Books Reviews
Into the Wild
I am an avid reader, I read daily to keep my brain working as much as I possibly can. Among books that I have read and enjoyed immensely I include Into the Wild, which has been made into a motion picture.
Into the wild is a story of a young man …
Linda Howard “Burn” novel
Jenner Redwine got the biggest break in her life when she hit the jackpot of a lottery game she entered. Suddenly her friends and dad wanted her to pay for their bills every time. Jenner didn’t want to be broke in 5 years just because people keep mooching from …
JLA Volume 3: Rock of Ages, Comic Book Trade Paperback
The first JLA trade was a sole story made up of only a couple of isses. The second was a bigger trade, but comprise of several smaller stories. This one takes the best of both worlds and gives us a single story in a thicker trade. The results …
The Rookie Club (Signet)
I love to read books, of fiction and non-fiction. Recently, I was reading a series novel, and it was the first series, called the Rookie Club (Signet). This story made me read it on and off, and after about 2 weeks, I have finished reading it.
This story …
Honore de Balzac: Father Goriot
This book was written during the period of realism. It is about a father Goriot who has 2 daughters. He livies in misery, in a small rented room and gives all his money to her daughter to pay the debts of their lovers. The father wants them to be …
Triss by Brian Jacques
When I first picked up this book from a book store up north near my grandparents house, I didn’t know what to expect. The art work on the cover was not nearly as cool as the previous books I had read but I was determined to get it because …
Welcome to My World by Coleen McLoughlin
Welcome to My World by Coleen McLoughlin is an autobiography by Wayne Rooney’s girlfriend, whom I think is already his wife by now. This is a pretty alright book, which provides the insights on what Coleen perceives as the celebrity world. Pretty informative, actually, if you are the …
Anne’s house of dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne’s house of dreams is the story about the first years of Anne’s and Gilbert’s married life. They have married and Gilbert has got a job as a doctor, but not in Avonlea so they have to move away from their friends and relatives. They get a house by …
Major Hindu Festivals by Subhash Anand
‘Major Hindu Festivals’ is a book written by Subhash Anand. The author has written about the major festivals of Hindus, who consist of 80% of the population of India. The author writes about the ancient origins of the major feasts of the hindus. The author says that these feasts …
The Weight of Heaven: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
I don’t usually go for books that have racial themes and what not. I don’t like to hear about people being treated unfairly when it happens enough in reality. And I hate it when people use race to justify doing evil things because of whatever their form is justice …
My Big Book of Words - By Isabel Clark & Jenny Tulip
As a mother of a two year old daughter, I am always on the look out for books that are easy to follow, yet colorful enough and well illustrated to engage the little one’s hyper active brain.
I bought the book My Big Book of Words couple of months …
Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes
This book titled, Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy, written by Frances Mayes is one of my most favorite books to read of all times. I bought it on ebay and that was when one of my friend recommended a link to it and I found the …
Tears of Heaven - From Beirut To Jerusalem book
This book is one book that inspires memoir of my heart. After reading the first chapter ordinary memorable, so I forced myself to read the next chapter. From the continuation of that chapter, I get a clear picture of the struggle of Dr. Ang in helping the Palestinian people, …
Boxing Mastery book
Boxing Mastery Advanced Techniques, Tactics and Strategies for the Sweet Science.
Boxing mastery is the third book in startups series boxing volumes. And much like to be excellent previous volumes this book is a must have for anyone with a passing interest in studying boxing as a recreational activity. Written …
Unlimited power by Anthony Robbins
I have read the book ‘Unlimited power’. The author is Anthony Robbins. The author tells in this book that the human mind is very powerful. It is ignorance to think that the power of the mind has a limit. According to Robbins, the mind possesses unlimited power. We have …
Blogging For Profits
Blogging For Profits is a popular book written by John Yeo. Basically, it teaches how to profit from writing a blog, with some techniques along the way.
I bought, read and applied the tips written in this book, and I should say it is pretty good. First of all, …
Dim Sum Terakhir by Clara Ng book
Dim Sum Terakhir (The Last Dim Sum) was probably the best book by the female author Clara Ng. I had more books which were written by her, but nothing was as moving as this one. To be honest, this kind of book is kind of rare to be found …
The Taming Of The Shew
The comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare is a play within a play. The play starts off with a tinker, Christopher Sly, being laughed at and then abducted by a Lord. He is then compelled to watch a play, The Taming of the Shrew. The theme …
Train Wreck- The LIfe and Death of Anna Nicole Smith
This book was in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble (for good reason). There are two things that I like; books and bargains. Since the criteria fit, my husband this book up for me. Biographies and memoirs are my favorite types of books to read. …
Baby’s First Toys
Baby’s First Toys is published by Hinkler Books. It comes in a series and besides toys, there are other topics such as animals, colours and words.
Baby’s First Toys is a wonderful picture book for babies. As they love colorful pictures, this book will entertain your children and give them …
Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards Jones
I read this book, Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones not because I so envy the life and treatment given to the rich and famous, but rather, I read to have a glimpse of what it could be really like in the world of the rich and famous and I think …
Maths (R.D Sharma)
In higher secondary exams it is very hard to pass the exams following the school books and in the case of maths subject, already the subject is very hard for many students and is very complicated in 12th standard.
So all the students were compelled to refer other books like …
The art of the surrealists by Edmund Swinglehurst
The art of the surrealists by Edmund Swinglehurst
This is a nice little book that I picked up last and I went shopping in indigo. It nicely showcases the work of several surrealists. The print quality is very good. There are also a few paragraphs written …
Cartoon Cool by Christopher Hart
Cartoon Cool by Christopher Hart is a great cartooning book specializing in retro-style technique. It was a great addition to my cartooning and art library!
