Posted on November 13, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

In Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s bestselling novel, The Angel’s Game (translated from the Spanish by Lucia Graves, 2009), the mysterious publisher Andreas Corelli proposes a commission to the protagonist, David Martin. “I want you to create a religion for me,” he tells Martin. It seems a ludicrous mandate when seen from the labyrinth perspective of theology, [...]

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

I just finished watching a couple of movies – IN HER SHOES and THE NOTEBOOK. I loved these films so much that I actually have watched each of them like more than 5 times already but still they always remain on my top favorites (obviously), plus I’ve also read the books. In Her Shoes is [...]

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Nidha N

William Shakespeare is perhaps the most famous author in English. A dramatist who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth in the 16th Century England, he wrote his dramas primarily to be played in the stage at that time. Most of his dramas received widespread popularity and acceptance at that times, and his popularity has [...]

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sarah Drake

Let me just say right now that I am not really a fan of Twilight. I just do not like it, but I can understand the appeal to girls that do. But I am not here to bash on Twilight, no, I am here to extoll the things that the series did for [...]

Posted on October 07, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous fictional characters of the world. The invention of the author cum physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the character belongs to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain, first appearing in a short story “A Study in Scarlet” that appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887. Doyle [...]

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

“First Things First” is a famous self-help book written by Stephen Covey, A. Roger and Rebecca R. Merrill in 1994, intended as a sequel to Covey’s bestseller “The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.” The book offers a time management approach to help people align to “First Things” or important things that matter, and thereby [...]

Posted on September 04, 2009 by Stephen Lunn

Scarlet Thomas’ The End of Mr Y is a thought-provoking and challenging read. Following the story of young PHD student Ariel Manto, an expert in the works of mysterious Victorian writer Thomas Lumas, it keeps you guessing throughout and discusses some of the most deep spiritual and philosophical issues known in pop culture, all [...]

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

To Kill A Mockingbird is James Harper Lee’s only novel, and a fantastic work for which it received the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.
The novel deals with racial prejudice in the Soutehrn United States in the pre-Civil war times. The story is told through the eyes of Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout. The other major [...]

Posted on August 20, 2009 by victoria pichette

The collection of “What to Expect” books is both complete and amazing. There are three books in this collection. The first is, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”. This book has everything you need to know about pregnancy in it. It goes from month to month throughout a pregnancy and tells you things that may [...]

Posted on June 26, 2009 by william swafford

This was a very well writing book by Dean Koontz. He doesn’t let his fans down. If you are a dog lover and love suspense novels, than you will love this book.
Uses rescued Golden Retrievers as charcters in his book. He captures their personalities in everyone, but [...]