Books Reviews

The Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert T. Kiyosaki

This books is created by Robert T. Kiyosaki, financial advisors of Bill Gates (the owner Microsoft Corporation). This book writes to achieve financial freedom. In his book, Robert T. Kiyosaki separated people into left-quadrant and right-quadrant. Left quadrant is people who works to get money and in the right …

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew book

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of books written by C.S. Lewis. If you like the books from J.R.R. Tolkien, you’ll probably like the books from C.S. Lewis, as his style has similarities. This book has a really mature feeling, even if many people classify it as a …

Book-Have You Seen Me by Laura Denham

Title of Book: Have You Seen Me?
Author: Laura Denham
Written in an honest repository, Denham explores the basic human desire to belong, and to be loved. Have You Seen Me? offers a fresh perspective on occupations most of us would think of as lowly, and pathetic - dance hostesses and prostitutes. …

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

This book is the first of three books in the Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. (There are other books as well that are sort of spinoffs, but they don’t really have stories in them). These books are now the basis of a TV show called Wayside.
This book, Sideways …

Natural Causes by Michael Palmer book

Just seeing the front cover of this paperback novel, and reading the small summary at the back was enough to make me interested in this novel that I found in my aunt’s bookshelf some years ago. Although I thought the book was somewhat interesting, I thought the writing was …

All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson

Just by looking at the illustration of this book title, All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson already scares me pretty much. There lies a background of a deserted forested-area or something and it makes me feel mystified to read this book pretty much when I first set …

Letters to Gauri by M.V. Kamath

I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …

Comic Book Character: Abomination

The Abomination, otherwise known as Emil Blonsky, is one of the Incredible Hulk’s greatest enemies. The Abomination is unique in the Hulk’s gallery of villians in that Blonsky is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with the Hulk, at least for a while. The Abomination, at normal strength, …

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things tells the story of a young boy, David, set in England during World War II. Central to the plot is his love for books, deeply ingrained by his mother who passed away following a long battle with cancer, presumably. He hears his beloved books …

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

I blame my brain for my disappointment when it came to reading this. I’ve always enjoyed the idea of renting a Winnebago and just driving, living on the road for several months. It’s something that I want to do …

“Love Is In The Mix” cookbook by Kate Gosselin

When I heard that Kate Gosselin was publishing a cookbook, I immediately decided that I wanted to purchase a copy. To this day, I’m not entirely sure why. I think it was because I knew the book, like Kate herself, would be very polarizing. I knew there would be …

Test Your Cats Psychic Powers by Missy Dizick

I checked this book out for fun yesterday. Basically it’s an amusing quiz that you can take to see if your cat has psychic powers. Yes, I really don’t believe in psychic powers and you don’t have to either, but its still fun to add up the numbers and …

Killer Poker Online 2 by John Vaurhos

This is the fourth book in John Vaurhos’ ‘Killer Poker’ series, and while this one picks up where the others left off, it also contains enough information from the previous books to allow an average player to benefit from it without having read the previous books.
John is a natural …

City of Widows by Loren D. Estleman

I had never heard of Loren Estleman before I read “City of Widows,” so I didn’t know quite what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of the simply formal fiction of some western writers, I found Estleman’s book to well-plotted, engaging, and an excellent read.
The book features Page …

Superman/Doomsday

Where were you when Superman and Doomsday fought to the finish in the legendary ‘Death of Superman’ storyline that appeared in DC Comics 15 years ago? What about the subsequent Return of Doomsday storylines? How about the one shots that dealt with the origin of Doomsday? What about the …

In One Year and Out the Other

This novel, In One Year and Out the Other, is a collection of short stories. Most of them are about finding new romance or boyfriends.
It isn’t really the most interesting collection ever. Many of the stories are a bit disjointed and fairly short. They don’t really have any character …

Resident Evil Novel

I remember a younger version of me sitting in the dark livingroom with my best friend Chad. I was watching him play the first Resident Evil Director’s Cut video game, intrigued, a little scared and in suspense the whole time. Not knowing what was going to happen as …

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

All about book’s contains were adopted from many theorist and practicer, even the mainframe of the book was taken from ancient culture, specialy from eastern world. I have to conclusion that Rhonda Byrne was just a collector, or most worst she have conspirated with those writers.
But in the end …

Vampire Diaries: Nightfall

I have been waiting almost fifteen years for L.J. Smith to release another book in the Vampire Diaries young adult series. I thought it had ended for good after book four, until I saw the Nightfall book, which is a direct continuation of the other four books, on the …

Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery

Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” makes use of characterization extensively in order to enhance its meaning. The story is made up of multiple characters, each of which add their own facet to the story’s personality. Mr. Summers, for example, exhibits a certain control over the entire setting while …

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty

Written by Liane Moriarty, Three Wishes is about 3 triplets who are approaching their age of early thirties and they have their own set of problems in the separate lives that they lead.
The 3 ladies are Gemma Kettle (what a nice name), Cat and Lyn. They have divorced parents …

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. By: Michael Lewis

I recently read the book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis. Moneyball is a book chronicling the Oakland Athletics (also known as the Oakland A’s), a professional baseball team. Billy Beane is the General Manager and is basically in charge of the A’s. The …

Tron Original Movie Adaptation (Part 1 of 2) by Peter David and Mirco Pierfederici

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, …

Chemistry text book

This book which has beenreviewed five times is a very nicebook, Whiccomes with a practical CD-rom for interactivity witht the student. Itis mainly for beginners of chemistry especially for college studentsbut it still hassome shortcomings.
Even thouh the cover is attractive, it does not suit the rugged student life oncampus …

