I’ve always turned a skeptical eye at Christian self-help books. But Sharon Jayne’s Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is quite a good read for Christian wives who want to be the best.
The book offers good wisdom and practical tips on becoming a good wife. I liked the fact that …

When I was doing Literatures in English in sixth form, at one point we found ourselves using the book “William Wordsworth: Selected Poetry”. This was because our syllabus said that we should do at least one classical British poet. Of course, before that I had never heard of the …

As I mentioned in a previous review, in high school one of my subjects was Chemistry, but unfortunately I found that I was not understanding some of the themes and concepts being taught. I also did not have very good Chemistry teachers to make things worse, so I realised …

I used the book “A World of Prose for CXC” in my last few years of high school. We were supposed to study a few of the short stories inside so that we could choose some and use them for analysis in our Literature exam. I actually liked reading …

Teaching clinic book is for classroom teachers who have problems or questions about their teaching profession and Sue Cowley provides some answers to teacher’s most vital questions. I bought this book back in 2007 when I was busy entertaining the idea of whether I should pursue my childhood …

I got this book, Beyond the Occult, back when I was a teenager and I was especially interested in all things strange. This is a good read. The author, Colin Wilson, is best known I think for his book The Outsider which was a best-seller. Beyond …

Catwatching & Catlore is an easy to read on cat behaviour by the famous zoologist, Desmond Morris. I borrowed this book years ago when I got myself two little kittens to scare off the mice problem I had in my terraced house, but if you want to buy …

I have been a Woody Allen fan since I was a little girl and many years ago I bought myself a great book called ‘Woody Allen Beyond Words’ by Robert Benayoun. This is a large hardback book that I enjoy flicking through frequently, with that classic picture of …

Okay, this book, Small Business Management: Launching and Growing New Ventures, Fourth Canadian Edition looked and felt to me like a textbook - but a really interesting textbook. I found lots of information that was useful to me, as well as some things I hadn’t even thought about so …

So I’ve been reading books about business and getting ahead financially, and I thought I’d try this book, Fish! Tales, By Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul, to see if I could get some inspiration.
It’s a sequel, which does change the book quite a bit - I …

I have read the book ‘The mystery of the fire dragon’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book. The story line is excellent and the plot is very thrilling. The style in which the book has been written …

I have read the book ‘Hidden window mystery’ written by Carolyn Keene. I did not find this book to be very interesting, but it is not bad either. Some of the content in the book is certainly exciting and thrilling to read. As usual, Nancy shows her determination and …

I have read the book ‘The witch tree symbol’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is quite an interesting book. Every page in the book is full of mystery and certainly worth reading. I found this book one of the best among the Nancy Drew series.
It so happens that Nancy …

I have read the book ‘The ringmaster’s secret’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book. It is full of mystery and becomes more and more interesting while we read on. Nancy shows great courage and determination. This is …

The 2010 First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is here guys. It is the go to review book for the USMLE. I ordered my copy two weeks ago and gone through all the systems. I absolutely love love love this book. I was using the 2008 version …

‘More Dash Than Cash’ is a fabulous, retro book from Vogue and written by Kate Hogg who has worked on UK Vogue. It is basically a book on how to dress stylishly on a small budget, as the title suggests, and although it is still informative today, it …

‘Royal Wedding’ by the well-known ITN newscaster (well, he was well known at the time), Gordon Honeycombe is a commemoratative book to celebrate the wedding of Lady Diana, as she was then, and Prince Charles in 1981. It is a large, hardback book with a lot of good …

When I was doing Chemistry in high school, I realised I needed all the help I could get since I could not understand most of the times what was being taught in class. Therefore, although I got extra classes after a while, before that, I also looked for Chemistry …

I never actually bought this book, but instead received it as a gift from a friend of mine when I was about seven years old. When I got it though, I was a little turned off by the illustration on the front even though I had already developed an …

In high school I had to do this book for Literature one year and I hated it. I had read it about six or seven times that summer because I was to be using it, and had to read it over near to exam time to expand my options …

Although I didn’t actually study it, I was instructed to buy the book “Bite in 2″ by Cecil Gray when I was in my first or second year of high school. I wrapped the book and it lay unopened for a very long time, as I was not particularly …

I did the book Theban Plays in my first year of university, and even though I was not necessarily eager to study it, I still found that the plays inside were fairly easy to understand and learn. This was because the plays were translated into fairly simple English that …

21 Stories (Graham Greene, Bantam Books 1966)
This is a curious combination of short stories, some of which were quite interesting while others were rather perplexing. Though I enjoy reading short stories, I found these quite a challenge to read and complete.
My favorite among these stories …

Hold Still written by Nina LaCour is great fiction with difference that it also tells the strength of friendship too. The book narrates the life of Caitlin, as a visual journey. And when I read this I also felt the same thoughts that Caitlin had. The story unveils in …

Dreamworks Bee movie book is a collection of 16 buzz worthy sounds which is a good tool to encourage young children to develop their skills of listening and to distinguish the different kinds of sounds while at the same time enjoying the story. My little one got this …

I bought Big board of first 100 words book (bright baby) when my little one was only a 9 months old. It is a board book that has all the necessary information of the most important things that a child would first learn to know about. One …

