This volume it awesome! While the Hulk was a somewhat popular character in Marvel comics from the early 1960’s to the late 1960’s, the quality of th writing in many of the Hulk books were pretty poor. Sorry, it really didn’t grab me. However, circa 1972, the book took …

This Stitch ‘n’ Bitch book was a bit of a pleasant surprise for me when I found it, as I had assumed that the Stitch and Bitch books were only available for knitters. But yay! here is one full of fun crocheting tips and patterns.
The best part of this …

This book is told by Zana Muhsen and written by Andrew Croft. It is the most interesting story I ever read and disturbing it many ways.
Zana and her sister lived in Birmingham, but their father sold them to the Yemen to be married to young boys. Their …

If you’re looking for a witty, light piece of chicklit, this book is for you. Profiling the life of a nanny to a wealthy family in New York City, this book is sometimes a little bit predictable but always enjoyable.
The cleverness and charm of this book begin from …

I’m not too fond of dark, heavy books, works that emanate from hopelessness. Why, then, did my choice end up in Tommy Orange’s book - There We Become Different? It’s simple: curiosity overpowered. The cover abstract promised unambiguously to debunk the “romanticized image of the Indians” in the readers’ …

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 …

What a beautiful, painfully honest and revealing memoir this is, by Judy Garland’s younger daughter and Liza Minnelli’s half sister, Lorna Luft. This is a fantastic read and it provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two superstars and the addiction that tore them apart, as well …

I don’t think Osamu Tezuka’s manga —˜Ayako’ will ever be one of those manga that breaks the glass ceiling of literature, getting studied in Universities and being hailed by mainstream critics as a classic put alongside works like —˜Les Miserables’. This is more to do with issues like how …

Killer’s Wedge was written by Ed McBain, and published by New American Library in 1974.
Ingenious of McBain to have everything happened and resolved within a day - the main drama inside a police station without the presence of the person who was the fundamental cause of the crisis.
It started …

Tuesdays with Morrie is a quick and easy read, by author, Mitch Albom. I absolutely fell in love with this adorable story about the wonderful relationship that developed between a student and his teacher, once his teacher was seriously diagnosed with an extreme illness. It is a …

Until the Star Trek Series Deep Space Nine, fans of the Star Trek Universe didn’t get much of an inside look at the Klingon Empire. The Next Generation series scratched the surface sure but no more than that.
What we have here is an author attempt to provide us with …

Frederich Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol is the story of an attempt by a dying Russian leader to implement a plan, concieved by England’s worst turncoat of all time, to swing the upcoming British general elections in favour of the Labour Party. Hidden inside the Labour party is a core …

I have been a huge wrestling fan for nearly 25 years and along the way of course I’ve had my fair share of favorites - amongst them is the Canadian wrestling legend known as Bret Hart. Given his amazing accomplishments in the ring and the unfortunate tragedies in his …

The Secret of Annexe 3, written by Colin Dexter was published in 1998 by Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998.
I had found Colin Dexter’s books very riveting, rather like the puzzles he enjoys well crafted plots and subplots, that he could mesh together at the end. However, sometimes …

Kiss and Run is written by Elina Furman. I really love this book. This book is especially good for commitment phobias people out there. And this book is targeted for women especially. I have a fun time reading this book, though I am not a …

The Healers was written by Ann Cleeves (published by Ballantine Publishing Group in 1995)
This book is actually quite a surprise I have read Ann Cleeve’s stories before and found them rather mundane, but this turned out to be highly enjoyable!
Ernie Bowles was strangled in his kitchen, after …

Hard News is written by Seth Mnookin, and I borrowed it from the library some time back. I have a knack for reading books that play with arguments, and opinionated views.
This book touches on the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a former New York Times reporter who had made …

I bought the Disney, Cars pillow book at our local Sam’s club, recently and it has been such a hit with my son. He is 20 months old and does great with the book. The tag on the book as with almost any children’s book or …

Kim Harrison, author of Dead Witch Walking, starts the Rachel Morgan series with a bang. Immediately, the reader is drawn into the Hollows, a fictional area somewhere between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, where vampires roam, witches brew, and weres hunt. Rachel is tired of her job with the I.S., …

The God Project is a book by John Saul that focuses on two different families. The Montgomery’s are devastated when their little girl dies of SIDS and the mother Sally can’t focus on anything except finding the real cause of her death. Her son Jason has a best friend …

I used the book “A World of Prose for CXC” in my last few years of high school. We were supposed to study a few of the short stories inside so that we could choose some and use them for analysis in our Literature exam. I actually liked reading …

Normally I love reading classic Star Trek novels with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, but this one was just horrible. It was vastly different from the other books in the series and I just could not get interested in the tale no matter how many pages I read.
I think …

“The Hunt” is a thriller written by Allison Brennan. A serial killer is kidnapping, torturing, and hunting young women in the Montana mountains.
Miranda Moore is the only person to survive this madman, yet she did not see his face. Miranda vows to hunt down The Butcher. …

I have had one of the most pleasant shopping experiences of my life with the book people. I ordered a set of books from them as a christmas present. The book set was so much cheaper than it would have been in the shops and I was very pleased …

I found myself reading the latest and most current Ella Clah novel with mixed feelings. Typically, I will read a series of mystery books by reading the newest book in the series from the New Books Section of the library, then if I like it, I’ll read the entire …

