Top 100 Reviews

  1. How Not to Look Old
    10 Years Younger 10 Pounds Lighter 10 Times Better Ladies... are you still wearing oversized blazers, shoulder pads, flannel shirts, or three-piece suits with vests? Does your lingerie drawer include granny undies or stockings with reinforced toes...
  2. The Edge Chronicles
    The Deepwoods, the Stone Gardens, the Edgewater River. Undertown and Sanctaphrax. Names on a map. Yet behind each name lie a thousand tales - tales that have been recorded in ancient scrolls, tales that have been passed down the generations by word...
  3. A Lifetime Of Secrets: A PostSecret Book
    What is your biggest secret? The one thing you don't want anyone to know? Thousands have written their secrets on postcards and sent them to Frank Warren. Published into books, and put on exhibit, these secrets serve as powerful proof that we are all...
  4. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
    Everyone has days when nothing goes right. Alexander is having one of the worst. This hilarious book will have you laughing your blues away. No need to run away to Australia. This book is a treasure for parents, teachers, and anyone who needs a laugh...
  5. Tao Te Ching - Classic from China
    Very inspiring. About leadership, living life and letting things be (that you can't control anyhow). This lens has quotes from the Tao Te Ching and information about Taoism. Taoism is one of the oldest still living religions in the world. It combine...
  6. Mystic Messenger
    I had the pleasure of meeting a true mystic last week. My daughter and I were part of a small group of 15-20 who met with Maudy Fowler and Gail Hunt Violette for an encounter with the spiritual beings in our lives. Maudy's work is described in the bo...
  7. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    She said it was a love story, but most people think of it as a great classic of Southern life. She never had another book published, yet this one, written early in life, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961--the highest honor for great literatu...
  8. The Mysterious Benedict Society
    The newspaper advertisement is addressed to "gifted children looking for special opportunities". Well, that certainly describes Reynie Muldoon! The 11-year-old orphan is one of four children to complete a series of challenging and creative tasks and...
  9. Inkheart
    In the story of Inkheart, there is a story within a story: Mo originally brought four of Inkheart's characters to life while reading aloud from a novel which is also called Inkheart - Basta, Capricorn, Dustfinger, and Dustfinger's pet marten, Gwin. D...
  10. A Child Called It
    All my emotions were stirred while reading this book, I absolutely could not put it down! Dave Pelzer (aka: It) accounts his life and how he suffered unbelievable abuse by those that should have loved him the most. How he survives and rises above is...
  11. Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Book Review
    It's here! It's here! Honestly, I could hardly wait for June 2nd, 2009, when Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book was to be released. I had requested it at the library but, as I guessed, I could not wait and I drove to Costco to buy a copy. Unfortunately,...
  12. If You Give A Cat A Cupcake Book Review
    If You Give A Cat A Cupcake is the 2008 If You Give A... series book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. If you loved the first book, called If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, you're going to love the zany adventures in If You Give...
  13. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
    This bright and colorful book uses rhythm and simple words in a way that will have your child excited by the book, participating in its reading, and perhaps even reciting its chant when the book is out of sight. This is a classic and a must-have for...
  14. Ten Year Journal
    The Ten Year Journal is a simple tool for daily journaling. You can write 5 lines every day in less than ten minutes. Take ten minutes a day and record your life. I know you are busy. We are all busy- maybe too busy. But give yourself this gift! And...
  15. "The Pact" by Jodi Picoult
    This was the second book I have read by Jodi Picoult, and I must say that she delivered! Picoult writes not only about the present day problems of Chris, but also of Chris and Emily's past. This book shows that you don't ever truly know anyone, inclu...
  16. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    This book has the ability to engage young children in reading, to get them excited, with beautiful albeit simple artwork. While teaching of sequencing, nutrition, and moderation, not to mention where butterflies come from, The Very Hungry Caterpillar...
  17. The Lost Symbol, The Sequel to Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code
    The Lost Symbol may easily become one of the most eagerly anticipated books of 2009. Random House is printing a record five million copies of the book. I am certain it will become one of the most gifted books because it is already on my list for my i...
