During a plunging economy I find myself attracted to educational type books that appear to be missing the ordinary get rich hype so common these days. Not too long ago I came across the book entitled The Millionaire Next Door. I sat down and read the entire book in about …

Dan Barker’s “godless” is a fascinating story of a former preacher turned atheist. In the book, which is roughly 350 pages long, Barker describes his journey, explaining how his thought process developed and evolved over the years. Barker is an obviously intelligent man, and he logically builds …

I would encourage anyone looking for their true purpose in life to read Rick Warrens, The Purpose Driven Life. I found this to be a truly revolutionary self help book.
This book is not like any other book I have read. First of all it involves 40 days of reading, …

Every once in a while, I’ll come across a Sherlock Holmes adventure that has a case so realistic, I can’t help but wonder if it was really based off of some sort of top secret incident.
The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans is just such a story. It revolves …

The Morning After is a suspenseful thriller set in present day Savannah. This is the story of a serial killer hunting women and burying them alive. He drugs them then buries them leaving a wireless microphone in the coffin so that he can hear as they slowly …

“One More Year” is Sana Krasikov’s debut collection, telling the contemporary stories of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Born in Ukraine and grown up in Georgia and the United States, the young writer has developed the mature eye of an outsider between cultures who can observe details with …

For anyone who is not familiar with Ernesto Che Guevara, or as he is better known, only as Che, he was a revolutionary, successfully in Cuba, and unsuccessfully in Boliva. He came originally from Argentina to live in Cuba and die in Bolivia. This book, the Motorcycle Diaries deals …

The Mario Party 2 Official Strategy Guide from BradyGames is a fabulously designed guide that is quite enjoyable to browse through and look at. There is a lot of unique character art that cannot be found elsewhere. I also like how every board map is thoroughly detailed with specific …

We found this delightful book in the children’s section of our local library. It is the Usborne edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, beautifully illustrated by Serena Riglietti. The story of the mischief caused by fairies on Midsummer Night in the forest is enchantingly encapsulated in this small hardcover …

This is the third in a series. This book covers the END of Dave’s journey through foster care. It then covers his life in the Air force, his marriage, the birth of his son Steven and his struggles as an adult that is overcoming childhood abuse (at …

I have never been a fan of Rob Liefield. As a kid I was a fan of New Mutants and X-Force, I’ll admit, but beyond that I never really was too interested in his work. It is then rather unsurprising that I had never even heard of …

My dad and I picked up this book before we traveled to Iceland, and we probably should have read it more to get more out of our trip! It’s a really good guidebook with plenty of color photographs to inspire you for your trip. Every time I look at …

In this genre there isn’t more of an adept storyteller than James Rollins. Another proof of his talent is the novel “The Last Oracle”, part of the series “Sigma Force “, but that could easily be read independently from this one. The story begins in the temple of the …

“On Octopus Followed Me Home” is a children’s book by Dan Yaccarino published by The Penguin Group in 1997. The book is designed for children ages three to eight years old.
The book introduces us to a little girl (never introduced by name) who meets an octopus on …

“Tularosa” is a fast paced mystery written by Michael McGarrity.
The mystery is for Kevin Kerney to find his missing godson, a soldier stationed at White Sand Missile Range in New Mexico.
He meets Captain Sara Brannon, who is investigating what was thought to be a simple AWOL case. This …

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 …

This is the second book in the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it because it played to a more mature crowd than the first one. There is a darker more eerie theme to this one, totally different then the almost carefree nature of the first book. Because of its …

Case of the Nervous Accomplice was written by Erle Stanley Gardner (published by First Ballantine Books, 1993)
Perry Mason is still one of my favorite fictional lawyers; I find him charming, smart and resolute with tough cases and clients who were telling him the exact truth.
Sybil Harlan is aware that …

I have to say, I am a bit of a book worm but the book has to be rather special for me not to get bored within the first 100 pages. I love all kinds of subjects from children´s books that I share with my own, biographies, auto-biographies, …

Second Chance - Living with a Rescued Dog was written by Judy and Larry Elsden who wanted to produce a guide to the owner or prospective owner of a rescued dog, there is no doubt that they have succeeded and surpassed themselves.
A small book in size (with the most …

Make no mistake, the United Nations is a total disaster. The once great bastion of international law has fallen apart mainly due to mismanagement and political infighting.
Eric Shawn, a Fox news contributor, has written a book chronicling all the problems that the United Nations faces. Mainly, that the security …

Amy Harmon is now one of my favorite authors ever in the Young Adult/New Adult genre, along with Colleen Hoover. The Law of Moses caught my attention from the very beginning, with its synopsis and the reviews from the arcs, so I was extremely excited about it. I knew I …

To be honest, I only picked up this book because of Tuesdays with Morrie, which is a later book by Mitch Albom. But this book has a similar, or perhaps stronger, appeal.
I’m still not certain why I liked it. The writing is strong, and smooth, and despite the frequent …

Baby You are a Rich Girl is the third chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
The next chapter introduces a new character and their new target for runaway spirits, Mio Aoyama. Keima and Elsee spend time at their classroom pretty funny. …

This site is the best book buying site that you can ever find. I have bought a lot of the Warriors books by Erin Hunter and am thinking about buying the Hardy Boys collectors edition. This place is quick shipping as well as you can save about two dollars …

