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 …

ANE’s Smart Kid Series Knowledge Book 1 is a good general knowledge book for school goings. This book gives the idea of general things we see and general people we meet daily in the daily life. That means about the Family,Five senses,Body parts,our body,Feelings,Good Habits,Good manners,About school uniform,about dress …

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the literally one of the best children books of all time and in my opinion, better than the Harry Potter series. So far, there are four books in the Percy Jackson series and more coming out soon.
Based on Greek mythology, it is about …

Diary of a Mad Bride by Laura Wolf is a very nice and funny title. I enjoyed reading this book like tremendously. Before you start reading this novel, take a look at the illustration and you will either have a small laugh, smile or chuckle. I chuckled …

Strong Poison was written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995.
Dorothy Sayers’ novels often start off at a slow pace then it picks up and the suspense builds up till the end. It’s just that I must have the determination to plod …

I’m actually surprised that I had never read this book before today. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a smooth book to read. The storyline was emotionally difficult to read, as it felt like there was definitely no right answer and no way for the story to end …

I think i’ve just been hit by a brick! BANG!!!
i recently purchased this e-book by Rhonda Byrne in an attempt to gain spiritual knowledge, guidance and to expand my mind, and man, it really hit me hard.
this book is based on the eternal law of the universe (THE LAW …

Schooled is a clever, funny book, a newer one by Gordon Korman. It lacks the lightness of his earlier MacDonald Hall series, but is, to be honest, much better than his Island or Falconers series.
While each of the characters seems fairly one dimensional, they all round each other …

I’ve always turned a skeptical eye at Christian self-help books. But Sharon Jayne’s Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is quite a good read for Christian wives who want to be the best.
The book offers good wisdom and practical tips on becoming a good wife. I liked the fact that …

I have just finished reading Radio Goes to War, written by Gerd Horten. The book touches on the role of domestic radio in the United States during the Second World War.
The writer suggested that radio broadcasting had been used as propaganda in Government before in wartime America. Gerd …

The Wheel of Time is an immersive series of novels. Robert Jordan’s masterpiece begins, obviously, with the first volume, The Eye of the World. Full of mystery and intrigue, the characters find themselves being driven headlong into a world full of conflict and strife. The introspective way in which …

The Center of Everything is a coming of age novel by Laura Moriarty.
I found the story, while simple and to be completely honest, not that unusual - a bright girl whose parents did not marry and whose father left before she was born - to still be very absorbing. …

Nobody’s Baby But Mine is a great love novel written by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and in this book, it is about 2 strong willed and level-headed individuals whom have come across their paths.
The story starts off with Dr. Jane Darlington who is a Physics Professor. She is super intelligent …

I really enjoyed reading this book, even though I had watched the movie on my ipod before reading it. I got so hungry for diner food that I think my fiance and I went to Waffle House at least 2 different times the week I was reading this book …

On her twentieth birthday, Ember receives the news of the death of her father, an outstanding military doctor. Her life falls apart like a house of cards. Her little brother loses his father figure just when he needs it the most. Her sister starts drinking and shopping compulsively. Her …

This is a fantastic book written by Viktor E. Frankl an internationally renowned psychiatrist. In this book “Man’s Search for Meaning” he author Viktor E. Frankl tells us about his endured years of unspeakable horrible experience in the Nazi death camps. During this period of suffering the author …

I can see the brilliance once more of J.K. Rowling in her third installment in the Harry Potter series. I really enjoyed reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Again, I was impressed with the way JK Rowling introduces the world she created, one by one. It was …

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 …

It happens, true only seldom, that after reading a book I get stuck with whole images in my head.
Sometimes it happens, after reading a good book that remains with me for a while, before allowing me to anchor myself into reality, that I see images rolling before my eyes …

Being a lifelong fan of all books by Mary Higgins Clark, and her daughter Mary Jane Clark, I have yet to miss reading one single story they wrote, whether it be seperate of together. The latest of these being: Lights Out Tonight.
While holding true to their popular content, the …

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. …

This book, Loser, by Jerry Spinelli, is a kids book, aimed at 8 - 12 year olds, although I think you need to be a bit older to actually understand it.
It’s a very different book - there almost doesn’t seem to be a plot. There isn’t one direct problem …

This book was very hard for me to enjoy and oddly enough I really wanted to enjoy it. I had heard such good things about it from others that when I finally picked it up and started reading I was underwhelmed.
It started off talking about a whole lot …

Moon Knight was a funny character in the world of Marvel Comics as he was primarily an obvious rip off of Batman, but the quality of writing was excellent so he was not dismissed by readers. However, since the 1970’s, the character had several shots at having his own …

A repeat theme echoes the haunting biblical prediction “. . .when man shall lie down with beasts.” Author of BEAST IN THE GARDEN, David Baron’s journal/book, and historically referenced descriptions comes with visionary observations. His work awakens communities that share habitat with wolves, coyotes, mountain …

Grave Peril is the third book in the Dresden files, Jim Butcher’s series about the Wizard Harry Dresden. In Grave Peril Harry has to face down some tormented ghosts while trying to find out who’s torturing them.
Some important characters are introduced in this book. First time I read …

