Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel give a superb history of the problems and development of “polarization” in current American politics.
They do an excellent job of delineating their positions when necessary throughout the book. Beckel is a liberal, Thomas is the conservative, but apparently they both wrote the book together. …

This is the second book written by Frederick Forsyth that I read. My previous book, The Fist Of God was a stunner so I decided to sample more of his works. Turns out, this book is equally, if not more colourful than my previous …

My husband loves reading Dick Francis books and here is a review of the last one he read. Odds Against, is a thriller written my ex jockey Dick Francis. The book is a excellent read it has lots of twist and turns and will he or wont he …

‘How to enjoy your life and your job’ is a book written by Dale Carnegie. Carnegie says that if one wishes to enjoy one’s job, then one has to co-operative to one’s colleagues and has to work harmoniously with them. If we are not happy with our job, it …

Ruby Holler, a book by Sharon Creech, who was the winner of the Newberry Medal for her one of her other books, Walk Two Moons was a great story that was very, very beautifully written, and it makes you feel like your really there, I loved it when I …

“Deja Vu!!” That was the impression on my mind as soon as i read this book. It is surprising how much the author can predict the Human Nature. I had heard about the book for a very long time from friends and family but never really bothered to pick …

Dungeoneer is a book which allows you to run role playing adventure games in the world of Fighting Fantasy, probably best known for the extremely successful British series of solo game books. This publication introduces a number of advanced rules, which attempt (I think generally successfully) to bring more …

ANE’s Knowledge Book is an excellent book for the kids.It gives knowledge about means of communication,Hawkers,Wild and domestic animals,Birds,animals and their houses,kinds of animals, animals and their houses,favorite occasions,seasons,shapes and symbols,weather,colors,etc . Each and everything in this book is explained through the colorful and understandable pictures. Kids are generally …

“Hot Shot” is not your typical romance novel. The story is set during the birth and boom of the age of the personal computer, the “computer revolution of the 80s,” if you will. It’s main character, Susannah Faulconer, is a woman who feels trapped in her world of high …

Eva just moved to a new city to start a new job in an advertising agency. She takes this opportunity to live her life without her mother watching every single step she takes, to find a little freedom and to take the reins of her own life. That …

I heard about Dale Carnegie when I started my full-time job. There was a twelve week training that was being offered to certain employees. This book was one of the required readings for the class. I didn’t actually get to take the class, but I was given this book …

Five point something is a fun read all the way, the novel deals with life of students in Indian Institute of Technology, how they make it in the IIT and they struggle after the selection to cope up with the environment in the IIT, someone who has been in …

The book which is titled “A Boy Called It” is a book that tells the true story of a young boy that experiences abuse and neglect at the hands of his parents. The boy is treated well when he is younger but eventually his mother starts treating him badly …

I have read the book ‘Fun for the secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This is not much of a story, but much better than many of the other secret seven series.
Jack is one of the secret seven. Jack’s friend, Bob says that he needs the help of the …

I simply love the children’s book “Go Away Big Green Monster” by Ed Emberley. The book is about a monster, who you are descibing as you’re telling it to go away. No child’s personal library should be without it.
Colors and adjectives describe each part of the …

If you teach Drama and/or English in any middle school or high school,you and your students will definitely enjoy this book.
Plays To Play With In Class is a book that was written by Sally Milgrim, a highly creative individual who was my college professor for a number of courses, …

I was bored the other evening so I was looking through my bookshelves for something a bit different. That’s when I came across the 1922 book by Henry Stanton entitled “Sex.”
Considering the book was advertising itself as offering information on a subject that people refused to talk about, I …

My oldest daughter wanted to read her own bedtime book last night (to her sister) so, I brought our youngest child in her room and listened to her read the book Duck at the Door.
My daughter doesn’t speak very loud when she’s reading and I only caught enough of …

To be frank, there are numerous issues that Glenn Beck and I disagree about. Those are from economic perspective, religious and political views. But this book presents one thing that I simply cannot disagree with him about. That is the values and principles he preaches about in this book. …

“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 …

Winter’s Passage is a book from the Iron Fey series by the author Julie Kagawa. I downloaded this book for free for my nook from Barnes and Noble website, and was a little disappointed to discover that it’s really just a short story. It doesn’t even qualify as a …

Just finished the Audio Book version of Scott Sigler’s Contagious. This is an awesome book, in my opinion better than the first. Where the first concentrated on the immediate effects of the triangles to one person, this second book gives more of a strategic view of the situation. I …

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’ve read one of Jodi Picoult novels “Keeping Faith,” and I find her style of writing quite impressive, unique, emotional, and surprising. So, I didn’t hesitate to buy a copy of her latest novel “My sister’s keeper.”
My sister’s keeper is told in a very unique way, at present and …

That’s a wonderful book! It was written so long ago (first edition in 1944) and, yet, it is still so up-to-date. The author presents real life examples of how to deal with stress and other modern life problems. He makes you think about the purpose of life and teaches …

