That’s a wonderful book! It was written so long ago (first edition in 1944) and, yet, it is still so up-to-date. The author presents real life examples of how to deal with stress and other modern life problems. He makes you think about the purpose of life and teaches …

I have been selling since age 5, and I am still doing that till date. Selling is an actitity done by any entity found in occupational activities. Without selling generating revenue for the business or company is not possible. That is, to make money as a company requires the …

High School Debut Manga Volume 1 tells the story of tomboy Haruna Nagashima, who played baseball and reads manga in her spare time. Now that she’s entering high school she is ditching her tomboyish ways to find the man of her dreams and have a boyfriend. …

Book Cellar the
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Raleigh, NC 27601
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The book cellaris a used book store, nothing out the ordinary there. What makes it great is that its a used book store located in the RDU airport, so you can get a used book when your on your way in …

The title of this book, What’s a Ghoul to Do? (A Ghost Hunter Mystery) by Victoria Laurie is really funny for me and that was the major reason for why I chose to read this book in the first place.
The genre of this book is supposed to be funny and …

I thought this was a sweet book about Curious George’s experience with the snow for the first time. He was excited to see that it had snowed the night before and couldn’t wait to go outside to play in it. It reminded me of my son’s excitement …

This is a book review on Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill. I had reviewed before the other story with a pretty similar title by the same author, Fiona too. And that title is The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy.
However, this time round, I am reviewing the novel …

“Chasing Harry Winston” is Lauren Weisberger’s third novel, a follow-up to “The Devil wears Prada” and “Everyone worth knowing”. Once more, the book is a venture into the world of chick lit, and once more Weisberger deals with the world of the twenty-something, fashion-conscious New York women.
The protagonists are …

Three Men in a boat is an extremely humoruos novel by Jerome K Jerome. It was one of the books which I had to learn at school as part of my English course and it was one of the books which no one had to force me to read. …

This book is the first book featuring the Dempseys, a family of grifters and con artists with two sisters who are trying to go straight.
It is a funny, clever story, with the usual good dialogue. As in many Jennifer Crusie novels, there is a stray dog that is picked …

If you’re a fan of children’s books, then Ogden Nash’s Candy is Dandy will be a definite treat! A collection of wonderfully amusing poems by famous children’s writer Nash, the book itself is a good buy, what with the amazingly delightful prose that everyone, even adults, will truly enjoy. …

‘You shall be as Gods’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. This book is a radical interpretation of the old testament of the bible and its tradition. In this book, Erich Fromm explores the evolution in the old testament of the basic concepts of God, man, sin and …

This branch of the Goosebump series is one that brings adventure. This was a big favorite among m friends and I, and we still go back and read them again and again for the sake of childhood memories.
It all started with Welcome to Horrorland and Return to Horrorland, …

This book features Lila Fowler and Bruce Patman already on the rocks with their relationship, and when an accident happens with Lila involving a tragic earthquake that leaves lots of people harmed, Lila finally decides to end her relationship with Bruce as he wasn’t there when she needed him …

I love the Borders in downtown Louisville at 4th Street Live. Borders is the main retail anchor for the development that was built about 4 years ago, and is my main lunchtime destination for the days I choose to eat a 5-minute lunch and spend the rest of …

This is book six in the Vampire Diaries series, which we all thought had ended at book four some fifteen years ago. The writing style changed dramatically from book four to book five and the subject matter was a little more adult to fit better into the market today. …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream in some ways reminds me of an episode from the show’s fifth season: Darmok. Both the episode and novel have a loose set of similarities: Captain Picard and a captain from an alien ship are both transported to the surface …

I am always looking to read a good book that is interesting, educational, and has to do with self help. I came across a book years ago and have read it numerous times over the years. It is called Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain. This is a work of …

The new half price bookstore is a definite hit. I love the traditional bookstores but this place is ten time better. What makes this store unique from any Borders or Barnes and Noble is that they get their stock from their customers. Half Price Books purchases your …

I am reviewing the book, Every Secret Thing, written by Ann Tatlock. This book was written in 2007.
In this book, the life of a girl named Beth Gunnar is chronicled. She is an English teacher at a prep school, a prep school she once attended as a young …

The newest book by John Grisham is the best so far. I just finished it and can honestly say it was even better than I thought it would be. I have read a lot of his books and loved them all. The Innocent Man, Injustice In A Small …

Lately I’ve been doing great effort to avoid the charms of Regency era. I try to look books from different genres to not saturate myself, but I have to admit it’s costing me. I have very mixed tastes, so I don’t like to read the same thing all the …

This is a horror or thriller novel about a killer tiger that gets loose in Los Angeles and the caring zoo veterinarian who is willing to risk her life to save the big cat. I really enjoyed reading this book, mainly because the tiger was not portrayed as a …

Anne of Avonlea is the second book of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s popular series of Anne books, about the irrepressible and high spirited Anne Shirley.
Anne of Avonlea moves at a slightly slower pace than the first book, Anne of Green Gables, which took us through Anne’s childhood. Now Anne is …

Species that usually arises in the case of classifying “Gone with the Wind” is having an affair. Such assignment is so ungrateful that the affair is often associated with literature, not top-flight. It might seem more legitimate after seeing the film, which in the early 90s the last century …

