Books Reviews
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop 7 in 24 Hours by Carla Rose
I really like this book, like any other teach yourself book it’s not one hundred percent perfect but you can get a lot of information out of it and come out looking pretty much like a professional. This is not a difficult book to understand. The 24 hours does …
Supergirl 39
Superwoman and Reactron face off. It seems like Superwoman’s endgame is to protect the woman, only it’s revealed that her goal is to kill her, so Superwoman grabs Reactron and blows up the apartment. Honestly, she can’t stay loyal to anybody.
Supergirl talks to her mother via a …
Choke,Chuck Palahniuk
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk is about a med school dropout who enjoys faking choking in restaurants in order to form relationships with his rescuers, manipulating them for money.
This is just one of many twisted themes in this novel. If you’ve never read a book by Chuck Palahniuk, you may …
Turquoise Girl by Aimee & David Thurlo
“Turquoise Girl” is the thirteenth book in the Ella Clah series written by Aimee & David Thurlo. For those who haven’t read any of the preceding twelve books, Elah Clah is a special investigator for the Navaho Indian Tribe near Shiprock, New Mexico. In “Turquoise Girl” Valerie Tso, a …
Pride & a Pregnancy Secret
The title book, Pride & a Pregnancy Secret is a really good love story. The author of this book is none other than Tessa Radley and she has written very well that I enjoyed reading this love novel pretty much.
In Pride & a Pregnancy Secret, it starts off …
Martha Stewart Halloween book
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 …
Perfume : The Story of a murderer (Patrick Suskind)
The book is a story about Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He was born without a body odor but his sense of smell indeed extraordinary. He was able to differentiate all the smell. From a renowned expert perfume, he inherited the art to mix various oil and herbs. However Grenouille’s genious is …
Sally Hansen White New Lenghts Nail Polish
Every few weeks my sister would pay what I would consider enormous prices to have false nails put on or the ones she had on filled again by professionals. I have always liked white tipped nails but her way of getting the white tipped nails did not fit my …
Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho
I never thought that a man can really be so profound and inspiring even in his daily life, until I read Paulo Coelho’s Like the Flowing River.
Before I read this book, I have read Coelho’s other books like “The Alchemist” and “By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and …
Tweak by Nic Sheff book
I just read this book that I was hearing very good things about. Tweak is a memoir written by Nic Sheff about “growing up” on methamphetamine. In my opinion the book is mediocre at best. Although I thought it was well written,the title of the book leads you into …
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide is a pretty poor strategy guide book that I found to be really quite disappointing. The reason I found it to be very disappointing is because first of all, it is in black and white. For me, a person who generally purchases strategy guides …
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey book
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 …
The future of love
‘The future of love’ is a book written by Daphne Rose Kingma. This book is all about improving one’s relationships. Kingma says that in order to have a good relationship, we should have a loving and compassionate heart. Kingma says that each and every moment of human relationships serves …
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert book
I began reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert after having it handed to me as a loan by someone who truly cared about my well being. She just happened to be my counselor. At the time I myself was on the bathroom floor, crying out to God, …
The Truth About Forever Sarah Dessen
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen is a book that is so heartfelt it made me cry. There are parts of the book that are just so real you could picture them and then there are the parts which are kind of sappy. I like how the writer …
Going to live on the Costa Del Sol
Like so many people my wife, my self and our two young boys have decided that we are fed up with English weather and have decided to move to sunny Spain. Of course we are not just going to up and move we are doing our home work first, …
Book : Kundalini Rising
Recently I had the pleasure of reading “Kundalini Rising” by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Andrew Newburg, Sivananda Radha, Ken Wilber and John Selby. I would highly recommend this book to anybody looking to explore into the mysterious and powerful energy known as Kundalini or for those currently struggling with Kundalini …
Guilty as Sin by Tami Hoag
Guilty as Sin is a crime/suspense novel by Tami Hoag. I’ve only recently got into Tami Hoag’s books, but so far I like what I’m reading. I know I’m going to be searching out her books the next time I’m in the library.
