In the 6th volume of the popular manga Nodame Cantabile the story begins getting a little more serious, but without losing the sense of comedy that caught my attention.
Everyone is close to graduating from the music school, and that means the end of the S orchestra too. Chiaki is …

So I’ve read this book a few weeks ago and I still can’t get over it! Some books bring out the worst, others bring out the best of our emotions. But this book brought out the most.
After reading this book I was so upset there wasn’t a sequel, …

When I first heard that this book was being made into a movie, I knew I had to read it. So, after looking up the synopsis online, I popped down to the library to pick it up. I didn’t particularly like the title itself, but I was hoping that …

Late in 2010 Adobe realeased Version 9 of Photoshop Elements. The “how to” material supplied with the software is spartan to say the least and finding such material either through the help files or as tutorials on the web is inconvenient when one is trying to …

This book is kind of futuristic and at the same time awesome and quite chilling to read. The book main focus character which the author has written is the character Paul Proteus and he is the focal point of everything in this book. I thought that the …

I stated in my review of Rescuing Sprite that I had never read this book. My mom recently handed me a copy to read. Having read one, it is almost impossible to review this without making …

After reading Shatter Me and Unravel Me, I didn’t think twice before picking up the last instalment to the trilogy. I thought Shatter Me was actually a relatively good young adult novel, but Unravel Me had completely ruined the trilogy. So, the main reason for me reading Ignite Me …

Yes, there is such an animal, and it is of certain strictly definitive aspectual characteristics. The study of Paxman unfortunately covers only the British political system, but also in this way provides interesting observations about the government of one of the countries that is considered as one of the …

I really enjoy reading the book Can You Keep a Secret? This book was written by Sophie Kinsella. It was borrowed to me by my colleague at work, and she says the author was the one who wrote the Shopaholic novels. I do remember those novels …

Stupid me! I have to confess that I picked up Part 1 of Tron Original Movie Adaptation thinking that it was the comic book version of the upcoming “Tron Legacy” movie. I had very little regrets though when I saw the name of one of my favorite comic writers, …

I got this cook book as a birthday gift not too long ago so I decided to go ahead and try to use it this Christmas. I am not sure how much this cook book costs retail but I can say that I would recommend it. For others who …

The Pagan Stone is the final installment in the Sign of Seven Trilogy. And I gotta say, this final installment simply rocks!
The first 2 books focused on Cal & Quinn, Fox and Layla. No surprise then, that this book sees more of Cybil and Gage. i love both characters …

The Shadow Within is Book 2 of of the Legends of the Guardian-King Christian fantasy series. In continues the story of Abramm Kalladorne, the fifth son of the King of Kiriath. Abramm endured slavery in a far away land, brutal training for gladiator-like games, several years on the arena, …

Charles Martin rightly stands out among U.S. writers, and his new books are eagerly awaited by many. Including me. That’s why the appearance in my library of THE WATER KEEPER was a damn joyous event. Only one thing bothered me: whether this novel will reach the author’s other works?
Not …

A Dark-adapted Eye by Barbara Vine is a dark novel, laced with mystery but wouldn’t be a real cup of tea for those not liking complicated plots, lots of secret plots and etc.
In short, this book is not suitable at all for an impatient reader, and unfortunately, I wasn’t patient …

I have only read a book from the first page till the end on one run without taking any pauses only on a few ocassions and it had been long since the last time I read a book like that I can’t even remember what was that book. At …

Angela Carter was a prolific writer of both novels and short stories; however, the latter may sometimes be seen as more digestible than the former. With her lush, at times almost gothic style, and rich eye for detail, the novels can become overwhelming or suffocating; the short stories, even …

This is an inspiring children’s fantasy story about a tiny bat named Shade that gets lost from his colony during a storm and must find his own way home. Along the way he faces many dangers, ranging from strong gusting winds to freezing temperatures, from hungry birds to …

In the 12th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Chiaki comes back to France after the world tour. He comes to conduct an orchestra too there, and, although it was clearly visible that he was little by little falling by Nodame too, in this volume we finally see proven that Nodame’s …

“Maths on the CBM 64″ is what it says on the spine of this book, and so it is what I am using as the title here, but on the cover itself you get a much longer version: “Mathematics on the Commodore 64: Essential Routines for Programming”. That makes …

When I started doing a Principles of Management course at my university in the latter part of May, I recalled seeing one or two books that might help me, which was on a shelf at my late aunt’s house. One of those books was a book called “Management Information …

I find it remarkable since it’s release thirteen years ago, the first Harry Potter novel has managed to sell over 975 million copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages. Because off all the appeal i decided to give the first book a try and have to admit …

Profiles in Courage is a book by former President John F. Kennedy. Explains a good amount about the book, it profiles a number of Senators in American history who have displayed a great deal of courage in their office. In this way the book shows us much about not …

“Dragon Avenger” is a sequel to “Dragon Champion,” a story of a young dragon Auron who is left to survive on his own after a bunch of dwarfs invaded his family’s cave. Book 2 begins with the same dwarf attack in which Auron’s mother is killed and he is …

This is another awesome novel from the Danielle Steel collection. From the first paragraph of this story, I was pulled into this story as if I were the main character. I felt every emotion the character was feeling throughout the entire story.
This story is about the love …

