Posted on January 14, 2010 by Johanna De Rosa

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
By David D. Burns, M.D.
Harper-Collins, 1980
Often quoted and recommended, this self-help guide for depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and similar problems is easily the best I have ever read. That’s quite an achievement, coming from a greedy devourer of the self-help genre. The treatment avenue it introduces is cognitive therapy, [...]

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Kimberly Coghlan

Many of you, like myself, may frequent superstores for one stop shopping. I, personally, often shop at Wal-Mart. So I was perusing the store, I glided through the book section. Though it is a small selection, the shelves highlight the best sellers.
I was amazed at the many vampire books that are not only available [...]

Posted on January 05, 2010 by Kimberly Coghlan

In lieu of the 3rd book in Koontz’ Frankenstein series, I’m re-reading books 1 and 2, which were published in 2005. I started with Book 1: Prodigal Son, and I finished it for the second time last night. Since I waited for the 3rd book for nearly 5 years, I forgot how mesmerized I had [...]

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

Numbered Account is Christopher Reich’s first novel. The novel belongs to the genre of financial thriller, where the plot is centered upon and the suspense has more to do with the banks and other aspects of the modern day banking system.
The plot centers around three characters. A Middle East man who uses drug money to [...]

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

Fatherland, authored by Robert Harris is set in a fictional world where the Nazis have won the World War II and managed to capture Russia upto the Urals, and bring Western Europe under its hegemony. A Cold War exists between United States and Germany.
Xavier March, a member of the Kripo, the lowest ranking SS service [...]

Posted on November 27, 2009 by patti carroll

The jungle of Sumatra in Indonesia is the primary setting for this story. It is where Dr. Jonathan Rhodes has set up his makeshift research facility to conduct studies on the medicinal plants in that area. It is his hope that he can convince an over-consuming planet the benefits of maintaining the fragile eco-systems with [...]

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Nidha N

The Sands of Sakkara is Glenn Meade’s bestselling historic thriller, and one of the best novels ever written. The story is set in the sands of Egypt, where the two protagonists, Jack Halder and Harry Weaver are involved in an archaeological dig along with the extremely beautiful Rachel Stern. The duo fall in love with [...]

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 November 11, 2009 by Jaimie Mancham-Case

Travel books can make a lot of money if you know who you are targeting. In this economy many people want to take a vacation but don’t want to spend a lot of money. Therefore people would be extremely interested in vacations that are all inclusive.
A good travel book may include information on ‘All inclusive [...]

Posted on November 04, 2009 by Kathryn McWhirt

The book its self was filled with numerous wonderful stories, but it also had some stories that made you think, “Ok I’d rather be hitting my head against the wall than finnish this rubbish.” Alas to be unbiased I read through like a champ. Too bad they don’t give out awards for Literary [...]