Books Reviews

Free Gift with Purchase

I would consider this book called Free Gift with Purchase as an autobiography, exclusively and honestly came from the beloved editor of Lucky magazine, Jean Godfrey. June Godfrey also helps out in the making of this book. At first, I did not have any idea who this …

Tales Of A Drama Queen by Lee Nichols

Tales Of A Drama Queen by Lee Nichols is not that bad. It is perhaps underrated, because just at the first glance, one might think that there’s nothing really amazing about this story. Not that much a plot, and has nothing whatsoever related to the real life that …

The Infertility Cure by Randine Lewis

For 5 years, my husband and I struggled with infertility. At the age of 34, I was told that my eggs were no good, that donor egg was my only option, or I could adopt. But that if I continued my struggle, I would wind up disappointed. …

Sweet Valley Twins: Don’t Talk to Brian (Book)

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 …

The Women Men Adore and Never Want to Leave by Bob Grant, book

I found this e-book on the Internet at the moment that someone I loved left to work abroad. I was devastated, I didn’t know what to think. I needed something to change my life completely. I didn’t want to give up and I didn’t want to stay indoors waiting …

Jamie Oliver. Ministry Of Food

Look at the television, on the Internet and in the bookshops and you will see Jamie Oliver’s wicked little face grinning back at you.
Jamie is endeavouring to enrol people to be a part of his food revolution. A campaign to encourage people to `Go back to basics` to start …

Tobias Wolff’s Hunters in the Snow

In Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow”, there are three main characters that the author focuses on: Tub, Kenny, and Frank. Each possess many characteristics that make them different from one another. Kenny’s character is especially cynical, and as such, he is one of the characters who adds more …

Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama manga series

Another manga I have loved reading and still constantly waiting for an update is the Kaichou wa Maid-Sama manga by Fujiwara Hiro and it’s really a great piece of shoujo manga because it has all the romance, the maid costume, the comedy, the conflict and everything just fits so …

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain from Michael Crichton is written in the similar style as compared to his other novels. They have the hint of reality along with the creative thoughts and input from the author that gives it the touch that keeps everyone interested. The reality and slight hint of …

Hard News by Seth Mnookin

Hard News is written by Seth Mnookin, and I borrowed it from the library some time back. I have a knack for reading books that play with arguments, and opinionated views.
This book touches on the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a former New York Times reporter who had made …

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

What really motivates us? Daniel Pink wrote this book around that basic principle. The first half of this book had some good insights on how people can be motivated. The last part read mostly like a self-help book. And that’s good if you want to take a step for …

PRINCIPLES, non-fiction by RAY DALIO

The book PRINCIPLES has become my board book and a rare example of a book that could give the basics. This book describes the principles of the old-school approach to business and life, but with a new modern perspective.
Although the principles described are still difficult to relate to …

The Tunnels by Michelle Gagnon

As much as this title book story, The Tunnels shudders me to read the gory crime scene details, I do read it anyway. That’s because the storyline is very good. It is like watching a good late-night crime show on TV like the CSI or something or …

“Jennie Gerhardt” by Theodore Dreiser or how to love everyone but yourself

I love, love, and will continue to love reading. No Internet or e-books can replace a tattered volume with exciting content. Recently I reread something by Dreiser, namely “Jennie Gerhardt.”
The novel is extraordinary. Although there’s nothing in the story itself that would make me completely enthralled. No sharp twists, …

The God Delusion, Book by Richard Dawkins

Attention! Remove the lids from your eyes! Open your minds and close your merciful hearts. The religious people should arm themselves, many people know how they would react when the one “true faith” has been criticized. Let’s get started…
Dawkins is great ! Yes, I really think …

The Testament by John Grisham

John Grisham takes us in the offices of one of the richest men in United States, Troy Phelan. It seems that Phelan’s family was not a family but a group of weird and crazy people. Troy is an eccentric man, never loved by any, but everyone loved his money. …

Ken Follett - Fall of the Giants, book

Ken Follett is an amazing historical writer which brings meaning to our history, to the world’s history.
The First book from a trilogy is The Fall of The Giants published in 2010 and in 16 countries. It is the story of World War 1 and how five families from five …

