Schooled is a clever, funny book, a newer one by Gordon Korman. It lacks the lightness of his earlier MacDonald Hall series, but is, to be honest, much better than his Island or Falconers series.
While each of the characters seems fairly one dimensional, they all round each other …

The poem “Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney had a significant impact on me due to its emotional nature and the fact that it evokes a great deal of emotion. The interesting thins is that it is able to complete this task without explicitly stating a great deal of emotional …

Seth Godin subtitle’s his “The Big Red Fez” as “How to Make Any Web Site Better.” Too bad he didn’t read a book about how to make any book better, because his suffers from many faults.
With only 111 pages and a retail price tag of $11 “The Big …

I’m an avid collector of interior design books and I have quite a collection at home. When I was browing the home decorating section of Borders last month, this one popped out at me immediately because it was so different looking. Glancing at the cover, this book struck me …

Dark Assassin is a fast and furious story, written by Anne Perry. This story costs about $6.99, and the story revolves around good and evil which are unfolding inside London’s lavish mansions and teeming slums. The author, Anne, has cleverly written a book that revolves around a …

I got this book before I marry my husband from his brother in law. I think he just wanted to show me about some different culture between Indonesia and the Western people. It was a nice idea of him to give me this book. I had to say thank …

The Food You Crave, authored by Ellie Krieger, is a cookbook with a collection of recipes. Food Network’s chef, Ellie Krieger, is a firm believer of keeping food in moderation, keeping it fresh, and keeping it authentic.
The Food You Crave Luscious Recipes For a Healthy Life
The Food You Crave …

This story reminds all of us never to ever betray our friends especially when traveling together. Losing Gemma by Katy Gardner is a story of two-best friends; Esther and Gemma whom are on a travel which I can categorize as a rugged travel. Along the way, they keep …

This is the YA fantasy book that totally got me hooked on fantasy. I borrowed it from a friend who had happened to receive it in a book exchange, and both of us were just so glad she did! I think I was around 14 then, and …

Daredevil issue 208 is an interesting change of pace for Matt Murdock as he faces a house of deadly traps in the story, “The deadliest night of my life!” The issue was published by Marvel Comics in 1984, written by Harlan Ellison and penciled by David Mazzucchelli.
This issue …

This book, How to Kill a Monster, by R.L. Stine is an interesting book for children. It is an easy read, with several interesting twists. The main characters are fairly realistic, although, as in all R.L. Stine books, the adults are strangely dissociated from the action.
Even though the plot …

My husband gave me a book that he was really excited about. I think it is one of his favorites. It is now on my favorites list too. The book is Rora by James Byron Huggins. Rora is around 480 pages and was published in …

A THOUSAND SPLENDID SONS is an astonishly beautiful book by Hkaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner. This new novel tells the story of life in Afghanistan and how it changed once the Taliban arrived. The author is from Kabul, Afghanistan so he …

The ‘Legend of Zelda’ franchise spans decades and has a rich history and mythos. While I was never a big enough gamer to get into the franchise (not to mention never really having the right consoles), I have developed a respect for it as well as an interest …

The Love Academy by Belinda Jones is a very lovable story about a journalist named Kirsty Bailey and she is sent on a mission to check out this love school called ‘Love Academy’. Her boss/editor wants proofs that this so called love school is just a bogus and that …

I found “The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat” at the library and was immediately intrigued. Especially because it wasn’t in the children’s section. I would have expected a book written from the point of view of a cat would be considered a children’s book. But, it …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

This book by Francine Ward is totally inspirational on one part for me and the other part is quite sad and really challenging. I was very surprised to read about the author’s journey; how she has gone through in life from being at the lowest phase of her life; …

Do you continually feel yourself being put down? Do you find that you just cannot manage to get anything right? Are you always stuck in a mess? Are you just wandering about life not knowing what to to do or how to do it? You constantly find yourself lacking …

The second installment of C.S. Lewis’ series is even better than the first. The new characters are just like ordinary children, and their path through Narnia is so epic, that they change the course of history there forever, as well as alter their lives in our own world. All …

“Aha! The Most Interest Book You’ll Ever Read About Intelligence” by Trudee Romanek is a children’s book about how the brain work and what exactly is intelligence and where does it come from. I would categorize this book in the age range of six and above because there is …

This book should be made into a movie, it has all the elements of a good action and suspense movie - it’s the Pelican Brief crosses with Absolute Power. The basic plot is that a couple of senior congressional staffers are feeling a little jaded and start …

The question that arises when we pay attention or read the history of life of people, who succeed in life and are rich in finance, what is the secret behind their success? This question is also the background of Napoleon Hill, when he wrote his book, Think and Grow …

During a plunging economy I find myself attracted to educational type books that appear to be missing the ordinary get rich hype so common these days. Not too long ago I came across the book entitled The Millionaire Next Door. I sat down and read the entire book in about …

The Fremont Main Library is one of the biggest branches of the Alameda County Library branches. I like this library mainly because it is big and thus has a great amount of resources like books, CDs, DVDs, newspapers and other media. Like other libraries, it provides information like Driving …

