Books Reviews
Stephen King Cell
This book is like nothing King has ever written, exciting from start to finish, not all of his books are this explosive, many require patience to get to the build up, this story just flows, it kept me interested from beginning to end, if I had to compare it …
Freakanomics Book
I just can’t understand why is there so much fuss about this book ? I mean yea its probably the first attempt by an economist to write something which us mere mortals can understand, but still !
Its a crackpot. I mean the topics are unrelated and most of them …
Oh, Life Relax Please by Swami Sukhabodhananda
I recently read this book, Oh, Life Relax Please written by Swami Sukhabodhananda. This book gives a vision for managing life. It talks about the basic reasons for our struggles and also gives solution to manage and overcome our difficulties. The book is not written only with words but …
Mario Party 2 Official Strategy Guide from BradyGames
The Mario Party 2 Official Strategy Guide from BradyGames is a fabulously designed guide that is quite enjoyable to browse through and look at. There is a lot of unique character art that cannot be found elsewhere. I also like how every board map is thoroughly detailed with specific …
Beneath the Surface by Michael Phelps
This book is really inspiring! If you’re one of Phelps’ fans, you will definitely want to pick up this book to get to know more about him - how he functions, his dreams and his drive.
Initially when i picked up this book, i thought it would be a glorified …
The miracle of motivation by George Shinn
‘The miracle of motivation’ is a book written by George Shinn. This book is nothing but a guide to happiness and success. The author says that motivation is a miraculous power because it is motivation which helps you to succeed, to overcome problems, to achieve your goals, to work …
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Simply put, this is not a great work of fiction. It’s meant to be a filler book and that is what it is. We want to laugh and be entertained and that is what it does. You shouldn’t expect to have an enlightening experience with this. The Plum books …
The Hedge Knight (Graphic Novel)
I am a big fan of the writings of George R.R. Martin, particularly his Song of Ice and Fire series. I have been reading the series ever since A Game of Thrones came out years ago. That being said, I have never read his short story, “The …
Meeting God : Elements of hindu devotion by Stephen Huyler book
‘Meeting God : Elements of hindu devotion’ is a book written by Stephen Huyler. The author has written about the devotional life of the hindus in India. In India, majority of the people are hindus. Hinduism is one of the ancient religions of the world and the devotional life …
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
I blame my brain for my disappointment when it came to reading this. I’ve always enjoyed the idea of renting a Winnebago and just driving, living on the road for several months. It’s something that I want to do …
The Quickie thriller
What happens when you combine 2 great authors together for a book? You get superb writing and a great storyline, of course. One of my most favorite author, James Patterson has collaborated with Michael Ledwidge to write the good thriller, The Quickie.
I find the story truly …
A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand
I have recently just finished reading A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand. It is odd to think when a woman’s is likened by more than 1 guy and that includes an affair too.
The story centers around Claire, and she is someone with a kind heart. She is also …
Meet Samantha by Susan A. Adler
Meet Samantha by Susan A. Adler recommended ages,7 and up
Samantha Parkington is a brown eyed,bright,nine-year-old girl living in Mount Bedford, New York.Being raised by her Grandmerry in 1904, known in history as the Victorian age. Meet Samantha is a great book and is the first in a series of …
Puppet by Joy Fielding
Puppet is the first book I’ve read by Joy Fielding. I liked it very much. Like “Lost” that I reviewed earlier, I’d call it a women’s thriller. It doesn’t depend just on action for it’s suspense, There is considerable character development and the reader spends a good deal of …
Pawn of Prophecy, by David Eddings book
The Pawn of Prophecy is the first book in the alliteratively titled Belgariad series written by David Eddings. This series is truly one of the best fantasy series I have ever read. The story is so engrossing that I have read the series at least twenty times …
Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
This book is by the author of Which Witch, and is a very entertaining children’s book. The ideas behind the book are fanciful and fun, and it is rather amusing to see the way the “Aunts” choose to find children to inherit the responsibility of their island.
