Books Reviews
Many lives, many masters by Dr Brian Weiss
‘Many lives, many masters’ is a book written by Dr Brian Weiss. The author is a prominent psychiatrist in United States. This is the true story of Dr Brian, his young patient and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives.
Dr Brian worked with Catherine, a young patient for …
The Black Ice, a Harry Bosch Mystery by Michael Connelly
It’s another tough week at the office for Harry Bosch, homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. His bureau commander is desperate to get his “solved cases” percentage up to the 50% level to avert a public relations fiasco. He doesn’t want the newspapers and TV news gleefully …
Swapping Lives
Swapping Lives is a novel by Jane Green, the author of The Other Women and Jemina J.
Swapping Lives is a funny, heartfelt, book that will make you think. It centers on two very different women leading totally opposite lives. The women are both successful in their own way, have …
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaming The American Dream
Born of a father who came from Kenya, August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, United States, 47 years later, Barack Obama became the center of attention in the world. November 4, 2008, citizens of African descent, won the presidential election in the United States. All welcomed the presence of Obama. …
The Color Purple
The Color Purple is a book which I think should be read in schools across anywhere. The contents are good and the author is Alice Walker. I didn’t know that there was a movie on this story as well. At first, I went to read this …
Divergent, book By Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica Roth is book 1 in the Divergent series; It is also a World Best-seller soon to be released as a movie.
The story follows the lead protagonist (female) Beatrice Prior who lives in a society split up into 5 factions.- If you want more on what this …
Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn
Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn is a rather awesome book. If you guys do not know who Goldie Hawn is, she is actress Kate Hudson and we know Goldie being a funny woman and all that, but underneath it all, she has been through …
1001 Chocolate Treats
Let me start out saying first, I LOVE this book, but it could be mainly because I love baking and chocolate. And this book is LOADED with chocolate recipes.
This book contains ANYTHING and EVERYTHING chocolate, ranging from chocolate drinks to chocolate desserts to even chocolate …
Dungeoneer book
Dungeoneer is a book which allows you to run role playing adventure games in the world of Fighting Fantasy, probably best known for the extremely successful British series of solo game books. This publication introduces a number of advanced rules, which attempt (I think generally successfully) to bring more …
The Afghan by Fredrick Forsyth
The other day I was waiting for the red light to turn green in my car at one of the numerous traffic signals in the city of New Delhi.A 7-8 year old with loads of books in hand approached me.He gave me a warm smile and literally begged me …
Swiss Air
I recently took a flight from Bangkok to Singapore by Swiss Air. That was in fact my first flight with Swiss Air, and it was absolutely a very enjoyable experience.
Starting from the checkin desk at Suvarnabhumi …
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized is not a strategy book that only takes a look at the secrets of the Super Mario 64 game, but it is actually a player’s guide - and not one of the better ones might I add. The reason I say that is …
Book Memoirs of a Wolfman
What a cool read! This is Paul Naschy’s autobiography and an incredible look at the life of The Wolfman of Spain.
The book covers Naschy’s early years, his entry into the film business, his writing the script for Mark of The Wolfman and being unexpectedly cast in the lead and …
Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
I did see the Da Vince Code when it was first on the theaters. It was too me a very drawn out movie, and I felt as though I had missed something. It was a little hard to follow in my opinion. I finally got a chance to read …
Death Under the Dryer by Simon Brett
I picked this book up to read with absolutely no knowledge of the author. I found it a great read! Death Under the Dryer is a mystery, of the “cozy” variety, set in the fictional town of Fethering, England. Two middle-aged women of very different temperaments are the …
‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’ by Stieg Larsson
First of all, if you have not read the first two books of this trilogy, you will probably want to do so before reading this book. There are complex characters that you will really want to know the backgrounds of to be able to understand them the best. Or, …
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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 …
Return to Del-Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda
This is the eighth book in the Deltora Quest series, a series of books for kids. In these books, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine find the seven missing gems of the Belt of Deltora. They must now, in this book, bring the belt back to the city of Del and …
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
I am a huge fan of Margaret Atwood and have read all of her books, (of course I have-I’m missreadalot). Her books are excellent and always an enjoyable read. Cat�s Eye is infused with autobiographical overtones and is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who …
Peter and the Starcatchers
‘Peter and the Starcatchers’ by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is a rip roaring pirate-filled adventure. It revolves around a world of fantasies (well, not exactly) which has been suitably written for teenagers. It narrates an impossible to put down tale of skulduggery and treachery, raging storms and bone-crushing …
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
This book published in the year 1932 is a critique that the author, Aldous Huxley, wrote about the advance of science in the time when he was living.
Summarizing, the story happens in a future London, with really advanced science, where humans aren’t born the traditional way anymore, but are …
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
I simply love the cover illustration of the book title, Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. The story is awesome and have I mentioned in my reviews how I truly love romantic comedy genre books pretty much? Alright, one of the genres of all times that I truly love.
In …
Children’s Book: Playground Day! by Jennifer Merz
“Playground Day!” is a children’s book by Jennifer J. Merz, published by Clarion Books in 2004. It is quite a generic book and very forgettable. I wonder how many children’s books have been written that involve kids at a playground pretending to be various animals as they …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things… Novelization
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things… Novelization is a story that, like the episode series finale itself, all about the character of Jean-Luc Picard. Pretty much the entire novelization is presented from his perspective and thus does not allow the reader to get into the minds …
‘The Secret’ book
‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne is a book about the oldest secret in the world. It is available in many different languages and you can find it almost everywhere as well as online.
