Night Kites is a very sad yet great book. It was released in 1986 but I didn’t read it until about the year 2000. It’s a really good book that talks about love and life. I thought the story about Erick and Jack and Nikki was sad. I think …

Stretching Living Space is published by Better Homes and Gardens. It gives ideas about decorating rooms in a fashion that makes rooms appear larger. It talks about how to use a room more efficiently by doubling its purpose. One example of that is using a couch that pulls out …

Over the last three days I read and enjoyed the book, Slot Machine. It is the story of a self proclaimed non-athlete who is sent to a sports camp against his will. At the sports camp, they are determined to slot everyone in particular sport according to their strengths …

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic horror novel. However, you will find the manner in which the novel was put together very interesting: it is a series of diary entries, newspaper clippings and letters. This type of novel is called an ‘epistolary novel’. Dracula is one of the primary …

I love to read books, of fiction and non-fiction. Recently, I was reading a series novel, and it was the first series, called the Rookie Club (Signet). This story made me read it on and off, and after about 2 weeks, I have finished reading it.
This story …

This is the third in a series. This book covers the END of Dave’s journey through foster care. It then covers his life in the Air force, his marriage, the birth of his son Steven and his struggles as an adult that is overcoming childhood abuse (at …

After reading “The 5 people you meet in Heaven” and “For one more Day”, I couldn’t resist the temptation to purchase “Tuesdays with Morrie”, and after reading the book, I’m glad that I had bought it, for it was entertaining, educational and motivational as well. And the most impressive …

I recently read this interesting book about competitive eating written by author, Jason Fagone. He attacks the sport of competitive eating on a global scale and investigates it as an avid journalist would, immersing himself, and his gullet by taking some hits and hot dogs for …

Ernst Breisach’s Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, & Modern, 481 pp., ISBN 0-226-07278-9, is no lightweight history book. Instead, it is a book about the writing of history: historiography. Written for graduate level students, Breisach presents a comprehensive coverage of western history that assumes some knowledge beforehand, but it could, with …

Little Bee is a novel that kept me hooked to the book right from its page one. The way he narrates this beautiful story is something that rocks. The novel unfolds in a very fresh approach and is told from perspectives of two ladies from different ethnicities. Their lives …

This book is the first Hardy Boys book, in which Frank and Joe Hardy help their dad solve a mystery involving stolen treasure. This case involves one of their friends whose dad is accused of having stolen the treasure.
In this case, Frank and Joe are competing against another detective …

Fade to Blonde is a book in the line of Hard Case Crime, a collection of books that are dark mystery or noir, as it’s called. Fade to Blonde is a good addition to the series.
The main character of the book is Ray Corson, a wannabe screenwriter who …

When I was doing Literatures in English in sixth form, at one point we found ourselves using the book “William Wordsworth: Selected Poetry”. This was because our syllabus said that we should do at least one classical British poet. Of course, before that I had never heard of the …

‘Rurouni Kenshin’ is a manga series drawn and written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series is one of the most popular shonen, which means “boys”, manga series.
Ruronia Kenshin is about a seemingly docile and gentle wanderer, named Kenshin, a man who hides from his dark past. I find the series …

Gutsy Women: More travel tips & Wisdom for the road by Marybeth Bond has a long title to it but it is really a fun and interesting guide book, so to speak. If you look at the book cover, it is very colorful and nicely looking. There’s a …

I utilized the SAT Princeton Physics Subject Test Preparation Guide to get ready for the SAT Physics Subject Test earlier this year, in November. I spent approximately 100 hours reading the text (enough to get through it once and finish a practice exam), and I was quite satisfied with …

The Remorseful Day was written by Colin Dexter and published by Ballantine Publishing Group, 2001.
Such a pity that the author had retired Inspector Morse forever, from the face of this earth. I really enjoyed reading the mysteries of his protagonist, the taciturn yet highly ingenious detective, who …

A story of young love and life as how we make it. That is how I describe the story of “A Walk to Remember” by Nicholas Sparks.
“A Walk to Remember” is actually a flashback of the main character, Landon Carter, during his teenage life in the 1950’s. It tells …

“Happy Thanksgiving, Emily!” is lift-the-flap children’s book by Claire Masurel and illustrated by Susan Calitri. It is a perfectly cute and harmless, slightly boring little book.
There is not much of a storyline in the book. Basically we see Emily enjoy a variety of Thanksgiving events including going to …

This story appeared in the collection Delhi Noir. This book of short stories contained stories written by Indian writers. All of the stories take place in Delhi.
Gautam under a tree is about a journalist and writer named Gautum who is commissioned to write a story about the murder of …

Sundays at Tiffany’s is in a round about way a James Patterson book, but somehow I completely missed it. The book itself came out a few months ago, but they never really publicized it. I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper when I saw an ad …

This book is written by Ray Bradbury, and it is about how to write well. However, what sets this book apart from the other writing books I own is that, it does not teach the traditional techniques on how to write well. There are many books in the market …

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 …

Daredevil issue 276 is definitely one of the worst issues I have read. Ann Nocenti has written herself in a corner with a ridiculous plot line featuring a beautiful robot who looks like a real woman, an environmentalist whacko, the Inhumans from the moon, and Ultron, the most …

Supermom is a very sweet book that compares animal mothers to human mothers. The book discusses the way human and animal mothers look, have children, take care of their children, etc. It also brings home the idea that all mothers are different in many ways, yet the same in …