This book can …
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
This is a book that made me realize once again that it is easy to get whatever we want, as long as we appeal to the others in a certain way. The Art of Seduction is an excellent book and I enjoyed reading it from cover to cover. What …
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne book
I was impressed with the quote that I read the synopsis on the back cover of this book. Synopsis did not give a summary of the story as other books, but to advise the reader to read all the contents of the book through to completion. Read The Boy …
Slow Kill by Michael McGarrity
In “Slow Kill,” the ninth of the Kevin Kearny series by Michael McGarrity, Kearny continues to balance his career with his personal life. The book begins when Kearny goes to California searching for some broodmares and finds himself accused of killing a murder. He isn’t a suspect for long, …
PRINCIPLES, non-fiction by RAY DALIO
The book PRINCIPLES has become my board book and a rare example of a book that could give the basics. This book describes the principles of the old-school approach to business and life, but with a new modern perspective.
Although the principles described are still difficult to relate to …
The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery
This is a great book for inspiration more than anything else. Since I am a mixed media artist that relies heavily on the internet for learning techniques, it was really great having a physical book in my hands with art that I could really look at, even if …
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
Little Nell, a kind and beautiful 14 year old girl who has lost both of her parents, lives with her grandfather. Their life is surrounded in mystery. Every evening the grandfather leaves and spends the night somewhere else, returning early in the morning. Nell does not know where he …
City of Oranges by Adam LeBor
I recently read the book “City of Oranges” by Adam Lebor and believe it is an important book to read given the state of politics in the Middle East. LeBor subtitled the book “An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa.”
The book begins in Jaffa (part of today’s …
The Other Side of Midnight
A fortuitous Writer - Mr Sidney Sheldon
An avid reader of his books, there was nothing to stop oneself to not read the masterpeieces of his thoughts in papers.
The climax, the folds and crawls of thrills and suspense, you name it and he had all the mixtures and textures in …
How It All Vegan cookbook
I enjoy eating meat, but I thought I would try a vegan cookbook to cut down grocery costs. This book is great! There are so many delicious recipes to try, and not all of them contain tofu. There are recipes for basics, like making tortialls, bread, pasta sauce, and …
To Love a Stranger
To Love a Stranger by Adrianne Byrd is a classic love story of long-awaited love like unknowingly. That happens to the character of Madeline Stone. She is leading a very peaceful, normal and rich life as a fashion designer. She is on her way to become a …
James Books and Novelty Shop
I love books. I love them so much that I collect them. There is a difference between going to the library to check out a book and actually owning one. We have near us here in Manchester a book shop called James Books and Novelty Shop. I love this …
Girl In A Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold book
I recommend reading Girl In A Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold. Even the cover of this book is blue. This is a story on the journey of this woman, how she went through a marriage and how she felt worthless or should I put it, not valuable at …
Silver Borne, Mercy Thompson Series, book five
I was introduced to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs when a friend of mine let me borrow the first one in the series, and I’ve been hooked on them religiously ever since. Mercy Thompson is an unlikely hero who is a shape shifting mechanic with a mean …
A Child Called It
The book which is titled “A Boy Called It” is a book that tells the true story of a young boy that experiences abuse and neglect at the hands of his parents. The boy is treated well when he is younger but eventually his mother starts treating him badly …
Fifth Horseman book
Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre’s The Fifth Horseman is a story of cliches - a power - mad dictator out to change the shape of the world, a god - fearing, principled American President, a wisecracking New York detective who short - circuits official methods in pursuit of …
The Fisherman by Brian Rosenberger story/book
The Fisherman is a scary horror story from the anthology Vile Things: Extreme Deviations of Horror. This anthology contains many stories of horror collected from various places and all by different authors. I had not read a story by Brian Rosenberger before, and had not heard of him. However, …
Writing Fiction For Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy
“Writing Fiction For Dummies” by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy is an instructional how to guide that is ideal for any individual that has the desire to write a novel and sell it to the world as well as those that simply would like to write entertaining stories and …
Nodame Cantabile volume 17
In the volume number 17 of Nodame Cantabile we finally get to know Chiaki’s father. He’s forced to go to see his son’s concert, and when Chiaki notices in the middle of it, he gets so nervous that he fails at his conducting. That will make him behave in …
Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework
The Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework is one of my favorite books and one that I actually purchased for my home use instead of just checking it out from the library. I do not do a lot of needlework but when I do I sometimes need some …
Funny Business by Jane Bierce
Written by Jane Bierce, Funny Business is a real good book and I find it very delightful reading. This is a story about the character called Meg Buffington and she is someone that is really interested in doing business. She tries her best to, while during nights, she …
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Novel (Oxford World’s Classics)
I like historical books that capture life during Victorian England. I read Shirley because it was in touch with history, at least a bit more than Jane Austen’s novels. I was also seduced by clever passages (“as unromantic as Monday morning,” it says) on the cover. …
Batman: Year Three: 3 of 4 (Comics Issue)
Batman: Year Three 3 of 4 has Dick Grayson as Nightwing still searching for Batman while Alfred confronts Tony Zucco and begs him to leave Gotham.
