The Goosebumps series, published under the name R.L. Stine, which I think is a pseudonym and there are actually multiple authors considering how many books there are and how long they have been being published for, is a bit formulaic but it’s still a good read for kids who …

I saw this book at my local bookstore while browsing through the internet business section. When I looked through the content’s page, it looks like the book is going to be comprehensive and will be great value for money. My guess was accurate! The Complete Idiot’s Guide …

Since I started watching Ironman competitions way back then in sports channel, I have been fascinated in the sport of Triathlon. I cannot imagine swimming for a mile, let alone alone 2.4 miles in open water! Then they come out and ride 56 miles and then run for 13 …

Molly Ivins is not a fan of George W. Bush. The subtitle of Bushwhacked is: Life in George W. Bush’s America. This book makes the reader think how our country has changed under the leadership of George W. Bush.
Some of the chapter titles include: Class …

WOW!! This book, Love in Idleness by Charlotte Mendelson is saucy and kind of filled with controversial connotations. I would think for instance, schools having literature wouldn’t allow such a book filled with lots of desires and dreams from the girl called Anna Raine.
She lives with her aunt …

Salvation in Death is the latest installment in the In Death series. In this book, Eve and Roarke once again work together to find the killer in this murder with a lot of twists and turns.
We see more of Roarke being featured in this book - his usual expertise …

As my little 16 month old daughter gets more and more curious, I watch in wonder at the many different skills she is able to comprehend at such a young age. One of these, is being able to get into the books which are far out of her reach …

This police detective story was Michael Connelly’s first published novel and introduced the world to Los Angeles police detective Harry Bosch. It is remarkably sure-footed for a first novel, with a great central character obsessed with solving a murder which at first appeared to be an open-and-shut case of …

I have to admit that until couple of days ago I had never really considered Pilates as an exercise for men. To me the term Pilates conjured up images of Woman in the gym following the latest exercise fad. How wrong I was.
After reading about Pilates online …

Well when I first saw this book on the shelf I went nuts. I knew I had to have it. I have been and always will be a fan of Spider-man for a very long time ever since I was little. At the time I wasn’t looking for a …

Simply put, this is not a great work of fiction. It’s meant to be a filler book and that is what it is. We want to laugh and be entertained and that is what it does. You shouldn’t expect to have an enlightening experience with this. The Plum books …

This book is really great. It has comphrehensive information on ways to lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol. After reading the book, I became well informed about foods to avoid and foods …

While doing research for a project, I came upon a book entitled Paralysis Resource Guide, which is available free of charge from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Now in the past, I’ve gotten a number of freebies, so to speak, but they’ve never been like this. …

The newest book by John Grisham is the best so far. I just finished it and can honestly say it was even better than I thought it would be. I have read a lot of his books and loved them all. The Innocent Man, Injustice In A Small …

I ended up buying the book, “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini because I was sure that I read a nice review about it. I found the story of this book very gripping till the last pages with Hosseini’s great way of story telling.
The story of “The Kite Runner’ …

In university I happened to read Silas Marner by George Eliot. The book examines adoption and other themes but it is not as in depth as the feelings about adoption I got from the book.
I grew up with a strong relationship to someone who was adopted as a baby …

Since this book came out, everybody was talking about how wonderful it was, how good author Rainbow Rowell is and how painful the ending is. I finally decided to give it a chance, and I found a beautiful and real love story, but it’s a story that lacked a little …

I had the chance to read the Maintenance Man which was written by author Michael Baisden and I thought the books was not written well but the storyline was very good. I liked the fact that I felt as if I was in the book, especially in Malcolm’s character. …

Jerry Bakers’ Lawn Book is a must read for anyone who wants to maintain their lawn with minimal effort and less money than the professionals charge. Jerry Baker has a great sense of humor that comes out in this book. His practicality on how to maintain …

At first, I was just so attracted to this book’s cover because it’s so cute and it’s about witches so I thought it could be interesting. I know it’s a children’s book but it really looks interesting to me so I read the whole book. It’s about a boy …

Hello there! I want to share my thoughts on a book that has become very popular lately. I’ve been seeing it all around instagram, youtube, goodreads and all that good stuff fot the last year or so. Actually, it claims to be a collection of poetry and prose and I …

Recently, I ordered Concepts of Physics by H C Verma Volume 1 and 2 from Amazon India website. I had ordered these books for my nephew who is now in Class XII and has also started preparation for IIT JEE. I again go through this book to help him …

Wow! I have to say this was one amazing book. While I was already familiar with the concept of people having different needs in relationships, this book helped explain a lot of misunderstandings in relationships to me. There are five main ways people give and receive love, usually one …

One of my favorite novels by the author V. C. Andrews is the book “Lightning Strikes.” It is one of the books in her “Hudson” series of novels.
The novel “Lightning Strikes” is about a young girl named Rain Arnold who is sent to live with her great-aunt Lenora of …

I read Dan Brown’s Digital Fortress shortly after it was published. It was my first encounter with the author and, if it weren’t for all the hype around the Da Vinci Code, I probably would never have read another.
Overall, the plot of the book was OK. Basically, the heros …

This book for older children, Home Wars by Dorothy Reynolds Miller, is one of those books where the contents are much better than the cover. The storyline sounds just like any other book: a preteen whose family isn’t getting along. But the book itself is so well written that …

