Soul Circus was written by George P Pelecanos and published by Orion Books Ltd in 2003.
Soul Circus is a disquieting story about people whose daily lives are interspersed with killings, intimidation and violence.
Derek Strange worked as a private investigator in a sleazy part of town, dealing with slimy …

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 …

A Hat Full Of Sky is a beautifully written little book that is written by author Terry Pratchett. A Hat Full Of Sky is written for children and I have also read this book. I bought A Hat Full Of Sky for my kids, thinking that they would love …

Let us swing back into the continuing series of Marvel Essentials Spectacular Spiderman as we get to see Spidey in a series of late 1970�s B storylines that were not critical to the character as the story arcs found in the flagship title The Amazing Spiderman. The quality of …

My boyfriend has borrowed this book from the library called The Pentagon’s New Map, written by Thomas P.M. Barnett. After he has read, I started reading, and I would definitely say that I have learned an extensively on America’s national security establishment after the Cold War.
Thomas Barnett has …

I picked this book of several months ago and read it from cover to finish in several days, This 1995 Stephen King classic became a favorite of among many favorite novels by King, it is about a woman named Rose who is abused for years at the hands of …

In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story entitled “The Cask of Amontillado”, the setting works efficiently to depict the nature of the plot and the characters. Fortunato and the narrator both have qualities that can be shared with the setting of the story.
For one, the scene with the carnival can …

‘First Term at Malory Towers’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. Enid Blyton has written about a girl, Darrell, who has gone to study at a boarding school. It is the first time that she studies in a boarding school. The entire book is about the life in …

I have always followed pretty closely the books on True Singapore Ghost Stories. There are a few series actually but lately, it’s coming up on DVD and stuff and I’ve since lost a bit of an interest.
The stories are scary, alright but I am really quite bored …

‘The secret of Spiggy holes’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is quite an interesting book and the theme of the story is good.
Mike, Peggy and Nora go to a place called Spiggy holes which is in Cornwall. Their host is Miss Dimity who is a …

I think this book title, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions written by Dan Ariely is really a superb book with lots of interesting facts that I love reading so much. The book cost close to $20 which I bought at a local bookstore and …

Hey! Today I want to introduce you to one of the most famous American novels by Donna Tartt - FOP. I saw this book in a small attractive bookstore in London. Its cover just amazed me, and when I opened the first pages, it took my breath away!
It …

Light Thickens was written by Ngaio Marsh (published by Berkley Publishing Group in 1982)
Quite a formidable story; it is quite a challenge for me to start the book and read on until the detection and investigation came into the picture. The first half of the story is about …

If you have Photoshop CS3, you know that reading lots of good Photoshop books will help you expand your knowledge on this software. One of the helpful guides I recommend you to read is Photoshop CS3 For Dummies. It is not really anything special, but it will somehow take …

Small Sister is a children’s book written and illustrated by Jessica Meserve. It is a newer book, published in 2006. It is a very beautiful little story, and would be perfect for any younger sister who feels overshadowed by an older sister.
Simply put, the artwork in this …

Where I’m Calling from by Raymond Carver is a collection of short stories and for your information, Raymond Carver had passed away already. But his stories in this book ain’t that bad, however, there is a bit of a minus point to all this. The stories tend …

The word Nike is on everyone’s lips today; it is a successful, large company whose history began in 1964, and over half a century has reflected many economic processes. It is a story of how passion and love for one’s passion help build a successful business despite serious competitors …

Sura’s House Keeping and Beauty and Health Tips Book is a very useful book from Sura’s Publications. Authour Prithiviraj Verma compiles this book. This book contains so many tips on various topics like beauty, health, medicine, hygiene, baby care, kitchen care, jewellery care, bathroom care, footwear care, …

I got this book after reading all the Maximum Ride novels, which I greatly enjoyed. I’m usually interested in all these young adult novels that deal with some science fiction or perhaps some supernatural element. The cover was interesting with the flames and the two faces on …

Fans of Haruki Murakami will be delighted to learn another side of him by reading this non-fiction book. As the title indicates, this book which Murakami calls his memoir talks a great deal about another of his passion in addition to writing novels, and that is, running. The book …

When I went on vacation I saw a lot of stationary and in the same aisle I saw a lot of sticker books as well. Some of them had some really cool looking stickers, very modern and shiny with characters from famous cartoons, etc. I also saw a sticker …

This book gives me lots of perspectives, lessons learned and many more. Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets by Jon and Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson. I highly recommend reading this book because it is such a good book, laced with realism and lots of …

Twilight by Susan Myers is a fantastic read if you enjoy reading about vampires. Just by chance one day I went to the library and came upon Twilight. I just had to check the book out and read it. Twilight is about this girl named Bella who goes to …

The 2010 novel, “Linger” by Maggie Stiefvater is the second book in her teen wolf romance trilogy. While I think that this novel is not as whimsical as the first novel of the trilogy, “Shiver”, I found myself swept up into the lives of Sam and Grace and the …

The Star Fox 64 Nintendo Players Guide is a terrific resource for those gamers that want to acquire some of the highest scores possible in this space shooter. The guide goes into significant detail not only how to acquire a medal on each level, but also surpass that score. …

I was excited seeing a new format of a well-loved book series, Nancy Drew. I bought the graphic novel out of curiosity.
I shouldn’t have held high expectation though. The art had 3D CG elements so the images wouldn’t appear flat like in typical comics. However, the pictures didn’t …

