When comic readers try to justify their hobby (which if you think about it is patently ridiculous) and tell people that comics are literature, they will usually point to a handful of examples. The primary one is Watchmen, others will cite Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. …

The Absorbing Man, also known as Carl “Crusher” Creel is a top tier villian in the Marvel Comics universe. The Aborbing man has went toe to toe with the heavy hitters of the Marvel universe, including the Incredible Hulk and the Mighty Thor. The Absorbing Man was …

I am not a big fan of scary stuff, be that in movies or books, but somehow, when I had come across Stephen King’s “Misery,” the premise of the book intrigued me. The back cover blurb said something like, “an injured writer held hostage by a psychotic nurse.” That …

After reading Rich Dad’s Cash Flow Quadrant, I get a better idea the cash flow of an employee, businessman and so on. In this book, I learn a lot about cash flow and how to manage cash flow. Now, I can have better management of my cash flow.
Proper cash …

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the sixth book in the bestselling series, Harry Potter. In this book, Harry is back at Hogwarts. Voldemort is back, and his followers are causing havoc everyone, even in the muggle (non-magical) world. The wizarding community finally believes what Harry has …

Out of Whack, written by Jeff Strand is a very funny book filled with very funny lines but there’s a downside to it that I don’t like. The racy scenes in it. But then again, at the end of it, author Jeff has given readers a moral lesson …

The Host, written by Stephenie Meyer, is a very unique book that my friend had given to me for loan recently. This is a unique book, I say because of the amazing plots that surround it.
It is as though the author cleverly plays a very futuristic, modern era …

My five year old son has been diagnosed with autism and I have been having problems getting services for him. I have called numerous local agencies and due to funding issues the waiting list can vary from six months to two years before he can be seen to …

I do know for a fact that for less than a day’s drive from New York City, Philadelphia or Boston, you could reach the Catskills, which is a very popular weekend hangout and a summer hotspot for the city people.
I have read The Catskills Alive! and this book …

What’s Shakin in Snowflake City is perhaps one of my favorite children’s stories. It was given to my son for his first Christmas by my great aunt and we read it all the time. Even though it is a book perfect for Christmas and winter, our family …

Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine” was a tough book for me to read. This wasn’t because it was badly written. On the contrary, the writing was very clear and straightforward. It was tough to read because of the subject matter.
The book details an influential movement in the United States …

Truly an epic created by Mario Puzo. The novel is the written about the height of sharpness of brain, rationality of human being that is plenty in a man called Vito Corleone who because of his virtue of being a “man of word” becomes a “man of respect” in …

This is a truly superb teen horror story by R.L. Stine. It shows very clearly the dark things some people will do and that is why it is so powerful. The scary parts of this story is based on reality and that is always more frightening than supernatural events. …

The winner of The Man Booker Prize 2008, The White Tiger is a novel that keeps the reader addicted to it from the moment he reads the first page. I bought this book recently and found it to be an above par book. The attractive hard cover as the …

In this volume of Nodame Cantabile the story focus mainly in the two main characters, Chiaki and Nodame. Chiaki performs a concert with Rui, and it’s exactly the song that Nodame was so excited and that really wonted to perform with Chiaki. Once Nodame listens to their performance she …

Useless Knowledge is a cute little book that I picked up a few years ago. The book was co-wrote by two authors: one man is a humorist, while the other is a founder of the website by the same name. The book is cute because it is divided into …

Dictionary is very important for me. I love to write and that is why I always want to use new words. I also love to read and there are times wherein I can encounter words which are not yet in my own vocabulary.
Last summer, there was a moving ship …

This installment is probably one of my most favorite out of all the Harry Potter books because it has a decent amount of humor, plot and real life problems as well as a good dose of drama and darkness.
The book wasn’t as thick as the next few so …

This is a story of a girl named Patty Bergen a jewish girl in Akransas, who lives near one of the U.S. P.O.W. camps for german soldiers of World War II.The summer that Patty Bergen is twelve is one she nor no one else in America will forget. It …

If you have books just sitting around collecting dust and are interested in making a few extra bucks, then I would highly recommend you visit cash4books.net. This website buys certain types of books that are in decent condition. All you have to do is enter the ISBN …

I bought this book as I was once a Computer Science student. I picked it myself and we were never required this book as a textbook. However, as I saw the subtitle, “Social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet” and after scanning through the TOC and …

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story titled “The Yellow Wallpaper” is essentially the fictional diary of a woman. This woman, however, isn’t any ordinary one she has been confined in a room in order to cure her temporary “nervous condition”. This condition, according to her husband John, can only …

Seduction of Peter S was written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Book in 1983.
Lawrence Sanders’ novels are often brilliant; however this is not one of them, though it was lightly entertaining. I have enjoyed his other stories featuring Archy McNally and Timothy Cone; but the protoganist of …

The Second Reel West by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg Eds.
I confess to liking westerns. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure, but I like them. I like reading western books and watching western movies, at times I even think about writing one. The Second Reel West is …

The Modern Middle East book is written by Mehran Kamrava. My mother borrowed this from her friend, and she recommended it for my reading, just to have another insight on The Middle East and what has been happening. She told me that it is better to read …

