Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich was in the Top 10 of the New York Times Bestsellers list when I purchased in July 2009. A beginning writer myself, I was eager to study contemporary fiction paperback bestsellers in order to establish just what kind of fiction is currently being …

Treasures by Nora Roberts is a treasure for me to read. Now I roughly know why author Nora Roberts is so successful and has lots of bestselling books under her belt. She writes with a certain manner that you could really sunk yourself into and her characters are …

The Colour of Magic is the very first in the hugely successful Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. As such, it is the book that many new fans read first, which in some ways is a shame because it is by no means the best novel in …

The book ” being a happy teenager”, written and illustrated by andrew matthews is just simply a brilliant, insightful, fun and helpful book. I believe this book could be found around the world in major bookstores and in different languages, as it is a international #1 best selling book.I …

“Silent Thunder” is the ninth Amos Walker, hard-boiled detective book by Loren D. Estleman. Once again Walker enters the world of illegal weapons trafficking. In “Silent Thunder” Walker is hired by Ernest Krell, the head of Reliant, a security/private detective firm he sometimes freelances for. His mission is to …

This is another of Terry Pratchett’s popular Discworld books, this one based upon the witches who live in Lancre. There are several other books featuring these witches, all of which are funny. This one is amusing as well, although not quite as funny. It connects well with small mentions …

This story is great for kids, although a couple of the kids found it a bit difficult to get through. The story features Despereaux, a small, big eared mouse who falls in love with a human princess. He must save her from the evil plots of a rat.
Despereaux is …

Buying and Selling a Business is a good, comprehensive book written by Robert F. Klueger and this is actually an updated version of a book. I am not a businesswoman nor someone really successful but I love books like this that motivates oneself. I consider this book …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Power Hungry would be a rather bland novel had it not been for the inclusion of the Ferengi - Ferengi that just happen to be far more powerful and menacing then later portrayed in Star Trek! These Ferengi are very much a threat …

I’ve never read a story about infidelity as crystal clear as this kind of story, The Infidelity Chain by Tess Stimson before. There are 5 characters that are all linked by the word infidelity and they are all in one way or another having this problem as well as …

There’s really not a whole lot to say about this comic. Mon-El flies around the world, teaming up with heroes and doing good deeds. None of it is ever really fleshed out, it’s like a 15 page montage.
That’s pretty much all there is in this comic. …

In the era of global competition is very tight, like now, everyone should be a genius, to be successful in all respects, including in business. Currently, the market has become so complex, more demanding consumers, and competition was so threatening. Proven strategies and genius like what do you think …

I love books, especially obscure ones. Several years ago I was looking through a book bargain bin and I saw this title “Babbeltower” by A.S. Byatt. I had no clue who A.S. Byatt was or if she knew how to write a good …

This book was the sweetest and most lovely thing that I have ever seen and read. The book is quite expensive for $8.95 and you can only read it in less than a minute as it’s a child’s illustration book, but once you read it, you’ll want to memorize …

I read this book because I’m an unconditional fan of Jennifer L. Armentrout and I wanted to see how well she would developed in her facet as a romance/erotica writer. It wasn’t the best book ever, but I do see some potential in this. Obviously, I think it’s really …

According to the synopsis, this is a modern story of The Beauty and the Beast, but after reading it wasn’t quite as much to me. Making Faces is one of the most beautiful stories I have ever read in my life, and Amy has definitely turned into one of …

I have read the book ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ written by Paramahamsa Yogananda. Yogananda was a spiritual person from India and he writes about his life. This is a book very rich with spiritual wisdom and is highly beneficial to anybofy who has taken interest in walking on the …

This book for 8 - 12 year old readers is quite enjoyable. It is part of the Myth - o - Mania series by Kate McMullan, and is great for reluctant readers, featuring somewhat familiar characters and stories rewritten.
The stories are an alternate version of the events in Greek …

I just finished the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was the perfect ending to the magical series of Harry Potter and his many adventures. After reading the first six books, I of course had many unanswered questions, which were all …

“Clockwork Princess” is the third and final book in the series “Infernal Devices” by Cassandra Clare, a story about the Shadows Hunters from the late 19th century, which carries us into a magical London, populated by demonic creatures, wars with angelic forces and mechanical creations that threaten all the …

I can guarantee you will like this book if you are a teenage girl or around that age. Even guys seem to like this book even if they don’t want to admit it. The book is a love story of a vampire and an ordinary girl. The book starts …

The Giver is Lois Lowry’s crowning glory in my opinion. I also loved her World War II novel Number the Stars, but The Giver is a different story that fills a different niche, and most importantly, serves a different purpose. This novel tells of a world that …

Some Girls are was a story of one girl’s fall from “the top” and how she found her way again. I don’t think the similarities (no matter how small) between “Some Girls Are” and Mean Girls were at all a coincidence, including, but not limited to, the main character’s …

I just finished the last book of the Ender’s Game Saga by Orson Scott Card. Although I recommend all of the books to anyone who loves science fiction, I will be talking about the last book of the saga, Children Of The Mind. If you have just finished Xenocide, …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 8 begins with Hatsuharu being angrier than usual and destroying a classroom. Tohru and the others try to figure out what’s wrong and they discover that a member of the Sohma family dumped him. Meanwhile Tohru meets Ritsu Sohma.
This was a very interesting …

