I have a cookbook idea, but the problem is that I’m not a wonderful cook. In fact, I’m a lousy cook. I borrowed this book for two reasons. First of all, I had wanted to see the feasibility of my cookbook idea. The second thing that struck me was …

I love to read and I read many kinds of books. The novel that I just finished last week is “Beneath a marble sky: A novel of Taj Mahal” by John Shors. At beginning I was not expecting to much from the novel because I thought that will be …

A month ago, I bought this amazing and fantastic book authored by Rissa Singson-Kawpeng, since I am into the verge of spinsterhood, I got inspired with the richness of the message of this book. This is a beautiful and inspiring self-developmental books for women whose age are entering a …

Crispin, the Cross of Lead, by Avi is a great book for kids aged eleven and up, full of adventure with a bit of fighting and mystery. It’s also a bit educational, as the story is set in feudal England and so you can see a little of what …

The Ysabel Kid, written by JT. Edson is one of the Floating Outfit books that I like. This book is a western.
In this volume, Dusty Fog must go down into Mexico to convince Bushrod Sheldon to come back to Texas so the US can aid Juarez.
Dusty is my favorite …

Can’t Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age By Martin Torgoff
Totally brilliant! Torgoff chronicles America’s obsession with drug culture from the end of World War Two to the modern age and does so in a way avoided by many interchangable books on drug abuse: he puts …

The first Harry Potter book, where the craze all started. I read it at the age of 16, just because I wanted to know what all the hype was about. Four years, five novels and four movies later, I can tell you anything and everything you want to know …

Over the past two decades, I’ve become a huge fan of graphic novels but the one book that would forever be precious to me is the first graphic novel I’d bought, namely The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice.
Published by the now defunct company Innovation, The Vampire Lestat Graphic Novel …

Now, this complete Calvin and Hobbes set is about $90.00, and it’s quite worth it for die hard fans.
The author of this story is Bill Watterson, and he has conjured a good writing on the musings and antics of both Calvin and Hobbes. I managed to read the …

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami is initially a confusing book. The story begins with an unusual scene with a man making spaghetti and a woman calling him on the phone. It continues to feel surreal throughout the story. But there is something beautiful about the way the …

I found and bought this book on my way at Kinokinuya book store around Plaza Senayan. Well first time i saw it i thought it just another boring religion book, but i am quite attracted by it soft but eyecatching cover.
This book was published by Publications International, Ltd. an …

This good book titled The Girl’s Guide to Being a Boss is written by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberley Yorio. This book is for women already on the peak of their career ladder or basically just women coping and wanting to obtain skills. There are also ways and methods …

This book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose by Paris Hilton has been getting lots of bad reviews from my friends, colleagues and even my boyfriend.
And I’m sure there are more bad reviews coming from other people of all walks of life. However, …

I recently read this book, Oh, Life Relax Please written by Swami Sukhabodhananda. This book gives a vision for managing life. It talks about the basic reasons for our struggles and also gives solution to manage and overcome our difficulties. The book is not written only with words but …

Vladimir Lobas, a New York immigrant from Soviet Russia, wrote TAXI FROM HELL in the 1970s. It is hard to say what genre it belongs to… Traveling sketches are probably the closest in meaning. However, many top-managers speak about this book as a business-textbook. The more interesting it …

Last year I moved to Berlin for good. Without knowing how to speak German well, I was jobless for quite a while. Before I realised, i was actually suffering from depression. I spoke to a friend, and he recommended me to read alot, to keep my mind active and …

Sometimes I love to read some dark and bloody manga by the way manga is a Japanese comics. I’m thankful to found Claymore, a dark filled manga which is situated in the medieval times where the demons are eating the people and then taking the appearance and personality of …

A book that I have read numerous times is My Descent Into Death by Howard Storm. This is a book that I love. In it, Howard Storm tells how he was a successful artist. While in France, he had an extreme health emergency. Hydrochloric acid …

In the 16. book in the series about the medieval investigator Hugh Corbett, the year is 1304 and Corbett is now the Kings emissary. One of England’s many manor lords is refusing to fulfill his promise to return a ornate cross he stole during the Crusades. He stole it from …

I have read the book —˜An ace up my sleeve’ written by James Hadley Chase. This is an interesting book and is written by chase in an excellent manner. Almost all of Chase’s books are interesting, but I would say that this particular book is more interesting than the …

I felt that this book was about finding out who you really are, being happy with yourself, and realizing there really is no place like home.
The main character, Roxie, just divorced her husband who turns out to have a big secret which is why they divorced. Roxie totally …

One of the downsides of following a comic in an expansive shared universe is that even if you read all the issues in a series, you still miss out on certain plot points.
This was especially egregious when Superman had 4 ongoing titles and stories would go across all four, leaving …

God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe is a novel about self-esteem and friendship. A young girl growing up by the name of Amnette Goode thinks that she is unattractive and overweight. She is daily abused by
the boarder that her mother let live inside their home. She is …

“The Snow Queen” is a fantasy novel written by Mercades Lackey that I just finihsed reading.
This particular novel is set in the Five Kingdoms series.
In this book, Aleksia who is the Snow Queen, is also a godmother. Her job is to make sure people stay on their …

This book is an interesting book written by Geraldine Pinch. This is a great piece of work. It is not only interesting to read but it gives us a lot of knowledge of the ancient Egyptian mythology. This book tells us a lot about the numerous gods and goddesses …

