I am a very tidy person. Pests around my home drive me crazy. I want them gone fast! But, I’m not the type of person to immediately jump and call an exterminator. I’m going to try and take care of the problem on my own, …

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 …

I utilized the SAT Princeton Physics Subject Test Preparation Guide to get ready for the SAT Physics Subject Test earlier this year, in November. I spent approximately 100 hours reading the text (enough to get through it once and finish a practice exam), and I was quite satisfied with …

This installment is probably one of my most favorite out of all the Harry Potter books because it has a decent amount of humor, plot and real life problems as well as a good dose of drama and darkness.
The book wasn’t as thick as the next few so …

What an adventure! I find Alice’s adventure very unrealistic and silly sometimes, but it makes sense that it is merely a dream. However, I think about the thin line between dream and reality. For instance, Alice started to grow bigger towards the end of he dream, signifying that she …

King Arthur and his Knights is part of the English Picture Readers series, published some time ago by Oxford University Press. Although the style used in Ronald Stober’s retelling of the legends is a little bit outdated nowadays, especially for a children’s book, it is still a good enough …

In the third installation in the Mercy Thompson series, Patricia Briggs does not disappoint. It’s really the first time we get to see Mercy, the shape shift coyote mechanic, at a vulnerable place, and really see her fight with her own nature and the nature of the world into …

As a truly passionate person I found the passionate, emotional side of “The Chrysalids” very appealing.
Having an extra toe or the ability to read minds would seem an advantage to me yet there are those that only notice these kind of “abilities” as a divergence from the norm and …

After the book “Path of the Warrior” sparked in me an interest in the dark, futuristic world of Warhammer 40,000 in particularly to the mysterious Eldar race , I continued to look for books about them, and I found the novel “Eldar Prophecy” of Cassern S. Goto. The book …

Late in 2010 Adobe realeased Version 9 of Photoshop Elements. The “how to” material supplied with the software is spartan to say the least and finding such material either through the help files or as tutorials on the web is inconvenient when one is trying to …

I do not have much time for fiction, but I sometimes sit down to a good thriller. Recently, I kept hearing about an author named Lee Child and a group of his fans called ‘Reacher Creatures.’ This comes from the name, Jack Reacher, who is the hero of a …

Everything we eat comes from corn, in some way or another. That is the main premise I picked up from Michael Pollan’s book —˜The Omnivore’s Dilemma’. I read other books by this author and liked them a lot. What I liked about them and about this book is they …

This is the second book written by Frederick Forsyth that I read. My previous book, The Fist Of God was a stunner so I decided to sample more of his works. Turns out, this book is equally, if not more colourful than my previous …

Jamila Gavin’s novel —˜The Wheel of Surya’ is a mind blowing book. It was the runner up for the 1993 Guardian Newspaper Children’s Fiction Award. A big part of the novel is set in a village in Punjab. One can get a beautiful glimpse of rural India with …

The book is about self development, motivation and thinking positively in life. It encourages people to not fall in sorrow and frustration by having positive life. By using simple words in giving interpretation of Quran verses, the author succeed in establish and encourage the readers to follow his tips. …

People who read this book will either be (i) Rutherfurd fans, (ii) Irish history students or (iii) Random readers of historical fiction.
If you are an existing Rutherfurd fan and enjoyed his earlier books you are going to be disappointed. This latest work is turgid, slow moving and fails to …

The book Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand is a book about the life of the great racehorse Seabiscuit and the characters around him.
The story is based on the a racehorse back in the 1930’s named Seabiscuit, a thoroughbred racehorse that has failed to amount to anything. That changed when …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q-in-Law is one of the few Star Trek: The Next Generation novels that feature the characters of Q and Lwaxana Troi - in the same novel, nonetheless. Both characters are associated with comedy on the television show, so it is no wonder that …

Superman is put on trial for treason. He’s given an attorney who does what he can to spin the story in Kal’s favor. The soldier with whom he’s being tried even tries to take the bullet for Kal, but Kal interjects saying that it was his decision …

A literal collision in a dark closet in someone else’s house leads Tilda Goodnight into Davy Dempsey’s arms. Both have broken into the house in order to rectify some wrongs.
Tilda is after a painting that is a key to the secret locked in the basement of her family’s art …

This book consists of five full length exams. I looked all over to find a preparation workout book for the GRE chemistry test but there were a few books available. This is the one of the best book to practice the chemistry test. Difficulty of the question is about …

Kingdom Hearts Manga Volume 1 is a graphic novel adapted from the video game by Shiro Amano. It tells the story of Sora, Riku and Kairi, three friends who live on an island that want to go out and see other worlds so they build a raft …

I’ve bought this Mother Goose nursery rhymes book by Axel Scheffler last year in one of the children’s bookstore in London for an affordable price of 15 British pound. What I like about it is that it has a little bit of stories in between the nursery rhymes …

“Melanie Martin Goes Dutch” is a YA novel by Carol Weston. It is a wonderful, diary format book. This book is great for preteen and younger teenage girls, and is a sequel to “Melanie Martin Speaks her Mind”, I think.
In this book, Melanie’s family goes to the Netherlands because …

