Albert Jack has made a name for himself writing books that provide the background to the stories, phrases, urban legends and even pub names that we are all so familiar with but never really know where they originate and I just love stuff like that and find it quite …

A Share in Death (written by Deborah Crombie and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1994)
This was Deborah Crombie’s first book in the Duncan Kincaid series. I found this story better than the later ones in which Kincaid and his assistant, Gemma James were creating unnecessary conflicts …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imbalance is a novel that I really had a lot of difficulty finishing. The reason this novel proved to be a forgettable and tiring read is because the story progressed at a snail’s pace and as the plot progressed ever so slowly, not …

This book is one of the many that were rushed out on the death of the great superstar, Michael Jackson. I already know quite a lot about the man and I did not really have any faith that there would be anything new in this book and I …

The vast majority of this issue is a slugfest between Ursa and Flamebird. Nightwing is down for the count and Flamebird kinda gets her clock cleaned. By kinda gets her clock cleaned, I mean she really gets her clock cleaned. It aint pretty.
Ursa proves …

The comic opens on Oa, where even the guardians take notice of the appearance of New Krytpon. They fear that they may have to send in a brigade of Green Lanterns but hold off for now.
We then see Kal adapting to his new life quite well. He proves …

This issue goes back and covers the origins of this incarnation of Nightwing and Flamebird. I’m not too familiar with the characters, I just know that they were guardians of Kandor. Here, Flamebird is shown to be a mystical entity, sort of like the Phoenix. There’s …

Dreamfever is the latest installment of Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. The series follows the story of a young woman from Georgia who spends most of her days lounging out by the pool, bartending and shopping. Then one day her older sister gets murder while studying in Dublin, Ireland …

Usually, I review books that my daughter brings home from the library. But, last night, she attended a book fair and bought the book Where’s My Mummy.
It’s actually not a bad book.
Basically, you have a baby mummy playing hide and seek with his mom. In the process, he ends …

Superwoman and Reactron face off. It seems like Superwoman’s endgame is to protect the woman, only it’s revealed that her goal is to kill her, so Superwoman grabs Reactron and blows up the apartment. Honestly, she can’t stay loyal to anybody.
Supergirl talks to her mother via a …

This episode has Mon-El stepping into the role of Metropolis’ protector.
Superman asks him to take over until he returns. He even goes so far as to construct a new watch for Jimmy to call Mon should he get into trouble. He also asks John Irons …

I have been a fan of Meg Cabot’s novels for quite some time now. I enjoyed every one of her teen and adult books, excluding The Princess Diaries which I never really liked. As soon as I heard about Airhead I had to buy it. The synopsis sounded intriguing …

He sounds so strong. So vibrant. So alive.
Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, wrote Patrick’s memoir in the summer of 2009. They also recorded it as an audio book which was completed just a few weeks before Patrick’s death on September 14, 2009.
When you listen …

Actor Patrick Swayze was largely known for his roles as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing and Sam Wheat in Ghost. However, his career spanned so many other roles, some with dynamic substance that let him flex his acting muscles. My favorites were Orry Main in the TV …

The book “Nada”, by Carmen Laforet, is a book that I had to read for one of my college classes. It was originally written in Spanish and then translated into English. It mainly focuses on life in Spain directly after the Spanish Civil War.
Overall I believe it was a …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream in some ways reminds me of an episode from the show’s fifth season: Darmok. Both the episode and novel have a loose set of similarities: Captain Picard and a captain from an alien ship are both transported to the surface …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chains of Command is a novel that is appealing in some ways, yet disappointing in many others. It is appealing, in part, because of the aliens that are created just for this story: they are a race of intelligent avian, or bird-like, creatures. …

Deathbed (written by William X Kienzle and published by First Ballantine, 1987)
This is a different sort of story; in fact it departs from the usual serious tone of the author’s other stories. Kienzle has injected humor and wit in this story, through a number of hilarious characters.
Sister Eileen …

I love the twilight series, and this is my favorite book. It has the most action and is the most interesting.
Well Edward is back after he left Bella in the last book. And Bella is closer to jacob. Well at least she was until Jacob screwed her over and …

Hatchet is an amazing book. I barely read and I could not put this book down. It is very interesting and will grab the attention of any reader.
It is about a boy named brian who is going to see his father. His parents got divorced so he goes back …

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (written by Lawrence Schiller and published by Harper Collins Publisher, 1998)
This is a very thick account of the murder of a six year old girl – it was a rather formidable task to wade through almost 700+ pages.
JonBenet Ramsey was a cute little girl who …

Being a software engineer working in a company developing an application in the C# language, it is very natural that I took an interest in the book “C# For Programmers Second Edition By Dietel”.
We have two copies of this book in our office. I think that this book is …

The other day, my daughter brought home a book from the school library (she brings home two a week) and told me it was one she has been wanting to check out for some time. I can only assume that’s because it was a book that was read in …

My daughter brought home another book from the library yesterday called Carl’s Masquerade. She was excited to read it at bedtime. But, after I took the time to read the book with her, we both managed to be very disappointed in it.
First of all, the book is nothing but …

In 1665, the people, especially Christians, hit by worries about the coming year, which is connected with the number of Satan. Embriaco Balthasar, a merchant of books, the descendants of Genoa, who came from Gibelet, long journey, almost around half of the world, to find a book of magical …

