Books Reviews
The Natasha book
It is a fact that can not be disproved, that more than two million people in the world, involved in the global sex trade every year, as a buyer or seller, which is business continuity, managed by the power of a business or criminal groups, which continue to move …
Snow novel
Kerim Alakusoglu is a fictional character of Orhan Pamuk, and the stories were written in the novel is called Snow. Snow became one of the novel written by Pamuk, besides The White Castel, The Black Book, My Name is Red and The New Life, which he won the Nobel …
New Indigo bookstore in Milton
The New Indigo bookstore finally arrived in Milton! It was large and bright and I couldn’t wait to start shopping. It was quick and easy to find someone to help me use their touch-screen system, and equally efficient to find what I was looking to purchase. I was thrilled …
Pete Hautman’s “Invisible” novel
I look all over for amazing, suspenseful novels; to be frank, there are numerous books that will be a total snore. I know very well that I’m not the only person who has picked up a book that looks interesting, whether it be the …
The World Without Us book
Increasing age of the earth and full load. Human population increased rapidly, reaching and exploit the entire surface of the earth. Billions of human beings who must be fed, clothes, and the house, slowly but surely, there has been degradation of the earth and the other residents. Degradation is …
The Malice Box novel
As a big city that became one of the center of modern human civilization, the City of New York as the sugar that can attract ants to come. But the state turned out to not only attract people in general, but also triggered a series of
security threats from certain …
Three Cups of Tea book
Meaning of three cups of tea, made by Haji Ali Korphe, head of the village on Mount Korakoram, to Greg Mortenson, 51 years old. The man who came from Montana, United States, which has long been in the Himalayas. David Oliver Relin, author of the accompanying Mortenson, presenting …
The Mystery of 2012 book
Not enough to simply rely on multidisciplinary analysis to examine the phenomenon in 2012, which has long regarded as a point of massive change in the life of the earth and all its contents. It turned out that the approach from different angles are also considered worthy of thought …
The Sedona Method book
Many and varied answers given when people asked what he wanted to achieve in this life, ranging from the wish to have a house, luxury cars, the kids are smart, promising career, and others. All these answers if further attention, will lead to
one answer, happiness. Everyone wants to be …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives is a novel that I simply did not care very much for. The reason I do not like it that much is because not only are the characterizations poor, especially the way in which Picard, Data and Worf are portrayed, but …
The Road Less Travelled
The Road Less Travelled is a psychology book, or rather is psychotherapy, which consists of 4 chapters. In the first chapter, M Scott Peck as a writer, using the instruments of discipline as the primary tool to solve all the problems that occur, so to solve all the problems, …
Inside Drucker’s Brain
Life of Peter Drucker, in part, determined by events that are not intentional. However, for Drucker, coincidence does not mean anything to them, are not ready at their door, knock at the event. Does this book is a biography of Drucker? Of course not. Krames not write a biography …
Think and Grow Rich
The question that arises when we pay attention or read the history of life of people, who succeed in life and are rich in finance, what is the secret behind their success? This question is also the background of Napoleon Hill, when he wrote his book, Think and Grow …
The Old Man and the Sea
This novel is a famous novel written by Ernest Hemingway and entitled, The Old Man and the Sea. This novel has become one of the classic novel, which will continue to be read and interpreted, because the message is trying to convey, is a universal message that will not …
The Art of Racing in the Rain
In the literature we know the fable, the story that the characters of animals, but animals as a representation of human nature. This novel is unique, because a dog named Enzo became the narrator of the novel, except the last chapter. All events in this story, seen through the …
State of Fear
State of Fear is a science-fiction novel written by Michael Chrichton, review of the ecology of mind, to discuss the issue of global warming. Chrichton is a writer who combines excellent between fact and fiction, so integrated in the story. With a detailed logic, accompanied by a footnote that …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Fortune’s Light
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Fortune’s Light is a different type of Star Trek book. It is not so much a science fiction story and more of a detective and character story. The character story focuses on Commander Riker and his re-visit to a planet that he had …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Contamination