  18. Coraline
    Coraline is a novella by the British author Neil Gaiman, which was first published in 2002. Coraline is a fantasy tale in which Coraline Jones, a smart, feisty and curious young girl, home from school for the summer holidays finds herself very bored...
  19. Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Zen Lectures From Shunryu Suzuki
    Zen Mind Beginners Mind fell in to my lap one rainy afternoon. It was the late fall of 2005 and nothing has been the same and nothing has been different since I read and reread it. Make no mistake this is not some quick self help book, though it sure...
  20. TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephenie Meyer
    Are you obsessed? Join the discussion!! If you haven't gotten hooked on this series yet, you will! This is quickly becoming a cult favorite in the genre. A passionate love story with a dark side, reminiscent of Tanith Lee's classic sci-fi title The...
  21. The Giver by Lois Lowry
    Lowry creates a perfect society...or so it seemed. In this future society everyone is happy. It is a society which has chosen to be ignorant of its past, blissfully ignorant. A society which has systematically chosen to give up individuality and free...
  22. Plan a Magic Tree House Party
    If your children are wild about the Magic Tree House books, why not plan a Magic Tree House party? You can let the children join in on Jack and Annie's adventures through time. Check out these ideas to get your planning started. Once your children g...
  23. The Wind in the Willows
    This classic tale about animals of the riverbank has delighted children and adults for 100 years with the adventures of Mr Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger. It is a lovely story with excitement but without being too frightening. It can open the door to...
  24. The Clear Word Bible
    Do you find the Bible hard to read with all those 'thees' and 'thous' and 'thys'? Then the Clear Word Bible is just for you. The Clear Word is not an official translation or version of the Bible--it is merely a study companion and a devotional. It's...
  25. Tuesdays With Morrie
    Have you ever felt like you're never gonna be the same again after reading a book? This book is more of a memoir of two people's lives on how they both learned from each other as a student and teacher. It is truly filled with wisdom and aphorisms tha...
  26. WOODSTOCK Peace Music & Memories
    Peace, Music & Memories by: Brad Littleproud, Joanne Hague There is no denying the fact that Woodstock 1969 changed the world. And there has been no shortage of books, newspaper and magazine articles and interviews about Woodstock 1969 but very, ver...
  27. Judy Moody
    The first day of third grade puts Judy Moody in a mad-face mood. She just knows everyone will come back from summer vacation with word T-shirts, like "Disney World" or "Jamestown: Home of Pocahontas." All Judy has is a plain old no-words T-shirt. She...
  28. Spud - John Van De Ruit
    When I started reading this book, I was in the bus on my way to work. By the time I reached page 10 I was laughing so hard, I was getting nasty stares from the lady sitting next to me. The book is about a young boy from an average background who get...
  29. Eat This Not That
    You really can eat whatever you want, whenever you want, and still lose those extra pounds that you have been struggling with, without really dieting! Eat This Not That:Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!! by D...
  30. Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult
    Before reading Nineteen Minutes, I had read four books by Jodi Picoult, my favorite being My Sister's Keeper. Now, I have a new favorite. As in most of her books, Picoult takes a contreversial issue and shows you all side of the equation. But this ti...
  31. The Butterfly Alphabet Book
    The Butterfly Alphabet Book is and interesting and intriguing way to teach your child the alphabet. From the captivating artwork (by Mark Astrella) to the informative presentation (by Cassie and Pallotta), this book has interactive learning written a...
  32. Maximum Ride Book 5
    The Maximum Ride series was written by James Patterson, best selling author of hundreds of other books. Maximum Ride follows the story of Max and her "flock": a group of kids that escaped years ago from a science lab that experimented on them since b...
  33. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
    In "The Lovely Bones", author Alice Sebold takes a shocking and upsetting theme -the rape and murder of a child, and from this dark background weaves a poignant, thought provoking and uplifting tale of enduring love, acceptance and redemption. Based...
