Three Cups of Tea (One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time) is a memoir by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin about Mortenson’s efforts to make a difference in the Tribal Areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is an inspiring and illuminating story of how …

In the 12th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Chiaki comes back to France after the world tour. He comes to conduct an orchestra too there, and, although it was clearly visible that he was little by little falling by Nodame too, in this volume we finally see proven that Nodame’s …

“Quotable Star Trek” by Jill Sherwin is a favorite book of mine. The reason that I really like this book a lot is because it offers a wonderful blend of quotes. Some of the quotes are comical, some of the quotes are iconic, some of the quotes are philosophical. …

“Star Trek: Starship Spotter” by Adam Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune is a book that I did not enjoy very much. The reason that I did not enjoy the book too much is because, for whatever reason, the makers of this book made the very poor decision of taking each …

Authors: Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre
The authors Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre spent not less than 2 years in research to find out what women want. Not just for themselves alone but also for their families, and friends.
This book goes into details in telling how companies can develop and market …

“The Art of Star Trek” by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens covers all the visual forms of the Star Trek franchise, including the live action and cartoon shows as well as the movies, and even the proposed second series that was abandoned in favor of the 1979 motion picture, up …

“Star Trek: The Art of the Film” by Mark Cotta Vaz is a book that I enjoyed looking through and reading quite a lot. Packed within the front and back covers of this book is a whole lot of interesting and detailed concept art. What is concept art? Well, …

“Star Trek Movie Tie-In” by Alan Dean Foster is the one and only novelization based off of the 2009 “Star Trek” movie. Basically, the novelization follows the movie script quite closely, although the novelization benefits from having more “time” to flesh out the story and include scenes and characters …

The acknowledgements section of this book starts off with, “I would like to acknowledge all of my boyfriends, from the jerks to the saints, who loved me, dumped me, and left me no choice but to embark on a joyride of self-discovery.” This is what this books is about, …

I had known about this book, and that it was an absolute “must read,” for a long time. However, since I was in college what little free time I had were all consumed by getting drunk and passing out in the bathroom, sometimes I would miraculously manage to pass …

The Next Accident is a novel by Lisa Gardner. I had not read too much by her in the past, but picked up The Next Accident at a library book sale. It was a great find. The novel is very entertaining and definitely MUCH better than most romantic thrillers.
Romantic …

Gifted Hands is the autobiography of Ben Carson, a brain surgeon who saves the lives of children with brain tumors and other diseases of the brain. He tells the story of his life in the inner city and his childhood, and discusses how he came to be a doctor. …

A Faint Cold Fear (by Karin Slaughter, published by Harper Collins, 2004)
A gruesome story filled with bloody carnage and brutal beatings! It is a vicious tale of senseless violence as well as psychological fears brought about from past experiences and current events.
Sara …

In the eleventh volume of Nodame Cantabile, we get to know the result of the conducting contest. Chiaki impresses everyone with his technique, and wins first place. After this he’s kidnapped and forced to sign a contract to do a world tour with Von Stresseman, so he goes, leaving …

From the day I bought this book I knew it would be sad and touching. Even the synopsis on the back of the book cover tells us about that.
This book was written as if it was a diary of a young kid. Sam, the main character of the story …

There’s no doubt that Dungeons and Dragons is the biggest and most popular role playing game of all time. However, I personally like the smaller, or less well known ones, such as Ironclaw, a furry-themed RPG where people play as anthropomorphic animals. This does have a pretty big following, …

The second installment to Linda Howard’s Mackenzie series, Colonel Joe Mackenzie is one of the best in his field. He’s doing what he’s always wanted - to fly. Everyone else is in awe of this quietly assured and strong man. Caroline Evans has a doctorate but …

Reese Duncan wanted a wife, so he set out with a plan to place a personal ad to seek worthy candidates. He wanted a woman who would stand by his side while he rebuilt his ranch and gave him children. He wanted an uncomplicated and simple woman, …

In this volume of Nodame Cantabile finally after so many chapters waiting that Chiaki will be able to go to Europe to study conducting, he finally reaches his dream and goes to France. We get to know new characters, like their new apartment mates. Chiaki involves in a conducting …

Although in the previous volume of Nodame Cantabile the story had concentrated too much in Chiaki, leaving Nodame a little behind, in this volume she’s the center of attention.
She got sick so couldn’t memorize one of the 3 songs she had to play, reason why she didn’t win the …

Nodame Cantabile’s story is really addictive, so I got quickly to the 8th volume of this popular manga. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m reading it too quickly, but the story seems to be evolving really quickly.
By the beginning of this volume, the Rising Star orchestra performs in …

This was a very interesting book. It was full of murder suspense with a little romance thrown in to mix things up a bit. I don’t really know what my take on it is because I have never read or believed in legends and this book is …

I felt that this book was only ok and didn’t get sweet and cute until the last few pages. I kind of found it annoying because all the llama did was throw a fit until he got what he wanted. I know this is what a lot …

I felt that this was a very cute book to read to a child between the ages of two to five years old. It was very short, so your kids shouldn’t loose interest in hearing the story.
The story is about five little monkeys whose mother has …

