Fiction
Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker. Deputy Sheriff Charlie Hood is still assigned to the ATF task force in Southern California. An undercover agent has gone "black" and Charlie looks for him, wondering if his pal is overly dedicated or had his morals skewed. I'll bet Hood drives around a lot in his Camaro.
Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer. I have never read any of this guy's books but this thriller had a good review in either Library Journal or Booklist. Archivist in D.C. finds a book owned by George Washington and now bad guys are out to kill him. The bad guys are after the archivist not George Washington. Washington is already dead.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. Novelization of the gal who started making glass lampshades for Tiffany.
Sentry by Robert Crais. Joe Pike wears sunglasses and protects a family. The family is not what it appears. I don't think Hood and Pike would get along. But, Pike does not get along well with anybody but Elvis Cole. Robert Crais is going to be at Mystery One in Milwaukee on Sunday the 23rd. I don't think I'll be able to attend.
Crais is in Houston this Sunday the 16th. You going, Crider?
Crais was passing out Pike temporary tattoos on a previous tour. Here is the best use of one of the tattoos.
Large Print
Rose in a Storm by Jon Katz.
Great House by Nicole Krauss.
Playing the Game by Barbabra Taylor Bradford.
Prostitutes' Ball by Stephen J Cannell.
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Music on CD: Two of them are good.
Music on CD
Grinderman 2 by Grinderman. Music by Nick Cave and friends.
Speak Now by Taylor Swift. Swift is still one of those celebrities you cannot avoid hearing about.
The Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens. Yeah, Stevens is kind of weird. But, the songs are usually interesting.
Now That's What I Call Music 36 by various singers and musicians. Recent hit songs.
Grinderman 2 by Grinderman. Music by Nick Cave and friends.
Speak Now by Taylor Swift. Swift is still one of those celebrities you cannot avoid hearing about.
The Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens. Yeah, Stevens is kind of weird. But, the songs are usually interesting.
Now That's What I Call Music 36 by various singers and musicians. Recent hit songs.
Monday, January 10, 2011
B-Movies and Stuff
DVD
Machete starring Danny Trejo, Steven Segal, Michelle Rodriguez, others. Some guy out for violent vengeance.
Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston. Guy has to find a buffoon to take to his boss's monthly dinner. Succeeds.
Fiction
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. Isabel Dalhousie book.
Judas Gate by Jack Higgins. Some sort of shoot'em up.
Family Affair by Debbie Macomber. Author photo has a smiling Macomber wearing a necklace with a big honking pendant. That pendant looks big enough to make her fall over. I'm not saying it looks bad, just that it looks heavy.
The author bio says she lives in Washington state and Florida. Seattle to Orlando is a 5.5 hour non-stop flight. If Macomber books a flight with a connection it is an 8-9 hour trip. She sells a ton of books so maybe she spends the cash on a private charter.
Seattle to Dunedin, NZ would take 28.5 hours and cost $1,700. Seattle to Paris is 15 hours - but that is with a stop in Los Angeles.
Audio Book
Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens. Some sort of romance with the model on the cover photo looking "sultry".
Machete starring Danny Trejo, Steven Segal, Michelle Rodriguez, others. Some guy out for violent vengeance.
Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston. Guy has to find a buffoon to take to his boss's monthly dinner. Succeeds.
Fiction
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. Isabel Dalhousie book.
Judas Gate by Jack Higgins. Some sort of shoot'em up.
Family Affair by Debbie Macomber. Author photo has a smiling Macomber wearing a necklace with a big honking pendant. That pendant looks big enough to make her fall over. I'm not saying it looks bad, just that it looks heavy.
The author bio says she lives in Washington state and Florida. Seattle to Orlando is a 5.5 hour non-stop flight. If Macomber books a flight with a connection it is an 8-9 hour trip. She sells a ton of books so maybe she spends the cash on a private charter.
Seattle to Dunedin, NZ would take 28.5 hours and cost $1,700. Seattle to Paris is 15 hours - but that is with a stop in Los Angeles.
Audio Book
Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens. Some sort of romance with the model on the cover photo looking "sultry".
Friday, January 07, 2011
What to Read 41: John Farrow (Trevor Ferguson)
What to Read 41: John Farrow (Trevor Ferguson)
Canadian novelist Trevor Ferguson never sold many novels under his own name. So, he took on the pseudonym John Farrow and wrote a Montreal set detective novel entitled City of Ice and sold a lot of books.
Canadian novelist Trevor Ferguson never sold many novels under his own name. So, he took on the pseudonym John Farrow and wrote a Montreal set detective novel entitled City of Ice and sold a lot of books.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Violent Seniors, Pestering, Gagnon, Mike Hammer, Double Don Winslow
DVD
The American by George Clooney. Incognito arms maker lives in Italy.
Fiction
Damn Near Dead 2 edited by [some guy]. "An anthology of senior noir." Crime fiction featuring senior citizen characters. Stories by Ace Atkins, Don Winslow, Christa Faust, Lansdale, Anthony Neil Smith and others. We also have Damn Near Dead which was good. EDIT: I reviewed the first one.
Kidnap & Ransom by Michelle Gagnon. Lee Goldberg did an interview and, earlier, posted a photo.
NonFiction
Saul Bellow: Letters edited by Benjamin Taylor. I've had a patron pestering me about this one. He will be happy.
AudioBook on CD
The New Adventure's of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Volume 2 by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. 2 hours on 2 CDs. Read by Stacy Keach and cast. Collins has been working on cleaning up or almost completely writing some of Spillane's old drafts.
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow. 20 hours on 16 CDs. Drug trade in California.
The American by George Clooney. Incognito arms maker lives in Italy.
Fiction
Damn Near Dead 2 edited by [some guy]. "An anthology of senior noir." Crime fiction featuring senior citizen characters. Stories by Ace Atkins, Don Winslow, Christa Faust, Lansdale, Anthony Neil Smith and others. We also have Damn Near Dead which was good. EDIT: I reviewed the first one.
Kidnap & Ransom by Michelle Gagnon. Lee Goldberg did an interview and, earlier, posted a photo.
NonFiction
Saul Bellow: Letters edited by Benjamin Taylor. I've had a patron pestering me about this one. He will be happy.
AudioBook on CD
The New Adventure's of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Volume 2 by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. 2 hours on 2 CDs. Read by Stacy Keach and cast. Collins has been working on cleaning up or almost completely writing some of Spillane's old drafts.
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow. 20 hours on 16 CDs. Drug trade in California.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Flat Tire, Two Usual Suspects
Flat Tire
I had another tire go flat. My wife is convinced the tires were old or poorly stored before installed on the car.
Fiction
Home Free by Fern Michaels. Cover illustration of tulips in front of a picket fence.
Large Print
Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy. Cover illustration has the silhouette of an AK.
I had another tire go flat. My wife is convinced the tires were old or poorly stored before installed on the car.
Fiction
Home Free by Fern Michaels. Cover illustration of tulips in front of a picket fence.
Large Print
Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy. Cover illustration has the silhouette of an AK.
Monday, January 03, 2011
Two Shoot'Em Ups, Two Ghost Stories, One Murder Story
Adult Fiction
Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter. .30 caliber rifle love once again with Bob Lee Swagger shooting people from afar. Swagger is called for help when a new Afghan ally is being gunned for by a Marine sniper.
The Outlaws by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. "A Presidential agent novel". Judging from the map on the inside the novel's characters go to Midland, TX, Fort Detrich, MD, Philadelphia, Washington, Fort Bragg, For Rucker, Tampa, Ciego de Avila in Cuba, La Orchila off the coast of Venzuela, Suncion in Paraguay, Buenos Aires, Montevideo in Uruguay, Puerto Montt in Chile, San Carlos de Bariloches and Ushuaia in Argentina, Paris, Marburg an der lahn in Germany, Vienna, Budapest, North Kurdufan in Sudan, Kisangani in the Congo, Kilimanjaro International Airport, and Moscow.
If you actually read that list of locations maybe you thought of this:
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz. Open shirted guy on cover.
Secrets of the Grave by Tami Hoag. How do you pronounce her last name?
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz . Serial killer's crimes being recreated. Both the Koontz novel and the Hoag novel have crows on the cover.
Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter. .30 caliber rifle love once again with Bob Lee Swagger shooting people from afar. Swagger is called for help when a new Afghan ally is being gunned for by a Marine sniper.
The Outlaws by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. "A Presidential agent novel". Judging from the map on the inside the novel's characters go to Midland, TX, Fort Detrich, MD, Philadelphia, Washington, Fort Bragg, For Rucker, Tampa, Ciego de Avila in Cuba, La Orchila off the coast of Venzuela, Suncion in Paraguay, Buenos Aires, Montevideo in Uruguay, Puerto Montt in Chile, San Carlos de Bariloches and Ushuaia in Argentina, Paris, Marburg an der lahn in Germany, Vienna, Budapest, North Kurdufan in Sudan, Kisangani in the Congo, Kilimanjaro International Airport, and Moscow.
If you actually read that list of locations maybe you thought of this:
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz. Open shirted guy on cover.
Secrets of the Grave by Tami Hoag. How do you pronounce her last name?
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz . Serial killer's crimes being recreated. Both the Koontz novel and the Hoag novel have crows on the cover.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
DVD and Music on CD
DVD
Across 110th St. starring Yaphet Kotto and Anthony Quinn. 1970's blaxploitation with NYC cops trying to stop a gang war between the mob and gangs in Harlem. Another result of my listening to too much of Little Steven's Underground Garage.
Music on Cd
Nothing Like This by Rascal Flatts. I have no knowledge of these guys aside from what I see from the cover photo. Judging by that photo they like necklaces and black clothes.
Write About Love by Belle and Sebastian. Get a modern haircut, put on a sweater, and sit in a coffee shop looking pensive as you listen. Don't let your irrational fear of the Scottish keep you away. I like them (older tune with video containing odd Teddy Boy references).
What? You don't have a fear of the Scottish? Then you better start reading Allan Guthrie novels.
Audiobook on CD
America by Heart by Sarah Palin. 6 CDs at 7.25 hours. Be nice.
Across 110th St. starring Yaphet Kotto and Anthony Quinn. 1970's blaxploitation with NYC cops trying to stop a gang war between the mob and gangs in Harlem. Another result of my listening to too much of Little Steven's Underground Garage.
Music on Cd
Nothing Like This by Rascal Flatts. I have no knowledge of these guys aside from what I see from the cover photo. Judging by that photo they like necklaces and black clothes.
