Books Reviews

Divas Don’t Knit by Gil McNeil

Divas Don’t Knit by Gil McNeil has a very catchy illustration and I love the leggy picture with those knittings and all. A very nice image and certainly matches the book title. I always love the idea of a knitting business and at the same time, having a …

The Truth About Cheating by M. Gary Neuman (book)

The relationship book The Truth About Cheating by M. Gary Neuman was not something I was purposely seeking out, it was just a book I found while roaming the aisles of the library. The title alone was interesting enough that I needed to read it because I think every …

He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan book

He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan is a book that falls into the chick lit category. Only, don’t let that sway you from reading it, as it is at the very top of that category. The book is about Lucy, a PR rep who has to lose weight in …

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath

I am a HUGE fan of self-help books. I have quite a vast array of the on my bookshelves. This was a quick and easy read. It was helpful finding out what my strengths were. Unfortunately if you take the actual test, you only get your top 5. There …

Daddy’s little girl by Mary Higgins Clark

This is another story by Mary Higgins Clark. It is the story of Ellie Cavanaugh who is seven when her elder sister Andrea gets murdered near her home in New York’s Westchester Country. It is Ellie’s testimony that puts Rob westerfield in jail despite there being more suspects in …

Covenant by John Everson

There may be a lot of horror novels out there about demons, but this one takes on a very realistic approach that is rather refreshing. Instead of having an actual demon with jagged razor sharp teeth and a pointed tail, we have a powerful creature that is never actually …

City of The Dead by Herbert Lieberman

City of the Dead was written by Herbert Lieberman (published by Hutchinson & Co Ltd in 1976)
Paul Konig, forensic pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner for the city of New York a brilliant man who was able to match forty eight pieces of amputated body parts, construct their …

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

This is a book about a hermaphrodite.
(Hence, the name.)
This is a very good book.
(Hence, the 10 stars.)
This book spans several generations, tracing the history of a mutated gene, through a convoluted series of incestuous unions.
But a great deal of pity and understanding is afforded to the said incestuous family, …

Lisey’s Story by Stephen King

Stephen King’s latest novel is the story of the widow of a writer and her journey towards learning to be Lisey, and not just “Scott’s wife” While King’s sense of the macabre is very much present, this is not a really gruesome book like “Pet Semetary” or “Carrie.” It …

Hound of the Baskervilles

Like many people, my first introduction to Sherlock Holmes was through Arthur Conan Doyle�s book The Hound of the Baskervilles. And, it still remains one of my favorite mysteries.
The thing I like about this book, versus most other Sherlock Holmes books, is the reader is introduced to most of …

The Uprooted by S.I Bhyrappa

Bhyrappa knits the story around that kind of principle of era of Mahabharata, an Indian Cult Clasic, helps the fact that you nod by any means and is not possible, - all qualities dual characteristic the problem which you think, and justify his/her behavior of thing and the raw on-target …

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is super amazing and up till now, I have a copy of this book and not intending to lose it at all. In fact, I dare to say that this book is like my role model and if …

Beneath The Skin by Nicci French

This is an interesting novel written entirely in the first person. The story began a bit slow but by the third chapter it really grabs you. This is the frightening tale of three different women pursued by the same stalker. The way the book is written …

Gone With the Wind

I adore this book. I’ll say it again - I adore this book. I hate the movie but the book I have read several times in my lifetime and I’m only 27 years old lol. It is a really thick book but it is so well worth it. The …

Ersatz Elevator (Book Six: Series of Unfortunate Events) By Lemony Snicket

Ersatz Elevator is the sixth book of the series of unfortunate events series. It explores the lives of the Baudelaire orphans in the home of their new guardians: Esme and Jerome Squalor. I thought these were two of the interesting guardians that the Orphans have had. This is mainly …

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

A fantastic script written by Eric Roth and directed by David Fincher, ‘ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ hit theaters with a bang! From the moment I saw the trailor it sparked my interest and pulled me in. Putting a spin on the norm, Benjamin Button is …

Mario Party 3 Prima’s Official Strategy Guide

Mario Party 3 Prima’s Official Strategy Guide proved to be an enjoyable read as it featured some impressive artwork of the characters and boards that cannot be found anywhere else but in this guide. That is one of the main reasons that I purchase strategy guides: I like to …

