I bought the Total Immersion (Ti) Extra Ordinary swimming for everybody in June 2009 from the TI website. Amazingly, this is the most influential material, I identify, I have ever had with me.
I bought it after; I had a sample material on it from TI website. It is copyright …

Watership Down is a classic children’s novel that has been around for over a generation. It is an excellent novel. I read it for the first time when I was 10, and then again in sixth grade. I read several more times, most recently a few …

The book (as well as the movie) is publicized to be about how a woman who had everything but decided to live the simple life. But all I could think of when I’m reading the book, is that she really didn’t leave behind everything and she didn’t particularly lived …

I am confident that most everyone is familiar with the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz”. The story about a girl who gets hurled through a twister and lands herself in the technicolor universe of Oz. Here she befriends a scarecrow, tin man, and a lion to help …

Nightwing: Ties that Bind is a graphic novel by Dennis O’Niel and is about Dick Grayson retiring his Nightwing persona to live a normal life until he discovers some new information about his parents’ murders.
This story was really good, Dennis O’Neil’s writing is solid and he’s an …

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott is a fantasy novel that takes place in the real world. Sophie and Josh witness their employers Nick and Perry being attacked by a man named Dee who wants a book called the Codex. They …

Batman: Year Three 4 of 4 has Dick confronting Bruce about if he knew that Tony Zucco was going to be murdered. Dick tries to find Zucco’s book that has all the notes he wrote over the years about the mafia.
This is a great comic issue and brings …

Batman: Year Three 3 of 4 has Dick Grayson as Nightwing still searching for Batman while Alfred confronts Tony Zucco and begs him to leave Gotham.
This was a great issue, because it delved deeper into Alfred’s, Bruce’s and Dick’s characters and revealed more about them. The plot was …

Batman: Year Three 2 of 4 has Dick Grayson also known as Nightwing, searching for Bruce as he continues to search for the man killing off all the powerful gangsters. Dick reflects on his childhood with Bruce and becoming Robin.
This is a great comic issue and it’s …

Batman: Year Three 1 of 4 is a comic issue series about Dick Grayson’s origin story of how he became Robin and takes place after A Death In The Family by Jim Starlin. Tony Zucco, the man who killed Dick Grayson’s parents is about to be released …

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Is a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Andy Kurbert. It is a two shot eulogy for Batman after he has been killed after the events of Batman: R.I.P.
This was a beautiful two-shot. It’s not about plot; …

Romeo X Juliet is a popular anime series from Funimation Entertainment, but it is also a manga, or graphic novel written and illustrated by COM. In Neo Verona, Lord Montague kills the Capulet family, except for Lord Capulet’s only daughter Juliet. Fourteen years later, Juliet masquerades as …

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy novel and the beginning of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells the story of a creature called a Hobbit named Frodo Baggins and how he inherits a magic Ring from …

Reading the book was like having a trip to India, like being fostered by a middle class Indian family and being immersed with its exotic culture. It gave me a glimpse of India’s countryside, its political issues before, Indian overseas workers, its caste system and thoughts of an Oxford-educated …

When about two years ago Sarah Rees Brennan first announced on her livejournal blog that she was about to publish a Young Adult novel, my curiosity immediately peaked. Since I knew Sarah as a good writer of fan stories, I was very interested in her original output.
It was …

I love to read. I read about maybe a book a week or so. Rarely does a book so strike me as to make me want to take the time to write a review on it. This book is different. This book will take you way down emotionally with …

Suzanne Collins’s “Mockingjay” was among the most waited for young adult novels of 2010 – or at least that’s what my book-related websites tell me. I have to admit they might be right, since I got my copy the day after the premiere as any fan girl would, and …

The Neverending Story, written by the German author Michael ende, is one of those books that marked my childhood, making me read it many times.
Summarizing the story, Bastian Baltasar Bux is a kid who’s bullied in his school. One day while running away from some bullies he got into …

As a rather loyal buyer of this magazine from way back in the days when hard copy media was the order of the day, as far as all the latest information is concerned, I was really eager to see how the Kick Off hard copy magazine would commence to …

Teaching English to high-school students is a challenge, no matter how you slice it. You learn very quickly that they are there against their will, and they will take every opportunity to demonstrate how bored they are and how boring you are. Thus, you are met with …

Fablehaven Book 2: Rise of the Evening Star deals with Kendra and Seth’s continuing adventures in the hidden magical refuge of Fablehaven. The cult of the Evening Star is gathering up powerful magical artifacts with Kendra and Seth trying to stop them.
I liked this book a lot, it …

Batman: Cacophony is a graphic novel by director Kevin Smith and is about Batman trying to capture a killer who hunts criminals while trying to figure out who’s been turning Joker’s lethal laughing gas into the hottest drug on the black market.
This graphic novel is pretty good. …

Bleach Manga Volume 6 has Ichigo confronting Uryū about his contest between Quincies and Soul Reapers. A giant Hollow called a Menos attacks and Uryū and Ichigo have to fight it.
This volume is very well written and entertaining and I enjoyed reading it a lot. Tite Kubo …

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 …

Definitely a diet book with a difference! Expect the unexpected and be prepared to consider something totally different. Food That Make You Lose Weight published by editions reuille is most certainly not your usual calorie counting, points charting driven hell!
The author Isabelle Martin had got fed up with all …

Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts by Maureen Johnson and Douglas Johnson is a book which contains 1,200 poses from male and female human models. This is a resource for artists and students who would like to know more about the human anatomy and how …

“Double Indemnity” is a crime novel written by James M. Cain in 1936. This is the era the publishing of many crime novels that are considered contemporary classics. I will start of from the beginning in saying that there are no spoilers in this review. The novel is a …

I first started the series back in November of 2009. A lot of my friends had read it and after a while, I decided to give it a go. I am very glad that I did.
Spoilers are abound, proceed with caution.
Panem is the name of the country that used …

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter series which was released 2005 was one of the most anticipated books of the year and sold out faster than any other book in the history of publishing.
That being said i was slightly disappointed to find out that this book was …

This book follows the life of a Native American Teenage Boy, who lives on a Native reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. This book is written as a diary and is viewed through the eyes of the main character, Junior. Junior finds himself to be …

This book written by Dr. Suzanne Gudanskunst is one of the best fitness books I read because of the following reasons: One, it deals with weight loss inside out, discussing all aspects of weight loss which you need to know, and probably which doctors fail or don’t want to …

I read the The Whole Grain Diet Miracle Dr. Lisa Hark and Dr. Darwin Deen a few months ago when I bought it at Amazon for $10. The book was delivered to me in 15 days after ordering it online, and it was brand new. The book was around …

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies was available at Barnes and Nobles when I bought it for $5. It was a very inexpensive book which I am sure will help you kickstart losing that weight.
I was actually surprised it was sold for a low price because of the wealth of information …

When I was new to my job, I unexpectedly got promoted at once, and I found myself faced with having to talk to a lot of experienced big shots who had already worked in the industry for many years. A week before my first big meeting, I got …

Being a swimmer this is a very inspiring book, not only for swimmers but all athletes. Michael wrote this book himself. Its basically an autobiography about his life from when he was a youngin until now. What i love about this book is as he tells his story …

Jimi Hendrix is one of the world’s most known guitarists. When I chose to learn more about Hendrix I bought this biography “Room Full of Mirrors” to learn more about him. What I read in this book was nothing close to what I was expecting. This book was beautifully …

Someone to Love Me is a book within the Bluford High Book Series. But unlike most book in book series, reading this book doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the other book in the series that came before it, because this one is about a new character. A teenage …

Just looking for a fun, relaxing read that isn’t complicated? If you said yes, the Little Lulu Comic Book Series is perfect for you. Don’t worry, it is nothing like those cheesy, no offense, super hero comic books. Little Lulu is a girl in the 1920’s-1930’s who always finds …

Looking for a suspenseful quick read that brings out your emotions as you read? Well “The Bully” by Paul Langan offers just that. The book is about a boy who has become the laughing stock of his high school because the new kid he once harshly bullied, stood up …

Bluffer’s Guide is a series of humorous books teaching people how to bluff about different topics. As I love playing pranks and getting my fortune told, my friend thought that it was a good idea to give me The Bluffer’s Guide to Astrology & Fortune Telling by Alexander …

Arts and Crafts is a short story that can be found in the collection Sisters in Crime volume 3. Sisters In Crime is an organization of female mystery writers. The anthology series features stories from these writers that have been chosen from a large pool of applicants. …

Neil Gaiman’s writing is always a new experience, and his book Coraline is no exception. This is a kids’ novel, yes, but it’s interesting enough for an adult to pick up for fun. It’s also been made into a movie but the feel of the book is different from …

The Post-Birthday World is the first book I’ve read by Lionel Shriver, who also wrote We Need to Talk about Kevin. This book (the post-birthday world) is a New York Times Bestseller, and I can see why.
The writing is smooth and flows well…you can really see what the character’s …

“The Crimson Petal and the White” is a so-called neo-Victorian novel. Taking place in the Victorian England, the over eight hundred pages long book chronicles a relatively brief but very eventful period in the life of a young prostitute, called Sugar.
The protagonist is not overly pretty –she suffers …

In the age of the global warming and the BP oil spill, more and more people, myself included, become interested in behaving in a more eco-friendly manner. And although I sort my trash and don’t use plastic bags for my shopping, I suspect there are a lot more …

Arrow’s Fall is the third novel in Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows trilogy, set in the fictional location of Valdemar. It is conclusion of the cycle and therefore brings resolution to most of the subplots of the series, culminating in the protagonist’s eventual happy matrimony to her one true love. Naturally, …

Frost Dancers is a fantasy adventure book by Garry Kilworth, who these days is probably rather better known for his science fiction writing but who I generally think is better at this type of story. As the subtitle, “A Story of Hares”, indicates, it is an animal fantasy, which …

“Daughter of Hounds” by Caitlin R. Kiernan is a novel that gnaws at you, stripping the protective layers away until its teeth reach the soft, unprotected parts within. At times literary but more often profane, the book batters the reader with its intense language and pitch-black theme.
I originally picked …

Description-Barnes and Noble is a huge book store that every book lover will enjoy. They stock thousands of books, some music and they offer a number of different services to make the store one of the best books stores in the United States. It is a chain store that …

It is rare that hardbacks make their way into my library these days, but this book published in 1955 is one of the few. Cash McCall was originally published by Houghton Mifflin and is the story of a businessman who made his millions by buying and selling companies.
McCall rents …