Books Reviews
Deceived Book by Paul S. Kemp
More than 2 years ago, in the Internet appeared the trailer called “Deceived”, advertising the upcoming video game “Star Wars - The Old Republic”. In it we saw the grim similar to Darth Vader Sith Lord who ravaged the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , as we’ve never seen before. …
Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan
I just finished reading “Dark Challenge” a dark paranormal fantasy written by Christine Feehan.
Ms. Feehan really knows how to keep the interest of the reader.
Julian Savage, a Carpathian Man, has been sent by Gregori to protect a singer from vampire hunters. When Julian first sees Desari and …
Editha’s Burglar by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Editha’s Burglar by Frances Hodgson Burnett is an absolutely wonderful children’s story that I’m sure adults will enjoy as well. I fell in love with it right away. Editha is a little girl who loves her papa and mama so much that when she hears a burglar break into …
Mr Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
This story, Mr Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn is actually like a feel-good for me for all men out there who just love to take things or rather, ladies, fiancee and girlfriends for granted, and finding out that actually he does really love that particular person in the end! …
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney book
I felt that this book was only ok and didn’t get sweet and cute until the last few pages. I kind of found it annoying because all the llama did was throw a fit until he got what he wanted. I know this is what a lot …
Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball
“Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball” by Kathleen Brady is a book on Lucille Ball that I was unsatisfied with. The reason I was not satisfied with this book is that I felt it did not seem to have much order to it or a theme. It really is …
Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookbook
Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookbook is an indispensable cookbook for anyone, like myself, who does a large amount of cooking, baking and candy making during the Christmas holidays. Because this is a Betty Crocker cookbook the recipes are very easy to follow, easy to make, and most are relatively …
Christmas Letter by Debbie Macomber book
Despite the fact that it isn’t Christmas time, I still enjoyed this book. Dr. Jeffries and Katherine O’Connor are the main characters. They are brought together by fate. It was foreseen in Katherine’s neighbor’s box of kitty litter. They discover right away that they believe …
Color Mixing Bible (Book)
Color Mixing Bible (Book)
Ian Sidaway
“Color Mixing Bible” by Ian Sidaway is a great book for artists no matter what level you’re at as well as fashion design students. Not only does it includes an A-Z color list and how to mix them, but it also includes a section about …
Youngblood 2.0
Youngblood 2.0 is a book which compiles the best Youngblood articles ever contributed in the years 1997 and 1998. In case you don’t know, Youngblood is a column where young people from all walks of life can submit an essay or article on any topic that concerns them. This is …
Cinder by Marissa Meyer book
Cinder is one of my favourite books ever. No doubt about it. Cinder is a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing who is very talented at what she does. New Beijing is a place which is suffering from a plague which threatens the lives of it’s population. One day Cinder …
The Women Men Adore and Never Want to Leave by Bob Grant, book
I found this e-book on the Internet at the moment that someone I loved left to work abroad. I was devastated, I didn’t know what to think. I needed something to change my life completely. I didn’t want to give up and I didn’t want to stay indoors waiting …
Maeve Binchy - Whitethorn Woods
Maeve Binchy can be counted on for a new book just about every two years. Her first book, Light a Penny Candle came out in 1982, her latest, Whitethorn Woods, came out in 2006 and she has a new one coming out in 2008.
Her books are so consistent in …
The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll
Computers and the internet have come a long way since Cliff Stoll wrote this book back in the late 80’s. While cutting edge at the time (a tale of computer networks, international hackers, and a lone professor trying to get to the bottom of the problem), it is …
Chocolate, by Jennie Reekie
This is a cook book teaching you how to make all things chocolate! It was a perfect present for my chocoholic husband, and we’re planning on working our way through the recipes.
The book begins with instructions on how to make chocolate decorations and then some tips of cooking …
SILVER LINING PLAYBOOK, a novel by Matthew Quick
In general, at first, I was interested in the title of the book since I bought it after the release of the film. My favorite actors were striking on the cover, and the title was based on the film - MY BOYFRIEND CRAZY.
