Books Reviews
An Investors Guide To How The Stock Market Really Works
Fascinating, absolutely fascinating - I don’t care how old the book is, it is simply one huge must have for anyone who is seeking more information on tactics to help them make the best investment choices for themselves.
Covering matters such as what you need to know before you invest …
The Lord Of The Rings;The Fellowship of The Ring
Frodo Baggins a small hobbit, living in the Shire,is a young adult and wants to have great adventures likes his Uncle Bilbo. What comes to him after his Uncle leaves the SHire is a gift that he does not know its worth. It is the One ring, as it …
The St James Fashion Encyclopedia
If you are someone who loves wearing fashion or wants to join the ranks of the most respected in the industry, then investing in The St. James Fashion Encyclopedia is definitely a must-have if you are serious about fashion.
Before I found this book in the library, I had been …
Bridal Bargains 10th edition by Denise and Alan Fields
Like all brides to be, I was extremely excited to get married until I started to think about everything it entailed and I realized I had no idea what I was doing. I was talking with my manicurist one day and she recommended that I should get some books …
Blacksad: Arctic Nation, Comic
Arctic Nation is the second volume in the Blacksad series written by Juan Diaz Canales and illustrated by Juanjo Guarnido. Originally penned for the French market by the Spanish duo, all five chapters of this still continuing saga have been translated for all of us English speaking comic fans.
The very …
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
I love post-apocalyptic stories, where people band together and figure out ways to survive. The relationship dynamics and rawness of the plots of those books always excite and interest me, so I was happy to delve into Alas, Babylon, a story about the United States after a nuclear apocalypse.
The …
Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg
Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg has been considered one of my darling books most definitely because it is a truly must-have for ladies who love quick fixes. I know I love one especially when I’m rushing to get to somewhere and do not want too much …
Sweet Valley Twins: Steven Gets Even (Book)
This book is really funny! It features twins’ Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield being challenged by the boys at their school to a scare war ever since the boys started the scare war at the girls’ bathroom at Sweet Valley Middle School, and the girls are testing out the tricks …
Wimpy Kid Diary - The Last Straw
Wimpy kid Diary —“ the last straw is the third book from “Wimpy Kid Diary” series, by Jeff Kinney. This series was starts as posts in a blog, and it became so famous that the story was changed in books. Jeff is the author and the illustrator of the …
Iron River by Jefferson Parker book
The Iron River which was happened to be my first read of Jefferson Parker was more of a disappointment to me. The problem about this book was that, it was a strainful read. The story is very dark and distracting with violence embedded throughout the plot. The good thing …
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force I Betrayal
This book of course is made up of well known characters. If you are a Star Wars fan then you probably know that this book is the first one in the Legacy of the Force series. This book definetly proves that Star Wars lives. The men of the rebellion …
Down the Nile by Rosemary Mahoney
I really enjoy reading travel books sometimes so I was really pleased to find Rosemary Mahoney’s travelogue “Down the Nile.” The premise of the book is that Rosemary wanted to row a boat down the Nile, that is from south to north. In the book Rosemary tries to overcome …
Boxing Mastery book
Boxing Mastery Advanced Techniques, Tactics and Strategies for the Sweet Science.
