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.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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.
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