  34. John Maxwell Books
    I have been a fan of John Maxwell books for quite a few years. There isn't another author comparable to him, well except maybe Seth Godin. John Maxwell books on leadership are definitely some of the best there are. They are must-reads that should be...
  35. The Three Pillars Of Zen
    In 1953 an American business man goes to Japan to find out what Zen is all about. if you think that premise sounds like it might have been ripped from a dime store detective novel your partly right. Philip Kapleau takes us on a journey into Zen usin...
  36. 1000 Places to See Before You Die
    This is a travel bible of the coolest places to visit in the world. It took Patricia Schultz eight years to research and write 1000 Places to See Before You Die. My hubby and I had actually watched travelogues of this travel guide book on the Travel...
  37. Creative Evolution by Amit Goswami PhD
    Inspiring integration of the latest in physics with a spiritual perspective. Convincing in the point that since consciousness is part of the universe now (in us), consciousness must have played a part in creating it and guiding evolution at crucial p...
  38. If You Give A Pig A Pancake Book Review
    If You Give A Pig A Pancake is the 1998 If You Give A... series book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. If you loved the first book, called If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, you're going to love the antics of the cute little femal...
  39. Where The Sidewalk Ends
    I love this book. It is the sort of book that an adult and a child can enjoy. The quirky word choice, and subject matter, is perfect. The illustrations are so simple, yet they hold so much personality, and often add to the poem's tone and content. Th...
  40. Wreck This Journal
    I came across this book by accident while searching for a Christmas gift and being the mother of two free-spirited, exuberant girls, I immediately loved it. "Wreck This Journal" is not your ordinary journal at all. In fact, the pages prompt you to do...
  41. A Thousand Splendid Suns
    Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is a story of two women and their lifes in Afghanistan over the past 40 years. Mariam was born an illegal child and was forced to marry Rasheed, an abusive husband at age 15. Rasheed is...
  42. Where The Wild Things Are
    One evening Max creates mischief "of one kind and another" and his mother sends him to his room without supper. That night his imagination grows a forest in his room where he discovers the land Where the Wild Things Are. Together Max and the Wild Th...
  43. Goodnight Moon :: A Bedtime Favorite
    This book is one that every child must have. It's simple and accessible story is great for any child. Here I am in this room, these are the things around me, I am comfortable and safe here, and it is time for bed. This is the type of story kids want...
  44. Stardust - A Novel By Neil Gaiman
    Award winning British author, Neil Gaiman wrote the novel, "Stardust" and in it he weaves a sparking, magical tale that will enchant and enthrall anyone who loves a good tale, well told. If you love stories or films such as "The Princess Bride", "Le...
  45. The BEAUTY & THE BEAST (A NaNoWriMo Entry For 2008)
    This is my lens devoted to the most beautiful love story ever written: The Beauty and The Beast. Here you will find an overview of the story, and info about the many versions that have come out over the years. This lens will also act as my brainsto...
  46. Last Child In The Woods
    People need nature - really need nature, not merely enjoy nature or benefit from nature. Children need experiences with nature just as they need sleep or healthy food. Why? Richard Louv spends much of his book Last Child in the Woods explaining exact...
  47. The Holy Bible
    Whether or not you believe the Holy Bible is the word of God, you can't deny that it has shaped our society.  Over the last two thousand years, billions of people have found inspiration and solace within its pages.  Others have selectively...
  48. David James Duncan
    David James Duncan is the author of the novels The River Why and The Brothers K and several works of nonfiction. His work has won a Lannan Fellowship, the 2001 Western States Book Award for Nonfiction, a National Book Award nomination, three PNBA Awa...
  49. Eclipse
    Awesome, it's all I can say about Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. Ok, maybe not the best book I have ever read, but it was a definitely a page-turner. I love Twilight and New Moon (didn't think much for Breaking Dawn, anyways...) but Eclipse is my favori...
  50. The Occult Roots Of Nazism
    THE book about one of the most controversial topics in occult history: the relationship between Nazism and occultism.
