‘Five go off in a caravan’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is not so interesting book and is rather dry. The children go off in two caravans for a long journey. They meet a friend, Nobby. Nobby is very friendly to them. Nobby is a circus-boy …

This is the first book of what appears to be intended to be a series. Two girls who have been separated at birth and adopted by two different families meet, through a series of coincidences. They also discover that they each have special powers.
Of course, they have a problem …

Pirates of the Caribbean is one of my favorite movies and this poster book contains images from all three movies: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End. There are twelve posters to be exact and they include a variety of characters. The backside …

I have just finished reading the final installment(up to now anyway) of the fantastic ‘Shopaholic’ series.
‘Shopaholic and Baby’ by the talented Sophie Kinsella is just as good as it’s predecessors and is highly recommended!
We catch up with Becky as she is preparing to become a mother for the first …

‘The Dice Man’ is quite an original book, although people have been tempted by the power of the dice for ages. The main character decides to let the dice take every decision for him. Thus he absolves himself of any responsability of decision and lives his life having no …

Batman: The Long Halloween is a graphic novel by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. It’s the story of Batman’s war on two of Gotham’s most powerful gangsters, Carmine Falcone and Sal Marone. In Gotham City, there’s a mysterious serial killer, nicknamed “Holiday” who is murdering …

Okay, seems that Mars and Venus on a Date (A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship)is a really long and massive title. But this self-help book really scores points with me and I mean a lot of points at …

The Sleepless is a horror novel that is replete with gruesome descriptions of sadistic murders whose victims are presented in a most detailed and unholy picture of the bizarre. The narrative starts with the insurance investigation into a helicopter crash and flashes back to an airline crash …

Newly World Famous author, Stephenie Meyer, Captured the hearts of many with her tall tales of a deep and passionate, yet forbidden love between predator and it’s prey. When Fearless, Clumsy Isabella Swan moved from Sunny Arizona to live with her Father in Forks, Washington a whole new chapter …

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I found this book just as epic as the first, perhaps even more action packed. The plot follows Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from a poor district, who defied the powerful Capitol. She survived …

I’m starting to get a little frustrated with James Patterson, and beginning to wonder if he even bothers to write anymore. Many of his recent books have been “co-authored” with another writer, and I recently learned how this works.
Basically Patterson comes up with an idea, and turns it …

Domain is the first book of the Domain trilogy written by the author Steve Alten.
Summarizing the story, it happens in the year 2012. One of the characters is Dominique Vazquez, a psychiatrist who works in the case of Michael Gabriel, a schizophrenic who declares that on December 21 the …

Bobby Brewster’s Typewriter is an entry in the series of children’s story books by H. E. Todd. These used to be extremely popular a few decades ago, and when I was growing up I remember having several of them and reading them quite a bit, but I will confess …

The Catcher In The Rye is J.D.Salinger’s most famous novel, published in 1951. The book is an essential read, especially for teenagers, who might be inspired by its antihero, of the same age as them, facing the same dilemmas. It is a classic, and Holden Caulfield represents the icon …

I read the book, The Street Lawyer by John Grisham and I could say that I was disappointed by this book. It is the most boring book that I have read that have been written by John Grisham, having been accustomed to reading suspense …

I have relatives living in UK, and occasionally when my family and I go there, we live to visit London in the process. We would always bring this guide-book which is called England For Dummies, written by Donald Olson. This guide-book is very helpful. There are …

Busman—˜s Honeymoon (written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books, 1968)
This would have been an amusing book; however there was too much saccharine for me. It seemed Lord Peter Wimsey turned slightly idiotic because he was on his honeymoon, after having married Harriet Vane, the …

I thought this story was very confusing. In order to understand everything that happened in it I read it twice, looked it up on Wikipedia, read it a third time, then discussed it in my Literature class. After that I found it a bit better to understand, and then …

Miriam the Medium by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is brilliant. I’ve always wanted to find out the perspectives of a psychic and how they go about doing their business. Although I think that no one in this world could really predict anything, much less the future of someone, this …

This was a fun to read paranormal romance set inside a haunted castle in Scotland. While the story was not scary, it was very entertaining and intriguing. I read the entire story in less than a day as I was really hooked on this excellent ghost story. There is …

Habits and Love, written by Rod Schumacher is a nice book. I mean it. I take pride in my book reviews and rarely do I read books that have no meanings to it. I try my best, though sometimes I do come across books that are really …

The Old Contemptibles written by Martha Grimes (Ballantine Books 1992)
When Jane Holdsworth was found dead by Alex, her teenage son, Superintendant Jury was the chief suspect, being the last person to see her. He sent his pal, Melrose Plant, to investigate.
Plant discovered that the …

After reading Shatter Me and Unravel Me, I didn’t think twice before picking up the last instalment to the trilogy. I thought Shatter Me was actually a relatively good young adult novel, but Unravel Me had completely ruined the trilogy. So, the main reason for me reading Ignite Me …

Paddington’s Cartoon Book, although dating back to the far-off days of 1979, can still easily raise a smile or two if you are in the right mood, and it certainly does so for me! I can’t actually remember where I got my copy, but it is actually quite possible …

When I read this book, I didn’t realize it was the third in a trilogy. It sounded interesting, and I was in need of something to read, and a friend said it was really good, so I read it. Only then did I find out it belonged …

