The cover for Marina showed a young girl surrounded by mist, and recognizing the author, I decided to pick the book to read. The story is set in a Barcelona of only a few decades ago, but which gives a feeling of a town of the early XX century: …

I have read the book —˜Nancy Drew and the hidden staircase’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is a fictional mystery story. It is an interesting book and worthy to be read by every person who is interested in mystery stories. I enjoyed reading this story. The book gets more …

The book Solar Heating and Sun Heating was written by George Daniels. It is a book for everyone who is concerned about the high cost of heating a home today and might be considering alternative options. This book is written in a very simple format that the average person …

Retired police captain, Marshall Frank, has written another excellent read in his most up-to-date work, Call Me Mommy. Mr. Marshall happens to be a prolific writer —“ he has authored several books as well as countless short stories as well as essays to date.
I would classify Call Me Mommy …

Thought provoking is what this book Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media by John Stossel is.
The author looks good with his bushy mustache and all that and one look at him, I already know …

The New Year Eve’s Murder (by Lee Harris, published by Ballantine Books, 1997)
This is my first Lee Harris book, and it was a real surprise. Lee Harris was a pseudonym for a romance writer, and I thought that this could be one of those simple-to-solve mysteries to …

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 …

The phrase “reading is fundamental” was drilled into me as a kid, especially by the media. Not that I needed much encouragement once I discovered the hidden worlds silently waiting to be explored beneath the covers of books. I have struggled to convey this concept with some of my …

The Da Vinci Code is a suspense, mystery thriller that starts with the gruesome murder of a museum curator. This book is an international detective story that brings the reader to a race across France and the United Kingdom through a covert world of puzzles, anagrams and hidden messages. …

Baby’s First Toys is published by Hinkler Books. It comes in a series and besides toys, there are other topics such as animals, colours and words.
Baby’s First Toys is a wonderful picture book for babies. As they love colorful pictures, this book will entertain your children and give them …

This movie features Elizabeth winning a summer fellowship in New York to direct her own play and she is convinced this is her calling and must of course go to New York for the entire summer to produce and direct her own play! Her boyfriend (again) Tom Watts already …

‘Gulliver’s travels’ is a book written by Jonathan Swift. Originally, this is a satirical narrative. Jonathan Swift has rewritten it in beautiful style. This book relates to us the adventures of Gulliver. The way in which Gulliver encounters the various obstacles fills the reader with inspiration and admiration.
The first …

There are a lot of things we can get through reading books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets etc. Let us juts be thankful for many books writer, they give us more strength, motivations, knowledge for every readers. They show hoe life is great.
I read lots of books and I really …

This book title, Loving Him Without Losing You by Beverly Engel (well actually part of it). The whole title is just so long. It goes something like empowering relationships or something. Loving Him Without Losing You is just the main heading title of the book. And …

“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 …

‘You have been here before’ is a book written by Dr Edith Fiore. Dr Edith is a psychologist. In this book, he writes about men and women who recall their past lives. This book comprises of people describing their former families, lovers, enemies etc.. In short, this book deals …

10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget is the financial advice book written by the folks at Wise Bread, one of the biggest personal finance blogs around. I recently acquired a copy because I was looking for some additional ways to trim my (already pretty small) …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 takes place during Golden Week and Shigure takes Tohru. Kyo and Yuki to the Sohma summer house in the mountains.
This manga was very deep and meaningful because it explored Tohru Honda’s character more. It showed that she’s not perfect and that she has …

This is an entertaining novel that will keep you turning the pages. Julia Quinn continues her tail of the Bridgerton family this time focusing on the youngest daughter Hyacinth. The story takes twists and turns combining romance and comedy. The conclusion is as all would want …

The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson has an unusual premise: seven orphans who grew up together in the same foster home have decided to become siblings, taking O’Malley as their new family last name. The Negotiator, Book 1 in the series, has Kate O’Malley as the main character. Each …

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity code was a great book, and I truly liked it. It is the third book in the Artemis Fowl series, and I highly recommend reading it, along with all of the other books in the series.
After managing to save his father and the fairy world …

I have always loved visiting book stores, even if I don’t end up nuying anything. This is because they cam alwsys make me happy and serene in this crazy, stressful world.
Chapters at Bayview Village Shopping Centre is one of the many large bookstores in this chain(the bookstores that belong …

I have always wondered about the functions of the body. Though there are scientific reasons for every actions or reflections of the body, I am unable to understand that because of my weak biology. I really do not understand the intricacies of this subject.
However we cannot avoid this. Searching …

I love books, love them. I read two or three a week, and have a list of authors that I admire, as well as a very specific set of genres that I choose to read. Knowing that I am a book nut, friends and family are always giving me …

Alexi Stanislaski meets Bess McNee in this very interesting story in the Stanislaski series.
Bess is a soap-opera writer and Alex is a cop. The duo met because, well, because Alex arrested Bess. It is actually quite funny how they meet and how they end up with each other …

“The Ethics of Star Trek” by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson is a book that takes a look at pretty much each and every episode of four of the five Star Trek series that features some sort of moral or ethical theme or issue and then attempts to build …

