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, …

When Santa Fell to Earth is definitely something different from Cornelia Funke. While you still have her signature style, as well as the magical elements (rooms that are bigger on the inside than the outside, that kind of thing). The setting, however, is actually earth society (with a sort …

Fans of Haruki Murakami will be delighted to learn another side of him by reading this non-fiction book. As the title indicates, this book which Murakami calls his memoir talks a great deal about another of his passion in addition to writing novels, and that is, running. The book …

‘Mystery of the pantomime cat’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. In this book, the five children, Fatty, Pip, Larry, Daisy and Bets are rather worried that there is no mystery for them. But at the most unexpected time, a mystery crops up. The safe of a theater …

The Philippines is composed of about 7,100 islands and more easily accessible by water than land. However, the water infrastructure has made it possible for a road trip around the Philippines, using the system of roll-on and roll-off ferry. To do an exciting road trip requires a good guide, …

American Psycho is a graphic novel told through the eyes of a serial killer. Set in the 1980’s, American Psycho details the life of Wall Street Yuppie Patrick Bateman, who, in his free time, engages in extremely violent and sexual acts, oftening culminating in murder.
Bateman is the embodiment of …

This is an intriguing novel set in a remote region of the Appalachian Mountains in the mid 1850’s. This novel explores the custom of the sin eater, a person shunned in the community and called down from the hills only at the time of death to receive payment …

This is a small hardcover book of thirteen short horror stories by various authors. It’s an anthology on strange, dark and unpredictable creatures - or that’s what the introduction of the book says. I think the editors went a bit too far on the strange part, as none of …

A Thousand Splendid Suns is set against the backdrop of Afghanistan and the many changes that the country has undertaken over the last half-century. It follows the lives of two women brought up in very different circles but somehow end up in the same situation.
The recurring theme throughout the …

When I read just the narration and summary of this story at the back of the cover, I told myself I needed to read this book, actually I think almost everyone will be curious to read this as the plot is all about going into the past and changing …

I would say that I am the type of person that heavily depends on self-help books and motivational ones to help me to get through in some aspects of life. One of the books that I love reading called No More Mr. Nice Guy! Written by Robert …

Last year I moved to Berlin for good. Without knowing how to speak German well, I was jobless for quite a while. Before I realised, i was actually suffering from depression. I spoke to a friend, and he recommended me to read alot, to keep my mind active and …

Kafka represents the gradual disintegration and decay of a living organism in the midst of his family’s complacent well being.The symbolism found in Kafka’s novella the metamorphosis helps to clarify Gregor’s inner life better and illuminates the conflicts he experiences after his metamorphosis. In this novella Gregor represents Kafka’s …

Tess Gerritsen is a multi-published author of thrillers. She’s most famous for the series of books centering on Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles.
The Surgeon is the first of the series. Maura Isles is absent in this one, but it’s a great novel to introduce Jane …

I read everything that Nicholas Sparks writes. I started with his first one, The Notebook, back in 1996. His latest entry will make new fans, who will want to go and pick up everything they have missed out on. Like all of his stories, it involves a man and …

They Got it Wrong! is one of the fairly small number of books which have an exclamation mark in their titles. I have never been entirely happy with this, since more often than not it means that reading the book will be one of those uncomfortable occasions when you …

If you are interested in psychotropic plants then I think this is definitely one book you should read. I became interested in shamanism and the use of psychotropic plants in 2007 after an experience I had with psilocybin mushrooms. The experience made such a lasting impression on me that …

Another book by Lynne Graham that I have read and love would be Second-Time Bride. In this nice memorable novel, Daisy had been married to Alessio Leopardi before, and her marriage had gone all wrong, when Alessio dumped her within months of their wedding. What Alessio doesn’t …

Siren by John Everson is a horror tale with a unique “monster.” The mysterious and beautiful Ligeia haunts the shoreline of the small port town of Delilah, California. The main character in the story is a man named Evan. Suffering from aquaphobia, an intense fear of …

I am an international student so when I was in Queensland, Australia, I didn’t had a chance to bring all my books and my personal computer.
At first it was difficult for me in doing researches because I didn’t have my books or my PC. Then, while I was walking …

This book for children is the 5th book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett (which, in and of itself, is a funny pen name), and continues the sad story of the Baudalaire orphans.
I have been reading this series with some children, and they really seem to …

We all share this world, we need this world, and the best way to change the world is through the education of our youth. I urge every single parent to read this as well as every single teacher. Most schools do not have a nature based curriculum. However it …

I first started the series back in November of 2009. A lot of my friends had read it and after a while, I decided to give it a go. I am very glad that I did.
Spoilers are abound, proceed with caution.
Panem is the name of the country that used …

In the 12th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Chiaki comes back to France after the world tour. He comes to conduct an orchestra too there, and, although it was clearly visible that he was little by little falling by Nodame too, in this volume we finally see proven that Nodame’s …

I’m almost 40 years old this year and I’m proud to say that I absolutely enjoy reading the Harry Potter books.They are meant to be teenagers’ literature but I find the book so very,very interesting. J.K. Rowling has a very rich imgination and her descriptive abilities are excellent. …