Guilty as Sin is about a lawyer …
A Stitch in Time by Allison Bottke
If you enjoy Christian chick lit, engaging, witty, and clean, check out this book, “A Stitch in Time” by Allison Bottke. Dee, the main character, finds all of her life changed. I mean, ALL of it. She converts to Christianity; she undergoes a weight loss surgery and loses 150 …
Heroes, gods and monsters of the greek myths book
This book is written by Bernard Evslin. This book is about greek mythology, which is a very interesting mythology. The author has written this book in a style very simple. Anybody can understand it. He has written it like writing a story. The book is about the various greek …
Hush Little Darlings book
Hush Little Darlings (by Judith Kelman)
This is my second attempt at a Judith Kelman’s book. The first one had been rather mind-boggling and unimpressive; this book is however, a great improvement.
Sarah Spooner was investigating a case involving four young girls who were found to have …
Acts of Murder by L R Wright book
Acts of Murder was written by L R Wright and published by DoubleDay Canada in 1997.
It is amazing that even small towns have their own spate of homicides. This story is rather simple; however it provides a certain amount of mild suspense.
Mrs O’Hara was trying to dispense …
The President’s Daughter by Mariah Stewart
The President’s Daughter by Mariah Stewart. This is my first time reading a Mariah Stewart novel. I loved it. It was written in 2002. Since then Mariah has written several top selling novels.
This story was is centered around the Washington DC area, specifically the White …
Making Your Money Work For You Book
Making Your Money Work For You
By: Missy
This book is basically teaching you tips on how to expand your investments and savings. It teaches you that in order to make your money work for you, just pure saving isn’t enough. You need more work than that. I …
How To Seduce A Bride by Edith Layton
I borrowed from the library this novel, sometime back, and it is a nice, heartwarming story. It is about Daisy Tanner, a widower, who has been free from an abusive marriage. The then wanted to look for a husband just for peace and stability, but not for …
The Sheik and the Bought Bride by Susan Mallery book
I was waiting in line for my daughter to purchase her manga books and I saw the cover of this book by Susan Mallery. Honestly, that is what attracted me to the book. It wasn’t the picture but the title. Even in current news stories you …
The Icelandic Sagas
The Icelandic Sagas are one of the most extensive bodies of Medieval prose that still exist, or for that matter were produced at the time. These tales of the Icelanders are written extremely well, and read just as fresh today as they did to the Icelanders who were …
A GALLERY OF WOMEN by Theodore Dreiser or the author’s reflections on life
A GALLERY OF WOMEN contains biographical sketches: Ida Hoshawood, Olivia Brand, Rona Mersa, Ernestina, Ermita.
Theodore Dreiser addresses a wide variety of social strata, seeking out the original, outstanding people in them.
In A GALLERY OF WOMEN Dreiser emphasizes the sexual; it is in the sex that he seeks …
The Seven Secrets by John Hagee
Recently a friend gave me this self-help book that I didn’t expect much help from. Only to find that I could not put the book down. This book hit the nail on the head when it came to detailed descriptions of people in general, as well as …
Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer
I’m not sure why I’m not entirely enthused about this book. The complete title is “Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious” and it’s basically a book about how people make decisions. Decisions based on instinct, that is, not decisions based on logical analysis.
The book is pretty clear, …
Book : Techniques of the Great Masters of Art
Wandering leisurely through one of the many wonderful art museums in Europe or America, I sometimes have a hard time conceiving how an artist like Caravaggio or Monet can bring such beauty out of simple oil and canvas. How can such plain materials aided by some brushstrokes give us …
Momo - Michael Ende book
Momo is a book about a special child living in an old roman theatre somewhere in Italy. She makes friends with the local guide, an old street-sweeper and all the local children. After a while though her friends start disappearing, and she finds out that it because someone’s stealing …
Book Seventeen by Booth Tarkington
I enjoy reading this book, Seventeen by Booth Tarkington. Seventeen refers to the Seventeen years old.