Out of sight, out of time by Ally Carter, 2012 Book (Gallagher Girls #5)

I had picked up the fifth instalment of the series in the library when I’d picked up the fourth. So, the day after I finished the fourth part, I moved onto the fifth one. I don’t generally like speeding through a series like this, but there were so many …

Pop Goes The Weasel by Albert Jack

Albert Jack has made a name for himself writing books that provide the background to the stories, phrases, urban legends and even pub names that we are all so familiar with but never really know where they originate and I just love stuff like that and find it quite …

Clockers: A Novel by Richard Price

Wow! I loved this street book. I have a hard time finding books that are meant to take place on the street and that make in realistic. The characters were so flawed, but I had to like them anyway. I liked their street smarts, their broken dialog and just …

TAXI FROM HELL by Vladimir Lobas

Vladimir Lobas, a New York immigrant from Soviet Russia, wrote TAXI FROM HELL in the 1970s. It is hard to say what genre it belongs to… Traveling sketches are probably the closest in meaning. However, many top-managers speak about this book as a business-textbook. The more interesting it …

Momo - Michael Ende book

Momo is a book about a special child living in an old roman theatre somewhere in Italy. She makes friends with the local guide, an old street-sweeper and all the local children. After a while though her friends start disappearing, and she finds out that it because someone’s stealing …

An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky

I borrowed this book from the local library. I stumbled across by accident and the summary on the inside of the cover grabbed my attention immediately. I didn’t realise until I was at home that the book is actually the large print edition. It is a …

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

Today I would like to review the novel Digital Fortress, written by Dan Brown. Now, a lot of you out there already know by now that Dan Brown was the chap that wrote the Da Vinci Code, and his storyline had been made into a movie already. …

The Step Child by Donna Ford book

Okay so I read the book “The Step Child” by Donna Ford, and i have to say I was a bit dissapointed with the layout of the book. It definitely made it hard to read and it took me longer to finish the book. With that being said, I …

Desperation Stephen King

This novel was released along with The Regulators by Richard Bachman in 1996, putting the two covers side by side you get a complete picture that fits together. The novel follows a group of people who are pulled over and framed by a psychotic state patrolmen, who is gigantic …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Spartacus

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Spartacus is a novel that I enjoyed for the most part. In some ways, it revisits themes from the following episodes of the series: “The Measure of a Man” and “The Offspring”. In this novel, the Enterprise answers a distress call and delivers …

Sudoku Easy by Will Shortz

Sudoku Easy, as its name suggets, is a collection of easy Sudoku puzzles.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the game, Sodoku is a number game that does not require you to perform any mathematical functions. Rather, it is a greed that contains 9 blocks;each block is subdivided …

Artemis Fowl

It’s easy to see why Artemis Fowl made it as a New York Times bestseller. This book was based on an interesting idea and had lots of clever explanations for how the world of fairies and the world of humans interact.
Artemis Fowl himself is occasionally a bit too convenient …

Children of Hurin By J.R.R. Tolkien

As for this book J.R.R which is given to us of the lords of ring and Hobbit. Concept of vision and it reaches unlimited as LOTR which is not depended on Tolkien and operates primitively and the way in order still to be read because of everything, it is …

True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy

Even if you are not fascinated by the Kennedy family, and by the power, wealth and prestige that is their legacy, Teddy Kennedy’s autobiography is an interesting read. I admit to being a Kennedy-phile, and I have read all of the books and memoirs that I can find about …

The Dark Knight Rises Book Novelization By Greg Cox

If I have to be honest, rarely do I pay attention to the books written and based on the screenplay of a movie. Their reputation among fans and literary critics often is not high, but they still continue to come out and the fans buy them hoping to discover …

“Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen

Catherine Morland, a 17 year old young lady who has led quiet and secluded life travels to Bath with some friends of her family and gets introduced to the society. She meets, among others, Henry Tilney, a nice young clergyman, and Isabella Thrope, a young lady not very much …

Into the Abyss by Benedict Allen

Into the Abyss - Explorers on the edge of survival. Written by Benedict Allen. Hard Copy; 274 pages
This is The account of Benedict Allen trying to cross the Bering Straight with a dog sleigh. It includes a map of the area, including the major cities that …