  51. Blavatsky Collected Writings and Books
    The best series of occult and spiritual literature ever. This lens contains links to all Blavatsky's books and articles. Read The Secret Doctrine, Isis Unveiled, The Voice of the Silence, the Key to Theosophy - and her fascinating articles.
  52. Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
    Great book if you want to go to India yourself - especially if you're interested in India as the home of spirituality. I read the book in one go: couldn't put it down. It's interesting as a story of personal and spiritual growth and as a catalog of...
  53. Sepron The Sea Serpent
    Sepron The Sea Serpent is the second book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series where we find Tom and Elenna assisted by the horse Storm and wolf Silver struggling to free the enchanted sea serpent Sepron. Sepron is wreaking havoc in their kingdom thank...
  54. The Elf on the Shelf
    Our grandchildren have totally enjoyed the Elf on the Shelf this year. They named their elf Gerald. It's been fun to hear the children, ages 5 and 6, talk about where they found Gerald each day. Our six year old introduced me to Gerald and warned me...
  55. How To Retire Happy, Wild, And Free
    This is a truly upbeat book about retirement by the author of the international best-seller The Joy of Not Working! Ernie Zelinski, who semi-retired at age 30 and had a net worth of minus $30,000, says that you are never too young to retire, which I...
  56. Ferno The Fire Dragon
    Ferno The Fire Dragon is the first book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series. While you can read the books out of order and easily follow the story it is best to start out with the quest to free Ferno The Fire Dragon as this story introduces us to the...
  57. Book Review: World War Z
    It is an excellent fictional story of the after-effects of a "zombie apocalypse". This is a book review of Max Brook's World War Z.
  58. FaeFever
    Faefever is the third book in Karen Marie Moning's Fever series. In Darkfever MacKayla Lane is pulled from a world isolated from the harsh realities of life. Her sister died a brutal death in a foreign city 4,000 miles from home. Dublin's Garda calle...
  59. Raymon Grace: The Future is Yours - Do Something About It!
    The Future is Yours - Do Something About It! is the title of a book by Raymon Grace, an energy dowser. He combines dowsing with years of spiritual training to clear negative energies and create positive ones, bringing health and well-being into the l...
  60. Where The Red Fern Grows- A Classic Read Aloud
    Wilson Rawls paints an incredible picture of a young boy, Billy, who overcomes tremendous adversity and poverty to own the greatest gift he could imagine, two hunting hounds. Wilson Rawls was home schooled on the family farm. He didn't care much abo...
  61. Judi Barrett
    Judi Barrett is the author of many well-loved books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Things That Are Most in the World. She teaches art to kindergarten...
  62. Zen Flesh,Zen Bones
    Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is one of those books that might best be read for the first time as a child would listen to a parent reading her a fairy tale. Hearing each word as if for the first time and letting the words paint a narrative that is both amazin...
  63. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
    It unites science and religion in a unique synthesis. Changed my life and my world view completely. Contains many of the themes of the modern New Age movement like: karmic evolution, Atlantis, parapsychology, Unity of All Life/everything, unity of al...
  64. Hinds Feet On High Places
    My mom bought me this book to read right after I was diagnosed with cancer. Because I had several other books in my "stack", I did not get the chance to read it until I was about halfway through my chemotherapy. I'll have to chalk the timing up to Di...
  65. Bitter Tide, A History-Mystery by Ann Stamos
    History wrapped in a mystery novel makes Bitter Tide a real two-for. What I love about this book is its roiling mix of a good whodunit and genuine history as it was made by the thousands of immigrants early in the 20th Century. Immigration is a hot-...
  66. Consciousness: an Introduction, by Susan Blackmore
    Fascinating. I bought this book because I first heard of this author as a former parapsychologist. It's always good to read books by those whom you disagree with - but know what they are talking about. Reading it, I find she really does know what she...
  67. The Road (Book) by Cormac McCarthy
    The first time I saw this book I was a bit intrigued. Not because the cover were made of plain black. I'm actually eager to know what's the relevance of the title as "The Road"... Some would say it is depressing. Sure it is! As I came to read a very...
