Music on CD
Sigh No More by Mumford and Sons. Yes. I know I'm late on this one.
Own Side Now by Catlin Rose. Gerard? Yes? Why did you buy this one? I don't recall.
Lady Killer by CeeLo Green. Yes, late again.
Bella by Teddy Thompson. No - Not Late At All! I bought this before the release date but we had trouble getting it on the shelf. So there. Thompson is playing in Madison tonight. I am unable to attend.
Commercial by Los Amigos Invisibles. The Peruvian Disco Band From Outer Space. They say they are from Venezuela but I do not believe it.
Different Gear, Still Speeding by Beady Eye. The left-over members of Oasis formed a band.
Endgame by Rise Against. Some band out of Chicago that circs well here. I read a pop reference to them recently.
21 by Adele. I bought this CD early as well. Hah!
Now That's What I Call Music 37 by [various bands]. Sixteen popular pop tunes I have never heard.
Kiss Each Other Clean by Iron and Wine. Gerard? What? Who are these guys? I have no freaking clue, but I saw them listed on a 6 Music playlist the other night.
Wow Hits 2011 by [various]. 30 songs on two CDs of popular gospel I have never heard. I bought a book about Christian rock a few years ago, Body Piercing Saved My Life.
Bright Morning Stars by the Wailin' Jennys. I bought a previous album called Firecracker. When I saw that Firecracker has good circs I ordered this one.
Mean Old Man by Jerry Lee Lewis. The Killer rerecords tunes with younger musicians. I heard - I think on The Underground Garage - that Lewis's previous album Last Man Standing came about because a wealthy fan thought it up and bankrolled the whole thing.
Kidz Bop 19 by [various]. Kids sing popular tunes. This product is Bieber free.
Disney Soundtrack Collection: classic hits by [various]. Another Disney re-hash and cash-in.
UPDATE: Every disc but Commercial and Kidz Bop was on hold.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
One benefit of having an office is that I can listen to music while working. My favorite radio station is the BBC's 6 Music. They just played this tune. The gal, Agnes Obel, is Norwegian. Her accent matches that of another Scandinavian girl singer, Nina Persson of The Cardigans. But not the accent of Bjork.
One benefit of having an office is that I can listen to music while working. My favorite radio station is the BBC's 6 Music. They just played this tune. The gal, Agnes Obel, is Norwegian. Her accent matches that of another Scandinavian girl singer, Nina Persson of The Cardigans. But not the accent of Bjork.
Monday, March 28, 2011
74 Digital Discs
DVD
The Wire: the complete series. 23 discs covering all four seasons. An engrossing crime drama set in modern Baltimore. I've never seen the show and there are 60 episodes.
When I Rise: let your voice be heard featuring Barbara Smith Conrad. Conrad was a co-ed at the University of Texas when she was cast as the lead in a school opera. But, since this was 1956 and Conrad is black trouble ensued. The story hit the national papers, attracted attention of Harry Belafonte who called her at her dorm, and Conrad's career took off into international fame. Fifty years later Conrad returned to Austin.
Remember this incident, Crider? You must have been a teenager so maybe you were too busy reading Amazing Stories.
Audio Books
Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse. 5 CDs at 5.5 hours. WWI vet traveling in the Pyrenees in 1928 is caught in a blizzard and shares his story with a local girl.
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman. 10 CDs at 12 hours. That's Jonathan without the "h".
Bad Business by Robert B. Parker. 5 CDs at 6 hours. Spenser.
A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer. 9 CDs at 11 hours. A biological weapon attack during the State of the Union leaves the President and the Congress quarantined.
The Sentry by Robert Crais. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours. Joe Pike wears sunglasses, sleeveless shirts, shows no emotion, and wreaks violent vengeance.
Against All Odds by Scott Brown. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Junior Senator from Massachusetts writes a memoir.
New Adventure's of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 3 with Stacy Keach and a full cast. 2 CDs at 2.5 hours. "Original radio novel by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. That's Allan with two "l"s.
Mercy Kill by Lori Armstrong. 9 CDs at 10 hours. Former girl sniper is permanently home after Iraq and gets involved in another murder case.
The Wire: the complete series. 23 discs covering all four seasons. An engrossing crime drama set in modern Baltimore. I've never seen the show and there are 60 episodes.
When I Rise: let your voice be heard featuring Barbara Smith Conrad. Conrad was a co-ed at the University of Texas when she was cast as the lead in a school opera. But, since this was 1956 and Conrad is black trouble ensued. The story hit the national papers, attracted attention of Harry Belafonte who called her at her dorm, and Conrad's career took off into international fame. Fifty years later Conrad returned to Austin.
Remember this incident, Crider? You must have been a teenager so maybe you were too busy reading Amazing Stories.
Audio Books
Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse. 5 CDs at 5.5 hours. WWI vet traveling in the Pyrenees in 1928 is caught in a blizzard and shares his story with a local girl.
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman. 10 CDs at 12 hours. That's Jonathan without the "h".
Bad Business by Robert B. Parker. 5 CDs at 6 hours. Spenser.
A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer. 9 CDs at 11 hours. A biological weapon attack during the State of the Union leaves the President and the Congress quarantined.
The Sentry by Robert Crais. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours. Joe Pike wears sunglasses, sleeveless shirts, shows no emotion, and wreaks violent vengeance.
Against All Odds by Scott Brown. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Junior Senator from Massachusetts writes a memoir.
New Adventure's of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 3 with Stacy Keach and a full cast. 2 CDs at 2.5 hours. "Original radio novel by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. That's Allan with two "l"s.
Mercy Kill by Lori Armstrong. 9 CDs at 10 hours. Former girl sniper is permanently home after Iraq and gets involved in another murder case.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Book Excerpt: "One Soldier's War" by Arkady Babchenko
Book Excerpt: One Soldier's War by Arkady Babchenko.
Babchenko was drafted into the Russian Army in 1995 when he was 18-years-old. He fought in the First Chechnya War and was demobilised. Babchenko re-enlisted in 1999 for the Second Chechnya War.
Here is an excerpt that illustrates the Russian Army and Babchenko's experience.
Chickens Unite!
Comic Book Novel
Elmer: a comic book by Gerry Alanguilan. A window into an alternate Earth where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, where they consider themselves a race no different from whites, browns, or blacks. Recognizing themselves to be sentient, the inexplicably evolved chickens push to attain rights for themselves as the newest members of the human race.
