Meanwhile is an interesting concept for a children’s book. The author, Jason Shiga, combines the idea of a graphic novel or comic strip book with a brainstorm web and a choose your own adventure style book. Even on each page there are paths to follow, and some of them …

I checked out this book along with my four-year-old niece, who happens to be the big sister of an 11-month-old! Of all the books we checked out that day… all on the topic of families… this one was my niece’s favorite! I think she liked it because she’s so …

This book, Love in the Driest Season written by Neely Tucker is truly a very bittersweet and heart-wrenching story. I cried for a bit while reading some chapters in this book and Neely related his story in this kind of auto-biography about his journey with his wife, Vita in …

On The Island is one of my all-time favorite books. The first time I read it, I just fell in love. I enjoyed every single thing about it and it’s simply too amazing to describe, but I’ll try!
This story is about an English teacher, Anna, who is hired …

At the end of last issue Tony Stark and Peter Parker were off to Washington for a hearing of some kind. This issue we find out what the hearing is about. The government is trying to pass a bill that will force superheroes to reveal their true …

I have never come across a book this short and so fairytale-ish that made my jaw drop. Animal Farm is an unbelievable story. I have seen so many copies of the new version with the pink pig on the cover and I thought, “Well, isn’t that a cute little …

I had heard of the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who but I had not read it until very recently; when I got it for my daughter.
Overall, I have to say it’s a pretty good book and one I definitely enjoy reading to my daughter at night.
Horton is …

I have a lot of respect for The Billy Graham ministry but I did not ever know that Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth Graham wrote poetry until after her death.
After Mrs. Graham’s death, I read online one of her poems. To say the least, I was very inspired …

Queen of Spades was written by Oakley Hall.(published by Penguin Group in 2000)
Tom Redmond, working in the Hornet as assistant to the famous Ambrose Bierce, was tracking down the Morton Street Slasher, who had killed women by slashing them open and leaving behind spade playing cards on their bodies. …

Buried at Sea is the second novel that I read by Paul Garrison. While it is just 53 pages longer than “Sea Hunter”, this novel seemed much longer somehow to me. Still, I think this book teaches some important things and that makes it worth reading.
The first thing …

‘The ship of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is interesting and definitely worth a read.
In this book, the children are off on a cruise ship and thus, there is very great excitement. The ship sails from Southhampton to the Greek islands. They come across …

24 Hours, written by Jo Leigh, costs about $9.95, and there are 3 stories in this story. The first one is Minute by Minute, whereby Meg Becker has met a man online, and has been having ‘cyber sex’ with him. She has yet to meet him, and …

Red Dragon was written by Thomas Harris (published by Dell Publishing 1990)
Will Graham had resigned from FBI, since he has incarcerated Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant serial killer. The FBI, stumped with the latest psychopathic case, had requested for Graham’s help. The killer, Dolarhyde, had viciously murdered two families; …

This book is very useful for children. This illustrated first dictionary book is an alphabetical word bookthat introduces a child to dictionary skills.This book is designed very simple picture wordbook. It is not yet ready to use a full fledged dictionary. This book contains of an alphabetical list of …

This kids’ chapter book is very well written. There is a certain amount of teenage selfishness in the main character, as the story is told from her perspective, but she is not entirely selfish, being able to see things from a practical point of view.
The story itself is interesting, …

The secret life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna, is a biography about the famous playwright, author, and poet Oscar Wilde. I previously, knew very little about Oscar except that He wrote poetry, and was An contemporary of the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw, …

This is one of the best romance and tragedy mangas I have ever read. Ayashi no Ceres is the Japanese name for the manga. Ceres Celestial Legend is the English name. Even thou I know most of my anime and manga names in English, I normally say them in …

I’m really into historical novels and I don’t know if there are still those who, as my daughter’s fun of telling me,”is still stuck in the past”.BUt if you haven’t tried reading historicals, I urge you to start one or try one.They could really bring you to another place …

Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer was a wonderful read. With all the fuss that’s been going on about this book I finally gave in and decided to read it for myself. At first I couldn’t get into it, but after the 3rd or 4th chapter it started to get …

The Posthomus Papers of the Pickwick Club is Dickens first novel, and is more commonly known as The Pickwick Papers. It tells of the adventures of four members of the Pickwick club as they explore the remote areas of England. As the gentlemen haven’t traveled a lot, this means …

“Jungle Bullies” is a children’s book written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. It is published by Marshall Cavendish Children Company in 2006. This is a book that tells a great lesson about bullying while using wonderful illustrations to hammer the point home. Is …

I bought this book as a birthday present to a single friend who was celebrating her 29th birthday. While I was looking at the inspirational section of a popular bookstore, I came across this one when it caught my attention with its cute cover. When I read the …

Bluffer’s Guide is a series of humorous books teaching people how to bluff about different topics. As I love playing pranks and getting my fortune told, my friend thought that it was a good idea to give me The Bluffer’s Guide to Astrology & Fortune Telling by Alexander …

Another manga I have loved reading and still constantly waiting for an update is the Kaichou wa Maid-Sama manga by Fujiwara Hiro and it’s really a great piece of shoujo manga because it has all the romance, the maid costume, the comedy, the conflict and everything just fits so …

The Great Hunt is the second installment of the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan masterfully weaves his tale as the intrepid heroes and heroines continue to learn more of the chaotic world in which they’ve been born. The Great Hunt continues seamlessly into the pattern of The Wheel …