‘Breaking Dawn’ is the final installment of the ‘Twilight’ saga, and I would like to say that ‘Breaking Dawn’ is the book that broke me; as in broke my pocketbook!
I had not read any of the books in the series until the Twilight movie became available for ownership and …

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead is the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series. The book starts off after Rose recently returned to St. Vladimir’s Academy, after a long journey to save the soul of Dimitri, which nearly resulted in her death. Unfortunately, Rose’s previous journey failed, meaning Dimitri …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Contamination offers up a story that involves mystery and murder. In this story, one of the Federation’s most respected and renowned scientists is found dead - murdered to be precise - in one of the Enterprise’s science labs. An investigation is then launched, …

I find it difficult to find time to sit and read anymore. However, I make time now and again for this. The Wind Is My Mother by Bear Heart is my favorite book of all time! I have read, and re-read it, at least 10 times …

Bleach Manga Volume 2 begins with begins with Rukia going after Chad after he tries to protect a bird with a human soul from a Hollow that he can’t see. Ichigo helps his sister get back home when she’s not feeling well and Ichigo learns something about the …

I love this book so much, titled, The Other Boleyn Girl, written by Philippa Gregory. The cover of the book looks very ancient and nice and this story starts off with 2 sisters who sort of compete with one another for the love of a King. The …

I know that there are many students out there who wish that they could rememeber study material more easily.
Harry Lorayne’s book Super Memory Super Student teaches many valuable tricks that can help many student remember a great deal more information more quickly and more easily.He teaches students how …

Stephen King’s On writing is a fantastic book that teaches writing in a whole different way compared to most books. I loved this book because it teaches you how to write in a manner that is almost instinctual. Instead of plotting and planning the ending, the plot, the beginning …

Although I am a very infrequent nonfiction reader, Thomas French’s Zoo Story, a nonfiction account of the rise and fall of a Tampa zoo, is one of the most touching and beautiful stories I have read in recent times. French’s work as a local Tampa journalist led him to …

This is the long awaited conclusion to a sometimes galloping, sometimes lolloping series following gifted Maerad of Pellinor and her brother Hem. Training under the wings of experienced Bards in order to harness their innate powers, they are ultimately fated to use elemental magic to release the power of …

I am very fond about the idea of zombies and the zombie apocalypse. I absolutely like anything from games, books, or movies about zombie apocalypse. I just became a big fan of Brian Keene. I think he’s a genius when it comes to this genre.
The Rising is about 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; …

A Perfect Groom, written by James Samantha, is a good historical romance. But I get a bit bored because I was actually wanting another title historical romance, but it was already taken from the 2nd-hand bookshop that I frequent. So, I settled for this, and after finishing …

Most if not all Filipino accountants knows the name Conrado Valix even though they haven’t met the person. It is because of his book, Theory of Accounts, a reviewer for the Certified Public Accountant Board Examination. His name has become a household word in review schools and accounting classrooms. …

The Tales of Beedle The Bard is a really fantastic book written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling, and published by Bloomsbury. The book costs £6.99 from most major bookstores, and £1.61 from the sale is donated to Rowling’s own charity, The Children’s High Level Group (CHLG). The book is …

I wouldn’t ordinarily buy a book like this because a lot of the content is available for free on the internet, but having received it as a gift I did enjoy it. Wrapped-Up Foxtrot by Bill Amend contains the final daily strips because Amend is no longer doing daily …

Help! I’m Being Bullied is written by Emily Lovegrove and he is a good psychology who really knows his work. He wrote this book in the hope of letting it be known to children and also parents on how to react when being bullied and what to do and …

I recently bought this book named “Australian First Aid Manual” mainly because it was on sale, but after taking a read I found out that I have got more than I bargained for. Nowadays, not many people know how to react in the face of danger or emergencies. In …

Herbal Remedies in pots by Effie Romain & Sue Hawkey is a great book if you enjoy gardening or natural remedies, or just want to grow some of your own medicinal herbs. The first part of the book consists of 34 different pots, each with 3 - 5 herbs …

I had never intended on getting into the Plum series. But I read a few and found the characters interesting and I liked Janet Evanovich’s writing style. But this particular book of the series was a real disappointment. It was a short money making idea. The plot resembled …

The books first few pages had me captured in laughter. The main character Samantha Sweeting is at a type of relation place but with her job as a top lawyer at Carter Spink she cant relax. They have a rule at the spa no cell phones or blackberrys or …

Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie is, so far as I can tell, her only historical fiction novel. It is set in Ancient Egypt and follows the events that occur in one family who are dealing with the fact that their father has just brought home a …

A Spell of Winter weaves a tale of romance, incest, hardship, horror and the darker side of humanity. Set in England, ages past, the novel is narrated in the first person by a young woman named Cathy (yes yet another Cathy in a tale of incest) who suffers a …

David Copperfield is a wonderful book written by the talented English writer Charles Dickens. Although this writer has died long ago, his books and novels still live within us because of their fantastic concept and beautiful breathtaking events. And David Copperfield is certainly not an exception.
The story follows our …