That'll crimp your dinner plans. No more chicken tacos for you, Anthony Neil Smith. I write Anthony Neil Smith because I am desperate for website hits. Okay, I'm not desperate for hits. If I were desperate I'd type in words like boobs, and Libya, and Japan Earthquake. Our blog regularly gets hits from people looking for images of outdoor ice rinks and skating.
Fiction
Containment by Vanda Symon. Shipping containers wash up on the Irish shore and are quickly looted. Detective Constable Sam Shephard finds a skull and a washed up body.
Elmer: a comic book by Gerry Alanguilan. A window into an alternate Earth where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, where they consider themselves a race no different from whites, browns, or blacks. Recognizing themselves to be sentient, the inexplicably evolved chickens push to attain rights for themselves as the newest members of the human race.
That'll crimp your dinner plans. No more chicken tacos for you, Anthony Neil Smith. I write Anthony Neil Smith because I am desperate for website hits. Okay, I'm not desperate for hits. If I were desperate I'd type in words like boobs, and Libya, and Japan Earthquake. Our blog regularly gets hits from people looking for images of outdoor ice rinks and skating.
Fiction
Containment by Vanda Symon. Shipping containers wash up on the Irish shore and are quickly looted. Detective Constable Sam Shephard finds a skull and a washed up body.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Barbie and Noomi Are Unstoppable as They Fight Jackasses From Nowhere For Three Days
DVD
Man From Nowhere starring [Korean actors]. Pawnshop owner is an ex-spy. His neighbor is a drug smuggler. Neighbor's young daughter is kidnapped by the mob. Emotionally isolated ex-spy wants to rescue girl using guns and cinematic blood spray. You saw this before as The Professional.
Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Runaway train with toxic chemicals must be stopped. You saw this before as Runaway Train.
Jackass 3 starring Johnny Knoxville and a cast a Nitwits. Painful stunts including roller skating in a buffalo herd. You saw this before as Jackass.
The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale. Boxer trains for an important bout with the assistance of his junkie brother. You saw this before as Rocky or Cinderella Man.
The Girl Who Played With Fire starring Noomi Rapace. "International best-selling...explosive...cinematic hit...phenomenal...expose the truth about the sex trade...brutally murdered...unpredictable and violent behavior...danger to society...shocking details...." You saw this before as The Muppet Show.
The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy.
Man plans prison break for his innocent but convicted wife. You saw this before as Die nächsten drei Tage.
Barbie: a fairy secret starring [Plastics]. Ken is whisked away by fairies [*giggle*] and Barbie's "fashion stylist friends reveal they are actually fairies" [*chuckle*] and Barbie sets out to "a magical secret fairy world" to rescue Ken. You saw this before as Mahna Mahna and the Magical Snowths.
Man From Nowhere starring [Korean actors]. Pawnshop owner is an ex-spy. His neighbor is a drug smuggler. Neighbor's young daughter is kidnapped by the mob. Emotionally isolated ex-spy wants to rescue girl using guns and cinematic blood spray. You saw this before as The Professional.
Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Runaway train with toxic chemicals must be stopped. You saw this before as Runaway Train.
Jackass 3 starring Johnny Knoxville and a cast a Nitwits. Painful stunts including roller skating in a buffalo herd. You saw this before as Jackass.
The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale. Boxer trains for an important bout with the assistance of his junkie brother. You saw this before as Rocky or Cinderella Man.
The Girl Who Played With Fire starring Noomi Rapace. "International best-selling...explosive...cinematic hit...phenomenal...expose the truth about the sex trade...brutally murdered...unpredictable and violent behavior...danger to society...shocking details...." You saw this before as The Muppet Show.
The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy.
Man plans prison break for his innocent but convicted wife. You saw this before as Die nächsten drei Tage.
Barbie: a fairy secret starring [Plastics]. Ken is whisked away by fairies [*giggle*] and Barbie's "fashion stylist friends reveal they are actually fairies" [*chuckle*] and Barbie sets out to "a magical secret fairy world" to rescue Ken. You saw this before as Mahna Mahna and the Magical Snowths.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Three: The Anthony Neil Smith Edition!
One
Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Recommended by Smith's doppelganger, Ant Nero Swaddle.
Two
Night Road by Kristin Hannah. Hannah is blond haired. Smith has black hair.
Three
Ten Commandments of Money: survive and thrive in the new economy by Liz Weston. Save money for buying tacos, sump pumps, and multiple copies of Smith's novels.
Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Recommended by Smith's doppelganger, Ant Nero Swaddle.
Two
Night Road by Kristin Hannah. Hannah is blond haired. Smith has black hair.
Three
Ten Commandments of Money: survive and thrive in the new economy by Liz Weston. Save money for buying tacos, sump pumps, and multiple copies of Smith's novels.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Novels and NonFiction With False Advertising
NonFiction
The Monster: how a gang of predatory lenders and Wall Street bankers fleeced America - and spawned a global crisis by Michael W. Hudson. I thought it was Anthony Neil Smith who gave a recommendation for this book on the twitter. I think I am wrong because I could not find the note again.
Big in China: my unlikely adventures raising a family, playing the blues, and becoming a star in Beijing by Alan Paul. Reporter for Wall Street Journal packs up family for job in Beijing. Reporter teams up with a Chinese guy to form a popular blues band that tours China.
Internet for Seniors by Michael Price and Sue Price. "Plain English, easy to follow, fully illustrated." The cover is correct, there are many illustrations.
The 4-Hour Body: an uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, incredible sex, and becoming superhuman by Timothy Ferriss. Four hours? Really? If I want to be superhuman can I just read for 1 hour and 20 minutes?
Red: my uncensored life in rock by Sammy Hagar. Hagar's father was a drunk. Just like Eddie.
Cracking the GED: 2011 Edition by Princeton Review.
Master the GED by Peterson's.
Fiction
Cold Wind by C.J. Box. NO matter how strong that wind Box's hat will stay in place.
Live Wire by Harlan Coben. No matter how electric that wire, Coben will still be bald.
Keep a Little Secret by Dorothy Garlock. My secret about Garlock? Every time I read her name I think of oar locks.
Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockman. Here is a rule to never break: Never join the Russian army.
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith. Open bar?
The Monster: how a gang of predatory lenders and Wall Street bankers fleeced America - and spawned a global crisis by Michael W. Hudson. I thought it was Anthony Neil Smith who gave a recommendation for this book on the twitter. I think I am wrong because I could not find the note again.
Big in China: my unlikely adventures raising a family, playing the blues, and becoming a star in Beijing by Alan Paul. Reporter for Wall Street Journal packs up family for job in Beijing. Reporter teams up with a Chinese guy to form a popular blues band that tours China.
