My mom bought for me States of Mind, written by Conlan and Roberta(ed). This book is actually one of the best in teaching readers to understand themselves better, and to show that depression can be treated at an early stage. I am fascinated by reading the factors …

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson was truly fantastic. The book intertwines the tale of the1893 World?s Fair in Chicago with a cunning serial killer H. H. Holmes. Both stories were awesome, but the story of Holmes was riveting, this guy was so calculating …

In this volume of Nodame Cantabile the story focus mainly in the two main characters, Chiaki and Nodame. Chiaki performs a concert with Rui, and it’s exactly the song that Nodame was so excited and that really wonted to perform with Chiaki. Once Nodame listens to their performance she …

No Minister is a book written by Mahesh Prasad. I read this book recently to unravel the mystery of bureaucracy in India. Since Mahesh Prasad has more than thirty five years of firsthand experience of Indian Administration, this book becomes the natural choice for me.
I like the way …

Ken Follett is an amazing historical writer which brings meaning to our history, to the world’s history.
The First book from a trilogy is The Fall of The Giants published in 2010 and in 16 countries. It is the story of World War 1 and how five families from five …

After doing a bit of light summer reading and watching I decided it was time to once again dip into some more serious writing. “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future” by Vali Nasr certainly qualifies.
In this book Nasr rehearses the history of the …

The pride of doesntt of Lahiri of the thing which says very impressed story or the dramatic short story but on the other hand knits the very realistic story of evacuation life household. It can believe her quality directly, can be related one to that kind of everyday quality. …

I am an avid reader and I go through at least 4 books a week. I received this book from my mother-in-law which I thought might be fun to read called Plum Spooky, by Janet Evanovich. I started reading it that day during my painting breaks and finished reading …

I have read the book ‘Zen and the art of happiness’ written by Chris Prentiss. The author tries to explain how is it possible to live happily through Zen. Zen is a way of life and through Zen, it is possible to experience happiness. The book is a guide …

My daughter once again brought home a book from the school library to read (in between chapters of the book we are reading together). This time around, it was a book called Little Critter’s These Are My Pets.
The book was OK. But I sometimes wonder if the schools think …

The history of Philippines reveals the influence of Spain in our culture, food and language. Filipino, my native language, has numerous words taken from Spanish; otherwise if the Spanish word was passed on the modern time, these words possess different meanings. The similarities of Filipino and Spanish encourage me …

A Great and Terrible Beauty is an absolute WONDERFUL book! I loved it’s portrayance of England in 1825, it’s accurate depiction of how a girl back then was supposed to be, and forbidden romanxce intertwined with that. I enjoyed reading it, and I hope it will be a favor …

Whenever I read Bram Stoker’s The Lady in the Shroud, I end up with the same opinion; a good idea for a book but a little too long to be entertaining.
The book, which focuses on an English gentleman who inherits a great fortune from his uncle on the condition …

The Nameless (written by Ramsey Campbell and published by MacMillan Publishing, 1985)
The story started with a seemingly unrelated interview of a killer by another psychopath, Kaspar Ganz, in the guise of a psychiatric doctor. Ganz seemed excited when the killer related the details of his …

I am a big fan of the TV show House in which Laurie stars as Gregory House a somewhat snide and critical yet brilliant doctor. That being said I was very hesitant to read this novel because I was afraid that it would not be all that good …

I knew as soon as my dad gave me this book that it would be an amazing read. I was really excited when he showed me this book and gave it to me as a gift when he came back from Detroit. When I saw the artwork on the …

This book lists all of the weird stuff that can be found in the state of Maryland, from legends, ancient mysteries, famous people, UFO sightings and weird things to see. On occasion I enjoy reading about weird stuff so this book was right up my alley. Besides, I have …

Rematch is the sequel to a little chick lit book called Miss Match by the same author. The book follows a single Christian girl who is prone to matching her friends with other people. This time though she’s shocked to find that her date is going on a retreat …

I was loaned this book by a friend but you can buy it from Amazon at the moment second hand or a penny plus postage and packing of course, or you could loan it from the library, good bookshops also stock this for around 6 pounds.
I am a coward …

I found myself reading the latest and most current Ella Clah novel with mixed feelings. Typically, I will read a series of mystery books by reading the newest book in the series from the New Books Section of the library, then if I like it, I’ll read the entire …

Gutsy Women: More travel tips & Wisdom for the road by Marybeth Bond has a long title to it but it is really a fun and interesting guide book, so to speak. If you look at the book cover, it is very colorful and nicely looking. There’s a …

This book was published in 1983 and follows Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago, His wife, and their two children Emmie, and Gage who move to a small Maine town. They live in a location where there is a really busy highway with constant semi-trucks traveling, one day while …

He is a doubtful person, in this 2nd book of sudden attack concentrates on the bush completely seriously. Those having released the people of nation really the guidance which first makes can have the nation in order to participate including persuasive power next, you bet the people on judgment …

Blink (Revised) version, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is the perfect book life and reflection. Blink takes us to analyze things in life that we have to make decisions on, like within the blink of an eye, a lot of decision makings could be affected, whether it is from …

