Books Reviews

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies by Susan McQuillan

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies was available at Barnes and Nobles when I bought it for $5. It was a very inexpensive book which I am sure will help you kickstart losing that weight.
I was actually surprised it was sold for a low price because of the wealth of information …

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

“The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” was certainly a great book for me.
The narrator of this book is Christopher Boone, a fifteen old autistic child. His journey/adventure started when his neighbour’s dog died mysteriously in the garden. He decided to become his own detective, touring around …

Book : Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand

I recently watched the movie “Seabiscuit”, for the second time, and was reminded how well the story was told. All the characters’ motivations were perfectly understandable, even though their actions might, to a casual observer, seem rather strange. It was years since the movie came out, so I was …

The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov

This collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov is great. All of the stories are clever, and there are several which are play on words, as well as the ones which predict the future. It is amazing the ideas Isaac Asimov had about computers and robots before there even …

Final Truth by Mariah Stewart

This book that I have read is called Final Truth by Mariah Stewart. The genre is suspense thriller, and I have an interesting time trying to figure out things as the characters in the story go along, and also as the plot thickened.
This is a very good and …

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Book

Although people don’t usually think “beach read” when they hear about Sylvia Plath considering the fact that she wrote some rather dark and introspective poetry before committing suicide, I must say that the recently released “Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath” are a very interesting and engaging read. I have …

Spawn 193 comic

Clown positions himself as a possible friend to Spawn. Long time readers will know that it’s all a trick as he’s simply trying to harness the power to his own means. The other figure shows himself to be on the right side as he warns Spawn not …

Sweet Valley High: Elizabeth’s Secret Diary (Book)

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 …

Women in Islam: The Western Experience by Anne Sofie Roald

The book was written by a Swedish professor, Anne Sofie Roald, who converted to Islam. She did research in several regions from Africa, Asia and Europe. This book is really informative and gives the well balance information from academic perspectives.
The book is giving academic views about women position …

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 Bobsey Twins’ Mystery at Meadowbrooks Farm

In this book, the Bobsey Twins are heading off (again) to visit their aunt, uncle, and cousin in Meadowbrook. They have several small adventures including the fun of visiting an animal farm, where a friend of theirs has started collecting and training wild animals.
Soon, however, they encounter a mystery …

Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer

Jeremy, a 17 year old boy, is left quite alone in the world when his mother dies of cancer. In a touching letter his mother has left for him, she urges Jeremy to find his uncle Aiden, a man who had disappeared when Jeremy was 7 and had no …

Rich Dad Poor Dad Book

Rich Dad Poor Dad is a fantastic book which I guess every person on the planet should read because everyone wants to make money in today’s world. This book is written by Robert T. Kiyosaki along with Sharon L. Lecher. This book opens our eyes to the fact that …

Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames

Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames is a guide that I did not enjoy looking through so much because it really lacked a lot of things that make a collector like myself happy: namely unique and special little qualities that set one strategy guide …

How To Write Anything by Laura Brown

How To Write Anything by Laura Brown is a non-fiction book which teaches you how to become a better writer. The book has a step-by-step guide that instructs you through the writing process from figuring out what your purpose for writing and who your reader is, and how to …

Touching Evil by Kay Hooper

Touching Evil is a paranormal investigations book written by Kay Hooper.
Hollis Templeton is severely attacked, blinded and left for dead.
Maggie Barnes has empathic abilities and is atoning for something in a past life. She connects with her victims in an astounding ways.
John Garrett is there in Seattle …

State of Fear by Michael Crichton

‘State of Fear’ is the latest novel from writer Michael Crichton. I must admit to being excited about reading this book, having always been a fan of Crichtons. Did it live up to my expectations? Absolutely. ‘State of Fear’ is gripping from beginning to end.
Funded …

Remember Me? by Sophie Kinesella

I have long been a fan of author Sophie Kinesella, ever since I stumbled upon her first US book Confessions of a Shopaholic. I’ve followed her books carefully, grabbing each one as soon as it was released. Some of her books have only been so-so, but I had high …

