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TAXI FROM HELL by Vladimir Lobas

Vladimir Lobas, a New York immigrant from Soviet Russia, wrote TAXI FROM HELL in the 1970s. It is hard to say what genre it belongs to… Traveling sketches are probably the closest in meaning. However, many top-managers speak about this book as a business-textbook. The more interesting it …

Ecstasy by Nicole Jordan

This romantic story, Ecstasy is written by Nicole Jordan and it stars this 2 romantic characters; Raven Kendrick and Kell Lasseter. The story is about Kell saving Raven from her fate of being ruined. He decided to marry this sweet, innocent girl out of sheer pity.
On …

Killing Floor by Lee Child

Killing Floor is written by Lee Child, and I bought it for about $7.99. My friend told me that this is a pretty good author, and I bought and read it to find out more.
This story describes what could happen in a military gone wrong. There is …

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

I like mystery books and have spent a great deal of time reading Conan Doyle�s Sherlock Holmes stories lately. One of those was his compilation The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Overall, I have to say I could tell from the beginning that Doyle didn’t really want to write this book. …

Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs

I was intrigued by the works of Kathy Reichs even since I learned that my favorite TV series Bones is based on her novels. The novel and the books have interchanged the characters; the novel’s heroine is Dr. Temperance Brennan and the author is Kathy Reichs, while the series …

Zondervan NIV study Bible

I purchased this study Bible as my husband lost his original NIV Bible. We went to a Christian book store in search of a good Bible. We went through several study bibles and at last selected the Zondervan NIV study Bible. The Bible is bit heavy …

Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson

This book is by the author of Which Witch, and is a very entertaining children’s book. The ideas behind the book are fanciful and fun, and it is rather amusing to see the way the “Aunts” choose to find children to inherit the responsibility of their island.
This book can …

Stacey’s book by Ann m. martin

The baby sitters club portrait collection, Stacey’s book by Ann m. martin is all about Stacey McGill. Stacey is a thirteen year old girl who belongs to a club named the baby sitters club. Stacey is from New York city and is a diabetic, so she can not have …

Ruby by Lauraine Snelling

“Ruby” by Lauraine Snelling is Book 1 of the Dakotah Treasures series. It tells the story of two sisters, Ruby and Opal Torvald who unexpectedly receive an inheritance from their estranged father. Their father had left them years ago to make his fortune in the West. Ruby, a nice, …

Wrestling at the Chase book

Wrestling at the Chase
“The Inside story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling”
Professional wrestling always received sneers from the academic elite. Any attempt at serious study of the history of professional wrestling a would be met to with embarrassing laughter. Professional wrestling despite being a large …

Rules by Cynthia Lord

This book, a kids’ book about a girl who has trouble dealing with her autistic younger brother, is actually quite nice. The story flows smoothly, and you can feel the main character’s frustration, both with the fact that she feels her brother gets everything and she “doesn’t matter” to …

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Before I Die by Jenny Downham is a very sad story, and be prepared to shed a bit of tears for readers out there whom have a very sensitive feeling. This story is about Tess, and she only have a few remaining months to live.
When I read …

Children’s Book: Bossy Bear by David Horvath

“Bossy Bear” is a children’s book by David Horvath. It is new, published in 2007. The book features lots of colorful drawings and I like Horvath’s drawing style, but there is not much substance to the book and I am not sure it teaches a useful lesson.
First, …

The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

This book, titled: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything is a very good resource book for aspiring money-makers and money-spinners and just generally enough for those of us out there who wants to strike it rich or just wanting to get grip of what business …

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Cayman Islands

I started diving years ago after discovering how beautiful the marine world is in my country. In all the years that I have been diving and snorkeling here, I noticed that there is a dearth of good marine maps and guides, and I therefore made it my mission to …

Dig Ivan Dig! by Wendy Ann Gardner

Dig Ivan Dig! is a children’s book written and illustrated by Wendy Ann Gardner. It was published in 2002 and is part of the Naughty Naughty Pets series of books.
Pros: First of all, my daughter loves this book because it features a pug, and we have two …