The oldest secret in the world according to the book is the Law of attraction (LOA). Basically, …
How to Kill a Monster by R.L. Stine
This book, How to Kill a Monster, by R.L. Stine is an interesting book for children. It is an easy read, with several interesting twists. The main characters are fairly realistic, although, as in all R.L. Stine books, the adults are strangely dissociated from the action.
Even though the plot …
Mystic River
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 …
Sookie Stackhouse and True Blood
I just recently finished reading all the Sookie Stackhouse books they have out right now: Dead until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club dead, dead to the world, Dead as a doornail, definitely dead, All together dead, From dead to worse, dead and gone, and A touch of dead. …
Life From Scratch by Sasha Martin Book
“This is not the book I meant to write” was the singular sentence that compelled me to want to read more. I wasn’t officially looking for Life From Scratch, in fact, I was looking for cookbooks when this book showed up in my search results. Once I read a …
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love by Courtney Love
The book title, Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love by Courtney Love; you will either love or hate it.
There can only be 1 option and as for what I feel after reading this book, is none other than average feel. It is not even a novel-like …
Meet Molly by Valerie Tripp
Recommended ages7 and up
Molly McIntire is living on the homefront of World War II in 1944. Molly’s fathers away at war caring for wounded soldiers in England. Things have changed drastically in her home. With her mother working at the Red Cross, her older sister acting more superior to …
Old Mali and The Boy by D.R. Sherman book
I got the simplified version of this story under which is under the Heineman Guided Readers Intermediate Level. It was a very quick read, I finished it in a couple of hours while doing stuff in between. The writing was very easy to understand yet very descriptive—”definitely a good …
EMMA, the novel by Jane Austen
I have recently become interested in the novels by Jane Austen. I’ve already read Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and now EMMA. I liked the previous two books better. They are easier to read. They are not as drawn-out, but about everything in order.
The main character in the …
The Economist, World Economics and Politics Magazine Journal
As someone who has a marked interest in economics, with regards to world markets and the world of finance, my exploits have led me to the discovery of a very concise magazine journal, The Economist, from which I can get all the latest from world politics, world business trends …
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Cacther in the Rye is a book by J. D. Salinger. It is a first person novel about a college student named Holden Caulfield a college dropout and the events in his life.
The story is okay, I didn’t find it to be particularly interesting. The …
Kerouac:Mexico City Blues
Jack Kerouac has written this rather unknown to the wide public book of poetry - if one has to categorize it to a section of literature - ten years before his death, on 1969.
Kerouac, never clear and concise in his writing style, yet mesmerizing and captivating as always, has …
The 6th Target by James Patterson
My brother loves reading books by James Patterson, and so does my boyfriend. Both of them have a copy of this book, The 6th Target, and I just don’t get what is so fun about this book. Hence, I’ve started reading and have had good reviews about …
Luann by Greg Evans
This comic book is the beginning of the Luann adventures. Luann is younger in this book, not like now when she is getting a car, friends with Mrs. Horner, and her brother is a firefighter with a crush on Toni. Back in this book, she is suffering from the …
The Valley of the Lost
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 …
Indigo’s Star by Hilary McKay
Indigo’s Star is a book by Hilary McKay, and is part of a series of books which begins with Saffy’s Angel. It’s a fun and fresh book for preteen and younger teen girls, although it is a nice read even if you are older.
In this book, the main point …
“Apex Hides the Hurt” by Colson Whitehead book
Power acts as a prevalent theme in Colson Whitehead’s Apex Hides the Hurt, which presents itself in a myriad of situations. The entire premise of the book brings up the undeniable validity of the power of names. Power also presents itself as a major theme in the context of …
The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
Susan Hill, the author of “The Woman in Black,” has written this Gothic novella as a “ghost story.” As a chilling, Gothic tail, it works well. I read it in one sitting on a sunny spring day instead of a cold winter’s night, but I found it to be …
Know Your Own IQ by H.J. Eyesenck
I have always been interested in knowing the value of my Intelligence Quotient score, and since we had never been tested at school, what I have always had to resort to was finding free IQ tests on the internet. Nevertheless, those online IQ tests generally end up disappointing me …
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, this is a book that was given to me by a very good friend of mine. I really loved and enyoyed reading because this book is full of words of wisdom. This is now the secret of my life.It encouraged me to work hard …
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
I’ve been into reading since I was about six or seven years old and we all know that old habits die hard. I remember reading anything from pocketbooks (like Sweet Valley, the Unicorn Club, The Baby-sitters Club) to cookbooks to kiddie books.
But among all the books I read as …
Great Health hints and Handy tips
This is a book published by reader’s digest and gives about 4000 handy tips.The health hints are really good.This book gives tips on all day to day daily things we ought to know.How to go on a vaccation,How to travel with children,preparing a living will,Ear injuries …
Ruby Gloom’s Keys to Happiness by Clam Lynch
This is a cute little book. My library had it shelved with the young adult books, but I think it may be a children’s book as well. It has forty pages of cute drawings and wisdom. This would be a great book to read to a child or that …
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly : Book
I’ve been reading Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch mystery novels in the order they were written. Each novel has its own self-contained story, but reading the novels in order gives them an extra dimension, making each seem like a chapter in a larger story: Detective Harry Bosch’s uneasy relationship with …
Dora loves Boots
As we are very much considering moving to Spain we are doing everything we can to learn the Spanish language not only for us but also for our three and a half year old son.
So we have recently brought him a children’s book which is called Dora loves …
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