want her; she had even overheard him say that he wished she was aborted. Sarah’s …
Webster’s College Dictionary 4th Edition
I have used many dictionary in my life, one of which is Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
What I really love about this dictionary is that in addition to definitions of important words that have been in use for decades,it includes definitions to so mant words that are relatively new …
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Book
To be absolutely sure that you are right, and also to be sure that the whole world is wrong, is not easy at all. But just such characters can be found in the book “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine” by the writer Michael Lewis. And they are …
The Tapestry: The Hound Of Rowan Book by Henry H. Neff
Just like years ago “Lord of the Rings” brought to light the genre of epic fantasy, similarly the series “Harry Potter” set up a branch of the genre of new generation, stories of young heroes studying in magical worlds. The most famous such story is inspired by the Greek …
Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics
Here I am coming with a very good Physics book from Griffiths. Wanted to master Electrodynamics.., then this is the best book you can think of. First let me talk about the structure of the book it first starts teaching you the very basic mathematics required and general physics …
Vogue and Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques (Book)
Vogue and Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques (Book)
By The Editors of Vogue and Butterick Patterns
“Vogue and Butterick Ste-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques” by The Editors of Vogue and Butterick Patterns was a surprise find when I was looking through my local library’s online database. I currently possess sewing …
Good Things by Mia King
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 …
Nowhere Man story by Miguel Mejoles
Nowhere Man by Miguel Mejoles is a bizarre story that appears in the anthology Havana Noir. Havana Noir is a collection of crime of stories set in the city of Havana and Cuba. The stories are all by Cuban writers. Most of the stories deal …
Better Homes and Gardens Bird Gardens
I picked up the new Better Homes and Gardens Bird Gardens because I moved into my new house and was looking for a bunch of ideas to clean up the mess of a garden I bought. Compared to the other books there this garden book seemed so much …
Lolita By Vladmir Nabokov
The charm where the un veil 12-14 is strong in the woman just between age, cannot control is felt. Therefore following to him, when the woman this advances from the group classified by age which is liked, simultaneously, it deteriorates simply progressively, that, it makes the kind of book …
The Book Exchange Austin TX
The Book Exchange is my absolute favorite place to shop for books. As the name suggests you exchange your own books for store credit. It does not seem like much but when I pay only 50 cents to 2 dollars, that is quite a big difference. I like …
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
This book The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory, is sort of the sequel to the book title, ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, which is also by Philippa Gregory.
In this Boleyn Inheritance, the story goes by several characters and the old and really disgusting King Henry. I am not …
Neverwhere (book) by Neil Gaiman
I borrowed this book from a friend who received it as a gift, because I could never quite tell from the description on the back if it was worth buying or not. It always looked interesting, but like it might not live up to itself. Having read …
LIFE, DEATH AND OTHER TRIVIA book
If you’re old enough, you will remember Ruth Dickson from her early work, most notably the notorious bestseller “Married Men Make the Best Lovers”. After a thirty-year hiatus, she has come roaring back, at age 80, with the delightfully dishy “Life, Death and Other Trivia”.
Witty, clever, …
The Voyage Out novel
I only picked up this book, The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf, because, well, I didn’t have anything else to read. And I like to read so I needed something to read.
The style of this book, being that I haven’t read anything by Virginia Woolf in a very long …
Killer Cruise by Laura Levine Book
This was the first mystery novel I read by author Laura Levine and I fell in love with her books right away. The story was just so humorous and entertaining that reading one of them just wasn’t enough. So far of the three that I read, this one is …
All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson
Just by looking at the illustration of this book title, All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson already scares me pretty much. There lies a background of a deserted forested-area or something and it makes me feel mystified to read this book pretty much when I first set …
Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster
When it comes to books, I love anything that can give me a new outlook on life. I love to have my viewpoint challenged or influenced by the minds of others. While I have been influenced very much by several different authors, I have to say that the book …
Vigilante Mini Series
One of DC Comics’ most underrated series of the 1980’s was the shortlived (50 issue) series VIGILANTE, which dealt with Adrian Chase, DC’s resident Punisher rip-off. Well, rip-off in the sense that he was a similar character, but the quality of the stories was SIGNIFICANTLY better than the lame …
Malibu Dog by Faye Kellerman: Story
Malibu Dog is a story that appears in the anthology Sisters in Crime 3, a collection of short stories by women mystery writers. Faye Kellerman, the author of Malibu Dog, is well known for her mystery novels. In Malibu Dog, an old man who is nasty and grouchy purchases …
The Akhenaten Adventure
This YA book is a fairly good book for boys or girls aged 10 - 13. The story is based on a good idea: twins John and Phillipa Gaunt discover that they are djinn, with magical powers to grant wishes, and many other skills that they don’t know about.
