Books Reviews
Owls in the Family
This book is a classic kids book from Farley Mowat. As a sequel to the classic book about the dog Mutt, it tells the story of a boy from Saskatchewan who adopts two owls - Wol and Weeps. They have interesting adventures including a pet parade, learning to fly, …
Zinotchka by Anton Checkhov
“Zinotchka” by Anton Checkhov is about how a young boy came to know to true meaning of a woman scorned.
First, the story begins with an eighth year old boy in class, and he notices something is off about his teacher. She is anxiously looking out the window, and nervously …
Children’s Book: Froggy’s Baby Sister by Jonathan London
“Froggy’s Baby Sister” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It was published in 2003. It is a really cute book with a cute frog family, a good amount of dialogue, funny and original character names, and a nice lesson in the …
END OF WATCH, a novel by Stephen King
I am delighted that Stephen King continues to write. For the past few years, fans have received a new novel every year. I have read everything , and I am happy with everyone. The reading satisfaction rate is relatively high.
The trilogy about the retired detective and maniac Brady Hartsfield …
READER’S DIGEST-How to Do Just About Anything on a Computer
I have a computer and a laptop and neither works properly, I have been having trouble with both of them for awhile, and it was just easy to say ” get another computer, get another laptop.” Yeah, it’s easy to say that if you can afford it, but it …
A Long Way Gone
What do you think about the feelings of a child who is between armed conflict? Suffer? That is something that must be felt by all people. But, for children can be more than that. Fear of death plus the separation of parents and family are two different sides. And …
Angels and Demons (Novel)
Angels and Demons is a murder mystery shrouded with the well-researched resurrection of a secret brotherhood. The narrative starts with the brutal murder of a world renowned scientist, whose body gave a frightening clue upon which the hero began his search for the murderer. Set in modern …
John Banville: The Sea. A Book
I recieved this book from my sister several years ago becuase I greatly like prose. To give a bit of information this book deals with the lead character named Mac Mordon. Mr. Mordon has recently lost his wife to cancer and this book deals with his loss and the …
Force Heretic I : Remnant - Dix and Williams
This book as the first part of the Force Heretic trilogy, a part of the Star Wars “The New Yedi Order” series. There’s three parallel stories in this book, one in which Han and Leia with help from various people are trying to find out how the worlds cut …
The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker
This book is a tough read for me, I have spent a few hours thumbing through this book, scanning it and skimming it, and The Stuff of Thought escaped me. I’m tired of being a no-brainer, so, I got the book club paperback edition of this book. If you …
Passion and Purity book by Elizabeth Elliot
A good friend of mine from high school gave me a copy of this book Passion and Purity and my first reaction while reading this book was that it is too religious and too conservative in all each views. But I was grateful though to have read this …
Orient, Hero Dog Guide of the Appalachian Trail
This is the story of Orient, the German shepherd who directed the blind hiker of the Appalachian Trail on his hike from Georgia to Maine.
In 1991, Bill Irwin hiked the whole 2167 miles of the Appalachian Trail. A lot of people do. However Bill remains the primary and …
SVU: The House of Death Book
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 …
Jawahar Book Store Delhi
Jawahar Book Centre is one of the best book stores in Delhi. I am enjoying the services of this book store for the last one year. I am a voracious reader and read plethora of books on different subjects. I always prefer to buy books from this book store …
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Recently a movie was released called “The Other Boleyn Girl” I never actually saw the movie, although it caught my eye because it was a historical movie, and I like anything to do with history.
When I came across the book in a shop I decided to buy it and …
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris book
The book “Living Dead in Dallas” by the author Charlaine Harris, is the second book in the series which the HBO original series True Blood is based off. I have just finished this book, and even though I still thought it was interesting and more unusual than the usual …
Children’s Book: Froggy Plays In The Band by Jonathan London
“Froggy Plays In The Band” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It was published in 2002. This is another adventure featuring Froggy as he enters a band contest at school. The Froggy books are typically pretty good children’s books and …
Barron’s French Fourth Edition book
I used this book, Barron’s French, during the summer of 2009 when I went through a company-sponsored Basic French course in work premises. It’s only Canadian $18.75 and it sure is worth its price. It sure made learning the French language easy as well as enjoyable.
