Hissing Cobras is one of the stories in the collection Delhi Noir from the publishing company Akashic Books. Each one of the stores in this anthology is by an Indian writer and takes place in the city of Delhi. The story Hissing Cobras is a tale about murder and …

Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel give a superb history of the problems and development of “polarization” in current American politics.
They do an excellent job of delineating their positions when necessary throughout the book. Beckel is a liberal, Thomas is the conservative, but apparently they both wrote the book together. …

This book is the third in the Wayside School series, following Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Wayside School is Falling Down. One of the stories in this book was the basis for the first episode of the TV show based on these books, Wayside.
In this book, the children …

Joshua Harris wrote about his story on dating, how he faced the temptation of engaging in casual sex prior to marriage. His one experience led him to dedicate his life to God and to keeping himself pure for his wife. This book is a useful, engaging and humorous account …

I heard about Mother Teresa’s deep and strong devotion to Jesus Christ and her great love to the poor. As her congregation Missionary of Charity is widely known all throughout the world. She’s called to be the “Living Saint.” So when a friend of mine told me about a …

I am a big manga lover. Manga being Japanese comics. I started reading the comics when I was in college and have been reading them ever since. I normally follow the romance series and sometimes fantasy or adventure. With one of my current mangas I am reading, is a …

Vision in White is a new release by Nora Roberts - the first book in the Bride’s Quartet.
Roberts’ recent series were mostly trilogies and all related to the supernatural or involving some kind of danger element. This quartet comes as a refreshing change as it focuses on love and …

The Right Path is the last installment in the compilation ‘Mysterious’. I would say right from the start that this is definitely the best in the 3 stories in this compilation.
Nicholas meets Morgan in this tranquil island in Greek where smuggling is rampant. Morgan is on a holiday and …

“Fear Street” was a series of books written by R.L. Stine, the same author who wrote the series of Goosebumps novels for children. Although the two sets of books were similar, the difference between the two was that the “Fear Street” set of novels was written specifically for teenagers …

Mark Montano of the show While You Were Out is a heavy crafter who dabbles in making furniture and home accessories. That is right up my alley right now. DIY wise, that’s way more my speed than say acquiring actual carpentry skills. I don’t have the time. He keeps …

Religions , mysteries , encrypted messages , ruthless killings and persecution… These are the main themes in the novel by Michel Benoit, who will keep you under tremendous pressure from the beginning of his book to the last chapter. It is questioned not only the sustainability of the Catholic …

I have long wondered why Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life became a best-seller when practically every Christian book profess the same content and idea and so why should this be different?
I was terribly wrong.
I got my book from my girlfriend who happens to be a born-again …

I loved stories about soldiers because they’re always filled with so many emotions. This was recommended by a friend who’s just like me, she loves a good drama that brings tears to your eyes and make you sigh. I was really looking forward to it and it didn’t let …

My daughter and I were searching for books at the library. Sometimes I find it difficult to find books for her because she seldom sits still to listen to a story while I read them. She also finds it difficult to concentrate and look at one page of a …

One heck of a book,I must say,I was at it and couldn’t put it down till it got over.I’d never really read the book or watched the movie,all i knew was what the newspapers had to talk about and frankly speaking i was put off by all the controversies …

Grow Taller 4 Idiots is a book that teaches how adults can grow an inch or more from exercises. I followed the tips from this book so let me give my review.
The book lays out some guidelines on various areas which affect growth. First, it addresses nutrition and …

Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr is a novel about the seemingly impossible murder of Professor Grimaud. The victim is found dead inside his room, his door locked from the inside, and it soon becomes clear that the criminal could not have escaped through either the window or the …

Night Fall tells the story of TWA Flight 800, which mysteriously crashed off the coast of Long Island in 1996. The crash spawned numerous conspiracy theories, including those claimed that the plane was shot down by terrorists or US military friendly fire. The conspiracy theories was given extra weight …

Driven to Distraction By Edward M. Hallowell
It is a shame that this book did not see its publication release thirty years ago. Actually it is more of shame that thirty years ago the learning disorder ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) was not a psychiatric illness recognized were even discovered by …

“That Costly Ride” by Guy de Maupassant is about a man who ends up being taken to the cleaners–financially wise–because of an accident.
First, the story introduces us to, Hector de Gribelin, who is a husband and father of two, and is going through financial hardship because of the decline …

“The Highlander’s Touch” is the third book in Moning’s highlander series. Although each highlander book technically stands alone they have common elements that ties them all together. This book is the story of Circenn Brodie, a 14th century Scotsman and laird of Castle Brodie, and Lisa Stone a 21st …

I love the Borders in downtown Louisville at 4th Street Live. Borders is the main retail anchor for the development that was built about 4 years ago, and is my main lunchtime destination for the days I choose to eat a 5-minute lunch and spend the rest of …

“The Nerd Who Loved Me” by Vicki Lewis Thompson is a romance novel. Harry, an accountant, finds himself helping Lanie, a Vegas showgirl, and her son escape from Lanie’s ex. Things get complicated when the two very different people start developing feelings for each other.
I don’t normally …

After the book “Path of the Warrior” sparked in me an interest in the dark, futuristic world of Warhammer 40,000 in particularly to the mysterious Eldar race , I continued to look for books about them, and I found the novel “Eldar Prophecy” of Cassern S. Goto. The book …

