Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Triple Crais, MJ, That Gal from Juno, Gagnon Returns?

DVD

Whip It starring Ellen Page, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig. Girl joins a roller derby team.

Michael Jackson's This Is It. DVD of the movie of the concert practice.

Whiteout starring Kate Beckinsal and a Glock 19. A U.S. Marshal is sent to Antarctica to investigate a murder. Since when does the Marshals Service investigate murder?

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell starring [people you never heard of] and Traci Lords. Scuzzy dudes have a night on the town. I tried reading the book of this and realized it was just one repeating story of drunken foolishness.

Yoga for the Rest of Us: heart healthy yoga with Peggy Cappy. The cover photo of Cappy is odd. I cannot tell if she is winking at the camera, had a stroke, squinting at the light, or what.

The Girl from Monaco starring [French People]. Neurotic attorney goes to Monaco to defend a crook. A "beautiful she-devil" makes him a wreck. Comedy.

Adult Fiction

The Gatekeeper by Michelle Gagnon. FBI Special Agent Kelly Jones investigates the murder of a Senator that may be related to the terrorist kidnapping of a sixteen-year-old girl. Last time I bought a Gagnon book she posted some comment here.

The First Rule by Robert Crais. The mysterious Joe Pike returns as the lead character. One of Pike's former mercenary colleagues and the man's family are murdered in a home invasion. The cops think the dead man must have been a crook. Pike sets out to clear the dead man's name and kill those responsible.

Large Print

The First Rule by Robert Crais. All Joe Pike wanted was a little vacation time away from his hectic work in L.A. But, his vacation in Alaska takes a turn for the silly with a lonely moose, a leaky cabin, and the local, and beautiful, donut shop owner.

Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert. Chick gets remarried.

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Chick Book.

Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart. Private investigator Mickey Dade finds the body of a prominent San Francisco activist.

AudioBook on CD

The First Rule by Robert Crais. Joe Pike never wanted a life as a bus driver. But, when his career as a rock singer never broke and his wife died he needed a steady job to raise his kids. Now he's angling for a big role in a Broadway show and maybe a spotlight lead with famous stage actress Melody Meringer.

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