Atkins for Life

Atkins for Life is a book that was put out by the Atkins diet people.
It tells you alot of the fundamentals of the Atkins diet and also gives you low carb menus for effectively controlling your weight. It gives varied low carb menus starting at 19,45 and going up …

The Chronicles of Narnia book

The Chronicles of Narnia is a about a magical world with all sorts of creatures. There are lions, centaurs, minotaurs, and a lot more unique creatures. You could say that it’s a bunch of kids’ stories, but even adults may like to read it. …

That Costly Ride by Guy de Maupassant

“That Costly Ride” by Guy de Maupassant is about a man who ends up being taken to the cleaners–financially wise–because of an accident.
First, the story introduces us to, Hector de Gribelin, who is a husband and father of two, and is going through financial hardship because of the decline …

Shantaram By Gregory David Roberts

He lost that possession ones, started living in slum town. Because he possessed the knowledge of medical science, he helped the resident of slum town with the operation of the free clinic for those. There was the notification of interpol, at that time, vis-a-vis him, but he did that …

ACCA Study and Revision Pack: 2.5B Organisation and Management by Roger Bennett

When I was looking for more text books that could help me with a course I was doing one semester called “Principles of Management” I found a book called “ACCA Study and Revision Pack: 2.5B Organisation and Management by Roger Bennett”. I figured that despite the fact that the …

American Splendor Comic Books

Shortly after hearing the news of Harvey Pekar, the author of American Splendor’s death, I decided to go through every comic book of his I could get my hands on. I did so in chronological order, starting with the American Splendor anthology before going on to one-shots like ‘Our …

Book : Techniques of the Great Masters of Art

Wandering leisurely through one of the many wonderful art museums in Europe or America, I sometimes have a hard time conceiving how an artist like Caravaggio or Monet can bring such beauty out of simple oil and canvas. How can such plain materials aided by some brushstrokes give us …

The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

The Street Lawyer is another famous book by John Grisham. As a usual trend, John creates the law scenario. Michael is one of the lawyers who are climbing up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney in a fast pace. D & S is a giant D. C. firm with …

Slow Kill by Michael McGarrity

In “Slow Kill,” the ninth of the Kevin Kearny series by Michael McGarrity, Kearny continues to balance his career with his personal life. The book begins when Kearny goes to California searching for some broodmares and finds himself accused of killing a murder. He isn’t a suspect for long, …

Cecile: Gates of Gold

This is a story of Cecile Revel, a twelve-year-old peasent girl, who lives in France, who ends up living in the court of King Louis XIV of France.Known to history as the “Sun KIng”.
Cecile’s job is to care for Madame’s dogs,(who brought her to court after Cecile …

Jack Canfield’s Key to Living the Law of Attraction

Jack Canfield was the co-creator of the bestseller series, Chicken Soup for the Soul and so when I saw ‘Key to Living the Law of Attraction’ I could not resist reading it. It is perhaps the only book of its kind and is written in simple and understandable manner. …

Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook

A very nice cookbook for children of any age is Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook. The 128 page cookbook has recipes for making over 55 great tasting, healthy recipes that are simple to follow.
The cookbook starts with basic information that a beginning cooker may not know. …

Black Storm Rising by D. Shane Burton

If you like engaging science fiction / fantasy written from a strong Christian perspective, check out the Orianus Creation series by D. Shane Burton. Book 1 in the series is titled Black Storm Rising. The plot is too complex to re-tell in a review, and I don’t think I …

Iowa Family ChildCare Handbook

If you are a child care provider, a great resource book is the Iowa Family Childcare Handbook. Even if you do not reside in Iowa, this is a fantastic book to add to your childcare resource library. The 325 page paperback book is spiral bound and is …

The Bride Hunter by Amy Appleton

The Bride Hunter by Amy Appleton is a very delightful story and you will be chuckling your way through reading this. That was what I felt and I enjoyed this very nice, romantic and heart-warming story. I have many times during the chapters of this book, read the …

The Unexplained by Dr. Karl P.N. Shuker

Almost everyone I know is interested in one way or another in the unexplained. I have recently bought a book entitled The Unexplained to feed my curiousity on thi subject matter.
Although it is a relatively thin book, it …

 
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