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Oh My Gosh! I always get so excited when talking about this book! This book has had an incredible influence on my life during a hard time I was going through at the time. I have recommended this book to several of my friends and family and have bought …

The Right Path by Nora Roberts

The Right Path is the last installment in the compilation ‘Mysterious’. I would say right from the start that this is definitely the best in the 3 stories in this compilation.
Nicholas meets Morgan in this tranquil island in Greek where smuggling is rampant. Morgan is on a holiday and …

The Big Book of More Sports Insults

At work a couple of years a go we did a secret Santa and I my present was a book called “The Big Book of More Sports Insults”. The book has a thousand and one quips and quotes in it. It is written by Jonathan L’Estrange and …

Halloween Crafts: Eerily Elegant Decor

The book “Halloween Crafts: Eerily Elegant Decor” (2001) is not worth purchasing. Although many of the artwork is cute and some of the vintage images are nice, the general photo quality and lists of ideas are really mediocre. The book does include a lot of information on some Halloween …

Italian For Dummies

The book Italian For Dummies is a book that I recommend to you if you are looking to learn to speak another language, it actually does help you actually learn Italian and Spanish also. The book comes with a cd and it does a good job of breaking the …

CHOKE, a novel by CHUCK PALAHNIUK

It’s crazy. It’s delusional. Likewise, it’s some kind of sexually turned filthy insanity. Anyway, everyone here is clearly off the rails. Especially Palahniuk himself. And damn, that’s cool!
CHOKE is a book about a silly boy who is confused about his awareness of the world. He doesn’t understand what’s …

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

To be honest, I didn’t like this book very much. The characters are appealing and the premise is a neat one, but there was a point in the book at which I found myself skimming more than I was reading.
Set in the 1960’s South, this is the story …

The Death of Common Sense book

The Death of Common Sense by Philip K. Howard
“How Law is Suffocating America”
It’s no surprise this book was a New York Times bestseller. Our chronicles a great deal of ridiculous situation in America where people’s obsession with lawsuits has led to a major decline in the way people conduct …

The Third Eye book by T. Lobsang Rampa

This is the lifestory, kind of autobiography of T. Lobsang Rampa a Tibetan born into an aristocratic family but destined to become a priest. I liked the description of Tibet in that age and the trials and tribulations of the young Lobsang as he matures into a spiritual person. …

The Grapes of Wrath, novel by John Steinbeck

On May 6, 1940, John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
The title refers us to the Bible, which is a metaphor - the author writes how heavy clusters - the grapes of wrath - are ripening and poured with rage in people’s souls.
Steinbeck …

Twilight

At first, I had a hard time understanding why everyone seemed to be caught up with the “Twilight hype.” At twenty-something, I honestly thought, at first, that reading about vampires and mortals was far below my intellectual maturity. But alas, curiosity got me and I decided to …

Easier than you Think by Richard Carlson, Ph.D

Easier than you Think because life doesn’t have to be so hard (The Small Changes that Add up to a World of Difference) by Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was a book that I found at my library that turned out to be just as I expected, a nice little motivational/inspirational …

The Ruins horror novel

The Ruins, a horror novel by the same author who gave us “A Simple Plan”. Like its predecessor, The Ruins is not an overly complex novel. We’re presented with the characters, given the essential background info, and then watch as they’re thrown into the jacked up situation …

The Thief Lord (book) by Cornelia Funke

I read this book because I read Inkheart, also by Cornelia Funke, and loved it —“ and the Thief Lord actually looked like more my style than Inkheart did. It looked a little bit dark (but coming from Cornelia Funke I knew it would also be charming), intriguing, …

The Summoning (Darkest Powers Series Book 1) By Kelley Armstrong

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong tells a story of a girl named Chloe who goes to an art school to be a movie director and can hear and see the dead. After a hysterical fit at school when she comes across a dead janitor Chloe is diagnosed as schizophrenic …

