My daughter brought home a library book from school again last night, this time it was “The Cow Who Clucked” by author Denise Fleming.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this book but it turned out to be one of the better children’s books she has brought home.
Basically, …

I love the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. I didn’t think I was going to get into it as much as I have because the idea of an anti-feminine heroine didn’t really appeal to me. Mercy is a mechanic and a kind of nobody in the shape shifting …

Allen Synge’s extremely well researched book, “Sins of Omission”, is subtitled “The Story of the Test Selectors 1899 - 1990″, from which you will probably infer (and correctly so) that it is about cricket. In particular, it concentrates on those players who for various reasons - some of them …

The Stepford Wives (written by Ira Levin and published by Bloomsburry in 1998)
As it is, the book is often better than the movie, even if the cast of stars feature award-winning actresses. Three movies of the same name have been adapted from the novel in 1972, 1975 and …

In the second volume of this popular manga some new characters will make their appearance. Firstly the timpanist Masumi Okayama, who is a student at the same school than Chiaki and Nodame, and who has a gay crush on Chiaki. He will torture Nodame as he thinks she’s too …

Shopaholic & Sister is the fourth and next to last book in the Shopaholic series. In this book Becky Bloomwood has married Luke Brandon and the two are on their year long honeymoon. After ten months though they both realize that they’re ready to head back to London. Luke …

This book is at the core of me and my father’s knowledge on electronics. It has become, for me at least, an electronics Bible of sorts. Basic Electronics really taught me the basics of electronics.
This book is written in …

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity code was a great book, and I truly liked it. It is the third book in the Artemis Fowl series, and I highly recommend reading it, along with all of the other books in the series.
After managing to save his father and the fairy world …

The How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad Children’s book by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague is a favorite in our household. My little guy is constantly bringing this book to us to read to him. His Grandfather bought him this book at Barnes and Noble and my …

ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT
A bounty hunter? A mercenary? A reclusive millionaire? A TAXI CAB DRIVER?
Who was Moon Knight? Or, as he is sometimes referred to as The Moon Knight.
Moon Knight was and remains Marvel’s Batman rip-off character. And boy did they try to mask it by giving the hero THREE …

True Grit is a story about nine women whom in spite of their unimaginable adversities have emerged a victor because they’ve found God. Early in life, some of the women in the book have endured different forms of abuse; most of them are from Asia while the rest are …

This book was written by Morgan Menzie and is marketed as “based on a true story.” This does not mean that it is a memoir or an autobiography. The story is written in a journal type format and is about a girl who suffers from anorexia and yet later …

Maybe I’m just not a member of the “in crowd” when it comes to exercise, because I had never heard of plyometrics before picking up this book. However, I have to say that some of the techniques that Dr. Donald A. Chu describes in his book, “Jumping Into Plyometrics,” …

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare has everything a fantasy lover could want. I went into the books expecting nothing. I came out of them totally in love with the story.
The series is in three parts: The City of Bones, The City of Ashes, and The City …

A few days ago I was at Indigo and I happened to run across a book titled ‘Dracula Doesn’t Drink Lemonade’ from the series, ‘The Adventures of The Bailey School Kids’. This series was extremely popular when I was a child (personally I was obsessed with the series) and it …

. How would you feel if you had to pretend you were a different race? Such is the issue with Birdy in Caucasia by Danzy Senna. She and her twin are split up and sent to live with the parent they looked like, when their parents divorced. Only …

Written by Leil Lowndes, UpDating! (How to Win a Man or Woman You Thought You Could Never Get) tend to be very useful for those singles out there aspiring to get the man or woman of their dreams.
It is not impossible and I thought this is going to be …

This is a review on the book Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. This book is on audiocassettes. There are 6 cassettes with a reading time of 9 hrs, 18 mins. It can be purchased for $35.00 at Borders.
This books is written by …

The 3rd volume of the popular manga called Nodame Cantabile starts with a lighter short story to make us have an easy beginning. Nodame and Mine are having problems passing their exams, so they ask for help to Chiaki.
He has no other choice but to help them, and they …

I’m a voracious reader especially when talking about romantic suspense novels by best selling writers. When I’m really hooked and enthralled with a book, I can stay up to the wee hours of the night and even forego sleep if necessary. This is exactly what happened when I started …

Strong Poison was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995.
Dorothy Sayers’ novels often start off at a slow pace then it picks up and the suspense builds up till the end. It’s just that I must have the determination to plod …

I am reviewing the book, Angel’s Unaware, written by Elizabeth Storm. This book was written in 1997 and runs 327 pages long. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, not to mention Gooshie, Ziggie, and all the others along …

“Zen Solutions to Real Problems”
Most self help books fall well below their lofty promises. This is one self help book that actually delivers.
Written over 15 years ago and still in print…and still selling…Chuck Norris’ treatise on zen and his life experiences is an interesting and fun read.
The book also …

This is the first book that I read by Alan Dean Foster in a long time and I must say I really enjoyed this story. It starts out a tad slow (the first few pages) but the pace quickly picks up and I soon found myself very hooked. It …