It works …
Minus Nine to One: The Diary of an Honest Mum by Jools Oliver
I have so many praises for Minus Nine to One: The Diary of an Honest Mum by Jools Oliver. Honestly, I picked this up at random from the library and I have not looked back since. I have this habit of picking books that have an interesting cover, …
As Sure As The Dawn by Francine Rivers
‘As Sure As the Dawn’ is the third part of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. This time the plot is centered around Atretes, the German warrior took captive by the Romans in the first book. After being told by the slave Hadassah that his son is still …
Book Modern Historiography:An Introduction
In Michael Bentley’s Modern Historiography: an Introduction, 182 pages, ISBN 0-415-20267-1, Bentley provides a relatively short introduction of western historiography. The writing is much more readable that many similar attempts and is refreshingly short. At 182 pages, this book is several hundred pages shorter than other historiography books …
The Hearse You Came In On by Tim Cockney
The Hearse You Came In On, was written by Tim Cockney and published by Hyperion in 2001.
Hitchcock Sewell, an undertaker, was struck by the appearance of an unusual guest at a funeral wake. A woman dressed in tennis dress had wanted to talk about her funeral arrangements; she …
Jack M. Zufelt - Oodles of Inspiration
Some things should never go out of style. One of these is the self-help industry, especially the part that concentrates on building wealth through positive actions and attitudes. There are many charlatans in this field, but often you can come across some real delights. These are the ones who …
By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer
This is one of those books I just love to read period. By Reason of Insanity is a criminal thriller novel written by Randy Singer. The premise kept it interesting for me and I was excited with all the twists in the plot. I like to read crime novels, …
Addition by Toni Jordan
Addition by Toni Jordan is a book I’ve read before and it is a good book about OCD. OCD means Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and it is a good, heartwarming plus romance comedy kind of essence.
The story features Grace Vandenburg, who is the one suffering from OCD, and then there …
In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka
I’m far from establishing myself as a self-imposed philosopher despite consuming plenty of existentialist books. I think of Existentialism as an interesting subject. It throws a lot of questions about life in general. Beyond that, it’s a good way to just meditate, reflect and above all, …
Vampire Knight book 1
When I first discovered Vampire Knight, it was sitting on a Wal-Mart shelf crying out towards me. My first thought was this, “A graphic novel at a Wal-Mart that is not just a romance or action flick? Awesome!”, and thus I made one of the best purchases in my …
The Island by Heather Graham Book
This was the first novel that I read by Heather Graham and it has made me a fan of her books. It is expertly plotted with enough of suspicious characters to make you question just which one is the criminal. The main plot is simple enough: a young woman …
Learning to love yourself
‘Learning to love yourself’ is a book written by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse. This is a book based on self-love. Sharon says that we have to love ourselves and gives valuable information on how to love oneself. Sharon says that the most important thing is love of self. Sharon also says …
The Secret of The Secret by Karen Kelly
Each is a phenomenal work that appears, always followed by a variety of responses. Whether it be a compliment, or otherwise provides a sharp critique. Before the book was published, The Secret, written by Rhonda Byrne stomping reason to think a lot of people. With full confidence, Rhonda demonstrate …
B. Dalton Booksellers
I went into B. Dalton Booksellers recently while I was in the mall and decided to look around, they had a nice selexction of books and I actually decided to buy some because they were having a sale. I noticed that everything was very well organized and easy …
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye’ was one of the first books based on the Star Wars characters written after the original release of ‘A New Hope’ and before ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. Published in 1978 and written by Alan Dean Foster, the book follows the adventures of …
Where’s My Hero?
