Books Reviews
The Wong Bed by Jennifer LaBrecque
The Wrong Bed is written by Jennifer LaBrecque, and this story has set off wrong all over with me, just by reading the first story it has to offer.
Basically, there are 3 stories in this book, and the titles are Anticipation, Up All Night and Letting Go! All …
The Cunning Man, book by Robertson Davies
The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies starts off like any good mystery novel, with a death. Specifically, the death of a well-loved priest named Father Hobbes. Unfortunately, as the reader continues deeper into the novel with high hopes of an intriguing mystery, he is first sorely disappointed and then …
The Field Mouse Goes to Church by Elnora Watters
The Field Mouse Goes to Church is a short story by Elnora Watters. The story starts out by Field Mouse and Church Mouse meeting. Field Mouse was looking for food and he was accidentally locked on the shed. He only got to go out after someone opened the box …
Footprints; Scripture with reflections
My Mother in-law gave me this book a year ago as a gift before my husband and I moved out of state. It is put out by Hallmark books and contains many different uplifting scriptures with reflections and best loved poems.
This little book, and it is a little …
The Were-wolf by Clemence Housman
I’ve always been fascinated with mythical creatures like vampires or were-wolves. But, even though I can find countless tales involving vampires, it’s surprising how few stories there are that deal with werewolves; at least good stories.
That’s why I was glad when I came across Clemence Housman’s story The Were-wolf. …
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
This story is great for kids, although a couple of the kids found it a bit difficult to get through. The story features Despereaux, a small, big eared mouse who falls in love with a human princess. He must save her from the evil plots of a rat.
Despereaux is …
Will The Boat Sink The Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants
Last few years, there are many books about the rise of China heavily written and published. The presence of China as a global power is seen with a sense of awe and anxiety. The atmosphere that appears, the communist country, will eventually shift the dominance of the U.S. as …
Bad Behaviour by Sheila O’Flanagan
Bad Behaviour by Sheila O’Flanagan is a story about heartache, love lost and betrayal of a friend. It is not really your typical story, because I wish that not all best-friends would steal someone away from whom they love. But that’s what happens in this novel; Bad Behaviour. …
The Darker Side by Cody McFadyen book
FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett and her team, are called to investigate on a murder committed in the middle of a flight from Texas to Virginia. The investigation develops within a religious background and it will force Smoky to face the ghosts that torment her and to reconsider her …
Harry potter and the deathly hallows
Harry potter and the deathly hallows by j. k. Rowling Is the last Harry potter book in the series she says. This book was so confusing to me in some ways because it is about how lord voldemart or he must not be named takes over Hogwarts and the …
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson book
Most of the books that you have to read in high school are just stupid. They say that it will heighten your intellect and help you learn all about the important things in life, but only a few have really meant anything to me. One of them was “Speak”. …
Philosophy 101 by Socrates by Peter
I just read this book, published 2002 by Ignatius Press of San Francisco on the way home from my annual vacation, during a 5-hour plane ride. I couldn’t put it down, and since it’s only 148 pages in all, I was able to read it twice. It …
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
Another historical novel from Steve Berry and the story’s background is Russian Monarchy. He started from an illustration about the assassination of Tsar Russia Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra and His five children in Yekaterinburg, Russia. There was a mystery about his two elder children, Anastasia and Alexei. When …
Chicken Soup For The Nurse’s Soul
Back in college I was really thinking if I should pursue Nursing as my course. In those days I was very much stressed with Academics and hospital life too. As I was looking for answers I came across a book entitled Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul. I have …
The Forever War - A Book by Joe Haldeman
I read the wonderful book “The Forever War” by the American fiction writer Joe Haldeman all in one breath. A great read, often compared to “Catch 22″ by Joseph Heller , but far more subtle and readable.
The main protagonist Mandela also has serious problems with …
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale is Margaret Atwood’s most well-known novel most likely because it delivers the harshest lesson. Like George Orwell’s 1984, Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and many others, this book warns of a possible dystopia that could be our future civilization if we give …
Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
“The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” by Robin Sharma is a very nice,magnificient book.It has an powerful formula for true success and happiness.It is a self help book.It contains treasures of wisdom that can enrich and enhance the life of every single person.
If you read this book it …
Germ Line by Nelson Erlick
Germ Line is a fasinating book by Nelson Erlick. This book is a fictional work about the future of genetics and being that I love the study of genetics it was a slam dunk decision to buy. For me it is important that a book use imagery so you …
Anne’s house of dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne’s house of dreams is the story about the first years of Anne’s and Gilbert’s married life. They have married and Gilbert has got a job as a doctor, but not in Avonlea so they have to move away from their friends and relatives. They get a house by …
The Book Of Lost Things By John Connolly
One of the greatest pleasures of the fantasy reader, especially one who, like me, reads a lot, is to discover something new and original that turns the the classic stories upside down. This is the real reason why I like Simon R. Green and “Shadows Fall”. Because of it …
Book-Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, & Modern
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 …
Hollywood Girls Club by Maggie Marr
The Novel Hollywood Girls Club written by Maggie Marr was another of the books I picked up from the library in my search for some light stress-free reading material. I hit the jackpot with this one.
If you love to read any of the tabloid style celebrity filled magazines, …
War Stories II Book
Oliver North’s second volume in the War Stories Book series that accompanies his TV show of the same name, dubbed “Heroism in the Pacific,” is a five star masterpiece!
Even if you don’t like North’s politics, you will have to acknowledge that this book is a great comprehensive overview of …
Bittersweet by Danielle Steel
Bittersweet is another great romance novel written by Danielle Steel. In this novel, her writing keeps you engaged in the entire story and makes you feel as if you were the characters in the book every step of the way.