This exceptionally intelligent debut novel made quite a splash when book sales carried it briefly onto the New York Times bestseller list. A few sexist reviewers said the book was published with a healthy advance and a lot of PR simply because the author is an attractive young woman. …

“Shopaholic” was the word that strongly caught my attention passed the big “SALE” sign at a stand of my favorite bookstore that even though the book was one feet away from the sign, I clung to it and handed it over to the cashier. I’m thankful though that regardless …

This is the first book by Dan Simmons that I read. I was browsing through the horror section of the library one day and saw the picture of an old-fashioned sailing ship on the dust jacket’s spine. Since I enjoy historical fiction about the British Royal Navy, I picked …

Four mothers, four daughters, four families, and a mosaic of stories. The Joy Luck Club presents the tales of Chinese immigrant women and their American-born daughters, living Americanized but principled as Chinese. While the generational differences are like those experienced by other mothers and daughters, the cultural differences add …

Honestly speaking, I thought this book, Matt Damon a Biography by Maxine Diamond and Harriet Hemmings is going to be a boring one about him. But actually, I enjoy reading it fully and there are just lots of things that I do not know about this great actor. …

James Patterson’s “Big Bad Wolf” is the latest adventure of Alex Cross, formerly a detective with the Washington DC PD, now a new member of the FBI. While still in his orientation phase, he is assigned to a case called “White Girl”, a series of abductions-for-slavery incidents.
The protagonist …

The Good Samaritan is a short story by Elnora Watters. The story starts out by a black mother bear and her cub walking through the forest. Mamma Bear was teaching his son how to take care of himself. After Mamma Bear taught his son how to choose what he …

A Bouquet of Roses: Glorious Arrangements for All Occasions by Christina Wressell is a glorious book instead. I love decorative ideas books and this leaves me in awe because there are just lots of ideas that allows me to experiment.
I have always thought flowers to be bland …

This caught my attention immediately when I stumbled upon it by accident. The cover, the content, everything seemed intriguing to me. I had run across it before it took off and became so popular, so refreshingly, wasn’t influenced by all of the hype. It let me base a clear …

I have been looking around the net for a really nice shoujo manga to read which has a romance, and a bit of action or adventure within it. I have also been reading suggestions of other people on different websites for different users who want suggestions on wanting to …

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks For Big Success In Relationships by Leil Lowndes is such a good book for those people out there having problems reaching out in social functions and stuff like that. Have you ever wondered how easy it is for some to communicate …

Are We There Yet? (Rach and Jules take to the open road) is a good travel book that I love to read if say, I go for traveling or something. This is a good travel-feel story for both friends Rach and Jules, who are both in …

My father recently purchased this book: Rumble with the Dinosaurs by Discovery Kids for my 2.5 year old son. Recently my son has been very interested in all things dinosaurs. He actually spotted this book in the store before my dad bought it for him. …

After studying a year with this book in a Science degree, I must say that it is great for all the essentials that you require to do research properly. Everyone knows that research is a big part of Science and for the up and coming one, they need to …

The last time I had seen or heard of Haylie Duff prior to purchasing her cookbook, ‘The Real Girl’s Kitchen’, she was acting in ‘7th Heaven’. The book came as a complete surprise to me. I had not seen any promotional material for it, and I had no knowledge …

This is the second young adult novel I read by Paul Zindel and I really enjoyed it. The plot moved at a fast pace, so this book is a real page-turner. It has everything you could want in a good story: mystery, scary thrills, adventure and even a dangerous …

Dim Sum Terakhir (The Last Dim Sum) was probably the best book by the female author Clara Ng. I had more books which were written by her, but nothing was as moving as this one. To be honest, this kind of book is kind of rare to be found …

Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince is a novel about Harry Potter, a young wizard studying at Hogwarts, the school for wizardy and witchcraft. It is Harr Potters sixth year at Hogwarts. Ever since Lord Voldemort rised again from the dead, unexplainable things has started to happen in wizard …

Calliope Stephanides is the product of three generations of the Stephanides family. Her grandparents escape Smyrma Greece during the burning of the city by the Turks. They make their way to Detroit Michigan where they marry and begin their family. What they haven’t told anyone in …

This review is based on the first chapter of the famous book “Multiple Streams of Income” by Robert G Allen. I really appreciate the comment that ‘prosperous people never finds money as just a colored piece of paper, but as “Money seeds”. Really great approach. His concept of money …

Lockdown is the new book by the writer Joe Schreiber known for the fact that he put zombies in the distant galaxy of George Lucas with his novels “Dead Troopers” and “Red Harvest”. His new book, however, has nothing to do with the undead menace and in its plot …

Although this book is really just a compilation of activities from Martha Stewart Living, the magazine (and the book says this, right above the title: the best of martha stewart living), it is nice to leaf through it and look at the ideas for Christmas.
I like the activities I …

In Freedom Manifesto, British author Tom Hodgkinson lays out a part Anarchist, part Self-Help, part Existential blue print for the pursuit of freedom. Freedom from what? Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, Work, and Waste.
Although he tackles these subjects with a unique …

Dione Kelly is a woman constantly seeking one more victimized patient to recover as a therapy nurse. When Richard Dylan seeks her out to help his brother-in-law, Blake Remington, Dione can’t help but become involved. Convinced that Remington is giving up on life after a tragic accident …