Curious George “Pinata Party” by Marcy Goldberg Sacks is a children’s book based on the animated series “Curious George” on PBS. It’s a level one reading book which a great for beginning readers, and the book is based on a particular “Curious George” episode.
Curious George “Pinata Party” by …

“Joy in the Morning” is by Betty Smith, author of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”. It tells the story of the first year of marriage of Carl and Annie Brown in 1928.
I got this book because I loved “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” so much. “Joy in the …

Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet by Ana Paula is actually seriously cute. The front part of the book isn’t very useful to me because it’s just an explanation of the terms and the symbols, which are standard to all crochet books.
However, the patterns are all very cute and appealing …

Do you like green eggs and ham? Well, just ask Sam I am! Dr. Seuss has created many best selling children’s books, and for good reason. He makes the text easy to read, the illustrations meaningful and fun to look at, and the book a real …

This book very quickly earned a place on my picky shelf of favorite books. It was originally published as the two separate books ‘Crown Duel’ and ‘Court Duel’, but I bought it as the re-published, combined version. And I’m glad I did —“ if I hadn’t, I’m …

Herbal Remedies in pots by Effie Romain & Sue Hawkey is a great book if you enjoy gardening or natural remedies, or just want to grow some of your own medicinal herbs. The first part of the book consists of 34 different pots, each with 3 - 5 herbs …

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 …

A Long Way Gone is a terrific book and one of the easiest reads I’ve seen recently. The plot centers around Ishmael’s experiences growing up in Sierra Leone and his time as a boy soldier.
For me, the sign of a great book is when you’re unable to put …

Money Ace X is a Korean comic gaining quite a popularity among the ladies due to its interesting plot. I, too am one of those ladies who just can’t get enough of Korean comics especially when the genre of it are romance and comedy. Money Ace X or MAX …

As a kid, I remember reading Anne of Green Gables and how it instantly became my favorite book. I was probably 10 when I read it, which is about the age the book is intended for (give or take a few years). I decided to read …

I did the book Theban Plays in my first year of university, and even though I was not necessarily eager to study it, I still found that the plays inside were fairly easy to understand and learn. This was because the plays were translated into fairly simple English that …

While this book promises to teach Economics in One Lesson, it is less a a book about basic economics and how the free market economy works than it is one about economic policy and how to examine its effectiveness. Henry Hazlitt wrote this little gem of a book …

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool , Will Somers is a fantastic work of fiction (it is not in fact an actual autobiography written by Henry VIII). It tells the life story of one of England’s most notorious monarchs, Henry Tudor, from the first person …

The romantic family story Love The One You’re With written by Emily Giffin is more like television soap rather than a novel. But it is readable for its pleasant and relatable story line. The one line plot of the book is that an ex boyfriend unexpectedly comes into life …

Ian McEwan’s The Comfort of Strangers has a hundred pages, but it sure isn’t a quick read. It is incredibly detailed so it’s not very easy to read. If you’re someone who reads novels through the plot, I think this isn’t for you. However, if you’re someone who’s more …

A real story of the brothers Franz and Kurt Wisner. I had ever seen both of them as guests at the Oprah Winfrey Show before. I found that they story was quite interesting. How they can be shared around the world and how this journey can improve their cracked …

This book is very useful for children. This illustrated first dictionary book is an alphabetical word bookthat introduces a child to dictionary skills.This book is designed very simple picture wordbook. It is not yet ready to use a full fledged dictionary. This book contains of an alphabetical list of …

Reed Shelton, a tough policeman, goes hiking with his shy, stuttering wife Beck in hopes to “toughen her up” through the experience. In the forest, they are attacked by strange creatures, and Beck is kidnapped. Reed calls help, and the rescue mission begins. What makes the story especially interesting …

When I first started reading Princess at Sea, I didn’t exactly know what to expect of it, but I ended up loving it, maybe even more than the first one.
Princess at Sea is the fabulous sequel to The Princess Decoy. After reading the first one, I couldn’t wait for …

‘Strategy’ is a book that surprisingly, is about military strategy. Imagine that. Anyways, it looks at various whole time periods, as in the medieval era, Roman era, Greek, etc. and then breaks down a famous battle strategy, or a famous commander to the reader. I like this book because …

Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre’s The Fifth Horseman is a story of cliches - a power - mad dictator out to change the shape of the world, a god - fearing, principled American President, a wisecracking New York detective who short - circuits official methods in pursuit of …

I personally think that this is the most comprehensive at home medical guides that is out there. It is a huge book, and it seems that the information it provides is so very useful. It has a beautiful system which is kind of like one of those solve your …

The book “When Dads Don’t Grow Up” by author Marjorie Blain Parker is an outstanding children’s book for children to read with their fathers. I saw it advertised on the Barnes and Noble book shelf right around father’s day and after reading it in the store I knew …

Hide got me really scared reading it. I don’t mean literally, but more like making me really wanting to tell the characters in it that the danger lurking them are just this and that. This is possibly one of the best thrillers that I’ve ever read and …

I have the standard Better Homes and Gardens red and white checked cookbook - the one that seems like everyone I know owns…but because I am busy I have been using my slowcooker a lot more. I received the Better homes and Gardens Slow Cooker Recipes for 2, 4 …