The Boleyn Inheritance is the follow up novel to Phillipa Gregory’s bestselling novel The Other Boleyn girl. While The Boleyn Inheritance is not quite as entertaining as The Other Boleyn Girl it is still worth reading.
The book is written from three different points of views, those of Jane …

Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA is darn good. I mistook it for some cheap comic type of book novel, and I was going to quit but halfway through, I found the story very likable. In fact, I think if the cover could be changed for a more …

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, …

If anyone had ever told me that I would be a cat owner, I would have laughed at them. I had dogs most of my childhood and my family never looked at getting a cat, even thou kittens are just too cute for words. So, when I met my …

The Life And Achievements Of The Renowned Don Quixote De La Mancha, written by Cervantes in the seventeenth century, has been translated from the original Spanish into many languages. I think this is because the book is not only entertaining, but also includes many moral and philosophical issues and …

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen is a teen novel similar to The Truth about Forever. The main character’s problems are similar to those of the main character in The Truth about Forever, but Sarah Dessen gives her a different voice and a different perspective on her problems. Also, in …

I should preface this review by stating clearly that this is a work of erotic fiction, so you should stay away far away from it if you are easily scandalized.
Disclaimers aside, I think Hart is one of the best erotica writers out there today. She understands that the …

The Hidden Assassins is a typical thriller by Robert Wilson. The story evolves like an investigation drama but as and when it develops, The Hidden Assassins handles more serious and complicated themes like terrorism and its hidden agenda. Even though the backdrop is set at Spain it is very …

Jeremy, a 17 year old boy, is left quite alone in the world when his mother dies of cancer. In a touching letter his mother has left for him, she urges Jeremy to find his uncle Aiden, a man who had disappeared when Jeremy was 7 and had no …

The White Castle is a historical novel written by Orhan Pamuk. Orhan managed to get the Nobel prize for literature in 2006. Orhan Pamuk talked about self-identity, conflict and friendship between a slave who came from Italy with an Ottoman scholar in the 17th century. As is characteristic of …

The Pagan Stone picks up where “The Hollow” left off. For those who have already read the first two books the last book of the series is rather predictable.
I am a great fan of Nora Roberts and have every book she has written in the last …

The Horse and His Boy is the sixth and second to last book of the Chronicles of Narnia series. This book tells of a slave boy who wants to run away from his master. He meets a Narnia horse - who he is surprised to find can talk - …

“Brave Irene” by William Steig is a simple but touching story about a young girl who braves a bad snowstorm in order to help her mother. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, is a seamstress. She has just completed a beautiful dress for a wealthy duchess and must deliver it in …

‘Tatiana and Alexander’ by Paullina Simons is a beautifully written epic regarding love and II World War above all. It is considered to be a part of Simons’ trylogy consisting, apart from this reading, of ‘The bronze Horseman’ and newly published ‘Summer Garden’.
The author tells us a story of …

In Updike’s humorous short story A & P, the narrator comments on a certain mentality: living in the moment. A worker at a store has a normal, typical day until three girls walk in the store “in nothing but bathing suits.” This brings a certain highlight to the narrator’s …

This book is the eighth book in the Hardy Boys series. It is a fun book for preteen boys, although it is a bit old-fashioned. It is still an enjoyable read though.
The Hardy Boys series is very consistent. In this book, as usual, the boys discover a mystery. Their …

Stephen King has been my number one storyteller ever since I read Carrie way back when I was 10 years old; to a large extent, it was Stephen King who switched me on to the world of books as I sat, wide eyed, reading a very grown up book. …

I have been a fan of the series ever since the first book was published and I, instantly, fell in love with it. I was eleven years old at that time and I really wanted to be a wizard when I finished reading the book. The book was so …

Before my son was born, a friend of mine bought me this book for him. He is 21 months old now and loves to be read to and this by far has continuously been his absolute favorite book. It is very durable and made to last through tough …

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 books that I have read so far is New York Times Bestselling author Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol which is the third novel involving Robert Langdon. I previously read his last two books which are the Da Vinci Code and …

I found the Scarlett Letter online for about $10.00 is was written by Nathaniel Hawthorn who is a classic author so I thought that I would get it. It is about Hester Prynne and the consequences of her less than moral actions and the way that the Purtian society …

Latifa - My Forbidden Face.
Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman’s Story.
ISBN: 1-86049-960-0
This is an autobiographical account of a young woman living in Afghanistan growing up under the Taliban regime.
The first time I picked up this book, I found it quite difficult to get into, so I put …

Sarah Dessen is a well-known author of books for young adults, and I found this novel to be another quality effort from her. Macy, the main character, has to make some decisions about the direction of her life one summer. Her new friends were lively and entertaining. …

This was the story that made me love reading comic books again. First of all, it was a super hero story, but it was also a mystery novel. I don’t usually enjoy mystery stories. Most of the time I have the answer figured out before the …