If you have children or grandchildren in your life, you will absolutely love “Rainy Day Magic” by Joey Green. This jam packed book offers 443 simple, fun projects using many products you may already have lying around the house, such as jello, pudding mixes, cornstarch, or flour.
The book …

Tularosa is the first in a series of mysteries featuring the American Southwest. Kevin Kearney, former chief of detectives was forced to retire from the force due to gun shot injuries to his leg and abdomen. Kearney is something of a man’s man, strong silent and tough as nails.
When …

‘Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch f’r Alle und Keinen’ is one of Nietzsche’s most controversial works. Part poetry, part parody, the book is, as a matter of fact, a philosophic dissertation and what I’ve discovered rather with amazement is that the book addresses questions I wouldn’t dare to ask …

Extremely Hot by Jennifer Apodaca is mediocre. I find the plots pretty much used in lots of other novels as well as movies. It is perhaps similar. Starts out with Ivy York who is a very popular DJ and she is sort of like the ‘aunt agony’ …

Minnie Hamilton is the assistant director at the Chilson District Library, where her boss Stephen is preparing her to take over his position as director when he retires. Minnie runs the bookmobile along with her co-worker Julia and her cat Eddie. They make daily runs into the community, so …

It’s hard for me to write a review for this story without giving spoilers to those who haven’t read it yet, because that would totally suck, it’s a story that’s very worth reading til the end. But I’ll do my best, at this point I didn’t even know what …

So Like Sleep was written by Jeremiah Healy (published by Pocket Books in 1988)
The book cover did not do the story much justice in fact I was not attracted by its dull illustration, and almost passed by it.
It was surprisingly an interesting story, well written with a …

For 5 years, my husband and I struggled with infertility. At the age of 34, I was told that my eggs were no good, that donor egg was my only option, or I could adopt. But that if I continued my struggle, I would wind up disappointed. …

The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …

This long-titled short story is from Neil Gaiman. I read it in his collection of short stories and poems, Fragile Things. The story is written in split-style. Normal font for one part, bold font for the “fiction” being written by the character written in normal font. …

Tragic Wand was written by James Tucker and published by Onyx in 2000.
It took me two years to read this book. I started the first chapter, then put it aside; then tried to restart a number of times, until recently I managed to plod past the first third; …

The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay is book one of the Fionavar Tapestry Trilogy. It is a fantasy novel that begins the tale of five university students from Toronto. They are invited by a mysterious stranger to visit the Kingdom of Brennin in the land of …

American Psycho is a graphic novel told through the eyes of a serial killer. Set in the 1980’s, American Psycho details the life of Wall Street Yuppie Patrick Bateman, who, in his free time, engages in extremely violent and sexual acts, oftening culminating in murder.
Bateman is the embodiment of …

As long as I can remember, I have had at least one or two books in the Peterson Field Guides series, all edited by Roger Tory Peterson. At the moment, although I am not a rabid bird watcher, I have a copy of “Western Birds” which I take everywhere …

“Sometimes I’m Bombaloo” is a children’s book by Rachel Vail and illustrated by Yumi Heo. This is a wonderful book that teaches children about tantrums and how to handle them. Parents will really appreciate this book as well. My daughter loved it so much she requested …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 takes place during Golden Week and Shigure takes Tohru. Kyo and Yuki to the Sohma summer house in the mountains.
This manga was very deep and meaningful because it explored Tohru Honda’s character more. It showed that she’s not perfect and that she has …

I enjoyed “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt, a Pulitzer Prize winning memoir about the author’s poverty-stricken childhood and coming of age in Ireland. Frank was born in America, where he thinks his family should have stayed - and I believe he is right. But it was the time of …

I wasn’t able to finish reading this book. I gave up in the middle of Cosette after realizing that I wasn’t even halfway through. I even skipped the part where the author just droned on and on about the Battle of Waterloo. I can only fervently hope that there …

When one night Sydney is torn away from her sleep, her first thought is that her biggest nightmare comes true - she will be sent to the correctional center because she has helped Rose Hathaway. But another reason appears - Jill , the sister of the moroi Queen …

I was looking for a daily devotional book for a long time. The ones I found were so cheesy they made my brain hurt when I read them. It’s like, can’t we be realistic? Life isn’t all flowers and candy! I needed something that was going to make me …

Deception Point centers on the deathly struggle between good and evil in a political world that has been given the opportunity to exploit an astounding scientific discovery. The novel abounds with superb descriptive prose on decisive moments of life and of death, of truth and of insincerity. The …

“This Lullaby” is an amazing book. Its probably the most beautifully written book I’ve ever read. It tells the story of the love we all dream of, the love we all want. It tells the tail of the love that none of us think is possible, but somehow is.
The …

Abandon is the first book in the abandon trilogy. When purchasing this book, I was choosing between Abandon and another book called Cinder. I really wish I’d made the decision to go with Cinder because I did not really enjoy Abandon. The only reason I chose Abandon was because …

I was required to buy Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systemic Approach, 6th edition this year at my optometry school. While at first I was unhappy about having to spend over $200 on the book, I am quite happy with it. It is not just another fat book with far …

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 …