They …
Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club: Kimberly Rides Again
This is the eight installment of Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club series, and it features Kimberly Haver’s story. Kimberly is a skilled horsewoman ever since she was s child, and this time she’s taking the Unicorns for some fun at a weekend ranch to have some fun and some …
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie book
I heard about Dale Carnegie when I started my full-time job. There was a twelve week training that was being offered to certain employees. This book was one of the required readings for the class. I didn’t actually get to take the class, but I was given this book …
The Alchemist book
At first, I didn’t know about Paulo Coelho until a friend of mine introduced me to one of his novel entitled “By the river of piedra I sat down and wept,” I found his work quite simple yet very inspiring with its wit and wisdom. So, I look for …
Why Men lies and women can’t read the maps
“Why men lies and women can’t read the maps” a book by Allan and Barbara Pease.I completed this book just about two days before and I’m quite impressed by what mentioned in the book.All the details in the book are the result of lots of resarch work.
This book helped …
French Phrase Book and Dictionary by Rick Steves
Anyone who has travelled to a foreign country and does not fluently speak the language understands the importance of a good phrase book and or dictionary. This book is perfect for taking along with you on your adventure to any French speaking country. I will outline …
Dark Hollow by Brian Keene
This is the first horror novel that I read by author Brian Keene and I must say it is a real page-turner. This story has a lot going for it: spine-tingling suspense, a truly creepy setting, great characters and even originality. The main villain in this novel is a …
Into the Wild
I am an avid reader, I read daily to keep my brain working as much as I possibly can. Among books that I have read and enjoyed immensely I include Into the Wild, which has been made into a motion picture.
Into the wild is a story of a young man …
Quiz Master
This book has over 5,000 general knowledge questions in it. For a trivia junkie like me it is a fantastic book. The sections include Books & Literature; Cinema & Television; History; Music & Culture; People & Places; Science & Nature; Sports & Leisure; Mixed Bag …
The Bellmaker by Brian Jacques
I can’t say that this is one of the author’s better books. I wasn’t to impressed with this one as I was with all the others from the series that I have read. I borrowed this book from a friend from school because it was one of the only …
The Set-up by Paul Erdman
“The Set-up” is my favorite of Paul Erdman’s financial thriller books. It was the first one I read and it convinced me to read as many as possible. It is one of his latest books since it was published in 1997. When I picked up this book I …
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
This book messed me up for like three straight days. But coming from my favorite author, I expected that. The book had such a horrible ending though, but when I tried to throw it across the room, I couldn’t bring myself to do so because of the situation. This …
Feeding the Beast by Bruce Jones
Again, the Fear the Fever collection of short stories produced a winner with the tale “Feeding the Beast”. A rather short tale, this story launches right into the action by placing the reader in bed with a local prostitute. Seen through her eyes, she explains how the …
The I Love Lucy Quizbook
“The I Love Lucy Quizbook” by Bart Andrews is a fun little book that is filled with quizzes spanning the years that the show was on the air. I found this book fun to read through on my own as well as to quiz other Lucy fans on. What …
Night Rise by Anthony Horowitz
Nightrise is a novel by Anthony Horowitz, and is the third book in “The power of five” series, after “Evil Star” and “Raven’s Gate”.
Unlike the two books preceding it, this book follows Scott and Jamie Tyler, telepathic twins. I find this strange to have two of the five in …
The Descent by Jeff Long
The Descent was the first book that I read by Jeff Long. A very long book, but interesting, I am still glad that I bought it at a used book sale instead of paying full price. It is not that the book was bad, quite the contrary it was …
Night Fall,Nelson DeMille
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 …
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