Books on health and well-being are big sellers these days, and Dr. Oz, the doctor made famous by Oprah Winfrey, has joined the trend by authoring, along with his co-author Michael F. Roizen, a series of “YOU” books. I have read both “YOU Staying Young,” and YOU Being Beautiful,” …

The Bottomless Well by Peter Huber and Mark Mills is a book about humanity’s continuing search for, and use of, energy. As the name suggests, the book takes the point of view that we will never run out of energy. The authors make a number of shocking …

“Froggy Plays In The Band” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It was published in 2002. This is another adventure featuring Froggy as he enters a band contest at school. The Froggy books are typically pretty good children’s books and …

I picked up the new Better Homes and Gardens Bird Gardens because I moved into my new house and was looking for a bunch of ideas to clean up the mess of a garden I bought. Compared to the other books there this garden book seemed so much …

This book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a young French aerialist, who in 1974, walked on a wire strung between the World Trade Center towers in New York City. As the towers were nearing completion, this young man devised a plan with the help of some friends, …

Queste is the fourth book in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. The Septimus Heap series is a great series of books for children and youths who like stories with magic in them, although most of the story is about the adventure and the magic is really just …

Apocalypse is one the major villians in the Marvel Universe, having been a major thorn in the side of X-Factor and the X-Men over the past twenty years. Apocalypse was born over 5,000 in Egypt. He is one of the first known mutants in history. Left to …

Actor Patrick Swayze was largely known for his roles as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing and Sam Wheat in Ghost. However, his career spanned so many other roles, some with dynamic substance that let him flex his acting muscles. My favorites were Orry Main in the TV …

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 …

Okay, this book, Small Business Management: Launching and Growing New Ventures, Fourth Canadian Edition looked and felt to me like a textbook - but a really interesting textbook. I found lots of information that was useful to me, as well as some things I hadn’t even thought about so …

Synopsis: Children’s book about a chameleon that wishes he wasn’t so small and slow so he decides to take on the traits of other animals at the zoo.
What I liked about this book: I read this to my daughter last night and thought it was a cute story. I …

This is the first book written by the author Harry Crews. I have only read this and another of his novels but he seems to write mostly about the American South. This book takes place in a small town in the South during the 1960’s. …

“Bunny Money” is a Max & Ruby children’s book by Rosemary Wells. It was published in the late 1990s and is fairly modern. The book also teaches a great lesson about spending money. It is high quality like most Max & Ruby books and my daughter …

This book is the fourth book in this series by Hilary McKay. It is again about the members of the Casson family, and while the title implies it’s mostly about Caddy, it does seem to be about Caddy but mostly from the point of view of and focusing on …

Lace by Shirley Conran is a very ’sexy’ book. But it is not to be mistaken for there is a plot to it. Minus the raciness and everything, it is about a lady named Lili, and she is a gorgeous young lady out there to seek the truth.
She …

This fairy tale defies all tradition, somewhat a-la Shrek; the trend of taking a classic story and turning it upside down seems to be popular today. Here we have a beautiful princess, Elizabeth, engaged to a prince; the beginning is nothing unusual. Then a dragon shows up, burns the …

I received the first book in the Twilight Saga for Christmas and, due to having nothing else to read, decided I would power through it, thinking it had to be horrible as I don’t normally like anything involving vampires, immortals or much supernatural stuff. However, I made it only …

This was actually my brother’s atlas when he was still doing Geography in his first period of high school, but these days I find myself referring to it from time to time when I can’t find my atlas for mostly minor referrences.
The Macmillan Caribbean Certificate Atlas 3rd Edition …

Nickel and Dimed, or (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich, Henry Holt and Company, 2002, 240 pages.
Ehrenreich is a well-known writer and social commentator who writes for top magazines (Atlantic Monthly, New York Times, Ms. Harper’s, etc.) who went undercover as a low-wage worker all over America: …

I am quite surprised to say that I loved this book. Realism normally isn’t my thing, living real life 24/7 I seek books to change scenery and imagine.
This book, set in the student riots of the 1960s, follows young Gabrielle on the path to becoming the heart of a …

Forest of Secrets is yet another great book that has been written by Erin Hunter. I have bought the entire original version, and have bought Twilight from The New Prophecy. I am in the process of buying the other New Prohecy ones, and preordering Sunset which I will review …

This is the single ,most important book on writing in the world.Grab it; read it and you will be on your way to writing a good quality fiction or non-fiction.Written byGary Provost,one of the America’s greatest writing teachers,this book will change your writing forever.Step-by-step Gary covers the most …

The appropriately chosen title of the ninth book in the series of Nightside, the hidden heart of London, I think it extremely well covers the plot of the story. After the war of the angels (in Book II) and the one war with Lilith (Book VI), a new destructive …

I’m a big believer in both the “Complete Idiot’s” and the “Dummies” books. They provide a very good introduction to almost everything. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to The Civil War, by Alan Axelrod (ISBN 0-02-862122-0) is no exception.
Most of us learned some things about it while going to high …

I’ve been reading Archie comics ever since I was little. I never got to buy them because it was expensive; $5 CAD for a thin comic book? My parents didn’t want to spend that kind of money so I borrowed them off a friend. They’re humorous but sometimes rather …

