This is a very sensibly written book although, in some bits, the authors do sound like they’re enjoying the scolding they’re giving the smart women.
Nonetheless, the book has a lot of insights to offer, especially since it is written from the male point of view (don’t we women love …

I recently read The Da Vinci code, authored by Dan Brown. It was really rivetting and offers a fascinating insight into Christianity. It is based on the search for The Holy Grail, with the help of a series of clues given by a murdered museum curator.
In the …

A friend had strongly recommended this book to me, so I went to the library and picked it up. I was put off it quite a lot after hearing what some other people had thought of it, but I thought I should read it myself and make my own …

I picked up Rich Name, Poor Name because I have always been interested in the meanings of names since looking for baby names years ago. I don’t know that I believed that any name is necessarily a rich name or poor name but I did agree with the …

Here is the book version I have read, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Inspiration for the Upcoming Major Motion Picture by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If any of you guys have watched the movie, then it’s still perfectly alright to go reverse and then read this book. …

After watching and re-watching Bones, I finally figured out that the television series that I dearly loved was based on the novels and characters of Kathy Reichs. Dr. Tempearance Brennan was bragging about it to Boothe in one episode saying “I’m a best-selling author. That gives me elevated status …

I enjoy reading this book, Seventeen by Booth Tarkington. Seventeen refers to the Seventeen years old.
Seventeen years old is the time when puppy love occurs. I enjoy reading about all the silly things that this seventeen years old, William Baxter, did when he was in puppy love.
The …

What an adventure! I find Alice’s adventure very unrealistic and silly sometimes, but it makes sense that it is merely a dream. However, I think about the thin line between dream and reality. For instance, Alice started to grow bigger towards the end of he dream, signifying that she …

Tolkien wrote the lord of the rings over a period of 20 years. His first book about middle earth was called The Hobbit. The Hobbit laid the foundations to the epic adventures in the Lord of the Rings. This book was so huge that Tolkien made three books for …

I am reviewing the book, New Moon, written by Stephanie Meyer. This book is number two in the twilight series of books. In this book, Edward’s family throws Bella a birthday party, a party that goes entirely wrong. When Bella accidentally cuts her hand, Jasper goes nuts …

Brightly woven is a fantasy novel for young adults,told from the point of view of seventeen-year-old Sydelle Mirabil. Sydellen has grown up in a remote desert village and dreams of escaping her dull life to travel and experience new sights and people,and have a few adventures. When the opportunity …

I think this would’ve worked better as a novella rather than a full-fledged novel. It’s not that there’s a whole lot of padding, but there isn’t much of a story here either. Like with Godfather Part II, I found the flashback sequences to be much better than …

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 …

When Professor Henry Conklin discovers an ancient mummy from South America, he hopes that it will help his scientific theories and also to prove that the great buildings of the Incas are actually the work of another kind of older civilization. He realizes with dismay and chagrin that the …

Thanks to Andrew Lloyd Weber, Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera has gained a huge following throughout the years. However, extensive detail about the elusive Erik, also known as the Phantom or the Opera Ghost is relatively unknown - That was until Susan Kay’s groundbreaking novel Phantom arrived!
Phantom begins …

Ghost in the Shell is a manga, or graphic novel, by Masamune Shirow. I was first drawn to the book by the author’s intense cyber-themed illustrations, but I found the story pretty impressive. It’s about a futuristic Section 9 police that hunts down cyber criminals. The lead character, …

This is one of those books that I found on the recommended section in Goodreads, I immediately felt drawn to it’s beautiful cover, so I felt like I needed to read it right away! I started eyeing it and the next thing I knew, I was already halfway through the …

Heirs of Ravenscar by Barbara Taylor Bradford is good. I like the author B.T.B, because she really writes good stories, especially one such as a family empire business. I read this story and already I have the impression and the understanding of how it is crucial to have …

I would say that I am the type of person that heavily depends on self-help books and motivational ones to help me to get through in some aspects of life. One of the books that I love reading called No More Mr. Nice Guy! Written by Robert …

The Christmas Cricket is a children’s book written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Timothy Bush. It was published in 2002. The story tells of a little cricket who sneaks inside a home and treats the family inside to a special Christmas song.
The story does a nice job …

I very much enjoyed reading this book, The Manny by Holly Peterson very much. I think this story is filled with lots of good elements certainly and there are good plots in this book certainly entertaining for me personally.
Suddenly, the character in the story, Jamie tries her very best …

Pets Pray for Truth is a story by Elnora Watters. The story is about Bobby and Mike, their dogs, and their lies. Bobby and Mike walked their dogs at the park but Bobby asked Mike to play on the swings. The two tied their dogs on the bench while …

Fashion Design Drawing Course (Book)
By Caroline Tatham and Julian Seaman
“Fashion Design Drawing Course” by Caroline Tatham and Julian Seaman is a must-have for ALL fashion design students because not only does the book help you develop your drawing skills, but it also helps develop your imagination as a fashion …

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs is the fourth installment of her Mercy Thompson series. For those that are new to the series or have never read it, Mercedes Thompson is a VW mechanic working in the Tri-cities in Washington. She’s
also a shape shifter, turning into a coyote at will, …

