Betty Crocker one dish meals is a cookbook that retails for about fifteen US dollars. I purchased a soft back version of this book that has 330 plus pages and quite an assortment of recipes. I thought when I bought this book that it might help me create nutritious and …

“Arrow to the Sun” by Gerald McDermott is such an enchanting tale for young readers where they can learn about a different culture (Pueblo Indians) in an easy to read text with vivid colors and shapes that are from another culture. Young readers are going to love this fun …

This is a cute novel for children. Kids now might find it a bit slow moving, as their aren’t really any bad guys, although the Bobsey twins do have to solve the mystery of a missing sailboat and deal with a boy who bullies the younger set of twins.
The …

The Hardy Boys is a classic series of mystery novels for preteen boys, and even though I was never a preteen boys, I still read and enjoyed them along with Nancy Drew books. In The Mystery of the Flying Express, book 20 of the series, the boys must track …

God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe is a novel about self-esteem and friendship. A young girl growing up by the name of Amnette Goode thinks that she is unattractive and overweight. She is daily abused by
the boarder that her mother let live inside their home. She is …

When Professor Henry Conklin discovers an ancient mummy from South America, he hopes that it will help his scientific theories and also to prove that the great buildings of the Incas are actually the work of another kind of older civilization. He realizes with dismay and chagrin that the …

Wheels Of Life, a book focused around the primary chakra by Anodea Judith, is a wonderful guide of explanations and exercises involving the seven primary chakras in the human body: root, sacra, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and crown. For those of you …

‘Mystery of the missing man’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is one among the mystery series of the five find-outers. This is an interesting and exciting mystery and quite a good read. This book is little dry to read in the beginning, but after a few …

Time Power is a book I have read which is written by Brian Tracy. This author is a very smart writer and he has given a wonderful insight on time management and how by dividing and planning your time wisely, one could effectively possibly earn more in the …

Scent of Shadows is the first book in the Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. Usually, superhero books are not my cup of tea, but there was something mystical about the story line that I found immediately captivating. The book starts out with Joanna Archer on a …

Packed with more screams and thrills than Jurassic Park and Lost World combined, Michael Crichton’s Timeline is, to understate it a ‘nice read’. Crichton successfully combines futuristic quantum technology with fourteenth-century European history and creates a highly informative and highly entertaining piece of art.
The story sets off in Dordogne, …

This book is all about the twins’ birthday as they are turning seventeen, and they want to have the most special birthday ever! Jessica Wakefield wants to plan a big birthday bash for her twin Elizabeth, but there’s only one problem —“ Elizabeth already had the same plans in …

This is the first book of the Inspector Rebus series and in my opinion the darkest one. Ian Rankin is regarded as the classic author of the genre called tartan noir, which, as the name indicates, combines the unique features of Scottish
cultural landscape with the elements of hard-boiled criminal. …

This is a great book to read if you like reading books where there is a mystery to solve. However, I felt that it was a little predictable who the bad guy was going to be. I do a lot of reading, so maybe I have developed …

Easier than you Think because life doesn’t have to be so hard (The Small Changes that Add up to a World of Difference) by Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was a book that I found at my library that turned out to be just as I expected, a nice little motivational/inspirational …

Eva Ibbottson’s Dial a Ghost, much like her Secret of Platform 13 and Island of the Aunts, is full of funny coincidences. Like the others, it is a comfortable story with clear good guys and bad guys, great for kids to read. I think both boys and girls would …

My father bought this book for my son, age 2, as he is a huge Disney fan as well as a big fan of stickers. He also loves to sit down and read whenever he gets the chance to. This book combines the best of all worlds.
This …

This is one of my first Sweet Valley books ever, and it didn’t disappoint me. The title is called The Haunted House, and personally although I thint the titled should have been more interesting than this one, the story is better than the title itself.
The book is all about …

This Thesaurus has become a permanent fixture on my desk. Having a Thesaurus in addition to a dictionary is very practical as it allows me to write better while searching for words which I don’t want to repeat but has the same meaning. It is a hard bound book …

Usually, when I see a movie based off a book, I like the book much better. In the case of Frankenstein, I actually like the movie better.
It’s not that Mary Shelley’s book is bad; it’s just really dull when you consider it is billed as a monster book. If …

A writing work of this magnitude can not be covered by a single text, by any description or by any generalization. So in the beginning I recommend you see at least one more review of it to see also another point of view on the book. Because each …

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 …

OK, I hated the movie but people kept telling me the book Twilight was really good. And, since I found it in a bargain bin at Wal-mart (usually not a good sign for books by the way), I figured I would give it a chance.
I was right, it wasn’t …

This was one of the first makeup books I purchased, and I still keep it in my collection as a great bit of reference. Although I don’t think it’s entirely up-to-date, at least 80% of the makeup tips and tricks contained within can apply to any period. This is …

I love reading this book. The title is Will Work for Fun: Three Simple Steps for Turning Any Hobby or Interest Into Cash by Alan R. Bechtold. It is basically about internet marketing, internet business and just about anything that can be profitable for oneself. I find …

The book Girls In Trucks by Katie Crouch is an in-depth book that captivates the reader. It is about Sarah Walters and her quest to seek out a man for herself. It starts out as Sarah being a young girl living in the south. She attends dance classes each …

