This book takes place in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The main character, Fiona Flanagan, moves there to open her own midwife clinic. Fiona is half Amish, so this move is also important to her so she can get to know her Amish family and learn more about …

This book is a great look at American History from a Italian mans experience in the political game that shapes our great country. It shows how he grew up in an Irish Catholic community and how his religion and his family shaped the direction of his life.
The well …

I recently took a flight from Bangkok to Singapore by Swiss Air. That was in fact my first flight with Swiss Air, and it was absolutely a very enjoyable experience.
Starting from the checkin desk at Suvarnabhumi …

It is hard to believe that the 4.50 From Paddington was first published over fifty years ago. The current copy in my house proclaims it is an eighteenth impression and it is certainly not the first copy that has graced the library.
Mrs McGillicuddy is travelling to see her friend …

According to Barry Hannah, Heart of Darkness involves Modernist themes which was typical for Conrad’s writing style. The characters in Modernist stories are so “shocked” that they are paralyzed from being able to describe the “grief” of modern realities.
I agree with this idea. In many ways, Heart of Darkness …

Jack Canfield was the co-creator of the bestseller series, Chicken Soup for the Soul and so when I saw ‘Key to Living the Law of Attraction’ I could not resist reading it. It is perhaps the only book of its kind and is written in simple and understandable manner. …

Vernor Vinge is an American writer of science fiction who is already extremely popular in the U.S., especially for the two books that won the Hugo - “A deepness in the sky” and “A Fire Upon the Deep.”
If in these sf books he treats a well-loved space opera theme …

I found the Scarlett Letter online for about $10.00 is was written by Nathaniel Hawthorn who is a classic author so I thought that I would get it. It is about Hester Prynne and the consequences of her less than moral actions and the way that the Purtian society …

Salvation in Death is the latest installment in the In Death series. In this book, Eve and Roarke once again work together to find the killer in this murder with a lot of twists and turns.
We see more of Roarke being featured in this book - his usual expertise …

James Graham has been serving as a missionary in Africa, building hospitals for the poor. Now his health forces him to go home to Chicago. A bug bite brought on a strange condition that affects James’s joints, making them hurt and swell. James returns to the US. The doctors …

Book Cellar the
Ral Durham Airport
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 840-0402
The book cellaris a used book store, nothing out the ordinary there. What makes it great is that its a used book store located in the RDU airport, so you can get a used book when your on your way in …

The Secret of The Old Clock is the first in the Nancy Drew Mysteries, written by Carolyn Keene.
In this book Nancy investigates and solves her first case. Where she must find a will written by Josiah Crowley.
Nancy sets out to find and old clock which is where she …

My younger brother gave me this book for my last year�s birthday. It�s a tongue-in-cheek book called The Rules for Online Dating: Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right in Cyberspace. I laughed like crazy when I opened up my birthday present and found this book, written by …

The Book Tuesdays with Morrie is a book written by Mitch Albom, all from his personal experience with his college professor, Morrie whose view in life have changed his life, and many others - and this happened in the middle of a crisis he is faced with - sickness. …

I’m still a relative newcomer to the world of “Hellboy”. I enjoyed the movies and have picked up a few trades as well as collecting some of the recent arcs in individual issues. Still, I’m not well versed in Mignola’s mythology. As such, it made this …

This is a true story that ended in 1991, and which had left law enforcement clueless for years. But in 2004, the crazy serial killer emerged again, boasting his letters, and that lead to his downfall. He was caught then, and the interview that he gave was …

No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark is a heart-touching novel. It is about a young women who has to return to a place she never thought she would want to set foot in again. Her childhood home. She
killed her mother when she was a young woman, …

While this book deals with a very different topic and has quite a different feel to it than Gary Paulsen’s other books such as Brian’s Winter and Hatchett, it still has his easy flow from event to event and is definitely based upon an interesting idea. Like many of …

I’ve been Jodi’s fan since 2003. First book that I bought was Keeping Faith. It’s about a child with stigmata’s experience. I liked it so much, because of the interesting topic she bought. Topic wasn’t about love between man and women, but about family. Jodi brings unusual things to …

‘State of Fear’ is the latest novel from writer Michael Crichton. I must admit to being excited about reading this book, having always been a fan of Crichtons. Did it live up to my expectations? Absolutely. ‘State of Fear’ is gripping from beginning to end.
Funded …

Recently a friend gave me this self-help book that I didn’t expect much help from. Only to find that I could not put the book down. This book hit the nail on the head when it came to detailed descriptions of people in general, as well as …

Here I am coming with a very good Physics book from Griffiths. Wanted to master Electrodynamics.., then this is the best book you can think of. First let me talk about the structure of the book it first starts teaching you the very basic mathematics required and general physics …

“Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball” by Kathleen Brady is a book on Lucille Ball that I was unsatisfied with. The reason I was not satisfied with this book is that I felt it did not seem to have much order to it or a theme. It really is …

Ennangalin Oorvalam Tamil book is a book that contains collection of poetry wrote by the authour N.Suresh. I am always interested in reading poetry books especially in my mother tongue Tamil. This book is full of poetry in different things like love, life, country, sky, sea, women, …

The secret life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna, is a biography about the famous playwright, author, and poet Oscar Wilde. I previously, knew very little about Oscar except that He wrote poetry, and was An contemporary of the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw, …