The First Billion by Christopher Reich book

I’d read some sample chapters of Christopher Reich’s “Rules of Deception” and was impressed by the exciting storytelling, and the authority with which Reich described a mountain climbing excursion gone awry. I felt that the author definitely had mastered the thriller genre.
Quick research on Reich revealed that he’d already …

Scottish Ghosts (various authors)

On a recent trip to the UK, I bought a book as a souvenir. It is called Scottish Ghost Stories, and is published in the UK by Lomond Books. (www.lomondbooks.com)
I love ghost stories and legends — especially those from Scotland, the home of my ancestors. I thought this book …

A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist book

I don’t read many romance books, most of the time they are mostly about sex and I feel pretty sleazy reading them. It’s like, I don’t care to hear about anything —˜throbbing’. But from time to time I do enjoy a good historical romance. Well written ones have …

Stephanie’s Ponytail by Robert Munsch

Stephanie, a young schoolgirl, decides to wear her hair in a ponytail because nobody else does so. When she comes to school and her classmates see it, they all yell, “Ugly, ugly, ugly!” But Stephanie doesn’t care. She likes her ponytail, and she will not let the opinion of …

A Ghost in the Attic

This kids’ chapter book is very well written. There is a certain amount of teenage selfishness in the main character, as the story is told from her perspective, but she is not entirely selfish, being able to see things from a practical point of view.
The story itself is interesting, …

Administrative Thinkers: Prasad and Prasad book

To understand Public Administration one needs to have full grasp on the writings of some of famous administrative thinkers. This is the unique book in the sense that this contains only the writing about thinkers.
For me this is a God gifted book. I have benefited a lot from this …

Blog Blueprint by Yaro Starak ebook

Blog Profits Blueprint is a free material I stumbled upon on the web. It was written by Yaro Starak, an expert on the subject who now makes around $4000 to $6000 from blogging. He’s been blogging for more than 2 years now and has around 8 years hands-on experience …

In Country book by Bobbie Ann Mason

In Country is a book written by Bobbie Ann Mason. I found this book at a going out of business sale for $2. The summary caught my attention. I’m glad I got this for $2, because if I had paid any more for it, it would have been a …

The Hunger Games (a novel by Suzanne Collins)

My friends have been raving over The Hunger Games for quite a while now and I decided to see what the fuss was all about. I just finished reading the first book in the trilogy a few days ago and I have to say that it is indeed …

Sherlock Holmes : A Slight Trick of Mind Pengarang

There are many writers who try to take advantage of the fame name Sherlock Holmes for his own glory and not to remember Sherlock Holmes. Sherlockian, fans of Sherlock Holmes, The detective wanted to act again, then they will make a detective story that remains based on the character …

Mastering Music book

A 1985 publication by S and A Gibbs, Mastering Music is rather ponderously subtitled “Programming Sound on the BBC Model B Micro”. It is an official guide, as is indicated by the words “Published by the British Broadcasting Corporation” on the copyright page, something which I always feel gives …

Children’s Book: Curious George Goes Camping

“Curious George Goes Camping” is another pointless entry in the Curious George series of books, written by Margret and H.A. Rey, and illustrated by Vipah Interactive, whatever that is, ‘in the style of H.A. Rey.” From that I assume that this book is illustrated by graphic artists who …

The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War book

For analysts economics, who is not familiar with the controversial character named George Soros. Foreign Currency speculators who ultimately bring down Asian economies due to currency exchange rates of Asian countries that fell and identified because of his actions. This makes irate politicians who later accused Soros as …

Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs

SEX DRUGS AND COCOA PUFF by Chuck Klosterman
Where to magazines like Spin and Rolling Stone find writers like this? Allegedly Chuck is a humorist and his book is about pop culture and his book is about pop culture and how it relates to the average male. What it never …

The Dirty Duck by Martha Grimes story

The Dirty Duck was written by Martha Grimes and published by Dell Publishing in 1988.
I am very delighted by this story to read about the slightly uncomfortable interaction between the so-formal, proper British and the direct, expressive Americans. The meeting of the two cultures is …

