Friday, July 06, 2012
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Dancing Milwaukee Tractors
DVD
The Artist starring John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell, [French guy]. Small dog makes people laugh.
Fiction
Home for Wayward Clocks by Kathie Giorgio.
Large Print
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels. Another Fern Michaels novel, another cover illustration of flowers.
Non Fiction
Antique Tractor Guide: volume XII. Because people like tractors. Page 468 says, "In spite of all the efforts the company succumbed to indebtedness on November 2, 1922, and the board of directors voted to close the company and sell the assets to pay debts."
Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Milwaukee by Regina Lewis. Page 53 says, "Rollaero is cash only and there's no ATM is [sic] on the premises."
The Artist starring John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell, [French guy]. Small dog makes people laugh.
Fiction
Home for Wayward Clocks by Kathie Giorgio.
Large Print
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels. Another Fern Michaels novel, another cover illustration of flowers.
Non Fiction
Antique Tractor Guide: volume XII. Because people like tractors. Page 468 says, "In spite of all the efforts the company succumbed to indebtedness on November 2, 1922, and the board of directors voted to close the company and sell the assets to pay debts."
Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Milwaukee by Regina Lewis. Page 53 says, "Rollaero is cash only and there's no ATM is [sic] on the premises."
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Fargo 50k 50/50 Raffle Results
50/50 Raffle
The Library's raffle proceeds will go towards our interior renovation. The Drawing was Wednesday, June 27th at 7 PM in Commons Park.
Not peeking at the names.
Reading the Name.
Winner! Gerry Riddle of Lake Mills won $292.50. The same amount goes toward our renovation.
The Library's raffle proceeds will go towards our interior renovation. The Drawing was Wednesday, June 27th at 7 PM in Commons Park.
Not peeking at the names.
Reading the Name.
Winner! Gerry Riddle of Lake Mills won $292.50. The same amount goes toward our renovation.
Guess Who Ordered Two Copies By Accident
Fiction
The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz. Something about ex-punk rockers in Northern California andpast intrudes into present.
The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz. Lutz should be happy. I bought a second copy by mistake. Lut'z bio lists her many jobs and activities over the years. I bet most people zero in on her past job as a stripper.
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels. Cover has flowers on it.
Heartbroken by Lisa Unger. Cover has ocean waves, an island and cloudy sky with sun shining through.
Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths. Mystery series. Forensic archaeologist hired to see bones of medieval bishop and finds a a second, more recent, dead guy.
The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz. Something about ex-punk rockers in Northern California andpast intrudes into present.
The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz. Lutz should be happy. I bought a second copy by mistake. Lut'z bio lists her many jobs and activities over the years. I bet most people zero in on her past job as a stripper.
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels. Cover has flowers on it.
Heartbroken by Lisa Unger. Cover has ocean waves, an island and cloudy sky with sun shining through.
Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths. Mystery series. Forensic archaeologist hired to see bones of medieval bishop and finds a a second, more recent, dead guy.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Fifty Shades of Guns and Knives by Joe Sacco
Fiction
Fifty Shades Darker by EL James. Page 316 says, " Do you want to leave your bag with Taylor?" I ask Ethan.
Fifty Shades Freed by EL James. Page 115 says, "Do you want me to spank you, Anastasia?"
Straight Razor Days by Joel Thomas Hynes. Poetry collection by a Newfie. My commentary is here: http://youtu.be/4MjfcDkY0Yc.
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Collaborative novel by Pratchett and Baxter. Something to do with time travel. I think. Partly set in Madison, WI.
NonFiction
The AR-15: volume 4 by Patrick Sweeney. "Plus: extreme torture testing" Extreme? Really? Well, more or less, he does shoot them with birdshot.
Knives: 2012 edited by Joe Kertzman. Look at all the custom knives you are too poor or cheap to purchase.
Journalism by Joe Sacco. Sacco uses comics to tell stories. The drawings add so much to his reporting on the war in Iraq and the culture clash of African immigrants with the natives of Malta.
Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Chicago by Regina Lewis. Page 70 says, "There are bike trails and prairie paths and deer everywhere."
Mom, Dad...Can We Talk?: insight and perspectives to help us do what's best for our aging parents by Dick Edwards. How to and why to discuss issues of health, aging, and death with your parents.
Fifty Shades Darker by EL James. Page 316 says, " Do you want to leave your bag with Taylor?" I ask Ethan.
Fifty Shades Freed by EL James. Page 115 says, "Do you want me to spank you, Anastasia?"
Straight Razor Days by Joel Thomas Hynes. Poetry collection by a Newfie. My commentary is here: http://youtu.be/4MjfcDkY0Yc.
