Immortality by Stephen Cave is an enjoyable and interesting read regarding the history of humanities quest to attain immortality and how this in the authors opinion has helped to drive and develop human civilisation itself. Cave describes what he considers to be the four main “immortality narratives” of history …

“Makeup To Breakup” is the autobiography from original Kiss drummer Peter Criss. I have read many rockstar autobiographies so far, and I think this one might be my favourite. Collaborating with Larry “Ratso” Sloman, Peter Criss gives a very honest account describing his childhood years when he …

As a huge fan of Slash and Guns N’ Roses, I was very excited to read his autobiography, which was published in October 2007. The book offers readers a detailed insight into the guitar legends life, and tells of his childhood memories, his wild and sometimes crazy …

‘The Secrets of the Nagas’ is the second novel of the ‘Shiva Trilogy’ which I have just completed. The first one was ‘The Immortals of Melua’ the experience of which I have already shared on this website.
I like this book even more than the first one. The story …

There is no denying that currently Narendra Modi is the most talked about politician of India. Being a supporter of the BJP, I am also expecting him to become the Prime Minister of India in 2014. Recently, I went through a book on Modi by Kingshuk Nag. I have …

After I learned that Mo Yan had a Nobel Prize, I decided to read some of his books. “Frog” was an only novel I found in the nearest bookstore. Despite the fact that I don’t like epistolary style, I bought it and … I was surprised so much i …

To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is Literature Classic. It is an epitome of innocence, southern life, and the injustices of the society, and is full of messages regarding everyday life and our society. I read this book since I was assigned to read it for my …

Wow! What a fantastic book.
When it was first suggested to me that I read Born Under A Million Shadows (by my grandmother), I’ll admit I was skeptical. It’s not often that I enjoy reading tales of peril and hardship, set in war torn Afghanistan. However, this is not merely …

“Swallows of Kabul” is a short book with a cleverly constructed plot and a beautiful language, written by a former Algerian military, Mohammed Moulessehoul, known by his female pen name, Yasmina Khadra.
The author introduces us to the history of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, first under the Russian …

Fantasy novels and movies are some of my favourite especially if they tell the story properly and help immerse me in the fantasy world of the book or movie. This is why I consider movies, tv series and books such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Game …

My mother in law bought me this book when I was expecting our first child, and little did she know it would become the go to book for everything not only in my pregnancy, but my sister in laws! My sister in law found out she was having a …

I have always been an avid gamer, so when I discovered that a book on the creation and history of the popular Legend of Zelda video game series had been published, I was ecstatic. I was so eager to purchase The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia that I …

I am developing websites since my school days. JavaScript is one of the important ingredients of the entire web development ecosystems. I do have some dexterity in JavaScript, but still I continued to make mistakes. One of my friends, a web designer with an MNC outsourcing company, suggested me …

This is a review of the book, Death Bell by Peter Francis, a former journalist. It was published on May 2, 2013. The genre is historical fiction. First I will give you information about the fictional story. Later, I will reveal a few relevant historical facts. These facts …

‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ is quite easily among the most celebrated written works of the Twentieth Century, being studied at universities and school all over the world, adapted into critically acclaimed stage plays, films and television serials and specials, and becoming apart of history and of Western culture. …

One of my friends had gifted me The Immortals of Mehua during the last summer holidays. This is the first book of now famous Shiva Triology by Amish Tripathy. I had heard a lot about this book and hence completed it in one week. My experience with this book …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

I love writing, I love drawing and doodling and just otherwise destroying/defacing or, as I like to think of it, making my many many note/sketch books more awesome. Well this is the first book I have EVER bought that tells me to do the things I love in …

This is a review of a book called “The Wonder of Ordinary Magic,” by Lilli Jolgren Day, and was published in October 2011. The story takes place in Michigan, which has been the author’s home all of her life. From the author’s description of a beloved country park in …

I have read the book ‘How to get what you want and want what you have: A practical and spiritual guide to personal success’ written by John Gray. This is an interesting book and also helpful, although I could not find anything new. Since I had read several similar …

I have read the book ‘Emotional freedom: Liberate yourself from negative emotions and transform your life’ written by Judith Orloff. This is an interesting book, an excellent book. It is very helpful and can certainly transform a person’s life. I liked this book very much. The author has given …

I have read the book ‘Spoken English learned quickly’ written by Lynn Lundquist. This is a good and helpful book. This book is certainly of help to anybody who is interested to improve his or her fluency in English. In my case, it was certainly helpful. Throughout the book, …

I have read the book ‘The power of simple prayer: How to talk with God about everything’ written by Joyce Meyer. I did not like this book. This book is, more or less, a religious book and when I went on reading it, I could strongly feel religion in …

I have read the book ‘The power of love: Learn how to be in the Now’ written by Lester Levenson. This book is a good and interesting book. The author has clearly explained the difference between human love and divine love. Human love is always conditional. We expect a …

I have read the book ‘Coping with sorrow on the loss of your pet’ written by Moira K. Anderson. This book is truly an excellent and very helpful book. I feel that this book should be read by all those who have pets because one never knows when one …

