BOOK REVIEW

Book review is a popular tag because of the number of blogs that review books and the rise of so-called litblogs ("literary blogs").

A book review is an analysis of or commentary on a particular book or books or even a series of books. Book bloggers may review all genres or just specific ones, such as romance, science fiction or even graphic novels.

The popularity of book review also reflects changing times. The book review was long the almost exclusive province of weekly, biweekly or other periodic print publications. As book blogs increased, debate began about the value of book bloggers. Now, however, some standalone print book review sections are being downsized or shut down. The blogosphere may be the future for the book review.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “BOOK REVIEW”

• OMG Did I Die & Go To heaven? Just Read, Applied Value Investing, My Favorite Book of the Past 5 Years!! Listen To This Interview!

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 579
  Ladies and Gentleman, I have a confession, I might have read the best value investing book published in the past 5 years! The book is called Applied Value Investing By Joseph Calandro Jr. In the book Mr. Calandro applies the tenets of value investing via (real) case studies. Buffett, was once asked how he would ...
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• Book Review: "A Genius For Deception" by Nicholas Rankin

  
  Mad Minerva 2.0 — Authority: 484
  Heres a nice review of a new book from Oxford University Press! Im adding it to my ever-growing list of books to read, and I think you may want to do likewise. The subject: how the Brits used all kinds of creative deception to win WWI and WWII. Odysseus would be PROUD. I cant resist quoting from the review ...
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• Book Review: The Gathering Storm

  
  The Great Geek Manual — Authority: 438
  Book: The Gathering Storm ISBN-13: 978-0765302304 Author: Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan Series: Book 12 of The Wheel of Time Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Epic Fantasy Release: October 27, 2009 Length: 784 pages (Hardcover) Rating: A+ Verdict After years of waiting and worrying, ...
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• A Book Review: Just Food

  
  GARY PRESLEY — Authority: 117
  I had the good luck to be assigned James McWilliams Just Food for a review in this months Internet Review of Books. Its a superbly argued thesis advocating a thorough rethinking of how human beings approach the idea of food. If you cannot afford to buy a copy, I urge you to check the book out and read it when it ...
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• Dumb Money: Daniel Gross Is On The Money

  
  BASIL & SPICE--FINANCIAL WELL BEING — Authority: 130
  By Loyd Eskildson Recently I read a Newsweek column by Daniel Gross documenting that U.S. private employment today is less than in 2000, despite population having grown 9%. That bit of basic insight led me to read his Dumb Money about how the Ownership Society quickly degenerated into the Bailout ...
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• Recently Read

  
  RockyCat — Authority: 124
  Per usual, skip it if you wanna. 1. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Novel about one summer for a teenager in England in the thirties. Kind of old-fashioned (I think it was actually written in the thirties) and very good. 2. Going to Bend by Diane Hammond - Novel about life in a small Pacific Northwest ...
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• John Zieglers Review Of Going Rogue

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 607
  Though his famous interviews (or attempts to get them) sometimes go overboard to the point where they resemble publicity stunts, theres no denying that John Ziegler is one of Sarah Palins strongest defenders. One would expect his review of Going Rogue to be a very positive one, and one will not be surprised: ...
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• Counterfeit Gods

  
  My World — Authority: 139
  Just finished Tim Keller’s new book Counterfeit Gods:  The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters . I read this in prep for my talk on the Lord’s prayer. I know that it doesn’t have anything to do with the Lord’s prayer, but I believe the Lord’s prayer shows the idols ...
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• Book Review: My Life Outside the Ring

  
  SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News — Authority: 658
  My Life Outside the Ring , is the second autobiography by Hulk Hogan and as the title implies, it features the man behind the Hulk Hogan persona, Terry Boella . The legendary career and trademark personality of Hulk Hogan can be described to you by any Hulkamaniac, but the unscripted life of Terry Boella is much ...
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• Geek Love: “Can We Do That!?” Book Review