The Alchemist book

I have never read any of Paulo Coelho’s books but I never forgot what my mentor told me before. We were discussing about great books to read and he always would mention the book “The Alchemist” because he said that it taught him great virtues in life and that …

Mommy Mine, by Jane Chapman

I checked this book out for my four-year-old niece, right around Mother’s Day, with a bunch of other mother-themed books. Of all the mother-themed books we looked at, my niece and I agreed that this one was our favorite! The story contains beautiful, colorful, realistic illustrations of different kinds …

The Valley of the Lost

This book is the seventh in a series of eight kids’ books called Deltora Quest. In this books, the protagonists Leif, Barda, and Jasmine must find the seventh and final gem of the missing (now mostly found) gems of the Belt of Deltora. There are a few twists and …

A Visit to the Vet by Elnora Watters

A Visit to the Vet is a short story by Elnora Watters. The story starts with Paul and his pet Skip, going to the vet for his first time to take a shot. Skip was very hesitant to go to the vet as he mistaken the word shot for …

Five on a hike together by Enid Blyton

‘Five on a hike together’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is an interesting book and is one among the famous five adventure series. The four children, Julian, Dick, George and Anne go off to the hills for a whole week with their dog, Timmy. Timmy hurts …

Blogging To Drive Business book

Blogging To Drive Business; Create and Maintain Valuable Customer Connections is a Que Biztech book by Eric Butow and Rebecca Bollwitt. It uses successful blogs of different businesses to describe some of the hows and the whys. In the beginning of the book, it assumes that people know very …

Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux

Jude Deveraux has always been my favorite love novel author and in this Someone to Love title, she still hasn’t managed to fail me. Well, most of the time though.
Jace Montgomery is very depressed and sad that Stacy, his fiancee, had committed suicide. While trying to cope …

Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground

Dostoevsky’s existentialist work Notes from Underground is effectively used to reveal startling and unconventional view of society. Even if it was written long before today, many of the themes and messages present in Notes from Underground can be applied just as accurately to modern society as well. The timeless …

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox book

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is the last book in the Artemis Fowl series so far, and is one of my favorite books of all time!
If you aren’t familiar with this series, it is based around a boy named Artemis Fowl II, a child genius, and his knowledge …

The Testament by John Grisham

John Grisham takes us in the offices of one of the richest men in United States, Troy Phelan. It seems that Phelan’s family was not a family but a group of weird and crazy people. Troy is an eccentric man, never loved by any, but everyone loved his money. …

1984 by George Orwell

This is a book that is talked about a bit too much, but it is worthy of the majority of the praise it receives. I would say it is one of the most important books of the 20th century, and continues to give great insight into the workings …

Immortals of Meluha: A Shiva Triology (Book )

After so many recommendations from my colleague at work I finally bought this copy. When she had recommended this book to me she also warned me that I might not like the end of the book and that’s exactly what happened. The book has been left with a cliff …

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I am an absolutly huge fan of the harry potter series. Ive beenr eading them since day one, and was at the bookstore at midnight to pick up this latest olume in the series. I think that this book, book 6 is one of the best in the entire …

True History of the Kelly Gang

The problem that always arises from a socio-political system is too simple, so easy it is to someone in authority, to treat with very unfair for those who do not have access to the power. Problems that can be said a very good way to draw connections with the …

A Guide to Wildlife Sounds by Lang Elliott

Every spring I hear birds singing, hearing birdcalls I didn’t hear for months through the long freezing winter. This March we had a few especially warm days and the familiar birdcalls started up again. I live near a park so I hear a lot of birds singing. One day …

Blasphemy by Douglas Preston

Douglas Preston is one-half of the writing team that brought you “The Relic” and the mysterious Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. His latest novel, “Blasphemy”, is a scientific and religious thriller which features Wyman Ford, the monk from Preston’s previous solo release, “Tyrannosaur Canyon.”
“Blasphemy” touches on the controversial subject …