Internet for Seniors by Michael Price and Sue Price. "Plain English, easy to follow, fully illustrated." The cover is correct, there are many illustrations.
The 4-Hour Body: an uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, incredible sex, and becoming superhuman by Timothy Ferriss. Four hours? Really? If I want to be superhuman can I just read for 1 hour and 20 minutes?
Red: my uncensored life in rock by Sammy Hagar. Hagar's father was a drunk. Just like Eddie.
Cracking the GED: 2011 Edition by Princeton Review.
Master the GED by Peterson's.
Fiction
Cold Wind by C.J. Box. NO matter how strong that wind Box's hat will stay in place.
Live Wire by Harlan Coben. No matter how electric that wire, Coben will still be bald.
Keep a Little Secret by Dorothy Garlock. My secret about Garlock? Every time I read her name I think of oar locks.
Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockman. Here is a rule to never break: Never join the Russian army.
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith. Open bar?
Monday, March 21, 2011
Five Flicks and a Novel
DVD
Faster starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. Revenge flick with shooting and overacting.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest starring Noomi Rapace and other Swedes. Intrigue under the Northern Lights.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct starring [French People]. Part one of a biopic of the famous French killer and thief who worked across Europe and the Americas in the '60s and '70s.
Animal Kingdom starring Guy Pearce and other Australians. Brutal Australian crime family in Melbourne clashes with corrupt police, and a 17-year-old orphan is stuck in the middle. With you. And jokers. Wondering what he should do.
Megamind starring [famous people]. Animation with bad guy being heroic. I think. You know who does a fair amount of voice over work? Kevin McDonald.
Young Adult Large Print
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. Wolves.
Faster starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. Revenge flick with shooting and overacting.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest starring Noomi Rapace and other Swedes. Intrigue under the Northern Lights.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct starring [French People]. Part one of a biopic of the famous French killer and thief who worked across Europe and the Americas in the '60s and '70s.
Animal Kingdom starring Guy Pearce and other Australians. Brutal Australian crime family in Melbourne clashes with corrupt police, and a 17-year-old orphan is stuck in the middle. With you. And jokers. Wondering what he should do.
Megamind starring [famous people]. Animation with bad guy being heroic. I think. You know who does a fair amount of voice over work? Kevin McDonald.
Young Adult Large Print
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. Wolves.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Hap and Leonard Make More Trouble
Fiction
Devil Red by Joe R. Lansdale. Best pals Hap and Leonard "return in a red-hot, mayhem-fueled thriller to face a vampire cult, the Dixie Mafia, and the deadliest assassin they've ever encountered - Devil Red." Lansdale is big in Italy and very kung-fuey. Bill Crider says Lansdale's daughter is kung-fuey as well. (I don't actually know any of these people.)
Toys by James Patterson and Neil McMahon. All these Patterson novels should be in paperback.
Pacific Glory by P.T. Deutermann. Navy novel set during World War Two.
Large Print
Here to Stay by Catherine Anderson. Boring cover.
Young Adult
You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin. Nice cover design.
Blink and Caution by Tim Wybbe-Jones. Average cover design.
AudioBook on CD
Journal of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. No cover design. Only a standard, stock image for the cover. A western following Marshal Clay Halser through is own diary.
Devil Red by Joe R. Lansdale. Best pals Hap and Leonard "return in a red-hot, mayhem-fueled thriller to face a vampire cult, the Dixie Mafia, and the deadliest assassin they've ever encountered - Devil Red." Lansdale is big in Italy and very kung-fuey. Bill Crider says Lansdale's daughter is kung-fuey as well. (I don't actually know any of these people.)
Toys by James Patterson and Neil McMahon. All these Patterson novels should be in paperback.
Pacific Glory by P.T. Deutermann. Navy novel set during World War Two.
Large Print
Here to Stay by Catherine Anderson. Boring cover.
Young Adult
You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin. Nice cover design.
Blink and Caution by Tim Wybbe-Jones. Average cover design.
AudioBook on CD
Journal of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. No cover design. Only a standard, stock image for the cover. A western following Marshal Clay Halser through is own diary.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Large Print, Imaginary Book, and Ron Reagan
Large Print With One Title I Completely Made Up
Glittering World by T. Greenwood.
Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander.
Country of the Pointed Firs and The Dunnet Landing Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett.
The Jungle by Clive Cussler.
The Mafeking Junction by Lars Edwards.
Goddess of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear.
Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow.
Audiobook on CD
My Father at 100 by Ron Reagan. Reagan was really hitting the talk show circuit for a month or so. I heard Ron speak on one television show and he commented on how even though he and his father were politically opposite they never let that interfere with their relationship.
Glittering World by T. Greenwood.
Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander.
Country of the Pointed Firs and The Dunnet Landing Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett.
The Jungle by Clive Cussler.
The Mafeking Junction by Lars Edwards.
Goddess of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear.
Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow.
Audiobook on CD
My Father at 100 by Ron Reagan. Reagan was really hitting the talk show circuit for a month or so. I heard Ron speak on one television show and he commented on how even though he and his father were politically opposite they never let that interfere with their relationship.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A Pleasant Day Slightly Spoiled by Chicken Manure
Pleasant Day
A nearby farm must have spreading their chicken manure this morning. The smell only slightly disturbed the sunny and pleasant weather.
Some Sort of Coffee Cake
I found this in the staff break room. These food items are always appearing. So I eat them.
Fiction
Mercy Kill by Lori Armstrong. Sequel to No Mercy which circ'ed well. Former sniper Mercy Gunderson is adjusting to he new post-Army life in in South Dakota. Mercy's part-time bartender work is must by a murder in her bar's parking lot.
Satori by Don Winslow. "A Novel based on Trevanian's Shibumi" I read Shibumi and the novel was entertaining but far-fetched. Nicholai Hel is 26 years old and in solitary confinement in 1951 Japan. The Americans promise freedom and a passport if he travels to Beijing and kills a Russian.
A nearby farm must have spreading their chicken manure this morning. The smell only slightly disturbed the sunny and pleasant weather.
Some Sort of Coffee Cake
I found this in the staff break room. These food items are always appearing. So I eat them.
Fiction
Mercy Kill by Lori Armstrong. Sequel to No Mercy which circ'ed well. Former sniper Mercy Gunderson is adjusting to he new post-Army life in in South Dakota. Mercy's part-time bartender work is must by a murder in her bar's parking lot.
Satori by Don Winslow. "A Novel based on Trevanian's Shibumi" I read Shibumi and the novel was entertaining but far-fetched. Nicholai Hel is 26 years old and in solitary confinement in 1951 Japan. The Americans promise freedom and a passport if he travels to Beijing and kills a Russian.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Four
One
Monster High by Lisi Harrison. Welcome to Monster High where freaky is about to get fabulous.