Within the first few sentences of this novel I …
Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt- a novel
Wow! Simply wow. I loved this book. I am an avid reader and enjoy everything from romance to horror to sci-fiction to fantasy. I have recently stumbled into the knowledge that I’m a fanatic for anything that’s apocalyptic in nature. I want to read …
City of Bones by Cassandra
This is one of my favorite books. I’m a big book junkie and i read mostly sci-fi with a hint of romance and this is definitely one of the best ones i’ve read. It’s the first of a trilogy (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass). It …
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period book
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko is actually a great book for middle school aged kids. I found the story complex enough to enjoy myself, while simple enough that younger readers can understand the themes. (Sort of a something for everyone kind of situation). If …
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
This book (which has been made into a movie), is like most of Grisham’s novels in that once started, it is hard to put down. Good pacing and suspense keeps you wanting to read just one more page, until you realize that it is 4 in the morning …
Breaking Dawn book
I am reviewing the last book in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, written by author Stephanie Meyer. In this book, there is war threatening the lives of Bella and Edward all around, in the form of the frightening Volturri. Bella and Edward get married at last, and …
Her Majesty’s Wizard by Christopher Stasheff
Her Majesty’s Wizard is the first book in the Wizard in Rhyme series written by Christopher Stasheff. I find this first book to be very funny. The book takes place in Medieval times with magic and scorcery. I really love this series and feel this first novel introduces …
Nodame Cantabile volume 2
In the second volume of this popular manga some new characters will make their appearance. Firstly the timpanist Masumi Okayama, who is a student at the same school than Chiaki and Nodame, and who has a gay crush on Chiaki. He will torture Nodame as he thinks she’s too …
The Naming (book) by Alison Croggon
I picked this book up on one of those days when I had read everything else in existence and I was desperate for more. After lots of browsing, I stumbled across The Naming and really liked the title. It was catching and had promise in the fantasy …
Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary
Dorland’s is one of those I consider one of my most reliable tools when I was in Nursing school years ago. It helped me greatly during my 4 years of study, as I use it everyday as it is packed with all the information I need from cover to
cover. …
The Other Boleyn Girl book by Philippa Gregory
The life and the history of Tudors thrills a lot of people and countless movies, books, conspiracy theories and TV shows about them clearly state that. I’ve never particularly been a history nerd, but I noticed that books based on a real story, especially, when it’s something that happened …
The Pariah by Collin Wilcox
An old story, an old author yet the plots are often better than those from many new writers. The Pariah was written by Collin Wilcox, published in 1989 by the Mysterious Press.
A prostitute was strangled to death in the jurisdiction of co-commanders Hastings and Friedman. …
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
This book is one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier Discworld books. It is one of the books which features Rincewind, an incompetent, cowardly, clever wizard who can’t actually do any magic. Rincewind has a strange life where despite the fact that he always runs away, he ends up in a …
Faster Smarter ,Network + certification
Faster Smarter ,Network + certification by Melissa craft , a very innovative and high energy guide for all those who need to appear for the network+ Exam. The book covers all the major networking relating topics with smart test tips thus helps in not only securing good marks …
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman book
This book is a must-read for couples and counselors. I first came across the idea of the Five Love Languages through a marriage counseling exercise. Someone eventually gave us a copy of the book.
What I love about this book is the author’s approach on how to relate to your significant …
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Family Tree, written by Barbara Delinsky, is awesome. Barbara Delinsky is an author that is not new to the book business and is one of my most favorite authors of all time.
Characters Dana Jo, and Hugh are happily married and at the start of the novel, it …
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spake Zarathustra is one of the most lyrical books of philosophy ever written. It is famous (or to some, infamous) for its assertion that “God is dead.” But of course, there is more to it than that simple statement appears to convey.
Thus Spake Zarathustra encapsulates nothing. …
The Exodus-Moses’ Story from the Bible
High Recommend!
The Exodus, Moses’ Story from the Bible compiled by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz with notes from Charles R. Swindoll.
I have been looking for bible stories for the pre-teen level and I came across this book. I always liked Exodus myself and thought that this book was …
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is a very interesting book that I truly love pretty much. If you fancy a magical tale, then this might be your cup of tea. However, I don’t recommend this book for guys, because it is all about women mainly, and the …
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth book
The Cat Who Went to Heaven is a moving and beautiful story about a poor artist in Japan and his feline friend. One day the poor artist’s housekeeper brings home a cat that he can barely afford to feed. At first he is angered, but slowly learns …
Glow Herbal: Times Group book
Recently I have bought a book from an online store. The book is about herbal treatment of overall body. It seemed nice to me and I decided to give it a try.
At the outset, I must say that Glow Herbal is a very nice book from the Times Group. …
Reader’s Digest Magazine
I think Reader’s Digest will have no substitute - ever. The contents are so informative that even a kid can learn from it. They have different categories such as a love column (Ask Aunty), laughter columns, medical and health updates, business news, and of course, food! Personal stories from …
Dating For Dummies by Joy Browne
Dating For Dummies by Dr. Joy Browne is an inexpensive, but great gift for anyone with single friends this holiday season. Because my husband and I obtain virtually all single friends, I have already picked up several copies of this humorous and light-hearted book. To be quite …
Turn Coat, a Harry Dresden book by Jim Butcher
Turn Coat is the eleventh novel in the Dresden files, a fantasy series set in Chicago featuring Harry Dresden, wizard. As with most Dresden novels, I’d recommend reading them in more or less the right order or you will be quite confused. The Dresdenverse has its own set of …
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
The author of this memoir has no doubt gotten considerable attention in the media. She was kidnapped for 18 years and only recently released from her captor. Her captor received a significant sentence—” over 100 years in prison.
I enjoyed this book mainly for its conclusion. The …
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