Battlefield of the Mind is a book written by Joyce Meyer. Normally, I love self-help books because they are very helpful and not to mention insightful as well. As for this title book, it is the more useful because the text written are inspired on some of …

I am a lover of books, mostly novels. I feel novels are good for passing the time as well as for improving English.
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Written by Ed McBain and published by Avon Books in 1989.
Ed McBain’s stories have been consistent so far that is, they have never disappointed me. In fact, the author sometimes delivered delightful surprises, as he wrote about the team of the 87 precinct and their investigations. …

I recently read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. This book seemed interesting because it was described to me as a romance novel. It was set at the beginning of the 20th century in a small town in the WInter. There are many prominent themes such as …

This was a first book I’ve read from the “Smart Pop” series. It’s a set of 16 essays concentrating on the CSI franchise and the CSI effect.
Each essay is written by a different author. From writers and editors to actual police officers and real life CSIs. As with every …

‘Strategy’ is a book that surprisingly, is about military strategy. Imagine that. Anyways, it looks at various whole time periods, as in the medieval era, Roman era, Greek, etc. and then breaks down a famous battle strategy, or a famous commander to the reader. I like this book because …

I would encourage anyone looking for their true purpose in life to read Rick Warrens, The Purpose Driven Life. I found this to be a truly revolutionary self help book.
This book is not like any other book I have read. First of all it involves 40 days of reading, …

This romantic story, Ecstasy is written by Nicole Jordan and it stars this 2 romantic characters; Raven Kendrick and Kell Lasseter. The story is about Kell saving Raven from her fate of being ruined. He decided to marry this sweet, innocent girl out of sheer pity.
On …

Prime Suspect was written by Lynda La Plante and published by Dell Publishing in 1993.
Why are ambitious women always depicted as hard and bitchy, when they are just trying to do a job and prove their worth? I’m indeed surprised that a female writer would portray her protagonist …

‘To kill a mocking bird’ is a story of a five year girl living in small town Maycomb of America. The story’s plot is about injustice against blacks. The Maycomb is a small town where Scoute lives with his father, elder brother and a caretaker who is black woman.
Harper …

—˜Egypt and the Egyptians’ is a book written by Douglas J. Brewer. This book is all about ancient Egypt and it covers a lot of things of ancient Egypt. This is an interesting book and it is written in a style that is captivating. The author writes the history …

Leslie Glass brings us another exciting novel featuring her intriguing Detective April Woo. Detective Woo is a Chinese American and her interesting background is woven through this thrilling tale of murder and suspense. This is an exciting read that will hold you in its grip to the …

I’ve really enjoyed reading Mercedes Lackey’s oeuvre as a teenager; the books in her Heralds series made for an extremely quick read, it was amusing and involving, the protagonists were likable and, most importantly, it was a page-turner that you couldn’t put down before getting to the last page. …

This is the fourth book in the X-Wing series from a universe far, far away, known from the Star Wars films. After the New Republic has taken over Coruscant, they are faced with a terrible virus killing off certain non-human species. To battle it, they need huge amounts on …

Slightly Wicked, written by Mary Balogh, is a very satisfying read for me, but minus the racy scenes. But as an avid reader like me who is really passionate about good story-lines and books, I find Slightly Wicked to be very interesting and a very good book at that. …

Ranger’s Apprentice Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan is a young adult novel series about a boy named Will and how he is not chosen by any of the castle masters to be their apprentice. Instead, he is chosen by the mysterious Ranger Halt and …

The Pelican Brief is one of the best classics by Grisham. Though all his books are law related, they all tend to be different, with the respective description and twist.
John starts this story by giving information about the death of two Supreme Court justices. Their murders are connected only …

I wasn’t too sure what exactly this book was about —“ except a super computer (super collider) —“ but it turned out to be a pretty interesting story. Maybe “Brimstone” was more exciting, but this one has a better, clearer message inside it (I read this book right after …

I received two books as a gift from a friend, and one of them was The Undomestic Goddess, by Sophie Kinsella. The book only took me two days to read because I enjoyed it so much, I couldn’t put it down. This book and the other book …

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is one of the best accounting book written.
Rich Dad Poor Dad basically tells about how Robert, the author of the book learns how to be rich. Rich Dad is actually his best friend’s father and poor dad …

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Is a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Andy Kurbert. It is a two shot eulogy for Batman after he has been killed after the events of Batman: R.I.P.
This was a beautiful two-shot. It’s not about plot; …

“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 …

Another great book written by John Sandford is the debut title, Naked Prey. This has got something to do with the Davenport series because it is mainly Lucas Davenport trying to solve this crime and that crime. I bought this at a whim, because my previous review …

I just finished reading the Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella, and it was one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long time. Samantha is a City lawyer, City-with-a-capital-C, on the verge of being made partner. The day her partnership was to be announced, something happens that sweeps …

“The Wild Little Horse” is a chidren’s book written by Rita Gray and illustrated by Ashley Wolff. It was published in 2005, but the style of the book’s story and artwork makes you think of an earlier era.
Pros: Well, there is certainly nothing in this story that …

I love this book by Martina Cole. This is one of her No.1 Bestsellers and is a really powerful story. It is about a woman called Sue Dalston who has been part of danger and violence during her East End upbringing. She was unloved by her …