In the age of the global warming and the BP oil spill, more and more people, myself included, become interested in behaving in a more eco-friendly manner. And although I sort my trash and don’t use plastic bags for my shopping, I suspect there are a lot more …

Despite being a regular visitor of New York, I have not yet had the pleasure to actually go to Brooklyn and order up a Junior’s cheesecake; however, once I found out about their cheesecake recipe cookbook, I immediately rushed out and purchased a copy. Junior’s restaurant is a staple …

SACRIFICE was written by Andrew Vachss, and published by Pan Books Ltd in 1992.
Burke lived on the edge of life, battling the evil surrounding children. He hated pedophiles and child abusers with a vengeance; a vigilante reaching beyond where the police could not go, bound by laws and …

In this book, the Bobsey Twins are heading off (again) to visit their aunt, uncle, and cousin in Meadowbrook. They have several small adventures including the fun of visiting an animal farm, where a friend of theirs has started collecting and training wild animals.
Soon, however, they encounter a mystery …

Market Speculating was first published just over ten years ago by Rowton Press and is an excellent book full of useful basics for anyone considering entering the world of spread trading.
Market Speculating was put together by Andrew Burke from IG Index (one of the largest and oldest spread betting …

This book first drew me in because of the beautiful cover, as is often the reason I pick up a book. And, as is rare, I was delighted to find the story was actually worthy of the cover!
The story was a little bit different than typical —“ one …

I am so glad I stumbled upon this very helpful tool in my Sunday School teaching ministry. This is none other than the Creative Bible Lessons in John [Paperback]. I bought this online at the cost of only $11.24 and I did not regret at all.
I never like to …

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami is initially a confusing book. The story begins with an unusual scene with a man making spaghetti and a woman calling him on the phone. It continues to feel surreal throughout the story. But there is something beautiful about the way the …

Mysterious Circumstance by Rita Herron. This is from the harlequin intrigue series. It is in paperback form. It is a masterful suspense and quick read.
A virus is loose and Olivia Thornbird’s father has been infected and has died. He committed suicide. As Olivia begins to …

Hugs to Wrap Around Your Heart is actually a pretty heartwarming story that gets to my soul. It feels like drinking a warm and nice cup of cocoa or something, really. This is actually the 10th Anniversary Edition and it was given to me by someone as …

This was a book which I started to read purely because it was free on the Amazon store, and I could get the first book for free on my Kindle. So, of course I downloaded it and started to read it. I mean, it was free, so why not …

This well-written, witty book follows the life of Chloe King, a seemingly normal fifteen year old girl, other than the fact that she was adopted. On the day before her sixteenth birthday, Chloe and her two best friends climb the San Fransico tower and Chloe falls out the window. …

This Italy Lonely Planet Country Guide was written by by Damien Simonis, Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, and Alex Leviton.
To be quite honest, this book is a great book. I borrowed this book from the library in this town when we had our trip to Italy for ten days. And …

“Eyes of the Storm” is the third book in Jeff Smith’s Bone series. It is a reward winning black and white comic series about the Bone cousins. This book starts with both the hero Fone Bone and the heroin Thorn having strange dreams. Fone Bone has been reading Moby …

Dear Sister is the first Sweet Valley High book I can clearly remember reading. In the last book Liz Wakefield was seriously injured after an accident on her boyfriend’s motorcycle and was rushed to the emergency room where she fell into a coma. As the book picks up, Jessica …

Dangerous Love is a very dated book that I recently read. I first read the book when I was a lot younger and it was nearly two decades ago when I first read the book. It follows two identical twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their group of …

Do transformations happen in just a flick of a magic wand like Fairy Godmother did to Cinderella? That is what the “Princess Diaries” series by Meg Cabot is trying to answer.
It tells the story of an awkward freshman, Mia Thermopolis, who grew up with some-kind-of-eccentric people in a …

Crispin, the Cross of Lead, by Avi is a great book for kids aged eleven and up, full of adventure with a bit of fighting and mystery. It’s also a bit educational, as the story is set in feudal England and so you can see a little of what …

I decided to write my first review about my alltime favourite book, Jane Eyre. This book was written by Charlotte Bronte and first published in 1847. Although it is a novel, some of the places and characters mentioned are based on Bronte’s own life. …

The Beach House by Jane Green is an awesome read! I thought in the beginning that it’s going to be a real long and boring story, but I was wrong.
It tells the story of a widow woman named Nan and how she manages to bring back life …

This is the second girls novel form the Clique series. This one is called Best Friends fro Never. It is in Westchester duing the times of Hallowen. Massie is planning a boys girls party. Thats when the bega of the Pretty Committee finds a new friend and starts her …

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 …

As many people on this planet, I am a big fan of Stephen King and I was following his works from year to year. However, I was really surprised when I found out he wrote another book in 2008 and I haven’t heard anything about it! Well, I guess …

Pets Pray for Truth is a story by Elnora Watters. The story is about Bobby and Mike, their dogs, and their lies. Bobby and Mike walked their dogs at the park but Bobby asked Mike to play on the swings. The two tied their dogs on the bench while …

WAKE THE DEAD
Steve Niles remains arguably the best horror comic writers of the modern age.
His work in 30 Days of Night and The Nail are reflective of a genious that comics have not seen since the early days of EC’s Tales From The Crypt in the 1950’s and Warren …