Haunted was the very first Chuck Palahniuk book I encountered. I saw it staring at me in one of my usual trips to the bookstore. I thought the cover was intriguing enough, with an all-caps Parental Guidance posted on one corner of the book. Later, after I have read …

“Chasing Harry Winston” is Lauren Weisberger’s third novel, a follow-up to “The Devil wears Prada” and “Everyone worth knowing”. Once more, the book is a venture into the world of chick lit, and once more Weisberger deals with the world of the twenty-something, fashion-conscious New York women.
The protagonists are …

The ISBN # for this book is: 0-87596-243-2. The copyright is: 1995.
About two years ago one of my dogs, a miniature dachshund, began showing signs of a couple potential chronic health issues. I hadn’t received much help or information from our veternarian so I decided to search for information …

I just finished reading A Lady of Expectations by Stephanie Laurens and found it to be a chore to finish. I usually love her work but this book was lacking. I found the characters to be dull and the story was lacking. Romance novels are predictable …

Superstitious is by R.L. Stine. This book is in the horror/supernatural genre. I had never read any of R.L. Stine’s work before so didn’t know what to expect. I liked the way the book was written even if horror isn’t one of my favorite story types.
The book is about …

Three Men in a boat is an extremely humoruos novel by Jerome K Jerome. It was one of the books which I had to learn at school as part of my English course and it was one of the books which no one had to force me to read. …

The Very First installment in the Harry Potter book series is the Harry Potter: Philosopher’s stone. I have to admit that when this first book came out, i was one of those few people who very pessimistic about it. I doubted whether the book will be popular to the …

Can you believe it when I say that I cried in the midst of reading Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult? Yes, I did and this author is really great and I bought it at a market price of close to $20. This novel is really touching and …

Odd One Out by Lissa Evans is a very funny book filled with fun-filled, annoying and definitely weird characters. Odd one out is actually referring to a particular character in the story and you have to read on to figure out who she or he is. Not easy …

Gone by Michael Grant. This book is written for pre-teens. I’m a fourty year old adult reading this book. I actually enjoyed this book. It’s starts of with kids sitting in a classroom when all of a sudden the teacher disappears. Soon, the kids …

‘Bounty’ by Harper Alexander is a stunning new addition to the fantasy genre. Harper Alexander writes for a young adult audience, but this book has a definite universal appeal about it.
The characters win your affections straight off the bat, and good characterization is huge for me. …

The novel Barnaby Rudge isn’t set in Dickens own time, but begins in 1775 in a small village in Epping Forest. It ends 5 years later in London with the no-popery or Gordon riots. The main character of the book, Barnaby Rudge, is the village idiot and is being …

Leave the Grave Green (written by Deborah Crombie and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1996).
Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James were handled a case to investigate —“ carefully and discreetly.
Connor Swann, the son-in-law of Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton had been found strangled. Sir Gerald and …

Let us swing back into the continuing series of Marvel Essentials Spectacular Spiderman as we get to see Spidey in a series of late 1970�s B storylines that were not critical to the character as the story arcs found in the flagship title The Amazing Spiderman. The quality of …

I really liked the Vesper Holly books as a teenager, and some of the teenage girls I work with have been enjoying them. In this one, Vesper Holly and her poor, unsuspecting guardian head off on an adventure, as Vesper has discovered she owns a volcano.
The best part about …

David Copperfield, or The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (which he never meant to publish on any account), is one of Dickens most famous novels. It is also the one which is most autobiographical. It tells the story of David …

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott is a fantasy novel that takes place in the real world. Sophie and Josh witness their employers Nick and Perry being attacked by a man named Dee who wants a book called the Codex. They …

When it comes to anything related to cooking, I feel as if I am always the last to know about amazing cooking products or great cooking television shows. America’s Test Kitchen has been airing on PBS since 2001, and I just discovered it a few months ago and fell in …

—˜The Diary of Anne Frank’ is quite easily among the most celebrated written works of the Twentieth Century, being studied at universities and school all over the world, adapted into critically acclaimed stage plays, films and television serials and specials, and becoming apart of history and of Western culture. …

‘The real secrets of the top 20%’ is a book written by Mike Brooks. This is a book in which the author has intended to motivate the sales professionals. The author says that each and every salesperson can boost his sales and rise higher and higher. The book is …

I have been a huge Dean Koontz fan for over a decade now and have learned to expect the unexpected in most cases with this very talented thriller writer. “Life Expectancy” caught my completely off-guard and in a very different way. Hilarity. I couldn’t have been more than half …

What Happened to Goodbye is a stand alone novel. It follows a girl named McLean. McLean moves around a lot because her dad works as a chef, fixing up restaurants and always changes her name and personality. She decides her friends and clothing around that. So far she has …

Sundays at Tiffany’s is in a round about way a James Patterson book, but somehow I completely missed it. The book itself came out a few months ago, but they never really publicized it. I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper when I saw an ad …

Web of Love is written by Mary Balogh and this book is light-bluish in color for its cover and certainly nice looking enough for me to bring everywhere at all. Mary Balogh is a New York Times author and she is a bestselling author. I love her …

Too Much Happiness written by Alice Munro is a wonderful collection of stories. Even though I am not very clear why such a title for this book, I like the title of the book. The story inside the book is ten variety stories. All the stories are delightful reads. …