The Wrinkle Cleanse book

I read the book The Wrinkle Cleanse by Cherie Calbom, and thought it was interesting, engaging and a very informative book about aging and beauty in general. While the concept of the book is not at all original, I think this is one of the few books which really …

That Costly Ride by Guy de Maupassant

“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 …

Whisper Beach by Shelley Noble

Vanessa “Van” Moran disappeared from her hometown Whispering Beach, only to return twelves years later to the funeral of her cousin’s husband. During her absence, the town has speculated over the years about what happened to Van, but the people of Whispering Beach are unprepared for the secrets Van …

William Goldman’s abridged version of S. Morgenstern’s “The Princess Bride”

While I absolutely fell in love with William Goldman’s screenplay of “The Princess Bride”, his abridged 25th anniversary edition of S. Morgenstern’s novel came as a slight disappointment. There were a combination of things that did not sit well with me about the book that I feel lead to …

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

I love to read Margaret Atwood�s novels, she makes the reader feel that they are right there in the Victorian world in this story, thus immerging them thoroughly in her novels and the reader feels like they cannot put her books down until the very last page. And …

Wake the Dead book

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 …

Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover book

When I first heard Dave Ramsey on the radio claiming it was possible to live life debt free I thought the man was nuts. After a while of listening to his show I realized that he might indeed have the system that could actually work for my husband …

Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women by Michael Gross

The modeling industry is a tricky one, I know that just by watching reality shows on models and all that. Not to stereotype, but I think the job is quite pressurizing and how one wants to lead to it, sometimes girls resort to all sorts of stuff just to …

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, book

It took me almost 40 days to read the Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, not because it’s bad, but because it’s slow and very dense and personally, I’m a slow reader. Let’s start off with the plot summary. I would say we have two central characters, Don …

Border’s Books Huntington Mall

One of my favorite places to hang out is in a bookstore. I could spend hours just walking through the aisles. It’s a great way to find interesting books. I keep hoping that one day they will put a Barnes & Noble in my area but until that happens …

Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison

I received this book for my birthday from my sister in law this year and found that it was a great read. I think that this is a great gift idea for any shoe lover — and most women are indeed that.
I like the idea that women can …

The Food of Love by Anthony Capella

This story, The Food of Love written by Anthony Capella involves a great backdrop and background place of the gorgeous Rome. So most of the plots are set there. I enjoyed reading this novel thoroughly. The story is about a love triangle but involving the recipe of …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Call to Darkness

Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Call to Darkness is a rather mysterious novel that takes place during the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The reason I use the word “mysterious” is because this novel offers a pretty good science fiction mystery story. In this …

Into The Woods by Tana French

I recently finished reading the novel entitled “Into The Woods” by Tana French. I am not an avid reader of murder mysteries, but the description on the jacket looked pretty interesting and I liked how it took place in Dublin, as I was traveling there while reading the book. …

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Much of this book I really enjoyed. This author did her research in period furniture and clothing. Because the book is set in two eras, the jumping was a little confusing. But the witchcraft reenactments were very well done. Where she didn’t impress me was in her portrayal of …

Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone

This book introduces us to the magical world of Harry Potter. The moment I finished reading this, I remember grabbing the second book and devouring it as well.
The book starts by introducing Harry Potter, the boy who lived even when the most powerful bad guy tried to get him. …

Archer’s Voice, novel by Mia Sheridan

Somebody help me calm down my heart! I had Archer’s Voice in my Kindle for a long time before I finally read it, I always said I was gonna read it, but I ended up reading something else. And you know what? I now regret that! I wish I …

Centered Riding by Sally Swift

Centered Riding is an excellent book written by Sally Swift. Sally Swift is a legend in the English riding world, and although Centered Riding was published in 1985, it is still applicable today. I purchased my book in the last five years and have read it cover to cover …

 
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