“Stone Butterfly” is the tenth official book in the Charlie Moon series. I saw official because one book that could and perhaps should be considered part of the series, “The Night Visitor” is not, at least not according to the online catalog at my local library. However man of …

This is the second stand-alone book I’ve read by Lincoln Child. I found this book to be a below average thriller and I correctly guessed the identity of the killer about halfway through. Truthfully, there’s nothing that original about this plot at all - it’s very cliché. Books need …

Description-Barnes and Noble is a huge book store that every book lover will enjoy. They stock thousands of books, some music and they offer a number of different services to make the store one of the best books stores in the United States. It is a chain store that …

This is the first book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni that I have read; I randomly selected it in the bookstore for the kids to try. It was definitely a good choice, this book is very enjoyable and strangely compelling. It’s definitely a great read for kids 8 and up, …

After Dark by Haruki Murakami is for the lost souls, I would definitely think back.
In this book, the writer had written about 6 characters or so in the story and most of them are real lonely souls and some good and some bad. There are characters that …

Want to get into running for fitness but don’t know where to start? Running for Mortals is the book for you. The full title is “Running for Mortals: A Commonsense Plan for Changing Your Life With Running,” and it is written by a pair of running experts, John Bingham …

Having watched Food Inc., then read “Omnivore’s Dilemma,” I was curious about the Joel Salatin guy that was so funny and interesting in the movie, and clearly ran a really interesting farm and was thoughtful and very outspoken in Pollan’s book as well. I considered buying his book …

The subtitle of this book is “A Study of Bird Parasites”, and the cover of my 1961 Grey Arrow paperback edition is a plain green studded with microscopic (and otherwise) black and white drawings of some of these creatures. You might think from looking at it that it would …

“Brian & Bob” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Georgie Ripper and published in 2003. The book is pretty short at about 24 pages and can be read in just a couple minutes, which makes is a good last book for the night when your …

This is the first of the seven books that highly captivated my attention. I never imagine I would enjoy the books so much.
Although it is said to be children book, it had me enchanted. This first book was lent to me by my nephew who was only about …

Resurrection Men was written by Ian Rankins and published by Orion Books, 2003.
It is fun, reading about Detective Inspector John Rebus, his eccentricities and unconventional behavior. When I first started with this book, I thought that it was in style that he would resort to such bad manners …

City of the Dead was written by Herbert Lieberman (published by Hutchinson & Co Ltd in 1976)
Paul Konig, forensic pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner for the city of New York a brilliant man who was able to match forty eight pieces of amputated body parts, construct their …

John Steinbeck’s second novel, “To a God Unknown,” is religious in nature, garnering elements from the Bible, but placed in a contemporary and American setting–the 1800’s–and is the story of Joseph Wayne.
Joseph is rooted in Vermont, but longs to travel to California and build a life for himself; however, …

Unloveable is a children’s book written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. It is one of my daughter’s absolute favorite books in the whole world. It was published in 2001 and is an adorable story about a pug who does not have any friends.
Pros: This book is wonderful! …

It may sound like a strange thing to do on a hot day, but I have spent hours in Chapters near my apartment, wandering through the various departments, picking up the occasional book, magazine or newspaper, sitting in the comfortable leather love-seats, sipping on my Starbucks frappuccino (there, fortuitously, …

I immediately thought it was a foreigner’s impression of England. But no, this thorough study was written by a real Englishwoman, Kate Fox, co-director of the Sociological Research Center.
That is why I recommend this book to both Anglomaniacs - you will once again see that all the faults of …

Suzanne Collins’s “Catching Fire” is the continuation of her earlier novel “The Hunger Games”. The book takes place soon after the ending of the previous volume and revisits familiar characters and places. Although it’s a young adult novel, the themes are, again, quite serious, perhaps growing even more so …

I just finished reading “Savannah or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln.” Frankly I was very disappointed. I’ve heard rumors that Jakes has taken to using ghost writers. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but the quality of this book was pretty bad.
The book is supposed to be …

Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized is not a strategy book that only takes a look at the secrets of the Super Mario 64 game, but it is actually a player’s guide - and not one of the better ones might I add. The reason I say that is …

I read the book few 2 years ago. All I can say is that that book is always better that the movie version and that goes for the entire book that made into movie films.
The movie pertains to science vs. …

This comic was a nice idea in theory. Devoting an issue to the two sidekicks of the world’s finest is a nice thought, but ultimately it doesn’t work as well as it should. Tim and Kara get together for lunch and chew the breeze and shoot the …

In the first chapter of “The Scarlet Letter” titled “The Prison Door”, Hawthorne addresses the prospect of utopia by pointing out the blatant realization that all societies, regardless of their intentions must face the harsh realities of life. Therefore, Hawthorne suggests that the prospect of utopia is in fact …

This book is by far my favorite in the series. I have read tons of this series books but none of them compares to this one. When I graduated this year my mom felt like buying me another book because she knows Li love to read. She bought this …

“Writing Fiction For Dummies” by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy is an instructional how to guide that is ideal for any individual that has the desire to write a novel and sell it to the world as well as those that simply would like to write entertaining stories and …