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Collaborative novel by Pratchett and Baxter. Something to do with time travel. I think. Partly set in Madison, WI.
NonFiction
The AR-15: volume 4 by Patrick Sweeney. "Plus: extreme torture testing" Extreme? Really? Well, more or less, he does shoot them with birdshot.
Knives: 2012 edited by Joe Kertzman. Look at all the custom knives you are too poor or cheap to purchase.
Journalism by Joe Sacco. Sacco uses comics to tell stories. The drawings add so much to his reporting on the war in Iraq and the culture clash of African immigrants with the natives of Malta.
Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Chicago by Regina Lewis. Page 70 says, "There are bike trails and prairie paths and deer everywhere."
Mom, Dad...Can We Talk?: insight and perspectives to help us do what's best for our aging parents by Dick Edwards. How to and why to discuss issues of health, aging, and death with your parents.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Town and Country Days Parade
Town and Country Days
Town and Country Days is the last weekend every June. There is a carnival in Commons Park across the street from the library (no photos). There is a beer tent (no photos). There are bands playing (no photos). There are food stands (no photos). The Boy Scouts have a dunk tank (no photos). There is a parade.
Town and Country Days is the last weekend every June. There is a carnival in Commons Park across the street from the library (no photos). There is a beer tent (no photos). There are bands playing (no photos). There are food stands (no photos). The Boy Scouts have a dunk tank (no photos). There is a parade.
Some Whale and Jeffery Deaver
DVD
Big Miracle starring Ted Danson, Kristen Bell. Whale gets stuck under ice flow and gets on the news.
Large Print
XO by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver writes a novel and his publisher, apparently, uses the same graphic designer who does all those James Patterson novels.
Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey. What if someone is hiding from love? Does that make it a game of hide-and-seek?
Little Night by Luanne Rice. A novel set in Manhattan? Outrageous!
Big Miracle starring Ted Danson, Kristen Bell. Whale gets stuck under ice flow and gets on the news.
Large Print
XO by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver writes a novel and his publisher, apparently, uses the same graphic designer who does all those James Patterson novels.
Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey. What if someone is hiding from love? Does that make it a game of hide-and-seek?
Little Night by Luanne Rice. A novel set in Manhattan? Outrageous!
Friday, June 22, 2012
What is the Crime rate in Sweden?
Audio Books on CD
Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. 13 CDs at 16 hours. Methamphetamine trade in prison ends in a police informant's murder. Investigating officer finds unsolved cases and government secrets.
Fiction
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich. "A Lizzy and Diesel Novel".
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Hives Have Returned
A Very Thin Plastic Thing Shaped Like A Wheel With A Centered Hole
Lex Hives by The Hives. Loud music mixed with lead man bombastic silliness.
Here is the first single.
The Internet
Is Filled With poor quality audio and video.
Like This:
And this, too:
Lex Hives by The Hives. Loud music mixed with lead man bombastic silliness.
Here is the first single.
The Internet
Is Filled With poor quality audio and video.
Like This:
And this, too:
Friday, June 15, 2012
No Copies of 50 Shades? Try Lorelei James
Fiction
Raising Kane by Lorelei James. Page 187 says, "He trailed kisses down her torso, stopping briefly to [censored] her [censored], then her right. [censor]. When his tongue [censored] she [censored].[censored]. [censored]. [censored]. [censored]."
Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey. Cover has skimpily dressed model, galloping horse, stone bench, wind blown scarf, and manor house.
The Storm by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Another wrecked ship in the desert.
Third Gate by Lincoln Child. Page 153 says, "For a minute, Rush didn't look back."
A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith. Another dog book.
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst. More sublime espionage writing about World War Two by the great Furst.
XO by Jeffery Deaver. Page 141 says, "She noted the big red Buick speeding away."
Raising Kane by Lorelei James. Page 187 says, "He trailed kisses down her torso, stopping briefly to [censored] her [censored], then her right. [censor]. When his tongue [censored] she [censored].[censored]. [censored]. [censored]. [censored]."
Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey. Cover has skimpily dressed model, galloping horse, stone bench, wind blown scarf, and manor house.
The Storm by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Another wrecked ship in the desert.
Third Gate by Lincoln Child. Page 153 says, "For a minute, Rush didn't look back."
A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith. Another dog book.
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst. More sublime espionage writing about World War Two by the great Furst.
XO by Jeffery Deaver. Page 141 says, "She noted the big red Buick speeding away."
Large Print Excerpts
Large Print
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Replacement for our original copy that had the wrong pages inserted. Page 103 says, "Masha...made from the skins of a white Siberian tiger...whose diamonds...departed the pastry shop.
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. Page 74 says, "A little girl...escaped...her...jellyfish."
Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose. Page 413 says,"Jac...pointed... other explorers...to risk...the nun."
Afterwards by Rosamund Liption. Pages 251 to 321 say, "Rosamund...officially...signed...her name...in view of her parents...our little fish."
A Land More Kind Than Home by Rosamund Lupton. Pages 1 to 540 says, "I..w...i...l...l...e...a...t...T...w...i...z...z...l...e...r...s...a...l...l...d...a...y."
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Replacement for our original copy that had the wrong pages inserted. Page 103 says, "Masha...made from the skins of a white Siberian tiger...whose diamonds...departed the pastry shop.
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. Page 74 says, "A little girl...escaped...her...jellyfish."
Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose. Page 413 says,"Jac...pointed... other explorers...to risk...the nun."
Afterwards by Rosamund Liption. Pages 251 to 321 say, "Rosamund...officially...signed...her name...in view of her parents...our little fish."
A Land More Kind Than Home by Rosamund Lupton. Pages 1 to 540 says, "I..w...i...l...l...e...a...t...T...w...i...z...z...l...e...r...s...a...l...l...d...a...y."
Double Dose of Piccirilli
Piccirilli in Print
The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccrilli. The Great Piccirilli's latest novel. Terry split from his criminal relatives after his brother, Collie, killed eight people. Days before his execution Collie says one killing was by someone else, someone else still on the loose. Terry revisits what happened the day of the killings.
Piccirilli on CD
Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. Same as above but with some guy named Mike reading it to you.
Canadian
Michael Buble: crazy life by Olivia King. Page 97 says, "David's luxury pad in Malibu was becoming a second home to Michael." Page 106 says, "Brian Bromberg...had grown...very heavily...hungry for...goalposts...His life was...cagey...on the internet...top-secret...was...a bit ridiculous."
DVD
Personal Training with Jackie: 30 day fast start with [someone named Jackie, presumably]. Really fit gal exercises.
Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Church choir clashes over choral cooperation. You know who plays great bad guys? Courtney B. Vance.
The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccrilli. The Great Piccirilli's latest novel. Terry split from his criminal relatives after his brother, Collie, killed eight people. Days before his execution Collie says one killing was by someone else, someone else still on the loose. Terry revisits what happened the day of the killings.
Piccirilli on CD
Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. Same as above but with some guy named Mike reading it to you.
Canadian
Michael Buble: crazy life by Olivia King. Page 97 says, "David's luxury pad in Malibu was becoming a second home to Michael." Page 106 says, "Brian Bromberg...had grown...very heavily...hungry for...goalposts...His life was...cagey...on the internet...top-secret...was...a bit ridiculous."
DVD
Personal Training with Jackie: 30 day fast start with [someone named Jackie, presumably]. Really fit gal exercises.
Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Church choir clashes over choral cooperation. You know who plays great bad guys? Courtney B. Vance.
What to Read 47: library repairs and "Razor Days" by Joel Hynes
What to Read 47: library repairs and "Razor Days" by Joel Thomas Hynes.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Gillian Flynn Returns! So does Steven Saylor (no relation)
Fiction
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Flynn's third novel. A wife disappears on the eve of her fifth wedding anniversary and her "golden-boy husband" is suspect. Flynn's novels Sharp Objects was darn good. FLynn's novel Dark Places was excellent.
Mortal by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Some sort of fantasy novel.
The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor (no relation). Another mystery novel featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus is not yet "the Finder" but just turned 18 and is on a tour of the seven wonders of the world.
Undead and Unstable by Mary Janice Davidson. More of the same, I suppose. If you already read the series you'll pick it up anyway.
Large Print
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas.
Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans.
Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick. "A Cobbled Court Novel."
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin.
Betrayal by Christina Dodd. "A Bella Terra Deception Novel."
No Longer a Gentleman by Mary Jo Putney.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Flynn's third novel. A wife disappears on the eve of her fifth wedding anniversary and her "golden-boy husband" is suspect. Flynn's novels Sharp Objects was darn good. FLynn's novel Dark Places was excellent.
Mortal by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Some sort of fantasy novel.
The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor (no relation). Another mystery novel featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus is not yet "the Finder" but just turned 18 and is on a tour of the seven wonders of the world.
Undead and Unstable by Mary Janice Davidson. More of the same, I suppose. If you already read the series you'll pick it up anyway.
Large Print
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas.
Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans.
Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick. "A Cobbled Court Novel."
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin.
Betrayal by Christina Dodd. "A Bella Terra Deception Novel."
No Longer a Gentleman by Mary Jo Putney.
Three Flicks
DVD
Memorial Day starring James Cromwell, Minnesotans. 13-year-old questions his grandfather about WWII. 13-year-old grows up to serve in Iraq. With flashbacks including a FG42.