Cover Her Face was written by PD James and published by Penguin Books in 1989.
I later found out that this was PD James’ first novel; fortunately I had read some of her other books before and liked them; else I would have just stopped at this one.
Sally Jupp, an …

In this book, Landon Snow, a twelve year old who had visited the fantastic world of Wonderwood in the previous books of this series, finds himself on a ship that sails through endless ocean. This time, his two sisters, Holly and Bridget, follow him in the adventure. The children …

This book was borrowed to me by my mom, and it is a very nice story about family crisis, middle-age crisis and love troubles in a marriage stuck in a rut. It tells about Sasha, who is bored with her domestic life. She felt like life no …

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 …

Douglas Preston is one-half of the writing team that brought you “The Relic” and the mysterious Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. His latest novel, “Blasphemy”, is a scientific and religious thriller which features Wyman Ford, the monk from Preston’s previous solo release, “Tyrannosaur Canyon.”
“Blasphemy” touches on the controversial subject …

This is the third installment in the Gossip Girls series fro girls. This one takes place in New York during Christmas to New Years. Blair’s parents are taking a vacation and they are gonna have a baby! Yayyyy! Blair is angry but she doesnt care cause she has much …

I knew Jhumpa Lahiri since I watched “NameSake”, her book which is filmed. There are 9 stories in this book with different aspects of India. For me, the great thing about this book is how Jhumpa Lahiri makes a simple situation becomes a wider one. As example, for …

In William Faulkner’s short story entitled “A Rose for Emily”, the point of view that was presented is one of the elements that make the story extremely unique. With the point of view of an anonymous and ponderous townsperson, who resides around the same area that Emily does, the …

The Punisher Vol 3: Business as Usual
Junk. I’m sorry but I don’t think I could come up with a better word. This issue features a confrontation between The Punisher and Wolverine and it is far sillier than you’d expect.I have no idea why this book was brought back in …

Anthony Everitt’s new book, Augustus is a biography of the first Caesar that manages to do what so many other books on Augustus have not. He manages to bring the read a fresh spin on the man who may have been the greatest politician the world has ever known.
I …

A story of young love and life as how we make it. That is how I describe the story of “A Walk to Remember” by Nicholas Sparks.
“A Walk to Remember” is actually a flashback of the main character, Landon Carter, during his teenage life in the 1950’s. It tells …

I am going to be reviewing the book, Bed Rest, which was written by Sarah Bilston.
This book is about a working woman, who after a few months of being pregnant, is forced to go on bed rest due to complications in her pregnancy. The book focuses around her relationship …

Goodbye Nobody by Jennifer Weiner is funny and insightful. It is a book that is easy to pick up and read, with characters who do mean things to each other. It’s kind of funny, not laugh out loud but amusing.
The main character is very real and really doesn’t …

I pawed through the many AP test preparation books in my local Borders bookstore and tried to look for one with many practice exams. I wanted one that would help me with the timing of my multiple choice questions, since in class we have only 40 minutes to do …

I do really appreciate reading the book “Come, Lord Jesus” written by Thomas Kempis. This selection contains devotional readings from the spiritual classic “The Immitation of Christ”. If you are looking for deeper spiritual experience and longs for serenity in your spiritual life, I do recommend reading the …

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 have read the book —˜The power of positive thinking’ written by Norman Vincent Peale. This is a very good and interesting book. The author lays very great emphasis on positive thinking. The content in this book certainly helped me a lot. This book is capable of giving the …

I got this book when one of the famous book stores in Jakarta was having a year-end sale. I am not a very religious person, but after reading it, I can feel closer to God. The author gave many types of prayers (her own personal prayer), for many circumstances, …

The jungle of Sumatra in Indonesia is the primary setting for this story. It is where Dr. Jonathan Rhodes has set up his makeshift research facility to conduct studies on the medicinal plants in that area. It is his hope that he can convince an over-consuming planet the benefits …

The Bright Side by Alex Coleman is a pretty sad story, but at the same time, very self-realizing and gives a soothing effect for a person like me reading. I love reading this book with a cup of coffee or tea in handy and I couldn’t imagine how talented …

Ultimate Spider-Man #9 “Ultimate 6″
This volume in the Marvel remake series is quite interesting as it recreates Amazing Spiderman Annual 1, a magazine that was written forty years ago. That annual, to put it bluntly, was awful.
In it, readers were introduced to the Sinister Six, a group consisting of …

I am the Running Footman was written by Martha Grimes. (published by Dell Publishing in 1990)
Martha Grimes has an engaging style of writing that brings out the best in her characters, making them endearing, no matter how prepossessing they are, and her stories are really a delight to read! …

Nickel and Dimed, or (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich, Henry Holt and Company, 2002, 240 pages.
Ehrenreich is a well-known writer and social commentator who writes for top magazines (Atlantic Monthly, New York Times, Ms. Harper’s, etc.) who went undercover as a low-wage worker all over America: …

In this fantasy novel, Besson tells a child, Arthur, 10 yea old intelligent and creative. While the parents work in another city, Arthur lived with his grandmother in a small town. Prof. Archibald, Arthur’s grandfather who was a researcher, is reported to have disappeared for 4 years. Archibald, was …