I know I’m probably the last one to read the Da Vinci Code, after all its sold millions upon millions of copies around the world, but with the new movie out I decided finally that I would read the book that everyone is talking about. I must say, …

If you are a baby boomer, you need to read this book.
Second Acts by Stephen M. Pollan is a step-by-step guide to re-inventing your life–whatever age you are.
If you have suffered a life-changing setback or you are exploring the idea of retirement, you can use this very simple and …

I found that book 6 is slightly different from the others i nthe series. This is because unlike how the previous five books talk so much about puberty and social and physical development of teenagers, this book, which is addressed to parents talks about drugs, its dangers the signs …

‘Mystery of death’ is a book written by Swami Abhedananda. This book is a spiritual philosophy. Abhedananda’s philosophy is derived from the Upanishads, which is a very ancient spiritual text of India. In this book, the author explains that death is a mysterious phenomenon and one has to try …

This is without doubt the best book in the Priscilla Hutchins series by author Jack McDevitt. I love it because it is has a very original plot plus lots of excitement and suspense. This book just keeps moving and doesn’t let up until the very end.
The story is …

One gift I really find very useful for a mother like me whose one passion is Baking is this book: The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and other Sweets with Ideas of Inventing your own (Hardcover) by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox. A beloved friend gave this book to …

This is the biggest book shop in Visakhapatnam. It is literally a book lover’s paradise. It has style with neatly arranged books in various titled shelves. Friendly staff is at the door step to greet you. There are always some schemes and prizes open. “World Book Day” and “Pages …

Nevermore is the title of this amazing book by Kelly Creagh which is also based on some of Edgar Allan Poe’s pieces as well.
The story begins with Isobel,our protagonist, who belongs in the crowd.She is popular, hangs out with the popular kids and is dating a jock,of course this …

I don’t generally enjoy young adult books, but I did like the first book of the Delirium trilogy. The characters weren’t incredible, but I liked how unique and different the concept was, and the plot was quite good as well.
One major improvement from the first book is Lena. She …

If you know someone that has been diagnosed with autism, Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy should be the very first book you read!
This is by far the most emotional, devastating story of hope about a mother that would not stop until she found a way to help her …

This is the second book in a series by author Kenneth Oppel and a fast-moving adventure story. I read the entire novel in a day, as I truly could not put it down. The pages just flew by and before I knew it I was at the end. There …

Even the cover of the novel STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli is unique. It is turqoise blue with a star above a yellow stick figure of a girl. This novel is beloved by teenagers and adults.
STARGIRL tells the story of a young girl who frequently changes her name …

“Any Man’s Death” is the third book in Loren D. Estleman’s series about hit man Peter Macklin. I’m not reading the books in order. I first read “Something Borrowed, Something Black” (2002) which was the first Peter Macklin novel in twenty years. “Any Man’s Death” was published in 1986 …

This funny sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary is not quite as good as the first book. While funny, and definitely still fun to read, some of the events which occur are a bit too much of a stretch.
It’s hard to believe that the characters could yet again allow so …

Nightshade is the third installment in the series of Night Tales by Roberts.
Althea Grayson and Colt Nightshade are our players in this story. Althea is Boyd’s partner but now, she works alone. A lieutenant with the police force, this gorgeous lady is one sharp cop. Colt tangles up with …

My friend recently bought me the book Crazy for You, by Jennifer Crusie. It is a romance book, and it has a cute dog on the front cover. The main character, Quinn McKenzie goes through a lot of interesting changes during the book. Some of the supporting …

In the case of Rosa Cassettari, she was forced into a life of imprisonment and a life controlled by others when she was abandoned at birth. She was passed along from mother to mother until she was finally taken in by Mamma Lena. This proves that from a very …

“Eyes of the Storm” is the third book in Jeff Smith’s Bone series. It is a reward winning black and white comic series about the Bone cousins. This book starts with both the hero Fone Bone and the heroin Thorn having strange dreams. Fone Bone has been reading Moby …

The slippery slope is the tenth book of the series of unfortunate events series. The basic idea of this book was to one gain more information on VFD, to find out if their parents are in fact still alive and also for Violet and Klaus to get their sister …

Hanging Time (Leslie Glass, published by Bantam Books, 1996)
I really like Leslie Glass’ lady detective very much. April Woo is not only a woman in the police department, she is also one of the minor races (in short, non-white). To top it all, she has to deal …

Set in the middle of nowhere and containing another conflicted protagonist and child with extra normal powers, Stephen King’s “Desperation” is a book worthy of King’s name but not your money. It may not have the heart stopping moments of “The Shining” or the creativity of “The Dark …

Into the Abyss - Explorers on the edge of survival. Written by Benedict Allen. Hard Copy; 274 pages
This is The account of Benedict Allen trying to cross the Bering Straight with a dog sleigh. It includes a map of the area, including the major cities that …

When I read just the narration and summary of this story at the back of the cover, I told myself I needed to read this book, actually I think almost everyone will be curious to read this as the plot is all about going into the past and changing …

“Zero Coupon” is one of two most favorite books by Paul Erdman. In “Zero Coupon” William F. Saxon (Willy) has just finished a three year plus one day sentence in a federal minimum security prison in California. Willy was found guilty using illegal tactics while selling junk bonds. Unlike …