I actually found the book “The Long Dark Night” by the late author Joseph Hayes in my late aunt’s bookshelf with many other old paperback novels. I remembered I had read it quite a few years ago, and it had kept me up for about two nights, so I …

I read the 50$ and up underground house book by Mike Oehler I just finished up reading it I was very excited by the prospect of having such a cheap shelter ,but all is not what it seems. So I thought a review might …

A month ago, I bought this amazing and fantastic book authored by Rissa Singson-Kawpeng, since I am into the verge of spinsterhood, I got inspired with the richness of the message of this book. This is a beautiful and inspiring self-developmental books for women whose age are entering a …

Eragon is a fantasy novel written by Christopher Paolini. At first, I was skeptical about how good the novel would be after I learned about it. The thing that threw me off was that the author was only 16 when he wrote it. For this reason, I almost did …

Skim, Scan, Scroll- A Quick Guide to Web Writing by Jyotsna Atre is good and valuable book for web writers and is published by Pustak mahal.
For the first time when I went through this book I found that it provided an indepth view on the various topics relating to …

A classic McBain story of the 87 Precinct police – a curious rigmarole of incidents and occurrences that were part of the policeman’s routine.
The city had been subjected to a rash of inane crimes – killing of graffiti killers and dumping of old people. To add to their problems, …

Voodoo River (by Robert Crais, published by Hyperion, 1995)
This is the first Robert Crais book I have read; it is quite a lot to take in with plenty of implausible goings-on and colorful characters that could only be possible in fiction.
A famed TV star had engaged private …

Pregnancy comes with lots of happiness, surprises and bunch of questions and confusions with what is right to do and what not. This book by Dr Laura is excellent guide and helps you through your entire course of Pregnancy. This book has many great features which makes this book …

Cream caramel is a manga that contains 3 different love stories. The first one gives the name to this manga. Is about a high school girl who decides to live by herself even if her parents are moving to stay with the boy she likes. However in the apartment …

The author of the book does not typify a police officer. Bacon tells about his ups and downs at the academy and on the beat. As I was reading the book I could not help but understand the personal struggles Bacon was having as a police officer
and how he …

I’m actually surprised that I had never read this book before today. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a smooth book to read. The storyline was emotionally difficult to read, as it felt like there was definitely no right answer and no way for the story to end …

I recently just finished the book, “Nights of Rain and Stars” by Maeve Binchy and it was my favourite book by her so far. The story takes place on a small island in Greece and involves 4 tourists each from different countries: England, the USA, Ireland and Germany. …

Superman is put on trial for treason. He’s given an attorney who does what he can to spin the story in Kal’s favor. The soldier with whom he’s being tried even tries to take the bullet for Kal, but Kal interjects saying that it was his decision …

There’s really not a whole lot to say about this comic. Mon-El flies around the world, teaming up with heroes and doing good deeds. None of it is ever really fleshed out, it’s like a 15 page montage.
That’s pretty much all there is in this comic. …

My comic reading has been beyond sporadic lately and I’m still trying to play catch up.
This issue kind of came off as filler to me. Not a whole lot happens. Thara recovers at Lois’ after her assault. She really looks like Supergirl and it …

Finally the last chapter of Nodame Cantabile! I had been really looking forward to it since the first volume, and I finally could read it.
In this volume Nodame returns to France, but she seems to be in some denial state where she still refuses to play piano seriously. Chiaki, …

My husband got this Atlas at the airport in Johannesburg for R 155. It was foreseen that after doing Namibia and South Africa in August, we would also do another toad trip in Dec. 2009. We are always travelling and even if there is a GPS in the …

There are not many books written purely on campus life, which too lives on a highly accredited technical institute like IIT. Five Point Someone does just that. That too in a very humorous attention catching way that I could not keep the book down once started. I completed reading …

In the 22th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Nodame keeps rehearsing for her concert with Stresemann, while nobody else knows about her whereabouts, what makes Chiaki really worried while looking for her. Once they perform, everyone gets really impressed at her playing, making her known all over in the internet. …

“That Costly Ride” by Guy de Maupassant is about a man who ends up being taken to the cleaners–financially wise–because of an accident.
First, the story introduces us to, Hector de Gribelin, who is a husband and father of two, and is going through financial hardship because of the decline …

“Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes is a story about a woman who takes a boy home with her after he tried to steal her purse.
First, the story begins with a woman walking down the street with her purse over her shoulder. Suddenly, a young boy tries to snatch …

“A Bad Business” by Anton Chekhov is about a graveyard watcher who stumbles upon a mysterious, old man.
First, the story begin when a graveyard watchman is working his shift when he hears someone in the dark. He calls outs for the person to come forth, and out appears an …

“A Baby Tramp” is about a boy who was sent away to be protected from both the strange occurrences in his childhood town, Blackburg, and from the curse that lay upon his family.
First, the story begins with a boy standing in the rain; only it’s not rain, but some …

“The Terror” by Guy de Maupassant is a story about a man who is getting married because he’s afraid to be alone.
First, the story begins with a man who talking about is upcoming nuptials to a woman he barely knows. The guy (nameless) has only met his future wife …