This children’s book is the story of Dorrie, who has the typical childhood problem of her best friend moving away. The twin boys who move into her best friend’s old house drive her nuts, which of course her parents do not understand.
This is a very happy story. Nothing very …

This book, the first one in Karen Hancock’s “Legents of the Guardian King” series, is a masterpiece of Christian fiction, and a long awaited one, I might add. It’s about time the genre of Christian fantasy comes back to life and takes its rightful place on the bookstore shelves.
Abramm …

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 …

Eric Moore’s life is perfect for many people. He has a business, have a wife who loved family, and the boy who was always obedient. However, when everything looks perfect, Eric Moore destruction of life began to happen. Everything begins with the disappearance of Amy Giordano, the son of …

The Time of My Life was an autobiography that was written by beloved actor, Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi. This book was published just months before the actors death in September of 2009. It was an emotional journey to read about his life as a dancer and …

This is one of the most engrossing books I have ever read and this stems mostly from my great interest in the movie and fashion industries. This book tries to debunk everything that we love and envy about the glitzy and glamorous world of the rich and famous.
The …

“Ministers of Grace” written by H.H. Munro is about a young Duke who takes it upon himself to make changes in the political arena by replacing the real cabinet members with “angels” or clones as people in the present may refer to them.
I’m an avid reader of both fiction …

Queen of Camelot is a great book that combines two books, The Child Queen and The High Queen, into one book. This book tells the story of King Arthur, Lancelot, the round table and all of Camelot, but does so through the eyes of Guinevere. We learn of her …

Cover Her Face was written by PD James and published by Penguin Books in 1989.
I later found out that this was PD James’ first novel; fortunately I had read some of her other books before and liked them; else I would have just stopped at this one.
Sally Jupp, an …

Batman: A Death in The Family by Jim Starlin is a graphic novel that has one of the most memorable Batman stories in it, the death of the second Robin Jason Todd.
This is a great graphic novel, it was well written, had good characters, and a tragic ending …

Usually, I review books that my daughter brings home from the library. But, last night, she attended a book fair and bought the book Where’s My Mummy.
It’s actually not a bad book.
Basically, you have a baby mummy playing hide and seek with his mom. In the process, he ends …

Kitty is a werewolf. Who also happens to have her own late-night radio show.
This caught my interest from the very beginning. A werewolf premise. With a twist. Very nice.
The plot of this story starts off in a small town called Pueblo, but the main character, …

Before my brother started using this atlas in high school, it was initially mine, and even now that we’ve both graduated from there for some time, I still find myself referring back to it since I think that it’s a great altas; Google or no Google.
This edition was …

This is the second book about the medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett, who works for the Chancellor of England. He is sent to Scotland in the spring of 1286 because the Chancellor wants him to find out what he can about the death of the Scottish King Alexander III. Corbett is …

I do not have much time for fiction, but I sometimes sit down to a good thriller. Recently, I kept hearing about an author named Lee Child and a group of his fans called ‘Reacher Creatures.’ This comes from the name, Jack Reacher, who is the hero of a …

This comic picks up where the last one left off. Hex is believed to be dead by his enemies and Bat Lash and Tallulah are held captive.
The comic opens with a quick introduction of El Diablo, who makes an appearance here. I know nothing of the character so …

This romantic story, Ecstasy is written by Nicole Jordan and it stars this 2 romantic characters; Raven Kendrick and Kell Lasseter. The story is about Kell saving Raven from her fate of being ruined. He decided to marry this sweet, innocent girl out of sheer pity.
On …

The Meaning of India is an anthology of essay written by Raja Rao, one of the best writers of India writing in English language. It is published by the Paperback, India in the year 1996. It contains several essays elucidating the real meaning of India and explaining to the …

Thought provoking is what this book Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media by John Stossel is.
The author looks good with his bushy mustache and all that and one look at him, I already know …

I have read the book —˜The clue in the crumbling wall’ written by Carolyn Keene. It is a Nancy Drew book. The story is a mystery story. However, I did not find this book very interesting. Parts of it are good and well-written. But overall, I cannot say the …

The first time I read Bram Stoker’s short story The Secret of the Growing Gold, I stopped halfway through because it was confusing me. I had expected a tale of horror and I was instead getting a tale of scandal.
However, once I did read it throughout, I found it …

I love books like this title which I have read, Opening Your Heart: How to Attract More Love into Your Life by Anne Jones. It is about finding that ’soul-mate’ for those of us not finding them yet. I think this is a normal feeling by most singles …

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 …

‘Chobits’ is a seven part Japanese manga series by the group of female artists called “Clamp”. Chobits is about love, and what it means to be in love. I definitely got more than I expected with this series.
‘Chobits’ is brilliantly drawn by Clamp. The anonymous ladies focus on lush …

Erdman’s “The Crash of ‘79″ is a very interesting book. I don’t rate it as one of his best such as “Set-up” or “Zero Coupon” but it’s pretty good. The book was publish in 1976 about an economic/nuclear crisis that occurs in 1979.
The book is told largely in the …

“The Gift” is by far my favorite Danielle Steel novel. It is short but the 270 pages of which it consists really touched my heart and quickly secured it’s place as my favorite. This story is about life in 1952 for two families who are 250 miles apart. …