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 …

This book is great for kids. It’s the endearing story of Ramona, Beezus’ younger sister. Beezus is Henry Higgins’ friend.
Ramona is always very excited and happy. Her main goal in life is to grow up and be a big girl, although she doesn’t always want to hang out with …

A Painted House by John Grisham was one of the best John Grisham books I have read. It was compleatly outside the normal lawyer themes that consistenly surround Grishams stories. This well writed book seemed to be just a story about a boy growing up in the 1950’s nothing …

Houses of History: A Critical Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory Anna Green and Kathleen Troup
Finally I think I understand! I?m taken a graduate level class in historiography and have read three textbooks on the subject. With each, I understand a little bit more.
This book is excellent. Unlike others …

The Christian Writers’ Market Guide is an over 600 page resource book for writers wanting to work in the Christian marketplace.
It has hundreds of listings for publishers , periodicals, poetry markets, specialty markets and resources for people wanting to write.
There are all kinds of writing tools, resources …

Here is a romantic comedy about two divorce lawyers getting married ? how?s that for a punch line? Yes, that?s what the movie is about. Two very successful divorce lawyers, Audrey and Daniel, clash in court, working for the opposite parties. The divorcing celebrity couple has a castle in …

This well-made Christian movie tells a story of two twin brothers, a criminal and an Episcopalian priest, who accidentally trade places. ?Oh, that beaten-to-death switched twins trick,? you might say? Well, yes, the idea is not very original ? but the rest of the movie is, and that?s the …

Tracking Bear is the ninth book in the Ella Clah series. I’ve been reading the series from the first one, Blackening Song. During the process I’ve gained insight into the Navaho worldview. This is a good thing for me, because I grew up in Northern Arizona and went to …

Before The “Da Vinci Code” is written,”Angels And Demon” came first.I didn’t put down this book until the very end.I keep thinking of who really is the culprit,but still I can’t guess who he is.Dan Brown is great for writing Angels and Demons.I would surely recommend this to all …

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 …

In Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, Joseph J. Ellis, 288 pp., ISBN 0-375-40544-5, Joseph J. Ellis writes and excellent, popular history covering that part of American history where the United States was transferred from being a loose confederation of independent states into a country with a stronger central authority, …

Brad Hill’s Blogging for Dummies, 368 pp., ISBN 0-471-77084-1 is an excellent introduction to the art and craft of blogging, the phenomenon that is sweeping the world. Written with the typical Dummies Books humor, Hill takes the reader from being completely ignorant about how to blog to a well-trained …

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 …

The first issue of Marvel’s new mini-series “Civil War” is one of Marvel’s best story arcs to come around in a long, long time. It is so good, in fact, it can actually remove some of the stench of Marvel’s House of M Travesty that stunk up the …

DC Comics’ Vertigo line has released a new and incredibly dark western comic called Loveless, about a southern man, Loveless, and his wife trying to find peace and harmony in the reconstruction era.
Western comics were the rage fifty years ago, but they have become almost extinct in recent years …

Make no mistake, the United Nations is a total disaster. The once great bastion of international law has fallen apart mainly due to mismanagement and political infighting.
Eric Shawn, a Fox news contributor, has written a book chronicling all the problems that the United Nations faces. Mainly, that the security …

Ann Coulter is certainly controversial and her new book, Godless, has spent quite a few weeks at number one on the New York Times best seller list. (It sold 45,000 copies in one week)
Coulter is popular. Right wing books are popular. (Leftist Al Franken’s recent book saw a first …

In Michael Bentley’s Modern Historiography: an Introduction, 182 pages, ISBN 0-415-20267-1, Bentley provides a relatively short introduction of western historiography. The writing is much more readable that many similar attempts and is refreshingly short. At 182 pages, this book is several hundred pages shorter than other historiography books …

I’m a big believer in both the “Complete Idiot’s” and the “Dummies” books. They provide a very good introduction to almost everything. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to The Civil War, by Alan Axelrod (ISBN 0-02-862122-0) is no exception.
Most of us learned some things about it while going to high …

Although people don’t usually think “beach read” when they hear about Sylvia Plath considering the fact that she wrote some rather dark and introspective poetry before committing suicide, I must say that the recently released “Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath” are a very interesting and engaging read. I have …

This book is a cute story which is popular among children. It tells the story of a little girl named Sophie, who is abducted by the BFG, a giant.
The BFG is a friendly giant, as indicated by his name, Big Friendly Giant. The other giants, however, are not so …

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

In this book, Emma Woodhouse learns first hand the pitfalls of meddling in her friends’ life, as well as the need to not jump to conclusions.
While I enjoy this book, I did prefer several of Jane Austen’s other books to it, because I found that several of the characters …

O’Reilly has made a name for itself in the world of manuals involving web programming and web design products and languages, and with good reason. The books are generally reasonably priced (compared to many other such manuals) and inform the learner in a straight-forward, easy to read manner.
I’m …

This collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov is great. All of the stories are clever, and there are several which are play on words, as well as the ones which predict the future. It is amazing the ideas Isaac Asimov had about computers and robots before there even …

This funny sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary is not quite as good as the first book. While funny, and definitely still fun to read, some of the events which occur are a bit too much of a stretch.
It’s hard to believe that the characters could yet again allow so …

While I enjoyed parts of this book, such as the discussions of Jane Austen’s various books, I really did not get into this book very much. It was hard to connect to the characters, even though they, as do I, really love Jane Austen novels. It was difficult to …

This 1884 by author Edwin A. Abbot in what is by far his most recognized work, Flatland, bills itself as “A Romance of Many Dimensions.” Few are the cases in which a book so accurately describes itself. For all its talk of two-dimensionality Flatland is a novel …

This book is an interesting book for older kids to read. The struggles of the main character are interesting and you have to keep reading to find out what is going to happen.
It can be a bit difficult at times to follow which side the title character is on. …

This book is full of luscious recipes. Unfortunately, many of the recipes call for ingredients I don’t normally keep around the house, such as fresh rosemary or wild mushrooms, but for special occasions these recipes would be easy to make and delicious.
All of the recipes are carefully explained - …

I think it’s fair to say that the majority of the people who are familiar with S. Morgenstern and William Goldman’s “The Princess Bride” only are so because of the classic film adaptation made several years back. Few people realize (I myself didn’t even know this until a …

This novel is clearly chic-lit. It’s about a girl from the country who moves to New York. At the end of the book, there is a magic duel. And along the way, she falls in love with/ is fallen in love with by a couple of guys. One of …

Those of you who are not yet familiar with this beautiful children’s classic are in for a special treat. Dominic, a friendly, outgoing dog decides to explore the world. He packs, leaves a note on the door for his friends, and goes. He loves being on the road; everything …

1500s, Scotland. Regan, a 17 year old girl, has just gotten married and is preparing for her wedding night while her new husband, Roddy MacLaren, is still celebrating with friends. Regan is an orphan; the MacLaren clan has been her family. She does not really love Roddy, he’s been …

To be honest, I only picked up this book because of Tuesdays with Morrie, which is a later book by Mitch Albom. But this book has a similar, or perhaps stronger, appeal.
I’m still not certain why I liked it. The writing is strong, and smooth, and despite the frequent …

Christian Chick Lit is a relatively new genre that appears to be growing fast. Here is a treat for those of you who have already become its fans: “My Life as a Doormat (in Three Acts)” by Rene Gutteridge. The strength of a good chick lit book is in …

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories is awesome. My boyfriend is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan so I bought this for him just a few months ago. It has all the short stories in there along with annotations on the side and historical information as well …

The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 is just what it says it is. It’s every far side comic in two giant, hardcover books. I bought this for my boyfriend a couple of years ago for Christmas as he loves the Farside (but then who doesnt? :) And this set is …

The Demon Apostle is the third book in the Demon Wars Saga Trilogy. I had high hopes for this book but was sorely let down. We again join Pony, Elbryan and the others. However, Pony is not herself. She has been through great tragedy, obviously, and so begins to …

The Demon Spirit is the second book in the Demon Wars Trilogy. It starts off exactly where the first one ended. We join Elbryan and Pony as they set off to rejoin the villagers that they had left behind. Meanwhile the monastary has pretty much turned evil and believes …

The Demon Awakens is the first book in the The Demon Wars “Trilogy” (i put quotations around trilogy because after the three books, there are still other books with the same characters, dealing with the same stuff, but it is different and there is definately an ending in the …

Charles Locke and Sarah Carlyle meet in the sea. The ship Charles is on has been attacked by pirates, Charles is wounded and left for dead. Sarah’s ship rescues the young man. As she nurses him back to health, Charles falls in love with the beautiful young woman. What …

Still Life With Crows is another book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The story occurs right after another book I reviewed, The Cabinet of Curiosities. In this book, we are in a sleepy little town of Kansas where 7 foot corn stalks cover the landscape. We begin when …

Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Trilogy, following Eragon. It starts off exactly where the last one ended and takes the reader to whole new lands and on great new adventures. In this book, Eragon decides to accompany Arya to the land of the elves to receive …

Eragon is the first book in what is titled The Inheritance Trilogy. I had seen this book and heard that it was great but had never really paid too much attention to it. However I was at the book store looking for something new to read when I found …

Strange killings are taking place in Mississippi. It appears that people are being drawn into the river, and, strangely, with little resistance - according to the witnesses. The severely mutilated remains are later washed up on the shore. The witnesses are unable to give a clear description of the …

Barnes and Noble bookstore is seriously, one of my favorite places to be! I love it! It’s big and there are sooo many books and I just love walking in and spending time walking around looking at books. In my opinion it definately beats the mall bookstores. Aside from …

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the most recent book in the Harry Potter series. It is also the second to last book of the series to come out. And yes, I was there at midnight at Barnes and Noble eagerly standing in line waiting for my …