Here is a fairy tale with some unusual twists. Prince Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon, and his fiancée Princess Elizabeth goes to save him. Since the dragon has burned her castle and everything in it, including clothes, she’s got nothing to wear, but that does not stop her: …

The Discovery of the Titanic. This was the first book I had ever read about the Titanic. It was written by Dr. Robert Ballard, who is credited for discovering the Titanic’s resting place. And it was written before the movie ever came out. It was printed back in 1987 …

I picked up a copy of this book at a used books store, an older copy (dating back to the 60’s, just a couple of years after it was originally published). The front cover promises that this is the most originial science-fiction novel I’ll ever read. The …

I found this precious book when I was in progress of making my final thesis to get my Bachelor degree. At that time, I felt a little bit bored with writing process, whether to write my thesis or even write fiction and non-fiction as I usually did.
Since I was …

Guy Montag is a complacent firefighter who burns books for a living in a futuristic society.The government has deemed books illegal as the ideas and knowledge within them may cause havoc among society; as a result, firefighters are required to burn both the books and the homes they are …

This book is the seventh in a series of eight kids’ books called Deltora Quest. In this books, the protagonists Leif, Barda, and Jasmine must find the seventh and final gem of the missing (now mostly found) gems of the Belt of Deltora. There are a few twists and …

I am not a book worm but I love reading books just to kill time. Perhaps reading is my own therapeutic way of curing insomnia at nights when I find it hard to doze off.
I apparently enjoyed reading this bizarre book entitled After Dark by a now popular japanese …

Joshua Harris wrote about his story on dating, how he faced the temptation of engaging in casual sex prior to marriage. His one experience led him to dedicate his life to God and to keeping himself pure for his wife. This book is a useful, engaging and humorous account …

Carla Neggers is a best-selling romantic suspense writer with dozens of books to her credit. Tempting Faith is a rerelease of a book written in 1994. The book was updated and revised and released by Mira Publishing Company. Tempting Fate is the story of Dani Pembroke, …

To be honest this is a review of a review, let me explain: my sister told me to read Entering The Circle by Olga Kharitidi because, she said, I would get something significant from it, so I did as I was told.
Set in Siberia the story begins mundane enough …

Sophie Kinesella is the type of writer that can make you really believe in the characters she creates. I first found one of her books completely by accident. I was looking for a good chick lit book that I could read quickly. I picked up Confessions of a Shopaholic, …

Every year, kids have to do science fair projects. There are lots of books about science fair projects, and this book, Championship Science Fair Projects by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, has a lot of good projects for kids to do. A big advantage of this book is that each project is …

I am, obviously or you would not be reading this right now, a writer. And as a writer, I am quite fond of reading. I am very picky with my books. I don’t like to read things that are unoriginal. What I …

I almost wanted to put this review under ‘religion’ for that is how deeply affected I am by this incredible woman’s poetry.
I first discovered Anne Sexton when I became a member of allpoetry.com (see review of this site in my collection), and after reading a piece entitled “Buying the Whore” …

‘Wings of Fire’ has been written by the Indian president Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. It is an autobiography which is capable of inspiring even a begger into becoming a scientist. It is a well-written novel which winds around the life of Mr. Kalam as he shares his experiences, tastes …

The scent of Shadows is a really interesting novel writtin by Vicki Petterson. The story is about a female photographer who lives in Las Vegas. Her past haunts her as she was raped when she was 16. Little does she know shes about to be sucked into a world …

Writer’s Digest Magainze has been publishing a book division for years now and this is arguably their best and most important work.
Writer’s Digest first released this nifty hardcover way back in 1994 and it’s material is still relevant today, 12 years later.
In this volume, people starting out with itentions …

Overview —“ The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, is the story of Salem during the time of The Salem Witch Trials. The play focuses on the developing story of a man named John Proctor who has to free his wife Elizabeth from the accusations of the girls in …

Made to Stick (Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die) is written by Dan and Chip Heath and I love the tongue-in-cheek approach of this book. It is something like a self-help book and at the same time depicts a lot of humor in its writing in giving a …

Recently I picked up the Brothers Karamazov by the great Fyodor Dostoevsky. His body of work is most clearly defined by the five amazing novels, Crime and Punishment, Demons, Notes from Underground, The Idiot, and Brothers Karamazov, which is his last great work. Having read all the others …

“Why men lies and women can’t read the maps” a book by Allan and Barbara Pease.I completed this book just about two days before and I’m quite impressed by what mentioned in the book.All the details in the book are the result of lots of resarch work.
This book helped …

I was introduced to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs when a friend of mine let me borrow the first one in the series, and I’ve been hooked on them religiously ever since. Mercy Thompson is an unlikely hero who is a shape shifting mechanic with a mean …

Immigrant families tend to move into communities where people with a background similar to their own will surround them. The reason behind this is the idea that these communities will protect them from the harsh realities of prejudice found in mainstream America. Although immigrants settle into these neighborhoods with …

I am reviewing the book, Holler if you hear me, written by Gregory Michie. This book was written in 2009.
This book chronicles the teaching career of inspiring teacher, Gregory Michie, while he taught kids in the roughest parts of Chicago. Michie writes not only about some of …

