What can I say about Twilight that hasn’t already been said? What you have never heard of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer? What planet have you been living in? Twilight is possibly one of the most popular vampire books ever written and that is because of the great love story that …

. How would you feel if you had to pretend you were a different race? Such is the issue with Birdy in Caucasia by Danzy Senna. She and her twin are split up and sent to live with the parent they looked like, when their parents divorced. Only …

He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan is a book that falls into the chick lit category. Only, don’t let that sway you from reading it, as it is at the very top of that category. The book is about Lucy, a PR rep who has to lose weight in …

Highly recommend as a great autumn/winter read, perfect for snuggling under the covers before a roaring fire in the dead of winter. It’ll heat you through and through
DArkwind I: Enigma is the first in a series of vampire erotic romances by author Kase J. Reed. It is available from Purple …

Over this past summer I read the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman. I found this book to be a great, easy read. The book takes place in the future after a war between Pro-Choice and Pro-Life had taken place. The result was horrific in my opinion. It resulted …

I love reading books, even in this digital era where we can find a vast amount of reading material online, I still prefer buying books and carrying them around with me wherever I go. Over the weekend, I have discovered a wonderful bookstore close to my house in …

Seeds of Evil (written by Carlton Smith and published by St Martin’s Paperback, 1997)
This is a true crime account which highlighted the reality of today’s young and wealthy – people to whom money comes with minimal or no effort. One wonders if the parents or guardians had …

The Dad Library is a children’s book by author Dennis Wheelhan. It includes black and white illustrations by Tim Archbold. It is published in the UK by Young Corgi, and was first published in 1997. The book is a 95 page long paperback, but has large text, so it …

The gorgeous georgians is a history book, written by English author Terry Deary, which aims to make historical fact interesting to children through the use of humour. Line drawings, complete with witty speech bubbles, are provided by Martin Brown . The book is part of the horrible histories series, …

Any reader has encountered a character like Ciaphas Cain at least once, as long as they have been able to read a good story flavored with humor at some point. Ciaphas Cain is a Commissar in the world of Warhammer 40,000 (WH40K), a fictional universe of the future …

As a project employee and former OFW, I am currently looking for some ways to be financially secure, now or in the future.
This book is written by Francisco J. Colayco, a financial advisor, Ph.D, and an entrepreneur.
This teaches you financial literacy in a simple, basic, no-nonsense discussion. It is …

This is an undemanding, hardback book by the highly surreal and brilliant artist and director, David Lynch. With a sub-heading of ‘Meditation, Consciousness & Creativity’ this book is not an autobiography but rather an explanation of Mr. Lynch’s creative processes. Even hard-core Lynch fans sometimes …

This classic from Stephen King seems as overlooked as the film it would later inspire. That’s a crying shame, because King does not only deliver us an interesting heroine with Dolores, but practices with an engaging style.
The book reads as a continuous narrative, as Dolores recounts her …

This is one of my favorite books. I absolutely love the book and the story line. It is the beginning to a wonderful series.
The main character is Bella, a girl Pheonix who is suppose to be ugly. She is very clumsy and gets hurt a lot. She …

Sacrificial Ground (written by Thomas H Cook and published by Warner Books, 1989)
This story has its hidden charms, though you have to get through the first few chapters to get into the essence of the story. Once past that, the mystery and suspense is certainly spell-binding.
Frank Clemons was …

This book is written by Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Vikram Seth. Although the book was written about 25 years ago when he was a student in Nanjing University it is still topical. This is a travelogue. The author described his experiences traveling by road through Sikiang, Tibet and Nepal before …

How to Simplify Your Life is a book written by Tiki Kustenmacher and Lothar J.Seiwert. This book is a great self help book for people who think they are easily exhausted by daily activities, have a messy relationship around you, have many burdens to carry or lost your way …

The Tipping Point is the second book already of Malcolm Gladwell. This self-help book is a very good read. I’ve always loved and admired the logic of Malcolm Gladwell. He has a way of explaining things that’s very easy to understand.
This book basically talks of a social phenomenon …

Fans of Haruki Murakami will be delighted to learn another side of him by reading this non-fiction book. As the title indicates, this book which Murakami calls his memoir talks a great deal about another of his passion in addition to writing novels, and that is, running. The book …

When comic readers try to justify their hobby (which if you think about it is patently ridiculous) and tell people that comics are literature, they will usually point to a handful of examples. The primary one is Watchmen, others will cite Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. …

The book Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand is a book about the life of the great racehorse Seabiscuit and the characters around him.
The story is based on the a racehorse back in the 1930’s named Seabiscuit, a thoroughbred racehorse that has failed to amount to anything. That changed when …

Lord Loss by Darren Shan is a great book. It is about a boy named Grubs. He is part of a magical family, but he never knew. There is also a family curse that he know nothing about, but some of the kids in the family turn into werewolves. …

Bonjour Tristesse was the first novel by Françoise Sagan (1935-2004), a writer who came from France, which was published when he was eighteen years old. Because of this novel, Sagan had skyrocketed as a leading figure in French literature. Lara told using first person perspective. The narrator was a …

Each is a phenomenal work that appears, always followed by a variety of responses. Whether it be a compliment, or otherwise provides a sharp critique. Before the book was published, The Secret, written by Rhonda Byrne stomping reason to think a lot of people. With full confidence, Rhonda demonstrate …

The Dragon Scroll is a detective story with a setting in Japan in the 11th century, when the Japanese government in the Heian period (794-1185). Japan is controlled directly from the capital of Heian Kyo (Kyoto) by an emperor with a complex bureaucracy. In this era, Japan was divided …

