Books Reviews
Tintin and the Picaros book
On this Tintin adventure book, narrated that his friend, Bianca Castafiore and twin detectives captured by General Tapioca as they do in San Theodoros tour of South America. They put in prison for charges of rebellion to the government. Because of this, Captain Haddock rescue plan Castariofe. At first, …
The Magician by Michael Scott book
This book is a continuation of the series Nicholas Flammel written by Michael Scott. The first book titled The Alchemist that made a lot of fans fascinated. This story continues after Sophie and her colleagues managed to escape from Dr. Dee. Sophie who has been trained magic, managed to …
Deer Hunting With Jesus book
In Deer Hunting With Jesus, Joe Bageant paints a picture of working-class America in a way that I have never seen before. He is both an insider and an outsider in one breath. He has the “outside” world experience and formal education that help to give him a frame …
Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits book
This is my favorite of Dave Barry’s books. It is screamingly, hilariously funny. It is a nice, thick book with medium sized print, so you are getting a good amount of material in one book. In his typical style, Barry takes his every day life and …
The Model Wife by Julia Llewellyn book
I’ve now read a couple of Julia LLewellyn’s books, The Model Wife being the second that I’ve read. While the storyline is different, the feel of the books is the same - in both the Love Trainer and The Model Wife a woman must reinvent herself despite not having …
Nineteen Mintues By Jodi Picoult book
I am the type of person that loves to read, but it is still very hard for me to find a book that I can actually stick with. I am very busy, and my mind never really settles down! It takes a very interesting book for me to read …
Me & My Shadows: A Family Memoir, by Lorna Luft book
What a beautiful, painfully honest and revealing memoir this is, by Judy Garland’s younger daughter and Liza Minnelli’s half sister, Lorna Luft. This is a fantastic read and it provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two superstars and the addiction that tore them apart, as well …
The Giver by Lois Lowry book
The Giver is Lois Lowry’s crowning glory in my opinion. I also loved her World War II novel Number the Stars, but The Giver is a different story that fills a different niche, and most importantly, serves a different purpose. This novel tells of a world that …
The Watcher by James Howe book
This book is written with great care for a difficult subject, brutal honesty and painstaking beauty. However, it loses a few points because its slimness, design and larger print make it seem like it may be appropriate for a ten or eleven year old, and I don’t personally …
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine book
This is, in my personal opinion, one of those wonderful children’s stories that mixes the classic and the contemporary so seamlessly that any little girl would be as captivated as I was. This is a modern version of Cinderella that is perfect for the cynical child of the …
Fodor’s 1,001 Smart Travel Tips book
My job entails lots of traveling. In a month, most of the days are spent overseas. That is why when I saw this book while I was in forage for some materials to read on my next rip, I grabbed it and immediately paid for it. As I enjoy …
Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild book
I was given this book as a gift from my cousin when I was in elementary school and it became a longtime favorite. I loved acting and theater at the time, and this book is about three children in World War II era England who were born into …
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown book
This is one of my favourite books, definitely in my top 5 and I have read it about 5 times. I did find that once I started it I just couldn’t put it down.
The book is a true story about a young girl growing up in San Diego, …
Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon novel
Novel written by Sidney Sheldon, the telling of the problems experienced by three beautiful women. Three women are involved in a series of complex murder cases. From the investigations conducted by the police, much evidence points to one of three women. Murder mystery with psychological deviations gives an interesting …
Redemption by Jacqueline Thomas book
I became a fan of Christian novelist Jacqueline Thomas after reading her book “Jezebel.”
The main character of “Redemption” is the beautiful Marin, a well known actress, who meets, falls in love with and marries Warner, a well known preacher and evangelist. Despite his sister’s disapproval, he believes that God …
Jezebel by Jacqueline Thomas book
I have just begun to really get into reading Christian fiction, especially since I aspire to write a Christian novel myself and like to see how it’s structured.
I had seen several book titles by Jacqueline Thomas and discovered that she has quite a following, in terms of readers. …
30-Day Body Purification book
This book was written by Lewis Harrison with Laura Jones detailing a good and safe way to purify and cleanse your body. Just as you clean your body by taking a bath, your inner body also needs cleansing. The book claims that a clean inner body will promote good …
The Hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott book
The story in this book, a genre of adventure that can be said that special story. Beginning with the ambition that involve very complex issues. Many told the strategy to defeat the enemy with the ability of a very remarkable individual. Not only illustration to survive, but also demonstrate …
Action Asia Adventure Travel Guide to the Philippines book
If you are interested in traveling to the Philippines for some adventure, this book, Action Asia Adventure Travel Guide to the Philippines is a fairly accurate representation of what this beautiful country composed of more than seven thousand islands can offer a traveler. It is actually a summary of …
Hanging Time book
Hanging Time (Leslie Glass, published by Bantam Books, 1996)
I really like Leslie Glass’ lady detective very much. April Woo is not only a woman in the police department, she is also one of the minor races (in short, non-white). To top it all, she has to deal …
The Two-Day Diet book
This diet was developed by Tessa Cooper and Glenn Cooper and anchored on an assumption that anyone can stay on a diet for two days. I tried the diet for several months and it was a great success! I lost more than fifty pounds in six months. I think …
The Woman’s Advantage Diet book
The Woman’s Advantage Diet by Dr. Henry Mallek discusses a diet designed for women using their own menstrual cycles. The book moves from identifying your cycle (very important here for the diet to work), introducing the diet, sample recipes and questions a woman might have to make the diet …
National Geographic Ultimate Adventure Sourcebook
I ran across this book while I was book shopping. I’m one of those people who love to do adventurous activities when I travel. I do not appreciate going to another part of the world just to shop. This book helped me a lot in deciding where to travel …
On Writing (Stephen King)
This part memoir, part how to guide by Stephen King is a great read. Even if you’ve no aspiration to write yourself, the opening stretch where King recalls his childhood, his difficult years spent working night shifts and the beginnings of his alcoholism whilst waiting for his break and …
Cell novel
In a world where cell phones serve as a natural function to most of the population, Stephen King’s cell, where a sinister cell phone transmission renders anyone who answers the call, feral, homicidal maniacs is certainly a creepy scenario.