Chronicle starring [teenagers and adults acting as teenagers]. Teens develop super powers.
The Woman in Black starring Harry Potter. Harry Potter is sent to a remote village to settle an estate.
Memorial Day starring James Cromwell, Minnesotans. 13-year-old questions his grandfather about WWII. 13-year-old grows up to serve in Iraq. With flashbacks including a FG42.
Chronicle starring [teenagers and adults acting as teenagers]. Teens develop super powers.
The Woman in Black starring Harry Potter. Harry Potter is sent to a remote village to settle an estate.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Chicago Whiskey, German Terrorists and Rifles
NonFiction
Heartland Serial Killers: Belle Gunness, Johann Hoch, and murder for profit in the Gaslight Era Chicago by Richard C. Lindbergh. "Johann Hock was a debonair bigamist and wife killer who boasted of having perfected a 'scientific technique' to romance and seduction. Belle Gunness was a nesting 'Black Widow' whose sprawling farm in Northwest Indiana was a fatal lure for lonely bachelors seeking the comforts of middle-age security by answering matrimonial advertisements placed by Gunness."
Whiskey Breakfast: my Swedish family, my American life by Richard C. Lindberg. Growing up as first generation American kid in a stoic Swedish household.
Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. by Stefan Aust. The definitive history of the Red Army Faction from it's 1960's origins to the bombings, bank robberies, kidnappings, hijackings, prison escapes, and mass suicide. I watched the movie version of this and it was quite good.
Classic American Combat Rifles edited by Terry Wieland. I would not have purchased this if I knew it is just a collection of Gun Digest articles dating back as far as 1957.
[sic]: a memoir by Joshua Cody. Composer from Wisconsin lives in New York and gets cancer.Bone marrow transplant and full radiation but, I'm told, the book is not a total downer of hospital beds, pain medication, and worried relatives.
Top 10 Chicago by Elaine Glusac, et al. "You guide to the best of everything." Page 46 says, "Better yet, why not stop into both!"
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget edited by Honathan Bousfield, et al. Visit all the places the Baader-Meinhof gang bombed.
Heartland Serial Killers: Belle Gunness, Johann Hoch, and murder for profit in the Gaslight Era Chicago by Richard C. Lindbergh. "Johann Hock was a debonair bigamist and wife killer who boasted of having perfected a 'scientific technique' to romance and seduction. Belle Gunness was a nesting 'Black Widow' whose sprawling farm in Northwest Indiana was a fatal lure for lonely bachelors seeking the comforts of middle-age security by answering matrimonial advertisements placed by Gunness."
Whiskey Breakfast: my Swedish family, my American life by Richard C. Lindberg. Growing up as first generation American kid in a stoic Swedish household.
Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. by Stefan Aust. The definitive history of the Red Army Faction from it's 1960's origins to the bombings, bank robberies, kidnappings, hijackings, prison escapes, and mass suicide. I watched the movie version of this and it was quite good.
Classic American Combat Rifles edited by Terry Wieland. I would not have purchased this if I knew it is just a collection of Gun Digest articles dating back as far as 1957.
[sic]: a memoir by Joshua Cody. Composer from Wisconsin lives in New York and gets cancer.Bone marrow transplant and full radiation but, I'm told, the book is not a total downer of hospital beds, pain medication, and worried relatives.
Top 10 Chicago by Elaine Glusac, et al. "You guide to the best of everything." Page 46 says, "Better yet, why not stop into both!"
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget edited by Honathan Bousfield, et al. Visit all the places the Baader-Meinhof gang bombed.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Lee Goldberg's Busboy
Fiction
King City by Lee Goldberg. Goldberg's latest novel. Let me be clear, I have no idea what this book is about. I have avoided all of Goldberg's online comments and promotions because I want the whole novel to be a mystery once I start it. I will not even read the back cover. I do not like the front cover.
Poetry
American Busboy by Matthew Guenette. Madison guy writes poems. Don't we all put cornstarch in our polyester pants to keep from getting butt rash?...brings the mindset of a stifled serving class to life...alliteration worthy of Chaucer...untouchable waitresses step on the heads of busboys.
King City by Lee Goldberg. Goldberg's latest novel. Let me be clear, I have no idea what this book is about. I have avoided all of Goldberg's online comments and promotions because I want the whole novel to be a mystery once I start it. I will not even read the back cover. I do not like the front cover.
Poetry
American Busboy by Matthew Guenette. Madison guy writes poems. Don't we all put cornstarch in our polyester pants to keep from getting butt rash?...brings the mindset of a stifled serving class to life...alliteration worthy of Chaucer...untouchable waitresses step on the heads of busboys.
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