Travel related books
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night is the tale of how Christopher John Francis Boone solved the mystery of the murder of his neighbour's pet dog. Christopher suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and sees the world in a very different way to the way most of us do. For Christopher the most co
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Bo Macreery, the author of the novel "Why We Don't Kill Spiders," is one of those rare writers who can pull a long forgotten period of history off a dusty book shelf and breathe fresh, new life into it; turning it into a rich and vibrant tale that resonates with the world we live in today. "Why W
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is a fantastically well conceived book by Robert M. Pirsig, author of the subsequent work "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals". In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance he presents a part-fiction part-fact account of a motorcycle journey through the back-ro
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Who are the new rich? Simply put, you and me if we take heed. Rarely does a business book make me laugh out loud. I have to give Timothy Ferriss credit for his unique business and personal twists. The 4 Hour Workweek is both refreshing and provocative. Fully embracing life both personally and pr
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The roots of the novel form appeared in the ancient times in India. Some authors such as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Ananda Math, 1882) paved the way for defining the national consciousness through their novels before the 20th century. Then, the form developed gradually. If we talk about the early
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A Long Way Down is the story of four people - Martin a former breakfast TV presenter who has fallen from grace; Maureen, a single mother struggling to cope with the drudgery of caring for a her disabled son; Jess, the 18 year-old daughter of a politician who is in despair at the break-up of a rela
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Company of Liars is a well written historical novel set at the time of the Great Plague in Europe, 1348. The disease has just reached the shores of England and the populace are starting to panic as it spreads across the country, sparing no-one. Although this is the background, the tale essentially
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The story of the Phantom of the Opera has intrigued readers and theatregoers for decades with its mysterious, yet romantic twists and turns. The Phantom story was first published in a novel by Gaston Leroux in 1909. He was a French writer that brought the "Phantom" to life in his novel titled, "Le
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To Love Mercy By Frank S. Joseph Mid-Atlantic Highlands Publishing (2006) Reviewed by Cyndy Zoch for Reader Views (4/06) “To Love Mercy” is an amazing story of race and religion set in late ‘40s Chicago. Mr. Joseph weaves a memorable tale of two young boys and what happens
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The Burning Land the new Book form Bernard Cornwell author of the Sharpe series of books is out on the 1st of October in the UK. His previous novel 'Azincourt' sold well entering the New York Times list at number 4, and stayed there for a number of weeks, Azincourt was reported to sell over 100,00
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