Amy Tan is a novel well-recommended to me by several friends who’ve read her in the past. Since she specializes in the family saga, a genre I particularly enjoy, where stories of generations combine into a larger narrative of self-discovery, and since her protagonists are predominantly women, which I …

I’ve just read “MasterHarper of Pern” for the second time. I really enjoy this book because it gives MasterHarper Robinton’s background story. I loved finding out that he was friends with F’lar’s father, that was something that wasn’t mentioned in the previous stories. It also gave …

I am a huge fan of Suzanne White, an experienced and respected astrologist who although an American, lives in Paris, France.
The reason why I became a fan was when I ran across her tome entitled: The New Astrology - A unique synthesis of the world’s two great astrological systems: …

The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is that famous story of teenager Holden Caulfield as he leaves his school and goes on a journey throughout New York. Although I did not really expect to enjoy this book all that much, I was …

When it comes to food magazines, Taste of Home is one of my favorites because the recipes are usually shared from the kitchens of their readers. So when I found out they had a cookbook about appetizers which was put together with their reader’s recipes, I jumped at the …

“Little Pea,” writen by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Jen Corace, is a cute little book about a young pea (gender undisclosed by the author) who must eat candy in order to get her desert.
Rosenthal cleverly reverses roles with the pea. First of all, since we do …

‘Five get into a fix’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and this is the seventeenth book among the famous five adventure series. Julian, Dick and Anne are ill and therefore, they have not gone to George’s house for the holidays. And now the holidays are almost over …

The title of this book, which is published by the team from the BBC Radio 4 panel game “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue”, is very obviously a take off of the Oxford English Dictionary, with the first word replaced by the Middlesex town which many of the show’s …

The book “Nada”, by Carmen Laforet, is a book that I had to read for one of my college classes. It was originally written in Spanish and then translated into English. It mainly focuses on life in Spain directly after the Spanish Civil War.
Overall I believe it was a …

Lisa Kleypas follows her Texan Travis family in her latest book “Smooth Talking Stranger”. In this story I fell in love with Jack Travis, the second brother of the Travis family. Jack Travis is wealthy, self-made and a ladies man. When Elle Varner got a telephone call from her …

The Bright Side by Alex Coleman is a pretty sad story, but at the same time, very self-realizing and gives a soothing effect for a person like me reading. I love reading this book with a cup of coffee or tea in handy and I couldn’t imagine how talented …

John le Carre is perhaps the master of the spy novel. His books deal with the inner workings of British Intelligence that is completely different from the James Bond stories. His characters are real, with human weaknesses and behaviours. His stories are not simple, and often lack …

I purchased this book about a year ago and never got around to reading it until now. Although this book was written in 2003, it is still very applicable for 2008 and 2009. If more people had read this book in the last few years, I would like to …

This is a comic produced by Tokyo Pop, a pretty popular north American manga producing company. This comic is notable because it is not written by someone of Japanese heritage, as many seem to have the perception that manga writers have to be Japanese. This comic is popular for …

Boko no Watashi no Yusha Gaku or Our Hero Studies is a manga by Shuichi Aso. The manga series is composed of six volumes and there are just three chapters on the current scanlation which was stopped years ago. The story starts with the current Class 1-A homeroom teacher …

This is the first novel of Mitch Albom, I read. It was my older sister who pleads me to read this as it did make her cry for whole night! well that’s what she said. And I was thinking what’s in the story? and if I will end up …

Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts by Maureen Johnson and Douglas Johnson is a book which contains 1,200 poses from male and female human models. This is a resource for artists and students who would like to know more about the human anatomy and how …

I’m gonna start by saying that Tarryn Fisher is a scary lady. Every time she comes out with a new book I just get the chills, and that’s a good thing, of course, books are supposed to make you FEEL. Every book that I’ve read from her was left me …

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 …

I have just finished reading The Cater Street Hangman, by Anne Perry.
I really enjoyed this book. I believe Ms. Perry writes about strong characters.
I liked meeting Charlotte and Thomas. Whom I am aware are in a whole series of these books. It is always nice to read the …

I just read this book, published 2002 by Ignatius Press of San Francisco on the way home from my annual vacation, during a 5-hour plane ride. I couldn’t put it down, and since it’s only 148 pages in all, I was able to read it twice. It …

My daughter recently purchased the book Happy Holidogs at a book exchange at her school. I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but it did turn out to be a somewhat decent book.
Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t Moby Dick or anything like that. But, it is a …

‘The seat of the soul’ is a book written by Gary Zukav. In this book, the author covers many isues such as soul, reincarnation, law and effect, regarding souls of animals and birds, spirit guides and teachers, angels etc.. Now, this book is written in a manner of fantasy. …

Here is a hilarious book that you shouldn’t put down. And I enjoyed reading this book very much. The title is, Fame Game by Claudia Pattison, and the illustration is very funny if you take a look at it. Story is about Thea and she is the …

