Following in the darker theme of the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third in JK Rowling’s Hogwarts series. This was my personal favorite because I loved the character of Professor Remus Lupin. Lupin ends up being a friend to Harry and actually …

Delete Him (Advice from the Girls on Healing a Broken Heart) is a super bonus good book and a must have! Written by Anna Claremont, this book is very useful for those of you out there suffering from the aftermaths of a break-up and wanting pretty much to …

There have been so many Aliens, Predator and Aliens vs. Predator comic books that it is hard to keep track of them all. I have read quite a few and have been pleased with most of them, although I did not care at all for the ridiculous Aliens …

Batman: Under The Hood Volume One by Judd Winick tells the story of Batman’s battle with the mysterious Red Hood who is killing criminals in Gotham, and who he is under the hood, is truly surprising.
This graphic novel is very well written. Judd Winick writes a good Batman …

I Watched Russell Simmons being interviewed on the Orphra Show and was most impressed so when I wandered through Target’s book section not long afterward and saw it marked 30% off, I bought it. It was a good buy. The book has 12 laws to access the power in …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 8 begins with Hatsuharu being angrier than usual and destroying a classroom. Tohru and the others try to figure out what’s wrong and they discover that a member of the Sohma family dumped him. Meanwhile Tohru meets Ritsu Sohma.
This was a very interesting …

Upon picking up Kumiko Suekane’s “Blood + Adagio Volume One”, the title initially appears gory, gross and overall to be nothing but disinteresting to an English major used to reading much more scholarly works. However, further exploration of the title and the …

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is one of the best accounting book written.
Rich Dad Poor Dad basically tells about how Robert, the author of the book learns how to be rich. Rich Dad is actually his best friend’s father and poor dad …

Blackgas was sent to me out of the blue. I’ve never heard of this six issue mini series from Avatar Press. What I did know, from looking at the cover only, is the creators name, Warren Ellis is a genius, his creations, for the most part, are not to …

Most if not all Filipino accountants knows the name Conrado Valix even though they haven’t met the person. It is because of his book, Theory of Accounts, a reviewer for the Certified Public Accountant Board Examination. His name has become a household word in review schools and accounting classrooms. …

This book is from Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired collection which means that it is a romance book but has a religious theme to it. God and his love for us are mentioned in various spots of the book, so if that sort of thing bothers you, this might …

In recent years, many books published guidelines or books that motivate how to success in life. However, in general, these books contain only practical guidelines that motivates a person to achieve success. However this does not apply to this book. The Traveler Gift tried to combine between fiction and …

This book is the seventh installation in Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club series and it’s titled Too Close for Comfort. This is quite a mature story for the Unicorn Club and I can totally relate to the feelings implied here. When the new Unicorn club has disbanded with the …

With everything leaning heavily towards digitalized formats these days, the safety of having a crash-proof, hack-proof mechanism through which to organize one’s life, lies within the pages of my Frankiln Covey personal organizer diary that I have come to make an integral part of my life annually.
My very first …

I can never get enough of Stephen King novels. This book bought by my boyfriend is called Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales. There are about half a million readers that are besotted with his story-making, including myself.
Here are some of my favorite tales in the story. …

Let us swing back into the continuing series of Marvel Essentials Spectacular Spiderman as we get to see Spidey in a series of late 1970�s B storylines that were not critical to the character as the story arcs found in the flagship title The Amazing Spiderman. The quality of …

This book is the ninety-fourth novel in the Sweet Valley Twins Middle School series and it features a new guy named Brian Boyd who just moved in Sweet Valley and he’s been mean and a bully —“ he’s been nothing but trouble ever since he got here, but Elizabeth …

This book in the SpongeBob SquarePants collection was very good. I think any SpongeBob fan will like reading it. The illustrations were very neat and colorful. The words on each page were big and bold and easy for kids who are learning how to read longer …

This is a wonderful book for kids aged 9 and up. It is a bit confusing, because a lot happens while at the same time, it doesn’t really feel like a lot is happening, and the main character’s family is really difficult to figure out. The main character’s parents …

Have you ever encountered worst case scenario dates..? Well, I have and in this book that I’ve read; How Not to Date by Judy McGuire, it tells a whole lot more than what I already know.
I find the worst case scenario dates in this book totally hilarious …

This is the third book in the series about Gil Cunningham, a young lawyer living in Glasgow around 1500. The story starts when Gil meets an old friend, the Glasgow merchant Augie Morison. When unloading one of Augie’s deliveries, they find a severed head instead of the delivery of books …

Cardington Crescent was written by Anne Perry and published by Ballantine Books in 1988 .
Anne Perry’s historical mysteries are really fascinating, as they not only blend the suspense of murder and detection, but set in olden times, it is an eye-opener into the culture and behavior of people then.
Handsome, …

Why Men Fall Out of Love, written by Michael French is a book that I always refer to for guides whenever I have a bit of conflict with my boyfriend, and could not understand why he behaves that way or something like that.
This book features some key pointers on …