  
  Communication Steroids — Authority: 118
  Now that I’m 95% finished with Peter Shankman’s “Can We Do That!?” I can safely tell you it’s one of the most inspirational business-promotion books I’ve ever found. Peter, if you’re not familiar with him, is the founder of The Geek Factory PR Agency in New York City in the 90s. He’s since ...
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• Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich By David Bach

  
  Rich Credit Debt Loan — Authority: 537
  David Bach is well known for his books, Smart Women Finish Rich and Smart Couples Finish Rich and in this latest effort, he goes into more detail on the techniques he discussed in these books. While the title would make you think it’s yet another get rich quick scheme, it is precisely the opposite. In a way, ...
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• Book Review - The Last Day of My Life

  
  Dad of Divas — Authority: 134
  Recently I was asked to review a new book by Inside Edition Anchor Jim Moret. I have been impressed by the passion and integrity that Mr. Moret brings to his work in the past but to be honest I really did not know anything specifically about his life. Needless to say I was surprised at the very in depth look at ...
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• Book Review: "Thirsty" by Tracey Bateman

  
  Books, Movies, and Chinese Food — Authority: 479
  "Hello, Im Nina Parker.and Im an alcoholic." For Nina, even in recovery, the truth of the declaration has demolished her hopes and condemned her to return to the town she ran away from nearly two decades earlier-Abbey Hills, Missouri. But the place she once called home is no safe haven. A ritualistic-style murder. ...
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• Secrets and Lies by Rhonda McKnight

  
  APOOO — Authority: 134
  Staying True To Yourself To Find Love Faith and Jonah Morgan would be considered the ideal couple.  Jonah is a well-known pediatric cardiologist and Faith is a stay-at-home mom.  After 10 years of marriage, Faith has a feeling that something is terribly wrong.  Secrets and Lies by Rhonda McKnight take readers on ...
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• Book Review: Home Maintenance Books

  
  Sound Money Matters — Authority: 421
  A few months ago I checked out gardening books to settle on those that are best for my local area. Now it’s time to buy a home maintenance book to help solve those simple problems without having to call Dad, search the internet for a reliable solution, or call a handyman. I borrowed five potential books from the ...
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• Ten New Book Reviews

  
  Andy Naselli — Authority: 528
  The November 2009 issue of Themelios , which came out this morning, includes ten book reviews I contributed: 1. Review of Barry J. Beitzel, The New Moody Atlas of the Bible . Themelios 34 (2009): 367. [ Amazon ] 2. Review of Douglas Bond, The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin . Themelios 34 ...
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• A Parents Guide to Childrens Literature

  
  Goannatree — Authority: 426
  In writing a PhD on E.Nesbit, who is best known as a Childrens author, I am often asked my opinion about contemporary childrens literature, or what I would advise children of different ages should read, or whether I think this series or that series is good (you can imagine that many recent film releases have sparked a ...
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• Review - The Sweethearts Knitting Club by Lori Wilde

  
  A Bookworm Reads — Authority: 120
  The Sweethearts Knitting Club Avon, 400p, Isbn-006180889X " Throw a penny in the fountain of the Twilight town square, and youll be married to your first love . . . " For ten years, pretty Flynn MacGregor has been turning down the same solid, upright mans marriage proposal. Her friends at the Sweethearts ...
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• Crime Fiction Alphabet - G is for Gerritsen

  
  MYSTERIES in PARADISE — Authority: 520
  Im taking this opportunity to air two reviews of Tess Gerritsen books that I wrote some time ago and had posted elsewhere. See other posts in the Crime Fiction Alphabet for the letter G here . THE MEPHISTO CLUB Random House Australia, Oct 2006 When Dr. Peter Saul and his wife Amy took their young nephew ...
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• Michel Rouxs Sauces

  
  Kavey Eats — Authority: 115
  I love a good sauce. Even the most beautiful, flavoursome, delicious meat can be lifted by a good sauce. So Ive been keen to get my hands on Michel Rouxs Sauces.Michelin-starred Roux first wrote his compendium of savoury and sweet sauce recipes back in 1996. Quadrille have now published a new and revised edition of ...
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