New Stories from the South 2005

When I was growing up my family kept moving in a large triangle from Washington to Oklahoma to Arizona. We moved to each state twice. Since I’ve been out on my own I’ve lived in Washington except for a brief stint in purgatory, Lackland Air Force Base in Texas …

Changes, the twelth book in the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher

Changes is the twelfth novel of the Dresden files, featuring Harry Dresden, the only wizard in Chicago who is listed in the phone book. I think it is one of the better ones in the series, it is definitely exciting enough. There’s action in every chapter, sometimes maybe a …

The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine

‘The Boyfriend’ is a book written by R.L. Stine. This is quite an interesting book. This is not scary to read, but is quite exciting. A girl named Joanna dates a guy named Dex. Dex is very much fond of Joanna. But Joanna loses interest in Dex. She wants …

American Psycho novel by Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho is a graphic novel told through the eyes of a serial killer. Set in the 1980’s, American Psycho details the life of Wall Street Yuppie Patrick Bateman, who, in his free time, engages in extremely violent and sexual acts, oftening culminating in murder.
Bateman is the embodiment of …

Vernon God Little By DBC Pierre

As for a certain book when doing to the movie, the clear monetory purpose is evident Te bar non God falls a little exactly in the section. Like the script almost you read the part where that is large. As for the bar non God it is considered you …

Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club: Angels Keep Out (Book)

This is the eleventh installment of Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club seventh-grade series and it’s titled Angels Keep Out! I think the title is quite childish and corny and the title says it all. Both the Angels Club and the Unicorn Club have a party showdown just to prove …

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

This book is the story of Catherine Morland, who, while not my favourite Jane Austen heroine, is a fun, happy girl. She is one of Jane Austen’s younger heroines, which means that many of her problems are of her own invention and due to her own naivete. Miss …

The Book Of Broken Hearts, book by Sarah Ockler

This book was not what I was expecting. When I started reading it, I was hoping to find something very light and of the impossible love, good girl meets bad boy type. But this story was very different and I really liked it.
Jude is the last of four …

Kinokuniya Bookstore , Emporium , Bangkok

One weekend, while I was on a visit to Bangkok, Thailand, I wanted to visit some bookstores where I could buy some books about Southeast Asia. With the suggestion of a friend, I went to the Emporium shopping mall.

Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris book

“Dead to the World” is the fourth book in the Sookie Stackhouse novel series written by the popular author Charlaine Harris. I also think that it was even better than the first three novels, and even more interesting than all of them put together. This was mainly because of …

Barnes and Noble Nook

Compared to the Kindle, the Nook is simply so much better. The Kindle offers 3G, but it only works well if you connect to their online book store. There are two versions of the Nook. There is the one with wi-fi and the one with wi-fi and a 3G …

1,000 Places to See Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar 2010

This is a really fun calendar that is unlike a lot of other calendars that I have come across. Every page is dedicated to a day and a certain location from across the globe. The location has a color picture as well as a brief paragraph describing something about …

Joshua Harris-I Kissed Dating Goodbye

Joshua Harris wrote about his story on dating, how he faced the temptation of engaging in casual sex prior to marriage. His one experience led him to dedicate his life to God and to keeping himself pure for his wife. This book is a useful, engaging and humorous account …

The White Tiger novel

The winner of The Man Booker Prize 2008, The White Tiger is a novel that keeps the reader addicted to it from the moment he reads the first page. I bought this book recently and found it to be an above par book. The attractive hard cover as the …

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit by Ray Bradbury book

Ray Bradbury is a very talented and famous science fiction writer. He came out with an anthology called “A Medicine For Melancholy” a number of years ago. One story in it is “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.” This story revolves around several Latino workers in the city who want …

The Taggerung by Brian Jacques

I knew as soon as my dad gave me this book that it would be an amazing read. I was really excited when he showed me this book and gave it to me as a gift when he came back from Detroit. When I saw the artwork on the …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives is a novel that I simply did not care very much for. The reason I do not like it that much is because not only are the characterizations poor, especially the way in which Picard, Data and Worf are portrayed, but …

 
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