Write About Love by Belle and Sebastian. Get a modern haircut, put on a sweater, and sit in a coffee shop looking pensive as you listen. Don't let your irrational fear of the Scottish keep you away. I like them (older tune with video containing odd Teddy Boy references).
What? You don't have a fear of the Scottish? Then you better start reading Allan Guthrie novels.
Audiobook on CD
America by Heart by Sarah Palin. 6 CDs at 7.25 hours. Be nice.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Two Books, A Reminder, An Observation
Fiction
Confession by John Grisham. Someone donated a copy to us. I'm adding the copy since there are currently 229 holds for the book.
NonFiction
Kellogg's Cookbook: 200 classic recipes for today's kitchen edited by Judith Choate. Recipes.
Reminder
Len Price 3
Observation
Relative Populations of New Zealand and Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 5,600,00 people. NZ has 4,300,000. That's a lot of hobbits. Hopefully that second earthquake did not damage the shire too badly. I read that a brewery was damaged in the first one.
Confession by John Grisham. Someone donated a copy to us. I'm adding the copy since there are currently 229 holds for the book.
NonFiction
Kellogg's Cookbook: 200 classic recipes for today's kitchen edited by Judith Choate. Recipes.
Reminder
Len Price 3
Observation
Relative Populations of New Zealand and Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 5,600,00 people. NZ has 4,300,000. That's a lot of hobbits. Hopefully that second earthquake did not damage the shire too badly. I read that a brewery was damaged in the first one.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
DVD and Snow
DVD
Make Believe Shooting
The Town starring Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Chris Cooper, Pete Postlethwait. Boston bank robbers are pursued by the FBI and Boston police with lots people shooting blanks at one another.
Real Shooting
Restrepo starring [Multiple infantrymen]. 15-man outpost in Afghanistan.
Make Believe Make Believe
Inception starring [a big cast]. Lots of CGI and a confusing plot. Or so I gather from commercials and comments.
Snow
Every time it snows I take a picture. Later this year I'll walk out on the lake and take some photos.
Make Believe Shooting
The Town starring Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Chris Cooper, Pete Postlethwait. Boston bank robbers are pursued by the FBI and Boston police with lots people shooting blanks at one another.
Real Shooting
Restrepo starring [Multiple infantrymen]. 15-man outpost in Afghanistan.
Make Believe Make Believe
Inception starring [a big cast]. Lots of CGI and a confusing plot. Or so I gather from commercials and comments.
Snow
Every time it snows I take a picture. Later this year I'll walk out on the lake and take some photos.
Monday, December 20, 2010
New Nook
New Nook
I purchased Barnes and Noble Nook for the library to try out. I'll get some titles on the Nook and let it circulate (check-out).
I purchased Barnes and Noble Nook for the library to try out. I'll get some titles on the Nook and let it circulate (check-out).
Star Wars Artwork
NonFiction
Star Wars Visions edited by J.W. Rinzler. Coffee table book with fan artwork.
Star Wars Visions edited by J.W. Rinzler. Coffee table book with fan artwork.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Crocodiles Eating Vampires
Fiction
Crocodile's Last Embrace by Suzanne Arruda. I'll bet Crider already ordered this one. Jade returns to Kenya. Jade's nemesis escapes prison and recent murders seem related to a gold mine. I think Arruda still lives in Kansas. If I am feeling ambitious during next summer's vacation maybe I'll try and interview her. Oops, no I will not, she lives in Pittsburgh and that is 180 miles away.
Speaking of Crider and Kansas, I am hoping to check-out his westerns from the Salina Public Library during vacation.
DVD
Eclipse starring [current heart throbs]. Teenage girl makes out with a vampire and a werewolf. I think. I have not read these novels and I have no idea what really happens outside of a bunch of angst and that one guy taking his shirt off.
Crocodile's Last Embrace by Suzanne Arruda. I'll bet Crider already ordered this one. Jade returns to Kenya. Jade's nemesis escapes prison and recent murders seem related to a gold mine. I think Arruda still lives in Kansas. If I am feeling ambitious during next summer's vacation maybe I'll try and interview her. Oops, no I will not, she lives in Pittsburgh and that is 180 miles away.
Speaking of Crider and Kansas, I am hoping to check-out his westerns from the Salina Public Library during vacation.
DVD
Eclipse starring [current heart throbs]. Teenage girl makes out with a vampire and a werewolf. I think. I have not read these novels and I have no idea what really happens outside of a bunch of angst and that one guy taking his shirt off.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Fiction and Some YA Thrown In
Fiction
Driven to Ink by Karen E. Olson. Mystery series set Las Vegas tattoo shop featuring tattooist Brett Kavanaugh. Brett loans her car to a couple friends and they return the car with a Dean martin impersonator in the trunk. The impersonator is dead of course.
This series has done well here. So well that someone STOLE the second book in the series.
Book on CD
Worth Dying For by Lee Child. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Jack Reacher gets into trouble. Again. Jack Reacher solves the trouble. Again.
Young Adult
Mindblind by Jennifer Roy. Novel about a teen with Asperbergers.
Wish by Joseph Monninger. Redheaded teen girl holding her nose underwater. Girl travels with her terminally ill brother on a Make-A-Wish foundation trip.
Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan. Some sort of magicians or demons or vampires or something.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Comic book version of the novel.
Driven to Ink by Karen E. Olson. Mystery series set Las Vegas tattoo shop featuring tattooist Brett Kavanaugh. Brett loans her car to a couple friends and they return the car with a Dean martin impersonator in the trunk. The impersonator is dead of course.
This series has done well here. So well that someone STOLE the second book in the series.
Book on CD
Worth Dying For by Lee Child. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Jack Reacher gets into trouble. Again. Jack Reacher solves the trouble. Again.
Young Adult
Mindblind by Jennifer Roy. Novel about a teen with Asperbergers.
Wish by Joseph Monninger. Redheaded teen girl holding her nose underwater. Girl travels with her terminally ill brother on a Make-A-Wish foundation trip.
Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan. Some sort of magicians or demons or vampires or something.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Comic book version of the novel.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Outdoor Ice Rink in Commons Park
Outdoor Ice Rink in Commons Park
The rink had it's first layer of water sprayed on this morning.
The ice surface is still bumpy and uneven. There is no zamboni machine.
The rink had it's first layer of water sprayed on this morning.
The ice surface is still bumpy and uneven. There is no zamboni machine.
Coffee and Cake Update
Cake
Carolyn made more cake.
Coffee
No creamer in the coffee I made. I went to the bakery this morning and that coffee did have creamer.
Music on CD
Essential Simon and Garfunkel by Simon and Garfunkel. Two CDs of singers singing songs of silence.
Large Print
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. Murder mystery.
Carolyn made more cake.
Coffee
No creamer in the coffee I made. I went to the bakery this morning and that coffee did have creamer.
Music on CD
Essential Simon and Garfunkel by Simon and Garfunkel. Two CDs of singers singing songs of silence.
Large Print
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. Murder mystery.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Mysteries With New and Old Authors
New Authors (to Lake Mills)
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson. Lily comes home to deal with her sister's suicide. The dead girl is not her sister but a identity thief and Lily's sister is missing. This novel has gotten a fair amount of online attention by various authors.
Double Exposure by Michael Lister. Lister was at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego and spoke earnestly about his love of Florida. His speaking convinced me to try one out. This one has Remington James returning home to North Florida and taking over the family business. Rem also returns to photography and discovers a crime through his time lapse photography from the local woods.
Body and the Blood by Michael Lister. Prison chaplain John Jordan witnesses a bizarre murder at work. He investigates.
The Insane Train by Sheldon Russell. "A Hook Runyon Mystery". Oh yeah, this sounded like a real good one. Hook Runyon, a railroad company "yard dog", is assigned to escort a train full of mental patients cross country in the late 1940's. A murder on the train has the aggressive Hook on the search for the killer.
Old Authors
Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman. Another Moe Prager mystery.
On The Line by S.J. Rozan.
Labrynth by Kat Richardson. This had a great review in either Library Journal or Booklist.
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson. Lily comes home to deal with her sister's suicide. The dead girl is not her sister but a identity thief and Lily's sister is missing. This novel has gotten a fair amount of online attention by various authors.
Double Exposure by Michael Lister. Lister was at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego and spoke earnestly about his love of Florida. His speaking convinced me to try one out. This one has Remington James returning home to North Florida and taking over the family business. Rem also returns to photography and discovers a crime through his time lapse photography from the local woods.
Body and the Blood by Michael Lister. Prison chaplain John Jordan witnesses a bizarre murder at work. He investigates.
The Insane Train by Sheldon Russell. "A Hook Runyon Mystery". Oh yeah, this sounded like a real good one. Hook Runyon, a railroad company "yard dog", is assigned to escort a train full of mental patients cross country in the late 1940's. A murder on the train has the aggressive Hook on the search for the killer.
Old Authors
Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman. Another Moe Prager mystery.
On The Line by S.J. Rozan.
Labrynth by Kat Richardson. This had a great review in either Library Journal or Booklist.
Stack of Fiction
Fiction
Collusion by Stuart Neville. With a name like that this guy has to be English. Let me check...Nope, I was wrong. He is Irish. But, he is Northern Irish and I'll judge by the name he is orange.
Neville wrote Ghosts of Belfast which proved popular here in Lake Mills. I have yet to read Ghosts but want to.
The Network by Jason Elliot. British spy assigned to destroy Stinger missiles in Afghanistan in pre-9/11.
Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander. Alexander is a nice lady. Her other novels have been doing well here since I started buying them. Lady Emily continues her mid-1800s adventures with a murder mystery in London that may be linked to Jack the Ripper.
Ape House by Sara Gruen. Gruen is popular with the book club crowd.
Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson. I sat next to Wilson during lunch at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego this fall. He is a good dude. Fatal is part of his Repairman Jack series. Wilson mentioned that a couple of his books have never gone out of print. One of those is The Keep (at least that is what I remember.). Wilson was of the correct opinion that the movie version of The Keep stunk.
The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead. "A Bright Empires" novel. The plot description on the flyleaf is way too confusing to summarize here.
Power Down by Ben Coes. Former commando is out to get the terrorists who bombed the oil platform he managed and killed part of his crew.
Dead Or Alive by Tom Clancy. Latest Jack Ryan and Jack Ryan, Jr. novel.
Demon's Parchment by Jeri Westerson. "A Medieval Noir". I bought the last book in this series because of the Medieval Noir tagline. That book circ'ed well so I bought this one.
Snow Day by Billy Coffey. Literary type novel.