Two
Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer. Dead contagion released during State of the Union and capitol building is quarantined.
Three
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy. Some cover as regular print.
Four
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb. Also the same cover.
Monster High by Lisi Harrison. Welcome to Monster High where freaky is about to get fabulous.
Two
Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer. Dead contagion released during State of the Union and capitol building is quarantined.
Three
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy. Some cover as regular print.
Four
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb. Also the same cover.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Lego Mind Storm: Build and DESTROY!
Hosted on 7 March 2011. We had a great turnout with 31 kids joining us after school.
Seven Items of Pressed Wood Pulp with Dogs
Young Adult
Clarity by Kim Harrington. I usually don't list YA books but this was in the pile. Girl is clairvoyant. No dogs.
Fiction
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy. Cover illustration is a painting with people and two dogs.
Betrayal by Fern Michaels. Ghost written? I'm wondering because Michaels cranks'em out. Author photo includes three dogs. One is a small poodle. My family had a toy poodle named Rex. Rex liked to lick. Lick, lick, lick like a snake. Lick, lick, lick. My aunt used to call Rex a lizard. Lick, lick, lick. Rex used to ride on my shoulder like a parrot.
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. I tried reading a Picoult book but I never finished it. Dog status is unknown. My dog's status is HAIRY.
Large Print
Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker. Like the regular print version but with larger font and a different cover design. The cover design incorporates the silhouette of a Beretta 92 for the L in Lords. Lame. This book has the bad guy taking in a stray mutt in Mexico.
Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Moseley. How do you pronounce Ptolemy? Mosley wrote a book entitled Walkin' the Dog. I did an image search on Google trying to find a photo of Mosley with a dog. No dice. I did find this near Mosley's name on Neil Gaiman's blog. Gaiman really seems to like his dog; he has dog photos all over his posts.
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson. 1998 London has two life long David Cassidy fans finally getting to meet the former teen star. Was there a dog on that awful Partridge Family show?
Clarity by Kim Harrington. I usually don't list YA books but this was in the pile. Girl is clairvoyant. No dogs.
Fiction
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy. Cover illustration is a painting with people and two dogs.
Betrayal by Fern Michaels. Ghost written? I'm wondering because Michaels cranks'em out. Author photo includes three dogs. One is a small poodle. My family had a toy poodle named Rex. Rex liked to lick. Lick, lick, lick like a snake. Lick, lick, lick. My aunt used to call Rex a lizard. Lick, lick, lick. Rex used to ride on my shoulder like a parrot.
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. I tried reading a Picoult book but I never finished it. Dog status is unknown. My dog's status is HAIRY.
Large Print
Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker. Like the regular print version but with larger font and a different cover design. The cover design incorporates the silhouette of a Beretta 92 for the L in Lords. Lame. This book has the bad guy taking in a stray mutt in Mexico.
Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Moseley. How do you pronounce Ptolemy? Mosley wrote a book entitled Walkin' the Dog. I did an image search on Google trying to find a photo of Mosley with a dog. No dice. I did find this near Mosley's name on Neil Gaiman's blog. Gaiman really seems to like his dog; he has dog photos all over his posts.
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson. 1998 London has two life long David Cassidy fans finally getting to meet the former teen star. Was there a dog on that awful Partridge Family show?
Monday, March 07, 2011
Tight Dress in the Jungle? Love You More.
AudioBook on CD
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison. 14 CDs at 18 hours. The cover has a gal in a tight mini-dress covered in arcing electricity. Can a witch, and elf, a living vampire, and a pixy survive in one car for over 2,300 miles? I hope not.
Fiction
The Jungle by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. The cover lists the authors as Clive Cussler and Jack DeBrul.
Love You More by Lisa Gardner. Female cop kills her husband and the daughter is missing. Other cop investigates.
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. Heck if I know. I'm not sure what the deal is with this series.
Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein. Serial killer novel with religious angle. Mercy has been a very popular title word over the past couple years.
Without Mercy
In Search of Mercy
No Mercy
Acts of Mercy
Mercy Watson
Cry Mercy
Love Mercy
Mercy Street
A Mercy
Mercy on these Teenage Chimps
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison. 14 CDs at 18 hours. The cover has a gal in a tight mini-dress covered in arcing electricity. Can a witch, and elf, a living vampire, and a pixy survive in one car for over 2,300 miles? I hope not.
Fiction
The Jungle by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. The cover lists the authors as Clive Cussler and Jack DeBrul.
Love You More by Lisa Gardner. Female cop kills her husband and the daughter is missing. Other cop investigates.
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. Heck if I know. I'm not sure what the deal is with this series.
Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein. Serial killer novel with religious angle. Mercy has been a very popular title word over the past couple years.
Without Mercy
In Search of Mercy
No Mercy
Acts of Mercy
Mercy Watson
Cry Mercy
Love Mercy
Mercy Street
A Mercy
Mercy on these Teenage Chimps
Thursday, March 03, 2011
One DVD, Two Books, Coffee, Earthquake
DVD
Freakonomics: the movie by Morgan Spurlock. Film version of the book. Using economic theory and methods to examine social issues and sumo wrestling.
Large Print
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg. As children, Celia and Djuna reigned mercilessly over their schoolgirl followers. One afternoon, they decided to walk home along a forbidden road. Djuna disappeared, and for twenty years Celia has blocked out the actual events of that day.
City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell. Guy named Will leaves life as a farmer to be missionary in North China. Marries missionary lady and they stay through years of strife and civil war to "improve the lives of the people of Kuang P'ing Ch'eng - the City of Tranquil Light."
Coffee
I cleaned out my French press: coffee maker by Gerard the Library Director.
New Zealand
Once again, I hope Dunedin was not effected by the quakes. I erroneously think of after shocks as being tamer. Not so this time.
Freakonomics: the movie by Morgan Spurlock. Film version of the book. Using economic theory and methods to examine social issues and sumo wrestling.
Large Print
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg. As children, Celia and Djuna reigned mercilessly over their schoolgirl followers. One afternoon, they decided to walk home along a forbidden road. Djuna disappeared, and for twenty years Celia has blocked out the actual events of that day.
City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell. Guy named Will leaves life as a farmer to be missionary in North China. Marries missionary lady and they stay through years of strife and civil war to "improve the lives of the people of Kuang P'ing Ch'eng - the City of Tranquil Light."
Coffee
I cleaned out my French press: coffee maker by Gerard the Library Director.