It’s a surprisingly simple novel, relatively short and fairly linear …
The Illustrated Man book
Arguably one of Ray Bradbury’s more widely known efforts; The Illustrated Man is an anthology of some of his best short stories. Sandwiched by a curious tale of a drifter who meets an “illustrated man” covered head to toe in strange tattoos; the anthology offers up a varied mix …
The Historian book
Elizabeth Kostova brings us an exotic and elaborate tale surrounding the Dracula legend, following the adventures of its central, unnamed character trying to uncover the mystery of her missing father, his secretive work and the long standing mystery of her long vanished mother.
The book’s very much a slow …
The Golem’s Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2)
The Golem’s Eye consists of 4 major sections outlined in 48 chapter . The story opens with a prologue that tells Gladstone when attacked Prague in 1868, when Bartimaeus had a teacher was a witch who came from Czech. Of course, this prologue is related to the conflict which …
Angels and Demons book
Dan Brown is an extraordinary writer. In Angels and Demons, Brown managed to keep the reader fascinated by the way he tells architectural details of ancient buildings in Rome. The plot quickly makes the reader is not bored and want to quickly finish reading this book. Not only that, …
Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips book
My friend knows that I’m a fan of Judith McNaught, Johanna Lindsey and Mary Jo Putney. I love their books and I’ve read almost anything they’ve written and so she suggested that I try Susan Elizabeth Phillips Nobody’s Baby But Mine. She tried to convince me that it’s a …
Drive My Car manga
Drive My Car is the fourth chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
In this chapter, there is a truth revealed about Mio Aoyama. Mio Aoyama acts spoiled spent her money carelessly. This angered Morida and he reminded her that his father …
Baby You are a Rich Girl manga
Baby You are a Rich Girl is the third chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki
The next chapter introduces a new character and their new target for runaway spirits, Mio Aoyama. Keima and Elsee spend time at their classroom pretty funny. …
The World is Moving Because of Love manga
The World is Moving Because of Love is the first chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. The manga chapter starts out with Dokurou Skull talking to someone about the capture percentage of runaway spirits. Elsee comes late and gets scolded …
Plastic Girl manga
Plastic Girl is a manga by Furuya Usamaru. This one shot has the genres of drama, josei, psychological, seinen, and a bit of gore. The manga talks about the life of a girl who is a bit of mystery. According to her, her father was afraid and her mother …
The World God Only Knows manga
The World God Only Knows is a manga by Wakaki Tamiki. It is a story about Keima Katsuragi, a boy who is known as the “capturing god” for being able to capture any 2d girl in dating games. But in his real life, Keima is known as an otamegane, …
Callander Square book
Callander Square, written by Anne Perry was published by Random House, 1980.
Anne Perry’s stories often fill me with awe - she could so clearly describe the women and their society during the Victorian times, and yet spiced it up with mystery and suspense. It is an education …
The clue of the leaning chimney book
I have read the book ‘The clue of the leaning chimney’ written by Carolyn Keene. It is one among the Nancy Drew series. I found this book quite interesting to read. It is a good book. The story line is interesting and mysterious. I enjoyed this book very …
The ghost of blackwood hall book
I have read the book ‘The ghost of blackwood hall’, written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. I have to say this book is not interesting to read. It is a poor book and I could see certain flaws in the story. Although the …
The clue in the old album book
I have read the book ‘The clue in the old album’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series and is interesting to read. As usual, the main character is Nancy Drew and she is quite daring in this adventure. Rose is another character who …
“Got Fight?” by Forrest Griffin and Erich Kruass book
I just picked up a copy of UFC star Forrest Griffin’s book and really enjoyed it. It’s called “Got Fight,” and was written by Forrest with some help from Erich Kruass. If you’re a fan of the man or just the UFC and mixed martial arts in general, then …
Super Mario Kart 64 Unauthorized Game Secrets by Prima Games
Super Mario Kart 64 Unauthorized Game Secrets by Prima Games is a guide that I quite enjoyed looking through. I liked how this guide offered maps of the tracks and character art that can not be found elsewhere. It was pleasing to look at the art and read about …
Barnes and Noble in Sunset Valley Village
There’s a Barnes and Noble just about everywhere around the United States and I use to think that they were all the same until I went in looking for a particular book. I remember going to at least three before finding the one Barnes and Noble within a five …
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide is a pretty poor strategy guide book that I found to be really quite disappointing. The reason I found it to be very disappointing is because first of all, it is in black and white. For me, a person who generally purchases strategy guides …
Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames
Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames is a guide that I did not enjoy looking through so much because it really lacked a lot of things that make a collector like myself happy: namely unique and special little qualities that set one strategy guide …
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized is not a strategy book that only takes a look at the secrets of the Super Mario 64 game, but it is actually a player’s guide - and not one of the better ones might I add. The reason I say that is …
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