Where’s My Hero? is a very delightful book that I love reading because it laces with the theme of romance, which is my real favorite of all time. The authors are bestselling romance Julia Quinn, Kinley MacGregor and also Lisa Kleypas. It is not a novel just …
Book: Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words
My daughter is almost done with school so she won’t be bringing home any more library books. I guess I’m going to have to start taking her to the public library instead because she gets some pretty interesting ones.
The last one she brought home was Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy …
Dare to prosper by Catherine Ponder
‘Dare to prosper!’ is a book written by Catherine Ponder. In this book, the author writes that prosperity comes not by chance, but in accordance with natural law. The peace, health and abundance of prosperity must come through prosperous thinking. The author does not speak only about prosperity in …
Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2008
Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2008 was the book I used to help study for the SAT last year. It’s a really thick, blue SAT book, and the text on the cover is in orange. Nothing too special on the outside, but once I opened it up, I fell in …
The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
This is the story of teenager Alexander Cold and his journey into the Amazons with his grandmother Kate Cold who is a reporter for International Geographic. Them along with his best friend Nadia and some photographers go in the deepest parts of the Amazons looking for a forbidden city …
Someone to Love Me by Anne Schraff
Someone to Love Me is a book within the Bluford High Book Series. But unlike most book in book series, reading this book doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the other book in the series that came before it, because this one is about a new character. A teenage …
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
I love this book so much, titled, The Other Boleyn Girl, written by Philippa Gregory. The cover of the book looks very ancient and nice and this story starts off with 2 sisters who sort of compete with one another for the love of a King. The …
Special Topics in Calmity Physics by Marisha Pessl
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. …
Marvel Essentials Spiderman Vol 8
Essential Amazing Spiderman Vol 8 is basically a mixed bag of stories. At this point in Spiderman was circa the late 1970’s when the series was basically stagnant and had dropped in quality of storytelling from the landmark series of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. I am hesitant to …
Who Switched Off My Brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf
Who Switched Off My Brain is an awesome book by Dr. Caroline Leaf. This book offers practical advice on how to control toxic thoughts. From a thought’s very conception to its maturity, the reader is taken on a tour of the brain through the thought’s paths. …
Books-a-Million book store Anderson, SC
I am a book fanatic, along with the rest of my family. We don’t read books, we devour them. I have been shopping at BAM since it first opened when I was a kid. It was my favorite hangout when I was a teen, and it is still …
Advanced Java Game Programming by David Wallace Croft
If you are already used to the basic HTML scripts in Java Programming in games specifically, you might want to get this book: Advanced Java Game Programming by David Wallace Croft.
It is super useful and there are just lots of codes and HTML scripts which you can embed …
Animal Farm by George Orwell
I have just finished teaching Animal Farm to my Grade 9 Special Education students, and I am pleased that they truly enjpyed the story.
Pretty much, Animal Farm is deceptively simple, as it is a story about a group of animal who take over the farm from their owner, and …
Gone by Michael Grant
Gone by Michael Grant. This book is written for pre-teens. I’m a fourty year old adult reading this book. I actually enjoyed this book. It’s starts of with kids sitting in a classroom when all of a sudden the teacher disappears. Soon, the kids …
The Secret Knowledge of Grownups book
The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups is a fun book for kids aged 7 - 10 by David Wisnuewski. Children are told the real, secret reasons for things parents say. This book has been around for awhile, but the examples of things parents say are still applicable: eat your vegetables! …
The Nanny Diaries book
If you’re looking for a witty, light piece of chicklit, this book is for you. Profiling the life of a nanny to a wealthy family in New York City, this book is sometimes a little bit predictable but always enjoyable.
The cleverness and charm of this book begin from …
Stephen King’s “The Tommyknockers” book
The “Tommy Knockers” feels different from many of the other works of King, and it well should. This is my least favorite novel in his long collection of work. I went into it expecting a horror novel and found myself reading a book that doesn’t fully understand the intricacies …
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