Jose Carlos Somoza proposes the reader a trip to ancient Greece in his novel “The Athenian Murders”. This trip could remind us that one Umberto Eco offered with “The Name of the Rose”.
The body of a young man who studied in Plato’s Academy is found on the streets of …

Brad Meltzer’s graphic novel, Identity Crisis, is a true masterpiece. This story, published by DC, features a heartbreaking murder mystery and features slews of favorite Justice League characters. Rags Morales pencils the graphic novel, and his work is divine. I would recommend this story to any …

The book, Other People’s Husbands by Judy Astley is a perfect summer read. I have always wondered what it would be like to be married and having feelings for another wife’s husband? That would be really dramatic and over the top sinful kind of feeling. But it …

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a wonderfully crafted novel filled with light hearted humour and powerful characters. It’s a great novel for Book Clubs, for teaching and for women of all ages. However, I’m sure there are a few men out there that will admit to …

This book written by Mitch Albom is a very interesting book to read. Mitch Albom is know for his stories about death, heaven and what lies for men in the next life. The story is very interesting, just like his other books.
In this book, Eddie, a maintenance head in …

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 Although the style used in Ronald Stober’s retelling of the legends is a little bit outdated nowadays, especially for a children’s book, it is still a good enough …

The Lost Population examines status offenders and the issues surrounding them legally, ethically, and logically. The book gives an overview of various status offenses as well as the legal punishments for offenders. The ideas presented in the book are supported by many academic sources cited within.
I really enjoyed …

I really enjoyed reading this book. You call the shots recounts the story of Cameron Johnson, who started his first business at age 9. The amazing thing about Cameron is he did it all by himself. He didn’t use his parent’s money (except when he was nine they gave …

This is a superb book and though the title is suggestive, it really is good and I think that the book has some really good contents. There are lots of examples from this book and interviews.
The interviews were made on VPs of Fortune 100 companies and also real business …

Carol Berkin’s book, “A Brilliant Solution”, is an in depth look at how the United States Constitution was formed, and what sort of people formed it. Berkin describes with detail the characteristics and some life experiences of the founding fathers of …

How can a children’s book teach something about life for grown-ups of today? That question can be answered by the book “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
“The Little Prince” or Le Petit Prince in French, tells the story of a plane crashes at the Sahara desert, and the …

This is a small paperback book with 175 pages of alien language from the Star Wars movies. The book covers Bocce, Huttese, Ewokese, Jawaese, Droidspeak, Gunganese, Neimoidian, Wookie-speak, Sullustan and Tuskan. The book includes individual words and phrases as well as a short history of each race.
As a humor …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Survivors is a great novel for those fans of the show that liked what they saw of the Tasha Yar character and wanted to learn more about her. This is a story that is primarily about her as well as her difficult and …

Learning Reiki has one of the most important experiences in my life. Becoming a Reiki healer has only changed my life for the better- both physically and mentally. Becoming a first and second degree holder in reiki, I always looked for ways and means to practice Reiki in my …

This is chick lit at it’s best. Sue Welfare, the author who brought us “Off the Record” has done it again with this offering. She manages to get you feeling completely in sinc with Mim Pilgrim the hard done by wife and heroine of her …

One of my favorite genre’s of books to read are memiors. While usually somewhat short they give a reader a fantastic glimpse into the life of the particular person. This particular books really pulls at my heart strings and I have read it many times. Given to me for …

There is a book series called Sweep it is by Cate Tiernan! Fantastic teen series, lots of fantasy and fantastically written. It involves a teen who is adopted by a family of non magic people, and how around 16 she finds out she is adopted, she goes through this …

I think ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman is one of his finest works. The British author writes a story that is so distinctly American in it’s intense local flavors. It’s about a non-stereotypical convict who gets out of jail under strange circumstances and begins an epic journey that he …

Connor, an airline pilot, is a successful man. He has a good job he loves, he lives in a nice home with a beautiful wife and two daughters. Things go great - until an airplane crash reveals that Connor has a son he’s never heard of before. Eight years …

The fifth installment in the Harry Potter series is definitely the most lengthy book out of them all reaching nearly 800 pages and being as thick as a concrete block. When i read the book i was slightly disappointed due to my strange expectation of there being more general …

I used to be a fan of Nicholas Sparks. The Notebook is perhaps his greatest achievement as a writer to date. It was superbly written that grew popular to almost all hopeless romantics around the world. But sadly, I think Nicholas Sparks failed to follow through. I noticed that …

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Psychic Awareness, is another great mini-book put out by the AMI (American Media Inc.) in digest Version. Designed to give a thumbnail sketch on Psychic Awareness and the branch of Psychology that studies it, this 94-page book retails for $3.95CDN.
I have always been interested …

I gave my best friend this book, My Best Friend’s Life by Shari Low for her just recent birthday. And this is something that I recommend for all to share the joy of writings of this book with your love ones, especially suiting in the form of a gift …

“Lucy at the Movies: The Complete Films of Lucille Ball” by Cindy De La Hoz is a book that I think will be of interest and enjoyment to Lucille Ball fans. It has nothing to do with the “I Love Lucy” series and instead focuses on Lucy’s movie career. …