Chopra opened this novel, with scenes of King Suddhodana (Siddhartha’s father), who are fighting against the enemy. At the same time, Queen Maya, the empress of Suddhodana, through the woods Lumbini. She was pregnant with a baby and plans to give birth at home parents. Not yet reached the …

Recently, cases of violence arising from juvenile delinquency, from year to year, the show increased, disturbing the public. Teenagers are supposed to study hard, and prepare a special provision for the future of life in a brighter, trapped in the desire to achieve gratification, and do not produce significant …

The opening of this novel, a direct stab at the heart of the story. The death of Henry Townsend, a Negro who was born a slave, then freed by his father, then had the slaves to work on his farm. From there the story grew with many sub-plots. When …

The most often overlooked from a race issue, is the existence of racial conflict within itself. So far, the justification of race, in terms of blacks against whites, that is, blacks are always defeated by the white race in terms of any kind. However, with regard to that race …

Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai who lived in the late 16th century. Way of life full of battles. He lived at a time, which the landlords have to fight for land, and power. Usagi devoted himself to Lord Mifune. In a fierce battle, Usagi had to lose his master was …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Spartacus is a novel that I enjoyed for the most part. In some ways, it revisits themes from the following episodes of the series: “The Measure of a Man” and “The Offspring”. In this novel, the Enterprise answers a distress call and delivers …

The comic opens with Superman eavesdropping on radio broadcasts. While New Krypton is thousands of miles away, they are still nervous about a whole planet of people wielding the power of Superman without the moral compass. He leaves and flies to New Krypton.
He’s met by …

I spent a good chunk of this issue confused. I got the gist of it, but at the same time I was a bit lost.
Two new heroes emerge named Nightwing and Flamebird. Now, I know that they were two characters tied to Kandor, so it makes sense …

Jamila Gavin’s novel ‘The Wheel of Surya’ is a mind blowing book. It was the runner up for the 1993 Guardian Newspaper Children’s Fiction Award. A big part of the novel is set in a village in Punjab. One can get a beautiful glimpse of rural India with …

If such creatures, the body, a dog, a tree, a hint of red color, the devil and a horse could talk, and then communicate like humans in general. What will happen? All that became one of the many unique that we can see from the style of Orhan Pamuk …

Almost everyone wants to always look young and healthy, especially women. To get all of that, they did not hesitate to spend big enough. Starting from traditional treatments, chemical peeling to laser treatment and even surgery. In fact, the problem of aging is a natural process, which must be …

The problem that always arises from a socio-political system is too simple, so easy it is to someone in authority, to treat with very unfair for those who do not have access to the power. Problems that can be said a very good way to draw connections with the …

A compelling thriller story with a main story about a mysterious murder. With early indications are very minimal and subtle, the case was very complicated to uncover. Quite complicated to find the people, who have the motivation to kill Katie. Is ex-boyfriend? old enemy of his father? or people …

The Alchemist, through its parables and puzzling words of wisdom is very intelligent book suited for people who seeks something more of this life other than the usual worldly wisdom of fame, fortune, and riches. The boy Santiago was just a simple shephered boy who dreamed twice of …

The book Night by Elie Wiesel is an extraordinary book. It is amazing. It is very influential. It is very sad and emotional. But it is an amazing book. It is about the holocaust and is a true story about the author.
It starts off when the Elie is a …

Last few years, there are many books about the rise of China heavily written and published. The presence of China as a global power is seen with a sense of awe and anxiety. The atmosphere that appears, the communist country, will eventually shift the dominance of the U.S. as …

Two male siblings, the traditional and universal, not likely to be compact 100 percent. Franz and Kurt Wisner feel it. They’re a different age of two years, such as North and South Poles. The turning point occurred when Franz will marry. One week before the wedding, Annie, who became …

Alan Greenspan claimed to have contributed to the economic turmoil that occurred in the U.S. Policy makers in government, economic actors, economic analysts, and anyone, can learn from the strengths and mistakes, to Greenspan. From the book about Alan Greenspan, I became quite understand that the financial crisis in …

In the era of global competition is very tight, like now, everyone should be a genius, to be successful in all respects, including in business. Currently, the market has become so complex, more demanding consumers, and competition was so threatening. Proven strategies and genius like what do you think …

A massacre carried out by Lida Sadamu, leader of the clan Tohan, to all residents in Mino, a remote village, just because they are Hidden. Hidden is a community group, which adopts the religious, who believe in the existence of God, against murder and suicide. This is very different …

Japan seems to have never been shelled by the experts. Economic progress in a remarkable short time, which is achieved by the country, until now kept them reveals the key to success. Admiration for the management models from Japan, seems to encourage Bill Diffenderffer to write this book. Based …

This book reveals the secrets of success Farrah Gray, who’ve been in business since the age below 10 years. There are nine steps to reach the called Reallionaire. Gray, a black child, grew from a poor family with a single parent as a recipient of public assistance. At the …

Donald Trump is a symbol of the dream of the United States, an icon of success and inspiration for many people around the world. The fact that he managed to revive his business empire, then became a billionaire after drowning in debt 9 billion U.S. dollars, making the story …

The crisis in Gaza, to the attention of the world community. No other because the ongoing human tragedy is colossal. The protests occurred in many places, but the violence continued without stopping. Even an appeal for peace from the Vatican by Pope Benedict XXV does not give effect to …

Written a novel based on historical data, is not exactly a duplicate of history. However, when the literary history as the material is then processed with aesthetic achievement and a brilliant way of storytelling, the novel’s plot will build a new meaning. The way and style as it is …