‘The man-eater of Malgudi’ is a book written by R.K. Narayan. This is the story of Nataraj, a man who is a printer in Malgudi. Nataraj and his close friends find themselves disturbed when a taxidermist named Vasu moves in. In this story, a man gets murdered and Nataraj …

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 …

This book is about two girls, Lissa and Rose. They are both a type of vampire a morai and dhamphir. Lissa is considered royalty and Rose is her best friend. The morai which is what Lissa is have a strong bond to the earth and its …

I, Robot is a science-fiction short story by author Eando Binder. The short story was turned into a screenplay for the famous show the Outer limits. The episode of the outer limits based on the story was in the first season of the original television show …

Quote: “An economic system can remain viable only so long as society has mechanisms to counter abuses of either state or market power and the erosion of the natural, social and moral capital that such abuses commonly exacerbate.” Korten, David. “When Corporations Rule the World”
Argument: David Korten …

My First Number Board Book is one of the smartest buys my husband and I have made when it comes to our son. The book itself is one of those board type books that bend easy.
Ok. I’m going to be prefectly honest. My son likes to destroy books. So, …

What really motivates us? Daniel Pink wrote this book around that basic principle. The first half of this book had some good insights on how people can be motivated. The last part read mostly like a self-help book. And that’s good if you want to take a step for …

“Once Aboard The Lugger” written by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a story about how a couple came to meet and fall in love.
The begins with a reverend Samuel Bax who comes to Troy to preach full time. It’s apparent that he is single, and all the women–the single ones–have their …

Anne of Green Gables is a charming story on a little orphan girl who keeps getting into scrapes. At first the Cuthberts don’t want her because she is not a boy but in the end they keep her because she needs them and they need her. I love this …

I am a huge fan of Margaret Atwood and have read all of her books, (of course I have-I’m missreadalot). Her books are excellent and always an enjoyable read. Cat�s Eye is infused with autobiographical overtones and is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who …

This is an amazing book if you want to change your bad habits for good. We are all so busy trying to make changes from the outside, when really success has to come from within. All of the things we do are based off of the habits that we …

I especially loved reading this book because it turns out to be something that was totally unexpected. The ending came to me as one, big surprise.
the book begins with a girl named Hannah having a bad dream about her room being in flames. In her dream, she awakes …

This book by the famous BBC Correspondent along with his colleague who spent more than 25 years in India is a contemporary’s version of the events that happened in India during the last three decades. The authors brought to bear their long years of experience of living in India …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things… Novelization is a story that, like the episode series finale itself, all about the character of Jean-Luc Picard. Pretty much the entire novelization is presented from his perspective and thus does not allow the reader to get into the minds …

The Remorseful Day was written by Colin Dexter and published by Ballantine Publishing Group, 2001.
Such a pity that the author had retired Inspector Morse forever, from the face of this earth. I really enjoyed reading the mysteries of his protagonist, the taciturn yet highly ingenious detective, who …

Point of Origin was written by Patricia Cornwell and published by Berkley Books, 1998.
The story could have been good, if not for the dreary medical and forensic jargon and unnecessary details of tedious proceedings. These do not impress; I suspect these are to fill up space for …

I bought Big board of first 100 words book (bright baby) when my little one was only a 9 months old. It is a board book that has all the necessary information of the most important things that a child would first learn to know about. One …

The Defenders remains one of the more unique books in the history of the Marvel Universe. In time, the series would become more of a silly joke book parody of superheroes. This was ok for the early 1980’s and the book did ok before finally falling to cancellation. In …

I enjoyed Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This book, intended for a young adult audience just because of the complexity of the plot, is fun, a little bit silly, and engaging. I’m tempted to find the other books which seem to be based on the main characters …

Dead Even by Mariah Stewart. Part 3 of a series. Again, this is the best series of books I’ve read in a long time. Centers around family and the FBI family of special agents.
Three prisoners got together one day in a holding room and swapped names …

I am a Nicholas Sparks fan, but I think “The Last Song” left a lot to be desired. Most of Sparks’ books put me under a spell that makes me feel as if I am part of every word written. However, this one left me in the …

Being an absolute, obsessed Harry Potter fan, I will say right away that while the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is wonderful, it is in fact my least favorite of the series. This is not to say that it is not fantastic, it’s just my …

This isn’t the best translation of the Papyrus of Ani/Coming Forth by Day (Egyptian Book of the Dead) that’s available. But, it is (one of) the very first that was ever translated. I bought it primarily for that purpose, for it’s historical value.
So, if you’re going primarily …

Star Trek: Insurrection Novelization, much like the movie itself, is a story that flows fairly slowly. There is some action near the beginning of the novelization, as well as near the end, but for the most part, this novelization is about the characters and how the area of space …

I don’t know who is the writer of this children book. But on the back of the book, it said that the book was an imprint of New Dawn Press, UK. So I guess, it’s from UK.
But I should say that this is a good book for the children. …