I was interested in how you can …
Perfume - A Book By Patrick Suskind
Close your eyes. Look around you. Feel everything, every object , every being , every presence. Even those that have been gone for years now. But remained sealed in atoms of smell. And existing through them.
In my view Patrick Süskind rips souls apart. Then he processes …
Buddha
Chopra opened this novel, with scenes of King Suddhodana (Siddhartha’s father), who are fighting against the enemy. At the same time, Queen Maya, the empress of Suddhodana, through the woods Lumbini. She was pregnant with a baby and plans to give birth at home parents. Not yet reached the …
A Knight in Shining Armor: Jude Deveraux
I love reading books, especially if there are special stories that wouldn’t make you put down the book you are reading because as the story unfolds, there is always new things to look forward to in the next chapter. Honestly, this is how I felt reading the “A knight …
Not Quite a Lady
This is a wayward romance story, I would say. My mom and my sister love reading this sort of historical romance books, and we will always exchange with one another to read. The book Not Quite a Lady, which costs about $6.99 was borrowed to me by …
Comic Book: Daredevil Issue 242
Daredevil Issue 242 is a great study in socio-economic issues, and avoids the typical comic book supervillian. Instead, writer Ann Nocenti tells a tale of a factory worker named Joe who snaps when he is confronted with the gross excesses in his boss’s lifestyle during a negotiation session …
Serpent Gate by Michael McGarrity
Well it looks like I have discovered another mystery series to read. “Serpent Gate” by Michael McGarrity is the third in the series about New Mexico law officer Kevin Kerney. Like the period of time between the first book “Tularossa” and the second “Mexican Hat,” Kerney has lost the …
Wicked Deeds on a Winter Night by Kresley Cole
Wicked Deeds on a Winter Night, written by Kresley Cole, gets more stranger as I keep on reading it. The pages are filled with strange descriptions and I don’t know where to label the characters in it. It is like a tie-in between a vampire and also …
Mastering The Art Of Manga, Learn To Draw Manga Step By Step
I was first referred to this book by a friend who I was working with. Mastering The Art Of Manga is, without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve viewed on the subject. It goes in depth about different techniques and different materials to use to ultimately create …
Redemption by Jacqueline Thomas book
I became a fan of Christian novelist Jacqueline Thomas after reading her book “Jezebel.”
The main character of “Redemption” is the beautiful Marin, a well known actress, who meets, falls in love with and marries Warner, a well known preacher and evangelist. Despite his sister’s disapproval, he believes that God …
Nora Roberts - Key Trilogy
Nora Roberts ‘Key Trilogy’ is a must read for any Nora Roberts fan! It is by far one of her most captivating books yet.
Each of the three novels (Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, and Key of Valor) are certainly amazing stories by themselves; however, Nora Roberts “Key Trilogy” …
Fantasies by Alan Brennert
This was one of the “Fear the Fever” stories that I liked only somewhat. The gist is pretty simple, a man fantasizes about an imaginary woman that he sees in his mind. The story begins, however with the reader getting a glimpse into how the narrator has …
Source of Magic by Piers Anthony
Well Bink is at it again, this time his quest leads him to find the source of Magic itself! But, he is not alone, he travels with Chester Centaur, A centaur on search of his own talent, even though talents among Centaurs are obscene to other centaurs, Crombie,a woman …
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Book
Although people don’t usually think “beach read” when they hear about Sylvia Plath considering the fact that she wrote some rather dark and introspective poetry before committing suicide, I must say that the recently released “Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath” are a very interesting and engaging read. I have …
Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club: Kimberly Rides Again
This is the eight installment of Sweet Valley’s The Unicorn Club series, and it features Kimberly Haver’s story. Kimberly is a skilled horsewoman ever since she was s child, and this time she’s taking the Unicorns for some fun at a weekend ranch to have some fun and some …
James Morrison - Dsm-IV Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis
I love reading psychological or medicinal help books, and in this James Morrison - Dsm-IV Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis, it describes the detailed and complete steps to diagnosis, that we all do not know of much.