This book was a very well written book that I found not only opened my mind about where my faith stood and how I felt about God, but it also changed my heart and I feel as though it helped strenthen my relationship with Christ.
This book managed to …

The ancient Chinese novel “Romance of Three Kingdoms” written by Luo Guan Zhong has been one of the greatest works in Chinese literature. It was set on the 2nd century and was published around 14th century. Somehow the popularity of the novel has been spread worldwide that it inspires …

My first thought on reading this book was quite simply “odd”! Probably because it didn’t turn out to be what I was expecting.
How to be Rich opens with Getty’s own story of how he made his first money, as a reader in the UK I found this particularly interesting …

This is a Business Management book, and although it is not a textbook, it is intended for college and university students taking up their first course in Management. I am not a Management student myself; I am working and recently seeking ways to understand Business Management in the Philippines. …

Jonathan Kellerman has to be my all time favourite thriller/suspense writer. I have read every book in his Dr. Alex Delaware series, and am blown away every time with the way Jonathan skillfully weaves narration and incredible thriller stories.
Rage is the 21st book in the Dr. Alex Delaware series, …

Once upon a time it is considered “un-cool” and nerdy to visit a bookstore. Circumstances had changed. Nowadays bookstores had become real cool places to hang out that some people visit bookstores to appear cool.
MPH Bookstores at Mid Valley is not just a haven …

This book is somewhat helpful. I actually found many of the ideas in his book repetitive - a lot of the information is also contained in his other books. The focus didn’t seem too, well, focused on women, more on individuals.
A tricky thing about the book is that it …

I recently read The Da Vinci code, authored by Dan Brown. It was really rivetting and offers a fascinating insight into Christianity. It is based on the search for The Holy Grail, with the help of a series of clues given by a murdered museum curator.
In the …

Andrew Carnegie is written by David Nasaw and though this book costs slightly expensive; around $30, I certainly love reading it so much. This is a good biography book that describes or tells the tale of one of the great business legends known as Andrew Carnegie. He is …

The Complete Junk Food Book by Michael S. Lasky is a good book that gives lots of information that you need to know about what else but junk food.
There are just lots and lots of information inside and to tell you the truth, I have come to realize …

I gave my best friend this book, My Best Friend’s Life by Shari Low for her just recent birthday. And this is something that I recommend for all to share the joy of writings of this book with your love ones, especially suiting in the form of a gift …

This seems to be a really popular book, considering it got up to 24th on the New York Times list. But Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Lani Diane Rich, didn’t feel like a bestseller to me.
The story itself was good, with interesting events and …

I am not a huge fan of self-help books, but I am a huge fan of this one; Emotional Intellignece by Daniel Goleman. I have read this book several times, and although it is now 12 years old, it continues to fly off bookstore shelves at a rapid speed.
Emotional …

Disease Leukemia is the most bad news, if it happens to us. Moreover, if you have to imagine living life to count the days and through the days of suffocating. However, Sam McQueen who wrote the story in his book “Ways to Live forever, trying to overcome all the …

We found this delightful book in the children’s section of our local library. It is the Usborne edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, beautifully illustrated by Serena Riglietti. The story of the mischief caused by fairies on Midsummer Night in the forest is enchantingly encapsulated in this small hardcover …

Little Bee is a novel that kept me hooked to the book right from its page one. The way he narrates this beautiful story is something that rocks. The novel unfolds in a very fresh approach and is told from perspectives of two ladies from different ethnicities. Their lives …

I took a Spanish Class this year at college and I hated it. I have had other Spanish classes before but I feel like I learned nothing at all in this class. I think it was a waste of my time because the teacher was using the worst Spanish …

I have recently become interested in the novels by Jane Austen. I’ve already read Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and now EMMA. I liked the previous two books better. They are easier to read. They are not as drawn-out, but about everything in order.
The main character in the …

Addition by Toni Jordan is a book I’ve read before and it is a good book about OCD. OCD means Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and it is a good, heartwarming plus romance comedy kind of essence.
The story features Grace Vandenburg, who is the one suffering from OCD, and then there …

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 …

Since watching Ironman in 2006 and being awed by the participants, I decided to try and conquer this sport. I have been going to the gym regularly for the last decade or so and an avid biker. I got some books for triathlon, and beefed up my collection with …

This book was the sweetest and most lovely thing that I have ever seen and read. The book is quite expensive for $8.95 and you can only read it in less than a minute as it’s a child’s illustration book, but once you read it, you’ll want to memorize …

The book Eat To Live, written by Joel Fuhrman, has some of the best New York�s leading doctors giving some good and healthy and effective losing weight formula. The book is designed to help those who want to lose 50 pounds or more in a hurry.
The nutrients menu …

Author: Kim Kang Won
Korean (Manga-style) Novel
Genre: Romance, slice of life
I.N.V.U, pronounced like the phrase ‘I envy you,’ is a Korean manga-styled novel by author Kim Kang Won. I say manga-styled merely due to fans of manga out there that are insulted that Korean authors are allotted the …

Every single Mother-To-Be should be issued this book when she finds out she’s pregnant. It has the answers to every single question a pregnant woman, or even a woman just thinking of becoming pregnant, could possibly need.
The first chapter begins with symptoms you may have when …