When I decided to read the book ‘Cross,’ I did so without ever reading any other books by James Patterson. He had been highly recommended to me so I figured I would him a try.
Two days later, I wasn’t impressed.
The concept in the book was a good one, Alex …

Talwar by Robert Carter is in many ways a clone of James Clavell’s novels. This is not coincidental, as he refers to the inspiration that Clavell gave him. Unlike Clavell’s novels, which were typically set in China or Japan, Talwar takes place in India, during that turbulent …

The book ” Be a great parent” by Dr.H. Norman Wright is really a good guiding book for every parent . This book has been written with a Christian background but tells many things about raising a responsible children. It teaches how parentcan remain in …

James Michener has made a specialty of writing long epic novels which focus on a particular location and tells a series of tales throughout history. The Caribbean is no exception. The novel tells the tale of the many islands and lands that surround the Caribbean Sea. …

To Green Angel Tower is the sprawling conclusion to Tad Williams’ trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. And sprawling is an understatement. Unlike the first two novels, the finale, at least in its paperback form, covers two large volumes of more than 800 pages. Yes, this is …

Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams is the second novel in his trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The story opens with things looking bleak for our heroes, as the immortal allies of King Elias have destroyed the fortress of Prince Joshua and slaughtered its inhabitants, with the exception …

I just finished the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was the perfect ending to the magical series of Harry Potter and his many adventures. After reading the first six books, I of course had many unanswered questions, which were all …

I am a voracious reader and have been ever since I was a small child. I can remember going to the public library when I was about twelve year old and checking out ten books at a time, which I would read in about a week. My dad used …

One heck of a book,I must say,I was at it and couldn’t put it down till it got over.I’d never really read the book or watched the movie,all i knew was what the newspapers had to talk about and frankly speaking i was put off by all the controversies …

Angels and Demons is a novel by Dan Brown (the author of Da Vinci Code). It is not like the Da Vinci Code, it is better. It is a fast drama which combines art, religion and murder. Once you open the book and start reading you will immediately be …

I came across Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series several years ago. My first book, “Ten Big Ones”, however, was an audio book read by Lorelei King. Ms. King’s reading made this book come to life. The voices of Stephanie, Lula, Gramma, Ranger and Joe were all …

Getting tired of books that are in paragraph forms that is so long and really making you bored to read each and every single word.Most of students are really lazy to read such books that are not summarized and have a long explanations.It was really difficult to understand.I have …

I just finished reading the book over the weekend. I couldn’t put it down. It was an okay book for me. My cousin had been nagging me to read it so we could discuss it; and we did last night. Her views seemed to be very different from the …

The Dragonbone Chair is the first novel in Tad Williams’ trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The Dragonbone Chair refers to the throne of the High King of Osten Ard, whose death from old age begins a series of events that will rock the world. And what a …

This easy reader for children has been around for a long time. Frog and Toad were popular characters when I was a kid.
This book is made up of several stories using simple vocabulary, and are intended for kids who are starting to read on their own, but might need …

The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams is kind of unique among his novels in that it is a standalone - not part of a larger series. However, it is still a remarkable work of fantasy. Williams has a talent for creating new and fascinating worlds, …

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond is a non-fiction book that attempts to discover the reasons why some civilizations developed more quickly than others and in fact conquered them. It is a review of history from a unique perspective, combining insight into technological achievement as well …

Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay is a fun and amusing book for 9-12 year olds.
The book is funny because Saffy’s family is so unusual, from Caddy’s adventures in learning to drive, and her animals, to Rose the artist who wants her pictures back. It is also a very …

I am so disappointed with this book. There were a lot of reviews I read about it on some blogs, and I can’t believe they loved it. Honestly, I bet it took me longer to read the whole book than for her to write it. The story was too …

Malgudi days is a collection of 32 short funny and witty stories. Its author as I have mentioned in the title is R K Narayanan.
The stories happen in Malgudi, an imaginary town located somewhere on the banks of Sarayu (a river in South India). Even though it is common …

Three Men in a boat is an extremely humoruos novel by Jerome K Jerome. It was one of the books which I had to learn at school as part of my English course and it was one of the books which no one had to force me to read. …

This book for children is the 5th book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett (which, in and of itself, is a funny pen name), and continues the sad story of the Baudalaire orphans.
I have been reading this series with some children, and they really seem to …

I recently got this book as a birthday gift from a couple of my very good friends.Its the first work i have read by Kim Edwards.
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” is the story of a doctor who conducts his own wife’s delivery on a stormy night in 1964.His wife has …

I just had to read a book for school that really got my attention, It is called “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Foreword by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D.
This book is short and it is basically just a story of two mice and two little people and how their …

This was the first English book that I read in my life which was not in my school curriculum. So I thought it should also be the book that I should first review.
As mentioned in the title Dracula is a horror novel by Bram Stoker. What you will find …

I am a Phammacy student and I have been using the Australia Medicines Handbook (AMH) 2003 for quite some time now. I got it for a cheaper price from my senior so it was definitely worth buying it. This handy book contains all the major information that a pharmacist …