One Night With You is a very sweet and romantic novel that I have just recently completed reading. The characters are very “engaging” and it is about Lady Jane Guthrie who feels that she is a prisoner in her own family. They treated her like she is …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ghost Ship is a novel that features a fearful and dangerous creature that has been roaming the galaxy for many centuries and even once visited twentieth century Earth and devoured hundreds of people. This creature does not simply devour individuals, but it also …

I love reading. I’m not usually stuck to one genre, though I do tend to lean toward the horror, sci-fi and fantasy. I recently, much by chance came across a wonderful little novel called, “Once a Witch”, by Caroline MacCullough. Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting too much from it, as …

The Name of the Wind was an extraordinary book. I read it because a friend of mine read it and told me I absolutely had to borrow it, and I’m just glad she did. I had never heard of it myself, and it turned out to be …

This book The Great Betrayal by Millenia Black is very good. Enough said. I finished reading this quite recently and do read this and pay close attention to how the story starts and ends.
I wish the ending could be more better, but I suppose the author, …

Grammar Smart, written and published by The Princeton Review,is an excellent and straightforward guide both for students who are baffled by grammar, and for teachers who are frustrated because their students just don’t get grammar, no matter how it is taught.
What I really like about this book, as a …

Did you ever hear that saying that authors shouldn’t start their story too soon? Well, apparently this author hasn’t, as the actual plot doesn’t start until halfway through the book. As the title suggests, this is supposed to be a story about getting lost in the freezing, icy wilderness …

The Truce at Bakura is a science fiction novel, set in the Star Wars universe straight after the end of Return of the Jedi. The Rebel Alliance catches an Imperial probe, and as the Empire can’t answer the distress call it is sending, Luke Skywalker and other members of …

I absolutely love my copy of the DC Comics Encyclopedia that I bought online about a year ago for a great price of $19.99. This is a thick book detailing hundreds of characters and events in the DC Universe. It features so much artwork from so many …

Loyalty Myths: Hyped Strategies That Will Put You Out of Business is written by Timothy L. Keiningham, Terry G. Varva, Lerzan Aksoy, and Henri Wallard. I had a copy of this book and think it is a good read to those who are in business or who want to …

This is my favorite bookstore and cafe in the Asheville area because of its local vibe and inventive coffee creations. With ample seating and a nice selection of books, this local book shop is the perfect place to while away the hours, reading a book and sipping your coffee.
Malaprop’s …

Apocalypse is one the major villians in the Marvel Universe, having been a major thorn in the side of X-Factor and the X-Men over the past twenty years. Apocalypse was born over 5,000 in Egypt. He is one of the first known mutants in history. Left to …

Marvel really knocked this one out of the park. This book is probably the best collection in the entire Ultimate line that I have ever read.
For those of you didn’t read the first series, the Ultimate are basically a revamping of the Avengers. Well, revamping is too small …

Masterharper of Pern is science fiction, fantasy novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. This time around this novel is about Robinton, who has the destiny to become one of the legendary Harpers on the planet of Pern. The novel starts at the birth of this …

Having read Fatherhood, this is far from Bill Cosby’s best work. It’s light and mildly funny and it’s a decent beach read, but I would not really recommend it unless it is being purchased for a die-hard Billy Cosby fan or is found in a discount bin. …

In this book, Landon Snow, a twelve year old who had visited the fantastic world of Wonderwood in the previous books of this series, finds himself on a ship that sails through endless ocean. This time, his two sisters, Holly and Bridget, follow him in the adventure. The children …

I had never intended on getting into the Plum series. But I read a few and found the characters interesting and I liked Janet Evanovich’s writing style. But this particular book of the series was a real disappointment. It was a short money making idea. The plot resembled …

Web Designing & Publishing with Front Page 2000 Book is a wonderful book for the beginners of website designing. I bought this book from my friend Satheesh. He done a website designing course in Aptech Computer Education. They gave this book as a Student Guide Book. …

Cynthia Richmond is the author for the book called Dream Power. This book has some useful methods on how to churn out those dreams into making it a real success for all of us. I think the basic underlining to this book isn’t about whether the dream …

If those Harry Potter books aren’t encouraging the kids to read, have you considered manga? Manga is the term applied to graphic novels from Asia. Generally they’re Japanese, but most bookstores consider Korean graphic novels as manga as well. These books are every lazy reader’s dream- …

I first exposed to this book when i was in Thailand, i happen to browse upon this book, upon the first few pages it truly convinced me to buy this book.
The author, Robert Kiyosaki, i find that he was a totally unique person with unique mindcept. True enough many …

Angels and Demons is a murder mystery shrouded with the well-researched resurrection of a secret brotherhood. The narrative starts with the brutal murder of a world renowned scientist, whose body gave a frightening clue upon which the hero began his search for the murderer. Set in modern …

I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …

ULTIMATE SPIDER MAN 14 “Warriors”
This is a very cool installment in the Ultimate Spiderman trade paperback reprint collection.
What makes this one special is that it features the debut of three ‘new’ heroes to into the Ultimate universe: Shang Chi Master of Kung Fu, Iron Fist and Moon Knight.
Shang …

Did you enjoy reading The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown? I did. I loved the story of the adventurous symbologists nerd Robert Langdon. I was taken back to the time when I watched Indiana Jones several times so much that my eyes watered. Langdon’s adventures are the modern …