Collusion by Stuart Neville. With a name like that this guy has to be English. Let me check...Nope, I was wrong. He is Irish. But, he is Northern Irish and I'll judge by the name he is orange.
Neville wrote Ghosts of Belfast which proved popular here in Lake Mills. I have yet to read Ghosts but want to.
The Network by Jason Elliot. British spy assigned to destroy Stinger missiles in Afghanistan in pre-9/11.
Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander. Alexander is a nice lady. Her other novels have been doing well here since I started buying them. Lady Emily continues her mid-1800s adventures with a murder mystery in London that may be linked to Jack the Ripper.
Ape House by Sara Gruen. Gruen is popular with the book club crowd.
Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson. I sat next to Wilson during lunch at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego this fall. He is a good dude. Fatal is part of his Repairman Jack series. Wilson mentioned that a couple of his books have never gone out of print. One of those is The Keep (at least that is what I remember.). Wilson was of the correct opinion that the movie version of The Keep stunk.
The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead. "A Bright Empires" novel. The plot description on the flyleaf is way too confusing to summarize here.
Power Down by Ben Coes. Former commando is out to get the terrorists who bombed the oil platform he managed and killed part of his crew.
Dead Or Alive by Tom Clancy. Latest Jack Ryan and Jack Ryan, Jr. novel.
Demon's Parchment by Jeri Westerson. "A Medieval Noir". I bought the last book in this series because of the Medieval Noir tagline. That book circ'ed well so I bought this one.
Snow Day by Billy Coffey. Literary type novel.
Dang it. Too Much Creamer in my Coffee
Coffee
NonFiction
How to Read a Person Like a Book: observing body language to know what people are thinking by Gerard I. Nierenberg, et al. We have some other body language books that have checked out real well. So, I bought this.
200 Tips for De-Cluttering: room by room, including outdoor spaces, and eco tips by Daniela Santos Quartino. Popular topic. Maybe the author addresses excessive book hoarding of old paperbacks.
NonFiction
How to Read a Person Like a Book: observing body language to know what people are thinking by Gerard I. Nierenberg, et al. We have some other body language books that have checked out real well. So, I bought this.
200 Tips for De-Cluttering: room by room, including outdoor spaces, and eco tips by Daniela Santos Quartino. Popular topic. Maybe the author addresses excessive book hoarding of old paperbacks.
Monday, December 13, 2010
A Stack of Donated CDs and A Complaint About the Weather Forecast
Complaint About the Weather Forecast
-40° With Wind says The Weather Reports. Baloney. I bundled up expecting a wicked cold morning walk to work. Nope. It's only about -2° with the wind.
Stack of Donated CDs
As Time Goes by by Rod Stewart. Rock singer gets old and sings old songs.
Live 1964 by Bob Dylan. Two disc set of Dyland singing songs in concert before he went electric.
Best of James Taylor by James Taylor. Singer sings songs before he goes bald.
Greatest Hits, Volume 2 by James Taylor. Bald singer sings songs.
Surprise by Paul Simon. Short guy sings songs.
You're the One by Paul Simon. Princess Leia's ex-husband sings songs.
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park by Paul Simon. 1991 concert by song singer.
Celtic Woman by [Irish chicks]. Irish gals sing songs. Our previous copy was STOLEN!
Monty Python's Spamalot by Broadway Cast. Funny Songs sung by mildly funny actors.
Time Out by Dave Brubeck. No singing.
A Windham Hill Christmas II by [various]. Songs by herald angels.
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. Siren song of heroin.
-40° With Wind says The Weather Reports. Baloney. I bundled up expecting a wicked cold morning walk to work. Nope. It's only about -2° with the wind.
Stack of Donated CDs
As Time Goes by by Rod Stewart. Rock singer gets old and sings old songs.
Live 1964 by Bob Dylan. Two disc set of Dyland singing songs in concert before he went electric.
Best of James Taylor by James Taylor. Singer sings songs before he goes bald.
Greatest Hits, Volume 2 by James Taylor. Bald singer sings songs.
Surprise by Paul Simon. Short guy sings songs.
You're the One by Paul Simon. Princess Leia's ex-husband sings songs.
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park by Paul Simon. 1991 concert by song singer.
Celtic Woman by [Irish chicks]. Irish gals sing songs. Our previous copy was STOLEN!
Monty Python's Spamalot by Broadway Cast. Funny Songs sung by mildly funny actors.
Time Out by Dave Brubeck. No singing.
A Windham Hill Christmas II by [various]. Songs by herald angels.
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. Siren song of heroin.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Shiftless Loser by Gischler and Wisconsin Infantry
Book on CD
Earthbound by Richard Matheson. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. Horror novel set during a couple's second honeymoon. Read by Bronson Pinchot who co-starred in that awful, awful buddy sitcom.
Fiction
The Deputy by Victor Gischler. Shiftless loser gets job as part time cop in small town Oklahoma. Trouble happens. More trouble happens. Extra trouble happens. This is a Gischler novel so you know it is a good novel with plenty of humor, action scenes, and neat (and neatly drawn) characters.
I liked the female deputy character in this. She does not appear often but is just as much a fish out of water as Shiftless Loser. Shiftless Loser is out of his depth as a mostly inept buffoon. Girl Deputy is too competent and skilled to fit into the backwater police department.
The Deputy by Victor Gischler. Because I screwed up and ordered both a hardcover and paperback. Gischler was very nice and tolerated me quite well during the Murder and Mayhem in Muskego thing.
NonFiction
Red Arrow in the Sand: a pictorial history of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq 2009-2010 by [no author/editor listed]. Kind of like a yearbook, but with guns and armored trucks.
Large Print
Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord.
Soloman's Oak by Jo-Ann Mapson.
Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. Same cover as the regular print.
Templar Salvation by Raymong Khoury. I thought templar novels were played out. I suppose this series is still alive.
Earthbound by Richard Matheson. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. Horror novel set during a couple's second honeymoon. Read by Bronson Pinchot who co-starred in that awful, awful buddy sitcom.
Fiction
The Deputy by Victor Gischler. Shiftless loser gets job as part time cop in small town Oklahoma. Trouble happens. More trouble happens. Extra trouble happens. This is a Gischler novel so you know it is a good novel with plenty of humor, action scenes, and neat (and neatly drawn) characters.
I liked the female deputy character in this. She does not appear often but is just as much a fish out of water as Shiftless Loser. Shiftless Loser is out of his depth as a mostly inept buffoon. Girl Deputy is too competent and skilled to fit into the backwater police department.
The Deputy by Victor Gischler. Because I screwed up and ordered both a hardcover and paperback. Gischler was very nice and tolerated me quite well during the Murder and Mayhem in Muskego thing.
NonFiction
Red Arrow in the Sand: a pictorial history of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq 2009-2010 by [no author/editor listed]. Kind of like a yearbook, but with guns and armored trucks.
Large Print
Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord.
Soloman's Oak by Jo-Ann Mapson.
Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. Same cover as the regular print.
Templar Salvation by Raymong Khoury. I thought templar novels were played out. I suppose this series is still alive.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
I heard this song by Phosphorescent on 6 Music earlier this morning. For some reason it reminds me of Gordon Lightfoot.
I heard this song by Phosphorescent on 6 Music earlier this morning. For some reason it reminds me of Gordon Lightfoot.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Coffee and Snow
Coffee...
...with cake
Library Building
Snow expected this afternoon and most of the evening.
Ice Rink in Commons Park
The rink is not ready yet. The grass was cleared off and the wooden frame installed.
...with cake
Library Building
Snow expected this afternoon and most of the evening.
Ice Rink in Commons Park
The rink is not ready yet. The grass was cleared off and the wooden frame installed.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Local Interest, Popular Fiction, "What's Up Down There?"
DVD
Beyond the Prairie starring Richard Thomas, Meredith Monroe. Two movies on one DVD portraying Wilder as a teenaged girl on the prairie.
Fiction
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. Does she write her own books any more? Or, does she hire ghost writers? I wonder this about many writers.
Rescue by Anita Shreve. Love affair and marriage between paramedic and young lady.
Of Love and Eden by Alice Rice. "Haunting new novel, a metaphysical thriller of angels and assassins that once again summons up dark and dangerous worlds set in times past."
NonFiction
What's Up Down There by Lissa Rankin, M.D. "Questions you'd only ask your gynecologist if she was your best friend." Straightforward information for private questions. Recommended by Christa Faust.
Legendary Ghost Stories of Lake Mills by Jill Nadeu et al, (bunch of local residents). Ghost stories and accompanying photos.
Large Print
Infamous by Suzanne Brockmann.
Distant Hours by Kate Morton.
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith. Picture of puppy on the cover.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas. Recreational sailboats decorated with their masts decorated with lights.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. Patriotic themed shootin' and killin'.
Beyond the Prairie starring Richard Thomas, Meredith Monroe. Two movies on one DVD portraying Wilder as a teenaged girl on the prairie.
Fiction
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. Does she write her own books any more? Or, does she hire ghost writers? I wonder this about many writers.
Rescue by Anita Shreve. Love affair and marriage between paramedic and young lady.
Of Love and Eden by Alice Rice. "Haunting new novel, a metaphysical thriller of angels and assassins that once again summons up dark and dangerous worlds set in times past."
NonFiction
What's Up Down There by Lissa Rankin, M.D. "Questions you'd only ask your gynecologist if she was your best friend." Straightforward information for private questions. Recommended by Christa Faust.
Legendary Ghost Stories of Lake Mills by Jill Nadeu et al, (bunch of local residents). Ghost stories and accompanying photos.
Large Print
Infamous by Suzanne Brockmann.
Distant Hours by Kate Morton.
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith. Picture of puppy on the cover.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas. Recreational sailboats decorated with their masts decorated with lights.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. Patriotic themed shootin' and killin'.
Friday, December 03, 2010
Winter is Near
Rock Lake
Rock Lake is starting to ice over. Taken at Bartles Beach Park. Overhead view.
Library Building
The Library is decorated.
Rock Lake is starting to ice over. Taken at Bartles Beach Park. Overhead view.
Library Building
The Library is decorated.
History of the AK and the NBA
NonFiction
Basketball's Greatest Stars by Michael Grange. Profiles of 50 stars basketball including pre-NBA. Many color photos.
The Gun by C.J. Chivers. "In a searing examination of modern conflict and official folly...mixes meticulous historical research, investigative reporting, and battlefield reportage to illuminate the origins of the world's most abundant firearm and the consequences of its spread."
The photo section has a picture with a rifle stock decorated with a photo of two women. The caption reads: Among those who use them, assault rifles can be intensely personal objects or symbols with many meanings. In 2009, an Afghan National Army soldier ... decorated his Kalashnikov with unveiled images of women - a seeming rebuke to the Taliban.
