I am reviewing the children’s book, Elmo Loves You! This is a paperback book that I purchased at Target for about $3.15 about a month ago.
The book basically goes through and tells how everybody loves something. For example: babies love toys, pigs love mud, etc. Then it says …

Part of the Company of Rogues series by Jo Beverly, An arranged marriage is the story of the Head of the Company Of Rogues, Nicholas Delaney.
The story begins with a greedy scheme of a rich Lord being duped by Eleanor Chivenham’s brother to rape her. Considering the damage …

I am going to be reviewing the book, Bed Rest, which was written by Sarah Bilston.
This book is about a working woman, who after a few months of being pregnant, is forced to go on bed rest due to complications in her pregnancy. The book focuses around her relationship …

I recently finished reading the book, Adultery For Beginners, which was written by Sarah Duncan in 2005.
This book is about a married woman who is an unsatisfying relationship with her husband. It’s not that he is abusive, but they just aren’t overly happy together. They also have children …

The book that I am going to be reviewing, A Child Called It, was written by Dave Pelzer. I checked it out from the library after hearing many recommendations for it.
This book is a true story about how Dave was abused as a child by his mother. It …

I have read the book, A Promising Man, and About Time too. If you are a fan of chick lit, it is more than likely you will like this book. Being a fan of chick lit myself, I really liked it.
The basic plot is a woman who meets a …

A family member had bought the book “High Tech, High Hope” by the author Paul Franson for me when I was in high school, because at the time I had manifested some interest in someday going into the field of Information Technology. By the time the person had gotten …

I have to wonder to myself, why don’t people learn? It’s been well established since the early days of the 20th century that just because something is popular, or works, in one medium, that doesn’t automatically mean that it will work in another. Yet we still have dozens of …

I don’t have any background in programming and my knowledge with computer is just basic but because of my desire to one day make my own website I was motivated to read computer books. My husband who have a computer programming degree encourage me to read about Core …

The book Girls In Trucks by Katie Crouch is an in-depth book that captivates the reader. It is about Sarah Walters and her quest to seek out a man for herself. It starts out as Sarah being a young girl living in the south. She attends dance classes each …

Matthew Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft is a powerful treatise on the value and intellectual rigor of working with your hands, particularly when that work is done for someone else. His credentials are those that would fit someone with his old job, the manager of a think-tank on …

Batman: The Long Halloween is a graphic novel by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. It’s the story of Batman’s war on two of Gotham’s most powerful gangsters, Carmine Falcone and Sal Marone. In Gotham City, there’s a mysterious serial killer, nicknamed “Holiday” who is murdering …

“His Wife’s Deceased Sister” written by Frank Stockton is about how building a name–perfect reputation–that is hard to live up to can be a great thing and sometimes it can be a complete downfall.
The story is about a man who is living the perfect life: he is enjoying the …

“Girl” written by O. Henry is about a man trying to persuade a woman to come to live with him.
The story begins with Hartley–who is at his office Robbins and Harley after hours–meeting a private investigator about the whereabouts of someone he had paid the investigator to locate. The …

“Down Pens” written by H.H Munro is about the conflict of whether or not to write people a “thank you” note every time they decide to go out and purchase you a gift.
The story begins with Janetta struggling to write a “thank you” letter to the Froplinsons for …

It was a friend of mine who introduced me the book from Dr. Motha. Before I got this one I already bought a book also written by Dr. Gowri and that was during my pregnancy. After I had my baby this same friend of mine told me …

Scream at the Sky (by Carlton Stowers)
A cold, manipulative killer would have evaded judgment and punishment, if not for the determination of a district attorney, critical analysis of an investigator and the progress of forensic science.
Five vicious murders which spanned over a period of a year or …

Kingdom Come is a DC Comics’ Elseworlds graphic novel by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. It tells the story of a Pastor named Norman McCay who is friends with the Sandman at the end of his life. The Sandman dies and leaves his
ability to see …

The Case of the Horrified Heirs (by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1974)
Legal thrillers are sometimes hard to digest, especially when they engage a lot of legal jargon and gibberish. However Stanley Gardner stories are amazingly comprehensible and greatly enjoyable!
Virginia Baxter encountered a series of puzzling and unfortunate events. …

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is a Japanese Manga, or graphic novel that is red from right to left, instead of left to right, and tells the story of an archeologist named Syaoran and his childhood friend Sakura, princess of the country of Clow. He is busy working on an …

I bought Batman: The Gauntlet (Paperback) by Bruce Canwell and illustrated by Lee Weeks on Amazon.com awhile ago and I like it. It tells the story of Dick Grayson’s final test in order to become Batman’s official partner codenamed Robin. This test involves only one thing, avoiding …

When I am penning this review, I have no idea who have read the book or if there had been an earlier review for this book. I did not bother to check because it probably wouldn’t stop me from writing my review on this astoundingly written book, especially that …

I finished the novel and Brave New World became my favorite book. When asked why it was, I at first had no clear answer, but after reading it a second time, I realized why I love it so much: it depicts the flaws of our living generations, the obsessions …

This book is a big disappointment for me, I was expecting the author to - as his book title suggests, literally dig inside Steve Job’s brain to reveal his brilliant perspectives about how he was successful at meeting/generating consumer market demands, his business and design philosophies, personal attitudes that …

When I got my first computer years ago, my husband bought it from a yard sale. It was an older model Gateway with Windows 95 on it. He wanted to start me out with something cheap to see if I would enjoy it. Silly man! …