Ranger’s Apprentice is a novel series of children, filled with adventure. An epic fantasy that could evoke the imagination of each reader. The main character is Will, a brave young ranger. He often fought with the threat of a terrible monster, which had existed only in legend and myth. …

Compared with the first book, a murder told in this book more often and more sadistic. This sadistic killing spree, opened with the massacre Hildegard, a Anakonda cut into three parts. After that, a massacre in a brothel, which killed a pimp and three prostitutes, the method was …

The Book Stop is a used bookstore in Rockaway, NJ (Morris County) which sells mostly used paperbacks for half of the listed price. It has a good selection and most of the books (though not all) are in good condition. I enjoy going there to browse through the books …

I have always loved Ray Bradbury. His stories are so unique, and rich with symbolism that they make a person think. A Medicine for Melancholy is from the short story collection of the same name. It is one of Bradbury’s humorous stories.
The short story takes place in England …

Paperbackswap is a site where you can swap the books you’ve finished reading for books you want. There are, in fact, a few sites online where you can do this, but Paperbackswap is by far the best.
First off, it is the biggest. This means it has the largest selection …

Jennifer was born 25 years ago with down syndrome. Dire predictions of doctors with her, that she expected to be deaf, blind, and mentally retarded just before the age of two years. But Jennifer became one of the best graduates in high school and then go through her first …

What do you think about the feelings of a child who is between armed conflict? Suffer? That is something that must be felt by all people. But, for children can be more than that. Fear of death plus the separation of parents and family are two different sides. And …

In the theory of evolution who was created by Darwin, there is no place for God in the creation of human life on planet Earth. Life on planet Earth, created billions of years ago from the ancient single-celled bacteria to evolve by chance without the intervention of the creator. …

Born of a father who came from Kenya, August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, United States, 47 years later, Barack Obama became the center of attention in the world. November 4, 2008, citizens of African descent, won the presidential election in the United States. All welcomed the presence of Obama. …

Earlier this year, entrepreneurs from China has expanded on the continent of Africa. This business expansion continues despite the global economic crisis was going on. This expansion is the opposite of the actions of businessmen from Western countries that came out of Africa. The main reason of the expansion …

Problems of economic and political for a scientist is a field of knowledge and policies that have structural properties. Therefore, political economists and certainly has the academic background of the specialist thinking in terms of it. What happens, if the concept of political economy was initiated by a charismatic …

Little Woman is a classic novel written by Lousia May Alcott, the first time published in 1868. In this novel Alcott created four female figures who The most popular in United States literature until now. They are Meg, the eldest of four daughter of the March family, sixteen years …

Lilly lives often migrate. Her parents came from Europe. Lilly was born in Yugoslavia, moved to Ukraine, Corsica, Sicily, Al-Gharb and Spain. When starting a new best friend, Lilly’s life should be filled by foreigners. Lilly lives almost stopped when her parents died for no apparent reason. Lucky, there …

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a literary novel famous, now has become a novel classic. This novel was written by D.H. Lawrence who came from England and was first published in 1928. This novel became controversial, because description of sex between two people which different social strata so vulgar. That …

New Moon tells the life of Isabella Swan after abandoned by Edward Cullen. Day after day passed with depression and emptiness. Charlie almost sends Bella back to Phoenix because it did not bear to see her daughter like a zombie. Bella still continues to live and do the usual …

The Inheritance of Loss is a novel from the author who came from India, Kiran Desai. This novel is a parallel story set in post-colonial India and the United States. With the setting in the township Kalimpong in the Himalayas in the decade 80. The story is about some …

Disease Leukemia is the most bad news, if it happens to us. Moreover, if you have to imagine living life to count the days and through the days of suffocating. However, Sam McQueen who wrote the story in his book “Ways to Live forever, trying to overcome all the …

In The Professor and the Madman, Winchester tells how a famous dictionary, turns out a lot of contributions of a strange genius who inhabits the mental hospital at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in England. Biography and story of the friendship of two great figures behind the making of the …

In recent years, many books published guidelines or books that motivate how to success in life. However, in general, these books contain only practical guidelines that motivates a person to achieve success. However this does not apply to this book. The Traveler Gift tried to combine between fiction and …

Istanbul is a memoir of the Nobel winners literature in 2006 who came from Turkey, Orhan Pamuk. However, unlike other memoirs, who usually prefers stories the life of the author, in this memoir, Pamuk is not only a story about the history of life. By way of telling as …

“This Lullaby” is an amazing book. Its probably the most beautifully written book I’ve ever read. It tells the story of the love we all dream of, the love we all want. It tells the tail of the love that none of us think is possible, but somehow is.
The …

The Silmarillion , a book mostly written by J.R.R Tolkien and put together by his son does a great job of filling the gaps in the LOTR Mythology, it reaches the level of real myths and the attention to detail is incredible.
It’s a big book, and it contains very …

Most engrossing, vast, and unique. I could stop there but won’t.
I am an avid Science Fiction fan due in no small part to this single book. Written by Frank Herbert, adored by many, spawned movies, video games, and a new standard of the Science Fiction genre.
Frank’s writing …

The Center of Everything is a coming of age novel by Laura Moriarty.
I found the story, while simple and to be completely honest, not that unusual - a bright girl whose parents did not marry and whose father left before she was born - to still be very absorbing. …

The book “Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love” by Roy F. Baumeister and Sara R. Wotman helped me. It did not provide me with absolute relief from the pain that I have felt off and on over the past five years, but it has served to help …