Kim Harrison, author of Dead Witch Walking, starts the Rachel Morgan series with a bang. Immediately, the reader is drawn into the Hollows, a fictional area somewhere between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, where vampires roam, witches brew, and weres hunt. Rachel is tired of her job with the I.S., …

Some Girls are was a story of one girl’s fall from “the top” and how she found her way again. I don’t think the similarities (no matter how small) between “Some Girls Are” and Mean Girls were at all a coincidence, including, but not limited to, the main character’s …

I have been reading books most of my life, as have most of us, so it takes a lot to impress me when I’m reading something new. Sure I’ve read the biographies of sports legends, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, great suspense …

Kerim Alakusoglu is a fictional character of Orhan Pamuk, and the stories were written in the novel is called Snow. Snow became one of the novel written by Pamuk, besides The White Castel, The Black Book, My Name is Red and The New Life, which he won the Nobel …

Britt Shelley meets Raley Gannon in this thriller romance and man, it really smokes!
I am not really a follower of Brown’s novels but I do pick them up as they catch my interest. And this one certainly does! I was hooked when I read the summary at the back …

Judith Orloff’s “Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love” is a book that is close to my heart. This book helped me out of a bad time. I was depressed and feeling so alone. Anxiety and panic …

I read this book on and off at first, and it’s called Marshall’s Guard. This book is about Lieutenant Leia Ballore, as an officer, was sent to a scene to collect some stolen cargo.
With love working in mysterious ways, she then met the man of her dreams in …

I read this book because I read Inkheart, also by Cornelia Funke, and loved it —“ and the Thief Lord actually looked like more my style than Inkheart did. It looked a little bit dark (but coming from Cornelia Funke I knew it would also be charming), intriguing, …

The New Year Eve’s Murder (by Lee Harris, published by Ballantine Books, 1997)
This is my first Lee Harris book, and it was a real surprise. Lee Harris was a pseudonym for a romance writer, and I thought that this could be one of those simple-to-solve mysteries to …

I was checking on my cousin’s blog site and I came across this article by Paulo Coelho. It is entitled “Closing Cycles”. While imparting his thoughts on “closing cycles” you will come up with a realization that in one way or another, each one of us experienced closing cycles. …

This book is a sequel to the children’s book, the Frog Princess. In this book, the Princess Emma is now the Green Witch, and must find a way to remove or cure the family curse before she turns 16 and becomes susceptible to it, for her aunt has fallen …

‘Mystery of Tally-ho cottage’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is one among the mystery series of the five-find outers. This is quite an interesting book. Larkins are the people who are living in a cottage in the Tally-ho grounds. In the Tally-ho house live the …

“Secret Garden” tells a story of Mary Lennox, a ten year old girl who lives in India with her rich English parents. Her father is a diplomat preoccupied with his work, and her beautiful mother has a busy social life, so the girl is pretty much being raised by …

Michael Endes book “The never-ending story” is one of the best children’s books I know. It is equally suited for grown-ups and children, or maybe rather young adults as it is quite complicated.
The book is about a boy called Bastian who is bullied at school and hides away with the …

I’ve always loved The Black Stallion novels by Walter Farley, but it’s been years since I read any of them so it was a true treat when I found this one in my local library. No one brings life with a horse alive better than he does. And no …

The Boy Called It is the first in a set of three, written by David Pelzer. The story is written completely through the eyes of a child. The first story, beautifully written but absolutely heartbreaking. It is unbelieveable to think that something like this could go on. I was …

Pregnancy comes with lots of happiness, surprises and bunch of questions and confusions with what is right to do and what not. This book by Dr Laura is excellent guide and helps you through your entire course of Pregnancy. This book has many great features which makes this book …

A compelling thriller story with a main story about a mysterious murder. With early indications are very minimal and subtle, the case was very complicated to uncover. Quite complicated to find the people, who have the motivation to kill Katie. Is ex-boyfriend? old enemy of his father? or people …

My daughter is now 2 years old but I started her on picture books when she was only a week old. She used to love the colorful pictures and enjoyed the times that I used to spend with her teaching her the names of the different objects. …

I wanted to like this book a lot. I *tried* to like this book a lot. I just couldn’t quite make it.
“Horoscopes for the Dead” is the most recent offering by the American poet Billy Collins. Collins was our national poet laureate from 2001 to 2003, and has since …

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker, McGraw Hill, 2003, 330 pages.
Liker is an engineering professor at the University of Michigan, and he has his work cut out for him. He has studied Toyota, whose dust the other American automakers are …

Over the last three days I read and enjoyed the book, Slot Machine. It is the story of a self proclaimed non-athlete who is sent to a sports camp against his will. At the sports camp, they are determined to slot everyone in particular sport according to their strengths …

This is one of my favorite fictional novels. I’m crazy about love stories, may it be fictional or real, and this book did not disappoint me one bit. Twilight is an amazing love story between two different beings. It is a beautiful thriller narrated in way that made so …

Wolverine: Origins Graphic Novel by Paul Jenkins which tells the origin story of Wolverine and it shows how he became Wolverine.
I enjoyed this graphic novel a lot, although the artwork is kind of strange but it’s a good story that I enjoyed it a lot since I like …

This book is rich in insights pertaining to relationships. This book deals on mistakes singles make in dealing with their relationships with the opposite sex, in their attitudes towards marriage, in …