“The Princess” by Lori Wick can be described as a modern-day fairy tale for adults. The book tells the story of Nikolai, a prince in the fictitious country of Pendaran, and Shelby, a regular girl chosen to be his wife. Nikolai is a widower who must marry again because …

This detailedcoloring guide is one of the best and clearly laid out human anatomy books I have ever used. Each picture is very well laid out and clearly labeled leaving no room for confusion. For plates where the illustration could get confusing with many things needing to …

—˜The Secrets of the Nagas’ is the second novel of the —˜Shiva Trilogy’ which I have just completed. The first one was —˜The Immortals of Melua’ the experience of which I have already shared on this website.
I like this book even more than the first one. The story …

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson is a great story and awesome at that. I find Jacqueline Wilson a good author with this book, depicting true friendship between two girls; naming India and Treasure.
Two unique names, and with two different family background, but they will form a friendship that …

Well…the kite runner is an unusual book in many ways, the way the writer from the very first page uses self pity to attract the attention of the audience is amazing.
A book according to me is great only if it can keep you glued to it from page 1, …

I love reading thriller books. My favorite authors so far are Sidney Sheldon, John Grisham, Robert Ludlum, to name some. It was my brother who gave me the idea that Dan Brown is a very good author. He advised me to try but when I saw the …

The “Tommy Knockers” feels different from many of the other works of King, and it well should. This is my least favorite novel in his long collection of work. I went into it expecting a horror novel and found myself reading a book that doesn’t fully understand the intricacies …

“Looking For A Moose” is a children’s book written by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Randy Cecil. It was published in 2006. There is no real plot in this story. Essentially, some crudely drawn children search for moose in different types of terrain. They find …

This is the fifth book in Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club series and right now we have an additional member namely Evie Kim. She’s a very sweet gal who is just like Elizabeth Wakefield and Maria Slater and this is her story to tell.
In this book the Unicorns are …

I recently finished reading the autobiography of Russel Brand. For anyone who does not know who he is, he is a British presentor and comedian. His persona is very similar to that of Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean and that of a cheek …

Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, and the Outlander series are among my most favorite books. If you like history, time travel, adventure, love, and an amazingly well written story, then you can’t miss this series. The books are not a quick read. I can usually read a novel in a couple …

Faster Smarter ,Network + certification by Melissa craft , a very innovative and high energy guide for all those who need to appear for the network+ Exam. The book covers all the major networking relating topics with smart test tips thus helps in not only securing good marks …

I recently spent some time in Massachusetts where I visited the Concord museum, Sleep Hollow Cemetery, and Walden Pond. This experience reawakened my interest in Thoreau and the other Transcendentalists and I’ve been doing reading in this area ever since.
As part of this experience I picked up a copy …

I’m the present owner of a 2004 Honda Civic DX, and it’s been very reliable to my use for these four years I’ve had it. Its shown me that its excellent on gas mileage and with that only is the primary factor to way I’m choosing to drive it …

Salomon Rulfo, a literature professor who is experiencing a serious personal crisis, starts having horrible nightmares. In that dreams a woman is decapitated by a stranger while she is asking Salomon for help. After finding out by chance that the crime was really committed a few years ago, Salomon …

Europeans have already worn out their tolerance! Soon they will be lying at the feet of any visiting stinking goat!
For me, the book reflects the thinking of modern European society. An essential characteristic of which is tolerance. From my perspective, this tolerance is being taken to the point …

I used this book, Barron’s French, during the summer of 2009 when I went through a company-sponsored Basic French course in work premises. It’s only Canadian $18.75 and it sure is worth its price. It sure made learning the French language easy as well as enjoyable.
It works …

Space Medic is a book written by Harry Harrison and published by Puffin books in 1983 (first publishing was in 1970).
I acquired this book at a library sale, where they were selling off books for a song (well, twenty cents actually). I noticed this, and thought it was a …

I have been a student at IPFW for many years (sad but true) and I love their bookstore. It’s on campus, and near the food court. It’s in the main building, also, so it’s very well located. I love the fact that they have many deals …

If there is a book for those who wants to know the secrets of successful investing in the stock market, it is One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch. For those who are not familiar with Lynch, he is the fund manager Fidelity Fund and one of the …

Jura books is a well stocked and organized anarchist bookshop, library and community space. A lot more than just books.
I was not sure what to expect from an anarchist bookstore since the impression that I had of anarchism was simply that it is a point of view that does …

I have read this book, Avalon High by Meg Cabot and it is super awesome. I don’t care if people thinks that this book is suitable for young teenagers and all that, I still dig this book very much.
It is about Ellie and her new school and the people …

Borders Books is one of my favorite places to shop for books, movies, and music in Knoxville. I’ve gotten into something of a routine. I like to go in and get a tall coffee from their cafe, then walk around and pick out a few good books …

My Lady Captor is an enchanting historical romance set along the English Scottish boarder in the 1380’s. The story involves an impoverished but prideful Scottish clan and a wealthy and stubborn English Knight. The story begins on the battlefield as the grave robbers take what they can …

This is one of the best books I have ever read in my life. The author has been able to impress me tremendously with this book. The book content has lot of rich contents which include real life experience which the author shares with you. The examples that …