The Killing Doll was written by Ruth Rendell, and first published by Arrow Books in 1985.
Before he was sixteen, Pup had sold his soul to the devil. His first wish was to grow taller, and he did. He had aspired to be a magician, or rather, a …

Advaita of zen buddhism, the Tibetan Buddhism, the various schools, the portion of yes Christ’s professor and this various professors of Incorprating from other than from mental view thousand years, the presentation of Tolle are impressive, becoming new more everywhere enters into preachment mode, seriously. As for the necessary point …

I’ve always considered myself a nerd, so when I read the synopsis of this book, I immediately thought, why not? Despite the awful cover, I decided to give it a chance and I have to say, I had a really fun time reading it.
Maddie spend an embarrassing moment …

Girls in Love is a novel from the Summer Girls series by Hailey Abbott. It’s a light, fun, cute story about 3 cousins who are on a family vacation and the summer romances that inevitably occur - but not smoothly. I’d say that it’s aimed at young adult and …

The Lost Symbol that is conceptualized as a follow up to the famous Davinci Code is in hundred percent Dan Brown style. Every sequence, sentence and story turn is typical of Dan Brown style especially what we read in Davinci code. The Lost Symbol is thrilling and way it …

Children of Dune is the third installment of the Dune series, which is widely considered to be among the greatest works in the science fiction genre. I consider it to be one of the best books ever written.
The Dune series tells of a distant future in which mankind has …

Once I started reading this book I couldn’t put it down and so I found myself reading into the wee hours of the morning. It’s considered a Young Adult book or possibly a children’s book, I suppose it depends on your library or bookstore. This is a fantasy novel, …

This book is by the author of Which Witch, and is a very entertaining children’s book. The ideas behind the book are fanciful and fun, and it is rather amusing to see the way the “Aunts” choose to find children to inherit the responsibility of their island.
This book can …

Once upon a time it is considered “un-cool” and nerdy to visit a bookstore. Circumstances had changed. Nowadays bookstores had become real cool places to hang out that some people visit bookstores to appear cool.
MPH Bookstores at Mid Valley is not just a haven …

Lord Loss by Darren Shan is a great book. It is about a boy named Grubs. He is part of a magical family, but he never knew. There is also a family curse that he know nothing about, but some of the kids in the family turn into werewolves. …

This book is about two girls, Lissa and Rose. They are both a type of vampire a morai and dhamphir. Lissa is considered royalty and Rose is her best friend. The morai which is what Lissa is have a strong bond to the earth and its …

Dawn, Book 3. From the California Diaries collection. Author is Ann M. Martin.
These books are intended for the young pre-teen age level. I’m a 40 year old parent. So, my perception of the book may be a little different than a teenagers. The format of the …

This is another story from my favorite author, Jessica Adams. The title is I’m A Believer, and it tells of a very good novel about life after death. This story is about Mark Buckle, an ordinary person and a teacher in South London. He teaches Science …

The book “Sweet Revenge” by Nora Roberts is nothing short of wonderful, just as many of her other novels are. I found it hard to put this book down and to even stop thinking of it after each chapter. It was very compelling and gave me a taste of …

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 …

As a huge fan of the first book in the King-Killer Chronicles (The Name of the Wind), I was so excited to finally read the sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear.
In this installment, Patrick Rothfuss does not disappoint. He tells just as good a story as the first, and …

Strega was written by Andrew Vachss, and published by First Signet Printing in 1988.
I am glad that I had earlier read Andrew Vachss’ later book —˜Sacrifice’. Had I read this first, I might have just stopped at this one.
Burke was out from jail, after a stint when he …

Connor, an airline pilot, is a successful man. He has a good job he loves, he lives in a nice home with a beautiful wife and two daughters. Things go great - until an airplane crash reveals that Connor has a son he’s never heard of before. Eight years …

The Life And Achievements Of The Renowned Don Quixote De La Mancha, written by Cervantes in the seventeenth century, has been translated from the original Spanish into many languages. I think this is because the book is not only entertaining, but also includes many moral and philosophical issues and …

This time, Brown invites you to experience the spine-chilling adventures. He opens the door to imagination and tempts with Rachel Sexton, an agent of NRO and Michael Tolland, a scientist, go to the glacier and to verify an unusual discovery. Hard to deny the authenticity of the discovery. The …

I’ve just finished reading “Gone With the Wind” for the second time. I’m not going to lie, it’s a commitment to read it. It’s a little over 1000 pages, but when I start reading, it’s more like getting back to my favorite movie than any kind of work.
The …

The book “Nada”, by Carmen Laforet, is a book that I had to read for one of my college classes. It was originally written in Spanish and then translated into English. It mainly focuses on life in Spain directly after the Spanish Civil War.
Overall I believe it was a …

The third installment of Stephenie Meyer’s super popular Twilight series, Eclipse was an excellent book to read. This book focused on “choice”. Bella, the main character has to choose between her former love interest (a vampire) or her best friend (a werewolf). A complicated love triangle, a vampire seeking …

This book will help you find common ground with your child. It should be read together at the age of ten. The book “The Little Prince” in the figurative form will tell you that you should be attentive and kind to people and nature. Reading together will replace your …