With everything leaning heavily towards digitalized formats these days, the safety of having a crash-proof, hack-proof mechanism through which to organize one’s life, lies within the pages of my Frankiln Covey personal organizer diary that I have come to make an integral part of my life annually.
My very first …

I was loaned a novel called “The Shack” by WM. Paul Young and immediately put it under some of the papers on my bookshelf to soon forget it existed. A time later, while fishing for other books to read, I lifted the papers and found the novel I …

“The biggest best seller after the release of Harry Potter”
The raves about this book series is unbelievable, everyone who reads the first book just must read the other two immediately. When I read The Hunger Games, I fell in love with it after the first chapter.
Katniss is the main …

It’s hard to follow up a work that has been so well-received with another smash hit. That, however, was exactly what Douglas Adams did when he wrote The Restaurant at the End of the Universe—”the sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.
In the sequel, more randomness ensues as …

This is the eleventh installment of Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club seventh-grade series and it’s titled Angels Keep Out! I think the title is quite childish and corny and the title says it all. Both the Angels Club and the Unicorn Club have a party showdown just to prove …

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 …

John Grisham takes us in the offices of one of the richest men in United States, Troy Phelan. It seems that Phelan’s family was not a family but a group of weird and crazy people. Troy is an eccentric man, never loved by any, but everyone loved his money. …

This is one of my favourite books. Actually, I really enjoy this author. I found the pace of the book very fast, and read the entire book in one sitting.
The main characters, Min and Cal, are cute and funny, and I especially liked their best friends, Liza and Tony. …

It’s not a Sherlock Holmes story (though I do think there is some reference to the famous detective in it) but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery, The Lost Special, is actually one of the better mysteries I’ve read.
The story is about a train that disappears while on its normal …

If there was one complaint that I had about DC Comics’ “Final Crisis” event last year, it was the delays. Just about every book had a serious delay in the printing that led to the story coming out months late; mostly, from what I understand, the delay was …

This is the second book in the “Pretty Little Liars” series by Sara Shepard. I really loved the first book and while this one was not as exciting, it was still very good. The mystery from the first book continues here and I was still trying to guess who …

I have recently read all three books in the ‘Dark Materials’ trilogy by Phillip Pullman. All three books were equally interesting, it wasn’t one of these series where the first book seems good and then the rest fall flat and the story line was well maintained through all …

Choosing a suitable medical book can be a daunting task for a first year medical student. One never knows what they ought to look for in a book, and the lecturers seem to recommend books because they wrote them or they know someone who wrote the book. Luckily, after …

1st to Die, another book that I’ve read by James Patterson, is a truly fantastic and engaging story. This novel starts off with 4 women, and friends, each with a different occupation, related to the force, including a medical examiner, vowed to hunt down the serial killer that …

I’ve got this book as a gift to me by a friend. The manual of the warrior of light is a book authored by Paulo Coello who has also authored some bestselling books like “The Alchemist”. This author is one of my favorite contemporary writers of all …

Models don’t eat chocolate cookies by Erin Dionne is a sweet novel for teenage and preteen girls. The plot, a young teen’s struggle with self confidence and her weight seems like it’s going to be an after school special but the book is actually quite in depth and well-written. …

I found this e-book on the Internet at the moment that someone I loved left to work abroad. I was devastated, I didn’t know what to think. I needed something to change my life completely. I didn’t want to give up and I didn’t want to stay indoors waiting …

The History of the World is included in my syllabus. It is one of the vastest syllabuses that I ever encountered. However, with the book of Norman Lowe, it not only becomes easy for me but also interesting.
There has lot of happening in the history, if we took it …

“American Egyptologist” by Jeffrey Abt, Chicago University Press, 2012.
James Henry Breasted was early on interested in the ministry. He also had a marked talent in absorbing languages. He took these attributes and interests; using them in co-ordination with a very interesting career as the United State’s first …

I am not a big fan of ‘How To’ Series of books. However, I found this one in one of my cousins house. He was doing MBA, and this book was recommended to him as a part of his study. I learned that it’s a bestseller and was quite …

“Everyone Dies” is a book written by Michael McGarrity, featuring Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney.
The procedures followed by Kerney’s team to solve the case is very interesting and informative.
In the book a killer is killing victims and leaving notes taunting and threatening Kerney, Kerney’s wife Sara, (who we …

I absolutely love this book! It’s a non-stop read from beginning to end. I cannot put it down, and I’ve read it at least three times. The book is essentially an autobiography written by the late Danny Sugerman, famous as the Doors manager, and relays the timeless …

Child of Time by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg
ISBN: 0330322702
Genre: Sci-fi
This is an extended version of a short story called “The Ugly Little Boy”, written by Isaac Asimov and initially published in 1956. It is the second collaboration between Asimov and Silverberg, the first being “Nightfall”, also an extended …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Out of Time is a comic book that follows up on the episode “Relics” as well as “Cause and Effect”. I think the comic book story does a superb job of following up on stories that the television show should have, but never …

Actors have to bank a lot on the training they get, but there are a lot of different teachers out there with differing styles of teaching and differing views of what the actor’s process and technique is. I have combed through a lot of different books from different teachers, …