Stretching Living Space is published by Better Homes and Gardens. It gives ideas about decorating rooms in a fashion that makes rooms appear larger. It talks about how to use a room more efficiently by doubling its purpose. One example of that is using a couch that pulls out …

I have always had a bit of a fascination with the Japanese phenomenon known as Manga and Anime. I don’t know why, but maybe all of those years watching Astro Boy cartoons on Global Tv during those precious few minutes before we had to solemnly go to that dreaded …

Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee is undoubtedly a novel intended for advanced readers. Lee describes the various aspects of Chinese life in Chinatown (during the Gold Mountain Rush in the early 20th century), and the times are portrayed very accurately. I would like to say that I recommend …

I just finished The King Imperiled by Deborah Chester which continues the story of King Faldain and his family. As usual, it was strongly written and quite enjoyable. However, be warned, the publisher may or may not continue to publish any more stories about King Faldain. Chester has stated …

I bought this book for about $8.00, and I wasn’t aware at the beginning that the author, Ernest Becker, was dying of cancer. My heart went out to him the minute I found out the truth.
This Book, The Denial of Death, won the Pulitzer prize in 1974, and …

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 …

This book is titled The Face, and it’s another story featuring an ordinary girl named Martha living in Fear Street who is a great artist but she subconsciously draws a face of a young teenage guy and she can’t seem to stop drawing the face. She gets really scared …

This is Book 2 of the Dragon in Our Midst series, a sequel to “Raising Dragons.” Billy, a teenager who had discovered that he is actually a dragon in a human form, continues to live on the run, hunted by dragon-slayers. Billy isn’t alone; he has his best friend …

I love reading this book, which my mom bought for me for about $6.99. She thinks that I really need to calm myself down.
The author of this book is Fred L. Miller, and he has done some great writings, exploring why people stressed out, and ways of calming …

“Down Pens” written by H.H Munro is about the conflict of whether or not to write people a “thank you” note every time they decide to go out and purchase you a gift.
The story begins with Janetta struggling to write a “thank you” letter to the Froplinsons for …

The third title in the Gorkon series. Keith DeCandido continues to explore the warrior life of the Klingons in this outing, taking us from the previous novels to a new story as the crew of the Gorkon continue to add worlds to the empire in a manner the Federation …

The Love Academy by Belinda Jones is a very lovable story about a journalist named Kirsty Bailey and she is sent on a mission to check out this love school called ‘Love Academy’. Her boss/editor wants proofs that this so called love school is just a bogus and that …

I myself have never been to London or traveled into the far north, but Northern Lights makes you feel like you have been there all along. Philip Pullman imagined the genius that is Northern Lights, Pullman was born and raised in Norfolk in the United Kingdom. This is where …

Smash Cut is the newest book out bestselling author, Sandra Brown. Smash Cut is an interesting book to read since I have not read this author in while. I was in the mood to read her book so I made the decision to go ahead and read it. I …

Tragic Wand was written by James Tucker and published by Onyx in 2000.
It took me two years to read this book. I started the first chapter, then put it aside; then tried to restart a number of times, until recently I managed to plod past the first third; …

Daredevil issue 276 is definitely one of the worst issues I have read. Ann Nocenti has written herself in a corner with a ridiculous plot line featuring a beautiful robot who looks like a real woman, an environmentalist whacko, the Inhumans from the moon, and Ultron, the most …

Lightning (written by Dean Koontz and published by Headline Book Publishing, 1989)
This is a surprisingly compelling tale. It took me a few tries to venture beyond the first few chapters; it was quite a dreary start. After that, I did not want to put the book …

I am not fond of reading books and novels. I read some novels in my summer or winter vacation when I used to get bore. I haven’t read many novels in my life but whatever I read I found them good. One of them is The Hobbit by J.R.R. …

Ok, we all know that John Grisham is a renowned author, but I have especially fallen in love with his novel, A Painted House, which is a fictional story of a boy that grew up in much the same way that Grisham did. What I really like was that …

Heretic is a novel that takes the background in 1584. This novel shows a lot more special things as a novel, with a clever story because of the presence of Elizabeth as a little girl that the multi talents. Elizabeth was also able overcome the historical problems around it …

This is probably one of the more frustrating reads for me in awhile. Russians have a bad reputation for writing long boring books. On the other hand, most great writers are drunks and Russians are infamous for their …

Authors: Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre
The authors Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre spent not less than 2 years in research to find out what women want. Not just for themselves alone but also for their families, and friends.
This book goes into details in telling how companies can develop and market …

City of Glass is the third book in the Mortal Instruments series. Clary is desperate to wake her mother from the coma state she is in and to do so, she must travel to the City of Glass. Entering the City of Glass is forbidden unless you have permission …

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a wonderfully crafted novel filled with light hearted humour and powerful characters. It’s a great novel for Book Clubs, for teaching and for women of all ages. However, I’m sure there are a few men out there that will admit to …

Luring a Lady is the second installment in the Stanislaskis series. Again, it turned out to be a hit. Roberts has really got this family series down pat. The story is simply great!
Sydney Hayward is the president of a major real estate company and she encompasses elegance and sophistication, …