Gurren Lagann is a manga series based off the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan, also known as Gurren Lagann that aired in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2008. The manga is about a boy named Simon, pronounced See-Moan, who lives underground in Giha Village; he works …

A good friend of mine from high school gave me a copy of this book Passion and Purity and my first reaction while reading this book was that it is too religious and too conservative in all each views. But I was grateful though to have read this …

This is a collection of eighteen, mostly short stories from the famed author, Margery Allingham. Though the stories are dated (published in 1975), they feature some of the best detective and horror stories I have ever read.
Most of the stories were highly entertaining, especially those which …

Paris Sweeney’s life began to change the year before; she would answer Jeopardy questions correctly, plants bloomed almost before her eyes, traffics light automatically turn green, and she started to see dead people. Even her talent as an artist began to metamorphose. She begins painting in her …

Three Mistakes of my Life by Chetan Bhagat was his previous book that is set in typical Chetan style narrating. Even though this book did not entertain me as he entertained me with his previous books, Three Mistakes of my Life was an interesting story with lot of youthfulness …

Returning to her late father’s farm after a failed marriage, Michelle Cabot inherits a pile of debt. Regardless, she resolves to return the ranch to its once former glory. Unfortunately, she discovers that a huge chunk of debt is owed to John Rafferty, her nemesis and the …

One of my favorite authors is Sophie Kinsella, and I got her book Twenties Girl for Christmas. Once I started reading it, I didn’t want to stop! It is about a girl who just happens to be in her twenties (though that isn’t what the title is …

In this volume of Nodame Cantabile we get to know a lot of new characters. Chiaki’s orchestra starts rehearsing, so there’s a little bit of space for some of them in the story. Still not losing sight of the main characters, the new secondary ones interact well with them, …

“Bad Childhood Goodlife” is a very wonderful book to help get through some of the feelings of loss when we have had a bad childhood.
I initially bought the book to read so I could help a young girl get a good start in life after having a …

I learned a great deal from the book Microsoft Office 2007 Quick Steps, just recently when I was trying to perfect my test for this software with the employment agency. Thanks to this book, I got a 92 percent rating in my Microsoft Word exam.
What I like about …

I used this book, Barron’s French, during the summer of 2009 when I went through a company-sponsored Basic French course in work premises. It’s only Canadian $18.75 and it sure is worth its price. It sure made learning the French language easy as well as enjoyable.
It works …

As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, my wife and I are both big fans of the show Ghost Hunters.
So, for Christmas this year, I decided to buy my wife one of the books written by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson; Ghost Hunting. It was better than I expected it …

I am not particularly a royalist but I do have an inquisitive interest in life behind palace doors and I enjoyed this book immensely. This is written by Paul Burrell who started life in a coal mining village, became footman to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and ended …

The Autobiography of Special Agent Dale Cooper has the subtext ‘My Life, My Tapes’ and on the inside cover it says ‘As heard by Scott Frost’, so he wrote it. I think Dale Cooper is my all-time favourite television character so he is of course, a fictional person …

The book “ten stupid things women do to mess up their lives”, is such a wonderful guide to what not to do as a women.
I don’t think I ever realized a lot of things I have done in my life have been so obviously stupid. I read this …

In the 6th volume of the popular manga Nodame Cantabile the story begins getting a little more serious, but without losing the sense of comedy that caught my attention.
Everyone is close to graduating from the music school, and that means the end of the S orchestra too. Chiaki is …

I am a book lover. Therefore, it stands to reason that my first review will that be of a book. One of my favorite authors is Judith McNaught and of all her books my favorite is, Paradise.
Paradise is about the story of Matthew Farrell …

I love books, especially obscure ones. Several years ago I was looking through a book bargain bin and I saw this title “Babbeltower” by A.S. Byatt. I had no clue who A.S. Byatt was or if she knew how to write a good …

I have read the book ‘The clue in the jewel box’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is , more or less, interesting to read. The story line is good and the content is interesting. This book is an ideal …

I have read the book ‘The quest of the missing map’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series and is somewhat interesting. The style in which the book is written is good and is worth reading. I cannot say that it is much of …

I have read the book ‘mystery of the moss-covered mansion’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. However, I did not like this book and the content in the book is not that good. The story is rather monotonous and not interesting.
The story starts …

I have read the book ‘the clue of the tapping heels’ written by Carolyn keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. In my opinion, this book is not so interesting. Some of the content in this story is quite good, but I feel that most of …

I have read the book ‘The mystery of the ivory charm’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is quite interesting. The story line is good and the way the author has written it is also good. As usual, Nancy shows …

What does two, outspoken hairstylists, a handsome new doctor, a rich girl financially cut off, and missing horses add up to? A great plot in a romance novel; it’s one of five in a series of the Domestic Equalizers.
Paige McBride has everything: Good looks, excellent taste in fashion, and …

“Once Aboard The Lugger” written by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a story about how a couple came to meet and fall in love.
The begins with a reverend Samuel Bax who comes to Troy to preach full time. It’s apparent that he is single, and all the women–the single ones–have their …

“Ministers of Grace” written by H.H. Munro is about a young Duke who takes it upon himself to make changes in the political arena by replacing the real cabinet members with “angels” or clones as people in the present may refer to them.
I’m an avid reader of both fiction …