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

I love to read everyday and I go through at least 4 books a week. I received this book from my mother-in-law which I thought might be fun to read called Plum Spooky. I started reading it that day during my painting breaks and finished reading it by the …

The Fifth Angel by Tim Green

The Fifth Angel is written by Tim Green and I find this book a bit confusing in the beginning. But as I read on, I started to have a better understanding of the characters and find the story pretty engaging and good for me. Jack Ruskin is truly …

“The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court” by Jeffrey Toobin

As soon as I heard about “The Nine” being released I signed up on my library’s waitlist so I could read it. Unfortunately at my library you can’t renew books that are new books and the checkout period is only fourteen days so I read myself into a seven-day fine …

Secrets Of Internet Millionaires book

The author Secrets Of Internet Millionaires is Stuart Tan, a internet marketer millionaire who earn his million on internet. This book is suitable for people who want to learn and earn income online, even you are newbie in earning online.
Secrets of Internet Millionaires is about teaching you how to …

Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz

I have been a huge Dean Koontz fan for over a decade now and have learned to expect the unexpected in most cases with this very talented thriller writer. “Life Expectancy” caught my completely off-guard and in a very different way. Hilarity. I couldn’t have been more than half …

Book: The 13th by John Everson

This was a book that started out very well but did not entirely live up to its promise.
The main character is David, a young man in training to be an Olympic bicyclist. his parents have died (we never find out too much about them) and he has …

Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back book

I recently read this book, Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back, and I was honestly disappointed. I’m a big fan of Kendra and her first book was amazing, but this book was just wrong. I was looking forward to her usual quirky self while raising her …

On Basilisk Station Book by David Weber

I long looked for words to describe this first part of the series “Honor Harrington series” by David Weber. And yet I can not describe to you how much this book made —‹—‹me happy. And how I was delighted by the excellent choice of me bying it. So I …

Stephen King’s The Shining book

I’m a longtime King fan. I started reading his work in elementary school and have been enjoying it ever since. I’m such a fan that I write soley about Stephen King related material for Examiner.com. As I discuss the books, I’ve been reading them so that …

The Wrong Places by John Ripley

The Wrong Places, written by John Ripley is a story that I consider to be purely fiction and sometimes made me bored and sometimes made me really enjoying it to the fullest. I guess there’s a cross-section in between and the main character in this story is Marcel Maki …

What I Know Now (Letters to My Younger Self) by Ellyn Spragins

I simply love the book title, What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self by Ellyn Spragins, simply said. This book features a lot of authors that I really love reading their individual books. The authors range from Nora Roberts right up to Madeline Albright and many …

Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas

Private Arrangements is written by Sherry Thomas and I enjoyed reading this book so much. This is a classic love story and I love the settings of the story pretty much. Lady Tremaine and Lord Tremaine married each other as an act of convenience. They are very …

Being a Happy Teenager by Andrew Matthew

The book ” being a happy teenager”, written and illustrated by andrew matthews is just simply a brilliant, insightful, fun and helpful book. I believe this book could be found around the world in major bookstores and in different languages, as it is a international #1 best selling book.I …

Hattie Hippo by Christine Loomis

“Hattie Hippo” is a children’s book written by Christine Loomis and illustrated by Robert Neubecker. It was published by Orchard Books in 2006. The book is really a small collection of short stories about a cute little girl hippo. My daughter loves hippos and liked the book.
Pros: …

Cry the beloved country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton is one of the remaining greatest literature from Africa, one of those that concerned about the most exposed, critical and sensitive issue in the country; apartheid. Like many twentieth-century African novels, Cry, the Beloved Country is the story of a journey, both …

2007 Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition publication

The 2007 Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition has proved to be a priceless tool for me. I am in the creative writing field (freelance), and this book has completely erased the need for me to track down freelance leads on the Internet. The most useful part for me was actually …

Anne of Green Gables novel

Anne of Green Gables is a classic Canadian children’s novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. As the first of the series, this particular book starts with Anne as a sweet, eager child and moves her rather quickly through the remainder of her childhood into adolescence. (The book ends with Anne …

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, novel by Morgan Matson

I think I’ll start by giving you guys a confession. I’ve only ever made two road trips in my entire life! The first one was from Washington state to California, which I can say it wasn’t a total road trip per say, because we just went through Oregon to …

 
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