This is an absolute must read book for any mother of an autistic child or anyone that has been touched by autism in some way or another! In this book Jenny McCarthy explains what she went through with her son, Evan. To say her journey has tugged …

If you ever stepped on a snake, you definitely do not recommend, do not be surprised if the reptile suddenly turn into a woman who briefly declares that it is your mother and I live with you permanently. In any case, it happened to Hiwako, Hiromi Kawakami heroine of …

You can definitely change yourself for the better. In this book that I’ve read, SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck by Julie Morgenstern, it gives lots of insights and how one could totally change their outlook and stuff like that. If you …

I have been looking for a cheap yet good baking book for cookies . I have indeed seen many good books but not one as cheap as Cookies Wonderland . Cookies Wonderland is a bilingual book - with both English and Chinese instructions on how to bake the …

Last month I read a book by Kurt Vonnegut called “Slaughterhouse-Five”. I was asking for book recommendations at a forum and that book was the one that got my attention. A quick Wikipedia search was enough to learn that it was a science fiction book with time-traveling and alien …

While the idea of categorizing your customers is hardly revolutionary, the authors take it one step further by saying that you would organise your company around your customers. So no more finance, marketing, HR departments, only business units that revolves around customer segments, with the unit managers taking full …

The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson has an unusual premise: seven orphans who grew up together in the same foster home have decided to become siblings, taking O’Malley as their new family last name. The Negotiator, Book 1 in the series, has Kate O’Malley as the main character. Each …

The last time I had seen or heard of Haylie Duff prior to purchasing her cookbook, ‘The Real Girl’s Kitchen’, she was acting in ‘7th Heaven’. The book came as a complete surprise to me. I had not seen any promotional material for it, and I had no knowledge …

She Woke Up Married by Suzanne Macpherson is something like the time when Britney Spears spent one night with her childhood friend and ended up marrying for like 24 hours only, I think. Only this time, this novel is fiction and having a bit of a difference.
The surreality of …

Fall Into Darkness is one of the older Christopher Pike books for teenagers and young adults. I first read the book when I was in junior high and I recently had the chance to read it again. The plot of the book follows a young woman named Sharon who …

This book if the seventh Hardy Boys book written by Franklin W. Dixon in the 50s and 60s. While many of the ideas are old fashioned, and it is especially amusing to read about the “high tech” stuff the boys have or discover, they are, in general, good books …

I just finished reading the book over the weekend. I couldn’t put it down. It was an okay book for me. My cousin had been nagging me to read it so we could discuss it; and we did last night. Her views seemed to be very different from the …

I bought this book because —“ well, let’s face it, because everyone was raving about it, and I like to read, and I like to read fantasy and YA fantasy. I appreciate a good love story, so it seemed right up my alley. It also seemed attractive …

Star Trek Phase Two: The Lost Series
Judith Revees-Stevens. Here is a book that covers a fairly unknown period in Star Trek TV history.
In the 1970’s, the original series was doing very well in syndicated re-runs, Filmmations animated series was capturing new viewers and the early days of Star Trek …

James Howard Kunstler’s latest book, A World Made by Hand, is essential reading. I loved this book, the first work of fiction by the author of The Long Emergency and The Geography of Nowhere.
You will be amazed how realistic his portrayal is of a sort of Mad Max …

I checked this book out for fun yesterday. Basically it’s an amusing quiz that you can take to see if your cat has psychic powers. Yes, I really don’t believe in psychic powers and you don’t have to either, but its still fun to add up the numbers and …

William Steig is one of the best authors of children’s books, I would not hesitate to call him a classic. Yet, surprisingly many parents have never heard of him. At best, people know Steig as the guy who wrote Shrek (yes, it was him), and that’s about it. Well, …

Part one in a currently ongoing series by Thomas A Watson, a prolific author of survival novels who has also written the Blue Plague and Forsaken World series.
Its modern-day America on the eve of a financial collapse to dwarf 2008. The disaster starts in Asia, resulting in China …

“Double Indemnity” is a crime novel written by James M. Cain in 1936. This is the era the publishing of many crime novels that are considered contemporary classics. I will start of from the beginning in saying that there are no spoilers in this review. The novel is a …

This book is sort of a continuation of Welcome to Temptation, only focussing more on Davy Dempsey. The main characters of Welcome to Temptation get a brief mention, this book is mostly about new characters and Davy.
This is actually a really fun book. I liked the setting, the idea …

This book is an absolute must have for any parent of a child that has autism! This is a clearly written, easy to understand, much needed guide to the world of autism that offers encouraging advice that parents will find useful.
The author breaks down the complexities of autism …

This is one of the books that I really enjoy. They are such a page turner I could not put them down. They have great plot and the scheme of the story is so clever. The author is so good at enticing me letting me wanting to know more. I …

This was the first book I ever read from Jude Deveraux and I was captivated by her charm and her wit and intelligence that I immediately bought more of her books! But as I read her other books, I simply still felt this as my favorite and the cutest …

Callander Square, written by Anne Perry was published by Random House, 1980.
Anne Perry’s stories often fill me with awe - she could so clearly describe the women and their society during the Victorian times, and yet spiced it up with mystery and suspense. It is an education …