Lick (Stage Dive #1) by Kylie Scott it’s a book that I didn’t hate but I also didn’t love. It’s one of those that get stuck in the middle, great to just spend time when we want to read something light but with the right touch of angst and …

This book, Masterpieces in Miniature by Agatha Christie, is a collection of short stories. Many of them are mysteries featuring her main detectives - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin, and Miss Marple. Some of them are not really mysteries so much as interesting things the characters do - …

A web advertisement for John Gilstrap’s latest book intrigued me. I’d never heard of him before, but the ad was loaded with praise from book reviewers and other established authors of thrillers, so I thought I’d read one of his books.
I settled on “At All Costs”, his second novel, …

If you’re a fan of children’s books, then Ogden Nash’s Candy is Dandy will be a definite treat! A collection of wonderfully amusing poems by famous children’s writer Nash, the book itself is a good buy, what with the amazingly delightful prose that everyone, even adults, will truly enjoy. …

I read an Agatha Christie novel in eighth grade and really loved it. It was called “Ten Little Indians.” Then we read another entitled “The Orient Express,” which were my two very favorite of hers. Or some reason, I couldn’t seem to get past the other books for a …

This classic children’s book is one that I think everyone can still enjoy. The story of a mouse born to humans is still an interesting idea, especially all the cunning things the Little family did to accomodate their smaller son.
An interesting character was Snowflake the cat. It seems odd …

How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp is basically about not looking old basically. It lists off tips and steps that are simple and very easy to follow through. The author is very forthright in her advices here and you will be happy to follow through everything.
Though …

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 …

Serious Harry Potter fans may be a bit disappointed because the stories are nothing like the frenzy chapters of the 7 books. The book is written in a style of Enid Blyton’s fairy tails and children will love them. I myself enjoyed all the stories even though some …

Growing up Wacky Wednesday was one of my favorite books. I would go to my school’s library every week and would check it out over and over again just so I could enjoy reading it. When I was informed about my son’s school having a backwards day I knew …

The Notebook is an amazingly captivating book by Nicholas Sparks. The story is told in such a beautiful way and really makes you feel what is happening in the book. The story is a good read and is definately a great love story. Nicholas Sparks …

I have recently read Social Psychology by Baron as a course material in my psychology syllabus. Ever since I have read the psychology by Baron, I have become a fan of him. However, this book is far much better than any book of Baron.
The real attraction of this book …

I read this book, The Best Damn Google AdSense Book: How to make dollars instead of cents with Adsense by Harry J. Misner and I was so amazed at how some people could make as much money as $500 and more. $100 already sounds good enough to be earned …

I received the first book in the Twilight Saga for Christmas and, due to having nothing else to read, decided I would power through it, thinking it had to be horrible as I don’t normally like anything involving vampires, immortals or much supernatural stuff. However, I made it only …

Three Fates, by Nora Roberts, is a story about six characters who come together to save three ancient—”and supposedly priceless—”statuettes from falling into the hands of greed. Cleo, Rebbecca, Tia, Malachi, Gideon, and Jack eventually band together; through many trials and arguments, they succeed in keeping the statuettes …

Perelandra, Book 2 of C.S.Lewis’ Space Trilogy, is my favorite of the 3. Dr. Ransom we’ve met in the first book and followed on his trip to Mars has another space-traveling adventure. This time he goes to Venus, also known as Perelandra. Venus turns out to be an ocean …

Dean Koontz’s “Velocity” is a fast-pacing marvellously written thriller full of unexpected twists and surprising situations. Although the book is five hundred pages long, it’s possible to read it in no more than one or two days. The suspense is skillfully built from the very first pages, when Bill …

If you are already used to the basic HTML scripts in Java Programming in games specifically, you might want to get this book: Advanced Java Game Programming by David Wallace Croft.
It is super useful and there are just lots of codes and HTML scripts which you can embed …

Shantaram is based on real events that happened to Gregory David Roberts, an Australian prisoner who escaped and ended up working in the underworld of Mumbai, India.
I was extremely interested in this book because I am currently living in India, although not in Mumbai. What I …

This was another excellent paranormal story by Heather Graham. This one involved a ghost that looks almost exactly like a man the main character knows. I also thought this story was a bit more complex than the others, as there is a lot going on in this book: ghosts, …

This book was very different from the books I usually read. I felt that the book was a little longer than it needed to be and for me personally, it didn’t have enough action or drama to hold my attention for very long.
I felt that the author did …

This book is the first Hardy Boys book, in which Frank and Joe Hardy help their dad solve a mystery involving stolen treasure. This case involves one of their friends whose dad is accused of having stolen the treasure.
In this case, Frank and Joe are competing against another detective …

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is my favorite Indian author. Mistress of Spices is the third book of her I read and it is one of the most enchanting book I have ever read.
The story is about Tilo, a girl who is chosen to be a mistress of spices. Mistress of …

I was given this book as a Christmas gift by my brother and his wife. This book was a very welcomed surprise, since I had been interested in Numerology for some time.
My first observation was how beautiful this hard cover book was. Its warm, relaxing colors, along with Glynis’s …

The book Prior Bad Acts is written by Tami Hoag. This is a New York Times bestselling author and this story is actually a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene.
The initial is there are 2 relentless detectives on a manhunt which ends in a chilling confrontation …