New Zealand
Once again, I hope Dunedin was not effected by the quakes. I erroneously think of after shocks as being tamer. Not so this time.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Hunting From a Bicycle
NonFiction
A Grouse Hunter's Almanac: the other kind of hunting by Mark Parman. Twenty years of bird hunting. I was flipping through this and came to:
Once while mountain bike hunting in a section of county forest where both pursuits are allowed, I rolled up on a young couple out mountain biking. the dog was thirty yards ahead, leading me down the trail. When I rounded a corner, the couple was petting him, and he was working the free massage for all it was worth...When he spotted my gun and the tail feathers poking out the front of my vest, his face went cold. Clearly both were uncomfortable with me, although maybe they just didn't like or understand guns...Did they think I rode around with a loaded shotgun, blasting away at whatever moved like some sort of mountain bike Rambo? They pedaled away quickly, looking over their shoulders and whispering to each other. They didn't seem sure about me, but they did seem to like the dog, which is a start.
Fiction
Vicious Cycle by Terri Blackstock. I'll open this to a random page as well. She looked away, "I didn't say that." "You meant it. But that's okay."
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb.
A Taste of Romance by Roni Denholtz. Romance.
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Are these ghost written? The frequency makes me wonder.
Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini. "An Elm Creek Quilts Novel."
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund. Swedish murder mystery.
Now You See Her by Joy Fielding. Non-Swedish. Very conventional title, too. Woman sees her dead daughter everywhere. Daughter's drowned body was never recovered, so hey, can you blame her?
A Grouse Hunter's Almanac: the other kind of hunting by Mark Parman. Twenty years of bird hunting. I was flipping through this and came to:
Once while mountain bike hunting in a section of county forest where both pursuits are allowed, I rolled up on a young couple out mountain biking. the dog was thirty yards ahead, leading me down the trail. When I rounded a corner, the couple was petting him, and he was working the free massage for all it was worth...When he spotted my gun and the tail feathers poking out the front of my vest, his face went cold. Clearly both were uncomfortable with me, although maybe they just didn't like or understand guns...Did they think I rode around with a loaded shotgun, blasting away at whatever moved like some sort of mountain bike Rambo? They pedaled away quickly, looking over their shoulders and whispering to each other. They didn't seem sure about me, but they did seem to like the dog, which is a start.
Fiction
Vicious Cycle by Terri Blackstock. I'll open this to a random page as well. She looked away, "I didn't say that." "You meant it. But that's okay."
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb.
A Taste of Romance by Roni Denholtz. Romance.
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Are these ghost written? The frequency makes me wonder.
Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini. "An Elm Creek Quilts Novel."
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund. Swedish murder mystery.
Now You See Her by Joy Fielding. Non-Swedish. Very conventional title, too. Woman sees her dead daughter everywhere. Daughter's drowned body was never recovered, so hey, can you blame her?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Delays Due to Cataloging Issues
Cataloging Delays
After a recent software update by Sirsi all newly uploaded records are showing double. So we have not been unable to add new material. This is not too bad for a small library like ours but I imagine Beaver Dam, Racine, and West Bend are really annoyed. Here are some items that were already in the pipeline.
Fiction
Heartwood by Belva Plain.
Large Print
Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter. Another love letter to .30 caliber rifle shooting. The novel is dedicated to Nick Ziolkowski.
Nashville Chrome by Rick Bass. Some sort of novel.
NonFiction
If your adolescent has depression or bipolar disorder by Dwight L. Evansm, M.D. and LInda Wasmer Andrews. Notice how I typed that title in cataloger style? No capitals but for the first word? What do you mean you don't care? What do you mean I barely passed my basic cataloging class?
After a recent software update by Sirsi all newly uploaded records are showing double. So we have not been unable to add new material. This is not too bad for a small library like ours but I imagine Beaver Dam, Racine, and West Bend are really annoyed. Here are some items that were already in the pipeline.
Fiction
Heartwood by Belva Plain.
Large Print
Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter. Another love letter to .30 caliber rifle shooting. The novel is dedicated to Nick Ziolkowski.
Nashville Chrome by Rick Bass. Some sort of novel.
NonFiction
If your adolescent has depression or bipolar disorder by Dwight L. Evansm, M.D. and LInda Wasmer Andrews. Notice how I typed that title in cataloger style? No capitals but for the first word? What do you mean you don't care? What do you mean I barely passed my basic cataloging class?
Friday, February 11, 2011
Large Print and a Piccirilli
AudioBook on CD
The Cold Spot by Tom Piccirilli, 7 hours on 6 CDs. The first novel in Piccirilli's great series with former wheelman and crook, Chase.
This morning I received an email in my junk box from Piccirilli asking for assistance. He is in Southern England on vacation and has lost his money and passport! Oh, what disaster! Please help me!
I assume the real Piccirilli is not pleased with someone using his name for a scam.
Large Print
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods. Front cover has illustration of car crashing into a swimming pool. I could try and draw parallels between the cover and the current state of ghost writing. But, this series is still popular so the publisher must be hiring good ghost writers.
Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag. Murder mystery.
The Sentry by Robert Crais. Large print version of the Joe Pike novel.
Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wiggs.
Casting About by Terri Dulong. The cover implies the plot involves knitting.
Waking up in Dixie by Haywood Smith.
Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan.
Music on CD
Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen. Do you really like his songs or are you being hip?
The Cold Spot by Tom Piccirilli, 7 hours on 6 CDs. The first novel in Piccirilli's great series with former wheelman and crook, Chase.
This morning I received an email in my junk box from Piccirilli asking for assistance. He is in Southern England on vacation and has lost his money and passport! Oh, what disaster! Please help me!
I assume the real Piccirilli is not pleased with someone using his name for a scam.
Large Print
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods. Front cover has illustration of car crashing into a swimming pool. I could try and draw parallels between the cover and the current state of ghost writing. But, this series is still popular so the publisher must be hiring good ghost writers.
Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag. Murder mystery.
The Sentry by Robert Crais. Large print version of the Joe Pike novel.
Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wiggs.
Casting About by Terri Dulong. The cover implies the plot involves knitting.
Waking up in Dixie by Haywood Smith.
Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan.
Music on CD
Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen. Do you really like his songs or are you being hip?
Monday, February 07, 2011
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Music, Fiction. Jogging in the Desert
DVD (NonFiction)
Running the Sahara by James Moll. "An attempt by three ultra marathoners to run across the length of Africa's Sahara desert, tackling not only the elements, but also unimaginable physical and emotional obstacles...anticipating two marathons a day, for eighty days...without a day off."
