Friday, June 15, 2007

Vicki Hendricks and some Large Print

Noir Mystery

Miami Purity by Vicki Hendricks. I have not read this yet,but Bill Crider gave Hendricks' books high marks. A noir book with sex, violence, and crazy people in Miami.

Large Print

The Navigator by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos. A NUMA FILES novel with character Kurt Austen.AUstin hunts for a stolen Phoenician statue.

Invisible Prey by John Sadnford. Lucas Davenport suspects two seemingly unrelated murders of rich, elderly women are connected.

Heart of Texas, Vol. 1 by Debbie Macomber. Two short novels by Macomber: Lonesome Cowboy and Texas Two-Step.

Spare Change by Robert B. Parker. Sunny Randall is asked by her retired cop father to assist when a mass murderer her father hunted thirty years reappears.

NonFiction

NonFiction

Lung Cancer by by Experts at the American Cancer Society. Non-small cell and small cell cancers. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment, etc.

Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills by Mark Spicer. Author Mark Spicer was a British Army sniper and sniper instructor, served as an expert witness for the prosecution in the D.C. Sniper trial, and does training for McMillan rifles. Covers optics, tactics, training, countermarksmanship, etc.


52 Weekend Makeovers: easy projets to transform your home inside and out by Taunton Press, Inc. Closet makeover, overhead shelves, tile floor, sink and faucet upgrades, painted cabinets, etc.

Fitted Knits: 25 designs for the fashionable knitter by Stefanie Japel.

101 Ways to Workout with Weights by Cindy Whitmarsh. Multiple exercise to perform with handweights and dumbells.

Spanish

Los 1000 Primeros Dias de Tu Bebe by Italo Farnetani.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Large Print and The Dollyrots

CD

Because I'm Awesome by The Dollyrots. The Dollyrots get regular airplay on Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show (available online, too). They are a garage/punk band with a sense of humour and lots of energy. The title track is good, as is My Best Friend's Hot.

Large Print


Withering Heights by Dorothy Cannell. From the book jacket, "The formerly plump girl turned Thin Woman may now be happily married and a mother, but Ellie haskell hasn't lost her wit, her weakness for Gothic romance, or her knack for solving crimes."

McKettrick's Pride by Linda Lael Miller. Ranching widower Rance rustles a roving, and randy, retailer for readers.

Simply Magic by Mary Balogh. A regency romance.

An Unexpected Family by Joan Medlicott. Kathleen Simmons comes to the Covington house and announces she is the illegitimate daughter of Amelia's late husband. In reaction to her husband's betrayal Amelia rejects Kathleen and her 7 year old daughter. But 7 year old Clarisse is the spitting image of Amelia's dead daughter.