Boxing mastery is the third book in startups series boxing volumes. And much like to be excellent previous volumes this book is a must have for anyone with a passing interest in studying boxing as a recreational activity. Written …
Blue Like Jazz
I was recently handed a book by the title Blue Like Jazz from a closer friend of mine. After hearing the book was about religion I was less than enthused by the idea of reading it, however once I got past my initial prejudice of the book I found …
The Traveler’s Gift
In recent years, many books published guidelines or books that motivate how to success in life. However, in general, these books contain only practical guidelines that motivates a person to achieve success. However this does not apply to this book. The Traveler Gift tried to combine between fiction and …
Start Your Own Blogging Business
Start Your Own Blogging Business
Entrepreneur Press and J.S. MacDougall
I only just started blogging. I heard about blogs initially from students I taught at school. My initial impression was that it’s merely a fad, just like the fashion statements they make to impress their friends, and that the …
We Europeans by Richard Hill
If you are only going to read one book about Europe in your life, then I’d be tempted to recommend We Europeans by Richard Hill. However, as the book is much funnier if you know something about different Europeans nationalities, it might be better to make it the second …
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
This book for 13 - 15 year olds is, as expected from Gordon Korman, light, funny, and entertaining. It is a Romeo and Juliet style story, about a boy whose father is a mob boss and a girl whose father is an FBI agent meeting and dating. The plot …
Shoe (comic)
Even though I had grown up seeing the comic strip “Shoe” in the papers, I had never paid it much attention until I was a teenager, and when I did, it had become one of my favourite comic strips that would appear in the comic strip section of …
Motown by Loren D. Estleman
“Motown” is the second entry into what was to be Estleman’s Detroit crime trilogy. The book takes place in 1966 on the eve of the 1967 Detroit riots that were to change downtown Detroit forever. The mid-1960s were the height of Detroit’s influence on the car world. Muscle cars …
Getting Past What You’ll Never Get Over, book by John F. Westfall
Life sometimes treats us to great joys and happiness, yielding moments that we will forever treasure and look back on with magnificent warmth in our hearts. Life, too, sometimes deals us the exact opposite, where something happens that seemingly brings the world down around us and we can’t fathom …
The island of adventure
‘The island of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and is full of adventure and therefore, is a very exciting book.
Philip and Dinah are two children who live at Craggy-Tops, which is a place by the sea. This is …
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Following in the darker theme of the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third in JK Rowling’s Hogwarts series. This was my personal favorite because I loved the character of Professor Remus Lupin. Lupin ends up being a friend to Harry and actually …
Reallionaire
This book reveals the secrets of success Farrah Gray, who’ve been in business since the age below 10 years. There are nine steps to reach the called Reallionaire. Gray, a black child, grew from a poor family with a single parent as a recipient of public assistance. At the …
Amazing Grace, book by Eric Metaxes
Who would you say was the most influential person of the 19th century?
Queen Victoria of England? Her name defines an era. Isambard Kingdom Brunel? He built the bridges that gave rise to mass transit and the technology that powered a century. The American President Abraham Lincoln? His words …
Letters to Gauri by M.V.Kamath
‘Letters to Gauri’ is a book written by M.V.Kamath, an Indian writer. Gauri is the grand-daughter of the writer. This book consists of the letters written by M.V.Kamath to Gauri. In this book, there are 84 letters written by M.V.Kamath.
Gauri is a teenager studying in school. In his letters, …
How Not to Date by Judy McGuire
Have you ever encountered worst case scenario dates..? Well, I have and in this book that I’ve read; How Not to Date by Judy McGuire, it tells a whole lot more than what I already know.
I find the worst case scenario dates in this book totally hilarious …
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
This fairy tale defies all tradition, somewhat a-la Shrek; the trend of taking a classic story and turning it upside down seems to be popular today. Here we have a beautiful princess, Elizabeth, engaged to a prince; the beginning is nothing unusual. Then a dragon shows up, burns the …
Your Money or Your Life book
This book was a godsend for our family. We have struggled for years to make ends meet even though we are an upper-middle class family with what seems more than enough income. When I bought this book I had read numerous other books with different names that all had …
Wereworld - Rise Of The Wolf Book by Curtis Jobling
I can not remember anymore how long I waited for there on the market to show up a book like “Rise of the Wolf”. After I grew up with the novels of JRR Tolkien, Terry Brooks and David Eddings, I became a certified fan of epic fantasy adventure. But …
Bittersweet by Danielle Steel
Bittersweet is another great romance novel written by Danielle Steel. In this novel, her writing keeps you engaged in the entire story and makes you feel as if you were the characters in the book every step of the way.