Seventeen years old is the time when puppy love occurs. I enjoy reading about all the silly things that this seventeen years old, William Baxter, did when he was in puppy love.
The …
Claymore Manga
Sometimes I love to read some dark and bloody manga by the way manga is a Japanese comics. I’m thankful to found Claymore, a dark filled manga which is situated in the medieval times where the demons are eating the people and then taking the appearance and personality of …
Danielle Steel “Season of Passion”. A Book
“Season of Passion” is a novel about a young woman, who disowned by her parents because of her marriage, ends up being a nurse to her husband who after shooting himself twice turns into a vegetable. I have to say that as far as Danielle Steel novels go this …
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert
It’s safe to say, that I do not have an excited premonition of marriage. Most everyone in my family is married. I have a fiancé, going on two years now. I am reluctant to actually get married. But I read —˜Committed’ hoping for something inspiring to change my mind. …
Indigo stories by Satyajit Ray
Indigo stories is a collection of short stories written by Satyajit Ray, the legendary Indian film maker. He is considered as one of the greatest film maker of this century and is the only Indian Director to win an Oscar. Satyajit Ray was also a writer of repute.
Indigo …
Louisa May Alcott’s “The Inheritance” book
I have been reading Louisa May Alcott books since I was a young girl. I absolutely fell in love with little women and recently have had the opportunity to read “The Inheritance”. Interestingly, the inheritance was Ms. Alcott’s first book as it was written when she was …
Jingo novel
I have read many Terry Pratchett novels and particularly enjoy his Discworld novels, so I was eager to read Jingo by Terry Pratchett.
Jingo is a novel featuring Samuel Vimes, who is a quite enjoyable character and has been the main character in many Discworld novels: Guards! Guards!; Men …
Opal by Lauraine Snelling
Opal by Lauraine Snelling is Book 3 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Opal Torvald, born in Chicago and taken to North Dakota by her sister Ruby at the age of 9, is now 14. She loves her new home, especially horses, and does not miss city life one bit. …
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: a book by Barbara Robinson
I decided to read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson when I learned that some of my children might be trying out for the play version of the novel at our local community theater. What I discovered was an entertaining, funny, and thought-provoking tale that left me …
The Samurai Leader book
Japan seems to have never been shelled by the experts. Economic progress in a remarkable short time, which is achieved by the country, until now kept them reveals the key to success. Admiration for the management models from Japan, seems to encourage Bill Diffenderffer to write this book. Based …
The Voyage Out novel
I only picked up this book, The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf, because, well, I didn’t have anything else to read. And I like to read so I needed something to read.
The style of this book, being that I haven’t read anything by Virginia Woolf in a very long …
The Love Academy by Belinda Jones
The Love Academy by Belinda Jones is a very lovable story about a journalist named Kirsty Bailey and she is sent on a mission to check out this love school called ‘Love Academy’. Her boss/editor wants proofs that this so called love school is just a bogus and that …
Twilight by Stephenie Meyber
My sister recently recommended the book Twilight to me. She had even bought a copy and made sure that I borrowed it from her. It took me awhile to start actually reading it, but once I did, I was done within two days. The only reason …
Owls in the Family
This book is a classic kids book from Farley Mowat. As a sequel to the classic book about the dog Mutt, it tells the story of a boy from Saskatchewan who adopts two owls - Wol and Weeps. They have interesting adventures including a pet parade, learning to fly, …
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
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. …
The Storyteller - A Novel By Jodi Picoult (Historical Fiction)
Every novel I’ve come across by Jodi Picoult has one unique aspect: They are full of surprises, each a unique story. The Storyteller is definitely no exception; it delves into a well documented part of history- The Holocaust.
The Storyteller does an incredible job of telling …
Stephanie Meyer’s New Moon (Book)
Author, Stephanie Meyers, has been making waves at book stores nationwide with her new novel, New Moon. This captivating novel is bound to captivate any reader who enjoys drama, suspense, and adventure! This titilating read merges the concepts of love, lust, seduction into a romantic fantasy that …
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