Ha! The guys in Top Gear out did that. They drove across across an African desert in crappy, used cars. (This episode scared my oldest son when he first watched it. He thought one of the show's hosts was going to be left behind in the desert.)
Music on Shiny Plastic Discs
Street Songs of Love by Alejandro Escovedo. The last Escovedo CD I bought went out very well.
Greatest Hits by Goo Goo Dolls. Bleah.
Bob Dylan: At Budokan by Bob Dylan. Grubble grbl Simple Twist of Fate Buerbelle krumpfhler Like a Rolling Stone cracckkleter All Along the Watchtower.
Country Song: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. This is a bestseller list.
Psycho Sonics by The Sonics. Another byproduct of Little Steven's radio station on Sirius Satellite radio. The Sonics were a Tacoma garage band in the '60s with a loud, raw, rock sound.
Georgia Warhorse by J.J. Grey and Mofro. A continuing byproduct of Anthony Neil Smith who gave an online recommendation of Orange Blossoms.
Be in Love by Locksley. Very energetic pop songs with plenty of guitar. Dudes are out of Madison and, once again, favored by Little Steven. A well-done video that catches the energy of the tune:
Made Up Stories Printed on Paper
Wisconsin Angel: Cordelia Harvey, Civil War Heroine by Jane Walrath Solem. Fictionalization of Harvey's work on behalf of Wisconsin's soldiers.
Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow. Danger in Alaska with investigator Kate Shugak. Shugak's uncle has died and his will requests Kate to "find his father" who disappeared right after the uncle's birth. Danger ensues.
Fatal Error by J.A. Jance. Ali Reynolds is about to enter the Arizona Police Academy when an old friend, Brenda, shows up looking for her fiance. The fiance is a sociopathic bigamist who ends up murdered with Brenda as the main suspect.
Fadeaway Girl by Martha Grimes. Cover illustration has a maid, in maid's uniform, peaking through a keyhole.
Strong Justice by Jon Land. I read something good about this one. Something about a female Texas Ranger. The cover photo if a pistol muzzle in focus with an out-of-focus gal pointing the gun at the camera.
Running the Sahara by James Moll. "An attempt by three ultra marathoners to run across the length of Africa's Sahara desert, tackling not only the elements, but also unimaginable physical and emotional obstacles...anticipating two marathons a day, for eighty days...without a day off."
Ha! The guys in Top Gear out did that. They drove across across an African desert in crappy, used cars. (This episode scared my oldest son when he first watched it. He thought one of the show's hosts was going to be left behind in the desert.)
Music on Shiny Plastic Discs
Street Songs of Love by Alejandro Escovedo. The last Escovedo CD I bought went out very well.
Greatest Hits by Goo Goo Dolls. Bleah.
Bob Dylan: At Budokan by Bob Dylan. Grubble grbl Simple Twist of Fate Buerbelle krumpfhler Like a Rolling Stone cracckkleter All Along the Watchtower.
Country Song: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. This is a bestseller list.
Psycho Sonics by The Sonics. Another byproduct of Little Steven's radio station on Sirius Satellite radio. The Sonics were a Tacoma garage band in the '60s with a loud, raw, rock sound.
Georgia Warhorse by J.J. Grey and Mofro. A continuing byproduct of Anthony Neil Smith who gave an online recommendation of Orange Blossoms.
Be in Love by Locksley. Very energetic pop songs with plenty of guitar. Dudes are out of Madison and, once again, favored by Little Steven. A well-done video that catches the energy of the tune:
Made Up Stories Printed on Paper
Wisconsin Angel: Cordelia Harvey, Civil War Heroine by Jane Walrath Solem. Fictionalization of Harvey's work on behalf of Wisconsin's soldiers.
Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow. Danger in Alaska with investigator Kate Shugak. Shugak's uncle has died and his will requests Kate to "find his father" who disappeared right after the uncle's birth. Danger ensues.
Fatal Error by J.A. Jance. Ali Reynolds is about to enter the Arizona Police Academy when an old friend, Brenda, shows up looking for her fiance. The fiance is a sociopathic bigamist who ends up murdered with Brenda as the main suspect.
Fadeaway Girl by Martha Grimes. Cover illustration has a maid, in maid's uniform, peaking through a keyhole.
Strong Justice by Jon Land. I read something good about this one. Something about a female Texas Ranger. The cover photo if a pistol muzzle in focus with an out-of-focus gal pointing the gun at the camera.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Library Closed Wed. February 2nd For Snow
Library Closed Wed. February 2nd for Snow Storm
Snow Storm Observance Day
Snow Storm Observance Day
Monday, January 31, 2011
I'm Taking Photos So It Must Be Snowing
Snow
Several inches of snow are forecast for today and tomorrow. Or so I am told. I have paid little attention to this winter's weather forecasts.
Returning from City Hall
Are time and temperature clocks popular in other countries? What say you, Dunedin? These clocks are popular with banks in the States.
Coffee Stop on the way back to the Library.
Outdoor, makeshift coffee table.
Several inches of snow are forecast for today and tomorrow. Or so I am told. I have paid little attention to this winter's weather forecasts.
Returning from City Hall
Are time and temperature clocks popular in other countries? What say you, Dunedin? These clocks are popular with banks in the States.
Coffee Stop on the way back to the Library.
Outdoor, makeshift coffee table.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
I Just Used an Entire 50 Lb. Bag of Salt on Our Sidewalk Ice
Ice
A thin and slick layer of ice covered the pavement this morning. I used an entire 50 lb. bag on all our walkways. (That's 22.68 kilos, Dunedin.)
DVD
Death Race 2 starring SEAN BEAN. This looks like B-movie heaven. Convicts have to "drive - or die." There are other actors in this but SEAN BEAN is in it so who cares about the other dudes?
Julia starring Tilda Swinton. Alcoholic Julia lives in a booze haze and takes a try at crime. A try that escalates beyond control. Swinton was in Young Adam with Ewan McGregor in which both actors have full frontal nudity. Boy, I'll tell you, it was a shock seeing Obi-Wan Kenobi's penis.
Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg. I still have not seen this flick.
Winter's Bone starring [actors] It is a great book and the movie is supposed to be stellar. Here it is in the original Swedish.
Fiction
Outsourced by Dave Zeltersman. Laid off software engineers have plan to rob a bank. The Russian mafia gets involved. Roger Smith really likes Zeltersman's work and that is a high endorsement.
Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez. Another humorous fantasy novel by Martinez. Teri and Phil go online to find a personal God to help their career advancement. They find Luka "raccoon god of prosperity". Luka just wants a cut of the cash and a place to crash.