I was in a gun store in Scottsdale, Bear Arms, a few years ago and looking through the used and army surplus rifles they had. They was an old SKS there with a photo lacquered onto the stock of one of the actresses from the 90210 television series.
Basketball's Greatest Stars by Michael Grange. Profiles of 50 stars basketball including pre-NBA. Many color photos.
The Gun by C.J. Chivers. "In a searing examination of modern conflict and official folly...mixes meticulous historical research, investigative reporting, and battlefield reportage to illuminate the origins of the world's most abundant firearm and the consequences of its spread."
The photo section has a picture with a rifle stock decorated with a photo of two women. The caption reads: Among those who use them, assault rifles can be intensely personal objects or symbols with many meanings. In 2009, an Afghan National Army soldier ... decorated his Kalashnikov with unveiled images of women - a seeming rebuke to the Taliban.
I was in a gun store in Scottsdale, Bear Arms, a few years ago and looking through the used and army surplus rifles they had. They was an old SKS there with a photo lacquered onto the stock of one of the actresses from the 90210 television series.
Plastic Discs With A Reflective Surface That When Used in the Proper Machinery Will Provide Data That is Digitally Translated Into Sounds and Images
DVD
Eat, Pray, Love starring [famous woman] and [Spaniard]. Sit, Drift, Sleep.
Flipped starring Aidan Quinn, Bald Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney. Coming of age romance following boy and girl from second grade through middle school.
Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler. Childhood buddies get together for a weekend as adults. According to the back cover: someone gets shot with an arrow, a chubby guy swings on a rope, they wear matching shirts, they go on a water slide, their wives and girlfriends are too attractive to be attached to them.
The Expendables starring [many people]. Shooting. Explosions. Fighting. Fire balls. Airplanes. Sleeveless shirts.
Eat, Pray, Love starring [famous woman] and [Spaniard]. Sit, Drift, Sleep.
Flipped starring Aidan Quinn, Bald Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney. Coming of age romance following boy and girl from second grade through middle school.
Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler. Childhood buddies get together for a weekend as adults. According to the back cover: someone gets shot with an arrow, a chubby guy swings on a rope, they wear matching shirts, they go on a water slide, their wives and girlfriends are too attractive to be attached to them.
The Expendables starring [many people]. Shooting. Explosions. Fighting. Fire balls. Airplanes. Sleeveless shirts.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Music on CD
Music on CD
Funstyle by Liz Phair. I still like Phair, so there. I am not sure if this CD is any good though.
Listen to some tunes online.
Funstyle by Liz Phair. I still like Phair, so there. I am not sure if this CD is any good though.
Listen to some tunes online.
Printed Words on Papers That Are Bound Together and Sold
Big Author Photos on Back Cover
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King.
Cross Fire by James Patterson. What, no co-author?
Hells' Corner by David Baldacci.
Fiction
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg. I had a dream the other night about zombies, vampires, and vampire zombies.
Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh.
A Dead Man's Tale by James D. Doss.
DVD
Sex and the City 2 starring [actors]. I'm betting all those main actresses are not the same height although the box cover pretends otherwise.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring [actors]. I do not remember buying this. Looks like a comedy.
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King.
Cross Fire by James Patterson. What, no co-author?
Hells' Corner by David Baldacci.
Fiction
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg. I had a dream the other night about zombies, vampires, and vampire zombies.
Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh.
A Dead Man's Tale by James D. Doss.
DVD
Sex and the City 2 starring [actors]. I'm betting all those main actresses are not the same height although the box cover pretends otherwise.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring [actors]. I do not remember buying this. Looks like a comedy.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
New DVD, Old DVD, New NonFic, Old Detroit
DVD
Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig. This is a replacement for a disc that went missing. I always think the actress who stars in this looks like a former library Page.
Doctor Who: the complete fifth series starring [English]. Doctor Who travels across time and the universe but somehow, somehow, always ends up in contemporary England.
Weeds: season five starring [I don't know. No names on the box.] Someone online pointed out that the corset wearing actress on the box cover is wearing the corset upside down.
NonFiction
Life by Keith Richards. You already heard about this one.
Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: tales of redemption from an Irish mailbox by Greg Fitzsimmons. Funny book.
Wolf: the lives of Jack London by James L. Haley. Boy, was London a mess.
Small Gas Engine Repair by Paul Dempsey. An updated version of a book that checked out so much it was falling apart.
Detroit Disassembled by Andrew Moore. Photos of a decaying and falling apart Detroit. I should shelve this in the travel section. Page 62 has a great catch by Moore of an abandoned public library building with a copy of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land that Time Forgot right in the foreground.
Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig. This is a replacement for a disc that went missing. I always think the actress who stars in this looks like a former library Page.
Doctor Who: the complete fifth series starring [English]. Doctor Who travels across time and the universe but somehow, somehow, always ends up in contemporary England.
Weeds: season five starring [I don't know. No names on the box.] Someone online pointed out that the corset wearing actress on the box cover is wearing the corset upside down.
NonFiction
Life by Keith Richards. You already heard about this one.
Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: tales of redemption from an Irish mailbox by Greg Fitzsimmons. Funny book.
Wolf: the lives of Jack London by James L. Haley. Boy, was London a mess.
Small Gas Engine Repair by Paul Dempsey. An updated version of a book that checked out so much it was falling apart.
Detroit Disassembled by Andrew Moore. Photos of a decaying and falling apart Detroit. I should shelve this in the travel section. Page 62 has a great catch by Moore of an abandoned public library building with a copy of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land that Time Forgot right in the foreground.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Chocolate Things and a Hives Attack
Chocolate Things
Vicki brought these in. I ate three or four.
Musical Interlude
Another Attack of the Hives
Vicki brought these in. I ate three or four.
Musical Interlude
Another Attack of the Hives
Big Stack of Baba Booey
Baba Booey
They Call Me Baba Booey by Gary Dell'Abate. Ta-ta-ta toothy.
They Call Me Baba Booey by Gary Dell'Abate. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Ma-ma-ma monkey.
Fiction
All Jacked Up by Lorelei James. These erotic romances have been checking out.
Young Junius by Seth Harwood. Teenage kid looks for revenge in drug dealing heaven of the projects.
The Prow Beast by Robert Low. Fourth entry in the viking series.
Crescent Dawn by Clive and Dirk Cussler. Judging by the cover illustration some high-tech boat is attacking tankers in the Middle East.
Outwitting Trolls by William G. Taply. Boston novel about the internet.
Large Print
Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret. Cover photo has lady and small child walking through a park and holding umbrellas.
What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman. Missing is what a title word?
NonFiction
Kids Love Wisconsin: your family friendly guide to exploring 'kid-friendly' Wisconsin by George and Michele Zavatsky.
Robert's Rules of Order: newly revised: 10th edition. Latest edition.
Zot!: 1987-1991: the complete black and white collection by Scott McCloud. COmic book compendium.
Wisconsin: an explorer's guide by Mollie Boutell-Butler. I'll skip the local quotes since there are only two.
Hot X: algebra exposed by Danica McKellar. Former actor turned mathematician writes math book for girls.
Stuff: compulsive hoarding and the meaning of things by Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee.
Barefoot Contessa, how easy is that? by Ina Garten. Cookbook.
State Fair: the great Minnesota get-together by Susan Lambert Miller. Did I buy this? Maybe the book was a donation.
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla. Comic rants and raves in print.
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. People from Lake Mills have been getting copies from other libraries so I ordered it.
Helmet For My Pillow: from Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie. "One of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II."
I'm Not High by Jim Breuer. "But I've got a lot of crazy stories about life as a Goat Boy, a dad, and spiritual warrior."
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the end of America's childhood by Jane Leavey. I hate to break the news to you, Jane, but America's childhood was over a long time before Mantle was around.
Decision Points by George W. Bush. Be nice. No rude comments.
At Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. Humorist writes another book.
They Call Me Baba Booey by Gary Dell'Abate. Ta-ta-ta toothy.
They Call Me Baba Booey by Gary Dell'Abate. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Ma-ma-ma monkey.
Fiction
All Jacked Up by Lorelei James. These erotic romances have been checking out.
Young Junius by Seth Harwood. Teenage kid looks for revenge in drug dealing heaven of the projects.
The Prow Beast by Robert Low. Fourth entry in the viking series.
Crescent Dawn by Clive and Dirk Cussler. Judging by the cover illustration some high-tech boat is attacking tankers in the Middle East.
Outwitting Trolls by William G. Taply. Boston novel about the internet.
Large Print
Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret. Cover photo has lady and small child walking through a park and holding umbrellas.
What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman. Missing is what a title word?
NonFiction
Kids Love Wisconsin: your family friendly guide to exploring 'kid-friendly' Wisconsin by George and Michele Zavatsky.
Robert's Rules of Order: newly revised: 10th edition. Latest edition.
Zot!: 1987-1991: the complete black and white collection by Scott McCloud. COmic book compendium.
Wisconsin: an explorer's guide by Mollie Boutell-Butler. I'll skip the local quotes since there are only two.
Hot X: algebra exposed by Danica McKellar. Former actor turned mathematician writes math book for girls.
Stuff: compulsive hoarding and the meaning of things by Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee.
Barefoot Contessa, how easy is that? by Ina Garten. Cookbook.
State Fair: the great Minnesota get-together by Susan Lambert Miller. Did I buy this? Maybe the book was a donation.
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla. Comic rants and raves in print.
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. People from Lake Mills have been getting copies from other libraries so I ordered it.
Helmet For My Pillow: from Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie. "One of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II."
I'm Not High by Jim Breuer. "But I've got a lot of crazy stories about life as a Goat Boy, a dad, and spiritual warrior."
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the end of America's childhood by Jane Leavey. I hate to break the news to you, Jane, but America's childhood was over a long time before Mantle was around.
Decision Points by George W. Bush. Be nice. No rude comments.
At Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. Humorist writes another book.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Photos and a Musical Interlude
Crullers
There were three crullers in the staff room when I got to work at noon today. Crullers are the greatest donut you can eat. So I ate them.
Donations
Someone donated about 180 music CDs.
Musical Interlude
A couple Joan Armatrading CDs were included in the above box. Included on one CD is this tune.
BBC6 plays music documentaries every night. A few years ago - when I used to listen to frequently listen to BBC6 - BBC6 played a multi-part series on producer George Martin who spoke highly of Armatrading.
There were three crullers in the staff room when I got to work at noon today. Crullers are the greatest donut you can eat. So I ate them.