This was a great issue, because it delved deeper into Alfred’s, Bruce’s and Dick’s characters and revealed more about them. The plot was …
The jungle book
“The jungle book” is one of my all times favorite books, which I really love to read. The character “Mowgli” was invented by Rudyard Kipling, and the book contains a story of a boy, who lost into jungles of India, and found by a forest ranger called Gisborne. Mowgli …
The Minister’s Black Veil (by Nathaniel Hawthorne)
‘The Minister’s Black Veil ‘ is one of those symbolic stories that lingered in my mind for a long time after I read it. There was something in it that made it very close to my heart and I can say I deeply emphathized with the main character. Hooper …
Bone - The Great Cow Race
Graphic novels are a good way to engage a reader, and Jeff Smith has
written a great series of them.
The Great Cow Race is a fun second book following Out from Boneville. It
continues the story of the three Bone cousins.
They are great books for kids aged 8 and up, and work …
The Rangers Apprentice: Book 5 The Sorcerer of the North
The Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 5: The Sorcerer of the North has Will Treaty now a full-fledged Ranger five years after the Battle for Skandia. Will investigates the rumors of a sorcerer after the Lord of the Fief he is assigned to suddenly and mysteriously becomes ill.
This was a …
Children’s Book: Looking For A Moose
“Looking For A Moose” is a children’s book written by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Randy Cecil. It was published in 2006. There is no real plot in this story. Essentially, some crudely drawn children search for moose in different types of terrain. They find …
Super Mario 64 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide
The Super Mario 64 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide is one that I purchased not because I needed help beating the Nintendo 64 masterpiece, but because I loved and enjoyed the game so much, I wanted it to just read through and have. Although Super Mario 64 is typically a …
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 10: Superstars
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 10: “Superstars”
This is a nifty little volume that explores the relationship between Johnny Storm, The Human Torch and Spiderman. They were an occassional duo in the 60’s and 70’s and in this moderncretelling, we see them cross paths in…High School! And. also, on rooftops as the …
The island of adventure
‘The island of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and is full of adventure and therefore, is a very exciting book.
Philip and Dinah are two children who live at Craggy-Tops, which is a place by the sea. This is …
Empowering women by Louise L. Hay
‘Empowering women’ is a book written by Louise L. Hay. This book is basically for women, though it can be read by men. The book is a message that all should experience self-love, self-worth, self-esteem, and a powerful place in society. The author offers insights into how women of …
Professional Visual Basic 6 XML
This book has been very helpful to me when I studied about visual basic 6 and XML. I worked for a data processing company before that specializes in data conversion into a XML format. The book is quite thick; around 725 pages in all but do not let the …
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, book
I had heard good things about Margaret Atwood’s works and decided to read The Blind Assassin, which was the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize. I thought the novel was a brilliant demonstration of Atwood’s enormous talent as a writer, and the Booker Prize was well-deserved. The Blind Assassin …
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