“Odder Than Ever” is the perfect name for this book as the short stories in here are truly unique as well as odd! These stories kept me reading way into the morning hours last night, as they were so intriguing. I really didn’t want to put this book down. …

Lilly lives often migrate. Her parents came from Europe. Lilly was born in Yugoslavia, moved to Ukraine, Corsica, Sicily, Al-Gharb and Spain. When starting a new best friend, Lilly’s life should be filled by foreigners. Lilly lives almost stopped when her parents died for no apparent reason. Lucky, there …

My friend recently bought me the book Crazy for You, by Jennifer Crusie. It is a romance book, and it has a cute dog on the front cover. The main character, Quinn McKenzie goes through a lot of interesting changes during the book. Some of the supporting …

The Future by Degrees is a science fiction story that appears in the anthology Seeds of Change edited by John Joseph Adams. In the story, a company has created a new technology. This technology will allow for heat to be transferred, and as an energy source, it can transform …

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates is by far Tom Robbins’ best work - his magnum opus. Anyone who has read anything by Robbins knows that he gives each word, each sentence, each metaphor, and each sarcastic allegory the attention it deserves. You truly …

Recently, I was in Fort Langley, BC, shopping for antiques and generally just walking around the historic town and relaxing. We had worked up an appetite, and while we were looking around for somewhere to have a bowl of soup for lunch, a cute little café on the corner …

How I Survived Middle School by Nancy Krulik is a fun story for preteens (probably more for girls than boys, just based on the magazine quizzes) about Jenny McAfee’s first few weeks in seventh grade. Her former best friend has ‘dumped’ her for the popular clique, and Jenny strives …

Three cheers to Marvel Comics for releasing new horror tales under the old title monicker of Legion of Monsters. Marvel had a tough time resurrected their old monster line time and time again, but this time they have opted to utilize a continuing anthology which features some of …

I have used many Thesauruses to complete my work in my many years as a student. However, I think I could rightfully say that this one is one of the best I have used. It has many features which make it both user friendly, and at the same time …

It doesn’t matter what else I accomplish each morning before the start of my work day, but I absolutely have to take five seconds to read the comic strip Dilbert if I hope to get my morning started off right.
When I first started reading Dilbert a couple of years …

In the fourth and final story of Keladry of Mindelan, Kel faces all out war, and the also faces the fact that she wont see the gloriously bloody battles she trained for as a Knight. Instead, Kel is assigned to run a refugee camp in the northern part of …

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 bought this book three months ago because of IBS problems, and this is actually the first IBS book I bought. I know something about this disorder already, so I needed a book that will help me plan a diet for my condition. This book may make others think, …

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 …

“Calvin and Hobbes —“ Sunday Pages 1985-1995” is a book, only available in English language, with the stripes of theses characters created by Bill Waterson. My boyfriend gave this book in my last birthday because he knows that I used to read these stripes when I was a child …

To be honest, I didn’t like this book very much. The characters are appealing and the premise is a neat one, but there was a point in the book at which I found myself skimming more than I was reading.
Set in the 1960’s South, this is the story …

“Yvette Samoris” by Guy de Maupassant is about a young girl who killed herself because of the type of life both her and her mother had.
First, the story begins with two men talking amongst each other at a funeral. You’re not sure of who the funeral is for until …

I recently read Henry Ford’s book “My life and work”. The book was written in a very businesslike and substantive manner, with no goofy deviations. “Pouring water” is not his method, only a businesslike approach and proper expenditure of resources, whatever it is: time, money, words.
It is …

An Accidental Woman is written by Barbara Delinsky. This book is very much a romance/drama.
The main plot of the book is about Heather Malone. She moved to town fourteen years ago and settled down. She’s a kind gentle person that everyone in town loves. She lives with …

As a huge fan of the first book in the King-Killer Chronicles (The Name of the Wind), I was so excited to finally read the sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear.
In this installment, Patrick Rothfuss does not disappoint. He tells just as good a story as the first, and …

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull is a young adult fantasy series about a brother and a sister named Seth and Kendra who go to their grandparents’ farm while their parents go out on a cruise. When they arrive they soon discover the farm is a sanctuary for magical creatures …

I just finished a fantastic book the other day. It is Adam by Ted Dekker. It is Christian fiction.
Adam is about an FBI agent on the hunt for a serial killer named Eve. The FBI agent has been obsessed with this case and has …

So, I’d already finished the first and second book of ‘The Selection’ series. Although I was already certain as to what the ending would be, I knew I had to finish it. I couldn’t have just left it in the middle like that. In spite of the low …

Pregnancy comes with lots of happiness, surprises and bunch of questions and confusions with what is right to do and what not. This book by Dr Laura is excellent guide and helps you through your entire course of Pregnancy. This book has many great features which makes this book …

This is the single ,most important book on writing in the world.Grab it; read it and you will be on your way to writing a good quality fiction or non-fiction.Written byGary Provost,one of the America’s greatest writing teachers,this book will change your writing forever.Step-by-step Gary covers the most …

Overview —“ The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, is the story of Salem during the time of The Salem Witch Trials. The play focuses on the developing story of a man named John Proctor who has to free his wife Elizabeth from the accusations of the girls in …