“The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” was certainly a great book for me.
The narrator of this book is Christopher Boone, a fifteen old autistic child. His journey/adventure started when his neighbour’s dog died mysteriously in the garden. He decided to become his own detective, touring around …

Discovery of India is a historical book for India, in a sense, as it is written by the first Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru. I have recently read this book. The book contains an authoritative account on India and took the reader on the path of evolution …

Making Your Money Work For You
By: Missy
This book is basically teaching you tips on how to expand your investments and savings. It teaches you that in order to make your money work for you, just pure saving isn’t enough. You need more work than that. I …

Among members of the Left, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn is probably one of the most popular history books of all time. Perhaps the most popular. It takes a brand new take on the history of the United States, trying to give …

In Deer Hunting With Jesus, Joe Bageant paints a picture of working-class America in a way that I have never seen before. He is both an insider and an outsider in one breath. He has the “outside” world experience and formal education that help to give him a frame …

I purchased this book about a year ago and never got around to reading it until now. Although this book was written in 2003, it is still very applicable for 2008 and 2009. If more people had read this book in the last few years, I would like to …

What to Expect When You’re Expecting, What to Expect the First Year, and What to Expect the Toddler Years are essential reference books to have when you are starting a family. I would think after being through pregnancy once, I wouldn’t have needed the book so much. …

Prime Suspect was written by Lynda La Plante and published by Dell Publishing in 1993.
Why are ambitious women always depicted as hard and bitchy, when they are just trying to do a job and prove their worth? I’m indeed surprised that a female writer would portray her protagonist …

Philip Pullman, I never read his books earlier before the book set His Dark Materials, his stories have a female lead and it’s just not His Dark Materials but the other books he had written too.
Well getting back to the book it is absolutely wonderful book one can call it …

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is one of the most popular books for teens. It is a romance novel that includes vampires and werewolves; sounds pretty exciting, huh? When I first read Twilight, I thought the beginning was extremely dull. Nothing seemed to happen for the first half of the …

“Beggars in Spain”, a novel by Nancy Kress, starts with an interesting idea. What if some people never needed to sleep? The story explores the implications of such a breakthrough from the perspective of one of these new super-humans. The writing itself is unobtrusive, which I appreciated, but the …

I wasn’t expecting much from this book - it seemed a bit gimmicky - a child with a special ability is sent away to a special school. Sound familiar?
But Victoria Forrester managed to make the story dynamic and interesting, with a sweet, somewhat naive main character, Piper McCloud …

Dawn, Book 1. From the California Diaries collection. Author is Ann M. Martin.
This is actually the first book of the whole California Diaries series.
These books are intended for the young pre-teen age leve. I’m a 40 year old parent. So, my perception of the book may be …

This used to be my favourite book when I was in grade 4 - and still remains as one of my old favourites. Ella Enchanted is about a 15 year old girl Ella who is under a curse of obedience. This curse makes her obey any command given to …

After watching and re-watching Bones, I finally figured out that the television series that I dearly loved was based on the novels and characters of Kathy Reichs. Dr. Tempearance Brennan was bragging about it to Boothe in one episode saying “I’m a best-selling author. That gives me elevated status …

The Member of the Wedding is Carson McCullers’ third novel. Before I start reviewing it, I have to say that The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, her first novel, is one of my favourite literary works of all time. To me, that book is the definite treatise on loneliness. …

Watermelon by Marian Keyes is a superb read. But I wouldn’t think that it is very suitable for guys though.
The story is about Claire, whose philandering husband is seeing someone more skinnier and supposedly more gorgeous in his eyes. And kept his firm butt off Claire …

Digital Fortress is a computer program that creates unbreakable codes, the supreme counter-intelligence weapon; and it is offered for sale to the highest bidder. The author furnishes the reader with details on the National Security Agency’s TRANSLTR, and NSA’s Crypto Development Division; how they have thwarted terrorist attacks, …

As always, the shopaholic series has always been a pleasure to read! I love the character; Becky as she embraces motherhood/pregnancy. I reckon Sophie Kinsella did it again! She continues to make a great comeback with this piece of novel that keeps getting better, funnier and wittier.
This time, our …

I can normally find something I enjoy in just about any book I read, but this was one of the few books I’ve read in the past few years that I’ve really disliked. My problem boils down to it being too much of a Harry Potter clone. …

The “I Love Lucy: The Classic Moments: 12 Hilarious Magnetic Postcards to Send or Save” is a book that features postcards that I most definitely saved! I did not want to part with the post cards in this book because I just like them too much! The book does …

This book title, Forgive and Forget by Patricia Scanlan is very sweeping, has lots of nice dialogs and definitely something that I will find a truly memorable read. Forgive and Forget is kind of synonym to my life and I think that it has a beautiful essence and definitely …

Skipping Christmas clearly deviates from the usual John Grisham’s novels with all the legal finesse, technical jargon and courtroom battles. It is a simpler story, easier to read, though I find it a bit ridiculous, and downright silly. After all, what’s so wrong about not doing …

My husband bought me The Mother of All Pregnancy Books when I first found out I was expecting. I know he did a significant amount of research and chose the top rated book on amazon, but man was this book a disappointment. I suppose it wasn’t necessarily …