Do you enjoy a good, well written murder mystery? Mary Higgins Clark never fails to entertain in this arena. She writes excellent books with well thought out plots and characters.
The story, We’ll Meet Again, starts out with the murder of a doctor and the arrest of his …

One Night With You is a very sweet and romantic novel that I have just recently completed reading. The characters are very “engaging” and it is about Lady Jane Guthrie who feels that she is a prisoner in her own family. They treated her like she is …

Backpacking in the 90’s is a book that was written by Victoria Logue. This book gives some great tips and secret from experienced backpackers for the inexperienced as well as the experienced backpacker. After all you can always learn something new. It discusses possible locations and talks about different …

Shantaram is based on real events that happened to Gregory David Roberts, an Australian prisoner who escaped and ended up working in the underworld of Mumbai, India.
I was extremely interested in this book because I am currently living in India, although not in Mumbai. What I …

Romeo X Juliet is a popular anime series from Funimation Entertainment, but it is also a manga, or graphic novel written and illustrated by COM. In Neo Verona, Lord Montague kills the Capulet family, except for Lord Capulet’s only daughter Juliet. Fourteen years later, Juliet masquerades as …

This book was written by Dan Brown. The hero of the story is Robert Langdon who goes on an adventure to uncoverthe secret society called the illuminati and to save the Vatican City from harm.
This is the simplest plot outline I can come up with. The plot …

This was a sweet story and makes you want to believe that there really are nights in shinning armor out there to protect the ones they love from all danger that comes their way. I would rate this book as a must read for everyone that is a …

Malcolm Campbell’s first published novel, The Sun Singer (2004), is a wonderful debut novel. Published by iUniverse, Inc., it follows the journey of Robert Adams — all the way into another dimension.
Robert is possessor of, or perhaps possessed by, a special power, the power of foresight/insight through his …

I think it is the duty of anyone living in the western world post-9/11 to read this book. With all the intense discrimination going on towards any person who even LOOKS like they may be from the eastern part of the world (the countries where these terrorists came …

Go Ask Alice is a great book, but i suggest this book for older readers.this book is based on her diary every word you read from there was written by her. This book is about a teenager coping with many things such as drugs, enemies, sex and much …

“One Inch Tall” is one of the most successful products of Shel Silverstein’s clever yet silly ideas. Considered an all-time favorite, Silverstein retells the childhood dream of seeing the world as a one inch tall figure in an imaginative first person poem. Despite having a laid-back and conversational style, Silverstein …

Gerald Durrell has written many books, I have already written about his book “My Family and Other Animals.” If you want to learn about the African country Cameroon, not only that its national team is good at soccer, then the book “The Bafut Beagles” will help you a …

I have been a student at IPFW for many years (sad but true) and I love their bookstore. It’s on campus, and near the food court. It’s in the main building, also, so it’s very well located. I love the fact that they have many deals …

Written by Jane Bierce, Funny Business is a real good book and I find it very delightful reading. This is a story about the character called Meg Buffington and she is someone that is really interested in doing business. She tries her best to, while during nights, she …

Even if you are not in the movie industry business, I find reading Movie Business Book by Jason E. Squire a good knowledge on movies in general and how the business of it goes about. You will be amazed at how these people in the movie industry have the …

Nowhere to Run is a romance mystery novel written by Jeanne Bannon. Ms Bannon has never been a new author to me as I have bought and read some of her other novels, so I was thrilled when I learnt that she had published another book called “Nowhere to …

“The Lucy Book: A Complete Guide to Her Five Decades on Television” is a book that I was somewhat disappointed with. I felt much of this book was filled up with unnecessary things, like, for example, all the episode recaps and summaries! How many times are authors going to …

A Thousand Bones is a suspenseful mystery story that keeps you guessing until the end. The book was written by author P.J. Parrish. I personally found the book very eye catching just by the book cover. On the front is a dark blue cover with the shadow of a …

I undertook this book because I know very little about Scandinavians and their cultures. But, having acquaintances in a number of these countries, I heard things from them that appealed to me. For me the book opened a window for understanding the specificity of the Scandinavians, the possible reasons …

I know that there are many people out there who wish that they could improve their vocabulary.One way to do it is by perusing Gwen Harrison’s Vocabulary Dynamics.
What I love about this book is that instead of simply memorizing the meanings of new words,you are taught how to figure …

Thoroughly modern milkshakes: 100 classics and contemporary recipes
By Adam Reid
“Thoroughly modern milkshakes: 100 classics and contemporary recipes” by Adam Reid is an unconventional and definitely modernized outlook on the idea of milkshakes. Milkshakes are usually thought of as ice-cream and milk blended together; however, Adam Reid opens up …

This is one of the Sidney Sheldon novels which i read most recently. This is the most off beat novel written by Sheldon. It has nothing to do with the usual business and entrepreneurs that he writes about rather this novel is based on Aliens, global warming, military …

I had never read any books by David Sedaris before, even though they have been recommended to me by several friends. When You Are Engulfed in Flames was the first one that I read, and I found it simply hilarious. This book is full of essays about …

Think and Grow Rich is a wonderful book by Napoleon Hill. I bought the Indian Edition of this book. Master Mind Books, New Delhi, published this book. This book gives more confidence to achieve our goal, whatever the goal it may be become millionaire then read …

If you make the top of the most stinking books, THE NORTH WATER will be one of the leaders on this list. I have not felt such a stench for a long time - from time to time, it seemed to me that I would vomit now. I even …