  68. Murdered By Mumia
    More than twenty cities around the world, including Paris, Montreal, and Palermo, have bestowed honorary citizen status upon him. In 2006, a newly-paved road in Saint Denis, France was named in his honor. The city of Oakland, California closed its sc...
  69. Cypher The Mountain Giant
    Remember children learn more Cypher The Mountain Giant is the third book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series where we find Tom and Elenna assisted by the horse Storm and wolf Silver venturing into the mountains to free the giant from an enchantment t...
  70. Sandman
    'Preludes and nocturnes' is a paperback collection of the first numbers of Sandman graphic novels (from number 1 to number 8). Thus begin the story of the lord of dreams. Morpheus also know as 'dreams' is one of the antropomorphic "avatar' of 7 prin...
  71. The Swiss Family Robinson
    I just read this book to my 8-year-old son Noah. He loved it so much he stayed up late and finished the last two chapters on his own. Now he wants to be shipwrecked on an island...
  72. Robin Cook's Coma (1977)
    The story line is about patients who check into Boston Memorial Hospital for routine operations and not checking out. Instead they are hanging in a room, in a coma like state. Never to wake up again. Coma takes place in the mid 1970's. Dr. Susan Whe...
  73. Temple Of The Winds by Terry Goodkind
    This is the fourth book in the Sword of Truth series by author Terry Goodkind. Following Blood of the Fold, the third book in the series, Temple of the Winds continues the story of Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, Zedd, and others, as wells as introducin...
  74. Eat Pray Love
    This book is about one woman's life experience and her courage to change her life. At a time in her life when she has finally achieved everything anyone could ever want both personally and professionally, she finds herself feeling that deep down she...
  75. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
    The Sorcerer's Stone is the first novel in J.K. Rowling's Internationally best-selling Harry Potter Series. Telling the story of Harry's First Year in Hogwarts, The Sorcerer's Stone is where you first get introduced to Harry, Hermione, Ron and the Re...
  76. Like Water For Chocolate
    Tita and Pedro are in love but will they ever be together? Over Mama Elena's dead body! Tita, brought up in the kitchen, finds the only outlet for her passion is in cooking. Those who eat her food feel an intense version of the emotion she had when...
  77. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
    The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow. Have you wondered why people follow certain people? Why people might want to follow a leader such as Seth Godin? What are the qualities that define a leader?...
  78. Pride and Prejudice
    Pride and Prejudice is a story about society and the relationships of family. It focuses mainly on the Bennet's, specifically the two eldest daughters; Elizabeth (Lizzy) and Jane. Societal law demands upon the death of the supporting male, all funds...
  79. The Good Luck Book
    Good Luck is an easy-to read beautiful fable, in the times of King Arthur and Merlin the Magician. A story of two knights seeking to find a magic four-leaf clover in an enchanted forest, and the obstacles or opportunities about making their own luck....
  80. The Outsiders
    The Outsiders is a book written by a teenager about teenagers.  The story is told through the eyes of a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks with his two brothers Darrell and Sodapop. The story takes p...
  81. The Last Lecture Review
    A truly pleasant read. Although we were presented with the facts, I somehow wanted to believe the ending would result in him saying he was cured. It made me smile, it brought me to tears, but more importantly, forced me to appreciate every day that c...
  82. The Secret Order Of The Gumm Street Girls
    Welcome to Gumm Street in the town of Sherbet. A quiet street in a perfect little town where three little girls live. You'd expect they'd be best of friends, but ... no. These little girls greatly dislike each other and that doesn't seem likely to ch...
  83. Tartok The Ice Beast
    The Beast Quest stories by Adam Blade have all the standard fairy tale adventure story elements -- an evil wizard, a beleaguered kingdom in need of a champion, and a young hero plus magic, friendship, and bravery. It is an engaging story with charac...
  84. Testimony Of An Irish Slave Girl
    Just when you thought you had a reasonably good grasp of history, someone takes on the voice of a past that has been silent for so long. McCafferty's well researched novel, teaches more than most novels do - facts, emotions, and wisdom.  This is...
