This book by Debbie Stoller is, according to the cover, full of hip, funky patterns. There are extra segments too, where they interview/talk with different Stitch ‘n Bitch groups across the States. Since I’m not American, I didn’t really see the need. If there had been more Canadian groups, …

This book is something that I could totally relate to. I mean, I work in advertising sales and also some freelance automobile delivery and basic sales for a car sales company, and also, I am an aspiring writer. I love writing. But that doesn’t mean that …

This is a great book that has information on a great deal of medications. I found this book to be very complete with the information it lists about each medication. It lists the general use of each medication, the reasons the medication would be used, possible side effects, and …

I have read the book ‘miracle of mindfulness ‘ written by Thich Nhat Hanh. This book is about how to live more mindfully and with awareness. The author explains also some meditation exercises in this book. These exercises help one to live as mindfully as possible.
This book can be …

The Godfather tells the story of the Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone. He is known as one of the leaders of the Mafia is respected in New York City United States. Although he was a leader of the mafia that controls illegal business activities and live …

As a big city that became one of the center of modern human civilization, the City of New York as the sugar that can attract ants to come. But the state turned out to not only attract people in general, but also triggered a series of
security threats from certain …

The first book I ever owned was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, named, “A Child’s Garden Of Verses”. This is an extremely wonderful book for children, and for those of us who have not forgotten the language of children. I am a school teacher who regards this actual First …

“The Ethics of Star Trek” by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson is a book that takes a look at pretty much each and every episode of four of the five Star Trek series that features some sort of moral or ethical theme or issue and then attempts to build …

A Spell of Winter weaves a tale of romance, incest, hardship, horror and the darker side of humanity. Set in England, ages past, the novel is narrated in the first person by a young woman named Cathy (yes yet another Cathy in a tale of incest) who suffers a …

Teen Idol is about a girl named Jen Greenley. Everybody likes Jen Greenley and she’s everybody’s best friend. She can keep a secret and is a very good listener. In fact, Jen’s so good at keeping a secret that she is asked to look after the famous movie …

I do love a good thriller and mystery, and from the description I read, this book should have given me just that. The story started moving pretty quickly, even though I had no clue why the dog that almost died was so important, I didn’t find that out until …

“The Amityville Horror” is a classic horror novel written by the writer Jay Anson, based on the stories of the family of George and Katie Lutz, who claimed that they were victims of paranormal activity in their new home in Amityville, New York. Their story to this day is …

Book-Maus Part 1
Author-Art Spielgelman
There are many stories and books,and movies,and even games,about World War 2.And many of it takes place with the soilders or the Nazi or even Hitler himself.And all of them hope to reach the level of showing people how horrible the war was.But I think that the …

Normally I love the books written by Paul Garrison, but I found this one to be very disappointing. The book’s description on the inside of the jacket cover hints at an exciting sea adventure, one that has many thrills and chills. The cover image - sunlight reflecting off the …

“Abel’s Island” by William Steig tells the story of a mouse stranded on an island. Abel, a rich mouse, gets caught in a storm and falls in the river. The stream carries him away and brings him to an island where he now must somehow survive. This is a …

Where Shadows Fall was written by Judith Kelman and published by Berkeley Publishing in 1987.
It was supposed to be a tale of heartbreak and loss; somehow this story is unable to stir up any sympathy that one would usually feel for a mother who had lost her child .
Sarah …

This book, Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani is rather pretty disappointing for me after I have finished reading. The story has a perfect introductory and I was quite fascinated into thinking that perhaps it is one of those feel-good stories and I could tear myself out.
But …

I purchased the hardcover edition of the book simply titled “I Love Lucy” by Elisabeth Edwards because I find that hardcover books hold up better over time even if they do take up more space and bulkier. As for the book, I was somewhat disappointed with what this book …

The babysitter’s club has found the most fun thing to do for the summer, go to camp. The whole club is going even some of the charges they babysit are goint to go. This time though the babysitters are going to be CIT’s even stacy. Only two are not …

I don’t think Osamu Tezuka’s manga —˜Ayako’ will ever be one of those manga that breaks the glass ceiling of literature, getting studied in Universities and being hailed by mainstream critics as a classic put alongside works like —˜Les Miserables’. This is more to do with issues like how …

The Iron River which was happened to be my first read of Jefferson Parker was more of a disappointment to me. The problem about this book was that, it was a strainful read. The story is very dark and distracting with violence embedded throughout the plot. The good thing …

I found the book THE YEAR OF PLEASURES enchanting. This novel tells the tale of a protagonist who loses her husband to cancer and begins a new life that involves major emotional and geographical changes. It is a fascinating read to watch how a woman …

I’ve always been an avid reader of Nancy Drew even into my adult years. One series that has recently come out is the Nancy Drew Notebook Series. I love this series because it gives you a look into Nancy Drew as a little girl.
Often times, when reading the …

Written by Al Kelley, Ph.D. , and professor of mathematics; and Ira Pohl, a professor of Computer Science with 30 years of experience as software methodologist; this book is a must-have for students of Computer Science who wants to master this language.
The book is divided into 15 chapters, and …

Searching for Dragons, book 2 of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede is a delightful book which follows the same pattern as the first book in the series, Dealing with Dragons.
This book continues the adventures of the unconventional Princess Cimorene, who must find the missing dragon, Kazul. …