Today I am reviewing a book by Japanes manga artist Osamu Tezuka. The book is called MW. The book is about two life long friends who first met on a remote island in Japan. On that first meeting, they were the lone survivors of a US military poison gas …

What a beautiful, painfully honest and revealing memoir this is, by Judy Garland’s younger daughter and Liza Minnelli’s half sister, Lorna Luft. This is a fantastic read and it provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two superstars and the addiction that tore them apart, as well …

I am a great lover of books and often feel overwhelmed. Not only do I have all of the books from the past to read, I have those that come out on a frequent basis. I try to read at least 100 pages per day, but that doesn’t seem …

“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt is a true masterpiece, a modern classic. The novel is a twisted tale about a group of young bizarre and nonconformist college students who, influenced by their charismatic classics teacher, resolves to stage dionysean ancient rituals - bacchanalia. During one of those rituals, …

The little girl who lives down the lane has a nasty little secret in her cellar. She doesn’t go to school or hang around with any of the other children. Though she may be lonely, mysterious and a little bit odd Rynn Jacobs is a well-equipped 13 year old …

I first heard about the book, —˜Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man’ by actor and comedian Steve Harvey while watching an Oprah episode, and half-way into the show, I was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face. I had to buy it, even though I …

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a great, great book and right up there around my favorite of the series. This is a very long book and is darker than the rest, especially because we see our first death. However, the book is amazing! Again we start …

The book is more like a kind of informal guidebook to informal Portland; informality, in this case, is defined by those urban places where anyone and everyone can do almost anything they want with themselves.
That is, alcohol of all kinds and types, all sorts of drugs and types, …

Sarah Dessen is a well-known author of books for young adults, and I found this novel to be another quality effort from her. Macy, the main character, has to make some decisions about the direction of her life one summer. Her new friends were lively and entertaining. …

M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action is the 9th in Robert Asprin’s Myth Adventures series, and the second of the M.Y.T.H. Inc. variety (which means it is narrated by someone other than the normal protagonist, the Great Skeeve). The book is told from the perspective of one of Skeeve’s two …

Angels and Demons is a brilliant story, so perfect and well planned out it feels almost inpossible to explain. But alas, i shall for the sake of you reader, so you too, in turn, may enjoy this delightful story.
Angels and Demons is by …

If you are a lover of the paranormal genre of books or are looking for something on the order of a Stephen King novel, don’t bother reading “Savannah Ghosts” by David H. Rousseau. However, if you are interested in a retelling of local legends and history that have a …

When Sarah Ban Breathnauch published Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy in 1995, she probably had no idea how successful it would be. It almost has a cult following now. There is a website, online magazine and even community groups that teach the Simple Abundance principles. Written …

This is the second book in the series about Anne Shirley, the first is Anne of Green Gables and covers Anne’s life from she’s 11 until she’s 16. This book covers to the next two years, in which Anne works as a school teacher in the Avonlea landscape. You’ll meet …

I love this book, as it is one of the crazier of the Goosebumps series. Not to mention, the book contains some neat twists. It made it to TV, and at times, I do watch the episode.
The story’s plot is set around a girl whose name is Lucy. She …

It has been said that the reason so many of us remain poor is because we have a deep seated and unconscious guilt or fear of actually being rich. In Money Is My Friend, Phil Laut divides the understanding of money into four laws, the earning law, the spending …

Advanced Chakra Healing by Cynthia Dale is an excellent training guide for understanding the principles and practice of energetic healing. She has systematized her unique way which is clearly of a highly intuitive method into a step by step method. This is a book aimed for more …

The Learning Curve by Melissa Nathan is something that I will put in my bag-list of most favorite novels. The story plot is very sweet and I love the colorful illustration pretty much.
It is about Nicky Hobbs and how much she loves and having a passion to teach. …

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the amazing sequel to Artemis Fowl, in my new favorite series. These books are truly spectacular, and I especially loved the second one. It is full of fast-paced adventure, humor, and high-tech fairy equipment. This book will be enjoyed by anyone of any …

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is a book that once you pick up you cannot put it down. I read this book all the time and each time I read it, it gets better. The way Stephanie Meyer writes the words makes you feel like you are living the lives …

Ivan T. Sanderson is a legend in the cryptozoology field. He investigated so much and wrote so much on the subject that his books are not hard to come by and often fairly costly. Although there has been a recent reprint that you might find somewhere I have a …

In this volume we get to know a little more about Franz von Stresemann and his reasons, unknown so far, go to to Japan. Two new characters appear to help solving this mistery. Elise, his secretary, is one of those, who came to Japan looking for him but ended …

Thou Shalt Not Kill… My Babies is a little known book on abortion published in the 1970s, shortly after the legalization of abortion via Roe V. Wade. It was written by to pro-life authors and published by a small Christian ministry. The book discusses abortion for a …

I love to read, though my interest only extend to the paranormal type books. Yeah I know what some of you might be saying right now “Oh great another one”. Wrong! In my defense I started reading paranormal books before twilight even became as popular as it is today. …

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, …

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a well-known writer in the book community. I personally didn’t know any of her work until a great friend recommended Kiss an Angel to me. I was still hesitant because it’s somewhat old, and those books aren’t really my style, but because she was so …