A Plague of Secrets is a legal thriller by popular legal thriller writer John Lescroat. I have to admit that even though I read a great deal, I had never read a legal thriller before. A Plague of Secrets was a great introduction. The story opened …

I used to adore John Grisham novels. His first books: A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client — were exciting, enthralling novels. Grisham’s experience in law gave him the background to write legal thrillers, and his personal talent made them good ones. Over the …

This book is hysterical. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I never thought I would, Because I an not into chick-lit at all.
Shawn Wayne is single, employed, hard’bodied, a former All-American, and looking for his ideal woman. He may have an obsession with ESPN’s SportsCenter, money, and going …

My husband gave me a book that he was really excited about. I think it is one of his favorites. It is now on my favorites list too. The book is Rora by James Byron Huggins. Rora is around 480 pages and was published in …

Lately, everyone around us has stopped reading books. People are constantly staring into their smartphones, giggling at stupid videos. Any party ends with the guests watching a new TV series on the laptop.
On such occasions, I always think of Ray Bradbury’s great book FAHRENHEIT 451.
The author tells …

Do you enjoy a good, well written murder mystery? Mary Higgins Clark never fails to entertain in this arena. She writes excellent books with well thought out plots and characters.
The story, We’ll Meet Again, starts out with the murder of a doctor and the arrest of his …

I think I’ll start by giving you guys a confession. I’ve only ever made two road trips in my entire life! The first one was from Washington state to California, which I can say it wasn’t a total road trip per say, because we just went through Oregon to …

Have you ever heard about wrapagami? This precious book contains simple, clear and easy to understand instructions, along with intelligible, easy to follow diagrams. An illustrator and graphic (award-winning) designer Jennifer Playford enrich her line of fabric gift wraps with dynamic, fanciful illustrations that take your breath away. But …

Not only is the book “Winter is the Warmest Season” by Lauren Stringer adorable and fun to read with its colorful pages, but it gives children something to relate to as they read. This is, if you haven’t already guessed, a children’s book for ages three to seven and …

Seeds of Evil (written by Carlton Smith and published by St Martin’s Paperback, 1997)
This is a true crime account which highlighted the reality of today’s young and wealthy —“ people to whom money comes with minimal or no effort. One wonders if the parents or guardians had …

This book, Why Mr. Right Can’t Find You: The Surprising Answers that will Change your Life…and His by J. M. Kearns has such an interesting title that I have come to love reading it pretty much. I borrowed this from the library and if you look at the book …

The Marriage Bed is a very delightful story, written by Laura Lee Guhrke. This is a very good author, and her powerful vocabulary takes the breath out of me. She really has some nice amazing words being used, and my English has been improved tremendously just by …

This series was highly recommended to me as reminiscent of, The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I immediately purchased the first three books in the series. Into the Wilderness, Dawn on a Distant Shore and Lake in the Clouds.
I savored the time I could indulge in the first …

“Down Pens” written by H.H Munro is about the conflict of whether or not to write people a “thank you” note every time they decide to go out and purchase you a gift.
The story begins with Janetta struggling to write a “thank you” letter to the Froplinsons for …

Robert Goddard narrates a one week story about actor Toby Flood, who arrives in Brighton early December, for a final week production of Joe Orton’s play Lodger in The Throat.
Toby is having a divorce from his wife Jenny, whom he still loves. At the time, she …

This is one of PD James’ better stories, and opens with a horrifying experience - a student nurse died from poisoning during a nursing demonstration session, in front of student mates and visitors. When a second student died under suspicious circumstances, the bigwigs at the hospital …

Since it’s the summer vacation and I have about two months more to kill before classes resume again, I’ve decided to look for a couple of manga (Japanese graphic novels) which I could read online. After looking and surfing the net for possible manga titles which I would like …

I picked this children’s fantasy novel up on a whim and I’m glad I did, as it’s truly an excellent book. Although fantasy, it was the mystery aspect of it that kept me reading. It shows how age isn’t important and that even a twelve-year-old child can be a …

I bought this book a few months ago and read it immediately because I heard so many god things about it. First of all, this book is not the usual Photoshop book which deals with the usual themes such as sharpening an image, cropping or opening up Photoshop. This …

‘Power principles : Do you have the winning edge?’ is a book written by Jeb Blount. This is a book which motivates the reader to become successful in life, to make better decisions in sales etc.. This is a book worthy to be read by each and every person …

King’s “Pet Semetary” is one of his bests, and I found the book to be my personal favorite. It was dark from the very beginning and rivals several of his other books for the creepiness of its setting. Familiar to me and other readers is the setting of the …

Dolores Cannon is a regressionist, which is a hypnotist that specializes in past life therapy, reincarnation and the research and investigation of this phenomenon. She has regressed many people and discovered many incredibly interesting things about past lives and reincarnation. In The Legend of Starcrash she claims …