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde is a book purely on fantasy, but a literature fantasy. Can you imagine that? That is what I first come across when I read this book. It is full of magical fantasy and that is something that I truly admire the …

The Boleyn Inheritance is the follow up novel to Phillipa Gregory’s bestselling novel The Other Boleyn girl. While The Boleyn Inheritance is not quite as entertaining as The Other Boleyn Girl it is still worth reading.
The book is written from three different points of views, those of Jane …

Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos is a compelling tale. In the beginning, the story felt gossipy and like the typical tale of a group of women who are struggling for social dominance. It was actually fun to read but didn’t seem extraordinary.
After a while I began …

The Jewel That Was Ours (by Colin Dexter)
I often look forward to reading any works of Colin Dexter, especially those featuring Inspector Morse. His detection skills combined with his alcoholic indulgence and inspired ideas never fail to entertain.
An American group visiting Oxford had encountered a tragic …

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 …

City of Souls is book four in the Signs of the Zodiac series by author Vicki Pettersson. In this book, the main character Joanna Archer, who is the Archer (Sagittarius) in her Zodiac of Light troop, which is basically comprised of several super hero types of people who all …

‘The castle of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. It is a very interesting and exciting book. This is a book that is worthy to be read and I have read it twice.
Dinah and Lucy-Ann are staying at Spring cottage on castle hill with a certain …

If you are interested in learning more about the techniques of mindful awareness and incorporating it into your child’s life The Mindful Child, by Susan Kaiser Greenland, is a good book to get you started. The book moves slow at the beginning. As it progresses the author builds up …

The title of this book, Fahrenheit 451, is a reference to the temperature that makes the paper in the books to burn. This is very related of the story that it talks about, as it speaks of a modern society where it’s not allowed to read books. The main …

I enjoy reading the fast-paced young adult adventure stories by Paul Zindel and this one was no exception. I flipped through the chapters quickly, totally engrossed in the story. I’m a fast reader, so I went from cover to cover within a few hours. I think that alone says …

Dare to Succeed is a book that contains and has a theme of mainly about inspirational quotes and events and about wisdom for life and career.
I got this book as a gift from my manager last Christmas cause he knows that I have a hobby of reading books …

The Philippines is a tropical country composed of about 7100 islands. It has splendid beaches, tropical forests and mountains. The best way to enjoy the Philippines is to hike it. I found this book Let’s Hike: A Guide to Taal, Makiling and Banahaw by Michael Dingkuhn. This book was …

Along for the Ride is a young adult book written by the author Sarah Dessen. It came out about a month ago and is hardcover (twenty dollars at most bookstores) and about three hundred and eighty pages long.
The main character is a girl named Auden whose parents are …

In this book, Thomas L. Friedman, best-selling author and writer for the New York Times, carefully proposes ideas for a national strategy for the “greening” of the United States. He has done his research well and presents strategies that he believes will be the power sources for the …

You would imagine a book with such a decisive title as “Twentieth Century Children’s Writers” to be a fairly definitive work, and such this book mostly is. I don’t think it is by any means perfect, especially in some of the decisions made about which authors to cover, but …

The Stand is a book written by author Stephen King. The Stand takes readers on a difficult journey about what happens when most of the population is suddenly obliterated, and there are few people left. What do the remaining survivors do? Where do they go? Does the fact that …

The Other Boleyn Girl is one of the best books that I have ever read. It is about Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s sister, who also was intimately involved with King Henry VIII and very nearly ended up Queen much like Anne did. Mary and Anne are much different - …

I brought this book as a guide to making cocktails, but it is more than just that. Ms Berk discusses the essentials for setting up a home bar whether it be a big or small one, she also touches on ingredients.
A glossary of drink terms near the …

Hold Still written by Nina LaCour is great fiction with difference that it also tells the strength of friendship too. The book narrates the life of Caitlin, as a visual journey. And when I read this I also felt the same thoughts that Caitlin had. The story unveils in …

Last week I had the opportunity of choosing which book my book club would be reading, and because it is still the beginning of the New Year and people are either implementing life changes or still trying to figure out what specific actions steps to take, I decided How …

If you haven’t heard about this book, The Jabez Prayer Experiment, you’ve got to run out and get it. There is so much depth to this book that I have picked it up a hundred times, read a portion, then put it down to think and pray on what …

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Volume 3 begins with traveling adventurers Syaoran, Sakura, Fai and Kurogane leaving the Hanshin Republic and arriving on another world named Koryo in the town of Ryfoni where they seek to help Cha girl named Chu’nyan battle the evil ruler and his son.
This is a great …

Skeleton Creek is a novel by Patrick Carman which combines the traditional art of storytelling with modern technology. In order for the reader to fully understand the story they must interact with online content at various points.
At its core the novel is a mystery, as the narrator …

When Sarah calls off her affair with Maurice Bendrix, her lover spends much anguish seeking out her motivations. Surely she could not have fallen back in love with her dull husband, he reasons so his mind settles on the realization that she has found someone else. Little does Maurice …

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, …

I don’t really understand the title of this book, just because the characters, while hard working, never really seem to move that fast. I enjoyed this book. While I have found dialogue in other books by Jennifer Crusie to be more enjoyable (read: funnier), the characters are fun and …