‘Woman as force in history’ is a book written by Mary R. Beard. This book discusses the varied contributions of women since the beginning of recorded history. It also explains the women’s rights movement. It also analyses the effects of laws upon the status of women.
Mary R. Beard …

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldrige. This book was easily available at my local library. Amazon.com also sells it in the $10 range.
I am a foster parent about to embark on the journey of adopting an older child. I thought …

I heard about the writer Chuck Palahniuk a long time ago. Still, I only recently took the time to get acquainted with his work. I picked up the book at random, which was probably a mistake. I should have read the reviews first.
That’s how I ended up with …

Bleach Manga Volume 2 begins with begins with Rukia going after Chad after he tries to protect a bird with a human soul from a Hollow that he can’t see. Ichigo helps his sister get back home when she’s not feeling well and Ichigo learns something about the …

When I was at the store, I saw this Tom and Jerry book called “Game Over” on sale for $.99. I thought that was a pretty good price for a book, so I bought it. Normally, I skim through a book before I buy it, but I …

Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookbook is an indispensable cookbook for anyone, like myself, who does a large amount of cooking, baking and candy making during the Christmas holidays. Because this is a Betty Crocker cookbook the recipes are very easy to follow, easy to make, and most are relatively …

Help! I’m Being Bullied is written by Emily Lovegrove and he is a good psychology who really knows his work. He wrote this book in the hope of letting it be known to children and also parents on how to react when being bullied and what to do and …

‘I had it all the time’ is a book written by Alan Cohen. Cohen tells us that many things which we consider to be impossible are not impossible. We have to be self-confident. Therefore, Cohen gives us such inspiring information through simple methods and stories that anybody who reads …

This book by Tami Hoag entitled Dust to Dust is a good read for the mystery fanatics out there. It was raining one day when i decided to take a rest and lie down to read a book. My sister enjoyed collecting Tami Hoag books and decided to try …

I had a flick through this book at the library and it seemed quite a funny story. It’s about an Irish lady who decides that her biological clock is ticking a little too quickly for her liking, and that it’s time to have a baby. She thinks …

I have to wonder to myself, why don’t people learn? It’s been well established since the early days of the 20th century that just because something is popular, or works, in one medium, that doesn’t automatically mean that it will work in another. Yet we still have dozens of …

This book is another book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. This features Susan, the granddaughter of Death, who is trying to save the Hogfather but he can’t, so he manipulates Susan into doing something about it.
The Hogfather is kind of like DiscWorld’s version of Santa Claus. An assassin is …

The opening of this novel, a direct stab at the heart of the story. The death of Henry Townsend, a Negro who was born a slave, then freed by his father, then had the slaves to work on his farm. From there the story grew with many sub-plots. When …

As an avid Oprah watcher, I followed the many people that read her top choice for 2008 which was Echart Tolle’s, “A new Earth”. I absolutely loved the book and really felt it was a beneficial read. I bought the book on an online book website for a reasonable …

Bianca Olivier has just started at the school, Evernight. Everything about Evernight seems perfect; the school is beautiful, the students are well-groomed and the lessons are interesting, but Bianca just does not fit in. Then Bianca meets the mysterious Lucas and is immediately attracted to him. However, at Evernight, …

Grave Surprise written by Charlaine Harris is a must must must read! This is the second book in a new series about a girl struck by lightening that can now locate the dead. What’s the catch? Well she knows how they died but unfortunatly who killed …

“Bloodfever” by Karen Marie Moning is the second book in her Fever series. The Fever series is written in first person and told by the heroine, almost like a diary. The heroine, MacKayla Lane, in this series is an unlikely girl from Georgia, very pink, blonde and girly. She’s …

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 …

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 …

This is the first book that I’ve read by this author. I really liked the way she developed the characters. I even had sympathy for the evil twin sister at the end. It takes a good author to make you care about the villains. I thought I had Roberts …

I didn’t choose to read Mother Love - it was an assignment for school. If it’d been my choice, I would’ve put the book down immediately. The dust-cover summary was boring, long, and it gave the author far too much praise (especially considering the author probably wrote the summary …

If I have to be honest, rarely do I pay attention to the books written and based on the screenplay of a movie. Their reputation among fans and literary critics often is not high, but they still continue to come out and the fans buy them hoping to discover …

Definitely a diet book with a difference! Expect the unexpected and be prepared to consider something totally different. Food That Make You Lose Weight published by editions reuille is most certainly not your usual calorie counting, points charting driven hell!
The author Isabelle Martin had got fed up with all …

Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz has the fun and appeal of many of her other romance novels, although reading it now, the technology is just a bit amusing. In a fun way, of course, it’s mostly funny because when it was written, PDAs were a big deal, and …

I did see the Da Vince Code when it was first on the theaters. It was too me a very drawn out movie, and I felt as though I had missed something. It was a little hard to follow in my opinion. I finally got a chance to read …

I have just recently finished reading the book, Goddess Games by Niki Burnham. And it was a real disappointing read. I don’t know that the book was going to be a real bore. Bore meaning that the contents are kind of childish, but then again, I blame …

