Where The Wild Things Are is a delightful children’s book about a little boy named Max who, alone in his bedroom, conjures up a jungle and many wild things, or beasts, as we would call them. I loved reading this book to my children when they were young, and …

I ended up buying the book, “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini because I was sure that I read a nice review about it. I found the story of this book very gripping till the last pages with Hosseini’s great way of story telling.
The story of “The Kite Runner’ …

Text Game by Kate Cann is a love story about text messages and how it could be a harmful source of split up in an honest relationship. In this story, Mel starts to have mixed feelings about her really good looking boyfriend named Ben.
Gloria is a person …

If you’re looking for a book that keeps you in suspense with every page you turn, then pick up this book by Lisa Jackson.
Eve must depend on her former lover, whom she thinks tried to kill her, in order to solve a mystery that revolves around the …

When a fiction writer is starting out, one of the pieces of advice he or she is given on how to make characters come to life is for the author to write out a character’s entire life history. “You may not use a word of it in the finished …

Rob Zombie’s film, The Devil’s Rejects was one of the most stunning horror films of the last twenty years. This comic book tie-in, also written by Zombie, is pretty forgettable and totally underwhelming for fans of the film.
Released just before the film debuted in theaters, this book features a …

I love reading the book called Business the Richard Branson Way, written by Dearlove, Des, Coomber and Steve. Richard Branson is someone that I know who created the Virgin Group like Virgin Records etc. He is basically an opportunist that sniffs out great business deals, and in …

It is rare when you have a book that contains and melds such diverse and complex genres as history, horror, and incredible poetry. Such a tome is Margaret Atwood’s legendary ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, and is perhaps one of the most ingenious novels I have ever had the pleasure of reading. …

Super Mario Kart 64 Unauthorized Game Secrets by Prima Games is a guide that I quite enjoyed looking through. I liked how this guide offered maps of the tracks and character art that can not be found elsewhere. It was pleasing to look at the art and read about …

While this book deals with a very different topic and has quite a different feel to it than Gary Paulsen’s other books such as Brian’s Winter and Hatchett, it still has his easy flow from event to event and is definitely based upon an interesting idea. Like many of …

Dolores Cannon is a regressionist, which is a hypnotist that specializes in past life therapy, reincarnation and the research and investigation of this phenomenon. She has regressed many people and discovered many incredibly interesting things about past lives and reincarnation. In The Legend of Starcrash she claims …

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 …

Stephen King’s On writing is a fantastic book that teaches writing in a whole different way compared to most books. I loved this book because it teaches you how to write in a manner that is almost instinctual. Instead of plotting and planning the ending, the plot, the beginning …

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books in 1963.
If not for Lord Peter Wimsey, I might not have picked up this book. My introduction to him was in the first Dorothy Sayer book I had read ‘Murder …

The scent of Shadows is a really interesting novel writtin by Vicki Petterson. The story is about a female photographer who lives in Las Vegas. Her past haunts her as she was raped when she was 16. Little does she know shes about to be sucked into a world …

It took me awhile to finally read this book. A coworker of mine, a fellow Harry Potter fan kept telling me I should read it. It wasn’t until she physically handed it to me to read did I really consider it, and even then it took me a month …

Raymond Carver’s final book will depress you. Keep that in mind. It’s a good book, very elegant, not very diverse but somehow extremely original in it’s own way. However, it is extremely depressing. I didn’t say it’s sad, mind you. I mean, it is sad, but that’s not the …

The book “Play Or Be Played” by Tariq Nasheed (you might know him as “King Flex”) in my opinion its a most have for all the ladies across the world.
It teaches and educates ladies from all cultures in how to be successful with the opposite sex.
I’m a man and …

‘You can’t scare me!’ is a book written by R.L. Stine. This is a horror story and quite interesting to read. There is a girl whose name is Courtney. She is quite popular girl. Now there are four kids who are mischievous, two boys and two girls. These kids …

I was offered by a friend to join a Seminar about an MLM business. During the discussion the speaker took out a book and showed it to us. The title of the book got my attention. It reads, The Magic Of Thinking Big. I decided that I’m curious enough …

I am aware of the Semi-Homemade franchise because the series is a regular on the Food Network channel. Sandra Lee is all about making great food but in half the time which is where the semi-homemade aspect comes in because half of the dishes are from scratch and the …

Party Shoes by Noel Streatfeild is a story that is filled with a certain sadness during the time of war; experienced by a child named Selina. She and her family are trying their best to organize a play and this is something truly important for her since she’s the …

“The Elephant Vanishes” is a collection of short stories by Haruki Murakami that made quite an impression on me. I’ve let several friends borrow it, and they either share my enthusiasm for it or completely loathe it. I’d like to try to explain why this book holds such a …

The shabby looking girl in the cover of the book entitled Dovey Coe, written by Frances O’ Roark Dowell, gives inkling to the story. Dovey Coe is the youngest among the Coes; Caroline, the eldest and reckoned as the most beautiful in town and Amos, is the deaf and …

