The storyline of Memoirs of a Geisha follows a girl who is pushed from place to place. The girl is seen as different because of her unusual eye color; a watery blue. This was obviously a story about how beauty can come in an unusual form as it follows …

Dan Brown is a great writer who seems to have tapped the right recipe for being able to create the type of story that can truly lure readers into a book. Digital Fortress is no exception. My problem with this book, and I believe it significant, is that Brown …

Here is a fairy tale with some unusual twists. Prince Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon, and his fiancée Princess Elizabeth goes to save him. Since the dragon has burned her castle and everything in it, including clothes, she’s got nothing to wear, but that does not stop her: …

The Book On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are is the first Alan Watts book that I’ve been privileged enough to read and in this book Watts presents some very interesting views. The book is primarily just a philosophical work where Watts presents …

I haven’t seen any other DVD editions of the Princess Bride, but the version I read was by William Goldman. It was one of the books I read during my freshman year and I really enjoyed, quickly becoming my favourite book. I liked it so much because it had …

“Corduroy” by Don Freedman was a total staple of my childhood. My copy was a slim dog-eared paperback that was well-loved. I must have had it read to me a million times (and finally read it myself a million times!). There is just something beautiful about …

The Witcher saga consists of two short story collections and five novels, each dealing with tales of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his companions. The Witchers, in Sapkowski’s written world, are genetically enhanced monster slayers who are hired for money to kill the beasts that horrify the peaceful …

This novel is geared toward young teenage girls - probably 12 and up. It is a wonderful story of the adventures of an American girl who goes off on what is basically a clue hunt through Europe.
The story starts when the girl seeks out some memories of her aunt, …

This is one of several books on the subject of beading that I have received as gifts over the past year. I think the person who gave it to me must have been taken in by the helpful and unusual sounding title and the gorgeous pictures of the jewelry …

Every month, there will be an issue of Manja Magazine. And ‘Manja’ is actually a local word here in my country which means something like ‘dear’ or ‘endearing’, so to speak. It is local magazine, supposed to cater to all, but honestly speaking? I have seen a …

Point of Origin was written by Patricia Cornwell and published by Berkley Books, 1998.
The story could have been good, if not for the dreary medical and forensic jargon and unnecessary details of tedious proceedings. These do not impress; I suspect these are to fill up space for …

Gerald’s Game is a Stephen King novel published in 1993. Jessie and her husband Gerald play a role playing game in the bedroom, while on a weekend getaway in their secluded cabin, Jessie changes her mind, and wants to be un-handcuffed, Gerald thinks this is an act, she kicks …

After reading the first book in the series, The Hunger Games, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Catching Fire. In fact, I went out and bought it the next day along with the conclusion to the trilogy called Mockingjay.
Catching Fire is the continuing story about young …

The Sea of Tranquility is one of my favorite Young Adult books. The story is develop in a High School of Florida state ambiance. It’s narrated by the point of view from its two main characters, Nastya and Josh, who alternate with each chapter. This is one of the …

This book, The House at Riverton by Kate Morton is truly intriguing and will bring readers into an era that you will never forget. This book’s memories stick with me far after I’ve finished reading.
There is something very mystery and so interesting to be reading about a …

I have just begun to really get into reading Christian fiction, especially since I aspire to write a Christian novel myself and like to see how it’s structured.
I had seen several book titles by Jacqueline Thomas and discovered that she has quite a following, in terms of readers. …

They Got it Wrong! is one of the fairly small number of books which have an exclamation mark in their titles. I have never been entirely happy with this, since more often than not it means that reading the book will be one of those uncomfortable occasions when you …

“Maths on the CBM 64″ is what it says on the spine of this book, and so it is what I am using as the title here, but on the cover itself you get a much longer version: “Mathematics on the Commodore 64: Essential Routines for Programming”. That makes …

Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends by Tim and Pete Sanders is good. It has such a long title, but the title is very much necessary to me.
When a book has 2 writers, usually the writings are really cool. And …

The modeling industry is a tricky one, I know that just by watching reality shows on models and all that. Not to stereotype, but I think the job is quite pressurizing and how one wants to lead to it, sometimes girls resort to all sorts of stuff just to …

The Last Valentine was written by James Michael Pratt. It is a love story that is dated back to World War II yet the story line continues into the present.
I first read this book about 10 years ago when I was in high school. I was more into …

If You Have Ever Needed A Reason to Get a Library Card, Here Are Four .
They say one should not meet heroes so as to avoid disappointment; inevitably, the public persona you come to respect and adore will not be present in the person you actually meet.
That said, I …

Dan Brown is one of my favorite authors. I just recently finished reading Angels and Demons. I should have read this before I read The Di Vinci Code, also written by Dan Brown. In Angels and Devils is where Rabert Langdon was first introduced. He is a Harvard Sybololigist, …

Jesus and Muhammed - Profound differences and surprising simularities by Mark A. Gabriel P.H.D.
While doing a report for school, I read this awesome book by Mark Gabriel. It has this very thought provoking differences between Jesus Christ, the Christian Messiah, and Muhammed the Islamic self proclaimed last prophet.
The author …

The babysitter’s club has found the most fun thing to do for the summer, go to camp. The whole club is going even some of the charges they babysit are goint to go. This time though the babysitters are going to be CIT’s even stacy. Only two are not …

