What caught my eye the most about this book was its title. As I started reading through the first couple of pages, I was caught in a trance. I wasn’t able to put the book down even when it’s 2 am in the morning. It’s written creatively and uses …

Eating plans and diets are so complicated these days. I grew sick of the same old eat fat free and lose regime. I set out on a quest to discover the best long term eating plan. I did a lot of research of the subject. One of my favorite …

18 Seconds is written by George D. Shuman, and it costs about $6.99. The story talks about Investigative Consultant, Sherry Moore, and she is not only stunning, but very beautiful as well. She was nearly dead before, when she was left on the steps of a city …

The book title, Murder List written by Julie Garwood is something that I truly enjoyed reading so much. It feels like reading something truly exciting and this is one of the most amazing thriller books that I’ve come across; ever.
It is not only a suspense novel (thriller), but also …

This kids’ book is part of a series of five books by Lloyd Alexander. Taran has returned from his wandering, still uncertain about his parentage but more sure of who he himself is, to find that problems abound throughout the world. Still eager to be a hero, but also …

This book is about how a snowman is built and how it comes to life. In front of one house are a snow mom, snow dad, and two snow kids. The kids ask their parents how they were made which starts a silly story about snow. …

If you have ever eaten at Los Barrios in San Antonio, Texas, then you know how good the food is! Now they have a cookbook with many of the restaurant recipes as well as many of their family recipes! The book also has an introduction by Emeril. The recipes …

This is the book that help me cope up with the difficulties of loosing a job. A book about the power of the mind. It helps on how to set your goal and actually attained it. How a person can be successful not only financially but mentally.
One thing also …

Malgudi days is a collection of 32 short funny and witty stories. Its author as I have mentioned in the title is R K Narayanan.
The stories happen in Malgudi, an imaginary town located somewhere on the banks of Sarayu (a river in South India). Even though it is common …

Christian Chick Lit is a relatively new genre that appears to be growing fast. Here is a treat for those of you who have already become its fans: “My Life as a Doormat (in Three Acts)” by Rene Gutteridge. The strength of a good chick lit book is in …

I read The Dante Club last year and absolutely loved it! It is one of my all time favorite books! The author was absolutely brilliant to come up with this story. In this book, famous people like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell and JT …

“The Very Sleepy Sloth” is a children’s book written by Andrew Murray and illustrated by Jack Tickle (yes, that is apparently his real name). It was published in 2003.
I liked this book because it features animals, it has cartoonish art, and it teaches a lesson in a …

Kingdom Hearts Manga Volume 2 by Shiro Amano continues Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s travels to different worlds in search of Kairi and Riku. They travel to Agrabah and meet Aladdin and try to rescue Princess Jasmine from Jafar.
The manga is pretty good, the story does move a little too …

Hard News is written by Seth Mnookin, and I borrowed it from the library some time back. I have a knack for reading books that play with arguments, and opinionated views.
This book touches on the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a former New York Times reporter who had made …

Bayou Moon written by Rebecca York. This is from the Harlequin Intrigue series. It is in paperback form.
The setting is the Bayou in New Orleans, LA. Main character is Tess Beaumont. Tess is a news reporter. She has grown up and lived in and …

I love books, especially obscure ones. Several years ago I was looking through a book bargain bin and I saw this title “Babbeltower” by A.S. Byatt. I had no clue who A.S. Byatt was or if she knew how to write a good …

This book, Love in the Driest Season written by Neely Tucker is truly a very bittersweet and heart-wrenching story. I cried for a bit while reading some chapters in this book and Neely related his story in this kind of auto-biography about his journey with his wife, Vita in …

My mother bought this Jake and the Never Land Pirates lift the flap book for my 2 year old son and he has me read it to him at least once a day. As I’ve said in other reviews; I’m a big fan of interactive books and toys. …

This is the best parenting book that I have ever read. Firstly, the best thing is that it doesn’t make you feel like a total failure. It doesn’t make you think that everything that you have done up to this point was wrong. I love the …

I just finished reading a book called Chester’s Way with my six year old and my one year old. I really enjoyed this book and it captured the attention of both of my children through the pictures and through the magnificent story line. The book is about a little …

The “Laughs, Luck…and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time” is a book that is actually the memoir of the creator of the television show. This means that the entire book is not about Lucille Ball of the “I Love Lucy” television series. …

I purchased this book just as I was wrapping up the first novel in the trilogy.
“It’s Not Summer Without You” by Jenny Han is the second book in the trilogy about Belly Conklin. The first book “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was an amazing book so I could hardly …

This is the first part of the history of Dell’s growth is huge and therefore have no way unique to Dell made a success or MD (Michael Dell to us for convenience to allow the phone!) — The broker cut money raised was not disclosed whether the mandate to …

Published in 1963, “V.” is Thomas Pynchon’s first novel. He was in his early twenties when he wrote it, which probably sounds disheartening for many wannabe novelists who require years and maybe decades to find their voice.
“V.” is a very complex novel, which one can read in …

I was so excited when I found this book. It was in the Lending Library at my place of work. It was one of those books that had been there as long as I could remember, but that no one ever bothered to look into. David Allen is like …

I’ve always been a big fan of Gene Wilder: from his early role in “The Producers” and “Bonnie and Clyde” and his movies with Richard Pryor, culminating in “Silver Streak,” the movie that gave hope to ordinary people hoping to triumph over evil. Naturally I arranged to get “My …