This is another great For Dummies book, which I have to credit for teaching me a lot about Microsoft Excel, and to gain some foothold on Microsoft Access as well. I recently had my Microsoft Skills tested independently through an online examination.
I aced Microsoft Word 2003, scoring 92% …

Robin: Year One Book 4 of 4 concludes the Robin: Year One miniseries written by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty. Dick Grayson has infiltrated a group called the “Vengeance Academy”, lead by a man named Shrike. It’s a school for young assassins and their target is Two-Face. …

Batman: Under the Hood Volume Two continues the story of Batman facing off with the vigilante the Red Hood. Batman is investigating if Jason Todd, formerly Robin was really dead after he revealed himself during a fight. Red Hood continues to wage war on Black Mask while …

Skelter (by Michael R Perry)
Manson and fiends like him continue to attract believers and admirers long after they are dead or locked away from society. As it is, the story exploited on the probability of Manson’s supporters perpetuating his name and fame through acts of comparable, …

As a truly passionate person I found the passionate, emotional side of “The Chrysalids” very appealing.
Having an extra toe or the ability to read minds would seem an advantage to me yet there are those that only notice these kind of “abilities” as a divergence from the norm and …

Batman: Under The Hood Volume One by Judd Winick tells the story of Batman’s battle with the mysterious Red Hood who is killing criminals in Gotham, and who he is under the hood, is truly surprising.
This graphic novel is very well written. Judd Winick writes a good Batman …

In university I happened to read Silas Marner by George Eliot. The book examines adoption and other themes but it is not as in depth as the feelings about adoption I got from the book.
I grew up with a strong relationship to someone who was adopted as a baby …

I am an absolute bookworm and have read MANY good books in my time. It seems, though, that while a lot of the books I have read are well written and the words make me feel emotions that plain words on paper cannot I do not generally feel …

I normally don’t read these kinds of books, I stick to extra thick fantasy books, while this is a very thin German, realistic classic. As a matter of fact I had to read it in class when I was in highscool. It is one of the few school books …

This book, as far as I know, is quite unique. Its protagonists are deers, they talk and think like we do, but their social rules and logical paths are quite different from ours. Don’t be fooled by how silly it might sound, it may be a book also appropriate …

Clutch of Constables (written by Ngaio Marsh, published by Jove Book, 1969)
This is an old-fashioned but intriguing story; one of the many Roderick Alleyn stories which I found entertaining and pleasing.
Superintendent Alleyn was lecturing a group of constables and quoted the case of an international forger and murderer, …

Nightwing: Year One is a graphic novel by Chuck Dixon and Scot Beatty and illustrated by Scott McDaniel. It tells the story of how Robin, also known as Dick Grayson, leaves behind the old persona and becomes Nightwing after being “fired” by Batman after he botches a mission. …

Robin: Year One Book 3 of 4 is a mini-series published as a single graphic novel, Robin: Year One. In this story, Dick regains consciousness after being severely beaten by Two-Face. Bruce tells him he can no longer be Robin and “fires” him from being a costumed …

I have always been a fan of her Vampire Chronicles and must say that once more she didn’t disappoint me. The book follows the life of one of the children of the millennia, the vampire Marius, born 400BC in Rome.
What I like about Anne Rice’s books is the way …

Having security protection on my laptop is like a catch-22: There are some sites that require me to have cookies in order to go on them and others that don’t. I need cookies for Barnes and Noble website and my computer simply don’t trust Books-A-Million website; therefore, my only …

I usually don’t read World War Two books, they are my nemesis, as are most realistic, and, in my eyes, therefore boring books. I read fantasy and historical novels and nothing else, therefor it is quite a feat for this book to be on my ‘love it’ list.
After reading …

I am quite surprised to say that I loved this book. Realism normally isn’t my thing, living real life 24/7 I seek books to change scenery and imagine.
This book, set in the student riots of the 1960s, follows young Gabrielle on the path to becoming the heart of a …

The book titled New Moon by Stephanie Meyer is the second book in the series of the Twilight Saga. I read this book and was amazed how different it was from the first book. The story is more focused on Jacob’s character rather than Edward, but still …

Set in the backdrop of Germany during World War II, The Book Thief, is the story of a nine year old girl who moves to her foster parents home and the lives of all the people around her. The stealing of each book is some sort of a milestone …

One of the best books that I have read so far is New York Times Bestselling author Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol which is the third novel involving Robert Langdon. I previously read his last two books which are the Da Vinci Code and …

I wanted to read this book a long time ago. One morning I wake up, I made coffee and began to read. And I could not let it go. I didn’t get up from the bed until the evening. The book just did not want to let me …

In Memoirs of a Geisha, Nitta Sayuri, the woman of the book, tells the story of her life as a geisha. As I read the book, I came into a place where a person’s facade is in dominance and of great importance. It is a world that looks …

Robin Year One: Book 2 of 4 is about Robin’s first year fighting crime with Batman; in this book they take on the klutzy Killer Moth and then Two-Face, who sees Robin as Batman’s weakness. Robin’s rash decision to stay away from Two-Face might cost him his life.
This …

I don’t usually read a true story books especially those which gloomy and sad books, but this one is kind of different. This is more than a true story but also a helpful handbook to recognize an interesting psychological condition named Munchaunsen Syndrome by Proxy. I always get excited …

One gift I really find very useful for a mother like me whose one passion is Baking is this book: The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and other Sweets with Ideas of Inventing your own (Hardcover) by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox. A beloved friend gave this book to …