This book is quite hard for me to understand at first, …
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt
I was looking forward to read Cauldron by Jack McDevitt, as it is the final book in a long and successful series about space pilot Priscilla Hutchins, but to turned out to be a huge disappointment! It is very clear the book is totally unbalanced and the author lost …
The Wind Harp by B.J. Hoff
The Wind Harp by B. J. Hoff is part of the Mountain Song Legacy.
It’s part 2 of a 3 part series.
I found this book by accident. It was one of those days where I didn’t have much time to look for a book so I just went up …
Modern First Editions book
Joseph Connolly’s book is fully titled “Modern First Editions: Their Value to Collectors”, which gives a pretty good idea as to the main focus of this particular reference work. The book, which has gone through several editions of its own since its initial publication in 1977, consists largely of …
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
This kids’ book is part of a series of five books by Lloyd Alexander. Taran has returned from his wandering, still uncertain about his parentage but more sure of who he himself is, to find that problems abound throughout the world. Still eager to be a hero, but also …
Motley Crue:The Dirt
Recently I read the autobiography of the worlds most notorious rock band. Motley Crue. The book entitlted The Dirt is basically the history of Motley Crue told in many point of views. What I like about the book is that it tells the stories of the band including …
Brightly Woven,by Alexandra Bracken
Brightly woven is a fantasy novel for young adults,told from the point of view of seventeen-year-old Sydelle Mirabil. Sydellen has grown up in a remote desert village and dreams of escaping her dull life to travel and experience new sights and people,and have a few adventures. When the opportunity …
Love, Rosie, novel by Cecelia Ahern
Love, Rose, previously known as Where Rainbows End, to me was life in 300 pages. After reading it I couldn’t stop thinking about it for a long time, it’s been a while since a book has left me with so many mixed feelings, but Cecelia Ahern has accomplished that …
The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace
When I read the book “The Schoolmaster” by the Caribbean author Earl Lovelace when I was in high school, I found that I wasn’t very interested in reading more of his books since at the time I found his works boring. Thus, I was not too excited to find …
Wired Magazine
Wired Magazine is one of the magazines that I love to borrow from the library or buy from Borders. It has lots of information on gadgets and IT stuffs; though not all that I understand and could relate to, I simply enjoy most issues maybe because of its exclusivity …
Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado
Some parents dream of and encourage their children to become doctors, lawyers, and politicians. If their children dream of simpler jobs, such as painting or writing, the parents discourage them and push them toward their own dreams. As a result, the children may become adults heading down, or well …
Detective Conan Manga
Reading mystery novels is a good way to relax and make me use my mind, I love reading almost anything but mystery is one of the best but the first on my list is comedy because laughing and chuckling is great in relieving stress, I stumbled upon a manga …
Unloveable by Dan Yaccarino
Unloveable is a children’s book written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. It is one of my daughter’s absolute favorite books in the whole world. It was published in 2001 and is an adorable story about a pug who does not have any friends.
Pros: This book is wonderful! …
10 steps to Positive Living Book
This book explores the concept of personal responsibility as the major and must feature for positive living. The book lists down 10 steps on how to lead a positive life. It focuses on the aspect which says treat yourself the way you would treat somebody whom you …
Protector of the Small: Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce
In the fourth and final story of Keladry of Mindelan, Kel faces all out war, and the also faces the fact that she wont see the gloriously bloody battles she trained for as a Knight. Instead, Kel is assigned to run a refugee camp in the northern part of …
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
When it comes to great graphic novels, many are quick to cite titles like “Watchmen”, “Sandman” and “The Dark Knight Returns”. Rightfully so, they are all great titles, but there is one that doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves and that is “The Life and Times …
Perfect Phrases for Customer Service by Robert Bacal
Perfect Phrases for Customer Service is written by Robert Bacal and this purplish book is a real favorite of mine actually. I used to work in the service industry and I always wonder why some customers related well to some of my colleagues and not to me or …
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