Charles R. Cross has already written 2 books about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. One about the band’s seminal album NEVERMIND and the other one is, of course, one of the greatest biographies ever released, ‘Heavier Than Heaven’. When asked why he released another book about Nirvana’s front man, his …

My daughter is now 2 years old but I started her on picture books when she was only a week old. She used to love the colorful pictures and enjoyed the times that I used to spend with her teaching her the names of the different objects. …

This book is one of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mystery novels. It is not my favourite of her books, however I did enjoy it for many reasons.
I liked the presence of the other, obviously inferior detectives (although this did sort of remind me of a Sherlock Holmes mystery) and …

Essential Amazing Spiderman Vol 8 is basically a mixed bag of stories. At this point in Spiderman was circa the late 1970’s when the series was basically stagnant and had dropped in quality of storytelling from the landmark series of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. I am hesitant to …

I did the book Theban Plays in my first year of university, and even though I was not necessarily eager to study it, I still found that the plays inside were fairly easy to understand and learn. This was because the plays were translated into fairly simple English that …

The book Delhi Noir contains short stories by Indian writers. All of the writers in the book live or work in Delhi. One story that appears in the collection is Hostel by Siddaharth Chowdhury.
One thing I did not like about this story is that it did not have …

For my fashion questions and needs, I rely on my fashion magazines. I always feel that they are up-to-date. I believe that fashion is too fast for a book to keep up with, and magazines are the ones who can do this. However, after watching Trinny Woodall and Susannah …

This novel titled, “HRH” by Danielle Steel is quite a good read for me. But I really recommend all who wants to read it to borrow it from friends or the library, but if you must buy, wait for it to be auctioned on ebay or your local …

I’m not a huge fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s so-called horror stories. But, I will admit, I liked his story, The Brazilian Cat.
The story, told in first person, is about a man who visits his wealthy cousin in an effort to find some relief from his financial difficulties. …

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 …

Heat was written by Ed McBain and published by Ballantine Books in 1983.
One of the reasons I am reluctant to start a McBain book (especially about the 87 precinct) in the evening is that I can never put it down and go to sleep. The suspense is sometimes …

The title of this amazing book is taken from the classic novel about James Bond “The Man with the Golden Gun” and introduces us to a spy, compared to which the famous 007 agent looks quite ordinary. His name is Edwin Drood, but prefers to be called Eddie, and …

I’d read some sample chapters of Christopher Reich’s “Rules of Deception” and was impressed by the exciting storytelling, and the authority with which Reich described a mountain climbing excursion gone awry. I felt that the author definitely had mastered the thriller genre.
Quick research on Reich revealed that he’d already …

This book has been written by Dale Carnegie, who is a world famous writer of self improvement books. Like the tile of the book says, this book is for those who find it hard to give impression to other people. In this book Dale Carnegie tells about what does t …

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 …

The Rafael Affair is the first of a series of “art mysteries” set in Italy about the Rome Art Theft Squad. It introduces the characters of General Taddeo Bottando, head of the squad, and his assistant, Flavia di Stefano. They interact with Jonathan Argyll, an English art …

One of the greatest pleasures of the fantasy reader, especially one who, like me, reads a lot, is to discover something new and original that turns the the classic stories upside down. This is the real reason why I like Simon R. Green and “Shadows Fall”. Because of it …

This is the second book in the Star Wars X-wing series, and is set some years after the end of Return of the Jedi. The main story is about Rogue Squadrons covert intelligence mission to Coruscant. To help with the take-over, several criminals from an organization called Black Sun are …

A GALLERY OF WOMEN contains biographical sketches: Ida Hoshawood, Olivia Brand, Rona Mersa, Ernestina, Ermita.
Theodore Dreiser addresses a wide variety of social strata, seeking out the original, outstanding people in them.
In A GALLERY OF WOMEN Dreiser emphasizes the sexual; it is in the sex that he seeks …

A Crack in the Edge of the World is a non-fiction book by author and geologist Simon Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman). Winchester has written many non-fiction books about geological anomalies and other non-fiction subjects and is an engaging author - he does not speak down to …

The book “Espanol para La Vida” is a text book that I used for Spanish when I was still in first form. How I came to get it was that at the time, there was a book rental system in most high schools then, and my school did not …

The book Night by Elie Wiesel is an extraordinary book. It is amazing. It is very influential. It is very sad and emotional. But it is an amazing book. It is about the holocaust and is a true story about the author.
It starts off when the Elie is a …

This is one of those books I just love to read period. By Reason of Insanity is a criminal thriller novel written by Randy Singer. The premise kept it interesting for me and I was excited with all the twists in the plot. I like to read crime novels, …

All brides to be will definitely have to take a look at this Asian Bridal Look Book: The Essential Guide to Gorgeous Hair and Make-up for Your Special Day by Nilpa Bharadia. It has been compiled in English and there are just so many tips that one could use.
Being …

The Betty Crocker cookbook called, “The Big Book of Slow Cooker, Casseroles and More” is and interesting mix of meals that look appealing by the mere sight of the picture next to the recipe, and are easy to make with easy to
follow instructions. Also, this cookbook has a metric …