Hornet’s Nest, written by Patricia Cornwell was published by Warner Books in 1998.
This novel is somewhat different from other Cornwell stories featuring Dr Kay Scarpetta; the last book I read was Trace, which was a disappointment. This book was however entertaining, with two different protagonists - Judy Hammer, …

Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown. Catchy title and author’s name I think. This is a memoir. The story of Cupcake Brown. This story is very insightful into the life of a young african american girl who’s life takes a horrific turn. She takes …

Our protagonist, Marie, has just left her husband, an abusive and too dominant man. She decided to move in with her brother to the trailer where they grew up, which only brings bad memories from her past, but it’s better than the present she was living. Everything goes well …

I read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn recently and found the book to be fairly straight-forward and interesting as well. However, for the parts when I did not understand what was going on or for a list of all the characters and their roles in the story, I …

Mainspring is a well-written novel worth the time it takes to read it. It also has the honor of being truly unique; something rare in the field of fantasy that’s most often dominated by elves, dragons and sorcerers. The story itself is intelligently thought out and executed expertly. What …

I have read the book —˜The mystery of the tolling bell’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is a Nancy Drew book. This is a very interesting and fascinating book. I liked it very much. In this book, Nancy shows astounding courage in her investigations. The story becomes more and …

Written a novel based on historical data, is not exactly a duplicate of history. However, when the literary history as the material is then processed with aesthetic achievement and a brilliant way of storytelling, the novel’s plot will build a new meaning. The way and style as it is …

I have been fairly impressed with the relatively new Virgin Comics. I wasn’t expecting a great deal from them, however the couple of titles I have read I have rather liked (especially Ramayan 3392 AD). So I was somewhat optimistic when I picked up this title: John …

I recently read this very nice book by Dr. Seuss called, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” This book is especially dedicated for those who are venturing into adulthood, facing new challenges, new parents to be and for all people having problems and challenges along the way. This …

Where do people get so many disgusting things from? From birth, upbringing, or environment? All these questions I tackled with John Steinbeck as I read his novel, The Winter of Our Discontent.
Usually, Steinbeck wrote about ordinary people, toilers fighting for their rights in this life. His characters are understandable …

“The Fairytale Cake” is a children’s book written by Mark Sperring and illustrated by Jonathan Langley. It is a relatively new book, published in 2005.
This book features tons of fairy tale characters as they bake a cake and deliver it to a birthday party. The idea itself has …

The Bikini Bootcamp says that it can get you your ultimate beach body in two weeks. Which it probably can, what it fails to mantion is that you need to be a millionaire with no job nor kids and two complete free weeks in order to achieve it. The …

This is a golf book, which is not normally something I would read, since I do not play golf. However, I do like to read, and sometimes I just pick up the closest available book and flip through it. This is my husband’s book. He likes golf, strangely, and …

First of all, when I read this book, How I Made My First Million on the Internet and How You Can Too!: The Complete Insider’s Guide to Making Millions with Your Internet Business by Ewen Chia, 2 things came into my mind.
Firstly; this book is targeted for those …

The Adventures of Boone Barnaby is a great book for both boys and girls alike. It is the story of a young boy who lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California. Silicon Valley is right over the hill, but his small town seems removed from …

I have enjoyed reading all of Sue Grafton’s alphabet titled books. This newest one, U is for Undertow stood up to her other books. It was an interesting plot that kept the reader interested.
The plot of this book centers around the main character, Kinsey Millhone …

The third book is the final chapter of the Millenium Trilogy of Stieg Larsson. In my copy, the inside cover has a picture of the author and a short piece on him. I was saddened to learn that he died before seeing how much of a big …

The Series of Unfortunate Events are a series of books by Lemony Snicket that are children’s books. They are a bit grim, and that grimness is probably what made me a fan of the series as well and caused me to purchase the entire series. this is …

The Marriage Duel is written by Maureen Mackey and I always love to read London scenes love story. This time round, the heroine in question is Clarinda Humphreys and she has this mentality that she cannot cross through by marrying first before her sister, Jane.
On the …

Daredevil Issue 235 was written by Danny Fingeroth and published in 1986. Steve Ditko was the artist. This is a good old fashioned issue that focuses on the hero overcoming great odds in the form of one of Marvel’s most powerful super villians, Mister Hyde.
The issue shows …

Probably the two best things about Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired books are the fact that they are incredibly easy to read and that they usually contain a few spiritual insights that can enrich or challenge your walk with God. Unfortunately, many of the offerings in the imprint are rather …

The Intermediate Geography Workbook is produced by Rand McNally Schoolhouse Products. It covers how to read a map useing the legend. The Intermediate Geography Workbook covers longitude, latitude, world time zones and hemispheres. It covers customs, culture, animals and landmarks of the world besides geography of the seven contitinets …

For Father’s Day that day, I bought for my dad the book of Many Ways to Say I Love You, written by Fred Rogers. He was so touched that he cried a bit. This book is very sweet actually. I’ve read it too, after my father …

If you are looking for a great book of Halloween ideas, there are many. But save time and energy by buying the best one on the market. Martha Stewart’s “Halloween” (published 2001) is the best book for ideas on costumes, truly spooky Halloween decor, Halloween party food and other …

This book is very useful for children. This illustrated first dictionary book is an alphabetical word bookthat introduces a child to dictionary skills.This book is designed very simple picture wordbook. It is not yet ready to use a full fledged dictionary. This book contains of an alphabetical list of …