Within the first few sentences of this novel I …
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
This is a story of a man seeking the truth and seeking the love of his life. Have you ever been blinded by love and searching for it in places that are almost notwithstanding..? This is what happens in the story of The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks …
gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is amazing. I have been, and still am, a great reader throughout my life. When I was a kid I always looked forward to visiting the library where the entire universe lived. I used to dream about owning all of those books and having them to read …
One corpse too many - Ellis Peters
This is the second book in the series about brother Cadfael, a Welsh monk living in the Benedictine monastery in Shrewsbury, an English town on the Welsh border. The story takes place in 1138, and England is ravaged by the civil war between King Stephen and his cousin, Empress Maud. …
1,000 Places to See Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar 2010
This is a really fun calendar that is unlike a lot of other calendars that I have come across. Every page is dedicated to a day and a certain location from across the globe. The location has a color picture as well as a brief paragraph describing something about …
Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer
Jeremy, a 17 year old boy, is left quite alone in the world when his mother dies of cancer. In a touching letter his mother has left for him, she urges Jeremy to find his uncle Aiden, a man who had disappeared when Jeremy was 7 and had no …
The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker
I don’t read too many short stories that creep me out. But, Bram Stoker’s story The Judges House did just that.
I’m not 100 percent sure exactly what was going on throughout, but hearing a tale about a student who rents out the abandoned house of a hanging judge to …
Cure Yourself with Yoga
There are huge number of published books about yoga, varying in term of their quality and comprehensiveness. “Cure Yourself with Yoga” by Acarya Hiranmayananda Avt. is one of the good ones. This book offers comprehensive and wide-ranging guide to the ancient art of yoga.
Yoga is a holistic …
Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Recently, I got Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey as a Christmas gift. Having heard good things about it, I sat down to read. The novel has a rather hard-to-get-used-to writing style at first, but you get the hang of it soon enough.
The novel concerns Phedre no Delaunay, an anguisette …
Island of Flowers by Nora Roberts
This story is one of the short ones that Roberts has written.
Basically, it is a pure romance novel. This is 1 out of 3 books in the series of ‘Going Home’. As the name suggests, it talks about this young lady, Laine Simmons, going back to the place …
1001 Activities for a Smarter Child
Everyone wants a smart child. A great book to browse throuhg is “1001 Activities for a Smarter Child”. In this book there are activities/projects for young children that will engage their creativity and curiousity, as well as develop physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.
Each activity has a …
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart is a very thrilling book that I love to read. This is like a sequel or some sort, and if you have read before this, you would know that the story main persona, Amanda has had a very bad encounter with a stalker before. …
Beneath a Marble Sky; A novel of Taj Mahal by John Shors
I love to read and I read many kinds of books. The novel that I just finished last week is “Beneath a marble sky: A novel of Taj Mahal” by John Shors. At beginning I was not expecting to much from the novel because I thought that will be …
Aliens vs. Predator - The Thrill of the Hunt
There have been so many Aliens, Predator and Aliens vs. Predator comic books that it is hard to keep track of them all. I have read quite a few and have been pleased with most of them, although I did not care at all for the ridiculous Aliens …
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
I am a huge fan of the Twilight series. New Moon to was the boring book of the four. But it was still an amazing book. It sets up every thing for all the events that take place in the third and fourth book.
In this book Bella is having …
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult book
This week I read the extraordinary novel Plain Truth Jodi Picoult and was astonished once again by her ability to completely enthrall me with her wonderful style of storytelling. I’m a huge fan of her and have read every book she’s written that I can get my hands on …
Daddy’s little girl by Mary Higgins Clark
This is another story by Mary Higgins Clark. It is the story of Ellie Cavanaugh who is seven when her elder sister Andrea gets murdered near her home in New York’s Westchester Country. It is Ellie’s testimony that puts Rob westerfield in jail despite there being more suspects in …
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, book
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 …
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