I found this book a valuable part of my writing collection, it has simple step by step contents page and each section is in short easy to read paragraphs. The writer, Susan Page, has taken each part of how to write a book, from the first word to publishing …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 7 begins with Tohru spending time with Kisa Sohma, who has become attached to her. Hiro Sohma becomes jealous because Kisa doesn’t spend time with him and confronts Tohru about it.
It’s an interesting volume because it follows the pattern of Tohru meeting another member …

Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski is a book version of the awesome movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I have always felt that there is a distinct difference between reading the book and watching the movie version. As for this case of Mr. and Mrs. Smith …

“The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets - Shambhala Centaur Editions” by Sam Hamill is a lovely poetry book that is decorated with beautiful haiku that capture simple moments in nature and enrich those moments with vivid details and expressions. If you have relatively …

‘Mystery of the hidden house’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. It is one of the books among the five find-outer series. The five children, Pip, Bets, Daisy, Larry and Fatty are on the look-out for a mystery. The holidays seem to be rather boring. There is not …

I-SPY Above Your Head is a book in the popular I-SPY series published by Michelin. The book isn’t really a book, more of a cross between a game and a guide, suggesting things for you to find, in this case things that are above your head, hence the title …

If you are a fan of romances set in Victorian England, check out “The Proposal” by Lori Wick. Jennings, a businessman and a bachelor, is determined to never get married. Things change when he unexpectedly “inherits” three young kids, James, Penny, and Thomas. Having reluctantly accepted the role of …

John MacArthur, as well as being a pastor, is the president of master’s College and Seminary and the Bible teacher of radio’s “Grace to You”. He is an amazing writer. He has taken on of the most difficult books in the Bible and broken it down into …

I am an absolute bookworm and have read MANY good books in my time. It seems, though, that while a lot of the books I have read are well written and the words make me feel emotions that plain words on paper cannot I do not generally feel …

Life of Peter Drucker, in part, determined by events that are not intentional. However, for Drucker, coincidence does not mean anything to them, are not ready at their door, knock at the event. Does this book is a biography of Drucker? Of course not. Krames not write a biography …

I have this book with me for more than three years now. This is a gift from a friend. Since then, believe it or not, reading of this book becomes a part of my daily habit and routine. I am a person who loves to read anything under the …

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 …

If you ever stepped on a snake, you definitely do not recommend, do not be surprised if the reptile suddenly turn into a woman who briefly declares that it is your mother and I live with you permanently. In any case, it happened to Hiwako, Hiromi Kawakami heroine of …

For a long time, it would seem that DC Comics had lost its way. The publishing giant simply was not releasing any decent story lines and the readers noticed. DC lost much ground to their competitors in Marvel Comics as Marvel simply had better comics. Then, along came DC’s …

I heard about this from a friend and the internet. A lot of people were talking about it. I was intrigued, but I decided to put off buying it for a while. I thought it could wait. After reading it, I had this tiny regret that I thought I …

Since I am the advertising line, I love reading books about business and marketing. The book is called Easy step by step guide to Marketing, and it costs about $19.99. The book is written by Pauline Rowson, and this book describes how to win and keep customers. …

I first saw Anne Lamott on a TV talkshow, wiht her dread locks and warm personality, I put this book on that mile long list in my head of books to get and, eventually, read. It was quite some time after, I was getting books to take withme …

I really enjoy reading books in the MPH Bookstore at The Curve Outlet. The environment there is so cozy that make me feel as valued customer. The outlet will always play soft music for the customers. They have few sofa seats for customers to browse through …

This book is the first book featured in The Unicorn Club Sweet Valley Middle School Series and it features a very different Unicorn Club as they had moved from the mean phase to being the nice girls phase here. The club still consists of rich and snobby Lila Fowler, …

A Bouquet of Roses: Glorious Arrangements for All Occasions by Christina Wressell is a glorious book instead. I love decorative ideas books and this leaves me in awe because there are just lots of ideas that allows me to experiment.
I have always thought flowers to be bland …

There are many books in the market on Indian Constitution by renowned authors. But, one book that stands out from the crowd is Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap. One can find this book in the shelf of all students of the Indian Constitution. I am no exception. I …

I admit to choosing this book in a shop based on the cover. Rare for me a) because I preach not judging a book by it’s cover and b) I’m rarely in shops these days tending to buy most music and books on the Internet.
The UK edition published by …

One of the best werewolf books I have read in a long time, 13 to Life has a little bit of everything. All of it is well written. Shannon Delany, a debut author, knows how to tell an amazing story.
The main character, Jess, is your average girl who …

Pyramids by Terry Pratchett is one the earlier Discworld novels. It is set the Kingdom of Djelibeybi, and ancient land dominated by its pyramids. It tells the story of Teppic, the young Pharaoh, who has just completed his schooling in Ankh-Morpork as an Assasin, and has returned …

This is a wonderful book written by Robin Sharma. It is a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny. The message in the book is very powerful and inspiring and gives you an step by step approach to living with greater courage, balance, and joy. It …

Truffles, candies, and confections: techniques and recipes for candymaking
By Carole Bloom
“Truffles, candies, and confections: techniques and recipes for candymaking” by Carole Bloom is a great book for beginner candy makers who are interested in learning the craft. The book thoroughly covers all the ingredients and techniques that are involved …