Donations
Someone donated about 180 music CDs.
Musical Interlude
A couple Joan Armatrading CDs were included in the above box. Included on one CD is this tune.
BBC6 plays music documentaries every night. A few years ago - when I used to listen to frequently listen to BBC6 - BBC6 played a multi-part series on producer George Martin who spoke highly of Armatrading.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Stack of Books With Large Print Stickers, Big Lettering, and Rural Covers
Large Print
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb. Nora Roberts pretends to be someone else.
Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Remember what I wrote about Deaver before? Yeah, neither do I. I do recall I typed the words "Anthony Neil Smith" and someone - likely Smith - googled their way over here. You know who else googled their way here? Someone searching for "debbie does lake mills". I'll blame that search on Anthony Neil Smith too.
[An aside] Smith runs a fiction magazine entitled Plots with Guns. But, Plots is an online magazine and, even though the selected short stories are supposed to be very solid, I refuse to read stories off a computer screen.
EDIT, 13 November 2010: Once again my humor fell flat and appeared insulting rather than than good-natured ribbing. My apologies to the great and mighty, and recently well-traveled, Anthony Neil Smith. My most enjoyable moment at today's event was sitting with and listening to Smith and Victor Gischler chat.
Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen. Front cover has a kid wearing hooded sweatshirt in the woods. I refuse to say the word "hoodie".
Widower's Tale by Julia Glass. Front cover has guy in his fifties sitting in front a barn and smiling. Does that mean he is happy his wife is dead? Read the book and find out.
Nemesis by Philip Roth. Never read one of his books.
An Unforgettable Lady by J.R. Ward (writing as Jessica Bird). I do not recall anything about either Ward or Bird as an author name.
The Last Talk with Lola Faye by Thomas H. Cook. Photo of rural setting. Open mailbox in foreground.
Bad Blood by John Sandford. Cover has a guy walking to a barn and carrying a length of lumber and a hammer.
Santa in Montana by Janet Daily. Snow covered trees on the cover.
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts. Book four in the Bride Quartet. Cover has kissing couple dressed in wedding clothes.
Monday, November 08, 2010
What to Read 40: Phone Interview with Donald Harstad
What to Read 40: Phone Interview of Donald Harstad
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
Here you go, Dunedin. The most under appreciated Split Enz tune. Best album cover, too.
Here you go, Dunedin. The most under appreciated Split Enz tune. Best album cover, too.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
You Know What This Place Needs? More Books
Adult Fiction
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane. I think this guy was showing up again at Mystery One in Milwaukee. I just checked the website and, yeah, he is. Murder and Mayhem in Muskego is next weekend too but Lehane is not staying over for that. Some guy called Anthony Neil Smith is will be at Muskego. I'm not sure why he was invited.
EDIT, 13 November 2010: Once again my humor fell flat and appeared insulting rather than than good-natured ribbing. My apologies to the great and mighty, and recently well-traveled, Anthony Neil Smith. My most enjoyable moment at today's event was sitting with and listening to Smith and Victor Gischler chat.
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb. I think my wife reads some of these Robb books by Nora Roberts.
Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Speaking of Muskego, Jeffery Deaver attended last year. He is a good dude. According to Deaver's author photo he has grown a van Dyke beard. Also according to his author bio he graduated from Mizzou. Considering Deaver's alumni status I'm not sure why my Kansas wife reads his books. This is what I heard all last weekend while my in-laws were visiting and discussing the upcoming Missouri-Nebraska football game, "I'm not sure who I want to lose more. I hate them both."
Non Fiction
The Hilliker Curse: my pursuit of women by James Ellroy. If you did not already know about Ellroy being screwed up here is the prime away to discover it. No photographs or maps. Victor Gischler - praise his Might - once wrote that he thinks all books should contain maps.
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane. I think this guy was showing up again at Mystery One in Milwaukee. I just checked the website and, yeah, he is. Murder and Mayhem in Muskego is next weekend too but Lehane is not staying over for that. Some guy called Anthony Neil Smith is will be at Muskego. I'm not sure why he was invited.
EDIT, 13 November 2010: Once again my humor fell flat and appeared insulting rather than than good-natured ribbing. My apologies to the great and mighty, and recently well-traveled, Anthony Neil Smith. My most enjoyable moment at today's event was sitting with and listening to Smith and Victor Gischler chat.
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb. I think my wife reads some of these Robb books by Nora Roberts.
Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Speaking of Muskego, Jeffery Deaver attended last year. He is a good dude. According to Deaver's author photo he has grown a van Dyke beard. Also according to his author bio he graduated from Mizzou. Considering Deaver's alumni status I'm not sure why my Kansas wife reads his books. This is what I heard all last weekend while my in-laws were visiting and discussing the upcoming Missouri-Nebraska football game, "I'm not sure who I want to lose more. I hate them both."
Non Fiction
The Hilliker Curse: my pursuit of women by James Ellroy. If you did not already know about Ellroy being screwed up here is the prime away to discover it. No photographs or maps. Victor Gischler - praise his Might - once wrote that he thinks all books should contain maps.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Fiction and an Idiot
Fiction
Confession by John Grisham. Guilty man with brain tumor decides to confess so innocent man convicted of murder will not be executed.
Coming Back by Marcia Muller. "A Sharon McCone mystery."
A Christmas Odyssey by Anne Perry. A novel.
Side Jobs by Jim Butcher. Witches or ghosts or something.
NonFiction
Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max. Idiot acts like and idiot and writes stories about idiocy.
Building Code Basics: based on the 2009 International Building Code by Steve Thomas. "Boiler over 15 psi places room in incidental accessory occupancy category."
Confession by John Grisham. Guilty man with brain tumor decides to confess so innocent man convicted of murder will not be executed.
Coming Back by Marcia Muller. "A Sharon McCone mystery."
A Christmas Odyssey by Anne Perry. A novel.
Side Jobs by Jim Butcher. Witches or ghosts or something.
NonFiction
Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max. Idiot acts like and idiot and writes stories about idiocy.
Building Code Basics: based on the 2009 International Building Code by Steve Thomas. "Boiler over 15 psi places room in incidental accessory occupancy category."
Monday, November 01, 2010
TV on DVD and Things I Have No Interest In
DVD
Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Son Of Celebrities. Kid moves to China. Kid gets bet up. Kid learns kung-fu. Kid beats other kid up. Everyone learns valuable lesson.
The Pacific starring [unknown actors]. Marines and Soldiers travel the Pacific to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. Supposed to be very good. I have it on hold.
NonFiction
Fodor's Chicago 2010. Find a restaurant. Find a hotel. Find a museum. Find out how expensive parking is.
Booky Wook 2 by Russell Brand. Crazed former drug addict tells humorous tales.
CrochetWear: 25 fresh designs by Ann Regis. Crazed crocheter tells tales of 6.5mm crochet hooks.
Expressive Drawing: a practical guide to freeing the artist within by Steven Aimone. The freed artist from within tells tales of paint.
Building Code Basics: residential: based on the 2009 International Residential Code by Stephen A. Van Note. Building inspector tells tales of draftstopping.
Building Code Basics: fire: based on the 2009 International Fire Code by Scott Stookey. Compliance expert tells tales of hydrostatic pressure relief valves.
Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Son Of Celebrities. Kid moves to China. Kid gets bet up. Kid learns kung-fu. Kid beats other kid up. Everyone learns valuable lesson.
The Pacific starring [unknown actors]. Marines and Soldiers travel the Pacific to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. Supposed to be very good. I have it on hold.
NonFiction
Fodor's Chicago 2010. Find a restaurant. Find a hotel. Find a museum. Find out how expensive parking is.
Booky Wook 2 by Russell Brand. Crazed former drug addict tells humorous tales.
CrochetWear: 25 fresh designs by Ann Regis. Crazed crocheter tells tales of 6.5mm crochet hooks.
Expressive Drawing: a practical guide to freeing the artist within by Steven Aimone. The freed artist from within tells tales of paint.
Building Code Basics: residential: based on the 2009 International Residential Code by Stephen A. Van Note. Building inspector tells tales of draftstopping.
Building Code Basics: fire: based on the 2009 International Fire Code by Scott Stookey. Compliance expert tells tales of hydrostatic pressure relief valves.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Political Pontification and Other Items
Fiction
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris. Who is the weirdest Sedaris sibling? I have no idea. This is sort of like a picture book for adults with animals acting like adults by dating, drinking, cursing, and Secret Santas. I have not read the book yet but I am very sure I will enjoy it when I do.
Naked Heart by Richard Castle. Imaginary author writes imaginary story. Blurb on back is by Stephen J. Cannell who died this past month.
Large Print
Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. A romance.
Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre. Crime and espionage.
Non Fiction
Love, Lust, and Faking It by Jenny McCarthy. "The naked truth about sex, lies, and true romance." Chapters include Boobies: Just Clumps of Fat, STDs: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, Women: The Masters of Manipulation.
Framing Innocence: a mother's photographs, a prosecutor's zeal, and a small town's response by Lynn Powell. Mom drops of photos to be developed. Photos include her eight-year-old daughter in the shower. Prosecutor is informed and charges mom with child porn. Case splits the town.
Operation Dark Heart: spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan - and the path to victory by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer. Afghanistan story that the DOD got into a snit over even though author worked closely with the Army to pass security review.
Pinheads and Patriots: where you stand in the age of Obama by Bill O'Reilly.
Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward.
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
Eyewitness Travel Chicago by Lorraine Johnson and John Ryan. Another travel guide by DK books. I have to drive down there so I'm going to check this out.
Best Easy Day Hikes Milwaukee by Kevin Revolinski. "Includes detailed maps and concise descriptions for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in and around Milwaukee."
Earth (the book) written and edited by Jon Stewart, et al. Some middle-aged men wore ponytails to prevent the early onset of dignity.
Word 2010 QuickSteps by Marty Matthews. User guide.
America's Test Question: Season Ten. Fours DVDs at 13 hours. "Join Christopher Kimball and the cast of America's Test Kitchen, the most-watched cooking show on public television, to learn the basics of great home cooking."
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris. Who is the weirdest Sedaris sibling? I have no idea. This is sort of like a picture book for adults with animals acting like adults by dating, drinking, cursing, and Secret Santas. I have not read the book yet but I am very sure I will enjoy it when I do.
Naked Heart by Richard Castle. Imaginary author writes imaginary story. Blurb on back is by Stephen J. Cannell who died this past month.
Large Print
Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. A romance.
Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre. Crime and espionage.