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Contamination offers up a story that involves mystery and murder. In this story, one of the Federation’s most respected and renowned scientists is found dead - murdered to be precise - in one of the Enterprise’s science labs. An investigation is then launched, …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q-in-Law
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q-in-Law is one of the few Star Trek: The Next Generation novels that feature the characters of Q and Lwaxana Troi - in the same novel, nonetheless. Both characters are associated with comedy on the television show, so it is no wonder that …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Boogeymen
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Boogeymen is a novel that centers more around Wesley Crusher than any other character, although quite thankfully, Wesley is portrayed as he was in very late season three and season four of the television show, so he is not obnoxiously written in this …
How It All Vegan cookbook
I enjoy eating meat, but I thought I would try a vegan cookbook to cut down grocery costs. This book is great! There are so many delicious recipes to try, and not all of them contain tofu. There are recipes for basics, like making tortialls, bread, pasta sauce, and …
Test Your IQ book
Test your IQ is a wonderful book written by Alfred W. Munzert. I bought the 4th edition of this book for a purpose of finding out my IQ level by taking the test provided in the book.
I was amazed with the content of this book because for so long …
The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett book
The Colour of Magic is the very first in the hugely successful Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. As such, it is the book that many new fans read first, which in some ways is a shame because it is by no means the best novel in …
The Sworldless Samurai book
Japan in the sixteenth century was a time of massacres and darkness. An era, in which the applicable law, the law of the sword. This novel was written by Kitami Masao, the label this the Swordless Samurai. This novel presented the Japanese in the 16th century, with Hideyoshi as …
The Spook’s Apprentice book
The Spook’s Apprentice is based on folklore of the British nation in the past. Novel written by Joseph Delaney, is the first series in the legend Wardstone, a highest point in the County that holds a mystery. Plot of this novel centers on a boy aged 13 years old, …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Exiles
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Exiles is a novel that could have offered an exceptionally entertaining read that also offered solutions to problems that have and continue to plague humanity to this day, but instead, the novel ultimately offers up nothing more than grand yet empty messages and …
Star Trek: The Next Generatrion - The Eyes of the Beholders
Star Trek: The Next Generatrion - The Eyes of the Beholders is a novel that I found to be lacking in some ways. In this novel, a number of Federation and Klingon vessels disappear, so the Enterprise D is sent to investigate. Upon arrival in the sector where the …
Happy are those who mourn book
Happy are Those Who Mourn (written by Andrew M Greeley and published by Jove Book, 1995)
This is a story of interesting contradictions – not what one would have expected from a Catholic priest or the church. I suppose they frowned upon affairs and treated human failings so …
The Lost Symbol Audiobook by Randomhouse
This was my first time to use an audiobook. In thinking it was a fresh change to use an audiobook for Dan Brown’s much awaited installation of the Robert Langdon novel series , I decided it might be an interesting experience instead of the usual things …
Chris Jericho - A Lion’s Tale Around The World In Spandex book
This is a great book, written by one of the greatest performers of all time in the wrestling industry, Chris Jericho.
The book starts off by telling us where Jericho grew up, what he used to do when he was a teenager, and how he got into wrestling in the …
The clue of the velvet mask book
I have read the book ‘clue of the velvet mask’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is somewhat interesting and is one among the Nancy Drew series. The story line is very good and the author has written it fairly well.
There is a gang known as velvet gang. …
A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson book
Bill Bryson’s humorous travel books have become extremely popular, and A Walk in the Woods fits very nicely into his body of work. It deals with Bryson’s attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail together with his friend (occasionally enemy!) Stephen Katz, who also featured in the earlier Bryson book …
Mystery at the ski jump book
I have read the book ‘mystery at the ski jump’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is quite a good book and is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book and is full of suspense. I liked it very much.
