Books Reviews
Flight of The Singing Pilot by Erica David book
This book is from the Backyardigans collection. I really like those stories because it teaches kids how to use their imaginations when they’re playing with friends. The characters in these books always go on adventures and sometimes solve mysteries which are something all young kids like to …
Wall.E - Love At First Beep by Apple Jordan
This is a good book to purchase if your child is learning to read on their own. The vocabulary is very basic and the sentences are short and easy to understand. I liked the fact that the words are in larger print to make it easier for …
Earth Day Puppy by Elizabeth Van Houten book
Earth Day Puppy is one of the books in Clifford’s Puppy Day’s collection. I really liked this book because it taught kids about some easy things they can do to help protect our environment.
It starts out with Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, and her Dad going to the park and …
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I know this is an old book that probably everybody have already read but I would like to review it because i think that this book does not get old. It is jut an opinion.
The firs time I read this book was 7 years ago. I am now 23 …
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
“Beggars in Spain”, a novel by Nancy Kress, starts with an interesting idea. What if some people never needed to sleep? The story explores the implications of such a breakthrough from the perspective of one of these new super-humans. The writing itself is unobtrusive, which I appreciated, but the …
Heavenly Man, Brother Yun book
Heavenly Man was my girlfriend’s Christmas gift for me. Being a Christian, she told me that it is a book that can definitely inspire the Christianity among us, myself included.
I was skeptic at first. I never liked reading stories on how devoted and passionate these people are in …
A Mind To Murder by P D James book
A Mind to Murder was written by P D James (published by Popular Library Books, 1976)
A rather slow-moving book, definitely not a page turner; I likened it to a safe, cozy story to spend time with. Though I am curious about the investigation and its outcome, I …
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankins book
Resurrection Men was written by Ian Rankins and published by Orion Books, 2003.
It is fun, reading about Detective Inspector John Rebus, his eccentricities and unconventional behavior. When I first started with this book, I thought that it was in style that he would resort to such bad manners …
Restless Hearts by Marta Perry
This book takes place in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The main character, Fiona Flanagan, moves there to open her own midwife clinic. Fiona is half Amish, so this move is also important to her so she can get to know her Amish family and learn more about …
Lab Manual for Application of Microbiology by Cheryl Duxbury
This is the lab manual book written by Cheryl Duxbury, the person who happens to be the instructor of the biology labs in University of waterloo. I have never yet to meet her but from what I know, she writes very hard exams. This book is actually called ‘Introduction …
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
I recently had the opportunity to read the Arthur Conan Doyle story “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge;” which I was a bit surprised I hadn’t read before considering I love Sherlock Holmes stories.
This one is actually one of the better Holmes stories I’ve come across too. It starts out …
Michael Crichton’s Timeline
Packed with more screams and thrills than Jurassic Park and Lost World combined, Michael Crichton’s Timeline is, to understate it a ‘nice read’. Crichton successfully combines futuristic quantum technology with fourteenth-century European history and creates a highly informative and highly entertaining piece of art.
The story sets off in Dordogne, …
The Good Earth novel
Being alienated from society is neither a euphonious experience, nor a desired preference. Alienation of females from equivalent freedom is revealed through women in The Good Earth. The novel, The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, demonstrates how women were isolated from having freedom as much as men. …
Book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight is a book written by Stephenie Meyer. A blockbuster movie was released recently as an adaptation of the book. While every gushed over how romantic the movie was, I skipped watching it- not until I read the book.
Now that I finished the book, I would like to share …
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren book
I have this book with me for more than three years now. This is a gift from a friend. Since then, believe it or not, reading of this book becomes a part of my daily habit and routine. I am a person who loves to read anything under the …
The Lovely Bones book
The first time I ever saw the eye catching cover of “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold was in a CVS store (or it may have been Rite Aid but it was so long ago that I can’t remember). I picked it up and began reading a couple of …
The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud
The plot of the book I’ve read; The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud is not lost on me. This is a story that has a certain number of characters in it.
The author had arranged them in such a way that it caters to the Marina, the gorgeous …
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield quite a scary story altogether. There are simply too many mysteries to uncover that you will find yourself pretty scared. I was reading some pages at night and I got a bit creep out, really. And then, I had …
The Bride’s Baby by Liz Fielding
If you are looking for a good book to read during those rainy and cold days, read The Bride’s Baby by Liz Fielding and the two main characters are none other than Sylvie Smith and Tom McFarlane.
