I have to admit that until couple of days ago I had never really considered Pilates as an exercise for men. To me the term Pilates conjured up images of Woman in the gym following the latest exercise fad. How wrong I was.
After reading about Pilates online …

“Once Upon a Cloud” by Rob D. Walker is a dreamy like story for children that will make for a wonderful story for young readers to improve their love of reading as well as their reading skills. Between the fun to read text and the creative pictures, children are …

This is one of those horror books that have a twist ending. I admit I probably should have seen it coming, but I didn’t. I suppose it’s kind of clever, too, as long as you don’t figure it out before the end. Mainly this is a teen thriller about …

“Happy Thanksgiving, Emily!” is lift-the-flap children’s book by Claire Masurel and illustrated by Susan Calitri. It is a perfectly cute and harmless, slightly boring little book.
There is not much of a storyline in the book. Basically we see Emily enjoy a variety of Thanksgiving events including going to …

When I started reading the book Andy at Yale: Or the Great Quadrangle Mystery I had absolutely no clue what the book was going to be about. In fact, several chapters into it, I still really wasn’t sure whether I was reading a mystery or a narrative of someone’s …

I had purchased the set of books of Sidney Sheldon wherein I got Bloodline and Nothing Lasts Forever together in the same binding. I must admit it was the best deal i ever made! Nothing Lasts Forever is as enthralling as Bloodline. Both novels are way apart from each …

At close to forty dollars per copy, with a rather funny looking front cover and a horrendously short back blurb, is the final Harry Potter book worth it?
In the end, that’s up to you. The book itself is well-written, although very dark and literally covered in death and fighting. …

This is the book that help me cope up with the difficulties of loosing a job. A book about the power of the mind. It helps on how to set your goal and actually attained it. How a person can be successful not only financially but mentally.
One thing also …

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is an extremely good book and if I could recommend to schools for ordering a form of book for literature lessons, then this should be it. The author of this book is none other than Kate DiCamillo and the name itself represents …

The babysitter’s club has found the most fun thing to do for the summer, go to camp. The whole club is going even some of the charges they babysit are goint to go. This time though the babysitters are going to be CIT’s even stacy. Only two are not …

Kingdom Come is a DC Comics’ Elseworlds graphic novel by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. It tells the story of a Pastor named Norman McCay who is friends with the Sandman at the end of his life. The Sandman dies and leaves his
ability to see …

I do really appreciate the book “Spiritual Warfare” by Richard Ing.
It contains comprehensive and a great wealth of information on Spiritual Warfare. It exposed the secrets of the Kingdom of Darkness or Kingdom of Satan. It explained the important procedures in performing a deliverance session. It enumerates the …

Robin: Year One Book 1 of 4 is a comic mini-series about Dick Grayson’s first year as Robin the Boy Wonder and his early adventures as Batman’s partner and sidekick. The authors are Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty, the artist is Robert Campenella. Batman and Robin investigate …

Brandon Sanderson is one of the most popular writers of epic fantasies today, but few people know that he also writes books for children and teenagers. As a fan of this type of literature with great interest I went through the different pages of the novel ” Alcatraz versus …

I realised recently that I had never read any Dickens. How had this happened? I consider myself reasonably well and widely read but one of the greats of English literature had passed me by. Perhaps it was just that his stories are well known, he is …

“Darkfever” by Karen Marie Moning is the first book in her Fever series. It’s much different from her Highlander series that made her so famous in that it’s written in first person point of view, the main focus is on the heroine who’s telling the story and it’s not …

Set in the backdrop of Germany during World War II, The Book Thief, is the story of a nine year old girl who moves to her foster parents home and the lives of all the people around her. The stealing of each book is some sort of a milestone …

In Freedom Manifesto, British author Tom Hodgkinson lays out a part Anarchist, part Self-Help, part Existential blue print for the pursuit of freedom. Freedom from what? Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, Work, and Waste.
Although he tackles these subjects with a unique …

Batman: Year Three 3 of 4 has Dick Grayson as Nightwing still searching for Batman while Alfred confronts Tony Zucco and begs him to leave Gotham.
This was a great issue, because it delved deeper into Alfred’s, Bruce’s and Dick’s characters and revealed more about them. The plot was …

I read “Quicksand” written by Iris Johansen, this was another fast paced novel featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan.
I thought this was a well written book.
Henry Kistle is a psychopath who is playing mind games with Eve. Taunting her. She has sought her daughter Bonnie’s remains for …

I simply couldn’t have gotten a more better timepiece of a lifetime book, and this one title, The Herbert Trilogy is one of the best ever that I’ve read. Author of this novel is I.M. Tillerman and this is not an ordinary time-machine story that can go backwards …

I finally gave into the temptation and hype and read Fifty Shades of Grey. Yes, after hearing bits and pieces about the book, my curiosity spiked and I had to get me a copy and read for myself. To those who haven’t read the book, I will have some …

Valiant by Holly Black is a fantasy novel written for older teens. It’s plot revolves around Val, a runaway from new Jersey who hooks up with and lives with Dave, his brother Luis, and Lolli in a hidden alcove in the subways of New York City. What …

Cacther in the Rye is a book by J. D. Salinger. It is a first person novel about a college student named Holden Caulfield a college dropout and the events in his life.
The story is okay, I didn’t find it to be particularly interesting. The …

