I recently read the book, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. I had already seen the movie and was somewhat reluctant to read the book since I already knew the story. My mom handed me the book saying, “You won’t be able to put it down”. She was absolutely right, …

What happens when you combine 2 great authors together for a book? You get superb writing and a great storyline, of course. One of my most favorite author, James Patterson has collaborated with Michael Ledwidge to write the good thriller, The Quickie.
I find the story truly …

I am not a businesswoman nor someone with any form of online business, but I certainly find the book, YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business by Michael Miller enchanting and it is for my extra knowledge. Now I know roughly how businesses try to get their …

I love this book very much. It has a very gorgeous cover and I love it very much. I think I’ve seen Gok Wan before somewhere in a TV fashion show and I think he has great flavors of style.
There is 1 particular tongue in cheek …

This book is the first book of the H.I.V.E series, one that I’ve just read and already one of my favorite series. The main character’s name is Otto Malpense.
Otto is a 13 year old teenager who is drugged, kidnapped and taken to a secret school on an unknown island. …

This is definitely one of my favorite books. It falls right in my alley in the fantasy genre, and is a delicious but not overbearing length at 352 pages. And, unlike many of the fantasies out there, this one has depth. The characters are extremely real …

Gurren Lagann is a manga series based off the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan, also known as Gurren Lagann that aired in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2008. The manga is about a boy named Simon, pronounced See-Moan, who lives underground in Giha Village; he works …

Since I’ve gained a renewed interest in Bram Stoker and his works, I’ve found myself spending a great deal of time reading some of his short stories.
One of these, Dracula’s Guest, gives a better understanding of his views toward vampire legends and provides the reader with some entertainment in …

I LOVED this book.
I LOVE Laura’s radio show, though, so it didn’t surprise me. It was a surprisingly fast read, for something that includes so many facts. After reading each chapter I felt I was really armed with information to argue Conservative viewpoints with others. Laura is a …

I’ve been a fan of Stephen King for *nearly* as long as he’s been publishing, so of course I had to read the new novel, 11/22/63, as soon as I could get my hands on it. It’s never going to be one of my favorite Stephen King novels, but …

About two years ago I reviewed the first volume in the Essential Moon Knight collection and mentioned that it was an excellent series. This follow up volume collects a couple dozen issues from 1982 and 1983 and they are off the charts excellent. Moon Knight was always an odd …

I’ve now read a couple of Julia LLewellyn’s books, The Model Wife being the second that I’ve read. While the storyline is different, the feel of the books is the same - in both the Love Trainer and The Model Wife a woman must reinvent herself despite not having …

The Better Homes and Gardens new cookbook is one of those books I always needed, but did not know I wanted it until I began checking it out from the library. I am not a reader of the magazine itsel, but after reading their new cookbook I was impressed …

Ever since i was a small child, i have always loved reading the Nancy drew series. My friends have also loved them. Fast forwarding into the future, my kid sister even loves to read the books. Why do we love these books so much? There are many reasons.
One thing …

Where The Wild Things Are is a delightful children’s book about a little boy named Max who, alone in his bedroom, conjures up a jungle and many wild things, or beasts, as we would call them. I loved reading this book to my children when they were young, and …

Case of the Nervous Accomplice was written by Erle Stanley Gardner (published by First Ballantine Books, 1993)
Perry Mason is still one of my favorite fictional lawyers; I find him charming, smart and resolute with tough cases and clients who were telling him the exact truth.
Sybil Harlan is aware that …

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The book cellaris a used book store, nothing out the ordinary there. What makes it great is that its a used book store located in the RDU airport, so you can get a used book when your on your way in …

Gabby, the heroine of this book, gets a unique chance to live two lives at once. When she is offered a job of her dreams in another state and a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, she finds making the choice very hard, and wishes on a shooting star that …

Quantitative Aptitude is one section which is asked in almost all competitive exams in India. Whether you are preparing an entrance exam for MBA colleges, or a government recruitment exam, you are going to find questions from Quantitative Aptitude.
I have given many exams throughout out my career. Obviously, …

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 …

This book is a big disappointment for me, I was expecting the author to - as his book title suggests, literally dig inside Steve Job’s brain to reveal his brilliant perspectives about how he was successful at meeting/generating consumer market demands, his business and design philosophies, personal attitudes that …

As a writer, proper grammar is one of the most important aspects within my field of work. Yet, although it is crucial to any well-written work, grammar has a reputation of being one of the less-glamorous portions of writing. Known for being elementary, simple, and dull, too often is …

Nagging for Beginners, written by Wendy Harmer, is a very fun book to read, from my point of view. The graphics are simply nice and it has this picture of a caricature woman of some sort and looking like she’s doing nothing but just nagging. Nice, funny image, …

“Lucy at the Movies: The Complete Films of Lucille Ball” by Cindy De La Hoz is a book that I think will be of interest and enjoyment to Lucille Ball fans. It has nothing to do with the “I Love Lucy” series and instead focuses on Lucy’s movie career. …

Making Toast is a wonderfully written touching book written by Roger Rosenblatt. This is a true story of how Roger and his wife Jinny lost their thirty eight year old daughter after she collasped and died on a treadmill in her home. It goes on to tell of how …