I have read the book —˜The password to Larkspur lane’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is a good book and interesting to read. The mystery is very thrilling and Nancy certainly has been very daring in this story. Even …

It’s a well known that fact that everyone would be healthier if we switched to a strictly plant based diet. But, its another well known fact that it’s extremely hard to adapt to a life that way. But, despite having that work against me, I’ve started reading different books …

I got this book right away after I read the first one (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). I was initially impressed by the author’s way of writing. It’s not very fast paced, and not too slow to make it boring to read. Things happen in a …

As someone who has a marked interest in economics, with regards to world markets and the world of finance, my exploits have led me to the discovery of a very concise magazine journal, The Economist, from which I can get all the latest from world politics, world business trends …

An international best-seller and famous personal development book for general public. It analyses the deep psychological origins from where our behavior flows. It clearly distinguishes. between the superficial self-development practices which aim only at the attitude change (but does not help in understanding from where the behavior & attitude flow …

I so want the story, Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler to be better. But it did not as the pages went by.
Being the less of an author, I thought I had the plots in my head but it is not easy being an author, that much I …

This children’s book by Roald Dahl is not quite as funny as some of his others, but still contains many of his zany ideas and funny words.
The story is of a boy, who Dahl does not give the name of, whose parents unfortunately die in a car accident. He …

“Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Hard Rain” by Dean Wesley Smith is hard to read because it is so repetitive and littered with dull material. First of all, episode seems way too similar to the first season episode of the show, “The Big Goodbye” when Captain Picard …

There are many characters in this book. And I believe you will love almost everyone of them. At least I do.
It’s one of the novels that span across a number of years. Emma McAvoy, the main character in this story, grows up in the story. The book starts when …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

Until You is romantic type of novel from the beginning to the end. It is about the Earl of Langford who apparently ran over a man, who was due to get married the very next day, until tragedy struck that is. Regretfully, it is now up to him …

Forest of Secrets is yet another great book that has been written by Erin Hunter. I have bought the entire original version, and have bought Twilight from The New Prophecy. I am in the process of buying the other New Prohecy ones, and preordering Sunset which I will review …

I started reading the book the moment I got hold of a copy and was really excited to start finishing this Paulo Coelho’s. I sure have no idea what it was about… I did not have a background, but relied on my instinct that it must be good since …

I absolutely love my copy of the DC Comics Encyclopedia that I bought online about a year ago for a great price of $19.99. This is a thick book detailing hundreds of characters and events in the DC Universe. It features so much artwork from so many …

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey is the sequel to the delightful and popular children’s novel, the Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. In this sequel, the characters gather for the second time, each a bit older and a bit more aware of themself. The characters …

I think everyone needs self-help books at times, and I have this book that I would like to recommend to everyone out there. It�s called Getting Things Done, written by David Allen.
On the front cover page of this book, you have the mantra �The Art of Stress-Free Productivity� …

Mortal Causes was written by Ian Rankin (published by Simon & Schuster, 1995)
When I started this book, I found it slow moving; moreover I was not very keen on stories about terrorists and their activities. With their worldwide notoriety and atrocities, I have already passed them off as worse …

Instead of buying the comics individually, I recently bought the complete edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search illustrated by Gurihiru. I’ve been a long time fan of the animated television series on Nickelodeon, so I jumped on the chance for more story content. This …

Born of a father who came from Kenya, August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, United States, 47 years later, Barack Obama became the center of attention in the world. November 4, 2008, citizens of African descent, won the presidential election in the United States. All welcomed the presence of Obama. …

I was loaned a novel called “The Shack” by WM. Paul Young and immediately put it under some of the papers on my bookshelf to soon forget it existed. A time later, while fishing for other books to read, I lifted the papers and found the novel I …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Peacekeepers is a novel that I did not really enjoy too much. The reason I did not care too much for the novel is because the story did not strike me as being very interesting, although I would have to say that …

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 …

I read the book, “Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss”, written by Mark Hyman, M.D. In it, he explains, “No wonder it’s so hard to lose weight- our bodies are designed to keep weight on at all costs; it’s a matter of survival. It’s embedded in …

I have read thousands of books over the years, since I was small, and I love reading so much, especially novel books. This next review is about the story called Long Distance Lover.
This is a nice bittersweet love story between the characters Alex Hutchinson, also called ‘Hutch’, a …

I love Asian literature and couldn’t resist when I saw Shanghai Girls by Lisa See in the bestseller section of the bookstore. Shanghai Girls is a story of two sisters whose comfortable and modern-for-their-day Shanghai lives were uprooted by their father’s gambling, and the war. As payment …

“Gardening Essentials” written by Barbara Pleasant, published bt the National Home Gardening Club, is a handy book for beginning gardeners. It has 188 pages of fabulous information. The book is broken into chapters, which makes it easy to find information fast.
I like that the book explains how …