Lately, I’ve been feeling more and more out of step with the world. So I decided to do something about it. I subscribed to Time magazine, check out the NY Times website and have started to reeducate myself about the world. Since I’m in my 50s, many of the …

This kids’ chapter book is very well written. There is a certain amount of teenage selfishness in the main character, as the story is told from her perspective, but she is not entirely selfish, being able to see things from a practical point of view.
The story itself is interesting, …

I have read this book and the author is Tony Gough. This is a good book and it tells you that communication is very important. Without good communication, a relationship will not be stable. The book mainly deals with marriage. It says that the main reason for the breaking …

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 …

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong tells a story of a girl named Chloe who goes to an art school to be a movie director and can hear and see the dead. After a hysterical fit at school when she comes across a dead janitor Chloe is diagnosed as schizophrenic …

The New Year Eve’s Murder (by Lee Harris, published by Ballantine Books, 1997)
This is my first Lee Harris book, and it was a real surprise. Lee Harris was a pseudonym for a romance writer, and I thought that this could be one of those simple-to-solve mysteries to …

Survival stories are funny creatures. They are becoming increasingly popular but the content of the stories doesn’t seem to differ much. Strangely this has absolutely no effect on my enjoyment of such books. If anything, the non-original parts are my favourite chapters.
This is book 2 in a survival …

Going Coastal is about a girl who gets fed up with her job so she quits. For good, this time. I liked the fact that it’s not a typical chick lit book in that she’s not a girl who went from a small town to big city, or someone …

Jonathan Livingston Seagull By Richard Bach tells you a straight stroy. As for that the story concerning of a certain specification which is it does not direct abnormal because of normal it is normal. He is not satisfied high that of life with standard and the goal which are limited. …

I am a huge Leonard Cohen fan; I like his music, his poetry and anything else he decides to do. His talent is endless and, in my opinion, ageless. I heard about a book launch party at a book store in Calgary, Alberta, for a book which is a …

I have a really good laugh when I read the book on The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life, written by Jane Buckingham. This book was bought by my boyfriend and given to me at a price of $19.95. Being a modern woman is not easy, and as …

Models don’t eat chocolate cookies by Erin Dionne is a sweet novel for teenage and preteen girls. The plot, a young teen’s struggle with self confidence and her weight seems like it’s going to be an after school special but the book is actually quite in depth and well-written. …

Beginner’s Greek, written by James Collins, is a book about another man having a loser start for his love life. I notice that there is an increasing trends of modern love cum romantic comedy type of novels and I think it goes well by me. And the characters …

My daughter brought home another book from the library yesterday called Carl’s Masquerade. She was excited to read it at bedtime. But, after I took the time to read the book with her, we both managed to be very disappointed in it.
First of all, the book is nothing but …

Photoshop CS3 is a complex program to some people, and thankfully, there are countless books which cater to every skill level. This book is right for beginners who are starting to learn their way around Photoshop CS3.
The title sounds like you can really learn in 24 hours. When …

Learning Reiki has one of the most important experiences in my life. Becoming a Reiki healer has only changed my life for the better- both physically and mentally. Becoming a first and second degree holder in reiki, I always looked for ways and means to practice Reiki in my …

In My Wildest Dreams is a wonderful combination of humor and romance set in England in the 1840’s. This novel introduces us to Celeste daughter of the Throckmorton gardener and hopelessly in love with the younger Throckmorton son. Celeste leaves the estate at seventeen to attend the …

I have always enjoyed Linda Howard’s books and this one is no exception! The story line was great and I laughed and cried along with the characters triumphs and tribulations. This is a must read!
Ms Howardis well known as a romance and mystery writer. Her …

This book is the first book in the Deltora Shadowlands trilogy. This trilogy is the continuation of the adventures in Deltora Quest. It is a great book for kids.
This book I actually enjoyed a bit more than the Deltora Quest books. It moves very quickly, and a lot of …

This movie features Elizabeth winning a summer fellowship in New York to direct her own play and she is convinced this is her calling and must of course go to New York for the entire summer to produce and direct her own play! Her boyfriend (again) Tom Watts already …

The Book Tuesdays with Morrie is a book written by Mitch Albom, all from his personal experience with his college professor, Morrie whose view in life have changed his life, and many others - and this happened in the middle of a crisis he is faced with - sickness. …

Salvation in Death is the latest installment in the In Death series. In this book, Eve and Roarke once again work together to find the killer in this murder with a lot of twists and turns.
We see more of Roarke being featured in this book - his usual expertise …

The Right Path is the last installment in the compilation ‘Mysterious’. I would say right from the start that this is definitely the best in the 3 stories in this compilation.
Nicholas meets Morgan in this tranquil island in Greek where smuggling is rampant. Morgan is on a holiday and …

I borrowed this book from the library the other day and I don’t know why I have a good sense of reading sales book ever since I started to develop a good habit of reading since young. If you are a salesman embarking on a jammed career, or just …

This book is about apostrophe, comma, colon, semi-colon, dash, and punctuation mark. Yes! This is a book about punctuation. How boring, you might think! But this book is far from boring. In fact, it is hilarious!
This book shows how punctuation really matters to convey the right messages. …

Tony Morrison’s first novel, The Bluest Eye, is a great portrait of character’s alienation from the world as a result of loss of community and connection to the past and as a start of sadness, solitude and madness. this novel really helps the reader understand that an …