Ultimate Spiderman #3 “Double Trouble”
Here he is, the Ultimate universe’s Doctor Octopus!
The problem with Doctor Octopus in the ‘regular’ books was that he played the role of a powermad, meglomaniacal scientist looking to dominate the world…and rob banks.
In other words, any way the wind blows. He became an unfocused …

Screenwriters know that the term development hell is not the term of endearment. Instead it for the lengthy process where a screenplay loads in limbo waiting to go into production. Many famous films spent a great deal of time in development. This book covers some of those famous ones. …

I read Archer’s Goon as a child. I don’t know what it was about it that made me pick it up. Maybe it was just the word ‘Goon’ in the title. Maybe it was the fascinating picture of the Goon himself on the front cover. At first glance he …

This is one of those little-known books that is actually very good. I bought it because it sounded unique and interesting, and I was very pleased with how it turned out. It is strange to me that I had never heard about it from anyone else, and …

The History of the World is included in my syllabus. It is one of the vastest syllabuses that I ever encountered. However, with the book of Norman Lowe, it not only becomes easy for me but also interesting.
There has lot of happening in the history, if we took it …

I’ve recently been trying to read more inspirational books - travel, biography, that sort of thing to get a better idea of the things I could do with my life. I randomly chose to read Yes Man mostly because the trailers for the movie seemed funny, and I thought, …

Batman: Tales of the Demon is a graphic novel by Dennis O’Neil. It’s a graphic novel containing stories about Batman and his adversary Ra’s Al Ghul. It’s a very interesting story because Ra’s Al Ghul isn’t your typical Batman villain; he’s a terrorist who wants to …

This is a supernatural horror story that relies heavily on violence and disgusting gore to frighten readers. The plot involves a crazy undead farmer, Old Man Harrison, who comes back to threaten a group of four boys who accidentally wake him up from his long slumber. You may call …

This was one explosive book and I was very hooked on it, reading it while I should have been doing other things. As I flipped the pages the tension kept increasing, as things grew worst for the four teenage Rosewood girls Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer. I really sped …

‘The Journey’ came as a surprise: seeing that the main character was a teenage boy, I thought it was a children’s book. I was wrong. Not that the novel has some adult-only themes ‘ it doesn’t; it’s just that the story, despite its seeming simplicity, turned out to have …

Arthur Hailey’s Strong Medicine is a look by one of the finest authors of our times at the pharmaceutical industry. As is his style, Hailey weaves an engrossing story around the inner goings on of the industry. The protagonist of the book, Celia Jordan, is shown as rising from …

The novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty is one of the rare well-known novels not actually known for being a book. The Academy Award winning film adaptation of this tense story of faith versus skepticism has so overshadowed the original form that the novel is often ignored by …

MIA: Missing in Atlanta is written by Debby Giusti and this is part love and part adventure story. I love the story-line pretty much because the plots are really well-written. Jude Walker is a war hero and he has come back to look for the woman that …

I’ve read several of Sarah Dessin’s books for youths and The Truth about Forever, like most of her other books, is excellent. (Although I was wondering for a while where the forever part came in but I did figure it out)
I really felt the frustration that each character was …

My Experimental truth is auto biography of Mahatma Gandhi. It covers the whole life of mahatma Gandhi till 1940. This novel was written by Gandhi when he was in jail. Mahatma Gandhi has written about his personal life incidents very honestly and with out any hesitation accepted his drown …

Making The Good Life Last by Merv Griffin is a good book. There is something uncanny about reading something from someone whom have gone through a batch of bad experiences and then emerging as a winner in the end.
I am certainly inspired by the writings of Merv …

Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee is undoubtedly a novel intended for advanced readers. Lee describes the various aspects of Chinese life in Chinatown (during the Gold Mountain Rush in the early 20th century), and the times are portrayed very accurately. I would like to say that I recommend …

‘The King of Torts’ is a novel written by John Grisham (who is one of my favourite authors). It is a skillfuly written novel which higlights the way man\’s mind works. No matter how much wealth a person amasses, he still desires to have more. The book speaks of …

This book is written with great care for a difficult subject, brutal honesty and painstaking beauty. However, it loses a few points because its slimness, design and larger print make it seem like it may be appropriate for a ten or eleven year old, and I don’t personally …

ISBN 978-0007284146, 530 pages, cover price £7.99.
Brief synopsis
Main character, Rob Luttrell is a journalist based in London. He is an American by birth and is successful in his career. His personal life is not quite as successful, he is divorced and has a young daughter who lives with …

Ever since i was a small child, i have always loved reading the Nancy drew series. My friends have also loved them. Fast forwarding into the future, my kid sister even loves to read the books. Why do we love these books so much? There are many reasons.
One thing …

Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts by Maureen Johnson and Douglas Johnson is a book which contains 1,200 poses from male and female human models. This is a resource for artists and students who would like to know more about the human anatomy and how …

“The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” is a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny.
When I first heard of this book from a cousin, I sure was quite thrilled and a little intrigued, all because of its peculiar title. I still believe that “The monk who sold …

Roadwork is a novel released in 1981 written by Stephen King and published under the name Richard Bachman. The novel is about a man named Dawes who is forced from his home, the city is putting a road right where his house sits, and they will pay him a …

This is installment 32 of the Love Stories series, and it’s titled At First Sight. The story is all about a girl named Allie Parker who is a very down-to-earth, smart, and practical girl. She doesn’t have any boyfriend and is not your average flirty girl who will just …