This instalment is book 19 in the Honor-verse series that began with the 1991 novel “On Basilisk Station” It is, however, only the 14th book that focuses on the series main character. Honor Harrington.
This novel is, according to the author, the last novel that will feature Honor Harrington …

Cover Her Face was written by PD James and published by Penguin Books in 1989.
I later found out that this was PD James’ first novel; fortunately I had read some of her other books before and liked them; else I would have just stopped at this one.
Sally Jupp, an …

The Neverending Story, written by the German author Michael ende, is one of those books that marked my childhood, making me read it many times.
Summarizing the story, Bastian Baltasar Bux is a kid who’s bullied in his school. One day while running away from some bullies he got into …

As someone who’s interested in a variety of religious ideas and perspectives, I snapped up Karen Armstrong’s “Buddha” without expectation and only a general interest in the subject. I emerged half satisfied, but mostly imbued with an insatiable appetite to learn more.
She’s an extremely successful author, covering religious biography …

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 …

Nourishing Traditions is an awesome book of recipes of traditional cultures. The author, Sally Fallon is involved with the Weston A. Price Foundation, an organization that is trying to educate people about a more healthy way to eat. Not only does the book give easy to follow recipes, but …

When I was doing the course “Data Communication and Networking,” I wanted to find all the books I thought could help me understand everything that was one the course outline. That is why when I took a look in a family members bookshelf and saw the book “Using the …

Summers of the Sisterhood: The Second Summer by Ann Brashares is a fantastic book that I’ve read before. If you have yet to read this, or if you have read the first novel, then this one would be a great booster for you.
But if this is the …

Vetrikku Viraindidu is a superb Tamil book from Sri Ramakrishna Madam, Mylapore, Chennai. Swami Vimurthanandhar wrote this book. The meaning of ‘Vetrikku Viraindidu’ is ‘Hurry up towards Victory’ in English. This book following the approach of Vivekanandhar ‘Be a good human being before you …

In the volume number 17 of Nodame Cantabile we finally get to know Chiaki’s father. He’s forced to go to see his son’s concert, and when Chiaki notices in the middle of it, he gets so nervous that he fails at his conducting. That will make him behave in …

This is one of my favorite books. It is about a boy in Afghanistan that has a servant family living with him. This family consists of a father and a son. This family serves and lives with a family that also consists of a boy and father. The boy …

If you need some relief from the nightmare that has been government over the last few years, America the Book is the perfect remedy. I love John Stewart’s “the Daily Show,” but even those who don’t watch it can enjoy his book.
Any one who is somewhat aware of modern …

The Death of Common Sense by Philip K. Howard
“How Law is Suffocating America”
It’s no surprise this book was a New York Times bestseller. Our chronicles a great deal of ridiculous situation in America where people’s obsession with lawsuits has led to a major decline in the way people conduct …

I love this book, Don’t Stop Me Now by Jeremy Clarkson so much. You don’t have to be a car enthusiast to appreciate the writings of this book. Jeremy Clarkson is a very humorous and good author and if you have yet to read any of his books, …

This book is based in the Spanish TV program with the same name, that has been broadcasted in different TV channels making always the audience to burst into laughs.
What you will find in this book is a great source of laughter, divided in different sections, like a section of …

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 …

The “Laughs, Luck…and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time” is a book that is actually the memoir of the creator of the television show. This means that the entire book is not about Lucille Ball of the “I Love Lucy” television series. …

I picked this book up only due to the pretty cover. It seemed really simple but symbolic to me, and I thought that the cover may actually reflect the content. Sadly, the statement ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ proved correct. I don’t want to rant too much, …

Keep Smiling by Charlotte Church proves that an autobiography or a biography of a celebrity could be fun to read. Honestly speaking, I am not interested in the type of music that Charlotte croons, but I don’t know how in the first place I could start to choose this …

‘The Prince and the Pauper’ is a classic written by Mark Twain. When I read this classic, I was surprised at the richness of the book and was excited as to what will happen next. The tale is of two boys. One was Tom, who was born in a …

To understand Public Administration one needs to have full grasp on the writings of some of famous administrative thinkers. This is the unique book in the sense that this contains only the writing about thinkers.
For me this is a God gifted book. I have benefited a lot from this …

I got this book after reading all the Maximum Ride novels, which I greatly enjoyed. I’m usually interested in all these young adult novels that deal with some science fiction or perhaps some supernatural element. The cover was interesting with the flames and the two faces on …

Night Kites is a very sad yet great book. It was released in 1986 but I didn’t read it until about the year 2000. It’s a really good book that talks about love and life. I thought the story about Erick and Jack and Nikki was sad. I think …

Anyone who has travelled to a foreign country and does not fluently speak the language understands the importance of a good phrase book and or dictionary. This book is perfect for taking along with you on your adventure to any French speaking country. I will outline …

I really enjoyed this book. The book is about a young butch lesbian who is just trying to find her way in the world. The book is truly a coming-of-age story. After being disowned from her family she basically ends up travelling the country. A lot of the chapters …