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

This book was a little slow but once I got about a quater into it I couldn’t put it down. In a nutshell, Louisa Clark has no idea that when she loses her cushy little job in town that her life is going to be turned upside down. …

When people talk about ‘War and peace’ today, it is usually to illustrate that something goes on and on and seems to have no end. This novel is indeed very long and in some parts - I guess - not very modern for someone belonging to the younger generation …

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series. In this book, you really see the characters growing up. The book is one of the most enjoyable ones amongst the early ones. The main event in this book is …

Welcome to the jungle is an adventure set tin the Dresden files universe, featuring Jim Butchers wizard Harry Dresden. It is a comic book illustrated by Ardian Sharf. It was originally published in four issues, but there is also a hard-cover edition with all four of them. I prefer …

Initially, I was rather intrigued by the title of this book, because if something is real it cannot be magic and vice versa. It is exactly this kind of belief that Wayne Dyer tried to dispel in this book. According to him, there is a limitless field of higher …

As she recognizes in her acknowledgments at the end of her book, Verity, Colleen Hoover’s books are mostly those of the romance genre. Her other reads are emotional and introduce characters that her readers cry with, laugh with and fall in love with.
Her book, Verity, is very, very …

Much of this book I really enjoyed. This author did her research in period furniture and clothing. Because the book is set in two eras, the jumping was a little confusing. But the witchcraft reenactments were very well done. Where she didn’t impress me was in her portrayal of …

I have read The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls and it is a moving story and a true one at that by Jeannette Walls herself. She works for MSNBC and is currently happily married and living in the US with her husband.
Her story since childhood wasn’t a happy journey …

The book series The Mediator is a great set of books. I have read them all at least twice and wish there was more to it because they were so good. They pulled me right in with the plot and characters. I loved the …

This is installment 32 of the Love Stories series, and it’s titled At First Sight. The story is all about a girl named Allie Parker who is a very down-to-earth, smart, and practical girl. She doesn’t have any boyfriend and is not your average flirty girl who will just …

I believe that this ould be the fourth of the Gossip Girls series. This ons called Because I’m Worth It. Agian, it is writtn by Cecily von Ziegesar. This one may have some diffeences than the others. But maybe not. Blair goes out with an older man and finds …

“The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain was one of my favorite stories when I was a kid, and it still remains so. The book tells about two boys of the same age who are not related and yet look amazingly alike, so much so that they can …

The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay is the conclusion of the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. In this novel, Kim, Jennifer, Dave and Paul, four students from Toronto, continue their fight against Maugrim the Unraveller, the ultimate source of evil. They are joined in this battle by the …

This was a best-selling novel written by UK author Paula Hawkins in 2015. Something of a publishing sensation for a first novel, it was top of the New York Times fiction best-selling list for 13 weeks and has since been made into a film starring Emily Blunt. …

A Year in the World is a beautifully written book that makes you want to travel. It is written by Frances Mayes, who is the author of Under the Tuscan Sun (which is different from the movie, by the way), and A Year in the World is her story …

As far as Conan-Doyle’s mysteries are concerned, The Man with the Watches is one that is actually not very good. I figured out the solution; or at least the bulk of it, within a few paragraphs of the story and the ending only added a few details that I …

Together But Something Missing by Ben Renshaw is written by a speaker that loves to give inspirational speeches. I think he has given a pretty concise views and opinions on how to improve relationships and stuff to the next deeper level, rather than keeping those just pretty stagnant and …

Skim, Scan, Scroll- A Quick Guide to Web Writing by Jyotsna Atre is good and valuable book for web writers and is published by Pustak mahal.
For the first time when I went through this book I found that it provided an indepth view on the various topics relating to …

This kids’ book is part of a series of five books by Lloyd Alexander. Taran has returned from his wandering, still uncertain about his parentage but more sure of who he himself is, to find that problems abound throughout the world. Still eager to be a hero, but also …

The story in this book, a genre of adventure that can be said that special story. Beginning with the ambition that involve very complex issues. Many told the strategy to defeat the enemy with the ability of a very remarkable individual. Not only illustration to survive, but also demonstrate …

In some ways, I dislike the book, Wifey by Judy Blume. That’s because it proves what marriage could be done in ‘cheating’ ways when it’s not working and I think it might prove to give a bad example to married women out there. However, if someone wants to …

Hotter Than Hell by Various Authors is such a good book and I think I might go for a second round for reading it. The book is laced with paranormal plots, of course and there are around 4 authors in all. The stories are not those novel types, …

Sometimes a person has a lot of books that you no longer want or need. That has happened to me on occasion and it took me a while before I found a solution. I didn’t want to just throw the books away as they were still in good condition …

I am a huge Harry Potter fan!
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K.Rowling is an execllent book and loved evry bit of it and with last four super hit harry potter movies everyone was expecting a masterpiece this time with so much fun and excitement to …

“How Full is Your Bucket” is a self-help book designed in the fashion of the better known, and better written “The Power of Positive Thinking” and “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference” by Norman Vincent Peale. “How Full is Your Bucket” adds nothing to either of these classic writings. Essentially the …