I love the book title, Amy’s Honeymoon by Julia Llewellyn very much. I simply think that Julia is a very good author and she could really write deep to heart issues story with a humor twist. The illustration of this book is so gorgeous that I just whipped …

Barnes and Noble bookstore is seriously, one of my favorite places to be! I love it! It’s big and there are sooo many books and I just love walking in and spending time walking around looking at books. In my opinion it definately beats the mall bookstores. Aside from …

Daredevil issue 276 is definitely one of the worst issues I have read. Ann Nocenti has written herself in a corner with a ridiculous plot line featuring a beautiful robot who looks like a real woman, an environmentalist whacko, the Inhumans from the moon, and Ultron, the most …

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone is super amazing. With 3 authors, you can never go wrong definitely. This book is like the Black Beauty of a book. One that aspiring …

My daughter brought home a library book from school again last night, this time it was “The Cow Who Clucked” by author Denise Fleming.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this book but it turned out to be one of the better children’s books she has brought home.
Basically, …

James Patterson’s “Big Bad Wolf” is the latest adventure of Alex Cross, formerly a detective with the Washington DC PD, now a new member of the FBI. While still in his orientation phase, he is assigned to a case called “White Girl”, a series of abductions-for-slavery incidents.
The protagonist …

Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Volume 2 begins with Ed reporting to Colonel Roy Mustang concerning the events in Liore. Mustang directs them to a bio alchemy expert named Shou Tucker, Ed hopes to find a way to get their bodies back. They go there and meet Shou and …

This is Lauren Oliver’s first novel, published in 2010. I think the girl on the cover represents the protagonist, and her thoughtful expression made me feel like both the character and the story had something meaningful to say. The novel belongs to the category of paranormal Young Adult fiction. …

I bought this book the other night, and it is of the genre humour. I bought it around $13+, and this book consists of a collection of essays from the author himself.
I love short stories or essays at times, as it helps me to ward off the stress …

The Marriage Duel is written by Maureen Mackey and I always love to read London scenes love story. This time round, the heroine in question is Clarinda Humphreys and she has this mentality that she cannot cross through by marrying first before her sister, Jane.
On the …

One day during my usual routine of procrastination, I decided to take up reading manga after watching a countless amount of anime series. Watching anime episodes take hours away from your life, and a lot of episodes (I found) were simply just filler episodes if you are committing yourself …

Never had I expected to be entertained by Rex Stout in this collection of three short stories, featuring Nero Wolfe and his long-suffering assistant, Archie Goodwin. No doubt Nero Wolfe was endowed with exceptional mental powers, however he seemed a most unpleasant man with …

Happy are Those Who Mourn (written by Andrew M Greeley and published by Jove Book, 1995)
This is a story of interesting contradictions —“ not what one would have expected from a Catholic priest or the church. I suppose they frowned upon affairs and treated human failings so …

I have read this book by Mike Marcoe over a recommendation from a friend and think it makes a fantastic read. This book only has 88 pages which makes it easy for anyone to read it quickly. But even though the books has only a few pages, it does …

When Sarah Ban Breathnauch published Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy in 1995, she probably had no idea how successful it would be. It almost has a cult following now. There is a website, online magazine and even community groups that teach the Simple Abundance principles. Written …

I’m a voracious reader especially when talking about romantic suspense novels by best selling writers. When I’m really hooked and enthralled with a book, I can stay up to the wee hours of the night and even forego sleep if necessary. This is exactly what happened when I started …

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception is the fourth book in the well known series, Artemis Fowl. I absolutely loved this book, as it has a page-turning plot and a twisted ending.
In this fourth book, Artemis has forgotten about all of his friends after being mind-wiped. After Opal Koboi …

Infinite Jest is a great literary achievement. David Foster Wallace’s magnum opus contains themes from such diverse sources as competitive tennis, Quebecois independence movements, twelve-step programs, illegal drugs, existentialist philosophy, and the effects of technology upon a mankind. In short, Infinite Jest is a book about the pursuit of …

I recall being fascinated by the Panama Canal in grade school when I first learned a little about its construction. I remember being told that it almost wasn’t built in Panama but in other countries, which seemed odd because Panama is where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans come closest …

Book title: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins, co-author of Built to Last, Random House, London, 2001.
Collins admitted that this 300-page book is a sort of prequel to his previous book, Built to Last, and expands some of the ideas …

I have read the book —˜An ace up my sleeve’ written by James Hadley Chase. This is an interesting book and is written by chase in an excellent manner. Almost all of Chase’s books are interesting, but I would say that this particular book is more interesting than the …

The Outsider is the first book in the popular Roswell High. This miniseries only lasted for ten books, but gave the readers a solid beginning, middle, and end. This first book set up several of the storylines that would later appear, as well as introducing us to the major …

The book “Espanol para La Vida” is a text book that I used for Spanish when I was still in first form. How I came to get it was that at the time, there was a book rental system in most high schools then, and my school did not …

This is a wonderful classic kids’ book which I enjoyed as a child. It is a bit old fashioned and slow now for modern children to really relate to - most North American kids no longer have issues like having to make their own dresses or help raise their …

“Haunting Rachel” is a suspense filled romance written by Kay Hooper.
Rachel Grant has returned to Richmond to bury her parents. Ten years before her fiance vanished. SHe has been mourning his loss for years.
Soon Rachel has attempts on her life and her nights are filled with nightmares. To …