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The book about Oliver Twist is one of Dickens most well known novels. It’s full title is Oliver Twist or the Parish Boys Progress. It tells about the life of a young boy named Oliver Twist. He grows up in an orphanage/workhouse, but runs off and is taken in …

The New Catacomb

As far as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories are concerned, his story, The New Catacomb, isn’t as scary as I think he intended on it being, but it is a great story to read.
The thing I like about this story is none of it makes any sense until …

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield quite a scary story altogether. There are simply too many mysteries to uncover that you will find yourself pretty scared. I was reading some pages at night and I got a bit creep out, really. And then, I had …

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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’ …

AMERICAN GIRLS, a novel by ALLISON AMMINGER

The book was a natural breath of fresh air - not all is lost in the young adult world. It hasn’t finally descended into stupid vanilla and no less stupid omnipotent kids!
It seems to fifteen-year-old Anna that the whole world is against her and is alone against …

Blogging for Dummies by Brad Hill

This book title, Blogging For Dummies is written by Brad Hill and I bought it for a bit of an expensive price. But actually, I didn’t really pay it with money though since I’ve gotten it through a book voucher my mom gave. So, it’s pretty alright …

Fever Dream by Ray Bradbury- book

Fever Dream is a famous story by Ray Bradbury, a science fiction writer who is renowned for his short stories. Fever Dream has been reprinted many times in numerous anthologies and books of short stories, but first appeared in A Medicine for Melancholy, a story collection written in …

William Shakespear: Hamlet. A Book

Unlike many of my feloow students I greatly enjoyed reading Shakespear’s Hamlet. I am a major theater buff and though I ususlly prefer to see plays acted out I will read them from time to time. Hamlet is one of my favorites because of it’s dramatic, secretive and …

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

I know this is an old book that probably everybody have already read but I would like to review it because i think that this book does not get old. It is jut an opinion.
The firs time I read this book was 7 years ago. I am now 23 …

Pro Makeup Salon Secrets of the Professionals by Kit Spencer book

I’ve always been interested in makeup for as long as remember, and I’ve only started using it a couple of years ago because I was so lost on how to use it. My mom found a book for me called Pro Makeup: Salon Secrets of the Professionals by Kit …

David’s Haircut by Ken Elkes story

David’s Haircut is a short story by Ken Elkes. The story starts with David and his father having the conversation to go to the barbershop. It’s something that they always do together like a routine. David loves the barbershop because it is unique, as the author says; “it’s like …

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

This is the first book in the popular kids’ series, The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes. Abby is a happy, friendly girl who in the beginning of this book is starting 5th grade. She has the usual anxieties about making and keeping friends, and generally wants this year to …

I, ROBOT, a fixup novel of science fiction short stories, by Isaac Asimov

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 …

Dungeons and Dragons Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands, book

Much like “Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms”, “Heroes of the Fallen Lands” acts as a player’s handbook for the Essentials line. It is, in many ways, a companion piece. The two share a lot of similarities, though you could argue that it has too many similarities.
You see, just …

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

I enjoyed “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt, a Pulitzer Prize winning memoir about the author’s poverty-stricken childhood and coming of age in Ireland. Frank was born in America, where he thinks his family should have stayed - and I believe he is right. But it was the time of …

Lucy & Desi: The Real Life Scrapbook of America’s Favorite TV Couple

“Lucy & Desi: The Real Life Scrapbook of America’s Favorite TV Couple” by Elizabeth Edwards is a book that quite honestly brought tears to my eyes and smiles to my face. This book captures the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz so perfectly and each time I look …

The Minimalist Cleaning Method by Annie Jean Brewer book

The Minimalist Cleaning Method by Annie Jean Brewer is an e-book all about cleaning with minimal supplies and expense. Ms. Brewer outlines recipes and methods that she uses in her own life. I sat down and read the book in a single day, even though I had the …

Karnak Café novel

Written a novel based on historical data, is not exactly a duplicate of history. However, when the literary history as the material is then processed with aesthetic achievement and a brilliant way of storytelling, the novel’s plot will build a new meaning. The way and style as it is …

Corduroy, by Don Freedman book

“Corduroy” by Don Freedman was a total staple of my childhood. My copy was a slim dog-eared paperback that was well-loved. I must have had it read to me a million times (and finally read it myself a million times!). There is just something beautiful about …

Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy book

This is an absolute must read book for any mother of an autistic child or anyone that has been touched by autism in some way or another! In this book Jenny McCarthy explains what she went through with her son, Evan. To say her journey has tugged …

Nietzsche’s “On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense”

After reading the final paragraph of Nietzsche’s, “On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense,” I felt somewhat lied to. Throughout this text the author attempts to take an all-knowing position as if he is an omniscient narrator of the world in front of him. We are urged to …

Lucent’s General Knowledge Book for Competition

General Studies (GS) is an integral part of majority of competitive examinations in India which are organized for government jobs. Indian Economy, Indian History, Current Affairs, Indian Polity, Geography, General Science and Current Affairs are part of GS. Hence it is quite bulky. I have appeared in many competitive …

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare is a fantasy collection for mid to late teens and up. Five of the six novels have been published, with the next due for release in March 2014.
The first of these, City Of Bones, brings us the story of New Yorker Clary …

Persephone’s Dream and Other Tales book of poetry

I don’t buy many poetry books myself, although I am a fan of the genre. Recently I purchased Persephone’s Dream and Other Tales by Persephone K Vandegrift, from ebook bookstore seller www.todaybooks.com.
This ebook of poetry is wonderful, I haven’t read anything in years that made me laugh, cry think …

Science of being and art of living: Transcendental meditation, book by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

I have read the book —˜Science of being and art of living: Transcendental meditation’ written by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While this book is a good, interesting read, it is not of help because transcendental meditation has to be done under the instructions of a master. Only a master will …