Despite this being a children’s book, I decided to give it a try just because it was big enough to have promise as quite a story and honestly looked utterly charming. And having read it, I can say that I am so glad I did! Never have …

The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a book set in the post apocalyptic future. The book plot follows a girl named Mary, who lives in a town which has been ravaged by the plague. The survivors of the plague are in a town enclosed by fences. Outside the …

Ariana, a young schoolteacher, is kidnapped by a gang of outlaws. Their leader, known as the Boss, wants to provoke his son Laramie to fight for her. Although Laramie was raised in the gang, he has a soft side to his character, and he hasn’t yet killed a man. …

This is a great reference book, but since ’s latest publishing date is copyrighted in 1989 I only use it for informative reference guide. Since so much has changed since 1989, especially our knowledge of babies, how they grow, what and when they learn, influences, and so forth, I …

Lately, I have been going through the books that I have already read in the past and re-reading them to remember what they were all about. One of these books is You’ll See It When You Believe It by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Even though it was published …

Captain Blood has become my favourite book since I have first read it in my early teens. It was love at first chapter, so the speak. The book tells a story of a man names Peter Blood, a bachelor of medicine and a former soldier during times of politic …

This book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a young French aerialist, who in 1974, walked on a wire strung between the World Trade Center towers in New York City. As the towers were nearing completion, this young man devised a plan with the help of some friends, …

Grave Secrets is the fifth book from Kathy Reichs. She is also the producer of the hit television series Bones, the stories of which are based on her books and the charaters therein.
The first few books of Kathy Reichs were not so interesting, even though I read that …

Chuck Palahniuk’s latest book Pygmy is told from the first person about a foreign exchange student who works as some sort of terrorist documenting for his home country (they never really say where he is from) the book has been praised for the style it is written in, every …

The book is a compilation of cartoons from the Peanuts series of comics, by Charles M. Schulz.
The book is about the comedy dog Snoopy, and his owner Charlie Brown. Other characters include: Peppermint Patty, Lucy and Woodstock the canary.
The book is set out as a series of tiny comics, sometimes …

“Quest for Bowie’S Blade” is a western book written by JT Edson.
In this book Loncey Dalton Ysabel also known as the Ysabel Kid, is sent on a mission by his employer Old Devil.
This book is set in the late 1800’s The Kid is sent to retrieve James Bowie’s …

Star Trek: Klingon Novelization is a novelization of the CD-ROM game by the same name. There is, as the name suggests, an intense focus on the Klingon culture in this novelization, however, characters from other species do appear, from both the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: …

This book requires two reads. The first time you will be so into the story that you will glide through until the end so quickly it leaves you gasping for breath. I read the thing in one sitting I was so overcome with excitement. The ending was amazing and …

The New Indigo bookstore finally arrived in Milton! It was large and bright and I couldn’t wait to start shopping. It was quick and easy to find someone to help me use their touch-screen system, and equally efficient to find what I was looking to purchase. I was thrilled …

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 …

Vault of the Vampire is the 38th book in the original series (published in the United Kingdom by Puffin) run of Fighting Fantasy solo gamebooks. As far as I am aware, there has been no republication of this title in the later Wizard Books series, although the Puffin edition …

Estleman continues his quirky view of the American West with “Black Powder, White Smoke.” Three main plot threads weave together to form the book. First is Honey Boutrille a black man who owns a “saloon” in New Orleans when the story begins. Honey’s parents had been slaves. Early in …

The First 48, by Tim Green is a fantastic book and should be made into a movie story for I highly recommend this. From page 1 onwards I was already enchanted and couldn’t put the book down. A fast-paced thriller like this book title is on the …

Photoshop CS3 is a complex program to some people, and thankfully, there are countless books which cater to every skill level. This book is right for beginners who are starting to learn their way around Photoshop CS3.
The title sounds like you can really learn in 24 hours. When …

The Sins of the Fathers - written by Lawrence Block, published by Avon Books in 1991.
This is the first book of the Matt Scudder series I seem to be reading his books in no particular sequence. I was already hooked on this character, as I had …

The shabby looking girl in the cover of the book entitled Dovey Coe, written by Frances O’ Roark Dowell, gives inkling to the story. Dovey Coe is the youngest among the Coes; Caroline, the eldest and reckoned as the most beautiful in town and Amos, is the deaf and …

I had to read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for summer reading. At first, I had heard a lot of stuff about this book that it was boring and bad. I read this book and I thought it was pretty good. The book was really descriptive and it made …

This is the kind of a book that hooks you from the start. Imagine this: a guy comes out of a bus and suddenly sees his own self walking the opposite side of the street. Not only that, he soon learns that he is no longer who he was …

‘Five go adventuring again’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting story. The four children spend their holidays at Kirrin. Uncle Quentin, the father of George finds a tutor for the children. Now they can study something during the holidays. The tutor is Mr …

I know that there are many people out there who wish that they could improve their vocabulary.One way to do it is by perusing Gwen Harrison’s Vocabulary Dynamics.
What I love about this book is that instead of simply memorizing the meanings of new words,you are taught how to figure …

This book is one of the bests in the Sweet Valley High series. It’s one of Jessica’s secret diaries, and it features her deepest darkest secrets, the ones I never knew she had feelings for, and I was surprised that this side of Jessica had been opened up, it …