Love: Undercover is very funny, romantic, hilarious and something that I really love to read by while I drink coffee, tea or just having a nice, light lunch. At first, I thought it’s just going to be another shot at a romantic comedy but failing to deliver; the author …

This is the first book of a two-part miniseries and it’s titled Deadly Voyage. In here, the Wakefield twins and their friends are off to an island for a science trip, and when they’re expecting sun, swimming, and sand all the way, they get hijacked by two thugs who …

I have this book with me for more than three years now. This is a gift from a friend. Since then, believe it or not, reading of this book becomes a part of my daily habit and routine. I am a person who loves to read anything under the …

Myth-ing Persons was my second foray into the wonderful world of Robert Asprin’s Myth series. My first was Myth Directions, the third book of the series. Keeping with my tradition of never reading a series in perfect chronological order I skipped ahead to the 5th book in …

After doing a bit of light summer reading and watching I decided it was time to once again dip into some more serious writing. “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future” by Vali Nasr certainly qualifies.
In this book Nasr rehearses the history of the …

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a book about Harry Potter finding that he can speak in parsletongue(snake language). In this book he finds out that there is a chamber full of secrets related to his arch enemy-Voldemort. In the process, many of his friends turn to …

Michael K, is a 30 years something of harelip of the intelligence which makes short as a landscape gardener, around that daily life walking. He does not expect many from life or society and, does not understand the very basic thing of life. However, that center free life …

The Tree of Hands (written by Ruth Rendell and published by Arrow Books Ltd, 1994)
Benet was shattered when her two year old son, James, died. Her mother, Mopsa came to take care of her. Mopsa had a history of mental illness, and had once tried to …

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 …

Eight Million Ways to Die was written by Lawrence Block, and published by Avon Books in 1993.
Matt Scudder, an ex-policeman, had just been discharged from the hospital, for an alcoholic drying out. A hooker, Kim Dakkinen, who wanted to leave her pimp, Chance, had employed Matt to be the …

I admire O. Henry’s creativity as a short story writer and I’ve read a number of his works. But The Ransom of Red Chief is by far the funniest I have ever read.
Bill and Sam had planned a fraudulent lot scheme and only had six hundred dollars between …

Multimedia and Web design by Vikas Gupta is a wonderful book for all the web creators. The authour have enough experience in the animation field to write about Multimedia. It’s definitely fantastic to see if your website contains Graphics and animation to attract the users. So …

Yoshi’s Story Nintendo Official Player’s Strategy Guide is a fun strategy guide to look through, and that is the reason I purchased it. I did not “need” any help beating this game as I suspect a majority of people did not, either, as this game has a notorious reputation …

Baby You are a Rich Girl is the third chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
The next chapter introduces a new character and their new target for runaway spirits, Mio Aoyama. Keima and Elsee spend time at their classroom pretty funny. …

The blood doctor is crime novel about an author who is researching his family for the latest biography he is writing, that of his own great-grandfather who was family doctor to the royal family, more specifically Queen Victoria’s eight child Leopold. Leopold was a bleeder, he had hemophilia. During …

A friend had strongly recommended this book to me, so I went to the library and picked it up. I was put off it quite a lot after hearing what some other people had thought of it, but I thought I should read it myself and make my own …

This is one of my favorites when it comes to Jude Deveraux’s novels. This book was so intense that it made me blush while reading parts of this! Velvet Angel is a story about the feuding family of the Chatworths and the Montgomerys; when Elizabeth Chatworth was kind of …

Frostbite is the second book of six in the Vampire Academy series. Rose can not stop thinking about Dimitri but her friend Mason has a massive crush on her. To make matters worse, a series of moroi and guardian massacres are happening close to St. Vladimir’s Academy, so everyone …

Acts of Murder was written by L R Wright and published by DoubleDay Canada in 1997.
It is amazing that even small towns have their own spate of homicides. This story is rather simple; however it provides a certain amount of mild suspense.
Mrs O’Hara was trying to dispense …

Vincent Luca, the protagonist of Son of the mob by Gordon Korman, has now graduated from high school and is off to film school as far away from his dad and the “vending machine company” as he can get.
Fortunately for the readers and unfortunately for Vince, his brother, …

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 …

I am a lover of books, mostly novels. I feel novels are good for passing the time as well as for improving English.
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The Flat Belly Diet Book is a Big Help at Our House
A couple of months ago I decided to lose weight and started doing some research. I was very out of shape, to say the least. I’d already started an exercise routine of walking and was working my way …

If you are into magic and adverture this is the book for you.
Sabriel, a girl of 18, has been given the bells of the Abhorsen and must find her father who has been trapped in Death. She must make her way through the unforgiving terrain and creatures of the …

I am a huge fan of Sophie Kinsella and especially her fabulous Shopaholic series of books.
I adore the character of Becky Bloomwood in those books so was a little concerned I wouldn’t be able to like a totally different character in a new book..
Twenties Girl is about a woman …