Being a big Sherlock Holmes fan, it would be a sin for me not to read the very first book that featured him; A Study in Scarlett. But, as far as Sherlock Holmes stories go, this is actually one of the worst.
The book takes place in two parts. The …

This fairy tale, loosely based on Cinderella, is a good book for girls to read. Ella, cursed by a fairy to be obedient, must obey anything she is told. This is of course a very inconvenient and at times dangerous curse.
She decides to find the fairy who cursed her …

I heard about the writer Chuck Palahniuk a long time ago. Still, I only recently took the time to get acquainted with his work. I picked up the book at random, which was probably a mistake. I should have read the reviews first.
That’s how I ended up with …

Jerusalem Inn (written by Martha Grimes and published by Dell Publishing, 1990)
Humble and witty aristocrats amuse me, as did Melrose Plant, the good friend of Superintendent Jury. The policeman and the open-minded Earl of Caverness had conversations and exchanges that were greatly humorous, sardonic and engaging!
Superintendent Jury …

I really enjoy reading books in the MPH Bookstore at The Curve Outlet. The environment there is so cozy that make me feel as valued customer. The outlet will always play soft music for the customers. They have few sofa seats for customers to browse through …

“The Sinner” is a third novel in the series that feature Boston PD Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles. But at the same time, it’s a first one that isn’t really connected to the villain introduced in the very first book, “The Surgeon”. And that’s what makes …

I have not read many books by the lawyer and author, John Grisham; however, when I read the book “The Street Lawyer” by him some months ago, I thought that it was a really good book.
At first when I saw it, I thought that it would be slightly …

The Road Less Travelled is a psychology book, or rather is psychotherapy, which consists of 4 chapters. In the first chapter, M Scott Peck as a writer, using the instruments of discipline as the primary tool to solve all the problems that occur, so to solve all the problems, …

They don’t call them dolls anymore as they have been newly dubbed ‘action figures’ but when the toys debuted they were known as dolls and they were the hottest toy on the market in 1964. GI Joe was the man of action and the super solider whom kids would …

I have a son at 18 months who’s just starting to show all the usual toddler signs, tantrums, refusal to eat, fighting sleep and many more. I have found the book Toddler Taming by Dr.Christopher Green an absolute joy. The book is recommended as a Parents’ Guide for the …

Dawn, Book 1. From the California Diaries collection. Author is Ann M. Martin.
This is actually the first book of the whole California Diaries series.
These books are intended for the young pre-teen age leve. I’m a 40 year old parent. So, my perception of the book may be …

Every once in a while, I’ll come across a Sherlock Holmes adventure that has a case so realistic, I can’t help but wonder if it was really based off of some sort of top secret incident.
The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans is just such a story. It revolves …

I love to rummage and see what I can find and this week I choose to go to Mckays used bookstore. I was so pleased that I found so many great books that are out of print and that are not stocked in the new book stores. I do …

Best known for his book Little Children because of its recent success as a film, Tom Perrotta’s first novel, The Wishbones, may actually be his best. It is the story of Dave Raymond, a 31-year-old New Jersey man who still lives with his parents and works part-time as a …

The Witcher saga consists of two short story collections and five novels, each dealing with tales of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his companions. The Witchers, in Sapkowski’s written world, are genetically enhanced monster slayers who are hired for money to kill the beasts that horrify the peaceful …

‘Where shall we go this summer?’ is a book written by Anita Desai. This is the story of a sensitive young wife who is torn between the desire to abandon the boredom and hypocrisy of her middle class and ostensibly comfortable existence, and the realization that the bonds that …

I am halfway reading the novel of EL James, Fifty Shades of Grey and I was awe-struck on how an innocent girl smitten by a mysterious businessman Christian Grey. Basically, this book is not just your average, romantic kind of novel. It’s more than that. Steamy, kinky and hot. …

I have read the book ‘The secret’. The author is Rhonda Byrne. This book is supposed to be a self-help book, but the author has done a rather poor job of it. I was not much sastisfied with this book.
The author speaks about the law of attraction in this …

Ghost Rider was a pretty schizo book when it debuted in the early 1970’s. In the 1990’s, when the book made its comeback, people laughed because they didn’t think GR was anything more than a dopey character. While the 1990’s books were cool, this 1970’s version is pretty dopey.
The …

I borrowed this book from the library the other day and I don’t know why I have a good sense of reading sales book ever since I started to develop a good habit of reading since young. If you are a salesman embarking on a jammed career, or just …

In an eight and a half week period, I read fourteen novels, that was a personal record for me. The last novel I read was, “Devil Bones”, by Kathy Reichs. I was so intrigued, by Reichs novel, I read it twice. The primise of the story had me follow …

This is a must read for anyone who has enjoyed Ms Feehan’s work in the past.
Safe Harbour by Christine Feehan is the fifth book in her magical Drake sisters series. This is Hannah and Jonas’s story. The previous books have been building up for their story as in …

Leave the Grave Green (written by Deborah Crombie and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1996).
Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James were handled a case to investigate —“ carefully and discreetly.
Connor Swann, the son-in-law of Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton had been found strangled. Sir Gerald and …

What Every BODY is Saying has lots of good ‘catch’ in it. Written by Marvin Karlins and Joe Navarro, it has lots of good elements that could be useful for readers like you and me out there to ‘detect’ honesty and looking through more than the body language …