This is a good book to help anyone when they are doing their bucket list. Just a warning, this is for people who are adventurous, not for the faint of heart. I love its suggestions, from dog-sledding in Sweden to riding a felucca down the Nile River. The pictures …

Robbin’s basis of pathology is one of the best books for pathology available in market.This book is a must for both undergraduates as well as post graduates.This book helps you build your concepts in pathology.
The language used is very good and user friendly.Once you start a topic,you …

Monologue Mastery: How to find and perform the perfect monologue
Prudence Wright Holmes
LimeLight Editions
Non-Fiction
ISBN: 978-0-87910-370-5
The Monologue Mastery book is a guide for the novice or expert actors seeking to better establish their performances when delivering a monologue, and how to choose a monologue that makes you stand out from the …

I was intrigued by the works of Kathy Reichs even since I learned that my favorite TV series Bones is based on her novels. The novel and the books have interchanged the characters; the novel’s heroine is Dr. Temperance Brennan and the author is Kathy Reichs, while the series …

This is a fantastic book written by Viktor E. Frankl an internationally renowned psychiatrist. In this book “Man’s Search for Meaning” he author Viktor E. Frankl tells us about his endured years of unspeakable horrible experience in the Nazi death camps. During this period of suffering the author …

This is one of the best physics text books I have ever read for A-Levels. It’s the only text book I read throughout in its entirety. Why? Its because of the way in which the book is presented that allowed me to grasp the material and feel encouraged in …

After three books about Darth Bane , the master of space adventures Drew Karpyshyn returned to the galaxy of “Star Wars” with a book for one of the most beloved characters from the Expanded universe - the jedi Revan from the game “Knights of the Old Republic”, a hero …

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy is a special book about friendship that I truly love. The settings are mainly in Dublin, Ireland and a countryside setting as well. This is a story of 2 women, both the best of friends while growing up, and the story …

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is the fifth novel by Umberto Eco, an Italian philosopher and writer. This book tells the story of an antique book, Giambattista Bodoni, commonly called Yambo based on cartoon characters, which lost his memory after suffering a stroke. although his cultural memories still …

I have read this book written by the well known novelist Sidney Sheldon. So far this is the only book I read that was written by Sidney Sheldon. Tell Me Your Dreams really title really catches my eye and I had read the book twice already.
The book was …

Recently, I was in Fort Langley, BC, shopping for antiques and generally just walking around the historic town and relaxing. We had worked up an appetite, and while we were looking around for somewhere to have a bowl of soup for lunch, a cute little café on the corner …

Pregnancy comes with lots of happiness, surprises and bunch of questions and confusions with what is right to do and what not. This book by Dr Laura is excellent guide and helps you through your entire course of Pregnancy. This book has many great features which makes this book …

This book by Debbie Stoller is, according to the cover, full of hip, funky patterns. There are extra segments too, where they interview/talk with different Stitch ‘n Bitch groups across the States. Since I’m not American, I didn’t really see the need. If there had been more Canadian groups, …

After watching the movie “The Notebook” and listening to many women sing praises over Nicholas Sparks’ work, I decided to read The Notebook and see what all the fuss was about. Acquiring a copy was simple enough. My mother has two or three of his works in her bookshelf. …

Why men love bitches? At first the title may seem startling, even controversial. Yet if given a closer look, this book can and will change your life. This book allows every girl and women to transform themselves from a doormat to a dreamgirl. Filled with over 100 “Attraction Principles” …

In the long, dark winters of Anchorage, Alaska many people become avid readers to fill the empty spaces between Ski season and gardening season. I love my home, I was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and have lived in Alaska most of my life. So I am …

Growing up Wacky Wednesday was one of my favorite books. I would go to my school’s library every week and would check it out over and over again just so I could enjoy reading it. When I was informed about my son’s school having a backwards day I knew …

I have read the book ‘The prince and the pauper’. The author is Mark Twain. This is a very interesting book. The author hs written it in way which will make you excited.
There are two boys in the story. One is Tom and the other is Edward. Tom …

I wrote for Review Stream recently where I wrote about what a great book “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini was. About halfway through the book I visited my local library and put in a hold request for Hosseini’s second book “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” I’m happy to say, …

Mobiles - They Drive Us Crazy is billed as being “a Helen Exley Gigglebook”, whatever that might be, but is in fact an attractively packaged, small, square hardback book of comic drawings by the British cartoonist Bill Stott. My copy cost me £4.50, which I think is perhaps a …

Daredevil issue 292, published in 1991 by Marvels Comics, features a morbid contest between Taskmaster and Tombstone to determine who can kill the most people. Most Daredevil stories do not necessarily involve a super villian, so getting two super villians in the same issue is a real treat. …

“Bossy Bear” is a children’s book by David Horvath. It is new, published in 2007. The book features lots of colorful drawings and I like Horvath’s drawing style, but there is not much substance to the book and I am not sure it teaches a useful lesson.
First, …

I read this book for my school book review and was under the impression that it will be very boring but to my amazement I really enjoyed it!!! It is a story about a young boy named pet named Pi whose father is a zoo owner. He spends his …

I just finished reading the book, and boy was I disappointed. Yes, all the questions that have been bugging half the world was answered in book 7 and the promised revelations were there. But the book was utterly depressing to read. The story just dragged on and on about …

Recently I read the autobiography of the worlds most notorious rock band. Motley Crue. The book entitlted The Dirt is basically the history of Motley Crue told in many point of views. What I like about the book is that it tells the stories of the band including …