It is often, although by no means always, the case, that when a book has the most straightforward and perhaps even boring of titles, inside there may lurk a fascinating wealth of information and interest. I certainly think that this is the case with The Longcase Clock, Eric Bruton’s …

I love, love, and will continue to love reading. No Internet or e-books can replace a tattered volume with exciting content. Recently I reread something by Dreiser, namely “Jennie Gerhardt.”
The novel is extraordinary. Although there’s nothing in the story itself that would make me completely enthralled. No sharp twists, …

My boyfriend got me a copy of this book for my birthday.
I just finished it and I have to tell you it was pretty good. I haven’t seen the movie yet. I have no idea how all that is going to translate into a film.
Back to the …

The Big Picture by Douglas Kennedy is not a romantic comedy nor a serious romance. In fact, it is a thriller, well, nearing to the middle right up to the end. This book is fabulous, but I have a word of warning though.
It is not suitable …

I have always been an avid gamer, so when I discovered that a book on the creation and history of the popular Legend of Zelda video game series had been published, I was ecstatic. I was so eager to purchase The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia that I …

O. Henry is one of the most famous short story writers in America (and also one of the most humorous in literature) and The Ransom of Red Chief is one of the wittiest and most hilarious short stories that he ever wrote.
In The Ransom of Red Chief, O. Henry …

This is a great novel and will be of great interest to anyone interested in Woman and the Middle East. Although fictional, the feel of reality in this novel is stunning, to the point you empasise, feel and want a happy ending for the heroin, like any good …

The Maze Runner is the first book in the Maze Runner trilogy. One day, a boy awakes in a lift, whose doors open to reveal a place called the Glade. The boy does not remember things like who his parents or friends were, only his first name, Thomas. The …

“Firestorm” is a mystery story written by Nevada Barr.
Featuring Anna Pigeon.
In “Firestorm” a raging forest fire is burning in California. At first the fire is thought to have been started by Joshua Short. In another investigation during the fire 9 people have been stranded on the mountain by …

In Memoirs of a Geisha, Nitta Sayuri, the woman of the book, tells the story of her life as a geisha. As I read the book, I came into a place where a person’s facade is in dominance and of great importance. It is a world that looks …

You would imagine a book with such a decisive title as “Twentieth Century Children’s Writers” to be a fairly definitive work, and such this book mostly is. I don’t think it is by any means perfect, especially in some of the decisions made about which authors to cover, but …

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 …

Allow me to preface this review with a healthy bit of disclosure: I am not a fan. Really, I am not. I am also a woman, and though I don’t think it matters, evidently it does as most assume those with an adverse opinion of this book is male. …

Barefoot in the Dark by Lynne Barrett-Lee is a story about fairy-tales which an adult like me had read and so loving it very much.
The story has a modern concept to it though. Like a modern Cinderella of some sorts. Enters the character of Hope and …

This book if the seventh Hardy Boys book written by Franklin W. Dixon in the 50s and 60s. While many of the ideas are old fashioned, and it is especially amusing to read about the “high tech” stuff the boys have or discover, they are, in general, good books …

What an incredible gift this would be for a friend who enjoys history, news and current events, perhaps nostalgia, or for yourself if you fit that description. This remarkable publication was under the Christmas tree for me one year when I was a teenager, and I still love …

In this novel from the Star Wars series The New Yedi Order, the New Republic and their enemies, the Yuuzhan Vong, are at a standstill. Han and Leia’s son Jacen turn up after every one thought him dead while his sister Jaina continues going on suicide missions against the …

The Life And Achievements Of The Renowned Don Quixote De La Mancha, written by Cervantes in the seventeenth century, has been translated from the original Spanish into many languages. I think this is because the book is not only entertaining, but also includes many moral and philosophical issues and …

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is one of my favorite novels. Although the second part of it is a bit rushed (I couldn’t help feeling that Dumas had gotten a little tired of the story and was in a hurry to finish it), it is a …

—˜The Diary of Anne Frank’ is quite easily among the most celebrated written works of the Twentieth Century, being studied at universities and school all over the world, adapted into critically acclaimed stage plays, films and television serials and specials, and becoming apart of history and of Western culture. …

Ariana, a young schoolteacher, is kidnapped by a gang of outlaws. Their leader, known as the Boss, wants to provoke his son Laramie to fight for her. Although Laramie was raised in the gang, he has a soft side to his character, and he hasn’t yet killed a man. …

This book is told by Zana Muhsen and written by Andrew Croft. It is the most interesting story I ever read and disturbing it many ways.
Zana and her sister lived in Birmingham, but their father sold them to the Yemen to be married to young boys. Their …

I picked up this novel from a local book fair at a very cheap price. I just chose it randomly without even giving a thought about the author because I rarely read thriller novels. Well, the novel is written by the famous author Stephen King who has produced some …

The Big Book of Experiments is a book originally by Paola Cocco and a team of assistants. It was translated into English by Maureen Spurgeon. The English edition is copyright 2000. The book is aimed at children, and lists 200 exciting experiments. The experiments cover a wide range of …

‘As Sure As the Dawn’ is the third part of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. This time the plot is centered around Atretes, the German warrior took captive by the Romans in the first book. After being told by the slave Hadassah that his son is still …