This is a fantastic love book but an accidental baby bump on …
The Ghosts of Trianon by Elinor F. Jourdain
I have read quite a number of books on haunting, ghosts and many more. And this is also considered scary to me. The title of the book is The Ghosts of Trianon by Elinor F. Jourdain. This book is something which makes me definitely believe in time …
Ghosts Caught on Film by Melvyn Willin
Those of you whom are fans of ghost books, then you should read this, Ghosts Caught On Film by Melvyn Willin. I had and I must say that this is one of the best book on ghosts ever. And the author certainly knows what he is writing without …
Movie Business Book by Jason E. Squire
Even if you are not in the movie industry business, I find reading Movie Business Book by Jason E. Squire a good knowledge on movies in general and how the business of it goes about. You will be amazed at how these people in the movie industry have the …
Speed Dating by Nancy Warren
Speed Dating by Nancy Warren is a nice book for the fantasy love minds out there, including myself. Just one look at the illustration of this cover book, one will be swooned by how gorgeously handsome picture of a NASCAR hero. This is a nice fun book to …
Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
I love Scottish romances so much. Shadow Music by Julie Garwood is a good historical novel and filled with nice Scottish romance. Two characters in question; Princess Gabrielle and this handsome and roguish guy named Colm MacHugh, you will love the storyline so much. I enjoy the …
Alton Brown’s Gear For Your Kitchen by Alton Brown
Alton Brown’s Gear For Your Kitchen by Alton Brown is something that all newbie and professionals at cooking should have. This book is very comprehensive and there are just so many things that one could learn from this book. I thought that only my mom’s teachings on the …
Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis
My mom is a real fan of cookbooks and she will always find that extra saving money to purchase her most favorite cookbooks or she would just borrow stuff from the library and photocopied them. However, for her previous birthday, I bought for her a cookbook and it was …
Julia: Her Life by James Spada
I had intended to read only a chapter or two on Julia: Her Life by James Spada because my boyfriend left it lying at his home. It is his younger sister’s novel and I was bored with nothing much to do. As he took some longer time to …
Matt Damon a Biography by Maxine Diamond and Harriet Hemmings
Honestly speaking, I thought this book, Matt Damon a Biography by Maxine Diamond and Harriet Hemmings is going to be a boring one about him. But actually, I enjoy reading it fully and there are just lots of things that I do not know about this great actor. …
Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill
This is a book review on Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill. I had reviewed before the other story with a pretty similar title by the same author, Fiona too. And that title is The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy.
However, this time round, I am reviewing the novel …
The Modern Bride Survival Guide by Antonia Van Der Meer
Weddings nowadays are so unlike last time. The modern thimes, which is now, is filled with lots of up to date stuffs that one can never possibly imagine. And with the help of this book, The Modern Bride Survival Guide by Antonia Van Der Meer, I manage to …
First Aid for the Betrayed by Richard Alan
Have you guys ever read First Aid for the Betrayed by Richard Alan before? Well, if you haven’t, then it’s time to start reading this book. It is a very good self-help book filled with lots of tidbits and healing process for those whom have been betrayed before.
And …
Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski
Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski is a book version of the awesome movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I have always felt that there is a distinct difference between reading the book and watching the movie version. As for this case of Mr. and Mrs. Smith …
Blogging For Dummies by Susannah Gardner and Shane Birley
This book, Blogging For Dummies by Susannah Gardner and Shane Birley is awesome. Don’t underestimate the title, because it is really not misleading at all. In fact, it has lots of precise and concise information and instructions on how one can find out more about blogging.
Blogging is fun …
How Not to Date by Judy McGuire
Have you ever encountered worst case scenario dates..? Well, I have and in this book that I’ve read; How Not to Date by Judy McGuire, it tells a whole lot more than what I already know.
I find the worst case scenario dates in this book totally hilarious …
Death by Bikini by Linda Gerber
I’m sure lots of you out there would find the title of this book, Death by Bikini by Linda Gerber truly enticing. As for me, when I first bought this book, I was very curious for how the storyline would be like. And later part did I find …
Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children
Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children
by Dr. David Crenshaw and Dr. John Mordock
As a child therapist one of the most difficult cases that I have to work with is the aggressive child.. As therapists, we are seeing more and more children where these dynamics exist. This book is …
Peterson Field Guides
As long as I can remember, I have had at least one or two books in the Peterson Field Guides series, all edited by Roger Tory Peterson. At the moment, although I am not a rabid bird watcher, I have a copy of “Western Birds” which I take everywhere …
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
If there is a book for those who wants to know the secrets of successful investing in the stock market, it is One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch. For those who are not familiar with Lynch, he is the fund manager Fidelity Fund and one of the …
Isabel’s Bed Book
I started reading the book Isabel’s Bed by Elinor Lipman when we were assigned to construct a book review by our English professor when I was in college. At first I found the title quite intriguing, which made me become curious and interested to read the 35 chapters of …
Blue Room, Nick Jr. Colouring Book
The kids of all ages love to draw pictures. They love to fill the paints and colours in Figures. The kids love to hold the pencils in their hands. My kids are very young. My daughter is age 5 and my son is 4. Both of them like to …
Cobains UNSEEN book
Charles R. Cross has already written 2 books about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. One about the band’s seminal album NEVERMIND and the other one is, of course, one of the greatest biographies ever released, ‘Heavier Than Heaven’. When asked why he released another book about Nirvana’s front man, his …
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