College Textbooks 4.0

Since I am a college student and am required to read textbooks, I figured why not rate and review them? These reviews are taken from my past reviews as the semesters went by, so unfortunately some of them are a sentence long and aren't helpful at all. It's been too long since I'd read them to write a useful and decent review, but here are my textbooks read in Spring 2014:

1.  The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation by John R. Walker

This book was amazing. I'm not a Food and Beverage major, but it was required for my degree (Hotel Management). I was never bored once and I found the chapters were easy to read and understand. It was very organized and I think it's one of the few textbooks that can be considered good and worth reading. (5 Stars)

 

2. Servsafe Manager by National Restaurant Association

 

I had to read this for my Food Sanitation class. The textbook was really quick to read and was easy to understand and helpful. There's pictures to help apply to the words, and it wasn't entirely boring to read. If you have to read this book I recommend buying it and not renting it because there is a lot of writing and exercises ServSafe wants you to do. (5 Stars)   3. Beginning Guitar Book with CD by Eugene Shapiro I really liked this book. It's great for beginning guitarists and I was lucky enough to take the class with the author of the book. If you are picking up a guitar just to learn a few things, I would definitely recommend getting this book. It not only gives you chords and notes, but it tells you how to play those chords and notes. I can't tell you how many books I've looked at that just give you a picture of a chord and expect you to know what to do. This book gives you background information to teach you what you should know so you can understand how and why they work. The CD that comes along with it was great to listen to and play along with. Definitely get this book if you get the chance. (5 Stars)     4. Red Rock Reader by Todd Moffett   As far as English books go, this one was pretty great. Most of the essay's were fun to read, but a few of them made me bored out of my mind. The essay explanations are pretty easy to understand and made good outlines for my essays. (4 Stars)

College Textbooks 3.0

Since I am a college student and am required to read textbooks, I figured why not rate and review them? These reviews are taken from my past reviews as the semesters went by, so unfortunately some of them are a sentence long and aren't helpful at all. It's been too long since I'd read them to write a useful and decent review, but here are my textbooks read in Fall 2013:

1. Marine Biology by Peter Castro

	Really good book. I was never bored and learned a lot. (4 Stars)

 2. Industry Computer Applications for Hospitality and Tourism

 

No textbook.

 

3. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism by Philip Kotler

 

Enjoyable enough. It was a bit boring at times, but there's a lot of information that's helpful. (4 Stars)

College Textbooks 2.0

Since I am a college student and am required to read textbooks, I figured why not rate and review them? These reviews are taken from my past reviews as the semesters went by, so unfortunately some of them are a sentence long and aren't helpful at all. It's been too long since I'd read them to write a useful and decent review, but here are my textbooks read in Spring 2013:

1. Western Civilization Volume 1: To 1700 by Gavin Lewis

 

Too much information that I felt could be left out. Was a drag to read. (1 Star)

 

2. Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry by Stephen C. Barth

 

	I loved this book. It was enjoyable to read and I wasn't bored while reading it. It wasn't a burden to have to read like some other texts. (5 Stars) 3. Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry by Clayton Barrows   Not very interesting. (1 Star)

College Texbooks 1.0

Since I am a college student and am required to read textbooks, I figured why not rate and review them? These reviews are taken from my past reviews as the semesters went by, so unfortunately some of them are a sentence long and aren't helpful at all. It's been too long since I'd read them to write a useful and decent review, but here are my textbooks read in Fall 2012:

1. Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations by Thomas J.A. Jones

Very enjoyable book. I learnt a lot and had a good experience with it and the class. (4 Stars)

2. Tourism: Business of Travel & Goodes World Atlas by Pearson

I loved this book. It held my attention and it was filled with helpful information and maps. (5 Stars)

3. Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson

I absolutely HATED this book. It was so confusing and hard to read and didn't hold my attention at all. If you're a science major, I'm sure you would love this book, but if you're someone like me who is only taking the class to fulfill a science credit, it will most likely be mind draining. (1 Star)

The Women of Duck Commander by Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson, Missy Robertson, Jessica Robertson, and Lisa Robertson

This review is going to be a quick an easy one.

As a HUGE fan of Duck Dynasty I was really excited to read this book. I thought the idea of having all the women come together to write something was fantastic, but when I read the book it didn't quite reach my expectations. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book, but everything I was reading I had already read before and was disappointed to find that there wasn't anything new or exciting for me to read about. It's still a great book and one that I'd recommend, my only problem with it was that I already knew everything.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Back-Story: I read a great review on this book when it first came out, but I was kind of unsure if I wanted to read it or not. A while later I read a review on Lola and the Boy Next Door and read that book. After I read Lola and the Boy Next Door I decided to go ahead and give Anna and the French Kiss a chance.

Review: I cannot put into words how much I loved this book. It was funny it was sweet it was swoon-worthy it was amazing. I loved the writing and the characters. Stephanie Perkins has this quirkiness about her writing that I can’t help but love. The book is well paced and never boring and it’s easy to fall for the characters. What I liked the best about the book was that Étienne and Anna’s relationship started off as friends. They weren’t immediately after each other and it was a nice change of pace from other books. Another thing I liked was that Étienne wasn’t perfect. The main girl in a lot of books often meets a guy and he’s perfect. He has perfect hair and teeth and clothes, but in Anna and the French kiss Étienne is short with crooked teeth and he’s terrified of heights. I liked that he didn’t come off as a guy that every girl wants. It’s true that every girl wanted him, but he wasn’t displayed that way. He was average and normal and that’s what made him perfect. This book made me want to book a flight to France and go find me an Étienne, and I so wish I could.

Looks: I love the cover and how Anna and Étienne are shown. I just wish we could see Étienne’s face and I wish there was the blond band in Anna’s hair. I love the title a lot because it goes perfectly with the book.

Content: Some language but I can’t even hold it against it because this book is that good.

Likes: Everything. Anna. Étienne. The city. Étienne. The humor. Étienne.

Dislikes: Not a thing.

Overall: If you haven’t read this book you are deprived.

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

Back-Story: I’m a huge fan of Rick Riordan and have all his mythology books. I bought the Mark of Athena the day it came out, but I only started reading it a couple days ago. And boy, I am sad that I waited this long to read it!

Review: I cannot put into words how much I loved this book. This is by far the best book in the Heroes of Olympus series. The characters are great and I loved the Percy and Annabeth interactions. I liked the sort of rivalry between Percy and Jason too. Leo is one of my favorites and it was nice to read from his point of view. There’s a lot of action and romance and a little bit of a love triangle. The ending was shocking and I can’t wait for House of Hades to come out.

Looks: I love the cover because it shows Jason and Percy charging each other and it really shows the relationship between the two. I like how the owl is in the middle of it and I love the title of the book. It’s really fitting and goes along with the rest of the books.
Content: There’s a lot of action and romance. There’s also a lot of Rick Riordan’s humor.

Likes: I liked that there was a lot of character development and the book was action packed. I never wanted to put it down and it left me wanting more.

Dislikes: Jason annoyed me a little bit in this one and I hope he redeems himself in the next book. There was also a few typos which kind of bugged me, but there was only two or three so I’ll let it slide.

Overall: This book is amazing and if you haven’t read it yet then you need to do yourself a favor and read it. Now.