Non Fiction
Love, Lust, and Faking It by Jenny McCarthy. "The naked truth about sex, lies, and true romance." Chapters include Boobies: Just Clumps of Fat, STDs: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, Women: The Masters of Manipulation.
Framing Innocence: a mother's photographs, a prosecutor's zeal, and a small town's response by Lynn Powell. Mom drops of photos to be developed. Photos include her eight-year-old daughter in the shower. Prosecutor is informed and charges mom with child porn. Case splits the town.
Operation Dark Heart: spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan - and the path to victory by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer. Afghanistan story that the DOD got into a snit over even though author worked closely with the Army to pass security review.
Pinheads and Patriots: where you stand in the age of Obama by Bill O'Reilly.
Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward.
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
Eyewitness Travel Chicago by Lorraine Johnson and John Ryan. Another travel guide by DK books. I have to drive down there so I'm going to check this out.
Best Easy Day Hikes Milwaukee by Kevin Revolinski. "Includes detailed maps and concise descriptions for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in and around Milwaukee."
Earth (the book) written and edited by Jon Stewart, et al. Some middle-aged men wore ponytails to prevent the early onset of dignity.
Word 2010 QuickSteps by Marty Matthews. User guide.
America's Test Question: Season Ten. Fours DVDs at 13 hours. "Join Christopher Kimball and the cast of America's Test Kitchen, the most-watched cooking show on public television, to learn the basics of great home cooking."
Monday, October 25, 2010
Ann Voss Peterson Squared, Another AR15 Book
Fiction
A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson. Local cop helps ex-girlfriend find the lady's missing son.
Large Print
A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson. I ordered this copy by mistake. The book is not even large print, it is listed as "larger print".
NonFiction
The Traditional Bowyer's Bible: volume three by Tim Baker, et al. Ancient bows (Korea, plains Indians, African styles), custom wooden shafts, stone points, make your own stone aged bow.
Cooking with Curtis by Curtis Stone. Photogenic cook writes a book, uses lots of hair gel, inspects dead rabbits.
Artforms: seventh edition by Duane Preble, et al. What the heck is this? Jim must have added this as a donation.
Green Eyes and Black Rifles: warriors guide to combat carbine by Kyle E. Lamb. Lamb was in the infantry or airborne for several years and wrote this while he was. Lamb has an interesting view on back-up iron sights for an AR. Namely, if it is a back-up sight it therefore is an emergency sight. So why have extra "stuff" like windage and elevation knobs and an extra aperture?
A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson. Local cop helps ex-girlfriend find the lady's missing son.
Large Print
A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson. I ordered this copy by mistake. The book is not even large print, it is listed as "larger print".
NonFiction
The Traditional Bowyer's Bible: volume three by Tim Baker, et al. Ancient bows (Korea, plains Indians, African styles), custom wooden shafts, stone points, make your own stone aged bow.
Cooking with Curtis by Curtis Stone. Photogenic cook writes a book, uses lots of hair gel, inspects dead rabbits.
Artforms: seventh edition by Duane Preble, et al. What the heck is this? Jim must have added this as a donation.
Green Eyes and Black Rifles: warriors guide to combat carbine by Kyle E. Lamb. Lamb was in the infantry or airborne for several years and wrote this while he was. Lamb has an interesting view on back-up iron sights for an AR. Namely, if it is a back-up sight it therefore is an emergency sight. So why have extra "stuff" like windage and elevation knobs and an extra aperture?
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Three Novels and a Replacement CD
Fiction
Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen. Johansen's back flyleaf bio says she lives near Atlanta. Her hairstyle agrees.
In the Company of Others by Jan Karon. Am I the only one who always mistakenly thinks Jan is a guy? This is a "Father Tim novel".
Worth Dying For by Lee Child. A new Jack Reacher novel. Reacher will wander, find trouble, find a hot chick, find a bad guy, find a violent resolution. I hear Lee Child can snap a man's neck like a twig.
Replacement CD
Appetite for Destruction by Guns n' Roses. Our last one broke. I have never understood the fascination with and popularity of this band.
Musical Interlude
The Clash play a song. CD available at the library.
Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen. Johansen's back flyleaf bio says she lives near Atlanta. Her hairstyle agrees.
In the Company of Others by Jan Karon. Am I the only one who always mistakenly thinks Jan is a guy? This is a "Father Tim novel".
Worth Dying For by Lee Child. A new Jack Reacher novel. Reacher will wander, find trouble, find a hot chick, find a bad guy, find a violent resolution. I hear Lee Child can snap a man's neck like a twig.
Replacement CD
Appetite for Destruction by Guns n' Roses. Our last one broke. I have never understood the fascination with and popularity of this band.
Musical Interlude
The Clash play a song. CD available at the library.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A Gun Book and Richard Thompson CD? How odd. We never get gun books and Thompson CDs.
NonFiction
Gunsmithing the AR-15 by Patrick Sweeney. Maintaining, repairing and accessorizing. I lost some faith in Sweeney after reading some diatribe he included in Big Fat Book of the .45 about how he believes lead exposure dangers has been overblown. But, I still like this book and trust his mechanical knowledge. The photo illustrations are quite helpful. Not that I would know. Not that I have been saving and saving and saving money for an AR.
Music on CD
Dream Attic by Richard Thompson. Live recordings. Thompson will be playing in Milwaukee. Or maybe he played already. I would like to go but do think I will be able to.
DVD
Aldo Leopold at Faville Grove, Recollections of Ado Leopold and Interview with Fram Hamerstorn. "The beginnings of prairie preservation and restoration" which began in the '30s outside Lake Mills. All on the same DVD.
Gunsmithing the AR-15 by Patrick Sweeney. Maintaining, repairing and accessorizing. I lost some faith in Sweeney after reading some diatribe he included in Big Fat Book of the .45 about how he believes lead exposure dangers has been overblown. But, I still like this book and trust his mechanical knowledge. The photo illustrations are quite helpful. Not that I would know. Not that I have been saving and saving and saving money for an AR.
Music on CD
Dream Attic by Richard Thompson. Live recordings. Thompson will be playing in Milwaukee. Or maybe he played already. I would like to go but do think I will be able to.
DVD
Aldo Leopold at Faville Grove, Recollections of Ado Leopold and Interview with Fram Hamerstorn. "The beginnings of prairie preservation and restoration" which began in the '30s outside Lake Mills. All on the same DVD.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Another Gischler. Does the Man Ever Sleep?
Comic Book Novel
Head Trip: Deadpool: Merc with a mouth by Victor Gischler. Aother one of those comic novels with a guy dressed in tights and wearing a mask. This also has the requisite guys with steroidal muscles and gals with big knockers. Also includes: a blimp, floating zombie head, sandwiches, spaceship, dinosaurs, monsters, and some guy who looks like Tarzan.
Head Trip: Deadpool: Merc with a mouth by Victor Gischler. Aother one of those comic novels with a guy dressed in tights and wearing a mask. This also has the requisite guys with steroidal muscles and gals with big knockers. Also includes: a blimp, floating zombie head, sandwiches, spaceship, dinosaurs, monsters, and some guy who looks like Tarzan.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Nothing For Me In This Stack
Fiction
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. "An Isabel Dalhousie novel."
Busy Body by M.C. Beaton. "An Agatha Raisin mystery." Christmas themed.
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard. Oops. I was wrong above, I would like to read this one. Documentary filmmaker goes to Horn of Africa to make movie about pirates.
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre. Le Carre also does good work. British vacationers meet a Russian money-launderer in Antigua. Upon return to London the Brit couple is forced to help the British government get the Russian.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Another Christmas novel. This one has a note on the cover, "A Hallmark Channel Original Movie".
Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Model on the cover has been photoshopped to look skinnier.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. One of those Mitch Rapp novels.
The Brave by Nicholas Evans. Some sort of family secret story with eight-year-old witnessing tragedy and then having trouble as an adult.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart. "A mystery."
Large Print
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Mystery with a dog.
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith. "An Isabel Dalhousie novel."
Busy Body by M.C. Beaton. "An Agatha Raisin mystery." Christmas themed.
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard. Oops. I was wrong above, I would like to read this one. Documentary filmmaker goes to Horn of Africa to make movie about pirates.
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre. Le Carre also does good work. British vacationers meet a Russian money-launderer in Antigua. Upon return to London the Brit couple is forced to help the British government get the Russian.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Another Christmas novel. This one has a note on the cover, "A Hallmark Channel Original Movie".
Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Model on the cover has been photoshopped to look skinnier.
American Assassin by Vince Flynn. One of those Mitch Rapp novels.
The Brave by Nicholas Evans. Some sort of family secret story with eight-year-old witnessing tragedy and then having trouble as an adult.
Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart. "A mystery."
Large Print
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Mystery with a dog.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A Whole Stack of Fiction
DVD
Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson. The novel is a cornerstone of noir writing but I don't remember much about the novel except that I did not like it.
Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey, Jr. Guy in fancy space suit battles steroid laden actor.
Get Him to the Greek starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Music company executive responsible for getting wild living rock star to a concert in Los Angeles. Kind of like My Favorite Year but without Peter O'Toole.
AudioBooks
The Power by Rhonda Byrne. Some sequel to that Secret book.
Fiction
The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. Set in medieval England. Romance and adventure.
Deja Vu by Fern Michaels. Have I seen this before?
Painted Ladies by Robert B. Parker. The last of the Parker novels finished by Parker? I do not know.
Reversal by Michael Connelly. Another novel featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller. Defense attorney Haller ends up taking a prosecution job and working with Harry Bosch and Haller's ex-wife to prosecute a child murderer granted a retrial.
Large Print
Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning.
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen.
Portobello by Ruth Rendell.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs.
Don't Cry by Beverly Barton.
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith.
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie.
NonFiction
Trickle Up Poverty by Michael Savage.
Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson. The novel is a cornerstone of noir writing but I don't remember much about the novel except that I did not like it.
Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey, Jr. Guy in fancy space suit battles steroid laden actor.
Get Him to the Greek starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Music company executive responsible for getting wild living rock star to a concert in Los Angeles. Kind of like My Favorite Year but without Peter O'Toole.
AudioBooks
The Power by Rhonda Byrne. Some sequel to that Secret book.
Fiction
The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter. Set in medieval England. Romance and adventure.
Deja Vu by Fern Michaels. Have I seen this before?
Painted Ladies by Robert B. Parker. The last of the Parker novels finished by Parker? I do not know.
Reversal by Michael Connelly. Another novel featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller. Defense attorney Haller ends up taking a prosecution job and working with Harry Bosch and Haller's ex-wife to prosecute a child murderer granted a retrial.