I recently finished reading the fantasy novel ‘Fall of a Kingdom’ by Hilari Bell for the third time, and as always I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book is the first of a series of three, the other titles being the Rise of a Hero and Forging the sword, which …

So, after having managed to finish the first two instalments in the Matched trilogy, I had to finish it. If I could ditch books based on how good they are, I would have given up on this trilogy at the end of the first book itself. But, I somehow …

This book I had read about 3 years before and since then is addicted to the principles and teachings of the book. This is a Book by the motivational speaker Shiv Khera which contains easy and practical ways to turn pessimist thoughts in to optimistic and bring out the …

‘Five on Finniston farm’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one among the famous five adventure series. The five go to Finniston farm for their holiday. The place looks very quiet and it is unlikely and they will fall into any queer adventure. In the farmhouse, …

Kingdom Hearts Volume 3 by Shiro Amano continues Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s quest to find Riku and Kairi. They travel to a world where there are mermaids and meet Ariel, who wants to see other worlds.
The manga was pretty good, it’s still a lot of fun, like the …

Twilight is captivating yet disenchanting at the same time.
It is only captivating because it consists for a love story between a vampire and a mortal being. Growing up as a Korean-American, I can relate to it: The hardship of dating outside the common expectation.
In a romantic way, it …

I’ve been a big fan of Nevada Barr’s for years. I’ve read all of her books and have enjoyed them very much. Nevada Barr’s man character is Anna Pigeon a forest ranger for the National Park Service. In the books, Anna moves throughout the United States working in different …

The book Escaping Emotional Entrapment, which costs about $10.25 is a very good book that I borrowed from the library, and feels happy reading about it, as I have learnt so much from this book. The author is Daniel Rutley, and this book teaches readers how to feel …

Batman: As The Crow Flies is a graphic novel by Judd Winick and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen. In the story, Gotham’s criminal underworld is thrown into chaos when gangsters start going berserk and kill a lot of people. Batman has to investigate who’s behind it and a …

Britt Shelley meets Raley Gannon in this thriller romance and man, it really smokes!
I am not really a follower of Brown’s novels but I do pick them up as they catch my interest. And this one certainly does! I was hooked when I read the summary at the back …

Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York. This is part of the Harlequin Intrigue series. It is the 43 Light Street series. I must be addicted to FBI novels. This was a great book by Rebecca York.
Out of nowhere, a beautiful lady appears and who should see …

“Dinosaur!” by Peter Sis is a complete waste of time. I can hardly even call it a children’s book. This book apparently retails for an astonishing $16.99 in the United States. Anyone who would pay that price for this book must be insane. It is not …

“The Hide and Horn Saloon” is written by JT. Edson, the fabulous author of the Floating Outfit books. A writer of the western Genre.
It is hard to find good westerns these days.
Charlotte Canary, also known as Madam Bulldog come to Tennyson, Texas to take ownership of the Hide and …

Teaching English to high-school students is a challenge, no matter how you slice it. You learn very quickly that they are there against their will, and they will take every opportunity to demonstrate how bored they are and how boring you are. Thus, you are met with …

Development of friendship between the writers whose New York 1947 of narrator Stingo and Sophie Zawistowska it is young between the people of the local Judean person of the World War II and her boyfriend and Nathan fights to detail the extent private drama which breath between the hollow coast …

I really laugh a lot when I read this book title, The Love Trainer by Julia Llewellyn. I finish it in just 3 days and it’s such an amazing book about the character in question, Katie Wallace.
She is actually just a cleaner, and you will be amazed …

“Star Trek Movie Tie-In” by Alan Dean Foster is the one and only novelization based off of the 2009 “Star Trek” movie. Basically, the novelization follows the movie script quite closely, although the novelization benefits from having more “time” to flesh out the story and include scenes and characters …

I recall being fascinated by the Panama Canal in grade school when I first learned a little about its construction. I remember being told that it almost wasn’t built in Panama but in other countries, which seemed odd because Panama is where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans come closest …

“Shadow Leader” is the sequel to “WolfWalker” written by Tara K. Harper.
This book is a Science Fiction novel.
Ember Dionne (Dion) is the scout and healer for a group of rebels fighting to save her world from the armies of the evil Longear. Dion along with Aranur …

Although I loved all of the other books I have read by Heather Graham, I didn’t care for this one as much as the others. It just seemed to me there was too much arguing between the characters in this book and that spoiled it for me somewhat. One …

‘Brave New World’ is a classic masterpiece of dystopian literature. It’s the book for everybody who wants to understand more about the world we live in. Written in the 1930’s as a kind of prophesy and warning, it contained many predictions which actually turned out to be true or …

This is the second book in the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it because it played to a more mature crowd than the first one. There is a darker more eerie theme to this one, totally different then the almost carefree nature of the first book. Because of its …

The Geography of bliss is a great book for people on the search for the meaning of happiness, or even the meaning of life, for that matter. I enjoy how Mr. Weiner takes you on a tour through ten countries to find out how people enjoy life in each …

Eventhough there are now several huge book companies that are pretty comon in today’s societies, I am still the biggest fan of Borders. I have found Borders to be the most organized in terms of how they arrange various book topics, and I have found their employees to …