My 5-year-old daughter has been getting a bit bored with the kids’ books they force her to check out at school and expressed a desire to read some chapter books with me.
I wasn’t sure how much of a step she was willing to take, but I remembered I still …

I had shied away from reading James Michener’s “Poland”, even though Michener is one of my favorite authors, because I was intimidated by Polish names. They often seem to me like an alphabet soup of consonants with only a stray vowel now and then to aid in pronunciation. I …

My wife had read this book first, and then she gave it to me saying that I was going to like it. I smiled at the title. But from the very first pages, I really did like the book. Dr. Laura is not picking on us primitive husbands or …

This is an absolute must read book for any mother of an autistic child or anyone that has been touched by autism in some way or another! In this book Jenny McCarthy explains what she went through with her son, Evan. To say her journey has tugged …

This Stitch ‘n’ Bitch book was a bit of a pleasant surprise for me when I found it, as I had assumed that the Stitch and Bitch books were only available for knitters. But yay! here is one full of fun crocheting tips and patterns.
The best part of this …

‘Look out, secret seven’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is of the secret seven series and it is a dry book, just like many other secret seven books.
There is no mystery for the seven to solve. But Colin’s neighbour, General Branksome, has his medals …

Twilght is the first of three books by Stephanie Meyer about Bella and Edward Cullen and their twisted fate.
This is a love story between a used-to-be ordinary girl and a member of a “vegetarian” vampire family(they don’t drink human blood, just animals), struggling to be a vampire …

This is the first novel of Mitch Albom, I read. It was my older sister who pleads me to read this as it did make her cry for whole night! well that’s what she said. And I was thinking what’s in the story? and if I will end up …

“The Quotable I Love Lucy” by Tom Watson is most certainly a book I want to recommend to fans of the iconic and unforgettable sitcom! This book is sure to make any fan of the series laugh out loud and even warm his or her heart. This book
contains an …

Dorland’s is one of those I consider one of my most reliable tools when I was in Nursing school years ago. It helped me greatly during my 4 years of study, as I use it everyday as it is packed with all the information I need from cover to
cover. …

“Star Trek: Starship Spotter” by Adam Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune is a book that I did not enjoy very much. The reason that I did not enjoy the book too much is because, for whatever reason, the makers of this book made the very poor decision of taking each …

Seth Godin is the best-selling author of Purple Cow. Although I have not read the first book, I picked up this one as I had wanted to learn more about marketing. Similar to the first book, the title of this one is very controversial and stands out easily amongst …

Alright, this is an awesome book. Title is Literacy And Longing In L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack. These 2 authors combined and collaborating into authoring this book is really awesome and the story inside ain’t that bad.
The main heroine of this story is none …

My father bought “Your Body Can Heal Itself: Over 87 Foods Everyone Should Eat by the Editors of FC and A Medical Publishing” book from a certain ship that travels here to sell books. However, because I decided that I wanted to change my lifestyle and the way I …

A Thousand Splendid Suns is set against the backdrop of Afghanistan and the many changes that the country has undertaken over the last half-century. It follows the lives of two women brought up in very different circles but somehow end up in the same situation.
The recurring theme throughout the …

I’m a longtime King fan. I started reading his work in elementary school and have been enjoying it ever since. I’m such a fan that I write soley about Stephen King related material for Examiner.com. As I discuss the books, I’ve been reading them so that …

DC Comics’ Vertigo line has released a new and incredibly dark western comic called Loveless, about a southern man, Loveless, and his wife trying to find peace and harmony in the reconstruction era.
Western comics were the rage fifty years ago, but they have become almost extinct in recent years …

‘On life after death’ is a book written by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. In this book, the author says that our body is a shell or cocoon. And each of us evolves to the next stage of existence as a spirit. This is what is meant by life after death. The …

The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle by Dan Brown and Randi Weingarten is a heartwarming story that makes me remember about the sacrifices done by a teacher and what it could have been and etc. The students in the class that Dan Brown …

What is the point in this memoir? Basically what we get is a person chronicling their own personal Atkin’s diet. We do get a little background on the person’s life and their battle with obesity. But none of it is either poignant or funny. It …

This is a small hardcover book of thirteen short horror stories by various authors. It’s an anthology on strange, dark and unpredictable creatures - or that’s what the introduction of the book says. I think the editors went a bit too far on the strange part, as none of …

“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 …

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 …

“Brave Irene” by William Steig is a simple but touching story about a young girl who braves a bad snowstorm in order to help her mother. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, is a seamstress. She has just completed a beautiful dress for a wealthy duchess and must deliver it in …

I didn’t have much expectations when I opened this book because I wasn’t entirely pleased with his other work, The Stranger. I just thought it would be good to understand some more his idea of existentialism.
The setting of the story was set in Oran, a city in Algiers. I …

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. …

I really liked this book, although it is bittersweet. It is a memoir written by Martha Beck, a woman who was raised in the Mormon faith (also known as the Church of the Latter Day Saints, hence the title of the book).
The book describes how, for years, she had …