‘Understanding philosophy’ is a book written by James K. Feibleman. Feibleman writes in this book the explanation of philosophy and a history of its major figures and their ideas. He traces the theories of all the important philosophers from the beginnings of greek philosophers through the era of religious …

“The Message Remix” written by Eugene H. Peterson is a bible written in contemporary English language. The book is set up like a bible with its chapters and verses, but has a different feel to it. The book includes a preface telling the reader about why the book …

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams, is a collection of post-apocalyptic short stories by a multitude of authors. Some of the better recognized of these are Orson Scott Card, Stephen King, and Gene Wolfe. But there are plenty of others to enjoy. The stories contained in …

I find it remarkable since it’s release thirteen years ago, the first Harry Potter novel has managed to sell over 975 million copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages. Because off all the appeal i decided to give the first book a try and have to admit …

There is something amazing about this book, The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia. Not only is the cover which is of course black and definitely unique, I think that the author’s name is unique as well and this book has a lot of information that one …

This book written by Mitch Albom is a very interesting book to read. Mitch Albom is know for his stories about death, heaven and what lies for men in the next life. The story is very interesting, just like his other books.
In this book, Eddie, a maintenance head in …

I checked out this book from the library because I usually enjoy reading about science, especially astronomy. I also enjoy finding out more about important discoveries of space than what little the headlines and newspaper reports can tell. I figured out very quickly, though, that this book was …

Batman: Under the Hood Volume Two continues the story of Batman facing off with the vigilante the Red Hood. Batman is investigating if Jason Todd, formerly Robin was really dead after he revealed himself during a fight. Red Hood continues to wage war on Black Mask while …

1st to Die, another book that I’ve read by James Patterson, is a truly fantastic and engaging story. This novel starts off with 4 women, and friends, each with a different occupation, related to the force, including a medical examiner, vowed to hunt down the serial killer that …

In a world where cell phones serve as a natural function to most of the population, Stephen King’s cell, where a sinister cell phone transmission renders anyone who answers the call, feral, homicidal maniacs is certainly a creepy scenario.
It’s a surprisingly simple novel, relatively short and fairly linear …

Fairy Tail Manga Volume 2 by Hiro Mashima has Lucy, Happy and Natsu taking a job trying to recover a book from a millionaire, but unbeknownst to them, the man’s killed any wizard who has ever come to his house.
This was a great manga volume. The story was …

‘Where shall we go this summer?’ is a book written by Anita Desai. This is the story of a sensitive young wife who is torn between the desire to abandon the boredom and hypocrisy of her middle class and ostensibly comfortable existence, and the realization that the bonds that …

This is a cute novel for children. Kids now might find it a bit slow moving, as their aren’t really any bad guys, although the Bobsey twins do have to solve the mystery of a missing sailboat and deal with a boy who bullies the younger set of twins.
The …

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 …

Donald Trump is a symbol of the dream of the United States, an icon of success and inspiration for many people around the world. The fact that he managed to revive his business empire, then became a billionaire after drowning in debt 9 billion U.S. dollars, making the story …

Love Busters: Overcoming Habits That Destroy Romantic Love by Willard F.Jr. Harley is a good book. For a married couple going through a long-term relationship, there will surely be a bit of boredom along the way. That is expected.
That’s where this book comes in handy. …

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks is a pretty good story. I think that author Nicholas Sparks is pretty good looking and he writes damn well too. He uses good language, dialgos and sentences that made my heart go flutter.
In The Choice, it is about this particular …

“If You’ll Be My Valentine” is a children’s book written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. It was published in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers. It is a cute Valentine’s Day story about a little boy that manages to be sweet without being too sappy. My little …

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is one of the best accounting book written.
Rich Dad Poor Dad basically tells about how Robert, the author of the book learns how to be rich. Rich Dad is actually his best friend’s father and poor dad …

A few months ago I began programming in Processing to create some interactive applications at work after having just a brief introduction to the language on a “programming interactivity” course. Because the language is pretty simple and the resulting programs are all visual I found it very easy to …

Sura’s House Keeping and Beauty and Health Tips Book is a very useful book from Sura’s Publications. Authour Prithiviraj Verma compiles this book. This book contains so many tips on various topics like beauty, health, medicine, hygiene, baby care, kitchen care, jewellery care, bathroom care, footwear care, …

I’ve recently been trying to read more inspirational books - travel, biography, that sort of thing to get a better idea of the things I could do with my life. I randomly chose to read Yes Man mostly because the trailers for the movie seemed funny, and I thought, …

This is the latest fiction I’ve read, by Michael Chabon. It’s a few years old and it won the Pulitzer prize, so you probably don’t need me to tell you it’s probably going to be good. However, I will tell you that it is good; not great, …

The first JLA trade was a sole story made up of only a couple of isses. The second was a bigger trade, but comprise of several smaller stories. This one takes the best of both worlds and gives us a single story in a thicker trade. The results …

Chii’s Sweet Home is a manga by Konami Kanata. The manga is a six volume manga with the genres of comedy and slice of life. The manga is about the life of Chii, a kitten with black stripes and his adventures with a boy named Youhei and his parents.
This …