Lolita is a tragic love story. This novel tells of a professor and writer named Humbert. Because the memories of his past romance with a girl, Annabel, he is obsessed with a teenage girl named Dolores Haze. To be close to Dolores, Humbert eventually marrying the girl’s mother, Charlotte …

Dewey’s Nine Lives is a collection of nine true short stories by the author of Dewey,The Library Cat Who Touched the World,the 2008 bestseller. Dewey Readmore Books gained international fame during his nineteen years as the library cat in Spencer,Iowa,where Vicki Myron, the author, was the head …

Kiss of Midnight is written by Lara Adrian. I do not know what is up with the paperback novel fiction nowadays that keep writing about vampire and romance. Both of these are somewhat related, and has been around for ages. I see this style of writing …

The Star Fox 64 Nintendo Players Guide is a terrific resource for those gamers that want to acquire some of the highest scores possible in this space shooter. The guide goes into significant detail not only how to acquire a medal on each level, but also surpass that score. …

This was a book that started out very well but did not entirely live up to its promise.
The main character is David, a young man in training to be an Olympic bicyclist. his parents have died (we never find out too much about them) and he has …

For my latest birthday I received Diana Gabaldon’s latest book, A Breath of Snow and Ashes. I have been waiting, literally years for this book to be finished and on the shelves. I was out of my mind with excitement when it was finally published in September 2005. I …

I’ve read one of Jodi Picoult novels “Keeping Faith,” and I find her style of writing quite impressive, unique, emotional, and surprising. So, I didn’t hesitate to buy a copy of her latest novel “My sister’s keeper.”
My sister’s keeper is told in a very unique way, at present and …

Anita Shreve’s bestseller All He Ever Wanted caught my attraction mainly due to its catchy simple title. But after I started reading I understood that this book is not as simple as its title. The story is all about depicting complex human emotions especially when it comes to love. …

Ah, the days of my youth. How I loved in the old days to curl up on the floor with a pile of comic books lying in front of me. If you had asked me then what were my favorite comics, I would immediately tell you the …

I have to admit I wasn’t excited when my book club chose this book. After all the controversy about its accuracy came about, I was even less excited about it.
This memoir (or work of fiction?) by James Frey chronicles his experiences at a rehab center as he recovers from …

Consider Phlebas is a sci-fi novel written by Iain M Banks. In some ways it has a rather conventional plot, with the protagonist, Horza, attempting to recover a powerful machine Mind in the middle of a war between the Idirans and the Culture. However, the Idirans are …

Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies. I’ve discovered so many things by reading all different kinds of books of any genre. This book captured my eye by the distinctive cover and the fact that it is written in verse.
This Full House is the conclusion to …

“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 …

Before I opened it for the first time, I expected that book four would be full of some kind of advice or scientific explanation as regards to several issues resulting from the changes a child’s body goes through in puberty. However, I was quite surprised to find that book …

William Steig is one of the best authors of children’s books, I would not hesitate to call him a classic. Yet, surprisingly many parents have never heard of him. At best, people know Steig as the guy who wrote Shrek (yes, it was him), and that’s about it. Well, …

After the Essentials line and before the release of 5th edition, Wizards of the Coast released a couple more player books for the 4E system. One such book was titled “Heroes of Shadow”.
When it was originally released, I thought it was another title that fell under the …

In Michael Bentley’s Modern Historiography: an Introduction, 182 pages, ISBN 0-415-20267-1, Bentley provides a relatively short introduction of western historiography. The writing is much more readable that many similar attempts and is refreshingly short. At 182 pages, this book is several hundred pages shorter than other historiography books …

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the amazing sequel to Artemis Fowl, in my new favorite series. These books are truly spectacular, and I especially loved the second one. It is full of fast-paced adventure, humor, and high-tech fairy equipment. This book will be enjoyed by anyone of any …

In this new tale by the author Patrick Rothfuss, the sometimes ambiguous lines between poetry and prose begin to blur. Indeed, often, the reader wonders if The Name of the Wind is poetry or prose, because the language used by Rothfuss is singularly, and poetically elegant and beautiful.
He creates …

I noticed recently that in the plan of one of our major publishshing companies
is to publish the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson. What I enjoyed very much.
There are at least two reasons for this:
- Science fiction writer Neal Stephenson is an exceptional, having an extraordinary inventiveness, …

I really love this book so much. The idea of it is really unique and I think that the author had cleverly done so by writing this book. It is none other than Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.
Brief synopsis of this book is about this particular …

Stephen King is known for writing long books. Two of his most classic works, “The Stand” and “IT”, both broke the thousand page mark. Once again, King goes for a sweeping epic with his latest novel, “Under the Dome”.
The story concerns a small town that is suddenly …

When did life begin? What exactly constitutes life? What is reality? These age-old questions have been pondered and explored probably forever. Many explorations have resulted in useful insights. Galileo, Newton, Einstein and many other have provided us with priceless knowledge of the world we …

I read this work at school, but my impressions remain to this day briefly about the plot. Although the story is read for a short time, you can think about it for a long time later. The work’s plot is quite strange and surreal, but this is Kafka!
One …