There are many interesting things in this …
The clue of the black keys book
I have read the book ‘The clue of the black keys’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is quite interesting to read. This is a good mystery. Nancy has shown great courage and tact in this mystery.
Nancy manages to find a …
The secret of the wooden lady book
I have read the book ‘The secret of the wooden lady’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is not so interesting. However, Nancy is quite daring in this book, just like she is in the other books. The first half of …
Positive Energy by Judith Orloff book
Judith Orloff’s “Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love” is a book that is close to my heart. This book helped me out of a bad time. I was depressed and feeling so alone. Anxiety and panic …
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova book
“The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova is perhaps the most well-written book that I have read in quite some time. This intelligent read is not for the feeble minded. Throughout this novel, the reader is transported back and forth through time in vivid adventures through Eastern Europe.
Kostova has …
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger book
I had watched the movie The Perfect Storm several years ago and, therefore, had some expectations for the book. Since the movie dealt exclusively with the adventures of the crew of the Andrea Gail swordfish boat before and during a terrible storm, I excepted the book to read …
Where Shadows Fall book
Where Shadows Fall was written by Judith Kelman and published by Berkeley Publishing in 1987.
It was supposed to be a tale of heartbreak and loss; somehow this story is unable to stir up any sympathy that one would usually feel for a mother who had lost her child .
Sarah …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doomsday World
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doomsday World is a novel that I did not like all that much. The reason that I did not enjoy reading it is because the novel seems fragmented to me. By that, I mean it does not flow well. In novels, it is …
Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez book
I’m not a voracious reader, but reading is an old hobby. Just to try something different, I bought a copy of this book entitled “Rainbow High” written by author Alex Sanchez. Author Alex Sanchez is a known author for gay-themed books and published under Simon Pulse. So …
Two for the Lions, by Lindsey Davis book
“Two for the Lions” is the tenth book in the Falco series of humorous detective novels by Lindsey Davis. These follow the adventures of Roman private eye Marcus Didius Falco, his usually unreliable family and the love of his life, senator’s daughter Helena Justina.
In “Two for the Lions”, Falco …
Corduroy, by Don Freedman book
“Corduroy” by Don Freedman was a total staple of my childhood. My copy was a slim dog-eared paperback that was well-loved. I must have had it read to me a million times (and finally read it myself a million times!). There is just something beautiful about …
The Screenwriter’s Workbook by Syd Field
This is a great no-nonsense how-to approach to screenwriting. Field’s other book, _Screenplay_, is a more broad approach to the general idea of screenwriting, and _The Screenwriter’s Workbook_ is for the person who is ready to write.
Every chapter addresses a specific next step in the screenwriting process and …
The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi book
The Time of My Life was an autobiography that was written by beloved actor, Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi. This book was published just months before the actors death in September of 2009. It was an emotional journey to read about his life as a dancer and …
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes book
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (written by Lawrence Block and published by Arbor House, 1990)
This book started with Matt Scudder’s description of his neighborhood pubs and eating places, his drinking cronies and acquaintances. At first it seemed dreary, but looking back, it was a nice way of introducing …
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
I am a huge fan of the Twilight series. New Moon to was the boring book of the four. But it was still an amazing book. It sets up every thing for all the events that take place in the third and fourth book.
In this book Bella is having …
Bentilee Library
Bentilee Library used to have its own building but it is now located within the new Bentilee Neighborhood Centre in Dawlish Drive. I started to take advantage of the facilities at this library when I lost my job last year and I lost my internet connection at home. …
Jura Books
Jura books is a well stocked and organized anarchist bookshop, library and community space. A lot more than just books.
I was not sure what to expect from an anarchist bookstore since the impression that I had of anarchism was simply that it is a point of view that does …
Jonah Hex 45 comic
This comic picks up where the last one left off. Hex is believed to be dead by his enemies and Bat Lash and Tallulah are held captive.
The comic opens with a quick introduction of El Diablo, who makes an appearance here. I know nothing of the character so …
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