A thin and slick layer of ice covered the pavement this morning. I used an entire 50 lb. bag on all our walkways. (That's 22.68 kilos, Dunedin.)
DVD
Death Race 2 starring SEAN BEAN. This looks like B-movie heaven. Convicts have to "drive - or die." There are other actors in this but SEAN BEAN is in it so who cares about the other dudes?
Julia starring Tilda Swinton. Alcoholic Julia lives in a booze haze and takes a try at crime. A try that escalates beyond control. Swinton was in Young Adam with Ewan McGregor in which both actors have full frontal nudity. Boy, I'll tell you, it was a shock seeing Obi-Wan Kenobi's penis.
Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg. I still have not seen this flick.
Winter's Bone starring [actors] It is a great book and the movie is supposed to be stellar. Here it is in the original Swedish.
Fiction
Outsourced by Dave Zeltersman. Laid off software engineers have plan to rob a bank. The Russian mafia gets involved. Roger Smith really likes Zeltersman's work and that is a high endorsement.
Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez. Another humorous fantasy novel by Martinez. Teri and Phil go online to find a personal God to help their career advancement. They find Luka "raccoon god of prosperity". Luka just wants a cut of the cash and a place to crash.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
What to Read 42: Damn Near Dead 2
Damn Near Dead 2: an anthology of geezer noir edited by Bill Crider. About 30 crime stories featuring elderly protagonists.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Crazy for Kingsbury, Zoe Sharp, Death in Old Wisconsin, Read A Western
Fiction
Take One, Take Two, Take Three and Take Four by Karen Kingsbury. The four novels of Kingsbury's Above the Line series. Plot descriptions at Kingsbury's website.
The Owl Hunt by Richard S Wheeler. A Barnaby Skye western by Wheeler. Half-indian teacher on the Shoshone reservation is caught between the tribe and the Indian Bureau when a local Shoshone sees an eclipse as a sign the whites are leaving and the Bureau fears insurrection.
Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Ka-chunk! Ka-thunk! goes the crank handle.
Fourth Day by Zoe Sharp. Charlie Fox is an English female bodyguard/trouble shooter now working in the U.S. Sharp has several books in the Fox series but only recently has been getting published in the States. Kind of a female Jack Reacher with tough-gal action.
A Decadent Way to Die by G.A. McKevett. One of those mystery books with cooking and recipes.
Right Hand Magic by Nancy A. Collins. Back cover says: Like most Manhattanites, aspiring artist Tate can't resist a good rental deal - even if it's in the city's strangest neighborhood, Golgotham. For centuries werewolves, Valkyries, centaurs, and countless other creatures have crowded these streets, where no cab will venture. Golgotham's most prominent citizens, though, are the Kymerans, a race of witches who provide humans with the charms they desire and curses they fear.
Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook by Matt Dunn. Edward's girlfriend, Jane, leaves him after ten years, "if he's going to be Jane's Mr. Right, he needs to turn himself around...But is a change in appearance what Jane really wants...is there more to the dating game than meets the eye?"
Old World Murder by Kathleen Ernst. Last Friday some librarian-type said this is a fun book. Chloe is the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin. An old lady asks Chloe to find a bowl donated years before but the old lady is killed in a suspicious car wreck before Chloe can respond. Chloe finds "that someone is desperately trying to cover up all traces of the bowl's existence - by any means necessary."
A Cup of Friendship by Deborah Rodriguez. This title sounds tailored to fit the book group crowd but it had a decent review. American expatriate in Kabul opens a coffee shop and meets neat people among the Afghanis and the foreign workers in the area.
Red Garden by Alice Hoffman. Roses, tulips, bell peppers, hot peppers, pomegranates, apples, cherries, raspberries, cranberries, mangoes, radishes, red lettuce, potatoes.
Take One, Take Two, Take Three and Take Four by Karen Kingsbury. The four novels of Kingsbury's Above the Line series. Plot descriptions at Kingsbury's website.
The Owl Hunt by Richard S Wheeler. A Barnaby Skye western by Wheeler. Half-indian teacher on the Shoshone reservation is caught between the tribe and the Indian Bureau when a local Shoshone sees an eclipse as a sign the whites are leaving and the Bureau fears insurrection.
Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Ka-chunk! Ka-thunk! goes the crank handle.
Fourth Day by Zoe Sharp. Charlie Fox is an English female bodyguard/trouble shooter now working in the U.S. Sharp has several books in the Fox series but only recently has been getting published in the States. Kind of a female Jack Reacher with tough-gal action.
A Decadent Way to Die by G.A. McKevett. One of those mystery books with cooking and recipes.
Right Hand Magic by Nancy A. Collins. Back cover says: Like most Manhattanites, aspiring artist Tate can't resist a good rental deal - even if it's in the city's strangest neighborhood, Golgotham. For centuries werewolves, Valkyries, centaurs, and countless other creatures have crowded these streets, where no cab will venture. Golgotham's most prominent citizens, though, are the Kymerans, a race of witches who provide humans with the charms they desire and curses they fear.
Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook by Matt Dunn. Edward's girlfriend, Jane, leaves him after ten years, "if he's going to be Jane's Mr. Right, he needs to turn himself around...But is a change in appearance what Jane really wants...is there more to the dating game than meets the eye?"
Old World Murder by Kathleen Ernst. Last Friday some librarian-type said this is a fun book. Chloe is the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin. An old lady asks Chloe to find a bowl donated years before but the old lady is killed in a suspicious car wreck before Chloe can respond. Chloe finds "that someone is desperately trying to cover up all traces of the bowl's existence - by any means necessary."
A Cup of Friendship by Deborah Rodriguez. This title sounds tailored to fit the book group crowd but it had a decent review. American expatriate in Kabul opens a coffee shop and meets neat people among the Afghanis and the foreign workers in the area.
Red Garden by Alice Hoffman. Roses, tulips, bell peppers, hot peppers, pomegranates, apples, cherries, raspberries, cranberries, mangoes, radishes, red lettuce, potatoes.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Lee Goldberg Ruth Downie, Stiltsville, Ghost Writing
Adult Fiction
Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg. Monk drugs his agoraphobic brother and brings him along on a RV based road trip. Goldberg would rather sell this as an ebook. Does Shalhoub get paid for each book cover or did he sign his rights away like Princess Leia?
Caveat Emptor by Ruth Downie. Romam doctor Gaius Ruso is back in Britannia and stuck investigator a missing tax man. I've never read one of these novels but will. If you like these try out the novels of Steven Saylor (no relation).
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart.