The Top 10 of Everything 2007 is written by Russell Ash, and my family has this really big book. In fact, I have other versions as well, ranging from different year at home.
There are basically thousands of questions in this book that you will feel truly honored to …

Principle of commerce by J.k Mitra, one of the best books around for crystal clear understanding of the subject. When I joined class eleven I opted for Commerce stream, accountancy and commerce was something very new to me and It was getting hard for me to grasp hold of …

Despite this being a children’s book, I decided to give it a try just because it was big enough to have promise as quite a story and honestly looked utterly charming. And having read it, I can say that I am so glad I did! Never have …

When I was younger, I tended to have a rather undecided opinion about Finnish author Tove Jansson’s popular series of books about the Moomins, strange and slightly otherworldly creatures who lived and had (generally fairly gentle) adventures in a landscape that was also a little bit on the otherworldly …

I have been fairly impressed with the relatively new Virgin Comics. I wasn’t expecting a great deal from them, however the couple of titles I have read I have rather liked (especially Ramayan 3392 AD). So I was somewhat optimistic when I picked up this title: John …

I love the book Diary of a C-list Celeb by Paul Hendy very much. Paul Hendy is a very awesome author and he had written concise, amazing and truly clear story and I felt like reading this again one of these days.
I was laughing so hard at …

Let me start out saying first, I LOVE this book, but it could be mainly because I love baking and chocolate. And this book is LOADED with chocolate recipes.
This book contains ANYTHING and EVERYTHING chocolate, ranging from chocolate drinks to chocolate desserts to even chocolate …

In many ways, this book shares similarities to “Hyrule Historia”. Both are tomes custom made for geeks; chock full of information, sketches, and interviews; and both are put together in big, high quality hardcover collections. This book even comes in plastic wrapping as the “Zelda” book did. …

Bestselling authors are often suspect in my mind. I tend to be very cynical about the taste (or lack of) of the average American reader. So I approached Bruce Wilkinson’s book “Secrets of the Vine” with the heart of a skeptic. I am happy to say, that at least …

“The Sands Of Time” is a 1988 novel by Sidney Sheldon, which encapsulates the lives of four nuns of a Cistercian convent in Spain who elope during a military attack on the convent by the GOE (a special group formed to pursue basque terrorists) headed by Colonel Acoca. These …

Bridget Jones’s Diary is a funny, sometimes laugh out loud funny, read. It is set in the form of a diary, and you see each day how much she weighs (which is also amusing, as she will often weigh herself multiple times in a day), as well as …

This book is definitely not very modern. The Hardy Boys series was written in the 50s and 60s, and you can tell by the way that mention of people who are Asian, Indian, or Native American is handled. Also the roles of males and females.
Other than that, and the …

“The mark of Athena” is the third book in the series by Rick Riordan about the Heroes of Olympus and perhaps the most highly anticipated title of these book series. With an initial print run of 3.5 million copies of the new novel about Percy Jackson outstrips even the …

The story begins with the Anna Sharp being propositioned by her boss, Saxon Malone. Tired of their attraction for one another, Malone suggests an affair, in which she would resign as his secretary, and he would in return provide for her. Marriage, however, is not an option …

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Elliott is an epic poem written in a voice of a dramatic monologue, which is implied by how the narrator seems like he is speaking to himself with the objective to be heard by the outside readers which are …

To understand Public Administration one needs to have full grasp on the writings of some of famous administrative thinkers. This is the unique book in the sense that this contains only the writing about thinkers.
For me this is a God gifted book. I have benefited a lot from this …

Believe it or not, this book has been in my room for almost a decade and I never even bother to read it I thought it was kinda boring but then I was wrong I never knew that this book will going to be one of my favorite novel. …

“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” is an interesting novel written by David Wroblewski.
Edgar Sawtelle is a boy born mute. He is unable to speak, but can hear. His parents Gar and Trudy breed and raise Sawtelle Dogs. Which Gar’s family has done for generations.
Edgar …

The Bone Collector was written by Jeffrey Deaver and published by Signet in 1998.
I love Lincoln Rhyme’s mysteries, though I wish I had read this before The Empty Chair. This story came out as a poor second to the Empty Chair, which really had me on edge throughout …

A Breach of Promise was written by by Anne Perry (published by Ballantine Publishing Group in 1998)
After reading this story, I am glad that I live in an age (and country) where many of the prejudices against women no longer exist. This book was well written due …

The poem “Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney had a significant impact on me due to its emotional nature and the fact that it evokes a great deal of emotion. The interesting thins is that it is able to complete this task without explicitly stating a great deal of emotional …

I have read the book —˜The sign of the twisted candles’ by Carolyn Keene. This is one of the books in Nancy Drew series. This is a mystery book and is very interesting. The latter half of the story is more interesting than the former half. I liked this …

As is usually the case on Wednesdays, my daughter brought home a different book from her school library. This time, it was a book written a couple years before I was born called “Sizes.”
It was one of the worst books I have ever seen and I have to question …

Written by Jan Karon “At Home In Mitford” was originally published in 1994 by Lion Publishing. “At Home In Mitford” is one of those stories that although it is not a classic, you just have to own. I have been a bookworm since I learned to read. I love …

Strange killings are taking place in Mississippi. It appears that people are being drawn into the river, and, strangely, with little resistance - according to the witnesses. The severely mutilated remains are later washed up on the shore. The witnesses are unable to give a clear description of the …