I was actually surprised by this cookbook. C’Mon Over, Hassle-Free, Hustle-Free Entertaining is published by Pillsbury, so I sort of expected that many of the recipes would feature Pillsbury or other related brand products. (This has happened to me in other recipe books. You know, where the first three …

My Experimental truth is auto biography of Mahatma Gandhi. It covers the whole life of mahatma Gandhi till 1940. This novel was written by Gandhi when he was in jail. Mahatma Gandhi has written about his personal life incidents very honestly and with out any hesitation accepted his drown …

Isaac Asimov is one of the most prolific writers the world has ever seen. He is also one of my favorite authors. One of my favorite collections of his work is Magic, which came out shortly after his death. Although not known for his work in …

Earlier this year, entrepreneurs from China has expanded on the continent of Africa. This business expansion continues despite the global economic crisis was going on. This expansion is the opposite of the actions of businessmen from Western countries that came out of Africa. The main reason of the expansion …

As a project employee and former OFW, I am currently looking for some ways to be financially secure, now or in the future.
This book is written by Francisco J. Colayco, a financial advisor, Ph.D, and an entrepreneur.
This teaches you financial literacy in a simple, basic, no-nonsense discussion. It is …

Dare to Succeed is a book that contains and has a theme of mainly about inspirational quotes and events and about wisdom for life and career.
I got this book as a gift from my manager last Christmas cause he knows that I have a hobby of reading books …

This is probably the most important work by Osho. Although Osho has given thousands of commentaries , and tackled every spiritual , and scientific, and philosophical subject, yet, this vision for sex, and sexuality, is more popular and also controversial, and most of the people, who do not know much …

Suzanne Collins’s “Mockingjay” was among the most waited for young adult novels of 2010 —“ or at least that’s what my book-related websites tell me. I have to admit they might be right, since I got my copy the day after the premiere as any fan girl would, and …

This is a fun book to read in bits and pieces. It doesn’t really have a story, it’s more a collection of anecdotes, some researched and some urban legend, about people who have removed themselves from the gene pool in rather ridiculous ways.
It’s sad to make fun of people …

At just under 300 pages Hapgood lays out his ideas about a civilization that he believes existed before ancient Egypt by many thousands of years. This civilization, according to Hapgood, traveled the world by sea. They produced maps by which later seamen would find their way across the Atlantic. …

‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho is a magical fable about following your dream. There are a few books out there which are meant only to change people’s lives and that is exactly what they do. Paulo Coelho has beautifully woven philosophy, story and creativity into an outstandingly successful novel. …

In case you don’s know, Miss Jane Marple is a quiet, reserved lady of a certain age who possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of human evil.
The town of St. Mary Mead is shocked by the discovery of a corpse in the library of a respected man. Colonel and Mrs. …

This book is a very fun kids’ book. The idea of witches being intent on removing evil from the world by using their individual and rather strange powers is cute and fun. The witch school is also a fun idea.
The story moves quickly and without any flaws or anything …

Old Shatterhand and Winnetou is superhero in the wild west in the United States in the 19 th century. Despite hundreds of years since it first appeared, a fictional character created Karl May seems to remain timeless and continue to live in the hearts the fans from generation to …

These booklets of quotes, called “Quote Stacks” are really quite useful. I bought mine at Michael’s craft stores. They are a bit on the expensive side, considering that they could be made on your computer, but it is hard to print things neatly on vellum.
Each stack has 48 sheets. …

This is the first book I have bought and read in a ongoing series of comic book short story anthologies. I had heard much on the internet from artists and from readers in stores about the quality and creativity on display in these collections. After reading it, I couldn’t …

The other day I was waiting for the red light to turn green in my car at one of the numerous traffic signals in the city of New Delhi.A 7-8 year old with loads of books in hand approached me.He gave me a warm smile and literally begged me …

Nineteen Minutes is a novel that I’ve read before and came to love so much. The author is the powerful Jodi Picoult and this story is a very compelling and truly I had a very satisfying read in all. Suddenly this town called New Hampshire became panic …

This is my second short stories collection by Alice Munro; the previous one I’d read, “Runaway”, was actually more to my taste than this one. However, this collection is quite notable, also for having its final story, “The Bear Came Over the Mountain”, adapted into a critically-acclaimed movie starring …

Once again Jayne Ann Krentz successfully marries the paranormal (Paranormal is a general term that describes unusual experiences that lack an obvious scientific explanation,[1] or phenomena alleged to be outside of science’s current ability to explain or measure.) with modern times. Claire Lancaster, the human lie detector meets …

obsessions with literary writing that captivates the reader and does not let go.
The german philosopher has often been accused of far-right ideas and the promotion of racial discrimination, but many forget that he did nothing but write philosophical fiction and try to push the man on the path to …

I have read the book ‘Hindu Goddesses’ by David R Kinsley. As the title suggests, this book is about the hindu goddesses. In this book, the author has not written anything devotional about the goddesses. He has not written anything based on the religious point of view. He has …

Some times we fed up with the doubts asked by our children. And many times we skip and try to deviate the topic if we donot know the exact answer for the question placed before us by our young and curious children. Now you don’t have to …

I stated in my review of Rescuing Sprite that I had never read this book. My mom recently handed me a copy to read. Having read one, it is almost impossible to review this without making …