The Neighbors Are Watching by Debra Ginsberg. Sounds like you should move.
Damage by John Lescroart. Orange cover.
Other Eyes by Barbara D'Amato. Author investigating drug use by ancient cultures has killer after her when she might be finding a cure for drug addiction.
Gideon's War by Howard Gordon. Diplomatic negotiator is sent to escort his brother, a rogue agent, back to the U.S. Things go wrong.
Love Letters by Katie Fforde. Chickk Bookk.
Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel. Gal visits and then moves to the neighborhood of homes built on pilings in Miami's Biscayne Bay. Author lives in Madison. Looks like author did her own photo for the bio. I liked that episode of Miami Vice where they set a shootout in Stiltsville. Advance to the last chapter at 31:30. Oh, heck, here it is anyway.
Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths. That sounds like a British name. Yep, she "lives Brighton, on the English coast."
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods.
The Nomination by William G. Tapply. Supreme Court nominee sets out to clear out the skeletons in his closet with the help of a paid murderer.
Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg. Monk drugs his agoraphobic brother and brings him along on a RV based road trip. Goldberg would rather sell this as an ebook. Does Shalhoub get paid for each book cover or did he sign his rights away like Princess Leia?
Caveat Emptor by Ruth Downie. Romam doctor Gaius Ruso is back in Britannia and stuck investigator a missing tax man. I've never read one of these novels but will. If you like these try out the novels of Steven Saylor (no relation).
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart.
The Neighbors Are Watching by Debra Ginsberg. Sounds like you should move.
Damage by John Lescroart. Orange cover.
Other Eyes by Barbara D'Amato. Author investigating drug use by ancient cultures has killer after her when she might be finding a cure for drug addiction.
Gideon's War by Howard Gordon. Diplomatic negotiator is sent to escort his brother, a rogue agent, back to the U.S. Things go wrong.
Love Letters by Katie Fforde. Chickk Bookk.
Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel. Gal visits and then moves to the neighborhood of homes built on pilings in Miami's Biscayne Bay. Author lives in Madison. Looks like author did her own photo for the bio. I liked that episode of Miami Vice where they set a shootout in Stiltsville. Advance to the last chapter at 31:30. Oh, heck, here it is anyway.
Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths. That sounds like a British name. Yep, she "lives Brighton, on the English coast."
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods.
The Nomination by William G. Tapply. Supreme Court nominee sets out to clear out the skeletons in his closet with the help of a paid murderer.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
One DVD That Has Been Waiting A Long Time
DVD
The Last Lullaby starring Tom Sizemore, Sasha Alexander. Retired killer in Iowa suffers boredom, loneliness, and insomnia. Killer takes a high paying contract to kill again. x Written by Max Allan Collins from his book series about a paid killer named Quarry. With CZ75 goodness (according to the cover).
The Last Lullaby starring Tom Sizemore, Sasha Alexander. Retired killer in Iowa suffers boredom, loneliness, and insomnia. Killer takes a high paying contract to kill again. x Written by Max Allan Collins from his book series about a paid killer named Quarry. With CZ75 goodness (according to the cover).
Snow and a Critique of Winter Footwear
Snow
We received about 5" of snow yesterday and the night before.
Commons Park across the street from the library.
Library Page coming in after an early release from school due to the snow.
Critique
This was the Page's shoe selection for the day. Her feet were soaked and I had no sympathy.
We received about 5" of snow yesterday and the night before.
Commons Park across the street from the library.
Library Page coming in after an early release from school due to the snow.
Critique
This was the Page's shoe selection for the day. Her feet were soaked and I had no sympathy.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Counseling DVDs and Some Large Print
DVD
The publisher, Paraclete, was running a sale.
When A Loved One Dies: walking through grief as a teenager. "Understand the grief process through the testimonies of young people who have walked through it."
At Death's Door: facing the death of someone you know. Good for hospice situations. Also addresses the differences of adults and children as both survivors and victims.
A Cry for Help: how to help a friend who is depressed or suicidal. "Most suicidal young people don't really want to die; they just want their pain to end. Teen suicide is often preventable if people know the signs to look for and the steps to take."
Helping Children Grieve. "Offers helpful information to adults on how to help children of all ages grieve with hope and heart."
Bullying: what every adult needs to know. "As long as their have been schools, there have been bullies...But we know today that bullying has serious consequences for both the victims and the bullies."
Audio Books on CD
The Outlaws by W.E.B.Griffin. 15 CDs at 19 hours. Shoot'em up. With guitars!
Wait a minute, how did he sneak that drum kit into the bank?
Ticktock by Dean Koontz. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Horror.
High Self-Esteem and Unshakable Confidence by Made for Success, Inc. 10 Cds at 6.5 hours. We have had some audio versions of pep talks coming from other libraries on hold.
Large Print
Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards.
Judas Gate by Jack Higgins.
Starting from Scratch by Susan Gilbert-Collins.
How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu.
Will of Steel by Diana Palmer.
Healer by Carol Cassella.
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz.
A Slender Thread by Katharine Davis.
Damage by John Lescroart.
The publisher, Paraclete, was running a sale.
When A Loved One Dies: walking through grief as a teenager. "Understand the grief process through the testimonies of young people who have walked through it."
At Death's Door: facing the death of someone you know. Good for hospice situations. Also addresses the differences of adults and children as both survivors and victims.
A Cry for Help: how to help a friend who is depressed or suicidal. "Most suicidal young people don't really want to die; they just want their pain to end. Teen suicide is often preventable if people know the signs to look for and the steps to take."
Helping Children Grieve. "Offers helpful information to adults on how to help children of all ages grieve with hope and heart."
Bullying: what every adult needs to know. "As long as their have been schools, there have been bullies...But we know today that bullying has serious consequences for both the victims and the bullies."
Audio Books on CD
The Outlaws by W.E.B.Griffin. 15 CDs at 19 hours. Shoot'em up. With guitars!
Wait a minute, how did he sneak that drum kit into the bank?
Ticktock by Dean Koontz. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Horror.
High Self-Esteem and Unshakable Confidence by Made for Success, Inc. 10 Cds at 6.5 hours. We have had some audio versions of pep talks coming from other libraries on hold.
Large Print
Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards.
Judas Gate by Jack Higgins.
Starting from Scratch by Susan Gilbert-Collins.
How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu.
Will of Steel by Diana Palmer.
Healer by Carol Cassella.
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz.
A Slender Thread by Katharine Davis.
Damage by John Lescroart.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Charlie Hood and Joe Pike Right Wrongs and Love Their Cars
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.
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.
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'.
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