National Bookstore is a well-known bookstore that has a branch in Recto, Manila. It is a super branch because it has over 3 floors, unlike the other branches in malls with only one floor and very limited space.
It is a great bookstore that carries a wide range of …

Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell is a historical fiction book about immigrants working in the United States in the late 1800s to early 1900s. It is written by a historian and is supposed to be very true to what actually happened to immigrants during that time. …

I admit to choosing this book in a shop based on the cover. Rare for me a) because I preach not judging a book by it’s cover and b) I’m rarely in shops these days tending to buy most music and books on the Internet.
The UK edition published by …

I got this book as a present in one of my birthdays, and I decided to read it immediately after the party, as I hadn’t read anything from Stanislaw Lem before and I was feeling curious.
If we need a gender to classify it, it would be science fiction, but …

Margaret Truman learned all about the ins and outs of Washington politics when her father was President. And she has turned that knowledge into a career as a prize winning mystery writer. In her latest book, Murder On K Street, there is the murder of a Senator’s wife …

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 …

If you find economics very tough then here is a book which can simply solve and simplify it for you. It’s very simple and easy to understand.Deals with the most difficult of subject in a very simple and easy way which is good for students who find the subject …

Sexiest Man Alive is a book that I’ve read written by Diana Holguist. This book has a nice yellowish color to it and the graphic is kind of alluring. Sexiest Man Alive is about Jasmine Burns who has been in the quest of true love in her …

Normally, I like Bram Stoker’s books and stories. I’m not sure this was the case with The Coming of Abel Behenna.
I can understand what Stoker was trying to do with this story. It’s a story about love and jealousy. Abel wins the hand of the most beautiful woman in …

I just finished reading “Savannah or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln.” Frankly I was very disappointed. I’ve heard rumors that Jakes has taken to using ghost writers. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but the quality of this book was pretty bad.
The book is supposed to be …

Eva just moved to a new city to start a new job in an advertising agency. She takes this opportunity to live her life without her mother watching every single step she takes, to find a little freedom and to take the reins of her own life. That …

Steven Gerrard is Liverpool FC’s captain, and this is his autobiography. The book is obviously about Steven Gerrard’s life, and everything that he goes through to get to where he is today.
Enough with all the bull. This is by far the best book I have ever read. …

After coming off Constance Garnett’s slow and dry take on The Brothers Karamasov, this was an utter joy to read. The prose is smooth and engaging.
There’s little exposition, “the Pulse” strikes almost immediately. King does a great job painting a picture of the initial chaos that occurs …

Mortal Causes was written by Ian Rankin (published by Simon & Schuster, 1995)
When I started this book, I found it slow moving; moreover I was not very keen on stories about terrorists and their activities. With their worldwide notoriety and atrocities, I have already passed them off as worse …

“The Center of Everything” is such an influential book that has altered my views on certain things about life. it was a wonderful, enjoyable read, made me smile, sometimes cry. The words used are brilliant and thought provoking, the instances that occur in the book will entertain you and …

This book was a very well written book that I found not only opened my mind about where my faith stood and how I felt about God, but it also changed my heart and I feel as though it helped strenthen my relationship with Christ.
This book managed to …

Death Note is a Japanese Manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata; Manga Volume 1 begins with a bored Japanese high school genius named Light Yagami who is bored out of his mind when he discovers the Death Note, a notebook a Shinigami death god uses …

Like nearly everyone else who read the book, Twilight, I hadn’t had enough of the characters. Therefore, I bought and read New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. The book has the same characters with some new ones and expansions on some old characters. Readers of this …

The “I Love Lucy” Sound Book is simply incredible! I love everything about this book - from the cover, which features the iconic scene of Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel in the Ricardo’s car as they all sing “California, Here We Come” to the actual content of the book, …

George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel “1984″ is not only a great book, it is also a startling look at a possible future if we don’t heed Orwell’s advice.
The novel takes place in the year 1984 in a futuristic London that doesn’t seem like London at all. In this …

The Catcher in the Rye is a wonderful coming of age novel about the main characer, Holden Caulfield. He is a sixteen year old boy who finds himself kicked out of prep school and wanders the streets in search of the meaning of life.
The book has been strewn with …

My job entails lots of traveling. In a month, most of the days are spent overseas. That is why when I saw this book while I was in forage for some materials to read on my next rip, I grabbed it and immediately paid for it. As I enjoy …

Yes, this is the book that the movie was based on. If you liked the movie at all, then you will love the even more perverse book.
I read this book after seeing and loving the movie, and I continued to read all of Chuck Palahniuk’s books. He is a …

Making The Good Life Last by Merv Griffin is a good book. There is something uncanny about reading something from someone whom have gone through a batch of bad experiences and then emerging as a winner in the end.
I am certainly inspired by the writings of Merv …

Saw an episode of Oprah where Geneen Roth was talking about her book. Actually my step-mother is a big Oprah watcher and she knows that I have issues with food and she thought it would be a good one for me to watch. So I let her show it …

I-SPY London is part of a series of books which can be used to make journeys and trips out more interesting, as in each book, there are hundreds of different locations for you to visit. Once you visit a location, you can put a tick in the tickbox. Once …