I purchased this book in a book store in Dublin for the reasonable price of 17 euro. This is very cheap for a history book. The book is written by Nigel Cawthorne, an American writer who writes both fiction and non-fiction books.
His experience is clear when your read …

The Boys from Brazil (by Ira Levin, published by Random House, 1976)
This is a rather complicated, yet absorbing story —“ you have to read almost halfway to get the essence of the mystery.
Yakov Liebermann’s mission in life was to hunt for Nazis, especially those who had participated in the …

I really enjoy reading books in the MPH Bookstore at The Curve Outlet. The environment there is so cozy that make me feel as valued customer. The outlet will always play soft music for the customers. They have few sofa seats for customers to browse through …

This Italy Lonely Planet Country Guide was written by by Damien Simonis, Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, and Alex Leviton.
To be quite honest, this book is a great book. I borrowed this book from the library in this town when we had our trip to Italy for ten days. And …

The first volume of Marcel Proust’s gigantic work on seven volumes all together. The first part focuses on the romantic life of the middle aged man Swann, but the whole story is told through the eyes of his nephew. Proust describes the nature and environment of France with a …

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 …

Adult coloring books have started up a soft craze in the country and bookstores have stocked up with various books from Mandalas to Norwegian Designs to Japanese Secret Gardens to Anime style coloring in designs.

My friend mentioned to me how much her office mates raved about these adult coloring …

This was the first English book that I read in my life which was not in my school curriculum. So I thought it should also be the book that I should first review.
As mentioned in the title Dracula is a horror novel by Bram Stoker. What you will find …

“Red, White, and Blue Good-bye” by Sarah Wones Tomp is a heartwarming story for children that tells of not only our country, but how a child might feel if their parent or family member was to be part of the army.
This story is from a little girl’s point …

One of the best books that I have read so far is New York Times Bestselling author Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol which is the third novel involving Robert Langdon. I previously read his last two books which are the Da Vinci Code and …

This is an amazingly interesting book, evolving around the protagonist —˜Christopher Boone’, a 15 year old boy, suffering from Autism. This is a hugely important fact to consider about the book, not only is it from a child’s perspective, but an autistic child, making it all the while more …

I was waiting for Scion of Ikshvaku since the day it was announced by Amish Tripathy. I had read all three books of his previous Shiva series, the blockbuster which have sold more than 60 million copies.
Scion of Ikshvaku is the first book of another series by Amish. It …

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 …

The first issue of Marvel’s new mini-series “Civil War” is one of Marvel’s best story arcs to come around in a long, long time. It is so good, in fact, it can actually remove some of the stench of Marvel’s House of M Travesty that stunk up the …

Who doesn’t believe that The Appeal by John Grisham is a good book perhaps haven’t really read this book that well. I find this book totally enchanting and definitely amazing.
The stakes are high and lots of corporate companies are involved and it involves a company that have …

“The I Love Lucy Quizbook” by Bart Andrews is a fun little book that is filled with quizzes spanning the years that the show was on the air. I found this book fun to read through on my own as well as to quiz other Lucy fans on. What …

I am an absolute bookworm and have read MANY good books in my time. It seems, though, that while a lot of the books I have read are well written and the words make me feel emotions that plain words on paper cannot I do not generally feel …

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups is a fun book for kids aged 7 - 10 by David Wisnuewski. Children are told the real, secret reasons for things parents say. This book has been around for awhile, but the examples of things parents say are still applicable: eat your vegetables! …

The Real Bettie Page by Richard Foster
This biography of the legendary pin up queen is revealing in more ways than one.
Page had fallen off the face of the earth shortly after her glory days as a 1950’s pin up queen and biographic data was quite sketchy. In the late …

I’ve recently been trying to read more inspirational books - travel, biography, that sort of thing to get a better idea of the things I could do with my life. I randomly chose to read Yes Man mostly because the trailers for the movie seemed funny, and I thought, …

I like Linda Grant’s books. They usually make me laugh and lead me through a variety of emotions within the stories. This particular book was no different and I actually found this one to be one of my favorites. “Lady Luck” is a story focused on …

The Rug Merchant is a book which tells story about a man who is broken hearted since his wife runs away with another man. The author of the book is Meg Mullins. The book consists of 300 pages. Ushman Khan, a rug merchant from Iran, wants to pursue his …

John Green’s most recent young adult novel, The Fault in Our Stars, is a magnificently engrossing book. I’m not someone that reads a lot of novels, but the story is so interesting that I couldn’t put it down. The book was sold out at every store in my area …

Books are a big deal for me as I am a perpetual reader on the lookout for something good. Picking up Breaking Night by Liz Murray, I was a bit skeptical because usually I prefer fiction, but something about this memoir narrative struck a cord with me. The story …

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a novel about a mysterious serial killer of serial killers. By losing his sense of reality, he identifies long lost feelings and some awareness and insight into the evasive sense of humanity. Dexter is lovable and hatable, interesting and embarassing. A good …