  85. The Prose Edda
    Snorri Sturluson wrote the Prose Edda as a guide for Icelandic poets so they would not lose knowledge of the styles and stories told in traditional poetry. His book has become one of the greatest works (along with the Poetic Edda) letting us view the...
  86. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
    In Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen combines elements of comedy, psychological novel, romance, and insight into her society in order to create the cleverest book of all times. Five Bennet sisters lead their uneventful life in Hertfordshire until thei...
  87. The Tales of Beedle The Bard Book Review
    The Tales of Beedle The Bard is a small book comprised of five wizarding fairy tales written by J.K. Rowling the net proceeds of which will benefit the Children's High Level Group. The first seven books of this title were handcrafted and sold for mil...
  88. How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell
    When I saw today that one of my favorite authors, John C. Maxwell, had a new book out that I hadn't read yet, I had to snatch it up right away. I became a John Maxwell fan after reading his book, Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful Peopl...
  89. Radical Amazement
    Judy Cannato is a kindred spirit. This book makes connections between new scientific understanding and contemplative spirituality, two subjects that I am very interested in. The clever sub-title is "Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes, Supernovas,...
  90. Dealing With Death - Is This Normal?
    I just lost my husband about 8 months ago and I was lost and alone. I was looking for any kind of help I could find to get through my pain. I found this book and felt like I had 2 people right there with me the whole time holding my hand and comfort...
  91. Love and Respect can Save a Marriage
    The Bible contains a hidden secret gem in Ephesians 5:33. More often than not, a study of the subject of marriage (particularly in Ephesians 5) results in discussion of feminine submission and the importance of a woman's submission to her husband. Th...
  92. Dressing Nifty After Fifty
    Dressing Nifty After Fifty, the definitive guide to a simple, stylish wardrobe by Corinne Richardson. Women over 50 lead busy lives. They have neither the time nor the patience to fuss with their wardrobes. In addition to their everyday activities,...
  93. Angels in the ER - Inspiring True Stories from Emergency Room Doctor
    Robert Lesslie, MD has written a captivating book about his experience in the Emergency Room, the patients, the staff and the life lessons he has learned there! His stories will make you laugh a little, weep a little, and keep turning pages until you...
  94. In Defense Of Food
    In In Defense of Food the author, Michael Pollan, expands on something most of us already know but might have forgotten. We should be eating real food. His simple seven word diet is a mantra each and every one of us should be repeating many times dai...
  95. A Good Read - NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child
    In this 12th Lee Child novel, Nothing to Lose, Jack Reacher was in the middle of a journey from extreme NE Maine to extreme SW California when he stopped in Hope, Colorado. He was making a diagonal journey. In the beginning, I was loving it. By the...
  96. Detective Inspector Jack Frost of Denton CID
    Detective Inspector Jack Frost is a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble. The enemy of bureaucracy and paperwork, all he cares about is catching criminals, putting them behind bars, and his next meal. He's seldom far from curry and a good cu...
  97. Epos The Winged Flame
    In this conclusion to the Beast Quest series by Adam Blade, Tom and Elenna must face one of their greatest challenges yet. Tom learns some important truths about his father as well -- perhaps some truth he would rather not learn. And they learn that...
  98. The Agility Advantage
    If you need to keep your agility dog in shape, this is the book for you! Each short chapter of the book stands alone and provides a wealth of information on topics ranging from how dogs are built, how dogs move, how to feed and exercise, help them m...
  99. Out Of The Dust
    This great book, by Karen Hesse, is the story of how a girl overcame extremely difficult adversities during the dust bowl. It is quick read, as it is in free verse poetry, but for so few words, it can truly paint a mental picture. Out of The Dust was...
  100. BORN STANDING UP by Steve Martin
    Can you imagine Steve Martin being called a wallflower? Me neither. But that's the exact word he uses when describing himself in Born Standing Up. The book is well written and he does a good job taking us through his life. I particularly like the wa...