I have read the book ‘The Greatest Salesman in the World’ written by Og Mandino. This book is quite interesting to read. However, I cannot say it is very helpful and that is because it is very difficult to follow. I have read several other books on how to …

I have read the book ‘Everyone communicates, Few connect: What the most effective people do differently’ written by John C. Maxwell. This is a good and interesting book. In this book, the author lays emphasis on connection. Everbody communicates with other people, but there are few among us who …

I have read the book ‘Living alone and loving it: A guide to relishing the solo lofe’ written by Barbara Feldon. This is an excellent , marvelous book. Almost everybody feels lonely sometime or the other in life. This book is an ideal book for one and all. Barbara …

I have read the book ‘How to read people like a book: 50 uncommon tips you need to know’ written by Murray Oxman. I did not like this book. This book is a short book and so, it can be read fast. I disagree with the author on many …

“The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury” is a novel by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonasinga that takes place in Kirkman’s post apocalyptic zombie infested “The Walking Dead” universe. It is the second book of “The Governor Trilogy”, “Rise of the Governor” being the first and “Fall of the …

I have read the book ‘Teach yourself body language’ written by Gordon Wainwright. This is an excellent book. The author has done a great job. Everyday, we come across other people and we look at their bodies, but the vast majority of us do not make any attempt to …

I have read the book ‘coping with difficult people’ written by Robert M. Bramson. This book is a good read and also helpful. The author has laid emphasis on the ways to deal with difficult people or troublemakers at home and at the workplace. Upon reading this book, I …

I have read the book ‘Instant self-hypnosis: How to hypnotize yourself with your eyes open’ by Forbes Robbins Blair. This is a highly interesting as well as helpful book. This is a book which can change the life of the reader, although not easily. If one has to follow …

I have read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald many times. It is one of the prime possessions in my personal library. Going through this book always give me reason why it is considered as one of the best American novels.
The story of the book revolves around …

I have read the book ‘The 18 rules of happiness’ written by Karl Moore. This book is a good and helpful book. It does not have much to say. However, whatever little is said in this book is certainly of great benefit. In my case, it helped me a …

I have read the book ‘The psychology of selling: Increase your sales faster and easier than you ever thought possible’ written by Brian Tracy. The author has written eight chapters in this book and are certainly helpful to those who are interested in sales, but do not …

I have read the book ‘The civility solution: What to do when people are rude’ written by P.M. Forni. The author has written many good points in this book. However, it is not something easy to follow the suggestions of the author in this book. Rudeness is a fact …

I have read the book ‘Science of being and art of living: Transcendental meditation’ written by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While this book is a good, interesting read, it is not of help because transcendental meditation has to be done under the instructions of a master. Only a master will …

I have read the book ‘How to get control of your time and your life’ written by Alan Lakein. This is an excellent book. The author clearly tells us how to make good use of our time. When we make the best use of our time, we also make …

I have read the book ‘Achieve anything in just one year’ written by Jason Harvey. This is a good book. It is easy to understand and also interesting to read. The author has explained a great many things and he has also given us numerous ideas. If those ideas …

I have read the book ‘The power of positive thinking’ written by Norman Vincent Peale. This is a very good and interesting book. The author lays very great emphasis on positive thinking. The content in this book certainly helped me a lot. This book is capable of giving the …

Surely I’m not the only one who’s had a hard time sorting through various translations of Madame Bovary. The classic version by Aveling comes convenient for Kindle-owners (the book can be downloaded for free). There are penultimate translations claimed to be more improved. I wasn’t quite …

I got this book as a present because I am planning on traveling this fall, and I have found it to be extremely helpful as both a travel guide and a cookbook. Accompanying each food’s description is a recipe for home cooks to give it a try for themselves …

Cinder is one of my favourite books ever. No doubt about it. Cinder is a cyborg mechanic in New Beijing who is very talented at what she does. New Beijing is a place which is suffering from a plague which threatens the lives of it’s population. One day Cinder …

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa is the second instalment in the Iron Fey series. For some odd reason, The Iron Daughter was my least favourite book in the series. It took me a lot longer to read this one, with the other three books in the series it …

I have read the book ‘The World of Peace’ by J. Krishnamurti. This is a very good book. It is interesting to read for anybody who wishes to think about the various problems, conflicts and disorder that is troubling the world. This book consists of six chapters. Four chapters …

Recently at work me and some co-workers had to inventory the IT infrastructure. The idea was to later capture all the information to an Excell spreadsheet. That seemed to be a good idea because Microsoft Excell is a great tool and makes handling and organizing that kind of data …

The alchemist is a fiction novel written by Paulo Coelho. I think this is the best book Paulo Coelho ever wrote. This novel is told about a boy named Santiago. He is struggling to find his private legend. This book told about how Santiago (find) the secret treasure in …

I can honestly say that Iron King by Julie Kagawa is one of the best books that I have read in 2013 so far. I was drew into purchasing the book because I had heard great hype surrounding it. I am very, very glad that I trusted the hype …

City of Lost Souls is the fifth book in the Mortal Instruments series. At the end of the previous book (City of Fallen Angels), we find out that Jace and Jonathan/Sebastian have become mysteriously tied. Desperate to find Jace, Clary turns her group of friends into a search party. …