The first book was such a great success that Megan Cabot kept going on and so far, there are at least 6 books in the whole collection, each one advancing more and more. For those of you who don’t read this, it is about a 15 year old girl …

I hope that you have not yet fallen into slavery to robots and at least sometimes look up from the screen of your smartphone?
Isaac Asimov is my favorite writerscience fiction writer, popularizer of science, and biochemist. He is the author of about 500 works, mainly fiction, primarily in the …

Author, preacher and inspirationalist Joel Osteen is back at it again: he has written and published Become A Better You. I read Joel Osteen’s book about Your Best Life Now and was totally impressed with the author’s easy reading style and great suggestions. Become A Better You will not …

I have just finished reading this book called Pat Barker - The Ghost Road, which had won The Man Booker Prize before. This book is very easy to read, but seems haunting. The haunting is not actually literally ghost, but actually it refers to a war haunt.
This …

“The Center of Everything” is such an influential book that has altered my views on certain things about life. it was a wonderful, enjoyable read, made me smile, sometimes cry. The words used are brilliant and thought provoking, the instances that occur in the book will entertain you and …

I think there are just lots of books in the market nowadays that truly specialize in relationships, and the problems that men and women have in general. Mars and Venus on a Date is a very informative and practical book that describes the journey that single men and …

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, …

I’ll start by saying that I’m completely in love with the writing of Rainbow Rowell, if you’ve read any of her other books you should know exactly what I’m talking about, but this book is so authentic and amazing that you just enjoy it, even if you’re like me …

I have read the book —˜The witch tree symbol’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is quite an interesting book. Every page in the book is full of mystery and certainly worth reading. I found this book one of the best among the Nancy Drew series.
It so happens that Nancy …

It’s Called A Breakup Because It’s Broken has a very long title to it and there also includes the small title besides this; The Smart Girl’s Break-Up Buddy. I laughed out hard when I read the title but don’t take this book too lightly though for there are …

Batman: Under the Hood Volume Two continues the story of Batman facing off with the vigilante the Red Hood. Batman is investigating if Jason Todd, formerly Robin was really dead after he revealed himself during a fight. Red Hood continues to wage war on Black Mask while …

Being a breeder myself, I love this book since it’s a very nice pocket-sized, handy and convenient dog dictionary that any breeder or any dog lover would love to have and has to have! The book is already covered in plastic so it will prevent creases along the spine …

I have mixed feelings about reading this book, Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan. It is basically about personal life versus ambition and career. But in a nice, romantic comedy type of novel story. The story is laced with humor and good pointers here and there, but the …

Anatomy of Murder was written by Bill Pomidor and published by Penguin Group in 1996.
The husband and wife team Dr Plato Marley was in geriatrics; while Dr Cal was a forensic pathologist at Seigel Medical College. At Cal’s tuition class for her medical students, she discovered …

Three Nights of Sin is a romance novel set in a historical setting. The heroine is Marietta Winters and the hero is Gabriel Noble. Both are gorgeous and handsome respectively.
Marietta’s brother has been arrested and charged for murder leaving Marietta shun out of society and being the past …

I just finished reading the book, ‘State of Fear’ it was a thought provoking read, however, it was a little dull at times. I would encourage those of you who like and intelligent book to give it a shot � just stick with it through the dry parts …

I admit I wasn’t too sure what this book was about when I picked it up. Something about the book’s title drew my attention and I liked the dark, grayish cover image it has. It looked a bit creepy and I liked that. The fact that the doorway the …

This is the second book in a series by author Kenneth Oppel and a fast-moving adventure story. I read the entire novel in a day, as I truly could not put it down. The pages just flew by and before I knew it I was at the end. There …

When it comes to books, I love anything that can give me a new outlook on life. I love to have my viewpoint challenged or influenced by the minds of others. While I have been influenced very much by several different authors, I have to say that the book …

I bought the Total Immersion (Ti) Extra Ordinary swimming for everybody in June 2009 from the TI website. Amazingly, this is the most influential material, I identify, I have ever had with me.
I bought it after; I had a sample material on it from TI website. It is copyright …

In this book, Emma Woodhouse learns first hand the pitfalls of meddling in her friends’ life, as well as the need to not jump to conclusions.
While I enjoy this book, I did prefer several of Jane Austen’s other books to it, because I found that several of the characters …

What Men Say was written by Joan Smith, published by Ballantine Books in 1995.
Loretta Lawson was not happy with manning the barbecue stand at Bridget Bennet’s housewarming party. It was a hot and boring task; and Loretta was concerned about Bridget, who had looked tired and preoccupied. Then …

Da Capo is a manga by a Japanese visual novel studio, Circus and illustrated by Tanihara Natsuki. It has the genres; comedy, harem, romance, school life, seinen, and supernatural and is composed of twelve volumes. The manga is about Asakura Junichi and his life at Kazami Academy. Things get …

In Country is a book written by Bobbie Ann Mason. I found this book at a going out of business sale for $2. The summary caught my attention. I’m glad I got this for $2, because if I had paid any more for it, it would have been a …

My son received this story book kit for this first birthday and throughout the past year he has really become quite attached to it. It is such a simple, yet positively brilliant idea. It is a story about a tickle monster that comes from planet tickle and …