Sensational Games for Your ZX81 will of course be of most interest to those people who (like me!) are interested in old micro computers, whether through the medium of emulation or on the original hardware. We’re a large community nowadays! This book was published by Addison-Wesley (not exactly a …

I recommend The Giver because this book is a big “WOW!!!”. It talks about a teenage boy who lives in a Utopian world. I’m sure that every single human being want to be in that sort of world. I thought it was the perfect place to be, but I …

I simply love the cover illustration of the book title, Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. The story is awesome and have I mentioned in my reviews how I truly love romantic comedy genre books pretty much? Alright, one of the genres of all times that I truly love.
In …

I recently read the book, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. I had already seen the movie and was somewhat reluctant to read the book since I already knew the story. My mom handed me the book saying, “You won’t be able to put it down”. She was absolutely right, …

‘The Whaleboat House’, previously published as ‘Amagansett’, was Mark Mills’ first novel and is set in 1947 on Long Island. I was not alive in 1947 and have never been to Long Island so I did hope that the author would be able to give a good sense of …

Mr. Murder is one of Dean Koontz’s earlier novels that has recently been re-released by Berkley books. It was originally released in October of 1993 by G.P.Putnam’s Sons.
Like mmost of Koontz’s books, I enjoyed it. It was a fast paced story and I didn’t put it down until I …

I am a big fan of Louise Hay, and I love her book entitled Heal Your Body. I am very, very fortunate that I have not had to endure a long standing illness or lots of serious health problems, but I still think that Heal Your Body is a …

The Science of Getting Rich is a radical book which may challenge your current belief system. Anyone who reads it must keep an open mind in order to receive great insights from the book.
Wallace D. Wattles advocates that all wealth derives from a thought. It is all a thinking …

I appreciate publishers as much as the books that they put out. The binding, the cover design and typeface are things that attract us to a book and judge on the merits of the publisher. I particularly like NYRB (New York Review of Books) paperbacks, and want …

This is a YA book where the main protagonists are 16-year-old Ethan and 15-year-old Lena. Ethan is a normal mortal while Lena is a caster (otherwise known as witch) with incredible powers. Their love is doomed by a curse on Lena’s family incurred a hundred years ago by one …

This book is a continuation of the novel Cloud of Sparrows, with a page that is thicker and more complex story. In this book the various problems that a mystery in the first book will revealed. For example, where the descendants of Okumichi have clairvoyance, the reason for the …

The Great Divorce, penned by C.S. Lewis, is widely known amongst students attending Christian universities. I believe many would classify the book as a theological dissertation, regardless of its creative setting. To capture readers’ attention, C.S. Lewis created a fantasy situation, where spirits would travel from Purgatory to Heaven …

This book, one of the few books Jane Austen published, is a classic. A story of two very different sisters, and basically, their journey to getting married.
The characters that are actually interesting in this book are actually the comic characters and the more annoying characters. I find the main …

Leisure is a publishing company. It publishes the Hard Case Crime Line, a Western line, a thriller line, and a horror line. Its sister company, Lovespell, publishes romance.
Leisure is best known for its horror books. The publishing company features such authors as Richard Laymon, Douglas Clegg, Edward Lee, …

This is a book about a hermaphrodite.
(Hence, the name.)
This is a very good book.
(Hence, the 10 stars.)
This book spans several generations, tracing the history of a mutated gene, through a convoluted series of incestuous unions.
But a great deal of pity and understanding is afforded to the said incestuous family, …

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool , Will Somers is a fantastic work of fiction (it is not in fact an actual autobiography written by Henry VIII). It tells the life story of one of England’s most notorious monarchs, Henry Tudor, from the first person …

This is the second novel that I read by Brian Keene and I must say it was just as good if not better than the first. It’s a fast-moving page-turner and I read the entire book in less than twenty-four hours. The story really gripped me from the beginning …

This book, number 54 in the Hardy Boys series of books, is interesting because the Hardy Boys and their friends are on a vacation when they stumble upon a mystery. Joe, while out in a storm trying to help someone, stumbles upon a mask which is the clue to …

The “Poems that Live Forever” book, with the combined poems from America’s favorite poets, is a real inspiration even to someone like myself who does not enjoy poetry on any given day. Through high school I had trouble with poetry, and it wasn’t until college that I began to …

There’s a quote on the book cover that makes the comparison to “The DaVinci Code”. It’s pretty apt as the two are very similar.
This isn’t a towering literary masterpiece. It is however, a good read. It’s quick, not too dense, or complicated and manages to keep …

This kids’ chapter book is very well written. There is a certain amount of teenage selfishness in the main character, as the story is told from her perspective, but she is not entirely selfish, being able to see things from a practical point of view.
The story itself is interesting, …

This book tells you how to face with questions for the GRE. Before I bought this book, I had not idea how to solve the questions on GRE. I did not even know if the tactics existed because GRE is very difficult in terms of vocabulary levels and complexity …

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams, is a collection of post-apocalyptic short stories by a multitude of authors. Some of the better recognized of these are Orson Scott Card, Stephen King, and Gene Wolfe. But there are plenty of others to enjoy. The stories contained in …

I really like this book, like any other teach yourself book it’s not one hundred percent perfect but you can get a lot of information out of it and come out looking pretty much like a professional. This is not a difficult book to understand. The 24 hours does …