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The Mind Map Book - Tony & Barry Buzan
This book describes the concepts of mind maps; a tool that is supposed to revolutionize the way we live our lives. Mind Maps use knowledge about the way our brain works in order to efficiently utilize our brains and makes creative thinking and memorization, among other functions, easier ( Read more... ) -
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is the story of four very close friends who spend their first summer apart. They use an old pair of pants one of them has got as a way to try keeping their friendship intact during the summer ( Read more... ) -
Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a genius criminal mastermind who is only twelve years old. This book describes his first encounter with the fairies, and his ingenious plan to steal their gold. Sounds dull when put that way, but trust me; it is not ( Read more... ) -
Lord Edgware Dies - Agatha Christie (Translated)
I have not read an Agatha Christie novel for a long while; mainly because I have already read a lot of her stories. However, I had still some of her translated stories that I bought years ago and never read. I decided to try one of these ( Read more... ) -
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a novel set in time where books are banished, and reading them is a punishable crime. Similar to Orwell's 1984 in many ways, but not in anyway comparable to it in terms of quality, Fahrenheit 45 sets an interesting - albeit exaggerated - view of what this world could be turning into with all what has been going on in the past few ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
I guess I am probably the last among my friends to read the book, and I have some really good excuse for that - what with work and all. I do believe the book was work the wait, and is probably my favorite so far. The book had some surprises, and some predictable stuff, but it did a good job in grabbing my interest until the end.
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The Princess Diaries (2 - 6) - Meg Cabot
After reading the first Princess Diaries book, I decided I liked it enough to go on and reading the remaining books in the series (The ones already out, at any rate). So I did ( Read more... ) -
The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot
The Princess Diaries is a fascinating novel (series of novels, in fact), in which Mia Thermopolis tells us - in journal form - about her experience with being a princess ( Read more... ) -
Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
Catcher in the Rye is the story of a teenager, Holden Caulfield, who tells us about a few days of his life after he got expelled from school; it is a marvelous story with a unique style and an intriguing plot. I believe this is one of my favorite novels ( Read more... ) -
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time is a children's fantasy novel with a significant element of science fiction; its thoughtful ideas, intriguing plot and amusing conversation style make it enjoyable to read; yet, it often borders on being overdone ( Read more... )