This is a book by Thomas Goodwin, written in the 1800’s, which I got for free for my nook. I’m a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is a pre-renaissance re-enactment group that encourages its members to learn about the skills and trades of the medieval ages. …

An excellent book. I received this book as a gift from my little brother when he went to a book fair and purchased it. He knew I loved to read so he bought it for me and I’m glad that he did. The book cover attracted me to the …

Wow! What a fantastic book.
When it was first suggested to me that I read Born Under A Million Shadows (by my grandmother), I’ll admit I was skeptical. It’s not often that I enjoy reading tales of peril and hardship, set in war torn Afghanistan. However, this is not merely …

It seems like viewing the recreating 1,000,000 time where reading this book is pressed does thakurs of the village, the dowry and the ordinary citizen clearly? The struggle of s for degradation, tragedy and the eighties first stage of all steps of life of the movie of …

One of horror’s most compelling genres features exciting tales of children battling monsters. It is one of my personal favorites. Children are usually more apt to believe in the supernatural when compared to the cynical adults that surround them. They are also better suited to face their fears and …

Book title: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins, co-author of Built to Last, Random House, London, 2001.
Collins admitted that this 300-page book is a sort of prequel to his previous book, Built to Last, and expands some of the ideas …

I do not know how to deal with the internet world.I decided to enter it when i stop working.I ask my neighborhood, who is a professional blogger and article writer about this.He explained to me a lot of things about it and offer his help. He ask me …

7th Period is a Secret is a manga by Chiba Kozue. It is just a three chapter manga with some side stories but it is enjoying and you would want to ask for more. The story is about Shun who was shy and had no friends on her past …

This is a book written by Andrew Loomis. I read this book way back when I was learning to draw, and since then I’ve enjoyed reading it. First of all, this book is not really a ‘how-to’ book which teaches you how to draw specific subjects like faces, animals …

The first thing I want to say is that this book doesn’t contain kind of “wonderful theory”; in fact, it focuses on the skills and hints for you to start a small talk and keep it go on for at least 5 minutes.
I used to think those small talks …

The book “Our Friends of Long Ago: Part 1″ was a small thin story book I was given by my aunt in the nineties when I was about eight or nine to read. When I got it, I wasn’t too interested in reading it, since it looked more boring …

Sometimes an author really shakes up his reader’s expectations. This is what happened to me when I started “The Sorcerer of the North,” book five in The Ranger’s Apprentice series by Australian novelist John Flanagan. Flanagan’s first four books in the series had Will training under Halt to become …

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay and the storyline is sort of giving a literally sense. The story is pretty straightforward and easy to understand. And that is only the beginning part only.
When you continue reading further, you will find that the story is getting more exciting, …

The book “In the Forests of the Night,” by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is a great fantasy book for teens. I read this when it came out when I was young, but since there has been a lot more interest from teens in the vampire genre it would be relevant. …

John Steinbeck’s second novel, “To a God Unknown,” is religious in nature, garnering elements from the Bible, but placed in a contemporary and American setting–the 1800’s–and is the story of Joseph Wayne.
Joseph is rooted in Vermont, but longs to travel to California and build a life for himself; however, …

A friend had strongly recommended this book to me, so I went to the library and picked it up. I was put off it quite a lot after hearing what some other people had thought of it, but I thought I should read it myself and make my own …

Dan Brown is a superstar on the stage of a book nowadays. As each star is controversial. Some believe it brought a breath of fresh air to a category dominated so far by the older generation of John Grisham at the helm. Others say that he is a total …

Before I begin with the review of the book, I guess I should discuss a little about the author - Ito Junji.
Ito Junji is a manga artist known for his weird and sometimes creepy horror stories that I feel sometimes is trying to poke fun or reflect a certain social …

This is one of the most interesting books I read in a long time. That may sound a bit weird as these stories are mostly about ghosts, UFOs and other paranormal events, but they are truly well-written. These are not the old, boring ghost stories that have been passed …

Fantasy novels and movies are some of my favourite especially if they tell the story properly and help immerse me in the fantasy world of the book or movie. This is why I consider movies, tv series and books such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Game …

The Wheel of Time is an immersive series of novels. Robert Jordan’s masterpiece begins, obviously, with the first volume, The Eye of the World. Full of mystery and intrigue, the characters find themselves being driven headlong into a world full of conflict and strife. The introspective way in which …

A Thousand Splendid Suns is set against the backdrop of Afghanistan and the many changes that the country has undertaken over the last half-century. It follows the lives of two women brought up in very different circles but somehow end up in the same situation.
The recurring theme throughout the …

Charade by Nyrae Dawn is a very emotional and touching book. It’s about two people that between charades and farces find themselves, matured and learn that everyone has their flaws. That it’s okay to need people and be needed. It has a very pretty message and it inspired me, …

This is a story, a true story about Elissa Wall’s journey the a polygamous life and family life.
She and her family belonged to the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). The beliefs of this group was such that men could have multiple wifes. The men …

I heard about Mother Teresa’s deep and strong devotion to Jesus Christ and her great love to the poor. As her congregation Missionary of Charity is widely known all throughout the world. She’s called to be the “Living Saint.” So when a friend of mine told me about a …