Large Print
Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning.
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen.
Portobello by Ruth Rendell.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs.
Don't Cry by Beverly Barton.
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith.
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie.
NonFiction
Trickle Up Poverty by Michael Savage.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Two DVD Items, Musical Interlude
DVD
Glee: Season One, Volume Two starring [people]. Second part of the television show's first year.
Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow. Crowe and Ridley Scott are reliable entertainment but I know nothing about this picture.
Musical Interlude
Marshall Crenshaw
Glee: Season One, Volume Two starring [people]. Second part of the television show's first year.
Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow. Crowe and Ridley Scott are reliable entertainment but I know nothing about this picture.
Musical Interlude
Marshall Crenshaw
Friday, October 01, 2010
Comics, Audio Book, Music on CD, True Crime
Fiction
Prelude to Deadpool Corps by Victor Gischler. Comic book novel. I'll read this sometime later but, for now, I just don't get it. Judging by the cover there is a guy, a gal, and a kid plus a zombie dog and a rotting head (that flies using a beanie cap with propeller). Everyone has a sword, except for the kid who has lightsabers. Are the lightsabers called lightsabers or is that a copyright issue with the Titan of Modesto? Since this is a comic the guy has muscles on muscles and the gal has big bazooms.
Audiobook on CD
Beat by Stephen Jay Scwartz. Okay, now I remember why I ordered this. The hook for this series is that LAPD cop Hayden Glass is a sex addict. Glass's hooker girlfriend is kidnapped and Glass's attempts at rescue put him against the mob, FBI, and San Francisco PD.
NonFiction
Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex by Nina Hartley with I.S. Levine. This is not new but I just had the cataloging fixed. The dang thing was in 619.6. According to this 619 is unassigned so I moved Nina Hartley next to the other sex information books in 613 which is Personal Health & Safety.
Mississippi Mud by Edward Humes. True crime in Biloxi, MS. Adult daughter of murdered couple investigates leads to the Dixie Mafia that the police do not follow.
Music On CD
Charred Walls of the Damned by Charred Walls of the Damned. I figured to try out something from this heavy metal sub-genre to see if it circulates.
A Little Messed Up by The Dollyrots. Fun and loud rock and roll.
Prelude to Deadpool Corps by Victor Gischler. Comic book novel. I'll read this sometime later but, for now, I just don't get it. Judging by the cover there is a guy, a gal, and a kid plus a zombie dog and a rotting head (that flies using a beanie cap with propeller). Everyone has a sword, except for the kid who has lightsabers. Are the lightsabers called lightsabers or is that a copyright issue with the Titan of Modesto? Since this is a comic the guy has muscles on muscles and the gal has big bazooms.
Audiobook on CD
Beat by Stephen Jay Scwartz. Okay, now I remember why I ordered this. The hook for this series is that LAPD cop Hayden Glass is a sex addict. Glass's hooker girlfriend is kidnapped and Glass's attempts at rescue put him against the mob, FBI, and San Francisco PD.
NonFiction
Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex by Nina Hartley with I.S. Levine. This is not new but I just had the cataloging fixed. The dang thing was in 619.6. According to this 619 is unassigned so I moved Nina Hartley next to the other sex information books in 613 which is Personal Health & Safety.
Mississippi Mud by Edward Humes. True crime in Biloxi, MS. Adult daughter of murdered couple investigates leads to the Dixie Mafia that the police do not follow.
Music On CD
Charred Walls of the Damned by Charred Walls of the Damned. I figured to try out something from this heavy metal sub-genre to see if it circulates.
A Little Messed Up by The Dollyrots. Fun and loud rock and roll.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
More Romances
Fiction
Shoulda Been A Cowboy by Lorelei James. James' other books have checked out well. Her romances focus on cowboy characters with lots of sex. I cannot recall the author's real name.
A Rancher's Brand of Justice by Ann Voss Peterson. Cowboy's young son is murder witness. Big-city, lady cop is there to protect the boy. I flipped through this one and I am guessing that it is free of sex scenes. It may have some shoot-outs.
Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. How do the co-authors get picked out for Paterson books? From a hat?
The Fort by Bernard Cornwell. Novel of the U.S. Revolutionary War. Sure to include many Brown Bess muskets.
Texas Standoff by Elmer Kelton. I need to read more westerns. Texas Rangers sent to central TX to investigate murders. Good thing this novel does not include Chuck Norris's singing.
Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier. Three Christmas themed novellas.
Me, Myself, and Why? by Mary Janice Davidson. "A modern threesome." There is a threesome in that Lorelei James novel I listed above. I am certain that the meanings are very different.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. 'Tis the season for Christmas novels.
Legacy by Danielle Steel.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. I could try to think of a pun or joke mixing the novel's title and it's massive 985 pages but I will not. Follett still wears his hair big and fluffy. Not skyscraper fluffy like he used to.
Shoulda Been A Cowboy by Lorelei James. James' other books have checked out well. Her romances focus on cowboy characters with lots of sex. I cannot recall the author's real name.
A Rancher's Brand of Justice by Ann Voss Peterson. Cowboy's young son is murder witness. Big-city, lady cop is there to protect the boy. I flipped through this one and I am guessing that it is free of sex scenes. It may have some shoot-outs.
Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. How do the co-authors get picked out for Paterson books? From a hat?
The Fort by Bernard Cornwell. Novel of the U.S. Revolutionary War. Sure to include many Brown Bess muskets.
Texas Standoff by Elmer Kelton. I need to read more westerns. Texas Rangers sent to central TX to investigate murders. Good thing this novel does not include Chuck Norris's singing.
Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier. Three Christmas themed novellas.
Me, Myself, and Why? by Mary Janice Davidson. "A modern threesome." There is a threesome in that Lorelei James novel I listed above. I am certain that the meanings are very different.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. 'Tis the season for Christmas novels.
Legacy by Danielle Steel.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. I could try to think of a pun or joke mixing the novel's title and it's massive 985 pages but I will not. Follett still wears his hair big and fluffy. Not skyscraper fluffy like he used to.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Non Fiction
Non Fiction
Rough Guide to Denmark. Knuds Garage "is packed with trendy, alternative-type young locals."
FFA Cookbook: favorite recipes from FFA members and alumni across America by Erin J. Petersilie. This better check-out.
Budget Dinners: 100 recipes your family will love by Rosemary Ellis, Editor in Chief.
Genealogy Online, 9th Edition by Elizabeth Powell Crowe.
Fix-it and Forget-It Cookbook, revised and updated by Phyllis Pellman Good. How will you be able to eat it if you forget it?
Kayaking for Everyone by Bill and Mary Burnham. Kayaks are expensive. I need some oars for my rowboat.
Best of Halloween Tricks and Treats by Better Homes and Gardens. "Pumpkins, parties, costumes, drinks, food, decor."
Norwegian Patterns for Knitting: classic sweaters, hats, vests, and mittens by Mette N. Handberg. Handberg is actually Norwegian. I am reading Billy Boyle by James R. Benn which features a Norwegian angle. I'm really enjoying those Boyle books.
Horror Characters and Science Fiction by Jacob Glasser. Learn to Draw Step by Step guides.
Rough Guide to Denmark. Knuds Garage "is packed with trendy, alternative-type young locals."
FFA Cookbook: favorite recipes from FFA members and alumni across America by Erin J. Petersilie. This better check-out.
Budget Dinners: 100 recipes your family will love by Rosemary Ellis, Editor in Chief.
Genealogy Online, 9th Edition by Elizabeth Powell Crowe.
Fix-it and Forget-It Cookbook, revised and updated by Phyllis Pellman Good. How will you be able to eat it if you forget it?
Kayaking for Everyone by Bill and Mary Burnham. Kayaks are expensive. I need some oars for my rowboat.
Best of Halloween Tricks and Treats by Better Homes and Gardens. "Pumpkins, parties, costumes, drinks, food, decor."
Norwegian Patterns for Knitting: classic sweaters, hats, vests, and mittens by Mette N. Handberg. Handberg is actually Norwegian. I am reading Billy Boyle by James R. Benn which features a Norwegian angle. I'm really enjoying those Boyle books.
Horror Characters and Science Fiction by Jacob Glasser. Learn to Draw Step by Step guides.
Fiction with Ann Voss Peterson
Fiction
Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson. Rancher and pregnant woman flee through the Rocky Mountains.
A Previous Conversation by Gerard the Library Director
"Gerard?"
"Yes, Self?"
"Isn't Ann Voss Peterson co-teaching the writers workshop in November?"
"Yeah. Her and Konrath."
"Well, Gerard, we have a few Konrath books. What about Peterson's books?"
"Dang it! I'll have to order some."
Santa Fe Edge by Stuart Woods (or so they say). 6'7" attorney take son murder case. In Santa Fe.
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Brown writes those cat books. This is a new mystery series with a dog set out West. I may try and read this if there are no cats. Good for Brown.
Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry wrote a 2009 zombie terrorist novel with cop Joe Ledger. Ledger remains working with the super-secret and powerful Department of Military Sciences in a fight against genetically enhanced monsters and soldiers. Shooting and sci-fi, and love scenes, and government intrigue.
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Stop! Stop beating that horse! He's dead! Dead, I tell you, DEAD!
Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay. America's cuddliest serial killer has more difficulty.
Bad Blood by John Sandford. Another Virgil Flowers detective story by Sandford. Flowers assists a rural Southern MN sheriff with a murder investigation.
Flawless: a pretty little liars novel by Sara Shepard. A YA novel from a popular series.
Large Print
Father of the Rain by Lily King.
Body Work by Sara Paretsky.
Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson. Rancher and pregnant woman flee through the Rocky Mountains.
A Previous Conversation by Gerard the Library Director
"Gerard?"
"Yes, Self?"
"Isn't Ann Voss Peterson co-teaching the writers workshop in November?"
"Yeah. Her and Konrath."
"Well, Gerard, we have a few Konrath books. What about Peterson's books?"
"Dang it! I'll have to order some."
Santa Fe Edge by Stuart Woods (or so they say). 6'7" attorney take son murder case. In Santa Fe.
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown. Brown writes those cat books. This is a new mystery series with a dog set out West. I may try and read this if there are no cats. Good for Brown.
Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry wrote a 2009 zombie terrorist novel with cop Joe Ledger. Ledger remains working with the super-secret and powerful Department of Military Sciences in a fight against genetically enhanced monsters and soldiers. Shooting and sci-fi, and love scenes, and government intrigue.
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Stop! Stop beating that horse! He's dead! Dead, I tell you, DEAD!
Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay. America's cuddliest serial killer has more difficulty.
Bad Blood by John Sandford. Another Virgil Flowers detective story by Sandford. Flowers assists a rural Southern MN sheriff with a murder investigation.
Flawless: a pretty little liars novel by Sara Shepard. A YA novel from a popular series.
Large Print
Father of the Rain by Lily King.
Body Work by Sara Paretsky.
Media: music, movies, audiobooks
DVD
The Good Wife starring Julianna Margulies and Det. Mike Logan. I watched a couple episodes over the summer. They were good.
Red Riding Trilogy: 1974, 1980, 1983 starring Sean Bean and [many people]. Three separate but interrelated films move unflinchingly through a turbulent and tragic decade in the West Riding region of Yorkshire, England - years of serial murders, child abductions and rampant police corruption in which no one escapes undamaged. I ordered this quite a while ago.
30 Rock: season 4 starring [you know the drill]. Comedic antics.
AudioBooks on CD
Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay. 9 CDs at 11 hours. I watched the first season of the tv show. I enjoyed the show but the novels and television program do not match. Correct?
Tonight I Said Goodbye by Michael Koryta. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Private investigators in Cleveland.
Elisabeth Smith's Fast-Track Spanish by Elisabeth Smith. Two audio discs and a booklet.
Music on CD
Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus. Twelve songs by teenage pop star.
The Good Wife starring Julianna Margulies and Det. Mike Logan. I watched a couple episodes over the summer. They were good.
Red Riding Trilogy: 1974, 1980, 1983 starring Sean Bean and [many people]. Three separate but interrelated films move unflinchingly through a turbulent and tragic decade in the West Riding region of Yorkshire, England - years of serial murders, child abductions and rampant police corruption in which no one escapes undamaged. I ordered this quite a while ago.
30 Rock: season 4 starring [you know the drill]. Comedic antics.
AudioBooks on CD
Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay. 9 CDs at 11 hours. I watched the first season of the tv show. I enjoyed the show but the novels and television program do not match. Correct?
Tonight I Said Goodbye by Michael Koryta. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Private investigators in Cleveland.
Elisabeth Smith's Fast-Track Spanish by Elisabeth Smith. Two audio discs and a booklet.
Music on CD
Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus. Twelve songs by teenage pop star.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Seven DVDs, One With Canadian Content
DVD
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: complete season 5 starring Danny DeVito and That Blond Girl. Three discs with 12 episodes.
Castle: Second Season starring Captain Hammer. Five discs with 24 episodes.
Death Comes to Town by Kids in the Hall. Two discs at three hours. Canadians making funny.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio starring [French people].
Shred-It with Weights by Jillian Michaels. One hour of exercises with hand weights or kettlebells.
Plain Truth starring Mariska Hargity. Hargitay is striking the exact same pose she does for Law and Order. Newborn found dead outside Amish town. Hargitay defends the 18 year old Amish suspect.
Madison starring James DeVita. War correspondent returns to Madison, WI and has trouble adjusting to domestic life. Not to be confused with the Jim Caviezel movie about boat racing in Indiana.
One of the producers, Nicholas Langholff, went to high school here and dropped this copy off. He hasn't emailed me an invoice yet, unless the email landed in junk mail. Let me check...nope not there. I could not quite remember the guy's name but he also worked on Feed the Fish so IMDB was helpful. Langholff graduated from Lakeside.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: complete season 5 starring Danny DeVito and That Blond Girl. Three discs with 12 episodes.
Castle: Second Season starring Captain Hammer. Five discs with 24 episodes.
Death Comes to Town by Kids in the Hall. Two discs at three hours. Canadians making funny.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio starring [French people].
Shred-It with Weights by Jillian Michaels. One hour of exercises with hand weights or kettlebells.
Plain Truth starring Mariska Hargity. Hargitay is striking the exact same pose she does for Law and Order. Newborn found dead outside Amish town. Hargitay defends the 18 year old Amish suspect.
Madison starring James DeVita. War correspondent returns to Madison, WI and has trouble adjusting to domestic life. Not to be confused with the Jim Caviezel movie about boat racing in Indiana.
One of the producers, Nicholas Langholff, went to high school here and dropped this copy off. He hasn't emailed me an invoice yet, unless the email landed in junk mail. Let me check...nope not there. I could not quite remember the guy's name but he also worked on Feed the Fish so IMDB was helpful. Langholff graduated from Lakeside.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
New Travel Guides
NonFiction
Fodor's Guides
Barcelona: with highlights of Catalonia and Bilbao, 3rd edition by Maria Teresa Hart.
DK Eyewitness guides
Arizona and the Grand Canyon edited by Aruna Ghose. I went in 2002.
Top 10 Orlando by Richard Grula. I don't know Victor Gischler but he is going to vacation at Disney World.
Loire Valley by Jack Tresidder. I don't know Jack Tresidder but I'll bet he speaks French.
New England by [could not find a main name]. I was married in New England. In either New Hampshire or Vermont. One of those two. They're the same thing anyway.
Walt Disney World Resort and Orlando edited by Arunda Ghose. I wonder if they have bumper cars. Those are fun.
California by [still no name]. Did I tell that story about going to San Francisco and getting sick as a dog with a bad ear infection. And we rented an Oldsmobile to go to Napa and the seat was horribly uncomfortable? I did? Want to hear it again?
Las Vegas by David Stratton. What about that story where I went to a free, half-day sub-machine gun class in Pahrump, NV? The class instruction was good and they supplied both weapon and ammo.
Bradt Guides
Rough Guide to Mexico by John Fisher, et al. Don't get kidnapped.
Croatia by Pers Letcher. Remember when the Springfield XD used to be the HS2000 and was $200 cheaper?
Insider's Guides
Twin Cities, seventh edition by Jay Gabler. We went to the Mall of America when car-loving Boy #1 was five. He went on the bumper car ride by himself and, since he was five, could not get the car to drive properly or get unstuck from the wall. He had a big meltdown afterwards.
Off The Beaten Path Guides
Minnesota by Mark R. Weinberger. I wonder if Barbara Fister ever does book promos outside of MN.
Fodor's Guides
Barcelona: with highlights of Catalonia and Bilbao, 3rd edition by Maria Teresa Hart.
DK Eyewitness guides
Arizona and the Grand Canyon edited by Aruna Ghose. I went in 2002.
Top 10 Orlando by Richard Grula. I don't know Victor Gischler but he is going to vacation at Disney World.
Loire Valley by Jack Tresidder. I don't know Jack Tresidder but I'll bet he speaks French.
New England by [could not find a main name]. I was married in New England. In either New Hampshire or Vermont. One of those two. They're the same thing anyway.
Walt Disney World Resort and Orlando edited by Arunda Ghose. I wonder if they have bumper cars. Those are fun.
California by [still no name]. Did I tell that story about going to San Francisco and getting sick as a dog with a bad ear infection. And we rented an Oldsmobile to go to Napa and the seat was horribly uncomfortable? I did? Want to hear it again?
Las Vegas by David Stratton. What about that story where I went to a free, half-day sub-machine gun class in Pahrump, NV? The class instruction was good and they supplied both weapon and ammo.
Bradt Guides
Rough Guide to Mexico by John Fisher, et al. Don't get kidnapped.
Croatia by Pers Letcher. Remember when the Springfield XD used to be the HS2000 and was $200 cheaper?
Insider's Guides
Twin Cities, seventh edition by Jay Gabler. We went to the Mall of America when car-loving Boy #1 was five. He went on the bumper car ride by himself and, since he was five, could not get the car to drive properly or get unstuck from the wall. He had a big meltdown afterwards.
Off The Beaten Path Guides
Minnesota by Mark R. Weinberger. I wonder if Barbara Fister ever does book promos outside of MN.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Great News! Guns, Beer, and Whiskey! In Print!
NonFiction
Shooter's Bible: 101st Edition. The usual but newer.
World's Best Beers: one thousand craft brews from cask to glass by Ben McFarland. They list Schell's (New Ulm, MN) Caramel Bock. Tyranena is listed for Devil over a Barrel Bourbon and Imperial Oatmeal Coffee. New Glarus and Sprecher are also included.
World Whiskey edited by Charles Maclean. Great big photos of bottles, distillers, distilleries. Also includes Japanese whiskeys. The Japanese distillers have been very successful.
World War II Battlefield Communications by Gordon L. Rottman. One of the many historical entries from Osprey Publishing which prints a huge variety of war topics.
Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Edition by Peter C. Sessler.
Countertop Book by Mary Anne Piccirillo. Designs and materials for kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
Modular Knitting Made Easy designs by Andra Knight-Bowman.
Sliding into Home: a memoir by Kendra Wilkinson. Autobio of the Playboy Playmate.
Access 2010 by John Cronan. User's guide.
Ultimate Scholarship Book, 2011 by Gen and Kelly Tanabe.
Fiction
Scarlet Sash by Garry Douglas Kilworth. Another historical military novel by Kilworth. Young soldier Sebastian Early is sent to South Africa during the Zulu Wars. Ends up investigating a murder.
Foreign Influence by Brad Thor. Spy novel of some sort.
Large Print
Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen.
Out of Sight by Stella Cameron.
Shooter's Bible: 101st Edition. The usual but newer.
World's Best Beers: one thousand craft brews from cask to glass by Ben McFarland. They list Schell's (New Ulm, MN) Caramel Bock. Tyranena is listed for Devil over a Barrel Bourbon and Imperial Oatmeal Coffee. New Glarus and Sprecher are also included.
World Whiskey edited by Charles Maclean. Great big photos of bottles, distillers, distilleries. Also includes Japanese whiskeys. The Japanese distillers have been very successful.
World War II Battlefield Communications by Gordon L. Rottman. One of the many historical entries from Osprey Publishing which prints a huge variety of war topics.
Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Edition by Peter C. Sessler.
Countertop Book by Mary Anne Piccirillo. Designs and materials for kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
Modular Knitting Made Easy designs by Andra Knight-Bowman.
Sliding into Home: a memoir by Kendra Wilkinson. Autobio of the Playboy Playmate.
Access 2010 by John Cronan. User's guide.
Ultimate Scholarship Book, 2011 by Gen and Kelly Tanabe.
Fiction
Scarlet Sash by Garry Douglas Kilworth. Another historical military novel by Kilworth. Young soldier Sebastian Early is sent to South Africa during the Zulu Wars. Ends up investigating a murder.
Foreign Influence by Brad Thor. Spy novel of some sort.
Large Print
Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen.
Out of Sight by Stella Cameron.
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