I was strolling inside a bookstore when I saw this book, Quick and Easy Chinese Cuisine. And of course, the foods here are all Chinese recipes. I browsed it using one of their open examples and found the recipes inside. I read a few and made me …

It’s my first time that I had read this author, and I am pleasantly suprised. It paints life in a colorfull, fragrant, full picture of positive feelings and thoughts. A good read, the fine ballance of morality in real world, no idealism, no ilusions, just life. Warm, fulfilling, funny …

This book is written by the compilation of Jennifer Hendricks, the anorexic girl in the story who eventually dies, her father, and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Jennifer’s own writing is provided to the readers through her journal entries. Throughout the book the protagonist goes …

I don’t know why there will always be a fascination towards the lives of celebrities. It is a wonder actually and no one can really tell why and all that. This book title, Celebrity Life Laundry by Ashley Pearson is awesome and though it is bit non-privacy and …

Centered Riding is an excellent book written by Sally Swift. Sally Swift is a legend in the English riding world, and although Centered Riding was published in 1985, it is still applicable today. I purchased my book in the last five years and have read it cover to cover …

The Maze Runner is the first book in the Maze Runner trilogy. One day, a boy awakes in a lift, whose doors open to reveal a place called the Glade. The boy does not remember things like who his parents or friends were, only his first name, Thomas. The …

Private Arrangements is written by Sherry Thomas and I enjoyed reading this book so much. This is a classic love story and I love the settings of the story pretty much. Lady Tremaine and Lord Tremaine married each other as an act of convenience. They are very …

Read this book with a heart of 17 year old children. Halley is the age, but to him speaks the family which concerning is not. As for the people thing he who is their methods for that to go out because of that circumstance celebrating, however it is his …

I read this book, Talking in Bed by Antonya Nelson and if you like to read books about affairs and how the people in the affair deal with things, then this book is a must read for you.
I find the storyline a bit boring and a bit too …

Da Capo is a manga by a Japanese visual novel studio, Circus and illustrated by Tanihara Natsuki. It has the genres; comedy, harem, romance, school life, seinen, and supernatural and is composed of twelve volumes. The manga is about Asakura Junichi and his life at Kazami Academy. Things get …

Welcome to an episode full of shady characters, dark blackjack tables, and a single casino chip. This is episode 3 of Cowboy Bebop, otherwise known as “Honky-tonk Woman”. Staying true to the bebop theme, this episode opens to a dim grimy Chinese shop with a woman dressed in less …

“An Echo in the Darkness,” book 2 in the Mark of the Lion series, continues the story of Hadassah, a Jewish young woman bought as a household slave by a rich Roman family, the Valerians, and eventually sent to the lions. Hadassah has survived the lion attack on the …

“Stalking the Divine” by Kristin Ohlson, ISBN 1-4013-0025-1 tells the nonfiction story of Ohlson’s search for spiritual fulfillment and meaning to her life in middle age. She meets the Sisters of Poor Clare’s a cloistered monastery and writes of the monastery and the sisters in this book. Ohlson is …

Slave to Sensation, the first book in Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series, was a delightful surprise. This Fiji-born writer has created an amazing world of the future where three races co-exist: Humans, Psy (humans with powerful psychic abilities) and Changelings (shapeshifters). The story follows the relationship between Psy …

If you are looking for a great book to read your children, I highly suggest M.A.D.L.Y. Mom and Dad Love You by Sally North. It is a fantastic book to teach children about how much you love them. Pictures are by Melissa Weisman.
In this book, Bobby the …

This movie is the 42nd installment in the Sweet Valley University series and it features Jessica Wakefield eyeing a new hot guy on campus, and her boyfriend Nick Fox has to be careful or else Jessica can give in to temptation and leave him behind.
On Jessica’s twin Elizabeth Wakefield’s …

Vanessa “Van” Moran disappeared from her hometown Whispering Beach, only to return twelves years later to the funeral of her cousin’s husband. During her absence, the town has speculated over the years about what happened to Van, but the people of Whispering Beach are unprepared for the secrets Van …

“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 …

There are countless students who have taken the course for becoming a Medical Assistant, and need to take their State Boards test to become MA’s. I do not believe that most know that there is a complete book that will certainly be of great help in studying for the …

This is a young adult novel about a young Amazon girl named Rain. The story is well written and it has some nice themes as well. It’s fast paced and not as thick as other novels, so I was able to read it in a few hours. It’s thinness, …

I just recently read the book Twenty Something-The Quarter Life Crisis of Jack Lancaster by Iain Hollingshead. I picked the book up because the title was intriguing and also because I work in a book store and got bored. At first I was unsure as to whether or …

If you have books just sitting around collecting dust and are interested in making a few extra bucks, then I would highly recommend you visit cash4books.net. This website buys certain types of books that are in decent condition. All you have to do is enter the ISBN …

The Lima Bean Monster is a children’s book by Dan Yaccarino and illustrated by Adam Mccauley. It was published in 2001 Walker & Company. This is a good bedtime book because of the length of the story.
Pros: First, Dan Yaccarino tells a very good story. He …

Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson is the most recent novel in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Unlike certain other authors whose epic series have degenerated into a series of meaningless stories, Erikson has kept the pace of both the individual novels and the overall plot moving …