I picked up the Complete Idiot�s Guide to Astrology soft cover book at my local supermarket. I have always been fascinated by astrology, and this 94 page book was only $3.95 CDN.
Published by penguin books and part of the idiotguides.com group of books, this book is an absolute marvel …

Ennangalin Oorvalam Tamil book is a book that contains collection of poetry wrote by the authour N.Suresh. I am always interested in reading poetry books especially in my mother tongue Tamil. This book is full of poetry in different things like love, life, country, sky, sea, women, …

Aranmanai Ragasiyam Book is a fantastic Tamil historical novel by Tamil Poet Pa.Vijay. Now a day it’s not easy to write historical novel. But Pa.Vijay tried that and done it superbly. “Aranmanai Ragasiyam” is a Tamil word means “The Secret of a Palace” in English. …

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, …

The other day I was waiting for the red light to turn green in my car at one of the numerous traffic signals in the city of New Delhi.A 7-8 year old with loads of books in hand approached me.He gave me a warm smile and literally begged me …

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam Book is a wonderful book for Competitive examination preparations. Now I bought Third Edition of this book by Abhijit Guha. I am already having second edition of this book but unfortunately I missed the book somewhere. I really love that book. …

Have you read a book so good that you cannot stop to even go to bed? Well I have and Timeline by Michael Crichton does just that. Timeline is based on time travel from the present to medieval time past.
Michael studied quantum mechanic theory to tell and educate us …

“Digital Fortress” by Dan Brown is the third Dan Brown book I have read. Although “Digital Fortress” has a much different plot compared to reader favorites “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons”, it is still a fast-paced action/adventure book that keeps you hooked in until the end. …

I recently read the book “City of Oranges” by Adam Lebor and believe it is an important book to read given the state of politics in the Middle East. LeBor subtitled the book “An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa.”
The book begins in Jaffa (part of today’s …

I wrote for Review Stream recently where I wrote about what a great book “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini was. About halfway through the book I visited my local library and put in a hold request for Hosseini’s second book “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” I’m happy to say, …

Spare me blushes. I submitted a review of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in which I referred to my review of “Kite Runner” by the same author. When I was checking through my records I discovered I had failed to submit the original review. My apologies.
“Kite Runner” is a first …

“A Long Way Gone” is one of the saddest, most tragic books I’ve read in some time. Subtitled “Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” the book tells the story of Ishmael Beah a young boy from Sierra Leone caught in the middle of the revolution while only twelve years of …

Wings Income tax Booklet is a wonderful to know about Income tax. I am having poor knowledge in finance sector. But I am very eager to know about that field. That’s why I bought this book. This book contains some highlights of the Indian Union …

Think and Grow Rich is a wonderful book by Napoleon Hill. I bought the Indian Edition of this book. Master Mind Books, New Delhi, published this book. This book gives more confidence to achieve our goal, whatever the goal it may be become millionaire then read …

I have a lot of respect for The Billy Graham ministry but I did not ever know that Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth Graham wrote poetry until after her death.
After Mrs. Graham’s death, I read online one of her poems. To say the least, I was very inspired …

I was referred to this book by a friend as we were having a conversation in a local pub in London.
He said it taught some very interesting things about how men interact with women and what women “want”
My first thoughts…”another one of those?…jeez” It’s not exactly the first book …

“Melanie Martin Goes Dutch” is a YA novel by Carol Weston. It is a wonderful, diary format book. This book is great for preteen and younger teenage girls, and is a sequel to “Melanie Martin Speaks her Mind”, I think.
In this book, Melanie’s family goes to the Netherlands because …

Digital Lighting & Rendering by Jeremy Birn is one of my favourite book on 3D graphics and rendering. In my opinion, it is one of the best book about advanced and photorealistic 3D rendering available.
Jeremy Birn, himself is a very well-known and accomplished 3D artist. This book of his …

Sura’s Idioms and Phrases Book is a wonderful book from Sura’s Publication. Prof.V.N.Sadasivam, M.A, wrote this book. He is a retired Professor and Head of the Department of English, Pachaiyappa’s college, Kanchipuram. He is having the experience of more than 30 years in teaching English language. …

Web Designing & Publishing with Front Page 2000 Book is a wonderful book for the beginners of website designing. I bought this book from my friend Satheesh. He done a website designing course in Aptech Computer Education. They gave this book as a Student Guide Book. …

2220 Simple Siddha Medicine Tips Book is a superb book and it having 2220 simple home remedy tips to cure all kinds of disease like headache, fever, cold, cough, asthma, nervous system problems, back pain, throat pain, tooth pain, pimple problems, sleeping problems, eye problems, hair problems, obesity problems, …

This book will keep you reading until the last page and then will have you read it all over again. The internal dialouge throughout the book is heartbreaking and unusually dark for a teen story. The metaphors of a tree are beautiful and haunting, something you cant forget. Images …

Heat is Bill Buford’s story of his late in life transition from a well paid food writer to a restaurant chef. He begins as a kitchen slave in Mario Batali’s New York restaurant Babbo and journeys throughout the world of food, at a small town Italian restaurant and …

Mark Hogan has killed his pastor Reverend Daniel Glory - at least he thinks he has.
Mark Hogan has it all - great job, great family, great church and a position on the church board the only thing missing is a boat. He dreams, he searches boat lots and decides …