For those of you who do not know, retro-style cartooning refers to the cartoons of the 1950s that have been revitalized today. Shows …
Amy Tan’s novel “The Bonesetter’s Daughter”
Amy Tan is a novel well-recommended to me by several friends who’ve read her in the past. Since she specializes in the family saga, a genre I particularly enjoy, where stories of generations combine into a larger narrative of self-discovery, and since her protagonists are predominantly women, which I …
Tall Poppies by Louise Bagshawe
This book is really easy to read and is a proper chick book. I first read this book when I was 17 years of age and I remember lying in my mums back garden not being able to put it down!
The author is Louise Bagshawe, and since reading this …
39 Clues (Book Series)
The 39 Clues series is a co written book series - each book no bigger than 200 - 300 pages or so with large print written by various popular writers taking turns such as Rick Riordan (author of Percy Jackson demigod series), Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick …
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale Book by Holly Black
Do you ever wonder why the best fictional adventures seem to happen to the same class of people over and over again? Most fairy tales involve the fey folk interacting with poor, honest families. The child protagonist is usually highly moral yet misunderstood. Well, author Holly Black stuck to …
Whiteout by Ken Follett
When I read the book title, Whiteout written by Ken Follett, I am reminded so much of stories like Mist and also Heroes. There is a certain similarity to it all. At first I don’t like the descriptions in this book. It is actually about this virus …
Everyone Dies by Michael McGarrity
“Everyone Dies” is a book written by Michael McGarrity, featuring Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney.
The procedures followed by Kerney’s team to solve the case is very interesting and informative.
In the book a killer is killing victims and leaving notes taunting and threatening Kerney, Kerney’s wife Sara, (who we …
Comic Book: Batman & Daredevil: King of New York
Batman & Daredevil: King of New York is an interesting story published jointly by DC and Marvel Comics. It was published in 2000, written by Alan Grant and illustrated by Eduardo Barreto.
The story is your basic superhero team-up, although thankfully the writers do not have Batman and …
The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance
“The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance” by Frank Castelluccio is a book that I enjoyed quite a lot, although I have to say that it does drop the ball at a certain point and never quite recovers. By that, I mean at the …
Batman: Cacophony By Kevin Smith Graphic Novel
Batman: Cacophony is a graphic novel by director Kevin Smith and is about Batman trying to capture a killer who hunts criminals while trying to figure out who’s been turning Joker’s lethal laughing gas into the hottest drug on the black market.
This graphic novel is pretty good. …
Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge book
I love this book!! I’ve read it multiple times now and still enjoy it as much as I did when I first read it, perhaps even more. A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the “bohemian” lifestyle and sub-categories of bohemians, the book examines such basic topics as bohemian housing, …
Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club: Save The Unicorns Book
This book is the first book featured in The Unicorn Club Sweet Valley Middle School Series and it features a very different Unicorn Club as they had moved from the mean phase to being the nice girls phase here. The club still consists of rich and snobby Lila Fowler, …
6502 Software Design book
6502 Software Design is a very well known book in the classic computer area, which was written by Leo J. Scanlon and first published as long ago as 1980 - though it went through a lot of printings, which is testament to its popularity. Although, if I am to …
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Holmes
I found this book to be laugh out loud funny. The pliable Richard Novak finds himself in all sorts of precarious situations in the course of what seams like just a few weeks. To quickly summarize: Richard would have been perfectly happy living his unconscious life …
Iron Lance by Stephen Lawhead
“The Iron Lance” by Stephen Lawhead is Book 1 of the Celtic Crusades Series. I often see this series listed as fantasy, which I think is incorrect. While Stephen Lawhead certainly has written some good fantasy, these books fall into the category of historical fiction.
“The Iron Lance” is set …
Seabiscuit an American Legend
The story of Seabiscuit is one of the most inspirational stories I have ever read. It is a story about what it means to have heart. It is about succeeding even when everyone expects you to fail, conquering fears, and following dreams.
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Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett book
“Men at Arms”, by Terry Pratchett, is the second installment of his ‘Night Watch’ series of books. And of course, by ‘Night Watch’, I mean Corporal Carrot (a 2 meter high dwarf), Sergeant Colon, Nobby Nobbs (In Pratchetts words, ‘Disqualified from the human race for shoving’), Lance-constable Cuddy …
The Fifth Angel by Tim Green
The Fifth Angel is written by Tim Green and I find this book a bit confusing in the beginning. But as I read on, I started to have a better understanding of the characters and find the story pretty engaging and good for me. Jack Ruskin is truly …
Stephen King’s The Green Mile
Originally a serial novel, Stephen King�s �The Green Mile� is a touching but horrifying look into human nature. This novel is told from the perspective of Paul Edgecombe: an elderly man spending his last years in a Georgia retirement home. But when Paul was young, he was in charge …
Serious Creativity by Edward de Bono
Being a person who loves to think and regard it as a skill, books on creativity grab my attention. Serious Creativity is one such book. It was written by the Maltese philosopher Edward de Bono, the originator of lateral thinking. This book is 338 …
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross book
I was so excited to read this book. The beautiful cover and the good reviews drew me in, as well as the interesting blurb on the cover, and so I began with high expectations. I was also excited about my reading debut in the ’steampunk’ genre, and …
What Horses Say: How To Hear, Help And Heal Them
What Horses Say: How To Hear, Help And Heal Them is a how to book geared for every horse owner. What Horses Say: How To Hear, Help And Heal Them is written by M. And J. Dicker. The cover of What Horses Say: How To Hear, Help And Heal …
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The secret is a book written by Rhonda Byrne. The first time I saw this book in the book store was that I thought it was some kind of novel with a very interesting cover but once I started opening it and reading the first page I felt like …
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